The Messenger 5th September 2025

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Mass Times

Saturday 06th September – Our Lady on Saturday

10:00am – St Joseph’s – Mass

6:00pm – OLSS – Mass

Sunday 07th September

8:00am – St Josephs – Mass

10:30am – St Josephs – Mass

5:30pm – Notre Dame – Rosary

6:00pm – Notre Dame – Mass

Monday 08th September – THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, feast

11:30am – OLSS – Rosary

6:00pm – St Josephs – Mass

Tuesday 09th September

12:00pm – Le Foulon – Funeral Service: Marie Nathan

Wednesday 10th September

9:30am – St Josephs – Mass

7:00pm – St Josephs – Exposition, Rosary & Benediction for Vocations 

Thursday 11th September

10:30am – OLSS – Funeral Service: Theodore Kroon

6:00pm – OLSS – Mass

Friday 12th September – The Most Holy Name of Mary

7:30am – St Josephs – Mass

11:00am – Le Platon – Mass

7:30pm – Centre for Peace – Rosary

Saturday 13th September – ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, Memorial

10:00am – St Joseph’s – Mass

1:00pm – St Joseph’s – Wedding: Georgia Vermeulen & Callum Bennett

6:00pm – OLSS – Mass

Sunday 14th September – THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS, feast

8:00am – St Josephs – Mass

10:30am – St Josephs – Mass: Canon Chris Farewell Mass

5:30pm – Notre Dame – Rosary

6:00pm – Notre Dame – Mass

 


Diocese of Portsmouth
Bishop Philip Egan
Eighth Bishop of Portsmouth

Dean and Parish Priest:
Fr Inna Reddy Gade (Day off Friday)

Assistant Priest:
Fr Benedict Ndikum

Priest in Retirement:
Canon Gerard Hetherington KCHS

Deacon:
Rev Mark Leightley

Churches

St Joseph & St Mary
La Couperderie, St Peter Port [Map]

Notre Dame Du Rosaire
Burnt Lane, St Peter Port [Map]

Our Lady Star of the Sea, Delancey (OLSS)
Rue des Monts, St Sampsons [Map]

St Anne & St Mary Magdalen
Braye Road, Alderney [Map]

Parish Office

Ampthill House, Cordier Hill, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1JH
Telephone Number: 01481 720196
Office hours: 9.30am—1.30pm weekdays.
Email: office@catholic.org.gg
Secretary: Mrs Yvonne Priaulx
Assistant Secretary: Miss Dionne-Maire Black

Safeguarding Officer

Bridget Cowens:
(01481) 701398 : 07781 467591

Youth Ministry Coordinator

Tom Saddington
Tel: 07781 129310
Email: youth@catholic.org.gg

 

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Mass on the Solemnity of The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Patrol Feast of Our Lady and the Saints of Guernsey

Monday 8th September 2025

Recordings of Mass and other services:

Canon Chris’ Leaving Mass – 14th Sept – 10:30am – St Joseph’s Church
Canon Chris’ Leaving Mass – 14th Sept – 10:30am – St Joseph’s Church

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 - 8th Sept - 7:30pm-9:00pm - St Joseph’s Parish Room
The Holy Spirit Prayer Group – 8th Sept – 7:30pm-9:00pm – St Joseph’s Parish Room

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!

UCM Meeting - 9th Sept - 7:00pm - St Josephs Parish Room
UCM Meeting – 9th Sept – 7:00pm – St Josephs Parish Room

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.

Coffee Morning
Coffee Morning

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!

Guernsey Churches Prayer Breakfast - 1st Oct - 7:00am-8:00am - Shiloh Church
Guernsey Churches Prayer Breakfast – 1st Oct – 7:00am-8:00am – Shiloh Church

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 - 27th Sept - 10:00am-12:30pm
Blanchelande College Open Morning – 27th Sept – 10:00am-12:30pm

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

TO ALL CHURCH VOLUNTEERS
TO ALL CHURCH VOLUNTEERS

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 Lottery Results - August
Le Platon Lottery Results – August

Le Platon results of the August draw –

1st –  25 – £100

2nd – 40 – £50

3rd – 81 – £25

Holiday Mass Schedule - Sept
Holiday Mass Schedule – Sept

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