Some Definite Purpose
| March 2011 - | Ministry and Outreach
to non-churchgoing Catholics |
 Photos: © Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk As part of the legacy of the Papal Visit, a Day Conference about Ministry and Outreach to non-churchgoing Catholics was held at Vaughan House, Westminster, on Saturday 26th March 2011. |
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 Bishop Kieran Conry (Arundel and Brighton), Bishop Edwin Regan
(Wrexham) and Bishop Richard Moth (Armed Forces) were joined by
nearly 90 delegates representing nineteen dioceses and a broad
cross section of Catholic organisations in England and Wales to
discuss the needs of those baptised Catholics who for different
reasons never or rarely participate in parish life.The Conference was called by Bishop |
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 Kieran
Conry, Chairman of the Bishops' Conference's Department for
Evangelisation and Catechesis.Fr Christopher Jamison OSB gave the main address asking 'Purpose before Pews: What does the Church offer?' in which he suggested that this area of ministry should not necessarily begin with an invitation to attend Mass, but rather by offering support to help people find their purpose in life. |
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 Bishop Edwin Regan presided at the Conference Mass during which
Bishop Richard gave the homily. Preaching on the return of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32), he said: 'The key to this ministry is that people find love in us and our communities.' |
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 This
event is part of an ongoing project to equip and resource
parishes for this area of ministry. Over the next few weeks the
resources from the conference will be added to the Home Mission
Desk page on the Bishops’ Conference website.Please see: catholicchurch.org.uk/home-mission Full press release on the CCEW web site More photos from the CCEW Flick'r photostream |
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February 2011 - Growing in Confidence |
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Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter22nd February The Chair of Saint Peter is a symbol of the Pope's ministry and its Feast has been celebrated in the Church since the earliest times. Bishop Kieran Conry of Arundel and Brighton has written a reflection on this Feast in the light of the Papal Visit. (Please click here to download this reflection .pdf format) February is a month to reflect with gratitude on the Papal Visit - perhaps by visiting the Papal Visit web site (see links below) - and to take to heart the words of the Holy Father at Oscott on 19th September 2010: ‘In the course of my visit it has become clear to me how deep a thirst there is among the British people for the Good News of Jesus Christ. You have been chosen by God to offer them the living water of the Gospel… be sure to present in its fulness the life-giving message of the Gospel.’ Re-live the Papal Visit The Papal Visit Legacy Web Site Everyday Evangelising (leaflet) |
| January 2011 - Some Definite Purpose |
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Following the visit of the Holy Father to Great Britain last September, the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has published a programme for 2011 to focus on the legacy of his time with us. It is called 'Some Definite Purpose' and reflects the content of his speeches, homilies and addresses. Now is the time for us to respond so that the Papal Visit may bear practical and long-lasting fruits in our communities and families. We are asked during this year:
The programme is available to download (8 pages A4 .pdf format) Press release from the Catholic Church in England and Wales web site
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