Congratulations to Ted Patulan who was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, by Bishop Stephen Wright, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Newcastle today. Ted is a Lay Dominican in North East Fraternity, and he is pictured with Bishop Stephen, and with Andy, Christine, Gavin and Margaret of North East
Congratulations to Meena and Philip who made their first profession in North East fraternity today, at St. Cuthbert’s church in Durham. Meena and Philip are shown with Andy Doyle, the President of the group, and with fr. Jude OP, the Religious Assistant. The group photo includes the other members of the fraternity who were there
Congratulations to Mish, who was admitted to the North East Fraternity at their monthly meeting at St. Cuthbert’s in Durham today. The photos show Mish with Andy Doyle, the President of North East Fraternity, and fr. Jude OP, our Religious Assistant, and with other members of the group who were there today. Please keep Mish
On the Feast of St. Dominic the North East Fraternity celebrated with a visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Jesmond, where they said the Rosary, Vespers at St. Dominic’s Church in Newcastle and a meal at the restaurant which now occupies Medieval Blackfriars – in the dining room which was the friars’ refectory
On Saturday 17th May, during Mass in Durham, Jose was admitted as a Lay Dominican and Tamra made her First Profession. Jose and Tamra are part of the new Yorkshire Group, who meet in Leeds. As the group is still developing and has not yet been formally set up as a Fraternal Group, Jose and
On Saturday 15th March, the North East Fraternity celebrated the admission of 2 new members. The photos show Meena and Philip with Andy Doyle and fr. Thomas Mannion OP, the Religious Assistant. The admissions took place during the monthly meeting of the Fraternity, which meets at St. Cuthbert’s in Durham. Please pray for Meena and
Our Fraternal Group in the North East, which meets in Durham, has just become a full fraternity. There has been a group in the North East for many decades, but numbers had significantly reduced. But in the last few years we have had a number of professions and enquirers and so we will now be
On Saturday 16th March we celebrated one admission and 5 professions in the north of England. Tamra was admitted as a Lay Dominican. She is a member of the new group that is being formed in Yorkshire, and meets in Leeds. Angeline, Christine, Ewan, Gavin and Ted all made their temporary profession. They are members
The Dominican friars first arrived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1239. They returned in the nineteenth century and St. Dominic’s church was opened by Cardinal Manning in September 1873. On 11 September 2023, Bishop Stephen Wright, Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle, celebrated Mass for the 150th anniversary, and blessed a new icon of St. Dominic, written for
On Saturday 18 February the North East Fraternal Group celebrated the admission of Ted Patulan. Ted is pictured with the group’s convenor Andy Doyle and religious assistant fr. Matthew Jarvis OP. Please keep Ted and the North East group in your prayers.
