Wednesday, September 7, 2011

First Anglican Use Mass in Northern Virginia

The St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Use Society of Washington, DC and Northern Virginia will hold a Requiem Mass on Sept. 11, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Annandale, VA. To my knowledge, this will be the first time an Anglican Use Mass has ever been celebrated in the state of Virginia--publicly, at least.

Our celebrant, Fr. Eric Bergman of the St. Thomas More Society, will also speak at St. James' Catholic Church in nearby Falls Church, VA on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11, at 7:30 p.m., at the invitation of the Institute of Catholic Culture (ICC).  The talks, entitled "Roots of Immorality," will focus on the fallout from the 1930 Lambeth Conference.  The ICC flyer is posted here.

Admission is free.  Please join us if you can.  The text of our invitation/flyer is posted below.





The St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Use Society

of

Washington, DC and Northern Virginia

invites you to a 

Requiem Mass according to the Anglican Use of the Roman Rite
For the Repose of the Souls of those who died on September 11, 2001

on Sunday, September 11, 2011

at five o’clock

Holy Spirit Catholic Church 
8800 Braddock Rd.
Annandale, VA  22003-4150

and afterwards for 

a Reception at Holy Spirit School opposite the church

For More Information
Contact: Heide Seward                                                   
The St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Use Society of Washington, DC and Northern Virginia invites you to join with them in building an Anglican Use Catholic parish to become part of the future US Ordinariate under the terms of the Apostolic Constitution, Anglicanorum coetibus. Regular services of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Divine Worship will be held this fall on first Sundays at 5:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Annandale and on third Saturdays at 4:45 p.m. at St. Anselm’s Abbey in Washington.
Check our website for directions & further details: http://www.stthomascanterbury.org/