12th Sunday Ordinary Time
Welcome to our website. Here are the Mass times for this week:
Confessions are available after Mass or during exposition Thursday 10:30am or on request
Coffee and tea etc. in the schoolroom after Sunday 11.30 Sunday Mass.
100 Club Winners: 1st 125 Sue, 2nd 10 Mary, 48 Ann. Congratulations on your life changing winnings! 🙂
Parish BBQ We will be holding our BBQ on the 19th July 2026 at Holy Rood. The event will take place after 11.30 am mass. Tickets will be £10 per Adult, children under 12 will be free, tickets will be on sale from June. Bishop Patrick is visiting the Parish that weekend, this will be an opportunity to meet him. Further details will be available in the coming weeks. Please add your name to the volunteers list at the back of the church so that this event can go ahead. A meeting for the volunteers will be held in the schoolroom after 11.30 Mass on 5th July. Tickets now on sale see Mary Quint. The volunteer roles are as follows:
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 available 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.
Parish E-Mailing List: . 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.
Exposition and Adoration (Confessions available) Thursdays 10:30am Holy Rood (after Mass)
Mass Intentions: If you want to have a Mass offered for a particular intention, we have “Mass intention Envelopes” at the back of each Church. 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?
Rodsley Pilgrimage Parishioners from across our Diocese are welcome to attend the Diocesan Rodsley Pilgrimage Mass in honour of Saint Ralph Sherwin at 1.00pm on Tuesday 30th June. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Patrick at Saint Marys Church, Derby. If you have any questions please contact Jamie Agius at jagius@srscmat.co.uk
The inter-diocesan Padley Pilgrimage will be celebrated on Sunday 12th July: gather at Grindleford Train Station for the Rosary Procession at 3.00pm; followed by Mass at Padley at 3.30pm celebrated by Bishop Patrick. All are very welcome.
Lourdes Pilgrimage Respond to Our Lady’s invitation, and join Bishop Patrick, in the Nottingham Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage 2026. Places are still available, departing from East Midlands airport on Monday 13th July, to enjoy five days in Lourdes with over 200 people from across our diocese. Those with additional needs will be cared for by our health team and helpers’ team. Mary invites us all to come to this holy place. More details from the tour operator: https://www.tangney-tours.com/diocese-pilgrimages/diocese-nottingham/
The Cappella Lacensis presents Bach and Mendelssohn : The Eternal Legacy, being sung at Siant Mary’s Church, in the Lace Market, Nottingham, NG1 1HN at 7.00pm on Thursday 23rd July. All are very welcome! There is no cost, but a donation of £10 is suggested.
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children will be holding a Tiny Feet Coffee and Cake Sale, with a Celebration of Life Exhibition, in Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church, 1 Fairfield Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9QQ, on Saturday 4th July, from 10.00am until 4.00pm. All are very welcome.
One heart, one voice the annual conference of the National Network of Pastoral Musicians, will take place between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th July at Highgate House, Northampton NN6 8NN. Whether you are a choir director, choir member, instrumentalist or new to music ministry, this conference includes something suitable for all. Through discussion, idea sharing, and singing together with one heart and voice, participants may develop their musical skills and contribute to a sense of community within their churches, encouraging each other in the valuable work of everyday liturgy in our local parishes. For more details, email jburridge@me.com or visit: https://nnpm.org/NNPM_%28current%29/2026_Conference.html
WEBELIEVE | Festival of Catholic Life
Friday 24–Monday 27 July 2026 | St Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham WeBelieve Festival brings the Church together in England and Wales. It is an unmissable opportunity to discover the traditions and charisms that flow through the Church, to experience the joy of community, and to encounter personally the Lord Jesus, our salvation. Join us from 24–27 July 2026 at the historic and beautiful setting of St Mary’s College, Oscott, for a feast of the True, the Good and the Beautiful. Book your tickets at webelievefestival.com
This Sunday, 21st June, we mark the Day for Life under the theme “The Wonder of the Child in the Womb.” The theme also recognises the loss of children who died before birth and the grief of their parents. The bishops’ message and prayers can be found on the Day for Life website: www.dayforlife.org. The second collection will go towards the Day for Life Fund, which distributes grants to organisations that promote respect for life from conception until natural death. You can also donate online via the Day for Life website.
Faith & Footprint: Caring for Creation, this coming Tuesday, 23rd June, at 7.00pm. Join the online diocesan workshop to help you turn your faith into environmental action in the home and parish. Find out about the ‘Season of Creation’ this autumn, plan events in your parish, and explore opportunities to help your church become carbon neutral. Sign up for the zoom link at https://bit.ly/faithandfootprint
Young people aged 14-18 are invited to theASCENT’s Alpha Holy Spirit Day on Saturday 11th July, from 12.30pm until 6.30pm, at The Briars Retreat Centre, Matlock, DE4 5BW. The cost of the Day is £3, and more details are available from esther@theascentuk.co.uk
Christine Byrne (Diocese of Southwark) will be delivering the first half of a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level 1 adult formation course in Dereham this August. This course enables participants to share the Gospel with children age 3-6, by using this beautiful and profound approach, and is open to parish catechists, parents, grandparents and teachers. More information is on the poster in church, and to book a place, visit: https://forms.gle/Mqzmv1rbTeGGeQ1SA
Aid to The Church in Need. Across the world, countless men, women and children suffer simply because of the faith they hold dear. In their need, they look to us to be their voice. Aid to the Church in Need has launched its first-ever global petition on religious freedom, calling on governments and the United Nations to do more to defend the right to believe, and to ensure that those responsible for persecution are held to account. You are warmly invited to stand in solidarity with the persecuted Church by signing this petition and giving witness to the importance of religious freedom for all. Please consider putting your faith into action and adding your voice by scanning the QR code.
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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.
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