Parish of St Joseph and St Nicholas Moorends

The Messenger

"The Messenger" , our Parish Magazine, was established in 2001.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed material for the Messenger, and helped to make it such a success.
We urgently need contributions from everyone, so, dig out those old photographs, tell us about events and people, long ago or yesterday.
You may have noticed that most of the articles are contributed by two or three people. This is not because there is an editorial policy to favour the chosen one or two, but because sometimes they are the ONLY items submitted. Everyone has something to say, so please - say it! Then the editors can choose material from different sources and we will have a much better magazine. If you do not feel confident about writing an article don't worry, just tell Maria what you want to say, or scribble a few notes for her, and she will do the rest.
Remember, it is YOUR magazine. Please hand contributions to Maria Stockton, or e-mail them

The latest issue was published in March 2007 and is now available here.
It is only available on the web site in text format, as, due to technical difficulties, Maria was unable to supply a version which was compatible with my software.

Past issues too are now available in the format of a pdf file as well as web pages, and the size and approximate download times with a standard dial-up connection are given, so please be patient. You will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader software loaded to read it. If you do not have Acrobat reader it can be dowloaded without any cost or obligation by clicking

After downloading the file you can save a copy in your own computer for future reference if desired.

Unfortunately 'The Messenger' pdf files take up a lot of space, and the amount of web space is limited on inexpensive web sites. Therefore, regrettably the PDF's for earlier issues are not available on this site - but the good news is that they are still available on our old geocities web site. To reach it just click here.

The contents of all issues are listed below. Please select the Issue you are interested in, and be sure to tell your far-flung friends and relatives about it so that they can enjoy reading the parish news too..

Past Issues

Date	Contents	Web Page	pdf file
September 2009	Cafod Climate Justice Campaign Easter in Mallorca Outing to harrogate	Issue 29 is not available as a web page.	3.89Mb
December 2008	Service for the Missing Cafod Assembly 2008 Justice And Peace Day 2008	Issue 27 is not available as a web page.	1.35Mb
September 2008	Jubilee Pilgrimage to Lourdes Doncaster Deanery Dife Sponsored Walk	Issue 26 is not available as a web page.	2.00Mb
December 2007	The Bazaar Cafod Harvest Fast Day Doncaster Life AGM Justice and Peace in Hallam	Issue 25 is not available as a web page.	1.23Mb
September 2007	John ventures back to Belgium Sue Ryder Care Parish Walk A True Yorkshire Saint	Issue 24 is not available as a web page.	1.27Mb
June 2007	Cafod Director highlights worsening crisis Blessed Mary MacKillop Dreaming A Moment of Faith	Issue 23 is not available as a web page.	882Kb
March 2007	We have seen his star God is Green St. Richard of Chichester Populorum Progressio	Issue 22 is not available as a web page.	651Kb
December 2006	Hot Air Live Simply Mount St. Bernard Abbey A Light for Life Making Sheffield a City of Sanctuary	Issue 21 is not available as a web page.	1.62Mb
June 2006	Africa by Bike Refugees Lourdes Trip Day for Life Hallam Appeal for Life One Shining Moment	Issue 20 is not available as a web page.	574 Kb
March 2006	Welcome to St Joseph's The Children's Liturgy Christmas Party Freewheeling to the Cape Good Friday 2006 Lent Study Group	Issue 19 is not available as a web page.	2.5Mb (Broadband)
December 2004	Pope John Paul II, age and wisdom Messenger 14 WHAT SORT OF CHURCH IS GOD CALLING US TO BE? MICKY B LISTENING 2004 JUSTICE AND PEACE DIOCESAN DAY IN ROTHERHAM OCTOBER 2004	Issue 14	Issue 14 is not available as a pdf.
September 2004	Pope John Paul II, age and wisdom Page 2 Adventure Aid, through Africa by bike Page 3 Saint Bernadette / Down Memory Lane (Guild Of The Blessed Sacrament in the early 1950s) Page 4 Holiday memories from Poland / Breakfast with the Bungalow Project Page 5 Babies that live after abortions are left to die Page 6 Mum's Birthday Present Page 7 Mind your faith - opportunities for developing it	Issue 13 is not available as a web page.	519kb 3 min.
June 2004	Queen of the May Page 2 Cafod Sudan emergency appeal Page 3 Deanery Notes / Thorne Rovers Football Team Page 4 St. Patrick’s Evening / Parish Walk Page 5 A Miners Son (Poem) / Race For Life / Exam Howlers	Issue 12 is not available as a web page.	456kb 3 min.
March 2004	Women’s World Day Of Prayer / Fairtrade Fortnight Page 2 The Bishop’s Visitation 2003 / The Christmas Party Page 3 The Path To Rome / Parish Walk Page 4 Thorne Rovers U 16’s / Walk With Me Page 5 Parish Justice And Peace Contacts Annual Meeting / Hallam Assembly Doncaster Deanery Page 6 Diocesan Collections 2004 By Order Of The Bishop / Mount Grace The Lady Chapel Page 7 Mount Grace The Lady Chapel (Continued)	Issue 11 is not available as a web page.	309kb 2 min.
December 2003	Autumn Bazaar / Postcard from South Africa Page 2 Diocesan Justice and Peace Day / Parish walk Page 3 Children's Liturgy / Maintenance Report Page 4 The Clergy Revue / Knitting Therapy Page 5 The Eucharist - a Journey Page 6 S.P.U.C. Page 7 Mystery Photo	Issue 10 is not available as a web page.	686kb 4 min.
September 2003	The Parish Pilgrimage to Walsingham Page 2 Society of St Vincent De Paul Page 3 Sponsored Walk for LIFE Remember This? (More mystery pictures here ). Page 4 Our Lady's Month Rainbow (book review) Page 5 Our Lady of Doncaster	Issue 9 is not available as a web page, but there are some additional pictures, to see them click here.	348kb 2 min.
June 2003	Going, going, gone - a report on the Auction Reunion for James Page 2 Society for the protection of unborn children Page 3 Wheelchair for Lourdes update (More pictures here ). The Ladies Wednesday Club (Picture here ). Easter Joy Page 4 The Good Shepherd presentation The little Red Box Page 5 Sacred Space Hog Roast Page 6 Children's Liturgy Badminton Page 7 Tears at Night - Joy at Dawn (Review of new book from Parish Library)	Issue 8 is not available as a web page, but there are some additional pictures, not published in the printed edition, to see them click here.	402kb 2 min.
March 2003	Fairtrade The why, where and what of the Southern Africa crisis Snowdrops Child Protection Officer Going, Going , Gone Wine and Cheese evening pictures Society for the protection of unborn children Parish Finances for year 2002	Issue 7 is not available as a web page	347kb 2 min.
Dec 2002	Wheelchair For Lourdes First Holy Communion New Mysteries Of The Holy Rosary Autism Maintenance Report The John Rylands Library Parish Bazaar Sponsored Swim Candlelight Peace Vigil	Issue 6 is not available as a web page	367kb 2 min.
Sept 2002	Life Sponsered walk St Vincent de Paul Society Welcome to our Parish Magazine Funding the future Rebelious Teenagers Lourdes Pilgrimage Justice and Peace Day Life in the Slow Lane Black Madonnas How big and wide a life can be Communication Group Prestigious Rôles for college girls Bangers, Burgers and Bingo	Issue 5	geocities
July 2002	First Holy Communion Day Golden Jubilee Celebration First Anniversary We become closest to God when we become parents Plant a vegetable garden Diocese of Hallam, Five-a-side Football Competition Letter to the Editor Maintenance Committee Report New Arrival Monthly Day of Recollection at St Peter's Doncaster Tyburn (A fitting Shrine) Race for life What Senior Citizens are worth Wednesday Club Outing	Issue 4	geocities
March 2002	Rome , Stainforth, Moorends Seeking God - a Lenten Journey Together Why Worry Gift Aid Letter to a teacher Cafod Down Memory Lane Social committee report Communication committee report Maintenance Committee Because I care Diocese of Hallam joined-up thinking and feeling SVP Report A people Place	Issue 3	geocities
Dec 2001	Confirmation Day Birthday Wishes Mount saint Bernards abbey How to make a good cup of coffee Down Memory Lane A glimpse from the Parish Archives Welcome to Father Pannell Bazaar Heaven's very special child Parent Befrienders Wednesday Club About Life Slick Slogans What is the SVP Social Committee Maintenance Committee The Ten Commandments for reducing stress Advance Notices Jokes Pie and Pea supper Celestial Mailbox Minutes of Parish General Meeting October 3rd 2001	Issue 2	geocities
Sept 2001	Parish Garden Party / Barbeque The Pope and the Scudetto Farewell to Father Moriarty Diocesan Financial Audit Sex in Schools Reflections on returning from Holiday Any more cheese Gromit? The Cheese and Wine party Coffee Morning for Justice Lost but Found Life Sponsored Walk Father John Moriarty Jam Jars wanted Social Committee Financial Committee Maintenance Committee Letter to the editor Jokes Building a Community SVP - True Christianity in action In Praise of Hugging	Issue 1	geocities