23.03.2025 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 23rd March 2025

The Third Sunday of Lent

(Year C, Purple)

SATURDAY 22nd March

6pm Mass at Blessed William Richardson Church, Kiveton

(For Tess and Jack Watkinson)

Celebrant Fr Ed O’Connell

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

SUNDAY:

9.30am Mass at  St Joseph’s.

Celebrant Fr Terry Brebner.

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

MONDAY:

No Mass today.

2 Kings 5:1-15a;  Ps 42(41):2. 3.; Psalm 43(42): 3. 4. ℟42(41):3;   Luke 4:24-30

TUESDAY:  THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

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

There is no evening  Mass today.

     Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10c;   Ps 40(39):7-8a. 8b-9. 10. 11. ℟8a, 9a;      

Hebrews 10:4-10;   Luke 1:26-38

WEDNESDAY:

No Mass today

6pm First Holy Communion Preparation in the parish rooms.

Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9;   Ps 147: 12-13. 15-16. 19-20. ℟12a;   Matthew 5:17-19

THURSDAY:

There is no early   Mass today.

2pm Rosary for Peace in the parish rooms.

   Jeremiah 7:23-28;   Ps 95(94):1-2. 6-7b. 7c-9. ℟7c, 8a;   Luke 11:14-23

FRIDAY:

No Mass today.   

Hosea 14:1-9;   Ps 81(80): 6c-8a. 8b-9. 10-11b. 14, 17. ℟ cf. 11a, 9a;   Mark 12:28b-34

SATURDAY:

  6pm Mass at Blessed William Richardson Church, Kiveton

Readings for the Day:

Hosea 5:1-6;   Ps 51(50):3-4. 18-19. 20-21b. ℟ cf. Hosea 6:6;   Luke 18:9-14

Next Sunday:  The Fourth Sunday of Lent -  Mothering Sunday

Laetare Sunday (Year C, Purple)

9.30am Service of the Word with Communion at St Joseph’s.

Readings:

Joshua 5:9a, 10-12;   Ps 34(33):2-3. 4-5. 6-7. ℟ cf. 18b;   

2 Corinthians 5:17-21;   Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

PARISH PRAYER FOR THE WEEK:   We pray for our parish community: that in this time of Lent, we may be inspired to renew our relationship with God and with one another. In this way may we bear fruit and be signs of hope in our world.       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 Ed O’Connell and Fr Terry  Brebner 

to celebrate our Masses this weekend.

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.

RETIRING COLLECTIONS:

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 BWR, Kiveton  

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

17th April- Maunday Thursday Mass at 7pm at St Joeseph’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

CHILDREN’S LITURGY:

The next Children’s Liturgy will be Sunday 6th April at St Joseph’s.

EASTER RAFFLE: 

Tickets will be on sale at both churches  from this weekend. Prizes include Easter Eggs, Prosecco & Panettone! Proceeds for Church Funds.

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. The final Meeting is on      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 continues to meet at 7pm (6.30 for refreshments) each Thursday as follows:

27th March Salvation Army Hall

3rd April Methodist Church

10th April - tbc. (Possibly The Bridge)

All wecome.

The Kiveton Group continues to meet at 7pm as follows:

 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: 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.