Timeline
1881
Children of Mary
27 February
Start of the local group of the Children of Mary, a devotional society for older children and young adults.
Cardinal Manning visit
8 October
Cardinal Manning of Westminster lectured in Woolwich on temperance. He received a wonderful welcome, not only from the League of the Cross, but also from all the Catholics and most of the non Catholics of the district.
A large contingent from St Peter’s went every year to the League of the Cross Festival at the Crystal Palace.