by Michael McG | Mar 18, 2020 | Coronavirus, Bishop Terry, Catholic Bishop's Conference
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has issued liturgical advice in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, while Bishop Terry has added some additional points to clergy and parishioners. Bishop Terry added the following note to the letter you can read...
by Michael McG | Jan 8, 2020 | Diocese, Justice and Peace, Bishop Terry
The Diocese of Middlesbrough and the Diocese of Lancaster have announced their commitment to divest from fossil fuels, becoming the first Catholic dioceses in England and Wales to do so. Their announcements are made together with two Catholic religious orders – the...
by webmaster | Nov 12, 2019 | Bishop Terry, Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Less than two months ago I was present at the canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman. In his writings Newman pointed out very clearly that our faith cannot remain just a thought in our head. It has to be a real meeting with the person of...
by Michael McG | Nov 4, 2019 | Religious Communities, Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry presided at the abbatial blessing of Dame Anna Brennan OSB, the newly elected abbess of Stanbrook Abbey in Wass. The blessing of an abbess, first recorded in the sixth century, has varied in form and expression over the centuries. Nowadays, the rite is...
by Michael McG | Sep 5, 2019 | St Charles, Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations, Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry will preside at a Mass in St Charles Borromeo Church in Hull on Tuesday October 8. Mass will be in honour of Our of Lady Star of the Sea, patron of seafarers’ charity Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea). All are invited to come along to pray for...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2019 | Sacraments, Vocations, Bishop Terry
Congratulations to Father Francis Sutcliffe, who was ordained to the priesthood at Saint John of Beverley Church on Saturday May 11. Father Francis is a former Anglican vicar and is married to Barbara. Our pictures show Bishop Terry laying on hands and requesting and...