Sr. Rose with Canterbury SVP group
In January I joined the
SVP conference based at the parish of St Thomas.
It is great to belong
to a group of open, friendly, like-minded Christians who want to live
their faith in action.
When I left St
Anthony's, Bradford, I had just started to make visits with their
newly reformed SVP. This meant that I was already “on the books”
SVP-wise, so to speak, and could get involved in Canterbury
immediately.
Each week I attend a
meeting upstairs in the church premises at 7pm. I have made one or
two visits a week since joining. I helped at the recruitment drive
for new members at the 8am Mass in town recently, and also attended a
regional meeting held at FISC. When Fr Valentine is unable to attend
our meetings, the group calls on me to provide a spiritual reading.
The work of the SVP,
helping people in any sort of need, is very well-known. Some of our
sisters ( for example Sr Raphael RIP ) were active in the
organization in former years. I am happy to be following in their
footsteps.
by Sr. Rose
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