THE diocese of Salisbury has launched a marketing campaign to encourage extra open conversations about religion, to coincide with Pentecost.
The marketing campaign, “Share Your Story”, will characteristic ten folks aged from 19 to 95 in candid conversations relating their private experiences.
Every day from Ascension Day, on Thursday, to Pentecost (8 June), the video interviews will probably be shared on the diocese of Salisbury’s social media channels.
A spokeswoman for the diocese of Salisbury instructed the Church Occasions: “Being courageous sufficient to start out the dialog and sharing your story encourages different folks to share their tales. It’s about opening up and so the language of religion turns into one thing that we’re comfy doing.”
Individuals of the marketing campaign embrace a member of the Romany Gypsy neighborhood, two military chaplains serving in Wiltshire, and a younger lady about to embark on a pilgrimage throughout the UK.
The oldest participant is 95-year-old Mavis, who lives in Bradford-on-Avon; the youngest is 19-year-old scholar Hope from Poole. “We had lots of people stepping ahead. We tried to ensure we had a variety of various voices protecting throughout the diocese,” the spokeswoman stated.
Mavis, who attended church as a youngster as a result of she felt she needed to, stated that her religion had been strengthened later in life. “Does God assume it’s too late? Definitely not. It’s by no means too late. God doesn’t care whether or not you might be two or a 102,” she says in her video.
Portraits of the individuals are on show in St Thomas’, Salisbury for 2 weeks. The pictures will then be displayed in different church buildings in Dorset and Wiltshire.
