A report on the Middlesbrough Diocesan pilgrimage to the Lady Chapel at Osmotherley for the Feats of the Assumption, featuring the homily given by Bishop Roche of Leeds who joined Bishop Terry and Abbot Cuthbert this year.
Latest News from around the Diocese and beyond
Anselme Noumbiwa
Anselme Noumbiwa, a Cameroon national and resident of Tees Valley, is currently detained in Brookhouse IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK. He has been given 'Open ended Removal Directions', served on Wednesday 26th August, that he will be removed, not...
Ordination Joy
Congratulations to David Pick who was ordained to the Diaconate by Bishop Terry on Saturday 1st August at St Mary's Cathedral.
The Assumption Pilgrimage to Mount Grace
The pilgrimage takes place at the Lady Chapel on Mount Grace above Osmotherley on Sunday 16th August with Mass at 3pm. This year will be extra special as it will be a joint pilgrimage for the Middlesbrough and Leeds Dioceses. Please note the following practical...
KSC visit to Lindisfarne
The Knights of St Columba are to visit Holy Island on Saturday 5th September 2009. A coach will be departing at 9.30am from the Blue Bell, Acklam and returning at around 10pm. Tickets are only £10 per adult, £5 per youth under 16. Children under 10 free. Contact Joe...
Thornaby celebrates Canon Spaight’s Priestly Service
On Monday evening 15th June, in a packed church, Bishop Drainey and 35 priests from across the Diocese joined Canon Dan Spaight at Christ the King, Thornaby, to celebrate his Golden Jubilee. On either side of him were his two co-jubilarians, Fr Sean O'Donnell and Fr...
The Diocesan Choir takes a well-eared break
The Diocesan Choir is, during August, on a well-earned break. During the course of the year, the choir leads the singing at various Diocesan events. This includes events such as the Chrism Mass, the Rite of Election, the Mass celebrating Priesthood, the Mass for New...
6th Annual Pilgrimage to Holy Island
6th Annual Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris) Pilgrimage to Holy Island The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, is a place of deep spirituality and prayer whatever the season, time of year or indeed the weather, however, it can be said that to pray in an atmosphere of...
Papal Award for Tony
Tony McAvoy, the Apostleship of the Sea's chaplain in the North East region, was presented with the Papal Award of Bene Merenti, at the annual pilgrimage to Holy Island by the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, the Rt Rev Seamus Cunningham. It is a measure of his...
