{"id":2,"date":"2023-06-24T15:12:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T15:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-07-02T21:49:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T21:49:36","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Thankfulness and Tributes for Rita"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:2.1rem\">Welcome!  Here are some precious memories and tributes to Rita Margaret Christy: part of our family and our friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-0092-772x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-0092-772x1024.jpeg 772w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-0092-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-0092-768x1018.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-0092.jpeg 906w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_4878.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_4878.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_4878-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_4878-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"437\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-0115.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-0115.jpeg 437w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-0115-300x216.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_6628-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_6628-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_6628-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_6628-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_6628-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0309.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0309.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0309-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0254-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0254-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0254-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0254-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0254-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/025CBF85-49B2-462B-BC38-50DF2BA00555-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/025CBF85-49B2-462B-BC38-50DF2BA00555-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/025CBF85-49B2-462B-BC38-50DF2BA00555-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/025CBF85-49B2-462B-BC38-50DF2BA00555-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/025CBF85-49B2-462B-BC38-50DF2BA00555.jpg 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/659400e7-7057-49cd-9ab4-5b382ff4ace6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/659400e7-7057-49cd-9ab4-5b382ff4ace6.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/659400e7-7057-49cd-9ab4-5b382ff4ace6-169x300.jpeg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0679-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0679-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0679-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0679-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0679.jpeg 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Please click on the links below to take you to some very special remembrances of a daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, nannie, great grandma, a much loved friend and sister-in-Christ.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Links to Live Stream of both services for Rita:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here is a link to join us for the <strong>Committal Service for Rita, at 11:30am (GMT)<\/strong> on Monday 3rd July 2023, from Streetly Crematorium. It will remain viewable after the service for 2 months via the same link and log-in code.<\/p>\n<p>The link is:<strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralvideo.co.uk\/rita-margaret-christy\/\">https:\/\/funeralvideo.co.uk\/rita-margaret-christy\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The password is: <strong>CH2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to join us for the <strong>Thanksgiving Service for Rita, at 12:30am (GMT)<\/strong> on Monday 3rd July 2023, from Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church. we will upload it to this page as soon as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The link is:<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/n6TSRCGJdvc?feature=share\"> <strong>https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/n6TSRCGJdvc?feature=share<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--nv-text-color); font-family: var(--bodyfontfamily); font-size: var(--bodyfontsize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyletterspacing); text-transform: var(--bodytexttransform); background-color: var(--nv-site-bg);\">Thank you to all involved in making this possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Order of Service:<\/strong> &nbsp;You can download a pdf of the Order of Service here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Rita-Service-Sheet-read.pdf\">Order of Service<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n<p><strong>Celebrating Rita\u2019s 90th birthday. Here are stories and greetings from her family. She loved seeing and hearing from everyone:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\udf89Happy 90th Birthday Rita \ud83c\udf89\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GA_Mcz3ZIFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emily Dancing in the Sky\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rLMpEisctLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>This was recorded by Samantha to celebrate the life of Emily, a close friend of our granddaughter who was just three years old when she left us. Samantha and David want to share this with you with Rita in heart and mind. May it bring comfort and hope.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/781E2C4B-B413-4AF6-AD55-78FBE5656537-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/781E2C4B-B413-4AF6-AD55-78FBE5656537-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/781E2C4B-B413-4AF6-AD55-78FBE5656537-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/781E2C4B-B413-4AF6-AD55-78FBE5656537-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/781E2C4B-B413-4AF6-AD55-78FBE5656537-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/781E2C4B-B413-4AF6-AD55-78FBE5656537.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>With loving thoughts, remembering Rita, from her dear sister-in-law, Sue Christy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>\u2018<\/strong><strong><em>Wisdom from flowers<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u2019 written by Kathleen Partridge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The snowdrops have died on the bank by the river,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>but as they were fading the crocuses grew.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember the scene bright with yellow and mauve,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>when it seemed but a day since the white held the view.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And just as I mourned that the crocus was over,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the tips of the hyacinth broke through the bed,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>followed by others in waxen perfection&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>but now there are daffodils dancing instead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I no longer sigh for the loss of a flower,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>but look with expectancy into the grass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God takes with one hand and gives with another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will there be tulips next time I pass?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"410\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6E7AABDD-A10A-4360-8960-4A4047DD7F89.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6E7AABDD-A10A-4360-8960-4A4047DD7F89.jpeg 410w, https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6E7AABDD-A10A-4360-8960-4A4047DD7F89-201x300.jpeg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! Here are some precious memories and tributes to Rita Margaret Christy: part of our family and our friend. Please click on the links below to take you to some very special remembrances of a daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, nannie, great grandma, a much loved friend and sister-in-Christ.&nbsp; \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; Links to Live&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thankfulness and Tributes for Rita<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christy.me.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}