The emphasis is now on a corporate endeavour of all involved in our Church life to maintain the exemplary good practice that has been exhibited over the past 15 months.
The Relay 100 event aims to link up every parish church and mass centre in the Brentwood Diocese by recruiting individual supporters to walk, run or cycle one of 100 routes, raising much-needed funds through sponsorship.
As a global maritime charity, Stella Maris has been playing a crucial role in supporting seafarers and fishers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is continuing to offer spiritual and practical help to those most in need.
The Newham team are raising funds for charity Caritas Anchor House, which is anticipating a huge surge in homelessness this summer, as the furlough scheme draws to a close.
Abbot Geoffrey, who lectures in Church History at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, said Colchester should enhance its status in the same way as Reading has with its ‘Abbey Quarter’.
A Mass will be celebrated each morning at 11am at different churches around the diocese, with Anointing of the Sick and joyful music from talented young musicians, followed by coffee and refreshments.
