The four catholic churches within the Forest of Dean area are all served by Fr. Barnabas Page, our Parish Priest.  Fr. Barnabas also serves the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in Newent with St. Michael in Blaisdon. Our parishes lie within the Clifton Diocese, which is part of the Catholic Church in England & Wales.

Our Churches:

Our Lady of Victories

Our Lady of Victories, 70 Abbey Street, Cinderford, GL14 2NP. [ Map » ]

Pastoral Council Members: Teresa Hare (Secretary), Greg Moger

St. Margaret Mary's

St. Margaret Mary's, 4 High Nash, Coleford, Glos, GL16 8HN. [ Map » ]

Pastoral Council Members: Peter Chisholm, Sarah Perkins.

St. Joseph's

St. Joseph's, Tutshill, Lydney, Glos, GL15 5PA. [ Map » ]

Pastoral Council Members: Pip Deave (Chairperson), Dorota Dufort

Sacred Heart Chapel

Sacred Heart Chapel, Grahamstown Road, Sedbury, NP16 7AD. [ Map » ]

Pastoral Council Members: Helen Molyneux

Parish Office

A number of our parishioners are shielding and unable to attend Mass during this pandemic, so we will try and help and keep everyone in contact.
Our aim is trying to reach as many people as possible through this website, by phoning those who do not have computers, and by videoing the Mass for those that do have computers. You can be part of this effort by phoning those who are isolating.
By clicking on the Vimeo link below you can watch Sunday Mass and a Talk on Fridays.
We pray for all who are sick or who have died and for our front line staff. If you give me the names, they will be included in the Mass. But as well as this, as a church we are listening to what God may be saying through this crisis.
Starting on Saturday 31st October, we will re-commence Vigil Mass at 6pm alternating between Coleford and Lydney as previously. Please see Church News for details.

God Bless and protect you.
Fr.Barnabas

: 01594 833173

: 4 High Nash, Coleford, Gloucestershire. GL16 8HN.

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Forest of Dean RC Churches

Mass Times

 

This Week's Masses and Services

Sunday 25th October: 9am - Cinderford - to book phone Fiona 01594 516175
                                  11am - Newent - to book phone Mary 01531 822156
Tuesday 27th October: 10am - Coleford - to book phone Beverley 01594 861345
Wednesday 28th October: 12noon - Newent - to book phone Mary 01531 822156
Thursday 29th October: 10am - Lydney - to book phone Dot and Brian 01594 560054

Saturday 31st October: 6pm - Coleford - to book phone Beverley 01594 861345

Recorded Masses and Talks

Mass: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time can be found here

Daily Mass from Clifton Cathedral can be found here

Friday Talk: 23rd October can be found here

 

 

 

Phone contacts;   

To help those without internet, Mass by phone 01642 130120 [ calls charged at local rate and free if included in your minutes]

Hospital; Gloucester and Cheltenham Chaplaincy Team will visit and Pray with patients on our behalf 0300 422 6200/4286.

News

 

We are a family of God, a community of disciples, striving to continually deepen our relationship with Christ and with each other. We recognise and value each member of our community, encouraging everyone to share in our life and worship. Together we celebrate the joy of the gospel and witness in faith our hope of eternal life with our heavenly Father.

Lockdown Updates:

Printer Friendly version Church News for Solemnity of All Saints

Solemnity of All Saints
1st November 2020


Sunday Mass available from 3pm )
Friday Talk available from 9am      )

Good out of bad
Some people want to get back to normal, some people talk of a new normal.  Then there are some who look to something different.  I wonder if this is going to be a milestone in the history of the Church?  Persecution, Reformation, the Second Vatican Council have all helped to shape the Church.  Might the Church look different after this pandemic?
For sometime now there has been a shift in emphasis.  Pope Francis is asking us to be an outward looking Church.  Our pre-COVID Church in this country has been going in one direction.  Falling numbers, elderly congregations, fewer Priests, an influx of people from Catholic countries but not very good integration.  At present we have different people coming to our Masses.  We have new people, people from neighbouring parishes and some people who have started again.  Perhaps when this is all over we will have a different set of people at Mass than we had pre-COVID.  And that may be our chance to do things in a new way.
I see what other Churches are doing in the area.  The way they are helping people, the food parcels they are taking out.  This makes me wonder what we could be doing.  Ah, but we don’t have the people to do this!  True.  But which comes first? Is it because they set out to do this work that the volunteers come? Part of me thinks this may not necessarily be our calling, but our calling is to be looking outwards.  Where is the need and what could we be offering?  Being of service to others brings its own Blessing. 
Bless you all,
Barnabas


New telephone befriending scheme in the Forest of Dean ‘Two’s Company’
If you would like to volunteer to be a friendly voice on the phone or you know someone who would benefit from this service please phone Mrs. Louise Maclay on 01594 368558 or for more information go to www.linkinglives.uk 
Saturday Vigil Masses to be resumed - for details on booking see below.
As we are now reintroducing the Saturday Vigil Masses from the end of October we will need to clean St Joseph’s, Lydney twice a week on Wednesday and on the Saturday before we have a Vigil Mass.  We could do with more volunteers to assist the existing cleaners, please get in touch with Dorota Rapacz on 01594 563062 or email fhdrapacz@yahoo.co.uk if you can help.  Some extra stewards and cleaners are also needed at St Margaret Mary, Coleford; please contact Beverley Chisholm on 01594 861345 or email beverleychisholm@yahoo.co.uk if you can help.  Many thanks.

Masses
Please book a place by phoning the following contacts for each Church, thank you.
Sunday 25th: 9am - Cinderford - to book phone Fiona 01594 516175
                      11am - Newent - to book phone Mary 01531 822156
Tuesday 27th: 10am - Coleford - to book phone Beverley 01594 861345
Wednesday 28th: 12noon - Newent - to book phone Mary 01531 822156
Thursday 29th: 10am - Lydney - to book phone Dot and Brian 01594 560054

Saturday 31st: 6pm - Coleford - to book phone Beverley 01594 861345

 

There are lots of resources for anyone who needs to contact someone in a safeguarding capacity on our diocesan website – www.cliftondiocese.com/departments/safeguarding
The Silver Line – a helpline for older people 0800 4 70 80 90 www.thesilverline.org.uk
Child Line – a helpline for children 0800 111 www.childline.org.uk
Our safe guarding representatives are also available to help you with your needs at this time please contact Jenny Heseltine Tel: 01989 750665 PSR.newent.ourladyoflourdes@cliftondiocese.com for Newent and Fiona Mills 0758 717 2279 or 01594 516175 for the Forest.

Parishes of Newent and Forest
Parish Priest Barnabas Page 01594 833173
barnabas.page@cliftondiocese.com

Bless you all. Barnabas

 

 

 

Church Hall

Our Church Hall is located next to St. Margaret Mary Church in Coleford is currently not available for hire because of the Covid-19 situation.

Address: St. Margaret Mary's, 4 High Nash, Coleford, Gloucestershire. GL16 8HN. Get Directions »

When the Covid-19 situation allows, our Church Hall is used for various groups. Below are some of the regular activities. To find out more about any of these activities, please contact our Office.

  • Hard of Hearing - Fourth Monday of the month - 10 - 12.
  • FoodBank - Every Monday 2 - 4pm & Every Thursday 9am - 11am.
  • Pilates - Tuesdays 1 - 2pm. Please contact the office for dates.
  • Tai Chi - Tuesday 2 - 3pm. Please contact the office for dates.
  • Busy Bees Parent & Toddler Group - Tuesdays during term time 9.30 - 11am. Snacks provided. Activities for the Children.
  • West Dean Wind Band - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7.00 - 9.00pm. www.westdeanwindband.uk
  • Faith Group - 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 7.30 - 8.30pm with tea & coffee from 7pm.
  • Young @ Heart Group - Thursdays 2 - 4pm.
  • Yoga - Thursday 7 - 8.30pm.
  • Gloucestershire Wildlife Group - Once a month on a Friday from 7-10pm. Contact the Parish Office for dates.
  • Lunch Club - Held every last Friday of the Month. 3 Course meal followed by tea/coffee.
  • Coffee Morning - Third Saturday of the month 10 - 12 noon. No Coffee Morning in Dec, Jan or Feb.

To download the hall booking form click here

To view regular bookings please click here

Links

Below are several links that we think might be of interest to you. Clicking on the logos will open the link in a new browser tab.

The Catholic Diocese covering the Counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, North Somerset and Bath, the City and County of Bristol and North East Somerset.

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the world. It has more than one billion members worldwide and around five million of these live in England. There are 22 dioceses in England and Wales seeking ways to help all the people of God grow closer to Christ.

The school's mission is to provide a rigorous and broad education within the context of a Christian environment. An understanding of the Roman Catholic faith, in line with the Gospel message, underpins the whole work of the school.

CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales. In more than 40 countries across the world, we bring hope, compassion and solidarity to poor communities, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice.

Celebrating Family: Blessed, Broken, Living Love, is the overarching theme of a range of pastoral initiatives developed by the Bishops following the Listening 2004 conversations.

The UK's premier campaigning and charitable organisation affirming and defending human dignity, and the right to life of every member of the human family, from conception to natural death.

SPUC represents a voice for the unborn. SPUC promotes awareness of the humanity of the unborn child to encourage more widespread recognition of the obligation to defend those with no means to defend themselves.

Marriage Care helps couples and individuals to build and sustain strong, fulfilling healthy relationships, as well as providing counselling support in times of relationship difficulty. Our vision is a society in which all adults can build and sustain strong, fulfilling, healthy relationships.

We exist to save lives and transform the futures of some of the most disadvantaged children and young people in the UK by supporting vulnerable pregnant mothers and young families through difficult times, offering them the help they need to turn their lives around.

We are a Christian organisation that seeks to put the hope of Christ at the heart of our nation. We aim to empower Christians to speak out with a strong voice in the media, in law and in government.

Gloucester Cathedral sits in the heart of the city of Gloucester, acting as the centre for the areas' Anglicans and the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Gloucester.

Mid-Wyedean Churches: the Church of England serving Coleford, Broadwell, Staunton, Clearwell, Newland, and Redbrook and surrounding areas.

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