Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

Vocations in Hexham and Newcastle Diocese

Vocations News and Events

Vocations Enquirers' Evenings

NEW: Read report of Enquirers' evening for June - Marc Lyden Smith

NEW: Read report of Enquirers' evening for June -Daniel Fitzpatrick

 

Vocations Director

Fr Andrew Downie is to be the new Vocations Director for our Diocese. He will take over from Fr John James, who served as Vocations Director for the last eleven years.

Fr Andrew will start in July 2008.

 

Fr Andrew will also continue to be the chaplain to the Newcastle Universities.

 

Ordinations in 2008

This year four students from our Diocese are being ordained to the diaconate or priesthood.

 

On Friday 6th June Andrew Shaw was ordained to the priesthood at Ushaw

 

On 13th June Tom McHale was ordained to the diaconate at the Beda, Rome.

 

On 20th June David Smith was ordained to the Diaconate at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Lobley Hill.

 

On 13th July Lee Barrett was ordained to the diaconate at Pallazola (English College Summer Residence, Rome).

 

 

Formation for 2008-09

Lee Barrett 7th yr of training at English College

David Smith 6th yr at Ushaw (Deacon)

Marc Lyden Smith 5th yr at Ushaw

Tom McHale 4th yr at Beda (Deacon)

Andrew Bunce 2nd yr at Beda

Dan Fitzpatrick 1st yr at Ushaw

Shaun Purdy 1st yr at Ushaw

Martin Wheaton Pre-Seminary Year at Valladolid.

 

 

Pastoral Placements for this Summer

Lee Barrett at St. Charles Parish, Gosforth with Fr. Cornelius O’Connor

David Smith at St. Bede’s, Jarrow with Fr. Martin Stempczyk

Marc Lyden Smith at St. Patrick’s, Hartlepool with Fr. Adrian Tuckwell

Tom McHale at St. Edward’s, Whitley Bay with Fr. David Russell

Andrew Bunce at Our Lady and St. Vincent’s, Newcastle with Fr. William Rooke

Dan Fitzpatrick at St. Bede’s, Washington with Fr. Sean Hall

Shaun Purdy at St. Anne’s, Winlaton with Fr. Keith Walker

Martin Wheaton is arranging some placement in the House of Hospitality, Penshaw with Fr. Michael McCoy.

 

 

Podcasts

Listen: two podcasts talking to people in the diocese about vocations:

1. Fr Michael McCoy - listen now - MP3

2.. Sr Lucina Wogan - listen now - MP3

3. Diocesan Podcast for vocations Sunday

 

 

 

 

Archive

Pastoral Placement Articles

Dan Fitzpatrick, who worked on the YMT for the Diocese for two years writes about his time in London.

Shaun Purdy, who spent a month in a Blackpool Parish.

Ushaw Discernment Weekend

Read reports

Photos from Valladolid

Hexham and Newcastle StudentSee photos from Induction Mass at Valladolid, including photo of Daniel Fitzpatrick one of the students for the priesthood from our Dioceseexternal link icon(shown here receiving his cross from the Rector of the college).