Monthly Archives: January 2010

CAFOD Haiti Earthquake Emergency Appeal

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CAFOD Haiti Earthquake Emergency Appeal – Please hold a special collection in your parish this weekend
People are removing rubble with their bare hands to find survivors in Haiti, where a massive earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale has devastated the capital. We fear that more than three million people could be in [...]

By webmaster on January 16, 2010 | Leave a comment

Fr David Pick ordained for the Diocese

Fr David Pick from Bridlington, a former Anglican priest, was ordained by Bishop Terence in the Cathedral on 21st November – the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. David is the first priest Bishop Terence has ordained for our Diocese.

The Bishop was joined by more than 20 priests including Fr Colin Battell, Prior of [...]

By webmaster on January 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

Mary Ward inspires Albanian women

The 400th anniversary of Mary Ward is the focus of a three year project by Loreto Albania called ‘A woman’s right in Albania for freedom, justice, and to speak her truth’.
Life can be very hard for most Albanian women. They are very much subject to their men. Teenage girls are expected to marry a man [...]

By webmaster on January 1, 2010 | 1 Comment

Candidacy and Ministries

Congratulations to Bernard Morgan and Peter Warren, given Candidacy and Ministries at Mass by Bishop Terry on 6th December at St Mary Queen of Martyrs, Hull.

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Thanks for Father Simon

At the beginning of the Mass of Thanksgiving for Fr Simon Broughton’s two years as assistant priest in the Cathedral parish, the main celebrant Monsignor Ricardo Morgan gave a short welcome message to the congregation of around 150 who had braved bitterly cold winds to make their way there.

Initially seated behind Monsignor and Deacon Len, [...]

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A Belgian nun, a pampered poodle and you

CAFOD marks 50 years of Lent Fast Day
CAFOD is calling on its supporters to turn biscuits into bicycles and wine into water to mark the 50th anniversary of its annual fundraising initiative, Lent Fast Day. Over the last 50 years, more than £65 million has been raised by extraordinary people at Lent Fast Day, which [...]

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Our Climate is in Your Hands

The Anglican Bishop of Hull Richard Frith, Pastor Steven Gessen and Canon Michael Loughlin joined Bishop Terry Drainey for the CAFOD Advent service, on the theme ‘Our Climate is in Your Hands’ at St Charles Borromeo Church in Hull on Wednesday 2nd December.

photo by Bernard Swift

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Crossing the River

[ Sunday January 10, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] After beginning to read Isaiah’s prophecies during Advent, the READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH bible-challenge continues with the histories during January and February, reading the First and Second Books of Kings.

Here are exciting accounts of confrontations between kings and prophets, as the nation is torn into two kingdoms. Even the weather is God’s tool in attempting to reclaim His [...]

By webmaster on December 31, 2009 | Leave a comment