Welcome
Second Sunday of Advent
'Here is your God, here is the Lord coming with power.
(Isaiah 40;9-10)
'And so it was that John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness.' (Mark 1;4)
St. John the Forerunner, Mosaic, Hagia Sofia, Istanbul
Our Advent Programme
Advent Celebrations
Proclaiming, Praying and Living the Gospel each Advent Day.
Last Sunday, we will had an opportunity to gather after the 11am Mass, to celebrate the start of Advent with some seasonal continental delicacies, & a Craft Workshop.
We will have a number of Evening Advent liturgies to help us prepare suitably for the celebration of the Birth of Christ.
The Vestibule Advent Display: Advent Purple, the First Candle of Advent, an Advent Calendar and a Daily Scripture Quotation. Thanks to our Floral Art Team for this and all the other Advent additions to the church.
Photo, Mgr. Hughes
Claire leading a Craft session and "here's one I made earlier."
Photo courtesy of Alan Morris
Advent 2023
Proclaiming, Praying and Living the Gospel Daily
Advent Services – Mondays, 7pm
Monday, 4th December: Taizé Adoration
Candlelit Exposition with Latin Chants
Monday 11th December: Adoration / Lectio Divina
Reading the Scriptures
With the eyes of our hearts and souls
Monday, 18th December: Adoration / Reconciliation
‘Reconciling & the Great ‘O’ Antiphons
Advent for Children
Advent Children’s Liturgy: 11am Mass, each Sunday
Special Event for Children / Families
Friday, 8th December 9.30am
A whole school liturgy in Church
Advent Living – Advent Giving
SVDP Collection – Sunday 10th December
Caring Sunday 17th December
Foodbank – Donations for Advent
Advent Reflection
Jenny, our Catechist, will lead Prayer / Faith-Sharing Groups.
Evangelisation
The Archbishop encourages us all to be actively engaged in the mission of Evangelisation.
New Deanery groups have already started to meet and we hope to build on this in the weeks and months ahead.
St. Joseph's on Facebook and Instagram!
We have a well established Facebook Group and Instagram page.
We would welcome all members of the Parish community - past, present and hopefully future, to join the group on Facebook and follow the page on Instagram.
You can find our Facebook group by following this link http://www.facebook.com/groups/753179459891830/
or by searching for St Joseph's RC Church.
We're on Instagram as @stjosephsrcchurch and you can find us by following this link https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=1f6f8kuwt4r3u&utm_content=rsnq4pr
Please join us, and share this joining information with your friends and family, as we endeavour to expand our online community. Many thanks.
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As we approach Christmas, the Foodbank volunteers seek to make Christmas special for those in food poverty.
This year has been particularly difficult for everyone with the rises in cost of living, none more so than those who need to come to the Foodbank.
We call once again on the generosity of St Joseph’s parishioners.
We urgently need: tins of stew, meat or chicken, tins of soup, tins of vegetables, cartons of long life milk (full and also semi-skimmed, breakfast cereals, tins of custard or rice pudding and Christmas treats for children.
There is a box for donations in the church porch which displays a full list of items asked for.
Opening Hours
Helensburgh Community Hub - 116, East Princes Street
Monday: 10am - 12noon; Thurs: 3pm-7pm
Howie Pavilion, Rosneath: Wed. 1pm-3pm
The Archdiocese has created a QR code for each parish. By clicking on the Button below, you can access the QR code to make a donation to St. Joseph's, Helensburgh. Thank you.