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The relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux

At the request of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor and the bishops of England and Wales, the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux, the French Carmelite Sister known as ‘The Little Flower of Jesus’ will be visiting our country from 16 September to 16 October 2009 and will be at St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham on 2nd and 3rd October.

Many people have been praying and asking for this to happen, and now their prayers have been answered. We can be sure that this will be a time of grace for our Church and our country.

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‘Taste and See’ – a second slice

After the success of Taste and See in 2008, Taste and See 2009, a day of Bite-Size Spirituality, is a 'second slice' of this wonderful way to experience different types of prayer and worship in a friendly and engaging setting. A variety of workshops are being offered...

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Passover Meal for Christians

Holy Cross Church, Cottingham celebrated its first Passover Meal for Christians on the evening of Spy Wednesday. It was attended by 80 parishioners and friends. With readings, prayers and music, we recalled the night when the Angel of Death passed over the houses of...

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Open Day at St George’s, York

Everyone's welcome to come and visit St George's, York on Saturday 20th June between 10am and 4pm for its Open Day. Opened in 1850 and designed by Charles and Joseph Hansom, famous for the Hansom cab, St George's stands between Walmgate and Piccadilly within the city...

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‘Year of St Paul’ Diocesan Celebration

Pope Benedict XVI declared 28th June 2008 to 29th June 2009 the 'Year of St Paul' to celebrate the 2,000th anniversary of St Paul's birth. It was the Holy Father's intention that during this year we all came to know better 'the immense wealth of teaching' of St Paul,...

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Rebuilding lives, securing resilience for the future

Burma/Myanmar Cyclone one year on Survivors of Burma/Myanmar's worst cyclone in living memory are facing continuing hardship one year on, but needs are being met with the support of both local and international organisations. Cyclone Nargis tore through the southwest...

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Fr Austin O’Neill’s Funeral Mass

Fr Austin O'Neill's body was received into St Aelred's Church by Canon Jerry Twomey, Episcopal Vicar for the Central Vicariate and Austin's successor as parish priest, on the evening of 7 May 2009 followed by Mass attended by many who could not be present the...

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Servant of God returns home

Fr Austin O'Neill, retired parish priest of St Aelred's, York, died on Saturday 25 April after a long period of ill health. He was 73 and had been a priest for almost 48 years, 21 of which were at St Aelred's. Education was close to his heart. He represented the...

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St Paul – In Our Time

With the Year of St Paul drawing to a close readers may like to listen to a recent episode of the BBC Radio 4 programme 'In Our Time' entitled St Paul. In this episode the host Melvyn Bragg and his guests Helen Bond (Senior Lecturer in the New Testament at the...

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