Diocese of Plymouth

You are invited to our Diocesan ‘Response Event’ You are invited to our Diocesan ‘Response Event’ on Good Shepherd Sunday, 11th May, 2025, (12.30pm to 5pm) at Christ the King, University Chaplaincy, Armada Way, Plymouth, PL1 2EN ‘So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him’ (Luke 5:11) This event offers […]

From Social Worker to Working in the Vineyard of the Lord: Mark Thompson I’m currently discerning a call to the priesthood and have been invited to share with you something of my experience as a mature enquirer. I’m proud to be a Plymothian, and I was baptized and confirmed at the RC Cathedral in Plymouth

My period of preliminary discernment on the Ministry Experience Scheme (MES) came to an end in July and, at the time of writing, I am now preparing for the next stage of my discernment and formation, participating in the propaedeutic programme offered at the Royal English College of St Alban in Valladolid. But first let me

Embracing a New Chapter in my Life: Julian Pinto As I prepare to embark on a transformative journey at Allen Hall in London, I find myself filled with anticipation, excitement, and a deep sense of purpose. Allen Hall represents not just a place of learning, but moreover a community where faith, service, and one’s sense

My life as a seminarian has never yet been boring so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise when the opportunity arose to spend a month in Kenya during the summer break. Amidst the busyness of exams and the general palaver of concluding my first year of studies at Allen Hall in London, I was

Vocations Retreat 1-2 November Honiton Retreat Centre, St Rita’s Centre, Ottery Moor Lane, Honiton EX14 1AP. Are you called to witness as a Permanent Deacon, a Religious or a Priest? There is an opportunity to reflect on this with other discerners and others living out vocations as a Permanent Deacon, Religious or Priest. If you

This autumn we have two young men joining the Diocese of Plymouth Ministry Experience Scheme (MES). MES is a year out to live and serve in a local community, experience ministry in a parish and discover the life that God is calling them to. They will spend the year from September to June working in parish ministry,

I wanted to say a few words about my experience discerning my vocation.  I grew up in a Catholic family in the most southerly part of our country, the Lizard peninsula (first Coverack, then Ruan Minor).  In my teens things changed, and I went off to university in Scotland, and then spent most of my life there

At the time of writing, it is my twelfth day at Allen Hall. For those of us (of various dioceses) who have come here off the back of our propaedeutic year in Valladolid, I think it was always going to feel like a wrench, saying goodbye to our beautiful Spanish home and returning to the

A moment to reminisce on how far we have come. A day to look to the future and where we might go. A year or reflection on what it means to grow and a lifetime… The decision to relaunch a series of ‘Reflection Days’ was taken whilst drinking coffee (and I promise nothing stronger!) whilst