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On Wednesday 19th March 2025 our Parish visited St Cuthbert Mayne RC Church Launceston. As you will see from the photos there was a very good turnout and there were representatives from all four churches, and we were very warmly welcomed to the church. We opened with prayers and sang: Make me a channel of thy peace with organ accompaniment. We were then invited to come forward and venerate the relic of St Cuthbert Mayne after which we said the very emotive Litany of St Cuthbert Mayne. Afterwards, we were allowed to walk around the church at leisure and have our passports stamped as this was the first Holy Door in our Diocese to have visited. Finally, we gathered in the parish hall for light refreshments, reflection, and to renew old acquaintances.
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 2025 will be a momentous year for Our Lady and St Neot Liskeard; having welcomed at the end of last year our new Parish Priest Fr Cyriacus. We look forward to joining him this Jubilee Year as ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ for his guidance and support to understand and re-establish our relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation.
Since the beginning of the year, we have opened our St Neot room on the first and third Saturdays of the month to the Liskeard Community, providing a home cooked meal and dessert, along with fruit, tea/coffee and biscuits. We also have a clothing rail inviting unwanted clothes to be brought in for anyone to take from it any items that can be of use to them. We welcome all to come in and light a candle, say a quiet prayer or just have a chat in a warm friendly environment. We go out around the town giving out invitations and inform partners such as the Foodbank, Royal British Legion, Salvation Army and Food Hub. This year we have made new contacts and benefactors for what is a real need in the Liskeard Community during the Winter months. Following on from ‘warm space’, all Fridays during Lent following Stations of the Cross and Mass, we will again have our ‘Lenten Lunch’ comprising of a choice of two soups, rolls, fruit and the usual teas/coffees and biscuits. We are often joined by non-Catholics and this year we hope for one Friday to be joined by representatives from the other churches in our Liskeard community. This year our parish will celebrate the Jubilee Year of Hope; we hope to visit and pass through the Holy doors in our diocese and to learn about and reflect on the six themes for the year using resources provided by Caritas Plymouth diocese. This will be a time to re-establish our relationship with God, with one another and all God’s creation. Pilgrim passports can be collected and stamped at each Holy door. We hope to be joined by people from all other churches in our parish, Our Lady of the Angels, Saltash; Our Lady of Light, Sclerder Abbey, Looe; St Joan of Arc, Torpoint. The parish pilgrimage is being led by St Neot Group and in our January meeting we discussed: What is a Jubilee year? Biblical history: Holy doors in Rome and in our diocese, and what can we do as Pilgrims of Hope. In February’s meeting we followed the Caritas theme Caring for Creation, and we referred to Laudate Si and the message of ‘the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor’ and looked at the progress made. The message that ‘Every parishioner’s effort built up as a collection action of the church’. The final answer: There are several ways to protect God’s creation, such as practicing the 3 Rs, using renewable energy, reducing pollution, and conserve resources These actions help minimize waste, and maintain biodiversity. Taking such steps fosters a sustainable environment, for current and future generations. Preparation was also made for our March meeting; where we visit the Holy door at Launceston, St Cuthbert Mayne. A Mass intention for our group will be said. There will be a guided tour and pilgrim pack available, and passport stamped. An opportunity will be available to venerate the skull of St Cuthbert Mayne. Finishing with refreshments in the parish hall. |
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