Forthcoming Events

For details of parishes, Masses, Prayer Resources and other events online see: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/39170

2026

JUNE

Now until 21 June - Tuesday -Saturday 10am-6pm Fridays 10am-9pm
Michaelina Wautier
The Royal Academy of Arts
£15 Admission, concessions available.
For more information see: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54906

9 May - 29 June
Chester: Threads through the Bible | Creation + Cross + Revelation
CHESTER CATHEDRAL

Monday 15 June 12.30-1.30
London: Home Office Vigil
The vigil next Monday is on the theme for the UN Refugee Week, Courage. Bishop Paul McAleenan will attend and give a reflection, If you have any flowers you can spare from your garden, bring them along please, so as to place on the 'altar' in remembrance of those who have died, and received no proper burial.

Tuesday, 16 June
Stroud: Quiet Day
Inviting you to spend some time with God through prayer and reflection at Monastery or Our Lady and St. Bernard
See: www.bernardine.org/brownshill-programme/2025/1/29/quiet-day-19th-jun-2025-4dfg2-5j6zn-m5z4b-ndg43-k5s2h

16 - 20 June
Wintershall: The Life of Christ
There are limited tickets left for Friday 19 June and good availability for Saturday 20 June currently. The other days are virtually full.
Tickets can be booked here: www.wintershall.org.uk/event/life-of-christ/
See a promotional video here: https://youtu.be/bhvEV8zxhe8?si=c1tHoTfOOEP6VHP9
See also: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54942.

16-28 June
Croydon: '50 Faces of the Holy Land' exhibition
At Croydon Minster
For more information see: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55155

Wednesday 17 June 6pm
Twickenham: Catholic History Walk
Meet at main entrance of St Mary's University, Waldegrave Rd, Twickenham, (nearest railway stn: Strawberry Hill) HILL). We will walk along the river to Richmond
No need to book, just turn up! We suggest a donation of £5 per head.

Wednesday 17 June 730 - 9pm
Stella Maris Thank You Webinar
To register for this virtual event please visit: www.stellamaris.org.uk/thankyou

Thursday 18 June 7- 8.15pm
Stand Together to Tackle Knife Crime - Online meeting
For more information see: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55138
To register, please visit: https://caritaswestminster.org.uk/events/

Friday 19 June 1-4pm
St Thomas More Church, Manor House: Talk on Setting up a hospice, concerns about ageing, caring and being cared for
Led by Dr Karen Groves MBE, founder of Queenscourt Hospice Southport
All Welcome: Free Event: donations to Queenscourt Hospice
9 Henry Road, N4 Manor House tube, 29, 341, 141, 253,254 buses

Friday 19 June 6pm
Battersea: Catholic History Walk
Meet at Sacred Heart church, Battersea. We will walk along the river a little way and cross to Chelsea, visiting the statue of St Thomas More and learning his story, and then go back and finish at Battersea Park and the Millenium Cross. No need to book - just turn up! We suggest a donation of £5 per head.

Saturday 20 June 20 10am-5pm
St Thomas More Church, Manor House: Parish Retreat on Wholeness and Holiness
Led by Dr Karen Groves MBE, founder of Queenscourt Hospice Southport
All welcome. Free Event: donations to Queenscourt Hospice
9 Henry Road, N4 Manor House tube, 29, 341, 141, 253,254 buses

Saturday 20 June 6pm
London: Mass for New Catholics
At Westminster Cathedral

Saturday 20 June
London: International Conference Against War
Central Hall Westminster

Monday 22 June
The Sisters of Sinai: 100 Years of Women & Wisdom - Margaret Beaufort Institute
See: www.tickettailor.com/events/westminstercollegecambridge/2138187

Thursday 25 June
'Ingatio de Loyola, soldier, sinner, saint: if you could hear the voice of God, would you keep it a secret?'
At Farm Street Film Club
Arrupe Hall, 114 Mount Street, London W1K 3AH

Friday, 26 June 4pm onwards
USA: Border Mass 250 with US Catholic Bishops
A binational gathering of faith, solidarity, and recognition of the contributions of immigrants in the context of the 250th anniversary of the United States
4pm Pastoral conversation with bishops. 5pm Mass. 6.15pm Rosary & Procession into Nogales, Mexico

Saturday 27 June 7.30pm
London: Jesuit Young Adult Ministries present YAM 2026 Concert
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, W1K3AH

June 26 - 28
Stroud: The Midsummer Martyrs
Exploring the lives of the martyrs through art; how the witness of their faith touches our lives through the creativity and masterpieces of the artists and how they can help us to live a holy life in the midst of today's society, led by Amina Wright who is an art lecturer and curator of historic art collections and has an MA in Christianity and the Arts from King's College London.
www.bernardine.org/brownshill-programme/2026/6/26/the-midsummer-martyrs

Sunday 28 June
National Pilgrimage to Holywell
See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55122

JULY

Saturday 4 July from 11 am until 1 pm
The Holy Land: Gift or Entitlement? Talk at Gidea Park
For decades the struggle over the Land has led to conflict in the Middle East. How should believers interpret the biblical texts related to the Land? Fr John Deehan, is a Scripture scholar, who taught for many years at Allen Hall Seminary
At Christ the Eternal High Priest Catholic Church, Gidea Park, RM2 6DH. Admission free. Coffee from 10.30. Break for lunch. The event will also be available via live stream on www.whatgoodnews.org

4 July - 31 August
Threads through the Bible | Creation + Cross + Revelation
LINCOLN CATHEDRAL

Friday, 17 July 7-8pm
London: Misteri d'Elx
At St Etheldreda's RC Church, Farringdon
RSVP by 10th July 2026: beatriz.gago@cervantes.es

July 24-26
'One heart, one voice' - National Network of Pastoral Musicians Conference
at Highgate House Northampton NN6
For more information see: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54773

24 - 26 July 2026
NJPN Conference at Swanwick
contact admin@justice-and-peace.org.uk for information
See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54644

AUGUST

Saturday 1 August 12.30pm
London: 120th Anniversary Celebration of the Catholic Women's League
This is where Margaret Fletcher founder of the CWL was received into the Catholic Church.

7-15 August
Edinburgh: Gaudi at the Edinburgh Fringe
in the Space, Haldane Theatre, Surgeon's Hall.
See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55198

7-9 August
Minster Benedictine Abbey: Come and See - Discernment Retreat
For single Roman Catholic women 18-35
To register contact Sister Walburga at: minstervocations@gmail.com

Saturday 8 - Saturday 15 August
Catholic People's Week at Kintbury, West Berkshire.
Food for Mind, Body & Soul; the Wider Determinants of Health - an all age, pay what you can event
For more information or to book, go to www.catholicpeoplesweeks.org

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 5th September
London: March for Life
Details to follow. This event promises to be the biggest March for Life UK ever.

6 to 13 September 2026
Ipswich to host weeklong Eucharistic Congress
See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54813

Sunday 13 - Sunday 20 September
CPW Augustine Camino
Rochester to Ramsgate, Kent. The Augustine Camino - adult only pilgrimage event (walking up to 13 miles each day)
For more information or to book, go to: www.catholicpeoplesweeks.org

Friday 18 September 7.30pm-9pm
Public Talk at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey GU4 8QR
The Laurel and the Lantern: A Reflective Journey Through Britain's Poets Laureate will examine how writers from Wordsworth and Tennyson to Betjeman, Ted Hughes, Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage have captured the spirit, struggles, beauty and aspirations of their age. Presented by Rt Rev Dom Paulinus Greenwood OSB, Dr Jo Russell and Sheila Longman, the evening will combine poetry, literary insight and reflection in the peaceful surroundings of the Benedictine monastery's Assisi Room.
Advance booking is essential. Tickets are available via www.TicketSource.com by searching 'Chilworth Abbey' or at: www.ticketsource.com/st-augustines-abbey-chilworth
Early bird tickets available until 4 September at £12 per person or £10 each for groups of three. A small booking fee applies. All proceeds support the monastery.

Saturday 26 September from 10am to 4pm.
Retreat at Little Gidding with the Margaret Beaufort Association
See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55205

OCTOBER

9-11 October
Minster Benedictine Abbey: Come and See - Discernment Retreat
For single Roman Catholic women 18-35
To register contact Sister Walburga at: minstervocations@gmail.com

Thursday 29 October - Sunday 1 November.
Catholic People's Week at Alton, Staffordshire
Our Coats of Many Colours - an all age "taste and see" event with 50% discount for new members
For more information or to book, go to: www.catholicpeoplesweeks.org

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER