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Saying ‘Farewell’ to Fr John Paul Leonard

The Holy Name of Mary Union of Catholic Mothers (UCM) were delighted to take Fr John Paul Leonard out for a meal at Fellini's Restaurant recently. Fr John Paul has now gone to Rome to take up his new post at the English College. The UCM thanked him most sincerely for...

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Hull CWLC donate £500 to Marie Curie

The Hull and District Catholic Women's Luncheon Club meets each month at the Portland Hotel in Hull where an average of 45-50 women from parishes in and around Hull gather to enjoy lunch together and listen to a speaker. Each year, various events take place to raise...

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‘The Lady on the Bike’ Returns

Midwife Mary Boylen Celebrates 102nd Birthday Around South Bank, Midwife Mary Boylen was affectionately known as ‘the lady on the bike’. Mary is a past parishioner of St. Peter's Church, South Bank, and on on Sunday, June 27 she made a visit back to the church she...

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Saltburn parishioners thank Canon Madden

More than 120 people sang 'For He's a Jolly Good Fellow' for Canon Bill Madden, retiring parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes, Saltburn, after a farewell cheque was presented on the altar after Mass on Sunday 4th September. Parishioner Liam Gardiner said 'We have all...

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First Holy Communion Joy in Whitby

Six children from St Hilda's Roman Catholic School, Whitby, made their First Holy Communion during the summer. Parish Priest, Fr Neil McNicholas, is pictured after the Mass with the children at St Hilda's Roman Catholic Church, Whitby.

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Celebrating St Margaret Clitherow

Members of York churches joined together on Bank Holiday Monday (30th August) for an ecumenical service in St Martin's Church, Coney Street. Margaret Clitherow was baptised in the font which still stands in the church. The service marked the 40th anniversary of her...

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York Knights and Smile Train

The York Knights of St Columba have already raised over £800 for Smile Train. This is a charity which arranges free operations on children in the developing world who have cleft lips or palates. This included collections at the York Minister Mass and the Mass at...

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500 at Osmotherley Pilgrimage

Nearly 500 people from all over the Middlesbrough Diocese trekked up a rough track to Mount Grace, Osmotherley, to take part in the annual outdoor Mass to mark the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven on Sunday 15th August. 'For a change in recent years we...

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