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Diocesan Day at
Aylesford
Saturday,
27th June 2009
to celebrate
the conclusion of
The Year of Saint Paul |
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EXPLORING THE WRITINGS AND CHARACTER OF SAINT PAUL
at Saint Matthew's, West Norwood
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Over two
evenings in late June and early July, Dr Anthony
Towey of St Mary's College, Twickenham, led an
enthusiastic group in exploring the writings and
character of Saint Paul.
On the first evening we discovered that Paul was:
P - a preacher
A - an apostle in that he had met the risen
Christ
U - had an urgency in proclaiming the risen
Christ
L - was loved and called for love to inspire
and be present in communities.
On the
second evening we read and examined the Letter to
the Galatians where we again touched on the passion
of Saint Paul and the direct manner of his
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Father David
O'Connell, Parish Priest, said:
'It was good to see people and priests from nearby
and
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The Solemnity
of Saints Peter and Paul
Solemn
Vespers
at The Friars,
Aylesford in the Martyrs' Chapel
Celebrant:
Father Michael Cox, OCarm
Preacher: Father John O'Toole
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Deacon Michael Kennedy
Sister
Doreen Bradley
of the CEC,
Father Francis Kemsley, OCarm, Prior,
Mgr Timothy Galligan, Parish Priest of Bearsted |
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Father
Wilfrid McGreal, OCarm, Prior Provincial, arriving with
others |
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Father
Christopher Heaps, Parish Priest of
Battersea West |
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Father
Piet Wijngaard,
OCarm, Sub-Prior,
with Father John O'Toole |
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Father
Piet Wijngaard, OCarm
Father Michael Cox,
OCarm
Father John O'Toole
Father Francis Kemsley,
OCarm |
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The
Entry Procession |
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Brother
Lawrence Frost,
OCarm, with
Deacon Michael Kennedy
and
Sister Doreen Bradley |
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Father
John O'Toole with
Deacon Kevin Dunne
and his wife, Jean |
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Father
John O'Toole ended his homily with these words:
'Let me end with
a quality in Paul that we might ask the Lord
to develop more fully in ourselves - the quality of
zeal,
a word dear to the Carmelite tradition.'
Carmelite motto:
With zeal I have been zealous
for the Lord God of Hosts
1 Kings 19:10
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BISHOP JOHN OPENS
THE PAULINE YEAR AT MEOPHAM
Father Philip Gilbert, Parish Priest, and the people of
Saint Paul's Church, Meopham, welcomed Bishop John
to their parish on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
where he offered Mass to celebrate the opening of the Year
of Saint Paul.
Bishop John blessed votive candles and distributed them
to the congregation.
'Stained Glass' artwork (above) was contributed by
Saint John's Catholic Comprehensive School.
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Bishop John
blesses the votive candles to be given to the congregation
Sister Paul
receives her votive candle on her Saint's Day
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