Fr Inna will be visiting his homeland from 16th September – 11th October

The Mass Times for the above dates will be as follows:

6:00pm – Vigil Mass – Our Lady Star of the Sea

8:00am – Sunday Mass – St Josephs

10:30am – Sunday Mass – St Josephs

6:00pm – Sunday Mass – Notre Dame

“God makes the Church itself a sacrifice pleasing in his sight by preserving within it the love which his Holy Spirit has poured out.” St. Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop (467-533 A.D.)

Prayers for all the peoples of the Middle East and the peace of Jerusalem on Sunday 1st September.

Contact Maud for time & venue – Tel: 729445

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group will be meeting on Monday 02nd September at 7:30pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room (Tea/Coffee from 7:00pm).

There is no ‘Adoration’ this month, however prayer ministry will be available in the parish room for anyone who would like to receive prayer.

Everyone is welcome!

As a result of your generosity and compassion in the last WINGS collection, a cheque for £1,000 has been sent to the CAFOD Palestinian Emergency Appeal. CAFOD’S partner in the Holy Land, Caritas Jerusalem, is working with families and orphans helping to provide shelter, food and support. Thank you so much for your kindness and prayers.

The Parish Befrienders would like to thank everyone who made the Afternoon Cream Tea at Les Cotils such a wonderful gathering. We all enjoyed time to catch up with old friends and new.

A huge thank you to Les Cotils staff and to Canon Chris, Fr Inna and Deacon Mark for their company and Cathy and Theresa for finishing the afternoon with song.

A La Perchoine!

During September there is a global initiative challenging us to reduce single use plastic for an entire month.

Re-use those jam jars: They’re perfect for making a quick salad dressing, storing your spices or for trying your hand at fermenting.

Don’t bin soft plastic bags: Reuse bread and cereal bags as sandwich or freezer bags. Use them as small bin liners, or if you’re a dog owner, take them on walks for dog-poo collection.

Our common home. For we know that things can change.

On Saturday 21 September the quiz will start at 6:00pm and will finish at around 9:00pm at St Martin’s Community Centre, La Rue Maze St Martins, GY4 6LL.

Entry is in teams of 6 people per table at a cost of £80, which includes a Ploughman’s Supper. You may enter more than one team.

To sign up for a table use below link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ charity-quiz-night-2024-with-ploughmans-suppert ickets-999329570647?aff=oddtdtcreator

During the week when a Requiem Mass replaces the scheduled Mass let’s still come together to support the families of those whose loved one has died. Requiem Mass is a time to give praise and thanks to God for the dearly departed soul. So please lets join together as a community and pray for the families and the Repose of the Souls of the faithfully departed.

The retiring collection next weekend is for Education Sunday. Education Sunday is marked this year on 8th September. The money donated will be for the upkeep of our two Catholic primary schools, St Mary & St Michael and Notre Dame du Rosaire. This collection helps us greatly as we receive no funding from the States of Guernsey for the upkeep of the school buildings. Thank you for your most generous donations in past years. Money received on Education Sunday remains in the Island and is spent on our two schools.

The principal aim of our Ten-Year Mission Plan goal is to enable each of us to grow in holiness, develop our personal relationship with Jesus, and inspire others to do the same.

• 7th January – September 2023 Phase 1 of Ten-Year Mission Plan Implementation: Pastoral area establishment & local discernment

• October 2023 – TBC Phase 2 of Ten-Year Mission Plan Implementation: Canonical process followed to form single parishes & rationalisation of estate

• 2028 Formal review of first 5 years of Ten Year Mission Plan implementation

I now invite you all to receive this document with an open heart and consider how we can all bring this Ten-Year Mission Plan to life and work for a bright and fruitful future for our Diocese and mission of brining people closer to Jesus Christ through His Church.

In Corde Iesu,

+ Philip

You will be My witness document can be viewed at You-Will-be-My-Witnesses_V3_Website.pdf or https://www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/You-Will-be-My-Witnesses_V3_Website.pdf