Webmaster • March 22, 2025

2025 is the Jubilee Holy Year, the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord, an "event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church."


DATES FOR YOUR DIARY are below to mark the occasion of the Holy Year:


YORKSHIRE SAINTS – A talk by Richard Atkinson will be piloted in our Church on Tuesday 29th April after Mass. Richard will be giving a talk on Saints local to our region.


JUBILEE MARIAN GARDEN – Thank you to all those who volunteered to help with the beginnings of our Marian Garden. We look forward to watching it develop over the coming months. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to contribute in any way.


DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES:  MEET THE PILGRIMS: All pilgrims joining the Diocesan Lourdes pilgrimage are welcome to attend a coffee and biscuits afternoon at Hinsley Hall. This is a great opportunity to meet the team and fellow pilgrims. Nurses and doctors will be available to answer any questions you may have. Sunday 27 April, 2-4pm, Hinsley Hall.



LIVE SIMPLY - CARE DEEPLY: All are welcome to this event to inspire renewal of your parish through living more simply, sustainably, and in solidarity with those experiencing poverty in this Jubilee year. Saturday May 3 Wheeler Hall, 10.30am-3.30pm. www.leedsjp.org.uk

By Webmaster March 30, 2026
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).
By Webmaster March 30, 2026
Parish Fancy Dress Disco Night. Friday 24th April 7 pm to 11pm. Music from the 60s 70s and 80s. Karaoke included Fancy dress optional. Adults and children invited Food available Adults £10. Under 16 £5 and under 5's free Welcome to bring your own drinks Tickets available from 28th March
By Webmaster March 30, 2026
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.
By Webmaster March 28, 2026
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.
By Webmaster March 28, 2026
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/
By Webmaster February 28, 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.
By Webmaster February 16, 2026
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.
By Webmaster February 16, 2026
Stations of the Cross will be prayed on Monday’s during Lent after the 12noon Mass. (about 12.30)
By Webmaster February 16, 2026
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/
By Webmaster February 16, 2026
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
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