Sunderland City Centre

Young Adults' Prayer Group: A group for young adults, between the ages of 18 - 35(ish), for an hour of praise & worship before the Blessed Sacrament.

Meeting on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 7.00pm. Please meet in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sunderland City Centre. More info: Contact: Fr. Marc Lyden-Smith 0191 567 5354. After the Holy Hour you are also welcome to join us in a nearby bar for drinks.

Partnership of Jesmond St. Mary

As part of this special Year of the Word, there will be a Study Morning on Saturday 25 January from 9.30am to 12.30pm (9.00am refreshments) at St. Mary's High School, Benton Park Road. Fr. Sean Hall will lead a morning looking at St. Matthew's Gospel and Year A of the Sunday Lectionary. It will be an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the Sunday Readings for the coming year.

Everyone is welcome.

The Source

YMT present a regular youth event. Upcoming dates for The Source are planned as follows:

• Wednesday 12 February 2020

• Wednesday 1 April 2020

The Source takes place at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Newcastle, from 7.00pm – 8.45pm. This is a chance for Praise and Worship, Prayer, Live Music, Faith Sharing, Socialising and Refreshments. The Source is aimed at young people in Year 9 and above, but everyone is welcome! You may wish to promote this in your School, Parish, or Community. The Source is usually a very inspirational and uplifting event! Hope to see you all there!

For the full list of 2019/20 dates and more information see this poster.

Holy Name, Jesmond 90th Anniversary Lecture Series.

Holy Name, Jesmond have been holding a series of lectures in association with the Centre for Catholic Studies (Durham) to celebrate their 90th Anniversary.

Admission is free of charge and all are welcome. No need to book, please just turn up.

The next date and topic of these talks is as follows:

• Thursday 12 March 2020, between 7.00pm – 8.30pm.

  ‘Towards a Politics of the Common Good’, lecture by Dr. Anna Rowlands.

See their website and the poster for full details.

Manifest - The Young Adults' Prayer Group

Are you aged 18-30? Would you like to meet with other Young Adults?

Held at St. Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne, every first and third Monday of the month at 7.00pm.

Adoration, Confession, Praise and Reflection.

Minsteracres, Advent, Christmas and New Year Services

Minsteracres have shared their list of Advent, Christmas and New Year Services. You can view these in pdf or word.

If you wish to view Christmas Mass times for other parishes, these will be detailed here.

The EVENT

The EVENT is a monthly event held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy, Hebburn between 6.00pm - 7.30pm for all young people in the Diocese from Years 5, 6, 7 and 8. The EVENT is completely free of charge and complimentary food and refreshments are provided afterwards so the young people can get to know others from different schools across the Diocese.

All school groups, parish groups, parents, parishioners, staff and clergy are welcome to join us for the EVENT. For further details or to reserve your place (numbers are needed for catering purposes), contact Andrew Young, tel: 0191 428 2700 or email: younga@stjosephs.uk.net.

STOP PRESS: There are two additional Roadshow EVENTs that will be held at different venues across the Diocese as follows:

Wednesday 29 January 2020 at St. Matthew's, Prudhoe and Wednesday 11 March 2020 at St. Mary's RC Primary School, South Moor (Pontop Partnership).

See poster for full list of dates and more information.

St. Osmund's Catholic Church in Gainford have shared their music lists for Solemn Masses during December.

Everyone is welcome to attend these Masses.

To view the full list see December's schedule now.

St. Mary's, Barnard Castle and St. Osmund's, Gainford have announced a series of celebratory Masses as follows:

Advent Mass schedule.

Christmas Mass schedule.

To find out full details, click on each individual poster.

St. Osmund's, Gainford have announced details of their services for the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) on Sunday 2 February 2020.

There is also a parish luncheon at a cost of £16 to be held at 1.15pm, tickets available by tel: 01325 246096.

All are welcome, see poster for details.