The Readings at the Easter Vigil:
the ‘four nights of salvation’
Gidea Park Faith Talks
On Wednesday 20th March at 7 pm, in preparation for Holy Week, Fr Adrian Graffy, parish priest of Gidea Park and member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, will give a talk entitled ‘The Readings at the Easter Vigil - the four nights of salvation’. The talk will take place in the parish hall at Gidea Park (410 Brentwood Road, RM2 6DH) and will last about 40 minutes. Refreshments will be available from 6.30 pm.
The talk is also available on www.whatgoodnews.org
A recording will be available subsequently.
A Fire in my Heart -
A Conversation with biblical friends
Catholic Biblical Association
In celebration of fifty years of priesthood and fifty years from becoming a student of the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Fr Adrian Graffy gathered together on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at the church of Christ the High Priest, Gidea Park, several biblical friends, all present in person. Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio from Peru, a friend since 1979 is now archbishop of Lima. Nuria Calduch-Benages, professor at the Gregorian University in Rome, is secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, on which Fr Adrian serves. Fr Javier Ruiz-Ortiz, vice-rector at Allen Hall seminary, and biblical scholar, guided the proceedings. Dr Sean Ryan, vice-principal of Margaret Beaufort Institute in Cambridge, and chair of the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain, completed the group. They engaged in a conversation both personal and scholarly, retaining the attention and engagement of a good group of visitors. The two sessions are now available on line at www.whatgoodnews.org. The title given to the conversation was ‘A Fire in my Heart’ (Jeremiah 20), and each member explained their passion for the Bible, how it was born, how it developed, and what were its significant moments. The conversation was facilitated by the technical skills of Mr Paul Samuels and Mr Jon Harris of www.wildgoose.ventures
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