Monthly Archives: December 2008

A Special Christmas Appeal

from Sister Imelda Poole IBVM (Loreto) from Albania
“The Faith Community in Middlesbrough has always been loyal companions for justice and with the poor, on the journey which we have taken as IBVM(Loreto) sisters, first in Port Clarence, where the work of the Middlesbrough Diocese still continues and now in Albania.

This partnership with the Middlesbrough Diocese [...]

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The Bar Convent Jubilee 400 Heritage Project

The Jubilee 400 Heritage Project was created by the Bar Convent Trustees to work alongside the York community of the Congregation of Jesus. During the three year period of their Jubilee 400 Celebrations the aim is to realise their ambition of creating a centre of living heritage in commemoration and celebration of their founder, [...]

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The Bar Convent 1686

The Bar Convent is the oldest living convent in England. Frances Bedingfield founded the Convent in 1686 during the time of persecution for Catholics in England. A school for Catholic girls was established on the current site and the surviving Grade 1 listed Georgian building, which dates back to the 1760′s, now offers a [...]

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Messages from Baghdad

John Hinman, a Trustee of the Middlesbrough Diocese, has kindly forwarded the following messages from Dr Jaffar Al-ghaban of Baghdad Central Training Hospital following the recent successful delivery of the seventh consignment of aid,
‘Dear Friends, We send you our grateful thanks and to thank God for the safe delivery of the medicines. These are [...]

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Unearth Justice Campaign

Dear Friends
Just to let you know the new action for Unearth Justice (Shine a light in the darkness) is now live on the CAFOD website at
www.cafod.org.uk/shinealight Please do take the action, and publicise this address within your parish communities and networks as widely as possible.
Kept in the dark – new Unearth Justice report from CAFOD [...]

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Shine A Light In The Darkness

CAFOD’s Work Around The World
As you read this article, we are very likely to be well into the season of Advent which we traditionally see as the season where, as a people, we move from a period of darkness into the light shed by the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
At Mass on the Third [...]

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John Paul Centre 250+ Club November Draw

Date of Draw – 3rd November 2008
£100 Winning No 266
£75 Winning No 98
£50 Winning No 118
£30 Winning No 246
£25 Winning No 100
Next Meeting and Monthly Draw Monday, 1st December 2008
New Members Welcome. Ask for details. Tel: 01642 247831

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69@40 and rising!

Congratulations to Fr Paul Farrer who recently celebrated his 40th birthday in style at the Knights Club in Middlesbrough.
This has been an amazing year for Fr Paul who, with the help of so many friends especially Keith and Chris, Dave and Bernie and Mike and Lyndsey, managed to raise an astonishing £69,000 for causes [...]

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Catholic Women’s League Annual Conference

Five hundred and sixty seven members travelled from 20 dioceses of England and Wales for the Annual Conference of the Catholic Women’s League, which was held at the Spa Complex, Scarborough, on the weekend of 17th-19th October 2008.

The Diocesan Chaplain to Cardiff, Canon Finley, was the main celebrant for the Saturday Mass. He was joined [...]

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Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes, Cleator

St Gabriel’s Catholic Women’s League and neighbouring parishes Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes, Cleator
The Treasurer of Ormesby’s Section of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) organised a wonderful pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes, Cleator on Sunday 7th†September 2008. All who were lucky enough to attend felt spiritually uplifted by the visit and eagerly anticipate [...]

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