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Annual Mass at West Tofts
24th June 2019
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The church in Thetford Forest near Mundford, containing a chancel and chapel by Pugin, is under the patronage of the Guild of All Souls.
The village was compulsorily abandoned in WW2, since when it has been part of the Army’s Stanford battle training area. St Mary’s, the only complete building which remains, is usually inaccessible to the public. Two services are permitted each year; a carol service in Advent arranged locally and the Mass arranged by The Guild each Summer. |
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The Celebrant of the Mass on a gloriously hot Summer evening was again the President of The Guild, The Rt Revd Norman Banks, Bishop of Richborough and the preacher was Fr Andrew Greany, Chantry Priest of The Guild. The setting for the Mass was Byrd Mass for Four Voices, rendered beautifully by the Horatio SIngers, who once again voluntarily offered their services in helping to make this such an uplifting occasion.
Refreshments kindly prepared by Maureen Howard were served in the churchyard afterwards.
[Photographs below courtesy of Graham Howard.]
Refreshments kindly prepared by Maureen Howard were served in the churchyard afterwards.
[Photographs below courtesy of Graham Howard.]
2019 Day Conference:
'Now and at the Hour of our Death'... .The Church's Ministry of Healing
*The 2019 day conference at Walsingham was held on 27th June at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Bishop Norman Banks, Bishop of Richborough and President of The Guild welcomed nearly 50 participants.
The following Presentations were given:
The following Presentations were given:
- ‘Ministry of Healing in the Local Church’ by The Revd Fr Philip Gray SSC, Vicar of Mendlesham, Suffolk;
- ‘Healing Ministries at Walsingham’ by The Revd Fr Andreas Wenzel SSC, Shrine Priest, Walsingham;
- ‘Anointing with Holy Oil and the Last Rites’ by The Revd Fr Peter Needham SSC, recently Chaplain of Barnsley Hospital, now Vicar of Athersley and Carlton, Diocese of Leeds
