Monday 29 July 2013

July and August News

Long over due update of what is happening at our prayer group and in and around London this month and next.


Corpus Christi Prayer Group

Wednesday 31st July, 7pm: Eucharistic Healing Service
Come and join us as we spend an evening together praying for healing.  Fr Angelus will be joining us once again to lead us in our Healing Service.  The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed with the opportunity to come forward and kneel in prayer before Christ.  Healing may take many forms: physical, emotional, spiritual.   Come and bring these all before the Lord.  Hope you can make it.

Wednesday 7th August, 7pm: Celebration of Mass
Come and join us as we celebrate Mass at the Corpus Christi Prayer Group.  We are delighted that Fr Sylvester ODC will be paying another visit to our group this evening to lead us in our celebration of Mass.  Fr Sylvester will be available before Mass for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

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Kingdom Come @ Walsingham

Thursday 22nd August – Monday 26th August 2013
National The Roman Catholic Shrine of Our Lady, Walsingham, Norfolk NR22 6AL


Get ready for the biggest annual Catholic Youth Event in the UK. Get ready for a fresh experience of faith and friendship. Get ready for Kingdom Come @ Walsingham: Sunshine, Tents, Adoration, Worship, Engaging talks, Silence, Saints, Workshops, Sports and more
Join over 1,000 young adults 16-35 to experience the love and power of God in your love, as we pray: Your will be done God!

Who:
The event is primarily for young people between the ages of 16 and 25, although it is open to young adults up to aged 35

Accommodation:
There will be separate free accommodation available for men and women - you just need to bring a sleeping bag, roll-mat and wash kit. Or why not bring your own tent and camp?

Cost:
Suggested donation is £100 per person to cover the cost of the retreat (this includes all meals / refreshments, accommodation, a small donation is offered to the speakers and workshop leaders, equipment, insurance and resources).

Travel:
By coach: There will be coaches from London and from other locations across the UK.  For the latest information, see the the Youth 2000 Website or contact the Youth 2000 office (see below)
By train: The best route is to take the train from King’s Cross to King’s Lynn.  Local buses can then be taken to Fakenham the nearest town from which you can get a further bus or taxi to the shrine
By car: Walsingham is a pleasant 2.5hr drive from London.  Why not share with someone?

For more information please see: www.youth2000.org
Or contact the Youth 2000 National Office: info@youth2000.org or call 020 7221 2124


Evangelium Conference

2nd – 4th August 2013
The Reading Oratory School

Young adults (18 to 35) are invited to attend the sixth Evangelium weekend residential conference on the theme of explaining the Catholic faith in the modern world:

• Dynamic talks by excellent speakers
• Mix with other young people who share your faith
• Discuss and talk informally with our speakers
• Daily Mass and eucharistic adoration
• Opportunities for confession
• Relax in the beautiful grounds
• Opportunities for sport and evening entertainment

The Conference is organised by the Evangelium Project and sponsored by the Catholic Truth Society. Confirmed speakers for 2013:
• Rt Rev. Mark Davies - Bishop of Shrewsbury
• Fr Jerome Bertram - Oxford Oratory
• Dr James Bogle - Chairman of the Catholic Union
• Joanna Bogle - Writer and Broadcaster
• Dr Alan Fimister - International Theological Institute
• Fr John Hermer - Lecturer in Sacred Scripture, Allen Hall Seminary
• Fr Marcus Holden - Maryvale Tutor, Custodian of the National Shrine of St Augustine, Ramsgate
• Fr Reto Nay - Founder of Gloria TV
• Dr William Newton - International Theological Institute
• Fr Andrew Pinsent - Faculty of Theology, Oxford University, and formerly a Physicist at CERN
• Fr Nicholas Schofield - Parish Priest, Historian and Archivist of Westminster Archdiocese
• Dr Joseph Shaw - Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University
• Fr Ed Tomlinson - Priest of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
• Sr Mary Trinity - Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT)

For more information or to book, please see:
http://www.evangelium.co.uk/conferences/evangelium-conference-2013


Centre for Philosophy at Stone: Philosophy Week

25th – 31st August 2013
St Dominic’s Convent, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 8EN


CEPHAS (Centre for Philosophy at Stone) invites adult participants to its second philosophy week at Stone convent (25th-31st August 2013). Morning workshops introduce five key areas of philosophy. Afternoon discussions explore central Catholic doctrines such as transubstantiation. Evening guest talks, with good wine, open up the richness of our artistic and intellectual culture.

The full price - which includes food and accommodation for the week - is £320 (and £150 for students) with further bursaries available.

There are only a few places still available, so book up asap to avoid disappointment!

For more information, please email georgecorbett28@gmail.com or valeryewalker@yahoo.co.uk
Or visit their website www.cephas.org.uk.


Anscombe Centre: Conference on Moral Philosophy

27th & 28th September 2013
St Hugh's College, Oxford


The Moral Philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe

On 27th and 28th September 2013 the Anscombe Bioethics Centre will host a major international conference on the moral philosophy of GEM Anscombe, after whom the Centre is named, at St Hugh's College, Oxford (where G.E.M. Anscombe was an undergraduate student).

The price is £140 for ‘early bird’ conference registration, light refreshments and lunch only for the two conference days (without accommodation). Concessions £70.

Participants will include:
Christopher Coope,
Rev Prof Kevin Flannery SJ
Dr Mary Geach,
Rev David Goodill OP
Prof Luke Gormally,
Dr Edward Harcourt,
Dr David Albert Jones,
Prof Anselm Müller (Anscombe Memorial Lecturer 2013),
Dr Matthew O’Brien,
Prof Thomas Pink,
Prof Duncan Richter,
Dr Roger Teichmann,
Prof Jose Maria Torralba and
Prof Candace Vogler.

For more information or to book please see:
http://bioethics.org.uk/detail/news_and_events/g_e_m_anscombe_s_moral_philosophy_conference
Or contact: admin@bioethics.org.uk


Evangelisation Internship for Young Adults in London

The Marist Fathers and Marist Missionary Sisters at Notre Dame de France in Leicester Square in London are offering young adults between 19 and 35 the possibility of living an experience of community and mission in the heart of London’s West End, inspired by Marist values. Together with their involvement in the richly varied mission of Notre Dame de France, those taking part will share in the life and prayer of the local Marist community.

The experience runs from September 2013 and it is possible to combine it with study or work in London.

For information please contact Fr Bernd: maristenbk03@web.de