by Michael McG | Aug 5, 2021 | Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry has issued the following message concerning preparations in our diocese and beyond for the forthcoming Synod of Bishops… I am sure that many of you will be aware that our Holy Father Pope Francis has convened a Synod of Bishops for 2023. The title...
by Michael McG | Aug 4, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Lady Chapel, Pilgrimage
The decision has been taken not to go ahead with this year’s Assumption Pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, on Sunday August 15. With rising levels of Covid infections in many areas of our diocese, the risk to our volunteers and our...
by Michael McG | Aug 2, 2021 | CAFOD, Organisations
I am happy to be a part of CAFOD in Middlesbrough as a communications volunteer, writes GRACE ATTU. I would like to share an inspiring experience that has brought me to this point in my life… In the summer of 2013, I embarked on a journey – one that would...
by Michael McG | Jul 29, 2021 | Catholic Voice, Miscellaneous
A special summer edition of the Catholic Voice will be available free of charge in churches throughout the diocese from this weekend. You can read it online on this page. Monthly editions will return in October – please send contributions in Word with photos as jpeg...
by Michael McG | Jul 29, 2021 | Lourdes
The organisers are asking for registrations of interest for the 2022 Diocese of Middlesbrough Pilgrimage to Lourdes, which is now being planned.”It is important for us in these early planning stages that we get a feel for numbers who would be interested in...
by Michael McG | Jul 26, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Bishop's Engagements
Bishop Terry’s Engagements For August 2021 1 Celebrates Mass (live streamed) at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough 10am2 Attends the Funeral Mass of Rev John Wood at St Wilfrid’s, Hull 11am5 Celebrates Mass...
by Michael McG | Jul 26, 2021 | Knights of St Columba (KSC), Organisations, Youth
The Knights of St Columba has organised a Virtual Zoom Youth and Young People’s Seminar on Tuesday August 10 for those aged 16 to 23. Speakers will discuss the following topics… Mental Health, Faith and Young People Understanding Religious life and Religious Orders...
by Michael McG | Jul 23, 2021 | Pilgrimage
We are pleased to announce that after a year’s break, our annual pilgrimage to Walsingham will return this year. The pilgrimage, which takes place on Saturday October 2 and Sunday October 3, is subject to any further government restrictions. If you wish express an...
by Michael McG | Jul 23, 2021 | Adult Formation, Coronavirus, Evangelisation
For just about all of us, the last 18 months has been a very challenging time. We have all had to make some sacrifices to keep ourselves safe by keeping others safe too. It is fair to say that we are now in a very different place to where we were in March 2021. The...
by Michael McG | Jul 16, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Catholic Bishop's Conference, Coronavirus
Please find below the information sent by Bishops’ Conference on Thursday July 15. In order to help people feel safe and secure in our churches, I strongly recommend that we maintain the wearing of masks, social distancing, the service of stewards and the standard of...
by Michael McG | Jul 14, 2021 | Diocese, Obituaries
Prayers are being offered in churches throughout the diocese after the death of Father John Wood. Father John was born in Sheffield then moved to and remained in Hull. He was ordained on July 15 1978 in the Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Hull and was among the...
by Michael McG | Jul 13, 2021 | Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Organisations
Caritas Middlesbrough – the umbrella group for the many organisations in the diocese engaged in social outreach work – has produced its third newsletter. You can read the newsletter here…
by Michael McG | Jul 13, 2021 | Diocese, Obituaries
Monsignor Seamus Kilbane passed away in Hull between Sunday night and Monday morning. Monsignor Kilbane was born in Mountbellow, County Galway, on July 28 1930 and attended St Patrick’s Seminary in Thurles. He was ordained priest on June 10 1956 and served in a number...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Bishop's Engagements
1 Attends meeting of Education Sub-Committee via video conference 3 Attends the Ordination to the Diaconate of Paul Griffin at St Joseph’s, Scarborough 4 Attends annual Postgate Rally at Ugthorpe CANCELLED DUE TO BAD...
by Michael McG | Jul 7, 2021 | Evangelisation, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
Minsteracres Retreat Centre near Consett, County Durham is inviting participants to two events thus autumn. “The God who Speaks” is the theme of a retreat from 7pm on Friday September 10 to 2pm on Sunday September 12. The retreat will offer a balance of input on the...
by Michael McG | Jul 6, 2021 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
During July, we are invited to pray that, in social, economic and political situations of conflict, we may be courageous and passionate architects of dialogue and friendship.All the monthly intentions in 2021 are expression of the Pope’s oft-expressed plea for...
by Michael McG | Jul 6, 2021 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
The latest Pope Video presents the prayer intention that Pope Francis is entrusting to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network… “Let us pray that, in social, economic, and political situations of conflict, we may be courageous and...
by Michael McG | Jul 6, 2021 | Courses, Diocese
The Teresianum Pontifical Institute of Spirituality in Rome is offering an online study programme in English for the new academic year. The Certificate in Spiritual Theology course will be taught by qualified professors of different nationalities. It will focus on...
by Michael McG | Jul 2, 2021 | Diocese, Obituaries
Father Andrew Smith O.Praem died at the Priory in Muston, North Yorkshire, at 4.30am on Friday morning following a short illness. Father Andrew was originally from North Ormesby, Middlesbrough. He attended seminary with the Norbertines and was ordained to the...
by Michael McG | Jun 22, 2021 | CAFOD, Organisations
Pupils from four schools and representatives from three parishes put questions to Stockton South MP Matt Vickers on cuts to the aid budget, poverty, unjust debts, water and the COVID vaccine. The event was hosted by Christ the King Primary School in Thornaby in...
by Michael McG | Jun 22, 2021 | Diocese, Education Service, Schools and Colleges
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Academy Trust, which covers 17 schools in North Yorkshire – two secondary and 15 primary – has been officially placed on the global Earth Day map due to their continued commitment to protecting the environment. The trust is the only...
by Michael McG | Jun 21, 2021 | Lourdes, Miscellaneous
Tudor Croft Gardens near Guisborough will open again for visitors this weekend (June 26 and 27) in support of three very special charities. There is no need to book and social distancing measures include a signposted one-way system around the gardens – which has the...
by Michael McG | Jun 18, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Catholic Bishop's Conference
A message from Bishop Terry… The Meacher Bill on “Assisted Dying” is currently awaiting its second reading in the House of Lords.The Department for Social Justice (DSJ) of the Bishops’ Conference is working with allied organisations to defeat this. Alongside...
by Michael McG | Jun 18, 2021 | Pilgrimage, postgate
Bishop Terry will celebrate Mass as the Postgate Rally returns this summer after the event was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. The rally, in honour of the English and Welsh martyrs and Blessed Nicholas Postgate, takes place at Ugthorpe on Sunday July 4,...
by Michael McG | Jun 11, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Miscellaneous
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has offered his thanks to the owner and staff of the Catholic Universe and Catholic Times for their service to the mission and witness of the Catholic Church in this country after the announcement of their closure. “This week sees the last...
by Michael McG | Jun 11, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
As the G7 group of nations summit begins in Cornwall, bishops representing the Catholic communities of England, Wales and Scotland have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stress that we must work together to ensure a just and sustainable future for our global...
by Michael McG | Jun 9, 2021 | CAFOD, Catholic Women's League, National Board of Catholic Women, Organisations
Water poverty and a celebration of CAFOD’s 60th birthday are the topics of two Zoom events being hosted by the National Board of Catholic Women (NBCW) this week. Living Water sees Dr Mary Mather, Patricia Stoat, from the NBCW and Lucy Jardine of CAFOD talking about...
by Michael McG | Jun 8, 2021 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
Congregations across the diocese are asked to remember seafarers and fishers in their prayers on Sea Sunday, which this year is on July 11. Churches will also hold a second collection for Catholic charity Stella Maris (formerly called Apostleship of the...
by Michael McG | Jun 7, 2021 | Evangelisation, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
The Benedict XVI Centre at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, is holding a series of four events exploring the common good. Three will be held on Zoom, with the final one an in-person event at St Mary’s, Putney. The events are a collaboration between the Benedict...
by Michael McG | Jun 1, 2021 | Miscellaneous
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network brings us this month’s prayer intention… It’s June, the month of weddings, midsummer and warm sunny days. Our intention is for young people who are preparing for the holy sacrament of marriage. The Pope asks: “Let...
by Michael McG | May 28, 2021 | Diocese, Safeguarding
The Catholic Safeguarding Project has released its latest newsletter.
by Michael McG | May 28, 2021 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
The upcoming Pope Video, which will be published on June 1, presents the prayer intention that Pope Francis is entrusting to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.”Let us pray for young people who are preparing for marriage with...
by Michael McG | May 26, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Rosary
On Sunday (May 30) – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – our diocese is joining others across the British Isles in a National Rosary Relay Rally for Faith, Life and Peace. The all-day event begins in Arundel and Brighton at 9am, with our hour coming towards the...
by Michael McG | May 24, 2021 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
The international president of a leading Catholic charity has expressed sorrow at the violence that has killed more than 242 people in the Holy Land as well as hope that the ceasefire will hold. Thomas Heine-Geldern of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), spoke of his...
by Michael McG | May 21, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
A Pastoral Letter on the environment, prepared by the Bishops of England and Wales, for use in churches on May 23 2021, Pentecost Sunday. The Solemnity of Pentecost reminds us that everything which exists, every person and the whole of creation, is a gift of “God the...
by Michael McG | May 20, 2021 | Justice and Peace, Organisations
Churches are being invited to join our neighbours in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle who are opposing plans for a new prison-style immigration camp. The government wants to house women seeking asylum at a detention centre in Hassockfield, Consett. The site has a...
by Michael McG | May 17, 2021 | Miscellaneous
The Catholic Safeguarding Project has released its latest newsletter.
by Michael McG | May 17, 2021 | Mary's Meals, Organisations
An award-winning charity that was inspired by Our Lady’s example of raising a child in poverty is asking for prayers throughout the month of May for the success of its work.Mary’s Meals was set up by former fish farmer Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow in 2002 and now works in...
by Michael McG | May 17, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Christian charity Tools With A Mission (TWAM), which sends unwanted tools to those who need them across the world, is looking for volunteer tool collectors and van drivers in the north of our diocese. TWAM’s volunteering coordinator PAUL DALEY tells us more… The...
by Michael McG | May 17, 2021 | Encyclicals, Pope Francis
What does Laudato Si’ mean to you? Do you recognise it as the name given to Pope Francis’ encyclical letter back in 2015?Also know as On Care of Our Common Home, a year of celebration from May 2020 to May 2021 was instigated on the fifth anniversary of its...
by Michael McG | May 13, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Bishop Declan Lang, chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has echoed calls for an end to “the occupation, discrimination and human rights violations that propagate violent attacks on civilians, standing in the way of a stable and peaceful future for...
by Michael McG | May 12, 2021 | Courses
The National Board of Catholic Women has organised a webinar on the subject of when Christians from other denominations can receive Holy Communion in a Catholic church. The speakers at “Who can receive Holy Communion with us?” are reader, ecclesiology and practical...
by Michael McG | May 12, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Catholic Bishop's Conference, Novenas
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference is inviting all Catholics in England and Wales to respond in prayer and action to the urgent climate change issues we all face. The God Who Speaks team offers this Novena of readings and prayers drawn from the Bible and recent...
by Michael McG | May 12, 2021 | Courses, Diocese
The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst is offering a three-day residential course exploring the relationship of faith with philosophy, science and culture. “Faith And Reason: A Catholic Integration” is designed for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the...
by Michael McG | May 12, 2021 | Courses, Diocese
The London Jesuit Centre has announced a programme of events, courses and retreats. The centre is the new home for the Ignatian Spirituality Course (ISC), an ecumenical three-year part-time training course in spiritual direction. In addition to the usual...
by Michael McG | May 11, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Coronavirus, Organisations
Speaking at a Mass streamed lived from Delhi to the UK, director of Caritas India FATHER PAUL MOONJELY has given this very moving account of the Covid crisis in his homeland… My dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, it is indeed such a gratifying and graceful...
by Michael McG | May 6, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Pope Francis, Rosary
A special day of prayer for young people and the mission of our Catholic schools will take place on Monday May 24 – the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church – as part of the Rosary Stronghold Mission. Its aims are for the Rosary to be prayed in our schools that day and...
by Michael McG | May 6, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Pope Francis, Rosary
Pope Francis has invited Catholics and 30 Marian shrines around the world, including the shrine at Walsingham, to dedicate this month to a marathon of prayer for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. The month of May will be dedicated to a “marathon” of prayer,...
by Michael McG | May 6, 2021 | St John of Beverley
Celebrations to mark the Feast of St John of Beverley on the 1,300th anniversary of his death (May 7 2021) were muted because of coronavirus – but there are hopes for a bigger event later in the year. Born at Harpham, between Bridlington and Driffield, St John studied...
by Michael McG | May 5, 2021 | RENATE
RENATE (Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation) is inviting 16 to 24-year-olds in European countries to join its mission to tackle human trafficking by entering a film competition. Entrants are invited to produce a short film individually...
