St. Joseph's Church
Month of Divine Infancy

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Parish Priest ~ Father Padraig Faughnan
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Prayer to St Joseph the Worker
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† Mass Times for week commencing Sunday 9th December 2018 †
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Sunday Second Sunday of Advent

Mass at 8.30am.
Mass at 11.00am.
Advent Holy Hour & Benediction. 4.00pm until 5.00pm
Monday

NO MASS TODAY
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Prayer from 1.00pm until 2.30pm

Tuesday  

Mass at 10.00am.
Wednesday   Mass at 10.00am.
Thursday Mass at 10.00am.
Friday St John of the Cross

Mass at 10.00am.
Saturday   Mass at 10.00am.
Followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions until 11am

Next Sunday ~ 16th December 2018

Third Sunday of Advent

Mass at 8.30am and 11.00am

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Advance warning: There will be no exposition of the Blessed Sacrament or Prayer on Monday 17th December.  It will resume on Monday 24th December.

Advent Penitential Service:
Will be on Monday 17th December at 7.30pm. This will be the last opportunity for Confessions before Christmas. There will be a number of priests helping with Confessions

Times of Advent and Christmas Services:
Are available at the various entrances to the Church.
They will be available on the website very soon.

A CHRISTMAS CONCERT
: By Watership Cantabile will be held in the Church on Thursday 13th December at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £5-00p per person, and it includes refreshments after the concert.

Life to the Full:
 Come and enjoy home-made cake and an engaging, thought-provoking series of DVDs to help you to unlock the Bible whilst enjoying the company of other Catholics from the whole Pastoral Area. Tuesdays, 8pm at St Francis de Sales, Wash Common, 30thOctober to 4th December. No need to attend every session. Free. Booking essential. Tickets available after Mass or from Angela Jordan

ADVENT & CHRISTMAS REPOSITORY: 
Christmas approaches, and Children’s Advent Calendars, Christmas Cards, Diaries, and Cancer Care Calendars will be on sale in the hall after the 11.00 Mass, on all Sundays from the Sunday 11th November up to and including the 2nd December.

PARISH BINGO NIGHT:
This social occasion was a very successful event. Thank you yo0u to all who attended and worked so hard tyo make it a success.


11.00am. Music Group Mass Dates:  
23rd December.

Praying the Rosary: The Rosary will be prayed after the 10.00am. Mass on the first Friday of each month.  Everyone welcome.
 


A SHORT GUIDE TO A S UCCESSFUL LIFE.

See everything.

Overlook a great deal.

Improve a little.

Pope John XXIII.

Take Time

Take time to be friendly – it is the road to happiness.
Take time to dream – it is hitching your wagon to a star.
Take time to love and be loved – it is the privilege of the gods.
Take time to look around you – it is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to laugh – it is the music of the soul.

Old English Prayer

SEVEN RULES OF LIFE:
1] Make peace with your past, so it won’t mess up the present.
2] What others think of you is none of your business.
3] Time heals almost everything, give it time.
4] Don’t compare your life to others and don’t judge them. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
5] Stop thinking too much, it’s alright not to know the answers. They will come to you when you least expect it.
6] No one is in charge of your happiness, except you.
7] Smile. You do not own all the problems in the world.

What Is The Parish 300 Club?

 It is simply a lottery which all parishioners are invited to join. All proceeds go towards paying for the maintenance of our church. For example recently the lottery helped us to pay for a new boiler. This year we really need to redecorate the Church, and with the help of lottery funds we hope to make a start this autumn. As from Sunday 18th June tickets will be on sale after both Masses each Sunday during June and early July. Tickets will cost £15 each - with each ticket giving the buyer the chance to win £100 or £50 or £25 each month for a year. It is our way of helping to look after the Church we love and in which we worship and celebrate together. So come on, give it a go and buy a ticket for the 300 Club.


MOBILE PHONES:
Would you please switch off all mobile phones when you
come into the Church. Recently a mobile rang for a long time
during Communion.
And it is a distraction to all those attempting to pray.

Mass Times:
The Sunday Masses are at 8.30am. and 11.00am..
Recently, an increasing number of people are arriving late for Mass.
Christ said at the Garden of Gethsemane
“So you had not the strength to stay awake with me for one hour?
Stay awake and pray not to be put to the test”. [Matthew 26:40 – 41].

A new web site is available for the St.Joseph's Music Group
Click here to pay a visit to the new site.

REPOSITORY: If anyone needs anything from the
repository please speak to Carol (who is the welcome)
at the ramp door at any Sunday 11.00 mass)

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT & PRAYER:
At a recent meeting of the St. Joseph’s Parish Pastoral Council,
a suggestion was made to open the Church and have an hour’s
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Prayer.
This will begin on Monday 1st December 2014, from 1.00pm until 2.00pm,
and each Monday after that.
Advent is the beginning of the Church’s year,
and it was thought this was an opportune time to start it

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300 CLUB LOTTERY:
Thank you to all who have supported this venture in the past,
and have bought tickets for the future.
The 1st draw will take place for the coming year in September.
All the tickets have now been sold. Thank you all very much indeed.

Click here for more information on the
West Berkshire Food Bank Service and how you can help.

West Berks Food Bank:

We have been advised that during the last 6 months, 
the congregation of St. Joseph's donated
a grand total of 580.8kg of food to West Berks Food Bank.
Please pass on thanks for your support.
It is very much appreciated and you have helped to feed over 1900 people.
Current shortages are shampoo, deodorant plus the normal food items.

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If you would like a copy of the weekly Parish newsletter emailed to you
Please email anne-thompson@stjosephsnewbury.org.uk

OUR NEW BISHOP: Monsignor Philip Egan
See News & Events for more details ...

St. Joseph's Website has been running for 7 years
Click here to read about it's success and developments.

Is there anything you would like to see on the website in 2015?
If so email anne-thompson@stjosephsnewbury.org.uk with your ideas.

 

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View an article from the Newbury Weekly News about St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee celebrations in 1978
For an update on the Canon Zollo Memorial Fund
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To see all the latest news and events
 
 
 
Access for wheelchair users
Loop system for those with
impaired hearing
Accessible toilets
Accessible car parking
 
Registered Charity No.246871
 
The website is being constantly updated if there is anything you would like to contribute then please email Anne Thompson