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Welcome to the website of Blessed Robert Grissold Catholic Church in Balsall Common. Here you can find details of the parish, our latest newsletter, services and sacraments offered by the Church and, in our parish archive, the events we have held. As a parish we value your privacy. Please follow the link here to learn more about the privacy policy that covers all catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Birmingham,
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING MASS WEEKEND 11th/12th MAY
There will be no mass next Sunday 12th May. This is due to the closure of roads around the church for Vélo Birmingham.
Mass next weekend will instead be held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 11th May.
There will be no mass next Sunday 12th May. This is due to the closure of roads around the church for Vélo Birmingham.
Mass next weekend will instead be held at 6.30 pm on Saturday 11th May.
Easter 2019 Services
If you are looking for our mass times for Easter 2019, click here
If you are looking for our mass times for Easter 2019, click here
Father Frank writes on this week’s Mass
Today's feast turns our thoughts to the sacred mysteries of the Eucharist, and one of the peculiarities of the Eucharistic feast is that we, the Church, become the Body of Christ through our partaking of Christ’s Body and the consequence of our assimilation to the Body of Christ is that, like Christ, we become spiritual food for the life of the world, to be broken, given away and consumed. The Eucharist makes the Church, by making the Church Eucharist
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Parish Events
Looking for the rest of the Parish Event List? We have archived the list from our old site but you can still view them here.
Date
| Title | Description |
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| 17.07.2019 | Dates for your diary relating to the Silver Anniversary Year of Blessed Robert Grissold Church | Wednesday 17th July: Patronal Feast of Blessed Robert Grissold. Sunday 11th August: Summer Pilgrimage to Gallows Hill (the place of Blessed Robert’s execution). Sunday 13th October: Confirmation, together with the Blessing of our commemorative window by Bishop William. Wednesday 25th December: Christmas Day - the 25th anniversary of the first Mass at Blessed Robert Grissold |
| 07.07.2019 | Pancake Breakfast | After Mass on 7th July there will be a Pancake breakfast in aid of Parish Funds |
| 29.06.2019 | Choral Sparks | Our Summer concert will take place next Saturday 29th June in the church. There will be a wide range of music including soloists, duets, a children’s band and two choirs! A bar (and cake sale!) will be available to enjoy in the interval. Tickets are on sale after mass for £10 or from the Box Office: 01676 532452 or 07981 533070 or mbpeat@yahoo.co.uk |
| 23.06.2019 | St George and Teresa Primary School Dorridge | St George and Teresa Primary School Dorridge currently have limited availability for nursery places for September 2019. Please see notice board for full information |
| 23.06.2019 | Confirmation Candidates | Today our Confirmation candidates, Carys, Erin, Ethan, James and Cloe will make their commitment during the Mass. Please keep them, together with their families, sponsors and catechists in your prayers as they prepare for Confirmation on Sunday October 13th. |
| 23.06.2019 | CAFOD Vacancy | Required- a staff member to work with volunteers in parishes and schools of the Archdiocese. For details see cafod.org.uk/jobs. Closing date 1st July |
| 19.06.2019 | The Catenians | The 10.00am Mass this Wednesday 19th June is for the members and families of Solihull Circle of the Catenian Association. It will be followed by light refreshments. Parishioners are welcome to attend |
| 13.06.2019 | Parish Council Meeting | The next Parish Council meeting is this Thursday 13th June with the main item on the agenda the forthcoming Music Concert. All welcome |
| 09.06.2019 | Congratulations | Congratulations to James Murtagh and Orla Cole who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday and will be celebrating at church with us this morning |
| 09.06.2019 | Welcome back Fr Chris | Our thanks to Fr Chris who is covering for Fr Frank who is taking his post-Easter break |
| 09.06.2019 | June is the month of the Sacred Heart | The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus falls on Friday 28th June - which we will celebrate with a Mass at 10.00am. Great benefits are promised to those who practice this devotion. Also, during this month, we can seek to deepen our devotion to the love of God revealed in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - a devotion encouraged by St Margaret Mary, whose relic rests in our altar. We might even consider consecrating ourselves to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ |
| 05.06.2019 | Get Together | We meet this Wednesday 5th June at 10.30 am in the parish room for tea, coffee, cakes and chat. All welcome. |
| 30.05.2019 | The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick | The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is offered on the last Thursday of every month. All those who are challenged by their suffering in body, mind or spirit are welcome to receive this sacrament of Christ's healing. This is a practice which dates back to the earliest Church and is encouraged in scripture, where it is written: 'Are there any who are sick among you? Let them send for the priests of the Church, and let the priests pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick persons, and if they have committed any sins, their sins will be forgiven them.' |
| 30.05.2019 | Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord | Thursday is a Holy Day of Obligation when we should attend Mass, if we are able. |
| 29.05.2019 | Solemnity of Dedication | On Wednesday this week we celebrate the consecration of this church |
| 26.05.2019 | Millennium breakfast update | Thank you to everyone for supporting the breakfast last Sunday. The amount raised was £181.50, an excellent result. Fr Ed will be delighted |
| 26.05.2019 | Memorial Window | Many thanks to everyone who pledged money towards the cost of our new stained glass window to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the construction of our church. If you have not yet done so, there is still time to make a pledge - please see Ian Clarke after mass today. We would like to begin collecting your pledges from next Sunday (26th May), Ian will be in the parish room after mass to receive your donations and will ask you to complete a form with the words you would like adding to the plaque that will be placed next to the new window. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation, we would welcome you doing so. Please make cheques payable to Blessed Robert Grissold Catholic Church. |
| 25.05.2019 | Nurses, your diocese needs you! | More nurses are needed to accompany sick pilgrims on the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes from 25 to 31 May this year. Details are available on the diocesan website: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk. |
| 19.05.2019 | Devotions in the Month of May | May is the month of Our Blessed Lady and we will honour her by saying a decade of the Rosary before the Sunday Masses and after every weekday Mass in May |
| 19.05.2019 | The Great Amen | As you will have noticed, most weeks, we are singing the Great Amen at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer. Some confusion has been expressed as to whether we should stand or kneel for the singing of the Great Amen. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal tells us that the people should remain kneeling until after the completion of the Great Amen. After the Great Amen we stand in readiness for the Lord’s Prayer. I hope this is helpful. Father Frank. |
17.07.2019
Wednesday 17th July: Patronal Feast of Blessed Robert Grissold.
Sunday 11th August: Summer Pilgrimage to Gallows Hill (the place of Blessed Robert’s execution).
Sunday 13th October: Confirmation, together with the Blessing of our commemorative window by Bishop William.
Wednesday 25th December: Christmas Day - the 25th anniversary of the first Mass at Blessed Robert Grissold
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07.07.2019
After Mass on 7th July there will be a Pancake breakfast in aid of Parish Funds
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29.06.2019
Our Summer concert will take place next Saturday 29th June in the church. There will be a wide range of music including soloists, duets, a children’s band and two choirs! A bar (and cake sale!) will be available to enjoy in the interval. Tickets are on sale after mass for £10 or from the Box Office: 01676 532452 or 07981 533070
or mbpeat@yahoo.co.uk
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23.06.2019
St George and Teresa Primary School Dorridge currently have limited availability for nursery places for September 2019. Please see notice board for full information
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23.06.2019
Today our Confirmation candidates, Carys, Erin, Ethan, James and Cloe will make their commitment during the Mass. Please keep them, together with their families, sponsors and catechists in your prayers as they prepare for Confirmation on Sunday October 13th.
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23.06.2019
Required- a staff member to work with volunteers in parishes and schools of the Archdiocese. For details see cafod.org.uk/jobs. Closing date 1st July
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19.06.2019
The 10.00am Mass this Wednesday 19th June is for the members and families of Solihull Circle of the Catenian Association. It will be followed by light refreshments. Parishioners are welcome to attend
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13.06.2019
The next Parish Council meeting is this Thursday 13th June with the main item on the agenda the forthcoming Music Concert. All welcome
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09.06.2019
Congratulations to James Murtagh and Orla Cole who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday and will be celebrating at church with us this morning
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09.06.2019
Our thanks to Fr Chris who is covering for Fr Frank who is taking his post-Easter break
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09.06.2019
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus falls on Friday 28th June - which we will celebrate with a Mass at 10.00am. Great benefits are promised to those who practice this devotion. Also, during this month, we can seek to deepen our devotion to the love of God revealed in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - a devotion encouraged by St Margaret Mary, whose relic rests in our altar. We might even consider consecrating ourselves to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ
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05.06.2019
We meet this Wednesday 5th June at 10.30 am in the parish room for tea, coffee, cakes and chat. All welcome.
|
30.05.2019
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is offered on the last Thursday of every month. All those who are challenged by their suffering in body, mind or spirit are welcome to receive this sacrament of Christ's healing. This is a practice which dates back to the earliest Church and is encouraged in scripture, where it is written: 'Are there any who are sick among you? Let them send for the priests of the Church, and let the priests pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick persons, and if they have committed any sins, their sins will be forgiven them.'
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30.05.2019
Thursday is a Holy Day of Obligation when we should attend Mass, if we are able.
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29.05.2019
On Wednesday this week we celebrate the consecration of this church
|
26.05.2019
Thank you to everyone for supporting the breakfast last Sunday. The amount raised was £181.50, an excellent result. Fr Ed will be delighted
|
26.05.2019
Many thanks to everyone who pledged money towards the cost of our new stained glass window to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the construction of our church. If you have not yet done so, there is still time to make a pledge - please see Ian Clarke after mass today. We would like to begin collecting your pledges from next Sunday (26th May), Ian will be in the parish room after mass to receive your donations and will ask you to complete a form with the words you would like adding to the plaque that will be placed next to the new window. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation, we would welcome you doing so. Please make cheques payable to Blessed Robert Grissold Catholic Church.
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25.05.2019
More nurses are needed to accompany sick pilgrims on the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes from 25 to 31 May this year. Details are available on the diocesan website: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk.
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19.05.2019
May is the month of Our Blessed Lady and we will honour her by saying a decade of the Rosary before the Sunday Masses and after every weekday Mass in May
|
19.05.2019
As you will have noticed, most weeks, we are singing the Great Amen at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer. Some confusion has been expressed as to whether we should stand or kneel for the singing of the Great Amen. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal tells us that the people should remain kneeling until after the completion of the Great Amen. After the Great Amen we stand in readiness for the Lord’s Prayer. I hope this is helpful. Father Frank.
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