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. This Monday 9th February , we consider the mystery of the Blessed Trinity of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, having defined the term ‘mystery’ in its theological sense. The theme prepares us for understanding the birth of our Lord, the Incarnations and the event of the first Christmas. We begin at 7.30 and all are welcome.
If you haven’t already done so, but would still like to commit to praying a decade of the Rosary each day during January, 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 January, 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.
Next weekend there is a second collection to support the pilgrimage, for which ‘Lourdes Pilgrimage envelopes’ are available at the entrances to the church.
Bishop Richard will celebrate a Farewell Mass at 6.30pm this Friday, 30th January in Arundel Cathedral. All are welcome to attend. Please be mindful that parking around the cathedral is limited, so it is wiser to park in the town and allow 20 minutes or so, to walk up to the cathedral.
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
Our Advent Course begins this Tuesday at 11am in the main hall. "ILLUMINATE" looks at Christ coming as the Light of the World and asks us to reflect on what this means for us and for the world. Meetings will last about an hour for four weekly sessions.