CATHOLIC PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT AUGUSTINE, STAMFORD
01780 762010
office.catholicstamford@dioceseofnottingham.uk
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A Warm Welcome from Canon Peter Vellacott On Your Journey of Faith
Whether you come to church every day or haven't been to Broad Street for quite some time, remember that the Church is here to help you in your journey of faith: coming closer to God every day, and living out the message proclaimed by his Son, Jesus.
On our website you'll find some information about the ways in which our parish, a welcoming community of believers, can support you and ways in which you can become more involved if you wish.
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Location
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The Church
The first Catholic Chapel in Stamford was completed in 1826 in the yard behind No.19 All Saints Street; a building which had been erected by the community with the assistance of Dr Joseph Michael, a local benefactor. Prior to this, Mass had been said once a month by visiting priests from Grantham and Kings Cliffe.
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Our Refurbishment
13 Broad Street has been the home of the Catholic parish Priests of Stamford for more than 150 Years. Since it was built in 1864 the presbytery has adapted to encompass the sacristy, a parish office, meeting spaces, as well as providing facilities for visiting members of the parish and its original function as being a home for our parish priest. We have begun to enhance the provision of our presbytery and its grounds and are now undertaking the next steps in the vision of our parish begun by those who first built our beautiful church, presbytery and parish hall. Details of how you can support our refurbishment can be found by contacting the parish office.
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St Augustine
Saint Augustine was a bishop and a missionary.
Known as the Apostle of the English, Augustine was a Benedictine monk and Prior of Saint Andrew's in Rome when Pope Gregory the Great sent him with a band of 40 missionaries to evangelise England. They landed at Ebbsfleet near Ramsgate in 597. Augustine soon converted the local King Ethelbert whose wife Bertha, daughter of the King of Paris, was already Christian. Rather than ban pagan customs his missionaries incorporated some old practices into the Christian worship. Augustine established his see at Canterbury and founded two more bishoprics at London and Rochester. He died at Canterbury at the end of May in 605.
From the earliest times Saint Augustine has been venerated as the evangeliser of the English, even though his relatively short mission was confined to a limited area.
Saint Augustine, Apostle of the English, pray for us!
Known as the Apostle of the English, Augustine was a Benedictine monk and Prior of Saint Andrew's in Rome when Pope Gregory the Great sent him with a band of 40 missionaries to evangelise England. They landed at Ebbsfleet near Ramsgate in 597. Augustine soon converted the local King Ethelbert whose wife Bertha, daughter of the King of Paris, was already Christian. Rather than ban pagan customs his missionaries incorporated some old practices into the Christian worship. Augustine established his see at Canterbury and founded two more bishoprics at London and Rochester. He died at Canterbury at the end of May in 605.
From the earliest times Saint Augustine has been venerated as the evangeliser of the English, even though his relatively short mission was confined to a limited area.
Saint Augustine, Apostle of the English, pray for us!