Welcome to St Joseph's Catholic Parish, Dorking
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St Joseph's is the Catholic Parish Church for Dorking and surrounding villages in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. We are an active welcoming community, offering spiritual and pastoral support for everyone, helping each other to grow in knowledge and love of our Catholic faith. We hope that you find the information on our Parish and its activities useful.
If there is anything else you would like to know please do not hesitate to contact us via the Parish Office on 01306 882433 or email dorking@abdiocese.org.uk
Our Parish Mission Statement
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Together with our Priest, we are united in our Catholic faith.
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We pray to the Holy Spirit to guide us in our service of God and our
service of each other.
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As a parish we strive to be a warm, welcoming and forward looking community.
Parish Office
Normal Office Hours:
Monday 9.00 am - 2.00 pm
Tuesday 9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Thursday 9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Friday 9.00 am –2.00 pm.
Office closed on Wednesdays.
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Parish Office
PARISH OFFICE: Please note that the parish office will be closed on Thursday 18th April and re open on Thursday 9th May. Penny is taking a walk from Porto to Santiago de Compostela . During this time the newsletter will not be emailed out. It will be available as normal on the parish website.
TUESDAY CAFE
As a Christian response to the ‘Cost of Living Crisis’ Churches together in Dorking are working together to provide warm spaces for people this winter. A warm space is a drop in space where people can meet up, have a hot drink , read a book etc. They are not ‘serviced cafes’ but a welcoming space. St Joseph’s have made the commitment to be a warm space every Tuesday from 10am to 12 pm in the small hall. People can come and go as they want, help themselves to a drink etc. If you would like to be a welcoming face please contact the parish office.
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Churches Together in Dorking
St Joseph’s is a member of Churches Together in Dorking (CTD) along with other churches in the town,
St Joseph’s plays a full part in a growing vision for interdenominational outreach and projects such as Soul Connect Youth Work and the food bank.
Members of CTD all pray for one church, congregation, organisation or initiative each week on a rota.
Parish Giving
As a parish we accept cash and cheque donations and there is a collection basket out at each Sunday Mass, however if you would prefer to make a donation by bank transfer then please contact Penny via the parish office for details. If you are a tax-payer, Penny can also give you details of how to gift-aid your donation, which enables us to collect an extra 25% from the tax man.
The Diocesan Donation page is also available just make sure your donation is for Dorking St Joseph’s! Click here for link
https://abdiocese.churchsuite.com/donate/
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Card Readers: You can now Gift Aid your donations via the card reader:
1. Decide which card you are going to use.
2. Choose amount
3. A new screen will open asking if you would like to Gift Aid your donation
4. Choose YES or NO
5. Complete the form
6. Done.
Assuming you use the same payment method you only have to register once. The card reader software is run by GiveALittle which is completely different to the church Gift Aid system so even if you have registered with the parish you will need to register again on this system. The card readers are available whenever the church is open so you do not have to wait for the weekend to use them!.
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