Welcome to the Shrine of Our Lady of Glastonbury

The Glastonbury Shrine

The Shrine Church of Our Lady St Mary of Glastonbury is the centre of a thriving Catholic community, living in Glastonbury, Street, and the surrounding villages. It is the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady, where Mary is venerated as Mother of God and there is an annual diocesan pilgrimage to the Shrine each summer.

The Church is situated on Magdalene Street, opposite the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. 

Parish Hall Lift Project

The Shrine of Our Lady St Mary of Glastonbury is launching a fundraising campaign to support the construction of a much-needed lift for our parish hall. This lift will greatly improve accessibility, allowing everyone in our community to fully participate in parish activities. Read more.

A welcome to Advent

A Concert of Seasonal Carols and Readings by St Mary's Choir. Sunday, 1st December 2024 at 3.00 pm in St Mary's Church. Followed by mince pies and mulled wine in the Parish Hall. Retiring collection and donations for the Parish Hall Lift Project.

Cardinal calls on Catholics to take action to oppose assisted suicide

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has written a pastoral letter calling on Catholics to play an active role in opposing assisted suicide. Cardinal Nichols offers three key points for Catholics to be aware of, and calls on the faithful to be fully engaged in the debate and to write to their MP to oppose assisted suicide being rushed into law. Read more.

Here is a short video reflection of Fr Lawrence Lew OP on the moral implications of euthanasia and the Assisted Suicide Bill: Compassion or Suicide?

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Glastonbury - Sunday 14th July 2024

We had around 1,000 pilgrims in attendance at this year's Pilgrimage, celebrated by Bishop Bosco MacDonald.

Read about it here.

There are still some Pilgrimage merchandising items available. Details here.