by Michael McG | Mar 10, 2017 | Apostleship of the Sea
The Apostleship of the Sea’s Immingham port chaplain Father Colum Kelly is presenting a series of weekly podcasts during Lent on the theme “Our Lenten Voyage”. Each podcast is built around the Sunday’s Gospel and offers a unique perspective of Lent....
by Michael McG | Mar 1, 2017 | Apostleship of the Sea
The Apostleship of the Sea’s Immingham port chaplain Father Colum Kelly is presenting a series of weekly podcasts during Lent on the theme “Our Lenten Voyage”. Each podcast is built around the Sunday’s Gospel and offers a unique perspective of Lent....
by Michael McG | Sep 30, 2016 | St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Apostleship of the Sea, Bishop Terry
The Apostleship of the Sea brings “great blessings, great comfort and great joy to the many who receive the ministry,” Bishop Terry told a gathering of the charity’s supporters. Speaking at the end of Mass to mark the feast of Stella Maris, Our Lady Star of the Sea,...
by Michael McG | Sep 5, 2016 | Appeals and Special Events, Miscellaneous, CAFOD, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Organisations
Many of us feel that the plight of millions of refugees coping with war, criminals and indifferent states seems so far removed from our shores. Sadly, a growing number of potent and tragic symbols in Greece, Italy and Turkey on our television screens can make us feel...
by Michael McG | Sep 1, 2016 | CAFOD, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Justice and Peace
A Lampedusa Cross, hand-carved from the driftwood of capsized refugee boats is being displayed in Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Middlesbrough in an act of solidarity with the plight of refugees. The cross will be presented to Monsignor Gerard Robinson VG at a Mass at...
by Michael McG | Jul 15, 2016 | Miscellaneous, Schools and Colleges, Organisations, Parishes
Young asylum seekers arriving from war-torn Syria and other troubled parts of the world will be helped to blend into in their new surroundings thanks to kind-hearted Teesside churchgoers. More than 70 pairs of trainers were donated, as well as £300 in cash, after an...