Carmelite News
Wednesday, January 3oth - New Provincial Council Elected
First Councillor: Joseph Chalmers, O.Carm.
Read Fr Joe's story here Second Councillor: Brendan Grady, O.Carm.
Read Fr Brendan's story here Third Councillor: Antony Lester, O.Carm.
Read Fr Tony's story here Fourth Councillor: Francis Kemsley, O.Carm.
Fr Francis is the Prior of Aylesford
Tuesday, January 29th - New Prior Provincial Elected
Wilfrid McGreal, O.Carm. elected as Prior Provincial of the British Province of Carmelites.
Carmelite Electoral Assembly - January 28-31 2008 at Aylesford
Please keep the Province in your prayers as we gather in Aylesford at the end of the month to elect a Provincial and Council to lead us for the next three years.Carmelite Pilgrimage to Lourdes In conjunction with the Catholic Association
The British Province of Carmelites will be making a pilgrimage to Lourdes in this year when the Church celebrates the Jubilee of the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette.
We will be joining the Catholic Association Pilgrimage which has over a hundred years' experience of bringing able-bodied, sick and disabled pilgrims to Our Lady's shrine, thanks to its teams of volunteer helpers.
Travel will be with Tangney Tours by rail or by air, with accommodation available in a variety of hotels and the Accueil Notre-Dame house of welcome for some assisted (sick) pilgrims.
Details and booking forms are available from the parish office or by contacting:
Carmelite Projects & Publications Office,
More House,
Heslington,
York,
YO10 5DX.
Tel. 01904 411521.
E-mail: projects@carmelites.org.uk.
Further details are also available online here.
Carmelite Rule celebrations
John Fitzgerald O.Carm. RIP Funeral at Aylesford Friday December 7th 2007
John served as Prior in Llanelli for the last number of years and spent most of his Carmelite years in Wales.
September 14th 2007 Regional Councillors elected
Fernando Millán Prior General
Christian Körner Vice general
Josef Jancar Procurator General
Kevin Alban Bursar General
On Friday 14th September the following were elected as Regional Councillors
Africa: Desiré Unen Alimange
Asia / Australia / Oceania: Albertus Herwanta
The Americas: Raul Maravi
Europe: John Keating
As you can see, the regions have been changed so that the Americas now form one body, as does Europe. Africa is now its own region.
September 13th 2007 New Prior General
The Carmelite Order has a new Prior General (senior brother), on the morning of September 13th at the General Chapter of the friars in Rome. He is Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm.
Fr. Fernando is from one of the Spanish provinces of the Order. This is news in itself, because for over 100 years the Prior General has been ‘Anglo-Saxon’ (British, Irish, American, Dutch, etc.), and I think I might be right in saying that he’s the first Spanish Prior General since the time of St. Teresa of Jesus in the 16th century.
Before his election Fr. Fernando (who is forty-five years old) was professor of theology at a university in Madrid, and the author of several books. A frequent broadcaster and teacher in Spain, he has a particular interest in subjects such as reconciliation, interfaith dialogue, and – of course – Carmelite spirituality. He is passionate about formation for all Carmelites, and been very involved in various formation programmes.
Please pray for Fernando as he embarks on this new ministry of service for the Carmelite Family, and please remember too the outgoing General Fr. Joseph Chalmers who after 12 years in Rome will return to the British Province following a sabbatical.
Text by Johan Bergstrom-Allen - Thanks, Johan