Cannock Catholic Latest

Cannock Catholic Latest 18 March 2020 4pm Hi everyone! and welcome to yet more members to the Cannock Catholic Latest WhatsApp list. (73, now!) For those who are new and for those who have forgotten, please remember that this is not a chat - only one user can post to the list - and at present that is me, Fr Peter. You can REPLY to the list - and it is great when you do - those messages go only to me, which I am delighted to read, and they have kept me busy all day. Also please remind anyone wanting to join the list, they must send a message through WhatsApp to me - a text message alone doesn’t let me connect to the list. Anyway … The most recent update to pass on is the latest guidance from the Bishops of England and Wales - I posted this earlier today. If you are new to the list you can read the letter from here: http://bit.ly/33yVUFt - but as I type this,  the website seems to be responding very slowly. Basically the letter says that from Friday evening “we must not gath...

St Cyril of Jerusalem (315 - 386) Cyril was born in 315 of Christian parents and succeeded Maximus as bishop of Jerusalem in 348. He was active in the Arian controversy and was exiled more than once as a result. His pastoral zeal is especially shown in his  Catecheses,  in which he expounded orthodox doctrine, holy Scripture and the traditions of the faith. They are still read today, and several of the Second Readings of the Office of Readings are taken from them. He died in 386. He is held in high esteem by both the Catholics and the Orthodox, and he was declared a Doctor of the Church by the Pope in 1883.

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Cannock Catholic Latest on 17 March 2020 at 8:59 am Good morning, everyone! There’s a lot to say ... but I’ll go for brief messages rather than long ones with lots stuff. For the first message today ... 1. The Deanery Mass this evening has now been POSTPONED. 2. The WhatsApp list is now at 61! 3. Very many of you are letting me know that you are self-isolating in line with what the government said yesterday. There is no indication at present that Churches will be asked to close - no need really as numbers will fall quite dramatically. Several ideas to put into action about keeping in touch ... watch this place. 4. Keep an eye out for one another - get on the phone to people you know, especially anyone who has few or no family. 5. Keep saying the prayers! God bless, Fr Peter ----------- 😇