01.06.2025 Newsletter

St. Joseph’s Dinnington.   Parish Priest:  Fr Andy.   Tel: 01909 562664

Weekend Masses:

9.30am Sunday at St. Joseph’s;   

6pm Saturday at Blessed William Richardson, Kiveton (for Sunday)

Penitential Service 5pm the first Saturday of the month at St. Joseph’s

Children’s Liturgy first Sunday of the month.

Email: andyjgraydon@gmail.com.   Website: www.stjosephsdinnington.com

CONTACT DETAILS:

If you require the services of a priest please contact either:

Monica Carroll (07813 920844) or Anne Marie Carroll (07841 038663)

Week beginning Sunday 1st June 2025

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

(Year C, White)

SATURDAY 31st MAY

THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

6pm Service of the Word with Communion at Blessed William Richardson Church, Kiveton.  Readings for the day:   

Zephaniah 3:14-18a;   Is 12:2-3. 4b-d. 5-6;   Luke 1:39-56

SUNDAY:   

9.30am Mass at St Joseph’s with Fr Andy.

Acts 7:55-60;   Ps 97(96):1, 2b. 6, 7c. 9;   

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20;   John 17:20-26

MONDAY:

No Mass today.

Acts 19:1-8;  Ps 68(67):2-3. 4-5ac. 6-7b;   John 16:29-33

(Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs)

:11-15

TUESDAY:

11.30am Hour of quiet prayer at Blessed William Richardson Church, Kiveton.

No evening Mass today.

Acts 20:17-27;   Ps 68(67):10-11. 20-21;   John 17:1-11a

  (Saints Charles Lwanga and his Companions, Martyrs)

WEDNESDAY:

No Mass today.   

1-3pm: Coffee afternoon in the parish rooms.

Acts 20:28-38;   Ps 68(67):29-30. 33-35a. 35b-36c;   John 17:11b-19

THURSDAY:

2pm Rosary for Peace in the parish rooms

No evening Mass today.

Acts 22:30; 23:6-11;  Ps 16(15):1-2a, 5. 7-8. 9-10. 11;   John 17:20-26

FRIDAY:

No Mass today.   Acts 25:13b-21;  Ps 103(102):1-2. 11-12. 19-20b;   John 21:15-19

(Saint Norbert, Bishop)●

SATURDAY:

6pm Mass at Blessed William Richardson Church with Fr Andy. (For Sunday)

Readings for the Day:  Acts 28:16-20, 30-31;   Ps 11(10):4. 5, 7;  John 21:20-25

Next Sunday: PENTECOST (Year C Red)

9.30am Mass and Covenant with the Poor at St. Joseph’s.

Celebrant Fr Geoff Bottoms.

  Acts 2:1-11;   Ps 104(103):1ab, 24ac. 29b-30. 31, 34;   Romans 8:8-17

PARISH PRAYER FOR THE WEEK:   We pray for the Church: that all the followers of Jesus may grow in unity and love.    Lord, in your mercy....

(CAFOD Weekly prayers of intercession)

THE POPE’S INTENTION FOR JUNE: That the world might grow in compassionLet us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.

NOTICES

RIP ALAN FARNELL:  Alan was Fr Brian’s cousin and formally a solicitor at Twigg Farnell in Dinnington.  He has sadly died after a long decline suffering Alzheimer's. He passed away peacefully  Wednesday (21st May). Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this sad time.

RIP SYLVIA DOHERTY: Sadly Sylvia has died unexpectedly last week.  Sylvia attended Mass regularly at Kiveton along with her close friend Peggy Cummins, and continued  attending after Peggy’s death, until  recently.  Now reunited with her  son Eamonn, who died as a young man, we keep her in our prayers.  We also keep    Sylvia’s daughters Paula and Heather in our thoughts and prayers   at this very difficult time for them.  Funeral arrangements are yet to be announced.

RETIRING COLLECTIONS:

There will be collections after Masses this weekend of 31st May/1st June  for World Communications day.

COFFEE AFTERNOON: Wednesday 4thJune 1- 3pm in the parish rooms.  All welcome.

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION: Stewarded walk From St Marie’s Cathedral at 3pm Sunday 22nd June.  There are 4 Alters: Anglican Cathedral Grounds, Fargate,  Tudor Square and Barkers Pool. Please gather on Norfolk Row

PILGRIMAGE TO ROCHE ABBEY: Saturday 14 June 2025 – 4.00 pm

This Mass is open to all parishes within the diocese.  Parking is very limited at the Abbey, but it is hoped that there will be a shuttle bus from the top road down into the Abbey.   If you intend to be there on the day, would you kindly email stmmmaltby@gmail.com to confirm your attendance.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND:

This non-Residential event  is taking place at The Hallam Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Sheffield on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2025. 

Marriage Encounter has been running weekends for over 50 years in England and Wales. They are for married couples who want to improve their relationships through better communication and celebrate what they already have. It is not for couples in crisis nor is it counselling. The weekends are Catholic in origin and adhere to the Catholic ethos.

For testimonies and to book please go to our website wwme.org.uk 

COUPLE’S COUNSELLING:

Caritas Diocese of Hallam are offering free counselling for couples and families, for more information contact Janet Kent 07927657462 jkent@hallam-diocese.com or Bernie Ware 07980406198 bware@hallam-diocese.com

ABORTION: IMPACT AND TRAGEDY. Let's talk about it!:

Please join us for the Pro-Life Mass at 10am and the ‘Abortion: Impact and Tragedy. Let's talk about it!’ on Saturday 7th June at the Mother of God Church, Abbeydale Road. Celebrant will be Bishop Ralph Heskett. We will be addressed by distinguished pro life speakers, Isabel Vaughan Spruce, (Director of the March for Life UK), Rachel MacKenzie, with her personal testimony and her ministry in Rachel's Vineyard, and John Edwards from St Colette's Pregnancy Centre. Light lunch and refreshments provided. 

WE BELIEVE: 25th-28th July 2025, 

A festival of Catholic Life celebrating the Jubilee Year of Hope, with parishes and families in mind. Four days of music, keynotes, conversation & worship, in the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s College Oscott Sutton Coldfield. Featuring Dr Gianna Emanuela Molla (daughter of St Gianna Molla), Fr Paul Murray, Mgr Michael Nazir-Ali, AnMari, Fr Toby Lees & many more. Pilgrim-attendees can choose to come for the whole weekend (camping, staying locally or coming from home) at an adult Early Bird rate of £70, or for a day for £40. Early Bird Tickets available now at www.webelievefestival.com

PILGRIMAGE CROSSES:                                                                                               The unique Pilgrimage of Hope will see a group of diocesan pilgrims on bicycles. They plan to carry small wooden crosses in their backpack, whilst pedalling and praying along the routes to Walsingham. In preparation for the pilgrimage, ‘Pilgrim Crosses’ plan to visit the Churches across the Diocese during Lent and up to the Cycling Pilgrimage itself in July.

Prayer petitions received at the foot of the ‘Pilgrim Cross’ from parishioners will be taken to Walsingham and offered at the Jubilee Mass.  Charitable donations are welcome. Donations received by the sponsored cycling pilgrimage will be shared between two children’s charities.  ‘Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice’ (https://www.bluebellwood.org) and ‘Let the Children Live’ (http://www.letthechildrenlive.org).  Please look out for the ‘Pilgrim cross’ visiting your church in the coming weeks and support this special Pilgrimage of Hope with prayer and generosity.

DIGITAL GIVING:

Hopefully you have seen the credit card reader which has recently been installed at the back of St Joseph’s church. Sadly there was a small deficit last year in our parish funds and therefore it needs to be as easy as possible for parishioners to contribute to our parish.

There are now two new ways of cashless giving

      1.    It’s very easy to use the card reader at the back of church, clear instructions are with the machine,  

OR

      2.    You can use the QR code in church and on the website, just scan the code and follow the simple instructions

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Mick Bailey;  George Blow and his grandma;  Victoria Broughton; Christopher Browne;  Eileen Butterfield;  Jim Chandler;   Sam Cleasby;  Betty Delaney;  Barbara Dexter;  Pat Duffin;  Gillian Gee;  Robert Hume;   Sophie Hughes;  Owen Jenkinson;  Jed Krotki;  Kumba;  Isabel Main-Reade;  Haylen Markillie;  Charlie Massarella;  John Parker;  Emma Pearson (Glen’s daughter);  Janet Reilly; Annie Reynolds; Maria Senogles;  Sandra Sherratt;  Olive Stafford;  Margaret Tyler; Pat Vickers; and Teresa Williams.