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An Ordination- Deo Gratias!

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Lou & I really did have the most splendid weekend. I actually had a rather splendid week, with our year six leaver's Mass on Monday night, a meeting on Tuesday night which afforded the opportunity for a cheeky Nando's (which I will never pass up), and then a day at Berry Bros & Rudd's Wine School on Thursday with my brother-in-law to learn all about Spanish wine (which was, I have to say, absolutely excellent, and very enjoyable). On Friday however, we were fortunate enough to be invited to attend the Priestly Ordination of Stefan Kaminski, bestowed by Archbishop Vincent Nichols, with Mgr Keith Newton, and a host of other clergy, at Our Lady of Victories , Kensington High Street. The Church was looking magnificent, the reredos having been recently renovated, it provided a fitting setting for such a special occasion. I met Stefan's mum about eight years ago, when we started a degree course at Maryvale  together. Stefan had just started studying for the pri...

The Kensington Markathon

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My friend Marie-Claire has just told me about this wonderful initiative for the Year of Faith she is running in her parish. It's such a good idea I have already approached Fr. Kevin to see if we could perhaps do something similar in our own parish. I remember when we were studying Paul together, our lecturer suggested we should try and read the epistles from beginning to end, as this is how they were supposed to be read/ heard. Reading Galatians really changed my perspective on what the letter was all about, and so this seems like a really fabulous idea to me! Here are the details if you fancy attending: !EXCITING NEWS HEAR ALL ABOUT IT EXCITING NEWS HEAR ALL ABOUT IT EXCITING NEWS HEAR ALL! THE KENSINGTON ‘MARKATHON’            Have you ever wondered what it was like ...             … to have experienced the full impact of Pentecost?     …...