150th ANNIVERSARY OF St. EDWARD'S RC CHURCH ROMFORD

That this House joins with the Roman Catholic community of Romford in celebrating the historic 150th Anniversary of St. Edward's Catholic Church, originally financed by the Petre family of Thorndon and Ingatestone Hall, who bought the land and paid for the building of the church as a gift to the community; notes that St. Edward's Church is an important landmark in Romford that provides Catholics from the wider area with a central place of spiritual worship; recognises the profound work done by the dedicated priests and support staff down through the years, from its consecration by Cardinal Wiseman on 6th May 1856, to the committed work of Father Tom Jordan, the incumbent Parish Priest; and looks forward to the Church's continued service to the community for many centuries to come.