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THE P RTAL

January 2014

not the sort that involves chopping
up wood. I mean LOGS, the Ladies Ordinariate Group. The
2014 project is one that you might like to ponder . . . could be that
you could join in too. Read on.

Greater London’s
Anglican and
RC primary schools

The London LOGS group –
involving ladies from the South
London (Precious Blood),
Warwick St, and Croydon
Ordinariates – is running a
big project for children in all
of Greater London’s Anglican
and RC primary schools. It is
being run in association with
an ecumenical group, and some
(modest) funding has been
made available.

learn the
Lord’s Prayer

The project is a simple one. The long-term aim
is to ensure that every London schoolchild has an
opportunity to learn the Lord’s Prayer. We are starting
with church-based schools. A simple brochure is going
to every C of E and RC primary school in Greater
London inviting the children to copy out the Lord’s
Prayer, in handwriting, and to decorate and illustrate
it in any way they like. Then, in one paragraph, the
children must answer two questions:” What does
‘hallowed’ mean?” and “What are trespasses?”

special commemorative gift
Funding is available for prizes for the best entries,
and every child taking part will receive a special
commemorative gift. Some of the best entries will be
displayed in a London church. We will offer to send
someone to a school to present the prizes, perhaps
at a morning assembly, if appropriate. And there are
various other associated activities.

run a similar venture
This is a London-based project. But an email to me
via The Portal could link you in, too. Is there enough
energy and enthusiasm in your Ordinariate group to
run a similar venture? We can send someone to talk
to your group and explain how the thing is run. The
explanation would also include discussion of some

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funding assistance.

the Great Commission
by Christ Himself

The aim of the Personal
Ordinariate of Our Lady of
Walsingham is to bring Christ
to the people of our country.
This is all part of the New
Evangelisation, and evangelising
is not an optional part of being
a Christian.
We’ve been given the Great Commission by
Christ himself, and our poor tired country, with its
complicated family breakdowns, its miserable rate of
youth crime, its suicides, its banal ugly fashion fads, its
brutal architecture, so badly needs Christ.

a noisy bunch
The London LOGS team is an energetic one: we
like to think that it’s the coffee and cake and laughter
that does it. We are a noisy bunch, and we enjoy our
meetings. But we do pray together, too – and in that
bond we find the greatest unity of all.

carol singing at a railway station
LOGS ran a most successful stall at the recent
TOWARDS ADVENT Festival at Westminster
Cathedral Hall, at which handmade gifts – scarves,
calendars, jam, notelets, and more – proved immensely
popular. As we go to press, the next venture is carol
singing at a major London railway station. Then the
schools project takes off in January.
Remember us in your prayers – and email me if you
think this schools venture is something that could
work in your area too.
Joanna Bogle DSG