MASS TIMES

can be found here or please see Newsletter for details

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF

Matthew Carroll RIP his funeral will take place on Thurs 1st August at 10.30am at Holy Family followed at Redstone cemetery

Please remember him and his family in your prayers

DIARY & NOTICES

COLLECTIONS

This Weekend the second collection is for Stella Maris: Stella Maris is an International Maritime charity supporting seafarers, fishers, and their families in the UK and around the world, many who don’t see their families for months.

REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS IN THE PARISH
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 

Parish Day Last Sunday – Thank you!

It was lovely to see so many parishioners and visitors who came to our Parish Day (over 800!). Thanks for all the prayers for the weather—now remember to pray thank you as well! There have been many comments about the wonderful community feel to the day. All this would not have happened without lots of planning and volunteers. Grateful thanks to Mrs Tamsyn Lawlor (Executive Head) for the use of St Joseph’s Catholic school grounds, the Scouts, who did an amazing job feeding us at the never-ending BBQ, and all the others who shared wonderful food! Special thanks to Reena Clarke and her team and all those who worked hard in front of, or behind, the scenes: sacristan duties, ministers, our young readers, setting up, tidying up, looking after health and safety, providing entertainment, PA systems, music, running children’s entertainment and games, the school PTA for the bouncy castle, dance displays, lifts, first aid, car parking and much more – Well done! If you have photos you would like to share, or comments, or would like to volunteer to help next year, please contact to the parish office, and keep the date for next year: 13th July 2025!

Sacramental Preparation Programmes keep an eye on the newsletter and an ear at notices during the Sunday Masses for the start of the programmes of preparation for Holy Communion (those going into school year 4 and above) and Confirmation (those going into school year 10 and above) . Naturally, the best preparation for our children is the faith and example of the family, and your prayers as parents are vitally important so getting preparing!

The Fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly falls on Sunday 28 July 2024. Pope Francis has given the day the theme “Do not cast me off in my old age” from Psalm 71:9. As the Pope says, we should cherish the elderly and recognise that there’s no retirement age from the work of proclaiming the Gospel and handing down traditions to grandchildren. See the Bishops website: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/world-day-grandparents-elderly/

UCM Social Meeting, Wednesday 31st July at 7pm in The Feathers High Street, Merstham

Parish Sunday Lunches. Please note there will not be a Parish Lunch during August. We are completing the new rota and if your group has any requests for specific months please contact the parish office asap. Thank you for continuing to support this great parish social event

Reception Places at St Joseph’s Primary School: there are still places available for September resulting from a low birth rate across Surrey. Please contact the school office for any more information and an application pack.

St Joseph’s Preschool has some spaces available for children who are 3/4 year olds (birthdays between September 2020 and August 2021) and also 2/3 years olds (birthdays between September 2021 and August 2022). Please email admissions@stjosephspreschoolredhill.co.uk

Jesus Youth UK invites all teenagers (school years 8-12) to the exciting Teens Conference “IGNITE 2024” at Worth Abbey School in Crawley from Aug 23rd-26th Join us for four days of music, theatre, sessions, testimonies, and fun. For more details and to register, visit JesusYouth.co.uk. For queries, email teensministry@jesusyouth.co.uk

Catechists’ Day on Saturday 21 September 11am – 4pm at Worth School. For all catechists and those involved in adult formation across our parishes: Any queries please email E: jon.harman@abdiocese.org.uk

Volunteers needed: The Parish needs your support. Please consider volunteering, it does not have to be a big time commitment and can be as much as you are able to offer, many roles can be done in as little as one or two hours a month. Examples of ministries where volunteers are needed are: church cleaning, flower arranging, children’s liturgy, the sacramental preparation programmes, musicians, welcomers, fire marshals. Training and mentoring is available should you need.

There is a new Sunday Missal for the faithful in production with a starting price of about £20 which will be available in our Repository. For more details visit our Bishops Liturgy website: https://liturgyoffice.org.uk

Church Library – a number of religious books have been donated to the parish and are available at the entrance of St Joseph’s—please feel free to browse and borrow at no cost any that may be of interest – return them afterwards!

Parents, Babies and Toddlers Group – meet during term time on Wednesdays at 10.30am in the St Joseph’s PNL Centre.

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 July 2024 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.

CAFOD: Pope Benedict XVI said that “Love — caritas — is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace.” For decades CAFOD has spoken out against injustice. To find out more please go to cafod.org.uk/ latestcampaigns

Caritas Social Action Network, in partnership with St John of God Hospitaller Service an international Catholic Charity are matching Ukrainian people displaced by the brutal war in their country with people in the Catholic community willing to host them in their homes for six months. If you have room in your home and in your heart to consider welcoming a stranger then we’d love to hear from you. Please visit https://sjog-homesforukraine.uk

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

DIOCESAN RUN EVENTS

please see the Diocesan website or click here

Diocesan weekly E-Bulletin newsletter which includes Bishop Richard’s Weekly Reflection, and details of for-mation and events taking place across the Diocese and our wider Catholic community. Please click on the link below to sign up, it’s a great way to stay in touch! https://mailchi.mp/7529e811ae63/joinourlist

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.

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 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

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.

Please note our parish safeguarding has a new email address: sg1.pnl@abdiocese.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