Planned Giving Envelopes for Tax Year starting 6 April 2022 The new Planned Giving Envelopes will be available to collect from the sacristy from Saturday 26 March. Please collect yours if you possibly can, however we will endeavour to deliver any envelopes not collected by Sunday 3 April during the week 5th to 8th April.
Pope Francis invites bishops, priests, religious and faithful to assemble in their churches and places of prayer on 25 March 2022 to consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. At this dark hour, the Church is urgently called to intercede before the Prince of Peace and to demonstrate her closeness to those
Our parishioners have responded generously to the needs of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine by providing goods and financial donations. Now we turn our minds to hosting Ukrainian refugees who come to the UK. Here, we address key points, what is needed and how best to respond. Prayer Is Essential The prayer below is
Back in November, 45 of our young people enrolled enthusiastically into the Confirmation Preparation Programme for 2021/2022. This is now well underway and has certainly been a rewarding and worthwhile experience so far. At the five sessions attended, candidates have had the opportunity to explore their faith in small groups, guided by their Catechists. They
Fr Antonio and a few of our parishioners from Most Holy Redeemer Church attended the prayer vigil for Ukraine in Sawbridgeworth on Saturday, 12 March. They joined approximately 150 others who attended the event which took place at 6:00 pm at the Bell Street car park by the Town Council office. The prayer vigil lasted
Help us to serve you better by taking part in the parish census. At the same time, reflect on how you can more actively participate and contribute to your parish community. Unlike Mary and Joseph, you don’t have to travel a long distance to be counted. In fact, you don’t even have to leave your
Catechists from our First Holy Communion programme attended a two-day training in preparing children with special needs for the sacraments on 9 and 10 March 2022 in the parish hall. Titled Symbols of Faith Workshop, the training was delivered by Gail Williams (pictured above), centre manager of Caritas St Joseph’s which is a Hendon-based organisation
I felt so loved. The bishops and the Cardinal made so much effort to talk to us and make contact with us. Cardinal Vincent had a great sense of humour! – Liyuaan (Catechumen) Seven of our catechumens and candidates from this year’s RCIA programme took one big step closer to full communion with the Catholic
Contactless has arrived in our parish! You can now support your parish even when you don’t have cash in your wallet whenever you attend Mass at St Joseph’s by using the contactless machines situated near the entrance of the church. All you have to do is choose the amount you’d like to donate (anything from
Ukraine is facing a new threat of invasion from Russia. Seven years of war have already left Ukraine with 14,000 dead soldiers and civilians, with an additional 1.4 million forced to flee their homes. A further Russian invasion will be catastrophic for the civilian population. The elderly, vulnerable, children and families are at risk of
