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Bulletin - 22/23 August 2026

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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 Chairperson: Mary Taylor

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

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.



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

  • Sat 22nd, MEMORIAL OF THE QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY,  10.00am Holy Mass

  • Sat 22nd, EVE OF THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass - Sara Jayne Quinn ✟ (Tony Quinn)

  • Sun 23rd, TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed,  Jack Robson ✟ (Ian Robson)

  • Mon 24th, FEAST OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE 12noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Jack Robson ✟ (Ian Robson)

  • Tue 25th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 7.45am, Holy Mass, Special Intention Collette Phelps

  • Wed 26th, FEAST OF BLESSED DOMINIC OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, PRIEST, RELIGIOUS, Private Mass

  • Thur 27th, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 10.00am-6.45pm

  • Thur 27th, MEMORIAL OF ST MONICA 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Holy Souls

  • Fri 28th, MEMORIAL OF ST AUGUSTINE, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, 9.15am, Holy Mass - People of the Parish

  • Sat 29th, MEMORIAL OF THE PASSION OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, MARTYR,  10.00am Holy Mass, Rosemary Anne Gooptu ✟ (Sam Craig)

  • Sat 29th, EVE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass

  • Sun 30th, TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed

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

About This Week's Mass

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

22ND-23RD AUGUST 2026- PARISH MASS BOOK YEAR A VOLUME 2 – PAGE 120

  • The Evangelization in the city. Let us pray that in large cities often marked by anonymity and loneliness we find new ways to proclaim the Gospel, discovering creative paths to build community.

  • For the Sick and Housebound of St Joseph’s Parish: Clare Gray, Anne Wiseman, Anne-Marie Elder, John Eckersley and Irene Davis. 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: Charlie Hill, Paul Carroll, and James Walsh.

  • For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversaries: Tony & Chris Hoyle.

It's a wonderful delight to bring your child(ren) to receive the Lord in Holy Communion. Registration is now open for children in school year 3 or above. Forms are available in the Narthex or online. Please return completed application forms to Susan Van Ling c/o the parish office as soon as possible and by 20th September at the latest.

A big thank you from the Bluebells who raised £253.90 from the Cake Sale for the Prayer Garden and resources. The group is Meeting at 10.30am on Saturday 22nd August. Please come along for a cuppa.

The Outreach Project of the (former) Malvern Book Co-operative are collecting books to supplement the library at HMP Hewell, a men's prison in Worcestershire. We would welcome donations of spare books or purchases from charity shops.

Suggested genres are adventure, thrillers, sport, and celebrities (avoiding anything with explicit violence or misogyny). Children's books that fathers can read with their children. Please place any donations in the box just inside the main entrance, they will be collected on the 6th of September. Thank you, Peter Hardman.

26th September

24th October

14th November

12th December

At the end of Masses this weekend, the ONE WORLD GROUP will be collecting signatures for a CAFOD petition about the global debt crisis which is causing terrible suffering for our sisters and brothers around the world. Please stop a minute to add your support. We all need to help to build a fairer world.

Heritage Open Day 12noon-5pm, Saturday 12th September - Come and see the wonderfully restored and nationally important mosaics in this deanery church. Tickets and booking are NOT required. There will be tea and cake available in the hall throughout this event.

Saturday 6th September 2026

The annual Pilgrimage Mass at Harvington Hall, Shrine of the English Martyrs, will take place on Sunday 6 September, at 3pm. This year's principal celebrant will be His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, assisted by Archbishop Bernard Longley. Free parking for all pilgrims: arrive in good time so that you can enjoy a picnic, visit the house and go to confession (1:45pm-2.30pm). Free timed tours of Harvington Hall, which can be booked on arrival at the Hall's courtyard. Visitors are asked to bring their own chairs and a packed lunch. All are warmly invited to join this special diocesan pilgrimage and celebration of the witness of the English Martyrs at this historic shrine.

12noon, Saturday 3rd October 2026

All altar servers from the Archdiocese are invited to attend (wearing albs / cassock & cotta) this annual Mass at St Chad’s Cathedral. This year the celebrant is Bishop Timothy Menezes. A sign-up sheet is in the sacristy. Arrive by 11am to vest in the Grimshaw Room. Bring a picnic as refreshments after the Mass are limited this year due to ongoing work in cathedral crypt.

The Well is recruiting a new part-time cook to join the kitchen team of our Christian community cafe. Deadline for applications: 2pm Friday 4th September.

Interviews: Week commencing 7th September.

Start date: As soon as possible.

Advert & online application: The Lyttelton Well

Contact Pauline Jacob (café manager) at cafe@lytteltonwell.co.uk if you require more details.

Join the Archdiocese of Birmingham as we journey together as one community to the largest Catholic youth event in England and Wales - FLAME 2027! Be a part of this incredible day with exceptional praise and worship music, speakers from all around the world, exhibitions and a gathering of over 10,000 young Catholics. For £59 the Kenelm Youth Trust are offering return coach travel from key areas in the Diocese, prime tickets sat together with the bishop in a great location in the OVO Arena and a Diocesan T-Shirt. Tickets with the Archdiocese are running out so make sure to sign up your group today! You can register for your tickets with maria.bracken@kenelmyouthtrust.org.uk


 
 

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