First Anniversary

of the

COVENANT

between

The Cathedral Parish of St Mary & St Helen, Brentwood

and

The Anglican Parish of St Thomas of Canterbury, Brentwood

Mgr Bill Nix was joined by Fr Matthew Bemand, at a service of Choral Vespers, held in in the Cathedral on Sunday 25th January 2009, when the Covenant between our two parishes was renewed.

In his homily, Fr Paul Keane spoke movingly of the changes, which have occurred since the Second Vatican Council in 1965, which had allowed our two chuches to move closer together.

Seen here leaving the service are Deacon Paul Conrad, Fr Ossie Trellis, Mgr Bill Nix, Fr Matthew Bemand and Fr Paul Keane.

A choir formed from both parishes directed by Andrew Wright, Master of Music at the Cathedral, and David Rooke, Director of Music at St Thomas', sang throughout the service. Afterwards the congregation retired to St Thomas' Hall for refreshments.

 

Our Covenant

We commit ourselves:

- to pray for each other and with each other and to ask the faithful of our communions to pray for one another especially at Mass.

- to seek to remove any obstacle to union whilst maintaining the traditions of our communions.

- to pray for unity in the Church, with the special intention that one day we will both be able to share the Eucharistic Communion at the same altar.

- to pray together for peace, justice, dignity and solidarity for our society and for the resolution of hostilities in other parts of the world.

- to pray for the leadership of our Churches; for wisdom and prudence in response to the needs in our dioceses, the nation and the world.

- to support those who live an Anglican-Roman Catholic covenant in their families. to collaborate in planning liturgical, educational, and social programmes and sharing physical and human resources whenever possible.

- to seek unity in teaching the Christian moral life.

- to support the proclamation, the living out and the annual renewal of this covenant.

Click here for More Details of the 2008 Covenent

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