Congratulations to Toby and Emma Crowe on the safe arrival of James Henry Crowe, born in a caesarean delivery on Thursday 7th May at 10.10 am, and weighing in at 7lb 14oz. The news is that Emma and Toby are exhausted but happy, and Toby is well into nappy duties! Pray for them all as Toby finishes training at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and they prepare to move to Alperton and Toby is ordained as a deacon at St Paul's Cathedral on Saturday June 27th at 5pm.

Ascension Day: this Thursday!
Our midweek evening Mass this week is at 7.30pm on Thursday, rather than Wednesday. Why? because Thursday is Ascension Day - a major festival of the Church, as we celebrate Jesus' ascension to heaven 40 days after his resurrection. He leaves his disciples with the instruction to be his witnesses to the ends of the earth and to wait in faith for the promised Holy Spirit (who came at Pentecost). So why do people so often miss worshipping on such a major festival? Possibly because it always falls on a Thursday, or that we are still 'hung over' from Easter, or straining ahead to Pentecost. Please come and join us for this Thursday for the Eucharist in chapel, lasting about 40 minutes, at which Chris Hill will preach.

Soul in Northolt and Greenford Summer Weeks Meeting 19th May 
Just a reminder to everyone who would like to be involved in the planning of these great weeks that there is a meeting this Tuesday at 7:30pm in the Dovetail Centre. We want your thoughts and Ideas to make SING even better this year. Please let me know today if you will be coming to the meeting. Chris Hill

Trainee preachers at St Joseph's
Over the coming months you will hear from three of our church members beginning to preach at different acts of worship at St Joseph's. The PCC has supported Joel Guinness, Sandy Reed and Sarah Guinness to undertake the Willesden Area preaching course, which runs for six months. If people successfully complete the course the bishop will give permission for them to preach in their parish. Please encourage these trainees and give them constructive feedback, and don't forget that we are all apprentices in God's workshop. Please continue to pray for all who preach and teach here.  Thank you, Fr Simon

Soul in Northolt and Greenford Pentecost event
Once again we are running a community event on Northolt Clocktower Green together with other SING churches on Pentecost Sunday, May 31st, 4-6pm, with an act of worship from 6-7pm. Attractions include the St Michael's Stonebridge youth Steel Band, a prayer tent, a tombola, cakes and drinks, bouncy castle and games. The aim is to bless local people. St Joseph's are responsible this year for games stalls. We also need to pitch our own gazebos this year (last year another church did it for us). Do you have any ideas about what we could offer on the Green, and can you help, please?
Please see Chris Hill or Simon Winn to sign up.

Is God calling you?
'Pathways of Ministry: A Rough Guide to Vocation' is a Willesden Area event being held from 9.30am-1.30pm on Saturday June 6th at St Andrew's Church, Malvern Avenue, Roxbourne, South Harrow. There will be introductions with Bishop Pete and area officers to Readership, commissioned and ordained ministry and interviews with those fulfilling these roles. Also youth and children's ministry, town centre, airport and healing and street ministry and world development. More information will be available on different stands. See the poster in the centre and pick up a leaflet/flier.

Receiving Communion: a reminder
A friendly request that people show respect for the most sacred moment of our Eucharist and don't come up to Holy Communion chewing gum or eating sweets. Please dispose of such things before you enter church, and never on the floor or under your pew! And a reminder that rather than 'thanks' or 'cheers', the customary Anglican response on receiving communion is 'Amen' (="May it be so" in Hebrew). Thank you!

An invitation from Bishop Martyn Jarrett
The Rt Rev Martyn Jarrett, Bishop of Beverley, who was vicar of St Joseph's 1976-81, is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of his ordination as a priest with a Solemn Mass at Worksop Priory, Nottinghamshire, on Saturday June 6th at 12 noon. The people of St Joseph's are invited to attend. See the invitation in the centre.

Do you want to help us build funds for our building project?
As you will have heard we have to raise £3million for our building project - We need your help!
This is an opportunity to make a start! Our 100 club aims to raise money for the project whilst at the same time giving you the chance to win one of three monthly prizes! All proceeds will go to the building fund to achieve our vision for a renewed building for us and our community to use.
Please see the enclosed flyer for more information and your chance to get involved. The Fundraising Team.

St Joseph the Worker Cleaning Rota
Saturday 23rd May Team 3 Iris Perry, Dave Perry
Saturday 30th May Team 4 Barbara Maund, Tina Carthy, Sarah Trueman Brass Ethlin and June

St Joseph’s Website
Our website is up and running. Use it regularly to keep up to date with everything that is happening at St Joseph’s. The web address is www.josephtheworker.org</strong>