The Messenger 23rd May 2025

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The Shroud of Turin Exhibition
The Shroud of Turin Exhibition

The exhibition continues this week in St Josephs Church –

Opening Times:

Fri 23rd May – 10:30am – 4:00pm

Sat 24th May – 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Sun 25th May – 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Mon 26th May – 10:30am – 4:00pm

Tue 27th May – 10:30am – 7:00pm

Wed 28th May – 10:30am – 4:00pm

Admission Free

Ascension of the Lord - Holy Day of Obligation
Ascension of the Lord – Holy Day of Obligation

Ascension of the Lord – Holy Day of Obligation

Wednesday 28th May

St Josephs – Vigil Mass – 6:00pm

Thursday 29th May

St Josephs – 9.30am

Blanchelande College – 10:00am (Outdoor Mass)

OLSS – 6:00pm

Laudato Si
Laudato Si

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary the Laudato Si Group will join the Catenians this Saturday 24th May for the outdoor Stations at The Little Chapel.

Stations of the Cross - 24th May - 10:30am - Les Vauxbelets
Stations of the Cross – 24th May – 10:30am – Les Vauxbelets

The Guernsey Catenians will be celebrating the Stations of the Cross on Saturday 24th May at Les Vauxbelets. Members of the parish are most welcome to join in this annual event and can meet Brothers outside the old clockmaker’s shop at 10:30am. Stations will be led by Deacon Mark and should last about 45 minutes. Prayers will be offered at the Brothers’ cemetery after this. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact Iain Kilpatrick on 07781421813.

Rosary - Beatification of Edel Quinn - 25th May - 2:00pm - St Joseph’s Church 
Rosary – Beatification of Edel Quinn – 25th May – 2:00pm – St Joseph’s Church 

Rosary for the beatification of Edel Quinn (Legion of Mary) will take place this Sunday 25th May at 2:00pm at St Joseph’s Church.

The Life in the Spirit Seminar - 26th May - 7:30pm - St Joseph’s Parish Room
The Life in the Spirit Seminar – 26th May – 7:30pm – St Joseph’s Parish Room

The Life in the Spirit seminars continue on Monday 26th May with week 3 – ‘New life’.

This will be in St Joseph’s Parish Room starting at 7:30pm with a light supper available at 7:00pm.

Following the seminar there will be ‘Adoration’ in the church from 8:45pm – 9:15pm.

Everyone is welcome to come to ‘Adoration’ whether or not you are attending the seminars.

Coffee Morning
Coffee Morning

The next coffee morning will be on Wednesday 28th May 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!

 

 

Confessional - Our Lady Star of the Sea
Confessional – Our Lady Star of the Sea

Bishop Philip has asked that we have a proper confessional that fulfils Safeguarding requirements and is a permanent and place for the Sacrament. It is difficult to know where to place this, but one idea is to use the room opposite the Sacristy. This would involve putting an extra door for access for the penitent. I hope to have a plan of this soon so you can air your views. If you have any other ideas about where a permanent confessional could be placed please let me know.

Thank you – Canon Chris

Parish Befrienders Spring Tea Party - Thank You
Parish Befrienders Spring Tea Party – Thank You

Thank you to everyone who came to the Parish Befrienders Spring Tea Party last Sunday and contributed to a very happy afternoon enabling old friends, many of whom are housebound, to meet up and enjoy each others company as well as a delicious tea. As always this tea party was made possible through the support of volunteers. There were close to 20 this time, so too many to name but special thanks must go to one, Audrey, who had responsibility to organise the venue, gather refreshments and lead the team of servers which she did with her usual skill and charm. We would also like to thank the members of the choir of St Mary and St Michael school who came in to sing for us so delightfully.

Le Platon Lottery Results - April
Le Platon Lottery Results – April

Le Platon Lottery results for the April draw –

1st – 46 – £100

2nd – 25 – £5

3rd – 5 – £25