by webmaster | Apr 10, 2009 | Homilies
York Minster Good Friday 10 April 2009 I had not heard from a friend of mine for quite a long time, in fact, for more than a year. I sent them the obligatory Christmas card, but no reply came. Then suddenly in February I received an email. She explained that her...
by webmaster | Apr 9, 2009 | Bishop Terry's Homilies
7 April 2009 At our baptism we were made part of God’s priestly people and we were called by the Son to serve his God and Father in the power of the Spirit. Trusting in his mercy, we confess our sins to the Lord. You are the Rock who saves us. Lord, have mercy....
by webmaster | Apr 9, 2009 | Homilies
9 April 2009 Christ is our salvation, our life and resurrection. It is through his cross we are saved and made free. With confidence in his loving mercy we turn to him and ask mercy and pardon. Lord, we call on your name. Lord, have mercy. You are good to us. Christ,...
by webmaster | Apr 7, 2009 | Homilies
7 April 2009 At our baptism we were made part of God’s priestly people and we were called by the Son to serve his God and Father in the power of the Spirit. Trusting in his mercy, we confess our sins to the Lord. You are the Rock who saves us. Lord, have mercy....
by webmaster | Apr 7, 2009 | Bishop Terry's Homilies
5 April 2009 Middlesbrough Cathedral A question that I have been asking myself and also posing to the young people of the diocese throughout the whole of Lent is the question that Jesus asked Peter and the other disciples in chapter eight of St Mark’s Gospel;...
by webmaster | Apr 6, 2009 | Bishop Terry, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
The annual Mass of Chrism will take place at St Mary’s Cathedral, Coulby Newham on Tuesday at 12 noon. (The webmaster writes, ‘This is one of the great events in our calendar and is always well-attended. Please arrive in good time and park with care.’)...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2009 | Homilies
5 April 2009 Middlesbrough Cathedral A question that I have been asking myself and also posing to the young people of the diocese throughout the whole of Lent is the question that Jesus asked Peter and the other disciples in chapter eight of St Mark’s Gospel;...
by webmaster | Apr 3, 2009 | Miscellaneous
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has today appointed the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, who has been Archbishop of Birmingham since March 2000, as the next Archbishop of Westminster. Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor as...
by webmaster | Mar 31, 2009 | Endsleigh Centre, Pastoral Centres
On 12th March, the O’Connor Conservatory was officially blessed by Canon Michael Loughlin of St Charles Parish in Hull and opened by Justin Morgan, present Head Coach of Hull Kingston Rovers, and former coach of Toulouse. Justin was born in Australia and retired...
by webmaster | Mar 29, 2009 | Bishop Terry, Evangelisation, Parishes, RCIA, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Almost 500 people filled St Mary’s Cathedral for the celebration of the Rite of Election on the First Sunday of Lent, 1st March 2009. This joyful occasion saw 30 catechumens – preparing for baptism, and 58 candidates – preparing for reception into...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Bishop Terry, Parishes, Sacraments
Peter Warren writes, ‘I was inducted into the Ministry of Acolyte by Bishop Drainey at the Sunday morning Mass at St George’s in York on 8th March. It was wonderful to be able to share this special service with the parishioners of my home parish. The...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
I like to thank the Editors of ‘Catholic Voice’ Diocesan Newspaper for the help in advertising my appeal for used stamps, also the many parishes in the Middlesbrough Diocese and parishioners of St Peter and St Edward, and St Joseph for all help and...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Parishes
Jayne Donnelly of St Joseph’s in Middlesbrough writes, Dear Readers, something amazing happened at my church. Fr Keogh very kindly welcomed a young lady called Peace to share her testimony with us. She was born in Uganda, one of 14 children and is a twin. Sadly,...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
Sunday 7th June. Mass and Barbecue at York University Catholic Chaplaincy, More House, Heslington 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. A chance to bring students together with CAFOD volunteers and clergy in the York and surrounding area to celebrate our work, pray together and get to...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace
The Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture will be given this year by Eamon Duffy, Cambridge Professor of the History of Christianity on 9th May, 11am, Lindsay Suite, Staff House, University of Hull. ‘Saints and Torturers: Catholics as Religious Persecutors in Tudor...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations
Saturday 13th June. Join us at 11.00 am on the Mainland side of the Causeway. This joint event with our friends from Hexham and Newcastle Diocese is continuing to grow in popularity. For those unable to walk across the causeway, there will be a liturgy in the Parish...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
On 27th June the York Carmelite Spirituality Group will be meeting to discuss Saints Peter and Paul with input from Venerable Richard Seed, Anglican Archdeacon of York, from 10am till 1pm at 110 Lawrence Street; all are welcome. For details please contact Mr. Johan...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
Pope Benedict XVI designated 2008-2009 as a special ‘Year of Saint Paul’ commemorating two thousand years since the birth of the ‘Apostle to the Gentiles’. To mark the end of this period, all are warmly invited to York Minster to attend the following liturgical...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations
CAFOD Christian Aid Humber Bridge Sponsored Walk takes place on Saturday 9th May, starting at 2pm on the North side of the bridge. Come along and raise funds for CAFOD. Get your sponsorship pack from the CAFOD Diocesan Office.
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Parishes
After Fr Anthony Storey died in May 2007, the Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission agreed to try and raise £1,000 for the Woodland Trust, in order to dedicate an acre of woodland in his memory. Thanks to the generosity of many of his friends, in the Diocese and...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | CAFOD, Organisations
During March, CAFOD launched its Climate Justice Campaign throughout England and Wales. In our Diocese we held two launches at Masses at St Wilfrid’s and English Martyrs parishes in York, where Lay Sohea and Khim Sarin, two Cambodian environmental experts from...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Parishes
The Centre, situated on the Melrosegate junction of Fifth Avenue, provides excellent facilities for conferences, parties, meetings, dancing classes, yoga, slimming and keep fit, arts and crafts, Children’s song box, Rainbows, Brownies, Mums and Tots, Ceilidh...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Event Calendar, Parishes
Sunday 19th April, 12 noon – 4.00 pm, Divine Mercy Day at St Vincent’s, Queens Road, Hull. Exposition and confessions all afternoon. Hour of Mercy 3.00 pm ending with Benediction. Everyone most welcome.
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Event Calendar, Miscellaneous
Archivists from Britain and Ireland will meet at Ushaw College, Durham, in May for the annual conference of the Catholic Archives Society. The College, which last year celebrated the bicentenary of its establishment in Durham after years of exile in Douai, is a...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
Annual General Meeting The Catholic Women’s League Diocesan Branch Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 25th April 2009 at St Joseph’s, Hull commencing with Mass at 11.30 am.
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Organisations
It was with enormous pleasure that the Cleveland Newman Circle welcomed Fr Michael Sharratt to outline something of the philosophy of Cardinal Newman, taken largely from his private correspondence, letters and diaries. He began by describing a surprisingly outspoken...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Bernadette's, Middlesbrough
An introduction to the Old Testament by Mrs Lucille Chadwick presented by the Cleveland Newman Circle At St Bernadette’s, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough on Wednesday 22nd April 2009 from 7.45 pm (coffee from 7.30 pm) Everyone is welcome! Please bring a...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Parishes
Applause greeted Mgr John Heslin, a retired priest, when he celebrated the golden anniversary of his priestly ordination at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Saltburn, on Sunday 22nd February. He thanked parish priest Canon Bill Madden and parishioners of both Saltburn and...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Event Calendar
READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH bible challenge invites us to read St Luke’s gospel during April. ‘I felt we had all earned some easier reading after the Pentateuch,’ comments Mary Callan. ‘St Luke’s gospel will focus our attention on Jesus Christ...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Event Calendar, Parishes
A Day Retreat at Richmond Catholic Church will be held on Saturday 12th September 2009 and to be given by Brother Michael Copps OFM, Minister Provincial, as part of the Celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the Founding of the Franciscan Order. For further...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Date of Draw – 2nd March 2009 £100 Winning No 246 £75 Winning No 292 £50 Winning No 12 £30 Winning No 60 £25 Winning No 183 Next Meeting and Monthly Draw Monday, 6th April 2009 New members welcome. Ask for details Tel: 01642...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Parishes
‘The Wycliffes of Richmond’, a booklet by a local Richmond Historian, David Morris MBE, traces the family and the link to Richmond’s Franciscan Friary. Copies are available via morswale@richmond104.orangehome.co.uk or at Castle Hill Books, Richmond,...
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2009 | Event Calendar, Organisations, Pastoral Centres, St Bede's Pastoral Centre
York Newman Circle will hold its AGM at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre on 20th April. The recently re-launched Circle has had a successful year, with a varied programme of lectures. The AGM will be followed by the final lecture of the year, to be given by Dr Sheridan...
by webmaster | Mar 15, 2009 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace
The Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture will be given this year at the University of Hull, by Eamon Duffy, Cambridge Professor of the History of Christianity. The lecture, on 9th May, is sponsored by the Justice and Peace Commission; further details to follow, or contact...
by webmaster | Mar 15, 2009 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Organisations, Religious Communities
The York Carmelite Spirituality Group newsletter is now available to read online or to download. Click here for the latest issue.
by webmaster | Mar 13, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar
Fr Paul Farrer writes, Just a short note to say that the Charity Football Match is back at the Riverside Stadium this year! This year I am supporting the efforts of others – basically Middlesbrough Football Club and Teesside Hospice. The Game will be on May 18th...
by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Evangelisation, Miscellaneous, Parishes, RCIA, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Photos from the recent Rite of Election are, courtesy of our diocesan photographer Les Clark, free to download and printout from the Diocesan web site, subject to the Terms and Conditions of use of the diocesan web sites. The main diocesan photo galleries can be found...
by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Event Calendar, Parishes, Sacred Heart, Middlesbrough
For everyone – young and old; led by Sr Mary Condron FCJ on Saturday 21st March at the Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough. Rosary at 8.40am, followed by Mass, exposition, confession, coffee, talks and a shared lunch. All are welcome.
by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
Sunday 29th March, 2pm in the Holy Name Church, led by Fr Peter Keeling. Mass will be celebrated at 4pm followed by refreshments in the parish hall. A donation of £2 would be greatly appreciated. All are welcome.
by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Bernadette's, Middlesbrough
you are invited to a talk on St Paul by Sr Patsy MacDonald from Ushaw College, Durham at St Bernadette’s, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough on Wednesday 18th March 2009 at 7.45pm Please bring a Bible! The Cleveland Newman Circle
by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Liturgy and Music
On Saturday 7th March 2009, York St John University held the 21st Annual Choirs Festival hosted by famous Yorkshire writer and Honorary Fellow, Gervase Phinn. This year’s festival brought together the largest number of performers to date from some of...
by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Organisations
Middlesbrough Catenians (Circle 30) entertained members of the clergy at their 81st Annual Dinner held at the Riverside Stadium on Friday 23rd January 2009. Over 130 brothers and their guests joined in thanking the priests and deacons of the Diocese for their...
by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Pastoral Centres, St Bede's Pastoral Centre
Enneagram Studies in the Narrative Tradition with Karen Webb An Introduction to the Enneagram, led by Karen Webb on June 1st and 2nd, 2009 at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre, York The Enneagram is a dynamic, ancient, spiritual and psychological model of humanity. It...
by webmaster | Mar 11, 2009 | Event Calendar, Organisations
Sunday 26th April 2009 Start: 10.00 am St Joseph’s, Gateshead Finish: St Dominic’s, Newcastle For more details, sponsorship forms and information, please contact Adrienne: (01642) 466400 Steve: 07808 405398 or (01642) 312383 E-mail:...
by webmaster | Mar 10, 2009 | Bishop Terry
For those who missed the first sessions of ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’ and for those who would like a ‘refresher’ Bishop Terry has kindly posted his notes for the first session on the ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’ site. The second sessions take...
by webmaster | Mar 10, 2009 | Evangelisation, Parishes
Speaking on Monday evening Fr Francis Maple, a Capuchin Franciscan Friar currently leading a parish Lenten mission at St Patrick’s Church in Thornaby, described the extraordinary command to love from God. “Does anyone else command you to love them?”,...
by webmaster | Mar 9, 2009 | Liturgy and Music
Everybody has an opinion on how Mass is celebrated. We each prefer different styles of celebration and experience joys and frustrations, moments of deep prayer, and moments of distraction in our liturgies. Some favour modern music others more a traditional form, and...
by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Bishop Terry, Religious Communities
A cold day in late January saw a packed York Minster witnessing what one distinguished member of the congregation called ‘the greatest day in the history of our diocese’, the celebration of Mass to commemorate the Founding Vision of Mary Ward. By the very...
by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Justice and Peace
Please help to stop the removal of Jean-Michel Bomvoy and other Congolese nationals who are seeking asylum here in the UK. Jean-Michel is one of many based on Teesside who are facing forcible deportation back to the Democratic Republic of Congo. A petition has been...
by webmaster | Feb 28, 2009 | Evangelisation, Miscellaneous
Bishop Urges Parishes To Make ‘Mission Training’ A 2009 Priority “…To proclaim and share the faith is the reason that the Church exists. All of us, from the youngest to the oldest, lay, consecrated and ordained can play our part in home mission. Consider putting...
