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Our symbol this month is for Saint Andrew, also known as Andrew the Apostle. He is the brother of Saint Peter, and an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is referred to in the Orthodox tradition as the First-Called. According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Saint Andrew is the Patriarch of Constantinople. The patron of Russia, Scotland, and the Ecumenical Patriarchate. According to tradition St. Andrew was crucified, in Archaia, on an X shaped cross, known as a saltire or St. Andrew’s Cross.

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In January, 2018, we started placing a different cross each month in the top right hand corner of our Wider Fellowship page.
 Just in case you were wondering, the different crosses were:
 Jan - Presbyterian cross
Feb - just a beautiful stained glass cross
Mar - Celtic Cross
Apr - Cross of St. James
May - Occitan Cross
 We have identified them from June onwards.
 Our Cross this month is the Crosslet Cross - It's a combination of four Latin Crosses, with each cross facing a different cardinal direction.
 This is meant to symbolize spreading Christianity to all four corners of the world. For example, this might be used to indicate missionary work.
 Thank you and God Bless
​Eric

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Our Cross this month is the Cross and Crown. You might be expecting this symbol to reference the fact that Jesus is the King of Kings, but according to some sources, this is actually referencing a promise from Revelation 2:10. In this message to one of His faithful churches, Jesus says that those who endure the trials to come and still remain faithful to the end will be rewarded with the Crown of Life.

Our Cross this month is the Coptic ankh. The ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that was most commonly used in writing and in art to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. Its use continued through the Coptic Egyptians who adapted it as the crux ansata, a variant form of the Christian cross.

We ran out of “crosses”!! So, we thought we would feature the symbols of the Apostles. Our symbol this month is for Simon Peter – often simply known as St. Peter. Simon Peter preached to the Jews, and was crucified head downwards in Rome, A.D. 68.

Our symbol this month is for James the Elder – often simply known as St. James. James was the first apostle to be killed. He was beheaded by Herod, A.D. 44. A pilgrim’s staff and wallet show that he was a traveller. He went to Spain.

Our symbol this month is for Saint John. John preached in Asia Minor, lived in Ephesus, and wrote five books of the Bible. He died about A.D. 100.