Daily Archives: Thursday February 25, 2010

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)
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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