by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | Parishes
Fr Nunan gave out 18 eggs after Mass on Easter Sunday to children from St William’s who entered the Easter drawing competition for the newsletter. The parishioners were also very pleased to see Canon Louis Collingwood at Mass, as Pat Connelly had brought him up...
by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
The Legion of Mary invite you to an Outdoor Corpus Christi Procession in honour of Our Blessed Lady, conducted by Canon Eddie Gubbins at St Andrew’s Church, Teesville on Sunday 8th June commencing at 3.00 pm. Devotions will conclude with Benediction of the...
by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | Event Calendar, Parishes
In honour of Our Blessed Lady at St Vincent’s Church, Queens Road, Hull on Sunday 18th May at 2.30 pm The May Queen will crown the statue of Our Blessed Lady during the procession which will end with Benediction Please come along to honour our Blessed Mother...
by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
The Legion of Mary invite you to an Outdoor Rosary Procession in honour of Our Blessed Lady, conducted by Canon Eddie Gubbins at St Andrew’s Church, Teesville on Sunday 4th May commencing at 3.00 pm. Devotions will also include Crowning of Our Lady and...
by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | Organisations, Parishes, St Wilfrid's, York
Mrs Denise White, a parishioner of St Wilfrid’s, York is pictured after the Women’s World Day of Prayer service on 7th March at the Central Methodist Church, with York’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Irene Waudby (right) and Sheriff’s Lady, Mrs Karen...
by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | Event Calendar, Schools and Colleges
The Catholic Primary Schools Cup Annual Football Tournament The twelfth annual Catholic Primary Schools Cup Football Tournament is to be held on Saturday 10th May 2008 at the splendid joint site of Sacred Heart Comprehensive and St Benedict’s Primary Schools,...
by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Second April 2005, eve of the Feast of Divine Mercy, saw crowds gathering in St Peter’s Square until the early hours of the morning, upon hearing of Pope John Paul II’s death. Second April 2008 also saw crowds gathered in the same square, not only to pray...
by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Date of Draw – 7th April 2008 £100 Winning No 135 £75 Winning No 323 £50 Winning No 29 £30 Winning No 76 £25 Winning No 96 Next Meeting and Monthly Draw Monday, 12th May 2008 NEW MEMBERS WELCOME ASK FOR DETAILS Tel: 01642...
by webmaster | Apr 21, 2008 | Event Calendar, Miscellaneous
Berwick-upon-Tweed An Individually Guided Retreat is being offered in the house of the Mercy Sisters at Berwick-upon-Tweed from 19th to 28th September 2008. The director of the retreat will be Hilary Alflatt, a member of the congregation of Sacred Heart Church,...
by webmaster | Apr 18, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
Hi to you all, Yet another update for all those who have bid for a place, bought a ball boy/girl slot, or expressed any kind of interest in our GAME FOR BAGHDAD supporting the Children’s Cancer Hospital in Baghdad. LATEST NEWS A vacancy Left Back for Team Two is...
by webmaster | Apr 15, 2008 | Miscellaneous
York, Tyburn Sunday 27th April A pilgrimage to York Tyburn in the footsteps of the martyrs with Our Lady, to commemorate 40 years since the implementation of the abortion act, and the beautiful teaching of “Humanae Vitae” which was a teaching on the dignity of...
by webmaster | Apr 13, 2008 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
13 April 2008 Fourth Sunday of Easter Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is time for us to turn our minds to the topic of “Vocations”. This year the Holy Father has chosen as his theme for Good Shepherd Sunday: Vocations at the service of the Church on mission. Each one of...
by webmaster | Apr 13, 2008 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
13 April 2008 Fourth Sunday of Easter Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is time for us to turn our minds to the topic of “Vocations”. This year the Holy Father has chosen as his theme for Good Shepherd Sunday: Vocations at the service of the Church on mission. Each one of...
by webmaster | Apr 12, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
Hi to you all, Please find below all of the rules for the ‘run in’ as bidders. Thanks to you all for your interest – you’ll also find quite a bit more info about how the matchday itself will go… but we are still working hard on making it...
by webmaster | Apr 12, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
Hi all, please forgive the ’round robin’ this is just to let you all know that sponsor forms are all high tech now – you can sponsor me on line if you wish – please don’t feel you have to…. Just have a look at...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Homilies
Mass to Celebrate the Life, Work and Legacy of Venerable le Marie Madeleine d’Houet St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough – 5 April 2008 Welcome one and all for our celebration today. We come together to bless the God of all things who is the doer of great deeds...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
The awful truth seems to be dawning on Fr Paul Farrer, parish priest of the Holy Name and St Thomas More in Middlesbrough, as he contemplates leaping from the Transport Bridge in June. Fr Paul will be 40 later this year and is planning, along with some friends, to...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Miscellaneous
As part of his “whistle-stop” tour of the diocese Bishop Terry recently visited Prison Chaplain, Fr Patrick Cope and spent the best part of the day with him at Deerbolt Young Offenders Institution. During the day he met with members of the Senior...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Fr Patrick Cope appointed as Prison Service Area Chaplain for the North East Fr Patrick is due to take up a new role from 1st May after his appointment within the Prison Service as Area Chaplain for the North East. In this new role he works with the Prison Service...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Event Calendar, Organisations
A Press Release from Council 95 (York) 0f the Knights of St Columba. Plaque on Ouse Bridge, York to St Margaret Clitherow arranged by Knights of St Columba. Bishop Terence Drainey of Middlesbrough is to unveil a plaque to St Margaret Clitherow at the Micklegate end of...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Miscellaneous
This superb publication celebrates some of the successes and aspirations of the founders of Ushaw College. The text is principally the contributions of three Ushaw academics. Rev Dr D Milburn, M Sharratt and P Phillips. Together they chart the passage from Douai,...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Miscellaneous
2008 Residential Summer School The 2008 ‘Living Theology’ Residential Summer School will take place at Ushaw College, Durham from Sunday, 27 July to Friday, 1 August. Full details including lecture titles, names of lecturers, cost, and a downloadable...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Justice and Peace
We were very happy to welcome Bishop Terry at our Core Group meeting at the end of February. This gave us an opportunity to tell him about the aims and work of the Commission and to ask him to send a message to our readers which you will see below. We look forward to...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Ushaw College has produced a Bi-Centenary Book. A celebration of the contribution to Roman Catholic life in the North of England and beyond. Ushaw College is a scion of Douai, which trained priests for the English Church. Ushaw continues to train men for priestly...
by webmaster | Apr 5, 2008 | Bishop Terry's Homilies
Mass to Celebrate the Life, Work and Legacy of Venerable le Marie Madeleine d’Houet St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough – 5 April 2008 Welcome one and all for our celebration today. We come together to bless the God of all things who is the doer of great deeds...
by webmaster | Mar 27, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar
Tickets will be on sale soon for the family night for Lourdes at The Marton Hotel Country Club on Friday 25th July. Families are especially welcome at this summer bash. The early part of the night will be a family friendly Celidh and we will end the night with a...
by webmaster | Mar 27, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
People can bid for a place in the football match at the Riverside – you must be over 18 at the time of the game and bids need to start at about £170 The current bids (at 12:50 on Thursday 27th March 2008) are as follows; Team One Goalkeeper – David...
by webmaster | Mar 27, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar
Bookings are now being taken for the Black Tie Casino Night at Judges on Friday 7th November A chance to dress up and enjoy a night at the tables – with funny money, of course! And if you loose your shirt you can always dance the night away in the company of our...
by webmaster | Mar 27, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
The Legends Gala Dinner scheduled for Friday June 13th at the Riverside Stadium has now sold out. Thanks to all who are supporting this event in any way.
by webmaster | Mar 26, 2008 | Event Calendar, Justice and Peace
George Alagiah, the well-known BBC News presenter, will speak on the subject of Fairtrade on Friday May 9th, 1.45 to 3.00pm at Hartlepool Mosque, Turnbull Street, Hartlepool. Mr Alagiah is patron of the Fairtrade Foundation. Note that all faiths, ages, and both...
by webmaster | Mar 23, 2008 | Schools and Colleges
I have just returned with a group of 12 Religious Studies students from St Mary’s College, Middlesbrough, from an inspirational pilgrimage to the eternal city of Rome. Led by Fr Gerard Robinson, the students were treated to four days of intense spiritual,...
by webmaster | Mar 23, 2008 | Miscellaneous
What you can do to oppose it Please write to your MP, emphasising that you are a constituent, who feels very strongly that there should be a conscience vote about the Bill and stating your principle objections to the suggested legislation. Parishes could also consider...
by webmaster | Mar 23, 2008 | Miscellaneous
President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, As you will know, there is a Bill currently in Parliament which touches on profound questions of human life and dignity. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
Would you like to take part in a football match on the Riverside Stadium pitch just 24 hours after Boro’s final match of the season? That’s the unique chance football fans are being given if they make the highest bids to take part in a 90-minute 11-a-side...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes, St Bernadette's, Middlesbrough
Readers may remember the very moving story of Charlotte Wren, the only child of Mike and Claire Wren which we reported in last September’s Catholic Voice. Three-year old Charlotte lost her brave struggle against leukaemia last year, a long struggle in a short...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Bishop Terry
A superb limited-edition DVD of Bishop Terry’s Episcopal Ordination is now available from St Mary’s College, Hull. Place your order by sending your details with a cheque for £15.46 (including p&p) made out to ‘St Mary’s College’ to...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Diocese, Miscellaneous
Thanks to St Mary’s College, Hull we now have eleven video clips taken at Bishop Terry’s Episcopal Ordination in St Mary’s Cathedral. These can be found at the Galleries section of this web site or directly at gallery.mac.com/middlesbroughdiocese...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Diocese, Miscellaneous
Thanks to Les Clark and Philip Cook we have a fabulous collection of photos taken at Bishop Terry’s Episcopal Ordination in St Mary’s Cathedral. Since then Les Clark has followed Bishop Terry around our diocese taking a huge number of photos at nearly all...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar
A night with LEGACY (Dom Boyes and Frank Johnson) and THE SCRATCH BAND to raise money for Monica Wordsworth who is spending time in a voluntary project in Ghana on Friday May 2nd. Be there!
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Appeals and Special Events
Fr Paul Farrer writes, Hello Everyone, You may have heard that this year, together with a group of friends, I am trying to raise £40,000 for charity. This is because I will be 40 later this year. The charities we are supporting are: Children’s Cancer Hospital in...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Miscellaneous, Organisations
Katy and her club mates (representing the North of England) were invited to compete in the Special Olympics held in St. Helier in the Channel Islands. Katy won 3 gold and 1 bronze.
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Justice and Peace
Sponsored by the Justice and Peace Commission, the first meeting will be held in Hull Venue Lindsay Suite, Staff House, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX [gmap map:6] Date Saturday 17th May at 11.00 am Speaker Paul Vallely, Associate Editor of...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Justice and Peace, Parishes
Justice and Peace Commission meeting Date and Venue: Saturday 3rd May at English Martyrs, Dalton Terrace, York Time: 10.00 am for 10.30 am Speaker: Bruce Kent All Welcome. Please bring some lunch to share.
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | CAFOD, Organisations
The great feast of Easter we have so recently celebrated is the beginning of a season of renewed hope in the Church. Christ has endured his passion and death and risen triumphantly and shown himself to his followers. How astonishing and remarkable an event the...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Entrants from schools and parishes right across the Diocese took part in this year’s Pope Idol competition at Middlesbrough Theatre on 1st March. The acts ranged from Irish dancers to solo singers and bands with even a comedian thrown in for good measure! Bishop...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Bishop Terry, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
Joyful Hope! Seventeen young people between the ages of 12 and 17 led St. Andrew’s Parish in the Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 14 at 7.15 pm in St. Andrew’s Church, Teesville. This was the first time that young people of the parish had been...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | English Martyrs, York, Parishes
The show was the first ever parish panto and was created from scratch in just eight weeks by parishioners, many of whom had not done anything theatrical before. Four sold out shows went on to great acclaim and many who saw it declared it to be the best panto they had...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | CAFOD, Organisations, Schools and Colleges
The children of St Gabriel’s have taken part in two fundraising events this year. The first of these was the ‘Walk Around The World’ sponsored walk held on 8th October. The rain poured but this did not dampen the children’s and staff’s...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | Diocese, Religious Communities
Like many of the nineteenth century female Religious Orders, The Society of the Faithful Companions of Jesus had their beginnings in France in 1820, when they were founded by a young French widow, Marie, Madeleine Victoire, Vicomtesse de Bonnault d’Houet to work for...
by webmaster | Mar 22, 2008 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
Date of Draw – 3rd March 2008 £100 Winning No 170 £75 Winning No 260 £50 Winning No 131 £30 Winning No 76 £25 Winning No 23 Next Meeting and Monthly Draw Monday, 7th April 2008 New members welcome For details telephone 01642...
