Bulletin - 13/14 June 2026

Parish Details

Parish of Saint Joseph, Malvern, Worcestershire

Archdiocese of Birmingham, Registered Charity 234216

Address: 125 Newtown Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1PF

Parish Priest: Fr. Nazarius Mgungwe fr.nazarius.mgungwe@rcaob.org.uk 01684 574250

Parish Administrator: Nazzarena Wood stjoseph.malvern@rcaob.org.uk 01684 574250

PAC Chairman: Edd Hogan, 07500 639308

Parish Safeguarding Rep: Kevin Douglas 01886 832468

Health & Safety, Room Bookings: Sue Stubbings 01684 541716

St Joseph's School

Executive Head: Mrs Christina Hall

Head Of School: Mrs Charlotte Docker 01684 573016

School Secretary: Sophie Kwiecian 01684 573016

Co-Chairs of Governors: Maggie Griffiths 01684 573016

Safeguarding

The Parish operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and the National and Archdioceses policies & procedures at all times. Our Parish Safeguarding Representative is Kevin Douglas. He can be contacted at sg.stjoseph.malvern@rcaob.org.uk or alternatively the Diocesan Safeguarding team can be contacted on 0121 230 6240 safeguarding@rcaob.org.uk if you have any concerns.

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Confessions

Fr Naz hears confession in the Confessional from 10:30am until 11 am on Saturdays or by appointment.

Mass Times

• Sat 13th, MEMORIAL OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY 10.00am Holy Mass, Holy Souls

• Sat 13th, EVE OF THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Ted Lawrence ✟ (Gemma Lawrence)

• Sun 14th, ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Mary Fahy ✟ (Margaret Chetwood)

• Mon 15th June, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 12noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Private Intention of Nisi

• Tue 16th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 7.45am Holy Mass, Special Intention (Collette Phelps)

• Wed 17th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, Private Mass

• Thur 18th, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 10.00am-6.45pm

• Thur 18th, FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE CATHEDRAL, 7.00pm Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Private Intention (Max & Fran Mainini)

• Fri 19th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 9.15am Holy Mass, World Refugees (Helen Connelly)

• Sat 20th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 10.00am Holy Mass, Pro Populo

• Sat 20th, EVE OF THE TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Jim Brooks ✟ (Sue Whitteron)

• Sun 21st, TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Irma Tonietto ✟ (Daniella Cresta)

Holy Mass at St Joseph's is livestreamed on some days via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@stjosephs.rcparish.malvernuk 

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About This Week's Mass

ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

13TH -14TH JUNE 2026- Parish Mass Book Year A Volume 2 – Page 91

Pope’s Prayer Intention for June

• For the values of sports. Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity and personal growth.

Please Pray

• For the Sick and Housebound of St Joseph’s Parish: Clare Gray, Anne Wiseman, Anne-Marie Elder, Roslyn La Ferla and John Eckersley. We include all those in hospitals, nursing homes & their own homes. Our Lady, health of the sick, pray for them. Amen.

• For those on the anniversary of their deaths: Maureen Flaugh, Cecilia Eckersley, Jan Majdansk and Patricia Rooney.

• For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversaries: Viv & Allan Fox and Alice and Simon Kerby.

SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK 21ST JUNE

Will be for the Day for Life.

DAY FOR LIFE:

Sunday 21st June 2026

A joint message for Day for Life 2026 by Archbishop John Sherrington, Bishop John Keenan and Bishop Kevin Doran, Lead Bishops for Life Issues at the Conferences of England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland is available via the diocesan intranet.

BISHOP TIMOTHY MENESES IS COMING TO THE MALVERNS ON SATURDAY 20TH JUNE

He is walking the Malvern Hill Ridge from the British Camp and back - a total of 10 km raising money for the Andrew Robinson Young Peoples Trust and celebrating Mass there.

ITINERARY:

8.30 am: Meet Bishop Timothy at the British Car Park.

9.00 am: Sponsored Walk leaves the British Camp Car Park

12.30 pm: Break for Lunch

2.00 pm: Walkers and Non walkers meet with Mgr Mark Crisp at British Car Park to move to the Mass Site.

3.00 pm: Celebration of Mass

4.15 pm: Departure

To take part in the walk please register via website www.arypt.org or email maria.bracken@kenelmyouthtrust.org.uk

DEANERY ALTAR SERVERS DAY –

11th July – Droitwich – all servers are invited to come to this annual day to learn more about serving and share in this ministry with other servers from around our deanery. Details are in the separate letter available in the sacristy and back of the church.

ORDINATIONS

Saturday 4th July: Priestly Ordination of Jonathan Henry,

St Chad’s Cathedral, 12noon

Monday 6th July: Priestly Ordination of Jithin Thomas Titto,

St Chad’s Cathedral, 2pm

Friday 10th July: Priestly Ordination of Tenny Antony,

St Chad’s Cathedral, 11am

Saturday 18th July: Ordination of Permanent Deacons,

St Chad’s Cathedral, 12 noon

Sunday 19 July: Ordination of Permanent Deacons,

St Chad’s Cathedral, 3pm

A PARISH MISSION FOR THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR PARISH

Sunday, 28th June till Friday, 3rd July 2026.

On Sunday 28th June at 7pm there will be an Input Mass. Then on every day for the rest of that week there will be a Mass at 7.45am for those who work and another at noon followed by 7pm Input Mass with light refreshments at 6.15pm. Any volunteers for food contribution and servers, please get in touch with Alice Kerby or the office. Thank you.

100+ CLUB JUNE WINNERS

Tina Slevin 1st £100

Mary March 2nd £50

John Farrell 3rd £50

Vivienne Fox 4th £25

Vicky Alfonso 5th £25

ST FRANCIS MALAWI TRUST

Thank you to the parish for the generous donation of £1203.68

RAISING FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH GROUP

Saturday 27th June It's a knockout £20 includes bbq. At Alton. Lots of fun activities and games finishes with bbq and Mass. Open to school years 5 to 12.

16 to 20 August KYT Summer Camp

Please contact Suzie for more information 07939 511177 or suziewolff@gmail.com

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2026

Takes place at 4pm, Sunday 14th June. All parishioners are invited to come and listen to the annual review of our parish with contributions from Fr Naz, the Finance Committee, and the PAC. It is an opportunity to scrutinise the accounts and work of the PAC and ask questions. The agenda and supporting documents will be shared on the parish website. A small number of printed copies will be available at the APM.

PARISH MAGAZINE COPY DAY

for the Summer Edition is Sunday 14th June. All contributions welcome, especially if you haven't written for us before. Please send copy to Margaret Rank at merank@btinternet.com or leave in the narthex.

MALVERN FOOD BANK

Please remember the needs of the Malvern Foodbank. New list of items low on stock is on the board at the front of church. Thank you.

GREAT MALVERN PRIORY

A reminder to pray for Lifepath week 22nd - 26th June.

CHRIST CHURCH – AVENUE ROAD –

Saturday 27th June 10.30am to 3.30pm

Celebration of 150 years with live music, Victorian dress,

stalls, and refreshments. All welcome

THE WELLSPRING LEDBURY

Saturday 27th June 10am – 4pm Guided Retreat

‘GRACE: FROM INSIDE OUT’

with Joe and Cathy Silmon

for further info or to book – www.thewellspring.uk/events