Bulletin - 17/18 May 2025

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May 15
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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 - Head Teacher: Thérèse Langford 01684 573016

School Secretary: Charlotte Wilkinson 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 17th May, EASTER FERIA, 9.00am, Holy Mass, Michael Kelly ✟ (Chris & Liz Burger)
Sat 17th, EVE OF FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Jim Harper ✟ (Liz Harper)
Sun 18th, FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Rosemarie ✟ (Sarah Houlston)
Sun 18th, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Liturgy, 4.00pm
Mon 19th, EASTER FERIA, 12.00 noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Deceased of the Eastwood & Lucas Families (Lindsay & David Lucas)
Tue 20th EASTER FERIA 7.45am, Holy Mass, Pro Populo
Wed 21st, EASTER FERIA, Private Mass
Thur 22nd, EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 10.00am-6.45pm
Thur 22nd, EASTER FERIA, 7pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Intentions of Lynne
Harper (Viv Fox)
Fri 23rd, NO MASS
Sat 24th May, EASTER FERIA, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Michael Kelly ✟ (The Craig Family)
Sat 24th, EVE OF SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Stan Williams ✟ (Mary Williams)
Sun 25th, SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Pro Populo

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

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C

17th -18th MAY 2025 – Parish Mass Book Page number 265

Pope’s Prayer Intention for May

For Working Conditions. Let us pray that, through work, each person may find fulfilment, families may be sustained in dignity, and that society may be humanised.

Please Pray

For the Sick and Housebound of St Joseph’s Parish: Clare Gray, Anne Wiseman, Anne-Marie Elder and Elizabeth Docker. 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: Joseph Rooney, Alice Murphy, Nancy Murtagh, David Carroll and Peter Benedetti.
For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversary: John (RIP) and Pauline Kirton.

SECOND COLLECTIONS SUNDAY

This week Is for Christian Aid.

Open Garden for Christian Aid

On Saturday 17th May, Frances Betts is opening her garden for Christian Aid with refreshments and a plant sale. Her address is 33b Upton Road, Callow End.

CURILLO ENCOUNTER DAY

Saturday 17th May 2025 here at St Joseph’s Church. You are warmly invited to a time of reflection and fellowship, led by Curillo. 9.30am – 1pm (Parish Mass at 9am) – Refreshments and lunch provided. Details below:

TRAINING OF NEW EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION

Sunday, 18th May at 4pm at St Joseph’s Malvern in the Aldwin Room.

THE MONTH OF MAY, THE MONTH OF MARY

The month of May is dedicated to Our Blessed Mary. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. At the start of each Mass, we shall recite the ‘Regina Caeli’ .

60TH YEAR OF ORDINATION

Roger Watson will be celebrating his 60th year of ordination as a Church of England Minister on 15th June at St Leonard’s Church of the Beauchamp Community. It will start with an Ecumenical Service Evensong at 3pm followed by tea. A sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex for catering purposes.

Discover "TryPraying"

ZOOM 7.30PM THURSDAY 22ND MAY

Is anyone there? Does anyone listen when we pray?

Trypraying is a 7-day prayer guide for those who don't pray! It’s been used by hundreds of thousands of people and is often read and passed on to friends, colleagues and neighbours. To find out more there will be a Zoom meeting hosted by the Office for Mission to hear stories about how the guide has been used, and how peoples' lives have been changed, by simply praying. Contact Paul Northam at office.mission@rcaob.org.uk (or scan the QR code) for how to join the meeting.

WORCESTERSHIRE CIRCLE NEWMAN ASSOCIATION

The talk scheduled for 21st May on the Council of Nicaea has had to be postponed as the speaker is now not able to make it.

However, we do have a summer outing planned for Saturday June 28th to Harvington Hall. If you are interested please get in touch with John Duddington at duddingtonjohn@gmail.com

TEA IN THE GARDEN (INDOORS IF WET)

You are warmly invited to join us for tea, cakes and social time in our garden on Sunday 29th June from 2pm. Liz and Chris Burger at 120 Lower Howsell Road, WR14 1DL

MESSY VINTAGE SERVICE

‘’Summertime Praise’ - Holy Trinity Church - Thursday 5th June at 2pm. Especially for Older People and people living with dementia and their Carers. There is parking in the churchyard. All are Welcome.

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

Sunday 15th June, 4pm, in the McEnnis Room. Please come to this important meeting where we hear from Fr Naz and the PAC about the past year and the plans for our parish into the future. Several PAC members will be retiring, and we would like to invite parishioners to consider joining the PAC. Nomination forms will be in the narthex over the next few weeks. If you have questions about the PAC or what being a member involves, please ask Fr Naz or Edd Hogan. An agenda and supporting documents that the APM will cover will be available shortly online and a printed reference copy will be available to view in church.

CAFOD

A big thank you to St Joseph’s for the generous support of CAFOD and the donation received for £643.10 on 30th April. Altogether with the previous collection this amounts to £1878.75

AN EVENING OF REFLECTION ON THE HOLY SPIRIT

Tuesday June 3rd, 7pm- 8.30pm, St Joseph’s, Malvern ‘Send forth your Spirit, O Lord.’ An evening of prayer and reflection on the Holy Spirit in preparation for Pentecost. Come and reflect on what scripture tells us about the Holy Spirit and how the power of the Holy Spirit is at work in us, the Parish and the Church. Music. Scripture. Prayer. Testimony. Discussion. Refreshments.

LITTLE MALVERN PRIORY

Tuesday 20th May - 2.30pm

THE BIBLE UNPACKED

The Reverend Stephen Sealy will talk about the Bible, and explore the scripture from some angles not often considered. All welcome - Admission Free. Further information email alisonhunka1885@aol.com