The Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate at Lanhearne are in need of an ombrellino (ceremonial umbrella) for when the Blessed Sacrament is transferred from one place to another. Since they do live a very frugal life, the cost of such an item would be prohibitive for them.
Three possibilities, I think:
- If you have a spare ombrellino in your sacristy that is unused, it would find a good home and you would benefit from the prayers of the good sisters.
- If you have some spare money, you could buy them one
- If you follow sources of second-hand liturgical items (I know that some readers do enthusiastically!) then you could notify them if one comes up at a reasonable cost
Please leave a comment here or email me if you have definitely provided one so that I can update the post to say "problem solved" (now done) - but contact the sisters or their chaplain directly to arrange things:
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate,
House of Contemplation of the Blessed Virgin of Mt. Carmel
St. Mawgan in Pydar
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 4ER
Chaplain: Fr George Roth FI 01637 860205 email: lanhernefriars@talktalk.net
UPDATE: Within a couple of hours, a parish priest has contacted me to say that he has a spare and will be donating it to the Sisters. Many thanks for all other offers subsequently.
1 comment:
Dear Fr. Tim
Thanks for posting on this.
Last summer we prayed about where to go on holiday and then found a lovely little cottage in Cornwall.
We were amazed to find that the Lanherne convent was just a few miles away and we were able to have several days of beautiful liturgy and peaceful prayer.
To top it all Fr. Stefano Manelli was coming that week to receive the vows of 3 new sisters in the chapel there. We were invited to attend the Mass and reception afterwards.
This turned out to be about the best holiday we ever had!
Fr. Roth, the brothers and sisters are a great blessing to this country. We did not want to leave!!!
May God bless them and their apostolate for souls.
In Jesus
Alan and Angeline
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