DOCUMENTS and photographs from the past 50 years were on display as parishioners of the National Shrine of St Boniface celebrated the jubilee of their church building on Sunday, October 6 at a special Mass, and with an exhibition outlining the history of the Catholic Church in Crediton.

Fr Michael Wheaton, the priest-in-charge, presided at the celebration, and cut an impressive “Hubberlicious” cake in the tea-room afterwards, which was enjoyed by those present, with pieces taken to those unable to be present.

In his homily, Fr Michael reminded the congregation that Catholics are part of a continuing history of faith, and to be grateful to those Catholics who were responsible for founding the Church community in Crediton.

The joyful Mass ended with a hymn in honour of St Boniface.

The exhibition, which had been curated by Simon Tempest Brown, showed key events in the history of the building in Park Road, which succeeded what is now the Moose Hall, as the parish church for Catholics who travel from as far as Thorverton and Winkleigh, as well as being a worldwide centre for devotion to Crediton’s local saint.

People were also invited to commemorate their family members who had died, by leaving a prayer card in the baptistery.