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At Your Word, Lord
In the very early years of the Church’s history, St Ignatius, who
was Bishop of Antioch and martyred around 110 AD, wrote to the church
in Ephesus: ‘If the prayer of two people together has such a force,
as Christ tells us in the Gospel, how much more does the prayer of the
Bishop and all the church gathered with him’.
‘At Your Word Lord’ is a process of spiritual and pastoral renewal,
which the Cardinal has asked the entire Diocese to join together with
him, as a response to the Pope’s call for a new impetus in Christian
living. At the Cathedral, this will give an opportunity for worshippers
to:
• grow spiritually and deepen our prayer lives
• reflect on our faith and its practice in our daily lives
• review our roles as Christians in the world
‘At Your Word Lord’ will involve all in the Cathedral parish
on a number of levels and in different ways:
• personally through prayer, meditation and spiritual reading
• by joining a small group to share in prayerful reflection of
scripture and on our faith
• as a worshipping community, through the liturgy, in our Sunday
celebration of Mass
‘At Your Word Lord’ was formally launched at a Mass for the
whole Diocese, celebrated at Wembley Arena on Friday 26 September. This
was followed by a mission in the Cathedral held over 3 days in October.
The programme itself has begun this Autumn, and it is divided into 5 seasons
of 6 weeks each, with each season taking place during periods of Lent
and Autumn over the 3 years of the scheme. We hope that everyone who worships
at the Cathedral, including our visitors, will feel encouraged to participate
in the process in some way. Above all, we want to encourage people to
join in, and if possible to help form and host small groups that will
be the building blocks of a community reflecting together more deeply
on its faith and Christian living.
With this in mind, forms are available for people to indicate whether
they would be interested and prepared to join the groups in order to get
a number established before the formal launch. Many people will be wondering
how such groups might function in practice, and a good way of finding
out is to come along to one of the existing groups that have been meeting
to plan the programme’s launch. There is a core community, under
Simon Jennings and an invitational team, under Mary Maxwell. Why not come
along to one of their sessions and find out more about ‘At Your Word
Lord’?
Further details from:
Simon Jennings: 07860 493718 simon.jennings@rawlinson-hunter.com
Mary Maxwell: 020 7798 9051 maryjmaxwell@uk-online.co.uk
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