Our Lady of the Angels
The
Parishes of :
'Our Lady of The Angels'
EAST LEAKE, &
'St Margaret Clitherow'
KEYWORTH
'Our Lady of The Angels'
EAST LEAKE, &
'St Margaret Clitherow'
KEYWORTH
St Margaret Clitherow
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' St Margaret Clitherow ' - Keyworth |
| Keyworth Parish was formerly one of the outlying areas of the Parish of the Holy Spirit West Bridgford; and a Mass centre was first opened in September 1962 in the British Legion Club. Later that year we moved to the Anglican Church Hall and stayed there until the 'Mary Ward' Catholic teacher training college was opened in 1969. The college chapel was the focal point of our Parish for eight years until the college closed in 1977. The Methodist community of Keyworth then, very generously, offered us a home for the celebration of Mass for the following 7 years, until the church of St Margaret Clitherow was completed in 1984. Following the Diocesan reorganisation in 2005, the Parishes of Keyworth and East Leake were linked, and now enjoy a new working relationship. |
'Our Lady of the Angels' - East Leake |
In
the early Fifties, a small group of 12 Catholics used to make the
journey to
Loughborough for Mass until arrangements were made for a priest to come
to East
Leake to celebrate Sunday Mass. Mass was first celbrated in a room in
the Old Post Office, and later in the
Village Hall.
It was one parishioner, Mary Clarke, who persuaded
local
businessman - Captain Roulstone - to donate the land so that
'Our Lady of
the
Angels' could finally be built.
There have been times when the church was without a priest and the congregation depended on a visiting priest, but the parishioners stood fast, welcoming and supporting the many priests who came to minister to them. Organisations and groups work well together, children receive instruction for the Sacraments and there are very good links with the other Christian churches in East Leake. People have come to Mass at 'Our Lady's' throughout the past years from as many as eighteen villages. 'Our Lady of the Angel's celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2004, and the celebrations were attended by some of the original 12 parishioners. From September 2005 Our Lady’s has been linked with St. Margaret Clitherow in Keyworth; with Father John Kyne and Deacon Peter Swarbrick supporting both churches. Together with St Margaret's we look forward to the next fifty years . |
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| Altar
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Altar
of St Margaret Clitherow |