The Parish of Our Lady & St. Joseph Folkestone: 2026

MASSES & SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD: 29th AUGUST – 11th SEPTEMBER 2026

MASSES & SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD: 29^th AUGUST – 11^th SEPTEMBER 2026
Sat – 29^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am (Holy Souls) Mass 6.00pm (OLHoC): (Helen Wilson – Special Intention)	The Passion of St John the Baptist, Memorial TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY (A)
Sun – 30^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Zara Rayner – Wellbeing and Thanksgiving) Mass (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo)	TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY (A)
Mon – 31^st August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Holy Souls)	Feria
Tues – 1^st Sept	NO MASS TODAY	Feria
Wed – 2^nd Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am ()	Feria
Thurs – 3^rd Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	St Gregory the Great, Feast
Fri – 4^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria
Sat – 5^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am () Mass (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Robert Jenkyns - RIP) *Missio Red Box Appeal*	Feria or The Blessed Virgin Mary TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY (A)
Sun – 6^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pat and Tess Dillon - RIP) *Missio Red Box Appeal* Mass (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo) *Missio Red Box Appeal*	TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY (A)
Mon – 7^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria
Tues – 8^th Sept	NO MASS TODAY	The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast
Wed – 9^th Sept	Requiem Mass (OLHoC): 10am for *Douglas Raymond MacArthur* followed by the burial at Hawkinge cemetery at 12 noon.	Feria or St Peter Claver, Priest
Thurs – 10^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria
Fri – 11^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria or St Ambrose Barlow
Sat – 12^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am () Mass (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Pro Populo) Second collection: Catholic Education Service	TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY (A)
Sun – 13^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Aguida Garado - RIP) Second collection: Catholic Education Service Mass (OLHoC): 11.00am () Second collection: Catholic Education Service	TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY (A)

X ENROLMENT FOR SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMMES IS NOW OPENED AND WILL CLOSE ON 30^TH SEPTEMBER 2026 – Parents with children in year four and above are now encouraged to enroll them for their preparations for the celebrations of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion in 2027.

Young people in year 8 and above are also invited to enrol for their preparations for the Celebration of Confirmation in May 2027. Please note there are two forms to return for Confirmation Candidates. One for the Candidates and the other for the sponsors.

Adults who have not yet celebrated Baptism, Confirmation and First Holy Communion, and those who were baptised in non-Catholic Churches and are now considering to join the Catholic Church are also invited to enrol for the RCIA/OCIA programmes using the forms at the back of the Church and following the instructions given therein. Thank you.

X UNVEILING AND BLESSING OF REFURBISHED CRUCIFIX, ST PAUL'S CHURCH – Monday 14^th September 2026 is the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross. This year it will be celebrated with a special mass presided over by the Parish Priest, Fr Gabriel Onoyima, who will unveil and bless the refurbished large crucifix located at the front of the church. The mass is at 6pm followed immediately by a celebratory social in the hall including a talk on the history of the crucifix and its refurbishment given by Deacon Barry and Paul Smye Rumsby and Christopher Quinn respectively.

X PARISH MASS STREAMING – To watch the Mass online, you need to go to the parish website: https://catholic-folkestone.blogspot.com. Once there, click on the Parish Mass Streaming tab. Please note that the Bishops of England and Wales have decreed ‘Virtual viewing’ of Mass does not fulfil the Sunday Obligation. The streaming is for the sick housebound and people in care homes and hospitals.

X CHURCH FIRE SAFETY – May we please ask parents and guardians to supervise young children in their care during Mass. This is to prevent any risk of injury or fire around the lit votive candles in the Church. Thank you.

X FORTHCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS IN 2026:

● Catholic Education Service: 13^th September

● Evangelii Gaudium Sunday: 20^th September

● CAFOD Harvest: 4^th October

● World Mission Sunday (Missio): 18^th October

● Archbishop’s Appeal: 8^th November

X INFANT BAPTISM – If at least one of the parents has been baptised and Confirmed Catholic, then the family in question is qualified to have their child/children baptised.

May only happen after undergoing a preparation with the parish priest. Baptisms can then be celebrated at either 3pm on a Saturday or 1pm on a Sunday on the 1^st or 3^rd Sunday of the month. Please note the preparation for infant Baptism will take place every second Sunday of the month in the Hall at 13h (1.00pm).

PARISH INFORMATION

Presbytery and Parish Office:

41 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1EF

Tel: 01303 252823

e-mail: folkestone@rcaos.org.uk

Parish Priest: Fr Alex Saba MA, MSLR, MCL, JCL

Parish Halls Booking System

https://hallbookingonline.com/folkestone/

MASSES & SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD: 15th AUGUST – 30th AUGUST 2026

MASSES & SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD: 15^th AUGUST – 30^th AUGUST 2026
Sat – 15^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am (Martin & Catherine Murray and their daughter, Catherine Teresa Clark - RIP) Mass (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Pro Populo)	Feria THE ASSUMPION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Sun – 16^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Joe & Giovannina Divito and their daughter, Rosina - RIP) Mass (OLHoC): 11.00am (Michael Meeneghan - RIP)	THE ASSUMPION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Mon – 17^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria
Tues – 18^th August	NO MASS TODAY	Feria
Wed – 19^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am (Delia Kelly -Wellbeing) Children’s Holiday Club from 10.00am-4.00pm at Our Lady’s hall - Folkestone	Feria
Thurs – 20^thAugust	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Michael Henneghan - RIP)	St Bernard, Memorial
Fri – 21^st August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Holy Souls)	St Pius X, Memorial
Sat – 22^nd August	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am (Holy Souls) Mass (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Tony & Pilar O’Shea - Wellbeing) *Second collection: Supply Cost Supplement*	The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY (A)
Sun – 23^rd August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Hughes Family - Wellbeing) *Second collection: Supply Cost Supplement* Mass (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo) *Second collection: Supply Cost Supplement*	TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY (A)
Mon – 24^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Holy Souls)	St Bartholomew, Feast
Tues – 25^th August	NO MASS TODAY	Feria
Wed – 26^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am (Holy Souls) Children’s Holiday Club from 10.00am-4.00pm at Our Lady’s hall - Folkestone	Feria
Thurs – 27^thAugust	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Holy Souls)	St Monica, Memorial
Fri – 28^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Holy Souls)	St Augustine, Memorial
Sat – 29^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am () Mass 6.00pm (OLHoC): (Pro Populo)	The Passion of St John the Baptist, Memorial TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY (A)
Sun – 30^th August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am () Mass (OLHoC): 11.00am ()	TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY (A)
MASSES & SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD: 31^st AUGUST – 11^th SEPTEMBER 2026
Mon – 31^st August	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria
Tues – 1^st Sept	NO MASS TODAY	Feria
Wed – 2^nd Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am ()	Feria
Thurs – 3^rd Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	St Gregory the Great, Feast
Fri – 4^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria
Sat – 5^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am () Mass (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Pro Populo) *Missio Red Box Appeal*	Feria or The Blessed Virgin Mary TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY (A)
Sun – 6^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pat and Tess Dillon - RIP) *Missio Red Box Appeal* Mass (OLHoC): 11.00am () *Missio Red Box Appeal*	TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY (A)
Mon – 7^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria
Tues – 8^th Sept	NO MASS TODAY	The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast
Wed – 9^th Sept	Requiem Mass (OLHoC): 10am for *Douglas Raymond MacArthur* followed by the burial at Hawkinge cemetery at 12 noon.	Feria or St Peter Claver, Priest
Thurs – 10^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria
Fri – 11^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am ()	Feria or St Ambrose Barlow
Sat – 12^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 10.00am () Mass (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Pro Populo) Second collection: Catholic Education Service	TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY (A)
Sun – 13^th Sept	Mass (OLHoC): 9.00am (Aguida Garado - RIP) Second collection: Catholic Education Service Mass (OLHoC): 11.00am () Second collection: Catholic Education Service	TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY (A)