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Dear Bp. Meade, Thanksgivings have been offered at our Sunday Mass at All Saints ACC, Bellbrook, OH, for your Consecration and Enthronement, as Ordinary of the Diocese of the United Kingdom. It was joyous occasion when I was able to meet you and hear you speak at St. James, Cleveland, OH, this past June, during the Lady Pilgrimage. May your Episcopate be blessed and fruitful! In Christ and our Seraphic Fr. Francis, The Rev. Fr. Alfred Hougham+, T.D.C. P-in-C, All Saints, Bellbrook, OH PS: Jerry & Libby Bova send their happy remembrances of their trip to Great Britain and prayers for your Episcopate to be blessed as well! -AH+
The Rev. Fr. Alfred Hougham+. T.D.C. <wingsway@insightbb.com>
Ft. Wright, Ky 41011-3703, Kenton USA

Dear Bishop Damien, I am so pleased to read of your Consecration and please accept my prayers as you lead the ACC faithful in the UK. I have said this many times I know but yours is a truly well deserved elevation and I know you will be both a spiritual and loyal servant to the people in your charge. Take it from me, being a Bishop is not easy and there will be many challenging times ahead of you but I am confident that you will rise to that challenge. Every Blessing brother bishop, +Robert Bishop-Metropolitan Emeritus, OCCE
Rt. Revd. Robert McBride OSJV <robertmcbride@btinternet.com>
Kettering, Northamptonshire England

To Father Damien Mead and all in the ACC greetings in Christ Jesus Our Lord. Congratulations on the election of your Second Bishop Ordinary! May Fr Mead continue to lead you all towards Christ as a Bishop, and continue to be the good pastor to you all that he has been! Pax vobiscum!
The Very Revd Canon Jerome Lloyd OSJV Vicar General the Old Catholic Church in Europe <frjeromeosjv@yahoo.co.uk>
Brighton & Hove, East Sussex England

Keep up the good work Father Damien, thank you for all your help and support. You and the Dioese are regulary in my prayers. Great to be back in England and i hope to see you again soon, God bless, Tom
Tom <reeceleic20@hotmail.com>
Leicester, England

Very good end holy initiative! We invite for Poland! Bardzo dobra inicjatywa! Zapraszamy do Polski! Paul, Sanctae Theologiae Magister
Pawel <radny@aol.pl>
Torun, Poland

I have only just read about the church that was vandalised Im sorry to hear about it I will keep you all in my prayers
barry frier <barry.frier@btopenworld.com>
rotherham, England

My prayers are for THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM AND ST FRANCIS in Rochester, England after the destuction wrought by vandals. I will request the prayers of the people of the parish of THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION at mass this coming Sunday. Fr. Kenneth Horne, O.H.I., Assistant Priest, Ocala, Florida USA
Fr. Kenneth Horne,O.H.I. <roryv@peoplepc.com>
Ocala, Marion Co.,Florida USA

Dear Fr. Thompson and Congregation, I was saddened to read about the wanton acts of vandalism at your chapel. I truly hope you are able to repair the damage and continue with your work and witness. Every Blessing +Robert
Rt. Revd. Robert McBride OSP <robertmcbride@btinternet.com>
Kettering, UK England

Fr. Thompson and Parishioners of Our Lady of Walsingham-St. Francis, We are saddened to hear of the attack on the parish property. We are praying that you will be made whole again materially and spiritually. Most Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Paul Beutell, Curate, St. Mary's Akron my wife Cyndi, and my children Micah, Joshua and Ethan
Fr. Paul Beutell <frbeutell@aol.com>
Akron, Ohio, USA

The people of Our Lady of Walsingham, Rochester, will be in our prayers, especially today on Good Friday and on Easter morning. John A. Hollister+ Priest-in Charge, St. James of Jerusalem ACC Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
The Rev'd John A. Hollister <jahollister@yahoo.com>
Warren, Ohio, Trumbull USA

Sorry to hear the news about the Church Father Ray, hope you are up and running again soon.
Roy Hipkiss <r.hipkiss@credocare.co.uk>
Kent England

Thank you, Father, for the message of support. It is comforting to know we have the prayers and best wishes of everyone. To have been denied the use of our church by such a vile and mindless act just before the Triduum and the Great Feast has caused much distress. We hope it will not be many weeks before we can return.
Fr Raymond Thompson <FrRay@dotmlf.co.uk>
Rochester, Kent England

To Father Thompson and the people of Our Lady & St Francis, Rochester, I was sorry to hear of the senseless vandalism caused to your Church building. As we approach Easter Sunday, I pray that this act will not affect the Joy of Easter in your hearts and minds. May God richly bless you in your faith proclaiming His glory.
Rev Ian Westby SSM <fatherian@stmarythevirgin.com>
Darlington, England

To Father Thompson and the people of Our Lady & St Francis, Rochester, after the attack of vandalism your Church has just suffered (see News item March 2008), please be assured of the love and prayers of the whole Diocese.
The Very Revd Damien Mead - Vicar General <enquiries@anglicancatholic.org.uk>
England

Was given the web site by Fr Timothy Perkins looked at it found it very interesting to know that orthdox religion is still being practiced
Fr. John McIver <jfmciver@gmail.com>
Lee Moor, Plymouth, Devon England

Dear Fr. Mead, I am a 60 year old dissappointed and distraught Episcopalian in the USA. I am very happy to find your website where all the Orthodox values and beliefs of the Anglican Catholic Church are laid out in black and white. They are very familiar to me as I was raised with the 1928 BCP and the beautiful King James Bible. I am so very puzzled about the "modernization" of the Episcopal Church these days. How can any Bishop in the Apostolic Succession decide to change the very Canons and beliefs of the Anglican Church? Furthermore, how does anyone believe they have the authority to make such changes? Again, I am very happy to have found this web site. God Bless you for everything you've done to keep our faith, worship and order "One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic" and welcome those of us who remain dedicated to Orthodox Anglican Catholicism.
Guy Marvin <gemarvin@bellsouth.net>
Woodstock (Atlanta), Georgia USA

Dear Fr Mead, Thank you for your prompt and extensive reply. I think the place where our interpretation differs is, as your opening line suggests, with regard to the nature of authority in the Church and how the ministry entrusted to the Apostle Peter is exercised and recognised in today. This obviously also has historical implications for how one understands the Church in England before the Reformation and whether or not one believes the Church of England maintained continuity with it afterwards.I would want to be guided by the tradition that affirms Ubi Petrus, Ibi Ecclesia. Despite our differences, I too join in praying with you and the saints for the unity of the Church. Kind regards.
Rev Dr John Wilson <john.wilson@hinsley-hall.co.uk>
England

Dear Dr Wilson, It depends upon where one sees authority resting and upon how one understands the process for recognising someone as Blessed or Holy. The Anglican Catholic Church has little problem with accepting the Saints in the Calendars of the Western Catholic Church. Although we have no formal canonisation process ourselves, in our own Calendar there are commemorations of notable Anglican figures such as Charles I, King and Martyr. On 27th November we also commemorate our own Colombian Martyrs who died in 2000. St Theresa of Lisieux was a godly and holy person, and she was indeed canonised by the Roman Catholic Church well after AD 1054 in a distinct process ultimately involving a pronouncement from Rome. The identification of holy men and women as worthy of distinction as 'Blessed' or 'Saint' has always occurred when such a person has been elevated by popular opinion as a pious or holy person. Sometimes Church 'authorities' have been slow to catch up. The process of canonisation is slightly more informal in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Saints are usually canonised by the synod of bishops within a particular autocephalous church, but sometimes saints come to be popularly venerated without official canonisation. .....
Father Damien Mead - Vicar General <enquiries@anglicancatholic.org.uk>
England

.... From earliest Christian times only martyrs were honoured or recommended as models of virtue and as intercessors. Gradually, other persons were also so recognised by the Church. Then the local bishops would decide to insert the names of those holy persons into the Liturgy of the Mass. Gradually, these local bishops began to defer to the Pope, the Bishop of Rome. It was in the year AD 993 that for the first time a Pope formally canoninsed someone in the way that we know today. I believe that was when Pope John XV canonised St. Ulrich of Augsburg. Recognising the authority that the Bishop of Rome had through deference before AD 1054 is therefore not contrary to our stand. In any case, in the Canonisation of Saints the Pope does not, for himself, as far as I am aware, claim infallibility, which is the main stumbling block for many in ACC. The downsizing of the Roman Calendar in recent years of Saints considered not to have existed, or for whom there is little evidence to support the claims made for them, suggests this is perhaps fortunate. We, of course, also recognise Our Lady under her title of Walsingham (AD1061) and St Francis of Assisi (AD1226) in the dedication of our Rochester Parish. These titles were recognised in the Church of England prior to the English Reformation and have continued through to the ACC in the present day. I pray we have more in common with the Roman Catholic Church than dividing us, and respecting a holy and devout woman who has been formally declared blessed and holy by the Patriarch of the West, even to the extent of wishing to dedicate one of our Missions to her prayers, is, I am sure you would agree, to be commended. Let us pray that she will lend her prayers towards the cause of our unity.
Father Damien Mead <enquiries@anglicancatholic.org.uk>
England

I notice that in answering the question of the relationship between the Anglican Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church, the comment is made that since the Great Schism of 1054 and the divided Church, the ACC does not accept the authority of the Pope as Bishop of Rome nor is it in communion with him. I wonder then why the mission in Northampton is under the patronage of St Theresa of Lisieux. Surely only the supreme authority of the Church can declare a saint, and she was canonised by the Roman Catholic Church well after 1054?
Rev Dr John Wilson <john.wilson@hinsley-hall.co.uk>
England

Dear Margaret, Thank you for your questions submitted through our guestbook. Unfortunately you didn't leave an email address for a personal response so I hope the text below helps you. FAQ About the ACC Q: What is the difference between the Anglican Catholic Church and the Catholic (Meaning Roman Catholic) Church? A: The term Catholic literally means "of the whole" and refers to the body of those who profess the faith of the original Undivided Church. The word is not exclusively ROMAN. The Anglican Catholic Church is derived from the Catholic Church in England (The Church of England). The Word 'Anglican' simply means 'English'. Q: Are you 'real' Catholics? A: YES! We believe in the Catholic Faith as stated in the Creeds and handed down to us from the first Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Undivided Catholic Church, in Holy Scripture as the unique Word and revelation of Gods will for mankind. In the Apostolic threefold male Ministry of Bishop, Priest and Deacon, in the Seven Sacraments of the Church and the Real Presence of Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament of His Sacred Body and Precious Blood made present for us by the Power of the Holy Spirit through the Sacrifice of the Mass. Q: Are you under the Authority of the Pope? A: In the Undivided Church (prior to the schism between East and West in AD 1054) the Bishop of Rome was the First Bishop of the Church, the first among his Brother Bishops. Since then claims have been made by Rome about the Pope's position and supremacy which the ACC, professing as we do, the faith of the Undvided Church, questions, and therefore we are not under his authority nor in communion with him.
Father Damien Mead - Vicar General <enquiries@anglicancatholic.org.uk>
England

A nicely organised website. Greetings from an ACC member "Down Under" - parish of St Hilda of Whitby, Newcastle, Australia.
Edward M. Bridle
Newcastle, N.S.W. Australia

I, as a Maronite Catholic, pray to our Lord Jesus Christ that our churches Anglican Catholic and Eastern and Roman Catholics may be re-united some day soon. May God bless his churches and re-unite them into one body in Christ Jesus.
Tony J. Rouphael
California USA

I am at present in continous touch with Most Rev. John Augustine the Metropolitan of India, to get his blessings to be one in his flock. This completeness of the Spirituality in ACC is Spirit Cooling and just somuch Blessed. This website of the Diocese of UK is just mind blowing and awesum, I love Church of India (Anglican)
Joakim Alfred <joakim.alfred@gmail.com>
Calcutta, India

From time to time, over the years I have visited your web site and always found it informative and current. Some one or possibly several people obviously tend this site with loving care. God bless you. I pray everyone in your diocese grows ever closer to our Lord. And may you increase in numbers.
Derril Wright <dhwright@milwpc.com>
Milwaukee,, Wisconsin USA

Greetings from a member of the Anglican Catholic Church in Canada. Please pray for all the faithful that they shall be joined once again in the Catholic Faith.
Darel <darelwilson1@rogers.com>
Collingwood, Ontario Canada

I'm a roman catholic. I pray that one day there won't be any division among us. God bless your communities.
Simone <simone.bruni@libero.it>
Parma, Italy

An interesting site which I shall return to . I didn't see any missions in central London (my place of employment) . Are there any ? God bless
Tim Franck <timfranck@aol.com>
Staines, Middlesex England

Just visiting. Wonderful to see all your hard work is being rewarded Fr. Damien. From an old friend: Bp. Robert C. McBride Kettering, UK
Bishop Robert McBride <robertmcbride@btinternet.com>
Kettering, Northants England

In response to Cliff, at Barnard Castle, take strength from the fact that we will soon have a Mission in East Retford, North Nottinghamshire, which is only a couple of hours away from yourself. Keep faith, as I have every faith that we will one day return to your area. As we pray for you, of your charity, pray for us too, and the service that we offer for the greater glory of God and His Kingdom. Regards, Paul
Paul Walker <st.bernards-accuk@hotmail.com>
East Retford, Nottinghamshire England

I want to thank you for making such a wonderful website. I belong to a small Episcopalian parish in the state of Georgia,and we all fear that by next July our parish will be asking to become a member of the Anglican Catholic Church.I just wish it had never come to this, that we all could still be as one. But with the state of things I fear this is inevitable. Please pray for us as we will pray for you all. I think you all have a wonderful thing going on here,and we all want to be a part of it.
Sean Storm <balin42632003@yahoo.com>
Moultrie, Georgia USA

It is so difficult for those of us who were left "high and dry" when the ACC left our area. Visiting this site is almost nostalgic but also gives hope that the Church will once again be a prescence not too far away.
Cliff Allison <cliffallison@tiscali.co.uk>
Nr. Barnard Castle, Durham England

A very interesting web site that strikes many chords with my own beliefs, which challenge the corruptions in the church from the Council of Nicaea to the present day. I am an independant - Catholic clergyman, married with a family of my own. Does the Anglican Catholic Church hold the same taboos as the Roman Cathic Church regarding Clergy being married? -- (Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name.)
Rev Dr Brian Mackenzie-Hanson <brian@mackenzie-hanson.co.uk>
Hessle, East Yorkshire England