Our Lady of Walsingham is a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus, who is the patron saint of our parish church. On Wednesday, July 2nd, our rector Fr Shane Griffiths will celebrate a Holy Communion service in her honour at Dunsfold Church at 9.30am. The title 'Our Lady of Walsingham' refers to an apparition of Mary that was experienced by Richeldis de Faverches, a devout English noblewoman, in 1061 in the village of Walsingham, Norfolk. According to tradition, Lady Richeldis was instructed to build a replica of the Holy House—the home of the Holy Family in Nazareth. This structure became a shrine and a significant site of pilgrimage, later entrusted to the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine sometime between 1146 and 1174. Our Lady of Walsingham is venerated by Anglicans and Roman Catholics.

Just two weeks to go. Don't forget to register to be part of our Messy Church day on Wednesday, August 25th between 3pm and 5pm at Hascombe Village Hall.

Today we commemorate the life of John Henry Newman (1801-1890). He was an English theologian, scholar and poet. He was first an Anglican priest and later a Roman Catholic priest and cardinal.

The fact that RS as an A-level is now more popular than history or political studies has prompted an impassioned debate in the Church Times.

The Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, has called for immediate action on climate change in light of the IPCC report.
He was speaking as the major UN scientific report was published.