Daily Archives: Saturday February 20, 2010

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Your used stamps please!

Don’t throw away those used stamps. Peter Derry collects them to help the Redemptorist Missions, this year being his twenty second.

Peter is a parishioner of St Edward’s and St Peter’s in Scarborough. Please send your stamps (and postcards pre-1940) to him at: 79 Weaponness Valley Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2JG. Peter asks if [...]

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John Paul Centre 250+ Club Draw February 2010

Drawn on Monday 4th January 2010

£100 Winning No 89
£75 Winning No 263
£50 Winning No 217
£30 Winning No 76
£25 Winning No 258

Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 1st March 2010
New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642 247831

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Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for Lent 2010

Bishop Terry’s Pastoral letter for Lent 2010 has been posted to Bishop Terry’s section of this site. Click here to read it.
To hear Bishop Terry’s podcasted version of the Pastoral Letter for Lent 2010, which has also been posted to Bishop Terry’s section of this site, click here.

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