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John Paul Centre 250+ Club Draw July 2010

Drawn on Monday 5th July 2010 £100 Winning No 219 £75 Winning No 315 £50 Winning No 223 £30 Winning No 155 Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 2nd August 2010 New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642 247831
By webmaster on July 28, 2010 | Leave a comment

York Nurses Honoured

Two of our Lourdes nurses, Jean Naughton and Hugh Coyle, both from York, were awarded gold medals by Bishop Drainey for ten years service to the Diocesan Pilgrimage. Congratulations to them.
By webmaster on July 28, 2010 | Leave a comment

First for First Holy Communion at St Anthony’s

Thirteen children from the parish of St Anthony and Our Lady of Mercy in Hull had a double reason for celebrations when they made their First Holy Communion on Sunday 13th June because it was the Feast of St Anthony of Padua. It is the first time in the existence of the parish that this has [...]
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First Holy Communion at St Francis of Assisi, Hull

Seven children from St Francis of Assisi Parish, Hull, made their First Holy Communion on the Feast of Corpus Christi. Fr Bill Serplus celebrated Mass with proud family members, friends and parishioners.
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First Holy Communion at All Saints RC Church, Thirsk

A special day was made even more special when one little girl from All Saints Primary School in Thirsk made her First Holy Communion. Not only did her Grandmother and Uncle travel from her home town, Nisa in Poland, but they brought with them her specially made Communion dress. ‘Some people go home to Poland [...]
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Celebrating St Thomas

St Joseph’s Church, Middlesbrough celebrated the Feast of St Thomas the Apostle on 3rd July. St Thomas the Apostle was martyred in India while proclaiming Jesus Christ. He is the founder of Christian belief in India. Perhaps he was the only apostle who went outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel. This is the fifth [...]
By webmaster on July 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

Reflecting on Learning to Listen

Sometimes when I write enthusiastically about Adult Formation events, it might sound like I’m blowing my own trumpet! However, I want to share some reflections about a recent course which Caroline Dollard and I tutored at Easingwold – but reflecting on it by giving rightful praise to the course material and the participants, and by [...]
By webmaster on July 8, 2010 | Leave a comment

Global Day of Prayer in York

On 23rd May, Pentecost Sunday, more than twelve hundred Christians from a wide variety of York churches gathered to take part in the Global Day of Prayer. At 5.45 pm, the Minster bells stopped ringing and trumpets announced prayer on the city walls. People then proceeded to York Minster for a lively, yet profoundly reflective, [...]
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York Knights board the Smile Train

[ Wednesday July 28, 2010; Saturday August 14, 2010 to Sunday August 15, 2010. ] The Knights of St Columba in York (Council 95) will be fundraising for Smile Train. This is a charity which arranges surgery for children with cleft lips in the developing world. There will be a collection at the Mass the Knights are holding on 28th July at Fairfax House. A church collection is planned at [...]
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Having Faith in Politics and Business

[ Saturday October 16, 2010; ] Our country is facing testing times and whilst there is a great deal of anxiety about the economy and cuts there is also the promise of a new form of Government through Coalition. Catholic social teaching is not as well-known today as it should be. If it were better known, Catholics would be more encouraged to [...]
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