Mercy Family have Saintly Aspirations

Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, Venerable Catherine McAuley, is already a saint in the eyes of her vast Mercy Family of Sisters and Associates: The Church has already taken the first step in the official process. Catherine McAuley’s cause for Beatification...

Thank you Father Nicholson

A presentation was made to Fr Brian Nicholson at the 6.30 Mass on Saturday 13th September to mark his retirement as parish Priest of St Augustine’s Redcar on the 24th September. He was thanked on behalf of the parish for his wonderful service both in the parish...

Gift Aid

Giving Through Your Self Assessment Tax Return If you are one of the unfortunate individuals required to do so, bear in mind that the deadline for preparing and filing your self assessment tax return (2007/08) draws closer. When do I need to file my Tax Return? The...

St William’s, Dormanstown Outing

A group of 50 left St William’s on 7th August for a mystery trip. It had been raining when we left but on reaching Richmond, where we stopped for coffee, it was a lovely sunny day. Some had been speculating on where we were going but when we arrived in Hawes for...

Indian Retreat in Middlesbrough

A three day Catholic revival retreat was conducted at St Joseph’s Church, Middlesbrough on 11th-13th August 2008. The programme was in the Malayalam language and around 200 Indian Christians attended this event. The retreat was led by Rev Fr George Panackal VC....

Heritage of the Diocese under review

In 2006, Bishop Crowley and his Trustees, jointly with English Heritage, commissioned an expert consultant to assess the special architectural and historic interest of all the parish churches in the Diocese and to give a view on their physical condition. The review...

Good News!

Fr Bill East has produced a second volume of homilies, Good News! Preaching in the Year of Mark, published by Dominican Publications, Dublin. Bishop Terry writes: ‘Reading and enjoying Bill East’s homilies for the Year of Mark made me think how simple a...

Lunchtime Concerts with Terry Waite CBE

On 4th and 5th November 2008, there will be two momentous Lunchtime Concerts, at St John’s Burlington Methodist Church, St John’s Street, Bridlington on the 4th and at Whitby Pavilion on the 5th. Both concerts start at 12.30 pm. The legendary Terry Waite...

Thank You Memories of Rev Peter Coleman

Rev Fr Peter Coleman came into our lives in the late 60s/early 70s, serving as curate at St George’s Church, York. He came at a difficult time for us as we had just lost one of our brothers at a tender age of 14 years to leukaemia. Through Peter’s...

Rev Peter Coleman – a homily

When I arrived back from my holidays in Ireland last Friday, the first news I received was of Peter’s death. I was stunned at how quickly he had left us – and no opportunity to say ‘farewell’. The week before my holidays I rang Peter to make...

Rev Tony Skillen SM, died 8th August 2008

An obituary by Fr Noel Wynne, SM Rev Tony Skillen was born and brought up in South Bank where his father was a well-known and much-loved Head of St Peter’s School. After primary school, Tony entered St Mary’s College, Middlesbrough in 1952 and made such...

Hidden Voices

United Nations Day 24th October 2008 To mark the occasion of United Nations Day 2008 you are invited to attend the second ‘Open Forum’ event at the University of Teesside in conjunction with: Justice First, and North East Coalition for Asylum Rights...

We Did It Ourselves!

The wet summer failed to spoil the retreat that the Middlesbrough Team* enjoyed at Hornsea recently. Our theme was ‘Listening-Praying-Responding’ and during the weekend, each couple and our chaplain, Andrew Burns, took a turn at leading a session....

Newman Holiday Trust – Queen Mary’s 2008

Despite my elder sisters and brother being involved in The Newman Trust since the mid-nineties, it was actually a friend, Paul McLean, who persuaded me to go on my first Queen Mary’s Newman Trust holiday in 2005. The Newman Holiday Trust has been running for...

100th Birthday Celebration in Egton Bridge

St Hedda’s parishioner Louie Harland celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday 31st August. Born into the White farming family, she has spent almost the whole of her life in the Egton area. One of her earliest memories is of a former Parish Priest of Egton Bridge,...

yfaith.co.uk

A new web resource to equip children as confident evangelisers The creators of a pioneering evangelistic website for children have high hopes that it will help support and form a new generation of confident, grass roots, faith-filled evangelisers. www.yfaith.co.uk has...

It’s that time of year again!

The North Yorkshire day of preparation for Women’s World Day of Prayer 2009 will be held in the Quiet Garden, Sheriff Hutton, on Thursday 16th October, 10.00 am for 10.30 am. The service for the coming year has been prepared by Christian women of Papua New...

Franciscan Friary Foundation 750th Anniversary

Richmond, North Yorkshire Information Leaflet Distribution is continuing throughout September and October. In all over 5000 will have gone out. Copies are available at Richmond Tourist Information Centre. Revised History of Richmond’s Franciscan Friary Written...

Multi-Media Resources

To Help Set Up Parish Evangelisation Teams Cutting edge multi-media resources are being offered to every parish this September in support of the setting up of local evangelisation teams. Every parish will be sent an Evangelisation DVD which has been produced by...

Marino Restrepo

Dubbed ‘St Paul for these times’, Marino Restrepo is a famous singer and actor in his native Columbia. Kidnapped and held for ransom by FARC guerillas for six months until he managed to escape, Marino experienced a profound religious experience during his captivity...

Enriching Our Communities

A celebration of the contributions to our society from refugees and those seeking asylum in the Tees Valley. With poetry, music, song, dance and film on Saturday 20th September, 10am-1pm at Holy Name Church Hall, The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough TS5 6QT. Followed...

Learn to Sing

A free 5 week course for all ages, aimed at newcomers to singing and those who have not sung for a while. Starting on Tuesday 23rd September, 7pm at the Main Hall, Brittain Building, Teesside University, Borough Road. Call 01642 554405 or 01429 263943 for...

Director of Schools Vacancy

The Way Forward Salary: £70k-£75k (L30-L33) + Lease Car An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced, inspirational and strategic leader committed to championing Catholic school and college education in our Diocese. The Diocese of Middlesbrough has...

Unveiling the Plaque to St Margaret Clitherow

29 August 2008, York When you are listening to a conversation, does it ever happen to you that you hear an expression or a phrase as if for the first time? Perhaps the particular expression strikes you as amusing, bizarre or even shocking. Yet you have heard it over...

The Holy Spirit, Soul of the Church

For in one Spirit we were all baptised into one body; and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. (1 Cor 12:13) I am going to start with a story today. I hope you like stories, and I am praying that you won’t have heard this one before. Here we go. A man was...

Called to live in the Holy Spirit

Bishop Terry’s words at World Youth Day, Sydney 2008 If we live by the Spirit, let us be guided by the Spirit (Gal 5.25) If you live by the Spirit you will be in no danger of yielding to self-indulgence……If you are led by the Spirit, no law can touch you…what...

Examples of Truly Human Development

CAFOD in Central America I can honestly say the great sense of expectation with which I set out with on my visit to CAFOD’s partners and projects in Honduras and Nicaragua was completely fulfilled by the reality. It was an honour and a privilege to be a...

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