St. Mary’s Church, ILFORD

Today I had the pleasure of returning to St. Mary;s Church, Ilford to concelebrate and preach. During the interregnum I was a regular visitor to celebrate Mass and preach so it was good to be back there again to a very warm welcome from both Father Gareth and the congregation. After Mass thhere was a glass of wine as well as the usual tea, coffee and biscuits in the St. Mary’s Room as we wished well to one of the long-standing members of the congregation who will be moving shortly to Bexhill.Afterwards Ann and I enjoyed a wonderful lunch with Father Gareth and cooked by his wife.