The Fourth Sunday of Easter (30th April) is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday or Vocations Sunday, when we pray for an increase in vocations to the Diaconate and Priesthood. Father David Craven and Jean Kouacou have produced a novena of prayer leading up to Vocations Sunday for The Society, and Bishop Paul encourages [...]
Father Barry Orford was the preacher at the consecration of Bishop Paul. You can find the text of the sermon HERE
We rejoice that Paul Thomas was consecrated as the first Bishop of Oswestry on 2nd February 2023, the feast of Candlemas, at Canterbury Cathedral. More photos will be published soon (photo credit: Emma Underhill)
During the consecration of Fr Paul Thomas as Bishop of Oswestry, a letter of greeting was read out from His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patrirch. The text of the letter can be found HERE
The Bishop-Designate, Father Paul Thomas SSC, sends the following Christmas greeting to the Clergy and People of the See of Oswestry: Friends, the Church invites us this Christmas to ponder anew and to respond afresh to the mystery of our redemption in Christ. Robed in our human nature and sharing our life [...]
The Reverend Paul Thomas SSC, currently Vicar of St James’ Church Paddington in the Diocese of London, has been appointed as the new Bishop of Oswestry. Speaking of his upcoming role in the Canterbury Province of the Church of England, Fr Paul said he is looking forward to committing himself as a missionary bishop and dedicated [...]
Confession time! Prior to coming to Friar Park where our Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi, I had little time for Saint Francis himself. A bit unhinged, I thought, a bit of a fanatic. Oh yes, I’d led a number of pilgrimages to Italy that had included stays in Assisi, but [...]
Congratulations to Father Peter Jackson on his ordination to the Priesthood, this Saturday, 24th September at 12 noon in the parish church of St John the Apostle, Torquay. We are praying for Lauren, Theodora, Father Peter March, Father Stephen Ball and the people of the parishes of All Saints, Torre, Torquay and St John Torquay [...]
The Society's Council of Bishops records its deep sadness at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. Her Majesty steadfastly witnessed to the Christian Faith for just over seventy years as monarch and administered the responsibilities as our nation's head of state dutifully and without complaint in that time. We are all [...]
Following the resignation of the former Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Jonathan Goodall, in September last year, a consultation on the way forward for the see has received a number of calls to consider relocating the post to be rooted in an individual diocese and diocesan college of bishops. The Bishop of Ebbsfleet - one of [...]
