Our parish is seeking new volunteers to help with the Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW). CLOW is an important ministry within the Mass, enabling our children to hear and reflect on the Word of God in a way that is appropriate to their age. It helps them to deepen their relationship with Jesus and to feel welcomed and valued within our parish community. CLOW takes place after the opening prayer and returns before the offertory. You do not need teaching experience to become involved. What matters most is a willingness to serve, a love for the faith and a desire to help pass on the Gospel to our young people. Training, resources and ongoing support are provided and new volunteers are always supported by experienced leaders.

All volunteers are required to have a DBS check, in accordance with safeguarding guidelines. The parish will provide help and guidance throughout the process, and we aim to make this as straight forward as possible. This is a wonderful way to serve the parish and support families in passing on the faith, whether you are able to help regularly or occasionally, your support would be greatly appreciated and would make a real difference. Please pray about whether this ministry might be right for you. If you would like more information or are interested in joining the team, please contact Marie – E-mail: mariebanton22@gmail.com or the Parish Office – Tel: 720196.

“Let the little children come to me” (Mathew 19:14)

Rosary for the beatification of Edel Quinn (Legion of Mary) will take place on Sunday 25th January at 2:00pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group will be having an evening of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Monday 26th January from 7:30pm-8:30pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

Tea/Coffee is available from 7:00pm.

There will be some hymns followed by silent ‘Adoration’. Prayer ministry will also be available. If you need prayer for anything at all, this is an opportunity to come and receive prayer.

Everyone is welcome, either for the whole evening or for part of the time.

Coffee Morning:

Coffee Morning on Wednesday 28th January in St Josephs Parish Room and on every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

Drop in any time between 9:30am-11:30am. Everyone is welcome.

Let It Be:

A 5 session video series about Mary – Session 2 is on Wednesday 28th January. This Catholic faith exploration (CaFE) course on how Mary helps us to be filled with God will be shown in the St Yves Room at St Joseph’s from 11:00am-12:00am on the coffee morning days (2nd and 4th Wednesdays). Come and have a cup of tea/coffee first at the coffee morning or just come along at 11:00am for the video sessions. Everyone is welcome!

The Parish Befrienders and Blanchelande College are hosting a Candlemas Tea Party on Saturday 31st January from 2:30pm – 4:00pm in the Blanchelande College Hall.

This is for the Less able, Housebound & Elderly Parishioners who would enjoy a chance to catch up with old friends.

The students are providing & serving delicious refreshments. If you would like to come or know someone who would please contact Angela – 07781 112221 or Meg – 01481 252401.

Lifts can also be arranged.

The College seeks to appoint an enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our catering team helping to serve students from our food truck.

Closing Date – Friday 30th January 2026

If you have any further questions or need any clarification, please contact the Principal’s P.A. Mrs Tracy Feehan – Tel: 01481 237200 / E-mail: feehant@blanchelande.sch.gg

The new readers rota for St Joseph’s for the period 8th February to 29th March 2026 will be available in the sacristy, please collect after Mass.

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group will be meeting on Monday 19th January from 7:30pm-8:30pm in St Joseph Parish Room.

Tea/Coffee available from 7:00pm.

Everyone is welcome! For more information contact Frank on 07781 108394.

We are very pleased to be able to offer an additional Sunday Morning First Holy Communion class, taking place after the 9:15am Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea.

This new session will run alongside the existing classes:

• Saturday – 5:15pm – Our Lady Star of the Sea

• Sunday – 9:45am – St Joseph’s Parish Rooms

The new Sunday morning class will begin on Sunday 25th January. All other First Holy Communion classes are now running as planned.

Our sincere thanks to all the catechists for their support and generosity in making this possible.

Confirmation Preparation starts soon for young people in Year 8 and above who would like receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this summer, or just want a chance to have real and open conversations about life, faith and purpose. Sessions are weekly and include food, fun, a short film and discussion in small groups. We start with Alpha Youth, a series which explores life, faith and meaning. Each episode looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. It’s for anyone who has questions. There’s no pressure and no commitment so come along to one of the first few sessions see what it’s all about. Watch the first episode at Alpha.org.uk/alphayouthseries.

This year we have the opportunity to join other Guernsey Churches for a big Alpha Youth at St Martin’s Community Centre on Sunday evenings for 7 weeks starting 1st February, 6:30pm–8:30pm. To sign up visit orbitalyouth.com and also contact Tom to let him know you’ve done so (details below). We will then continue with our own follow-up sessions after Easter. We can also put on sessions on Tuesday evenings (at Delancey), Wednesday evenings (at St Joseph’s), or a lunchtime or after school session at Blanchelande for anyone who can’t do Sunday evenings or would prefer a quieter environment. Contact Tom if you’re interested in this – Tel: 07781 129310 / E-mail: youth@catholic.org.gg