Two weddings in one day

Congratulations to two couples who were married here at St Simon's yesterday:

Joanne George and John Frazier were married at a ceremony that commenced at 2pm:



The wedding of Annelize Dawkins and Able Seaman Barry Kersley took place at 3.30pm:



Congratulations to both couples. May God bless them with happy and fruitful marriages.

Celebrating Marriage

Yesterday we had a Wine & Cheese evening for couples who are preparing for marriage. A number of married couples with experience of marriage ranging from 57 years to 1 year came along for what all agreed was a most enjoyable evening.

Lola and Soter Titus on the left, Margaret and David Eldridge on the right (celebrating 40 years of marriage this year) with Joanne George and John Frazier who are to be married here at St Simon's on 12th September.

Tina and Ugo Ferreira who were married here last year.

Massimo Deidda and Justyna Jaworska (with their son Oscar) who are to be married in Poland on 31st July with Tim and Maysam Shamoon.

and with Maria and Derek Swan.

John Frazier and Soter Titus.

David Eldridge with Andrew Chappell and Natalie Edy who are to be married in Horley, Surrey, on 4th September.

Lola Titus, Maureen Auchterlonie, Joanne George, Mary Boston (celebrating her 80+ birthday), Catarina Beresford, and Merrick Boston. Mary and Merrick have been married 57 years.

Justyna Jaworska with Kamila Borejsza and Mical Bednarczyk who are to be married in Poland on 12th September.

Maria (Williams) Swan, Maysam Shamoon and Derek Swan.

Margaret Eldridge (40 years married) with Tina and Ugo Ferreira (less than a year married).

We hope that yesterday's celebration is an encouragement to those preparing for marriage, that God may truly join them and keep them together till death parts them.

Please keep in your prayers three other couples preparing for marriage: Paulina Witkowska and Lukasz Wasielczyk to be married in Poland on 11th July, Agnieszka Hrabska and Grzegorz Koropczuk to be married in Poland on 15th August, and Annelize Dawkins and Barry Kersley to be married here at St Simon's on 12th September.

Marriage instruction

We have quite a number of couples preparing for marriage just now. Today, Greg and Aghi Clovis came to speak about Natural Family Planning, always an integral part of marriage prep at St Simon's. Here they are on the right discussing their powerpoint presentation with some of those present.





Greg and Aghi sought to present the natural method of deciding when and when not to have a baby and its distinct advantages, e.g. no ingestion of hormones into the female body, rendering a natural process inoperative; improved communication between husband and wife; etc.

Please keep in your prayers the following couples who are currently under preparation: Justyna and Massimo, Joanne and John, Kamila and Michał, Agnieska and Grzegorz.

Wedding Congratulations

Congratulations to Amy Cridland and Joseph Maher who were married at St Simon's last Saturday, 28th June.

Wedding Congratulations

Congratulations to Hugo Ferreira and Tina Brigden who sealed their love for each other in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony last Saturday (31st May) here at St Simon’s. It was a very simple ceremony, attended by the parents of the bride and groom, Hugo’s brother and a friend, and a young married couple and their little son who acted as page boy, the wife (expecting their second child) being a long time friend of Tina’s. Whilst many like a grand celebration, the simplicity of last Saturday’s wedding (followed by a nice meal at a Portuguese restaurant in Maidstone) provided all the more opportunity for focussing on the essentials of matrimony: the Sacrament that comes into existence through the exchange of consent in the presence of the Church’s minister and those called to be witnesses. Thanks to “Maison des Fleurs” (aka Anne Bulpin – 624489) for the lovely flower arrangements and to Charlotte Coles for providing beautiful music on the organ at the entrance, signing of the register and exit.