News Item: : ICKSP in England - Important Events This Week
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Wednesday 27 July 2016 - 11:28:50

There are some important events for the ICKSP in England this week. Please pray for the success of these and join in where possible.

1. Mini Pilgrimage to Honour the Martyr-Priest St. John Plessington at Chester.

Regular readers will recall our recent article on the Holy Well of St. Winefride in North Wales. From 1663, the priest St. John Plessington served the covert Catholics, who kept the Faith throughout the penal times, in the areas around Holywell and Cheshire. In the scare which followed in the wake of the fabricated Titus Oates plot, St. John Plessington was captured and arrested at Chester.

St. John Plessington was sentenced for violating the unjust ban on the presence of Catholic priests in the kingdom. On the 19th July, 1679, after two months of imprisonment, he was hung, drawn and quartered at Gallow's Hill in Boughton, Cheshire.

To honour the memory of St. John Plessington and to pray for more holy priests like him, the ICKSP community will travel from the Shrine of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena in New Brighton today at 12:30 pm. At 1pm they will meet with other pilgrims, opposite the site where St. John Plessington was tried, at the Capuchin Franciscan Friary Church of St. Francis in Chester.

From there, the group will pray the Rosary whilst following the route along which St. John Plessington was dragged to his cruel execution.

All are welcome to join this important event. Although we cannot make it, we join our hearts to this pilgrimage and invite our readers to do the same. In the wake of yesterday's slaying of Fr. Jacques Hamel during Holy Mass in France, we see just how important it is to pray for priests.

2. Don't Miss the Shrine of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena on BBC 2 at 6:30pm Today!

Canon Amaury Montjean with the ''Hairy Builder'' Dave Myers and parishioners in New Brighton. God bless you friends!

At 6:30 pm today, the ICKSP Shrine of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena will feature on BBC 2's show The Hairy Builder.

In this series, the ''Hairy Builder'' Dave Myers travels around the country looking at interesting buildings and methods of construction. Today, the ''Dome of Home'' is featured.

The Shrine of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena was constructed in 1935 and has long been nick-named locally as the ''Dome of Home''. This is because it was one of the first landmarks to be seen by seafarers returning from the hazardous Atlantic convoys as they sailed back home towards the port of Liverpool. It is said that the formidable Fr. Mullins used to pray inside the church during air raids to ask for St. Philomena's protection. Although a few windows were broken, the church's 100-foot tall and 37-foot diameter dome survived the heavy air-raids on the Merseyside docklands unscathed. 

The vast church was closed up for a while but, thanks to the leadership of Bishop Mark Davies, it was re-opened by him as an ICKSP Shrine for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the provision of the sacraments in the Traditional Form in 2012. At the time, Bishop Davies proclaimed the shrine as a ''Beacon of Hope'' for future generations.

Since then, the shrine has gone from strength to strength, with daily Low Mass, weekly High Mass, the growth of a joyful and welcoming community, groups for catechesis, the support of married couples and young people, positive outreach in the local area, and the reception of a couple of new converts into the Catholic Church. We have not been able to get there as much as we used to due to Mum's care needs, but our hearts are often there.

In an interview about today's programme with the Wirral Globe, Canon Amaury Montjean has said: ''We hope that the show will encourage even more local people to wander up the hill and discover the beauty at the church. It is an oasis of peace and prayer that is open every day for everyone.''

We encourage readers in England to view this show today! International readers are invited to pray that it will help others to find God's truth, love and peace.

3. First Solemn High Masses of Canon Cosme Montjean

Readers are reminded that the recently ordained younger brother of Canon Amaury Montjean - Canon Cosme Montjean - will be visiting England this weekend to offer his First Solemn High Masses at Preston and New Brighton.

The details are as follows:-

Saturday, 30th July, 2016 at 10:30am - Shrine Church of St. Walburge, Weston Street, Preston, PR2 2QE. Followed by reception in the presbytery.

Sunday, 31st July, 2016 at 10:30 am - Shrine Church of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena, Atherton Street, New Brighton, CH45 9LT.  Followed by a social in the hall.

Immediately after both of these First Masses, Canon Cosme Montjean will offer First Blessings. Those receiving these blessings may also receive a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions.

Please pray for the success of these events and attend where possible.   

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