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Thank you for taking the time to visit our parish website. We are a very active Catholic community, seeking to share the gospel values as revealed to us by our saviour Jesus Christ. If you find yourself in the area, please do call in and celebrate Holy Mass with us. Our parish priest, Canon John Griffiths is very keen to meet with visitors to the parish.
You are very welcome!
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.
Our Parish Mission Statement
Together with our Priest, we are united in our Catholic faith.
We pray to the Holy Spirit to guide us in our service of God and our
service of each other.
As a parish we strive to be a warm, welcoming and forward looking community.
Parish Halls
St Joseph’s is blessed with having two interconnecting halls, a large kitchen and toilet facilities.
Either one or other of these halls is available for hire either on a regular or one-off basis typically at a cost of £35 per hour.
Special dispensation to this charge is available at the discretion of the Parish Priest.
If you are interested in using this facility please contact us or by phone on 01306 882433.
Our latest parish weekly news, notices and events below
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February 16, 2026
Martin Stebbings, on behalf of Group 17 writes:- “This Easter, I will be travelling to Lourdes with HCPT Group 117, whose helpers come from across A&B, including Crawley, Reigate, Merstham and Horley. I would be very happy to take prayer petitions or intentions from parishioners. If you would like me to carry an intention to the Grotto on your behalf, please feel free to pass it on. This year our group includes several sponsored pilgrims whose needs are considerable, and for whom the Lourdes experience can be profoundly healing and joyful. They include Daniel who is 8 and is recovering from leukaemia, Alex who is 9 and is autistic, George, who is 26 and has cerebral palsy and Jemil who is 24 who has a congenital condition meaning he requires 24-hour care. To support these pilgrims in being able to get to and access all Lourdes has to offer, with Fr Ian’s permission, I have set up a JustGiving page. Any contribution—no matter how small—would be received with real gratitude. I completely understand that times are tough, and our own parish already does so much, so please know that there is no expectation whatsoever—your prayers are what we need most of all. However, if anyone does feel able to help, the link to the page is here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/martin-stebbings-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL Please keep all our pilgrims in your prayers, and be assured of mine for you when I travel to Lourdes at Easter. Thank you . Martin Stebbings
February 15, 2026
Will run on a Tuesday morning from 11 am for about an hour as of 24th Feb . This Lent we will follow the booklet entitled ‘We dare to ask’ which ‘comprises of five sessions which reflect on the Baptismal promises we make or renew at Easter. Accompanied by beautiful sacred art, the sessions include passages of Holy Scripture, prayer and reflective meditations to explore how our baptism is not only rooted within God’s plan of salvation but also a calling to a new way of life.’
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February 15, 2026
PARISH REPOSITORY / BOOK STALL : - Is something perhaps, which we take for granted in the church narthex, but which has been looked after and managed for many years by one person with assistance from others. Given the passage of time, it would be appreciated if a couple of people would assist in learning of how to manage and order items for the repository with a view to taking on the role in due time. If you would be willing to help withs, please e-mail the parish office with your details, which will then be passed on to the current manager. Many thanks.
February 15, 2026
Will run on a Tuesday morning from 11 am for about an hour as of 24th Feb . This Lent we will follow the booklet entitled ‘We dare to ask’ which ‘comprises of five sessions which reflect on the Baptismal promises we make or renew at Easter. Accompanied by beautiful sacred art, the sessions include passages of Holy Scripture, prayer and reflective meditations to explore how our baptism is not only rooted within God’s plan of salvation but also a calling to a new way of life.’
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February 15, 2026
Our thanks to all those of you who contribute to the parish through the ‘Gift Aid Scheme’ by whatever means. As you may be aware, for every declare £1.00 contributed by a tax-payer to the parish as part of a Registered Charity, generates a further 25 pence, so your £4.00 becomes £5.00 at no extra cost to you. As we approach a new tax year, and if you are a tax-payer contributing to the parish and are not in the gift aid scheme, might we encourage you to join it, please? Many thanks.
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February 15, 2026
Begins on Wednesday, 18th February, so we should be thinking and praying about what to do during this penitential season, both for our own conversion, to conform ourselves more readily to the person of Christ Jesus, but also for the conversion of the world. Perhaps rather than giving things up we should take things on! Should we be giving things up for Lent, we should not make our abstinence someone else’s penance! This means that if giving something up is going to make us miserable and unbearable for others, then we should do something else. Of course, in our modern era, we might give up 'social media', computer gaming or 'window shopping' on the internet and give that time to the Lord in prayer or the corporeal works of mercy! If we are giving things up, food, drink, the commercial coffee, the bought sandwich,(which could be made at home) the money saved should be given to charity, and thereby become 'a more pleasing offering to the Lord'. Remember, our Lenten self-denial is not about losing weight or improving our lung or liver function, but it is about uniting ourselves with the Passion of our Lord and making an effort to conform ourselves more fully to His person. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence, i.e. no meat or indulgent food, simply enough for the day. During Lent there will be Stations of the Cross on Friday evening at 7.00 pm . The Lent CAFOD family fast day is on February 27th.
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February 8, 2026
Our thanks to Francis for all the work and effort he put into preparing his presentation on rallying 10,000 miles across the world in 10 days in back in 1968! Sharing something of his life experience with other parishioners certainly generated both fascination and interest, affording the opportunity for people to get to know one another more fully.
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January 18, 2026
If you would like to contribute to the food bank, the Food Bank Box is by the side door of the Church and is for contributions of appropriate products as listed, which are gratefully received. The box is emptied regularly and the products are delivered to the local Food Bank Depot, where they are labelled and St Josephs Parish is acknowledged. Should you wish to help with the Food Bank a few more people are needed to assist occasionally with the weekly collection when the regular collectors are away. Please see our own parish website under the heading ‘Churches Together in Dorking at: https://www.sjcc.org.uk/churches-together-dorking Volunteers would need to have their own transport to get the products to the actual food bank depot. Please let Maria know if you’re willing to help. For further details about the foodbank, please see their website at: Dorking Area Foodbank | Helping Local People in Crisis
Fr. Ian Prayer requests: Please remember those who are sick in your daily prayers: please pray for our recently bereaved
You are very welcome!
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.
Our Parish Mission Statement
Together with our Priest, we are united in our Catholic faith.
We pray to the Holy Spirit to guide us in our service of God and our
service of each other.
As a parish we strive to be a warm, welcoming and forward looking community.
Parish Halls
St Joseph’s is blessed with having two interconnecting halls, a large kitchen and toilet facilities.
Either one or other of these halls is available for hire either on a regular or one-off basis typically at a cost of £35 per hour.
Special dispensation to this charge is available at the discretion of the Parish Priest.
If you are interested in using this facility please contact us or by phone on 01306 882433.
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February 16, 2026
Martin Stebbings, on behalf of Group 17 writes:- “This Easter, I will be travelling to Lourdes with HCPT Group 117, whose helpers come from across A&B, including Crawley, Reigate, Merstham and Horley. I would be very happy to take prayer petitions or intentions from parishioners. If you would like me to carry an intention to the Grotto on your behalf, please feel free to pass it on. This year our group includes several sponsored pilgrims whose needs are considerable, and for whom the Lourdes experience can be profoundly healing and joyful. They include Daniel who is 8 and is recovering from leukaemia, Alex who is 9 and is autistic, George, who is 26 and has cerebral palsy and Jemil who is 24 who has a congenital condition meaning he requires 24-hour care. To support these pilgrims in being able to get to and access all Lourdes has to offer, with Fr Ian’s permission, I have set up a JustGiving page. Any contribution—no matter how small—would be received with real gratitude. I completely understand that times are tough, and our own parish already does so much, so please know that there is no expectation whatsoever—your prayers are what we need most of all. However, if anyone does feel able to help, the link to the page is here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/martin-stebbings-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL Please keep all our pilgrims in your prayers, and be assured of mine for you when I travel to Lourdes at Easter. Thank you . Martin Stebbings
February 15, 2026
Will run on a Tuesday morning from 11 am for about an hour as of 24th Feb . This Lent we will follow the booklet entitled ‘We dare to ask’ which ‘comprises of five sessions which reflect on the Baptismal promises we make or renew at Easter. Accompanied by beautiful sacred art, the sessions include passages of Holy Scripture, prayer and reflective meditations to explore how our baptism is not only rooted within God’s plan of salvation but also a calling to a new way of life.’
By Webmaster
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February 15, 2026
PARISH REPOSITORY / BOOK STALL : - Is something perhaps, which we take for granted in the church narthex, but which has been looked after and managed for many years by one person with assistance from others. Given the passage of time, it would be appreciated if a couple of people would assist in learning of how to manage and order items for the repository with a view to taking on the role in due time. If you would be willing to help withs, please e-mail the parish office with your details, which will then be passed on to the current manager. Many thanks.
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February 15, 2026
Begins on Wednesday, 18th February, so we should be thinking and praying about what to do during this penitential season, both for our own conversion, to conform ourselves more readily to the person of Christ Jesus, but also for the conversion of the world. Perhaps rather than giving things up we should take things on! Should we be giving things up for Lent, we should not make our abstinence someone else’s penance! This means that if giving something up is going to make us miserable and unbearable for others, then we should do something else. Of course, in our modern era, we might give up 'social media', computer gaming or 'window shopping' on the internet and give that time to the Lord in prayer or the corporeal works of mercy! If we are giving things up, food, drink, the commercial coffee, the bought sandwich,(which could be made at home) the money saved should be given to charity, and thereby become 'a more pleasing offering to the Lord'. Remember, our Lenten self-denial is not about losing weight or improving our lung or liver function, but it is about uniting ourselves with the Passion of our Lord and making an effort to conform ourselves more fully to His person. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence, i.e. no meat or indulgent food, simply enough for the day. During Lent there will be Stations of the Cross on Friday evening at 7.00 pm . The Lent CAFOD family fast day is on February 27th.
Please check the current newsletter for any changes to mass times
February 15, 2026
Will run on a Tuesday morning from 11 am for about an hour as of 24th Feb . This Lent we will follow the booklet entitled ‘We dare to ask’ which ‘comprises of five sessions which reflect on the Baptismal promises we make or renew at Easter. Accompanied by beautiful sacred art, the sessions include passages of Holy Scripture, prayer and reflective meditations to explore how our baptism is not only rooted within God’s plan of salvation but also a calling to a new way of life.’
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February 15, 2026
Our thanks to all those of you who contribute to the parish through the ‘Gift Aid Scheme’ by whatever means. As you may be aware, for every declare £1.00 contributed by a tax-payer to the parish as part of a Registered Charity, generates a further 25 pence, so your £4.00 becomes £5.00 at no extra cost to you. As we approach a new tax year, and if you are a tax-payer contributing to the parish and are not in the gift aid scheme, might we encourage you to join it, please? Many thanks.
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February 15, 2026
Begins on Wednesday, 18th February, so we should be thinking and praying about what to do during this penitential season, both for our own conversion, to conform ourselves more readily to the person of Christ Jesus, but also for the conversion of the world. Perhaps rather than giving things up we should take things on! Should we be giving things up for Lent, we should not make our abstinence someone else’s penance! This means that if giving something up is going to make us miserable and unbearable for others, then we should do something else. Of course, in our modern era, we might give up 'social media', computer gaming or 'window shopping' on the internet and give that time to the Lord in prayer or the corporeal works of mercy! If we are giving things up, food, drink, the commercial coffee, the bought sandwich,(which could be made at home) the money saved should be given to charity, and thereby become 'a more pleasing offering to the Lord'. Remember, our Lenten self-denial is not about losing weight or improving our lung or liver function, but it is about uniting ourselves with the Passion of our Lord and making an effort to conform ourselves more fully to His person. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence, i.e. no meat or indulgent food, simply enough for the day. During Lent there will be Stations of the Cross on Friday evening at 7.00 pm . The Lent CAFOD family fast day is on February 27th.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation / Confession
Available after the Saturday morning Mass and from 5.15 to 5.45 Saturday afternoon.
Each Saturday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & the Rosary follow on from Mass until 11.00am.
Our latest parish weekly news, notices and events
Keep informed about parish activities on a week by week basis. Our important activities can be seen featured below, and found on our Parish Newsletter - available online here, or in print at the back of the church.
Fr. Ian's Prayer requests:
Please remember those who are sick in your daily prayers.
If you would like to add someone to the list, please email the parish office through this link or email the parish direct (on the newsletter)
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February 15, 2026
Will run on a Tuesday morning from 11 am for about an hour as of 24th Feb . This Lent we will follow the booklet entitled ‘We dare to ask’ which ‘comprises of five sessions which reflect on the Baptismal promises we make or renew at Easter. Accompanied by beautiful sacred art, the sessions include passages of Holy Scripture, prayer and reflective meditations to explore how our baptism is not only rooted within God’s plan of salvation but also a calling to a new way of life.’
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February 15, 2026
Our thanks to all those of you who contribute to the parish through the ‘Gift Aid Scheme’ by whatever means. As you may be aware, for every declare £1.00 contributed by a tax-payer to the parish as part of a Registered Charity, generates a further 25 pence, so your £4.00 becomes £5.00 at no extra cost to you. As we approach a new tax year, and if you are a tax-payer contributing to the parish and are not in the gift aid scheme, might we encourage you to join it, please? Many thanks.
By Webmaster
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February 15, 2026
Begins on Wednesday, 18th February, so we should be thinking and praying about what to do during this penitential season, both for our own conversion, to conform ourselves more readily to the person of Christ Jesus, but also for the conversion of the world. Perhaps rather than giving things up we should take things on! Should we be giving things up for Lent, we should not make our abstinence someone else’s penance! This means that if giving something up is going to make us miserable and unbearable for others, then we should do something else. Of course, in our modern era, we might give up 'social media', computer gaming or 'window shopping' on the internet and give that time to the Lord in prayer or the corporeal works of mercy! If we are giving things up, food, drink, the commercial coffee, the bought sandwich,(which could be made at home) the money saved should be given to charity, and thereby become 'a more pleasing offering to the Lord'. Remember, our Lenten self-denial is not about losing weight or improving our lung or liver function, but it is about uniting ourselves with the Passion of our Lord and making an effort to conform ourselves more fully to His person. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence, i.e. no meat or indulgent food, simply enough for the day. During Lent there will be Stations of the Cross on Friday evening at 7.00 pm . The Lent CAFOD family fast day is on February 27th.
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February 8, 2026
Our thanks to Francis for all the work and effort he put into preparing his presentation on rallying 10,000 miles across the world in 10 days in back in 1968! Sharing something of his life experience with other parishioners certainly generated both fascination and interest, affording the opportunity for people to get to know one another more fully.
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Prayers of the Saints
Important Notices
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February 8, 2026
Do you play a musical instrument and could you support the music group at the 10.00 Sunday Mass? We are particularly looking for instrumentalists to join the music group; you need to be reasonably confident on your instrument but please just come and have a chat to explore if it’s for you. And if you’d like to sing with us you’re very welcome too! And are there any organists out there who might want to play sometimes? You don’t have to be available every week to be involved! If you can help, For the Music Group please either speak to Gabrielle or anyone else in the Music Group after Mass, or email gabrielle.musictherapy@gmail.com . And if you’re a budding organist please speak to Vinita after Mass or email vmgoveas@hotmail.com
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February 1, 2026
CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME 2025 /2026 Just to keep this in our minds, the programme continues this Thursday 5th February at 7 pm in the small hall. This week we give thought to where the Bible comes from and the unfolding of Divine Revelation. Many thanks for arriving promptly.
MASS & MEET
The next event will be on Friday 13 March 2026 after midday Mass. All are welcome!
NEWS ADDITIONS, UPDATES & FEEDBACK
We encourage parishioners to submit articles or information that you feel appropriate for our news section. Please send details to the parish office through the link below.
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February 16, 2026
Martin Stebbings, on behalf of Group 17 writes:- “This Easter, I will be travelling to Lourdes with HCPT Group 117, whose helpers come from across A&B, including Crawley, Reigate, Merstham and Horley. I would be very happy to take prayer petitions or intentions from parishioners. If you would like me to carry an intention to the Grotto on your behalf, please feel free to pass it on. This year our group includes several sponsored pilgrims whose needs are considerable, and for whom the Lourdes experience can be profoundly healing and joyful. They include Daniel who is 8 and is recovering from leukaemia, Alex who is 9 and is autistic, George, who is 26 and has cerebral palsy and Jemil who is 24 who has a congenital condition meaning he requires 24-hour care. To support these pilgrims in being able to get to and access all Lourdes has to offer, with Fr Ian’s permission, I have set up a JustGiving page. Any contribution—no matter how small—would be received with real gratitude. I completely understand that times are tough, and our own parish already does so much, so please know that there is no expectation whatsoever—your prayers are what we need most of all. However, if anyone does feel able to help, the link to the page is here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/martin-stebbings-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL Please keep all our pilgrims in your prayers, and be assured of mine for you when I travel to Lourdes at Easter. Thank you . Martin Stebbings
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February 16, 2026
We are currently exploring the possibility of starting a Youth Group for teenagers at St Joseph’s. Our hope is to create a safe, welcoming, and engaging space where young people can build friendships, develop a sense of community, and grow spiritually. To help shape this initiative, we kindly invite parents of teenagers to complete a short survey (approximately 5 minutes). Your input will help us understand interest, age groups, and the most suitable meeting times. Survey closes at 10 pm on Monday 23rd February. Thank you very much for your time and support. https://forms.gle/wbcb6vMi1wZ89BJx8
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February 15, 2026
The programme is open to everyone, but especially those who wish to know more about the Catholic faith with a view to becoming a Catholic. Our programme continues after the half term break, on Monday 23rd February , when we give thought to Jesus as Saviour, which is distinct from His work and Mission as Redeemer. We begin at 7.30 and all are welcome.
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February 15, 2026
If you haven’t already done so, but would still like to commit to praying a decade of the Rosary each day during February, then please do put your initial or a tick in one of the boxes on the ‘Rosary Circle’ chart in the church porch. The ‘Chart’ lists the 20 decades of the Rosary and a number of columns for people to put their initial or a tick in a box to indicate they will commit to praying the particular decade each day for the month of February, and hopefully, this will create a number of ‘circles’ praying for this intention. This is a very simple spiritual exercise many of us could join in with; at least 20 people praying one decade of the Rosary each day, so the whole of the Rosary is prayed for this particular intention, thus creating a ‘Rosary Circle’. Let it be said, however, that anyone can join the Rosary Circles at any time.
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February 16, 2026
Martin Stebbings, on behalf of Group 17 writes:- “This Easter, I will be travelling to Lourdes with HCPT Group 117, whose helpers come from across A&B, including Crawley, Reigate, Merstham and Horley. I would be very happy to take prayer petitions or intentions from parishioners. If you would like me to carry an intention to the Grotto on your behalf, please feel free to pass it on. This year our group includes several sponsored pilgrims whose needs are considerable, and for whom the Lourdes experience can be profoundly healing and joyful. They include Daniel who is 8 and is recovering from leukaemia, Alex who is 9 and is autistic, George, who is 26 and has cerebral palsy and Jemil who is 24 who has a congenital condition meaning he requires 24-hour care. To support these pilgrims in being able to get to and access all Lourdes has to offer, with Fr Ian’s permission, I have set up a JustGiving page. Any contribution—no matter how small—would be received with real gratitude. I completely understand that times are tough, and our own parish already does so much, so please know that there is no expectation whatsoever—your prayers are what we need most of all. However, if anyone does feel able to help, the link to the page is here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/martin-stebbings-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL Please keep all our pilgrims in your prayers, and be assured of mine for you when I travel to Lourdes at Easter. Thank you . Martin Stebbings
By Webmaster
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February 16, 2026
We are currently exploring the possibility of starting a Youth Group for teenagers at St Joseph’s. Our hope is to create a safe, welcoming, and engaging space where young people can build friendships, develop a sense of community, and grow spiritually. To help shape this initiative, we kindly invite parents of teenagers to complete a short survey (approximately 5 minutes). Your input will help us understand interest, age groups, and the most suitable meeting times. Survey closes at 10 pm on Monday 23rd February. Thank you very much for your time and support. https://forms.gle/wbcb6vMi1wZ89BJx8
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February 15, 2026
The programme is open to everyone, but especially those who wish to know more about the Catholic faith with a view to becoming a Catholic. Our programme continues after the half term break, on Monday 23rd February , when we give thought to Jesus as Saviour, which is distinct from His work and Mission as Redeemer. We begin at 7.30 and all are welcome.
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Remember to check our events calendar for all of the activities happening within the parish