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St Joseph's is a vibrant part of Catholic Leamington

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Our Parish Priest

Canon David Hartley has been in post here at St Joseph's as Parish Priest since August 2023. 
 
He was born in outer London in 1959 and grew up in an Anglican family, becoming increasingly committed in his faith and with a clear sense of God's calling to ordination. After a Divinity degree at Edinburgh he qualified and worked as a nurse in central London, before two years training for the Church of England Ministry. During that time in London he married Pat and they have four children.
 
In 1995 the whole family were received into the Catholic Church by Archbishop Maurice and Fr David was ordained priest in February 1998, working for several years as Catholic Chaplain to the hospitals in Oxford. Since then he has been a Parish Priest in Blackbird Leys, Meir, Caverswall and Cresswell in N Staffs, Thame and now here in Whitnash. 
Contact Canon David
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Pastoral Parish Council & Finance Committee

Pastoral Councils were first recommended in Vatican II’s Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops. Recognising that Christ did not mean for priests to shoulder the entire mission of the Church, the 1982 Code of Canon Law introduced two consultative bodies, the Finance and Pastoral Councils, to be present in parishes so the wisdom of the laity could be utilized.

 

While the Parish Priest is still the 'power of governance,' these councils are meant to assist him as consultative bodies.

In St. Joseph's Parish, council members take leadership in the coordination, motivation, support, and evaluation of pastoral activities in the Parish to support Canon David. The Pastoral Council will often serve as liaisons to the various Parish Groups or coordinate the implementation of specific initiatives at the request of Canon David.

St. Joseph's Parish Pastoral Council activities include
• Admin
• Communications
• Maintenance

St. Joseph's Parish Finance Committee activites cover
• Finance
• Property

Parish Financial Report 2025
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Young Adults Group

If you're between 18 and 35 come along and meet us. We gather on the last Friday of every month, from 7-9pm, in the Dormer Conference Centre (Next to St Peter's Church).

 

We meet for socials, talks and we discuss the Catholic faith. There's specific information about the monthly meetings in the Catholic Leamington newsletter.

 

Use the QR code to contact Rose, who leads the group, via WhatsApp™

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Parish Hall

We are fortunate to have a large Parish Hall as a great asset. It is also available to hire on a limited basis, the fees help with Parish costs.

 

  • Free fibre Wifi access.
  • Capacity 100 people
  • Kitchen facilities
  • Off-Road parking
  • Available for Baptisms, Funerals and Wedding Receptions
  • Discounts for Registered Charity organisations
  • Available for all categories of exercise classes, arts and crafts groups and private parties (children's birthdays age up to 13)
  • In use with non-Parish groups like Weight Watchers, Slimming World and music groups
  • Parish Groups and St Joseph's School use for free and are given priority
Enquire about availability
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Catholic Leamington

St Joseph's is one of three parishes that make up Catholic Leamington. The other two are:

 

St Peter Apostle: Dormer Place, Leamington Spa, CV32 5AA

Our Lady: Valley Rd, Lillington, Leamington Spa, CV32 7SJ

 

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday | 9:30 - 4:00 PM | 01926 423824

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