Katy and her club mates (representing the North of England) were invited to compete in the Special Olympics held in St. Helier in the Channel Islands. Katy won 3 gold and 1 bronze.
Well Done Katy!
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The Inaugural Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture
Sponsored by the Justice and Peace Commission, the first meeting will be held in Hull Venue Lindsay Suite, Staff House, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX [gmap map:6] Date Saturday 17th May at 11.00 am Speaker Paul Vallely, Associate Editor of 'The...
‘Movement against War’
Justice and Peace Commission meeting Date and Venue: Saturday 3rd May at English Martyrs, Dalton Terrace, York Time: 10.00 am for 10.30 am Speaker: Bruce Kent All Welcome. Please bring some lunch to share.
Eastertide – A Season of Hope
The great feast of Easter we have so recently celebrated is the beginning of a season of renewed hope in the Church. Christ has endured his passion and death and risen triumphantly and shown himself to his followers. How astonishing and remarkable an event the...
Pope Idol 2008
Entrants from schools and parishes right across the Diocese took part in this year's Pope Idol competition at Middlesbrough Theatre on 1st March. The acts ranged from Irish dancers to solo singers and bands with even a comedian thrown in for good measure! Bishop Terry...
Stations of the Cross led by St Andrew’s Parish Youth Team
Joyful Hope! Seventeen young people between the ages of 12 and 17 led St. Andrew's Parish in the Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 14 at 7.15 pm in St. Andrew's Church, Teesville. This was the first time that young people of the parish had been invited to lead...
English Martyrs Panto
The show was the first ever parish panto and was created from scratch in just eight weeks by parishioners, many of whom had not done anything theatrical before. Four sold out shows went on to great acclaim and many who saw it declared it to be the best panto they had...
Small School – Big Heart
The children of St Gabriel's have taken part in two fundraising events this year. The first of these was the 'Walk Around The World' sponsored walk held on 8th October. The rain poured but this did not dampen the children's and staff's spirits and we managed to raise...
The Founding of a Convent. Middlesbrough 1873-1876
Like many of the nineteenth century female Religious Orders, The Society of the Faithful Companions of Jesus had their beginnings in France in 1820, when they were founded by a young French widow, Marie, Madeleine Victoire, Vicomtesse de Bonnault d’Houet to work for...
