Thursday 23 October – on a momentous day of Pope Leo meeting King Charles in Rome and a forecast of Storm Benjamin arriving, 23 intrepid young pilgrims set off from St Mary’s church at Marple Bridge just after 8 a.m. on a real Pilgrimage of Hope, to join both of our parish schools and churches together, to walking over 7 kms of muddy tracks and paths to the Church of the Annunciation at New Mills.

Leading the group was our new Parish Priest Fr Greg Tobin, who led a short service at Marple Bridge, and joined the group as we set off into the cold, dark morning , praying for the rain to stop … it did !

Joining the young pilgrims were the head teachers and staff of both schools and parishioners…

After almost 2 hours , the joyful pilgrims arrived at the Annunciation in New Mills, and joined all the pupils from St Mary’s school for a celebration mass, certificates and Jubilee badges were presented to all the young pilgrims by Fr Greg ….. a wonderful celebration of the Jubilee, and the two parish schools!

  • SERVICES & EVENTS
  • Mass Sat 18:30 MB 16:00 from 1st Nov
  • Mass Sun 09:15 NM 11:30 MB
  • Confessions from 30 mins before mass
  • 1st Nov Blessing of graves after masses
  • Mass 10:00 Tue NM Wed MB Thu NM Fri MB
  • See bulletin for streamed mass times
  • MB open for private prayer till 16:00 Wed & Fri
  • 23rd Oct Parish Pilgrimage of Hope
  • 25th Oct Tidy cemetery day from 09:00 MB
  • Note: Xmas Fair Nov 8th, Xmas lunch Dec 5th
  • Details of these and other events in bulletin
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