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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,
Father Frank writes
Holy Week begins today with Palm Sunday when the Church recalls the entrance of Christ the Lord into Jerusalem to
accomplish his Paschal Mystery. The Paschal Mystery, the passage from death to life, is the heart of our faith. The account of the
Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus forms the oldest part of the Gospels. It is what the evangelists recorded first. For them,
it was the heart and nucleus of the Lord’s witness to the loving purposes of God. That is why the Paschal Mystery is at the heart
of our communal celebration as the Church and is at the heart of our lives as Christians and this is why the liturgies of Holy Week
and Easter are so important. Through the Easter Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday we celebrate the
greatest mysteries of our redemption keeping, through very special celebrations, the memorial of our Lord’s crucifixion, burial and
resurrection. I hope as many of us as possible will gather for these key celebrations in the Church’s calendar.
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Safeguarding
The Parish follows the safeguarding standards advised by The Archdiocese of Birmingham. You can view these standards by following the link here.
A link to the Archdiocese safeguarding website can be found here.
Safespaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales. If you have been affected, however long ago, Safe Spaces can provide you with support. You do not have to have told the police or the church authorities, and you do not have to still be involved with the church. Your information will not be shared without your consent unless you or someone else is in immediate danger. To contact Safespaces, please follow the link to their website here.
The Isaiah Journey The Isaiah Journey is a working group of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales which has grown out of the need for a pastoral-spiritual response to the suffering of victims and survivors of abuse in the Church. It provides A Guide for Survivors of Abuse that can be found here.
The Safeguarding Rep for our Parish is Monica Green and she can be contacted via email at sg.brg.balsallcommon@rcaob.org.uk.
The Parish follows the safeguarding standards advised by The Archdiocese of Birmingham. You can view these standards by following the link here.
A link to the Archdiocese safeguarding website can be found here.
Safespaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales. If you have been affected, however long ago, Safe Spaces can provide you with support. You do not have to have told the police or the church authorities, and you do not have to still be involved with the church. Your information will not be shared without your consent unless you or someone else is in immediate danger. To contact Safespaces, please follow the link to their website here.
The Isaiah Journey The Isaiah Journey is a working group of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales which has grown out of the need for a pastoral-spiritual response to the suffering of victims and survivors of abuse in the Church. It provides A Guide for Survivors of Abuse that can be found here.
The Safeguarding Rep for our Parish is Monica Green and she can be contacted via email at sg.brg.balsallcommon@rcaob.org.uk.
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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| 07.08.2016 | Services this week | Please note that there is a Eucharistic Service at 10.00am on Tuesday and normal weekday Mass service is resumed on Wednesday 10th August with Mass at 7.00pm followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and meditations until 8.00pm. There will be a 10.00am Mass on Thursday. |
| 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. |
| 14.08.2016 | Candle of Dedication | The dedication for this week is for Delia Murray and Diana Turner |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 04.09.2016 | Candle of Dedication | The dedication for this week is for Joanna Gibbs and Hosanna House Group 524 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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! |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. On Friday 7th October we celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary and we will pray 5 decades of the Rosary after Mass. All welcome |
| 05.10.2016 | Get-together | We are meeting this Wednesday, 5th October at 10.30am in the parish room for tea and coffee |
23.03.2025
The Piety Stall has been re-stocked, please take a look, help yourselves and put the money into the box in the wall. There are some new St Patrick Day cards and Easter cards.
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22.03.2025
Saturdays during Lent from 8:45-10am, with refreshments. Venue: Methodist Church, Station Road. This year’s subject is the Council of Nicaea. All welcome. Dates and organisers: 8th March (Methodist Church), 15th March (St Peters), 22nd March (St Marys Temple Balsall), 29th March (St John the Baptist Berkswell), Saturday 5th April (Blessed Robert Grissold). Donations welcome.
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22.03.2025
The Deanery Day Pilgrimage to Littlemore is on 22nd March 2025. For further information please contact Peter Rand at
peter.rand@btinternet.com by 17th March.
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16.03.2025
Throughout March prayers will be offered up for vocations during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and at the Holy Rosary, at St Francis after the 9am Masses on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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14.03.2025
Lent Family Fast Day was on Fri 14th March and there will be a second collection
on Sunday 23rd march for this. Please support communities experiencing the impacts of war, poverty and climate change. You can also donate online at cafod.org.uk/envelope, by phone 0303 303 3030 or donate £10 by Text to 70085 ref: CAFODLENT.
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12.03.2025
The next parish coffee morning will take place at 10.30 am this Wed 12th March, in the Parish Room.
Join us for tea, coffee, scones, cakes and good conversation in abundance! All welcome.
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11.03.2025
Lent has begun. Let us make every effort to make a good start to the season and use this time to renew and deepen our life in Christ. To help us, after the 7pm Tuesday Mass during Lent there will be an opportunity to pray the Stations of the Cross. All welcome to join in these devotions.
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10.03.2025
Departing 10th March 2025. £799.00 pps – price includes flight, 10kg hold luggage, 4 nights in 4* Castlecourt Hotel, Westport with dinner, bed & breakfast. Lunch on three days. All entertainment, excursions and transport included. Visit Knock, Galway City, Kylemore Abbey, Croagh Patrick, Ballintubber Abbey, Quiet Man Museum. Single supplement on enquiry. Contact 01268 762 278 or 07740 175557 or email knockpilgrimages@gmail.com.
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10.03.2025
Chris Mitchell and Anne Stewart are going to Knock on 10th March. If you would like them to take a petition or light a candle for you please make contact with them. Suggested offering is £2 per candle
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09.03.2025
The Archdiocese is recruiting for the following four positions, which will all be closing for applications
shortly: Operations Director, IT Manager, Finance Manager and Gift Aid Officer. Full details and closing dates can be
found at www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/jobs.
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07.03.2025
This year’s theme is “I made you Wonderful”. This year’s Churches Together service will be held at St Peter’s at 7:30pm on Friday 7th March. The service has been written by women from the Cook Islands and is based on Psalm 139 and woven around the story of three Christian women who live in the islands. This tiny island nation is only two thirds the size of the Isle of Wight. 84% of the population identify with one of the major Christian denominations. Religion is important and Sundays are widely observed as days of worship and rest. Flowers and fruit are prolific and we are invited to wear flowers in our hair, behind our ears or on our clothing when we attend the service. (Please note this used to be the Women’s World Day of Prayer but this was changed a few years ago and it is now renamed World Day of Prayer). Churches Together take turns to host the service. If you require more information please ask John & Louise Perry jlgperry@btinternet.com . All are welcome to attend, and refreshments will
be served after the service.
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02.03.2025
Today the Solemnity of St Chad will be celebrated in the Cathedral. St Chad was born in the 7th century and was educated in Lindisfarne. As a bishop he established his See at Lichfield. His reputation spread quickly and favourably as a kind pastor who sought out the lost and cared for the sick. He died in 672 and his shrine is located in St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. He is the patron saint of the Archdiocese.
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02.03.2025
We are looking for volunteers to help organise fund raising and social events in the coming year. If you are willing to help please give your name to Joe Martin after Mass.
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23.02.2025
Any parents with children aged 7 or above wishing to make their First Holy Communion should contact either Father Frank, Chris Mitchell or Eileen Selby.
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23.02.2025
Jubilee 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope: To find out more about how your parish, family or school can celebrate the Jubilee Year in our Archdiocese, and how you can participate in events nationally and internationally, visit our Diocesan website: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/jubilee-year
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16.02.2025
Jim Flynn (RIP), brother of Anne Stewart, passed away this week. Please remember Jim
and his family and friends in your prayers.
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16.02.2025
Congratulations to two of our younger parishioners, Emmy Chesshire-Ramon and Felicia Stinner, who have both recently received the Lions Young Leaders in Service Silver Award for work in our local community. Well done to both of you.
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12.02.2025
The next parish coffee morning will take place at 10.30 am this Wed 12th February, in the Parish Room. Join us for tea, coffee, scones, cakes and good conversation in abundance! All welcome.
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11.02.2025
There will be a Parish Pastoral Council meeting on Tuesday 11th February after the 7.00pm Mass. Please forward to Fr Frank
suggested items for the agenda.
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09.02.2025
The Baptism of Anya Grace Pointer will take place on Sunday 9th February at 1pm: Please pray for Anya, her parents, godparents,
family and friends.
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