at The Dowry , High Street , Walsingham , Norfolk ( formerly Sue Ryder )
Cost £ 150 per person – Full Board
THE P
RTAL
To the Editor
From The Revd Dr Bill East
I am happy to respond to Will Burton ’ s invitation to write a letter to The Portal . My letter concerns the column written by my old and dear friend , Geoffrey Kirk . Geoffrey dear , for goodness ’ sake lighten up ! Christmas is not dead . Yes , millions of our citizens are ignorant of the most basic facts of the Christmas story , but Christmas is still celebrated , and well and beautifully celebrated , by large numbers of the faithful . I wish , Geoffrey , you could have been in my church for Christmas : full of happy worshippers at midnight ; full and over-full , with people standing at the back , at the morning Mass . My brother priests all tell me the same story : that their churches were full and that the feast of our Lord ’ s nativity was well celebrated . Gaudeamus igitur !
The Revd Dr Bill East by email
The views expressed in these letters are not necessarily those of the Editors Letters for publication should be sent to :
The Editors , The Portal , 56 Woodlands Farm Road , Birmingham B24 0PG
editors @ portalmag . co . uk
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The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Retreat for Lay People
4pm , Friday 10th March 2017 until after lunch on Sunday 12th March 2017
at The Dowry , High Street , Walsingham , Norfolk ( formerly Sue Ryder )
Cost £ 150 per person – Full Board
Retreat Conductor : The Revd Dr Stephen Morgan
To book – send a £ 20 non-refundable deposit together with your name and address to : Ordinariate Lay Retreat , 56 Woodlands Farm Road , Pype Hayes , Birmingham , B24 0PG .
( Cheques should be made out to Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham , or pay by direct Bank Transfer to Sort Code : 40 04 09 , Account number : 42204916 )
The balance to be paid by 1st March , 2917 .