Diocesan Charities

Nottingham Diocesan Charities

The following is recommended by the Diocesan Solicitor for your use or that of your solicitor when making your will, should you wish to leave money to the Diocese or to your parish or for one of the special purposes of the Diocese (see below).

“I GIVE free of tax the sum of *** to NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUSTEES (Registered Charity Number 1134449) of Willson House Derby Road Nottingham NG1 5AW generally and without imposing any binding trust or legal obligation but with the wish that it be

used for <insert name of Parish/preferred purpose such as clergy formation (education and formation of priests and deacons and funding an office to promote vocations) or for poor and needy parishes or for sick and retired priests. If no such wish is expressed the bequest will be used as directed by the Board for the general purposes of the Diocese.> AND I DECLARE that the receipt of the Chief Operating

Officer or other proper officer for the time being of the said charity shall be sufficient discharge to my Trustees.

A legacy for a special purpose will be credited to one of the following ‘Restricted Funds’ of the Diocese: Clergy Formation Fund Poor and Needy Parishes Fund Lourdes Pilgrimage Fund Sick and Retired Priests Fund (a separate charity) Housekeepers’ Retirement Fund (a separate charity)

Your solicitor should be advised that a Catholic parish has no legal status in English civil law. A legacy expressed to be in favour of a Catholic parish directly may be held to be void or at least require an application to a court to determine whether the legacy can stand.

Clergy Formation Fund (formerly the Ecclesiastical Education Fund)

“God promises his people that he will never leave them without shepherds to gather them together and guide them.” This quotation is from Pope John Paul II in Pastores Dabo Vobis, referring to God’s words in the prophecy of Jeremiah, “I shall give you shepherds after my own heart.” The Clergy Formation Fund has been set up to provide for the education of future priests and deacons, for the ongoing formation of the clergy and to fund an office for fostering vocations. A second collection is traditionally usually taken for this purpose on the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Additionally many are kind enough to consider a legacy to this fund in their will. The form of bequest used is shown at the top left of this page requesting that the legacy should be applied to the Clergy Formation Fund. The Fund has taken over from the Ecclesiastical Fund in order to make clear to donors that the new Fund is now to have the wider uses more appropriate to the provision of the Sacraments in today’s Church. As originally established that Fund was only for the education of future priests.

Diocesan Sick and Retired Priests Fund

This fund exists for the assistance of diocesan priests in times of sickness, and also receives applications for a grant to priests of the Diocese of Nottingham who retire, with the Bishop’s permission, through old age or ill health. On 1 April 2018, the Fund was providing assistance to a total of 34 sick or retired priests, with a forecast grant liability for retired priests of £235,000 for the year ending 31 March 2019. General inquiries and donations should be directed to the Diocesan Finance Office.

The Clergy Health and Well-Being Co-Ordinator:

Mrs Frances Cordes Saint Hugh’s House, 1 Castle Quay, NOTTINGHAM NG7 1FW  07340 776495 Trustees: Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees

Johnson or Secular Clergy Fund

OBJECT: The relief or maintenance of superannuated, sick, or disabled diocesan priests, ordained or affiliated to the Diocese of Nottingham. Anyone may become a benefactor by a donation or bequest (free

of legacy duty) to the Fund. On the death of a donor of £50, Mass shall be said, as of obligation, by five priests of the diocese. For a donor of £100, Mass shall be said by ten priests and in like proportion for larger amounts, but not exceeding 100 Masses for any legacy or donation. Notification of the death of a benefactor should be forwarded to the secretary as soon as possible. Each member says an annual Mass for all living and deceased benefactors of the Fund. Donations should be sent to: Secretary: Rev Canon Edward Jarosz MA VG St Hugh's Rectory, 34 Broadgate, LINCOLN LN2 5AQ  01522 696838 Administrator: Rev Gregory Tobin St Mary’s Rectory, 17 Bridge Gate, DERBY E1 3AU  01332 346126

Trustees:

Revv Canons Edward Jarosz VG, Geoffrey Hunton, Christopher O’Connor, Rev Gregory Tobin

Guild of St Barnabas

The Guild was founded over fifty years ago with the intention of providing the Bishop with spiritual and material assistance in his pastoral care of our extensive diocese. In the Decree on the Pastoral Office of the Bishop from the Second Vatican Council we are reminded that bishops are made shepherds and true and authentic teachers of the faith by power of the Holy Spirit (Christus Dominus, Ch.1, para 4). Gathered around the bishop and in union with him we form the local Church. The bishop is therefore essential to the Church, not only in terms of an administrative need, but also for the local Church’s very identity. When speaking to people in parishes up and down the diocese, the bishop invariably ends by asking for prayers for himself and his priests. Members of the Guild commit themselves in a special way to this apostolate of prayer. In addition to this spiritual help, they assist with financial support of the bishop. Anyone, who pauses to consider the expense involved in the tens of thousands of miles which the bishop travels every year in a diocese as large as ours, will readily appreciate the need for this financial support. The bishop offers a monthly Mass for living and deceased members of the Guild. If you would like more details of membership of the Guild, please write enclosing a stamped addressed envelope, to: The Bishop’s Private Secretary, Bishop’s House, 27 Cavendish Road East, NOTTINGHAM NG7 1BB  0115 947 4786

Housekeepers’ Retirement Fund (Registered Charity No.1062459)

This Fund is administered by a body of six Trustees to provide financial assistance for persons who have retired after working as priests’ housekeepers in the Diocese of Nottingham. There are currently twentysix recipients of aid from the fund, with a grant liability of some £26,000. The Trustees of the Diocese of Nottingham make a contribution to the Fund, but parishioners are requested to share in this responsibility for those who have cared faithfully for the priests of the Diocese. For further information contact:

Secretary:

Rev Canon Christopher O’Connor The Presbytery, 1 Fairfield Road, MARKET HARBOROUGH LE16 9QQ  01858 462359

Trustees:

Rev Canon Christopher O’Connor, Revv Michael Eastwood, Kevin Clark, Stephen Dye VF

SPANNED (Registered Charity No 518375)

SPANNED is the agency Supporting People with Additional Needs in the Nottingham Diocese. The situation of many people with learning difficulties or speech impairments in our groups is that they cannot always articulate what they feel or believe in in the way the rest of us can, and it has been the work of SPANNED to support them and their families, enabling them to ‘communicate’ their ‘message’ to us and thus become ‘contrinutors’ to the life of the church and society, rather than being made to feel ‘disadvantaged’ or dependant on it. Much of this work has been going on for 45 years, has been

of a pioneering nature and we are all very proud of what we have achieved. SPANNED has five groups meeting regularly in Nottingham , Derby, Leicester, Hinckley and Scunthorpe, plus a service for the Deaf and Hard of hearing and a mission to the tavlling families. Usually we have five major gatherings a year, plus holidays and pilgrimages for individual groups, and we publish a quarterly magazine, which is available on subscription to anyone. We now also have an agency in place called ‘Still the Same People’ to support people living with dementia and their carers. We are always keen for people to join our groups, so if you would like more information about us and the work we do, you may consult our website spanned.org.uk or write to: Saint Peter’s Priory, Leicester Road, HINCKLEY LE10 1LW  01455 634443 email hinckleypriory@gmail.com Director: Rev Frank Daly Trustees: Mr Simon Brittle (Chairman), Mr John Crowley (Vice-Chairman) Mrs N Haith, Miss G Hickey, Mrs R Hankey, Mrs C Pitt, Mrs A Barlow, Mrs B Drummond, Mr A Wheat Miss S Hughes, Mr S Barraclough, Ms M Spikings, Mrs K Hughes, Rev Monsignor Provost B Dazeley Mr A Wilkinson, Ms B Casey, Mrs M Leaney, Rev F Daly, Mr T Coyle, Mr B Caroll Honorary Trustees: Mrs Linda Coyle (Secretary), Miss Bridget Doyle (Treasurer), Mr R Cleary Mrs F Costello, Mrs T Davies, Rev J Martin, Mrs M Brooks, Mr S Glasgow, Mrs M Fitzpatrick Sister B Healy, Mrs L Stevens, Mrs A Flannigan

Group Leaders

Nottingham: Mr Tony Wheat, 7 Cromford Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM NG2 6ES Derby: Mrs Ann Barlow, Overfields Lodge, The Green, Mickleover, DERBY DE3 0DE Leicester: Miss Genny Hickey, 5 Belper Close, WIGSTON LE18 4LE Scunthorpe: Mrs Marie Fitzpatrick, 16 Copse Road, SCUNTHORPE DN16 3JA Hinckley: Mrs Marina Brooks, 54 St George’s Avenue, HINCKLEY

Services for the Hard of Hearing

Mrs Barbara Drummond, 17 Ravensdale Road, Allestree, DERBY DE22 2SZ  01332 552608

Chaplaincy to the Travelling Communities

Sr Bernadette Healy PBVM

Collins Priest Education Fund (Registered Charity Number 1110804)

The Collins Priest Education Fund was founded in 2003 by the late Reverend Gerald Collins MA (Cantab) PhD DD DTh LCL, for the education of priests or future priests of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham. Priests or future priests of the Diocese of Nottingham can be educated at either Tübingen University, Germany, or Leuven University, Belgium only. No other University will be considered. The Fund will pay full costs of tuition at either University, and the cost of books. Applicants are required to have the permission of the Bishop of Nottingham before applying to the Trustees. Priests and future priests of any other Diocese are not eligible to apply. The Fund will pay tuition fees directly to the University and the cost of books directly to the applicant. Application has been made to the Charity Commission for permission to include Deacons in the scope of the Trust, and it is hoped that this will be granted in the near future. A request has been made to provide board and lodging for all applicants. Neither of these provisions were in the original Trust Deed.

Trustees:

Rev Canon Peter Collins Cathedral Clergy House, Charles Street, CARDIFF CF10 2SF Rev Canon Michael Brown 29 Charnwood Grove, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM NG2 7NT

Honorary Secretary:

Miss Maria Collins 79a Cardiff Road, Llandaff, CARDIFF CF5 2AA