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)
Fr Bill’s Update
The year 2022 will be the 30th anniversary of the parish team.
The Parish Sisters and myself arrived here in the autumn of 1992 to work collaboratively with Parishioners on building up our parish community. At the same time, we were building on the good work carried out by many Priests and laity who preceded us. Our task was to carry the Parish forward with more emphasis on the work of evangelization, especially among the young families, encouraging all to fully realise their vocation in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As a Parish Team our goal was ultimately to ensure full participation of the laity in making this community a place of welcome, of prayer and of holiness. If we could achieve some of this, then we could say to each other that our task is complete and now we can take our rest.
Sisters Fionnuala, Margarite, Brendan and later Sister Roseanne wasted no time in immersing themselves with their different ministries here in the Parish. Their witness to religious life and prayer has enriched St Joseph’s Parish more than words can say these past thirty years.
Time of course catches up with all of us, and Sisters Brendan and Roseanne have gone to their heavenly reward. Sisters Fionnuala and Margarite have retired from active ministry while continuing to be a spiritual presence in the Parish. Unfortunately, neither of them are enjoying the best of health. Currently, Sister Margarite is seriously ill in Epsom Hospital. We owe them a great debt of gratitude for their unstinting ministry amongst us. The measure of our success as a Parish Team is not only in looking back at what has been achieved since those halcyon days of 1992, but on how St Joseph’s goes forward. Your prayers please for all of us, and especially Sr Margarite at this time.
God bless you all and keep well. Canon Bill
Latest Parish Newsletter : 24 Oct 2021
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Previous newsletter can be found in our archive.
Due to the overwhelming generosity of our community and also the communities in the northern regions of England we no longer need donations for Afghan refugees.
Thank you so much to all those who have donated items.
Let's pray that they feel welcome and safe in our country and the relatives they have left behind will be able to lead full and peaceful lives in Afghanistan.
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
