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Welcome to Saint Joseph Church, Rawmarsh
From Fr. Kieran
At long last we are on the world wide web thanks to the good people at Catholic Web who have given us FREE web hosting. (For you techies, Catholic Web offices are located in Sanford, Orlando, Florida and their web server is located in Austin Texas.) Here you will find the latest news and information about the church. Thank you for visiting our site. Safe surfing on the net and do remember, God is always pleased to see you in church.
Views of St. Joseph's Sanctuary, Rawmarsh
On Wednesday 15th May, a couple of crazy priests decided that you might like to see what we see, so we took some photographs. In years gone by Masses, weddings and Baptisms were celebrated in the school, but in 1956, this beautiful church was opened with pride. To see what we mean, click either on the picture or on the "more" below.
Mass Times
Do feel welcome to come and join us. We will do our best to help you to feel at home with us. Our weekend Masses are on Saturday at 6.15pm and Sunday at 9.30am. Our weekday Masses are at 9am on Mon. Tue. Wed. and Fri. Thursday's Mass is at 9.15am and is a special Children's Mass during term time. Everyone is welcome! The children choose the themes the prayers and the hymns and what a joy they are to us all.
Newsletter
You may have heard that we have been twinned with St. Gerard's in Thrybergh. Though it was difficult at first to conceive what the effect might be on both our Parishes, thanks to the great efforts of our Parishioners we are now going full steam ahead. It really has been a happy union. Mass times at ...
Proud of our School
Our School is a Roman Catholic School and anyone reading our mission statement will soon realise how responsible a vocation we have as Teachers, Parents and Governors. We believe that each and every child who comes here is created in the image of God. We are determined that every unique individual ...
Parking Availability
Parking is available just outside the church. Click on the car for a picture.
Presbytery Pictures
We are very proud of our Presbytery. It boasts a magnificent garden. (Including a weeping willow.) The priest is spoiled by all his parishioners and loves it!! Mind you, he adores them all for being so welcoming and so enthusiastic. Click on this picture or "more" below to see what we mean.
US bishops release proposed new directive on nutrition, hydration
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published a proposed new directive on providing nutrition and hydration for patients in a “persistent vegetative state.” The current directive reads: ...
Archbishop Dolan rips New York Times for anti-Catholicism
Calling anti-Catholicism a “national pastime,” Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York has denounced The New York Times for the “unfairness against the Catholic Church” displayed in its pages in the past two weeks.
“The most ...
Holy Father Receives President of Kazakhstan
The Holy See Press Office released the following communique at midday today:
"Today, Friday 6 November 2009, His Holiness Benedict XVI received in audience Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Mr Nazarbayev subsequently went on to meet Cardinal Secretary of ...
Mass For Deceased Cardinals And Bishops
This morning in the Vatican Basilica the Pope presided at the traditional November Mass for the souls of cardinals and bishops who died over the course of the year. Members of the College of Cardinals concelebrated with the Holy Father.
At the beginning of his homily, Benedict XVI ...
Theological Debate And Defence of the Faith
Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis during this morning's general audience to the twelfth-century debate between St. Bernard of Clairvaux and Abelard, proponents, respectively, of the monastic and scholastic approaches to theology.
The Pope began by recalling that theology "is ...
Stability of Moral Values Dignifies Society
Today the Holy Father received the credential letters of the new ambassador of Panama, Delia Cardenas Christie.
In his address, the Pope highlighted that "the identity of Panama, which for centuries has been forged as a mosaic of ethnicities, peoples, and cultures, presents itself ...