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In Christ there are many members, but one body

by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Event Calendar, Organisations

Women’s World Day of Prayer this year provides a wonderful opportunity to build up unity among Christians. Prepared by the women of Papua, New Guinea, the theme is ‘In Christ there are many members, but one body’. Look out for your local service on...

St Bede’s Deanery Support Group Children’s Christmas Party

by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Parishes

Our third Christmas Party took place at Sacred Heart School, Redcar on 20th December. One hundred children under 11 enjoyed face painting, lucky dip, party games and food, a disco and of course meeting Father Christmas. The photographs show a big game of pass the...

All hands on deck

by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Parishes

The February READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH launch was hosted at URC Church, Priory Street, an imposing edifice built to cater for the spiritual needs of the Scottish regiments based in York. Leviticus, the book for January, and Numbers for February share a pamphlet. These...

Death of Ampleforth’s Oldest Monk

by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Obituaries, Religious Communities

Fr Benet Perceval, the oldest member of the monastic Community at Ampleforth, died peacefully in the monastery infirmary in the early hours of Friday 30th January 2009, surrounded by some of his fellow monks in prayer. Fr Benet’s death was marked later that day...

Sr Bride Carolan DC (1921-2008)

by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Obituaries

Sr Mary Carolan DC, Headmistress of St George’s RC Primary School 1958-1985, died peacefully in St Vincent’s Nursing Home, Pinner on 29th November 2008. Bride Carolan was born in Middlesbrough in 1921 and educated at St Philomena’a and Newlands...