25.01.2026 Newsletter
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St. Joseph’s Dinnington. Parish Priest: Fr Andy. Tel: 01909 562664
Alternative contacts are Monica Carroll (07813 920844) or Anne Marie Carroll (07841 038633)
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
WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY 25th JANUARY 2026
3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD (Year A, Green)
SATURDAY (24th January)
6pm Mass at Blessed William Richardson Church, Kiveton (for Sunday)
Readings of the day:
2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80(79):2-3. 5-7; Mark 3:20-21
(Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor)
(Retiring collection for Leprosy Sunday)
SUNDAY: (Leprosy Sunday).
9.30am Mass at St Joseph’s. (For Nunziatina Ventura - Anna Peachey’s great aunt)
Isaiah 9:1b-4; Ps 27(26):1. 4. 13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-17
(Retiring collection for Leprosy Sunday)
MONDAY:
No Mass today.
2 Timothy 1:1-8; Ps 96(95):1-2a. 2b-3. 7-8a. 10; Mark 3:22-30
(Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops)●
TUESDAY:
No Mass today.
11.30am Hour of quiet prayer at Kiveton. All welcome.
2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19; Ps 24(23):7. 8. 9. 10; Mark 3:31-35
(Saint Angela Merici, Virgin) ●
WEDNESDAY
No Mass today.
2 Samuel 7:4-17; Ps 89(88):4-5. 27-28. 29-30; Mark 4:1-20
(Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest)
THURSDAY
8:30am Mass in the parish rooms
2pm Rosary for Peace in the parish Rooms. All welcome.
2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29; Ps 132(131):1-2. 3-5. 11. 12. 13-14; Mark 4:21-25
FRIDAY
No Mass today.
2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17; Ps 51(50):3-4. 5-6b. 6c-7. 10-11; Mark 4:26-34
SATURDAY:
6pm Mass at Blessed William Richardson, Kiveton. (For Sunday)
Readings for the day:
2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17; Ps 51(50):12-13. 14-15. 16-17; Mark 4:35-41
(Saint John Bosco, Priest)●
Next Sunday: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
PARISH PRAYER FOR THE WEEK: We pray for our community: that we may be open to the Word of God and respond with trust and love. Lord, in your mercy….
(CAFOD weekly prayers of intercession)
THE POPE’S INTENTION FOR JANUARY: For prayer with the Word of GodLet us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.
NOTICES:
RETIRING COLLECTIONS: There will be second collections after Masses this weekend for Leprosy Sunday, the w/e of 31st January/1st February for Racial Justice Sunday and 7/8th February for sick and retired clergy.
RIP CHRISTINE MORTON:
Many of you will remember Christine whose son Darren attended St Joseph’s School.
Christine was very active in the Parish during that time and for some time after Darren moved to High School. Christine died on Wednesday of last week. Her funeral service is at St Joseph’s on Friday the 6th February at 11.00 followed by Cremation at Babworth Crematorium.
HEALING MASS:
There is a Mass for the sick on Saturday 14th February at St. Joseph’s at 2.00pm with the Medugorje pilgrimage group followed by The Rosary and shared table. The celebrant is Fr Geoff Bottoms. All welcome.
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDUGORJE:
7 nights - 23rd-30th June 2026 with Marian Pilgrimages. Departing from Manchester. £821 with early booking discount of £30 when deposit paid by 30th January. Single room supplement £150. Insurance not included. For more information contact the group leader Pete Marshall on 07807 99586.
THE HALLAM BRIDGE:
Please see the latest issue of the Hallam Bridge on our parish website. You can also subscribe to receive Hallam Bridge to your own in box using this link https://hallam-diocese.com/bridge/ and you will receive it as soon as it is released.
IGNATIAN SPIRITUAL EXERCISES: Mens’ retreat, 4 & 11 February 2026:
A fantastic opportunity to experience St Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises in a 5-day, shortened form. The retreat will be guided by the monastic community of St Joseph’s Abbey, Flavigny (France), who were founded with the specific charism of offering this version of the Exercises and with a particular apostolate to men. The retreat is open to men in all states of life, who wish to seek God’s will through a deepened detachment from the world.
LOVE & BEAUTY IN ST JOHN’S SPIRITUAL CANTICLE, 20 - 22 February 2026:
2026 marks the centenary of the declaration of St John of the Cross as a a Doctor of the Church. In honour of this anniversary, Fr Matthew Blake, OCD will offer a weekend reflecting on the themes of love and beauty in the most celebrated poetry of the great Spanish mystic.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION RESIDENTIAL WEEKEND COURSE, 13 - 15 March 2026:
The CHC’s weekend marriage prep course is intended for couples who wish to engage more deeply with the Catholic vision for marriage. Structured around the elements of the marriage rite, couples will reflect deeply on foundational Scriptural texts to gain a deeper understanding of both the natural and Sacramental aspects of Matrimony. The weekend is framed by prayer, time for reflection personally and as a couple, group discussion and a social.
CARITAS COUNSELLING SERVICES : Helping to reconnect, communicate and grow together.
In addition to school based counselling and 1-1 community based counselling Caritas counselling services are now also offering relationship/couples counselling and family therapy (still at £25 per session). If you think this could be for you please telephone 0114 2566407/8 for more information.
VACANCIES:
St. Bernard’s Catholic High School
Herringthorpe Valley Road Rotherham. S65 3BE.
Job Title: Cleaning Operative
Contract: Part Time, Permanent, 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday, before or after school, term time only plus 10 days
The 10 days will be worked during the last 2 weeks of the summer holiday, excluding the bank holiday
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary: Band A, SCP 2 (FTE £24,413) actual salary is £5,989
Reporting to: Site Manager
Closing Date: Friday 30 January 2026 at 9am
Interviews: Week Commencing Monday 2 February 2026
Post: Finance Business Partner (St.Francis CMT)
Location: St Francis CMAT Central Office with travel between schools
Pay scale: Band L Points 40 - 43 £51,357 - £54,495
Contract: Permanent, full-time – 37 hours per week, 52 working weeks
Start date: as soon as possible.
We are seeking an experienced educational finance practitioner to work under the leadership of the Trust’s Finance Director. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to bring their financial acumen to a collaborative and ambitious Academy Trust. At St Francis CMAT, we believe that robust financial management is the cornerstone of our success; by ensuring every penny is used effectively and transparently, you will play a vital role in providing the very best resources and opportunities for the benefit of all our children.
The closing date is 9am on Friday 30th January 2026 and interviews will take place on Tuesday 3rd of February 2026. Please ensure you are available for that day.
How to Apply: to download an application pack, please visit out vacancies page at: https://stfcmat.com/vacancies/ alternatively you can request a pack by emailing: finance@stfranciscmat.com
Please send completed application forms to: recruitment@stfranciscmat.com
Please note: Only CES Application Forms will be considered, we are unable to accept CV’s alone.
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: George Blow and his grandma; Victoria Broughton; Christopher Browne; Jim Chandler; Sam Cleasby; Betty Delaney; Barbara Dexter; Pat Duffin; Kitty Finnerty; Maggie Fletcher; Gillian Gee; Robert Hume; Sophie Hughes; Jed Krotki; Kumba; Isabel Main-Reade; Haylen Markillie; Charlie Massarella; Emma Pearson (Glen’s daughter); Janet Reilly; Annie Reynolds; Maria Senogles; Judith Sherratt; Sandra Sherratt; Margaret Tyler; Pat Vickers; and Teresa Williams.
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