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Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford

Our MISSION

Our mission and that of the Church is to 'go out and make disciples of the nations'.  We do this by living as intentional disciples of Jesus Christ both in our worship and how we live our lives.  We are a Roman Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, UK and are also home to the

Birmingham Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes.

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We are a welcoming and friendly church and would love to meet you soon.

LATEST NEWS

All the latest news from Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford and beyond

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The jubilee year 2025

upcoming EVENTS
  • Jubilee Year Intercultural Mass
    Jubilee Year Intercultural Mass
    Sat 07 Jun
    Our Lady & St Brigid's Northfield
    Our Lady & St Brigid's Northfield, 63 Frankley Beeches Rd., Birmingham B31 5AB, UK
    On Saturday June 7th at 12 Noon at Our Lady and St Brigid's in Northfield. All welcome to join this year's Ethnic Chaplaincies and Eastern Churches Intercultural Mass. Marking the Solemnity of Pentecost and praying for priestly vocations. Mass celebrant Bishop David Evans
  • United Service of Prayer
    United Service of Prayer
    Sun 08 Jun
    OLOL Hednesford
    OLOL Hednesford, Mount Lourdes, Uxbridge St, Hednesford, Cannock WS12 1DB, UK
    This Year our United Service of Prayer will be here at 4 pm on Pentecost Sunday June 8th. Preacher - Bishop Timothy Menezes.
  • Jubilee Year Pilgrimages to Hednesford
    Jubilee Year Pilgrimages to Hednesford
    Multiple Dates
    Sat 14 Jun
    OLOL Hednesford, Mount Lourdes, Uxbridge St, Hednesford, Cannock WS12 1DB, UK
    Diocesan Pilgrimage Sunday July 6th - Mass at 4 pm Chief Celebrant and Preacher Bishop Timothy Menezes. Jubilee Year Pilgrimage Days On the 2nd Saturdays of May, June, August and September (May 10th, June 14th, August 9th & September 13
  • Joint Parishes Confirmation
    Joint Parishes Confirmation
    Tue 24 Jun
    OLOL Hednesford
    OLOL Hednesford, Lady of lourdes, Uxbridge St, Hednesford, Cannock WS12 1DB, UK
    Joint Parishes Confirmation with Bishop Timothy at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford

Reflection on Lourdes
A place of service

“I shall spend every moment loving” - St Bernadette.


The last three weeks, leading from the death of Pope Francis to the election of Pope Leo have been quite remarkable. I cannot remember a time when media attention, mostly positive or at least not openly hostile, was so focussed on the Catholic Church and the Papacy. 

 

Pope Leo was seen by millions throughout the world as he accepted his election with obvious trepidation but also with humility and obedience to God’s will. In accepting the call to be our new Pope, the Servant of the Servants of God, he was following the example of Our Lady who said yes to God as she accepted her role in God’s plan for our Salvation and become the model of Christian service.


This Sunday at St. Chad’s Cathedral we will celebrate the “Blessing of Hands Mass” when we bless all those who are about to serve as volunteers on the Lourdes Pilgrimage. 

 

Planning for our first pilgrimage after the pandemic, we were unsure whether we could take any sick pilgrims. This dismayed the young people who were planning to come that year, who made it clear that they could not imagine a pilgrimage where they could not care for others. I cannot think of another situation where young people are so determined to serve others, showing how service is an essential part of then Lourdes Experience.


The volunteers, who will come to be blessed on Sunday, are responding to the call of Our Lady, the first disciple, and the example of our new Holy Father as he begins his life of service to the People of God. They will find the joy of serving others in Lourdes, a place where we find God’s grace at work.

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Fr Jeremy Howard

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