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.

Christmas Mass and Meet

By Webmaster • November 9, 2026

‘Christmas Mass and Meet’:- with a Christmas Buffet lunch will be on Fri 4 Dec with Mass at 12.00 midday followed by lunch in the hall. There is no charge, however donations for the homeless will be appreciated. Many thanks. All are welcome.

Retired Priest Collection

By Webmaster • November 9, 2026

Next weekend there is a second collection for the ‘retired priest fund’. Every year more than £200,000 is needed for the support of our retired priests. The amounts incurred are likely to increase in coming years as more priests reach retirement age. This support ensures that priests do not face financial hardship when their parish ministry comes to an end. While in active parish ministry, priests’ accommodation and domestic needs are met by the parish and a modest personal income is usually provided from offerings at Christmas, Easter and from baptisms, weddings and funerals. There is no charge to the parish for pension contributions to fund the future needs for their priest. The Retired Priests’ Fund supplies these needs, whether the priest is able to live independently or whether more care is required. In recent years, this collection has contributed only a fraction of the amount needed. Please give generously so that we can express our concern and gratitude towards those who, in many cases, have served us so loyally over many years.

Children's Liturgy

By Children's Liturgy • November 8, 2026

Children’s Liturgy at the 10.00 Mass next Sunday November 15th & then at the 9.15 Mass on 29th November when the new schedule of Mass times begins; the last session of 2026 on 13th December. Our thanks to the parishioners who have undertaken this ministry.

Children's Liturgy

By Children's Liturgy • November 8, 2026

Mass and Meet

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026

Mass and Meet:- This Friday, 6th Nov . Mass will be at 12.00 midday, followed by a light lunch in the hall. There is no charge for the lunch and everyone is welcome. The Mass and Meet Christmas Buffet lunch will be on Fri 4 Dec.

CHRISTMAS CARDS AND GOOD

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026

Cards and Advent calendars will be available this weekend in the church and there will be a sale of Christmas items in the hall on 14th/15th November. Christmas cards will be supporting ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ and ‘The Catholic Children’s Society’. As the secular world claws into the celebration of the birth of our Saviour, Christ-mas, with phases like ‘winter holiday / fair’ it is important that we use Christian language for the Feast and indeed, send Christmas cards which are suitably Christian, additionally, if buying stamps, to ask for the ‘Christmas ones’. These little and apparently insignificant things, have an impact on the world

Financial Report 2025

By Annual Financial Report 2025 • November 1, 2026

Treasurer's Report

Admissions to Catholic Schools and the Certificate of Catholic Practice

By Webmaster • October 25, 2026

We now have available the ‘Mass attendance cards’ which will be required by parents as a record of weekly attendance at Mass. Initially the card needs to be filled in, a photo of the child attached to the card (c/o parents /guardian) and a parish register created. Once a card has been created for each child, the family will need to present themselves to the priest for the card to be signed and stamped each weekend. Someone suggested this would be somewhat like a loyalty card for a coffee shop! Well, it is, only you won’t get a free coffee after 10 stamps, but you will get a “Certificate of Catholic Practice” provided Mass has been attended weekly for two years, prior to making application to over-subscribed schools, such as St. Andrew’s, Leatherhead. A reminder then, to parents of the changes to school admissions policies where schools, such as St. Andrew’s, Leatherhead, are over-subscribed. PLEASE SEE THE DETAIL on the parish web-site at: https://www.sjcc.org.uk/schools A certificate of Catholic practice, will now be required, such certificate can only be given where there is weekly attendance at Mass for at least two years and the ‘attendance card’ has been stamped by the priest.

St Joseph's is the Catholic Parish Church for Dorking and surrounding villages in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.

Our Parish Mission Statement