{"id":5835,"date":"2022-08-20T15:49:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icksp.org.uk\/newbrighton\/?p=5835"},"modified":"2022-08-20T15:49:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T14:49:05","slug":"an-appeal-from-abbe-matthew-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icksp.org.uk\/newbrighton\/an-appeal-from-abbe-matthew-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"An appeal from Abb\u00e9 Matthew Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Dear faithful,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">God willing, I wish to become a priest in the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institute of Christ the King. By His grace and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with the help of your prayers and financial <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">support, I have completed my first year of studies <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">at our seminary in<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gricigliano<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, Italy, and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I am <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">about to begin my second year of priestly<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">formation.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Thank you very much for your <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">prayerful and generous support this past year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Each year, it costs a seminarian \u00a37,000 to study for the priesthood with the Institute. We are asked to contribute by raising what we can towards this goal. Would you consider helping me with my second year of seminary? To donate, please visit my GoFundMe page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gofund.me\/81d25055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/icksp.org.uk\/newbrighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/gfbutton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"128\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for your generous support. I assure you of my prayers for you each day in grateful return. God bless you!<\/p>\n<p>Abb\u00e9 Matthew Bird<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear faithful, God willing, I wish to become a priest in the Institute of Christ the King. 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