WELCOME TO THE DIOCESE OF HALLAM
Diocese of Hallam serving the Catholic Church in the UK County of South Yorkshire, parts of the High Peak and Chesterfield Districts of Derbyshire, and the District of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire.
DIOCESAN NEWS FROM
St Wilfrid’s Centre Update
A Challenge to Us All Ruth Moore, Director of St Wilfrid’s Centre Ruth Moore Although my Dad is a retired Anglican priest, we’ve never been a family where bible quotations are part of our everyday life preferring, as my late Mum would advocate, to demonstrate…
St Mary’s Shows Appreciation of the NHS
The people of the parish of St Mary, Herringthorpe, would like all the amazing workers in the NHS to know how much we value the work they are doing. They are all very much in our thoughts and prayers.
Food Drop Off at Carmel
Our photos show the volunteers at Carmel overseeing the very generous donations of foodstuffs and basic needs provisions for those in need. Peter Yewdall, a student at Trinity, who volunteers while his college is in Lockdown and Sister Maire O’Dea. Stuart is the community champion…
UCM Members Remembered
Mrs Catherine Riordon of Holyrood Parish, Barnsley in the Diocese of Hallam died on 5 January, 2021 at the age of 90. In her youth she taught. She was a longstanding member of the Union of Catholic Mothers and latterly was house bound for ten…
World Mission Sunday
World Mission Sunday is the one day in the year when the entire global Church comes together in support of mission. World Mission Sunday is celebrated in every Catholic community in the world – the 2020 theme was a shout of courage and faith: ‘Here…
Caritas News
Following the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, the Albert Gubay Charitable Trust, working with Cardinal Vincent Nichols, made £27,000 available to Caritas in Hallam to offer help for people suffering from food poverty as a result of the pandemic. Caritas worked with the Society of…
Fr Martin Clayton Retires
Parishioners from St Michael the Archangel, Hathersage and Our Lady of Sorrows, Bamford said a fond farewell to Fr Martin Clayton on 15 October as he retired from life as parish priest. Fr Martin had served the two parishes for more than five years…
St Marie’s Cathedral Covid Safe Virtual Tour
St Marie’s Cathedral launched a ‘Virtual Tour’ video and a web-based guide as part of its contribution to the Heritage Open Days initiative. The annual Heritage Open Days event is England’s largest community heritage festival and is intended to be an opportunity for communities…
