I am very pleased to report a considerable increase in size of our congregations and interest at all our Masses, now for some months. It is heartening for our celebrants, but also an increase in numbers seems to attract more new attendees as the word gets around. This particularly applies to the Masses at The Good Shepherd, Nottingham, on Saturdays anticipating the Sunday Mass (4.45pm Sat before 2nd Sunday of the month) where numbers had been somewhat disappointing for some time. There for several months we have been able to welcome 30-40+ not only LMS members but many new faces. Similarly, the attendance at our Masses at Our Lady and St Patrick, Nottingham (2pm 3rd and 4th Sundays) has also increased by about 50% or more, with many families and students and other new faces, besides those who have been attending for some time. Masses at the Cathedral continue also at 6.15pm on 3rd Wednesdays. All are most welcome to all our Masses. In addition, we have been able to form a Schola with new singers - who in fact came together almost by accident in Advent - with whom we are able now to sing full plainsong Masses and a little polyphony during at least two of the Masses (Good Shepherd and 3rd Sunday Mass at Our Lady and St Patrick), if not to some degree at the (usually) Low Mass on 4th Sundays there. All this is really a sign of God’s grace and we should be very grateful, as indeed we are, to celebrants, servers, musicians and all those who help in any way to maintain these Masses. Please note, that as usual, because of holidays and other absences, there will be no Masses throughout August. Masses resume at all venues in September.
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