Laetare, Rejoice Sunday, and rejoice we did. It was a very special occasion for Maureen and Les Roberts, parishioners of St. Augustine’s Church, Redcar as they celebrated their Golden Wedding, 50 very full years of marriage. Being a quiet retiring pair they kept the...
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Bible Study at English Martyrs, York
The monthly Bible study sessions get under way again at English Martyrs Church Hall in Dalton Terrace, York, following the recent Lent study course shared with Our Lady's parish. Again a shared set of occasions, they are informally structured and genuinely welcoming...
St Mary’s Cathedral Flower Festival
To celebrate 25 years since the laying of the Foundation Stone of our Cathedral, we are holding a Festival of Flowers from Friday 23rd September to Sunday 25th September. The theme of the Festival is to be 'The Life of Mary' and we hope this will be a spectacular...
‘Pearl of York’ honoured in York Minster
Eight hundred people from all over the country made a pilgrimage to York to honour St Margaret Clitherow on her Feast Day, 26th March. She was honoured with the first Sung Latin Mass to be celebrated at the High Altar of York Minster since the reign of Queen Mary...
York Catholic History Day
The 16th York Catholic History Day will take place on 4th June at the Bar Convent. As usual, the talks will cover several aspects of Catholic life in the region and will appeal to a wide audience. Martin Craven, local historian and author who spoke at the 2009 History...
John Paul Centre 250+ Club Draw April 2011
Drawn on Monday 4th April 2011 £100 Winning No 35 £75 Winning No 90 £50 Winning No 233 £30 Winning No 79 Next meeting and monthly draw - Monday 9th May 2011
Design Award for new Church building
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is pleased to announce the success of its fifth Design Awards Scheme. This biennial scheme is intended to give support and recognition to projects which have achieved high design standards. Fifteen projects were assessed on the...
Lent give it up message from Bishop Drainey
This Lent I am giving up something which is very precious to me and I expect very precious to most people - TIME. There seems so little of it and it goes so quickly. Each day I am trying to spend a little more time with the Lord in prayer and quiet refection so that...
RE in the English Baccalaureate – act now!
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) was introduced in 2010 and is awarded to all students who achieve GCSEs at grades A*-C in English, Mathematics, Science, a Humanities subject and a Modern Foreign Language. However, the list of recognised Humanities subjects does not...
