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'Celebration' of missing minister | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Church congregations have been asked to remember a minister who went missing during a summer walking holiday. | |
The Reverend David Fox, 52, minister of the Elfed Avenue United Church in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, has not been seen since 21 June. | The Reverend David Fox, 52, minister of the Elfed Avenue United Church in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, has not been seen since 21 June. |
He is believed to have disappeared in the Bohinj area of Slovenia, northwest of the capital Ljubljana. | He is believed to have disappeared in the Bohinj area of Slovenia, northwest of the capital Ljubljana. |
Leaders of the United Reformed Church in Wales invited 119 churches to take part in a "celebration" service. | |
The leader of the United Reformed Church in Wales, the Reverend Peter Noble, wrote to congregations proposing they use prayers and worship material prepared for the occasion, and sing hymns written by Mr Fox. | |
Mr Noble said they were not memorial services, but "an opportunity to celebrate the very real contribution David has made". | |
He said: "I have known David for nearly 30 years and consider him as a very dear friend and a gifted colleague. | |
"We are missing him. We recognise that after such a long time, it is difficult to believe David will be found alive. | "We are missing him. We recognise that after such a long time, it is difficult to believe David will be found alive. |
"However, we live with the promise that wherever he is, he is held in the love of God." | "However, we live with the promise that wherever he is, he is held in the love of God." |
Mr Fox, who is also clerk to the Wales Synod of the United Reformed Church, had previously served across Wales at Tenby, Bettws and Holywell. | Mr Fox, who is also clerk to the Wales Synod of the United Reformed Church, had previously served across Wales at Tenby, Bettws and Holywell. |
Mountain rescue teams carried out a search for him but he has not been found. | Mountain rescue teams carried out a search for him but he has not been found. |
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