The Reverend Sharon Whittington will be speaking about her work as Chaplain for St Leonard’s Hospice to the Women’s Commission at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre in York on 3rd March from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm. The meeting is open to all (including men) and is ecumenical. The...
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Reaching Far and Wide – Conference for Rural Catholics
The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has a small team concerned with rural issues. It represents Catholics on various national and international bodies, offers training opportunities, and has an official rural contact in most dioceses. Most Catholic churches...
Spring into Action on Climate Change – Christian Census on Climate Change
In the January edition of the Voice, we included information on a significant event at York Minster on Saturday 21st April. We now enclose the questionnaire which we would like you to encourage everyone to complete and give to your Parish Priest or York Event...
CAFOD’s 50th Anniversary
Carol Cross, Diocesan CAFOD Manager talks about CAFOD's 50th Anniversary 2012 is CAFOD’s 50th Anniversary year during which we would like to celebrate our past successes and build on them. As CAFOD’s Diocesan Manager, I would like to personally acknowledge and express...
Christmas Presents for Seafarers
The annual delivery and collection of Christmas presents for seafarers was in full swing in December in the North East ports and especially in the port of Tees and Hartlepool. St Augustine’s Primary School was the first to donate a number of presents, followed quickly...
Christian Discipleship in Action – Apostleship of the Sea
Gregg Watts write on the role of the Lay Port Chaplain “I have to admit to knowing very little about seafarers before I took this job. However for anybody who takes on this role, you very soon realise the importance of seafarers in our life, and the sacrifices they...
‘The Gospel and Dementia’ – a change of date
Please note that the date for Sr Siobhan O’Keeffe's day on 'The Gospel and Dementia. A Message of Hope' at St Bede's Pastoral Centre has been changed from 21st to 28th January 2012. For more information, please contact Carol Reeves and Diane Granger Administrators St...
Submissions for February Catholic Voice
Copy and photographs for inclusion in the March 2012 issue of Catholic Voice should be sent to: The Editor, Middlesbrough Diocesan Catholic Voice, Curial Offices, 50a The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QT. Tel (01642) 850505, Fax (01642) 851404, E-mail...
Ushaw College – Good News
Durham Business School to sign Lease agreement for temporary move to Ushaw College Durham University and the Trustees of Ushaw College have announced that Durham Business School (DBS) is to temporarily relocate to Ushaw College while a state-of-the-art rebuilding and...
