I attended the last service to be held at Kelham on the 29th September 1973. A friend Scott Anderson had been an ordinand there; he is now a Catholic priest having moved over as part of the Ordinariate created by Pope Benedict. I have always felt it was a wrong decision to close the college as Father Kelly's vision was a sound one and still is today. The shortage of priests could well be alleviated by drawing on youngsters who have not enjoyed a sound basic education, educating them to a higher level as Kelham had done for decades and then letting them decide either to train for the Ministry or to go out into society in another capacity.
Thank you for sharing this. It brings back vivid memeories and is a reminder of what the church has lost - and neds to regain. I was on the Prelim. Course in 1967/8 and also attended the last Mass in the chapel.
I was deeply saddened to earn of this wonderful place of religious life and formation which has now sadly closed up. More sad the almost forgotten works and theological contribution of Father Kelly. The Catholic wing of the Church of England needs more than ever to revive things like this if they must survive the onslaught.
Certainly sad - but hopefully not all is lost. One thing we are doing is setting up an Institute for Anglican Religious Life, here in Durham, and as part of that, building a website to make Kelly and his work more widely available - herbertkelly.ssm.org.uk/
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I attended the last service to be held at Kelham on the 29th September 1973. A friend Scott Anderson had been an ordinand there; he is now a Catholic priest having moved over as part of the Ordinariate created by Pope Benedict. I have always felt it was a wrong decision to close the college as Father Kelly's vision was a sound one and still is today. The shortage of priests could well be alleviated by drawing on youngsters who have not enjoyed a sound basic education, educating them to a higher level as Kelham had done for decades and then letting them decide either to train for the Ministry or to go out into society in another capacity.
I don't think Kelham could be replicated in what the C of E has become.
Thank you for sharing this. It brings back vivid memeories and is a reminder of what the church has lost - and neds to regain. I was on the Prelim. Course in 1967/8 and also attended the last Mass in the chapel.
Wonderful glimpse into part of the formation of a late, beloved priest of our parish, Fr James Dunkerley.
I was deeply saddened to earn of this wonderful place of religious life and formation which has now sadly closed up. More sad the almost forgotten works and theological contribution of Father Kelly. The Catholic wing of the Church of England needs more than ever to revive things like this if they must survive the onslaught.
Certainly sad - but hopefully not all is lost. One thing we are doing is setting up an Institute for Anglican Religious Life, here in Durham, and as part of that, building a website to make Kelly and his work more widely available - herbertkelly.ssm.org.uk/