Catenian Raffle for MYMission

Each year the President of the Catenians local circle chooses a charity or good cause to support. This year he has chosen MYMission (the Middlesbrough Youth Mission). MYMission is a development proposed by Bishop John, endorsed by Bishop Terry and led by Fr Paul Farrer. MYMission relies on donations/fundraising (eg The Walney Island to Whitby bike ride for which many parishioners sponsored Phil...
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Lourdes Helpers

As many people are probably aware, next year’s Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes is to be slightly different to previous years as we will not be utilising the Acceuil (neither a hotel nor a hospital, the Acceuil is exclusively reserved for the sick and disabled pilgrims as well as those who accompany them). Instead we will be caring for our VIPs (sick pilgrims) in the Hotel Padoue. As this needs...
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Parish Council Metting Re-arranged

The Parish Council meeting arranged for Tuesday 13th September has been cancelled and re-arranged for Wednesday 28th September so that Bishop Terence will be able to attend.
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Bishop Terry Drainey’ Episcopal Visit

Bishop Terry will visit us on 1st/2nd October (and on 28th September).
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New Translation of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal

Pastoral Letter of Terence Patrick Drainey, Bishop of Middlesbrough Dear brothers and sisters, I don’t consider myself old, well, not very old, but already since my boyhood I have lived through at least six major changes in the language used to celebrate the Holy Mass and the Sacraments. I have assisted at the Tridentine Mass, Dialogue Mass, Latin Mass with some English dialogue, Mass using...
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Lourdes Prayer Petitions

Petitions can be placed in the box by the votive candles near the Lady Statue, and they will be placed in the grotto at Lourdes during the Diocesan pilgrimage.
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Retired Priests Welfare Fund

There will be a second collection for the Retired Priests Welfare Fund on the weekend of 11/12 September. Currently there are 27 of our Docesan Priests who are supported by the Fund. Please be generous.
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The Papal Visit

If you would like to travel to the Papal Mass on September 19th at Cofton Park please enter your name on the list in the Church Porch by next Sunday (1st August 2010). The cost of £25.00 includes return coach travel to Birmingham.
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