Fridays of Lent at the John Paul Centre starting on Friday 2nd March, 11.00am (Sessions last about 45 minutes)

Turn aside for a while
from your ordinary employment.
Put aside your worldly cares.
Let your distractions wait.
Free yourself for a while for God
and rest in him.
St Anselm

There is Mass at the John Paul Centre Monday to Saturday at 12.10pm

John Paul Centre, 55 Grange Road, Middlesbrough TS1 5AU

For further information phone (01642) 247831

The Knights of St Columba Council 95 (York) are planning to put forward a petition to the Lord Mayor of York and the City Council that a street in York should be named after this very brave and deeply spiritual woman. There are currently petitions out in most of the Churches in York. However if any Churches in the Diocese are interested in signing email John Rayne-Davis Deputy Grand Knight on Dijohnv@aol.com or phone him on 01904 706867 and we will send you a petition form.

It is our intention to present these petitions to the new Lord Mayor taking office in May of this year who is Councillor Keith Hayman.

The street would probably be a new housing development on the edge of the city or possibly an unnamed river walk.

John Rayne-Davis, Deputy Grand Knight

In the January edition of the Voice, we included information on a significant event at York Minster on Saturday 21st April. We now include the link to the online questionnaire which we would like you to encourage everyone to complete. Results will be collated and announced at the York Minster event.

Archbishop John Sentamu and Bishop Terry Drainey will preside over the Minster event on the morning of 21st April and then on the afternoon, a series of workshops will be held at York St John College. In addition, a Government representative and senior representatives from national charities (Christian Aid, CAFOD, etc) will also be present. For more information, visit our website; www.CConCC.wikispaces.com, or please contact Emma Casson, Administrator for the Christian Census on Climate Change, tel 0787 937 2999, e-mail CConClimateChange@gmail.com

Please support this vital initiative. This is an opportunity for Christians from all denominations to take action and raise concerns about a major challenge facing our planet. As custodians of God’s Creation, we can make a difference for the Common Good.

John Hinman
Chair of Ecumenical Working Party

Survey available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CConClimateChange