by webmaster | Dec 3, 2010 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Organisations
Once again, Wednesday 22nd September saw the Cleveland Newman Circle’s annual cycle of talks get underway. Professor Lewis Ayres, who currently holds the Bede Chair of Catholic Theology in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, began by...
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2010 | Miscellaneous
St Margaret Clitherow’s Fairtrade Christmas Preview was held in the church meeting room in Haxby during the weekend of 8th-10th October. We are already a Fairtrade parish, serving coffee, tea and biscuits after our Sunday Mass and at parish meetings, and holding...
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2010 | Apostleship of the Sea, Event Calendar, Organisations
The local joint Maritime Ministries, the Mission to Seafarers, the Apostleship of the Sea, and the German Seaman’s Mission invite you to the annual Tees and Hartlepool Port Carol Service. This will be at St Hilda’s Anglican Church, The Headland, Hartlepool...
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2010 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
On 11th November, in a tribute to Remembrance Day, Apostleship of the Sea’s mammoth charity event, Sea-Wheeling, ended at Hull Cenotaph. Sea-Wheeling is a Round-Britain Bike Ride which commenced from the port of Hull – 60 towns in 60 days with one aim...
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2010 | Parishes
Thirty one parishioners from St Mary, Queen of Martyrs and St Francis of Assisi churches, Hull, travelled as pilgrims to Portugal, Spain and France during the last week in October. Accompanied by Fr Paul Dowling, their first destination was Fatima in Portugal. Here,...
by webmaster | Dec 3, 2010 | Miscellaneous
CoAct is a project of the Christian Police Association aimed at reaching out and building bridges between Christian communities and the Police across the United Kingdom. The Christian Police Association wants to encourage prayerful and practical involvement in local...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2010 | Organisations
Catenian Province 5 Annual Windermere Rally 50th Year Anniversary The renowned, and now legendary, Catenian Province 5 Windermere Rally celebrated its 50 years of existence recently. The Province takes over the Windermere Hydro Hotel in the beautiful town of Bowness...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
St Leonard and St Mary, Malton On 16th/17th October, our parish welcomed David and Carol Cross from CAFOD and Winston Berrios, an agronomist from Nicaragua who had recently visited Puentecitos, the village in El Salvador to which this parish is linked through...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2010 | Liturgy and Music, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Saturday 30th October 2010 offered a wonderful opportunity for both beginner and experienced musicians in the Diocese to experience singing as part of a first-class choir. ‘Come and Sing’ gave our musicians the chance to join with the choir of St...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2010 | Liturgy and Music, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
The brand new ladies Schola Cantorum meets each Wednesday evening at St Mary’s Cathedral. This exciting new choir is aimed at more experienced choral singers in the Diocese to give them an opportunity to explore the choral repertoire for women’s voices...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2010 | Liturgy and Music, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough Music at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough, is aiming for the high notes. The Friends of Music at St Mary’s Cathedral are helping us create a Scholarship and Bursary fund to assist our best young Cathedral...
by webmaster | Dec 2, 2010 | Event Calendar, Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes
The traditional Mass on St Stephen’s Day, established by the late Canon Peter Storey, will take place this year on Monday 27 December at 11 am. Although parts of the track up Rueberry Lane to the Lady Chapel are considerably better for walkers than they used to...
by webmaster | Dec 1, 2010 | Parishes
On Monday 1st November, the eve of All Souls Day, the Parish of Our Lady and St Benedict’s, Ampleforth, commemorated in traditional manner its dead parishioners and all others buried in its graveyard, placing lighted candles on each of the graves. At Mass on All...
by webmaster | Dec 1, 2010 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Drawn on Monday 1st November 2010 £100 Winning No 76 £75 Winning No 150 £50 Winning No 309 £30 Winning No 235 Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 6th December 2010
by webmaster | Dec 1, 2010 | Organisations
The Catholic Women’s League of England and Wales have been raising funds to help our injured Service personnel. Since October 2009 until October 2010, they have raised £81,210.73 through cake stalls, garden parties, 40s nights, appeals and coffee mornings. The...
by webmaster | Nov 27, 2010 | Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
The reappearance of the Diocesan processional cross at major ceremonies has led to a lot of interest in its origins. The first occasion the cross was used was at the televised Midnight Mass in the old Cathedral in December 1980, when the principal concelebrant was...
by webmaster | Nov 27, 2010 | Miscellaneous
Amongst the countless legacies of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit is one that is very simple and tangible, and is accessible to us all. Every parish (or cluster of parishes) in our Diocese has received an image and candle blessed by the Pope to support us in our...
by webmaster | Nov 27, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
Over 30 priests joined Canon Michael Loughlin to concelebrate his silver jubilee Mass at St Charles Borromeo Church in Hull recently. Fr Michael White presented Canon Michael with an Apostolic Blessing from His Holiness Pope Benedict.
by webmaster | Nov 27, 2010 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Brothers and Sisters Just over two months ago we were filled with awe at the impact of the visit of our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI to our Island. Without doubt it was a memorable occasion; uplifting and successful on many different levels. We have much to...
by webmaster | Nov 26, 2010 | Justice and Peace, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
A scoop for Stokesley parish – John Battle, practising Catholic, formerly MP for Leeds West, had a packed Cathedral Hall enthused and inspired by his ideas for ‘Building Community’ (he had also been the keynote speaker at the final session of the...
by webmaster | Nov 26, 2010 | Miscellaneous
Forty eight Catechists, working in 22 parishes across the Diocese, came together in York in October for the Diocesan Catechists Renewal Day. Fr John Lumley and I had led them to anticipate some excellent input from our guest speaker, Paddy Rylands, and I’m...
by webmaster | Nov 10, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
It was a case of the smallest shall be first and the tallest shall be last when Middlesbrough’s own Annie Hunter came face to face with Pope Benedict. One young person from each diocese in England and Wales was chosen for the unique gathering on the steps of...
by webmaster | Nov 9, 2010 | Bishop Terry, Event Calendar, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Invoking the Lord’s Protection over every human being called into existence. 3pm on Saturday 27th November at St Mary’s Cathedral With Eucharistic Adoration and Sacrament of Reconciliation 6.30pm Mass Bishop Terry Drainey will...
by webmaster | Nov 9, 2010 | CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Event Calendar, Organisations
The floods which hit Pakistan four months ago killed thousands and affected up to 14 million people, as well as bringing on-going misery and disease. Now winter is approaching and millions are still in desperate need. An event organised by Friends of the Earth in...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
Catholics Against Unemployment and Social Evils (C.A.U.S.E.) A reminder to all our kind donors 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 and we expect...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | CAFOD, Organisations, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Fr Jim O’Keefe’s Homily On Sunday 19th September, over 50,000 people participated in the Great North Run. Thousands of them did so to raise money for their favourite charity, many for CAFOD. Unfortunately, it clashed with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Bishop Terry, CAFOD, Organisations, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Torrential rainstorms didn’t deter CAFOD Middlesbrough supporters who turned out in great numbers to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Family Fast Day at St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough on Sunday 3rd October with Bishop Terence Patrick...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Miscellaneous
Regents College, Regents Park, London 7 December 2010 (Teaching of Christian Meditation in Schools) This approach to contemplative prayer is based on the tradition the Desert Fathers handed down and passed on more recently by John Main and The World Community for...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Liturgy and Music
On Sunday 3rd October, the Diocesan Choir led the singing at the Mass to celebrate 50 years of CAFOD Fast Days. The Choir and congregation were accompanied by the beautiful and skilled organ playing of Fr William Charlton and the music was conducted by the Director of...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Liturgy and Music
The newly formed Schola Cantorum has begun rehearsing. The choir is dedicated to exploring and enjoying the repertoire of choral music for women’s voices, is based at the Cathedral and meets every Wednesday at 7.00 pm. There are still a few vacancies so if you...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Liturgy and Music
Plans to develop a boys choir and a girls choir in Middlesbrough are well underway. The choirs will develop the singing and musical skills of the children in a happy environment, and will meet each week after school as well as offering holiday fun music days. The boys...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Liturgy and Music
A programme of liturgical music discussion sessions for parishes is about to be launched throughout the Diocese. These sessions are geared towards assisting parish musicians with their music choices and will be offered on a deanery basis. For further information or to...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Miscellaneous, Organisations
On the last day of September, 10,001 newcomers arrived at the Carmelite Friary in York, More House. Only one of them, Brother Andy Joyce, will live in the house itself. The other 10,000 will live in a beehive at the bottom of the garden. Brother Andy has moved to the...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Event Calendar, Organisations
The remains of more than 20 medieval friars and lay associates of the Carmelite Order in Newcastle and Northallerton are to be reburied following excavations carried out by Durham University Archaeological Services between 2006 and 2008. In Newcastle, some 13...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is a frontline service for the care of seafarers. This year, they celebrated their 90th anniversary. In addition to numerous celebrations throughout the year, in the month of October all European Regional AoS Co-ordinators met in Glasgow...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Parishes
On 22nd September, the parishioners thanked and said farewell to Fr Andrew Smith OPraem with a buffet and wine evening as he left Thirsk to take a new appointment at St Gabriel’s in Ormesby. On 3rd October, the parishioners welcomed Fr James Blenkinsopp, Parish...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Parishes
The drama group at English Martyrs, York, will present Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, in the Church Hall, Dalton Terrace, 2nd-5th December. Written to influence social conscience, the story includes many of Dickens’ most famous...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Obituaries, Religious Communities
Sr Mary Austin Thompson died peacefully at the age of 81, in the Convent of Mercy, Eastgate, Hornsea, on 27th August 2010, the day before the feast of her patron, St Augustine. Her body was received into Sacred Heart Church, Hornsea, on Sunday 12th September by Fr...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events
Read-A-Book-A-Month bible challenge invites the help of the whole Diocese in raising the project’s profile on the internet. ‘When I google ‘catholic’ and ‘bible-challenge’ complains Mary Callan, ‘the World Wide Web offers me a...
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes
On Sunday 3rd October, about 25 pilgrims walked up the hill to Our Lady of Mount Grace Chapel, Osmotherley, praying the Rosary and making the Way of the Cross through pouring rain. Their spirits were not dampened but renewed and the prayers and hymns filled the hills....
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Drawn on Monday 4th October 2010 £100 Winning No 220 £75 Winning No 19 £50 Winning No 172 £30 Winning No 293 Next meeting and monthly draw – Monday 1st November 2010
by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Parishes
Parishioners of St Clare’s Church were graced with beautifully bright autumn afternoon for a special Mass of thanksgiving for one of the parish’s founding parishioners, the much-loved Mrs Wynne Hughes, who is leaving the parish and the diocese to be nearer...
by webmaster | Nov 2, 2010 | Miscellaneous
In April this year, a new era began for the former Convent of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph at Eastfield in Scarborough. Cayton Bay Lodge, as it is now called, has become a centre for Chrysalis Holidays run by the Epiphany Trust charity. The Trust’s respite...
by webmaster | Oct 24, 2010 | Event Calendar, Religious Communities
From Wednesday October 27th until Saturday October 30th 2010. A time to walk along part of St.Cuthbert’s way, reflect and pray with other young adults and spend time on the beautiful island of Lindisfarne. Accomodation is in a basic bunkhouse near St...
by webmaster | Oct 24, 2010 | CAFOD, English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
Middlesbrough Diocesan Women’s Commission present a talk by David Cross (CAFOD representative for Middlesbrough Diocese) entitled ‘Women and Poverty’ on Saturday 30th October, 12.30pm for 1pm at English Martyrs Parish Hall, Dalton Terrace, York. Closing...
by webmaster | Oct 22, 2010 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Wilfrid's, York
When Pope John Paul II visited Mexico in 1979 he said that The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be the centre from which the light of the gospel of Christ will illuminate the entire world by means of the miraculous image of His mother. To fulfil his words 220...
by webmaster | Oct 13, 2010 | Miscellaneous
Christians across the UK are being invited to place a light in their window on 31st October as a sign to passers-by that they are followers of Jesus Christ. The initiative is called Night of Light and is the inspiration of Damian Stayne, the founder of the Catholic...
by webmaster | Oct 12, 2010 | Justice and Peace
Regrettably the Study Day ‘Faith in Politics and Business – a practical way forward’ which had been due to take place on Saturday 16th October has had to be postponed until next year. Apologies to all those who had planned to attend.
by webmaster | Oct 11, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar
Interested in how Catholics can link in with the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games? Want to be part of the world’s largest ever ecumenical venture? If you are keen or just curious, then please attend a one-off 90 minute briefing presented by More Than Gold, the...
by webmaster | Oct 8, 2010 | Miscellaneous
Below is the press statement about the closure of Ushaw College Durham, which was issued today. This news will come as a great sadness to those who studied or taught at Ushaw and have long loved their alma mater. Clearly, it has not been an easy decision for the...
