On this page you will find information about the mission Enabling Fund, the projects that have been funded so far and details of how to apply for funding.The Mission Enabling Fund exists to support your parish or chaplaincy to be more outward looking by funding new initiatives that foster and enable the three spiritual themes of:
Encounter -helping people to experience God’s love and to grow in personal relationship Christ.
Discipleship (supporting ongoing conversion) - supporting people to grow daily as Jesus’ disciples.
Mission (nurturing witness of life) - becoming a diocese where people are helped to come to know Jesus’ love and mercy, and to chose personally to follow and respond to Him.
We are particularly interested in projects and initiatives that will enable the realisation of these themes in the lives of the people of the diocese.
Below you will see a list of projects that have been supported so far and snapshot of the impact of the initiatives the funding has enabled. We hope that you find these pages to be an encouraging and hopeful read, but further still, we hope that it will inspire you to consider where the Holy Spirit may be leading you to bring to realisation the spiritual themes described above in your parish or chaplaincy. You will find details of how to apply and supporting materials at the bottom of this page. We suggest you start by reading the Mission Enabling Fund Guidelines first.
The diocese has teamed up with two local charities, the Canaan Trust and YMCA Derbyshire to promote World Homeless Day (10th October each year) and Homeless Sunday the same week, and to encourage Catholics and parishes to make a difference. If we can help you and your parish to start acting on homelessness locally, get in touch and we'll be happy to advise.
In our recent survey of parishes in Nottingham Diocese, isolation topped the list of concerns which parishes felt Catholics could help to address, alongside care for elderly people. 62% of parishes highlighted isolation as one of the main concerns to be addressed in their locality.
Numerous parishes in Nottingham Diocese host regular friendship groups open to all, such as Mickleover and Glossop. Some, such as at Warsop and Bulwell, run drop-in cafés, and Carlton and Spalding are exploring setting one up. If your parish has similar plans or would like to be put in touch to share ideas, contact us.
We hold regular workshops to explore the implications of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' and practical action we can take, as individuals, in our parishes, and across the diocese as a whole.
We are in the process of developing a diocesan environmental strategy. As a first step the diocesan Board of Trustees has agreed an environmental policy framework, Living Laudato Si’.
Piloting a Parish Website Platform
Piloting the ‘Called & Gifted’ programme
Creating a media studio
Producing a resource on the Mass to support schools
Piloting resources for parents
Establishing a Diocesan Youth Forum
Launching Youth internships
Review the below guidelines for the Mission Enabling Fund to assess how suitable your application may be. An example of a successful application is also available to review.
Following the MEF guidelines, you can next complete a stage 1 application for the Mission Enabling Fund.
Following your application, the Mission Enabling Team (MET) will review your application and compare it to the guidelines. If your application is for <£10,000, the MET can approve your application. If your application is for >£10,000 then the MET may invite you to complete a stage 2 application.
As per the MEF guidelines, applications for >£10,000 will be passed to the Finance Committee & Diocesan Trustees to review the project fits within both the financial constraints and strategy of the diocese.
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