THE
P RTAL
January 2018
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News from the Ordinariate
Ordinations in Scotland
D ecember was
a busy
month for the Ordinariate
in Scotland as Monsignor Keith
Newton headed north by train for
the ordinations of two of the men
ordained Deacon in June who
were given special dispensation by
Rome for early ordination to the
priesthood to assist the growing
Ordinariate in Scotland.
The first of the ordinations was on
14th December when Father Simon
Beveridge who lives near Whithorn
in Dumfries and Galloway was
ordained by Bishop William Nolan
on Thursday 14th December. This
was where St Ninian, the first
recorded missionary to Scotland,
built his Candida Cassa (‘White
House’) in Whithorn in the south
west corner and the ordination of
Fr Beveridge was the first Catholic
ordination in this historic town
since the Reformation.
“That season culminated in me
representing the Royal Navy in
The Grand Military Gold Cup
at Sandown Park where I met a
spectacular end by being run out
into the rails by two loose horses
when leading nine lengths clear of
the rest of field!”
Fr Beveridge will begin the task
of forming an Ordinariate presence
in Galloway while assisting in
the parishes of Kirkcudbright,
Dalbeattie, Whithorn, Wigtown,
Newton Stewart, with Gatehouse of
Fleet and Castle Douglas.
Before being received into the
Mgr Keith Newton lays hands
Catholic Church he served in
on
Fr Cameron Macdonald while
the Church of England before
Archbishop
Leo Cushley looks on
becoming a Royal Navy Chaplain in
The second ordination was in St
1993 serving with the Commando
Royal Marines and latterly as Columba’s, Edinburgh, 150 miles
Regional Navy Chaplain (North), north of Whithorn on 16th December
when Archbishop Leo Cushley of St
based at Faslane on the Clyde.
Andrews and Edinburgh ordained
There is one ‘secret occupation’ Father Cameron Macdonald to the
that Fr Beveridge is very proud of. sacred priesthood.
He was an amateur jockey! As he
Fr Macdonald served in the Scottish
explained, “I trained as an amateur
jockey at the British Racing School Episcopal Church before serving as
at Newmarket with race horse an Army Chaplain with Army Air
trainer, Jimmy Frost, enjoying my Corps in Suffolk and then in Croatia
first full season racing and achieved as part of the United Nations Peace
Keeping Force and later in Germany
a winner at Wadebridge.
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Mgr Keith Newton lays hands
on Fr Simon Beveridge while
Bishop William Nolan looks on
with the Royal Green Jackets, going
on a Tour of Duty to Bosnia. He later
served with the 39 Engineers and
in Cairo, Gibraltar, America, Oman
and Canada.
Fr Macdonald, who lives in Nairn
near Inverness, will assist Fr Len
Black, the senior Ordinariate priest
in Scotland, in serving the growing
number of Ordinariate people
around Scotland.
Monsignor Newton who gave the
homily at both ordinations, said, “I
am delighted by the welcome shown
by Bishop Nolan and Archbishop
Cushley.
Their understanding
of our unique situation and their
words of encouragement have been
much appreciated.”
After the Ordinations, Fr Black
said, “This is an exciting time for the
Ordinariate in Scotland and having
these two new priests working
with me will allow us to provide
more opportunities for people to
experience our unique liturgical
traditions which Pope Benedict
described as “a prophetic gesture”
that would contribute positively to
the enrichment of all”.
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