Thursday, July 29, 2010
Papal Visit Update
About 40 people from the Pastoral Area have signed up to attend the Evening Vigil in Hyde Park, London, on Saturday 18th September and the Mass of the Beatification of John Henry Newman at Cofton Park, Birmingham, on Sunday 19th September.
Vigil in Hyde Park
Saturday 18th September: 5.00 – 9.00 pm
1) You are requested to make your own travel arrangements to London. There will be a designated meeting point for Pastoral Area Groups. Please note: Groups have to be at Hyde Park by 2.00 pm, so please leave plenty of time.
2) Cost: £10 (for a Zone 1 pass on the London Underground and a Pilgrim Pack). This money will be collected towards the end of August.
Beatification Mass in Birmingham
Sunday 19th September at 9.30 am
1) A coach will leave from St Joseph’s, Leigh, very early on Sunday morning.
2) Cost: £25 (for travel, a Pilgrim Pack and a Pilgrim Pass). This money will be collected towards the end of August.
Further details will be made available in the newsletter as we receive them.
Official Papal Visit Website
http://www.thepapalvisit.org.uk