To the Parishioners of Holy Name and St Anthony and Our Lady of Mercy
To be read at all Masses on the weekend of 18-19 October 2008 Dear brothers and sisters I wish you the peace of God, which is so much greater than we can understand, and I pray that it will guard our hearts and our thoughts, in Christ Jesus. You will recall that in...Proclaiming the Word in York
Heralded by a group of African singers called Umdumo Wesizwe (Sound of the Nation) and joined by a sizeable crowd drawn from all parts of our diocese, Bishop Terry Drainey blessed and opened the new St Pauls Bookshop in King’s Square, York on Thursday 11th...Giving thanks for St Mary’s new school
Bishop Terence Drainey celebrated a special Mass at St Mary’s Primary School, Grangetown, Middlesbrough on Thursday 25th September to re-dedicate the blaze-hit school which has ‘risen from the ashes’ with a major refurbishment. Last October the...
Pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Apostle Peter
15-24 September 2008 Bishop Terry writes, Very shortly after I had received my nomination as Bishop of Middlesbrough from the Holy Father, I also received a letter of congratulations from the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, His Eminence Cardinal...
