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WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY 17th MAY 2020
ST JOSEPH’S PARISH W E L C O M E
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR: FATHER ANTHONY ONUOHA FATHER VICTOR AGBAKA, FATHER ANTHONY ACHUNONU
& MGR GEORGE HAY (RETIRED)
DEACONS: PAUL HEWSON & TIM VAN KROONENBURG
St Joseph’s is part of the Plymouth R.C Diocese: Reg Charity No: 213227
Please Contact Us ……………………………...
ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 96 QUEEN STREET,
NEWTON ABBOT,
DEVON, TQ12 2ET
Tel:- 01626 365231 Parish Office is currently closed. (The Clerk is continuing to work from home from 8am to 12pm) email & website: [email protected] https://st.josephs.org.uk
Parish School ……………………………...
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Coombeshead Road, Highweek, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT Tel: 01626 352559 Website: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Safeguarding ……………………………...…
Children and Vulnerable Adults Parish Safeguarding Reps: Nickola Scagell: 01626 361694 Deborrah Back: [email protected] Monica Trist: 01626 331319
Accessibility ……………………………...
Please ask the Welcome Group if disabled access is required
St Joseph’s is fully acces-sible via a ramp at the side of the church and disabled toilet in the hall
St Gregory’s is fully acces-sible, though toilet is not disabled
Both our churches have loop systems
LIVE MASSES
Sacrament of Reconciliation
By emergency
appointment only. Please call the Parish Office
Communion Prayer “My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy
Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I can-
not at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least
spiritually into my heart. I em-brace you as if you were al-
ready there and unite my-self wholly to you. Never permit
me to be separated from you. Amen
Rosary: We cannot be together to
pray the rosary but please let us remain united in
prayer as always.
There are no public Services as all churches remain closed
Sunday Masses will continue to be live streamed on our Facebook page
and will be posted on our Website and on our YouTube Channel
Masses
Live from
St Joseph’s
Sunday 17th (9am)
& Thursday 21st
(10am)
SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD THURSDAY 21ST MAY LIVE MASS 10AM ST JOSEPH’S
WE REMEMBER OUR LOVED ONES R.I.P
whose anniversaries occur around this time
Dorothy Selley, Betty Arkell, Frank Henry Batten, Jeremiah Ward, Arthur Bulley, Dennis Crafts
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
https://youtu.be/XAHIv0yjB_4
https://st.josephs.org.uk
HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY Please can we ask you to let us know of any person who is going into hospital. Telephone the Parish on 01626 365231 or email: [email protected] The Parish will then contact the Catholic Chap-lain. Unfortunately the Chaplaincy Team are no longer informed when a Catholic is an inpatient at the hospital. JOIN OUR 50/50 CLUB If you would like to join our 50/50 Club and be one of our lucky winners whilst still donating vital funds to our Parish please contact the Parish Secretary via email:- [email protected] Our current top monthly prize is £152.50!! (2nd Prize £50—3rd Prize £25). We currently have 91 members, so lets try and get it to 100!!!
MESSAGE FROM THE SAFEGUARDING OFFICE I don’t have to tell you that we are undergoing a national
crisis at the moment, which as well as bringing all the prob-
lems of the current pandemic , also creates increased safe-
guarding risk in many areas. These include domestic abuse ,
mental health issues the vulnerable being scammed to men-
tion but a few. If you have any safeguarding concerns either
personally or for any other person then do not hesitate to
contact the Safeguarding Office who remain open and availa-
ble to assist. To contact us either email me direct
on [email protected] or ring me on 01364 645431
which will be transferred to my mobile. Robert Brown Safe-
guarding Coordinator Diocese of Plymouth.
PARISH 50/50 CLUB We will be catching up on our monthly draws as soon as we are given the instruction to recommence our Masses. At the present time we have April and May to catch up on. For those members who paid for 6 months, I will be contacting you for your next pay-ment which can either be made by bank transfer (I can for-ward our bank details), cheques can be posted to the Presby-tery or cash can be put through the presbytery door if you are passing. Please don’t make a special trip and please don’t send cash via Royal Mail. It’s really important to mark your payment as 50/50 club membership on the envelope, back of the cheque or on the bank transfer. We are very much look-ing forward to our next draw when there will be lots and lots of winners!!!!
PARISH FINANCES As the parish is currently closed we have not been able to count any cash or bank any cheques. Therefore please don’t be worried if your cheque payment hasn't been taken from your account.
LAUDATO SI’ WEEK 5TH ANNIVERSARY – 16-24 MAY 2020 This year is the 5th Anniversary of Laudato Si’. Laudato Si’ tells us that “everything is connected” and tragically, the current health catastrophe has much in common with the ecological catastro-phe. Both are global emergencies that will affect many people, both directly and indirectly. Despite the current situation, there are still lots of ways we can take action to mark this anniversary, sharing the common prayer and celebrating what we have achieved in our homes, schools and parishes. CAFOD and Caritas Plymouth have produced a summary of resources for any-one interested in exploring further the message of Laudato Si’. A note will be posted on the Plymouth Diocese website next week. During the week itself we will be sharing reflections and examples of how our Diocese is taking action via our Diocesan Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/plymouthdiocese/ Many thanks, and with every blessing Fr John (Chair of Caritas Plymouth Committee) Canon John Deeny MASS OF THE DAY In talking with parishioners many have shared that Lockdown this Eastertide has been a very spiritual experience. While unable to attend Mass in person at St Joseph’s or St Gregory’s, they have turned to new sources of accessing Mass and prayer using modern means of communication.
The Live Mass on a Sunday on Facebook from St Joseph’s attracts a regular and faithful congregation of between 50 and one hun-dred people, who greet each other and the priests across the airwaves. During the week hundreds more visit that Mass on the internet, far more than our normal weekend Congregations. Our visitors to our site come from not just the locality, but across the country and around the world. Facebook has proved a challenge to some people so we have set up our own YouTube channel where more people can access recorded Masses. We are also producing resources for the children to be accessed on YouTube.
Parishioners tell us their stories: some get up at 6.00 to share Mass with the Pope from Rome; others attend Mass with our Bishop in Plymouth; others still, surf the world, sharing Mass in their home European Countries, and further afield; there are Catholic tv channels that provide round the clock spiritual input; and websites where people can find prayer and spiritual refresh-ment. There is a new series called ‘The Chosen’ (https://youtu.be/craeyJdrCsE ) which gives a fresh and dynamic view of the life of Christ.
Parishioners have been really creative in using modern means of information and communication to further their faith in Christ. At the recent Deanery Meeting for the priests of Torbay, Zoom (video conferencing) was used to bring the Fathers together. One thing was clear from the meeting, the Church will continue to use modern methods of sharing our church life more widely when Lockdown comes to an end.
We long for the reopening of our churches, and to attend Mass once more. In the meantime the Fathers continue to pray for us in their daily Mass.
If you would like to share your spiritual journey under lockdown please do email the church with your stories.