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Epiphany marks the occasion of a time-honoured Christian tradition of “chalking the doors.” The formula for the ritual is simple: take chalk and write the following above the entrance of your home: 20 + C + M + B + 24 The “20” at the beginning and the “24” at the end mark the current year. The four crosses…
Canon Mark Madden explains the Epiphany tradition of Chalking the Door (There are printable instructions at the bottom of this page) Epiphany marks the occasion of a time-honoured Christian tradition of “chalking the doors.” The formula for the ritual is simple: take chalk and write the following above the entrance of your home: 20 +…
Canon Mark Madden explains the Epiphany tradition of Chalking the Door (There are printable instructions at the bottom of this page) Epiphany marks the occasion of a time-honoured Christian tradition of “chalking the doors.” The formula for the ritual is simple: take chalk and write the following above the entrance of your home: 20 +…
Canon Mark Madden explains the Epiphany tradition of Chalking the Door Epiphany marks the occasion of a time-honoured Christian tradition of “chalking the doors.” The formula for the ritual is simple: take chalk and write the following above the entrance of your home: 20 + C + M + B + 21 The “20” at the beginning…
The Alpha Course group, which is running each Tuesday evening, attended a retreat weekend at The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst. The weekend included a number of talks, group discussions, Mass, prayer ministry, a rainy walk and a trip to the pub! Our leader Richard organised a wonderful and spiritual weekend which was appreciated by…
During May 2019 we visited Bethlehem as part of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. As we celebrate the Birth of Our Lord we would like to share with you some of the images from Manger Square in Bethlehem and of the surrounding area. We were fortunate to visit The Church of the Nativity at…