by webmaster | Apr 1, 2011 | Miscellaneous
The hottest tickets for 2012 in York are now on sale. The York Mystery Plays make a return to the Museum Gardens in a spectacular outdoor production by Riding Lights Theatre Company, York Theatre Royal, and York Museums Trust from the 2 to 27 August 2012. A purpose...
by webmaster | Mar 31, 2011 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Sacraments
Following wide consultation and the co-ordination of the experiences of catechists, youth workers and parish priests, Middlesbrough Diocese has prepared and published a completely original Confirmation Programme for candidates who are between 12–16 years old. Initial...
by webmaster | Mar 31, 2011 | Evangelisation, RCIA
The Rite of Election, a wonderful ceremony on the Journey in Faith undertaken by those wishing to enter into the Church, took place at St Mary’s Cathedral recently. During the Rite, and with the support of their sponsors, catechumens and candidates publicly...
by webmaster | Mar 31, 2011 | Bishop Terry, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, St Wilfrid's, York
New Canons for the Diocese of Middlesbrough were installed on Tuesday 1st March, the Feast of St David. Canons David Grant, John Loughlin, John Lumley and Gerard Robinson were accompanied by the Cathedral Chapter and the Council of Priests. They were installed by the...
by webmaster | Mar 31, 2011 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations
CAFOD Just One World Pilgrimage Last year, CAFOD celebrated the 50th anniversary of Fast Day. Two thousand and twelve will mark 50 years since the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales actually founded the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD). Through the...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Event Calendar
Twenty four adult Catholics, men and women, young and old, are about to share with the Diocese the diverse reasons that they are committed members of the Catholic Church. They will tell their personal stories, illustrated by insights and reflection from their faith...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Pastoral Centres
The Retreat Association is supporting a series of quiet days across the UK in 2011. These are ecumenical events held in Retreat Houses and are open to all. Thinking of leading a Quiet Day? On Wednesday 18th May at the Endsleigh Centre in Hull there will be an...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
Two couples from St Andrew’s Parish, Teesville, have celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversaries and have been presented with bouquets of flowers on behalf of the parish by Parish Priest, Canon Edmond Gubbins, to mark their milestone. Terry and...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Miscellaneous
We haven’t even made our Pilgrimage to Lourdes for 2011 yet but planning for 2012 is large in our minds. I would like to share our plans with you all as quickly as possible, so that we can all begin to prepare for what will be a Pilgrimage with a difference for...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Parishes
I love rooting around in attics, especially those in presbyteries and churches. In the past, it has brought me several valuable archival ‘finds’, most notably the discovery of an 18th century account book detailing the funds supporting Yorkshire...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
Tony McAvoy, who is the Lay Port Chaplain and North East Regional Co-ordinator for the Apostleship of the Sea, was a guest speaker at Redcar and Cleveland’s Catenian Circle meeting on 16th February 2011. With 95% of goods imported to the UK arriving by sea, Tony...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
In his Lenten message this year, Pope Benedict XVI, calls us to reflect on justice, on how each person can be given their ‘rightful due’. The port chaplains of the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) took up this call on Ash Wednesday. The Holy Father says that...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Obituaries
The death has occurred in Ireland of Canon Thomas Nugent. As a young priest, Fr Nugent served in our Diocese at St Mary’s, Grangetown and St Peter’s, Scarborough 1954-1956. He then returned to his native Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. He died in Lismore...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Event Calendar
The Fourth Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture entitled ‘The Natural World – A Depressing Problem or an Opportunity for Grace?’ will be given by Mary Colwell, TV, radio and internet producer, consultant on the relationship between religion and the...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
The Youth Group from St Andrew’s Parish, Teesville, will perform the Voices of the Passion on Wednesday 13th April 2011 in St Andrew’s Church, Fabian Road, Teesville, starting at 7.00 pm. The Voices of the Passion is a different and youthful way to portray...
by webmaster | Mar 30, 2011 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Miscellaneous, Organisations, Parishes, St Bernadette's, Middlesbrough
The Cleveland Newman Circle presents a talk entitled ‘Matthew: The Sermon on the Mount’ to be given by Sr Patricia McDonald SHCJ, Director of Teaching and Learning at Ushaw College at St Bernadette’s, Nunthorpe on Wednesday 13th April 2011at 7.45 pm...
by webmaster | Mar 27, 2011 | Miscellaneous
On Friday 1st April, 7pm at St Thomas More Church Hall in Beechwood there will be a Race Night for the Lourdes Hospitalite fund. Tickets, only £5 per person and including pie and pea supper, are available from Keith Tillotson on 01642 324043 or Anne-Marie Stephenson...
by webmaster | Mar 24, 2011 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Drawn on Monday 7th March 2011 £100 Winning No 148 £75 Winning No 288 £50 Winning No 314 £30 Winning No 324 Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 4th April 2011
by webmaster | Mar 17, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Calling the community of York The Journey to York Mystery Plays 2012 will be an exciting one and to make sure as many people as possible from the local community are given the opportunity to be involved in all kinds of ways, a number of projects and events are being...
by webmaster | Mar 17, 2011 | Parishes
Fantastic news! A team of five young parishioners from Our Lady and St Peter’s in Bridlington have won a prize to Paris. The ‘Seaside Sparklers’ as they are known took part in the Humberside Police Lifestyle Challenge. The aim of the competition is...
by webmaster | Mar 17, 2011 | Parishes
Representatives of the York based charity, Arc Light, attended services at a Ryedale church in January – and came away with cheques and donations totalling nearly £1,000. A cheque for £735.00, from various donations, was handed over by Fr Tim Bywater of St...
by webmaster | Mar 17, 2011 | Miscellaneous
My name is Sr Siobhan O’Keeffe. I am a Sister of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Chigwell Sisters). My ministry is the support of younger people with early onset dementia. As you are aware, society is becoming increasingly concerned about the rising...
by webmaster | Mar 17, 2011 | Parishes
This has been another very busy year – numbers vary widely but the average is 35 per session – not many women, most men are over 30, a few quite elderly. A small number are on the streets, others are homeless in the sense they drift from friend to friend,...
by webmaster | Mar 17, 2011 | English Martyrs, York, Parishes
The Society of St Tarcisius, a sodality of altar servers who serve the Extraordinary Form of Mass, organised a training day at English Martyrs, York, in February. Around 25 participants of all ages came to either brush up on their serving skills or to learn from...
by webmaster | Mar 17, 2011 | Event Calendar, Miscellaneous
Whitsun weekend, 11th-13th June 2011 Founded by Cardinal Basil Hume in 1989, Depaul UK is now the largest youth homelessness charity in the country. Our mission is to offer homeless and disadvantaged young people the opportunity to fulfil their potential and move...
by webmaster | Mar 17, 2011 | Parishes, Religious Communities
After a very successful 18 months since first opening its doors, the Ampleforth Abbey Tea Room has undergone major refurbishment and is once again open to visitors. Nearly 20,000 people have already visited the Tea Room, situated in the Main Hall adjacent to the...
by webmaster | Mar 13, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Do you already make gifts to your parish using the Gift Aid Scheme? YES/NO If YES, please do not go any further. Thank you for your generous contributions. If NO, please continue. Do you realise that it is possible to increase the value of any gift you make to your...
by webmaster | Mar 13, 2011 | Diocese
You may have noticed that over the weekend of Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th February 2011, there was a fresh campaign to promote the Diocesan Gift Aid Scheme within your parish. The promotion took the form of a leaflet entitled ‘MAKE YOUR £4 GO FURTHER’...
by webmaster | Mar 13, 2011 | Appeals and Special Events
A Message from the Director of Vocations My first words have to be a huge ‘Thank You’ to all those priests who have wholeheartedly taken on board this important fundraising initiative within their parishes and I am confident I can count on their continued...
by webmaster | Mar 13, 2011 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace, Parishes
Sr Imelda Poole IBVM – Loreto will be speaking at Christ the King Parish, Thornaby, on Wednesday, April 6th at 7.30pm. She has been on mission in Albania for five years after many years working at grass roots in the NE of England. She will share her experiences...
by webmaster | Mar 8, 2011 | CAFOD, Organisations
There are lots of events throughout the year that the physically fit and able can join in to raise funds for CAFOD. We will provide a sponsorship pack and running vest to all applicants, so why not start training now to walk, jog, run and join in with one of the...
by webmaster | Mar 8, 2011 | Miscellaneous
ST PAULS Bookshop in York is beginning their third year in the Diocese of Middlesbrough. They would like to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting them in their work of providing good quality Catholic resources to the Diocese. Two events that occur this...
by webmaster | Mar 7, 2011 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
This year, Lent Fast Day is focussing on how CAFOD partners are helping displaced people in Colombia begin a new life following years of internal conflict. Our stories feature CAFOD’s work on Economic Justice and peace building, attempting to show that by...
by webmaster | Mar 7, 2011 | Parishes
at St Patrick’s Church, Thornaby with Henry Wansbrough O.S.B. on Wednesday 30th March and 6th April at 7pm All Welcome Enquiries – Tel: 01642 674140
by webmaster | Mar 7, 2011 | Bishop Terry, Cleveland Newman Circle, Parishes, Sacraments, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
and Call to Continuing Conversion Celebrant: Rt Rev Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey First Sunday of Lent, Sunday 13th March 2011 at 3pm St Mary’s Cathedral, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough ‘You did not choose me, no I chose you’ The Rite of Election is a...
by webmaster | Mar 5, 2011 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations
26th June – 2nd July 2011 Plans are underway for our pilgrimage towards celebrating 50 years of CAFOD in 2012 and to link in with the CAFOD Leeds pilgrimage and CAFOD Hexham and Newcastle pilgrimage to Holy Island on 9th July 2011. Starting at Osmotherley on...
by webmaster | Mar 5, 2011 | English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
Christine Newman is to give a talk on ‘Recusancy and the part played by Women’ during the difficult times just after the Reformation. The talk will take place on Saturday 19th March 2011 at English Martyrs, Dalton Terrace, York, from 12.30 pm – 3.00...
by webmaster | Mar 5, 2011 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Bernadette's, Middlesbrough
Cleveland Newman Circle presents a talk entitled ‘Church Action on Poverty’ by Greg Brown, CAP Community Organiser. The talk will be held at St Bernadette’s, Nunthorpe, TS7 OEB on Wednesday 16th March 2011, 7.30 pm coffee for 7.45 pm start All are...
by webmaster | Mar 5, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Depaul UK was founded by Cardinal Basil Hume in 1989 as a response to the growing number of homeless young people on our streets. From a single 14 bed hostel at Willesden in North West London, Depaul UK has grown to become the largest youth homelessness charity in the...
by webmaster | Mar 5, 2011 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
The Youth Group from St Andrew’s Parish, Teesville, has organised a St Patrick’s Night Family Ceilidh on Friday 18th March 2011. The event will be held in St Andrew’s Parish Hall, Fabian Road, Teesville, starting at 7.30 pm with live music provided...
by webmaster | Mar 5, 2011 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Drawn on Monday 7th February 2011 £100 Winning No 215 £75 Winning No 239 £50 Winning No 66 £30 Winning No 205 Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 7th March 2011
by webmaster | Mar 1, 2011 | Obituaries, Parishes
Fr Sean O’Donnell died in Ireland in the evening of Wednesday 9th February after suffering an illness that began soon after he retired in the autumn of 2010. The Bishop of Middlesbrough, The Rt Rev Terence Patrick Drainey, travelled to Ireland for the reception...
by webmaster | Feb 20, 2011 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
19/20 February 2011 Dear Brother and Sisters Today is Education Sunday and on this particular occasion it falls within the Year of Catholic Education. During his recent visit to our country, Pope Benedict paid special tribute to the contribution Catholic schools have...
by webmaster | Feb 20, 2011 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Brother and Sisters Today is Education Sunday and on this particular occasion it falls within the Year of Catholic Education. During his recent visit to our country, Pope Benedict paid special tribute to the contribution Catholic schools have made over the years...
by webmaster | Feb 15, 2011 | Liturgy and Music, Parishes
An opportunity to join in singing some of the world’s greatest choral music Led by Timothy Craig Harrison with Martin Richardson (organ) Saturday 5th March 2011, 1.30pm-4.30pm At St Joseph’s Church, Green Lane, Newby, Scarborough All welcome. £2.00 per...
by webmaster | Feb 14, 2011 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
On Sunday 20th February 2011 at 3pm there will be a Memorial Service at St Mary’s Cathedral, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough for those killed in tragic circumstances. All are welcome.
by webmaster | Feb 6, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Have you got what it takes? Middlesbrough Diocesan Youth Service presents the search for the stars of the year! Pope Idol 2011 takes place on Saturday 5th March, 7.30pm Tickets: £7.50 from the Box Office: (01642) 815181 or call Fiona on 07791 146017 Proceeds to...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Miscellaneous
£4000 raised for Youth Mission team Clergy, young people and friends entertained a packed Middlesbrough Theatre to raise money for MYMission, the Diocesan Youth Mission Team on the 14 – 15 January. The variety show, compered by Canon Gerard Robinson boasted some new...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Schools and Colleges
Milly Cooper (19), Gap student at St Martin’s Ampleforth School, has been growing her hair continuously since she was about nine years old and has always planned that the final cut would be to raise money for a good cause. Arriving in England in January 2010,...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Parishes
To help us enter the spirit of the liturgical season, the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Peter Chanel in Hull joined forces in September last with the Year 10 Art and Design class at St Mary’s College. After an initial presentation of the brief and a visit...
