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St Mary's Catholic Church
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3AB
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Who we are
The Parish is bordered to the south by Forest Road where it meets the Sacred Heart Parish, by the M1 to the west and by Derby Road and Belton Road to the North.
St Mary’s Church is served by the Rosminians.
Parking
On-site parking at weekends, major occasions and masses in the school playground at the rear of the church, access via the left hand side of the church, at other times in local streets and car parks.
Special Needs
Disabled access is provided via an external door with a ramp on the left side of the church.
A toilet for the disabled can be found in the Church Hall, with external access on the left hand side to the rear of the church building.
The church is equipped with a loop system to assist parishioners with hearing aids.
Address
St Mary’s Catholic Church
97 Ashby Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3AB
Tel: 01509 262123
St Mary’s Church is served by the Rosminians.
Parking
On-site parking at weekends, major occasions and masses in the school playground at the rear of the church, access via the left hand side of the church, at other times in local streets and car parks.
Special Needs
Disabled access is provided via an external door with a ramp on the left side of the church.
A toilet for the disabled can be found in the Church Hall, with external access on the left hand side to the rear of the church building.
The church is equipped with a loop system to assist parishioners with hearing aids.
Address
St Mary’s Catholic Church
97 Ashby Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3AB
Tel: 01509 262123
Location of worship / Church Address
97 Ashby Road
Loughborough,
Leicestershire
LE11 3AB
United Kingdom
Phone: 01509 262123
Fax: 01509 262123
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Church Pastor
Fr Paul Gillham IC
Parish Priest
97 Ashby Road
Loughborough,
Leicestershire
LE11 3AB
United Kingdom
Phone: 01509 262123
Fax: 01509 262123
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Quote of the Day
Philippians 4:19
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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Father Paul joined the Rosminians in 2007. He was ordained in Bexhill (a former Rosminian parish) in July 2015 after studying in Rome and Dublin.
Father Paul has always had an interest in music. At 16 he ran the parish choir in Bexhill and after leaving school studied at the Royal Academy of Music, from where he gained a degree and a teaching diploma. Over the years he has taught singing and been a director or music. Needless to say he loves listening to music – he particularly likes Italian opera and 16th century church music. His other interests include walking and cycling.
Father Paul has always had an interest in music. At 16 he ran the parish choir in Bexhill and after leaving school studied at the Royal Academy of Music, from where he gained a degree and a teaching diploma. Over the years he has taught singing and been a director or music. Needless to say he loves listening to music – he particularly likes Italian opera and 16th century church music. His other interests include walking and cycling.
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On-site parking at weekends, major occasions and masses in the school playground at the rear of the church, access via the left hand side of the church, at other times in local streets and car parks.
St Mary's Catholic Church Loughborough Mass Times
TIMES OF MASSES AT ST MARY’S
Sunday Masses: Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday 9.00am and 11.15am
Monday 9.15am
Tuesday 9.15am
Wednesday 6.30pm (Latin, old rite)
Thursday 9.15am
Friday 6.30pm
Saturday 10.00am (First of the month only – see newsletter for changes to this)
CONFESSIONS: Friday 6.00pm-6.25pm, Saturday 10.30-11.30am
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Saturday 10.30am-12.30pm (Benediction at 12.20pm)
FIRST FIVE SATURDAYS DEVOTION:
The devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is made on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, starting with a Mass at 10.00am followed by praying the Rosary and Confessions
Rosary: Wednesday 6.00pm-6.25pm
Mass Times last updated on the 7th of March, 2023
Sunday Masses: Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday 9.00am and 11.15am
Monday 9.15am
Tuesday 9.15am
Wednesday 6.30pm (Latin, old rite)
Thursday 9.15am
Friday 6.30pm
Saturday 10.00am (First of the month only – see newsletter for changes to this)
CONFESSIONS: Friday 6.00pm-6.25pm, Saturday 10.30-11.30am
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Saturday 10.30am-12.30pm (Benediction at 12.20pm)
FIRST FIVE SATURDAYS DEVOTION:
The devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is made on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, starting with a Mass at 10.00am followed by praying the Rosary and Confessions
Rosary: Wednesday 6.00pm-6.25pm
Mass Times last updated on the 7th of March, 2023
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Rosmini Centre
Altar Servers
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Liturgy Planning
The Choir and Music Groups (please check back for further information)
Readers and Welcomers
Catechesis
Preparation for Baptism Group
Children’s Liturgy
RCIA
Scripture & Tradition Study Group
Ascribed Members of the Institute of Charity
Rosmini Centre
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Disabled access is provided via an external door with a ramp on the left side of the church.
A toilet for the disabled can be found in the Church Hall, with external access on the left hand side to the rear of the church building.
The church is equipped with a loop system to assist parishioners with hearing aids.
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St Mary's Catholic Church History
There is evidence that the Leicester based Dominicans were active in Loughborough for at least four years before the advent of a resident priest within the town.
In 1824 a Catholic priest, Fr Thomas McDonnell, came to Loughborough from Birmingham to meet Ambrose Phillips de Lisle who had expressed a wish to be received into the Church.
Further evidence from an early baptismal certificate shows that a Fr William Hopkins administered baptism in Loughborough in 1829 and a note added to this certificate states that “The first meeting place of this body of Christians was in a room over an ironmonger’s shop in Mill Street”, which is now known as Market Street.
In 1833 Fr Benjamin Hulme became interested in the spiritual needs of Loughborough and, hearing that an Irish mother had to take her child to Leicester to be baptised, he decided to start a mission in Loughborough.
Amid widespread anti-Catholic feelings in Loughborough Fr Hulme built the first church in 1834 which was 71 feet long and 26 feet in width. This church ran from left to right in what is now the present sanctuary with the altar in those days being against the left hand wall and the entrance via Hastings Street, through the present side door of the day chapel, on the right hand side of the sanctuary. When the project was first mooted both the Gothic and Renaissance building styles were considered with the eventual design being inspired by a Leicester concert hall known as the “Green Room”. It was constructed from brick but was covered in cement in imitation of stone. The total cost of the church, church house and site was £5,000 which was provided as a loan from Bishop Walsh.
Despite the feelings against the Church, the abilities of Fr Hulme as a preacher won him some sympathy among members of the established Church as they became the greater part of his congregation. Their support, however, quickly evaporated when the priest sided with the dissenters in opposition to the church rates. As the congregation dwindled Fr Hulme asked the Vicar Apostolic to replace him with a priest who would be more acceptable to the townsfolk. When Fr Hulme left Loughborough in 1839 to join another mission in Cheshire he was able to reflect on the 63 baptisms that are recorded in the registers as being performed during his five years in the town.
For the next two years the mission in Loughborough was in the care of Fr Norbert Woolfrey of Mount St Bernard’s Abbey. Then in 1841 Bishop Walsh handed over the mission to the care of the Fathers of the Institute of Charity (The Rosminians) who have served it to this day, Fr J Pagani being the first Rosminian parish priest.
The mission benefited enormously from the care provided by the Rosminians. The Church was being served by a Community and for some years it was to be the most important centre of the Institute of Charity in this country. Four cottages in Hastings Street were purchased and these served as a Novitiate from 1841 until the transfer to Ratcliffe in 1844.
By 1918 the church had become inadequate for the increased congregation and a building fund was opened. The church authorities insisted that work on the extended church could not start until half of the necessary money had been collected and it took five years to collect this amount. The completed church was opened on 26 August 1925.
The extended part of the church is positioned over the original cemetery, and consists of a nave, built at right angles to the old church, which then became the sanctuary and transepts. The former boundary of the old church can be seen by the position of the square columns on each side of the present nave. Throughout, the Renaissance characteristics of the old church have been preserved and a classical portico makes an imposing frontage on the Ashby Road to this day.
The High Altar (consecrated 22 April 1933) and the altar of Our Lady, Queen of Peace (consecrated 2 July 1941) are the work of Dinelli Figli of Pietrasanta and their marble and bronze-work is of a richness which is very unusual in a provincial church in this country. St Mary’s is now a grade two listed building.
The Parish is bordered to the south by Forest Road where it meets the Sacred Heart Parish, by the M1 to the west and by Derby Road and Belton Road to the north.
In 1824 a Catholic priest, Fr Thomas McDonnell, came to Loughborough from Birmingham to meet Ambrose Phillips de Lisle who had expressed a wish to be received into the Church.
Further evidence from an early baptismal certificate shows that a Fr William Hopkins administered baptism in Loughborough in 1829 and a note added to this certificate states that “The first meeting place of this body of Christians was in a room over an ironmonger’s shop in Mill Street”, which is now known as Market Street.
In 1833 Fr Benjamin Hulme became interested in the spiritual needs of Loughborough and, hearing that an Irish mother had to take her child to Leicester to be baptised, he decided to start a mission in Loughborough.
Amid widespread anti-Catholic feelings in Loughborough Fr Hulme built the first church in 1834 which was 71 feet long and 26 feet in width. This church ran from left to right in what is now the present sanctuary with the altar in those days being against the left hand wall and the entrance via Hastings Street, through the present side door of the day chapel, on the right hand side of the sanctuary. When the project was first mooted both the Gothic and Renaissance building styles were considered with the eventual design being inspired by a Leicester concert hall known as the “Green Room”. It was constructed from brick but was covered in cement in imitation of stone. The total cost of the church, church house and site was £5,000 which was provided as a loan from Bishop Walsh.
Despite the feelings against the Church, the abilities of Fr Hulme as a preacher won him some sympathy among members of the established Church as they became the greater part of his congregation. Their support, however, quickly evaporated when the priest sided with the dissenters in opposition to the church rates. As the congregation dwindled Fr Hulme asked the Vicar Apostolic to replace him with a priest who would be more acceptable to the townsfolk. When Fr Hulme left Loughborough in 1839 to join another mission in Cheshire he was able to reflect on the 63 baptisms that are recorded in the registers as being performed during his five years in the town.
For the next two years the mission in Loughborough was in the care of Fr Norbert Woolfrey of Mount St Bernard’s Abbey. Then in 1841 Bishop Walsh handed over the mission to the care of the Fathers of the Institute of Charity (The Rosminians) who have served it to this day, Fr J Pagani being the first Rosminian parish priest.
The mission benefited enormously from the care provided by the Rosminians. The Church was being served by a Community and for some years it was to be the most important centre of the Institute of Charity in this country. Four cottages in Hastings Street were purchased and these served as a Novitiate from 1841 until the transfer to Ratcliffe in 1844.
By 1918 the church had become inadequate for the increased congregation and a building fund was opened. The church authorities insisted that work on the extended church could not start until half of the necessary money had been collected and it took five years to collect this amount. The completed church was opened on 26 August 1925.
The extended part of the church is positioned over the original cemetery, and consists of a nave, built at right angles to the old church, which then became the sanctuary and transepts. The former boundary of the old church can be seen by the position of the square columns on each side of the present nave. Throughout, the Renaissance characteristics of the old church have been preserved and a classical portico makes an imposing frontage on the Ashby Road to this day.
The High Altar (consecrated 22 April 1933) and the altar of Our Lady, Queen of Peace (consecrated 2 July 1941) are the work of Dinelli Figli of Pietrasanta and their marble and bronze-work is of a richness which is very unusual in a provincial church in this country. St Mary’s is now a grade two listed building.
The Parish is bordered to the south by Forest Road where it meets the Sacred Heart Parish, by the M1 to the west and by Derby Road and Belton Road to the north.
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