Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Civic Service 2019 - a date for your diary!

Back in April, The Rev. Will Pearson-Gee and I hosted a civic service in the town's Anglican Parish Church. It was a lovely occasion to celebrate the joining of the civic and spiritual dimensions of Buckingham. If you missed it - you can read all about it here. So I have been mulling on whether to have one again this coming year and I decided it was definitely worth exploring. And so in the spirit of multi-faith work, I called in yesterday to meet the new Catholic Priest of our town, Father Roy Karakkattu. It was lovely to meet him. We have pencilled in Sunday 28 April 2019. Please watch this space and make a date in your calendar if you think you would like to come along or take part in some way.

I had never been in the church before and it is wonderful light space beautifully designed for worship. They even have a 'crying room' for families with small children who want to attend who can watch and hear the service behind a soundproof window. Father Roy hails from Kerala in India and arrived here after being in Bedford for a number of years. He also looks after St Martin's church in Brackley as well as St Bernadine's in Chandos Road.

Here is a pic of Father Roy and I in the courtyard next to the church.


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