AtonementOnline: Next week's gathering...

12 November 2010

Next week's gathering...

We're looking forward to our "Becoming One" gathering next week. Inquiries are still coming in, and the attendance seems to increase each day. Of course, we're happy to welcome everyone who wants to come, although I want to emphasize that the primary purpose of the gathering is so that those who are committed to entering the Ordinariate can get to know one another better (thus the title "Becoming One"). We're not going to be debating the merits of the Ordinariate, so if anyone is coming for that purpose, don't bother. You might as well save the plane fare.

Here's the schedule:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16

4:00-5:50pm - Hospitality time (snacks & soft drinks)
6:00pm - Evening Prayer
6:30pm - Reception (wine and refreshments)
7:00pm - Buffet supper
8:00pm - Greetings from various participants
9:00pm - Compline

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

There will be coffee and light snacks available throughout the morning; however, a Continental breakfast is available at the Comfort Inn for those who are staying there.

7:00am - Low Mass according to the Anglican Use
7:30am - Anglican Liturgy
8:15am - Morning Prayer
9:15am - Sung Mass (with the Academy faculty and students)
10:30am - Coffee and continental breakfast
11:00am - Session I – “The Road Taken: How We Arrived at the Threshold”
Noon - Lunch
1:00pm - Session II – “The Destination in Sight: Knock and It Shall Be Opened”
2:15pm - Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00pm – Break for afternoon refreshments
3:40pm - Session III – “Just Around the Corner: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful”
5:00pm - Solemn Evensong
5:45pm - Reception (wine and refreshments)
6:45pm - Dinner
7:45pm - After dinner talk
8:45pm - Compline

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18

There will be coffee and light snacks available throughout the morning; however, a Continental breakfast is available at the Comfort Inn for those who are staying there.

7:00am - Low Mass according to the Anglican Use
7:30am - Anglican Liturgy
8:15am - Morning Prayer
9:15am - Sung Mass (with Academy faculty and students)
10:30am - Coffee and continental breakfast
11:00am - Follow-up discussion and farewell

2 comments:

Igumen Gregory said...: Father,

Will your parish and other Anglican Rite parishes be switching over the the Ordinariate whenever it is established?; Monday, November 15, 2010
Fr. Christopher George Phillips said...: Yes, absolutely. The Ordinariate is the fulfilment of what we have prayed for from the beginning.; Monday, November 15, 2010

"With all my heart, I bless you and your people..."

In 1983 I was a newly-ordained priest. In November of that year, it was my privilege to be in Rome to take part in developing The Book of Divine Worship. During that time an invitation was extended to celebrate Mass with His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, in his private chapel. After we had said Mass, and in those few moments I had with the Holy Father, he told me that he remembered considering the request for my ordination, and he described how he came to an affirmative decision. For me, our brief conversation was an experience which will be treasured forever. At the conclusion of our time together, I asked him if I could take his blessing back to the people of my parish. His very simple words remain precious to me: "With all my heart, I bless you and your people." He then embraced me, and I knew that I was forever "home in my Father's house."