World Day of Prayer for Peace Dear Brothers and Sisters Happy New Year to you all! Does the passing from the Old Year to the New Year make things feel any different to you? I have always been disappointed with New Year. There is such a build up to it – reviews of the...
Christmas Mass times for many of our parishes can be found in the centre pages of the December 2011 issue of the Middlesbrough Catholic Voice. The Voice is available in pdf format here.
The annual delivery and collection of Christmas presents for seafarers is now in full swing in the north east ports and especially in the port of Tees and Hartlepool. St Augustine's Primary School were the first to donate a number of presents, followed quickly by St...
Celebrate Pope Benedict's World Peace Day message "Educating Young People in Justice and Peace" Liturgy booket and other materials to help you can be found here or contact the Pax Christi office on 0208 203 4884. What better way to start the New Year than by praying...
Friends of the Holy Land provide hope for over 500 around Bethlehem at Christmas. The Friends of the Holy Land are supporting 450 children under 12 from 150 families and 90 elderly people in Bethlehem and the surrounding area at Christmas. The children are either...
Dear Sisters and Brothers Listening to the news at the moment can be so depressing. Everything seems to be collapsing around us; earthquakes, wars, revolutions, financial instability, sleaze in politics, corruption in the media, scandal in the Church. Where can we...
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Bishop Terry has kindly invited me to mark my Silver Jubilee as a Bishop with a Mass in St Mary's Cathedral on Saturday 3rd December at midday. I am delighted to have this chance to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving in a Cathedral church...
In 2010 Bishop Drainey highlighted the fact that in the next 5-6 years there is likely to be only one priest to cover the Redcar, Marske and Saltburn area, which currently has a Mass attendance of approximately 1000. This presented the need for a substantial change in...
A Film by Michael Whyte This attractive film about the relics of St Thérèse to this country is a sensitive exploration of devotion in the Catholic community. The excellent editing allows for moments of humour and great insight, posing important questions...
