St Clare of Assisi Parish

There will be a retiring collection for CAFOD’s Family Fast Day after Masses on the weekend of 6th and 7th March 2010.

The foods brought in for the Harvest Celebration in St Clare’s School have been very kindly donated to the Mary Thompson Fund, which supports refugees and asylum seekers in the Tees Valley many of whom receive no other support. Continue reading

Empty shoe boxes are required for Christmas gifts; half are to go to sea-farers, half to the troops in Afghanistan.

Also any donations gratefully accepted. Contact Theresa on 01642 591009 or Val on 01642 284462.

Survive-MIVA have written to say thank you for the recent donation from the parish of £416.33 for which they are extremely grateful. Continue reading

Mark Raine will be running in the Great North Run on Sunday 20th September in aid of Motor Neurone Disease.

If you would like to sponsor him he would be grateful if you could add your name on the sponsor form at the back of church or see Maureen Raine.

The fund provides packs of food and toiletries to refused asylum seekers who are homeless and destitute. If you have tinned food (especially tomatoes, fish, corned beef, chick peas, etc.), packets of pulses, sugar, tea bags, or powdered milk (and especially rice), bottles or jars of coffee or cooking oil, or toiletries (especially toothpaste, soap, shampoo, razors, shaving foam, deodorant, or sanitary towels) or items such as baby wipes and disposable nappies for children’s needs please drop items off at Brian Dowd’s home or give these to any member of the Justice and Peace group.

Given by Fr Daniel Horrigan on 24th May 2009 on behalf of the Columban Missionaries.
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The Columban Missionaries were founded in Ireland in 1918, initially to work in China but more recently in Burma, Korea, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Fiji, Peru, Chile, Taiwan and Pakistan.

Their Mission is to help establish and build up God’s Kingdom through Christ’s healing Gospel of Justice among the poor marginalised and oppressed.

This mission would not be possible without the generosity of good friends.

For more details contact;

Despite a long running campaign, Anselme Noumbiwa Home Office reference no. N1126839 is due to be deported tomorrow Thurs 23rd Oct 2008 at 06:15 hrs on BA flight BA 302 to Paris then Air France flight AF940 to Yaounde, Cameroon.

All supporters are urged to please send out emails to Willie Walsh CEO British Airways at and Naomi Dulfer Press and Communications Manager Air France

Faxes should can also be sent to Home Office Jacqui Smith 020 8760 3132