Welcome to St Joseph's

Coming to Mass

Because we need to take precautions to minimise any spread of COVID-19, and this will limit the number of people we can fit in the church.  So we have increased the number of Masses

There are now four Sunday Masses:

Saturday (vigil) 6pm,

Sunday 8am, 10am, 5pm

The bishops have said that it is for each person and family to decide when is right to come back to Sunday Mass, bearing in mind that the obligation to come on a Sunday is still suspended.  It may be easier or more appropriate to come on a weekday instead. Indeed that is recommended for the more vulnerable who wish to come to Mass and are able to come on a weekday. Weekday Masses are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:15 am and Thursday 7:30pm

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Booking Sunday Mass

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You do not need to book to come to Sunday Mass, but if you wish to be sure of a place we recommend it. The 10 am Mass is the most popular, so we encourage those who can to choose another Mass if possible. The obvious choice is Sunday 5 pm. If you wish to come to the 6 pm vigil Mass or 10 am on Sunday you are strongly advised to reserve a place. If we reach capacity at any Mass we will need to ask people to come at another time

Click here to go to the online booking form or phone us on 01306 882433

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Face coverings are now compulsory in church. For exceptions to this requirement see the government guidance here. Entrance for weekend Masses  will be by the side door only in order to enable the stewards to keep track of numbers. There will be a ‘one way’ system in operation, please observe it. 

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You must not come to the church if you are showing symptoms of COVID-19 or have tested positive for it in the past 10 days.*

We will continue to stream the 10 am Mass at for the vulnerable and others who cannot be there and those details will continue to be sent to all registered for ‘Zoom’ mass. If you are not registered and want to know to be included, email me at tony.milner@abdiocese.org.uk requesting to receive details of streamed Masses.

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*The symptoms are: a new persistent cough, a high temperature, or a change in the sense of taste or smell. Note that the cough and the change of taste/smell can persist long after the virus has gone. If you have isolated for 2 weeks after initially experiencing these symptoms you are safe to come. However if you are still coughing a lot we would ask you not to come, as that may cause high levels of anxiety for others.

CAFOD has joined with the UK Disasters Emergencies Committee to help millions of people whose lives are at risk, as coronavirus spreads across refugee camps and countries suffering conflict. 

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CAFOD are already working across 26 countries, to prevent the virus' spread, and limit food shortages it has caused in the poorest communities. But there is so much more to be done. The needs are immense, long term, complex, and evolving, and so our response needs to be large scale, and multifaceted. 

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You can donate at cafod.org.uk/coronavirus to help CAFOD scale up its coronavirus response through our global Church family. Or use CAFOD’s Summer of Hope fundraising ideas with your family and friends to transform lockdown and raise money for the appeal: 

cafod.org.uk/summerofhope. 

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Keeping in touch

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While not all of us can gather physically as a parish at present, it is important to keep in touch with what is going on. for particular ways you can participate in parish activities see our COVID-19 page 

Black Lives Matter

In the light of the killing of George Floyd, and the subsequent protests, the ministers of the Church communities of Dorking have issued a joint letter which you can read here.

St Joseph's is the Catholic Parish Church for Dorking 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 saintjosephs@tiscali.co.uk