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What has been happening in the Parish recently

Date	Title
Nov 8 2008	HCPT CHARITY CAR WASH..... Super Heroes & Villans! Car washing completed by several young women (and fatherly helper) dressed as various Super Heroes & Villans raising £? towards much needed funds to take some very special children away at Easter on a pilgimage to Lourdes! Click on picture for more details

Sep 9 2008	LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 2008 9th-12th September by air and by train - and the two groups will meet in Lourdes. Photos soon.

Sep 3 2008	St JOSEPH'S GUEST DAY AND PRESENTATION One of the guests was Monica Winfield of Radio Leicester who came to talk about LOROS - and accept a cheque from the Charity Support Group.

Jul 14 2008	WORLD YOUTH DAY - Australia Our pilgrims. Click on picture for details.

Jul 5 2008	Let the Children Live ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY This year's annual Garden Party to raise funds for "Let the Children Live" raised £1,556.49. Thank you and well done to all who helped, donated and supported.

Jul 1 2008	MASS in honour of ANTONIO ROSMINI at Westminster Cathedral All parishes where Rosminian priests are serving were invited to share the celebration of this first feast day. Click here to read more about Antonio Rosmini.

May 10 2008	COFFEE MORNING for "Let the Children Live" Our Coffee Morning raised £432.60. Thank you to all who came and supported and those who made cakes and donated.

Mar 4 2008	ROME / ASSISI / VENICE Pilgrimage 2008 Well here we are again. Didn't manage to get a group photograph this year - although this is pretty close: forty of us lining up for our own mass in the chapel of peace below the Basilica of St Francis. There were 48 of us went spending 3 nights in Rome and Assisi then 2 nights in Venice. Click on picture to read Father John's report.

Dec 24 2007	CHRISTMAS EVE MASS The children bring the baby Jesus to the crib at the front of the altar.

Dec 15 2007	CHILDRENS LITURGY CHRISTMAS PARTY A wonderful time was had by all - click here for details

Oct 8 2007	LISIEUX PILGRIMAGE The photo was taken on the steps of the beautiful basilica. (Click to view a larger picture)

May 22 2007	LOURDES PILGRIMAGE A wonderful prayerful time was had by all. Click for a larger view of the group photo.

Apr 8 2007	Easter Greetings Click on picture for Easter greeting

Mar 20 2007	ROME PILGRIMAGE If anyone has a group photo, could you please email it to the website. Thank you

Jan 29 2007	MALTA HOLIDAY PILGRIMAGE A wonderful week - although, unfortunately, did not manage a group picture this time. This was taken in the silent city of Mdina - Fr John pondering over the Cathedral opening times. (Click for larger picture)

Dec 25 2006	Christmas 2006 We had lovely Christmas celebrations beginning with the traditional carrying of baby Jesus to the crib by two of our children. Click for further details.

Oct 2 2006	Lisieux Pilgrimage 2nd - 6th October 2006 Pilgrims on this year's pilgrimage pictured outside St. Theresa's childhood home. (Click here to read about the week and view some of our photos).

Jun 24 2006	"Let the Children Live" GARDEN PARTY A wonderful day for the parish - a strawberries and cream tea (with lots of home-made cakes - thank you) in the new outdoor seating area between the Old Stable and Coffee Shop. A total of £1,302.60 was raised for the charity through stalls, raffles and ticket sales. Guests were serenaded as they ate by Mat and his guitar whilst many rallied round making, doing, serving, hosting and clearing. Thank you to all involved!

Apr 16 2006	Easter Greeting Click here for our Easter Greeting

Mar 28 2006	ROME PILGRIMAGE 2006 This year our Rome pilgrimage included Florence and Sorrento. 35 pilgrims in total had a wonderful time. (Picture shows pilgrims arriving at Pisa) Click for more details.

Feb 5 2006	An Afternoon at the Musicals Michelle Lobo and Friends entertained a very appreciative audience on Sunday afternoon in St Joseph's Church and raised £2,075.24 for "Cancer Research UK"

Dec 25 2005	The Launch of our new website for our children An interactive site especially designed for children. Click for details.

Dec 14 2005	Parish Christmas Dinner Yet another success!

Dec 8 2005	CHRISTMAS GUEST DAY and CAROL SERVICE

Aug 3 2005	St Joseph's first "GUEST DAY" Wednesday 3rd August 2005 was a bright, sunny and warm day and the first Parish Guest Day at St. Joseph's. After several weeks of planning and liaison between Father John, the SVP and our team of willing helpers we were at last ready to greet our guests . . . . . . . (Click to read all about it!)

Jul 2 2005	GARDEN PARTY for Let the Children Live A very successful Garden Party. The rain kept away and we raised nearly £1,000 for the charity.

May 23 2005	PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 23rd-27th May. Click for details

May 2 2005	Memoriam Mass for Pope John Paul On Monday 2nd May we had our "Month's Mind" Mass for Pope John Paul.

Apr 17 2005	Holy Trotters run in London Marathon Members of St. Joseph's Holy Trotters took part in this year's 25th Anniversary run of the London Marathon. By their efforts and the support of the parish they hoped to raise monies for the benefit of "Let the Children Live!" (Click for details)

Mar 8 2005	Venice / Assisi / Rome Parish Pilgrimage Our annual Lenten pilgrimage took place this year from 8th-17th March. We began with three nights in Venice, travelling to Assisi for two nights and then on to Rome. Pictured are our parish pilgrims in St. Peter's Square. Click on the picture for more details and to view our itinerary.