by webmaster | Jan 27, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, St Bede's Pastoral Centre, Pastoral Centres, Parishes, Religious Communities
A Special Feature to mark Jubilee 400 The Yorkshire Society, which honours the achievements of distinguished people born in Yorkshire by erecting Yorkshire Rose Plaques in their name, usually celebrates famous Yorkshire men. In March 2007 the Society came to the Bar...
by webmaster | Jan 27, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar, Religious Communities
A Reminder The Congregation of Jesus and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary are opening this Jubliee Year with a celebratory Catholic Eucharist in York Minster by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter on Thursday 29th January at 11.30am.
by webmaster | Jan 27, 2009 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations, Religious Communities
On 6th January, an ancient bell was installed at the new monastery of the Carmelite nuns at Thicket Priory just outside York. Thicket has long been the home of Roman Catholic religious women; from the 12th Century, Cistercian nuns lived there until the Reformation...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Religious Communities
The Jubilee 400 Heritage Project was created by the Bar Convent Trustees to work alongside the York community of the Congregation of Jesus. During the three year period of their Jubilee 400 Celebrations the aim is to realise their ambition of creating a centre of...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Religious Communities
The Bar Convent is the oldest living convent in England. Frances Bedingfield founded the Convent in 1686 during the time of persecution for Catholics in England. A school for Catholic girls was established on the current site and the surviving Grade 1 listed Georgian...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Religious Communities
2009 ‘I hope in God it will be seen that women in time will do much’ 2009 marks 400 years since Yorkshire woman Mary Ward (1585-1685) pioneered the first uncloistered religious order of women modelled on the freedom and mobility of the Jesuits. Born into a network of...