If you haven’t paid our church repository a visit for a while, now is a good time to do so! We have stocked it up with great Christmas items, all designed to bring home the true meaning of Christmas. There are Christmas cards, Advent calendars, Nativity cribs and figurines and many more. The repository is
During the pandemic, public worship was suspended for a time and there have been restrictions on parish life. As a result, people have been exploring other ways to practice their faith including Spiritual Communion via live streaming. As people begin returning to more regular patterns of parish life, the bishops of England and Wales have
The Giving Tree is our annual advent charitable present-giving endeavour to support children of the St …
As the New Year approaches…
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
