News from The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Scotland www.ordinariate.scot Pilgrimage 2016 Issue Celebrating Saint Andrew in this▸ issue... Ordinariate Pilgrimage to St Andrews ? Pilgrimage ? New Ordinariate HE ORDINARIatE is on Monsignor Keith Newton writes: members TPilgrimage throughout the UK “Pilgrimage holds a special place ? Bl John Henry during this Jubilee Year of Mercy. in the Ordinariate of Our Lady Newman ‘miracle’ They began in North Wales at the of Walsingham. For many of us, ? New Ordinariate Shrine of St Winifrede at Holywell, pilgrimages to the shrine from Mass routine and as you read this, Mgr Keith which we take our name have been Newton, will be in Rome and central to our spiritual life. Loreto with a group of Ordinariate Pilgrims. “Our entry as members of the Ordinariate into the full communion of the Catholic ? First Ecumenical Church was in itself a pilgrimage Chapel in – travelling together, often at some Scotland personal cost, to answer God’s ? Mgr Newton’s call and to receive His grace. It is Scottish visit natural therefore that pilgrimage should be at the heart of our observance of the Year of Mercy.” The Apostle Andrew was the first disciple to follow Jesus. He was present during the Last Supper and in the Garden at Gethsemane. He saw the Risen ? The Oratory Christ after the Resurrection ? Lent Appeal and was amongst those who ? On-line Shopping received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. According to ? Welcome tradition, Andrew left the Holy ? Holy Land and Land after Pentecost to spread Poland the Word in Greece and Asia ? Abbey establishes This will be followed by a Minor. In 60 AD, during the pilgrimage Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St reign of Emperor Nero, while ? Tobias Parker Boniface in Crediton in Devon, working in Patras, Andrew was ? The Prayer Book and then comes the turn of crucified on a cross in the shape and the Catholic Scotland when, on Saturday of an X on the 30th November. Church 18th June we are on Pilgrimage ? Ordinariate in St Andrews in Fife, honouring The bones of the martyred Flying Missionary! Saint Andrew the Apostle. Saint were buried in Patras and News from The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Scotland Page 2 remained there the city. In 1879, until 357 AD, when a year after the most were removed restoration of the to Constantinople Catholic hierarchy at the command in Scotland, of the Emperor the Archbishop Constantine. of Amalfi gave Legend has it a Relic of the that the Relics of Apostle Andrew St Andrew were to the Cathedral brought to Scotland in Edinburgh. A by St Rule from second Relic was Patras but more given in 1969 by probably, they were Pope Paul VI. brought from Rome by St Augustine in Pilgrimage Programme Pope Saint John 597 AD as part of Saturday 18th June Paul II visited his great mission to 12.30pm Introduction and Devotions by St Rule’s Tower in the ruins of the Cathedral Scotland in 1982. bring the Gospel to 12.45pm Pilgrimage Walk with a Relic of Saint Andrew to St James’ Church, entering Recalling the through the Porta Sancta, the Holy Door the Anglo-Saxons. 1pm Confessions - Priests will be available to hear Confessions Parable of the 1.30pm Solemn Pilgrimage Mass and Veneration of the Relic of Saint Andrew Loaves and Fishes, In 732 the Relics 2.30pm Picnic lunch in St James’ Parish Hall (tea and coffee will be available) the Holy Father of Saint Andrew 3pm Talk on Saint Andrew and St Andrews by local historian, Colin McAllister stressed that were brought from 3.45pm Final Pilgrimage Devotion and Benediction 4pm Depart anything is possible Hexham to Fife by with God. Enter by the North Street gate to Bishop Acca who the Cathedral was seeking asylum (no entrance fee) He said: “St straight ahead to St Rule’s Tower and walk with the Pictish King Andrew gave Oengus (Angus). Jesus all that was The Relics were held available, and Jesus at Kilrymont, which miraculously fed was later renamed those five thousand St Andrews. The people, and still Relics were initially had something left housed in St Rules Church defining of the Scottish Nation. over. It is exactly the same and eventually in the great It was commonly believed with your own lives. Left alone medieval Cathedral of St that the Apostle Andrew had to face the difficult challenges Andrews. chosen the Scottish people to of life today, you feel conscious care for and honour his Relics, of your own inadequacy and In the 11th century St and so the Patron Saint, the afraid of what the future may Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Saltire Flag, the Relics and hold. I say to you this: place endowed a Ferry Service across the See of St Andrew became your lives in the hands of Jesus. the River Forth and Hostels at crucial symbols of nationhood. He will accept you and bless North and South Queensferry you, and will make such use for Pilgrims. On 14th June 1559 the great of your lives as will be beyond Cathedral at St Andrews, your greatest expectation!” Through the dark ages and including the Shrine and medieval period of Scottish Relics, was destroyed Our Pilgrimage will be led by history, the Apostle played a by reformers who had Monsignor Keith Newton, our major role in the creation and accompanied John Knox to Ordinary and will begin from News from The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Scotland Page 3 the ruined church behind St where we will begin to recite after which we will hear again Rule’s Tower in the ruins of the the Processional Psalm. from local historian, Colin ancient Cathedral. McAlister. The Pilgrimage Local historian, Walk, with a Our Pilgrimage will end Colin McAlister, Relic of Saint at around 3.45pm with will first set Andrew, will Benediction of the Blessed the scene and follow the Sacrament in St James’, after explain why we road along the which we will all begin our are standing on cliff top, past journeys home. that exact spot. He the Castle ruins and will go into more detail through the Porta An invitation is extended to about Saint Andrew and Sancta, the Holy Door, all who wish to join us ... not St Andrews after lunch. into St James’ Catholic Church just Catholics who are part for the Pilgrimage Mass. of the Personal Ordinariate Mgr Keith will then begin of Our Lady of Walsingham, The Liturgy of Penance after After Mass we will go into but everyone will be most which we will move in silence St James’ Parish Hall to eat welcome! to the crossing point in the the picnic lunch each Pilgrim Saturday 18th June Nave of the ruined Cathedral will have brought with them at 12.30pm New members of the Ordinariate in Scotland HIS YEAR so far we In 2011 Michael was received the Personal Ordinariate of Thave received seven new into the Greek Catholic Our Lady of Walsingham. members of the Personal Melkite Church in London, Although he lives in Norfolk, Ordinariate of Our Lady of but subsequently was ordained Michael spends much of his Walsingham. in the Traditional time in Scotland and will be Church of part of the Scotland group. So Michael Chenery England. Last year welcome Michael ... at last! Michael Chenery, he began Baron of Horsburgh, his journey James Reed a good friend to back into At the start of the Ordinariate in the fold the year James Scotland and a frequent of the Reed was received Michael Chenery worshipper with us, was Catholic into the Catholic restored to full communion in Church with the Church through the the Catholic Church. Michael intention of becoming Ordinariate in the James Reed has an interesting history. He part of the Ordinariate. Church of St Peter was a member of St Michael’s However, because he began his and St Benedict in Fortrose. Episcopal Church in Inverness Catholic life with the Greek Fr Len first came to know until his work as a Senior Melkite’s he had first to become James at St Michael’s Episcopal Community Mental Health part of the Catholic Church of Church, Inverness. James Practitioner took him south the West before he could then is an experienced church to Norfolk in 1985. He is also be part of the Ordinariate. organist and choirmaster, a Councillor serving on both having studied the organ at Norfolk County Council and At the beginning of May, Mgr Peterborough Cathedral and The Borough Council of King’s Keith confirmed that all had at Christ Church, Oxford. We Lynn & West Norfolk, having been resolved so that Michael welcome him as a member of served since 1987. could become fully part of the Ordinariate. News from The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Scotland Page 4 Simon and Sarah he explained, “I trained as an Beveridge into the Catholic amateur jockey at the British Church through the Racing School at Newmarket Ordinariate. The date is attending the Amateur important because on that National Hunt Course together day, Simon celebrated his with riding out regularly for 55th birthday, bringing the Race Horse Trainer, Jimmy to an end his service as a Frost, in Devon enjoying my Chaplain in the Royal Navy! first full season racing Point Cameron and Elaine Macdonald to Point 2006-7 and achieved Simon was ordained in a winner at Wadebridge in Cameron & Elaine Macdonald the Church of England in 1987 Cornwall. On our last Sunday at and served as Curate at St Fortrose, Cameron Macdonald Brannock in Braunton, North “That season culminated was also received.