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Marino Restrepo

by webmaster | Sep 10, 2008 | Event Calendar, Miscellaneous

Dubbed ‘St Paul for these times’, Marino Restrepo is a famous singer and actor in his native Columbia. Kidnapped and held for ransom by FARC guerillas for six months until he managed to escape, Marino experienced a profound religious experience during his captivity...

Director of Schools Vacancy

by webmaster | Sep 5, 2008 | Education Service, Miscellaneous

The Way Forward Salary: £70k-£75k (L30-L33) + Lease Car An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced, inspirational and strategic leader committed to championing Catholic school and college education in our Diocese. The Diocese of Middlesbrough has...

A model parish

by webmaster | Aug 19, 2008 | Miscellaneous

I thought you might care to see my transformation of the Hornby country church into a fictional Our Lady and St Hilda, Teesdale for my railway layout. After all, is there any reason why every model church has to be an Anglican one! The exterior shows...

A Tried and Tested Way of Prayer for Troubled Times

by webmaster | Aug 18, 2008 | Event Calendar, Miscellaneous, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville

‘Be still’, said the Psalmist, ‘and know that I am God.’ Stillness and silence are qualities we often claim we value. But, both in congregational worship and in our private prayer, we often find ourselves uneasy with them. Yet in the confusion...

Thoughts of a Year 6 pupil

by webmaster | Aug 18, 2008 | Miscellaneous, Schools and Colleges

Football is like life. Playing a game of football makes all the crowd (saints) cheer. Playing a game badly or being taken off the pitch means your time is up in living a game of football. Our game will end some day and we will be taken to the crowd as saints to cheer...

Commissioning Ministers of the Word

by webmaster | Aug 18, 2008 | Miscellaneous

I have been a reader at Mass for many, many years. However, I have always been a sceptic as far as being commissioned is concerned; after all, one can either read in public or one can’t! However, I was persuaded to attend the Diocese’s Formation and...