Windows at the Cathedral.

Windows at the Cathedral.

Afternoon sky.

Afternoon sky over the church RÆGE.
It is a bit south of Stavanger at the area called Sola, also
close to the airport.
The image was taken from the car window with my mobile earlier this week.

At least 5 shades of grey.

At least 5 shades of grey.

St. Svithun

St.Svithun

The Catholic Church in Stavanger.

The Roman Catholic Church, St.Svithun.

Details from the chapel at The Roman Catholic Church, St. Svithun.

Utstein Kloster / Abbey.

It is the time of year when lots of couples get married.
Todays image is from the little church at Utstein Kloster.
An Abbey about 40 min.drive north of Stavanger.
A place well worth visiting.
I liked the stylish way they had decorated the chapel.

VARDENESET CHURCH.

This is VARDENESET CHURCH.

Built in the year 2000. 

Architect: Steinar Skartveit.

Else Marie Jakobsen has made the woven decorations inside. (One extra reason to take a look. She has made some fantastic work in many churches, and I will show you some later.)

It is situated in the northern part of Stavanger, the area TASTA has plenty of houses (some with a fantastic view over the fjords and mountains), and some big companies have their offices here.

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Stats about "life in the Norwegian Church"

https://ssb.no/en/kultur-og-fritid/statistikker/kirke_kostra

PS.

Finally, some will say. The church now has a second liturgy, so it should no longer be a problem to let two people of the same sex getting married in the church. Some priests have said a loud NO to this, and have decided to stop working as a priest because they think it is so wrong. 

Some church goers have left the church in protest.

We have had female priests from 1961 and got our first female bishop back in 1993.

So, in some ways Norway has been ahead of other countries. Changes sometimes take time.

Another view from VÅLANDSTÅRNET.

Another view from VÅLANDSTÅRNET.
This time towards the city bridge and the old church FRUE KIRKE, (Hetlandskirken)

Good Friday.

Good Friday is a Christian religious holiday, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary ( Golgata)

We call the day Langfredag, ( Long Friday), and in countries with mainly Christian People, it is a a Holy Day, and part of the Easter holiday.

The image is taken outside the St. Svithun Catholic Church here in Stavanger.

KAMPEN.

This is the church KAMPEN, located in Kampen parish here in Stavanger.
It was built back in 1957, and the architect was T. Bryne.

The image was taken a few days back when we had snow.
Today it is cold, no snow, but a bright sunny day and BLUE sky.

Happy Sunday!

Just the way it is....

Just the way it is:
Grey, windy and wet.

Church on Sunday?

I am not sure what type of church / church community house this is, but when I passed I got the feeling that it might be more international inside here, than in an ordinary Norwegian church.

I am not a church goer, but still a member of the Norwegian Church like most people are here in Norway.

The number of church goers has gone down. There are probably lots of reasons for that.

I read in a report that Greeks are the people in Europe who go most frequently to church.

A view from the St.Olav area to St. Petri.

A view from the St.Olav area to St.Petri ( the red church), and the city bridge at the back.

No tagging....

I walked by the Cathedral one day and suddenly saw this.
It looked like some sort of tagging, but thank God it was only the light making reflections.
Some time back, there were some crazy people who damaged the famous window by throwing stones! These days it is being restored by specialists from the famous Nidarosdomen in Trondheim.

Seen from a balcony.

The view from a balcony..... showing the top of a hotel and the top of the Catholic Church.
Further back you see mountains, but the landscape around the city and along the coast is mainly flat.

Modernising.

The old church neighbourhood has got some nice flats.

Mixed styles.

A Church / Mission house with an interesting mixture of styles.

VONHEIM

If the old guys finished painting this little Christian community house, they might have had the sign with the name VONHEIM up again, before the Sunday service started today.

Faith Baptist Church.

Just passing..... when I went for an evening walk at Ullandhaug.
I am sure we have a Baptist church/community here in Stavanger, but I think that this is for English speaking people.

Utstein Kloster.

The abbey Utstein Kloster.
Be aware of the opening hours, but well worth a visit if you are in the Stavanger area.