Monthly Archives: November 2009

IBVM (Loreto) helps Albanian Roma families

When Sister Imelda Poole IBVM (Loreto) moved to Tirana in 2005 (after 16 years working in grassroots ministry at Port Clarence on Teesside) she soon encountered families of Roma communities living in shanty towns near the railway station, close by to where she lives.
Roma communities originated in India many hundreds of years ago and [...]

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Hundreds make a Wave for Climate Justice

One of three thousand!
At 11.30 am on a damp and windy Saturday morning on 24th October, 400 people made a human wave for Climate Justice around York Minster. The event led by CAFOD and supported by Christian Aid and other networks of people concerned about the impact of climate change drew people, of all ages [...]

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A Golden Jubilee – 50 Years of Fast Day

2010 is a special year for CAFOD. It is the fiftieth anniversary of Fast Day which was first held on 12th March 1960 organised by volunteer members of the National Board of Catholic Women who wanted to raise funds for a mother and baby clinic on the Caribbean island of Dominica.

Ultimately, this was the driving [...]

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Remembering

On 2nd November, All Souls Day, parishioners from Our Lady and St Benedict, Ampleforth commemorated their dead with a Mass and with hundreds of candles placed on the graves.

This is the second year of a venture to commemorate those buried in our churchyard, a venture greeted enthusiastically by Parish and village and which we [...]

By webmaster on November 29, 2009 | Leave a comment

C.A.U.S.E. Christmas Hamper Campaign

Catholics Against Unemployment and Social Evils (C.A.U.S.E.)
A reminder to all our kind donors and helpers that the time has come to launch our annual appeal to provide hampers for needy families at Christmas. The recession has caused unemployment to rise once again and we expect the requests for help will rise accordingly.

If you can [...]

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Catterick Garrison Pilgrimage to Walsingham

The now annual October event was supported by 12 pilgrims, led by the Garrison Chaplain, Fr ‘Timbo’ Forbes Turner, and all are photographed outside the newly built Church of the Annunciation in Little Walsingham for the photo shot.

(Photograph: l-r: Major (Ret) ‘Paddy’ Ennis, Barry Cooper, Alice Bradshaw, Sheila Bell, Ann Bradshaw, Major Mark Bell, Ella [...]

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Bishop John returns for Retired Priests Reunion

Bishop John Crowley joined 14 of his fellow retired Diocesan priests for the annual Retired Priests Reunion hosted by Bishop Terence on 13th November in York. The event began as always with Concelebrated Mass followed by lunch and social get together exchanging reminiscences over many years.
During Mass, the Bishop remembered retired priests who had [...]

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Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for Advent 2009

Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for Advent 2009 has been posted to Bishop Terry’s sub-domain
Click here to read Bishop Terry’s letter.

By webmaster on November 28, 2009 | Leave a comment

Clergy Golf Competition

St Mary’s Church, Filey, recently hosted the Annual Golf Competition, at Filey Golf Club, for clergy from the Middlesbrough Diocese. A meal was provided after the event, by the Sisters of Mercy, at their Filey Convent.
The winner of the event was Canon Michael Ryan, who received the Bishop Drainey Cup from St Mary’s Parish Priest, [...]

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John Paul Centre 250+ Club Draw November 2009

Drawn on Monday 2nd November 2009

£100 number 224
£75 number 108
£50 number 78
£30 number 212
£25 number 331

Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 7th December
New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642 247831

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