St Joseph’s Parish News
Diary for this week:
Second Sunday
Sunday 18th January
Latch Cake Sale today after all morning
Masses
10.30 am
Baptism Prep. Session 3—UR
Monday 19th January
5.30 pm
Brownies—Hall
7.45 for 8.00pm Journey in Faith—UR
Tuesday 20th January
10.30 am
Coffee in Club Room
Wednesday 21st January
7.30pm
FHC Parents Meeting—Hall
8.00 pm
Meditation Group—UR
8.00 pm
Jubilee Prayer Group—HTC
Thursday 22nd January
10.30 am
Mums, Dads & Tots—
Club Room
5.15 pm
Beavers—Hall
6.30 pm
Cubs—Hall
Friday 23rd January
7.00 pm
Scouts—Hall
7.00pm
Explorer Scouts—Club Room
Saturday 24th January
9.00 am
Catholic Youth Ministry
Review Meeting
3.30 pm
Confirmation Session 6—HTC
Sunday 25th January
10.30 am
Baptism Preparation Session 4—UR
Rosary: Daily at 10.30am
Parish Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: First three Fridays of each month from 7.30-8.30pm.
Malayalam Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Last Friday of each month from 7-8.30pm
Benediction on Saturday 10.30-11.00am
Baptism: Parents & Expectant Parents—please contact a Priest during Surgery. One month
preparation required.
Wedding: Please contact a Priest during Surgery. Six months notice required.
Presbytery & Parish Office
Presbytery: 1 Orchard Road, Bromley, BR1 2PR
Parish Pastoral Team
Fr. Tom
Fr. Saju
Fr. Cyriac Palakudy
Mary Crosby
Deacon Barry
Deacon Aidan
Tel: 020 8402 0459
Tel: 020 8402 0459
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Tel: 07946 996759
Tel.: 07445 417335
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Parish Secretary: Susan Allatt 9.00 am-1.00pm Monday-Friday
Tel.: 020 8402 0459
Surgeries (at Presbytery: no appointment needed)
Monday: Fr. Saju 6-8pm Wednesday: Deacon Barry 5-7pm
St. Joseph’s School: Tel: 020 8460 1976 | Website: www.st-josephs.bromley.sch.uk
St. Joseph’s Playgroup Ltd: Monday to Friday in Church Hall. Enquiries please ring 07961 413694
Year B
18th January 2015
Readings are on page 127 of the Parish Mass Book
020 8402 0459 | [email protected] | www.stjosephsbromley.org
Twitter: @ParishStJosephs
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturdays: 11 am-12 noon & 5.00-5.45 pm or on request.
Desk of the Parish Priest:
Praying Families : Praying Parish
MASS TIMES AND INTENTION
Psalter Week 2
Just nine months from now the Synod on
THE FAMILY will begin in Rome. In the meantime
the entire family of the church is asked by Pope
Francis to do three things:

Reflect on our own experience of family life
and discern what is life giving and what
militates against family life in our society.

Study and learn from our experience and
the wisdom of the Christian tradition.
Resources will be made available.

Pray for openness to and the guidance of
the Holy Spirit.
Saturday 17th January
6.00 pm
Marianna Caltagirone RIP
So today I invite every family and individual to use
daily the prayer for the success of the Synod.
Copies available at the back of the church.
Tuesday 20th January
8.45 am
Thomas & Mary Narnely RIP
10.00 am
Stan Scorer RIP
I invite a group of 4 to 5 people to come forward to
plan a rota of people who will spend time in prayer
before the Blessed Sacrament in the church, if
possible for one hour each day.
Every Family a Praying Family
Today we will distribute to families a helpful
resource on family prayer. I invite them to develop
the habit of praying for 3 minutes before they go to
school, pray at meal times and in the evening. The
resource will be helpful.
Also today, I ask all the First Holy Communion
families to sign up to take the Icon of the Holy
Family home for a week where it can be used as a
focal point for your prayer. An explanation of the
symbolic meaning of the Icon is to be found on the
back cover of the Holy Family Prayer Book. Let us
encourage one another in this endeavour. May the
Lord bless us and our Parish Family.
Fr. Tom
Sunday 18th January Second Sunday
8.00 am
People of the Parish
9.15 am
John Vincent &
Rozaria Fernandes RIP
Baptism Rite of Welcome
11.00 am
Margaret Mulville (Doran)
2.00 pm
Baptisms:
Samuel & Noah Lindsey
5.00 pm
Gerald & Margaret Cronin RIP
Monday 19th January
7.30 am*
Frank O’Brien RIP
10.00 am
Holy Family Sisters (Sheahan)
Wednesday 21st January St. Agnes
10.00 am
Sr. Agnes RIP
Thursday 22nd January
7.30 am*
Arthur Munitiz RIP
10.00 am
Int. Eileen Collins (Sayer)
Friday 23rd January
10.00 am
Departed Relatives Kelly Family
11.00 am
St. Raphael’s:
Holy Souls
7.30 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday 24th January St. Francis de Sales
10.00 am
Anthony Meier RIP
6.00 pm
Maria Alessio RIP
Sunday 25th January Third Sunday
8.00 am
People of the Parish
9.15 am
UCM
11.00 am
Aidan & Kathy McPartlan (Regan)
5.00 pm
Maisie Barnes RIP (Cheesman)
*7.30am Masses will be held in Holy Trinity Chapel
We welcome Fr. Pat Kelleher from the St.
Patrick’s Missionary Society who will be giving
a Mission Appeal at all Masses this weekend. He
has worked in Kenya for many years. Fr. Pat will
also be promoting their magazine Africa. There
will be a second collection.
Funeral:
The funeral of Mrs. Maureen McClure RIP will
be held on Monday 19th January at 10.30am at
St. John the Evangelist in Gravesend.
Our Parish Faith Formation
Your Child’s Baptism. Baptism preparation
helps parents prepare for the day their child will be
baptised and enriches their understanding of the
importance of this sacrament. Parents and
Expectant Parents are invited to contact Fr. Tom,
Fr. Saju or Fr. Cyriac during surgery hours or call
the parish office to make an appointment and
enrol on our next 4 week course.
Baptism Preparation Session 3 will be held
today following the 9.15am Mass in the Upper
Room.
Baptism Rite of Welcome will take place during
the 9.15am Mass this morning. Please keep the
children and their families in your prayers and
offer them a warm welcome.
First Holy Communion 2015 Parents Meeting
Wednesday 21st January at 7.30-8.45pm in the
Hall. Please keep this date free in your diary.
First Holy Communion Preparation Session 1
Tuesday Group 27th January in Upper Room,
Saturday Group 31st January, in Upper Room ,
Sunday Groups 1st February in Upper Room and
Convent.
Confirmation Session 6 will be held on Saturday
24th January at 3.30pm in Holy Trinity Convent.
The Journey in Faith Group will meet on
Monday 19th January 2015 at 7.45 for 8.00pm in
the Upper Room.
Journey in Faith Social Saturday 24 January
after 6pm Mass in Upper Room. All are
welcome. We would especially like to see past
members of Journey in Faith.
Disciples of Jesus : Journeying with Mark. A
Retreat for all involved in chaplaincy,
catechetical or liturgical ministry. To be held
from Friday 23rd-24th January at High Leigh
Conference Centre, Hoddesdon. For further
details or to book a place on this Retreat please
contact the parish office. Support towards the
cost of the Retreat for those not able to afford it
is available from the parish. Contact Fr. Tom
Pax Christi today Sunday 18 January is
Peace Sunday. Slaves no more, but brothers
and sisters. Pope Francis World Peace Message
2015. Please commit to praying for peace in our
hearts, homes and world this New Year. The
work of Pax Christi is based on the gospel and
inspired by faith. Their vision is of a world where
people can live in peace, without fear of violence
in all its forms. Please use the envelope
attached to this Newsletter if you would like to
make a donation to Pax Christi and/or collect
their prayer card from the back of the church.
Parish News
Volunteers Required: Do you have the time
to help out occasionally in the Parish? Even
if you can spare 30 minutes a month—this
would benefit the whole parish community.
We are currently looking for volunteers to help
with hospitality, cleaning the upper room, taking
food to the Foodbank and admin. duties for
example: tidying up the benches after Mass, help
count the collection once a month, emptying
money boxes around the church with another
person and helping with odd jobs like changing
light bulbs. If you can help in any way please
contact the parish office. Thank you.
Medjugorje 2015. There will be two small
pilgrimage groups next year, so please book
early to avoid disappointment:
20th-27th May with Fr. Cyriac
29th August—5th September with Fr. Tom
The cost is £534 half board. There is an early
booking discount of £30 if a deposit of £100 is
paid before 14th February 2015. Please contact
Angela Callan on 020 8460 7789 for further
details.
Church Car Park Rota. Following an incident last
week the gates to the church car park will be
locked during school drop off and collection unless
we can set up a rota to supervise the gates during
these periods. If you are able to help please
contact [email protected] or the parish
office.
Bromley Winter Night Shelter and Housing
Justice are extremely grateful for your donations
at the Masses last week-end. Your donations on
the day totalled £607, which will cover the costs of
feeding and housing all our guests for 10 nights.
Additional pledged donations are expected, and
the final sum will be announced soon. Thank you
all very much.
Gran Canaria 2nd-16th February. The parish
holiday group is fully booked. Gina is happy to try
and arrange for extra places if anyone is
interested. Please ring her on 020 8464 3742 as
soon as possible. Cost approx. £1460 for 2
weeks. 2 priests offering daily Mass.
Next Seniors’ Lunch to be held at Buddha Belly
Restaurant, Widmore Road on Monday 26th
January at 12.30pm. £8.95 for meal plus drinks.
Mission & Outreach
MARRIAGE MATTERS
(www.twoinoneflesh.org.uk)
1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 1720 John 1:35-42) Welcome in His name.
When Andrew and Simon Peter met Jesus, they
asked Him: “Rabbi, where do you live?” He
said “Come and see.” They went, and stayed
for the rest of the day. Did Mary, His mother,
return to find strangers in her house and
welcome and serve them in her Son’s name?
Homeless Sunday: 18th January 2015
The Latch Group will be holding a Cake Sale
TODAY. They will be selling delicious cakes after
the 8.00am, 9.15am and 11.00am Masses.
Please come to buy cakes and raise money for the
homeless. Donations of cakes are very
welcome. Please see: www.homeless-sunday.uk
and posters in foyer.
Dementia Awareness: Invitation to those in need
of companionship and those living with Dementia
from St Edmund’s Church, Beckenham Thursdays
2pm – 4pm. For programme of events please see
notice board outside the church or call the parish
office for further details.
Coffee Morning to be held at St. Raphael’s 32
Orchard Road, on Tuesday 27th January at
10.30am. All welcome. See poster in foyer.
Youth Ministry
Catholic Youth Ministry Review Meeting will be
held on Saturday 24th January from 9.00am in
the hall.
Miscellaneous
Daytime Childminding Vacancies available.
Ofsted registered . Accepts childcare vouchers.
Please ring Vicci Davis on 07572 581959.
Virgo Prep School, 147 Central Hill, London
SE19 1RS have vacancies for an Early Years
Teacher and a Key Stage 2 Teacher. Apply by
Monday 26th January. See poster in outside
cabinet
Virgo Prep School Open Day on Wednesday 4th
February from 9.30am-3.00pm.
Scholarship
Testing on Friday 13th February.
For full details on the above ring 020 8653 2169 or
email [email protected].
The new Cleaning Rota is on display in the
foyer.
Question of the Week
Adult: What qualities do you have that would
cause others to recognise you as a disciple of
Jesus?
Child: What does it take to be a follower of
Jesus?
PARISH FINANCES
We are the Parish and we all belong to God
Last Week: Total offering: £ 1301.77
This Sunday there will be a second collection for
The St. Patrick’s Missionary Society.
When making your will you may wish to
remember your Parish.