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Dear All, Church will be open for private Prayer and Adoration as indicated above, on Wednesday mornings until the COVID-19 regulations change … perhaps you would like to spend a little time with the Lord …  Today, if you are following the Mass on-line … here’s how you can prepare … read … FIRST READING […]

Dear All, At this time of year, our deceased relatives and friends are often in our minds. Our faith tells us that we needn’t grieve over them like people with no hope. We remember them with love, and entrust them to God’s care. At all Masses this month I will remember all the deceased of […]

Dear All, Today and tomorrow we remember all the dead, those in heaven and those still be on the way there: God alone knows where each one is. Today’s feast celebrates the saints in heaven,  holy men and women of every time and place: we hope some of our people are among them. All Saints’ Day, […]

Dear All, In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us that the two greatest commandments are: love of God and love of neighbour.Whenever we read the gospels, even a short passage like that of today, a few minutes at least, should be spent in thinking and praying how best it might be applied to our own lives. […]

Dear All, Today is Mission Sunday In the Gospel, we are challenged to think deeply about what in truth belongs to God. Here are three little thoughts which might help you with a personal reflection on the Word. 1. The story sees a mixture of religion and politics, a potentially explosive combination. Jesus does not […]

Dear All, In last Sunday’s gospel, we learnt how we should be constant, if not persistent, in pray. Today, St Matthew tells us to “Invite everyone you can to the wedding”. Strange… not really … for in the Old Testament the coming of the Messiah is often compared to a wedding feast: a time of […]

Dear All, Thank you to all our stewards whose generosity makes it possible for the sacred liturgy to be celebrated with a congregation, and the church to be open for private prayer. Without your help, Catholic life in Grantham in these difficult times would be sorely limited. There may be rare occasions, for example if […]

September 27th, 2020 Dear All, Thank you all for the really warm welcome I received last weekend and also during the course of the past week as people have come to chat after Mass and telephoned to make sure that I’m OK. Fr. Chris seems to be settling into his new parish and sends his […]

September 20th, 2020 Dear Parishioners, Welcome to Fr Kevin Gradwell. May I welcome Fr Kevin to St Mary’s, Grantham and wish him as much joy and happiness that I have had during my five years here. It has been a joy serving the people of the Parish and indeed the wider town where I have […]

Dear Parishioners, I leave you on Wednesday this coming week. May I simply say: thank you for having me in your parish as your priest. It is almost exactly 5 years since I arrived to succeed Fr Anthony. I have felt very much at home here and settled. Thank for all your support, help, encouragement, […]