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Anselme Noumbiwa

by webmaster | Sep 3, 2009 | Justice and Peace

Anselme Noumbiwa, a Cameroon national and resident of Tees Valley, is currently detained in Brookhouse IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK. He has been given ‘Open ended Removal Directions’, served on Wednesday 26th August, that he will be...

KSC visit to Lindisfarne

by webmaster | Aug 2, 2009 | Event Calendar, Organisations

The Knights of St Columba are to visit Holy Island on Saturday 5th September 2009. A coach will be departing at 9.30am from the Blue Bell, Acklam and returning at around 10pm. Tickets are only £10 per adult, £5 per youth under 16. Children under 10 free. Contact Joe...

6th Annual Pilgrimage to Holy Island

by webmaster | Aug 2, 2009 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

6th Annual Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris) Pilgrimage to Holy Island The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, is a place of deep spirituality and prayer whatever the season, time of year or indeed the weather, however, it can be said that to pray in an atmosphere of...

Papal Award for Tony

by webmaster | Aug 2, 2009 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

Tony McAvoy, the Apostleship of the Sea’s chaplain in the North East region, was presented with the Papal Award of Bene Merenti, at the annual pilgrimage to Holy Island by the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, the Rt Rev Seamus Cunningham. It is a measure of his...

CAFOD Harvest Fast Day 2009

by webmaster | Aug 2, 2009 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations

Friday 2nd October will be CAFOD Harvest Fast Day, please distribute Fast Day envelopes in parishes on the weekend of 26th/27th September. For further information on any of the above, please contact David or Carol on (01904) 671767 or e-mail...

Zimbabwean priest warns of false impressions

by webmaster | Aug 2, 2009 | CAFOD, Organisations

‘Be careful of false impressions, the crisis is still here’ says Zimbabwean priest A Zimbabwean Catholic priest has told CAFOD that despite supermarket shelves heaving with food imported from South Africa, the majority of Zimbabweans are still in need of...