25th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Parish Priest: Fr. David Palmer: Tel: 01673 842323 E:mail: holyroodchurchmr@outlook.com
Welcome to our website. Here are the Mass times for this week:
Confessions after Mass & by appointment
Tea, Coffee, and biscuits available after 11.30 Sunday Mass in the schoolroom. Minimum donation of £1 each please.
RIP: The funeral Mass for Marie McConaghie will be held at Holy Rood on Friday at 2pm. The Reception of her body into Church will take place the day before (Thursday) at 4pm. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.
Sep 100+ Club; 1st 74 Tarsisis, 2nd 09 Mary, 3 62 Pat S. Thank you for taking part.
Exploring Catholicism: Our course on the Catholic faith will be starting on Thursday 25th September in the Old School room at Market Rasen. The course starts at 7pm and will finish by 8:15pm at the latest. Tea and coffee will be available from 6:30pm. If you are interested in becoming a Catholic (or know someone who is) or want to find out more about the Catholic faith, or just want a refresher. You are welcome to come along.
Second Collection : There will be a (Diocesan mandated) second collection for Evangelli Gaudium Day for the spread of the Gospel.
Coffee Morning: On Sunday 28th September after Mass at Holy Rood, Andy Razzell will be hosting a Coffee Morning on behalf of MacMillan Cancer Support. If you would like to donate online to his fundraising campaign you can also do so online here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-razzell-1?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=socpledgemobile&utm_content=andrew-razzell-1&utm_campaign=post-pledge-mobile&utm_term=5PMnvWm3R
Harvest Festival: A harvest thanksgiving service will be held at Hainton Chapel (St Francis de Sales) on Sunday 19th Oct at 3pm. Followed be a reception at Hainton Hall.
Exposition & Benediction: Exposition and Adoration Thursday 10:30am Holy Rood (after morning Mass)
First Aid kits: Two new First Aid kits and Accident Report books are available. One kit and book is in the Narthex; the other kit and book are in the schoolroom. Bottled water is also in the Narthex.
Schoolroom Hire: The amended Booking Forms and Amended T&Cs are now available. A copy of the T&Cs is on the schoolroom noticeboard. Please see Mary Q or Keith for more information.
The Reader, Flower, and Coffee rotas have now moved to the Rotas page on this website.
Parish E-Mailing List: We have set up a new parish E-mail list which allows those who join to be kept up-to date with information in the parish via E-mail. It is a versatile tool and will allow (in time) various groups within the parish to have their own sections. If you would like to join, please just send an E-mail with “Parish List” in the subject line to holyroodchurchmr@outlook.com (You can leave at any time).
Rosary: The Rosary is said before the 10am Mass at Holy Rood on Tuesdays, all are welcome to join in.
Mass Intentions: If you want to have a Mass offered for a particular intention, we will soon have “Mass intention Envelopes” at the back of each Church. However, until they arrive just ask Fr David if you want a Mass said. The Diocese recommends a donation of £10 for a Mass intention.
Food Bank: Tinned & dried goods are always needed to help those families who are struggling at this time of year. If you would like any further information please have a chat with Pauline.
What‘s happening out and about?
Evangelii Gaudium Sunday calls us to be joyous in proclaiming our faith. “Evangelii Gaudium” is Latin for “Joy of the Gospel”. It is a Sunday more commonly known as Home Mission Sunday, a day for us as the Catholic community in England and Wales to celebrate the beauty of our faith, and our shared commitment to witness to the fullness of life in Christ. Celebrating 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea, the theme for this year is “I believe…” as the heart of mission. More details about this can be found on the Bishops’ Conference website – www.cbcew.org.uk/evangelii-gaudium-sunday. The second collection on this weekend is to support the work carried out by the Bishops’ Conference Mission Directorate. Through this directorate, we support our Church in a wide field of service and mission here in England and Wales. Please hold this important work in your prayers and give as generously as you can. Thank you. Abbot Hugh Allan o.praem, National Director of Mission.
Are you involved in youth ministry in your parish, whether through altar serving, children’s liturgy or as a catechist; or are you keen to start something in your parish? In school as a teacher, lay chaplain or school governor? Or are you a parent or carer keen to find out more about the opportunities available for young people in the Diocese of Nottingham? The Diocesan Youth Service (NDCYS) is hosting an online information evening on Tuesday 23rd September 7.00pm – 8.00pm where you can find out about the opportunities available for young people, meet others involved in youth ministry and share ideas. To register, visit ndcys.com/youth-ministry-networking/
Bible Timeline Course from start to finish, the Old and New Testament, with this Free of Charge, world-renowned course presented online by Mauro Iannicelli. Starting on Wednesday 1st October at 7.00pm (x8 Wednesday evening sessions). For information and to register, visit www.comeandsee.org
Day of Healing – You are invited to join Bishop Patrick for a day of Freedom and Inner Healing led by ‘Unbound UK’. The day will be held at Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham on Saturday 25th October. There will be talks on freedom and healing, Mass with the Anointing of the Sick, Confession and Intercessory Prayer, and an Evening Healing Service with music from One Hope Project. You can come from the full day or for any of the sessions. It is open to all ages at no cost, but donations are welcome. More information: www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/events or email formation@dioceseofnottingham.uk
Be Still and Know that I am God is a retreat being held between Friday 14th and Monday 17th November by Fr Roger Dawson, SJ, aiming to help participants find a greater attentiveness and disposition to God’s presence in their lives through a disciplining of the mind and awareness of the present moment. More details can be found at: https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/be-still-and-know-that-i-am-god
In honour of the recent canonisation of Carlo Acutis and in recognition of his dedication to evangelising through digital media, the Diocesan Youth Service is pleased to offer a distinguished opportunity for a creative and motivated individual to join our team as a Volunteer Marketing Intern, as part of the inaugural Carlo Acutis Internship Program. Please encourage interested parties to read the job description and email marketing@saintsmeadow.com to apply.
Marriage Care is looking to appoint an Appointments Service Administrator (8 hours or more per week) and a Counselling Training Administrator (28 hours per week) in the Nottingham area. More information can be found at www.marriagecare.org.uk
The Diocese is seeking to recruit an Adult Formation Officer, based at Saint Thomas More parish, Knighton, to coordinate and support opportunities in the parishes for the faith formation of adults, through the sacramental preparation programmes and other avenues. The role is for 10 hours per week, and more details are at www.careers/adult-formation-officer Application forms are available at www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/careers and should be sent by 9am on Friday 10th October to Christa Wardle office@dioceseofnottingham.uk
Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham will host the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima and relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco on Sunday 12th and Monday 13th October, in commemoration of the Centenary of the Five First Saturdays devotion. The Visitation will include a procession and enthronement of the Fatima statue, followed by Mass; opportunities to venerate the saints’ relics; praying the Rosary for world peace; and talks and videos about the Fatima messages. A book table with devotional materials will be available, and attendees can enrol in the Brown Scapular devotion. For further details visit: worldfatima-englandwales.org.uk or email: membership@waf-ew.org.uk
For your information or assistance…
We have two email addresses that perform different roles. Just to clear any confusion here is a reminder.
holyroodchurchmr@outlook.com is the one to use to communicate with Fr. David directly re spiritual, personal, or ongoing matters.
holyroodmr@gmail.com was set up in 2020 to deal with general enquiries, communication generated via the website, and third parties such as West Lindsey churches festival. These emails are initially looked at by the bulletin team and passed to Fr. David if appropriate.
God bless you all,
Fr. David
