Our Mass provision listing continues as before. After the installation of our new Bishop, Robert Byrne, at St Mary’s Cathedral on the Feast of the Annunciation, Father Michael Brown rounded off the glorious day with a Low Mass at St Joseph’s, Gateshead, attended by a congregation of 22; unusually good for a Monday evening. We note with sadness the death of Terry Middleton, age 74, whose Requiem Mass was held at St Joseph’s Gateshead on 13 May. He was an historian, genealogist and Latin Mass chorister, who will be greatly missed. Corpus Christi was, as usual, celebrated at Gateshead with a High Mass, procession and Benediction. At Coxhoe, Fr Shaun Swales celebrated Low Mass. We have appreciated the presence of young James Baxter (a current year linguistics Graduate of Newcastle University) a talented musician, who has been invited to commence studies at the ICKSP Gricigliano Seminary from September. James is originally from Yorkshire and his diocesan friends here wish him every blessing. We recently lost our experienced server and M.C., young Andrew McDowell, to Portsmouth diocese, where he married Stephanie Hogan ahead of a Nuptial Solemn High Mass in Bournemouth Oratory. Our Fr Michael Brown was sub-deacon. May they be blessed with every joy in the coming years.
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