by Michael McG | May 24, 2023 | Appeals and Special Events, Talks, Retreats and Lectures, Evangelisation
The Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission is delighted to welcome Christine Allen as this year’s speaker for the Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture, “Signs of Hope in a Troubled World”.Christine has been the director of CAFOD since the spring of 2019. She held leadership...
by Michael McG | May 10, 2023 | Appeals and Special Events, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Parishes
Priests from throughout the diocese reaffirmed their ministry by renewing the promises made at their ordination during the annual Mass of Chrism in St Mary’s Cathedral.As well as the renewal of priestly promises, the Mass also included the blessing of the Oil of...
by Michael McG | May 9, 2023 | Appeals and Special Events, Synod of Bishops 2023
Moment of Prayer for the Synod: Wednesday May 31 2023 The General Secretariat of the Synod has invited the Synods of the Eastern Catholic churches, episcopal conferences and Marian shrines to celebrate a moment of prayer on Wednesday May 31, the liturgical memorial of...
by Michael McG | Apr 11, 2023 | Appeals and Special Events
The St Bernadette Relic Tour team have released a film commemorating last year’s visit, which included stops at Middlesbrough, Hull and Ampleforth. The tour reached one in four UK Catholics, with thousands of people participating in the visit. The relics of St...
by Michael McG | Feb 6, 2023 | Appeals and Special Events, Miscellaneous
A performance of Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius will take place at the Sage Gateshead on Sunday February 26 at 5pm. The words, written by St John Henry Newman, tell the moving story of the death of a man of faith, the journey of his soul in the company of...
by Michael McG | Jan 18, 2023 | Appeals and Special Events, Synod of Bishops 2023
A message from Margaret Clark, president of the National Board of Catholic Women (NBCW)… I have been privileged this last year to have been involved in many discussions on the Synod.From a listening course, an NBCW conference in Durham, attendance at national forums...
