...a glorious First Mass for newly-ordained Fr Jonathan Creer at the Church of the Most Precious Blood on Sunday July 1st. He had been ordained the previous day at the Birmingham Oratory.
The Mass at Pr Blood was packed and was the last to take place in the church before big renovations begin with the laying of a new floor.
Afterwards, celebrations over fizz in the Redcross Gardens nearby: scorching sunshine across all of London so it was good to be in a place with some trees and greenery.The Gardens were initiated by Octavia Hill, founder of the National Trust and much more...as she was a fervent High Anglican, it is somehow appropriate that the Gardens she created are now in regular use by the Ordinariate with that special heritage.
As the afternoon drew on, I made my way to London Bridge station where after a badly-needed cup of tea I travelled to Tunbridge Wells, and thence to Pembury for Evensong and the blessing of a beautiful stained glass window which completes the transformation of what was once a dreary hall on the village green into a charming little church, St Anselm's. A beautiful traditional Evensong with splendid singing, and then out into the gardens for more fizz and talk and celebrations...
An Ordinariate day...
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