The Society of St Augustine of Canterbury was honoured to welcome His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales as the principal guest at a special Centenary Reception hosted by His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, at Archbishop’s House on 10 May 2022. He welcomed The Prince of Wales and thanked him for his gracious presence. His … More 10th May 2022 – Centenary Reception
Seventy-two members and their guests attended the 98th Annual General Meeting of the Society in the Throne Room of Archbishop’s House on 23 March 2022, preceded by Holy Mass in the Cathedral. The Chairman welcomed members to the first in-person AGM since 2019. She opened her report by thanking Council members for their dedication to the … More 23rd March 2022 – Annual General Meeting
Over seventy members and their guests filled the Throne Room for the first gathering of the Society since the beginning of the pandemic. There was a good atmosphere as old friends greeted each other. The Chairman, Mary Goodwin, was delighted to welcome Fr Peter Harris as our Guest Speaker. She announced that a special programme … More 9th November 2021 – Autumn Reception
Nearly 50 members of the Society and their guests attended the 2019 Autumn Reception in Archbishop’s House on Tuesday 12 November. The Chairman, Mary Goodwin, was delighted to welcome Mr Phil Brown, National President of The Catenian Association, as our guest speaker, and his wife Linda. She explained that she had known the work of … More 12th November 2019 – Autumn Reception
Mrs Cliona Howell organised a most interesting tour of The Charterhouse for twenty-seven members and guests on 11th July 2019. Many of the 14th Century buildings have been reconstructed, as this Carthusian Monastery was suppressed in 1538. Thomas Sutton founded the charity in 1611 to house poor people and form an almshouse together with a … More 11th July 2019 – Visit to The Charterhouse
Fifty-one members and their guests attended the 95th Annual General Meeting of the Society in the Throne Room of Archbishop’s House on 26 March 2019 preceded by Holy Mass in the Cathedral. The Chairman thanked Council members for their work during the year. Members were informed about the financial performance of the Society since the previous … More 26th March 2019 – Annual General Meeting
Over 50 members of the Society and their guests attended the 2018 Autumn Reception in Archbishop’s House on Tuesday 6 November. The Chairman was delighted to welcome Mr Kevin Hyland OBE as our Guest Speaker. Mr Hyland had been invited at Cardinal Vincent’s suggestion, to talk about the mission and work of the Santa Marta … More 6th November 2018 – Autumn Reception
A group of members and guests visited Lambeth Palace on 24th July. This was a great privilege, as very few private tours are allowed. The afternoon started with Mass in the 14th Century Crypt, the oldest part of the Palace, celebrated by Canon Richard Hearn who is the Dean of St George’s Cathedral in Southwark. … More 24th July 2018 – Visit to Lambeth Palace
Sixty-three members and their guests attended the 94th Annual General Meeting of the Society in the Throne Room of Archbishop’s House on 10 May preceded by Holy Mass for the Feast of the Ascension in the Cathedral. Members were informed about the financial performance of the Society since the previous AGM and that it had been possible … More 10th May 2018 – Annual General Meeting
Over 60 members of the Society and their guests attended the 2017 Autumn Reception in Archbishop’s House on Wednesday 18th October. At Cardinal Vincent’s suggestion we had a speaker to talk about the history of the House and we could not have found anyone better than Dr. Peter Howell, a senior member of The Victorian … More 18th October 2017 – Autumn Reception
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