Latest from the Archdeacon's desk
Sunday 1 December 2019
The Venerable Raymond Thompson, our archdeacon, has published his circular for December. Please click on the link below.
News for 2019
Priest Suspended
Wednesday 27 November 2019
On Thursday 21st November 2019, The Right Revd Damien Mead, Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the United Kingdom, Anglican Catholic Church, under Canon 7 of Title X of the Canons...
ACC-UK Magazine Advent 2019 now published!
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Please click on the link below for the latest issue.
Advent Masses in Rochester
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Fr Andrew Scurr has published the programme of Masses for Advent in the Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham and St Francis, Rochester. Please click on the image to see more.
Remembrance Day observed
Monday 11 November 2019
Acts of remembrance were held around the Diocese for the 100th observance of Remembrance or Armistice Day. At our parish in Rochester where the church is situated within a...
New Mitre
Friday 1 November 2019
Before Mass for the Feast of All Saints, Bishop Mead blessed a new mitre he recently commissioned, incorporating his episcopal coat of arms embroidered front and back, and at the...
Curate Appointed in Salford
Friday 1 November 2019
On the Feast of All Saints, 1st November 2019, we welcomed The Revd Deacon Lars Gustaf Valdemar Antonius Stenstrom into the ministry of the Anglican Catholic Church. He was...
Bolton Patronal 2019
Sunday 27 October 2019
On Saturday 26th October the Bishop visited Our Lady and St Edward, Bolton, for their Co-Patronal Festival. The Church meets, by kind permission, in the splendid redundant...
A Continuing Church - Not a Breakaway Church
Thursday 10 October 2019
As it was in the beginning ... is the latest offering from Fr Jonathan Munn Obl/OSB and is available from lulu.com priced £3.38 (discounted from £4.50). Fr Munn writes: It...
Mass Programme in Rochester
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Our newly-inducted priest-in-charge of Our Lady of Walsingham and St Francis, Rochester, Fr Andrew Scurr has just published the schedule of Masses for the remainder of the...
TransAtlantic Icon!
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Back in 2010 Bishop Mead established the Christian Book and Gift Shop called The Canterbury Church Shop in Canterbury, Kent. Starting in a modest side street it moved in 2013 to...
Investiture of Knights Templar Albion
Monday 7 October 2019
On the afternoon of Sunday 6th October 2019 at St Augustine?s Pro-Cathedral the Parish was pleased and proud to host an investiture for the Order of Knights Templar Albion. Bishop...
New Rochester Priest in Charge
Monday 7 October 2019
Congratulations to Father Andrew Scurr on his induction and licensing as Parish Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham and St Francis of Assisi, Rochester, Kent. The Bishop visited the...
Latest from the Archdeacon
Wednesday 2 October 2019
The Archdeacon's latest newsletter can be found here.
Reception in Pembrokeshire
Wednesday 25 September 2019
On Sunday 29th September the Bishop visited the Church of St Deiniol and Asaph with St Giles / Eglwys Sant Deiniol ac Asaph gyda Giles for his annual visitation to celebrate Mass...
NCC & ACC Meeting
Sunday 22 September 2019
On Saturday 21st September Bishop Mead and some of the clergy and laity of the ACC Diocese of the United Kingdom, met in Westminster, with Bishop Roald Flemestad and clergy and...
Bolton Patronal Festival 2019
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Celebrations in Bolton for the Patronal festival of Our Lady and St Edward will begin with a Pontifical Sung Mass at 12 noon on Saturday 26th October 2019. The Bishop will...
Licensing of Rochester Priest 2019
Tuesday 10 September 2019
On Saturday 5th October the Bishop will visit the Church of Our Lady of Walsingham and St Francis, Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, City Way, Rochester, Kent. Before celebrating Mass...
UPDATED Bishop to Visit Pembrokeshire Parish
Monday 26 August 2019
Update!!! Due to local travel difficulties on Sunday 15th September 2019 the Bishop?s Visitation has been rearranged to Sunday 29th September - the Feast of St Michael and All...
Retreat to Advance - 2019 Diocesan Retreat
Friday 23 August 2019
For the second year in a row the Diocese has organised a successful Retreat. Last year we visited Aylesford Priory in Kent. This year saw a smaller, but nevertheless enthusiastic...
From the Archdeacon's desk
Friday 2 August 2019
The Venerable Raymond Thompson's latest missive is available to download here.
ACC Diocesan Retreat - August 2019
Tuesday 23 July 2019
ACC Diocesan Retreat 2019 The Diocesan Retreat will be held at Ascot Priory, Berkshire, from 20th to 22nd August. About Ascot Priory (from their website): For a century and a...
Bishop Visits Salford
Tuesday 25 June 2019
On Saturday 22nd June the Bishop visited the Church of St Alban the Proto-Martyr, Salford, Greater Manchester. The occasion was the Patronal Festival and the bishop celebrated the...
Latest edition of ACC UK magazine now available.
Monday 17 June 2019
The Pentecost edition of ACC UK Magazine is now available. Please click the link below.
Celebrating the Ascension in North Wales
Friday 31 May 2019
The Ascension Day Eucharist was held at Capel Gwydir Uchaf. The congregation was boosted by the support of faithful local Welsh Presbyterians, who came along with their minister...
Latest from the Archdeacon's desk
Friday 31 May 2019
Our Archdeacon, the Venerable Raymond Thompson, has just circulated his latest newsletter which you can find here.
Parish and Mission Changes
Thursday 30 May 2019
At the Diocesan Synod on Saturday 4th May 2019, Fr Gregory Wassen, priest in charge of the Provisional Mission of St Boniface, Orvelte, in the Netherlands spoke briefly about his...
Celebrating St Augustine
Saturday 25 May 2019
On Saturday 25th May 2019 the Church of St Augustine of Canterbury, Painters Forstal, Nr Faversham, Kent (our pro-cathedral parish) celebrated the Feast of St Augustine (one day...
Funeral of Richard James Mulholland, Deacon.
Wednesday 22 May 2019
+Memory eternal +, Richard James Mulholland, Deacon. (15/11/1977 - 21/04/2019) Devoted and loving husband, father, son and friend to many. With the familys permission, for Richs...
Confirmations in North Wales
Sunday 19 May 2019
On Sunday 19th May 2019, being Fourth Sunday after Easter, Bishop Damien Mead visited The Mission of the Good Shepherd & St Tudwal / Cenhadaeth y Bugail Da a Sant Tudwal...
ACC Videos on YouTube
Tuesday 14 May 2019
For a selection of ACC DUK videos you can visit Bishop Mead's Youtube Channel.
Funeral Date for Deacon Richard Mulholland
Thursday 9 May 2019
The Revd Richard James Mulholland?s funeral will be on Wednesday 22nd May: (1) 12noon Solemn Requiem Mass at St Augustines Church, Eastling Road, Painters Forstal, Nr Faversham...
News from Salford
Thursday 9 May 2019
St. Alban The Martyr Gt.Cheetham St.East Salford Lancashire M7 4UJ SUNDAY 12th MAY 2019 10.45AM SOLEMN MASS & MAY DEVOTION ADVANCE NOTICE FOR OUR PATRONAL...
Video for Bishops 10th Anniversary Mass uploaded
Wednesday 8 May 2019
The video recording of the Pontifical High Mass to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Consecration of our Bishop, held on 15th September 2018, has now been uploaded to YouTube...
Bishops Award 2019
Monday 6 May 2019
A highlight of the afternoon of the Diocesan Synod, was the presentation of the 2019 Bishops Award for Outstanding Lay Service to the Church and Diocese - this years recipient was...
Report from Synod 2019
Monday 6 May 2019
The XXVIII Diocesan Synod was held on Saturday 4th May at St Augustine?s Church, Painters Forstal, Nr Faversham, Kent. The Synod began at 11am with a Solemn Pontifical High Mass...
Ymweliad yr Esgob / Bishops Visitation
Thursday 2 May 2019
On Sunday 19th May (Easter IV) the Bishop will visit North Wales to celebrate Mass, Preach and to bestow the Sacrament of Confirmation at The Mission of the Good Shepherd & St...
RIP Richard James Mulholland, Deacon. 15/11/1977 - 21/04/2019
Monday 22 April 2019
Amidst the joy and happiness of their Easter Day celebrations the Pro-Cathedral Parish of St Augustine of Canterbury, Painters Forstal, Nr Faversham, Kent, received the extremely...
The XXVIII Annual Diocesan Synod - Saturday 4 May 2019
Sunday 21 April 2019
The XXVIII Annual Diocesan Synod - Saturday 4 May 2019 at St Augustines Pro-Cathedral, Eastling Road, Painters Forstal, near Faversham, Kent ME13 0DU 11am Pontifical High Mass...
Holy Week Meditation from the Bishop
Friday 19 April 2019
Bishop Damien writes: During Holy Week one of my favourite meditations focuses upon Antonio Ciseri's depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Christ to the people ...
Diocesan Chrism Mass 2019
Wednesday 17 April 2019
Today the Bishop celebrated the Diocesan Chrism Mass and consecrated the Holy Oils to be used in the coming 12 months by our priests in baptism, anointing the sick and dying, and...
Prayers for Paris, France
Monday 15 April 2019
Bishop Damien writes: The terrible fire which has so seriously damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris today, Monday 15th April, is a colossal tragedy for the people of the City and...
Devotional Work in Colombia
Thursday 11 April 2019
The Right Reverend Germán Hurtado, Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of New Granada, ( Diócesis de la Nueva Granada ) South America recently shared photographs of the construction...
Holy Week in Rochester
Saturday 6 April 2019
Fr Andrew Scurr has announced the Programme for Holy Week at the Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham and St Francis, Fort Pitt Cemetery, City Way Rochester. To see the programme...
Latest from the Archdeacon's desk
Monday 1 April 2019
Our Archdeacon, the Venerable Raymond Thompson has released his latest notes for the Easter Season.
Cordial and Informal Church Meeting
Saturday 23 March 2019
On Saturday 23rd March 2019 a meeting of an informal nature was convened between the ACC Diocese of the United Kingdom and the Nordic Catholic Church (NCC). On the evening...
Prayer needed for DRC
Friday 22 March 2019
This has just arrived from Bishop Steven in Sud-Kivu, DRC (Congo). The 'Monts Mitumba' rise to the east of Lake Tanganyika. 'I have just received a phone call which has...
Easter in Bolton
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Fr Howard Marsh, priest in charge of our Mission of Our Lady and St Edward in Bolton, has announced the programme of worship for April. Please click on the image to enlarge it for...
Easter Services in Painters Forstal
Wednesday 20 March 2019
The Bishop has announced the pattern of worship for Holy Week this year at his parish of St Augustine of Canterbury, Painters Forstal. Please click on the picture to enlarge it...
Anglican Catholicism: Unchanging Faith in a Changing World
Thursday 28 February 2019
To accompany his earlier book "Whom Seek Ye?", Fr Jonathan Munn has just published his second book, "Anglican Catholicism:Unchanging Faith in a Changing World". Archbishop Mark...
Diary Dates in South Wales
Saturday 23 February 2019
Harry Bendelow, Lay Reader in the Parish, has kindly provided information as to what is happening in the Church of St Deiniol and St Asaph, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, during...
Gesima-Tide 2019 Message from the Bishop
Thursday 14 February 2019
Bishop Damien writes: I am in the last stages of planning a holiday to France and Spain. Partly rest and relaxation, but mainly restorative and in response to a very stressful...
Church Closed For 2 Sundays
Monday 11 February 2019
St Augustines Church, Painters Forstal, Nr Faversham, Kent will be closed for 2 Sundays due to unforeseen circumstances. Bishop Damien, the Rector, commented: We are glad to say...
Mass programme in Sheffield, March to May.
Sunday 10 February 2019
Fr Jonathan Munn has just announced the times and dates of the next three Masses for the Provisional Mission of St Anselm and St Odile. Please click on the image for more...
Mistaken Identities?
Tuesday 29 January 2019
The Bishop writes: From time to time it comes to our attention that there are those who have either had no association with the Anglican Catholic Church, or having been members...
Anglican Churches and Polish National Catholic Church begin dialogue in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Earlier this month the ACC and its ecumenical partners (the Anglican Church in America, the Anglican Province of America, and the Diocese of the Holy Cross), commonly known as the...
A Smashing Time!
Monday 28 January 2019
The ProCathedral Parish in Kent suffered a broken window either on Sunday afternoon or Monday daytime. Commenting on the damage Bishop Damien said: We are very grateful to the...
Whom Seek Ye? - A book by Fr Jonathan Munn
Friday 25 January 2019
From Bishop Damien Mead's Foreword to Fr Jonathan Munn's newly published book 'Whom Seek Ye'?. "This book has been written to fulfil an important and urgent need for this...
A Prayer for the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Wednesday 16 January 2019
MOST gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this Kingdom in general, so especially for the High Court of Parliament, under our most religious and gracious Queen at this time...
New Diocesan Treasurer Appointed
Tuesday 15 January 2019
The Bishop is pleased to announce that he has appointed Mr Philip James as Treasurer of the Diocese of the United Kingdom. Mr James is the son of Father Thomas James, the...
Epiphany Message to the Diocese from the Bishop
Thursday 3 January 2019
Venerable, Very Reverend, Reverend and dear Fathers, brothers and sisters, Traditionally we see the birth of Christ as occurring in the very dead of winter and kindling in our...
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