together THE VOICE OF CATHOLIC ANGLICANS EASTER 2016 Come and join us at this year’s Bishop Philip North Putting Chrism Masses Children First Page 7 Walsingham Youth Page 4 ENGAGE! ENCOURAGE! ENTHUSE! Page 6 Continued on page 2 One Life Foundations Music & Ministry Free Offer page 10 pages 12-16 page 9 2 Together EASTER 2016 visit our website: www.glastonburypilgrimage.co.uk Come and join us The Bishops of the Society will be holding 16 prepare for celebrations of Christ in all our Chrism Masses this year and we hope that all churches in Holy Week and throughout the year. clergy and laity will join them for these important celebrations. While it is a Mass which focuses particularly on the ministerial priesthood, nevertheless the focus The Mass of Chrism comes just once a year when must also be on each one of us, married, single, the bishop blesses the oil of catechumens, the oil widowed, religious, and ordained in the sharing of of the sick, and the oil of chrism. We use the first the mission of Jesus Christ. This is a celebration for adult catechumens and infants, the second for of our Sacramental life as a Society. The oils anointing the sick, and the sacred oil of chrism for which are blessed at these Masses are used in baptism, confirmation, the ordination of priests, the Church as a sign of our sharing in Christ’s and the consecration of altars. All three are mission, through the work of the Holy Spirit. basically just olive oil but chrism is scented with perfume, traditionally balsam. Do please continue to pray for your bishops, priests and deacons. There are heavy burdens Bishops have blessed oil ever since the early on us all at this time in the life of the Church of church. They baptized catechumens at the England and we cannot continue without the Easter Vigil and prepared chrism fresh for the positive help which we receive from each other in occasion. While they were blessing chrism, they so many ways. blessed the other oils as well. Rather than overburdening the Vigil with this ritual, bishops Bishop Tony blessed these oils at the previous celebration of the Eucharist, Holy Thursday. This also allowed time to transport vessels of oil from the cathedral to all the churches in the diocese. For more than one thousand years, bishops blessed the oils at the cathedral Holy Thursday liturgy, but in 1955 a separate Mass earlier in the day at the cathedral for that purpose, the Mass of Chrism was established. Since the bishop is the only priest who may consecrate chrism, this Mass highlights the bishop’s ministry and his union with his clergy and people. The bishop cannot baptize everyone in the parishes under his care or anoint the sick and the dying but will be symbolically present in the chrism which the priests and deacons will use. In recent years, this Mass has also acknowledged the ministry of priests and deacons. It invites them to renew their commitment of service and to receive the prayers and support of the people. The Mass of Chrism gathers the clergy and people with their bishop to Bishop Date Time Church Richborough Wednesday 16th March 7.30pm S Hugh, Eyres Monsell, Leicester Chrism Masses, 2016 Richborough Saturday 19th March 11.00am Portsmouth Cathedral Bishops of The Society will be celebrating Beverley Sunday 20th March 6.00pm S Aidan, Grangetown, Sunderland the following Chrism Masses: Wakefield Sunday 20th March 6.00pm S Paul, Barnsley Burnley Sunday 20th March 6.00pm Holy Trinity, Tarleton Beverley Monday 21st March 12.00noon S Hilda, Grangetown, Middlesbrough Richborough Monday 21st March 12.00noon Chelmsford Cathedral Ebbsfleet Monday 21st March 2.00pm Exeter Cathedral Beverley Tuesday 22nd March 11.30am Manchester Cathedral Chichester Tuesday 22nd March 12.00noon Chichester Cathedral Ebbsfleet Tuesday 22nd March 12.00noon Bristol Cathedral Fulham Tuesday 22nd March 11.00am S Andrew, Holborn Richborough Tuesday 22nd March 12.00noon Canterbury Cathedral Beverley Wednesday 23rd March 12.00noon Worksop Priory Ebbsfleet Wednesday 23rd March 11.30am Lichfield Cathedral Richborough Wednesday 23rd March 12.00noon Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham THE VOICE OF CATHOLIC ANGLICANS Together EASTER 2016 3 News from the Bishops Reps Alongsiders Are you interested in developing a life of prayer? To see where God is leading you? At the Priory of Our Lady, in Walsingham, we are considering, as is done in many other communities, having women living alongside us joining in our everyday life. In the first instance, staying for a few days as a ‘taster’ into our life so both the community and you can discern whether it is the right way ahead. The maximum period would be for a year, but shorter periods would also be welcome. We are a small Traditional Community who still wear a full habit. We are an autonomous house of the Society Mission Possible of St Margaret founded by John Mason Neale in East In Leicester Diocese in recent months Catholic Grinstead in 1855. Our life is based on the regular Parishes have been putting into practice the dictum recitation of the Divine Office, the Mass, solitary ‘It’s time to move off the Battle Field and onto the prayer, reading and watch before the Blessed Mission Field.’ Sacrament. From all this flows our ministry in the Shrine and the Parish: Healing liturgies, Shrine With the blessing and support of the Diocese, a prayers, Welcoming and being available for Pilgrims, grouping of four, non-contiguous, Catholic Parish working in the local primary school and the parish groupings have been growing and working together in Sunday School. a Mission Partnership. As a result the clergy are meeting together regularly, a Mission Action Group of Rising early it is a long day and so some physical clergy and lay people is being formed and plans are stamina is required. The Sisters have a free half day being developed for a renewal event that will take each week. place across the four parishes. For further details see www.ssmwalsingham.moonfruit.com Other Catholic Parishes in the Diocese are renewing Or phone 01328 820 340. their facilities so as to better serve a large inner city student population and developing a vibrant after- school ministry. We rejoice that encouraging numbers are coming forward for Confirmation and we are even seeing a Communion, Catholicity number of people making tentative enquiries about Bickley and a Catholic Life Ordination. A restored image of the Virgin and Child (dating from In the Summer we are looking forward to a Priestly 1935) was rededicated during a service at St George, A study course exploring some of Ordination by the Bishop of Richborough and a Bickley (in the Diocese of Rochester, and the Richborough the themes of the September glorious First Mass. Episcopal Area) on the Solemnity of the Immaculate statement by the Council of Conception, 8 December 2015. The original installation of Bishops of The Society. We are much looking forward to 2016 being both the the image caused something of a furore, with the Anglo- Year of Mercy and, for us, a year of Mission. Catholic incumbent Fr Hugh Glaisyer going head-to-head with the diocesan Chancellor over the suitability of the 20 A4 pages in colour. Philip O’Reilly,ssc statue, which was carved and painted by Guglielmo Tosi, Bishop’s Representative for the Diocese of Leicester. and commissioned in thanksgiving by a parishioner. The SIngle copies £5.00 each with image has since survived flying bombs in the Blitz (which discounts for multiples destroyed the next-door vicarage) and a catastrophic fire in the church in 1989. However, the current Vicar, Fr Richard 2 - 29 copies at £4.00 each. Norman SSC, and the PCC, decided now was the time to engage the conservators Arte Conservation Ltd to 30 or more copies at just undertake a complete repainting and regilding. £3.00 each. Available to order from An appeal within and beyond the parish raised the www.acsreligiousgoods.co.uk necessary funds and more: it was also decided that the rededication should take place on the same day as the inauguration of Pope Francis’ “Jubilee Year of Mercy”. To that end, a number of local schools were invited to the Forgiveness - Today and For Ever Mass of rededication, and there each presented with a Pope Francis has declared 2016 to hand-carved Zimbabwean Nativity set. Fr Richard Norman On Saturday 4th June 2016, young people from across be a Year of Mercy. explained, ‘The Virgin Mary has traditionally been honoured with the title, “Mother of Mercy”; and as the Year the North of England will gather at the Community of the We are delighted to bring to you these exquisite pocket of Mercy commences, it was our wish to share with our Resurrection in Mirfield for a day of worship, prayer and size prayer cards and crucifix in clear plastic wallet. local schools a symbol of the merciful love of the Holy fellowship. We will be exploring the meaning of Family.’ In addition, a cheque for £1,000 (representing the forgiveness and what it means to seek it from God. Pope Francis’ prayer, together with a 1¼" oxidised residue of the fundraising appeal) was presented to the silver crucifix delivered in packs of two, for only £4.99. charity Welcare, which works across south London to More information is available support families experiencing difficulties. The preacher at from the pilgrimage website. Please call us on 0121 382 5533 to place your order Mass was Fr Clive Jones SSC, Bishop’s Representative in or e-mail [email protected].