THE 2011 TOWARDS ADVENT FESTIVAL...

...will be held on Saturday November 19th 2011 at Westminster Cathedral Hall.

Special guest speaker: Mgr Keith Newton of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Come and hear about the Ordinariate, a sign of great hope and joy for the Church in England!

There's a special celebration of the life of Blessed John Paul II in drama, music and film featuring members of a youth drama team from Oxford.

The Festival opens at 10.30am, with Archbishop Vincent Nichols and the Gallery Choir of the Westminster Cathedral Choir School.

There are stalls and displays from a great range of Catholic groups and organisations - bookstalls galore, stalls selling crafts, statues, Catholic publications, rosaries and goodness knows what else (last year a chap selling scarves in the new Papal tartan sold out), plus opportunities to meet members of religious orders, charities, and communities, plus home-baked refreshments, and more...

Entry is free. Just turn up. There's a play corner for children alongside the refreshment area. Tea and coffee freshly brewed throughout the day, relays of enthusiasts selling sandwiches and cakes. Tickets for talks are £2, from the Welcome Desk.

COME AND MEET THE BAKED BEANS GIRL!!!

Remember? The placard that you saw in those great crowd scenes on TV? "We love you Papa more than beans on toast" !!! Well, the young lady who organised that, and who was also shown on TV wearing her Papal wellies ("Give it some welly for the Pope in the Park") will be speaking at Towards Advent, and giving us the story of the adventures of her group during those wonderful four days.

Don't miss it! Come to Westminster Cathedral Hall on Saturday November 6th. Doors open 10am, and there are wonderful stalls to visit, a chance to learn how to sing glorious music, a tour of the Cathedral, and more...and young Niamh and her team will be speaking at 3pm. COME ALONG AND JOIN IN!

More details...

...about the 2010 Towards Advent Festival.

The choir of COLOMA GIRLS SCHOOL (Croydon) will be singing. This excellent choir has a fine reputation, and has sung at the Festival before. Come along to enjoy them...they will sing at the Opening Ceremony, where Archbishop Vincent Nicholls will be the speaker, at 10 am...

BE THERE!!

Come and join us at the TOWARDS ADVENT Festival at

Westminster Cathedral Hall

on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6th 2010

all day from 10am (grand opening with choir,ceremony with Archbishop Vincent Nicholls)

ADMISSION FREE.

All day: displays from a wide range of Catholic groups and organisations, sharing the activities of the Catholic Church across Britain. Books, DVDs, Catholic items on sale. Art display by children at Catholic schools. A chance to meet friends and make new contacts. Find out new ways in which you can serve the Church and society. Enjoy discovering what young people are doing.

TALKS and WORKSHOPS:

Glorious Music for Parish Liturgies - an opportunity to learn, sing, and be s[inspired" Led by Jeremy de Satge of The Music Makers

The PAPAL VISIT - an overview - Mgr Vincent Brady from the Apostolic Nunciature.

GUIDED TOUR OF THE CATHEDRAL - come and see the new mosaic blessed by the Holy Father, and excperience the atmosphere of this great place of God in the heart of LOndon, learn its history and absorb oits message.

Admission to talks and tours £2.50p

Come with your parish group - or on your own. Bring the family! Play corner for small children. Refreshments available all day - a chance to sit and chat in friendly surroundings, over fresh sandwiches and home-made cakes.

We now have details...

of some of the events at the 2010 TOWARDS ADVENT Festival. The Festival takes place on


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6th at

WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL HALL

It will include a guided tour of the Cathedral, a talk giving an overview of the Papal visit, by Mgr Vincent Brady from the Apostolic Nunciature, an Art Exhibition, and a workshop on "Glorious Music for Parish Liturgies".

Everyone welcome - refreshments served all day. The hall, as always, will be packed with stalls and displays from a wide range of Catholic groups and organisations, with opportunities to buy all sorts of things from books and rosaries to Advent Calendars, home-made jam, and children's stocking-fillers. Come along and join in!

The 2010 Towards Advent Festival...

...will take place on Saturday November 6th at Westminster Cathedral Hall.

This is the 10th Anniversary Festival! As always, it will bring together displays by a range of Catholic organisations and groups from across Britain, with music, guest speakers, and a joyful spirit.

And it takes place in the year of the visit to Britain of Pope Benedict XVI.

Book the date in your diary now.

Come to the Festival!!

Come and celebrate the Catholic Faith! Join with the Archbishop of Westminster, major Catholic organisations, a leading boys' choir, and a good crowd of Catholics at Westminster Cathedral Hall on Saturday November 14th. It's the TOWARDS ADVENT Festival of Catholic Culture, now in its tenth year and with a programme of speakers, music, tours of the Cathedral, and more...

Official opening is 10.30am with the Schola of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. Come and enjoy!