[ Saturday July 14, 2012; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Middlesbrough Diocesan Women’s Commission (Diocesan Network of National Board of Catholic Women) present a talk by Sr Imelda Poole IBVM who will speak on ‘Modern Day Slavery in Europe: An Approach to the Work of Anti-Trafficking in Europe with Particular Insights from Albania and the Southern Balkans and with reference to the Olympic Games’

At St [...]

At the AGM of the Diocesan Women’s Commission, held on 8th May in English Martyrs Hall, York, the guest speaker was Mrs Margaret Sentamu, the wife of the Archbishop of York. In the first part of her talk, Mrs Sentamu spoke about Christian giving. It should be characterised, she suggested, by the three Fs: Faith, [...]

Women’s World Day of Prayer is on 5th March 2010
For ideas and information please see the Women’s World Day of Prayer web site, www.wwdp-natcomm.org

To mark the 400th anniversary of Mary Ward’s foundations, the Diocesan Women’s Commission invited Sr Patricia Harriss CJ to speak on ‘What happened to Mary Ward’s vision?’ at our AGM on 28th March in English Martyrs hall, York.
Sr Patricia outlined for us the essence of Mary’s vision: an order of women free of enclosure and [...]

[ Friday March 6, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Women’s World Day of Prayer this year provides a wonderful opportunity to build up unity among Christians. Prepared by the women of Papua, New Guinea, the theme is ‘In Christ there are many members, but one body’. Look out for your local service on the first Friday in March – the 6th. York Central service [...]

Mrs Denise White, a parishioner of St Wilfrid’s, York is pictured after the Women’s World Day of Prayer service on 7th March at the Central Methodist Church, with York’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Irene Waudby (right) and Sheriff’s Lady, Mrs Karen Hyman (left), and also with Sister Margaret Leedal (left) from the Bar Convent in York.

The [...]

A large congregation of women of many denominations attended this year’s WWDP Service at the United Reform Church in Middlesbrough.
The service and the liturgy was prepared by the Christian women of Guyana and the theme was ‘God’s wisdom provides new understanding. For the Lord gives wisdom and from his mouth came knowledge and understanding’.
The Women’s [...]

[ Saturday October 13, 2007; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Diocesan Women’s Commission
Saturday 13th October, 11am-1pm, English Martyrs Church, York.

Speaker: Anne Dannerolle a founder member of Lighthouse (an organisation which has helped 40 women to leave prostitution).

Anne is also Chair of Trustees for the National Christian Alliance on prostitution, which supports all such projects across the UK.

The session will be divided into 4 parts:

Telling [...]