Today Is The 150th Anniversary Of The Opening Of St. Bede's Roman Catholic Church Jarrow!
Parish Statistics At The 1st September 2011:
Baptisms:18
Receptions:1
Confirmations:7
Marriages:1
Deaths:29
Mass Attendance:228
(Northern Catholic Calender 2012)
For: The Faithful Priests Of The Parish Who Have Died Since Both The Opening Of The Church In 1861 And The Centenary Of The Church In 1961 To Name A Few: Rev Canon Fr Wilfrid Blenkin, Revs John Corboy, Paul McSwaine, Lawrence Tinnion, Noel Phelan, Robert Elliott And Sean Conaty.
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For: The Many Catholic Faithful Who have Gone Before Us Marked With The Sign Of The True Faith Who Give Their Talents,Time And Money For The Benefit Of The Church And Parish:
For: The Many Catholic Faithful Who have Gone Before Us Marked With The Sign Of The True Faith Who Give Their Talents,Time And Money For The Benefit Of The Church And Parish:
Réquiem ætérnam dona eis Dómine; et lux perpétua lúceat eis. Requiéscant in pace. Amen.
"Use churches of other denominations": (Northern Cross December Edition 2011)
What Next?
SALVA NOS DOMINE
SANCTE BEDAE ORA PRO NOBIS
My parents Bede Crilley and Monica Farrell were married at St Bedes on this day (28th Dec) 1948, I was baptised there in 1953 . My father was an altar server for many years prior to his marriage and his reqiuem Mass was held at St Bedes on Dec 24th 1960, the year in which I made my first Holy Communion under Fr Blenkin's guidance.
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