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Whilst Sunday Mass is at the core of the parish, there are many other events that take place throughout the year. These events give the opportunity to get together to raise money for the church or one of the charities we support or to celebrate a particular occasion. This page provides links to recent events and give important information for events we are planning for the future. Click on any of the links below to learn more
Parish Events
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Date
| Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 29.06.2025 | Father Hudson’s Caritas altar talk | Following mass on Sunday June 29th Father Hudson’s Caritas will give an informative talk on their extensive work in the community |
| 24.06.2025 | Kenilworth Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes | The Kenilworth Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes is on 24th-28th June 2025. For further details and booking contact Peter Rand on 01926 852163 or peter.rand@btinternet.com. Bookings and deposits required by 9 March to guarantee flights. |
| 07.06.2025 | Quiet Morning at Temple Balsall | “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest” Mark 6 v 31. Meet at the Old Hall, Temple Balsall (adjacent to the church). Coffee will be available at 9.30am as you arrive for a prompt 10am start, finishing at 12 noon. Revd Jenny Dyer, Methodist Minister, will help direct our thoughts before we find our ‘own individual space’ within the beautiful grounds and buildings. 30 places only, please submit your name to Doug Timmis (01676 534346) as soon as possible. |
| 07.06.2025 | Churches together coffee morning | The Churches together coffee morningtakes place on the first Saturday of each month (7th June) – 10:30-12:00 at the Jubilee Centre, all welcome |
| 24.05.2025 | Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes | Every year, hundreds of pilgrims from across the Archdiocese of Birmingham join together for the Lourdes Pilgrimage. 2025 is the Year of Jubilee and Archbishop Bernard invites you to come with us on this very special occasion in the life of the archdiocese: “It’s a great experience to be together with upwards of 700 fellow pilgrims.” The pilgrimage dates have been announced: Saturday 24 – Friday 30 May 2025, and you can now express your interest in a place or get more information by visiting www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/lourdes. |
| 22.05.2025 | Funeral Mass for June McArdle | Funeral Mass for June McArdle will be held on Thursday 22nd May 2025, 11am at St. Thomas More Church (where June and Vince were married), Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, B26 3HU; and 1pm at Woodlands Crematorium, Coleshill, B46 1DP; followed by a gathering at the Cameo Suite, The Coleshill Hotel, B46 3AY. As per June’s request, wearing bright colours preferred. Flowers or donations to Walsgrave Hospital, special care baby unit or NSPCC. |
| 11.05.2025 | Parish Coffee Morning | Please note there will be no coffee morning this month (regards Madeleine & Fran) |
| 11.05.2025 | Weekday mass | No midweek Masses this week or next as Fr Frank is on his post-Easter break. For alternative midweek masses, please see the Deanery website: https://banburyandwarwick-catholicdeanery.org.uk/ |
| 10.05.2025 | Diocese Day Pilgrimage to Walsingham | The Diocese Day Pilgrimage to Walsingham is on 10th May 2025: For further information please contact the pilgrim organizer, Fr Philip Griffin on 01384 395308 or email olas.stourbridge@rcaob.org.uk |
| 08.05.2025 | Parish Prayer Group | Our Prayer Group will resume at the usual time 4pm to 5pm this Thursday 8th May. Everyone is most welcome |
| 04.05.2025 | 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 |
| 04.05.2025 | Devotions in the Month of May | May is the month of Our Blessed Lady. We can honour her, pray for the Church and for the world by saying the Rosary every day - especially in her month of May. |
| 03.05.2025 | Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage 2025 | Married couples, those celebrating a milestone anniversary and those preparing to marry this year, are invited to the annual Mass for Marriage at St Chad's Cathedral on Saturday 3rd May at 12 Noon, followed by light refreshments. Please visit www.vocations.org.uk/marriage-mass to confirm your attendance by 13th April. |
| 01.05.2025 | Devotions in the Month of May | May is the month of Our Blessed Lady. We can honour her, pray for the Church and for the world by saying the Rosary every day - especially in her month of May. |
| 27.04.2025 | Thank you | Thank you, once again for your generous Easter offerings and for the way you contribute to the life of our worshipping community throughout the year. I feel privileged to be part of a church in which so many people give of themselves so selflessly and in so many different ways for the good of the community. |
| 27.04.2025 | The Pope | We continue to pray for the repose of Pope Francis and that the Holy Spirit will guide the deliberations of the Cardinals as they elect a new Pope. |
| 20.04.2025 | Easter Raffle | Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Raffle by donating gifts and/or purchasing raffle tickets. Congratulations to the prize winners! The Prize Draw was a successful morning and £260 was raised. |
| 20.04.2025 | Easter Offering | 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. |
| 20.04.2025 | The Trustees of the Birmingham Diocesan Trust Safeguarding appointment | The Trustees of the Birmingham Diocesan Trust are looking to recruit a skilled, Catholic volunteer with professional experience of safeguarding to join the Board of Trustees and chair the Safeguarding Sub-Committee. We’d welcome discussion with anyone interested in this important role - Further details available here www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/safeguarding |
| 17.04.2025 | Eucharistic Ministers | Eucharistic Ministers will renew their commitment, and new special ministers of Holy Communion will be enrolled, during the Liturgy of Holy Thursday |
29.06.2025
Following mass on Sunday June 29th Father Hudson’s Caritas will give an
informative talk on their extensive work in the community
|
24.06.2025
The Kenilworth Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes is on 24th-28th June 2025. For further details and booking contact Peter Rand on 01926 852163 or peter.rand@btinternet.com. Bookings and deposits required by 9 March to guarantee flights.
|
07.06.2025
“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest” Mark 6 v 31.
Meet at the Old Hall, Temple Balsall (adjacent to the church). Coffee will be available at 9.30am as you arrive for a
prompt 10am start, finishing at 12 noon. Revd Jenny Dyer, Methodist Minister, will help direct our thoughts before we
find our ‘own individual space’ within the beautiful grounds and buildings. 30 places only, please submit your name to
Doug Timmis (01676 534346) as soon as possible.
|
07.06.2025
The Churches together coffee morningtakes place on the first Saturday of each month (7th June) – 10:30-12:00 at the Jubilee Centre, all welcome
|
24.05.2025
Every year, hundreds of pilgrims from across the Archdiocese of Birmingham join together for the Lourdes Pilgrimage. 2025 is the Year of Jubilee and Archbishop Bernard invites you to come with us on this very special occasion in the life of the archdiocese: “It’s a great experience to be together with upwards of 700 fellow pilgrims.” The pilgrimage dates have been announced: Saturday 24 – Friday 30 May 2025, and you can now express your interest in a place or get more information by visiting www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/lourdes.
|
22.05.2025
Funeral Mass for June McArdle will be held on Thursday 22nd May 2025, 11am at St. Thomas More Church (where June and Vince were married), Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, B26 3HU; and 1pm at Woodlands Crematorium, Coleshill, B46 1DP;
followed by a gathering at the Cameo Suite, The Coleshill Hotel, B46 3AY. As per June’s request, wearing bright
colours preferred. Flowers or donations to Walsgrave Hospital, special care baby unit or NSPCC.
|
11.05.2025
Please note there will be no coffee morning this month (regards Madeleine & Fran)
|
11.05.2025
No midweek Masses this week or next as Fr Frank is on his post-Easter break. For alternative midweek masses, please see the Deanery website: https://banburyandwarwick-catholicdeanery.org.uk/
|
10.05.2025
The Diocese Day Pilgrimage to Walsingham is on 10th May 2025: For further information please contact the pilgrim organizer,
Fr Philip Griffin on 01384 395308 or email olas.stourbridge@rcaob.org.uk
|
08.05.2025
Our Prayer Group will resume at the usual time 4pm to 5pm this Thursday 8th May. Everyone is most welcome
|
04.05.2025
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
|
04.05.2025
May is the month of Our Blessed Lady. We can honour her, pray for the
Church and for the world by saying the Rosary every day - especially in her month of May.
|
03.05.2025
Married couples, those celebrating a milestone anniversary and those
preparing to marry this year, are invited to the annual Mass for Marriage at St Chad's Cathedral on Saturday 3rd May
at 12 Noon, followed by light refreshments. Please visit www.vocations.org.uk/marriage-mass to confirm your
attendance by 13th April.
|
01.05.2025
May is the month of Our Blessed Lady. We can honour her, pray for the Church and for the world by saying the Rosary every day - especially in her month of May.
|
27.04.2025
Thank you, once again for your generous Easter offerings and for the way you contribute to the life of our worshipping community throughout the year. I feel privileged to be part of a church in which so many people give of themselves so selflessly and in so many different ways for the good of the community.
|
27.04.2025
We continue to pray for the repose of Pope Francis and that the Holy Spirit will guide the deliberations of the Cardinals as they elect a new Pope.
|
20.04.2025
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Raffle by donating gifts and/or purchasing raffle tickets. Congratulations to the prize winners! The Prize Draw was a successful morning and £260 was raised.
|
20.04.2025
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.
|
20.04.2025
The Trustees of the Birmingham Diocesan Trust are looking to recruit a skilled, Catholic volunteer with professional experience of safeguarding to join the Board of Trustees and chair the Safeguarding Sub-Committee. We’d welcome discussion with anyone interested in this important role - Further details available here www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/safeguarding
|
17.04.2025
Eucharistic Ministers will renew their commitment, and new special ministers of Holy Communion will be enrolled,
during the Liturgy of Holy Thursday
|
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