22nd Sunday 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.
August 100+ Club Winners: 1st 07 Sue T; 2nd Wendy 90; 3rd Sue C 119.
Monsignor John Hadley: We welcome Monsignor John Hadley who is offering Mass on Sunday morning at Holy Rood as Fr David is attending a conference this week.
Midweek Masses There are no midweek masses this week as Fr David is away attending a conference.
Exposition & Benediction: We will be having a half hour of Exposition of the blessed Sacrament after the Thursday morning Mass starting from the 11th Sept for those who wish to pray before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
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.
Holy Rood Church open Holy Rood is open most days from 8am to 7pm so that people can pop in and pray. Please do avail yourself of the opportunity to be with our Lord.
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?
Becoming a Catholic? If you are interested in becoming a Catholic (or know someone who is) or want to find out more about the Catholic faith, we are hoping to start a new course in September for adults. Please either speak to Fr David after Mass, or E-mail him at holyroodchurchmr@outlook.com
Young Adult Mass. InSeptember Young Adults across the diocese are invited to start the new academic year at one of our Masses on:
Thursday 4th at Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham
Thursday 11th at Saint Hugh of Lincoln’s church, Lincoln
Thursday 18th at Saint Joseph’s church, Derby
Thursday 25th at Holy Cross church, Leicester (Mass at 6:10)
Arrivals from 6.00pm with Mass from 6.30pm and some social time afterwards. For more info contact charles.archer@dioceseofnottingham.uk
Making a neighbourhood impact: Tuesday 9th September, 7.00pm. The next ‘Mission Lab’ from Caritas and Adult Formation showcases a kaleidoscope of services which parishes can offer the local community. Project St Thomas in Spalding offers soup and sandwiches, befriending, beginners’ IT, money management for young people, singing and much more besides. Let them inspire you about what your parish can offer the wider neighbourhood. Register for the series at bit.ly/mission-lab
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
Are you interested in training and volunteering as a Relationship Counsellor with Marriage Care? This Catholic organisation specialises in relationship support and is currently looking for those who would be interested in training via the Certificate in Relationship Counselling (CRC) course, and looking for volunteers for the marriage preparation service prior to the CRC selection. To find out more visit: www.marriagecare.org.uk or email: volunteer@marriagecare.org.uk
The Mary Potter Heritage Centre is delighted to take part in this year’s Heritage Open Days Festival. Visit the Centre at 32 Regent Street, Nottingham NG1 5BT, on Saturday 13th September, from 12.00 noon to 5.00pm. It’s a wonderful opportunity to learn, discover and explore the life and mission of Venerable Mary Potter and The Little Company of Mary Sisters through interactive screens, quotations, and artefacts.
Local Job serving the Church. The Diocese is looking to appoint a Deanery Administration Manager based in Northern Lincolnshire Deanery, someone who can lead and manager daily administrative operations for collective parishes. More details are available at: www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/careers
Please send application forms to: Christa Wardle, HR Officer: office@dioceseofnottingham.uk by 9am on Friday 5th September.
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
