MASS TIMES

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DIARY & NOTICES

REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS IN THE PARISH

Mon 09.30 Morning Prayer St Teresa’s Church
Tues 19.00 Rosary Group St Joseph’s Church
Wed 10.30 Parents & Toddlers PNL Centre at St Joseph’s
Fri 09.00 Exposition before Mass St Joseph’s Church
Sat 15.00 Get Together Group PNL Cafe at St Joseph’s
Sun 10.00 Coffee after Mass PNL Centre at Holy Family
Sun 12.00 Coffee after Mass PNL Centre at St Joseph’s

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF

Fr John Horn RIP a retired priest of this diocese, his funeral will take place on Monday 24th Nov at St Joseph’s Church, 12 Eastgate Gardens Guildford.

Margaret Byrne RIP, her funeral will take place at 10.30am on Friday 28th Nov at Holy Family, followed at Redstone Cemetery.

Please remember them and their families in your prayers

COLLECTIONS

Retiring Collection this weekend  – Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

Retiring Collection next weekend – Sick & Retired Priest’s Fund

Thank you for your support and generosity

Missionary Appeal for White Fathers: Fr Hugh Seenan will preach this weekend with a retiring collection to support their work. The Missionaries of Africa also known as “The White Fathers”, is an international missionary society of priests and brothers – the society has always placed special emphasis on its work within Africa. For online donations via www.missionariesofafrica.org.uk/donations or BACS Acc No:82296731, sort code 60-21-07 – Thank you.

The Second Collection next weekend will be for the Sick & Retired Priests’ Fund. Please give generously and help ensure our sick and older priests are financially supported, having given us a lifetime of dedicated service. Thank you.

Parish Lunch this Sun 9th Nov at St Joseph’s from 12.30pm, hosted by our African Community. All welcome – bring your own drinks, no charge, donations welcome.

St Bede’s Supplementary Information Form signing: Fr Tony will be available to meet families and sign forms sent to him by the school in St Joseph’s PNL Centre on:

Monday 10th November 4pm – 6pm

Wednesday 12th November 5pm – 7pm

Thursday 13th November 4pm – 6pm

Friday 14th November 5pm – 6pm

(St Joseph’s Catholic School form signing will be in January 2026 – please submit your forms to the school first)

Any spare religious objects or books? Please hand them in after any Mass or bring them to the parish office. We will share them with families who come to the school signings to help nurture the faith in the home.

Support for the Bereaved: On Friday November 14th at 7pm there will be Stations of the Cross for the bereaved in St. Joseph’s Church. All are welcome. The next Bereavement Cafe will be held on Sat 6th Dec in the Meeting Room at St Joseph’s 10:30-12:00.

Operation Elf: (PACT) supports parents in prison by donating gifts which prisoners can give to their children for Christmas. Prisoners can select and wrap the gifts and give them to children at the Family Day in December. There are strict rules applying to the gifts donated, no magnetic items, playdoh, sharp objects, tinfoil, batteries, glass or mirrors are permitted. Books, and gift cards are welcome especially for teenagers and wrapping paper is helpful. Suggested gift value £10- £15. The SVP is coordinating all donated gifts for the children of prisoners at HMP Highdown in Sutton. Donated gifts will be collected at all churches on weekends of 8th/9th & 15th/16th Nov

Lighthouse: Illuminate your life in Christ, 15 Nov, 10.30am onwards, St Joseph’s Church, Guildford. Join a day of charismatic renewal; worship together, be immersed in the Holy Spirit and receive prayer ministry from experienced teams. Theme: “Pilgrims of Hope: Love that Builds Bridges”. https://www.abcharismatic.org/

Advent: A Time to Prepare for the Coming of the Lord. All are warmly invited to three inspiring sessions. Each session begins at 8pm in the PNL Centre, St Joseph’s Church. Light refreshments are provided, and we conclude by 9.30pm. Come to any or all sessions.

20 Nov Fr Stephen Wang reflects on The Light of Christ

27 Nov Bp Robert Barron considers an Advent challenge, & we listen to Fr Leon Pereira on how to ‘prepare the way’

4 Dec Advent Reflections with Bp Robert Barron

Confirmation Programme 2026 – we will be holding a ‘Teens Explore Confirmation’ session on Mon 24th Nov at 7.15pm at the St Joseph’s PNL centre for those youngsters interested in finding out a bit more about preparation for the Sacrament & to meet the team. To come youngsters must be in year 10 or above and their parent/carer must complete a short consent form. Please email the Confirmation team at confpnl@gmail.com for more info.

Book+Circle The next meeting will be on Thurs 11th Dec at 8pm in the Meeting Room at St Joseph’s to discuss “God Is Not Angry” by Ian Pettit. All welcome. For a flavour of our animated discussions, notes on our previous books may be found on the parish website under ‘Parish Groups’

Our Annual Simbang Gabi (Mass at Dawn) will be on Sat, 20th Dec, 07:00 am – all are welcome

Foundation Governor Our parish school, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary in Redhill, is looking for practicing Catholics to join the Governing Body as a Foundation Governor. This important and rewarding voluntary role is a way to support the children, staff, and parish community, helping to ensure that our Catholic faith remains at the heart of school life. You don’t need prior experience, just enthusiasm, commitment and a willingness to contribute your time and skills. To find out more, please contact Katie Costello: katiecostello@stjosephsredhill.co.uk

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBCEW) and Birmingham Newman University are conducting research into neurodiversity and faith experience. If you are a Catholic neurodivergent adult or a caregiver of a neurodivergent Catholic (aged 2+), they would like to hear from you. Project organisers are collecting information through two short (10-20 minute) anonymous online surveys, which are available to complete until 12 January 2026 – please contact the parish office for more information and links.

The Winter Night Shelter will be hosted at St Joseph’s on Tuesday evenings, if you can help contact the parish office. For information please visit: www.renewedhope.org.uk

Like to know more about the Bible? There is a free online course, just started, which runs for the next 7 Wednesday evenings online at 7pm presented by Mauro Iannicelli, until 19th November For details see: www.comeandsee.org

Parents, babies and toddlers group meets in St Joseph’s PNL Centre, on Wednesdays 10.30am. All welcome

Get Together Group meet on Saturdays at 3pm in the PNL Centre at St Joseph’s. All welcome.

The July 2025 issue of the Parish Justice & Peace Newsletter is available here: https://thenativityofthelord.org.uk/news/newsletters/justice-peace

Yellow Bucket Collection. The parish donations to the food bank at St Matthew’s Redhill are very welcome. https://www.redhillfoodbank.org.uk/how-can-i-help.

Our SVP groups are reaching out to those in any kind of need, please call 07918980330 and they will call back.

For Information on SVP help, Telephone Support and Care of the Sick in the Parish, please click here.

Parish Maintenance – are you an electrician/plumber/tradesperson and could offer some time to join a group for small works occasionally – if so contact the parish office.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word, during the 11am Mass at St Joseph’s. To comply with diocesan safeguarding rules we must adhere to the appropriate adult/child ratios meaning limited numbers; each child must have a consent form pre-filled by their parent or guardian, and a registration of children attending is required for each session. We are starting the sessions on an ad hoc basis with volunteers who are all DBS checked, with hopes of increasing frequency when more volunteers come forward. We welcome anybody who would like to volunteer, please get in touch. For more information contact pnlchildliturgy@gmail.com and to give consent for each child go to: https://forms.gle/XJgWreVksmvK7Pwv9

Thinking about becoming a Catholic, or maybe want to be confirmed as an adult? We run informal ‘Come and see’ sessions looking at different aspects of our faith. Please contact the parish office for more information

SAFEGUARDING IN THE PARISH Some roles in the parish require volunteers to have a DBS check which are renewed every 3 years. Katie Jones, our Safeguarding Rep, will be contacting people if a re-check is needed. However if you are in a role in the parish and have not had a recheck or if you have any query on the DBS process please contact Katie on 01737 761017.

You Can Help Your Marriage –Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Retrouvaille (www.retrouvaille.org.uk) has helped 1000s of couples. For confidential information about the next course: info@retrouvaille.org.uk mob 0788 7296983

Thinking of getting married, congratulations! A reminder; Bishop Richard calls for a minimum of 12 months’ notice for Catholic Marriages to allow for the necessary preparation and paperwork. Please contact the Parish Office.

Marriage Care write to say: Please encourage your parishioners to seek support if they are experiencing relationship distress. Our professional relationship counselling service is provided on a donation-only basis and seeking help at whatever stage can make a real difference. You can find out more and book counselling sessions at www.marriagecare.org.uk

BEQUESTS THANK YOU We are very grateful that a number of parishioners from our three churches have assisted our parish by gifting a donation to the parish in their wills. A sheet has been prepared by the diocese outlining the wording that should be used for this. It also includes information on Foundation Masses and bequests to our diocese. If you would like more information please contact the parish office

DO YOU SHOP ONLINE? AND WISH TO HELP PNL? If you shop online at no cost to you a small donation can be made to the parish for each purchase you make! All you need do is enter your details by going to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pnl and clicking ‘Support us for free’. Then, when shopping online, you will be asked if you want to claim a donation for PNL. Click ‘Claim Donation’ and a small percentage of what you spend will be sent to our Parish Development Fund. So, please get clicking. Thank you.

DIOCESAN RUN EVENTS

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Thinking of the Priesthood – In our Diocese we have a St John Vianney Group exploring calling to the priesthood. If you would like to find out more or just chat generally about vocations, contact our diocesan vocations director, Fr Tristan Cranfield: tristan.cranfield@abdiocese.org.uk

Stay in Touch: The Diocese sends out a weekly E-Bulletin newsletter which includes Bishop Richard’s Weekly Reflection, and details of formation and events taking place across the Diocese and our wider Catholic community. We encourage you to sign up it’s a great way to stay in touch! To sign up please go https://mailchi.mp/7529e811ae63/joinourlist