Bulletin - 23/24 August 2025

stj584
12 hours ago
6 min read

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 23rd August, FEAST OF ST JOHN WALL, PRIEST, MARTYR / DIOCESAN NOVENA OF BLESSED DOMINIC BARBERI, 10.00am, Holy Mass, George LaFerla ✟ (Recent)
Sat 23rd August, EVE OF TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME / DIOCESAN NOVENA OF BLESSED DOMINIC BARBERI, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Pro Populo
Sun 24th, TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME / DIOCESAN NOVENA OF BLESSED DOMINIC BARBERI, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Dave & Pat Taylor ✟
Mon 25th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME / DIOCESAN NOVENA OF BLESSED DOMINIC BARBERI, 12.00 noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Benedict & Dorothy
Chadzutsa (Recent Wedding Anniversary)
Tue 26th, FEAST OF BLESSED DOMINIC OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, PRIEST, RELIGIOUS / DIOCESAN NOVENA OF BLESSED DOMINIC BARBERI, 7.45am, Holy Mass - Intentions of Slawek
Wed 27th, MEMORIAL OF ST MONICA, Private Mass
Thur 28th, EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 10am-6.45pm, In Church
Thur 28th, MEMORIAL OF ST AUGUSTINE, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Pro Populo
Fri 29th, MEMORIAL OF THE PASSION OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, MARTYR, 9.15am, Sick and Housebound
Fri 29th, Prayer Service at Waterside Care Home, 11.00am
Sat 30th August, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Mgr Graham Wilkinson ✟ (Johnson Association)
Sat 30th August, EVE OF TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Holy Souls
Sun 31st, TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, David Anthony Hill (Mrs Jane Hill)

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

Bulletin as PDF

About This Week's Mass

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C Book - Volume 2

23RD-24TH August 2025 – Parish Mass Book Page number 127

Pope’s Prayer Intention for AUGUST

For mutual coexistence. Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems difficult may not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethic, political, religious or ideological reasons.

Please Pray

For the Sick and Housebound of St Joseph’s Parish: Clare Gray, Anne Wiseman, Anne-Marie Elder, 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 death: Paul Carroll and James Walsh.
For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversary: Chris & Tony Hoyle and Pauline & Tom Hurley.

RECENT DEAD

Kathleen Forrest (who will be buried at the family grave in Ireland).

PICTURES AND TALK: SUNDAY 24TH AUGUST SOON AFTER THE 11 AM MASS:

A presentation of the experiences of their recent visit to Malawi will be done by Ann and Derek Carver soon after the 11am Mass during the Coffee/Tea and Cake in the McEnnis Room. Ann and Dave have embarked on supporting some projects and donations will be welcome.

THE JOINT CANONISATION OF BLESSED PIER GEORGIO FRASSATI AND BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS

St Joseph’s Church, Malvern

Order of events Saturday 6th September

Afternoon Tea in the McEnnis Room: 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 4.45pm – 5.45pm

Holy Mass: 6.00pm

Order of events Sunday 7th September

Gather in the McEnnis Room for Tea & Coffee: 8.15am – 9.00am
Watch Canonisation Mass Live from Rome In the McEnnis Room 8.45am
Holy Mass 11.00am

FIRST HOLY SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMES FOR 2026

The first session for the FIRST CONFESSION AND FIRST HOLY COMMUNION programme will kick off on be on Tuesday 23rd September at 5pm.
The sessions for the RCIA JOURNEY IN FAITH will begin in September running on Tuesday evenings. Everyone is welcome, especially if you are not a Catholic and would like to find out more of the Catholic faith.
The programme for THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION will start as schools come back in September. Confirmation itself will be on the 18th of January 2026 at 11.00am Sunday Mass.

Application forms for all these Sacramental programmes are in the Narthex.

PAC MEETING

The next meeting for the PAC will be Monday 15th September AT 7pm. If you have items for the agenda or wish to make the PAC aware of anything, please let Fr Naz, Edd Hogan, or the office know.

HOUSE GROUPS

We are excited to announce the formation of three weekly House Groups within the parish, starting in September. If you would like to sign up as a member, please contact the relevant host below.

Malvern Mondays at 7pm, from 8th September Contact Alice on 07508 702650

Worcester Tuesdays at 2pm, from TBC September Contact Roberta on 07484 691685

We hope to add more groups going forward. If you would be interested in hosting a group, please contact Alice (as above).

MASS ON THE HILL PRAYING FOR THE CARE OF CREATION

Our annual open-air Mass on the Malvern Hills will take place at 1pm on Sunday 14th September. This Mass falls within the Season of Creation which begins on 1st September and ends on 4th October, the Feast Day of St Francis. The theme for this year is ‘Peace with Creation’. The preacher will be the Reverend Rebecca Elliot from the neighbouring Church of England – ‘Holy Trinity Church’ at the top of Newtown Road. Invitations have been extended to the Malvern Cluster churches of Blackmore, Upton and St Wulstan’s as well as to Churches Together in Malvern. As usual please bring a meal to share. The location will be c.300m up the main path from Blackmore car park. The location for Mass will be the same as previous years: WTW winner.arise.pickle

ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO HARVINGTON: 7 September 2025

Confessions: 1.45pm – 2.30pm, Mass: 3pm. This year the principal celebrant will be The Most Reverend Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham. After Mass refreshments will be served to all pilgrims in the garden of The Priest’s House. Free timed tours of Harvington Hall are available to pilgrims on the day and can be booked at the table in the Hall’s courtyard when you arrive. Please note that pilgrims MUST BRING THEIR OWN CHAIRS as we are unable to provide them from here.

DEANERY PASTORIAL FORUM

will meet in Worcester on 2nd September. This will be the second meeting of this new group. Our parish is represented by Mary Taylor and Edd Hogan.

DEANERY PILGRIMAGE TO EVESHAM

SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER AT 12NOON. All parishes are encouraged to attend this pilgrimage. Let us consider organizing ourselves to do a car share to get to the event.

ANNUAL MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE GUILD OF ST STEPHEN

To be celebrated by Bishop David Evans, Saturday 4th October at 12.00 noon at St. Chad’s Cathedral. Altar Servers and their families please join in this celebration. Light refreshments will be available in the Grimshaw Room. All servers are asked to wear their cassocks and cottas, or albs.

FOREIGN CURRENCY

Coins & Notes – please donate any leftover foreign currency for Mary’s Meals to support their work in feeding the hungry in many parts of the world. This is their summer appeal, and we will take part with a basket at the back of church for you to drop leftover currency into until the end of September. Thank you. www.marysmeals.org.uk

NOTE OF THANKS – FROM THERESE LANGFORD

Therese bought a beautiful mature olive tree and pot with the collection money she received and would just like to thank everyone again.

THURSDAY LIVE PLUS!

The final August organ recital at St Chad’s Cathedral will take see Victoria Ulriksen take to the console at 1.15pm, Thursday 28th August