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New canons ordained.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth has ordained three new canons during a
special mass in the city. The Rt Rev Christopher Budd announced the appointments
during an evening prayers service on Saturday, September 22 at the Cathedral
Church of St. Mary and St. Boniface, Stonehouse.
The date was also the anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral.
Fr Patrick Chrystal, from St Anthony's Parish, West Moors, Dorset, and Fr John
Deeny, from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Exeter, were ordained as canons to the
Cathedral Chapter.
Fr Seamus Flynn, from Sacred Heart and St Teresa Parish, in Paignton, was
ordained as an honorary canon. In the Catholic Church the members of the chapter
of a cathedral or of a collegiate church are called canons.
Today, the system of canons is retained almost exclusively in connection with
cathedral churches. Canon is still used as a largely honorary title in many dioceses
for senior parish priests.
This is usually awarded as recognition of long and dedicated service to the diocese.
These priests are entitled to call themselves Canon and still have a role in the
administration of the cathedral. Honorary canons are members of the Chapter in
name but are non-residential and receive no emoluments.
Pregnancy and child loss.
A service of rememberance will be held at Derriford hospital, this weekend for
parents who have suffered bereavement through a loss of a pregnancy or death of a
baby.
The service will include the reading of names of babies, who have died during
pregnancy or shortly after birth. The placing of these babies’ names on a living tree
and the lighting of candles, which the parents will place on the chapel altar. There
will also be a presentation of a white rose to each mother.
The roses have been donated by Derriford hospital league of friends and the living
tree by BBC Spotlight. Tony Kyrakides-Yeldham, senior hospital chaplain said:
“Every six months, mums and dads, family and friends come together to remember
their special baby who didn’t quite make it to childhood”
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“Our service of remembering and sharing is a time when we can all acknowledge a
prescious life and have the space to grieve with other parents and family members
who have travelled a similar journey. Whether you have lost a baby six months ago
or sixty years ago this service is your service.”
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