St Joseph's

catholic church

Colwyn bay

General information

Church Groups

St Joseph's - Colwyn Bay

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Olympics - 100 days of peace

Sermon<click for link>Song<click for link>Flame arrives at St Joseph's

Well done St Joseph's School! Wrexham Diocese<Click for 2012 School Inspection reports> Estyn

Experienced or newly qualified, enthusiastic and committed teachers to work with pupils in KS2 and in the Foundation Phase - Applications are welcomed from candidates who are practising Catholics and who would actively promote the Catholic ethos of the school click for Advert

YOUTH - Wrexham Diocese & St Joseph's ACTIVITIES - for ages 10-13, for over 14's, for over 16's - click for webpage.
ALTAR SERVER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - click here
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St Joseph's Conwy Food Bank Appeal - Conwy Foodshare is now Conwy Food Bank ... local families in crises due to changes in benefit system -click for link
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Tuesday January 1st New Year’s Day Day of World Peace - click for Pope Benedict's message
Tuesday March 19th 2013 - Pope Francis's inauguration homily - click
Wednesday March 20th 2013 - Pope Francis's address to the Churches, Ecclesiastical Communities & the Different Religions - click
Friday March 22nd 2013 - Pope Francis's address to diplomats - click
Easter Sunday - March 31st 2013 - Urbi et Orbi - click
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Bank Holiday Monday 27th May 10am - Pilgrim Walk leaves Llandudno Pier at 10am sharp, going along prom via St Trillo's Rhos on Sea to the new water sports centre on the prom beside Eirias. Come along and show your support for this click link click for blog For background about Bardsey Island, St Trillo and our North Wales Christian Heritage see pages 18-21 of our Magazine click
Bank Holiday Monday 27th May - evening at 7.30pm - Support the foodshare event - hear about how Conwy Foodshare (now Conwy Food Bank) happened and makes a difference to our community, lsiten to speakers about "Enough Food for Everyone..IF.." see videos, photo's, bring food to share, make new freinds - all welcome
Support the Food Pilgrimage - he's leaving from the Park entrance at 10am the next day for Rhyl, why not walk part of the way with him Click for Dioscese Justice & Peace Newsletter with walk details

Saturday 8th June:-Train departs from CHESTER at 08:35 am and arrives in LONDON EUSTON at 10:38 am... walk together with CAFOD campaigners from across England and Wales.. ‘Enough Food For Everyone – IF’.. "A church which is poor and for the poor" Pope Francis. 2013 click for details
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Vatican 2 and us by Fr Kevin Kelly, 20/04/2013 Community Centre click to remember this special event
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St Beuno's Week of Prayer/St Augustine's Prayer Guides-17th-24th/05/2013 click
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At St Joseph's - all masses, Palm Sunday Weekend - Romero Talks by Fr Michael Campbell Johnson SJ, former Provincial of the British Jesuits - click for poster - on the anniversary of Archbishop Romero's murder on the altar as he celebrated mass click for an account of his life
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Ask the question of faith:
St Joseph's Adult Faith Formation - enrich your faith - click for talks/retreats
St Augustines Priory House of Prayer, Old Colwyn - click for talks & retreats
St Joseph's Adult Catechesis: the fullness of Christian life- click for Events, Issues, Resources
St Beuno's outreach Prayer Groups: Ignatian spirituality and prayer at St Joseph's during the Year of Faith - click for details

Year of Faith begins on 11 October 2012, on the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council - In “Porta Fidei” Benedict XVI writes that this “door of faith is always open”. This means that no one can feel excluded; asking the question of faith does not mean withdrawing oneself from the world, rather it means being conscious of the responsibility that one has.

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St Joseph’s Parish is proud to support Fairtrade: Choose products with the FAIRTRADE Mark

“Live simply so that others may simply live” - Archbishop Vincent Nichols FAITH in a Better World click for > Catholic Social Teaching

JPIC-OMI is an Oblate Parish faith based movement concerned with promotion of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation according to Catholic Social Teaching. click for>Oblate JPIC Film Playlist

Revival of Parish Summer Fair, SATURDAY, JULY 6th between 1—4pm in the School grounds, a great opportunity for the Parish to come together, have fun and also raise some money for the Church. In order to do this and make it a success, ideas for stalls and attractions and (very important) helpers to run these are needed. Will YOU help please?
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Parish Magazine to save to your computer - Advent 2012 - click to download
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Wrexham Diocese Justice and Peace - October & November Events - click here Renewal through the inspiration of the 2nd Vatican council and Year of Faith click here
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St Joseph's Welcome Leaflet

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May 2012 Parish Congress
Progress so Far- Click for November 2012 Update
We had a very successful Parish Assembly at the end of May. We had lots of suggestions and comments from parishioners. Please see a summary of the comments raised: Click for the Parish Assembly page. The Parish Pastoral Council have already met and put together some action points following the Assembly. More action will be implemented over the coming months.
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Bishop Declan Lang of Clifton said that Mrs Asia Bibi, who has been sentenced to death, is “an innocent woman of great courage and faith”. On the third anniversary of her imprisonment (June 2012) he called on the Pakistani authorities to release her. Her imprisonment on Pakistan's death row continues...

Please consider praying for her release, signing the international petition for her release at Callformercy.com, keeping up to date with this at Freeasiabibi.co.uk

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Bulletin & Magazine submission deadlines -Click Communication Group

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Spring Quarterly Newsletter 2012

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St Joseph's Food Share Appeal

Conwy Food Share

We would like to encourage you to please continue donating food items for the Conwy Food Share.

The Food Share continues to be very busy donating on average 10 parcels of food a week to needy people across Conwy. The recipients of the food come from all walks of life and all age groups. They are mainly single, but we do have families and single parents. As well as food we also need financial donations to buy perishables such as milk and bread.

Thank you for your continued support.

Please bring along tins and dry goods to help people in Conwy who are not able to afford food for themselves and their families. See the Food Share page for further information.

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Private Prayer

The church is open daily from 10 - 4 for private prayer.

All are welcome.

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Services

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General Mass Times Throughout the Year:

Saturday Mass 5.30pm (1st Mass of Sunday)

Sunday Masses 9.30am and 11am

Confessions: Saturday 11.00am to 11.30am and 5pm to 5.30pm

Coffee is served in the Community Centre after the Sunday morning masses

All are welcome

Exposition, Rosary and Quiet Prayer: Saturday 11am to 12noon

Weekday Masses - These can change - please check Bulletin:

Monday 12noon
Tuesday 7.30pm in the church house
Wednesday to Thursday 9.30am
Friday Noon

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Sunday Evening Masses in North Wales

Wrexham - 7.00pm - 01978 263943

Bangor - 10am & 5pm - 01248 370421

Buckley - 5.00pm - 01244 550363

Denbigh - 4.30pm - 01745 812297

Flint - 6.30pm - 01352 732245

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Contact Information

(Oblates of Mary Immaculate)

63 Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7LG

Phone 01492 532670

Parish Priest: Fr. Declan

Parish Email: presbytery@catholicchurchcolwynbay.co.uk