The Harvest Festival and Mothering Sunday Services were held at St Joseph's Church during March 2017.

St Joseph Catholic Church News, March 2017

Report and photos by James Glass

Harvest Festival - Eucharistic Minister Mr Dereck Rogers, conducting the service in St Joseph's Catholic Church Mothering Sunday - Eucharistic Minister Mrs Anne Green and all mothers standing in front of the Alter with their children in St Joseph's Catholic Church
Eucharistic Minister Mr Dereck Rogers, conducting the Harvest Festival service in St Joseph's Catholic Church Mothering Sunday - Eucharistic Minister Mrs Anne Green with all mothers and children standing in front of the Altar

On Sunday the 19th March a service was held for Harvest Festival in St Joseph's Catholic Church. The service was conducted by Eucharistic Minister Mr Dereck Rogers. The parishioners brought the best from their harvest, and this year there has been an excellent crop for potatoes. Usually both Harvest Festival and Mothering Sunday were held on the same Sunday, but given the importance of both events it has been decided to hold the services on separate Sundays going forward.

On Sunday the 26th March, Mothering Sunday was celebrated in St Joseph Catholic Church. The service was conducted by Eucharistic Minister Mrs Anne Green. The children had made cards for their parents and bunches of flowers were given to all Mothers, Grandmothers and all other women who attended the service.
Mothering Sunday- Eucharistic Minister Mrs Anne Green and all mothers standing in the garden of St Joseph's Catholic Church.
Mothering Sunday - Eucharistic Minister Mrs Anne Green and mothers stand in the garden of St Joseph's Catholic Church.