St Joseph's is the Catholic Parish Church for Epsom in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. We are an active welcoming community, offering spiritual and pastoral support for everyone.
Mass will be continue to be 'live streamed' at the revised times:-
Weekdays Monday - Friday at 10.00a.m., Saturday at 5.30p.m. and Sunday at 10.30a.m. and 5.30p.m. Recordings of the Masses will also be available to view at a later time.
Click here to view YouTube live stream and recordings of masses
Your offertory donations are vital to our parish finances. Ways to contribute are as follows:
If you are a UK taxpayer, please join our Gift Aid scheme. This will boost the value of your donation by 25p for every £1 you donate, at no extra cost to you.
Simply fill in the Gift Aid Form and return it to the parish office or by email to giftaid@st-josephs-epsom.org.uk. Hard copies available in the narthex.
Our Connect group has created an online way of still praying and sharing together, and we'd like to invite you to join us. Just go to https://stjosephconnect.blogspot.com.
There you'll find a reflection on the forthcoming Sunday's gospel reading, and some other things which may also interest you. Anyone can join the conversation by leaving a comment so we can all stay Connected! (But you'll have to bring your own coffee and cake.) Please come along and have a look, and take part - and tell your friends.
If you are new to St. Josephs please take the time to complete a registration form, this lets us know a little about our parishioners and enables us to keep in contact with you. You can pick up a form from the Narthex or the parish office.
Registration form now available online.
Thank you for your unwavering support for our Foodbank. Our donation boxes are full of your generous donations and last week we took the most beautiful hand-knitted blankets which will be keeping someone toasty warm as I type this.
As always, your donations keep coming, meeting the needs of our local clients. Thank you so much for your continued support. Last week was a quieter one with our wonderful volunteers making 55 deliveries and feeding 160 people. We couldn't do this without your donations!!
Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity. Keep safe. Rachel
St Joseph's Church, Epsom, KT18 7JQ (box located outside the main door)
Epsom Baptist Church, Church Street (open 10am - 11am on Sundays)
55 Kendor Avenue, Epsom KT19 8RJ (leave by front door)
14 Hambledon Hill, Woodcote Estate, Epsom, KT18 7BZ (leave by front door)
89 Downs Road, Epsom KT18 5LU (leave by front door)
St George's Church, Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2DA (box outside the main door)
Firstly, I hope you are all enjoying the wonderful sunshine, although the heat can be very debilitating, for me at least!
Following our ‘unlocking’ on Monday, the Diocese has now issued revised guidelines to be adopted in order to maintain a safe environment in the Church, whilst taking into account the prevailing local conditions in respect of the virus.
So, going forward, we will still:
- ask Parishioners to ‘scan’ the QR code at the Church entrance or provide their contact details;
- ask Parishioners to continue to maintain social distancing in the Church;
- ask Parishioners to sanitise on entering and exiting the Church;
- ask Parishioners to wear a face covering when they enter the Church, unless they are exempt from doing so;
- ask Parishioners to sit in family groups or bubbles; and
- keep the Church well ventilated.
We are now allowed to sing at Mass although you will have to keep your face covering on when doing this. The Offertory Collection can be resumed but we will continue with the use of buckets for your donations for the time being.
Those who wish to receive Holy Communion will now come forward to the Sanctuary, still maintaining social distancing. Stewards will be present at weekend Masses to assist in this process so please wait until you are asked to come forward and follow their directions.
When you come to Mass during the week, the Stewards will not be present (they will be taking a well-earned rest!), but you all know what you need to do!
With continued prayers and blessings,
Fr Bill, Fr Ruslan, Sr Margarite and Sr Fionnuala
Latest Parish Newsletter : 25 Jul 2021
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Previous newsletter can be found in our archive.
Church grants plenary indulgence for year of St. Joseph - Vatican News
We would be grateful to receive good quality second-hand clothes as follows:
People can bring clothes to the office (The Orchard, 1-2 Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley, RH10 6AD) during office hours, but it is best to email Josie first to fix a time in case the staff member has to go out: josie@gdwg.org.uk
This is an emergency appeal for Fr. Ed O'Connell (part of FiA) to help him support the people of San Benito. Covid has hit them very hard. Please read the report from Kevin McDonnell with his communication with Fr Ed.
Before the current restrictions, our Youth and Young Adults' Advisor had plenty of big plans for helping you get to know other Catholics of a similar age, to form communities where you are free to be yourself, to explore your faith, to grow in friendship, and to be a safe place for you to realise your Catholic identity.
However, this has all had to go on hold. We cannot have a Prosecco and Praise night and remain Covid secure! What we would like to do is invite anyone who is interested to join a focus group. This group will meet virtually to discuss the needs and desires of young adults in the Church, and, if you would like, be involved in coming up with some creative ways to meet those needs.
If this sounds like a project you would like to be a part of, please contact the Youth Service Secretary Rosie at rosie.read@abdiocese.org.uk or 01293 651161
