Holy Week 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 13th April 2025

HOLY WEEK

Palm Sunday

(Year C, Red)

SATURDAY 12th April

6pm Palm Sunday Service of the Word with Communion at Blessed William Richardson, Kiveton

Readings for the Day:   

Ezekiel 37:21-28;   Jer 31:10. 11-12b. 13;   John 11:45-56

PALM SUNDAY:

9.30am Mass at St Joseph’s.

Celebrant Fr Geoff Bottoms

    Isaiah 50:4-7;   Ps 22(21):8-9. 17-18a. 19-20. 23-24;

   Philippians 2:6-11;   Luke 23:1-49

MONDAY:

No Mass today.

Isaiah 42:1-7;   Ps 27(26):1. 2. 3. 13-14;   John 12:1-11

TUESDAY:

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

Isaiah 49:1-6;   Ps 71(70):1-2. 3-4a. 5-6b. 15ab, 17;   John 13:21-33, 36-38

WEDNESDAY:

Isaiah 50:4-9a;   Ps 69(68):8-10. 21b-d-22. 31, 33-34;   Matthew 26:14-25

THE TRIDUUM

MAUNDAY THURSDAY: MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

7pm Mass at St Joseph’s. Celebrant Fr Geoff Bottoms.

Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14;   Ps 116(115):12-13. 15, 16bc. 17-18;

Corinthians 11:23-26;  John 13:1-15

GOOD FRIDAY:

3pm Parish led celebration of the Lord’s Passion.    

Isaiah 52:13-53:12;   Ps 31(30):2, 6. 12a-d. 12e-13. 15-16. 17, 25;   

Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9;   John 18:1-19:42

HOLY SATURDAY:

6pm Easter Vigil at St Joseph’s.

Next Sunday: EASTER SUNDAY (Year C White)

9.30am Mass at St Joseph’s

Acts 10:34a, 37-43;   Ps 118(117):1-2. 16-17. 22-23;   

Colossians 3:1-4;   Luke 24:1-12

PARISH PRAYER FOR THE WEEK: We pray for the Church and for the world: that God may grant us all the gifts of courage, compassion and hope, even in the most challenging of times. Lord, in your mercy...

(CAFOD Weekly prayers of intercession)

THE POPE’S INTENTION FOR APRIL: For the use of the new technologies.

Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.

NOTICES

We welcome Fr Geoff Bottoms to celebrate our Holy Week with us

RETIRING COLLECTIONS:

There will be retiring collections after Masses 11/12th April for the CAFOD  disaster  relief effort in Myanmar.

FOODBANK COLLECTION: 

There is a Food Bank collection over the next few weeks for the Salvation Army food bank.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

The next coffee afternoon is April 16th 12-2pm in the parish rooms.  All welcome.

The Good Friday Walk of Witness Fri 18th April starts from St. Joseph’s at 10am

The Walk of Witness is an annual event that brings all the Christian Churches of Dinnington together to tell our community the Good News of Easter.

We will follow the Cross through the town stopping at various places on the way for reflection, prayer, and a hymn. You may walk some or all of the route, we finish at the Methodist Church with refreshments at about 11am. 

MISSION DIRECTOR FOR ST VINCENT’S MISSION HUB, SHEFFIELD:

Are you a committed Catholic and a gifted innovative leader with a real love for and ability to work with university students and young adults (age 18-35)? If so, you could be the next Mission Director for St Vincent’s Mission Hub, Sheffield offering day-to-day leadership for our mission.

The contract is for 3 days per week.

For further information please contact Jessica Moylan - jmoylan@hallam-diocese.com 

Closing date for applications – 27th April 2025.

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

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.

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING:

The Diocesan Safeguarding Office will be providing safeguarding training on the following dates.  Both sessions will take place at Hallam Pastoral Centre, St. Charles Street, Sheffield, S9 3WU on  Saturday 26th April 2025 – 10.30am-12.30pm OR Wednesday 30th April 2025 – 6.00-8.00pm. If you are an active volunteer in your parish and prefer to do the training in person, rather than online, then this training is for you. The training is valid for 3 years followed by a refresher module. To book a place on one of the sessions  contact Jo Pearson on 0114 2566453 or by email: jpearson@hallam-diocese.com. We look forward to seeing you on the day!

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 APRIL:

Empathise with people living in poverty and their struggles.

Buy Fairtrade chocolate eggs and treats this Easter to help cocoa farmers earn a living income.

JOIN CAFOD’s BIG LENT WALKK 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

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.