Apostleship of the Sea | Middlesbrough Diocese

Seafarer support needed more than ever!

by webmaster | May 2, 2011 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

Container traffic into Teesport is steadily increasing and figures show it rose 15% just in the last year. The Evening Gazette recently reported plans for a multi-million pound expansion of Teesport’s container terminal facilities. The move is part of a wider...

Eighth Annual Apostleship of the Sea Pilgrimage to Holy Island

by webmaster | Apr 30, 2011 | Event Calendar, Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

The Apostleship of the Sea ‘Stella Maris’ Eighth Annual Day of Prayer and Pilgrimage to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne is to be led by the Rt Rev Declan Lang, Bishop of Clifton and Bishop’s Conference Chair of International Affairs on Saturday 25th...

Catenians support AoS

by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

Tony McAvoy, who is the Lay Port Chaplain and North East Regional Co-ordinator for the Apostleship of the Sea, was a guest speaker at Redcar and Cleveland’s Catenian Circle meeting on 16th February 2011. With 95% of goods imported to the UK arriving by sea, Tony...

Seafarers given the opportunity to celebrate on Ash Wednesday

by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

In his Lenten message this year, Pope Benedict XVI, calls us to reflect on justice, on how each person can be given their ‘rightful due’. The port chaplains of the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) took up this call on Ash Wednesday. The Holy Father says that...

Hull Knights re-established

by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

The Knights of St Columba has been re-established in the city of Hull and the Deputy Supreme Knight of the Order, Bro Bertie Grogan, travelled from London to formally announce the re-erection of Council No 45 Hull and to install its Officers. We have been active with...

Tees and Hartlepool Port Carol Service

by webmaster | Dec 3, 2010 | Event Calendar, Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

The local joint Maritime Ministries, the Mission to Seafarers, the Apostleship of the Sea, and the German Seaman’s Mission invite you to the annual Tees and Hartlepool Port Carol Service. This will be at St Hilda’s Anglican Church, The Headland, Hartlepool...