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Bishop Terry's April 2019 Voice Column

by Michael McG | Mar 28, 2019 | Voice Column

They say that mud sticks and life experience tells us that this is absolutely true. It is the same with shame; it clings and actually seems to eat into the very marrow of our being, eating away at our self-esteem until we are, in some cases, completely floored. What I...

Baby Hospice Appeals For Vital Funds

by Michael McG | Mar 28, 2019 | Appeals and Special Events

Middlesbrough’s only dedicated baby hospice has made a desperate appeal for support to prevent it from having to close its doors for two days a week. Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice issued a rallying call to the public to ensure this essential and unique service remains in...

Appeal For Urgent Help After Cyclone

by Michael McG | Mar 22, 2019 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD Appeals

CAFOD is appealing for help as it seeks to provide urgent humanitarian for the millions of people made homeless by Cyclone Idai. The charity says its priority is to reach the most vulnerable with food and clean water, basic shelter and hygiene kits in Mozambique,...

Pray For Seafarers At Lindisfarne Pilgrimage

by Michael McG | Mar 21, 2019 | Apostleship of the Sea, Pilgrimage

Apostleship of the Sea invites you to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne for a peaceful day of prayer and reflection on Saturday June 8. Parish groups, families and individuals all welcome to join them and pray for seafarers and for everyone involved in our ministry and...

Faith Renewed With Pope Francis In The Sun

by Michael McG | Mar 6, 2019 | Appeals and Special Events, Pope Francis, World Youth Day

A group of 20 young people from our diocese plus Bishop Terry, Father William Massie, Father Phil Cunnah, Deacon Peter Taylor and two Franciscan sisters, flew out from Newcastle to Panama City – via Heathrow and Bogota – to join Pope Francis for World Youth Day. One...