THE P RTAL
June 2018 Page 17
News from the Ordinariate
Visit By Portuguese Ambassador
The Church of Our Lady of The Assumption and St Gregory in Warwick Street , London , will be welcoming the Portuguese Ambassador , H . E . Manuel Lobo Antunes , to Warwick Street church on the 3rd June for the Solemn Mass which has become rather a fixture in our calendar . As in the past , the Mass will mark the opening of a week of festivities that occur either side of Portugal ’ s National Day on 10th June .
They would be delighted if many others could join them on the occasion along with representatives of Portuguese associations and enterprises , Portuguese nationals residing in the UK and UK citizens with an interest in Portugal .
They cannot emphasise enough the historical links between Portugal and Warwick Street , in that the presbytery and church are on the site of what was the Portuguese Embassy and Chapel until 1747 , when the then Ambassador , the Marques de Pombal , concluded his tour of duty .
York Ordinariate Mission
On the 12th of May 2018 the York Ordinariate were pleased to receive a visitation from Monsignor Keith Newton at our church , St Mary ’ s , Bishophill Junior , where we enjoyed a splendid Pontifical High Mass at which our Ordinary celebrated and preached . We enjoyed a most convivial meal after and everyone agreed it was a most uplifting experience .
Fr David Skeoch
St Philip Neri was particularly concerned with the education of the young , and was meticulous about the celebration of the liturgy . The Oratorians continue these concerns today . So it was particularly apt that on 26th May , the feast of St Philip Neri , a small group of friends of the late Fr David Skeoch gathered in the Slipper Chapel at Walsingham .
Fr Russell Frost celebrated Mass and The Right Revd Christopher Chessun , Anglican Bishop of Southwark , gave the address . After Mass the group processed out of
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The chapel and embassy site in London were subsequently leased on to the Bavarian Ambassador but were , sadly , extensively damaged during the Gordon riots of 1780 . The church was rebuilt and reordered at various stages and , in 1850 , became part of the newly established Diocese of Westminster . In 2013 , the Warwick Street church and plant were given into the care of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham as well as continuing to serve as a Parish of the Diocese .
The Anglo Portuguese Ensemble will be performing at Warwick Street on Saturday 9th June to mark Portugal Day on the 10th .
They would be grateful if you could advise whether you will be attending the Mass as we will be offering refreshments afterwards , this year , courtesy of the Anglo Portuguese Society . Please contact Diana Morphew - diana . morphew @ gmail . com or write to her at 24 Golden Square , London W1F9JR
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the west door of the Slipper Chapel to the little garden beside it , where , in a simple ceremony , Fr David ’ s ashes were interred . Throughout his life , Walsingham was a place close to his heart . His distinctive presence is to be seen in many photographs of Anglican Pilgrimages . He became an Ordinariate priest in 2011 and continued his contact with Our Lady of Walsingham . Now his last resting place is as close to the National Shrine of Our Lady as possible .
May he rest in peace .
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