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Canon John McAllister RIP It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our beloved Fr Mac who died on the morning of Saturday 10 December 2022. Fr Mac had a strong devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes and travelled to Lourdes on Pilgrimage for many years. He was involved in the organisation of many Pilgrimages and was a member of the Hospitalité and Pilgrimage Committees. He was also an honorary chaplain of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. Fr Mac will be greatly missed by the whole Lourdes community and we pass on our condolences to his family, friends, pilgrims, parishioners and brother priests. Rest in Peace Fr Mac. Fr Mac's funeral will be held on Friday 6 January 2023 at 12noon in St Margarets RC Memorial Church in Dunfermline.

Lourdes 2025 Pilgrimage Lourdes 2025 Welcome to the 2025 Information Page This page will be your "go to" place for information on the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in 2025. Please check back regularly and we will add content and news when it is available. Pilgrimage Programme The Pilgrimage Programme is always subject to change. The most recent version is available to download (PDF file) Pilgrimage Programme Lourdes Pastoral Theme 2025 The theme for 2025 is "With Mary, Pilgrims of Hope ". If you would like to read more about the theme for 2025 please click here to download a document from the Lourdes Sanctuary. Travel Package In 2025, Tangney Tours have provided the Travel Package. Tangney Tours will make the package available when it is ready and we will signpost you to the package details from this website Pilgrimage Package Helpers 2025 If you plan to be a helper in 2025 then we invite you to complete a helper declaration. Click here for more information Questions I f you have any questions please get in touch via the contacts page on this site

News Items Mairi Allan - award Click here Bernadette Barry - Papal Medal Click here Joe McBride RIP Click here Christine Newton RIP Click here Liverpool Archdiocese declares Lourdes miracle Click here British Lourdes Medical Association Mass & Ceilidh Click here Liam Gillon - RIP Click here Carfin Pilgrimage 2024 Click here Pilgrimage Package for 2024 now available Click here Mansfield School of Music Christmas Concert Click here Lourdes 2024 Click here Helpers 2024 Click here Quiz Night 2023 Click here In dependent Travellers Click here F r Mac - RIP & Funeral arrangements Click here Cheese & Wine - Social Evening Click her e November 2022 Newsletter Click here Youth for Lourdes Testimony Click here Lady Helper Testimony Click here St Bernadette's relics visit the UK Click here Veronica (Ronnie) Laidlaw, RIP Click here Michael Johnston, RIP Click here AGM 2022 - President's Video Report Click here Help for Ukraine Click here Easter 2022 Newsletter Click here Time for Pilgrims to express an interest in the 2022 Pilgrimage Click here Annual Safeguarding Statement Click here February Mass in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes Click here Lourdes Pilgrimage 2022 Click here Canon McAllister at 90 Click here Join our mailing list Click here

Bernadette Barry - Medal To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Announcement: "It gives me great pleasure to let you know that the Archbishop wishes to recognise the invaluable contribution that Bernadette Barry has made to our Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimages and Committees over many, many years. Bernadette has been awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal. This is given for distinguished service to the Church and is very well deserved. The medal was awarded to Bernadette during the February Mass in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes in St Cuthbert's on 2nd February. Canon James Tracey Pilgrimage Director

Help for Ukraine A briefing has been issued by Alistair Dutton, Chief Executive of SCIAF to Catholic organisations in response to groups who have asked what they can do to help. We are therefore publicising this briefing to our supporters for their information. You can access the briefing by clicking on the link below: SCIAF Ukraine Briefing

Lourdes 2026 Pilgrimage Lourdes 2026 Friday 10th to Friday 17th July 2026 Welcome to the 2026 Information Page This page will be your "go to" place for information on the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in 2026. Please check back regularly and we will add content and news when it is available. Please select an item to view Pastoral Theme 2026 Pilgrimage Programme Helper Information

Please join us for our Cheese & Wine evening on Saturday 19 November at 7pm in St Kentigern's RC Church Hall , Edinburgh. BYOB. All are welcome. If you have never been to Lourdes before then why not come along and find out a bit more. No entry charge Cheese & Wine - Social Evening

Inde pendent Travellers - 2023 A n y pilgrims who are travelling independently on the Pilgrimage (i.e. who have not booked their trip through Tangney Tours) are asked to provide basic medical information so that the Pilgrimage Doctor is aware of health issues, should a health-related situation arise. Pilgrims can do this by clicking on the link below, completing the form, and submitting it (in confidence) to the Doctor. HTTPS://forms.office.com/e/iXK8PK3D5m PILGRIMS BOOKED THROUGH TANGNEY TOURS DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE THIS DECLARATION

Acerca de Gallery Please click on the buttons below to view galleries from the 2022 Pilgrimage. Photos were taken by Photo Durand, Lourdes and reproduced with their permission. All photos taken in public places. If you have any concerns about any of the images, please contact us . Mass at the Grotto Mass in St Joseph's Chapel Service at St Margaret's Statue Mass at the Esplanade Altar

Lourdes 2026 Questions Lourdes 2026 Welcome to the 2026 Information Page This page will be your "go to" place for information on the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in 2026. Please check back regularly and we will add content and news when it is available. Please select an item to view Pastoral Theme 2026 Pilgrimage Programme Travel Package Helper Information Questions

Mairi Allan receives King’s Badge of Honour One of our Lourdes volunteers has received a special honour from King Charles for her exceptional work with the British Red Cross. Mairi Allan was presented with the King’s Badge of Honour at a recent ceremony at Windsor Castle. The King’s Badge of Honour is the British Red Cross’s most prestigious award, and it recognises her decades of service supporting people in crisis. Mairi, a British Red Cross Youth Engagement Leader, is also a long-time helper on the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. She has dedicated 31 years to helping young people, pioneering innovative programmes and securing significant funding and forging partnerships that have transformed youth engagement. Mairi was instrumental in ensuring the British Red Cross achieved the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award in 2022 for its work with young people. She said: “I am really humbled and honoured to receive the King’s Badge of Honour. “I believe passionately in the humanitarian power of young people to make a positive difference to our communities. I see their resilience and readiness to help every day." “I’m grateful to the many colleagues and young people over the years who have shaped British Red Cross work with young people as truly inclusive, dynamic, courageous, and compassionate.” King Charles III, Patron of the British Red Cross, presented awards to Mairi, Gill Moffat, Wendy Solesbury MBE, and Grahame Roberts, recognising their exceptional work supporting people during emergencies" Béatrice Butsana-Sita, Chief Executive Officer of the charity, said: “Congratulations to our staff and volunteers who have received the King’s Badge of Honour. “Mairi exemplifies the values of humanity, impartiality, and voluntary service."

Acerca de Membership The Hospitalité Committee raises funds in order to carry out certain functions such as promoting the message of Lourdes in the Archdiocese, providing financial assistance to helpers and sick pilgrims, and purchasing equipment for the Pilgrimage. One of the ways that funds are raised is through subscription income. This involves paying a yearly subscription (currently £5) in order to become a member of the Hospitalité. Members are also required to abide by the aims of the Hospitalité constitution, which are: 1. To encourage and foster devotion to Lour Lady of Lourdes 2. To encourage and foster involvement and interest in the Archdiocesan (and other) pilgrimages 3. To encourage and foster care of the spiritual and material needs of the sick in the Archdiocese. In return, members receive newsletters and are eligible to influence the direction of the Committee by coming to the AGM, proposing motions, and voting. We would encourage as many people as possible to become members in order to help us to continue the work that we do. If you would like to become a member, please download and print a subscriptions form, complete it, and return it with your payment to the address on the form. Forms are available from the forms panel on the right of this page To download a membership form - click here