A lovely First Communion Mass took place at the Sacred Heart Church, Hull, said by Fr Sellers, on 21st June 2009. There was a big spread afterwards, organised by family and friends. The photograph is of the only girl on the day to receive the host.
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Churches Together in York
St George's Church, York, recently hosted the Churches Together in York (CTY) AGM. The principal speaker was Rev Roger Simpson of St Michael-le-Belfry Church. Roger had just returned from the international ALPHA conference in London, and spoke of Alpha's early...
Saint Therese; the Child
In only a few months time the relics of Saint Therese will be visiting the United Kingdom; her relics will visit almost every diocese in England and Wales and we have the great privilege of receiving her remains on 2nd October at Saint Mary's Cathedral in...
Schedule for Visit of Relics of St Therese to Middlesbrough
St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough Click here to see the schedule.
‘Taste and See’ – another helping
On Saturday 13th June, 73 Christians of different denominations participated in a variety of workshops trying new ways of relating to God and to one another. Taste and See 2009, a day of Bite-Size Spirituality in York City Centre Churches, provided a wonderful way to...
Culinary temptations
in Ampleforth Abbey's new Tea Room Ampleforth Abbey has opened a new Tea Room providing a host of delicious locally sourced snacks and meals for the thousands of visitors who visit the Abbey each year. The Tea Room is situated in the Main Hall next to the Abbey Church...
Thanks for 137 years of service to Catholic Education
The closing of Newlands FCJ School at the end of this academic term and its planned amalgamation with St David's to build a new school - Trinity College - on the Newlands site brings to an end 137 years of service to Middlesbrough Catholic education by the FCJ...
Remembering Sister Margaret Mary Littlehales
Calling all past students of the Bar Convent Grammar School, a Memorial Mass for Sister Margaret Mary Littlehales who died in May aged 102 will take place in the Bar Convent chapel on Tuesday July 21st at 3pm followed by tea. A phone call indicating attendance would...
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...
