Canon Gerald Coates RIP

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Canon Gerald Coates who passed away after a long period of illness on 10 October 2017.

Canon Gerald was a parishioner, and there is wonderful silent footage of his first Mass in our church on 13 June 1954 to be found on YouTube HERE. He was Ordained on 12 June at St. John's Seminary, Wonersh, and celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of his Ordination in 2014, by which time he was wheelchair-bound.

His funeral arrangements are as follows:
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Reception of the Body and Vespers at Arundel Cathedral on Monday 6 November, at 17:00
Funeral Mass  for Canon Gerald at Arundel Cathedral on Tuesday 7 November, at 12:00 followed by a Buffet Reception in the Cathedral Hall.
Burial will take place the following day with family members in attendance.
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Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and the all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
​rest in peace. Amen.