tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post376797699358324630..comments2023-10-18T14:53:28.622+01:00Comments on Forest Murmurs: Wilfrid: Our Forgotten Saint?Fr Michael Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-44814356853848573832009-03-15T18:25:00.000+00:002009-03-15T18:25:00.000+00:00Our Lady & St Wilfrid's RC Church Blyth No...Our Lady & St Wilfrid's RC Church Blyth Northumberland will be celebrating this anniversary. I will get you further details in due course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-16663637729358798492009-03-08T22:13:00.000+00:002009-03-08T22:13:00.000+00:00Father, I have done some digging, and have come up...Father, I have done some digging, and have come up with the following..<BR/><BR/>a)The annual Hexham Abbey Festival is to have a Wilfrid theme, but that is not until Sept/Oct<BR/>festival@hexhamabbey.org.uk<BR/><BR/>b) There is to be a "St Wilfrid 1300 Anniversary Conference" sponsored by the York Archaeological Trust in York on 11th & 12th September. Historians, Art Historians and Archaeologists will discuss.<BR/>Yorkarchaology.co.uk<BR/><BR/>c) You can always rely on the Anglicans...Dr John Sentanu delivered a lecture in Ripon Cathedral on 19th February commemorating the anniversary entitled "Mission - the Reason the Church Exists." He described Wilfrid as "An amazing character and a true missionary."<BR/><BR/>I still think my idea is valid. I shall be visiting Hexham Abbey on the day to pray for a return to full Roman obedience by the English Church, and that includes our Anglican brethren.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-3321263239202160232009-03-06T10:33:00.000+00:002009-03-06T10:33:00.000+00:00To my shame, I failed to note the significant anni...To my shame, I failed to note the significant anniversary. Too late now to do anything formal, but maybe quiet, personal visits to Wilfred's Episcopal seat at Hexham could in some way rectify the oversight. His role in ensuring compliance with Roman practices by the Celtic Church could well be copied and emulated today. So let's say a prayer of gratitude to Wilfred, ideally at Hexham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com