The Society of St Augustine of Canterbury is a Catholic charity with its key aim to help fund the maintenance of Archbishop’s House, the official residence of the Archbishop of Westminster.
A group of twenty-nine members and their guests attended the Society’s Summer Outing to Tyburn Convent near Marble Arch, London, on Friday 12th July 2024. We were joined officially by recently elected Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby. Councillor Rigby is a member of the Society and one of its former Council Members. Once … More 12th July 2024 – Visit to the Martyrs’ Shrine, Tyburn
Over sixty members and their guests attended the 100th Annual General Meeting of the Society in the Throne Room of Archbishop’s House on 19 March 2024, preceded by Holy Mass in Westminster Cathedral. This was the last AGM for Mrs Mary Goodwin DCSG DGCHS as Chairman after six years in the role and twenty-one years … More 19th March 2024 – Annual General Meeting
Over seventy members and their guests gathered for our Autumn Reception this year. After Holy Mass had been celebrated in the Cathedral at which members, living and deceased had been prayed for, we made our way to Archbishop’s House. Mary Goodwin, Chairman, opened proceedings by welcoming the large group. She explained that the Cardinal had … More 7th November 2023 – Autumn Reception
Dear Member We are very sorry to report the death of John Barrie on 21 October 2023. A Requiem Mass was held on 29 November 2023, read more at inlovingmemory31.wordpress.com. An appreciation John was a member of our Society for forty years. The tidiness of this number would have appealed to John’s orderly mind. John wrote a brilliant History of the … More John Barrie (1931-2023)
A group of members and their guests gathered at the London Oratory on 6th September for a tour of the Church and Sacristy. Brother Joseph, a member of the Oratory Congregation, gave a most interesting talk about the history of the Congregation, starting with its inception by St Philip Neri in Rome and subsequent spread … More 6th September 2023 – Visit to the London Oratory & Sacristy
In thanksgiving for our very successful Centenary Year 2022, Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated Mass for the Society at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, London, by kind permission of Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, the Parish Priest. Fr Dominic and our Chaplain, Fr Peter Harris, concelebrated. The Cardinal, in his homily, reminded us of … More 13th July 2023 – Centenary Thanksgiving Mass & Reception
Over fifty members and their guests attended the 99th Annual General Meeting of the Society in the Throne Room of Archbishop’s House on 28 March 2023, preceded by Holy Mass in the Cathedral. The Chairman welcomed members to the meeting and began by reviewing the wonderful events of the last year: The Chairman thanked all the … More 28th March 2023 – Annual General Meeting
This year’s Reception attracted over seventy guests who were neither discouraged nor defeated by a tube strike and heavy traffic throughout central London. The evening commenced with a welcome from the Chairman, Mary Goodwin, who introduced our Guest Speaker, Suzi Pendlebury RIBA. Suzi had recently been appointed as Chief Architect and Surveyor of the Fabric … More 10th November 2022 – Autumn Reception
Fifty-two members of the Society and their guests gathered on a blustery morning at the gates of Arundel Castle for the Society’s summer visit. This special event, in our Centenary year, was arranged courtesy of our President, His Grace the Duke of Norfolk. The day began with a tour of the principal rooms of the … More 8th September 2022 – Visit to Arundel Castle
The Society was honoured to hold its Summer Centenary Reception at Mansion House by kind invitation of The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Vincent Keaveny who is a member of the Society. Over 150 members and their guests were greeted by Council members on arrival before joining the reception which took place … More 5th July 2022 – Summer Centenary Reception
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