The church is now very well known for the stunning mosaics which cover most of the interior. These took from 1921 until 1931 to complete and the design of the mosaics and the interior sculpture were the work of Solihull man Gabriel Pippet. Incidentally Pippet, his wife and Walter Hodgkinson the principal benefactor of the church are all buried in the church graveyard.

Continuing the development of the parish the Order also opened a boys day/boarding college on the same site and this ran from the opening in 1938 until it’s closure in 1991.

Since those early days the congregation has grown to a regular attendance of over 500 and apart from developing spiritually the parish also seeks to become involved with the wider community. The parish runs an active SVP group to help the local needy, as well as offering significant support to a parish sponsored school and medical centre in the slums of Varanasi in India.

Participating in World Youth Day for the first time in Toronto 2002 with just two pilgrims the youth life of the parish has grown to the extent that nine young parishioners went to World Youth Day Australia in 2008. The enthusiasm this generated has led to the formation of a very active Youth Group in the church.

Celebrating this development of the parish and 100 years in Droitwich Spa will be the focus of parish events during June and as the Bishop of Birmingham opened the church nearly 100 years ago so Bishop Pargeter, Emeritus Auxiliary of Birmingham will lead the celebrations this month.