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.

The Bishop of Dorking, Jo Bailey Wells, sees the first buds of spring after our depressingly wet winter.

How you can join the service recorded for the World Day of Prayer which has been prepared by the World Day of Prayer team in Vanuatu.
Service sheets are available from Sheila Jones on 01483-200204.

The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, who chairs the Church of England's Coronavirus Recovery Group, has responded following the Prime Minister's statement in Parliament yesterday.

Bishop Jo leads the Guildford Diocese in the first week of Lent with these reflections.