School’s Sponsored Walk for the Good Shepherd Appeal
On Friday 5 April 2019, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Harrogate held a sponsored walk for the whole school in aid of Catholic Care's Good Shepherd Appeal. They set off from school with teachers, teaching assistants and parent helpers, and walked to...
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Catholic Care Trustees visit Community Projects
On Tuesday, 2 April 2019 an eager and interested group of Catholic Care Trustees, including Bishop Marcus who is Chair of Trustees, Maureen Fletcher, Sue Rix and Vivienne Birch spent a morning of discovery as they visited a variety of projects in the community run by...
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Killingbeck Remembers David Oluwale
Around fifty people gathered at Leeds Catholic Cemetery, Killingbeck today to remember David Oluwale: a British-Nigerian who was last seen exactly fifty years ago, in the early hours of 18 April 1969. His body was found at Knostrop Weir, in the River Aire, on 4 May....
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Holy Week 2019
Masses, devotions and Civic events at Leeds Cathedral throughout Holy Week, plus St John Fisher Catholic Academy's annual Good Friday re-enactment on the streets of Dewsbury of the Crucifixion of Our Lord are being photographed by Patrick Sice and will be...
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Cathedral and Bell-Ringers in solidarity with Notre Dame
Prayers have been said in Leeds Cathedral and across the Diocese of Leeds, expressing sympathy and solidarity after the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The Dean, Monsignor Philip Moger, said: ‘In this Holy Week we at Leeds Cathedral were saddened to hear of the...
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Mass in Latin: Sacred Triduum 2019
Once again the Sacred Triduum will take place at Notre Dame Chapel, Leeds University Catholic Chaplaincy, St Mark’s Avenue, Leeds. 7.30pm. Holy Thursday 3.00pm. Good Friday 2.00pm. Holy Saturday (sung) There will also be Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday at...
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Sacred Heart, Howden
Seven years on from the launch of an ambitious fundraising programme for the refurbishment of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Howden, in an interview to Howdenshire Living Magazine parishioner Sarah Melleney has given an update on the money raised in the Parish and...
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Retreat with a difference at Hinsley Hall
A Foyer de Charité Retreat will be held at Hinsley Hall, the Diocese of Leeds Pastoral Centre, from Sunday 21 July 2019 (6pm) – Saturday 27 July 2019 (2pm). The theme is God’s Plan for the Fullness of Time, and the preacher will be Mgr Keith Barltrop, with help from...
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Very Rev Canon Edward McSweeney RIP
It was with great sadness that we received news of the death on 10 April of Canon Edward (Ned) McSweeney. Please pray for the repose of Canon McSweeney’s soul and remember his family and friends in your prayers at this time. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and...
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