In an Apostolic Letter entitled ‘With a Father's Heart’, the Pope has proclaimed a special ‘Year of St Joseph’, which will run until 8 December 2021. It is written against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, he says, has helped us see more clearly the importance of “ordinary” people who, though far from the limelight, exercise patience and offer hope every day. In this, they resemble St Joseph, “the man who goes unno
The Church has taught from its earliest days that each family or household is a “Domestic Church”, the smallest body of gathered believers in Christ. Now that our church is only open on a restricted basis and we cannot gather together for or after Mass as we did in the past, we must develop our own Domestic Church in our homes.
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Make an Act of Spiritual Communion by saying this prayer:
Resources such as worksheets and links to online videos for children, with blogs for teens and articles for parents.
St Joseph’s: Vigil Mass (Saturday) 5:30pm, Sunday 7:45am, 9am, 11am and 5:30pm
Holy Name: 9:30am
Bridgettine Convent: Vigil Mass (Saturday) at 4:30pm, Sunday at 9am
St Joseph’s: Monday to Friday at 7am and 9am, Saturday and Bank Holidays at 10am
Mass times vary in the summer and on special occasions, please see our newsletter for updated times.
St Joseph’s: 7am (Oratory), 9am and 7.30pm
This is traditionally observed from 18 to 25 January – the octave of St Peter and St Paul. It is the Gospel desire of the Lord: ‘that all may be one’ (John 17:21). We pray for the fruits of a closer communion with all Christians, a living witness to our common baptism and a deeper solidarity with all creation.
St Joseph's Church remains CLOSED (except for funerals) during the current National Lockdown. This decision is based on the high rate of infection, medical advice and a report on the state of our local hospitals. Although we physically could have opened for some Masses with a much-reduced stewarding team, we strongly feel we need to do our utmost to safeguard the health of our parish community.
There are no staff at the Priory. Every effort is being made to maintain the parish website, keep up to date with office emails and to continue producing a weekly parish newsletter.
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For current parish news please see our most recent Parish Newsletter.
