Category: Parishes - Page 31 - Middlesbrough Diocese

Parish remembers its dead

by webmaster | Dec 1, 2010 | Parishes

On Monday 1st November, the eve of All Souls Day, the Parish of Our Lady and St Benedict’s, Ampleforth, commemorated in traditional manner its dead parishioners and all others buried in its graveyard, placing lighted candles on each of the graves. At Mass on All...

The Cathedral Processional Cross – 200 years old?

by webmaster | Nov 27, 2010 | Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

The reappearance of the Diocesan processional cross at major ceremonies has led to a lot of interest in its origins. The first occasion the cross was used was at the televised Midnight Mass in the old Cathedral in December 1980, when the principal concelebrant was...

Congratulations Canon Michael

by webmaster | Nov 27, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes

Over 30 priests joined Canon Michael Loughlin to concelebrate his silver jubilee Mass at St Charles Borromeo Church in Hull recently. Fr Michael White presented Canon Michael with an Apostolic Blessing from His Holiness Pope Benedict.

John Battle at the Cathedral

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

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...

Vigil for all Nascent Human Life

by webmaster | Nov 9, 2010 | Bishop Terry, Event Calendar, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

Invoking the Lord’s Protection over every human being called into existence. 3pm on Saturday 27th November at St Mary’s Cathedral With Eucharistic Adoration and Sacrament of Reconciliation 6.30pm Mass Bishop Terry Drainey will...

50th Anniversary of Family Fast Day

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

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...