The Assumption of Our Blessed Virgin Mary candlelight procession will take place on Wednesday 14th August at 8:30pm.

Meet outside Blanchelande College Reception to process to the Little Chapel. Please bring a torch.

The Little Chapel will be open for a look inside and the lights will be kept on until everyone has left. As a charity the Chapel relies totally on donations!

Due to new flooring being fitted in St Joseph’s Parish Rooms and adjoining kitchenette there will be no refreshments served after the 8:00am and 10:30am Masses on Sunday 11th August.

Parish Groups please also note that the Parish Rooms will be out of action from Friday 9th August for a week.

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group will be having an evening of ‘ADORATION’ on Monday 29th July from 7:30am-9:00pm in St Joseph’s Church and then on the following last Monday of every month.

There will be some hymns followed by silent ‘Adoration’. Prayer ministry will be available for anyone who would like individual prayer.

Tea/Coffee will be available from 7:00pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room. Everyone is welcome, either for the whole evening or for part of the time.

Gerri Cale is assuming responsibility for the St Joseph’s readers rota. She asks that all existing readers please email her at gyreadersrota@gmail.com to let her know any Sundays when you are unable to read (e.g. because you are away or undertaking another ministry), so that this can be reflected on the rota. Also, if you would like to undertake this important ministry, please email Gerri and let her know which Mass you attend either 8:00am or 10:30a,. A special invitation is extended to younger people and anyone new to the Parish.

The World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated for the fourth time in 2024 on Sunday 28th July, the Sunday closest to the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, Grandparents of Jesus.

The theme chosen by Pope Francis for this year’s celebration is: “Do not cast me off in my old age” (cf. Psalm 71:9).

Rosary for the Beatification of Edel Quinn (Legion of Mary) will take place on Sunday 28th July at 2:00pm in St Joseph’s Church.

We believe that parishioners who have travelled with an independent travel company, on tours to religious sites are being targeted. Fraudsters pretending to be from the travel company are writing to parishioners who have travelled on a religious tour asking for donations. They are saying they have fallen on hard times and provide their bank account details so people can make a donation. Please do not make a donation – this is a scam. If you have made a donation, please report it to the police at Action Fraud on telephone number 0300 123 2040 or online at actionfraud.police.uk and report it to your bank. If you receive any correspondence or emails from any travel company, asking for money, don’t make any payments and report it to the police at Action Fraud.

For I was hungry and you gave me food … Mt 25:35

Guernsey Welfare Service is a local Christian charity who work tirelessly for those in need. The food bank is a vital part of their work for which the demand continues to increase with the high cost of living. A big thank you to all those parishioners who continue to bring food along each week. If you are able, please do consider supporting this vital work by buying an extra item when doing your shopping and drop it into one of the baskets at the back of our Church’s. Stocks of coffee, sugar and jam are particularly low but all tins and non-perishables are very welcome. If you are unable to deliver to the Church do contact Deacon Mark who will be happy to collect.

Just as you did not do it to the least of these, you did not do it to me …

In communal, shared silence and stillness, we “accept in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and unite our personal prayer more closely to the Word of God and the public voice of the Church.” (John Paul II, Spiritus et Sponsa, 13,2004)

During liturgical silence, under the action of the Holy Spirit, all respond in their own way, recollecting themselves, pondering what has been heard, taking the word of God to heart, preparing a response to it in prayer, petitioning and praising God in their inmost spirit. In the silence the liturgy moves forward as one part flows to the next. Silent reflection and contemplation, such as this, is part of the essential dynamic of active participation in the liturgy. (www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resources/Preparation/Silence.shtml)

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group meet Monday 22nd July at 7:30pm in the St Magloire Parish Room, St Joseph’s.

Teas/Coffee available from 7:00pm.

For more information please call Frank on 07781 108394. All welcome!