Greetings. Thank
you for your warm welcome as I begin my ministry among you. The first thing I must do is pay tribute to
the care and dedication with which Fr Bede has ministered among you for the past
nine years. I know that I have huge shoes to fill. No doubt you’ll still see
him about as he continues to support me in understanding the Community and the
various elements of the administration.Now, although I know some of you and some
know me, just a little about me. I joined the Ampleforth Community in 1987. I spent 15 years working at ACJS / SMA, 18
years serving the parish of Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley, and am currently
Chaplain to St Margaret’s House in the College. At this point I ask you to be patient with
me over the next few weeks and months as I get to know you and find the correct
balance between my two ministries. I will be spending much time listening and
learning. For a number of reasons this is the
beginning of a new journey for all of us. Perhaps a good starting point would
be the Parish Vision Statement I was introduced to on Thursday. I print it below as a reminder. I wonder if
the making real of this statement should be our main task together. Wishing you every blessing, Fr Kentigern Our Parish Vision Prayer We pray that we may be a
growing community Which,
thorough the power of the Holy Spirit, joyfully serves the mission given to us
by Jesus Christ. We pray that we may be a
welcoming family In
which, young or old, you are known by name, loved and accepted as you are,
invited to pray, to share your life, to heal and to grow, to enjoy a loving
relationship with God, yourself and others, and so become the person you were
created to be. We pray that together we may
reach out in love To
serve the needs of the world and offer the joy and hope of the Gospel to
others, through our actions, our words and the example of our lives, responding
above all to the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth, so that in all
things God our Father will be glorified. Item of advance news: Thursday 30 September No Mass due to
Community Meeting at the Abbey. Sunday 10 October, 6.00pm - Ecumenical
Harvest Service at Gilling. Contact Details: Fr Kentigern Hagan 01439 766815 kentigern@ampleforth.org.uk Mass Times in the local area: Saturday Vigil OL&SB
6.00pm Sunday Helmsley
9.00am Ampleforth
Abbey 9.30am OL&SB
10.00am Kirkbymoorside
10.30am Ampleforth
College 11.15am