God's Acre
The Churchyard0is God's acre -6a sanctuary for wildlife, a1haven for many5plants and cared for accordingly.
Advised0by conservation experts, the Vicar,3Wardens and Sexton have drawn4up a careful schedule of mowing. 2While the newer parts are mown0frequently, the older areas4round the Cemetery Chapel are mown only occasionally after flowers have0bloomed and set seed9and ground nesting birds have flown.
Even as7this is sanctuary in which to remember the8departed it is also a sanctuary to the living. It is an opportunity to rejoice in the abundance of God's creation over which we have been8given responsibility.