Our Weekly Bulletin
12th
December 2009
10-11 am Bro Michael Francis
11-12
noon Fr David Smith
19h
December 2009
10-11 am Bro Michael Francis
11-12
noon Fr David Smith
PENITENTIAL SERVICES All starting at 7.00 pm
10th
December St Anne’s
15th
December St Thomas’
16th
December Holy Family
16th
December St Augustine’s
17th December St Teresa’s
ADVENT BOOKS
– There are some advent books and Calendars available at the back of
Church. Please don’t forget to take one for anyone you know who
can’t get to Church regularly, or who are housebound
Please remember in your prayers Bishop
Hugh Lindsay who would have been 40 years Bishop on Friday 11th
December 2009. RIP
St Augustine's 6.30
pm Carols
7.00 pm Christmas
Mass
St Teresa’s 6.30 pm Carols
7.00
pm Christmas Mass
St Thomas’ 6.45
pm Carols
7.00
pm Christmas Mass
Carmel Convent 7.30 pm Carols
8.00 pm Christmas Mass
Holy Family 7.30 pm Carols
8.00 pm Christmas Mass
St Anne’s 7.30
pm Carols
8.00 pm Christmas Mass
St Augustine's 11.30
pm Carols
12.00 pm Christmas
Mass
Christmas Day – Friday 25th
Carmel Convent 9.00 am Christmas
Day Mass
St Williams 9.00 am Christmas
Day Mass
Holy Family 9.30
am Christmas Day Mass
St Thomas’ 9.30
am Christmas
Day Mass
St Augustine's 10.00 am Christmas
Day Mass
St Anne’s 10.30 am
Christmas Day Mass
CAROL SERVICES WITHIN THE CLUSTER
13th
December Holy Family 3.00pm
20th
December St Thomas’ 3.00pm
20th
December St William’s 4.00pm
A CELEBRATION WITH CAROLS AND READINGS
28th December St Teresa’s 4.00pm
PARISH CENTRE 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Our
Parish Centre opened in December 1979 and has now been at the forefront of
parish life for thirty years. To celebrate this anniversary there will be mass
at 6.30pm followed by a buffet, in the Centre on Saturday 12th December. To
assist with catering, admission will be by ticket only. Tickets, for this event
(which are free) are available in the Parish Centre after Mass or from the stewardess. This
is the last weekend to get your tickets.
Thanks
to everyone who has offered to help. Please watch the bulletin next weekend for
details of ways in which you could assist.
CHURCH
HEATING
We
have had a number of complaints re the heating in Church – We have rechecked
our settings and everything is working correctly.
The
system that we use is that we set the times of the services in Church and the
inbuilt computer works out what time to bring the heating on, after it has
checked the outside temperature and the indoor temperature.
Perhaps those
who arrive just before Mass starts could ensure the doors are kept slightly
ajar (not wide open), thus ensuring we try and keep
most of the heat inside the Church.
PARISH
CENTRE & CLUB MEETINGS
The next
meeting of the committees will be on Monday 7th December, starting at 7.30
ST AUGUSTINE'S SCHOOL
On Monday 14th December at 5.30pm they will be holding their Advent Liturgy in
Church. All parishioners are most
welcome.
NORTHERN CATHOLIC CALENDARS
Are available on the Piety Stall for £2.00
SVP
The SVP Christmas collection was £260.08. Thank you to everyone for your generosity. The next monthly meeting will be on Tuesday
December 8th at 6.45pm. New
members are welcome.
APF
MISSION BOXES
There
are some Calendars available at the back of Church.
The
Red Collection boxes totalled £283.39. Thank you.
EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS
Please
please could you fill in a list that is in the
scarcity for the Christmas Mass Time you
are able to attend.
Thank you.
CAR PARKING PERMITS
Car Parking permit changes will take place this
Sunday 6th December in the Parish Centre after evening Mass until
8pm.
STARS
PANTOMIME 2010
The
next STARS panto is "A Long Time Ago..." by
Paul Barron and Sarah Dyson and produced by Andrea Brodie
and Mike Webber. The hilarious storyline is a parody of Aladdin in a Star
Wars setting with some unusual special effects, wonderful costumes and music to
have you rocking in the aisles. The show will run from Wednesday 20th to
Saturday 23rd January 2010 and tickets will be on sale from Sunday 13th
December from the Parish Centre after masses, the Parish Club bar or from
Tourist Information, priced £5 for adults and £4 for children and concessions.
SUNDAY
COFFEES NEXT YEAR
Would
your group like a month to host the coffees after the 9.15am and 11am Masses on Sundays.
As we are a “fairtrade” parish
we provide the tea and coffee and you just need to provide your own juice and
cakes/biscuits. If you
could make a contribution towards the cost of the teas and coffee that would be
greatly appreciated.
The
following is the list for next year, if you would like to take one of the free
months (first come .....) just let us know in the
office on 266602:
|
JANUARY |
FEBRUARY |
MARCH |
APRIL |
MAY |
JUNE |
|
Scouts/Cubs |
Over 60’s |
Carmel School HCPT |
MS Society |
|
Handicapped
Children |
|
JULY |
AUGUST |
SEPTEMBER |
OCTOBER |
NOVEMBER |
DECEMBER |
|
CAFOD |
|
|
|
Air Ambulance |
Scouts/Cubs |
CLOSURE
OF NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL
From Monday 23rd November until further notice the Cathedral will be closed for redevelopment from
Monday – Saturday each week. See notice
for alternative venues for services etc.
Sunday Masses will be as usual 8 am, 10 am, 11.30 am
and 6.30 pm.
The weekday Mass at 8 am will be
celebrated in the Cloister Cafe.
The Cathedral Office, Pauline Books
and Media and Cloister Café are open as usual. See flyer for more details.
MELTONE
SINGERS
The
Meltone Male Voice Choir are
currently having a recruitment drive. If
any male parishioner is interested in joining the choir then please contact Pat
McDonogh (St Anne’s parishioner) on 268934.
The
only requirements are that:
·
you
are over 18 years
·
that
you can sing
·
and that you are available on Sundays for
rehearsals (7.15pm – 8.45pm).
If
you’ve always wanted to be in a Male Voice Choir now
is your opportunity.
P.S. you will not be required
to do an individual audition.
PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS
St William’s are holding a four
week course starting on 26th November at 6.45pm for 7pm start
on an “Introduction to the Prophets”.
This will be in St William’s Church Hall, Barton Street, Darlington.
ASSISI – 6 DAY PILGRIMAGE
Holy Family Church are planning this
pilgrimage to Assis from 16th – 21st
May 2010. Cost will be approximately
£679 exclusive of insurance cover and single supplement.
Includes:
·
Return coach transfer from Darlington to
Leeds Bradford Airport
·
Return flights from Leeds Bradford to
Rome Aiport
·
Return coach transfer from Rome
Airport to your hotel.
·
Five nights accommodation on half
board basis in the 4 star Dal Moro Gallery Hotel in
Santa Maria Degli Angeli
·
2
full day coach excursions to Sienna and Florence.
Fr
David Smith (Holy Family) will be the Spiritual Leader.
ST
AUGUSTINE'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL
·
LET’S GROW VOUCHERS St Augustine’s
Primary School are collecting these.
Please put them on the collection plate.
PRAYER GROUP
Tuesdays at 7.30pm in
the Parish Centre. All welcome.
PIETY STALL
Come and see our selection of Christmas Cards,
calendars etc.
ST
AUGUSTINE’S PARADISE CHILDCARE – PLAYGROUP
Childcare
for all children aged from 2- 4 yrs. Open Monday to Friday 9.15-11.15am.
All
our staff have a wide range of experience and have worked
within the childcare field for a number of years. For further info contact Jill on 07870 775136
or call in at The Simpson Room next to St Augustine’s Parish Centre in Larchfield Street.
LOST PROPERTY
we have several items that have been left in and
around the Church over the last couple of weeks.
Please contact the office (266602) or Bro Michael if
they are yours.
Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament
There
will be “quiet” Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament here in St Augustine’s each Monday
from Noon – 3.00pm.
Gift Aid
We have been advised
that the Parish will receive £9,457.42 from the tax recovered through
the Gift Aid Scheme. Our grateful thanks to all contributors.
The Gift Aid office has issued individual
acknowledgements for each contributor – these are at the back of Church for
your collection.
Please note that if you have changed address
or no longer pay tax could you let the office
know. Our records have to be accurate
for auditing purposes.
If you are a taxpayer and would like to join
the gift aid scheme, envelopes or direct debit, please contact the
office and the relevant forms will be posted to you.
FLU
PANEDEMIC
24th
July 2009: A Message from Bishop Seamus Cunningham:
On
the basis of
advice from Health Authorities, I request that we observe the following from 24th
July:
a)
No
communion from the Chalice
b)
Communion
with the Host to be received only in the hand
c)
Sign
of Peace to be made without a handshake
When the
circumstances improve then we can return to usual practice.
X Rt Rev Séamus Cunningham
Bishop of
Hexham & Newcastle Diocese
YEAR OF
PRIESTS
Beneditct XVI will proclaim St
jean Marie Vianney as the
patron saint of all the priests of the world.
There will be a Diocesan Concelebrated Mass to
mark the Year of the Priest at St Mary’s Cathedral on Tuesday 7th
July at 7.00 pm. All
Welcome.
PRAYER
FOR YEAR OF PRIESTS
O Father, raise up among Christians
abundant and holy vocations
to the priesthood,
who keep the faith alive
and guard the blessed
memory of your Son Jesus
through the preaching of his
word
and the administration
of the Sacraments,
with which you
continually renew your faithful.
Grant us holy
ministers of your altar,
who are careful and
fervent guardians of the Eucharist,
the sacrament of the
supreme gift of Christ
for the redemption of
the world.
Call ministers of
your mercy,
who, through the
sacrament of Reconciliation,
spread the joy of your
forgiveness.
Grant, O Father, that the Church may welcome with joy
the numerous
inspirations of the Spirit of your Son
and, docile to his
teachings,
may she care for
vocations to the ministerial priesthood
and to the consecrated
life.
Sustain the bishops,
priests and deacons,
consecrated men and women, and
all the baptised in Christ,
so that they may
faithfully fulfil their mission
at the service of the
Gospel.
This we pray through
Christ Our Lord. Amen.
GODPARENTS FOR
BAPTISM
Godparents are asked to support the parents in this duty as Christian
Parents. Therefore, they should be believing Christians and at least one must be
Catholic. This is a serious
responsibility and not just a gesture of friendship offered to friends. So please choose a Godfather and Godmother
with care.
BAPTISM COURSES
PADDINGTON BEAR APPEAL
15th November £19.78
Money in Bank £830.12
Total Collected £23,463.02
News from
Club Deportivo Juventud Bellavista
Fr Joe Plumb writes:
The lads are
coming to the UK from 12th-26th September to play matches
against 10 schools in the North East in their new football strips and track-suits, purchased with donations from schools and
parishes in Hexham & Newcastle Diocese.
They will be
visiting schools and playing matches throughout the fortnight, at least one match
a day.
“Alongside
the football, they are hoping to meet form groups, RE and humanities classes,
sixth forms and Year 11 groups to present a DVD showing life in the
jungle/rainforest, which highlights issues such as deforestation of the
rainforest, sale or logging rights, exploitation of the Earth and abuses agains the indigenous peoples, poverty, injustice,
corruption issues affecting us as young people in a globalised world and how
they hope to be able to create a better future for themselves and their sisters
and brothers in the developed world by taking decisions and working together”.
The group
will be staying at Minsteracres during their stay and
are due to play football against Carmel College on Monday 21st
September.
CRB’S
A
reminder that ALL LEADERS of groups within the parish that require
Diocesan CRB’s, i.e. Choirs, Children’s Liturgy etc.,
are responsible in ensuring that all existing and new members have a current
Diocesan CRB.
If you
have any queries please contact Bernadette Chapman who is our Parish
Representative, and does an admirable job co-ordinating all the administration
between the Diocese and us. The
Safeguarding Office in Newcastle however makes all the decisions.
PIETY
SHOP – No. 10 St Augustine’s Court
Many
parishioners still don’t realise that we have a well
stocked shop (opposite the main Church doors) in the Courtyard – No. 10 St
Augustine’s Court.
This is open
before and after all Sunday masses. We
have a good range of weekly catholic papers and magazines. There is a wide selection of cards, mass cards, sympathy, birthdays as well as 1st
Communion cards. Along with these are
many gifts, rosaries, statues, prayer books etc. There is also a catalogue kept in the shop, if you know what you would like
but can’t see it on display please ask and we will see if we can order it for
you. Please take a couple of minutes to
go and have a look.
Church
Cleaning
We
have a small group of dedicated ladies who come and
clean the Church on a fortnightly basis.
They have brought to our attention that over the past couple of months
they are finding chewing gum stuck on the underneath of the benches, and also on the floor.
Not only is this really difficult to remove but
is a problem if it gets stuck on peoples clothes. We would ask for your help in trying to
alleviate this problem and make the ladies job a more
pleasant task.
Church
Cleaning (Please help if you can)
ICE – ‘In Case of Emergency’
We all carry our mobile phones with names and numbers stored in its
memory, but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong
to our closest family or friends.
If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people
attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn’t know who to call, which
one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this
‘ICE’ (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.
All you need to do is store the number of a contact person(s) who should be contacted during an emergency under the name
‘ICE’. The idea was
thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of
accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they
didn’t know which number to call. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and
hospital staff would be able to quickly contact the right person. For more than one contact name
simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.
Terisan
Carmelite Secular Order – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Darlington
Every
Sunday evening in the Church Hall at St Thomas’ at 7.00pm. All are welcome.
Mass
in Malayalam the last Sunday of the Month at 4 p.m. at St Robert's, Fenham
STIPENDS
or MASS OFFERINGS
From the Catholic Encyclopedia (p.715)
Our
Parish Centre is a short walk across the road from the Church in Larchfield
Street.
Sunday 12.00 – 2.00pm & 7.00 – 10.30pm
We
have a lovely bar area and welcome you for a relaxing drink and a chat with
friends. You may wish to use the Centre
for special occasions. The main hall
provides a great venue for celebrations after baptisms or wedding receptions.
Bookings
for the Parish Centre will now be taken by our new stewardess, Mrs Amanda
Durkin, either in person when the Centre is open, or by telephone. She will be pleased to discuss your arrangements
with you.
DARLINGTON PARISHES
The Pastoral Team that
serves the cluster of Parishes is as follows:
Fr Greg Price, V.F.,
Co-ordinating Pastor, resident at St Teresa’s, with special responsibility for
St William’s;
Fr Clement Lee, C.Ss.R.
Assistant Co-Pastor, resident at Holy Family, with special responsibility for
D.M.H.;
Sr Evelyn Wilson, C.P., Administrator of St Anne’s;
Sr Marie Byrne, D.C., Administrator of St Thomas
Aquinas;
Sr Patricia Harrison, D.C., Parish Sister at Holy Family.
There is also a Pastoral Worker at D. M. Hospital, Mr. Jurgen Muller, with Sr Kate
O’Leary, D.C., and at Carmel College, Mr. Andrew Drozdziak.
At this present time we have Fr
Michael Francis, O.H., resident at St Augustine’s, providing pastoral care
there and within the cluster.
Fr Greg Price - Palm Sunday 2009
EPISCOPAL
VICAR
Fr John
Butters has been appointed for the South of the Diocese, taking over from Mgr Ged Lavender who left this week to
take up his new post in Cullercoats.
The
priests are trying to provide a fair distribution of Masses around the
Darlington Cluster.
38 CONISCLIFFE ROAD (Formerly Bishop’s House
Restaurant)
We have received information from Darlington
Borough Council re a planning application for alterations and change of use to
the property formerly known as Bishop’s House Restaurant into an organic bakery,
cafe, shop, offices and education workspace for the community and young people
run by The Clervaux Trust. At the back of Church there is a package
containing the planned structural changes to the property and a summary of who the 'Clervaux Trust' are with
their aims and objectives. If anybody
wishes to make any comments these have be received by Darlington Borough
Council no later than 7th October 2009 quoting reference number
09/00629/LBC and 09/00629/CU.
ST
AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH , DARLINGTON -KEYHOLDER/CLEANER REQUIRED FOR PARISH CENTRE
Flexible
person required for the above position. This would involve opening and
closing the Parish Centre as required and acting as keyholder
for emergency call outs.
It
would also involve ensuring that the Centre is kept clean at all times, setting
up and clearing rooms and being in attendance during pre-arranged times to
cover specific events in the Centre. In addition they
are also required to clean a small property adjacent to the Church on a weekly
basis. A CRB clearance is required for this post
Core Hours: 15 hours per week. Salary: £6.67 per hour. Additional hours over and
above core hours, agreed in advance, will be paid at
the same rate.
Closing
date for applications: 16th
October 2009
Application
forms and further information available from: Mrs B Morgan
St
Augustine’s Church, 30 Coniscliffe Rd, Darlington,
DL3 7RG Tel: 01325 266602
THANK YOU........ from Elspeth Robinson
Please would
you thank the people who helped me at the Sainsbury's bag packing session
for helping to raise £977.54! I should
also like to thank those who came to last month's Open Day when we raised over £2,700.00, both for Kumi
Community Fund. Below is a copy of an
email I have received asking us to pray for the people in the Teso region which is where I
visit.
HULLO
ELSPETH,
GREETINGS
TO YOU ALL, HOW IS U.K? WE ARE FAIR IN KUMI EXCEPT FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE ATTACKED BY SEVERE HUNGER DUE TO NO RAINS. THIS ARE THE PHOTOS SHOWING SOME OF THE SUFFERING PEOPLE IN
TESO. SOME NOW EAT RATS AS YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE. SOME ARE DIYING.
PLEASE
PRAY FOR US EN SEND OUR PRAYER REQUEST TO THE CHURCH IN UK.
The Way of
St James:Camino de Santiago
At lunch time, on the 1st July 2009, I entered Santiago de Compostela to complete my camino.
Only the official's stamp & the formal certificate were required.
A journey that had started 25 days earlier, covered 800km, and had presented me
with one of the greatest challenges of my life had reached it's physical conclusion. The blistered feet & the
strapped knee bore witness to the physical effort. And
the loss of nearly a stone in weight. Against that though were the immeasurable
rewards, spiritually, of successfully completing the camino
& all the friends that I had made along the way. People, strangers to me,
who had supported me through my bad times & others that I had supported
through their's.That is the camino!
The pilgrim mass at 12.00pm, each day, in the Cathedral, was a beautiful
occasion and an opportunity for me to say prayers on behalf of all those people
who made personal requests & for all the good people of St Augustine's, in
general.
As the agonies & ecstasies, of this incredible journey, come
to an end, thanks to the generosity of the parishioner's of St
Augustine's, and many others, the legacy will live on in the sponsorship monies
for CAFOD. I have not yet got a final figure but a sum
in the region of £1500 is expected. Thank you all.
Over the next couple of Sundays I will be outside the
09.15am & 11.00am masses to collect your pledges & any other new
donations.
God Bless & thank you all Tony Brockley, Pilgrim
THANK YOU
I would
like to thank the Parish for the unexpected gifts given to me on the occasion of my retirement from Catechist duties. My thanks also to Brother Michael and my fellow catechists for
making my role so pleasant and to all the parents and their children for their
contributions in delivering the programe for
Reconciliation and Holy Communion. My thanks also to St. Augustine's School
who have been so supportive over many years. It has been a great privilege and
a very rewarding experience. R.J.Whiteside
The Way of St James:Camino de Santiago
On the 5th June 2009 I will be setting out on a journey that pilgrims have been
making for over a thousand years. My pilgrimage will start at St Jean Pied de
Port, in Southern France, and end 800Km later in Santiago de Compostela, in Northern Spain. This is the resting place
for the remains of St James the Great (son of Zebedee, brother of John &
Christ's cousin).
I
will be undertaking this pilgrimage in the traditional way, by foot, and all
being well will finish on the 4th July.
There
are both spiritually & physically rewarding elements to this for me
personally but with YOUR generosity,
of faith and of wallet, I also would like it to reward others. I would like to
dedicate my pilgrimage to CAFOD. If you were able to give just 1p per Km that
would raise a fantastic amount for this great cause. Rest assured that every
penny donated will go to CAFOD - NO DEDUCTIONS!
I,
and members of St Augustine's CAFOD Group, will be outside various Sunday
masses throughout April but you can also make your pledges by phone,
01325252470, or by e-mail, tonytb@live.co.uk.
Thank
you & God Bless, Tony Brockley
The Way of
St James:Camino de Santiago
The
response to my pilgrimage & CAFOD appeal has been unbelievable. I want to
thank everyone, not only for the monetary support, but also for the kind words,
and often very wise words, that I have received from you all.
I
have already had pledged over £600 to CAFOD. That is fantastic & shows what
wondeful people we have in our parish & beyond. I
thank you all.
Anyone
still wishing to sponsor can do so there is plenty of time.
I
have been amazed at the interest it has generated and would
like to thank Eve Vieira, who is in our parish, & who wrote the excellent
article that featured in the Northern Echo & the D&S Times, and helped
raise the profile even further.
Finally,
I have been asked, by more than one person, if I would
be willing to take a prayer, on their behalf, to the shrine or light a candle.
My response is that I would be delighted, and honoured, to do so for anyone. So
if there are any such requests please just e-mail me(tonytb@live.co.uk)
or write it down & I will take it with me. Or just
ask me to light a candle & I will be more than happy to do so.
Thank
you all & God bless, Tony Brockley(07772188470)
I'm Katie Owens, second daughter of the
Owens family and I'm hoping that my old parish might be able to help me. As some of you already know I have decided to
cycle to Paris for Charity! The trip begins on the 26th of June and
the aim is to be in Paris by the 29th! I’m
completely new to cycling, but that won't stop me peddling my little socks off
for the 188 miles from London to Paris! And as if this
challenge wasn’t enough I have to raise £1000!
I’m raising money for the RNID
(registered charity number 207720), a charity close at heart. My friend
Laura is hard of hearing and it means a lot to raise money for a charity that
supports deaf and hard of hearing people. Not only are they a source of
information, advice and training, but they campaign hard to raise awareness of
what it means to have a hearing impairment. It might not seem much, but
the more people understand what it means to be deaf, the more the everyday
challenges in life get a little bit smaller. It's an extra helping hand
and believe me, it helps a lot.
So I was wondering if any of you would
be kind enough to sponsor me I have set up a justgiving website: www.justgiving.com/katieandlauratourdefrance
Thank you for your time Katie Owens
Carmel RC
College
We have received
thanks and gratitude from the Governors, staff and pupils at Carmel for our
contribution from the parish of £3,000 which went
towards the cost of the refurbishment of the Chapel within the College.
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Sunday 1st
March
This Sunday
March 1st is the fortieth anniversary of Fr Michael Higginbottom’s ordination – Congratulations.
Congratulations
To Fr Ged who celebrates his 40th
Anniversary on Monday 2nd March.
We also offer our congratulations to him as he
has been asked by Bishop Elect Seamus Cunningham to be his Vicar General. Fr Ged
will be leaving Holy Family (after 17 years) at the end of March and will take
up residence in St Mary’s at Cullercoats.
ST
CUTHBERTS CARE – “DRIVE ON” PROJECT
The
list provided by the Diocese of those needing CRB’s are:
Liturgical Preparation & Celebration
Children’s Liturgy Workers Pastoral
Ministers
Adult Altar Servers MC’s for Altar
Servers
Eucharistic Ministers* Sacristans
Leaders of Music Ministry SVP Volunteers
Healing Ministry Group Workers Home or
Hospital Visitors
Parent /Toddler Group Organisers Creche Workers
Administrative Support Staff & Others
Housekeepers Parish
Secretaries
Presbytery Residents Caretakers
St Martins –
Ampleforth
Are offering scholarships for those
pupils entering Years 4 to 7. Scholarships are available in the following
categories: Academic, Choral/Instrumental and
General.
Examinations will be held on 6th/7th
March and 1st/2nd May and will involve an overnight stay
at the school. For further details please
contact Colette Kelly on 01439 766601 or admissions@stmartins.ampleforth.org.uk.
Holy
Family Orphanage, Urithuruparam, Sri Lanka
Please
remember the children and their carers in your prayers.
PADDINGTON
BEAR RAISES £20,000 for POOR PEOPLE IN PERU!
Bishop Hugh Linday RIP
It is with great sadness that we
announce the sudden death on Monday 19th January of Bishop Hugh
Lindsay, Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle. Requiescat in pace.