Lent is a time for renewal, Metanoia, change of heart. We began the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. An action which reminded us of being humble. Life is a journey towards God. The end of Lent is the celebration of the Easter Vigil. The symbol of Light and Darkness...
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Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for Lent 2023
Lent 2023 Dear Sisters and Brothers, You probably wouldn’t sing Christmas carols on your summer holidays. They would be out of place. More than likely, you wouldn’t turn up for a wedding wearing your gardening or DIY clothes. It just wouldn’t be respectful. If you...
Follow In the footsteps of education pioneer Mary Ward
The Bar Convent in York is inviting families to discover the story of the trailblazer Yorkshire woman, Mary Ward during the half-term break.It was Mary Ward’s mission to educate girls, and it is thanks to her that her followers established the first school for girls...
Walk with the saints of Assisi on retreat
Visit the Franciscan Centre Ladywell in Surrey and walk the Franciscan path of prayer with the saints of Assisi. All Praise Be Yours...Praying with Francis and Clare is the title of a time of retreat and reflection with Brother Adrian Peelo OFM. This weekend event...
Last chance to buy Westminster Cathedral concert tickets!
Time is running out to snap up tickets for an unforgettable evening of uplifting music to raise your spirits while also raising much-needed funds for those in need in the Holy Land. Ecumenical Christian charity Friends of the Holy Land (FHL) invites you to a rare...
Elgar classic promises memorable night
A performance of Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius will take place at the Sage Gateshead on Sunday February 26 at 5pm. The words, written by St John Henry Newman, tell the moving story of the death of a man of faith, the journey of his soul in the company of...
Snowdrop lovers head for Guisborough
Tudor Croft Gardens in Guisborough will soon be open again for visitors to enjoy its collection of rare and beautiful snowdrops. The collection now numbers about 300 different snowdrops and is thought to be the biggest in the North-East. The opening weekends are...
Bishop Terry’s February Voice column
“Journeying in dignity” is the theme of the ninth International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, celebrated around February 8 2023.Pope Francis reminds us, “Human trafficking is an open wound of contemporary society. A scourge upon the body of...
Pope wants parishes to be generous, open communities
February’s Pope Video calls parishes to truly be communities, places of listening and welcome whose doors are always open. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uRUQDiJ-g&feature=youtu.be February's Pope Video The second Pope Video of the year has just been published...









