Bulletin - 6/7 December 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

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

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 6th, ADVENT FERIA, 10.00am, Holy Mass, William Garnetts ✟ (Patrick Miles)
Sat 6th, St Nicholas Day Ukrainian Liturgy, 1.00pm
Sat 6th, EVE OF SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Felicity Yovard ✟ (The Craig Family)
Sun 7th, SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Sheila Conway ✟ (Lynne Harper)
Mon 8th December, SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 11.30am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Pro Populo
Tue 9th, ADVENT FERIA 7.45am, Holy Mass - Dolores Cashman ✟ (Collette Phelps)
Wed 10th, ADVENT FERIA, Private Mass
Thur 11th, EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 10am-6.45pm, In Church
Thur 11th, ADVENT FERIA, 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, William Garnett ✟ (Patrick Mills)
Fri 12th, ADVENT FERIA, 9.15am, Holy Mass, Intention of Tom and Bincy
Sat 13th, MEMORIAL ST LUCY, VIRGIN, MARTYR, 10.00am, Holy Mass, Faima Jong (Wellbeing) Mama Bui
Sat 13th, St Nicholas Day Ukrainian Liturgy, 1.00pm
Sat 13th, EVE OF THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Rosemary Thorp ✟ (Paul Pamphlet)
Sun 14th, THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Pro Populo
Sun 14th, CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT, 3.30pm

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

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A Book - Volume 1

6TH – 7TH DECEMBER 2025 – Parish Mass Book Page number 85

Pope’s Prayer Intention for December

For Christians in areas of conflict. Let us pray that Christians in areas of war or
conflict, especially in the Middle East, may be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.

Please Pray

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: Mary Etherton, Dorothy Still, Derek Rowland, Josephine Whiston and Sylia Walker

SECOND COLLECTION THIS SUNDAY

For the Poor Parishes of the Diocese. Gift Aid Donations welcome at the Card Reader Station.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION SESSIONS

Sunday 7th December 9.30am-10.45am Family Meeting: We welcome Jesus into our homes.

CONFIRMATION

Monday, 15th December: 5.30pm-6.30pm in the McEnnis Room – The Sacrament of Confirmation.

RCIA - ADULT FORMATION: JOURNEY IN FAITH

Friday, 12th December 7.00-8.30pm – Mary, Mother of Christ and Mother of the Church.

MALVERN CLUSTER ADVENT REFLECTIONS

The Malvern Cluster of parishes warmly invites you to four reflections this Advent each Tuesday of Advent. We shall be gathering from 6.45pm for light refreshments with a talk of 15 minutes at 7.30pm followed by a further 15 minutes of discussion/sharing and concluding with 15 minutes of prayer to conclude at 8.15pm as follows.

2nd December: UPTON: Hope, Vigilance and Watchfulness Self-Examination/Repentance
9th December: ST WULSTAN: Peace, Repentance and Conversion: Prayer and discipline.
16th December: BLACKMORE: Joy – Gaudete, Rejoicing and Witness: Charity and service.
23rd December: ST JOSEPH’S MALVERN: love, Mary: The Faith and Incarnation: Imitation of Mary

CLUSTER ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICES

St. Joseph’s, Malvern: Friday 12th December at 7pm.
Our Lady and St Alphonsus: Sunday 14th December at 3pm.

DATES FOR NEW ST JOE’S YOUTH GROUP

Fridays 6pm-7.30 pm in the McEnnis Room. Next date is 19th December. Please contact Suzie Wolff: suziewolff@gmail.com 07939 511177 for more information.

CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT

Sunday, 14th December at 2.30pm Refreshments and Mince Pies followed by the Carol Concert at 3.30pm. "A semi-dramatized interpretation of the Gospels' account of the Nativity, with readings and music"

TOMBOLA

IN THE McENNIS ROOM AFTER THE CAROL SERVICE: Kindly donate drinks of all kinds, chocolates or sweets. Homemade items such as knitted dolls or teddies. Toiletries for both men and women. Gifts for children. Items can be dropped off at the office.

CHRISTMAS CRIB FESTIVAL 13-14 December

This year, to help us to remember the true meaning of Christmas, we will be having the Christmas Crib festival again. See the posters around the church for details. BUT... we will need volunteers to be in the church to make sure that the cribs are safe. A sign-up sheet is in the narthex.

HOLY JOE’S CAFÉ

Starting Monday 8th December and 15th and 22nd – Mass will be at 11.30am on these three Mondays and Soup will be served at 12 midday – Please come along if you can.

CRAFTERNOON REMINDER

Saturday, 13th December – 2pm-5pm

ROOM AT THE TABLE FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

Could you offer an extra place or two at your table for Christmas Day? We're encouraging parishioners to open their homes and share the joy of Christmas lunch with a fellow parishioner this year. This will replace the previously successful Christmas lunches in the McEnnis Room. We would love you to be a part of this beautiful act of hospitality. If you are interested in being involved, please add your name to the sign-up sheet which will be in the Narthex and someone will contact you.

100+ CLUB WINNERS FOR DECEMBER

1ST £100 – Steven Chesterton

2nd £50 – Mrs Connelly

3rd £50 – Miss B Mitchell

4th £25 – Ms Griffiths

5th £25 – Mr Alan Hood

100+ CLUB NOTICE

We are kindly asking for more players as we are close to dropping below 100 numbers in play, each number is £5.00 and its paid monthly direct to the church, if you are already in the draw and would like to increase your numbers or if you would like to sign up then please contact: Tina Slevin ga.stjoseph.malvern.rcaob.org.uk , also at the back of church there is a form you can fill out and hand in to Fr Naz who will pass it on.

FOREIGN CURRENCY COLLECTION FOR MARY’S MEALS

A big thank you to all those who donated left over foreign currency in September. The amount raised converted to £69.83. Mary’s Meals have acknowledged our support and send their sincere thanks to us for engaging in this initiative

ONE WORLD GROUP

Since the 1970s, the parish One World Group (OWG) has worked with partners in places like South America, India, and Africa, and has also supported local charities and schools. Over the past few months, we have been working to expand what we do, and we currently have 15 active members. Our work is inspired by Jesus’s example and by Catholic Social Teaching, including the messages of recent Popes who remind us that building God’s Kingdom starts here on Earth, especially by caring for the poor. OWG has now created four subgroups focusing on these themes:

Community & outreach
Peace & reconciliation
Poverty & inequality
The environment

If you share these hopes for a fairer, kinder world and would like to join the One World Group or p articipate in any of the subgroups, please contact Helen

Louise: louise_helen@hotmail.com

CAR PARK SIGNS AND GATES

We have seen an increase in the number of cars parking in the church/school car park when the users are not connected to either school or church. We have now installed additional signs to remind people that the car park is private property, and we have also begun to close and lock the car park gates at night to maintain the integrity of the car park for use by school and church users.