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Welcome /Croeso / Witamy
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`Welcome to our parish website here at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Flint. A parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, North Wales. I hope that you will find it useful and enjoy these pages giving a snapshot of a vibrant and active Catholic parish in North East Wales.
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Croeso i Blwyf Eglwys Fair Yr Ymddwyn Difycheulyd , y Fflint.
Gobeithiwn y bydd y gwefan hon ynddefnyddiol i chi ac y byddwch yn mwynhau'r tudalennau hyn. Mae nhw'n rhoi cipolwg ohonom - plwyf bywiog a gweithgar yng Ngogledd-ddwyrain Cymru. |
Witamy na stronie parafii tutaj w kościele Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP, Flint. Parafia katolicka diecezja Wrexham, Północnej Walii. Mam nadzieję, że będzie przydatny i cieszyć się te strony daje migawkę żywy i aktywny parafii katolickiej w północnej Walii.
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Parish Visit to St Mary's College, Oscott
On Sunday 16th September the parish visiting St Mary’s College, Oscott. This is the seminary that Fr Adrian Wilcock attended over 30 years ago. We were welcomed at the main door by the students and taken to the college refectory where tea and cakes were served. After tea we were shown a short video on the history of the college and then given a guided tour of the main public area. During the day we had time to meet with the students from various years and hear something about their lives there. At present there are 70 students at Oscott. We were also given the opportunity to explore the college museum and chapel. The visit concluded with Evening prayer in the chapel with the college community led by the Archbishop of Birmingham, Archbishop Bernard Longley.
It was a truly wonderful and deeply uplifting experience for us all and we hope to visit the college again some time in the future.
(Photographs of the College or students are not allowed to be used on the website)
St Mary’s College, Oscott, near Birmingham has been training Catholic priests to serve the community in this country for over 200 years. The College opened in 1794 with a small group of schoolboys and three seminary students. Francis Martyn was ordained in 1805 and was the first priest wholly trained in England since the Reformation. From then until the present day it has trained priests for the Archdiocese of Birmingham and many other English and Welsh dioceses. As the college expanded and Catholic life in England emerged from the penal times the new college was built on this site. This ambitious project the first major Catholic building in England since the Reformation was the brainchild of the Vicar Apostolic, Thomas Walsh, who built the college as a symbol of the renewal of Catholic Life in England. The chapel is both the heart of the college’s life and the center of Augustus Welby Pugin’s work at Oscott, which draws us into the mystery of Christianity and closer to God. Pugin also created the College Museum, which is open to visiting groups. However, Oscott is much more than an beautiful place; it is a living resource for the Church, where generations of priests continue to be trained for the service of the Church.
It was a truly wonderful and deeply uplifting experience for us all and we hope to visit the college again some time in the future.
(Photographs of the College or students are not allowed to be used on the website)
St Mary’s College, Oscott, near Birmingham has been training Catholic priests to serve the community in this country for over 200 years. The College opened in 1794 with a small group of schoolboys and three seminary students. Francis Martyn was ordained in 1805 and was the first priest wholly trained in England since the Reformation. From then until the present day it has trained priests for the Archdiocese of Birmingham and many other English and Welsh dioceses. As the college expanded and Catholic life in England emerged from the penal times the new college was built on this site. This ambitious project the first major Catholic building in England since the Reformation was the brainchild of the Vicar Apostolic, Thomas Walsh, who built the college as a symbol of the renewal of Catholic Life in England. The chapel is both the heart of the college’s life and the center of Augustus Welby Pugin’s work at Oscott, which draws us into the mystery of Christianity and closer to God. Pugin also created the College Museum, which is open to visiting groups. However, Oscott is much more than an beautiful place; it is a living resource for the Church, where generations of priests continue to be trained for the service of the Church.
Flint Foundation of the Union of Catholic Mothers Wales celebrate 80 years in the Parish
Flint Union of Catholic Mothers celebrated their 80th Anniversary on the 6th September 2018. The Foundation was actually formed by the late Mrs Rogers along with other ladies on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8th December 1938. There were at that time 72 members plus and these numbers continued to rise and the Foundation was a very active one, working within the Parish, fund-raising and enjoying spiritual and social time together also where possible attending Diocesan and National Meetings in different parts of England and Wales.
In 1938 we were part of the Diocese of Menevia and also part of the UCM throughout England and Wales.
In 1990 UCM became independent from England and our title became Union of the Catholic Mothers Wales.
There are ladies who are members of our Foundation today, whose own Mothers and Grandmothers were members before them.
Over the years members of our Foundation here in Flint have gone on to hold Diocesan Office - Mrs Ursula Pickering and Mrs Jennifer Davies have held the Office of Diocesan Presidents - Mrs Monica Jones and Mrs Dorothy Chandler have held the Office of Diocesan Secretaries and Mrs Pat Jones, Mrs Mary Cunningham and Mrs Monica Jones the Office of Diocesan Treasurers.
We have also had representation at National Level with Mrs Monica Jones holding the following National Offices - National Vice-President, North, - National Secretary - National President- and finally Deputy National President.
Sadly our numbers are depleting but we still continue to work within our Parish and support our Parish Priest, attend Diocesan Open Meetings and National Events.
So the members of Flint Foundation can be proud of their achievement in reaching their 80th Anniversary this year, no mean feat in today's world.
In 1938 we were part of the Diocese of Menevia and also part of the UCM throughout England and Wales.
In 1990 UCM became independent from England and our title became Union of the Catholic Mothers Wales.
There are ladies who are members of our Foundation today, whose own Mothers and Grandmothers were members before them.
Over the years members of our Foundation here in Flint have gone on to hold Diocesan Office - Mrs Ursula Pickering and Mrs Jennifer Davies have held the Office of Diocesan Presidents - Mrs Monica Jones and Mrs Dorothy Chandler have held the Office of Diocesan Secretaries and Mrs Pat Jones, Mrs Mary Cunningham and Mrs Monica Jones the Office of Diocesan Treasurers.
We have also had representation at National Level with Mrs Monica Jones holding the following National Offices - National Vice-President, North, - National Secretary - National President- and finally Deputy National President.
Sadly our numbers are depleting but we still continue to work within our Parish and support our Parish Priest, attend Diocesan Open Meetings and National Events.
So the members of Flint Foundation can be proud of their achievement in reaching their 80th Anniversary this year, no mean feat in today's world.
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