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Subject Govt sets earliest date for churches to reopen – and other news this week
Date May 15, 2020 3:33 PM
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The Government has said that churches will be permitted to reopen “no earlier than 4 July”.
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** On this day: Remembering the life and work of Francis Schaeffer ([link removed])
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On this day, 1984, Francis Schaeffer, the renowned Christian thinker, went to be with the Lord.




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