Bishop praises 'hidden work' of cleaners, shop and transport workers and volunteers

Bishop Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, celebrated a special Mass for front line NHS workers and social care staff last night, 21 May, to offer prayer and thanksgiving for their dedicated service in combatting COVID-19. He also highlighted the invaluable contribution of the 'hidden' workers such as volunteers, refuse collectors, cleaners, shop and transport workers: "Today we can see, perhaps more clearly than ever before, how the dedication of our doctors, nurses and care workers and the labours of so many key workers in the emergency services and in the often hidden work of cleaners, shop and transport workers and innumerable volunteers have shown this same desire to serve. In them we can glimpse today how all human work can be so undertaken and transformed by love."