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Retiring Collection at Chrism Mass

by webmaster | Jun 2, 2010 | Diocese

Sincere thanks to all who contributed to the retiring collection at the Chrism Mass. The £900 raised will be shared equally between the Priests’ Training Fund and the Retired Priests’ Welfare Fund.

Celebrate St George’s Night

by webmaster | Apr 15, 2010 | Event Calendar, Schools and Colleges

With song, music, magic and laughter on Friday 23rd April, 7.30pm at St Joseph’s Primary School, Marton Road. Tickets £4 including pie and peas (bring your own drinks and flag) from 01642 274286. (Entry ticket is prize draw ticket!)

UCM supports Priests’ Training Fund

by webmaster | Apr 3, 2010 | Diocese, Organisations, Parishes

On Sunday 21st February, Holy Name of Mary (Middlesbrough) Foundation of the Union of Catholic Mothers held a Cake Stall and Tombola to raise funds for its charities. Through the generosity of parishioners, £230.64 was raised of which £150.00 has been...

First step on the road to sainthood for Mary Ward

by webmaster | Mar 3, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Religious Communities, Schools and Colleges

Mass in Westminster Cathedral to celebrate Bar Convent Sisters and All Saints School attend More than 2,300 people attended a service at Westminster Cathedral recently when the Most Rev Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, conducted a Celebratory Mass in honour...

Fr Marsden’s homily delivered at Fr Joe O’Brien’s funeral

by webmaster | Feb 20, 2010 | Obituaries, Parishes

When talking about priests the phrase ‘men set apart’ is often used. The trouble is that such an image can expresses superiority – not servants but masters. And when the cracks and failings of human finiteness show in priests, waves of shock, horror...

Fr Joseph O’Brien R.I.P.

by webmaster | Feb 20, 2010 | Obituaries, Parishes

Fr Joseph O’Brien who died on 25th January 2010 aged 87 was buried after his funeral Mass on 5th February at Sacred Heart Church, Hull, where he had been ordained as a priest for our Diocese by Bishop McClean on 22nd February 1975. Bishop Terry was the Principal...