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ON SATURDAY JULY 27, WE GO TO REPENTIGNY

Meeting with Marc Soulé,
President of the Association les Amis du Patrimoine de Repentigny

http://repentignypatrimoine.com

From left to right: Henri-Jean Lepetit and Marc Soulé in front of the magnificent altarpiece of the Église de Saint-Martin – (click on the picture to enlarge)

Saturday July 27, at the invitation of Marc Soulé, we went to Repentigny, a small village which dominates the Dorette valley.

On this occasion, we were able to visit the Saint-Martin church and admire, among other things, its medieval altarpiece dating from the end of the 16th century; a unique piece!

With a view to our future developments for the Saint-Maclou chapel, Marc presented us with the equipment produced.

These meetings between associations which have the same vision of the importance of preserving the heritage of Pays d’Auge, and which share the same objectives, contribute to advancing discussions, to the success of projects, to supporting and advising each other, as sometimes the labyrinth of constraints can prove discouraging.

A big thank you to Pierre Betelaud, parliamentary attaché to Jérémie Patrier-Leitus Deputy for the 3rd constituency of Calvados, for this connection and to Marc for his welcome.

  Henri-Jean Lepetit

MAY 18, 2024 – SAINT-MARCOUF MASS

LIKE EVERY YEAR AT THE SAME TIME,
SAINT-MARCOUF IS TRADITIONALLY CELEBRATED AT SAINT-MACLOU

Father Materne during the service (click on the photo to enlarge it)
Father Materne meets the faithful

Like every year at the same time, Saturday, May 18 at 5:00 p.m. at the chapel of Saint-Maclou, Father Materne ;of the Parish “Notre Dame de Vie” celebrated a mass in honor of Saint-Marcouf.
Saint-Marcouf has a particular importance for our chapel since, along with Saint- Maclou, this place is dedicated to him.
Of Frankish origin, Saint-Marcouf was born in Bayeux in 490 and was ordained a priest at the age of 30.
He attracted disciples whom he gathered in Nanteuil where, in the 6th century, he founded an abbey known as Nantus.
He obtained this domain from King Childebert I, son of Clovis and Clotilde.
People come to see him for his healing powers of skin diseases, especially scrofula, tuberculous abscesses of the neck lymph nodes.
Saint-Marcouf dies in Nanteuil in 558, he is celebrated on May 4 in the diocese of Bayeux-Lisieux.

We thank the many faithful who joined us to honor Saint-Marcouf.

Commemoration of May 8, 1945

May 8, 1945 at the chapel of Saint-Maclou

 

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This May 8, 2024, from 10:00 a.m., on the occasion of the ceremony commemorating the victory of 1945, the doors of the chapel were open.
The people and personalities present during this ceremony appreciated being able to access the interior of the chapel and for some, it was the first time!Documentation on this 11th century chapel was available to our day visitors.

Everyone’s satisfaction encourages us to renew this initiative.

Big Spring Cleaning

Saturday March 23, 2024

For the occasion, some members of the association’s office met at the chapel. From 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., they worked to clean the sacristy, choir and nave from top to bottom. 
Not a corner escaped the duster, the broom or the vacuum cleaner, after having been polished, the woodwork smelled of wax.
It was also an opportunity to make some usual repairs, to fill in the holes through which some visitors come in during our absence.
Satisfied with the work accomplished, once finished, we rang the bell before leaving the premises.
We arranged to meet again in October for a fall cleaning.

Thanks to Annie, Chantal, Christopher, Henri-Jean, Hervé,
Jean-Paul, Téhanie for their efficiency and good humor.

Hair blowing in the wind, in front of the chapel, the entire cleaning team (from left to right): Christopher, Annie, Henri-Jean, Chantal, Jean-Paul, Téhanie and Hervé
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Easter in Saint-Maclou

Monday April 1, 2024
On the program : Easter eggs and tasting
products from Ferme du Bout du Chemin

In the chapel, between the choir and the nave, the tasting point with Annie, Téhanie and our guests for a day (click on the photo to enlarge it).

This Easter Monday, April 1, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., young and old responded to our invitation. After a guided tour of the premises, the chapel no longer held any secrets for anyone. The chocolate Easter eggs were a great success, as well as the tasting of cider and apple juice from Ferme du Bout du Chemin.
The atmosphere was as we like it: good-natured and warm.
Thank you to everyone who came and for those who could not come, next year, they will be able to make up for it since we will schedule this event again.

Thank you also to Annie, Téhanie and Christopher for having, on behalf of our association, welcomed our visitors.

Heritage Day 2023

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17 AT THE SAINT-MACLOU CHAPEL
European Heritage Day 2023!

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A Family visiting the Chapelle (click on the photo to enlarge it)

For this occasion, the Chapel was open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which allowed our visitors to discover or revisit
this Romanesque building from the 11th and 12th century.
These European Heritage Days are in our DNA , as we work to succeed in our project of restoration of this heritage so representative
of the history and the memory of our countryside.
On this occasion, the public was welcomed by Christopher and Hervé who, with the passion that drives them, did not fail to give you a guided tour of the place.

A big thank you to them and to all those who gave us the pleasure of their visit.

Forum of Associations

We were at the Forum des Associations 2023!

Our stand with Annie, the secretary of our association
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9 AT THE EUGÈNE MOULIN GYMNASIUM IN MÉZIDON-CANON…

After a warm welcome from Mr. François Aubey, Mayor of Mézidon Vallée d’Auge, we have from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., had opportunity
to interact with the many visitors who came to meet us.

An enriching event which allowed us to talk about our chapel, to explain our project and the reason for being of our association, a pleasant experience which we will certainly repeat during the 2024 edition.

Our stand was run by Annie, the secretary of our association, a big thank you to her for her presence and her availability,
a big thank you also to all those who have shown us a strong interest in the action we are carrying out,
action aimed at safeguarding this 11th and 12th century Romanesque chapel representative of the heritage of the Pays d’Auge.


A beautiful evening for the benefit of the association “Les Amis de la Chapelle de Saint-Maclou”

July 6, 2023 at the church Saint-Étienne du Mesnil-Mauger

On behalf of the association “Les Amis de La Chapelle de Saint-Maclou”, our chapel of Saint-Maclou being too small, this is with the kind authorization of the Notre Dame de Vie Parish, without forgetting Father Eustache who was our good emissary,
whom we welcomed to the church Saint-Étienne du Mesnil-Mauger for an exceptional musical moment Gérard Goupil and his friends.
These gentlemen, musicians of great talent : Gérard Goupil, Jean-Yves Cousin, Michel Lemerre, Roger’s Lesouef, Michel Marie,
Daniel Picot (on trumpet ) and Alain Bouvet (on the organ), entertained us and won over a large audience who came to listen to them.
During 1:30, we were treated, among others, to works by Bach, Charpentier, Couperin, Verdi and Purcell…
We thank very much Gérard, Jean-Yves , Roger’s, Michel (the 2) , Daniel and Alain for delighting us,
we thank also the public who responded.

On the trumpet : Gérard Goupil, Jean-Yves Cousin, Michel Lemerre, Roger’s Lesouef, Michel Marie et Daniel Picot
At the organ : Alain Bouvet
A large audience

Two video clips from the evening

Te Deum – M.A. Charpentier Générique de l’Eurovision ORTF
“Amazing Grace” hymne chrétien publiée en 1779, mais écrit en 1772 par le poète anglais John Newton

Blessing of the new stained glass window

The stained glass window representing Pope John Paul II was blessed by Monseigneur Boulanger.

It was produced by Mr. Jacques Devos.

It will soon be placed in the chapel.

Monseigneur Boulanger et M. Jacques Devos
Saint-Loup
The stained glass window in the Saint-Vigor church in St Loup-de-Fribois
Bénédiction
Blessing of the stained glass window by Monseigneur Boulanger
Détail du vitrail
Detail of the stained glass window
Vitrail Jean-Paul II
The stained glass window in place in the chapel of Saint-Maclou

History 2006-2007

Reminder: Creation decided on the 23rd July 2005, on the occasion of a wedding in the family of Mrs. Gabriel Duriez. Thanks to a collection, the association has €260 to begin its action: safeguarding the old parish church of St-Maclou, a commune merged in 1837 with Ste-Marie-aux-Anglais then in 2001 with Le Mesnil-Mauger. In September,declaration in the Sub-Prefecture of Lisieux.> > > September 24, publication in the OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

January 2006, first sending of appeal letters to contribution. In 6 months, 195 membership proposals were sent to local residents, friends and relatives.

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