by webmaster | Jul 8, 2010 | Miscellaneous
On 23rd May, Pentecost Sunday, more than twelve hundred Christians from a wide variety of York churches gathered to take part in the Global Day of Prayer. At 5.45 pm, the Minster bells stopped ringing and trumpets announced prayer on the city walls. People then...
by webmaster | Jul 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Miscellaneous, Event Calendar, English Martyrs, York, Organisations
The Knights of St Columba in York (Council 95) will be fundraising for Smile Train. This is a charity which arranges surgery for children with cleft lips in the developing world. There will be a collection at the Mass the Knights are holding on 28th July at Fairfax...
by webmaster | Jul 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Miscellaneous, Event Calendar, Justice and Peace
Our country is facing testing times and whilst there is a great deal of anxiety about the economy and cuts there is also the promise of a new form of Government through Coalition. Catholic social teaching is not as well-known today as it should be. If it were better...
by webmaster | Jul 7, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Miscellaneous, Event Calendar
The official website for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to England and Scotland from 16-19 September 2010 can be found at www.thepapalvisit.org.uk Click here to read the itinerary At this site you can also find out about Pope Benedict XVI, his key teachings, the...
by webmaster | Jul 7, 2010 | Miscellaneous, Event Calendar, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations
From Monday 19th until Sunday 25th July there will be a ‘Pilgrimage of Hope’ to Rome for young people (18-35) associated with the Carmelite Order (contact Fr. Tony Lester for details phone 01904 410249). For general information please contact Johan...
by webmaster | Jul 7, 2010 | Miscellaneous, Event Calendar, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations
There will be a mini-retreat to Aylesford Priory (The Friars) in Kent on Friday 16th – Sunday 18th July coinciding with the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on 16th July and the Day for the Carmelite Family on Sunday 18th July (please book rooms by contacting the...