THE P RTAL
April 2015
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manager. Peter became a Catholic
in 1965, following his marriage to
a Catholic. However, he had been
brought up at St Mary’s, Chatham,
one of the Medway Towns’ AngloCatholic churches.
a ‘coming home’
“I attend the Ordinariate mass
because it is a ‘coming home’ for
me. It is just like the church of my
childhood. The Ordinariate gives
an added dimension to our worship
here at St Mark’s. Our priest, Fr John,
and us lay folk, have welcomed the
Ordinariate with open arms.
Jayne Stafford
“There is a lot of ignorance
about the Ordinariate in Diocesan
Catholic circles; it has not been
explained enough. Although our Lindsey Worsley
Ordinariate Group is in limbo at the moment, we
support them, and we pray that a priest for them will
soon be appointed.”
Peter Moore
Peggy King
Eve Davis
Jeanette Hurchinson
Janette Hutchinson
Janette Hutchinson teaches music for a profession,
and plays the organ for the Ordinariate. “I have been
a member of the Ordinariate from the beginning and
I have never been tempted to return to the CofE. The
last year has made us stronger as a group.
Liz Maxweel and Pam Moore
“We have no priest, but Brian Cox has been amazing. Street. It was good to catch up with her.
It is such a friendly group. Lots have joined us, and the
We left in good heart. This is a good group, and
Group is growing steadily. We are praying for our own
ought to be even better with a resident priest. May he
resident priest. It should be revealed soon.
come soon.
“I would love to urge all my CofE friends to come
and join us. I do not regret for a moment
joining the Ordinariate. It is a clique,
I know, but it really is coming home.
With a new priest we can start to move
forward and not just stay still.”
Margaret Pearson
Margaret Pearson, who works
at the Co-op, told us, “We need to
learn more about Catholic history
since the Reformation, especially the
Reformation martyrs, and Walsingham
needs to be championed among Roman
Catholics.” Margaret is right, of course.
She is the daughter of Rene and Len
Whitmore, whom many will remember
at the Walsingham Shrine and at the
electrical shop in Walsingham High
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