PLEASE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND FOR THE CONFOUNDING OF SUCH EVIL RUSSIAN AGGRESSION
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS AND CLERGY TRAINING FUND COLLECTION
This Sunday, 21 April is Good Shepherd or Vocations Sunday, when we pray for a deeper sense of our personal vocation and for Vocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate and Consecrated Life in Religious Community. We hold in our prayers the Seminaries at Oscott, Allen Hall, Valladolid, Rome and elsewhere. There will be the annual Second Collection for the training of Priests and Deacons
DEANERY PASTORAL COUNCIL
The first meeting of this new body will be at the Immaculate Conception Parish, Bicester on 8 May at 7.00pm after a Mass at 6.30 pm.
CONDOLENCES
We offer our sympathy to Anne-Marie and Magdalen, following the death in France recently of their Mother, MAVIS SNAPE. A parishioner here for many years with her late husband, Tony, and a teacher at St Joseph’s Convent school, Mavis was known to many. She had a deep faith in our Lord and love for our Blessed Lady. May she rest in peace.
URGENT – PLEASE NOTE: MASSES FOR SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024
Our parish Catenian Circle will be hosting the Association’s National Conference at Chesford Grange Hotel on 10/12 May. Around 300 Catenians and their families are hoping to attend Mass on Sunday 12 May at St Francis’ Church, rather than having a Mass in the hotel. With the agreement of the Parish Pastoral Council, and for that Sunday only, we will revert to our previous pattern of Mass times – for parishioners, Saturday at 5.30 pm and on Sunday at 8.00 am at St Austin’s Church and 9.30 am at St Francis’ Church. The additional 11.15 am Mass will be reserved for the Catenians, due to their numbers. Bishop John Arnold will be the Chief Concelebrant. The Catenian Circle is very grateful to the parish for accommodating the needs of our visitors.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS AND CLERGY TRAINING FUND COLLECTION
This Sunday, 21 April is Good Shepherd or Vocations Sunday, when we pray for a deeper sense of our personal vocation and for Vocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate and Consecrated Life in Religious Community. We hold in our prayers the Seminaries at Oscott, Allen Hall, Valladolid, Rome and elsewhere. There will be the annual Second Collection for the training of Priests and Deacons
DEANERY PASTORAL COUNCIL
The first meeting of this new body will be at the Immaculate Conception Parish, Bicester on 8 May at 7.00pm after a Mass at 6.30 pm.
CONDOLENCES
We offer our sympathy to Anne-Marie and Magdalen, following the death in France recently of their Mother, MAVIS SNAPE. A parishioner here for many years with her late husband, Tony, and a teacher at St Joseph’s Convent school, Mavis was known to many. She had a deep faith in our Lord and love for our Blessed Lady. May she rest in peace.
URGENT – PLEASE NOTE: MASSES FOR SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024
Our parish Catenian Circle will be hosting the Association’s National Conference at Chesford Grange Hotel on 10/12 May. Around 300 Catenians and their families are hoping to attend Mass on Sunday 12 May at St Francis’ Church, rather than having a Mass in the hotel. With the agreement of the Parish Pastoral Council, and for that Sunday only, we will revert to our previous pattern of Mass times – for parishioners, Saturday at 5.30 pm and on Sunday at 8.00 am at St Austin’s Church and 9.30 am at St Francis’ Church. The additional 11.15 am Mass will be reserved for the Catenians, due to their numbers. Bishop John Arnold will be the Chief Concelebrant. The Catenian Circle is very grateful to the parish for accommodating the needs of our visitors.
WALKING TOGETHER - UNFOLDING GOD‘S PLAN in our Parish
Following Archbishop Bernard’s Pastoral Letter, Fr Kevin invites us all to reflect on how we can continue to work together build a vibrant community of faith, joyful in our service of God and neighbour. All are welcome to share in this important process.
Over the past year we have met to discuss and put into place plans to bring to life the Diocesan Vision Statement and how we continue to move forward as a parish - deepening our faith (formation and spiritual growth), sharing our faith (evangelisation), celebrating our faith (worship and liturgy) and witnessing our faith (social action) - click here for a summary.
Click here to find out more about ‘Unfolding God’s Plan’ in our Parish and the invitation from our Holy Father and Archbishop Bernard to walk together and become true missionary disciples.
Following Archbishop Bernard’s Pastoral Letter, Fr Kevin invites us all to reflect on how we can continue to work together build a vibrant community of faith, joyful in our service of God and neighbour. All are welcome to share in this important process.
Over the past year we have met to discuss and put into place plans to bring to life the Diocesan Vision Statement and how we continue to move forward as a parish - deepening our faith (formation and spiritual growth), sharing our faith (evangelisation), celebrating our faith (worship and liturgy) and witnessing our faith (social action) - click here for a summary.
Click here to find out more about ‘Unfolding God’s Plan’ in our Parish and the invitation from our Holy Father and Archbishop Bernard to walk together and become true missionary disciples.
Mass times
Masses in ordinary times are generally held at the following times. For weekly variations, please consult our Bulletin.
St Francis St Augustine
Sunday 10:30 08:30
Monday 09:30
Tuesday 12:00
Wednesday 10:00
Thursday 19:30
Friday 19:30
Saturday 10:00 & 17:30
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 10.30am – 11.00am and 4.45 pm – 5.15 pm
Masses in ordinary times are generally held at the following times. For weekly variations, please consult our Bulletin.
St Francis St Augustine
Sunday 10:30 08:30
Monday 09:30
Tuesday 12:00
Wednesday 10:00
Thursday 19:30
Friday 19:30
Saturday 10:00 & 17:30
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 10.30am – 11.00am and 4.45 pm – 5.15 pm
Liturgical Dates
Click here to see the liturgical dates for 2024 as published by the Liturgical Office for England & Wales.
The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No. 234216 and complies with its Privacy Notice
Prayers for the sick
Our Parish actively encourages praying for our parishioners, relatives and friends who are sick and in need of support. Until now this has been achieved on an informal basis by parishioners providing details to one of our Priests. With the advent of GDPR, we are obliged to make that process more formal - please click here in order to read more and to download the form that must be completed and given to one of our Priests.
The Parish operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and the National and Archdioceses policies & procedures at all times. Our Parish Safeguarding Representative is J. Barr who can be contacted at sg.stfrancis.kenilworth@rcaob.org.uk or alternatively the Diocesan Safeguarding team can be contacted on 0121 230 6240 or at safeguarding@rcaob.org.uk if you have any concern.
Please find below links to key resources on safeguarding:
Please find below links to key resources on safeguarding: