HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust :: Pilgrimages / Easter 2008

Easter Sunday is 23rd March 2008

The Easter 2008 Pilgrimage will be our biggest celebration of the 150th anniversary of the apparitions. Celebrations and special events will be happening all year round. For more information on HCPT in Lourdes in 2008 see our Lourdes 2008 pages

News from Lourdes (Saturday 29 March)
The first half of our flights have now left, and all the IHCPT flights have also departed and our pilgrimage in Lourdes is coming to an end. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the success of the week in any way - you are all very much appreciated.
A Tatler - on Saturday?!?!?! Yes! With the facility of having Tatler on the web we have added an extra issue just for today which has included even more photographs and some late messages. We haven't made any printed copies of this, it is an on-line only issue. We hope you enjoy it!

News from Lourdes (Friday 28 March)
We have been able to add the Tatler each day (see links on right), and we have also added some photographs to a Flickr gallery.
At the Trust Masson Thursday morning, Stephen McDonald read to us a short reflection - and with his permission we have added it for you to read aswell.

Monday concert
To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Apparitions and promote our Mission we invite you to the HCPT Easter Concert Monday 24 March 5:30 - 7:00pm St Bernadette's Church
Booking is on line through the HCPT website (note numbers are limited to 5000)
It will be a lively, fun-packed event that all can join in, expressing our colour, family spirit and youthfulness. We want others to come and see who we are and what we are about!
We are privileged to have TV star Michelle McManus hosting the event. There will be a mix of old and new, with a reminder that 'Everybody Needs Somebody', we have 'One Love, One Heart', we've travelled '500 Miles' and that the 'Almighty Works Marvels'
We look forward to seeing you and raising the roof!

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Trust Mass 2008
The following hymns will be included in the Trust Mass 2008 liturgy, (links to video samples given where available)
Awesome God
Mighty is Our God
Blessed be your name
Lord I Lift your name on high
He reigns
We are one body
Come now is the time
Gloria - Anderson
Response - You are mine (I will come to you in the silence)
Alleluia - Mighty is our God
Lord hear our prayer
As I kneel before you
Holy holy - Mass of Life (Tom Booth)
We are one body
Jesus be the Centre
Seek ye first
Meditation Amazing Grace
Sing it in the valleys
Shine Jesus shine
Rise and Shine

Fares
All helpers pay their own fare and help with fund raising to cover the cost of the children's fares.
For Easter 2008 the cost of sponsoring a child is £580 - Can you help sponsor a child for Easter 2008?
Helpers fares are £555 for 7 nights, £527 for 6 nights and £499 for 5 nights.

Lourdes webcams
Keep an eye on these pages as the pilgrimage week progresses, each day we will upload the Tatler newsheet so you can keep informed of what is happening in Lourdes. The Lourdes webcams are refreshed every twenty minutes or so - you might spot someone you know! You might want to look in on these special events:
Tuesday 8pm - Torchlight procession
Thursday 4pm - Blessed Sacrement procession
Times shown are UK times. You may also spot people you know on any of these:
Lourdes webcams
Lourdes Grotto webcam
Esplanade webcam
Crowned statue webcam
Panoramic view (still pic, refreshed every 2hrs)