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Parish Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Chad, Chadkirk, Romiley, Stockport
On Saturday 12th March the community of St. Aidan went on pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Chad in Chadkirk, Romiley, Stockport. This pilgrimage formed part of the 10th ongoing anniversary celebrations of the foundation of the Antiochian Orthodox Deanery The Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Chapel followed by the blessing of the well and sprinkling. This was the first time an Orthodox Liturgy had been celebrated in the area since the saint evangelised this part of the kingdom of Mercia in the 7th century. This delightful shrine and spring in a pleasant rural setting has a long history going back beyond the structure we see today dating from the 14th century to what we may suppose to be the original hermitage cell of the itinerant St. Chad in the 7th century. The traditions associated with St. Chad in the Stockport are very strong as witnessed by the names of two of its districts:- Chadkirk and Cheadle. Certainly, the Church has honoured the saint locally for many centuries. More information about the chapel, including directions, can be acquired from this web page belonging to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council who now administer the Chapel.:- http://www.stockport.gov.uk/content/leisureculture/tourism/placestovisit/chadkirkchapel/?a=5441 A Life of St. Chad may be found here:- http://www.britannia.com/bios/saints/chad1.html The parish of St. Aidan's would like to thank Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council for their kind cooperation in our use of this chapel for this pilgrimage. |
