THE P RTAL
February 2014
supporting two
Ordinariate Groups
Antonia was attracted by the idea of
supporting two Ordinariate Groups for a
period of five years. “We need to see growth,”
she said. Catherine also thought it was a “Good
idea”. However she asked, “What are the things
that are stopping it happening already? Why Antonia Lynn
has this not happened yet?”
They all thought the Ordinariate
needed to see itself as one
community and cultivate the
sense that “we are all together”.
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not High Church. It is the lay people
and the decision making of the Church
- the Governance. In the Ordinariate it is the
laity that are the thing. The laity must have
a sense of ownership. It is an important part
of the Ordinariate that we have a lay Pastoral
Council.”
Church planting
is the way
As to growth, Fr Christopher
warmed
to
his
subject.
“Pope Francis has opened up
membership of the Ordinariate
Catherine asked, “When do
to Catholics who have been
cradle Catholics and Ordinariate
re-evangelised through the
Catholics come together?”
ministry of the Ordinariate,
Catherine Onuoreh, Antonia Lynn and Daisy Powles
Antonia pointed out that “The
as well as to Anglicans and to
Ordinariate has a particular charism for
Methodists (because they are from the
Christian Unity. For those of us who made
Anglican tradition).
the choice to join the Catholic Church, we
feel the sadness of disunity and its scandal is
Those who have made the move into the
real. We must still pray for unity.”
Catholic Church tend to be the ‘movers’
and ‘shakers’, so we have lay folk running
many Diocesan Catholics
the Confirmation Group. As to growth and
know little or nothing
supporting two Ordinariate Groups for a
about the Ordinariate
period, I do not think that will work. We need
Hock Wong
All three of these lovely ladies wanted
to take a leaf from Holy Trinity Brompton’s
people to know about the Ordinariate and
book. Church planting is the way. When we
were sad that many Diocesan Catholics
are strong enough, five people - or maybe
know little or nothing about the Ordinariate.
seven - go to a