Remembering Fr Hanton

We think that Fr Joseph Hanton RIP would have approved of this fantastic handiwork created by and kindly shared  by one of our Parishioners, Dominic.

A former Redemptorist novice-master and Rector, Fr. Hanton was  an avid fan of Everton. As Chaplain to St. Joseph’s Catholic primary school, Bishop’s Stortford, he was revered and loved by all of the pupils, and not just because of his tradition of giving them Everton mints on the Monday after whenever his team had won on the weekend!

Fr. Hanton,  continued to serve Most Holy Redeemer for 28 years, until 2001 when, aged 82, it was only through failing health that, reluctantly, he retired from the parish he loved and which dearly loved him. Sadly, he died a few months later at St. Peter’s Nursing Home in South London.

What a wonderful tribute!