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Fr Bill Bergin
(Parish Priest)
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WITAMY W PARAFII
ŚW. JÓZEFA
(Welcome to St. Joseph's Parish)
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Welcome
Address from
the Parish Priest of Saint Joseph's Retford
On behalf of the parishioners of St Joseph’s, may I take this opportunity
to welcome you to our parish and our parish website. St Joseph’s parish
lies at the extreme southeast of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam. It
is a fairly rural parish that includes almost 40 villages as well as the
market town of Retford.
The present church building was 50 years old on 11th January
2009. It was built to replace a much smaller church building warmly
remembered as the ‘tin tabernacle’. St Joseph’s church is quite easy
to find. It is situated on Babworth Road one of the main arteries running
into Retford from the A1. There is also a parish hall, a presbytery and the
parish school of St Joseph’s
A good Catholic
parish should bear some notable characteristics and qualities. It should be
a place of prayer, a place of fellowship, a place of sanctuary, a place of
forgiveness. It should be a place where family is blessed and encouraged,
where age is respected and honoured. It should be a place where widows,
strangers and orphans are recognised. However it might be true to say that
the first of its many characteristics and qualities should be as a place of
welcome. When you visit our website and most especially when you visit our
parish for any reason we hope that you will feel very welcome. The
welcome that you receive is a welcome from God.
If
you are a new parishioner please make yourself known and I will arrange to
come and visit. Should you wish to have your house blessed I will be
delighted to do so. It will give us an opportunity to enter your family
details into our parish records.
Our weekly mass schedule is outlined in the following table (see bulletin for actual times as they vary week to
week).
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Mass Schedule
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Weekday Masses
9.30 am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday#
12.15 pm Friday preceded by Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament at 11.45 am
#Mass at Rampton
Hospital every first, second and fourth Saturday of the month
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Weekend Masses
Saturday
5 to 5.30 pm Confessions
5.40 pm Benediction
6.00 pm Sunset Mass
Sunday
9.30 am Morning Mass
2.00 pm Mass in Ranby Prison
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Any changes to the mass times will be printed in the parish newsletter.
They are usually the result of mass being celebrated in school or in
Rampton Hospital. There is also a Children’s Liturgy on a Sunday and your
children are most welcome to attend. The parish is always anxious to use
new talent so please don’t be shy at volunteering to use your gifts. The
parishioners here are friendly and welcoming and it is our sincerest wish
that you will quickly feel that you belong.
There is a very fine
parish school. Mr Philip Patterson is the head teacher. If you are looking
for an excellent school you could not choose a better one. The school can
be contacted on (01777) 702850. More information can be found on the
school’s website (http://www.st-josephs.notts.sch.uk/). On Thursdays a parent and toddler group
called ‘Little Joe’s’ meet in the parish hall. The children of secondary
school age are able to attend McAuley RC Comprehensive in Doncaster. Their
contact number is (01302) 537396. More details are on their
website http://www.mcauley.org.uk/
If this is your first opportunity to look at our website take a few moments
to look at the other pages. We are always looking for positive suggestions
to make the website more attractive. If you feel you would like to contact
us please feel free to use the email address. Our parish newsletter often
contains a diary of forthcoming events. We will be delighted if you would
like to join us for any of these. In the meantime on behalf of all the
people of the parish of St Joseph’s Retford, may God bless you and your
families in all of your undertakings.
With
every good wish
Revd W. G.
Bergin
Revd W. G. Bergin
Parish Priest
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