Bulletin - 6/7 September 2025
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- Sep 5
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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 6th September, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME [Novena for the Canonisation of Bl Pier Georgio & Bl Carlo Acutis], 10.00am, Holy Mass, Pro Populo
Sat 6th, 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)
Mon 8th, FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 12.00 noon, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Intention of Alicia Walker (The Craig Family)
Tue 9th, FUNERAL MASS FOR JANET LUPINO , 10.30am, Holy Mass
Wed 10th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, Private Mass
Thur 11th, EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 10am-6.45pm, In Church
Thur 11th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, 7.00pm, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Pro Populo
Fri 12th, FERIA IN ORDINARY TIME, Whole School Mass 9.15am
Sat 13th September, MEMORIAL OF ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH 10.00am, Holy Mass, Holy Souls
Sat 13th, EVE OF THE FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS, 6.00pm, Holy Mass, Janet Lupino RIP (Eckersley Family)
Sun 14th, FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS, 11.00am, Holy Mass - Livestreamed, Hanns Grimm RIP (Margaret & David Rank)
Sun 14th, MASS ON THE HILL, 1.00pm
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-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C Book - Volume 2
6th -7th September 2025 – Parish Mass Book Page number 133
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: : Dennis Delhanty, Rebecca Moore, Teresa Kirk and John Gogorty.
For those celebrating their Wedding Anniversary: Ellen & Edd Hogan and Betty and John Clark.
RECENT DEAD
Janet Lupino: Funeral on 9th September at 10.30am
Hilda Jansen: Funeral on 15th September at 12.30pm
Maureen Smith: Funeral on 18th September at 11.00am
Anne Smargiassi: Funeral on 22nd September at 11.30am
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
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.
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.
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.
HOUSE GROUPS
We are excited to announce the formation of two 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 16th 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).
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.
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
100+ CLUB WINNERS FOR SEPTEMBER
1st – Nazzarena Wood - £100
2nd – Mrs Thurlow - £50
3rd – Mr Taylor - £50
4th – Mrs Davies - £25
5th – Mr Taylor - £25
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
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
CRAFTERNOON
New club to be run by Alice Kerby – Once a month in the McEnnis Room from 2pm to 5pm – Dates as follows: 11th October, 8th November, 13th December, 17th January and 14th February. Bring along whatever you are working on - knitting, embroidery, painting etc. Bring a nibble to share if you would like.
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.
WAR IN GAZA MUST BE ENDED NOT INCREASED, SAYS CARDINAL NICHOLS
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference, has expressed his sorrow and condemnation after Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City.
“There must be a better way,” he said. “One that does not heap yet further suffering and misery on so many people who are not combatants but defenceless in face of the perpetrators of violence in their midst. Already too much innocent blood has been shed; too many lives destroyed; too much hunger and starvation. This war must be ended not increased.” For the full statement, please see the Catholic Church in England and Wales website
Churches across Britain will pray for peace on Sunday 21st September, coinciding with UN World Peace Day and the global call to prayer from the World Council of Churches.
