by Michael McG | Aug 13, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
A capacity audience packed St Mary’s Cathedral as award-winning classical singing group The Priests played the only mainland UK show of their farewell tour.The emotional evening – the first of an ongoing concert series – saw the three Northern Irish clerics bring the...
by Michael McG | Aug 13, 2024 | Voice Column
The Holy Father has decided that 2025 will be a Year of Jubilee, something which happens every 25 years. The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope”, and it will be a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of Covid-19 pandemic, and a...
by Michael McG | Jul 26, 2024 | Diocese, Obituaries
Fellow priests and people throughout the diocese were saddened to hear news of the death of Canon Pat Hartnett.Canon Pat, 70, passed away peacefully on Thursday July 25 at Boarbank Hall Nursing home, Grange-over-Sands, where the sisters had been caring for him during...
by Michael McG | Jul 10, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, Organisations, postgate, Postgate Society
Cardinal Arthur Roche’s homily at the 50th anniversary Postgate Rally at Ugthorpe on Sunday July 7 2024… One of the more disturbing realities in today’s world is how quickly populist movements form and how the determined positions which mark them are often...
by Michael McG | Jul 10, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, Catholic Bishop's Conference, Synod of Bishops 2023
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has issued a statement welcoming the Instrumentum laboris, the working document that will guide the work of the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2024 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
On Sea Sunday (July 14), let us remember seafarers facing conflict, abandonment and tough times.“Some seafarers I meet have travelled through the conflict area of the Red Sea, with its risks of attacks from Houthis, then have sailed on to the Black Sea with its own...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2024 | Diocese, Obituaries, Our Lady & St Peter's, Bridlington, Parishes, St John of Beverley
We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Father David Pick, who passed away aged 80 on Saturday May 25.Father David was the first priest Bishop Terry ordained after coming to our diocese, the ordination taking place at St Mary’s Cathedral on November 21 2009.In...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Catholic Bishop's Conference, Organisations
A South Sudanese bishop has warned that food has been weaponised during the civil war in Sudan, with famine now looming in his neighbouring country because of the conflict.Speaking to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor...
by Michael McG | Jul 5, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has offered his congratulations to new Prime Minister Keir Starmer after Labour’s election victory.Cardinal Nichols wrote to the PM to assure him of his prayers as the Labour leader forms a new...
by Michael McG | Jul 5, 2024 | Evangelisation, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
This year’s annual conference for the Flame of Love of The Immaculate Heart of Mary Movement UK takes place in the beautiful surroundings of Ampleforth Abbey from Friday August 2 to Sunday August 4.The conference is an opportunity to learn more about the movement and...
by Michael McG | Jul 3, 2024 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
Pope Francis’s prayer intention this month is for the pastoral care of the sick, with the Pope Video that accompanies his words dedicated to the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. In the message, published through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, Pope...
by Michael McG | Jun 17, 2024 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
“For those fleeing their own countries” is Pope Francis’s prayer intention in The Pope Video for June, which is distributed by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.The video message, produced in collaboration with Tele VID and with the support of the Dicastery for...
by Michael McG | Jun 12, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Day for Life is the day in the Church’s year dedicated to raising awareness about the meaning and value of human life at every stage and in every condition.The Church teaches that life is to be nurtured from conception to natural death. In England and Wales, Day for...
by Michael McG | Jun 12, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
To mark Refugee Week, which runs from June 17 to 23, Bishop Paul McAleenan, lead bishop for migrants and refugees, offers a reflection on three themes – his recent visit to the Bibby Stockholm barge, the impact of the Rwanda Bill, and societal attitudes towards...
by Michael McG | Jun 11, 2024 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
“I wouldn’t miss Stella Maris’ annual Day of Pilgrimage and Prayer in Holy Island for anything,” says Brenda Bland, a volunteer ship visitor with Catholic maritime charity Stella Maris. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the pilgrimage, and Hartlepool-based...
by Michael McG | Jun 11, 2024 | postgate, Postgate Society
Organisers are hoping for a bumper turnout when Cardinal Arthur Roche preaches at the 50th anniversary Postgate Rally in Ugthorpe, North Yorkshire, this summer. Yorkshire-born Cardinal Roche, who is Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the...
by Michael McG | Jun 11, 2024 | Bishop Terry, Voice Column
As I visit our schools in the diocese, it is very evident that much is being debated and done about Climate Change. So, I was surprised to see in a report from back in 2022 which I was recently re-reading, which said that 67% of KS3 (Key Stage 3) pupils in Catholic...
by Michael McG | Jun 4, 2024 | Organisations, SVP and Mini Vinnies
1833 Service Day, June 15, St Vincent’s Centre, Newcastle Looking for an opportunity to share kindness this summer? If you’re 18-35 and would like to support our incredible St Vincent’s Newcastle centre, we’re delighted to welcome you to join our SVP...
by Michael McG | Jun 4, 2024 | CAFOD, General Election, Organisations, SVP and Mini Vinnies
A joint message from CAFOD and the SVP… With the General Election fast approaching,?CAFOD and the St Vincent?de Paul Society (SVP) have produced resources to help parishes to reach out to local candidates to find out more about their views on some issues that...
by Michael McG | Jun 4, 2024 | Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Organisations
“There is one sign which we should never lack: the option for those who are least, those whom society discards.” Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, 195 The Prime Minister has called a General Election to be held in the United Kingdom on Thursday July 4 2024. This is an...
by Michael McG | May 23, 2024 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, Catholic Bishop's Conference, HCPT, Missio
Representatives from 25 Catholic charities gathered to recognise a decade of collaboration to promote legacy giving.The meeting, at Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales in London, marked 10 years since the official launch event of Your Catholic Legacy...
by Michael McG | May 10, 2024 | ADoRe charismatic renewal, Evangelisation, Organisations, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you?” (1 Corinthians 6:19)How often do we consider the amazing truth St Paul speaks about, that the Holy Spirit of the first Pentecost really lives in us? There is an opportunity to...
by Michael McG | May 10, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Bishop John Sherrington, lead bishop for life issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has released a statement on the Criminal Justice Bill expressing his deep concern about two tabled amendments that seek to liberalise abortion laws, set to be debated next week...
by Michael McG | May 9, 2024 | Diocese, John Paul Centre, Obituaries, Pastoral Centres
A priest who was named Middlesbrough’s Citizen of the Year for his dedication to the poor and marginalised at the town’s John Paul Centre has died four days after his 81st birthday.Redemptorist Father Gerry Mulligan CSsR passed away in hospital in Glasgow on March 15...
by Michael McG | May 9, 2024 | Voice Column
On May 25 and 26 the first World Children’s Day takes place at St Peter’s. For the first time ever, the Pope has invited thousands of children from across the world to come to Rome to get to know one another, to play and to pray together. As you can read in the main...
by Michael McG | May 7, 2024 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
In this month’s Pope Video, Pope Francis dedicates his prayer intention to the formation of seminarians and men and women religious.In his video message, disseminated through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, he says “every vocation is a ‘diamond in the rough’ that...
by Michael McG | May 7, 2024 | Evangelisation, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
Father Rob Esdaile will speak about “The courage of the white flag?” at this year’s Anthony Storey Memorial Peace and Justice Lecture.For the past 20 years, Father Rob has written reflections used by Pax Christi in Peace Sunday celebrations and he is priest adviser on...
by Michael McG | May 7, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events
The diary of diocesan events is usually published in the year book but was omitted this year. Here are the important dates for 2024… RCIA RETREAT DAYSaturday January 27 RITE OF ELECTIONIn the cathedral at 3pm on Sunday February 18 (first Sunday of Lent) CHRISM...
by Michael McG | May 7, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, Bar Convent, Catholic History, Pastoral Centres
York Catholic History Day will take place at the Bar Convent, York, on Saturday June 1.This year, York University PhD student Laura Atkinson will take us back before the Reformation to explore ‘Record keeping and the Care of Souls in Late 13th-century York’ a paper...
by Michael McG | Apr 25, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
CAFOD has launched an emergency appeal to support families in Sudan, as Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations says the country is in the grip of the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis. With more than eight million people having fled their homes to...
by Michael McG | Apr 12, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, National Board of Catholic Women, Organisations, Pastoral Centres, St Bede's Pastoral Centre
We would like to welcome women in the diocese to a day of prayer and reflection at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre in York.Prayer is about your personal relationship with the Lord. As with anything personal, the approach, your expectations and its development can vary...
by Michael McG | Apr 9, 2024 | Voice Column
As we move into April, we bathe in the light of the Risen Lord as we celebrate Easter not just for a day, or a week, but for a whole season. Not only is the light increasing as the days lengthen, but everything is very much springing back into life all around us. At...
by Michael McG | Apr 9, 2024 | Parishes, St Peter's, South Bank
The Diocese of Middlesbrough has issued a response after an open meeting was held about St Peter’s Catholic Church in South Bank. Below you can read a letter from Bishop Terry and questions raised at the meeting, along with answers from the diocese.You can also...
by Michael McG | Apr 5, 2024 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
Pope Francis once again dedicates his monthly prayer intention to women.In The Pope Video for April, which he has entrusted to the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the Holy Father insists on the steps today’s society needs to take, and asks Christians to join him in...
by Michael McG | Mar 27, 2024 | CAFOD, Organisations, SVP and Mini Vinnies
CAFOD provides practical support to people and communities in need around the world.But as part of its mission, the charity also encourages Catholics in England and Wales to respond to the call of the Church to promote the common good, inviting all of us to play our...
by Michael McG | Mar 25, 2024 | Hull, Organisations, Parishes, SPUC
The service will take place at Our Lady of Lourdes & St Peter Chanel Church on Cottingham Road at 10.30am on Saturday April 27, 56 years to the day since the act became law.It will also be offered for all lives lost in the womb through natural miscarriage and for...
by Michael McG | Mar 22, 2024 | Adult Formation, Evangelisation
Some resources from our adult formation coordinator David Cross to help you during Holy Week.
by Michael McG | Mar 7, 2024 | ADoRe charismatic renewal, Evangelisation, Organisations, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
A free mini-retreat morning on Zoom will look at how every baptised person is called to holiness.The meeting is hosted by ADoRE, one of the country’s longest-running charismatic days of renewal.It includes Mass, Adoration, praise and worship, a talk by popular speaker...
by Michael McG | Mar 7, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
You are all warmly invited to join us for the Chrism Mass. Come and celebrate the Mass of Priesthood during Holy Week.At noon on Tuesday March 26, priests from throughout the diocese will gather with Bishop Terry to reaffirm their ministry and renew the promises made...
by Michael McG | Mar 7, 2024 | Voice Column
As you know, we are a Church in Synod and moving towards the Second Session of XVl General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October 2024.Just before the Christmas break the bishops were sent a set of papers encouraging every diocese to continue the synodal process,...
by Michael McG | Mar 7, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events
United as a spiritual family, we are all eager to express our deep appreciation for the retired clergy who have dedicated their lives to nurturing our faith. As we extend our heartfelt thanks, we also acknowledge the increasing challenges faced by these wise shepherds...
by Michael McG | Feb 28, 2024 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
In the Pope Video for March, Pope Francis requests prayers for the new martyrs of our day, that they might “imbue the Church with their courage and missionary drive”.A martyr is a Christian who bears witness to the Gospel until death without resorting to violence.“The...
by Michael McG | Feb 21, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
Share this film in your parish this Lent and give to CAFOD’s Lent Appeal today to help hardworking people like James get the tools they need to feed their families. Can you remember the first question Jesus asked his disciples when he appeared on the beach after the...
by webmaster | Feb 18, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Dear sisters and brothers, Where would we be without adverts? Our world is peppered with them. Turn but a corner and your eyes are bombarded with them. Flick the switch and your senses are flooded with them. Enter any shopping Mall and your ears are blasted by them....
by Michael McG | Feb 18, 2024 | Diocese, St Peter's, South Bank
An open meeting will be held in St Andrew’s Hall, Teesville, on Tuesday March 5 2024 from 7pm until 8.30pm in order to communicate information about the present state of St Peter’s Church, South Bank. The Diocese of Middlesbrough has been concerned about the...
by webmaster | Feb 17, 2024 | Bishop Terry, Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Where would we be without adverts? Our world is peppered with them. Turn but a corner and your eyes are bombarded with them. Flick the switch and your senses are flooded with them. Enter any shopping mall and your ears are blasted by them....
by Michael McG | Feb 7, 2024 | Lent 2011, Pope Francis
“When our God reveals himself, his message is always one of freedom,” Pope Francis says in the opening of his Message to the faithful for Lent 2024.Recalling the Exodus of the Hebrew people from Egypt, the Holy Father explains that our journey through the desert can...
by Michael McG | Feb 7, 2024 | ADoRe charismatic renewal, Evangelisation, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
A free Zoom mini-retreat morning will take place on Saturday February 24 with the theme “I have chosen you – trusting God’s Promises”.The meeting is hosted by “ADoRE” one of the longest-running charismatic days of renewal in the country.Organisers says the...
by Michael McG | Feb 7, 2024 | Bishop Terry, Voice Column
Liturgically, the Feast of the Presentation (February 2) is the end or completion of the Christmas Cycle or Season.We move from the expectation of the coming of the Messiah, through the Incarnation, the Feast of the Holy Family to the visit of the three Wise Men at...
by Michael McG | Feb 6, 2024 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
The Pope Video for February, the month in which the Church celebrates the World Day of the Sick, contains an appeal that the terminally ill “will always receive the necessary medical and human care and assistance”.The Pope also states that families play a “decisive...
