On Monday 23rd August 2010, during a celebration of Mass at the Grotto in Lourdes by the Catholic Association Pilgrimage, three priests of the Association were made Chaplains of Honour of the Sanctuaries. Fr Nicholas King SJ, Fr Antony Lester OCarm, and Mgr William Saunders were appointed Chaplains of Honour to the Lourdes Sanctuaries by [...]
[ Monday July 19, 2010 to Sunday July 25, 2010. ] From Monday 19th until Sunday 25th July there will be a ‘Pilgrimage of Hope’ to Rome for young people (18-35) associated with the Carmelite Order (contact Fr. Tony Lester for details phone 01904 410249).
For general information please contact Johan Bergström-Allen on 01904 411521 or
e-mail: york@laycarmel.org
[ Friday July 16, 2010 to Sunday July 18, 2010. ] There will be a mini-retreat to Aylesford Priory (The Friars) in Kent on Friday 16th – Sunday 18th July coinciding with the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on 16th July and the Day for the Carmelite Family on Sunday 18th July (please book rooms by contacting the reception desk at The Friars 01622 [...]
[ Saturday July 10, 2010; ] On Saturday 10th July there will be a meeting at Lawrence Street looking at the topic of “Carmel: A Family of Solidarity”, with a particular focus on the Carmelite Order’s highlighting of people-trafficking.
[ Wednesday July 7, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] A presentation on Wednesday 7th July by Johan Bergström-Allen to York Interfaith Group (all welcome) at More House Catholic Chaplaincy in Heslington, 7.30pm.
On Saturday 6th March the Carmilite Spirituality Group meets to look at the topic of “Oscar Romero and Carmel”, in anticipation of the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of this Archbishop of El Salvador. A presentation on Romero’s life and witness will be given by Julian Filochowski, Chair of the Archbishop Romero Trust. This meeting [...]
A pdf of the 2010 programme for the York Carmelite Spirituality Group Programme can be downloaded by clicking this link.
Also a poster to go with the programme can be downloaded here.
On 31st October, the Bishop of Middlesbrough, Rt Rev Terence Drainey, spoke to York Carmelite Spirituality Group about the great Carmelite Saint and Doctor of the Church, Teresa of Jesus of Avila. Some 30 participants packed into the home of the Corpus Christi Carmelites on York’s Lawrence Street to listen to him.
Bishop Terry spoke of [...]
