30 November 2020
NEWSLETTER | Week beginning Mon 30th Nov 2020
St Wilfrid's Newsletter
Week Beginning: Monday 30th November 2020
News and updates
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Tom on the anniversary of his death, 8th December. Father Tom was our previous parish priest and he died in 2018.
Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord...
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Independent review of the safeguarding structures and arrangments for the Catholic Church in England and Wales:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/safeguarding/independent-review-of-the-catholic-churchs-safeguarding-structures-and-arrangements-in-england-and-wales/
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A letter from Fr Gabriel to all parishioners:
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Fr Gabriel is available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please give him a call on 01530 832098. Further details can be found on the parish website, on the ‘Mass times’ page.
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Please pray for our young people who are preparing to receive their First Holy Communion.
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CAFOD Upcoming events
As we prepare for the light of God coming into the world through the birth of Jesus Christ this week, we have special moment in time for us all to come together, give thanks and prepare for the festive season ahead.
Thursday 3 December, 7pm
CAFOD Celebrity Ambassador Julie Etchingham (ITV News at 10) and
CAFOD celebrity supporter Adrian Chiles (BBC Radio 5 Live) will be with us, along with Bishop Patrick McKinney, Bishop of Nottingham and CAFOD Trustee who will lead us in prayer and reflection. Christine Allen, CAFOD’s Director and Mary Lucas CAFOD Country Representative for the Middle East will both share their insights into CAFOD’s work, and the music will be provided by tHe Schola, baritone Christopher Faulkner, the novices of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Zambia and electronic pop group Ooberfuse.
Register to join us.
Sunday 6 December, 6pm-6:30pm
CAFOD Advent Prayer - A Journey To The Manger
Join us for some simple and peaceful prayer and reflection as we share our journey of Advent together. We will gather around a candle and be gently led in a time of prayer.
Register to the series.
Wednesday 16 December, 6pm
Invite your family and friends for our special Advent Mass.
Register to join us.
28 November 2020
Our very own Diocesan CHRISTMAS SONG
Catholic Family of 8 from Our Lady of Lincoln Parish, Lincoln, have written, performed and professionally recorded a song which will be available on iTunes and Amazon (£0.99) in time for Advent.
Christmas is Coming (Our Saviour is Born), is a song which promises to uplift people and bring hope in these strange times and despite the talk of Christmas being cancelled due to covid, Christmas IS Coming!
Euan (13) plays Cello and Trombone on the track, Leo (12) Drums and Violin, Pearce (9) Viola, Vincent (8) Violin and the youngest Edith & Micah (5&3) on glockenspiels. Mum, Fiona sings lead vocals and plays piano, while Dad, Mark, also took part playing the tubular bells adding to the Christmas feel of the song.
“We want the song to remind people of the real reason for the season, Jesus is our Saviour”. As well as spreading some good cheer, with every download The Braddish family will be raising money for March for Life. You can follow them on twitter & facebook for up to date information and photos @BraddishFamily
LISTEN HERE FOR A CLIP OF THE SONG:
Lyrics to the Song:
Christmas is Coming
He came down on earth
Christmas is Coming
Our Lady gave birth
And a Saviour was born
And our Saviours is born
It’s cold outside it’s winter time
Home inside all wam
Thinking of the ones I love
Babies unborn
Those who have hurt you
Those long gone
Those you wish to see
Where’s this love from?
He brings Hope
Wrapping gifts for family
Tying up the bow
Open our eyes to poverty
Let your love show
So much to prepare
So much to do
So much Love I have
It’s all for You
He gives Faith
Christmas lights all twinkling
Bringing so much cheer
Think of Baby Jesus Christ
Stop all this fear
Touch one another
Touch their hearts
Bringing together
Not apart
He is Love
HAVE YOUR SAY | How should the Government engage with faith groups in England?
The Bishop wants to encourage individual Catholics of our Diocese to respond online, to an open consultation on the way that the Government engages with all faith communities. On line submissions need to be in by 11th December.
"Colin Bloom has been appointed as the Faith Engagement Adviser at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to lead a review into how best the government should engage with faith groups in England.
This call for evidence will pose a series of questions around how those of all faiths, or none, perceive the government’s engagement with faith organisations. Because the review is specifically about faith and religion, priority will be given to responses that fit within those parameters. However, space is given for respondents to share their views in a way that they feel is appropriate.
Colin Bloom will make recommendations to the Communities Secretary as part of his review."
The link to the online submission is:
DIOCESE OF NOTTINGHAM | Preparing for Christmas
The Diocese of Nottingham are inviting you to join others from across the diocese in preparing for and celebrating Christmas.
Follow Formation for Mission Diocese of Nottingham on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Misson_DoN
https://twitter.com/Misson_DoN
Praying with Our Lady through Advent – We invite you to pray one extra Hail Mary each day in Advent, asking for Our Lady’s prayers to help all of us as a diocese, open our hearts and minds to welcome Jesus afresh this Christmas. She was the first person to welcome Him into her life and her intercession can help us to draw closer to Him and feel His presence with us anew this Christmas. Every other day you will be able to watch people from our diocese pray the Hail Mary in different languages on the diocesan social media sites, search for Diocese of Nottingham or Bishop Patrick McKinney on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Living Advent Podcast – Living Advent is a weekly podcast series throughout Advent exploring the virtues of Hope, Love, Joy & Peace with people from across the diocese and how we can live them out. We speak to a young husband and father, a musician, a retired social worker and a police officer. You can find it on your usual podcast service by searching ‘Living Advent Podcast’ or visit www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/
Diocesan Carol Service – Carol services are a wonderful family tradition of our Advent and Christmas celebrations, and often are a great opportunity to invite those who are not regular Churchgoers to connect with our parish or chaplaincy community. This can be quite challenging to do this year so we are offering a virtual diocesan carol service. We will celebrate a short online carol service on Friday 18th December at 6pm on Bishop Patrick’s YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/
‘Being a disciple web series’ – January is a time when we try and work at being a better person, why not explore how we can be a grow as a disciple of Jesus? On the 4 Thursdays of January we will explore a different aspect of what it means to be a Catholic disciple with Brendan Thompson the CEO of Catholic Voices in a web series on Zoom. Catholic Voices are an international organisation that shares the Good News in the global media. This will be a great foundation for parishes, chaplaincies and individuals to explore how we can support each other in growing as Catholic disciples. Register for the series here: https://zoom.us/meeting/
For information on how to access things on zoom visit: https://www.
23 November 2020
CAFOD upcoming events
During this time, we are all missing seeing each other face to face. To help you keep connected to other CAFOD volunteers and our wider global family, we have two online events coming up this week. Please click on the links below to register - we can't wait to see you there!
Thursday 26 November, 11am-12pm
The coming of Christ in Advent - Meditating stories from Peru
Join us online for reflections on Advent from Rev. Deacon Sean Loone with his book Born for Us - A Journey Into the Real Meaning of Christmas and Lucy Jardine, CAFOD program officer Peru, to tell us more about Advent traditions in Peru.
Register to join us.
Every Sunday - from 29 November to 6 January, 6pm-6:30pm
CAFOD Advent Prayer - A Journey To The Manger
Join us for some simple and peaceful prayer and reflection as we share our journey of Advent together. We will gather around a candle and be gently led in a time of prayer. No need for a computer camera or microphone or worrying about what to say. Just register then click the link on Sundays through Advent and on Epiphany, the 6th of January. The prayer will start at 6pm and run for less than half an hour. All are welcome to join us on this journey.
Register to the series.
Fratelli Tutti - Reflection
Dr Anna Rowlands, St Hilda Associate Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice at Durham University, pre-recorded the reflection on Fratelli Tutti that was featured in last week’s webinar on Fratelli Tutti and the work of CSAN and CAFOD. Dr Rowlands was a member of the panel that presented Pope Francis’ third Encyclical in the Vatican on 4 October. Her reflection is available here: https://vimeo.com/481709422
if you would like to watch it again or share with friends in online parish meetings.
Give the gift of opportunity this Christmas, with World Gifts.
NEWSLETTER | Week beginning Mon 23rd Nov
St Wilfrid's Newsletter
Week Beginning: Monday 23rd November 2020
Private Prayer in Church
Saturday 28th 2-4pm
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
- Opportunity for Confession.
- Bring items for the Foodbank trolley.
- No need to book. Download the NHS Covid App for easy sign in.
Weekday Zoom Masses
For the code for Zoom Mass please email Sue at susantompkin@yahoo.co.uk
Monday 23rd 10am Mass via Zoom
19 November 2020
MY ADVENT JOURNEY FOR CHILDREN | Free to print
This year's Advent Journey made especially for our the children of our parish. Feel free to save, print and share with others
15 November 2020
NEWSLETTER | Week beginning Mon 16th Nov 2020
St Wilfrid's Newsletter
Week Beginning: Monday 16th November 2020
Private Prayer in Church
Saturday 21st 2-4pm
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
- Opportunity for Confession.
- Bring items for the Foodbank trolley.
- No need to book. Download the NHS Covid App for easy sign in.
Weekday Zoom Masses
For the code for Zoom Mass please email Sue at susantompkin@yahoo.co.uk
Monday 16th 10am Mass via Zoom
14 November 2020
National Youth Funday 2020 #together
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12 November 2020
SYCAMORE | Free resource for catechesis and outreach
Dear All,
The message below is from Joe Hopkins, the Director of Adult Formation for Mission in our Diocese. I would like our catechists or anyone who has interest to register and be part of it. All the information we need is contained in this letter. Remember that you have to register before the day and the link in at the end of the letter.
Many thanks
Fr Gabriel
Sycamore is a great resource for a variety of faith formation, evangelisation and catechetical needs, particular adaptable to be used online as well as in person. It is great to have the highly respected Fr Stephen Wang lead the webinar for us too! Please do sign up and share the information with your parishioners. More info below and register by clicking on the blue link.
Tuesday 17th November — 7pm — on Zoom
Sycamore is a new resource for catechesis and outreach consisting of wonderfully produced films exploring different aspects of our faith, it is free and very adaptable. It can be used very easily as a programme of sacramental preparation, as an evangelisation tool, or for faith formation and growing in holiness. It can be run in person or virtually. Fr Stephen Wang, the creator of the programme will be leading a webinar exclusively for our diocese, explaining what Sycamore is and how it can be used in your parish.
Who is it for: Parish Priests, catechists of sacramental programmes, those interested or involved in faith formation, Deacons and Religious.
Booking Here: Register for Zoom Webinar
09 November 2020
07 November 2020
Newsletter | Week beginning Monday 9th November
St Wilfrid's Newsletter
Week Beginning: Monday 9th November 2020
PLEASE NOTE: There are no Masses in Church in November.
Private Prayer in Church
No need to book. Download the NHS Covid App for easy sign in.
Saturday 14th 2-4pm
Weekday Zoom Masses
For the code for Zoom Mass please email Sue at susantompkin@yahoo.co.uk
Monday 9th 10am Mass via Zoom
UPDATE | PRIVATE PRAYER
✅🙏We are open for private prayer on Saturdays at 2-4pm.
No booking required - just turn up.
During this time, there will be:
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- Opportunity for confession with Father Gabriel
- A chance to make a donation to the foodbank
(more details on the Justice and Peace page)
⛔ Public Mass will not be held at St Wilfrid's from the 5th November. As per government guidelines, we are no longer able to hold public acts of worship for the duration of this nationwide lockdown.
💻 Weekday Zoom Mass will continue and will again include Sunday at 10am.
Email susantompkin@yahoo.co.uk for the zoom details.
FOODBANK APPEAL
At this challenging time for everyone the Justice and Peace group had planned to collect items for the foodbank. Due to the current changes if would like to donate food and/or tolietries the Coalville Foodbank at New Life Church (Margaret St, Coalville, LE67 3LY) are accepting donations. We will also have a trolley in the porch to collect donations every Saturday 2-4pm.
They are open Tuesdays 10am-12pm and Fridays 10am-12pm.
The fodbank currently need:
- Rice pudding
- Instant mash
- Coffee
- Chocolate bars
- Tinned potatoes
- Long life juice
- Tinned sponge puddings
- Tolietries: shower gel; shampoo, soap, deoderant, sanitary products
but anything is most welcome.
More details are here: https://coalville.
Thank you for supporting this,
St Wilfrid's Justice and Peace group
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