Jubilee Celebration of Hope

We would like to invite you to our big Diocesan celebration on Saturday 19 July, where we will be gathering with Bishop Bosco for our Diocesan Jubilee Day of Hope.

Our venue will be Downside School & Abbey. We will have three keynote speakers for our adult programme (Jane Livesey CJ, Eddie Gilmore, Simon Uttley), as well as a children’s & young people’s programme throughout the day.

Children and Teen-Age Jubilee Programme - A full programme of activities will be run by experienced group leaders for our children and young people ranging in age from 3-16. We are delighted to announce that Rise Theatre Company will be offering the workshops for our 12-16 age group. Rise Theatre Company is a well-established Catholic Theatre Company who work extensively with schools and parishes to offer meaningful programmes, performances, and retreats.

Programme for the Day - Arrivals and Refreshments from 10am. Our programme of Prayer and talks will commence at 10.30am.

Refreshments - In addition to coffee and tea breaks, a free hot two course lunch will be provided - this will be by ticket only (a packed lunch is provided for children/young people). There will be a maximum of 300 tickets for this.

Mass - Our Jubilee Celebration of Mass will take place in the Abbey Church at 3pm. Principal Celebrant Bishop Bosco MacDonald and the Abbot of Downside Dom Nicholas Wetz OSB.

Booking - If you would like to join us for the day, booking through Eventbrite is essential. Please register via this link: https://jubileedayofhope.eventbrite.co.uk for your free ticket. For the purpose of catering to the right numbers, a printed or mobile ticket from Eventbrite is required for the day. The closing date for tickets is 7 July.

All are most welcome; we look forward to seeing you!