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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,
Christmas 2018 Mass times
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Father Frank writes on this week’s Mass
Today is the Sunday within the week of prayer for Christian unity. The vision of the Church presented by the scriptures is of Christ's mystical body - the place where God is gathering into one all peoples, nations, races, and tongues and dissolving all barriers and divisions. The new humanity of the Church, reborn in and through Christ, can never live separate from others or with hatred or hostility against others. According to the Christian vision the new humanity of the Church must be one for it is out of the one Father that they have been reborn. It is for this unity that we pray this week.
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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.
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| 01.03.2019 | World Day of Prayer | Our local celebration of this global, ecumenical service will be held at 10.30am on Friday 1st March at Balsall Common Methodist Church. Please put the date in your diary! If you are willing to help on the day, please contact Louise Perry on 01676 533357 or email jlgperry@btinternet.com. |
| 06.02.2019 | Inspiring Hope | Bishop Kenney shares his experience of CAFOD's work in Sudan and South Sudan. Wednesday 6 February, 7.30pm - 9pm, light refreshments served from 7pm. Venue: St Peter's, 3a Dormer Place, Leamington Spa, CV32 5AA. All are very welcome! To book your place, please contact Elizabeth Wignall at ewignall@cafod.org.uk or on 01922 722944. |
| 31.01.2019 | Parish Council meeting | Parish Council meeting at 7.45pm on Thursday, 31st January in the Parish Room, to discuss plans for our church's 25th anniversary celebrations. All welcome. |
| 27.01.2019 | Choir Practice | Choir practice starts again next Sunday, 27th January, 11 am – 12 noon. New members are always welcome. For more details, please speak to Ian Clarke. |
| 27.01.2019 | Book Signing | Tracey McAtamney will be signing copies of her book, "Hidden Strength", on 27th January after mass. All profits from sales of the book go to support children and young adults coping with grief. |
| 20.01.2019 | 100 Club subscriptions 2019 | Many thanks to all those who have a subscription to our 100 Club, which raises over £700 annually towards church funds. Subscriptions are now due for 2019. New members are always welcome. The cost for one subscription is £15 for the year, with the chance to win £75, £45, or £30 quarterly. Chris and John will be in the hall after Mass for the next few Sundays to collect subscriptions. |
| 20.01.2019 | Faith in Politics – Internship for 2019 | This scheme is for recently graduated Catholics and will run from September 2019 until July 2020. Further information is available at www.faithinpolitics.org.uk |
| 16.01.2019 | Parish Open Meeting for all Parishioners | This Wednesday, 16th January at 7-30pm in the Parish Room. The main objective of the meeting is to discuss what celebration we should have for the church's 25 year's anniversary this year, both religious and social. We hope to get some ideas and form a working party to help organise these events. |
| 15.01.2019 | Book Launch - Tracey's Memoir, 'Hidden Strength' | On 15th January 6.30pm - 8.30pm Mallory Court - Wine - Canapes - Guest Speakers. Profit from the sale of the book to support children and young adults coping with grief. |
| 13.01.2019 | Christmas Raffle | The Raffle raised £944.00. Thank you to everyone who donated prizes or bought raffle tickets. Tracey; and thanks to Tracey for organising the raffle |
| 13.01.2019 | Change to Mass times this week | Please note the changes on Wednesday and Thursday of this week to the times of Masses and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. |
| 09.01.2019 | Get-together | The next Get-together will be this Wednesday 9th January. Meet in the Parish Room for coffee, tea, cakes and a chat. All are welcome |
| 07.01.2019 | Evangelisation Team | Our next meeting for the Warwick Deanery parishes is on Monday 7th January 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 will be represented to help us planning how to share the Good News in this New Year. Contact: Peter Dimambro 01926 428399 mdimambro@hotmail.co.uk |
| 06.01.2019 | Christmas Giving Tree | Many thanks for all the gifts donated this Advent. We were able to hand over 60 gifts to Father Hudson’s Care which were gratefully received and were being immediately distributed to those in need. Thanks as well to those who helped distribute the local gifts. It was a great effort from all. Thanks – Claire. |
| 06.01.2019 | Welcome | Welcome to Fr Chris, from Leamington Spa, who is the Celebrant at the Mass today |
| 30.12.2018 | Thank you | Thanks once more for your cards, gifts, kindness and support. I am overwhelmed by your generosity. Also, I am grateful for all the work you put in to ensuring that there is a Eucharistic presence in this place. Together, by faithfully assembling week by week, we ensure that we witness to the love, light and hope of Christ and his in-breaking Kingdom. That is the distinctive and incomparable gift we are called to offer to the world through our assembly as the Church, but, in order for this to happen, many have to give of their time and energy in raising funds and being responsible for day to day administration and maintenance. May the Lord bless you for your hard work on behalf of Christ and his Kingdom. It is a privilege and a joy to share with you in this service. Fr Frank. |
| 30.12.2018 | Father Frank | Fr Frank will be taking his post-Christmas break from Wednesday of this week, returning on Thursday 10th January 2019. |
| 25.12.2018 | Father Frank's Christmas Message 2018 | Click on the link to read Father Frank's Christmas message for 2018 |
| 25.12.2018 | Christmas 2018 Newsletter now available | Our 2018 Christmas newsletter is now available. It covers the whole of 2018. Click on the link to access our special newsletters page and then click on the Christmas 2018 link to access the newsletter. Alternatively paper copies will be available at both of our Christmas services on 24th and 25th December. |
| 23.12.2018 | The Field | Thank you to all of you who have represented your opinions and shown support over the matters concerning the field. Apologies for not responding to you individually - it’s been a rather busy time! Father Frank |
01.03.2019
Our local celebration of this global, ecumenical service will be held at 10.30am on Friday 1st March at Balsall Common Methodist Church. Please put the date in your diary! If you are willing to help on the day, please contact Louise Perry on 01676 533357 or email jlgperry@btinternet.com.
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06.02.2019
Bishop Kenney shares his experience of CAFOD's work in Sudan and South Sudan. Wednesday 6 February, 7.30pm - 9pm, light refreshments served from 7pm. Venue: St Peter's, 3a Dormer Place, Leamington Spa, CV32 5AA. All are very welcome! To book your place, please contact Elizabeth Wignall at ewignall@cafod.org.uk or on 01922 722944.
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31.01.2019
Parish Council meeting at 7.45pm on Thursday, 31st January in the Parish Room, to discuss plans for our church's 25th anniversary celebrations. All welcome.
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27.01.2019
Choir practice starts again next Sunday, 27th January, 11 am – 12 noon. New members are always welcome. For more details, please speak to Ian Clarke.
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27.01.2019
Tracey McAtamney will be signing copies of her book, "Hidden Strength", on 27th January after mass. All profits from sales of the book go to support children and young adults coping with grief.
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20.01.2019
Many thanks to all those who have a subscription to our 100 Club, which raises over £700 annually towards church funds. Subscriptions are now due for 2019. New members are always welcome. The cost for one subscription is £15 for the year, with the chance to win £75, £45, or £30 quarterly. Chris and John will be in the hall after Mass for the next few Sundays to collect subscriptions.
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20.01.2019
This scheme is for recently graduated Catholics and will run from September 2019 until July 2020. Further information is available at www.faithinpolitics.org.uk
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16.01.2019
This Wednesday, 16th January at 7-30pm in the Parish Room. The main objective of the meeting is to discuss what celebration we should have for the church's 25 year's anniversary this year, both religious and social. We hope to get some ideas and form a working party to help organise these events.
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15.01.2019
On 15th January 6.30pm - 8.30pm Mallory Court - Wine - Canapes - Guest Speakers. Profit from the sale of the book to support children and young adults coping with grief.
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13.01.2019
The Raffle raised £944.00. Thank you to everyone who donated prizes or bought raffle tickets. Tracey; and thanks to Tracey for organising the raffle
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13.01.2019
Please note the changes on Wednesday and Thursday of this week to the times of Masses and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
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09.01.2019
The next Get-together will be this Wednesday 9th January. Meet in the Parish Room for coffee, tea, cakes and a chat. All are welcome
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07.01.2019
Our next meeting for the Warwick Deanery parishes is on Monday 7th January 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 will be represented to help us planning how to share the Good News in this New Year. Contact: Peter Dimambro 01926 428399 mdimambro@hotmail.co.uk
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06.01.2019
Many thanks for all the gifts donated this Advent. We were able to hand over 60 gifts to Father Hudson’s Care which were gratefully received and were being immediately distributed to those in need. Thanks as well to those who helped distribute the local gifts. It was a great effort from all. Thanks – Claire.
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06.01.2019
Welcome to Fr Chris, from Leamington Spa, who is the Celebrant at the Mass today
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30.12.2018
Thanks once more for your cards, gifts, kindness and support. I am overwhelmed by your generosity. Also, I am grateful for all the work you put in to ensuring that there is a Eucharistic presence in this place. Together, by faithfully assembling week by week, we ensure that we witness to the love, light and hope of Christ and his in-breaking Kingdom. That is the distinctive and incomparable gift we are called to offer to the world through our assembly as the Church, but, in order for this to happen, many have to give of their time and energy in raising funds and being responsible for day to day administration and maintenance. May the Lord bless you for your hard work on behalf of Christ and his Kingdom. It is a privilege and a joy to share with you in this service. Fr Frank.
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30.12.2018
Fr Frank will be taking his post-Christmas break from Wednesday of this week, returning on Thursday 10th January 2019.
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25.12.2018
Click on the link to read Father Frank's Christmas message for 2018
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25.12.2018
Our 2018 Christmas newsletter is now available. It covers the whole of 2018. Click on the link to access our special newsletters page and then click on the Christmas 2018 link to access the newsletter. Alternatively paper copies will be available at both of our Christmas services on 24th and 25th December.
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23.12.2018
Thank you to all of you who have represented your opinions and shown support over the matters concerning the field. Apologies for not responding to you individually - it’s been a rather busy time! Father Frank
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