St Joseph's R.C. Church, Hay-on-Wye

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
The church front viewed from Belmont Rd
52°04′29″N3°07′37″W / 52.074774°N 3.127053°W / 52.074774; -3.127053
OS grid reference	SO2285242423
Location	The Presbytery, 4 Belmont Road, Hay-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5DA
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous denomination	Calvinistic Methodist
Website	https://www.stmichaelsrcbrecon.org.uk/st-joseph/
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1968
Dedication	Saint Joseph
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Hay conservation area
Architect(s)	F.R. Bates, Son & Price of Newport
Style	Gothic architecture
Administration
Province	Cardiff
Archdiocese	Cardiff-Menevia
Deanery	Llandrindod Wells Deanery [1]
Parish	St. Joseph's
Clergy
Priest(s)	Fr. Jimmy Sebastian Pulickakunnel MCBS

St. Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales. ^[2] St. Joseph's parish is in the Llandrindod Wells Deanery of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. ^{[3] [4]} St. Joseph's is served out of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Brecon. ^{[5] [6]} The Parish Priest for both parishes is Fr. Jimmy Sebastian Pulickakunnel MCBS. Fr. Jimmy is a member of the religious order of the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. ^[7] Canon Clyde Hughes Johnson, now retired, still helps in the parish and has done so for decades. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Location

Hay-on-Wye is a medieval town and thanks to Richard Booth is widely known as the "town of books". The town hosts the annual Hay Festival. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]} On April Fools day in 1977, Richard Booth proclaimed Hay-on-Wye an "independent kingdom". He declared himself as King and his horse as the Prime Minister. ^[17]

St. Joseph's R.C. Parish - Hay-on-Wye

There are two regular Masses, Sunday at 9am and Thursday at 10am. The weekly newsletter contains details about social and liturgical events including the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Exposition, Holy day Masses etc. ^[18]

Parishioners play an active part in the life of the parish. The Parish Advisory Council includes parishioners with responsibilities for safeguarding, finances, maintenance and repair etc. Lay activities include: altar serving, catechist (including RCIA), reader, eucharistic minister, hospitality etc. Periodic activities include: preparation of bidding prayers, church and altar linen cleaning, flower arranging etc.

Parish History

In 1828, a Tabernacle Calvinistic Methodist chapel was built in Belmont Rd, Hay-on-Wye. They are the only nonconformist denomination indigenous to Wales. They were known as the ‘Jumpers’ due to their energetic engagement in services and enthusiastic hymn singing. ^[19] In 1872, a stone-built chapel was built on the same site at a cost of £700 in the Gothic style of the gable entry type. ^{[20] [21] [22]} The building of the new church was overseen by Rev. Richmond Leigh Roose, father of the Wales international footballer Leigh Richmond Roose. The later was educated in the Holt Academy, a public school where H. G. Wells taught. ^{[23] [24]} The contractor for the building work was Mr. James Webb of Hay. ^[25] The church was designed by the Calvinistic Methodist architect Richard Owens of Liverpool. ^[26] He designed up to 300 chapels, mostly in Wales and mostly Calvinistic Methodist. He died in his home in Anfield Road, Liverpool at the age of 60 from gallstones and was buried in Anfield Cemetery. ^[27] The chapel was repurposed to become St. Joseph's Roman Catholic parish church nearly a century later.

The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, resulted in a growth in the Roman Catholic population in England and Wales. ^[28] In 1850, Pope Pius IX restored the hierarchy of dioceses in England and Wales in Universalis Ecclesiae. Wales was split between the Diocese of Shrewsbury and the Diocese of Newport and Menevia. ^{[29] [30] [31] [32]}

Without a Roman Catholic church in Hay-on-Wye since the 16th century, the faithful had to travel up to 20 miles by road, often assisting one another to get to churches ^[33] . The churches included Brecon, ^[34] Weobley, ^[35] Belmont ^[36] and Hereford. ^{[37] [38]} The clergy at Belmont and St. Michael's provided a supportive role for the formative parish. Belmont was founded in 1859 as a house of studies for the Benedictine monasteries at Downside, Ampleforth and Douai. ^[39] Until 1915, Belmont was also the Cathedral for the Diocese of Newport and Menevia. ^[40] The Gothic St. Michael's RC Church in Brecon and adjoining presbytery date from 1851, and were designed by the architect Charles Hansom. ^{[41] [5] [42]}

In 1892, Mr Henry Richard Grant, a Roman Catholic, ran a newsagents and printing business ^[43] from 6 Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye. Henry was married to Jane Victoria Grant (nee Hughes). They had 7 sons and 2 daughters. ^{[44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50]} Until 1925, most parishioners in St. Joseph's parish attended Roman Catholic Mass in the Grant's home, served by Secular Priests from Brecon or the Benedictines of Belmont formally designated an Abbey in 1920.

Families that sent their children to the Benedictine run Belmont Abbey school for boys(from 1926) ^{[51] [52]} or St. David's school for girls in Brecon (from 1903) had the possibility of attending school Masses. The school for girls was originally run by the Daughters of the Holy Spirit (from France). ^{[53] [54] [55]} In 1948, the Ursuline Sisters (from Ireland) took over the school. ^{[56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61]}

H.R. Grant on Castle St. and former flannel mill on Belmont Rd

The conversion of the Caldey Island Benedictine monks to Roman Catholicism in 1913 meant that the monastery built by the Anglican Father Ignatius (Lyne) at Capel-y-Ffin, ^[62] near Llanthony Priory, ^[63] came under the ownership of a Caldey monk. The property was sold to a Roman Catholic lay person. This facilitated Mass being celebrated intermittently at Capel-y-Ffin from 1913. ^[64]

Hay and Cusop War Memorial - 2nd LT. H.N. Grant.

Some would say that the origins of St. Joseph's parish is Celtic. Mr H.R. Grant came from Scotland in 1892. Mr Thomas Joseph Madigan came from Ireland in 1909, as did Mrs Rose Jones (nee Fitzgerald) in 1926 and the Dewan family. Rose received the Papal award, the Benemerenti medal. Many of the descendants of the Celtic Victorian and Edwardian families are active parishioners. ^[65]

The Grant's eldest son Henry Norman was in the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. Like Lance Corporal Leigh Richmond Roose (9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers), ^[66] Henry Norman Grant was one the 508 who lost their lives in the Somme offensive in 1916. Henry Norman was declared missing in action on the first day of the offensive. It was more than a year before his death was confirmed. He and other locals who died in action during World War I and World War II are listed on the Hay-on-Wye and Cusop War Memorial. ^{[67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72]}

First Mass Centre

The Cheese Market, Market St.

The parish of St. Joseph's was created sometime in the 1920's. In 1925, T. J. Madigan, was a Councillor for Hay Town Council ^[73] and Brecon Town Council. ^[74] He had a shop in Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye selling motorised vehicles, parts, petrol etc. ^[75] He acquired the lease for the assembly room in Market Street over the Cheese Market hall. ^{[76] [77] [78]} Bishop Francis Vaughan the Bishop of Menevia gave consent for Roman Catholic Mass to be celebrated in the hired room. The previous use of the room was as a Masonic lodge. ^[79] Fr. Flannery from Belmont spent months decorating the dilapidated assembly room, which was partially furnished with discarded furniture from Weobley ^[80] and Belmont. Colonel Abel Morrell of Wyecliffe and Miss Binney (who later became a Nun) also provided church furniture. Up to 1959 and for different periods of time, the Mass centre was served either by the Brecon clergy (1930, 1948) or the Belmont clergy (1926, 1939). ^[33]

Anecdotally, current parishioners remember that the assembly room roof leaked when it rained, and getting coffins up and down the steep stairwell was challenging. ^{[81] [82] [83]} Fr. John Brady (RIP-1975), the Parish Priest in Brecon introduced Sunday School in the afternoons after Mass in the assembly room. Led by Eileen Biddle, in good weather she held the school in her home in Witney-on-Wye. ^{[84] [33] [85]}

It took a while before the Mass centre could be formally registered for marriages. In 1951, the first Roman Catholic marriage in Hay-on-Wye since the 16th century took place in St. Joseph's parish. Fr. Cubley married Mr and Mrs Terrence Madigan. ^{[65] [33] [86] [87]}

On one occasion Fr. Patrick Shannon was called away after Mass on a family emergency, and had to leave the Blessed Sacrament. The bishop gave permission for Mr J. Grant and Mr Thomas Madigan to watch and pray with the Blessed Sacrament in the interim period before collection. ^[33]

The need for a larger church building grew as evacuees were billeted to Hay-on-Wye during the Second World War.

First Parish Priest

Old Presbytery, Church St.

In the 1950's, members of the Madigan family ran the “Plaza” cinema in Brook Street, now the “Hay Cinema Bookshop”. In the late 1950’s, John and Clive Grant, Des (aka Dessie) Madigan and other parishioners raised money to buy the Grade II listed Ashbrook House, in Church Street, Hay-on-Wye. ^{[88] [89] [90] [91] [92] [93]} This became known as the old Presbytery. It was intended to build a church/chapel in the grounds at some future date. ^{[94] [95] [96]}

Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin at Capel-y-Ffin

In October 1960, Bishop John Petit the Bishop of Menevia appointed Fr. Hugh Healey as the resident Roman Catholic Priest for the parish, the first since the 16th century, he lived in the old Presbytery. ^[97] A Church Building Funding Committee was set up, achieving excellent results. External practical and financial support was provided by Cyfeillion Amgueddfa Cymru (Friends of National Museum Wales), ^[98] and from the Sisters and school children from the Convent of Mercy, in Glenamaddy, County Galway.

Fr. Healey’s zeal for fund raising was tireless. He held monthly jumble sales on the lawn of the old Presbytery. He would drive around the country to collect jumble, furniture and other items and was affectionally known as 'Steptoe' and the ' King of the Totters '. He would often repair and renovate the items to make a few shillings for the parish. He made leather belts and wallets to order. ^{[65] [33] [99]}

Anecdotal evidence by current parishioners reveal that Fr. Healey would celebrate a veryearly Sunday morning Mass at St. Mary's chapel, Capel-y-Ffin, a distant outpost of the parish. He would then rush back to Hay-on-Wye to celebrate early Mass.

First Parish Church

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

In 1967, rather than build a new church in the grounds of the old Presbytery, the former Calvinistic Methodist chapel, now derelict, was purchased by Fr Healey for the bargain price of £1,500. It was refurbished, re-roofed and adapted for Roman Catholic use by the firm of architects F.R. Bates, Son & Price of Newport at a cost of £6,000, leaving a debt over £3,000. The firm specialised in modernising Catholic churches across South Wales. For the first time the parish had its own church. On May 28th 1967 (Ascension day), St. Joseph's church was blessed and opened by Bishop Petit. The ecumenical spirit of the Second Vatican Council was manifest by the attendance of Clergy from other local Christian denominations. ^[86]

The 'Holy Joes' were formed in the 1970's - the natural successors to the 'Jumpers'. Their first organist was Des Madigan (son of T.J. Madigan). He was renowned for playing the organ loudly. Consequently, the 'Holy Joes' were equally renowned for singly loudly!

In 1740, William Seward, a lay preacher from Coleg Trefeca, and other outsiders visited Hay-on-Wye to promote the Calvinistic Methodist cause. A stone thrown from a hostile crowd of locals resulted in Seward receiving head injuries leading to his death a few days later, becoming the first Methodist Martyr. ^[100] Current parishioners remember that in 1968, the Rev. Dr Ian Paisley and other outsiders came to Hay-on-Wye to protest about the repurposing of the Calvinistic Methodist chapel. Paisley did not suffer the same fate as Seward, but suffered the same lack of influence over the locals. Richard Booth revealed that the outsiders did not reflect the view of the people of Hay-on-Wye. ^{[86] [99]} In the spirit of ecumenism, the Rev. Thomas Wright a Presbyterian from Coleg Trefeca was pleased with the "link with the building’s past" and he was "pleased that God was still be honoured on that spot”. ^{[101] [86] [99]}

Fr. Healey was a popular figure around town. He always had time to stop and talk, especially when walking his dog. He was a regular at the nearby Indian restaurant - he would have approved of Fr. Jimmy's annual curry night. Parishioner Des Madigan, recounts that Fr. Healey said he would "like to die with his boots on". He did, having to be carried from the St. Joseph's altar in 1984, dying soon after. Fr. Hugh Healey carved his name into the history of Hay-on-Wye, a revered and much loved character by the parishioners and the people of Hay. ^{[86] [99]}

One of Father Healey's parishioners also carved their name into the history of Hay-on-Wye. Lady Penelope Betjeman (the wife of John Betjeman the Poet Laureate) used to "come into town on her pony and trap, wearing a chunky knitted jumper and jodphurs". ^[102] Penelope was influenced to become a Roman Catholic by Evelyn Waugh. ^[103]

First Presbytery adjoining the church

Canon Clyde Johnson

The old Presbytery was later sold, in order to purchase the new Presbytery adjoining the church in 1985. The Parish Priest at the time Fr. Patrick Murray lived in a small flat in Oxford Rd for a few months until the purchase was completed. Canon Clyde Johnson had advised Bishop James Hannigan to purchase the house which became the new Presbytery, "bringing great joy and encouragement to the parishioners". The Presbytery was also used as a parish centre, important in a town with limited capacity social venues for hire. Additional Masses were celebrated in the house for ad-hoc family events. The house and the spacious gardens were used for parish social events. The house flanking the new Presbytery was previously owned by John Grant (the grandson of H.R. Grant). The house on the other side of the Church was owned by another Roman Catholic, Mrs Rose Jones. The house that became new Presbytery was built in 1938 by Mr John Watkins of MiddleWood for Mr Ralph Jones, brother-in-law of Rose. The cluster of buildings was affectionally dubbed by Rose as the 'Vatican City'. ^[65]

More recent times...

Rosalind Grant (RIP - 27th Nov 1936) daughter of H.R. Grant and Jane Grant

• On the 12th June 1992 (Ascension day), the Silver Jubilee of the opening of St. Joseph's Mass was concelebrated by Bishop Daniel Mullins the Bishop of Menevia, the Dean and the Priests of the Deanery. ^[99]
• The patronal feast day is celebrated annually ^[104] with a social event organised by a parishioner(s) in the Hay-on-Wye parish hall ^{[105] [106]} or the Royal British Legion. ^{[107] [108]}
• Fr. Jimmy organises an annual Curry night in Brecon for both parishes. ^[109]
• Norman Keylock (and his family) creates spectacular Christmas and Easter devotional scenes every year.
• The 'Holy Joes' choir are still flourishing more than 50 years since their formation. The current church organist Pat Hammond leads the ecumenical choir. They lead the music on Sundays and on special occasions in the local area. ^[110]
• The Lockdown garden outside the church is dedicated to Our Lady and was created by Maggie Sims (British Empire Medal) ^[111] c.f. on the right in the top right-hand image. Hard landscaping was provided by John Darlison.
• Martin McNamara was the Clerk of Works for the recent major conservation-led renovation and repair of Hay Castle in Hay-on-Wye. ^[112]

Church interior

"Your word is a lamp to my feet" - Psalm 119:105

Praise the Lord! Alleluia.

The interior curved roof is one of the few remaining architectural features following the refurbishment. ^[113]

In the late 1990's, Fr. Tim Maloney commissioned a bespoke set of Stations of the Cross. Stonemason Caitriona Cartwright carved the Stations of the Cross using stone from local quarries. The text font was inspired by the letter cutting of 18th century headstones. Her work includes a Baptismal font in a Wiltshire church. ^{[114] [115]}

The abstract coloured window glazing is thought to be the work of the Architects F.R. Bates, Son & Price of Newport. ^[113] About the year 2000, the windows either side of the church had to be replaced. A parishioner salvaged some of the stained glass windows from a skip, and managed to repurpose the glass.

Church exterior

St. Joseph's exterior view

Hay in 1932 inc. Belmont Rd from National Monuments Record of Wales: 6370888

The church building is within the Hay Conservation area, but is not Grade II listed. ^{[116] [117]} The conservation area includes the entire medieval town of Hay-on-Wye. ^[118] Due to its heritage, the church is not orientated traditionally i.e. towards the east. The altar faces towards the west and the entrance towards the east. The architecture is based on a thirteenth century Gothic style. The pitched roof is covered in Welsh slate and local stone was used for the rock-face stone front wall (looking from Belmont Rd). The gabled front has a central pointed window with three simply moulded lights with three hexagons in the tracery. To its left is a single pointed window with a straight head to the main light and a hexagon in the tracery. The wall on this side terminates with a stepped buttress carried up into a pinnacle. The right hand side at the front has a small tower containing the pointed main entrance door, with a bell stage above which tapers to a square cap with a bold corbel table. It looks like a spire was intended to be built, or the spire was built and has been lost. ^[113]

St. Joseph's Parish Priests

• 
  Fr. Hugh Healy (left) with Bishop Petit (right)
• 
  Fr. Patrick Murray
• 
  Fr. Tim Maloney - lost an eye playing rugby.
• 
  Fr. Patrick Fitzgerald-Lombard
• 
  Fr. Jimmy - our current Parish Priest

• Fr. Hugh Healey (RIP - 1984). ^{[33] [86] [97] [99]}
• Fr. Martin McCormack (RIP - 1984). ^[99]
• Fr. Patrick Murray (RIP - 1991). ^{[65] [99]}
• Fr. Peter Flanagan (RIP - 2008) SCJ. ^{[99] [119] [120] [121]}  
• Fr. Tim Maloney (RIP - 2013) IC. ^{[122] [123] [124] [125]}
• Fr. Patrick Fitzgerald-Lombard O.Carm. ^[126]
• Fr. Jimmy Sebastian Pulickakunnel MCBS. ^[127]

Notable People

• Lady Penelope Betjeman (nee Chetwode) (1910–1986). Roman Catholic, lived in Cusop Hill overlooking Hay-on-Wye. English travel writer (and wife of Sir John Betjeman, the Poet Laureate). ^[128]
• Thérèse Coffey (1971). Roman Catholic, former MP and St. Joseph's Mass attendee. ^[129]
• Christopher Dawson (1889–1970). Roman Catholic, lived in Hay Castle. Author of books on cultural history and Christendom. ^{[130] [131]}
• Francis Kilvert (1840 – 1879). Church in Wales curate at Saint Michael and All Angels, Clyro. Author of the KIivert Diaries and the inspiration for the geographical area known as the "Kilvert country".
• William Edward Thomas Morgan (1847–1940 ). Church in Wales vicar at St. Eigon, Llanigon. Kilvert's best man and polymath including local author. ^[132]
• William Jones Thomas (1811–1886). Church in Wales vicar at St. Eigon, Llanigon. Rejected Kilvert as a suitor for his daughter.

Gallery

• 
  Welcome to St. Joseph's Church, Belmont Rd, Hay-on-Wye
• 
  St. Joseph's porch and entrance
• 
  Liturgy of the Eucharist - Taking, Thanking, Breaking, Giving.
• 
  Liturgy of the Word - The word of God, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
• 
  The sanctuary lamp, is placed before the tabernacle as a sign of Jesus’ presence within
• 
  'The Holy Joes' - "Singing is the sign of the heart’s joy"- Acts 2:46
• 
  "To whom shall we go? You have the words of Eternal Life" - John 6:68-69
• 
  Christmas nativity tableau
• 
  11th Station of the Cross - Jesus promises his Kingdom to the repentant thief - Luke 23: 39-43
• 
  Easter tableau
• 
  “Do not be afraid, Joseph, son of David, to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit." - Matthew 1:20
• 
  "My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour. He looks on his servant in her lowliness; henceforth all ages will call be blessed" - Luke 1:46-47
• 
  Prayer means ".. a cry of grateful love from the crest of joy or the through of despair.." - St. Therese of Lisieux
• 
  "Christ of compassion, you enable us to be in communion with those who have gone before us" - Brother Roger of Taize (RIP)
• 
  The sower - Matthew 13:23
• 
  Madonna and Child
• 
  Petro's Ukrainian family are a blessing to our community
• 
  Lockdown garden
• 
  Lockdown garden is dedicated to Our Lady
• 
  "One is nearer to God in a garden than anywhere else on earth" - Dorothy Frances Blomfield
• 
  Lockdown garden
• 
  Lockdown garden
• 
  Roses and Hollyhocks flower bed

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