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Lent 2012

 

The Pope's Lent message this year can be read here.  Lent Message 2012

Archbishop George Stack Ash Wednesday Pastoral Letter - Ash Wednesday & Lent 2012 Pastoral Letter

Archbishop George Stack - Lenten Station Masses

A Prayer for Lent - Lent Prayer  

 

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

St David’s Cathedral witnessed an historic event on Sunday, 22nd January when over 400 worshippers from all Christian denominations gathered for Ecumenical Vespers.  The address was given by Dr. Leslie Griffiths, Minister of Wesley’s Chapel, London.  He spoke on the subject of “The Religious Landscape of Wales at the beginning of the 21st Century” and outlined the history, the current pattern and shape of religious life in Wales, and looked to future challenges facing the Churches.  The talk is available on the Diocesan website and was recognized as an outstanding contribution to the life of the Cathedral and Diocese of Cardiff and beyond.  Congratulations and thanks to the Diocesan Commission for Christian Unity for organizing this outstanding event.  To read the talk by Lord Griffiths and to see photographs from the Vespers visit the Chirstian Unity Page
 

 

Retirement of Archdiocesan Director of Religious Education

 

Mrs. Anne Manghan, Director of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of Cardiff, has signified her intention of retiring from her post on 31 August 2012. She was appointed Director in April 2004 having previously served as Headteacher of St. Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Port Talbot, for eight years.

Over the past eight years, Mrs. Anne Manghan has been responsible for the strategic direction and development of the Religious Education curriculum in all educational phases. She has also been responsible for the development of the religious and spiritual life of the schools and colleges of the Diocese 58 in total. Theimplementation and management of Sections 48 and 50 Archdiocesan inspections as well as the organisation of the Catholic Certificate in Religious studies.

Countless numbers of pupils, staff, diocesan and educational colleagues will have good reason to be grateful for the dedication and professionalism of Mrs. Anne Manghan. In thanking her for her outstanding contribution in the field of religious education, the Diocesan family wishes her every blessing in her forthcoming retirement 

 

Proposals for Legislation on Organ and Tissue Donation:  A Welsh Government White Paper

 

A Joint Response on behalf of The Roman Catholic Church in Wales, The Church in Wales and the Wales Orthodox Mission

 

The leaders of The Roman Catholic Church in Wales, The Church in Wales and the Wales Orthodox Mission today made a joint response to the Welsh Government on its proposals for Legislation on Organ and Tissue Donation.

 

The response is based on social, moral and ethical principles and is intended to contribute these important elements to the current debate.

 

The Churches are profoundly committed to the dignity of the human person in life and in death.  The principles outlined in this document seek to preserve the dignity and autonomy of every person whilst creating a proper framework in which the gift of human organs after death is precisely that – an act of solidarity, generosity and love.

 

The Church leaders state:  “Our main concern is that the positive ethos of donation as a free gift is being endangered by an ill-judged if well-intentioned proposal to move from voluntary donation to presumed consent.”

 

They urge the Welsh Government “to revisit the process and establish a cross party committee that could consider all the evidence submitted to the previous enquiries of the last three years” Full Joint response

 

 

Appointment of Vicar General & Diocesan Chancellor

Following the recent consultation on the appointment of Vicar General, Canon Joseph Boardman has agreed to assume this important responsibility. I envisage the appointment will take effect sometime after Easter, following a period of transition with Mgr. Bob Reardon to whom I express my deep gratitude for his sterling work on my behalf and on behalf of the Diocese. I have appointed Fr. David Hayman as Chancellor of the Diocese. He already exercises significant canonical functions within the Diocese, and I am grateful for his willingness to continue serving us in this important field. My vision for these two posts is that the Vicar General should be the "Minister for Internal Affairs" and the Chancellor the "Minister for External Affairs". The next few months will allow the opportunity for defining what that means. As always, I welcome comments and suggestions from priests, deaneries and consultors as to how best we may organise our affairs in the Diocese for the greater good of the Church and our people.

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Today Archbishop George received the Pallium from Pope Benedict XVI during a Mass celebrated in the Basilica of St Peter in Rome.

Over forty Metropolitan Archbishops from all over the world who were appointed during the last year were present at the ceremony.  The Pallium is a band of white material worn over an Archbishop’s chasuble as the sign of office of a Metropolitan Archbishop.  A Metropolitan Archbishop is appointed to “preside” over an ecclesiastical province including his own archdiocese.  A province consists of a number of dioceses, designated “suffragan dioceses” which, in a limited way, the metropolitan oversees.

The province of Wales and Herefordshire consists of the Archdiocese of Cardiff and the “suffragan dioceses” of Menevia and Wrexham.

The video of this can be found via Rome Report Archbishop George Stack from Cardiff receives the pallium from Pope Benedict  

 

Images from the Installtion of Archbishop Stack who was installed as the seventh Archbishop of Cardiff on Monday 20th June at St David’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Cardiff, at 12 Noon.

 

 

Many thanks to Michael Woodward of Shot With Spirit www.shotwithspirit.com. 
More images can be found on flickr Shotwithspirit flickr link

A copy of the Homily from the Installation can be download here Installation Homily