Prayer in Preparation for Pope Benedict's Visit to Britain
God of truth and love,
your Son, Jesus Christ, stands as the light
to all who seek you with a sincere heart.
As we strive with your grace
to
be faithful in word and deed,
may
we reflect the kindly light of Christ
and
offer a witness of hope and peace to all.
We
pray for Pope Benedict
and look forward
with joy
to his forthcoming visit to our
countries.
May he be a witness to the unity and
hope
which is your will for all people.
We make our prayer through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our
Lady, Mother of the Church — pray for us.
St
Andrew — pray for us.
St George — pray
for us.
St David — pray for us.
Our
parish priest is Fr. Peter Newsam. He has been in the parish since
September 2004. Before that he was an assistant priest at Chichester
for four years, and before that at Bognor for 18 months. Fr. Peter was
previously a minister in the Church of England, and he is married with
two children.