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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: kena on Friday 05 January 07 15:48 GMT (UK)
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Hi, know this is a long shot but does anybody know of a Percy Collier who was a father (in the church sense) in Gosport area, Columbia Presbyterian from at least 1972, have discovered he was born in 1916 in Leek, Staffordshire but nothing else, he was a cousin of my greatgrandfather, appreciate this might be concerning a living person or a person who might have living relatives at least so please feel free to PM me if you want to.
Anna
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Hi - I knew Father Percy Collier - he was a member of the Sacred Heart of Betharram (SCJ) religious Order. He was a Catholic Priest and had been a teacher in the Order's school in Droitwich before moving down to St Columba's Parish, Bridgemary, Gosport, Hampshire, in the early 1970s. He was Parish Priest in Lee-on-the-Solent from 1977 until his death in 1993. You could probably find out about his family by contacting the Order - Father Tom Kelly S.C.J
Sacred Heart Presbytery
208 Worcester Road
Droitwich Spa
Worcestershire
WR9 8AZ
Telephone Number: 01905 773258
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Hallo, I expect you have the facts you were looking for by now. Anyway I knew Fr Collier well as I was taught by him in the early fifties. It was a very small school at Bontddu N.Wales for boys who had the general intention of becoming priests. I liked him very much as he had a love of music and enjoyed walking in the Welsh countryside, a pastime I have enjoyed until this day. I had an irrational grievance against him as he once told me I was seeing too much of a Father X - another teacher at the school. I left shortly after this incident and I thought he should have taken direct action against this priest who was abusing pupils. I met him once more in later life at Lee on the Solent where he was the parish priest by which time he was rather deaf and I didn't raise the subject again. I owe a lot to him for a love of Latin,Greek,Music and Walking! May he rest in peace. Basil
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Hi Basil, many thanks for the memories of him, he sounds lovely.
Anna
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Hi,
I also knew Fr Percy when he lived in Lee- on -Solent. I was about 16 and a memeber of the local anglican church. When he arrived, he built alot of bridges between the Catholic church and other churches. His previous incumbant, had, a I recall, not done so, so there were were many bridges to be built! He ddi this, largely through music and getting musical groups together in different churches. His own church needed to be rebuilt, and people could help by buying a brick! Our church was invited to the consecration of the church. My best memory of that, was that I had no idea, as a non-catholic, that I wasn't allowed to take communion, which I did!!! My own vicar was horrified, but Percy gave me a hug and and also pumped the air in joy when he saw me afterwards! He was delighted ( but never told the Catholic bishop!) He was very supportive of me, as a 20 year old when I joined an interdenominational missionary organisation called YWAM. He was a very kind, sincere, Charismatic man in the fullest sense, and was bridge builder between communities. When I married, and my first child was stillborn, I was very moved that he held a Mass for our son, even though We are not Catholic..more Pentecostal! He was a lovely, godly man, very kind and sweet, a true gentleman. I was very fond of him indeed.
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Hi, many thanks for those memories of Percy, he sounds like a lovely man
Anna