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Weddings24th May: We had a wonderful Blessing of a Marriage today for a couple with Venice in their hearts, even though they have to live in London (meanwhile...). They very kindly invited us to take part in all the celebrations, as well as the Service in Church, and that included a large boat on the lagoon the day before, and a splendid reception afterwards at the glittering Palazzo Pisani-Moretti. We actually held the Service in the beautiful church of S. Trovaso, by the very kind permission of Don Silvano Brusamento, who's a warm friend. It's not far away, and St.
This was what happened on 27th April, in the words of one of our members who e-mailed afterwards: "That was the most amazing meeting! The excitement and enthusiasm were incredible ." It was the Annual Meeting we held after our joint Chaplaincy Service (Venice and Padova together), and indeed, it was richly blessed, but I couldn't really have put 'Annual Meeting' as the title of this, or you wouldn't have bothered to open it!
Looking back last Tuesday, I realised we had had number of significant events: Friday 7th was the Women's World Day of Prayer and I joined the prayers at the Lutheran church in Venice where about 15 of us formed the Venice link of that wonderful chain of prayer around the world for peace, and thanksgiving for Women's part in our community Life.
Welcome to the Chaplain's blog, to all Website Visitors! I'm just getting to grips with this new opportunity, so please bear with me. I aim to use this page when I can for reflections about our life in the Venice, Padova and Trieste Chaplaincies, to subsititute for the Parish Magazine which we don't have - its international circulation to all our friends would be a headache! This is a wonderful way of keeping in touch with you all. I've got a lot to tell you, about events coming up which I'll post on the 'Events' page as soon as I can.
The Chaplain is always glad to receive enquiries from couples about Weddings or Baptisms. These are wonderful Sacraments, and always joyful family occasions and it is a privilege to be able to welcome you to St. George’s to celebrate them. You will find that his first question is, “What is your connection with Venice? Why would you like to come to St. George’s for your special celebration?” On these moving occasions a couple dedicate themselves, or their child, to God. This is a serious commitment and it needs the full support of Family and Friends to help you carry it out.
The normal context of these celebrations is in your Home Parish (or in the case of a Wedding, one of the couple’s home parishes) where Family, Friends and neighbours can all support you. For couples intending to travel to Venice for their special celebration, the Chaplain wants to be sure that you will have the presence of your Families and the support of your parish priest at home. 
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