How to Join: Thurs 11th Feb, Mass & Rosary, The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 7pm
How to Join: Thurs 11th Feb, Mass & Rosary, The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 7pm

We look forward to gathering for a Mass and Rosary this evening, to mark the 163rd anniversary of the first apparition to Bernadette in Lourdes, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of Prayer for the Sick.

How to join!

(1) 7pm, Livestream Mass from the Diocese of Clifton Homepage
Follow this link to watch the Mass: https://cliftondiocese.com/

(2) 7:45pm, the Rosary on Zoom
After Mass, click the link to join the Zoom call for the Rosary: https://zoom.us/j/95469482981?pwd=QUpjcGVSbjlPUSs0dzQ0eEtFcWJHQT09

Zoom Meeting ID: 954 6948 2981
Zoom Passcode: 458890

(Given that the evening is in two parts, it might be worth having your Zoom
set up and ready to go before joining Mass!)

And lastly, if you would like to watch the Mass and Rosary Live Streamed
- and not be on the Zoom call - that is also possible via https://www.facebook.com/CAPilgrimage/live

If you have any questions about technicalities, timings or anything else at all
please email contact@catholicassociation.co.uk
or call Flora on 07427605868 who will be on hand to help.

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Update on Lourdes 2021
 

It is with regret that we announce that there will be no formal and medically supported Catholic Association pilgrimage to Lourdes this year. The full pilgrimage to Lourdes scheduled for 21-27 August 2021 is therefore cancelled. However, we will be announcing a schedule for special virtual events throughout 2021 and the virtual pilgrimage programme very soon.  

The Catholic Association Board of Trustees have taken this decision to cancel the pilgrimage in light of the on-going effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although there is encouraging progress with the vaccinations taking place in the UK, the Trustees consider that it may not be wise for us to take any assisted pilgrims (i.e. those with medical, nursing or care needs) to Lourdes in August. The Trustees were also mindful that many of our volunteer helpers may not be able to join the pilgrimage this year and, in particular, our medical and nursing volunteer helpers, who lead the care of our Assisted Pilgrims.

We understand how disappointing this decision will be for many of our past pilgrims, especially our Assisted Pilgrims who are at the heart of everything we do and are the reason the Catholic Association exists. We hope that we will all be together in person again in Lourdes in 2022. In the meantime, we are busy planning some special moments for 2021 that will enable us to stay in touch as the Catholic Association family and to still celebrate in the miracle of Lourdes. We look forward to welcoming you all to the virtual pilgrimage once again and to our events programme throughout the year. We shall be writing soon with more details of how to join us.

We recognise that some of you may still plan to visit Lourdes in August for personal reflection and spiritual healing during this very challenging time, or as proxies for those unable to travel themselves. Tangney Tours, our long-standing tour operator, intend to run a pilgrimage at the end of August 2021 which may be of interest to you and on which the Catholic Association plans to be represented. Please note that there would be no medical, nursing or care assistance on this pilgrimage. If you would like to find out more, please visit Tangney Tours' website at www.tangney-tours.com or phone them on 01732 886666, or keep an eye on our website.

 
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July Covid-19 Update on Lourdes 2020

The CA trustees have again reviewed the possibility of any form of CA pilgrimage to Lourdes in August 2020. They had already concluded, as previously publicised, that it would be neither appropriate nor safe, given the Covid-19 pandemic, to attempt to organise medical and care support for assisted pilgrims. 

It has now become clear that restrictions on flight availability mean that a week’s pilgrimage for the CA group as a whole in August would be impossible. 

The CA trustees have therefore reached the regrettable conclusion to cancel this year's pilgrimage to Lourdes entirely and there will be NO CA PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES in 2020. 

Instead, the CA, in partnership with the Stonyhurst Group, will be organising a Virtual Pilgrimage on 21st to 28th August 2020 to help bring the spirit of Lourdes directly to you (for more details, please see here). 

For those still interested in travelling to Lourdes this August, Tangney Tours are organising a five-night pilgrimage (more details available here). 

We very much hope you will join the Virtual Pilgrimage, and that we will all be back in Lourdes together in 2021.

#BePartOfTheMiracle

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Covid-19 Guidance Issued by CA Trustees

The Catholic Association Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2020

 It is our intention to hold a pilgrimage this year between 21st and 28th August as planned. We will be constantly reviewing this, as and when guidance from authorities is received.

However, in light of the spread of Coronavirus, and guided by information shared by the World Health Organisation and the UK and French  governments, we have taken the very difficult decision that we will sadly not be able to take assisted pilgrims and the Glanfield Group on our 2020 pilgrimage, nor to provide medical support.

 This decision has been made after a great deal of thought, with the wellbeing of our assisted pilgrims and volunteers in mind.

 As those with specific medical needs are among those most vulnerable to the virus, and with our usual medical volunteers in high demand in response to the pandemic, we are sure that this approach is the most responsible for all our fellow pilgrims, particularly those whose health and security is at the core of everything we do.

By definition, our pilgrimage would be in a revised format, and if so, certainly no volunteer or medical support would be provided.

What now?

But that doesn’t mean that it’s over for 2020 for our assisted pilgrims. We’re currently working on brand-new ways to keep everyone connected, to keep the spirit of the pilgrimage alive, and to share the Lourdes experience amongst us all at home. Over the next months, we’ll update you on how we’re doing this, on this website and our social media channels, so keep visiting our pages.

And in 2021, we will ALL be back together in Lourdes, bigger and stronger in celebration.

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