The parish of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross celebrated Evensong and Benediction in its Maylands Church of St Ninian and St Chad on May 11.
The liturgy was presided over by the Ordinariate parish priest Fr Stephen Hill, and the sermon was preached by Mgr Kevin Long.
The liturgy, drawn from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, was well attended by Ordinariate parishioners and seminarians from St Charles’ Seminary who served and assisted with the singing.
After the service supper was prepared by the parishioners and enjoyed by the congregation, which included many Roman Rite Catholics.
Thanks to the provisions of Pope Benedict’s 2009 Apostolic Constitution, Anglicanorum Coetibus, Anglicans are now able to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while preserving much of their Anglican liturgical and spiritual patrimony.
Evensong and Benediction is held every second Sunday of the month at 5.30pm at St Ninian and St Chad’s Church, 11 Susan St, Maylands. All are welcome to join the Ordinariate Congregation.
- ST CHARLES’ SEMINARY