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MCHS Visit to Rugeley and Colwich, Thursday 28 September 2023

Posted on August 31, 2023 by vburke44

THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBERVISIT TO RUGELEY AND COLWICH, Staffordshire11.00  Visit to the church of St Joseph and St Etheldreda led by Fr Peter Stonier12.00  Mass1.00    Buffet lunch at the Wolseley Arms2.15    Visit to St Mary’s Abbey Colwich led by Gerard Wilcox3.30    … Continue reading →

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Saturday 30 September, 10am – 4pm, Birmingham Oratory: Hopkins Society Day

Posted on August 21, 2023 by vburke44

Gerard Manley Hopkins at the Birmingham Oratory 10:00am: Arrival and tea/coffee.10:30am: ‘Revisiting ‘Inscape’ and ‘Instress’: an exploration of their origins’:Lecture by Dr. Jill Robson, Hopkins Society UK.12:00pm: Lunch at Café Rumi, 205 Hagley Road, Birmingham.1:30pm: Visit to the Museum of … Continue reading →

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Visit to Spetchley Park, Thursday 6 July 2023

Posted on June 7, 2023 by vburke44

Our next visit has been arranged for Thursday 6 July to Spetchley Park in Worcestershire, WR5 1RS. Click here for the booking formClick here for the lunch optionsClick here for information on the Berkeley Family and All Saints parish church … Continue reading →

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Reading Abbey – A Pilgrim Church – a new book by John Mullaney

Posted on April 19, 2023 by vburke44

John Mullaney has written a new book on Reading Abbey, the subject of many years research and a topic that many of our readers will know is dear to the hearts of both John and his wife, Lindsey. The book … Continue reading →

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From Country House Catholicism to City Church – a new publication from the Oxfordshire Record Society

Posted on January 11, 2023 by vburke44

‘From Country House Catholicism to City Church: the Registers of the Oxford Catholic Mission 1700-1875‘ has just been published by the Oxfordshire Record Society. These registers, compiled by the Jesuits, are now held in Oxford at St Aloysius, which is … Continue reading →

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Death of Fr Antony de Vere

Posted on January 11, 2023 by vburke44

I am sorry to let you know that Fr Anthony died last week. The following is the message I received from his son Mark: I am writing with the sad news that Anthony passed away this week. He received last … Continue reading →

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