We say farewell to Canon Chris on Monday. Please join us in Prayer by thanking him for all he has done for us. His kindness has touched many of us and we thank you Canon Chris for everything. May God bless you with peace and happiness on this new Journey into your new Parish of Andover.

Dominus vobiscum!

The Season of Creation will be marked at Masses on the weekend 20th/21st September (evening Mass at Delancey and 10:30am at St Joseph’s), with the theme being ‘Peace with Creation’

Delancey Music Group and Andrew Warren will be playing the Saturday evening Mass at Delancey on the 20th.

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group will be meeting on Monday 15th September from 7:30pm-9:00pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

Tea and coffee available from 7:00pm.

Everyone is welcome!

We will be having a Light evening meal in aid of CAFOD Family Fast Day on Saturday 4th October at 7:00pm in St Mary & St Michael School Hall (After 6:00pm Mass).

Soup and bread will be provided but you are invited to bring a light plate.

Confirmation Preparation starts in January for young people in Year 8 and above who would like to be confirmed this summer, or don’t necessarily want to be confirmed but just want to explore more about their faith.

Contact Tom: Tel: 07781 129310 / E-mail: youth@catholic.org.gg

Parents are reminded that children due to start school in September 2026 must be registered between Friday 24th October 2025 and Thursday 4th December 2025

If your child is baptised, or due to be baptised Catholic they can be registered at either of our Catholic primary schools: Notre Dame du Rosaire or St Mary & St Michael.

Please pop into the schools or email the school office to request registration forms:

• Notre Dame du Rosaire: ndp.office@education.gg

• St Mary & St Michael: mmp.office@education.gg

Families are warmly welcome to arrange a tour of the school with our Executive Headteacher, Mrs Mary Robertshaw.

Please share this information with any families you know who have a child due to start school.

Canon Chris’ leaving Mass will take place on Sunday 14th September at 10:30am in St Joseph’s Church, followed by refreshments in the hall.

Overflow parking will be available at Vauvert School from 10:00am till 1:00pm by kind permission of the headteacher.

This will be Canon Chris’s final Mass in Guernsey as he departs on the 15th September. We thank you Canon Chris for everything. Please do make every effort to come!

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group will be meeting on Monday 8th September from 7:30pm-9:00pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

Tea/Coffee available from 7:00pm.

Everyone is welcome!

The UCM have invited Deacon Mark to their September meeting to give a talk on the life of St Therese of Lisieux.

We extend a warm welcome to any Parishioners who would like to attend on Tuesday 9th September at 7:00pm in St Josephs Parish Room.

There will also be a raffle.

The next coffee morning will be on Wednesday 10th September and on every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

Drop in any time between 9:30am-11:30am for coffee, cake and a chat.

Everyone is welcome!

An opportunity to join with other Christians from across the Island to ask God to renew the Church in Guernsey and to bless our wider community.

Everyone is welcome to join us on Wednesday 1st October from 7:00am to 8:00am at Shiloh Church for coffee, worship and prayer.

These gatherings will then take place on the first Wednesday of each month at the same time but in different locations.

For more details please contact Jon Honour (Trinity Church) – E-mail: jon@trinitygsy.org

Blanchelande College Open Morning on Saturday 27th September from 10:00am-12:30pm.

Come and visit Guernsey’s Catholic independent school for boys and girls from age 2½ to 18.

The Principal, Mrs Alexa Yeoman, will give a brief presentation at 10:00am, followed by guided tours. Prospective families and parishioners are most welcome.

For enquiries contact Sonia Hollowell (Registrar) on 232744 or hollowells@blanchelande.sch.gg

Changes have been made to the Disclosure and Barring Services Update Service (DBS), to which many volunteers already subscribe. To keep DBS Certificates up to date the Update Service are sending emails to volunteers 30 days before their certificates are due for renewal, dates are based on your joining date. This email will ask volunteers to access their Update Service Account and confirm. In preparation for this change DBS advises volunteers to check that the email address attached to their subscription is the correct email address. For those who confirm, this request will be repeated annually. If no confirmation is made, their volunteer subscription will automatically be cancelled. Volunteers who do not renew their subscription will not be able to keep their DBS certificate(s) up to date and organisations will not be able to check them. They will need to reapply for a DBS as per a new applicant if they need one in the future. It is the policy of the Catholic Church to renew DBS checks every 3 years, this is a separate requirement to that of the DBS in renewing the Update Service subscription on an annual basis. Please do check your emails as they may automatically go into your junk or Scam mailbox, your DBS Certificate is personal to you, so if you have a query you can ring the DBS on 0300 020 0190 or enquires to www.gov.uk, click for Update Service. Thank you.

Le Platon results of the August draw –

1st –  25 – £100

2nd – 40 – £50

3rd – 81 – £25

Only one Priest will be available until the end of September therefore the holiday Mass schedule will apply.

6:00pm – Our Lady Star of the Sea (First Mass of Sunday)

8:00am – St. Josephs

10:30am – St. Josephs

6:00pm – Notre Dame Du Rosaire