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August 3, 2018

CALL THE DRONE!

Great aerial pictures and video of targetted Priory and former School in Warrington: (thanks to expert team Tony & Fin!) Help us buy back the former Benedictine Priory in Warrington (the two attached Georgian houses along Buttermarket Street aligned with church on the left of this picture) and Priory Court at the rear (the detached longer building at the bottom of this picture, where former St Mary’s School used to stand).  As you can see, both buildings are part of […]

Catechism days starting up in Bedford again!

Please see:  https://fssp.co.uk/bedford/bedford-activities/ for full details, a summary is below: Dates (usually first Sundays)–All welcome 2 Sep, 7 Oct, 4 Nov, 2 Dec 2018 6 Jan, 3 Feb, 3 March, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June 2019 Programme (timings may vary) 8:30am Holy Mass followed by Confessions 10:30am Catechism (for under-8s) 11am Catechism (for under-16s) 11:30am Presentation for adults (16+) 12:15pm Close Families are invited to stay for as much of the above programme as they wish. Tea & coffee […]

July 27, 2018

Regina Caeli Academy–Meeting on 8th September

After some extremely good feedback from families after the information event in April, we have made some excellent progress – we’ve secured a venue, we have a board of directors, and we intend to launch in September 2019.

Come along to find out more about Classical aducation and the curriculum we will use, from someone who has used it for their own children! Venue: Unity Hall, Barton Scouts and Guides, Sharpenhoe Road, Barton-le-Clay, MK45 4SD

1:30pm Welcome and introductions
1:45pm Classical education and MODG – Helen Harrold
2:30pm How it will work in the UK…

July 17, 2018

NAZARETH IN LANCASHIRE

LAUNCHING the PRIORY CAMPAIGN: [updated] Nazareth in Lancashire… Dear Friends, we have three months to raise £1.5m and buy back the former Priory and St Mary’s School next door to St Mary’s Shrine in Warrington (total Net Internal Area of 1,383.19 Sq m or 14,891 Sq ft.) This is a unique opportunity to endow St Mary’s with the space we urgently need: parish hall, music room, clergy offices, and classrooms. In addition, a pro-life office, a publishing company, a vestments-sewing […]

July 9, 2018

The 8th Annual GK Chesterton Pilgrimage Saturday 28th July

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If anyone would like to go to this, please get in touch as one of our congregation is attending. 2.30pm Old Rite Mass, at The Bridgettine Convent, Fulmer Common Road, Iver, SL0 0NR–with pilgrimage walk before and after for those who wish. Chesterton has influenced the conversion of many. For details see www.CatholicGKChestertonSociety.co.uk

July 7, 2018

New Opportunity for Education

An update from the Regina Caeli UK Board, as reported on the Bedford Latin Mass blog:

In April, we had a very successful talk in Bedford from Regina Caeli, a hybrid academy in the Catholic tradition with thirteen centres in the U.S. More details of that talk are here:

https://fssp.co.uk/rc-academies-combining-the-advantages-of-home-education-with-schools/

Since then we have secured a venue, formed a board of directors, and we are confident that, if it is God’s will, then we can open the doors during the month of the Holy Rosary, October 2018!

Tradition, Civilisation, Limitless Help–Summer Camp for Girls

There are ten places remaining for girls aged 10 – 17 years-old on Summer Camp St Petronilla this August 13-18. The venue is the Salesian Savio House in the Peak District…

From Jesus “all that remains good in the world–even a half pagan world–takes its rise. All that remains of good civilisation comes from the Cross, from the Heart and Blood of the Redeemer, and on this account it is still a Christian civilisation…