 First Holy Communion Family Day... One of the many prayer and reflection stations attended by 140 families from the parish.
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 Scott meets with other seminarians on placement to pray together and reflect on their experiences - this time in the parish of Our Lady and St Vincent, Potters Bar.
 Fr. Roy speaks about Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick to those preparing to be received into the Catholic Church this Easter.
 The Thursday Club arrive at St Joseph’s for Scott’s talk on the twisty-turning journey of vocation to the priesthood, and for tea and some excellent cakes.
 A few of the parishioners who attended the Thanksgiving tea hosted by the clergy in recognition of the many ministries in the parish.
 21 Wednesday walkers and former walkers came together for a walk and lunch on 29 June 2021 to bid farewell to Michael who for many years was a regular walker. We are sorry to see him go but wish him all the best back in Sheffield.
Michael Wheeler  Pages from the Traidcraft Summer '20 Catalogue - click to open Thanks to parishioners Grace Bradley and Michael Combes it is now possible to order Fair Trade goods once again...
 "A Taste of Home" - more than a cookery book! Alan Hughes introduces us to this amazing book and reminds us of the Refugee Support Fund which assists Syrian refugees in Guildford.
 Parishioner Roy Morrow on Day 1 of his Pilgrimage A 'Virtual Pilgrimage' Here is a tremendous initiative by parishioner Roy Morrow to boost funds for the CAFOD Coronavirus Appeal. Roy has this message for his supporters:
Roy explains below how the 'virtual pilgrimage' he starts today will work...
UPDATE JULY 2021: NORTH GUILDFORD FOOD BANK NO LONGER WORKS WITH BANKUET, BUT STILL WELCOMES DIRECT DONATIONS: http://northguildfordfoodbank.co.uk/food-donations/ Whilst reading about the increased demand at the local food bank, I discovered a new way to make donations - via an organisation called Bankuet which uses one-off or regular cash donations to purchase and deliver the items currently needed to a nominated food bank. It struck me as a good idea, since it is so simple to use; once the payment is set up a monthly email arrives to confirm that the food parcel has been delivered.
Sadly, we probably need to consider that the economic problems brought on by the fight against the virus will place demands on the food banks for the foreseeable future. Watch the 30s Bankuet video here Donations can also be made directly to the North Guildford Food Bank and food items may be deposited in a collection bin at Sainsbury's in Burpham. Nick Fox  Bishop Richard Moth Groups from all over the Diocese travelled to the Cathedral of Our Lady and St. Philip Howard in Arundel on Saturday 29th February. The occasion was the annual Rite of Election,
 Lights were dimmed and the Sanctuary was candle-lit for the Taizé Evening The beginning of the Lent season was marked by an evening of Taizé chant, scripture and peaceful reflection in St. Pius Church on Friday 28th February. Here parishioner Rick Mills explains how it came about:
"Cook one dish - taste them all!"
The Shared Lunch at St. Pius X is highly recommended to lovers of good food and good company. Keep an eye on the newsletter for details of the next one...  It was the Feast of the Epiphany – Sunday 5th January 2020 – when a large number of parishioners gathered in St. Joseph’s Hall. They were some of the people who minister and volunteer in the parish, who had been invited by the Clergy Team to a festive afternoon tea party as a gesture of their thanks.
 The Clergy Team with the Filipino Choir who sang beautifully at the Parish Midnight Mass at St. Joseph's to pray for, and welcome, the New Year.  Many congratulations to Annabelle and Philip, married at St. Edward the Confessor Church on Sunday 29th December.  Nine new Altar Servers were enrolled into the Order of St. Stephen during the Mass on 26th December for the Feast Day of Christianity's first martyr. One server received a silver medal and seven received Certificates of Merit. Fr. Sebastian was the celebrant.
Thanks to Joseph Chan for the photo.     All gleaming and new - the boiler house at St. Joseph's following the recent installation of new heating boilers. Below: how it was before...    Thanks to Seán Evans for the photos.
 The diocese worked with the Guildford Deanery and the Jesuit Ministries to organise a two-day School of Prayer in St. Peter's School on 30th November & 1st December 2019. Over 90 people took part, more than had been expected, and the feedback was very encouraging. The Sunday session included instruction in methods of prayer, with emphasis on the 'Prego Group' approach for prayer meetings, in which the following elements are suggested (download the booklet below):
A 'School of Prayer' booklet (download below) also mentioned four 'Anchor Points':
A mobile app was also mentioned, for those who might find it convenient to have a guide to daily prayer on their phone or tablet. The app is called 'Pray as you go' and is available on the Play Store for Android and the App Store for iPhone/iPad. Pray as you go is also available for computers here: pray-as-you-go.org/  Deacon Jon Harman, Diocesan Specialist Adviser, Formation and Spirituality (*) * The aim of the diocesan Spirituality and Formation team is "to assist parishes to form adults into missionary disciples of Jesus Christ". Four key areas of work are:
 Just in time for National Youth Sunday, join our Youth intern Pippa for her video diary showing two days in her hectic life.
Watch the video here. Congratulations to Pippa and Aseel for a great job! P.S: Wondering what a 'vlog' is? Don't worry, it just means you are probably a little older than Pippa. It means 'video blog', or log, or something... :-)  Big '0' celebrants (left to right): Maureen Durston, Fr. Sebastian Paul, Greg Melly, Kitty Grant, Alastair Anderson, Harvey Palmer, Howel Lewis, Val Sagar, Frances Allen, Alan Hughes, Catherine Hughes, Norman Barber. Photo: Rosemary Gardner. Keeping up a long-standing tradition, a group of parishioners celebrating '0' milestone birthdays hosted a party in St. Pius Hall on 23rd November 2019. The Big '0's being celebrated ranged from 40 to 90, and perhaps it is not too indiscreet to mention that Fr. Sebastian was at the lower end of that scale!
 There was a full house in St. Pius' Hall for the latest Film Night. This time the film was "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society", set in occupied Guernsey during the Second World War.
 Across the parish wreathes were laid on behalf of the Catholic Community.
A message from our friends Carole and David Hudson at the Project Peru charity:
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and to learn more about the amazing work of Project Peru.  Alan Hughes with Ahlam and Hasan at the fundraising dinner Thanks to Alan Hughes and Michael Combes for this account of the fundraising dinner which took place in St. Pius Hall on 19th October 2019, and of the CPG Refugee Support Fund.
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