...and a day of busy activity...The 2013 TOWARDS ADVENT Festival was splendid and had a flavour of its own. The choir of St Philomena's was a spectacular success, and a great crowd of mums and dads had come along to listen, and this gave the hall a warm, well-filled, family feeling right from the start. The Refreshments team were, as always, kept very active all day. Delicious cakes, bikkies, sandwiches, tea...also home-made jam and much cheery talk on offer. Knights of St Columba in splendid blue ribboned collars, lots of people stocking up on Christmas cards, good speakers tackling the challenge of evangelisation in modern Britain, some authors signing books, a student pro-life group offering a message of hope, Ordinariate ladies selling some stunning hand-made scarves, exquisite gifts etc...oh, and more, and more...
The Cathedral Hall has fine acoustics - the choir gallery is large and the St Philomena's choir is some 60-strong and all looked very demure in long dark skirts and white blouses, arms held steady at their sides, faces all looking at the choirmistress...as the lovely sound of Panis Angelicus filled the hall, there was a sense of pure delight.
In welcoming us, the Archbishop spoke inspiringly, lifting our thoughts to God and doing so with a warm and light touch, just perfect for the day. It is something to stand in a hall glowing with a sense of prayer and music and goodwill, on a November day in modern London...and the goodwill was still there as people, though tired, carefully cleared things and helped with tidying as the day ended...
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
COME AND JOIN IN!!!!
Come to the 2013 TOWARDS ADVENT FESTIVAL
Among the stalls and displays this year, you will find the news, inspiration, ideas, music, books, gifts, and contacts to make Advent and Christmas come alive! Come and hear some inspiring speakers - come and learn how to spread the Good News and be part of the New Evangelisation!
Sister Hyacinthe leads the annual John Paul walk to Walsingham each summer, and a great Reunion Walk through London in the Autumn - singing, praying the Rosary, and being a strong Christian presence in the Norfolk countryside and then in the big city. Come and hear ideas and inspiration for the New Evangelisation!
Edmund Adamus is one of the great defenders of marriage and family life in the public sphere: come and learn how to speak up for the family, and learn anew how central it is to our Faith and to evangelisation.
It's all happening on November 23rd at Westminster Cathedral Hall. Doors open from 10am...delicious home-made refreshments available all day...big opening ceremony at 10.30am, with a choir and the Archbishop of Westminster.
Come and meet the groups that make the news in the Church - the new Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, the CTS which publishes YOUCAT, the Faith Movement which brings great numbers of young people together each year, ACN which speaks up for the persecuted in different parts of the world...come and buy beautiful handcrafted gifts, browse through bookstalls (and meet some authors), talk to campaigners, or simply sit and chat in a joyful atmosphere...
This is your big day to make Advent and Christmas 2013 really special....
Among the stalls and displays this year, you will find the news, inspiration, ideas, music, books, gifts, and contacts to make Advent and Christmas come alive! Come and hear some inspiring speakers - come and learn how to spread the Good News and be part of the New Evangelisation!
Sister Hyacinthe leads the annual John Paul walk to Walsingham each summer, and a great Reunion Walk through London in the Autumn - singing, praying the Rosary, and being a strong Christian presence in the Norfolk countryside and then in the big city. Come and hear ideas and inspiration for the New Evangelisation!
Edmund Adamus is one of the great defenders of marriage and family life in the public sphere: come and learn how to speak up for the family, and learn anew how central it is to our Faith and to evangelisation.
It's all happening on November 23rd at Westminster Cathedral Hall. Doors open from 10am...delicious home-made refreshments available all day...big opening ceremony at 10.30am, with a choir and the Archbishop of Westminster.
Come and meet the groups that make the news in the Church - the new Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, the CTS which publishes YOUCAT, the Faith Movement which brings great numbers of young people together each year, ACN which speaks up for the persecuted in different parts of the world...come and buy beautiful handcrafted gifts, browse through bookstalls (and meet some authors), talk to campaigners, or simply sit and chat in a joyful atmosphere...
This is your big day to make Advent and Christmas 2013 really special....
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