As we prepare for Pentecost Epsom Deanery will be holding an extended time of prayer - 24hr round the clock. This will be held at St Joseph's Church, Epsom, commencing with 10am Mass on Friday 22nd May and concluding with Mass at 10am Saturday 23rd May . It is a graced moment for us to gather in prayer around the Eucharistic Lord - to pray, to adore, to be silent, to hold the brokenness of our world before the healing presence of Christ. The day and night will be divided up into 1hr slots which we would invite you to commit to coming to St Joseph's and spending 1hr in prayer. We need two people to commit to each hour so that is 48 people across the Deanery. If you are unable to offer 1hr you can come at any time for as long or short a time as you can manage during that 24hr time - and of course more than two people can sign up for a particular hour. Those who are sick or housebound and unable to attend are invited to send their prayer intentions via their local parish office and they will be placed before the Blessed Sacrament. There will also be opportunities to pray the Rosary, Reconciliation, communal prayer at specific times - more information to follow (and these will be Live Streamed). There is a sign- up sheets available in all the Epsom Deanery Churches from this weekend, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th April 2026. For those who would like to attend but do not have transport, we hope to coordinate lift-sharing through the parish offices of the church where you registered. Once we have a clearer picture of who requires assistance and who is able to offer a lift, we can help make the necessary arrangements. As St Theresa of Avila said in the 16thCentury, 'the world is on fire' - how much more so today. May the Lord bless all our efforts and desires to bring His Peace into the world. Fr Simon Hall, Epsom, on behalf of the Deanery
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASS on 17th May :- Will be an additional Mass at 12.00 mid-day, given there are nearly 20 children making their First Holy Communion with extended family visiting, it would be wise not to have coffee after the 10.00 am Mass, because of car parking! The rehearsal for the Mass will take place the day before, Saturday, at 11.15 and should last little more than an hour, it is important that all the children attend with at least one parent. Many thanks.
CONFIRMATION MASS 9th May, St. Joseph’s, Epsom :- Young people from our parish will be Confirmed at a Mass celebrated by Conon Bill Davern and Fr. Gary Carter at 2.30 that afternoon. Candidates, parents and sponsors are required to be at the church no later than 2.00 pm. Candidates need to ensure they have their ‘Confirmation Card’ with them. Although there is parking, it is somewhat limited, so it may be an idea to arrive earlier rather than later.
CONFIRMATION & FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMMES 2025 /2026:-. Will continue this Thursday, 30th April at 5 & 7 pm respectively. The children in the First Holy Communion programme should have completed work on chapter 15 ‘Jesus Rises from the Dead.’.
Mass and Meet on Friday 1st May when Mass will be at 12.00 midday followed by a light lunch in the hall. Everyone is welcome.
If you haven’t already done so, but would still like to commit to praying a decade of the Rosary each day during February, then please do put your initial or a tick in one of the boxes on the ‘Rosary Circle’ chart in the church porch. The ‘Chart’ lists the 20 decades of the Rosary and a number of columns for people to put their initial or a tick in a box to indicate they will commit to praying the particular decade each day for the month of February, and hopefully, this will create a number of ‘circles’ praying for this intention. This is a very simple spiritual exercise many of us could join in with; at least 20 people praying one decade of the Rosary each day, so the whole of the Rosary is prayed for this particular intention, thus creating a ‘Rosary Circle’. Let it be said, however, that anyone can join the Rosary Circles at any time.