The Saint Barnabas’ Blog

Today in the Times the former Bishop of Oxford, + Richard Harries, offers a very helpful post to those considering the option of joining the Ordinariate.

The rich and rather delicious irony is that, in his defence of Anglicanism, he in fact re-enforces the very reason many of us want to find a new home under the pastoral care of the Bishop of Christ. How insulting, ignorant and deluded this rant is! Does he REALLY seek to write off the entire Roman Catholic church as outdated and flawed? Does he REALLY want to suggest that a willingness to embrace the Spirit of this age as opposed to the Spirit of God equates to being forward thinking? Strikes me this man looks all the way ahead to the 1960’s and needs to return to college to learn what the Roman Catholic church ACTUALLY says – as opposed to how it is deliberately misrepresented in the secular press.

This morning was an historic moment in the life of Saint Barnabas’ Church as we began to look seriously at the Pope’s offer of an Ordinariate and at the wider implications for our future as Anglo-Catholics living within a progressively liberalised Church of England. During a seminar (which will be published later this week) we looked at the history of faith in this land and pondered what it means to be Catholic.

The seminar ended with a fairly obvious conclusion, traditional Anglo-Catholics basically have three options before them and one of those is, in reality, a red herring!

A) WE ROLL OVER: To remain within the Church of England under the terms proposed by the Revision Committee and the July Synod of 2008 (ie… minus the Act of Synod and without proper structural provision) is to concede that we must compromise our beliefs and conform to the mind of the majority. This option would mean we stop teaching Catholic doctrine (which is clearly incompatible with modern Anglican thinking) and change our tradition quite radically. Because sacramental assurance is located in our Diocesan (regardless of who visits us in their place) means we must, even if it is begrudgingly, accept the ordination of women. This would give us a future in the Church of England.

B) WE PULL UP THE DRAWBRIDGE: This option is the red herring because it offers no long term solution. For one generation we might bury our heads in the sand but we would likely grow angry, resentful, inward looking and exhausted. I personally am not prepared to do this, though a crumb of provision may well be offered by the establishment- without authentic Catholic vocations, support and colleges we will simply become a slow dying tradition with no hope for renewal or future. Bleak stuff and not for the feint hearted.

C) WE TAKE UP THE ORDINARIATE OFFER: This option sees us walk away from a Church of England that no longer has space for us and embrace a Roman Catholic Church that does. We would doubtless face a rocky and uncertain short term future but our sacramental assurance and long term future is secure. We might lose everything we have as regards buildings, schools, pensions et al… but we retain the faith we hold dear. And if enough people are desiring of this option we might remain together as a sustainable congregation with a very good claim for our building. If not we must look elsewhere.

Ultimately this is something each single person must decide for themselves. Do they personally want to join the Ordinairiate by signing up to belief in the Catechism or are they happy to embrace a future life in the chaotic and more liberal Church of England. The time for decision is here and I am asking every single member of Saint Barnabas church to decide, by Palm Sunday, which option appeals to them most.

Thus by Eastertide I will have a very good idea of the needs of my people. One group will emerge who need help to become a new thing- a part of the Roman Catholic Church but with an Anglican patrimony. Another group will emerge who need help to reacclimatise to the evolving Anglicanism of the 21st Century. If one group far outweighs the other- the claim for the building will be obvious. If the groups are equal a sharing option might be considered. But at least we will know where we stand and can start to mobilise for our futures.

This means that we can support one another in love and help one another become the Christians God calls us to be. By working this out quickly we can also ensure we have clarity as to our future – together or apart. So would EVERY Church member let me know where they stand- as an individual- by Palm Sunday at the latest?

I am compiling two separate (and totally discreet) lists then to help with this process. Above all else it will ensure I give you the type of support that you need amidst the confusion of a Church in crisis. Those who missed the meeting today are urged to attend on Thursday when it will be repeated. These are momentous times and I want to honour the beliefs and opinions of all. Thus far 25 people have responded and all are desiring to enter the new Ordinariate… but doubtless there will be others who feel very differently- please let me know either way!

A little taster of our parish magazine for March. This is the article I shall include to encourage all Christian people to give time to God this Easter:

Holy Week, together with Christmas, is the most important moment in the Christian kalendar. This is the week in which we relive the most important moment of history when Jesus Christ atoned for our sins on the cross, defeating death and leading us to the promise of life everlasting. What a joyous message we proclaim!

But we cannot simply roll up on Easter Sunday claiming the crown of forgiveness in a nonchalant manner having spent the weekend with friends! Our faith demands much more than that of us. For Easter to have any meaning at all we must walk with Jesus every step of the way. Yes we must make devotion our number one priority throughout this holiest of weeks! To do so will involve sacrifice but also great joy as we are lifted up by the good news of the Gospel.

Without doubt Holy Week is the jewel in the crown of the liturgical year. It is a real roller coaster of emotions which encompasses the joy of the first ever Mass on Maundy Thursday alongside the foot washing and procession to Gethsemane. It allows us to watch with Christ in the darkness of a prayer soaked night. It forces us to watch as he suffers and dies for our sins when we acknowledge that it was for us that he went to his death. And then there is the emptiness of waiting. Finally we gather for that magical first Mass of Easter when the paschal candle is prepared, the resurrection announced and great joy bursts out across the world!! How could we miss a moment of this drama? How could we not make the time to be with Christ this year?

As we Anglo-Catholics find ourselves at a crossroads in history, facing annihilation in our own communion but being offered new life in another, this Easter takes on a special significance. The themes of death giving way to life, of sacrifice and suffering coming before the promise of heaven, the waiting between death and the joy of new life….all find an extra significance! But they also remind us that we only ever walk where Christ has led and that in our darkness there is always hope and glory.

So as we live through this unsettled and troubling period, facing the sad reality that the Church of England no longer wants us unless we will water down our faith, let us do so with pride and in number! And let our song go out before us- ‘We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song! This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. And we are proud to profess it in Christ Jesus Our Lord!’ A song that can never be extinguished for the victory is won!

There is a long tradition in scripture of the voice that cries in the wilderness. And whilst we enjoy the long distant rants when read from the lecterns of middle class churches we get quite affronted when asked to deal with such anger today. And so there is a very real danger that ‘good manners’ becomes the single and unbiblical virtue that Western Christianity aspires too at the cost of obedience, honesty and many other more scriptural things.

Witness the oft cited call for my resignation on the comments on this blog. This chap seems awfully angry at the Church he ministers in – should he not be removed from his office? Leaving aside the incredulous suggestion that the priest who seeks obedience to scripture is asked to resign whilst those embracing on biblical innovation and heretical teaching are left in positions of authority….what is the reason behind this demand? Does one really have to love an institution to serve it well? If so Jesus must have been a lousy Jew for he had plenty to say about the brood of vipers in his day!!

And what of the many Old Testament prophets? Go back and re-read the words of Amos, Ezekial, Jeremiah and their like. They too shouted out when the Lord’s word was taken in vain! They too felt angered when people disfigured the faith to placate a decadent generation. People found them uncomfortable, embarrassing, out of touch and awkward. And yet history taught them to be on the side of the angels.

So please understand. You need not worry about the state of my soul. Jesus feeds me well and I am nourished by my faithful, growing and generous parish. They know well that I am in good spirits and able to laugh at myself. What you see on here is my anger, a righteous anger in my opinion, at the dreadful, wicked and unscriptural compromises being made by Anglicans today. God needs those who are faithful to speak out and with force. When the very substance of our faith is under attack then the time for turning cheeks transpires into the time to turn over tables. And all those with eyes to see and ears to hear will agree that- if anything- we traditionalists were ‘polite’ for too long.

So- if and when- I do resign expect it to be for the sake of the kingdom and not of the embarrassed. And expect it to be with my people as I seek to shepherd them safely to a more appropriate pasture….which I is naturally extremely likely saving a miracle from on high. Honestly….what did people expect when forcing women bishops on traditionalists and announcing the end of the Act of Synod?

There are a good number of priests who want to wait before making a firm decision as regards the Ordinariate. I have some sympathy with this position. Joining an Ordinariate will require balls and spine rarely witnessed in clergy of this generation! Furthermore it is hard to envisage joining something that does not actually exist even if we know that it will! Doubtless then the ‘first wavers’ are going to have to engage in pioneer work – sorting out issues as and when they arise. It is for this reason that others will prefer to play it safe, sitting tight and waiting to see how things turn out.

That is absolutely fine because others are feeling God’s call to make the first steps in order to bring the Ordinariate to fruition. As well as making history whilst establishing something momentous they will be doing a great service for all who eventually follow. But it will not be easy and these brave souls will need a huge amount of spiritual and practical support on the way. How will you assist?

See then a gracious waiting game can be understood. But I am wary of giving in to the temptation of waiting on Synod indefinately!! The Pope’s offer is not a bartering tool for use in mock parliament but a lifetime opportunity to back your Catholic claims! Furthermore I have no doubt at all that to wait on Synod is to dice with death.

How long will some people wait? Blindly ignoring reality whilst harbouring a deluded fantasy that Synod will come good?! As if those who abandoned the faith – shattering holy orders with the introduction of women priests and descrating marriage by consecrating a sexually active homosexual divorcee- are suddenly going to value tradition! As if those who have already broken promises made in 1992 can be trusted to care for us in the future? It is not going to happen- the desire to withdraw the Act of Synod makes that abundantly clear.

But the snakes will pretend it is otherwise. They will tell you to be patient with one face as the other hastens your demise. The promise of a carrot is a favourtie a tactic of theirs- witness how the top five bishops are said to be in support of us though they never stand up and shout this on the floor of Synod itself. They might even get somebody like the Bishop of London to offer something which looks reasonable- a new type of delegated authority that looks a little like the act of synod. But who is going to make use of this in fifty years time? Because Mirfield is now lost to the Catholic cause since it began forcing its ordinands to attend female led Mass. And Staggers has barely a vocation…would you join the current C of E if you held orthodox views?

So my prediction is that those who wait nobly are assured of a future but those who wait on synod are heading for pain. Doubtless a new type of fudge will be offered- a placatory solution will arise. But those who drink of it will need to be stupid, living in compromise or deliberately blind.

The option is really very simple- an authentic Catholic future with the lifelong assurance of the Petrine office or years of horrible struggle, dodging persecution and living on the margins? At 36 I certainly cannot imagine spending the rest of my life as a hospice chaplain, serving a tradition which has cleverly been put to the sword by powerful forces who drive us in a different direction.

Yesterday evening over one hundred Roman Catholics and Anglicans gathered in Saint Barnabas’ Church for a special service on the feast of the ‘Chair of S. Peter’. This was the first occasion in many years that we have held a joint service with the local Roman Catholic Church and it was a great success. The service itself took the form of ‘Stations of the Cross’, we chose those written by Pope Benedict, and were alternately read by myself and Fr. Marcus Holden (pictured).

The first thing that was obvious was that our two ecclesial communities share a common language and understanding. Indeed I could not help but note how much more we have in common with Saint Augustine’s than with almost any other Anglican Church in town. Perhaps if we left the C of E for an Ordinariate it would be in the best interests of both churches? We would find a home that resonates with our doctrines and the C of E could be rid of its turbulent priests!

After praying the Stations of the Cross we listened to a homily delivered by Fr. Marcus which was both engaging and informative. He spoke about the long standing Petrine loyalty of England (I had no idea Peterborough was named after a fisherman!) and helped us understand that the ‘Chair of Peter’- his teaching office and authority- is a vital and necessary thing for upholding orthodoxy. It certainly rang true with me, reminding me of the root cause of the Anglican malaise- a real crisis in authority. Our lack of a magisterium leading us to embrace many a non-biblical innovation.

Anyone doubting our need for the Ordinariate, which provides Peter’s protection, should note this morning’s news item informing us that several Anglican bishops are pushing for legislation allowing the blessing of civil partnerships in Church. Now I would always offer the hand of friendship to those availing themselves of a civil partnership but on what authority could I possibly offer them God’s blessing within the Church? (It is not MY blessing after all!) Without the backing of scripture, tradition and the teaching of the Church throughout the ages it would be an extraordinary thing to do. News like this makes me all the more certain that we ought not to pray for discernment but for the courage to do what we know to be right.

Huge thanks to all those who supported us last night. Don’t forget that we meet at 10am this Saturday (bring a picnic) for a study day examining the options before us. A film will be shown for younger children in the Sunday School room. Older children might well want to listen to the seminar and contribute to the debate.

The stations of the Cross are a set of images about the Passion and death of Jesus. They lead us prayerfully through the last journey Christ made on his way to crucifixion. Most of the images are drawn from Scripture, whilst others, such as ‘Saint Veronica wiping the face of Jesus’, are taken from holy tradition. The tradition of this sacred devotion comes from Jerusalem, where pilgrims would follow the actual route taken by Jesus to Calvary. Pilgrims would stop at crucial moments to contemplate the events at sites where tradition held that they took place. This route became known as the ‘Via Dolorosa’ or Sorrowful Way. European Christians on Pilgrimage brought back the custom of remembering the Passion through various devotions as early as the 4th century.

The term Stations was first applied to these devotions by the English pilgrim, William Wey in 1428, by which time they were already widespread and popular throughout Europe. In 1505, Peter Sterchx of Flanders published the highly influential work called Cruysgang (“Way of the Cross”), a guide book to the Stations that did much to develop the devotions as we know them today. The first twelve Stations were placed in their current order by a Dutch writer, Adrichomius in 1584 in, Via Crucis, Way of the Cross. Pope Clement XII fixed the official number at 14, which was confirmed in 1742 by Pope Benedict XIV, and which is still the most common number.

At S. Barnabas we will be praying the Stations of the Cross each Sunday evening at 6.30pm throughout Lent. It is hoped that as many as possible will make this a Lentern practice, as we reflect together on all that Jesus has done for us on the Cross. Each week will be slightly different as we offer different thoughts and prayers on the way of the cross.

This evening we will be celebrating the stations together with members of Saint Augustine’s Roman Catholic church as part of a national day of prayer for the Ordinariate. We will be using the meditations written by Pope Benedict and will end our devotions with a short homily delivered by Fr. Marcus Holden. It promises to be a very moving occasion as we journey together in love of Jesus Christ. The pictured station is one of the set found in Saint Barnabas and depicts Simon of Cyrene helping Jesus to bear his load. I thought it apt on an occasion when our brothers and sisters from Saint Augustine’s help us bear our spiritual burden as we contemplate our ecclesial future in light of the Pope’s generous offer to Anglo-Catholics and in light of the Church of England’s desertion of Catholic doctrine. Please pray for us wherever you may be.

Tomorrow, Monday 22nd February 2010, the feast of the Chair of St Peter, the Anglican bishops of Fulham, Ebbsfleet and Richborough have asked their parishes to undertake a day of prayerful discernment for the future of Anglo-Catholics, especially in the light of Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus.

Below is a directory of Anglican and Roman Catholic parishes and places of worship that are taking part in the event. Many of the events listed are combined events; bringing Roman Catholics and Anglicans together to pray for the unity of Christ’s church. At Saint Barnabas we are joining with Saint Augustine’s RC church for stations of the cross followed by refreshments.

DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Francis, Hammerfield
Sunday 21st February
1600 Evening Prayer, Holy Hour & Benediction with local Roman Catholics

DIOCESE OF BATH & WELLS (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

Holy Trinity, Queens Square, Bath, BA1 1HN

1200 Holy Hour
1305 Mass

St Mary the Virgin, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Avon, BA2 4EB

http://www.bathwickparishes.org.uk/

Sunday 21st February
1800 Evening Prayer & Benediction with local Roman Catholics
Vigil of Prayer at home and in the workplace continues until

St John the Baptist, St John’s Road, Bathwick, Somerset, BA2 6PT

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/bathwick-st-john-the-baptist/

Monday 22nd February
1800 Evening Prayer
1815 Mass

St John the Evangelist, Queens Road, Clevedon, BS21 7TH

http://www.stjohnsclevedon.org.uk

1000 Mass
1200 Angelus & Midday Prayer
1630 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1730 Evening Prayer

ARCHDIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM (ROMAN CATHOLIC)
See Diocese of Portsmouth entry for further events in Oxford

Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga, Oxford

http://www.oxfordoratory.org.uk/

2000 Holy Hour with local Anglicans

Sacred Heart, Victoria Road, Tipton, DY4 8SN
Sunday 21 February
1700 Holy Hour with local Anglicans

Sacred Heart, Harefield Road, Stoke, Coventry, CV2 4BT

http://www.sacredheart-coventry.org/

0930 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1900 with local Anglicans

St Nicholas, Jockey Road, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5US

http://www.stnicholasboldmere.co.uk/

1000 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1600 with local Anglicans

St Patrick, Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN

http://www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/parish_directory_detail.asp?parish=215

JOINT EVENTS WITH ST ANDREW (CofE), BIRCHILLS STREET, WS2 8NG
1030 Holy Hour
1930 Joint Evening Prayer at St Andrew, Birchills Street, WS2 8NG

DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Mark, Stockland Green, Birmingham, B23 7EL

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/stockland-green-st-mark/

0830 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
0930 Mass
1200 Angelus & Midday Prayer
1600 Evening Prayer
1900 Stations of the Cross
2130 Night Prayer & Benediction

St Mark, Washwood Heath Road, Saltley, B8 2XS

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/washwood-heath-st-mark/

1900 Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

St Mark, Bandywood Crescent, Kingstanding, B44 9JX

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/saint-marks-ks/

0900 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1600

Emmanuel, Birmingham Road, Wylde Green, B72 1YG

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/wylde-green-emmanuel/

1700 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 2000
1730 Evening Prayer
1800 Parish Prayers
1830 Mass

DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

Joint Event at St Peter and Paul (CofE), Church Road, Hockley, SS5 6AE

http://www.sspeterandpaul.ik.com/home.ikml

1200 Angelus & Mass (Roman Catholic Mass)
Anglicans may receive Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament
1300 Soup & Bread Lunch
1430 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1630
Host consecrated at Midday Mass
1800 Evening Prayer & Holy Rosary

DIOCESE OF BRISTOL (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

All Saints’, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2HY http://www.allsaintsclifton.org/
0730 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 2000
0900 Morning Prayer
1500 Prayer during the Day
1800 Evening Prayer
1900 Mass

DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Andrew, West Street, Deal, Kent, CT14 6AS

http://www.dealstandrews.org.uk/

0900 Morning Prayer
1000 Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until after Evening Prayer
1200 Angelus & Midday Prayer
1500 Evening Prayer & Benediction

St Peter, North Street, Folkestone, CT19 6AL

http://www.stpetersfolkestone.org.uk/

0800 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
0830 Morning Prayer
0930 Mass & Midday Prayer at Our Lady, Help of Christians, Guildhall St., CT20 1EF followed by tea
1830 Evening Prayer
1900 Mass followed by light refreshments

ARCHDIOCESE OF CARDIFF (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

St Francis Xavier, Broad Street, Hereford, HR4 9AP
1100 Coffee available
1200 Silent Prayer until 1300 with local Anglicans

DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Peter and Paul, Church Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 6AE

http://www.sspeterandpaul.ik.com/home.ikml

1000 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Morning Prayer
1200 Angelus & Mass (Roman Catholic Mass)
Anglicans may receive Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament
1300 Soup & Bread Lunch
1430 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1630
Host consecrated at Roman Catholic Mass
1800 Evening Prayer & Holy Rosary
2000 Holy Hour & Benediction

St Margaret, Woodhouse Road, Leytonstone, E11 3NG

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/leytonstone-st-margaret/

1930 Mass (Celebrant: Bishop Keith Newton SSC)
2000 Holy Hour with local Roman Catholics

DIOCESE OF CLIFTON (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

St Osmund, Exeter Street, Salisbury, SP1 2SF

http://www.salisburycatholics.org

JOINT EVENT WITH SARUM ST MARTIN, CHURCH STRETT
2000 Holy Hour with local Anglicans

DIOCESE OF COVENTRY

St Luke, Rotherham Road, Holbrooks, West Midlands, CV6 4FE

http://www.stlukesholbrooks.co.uk/

JOINT EVENTS WITH SACRED HEART (RC), STOKE
0930 Mass
0900 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at Sacred Heart (RC),
Harefield Road, Stoke, Coventry, CV2 4BT

DIOCESE OF DERBY (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Bartholomew, Derby

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/derby-st-bartholomew/

JOINT EVENT WITH LOCAL ROMAN CATHOLICS
0930 Solemn Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
followed by devotions every hour, on the hour, until
1830 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

St Francis of Assisi, Mackworth, Derby

http://www.freewebs.com/stfrancismackworth/

1200 Mass
1800 Rosary
1830 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until
1900 Benediction

St Laurence, Market Place, Long Eaton, NG10 1LT

http://www.st-laurence.net/

JOINT DAY OF PRAYER WITH ST FRANCIS (RC), LONG EATON
0930 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Mass
1930 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

St Luke, Derby

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert.goodman47/stl1.htm

1900 Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Benediction

St Anne, Derby

http://www.saintannederby.org.uk/

0800 Mass

DIOCESE OF ELY (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

All Saints, St Ives, Cambridgeshire

http://www.ely.anglican.org/parishes/stives/

1000 Mass
1030 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1800
1800 Evening Prayer & Benediction

DIOCESE OF EXETER (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Helen, Abbotsham, North Devon, EX39 6AR

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/abbotsham-st-helen/

JOINT DAY OF PRAYER WITH SACRED HEART (RC), BIDEFORD
0800 Morning Prayer
1000 Mass at Sacred Heart, North Road, Bideford, EX39 2NW
1200 Angelus & Midday Prayer
1800 Evening Prayer
2100 Joint Night Prayer with people from Sacred Heart, Bideford

Heavitree Team Ministry, Exeter

http://www.heavitreeteam.org.uk/

0930 Mass at St Paul, Burnthouse Lane, Exeter, EX2 6BH
1200 Holy Hour at St Michael, Church Street, Exeter, EX2 5EH
1900 Mass at St Michael, Church Street, Exeter, EX2 5EH

St Marychurch, Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY

http://www.saint-marychurch.co.uk/

JOINT DAY WITH OUR LADY & ST DENIS (RC), TORQUAY
0930 Mass followed by prayer in church until
1745 Evening Prayer with local Roman Catholics
1830 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
at Our Lady & St Denis (RC), St Marychurch, Torquay

St Peter the Apostle, Wyndham Square, Plymouth, PL1 5EG

http://www.plymouthstpeter.co.uk/

1000 Mass
1030 Holy Hour
1130 Benediction

DIOCESE OF GUILDFORD (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Augustine, Holly Road, North Town, Aldershot, Hants, GU12 4SE

http://www.staugustine-aldershot.org.uk/

0930 Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until noon

DIOCESE OF LEICESTER (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Hugh, Sturdee Road, Eyres Monsell, Leicestershire, LE2 9BU

http://sthugh.org.uk/

0900 Holy Hour & Morning Prayer
1200 Holy Hour & Midday Prayer
1800 Holy Hour, Evening Prayer & Benediction

St Mary de Castro, Castle View, Leicester, LE1 5WN

http://www.stmarydecastro.org.uk/

1200 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Devotions until 1400
1400 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
1900 Holy Hour & Benediction

DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

All Saints, North Street, Castlefields, Shrewsbury, Shrops., SY1 2JL

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/shrewsbury-all-saints-st-michael/

1600 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until
1830 Mass

St Andrew, Birchills Street, Walsall, WS2 8NG

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/walsall-st-andrew-the-birchills/

JOINT EVENTS WITH ST PATRICK (RC), BLUE LANE EAST, WS2 8HN
0900 Mass at St Andrew, Birchills Street
1030 Holy Hour at St Patrick, Blue Lane East
1930 Joint Evening Prayer at St Andrew, Birchills Street

St Francis, Freeman Road, Friar Park, West Bromwich, WS10 0HJ

http://www.saintfrancisfriarpark.com/

1800 Holy Hour
1900 Mass

St James the Great, Church Road, Norton Canes, Staffs., WS11 9PQ

http://www.churches.lichfield.anglican.org/rugeley/norton/

0900 Mass
1800 Holy Hour

St John the Evangelist, Upper Church Lane, Tipton, W. Midlands, DY4 9ND

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/tipton-st-john-the-evangelist/

0930 Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1100
1800 Evening Prayer & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1930
1930 Mass

St Martin, Dixon Street, Rough Hills, Wolverhampton, WV2 2BG

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ststephens_stmartins/index.html

1900 Holy Hour

St Peter, Rickerscote Road, Stafford, Rickerscote, Staffs.

http://www.stpetersrickerscote.co.uk/

1000 Morning Prayer & Holy Hour
1230 Midday Prayer
1400 Holy Rosary
1900 Evening Prayer
1930 Mass

St Stephen, Hilton Street, Springfield, Wolverhampton, WV10 0LF

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ststephens_stmartins/index.html

1200 Mass

Holy Trinity, Farrington Road, Ettingshall Park, WV4 6QH

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/ettingshall-holy-trinity/

1400 Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1700
DIOCESE OF LINCOLN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Nicholas, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0DJ

http://www.forwardinfaithlincs.org.uk/stnicholasboston.html

1100 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1200 Mass
1500 Closing Prayers

DIOCESE OF LONDON (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

Christ the King, Gordon Square, WC1H

http://www.fifparish.com/home/christtheking/

1100 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1220
1230 Mass

Willesden Area:
Joint Event at the Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden, Nicoll Road, NW10 9AX

http://www.rcdow.org.uk/Willesden/

1745 Holy Hour
1900 Mass

St Mary the Virgin, Kenton Road, HA3 8DB

http://www.stmaryskenton.org/

1000 Holy Hour

DIOCESE OF MONMOUTH (CHURCH IN WALES)

St Arvans,

http://www.starvanschurch.org.uk/

0800 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
0900 Morning Prayer
1200 Angelus & Midday Prayer
1600 Evening Prayer
1930 Mass
2100 Night Prayer

DIOCESE OF MORAY, ROTH & CAITHNESS (SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH)

St Michael & All Angels, Abban Street, Inverness

http://www.angelforce.co.uk/stmichael/

1400 Holy Hour

DIOCESE OF NOTTINGHAM (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

St Francis, Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, NG10 1DH

http://www.stfrancis.ecath.net/

JOINT DAY OF PRAYER WITH ST LAURENCE (CofE), LONG EATON
0930 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Mass

DIOCESE OF OXFORD (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
The Oxford-based events will culminate with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at the Oxford Oratory from 8.00 p.m. until 9.00 p.m. This will be followed by refreshments.

St Andrew, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DL

http://www.standrewsheadington.co.uk/

19th February
0930 Mass
1200 Mass
1800 Night Prayer

St Margaret, Iver Heath, Bucks, SL0 0RU

http://www.stmargaretiverheath.org.uk/

1000 Mass followed by private prayer until 1200

SS Mary & Giles, Church Street, Stony Stratford, Bucks, MK11 1BD

http://stmarystgilesstonystratford.blogspot.com/

0830 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Morning Prayer
0900 Mass
1200 Angelus & Midday Prayer
1600 Evening Prayer
1930 Stations of the Cross, Night Prayer & Benediction

Pusey House, St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LZ

http://www.puseyhouse.org.uk/

0930 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1200 Midday Prayer
1430 Prayers
1600 Solemn Evening Prayer, Exposition & Benediction

St Thomas the Martyr, Becket Street, Oxford, OX1 1JL

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/oxford-st-thomas-the-martyr/

0745 Mass (Extraordinary Form)

Holy Trinity, Oxford Road, Reading, Berks, RG1 7NQ

http://www.holytrinityreading.org.uk/

JOINT DAY OF PRAYER WITH FSSP at ST WILLIAM OF YORK (RC), READING
1600 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1730 Holy Rosary
1800 Mass

DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

All Saints, George Row, Northampton, NN1 1DF

http://www.allsaintsnorthampton.com/

0900 Terce
1200 Sext
1230 Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until after Benediction
1500 None
1800 Benediction (sung by the Girls Choir)

DIOCESE OF PLYMOUTH (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

Sacred Heart, North Road, Bideford, EX39 2NW
JOINT DAY OF PRAYER WITH ST HELEN (CofE), ABBOTSHAM
1000 Mass with local Anglicans
2100 Night Prayer at St Helen, Abbotsham, EX39 6AR

St Mary Immaculate, Killigrew Street, Falmouth, TR11 3PR
21st February
JOINT EVENT WITH ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS (CofE), PENWERRIS
1800 Evening Prayer & Benediction

DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

St Joseph, Purewell, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1EH

http://www.christchurchpriory.org/

JOINT EVENT WITH CHRISTCHURCH PRIORY, DORSET
1200 Angelus at Christchurch Priory
1215 Silent Prayer at Christchurch Priory until 1600
1900 Joint Evening Prayer at St Joseph

St Mary, Ryde, Isle of Wight

http://stmarysryde.org/

JOINT EVENTS WITH ALL SAINTS (CofE), QUEEN’S ROAD, RYDE
1000 Mass (Anglican) at All Saints, Queen’s Road, PO33 3BG
1200 Mass (Extraordinary Form)
1900 Stations of the Cross & Benediction

Holy Rood, Folly Bridge, Oxford

http://www.thamesisis.org.uk/

JOINT DAY OF PRAYER WITH OXFORD PARISHES
1000 Morning Prayer followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1315 Mass
1730 Evening Prayer
See Archdiocese of Birmingham entry for further events in Oxford

St William of York, Upper Redlands Road, Reading
with the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP)
JOINT DAY OF PRAYER WITH HOLY TRINITY (CofE), OXFORD ROAD, READING

http://www.jameswilliam-reading.org.uk/

1600 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1730 Holy Rosary
1800 Mass (Extraordinary Form)

DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

All Saints, Queen’s Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3BG

http://www.rydeallsaints.co.uk/

JOINT EVENTS WITH ST MARY’S (RC), RYDE
1000 Mass with local Roman Catholics
1045 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1130
1200 Mass (Extraordinary Form) at St Mary’s (RC), Ryde
1400 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1600
1800 Evening Prayer
1900 Stations of the Cross & Benediction at St Mary’s (RC), Ryde

DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Augustine of Canterbury, St Augustine’s Road, Belvedere, DA17 5HH

http://www.augustineofcanterbury.co.uk/

1900 Mass & Holy Hour

St Barnabas, Oakhill Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6NG

http://www.stbarnabasbeckenham.org.uk/

1700 Holy Hour
1800 Evening Prayer

St Barnabas, Stanley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2RH

http://www.sbarnabas.com/

2000 Joint Stations of the Cross with St Augustine (RC), Tunbridge Wells

St John the Baptist, St John’s Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3TX

http://www.saintjohnthebaptist.org.uk/

0930 Mass
1000 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1200

DIOCESE OF SALISBURY (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

Sarum St Martin, Church Street, Salisbury, SP1 2HY

http://www.sarumstmartin.org.uk/

JOINT EVENTS WITH ST OSMUND (RC), EXETER ST, SP1 2SF
0900 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1800
1200 Mass
1245 Lunch available until 1345
1730 Evening Prayer
2000 Holy Hour at St Osmund (RC), Exeter Street, Salisbury, SP1 2SF

St Paul, Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, DT4 0BJ

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/weymouth-st-paul/

1100 Holy Hour
1200 Mass

St Peter, Bath Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2AP

http://www.stpeters-devizes.org.uk/

1000 Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1800 Evening Prayer & Benediction

ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

St Augustine, Tunbridge Wells

http://www.st-augustine.co.uk/

2000 Joint Stations of the Cross at St Barnabas (CofE), Stanley Rd, TN1 2RH

Our Lady, Help of Christians, Guildhall Street, CT20 1EF

http://www.catholic-folkestone.org.uk/

JOINT DAY OF PRAYER WITH ST PETER (CofE), NORTH STREET, FOLKESTONE
0800 Hour of Prayer at St Peter, North Street
0830 Morning Prayer at St Peter, North Street
0930 Mass & Midday Prayer at Our Lady, Help of Christians followed by tea
1830 Evening Prayer at St Peter, North Street
1900 Mass followed by light refreshments at St Peter, North Street

St Wilfrid, Lorrimore Road, Kennington Park, SE17 3LZ

http://directory.rcsouthwark.co.uk/kennington_park_stwilfrid.html

JOINT EVENT WITH ST AGNES (CofE), KENNINGTON PARK
1800 Holy Hour with local Anglicans
1900 Mass

DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Agnes, Kennington Park, SE11

http://www.saintagnes.org.uk/

JOINT EVENT WITH ST WILFRID (RC), KENNINGTON PARK
1800 Holy Hour at St Wilfrid, Lorrimore Road, SE17 3LZ
1900 Mass at St Wilfrid, Lorrimore Road, SE17 3LZ

DIOCESE OF ST EDUMNDSBURY & IPSWICH (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Mary, Mendlesham, Suffolk, IP14 5TN

http://www.stmarysmendlesham.org.uk/

0900 Morning Prayer
0930 Mass
1000 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1600 Evening Prayer
1900 Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

DIOCESE OF TRURO (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Michael & All Angels, Penwerris, Falmouth, TR11 2QD

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/penwerris-st-michael-all-angels/

JOINT EVENT WITH ST MARY IMMACULATE (RC), KILLIGREW STREET
1730 Evening Prayer with local Roman Catholics

St Paul, Church Road, Charlestown, Cornwall, PL25 3NS

http://www.stpaulcharlestown.webs.com/

JOINT EVENT WITH LOCAL ROMAN CATHOLICS
0900 Morning Prayer & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1200 Angelus & Midday Prayer
1700 Evening Prayer
1900 Stations of the Cross
2130 Night Prayer & Benediction

ARCHDIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER (ROMAN CATHOLIC)

Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden, Nicoll Road, NW10 9AX

http://www.rcdow.org.uk/Willesden/

EVENT WITH LOCAL ANGLICANS
1745 Holy Hour
1900 Mass

DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

Christchurch Priory Church, Quay Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1BU

http://www.christchurchpriory.org/

JOINT EVENT WITH ST JOSEPH (RC), PUREWELL, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1EH
0900 Mass
0930 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1200 Angelus with local Roman Catholics
1215 Silent Prayer until 1600
1900 Joint Evening Prayer at St Joseph (RC), Christchurch, BH23 1EH

St Francis of Assisi, Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9SH

http://www.stfrancis-bournemouth.org.uk/

1000 Morning Prayer & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1900
1900 Mass

Holy Trinity, Upper Brook Street, Winchester, SO23 7UG

http://www.holytrinitywinchester.co.uk/

1000 Morning Prayer & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1200
1200 Angelus & Mass
1730 Evening Prayer & Benediction

DIOCESE OF WORCESTER (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)

St Peter, Littlewoods, Crabbs Cross, Redditch, Worcs, B97 5LB

http://www.stpeterscrabbscross.org/

0900 Morning Prayer
0930 Mass
1000 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1150
1200 Angelus & Holy Rosary
1300 Lunch
1400 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 1700
1900 Evening Prayer
1930 Mass & Benediction

When I pray about the ordinariate, pondering my future and that of this parish, I see it as a rock lovingly dropped into the pond of Anglo-Catholicism. The first ripple is bound to be small but strong and after that will come further ripples, each giving life to the whole. And whilst each ripple will be slightly different from the last what is crucial is that each one will only have life because of the original rock that shifted the waters- the rock of Peter on whom the church was built

It is highly likely, as has been reported elsewhere, that the ordinariate will start small. When it finally bursts into flower it will likely comprise just a handful of parishes. But do not presume that this renders the enterprise a flop. Firstly because it will be part of something much larger- the Roman Catholic church- which is perhaps the largest single organism on earth. ++York might assume we will not be ‘real’ Catholics…but how much more real can you get than being in communion with Peter?

And secondly, though the ordinariate itself might well prove small to begin with, none can guess how the Spirit might bless it? Do not forget the paltry band on whom the original church was built and how much God blessed it as it lurched into life! We stand at an exciting moment in history and much lies before us….should we choose to accept this gracious offer!