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.
Currently the precautions will include:
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.
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.
We are so grateful to all of our wonderful supporters, every donation makes a difference! You have helped us to feel 595 people in January 2022, including 256 children.
Finally, with the increase in energy prices, we are also asking for donations of new hot water bottles. Boiling a kettle costs a lot less than heating one radiator. Food and fuel poverty are so closely related we know that many people need help. Thank you.
We would be very grateful if you could only donate items on these lists. Other items are already in stock. Many thanks for your generosity.
Fr Bill’s Update
According to today's press, (Wednesday) the wearing of masks at airports and on short haul flights will no longer be obligatory. But it may be wise to check this out before you join the six hour queue at the airport.
As I mentioned in last week's Newsletter, wearing a mask while in Church is a personal choice. The emphasis will always be on keeping everyone safe. Obviously more and more of the lockdown restrictions are being lifted, and we can all say thank God we are not living in China where sadly millions are kept in a draconian form of lockdown.
You can expect to hear soon that the Sunday Obligation to attend Mass will be reinstated, and while the Mass will continue to be live-streamed, this will be for those who are sick and housebound. I am very pleased to see that our numbers coming to Sunday Mass is increasing week by week, which is a great joy for our Parish. All are welcome here and as Clergy we are delighted to see you.
I am especially pleased to be able to restore more of our liturgical practices and will soon restore the offertory procession, and the Children's Liturgy of the Word. For this we will need to hear from Parents who would be willing to lead the Children’s Liturgy, perhaps those who helped in the past could let me know if you would like to pick up the mantle again? In line with all this, it is good to see that the Parish collection has moved from the buckets at the door to the blue bags again, with red bags for the second collection when we are obliged to have one.
Many thanks to all who help out in any way here in our Parish, this is what makes our Parish not just a community, but a family.
With my prayers and good wishes for you all.
Canon Bill
Latest Parish Newsletter : 15 May 2022
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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.
