Bulletin - 30/31 August 2025

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Aug 28
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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 30th August, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 10.00am, Holy Mass, Mgr Graham Wilkinson ✟ (Johnson Association)
Sat 30th August, EVE OF TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Holy Souls
Sun 31st, TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME[Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, David Anthony Hill (Mrs Jane Hill)
Mon 1st September, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 12.00 noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Sylvia Manjarrez Walker ✟ (Craig Family)
Tue 2nd, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 7.45am, Holy Mass - Intention of Ashley Walker (Craig Family)
Wed 3rd, FEAST OF ST GREGORY THE GREAT, POPE, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], Private Mass
Thur 4th, EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 10am-6.45pm, In Church
Thur 4th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, World Refugees (Helen Connelly)
Fri 5th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis] 9.15am, Joshua Horn ✟ (Edd Hogan)
Fri 5th, Mass at Dalvington Care Home [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 3.00am
Sat 6th August, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 10.00am, Holy Mass, Pro Populo
Sat 6th August, EVE OF TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Edd & Ella Hogan - 22nd Wedding Anniversary (Mrs K Hogan)
Sun 7th, TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Betty Clark ✟ (Clark Family)

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

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

30TH – 31ST August 2025 – Parish Mass Book Page number 130

Pope’s Prayer Intention for September

For our relationship with all of creation. Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we may experience our interdependence with all creatures, which are loved byGod and worthy of love and respect.

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: Gervaise Will, Gillian Avis, Ian Vaughan-Spruce and Tom Lucas and Mary Catherine Kealy.
For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversary: Pauline & Tom Hurley, Madeleine & Liam Close and Anne & Jim Quinn.

RECENT DEAD

Father Paul Johnson - Funeral will be on Wednesday 3rd September at 12 noon at St. Ambrose Barlow Church, Lakey Lane, Hall Green. Birmingham B28 8QU.
Janet Lupino: Funeral on 9th September at 10.30am
Hilda Jansen: Funeral on 15th September -Time to be confirmed

NATIONAL JUBILEE WALKING PILGRIMAGE OF HOPE

Six people on the National Pilgrimage of Hope will be coming through St Joseph's parish on the 4th & 5th September. A big thank you to Chris and Angela Park, Alice & Simon Kerby and Maggie Griffiths for offering accommodation. On Thursday night, at 7pm the pilgrims could join us for Mass in the church if they will not be too tired or we could organise some joint evening prayer with them at some point before the Blessed Sacrament. On Friday they are to leave for Worcester at 9am.

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

From 8.15am to 9am Breakfast of fruit, yoghurt, bacon and sausage baps, cake, tea and coffee will be available.
Watch Canonisation Mass Live from Rome In the McEnnis Room 8.45am
Holy Mass 11.00am

FIRST HOLY SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMES FOR 2026

Application forms for First Communion, Confirmation and RCIA are in the Narthex. 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. Application forms for all these Sacramental programmes are in the Narthex.

THE THURSDAY GROUP

will be meeting in the McEnnis room on Thursday September 4th at 2.00pm for a social activity meeting & “Bring & Buy” sale.

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).

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.

LITURGY AND WORKSHOP MEETING

Tuesday, 16th September at 7pm.

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. The preacher will be the Reverend Rebecca Elliot from the neighbouring Church of England – ‘Holy Trinity Church’ at the top of Newtown Road. 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. Please note that pilgrims MUST BRING THEIR OWN CHAIRS as we are unable to provide them from here.

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.

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

NEW ST JOE’S YOUTH GROUP

starts every other Friday in term time, 6 pm-7.30 pm in the McEnnis Room. Dates: 12th & 26th September 10th & 24th October and the 7th &21st November and the 5th &19th December. For school years 6-10. (ages 10-15). We are also looking for young volunteers for the Youth Group - this could be part of your DofE volunteering. School year 10 upwards. (age 14 onwards). Please contact Suzie Wolff: suziewolff@gmail.com 07939 511177.

JUBILEE 2025 – PILGRIMS OF HOPE

Talk by Prof. David McLoughlin on “Christian Hope” on 18th September 2025 at 7pm at St George’s Parish Centre, Worcester. There is also a talk entitled “You are Called” to be given by our former parish priest, Mgr. Pat Kilgarriff, at 7pm on 3rd December 2025.

CHRISTMAS ANGELS 2025

The Group will be meeting in the Welcome Room at Lansdowne Methodist Church on Friday 13th September 2-4pm and every Friday thereafter until distribution of angels 18th December. All are welcome, wool and pattern provided. For more information contact jennybull10@btinternet.com or phone 01684 561307