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Mass of Thanksgiving

by webmaster | Apr 15, 2009 | Evangelisation, Event Calendar, Parishes, RCIA, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

Especially, but not exclusively, or all new Catholics, their godparents and sponsors at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough on Saturday 30th May, 3pm (the Vigil Mass of Pentecost). Saturday 30th May 2009, 3pm (the Vigil Mass of Pentecost) at St Mary’s Cathedral,...

Record Number at the Rite of Election

by webmaster | Mar 29, 2009 | Bishop Terry, Evangelisation, Parishes, RCIA, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

Almost 500 people filled St Mary’s Cathedral for the celebration of the Rite of Election on the First Sunday of Lent, 1st March 2009. This joyful occasion saw 30 catechumens – preparing for baptism, and 58 candidates – preparing for reception into...

Photographs and galleries

by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Evangelisation, Miscellaneous, Parishes, RCIA, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

Photos from the recent Rite of Election are, courtesy of our diocesan photographer Les Clark, free to download and printout from the Diocesan web site, subject to the Terms and Conditions of use of the diocesan web sites. The main diocesan photo galleries can be found...

The extraordinary command to love

by webmaster | Mar 10, 2009 | Evangelisation, Parishes

Speaking on Monday evening Fr Francis Maple, a Capuchin Franciscan Friar currently leading a parish Lenten mission at St Patrick’s Church in Thornaby, described the extraordinary command to love from God. “Does anyone else command you to love them?”,...

Fanning the Flames

by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Evangelisation, Miscellaneous

Bishop Urges Parishes To Make ‘Mission Training’ A 2009 Priority “…To proclaim and share the faith is the reason that the Church exists. All of us, from the youngest to the oldest, lay, consecrated and ordained can play our part in home mission. Consider putting...

Mass of Thanksgiving for New Catholics

by webmaster | Jan 13, 2009 | Evangelisation, Event Calendar, Parishes, RCIA, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

Bishop Terence would like to invite everyone to celebrate the Vigil Mass of Pentecost in Thanksgiving for all who have been received into the Church at Easter and in previous years on Saturday 30th May at 3.00 pm in the Cathedral (this Mass fulfils the Sunday...