by webmaster | Oct 5, 2007 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
A Christian Aid service at St Mary’s Cathedral on Friday 30th November, 6.15-8pm. The service will be focusing upon Advent and providing an opportunity to reflect upon the impact of HIV and AIDS on the people in the poorest countries of the world. John Bell, of the...
by webmaster | Oct 5, 2007 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Parishes
At the Holy Name of Mary Church, Wednesday 10th October, 7-8pm. You are invited to spend some time in quiet reflection on what it means to live simply.
by webmaster | Oct 5, 2007 | Event Calendar, Liturgy and Music, Parishes
With Paul Inwood, noted composer and Director of Music for Portsmouth Diocese at St Joseph’s, Scarborough, Saturday 20th October, 11am-4pm. Bring a packed lunch.
by webmaster | Oct 5, 2007 | Event Calendar, Parishes
St Joseph’s Church, Middlebrough, 8th and 9th October, 6-9pm. Led by Fr Augustine Mundakatt VC of Kerala, India with Bro. Joe Fernandex of Singapore. Details from Fr Pat Keogh on 01642 818203.
by webmaster | Oct 5, 2007 | English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
Diocesan Women’s Commission Saturday 13th October, 11am-1pm, English Martyrs Church, York. Speaker: Anne Dannerolle a founder member of Lighthouse (an organisation which has helped 40 women to leave prostitution). Anne is also Chair of Trustees for the National...
by webmaster | Sep 27, 2007 | Obituaries
11th September 2007 ‘On your walls Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never fall silent, day or night’ Isaiah 62:6 When I was telephoned within a few hours of his death that Bishop Augustine had gone from this world, to a life we pray which has...
by webmaster | Sep 27, 2007 | Schools and Colleges
The majority of our Catholic schools in Hull and the East Riding were closed for several days due to the flooding in June causing site drainage difficulties or actual damage. Two primary schools, St Thomas More in Hull and St Mary and St Joseph in Pocklington were...
by webmaster | Sep 26, 2007 | Event Calendar, Liturgy and Music, Parishes
There’s a music workshop led by Philip Jakob, Music Director of Hallam Diocese, at St Francis Church, Acklam, Middlesbrough on Saturday 29th September, 10am-4pm. Bring a packed lunch. It’s free and a good time should be had by all.
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Diocese, Obituaries, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Homily preached by The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham at the Funeral Mass for Bishop Augustine Harris, Wednesday 12th September 2007 in St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough Recently, as many of you will know, the broadcaster and journalist...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Diocese, Obituaries, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
On the evening of 10th September, Bishop Tom Williams, Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, celebrated Mass for the residents and community at Ince Blundell where Bishop Harris had resided for the past few years. On 11th September, his body was received into Liverpool...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Diocese, Event Calendar, Miscellaneous
in aid of the Lourdes Sick Fund At the Marton Hotel and Country Club on Friday 19th October Dancing to the Ray John’s Band, 8pm – midnight. Tickets from the parishes. Price £4
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Miscellaneous, Schools and Colleges
from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales 2nd September 2007 We, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, want at the start of this new school year to re-affirm our vision of Catholic education and our commitment to providing Catholic schools....
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Miscellaneous
The annual reunion Mass and lunch for our retired priests was held in York on 14th September. Mgr Dasey was the principal concelebrant, and Mgr Hogan, a member of the Retired Priests’ Welfare Committee, preached the homily. We remembered especially those who had...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Event Calendar, Parishes, Sacred Heart, Middlesbrough
A Mass to celebrate the lives of our departed brothers and sisters will be held on the Feast of the Holy Souls, 2nd November 2007 at 7.00 pm at Sacred Heart Church, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough. There will be candles available for you to light for your loved ones....
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Schools and Colleges
A Government Inspector has heaped praise on the children, staff and governors of St Mary’s RC Primary School in Grangetown, dubbing it ‘an outstanding school where children thrive.’ The OFSTED report said: ‘Under the headteacher’s...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Schools and Colleges
This year’s students at St Mary’s College in Middlesbrough have achieved the best AS and A Level results in the College’s history. Sixteen subjects have a 100% pass rate, and no fewer than 14 students have gained three or more A grades in their A...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Schools and Colleges
Miss Pam Crabtree, headteacher of St Hilda’s RC Primary School, Whitby writes, ‘We are delighted with our OFSTED Report. ‘It is an external recognition of all our good work, which, of course, will continue. The recognition of behaviour as outstanding...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Book Reviews
A book review The Langdale family were among those Catholic gentry families who maintained their faith in Penal times and enabled others to do so on and around their estate at Houghton Hall in East Yorkshire. In ‘The Langdale Legacy’, Martin Craven charts...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Organisations
My happiness with the Fellowship, with those Masses and holidays, also anything else involved with the Fellowship. I will always be there for them within my happiness for I bless them all, and I won’t say goodbye because my happiness is still there and...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Organisations
And what can your parish do to make a difference? Find out at ‘Making Everybody Welcome’, the Families, Mental Health and Pastoral Care day conference at the Britannia Hotel, Wolverhampton on Saturday 20th October 2007. With around one in six people...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Obituaries
I first met Bill 26 years ago at a parish renewal weekend in St Peter’s, Scarborough. Not long after that, he became a regular visitor to our house. On one of his first visits, he presented us with Our Lady’s Miraculous Medal, and Bill and I began saying...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Schools and Colleges
St Bede’s Primary School, Marske-by-the-Sea, was fortunate to have newly ordained Fr Simon Broughton celebrate the Leavers Mass on 20th July 2007. After Mass, Mrs Siedle, Headteacher, presented Fr Broughton with a keepsake of his Ordination. The book was signed...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Diocese, Parishes
The diocesan stock of church properties includes sites both ancient (Ss Leonard and Mary, Malton) and modern (the Cathedral), and much built in between. The work undertaken during the preparation of the Pastoral Plan 2006 has increased awareness of our church...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Parishes, Sacred Heart, Middlesbrough
On the evening of Friday 14th September, the sounds of ‘All are welcome’ resounded around the Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough to welcome Fr Gerard Robinson and Fr Paul Dowling to the parish. Mass was led by Mgr Gerry Dasey, assisted by Deacon Ray and...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Parishes
The celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the opening of our ‘new church’ commenced on Friday 20th July with a Race Night which was the brainchild of Annelise Bachik, whose ambition is to raise enough money to refurbish the kitchen of our parish hall. The...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Parishes
St Bede’s Parish, Marske-by-the-Sea, recently celebrated two very special occasions. Mgr Gerard Dasey celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 22nd June 2007 and on 23rd June 2007, the Ordination of Fr Simon Broughton. On 8th July 2007, to mark these occasions,...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | English Martyrs, York, Parishes
In February 2007 English Martyrs Parish, York, reached its 125th birthday whilst in May, the present church also reached a milestone of 75 years of existence. In celebration of both events, a flower festival was held over three days from 13th to 15th July. Ladies from...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Parishes
Nineteen parishioners have been confirmed in Bridlington this summer, 17 were teenagers and two adults. At Fr David Grant’s request, Fr John Paul Leonard, the Diocesan Youth Officer and former Curate at Our Lady and St Peter’s, stepped in when Bishop...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Event Calendar, Parishes
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in men in the UK. A concert will be held at St. Clare’s Church, Brookfield, Middlesbrough on Friday 16 November at 7.30pm. The purpose is to raise money for a fund set up to provide additional support...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2007 | Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes
After hours of rain, the sun came out when the annual outdoor Mass to honour the feast of the Assumption was held at Mount Grace, Osmotherley, on Sunday 12th August. Some 400 people from all over the North-east walked up a rough track to the Chapel where the Rt Rev...
by webmaster | Sep 24, 2007 | Parishes
A record 39 teams took part in a pro-am golf tournament held in memory of a former chairman of Middlesbrough FC, Mike McCullagh, who died in 2004. Nearly £6,000 is expected to be raised for the memorial trust fund which sends sick children to Lourdes. Mike McCullagh,...
by webmaster | Sep 24, 2007 | Schools and Colleges
St. Martin’s Ampleforth Prep School will be hosting a Chorister for a Day event on Saturday November 17th 2007 in conjunction with Ampleforth Abbey. The day will start at 11.00 a.m. at Gilling Castle, Gilling East, York and will finish with everyone who is taking part...
by webmaster | Sep 24, 2007 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes, St Bernadette's, Middlesbrough
The Cleveland Newman Circle invites you to a talk by Sister Francis Clare Where? in the meeting room of St Bernadette’s Nunthorpe Middlesbrough When? Wednesday 24th October 2007 7.30pm – Coffee for all, 7.45pm – Talk Do join us! You are most...
by webmaster | Sep 24, 2007 | English Martyrs, York, Event Calendar, Organisations, Parishes
‘Simeon and Anna: Challenge or Opportunity – Spirituality in Senior Years’ by Fr Stephen Watson (Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle) Wednesday 10th October 2007, 10.30am-3.15pm English Martyrs Hall, Dalton Terrace, York Shared Lunch £5 voluntary...
by webmaster | Sep 5, 2007 | Diocese, Miscellaneous
Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 12.00 noon on Wednesday 12 September in the Cathedral Church of St Mary, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough Bishop Harris died peacefully last Thursday evening, 30 August, the feast of St Margaret Clitherow, at the age of 89. The Most...
by webmaster | Sep 3, 2007 | Diocese, Miscellaneous
The Right Reverend Augustine Harris, Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, died peacefully in the early evening of Thursday 30 August at Ince Blundell Hall where he had lived in retirement. Augustine Harris was Bishop of Middlesbrough from November 1978 to November 1992....
by webmaster | Sep 3, 2007 | Diocese
The Cumberlege Commission set up just over a year ago has now completed its report on the review of the Nolan Report. In 2000 Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor invited Lord Nolan to set a framework for best practice in the prevention of abuse and in responding to...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Appeals and Special Events, Diocese, Miscellaneous
Large numbers of people throughout the Diocese have been asking about giving Bishop John a gift from the people of the Diocese. Collection envelopes are now available in all parishes for people who would like to make a contribution to the gift. Please return the...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Parishes
On Thursday 12th July at a joint Polish/English breakfast at St Leonard and St Mary’s Parish Community Centre in Malton, a Welcome Pack was launched to assist Polish Migrant Workers arriving in the district. The Catholic Parish and the District Council have...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Miscellaneous
Claire and Mike Wren, parishioners of St Bernadette’s, recently lost their beloved three-year old Charlotte, their only child. In ‘Faith in Family and Friends’ they bravely share their heartbreaking loss, the profound human experience of loving so...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Evangelisation
A new initiative is being launched to encourage parishes to reach out to non church-going (lapsed) Catholics. Called ‘Where are they now?’, the project aims to equip Catholics to extend an invitation to those who for many different reasons have stopped...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | John Paul Centre, Pastoral Centres
For the past six years the Upper Room at the John Paul Centre, Middlesbrough has been providing food on Saturday afternoons for those in need. Every week we get around 30 to 40 mainly young people who, for all sorts of reasons, are hungry. This is sometimes because...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Miscellaneous
Catholic women representing various parts of York were privileged to attend the dynamic service at St George’s Church, Leeds on 16th June to mark 75 years of WWDP in England. From an initial service in 1932 attended by 250 women at City Temple, the movement has...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Parishes, St Wilfrid's, York
Sunday 22nd July was a very significant day for St Wilfrid’s and its parishioners. Twenty one countries – The Philippines, Poland, USA, Guyana, Mexico, Belize, England, India, Malta, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Spain, South Africa, Slovakia, Singapore,...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Schools and Colleges
Young newshounds from Sacred Heart RC School in Redcar have been reporting on the news – and now they are making it as well! For the year eight pupils have been named 11-14 age-group winners of the inaugural national CES Just News competition, for which they...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Organisations, Parishes
Children from St Charles’ School learnt to sign the Hail Mary and “Come Lord Jesus Come” to fully participate in the recent Deaf Awareness Mass at St Charles Borromeo Church in Hull. The children, from English, Filipino and Polish backgrounds, were...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Schools and Colleges
Our school is a place where all learn and grow knowing that Christ’s love surrounds them and all are valued for their uniqueness. Our mission statement permeates every aspect of our school life and this was recognised by OFSTED. St Mary Queen of Martyrs Catholic...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Event Calendar, Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley, Parishes
At Osmotherley on 8th September Please note this year’s Mass will be at 11 o’clock at the Lady Chapel and not in the Priory ruins at 3pm.
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Event Calendar, Parishes, St Andrew's, Teesville
Musicians Joanne Boyce and Mike Stanley visit St Andrew’s RC Church, Teesville on September 30th as part of a nationwide tour. The duo’s new album ‘Age to Age’ brings together many favourite and well known Catholic Worship Songs including...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2007 | Parishes
Fr O’Connor, ordained on the 28th July 1957 in St Charles Borromeo in Hull, celebrated his Golden Jubilee in the same church on Saturday 28th July 2007. The Jubilee Mass was generously shared by Fr Michael with two of his friends who were ordained with him...
