Centenary of Holy Cross

 

“On behalf of the PPC and Parish I would like to thank all those who joined us, both in person and in spirit, to celebrate the Centenary of Holy Cross.

Since 1923 we have been blessed with a Catholic church here in Yelverton thanks to the generous help of Lord and Lady Seaton of Buckland Abbey. Before this, the few Catholics in the area, had to travel to Tavistock or Buckland Abbey for services – easy today but quite a challenge in the early 1900’s. Both the church and the community have expanded over the last 100 years to what is now, this beautiful place of worship filled with faith-centred, kind-hearted and generous parishioners who make up the One Family of Holy Cross.

Our history whilst brief in comparison with many other churches, is filled with stories of love, hope, challenges and change, and our walls bear the marks of fond memories of all who have been here.16 parish priests, many visiting priests, bishops, family and friends, numerous weddings, baptisms, Holy Communions, confirmations and funerals – our family has shared so many occasions, both happy and sometimes sad, as we bade our final farewells to our loved parishioners.

We are blessed to have Father Cyriacus steering us into our next 100 years and we know that at its heart, it the Lord that guides us with His presence here in our church and in our lives, always.

I want to say a huge thank you to the Centenary committee and to all those who worked so hard to make this event so wonderful – from the beautiful Mass, the commemorative plaque, the wall hanging and the updated A Cruce Salus to all the hard work organising, planning, fund raising, administration, cleaning, catering, decorations, entertainment, weather crisis re-arranging, great hospitality and the big clear up at the end. A real example of One Family at work.” Francine Brooks – Chair of PPC