Good afternoon

With the news from Rome that the funeral of Pope Francis will take place in the morning of Saturday 26th April, St Gregorys Parish has decided to change our usual Saturday Morning Mass at 09:30 to become a solemn sung requiem mass for the repose of His Soul. There will be no sacrament of reconciliation or benediction on Saturday.

Sunday Masses for 27th April will use the normal liturgy for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, but will of course include memorial prayers for His Holiness.

The Rosary on Friday evening at 17:00 will be said in His memory, using a set of reflections written by him. No other Masses or services will be altered this week.

Please let other parishioners (if and when you meet them) know of the above changes to the schedule.

May His soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

The members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) in Cheltenham (formed by an amalgamation of the St Gregory’s and St Thomas More conferences) would like to thank you for your continued support. Your generous donations allow us to provide help to a wide range of people in Cheltenham.

The SVP is part of an international Christian voluntary network dedicated to tackling poverty in all its forms by providing practical assistance to local people in need. We visit vulnerable or isolated people and offer them friendship and practical support. The essence of our work is person-to-person contact. Spending time with people is our greatest gift.

We visit people in their own homes or in Care Homes. This is a very rewarding aspect of our work so please get in touch if you, or someone you know, would appreciate a visit.

Over the last year we have provided help to the homeless either directly, or by supplying groceries to Open Door. We have helped asylum seekers and refugees with donations of food and help with buying household items. We have also had success in applying for grants from the central SVP fund to help individual families setting up home. We have provided help to our two primary schools providing food for the food bank, Christmas presents and help in buying items of school uniform. We have also been pleased to help individual families with practical and financial support.

While the bulk of the SVP's work takes place in England and Wales, we never lose sight of the often desperate plight of people in the developing world. We make two donations each year to our twin conferences in Guyana and India. We also support the SVP Sudan appeal. 

We are happy to consider any request for help.

If you are interested in joining our conference, would like to request a visit, or have a 

Sadly a Parishioner had their bike stolen from outside the church during Sunday morning Mass recently.

The bike was locked, and it appears that the theft was achieved by cropping the cable type lock used.

Police advice is to use a 'sold secure' D type lock, noting that many low cost D locks are not difficult for thieves to cut using tools easily concealed about their person.

Please be aware of where you park your vehicle within the vicinity of St James’ Square.  Please do not obstruct driveways, dropped kerbs and gates where there are residential homes.  There is also the facility of a car park close by to St James’ Square (by the roundabout) for you to use.  Thank you.