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Bulletin - 3/4 January 2026

  • Jan 2
  • 5 min read

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

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 3rd January, CHRISTMAS FERIA, 10.00am Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Mr M E Connelly (Johnson Association)

  • Sat 3rd, EVE OF SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE NATIVITY, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Housebound of the Parish

  • Sun 4th, SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE NATIVITY, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Maureen & George Ward ✟ (parents of Helen Connelly)

  • Mon 5th, CHRISTMAS FERIA 12.00 noon, Holy Mass  - Livestreamed, Intention of Stephen & Lijo (Wedding Ann)

  • Tue 6th, SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7.45am, Holy Mass - For the Housebound of the Parish

  • Tue 6th, SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 12.00 noon, Holy Mass - World Refugees (Helen Connelly)

  • Wed 7th, CHRISTMAS FERIA, Private Mass

  • Thur 8th, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. 10.00am-6.45pm

  • Thur 8th, CHRISTMAS FERIA, 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Intention of Felix & Kesia (Lizzy Philips)

  • Fri 9th, CHRISTMAS FERIA, 9.15am, Holy Mass – Whole School Mass: (BAPTISM OF ASTRID)

  • Sat 10th, CHRISTMAS FERIA, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Pro Populo

  • Sat 10th, EVE OF THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Vincent Rooney ✟ (Marion Haley)

  • Sun 11th, FEAST OF BAPTISM OF THE LORD, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Hanns Grimm RIP ✟ (Margaret & David Rank)


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

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE NATIVITY

3RD- 4th January 2026- Parish Mass Book number 1116

  • For Prayer with the Word of God. Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.

  • 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: John Rees, Beryl Gaunt, Holly Robson and Same Moore.

A big thank you to all those who made the celebration of Christmas such a prayerful and inspiring journey. It all started with a number of people attending the weekly Advent reflections at the four churches of our cluster. Then the organisers and providers of Advent Soup lunches as well as the those who put in so much to organise the Crib Display weekend, the Carol Service and the journey of Mary and Joseph into as many homes as possible. The team of cleaners and flower arrangers were all focussed in making sure the church is conducive to prayer. Think of the time spend to have the Christmas tree decorated. Musicians, altar servers and all who signed up to render several services at Masses. It just took the hands and time of so many of our community to make Christmas a fitting celebration of our faith. On a personal note, a very big thank you for all the Christmas cards donations and the generous Christmas Offerings..

ends on the Feast of the Epiphany on 6th January. The Hope we celebrated in 2025 was a seed planted in hearts. As we enter 2026 let us not leave that hope behind but carry it to our daily lives as a living testimony.

Tuesday 6th January 5–6.30pm Family Meeting: My Conscience – A guide for my life

This Saturday at the 6pm Mass Poppy who was baptised as a Minor on 28th December will receive her First Communion at the 6.00pm Mass. Please keep her in your prayers.

This will be on Monday, 12th January at 7.00pm. Anything you would like to add to the agenda please let Nazzarena know at the office.

For those who would like to join on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes from Monday 25 to Saturday 30 May 2026. Pilgrims are invited to make initial enquiries about the pilgrimage via the Lourdes Administrator, Kath White: admin.lourdes@rcaob.org.uk or call 0121 230 6288.

  • Saturday, 12th January at 10.30am: Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for Confirmation

  • Monday, 12th January from 5.30pm to 6.30pm: Confirmation Rehearsal in church for candidates, parents and sponsors

  • Sunday 18th January, 11am Mass: We welcome Bishop David Evans to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on 15 of our young ones

  • Tuesday 6th January 5.00-6.30pm: Family meeting

  • Sunday 25th January 9.30am-10.45am: Family Meeting: What is so special about our church building? Child(ren) and at least one parent

  • Sunday 25th January: 11.00 am, Family Mass

The dates for Craft Club for the New Year are on Saturdays from 2.00pm to 5.00pm on in the McEnnis Room.

  • 17th January,

  • 21st February,

  • 21st March,

  • 18th April

25 hours per week, 5 hours a day, to include some weekends and evenings, term time only.

Deadline for applications is 11 January. Interviews will be held in mid-January, to start in February 2026.

Job description and more information can be found at www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/jobs.

Please remember the needs of the Malvern Foodbank. Donations at the front of the church as usual will be greatly appreciated.

There is a St Richard’s Hospice bag in the office with a few things in it. Does it belong to anyone? Please contact the office if it’s yours.


 
 

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