Dr Marie Rowlands, R.I.P

We are sad to report the recent death of Marie Rowlands, long time member of this Society and distinguished scholar – a pioneering researcher and writer on post-Reformation Catholic history. Marie’s funeral Mass will be on Tuesday 12 August at 10.00 a.m. at the church of St Brigid, Northfield, Birmingham.

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Homage to Ravenna -Visit to Sacred Heart Church, Droitwich, 2nd July 2025, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Please find attached booking form and details about our visit to the church of the Sacred Heart in Droitwich. This remarkable church is included in Elena Curti’s recent Fifty Catholic Churches To See Before You Die. If you have never visited the church you would be well advised to respond to Ms. Curti’s suggestion. If you have visited before you might like to take advantage of this opportunity to spend more time at the church and to hear a talk from a knowledgeable guide.

Homage to Ravenna – information about the church of the Sacred Heart Droitwich

Booking Form for MCHS visit, 2 July 2025

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MCHS AGM & Visit to Ludlow, Wednesday 25 September 2024

Please find attached details and booking form for the visit to Ludlow. The booking fee includes the cost of the guided visit to the church of St Laurence.

Also attached is the Agenda for our AGM and the Accounts for the year 2023.

You will see that it is a fairly full programme and so, in order to stick to the timetable, we need to remain together for lunch if possible. A venue has been identified which is very close to the two churches and the museum; it offers a very reasonably priced lunch menu. Once we have a better idea of the numbers attending arrangements can be put in place and information about the menu distributed; the fee for the visit does not include the cost of lunch which will be payable on the day.

If you can let me have your booking by 10 September that would be very helpful as I shall be away from 11-18 September.

Vincent Burke

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Visit to the Serbian Orthodox Church of St Lazar, Wednesday 3 July 2024

Assemble at the church of Saint Lazar at 2.00 p.m. The location
is Griffins Brook Lane, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1QG. The
visit will be led by Father Nenad Popovic. There is parking
space beside the church.
 
Bookings with fee of £5 per person no later than 27 June 2024
Click here for the booking form

To: Vincent Burke,16 Brandhall Court, Wolverhampton Road , Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8DE (Tel. 0121 422 1573)

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Visit to Oulton Abbey – Wednesday 22 May 2024

Click here for information and the booking form for our visit to Oulton Abbey on Wednesday 22 May. This year is the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Benedictine community and this visit is an opportunity to join in the celebration of that history. Members who joined the 2021 visit to Oulton will recall what an enjoyable day we spent there; those of you who were not able to attend on that occasion might want to take advantage of this opportunity. The beautiful E.W. Pugin chapel is well worth the visit. There is no charge for this event but I still need to have your booking in order to supply the Abbey with the numbers for catering purposes.

Vincent Burke

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Secret Hiding Places by Michael Hodgetts – new edition

A new edition of Michael Hodgetts’ major work ‘Secret Hiding Places’ has been published, with the addition of many colour illustrations. The first edition of the book has been out of print for many years (only available second hand and overpriced). The new edition is available to MCHS members at a 15% discount on both the hard back and soft back versions. Simply follow the link below to order your copy at discount. This offer is also available to members of the English Catholic History Association.

Click here to order

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