MASS & SERVICE TIMES
Saturday 25th August
4:45pm – Sacrament of Reconciliation
5:15pm – Roni Bishop RIP
Sunday 26th August – 21st SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME (CYCLE B)
9:30am – Marie Todd sick
11:00am – People of the Parish
Monday 27th August
9:30am – Service of Word and Communion
Tuesday 28th August
9:30am – Service of Word and Communion
Wednesday 29th August
11am – Requiem Mass – Henrietta Daly RIP
7pm – Maureen Baccas RIP
Thursday 30th August
9:30am – Father Simon’s intentions
Friday 31st August
No service
Saturday 1st September
4:45pm – Sacrament of Reconciliation
5:15pm – Mrs Kathleen Harrison RIP
Sunday 2nd September
9:30am – Fred Horrigan RIP
11:00am – People of the Parish
Monday 3rd September
9:30am – Celebrate opening of St. Joseph’s School – 50 years
If Fr Simon is unobtainable and you urgently need a Priest please phone the parish mobile: 07548 222133 Please use this number for emergencies only i.e. where a priest is needed urgently.
Dates for your Diary
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH – PARISH FAIR
See below for more details.
Monday 10th September 6.00pm – 7.00pm – Confirmation Preparation
Confirmation preparation will begin on 10th September for the Celebration of Confirmation which will take place this year at St Mary’s, Middlewich on Friday 16th November. If you are in the new school year 9 or above and have already made your First Holy Communion then you are invited to attend our preparation sessions. Our first meeting will be at 6.00pm in church and will include introduction information for parents and candidates. A timetable of further meetings will be given out on that day. Notices will be given out at St Nicholas CHS but if you know of anyone who attends a different school please let them know. Please speak to Fr Simon if you have any questions.
Monday 10th September 7.30pm – 9.00pm – Scripture study and discussion group
Our scripture group will begin again on Monday 10th September. Meetings are usually fortnightly and take place in the presbytery. They offer an informal but informed look at the scripture readings for the following Sunday. Our emphasis is on the meaning of scripture in today’s world. The Word of God invites us into a real relationship and is often deepened by sharing our thoughts and experiences with others. It is a very friendly group and we would love to welcome new members. We look forward to seeing you.
Monday 17th September at 7:30pm – FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION PROGRAMME
If you would like your child to receive the sacraments during this year, please come along to our meeting in church.
The meeting will last approximately 30 minutes and you will be given an enrolment form to complete. You will need to know the date of your child’s Baptism. At the meeting parents will be asked to make a £5 donation towards the cost of the book which will be presented to your child. This is for Year 3 children and upwards.
Tuesday 18th September 10:30am – Coffee morning
Our next Coffee morning will be on. Come along and join in the fun – Refreshments, Bingo, Raffle and Bring-and Buy Sale. We would love to see more people supporting these events.
Saturday 20th October – Coach Trip to Blackpool Lights
Price £10 per person. The coach will leave St. Josephs at 11am.
The day will be spent in Blackpool, the Coach returning at 6:30pm with a trip through the Lights.
Money must be paid before the end of September. Please sign up on the clipboard in the porch and place your money in an envelope marked “Blackpool” and hand it in ASAP.
Kerala floods: an SVP appeal
As you’ve probably seen in the media, terrible floods have been taking place in Kerala in southern India. Hundreds of people have been killed and many more are missing; countless homes have been washed away, and the monsoon season is set to continue until early September. Kerala is the most Christian state in India – it has more churches than any other region. The leading Catholic volunteering charity, the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP), is very active there and they are doing great work helping the victims of the flood in local communities. However, they desperately need funds.
Please contribute to the SVP’s Kerala appeal. To donate visit www.svp.org.uk, telephone 020 7703 3030 or send cheques made out to SVP (write ‘Kerala appeal’ on the back) to SVP, Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB. And please remember our sisters and brothers in Kerala in your prayers.
200 CLUB DRAW
Winner: £40 Prize this week – Mr David Haines
WHY NOT JOIN THE 200 CLUB AND HELP THE PARISH?
FLOWERS FOR THE CHURCH
If you would like to make a donation for the flowers please add your name to the list in the porch and place your donation into the wall box.
PARISH FAIR – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH
STALL HOLDERS/HELPERS
There will be a meeting for Stall Holders on Wednesday 5th September to finalise arrangements. Please put this into your diary.
PARISH FAIR RAFFLE
Tickets are now available. Please take some books and buy some and sell them to your friends.
Please place the money and counterfoils into an envelope and put them into the Box in the porch.
BOTTLE STALL
Preparations are in hand and we would be grateful for donations of bottles for the Bottle Stall.
Bottles of anything from a bottle of pop, jam, ketchup – to wine, whisky, gin or brandy would be welcome. Please put them in the box in the outer porch (to distinguish between these and items brought in for the Food Bank).
PARTY FOR STALL HOLDERS / HELPERS
There will be a party on the Saturday evening. Please add your name(s) to the list in the porch if you will be coming.
PARISH FAIR – CAKE STALL
We would be grateful for donations of ingredients – Flour, Butter, Eggs, Castor sugar and Icing sugar.
ST JOSEPH’S GOT TALENT
Calling all our talented young parishioners – after last year’s wonderful display of varied talents by the children of the Parish, we’re going to have another ‘talent fest’ during this year’s end of summer fete. Whatever your talent – comedian, dance, singing, magic, ventriloquism, showcasing your football skills – sign up to perform live on stage.
Performances must be no longer than 2.5 minutes. Everyone will receive a ‘certificate’ for participating. Any music or backing track needs to be pre-recorded (iphone or android can be plugged into sound system). Any equipment (tables, mats etc) need to be brought with you. Sign up sheet in the Porch.
More details will be provided at the end of August.