Monthly Archives: September 2010

John Paul Centre 250+ Club Draw September 2010

Drawn on Monday 6th September 2010

£100 Winning No 220
£75 Winning No 19
£50 Winning No 137
£30 Winning No 200

Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 4th October 2010
New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642 247831

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500 at Osmotherley Pilgrimage

photo of the Assumption Pilgrimage 2010 by Les Clarke

Nearly 500 people from all over the Middlesbrough Diocese trekked up a rough track to Mount Grace, Osmotherley, to take part in the annual outdoor Mass to mark the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven on Sunday 15th August.

‘For a change in recent years we were blessed with sunny weather which everyone [...]

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Moves in the Diocese of Middlesbrough

The following moves have taken place or are about to take place.
Monsignor Ricardo Morgan is to leave St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham and become Parish Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes, Saltburn and Administrator of St Anthony of Padua, Brotton
Canon Jerry Twomey is to move to St Mary’s, Filey.
Father Bill Serplus is to become [...]

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Papal Visit Begins

This morning Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Scotland at the beginning of his state visit to the United Kingdom.
Applications for tickets for all events during the visit are now closed.

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Watch the Papal Visit live

If you have a computer and an internet connection, you will be able to watch the Holy Father’s visit to the UK live and in full online at www.thepapalvisit.org.uk.
With just a week to go until Pope Benedict arrives in the UK, a new section on the official Papal Visit website has been launched where [...]

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Leadership and Collaboration in the Diocese of Middlesbrough

In the August edition of the Catholic Voice, it was announced that Bishop Terry is re-organising the diocese, in order to simplify and streamline our work, so that we can better fulfil our mission of proclaiming the good news and serving the kingdom of God. In that article, we looked in very general ways at [...]

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Thanks Fr Joe

More than 12 Diocesan priests and Bishop Terence, who presided, joined Fr Joe Brennan when he celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for his 60 years of priesthood at St Hilda’s, Whitby, on 23rd July. Representatives from parishes where Fr Joe had served were in the congregation. The concelebrants included Fr David Grant and Fr Pat [...]

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Pastoral Course participants sent forth by Bishop Terry

With wonderful appropriateness, the Gospel for 6th July 2010 spoke of the Lord sending labourers to his harvest. That theme echoed throughout the Sending Liturgy at the conclusion of Supporting Lay Pastoral Ministry, as Bishop Terry individually blessed the participants and sent them forth to their parishes to continue in their diverse work. The Bishop’s [...]

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Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award for Driffield Man

A parishioner of Our Lady and St Edward’s Church, Driffield, Professor V Alan McClelland, has been granted by the Holy Father the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award for his work in ecclesiastical history.

He is Chairman of the Catholic Record Society (CRS) and, for the last 20 years, Editor of Recusant History. The presentation was [...]

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Marking Mother Teresa’s Centenary

August 26th 2010 begins a year of celebrations marking the centenary of Mother Teresa’s birth. Two wonderfully inspiring colour-illustrated books help mark this important anniversary including the words of Malcolm Muggeridge who was responsible for first bringing Mother Teresa to the attention of the world.
Something Beautiful for God
by Malcolm Muggeridge
In 1969, Malcolm Muggeridge travelled [...]

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