St Michael’s Singing Group
A small enthusiastic group lead the singing during mass at St Michaels. All are welcome to join.
St Joseph’s – Ushaw Moor – Resident Organist
St Joseph’s has an organist during weekend mass.
Rosary Group
The group meets weekly, usually on a Thursday evening, in the Parish Centre at Newhouse and is open to everyone. Meetings are advertised on the parish newsletter.
Journey In Faith
Very often primary school children come home from school and ask questions their parents are not always able to answer. ‘What happens when we die?’, ‘What does baptism mean?’ , ‘What happened on Good Friday?’, ‘Who made God?’. At first parents might try to find answers by googling. Then they realise they might have questions of their own, and not all questions have a simple answer. Some questions are more about meaning and purpose in our lives. If a few people come together they can give tremendous support, encouragement and confidence to one another. We can feel liberated in being able to ask questions we had previously thought were ‘silly questions’ when, actually, there is no such thing as a ‘silly question’. These little groups for people who are not Catholic may have parents of primary school children but, to be honest, many of us have questions of one sort or another. Whether or not people are thinking about becoming Catholic our little groups offer an opportunity for each of us to develop the spiritual side of our own lives. They can give us a chance to think about and to deepen our own faith. Sometimes these groups can be called ‘A Journey in Faith’, ‘Asking Questions’, ‘Finding out about the Catholic Church’ or any number of things. The title probably doesn’t matter too much! If you would like more information, please feel free to contact us by phoning our Parish Office on 0191 373 0219 or email us at stjosephs.ushawmoor@btopenworld.com
St. John Boste Parish 