by webmaster | Sep 20, 2010 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
The Annual Diocesan Marriage and Family Life Mass will be celebrated by the Bishop at St Mary’s Cathedral at 7pm Friday 1 October. The celebration includes an opportunity for renewal of marriage vows. This is the feast day of St Thérèse of Lisieux, and...
by webmaster | Sep 20, 2010 | Event Calendar
25th September, 10am – 4pm, registration from 9.30am at Easingwold School Whoever you are – as a priest, teacher, governor, catechist, parishioner, single, married, parent, grandparent – if you care about and are interested in the present and the...
by webmaster | Sep 20, 2010 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace
On Thursday, 30th September 6.30 in the University Cinema, Europa Building at Teesside University Endangered Lives Consequences of adverse decisions for people seeking sanctuary Returned to danger: Cameroon and DR Congo The cases will include those of Anselme Noumbiwa...
by webmaster | Sep 16, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
This morning Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Scotland at the beginning of his state visit to the United Kingdom. Applications for tickets for all events during the visit are now closed.
by webmaster | Sep 12, 2010 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Brothers and Sisters Apart from dreading yet another pastoral letter, I am sure most of you are thinking, “Surely, not more retiring collections!” The Church in our diocese has a history of living hand to mouth. There are not mountains of gold accruing in...
by webmaster | Sep 11, 2010 | Event Calendar, Organisations
The Diocese of Middlesbrough Women’s Commission, Middlesbrough Cohesion Partnership and the University of Teesside invite you to ‘Meet the Media’, an event to encourage women who work, live or worship in Middlesbrough to participate in this women’s interfaith media...
by webmaster | Sep 10, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
If you have a computer and an internet connection, you will be able to watch the Holy Father’s visit to the UK live and in full online at www.thepapalvisit.org.uk. With just a week to go until Pope Benedict arrives in the UK, a new section on the official Papal Visit...
by webmaster | Sep 6, 2010 | Miscellaneous
In the August edition of the Catholic Voice, it was announced that Bishop Terry is re-organising the diocese, in order to simplify and streamline our work, so that we can better fulfil our mission of proclaiming the good news and serving the kingdom of God. In that...
by webmaster | Sep 6, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
More than 12 Diocesan priests and Bishop Terence, who presided, joined Fr Joe Brennan when he celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for his 60 years of priesthood at St Hilda’s, Whitby, on 23rd July. Representatives from parishes where Fr Joe had served were in the...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Bishop Terry
With wonderful appropriateness, the Gospel for 6th July 2010 spoke of the Lord sending labourers to his harvest. That theme echoed throughout the Sending Liturgy at the conclusion of Supporting Lay Pastoral Ministry, as Bishop Terry individually blessed the...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Parishes
A parishioner of Our Lady and St Edward’s Church, Driffield, Professor V Alan McClelland, has been granted by the Holy Father the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award for his work in ecclesiastical history. He is Chairman of the Catholic Record Society (CRS) and, for...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Miscellaneous
August 26th 2010 begins a year of celebrations marking the centenary of Mother Teresa’s birth. Two wonderfully inspiring colour-illustrated books help mark this important anniversary including the words of Malcolm Muggeridge who was responsible for first bringing...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes, Sacred Heart, Middlesbrough
Fr Jim Daley, a Mill Hill Missionary (MHM) returned on Friday 16th July to celebrate the golden anniversary of his priestly ordination in the Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough – known in those days as ‘St Philís’ – where he was ordained and...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
60 Towns… 60 Days… One Aim! On 3rd September 2010, a Round-Britain Bike Ride will commence from the port of Hull. Sea-Wheeling is a bike ride consisting of 60 towns in 60 days with one aim – to raise funds for Apostleship of the Sea’s work with...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
On Saturday 23rd October the Carmelite Spirituality Group will be holding a meeting at Lawrence Street looking at the topic “Saint Thérèse of Lisieux – 1 Year After the Visit of her Relics” with input from Very Revd. Keith Jones, Dean of York...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
St. Jude feast weekend (Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th October) at the Apostle’s National Shrine served by the Carmelite friars in Faversham, Kent (contact St. Jude Newsletter Office for details tel 01795 539214).
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
There will be a Day for the Carmelite Family in St. Bede’s Church, Carlisle, on Saturday 18th September, 10.30am-5pm (contact John and Patricia Wilson for details tel 01461 40434 or e-mail...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Drawn on Monday 2nd August 2010 £100 Winning No 27 £75 Winning No 17 £50 Winning No 332 £30 Winning No 76 Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 6th September 2010 New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Miscellaneous
“We don’t come to pray together, but we come together to pray”* A unique event attracted Christian and Muslim women to honour Our Lady and pray for peace in June when around forty women met to pray for peace at St. Mary’s Chapel, the medieval pilgrim...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Miscellaneous, Parishes
Parishioners from Our Lady and St Peter, Bridlington, went as a parish community on a pilgrimage recently to the North East for three days with the main focus being Lindisfarne (Holy Island). A full 50 seat coach was the mode of transport. Ushaw College was the...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Organisations
The York Newman Circle visited Gilling Castle on Saturday 10th July. There were 16 in the party and the talk and tour were given by Fr Anselm Cramer, Archivist of Ampleforth. Fr Anselm gave us a very good history of the Castle, starting with the period when the Castle...
by webmaster | Sep 4, 2010 | Organisations
The Knights of St Columba Council 95 (York) and the York Walsingham Association jointly arranged a Mass at Fairfax House, York, on 28th July. The celebrant was Fr Dominique Minskip who is currently chaplain to both organisations. The Mass was held in the saloon of...
by webmaster | Sep 3, 2010 | CAFOD, Organisations
CAFOD’s Connect2 project offers your parish the unique opportunity to come on a journey with one of our partner communities in either Brazil, El Salvador, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Bangladesh or Cambodia so that you can find out how people live their lives on a daily...
by webmaster | Aug 19, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
The Events Timeline for the Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to England and Scotland can be seen at www.thepapalvisit.org.uk/timeline
by webmaster | Aug 14, 2010 | Event Calendar, Obituaries, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
At 3pm on Wednesday 11 August 2010, the feast of St Clare, Father Tony Barry returned to the Lord. May he rest in peace. Fr Tony was born on 6th February 1920 and arrived in Middlesbrough from Nottinghamshire. The family lived in St Joseph’s parish in Marton Road, and...
by webmaster | Aug 10, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar
The visit of Pope Benedict to the United Kingdom in September is such a historic landmark. It is the first ever State visit of a Pope and the first ever Beatification to take place in this country. Our diocese of Middlesbrough has up to a thousand pilgrims who will be...
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
The official web site for the Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to England and Wales can be seen at www.thepapalvisit.org.uk Not only does the site contain information about Pope benedict and the itinerary of his visit, but it also contains information about the Catholic...
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
‘The Big Assembly’ is the name given to the Holy Father’s Visit to St Mary’s University College, Twickenham on 17th September 2010 to celebrate Catholic education. Catholic schools have a strong tradition of working with the community, whether...
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
The theme for Pope Benedict XVI’s 2010 visit to the UK is Cor ad cor loquitur – ‘Heart speaks unto heart’. Cardinal John Henry Newman chose the words as the motto to go on his coat of arms. ‘Heart speaks unto heart’ is a fitting...
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
To celebrate Pope Benedict XVI’s 2010 to Scotland and England, a Flickr group has been started to share images not just of the Pope but of anything connected to the visit. Click here to join the Flickr photo stream for the Papal Visit.
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
There is an official Facebook page for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United Kingdom. The Facebook page contains photos of, and information and discussions about, the Visit of the Holy Father to England and Scotland from 16-19 September 2010.
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It’s easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join Twitter and follow @thepapalvisit.
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
The official web site for the Papal Visit includes a section of weekly audio updates on Pope Benedict’s visit to the UK. Click here to access the audio updates section. The Papal Visit Co-ordinator, Mgr Andrew Summersgill, brings us the latest information every...
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
The Visit of Pope Benedict XVI provides a historic opportunity for Catholic parishes to celebrate and witness to their faith. The official web site for the Papal Visit includes a section designed to help to preparations for local initiatives; they don’t have to be a...
by webmaster | Aug 8, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
A new internet radio station, “Heart Gives Unto Heart”, designed to cover the Papal visit is to launch in September. Broadcasting from 7am until midnight from Tuesday 14th until Monday 20th September 2010 www.heartgivesuntoheart.co.uk aims to provide a...
by webmaster | Aug 7, 2010 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace
On Thursday 19th August, 7:30pm Vin Garbutt will play a charity concert in aid of Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture and Justice First (Stockton). Support will be from the Volunteer African Drummers. The concert will be at the Georgian Theatre,...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
By now you will have been asked by your Parish Priest or Parish Pilgrim Leader to let us know if you would like to see the Pope at either Hyde Park on Saturday 18th September or at Cofton Park on Sunday 19th September. Details are with your parishes as to how you go...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Miscellaneous
After months of reflection, consultation and careful planning, Bishop Terry is proposing to re-organise the diocese. This is not change for the sake of change – the Bishop concluded that the present structures need renewing, to better serve the people, the...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Miscellaneous, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
Bishop Terry Drainey presided and twelve other priests concelebrated at a wonderful Mass to mark Fr Joe Brennan’s diamond jubilee at St Hida’s Roman Catholic Church in Whitby. Fr Joe, who was born in 1921 at Enfield in County Meath, entered Blackrock...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Event Calendar, Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes, Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage for the Feast of the Assumption will take place at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley on Sunday 15th August. The Rosary will be at 2.30pm, and Mass at 3pm This year the main celebrant will be our Vicar General, the Rt Rev Mgr Canon...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Parishes, Sacraments
Congratulations to Peter Warren who was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Terry Drainey on Saturday 26th June at St George’s Church in York. Photos of Peter’s Ordination can be found in the Diocesan galleries at...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
People passing St. Andrew’s Church Hall in Teesville, Middlesbrough, on Sunday, July 11 could be forgiven for thinking that parishioners had finally run out of patience with their parish Deacon, the Rev. Pat Thomas, when he was locked in a set of stocks outside...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Organisations, Parishes
‘Whatever house you go into let your first words be, ‘Peace to this house’.’ So, taking a leaf from the Bishop’s book, ‘Peace to you’. Sharing with you today coincides with an ordination jubilee year for me. To celebrate...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
On the Feast of the Visitation, 31st May, Fr Pat celebrated 40 years as a priest. Mass was celebrated at 2pm at Our Lady’s Church in Acomb, York, followed by a party in the church grounds. Several priests concelebrated the Mass and Canon Michael Ryan, in his...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
Fr Pat Grant, who was for more than 30 years parish priest at St Paulinus, York, celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of his priestly ordination on Sunday 13th June at a concelebrated Mass in the parish of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven, Kilkee, County Clare. The principal...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2010 | Diocese
Mrs Pat Wilson retired on 30th June after 20 years service in the Curial Office. She joined the team when it was based in what is now the John Paul Centre. She served as Secretary to Mgr Charlton and then to Jim Whiston following Monsignor’s retirement. Mgr...
by webmaster | Jul 29, 2010 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
The Cleveland NEWMAN Circle presents Prof Lewis Ayres [Bede Chair of Catholic Theology, Durham University] who will discuss ‘Pope Benedict XVI – the influence of Augustine’ On Wednesday 22nd September 2010, 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm at Middlesbrough...
by webmaster | Jul 29, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
‘Saint Teresa of Avila in Art’ will be the subject of the meeting at Thicket Priory on Saturday 11th September. There will be a PowerPoint presentation by Johan Bergström-Allen. This meeting will take place at the monastery of Discalced Carmelite nuns at...
by webmaster | Jul 29, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Miscellaneous, Organisations, Pilgrimage
The British Province of Carmelites Pilgrimage to Lourdes with the Catholic Association takes place on Friday 20th – Friday 27th August. Contact Johan Bergström-Allen on 01904 411521 for details of any of this or any other Carmelite events.
by webmaster | Jul 29, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
0n Saturday 7th August there will be a meeting at 110 Lawrence Street in York, home of the Corpus Christi Carmelite Sisters to look at the topic of ‘Carmel: Building bridges across denominations’. Contact Johan Bergström-Allen on 01904 411521 for...
