Welcome to Mallow Street!

The move from Macklin Street to Mallow Street towards the end of last year went very smoothly. As with any move, it was an opportunity to clear out years of accumulated rubbish and to find things that we thought were lost.

Mallow Street is bigger than any office we’ve had before, which means we can divide it into three distinct areas: a working area, a shop and archive area, and a meeting area. If you are ever in the Old Street part of London, do pay us a visit… tea and coffee are always in abundance!

Moving offices is not the only change that has taken place. After working seven years as the Society’s Publicist, Clare Bowskill decided the time has come for the Society to have a new perspective on the way it portrays itself on social media and in other ways, so she will be leaving us and handing over the reins to Portia Berry-Kilby. Clare has done tremendous work promoting the Society’s image and events. We owe her a great debt of gratitude.

Perhaps the biggest change to take place is my retirement, at the end of March, as General Manager. Having reached pensionable age, I feel the time has come to step down. I can say, with hand on heart, that it has been a pleasure and a privilege to have been able to serve the Society in this capacity for the past eight years. Recent attempts to restrict the Traditional Latin Mass have made me more and more conscious of the work, pain and sacrifices made by members in the early days of the Society’s history. I leave hoping I have made a positive contribution, albeit small, to the foundation which they laid. I wish the Society well for the future.

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St Catherine’s Trust Summer School 2023, date for your diary: this will take place Sun 30 Jul to Sat 5 Aug at St Cassian’s, Kintbury RG17 9SR.

Iota Unum talks: 24 Feb Dr Caroline Farey; 24 Mar Dr Sebastian Morello; 29 Apr James Bogle; 19 May Dr Joseph Shaw; 30 June Prof Thomas Pink. Parish hall at Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory, Warwick Street (please enter through 24 Golden Sq, London W1F 9JR). St Tarcisius Server Training Days / Guild of St Clare Vestment Mending Days: Sat 18 Feb St Mary Moorfields; Sat 22 Apr St Dominic’s Haverstock Hill; Sat 17 Jun St Mary Moorfields. Please book through the LMS website for the Server Training; email guildofstclare@lms.org.uk com for the Vestment Mending. In both cases all levels of skill are welcome!

Guild of St Clare Sewing Retreats at Park Place Hampshire, PO17 5HA: 3rd-5th November; dates for 2024 to be released soon. Please book through the LMS website.

Guild of St Clare: One-fifth size Copemaking course 18 Mar at the Royal School of Needlework, Hampton Court; please book through the LMS website.

Guild of St Clare Chapters

Withermarsh Green Chapter: next meeting 11 Feb. Please email Sarah Ward sarahcampling@ hotmail.com for details.

London (St Bede’s Clapham Park) Chapter: 11 Feb, 4 Mar, 1 Apr. Please email Vreni Windsor at familywindsor@mac.com for details.

Northern Chapter: 25 Feb at the York Oratory. Please email Clare Megarity clarefm0325@ gmail.com for details.

Birmingham & Black Country Chapter: meets monthly on last Saturdays; email Julie Roberts julieroberts1708@hotmail.com for details.

Oxford Chapter meets fortnightly on Thursday evenings; email Clare Auty justsixkids@ btinternet.com for details.

Oxford Chapter: Bobbin Lace for Beginners. Ongoing course, fortnightly on Thursday evenings, Oxford. Email as above for details.

Online Courses

LMS Residential Latin / New Testament Greek Course 2023, date for your diary: Mon 14 Aug to Sat 19, at Park Place Pastoral Centre, Fareham PO17 5HA.

Online Christian Latin and New Testament Greek Courses with Matthew Spencer. For ongoing courses, email Matthew Spencer matthewjaspencer@yahoo.com

Tutorials in Thomistic Theology and Philosophy. Courses for beginners upwards (suitable for ages 14+). Please email Thomas O'Sullivan at tosullivan1274@ gmail.com for details.

WANTED DVDs of the Latin Mass. Contact Sarah 01253 408855.