St Joseph's Catholic Church
St Joseph's Catholic Church 01708 222432
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Welcome 
to St. Joseph's Catholic Church
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We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our parishioners ,especially to new members and to those who would like to join us. If you are new to the parish please fill out one of our welcome cards at the rear of the church and place them through the presbytery door ( the house next door to the church ) so we can add you and your family to our parish database.  We would be very grateful if your joining us ,if you would consider joining our Gift Aid scheme.There is more info on the Gift Aid page .Thank you . 
Interested In Becoming A Catholic?  
Each year the Parish runs a course for adults who have not been baptised and would like to be,as well as for Christians of other denominations who would like to be received into the Catholic Church,and Catholics who have not been Confirmed.The course is known as the RCIA (which stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).For more information speak to Fr.John or Veronica Hogan.There are some useful links with more information under the tab RCIA.

Telephone:  01708 222432
All Hall Hire Enquiries During Office Hours Only 

       
  • Parish Priest- Reverend Fr John Tuohy    
  • Parish Secretary- Rachel Finigan              
  • Parish Admin Officer- Claire Mears          
  • Parish Council-  Bernadette Tsocos          
  • Website Maintainance- Claire Mears         
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  • Email Upminster@dioceseofbrentwood.org
  • Email Upminster@dioceseofbrentwood.org
  • Email Upminster@dioceseofbrentwood.org
  • Email btsocos@gmail.com
  • Email Upminster@dioceseofbrentwood.org
Parish Office Hours - 9.00am - 12.30pm Monday   
                                     9.00am - 12.30pm Tuesday

                                           9.00am - 12.30pm Wednesday
                                      9.00am - 12.30pm Thursday
                                    9.00am - 12.30pm Friday   

Steward of the Gospel

​We have received the First Formal Proposal from the Diocese about the Renewal and Reorganisation.
Please take a moment to read this important document regarding the future of the Diocese.

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Mission Statement for St.Joseph's Parish Council Upminster
Below is the PDF version if you would like a printable version of the
​Mission Statement, Constitution, Members and Meetings information for interested parties to familiarise themselves with . 
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Parish Council

AGM Minutes from Meeting 

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YOUTH CLUB
Youth Club is on Wednesdays during term time. It starts at 7.30pm and ends at 9pm. Subs are £1 a week.
 
 FRIDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY: Breakfast and Bible Study
Join a friendly group on Friday mornings around 9am for bible study and prayer in St Joseph's Social Centre. All welcome, including children and grandchildren. Contact Stephanie on 07736847187 for more details. 


 MONDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY: Our last session was Monday 17th July . For more information contact Stephanie on 07736847187.

Parish Secretary- Rachel Finigan

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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Champion Road
Upminster
Essex
RM14 2SY
Telephone: 01708 222432
Between 9am and 12.30pm 
​Monday to Friday

Email: 

upminster@dioceseofbrentwood.org 

St.Joseph's Social Centre
117 Saint Marys Lane
Upminster
RM14 2QB
To enquire about hall hire
Telephone:01708 222432
Between 9am and 12.30pm 
​Monday to Friday

Email:
upminster@dioceseofbrentwood.org 
 
St. Peter's  Hall
234 Front Lane
Cranham
Essex
RM14 1LW
To enquire about hall hire
Telephone:  01708-222432
Between 9am and 12.30pm 
Monday to Friday

Email:
upminster@dioceseofbrentwood.org 
 





Parish Admin Officer- Claire Mears

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    St Joseph's Catholic Church
St Joseph's Social Centre
   St Peter's Hall
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    Please send any requests or comments via the parish email

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Steward Of The Gospel Update

Parish Response To The Steward Of The Gospel Initiative

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 The next important stage of the Stewards of the Gospel discernment process is upon us. 
Please read the document published on Monday 7th August setting out in draft a vision and strategy to take our diocese forward.  
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Thank you…
 for coming to the follow-up Church Meeting on Friday evening and your thoughtful contributions. This is a summary of the discussions and we found that all the issues were closely linked. Please give feedback if you were unable to attend or if you have had any more thoughts. We all have a contribution to make.
 
Young People
  • Engaging young people and their parents needs to be a priority.
  • Can we pay a youth worker? What will be their role? How will we fund it?
  • We need discipleship and leadership training for our youth and the opportunity to express their faith with their peers in their own way.
 
Succession planning
  • We need a vision for our parish, our people and our facilities.
  • We need a strategy for implementing our vision.
  • We need a framework to help people to fulfil their vocations within our parish and warmly invite all to participate.
 
Lay training
  • Links closely with succession planning and involves a vision for our laity.
  • What needs to be done in line with our vision? What training do we need to accomplish this? Where can we access this training?
  • Do we need paid roles? What will they be? How will we finance them?
 
Adult Formation
  • What is our culture around adult formation? Do we expect to grow in our faith and be challenged?
  • Can we offer diverse ways to address this such as retreats, courses, speakers, a culture of coming together regularly for prayer.
Anything else? Any further comments? Contact Stephanie on stewardupminster@gmail.com or 07736847187


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