ARMISTICE DAY THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER All are invited to attend at the War Memorial, Castle Gardens on 11 November at 11am for a two minute silence and placing of tributes. THE ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE 13 NOVEMBER 2022 AT 10.50AM War Memorial in Castle Gardens, Bishop’s Stortford. All are invited to attend and place tributes
The work on the new bells…
Eight young parishioners get a taste of the wider church in our diocese…
Starting on 1 November, there will be a novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on the first Tuesday of each month at St Joseph’s immediately after the 9.30am Mass. All are welcome.
Next weekend (5 and 6 November) is the annual collection for sick and retired priests in the Diocese of Westminster. There are more than 66 sick and retired priests who receive support after a lifetime of service to their parishes. By 2025 the number of priests in retirement is set to double. Most priests offer
All Saints’ Day, 1 November, is a holy day of obligation. This means Catholics are obligated to attend Mass this coming Tuesday. There will be two Masses on All Saints’ Day: the normal morning Mass at 9:30 am in the evening at 7:30 pm Both Masses will be at St Joseph and the English Martyrs
It is a Catholic tradition to have the graves of loved ones blessed on All Souls’ Day which we celebrate every year on 2 November. We do this to remind ourselves that souls in purgatory need our prayers. Fr Peter and Fr Antonio will bless the graves at Bishop’s Stortford Cemetery after the morning Mass
For anyone experiencing difficulties in marriage Retrouvaille England and Wales is delighted to offer: A Virtual Retrouvaille programme commencing with a weekend on the 13th – 16th October 2022. Retrouvaille will have an in-house programme at the Focolare Centre in Welwyn Garden City on Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February 2023. Retrouvaille realises this is a very difficult time
If you are of secondary school age, then this is for you!…. Come and gather with other young people of the diocese for an evening of prayer, adoration and some amazing guest speakers as we explore the theme, ‘Mary arose and went with haste’. During the evening, we will have a time of input –
Some exciting new opportunities for the young people of our parish are about to begin….
