Monthly Archives: November 2008

Aid to the Church in Need

On the weekend of 29th and 30th November Mrs Betty East spoke spoke at each Mass at St Clare’s Church, Brookfield, Middlesbrough in support of aid to the Church in Need, a universal pastoral charity of the Catholic Church.
Click here to listen to the appeal podcast from the St Clare’s web site.
With over 5,000 projects [...]

By webmaster on November 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

Farewell Holy Name of Jesus Church, Hull

After more than 75 years of service as a parish church in North Hull, Bishop Terry Drainey was the chief concelebrant at the final Mass before its closure on 2nd November 2008 – the transferred feast of All Saints.
The church was packed for the Mass where the concelebrants included Frs John Wood and Paul [...]

By webmaster on November 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

Bishop Terry Returns

The Bishop of Middlesbrough, the Rt Rev Terence Drainey, returned to a Ryedale parish for a second visit within two days of his first one. After celebrating Masses at St Leonard and St Mary’s Church, Malton, one weekend, he then returned on the Wednesday to visit St Mary’s RC Primary School in the town which [...]

By webmaster on November 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for Advent 2008

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
You might be forgiven for thinking that Christmas has already come and almost gone even before we finished celebrating Christ the King and moved into Advent! Given the present economic and cultural climate I am really thanking God for the blessing of Advent and all it brings – the richness [...]

By webmaster on November 29, 2008 | Leave a comment

Message to the Young People of the Diocese

and especially those confirmed this year.
…Having once heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and the love you show to all the saints, I have never failed to remember you in my prayers and to thank God for you. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a [...]

By webmaster on November 23, 2008 | Leave a comment

Bishop Terry’s Message to Young People

Bishop Terry Drainey has recorded a special message to young people to mark Youth Sunday 2008.
Select one of the links below to listen to the message.

Bishop Terry's Message to Young People (mp3) [ 6:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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By webmaster on November 22, 2008 | Leave a comment

Deportation stopped!!!

Dear Friends
We have just had confirmation form Jila’s solicitor that a Judge has served an injunction stopping the deportation that had be scheduled for 17:15 today. Teesside Immigration has confirmed receipt of this.
Thank you for all your support including faxes and e-mails to Government Ministers, MP’s, Immigration and The Chief Executive Officer of the airline [...]

By webmaster on November 21, 2008 | Leave a comment

Help urgently needed for Middlesbrough family

Sanctuary for Jila, Emad and Aref
Jila Kalkhoran her sons Emad and Aref Pirouzeh are nationals of Iran and residents of Middlesbrough; they are currently detained in Yarl’s Wood IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Friday 21st November on BMI Flight BD931 from London Heathrow @ 17:15 to Tehran Imam [...]

By webmaster on November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

Mary Ward Jubilee 400

2009
‘I hope in God it will be seen that women in time will do much’
2009 marks 400 years since Yorkshire woman Mary Ward (1585-1685) pioneered the first uncloistered religious order of women modelled on the freedom and mobility of the Jesuits.
Born into a network of Catholic women who suffered persecution and imprisonment for [...]

By webmaster on November 7, 2008 | Leave a comment

Last Children’s Mass at Holy Name Church, Hull

All the pupils and staff of Holy Name School, Hull, gathered together with Maureen Dyer, the Headteacher and Fr Stephen Maughan to celebrate Mass in Holy Name Church for the last time in October.

It was a joy to see the church full of children and, as always, they sang their hearts out! During the [...]

By webmaster on November 7, 2008 | Leave a comment