In his New Year message, first broadcast on BBC Essex, Bishop Alan recalls the symbolism of the lump of coal and a loaf of bread he would be tasked to bring into his home at midnight.
Bishop Hudson celebrated a Requiem Mass in Westminster Cathedral for the repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday, 31 December 2022 at 6pm.
Bishop Alan draws encouragement from the words of Pope Saint John Paul II: "People of today and tomorrow need this enthusiasm if they are to meet and master the crucial challenges which stand before us."
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales will celebrate Requiem Masses for the repose of the soul of the late Pope Emeritus in their cathedrals. In Brentwood Cathedral Bishop Alan will say Mass on 8 January at 11.30 am.
Bishop Alan has written to parishes asking for their support of the Ukrainian Emergency Winter Appeal. Ukrainians remain resilient despite the circumstances of the war, but they are in the throes of a harsh winter. For that reason a new Emergency Winter Appeal has been launched to provide food packages for the most vulnerable on
