Bulletin - 6/7 June 2026
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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:Â Edd Hogan, 07500 639308
Parish Safeguarding Rep:Â Kevin Douglas 01886 832468
Health & Safety, Room Bookings:Â Sue Stubbings 01684 541716
St Joseph's School
Executive Head: Mrs Christina Hall
Head Of School:Â Mrs Charlotte Docker 01684 573016
School Secretary:Â Sophie Kwiecian 01684 573016
Co-Chairs of Governors:Â 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, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 10.00am Holy Mass, Thanksgiving for a Significant Birthday (Sarah Houlston)
Sat 6th, EVE OF THE SOLEMNITY OF MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Christine Eckersley ✟ (Eckersley & Mainini Family)
Sun 7th,  SOLEMNITY OF MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, For Communion Children
Mon 8th June, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 12noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Pro Populo
Tue 9th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME 7.45am Holy Mass, Aldo Cresta ✟
Wed 10th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, Private Mass
Thur 11th, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 10.00am-6.45pm
Thur 11th, MEMORIAL OF ST BARNABAS, APOSTLE, 7.00pm Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Recent Wedding Anniversary: Sunil & Deepa
Fri 12th, SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS, 9.15am Holy Mass, Intention of Tom & Bincy Jenneymon
Sat 13th, MEMORIAL OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY 10.00am Holy Mass, Holy Souls
Sat 13th, EVE OF THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Ted Lawrence ✟ (Gemma Lawrence)
Sun 14th, ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Mary Fahy ✟ (Margaret Chetwood)
Holy Mass at St Joseph's is livestreamed on some days via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@stjosephs.rcparish.malvernukÂ
About This Week's Mass
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
6TH – 7TH JUNE 2026- Parish Mass Book Year A Volume 2 – Page 83
Pope’s Prayer Intention for June
For the values of sports. Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity and personal growth.
Please Pray
For the Sick and Housebound of St Joseph’s Parish: Clare Gray, Anne Wiseman, Anne-Marie Elder, Roslyn La Ferla and John Eckersley. 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 deaths: Margaret Mays, Jeremy Hope and Christine Eckersley.
For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversaries: Helen & Geoff D’Cruz and Viv & Allan Fox.
SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEK FOR MISSION MALAWI:
This Mid July Fr Naz and the youth of the Diocese under Kenelm Trust will be joining St Francis Malawi Trust which is a small charity that supports feeding programmes in 3 schools in Malawi and provides medical care to children at the schools. They also provide medical equipment and funds for Kasina Mission Health Clinic. They buy maize and agricultural supplies so the schools can grow food to feed the children- £10 will buy a sack of maize seed. They also take out donations such as baby clothes, bars of soap and medical equipment such as syringes, dressings and blood sugar monitors. Such donations could be given to FR Naz as everyone on the trip will bring along a suitcase for such donations. This weekend Mary Middleton is making an appeal for support for Mission Malawi 2026.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Saturday 6th June 10.30am – 12.00 noon rehearsal for First Holy Communion Mass.
Sunday 7th June – Celebration of First Holy Communion Mass.
BISHOP TIMOTHY MENESES IS COMING TO THE MALVERNS ON SATURDAY 20TH JUNE
He is walking the Malvern Hill Ridge from the British Camp and back - a total of 10 km raising money for the Andrew Robinson Young Peoples Trust and celebrating Mass there.
ITINERARY:
8.30 am: Meet Bishop Timothy at the British Car Park.
9.00 am: Sponsored Walk leaves the British Camp Car Park
12.30 pm: Break for Lunch
2.00 pm: Walkers and Non walkers meet with Mgr Mark Crisp at British Car Park to move to the Mass Site.
3.00 pm: Celebration of Mass
4.15 pm: Departure
To take part in the walk please register via website www.arypt.org or email maria.bracken@kenelmyouthtrust.org.uk
PARISH MAGAZINE COPY DAY
for the Summer Edition is Sunday 14th June. All contributions welcome, especially if you haven't written for us before. Please send copy to Margaret Rank at merank@btinternet.com or leave in the narthex.
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2026
Takes place at 4pm, Sunday 14th June. All parishioners are invited to come and listen to the annual review of our parish with contributions from Fr Naz, the Finance Committee, and the PAC. It is an opportunity to scrutinise the accounts and work of the PAC and ask questions. The agenda and supporting documents will be shared on the parish website. A small number of printed copies will be available at the APM.
PAC NOMINATIONS 2026-7
We would like to build up the PAC with a few more members. If you could offer your commitment to this important aspect of parish life, please complete the nomination form (copies at the back of church) OR let Edd or Fr Naz know that you would like to be nominated to join the PAC.
A BIG THANK YOU FROM THE ONE WORLD GROUP
Last Sunday we had an incredible Intercultural Day at St Joseph's. The One World Group would like to thank everyone who contributed something from their country, whether participating in the Mass, singing, dancing or bringing food to share. Thanks also to all those who helped organise the event and on the day itself. This was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the diversity in our parish, and we're already looking forward to next year's event! If you're interested in joining the One World Group, you're welcome to sign up in the Narthex after the weekend Masses.
POPE LEO’S FIRST ENCYCLICAL: MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS:
On 15 May Pope Leo presented his first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. It has been popularly presented as addressing the challenges of AI but is far more significant. It promises to become a central text of Catholic Social Teaching and provide a continuation of Vatican II and the social and environmental writings of Pope Francis. The bishops of England and Wales, together with their Scottish and Irish counterparts, are encouraging us to study and digest this text. To this end, it is suggested that we establish a study group in our Parish to further our faith by studying this encyclical. If you are interested in joining this group, please email m.townson1@icloud.com , call 07483 237650 or leave your details with the Parish Office.
BLUEBELLS BEREAVEMENT GROUP
Plants wanted for the Prayer Garden please. We are looking for donations of plants. There is a list in the narthex and if anyone could donate that would be wonderful. Thank you Susan Van Ling Telephone Number 07492750914 for any questions also if anyone has a bench to donate that would be fantastic.
A PARISH MISSION FOR THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR PARISH
Saturday, 27th June till Friday, 3rd July 2026.
RAISING FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH GROUP
Saturday 27th June It's a knockout £20 includes bbq. At Alton. Lots of fun activities and games finishes with bbq and Mass. Open to school years 5 to 12.
16 to 20 August KYT Summer Camp
Please contact Suzie for more information 07939 511177 or suziewolff@gmail.com