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THE P RTAL

February 2014

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Editorial
Will Burton reflects
Congratulations!
The Portal is delighted at the news from Rome
that Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster will
become Cardinal Vincent Nichols in the near future.
We send him our sincere congratulations. More news
of the Cardinal designate below.

We also send our congratulations to Cardinal
designate, Archbishop Gerhard Müller of the CDF.
You will remember The Portal met him and some of
his staff for the December issue. Our prayers are with
both these soon-to-be Cardinals.

Dates and Things
2014 looks like being a busy year for the Personal
Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Various
dates and events have recently been announced.

The Chrism Mass
The Chrism Mass is to be at the Assumption
Warwick Street, 1130 on Monday 14th April 2014
with the Nuncio, His Excellency Archbishop Antonio
Mennini.

Ordinariate Festival
Saturday 20th September 2014 is the Ordinariate
Festival at Westminster Cathedral and Hall. This will
be a whole day event - indeed we are hoping that
there will be something on the Friday (19th) evening,
and on the Sunday morning (21st) at Warwick Street
as well.
What we can tell you now is that there will be rather
special guest who has agreed to come and address
us. There is a small committee running this, and the
fullprogramme will be available shortly.
Make sure that this weekend is in your diary.
Remember too, look out for further initiatives this
year and give them your full support.”

Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham

Looking back

Saturday 28th June 2014 is the Ordinariate
Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham. The
programme will be available later this month,
but for now you do need to make sure you are in
Walsingham between 12noon and 1630 that day.

Looking back, The Portal was at the Friends
Epiphany Carol Service in early January. With the
church of the Assumption in Warwick Street full, and
the lovely Cardinal Vaughan School Choir, this was a
splendid event. Many friends of the Ordinariate were
there - both old and new.

Fr Jeff Woolnough has organised our previous
Pilgrimages, and we thank him for his sterling work.
He now feels it is time to step down, and Mgr Keith
Newton has asked The Portal to take on this task.
Watch this space!

Ordinariate Iniatives for 2014
There are a number of initiatives for the Ordinaraite
in 2014. In the Autumn especially, we shall all be
invited to take part in some exciting and innovative
events. Make sure you watch in The Portal for details
of these, and mark them in your diary as soon as they
are publicised.

our mission is becoming clearer
The Ordinariate has come a long way in just three
years. There are those who wish we had made more
progress, and no doubt, there are those who rue the
progress we have