Our Church Our Lady & St.Cuthbert's RC Church
Church Hill
Crook
County Durham DL15 9DN
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Our Lady Immaculate & Saint Cuthbert's Church

The Roman Catholic parish of Our Lady Immaculate & Saint Cuthbert serves the town of Crook and the surrounding area. The parish is part of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool. Its home is a beautiful church designed by Pugin and is close to the town centre.

Responsibility for the running of the parish lies with Reverend Nick Jennings, who took over as parish priest from 5th December 2021. He is also responsible for running the parishes of St.Thomas of Canterbury, Wolsingham and St. Joseph's, Tow Law.

The intention of this website is to share with you our beautiful Church in Crook and let you know what is going on by explaining to you all aspects of our parish life and the community around us. Included in "Our Church" page is a link to a brief history of Our Lady Immaculate & St. Cuthbert's if you would like to read how and when the church was built.

PARTNERSHIP MATTERS:

Arrangements for serving Partnerships are being embedded into the everyday life of the Diocese, with a contact for the Partnerships in each of the Vicariates. In order to see how partnerships are expected to work within the Diocese, the document 'New arrangements for serving Partnerships' Partnership information will let you see all the relevant details. Our partnership is area E2 THE ESCOMB PARTNERSHIP. If you would like to see which churches are in our partnership, please click on Escomb

WEEKLY PARTNERSHIP NOTE
Please read this week's Weekly Escomb Partnership Note for Sunday 17th March 2024 (5th Sunday of Lent ). .

THE YEAR OF PRAYER In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year 'Pilgrims of Hope', 2024 has been designated a Year of Prayer. The Holy Father has asked that 2024 be year of prayer, as a preparatory year for the Jubilee. This started in Advent 2023. In preparation for the Jubilee, dioceses are invited to promote initiatives to remind people of the centrality of both individual prayer and community prayer. You can read 2 prayers here, which can be said every day. Please see full details on the Diocesan website.

OUR LADY IMMACULATE & ST. CUTHBERT'S, CROOK and ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, WOLSINGHAM CEMETERIES: Please see attached the churches policy regarding Cemetery regulations for burials (including that of ashes) in our cemeteries. If anyone would like information about existing graves in these cemeteries, please email saintcuthbertschurchcrook@uwclub.net for further details.

GIFT AID SCHEME. All the parishes under the care of our parish priest operates a gift aid scheme whereby donations made by taxpayers can be enhanced by an amount received from the government. Full details can be obtained for joining the scheme by clicking on the attached document Gift Aid.

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES FOR 2024 IN OUR THREE CHURCHES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

  • Maundy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper - 7.00pm in St. Joseph's, Tow Law
  • Maundy Thursday - Watching at Our Lady Immaculate & St. Cuthbert's,Crook 9.00pm until Night Prayer at 10.00pm
  • Good Friday Christian Witness in the market place at Crook at 12noon.
  • Good Friday Liturgy at 3pm in Our Lady Immaculate & St. Cuthbert's,Crookand also at 3pm in St Thomas of Canterbury, Wolsingham
  • Easter Sunday Mass will be at 9.00am at St. Joseph's, Tow Law, at Our Lady Immaculate & St. Cuthbert's,Crook at 10.30am and also at 10.30am at St Thomas of Canterbury, Wolsingham

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    MASS TIMES & NEWS

    LATEST NEWS ABOUT ST. CUTHBERT'S CENTRE

    Read all about The Parish Centre, in the St. Cuthbert's Centre page which tells you about how it was established in 2010, together with some photographs of the opening and details of hire charges. Our tenants, Jack Drum Arts, have several online events in July. Please see all details on the St. Cuthbert's Centre page.

    SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION - Please find attached Pope Francis on the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

    BISHOP STEPHEN'S RESPONSE TO THE LISTENING EXERCISE. Please click on the link to the Bishop's Response for full details.

    CHURCHES OPEN IN THE DIOCESE: Please see Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle for full details of services being held in Churches in the Diocese.

    Our Lady Immaculate & St Cuthbert's Church, Crook is open for public attendance at Mass every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday as shown below and will also be streamed for those at home on Facebook which can be found on our Parish Facebook page, and also on our Parish YouTube channel on Our Lady Immaculate & St Cuthbert Crook.
    IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please see times below of when Masses are being said in each Church in our cluster.

    MASS TIMES & MASS INTENTIONS for Week beginning 17th March 2024 (5th Sunday of Lent).
    Sunday 17th March (MASS IN TOW LAW CHURCH)
    9.00am - Kevin Jackson
    Sunday 17th March (MASS IN CROOK CHURCH (Streamed Mass) (St. Cuthbert's School family Mass)
    10.30am - Intentions of the Laws family
    Monday 18th March (FUNERAL SERVICE IN TOW LAW CHURCH)
    1.00pm - Funeral service for Anthony Marriott
    Monday 18th March 2024 (MASS IN WOLSINGHAM CHURCH)
    6.00pm - Fr Mark Whelehan RIP
    Tuesday 19th March (MASS IN TOW LAW CHURCH St Joseph's Patronal Feast
    10.00am - Anthony Marriott RIP
    (Welcome to pupils from Bl. John Duckett School
    Wednesday 20th March
    NO SERVICE
    Thursday 21st March (MASS IN CROOK CHURCH) St Cuthbert's Patronal Feast (Streamed Mass)
    10.00am - Tim Larkin RIP (Welcome to pupils from St Cuthbert's School
    Friday 22nd March (MASS IN CROOK CHURCH (Streamed Mass)
    10.00am - Molly and George Callan
    Saturday 23rd March (MASS IN WOLSINGHAM CHURCH)
    5.30pm -People of the Parishes
    Sunday 24th March (MASS IN TOW LAW CHURCH)
    9.00am - Clifford Tobin
    Sunday 24th March (MASS IN CROOK CHURCH (Streamed Mass)
    10.30am - Sr Assumpta's 90th Birthday (OF)

    Every Thursday, there will be a Vigil Service in Crook at 7.00pm to pray for peace in Gaza
    Stations of the Cross are being held in Crook at 7.00pm every Friday and after the Thursday morning Mass at Tow Law during Lent.

    Confessions: Saturday 5.00pm in Wolsingham; Sunday 8.30am in Tow Law; Sunday after Mass in Crook.

    Please pray for the repose of the souls of Fr Patrick Kennedy and Fr Kevin Bolger, recently deceased

    BULLETIN NOTICES FOR SUNDAY 17th March 2024 (5th Sunday of Lent). If you would like to read the bulletin on line, please click on Bulletin Notices for 17th March 2024 (5th Sunday of Lent).

    EASTER FLOWER COLLECTION IN CROOK: This will be held this Sunday 17th March. Please support.

    There are links to websites where Mass can be heard with live streaming from various churches throughout the country.

    COVID 19 VIRUS AND ITS VARIANTS WHICH HAS HAD A FINANCIAL AFFECT ON OUR PARISHES

    Although our three churches in Crook, Tow Law and Wolsngham are open for public attendance at Mass, some people are naturally still wary of the virus, resulting in fewer cash donations being received. If anyone would like to make a donation to any of our 3 parishes by standing order instead or by direct debit payment, this can be set up for

  • the bank account of Our Lady Immaculate & St Cuthbert, Crook with sort code 403418 Account no 02010348:
  • for the bank account of St Thomas of Canterbury, Wolsingham with sort code 403445, Account no 31148389:
  • or for bank account of St Joseph, Tow Law sort code 403445 Account no 11138855.
  • Standing order forms can be found from the attached links above. Alternatively this can be set up using on-line banking. Thank you very much to all those who already are already helping in this way and to any parishioners who would like to make their donations by standing order or by direct debit in future.

     
     
    Enquiries  
    Parish Priest - Rev. Nick Jennings
    01388 762724
    Email address
    saintcuthbertschurchcrook@uwclub.net

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