The Timetable

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Tuesday 5th April 2005
International Synod at St Alban's, Holborn

150 YEARS OF THE FOUNDATION OF SSC
"IN THANKSGIVING"

10.30 am onwards REGISTRATION
Coffee available
Collect welcome packs
Welcome to St Alban's
12 noon REGINA CAELI - ORDO AD SYNODEM
WELCOMES, ETC
12.30 EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
12.50 BENEDICTION
1pm Lunch
2.00pm MASTER GENERAL'S ADDRESS
Business
The Society of the Holy Cross "In this sign conquer"
Lecture by Bishop Geoffrey Rowell
4pm PREPARATION FOR MASS
SYNOD MASS OF THE TRIUMPH OF THE HOLY CROSS
Preacher: The Rt Revd Keith Newton
                  Bishop of Richborough
5.30pm ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE
7.15pm for 7.45pm CONFERENCE DINNER - Elizabethan Restaurant, Imperial Hotel
Just a few minutes walk from the Royal National Hotel
and available only to those members of SSC who have booked for the conference

Wednesday 6th April 2005         Return to the top of the page

CONFERENCE
"Who is this Son of Man"
(From Father Mackonochie's last address to Society as Master)

The Principal Speakers at the Conference are:
The Archbishop of Canterbury
Professor David Brown
Professor Ann Loades
The Right Revd Christopher Hill
Dr Mary Tanner
Members of the Society will reply to each lecture

8.30am EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
in Christ the King, Gordon Square
9am MORNING PRAYER
in Christ the King, Gordon Square
9.30am COFFEE - Jeffrey Hall, Institute of Education
10am OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE - Logan Hall
Welcome by the Master General
10.05am INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFERENCE AND ITS THEME

"THE PERSON OF CHRIST"
Father Jonathan Baker SSC, Principal, Pusey House
who will be the Chairman of the conference meetings
10.15am "THE LORD OF THE ARTS"
USING OUR EYES AND EARS
THE CRUCIFIED LORD

Canon Professor David Brown
11am RESPONSE
Canon Martin Warner SSC
11.10am QUESTIONS
11.26am SUMMING UP
Father Baker SSC
11.30am COMFORT BREAK
12 noon REGINA CAELI, MASS AND ADDRESS
in Christ the King, Gordon Square
Preacher: The Rt Revd Andrew Burnham
                  Bishop of Ebbsfleet
1pm LUNCH - Jeffrey Hall, Institute of Education
2.30pm CONFERENCE RECONVENES

"THE RISEN CHRIST"
Professor Ann Loades
3.15pm RESSPONSE
Father Robin Ward SSC
3.25pm QUESTIONS
3.40pm SUMMING UP
Father Jonathan Baker SSC
4pm TEA
5pm EVENSONG
Christ the King
The Catholic Societies of the Church of England
will be organising various events around London during the evening

Thursday 7th April 2005         Return to the top of the page

8.30am EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
in Christ the King, Gordon Square
9am MORNING PRAYER
9.30am COFFEE - Jeffrey Hall, Institute of Education
10am DAY 2 OF THE CONFERENCE - Logan Hall

"THE PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST"
The Archbishop of Canterbury
10.45am RESSPONSE
Father Jeremy Sheehy SSC - Principal, St Stephens House
10.55am QUESTIONS
11.20am SUMMING UP
Father Jonathan Baker SSC
11.30am COMFORT BREAK
12 noon REGINA CAELI, MASS AND ADDRESS
in Christ the King, Gordon Square
Preacher: The Archbishop of Canterbury
1pm LUNCH - Jeffrey Hall, Institute of Education
2.30pm CONFERENCE RECONVENES

"THE CHURCH OF CHRIST"
Principles of Ecumenism
The Rt Revd Christopher Hill
Bishop of Guildford
ARCIC


Dr Mary Tanner
formerly Secretary, Council for Christian Unity
Reception
3.40pm SUMMING UP
Father Jonathan Baker SSC
4pm TEA
5.30pm SOLEMN EVENSONG
St Alban’s, Holborn
Preacher: Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor
                    Archbishop of Westminster

Followed by Champagne Reception in St Alban’s School
and ending with Benediction
It is expected that on each evening other Catholic Societies will arrange events at other places round London.
Details will follow in your conference pack.

As the Archbishop of Canterbury will have been with us in the morning his diary makes it impossible for him to host a reception at Lambeth that night and the space available is not enough for the size of the conference.

Friday 8th April 2005         Return to the top of the page

STAND UP FOR JESUS WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE
"DO AS HE TELLS YOU"

7.30am COACH LEAVES ROYAL NATIONAL HOTEL
ARRIVE WALSINGHAM
First Visit on arrival
12 noon REGINA CAELI
SOLEMN CONCELEBRATED MASS
AT ST MARY'S PARISH CHURCH
followed by procession to the Shrine
  LUNCH served in Shrine Refectory for ticket holders only
3pm ADDRESS, SPRINKLING AND BENEDICTION
  FAREWELL
5pm latest LEAVE FOR LONDON
  FREE EVENING

Saturday 9th April 2005
STAND UP FOR JESUS
MASS AND EVENTS AT ALBERT HALL
DOORS OPEN 10.30 AM