There are four catholic churches within the Forest of Dean area all served by our Parish Priest, Fr. Barnabas Page. 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: Alison Younger, Teresa Hare (Secretary)

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

Our Parish Office is open Tuesday to Friday, from 9.00am - 12noon. Please feel free to contact our Parish Administrator, Kristyann Symonds, at the Office about any matter, including Baptisms, Marriage & Funerals.

: 01594 833173

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

Forest of Dean RC Churches

Mass Times

Masses and Services are celebrated in all of our churches throughout the week, excluding Mondays. There are also regular weekend services, a Saturday evening Vigil Mass and two Sunday morning Masses. We also hold seasonal celebrations and special acts of worship at various times throughout the year.

This Week:

Saturday 22nd September 2018

St. Margaret Mary, Coleford - No Mass
St. Joseph, Lydney - 6.00 pm Mass

Sunday 23rd September 2018

Our Lady of Victories, Cinderford - 9am Mass
Our Lady of Lourdes, Newent - 11am Mass

Monday 24th September 2018

No Mass

Tuesday 25th September 2018

St. Margaret Mary, Coleford - 9am Mass
St. Margaret Mary, Coleford - 9.30am Eucharistic Adoration
St. Margaret Mary, Coleford - 11.15am Eucharistic Adoration

Wednesday 26th September 2018

Our Lady of Lourdes, Newent - 10am Mass

Thursday 27th September 2018

No Mass

Friday 28th September 2018

Sacred Heart, Sedbury - 9am Mass

Beyond:

Saturday 29th September 2018

St. Margaret Mary, Coleford - 6 pm Mass
St. Joseph, Lydney - No Mass

Sunday 30th September 2018

Our Lady of Victories, Cinderford - 9am Mass
Our Lady of Lourdes, Newent - 11am Mass

Saturday 6th October 2018

St. Margaret Mary, Coleford - No Mass
St. Joseph, Lydney - 6 pm Mass

Sunday 7th October 2018

Our Lady of Victories, Cinderford - 9am Mass
Our Lady of Lourdes, Newent - 11am Mass

News

Please feel free to download our regular parish newsletters to see what's happening in our churches...

Parish News -

To keep Parishioners updated with the information from the recent Parish Survey, you can find the details here (PDF file) or Word document here. Here is the final version summary PDF version or Word version.

New Mass Times -

The new Mass Times commenced for the Forest and Newent on the weekend 8th/9th September. The Saturday Vigil Mass alternates between Coleford and Lydney at 6.00pm. On Sundays there will be a Mass at 9am at Cinderford and at 11am at Newent. There will be no Mass at Blaisdon or Sedbury. The Mass times up to the end of 2018 (excluding Christmas Festive Season) can be found here: Weekend Mass Times

Harvest Festival and Soup Supper -

There will be a Harvest Festival and Soup Supper in aid of CAFOD at St. Margaret Mary's church on Saturday 13th October.
Please bring all donations to Church Hall from 5.15pm for packaging.
As you leave Mass you are invited to take a boxed produce and leave a donation. The Soup Supper will be in the Hall after Mass.

2018 Lent Talks

Watch all our Lent Talk videos on our Youtube Channel. You can also view the presentations for each talk below.

Scripture - Week 1 | Mission - Week 2

Faith & Prayer - Week 3 | End of Life - Week 4

Church Hall

Our Church Hall is located next to St. Margaret Mary's Church in Coleford and is available for hire. If you wish to find out more, arrange a viewing or to discuss requirements, please contact the Parish Office.

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

Our hall is in frequent use. Below are some of the regular activities currently running. To find out more about any of these activities, please contact our Office.

Gloucestershire Wildlife Group - The next meeting is on Friday 21st September 2018, 7-10pm.
Lunch Club - Held every last Friday of the Month. 3 Course meal followed by tea/coffee. The next Lunch will be Friday 28th September 2018.
FoodBank - Every Monday 2pm-4pm & Every Thursday 9am-11am
Pilates - Tuesdays 1pm-2pm. Please contact the office for dates.
Tai Chi - Starting Tuesday 12th June 2-3pm
Busy Bee's Parent & Toddler Group - Wednesdays 9.30am-11am. Snacks provided. Activities for the Children. During term time.
Yoga - Thursday 7pm - 8.30pm. Term begins 19th April.
Hard of Hearing Group - Every 2nd & 4th Monday of the Month.
Coffee Morning - Committee get together next date 16th June 10am-12am. No Coffee Morning in Dec, Jan, Feb, restarts March.
U3A Craft in Coleford - will meet the 1st Monday of the month 10am-12. Bring some craft work along with you & natter while you work. Each session costs £1. Next date is Mon 4th June 2018.
Young @ Heart Group - Thursdays 2pm-4pm.

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.

CLIFTON DIOCESE (a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales under number 10462076. A registered charity number 1170168. Registered Office: St Ambrose North Road Leigh Woods Bristol BS8 3PW)