Organisations | Middlesbrough Diocese

£81,210 for Help for Heroes

by webmaster | Dec 1, 2010 | Organisations

The Catholic Women’s League of England and Wales have been raising funds to help our injured Service personnel. Since October 2009 until October 2010, they have raised £81,210.73 through cake stalls, garden parties, 40s nights, appeals and coffee mornings. The...

John Battle at the Cathedral

by webmaster | Nov 26, 2010 | St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Justice and Peace, Parishes

A scoop for Stokesley parish – John Battle, practising Catholic, formerly MP for Leeds West, had a packed Cathedral Hall enthused and inspired by his ideas for ‘Building Community’ (he had also been the keynote speaker at the final session of the...

Pakistan Floods – a chance to help

by webmaster | Nov 9, 2010 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations, CAFOD Appeals

The floods which hit Pakistan four months ago killed thousands and affected up to 14 million people, as well as bringing on-going misery and disease. Now winter is approaching and millions are still in desperate need. An event organised by Friends of the Earth in...

50th Anniversary of Family Fast Day

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | CAFOD, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Organisations, Parishes

Fr Jim O’Keefe’s Homily On Sunday 19th September, over 50,000 people participated in the Great North Run. Thousands of them did so to raise money for their favourite charity, many for CAFOD. Unfortunately, it clashed with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to...

Unlike the Ryder Cup – Rain doesn’t stop anniversary celebrations!

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | CAFOD, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Organisations, Parishes, Bishop Terry

Torrential rainstorms didn’t deter CAFOD Middlesbrough supporters who turned out in great numbers to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Family Fast Day at St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough on Sunday 3rd October with Bishop Terence Patrick...

10,001 new residents at York Carmelite Friary

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Miscellaneous, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations

On the last day of September, 10,001 newcomers arrived at the Carmelite Friary in York, More House. Only one of them, Brother Andy Joyce, will live in the house itself. The other 10,000 will live in a beehive at the bottom of the garden. Brother Andy has moved to the...