On Wednesday 10th June over 70 parishioners of St Paulinus Parish in Guisborough went to St Paulinus RC School, next door to the new Church, which is under construction. Completion is expected before Christmas 2009, and it was time to consider the internal fittings...
On 9th July, an Alliance of faith, refugee and citizen groups came together for a 'walk of justice' in solidarity with many of those seeking asylum on Teesside. Catholics, Methodists, Anglicans, Buddhists were well represented. Over 50 people made the symbolic walk...
St Francis of Assisi parish in Acklam is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the building of the church and are planning a whole year of celebrations from October 2009 until October 2010. The Celebratory Committee are pleased to announce the following; on Saturday 3rd...
Friends of the late Mike McCullagh, and Trustees of his Trust Fund, very kindly followed up their donation of 2008 with similar generous sponsorship for this year's School's Football Tournament (reported in the July issue of the Voice), for which the organisers were...
An introduction to the Old Testament On Wednesday 22nd April, Mrs Lucille Chadwick outlined something of the history and development of the Old Testament. She began by identifying that many of us know The Purple Passages, possibly from music such as Handel's Messiah....
There was so much packed into the almost three hours that it is difficult to capture more than the key highlights. The ceremony started at 11.00 am when we sang Morning Prayer (Lauds) and then Terce creating an atmosphere of prayer. Between these offices, the long...
York was fortunate enough to be invited by Pax Christi and the charity MEDACT to host a visit from two members of the movement Physicians for Human Rights-Israel., lawyer Miri Weingarten and Comboni sister and nurse, Alicia Vacas Moro. Alicia is one of five members...
Hull and District Catholic Women's Luncheon Club Founded in April 1962 by a group of women who came from various parishes around the Hull area, Hull and District Catholic Women's Luncheon Club is believed to be the only such Club in England. What was, and still is,...
The Dominican Discussion Day at St Bede's Pastoral Centre, York, on Saturday 6th June was a great success. Lay Dominicans came from the Newcastle, Manchester and Leicester Fraternities, and were joined by a number of enquirers from the Middlesbrough Diocese. Following...
