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Here is the text of the story we used in our first family session. Jesus told a story about a father who had two sons. The younger son didn’t like being at home. He didn’t really hear when his father told him he loved him by providing him with the food he ate. He was […]
February 22 is the Feast of the Chair of Peter. A question on an internet forum a little while ago asked “What is the biblical basis against Papal succession?” The Roman Catholic Church teaches the doctrine of Papal Succession: that, starting from Peter, there has been a line of Popes to lead the Church. Neither […]
Yesterday was a sad day. Benedict XVI has done so much for the Church. So much has been written about his resignation already but I have been struck by a few thoughtful pieces. One of them is James Martin SJ’s article, which looks at the legacy the Holy Father will leave behind. Caroline Farrow writes […]
One aspect of the First Holy Communion class I was leading on Sunday struck me as I was teaching: the slavery of sin. It brought back an element of a retreat I did a few years ago. During this week, I was preparing a Bible Study on Galatians that I was leading a few weeks […]
A few weeks ago some of us joined the diocesan congregation for their patronal festival. Since then, I have been thinking a lot about St Agnes and about Fr Raglan’s homily. The story of St Agnes is an uncomfortable one. During the infamous persecution under Emperor Diocletian, many were tortured and executed for their faith. […]
In the 80s and 90s, if you were young and evangelical there was a chance you followed a band called “Fat and Frantic.” In my opinion, they were the best live band of the time. Jim and Silas had the knack of holding an audience in the palm of their hand and moved from the […]
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The Ordinariate has a new deacon! Please pray for the Revd Neil Taylor as he starts his diaconal ministry; for his family; and for the people of Eastbourne among whom he will serve.
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Tomorrow is the Second Sunday after Trinity, and Mass will be celebrated according to Divine Worship at 11:30am at Christ the King Church Langney. We’d love to see you! The pew sheet is available at the link below. This Mass will be the first in which the Revd Neil Taylor will exercise his ministry as a deacon. Please pray for him for his ordination today and Mass tomorrow. There's a bring-and-share lunch after Mass to celebrate the occasion.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.’
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Pew sheet for the Second Sunday after Trinity, 14 June 20260 CommentsComment on Facebook
Please continue to pray for Neil Taylor as he prepares to be ordained deacon on Saturday at Warwick Street.
Mass on Corpus Christi included the Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity. “...So help me God, and God’s Holy Gospels on which I place my hand.”
The Oath of Fidelity: a milestone on the journey
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Our seminarian Neil Taylor made his formal Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity at Mass on Sunday, as Bishop David had given permission for this to happen at Christ the King Church. This is a nece...1 CommentsComment on Facebook
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