can be found here or please see Newsletter for details
REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS IN THE PARISH
Wed 10.30 Parents & Toddlers PNL Centre at St Joseph’s
Fri 19.00 Stations of the Cross at St Joseph’s
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
Maureen Thatcher RIP her funeral has not yet been arranged
Please remember her and her family in your prayers
Please continue to keep Fr Tony in your prayers, following his admission to hospital on Christmas Day for serious emergency surgery. We pray for his recovery, comfort, and for the medical team guiding his care. May he feel the support of our parish community during this time. Please see the parish newsletter and website for any updates. If you have any concerns please contact the parish office during normal working hours.
Fr Tony has established a team to manage the day-today life of the parish in his absence. The group will keep things going, but the real life of the parish shouldn’t be too different as each of us tries to bring the holiness of God to the people around us in this part of the World.
Deadline for Confirmation Programme 2026 If your child is in yr 10 or above and would like to prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this year then please email the team at confpnl@gmail.com for more information and a consent form. The deadline is 15th February.
Mass on Ash Wednesday 18th February will take place in St Joseph’s at 10am.
Ash Wednesday Soup Lunch: Following the Mass, the Justice & Peace Group will serve a simple soup lunch. Donations in aid of CAFOD.
Stations of the Cross during Lent: Starting on Friday 20″ February in St Joseph’s at 7pm. All welcome.
Adoration during Lent: Starting on Wednesday 25th February in St Joseph’s Church at 7pm. All welcome.
Lent: A time to deepen our Faith – All parishioners are warmly invited to pause and reflect at our one Lenten Faith Formation session on Thursday 12 March at 8pm in the PNL Centre at St Joseph’s. Listening to an inspiring sermon by Bishop Robert Barron we will discover simple, practical ways to deepen prayer, renew spiritual focus, and return to the essential practices that help us grow closer to God. There will be time for discussion, refreshments will be provided, concluding by 9.30pm.
UCM: Next meeting Wed 25” Feb at St. Teresa’s at 7:30pm. A talk on WRNS (Women’s Royal Naval Service)
The 50/50 Club 2026: This is a parish fundraiser where, for an annual subscription of £12 per ticket, 50% of the total income goes to support the parish and 50% is given in monthly prizes, the winning numbers drawn at random by computer. To renew your subscription, join the scheme, or for details, email: 5050club.pnl@gmail.com
Parish Lunch Thank you to our hosts Peter & Rosey Dias last Sunday for providing a wonderful flavour of Sri Lankan cuisine at our lunch. Our next parish lunch will be on Sun 8th March.
National Novena to St. Joseph, 10-18 March. Join St. Joseph’s Missionary Society (Mill Hill Missionaries). Novena Masses will be celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church, Maidenhead, at 10am on weekdays and on Sundays 11am These will be shown on Zoom. Please visit for more information www.millhillmissionaries.com/novena
St Catherine’s Hospice: Everyone can play a part in supporting St Catherine’s (see J&P newsletter for details). Make St Catherine’s Hospice on Station Rd in Redhill your favoured charity shop, participate in the Lego Walk or the Fire Walk at Crawley Stadium on March 8th, join a golf event or run a half-marathon. Find details on Find an Event – St Catherine’s
Big Lent Walk: Mary Barrett is asking for sponsors for the Big Lent Walk. She is walking 200 km over 40 days, in solidarity with those who walk each day just to access safe water. Your sponsorship will help bring clean safe water to communities around the World. https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/mary-walks-yet-again
Baptism Preparation: For those who have made contact regarding having their child baptised, please note that it is no longer possible to run the session listed for 25ᵗh February. Next Session B will now be March 18th.
Book Club + Circle. Our next ’read’ is “Delexi Te” “I have loved you” – Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation which is a formal pastoral document to encourage us in our faith with practical advice. We will meet to discuss the document, which is freely available on line on the Holy See’s official website or in printed form from the Catholic Truth Society, on Thursday March 28th at 8pm
The PNL Cafe will be open every Wednesday and Friday for tea and coffee from 10.30am. Everyone is welcome.
Parish Key Audit The parish office is currently conducting a key audit to ensure our buildings remain safe and accessible. If you are a current holder of any parish keys(including main church doors, halls, sacristies, or storage areas, etc.), please email the parish office, in your email, please provide your name and contact number and a list of which keys you currently hold. Thank you for your help with this.
Modern Slavery: 6 week Lent course on each Tuesday from 24th February to 31st March 7.30-9pm. To obtain the online link (or to register to attend in person at the same times at St John the Evangelist church centre, Earlswood), email rasocialjustice@gmail.com
Book Club + Circle. Our next ‘read’ is “Delexi Te” “I have loved you” – Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation which is a formal pastoral document to encourage us in our faith with practical advice. We will meet to discuss the document, which is freely available on line on the Holy See’s official website or in printed form from the Catholic Truth Society, on Thursday March 28th 8pm
Lourdes Pilgrimage: Applications are now open for the 2026 Arundel & Brighton Lourdes Pilgrimage! Each year, more than 700 pilgrims travel to Lourdes with us, to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, including our Redshirts, in School Years 10 & 11, explore what it means to be a Catholic within a group of other young people while offering service to others. Is Our Lady calling you to Lourdes this summer? Visit our website to find out more, please go to abdiocese.org.uk/lourdes
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 January 2026 issue of the Parish Justice & Peace Newsletter is available here: https://thenativityofthelord.org.uk/news/newsletters/justice-peace
Yellow Bucket Collection. The weekly parish donations to the food bank at St Matthew’s Redhill are very welcome. You can also support the food bank financially via the website: 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.
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.
Retrouvaille helps marriages. It can bring hope and healing to relationships. Next date: 12th February 2026. www.retrouvaille.org.uk Tel: 07887 296983
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.
Thinking of the Priesthood – In our Diocese we have a St John Vianney Group meeting 4/5 Sundays each year. It is a group for men aged 18-45 who wish to explore whether they have a 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
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122 Ladbroke Road
Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1LF
01737 761017
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Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am – 3.30pm
Throughout the centuries, the Gospel has permeated the structures, standards, and ways of acting and thinking of the civilizations it has entered. It has done so not through violent revolution, but through peaceful transformation from within—through consciences and the conversion of hearts.
Pope Leo XIV
