Papal Visit Pilgrim Leaders Important Information

24 July 2010

The Clifton Diocese Papal Visit Coordinator Father Michael McAndrew has written to all our parishes and contacted pilgrim leaders with important information about how we can take part in the papal visit.

In his letter to our parish priests, Father Michael says: “I would like to thank you for the way you have met the deadlines which have we have been set in finding pilgrim leaders for Birmingham and London. 

“We now have almost all the pilgrim leaders in place for the Beatification Mass at Cofton Park and for the Prayer Vigil at Hyde Park. 

“With those two events, the youth occasion, and the participation of our Catholic schools in the ‘Big Assembly’, it means that almost 4,000 people from the Clifton Diocese will take part in the papal visit.

The details of what Father Michael is asking pilgrim leaders to do can be downloaded in the multimedia panel on the right.

You can hear much more information from Father Michael in today’s podcast (24 July) which is available in multimedia panel on the right.

If you would like to be part of the pilgrimage to the Prayer Vigil at Hyde Park or the Beatification Mass at Cofton Park, please contact your parish priest as soon as possible and he will be able to direct you to your local pilgrim leader.

Father Michael's contact deatils are:

The phone number is 0117 317 9993. 

The email is papalvisit@cliftondiocese.com. 

The postal address is St Ambrose, North Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol BS8 3PW.

There was more papal visit news yesterday (23 July).  Father Michael has been thanking people for their generous support of the papal visit in a special podcast.  He's also been hitting the international headlines.

The official website thepapalvisit.org.uk is the best place to find out the most up-to-date information in the build up to the special time in the life of the Church in our countries.

The first email round-up from the papal visit’s official website thepapalvisit.org.uk has been hitting inboxes yesterday. Sign-up to the e-alert packed with the latest news about the Holy Father’s historic visit.

Father Michael's not the only who's excited about September's visit, our Youth Ministry Coordinator Dave Wheat's organised meetings where young people are preparing for the Holy Father's historic visit.  Meanwhile in Stroud, the parish communities have been preparing in many exciting and innovative ways.

Our striking posters, displayed in all our parishes and many other places, welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the United Kingdom are available to all.  You can download your copy in the multimedia panel on the right and put them up to welcome the Holy Father and his historic visit.