The Rite of Election will be on Sunday 21st February, the First Sunday of Lent, at 3pm in St Mary's Cathedral. The Mass of Thanksgiving for all those involved will be held on the Vigil of Pentecost, Saturday 22nd May.
Latest News from around the Diocese and beyond
Crossing the River
After beginning to read Isaiah's prophecies during Advent, the READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH bible-challenge continues with the histories during January and February, reading the First and Second Books of Kings. Here are exciting accounts of confrontations between kings and...
John Paul Centre 250+ Club Draw December 2009
Drawn on Monday 7th December 2009 £100 Winning No 32 £75 Winning No 230 £50 Winning No 155 £30 Winning No 46 £25 Winning No 140 Next meeting and monthly draw - Monday 4th January New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642 247831
Middlesbrough UCM Celebrates Golden Jubilee
On Saturday 21st November 2009, the Union of Catholic Mothers celebrated their 50 years in the Middlesbrough Diocese. Members from Filey, Scarborough, Hull, Middlesbrough and York met at the Bar Convent, York. Their National President, Mrs Sheila Goodchild, joined...
‘The Last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury’
A Talk by Lucy Beckett It was with enormous pleasure that on Wednesday 21st October the Cleveland Newman Circle were able to welcome Lucy Beckett who shared something of her long-held fascination with Cardinal Pole. It was against the historical background of the...
Archbishop of York meets regional religious leaders
On 17th November 2009, The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, hosted an event bringing regional religious leaders together at Bishopthorpe Palace. The Archbishop of York introduced the event and listened to representatives from the Yorkshire and Humber Faith Forum...
Bishop Terry's letter to the Prime Minister regarding the Corus closure
Bishop Terence Drainey's open letter to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown regarding the closure of the Corus steelworks and the effects this will have on families on Teesside has been posted to the main diocesan web site and is available to download as a pdf here....
Bishop Terry’s letter to the Prime Minister regarding the Corus closure
Bishop Terence Drainey’s open letter to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown regarding the closure of the Corus steelworks and the effects this will have on families on Teesside. Bishop Terry is the seventh Bishop of Middlesbrough.
The Venerable Mary Ward
On 19th December 2009 Pope Benedict XVI formally published a Decree recognising the ‘heroic virtue’ demonstrated by Mary Ward and thereby conferring on her the title ‘Venerable’. Her cause will now go forward to the next stage in the process towards beatification and...
