Thanet vision
Parish of Ss Austin & Gregory, Margate
 
 
Church details
Address
38 Charlotte Place
Margate
Kent CT9 1LP
 
Telephone
01843 220825
PErsonnel
Parish Pastoral Team
Rev Fr Luke Smith
 
 
 
Ss Austin & Gregory Church, Margate
Events Archive
25 February 2007
Homily on “Growing in Communion” and distribution of the first of the three leaflets.
23 January 2007
Mrs Barbara Wallace, deanery facilitator for this consultation, meets with the Deanery Clergy to discuss the process.
2 December 2006
Copy of the Archbishop’s Document “Towards a Vision for the Future” is available on the diocesan website. Click here to read it.
2-3 December 2006
Reading of Archbishop’s Letter at weekend Masses
2-3 December 2006
Distribution of Archbishop’s Prayer Cards to all parishioners
2 December 2006
Copy of the Archbishop’s Document “Towards a Vision for the Future” is available on the diocesan website. Click here to read it.
22-23 November 2006
Mrs Barbara Wallace, deanery facilitator for this consultation, meets with the Deanery Clergy to discuss the process.
8 November 2006
The Archbishop’s document “A Vision for the Future” is outlined by the Dean to the Thanet Deanery Pastoral Council
 
Please pray for the success of this consultation; we will continue to use the prayer for the Diocese each day at Mass, please include it in your daily prayers
 
          God our Loving Father,
         pour out on us afresh the gifts of your Holy Spirit.
         Open our ears to hear your Word,  
         open our eyes to see your presence,
         open our minds to understand your Wisdom
         and open our hearts to be more available for your mission
         so that strengthened by your grace we can truly be a
         sign and instrument of your presence in our world today.
         We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
 
Parish Consultation Timetable
 
N.B. The Major parts of this timetable will be followed
in all the parishes of the Thanet Deanery
 
Growing in Communion
 
Weekend of 24th and 25 February 2007
Leaflet 1 will be issued to parishioners (including the housebound)
Large print leaflets will be available,
and leaflets prepared for junior aged children
 Homily will be on the theme “Growing in Communion”
 
Time for Reflection, Discussion and Response
During the week you are encouraged to reflect on the theme, discuss it with your family, friend, other parishioners (e.g. coffee after Mass) or within any of the parish groups you attend. You are then invited to write a brief response to each of the questions on the leaflet
 
Reaching out in Mission
 
Weekend of 3rd and 4th March 2007
Leaflet 1 to be returned
Leaflet 2 will be issued to parishioners (including the housebound)
 Homily will be on the theme “Reaching out in Mission”
Time for reflection, discussion and response (as above)
 
Facing the Future
 
Weekend of 10th and 11th March 2007
Leaflet 2 to be returned
Leaflet 3 will be issued to parishioners (including the housebound)
 Homily will be on the theme “Facing the Future”
Time for reflection, discussion and response (as above)
 
Weekend of 17th and 18th March 2007
Leaflet 3 to be returned
 
 
Collation of Responses
During the following two weeks our responses will be collated into a parish report. Each parish is to appoint two delegates to co-ordinate this task and then to be present at a meeting with the bishop (see below). I have approached our two representatives on the Deanery Pastoral Council to fulfil this task. I think we will need further help to collate the responses (volunteers welcome)
 
 
4th April 2007
Reports from all parishes sent to the Dean of Thanet (Fr David Caine)
so that a deanery report can be put together
 
13th April 2007
Copies of the Deanery Summary and the parish reports
to be sent to each parish
 
 
20th April 2007
Meeting of deanery clergy and the parish delegates with Bishop John Hine 7.30pm, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Broadstairs