Feast of Tabernacles 2024: Southport, Merseyside.
Location and venue: The Feast of Tabernacles in 2024 will once again be held in the seaside town of Southport in the north-west of England. All services and social functions will be held in The Prince of Wales Hotel, Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1JS.
Dates: The opening night service will be on the evening of Wednesday 16 October and the final service will be in the afternoon of Thursday 24 October 2024.
Contact: Please email feast@ucg.org.uk for further information.
Tourist Maps
https://www.visitsouthport.com/visitor-information/maps-guides/southport-town-map/
Places of Interest
Liverpool City Centre: Trains from Southport to Liverpool Central Station take about 45 minutes and cost £8.00 for an adult Anytime Day Return ticket. Trains run approximately every half hour. A short walk from Central Station is the Liverpool One shopping centre, the “Three Graces” (The Cunard Building, The Royal Liver Building, and the Port of Liverpool Building), and the Albert Dock from where assorted hop on/hop off city tour buses leave. Also at the Albert Dock is the Tate art gallery, and the Maritime Museum (including the International Slavery Museum on its third floor). Close by is the Beatles Museum, and further away are two Cathedrals, the Walker Art Gallery, and the World Museum. We understand a number of these have no entry fee but do check, as those which do charge appear not to be cheap.
Rufford Old Hall is a fine Tudor building about 15 miles from Southport. It is open between 11:00 am and 4:30 pm Friday to Tuesday (closed Wednesday and Thursday). Bus no. 347 from Southport will take you there in 30 mins, cost £2-3; https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/rufford-old-hall
Martin Mere Wetland Centre (open daily); https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/
Knowsley Safari Park (open daily); https://www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/
All About the Feast of Tabernacles
Chronicling the activities of Jesus Christ’s earthly ministry, the book of John points out that when the “Feast of Tabernacles was at hand,” Jesus Himself “went up to the feast” and taught at the Temple in Jerusalem. This was done in observance of the final of three annual Festival seasons that are outlined in the Bible, particularly in the book of Leviticus. These three seasons, the Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Pentecost and the Autumn Festival season, were all observed by Jesus and the first-century Church. The latter season is capped by the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles and the Eighth Day. (Leviticus 23:33-36).
Click booklet on the left for more details of the Church Festivals and Feasts
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