| Over
1000 people attended our outdoor Jubilee Mass, held in
the beautiful grounds of St. Bernard’s Convent,
Slough on Sunday, 18th.
September. The Mass was to celebrate 50 years of the
Church in Langley. |
| The
first Parish Priest, Fr. Crawfurd, said Mass in Trelawney
Avenue in August 1955, until the present Church was
opened two years later. Since then the Church in Langley
has grown from strength to strength, with over 900 people
worshiping there every Sunday. |
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The
Parish Priests of
Holy Family Church,
1955 - 2005
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Planning
for the celebration had been going on for months with
teams of willing volunteers giving up hours of their time
to assist with the preparations.
The construction of the Mass site started on Saturday
morning. |
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| And then on a dry, bright Sunday
morning the site was ready, the stewards were primed and
ready and the crowds started to arrive, including the
Bernardine Sisters, the Daughters of St. Paul, the Irish
Sisters of Charity and many former residents and Priests. |
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Master of
ceremonies,
Ann Budd welcomed
everyone to the
Jubilee Mass
and then the entrance
procession began. |
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Our
three singers were : Katrina MacKay; Rebecca Ryan and
Sophia MacKay.
Readers: Alex Angus and Harry Stockley
Prayers of the Faithful : Sheila Edwards and Andy
Evans
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The
Holy Family group who had gone to Cologne on World Youth
Day brought forward gifts.
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Father
Kevin invited Anita Mitchell, chairperson of the Parish
Council, to present a cheque of £4000.50p to the Mother
General of the Bernardine Sisters who are in the process
of building a new monastery in Burkina Faso, Africa.
Anita and her team had organised the Langley to Africa
– with love project that had raised this large
amount.
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| Natilie
Da Silva presented Sr. Mary Stephens with flowers to mark
her golden anniversary and Sr. Mary of The Daughters of
St. Paul presented a farewell gift to Canon Hazell who is
moving from this area. |
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Ann
Budd thanked everyone for attending the Mass and invited
everyone to stay and have a picnic. There were amusements
available for the children |
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"They
done it again !!! Well done the Holy Family Parish they
really know how to throw a party together."
" For
me, today will remain a wonderful memory for a long
time."
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Fr. Kevin writes :-
Parishioners, visitors and guests have been very kind in
their comments about our Jubilee Mass. We estimate that
there were about 1100 people there (our usual Mass
attendance is 800) and there is no doubt that it was a
great parish occasion.Many people have commented on how
well it was all arranged and that was because a whole
number of people offered their time and their skills. I
wish to thank them all. |
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These were some of the big jobs
that had to be done: getting the site ready, building a
poly tunnel, preparing an altar, arranging flowers,
setting up an effective public address system, rehearsing
and leading music, producing a jubilee magazine, making
sure people knew where to park, preparing readers and
Eucharistic ministers, inviting guests, making
announcements, leading altar servers, arranging a
children’s liturgy of the Word, giving presents,
encouraging us to take part in the Lenten project,
organising bouncy castles and a children’s
entertainer and clearing up after Mass. |
| Add to these tasks all the
quieter things that had to be done, like offering to
bring people to the Mass and looking after them, and you
can see how many people were involved. I thank each and
every one of you. Furthermore, I say a particular word of
thanks to our hosts on the day, the Sisters of St.
Bernard and St. Bernard’s School. We had nothing but
full co-operation and help. Yes, it was a great event and
one that the parish can be proud of. |
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