Blessed Robert Grissold Catholic Church
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 08.07.2026 | Parish Coffee Morning | The next Parish Coffee Morning will be in the Narthex at 10:30 on Wednesday July 8th with coffee and tea, scones, cakes and good conversation. If you haven’t been before, give it a try – you will be made very welcome! |
| 07.07.2026 | Midweek Mass | At Blessed Robert Grissold, Balsall Common: Tuesday 10am , as it is the first Tuesday of the month, Mass will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction at 11am. |
| 04.07.2026 | Churches together Coffee Morning | The next Churches together Coffee Morning is Saturday 4th July from 10:30am - 12pm in the Jubilee Centre. The Churches together Coffee mornings are held on the first Saturday of each month, hosted by local churches in turn - Blessed Robert Grissold’s next turn hosting will be in September. |
| 28.06.2026 | Stay and Play | St George and St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School warmly invites babies and toddlers to our Stay and Play every Friday 2:00 to 3:15. Contact the school office for further details: 01564774906 or office@stgandt.solihull.sch.uk |
| 20.06.2026 | Baptism | Please keep in your prayer Baby James Henry Meakin who will be Baptised here next Saturday 20th June. Also pray for his parents and Godparents. |
| 20.06.2026 | Relic of St Francis of Assisi | During this year of St Francis, a Relic of St Francis will be available for veneration at St Francis, Baddesley Clinton, after the Mass on Saturday 6.30pm and Sunday 11.00am. |
| 07.06.2026 | Reception into full communion with the Catholic Church | If anyone is interested in preparing to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church, please contact Fr Frank as soon as possible a new course of formation is about to begin. Also please keep in your prayers Catherine and Daniel who are to be received into full Communion with the Church today, Sunday 14th June, at Baddesley Clinton. |
| 06.06.2026 | Churches together Coffee Morning | The next Churches together Coffee Morning is Saturday 6th June from 10:30am -12pm in the Jubilee Centre. The Churches together Coffee mornings are held on the first Saturday of each month, hosted by local churches in turn - Blessed Robert Grissold’s next turn hosting will be in September. |
| 02.06.2026 | Change to Tuesday Mass Time | This week the Mass on Tuesday will begin at 6.30pm. The Mass will be followed by the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction at 7.30pm all welcome |
| 31.05.2026 | Corpus Christi | Next Sunday the Church celebrates Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ |
| 14.05.2026 | Prayer Group | Our Prayer Group will not be meeting this Thursday 14th May. We are sorry for any inconvenience. We will resume as usual on Thursday 21st May at 4pm. Everyone is most welcome |
| 06.05.2026 | Parish Coffee Morning | The May Parish Coffee Morning was held on May 6th rather than May 13th - Please note that the earlier timing is a one off and things will return to normal in June. |
| 02.05.2026 | Baptism | Please pray for Louis Alexander Shopland who was Baptised here this weekend, Saturday 2nd May. And for his parents, godparents, Family and Friends |
| 01.05.2026 | Stay and Play | St George and St Tereas Catholic Primary School warmly invites babies and toddlers to our Stay and Play every Friday 2:00 to 3:15. Contact the school office for further details: 01564774906 or office@stgandt.solihull.sch.uk |
| 27.04.2026 | Potluck Supper Photos | On the 14th march, the parish held a potluck support with entertainment. Click on the link to see the photos |
| 15.04.2026 | Churches together Balsall & Berkswell | Here at Blessed Robert Grissold on Wednesday April 15th at 7:00pm, there will be an Eco talk aimed at looking to save energy in our Churches. Please let John or Louise Perry know if you are willing to attend. |
| 12.04.2026 | Easter Offering | Thank you for the collection in the Easter Masses 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. |
| 11.04.2026 | Baptism | Please pray for Elizabeth and Tom whose baby, Rosanna, will be Baptised on Saturday the 11th April |
| 08.04.2026 | Parish Coffee Morning | The next Parish Coffee Morning will be held in the Narthex at 10:30 on April 8th with coffee and tea, scones, cakes and good conversation. If you haven’t been before, give it a try – you will be made very welcome. |
| 05.04.2026 | Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion | Anyone interested in becoming an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion please contact Fr Frank. |
| 29.03.2026 | Easter Offering | The collection at Mass at Easter is the customary Easter Offering for your parish priest. If you are away this Easter, you can make this offering to your priest at any time by leaving a cheque payable to Rev Frank Smith or cash in an envelope marked ‘Easter Offering.’ Thank you for your support. |
| 29.03.2026 | Save the Children Spring Fayre | Julia Greensall would like to thank those parishioners who attended the Spring Fayre - held on 14th March at St Francis of Assisi in Kenilworth, which raised £1,490 for the Charity 'Save the Children’. |
| 29.03.2026 | Lent CAFOD collection | Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Lent CAFOD collection from Chris Lynn. I am delighted to say that we raised over £400! More than half of us also filled out the gift Aid form. So the final total should be about £460. An excellent amount! |
| 29.03.2026 | Planned Giving Update | Following on from the events we held in our parish, you have helped us to increase our planned giving and also increased the number of people volunteering to support our parish. After our financial planned giving event, 5 new standing orders have been raised and 25 existing standing orders (approx. 50% of our total existing standing orders as of the end of October 2025) have been increased. Overall, standing order planned giving has increased by over 30%. With the addition of gift aid, this represents a significant increase in planned giving for our parish and is a fantastic result. In March, we invited you to support the ongoing running of our parish. This resulted in 20 additional volunteers for the parish groups and rotas. The rota and group coordinators will be in touch with everyone who volunteered to discuss next steps and include you in the rotas. You will also be contacted by Monica Green, our parish safeguarding representative, to ensure that you are able to comply with the Diocesan Safer Recruitment guidelines. The team would like to thank you for your generosity in the way in which you have responded to these events, it is greatly appreciated. |
| 29.03.2026 | Safeguarding audit | The Parish has to complete a Safeguarding audit. To comply with Diocesan Safeguarding policy, all volunteers in the Parish need to complete Level 1 safeguarding training. This is reading a leaflet about safeguarding (posted on the notice board and there are a few copies at the back of Church) and confirming that they have done this to Monica Green or Iain Butlin-Moran so it can be documented on the Parish Audit Spreadsheet. Everybody that has a role that needs a DBS check will have to complete level 2 or 3 training which is an online module. Monica will be in touch with all the relevant people with the details of this. |
| 29.03.2026 | Easter Mass times 2026 | please click on the link to view our mass times over the Easter period |
| 22.03.2026 | Job Vacancies | The Diocese are advertising two jobs, One for a Lead Trustee for the Property sub-committee and one for a Lead Trustee for the Safeguarding sub-committee. For an informal discussion about the role, please see the Noticeboard for more information. |
| 22.03.2026 | One Pot Supper | An evening of good food and entertainment was enjoyed by one and all last Saturday. We raised £610 towards Parish funds, a wonderful result, so thanks to everyone for all their help and generosity. |
| 19.03.2026 | 40 Hours Adoration of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament | 40 Hours Adoration of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament will take place at St John the Evangelist, Banbury from Thursday 19th March at 6.30pm through to the 4pm Vigil Mass on Saturday 21st March. This is part of the deanery prayer for vocations |
| 15.03.2026 | March, the month of prayer for vocations | Our prayer before the Blessed Sacrament on the First Tuesday after Mass (at BRG) and every Thursday (at SF) during March will be dedicated to this intention |
| 15.03.2026 | RIP | Please pray for the repose of the soul of Geraldine, Mgr. Danny McHugh’s sister, who died recently. Her Funeral will take place at Ss. George and Teresa, Dorridge at 10.30am on Friday 27th March. |
| 15.03.2026 | Mothering Sunday | Today is Mothering Sunday and so we give thanks to God for our mothers and for all who are mothers in our community. May God bless you in your high calling, remembering that the greatest of the saints, Our Blessed Lady, was, like you, a mother and that through loving devotion to her maternal vocation attained to the heights of holiness |
| 15.03.2026 | Safeguarding audit | The Parish has to complete a Safeguarding audit. To comply with The Diocesan Safeguarding policy, all volunteers in the Parish need to complete Level 1 safeguarding training. This is reading a leaflet about safeguarding and confirming to Monica Green or Iain Butlin-Moran that they have done this so that this can be documented on the Parish Audit Spreadsheet. This will be posted on the notice board and there are a few copies at the back of Church, or you may have been sent an email by your rota leader. Everybody that has a role that needs a DBS check will have to complete level 2 or 3 training which is an online module. Monica will be in touch with all the relevant people for the details of this. |
| 15.03.2026 | Visit of Relic of St Carlo Acutis | Visit of Relic of St Carlo Acutis: Sunday 15th March - veneration of relic and his Eucharistic Miracles exhibition at St Joseph's Whitnash, with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in church during the day for Vocations and talk at 3.30pm |
| 14.03.2026 | One Pot Supper with entertainment | We are holding an evening of food and merriment on Saturday 14th March at 7 pm. Please bring your own drinks, and any raffle prizes you have kindly agreed to donate. There will be a selection of different dishes followed by dessert and entertainment. Any questions, please see Pam Martin. |
| 14.03.2026 | Save the Children Charity Spring Fayre | Save the Children Charity Spring Fayre on Saturday 14th March 10am to 2pm at St.Francis of Assisi parish Centre, Kenilworth. Free admission and free parking. Buy hand-made goods, cards and Easter gifts, have some delicious refreshments, or take part in the raffle. Contact Julia on 07855843914 for more details. |
| 12.03.2026 | Dementia Prayer Week | Began on Thursday 12th March – resources are available from www.rpbooks.co.uk |
| 08.03.2026 | Planned Giving Event 2 | After the talk last Sunday, our church rota and group organisers will be in the parish room again after Mass today to speak to you about volunteering your time and skills to support the running of our parish. If you have not spoken to them last Sunday, please do visit them today. We really need your help and any support you can give would be greatly appreciated. |
| 08.03.2026 | CAFOD Family Fast Day | The Family Fast Day was on 27th February; you can still donate by envelope, phone 0303 303 3030, text CAFODLENT to 70085 (£10), or online at cafod.org.uk/envelope. Online donations are doubled. |
| 07.03.2026 | Churches Together Lent Breakfasts and Talks | These will be held at the Methodist Church each Saturday until 21st March, breakfast from 8.45am, speaker at 9.00am |
08.07.2026
The next Parish Coffee Morning will be in the Narthex at 10:30 on Wednesday July 8th with coffee and tea, scones, cakes and good conversation. If you haven’t been before, give it a try – you will be made very welcome!
|
07.07.2026
At Blessed Robert Grissold, Balsall Common: Tuesday 10am , as it is the first Tuesday of the month, Mass will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction at 11am.
|
04.07.2026
The next Churches together Coffee Morning is Saturday 4th July from 10:30am - 12pm in the Jubilee Centre. The Churches together Coffee mornings are held on the first Saturday of each month, hosted by local churches in turn - Blessed Robert Grissold’s next turn hosting will be in September.
|
28.06.2026
St George and St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School warmly invites babies and toddlers to our Stay and Play every Friday 2:00 to 3:15. Contact the school office for further details: 01564774906 or office@stgandt.solihull.sch.uk
|
20.06.2026
Please keep in your prayer Baby James Henry Meakin who will be Baptised here next Saturday 20th June. Also pray for his parents and Godparents.
|
20.06.2026
During this year of St Francis, a Relic of St Francis will be available for veneration at St Francis, Baddesley Clinton, after the Mass on Saturday 6.30pm and Sunday 11.00am.
|
07.06.2026
If anyone is interested in preparing to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church, please contact Fr Frank as soon as possible a new course of formation is about to begin. Also please keep in your prayers Catherine and Daniel who are to be received into full Communion with the Church today, Sunday 14th June, at Baddesley Clinton.
|
06.06.2026
The next Churches together Coffee Morning is Saturday 6th June from 10:30am -12pm in the Jubilee Centre. The Churches together Coffee mornings are held on the first Saturday of each month, hosted by local churches in turn - Blessed Robert Grissold’s next turn hosting will be in September.
|
02.06.2026
This week the Mass on Tuesday will begin at 6.30pm. The Mass will be followed by the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction at 7.30pm all welcome
|
31.05.2026
Next Sunday the Church celebrates Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
|
14.05.2026
Our Prayer Group will not be meeting this Thursday 14th May. We are sorry for any inconvenience. We will resume as usual on Thursday 21st May at 4pm. Everyone is most welcome
|
06.05.2026
The May Parish Coffee Morning was held on May 6th rather than May 13th - Please note that the earlier timing is a one off and things will return to normal in June.
|
02.05.2026
Please pray for Louis Alexander Shopland who was Baptised here this weekend, Saturday 2nd May. And for his parents, godparents, Family and Friends
|
01.05.2026
St George and St Tereas Catholic Primary School warmly invites babies and toddlers to our Stay and Play every Friday 2:00 to 3:15. Contact the school office for further details: 01564774906 or office@stgandt.solihull.sch.uk
|
27.04.2026
On the 14th march, the parish held a potluck support with entertainment. Click on the link to see the photos
|
15.04.2026
Here at Blessed Robert Grissold on Wednesday April 15th at 7:00pm, there will be an Eco talk aimed at looking to save energy in our Churches. Please let John or Louise Perry know if you are willing to attend.
|
12.04.2026
Thank you for the collection in the Easter Masses 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.
|
11.04.2026
Please pray for Elizabeth and Tom whose baby, Rosanna, will be Baptised on Saturday the 11th April
|
08.04.2026
The next Parish Coffee Morning will be held in the Narthex at 10:30 on April 8th with coffee and tea, scones, cakes and good conversation. If you haven’t been before, give it a try – you will be made very welcome.
|
05.04.2026
Anyone interested in becoming an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion please contact Fr Frank.
|
29.03.2026
The collection at Mass at Easter is the customary Easter Offering for your parish priest. If you are away this Easter, you can make this offering to your priest at any time by leaving a cheque payable to Rev Frank Smith or cash in an envelope marked ‘Easter Offering.’ Thank you for your support.
|
29.03.2026
Julia Greensall would like to thank those parishioners who attended the Spring Fayre - held on 14th March at St Francis of Assisi in Kenilworth, which raised £1,490 for the Charity 'Save the Children’.
|
29.03.2026
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Lent CAFOD collection from Chris Lynn. I am delighted to say that we raised over £400! More than half of us also filled out the gift Aid form. So the final total should be about £460. An excellent amount!
|
29.03.2026
Following on from the events we held in our parish, you have helped us to increase our planned giving and also increased the number of people volunteering to support our parish. After our financial planned giving event, 5 new standing orders have been raised and 25 existing standing orders (approx. 50% of our total existing standing orders as of the end of October 2025) have been increased. Overall, standing order planned giving has increased by over 30%. With the addition of gift aid, this represents a significant increase in planned giving for our parish and is a fantastic result. In March, we invited you to support the ongoing running of our parish. This resulted in 20 additional volunteers for the parish groups and rotas. The rota and group coordinators will be in touch with everyone who volunteered to discuss next steps and include you in the rotas. You will also be contacted by Monica Green, our parish safeguarding representative, to ensure that you are able to comply with the Diocesan Safer Recruitment guidelines. The team would like to thank you for your generosity in the way in which you have responded to these events, it is greatly appreciated.
|
29.03.2026
The Parish has to complete a Safeguarding audit. To comply with Diocesan Safeguarding policy, all volunteers in the Parish need to complete Level 1 safeguarding training. This is reading a leaflet about safeguarding (posted on the notice board and there are a few copies at the back of Church) and confirming that they have done this to Monica Green or Iain Butlin-Moran so it can be documented on the Parish Audit Spreadsheet. Everybody that has a role that needs a DBS check will have to complete level 2 or 3 training which is an online module. Monica will be in touch with all the relevant people with the details of this.
|
29.03.2026
please click on the link to view our mass times over the Easter period
|
22.03.2026
The Diocese are advertising two jobs, One for a Lead Trustee for the Property sub-committee and one for a Lead Trustee for the Safeguarding sub-committee. For an informal discussion about the role, please see the Noticeboard for more information.
|
22.03.2026
An evening of good food and entertainment was enjoyed by one and all last Saturday. We raised £610 towards Parish funds, a wonderful result, so thanks to everyone for all their help and generosity.
|
19.03.2026
40 Hours Adoration of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament will take place at St John the Evangelist, Banbury from Thursday 19th March at 6.30pm through to the 4pm Vigil Mass on Saturday 21st March. This is part of the deanery prayer for vocations
|
15.03.2026
Our prayer before the Blessed Sacrament on the First Tuesday after Mass (at BRG) and every Thursday (at SF) during March will be dedicated to this intention
|
15.03.2026
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Geraldine, Mgr. Danny McHugh’s sister, who died recently. Her Funeral will take place at Ss. George and Teresa, Dorridge at 10.30am on Friday 27th March.
|
15.03.2026
Today is Mothering Sunday and so we give thanks to God for our mothers and for all who are mothers in our community. May God bless you in your high calling, remembering that the greatest of the saints, Our Blessed Lady, was, like you, a mother and that through loving devotion to her maternal vocation attained to the heights of holiness
|
15.03.2026
The Parish has to complete a Safeguarding audit. To comply with The Diocesan Safeguarding policy, all volunteers in the Parish need to complete Level 1 safeguarding training. This is reading a leaflet about safeguarding and confirming to Monica Green or Iain Butlin-Moran that they have done this so that this can be documented on the Parish Audit Spreadsheet. This will be posted on the notice board and there are a few copies at the back of Church, or you may have been sent an email by your rota leader. Everybody that has a role that needs a DBS check will have to complete level 2 or 3 training which is an online module. Monica will be in touch with all the relevant people for the details of this.
|
15.03.2026
Visit of Relic of St Carlo Acutis: Sunday 15th March - veneration of relic and his Eucharistic Miracles exhibition at St Joseph's Whitnash, with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in church during the day for Vocations and talk at 3.30pm
|
14.03.2026
We are holding an evening of food and merriment on Saturday 14th March at 7 pm. Please bring your own drinks, and any raffle prizes you have kindly agreed to donate. There will be a selection of different dishes followed by dessert and entertainment. Any questions, please see Pam Martin.
|
14.03.2026
Save the Children Charity Spring Fayre on Saturday 14th March 10am to 2pm at St.Francis of Assisi parish Centre, Kenilworth. Free admission and free parking. Buy hand-made goods, cards and Easter gifts, have some delicious refreshments, or take part in the raffle. Contact Julia on 07855843914 for more details.
|
12.03.2026
Began on Thursday 12th March – resources are available from www.rpbooks.co.uk
|
08.03.2026
After the talk last Sunday, our church rota and group organisers will be in the parish room again after Mass today to speak to you about volunteering your time and skills to support the running of our parish. If you have not spoken to them last Sunday, please do visit them today. We really need your help and any support you can give would be greatly appreciated.
|
08.03.2026
The Family Fast Day was on 27th February; you can still donate by envelope, phone 0303 303 3030, text CAFODLENT to 70085 (£10), or online at cafod.org.uk/envelope. Online donations are doubled.
|
07.03.2026
These will be held at the Methodist Church each Saturday until 21st March, breakfast from 8.45am, speaker at 9.00am
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