The UCM meet Tuesday 14th October at 7:30pm in St Josephs Parish Room.

Ron will be giving a short talk on 19th Century celebrity Chefs followed by a Classic French Dish.

A raffle will also be held.

LIFE Expo is fast approaching and we are getting very excited to be able to share about the life of Jesus with over 500 school children in Guernsey during the week of 13th – 17th October.

We’d love to invite you to come and see LIFE Expo in action. We have a drop in evening on Tuesday 14th October at 7:00-9:00pm at Forest Methodist Church.

We are opening the event to anyone who would like to come and see it. No booking is required.

Notre Dame are going to host a social gathering after the 6:00pm mass on Sunday 26th October.

There will be refreshments and snacks included.

More details to follow. Everybody is welcome!

Thank you so much for your generosity last weekend. A total of £1,793.00 was collected and will be forwarded to CAFOD. Your support means that more communities like Ware’s, whom you heard about last weekend, can benefit from a clean and easily available water supply. The Delancey Music Group thank all the helpers and those who supported the Harvest Bread and Soup meal last week – as well as enjoying good company, £105.00 was raised for CAFOD plus about £50.00 worth of Fairtrade goods sold. Watch this space for details of the next social!

Our parish is blessed with many active and vibrant groups that play a vital role in the life of our community. These groups contribute in many ways – through prayer, service, outreach, and fellowship helping to strengthen our parish family. However, many of our parishioners may not yet be aware of the wonderful work these groups do. I will be meeting with each group personally to invite them to share a few words about who they are and what they do. Over the coming weekend Masses, we will introduce one group at a time so that everyone can learn more about their mission and their contribution to parish life. If you feel called to become more involved in the life of the parish, we warmly invite you to consider joining one of our groups. New members are always welcome! Together, let us continue to build a stronger, faith-filled community. God bless you. Father Inna

A Mass Intention is a specific offering of a mass in honour of or in memory of someone by name at a specific mass time on a specific date. A Mass Intention is traditionally offered as a gift to someone who is grieving a recent loss or celebrating a milestone. Please do email us at office@catholic.org.gg or pop into the parish office if you would like to offer a mass for someone. Mass cards are also available to send to the family or person you are offering the mass for.

The new readers rota for St Joseph’s for the period 19th October 2025 to 1st February 2026 is available.

Copies will be available in the sacristy this weekend.

Date: Saturday 11th October
Meet: Prosperity Memorial Car Park at Lihou Headland
Meeting Time: 2:45pm
Walk Starts: 3:00pm

Route: From car park across causeway to Lihou Priory. Re-cross causeway to Guernsey then walk to St. Apolline’s Chapel via Le Trepied Dolmen
Walk Finishes: 5:15pm (estimate) with tea and cake

This is not a sponsored event. The aim is raise awareness of Guernsey’s rich Christian heritage and kindle interest in pilgrimage and prayer.

If you would like to join please E-mail Ann Finnerty: afinnertym@icloud.com

CAFOD Harvest Family Fast Day Collection

There will be collections after Mass next weekend Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October. We are invited to share the abundant gifts of our loving God with our global neighbours so that they can find lasting solutions to poverty and climate challenges. You will hear Ware’s story next weekend at Mass. Her life was profoundly changed when a water tank was built for her village in Ethiopia. She had previously had to walk for hours in a day to get fresh water for her young family. Your generosity offers ‘signs of hope’ in this Jubilee year for more communities like Ware’s. Donations can be made at after Mass collections, online at cafod.org.uk/envelope or on the Dona machine in the porch. Please pray for the work and the workers of CAFOD and Caritas. Thank you.

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CAFOD Supper

We will be having a light evening meal in aid of CAFOD Family Fast Day on Saturday 4th October 4th at 7:00pm in St Mary & St Michael School Hall (after 6:00pm Mass).

Soup and bread will be provided but you are invited to bring a light plate. There will also be some activities for the children and we will be doing a quiz for the adults.

This October the month of the Holy Rosary, let us unite with Pope Leo XIV’s call to pray the Rosary daily for peace in our world, entrusting them to the loving intercession of Our Blessed Mother.

If you have not prayed today, make time – Pray!

St Josephs – Saturdays 10:30am & Wednesdays 7:00pm

Notre Dame Du Rosaire – Sundays 5:30pm

Our Lady Star of the Sea – Mondays 11:30am

Centre for Peace – Fridays 7:30pm