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Bulletin - 29/30 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 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

  • Mon 31st, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 12noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Deceased Family & Friends (Maggie Griffiths)

  • Tue 1st September, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 7.45am, Holy Mass, Sylvia Walker ✟ (Craig Family)

  • Wed 2nd, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, Private Mass

  • Thur 3rd, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 10.00am-6.45pm

  • Thur 3rd, FEAST OF ST GREGORY THE GREAT, POPE, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Brian Bealer Well Being (Craig Family)

  • Fri 4th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 9.15am, Holy Mass - Holy Souls

  • Sat 5th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME,  10.00am Holy Mass, Edward and Ella 23rd Wedding Anniversary

  • Sat 5th, EVE OF THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Stan Williams ✟ (Mary Williams)

  • Sun 6th, TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, World Refugees (Helen Connelly)

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-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

29th – 30th August 2026 Parish Mass Book Year A Volume 2 – Page 122

  • The care of water. Let us pray for a just and sustainable management of water, a vital resource, so that everyone may have equal access to it.

  • 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: Gervaise Will, Gillian Avis, Ian Vaughan-Spruce and Tom Lucas.

  • For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversaries: Pauline & Tom Hurley and Madeleine & Liam Close.

A big thank you to Father Patrick for looking after the Parish while Father Naz has been away. We have really appreciated all he has done and welcome Father Naz back on Friday 28th August.

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.

will be meeting on Thursday, September 3rd, 2026, for Afternoon Tea at the Worcestershire Golf Club. We will meet at the Golf Club at 2.00pm for 2.30pm. Please remember your £10.00 to cover the cost of the tea. I have to give Sharon the numbers attending in advance so if you cannot come, please let me know a.s.a.p. on 01684 491309 otherwise you will have to pay. Rosemary is already using funds to subsidise the cost by £3.50. Please let me know if you require a lift. Look forward to seeing you there. Diane.

Thank you to all who signed the CAFOD Petition to Cancel the Debt. We had a grand total of 132 signatures. However, if you have been away and missed our signings, you can still sign by going to Cafod ‘s website.

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.

Please remember the needs of the Malvern Foodbank. A new list of items is on the notice board in the narthex. Thank you. Donations are always appreciated.

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.

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.

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.

to the new Minister at the Malvern Methodist Churches, the Rev.Paul Carter and his wife Carol who will inducted at Lansdowne on this coming Saturday afternoon 29th August at 3pm. Please remember in your prayers.

Many studios are now open until Bank Holiday Monday (31 August) in Welland, Hanley Swan, Colwall, Malvern and beyond. Meet 180+ artists & makers across 104 locations - Art exhibitions, Demos, Workshops - See how & why art is made. Countywide - Free event - Buy direct - Be inspired! Find venues, opening times and maps online at www.worcestershireopenstudios.org

Cafe Church 6.30pm - SELF WORTH AND CHRISTIANITY – Seeing yourself as God sees you. Please come along. Rev Canon Dr Ali Gray.


 
 

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