A huge thank you to all who support the Food Bank with such generosity. It is much needed and greatly appreciated.

There will be no collections now until the 4th January 2026.

Deacon Mark

Pastoral Letter – The Holy Year Closes

Bishop Philip’s letter will be read out at all Masses this weekend.

Copies will be available in the Church Porch and on the Website.

CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS

Saturday 20th December – 10:00am Mass – St Joseph’s (Followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and individual confessions)

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

Wednesday 24th December

5:00pm – St Joseph (Christmas Vigil Mass)

6:00pm – St Anne & St Mary Magdalen (Christmas Vigil Mass)

6:30pm – OLSS (Christmas Carols)

7:00pm – OLSS (Mass during the Night)

8:40pm – St Joseph (Christmas Carols)

9:00pm – St Joseph (Mass during the Night)

11:15pm – St Anne & St Mary Magdalen (Christmas Carols/Midnight Mass)

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD 

Thursday 25th December

8:00am – Notre Dame (Mass at Dawn)

10:00am – OLSS (Mass during the Day)

10:00am – St Anne & St Mary Magdalen (Mass during the Day)

10:30am – St Joseph (Mass during the Day)

(No Evening Mass)

ST STEPHEN

Friday 26th December

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

ST JOHN

Saturday 27th December 

10:00am – St Joseph (Closing mass of The Jubilee year)

Please note for the 5:00pm Mass on Christmas Eve there will be strictly NO parking at Queens Road Medical Practice as they are open until 6:00pm.

There is overflow parking at Vauvert School by kind permission of the Headteacher.

For all the other Christmas Masses the parking at Queens Road Medical Practice can be used as per Sunday masses.

Father Inna invites all Altar servers in the parish to the Mass on 26th December 2025 (St. Stephens day) at 10:00am in St. Josephs.

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.

PARISH OFFICE

The Parish Office will be closed from 1:30pm on Tuesday 23rd December until Monday 5th January 2026.

We wish you all a very Happy Christmas & New Year. Love and prayers to you all at this time.

NEWSLETTER

The Messenger will be a double newsletter issue next weekend to cover (27th/28th Dec & 3rd/4th January 2026).

Wednesday 24th December Le Platon will be holding a Vigil Mass at 4:00pm in The Chapel for residents, staff & their families.

Please note – there will be NO Coffee Morning on the 24th December (Christmas Eve).

The next Coffee Morning will be on Wednesday 14th January.

The First Holy Communion course starts in January. For those children who don’t attend one of the Catholic Schools, forms are available from the Parish Office.

The Delancey (OLSS) cleaning rota is losing some of its longest serving cleaners. Thanks to them for their years of service. More people are required desperately to join the rota.

Please contact Anne on 07781 423146 if you can help.