Bulletin - 31 May/1 June 2025

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.

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Confessions

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

Mass Times

• Sat 31st May, FEAST OF THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Honor Hay ✟

• Sat 31st, EVE OF SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Dorothy Brooks (Sue Whitteron)

• Sun 1st June, SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, World Refugees (Helen Connelly)

• Mon 2nd, EASTER FERIA, 12.00 noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Irene Bevan ✟ (Lynne Harper)

• Tue 3rd MEMORIAL OF SS CHARLES LWANGAAND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS 7.45am, Holy Mass, Charles & Sylvia Walker ✟ (The Craig Family)

• Wed 4th, EASTER FERIA, Private Mass

• Thur 5th, EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 10am-6.45pm

• Thur 5th, MEMORIAL OF ST BONIFACE, BISHOP, MARTYR, 7.00pm, Holy Mass Livestreamed - Pro Populo

• Fri 6th, EASTER FERIA, 9.15am, Holy Mass, School Mass

• Fri 6th, Mass at Dalvington Care Home, 3.00pm

• Sat 7th, EASTER FERIA, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Mairead Murray ✟ recent (Alison Pellatt)

• Sat 7th, EVE OF SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Roger & Wendy Eckersley ✟ (Eckersley Family)

• Sun 8th, SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Bill Carew ✟

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

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C – Volume One

31ST MAY – 1ST JUNE 2025 – Parish Mass Book Page number 275

Pope’s Prayer Intention for June

That the world might grow in compassion. Let us pray that each one of us may find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus and, from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world..

Please Pray

• For the Sick and Housebound of St Joseph’s Parish: Clare Gray, Anne Wiseman, Anne-Marie Elder and 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 celebrating their Wedding Anniversary: Helen and Chris Louise and Irena and Zbigniew Twarowski and Jane and Patrick Jones.

• For the Recent Dead:

  • Fr Ronald Cosslet: · Reception at Our Lady Queen of Peace: Wednesday 4th June at 7pm. Funeral Mass at St George’s Catholic Church on Thursday 5th June at 12 noon.

  • David John Taylor: · Reception into church on Thursday 12th June at 4pm· Funeral Mass: Friday 13th June at 10:00am

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEK WILL BE FOR

Catholic Communications.

AN EVENING OF REFLECTION ON THE HOLY SPIRIT

Tuesday June 3rd, 7pm- 8.30pm, St Joseph’s, Malvern ‘Send forth your Spirit, O Lord.’ An evening of prayer and reflection on the Holy Spirit in preparation for Pentecost. Come and reflect on what scripture tells us about the Holy Spirit and how the power of the Holy Spirit is at work in us, the Parish and the Church. Music. Scripture. Prayer. Testimony. Discussion. Refreshments.

MARCH FOR LIFE COACH

Join March for Life UK on Saturday 6th Sept in London! The right to life underpins every other right we have and without it every other right is rendered meaningless. Abortion denies the most vulnerable in our society their most basic right, the right to life, which is why this year’s theme is ‘Human Rights for All Humans’. Unite with thousands of others at this family-friendly event where we recognise the value of life from conception and stand up for all those who have been impacted by abortion. A coach will be leaving St George's Church carpark, Worcs, at 7.30am and will depart London at 5pm. Seats cost £25, payable in advance. We usually have a priest or two with us. To book a seat or for more info contact Isabel: 07773 501721 or email izzyvs@gmail.com

TEA IN THE GARDEN (INDOORS IF WET)

You are warmly invited to join us for tea, cakes and social time in our garden on Sunday 29th June from 2pm. Liz and Chris Burger at 120 Lower Howsell Road, WR14 1DL

THURSDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

We are still desperately needing people to help with the day of Eucharistic Adoration each Thursday. We have lost a lot of people through sickness and holidays etc. and there are very few people to call on now. If anyone can help for

perhaps half an hour to an hour each week or even only occasionally to cover holidays etc, please call or text Emily Vaughan-Spruce on 07858048095. Thank you

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

Sunday 6th July, 4pm, in the McEnnis Room. Please come to this important meeting where we hear from Fr Naz and the PAC about the past year and the plans for our parish into the future. Several PAC members will be retiring, and we would like to invite parishioners to consider joining the PAC. Nomination forms will be in the narthex over the next few weeks. If you have questions about the PAC or what being a member involves, please ask Fr Naz or Edd Hogan. An agenda and supporting documents that the APM will cover will be available shortly online and a printed reference copy will be available to view in church.

60TH YEAR OF ORDINATION

Roger Watson will be celebrating his 60th year of ordination as a Church of

England Minister on 15th June at St Leonard’s Church of the Beauchamp Community. It will start with an Ecumenical Service Evensong at 3pm followed by tea. A sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex for catering purposes.

PARISH MAGAZINE

Copy Day for the next edition is Sunday 29th June. All contributions welcome, especially if you haven't written for us before. Please send copy to Margaret Rank merank@btinternet.com or leave in an envelope in the narthex.

THE THURSDAY GROUP

will be meeting on Thursday the 5th of June for a Falconry display by Luke Mammott in St. Joseph's Primary school playground. The display begins at 2.00pm & finishes at 3.00pm so we need to meet in the McEnnis room, earlier than usual, before 1.45pm so that we can go into the playground at 1.50pm. Given that the weather is changeable I suggest you wear something warm, if it rains, we will be in the school hall. Please remember to bring your menu & money (£22) for the July lunch at the Golf Club in an envelope with your name on it. We will return to the McEnnis room for tea & cakes when the display is over. I think that the display will be very impressive as I have seen Luke perform on TV.

CHURCHES TOGETHER MALVERN

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - LANSDOWNE CRESCENT METHODIST CHURCH -MONDAY 9th JUNE - Tea/coffee available in the Welcome Room from 7.00pm - Meeting will start at 7.30pm and finish by 9pm - This is open to all to come and hear of the exciting initiatives happenings in the local churches.