Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The big event of the day saw thousands of people gather in Hyde Park for the Prayer Vigil. Pope Benedict spoke to the crowds on the eve of the Beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman. ...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Once the mass at Westminster Cathedral had finished the young people who had gathered on the Piazza then walked towards Hyde Park in preparation for the Prayer Vigil on Saturday evening. ...

Monday, September 20, 2010

2,500 young people gathered in the Piazza outside of Westminster Cathedral while mass was celebrated inside. Pope Benedict then greeted these young people at the end of the Mass. ...

Sunday, September 19, 2010

A group of 7 students travelled down to London with the Hexham and Newcastle Diocese to take part in the Papal Visit. This meant one very long coach journey through the night arriving in Westminster in the early hours of Saturday morning. ...

Friday, September 17, 2010

This morning a crowd of students and teachers gathered outside the front of English Martyrs School & Sixth Form College to raise the Papal Flag. Everyone joined in with the singing and prayer as the flag was hoisted into the air on a beautiful sunny morning and took part with such pride as we played our...

Thursday, September 16, 2010

What an exciting time in English Martyrs School just now! Preparations for the Papal Visit have been in full swing now for quite some time and anyone who has spoken to Anne-Marie recently will have noticed that she appears to be permanently at her hyperactive best. Today saw the Hartlepool Mail come into school...

Sunday, September 12, 2010

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Wearing a t-shirt designed by Robyn Hannon, a Year 8 English Martyrs Student, two of our parish youth groups helped give the gospel out to people on the Churches Together stall at Hartlepool Tall Ships 2010. The main attraction though was the prayer wall, brainchild of Fr. Adrian and designed by Faye Greason...