UCM meet on Tuesday 14th January at 7:00pm in St Josephs Parish Room.

‘Knit & Natter’ and a look back at the early years. Raffle.

Members please note the earlier start time of 7:00pm!

Confirmation Preparation starts shortly for young people in Year 8 and above who would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in summer 2026 or just want to explore more about their faith.

For more information or questions please contact Tom – E-mail youth@catholic.org.gg / Tel: 07781 129310

CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS – Thursday 19th December

6:00pm- 7:00pm – St Joseph

This is the main opportunity for confessions, so please make every effort to attend in Preparation for Christmas.

LET EVERY HEART PREPARE!

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD CHRISTMAS EVE – Tuesday 24th December

5:00pm – St Joseph – Christmas Vigil Mass
6:30pm – OLSS – Christmas Carols
7:00pm – OLSS – Christmas Vigil Mass
8:40pm – St Joseph – Christmas Carols
9:00pm – St Joseph – Mass during the Night

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD CHRISTMAS DAY – Wednesday 25th December

8:00am – Notre Dame – Mass at Dawn
10:00am – OLSS – Mass during the Day
10:30am – St Joseph – Mass during the Day
(No Evening Mass)

ST STEPHEN – Thursday 26th December

10:00am – St Joseph – Mass for all Altar Servers

 ST JOHN – Friday 27th December

10:00am – St Joseph – Mass

Canon Chris invites all servers in the Parish to the Mass on St Stephen’s Day (26th December) at 10:00am in St Joseph’s.

This Mass is especially offered for Altar Servers and medals are presented to those due to receive them.

Notre Dame and Delancey servers are asked to bring along their albs from their respective churches.

CHRISTMAS BLESSING

Canon Christopher, Fr Inna and Deacon Mark along with Canon Hetherington wish you all a Happy and Holy Christmas.

THANK YOU

Grateful thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who work throughout the year in many different roles in our community: catechists, keeping our churches clean, flower displays, organists, singers and instrumentalists, collectors, counters, welcomers, ushers, opening up our churches, preparation before and after Mass, preparing rotas, Eucharistic Ministers, Readers, visiting the sick and housebound. Hopefully no one has been missed. Every one of you is most highly valued!

CHRISTMAS MASS COLLECTIONS

Are for the personal use of our priests and form a substantial part of their income.

Please remember our priests and if you can give your usual offering for them this will be most gratefully appreciated. Thank you!

CRIB OFFERINGS

The Offerings at the Cribs are for Christian Communities in the Holy Land via the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre.

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

Monday 23rd December at 7:30pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

Tea/Coffee from 7:00pm.

ADORATION

Monday 30th December from 7:30pm-9:00pm, also on the last Monday of every month.

Includes hymns followed by silent Adoration.

Tea/Coffee will be available from 7:00pm. All welcome!

Coffee morning Wednesday 08th January between 9:30am-11:30am in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

Coffee/Tea, Cakes and a chat and on every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

Everyone is welcome.

Le Platon results of the November draw –

1st – 96 – £100

2nd – 49 – £50

3rd – 86 – £25

DIY NATIVITY SERVICE

All are welcome to join us for a DIY Nativity Service on Saturday 21st December at 3:00pm at Our Lady Star of the Sea followed by refreshments in the hall.

Children can come dressed up as stable animals, camels, shepherds and angels. We will also have costumes you can borrow (please come early to try these on).

Carol singing with our music group.

Contact Jennifer Langlois for further details – Email: Jennifer.Langlois@education.gg

FESTIVE BUSKING

Children’s Festive Busking on Sunday 22nd December after 9:15am Mass in Our Lady Star of the Sea Hall.

Coffee with The Godly Play for Children run by Tom Saddington – soup lunch after.

All welcome.