The month ahead
As members and supporters of Forward in Faith await the proceedings of this month’s General Synod, it is perhaps worthwhile to remind ourselves that life goes on.
Christian pilgrimage
As this issue of New Directions is delivered, a number of young – and no so young! – men will be setting forth on the next stage of their Christian pilgrimage, as they are ordained to the diaconate or to the priesthood.
Courageous act
How long each of them will be able to minister in this Church of England none of us can know. But it is right that, as we pray for them, we should also salute their courage. Offering oneself for the sacred ministry in a Church which seems to value our tradition so little is indeed a courageous act. ND
Please pray for those preparing for Ordination
Ordination to the Diaconate of Brother Maximillian SSF by the Bishop of Gloucester
1st July – Hillfield Friary
Ordination to the Diaconate of Daniel Lloyd by the Bishop of Ebbsfleet
3rd July – SS Mary & Giles, Stony Stratford (Oxford)
Ordination to the Diaconate of Ian Douglas McCormack by the Bishop of Pontefract
3rd July – SS Peter & Leonard, Horbury (Wakefield)
Ordination to the Diaconate of Michael Thomas Childs by the Bishop of Sheffield
4th July – Sheffield Cathedral
Ordination to the Diaconate of Michael Bailey by the Bishop of Coventry
4th July – Coventry Cathedral
Ordination to the Priesthood of Gordon Newton by the Bishop of Beverley
4th July – St Bartholomew, Armley, Leeds – First Mass: 11th July 3.30pm
Ordination to the Priesthood of Matthew Pittam by the Bishop of Ebbsfleet
4th July – St Luke, Holbrooks, Coventry – First Mass: 1 0th July 12 noon
Ordination to the Diaconate of Adrian Furse by the Bishop of Leicester
4 July – Leicester Cathedral
Ordination to the Priesthood of David Hayes by the Bishop of Beverley
5th July – SS John & Barnabas, Belle Isle, Leeds – First Mass: 6th July 7pm
Ordination to the Diaconate of James Daniel Bradley by the Bishop of Fulham
1st September – St John, Sevenoaks
Ordination to the Priesthood of Dexter Bracey by the Bishop of Plymouth
26th September – St Mary, St Marychurch, Torquay – First Mass: 29th September
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