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September 9, 2018
It is our great joy to announce that on 8 September 2018, the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Philip Egan, the Bishop of Portsmouth, established us as a Personal Parish, under the patronage of St John Fisher. Our parish community will continue to be located at St William of York Church, Reading, until such time as a permanent home can be found. To view the joint press statement from the Diocese and FSSP please click here. For more information regarding the […]
September 7, 2018
September 3, 2018
Next Thursday, 6th September at 7:15pm
in St John Fisher House, 17 Eastern Avenue, Reading, RG1 5RU
REMINDER: Public Meeting this Saturday
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 this Saturday 8th September (2018) 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. For sat navs, please use the postcode, MK45 4LQ, rather than “Unity Hall”, or else you’ll be led to the entrance on Sharpenhoe Road which isn’t accessible for cars.
1:30pm Welcome and introductions
1:45pm Classical education and MODG – Helen Harrold
2:30pm How it will work in the UK…
August 22, 2018
Starting with Holy Mass at 10:30am in Newman’s chapel, followed by a guided tour of Museum and Newman’s Rooms, and then finishing with lunch nearby.
August 8, 2018
For Flickr albums of this years’ Summer Camp, see here (Boys’ Camp, 6-11 Aug) and here (Girls’ Camp, 13-18 Aug).
August 6, 2018
The 2018 Summer Camp for boys, under the patronage of St Peter, got underway on Monday. We are at a new location this year, in Bollington on the edge of the Peak District. The theme for the camp is the True Devotion to Mary of St Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort. You can see photos of the camp at the Flickr page. Please pray for the success of this camp and for all the participants.
For the conversion of England: Pilgrimage from Ely to Walsingham, 23rd – 27th August.
Register here with the Latin Mass Society
An FSSP priest and seminarians will be taking part again this year.
August 3, 2018
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 […]