Anna Marie Louise Baidoun nee Nuttall-Smith 14th October 1931 – 4th September 2023 Requiem Mass on Tuesday 10th October 2023 at 11.00 am Blackfriars Priory Church, St, Giles, Oxford OX1 3LY Followed by burial at Wolvercote Cemetery, Banbury Road Reception afterwards at Blackfriars, St. Giles.
The Dominican friars first arrived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1239. They returned in the nineteenth century and St. Dominic’s church was opened by Cardinal Manning in September 1873. On 11 September 2023, Bishop Stephen Wright, Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle, celebrated Mass for the 150th anniversary, and blessed a new icon of St. Dominic, written for
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Anna Baidoun, who died this morning. Anna was a Lay Dominican of the Oxford Fraternity, who served as President of the fraternity, and also as secretary to the Lay Provincial Council. Anna’s funeral will take place at Blackfriars on Tuesday 10th October at 11.00 am. The
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Ray Bayliss is a Lay Dominican in NW Fraternal Group, and Catholic Chaplain at the University of Bangor. The chaplaincy house is called Ty Acwin (Aquinas House), and Ray explains how his Dominican charism is expressed in his role as Chaplain, and the importance of the Aquinas Jubilee for the chaplaincy at Bangor.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Maureen Hawkes, who died on Sunday. Maureen was a member of the Fraternity which used to meet in the New Forest, and for the last few years has been a Lone Lay Dominican, and a great supporter of the new group which is currently being established.
A day to build community, pray and learn together. Bring food to share! Saturday 2nd September 2023 11.00 – 17.00 St. Albert the Great, Edinburgh For more information and registration details, please contact Catherine Wallis-Hughes on: catherinewallishughes@gmail.com
On 23 and 24 June, the Dominican friars in Edinburgh hosted a conference entitled ‘St. Dominic and his Preachers of Grace’. Members of the Dominican family spoke about the past, present and future of the Order in our province and particularly in Scotland. Fr. Dermot Morrin OP hosted the conference. The past: Fr. Richard Finn
Alexander David Marsh made his temporary profession for 3 years on Sunday June 11th while the Oxford Corpus Christi procession was streaming into the Blackfriar’s church. Fortunately the Prior gave us permission to use the Priory Chapter room for the Rite of Profession. We had a good turn-out of members (16) despite the heat and
