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Welcome to the website of Blessed Robert Grissold Catholic Church in Balsall Common. Here you can find details of the parish, our latest newsletter, services and sacraments offered by the Church and, in our parish archive, the events we have held. As a parish we value your privacy. Please follow the link here to learn more about the privacy policy that covers all catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Birmingham,
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING MASS WEEKEND 11th/12th MAY
There will be no mass next Sunday 12th May. This is due to the closure of roads around the church for Vélo Birmingham.
Mass next weekend will instead be held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 11th May.
There will be no mass next Sunday 12th May. This is due to the closure of roads around the church for Vélo Birmingham.
Mass next weekend will instead be held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 11th May.
Easter 2019 Services
If you are looking for our mass times for Easter 2019, click here
If you are looking for our mass times for Easter 2019, click here
Father Frank writes on this week’s Mass
In the Gospel today we see Jesus saying goodbye to his disciples and leaving them a summary of his teachings. He gives them a "new commandment:" "Love one another just as I have loved you." This is "new," not because it is the first time Jesus has mentioned it but because love is always fresh and new and makes all things new. Love is creative, transforming, transfiguring - the disciples have witnessed this in the life of Christ. They have seen the love of God in Christ reach out to all - a love which excludes no one and includes all those who are marginalized and oppressed. This is the love we feed on in the Mass and carry to a world hungry for its creative and healing power.
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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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| 25.05.2019 | Nurses, your diocese needs you! | More nurses are needed to accompany sick pilgrims on the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes from 25 to 31 May this year. Details are available on the diocesan website: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk. |
| 19.05.2019 | Devotions in the Month of May | May is the month of Our Blessed Lady and we will honour her by saying a decade of the Rosary before the Sunday Masses and after every weekday Mass in May |
| 19.05.2019 | The Great Amen | As you will have noticed, most weeks, we are singing the Great Amen at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer. Some confusion has been expressed as to whether we should stand or kneel for the singing of the Great Amen. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal tells us that the people should remain kneeling until after the completion of the Great Amen. After the Great Amen we stand in readiness for the Lord’s Prayer. I hope this is helpful. Father Frank. |
| 19.05.2019 | Parish Bulletin Rota - Thanks and Help needed | After many years of being the stalwart of the parish bulletin editorial rota, John Perry has now hung up his editorial pen. Many thanks to John for his years of service to this task for the parish. The rota team now needs a replacement! The task involves bringing together the week's notices and liturgy arrangements into the standard template that you see each week and takes about 1-2 hrs of time per week. We aim to have 4 people on the rota at any one time so that each editor only does 3 months at a time. No previous editorial experience required! It just needs access to a Computer and email. If you can help or would like to discuss in more detail before committing please speak to one of the current editorial team: David Green, Godfrey Chesshire or Ellie Clarke. |
| 19.05.2019 | Millennium breakfast | After Mass today we are holding our Millennium Breakfast. We will be serving warm croissants and toast as usual, along with coffee, tea and orange juice for a suggested donation of £2. The proceeds will be given to Columban Father Ed O'Connell to assist him with his projects in Lima. All welcome. |
| 19.05.2019 | Scholarship opportunity at Maryvale Institute | Scholarship opportunity at Maryvale Institute available to all applying to join the Ecclesiastical Bachelor of Divinity course, degree validated by The Ecclesiastical Theology Faculty of The Ecole Cathédrale, Paris. It covers half a year's of tuition fees. The deadline for all application submission is June 24th, 2019. For more information and application forms, please contact: headmin@maryvale.ac.uk |
| 19.05.2019 | Memorial Window | Many thanks to everyone who pledged money towards the cost of our new stained glass window to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the construction of our church. If you have not yet done so, there is still time to make a pledge - please see Ian Clarke after mass today. We would like to begin collecting your pledges from next Sunday (26th May), Ian will be in the parish room after mass to receive your donations and will ask you to complete a form with the words you would like adding to the plaque that will be placed next to the new window. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation, we would welcome you doing so. Please make cheques payable to Blessed Robert Grissold Catholic Church. |
| 19.05.2019 | Summer Concert | Our Summer concert will take place on the evening of 29th June in the church. There will be a wide range of music including soloists, duets, a children’s band and two choirs! A bar (and cake sale!) will be available to enjoy in the interval. Tickets will go on sale soon for £10. Make a note in your diary! |
| 14.05.2019 | Early start Tuesday | Mass will be at 9.30am on Tuesday to allow Fr Frank to attend the monthly Deanery Meeting. |
| 13.05.2019 | Christian Aid Week | 13th – 20th May is Christian Aid week. Instead of asking you to help with the door to door collection, we have decided, as an alternative, to have a second collection specifically for Christian Aid on next Sunday, 19th May. As well as making a donation you will also have an opportunity to Gift Aid it. Please give generously. Thank you. |
| 13.05.2019 | Evangelisation Team | The next meeting for the Warwick Deanery parishes is on Monday 13th May at 7.30pm in the upper Davenport Room, St Peter's Parish Centre, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa CV32 5AE. It is hoped that each parish could be represented to help us plan how to share the Good News. Contact: Peter Dimambro 01926 428399 mdimambro@hotmail.co.uk |
| 12.05.2019 | No Mass on Sunday 12th May | This is due to the closure of roads approaching the church for Vélo Birmingham and Midlands, including the junction of Meeting House Lane with Station Road. Mass that weekend will be held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 11th May. |
| 12.05.2019 | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING MASS NEXT WEEKEND | There will be no mass next Sunday 12th May. This is due to the closure of roads around the church for Vélo Birmingham. Mass next weekend will instead be held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 11th May |
| 12.05.2019 | Easter Cards | The Sale of Easter Cards for H.C.P.T. Group 83 amounted to £14.40. Grateful thanks to all supported this very worthy cause. |
| 01.05.2019 | Get Together | This Wednesday 1st May - we meet at BRG at 10.30 am for onward trip to Rosebourne Garden Centre (formerly known as Blooms). |
| 01.05.2019 | Parish Council Meeting | The next prish council meeting is this Wednesday 1st May in the Parish room at 7.30pm (after mass). |
| 28.04.2019 | Divine Mercy Sunday Devotions | Divine Mercy Devotions, with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and confessions, will be held today from 3pm to 4pm in St Peter Apostle Church, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa, CV32 5AE. For parking please use St Peter's multi storey car park. |
| 25.04.2019 | Mass with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick | Every last Thursday in the month there is an opportunity for those who are sick to partake of this sacrament. The practice of being anointed with oil as a powerful prayer for strengthening and healing dates back to the earliest Church. Scripture bears witness to this when it says: "Are there any who are sick among you? Let them send for the priests of the Church and let the priests pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick persons, and the Lord will raise them up; and if they have committed any sins their sins will be forgiven them." |
| 21.04.2019 | Father Frank - Thank you | Thank you for the collection today which is the customary Easter offering to your priest. I am grateful for the generosity of spirit which is shown in so many ways in the life of the Parish. |
| 20.04.2019 | HCPT The Pilgrimage Trust Group 83 | Group 83 left for Lourdes yesterday (at a reasonable time). They return next Saturday. While there, they will meet up with groups from 11 other countries – all part of HCPT. All will spend one week together. Please do remember them all in your prayers. Do pray that they all have a safe and happy week together and return next Saturday full of joy, peace and happiness. They will remember your kindness and generosity to them. |
25.05.2019
More nurses are needed to accompany sick pilgrims on the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes from 25 to 31 May this year. Details are available on the diocesan website: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk.
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19.05.2019
May is the month of Our Blessed Lady and we will honour her by saying a decade of the Rosary before the Sunday Masses and after every weekday Mass in May
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19.05.2019
As you will have noticed, most weeks, we are singing the Great Amen at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer. Some confusion has been expressed as to whether we should stand or kneel for the singing of the Great Amen. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal tells us that the people should remain kneeling until after the completion of the Great Amen. After the Great Amen we stand in readiness for the Lord’s Prayer. I hope this is helpful. Father Frank.
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19.05.2019
After many years of being the stalwart of the parish bulletin editorial rota, John Perry has now hung up his editorial pen. Many thanks to John for his years of service to this task for the parish. The rota team now needs a replacement! The task involves bringing together the week's notices and liturgy arrangements into the standard template that you see each week and takes about 1-2 hrs of time per week. We aim to have 4 people on the rota at any one time so that each editor only does 3 months at a time. No previous editorial experience required! It just needs access to a Computer and email. If you can help or would like to discuss in more detail before committing please speak to one of the current editorial team: David Green, Godfrey Chesshire or Ellie Clarke.
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19.05.2019
After Mass today we are holding our Millennium Breakfast. We will be serving warm croissants and toast as usual, along with coffee, tea and orange juice for a suggested donation of £2. The proceeds will be given to Columban Father Ed O'Connell to assist him with his projects in Lima. All welcome.
|
19.05.2019
Scholarship opportunity at Maryvale Institute available to all applying to join the Ecclesiastical Bachelor of Divinity course, degree validated by The Ecclesiastical Theology Faculty of The Ecole Cathédrale, Paris. It covers half a year's of tuition fees. The deadline for all application submission is June 24th, 2019. For more information and application forms, please contact: headmin@maryvale.ac.uk
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19.05.2019
Many thanks to everyone who pledged money towards the cost of our new stained glass window to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the construction of our church. If you have not yet done so, there is still time to make a pledge - please see Ian Clarke after mass today. We would like to begin collecting your pledges from next Sunday (26th May), Ian will be in the parish room after mass to receive your donations and will ask you to complete a form with the words you would like adding to the plaque that will be placed next to the new window. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation, we would welcome you doing so. Please make cheques payable to Blessed Robert Grissold Catholic Church.
|
19.05.2019
Our Summer concert will take place on the evening of 29th June in the church. There will be a wide range of music including soloists, duets, a children’s band and two choirs! A bar (and cake sale!) will be available to enjoy in the interval. Tickets will go on sale soon for £10. Make a note in your diary!
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14.05.2019
Mass will be at 9.30am on Tuesday to allow Fr Frank to attend the monthly Deanery Meeting.
|
13.05.2019
13th – 20th May is Christian Aid week. Instead of asking you to help with the door to door collection, we have decided, as an alternative, to have a second collection specifically for Christian Aid on next Sunday, 19th May. As well as making a donation you will also have an opportunity to Gift Aid it. Please give generously. Thank you.
|
13.05.2019
The next meeting for the Warwick Deanery parishes is on Monday 13th May at 7.30pm in the upper Davenport Room, St Peter's Parish Centre, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa CV32 5AE. It is hoped that each parish could be represented to help us plan how to share the Good News. Contact: Peter Dimambro 01926 428399 mdimambro@hotmail.co.uk
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12.05.2019
This is due to the closure of roads approaching the church for Vélo Birmingham and Midlands, including the junction of Meeting House Lane with Station Road. Mass that weekend will be held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 11th May.
|
12.05.2019
There will be no mass next Sunday 12th May. This is due to the closure of roads around the church for Vélo Birmingham. Mass next weekend will instead be held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 11th May
|
12.05.2019
The Sale of Easter Cards for H.C.P.T. Group 83 amounted to £14.40. Grateful thanks to all supported this very worthy cause.
|
01.05.2019
This Wednesday 1st May - we meet at BRG at 10.30 am for onward trip to Rosebourne Garden Centre (formerly known as Blooms).
|
01.05.2019
The next prish council meeting is this Wednesday 1st May in the Parish room at 7.30pm (after mass).
|
28.04.2019
Divine Mercy Devotions, with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and confessions, will be held today from 3pm to 4pm in St Peter Apostle Church, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa, CV32 5AE. For parking please use St Peter's multi storey car park.
|
25.04.2019
Every last Thursday in the month there is an opportunity for those who are sick to partake of this sacrament. The practice of being anointed with oil as a powerful prayer for strengthening and healing dates back to the earliest Church. Scripture bears witness to this when it says: "Are there any who are sick among you? Let them send for the priests of the Church and let the priests pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick persons, and the Lord will raise them up; and if they have committed any sins their sins will be forgiven them."
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21.04.2019
Thank you for the collection today which is the customary Easter offering to your priest. I am grateful for the generosity of spirit which is shown in so many ways in the life of the Parish.
|
20.04.2019
Group 83 left for Lourdes yesterday (at a reasonable time). They return next Saturday. While there, they will meet up with groups from 11 other countries – all part of HCPT. All will spend one week together. Please do remember them all in your prayers. Do pray that they all have a safe and happy week together and return next Saturday full of joy, peace and happiness. They will remember your kindness and generosity to them.
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