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Welcome to the Pen4God Ministries Faithful Memories Notebook, which is really an extension of the Pen4God Ministries Website. This is my personal website, a retired Christian minister, sharing my writings spanning over fifty years of ministry with the whole world. My name is Denis Wheadon.

By way of introduction, may I suggest that you logon to my Website where you can learn all about me (well, maybe not all, but certainly enough!) and see the aims and purposes behind both the Website and this Faithful Memories Notebook.

You can view the Website by logging on to www.pen4god.co.uk

My love of writing since the 1930’s!

Although Pen4God Ministries are devoted to Christian writing and ministering the Gospel through the written word to help fellow Christians in their daily walk with the Lord Jesus Christ, I have written other things that have never been published, not directly associated with the Gospel – although an indirect connection can be made – and that is about my love of history. To be more precise, my personal history. So in the Pen4God Ministries Faithful Memories Notebook only (you will not find it in the Pen4God Ministries Website) you will find my attempts to branch out into a totally different genre, even though the desire to communicate is still present. Several entries will be devoted to this genre, that of seeking to recapture some of the atmosphere of my childhood days. What about the indirect connection with the Gospel? All through my life I can see the hand of God upon my life, and this will be revealed from time to time through these writings; at the same time, it will illustrate my love of writing from an early age.

About this Faithful Memories Notebook Site

You will find this site very simple – it is designed that way! Each page is divided into two columns; in the left hand column you will find links to the pages on this site, links to the other Pen4God Ministries sites, various other related links, and snippets of useful information with occasional instructions on making this site as helpful and enjoyable as possible. There are no other navigational aids other than those in the left hand column.

The right hand column is devoted exclusively to the writings for which this sight was designed. Occasional photographs and illustrations will appear in both columns

Pagesages

1. About Pen4God Ministries
2. City of Faithful Memories
3. The Precious Gift of Memory
4. Pack Monday Fair
5. The Garden of England

Hello!
Welcome to the Faithful Memories Notebook Website
My name is Denis Wheadon

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1. Main Website Home Page
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3. Simplified Bookshop
4. P4G Visitors Centre

What you will find in this

Faithful Memories Notebook Site

On Page 2

City of Faithful Memories

Sir Frederick Treaves, in his book, Highways and Byways in Dorset, wrote back in 1906 about my home town in this way: “Things change but little at Sherborne. The world has past by, with its unrestful projects and its irreverent breaking up of old landmarks, but the Wessex town has kept green the memory of its past, and has so clung to its possessions that it has to be the up-to-date town as the page of a missal is to a newspaper print. The city of faithful memories is to this day the most picturesque town in Dorset, while many will declare that it is the most pleasant to dwell in.” I treasure the treasure of my early years in Sherborne, the days before the Second World War, and this is why I have written about them exclusively for this Pen4God Ministries Faithful Memories Notebook site – you will not find them on the Pen4God Ministries Website.

On Page 3

The Precious Gift of Memory

In spite of all the development in the town over the past fifty years, it is still possible even to this day to discover the delightful old-world atmosphere and charm of the Sherborne I remember as a boy if one knows where to look and is prepared to use a little imagination. The modern additions may not have destroyed the old-world enchantment completely, yet there is still something missing. It is a void which can only be filled with that precious gift of memory. The Sherborne I write about in this Pen4God Ministries Faithful Memories Notebook, with its surrounding countryside, can mainly only be found in my memory.

On Page 4

Pack Monday Fair

There is more to Pack Monday Fair than a brief historical account. This we could get from any reputable history book. What a difference it makes when it can be set in reality, a personal account written from personal experience. Here is such an account set in the 1930’s. It takes place in Sherborne, Dorset, England, and celebrates the completion of the building of Sherborne Abbey.

On Page 5

The Garden of England

This article is in course of preparation

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