This year, we invite the Catholic community to reflect on the journey towards racial justice – past, present and future – by asking: ‘How far have we come, where are we now and what remains to be achieved?’
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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
COLLECTIONS
2nd Collection this weekend: CARJ (Catholic Association for Racial Justice)
Thank you for your support and generosity
Racial Justice Sunday 16 February 2025 The theme for Racial Justice Sunday is: “Pilgrims of Hope: Our Journey Together Towards Racial Justice”. The theme invites Catholics across England and Wales to reflect on the collective journey towards racial justice in our schools, parishes and wider society. There will be a second collection today – This collection assists the work of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in support of Racial Justice
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF
Audrey Edwards RIP her funeral will be on Thur 20th Feb at 10am in the Holy Family
Dorothy Hickman RIP her funeral has not yet been arranged.
John Mullins RIP his funeral has not yet been arranged.
Please remember them and their families in your prayers
CAFOD Briefing on Lent Appeal and Jubilee Year Thursday 20 February 8pm in PNL Café at St Joseph’s. Jenny Finlayson from CAFOD will be here to talk about CAFOD’s Lent Appeal highlighting CAFOD’s work in Kenya and also CAFOD’s campaign for Debt Cancellation in the Jubilee Year. Everyone welcome. Refreshments
UCM Next Meeting, Wednesday 26th February 2025, First Aid Talk by Claire Larbey, at St. Teresa, 7:30pm
Concert on 1st March, 3pm – 5pm in St Joseph’s Church to raise funds for Practical Action. There will be a great variety of instrumental music and singing. Come and share an enjoyable afternoon. Tickets be on sale soon, £5 each.
Live Simply Award. CAFOD will complete their assess-ment of PNL application for the Live Simply Award on Wed, March 12 at 8pm. Let’s make a real effort to recycle, reuse reduce and refill during this final month. If you would like to participate in the assessment discussion or have information to share, please contact pnljandp@gmail.com
Women’s World Day of Prayer 2025: There will be a service at Park Gate Church Reigate at 10am on Friday 7th March. World Day of Prayer is an international, inter-church organisation led by women which enables us to hear the thoughts of women from all parts of the world: their hopes, concerns, and prayers. all welcome
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 10.00 am on weekdays and on Sundays at 11am These will be shown on Zoom. Please visit for more information www.millhillmissionaries.com/novena
Book Club + Circle: Our next meeting is not until Friday 28th March after the 10am Mass when we will be talking about Pope Francis’ latest encyclical Dilexit Nos (He Loved Us) about the human and divine life of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is available free on the Holy See’s official website, and to purchase from the Catholic Truth Society.
A&B Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage: Applications to this year’s pilgrimage are now open. Travelling to Lourdes is a wonderful experience full of fun, companionship, faith, friendship and laughter. The pilgrimage takes place 28th July to 3rd August by air, or 27th July to 4th August by coach or jumbulance. You can find out more about journeying to Lourdes with us this summer by visiting Lourdes Pilgrimage at the diocesan website abdiocese.org.uk
Pilgrims of Hope 2025: Pope Francis has decided that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope”. The Jubilee will provide an important opportunity for people across our global family of faith to enrich their relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation offering hope and healing to a world suffering the effects of war, poverty and deprivation, and the climate crisis. The Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee presents each one of us with an opportunity to reignite the flame of faith in our own hearts and to share the light of that faith with those in darkness. https://www.abdiocese.org.uk/
Young Adult Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome: Join our pilgrimage for young adults aged 18-30 to celebrate the special Jubilee year. Celebrate with other like-minded people, as we travel to the beautiful city of Rome for opportunities to hear from, and pray with, Pope Francis on the theme of Hope. E: lizzie.wakeling@abdiocese.org.uk for information
Pilgrimage to Medjugorje 12-19th September 2025. Cost £750 if sharing with £30 discount if you pay £150 deposit before end of January. This includes plane fare, transfers, guide throughout the week and half board in hotel. Single room supplement £150. Please contact the parish office on 01737 761017 if you would like to join us.
17th Reigate Scouts: We’re looking for more volunteers to help our Scout Group continue to provide more opportunities, greater adventures and continued success. It doesn’t matter if you have never been involved in Scouting before. To have a chat email 17th.groupscoutleader@gmail.com
Our Parish Sunday Lunch Thanks goes to the UCM (Union of Catholic Mothers) for a wonderful Parish Lunch last Sunday. If you could help host a lunch please contact the parish office.
Parents, babies and toddlers group meets in St Joseph’s PNL Centre, on Wednesdays 10.30am. All welcome
The Saturday Group is a social group for adults and we meet at St Joseph’s, Saturdays 3pm—5.15pm. Please join us for a chat, games, a drink, & sometimes even singing
The January 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.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word is returning!, 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? An informal group meets regularly and you would be very welcome to come along, without any obligation, to find out more about the Catholic faith. Please contact the parish office.
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.
Please note our parish safeguarding has a new email address: sg1.pnl@abdiocese.org.uk
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 Zoom course starting late Feb: info@retrouvaille.org.uk mb 0788 7296983
Thinking of getting married, congratulations! A reminder; Bishop Richard calls for a minimum of 12 months’ notice for Marriages planned to take place in a Catholic Church to allow for the necessary preparation & 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.
Pilgrims of Hope 2025: Pope Francis has decided that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope”. The Jubilee will provide an important opportunity for people across our global family of faith to enrich their relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation offering hope and healing to a world suffering the effects of war, poverty and deprivation, and the climate crisis. The Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee presents each one of us with an opportunity to reignite the flame of faith in our own hearts and to share the light of that faith with those in darkness. https://www.abdiocese.org.uk/
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. To find out more, or just chat about vocations contact our vocations director, Fr Tristan Cranfield: tristan.cranfield@abdiocese.org
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