In November 2009, Pope Benedict XVI issued the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus, stating: “In recent times the Holy Spirit has moved groups of Anglicans to petition repeatedly and insistently to be received into full Catholic communion individually as well as corporately. Indeed, the successor of Peter, mandated by the Lord Jesus to guarantee the unity of the episcopate and to preside
over and safeguard the universal communion of all the Churches, could not fail to make available the means necessary to bring this holy desire to realization”. This new structure within the Catholic Church is a generous and pioneering attempt to heal the wounds of sin and division between Anglicans and Catholics. The Holy Father, speaking at St Mary’s College, Oscott, at the end of his 2010 State Visit to the United Kingdom, said the Ordinariate “should be seen as a prophetic gesture that can contribute positively to the developing relations between Anglicans and Catholics. It helps us to set our sights on the ultimate goal of all ecumenical activity: the restoration of full ecclesial communion in the context of which the mutual exchange of gifts from our respective spiritual patrimonies serves as an enrichment to us all”. The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham was erected by decree of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the 15th January 2011 and Fr Keith Newton was appointed by the Holy Father as its’ first Ordinary. Particular to Bournemouth, the group welcomes all to join them for the celebration of the holy sacraments of the Church in a continued sharing of faith, joy and charity. Mass Times (when not under government restrictions)
11.15am Sundays
10.30am Wednesday
Confessions by appointment
Priest: Fr.