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The Good Shepherd's and St Anthony's Parish Newsletter
HOSPITALS: If you know of anyone in hospital who would like a visit from a Chaplain please use one of the following telephone numbers to arrange it. Fr. Slavic - Roman Catholic Chaplain: 07773 366120.
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The Parish of St. John Paul II, Nottingham consisting of the Church of St. Anthony, Calverton & Good Shepherd, Woodthorpe. The Good Shepherd Church is designated by Bishop Patrick as a Jubilee Church. To obtain the Jubilee Indulgence, celebrate the Sacrament of Penance, receive Holy Communion & Pray for Holy Father, Pope Francis. HOSPITALS: If you know of anyone in hospital who would like a visit from a Chaplain please use one of the following telephone numbers to arrange it. Please telephone /ask the Ward staff to contact the Chaplain Direct on City Campus: 0115 969 1169 ext. 76187 QMC Campus: 0115 924 9924 ext. 83799 CONGATULATIONS: Our heartiest congratulations to Robert O'Farrell (Choirmaster) and our parish choir who celebrated so wonderfully Joseph Hayden's "Little Organ Mass" last Sunday. There is another opportunity to hear the Mass again next Saturday, 12th July as it will be celebrated for the Tridentine Rite Mass at 4:30 pm. RED ALERT: There is another SCAM email travelling about purporting to come from your parish priest, Fr. Philipp. Please report it if you can and totally ignore it by deletion. Please note: Fr. Philipp never sends e mails requesting money, the purchase of Amazon Cards, or inviting you to "an interesting opportunity". Some obvious give aways - the email address is false, the content is not of Fr. Philipp's style of writing and the greeting and signature are not Fr. Philipp's style. Please be warned. PARISH MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES: These are opportunities to offer something of our personal time and talent to the Building up of the Parish community. They are your personal response either as interest or aptitude and are always accompanied in the parish by support of the Team Leaders. During the summer months we shall be looking for new members (existing one's are considered to maintain their interest unless indicating a wish to retire.) of our Stewarding Team, Offertory Team, Readership Team, Church cleaning operative team, Floral decoration team, Catechist Teams etc… Please look out for the "signing boards" after some thought and prayer. No matter how small the task, it is huge in the eyes of The Lord, to whom all of our parish ministry is given. PARISH SOCIAL ACTIVITY: The parish community offers a broad range of activity to suit all tastes. Try the Tuesday Morning Coffee drop in (9:50 am in the Atrium) or the Friendship Club or the Monthly Tea Dance. There is a weekly Scripture Study Group on a Monday evening as well Monday morning "Little Lambs" Parent & Toddler Group. PROGRAMMES IN THE PARISH: Once again after a very successful year of ongoing formation after Baptism, we continue to offer our RCIA (Adult opportunity of discovery) & RCIC (Children & youthful discovery). These programmes enable enquirers into our Faith to enjoy a period discovery of what the Church teaches and how she celebrates to enrich daily living. First Confession & First Holy Communion 2026 and Confirmation 2026 will begin in the Autumn Semester. Look out for the application forms or ask Fr. Philipp. MARRIAGE AT EITHER OF OUR CHURCHES: Both St. Anthony's, Calverton and the Good Shepherd Churches are Registered Buildings for Civil Marriage (which is combined with the Sacramental Marriage) in our Churches. Fr. Philipp is an Authorized Person (i.e. Civil Registrar) such that a marriage in either of our Churches is both Sacramentally and Civilly valid. This enables a beautiful ceremony in a magnificent setting, before going onto a bunfight elsewhere. If you intend on marriage please do contact Fr. Philipp at your earliest convenience. BY ORDER OF THE BISHOP: A SECOND COLLECTION. Stella Maris (Sea Sunday): This year Sea Sunday is on Sunday 13 July. It's a day for us all to pray for seafarers and fishers, and thank them for the vital role they play in our lives. Seafarers and fishers are essential to our daily lives, yet they often endure challenging and dangerous working conditions. The number of crews being abandoned by their employers remains alarmingly high. Ongoing global conflicts are putting seafarers at greater risk, and many are facing increased stress and declining mental health. Stella Maris, formerly known as the Apostleship of the Sea, is the Catholic Church's maritime ministry. Its dedicated chaplains offer both practical assistance and pastoral support to seafarers and fishers across the UK and around the world. Your usual generosity for the second collection on 12/13 July and your prayers will help seafarers and fishers get the support they need. Parish Finance Committee. ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: Whilst praying that assisted suicide doesn't become law, as an expression of practical support parishioners in our diocese last autumn raised over £10,000 through second collections to support the work of the 18 hospices across our diocese. These institutions provide superb care for those coming towards the end of life, and help families to accompany their loved ones at such a difficult time. By supporting hospices in this way, as Catholics we are putting into practical action our prayers for a respect and a dignity of life, from conception to natural death. Remember it is still not too late to write again to your MP expressing your desire to uphold the values of Life. Do so without delay. MISSION DECK: Introducing the Mission Deck! The Adult Formation for Mission Department is releasing, over the coming months, a collection as part of an Evangelisation Directory. These resources are aimed at helping parishes and individuals respond to the baptismal call to share the Gospel. There will be a webinar on Tuesday 22nd July at 7.00pm, with Dr Mark Nash (one of the creators of this resource), about how to use the Deck to plan and develop evangelisation in the parish. The Department asks that a representative from every parish is present; an information sheet about the Mission Deck, and a poster to advertise the webinar, are attached. Registration for the webinar is via: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LGMGyHzXRU-vri2-s_Zzkw NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE OF REPARATION and Prayer for the Sanctity of Life is being celebrated at Walsingham by Bishop John Keenan on Saturday 2nd August. The Pilgrimage can be followed on livestream at www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream/ or visit www.prolifepilgrimage.org A JUBILEE OF HOPE PILGRIMAGE will be held at Mount Saint Bernard Abbey on Sunday 31st August, starting with Mass at 2pm, together with a family picnic, Marian Procession, and Adoration. For more details email: jnoakes@englishmartyrs.org ETERNAL REST:
We prepare funeral rites for the Late Sarah Ann Purdie RIP to be received at the Good Shepherd Church on Sunday evening, 20th July at 7:00 pm followed by Requiem Mass
and funeral obsequies on Monday 21st July at 11:00 am. May the souls of the Faithful departed rest in peace & glory!
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NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES: The Good Shepherd Office - goodshepherd@dioceseofnottingham.uk Baptism enquiry - gsbaptism@dioceseofnottingham.uk Hall Booking enquiry - gshallbookings@dioceseofnottingham.uk |
CONTACT US! To assist a speedy response to your enquiry about the manifold activity of the our Community of North East Nottinghamshire (The Good Shepherd Church, Woodthorpe/Sherwood/Carrington/Arnold & Mapperley Plains with St. Anthony's Church, Calverton) please be confident to use one of the e mail addresses above. We recommend you visit the Parish Website - details on the previous page! |
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PARISH SAFEGUARDING: Representatives for the Good Shepherd: Julian Caesar 07513725471 (Good Shepherd) & Mr Christopher Forbes. For St. Anthony's, Calverton: contact Mrs Christine Thomas on christine.thomasPSR@dioceseofnottingham.uk tel: 07722 642429 Please note these numbers are not personal and exclusive for use by the Safeguarding reps. |
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From the Finance Committee of The Good Shepherd:
Last Week: 29/06/ ad 2025Collection: Parish £1594.15 Standing Orders: £988.46 St. Anthony Loose £98.95 Parish Debt£588.95 Peter's Pence £564.52 General Donations to parish funds can be made using a debit /credit card in the Porch PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE: Secretary - Mr Philip Martin. Thank you for your generous and responsible giving. At the Good Shepherd Church donations can be received BY SMARTPHONE OR BY CARD: It is also possible to make one-off donations to the parish by smartphone. The code for you to scan with a smartphone camera is shown to the left. By scanning this code the smartphone will immediately open the parish's dedicated on-line donations page. To scan the code you will need to have installed a reputable QR and Barcode scanner app on your smartphone. Card Offerings or payments for Repository items can be made contactless by using the Digital collection plate in the welcome area of the Church. Legacies: Thank you for remembering the work of the Good Shepherd and St. Anthony's in Your Will. |
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Dear parishioners: PLEASE CONTINUE to offer courtesy to our neighbours when parking cars in the vicinity of the Church. Thanks! |
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Last updated 04.07.2025 |
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3 Thackeray's Lane, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NG5 4HT. Tel: (0115) 926 8288