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...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
Lent Fast Day will be on Friday 18th March. For further information, please contact David or Carol on (01904) 671767 or e-mail...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | CAFOD, English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
CAFOD Volunteers and Supporters Day You are invited to a day for CAFOD volunteers and supporters on Saturday 26th February 2011, 10am to 4pm at English Martyrs Parish Hall, Dalton Terrace, York. Are you a CAFOD volunteer, supporter or thinking about volunteering for...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | CAFOD, Organisations
In November 2010, a group of people from CAFOD and the Romero Trust made a Pilgrimage to El Salvador to mark the 30th Anniversary of the deaths of the missionaries in El Salvador on 4th December 1980. They were: Ita Ford; Maura Clark; Dorothy Kazel and Jean Donovan....
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Event Calendar, Schools and Colleges
There will be an RCIA/Journey in Faith Retreat Day at All Saints Lower School, Nunnery Lane, York on Saturday 26th February 2011, 10.30am – 3.00pm The guest speaker will be Sr Mary Bernard Potter. Those attending are reminded that they should bring a packed...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | CAFOD, Organisations, Parishes
During the mid-November meeting of the fledgling parish council of St Bede’s parish in Marske, it was agreed that we should (belatedly) launch an Advent project to raise £750.00 to donate to CAFOD to provide a water supply for a needy community. It was felt that...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
The Knights of St Columba has been re-established in the city of Hull and the Deputy Supreme Knight of the Order, Bro Bertie Grogan, travelled from London to formally announce the re-erection of Council No 45 Hull and to install its Officers. We have been active with...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations, Religious Communities
The Carmelite Spirituality Group invites you to a talk entitled ‘The Message of Lourdes and Carmelite Spirituality’ to be given by Fr. Antony Lester, O.Carm. on Saturday 2 April, 9.30am-4pm The Carmelite Order began in the Holy Land 800 years ago. It is...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations, Religious Communities
The Carmelite Spirituality Group invite you to a talk by the Most Rev. Fr. Joseph Chalmers, O.Carm., former Prior General on Saturday 12 March 2011, 9.30am-4pm The Carmelite Order began in the Holy Land 800 years ago. It is one of Christianity’s richest spiritual...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar, Parishes, St Wilfrid's, York
In the aftermath of the recent extensive media coverage about the rescue of the Chilean miners, we all know much more about that South American country and its people. You are warmly invited to attend your local Women’s World Day of Prayer service, always the...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Diocese
Have you got your copy? The Middlesbrough Diocesan Year Book 2011 is now on sale in most churches in the Diocese costing £2.00 Alternatively, you can order a copy by post for £2.00 plus postage and packing from: Miss Jenny Dowson, Curial Offices, 50a The Avenue,...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | CAFOD, Justice and Peace, Organisations
Putting faith and ethics into practice A Diocesan Day Conference chaired by the Rt Rev Terence Drainey, Bishop of Middlesbrough and sponsored by Richmond Constituency Group (Middlesbrough Diocese), CAFOD and Middlesbrough Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission at the...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Justice and Peace
Scripted by Sonja Linden. Personal testimonies of asylum seekers in the UK When: Sunday 6th February @ 2pm Where: The Avenue Methodist Church, The Avenue, Linthorpe Middlesbrough TS5 6PA Tickets are free! Arrive early to secure a seat. You know before the war in my...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace, Pastoral Centres, St Bede's Pastoral Centre
Middlesbrough Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission presents a talk by Bruce Kent, ‘A Passion for Peace’, on Saturday 12th February 2011, 10.30 am at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre, Blossom Street, York One day it’s going to dawn on the human race...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Parishes, Schools and Colleges, St Andrew's, Teesville
The Ellen Timney Foundation, set up to remember Ellen Timney by continuing her good works, has been working with local parishes and schools to bring Christmas cheer to deprived children on Teesside. Canon Eddie Gubbins and Fr Pat Keogh joined Ellen’s husband Tony and...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Endsleigh Centre, Pastoral Centres
We arrived on Friday 26th November 2010 around 5.30 pm to a warm welcome from the Sisters of Mercy who reside at the Endsleigh Centre in Hull. We were shown to our room, which was very warm and homely and had all of the facilities necessary. As you would expect, there...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Bernadette's, Middlesbrough
The Cleveland Newman Circle present a talk by Fr Colin Battell OSB from Ampleforth Abbey entitled ‘Reflections on Anglicanorum Coetibus’ at St Bernadette’s, Nunthorpe on Wednesday 16th February 2011 at 7.45 pm (coffee from 7.30 pm) Everyone is...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
One hundred and fifty four people from St Andrew’s Parish, Teesville, travelled back in time to Edwardian England for a Family Day Out with a difference – a taste of an old fashioned Christmas at Beamish. The time travellers included people of all ages...
by webmaster | Feb 5, 2011 | Parishes
Jane Cook, Adult Formation Adviser for the Middlesbrough Diocese, writes, You may recall my article in the December Catholic Voice about the candles and ‘Light of the World’ images, which had been blessed by Pope Benedict and were being distributed to...
