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Important Notice

We are anticipating that a lot of people will wish to join our Centenary Pilgrimage. We have options on aircraft but must make firm commitments by Sunday, February 19th, so PLEASE make sure you book your place on the 2012 CENTENARY PILGRIMAGE by this date. Any bookings received after this date will be subject to the strict availability of seats.
Booking forms and 2012 brochure can be downloaded from the "Pilgrimages" page.

AGM 2011 - The start of the Centenary Year!

Elections
As there were exactly the same number of nominations as there were posts to fill, no elections were necessary.

John Mitchell was re-appointed Hon. Secretary and Alex Hay and Vicky Medway were re-appointed to Council for a further 3 years. John Lamb was also welcomed to Council. Many congratulations to all.
Many thanks to Pat Conn who stands down after 3 years dedicated service to Council.

Chairman's Report
Allan Cook's report to the AGM is available to read HERE

A BIG THANK YOU!

A big thank to all our supporters who have helped us to reach this year's fundraising target of £20,000!
The treasurer has set us a new target for our Centenary Year of £25,000! Details to follow shortly about how you can help us achieve this new target.

We would also like to thank Lloyd's of London Charities Trust for their generous donation for our Centenary Year.

The fundraising team would like to take this opportunity to wish all our supporters a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Centenary.

Donate to the Society on "Just Giving"
You can now make a donation to the Society of Our Lady of Lourdes online.

Simply CLICK HERE to make your donation through "Just Giving"

           SOLL12 £5(for £5), SOLL12 £10(for £10), etc.

The SOLL Centenary Club 

January Centenary Club Draw

1st    Carmen Antaki (£52)

2nd   Mary Chege (£39)

3rd   Maureen Finigan (£26)

4th   Lionel Mundy (£13)

Congratulations to all our winners. 
If you are not yet a member of the Centenary Club and want to be then please contact Alex Hay (ajhay82@hotmail.com) and I will send you out the forms so that you can be in next month's draw. It's just £5 per month and the more people that join the bigger the prizes will become!

Please note that half the money raised each month goes towards Society funds. Thank you for your support.

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Lourdes Pastoral Theme 2012 -  With Bernadette we pray the Rosary

 

Annual Sponsored Push - 24th September 2011

 

Alex Hay completed her 10 km walk
in 2 hours and 24 minutes. Well done Alex!

   

Volunteer Skills and Information Update Questionnaire - ...more details

 (Please download, complete and return to the Society Office)

Lost Property from Lourdes 2011 Pilgrimage - ....more details

Download New Helpers' Presentation by Bob Tomlin - HERE

Download a copy of the Stations of the Cross - HERE

This has been expressly written for pilgrimages to Lourdes this year, in light of the theme of the "Our Father". You will find this printed in the official pilgrims' guide for 2011. This has been translated into English by Fr Brian de Burca, the English language co-ordinator of the Sanctuary.

2011 / 2012 Lourdes Logo -