Our Prayer Group will continue to meet in the chapel after Easter as we continue to draw closer to God. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 15th April at 11.00am when there will be a guided meditation based on one of the resurrection appearances. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Christine (07950 794325).

Meet outside Wakefield Cathedral at 9.30 for a short silent walk starting at 9.45. Join hundreds of other Christians as we walk in silence round the city centre before a short service in the Cathedral.

CHRISM MASS: The annual Chrism Mass will take place on Wednesday of Holy Week (1 st April) at Leeds Cathedral at 11:00am. The sacred oils of Chrism, Catechumens and the Sick, used throughout the Diocese, will be blessed at the annual celebration. Our priests will also renew their priestly promises. All welcome to attend.

Bishop Marcus – Recently Bishop Marcus was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Middlesborough. He has now also been Appointed as Apostolic Administrator to the Diocese of Hallam! Consultation on the future of the Dioceses of Leeds & Middlesbrough As part of the consultation currently taking place across our two Dioceses, there is an opportunity for all clergy, religious and members of the lay faithful to contribute by completing an online questionnaire, either individually or as a parish group. Prayerful reflection should be given to the questions so that the Holy Spirit may guide this process of discernment. Prayer resources and a presentation are available on the diocesan website to support this process. Responses should be submitted no later than Friday, 22nd May 2026. For more information and to complete the questionnaire, please visit: https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/leeds-middlesbrough-consultation-2026/

As you will know, Gill has finished as Parish Secretary. We would like to thank her for her work and dedication to the Post and to wish her well in her future endeavours. The Diocese are currently helping to recruit a new Parish Secretary, watch this space for further news.

St Patrick’s Night. Family Night: Friday 13th March in the Church Hall. £10 for over 16’s, £5 for children 5-15 years. Music by M&Q Folk Band. Bring a bottle!! For more details contact Annette Allsop 07717756770.

Stations of the Cross will be prayed on Monday’s during Lent after the 12noon Mass. (about 12.30)

Saturday 28th March . Third Annual Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage for Priestly Vocations. From St Anne’s, Keighley to Sacred Heart, Ilkley and Stations of the Cross at Myddelton Calvary. Follows the Ilkley Moor route walked by GK Chesterton and Fr John O’Connor, the Diocese of Leeds priest who inspired ‘Father Brown’. Sign up: pilgrimagewalks@dioceseofleeds.org.uk More details: https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/event/walking-pilgrimage-for-vocations-infather-browns-footsteps/

Chapel at the Bar Convent, 17 Blossom Street, York, 24th February at 11.45am with Fr Dominique Minskip, Canon Michael Loughlin and Fr Jo Michael. For assistance or if you are unable to attend but would like your name or the name of someone you know placed on the altar during the mass, please contact Fiona Hill 01904 464900 fiona@stbedes.org.uk