Another piece of history that I learnt about today is that the house adjacent to the Salesian school was once the Salesian residence. It perfectly makes sense as it is the connecting plot between the pavement beside the cemetery and the school compound.
I'm told that it presently is the residence of the Cor et Lumen Christi, one of the few lay communities of England. They had bought that house from the Salesians when we had moved to the present location. Fr Eric Donnell, himself a Salesian, who was then the parish priest of St Anne's Church was instrumental in mediating this purchase of property. It was also because he had been in touch with the societies of laity living together in a community and one of them was looking for a residential plot. He negotiated this deal between the lay group and the Salesians.
It was interesting to know something about this particular lay group which lives together as a community, something akin to religious living together. Brian has volunteered to put me in touch with one of them who is an active parishoner. The Hungarian priest, Fr Thomas who occasionally appears in the parish for Masses is said to be their current Chaplain. Look forward to know more about this particular group.
I'm told that it presently is the residence of the Cor et Lumen Christi, one of the few lay communities of England. They had bought that house from the Salesians when we had moved to the present location. Fr Eric Donnell, himself a Salesian, who was then the parish priest of St Anne's Church was instrumental in mediating this purchase of property. It was also because he had been in touch with the societies of laity living together in a community and one of them was looking for a residential plot. He negotiated this deal between the lay group and the Salesians.
It was interesting to know something about this particular lay group which lives together as a community, something akin to religious living together. Brian has volunteered to put me in touch with one of them who is an active parishoner. The Hungarian priest, Fr Thomas who occasionally appears in the parish for Masses is said to be their current Chaplain. Look forward to know more about this particular group.
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