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New ‘Young Seekers’ Group

The Westminster Vocations Promotion Team has recently started a group called Young Seekers. Led by Fr Mike Maguire, the Assistant Vocations Promoter, this group hopefully will attract men in their late teens and early twenties to meet regularly and share their hopes and maybe their uncertainties about the call of the Lord.  The meetings will take place at 6.45pm, usually on the last Thursday of the month.

Please get in touch with Fr Mike at vocations@rcdow.org.uk for more details. To be kept up-to-date with Westminster Vocations, please ‘like’ the Westminster Vocations Facebook page or follow on Twitter @WestminsterVoca

Sr. Silvana’s Interview on ‘Call the Midwife’

Sr. Silvana Dallanegra, a religious sister from the Society of the Sacred Heart, spoke on Sunday on BBC Three Counties Radio on the themes that run throughout Call the Midwife. The period drama follows a group of nuns and nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s, and is now in its 8th series.

Sr. Silvana talks about the realism of the characters, and the correlation between the life issues that nuns were faced with then and the issues that nuns work with today in their ministries. To listen to Sr. Silvana’s interview, please click here (8:15 minutes into the Breakfast Show).

Lenten Prayer around the Cross

Wednesday 27th March 2019 at 6pm – 8pm

Like every year, a brother of the Taizé Community is holding a Lenten Prayer around the Cross in London. A quiet and reflective candlelit service with music, Bible readings, prayers and times of silence. There will be a song practice from 5.30pm, and will be held in the Church of All Hallows by the Tower (tube: Tower Hill). Please click here for directions how to get there.

For more information, please email Fr Paolo at brpaolo@taize.fr

Compass Discernment Weekend

Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st April 2019

Spend the Sacred Triduum at Worth Abbey in West Sussex to pray and reflect on God’s call to you in life. Particularly for those considering a vocation to the religious life or priesthood.

Taking place at Worth Abbey, Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill, Crawley RH10 4SB, from Holy Thursday afternoon until Easter Sunday. Limited space – please book your place before 29th March.

Email: compass@ukvocation.org. 
Website: www.compass-points.org.uk

Vocations Sunday

Vocations Sunday will be celebrated on 12th May 2019. This day flows from the broader culture of vocation, and is when the universal Church asks the Lord to send more labourers to the harvest.

You can now download resources for Vocations Sunday, which can be used in your parish, school or community. Please click here to view the resources.

WYD @ Home

Friday 7th – Sunday 9th June 2019

Many of us were keen to respond to Pope Francis’ invitation to World Youth Day in Panama this year, but for many of us from the UK, it was too far to join in the celebrations. Young people aged 16-30 are invited to join in a weekend of world-renowned Christian music artists, sacramental celebrations, inspirational speakers and workshops with praise and worship led by incredible talent.

UK Vocation