...in Manchester meets at the University Chaplaincy, which is immediately opposite the Students' Union, so I was able to give a talk to the Guild after the Union gathering (see previous Blog entry). A convivial evening, and a chance to visit the beautiful chapel(recently renovated - exquiste altar with pre-Reformation carvings) and see something of the vibrant life of the chaplaincy, which has packed Masses, and a range of actitities that include a four-part choir,instruction in the Faith, lots of charitable work caring for the elderly and homeless etc, sports, pilgrimages, trips, talks, retreats, and more...
Student Mass each Sunday at Holy Name church at 7pm is evidently the place to be. Coming up in 2010 there is a walking pilgrimage to Compostella with a stay in Lourdes, and a public presentation of the Passion of Christ on Good Friday in the streets of Manchester...
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