Supporting the ‘Big Help Out’

The Big Help Out is one of the official projects of the forthcoming Coronation Weekend and is an initiative aiming to promote, champion and showcase volunteering.

The Coronation of Charles III

King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London. During the ceremony, the King will be crowned alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort. The Bishops of England & Wales have asked each Catholic in our lands to pray for His Majesty and the Queen.

Fr William Newton RIP

Fr William Newton was a former Anglican clergyman who was ordained a Catholic priest in 1997 and served at Eastwood and Benfleet.

Bishop Christopher Budd RIP

Bishop Christopher Budd, who was a diocesan priest in Brentwood Diocese prior to his episcopal ordination, has died peacefully at home in Lyme Regis.