Several of our former Pastoral Assistants, placements students and parishioners have been ordained this year and will begin new ministries in their different parishes right across the country.

Here is a list:

Priests

Fr Toby Boutle (former churchwarden at Holy Trinity), Chichester Diocese

Fr Max Drinkwater (former Pastoral Assistant) St Edmundsbury Diocese

Fr Eddie Carr (former Pastoral Assistant, ordained in January), Blackburn Diocese

Deacons

Fr Philip Kennedy (former Pastoral Assistant), Southwark Diocese.

Fr Nick Archer (former Pastoral Assistant), Chichester Diocese

Fr Mark Mawhinney (former placement student), Durham Diocese

The Rev’d Anna Stuttard (former parishioner at St Paul’s), London Diocese. Mthr Anna joins our team as curate at Hornsey Parish Church and chaplain to the YMCA.

Nick Johnson (former placement student), to be ordained in Manchester Cathedral on Sunday 16th July.

Congratulations to everyone!

Recently ordained former Pastoral Assistants Fr Damien, Fr Eddie and Fr Philip with our Lay Reader Brenda

On Tuesday 25th July (the first week of the school holidays) we are holding a day  trip to St Paul’s Cathedral for all young people in the parish. Parents and carers are more than welcome to come along too. If you would like to come or to book a place for your child, please email Fr Ben at frben.holyinnocents@gmail.com

Fr Ben is leading a group at the Vicarage meeting to pray together about the future ministry of Holy Innocents. There will be three sessions on Wednesday mornings after Mass and three sessions on Sunday evenings after Contemplate.

Here are the dates:

Wednesdays @ 10.30am: 12th, 19th and 26th July

Sundays @ 5.45pm: 9th, 16th & 23rd July

Anyone is welcome to come along. There is no need to come to both Wednesdays and Sundays- just come along to whatever suits your schedule best. It would be good to go to at least two of the three sessions.

We are starting to new weekend services (beginning on the 8th/ 9th July) at Holy Innocents, which everyone is welcome to come along to:

Saturday 12.30am: Mass

Sunday 5pm: Contemplate

‘Contemplate’ is a very simple service lasting 30 minutes and featuring 20 minutes silent prayer and reflection. There will also be some chants sung.

On Sunday 11th June we welcomed Fr Ben as our new vicar at an induction service with the Bishop of Edmonton attended by 190 people. This was followed by a lovely reception with lots of tasty food which the parishioners worked very hard to prepare!

On a sunny afternoon at the beginning of July several parishioners also gathered together for a housewarming party  as Fr Patrick blessed the Fr Ben’s Vicarage. Afterwards, everyone headed to church for a special service of Evensong & Benediction.

There are lots more exciting events planned as Fr Ben settles in so do take a look at the weekly News Sheet which is available online.