Author: Michael McG - Page 136 - Middlesbrough Diocese

Bar Convent Displays 1,000-Strong Choir Of Angels

by Michael McG | Dec 17, 2020 | Bar Convent, Pastoral Centres

York’s Bar Convent says it’s “overwhelmed” after more than 1,000 angels were created to adorn the windows of its stunning Grade II-listed building this Christmas. People of all ages and from across the UK, including nine schools, and angels even came from as far as...

Please Give Generously For Sea Sunday

by Michael McG | Dec 16, 2020 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

This Sunday (December 20) is Sea Sunday, when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea.Seafarers and fishers are among the heroes of this pandemic, ensuring that food, medicine and other vital equipment continues to be delivered to us. Please support...

York Knitters Have Lourdes Pilgrims Covered!

by Michael McG | Dec 9, 2020 | Lourdes

Members of the UCM in St Aelred’s Parish in York have been busy knitting blankets for our Lourdes pilgrims during lockdown. Requests went out over the parish’s WhatsApp for any spare wool people had and arrangements were made for delivery. The ladies then knitted the...

Iraq Church Welcomes 2021 Papal Visit

by Michael McG | Dec 8, 2020 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations, Pope Francis

Iraq’s Christians have welcomed news that Pope Francis is set to go to Iraq next spring – the first time any pontiff will have visited the country. Syriac Catholic Archbishop Nizar Semaan of Hadiab-Erbil warmly greeted the announcement that Pope Francis will visit...

Carol Service For People Living With Dementia

by Michael McG | Dec 8, 2020 | Music for the Mind, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

Monsignor Gerard Robinson will lead a carol service for people living with dementia at St Mary’s Cathedral in Middlesbrough on Sunday December 13 at 3pm, to be streamed live on the diocesan YouTube page. The service, which has been organised by the Music for the Mind...