With One Voice: Pilgrims of Hope

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This website is currently developing as our four parishes develop their new relationship and partnership.

Our four parishes strive to serve God and his people in the Tyne and Derwent Valleys.  We believe that our faith can help to make us better people, caring for others while on our journey to our heavenly home. We respect and keep safe all who come to join us, what ever their circumstances. As the Catholic Church, we welcome everyone, inspired by the words of Pope Francis in his encyclical Fratelli Tutti: 

Of the counsels (St) Francis offered, I would like to select the one in which he calls for a love that transcends the barriers of geography and distance, and declares blessed all those who love their brother “as much when he is far away from him as when he is with him”.  In his simple and direct way, Saint Francis expressed the essence of a fraternal openness that allows us to acknowledge, appreciate and love each person, regardless of physical proximity, regardless of where he or she was born or lives.”

We do all we can to ensure our parishes are welcoming and safe places for everyone. Our parish clergy and Parish Safeguarding Reps are here to ensure that we not only follow the policies of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) but also truly care for everyone. They are always happy to be contacted for any support or questions you may have.

Links to the Diocesan policies can be found here - Safeguarding - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle and CSSA here - catholicsafeguarding.org.uk

This link will take you to more information on this website - With One Voice: Pilgrims of Hope - Safeguarding

Our churches display notices with some information regarding who to contact, some independent organisations who can help and a paper copy of the Safeguarding Policy

Feast of All Saints - Sunday 2nd November - change of Mass times

All Saints Day - 2nd of November This feast has been transferred to the Sunday this year. Fr James is unable to celebrate a Mass that weekend so we have decided to try out an “emergency plan” that we have had in mind for such circumstances. This will entail, for that Sunday only, moving Our Lady of Lourdes Mass to 10am. Fr. Adrian will then celebrate 5.30pm Saturday @ Rowlands Gill,  and Sunday 9am @  Winlaton, 10am @ Chopwell and 11am @ Blaydon.

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Please remember in prayer at this time...

All those in our parishes who are unwell/housebound, including: 

Deacon Derek Gallagher, John Malloy, Edward O’Halloran, Craig Sutton, Simon Burns, Chloe Cant, Tommy Carr, Valeria Coleman, Eleanor Dobson, Stephen Duffy, Jack & Ellen Goodfellow, Michael Hogan, Michelle Horrocks, Sienna Jane McNestry, Fr Alan Macknight, Annette Pinota, Frances Renwick, Norah Rogers, Barbara Wray, Kathleen Diamond, Melania, Joan Hambrook, Marcey Carter, Joan McGuiness, Ann Smith, Owen McNestry. 

• For Jean Henderson who died on Friday 31st October. 

• In November, we commemorate the Holy Souls in Purgatory. We remember before God all the parishioners who have died especially in the past year. We pray for our deceased priests, bishops and Pope Francis, our families and friends.

Please contact the parish office requesting the name of the person to be included in the published list for people who are sick/housebound. Only the named person, or their next of kin/close relative, is permitted to give permission for their name to be included in the published list in the newsletter. Please inform us if someone’s name can be removed from the list.

Cycle of Prayer

During this season of Ordinary Time, we pray especially for:

A Deeper Understanding between Christians and Jews

Those who suffer Persecution, Oppression, and Denial of Human Rights

especially on St John Fisher and St Thomas More (22 June)

Europe

especially of the feasts of St Benedict (11 July), St Bridget of Sweden (23 July), St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (9 August) who with St Cyril and St Methodius (14 February), and St Catherine of Siena (29 April) are Patrons of Europe

Human Life

especially on the Day for Life (3rd Sunday in June)

Seafarers

especially on Sea Sunday (2nd Sunday in July)

Pope Francis decreed 2025 as a year of Jubilee. The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope” – hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and a climate crisis.

In our Diocese, we’ll be reflecting on our initial Diocesan Vision during the Jubilee Year. There will be lots of resources for parishes, clergy, religious, laypeople, educators and more, both on the Jubilee Year and on our Diocesan Vision. It’s a vital year in the Church’s life.

There’s more information about the Jubilee Year on the Diocesan website HERE.

Download your Pilgrims of Hope Reflection Guide.