Are you a good listener? Do you enjoy helping others with their queries? Can you assist with finding basic information about a service or an organisation? Catholic Listeners Helpline Service is staffed by volunteers who are trained and operate with the ethos of compassionate listening. All calls and the caller’s needs are dealt with sensitivity
To mark World Fisheries Day, please join Stella Maris (formerly known as Apostleship of the Sea) for an online panel discussion on Tuesday 23 November from 7.30 pm to 9:00 pm. The webinar will look at at the darker side of the maritime world: modern slavery aboard some fishing vessels, and at what is being
The Dads’ Group and the Catenians are delighted to invite you to a Sycamore Advent Course. Sycamore is a fabulous resource produced by the Westminster Diocese. It is for practising Christians, or for people with some Christian background, who wish to renew their faith in the season of Advent. The focus of the four sessions
What is it? The synod is in response to Pope Francis’ call for us to become a “synodal Church”; in other words, a Church which journeys together. A synod is a council of the Church normally convened for us to think and pray together on an issue of doctrine, administration or application. According to the
A Parish Remembrance Book for the faithful departed in our parish is now available, both in physical format in St Joseph’s Church and also a digital version on our website. We will be updating the Remembrance Book throughout November. If you would like the names of your deceased relatives added, please do email your list
Bishop’s Stortford is very much involved in the Synodal Pathway in more ways than one! Fr Antonio has been recruited by Bishop Nicholas Hudson to work with the diocesan team charged with producing the resources for the Westminster Synod Pathway. Bishop Nicholas is one of the auxiliary bishops in our diocese. He has responsibility for
Sunday 14 November 2021 is the fifth World Day of the Poor. It will be celebrated globally in the Catholic Church and has the theme: “The poor you will always have with you” (Mark 14:7). In his message, Pope Francis has challenged the faithful to seek out and help the poor wherever they are: “We
Tuesday 2 November 2021 is the feast day of All Souls. At 10.30 am, immediately after the morning Mass, Fr Peter and Fr Antonio will bless graves at Bishop’s Stortford Cemetery. This practice reminds the faithful that our departed brothers and sisters in Christ are in need of our prayers, especially those who are still
Please support the Sick & Retired Priests’ collection next week. The second collection next week will be for the sick and retired priests of our Diocese. Most priests offer their resignation at 75, but many continue to serve in our schools, hospitals, hospices and parishes. By supporting the Sick & Retired Priests’ Fund, you can
Please pray for those who have joined our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults or RCIA programme. Autumn seems to draw the natural world towards lifelessness when in fact nature is working quietly behind the scenes on the new life slowly moving towards the increasing light of spring. So, it is in our parish just
