The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a thriving parish community in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. We look forward to meeting and celebrating the word of the Lord with you at Mass or at one of our many parish events.
Here at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Charlton Kings we strive to be a family-friendly community, where sincere affection, patience, tolerance and mutual respect be freely given to all.
Parish Office
The parish office is usually open between 9.30am until 12.30pm on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays ONLY
MASSES WILL NO LONGER BE STREAMED FROM THE PARISH: You can watch Mass live from the Cathedral every day via the live-stream by following the link to Clifton cathedral’s homepage: https://cliftoncathedral.org
Easter and beyond
The latest guidance from the Bishops Conference of England remind us:
“There is no need for formal social distancing in church buildings, although those present should be sensitive to the needs of others around them. Churches should continue to ensure there is good ventilation, balancing this against the need for church heating, especially at this time”
The windows [and doors for well attended masses] will be open in the church to increase the ventilation and air flow in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please ensure you wrap up well when in church!
Continuing the wearing of face covering is encouraged in all places of worship
Parish Giving
Rather than using the collection plate, you can now make your donation to Sacred Hearts parish online by clicking on the ‘Dona’ logo below.
It will accept all Debit and Credit cards.
Contributions supporting the work of the Parish are always kindly received.
Thank you for your on-going support
Alternatively
1. click HERE and download a standing order form and post it back to the parish signed and completed or
2. Envelopes can be put through the presbytery door
Like you, CAFOD is deeply disturbed by the ongoing attacks on Ukraine.
Together, we stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and send our prayers to our sister organisation Caritas Ukraine, and those Caritas agencies in neighbouring countries, who are already helping people affected by this conflict.
We are part of one of the largest aid networks in the world – Caritas Internationalis, and because of our global reach and local presence, we are there when an emergency hits.
As one Caritas, we stand united with them.
If you would like to donate please click on the image to be taken to the donation page
Parish life
Readings for Today
Safeguarding
Parish Hall
Clifton Youth Ministry
Our Film Society
Squash and Racket Ball Club
Sacred Hearts parish is always welcoming new people and encouraging them to get involved in one of the many ministries within the parish – as a community we are called to accept the invitation to come to faith in Jesus, to love and serve one another
Please download the parish census form, complete it and return it to the parish office.
New to the parish (Form)
Information provided on this form, together with all other personal data held by the Parish and the Clifton Diocese, is processed in accordance with the Diocese’s Privacy Notice; which is available at https://cliftondiocese.com/privacy-notice
or from the Parish Office.
Maintaining things as they are does not transform and change people’s lives – getting involved in parish life will help to do that!
Going into hospital
It is important that on admission to hospital, a patient (or his/her carers) inform the admission staff that they are Catholic. The hospital will not ask for this information, it is up to the patient to make it known and to make sure that a note is made.
If you know you are going into hospital, please ensure that you are anointed before you go in, as visits to hospitals have been severely restricted.
ALL emergency requests must go through the Chaplaincy office or the switchboard at the hospital ring 03004 222 222 and please remember to ask for the on-call Catholic Chaplain.
PLEASE NOTE: Visits relating to the distribution of Holy Communion at the weekend, are still not possible within the hospital.
If you need a priest, other than for the hospital, and you can’t contact the parish priest at Sacred Hearts please contact the Cheltenham Dean at St Gregory the Great, 10 St James Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR, on 01242 523737
HALL UPDATE
All external users, in compliance with the Diocesan Insurers guidelines, will be required to complete a hire form and provide a risk assessment, highlighting their responsibility and the measures they are putting in place to keep their group safe. If they are using the kitchen facilities they will be required to include their action plan for serving refreshments etc.
ALL none parish events will also need to provide public liability insurance for their event in compliance with our Diocesan Insurers.
PLEASE NOTE: The Diocese no longer permit or allow hirers to use or bring onto the Hire Space [or land owned by the diocese] any bouncy castle or similar equipment. Their use is not permitted by the hall hire risk assessment.
To contact Gill Cogram, Linda Portwain or Fr Mark please ring 01242 524932 and leave a message on the answerphone or alternatively CLICK HERE to send an email.
CLICK on image above to go to the diocesan webpage
CHURCHES & CHAPELS IN CHELTENHAM
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
Moorend Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 9AU
Nazareth House
London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL52 6YJ
Please visit their website for further updates
PLEASE NOTE: Nazareth House’s chapel remains closed to ALL visitors.
St Gregory the Great,
10 St James Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR
St Thomas More,
Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, GL51 7RA
For mass times at the other churches in Cheltenham please visit their website: St Gregory the Great or St Thomas More
Redemptorist Publications is pleased to introduce Celebrate: an initiative designed to help children grow in their faith.
Each week they will provide a Children’s Liturgy in the form of a video of the week’s Gospel reading, a reflection and a final prayer.
Fun, engaging and practical worksheets/resources will also be provided to help children continue to practise their faith during this difficult time. Please click on their image to go to their webpage. Thank you
Your #OnlineSafetyAtHome pack is now available for you to download, containing new activities for parents and carers to use at home! Access them by clicking the image above:
You can also access the new guidance for parents and carers designed to help them manage some of the key challenges they are telling us about in our survey.