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Welcome to our new website. 2016 is a very special year for our parish. In July of this year, our church was consecrated by Archbishop Bernard Longley. To commemorate this event, our website has been redesigned and modernised to work across a variety of devices such as laptops, desktops, tablets and smart phones. Over the coming months, we will be migrating the remaining content from our previous website so it is still accessible. A new feature of this website will be our parish archive containing stories, photos and information that we have published in previous years.
As always, we are dependant on you to provide feedback on this site so please let us know what you think using the contact us page here.
As always, we are dependant on you to provide feedback on this site so please let us know what you think using the contact us page here.
Stop Press! Our parish church was consecrated on 9th July 2016. Come back soon to see a full report on the preparations and the Consecration Mass presided over by Archbishop Bernard Longley here
Father Frank writes on this week’s Mass
The Bible is unambiguous concerning economic issues. The Biblical injunctions against the exploitation of the poor and the accumulation of wealth are clear and straightforward. Jesus declared war on the selfish materialism of his day and he speaks to the question of economics more than any other single social issue. If, in a comparatively simple society, Jesus laid such strong emphasis upon the spiritual dangers of wealth, how much more should we, who live in a highly affluent and materialistic culture, take seriously the Bible's teaching on poverty and riches.
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Parish Events
Looking for the rest of the Parish Event List? We have archived the list from our old site but you can still view them here.
Date
| Title | Description |
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| 28.10.2016 | Young Catholic Adult Weekend at Douai Abbey, 28th-30th October 2016 | An opportunity for those 18-40 to deepen their knowledge of the Catholic faith, learn its devotions, meet like-minded people and have fun. For more information click on the link. Prices start from £12. http//www.youngcatholicadults.co.uk/events.htm for more information |
| 15.10.2016 | Parish Dinner | The Black and White Parish Dinner will take place on Saturday 15 October at 7.30 pm. Cost per ticket is £20. This includes a four course meal, a free glass of wine and entertainment! There will be no bar this year so please feel free to bring your own drinks for the evening. Pam and Chris will be collecting names after Mass. Numbers strictly limited so book early! |
| 07.10.2016 | One World Week Dinner | Our church will once again be hosting the dinner and speaker on Friday 7 October at 7 for 7.30pm. The Indian buffet meal will be provided by the Bengal Brasserie, bring your own drinks. Tickets are £12.50 available from John & Louise Perry |
| 02.10.2016 | October and the Rosary | October is the month of the Rosary and it is a good time therefore to renew our devotion to this rich source of prayer. We will offer up a decade of the Rosary at every weekday Mass throughout the month of October |
| 25.09.2016 | Candle of Dedication | The dedication for this week is for Joe Sheen |
| 25.09.2016 | Quavers Children’s Choir | The children’s choir practice will restart this week after mass. All welcome |
| 25.09.2016 | Intinction | It has been brought to my attention that some are dipping the consecrated host into the precious blood of Christ at Holy Communion. This practice is forbidden. If you do not wish to drink from the chalice then just receive Communion in one kind. To receive Communion in one kind is to receive a full Communion. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Father Frank |
| 25.09.2016 | Family Ministry Project Worker | The Archdiocese wishes to appoint someone to this full-time post based at the Maryvale Institute, Birmingham. For further details contact 0121 360 8118 |
| 24.09.2016 | Balsall Common Festival Tombola Saturday | We urgently need more bottles for our stall. At the moment we only have 102 and have only two weeks to make up the number to 300. Can you please support us over the next two Sundays and bring whatever you can. Thank you |
| 18.09.2016 | Baptism today | The Baptism of Oliver Westwood will take place today at 11 am today |
| 18.09.2016 | Lourdes | Chris, Ros & Maureen returned back last Friday having had a very good week at Hoanna House in Lourdes. We did remember you all there. We thank you for your prayers. Maureen did light your candles that you asked her at Easter. Apologies for the delay! |
| 15.09.2016 | Parish Council Meeting | There is a meeting of the Parish Council at 7.30pm on Thursday 15th September in the church hall. |
| 11.09.2016 | Children's Liturgy Rota (Help needed) | Please can parishioners (particularly parents of young children) give some thought to joining our children's liturgy rota? You are welcome to volunteer as a leader or a helper, or both! New child protection rules mean that we need to have two vetted people in every session we run, and without more volunteers we will have weeks when we are not able to run a session. The vetting procedure is very simple. Please speak to Louise Perry or Kathryn Driffield if you can help |
| 10.09.2016 | Deanery Readers' Day Saturday 10th September 10am – 4pm, Leamington Spa | For Readers and anyone interested in becoming a Reader. This is a chance to explore in more detail, the Ministry of Reader and your place in it. For more details, please see the notice board or contact Kate Tennyson on 01926 314077, or email kate.tennyson@googlemail.com. There is a letter of invitation for all readers, at the back of church. If you are not yet a reader but wish to attend, please contact Kate as above to obtain detail |
| 04.09.2016 | Candle of Dedication | The dedication for this week is for Joanna Gibbs and Hosanna House Group 524 |
| 28.08.2016 | Lourdes Visit | Ros Cawley, Chris Mitchell & Maureen Carroll are going to Lourdes next Friday. They will be staying at Hosanna House, a House owned by H.C.P.T. in Bartres near Lourdes. During their week's stay they will remember you all. Do remember them in your prayers. If you have a petition you wish them to take, please give it to either Ros or Chris. Thank you |
| 21.08.2016 | Candle of Dedication | The dedication for this week is for Delia Murray and Diana Turner |
| 21.08.2016 | Finance Committee Meeting | There will be a meeting of the Finance Committee after Mass today |
| 21.08.2016 | 100 Club Winners | August's draw winners are: 1st: No. 56 (Rory Murtagh) - £75; 2nd: No. 11 (Kathy Jones) - £45; 3rd: No. 26 (Eileen Innes) - £30 |
| 14.08.2016 | Please pray for | Adrian Stewart and Frank Clements, recently departed and for all those who mourn their passing. Their Requiem Masses will be held at Blessed Robert Grissold on Thursday and Friday of this week at 11.30 a.m. |
28.10.2016
An opportunity for those 18-40 to deepen their knowledge of the Catholic faith, learn its devotions, meet like-minded people and have fun. For more information click on the link. Prices start from £12.
http//www.youngcatholicadults.co.uk/events.htm for more information
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15.10.2016
The Black and White Parish Dinner will take place on Saturday 15 October at 7.30 pm. Cost per ticket is £20. This includes a four course meal, a free glass of wine and entertainment! There will be no bar this year so please feel free to bring your own drinks for the evening. Pam and Chris will be collecting names after Mass. Numbers strictly limited so book early!
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07.10.2016
Our church will once again be hosting the dinner and speaker on Friday 7 October at 7 for 7.30pm. The Indian buffet meal will be provided by the Bengal Brasserie, bring your own drinks. Tickets are £12.50 available from John & Louise Perry
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02.10.2016
October is the month of the Rosary and it is a good time therefore to renew our devotion to this rich source of prayer. We will offer up a decade of the Rosary at every weekday Mass throughout the month of October
|
25.09.2016
The dedication for this week is for Joe Sheen
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25.09.2016
The children’s choir practice will restart this week after mass. All welcome
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25.09.2016
It has been brought to my attention that some are dipping the consecrated host into the precious blood of Christ at Holy Communion. This practice is forbidden. If you do not wish to drink from the chalice then just receive Communion in one kind. To receive Communion in one kind is to receive a full Communion. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Father Frank
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25.09.2016
The Archdiocese wishes to appoint someone to this full-time post based at the Maryvale Institute, Birmingham. For further details contact 0121 360 8118
|
24.09.2016
We urgently need more bottles for our stall. At the moment we only have 102 and have only two weeks to make up the number to 300. Can you please support us over the next two Sundays and bring whatever you can. Thank you
|
18.09.2016
The Baptism of Oliver Westwood will take place today at 11 am today
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18.09.2016
Chris, Ros & Maureen returned back last Friday having had a very good week at Hoanna House in Lourdes. We did remember you all there. We thank you for your prayers. Maureen did light your candles that you asked her at Easter. Apologies for the delay!
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15.09.2016
There is a meeting of the Parish Council at 7.30pm on Thursday 15th September in the church hall.
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11.09.2016
Please can parishioners (particularly parents of young children) give some thought to joining our children's liturgy rota? You are welcome to volunteer as a leader or a helper, or both! New child protection rules mean that we need to have two vetted people in every session we run, and without more volunteers we will have weeks when we are not able to run a session. The vetting procedure is very simple. Please speak to Louise Perry or Kathryn Driffield if you can help
|
10.09.2016
For Readers and anyone interested in becoming a Reader. This is a chance to explore in more detail, the Ministry of Reader and your place in it. For more details, please see the notice board or contact Kate Tennyson on 01926 314077, or email kate.tennyson@googlemail.com. There is a letter of invitation for all readers, at the back of church. If you are not yet a reader but wish to attend, please contact Kate as above to obtain detail
|
04.09.2016
The dedication for this week is for Joanna Gibbs and Hosanna House Group 524
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28.08.2016
Ros Cawley, Chris Mitchell & Maureen Carroll are going to Lourdes next Friday. They will be staying at Hosanna House, a House owned by H.C.P.T. in Bartres near Lourdes. During their week's stay they will remember you all. Do remember them in your prayers. If you have a petition you wish them to take, please give it to either Ros or Chris. Thank you
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21.08.2016
The dedication for this week is for Delia Murray and Diana Turner
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21.08.2016
There will be a meeting of the Finance Committee after Mass today
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21.08.2016
August's draw winners are: 1st: No. 56 (Rory Murtagh) - £75; 2nd: No. 11 (Kathy Jones) - £45; 3rd: No. 26 (Eileen Innes) - £30
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14.08.2016
Adrian Stewart and Frank Clements, recently departed and for all those who mourn their passing. Their Requiem Masses will be held at Blessed Robert Grissold on Thursday and Friday of this week at 11.30 a.m.
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