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Holy trinity Newcastle
and Sacred Heart silverdale
Parish Deacon: Rev Mr Neil Adlington Tel: 01782 624325 Hospital
Chaplain: Father Eric KemballTel: Catechist/Pastoral Assistant:
Barbara Davies
Parish
Secretary/Administrator:
Pauline Cregg
T he time of my stay in England has come to an end.I came here to learn English, but I'm leaving richer. It is not just about language. I got to know the mentality of the people living here and experienced local culture. I understand how Catholics live, here in England. In a country where Catholics had to fight to preserve their faith. I see that this faith is often a very deep faith. I see that very often, people who believe are very proud of this fact. It makes me, as a priest, very happy. It is therefore a very good time to say thank you. First, I want to thank God that I came here. I thank God for every moment spent on English soil. After God, it is time to thank the people. F ather Philip, I wanted to thank you for your warm welcome. I felt very good living in the parish. I felt at home. Thank you also for the opportunity to participate in parish life. This helped to deepen my knowledge, but also helped me to understand the local church. I want to thank Father Eric, and deacon Neil. They were very nice to me and very understanding to my poor language skills.E normous thanks to Barbara and Michael. They took care of me through the whole 6 months. They showed me the local area. They made sure that I truly understood the culture and mentality of people living in England. I also tasted good English food, but above all,a huge thank you to them for the fact that they care about my language getting better and better
I celebrated Mass well. I want to thank the sisters of the Convent and Coolock. From the first day they were very kind to me. I want to thank all the parish groups. UCM, the Liturgical Service of the altar, SVP, the Lay Apostles, parish choir. It is you who are keeping the church alive.I want to thank all of you in whom I see a deep, true faith. When I watch you come to pray and adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I was very uplifted. When I look at the whole family coming together to Mass, I was really happy. Parents and children sitting on the same bench. Really beautiful and an inspiring view of hope for the future.Thank you all. Each of you individually. Thank you for every smile, for your kindness and for your prayers for my intentions.I will remember you all in my prayers, and I ask you to continue to support me, especially through prayer. It is most important. Prayer gives strength to persevere in Christ.
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