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Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 03:37 pm |
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My name is Jacki, I am a 40 year old English woman. I live just outside London.
As a baby I was baptised into the Church of England I am the eldest adoptive daughter of a couple from Londons EastEnd ( a rough part of the world John Pridmores stomping ground) my parents moved out of London to start a family and then found they couldn't hence the adoption. My 2 sisters followed naturally in quick succession as often happens.
My parents were good hard working straight forward people, who whilst they lived christian values did not attend church. I grew up knowing who God and Jesus were, I knew they were important and I knew many bible stories but thats about it really.
I married a Catholic man of Italian descent, telling the priest that I had seen God and she was a woman. I said it to make it clear that 'I didn't do God' but was here because my husband did. The priest assured me that 'God did me' and laughingly said that now my boyfriend had convinced me to marry in the church, the church would eventually 'get me'.I went to Mass every week with my boyfriend and learnt about the faith in order to bring any children up in the faith but still really 'did'nt get it'. We married in 1991 and in 1992 had a beautiful girl she was baptised at 6 weeks and I continued to attend Mass with the family.
At 2 and half years old our beautiful daughter was diagnosed with congential dislocation of the hips in fact she had no hips and years of orthopeadic surgery was needed. My husband turned to the Church I turned to the bottle. The same priest took me to one side on a Sunday after Mass and pointed out he knew what I was going through as he had been there himself.
The evening before her first surgery the priest at hospital came and sat with us, he gave our daughter a soft toy and he gave me a rosary when I explain I wasn't a Catholic he said to use them as worry beads. The next day he came back with a leaflet on how to pray the rosary.
The next Sunday in Mass something odd happened. I have no recollection of the Mass it self I just remeber this warm feeling and a sudden realisation that God did indeed 'get me'.
I found the rcia process painful. I did not learn much. I met great people and learnt what the Church meant to them but I din't really learn much about the faith if that makes sense. My husband didnt help as he just said 'because it is'.
I was recieved into the Church in 1997 on me knees recieving annointment the priest lent close to my ear and whispered "got you".
I am now a extraordinary minister of communion, a confirmation catechist and a girl guide leader.
However I still have to learn elsewhere the fundamentals of faith hence me being here.
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Intercessor
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Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 05:19 pm |
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Jacki,
What a moving story. Welcome to the Forum!
Do you have many books on the Catholic faith yet?
Becky
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jacki
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Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 06:19 pm |
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no not really
most recomended here are difficult to get in the uk. I use the net widley.
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CajunRick
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Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 09:47 pm |
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jacki wrote: most recomended here are difficult to get in the uk. I use the net widley.
Jacki, I checked at Amazon.co.uk, and it seems that just about everything by Scott Hahn and Marcus Grodi is available. One of my favorites, Unabridged Christianity by Fr. Mario Romero, is also available in the UK. Given the rate of exchange, the prices seem a bit higher, but that's really not surprising given the VAT.
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jacki
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Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 09:49 pm |
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| plus import tax unless you want to send a gift ?? wink wink
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Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 10:01 pm |
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jacki wrote: plus import tax unless you want to send a gift ?? wink wink Isn't Amazon a UK vendor? As in no import tax? Unabridged Christianity is available for £9.50. There is a sourcing fee (which apparently includes any other taxes), and shipping is free if you order more than £15.00, so it would be worth your while to order another book as well, like maybe Scott and Kimberly Hahn's Rome Sweet Home for £7.09 (no import fee). So you can get both books for £18.58 delivered.
If I bought 'em for you here and shipped 'em, it'd probably cost me that much just for the postage if I wanted you to get them before Easter!
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Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 10:04 pm |
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Posted: Mon Dec 10th, 2007 01:02 pm |
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| Hi Jacki, welcome to the forum. Have you logged onto EWTN.com? You will find lots of good information there, as well as a catalog of books you can order. But there is a lot of free information there. God bless you and your husband and daughter.
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Dave Armstrong
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Posted: Mon Dec 10th, 2007 03:48 pm |
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Welcome to the forum, Jacki. You found the right place! I'm sure there is some way for you to obtain the books you want and need. If you like e-books (don't mind reading off the screen), I'd be happy to send you a couple of mine for free. Just let me know what you want to specifically learn more about.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30th, 2008 12:57 am |
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Dear Jacki,
How is your little girl doing now? I hope you don't mind my asking?
My daughter had hip dysplasia when she was born. Hers was due to being a breech baby. We were very lucky--she was seen as a newborn by an orthopedist at Scottish Rite Hospital here in Dallas and is fine now (9 years old).
Did you get some good books to read? I came into the Church from the Episcopal Church after reading a lot of C.S. Lewis--even though he wasn't Catholic. It seemed that many of my Catholic friends were Lewis fans, and we discovered we had many beliefs in common. Now it's like I have a great big family. Please let us know if you need any support.
Lisa
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