Pilgrimage to the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham in its 90th year

Ninety years to the month that Our Lady of Walsingham was moved from the Parish church to the Holy House pilgrims from our parish lead by Fr Mark Soady will spend a week at the Shrine.

Created in 1061 and the suppressed at the Reformation it was reinstated in 1931. Known as England’s Nazareth the Shrine welcomes hundreds of Pilgrims each year. In 1922 a reproduction of the ancient Image was made from the seal of the Priory and set up in the Parish Church. It was moved to the current Shrine in October 1931.

The Master of the College of Guardians of the Shrine is Rt Revd Phillip North, who also has episcopal oversight of our parishes.

Find out more about the Shrine and how to visit here.

By Mark Soady|2021-10-02T11:39:53+00:00October 2nd, 2021|Rector|

About the Author: Mark Soady

Fr Mark was appointed as Rector of Rufford and Tarleton in April 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold throughout the world. Previously, Mark was Area Dean and Vicar of Abergavenny & Rector of Llanwenarth Citra. Additionally, Mark was a Psychiatric Nurse and Founder/Prior of the Hollywell Community. Prior to Ordination, he was Head of Office to Rt Hon Lord Jenkins of Hillhead OM; and later worked for the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (an arm of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office) on democratisation programmes. Fr Mark served in the Royal Army Chaplain’s Department from 1998- 2012 and until 2017 was Chairman of Trustees of the Welsh Warrior: Richard Hunt Foundation, which cares for veterans. As Secretary to the Committee of Anglican Religious Communities in England, he also works with all nuns, monks and friars throughout the Church of England

Pilgrimage to the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham in its 90th year