Welcome to this website for the Catholic Ethnic Communities of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, and all those interested in working for One World inspired by the teaching of Jesus Christ on Peace, Love and Forgiveness.
If you wish to contribute to the website with pictures, and reports on events, please send to: Monsignor Daniel McHugh, Co-ordinator for Ethnic Chaplaincies, Eparchies and Missions
email: co-ordinator.ethnic.chaplaincy@rcaob.org.uk telephone: 07812 110 640.
Intercultural Mass news story: https://www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/news/pentecost-means-gods-church-has-to-speak-in-the-language-of-every-people
This week’s Newsletter: 25 June 2025
Dear All,
It is with joy that I am sending you my Reflection for the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul: many of you are enjoying celebrating First Holy Communion and Confirmation. For all of us this Solemnity is an opportunity to join in spirit with Pope Leo XIV as he enjoys the first time of marking this Feast in Rome. Then he takes a 2 week break in Castel Gandolfo. We can pray with him that he will be refreshed after the busy time of his first months as our Holy Father to continue the wonderful leadership he is giving the Church in our times.
I hope you like my Reflection and that it gives you some points you can make use of in your Homily this weekend. I have focussed on ‘Pilgrimage’ as many of you are involved in Pilgrimage to local designated Churches for the Jubilee Year. Personally I am leading a Pilgrimage to Evesham on 5 July. Not quite as exciting as Rome, but an amazing place of Pilgrimage going way back to the year 701 when the Swineherd Eof experienced an Apparation of Our Lady, that is the first claimed in England!
Wishing you all Blessings of this joy filled Season.
Mgr Daniel McHugh
Reflection for The Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul 29 June 2025
This week’s Reflection: Reflection for The Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul 29 June 2025
Safeguarding
The Ethnic Chaplaincies operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and the National and Archdioceses policies & procedures at all times. The Diocesan Safeguarding team can be contacted on 0121 230 6240/ safeguarding@rcaob.org.uk if you have any concern.
- Safeguarding Statement – 14.-Safeguarding-Statement-Parish
- Birmingham Archdiocese Safeguarding – Safeguarding
- Safe Spaces statement – safespacesenglandandwales.org.uk
- “The Isaiah Journey” – Survivors-Guide.pdf (cbcew.org.uk)
Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agencies https://catholicsafeguarding.org.uk/