The St Joseph’s Children’s Liturgy Group would like to collect items to support the following charities:-

*Aid for Romania: Toiletries i.e. soap, shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, flannels, sponges

*The Russells Day Centre: Tea/Coffee, biscuits, sugar

*Guernsey Welfare Service: Non perishable food items in particular; pasta sauces, tinned ham/corned beef, hot dog sausages, rice

*Donations can be left at the back of the church up to and including 13th October.

THE HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group will be meeting on Monday 07th October at the slightly later time of 7:45pm-9:00pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

Tea/Coffee will be available from 7:30pm.

This time is to accommodate the Life in the Spirit seminars and will be for the duration of the seminars series.

Everyone is welcome to the Prayer Group the seminars or both.

NEW LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINARS

This is a series of 7 weekly sessions, encouraged by The Holy Father and our Diocese and aimed at giving us a greater awareness of the presence of the Holy Spirit and His gifts.

The 2nd session will take place on Monday 7th October from 6:30pm-7:30pm in St. Joseph’s Parish Room.

Tea/Coffee available before/after.

It’s not too late to join in so EVEN IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST WEEK WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME ALONG. Everyone is welcome.

For more information please contact Frank on 07781108394.

The UCM will meet on Tuesday 8th October at 7:30pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room for an evening with Cherry McMillan; ’A Life with the Law’.

There will also be a raffle.

Divine Will Prayer Group meet on Tuesday 8th October at 8:00pm at Maud’s home and on Wednesday 9th October at 10:45am in St Yves Parish Room, St Joseph’s.

St Joseph’s Parish Room will be open for coffee/tea on Wednesday 09th October and on every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

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

Everyone is welcome – do come and join us!

The annual Service of Healing and Blessing will be held on Saturday 19th October at 2:30pm at Our Lady Star of the Sea, followed by refreshments in the Guernsey Alzheimer’s Centre next door.

Everyone is welcome to this beautiful service where there will be anointing with oil (Sacrament of the Sick) and Benediction.

Please let us know if you want to stay for refreshments as this helps with catering.

Phone Meg 725241 or Angela 07781 112 221 by 15th October.

Prayers for all the peoples of the Middle East and the peace of Jerusalem on Sunday 6th October at 3:00pm at Maud’s home.

The Guernsey Choral Festival presents ‘Gregorian Chant Workshop’ with Joseph Edwards on Tuesday 15th October at 7:30pm at Notre Dame Church. Discover the glories of music that spans a thousand years and that still has a vital role in worship today. The workshop introduces the basics of reading this ancient notation and will explore some extraordinary chants that have stood the test of time. It is suitable for all abilities and while basic reading ability is useful, it’s not essential for this workshop. For more information on Joseph Edwards please visit https://www.choralfes val.gg/chant.

Le Platon results of the September draw –

1st – 17 – £100

2nd – 34 – £50

3rd – 18 – £25

The new Missals are due to be released by Advent.

To order one please sign the forms at the back of the churches or email or call the Parish Office.

£24.95 PLUS p&p