ST. WINEFRIDE’S YOUTH MINISTRY/CLUB: Becoming an outward looking
church has been our collective aspiration as a parish. As part of this initiative, we
hope to begin a youth club in the parish after the summer, that would be open to
every young person in Shepshed. We are therefore calling for opinions, ideas and
suggestions towards making the project achievable, purposeful and fruitful. Feel free
to send your thoughts through the parish email or leave them in the suggestion box
in the Church Porch.
A YEAR OF ENCOUNTER: With a UK general election due sometime this year, A
YEAR OF ENCOUNTER is a joint initiative between CAFOD and St Vincent de Paul
Society (SVP) equipping Catholics to ask questions of local candidates at the key
moments. We have a responsibility as Catholics to make sure that parties commit to
tackling issues such as poverty and injustice. Please see cafod.org.uk/encounter for
more details, including online sessions on 4 May to learn more.
WALSINGHAM
The Diocesan WALSINGHAM Pilgrimage is being celebrated on Saturday 15 June.
To help coordinate plans for the day, parishes or groups organising a coach or minibus
are asked to email Joe H. at joe.hopkins@dioceseofnottingham.uk
ENCOUNTER PRAYER PODCAST: The latest episode of the Diocesan Year of
Prayer Podcast is now available. This episode explores praying chaplets with
Madeleine H. who organises the Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations in Nottingham each
year. It can be found on all podcast providers by searching Diocese of Nottingham or
by visiting dioceseofnottingham.uk/yearofprayer
Ask your MP to STOP ABORTION UP TO BIRTH being introduced. Diana J. and
Stella C. have tabled amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill that would make extreme
changes to our abortion laws. Both amendments would make it more likely that babies
are aborted at home for any reason, up to birth. To oppose this, email your MP via:
www.rightoflife.org.uk/uptobirth
The Diocesan ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT would like to establish a network of
persons around the diocese who would like to be involved in historical work in their
parishes, for the preservation of documents old and new. With the ongoing work of
parish re-orderings it is easy for documents to be destroyed. It has previously been
suggested that local archives be maintained at the parish level by volunteer archivists
with an appreciation for the history of their parish. Could anyone interested in working
together with the central Archives to preserve the relics of the work of the Holy Spirit
in our parishes and diocese get in touch with archives@dioceseofnottingham.uk