...Catholic History Walk, this time in Chelsea, with a wonderful welcome at Holy Redeemer Church where parishioner Josephine Robinson showed us round and with a joyful bonus in a visit to Allen Hall, the diocesan seminary built on what was once St Thomas More's land. There is a good-sized community of seminarians there now, as numbers of men training for the priesthood in the diocese has been rising in recent years - some of them joined us for the Walk - and it was grand to be welcomed and to hear all about the history of the place and the work that is done there. This second Catholic History Walk drew a large crowd, and our original intention of "just dropping in" gave way to a full-scale gathering in the refectory. We ended, as planned, by going into the grounds for lamplit prayers around the old mulberry tree, in the shade of which More used to sit with his family...
These Catholic History Walks are proving hugely popular. The next is on Thursday November 19th - meet on the steps of Westminster Cathedral at 6.30pm after the 5.30pm Mass.
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I'm so glad it went well and sorry that I couldn't make it. See you next time, D.V.
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