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Archbishop Bernard Longley is installed as ninth Archbishop of Birmingham.
Thank you very much to Emma Templeton for providing the photos.


Procession of priests at the installation


Bishop William Kenney, CP, Auxiliary; Archbishop Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and Eighth Archbishop of Birmingham with Archbishop Bernard Longley


From left to right: Fr Martin Pratt; The Papal Nuncio to Great Britain, Archbishop Faustino Sainz Munoz; Bishop William Kenney, CP, Auxiliary; Archbishop Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and Eighth Archbishop of Birmingham; Archbishop Bernard Longley; Bishop David McGough, Auxiliary; Bishop Philip Pargeter, Retired Auxiliary; Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster; and Bishop Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, former Administrator of St Chad’s Cathedral


Fr. Patrick Udoma with former parish priest Fr. David Standen in the background

- the only church dedicated to her name in England & Wales. Story by Peter Jennings


Bishop Philip Pargeter, pictured with Fr Patrick Udoma, Priest-in-Charge of Our Lady & St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, and the other concelebrants, during the final hymn at the conclusion of the joyful Golden Jubilee Mass, on Friday 18 September. Picture by Peter Jennings

Bishop Philip Pargeter, Emeritus Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, was the principal celebrant at a special evening Thanksgiving Mass to mark the Golden Anniversary of the Foundation of Our Lady & St Rose of Lima, Catholic Church, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, on Friday 18 September.

Fr Patrick Udoma, Priest-in-Charge, welcomed Bishop Pargeter at the start of the 50th Anniversary celebrations, to Saint Rose of Lima, the only parish church in England and Wales dedicated to the saint born in Peru.

He congratulated Bishop Pargeter on the Golden Jubilee of his Ordination to the Priesthood in 1959, the year the foundation stone of the church was laid.

The Mass included a number of well-known and popular hymns including "All People that on Earth do Dwell", and "Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart."

The flowers, the singing and in particular the participation of the children from Our Lady & St Rose of Lima Primary School who read the petitions during the Prayers of the Faithful and brought up the gifts at the Offertory made it a joyful, prayerful and memorable celebration.

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It is with heartfelt gratitude that we bid Sarah Crutch a fond farewell as she starts her work at Soli House Catholic Youth Retreat Centre in Stratford. Sarah, along with Natalie and Heather Collins (pictured), played guitar and sang regularly at Sunday Morning Mass at St. Peter’s Church for several years. All three will be missed as they continue with their work and studies.

Saint Peter’s Bazaar pictures from St. Peter’s Bazaar can be seen on Deacon Bill’s Flickr Photos Page. With thanks to Nick Hyland.

To view pictures from Kitty Irving's Bene Merenti Presentation, please click here to launch the photo album.