Monthly Archives: February 2010

Canon Michael Bayldon’s Ruby Jubilee – the homily

Homily given at Canon Michael Bayldon’s Ruby Jubilee by Canon Michael Ryan
Congratulations on your new church. All the hard work and numerous meetings have come to fruition – well done. Congratulations to Michael and thanks for asking me to say these few words.
There is a song that Liam Clancy – of the Clancy Brothers – [...]

By webmaster on February 28, 2010 | Leave a comment

Christian Unity Service at Guisborough

Churches Together in Guisborough held prayers and an ecumenical celebration for Christian Unity Week 2010. The week started at the Salvation Army Citadel then moved through the week to St Nicholas Church with the Rev Graham Pacey, the Methodist Church with Rev Isabel Stuart, the United Reform Church with Rev Ken Harris, the Christian Fellowship [...]

By webmaster on February 28, 2010 | Leave a comment

Canon Michael Bayldon – Ruby Jubilee

Canon Michael Bayldon is the Parish Priest at St Paulinus RC Church at Guisborough and on Monday 22nd February celebrated his Ruby Jubilee of 40 years as a priest. Fr Michael, as he likes to be known, was ordained as a priest on 22nd February 1970 by Bishop John Gerard McClean at St John of [...]

By webmaster on February 28, 2010 | Leave a comment

Fr Anthony Barry’s 90th birthday

Many happy returns to Fr J Anthony Barry on his recent 90th birthday. Fr Tony, a much loved priest (and dear friend of the webmaster) celebrated Mass with Fr Pat Keogh at the Nazareth House chapel on the day. Many happy returns to him.

(photo courtesy of Angela Collinson)

By webmaster on February 25, 2010 | Leave a comment

Young people helping young people

The St Bede’s Deanery Confirmation Youth Group chose Nightstop Teesside (a group which provides emergency temporary accommodation for homeless young people between the ages of 16 and 25) for their Christmas appeal. The group arranged an appeal within their own parishes for items such as toiletries and underwear, the amount collected was staggering.

The photo shows [...]

By webmaster on February 25, 2010 | Leave a comment

Royal seal of approval to a match made in Heaven

Two very special parishioners at St Patrick’s, Thornaby, had much to celebrate recently. Mary and Tom Catnach celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on 26th November 2009 and the icing on their cake was a beautiful telegram from Her Majesty the Queen.

The happy couple recalled their first meeting in December 1945 when Tom, a native of [...]

By webmaster on February 25, 2010 | Leave a comment

Oh, No! Not that woman again!

[ Friday March 19, 2010; 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] F Mary Callan in York’s Literature Festival

In an afternoon entitled ‘Oh, No! Not that woman again!’ Mary Callan presents ‘Four Disastrous Heroines of the Bible’ looking at how the bible can help us process modern disasters, followed by ‘Did Paris get it Wrong?’ a new look at the story of Helen of Troy.

Mary will [...]

By webmaster on February 25, 2010 | Leave a comment

READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH Bible challenge

The March project is to complete reading the Book of Isaiah, ideal Lenten reading. God shows Himself Lord of history, and promises Israel’s return from exile. The Suffering Servant prophecies prepare us for Christ’s suffering. The usual pamphlet to accompany the month’s reading will be delayed, ’till I’ve given up the day job’, says author [...]

By webmaster on February 25, 2010 | Leave a comment

Fr Marsden’s homily delivered at Fr Joe O’Brien’s funeral

When talking about priests the phrase ‘men set apart’ is often used. The trouble is that such an image can expresses superiority – not servants but masters. And when the cracks and failings of human finiteness show in priests, waves of shock, horror and uncertainty ripple through the people of God.
‘Men set apart’ is not [...]

By webmaster on February 20, 2010 | 1 Comment

Fr Joseph O’Brien R.I.P.

Fr Joseph O’Brien who died on 25th January 2010 aged 87 was buried after his funeral Mass on 5th February at Sacred Heart Church, Hull, where he had been ordained as a priest for our Diocese by Bishop McClean on 22nd February 1975. Bishop Terry was the Principal Concelebrant and he was joined by 20 [...]

By webmaster on February 20, 2010 | 1 Comment