2021: a year for solidarityAfter the hopeful news last month about vaccinations, it seems the start of 2021 will get more difficult for a while.  Let us pray often for those in medicine and other front line services, as well as…

Nottingham Diocesan Justice and Peace Commissionwishes you the blessings and peace of the Word made flesh,this Christmas and throughout the coming year.   Thank you for travelling with us through 2020 on the journey of missionary discipleship – and in…

A season of preparationThe Covid-19 vaccination programme is a game-changer.   Finally it is possible to imagine a future again.  How will you use your freedom?  For sure, herd immunity is months away, and there will no doubt be setbacks along the…

The work of hopeOn Saturday 7 November, Nottingham Diocese took its first steps in Caritas.  Over eighty people gathered by Zoom for Together we are Caritas. People found the opportunity to meet, listen, share, make plans and make friends ‘inspiring’, ‘encouraging’ and ‘uplifting’.  With your…

Unlocking compassionJust as we enter the second lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s Grapevine shares something which has borne fruit in the first.  We’d like to tell you about the Catholic Partnership for Covid Emergency Relief, here in the Diocese of Nottingham –…

‘A heart open to the world’Pope Francis issued his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti on 4 October.  It’s been said that where his previous encyclical Laudato Si’ taught that ‘everything is connected’, the theme of Fratelli Tutti is ‘everyone is connected’.  This edition of Grapevine offers you  ways to get…

This short edition of Grapevine is a quick reminder:you can still book for Heal the World which starts next week. Please feel free to forward this invitation to friends and fellow parishioners, and include the following summary in your parish bulletin:Heal the World:  The diocesan…

Sisters and brothers, one and allWe’re excited about Pope Francis’ forthcoming encyclical, Fratelli tutti.  He’ll sign it a week on Saturday at the tomb of his namesake in Assisi.  It will explore what kind of world our faith calls us to…

Mwari rudo – God is loveGod speaks in every human language – and in many other ways.   In this edition of Grapevine we report how a parishioner in Leicester reached out to minority communities in the city, with their traditional foods to sustain body and…

Reach for the diaryGrapevine is back from holiday, and things are getting busy already. In September we enter the Season of Creation, a wave of prayer for the living Earth observed each year by churches worldwide.  It starts next Tuesday with a…