Saturday 7 June 2014

St. Robert of Newminster, Morpeth - the Update


NEWS: Instant coverage of the event - 

by kind permission of Fr. Lawrence. 

St Robert of Newminster Feast Day

The Icon arrives on the afternoon of Friday 6th June. Cath Ferguson, the Iconographer, together with her husband, Chas, is assisted by Jacob Conroy (who made the easel  to hold the icon)  as the Icon is prepared to be lifted into place:New St Robert Icon 002                New St Robert Icon 008                                                  Pictures from St Robert’s   Day. We were delighted to have Dom Mark Caira OCSO, Abbot of Nunraw Abbey in Scotland to bless the Icon. Nunraw is part of the Cistercian Order to which St Robert belonged. Nunraw is the nearest Cistercian abbey to   New St Robert Icon 011New Icon 2 005New Icon 2 001Morpeth.               Here we have the Abbot with Fr Jim  Doherty, 





 Fr Lawrence Jones and Deacon Chas Ferguson, the husband of Cath who wrote (painted) the Icon.
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St Robert of Newminster Newsletter 1st June 2014 and the Season of Joy continues..


St. Robert of Newminster, Morpeth


Church Details:


Address
St. Robert of Newminster
Oldgate
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 1QF

Telephone 
(01670) 513410


Fr Lawrence Jones

In Residence (Retired): Fr James Doherty( Retired)

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