From 3 – 10 March 2020, Bishop Christopher Chessun and Bishop Paul Hendricks will lead an ecumenical pilgrimage to the Holy Land, accompanied by the Deans of Southwark and St George’s Cathedrals, Very Revd Andrew Nunn and Canon Richard Hearn, and 65 pilgrims.
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The Revd Canon Wendy S Robins, Southwark Diocesan Director of Press & Communications, writes… In a little over five and a half weeks time the group of Pilgrims will set off on pilgrimage to the Holy Land and I will be part of the party, accompanying the Bishop of Southwark, as I am also his…
The Rt Revd Paul Hendricks, Auxiliary Bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark writes… A few days ago, I happened to be reading through the prophet Zechariah and noticed some verses from one of our weekday readings. ‘And many peoples and great nations will come to seek the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem and…
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The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark, writes… It is always a privilege to be able to visit the sacred places of the Holy Land. I have recently returned from accompanying an international group of Roman Catholic Bishops on their annual visit there to support the local Church and promote dialogue and peace. Known…
