The TAC Parish of St. Alban and St. Henry VI meets at the Liberal Catholic Church of St. Alban, Meadow Way, Letchworth. Due to recent deaths and immobility amongst the congregation we are having to expand our search for traditional Anglicans beyond the confines of North Hertfordshire, and this, inevitably, will impact upon the regularity of worship in Letchworth itself. We intend to meet on at least one Sunday in the month at 10:00, as well as on the Saturdays announced below.
We are very grateful to the Liberal Catholics for their hospitality, which has continued over many years. We emphasise that the Liberal Catholic Church of St. Alban is in no way our property and that we have no rights in relation to it. Please do not use the Church as a postal address for us.
All our worship is in the Old Tradition based upon the Book of Common Prayer, the English Missal, and the English Hymnal.
About every month we hold a Solemn High Mass on a convenient Saturday, usually at 11:00. Please note that residents' parking restrictions are now in force in Meadow Way on Saturdays. Do not park there. You can still park on-street in Norton Way South. Also, the Methodist Chapel there has agreed that we can use its car park as a last resort, but if you do so please leave a notice in the car that you are attending worship at the Liberal Catholic Church of St. Alban.
The priest in charge is Michael Silver who can best be contacted for further information on 077 541 780 32. Please note that he no longer lives at Cloisters Road and the former land line number is accordingly useless. The website is maintained by Rev'd Michael Gray
| Date | Time | Observance |
|---|---|---|
| 24th May | 11:00 | St. Henry VI |
| 21st June | 11:00 | Corpus Christi CANCELLED |
| 16th August | 11:00 | Assumption |
| 4th October | 11:00 | Michaelmass |
| 1st November | 11:00 | All Saints |
| 25th December | 10:00 | Christmass |
| 26th December | 10:00 | St. Stephen |
For medical reasons, Michael Silver is unable to conduct worship at present. It may be wisest to assume that all worship at Letchworth is suspended.
Other Notices:
There have been many papers published on the previous version of this site. Most of them have little continuing value, so will not be restored. A few occasional pieces are offered:
Three sermons (largely lectures) by MG and MS on Real Presence.
Three connected papers by MG: On the papacy; On the alleged "living voice"; On the development of doctrine
Two papers on the 39 Articles (MG)
On language about God 2023 (expanded sermons) (MG)
A few thoughts about hell (MG)
Our Traditional Calling
The Holy One has given us His Church that we might give glory to Him and that He might save us from evil and unite us to Himself. The Eternal Father sent both His Eternal, unique Son to destroy death and sin and His Eternal Spirit into our hearts to reclaim us as His own children (Romans 8:15-6). This remaking of creation is both His love and His glory. His Church is the Eternal Son's continuous presence in a troubled world.
The Church, sadly, is troubled enough for itself (and always has been) and yet recently it has also lost confidence in the very faith and authority that God has entrusted to it. Anglicans have been in the front line of this confusion, but as traditional Anglicans we want to make amends, be useful and rebuild God's Church. We desire that every Christian body should become stronger in that traditional faith which is our common inheritance.
We welcome you, as either a serious inquirer or a committed Christian, to join with us in daring to attempt to restore God's honour within His Church.
There are, alas, many traditional jurisdictions. In this parish we are part of The Traditional Anglican Church, which is active in many parts of the world where strange practices have driven Anglicans who hold to the Apostolic Faith and Order to seek refuge from error. There are, or course, no perfect jurisdictions. In these distracted times, it is for every Christian to be faithful to God within whatever body seems least unsuitable.