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
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
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