Students at St Mary's College in Middlesbrough are celebrating an A level pass rate in 2008 of 95%. No fewer than 17 subjects have a 100% pass rate, and there are many outstanding individual performances, including six students, Rachel Clyburn, Clare Loughlin, Thomas...
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Rosary Pilgrimage in Osmotherley
Sunday 12th October 2008 2.00 pm: Rosary (Beginning at the bottom of Ruebury Lane, Osmotherley) 2.30 pm: Exposition and Confessions (Lady Chapel, Osmotherley) 3.00 pm: Mass (Theme: 'Spreading the Gospel') Led by Fr Damian Humphries OSB and Fr Pat Keogh Refreshments...
Indian Retreat in Middlesbrough
A three day Catholic revival retreat was conducted at St Joseph's Church, Middlesbrough on 11th-13th August 2008. The programme was in the Malayalam language and around 200 Indian Christians attended this event. The retreat was led by Rev Fr George Panackal VC. He is...
Heritage of the Diocese under review
In 2006, Bishop Crowley and his Trustees, jointly with English Heritage, commissioned an expert consultant to assess the special architectural and historic interest of all the parish churches in the Diocese and to give a view on their physical condition. The review...
Good News!
Fr Bill East has produced a second volume of homilies, Good News! Preaching in the Year of Mark, published by Dominican Publications, Dublin. Bishop Terry writes: 'Reading and enjoying Bill East's homilies for the Year of Mark made me think how simple a good homily...
Lunchtime Concerts with Terry Waite CBE
On 4th and 5th November 2008, there will be two momentous Lunchtime Concerts, at St John's Burlington Methodist Church, St John's Street, Bridlington on the 4th and at Whitby Pavilion on the 5th. Both concerts start at 12.30 pm. The legendary Terry Waite CBE will be...
Can you meet the challenge?
The Read-a-Book-a-Month bible-reading challenge continues at English Martyrs' parish, York. Nineteenth October is the launch evening for the Book of Exodus, with music led by St Paul's Church, and 'Live Reports from the Desert' by Steve Redman of the Ark Church,...
Thank You Memories of Rev Peter Coleman
Rev Fr Peter Coleman came into our lives in the late 60s/early 70s, serving as curate at St George's Church, York. He came at a difficult time for us as we had just lost one of our brothers at a tender age of 14 years to leukaemia. Through Peter's interpretation of...
Rev Peter Coleman – a homily
When I arrived back from my holidays in Ireland last Friday, the first news I received was of Peter's death. I was stunned at how quickly he had left us - and no opportunity to say 'farewell'. The week before my holidays I rang Peter to make arrangements to visit him...
