As so often with our diocesan Lourdes pilgrimage, the usual mishaps and mayhem ensued from Saturday, when our school groups left, to Sunday, when the flights departed Teesside Airport.But despite delays and passport complications, sickness and hold-ups, all was...
You can now book online for the 71st Diocese of Middlesbrough Pilgrimage to Lourdes.Because of a clash of dates with the Military Pilgrimage, we have altered our normal week and we will be in Lourdes from Sunday May 26 to Saturday June 1 2024.Joe Walsh Tours is our...
We are pleased to announce that our 70th Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from Friday May 26 to Friday June 2 2023 and will be led by Bishop Terry. As an organising committee, we have been working extremely hard since our return from Lourdes...
The relics of St Bernadette will be displayed at three venues within the diocese in October during what is being described as a “once-in-a-lifetime” tour of England, Scotland and Wales. The organisers say it is an opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to...
We made it! It was different – very different – and at times difficult, but I hope and believe we met those challenges head-on and made them work. I think we all felt a little anxious as we approached our pilgrimage – I know I did. But once at Teesside Airport at...
We returned to Lourdes this spring after a two-year break due to the pandemic. Was it worth the hours of planning, the heartache of “Can we go, can’t we go?” and the final decision to go for it? Well, I can tell you that without question, it was! From the moment we...
