Dear friends in Christ, We have reached the last of our post-Pentecost Sunday feasts, the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). This feast reminds us that Our Lord Jesus Christ is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. He gives Himself in the form of bread and wine as a most wonderful gift, so we can receive Him most intimately into our souls. It is most appropriate that our First Holy Communion candidates, Iga, Marley, Poppy & Skylar, who will be receiving the Lord for the first time in Holy Communion this Sunday at the 11.00am Parish Mass. Please do keep them in your prayers. In the evening we will be having a Corpus Christi procession (weather permitting) in the Abbey gardens following Vespers, which starts at the usual time of 5.55pm. It has been wonderful to have the Old Boys and Girls of Belmont Abbey School with us this weekend coming to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the school. We particularly remember and pray for all those who taught, assisted and were pupils at the school who have gone to their eternal reward.
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LE VOCI LADIES CHOIR & CANTAMUS GIRLS CHOIR: Present an evening of song in aid of Yeleni Therapy and Support, a local charity. In Belmont Abbey on Saturday, 27th June at 7.00pm. Tickets are £12 for Adults, £5 for Students and under 16s go free. Tickets are available at: levocicantamus.eventbrite.com or on the door.
HEREFORD POLICE MALE VOICE CHOIR ANNUAL CONCERT: Takes place on Friday, 26th June, 7.00pm at St Francis Xavier’s Church, Hereford. Tickets are £12 and under 18s go free. For more information visit: www.herefordpolicechoir.org
DOWNSIDE ABBEY FESTIVAL 2026: A series of concerts this Summer in the magniicent setting of Downside Abbey. Artists include David Bednall and the Bristol Brass Consort, the Choir of St Mary’s, Wimbledon and the Tenebrae Associate Artists. The highlight of the four-day festival will be a ‘Come and Sing’, directed by Sir John Rutter. Tours of the Abbey Church will take place and there will be an opportunity to see the exhibition ‘Everyday Lives’. More information is available at: https://www.downsideabbey.co.uk/downside-abbey-festival-2026/
