Revd. Liz Maitland BA(Hons), KCAI(AD), PGCE revd.maitland@liberalcatholics.uk

A
qualified Religious Education teacher and former
Catechist for the Roman Catholic church, she formerly ran a charity in
Leicester providing assistance and companion dogs for those recovering
from brain damage or mental health issues called Recovery Assistance
Dogs. She served as deacon in OCAC before her ordination to the
priesthood. She is Prior of OCAC's Order of Ave Maria.
There are very likely to be animals in the ministry of Liz something that our church has had many times, notably with Bishop Harold Nicholson in Clapham, London in the 1950's and 60's, something of a radical idea at the time.

In
1998 she studied Centering Prayer - this is a way into Contemplative
Prayer (Father Thomas Keating) and still aims to practice that twice a
day for 20 minutes. She has set up a weekly Centering Therapy group, originally in the local Catholic Church and
now a Zoom Group. Since starting her journey in Holy Orders Liz has
found that Zoom Online Meetings may be a way forward to do a Weekly
Sunday Eucharist Prayer Service.


There are very likely to be animals in the ministry of Liz something that our church has had many times, notably with Bishop Harold Nicholson in Clapham, London in the 1950's and 60's, something of a radical idea at the time.
In 2004 Liz was a founder of RECOVERY Assistance Dogs to help people to
recover from Mental Health problems, stop attempting suicide and
self-harming. She sees animals as having a ‘Divine Instinct’ (they
never fell out with God!) with a stillness in their minds that all
humans can benefit from. She was Project Leader 2008-2012 and was
Executive Director 2012-2021 at RECOVERY Assistance Dogs. She 'retired'
in November 2021 in order to concentrate on her
vocation to become a Priest and as an Evangelist. She would like to set
up a
Retreat Centre by the Sea either in Lincolnshire or Kent specially for
people who need healing with suicidal feelings, self-harming or eating
disorders and would like to make progress in their spiritual journey.


Also Liz has a heart for
saying the Rosary and is consecrated to Mary Mother of God. Mary lived
in devotion to the Divine Will and is an example to all of us as she
was the first creature to do God’s will, throughout her life,
since the fall of Adam & Eve.
Liz has been an active
Member of CWO (Catholic Women’s Ordination) since July, 2013. She is
keen to play a part in bringing ladies with a calling to the priesthood
to the OCAC Church where they can realise the mission that is their
deepest heart’s desire. Also she is a Member of Catholic Women Speak
and Voices of Faith and joins in regularly with Meetings about the
evidence for Women Leaders in the early Christian Church.


