Bulletin - 15/16 November 2025

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Nov 13
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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: Lucy Daniels 01684 573016

Co-Chairs of Governors: Chris Park & 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.

Confessions

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

Mass Times

Sat 15th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Holy Souls
Sat 15th, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Liturgy, 3.00pm
Sat 15th, EVE OF THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Martin Burger - ✟ (Gemma Lawrence)
Sun 16th, THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, , 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Pro Populo
Mon 17th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 12 noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Stan Williams ✟ (Mary Williams)
Tue 18th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 7.45pm, Holy Mass, Elizabeth Nicolls ✟ (Collette Phelps)
Wed 19th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, Private Mass
Thur 20th, EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 10am-6.45pm, In Church
Thur 20th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Angelo Mainini ✟ (Mainini Family)
Fri 21st, MEMORIAL OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, 9.15am, Holy Mass, Anthonipan Sammy ✟
Sat 22nd, MEMORIAL OF ST CECILIA, VIRGIN, MARTYR, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Pro Populo
Sat 22nd, EVE OF SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Judith Babbage ✟ (Craig Family)
Sun 23rd, SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Vocations to priesthood, Religious life and Marriage

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

THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C Book - Volume 2

15TH – 16TH November 2025 – Parish Mass Book Page number 164

Pope’s Prayer Intention for November

For the prevention of suicide. Let us pray that those who are tempted to commit suicide may find the support, care and love they need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life.

Please Pray

For the Sick and Housebound of St Joseph’s Parish: Clare Gray, Anne Wiseman, Anne-Marie Elder and Roslyn La Ferla. 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 death: Patricia Caspari, Rose Stewart, Beryl Rees, Christopher Morton and Sue Powell.

RECENT DEAD

Please pray for:

Mel Docker who died on 3rd November. Funeral at the Vale Crematorium on Tuesday 18th November at 4pm.
Patrick Moloney who died on 3rd November. Funeral will take place on Thursday, 27th November at 3pm.
Rosemary Thorp who died on 8th November. Funeral Tuesday, 2nd December at 11.30am.
Kathleen June Miles her funeral will be on Thursday, 4th December at 11.00am.

SECOND COLLECTION ON SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER

For the Catholic Youth Service.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION SESSIONS

Sunday 16th November – 9.30am – 10.45am Family Meeting.

CONFIRMATION

Monday, 17th November – 5.30–6.30pm in the McEnnis Room - I believe in the Holy Catholic Church

RCIA - ADULT FORMATION: JOURNEY IN FAITH

Friday, 28th November 7.00-8.30pm The Church’s Year and the gift of grace.

PARISH MASS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED IN THE PAST YEAR

will be celebrated at 7pm on Thursday, 30th November. If you wish to submit names of your family or friends who have died in the past year, please fill them on the form in the Narthex or submit their names to the parish office. A candle will be prepared for each of the deceased and if you wish you can donate £1 for the candle. These candles will be blessed and lit at the Mass of the day, and you will be asked to carry them to the sanctuary during the Mass. They can be taken home after Mass.

REMEMBERING THE DEAD IN NOVEMBER

If you wish to submit names of your loved ones who have died in the last year for prayers during the month of November. Please take the envelope home and return them in the box in the narthex.

PRAYING FOR VOCATIONS

The month of November is dedicated to praying for all vocations and particularly to the Priesthood and Religious life. We welcome Douglas Grantham and Filip Gronkiewizc seminarians from Oscott College who will share their vocation story at the weekend Masses for Christ the King. They are both seminarians for Birmingham Archdiocese.

MALVERN CLUSTER ADVENT REFLECTIONS

The Malvern Cluster of parishes warmly invites you to four reflections this Advent each Tuesday of Advent. We shall be gathering from 6.15pm for light refreshments with a talk of 15 minutes at 7pm followed by a further 15 minutes of discussion/sharing and concluding with 15 minutes of prayer to conclude at 7.45pm as follows.

2nd December: UPTON: Hope, Vigilance and Watchfulness Self-Examination/Repentance
9th December: ST WULSTAN: Peace, Repentance and Conversion: Prayer and discipline.
16th December: BLACKMORE: Joy – Gaudete, Rejoicing and Witness: Charity and service.
23rd December: ST JOSEPH’S MALVERN: love, Mary: The Faith and Incarnation: Imitation of Mary

DEANERY ALTAR SERVERS DAY

All altar servers from around our Deanery are invited here to St Joseph’s on Saturday 29th November (10.30am-3.30pm) for a day where we will come together to share experiences, listen to one another, learn more about the ministry of serving at the altar, grow in faith and enjoy good company and a meal together. It would be good to have a good turn-out from our own parish! Please let Edd, or Fr Naz know if you can come.

YOUTH GROUP WEEKEND

To celebrate World Youth weekend, we would like to invite all young people and the youth of the parish to our special 11am mass on Sunday 23rd November. The mass will be focusing on Pope Leo’s message to the youth for peace and will have lots of choice by and involvement of young people. As part of the celebration, all young people are also welcome to join the youth group on Friday 21st, 6-7:30pm where we will be making and installing peace doves and preparing for the Mass..

DATES FOR NEW ST JOE’S YOUTH GROUP

Fridays 6pm-7.30 pm in the McEnnis Room. Next dates are 21st November and the 5th & 19th December. Please contact Suzie Wolff: suziewolff@gmail.com 07939 511177 for more information.

WALK WITH ME MAGAZINE

The Advent Issue is out and, in the Narthex, – For Sale at £1.50.

NEW MCENNIS ROOM CURTAINS

have been put up this week to enhance the space, with the objective, alongside the new carpet, of increasing the sound absorption in the room. Thanks go to one of our parishioners who encouraged it and gave an extremely generous donation to fund the cost of the curtain tracks and curtains..

CHRISTMAS CRIB FESTIVAL 13-14 December

This year, to help us to remember the true meaning of Christmas, we will be having the Christmas Crib festival again. See the posters around the church for details. BUT... we will need volunteers to be in the church to make sure that the cribs are safe. A sign-up sheet will be put in the narthex in due course.

MARY AND JOSEPH’S JOURNEY AROUND MALVERN

Throughout Advent, (from 30th November) Mary and Joseph (figures) will be travelling around the parish enroute to Bethlehem, and we will be looking for families to host them overnight. The idea is that they will only spend 24 hours with each family and we need to begin to work out with fellow parishioners who you can collect or take Mary and Joseph and how we can pass on to each other. The figures are robust and suitable for families. The sign-up sheet will be in the narthex in due course.