Our parish’s stand against xenophobia
SIR – In a bold effort of defiance following incidents of hate crime and xenophobia in some parts of the country following the Brexit vote, our parish priest – Fr Julian Shurgold of Holy Family parish, Sutton Green – had asked that all parishioners turn up for Mass during the weekend of July 16-17 in their national dress. This was to show solidarity with victims of these awful crimes.
It was wonderful to see the colourful turnout on these days and the message that we were putting out, namely that we are one.
