by webmaster | Feb 8, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Around 12 years ago, Father Michael O’Connor asked me if I was interested in doing something to help pass the time now that I was officially retired. Retired! Well I was working part-time for Hull Daily Mail, a governor of St Richard’s Primary School, and about to...
by webmaster | Feb 8, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Every year, the Sanctuary of Lourdes set a pastoral theme for pilgrimages to focus on. For the last three years, the themes have been centred around prayer. The Lourdes Theme for 2012 is With Bernadette Praying the Rosary. The theme is the final part of the three year...
by webmaster | Feb 8, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Diocesan Youth Chaplain, Fr Paul Farrer, has written an article on the the effects of economic downturn for the young people in our own Diocese Credit researchers Experian report that Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Hull all make the top 10 places hardest hit...
by webmaster | Feb 8, 2012 | Miscellaneous
The Trinity Centre, North Ormesby, are hosting Bridging The Gap on Thursday 23rd February, 9.30 am – 3.00 pm. It is a conference for all those concerned about the Christian response to those experiencing poverty in our communities. The income gap between rich...
by webmaster | Feb 7, 2012 | Miscellaneous
A Study Day for Clergy, Laity, and Students of Theology Hosted by: The Centre for Catholic Studies (Durham University) The Newman Association The Education Service of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain Speakers Prof....
by webmaster | Feb 1, 2012 | Voice Column
Bishop Terry Writes… The Holy Father has asked that the Universal Church should celebrate a ‘Year of Faith’ beginning on 11th October this year and lasting until 23rd November 2013, the Feast of Jesus Christ, Universal King. There are many reasons...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
You are invited to a Newman Talk in the meeting room of St Bernadette’s, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, on Thursday 23rd February 2012 7.30 pm Coffee for all 7.45 pm Dr George Herring will talk on The Oxford Movement: its historical and contemporary significance....
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Opportunity for prayer, input and discussion Dates: 10th-12th February Where: Katherine House, Salford Cost: donation only More information and a booking form available from: Sister MaryAnne fcJ – maryannefcj@gmail.com Sister Rachel fcJ –...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
The annual Retreat Day, in preparation for the Rite of Election, will be on Saturday 11th February 2012 at All Saints Lower School, Nunnery Lane, York. All those who are to be received or baptised into the Catholic Church at Easter, together with their sponsors,...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
For the last nine years, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference has organised Parliamentary and Public Policy Internships for recently graduated Catholics. This year, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference is looking to offer eight internships: five interns will be placed with...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Women’s World Day of Prayer is an annual opportunity to gather together as Christians, to witness to our shared Gospel values, to praise God with words and music, and to intercede for deep human needs across the globe. Always the first Friday in March, this year the...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Nominations are invited for the 2012 Catholic Women of the Year. The idea is to honour the “unsung heroines” who take on responsibilities and carry out service to others in steadfast and perhaps unobtrusive ways. The nomination can simply be a letter from a friend,...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
The Reverend Sharon Whittington will be speaking about her work as Chaplain for St Leonard’s Hospice to the Women’s Commission at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre in York on 3rd March from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm. The meeting is open to all (including men) and is ecumenical. The...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has a small team concerned with rural issues. It represents Catholics on various national and international bodies, offers training opportunities, and has an official rural contact in most dioceses. Most Catholic churches...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
In the January edition of the Voice, we included information on a significant event at York Minster on Saturday 21st April. We now enclose the questionnaire which we would like you to encourage everyone to complete and give to your Parish Priest or York Event...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Carol Cross, Diocesan CAFOD Manager talks about CAFOD’s 50th Anniversary 2012 is CAFOD’s 50th Anniversary year during which we would like to celebrate our past successes and build on them. As CAFOD’s Diocesan Manager, I would like to personally acknowledge and...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous
The annual delivery and collection of Christmas presents for seafarers was in full swing in December in the North East ports and especially in the port of Tees and Hartlepool. St Augustine’s Primary School was the first to donate a number of presents, followed quickly...
by webmaster | Jan 23, 2012 | Apostleship of the Sea, Miscellaneous
Gregg Watts write on the role of the Lay Port Chaplain “I have to admit to knowing very little about seafarers before I took this job. However for anybody who takes on this role, you very soon realise the importance of seafarers in our life, and the sacrifices they...
by webmaster | Jan 20, 2012 | St Bede's Pastoral Centre
Please note that the date for Sr Siobhan O’Keeffe’s day on ‘The Gospel and Dementia. A Message of Hope’ at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre has been changed from 21st to 28th January 2012. For more information, please contact Carol Reeves and Diane...
by webmaster | Jan 20, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Copy and photographs for inclusion in the March 2012 issue of Catholic Voice should be sent to: The Editor, Middlesbrough Diocesan Catholic Voice, Curial Offices, 50a The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QT. Tel (01642) 850505, Fax (01642) 851404, E-mail...
by webmaster | Jan 18, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Durham Business School to sign Lease agreement for temporary move to Ushaw College Durham University and the Trustees of Ushaw College have announced that Durham Business School (DBS) is to temporarily relocate to Ushaw College while a state-of-the-art rebuilding and...
by webmaster | Jan 1, 2012 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
World Day of Prayer for Peace Dear Brothers and Sisters Happy New Year to you all! Does the passing from the Old Year to the New Year make things feel any different to you? I have always been disappointed with New Year. There is such a build up to it – reviews of the...
by webmaster | Dec 14, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Christmas Mass times for many of our parishes can be found in the centre pages of the December 2011 issue of the Middlesbrough Catholic Voice. The Voice is available in pdf format here.
by webmaster | Dec 14, 2011 | Apostleship of the Sea
The annual delivery and collection of Christmas presents for seafarers is now in full swing in the north east ports and especially in the port of Tees and Hartlepool. St Augustine’s Primary School were the first to donate a number of presents, followed quickly...
by webmaster | Dec 14, 2011 | Event Calendar
Celebrate Pope Benedict’s World Peace Day message “Educating Young People in Justice and Peace” Liturgy booket and other materials to help you can be found here or contact the Pax Christi office on 0208 203 4884. What better way to start the New Year...
by webmaster | Dec 14, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Friends of the Holy Land provide hope for over 500 around Bethlehem at Christmas. The Friends of the Holy Land are supporting 450 children under 12 from 150 families and 90 elderly people in Bethlehem and the surrounding area at Christmas. The children are either...
by webmaster | Nov 26, 2011 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers Listening to the news at the moment can be so depressing. Everything seems to be collapsing around us; earthquakes, wars, revolutions, financial instability, sleaze in politics, corruption in the media, scandal in the Church. Where can we...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2011 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Bishop Terry has kindly invited me to mark my Silver Jubilee as a Bishop with a Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 3rd December at midday. I am delighted to have this chance to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving in a Cathedral...
by webmaster | Oct 6, 2011 | Miscellaneous
In 2010 Bishop Drainey highlighted the fact that in the next 5-6 years there is likely to be only one priest to cover the Redcar, Marske and Saltburn area, which currently has a Mass attendance of approximately 1000. This presented the need for a substantial change in...
by webmaster | Oct 6, 2011 | Appeals and Special Events
A Film by Michael Whyte This attractive film about the relics of St Thérèse to this country is a sensitive exploration of devotion in the Catholic community. The excellent editing allows for moments of humour and great insight, posing important questions...
by webmaster | Sep 17, 2011 | Obituaries
The Diocese of Middlesbrough reports the death of Father Dan Cahill who served St Patrick’s Parish in Cannon Street, Middlesbrough as a greatly loved and much appreciated Parish Priest for twenty two years and who also served in Staithes, Ugthorpe and Whitby. The...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2011 | Event Calendar, Organisations
People shouldn’t be bought and sold Nine to five? 480 people will be trafficked today worldwide while you’re at work Every year Racial Justice Sunday provides Christian communities throughout Britain and Ireland with an opportunity to come together to pray...
by webmaster | Aug 28, 2011 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Pastoral Letter of Terence Patrick Drainey, Bishop of Middlesbrough Dear brothers and sisters, I don’t consider myself old, well, not very old, but already since my boyhood I have lived through at least six major changes in the language used to celebrate the...
by webmaster | Jun 25, 2011 | Voice Column
During the last few weeks it has been good to welcome parts of the Church Universal into our diocese. Just before leaving for Lourdes I was able to welcome Archbishop Zacheus Okoth from the diocese of Kisumu in Western Kenya. I had worked in Archbishop Okoth’s diocese...
by webmaster | Jun 25, 2011 | Event Calendar, Parishes
On Saturday 3rd July pilgrims led by Father William Massie, Vocations Director for the Diocese of Middlesbrough, will walk in the steps of Blessed Nicholas Postgate on the day of the annual Postgate Rally. The walk, aided by the Middlesbrough Knights of St Columba,...
by webmaster | Jun 25, 2011 | Event Calendar, Parishes
The annual Postgate Rally, in honour of Blessed Nicholas Postgate and the English and Welsh Martyrs, takes place on Sunday 3rd July 2011 at 3pm in Egton Bridge. There will be hymns from 2.30 p.m. All are welcome. Parking is free. Please bring suitable...
by webmaster | Jun 25, 2011 | Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes
The Annual Assumption Pilgrimage scheduled for Sunday 15th August 2011 at Mount Grace has been cancelled for reasons beyond the Diocese’s control.
by webmaster | Jun 24, 2011 | Religious Communities
The Friends of the Bar Convent would like you to join them on Friday 8th July at 7pm for a delicious Salmon Buffet. Tickets £15 Ticket price includes supper and first glass of wine or juice. Further wine can be purchased on the evening either by the bottle or glass....
by webmaster | Jun 24, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Bishop Ambrose Giffiths, Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle and former Abbot of Ampleforth, died peacefully on 14th June 2011 at the age of 82. He had retired as Bishop in May 2004 and returned to the Benedictine parish of St Mary, Leyland, where he had served as...
by webmaster | Jun 24, 2011 | Event Calendar, Liturgy and Music
Graham Kendrick and Band – Saturday 9th July 2011 – 7.00 pm – Stockton Baptist Tabernacle Stewart McCredie, of Ministry in Music, writes, We are delighted to welcome Graham Kendrick and his band to the area and they will be ‘performing’...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | Appeals and Special Events
It’s funny how things can strike you, even when it’s completely out of context. During the recent state visit to England of US President Barack Obama, one political commentator said: “An event of this significance needs to galvanize our two...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | Diocese
Copy and photographs for inclusion in the Catholic Voice should be sent to: The Editor, Middlesbrough Diocesan Catholic Voice, Curial Offices, 50a The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QT. Tel: (01642) 850505, Fax: (01642) 851404, E-mail:...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Two wonderful opportunities for growth in faith, knowledge, and understanding “Wellsprings” – Our Diocesan Catechists’ Foundation Course Having had sixty participants complete the first year of Wellsprings and be commissioned as Catechists this month, we are delighted...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Twenty-four heartfelt, profound and challenging stories I take absolutely no credit for the idea behind “Why I’m a Catholic”. Whilst discussing plans for evangelisation during Lent and Easter, it was Canon John Lumley who hit upon the idea of...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | CAFOD, Organisations, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
When parishioners were asked to suggest causes to benefit from donations to the Cathedral’s Charity Bowl they came up with a list of 17. The newly formed Justice and Peace Group were then asked to examine those and make recommendations. So, during the first...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | Bishop Terry, CAFOD, Organisations, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
4th-6th June 2011 Mgr Héctor Fabio Henao, Mélida Esther Guevara and Jesus Alberto Castilla Salazar, accompanied by Francis McDonagh, CAFOD’s Andes Programme Manager, visited Middlesbrough over the 4th–6th June to share their experiences of life in...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | CAFOD, Organisations, Parishes
The CAFOD Action Group at St Leonard and St Mary’s RC Church, Malton, held a plants and pots of jam sale on 4th/5th June after services for CAFOD’s efforts in El Salvador. They raised £226.00.
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | Appeals and Special Events, Pilgrimage
Our Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham, led by Bishop Terence, will soon be upon us. Places are limited and will be dealt with on a first come, first served basis. There should be no more than two people per application though parents can include their children who...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Happiness is very much in the news at the moment. The National Wellbeing Survey is now under way to measure our quality of life, and an initiative to create a happier society ‘Action for happiness’ has just been launched. In their search for what makes us...
by webmaster | Jun 23, 2011 | Organisations
SVP members welcome their international President to the North of England The St Vincent de Paul Society in the North of England welcomed their international President, Michael Thio, and his wife, Rosalind, on their visit in May. Michael comes from Singapore, leads a...
