THE P RTAL
June 2015
Page 17
News from the UK Groups
Receptions at St Agatha’s, Portsmouth
High Mass
of Our Lady on Saturday, 16 May
was a special occasion at St Agatha’s, Portsmouth,
when Caroline, Janet and Martin (pictured right.
interspersed with their sponsors) were received into
the Catholic Church. The Music was Missa de Angelis.
Janet, who born opposite the church and baptised in
St Agatha’s in 1939, said after the Mass, that it was like
coming home. Martin is from Southampton and has
developed his links with St Agatha’s over the last couple
of years. Caroline was brought up as an Episcopalian
but has a Catholic mother who was present to see her daughter received into the Catholic Church. A happy
event followed by an edible reception of strawberries, sandwiches, cake and prosecco!
Ordinariate Festival 2015
D
o you remember what you were doing on Saturday 20th September 2014? It is one of the days I shall
never forget. Along with hundreds of others, I was in Westminster Cathedral Hall for the Ordinariate of
Our Lady of Walsingham Festival.
It was, by any standards, a splendid day. We were encouraged by the
work and progress of some of our groups. This was timely, as there are
many voices, both inside and outside the Ordinariate, who are quick
to rubbish us and engage in defeatist talk. The Festival was a timely
antidote to them. There was a wonderful mass in the Cathedral; our
special guest, Cardinal Vincent Nichols; and a “charge” from the
Ordinary, The Right Revd Keith Newton.
Building on the success of this Festival, there will be a second one
this year. On Friday 18th September 2015 at 7pm Fr Gerard Sheehan,
Opus Dei, will speak to us at The Church of the Most Precious Blood,
O’Meara Street, London Bridge SE1 1TA. This will be followed by a
wonderful Reception. It is at Precious Blood because the Basement
Room at Warwick Street is being refurbished.
Saturday 19th September 2015 will find us, once again, at
Westminster Cathedral Hall from 1030 to 1600. There will be a
full programme of events in the morning, with mass in the Cathedral at 1230. We hope to be able to provide
a sandwich lunch for those who book. In the afternoon we welcome our Guest Speaker, Archbishop Joseph
Augustine Di Noia O.P. of the CDF. The day will conclude with the “charge” issued by the Ordinary. For those
who are able to attend, mass is at 1030 at Warwick Street on Sunday 20th September 2015.
Make sure this weekend is in your diary. Come for all or part of it. It helps if we know how many are attending.
Just report the numbers to Mgr Keith Newton’s secretary at 24 Golden Square, London W1F 9JR - telephone 020
7440 5750 - email: [email protected]
Ministry of Acolyte
On Sunday
10 May at Holy Family Church in the Parish
of Our Lady of the Annunciation Kings Lynn, Shaun Morrison
was instituted to the ministry of Acolyte by Mgr Keith Newton.
This was in preperation for Shaun’s Ordination to the Diaconate on
Saturday 4th July at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, London
Road Kings Lynn at 12 noon. Photograph left to right: Mgr Keith
Newton, Shaun Morrison, Deacon John Belfield (Parish Deacon)
and Fr Gordon Adam (Ordinariate Priest).
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