Daily Archives: Sunday December 16, 2007

Bishop John’s Homily at the Mass of Thanksgiving and Farewell

St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough
14th December 2007
Mass of Thanksgiving and Farewell
Dear sisters, dear brothers
How I’ve always enjoyed addressing you in such a way, because that’s what we are within the household of faith, sisters and brothers together. And how much that means at the very deepest level about our relations with each other, sisters and [...]

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Lenten Visits

[ Monday February 11, 2008 to Friday February 22, 2008. Monday February 25, 2008 to Friday March 7, 2008. Monday March 10, 2008 to Friday March 21, 2008. ] Bishop Elect Terence has expressed a desire to get to know the diocesan family as soon as possible and to this end has chosen Lent to spend extended visits to the pastoral areas – this will enable him to visit some of the hospitals, schools and educational colleges, penal institutions, religious houses, civic and ecumenical [...]

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Meeting the people

[ Monday January 28, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Tuesday January 29, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Wednesday January 30, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Thursday January 31, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Bishop Elect Terence is very aware of the limitations placed on him for those able to join him for his Episcopal Ordination in his Cathedral of St Mary’s on Friday, 25 January 2008 (the Conversion of St Paul). Anxious as he is to meet the good people across the diocese entrusted to his care [...]

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Have you got your copy?

The Middlesbrough Diocesan Year Book 2008
is now on sale in most churches in the Diocese, costing £2.00
Or, you can order a copy by post for £2.00
plus £1.25 postage and packing from:
Miss Jenny Dowson, Curial Offices,
50a The Avenue, Linthorpe,
Middlesbrough, TS5 6QT
Tel: 01642 850505

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Rocking in the Aisles 2008

[ Friday January 11, 2008; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Saturday January 12, 2008; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] A Knights of St Columba presentation

Tickets for this variety show with music and mayhem from priests and parishioners are available now!

At the Middlesbrough Theatre, The Avenue, Linthorpe
tel: 01642 815181

On Friday 11th January 2008 and Saturday 12th January 2008 at 7.30pm

Tickets £7.50 from Chris on 01642 324043

Proceeds to St Mary’s RC Primary School, Grangetown and [...]

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Gift Aid – Reduction in the basic rate of tax

(effective from 6 April 2008)

Parishes within the Diocese face a potential loss of tax amounting to £50,000
To prevent this loss can I increase the amount of my donation by 15p in every pound?
If I’m not already using Gift Aid can I now complete a Declaration to help my parish claim as much tax as possible?

If [...]

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Dear Brother Priests, Deacons, Religious and lay people of our Diocese

A Message from Mgr Dasey
Dear Brother Priests, Deacons, Religious and lay people of our Diocese
It is my task as Diocesan Administrator and Chair of our Trustee Board to present to you our 2006 Accounts. However, 2007 has been a year of significant change in our Diocese that I must make mention of it at the [...]

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FCJ Celebrations

[ Saturday April 5, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] During 2008 the FCJ Sisters are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the death of their Foundress Marie-Madeleine díHouet.

There will be a special Mass celebrated at Middlesbrough Cathedral on Saturday 5th April 2008 at 12 midday.

An open invitation is extended to all – friends, past and present staff of FCJ Schools, and indeed to anyone who [...]

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Families, Mental Health and Pastoral Care in the Catholic Community

On Saturday October 20th, four delegates from the Middlesbrough Diocese attended a National Conference on Families, Mental Health and Pastoral Care in the Catholic Community organised by The Marriage and Family Life Division of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.
Myself and Frs. John O’Gara and Peter Corcoran set off from Hull very [...]

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Congratulations to Anwar

St Francis’ in Middlesbrough is a parish which has close contacts with a number of asylum seekers.

In November the parish priest Fr Peter Keeling was invited to accompany Anwar Rasoul, an Iraqi, on the occasion of his graduation from Teeside University with an MSc in petroleum engineering.

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