by webmaster | Dec 12, 2008 | Miscellaneous
prepared by Fr JP Leonard Parish Priest of St Clare of Assisi, Brookfield, Middlesbrough A summary of the Instruction ‘Dignitas Personae’ issued on 12 Dec 2008 by The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith This document follows on from a similar...
by webmaster | Dec 11, 2008 | Diocese
The Middlesbrough Diocesan Year Book 2009 is now on sale in most churches in the Diocese, costing £2.00 or, you can order a copy by post for £2.00 plus postage and packing from: Miss Jenny Dowson, Curial Offices, 50a The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QT Tel:...
by webmaster | Dec 10, 2008 | Event Calendar
On Monday 15th December, 7-8pm at St Clare’s Church. Everybody is welcome and no ticket is required. (There’s an interactive map on the parish website.)
by webmaster | Dec 8, 2008 | Endsleigh Centre, Pastoral Centres
The Endsleigh Centre on Beverley Road in Hull is holding a New Year Prayer Vigil. Rooms are available at on £15 for en suite, or £10 for for rooms without en suite facilities. Please contact the Endsleigh Centre on 01482 342779.
by webmaster | Dec 8, 2008 | Endsleigh Centre, Pastoral Centres
The Endsleigh Centre, on Beverley Road in Hull, really is open all year round. Christmas Lunch will be served on Christmas Day and will cost only £20. You may also like to stay at the Centre over the Christmas period; three nights (24th, 25th and 26th) costs only...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
from Sister Imelda Poole IBVM (Loreto) from Albania “The Faith Community in Middlesbrough has always been loyal companions for justice and with the poor, on the journey which we have taken as IBVM(Loreto) sisters, first in Port Clarence, where the work of the...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Religious Communities
The Jubilee 400 Heritage Project was created by the Bar Convent Trustees to work alongside the York community of the Congregation of Jesus. During the three year period of their Jubilee 400 Celebrations the aim is to realise their ambition of creating a centre of...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Religious Communities
The Bar Convent is the oldest living convent in England. Frances Bedingfield founded the Convent in 1686 during the time of persecution for Catholics in England. A school for Catholic girls was established on the current site and the surviving Grade 1 listed Georgian...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
John Hinman, a Trustee of the Middlesbrough Diocese, has kindly forwarded the following messages from Dr Jaffar Al-ghaban of Baghdad Central Training Hospital following the recent successful delivery of the seventh consignment of aid, ‘Dear Friends, We send you...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | CAFOD, Organisations
Dear Friends Just to let you know the new action for Unearth Justice (Shine a light in the darkness) is now live on the CAFOD website at www.cafod.org.uk/shinealight Please do take the action, and publicise this address within your parish communities and networks as...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | CAFOD, Organisations
CAFOD’s Work Around The World As you read this article, we are very likely to be well into the season of Advent which we traditionally see as the season where, as a people, we move from a period of darkness into the light shed by the birth of our Saviour Jesus...
by webmaster | Dec 7, 2008 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Date of Draw – 3rd November 2008 £100 Winning No 266 £75 Winning No 98 £50 Winning No 118 £30 Winning No 246 £25 Winning No 100 Next Meeting and Monthly Draw Monday, 1st December 2008 New Members Welcome. Ask for details. Tel: 01642...
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2008 | Event Calendar, Organisations
Redcar Life Group proudly presents Vin Garbutt at the Marton Country Club on Friday 9th January, 8-11pm. Tickets £10 each fom 01642 475894.
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Event Calendar
Teesside University Carol Service on Monday 15th December, 6pm at All Saints Church, Linthorpe Road. The address will be by Bishop Terry Drainey.
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2008 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Parishes, Sacraments, Sacred Heart, Middlesbrough
11th December, 7pm at the Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough.
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2008 | Event Calendar, Parishes, Sacred Heart, Middlesbrough
Friday 19th December, 7.30pm a Christmas Concert by Billingham Choral Society – seasonal music, songs from the shows, carols, and other well-known songs. Something for everyone! Mince pies and mulled wine in the Hall afterwards.
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
Congratulations to Fr Paul Farrer who recently celebrated his 40th birthday in style at the Knights Club in Middlesbrough. This has been an amazing year for Fr Paul who, with the help of so many friends especially Keith and Chris, Dave and Bernie and Mike and Lyndsey,...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Parishes
The beautiful church of All Saints, North Street, is the venue for the Advent bible studies in York’s READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH project. After a short tour of the church, adults will share a bible study based on the Christmas prophecies of Micah and Malachi, while...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Organisations
Five hundred and sixty seven members travelled from 20 dioceses of England and Wales for the Annual Conference of the Catholic Women’s League, which was held at the Spa Complex, Scarborough, on the weekend of 17th-19th October 2008. The Diocesan Chaplain to...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Organisations, Parishes
St Gabriel’s Catholic Women’s League and neighbouring parishes Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes, Cleator The Treasurer of Ormesby’s Section of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) organised a wonderful pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes, Cleator...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace
Saturday Dec 13th 10.30am – 11.30am at All Saints church Linthorpe Rd (opp. McDonalds), Middlesbrough to remember all those who have been returned to their countries during the last year after being refused asylum. This will be followed by tea/coffee etc. 12...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Schools and Colleges
Padraig Staunton, who is in the Upper Sixth at Ampleforth has been awarded an organ scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Oxford for 2009 where he will study Classics. Padraig started to play the organ when he entered the College in 2004 with Mr William Dore, the...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Organisations
On 15th October 2008, the Cleveland Newman Circle welcomed one of their own, Mr Kevin Ryan, who shared with the group something of the life and work of one of the greatest churchmen of the 12th Century. Aelred was born in 1110 in Hexham, Northumberland, from a line of...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Diocese
Dear Colleague Further to the recent series of presentations that were held at three different venues around the Diocese during week commencing 20 October 2008, I thought it might be useful to prepare some notes that briefly explain the simplicity and flexibility of...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
St Andrew’s Parish Youth Band rocked the foundations of St Andrew’s Church when they performed their concert of Christian Worship Music entitled ‘Shout to the Lord’ on Wednesday 29th October. People from various parishes in the Middlesbrough...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Event Calendar, Organisations
Celebrated in England and Wales on Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 18 January The theme for 42nd World Day of Peace message by Pope Benedict XVI is: Combating Poverty : Building Peace The theme chosen by the Holy Father highlights the need for the human family...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Evangelisation, Parishes, RCIA, St Wilfrid's, York
There were three books that helped me decide that I wanted to become a Catholic. The first was the Bible. The second was by an American apologist and theologian. The third was a little more unusual. It was the story of a former London gangster turned Catholic...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Miscellaneous
At the end of October, St Joseph’s Travel Club enjoyed another short break. A group of 40-odd from several Middlesbrough parishes, Yarm, Whitby and even Tottenham undertook the long trip to Bruges. As usual, Debby had found a first-rate hotel, within easy reach...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
Don’t throw away those used stamps after Christmas. Peter Derry has been collecting them to help the Redemptorist Missions for over 20 years. Peter is a parishioner of St Edward’s and St Peter’s in Scarborough. Please send your stamps (and postcards...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2008 | Parishes
www.sacredheartna.org.uk The new address for the Sacred Heart Parish, Northallerton’s web site. This site offers automatic translations into Polish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Czech.
by webmaster | Dec 1, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
The Northern Echo has an excellent leader about the Baghdad Appeal. Click here to read The Northern Echo’s Baghdad Appeal article.
by webmaster | Dec 1, 2008 | Bishop Terry
Looking forward in blessed hope On his appointment as Bishop of Middlesbrough, Bishop Drainey applied to the College of Heralds for a grant of arms. After consultation with the relevant parties under Letters Patent the arms granted consist of a green Episcopal hat...
by webmaster | Nov 30, 2008 | Organisations
On the weekend of 29th and 30th November Mrs Betty East spoke spoke at each Mass at St Clare’s Church, Brookfield, Middlesbrough in support of Aid to the Church in Need, a universal pastoral charity of the Catholic Church. With over 5,000 projects in Eastern...
by webmaster | Nov 30, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Parishes
After more than 75 years of service as a parish church in North Hull, Bishop Terry Drainey was the chief concelebrant at the final Mass before its closure on 2nd November 2008 – the transferred feast of All Saints. The church was packed for the Mass where the...
by webmaster | Nov 30, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Schools and Colleges
The Bishop of Middlesbrough, the Rt Rev Terence Drainey, returned to a Ryedale parish for a second visit within two days of his first one. After celebrating Masses at St Leonard and St Mary’s Church, Malton, one weekend, he then returned on the Wednesday to...
by webmaster | Nov 29, 2008 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, You might be forgiven for thinking that Christmas has already come and almost gone even before we finished celebrating Christ the King and moved into Advent! Given the present economic and cultural climate I am really thanking God...
by webmaster | Nov 29, 2008 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, You might be forgiven for thinking that Christmas has already come and almost gone even before we finished celebrating Christ the King and moved into Advent! Given the present economic and cultural climate I am really thanking God...
by webmaster | Nov 23, 2008 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
and especially those confirmed this year. …Having once heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and the love you show to all the saints, I have never failed to remember you in my prayers and to thank God for you. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of...
by webmaster | Nov 23, 2008 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
and especially those confirmed this year. …Having once heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and the love you show to all the saints, I have never failed to remember you in my prayers and to thank God for you. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of...
by webmaster | Nov 21, 2008 | CAFOD, English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
CAFOD Press Release/h3> The Catholic aid agency, CAFOD, is hosting a conference to look at the issue of HIV and AIDS in the developing world. The event, which takes place on November 22nd in York, aims to raise awareness about the broad causes and effects of HIV and...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Religious Communities
2009 ‘I hope in God it will be seen that women in time will do much’ 2009 marks 400 years since Yorkshire woman Mary Ward (1585-1685) pioneered the first uncloistered religious order of women modelled on the freedom and mobility of the Jesuits. Born into a network of...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2008 | Parishes, Schools and Colleges
All the pupils and staff of Holy Name School, Hull, gathered together with Maureen Dyer, the Headteacher and Fr Stephen Maughan to celebrate Mass in Holy Name Church for the last time in October. It was a joy to see the church full of children and, as always, they...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Religious Communities
On 23rd October, Bishop Terence Drainey of Middlesbrough blessed a new chapel at More House, the Catholic Chaplaincy building in the York suburb of Heslington. More House is a Grade II listed building that was once the Anglican vicarage. It was purchased as a...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Going up the mountain, Jesus called unto him whom he would himself and they came to him. (Mark 3:13) In these words St Mark, in his Gospel, describes the call of the Apostles as a group – they were the first priests. Down the years that call of Jesus echoes...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2008 | Miscellaneous
St Charles, Hull, where he had been ordained a priest in July 1957, was packed to the doors for Fr Michael O’Connor’s Funeral Mass on 31st October. Bishop Drainey was the principal concelebrant and he was joined by almost 60 Diocesan priests and Marist...
by webmaster | Nov 1, 2008 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
Saturday 15 November 2008, 6.30pm at St Andrew’s RC Church, Fabian Road, Teesville. For many years the Catholic Community in Middlesbrough Diocese has generously supported CAFOD. Whether you have lobbied your MP, given at Fast Days, set up a Direct Debit, mentioned...
by webmaster | Nov 1, 2008 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
For the John Paul Centre ‘reserve’ list to serve at the coffee bar or on the front desk. If you would like to help call 01642 247831.
by webmaster | Oct 28, 2008 | 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. If you can spare just a little by way of donations or time...
by webmaster | Oct 28, 2008 | Organisations
October saw Bishop Terry Drainey celebrate Mass in thanks for Bernard (Barney) Connelly’s sixty years as a brother of the Catenian Association. Barney’s immense contribution to the Catholic life of our diocese and of our country was acknowledged several...
by webmaster | Oct 28, 2008 | Miscellaneous
William Finn, who volunteered to serve as a military chaplain during the First World War, is believed to be the first Catholic chaplain killed in the war, when he fell in action during the Gallipoli landings of April 1915. He came from Hull and prior to the war had...
