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Dear Parishioners This Sunday the Church keeps World Mission Sunday. Our Holy Father Pope Francis in his recent address to Missio, spoke about: ‘dreaming with eyes wide open.’ That is looking forward towards an era of missionary activity when each one of us will live out the mission entrusted to us by Jesus Christ. He spoke […]

Dear Parishioners If you are like me, I suspect that you love a good meal with your friends and family. Whenever we share a meal with those we love, there is a sense of joy, community and belonging which is experienced by those around the table. Stories are told and new memories are created. The […]

Dear Parishioners This Sunday is Prisoner’s Sunday. The day on which the Church marks the start of the annual Ecumenical Prisons Week, a week of prayer which has been raising awareness for some years now of the issues faced by those affected by the criminal justice system.  Across England and Wales Pact invites parishes to join in praying for […]

Dear Parishioners October is traditionally designated as the month of the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Each weekday morning during October, when there is not a Funeral Mass, and starting from this Wednesday 4th October parishioners will be leading the Rosary before Mass. Do come to join us at around 9.10 am in church, as together we ask Our […]

Dear Parishioners The Church celebrates each year the World Day of Migrants and Refugees – this is always on the last Sunday of September and this year it falls on the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Church has been celebrating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees since 1914. It’s an occasion for us all to express our […]

Dear Parishioners This Sunday 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time we keep Evangelii Gaudium Sunday. Formerly known as Home Mission Sunday, Evangelii Gaudium Sunday is celebrated each year on the Third Sunday in September. There will be a second collection at all our Sunday Masses this weekend to support the work of the Bishops’ Conference Department of Evangelisation and Discipleship. In 2013, in the first year of […]

Dear Parishioners This coming week I shall be away with the bishop and our diocesan “Under 10’s” group of clergy from Monday 11th September and I will be back in the parish during the afternoon of Thursday 14th September. The “Under 10’s” comprises those diocesan priests who have been ordained for less than 10 years. It is an important time for […]

Dear Parishioners Today we welcome back many people from the parish who have been away on holiday, and we offer a very warm welcome to anybody who may be visiting St Mary’s this weekend. I was extremely touched upon returning to the sacristy after Mass last Saturday night to find the lovely card signed by […]

Dear Parishioners Many people are still away enjoying a time of rest and relaxation with friends and family and many others are now returning from their breaks away. Welcome back to those parishioners returning this weekend!  To those who may be visiting our parish in Grantham this weekend from other parts of the country a very […]

Dear Parishioners Many people are still away enjoying a time of rest and relaxation with friends and families and many people too are now returning from their breaks away. Welcome back! To those who may be visiting our parish here in Grantham this weekend from other parts of the country a very warm welcome to […]