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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.
City Campus: 0115 969 1169 ext. 76187 QMC Campus: 0115 924 9924 ext. 83799. | |
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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 END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR: Please note that our Schools close after a very successful year once again, on Friday of this week for the summer recess. The Good Shepherd Primary Academy will gather in the Good Shepherd Church for the end of term Mass on Friday at 9:45 am. All are welcomed to participate. NUPTIALS: CONGRATULATIONS & GOOD WISHES to Saul Deeney & Janice Stocks who celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage at the Good Shepherd Church on Friday next at 12 noon. YOUTH MUSIC GROUP: We are delighted that we now have a Youth Music Group / Choir for young people with a monthly rehearsal on a Friday evening beginning, last Friday, 18th July (5:00 pm-6:00 pm) and from September leading a Youth Mass once a month at the Good Shepherd. Young people 11+ are warmly welcomed to enroll. See the poster or speak with one of the stewards for further details. SECOND COLLECTION - PARISH DEBT: Please note that there will be a second collection at all Masses at the Good Shepherd Church next weekend (26th/27th July 2025) towards the very considerable costs (the updated estimate is £600,000!) the parish will incur in repairing the defective concrete affecting the mullions and other parts of the external church building. Envelopes for this collection are included in the pack of offertory envelopes for those that use them. Thanks as always for your generous support. Parish Finance Committee FRIDAY SOUP/CHEESE ROLLS LUNCHES: Our ever popular weekly luncheon on a Friday ceases during the summer recess. Please note that we take up the opportunity of Friday luncheon on the First Friday of September (5th September) at 12:45 pm after Midday Mass. 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. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HELPING FR. PHILIPP AS A PRIEST? If you would like to learn more about the priesthood and reflect on a possible vocation, please email vocations@dioceseofnottingham.uk for the zoom link for the next discernment meeting on Wednesday 23 rd July at 7.00pm. Or speak with Fr. Philipp. Why not give him a ring? HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMING A CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN OR REVITALIZING YOUR FAITH? Our rolling RCIA programme is for you. It is an opportunity without obligation to explore the Catholic Faith, how we practice and what the Church teaches. This is a "rolling" programme that enables us to join at any time and progress to personal decision as to whether to seek adult Baptism of Full Communion with the Church (if already baptized in another Ecclesial Communion). Speak with one of our Stewards at Sunday Mass for further details. CONFIRMATION & FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMMES: Our programmes for the above begin again in October. Please reflect now as to whether this is your year of deeper communion through these Sacraments. Enrolment forms will shortly be available at the Steward's Welcome desk in the Church porches. YOUTH PILGRIMAGE TO ROME TO CELEBRATE THE CANONIZATION OF CARLO ACUTIS. Join the diocese for a special Young Adults' Pilgrimage to Rome between Friday 5th and Monday 8 th September for the Canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. The Pilgrimage is open to anyone aged 18-35, costing £475 per person based on sharing a room, with financial help available. For more information and to book a place email: vocations@dioceseofnottingham.uk 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 MARCH FOR LIFE: On Saturday 6th September the annual UK March for Life 2025 will take place in London. Join with thousands of others from all over the UK who believe that all life is sacred, as we march through the streets of London to the Houses of Parliament. The Walk is peaceful, legal and always spiritually uplifting. There will be a coach from Nottingham, picking up from Good Shepherd Arnold and Cathedral Derby Road, costing adults £30, unwaged including students £15, under 16s £10. To book on the coach or for more information contact Marie ( marielangford@live.co.uk, 07948 151264)."Truly I tell you, whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me!" 40 Days For Life between Wednesday 24th September - Sunday 2nd November. Help save lives In Leicester! You can protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilisation to Pray and Fast for an end to abortion, by taking part in 40 Days for life in our community, taking place at Across from Aylestone Road Gardens, Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 8PW, between 8.00am and 8.00pm daily. For more details contact Maureen: leicester40daysforlife@gmail.com 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 detai: 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
& obsequies on Monday 21st July at 11:00 am.
May the souls of the Faithful departed rest in peace & glory!
The Late Philip Duffy RIP whose funeral rites take place at the Northern Cemetery Chapel, Bulwell prior to interment in the Northern Cemetery on 22nd July at 10:00 am. | |
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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:
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 18.07.2025 |
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3 Thackeray's Lane, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NG5 4HT. Tel: (0115) 926 8288