by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Organisations
An introduction to the Old Testament On Wednesday 22nd April, Mrs Lucille Chadwick outlined something of the history and development of the Old Testament. She began by identifying that many of us know The Purple Passages, possibly from music such as Handel’s...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Miscellaneous
There was so much packed into the almost three hours that it is difficult to capture more than the key highlights. The ceremony started at 11.00 am when we sang Morning Prayer (Lauds) and then Terce creating an atmosphere of prayer. Between these offices, the long...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Justice and Peace
York was fortunate enough to be invited by Pax Christi and the charity MEDACT to host a visit from two members of the movement Physicians for Human Rights-Israel., lawyer Miri Weingarten and Comboni sister and nurse, Alicia Vacas Moro. Alicia is one of five members...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Organisations
Hull and District Catholic Women’s Luncheon Club Founded in April 1962 by a group of women who came from various parishes around the Hull area, Hull and District Catholic Women’s Luncheon Club is believed to be the only such Club in England. What was, and...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres
The Dominican Discussion Day at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre, York, on Saturday 6th June was a great success. Lay Dominicans came from the Newcastle, Manchester and Leicester Fraternities, and were joined by a number of enquirers from the Middlesbrough Diocese....
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Organisations
The Holy Guild of St Joseph and St Hedda was founded in 1839 in Egton Bridge (St Hedda was seen as a local saint because he was a monk of Whitby Abbey before he went on to be Bishop of the West Saxons). It was a mutual aid society aiming to cater for the spiritual as...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Event Calendar
A day seminar for clergy on 14 August 2009 as part of Conference (14-16 August) at Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds. The semianr will focus on the psychological, emotional and spiritual effects of abortion on men and women and will aim to help create a more...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Miscellaneous
READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH bible challenge continues during the summer, though without the launch events. Joshua in July will be followed by the Book of Judges during August, and Ruth in September, with pamphlets for each. ‘The Book of Judges is often a...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Pastoral Centres
On Friday 5th June, a group of about 50 people of different denominations and faiths met at the Endsleigh Mercy Centre in Hull to pray for peace in the Holy Land. We placed a stone on a cairn as a token of our faith in God’s love and our need for peace in the...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Parishes
Senior members of St Williams’ parish in Dormanstown were treated to a summer buffet tea and were entertained by a magician and a choral group provided by pupils of Sacred Heart School, Redcar recently. Thanks to all members of the deanery support group whose...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Date of Draw – 6th July 2009 £100 Winning No 177 £75 Winning No 250 £50 Winning No 80 £30 Winning No 271 £25 Winning No 42 Next Meeting and Monthly Draw Monday 3rd August 2009 New members welcome. Tel: 01642 247831 for...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Bishop Terry, Parishes
The parish of St Anthony and Our Lady of Mercy in Hull was very fortunate that the Episcopal Visitation of Bishop Terry coincided with the First Communion Mass for three of our children. At the end of the Mass, Bishop Terry gave certificates to them and to the seven...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Parishes, Sacraments
A lovely First Communion Mass took place at the Sacred Heart Church, Hull, said by Fr Sellers, on 21st June 2009. There was a big spread afterwards, organised by family and friends. The photograph is of the only girl on the day to receive the host.
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Miscellaneous
St George’s Church, York, recently hosted the Churches Together in York (CTY) AGM. The principal speaker was Rev Roger Simpson of St Michael-le-Belfry Church. Roger had just returned from the international ALPHA conference in London, and spoke of Alpha’s...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
In only a few months time the relics of Saint Therese will be visiting the United Kingdom; her relics will visit almost every diocese in England and Wales and we have the great privilege of receiving her remains on 2nd October at Saint Mary’s Cathedral in...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar, Parishes
St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough Click here to see the schedule.
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Bishop Terry
On Saturday 13th June, 73 Christians of different denominations participated in a variety of workshops trying new ways of relating to God and to one another. Taste and See 2009, a day of Bite-Size Spirituality in York City Centre Churches, provided a wonderful way to...
by webmaster | Jul 30, 2009 | Parishes, Religious Communities
in Ampleforth Abbey’s new Tea Room Ampleforth Abbey has opened a new Tea Room providing a host of delicious locally sourced snacks and meals for the thousands of visitors who visit the Abbey each year. The Tea Room is situated in the Main Hall next to the Abbey...
by webmaster | Jul 18, 2009 | Parishes, Religious Communities
The closing of Newlands FCJ School at the end of this academic term and its planned amalgamation with St David’s to build a new school – Trinity College – on the Newlands site brings to an end 137 years of service to Middlesbrough Catholic education...
by webmaster | Jul 16, 2009 | Event Calendar, Religious Communities
Calling all past students of the Bar Convent Grammar School, a Memorial Mass for Sister Margaret Mary Littlehales who died in May aged 102 will take place in the Bar Convent chapel on Tuesday July 21st at 3pm followed by tea. A phone call indicating attendance would...
by webmaster | Jul 16, 2009 | Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes, Pilgrimage
The pilgrimage takes place at the Lady Chapel on Mount Grace above Osmotherley on Sunday 16th August with Mass at 3pm. This year will be extra special as it will be a joint pilgrimage for the Middlesbrough and Leeds Dioceses. Please note the following practical...
by webmaster | Jul 14, 2009 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Parishes, Sacraments
Congratulations to all those recently confirmed by Bishop Terry in Scarborough.
by webmaster | Jul 14, 2009 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations, Religious Communities
Few people know much about the life of Carmelite nuns because their vocation is one of enclosure; they do not go out of their monastery except in cases of necessity, remaining on the one site in order to dedicate themselves completely to a life of prayer, serving God...
by webmaster | Jul 12, 2009 | Homilies
Saint Joseph’s, Pickering 12th July 2009 Isn’t it amazing how when things go badly we immediately turn to God and pray for all we are worth. We can sail through life, just getting on with the ordinary day to day things, not giving too much thought to God’s...
by webmaster | Jul 5, 2009 | Homilies
Thanksgiving Mass celebrating 137 years of service in education in the Diocese of Middlesbrough by the Faithful Companions of Jesus 5 July 2009 We have just heard in the Gospel: You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I have commissioned you to go out and to bear...
by webmaster | Jul 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Egton Bridge 5 July 2009 As we remember and commemorate Blessed Nicholas Postgate and the Martyrs of England and Wales, I can say that my life has been surrounded by, associated with and inspired by the Martyrs of England and Wales. Our diocese of Middlesbrough has...
by webmaster | Jul 2, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
More than 40 Diocesan priests joined Bishop Terry and six of our seven jubilarians in a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Cathedral on 12th June. In his homily, Bishop Terry thanked them for their ‘315 years of priestly service to the Diocese’, and asked for...
by webmaster | Jul 2, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
In a packed church on the Feast of Corpus Christi (14th June), the parish of Our Lady, Filey, celebrated the golden jubilee of Fr Sean O’Donnell, its parish priest for the past fourteen years. Bishop Terry, who was in the parish for canonical visitation,...
by webmaster | Jul 2, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
Canon Michael Davern celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for his 60 years of priesthood at Our Lady of Lourdes, Hessle, where he has supplied for most of the ten years since he retired from St Joseph’s, Anlaby. He was joined by Fr Michael Marsden, parish priest,...
by webmaster | Jul 2, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
For five days from 12th June, we had a period of great joy and thanksgiving throughout the Diocese as we celebrated a number of priestly jubilees. On 12th June, Bishop Terry was the chief concelebrant at a Mass in the Cathedral with six of this year’s seven...
by webmaster | Jul 2, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
CAFOD and Canada’s Development and Peace demand action from mining giant Goldcorp as villagers fear gold mine is poisoning people and the environment in Honduras Catholic aid agencies CAFOD in the UK and Development and Peace in Canada are calling on...
by webmaster | Jul 2, 2009 | CAFOD, Organisations
Students from York University defied the forecast for rain on 7th June and held a barbecue at More House in Heslington to celebrate their fundraising achievements when they handed over a cheque for £1,330.03 to Carol Cross, Diocesan Officer for CAFOD Middlesbrough...
by webmaster | Jul 1, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Countless generations of Catholics have admired a young saint, whom many call ‘The Little Flower’. In only a few months time, this young saint will be visiting our Cathedral. A relic of her body will be taken around the United Kingdom and we have the great...
by webmaster | Jul 1, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
In a brand new book ‘The Gospel Sustains Me: The Word of God in the Life and Love of Saint Therese of Lisieux’ brothers from Saint Therese’s Carmelite Community reflect upon the central place of the Bible in her life and spirituality. As the...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Bishop Terry, Event Calendar, Parishes
Bishop Terry will be the main concelebrant and preacher at this year’s Postgate Rally which will take place on Sunday 5th July from 2.30pm at Egton Bridge. The Mass is in honour of the English and Welsh martyrs and Blessed Nicholas Postgate. There is free...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Miscellaneous
St George’s RC Church, York, was the venue for the launch of the reading of 1 and 2 Corinthians, and a chance to revisit the adventures in the Acts of the Apostles. Parish singers taught us a setting of ‘Love is …’ 1 Cor 13. Readers from the...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Parishes
Parishioners at St Patrick’s Church, Thornaby, couldn’t believe their eyes when their refurbished parish hall was reopened on Thursday 7th May 2009! Nine months earlier the hall had been in ruins – the electrics had been condemned, the floor had...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Miscellaneous
An ecumenical service of celebration and affirmation for voluntary chaplaincy members in the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, was held in the hospital Chapel of the Good Samaritan on 1st June. The idea for the service was put forward and organised by the...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
Cherie Blair, herself the granddaughter of a seaman, launched the Apostleship of the Sea’s annual Sea Sunday appeal on Thursday 18th June. Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is a maritime charity providing practical and pastoral care to all seafarers in need,...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
On 16th May, St John Fisher’s Church, Grimsby, played host to a Seafood Supper organised by Val Walsh, an Apostleship of the Sea volunteer at the Immingham Seafarers Centre. For a donation, each visitor could enjoy a lovely seafood supper prepared and served by...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
Local Solicitors short listed for ‘Business in the Community Award’ for their work with the Apostleship of the Sea Wilkin Chapman Solicitors of North Lincolnshire have been short listed for a ‘Business in the Community Award’. They are one of...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events
A charity football match at the Riverside Stadium organised by Fr Paul Farrer and friends in aid of Teesside Hospice proved to be a real winner, providing a real spectacle for the fans and raising £15,000 in the process. A beaming Fr Paul was still delighted –...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Cardinal Basil Hume died ten years ago this June. When he was told he was terminally ill with cancer, his reaction was to go to the hospital chapel to pray before the crucifix. A new book of previously unpublished reflections by Cardinal Basil Hume ‘Seven Last...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Miscellaneous
On Pentecost Sunday, approximately two thousand Christians from York churches assembled on the city walls to take part in the Global Day of Prayer, praying for the city and the world, and thanking God for His graces. This was followed by a lively service of praise and...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Christians in York of various denominations, including many Roman Catholics, took part in the Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday (31st May) by praying on their city’s ancient walls. York’s walls were first constructed by the Romans and have been rebuilt over the...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | English Martyrs, York, Parishes
During the week of preparation for Pentecost and the Global Day of Prayer, churches of all kinds throughout York took part in a chain of prayer. English Martyrs’ turn was from Thursday evening through Friday, with creative prayer-stations around the church,...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | CAFOD, Endsleigh Centre, Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres
On Saturday 12th September there will be a CAFOD Supporters Day at the Endsleigh Centre in Hull. This is an opportunity to talk with CAFOD’s Director, Chris Bain, and to meet other CAFOD supporters from around the Diocese.
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Date of Draw: 1st June 2009 £100 Winning No 89 £75 Winning No 57 £50 Winning No 183 £30 Winning No 210 £25 Winning No 14 Next Meeting and Monthly Draw on Monday 6th July 2009 New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | English Martyrs, York, Organisations, Parishes, St Wilfrid's, York
On Sunday 10th May, some hundred people partook in a Walk for Life through the narrow streets of the ancient city of York over a two mile distance. The Walk was organised by the lay organisation ‘People for Life’ of the Diocese of Leeds. After one hour of...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Parishes
St Vincent’s May Procession, one of the last in the South of the Diocese, was held on 17th May. Unfortunately, for the first time in years, the heavens opened and it had to be confined within the church. Hopefully, next year we will be out in the open again and...
