St.Anne's Youths Lourdes Pilgrimage from Ormskirk 2012

Ormskirk Youths Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2012

Article by Eleanor Cantwell

The text of a recent talk given to parishioners at St. Anne's Church

“My name is Eleanor and I’m one of over 450 young people from the Liverpool Diocese who will be travelling to Lourdes this summer.

Just to tell you a little bit about the (voluntary) work we do when we’re in Lourdes, it involves lots of late nights, early mornings and hard work, which is all made worthwhile by the people you meet there and the atmosphere that constantly surrounds you.

A typical day will involve meeting the pilgrims at St. Frai hospital and pushing them in their wheelchairs to a mass in the domain, or to the baths or maybe even take them shopping or to a café in their free time.  The "Accueil Marie Saint-Frai" was the first hospital founded in Lourdes in 1874 and can receive up to 400 sick pilgrims.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 Chorley Video Interview with Father Francis Marsden

Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 Interview with Father Francis Marsden PhD.

This interview is Part 4 in the series "How Faith and religion play a part in the community"

Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 service in Chorley

The video interview was recorded at The Cenotaph in Astley Park, Chorley on Saturday 28th January 2012 after the Holocaust Memorial Day service.

Photos of Chorley Holocaust Memorial Day 2012

Chorley commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day 2012

Description from www.chorley.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3767

People of different faiths and cultures in Chorley will take part in an event in memory of all those who died in the Holocaust and acts of genocide.

A special day of events has been planned on Saturday 28 January, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day where local people can commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and help build tolerance and understanding of different faiths and cultures across the borough.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 service at The Cenotaph Astley

The day will start with a ceremony at the Cenotaph in Astley Park at 10.45am, followed by tea and coffee for invited guests at Chorley Town Hall.

Leader of the Council, Councillor Peter Goldsworthy, said: "It's important that we continue to remember and reflect upon the horrors of the Holocaust and all types of genocide across the world.

"As well as remembering those who have suffered, this event will bring together people of different faiths and cultures in Chorley to encourage even greater tolerance, respect and understanding."