EVENTS UPDATES & INFORMATION

Firstly, celebrating the Jubilee Year of Hope designated by the late Pope Francis, secondly the 60th anniversary of the Diocese, and thirdly our renewed call to mission as laid out in Bishop Richard’s Pastoral Plan.  As a parish we have been allocated 12 tickets for the event, coach transport is being organised so that people are collected and dropped back locally, anyone under the age of 18 is to be accompanied by an adult who will take responsibility for them across the day. If you would like to attend, mindful of the small number of tickets, please speak to Fr. Ian, who will be able to advise further.

Here at St. Joseph’s, Dorking on Saturday 14th June . There will be tea & coffee from 11 onwards in the hall. Further details to follow. The theme is ‘Christ our Eucharist’.

The programme will continue Monday week on the 2nd June at 7 pm . our subject on this occasion will be the Sacrament of Baptism. Everyone is welcome to attend (those under 18 need to have a parent or guardian with them).

Worth Abbey - 11 June 10am - 3.30pm annual day of reflection and friendship. Join us for Mass, time to pray together and the opportunity to talk to fellow grandparents, sharing your experience, joys and challenges of family life. To register your place, go to the Diocesan website at: https://www.abdiocese.org.uk/diocese/events and then follow the Grandparents’ Pilgrimage link. For more details contact Deacon Simon South, Marriage and Family Life Adviser E: simon.south@abdiocese.org.uk , M: 07415 306222

ROSARY CIRCLE FOR PRIESTLY VOCATIONS As we enter into the month of June there is a new ‘Rosary Circle Chart’ on the noticeboard, to encourage us all to pray for vocations to the Priesthood. 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 June, 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. PLEASE BE PART OF A ROSARY CIRCLE PRAYING FOR PRIESTLY VOCATIONS FROM THE PARISH! Thank you. Prayer for vocations to the Priesthood: ( Dropped in through the presbytery letter box, so a ‘thankyou’ to the courier) God our Father, look in love upon our homes, our families and our communities. Raise up from amongst us worthy priests to preach the Gospel to all people, to minister at your altar and care for your flock. Fill us with your Holy Spirit and make us faithful and inspiring witnesses to your Kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen