The Church of

The Most Holy Name and St. Edward, King & Martyr

The Roman Catholic church serving Shaftesbury and the surrounding Dorset villages

Our Events

This is where you will find details of the events that we hold, organised by the Social Committee.

Traditionally, we have organised:

A Children's Disco at Christmas time

A Christmas Fayre with stalls and goodies and a raffle

A Quiz Night with a fish-and-chip supper

A Spring Plant Sale

A Summer Picnic

and more regularly:

Mothers and Toddlers Group - click here for details

Coffee and Soft Drinks after some Sunday Masses and

Quiet Days at Sedgehill Manor


Centenary: Change of Date:  26th September
Due to the fact that the Pope’s visit will coincide with the date we had planned for the 100th anniversary celebrations of St Edward’s: The date of the celebration has been shifted to Sunday 26th September (not the 19th).  Sorry for any inconvenience.  At present we are planning a big hog roast afternoon after the 11am Mass, with the superior of the French order that built our church (the FMIs, Fr Jeanneau’s order) coming as the guest of honour.

Recently there was a parish pilgrimage to Taunton to visit the relics of St Therese of Lisieux. To view the pictures, please click here.

Coming soon...

Date Day Event Time
21st November 2008 Friday Quiz Supper  
13th December 2008 Saturday Christmas Fayre All Day

 

The Chairman of the Social Committee is Marian Bateson

Mothers & Toddlers Group

Mothers and toddlers group meets on the first Friday of the month, at 10am in the church hall.  Please come along: Just turn up, or talk to Valeria (01747 851317). You don't have to be Catholic to come along and spouses are warmly welcome. The plan at the moment is to do this once a month (first Fridays) but if people are interested and willing to help it could happen more often!