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.

The University Catholic Chaplaincy, Newcastle present a talk by Sr. Gemma Simmonds CJ, ‘Women in the Church’.

It is taking place on Wednesday 6 November at 7.30pm and is being held at St. Andrew's RC Church, Worswick Street, Newcastle.

The event is open to all university students, parishioners of Blackfriar's Partnership and anyone else who may be interested.

See poster for full details.

The Source

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

• Wednesday 4 December 2019

• 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.

Climate Change and the Common Good; the call to an “ecological conversion”, so that we may, “hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”

You are most welcome to join us in reading and reflecting on Laudato Si’
In this teaching document, Pope Francis reminds us that, “We do not look at the world from without but from within”.

Talks are continuing every Thursday until 14 November at St. Mary’s Church, Hexham. Bookings/enquiries to St. Mary’s Justice and Peace Group, justiceandpeace@stmaryshexham.org.uk or 07895 434344.

See poster for full details of each talk.

A Day of Recollection for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion is being held at St. Mary's Church in Hexham on Saturday 19 October 2019.

The day will begin with Mass at 10.00am followed by the course at 11.00am. It will end with 30 minutes of Benediction from 3.00pm.

This day is open all Extraordinary Ministers across the Diocese.

See poster for full details, but please can you advise the Parish Secretary of St. Mary's if you are planning to come along.

Events will feature here when announced.

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

Everyone is welcome to attend these Masses.

To view the full list see October's, November's or December's schedule now.

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

All Saints and All Souls (Friday 1 and Saturday 2 November) – Masses will be held at both parishes on the Day of Obligation and a Requiem Mass at St. Osmund's on All Souls. Anyone wishing to remembering family or friends can complete details and return the form to Fr. Grieves. See poster.

Remembrance Sunday (Sunday 10 November) – various Masses, Procession to War Memorial and Act of Remembrance. See poster.

The Extraordinary Form of the Latin Mass Rite (Tuesday 12 November, St. Martin I, Pope & Martyr) – St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Barnard Castle at 6.30pm. Celebrant, Fr. Shaun Swales. See poster.

Christ the Universal King (Sunday 24 November) – A full day of celebration, various Masses, Benediction and parish lunch. See poster.

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