by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes
A group of refugees have met for Saturday lunch for the last four years with Fr Peter Keeling and some parishioners of St Francis, Middlesbrough. On 5th December, they gathered to plant trees in the church grounds for National Tree Week. Promoted by the BBC, this was...
by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Evangelisation, Event Calendar, RCIA, Schools and Colleges
A Retreat Day, in preparation for the Rite of Election, will be on Saturday 6th February 2010 at All Saints Lower School, Nunnery Lane, York. All who are to be baptised or received into the Catholic Church at Easter are invited to attend, together with their sponsors,...
by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Evangelisation, Event Calendar, Parishes, RCIA, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
The Rite of Election will be on Sunday 21st February, the First Sunday of Lent, at 3pm in St Mary’s Cathedral. The Mass of Thanksgiving for all those involved will be held on the Vigil of Pentecost, Saturday 22nd May.
by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar
After beginning to read Isaiah’s prophecies during Advent, the READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH bible-challenge continues with the histories during January and February, reading the First and Second Books of Kings. Here are exciting accounts of confrontations between kings...
by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Drawn on Monday 7th December 2009 £100 Winning No 32 £75 Winning No 230 £50 Winning No 155 £30 Winning No 46 £25 Winning No 140 Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 4th January New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642...
by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Organisations
On Saturday 21st November 2009, the Union of Catholic Mothers celebrated their 50 years in the Middlesbrough Diocese. Members from Filey, Scarborough, Hull, Middlesbrough and York met at the Bar Convent, York. Their National President, Mrs Sheila Goodchild, joined...
by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Organisations
A Talk by Lucy Beckett It was with enormous pleasure that on Wednesday 21st October the Cleveland Newman Circle were able to welcome Lucy Beckett who shared something of her long-held fascination with Cardinal Pole. It was against the historical background of the...
by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Miscellaneous
On 17th November 2009, The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, hosted an event bringing regional religious leaders together at Bishopthorpe Palace. The Archbishop of York introduced the event and listened to representatives from the Yorkshire and Humber Faith Forum...
by webmaster | Dec 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Bishop Terence Drainey’s open letter to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown regarding the closure of the Corus steelworks and the effects this will have on families on Teesside has been posted to the main diocesan web site and is available to download as a pdf here....
by webmaster | Dec 26, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Bishop Terry
15 December 2009 The Right Hon Gordon Brown MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street LONDON SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister I write to you as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Middlesbrough to express my deep concern at the decision of the owners of CORUS to mothball the blast...
by webmaster | Dec 25, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
On 19th December 2009 Pope Benedict XVI formally published a Decree recognising the ‘heroic virtue’ demonstrated by Mary Ward and thereby conferring on her the title ‘Venerable’. Her cause will now go forward to the next stage in the process towards beatification and...
by webmaster | Dec 10, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
In the end, the visit of the relics of St Thérèse to York Minster was almost unbearably moving. I talk as one who went on the Friday morning and listened to the service for schoolchildren and witnessed the procession of the relics down the nave to the...
by webmaster | Dec 10, 2009 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
CAFOD Holy Hour at Christ the King Church, Trenchard Avenue, Thornaby on Thursday 10th December, at 7.30pm. It is an opportunity for us to pray for a positive outcome from the UN Climate Change talks in Copenhagen. All are welcome.
by webmaster | Dec 10, 2009 | Bishop Terry
On behalf of the Roman Catholic Community of Teesside and the Diocese of Middlesbrough I would like to express my deep concern and sorrow for the loss of 1700 jobs at Corus. Steel making has been part of our Teesside tradition for over a century with the quality of...
by webmaster | Dec 9, 2009 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace
On Friday 18th December, 12.40-13.30pm there will be a vigil, the fifth annual vigil, to remember friends who sought sanctuary in the United Kingdom and were removed from this country back to danger during 2009. This will be held at All Saints’ Church, Linthorpe...
by webmaster | Dec 8, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD Appeals
or Holy Hour between 7 and 18 December 2009 The UN leaders meet in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December to broker a Climate Change agreement to replace the Kyoto protocol. It’s vital that they come up with the right kind of deal that will: Recognise and support the right...
by webmaster | Dec 4, 2009 | Justice and Peace
If you do light a candle during Advent, please remember those seeking sanctuary. Those who have been detained from our area, Fatuma, Patrick, Habibulla, Mr. Khan, two Iranian men and a young Eritrean Christian unknown to us. The rate at which people are being put out...
by webmaster | Dec 4, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Many people in prison need more help and support, at this time in their lives, than at any other. Roman Catholic Chaplains work to ensure the Sacramental and Pastoral needs of Roman Catholic prisoners are met. As a Chaplain you will carry out faith specific and...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2009 | CAFOD, Organisations
2009 sees CAFOD’s widest ever range of World Gifts that capture the true spirit of Christmas. World Gifts are thoughtful gifts that are great to give and fun to receive. There’s a World Gift that’s perfect for everyone that will help transform the lives of poor...
by webmaster | Dec 1, 2009 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
On Sunday 27th December at 5.00 pm, Bishop Terence Drainey will celebrate Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough. This day is the Feast of the Holy Family and the Bishop has specially chosen it for a Diocesan Mass to celebrate Marriage and Family Life....
by webmaster | Dec 1, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
A Conversation with our Neighbour in Iraq As you read your copy of the December Voice and with vast stocks of Christmas goods continuing to be sold in our shops (some Christmas items on sale since September), it is perhaps difficult to equate the preparation for...
by webmaster | Nov 30, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
When Sister Imelda Poole IBVM (Loreto) moved to Tirana in 2005 (after 16 years working in grassroots ministry at Port Clarence on Teesside) she soon encountered families of Roma communities living in shanty towns near the railway station, close by to where she lives....
by webmaster | Nov 30, 2009 | Event Calendar, Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes
The Knights of St Columba present a variety show with music and mayhem from priests and parishioners Middlesbrough Theatre, The Avenue, Linthorpe Tel 01642 815151 Friday 15th January 2010, 7.30pm Saturday 16th January 2010, 7.30pm Tickets £8.50 from Jeanette on 01642...
by webmaster | Nov 30, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
One of three thousand! At 11.30 am on a damp and windy Saturday morning on 24th October, 400 people made a human wave for Climate Justice around York Minster. The event led by CAFOD and supported by Christian Aid and other networks of people concerned about the impact...
by webmaster | Nov 30, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
2010 is a special year for CAFOD. It is the fiftieth anniversary of Fast Day which was first held on 12th March 1960 organised by volunteer members of the National Board of Catholic Women who wanted to raise funds for a mother and baby clinic on the Caribbean island...
by webmaster | Nov 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Bishop Terence greets the children returning from their liturgy, during his visit to the parish of St Augustine’s, Redcar on 15 November 2009.
by webmaster | Nov 29, 2009 | Parishes
On 2nd November, All Souls Day, parishioners from Our Lady and St Benedict, Ampleforth commemorated their dead with a Mass and with hundreds of candles placed on the graves. This is the second year of a venture to commemorate those buried in our churchyard, a venture...
by webmaster | Nov 29, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
Catholics Against Unemployment and Social Evils (C.A.U.S.E.) A reminder to all our kind donors and helpers that the time has come to launch our annual appeal to provide hampers for needy families at Christmas. The recession has caused unemployment to rise once again...
by webmaster | Nov 29, 2009 | Parishes
The now annual October event was supported by 12 pilgrims, led by the Garrison Chaplain, Fr ‘Timbo’ Forbes Turner, and all are photographed outside the newly built Church of the Annunciation in Little Walsingham for the photo shot. (Photograph: l-r: Major...
by webmaster | Nov 29, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Bishop John Crowley joined 14 of his fellow retired Diocesan priests for the annual Retired Priests Reunion hosted by Bishop Terence on 13th November in York. The event began as always with Concelebrated Mass followed by lunch and social get together exchanging...
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, They used to say that the favourite pastime of the British was queuing. I am not sure how true that is in our days, but I do know that I seem to spend a lot of time waiting; waiting to be served, waiting for a train, waiting at the...
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for Advent 2009 has been posted to Bishop Terry’s sub-domain Click here to read Bishop Terry’s letter.
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres
Hull and East Riding Newman Circle present a talk by Reverend Angela Bailey, Vicar of Rowley and Skidby entitled ‘Anglican Catholics/Catholic Anglicans – how we see ourselves’ at the Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road, Wednesday 16th June, 7.30pm-9pm...
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres
Hull and East Riding Newman Circle present a talk by Stephen Barrie, Education Officer, The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics at the Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road, Wednesday 21st April, 7.30pm-9pm unless otherwise advised. For more details contact: Andrew Carrick...
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres
Hull and East Riding Newman Circle presents a talk by Fabian Radcliffe, Newman Association National Chaplain – ‘Newman’s Approach to Education’ at the Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road, Wednesday 17th March, 7.30pm-9pm unless otherwise advised....
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres
Hull and East Riding Newman Circle present a talk by Jane Cook, Diocesan Adult Formation Adviser for the Middlesbrough Diocese, entitled ‘Some un-named women in the Bible’ At the Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road, Hull on Wednesday 17th February, 7.30pm-9pm....
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres
Hull and East Riding Newman Circle present a talk by John Bernasconi, Director of Fine Art at Hull University – ‘Religious Art and the Spectator in the Renaissance’ on Wednesday 20th January, 7.30pm-9pm at the Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road. For...
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Bishop Terry
Sharing Promises to the Poor of the World In October Bishop Terry sent out a pastoral postcard to all schools and parishes in the Diocese Dear Friends in Christ Today, you’re about to make history – taking part in a remarkable worldwide event. You have...
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres
On Wednesday 16th December, 7.30pm at the Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road, Hul. For more details contact: Andrew Carrick (Circle Secretary) on (01482) 500181 or e-mail...
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | Parishes
St Mary’s Church, Filey, recently hosted the Annual Golf Competition, at Filey Golf Club, for clergy from the Middlesbrough Diocese. A meal was provided after the event, by the Sisters of Mercy, at their Filey Convent. The winner of the event was Canon Michael...
by webmaster | Nov 28, 2009 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Drawn on Monday 2nd November 2009 £100 number 224 £75 number 108 £50 number 78 £30 number 212 £25 number 331 Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 7th December New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642...
by webmaster | Nov 17, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
Having Your Say on Assisted Suicide There is an important consultation taking place about when cases of ‘assisted suicide’ will be prosecuted. The law on ‘assisting suicide’ has not changed but the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has issued ‘interim guidelines’...
by webmaster | Nov 17, 2009 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations
Dear Friends Just thought that I would inform you that CAFOD will be on BBC Radio 4 tonight at 8.00pm. The programme will be highlighting our work in the Congo. Pascale Palmer, Advocacy Media Officer for CAFOD writes, The BBC travelled to DRC with CAFOD in October....
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Bishop Terry, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Just before 2pm on 2nd October, loud applause from the long queue unable to get into the Cathedral greeted the arrival with police outriders of the vehicle carrying the relics of St Therese. The Cathedral bells also sounded their welcome as Bishop Terence blessed the...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody involved in the visit of the relics of St Therese to the Cathedral. It was truly a wonderful opportunity of grace for us all. Firstly, my thanks to Fr Gerard Robinson and his team for outstanding organisation....
by webmaster | Nov 6, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
following the visit of the relics of St Thérèse Loving Father, We thank you for the visit of the relics of St Therese to our country. We ask you to draw us more deeply into your love And to fill us with confidence in your mercy. Help us to become, like...
by webmaster | Nov 6, 2009 | Organisations, Schools and Colleges
The foods brought in for the Harvest Celebration at St Clare’s School have been very kindly donated to the Mary Thompson Fund, which supports refugees and asylum seekers in the Tees Valley many of whom receive no other support. Many, many thanks to Mrs Fall, and all...
by webmaster | Nov 6, 2009 | Event Calendar, Parishes, Sacraments, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
In this Year for Priest 2009, we are delighted to have an ordination to the Priesthood at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 21st November at 12 midday. David Pick was an Anglican Priest in the diocese of York for over 23 years, he was an Assistant Priest at Howden...
by webmaster | Nov 6, 2009 | Event Calendar
Exploring RCIA (the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) This is an opportunity to glimpse a vision of the richness the RCIA journey offers, not only to newcomers to the faith, but to the whole parish community. Further details are on the Adult Formation...
by webmaster | Nov 6, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Pastoral Centres
Christmas Eve (Thursday 24 December): Arrivals 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm, Evening Meal – 6.30 pm. Followed by Vigil Mass in a local church (if desired). Christmas Day (Friday 25 December): Morning Mass (voluntary) at 11.00 am with Fr Horsley. Traditional Christmas...
