by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Sacraments, Parishes, Bishop Terry
Peter Warren writes, ‘I was inducted into the Ministry of Acolyte by Bishop Drainey at the Sunday morning Mass at St George’s in York on 8th March. It was wonderful to be able to share this special service with the parishioners of my home parish. The...
by webmaster | Mar 10, 2009 | Bishop Terry
For those who missed the first sessions of ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’ and for those who would like a ‘refresher’ Bishop Terry has kindly posted his notes for the first session on the ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’ site. The second sessions take...
by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Religious Communities, Bishop Terry
A cold day in late January saw a packed York Minster witnessing what one distinguished member of the congregation called ‘the greatest day in the history of our diocese’, the celebration of Mass to commemorate the Founding Vision of Mary Ward. By the very...
by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ I suspect many of you followed the election of the President of the United States? No matter what you think of the outcome, it was certainly an important event and one which in some ways will affect all of us. There is another...
by webmaster | Feb 26, 2009 | Bishop Terry's Homilies
25 February 2009 I have never had much love for Wednesdays. It always seems too far into the week to remember what happened last weekend, and it is just not near enough to next weekend to feel good about! I don’t like the end of February or early March either for the...
by webmaster | Feb 9, 2009 | Bishop Terry's Homilies
8 February 2009 Fifth Sunday of the Year (B) Introduction It is good to be here today with you to celebrate the Mass and to remember God’s great gift to us in the apparitions of Our Blessed Lady at Lourdes to St Bernadette. The Gospel tells us of the healing message...