Fr John Bagnall is in residency at St Patrick's Presbytery in Consett and can be contacted on 01207 502196
In order to comply with the Government’s Coronavirus Track and Trace regulations you must book your place and submit your contact details if you wish to attend a Mass.
Please telephone the dedicated Mobile Phone Line to book a place for Mass 07907 369233
(Phone line is open Monday to Saturday 12 noon- 2pm)
In these times of pandemic it is not a sin to miss a Mass on a Sunday. With this in mind we are asked to consider the possibility of attending Mass on a weekday when possible.
Please remember wearing of masks is mandatory unless you have a medical exemption, social distancing guidelines must be adhered to. Sanitising of hands on entry and exit is also compulsory
For further information regarding Mass times and church openings for private prayer,
please visit Pontop Partnership Facebook Page and Website.
St Mary’s Blackhill
Weekday Mass:
Sunday Mass – 10.30am
St Patrick’s Consett
Weekday Mass
Sunday Mass 9.30am
(also live streamed on Facebook and Youtube Pontop Partnership Pages)
Our Lady & St Joseph’s Brooms Leadgate
Special Prayer to St Joseph
Pope Francis has declared that this year is dedicated to St Joseph. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Saint's proclamation as patron of the Universal Church by Pope Pius IX on 8th December 1870. The year began 8 December 2020 and concludes 8 December 2021.
Glorious Saint Joseph
pattern of all who are devoted to toil,
obtain for me the grace to toil in the spirit of penance.
In order thereby to atone for my many sins;
to toil conscientiously,
putting devotion to duty before my own inclinations;
to labour with thankfulness and joy,
deeming it an honour to employ and to develop,
by my labour, the gifts that I have received from Almighty God;
to work with order, peace, moderation and patience,
without ever shrinking from weariness and difficulties;
to work above all with a pure intention and
with detachment from self,
having always before my eyes the hour of death
and the accounting which I must then render of time ill-spent,
of talents unemployed, of good undone,
and of my empty pride in success,
which is so fatal to the work of God.
All for Jesus, all through Mary,
all in imitation of thee, O Patriarch Joseph!
This shall be my motto in life and in death.
Amen
COVID–19, A Prayer of Pope Francis
Here is a translation of the prayer Pope Francis recited by video on March 11 asking Mary to protect Italy and the world during the COVID-19 pandemic
O Mary,
you always shine on our path
as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of the Roman People,
know what we need,
and we are sure you will provide
so that, as in Cana of Galilee,
we may return to joy and to feasting
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform to the will of the Father
and to do as we are told by Jesus,
who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God.
Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger,
O glorious and blessed Virgin.
Pontop Partnership
Parishes served:
Our Blessed Lady & St Joseph, Brooms
St Patrick, Consett
Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Blackhill
St Pius X, Moorside
Our Lady of the Rosary, Shotley Bridge
All Saints, Lanchester
St Teresa, Annfield Plain
St Joseph, Stanley
Sacred Heart, Byermoor
St Patrick, Dipton
Weekday Mass Times
Please see church newsletter or parish website
Baptism Preparation Format
Please speak to Fr John (01207 502196) or Fr Tom (01207 502320) regarding Baptism.
For further information please see Parish Website/Facebook Page
Partnership Prayer
Risen Christ,
from your abundant grace,
pour out afresh your Holy Spirit upon our Diocese.
As we build on the deep foundations of faith
laid by the countless saints of these Northern lands,
by Aidan, Cuthbert, Hilda and Bede
may our Partnerships continue the mission
of building your Kingdom on the earth:
to give living witness to your love,
and to your compassion and hope for our world.
We pray in trustful confidence
that your power working in us
can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.
Through the same Christ our Lord,
Amen