Bulletin - 5/6 July 2025

Jul 3, 2025
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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 5th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Pro Populo
Sat 5th, EVE OF FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass
Sun 6th, FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Thanksgiving for 52 Years of Working life (Shelia Sheringham)
Mon 7th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 12.00 noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Betty Clark ✟ (Margaret Chetwood)
Tue 8th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 7.45am, Holy Mass, Private Intention (Fran Mainini)
Wed 9th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, Private Mass
Thur 10th, EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 10am-6.45pm, In Church
Thur 10th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Sunil & Deepa's - recent Wedding Anniversary
Fri 11th, FEAST OF ST BENEDICT, ABBOT, PATRON OF EUROPE, 9.15am, Holy Mass, Dave Taylor ✟ (Theresa Taylor)
Sat 12th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Martin Burger ✟ (Craig Family)
Sat 12th, EVE OF FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass Wendy Eckersley ✟ (Eckersley Family)
Sun 13th, FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Agnes Bentley  (Marion Haley)

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

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C Book - Volume 2

5TH – 6TH July 2025 – Parish Mass Book Page number 105

Pope’s Prayer Intention for July

For formation in discernment. Let us pray that we may again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.

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: Edith
Wheatley and Kenneth Seville.
For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversary: Sundrella & Matthew Kirby.
For the recent dead:

recent dead

Elizabeth Nicolls: Funeral on Thursday 17th July at 1.00pm.
Pat Taylor: Reception into Church 31st July at 4pm. Funeral on 1st August 1pm
Dorothy Feriman who died at Cleeve House on Thursday 3d July.

VINCENTIAN MISSION APPEAL

We welcome Fr. Joachin U. Nwaorgu CM, at this weekend’s Masses of (5th and 6th) July who will be making a Mission appeal on behalf of his congregation. Your Generosity will be great and will make us partakers in their mission.

NEXT SUNDAY’S COLLECTION 13TH JULY

Apostleship of the Sea.

THE FUNERAL OF ROS TEUMA

The funeral for Alf’s wife will take place on 14th July at 2pm at the Vale Crematorium, Evesham Road, Fladbury, Pershore, WR10 2QR. A reception after the service will be held at 42 Pickersleigh Avenue, Malvern. WR14 2LR – Please contact Alf if you would like to attend on 01684 439831.

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. PAC nomination forms are in the narthex for the last-minute nominations. 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.

FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2026

Application forms are now available in the Narthex (Back of the church) for children who are in Year 3 or above to begin preparation for these wonderful Sacraments. Please return to the Parish Office as soon as possible. The Programme will begin in September. Many thanks, Blessings,

RCIA/JOURNEY IN FAITH APPLICATION FORMS IN NARTHEX

Everyone is invited to these Tuesday evening sessions on the Catholic Faith. It is a systematic journey, exploring why the Father sent His Eternal Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to die on the Cross, rise again and ascend into heaven by the grace of the Holy Spirit. We will explore how this is connected to the celebration of the Sacraments, and to the way we live our lives as Christians. Everyone is welcome, especially if you are not a Catholic and would like to find out more. The sessions will begin in September. Many thanks, Mrs Carol Ann Harnett MA, B.Ed B.Divv

CONFIRMATION 2025/26

Children from Year Six onwards are welcome to register for preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation which will start as schools come back in September. Confirmation will be sometime in January or beginning of February 2026. Application forms are in the Narthex.

THANK YOU FROM LIZ AND CHRIS BURGER

Thank you to all those who contributed to, helped at, gave to and supported our "Tea in the Garden last Sunday". The result? A really enjoyable social afternoon and a very generous sum of £350.40 shared between Parkinson's UK and The Alzheimer’s Association. A pair of sunglasses was left behind.

MASS ON THE HILL

For your diaries: our annual open-air Mass on the Malvern Hills will take place at 1pm on Sunday 14th September. All are welcome. Bring a chair, picnic rug and something for a shared picnic after the Mass. The location will c.300m up the main (uphill) path from Black Hill car park (WR13 6DW). This Mass falls within the Season of Creation which begins on 1st September and ends on the Feast Day of St Francis. The newly formed Justice and Peace group will come up with ideas for the celebration.

HARVINGTON HALL PILGRIMAGE

The annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Shrine of the English Martyrs, Sunday 7 September. This year the principal celebrant will be Archbishop Bernard Longley. Confessions: 1.45pm – 2.30pm, Mass: 3pm It is essential that you bring your own chairs and packed lunch

HEALTH AND SAFETY ALERT

Of late we have had two unfortunate accidents of people tripping over kneelers in church. Please tuck in all single kneelers after use and the kneelers attached to the pews on both sides of the church should be left in the used position right on the carpet. Do not lift them as they may drop down and hurt someone’s foot.

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN MALVERN

COFFEE MORNING Tuesday 8th July 10.00am to 11.30am Lyttelton Well Café. A chance to enjoy the company of folk from various churches in Malvern.

LYTTLETON WELL

Well Counselling Service Fundraising Quiz Night - Saturday July 12th. The monthly fundraising quiz evening will take place in the Lyttelton Rooms Main Hall. The doors open at 7pm and the quiz gets going at about 7.30, The cost is £3.00 per head plus a contribution for tea, coffee, squash, biscuits etc Proceeds for the Well Counselling.

KENELM YOUTH TRUST MISSION TEAM

Are there any Year 13 students who aren’t heading straight to university, or who may be considering deferring their place? Kenelm Trust could introduce them to an opportunity that’s more than just a gap year – it’s a year of faith, mission, and personal growth. Applications are still open for the Kenelm Youth Trust Mission Team at Alton Castle and Soli, our diocesan retreat centres. We know many young people are still discerning their next steps – especially with results day approaching. That’s why we want to make sure they know there's a path that allows them to serve, grow, and prepare for the future – all within a vibrant Catholic community.

During their year on team, they will:

Lead retreats for thousands of young people
Live in a supportive, faith-filled community
Gain outdoor education qualifications and apprenticeship experience
Be guided in planning for life beyond their time with us
Deepen their relationship with Christ through prayer, service, and formation