St Mary'S Catholic Church Grantham

An evening for Confessions is taking place on Wednesday 19th December 2018 at 7pm. There will also be two Polish Priests to hear Confessions in Polish - please spread the word in the Polish Community. Thank you

Applications forms for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion 2019 will be available from Father Chris from Saturday. The programme starts in January and is open for children in School year 3 and above as of September 2018. ** Closing date for Applications - Friday 21st December 2018 ** Spaces are Limited and will be offered on a first come basis once a fully completed application form and supporting documents have been returned. God Bless x

We have received a lot of messages recently showing interest in our First Holy Communion.
St Mary's Grantham offers a programme of First Confession and First Holy Communion sessions each year.
We will soon be accepting applications for 2019. Sessions start in January and spaces are limited.
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These sessions are designed to prepare Roman Catholic children of St Mary's parish for their First Holy Communion which takes place in June each year at the Church. The children will also prepare for their First Confession.
Preparation for First Holy Communion occurs with children aged 7 (school year 3) and above.
The children are taught by the Priest Father Chris and parishioners who volunteer their time to be catechists (teachers).
The lessons are free of charge but there is a small fee for work books and other material.
Further information to follow in due course.
We will put a notice on here when application forms are available from Father Chris.
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Parents/Carers of First Holy Communion children - please check your email for a summary of what was discussed at tonight’s meeting 😊

Yesterday the First Holy Communion Children spent the morning learning about our Church. Thank you for Bob Hirst for giving up his Saturday morning to share his knowledge.
Please don't forget we have a Family Session on Wednesday 2nd May in Church starting at 6pm and it will finish at 7pm.

We hope you had a truly wonderful and peaceful Easter. Now the children are back to School ..... First Holy Communion Sessions start again tomorrow at 9.25am 😊 please don’t be late.

*** Little Church *** Good Friday @ St Mary’s Church - 10am to 12 noon
Easter Garden workshop & other activities organised & refreshments for the children.
... Please share 😊
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There is No First Holy Communion Session this Sunday. The next session will be on Sunday 22nd April 2018 at 9.25.
The reason why there are no sessions for four weeks is because we ask that the children attend the masses within Holy Week and spend this special time with the family.
Holy week is extremely important to the preparation for receiving First Holy Communion. The role of the parent/guardian is essential. Your child is ultimately prepared by you; in your Christian hom...e, your family prayers, your shared reading with your child, and your regular attendance at Mass. Our work as Catechists is to support and supplement your work, never to replace it. Therefore we kindly ask that you take the time to bring your child to as many masses as possible during Holy Week.
Palm Sunday Saturday 24th March 6pm, Sunday 25th March 8am or 10am.
Confessions with Visiting Priests Monday 26th March - 7pm
Maundy Thursday Thursday 29th March 7.30pm the Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper
Good Friday Friday 30th March 3pm - Liturgy of the Passion 7.30pm - Stations of the Cross followed by Confessions
Holy Saturday Saturday 31st March 1pm - Blessing of Polish Easter Foods 7.30pm Easter Vigil; the First Easter Mass (No 6pm mass)
Easter Sunday 31st March - 8am and 10am as normal.
Wishing you all a peaceful and blessed Easter.
The First Holy Communion Catechists
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Polish Confessions: Fr Krysztof & Fr Damian will hear Confessions in Polish on Monday March 19th from 6.00pm – 8.00pm. Please spread the word in the Polish Community.
English Confessions: The will be an evening Penitential service on Monday 26th March – with visiting Priests for confession as well as Saturday mornings at 10.00am (except 17th March) & 5.30pm.

Thank you to all those who have returned your application forms. This year we have had an overwhelming 48 application forms returned. We are now unable to take anymore applications for 2018.
Looking forward to seeing those parents/Guardians of the children at the first meeting on Wednesday 10th January 2018 at 7pm
... God Bless x
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The interest shown for First Holy Communion in 2018 is overwhelming and a large number of application forms have been handed out already. Places are strictly limited due to facilities and supervision. Whilst the closing date is the end of December, please return your forms ASAP to guarantee your child’s place. 😊

Applications forms for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion 2018 are now available from Father Chris.
The programme is open for children in School year 3 and above as of September 2017.
** Closing date for Applications - Friday 29th December 2017 **
... Spaces are Strictly Limited to 30 children and will be offered on a first come basis once a fully completed application form has been returned.
God Bless x
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