BRITAIN’S OLDEST CATHOLIC CHURCH NEEDS FRIENDS

St Etheldreda’s Church is quite unique. Visitors are inspired to walk in the footsteps of the martyrs who died for their allegiance to the See of Rome and to worship in England’s only pre-Reformation parish church restored to Catholicism, with its rich tradition of liturgical music.

Lovers of heritage discover that St Etheldreda’s is mentioned in both Richard II and Richard III and that this “double decker” church was used by the BBC in the series on the history of the Palace of Westminster, to show the origins of the House of Parliament in the thirteenth century.

Not all visitors realise, however, that this ancient and beautiful church is not supported financially in any way by either central or local government.

Without a worldwide family of Friends, the maintenance and running costs of the church simply cannot be met.

BENEFITS OF BEING A FRIEND OF ST ETHELDREDA’S

• Monthly mass for the Intentions of all Friends
• Daily Remembrance in the prayers offered in the Church
• Mass in November for deceased Friends and their families
• A periodical newsletter, exclusive to Friends, from Father Cunningham
• Special guided tours of the Church and its precincts, by arrangement
• Guest invitations to the famous Strawberrie Fayre in June
• Personal membership card

CHURCH RESTORATION PROGRAMME

• Renewal of the ancient stonework
• Urgent re-ordering and repair of the Church furnishings
• Restoration of the medieval cloister to its original simplicity
• Provision of a sound infrastructure for the Church into the 21st century

FRIENDS MEMBERSHIP FORM

If you would like to enrol as a Friend, please email us here
with your full name and postal address wherever you live in the world
and we will send you a Friends Membership Form