West Leicester Catholic 300 Club
History
The “300 Club” fund-raising initiative started life as the “200 Club” in Mother of God Parish in November 1991, initiated by Fr Frank McLaughlin.
For many years, Mother of God had run a “tote” in conjunction with the twice-weekly bingo, but as the bingo declined it wasn’t possible to keep the tote going as many members also supported the bingo, therefore, the “200 Club” was seen as a likely replacement. The Mother of God scheme was based on similar clubs running elsewhere in the Nottingham Diocese, including the Cathedral.
In November 2003, as St Peter’s and Mother of God shared Fr Eddy Jarosz as their Parish Priest, the “200 Club” membership was increased to include parishioners from both parishes and became the “West Leicester Catholic 300 Club.”
Membership was extended to parishioners of Blessed Sacrament in November 2017, as proposed by Fr John Joe Maloney and Fr John Cahill, which resulted in the full 300 membership being taken up. The committee is now made up of representatives from each of our three churches.
Today:
A thank you to members for their generosity - the year ending October 2025 dividend totals £7,200 – to be split equally, as usual, between our three churches of Mother of God, The Most Blessed Sacrament and St Peter, at £2,400 per church.
Subscriptions remain at £60 per year (or £5 per month) per membership. Prizes for the year ending October 2025 are £50 x 1 and £25 x 2 per week, £100 x 1 per quarter, and £1,000 x 1 plus £bonus(es) at year end.
If you would like to join this valuable fund-raising initiative, we may have spare numbers to allocate. Attached is the Membership Form and, once completed, this can be handed to your Parish Representative (please see the large poster in our church porches with our names and photographs), or contact the Parish Office, and a unique number will be assigned to you.
Members find it easiest and safest to choose standing order for their subscription, ideally an annual amount of £60 payable on 5th November each year or, alternatively, monthly amount of £5 payable on 5th of every month, as you wish, and you have complete control to set-up, amend or delete – either on-line or we can help with our Standing Order Mandate form. Cash or cheque payable to “West Leicester Catholic 300 Club” are also acceptable, but please note we are charged for each cheque we bank.
February 2026