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Pathway to Peace

An introduction to an ancient way of meditation
Fridays of Lent at the John Paul Centre starting on Friday 2nd March, 11.00am (Sessions last about 45 minutes)
Turn aside for a while
from your ordinary employment.
Put aside your worldly cares.
Let your distractions wait.
Free yourself for a while for God
and rest in him.
St Anselm
There is Mass at the John [...]

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Petition to name York Street after St Margaret Clitherow

Saint Margaret Clitherow is an inspiration to all Catholics and especially those living in and around the city of York.
The Knights of St Columba Council 95 (York) are planning to put forward a petition to the Lord Mayor of York and the City Council that a street in York should be named after this very [...]

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The Uses of Scripture in Catholic Prayer, Practice and Theology

A Study Day for Clergy, Laity, and Students of Theology
Hosted by:
The Centre for Catholic Studies (Durham University)
The Newman Association
The Education Service of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain
Speakers
Prof. Lewis Ayres
The Reginald Fuller Memorial Lecture
Dr Richard Briggs
Dr Nicholas King, SJ
The Most Rev. Bernard Longley
Sr Dr Patricia McDonald, SHCJ
Fr Sean Maher
Sr Prof. [...]

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‘The Gospel and Dementia’ – a change of date

Please note that the date for Sr Siobhan O’Keeffe’s day on ‘The Gospel and Dementia. A Message of Hope’ at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre has been changed from 21st to 28th January 2012.
For more information, please contact
Carol Reeves and Diane Granger
Administrators
St Bede’s Pastoral Centre
21 Blossom Street
York YO24 1AQ
01904 464900
www.stbedes.org.uk
www.cjengland.org

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Christmas Mass Times

Christmas Mass times for many of our parishes can be found in the centre pages of the December 2011 issue of the Middlesbrough Catholic Voice.
The Voice is available in pdf format here.

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Blessings at Christmas

The annual delivery and collection of Christmas presents for seafarers is now in full swing in the north east ports and especially in the port of Tees and Hartlepool.

St Augustine’s Primary School were the first to donate a number of presents, followed quickly by St Clare’s parish, Brookfield, Middlesbrough. St Francis and the Linthorpe Women’s [...]

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Pax Christi – Peace Sunday, 15 January 2012

[ Sunday January 15, 2012; ] Celebrate Pope Benedict’s World Peace Day message “Educating Young People in Justice and Peace”

Liturgy booket and other materials to help you can be found here or contact the Pax Christi office on 0208 203 4884.

What better way to start the New Year than by praying and acting for peace!

Pat Gaffney, General Secretary Pax Christi

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Providing hope in the Holy Land

Friends of the Holy Land provide hope for over 500 around Bethlehem at Christmas.
The Friends of the Holy Land are supporting 450 children under 12 from 150 families and 90 elderly people in Bethlehem and the surrounding area at Christmas.

The children are either orphans living with relations, those abandoned by their families, those in real [...]

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Reorganising Redcar

In 2010 Bishop Drainey highlighted the fact that in the next 5-6 years there is likely to be only one priest to cover the Redcar, Marske and Saltburn area, which currently has a Mass attendance of approximately 1000. This presented the need for a substantial change in the way in which parishioners in this area [...]

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Relics & Roses

A Film by Michael Whyte
This attractive film about the relics of St Thérèse to this country is a sensitive exploration of devotion in the Catholic community. The excellent editing allows for moments of humour and great insight, posing important questions about life and faith.
Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
Given unique access to the first [...]

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