On Sunday 12th June, the London fraternity will host a workshop by Catholic Voices on reframing and the principles of civil communication: about how we can best share the good news of our Catholic faith with family and friends (or even in the public sphere), and how to handle difficult conversations about faith and the
Fr Gerard F. P. Timoner III, OP, the Master of the Dominican Order worldwide, is visiting the UK to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the arrival of the Dominican friars in England. The Master will be visiting the Rosary Shrine at St. Dominic’s in London on 21-2 May. On Saturday 21 May at 7:30pm there will
Lay Dominicans are members of the Order of Preachers, and preaching can take many different forms. This Holy Week, one member of the Oxford Fraternity collaborated with other Christians in the city to produce the Oxford Community Passion Play 2022 at St Matthew’s Church in Hinksey. The photographs here show Lay Dominican Ambrose Hogan working
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP will lead a discussion on the theme of ‘The Call to Discipleship in Mark’s Gospel’ on Wednesday 25th May from 10am to 1pm. The venue is Swaby nr Alford, Lincs. For further information please contact Janet & Patrick Doyle on 01507 481072 or janandpatdoyle@yahoo.co.uk.
On 10 April, there were three admissions to the London fraternity. The fraternity is delighted to welcome Augusta, Karoline, and Lynne. Please keep them in your prayers.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Patricia Robinson. Pat had been president of the Lay Dominicans of our Province and also European president. Her funeral took place on Wednesday 23 March at St. Osmund’s in Salisbury. The provincial, fr Martin Ganeri OP, presided and the sermon was given by fr Richard Conrad
The 2022 seminar took place from 20 – 22 March, at Hinsley Hall in Leeds. After the cancellation of the 2021 seminar it was wonderful for all the different branches of the family to be together again, and to spend time in prayer and socialising, and hearing updates about the challenges of the last few
Congratulations to Simon Hewitt, of the London fraternity, who made his lifetime profession during the Dominican Family Seminar at Hinsley Hall, Leeds, on 20 March. Please keep Simon in your prayers.
On Saturday 19 March, the North East Fraternal Group held a Day of Reflection, on the theme ‘St. Dominic and the Cross’. 17 people met in Durham (with a few more joining by Zoom), and many more joined us for Mass in the middle of the day.
Alanna-Michelle of the North West Fraternal Group has written a reflection for Lent.
