St. Chad's, Lichfield - Well Dressing Gallery

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2006

THIS 2006 Well Dressings on the theme of ‘Angels’, was inspired by finding of the Saxon angel in Lichfield Cathedral

The main Well Dressing depicts the angels from our own East Window . . .

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. . . and St Chad's School's design also shows an angel..

2005

THIS 2005 Well Dressings were on the theme of 'Peace'.

The main Well Dressing . . .

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. . . and St Chad's School's marvellous design depicted the dove with the olive sprig.

2004

THE THEME for 2004 was 'Worship'.

The main Well Dressing used the text from the famous hymn by John Monsell.

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The school's well dressing gave the same message: 'O praise the Lord'.

2003

TO HONOUR the arrival of the new Bishop of Lichfield, the 2003 well dressing showed St Chad being consecrated as the first Bishop in Lichfield. The design was inspired by one the roundels in the floor of the Cathedral which illustrate episodes in Chad's life.

The 2003 well dressing was dedicated to the memory of Mary Smith, who instigated the first St Chad's well dressing in 1995 and who had died in June.

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The school's well dressing showed a close up of St Chad. Chad was Bishop of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia from 669 to 672 and probably lived on the site where our church dedicated to him now stands.

2002

THIS YEAR'S Well Dressings celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

The main Well Dressing depicted the Royal Arms and the plant badges of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland,

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The St Chad's School Well Dressing showed the Royal Crown above the words “The Lord Reigns” - a reminder of the spiritual authority that is above all temporal powers.

2001

THE THEME for last year's Well Dressing and Open Weekend was the text Ecclesiastes 3.1-8 - "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven".

The main Well Dressing depicted "a time to plant"..

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The St Chad's School Well Dressing very cleverly represented "a time to be born, and a time to die", the left hand side of the picture showing the sun rising on a newly born baby and the right hand side depicting depicting night and death.

The Well Dressing was designed by Year 6 pupil Anna Benson and created by a group of pupils from Year 6.

Read the full text from Ecclesiastes . . .

2000

THE 2000 Well Dressing was a celebration of the Millennium - the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ.

Its depiction of the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus shows that God sent his son to redeem not only the Jewish nation, but all of humanity.

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In 2000, for the first time, there was a second well dressing, created by Year 6 children from St. Chad's School.

Their depiction of the Annunciation, in natural materials supplemented with pasta, used designs by Chloe Stanton, Louisa Powell, Charlotte Higgs and Amanda Derrick.

1999
THE 1999 Well Dressing aimed to promote the Jubilee 2000 Campaign, an international campaign for the cancellation of the unpayable debt owed by the world's poorest countries.

The design was based one produced by the Mothers' Union, one of over eighty organisations that are members of the Jubilee 2000 Coalition.

Find out more at the Jubilee 2000 website

Earlier Years

Previous well dressings have focused on St. Chad himself, who according to tradition, baptised his converts in the well; God's gift to us of himself in the Eucharist; Jesus as the Way; and the work of Christian Aid.

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