A lovely altar server from Ilkeston, Elena, wants to raise as much money as possible to buy a defibrillator for each of our 3 churches. Sadly these life saving machines cost around 3k each.

The walk begins at the church car park in Ilkeston on 11th July at 10am. Heading towards bennerley viaduct and back on a specific route.

Please support if you can for something that could potentially be a lifeline for any of us.

Thank you so much to Elena for having the community spirit to want to do this. We’re very proud of you!

https://facebook.com/events/s/walk-for-a-heartbeat-/1404217374804923/

Please be aware that the Ascension Mass this Thursday morning at Eastwood, 9.30am, is now no longer a school Mass. But Mass will be celebrated as usual.

Also, we have installed a new internet package at the church. The old number for the office has now changed to a temporary 03333276284 until we get a new permanent number. This temporary number is where you can reach the office for assistance. Thank you. 

This is the letter the Bishop has sent each Parish for this weekends Safeguarding Sunday. Physical copies will be available at each church if you require a copy

Enormous thank you to our Altar Servers for everything they do in ministry. We are very proud of you all.

A huge thank you for the great turn out at the Blessing of the Easter Baskets this morning. They all looked fantastic and the Church has never smelt so good. Wesołych Swiąt ❤️

Holy Saturday - 4th April

Blessing of Food Baskets:

10am Eastwood

‘Belong and Believe. How our Celtic past can help us today’

Please join us for a 5 weekly course during Lent, on ways our Celtic ancestors can inspire us to be missionary disciples today. Beginning on Thursday 26th February at 2pm in the meeting room at Eastwood.

Please join us.

Please join us for our ‘First Friday’ lunch. This Friday (6th Feb), in the social centre at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Eastwood, at 12.30. Free food, drinks and good company.

The next Beauvale Society meeting is on Tuesday 27th January at 7pm in the meeting room at Eastwood. Everyone is welcome.

After 2 years hard work and reflection, I was unanimously recommended by the Scrutiny board at Oscott this weekend to be accepted to carry on my Permanent Diaconate Formation journey and candidacy for ordination in (God willing) 3 years.

I'm very proud and very humbled and with the bishop's permission, am ready to serve you all.

Your support is more appreciated than you know.

Thank you and continued blessings.

Lee.

New Church Lectionaries: If you would like to give a donation in memory of a loved one, to help towards the cost of the new lectionaries for our churches, please put the donation in an envelope with the name of the person and it will be entered onto a special sheet inside the lectionaries.

Our congratulations to Lee Summers who will be receiving candidacy next Saturday (5th October) at St Mary's College Oscott, as part of his preparation to be ordained to the Permanent Diaconate.

Lee has just started his third year - almost halfway through his course. Please remember Lee in your prayers next week. Fr Paul will be present at the special Mass to support Lee in this important stage in his preparation.

A huge thank you to the knights for their generous donation to the Mission enabling fund.