With great sorrow we learned of the death of John Campbell on Sunday, 24th March 2024. For very many years John was President of the Diocesan Lourdes Hospitality and was also Chief Brancardier of the annual Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage. May he rest in peace. Please pray for the repose of his soul and also for his wife Vera and their family.
John's Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 11.00am on Friday 26th April at St Vincent de Paul Church, Handley Road, Bramhall, SK7 3EX.
We are pleased to let you know that the 2024 Brochure and Application form are now available for downloading from the Brochure & Forms section of this website.
In succession to Father David Long, Bishop Mark has appointed Canon Christopher Matthews as the new Director of the Diocesan Pilgrimage. We give thanks for Father David's leadership of the pilgrimage over the last years.
Canon Christopher took up his appointment on 10 November and is no stranger to the Diocesan pilgrimage having travelled with us for almost thirty years. Although surprised and honoured at his appointment, Canon Christopher very much looks forward to working with all the various elements of the Diocesan pilgrimage.
We ask the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Bernadette for our diocesan pilgrimage family.
We are always pleased to hear from any doctors or nurses who would like to join the pilgrimage medical team. For more information please contact Canon Christopher Matthews, Pilgrimage Director, at
[email protected] or Angela Delaney, Chief Nurse at
[email protected] .
The Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Mons. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, has issued a document detailing plans to prepare Lourdes for the next century. His message can be read
here.
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http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/privacy-notice.
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