Pilgrims of Hope 2025 across our Chelmsford Catholic Parish Partnership
As we prepare for the Holy Year 2025 our focus in these coming months of the Church worldwide is Prayer. In these coming weeks we are sharing the experience of our own religious communities in Chelmsford and the wider Diocese. All are welcome to join the presentations in these coming weeks.
| Date (Sessions start at 7:30pm) | Session Content | With | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 19th September 2024 | Introduction to Prayer | Fr Martin | Canon Wilson Hall, Holy Name Church |
| Thursday 10th October 2024 | Mary and Prayer | Servite Sisters | St Augustine Church |
| Thursday 7th November 2024 | Prayer: A relationship from the heart | Fr Michael Burleigh OSCO and Fr Martin | St Augustine Church |
| Thursday 21st November 2024 | St Ignatius and discernment in Prayer | Bishop Alan Williams | Blessed Sacrament Church |
| Wednesday 4th December 2024 | The Prayer of the Church | Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre | Our Lady Immaculate Church Hall |
As we journey through the coming Holy Year we are invited to reflect on our Christian Community as Pilgrims of Hope. We are looking forward to celebrate and reflect on Marriage and family life through offering an Alpha course on marriage during Lent.
Events for young people, a pilgrimage to Rome and local shrines are being planned. If you have any other ideas please contact the Parish Office.
‘We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us, and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision. The forthcoming Jubilee can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust as a prelude to the renewal and rebirth that we so urgently desire; that is why I have chosen as the motto of the Jubilee, Pilgrims of Hope. This will indeed be the case if we are capable of recovering a sense of universal fraternity and refuse to turn a blind eye to the tragedy of rampant poverty that prevents millions of men, women, young people and children from living in a manner worthy of our human dignity.’
