The Portal December 2014 | Page 18

THE P RTAL December 2014 UK Pages - page 18 News from the UK Groups An Advent Invitation from the parish of the Most Precious Blood, London Bridge p eace and refreshment in the rush before Christmas on Saturday 13 December 11am - 4pm? Welcome Home to a Day of Recollection to explore the Gospel themes of love and forgiveness led by Antonia Lynn ‘…you met us in your Son and brought us home’ at Milleret House Convent of the Assumption, 20 Kensington Square, London W8 5HH (A short walk from High Street Kensington tube.) The day - an oasis in the midst of a busy city with access to the beautiful Maria Assumpta chapel and peaceful private gardens. - will include Mass, some short talks and time to relax, reflect and pray - with guidance for those who would like it. Please bring your own lunch - tea, coffee and biscuits provided. We ask for a donation of £5 to cover the costs of the day. To book, contact Suzanne Bryant: [email protected] . . . for more information about the day, contact Antonia: [email protected] Ordinations to the diaconate T wo men, Jamie Houghton and David Butler, will be ordained as deacons for the Ordinariate on Saturday 3 January at 12 noon at the Ordinariate’s central church, Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory, Warwick Street, London. Jamie Houghton served for 42 years as an Anglican priest before being received into the Ordinariate Group in Folkestone in April 2011. He had wide experience of youth and school chaplaincies and then spent the last 10 years of his ministry in parish life. Before his retirement, he served on The General Synod of the Church of England as part of ѡ