St Joseph's - Roman Catholic Parish - Port Talbot
 

The Presbytery, Water Street, Port Talbot, SA12 6LE, Wales
Tel. 01639 882846
Diocese of Menevia
Parish Priest: Monsignor J Cefai, MA, PhD

 


15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024 — 7 July 2024

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Times of Service

Mass Times and Intentions

Saturday Vigil Mass at 5.00pm Cwmavon (Billy Humphries), 6.00pm (Private Int)
Sunday: 8.30am (Parish), 10.00am (Deceased Clergy)

Tuesday: 9.30am for Infants School Leavers (Kathleen Harrington)
Wednesday: 9.30am for Juniors School Leavers (Private Intention), 6.00pm Meeting for Confirmation candidates, their parents and sponsors (Final preparations and Confessions)
Friday: 11.30am (Comprehensive School), 6.30pm CONFIRMATION Mass Int (Ces Winters)
 
Next weekend
Saturday Vigil Mass at 5.00pm Cwmavon (Deceased Clergy), 6.00pm (Irene & Terry Donovan)
Sunday: 8.30am (Hugh Murphy -London), 10.00am (Parish)

Anniversaries: Kathleen Harrington (Birthday); Ces Winters (Birthday); Terry & Irene Donovan.

Announcements

Sea Sunday:
today we think of the great healing work of Stella Maris, the apostolate to seafarers. There will be a second collection at all Masses.

Confirmation Mass
next Friday at 6.30pm. Please keep the date free and join us.
 
Special Masses this week:
Tuesday: for the Infants School leavers. Wednesday for the Juniors School leavers; Friday morning for the Comprehensive School (in School). Friday 6.30PM CONFIRMNATION.

Beach Walk
next Monday July 15th. at 1:30 pm. Why not come along to Café Memo’s down the beach for a coffee, chat and a walk. Anyone who cannot walk far can stay by the café while the others walk along the prom, and then everyone can meet for a chat.
 
Diocesan Pilgrimage
to Shrine of St. David and St. Non’s Saturday 7th. September at 12 noon. Please see poster.
 
Adoremus
at St. Mary’s college, Oscott, Birmingham, on Saturday 14th September, for a day of renewing and deepening devotion to the Eucharist. If interested to attend, please see the Poster and contact the Parish Priest.
 
WELSH NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE
22ND – 26TH JULY 2024 Pilgrimage information: tangney-tours.com/WNP or welshnationalpilgrimage@gmail.com.
 
SAFEGUARDING:
Those who need DBS please contact Hannah Murtagh, email Stjosephspt.safeguarding@outlook.com.
 
Food for Thought:
When a shoe doesn't fit you must change the shoe not the foot. A man asked an artist: How do you make such beautiful things from stone? He replied: beauty is already there. I just remove the extra stone. Your happinesses already hidden inside you. Just remove your worries.