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Events
Please see below for a selection of national,
international and local information. If you have any information
about traditional Catholic events, which would be suitable
for young adults please e-mail ps99ddb@yahoo.co.uk giving a
brief description of the nature of the activities involved.
National Events
YCA Retreat at Douai Abbey
During the weekend of the 18-20 September 2009.
Young Catholic Adults will be running a Traditional Retreat
at Douai Abbey, the retreat will be led by Juventutem Ecclesiastical
Assistant Fr de Malleray . The weekend will be full-board
(except for the Sunday lunch). Douai Abbey, situated on high
ground in the Berkshire countryside overlooking the beautiful
Kennet valley towards the distant Hampshire downs, is within
easy reach of London, Reading, Oxford and many places of interest.
It provides an ideal setting for quiet reflection, retreats
and for conferences.
Hospitality has been a special concern of monasteries from
the earliest times. St Benedict teaches in the Rule "All
guests are to be welcomed as Christ". All rooms are fully
en-suite offering accommodation for guests in the Bl Hugh
Faringdon , St Alban Roe and the St Benet Biscop buildings.
One of the comments frequently made about Douai is that it
offers an environment and atmosphere of peace and serenity,
where the cares of daily life can be left behind.
Places are limited so please book early
* YCA will have half of the whole retreat centre to itself
* There will be a social in the evening
* Fr. de Malleray FSSP head of Juventutem will preach the
retreat, Mass will be in the Extraordinary form.
Events Open to the Public
The Sung Mass (Missa Canta) on
Saturday 19th September 09’ at 10am followed
by a Marian Procession around the
extensive grounds of the Abbey at 11am (starting
from the main Abbey Church) are open to the public.
There are also a few rooms allocated
for all age groups (not just YCA) so please book soon.
Saturday 19th – Sunday 20th September (full
board)*
48 pounds full-board (except Sunday lunch)
25 pounds for students/low waged/unwaged
Or to come for 3 days:- Friday 18th - Sunday 20th
September
88 pounds; 45 pounds for students/low waged/unwaged)
*All costs are full board - apart from Sunday lunch
Come for the day
Or come for the day on Saturday 19th September
Suggested donation 5 pounds (extra for meals)
How to book - limited places so please reserve your
place early
To reserve your place FOR THE WEEKEND (no deposit needed
if you are coming for the day on Saturday 5th July), please
a 20 pound deposit (NON RETURNABLE) to Damian Barker, Flat
5, 12 St. Catherine Street, Kingsholm, Gloucester, Glos. GL2
9DU (please make any cheques payable to Damian Barker). For
enquiries ring 07908105787.
How to get there
Douai Abbey is situated 1 mile north of the A4 about half
way between Reading and Newbury in Berkshire.
The turn off the A4 is about 6 miles from M4 Junction 12.
By rail the nearest station is called MIDGHAM, but it is
actually in Woolhampton village.
To Walk
You will need to leave the station and head towards the centre
of Woolhampton village, when you reach the main road, turn
left and walk c. 50 yards until you reach the "The Falmouth
Arms"; turn right here, then walk up WOOLHAMPTON HILL
which is then signposted to Douai Abbey. Pass Elstree School
(right) and St Peter's Church (right) and on up to a T-junction.
Turn left past the Thatched Cottage (on left), and then after
800 yards is the DOUAI ABBEY Entrance. It takes about 15 mins
to walk from the station.
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From Reading on the A4:
At roundabout after dual carriageway, continue on A4 towards
Newbury for half a mile.
Turn right at sign to Douai Abbey (picture) up CODS HILL,
pass Sports Ground on left.
Pass Thatched Cottage (on left), after 100 metres pass St
Mary's Church (on right).
DOUAI ABBEY Entrance is a further 100 metres on the right.
After turning in, fork right for RECEPTION or left for PARKING.
From Newbury on the A4:
At Woolhampton village, on the left is "The Falmouth
Arms", very prominent.
Turn left here, up WOOLHAMPTON HILL which is signposted to
Douai Abbey (picture).
Pass Elstree School (right) and St Peter's Church (right)
and on up to a T-junction.
Turn left past the Thatched Cottage (on left), and in 200
metres is the DOUAI ABBEY Entrance.
After turning in, fork right for RECEPTION or left for PARKING.
(Also for those travelling by train, as trains do not run
from Midgham station on a Sunday, there will be lifts to Reading
Station).
FOR
A MAP OF HOW TO GET TO DOUAI CLICK HERE
International Events
Juventutem Events
Upcoming plans:Juventutem International
Gathering in Bern, Switzerland: 20-22 February 2009
Every group is cordially invited to contact
the Bureau and send at least one delegate. Like last year,
the purpose is the diversity of representatives rather than
the actual number of members attending. Please do your best
to support this event which is an important opportunity for
the Juventutem International Federation to update and grow
stronger. Of course we do not expect many members outside
Europe to be able to travel to Bern, but please pray for us
and with us during this important meeting. Contact: Juventutem,
Kirchbergerstrasse 42, CH-3008, Bern, Switzerland; Tel./fax:
+41 31 371 29 20. Email Cosimo Marti at : codama[at]bluewin.ch.
Paris-Chartres Pentecost Pilgrimage
in France (30 May-1st June 2009):
Juventutem Chapter
The Youth of Britain marched last year under
the banner of Juventutem. Fr Withoos, Madeleine Readings and
Gregory Flash inspired the enthusiastic youngsters on the
muddy road to Chartres. Banners and flags flying, singing
hymns and songs with gusto, the miles flew by. It was reassuring
to witness their laughter and perseverance as they waded through
inches of mud and water. To build on this success and to cater
separately for the broad age range of young people, another
chapter is planned this year for those aged 13-18 to be led
by Agostino di Falco and Anthony Readings in addition to the
main Juventutem chapter for 18 to 30 year olds. This is now
a very important part of our apostolate and we ask for both
your prayers and financial support.
For more information please contact:-
Francis & Julie Carey
Tel: 01494 729 223 e-mail - Chartres@duc-in-altum.co.uk
Gregory Flash -International Juventutem
Chairman writes about the Juventutem chapter:-
Celebrate Pentecost with a pilgrimage!
I would like invite you to join me and several thousand other
young people on a pilgrimage in France at Pentecost this year.
What is the pilgrimage?
The pilgrimage involves walking from Paris
to Chartres, along part of one of the ancient routes to Compostella.
This particular pilgrimage, the largest of the annual pilgrimages
that takes this route, is now in its 26th year, so it is a
well-oiled and efficient machine. By the end of the pilgrimage,
some six thousand people come together in and outside the
glorious cathedral in Chartres for a solemn Mass. The average
age of the pilgrims is somewhere in the low twenties, as the
vast majority of the pilgrims are young, though people of
all ages are welcome.
Who will be going?
I invite you to walk with the British young
adults' chapter, dedicated to St Alban, which will be made
up of 18-35 year olds. All the pilgrims in this chapter will
be English speaking, with the majority coming from the UK,
though there we hope to welcome pilgrims from other countries
too. We will have English speaking priests looking after us,
giving talks, hearing confessions and leading the prayers.
There will also be lots of opportunities to get to know pilgrims
of other ages and other nationalities.
The majority of the pilgrims are French, but there are chapters
from the USA, Canada, Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Spain, Italy,
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, Lithuania and
other countries besides. The three Masses of the pilgrimage
are celebrated in Latin (booklets are provided to help you
follow the prayers), which enables this wonderfully diverse
group of nationalities to pray and sing with one voice. We
walk in chapters of about thirty pilgrims, singing and praying
(in English mostly though there will be plenty of opportunity
to learn and sing in other languages over the two and half
days), listening to talks to from priests and chapter leaders,
and getting to know one another. There is plenty of laughter
and joy as well as prayer and hard work.
How exactly does the pilgrimage work?
On Saturday 10 May, we all meet at 6am at Notre
Dame Cathedral in Paris. The pilgrims enter the great Cathedral,
where prayers are said and the pilgrims are blessed by the
clergy. We then begin walking our way out of Paris, walking
with the rest of our chapter. Half way through the morning,
we have a short pause for water and some fruit, before making
our way to one of the forests that surrounds Paris for Mass
of the vigil of Pentecost in the open air. A picnic lunch
follows, and we resume our walk until the evening (with a
few pauses on the way), until we reach a camp site outside
a beautiful village. We spend the night under tents (for details
of sleeping arrangements see below). Early the next morning,
we set off again. Mass of Pentecost Sunday is said again the
open air, before another early picnic lunch. We walk until
the evening (again with pauses), spending the second night
in a campsite not far from Chartres. An hour before reaching
the campsite we should catch our first distant glimpse of
the spires of Chartres cathedral towering above the fields
that surround the city.
The following morning we set off for Chartres.
We have our final picnic lunch before arriving in Chartres
in the early afternoon. At half past three the final solemn
Mass of the pilgrimage begins, said in the presence of the
bishop of Chartres. I don't yet have details of the celebrant
for this year, but over the past twenty five years, bishops
and Cardinals have celebrated this closing Mass.
What do I need to bring?
You need the following:
* Good walking shoes
* Sleeping bag
* Optional tent - as non-French pilgrims you can sleep in
communal tents that are provided for the international pilgrims,
though you are free to bring your own tent (this is the option
I take, and which is arguably preferable to the communal option).
* Food for lunch on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. You should
also bring food to supplement the evening soup.
* Clothing suitable for two and a half days of walking in
the open air - you will need a good set of waterproofs. Last
year we had a lot of rain, but the previous year we had unmitigated
sunshine. Pentecost is early this year, so you should also
bring a couple of jumpers/warm clothes.
* Two rucksacks - one large, which will hold your sleeping
bag, tent if you take one, and any bulkier items, and a smaller
one. The larger bag will be transported from Paris to the
campsites and then to Chartres. The smaller bag will contain
what you need to walk during the day, i.e. your lunch, raincoat,
jumpers etc.
How fit do I need to be?
The pilgrimage involves a heavy amount of walking.
You therefore need to be reasonably physically fit in order
to cope with walking 100km in two and half days. It is gruelling
and hard work, but it is not a death march!
Gregory Flash FIJ Chairman.
How do I book?
Francis and Julie Carey run a very successful
and reasonably priced package (highly recommended!)for
the pilgrimage with coaches, hotels and ferries all included,
to book please email Chartres@duc-in-altum.co.uk
for further details, or ring 01494 729 223.
Or you can register yourself at http://www.nd-chretiente.com/inscript/index.php?inscript=1
P lease contact Gregory Flash at flash@gregory-f.com for this
option.
International Youth Gathering organised
in Marian Shrine of Le Puy-en-Velay, France: August 18-23,
2009
International Youth Gathering organised in Marian Shrine of
Le Puy-en-Velay, France: August 18-23, 2009. Plan ahead and
make sure you will be with us during this wonderful week in
one among the most ancient Marian shrines in the world. Come
and venerate the famous "Black Madonna", come and
attend beautiful liturgies, meet young adults from various
countries motivated by the Roman traditions of the Church,
improve your Catholic knowledge through sound lectures and
explore the breathtaking volcanos landscape of the "Massif
Central". Contact: www.juventutem.org http://www.juventutem.org/.
Local Events
YCA Local Group(s)
Cheltenham
(Gloucestershire)
New Joint Local
YCA Meeting
YCA are sponsoring the
catechetical materials of Cheltenham Catholic Adults. The
meeting takes place on the 2nd Tuesday of the month on the
1st floor of the Old Priory at St. Gregory's Church Cheltenham
London
18-35 Group run
by Brompton Oratory
Meeting for young adults 18-35 years, which
meets on the Thursday nearest the 20th of the month at 8pm
at St. Wilfrid's Hall at Brompton Oratory, Brompton Road,
London SW7 2RP.
For more information contact Fr. Rupert McHardy
at:- youngcatholics.oratory@gmail.com.
Or telephone 0207 808 0900. For information
on how to get to the Oratory click here.
Mass Times
The following regular Masses follow the 1962 Missal
Westminster
Every Sunday Low Mass 9.30 am St James Spanish
Place George St London W1
Every Sunday Low Mass 9.00 am The Oratory Brompton Rd London
SW7
Birmingham
Every Sunday Low Mass 8.00 am The Oratory Woodstock Rd Oxford
Every Sunday Low/Sung Mass 12.30 pm Cloister Chapel Birmingham
Oratory Hagley Rd Birmingham
Oxford
Every Sunday Low Mass 8.00 am The Oratory Woodstock
Rd Oxford
Every Sunday Low/Sung Mass 12.30 pm Cloister Chapel Birmingham
Oratory Hagley Rd Birmingham
Clifton
Ist Sundays of the month 3pm at Prinknash Abbey Cranham
Gloucester
Every Saturday Low Mass 11.00 am Prinknash Abbey Cranham Gloucester
For directions, please Click
Here
East Anglia
1st Sunday of month Low Mass 3.00 pm Our Lady
& St Joseph Chapel Lawshall Bury St Edmund's
2nd Sunday of month Low Mass 5.30 pm St Pancras Orwell Place
Ipswich Suffolk
Hexham & Newcastle
Every Sunday Low Mass 9.00 am St Mary Bernard
Castle Country Durham
Sung Mass 11.30 am St Dominic's Priory New Bridge St Newcastle
Low Mass 12.00 noon St Joseph High West St Gateshead
For those travelling to St Dominic's from a distance are
advised to tel 0191 232 5939.
Liverpool
Every Sunday Low/Sung Mass 3.00 pm St. Anthony
Scotland Rd Liverpool
Middlesborough
First Friday Low Mass 7.00 pm St Clare's Church
Brookfield Middlesborough
Northampton
Every Sunday Low Mass 10.30 am Our Lady of Perpetual
Succour Amersham Rd Chesham Bois Bucks
Every First Thursday Low Mass 7.30 pm Our Lady of Perpetual
Succour Amersham Rd Chesham Bois Bucks
Portsmouth
Every Sunday and Holy Day Low/Sung Mass 12.00
noon Christ the King Northumberland Ave Whitley Reading
First Saturday of the Month Sung Mass 11.30 am Christ the
King Northumberland Ave Whitley Reading
Salford
Every Sunday Low Mass 4.00
pm The Holy Name Oxford Rd Manchester
Southwark
Every Sunday Sung Mass 10.45
am St Bede's Thornton Rd London SW12
Mon to Fri Low Mass 7.00 am St Bede's Thornton Rd
London SW12
Every Sunday Low Mass 6.00 pm** St Thomas Aquinas
Ham Common Ham TW10
First Sunday's Low Mass 4.00 pm St. Mary Crown Lane Chislehurst
First Friday's Low Mass 6.30 pm St Mary Magdalen East Hill
Wandsworth SW18
1st Sunday of the month Low Mass 12.30 pm St Francis 126 Week
Street Maidstone ME14 1RH
2nd Sunday of the month Low Mass 12.00 noon St Simon Brookfield
Road Ashford South TN23 4UE
3rd Sunday of the month Low Mass 12.30 pm St Andrews 47 Ashford
Road Tenterden TN30 4LL
4th Sunday of the month (Vigil) Low Mass 6.00 pm (on Saturday
evening) St Thomas Canterbury Becket Court Station Road Headcorn
TN23 4EU
5th Sunday of the month Low Mass 12.00 noon St Simon Brookfield
Road Ashford South TN23 4UE
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