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Study Day Explores Pope’s Vision For Missionary Parishes?

by Michael McG | Mar 6, 2019 | Diocese, Study Days

Bishop Terry is inviting clergy and lay-faithful to a study day to explore Pope Francis’ vision of what the Church needs to be both now and in the future. Priests and deacons and two specially chosen representatives from each parish in the diocese will be asked to...

Thankful For The Gift Of Grace

by Michael McG | Mar 6, 2019 | Vocations

Peter Taylor reflects on his ordination to the diaconate by Bishop Terry at St Mary’s Cathedral… Ordination as a deacon is an important, and final, step on their journey towards priesthood. Normally this takes place in the seminary in which the student is...

Bishop Terry's March 2019 Voice Column

by Michael McG | Mar 6, 2019 | Voice Column

What did the Pope say at World Youth Day in Panama? At the end of January I went with a group of young people from the diocese to World Youth Day in Panama. It was a truly wonderful experience. Over a period of four days the Holy Father spoke to us all – young and...

Help CAFOD Make A Difference This Lent

by Michael McG | Mar 5, 2019 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals

Friday March 15 is CAFOD’s Lent Family Fast Day. Traditionally, on each of our Fast Days we ask people to have a simple meal or give what they save to CAFOD, to help fund our work among some of the poorest people in the world. The collections we take in our parishes...

The Pope’s Prayer Intentions For March

by Michael McG | Mar 1, 2019 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

The Holy Father invites us to join our hearts to his, and together to Christ’s, praying about the concerns that face humanity and church. The purpose of this, his personal network of prayer, is to mobilise ourselves and each other, through prayer and action, to engage...