16.03.2025 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 16th MARCH 2025

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

(Year C, Purple)

SATURDAY 15th March

6pm Service of The Word with distribution of Communion

at Blessed William Richardson Church, Kiveton

Readings for the day:

Deuteronomy 26:16-19;   Ps 119(118):1-2. 4-5. 7-8. ℟1b;   Matthew 5:43-48

SUNDAY:

9.30am Mass at  St Joseph’s.

Celebrant Fr Geoff Bottoms.

Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18;   Ps 27(26):1. 7-8b. 8c-9c. 13-14. ℟1a;   

Philippians 3:17-4:1;  Luke 9:28b-36

MONDAY: SAINT PATRICK, BISHOP, MISSIONARY

No Mass today.

Jeremiah 1:4-9;   Ps 117(116):1. 2. ℟ Mark 16:15;   Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

TUESDAY:

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

There is no evening  Mass today.

Isaiah 1:10, 16-20;   Ps 50(49):8-9. 16b-17. 21, 23. ℟23b;   Matthew 23:1-12

  (Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Doctor)

WEDNESDAY: SAINT JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY●

No Mass today

6pm First Holy Communion Preparation in the parish rooms.

2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16;   Ps 89(88):2-3. 4-5. 27, 29. ℟37a;   

Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22;   Luke 2:41-51a

THURSDAY:

There is no early   Mass today.

2pm Rosary for Peace in the parish rooms.   

Jeremiah 17:5-10;   Ps 1:1-2. 3. 4, 6. ℟ Psalm 40(39):5a;   Luke 16:19-31

FRIDAY: 

No Mass today.

Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28;   Ps 105(104):16-17. 18-19. 20-21. ℟5a;   

Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46     

SATURDAY:

  6pm Mass at Blessed William Richardson Church, Kiveton

Celebrant Fr Darren Reid.

(For Tess and Jack Watkinson)

Readings for the Day:

  Micah 7:14-15, 18-20;   Ps 103(102):1-2. 3-4. 9-10. 11-12. ℟8;   Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

Next Sunday:  The Third Sunday of Lent (Year C, Purple)

9.30am Mass at St Joseph’s.

Celebrant Fr Terry Brebner.

Readings:

Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15;   Ps 103(102):1-2. 3-4. 6-7. 8, 11. ℟8a;   

1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12;   Luke 13:1-9

PARISH PRAYER FOR THE WEEK:    We pray for our brothers and sisters, who do not have enough food: that together with them we may seek to build a world transformed, which reflects the true glory of God. Lord, in your mercy...       

(CAFOD Weekly prayers of intercession)

THE POPE’S INTENTION FOR MARCH:  For families in crisis.

Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.

NOTICES

We welcome Fr Geoff Bottoms to celebrate our Mass on Sunday.

RIP MARY DUCEY:  Mary died on the 13th February 2025 and leaves behind her children Patrick, Clare and John.  Many of us will remember Mary as a teacher at St Joseph's School, Dinnington. Her Requiem Mass will take place at the Immaculate Conception Church, Spinkhill at 12.15 on the 3rd of April.  We pray for the family at this sad time.

RIP MARGARET ROE: Margaret  died on the 26th February. She leaves behind her daughters Denise(Wignell), Teresa and Catherine and also her son Martin. Margaret’s husband Jim Roe died in 2011.  A funeral service will take place at St Joseph’s Church on Tuesday 18th March at 10.30 followed by burial at Park Ave Graveyard.  We pray for the family at this sad time.

RETIRING COLLECTIONS:

There will be retiring collections 15th/16th March for CAFOD’s  Lent appeal.

There will be  ‘one off’ retiring collections after Masses on 22/23rd March for the National Shrine of  Our Lady of Walsingham to raise additional funds for the shrine in this Jubilee year.

29/30th March - The retiring collection is for LIFE.

EASTER SERVICES TO NOTE FOR YOUR DIARY:

Wednesday 9th April -  Penitential Service at 7.00pm St. Joseph’s.  Celebrant Fr Geoff Bottoms

Saturday12th April - Palm Sunday service of the Word with Communion at  6pm at Blessed William Richardson Church, Kiveton  

13th April - Palm Sunday Mass, 9.30am  at St Joseph’s.  Celebrant Fr Geoff Bottoms

18th April - Parish led Good Friday Service at 3pm at St. Joseph’s

19th April - Easter Vigil Mass at 6pm at St Joseph’s. Celebrant  Fr Geoff Bottoms

20th April - Easter Sunday Mass at 9.30am St. Joseph’s.  Celebrant Fr Geoff Bottoms

RYTON CHORALE PERFORMANCE:

G. F. Handel’s 'Messiah' at The Crossing church, Worksop. S80 2AT on Saturday 29th March at 7pm.  Conductor - Nicholas Thorpe. EPM chamber Orchestra.  Tickets £15 Please see our website for details.

CHURCH CLEANING DINNINGTON:

Could you spare two hours a week for a month to help clean our church? We are in need of some new people to join our team to help keep our beautiful church looking it's best. If you can help please contact Anne-Marie Carroll on 07841 038633.

LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE CYCLING PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM:                    Applications are open until Monday 31st March 2025. If interested, please contact the pilgrimage team.Email: gocyclinghallam@gmail.com Text: 07350585998

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.

LIVE SIMPLY MARCH:

The collection of clothes for the Clothing Bank has been a fantastic success, thank you to all who have donated so far. The collection will continue throughout March, please bring your donations of clothes (in good condition) to church or ring Chris Parrott 07817542303 to arrange drop off at her house.

JOIN CAFOD’s BIG LENT WALK IN THE JUBILEE YEAR:

You are invited to join CAFOD’s Big Lent Walk and journey together with Catholics in England, Wales and Scotland as Pilgrims of Hope in this Jubilee Year - walking 200km over 40 days during Lent. Journey to one of the churches or shrines designated as places of pilgrimage in our diocese as part of your Big Lent Walk. Every £1 you raise will support communities like Lokho’s in Kenya, experiencing the worst impact of the climate crisis, to rebuild their lives in hope.Sign up here: https://walk.cafod.org.uk/

'BORN FOR THIS':THE WAY OF THE CROSS:

A powerful depiction of the Stations of the Cross, in words, music and drama is being performed on Palm Sunday, 13 April, 3.00 pm at Immaculate Conception, Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham.  Admission free. Retiring collection for St Vincent de Paul Society.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION:

The sessions take place on Wednesday in the parish rooms on the following dates starting at 6:30. The meetings will last approximately an hour.

Meeting 6      26 March

Meeting 7      16 April

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

LENTEN COURSES:

The Dinnington group will meet at 7pm (6.30 for refreshments) each Thursday as follows:

20th March St Joseph’s

27th March Salvation Army Hall

3rd April Methodist Church

10th April - tbc. (Possibly The Bridge)

All wecome.

The Kiveton Group will meet at 7pm as follows:

Wednesday 19th March at St John’s Church  Wales;   

Thursday 27th March. St Peter’s Church, Thorpe Salvin;

Thursday 3rd April at Wales Methodist Chapel;   

Wednesday 9th April at All Hallows Church, Harthill.

All Welcome

LIVE SIMPLY  MARCH:

There will be a collection of pre-loved clothes in good condition in church during February. All the clothes will be taken to the Clothing Bank who provide free clothes parcels for people in need. See the information on the leaflet in church

Please consider signing the CAFOD Cancel the Debt petition to cancel the unpayable debt that many low income countries are burdened with - http://cafod.org.uk/campaign/the-new-debt-crisisburd

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: 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);  Annie Reynolds;  Maria Senogles;  Sandra Sherratt;  Olive Stafford;  Margaret Tyler; Pat Vickers;  and Teresa Williamsa