One Diocese18 PartnershipsUnlimited Potential

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A Vision for Partnerships I spent the days between 17th and 20th of January this year with our Diocesan Board and the Forward Together in Hope Team. It was a time of deep prayer, serious discussion and decision making. In the weeks and months ahead we will devise ways of addressing the wide range of hopes and concerns you, the people of our diocese, have voiced in many meetings, over 7,000 documents, letters and emails. We will look at extremely important questions about how worshipping communities can deepen their relationship with young

people, how we support communities where there is no celebration of Mass on the Lord’s Day, how we care for our sick and frail priests and many other concerns which are close to the hearts of our communities.

This booklet describes the new partnerships which will be established in the near future. A partnership is a group of parishes agreeing to work together, to share resources, both human and material, to become stronger and better equipped for furthering the Kingdom of God. They offer our diocese unlimited potential as we seek to ensure viable and flourishing communities of people who want to deepen their commitment to Jesus and witness to him in our world.

Our new partnerships will offer opportunities to ensure that:

A range of formation programmes can be developed, at a more local level, to help communities provide pastoral care for many groups of people, catechesis, marriage preparation and worship.

Support can be made available for smaller communities. The gifts, talents and financial resources in a wider area can be put at the service of more

people. Responsibility for a range of services such as finance, health and safety, administration and

communication can be coordinated across a wider area. Priests can be freed to concentrate on their essential calling to preach, call the community to

worship and the celebration of the sacraments. A thorough and careful review of property and its uses can be carried out throughout the area. Opportunities can be found for people to come together across the area to celebrate and

worship together. Leadership teams including priests, deacons and people can develop to help everyone deepen

their understanding of what it means to be a witness to Jesus in our world today.

I hope that our whole diocesan family will continue to pray that the Holy Spirit will guide us into the future with confidence, a deep sense of mission and a willingness to witness to the coming of the Kingdom of God.

+ Séamus CunninghamBishop of Hexham and Newcastle

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Vicariate A – Northumberland

A3

Bellingham St Oswald Corbridge (at St Andrew) Haltwhistle St Wilfrid Haydon Bridge St John of Beverley

Hexham St Mary Minsteracres St Elizabeth Otterburn St Peter Swinburne St Mary

A1

Alnwick St Paul

Berwick Our Lady and St Cuthbert

Holy Island St Aidan Rothbury St Agnes Seahouses St Aidan Thropton All Saints Whittingham St Mary Immaculate Wooler St Ninian

A4

Annitsford St John the Baptist

Blyth Our Lady and St Wilfrid

Cowpen St Cuthbert Cramlington St Paul

New Hartley Our Lady and St Joseph

North Gosforth The Sacred Heart

A2

Amble The Sacred Heart and St Cuthbert

Ashington St Aidan Bedlington St Bede

Longhorsley St Thomas of Canterbury

Morpeth St Robert Newbiggin St Mary Widdrington St Joseph

Hexham – St Mary

New Hartley OL & St Joseph

Alnwick- St Paul

Wooler – St Ninian

Holy Island – St Aidan

Whittingham - St Mary Immaculate

Thropton – All Saints Rothbury – St Agnes

Otterburn – St Peter

Bellingham – St Oswald

Haltwhistle – St Wilfrid

Swinburne – St Mary

Haydon Bridge – St John of Beverley

Corbridge (at St Andrew)

Minsteracres – St Elizabeth

North Gosforth – Sacred Heart

Cowpen – St Cuthbert

Blyth - OL & St Wilfrid

Seahouses – St Aidan

Amble – Sacred Heart & St Cuthbert

Longhorsley – St Thomas of Canterbury

Widdrington – St Joseph

Morpeth – St Robert

Ashington – St Aidan Newbiggin – St Mary

Bedlington – St Bede

Cramlington – St Paul

Annitsford – St John

A1

A2

A3 A4

Berwick – Our Lady & St Cuthbert

Hexham – St Mary

New Hartley - OL & St Joseph

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Vicariate B – Newcastle and North Tyneside

B3

Bell’s Close St George Cheeseburn Grange St Francis Xavier

Denton Burn (All Saints) St Bede

Gosforth St Charles Kenton St Cuthbert

Newcastle

English Martyrs St Andrew St Mary’s Cathedral St Michael St Robert University Chaplaincy

Ponteland St Matthew Throckley St Cuthbert West Denton St John Vianney Westerhope St Mark

B1

Backworth Our Lady and St Edmund

Cullercoats St Mary North Shields

St Cuthbert St Joseph

Tynemouth Our Lady and St Oswin

Wallsend

Our Lady and St Aidan Our Lady and St Columba St Bernadette

West Monkseaton

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Whitley Bay St Edward

B2

Benton St Aidan Forest Hall St Mary

Newcastle

Holy Name Our Lady and St Vincent St Anthony of Padua St Dominic St Lawrence St Teresa

N.Shields – St Cuthbert

Ncle – St Robert

Ncle – OL & St Vincent

Tynemouth – OL & St Oswin

Wallsend – OL & St Columba

Cullercoats – St Mary

Ncle - University

Ncle – St Anthony of Padua

Wallsend – St Bernadette

Ncle – St Andrew

Ncle – St Michael

Ncle – English Martyrs

B1

B2

Ncle – St Mary

Ncle – St Lawrence Ncle – St Dominic

Wallsend – OL & St Aidan

Benton – St Aidan

Denton Burn – St Bede

Kenton – St Cuthbert

West Denton – St John Vianney

Westerhope – St Mark

Ncle – St Teresa

Ncle – Holy Name

Bell’s Close – St George

Forest Hall – St Mary

N.Shields – St Joseph

Whitley Bay – St Edward

Cheeseburn Grange - St Francis Xavier Backworth – OL & St Edmund

Ponteland – St Matthew

Throckley – St Cuthbert

Gosforth – St Charles

B3

W Monkseaton – IH of Mary

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Vicariate C – South Tyneside and Gateshead

C1

Boldon The Sacred Heart

Hebburn St Aloysius St James

Jarrow

St Bede St Joseph St Mary St Matthew

South Shields

Holy Rosary St Bede St Gregory St Oswald Ss Peter and Paul

Whitburn St Vincent

C3

Blaydon St Joseph Chopwell Our Lady of Lourdes Crawcrook St Agnes

Highfield St Joseph (at St Barnabus)

Prudhoe Our Lady and St Cuthbert

Stella Ss Mary and Thomas Aquinas

Winlaton St Anne

C4

Annfield Plain St Teresa

Blackhill Our Blessed Lady Immaculate

Brooms Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph

Byermoor The Sacred Heart

Consett St Patrick St Pius X

Dipton St Patrick Lanchester All Saints Shotley Bridge

Our Lady of the Rosary

Stanley St Joseph

C2

Dunston St Philip Neri Felling St Patrick

Gateshead

Corpus Christi Holy Rosary St Joseph St Wilfrid

Harlow Green St Anne Leam Lane St Augustine

Lobley Hill Immaculate Heart of Mary

Low Fell St Peter Pelaw St Alban Whickham St Mary Wrekenton St Oswald

Boldon – Sacred Heart Whitburn – St Vincent

S.Shields – Holy Rosary

S.Shields – St Bede

S.Shields – St Gregory

S.Shields – Ss Peter & Paul

Jarrow – St Bede Hebburn – St Aloysius

Hebburn – St James

Jarrow – St Joseph

Jarrow – St Mary Jarrow – St Matthew

C1

C2

Pelaw – St Alban

Wrekenton – St Oswald

Leam Lane – St Augustine

Harlow Green – St Anne

Felling – St Patrick

Ghd – St Wilfrid Ghd – St Joseph

Ghd – Holy Rosary

Ghd – Corpus Christi

Low Fell – St Peter Lobley Hill – IH of Mary

Dunston – St Philip Neri

Whickham – St Mary

Lanchester – All Saints

Annfield Plain – St Teresa

Stanley – St Joseph

Byermoor – Sacred Heart

Brooms – OBL & St Joseph

Shotley Bridge – OL of the Rosary

Blackhill – OBL Immaculate

Consett – St Patrick

Consett – St Pius X

Prudhoe – OL & St Cuthbert

Chopwell – OL of Lourdes

Crawcrook – St Agnes

C4

Stella – SS Mary & Thomas Aquinas

Blaydon – St Joseph

Winlation – St Anne

C3

Highfield – St Joseph

S.Shields – St Oswald

Dipton – St Patrick

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Vicariate D – Sunderland and East Durham

D1

Ryhope St Patrick Silksworth St Leonard

Sunderland

Immaculate Heart of Mary St Anne St Benet Ss Cecilia and Patrick St Hilda St Joseph St Mary / University The Holy Family The Holy Rosary The Sacred Heart and St John Bosco

D3

Blackhall St Joseph Horden Our Lady Star of the Sea Hutton Henry Ss Peter and Paul Murton St Joseph New Seaham St Cuthbert Peterlee Our Lady of the Rosary Seaham Harbour St Mary Magdalen

Shotton Our Lady of Lourdes

Thornley Sacred Heart and English Martyrs

D2

Birtley St Joseph Chester le St St Cuthbert Easington Lane St Mary

Houghton le Spring St Michael

Penshaw Our Lady Queen of Peace

Sacriston St Bede

Washington

Our Blessed Lady Immaculate St Bede St John Boste

D4

Coxhoe Ss Joseph, Patrick and Cuthbert

Durham (Durham Martyrs)

Chapel of St Bede (at St Godric’s Primary) Our Lady of Mercy and St Godric St Joseph

Durham St Cuthbert / University Esh Laude St Michael Langley Moor St Patrick Langley Park St Joseph

Newhouse Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

Sedgefield St John Fisher Trimdon St William Ushaw Moor St Joseph

Horden – OL Star of the Sea

Blackhall – St Joseph

Sund – St Benet

Sund – Ss Cecilia & Patrick

Chester le St – St Cuthbert

Easington Ln – St Mary

Houghton le Sp – St Michael

Sund – St Mary / Univ.

Ryhope – St Patrick

Sund – Holy Family

Sacriston – St Bede

Birtley – St Joseph

Sund – St Hilda

D1

D2 Penshaw – OL Queen of Peace

Thornley – Sacred Heart & English Martyrs

Shotton – OL of Lourdes

Durham – St Joseph

Murton – St Joseph

Wash – St Bede

Sund – Holy Rosary

Sund – St Anne

New Seaham – St Cuthbert

Peterlee – OL of the Rosary

Hutton Henry – Ss Peter & Paul

Wash – St John Boste

Seaham Harbour – St Mary Magdalen

Langley Moor – St Patrick

Ushaw Moor – St Joseph

Durham – OL & St Godric

Coxhoe – Ss Joseph, Patrick & Cuthbert

Durham – St Cuthbert / Univ.

Langley Pk – St Joseph Durham – Chapel of St Bede

Esh Laude – St Michael

Newhouse – OL Queen of Martyrs

Sund – St Joseph

Trimdon – St William

Silksworth – St Leonard

Sund – Sacred Heart & St John Bosco

Sund – IH of Mary

Wash – Our Blessed Lady Immaculate

D3

Sedgefield – St John Fisher

D4

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Vicariate E – Cleveland and South Durham

E1

Billingham (St Thomas of Canterbury)

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary St John the Evangelist St Joseph

Hartlepool (Holy Family)

St Cuthbert St John Vianney St Joseph St Mary St Patrick St Thomas More

Stockton

St Bede St Cuthbert English Martyrs and Ss Peter and Paul St Mary St Joseph St Patrick

E2

Bishop Auckland

St Mary St Wilfrid

Coundon St Joseph

Crook Our Lady Immaculate and St Cuthbert

Ferryhill All Saints Newton Aycliffe St Mary

Shildon St Thomas Apostle Tow Law St Joseph Tudhoe St Charles

Willington Our Lady and St Thomas

Windlestone Sacred Heart Wolsingham St Thomas

E3

Barnard Castle St Mary

Darlington

St Anne St Augustine St Teresa St Thomas Aquinas Ss William and Francis de Sales The Holy Family

Gainford St Osmund Middleton St Aidan

Stockton – St Joseph

H’pool – St John Vianney

H’pool – St Thomas More H’pool – St Mary

H’pool – St Joseph

H’pool – St Cuthbert

H’pool – St Patrick

B’ham – St Joseph B’ham – OL of the Most Holy Rosary

B’ham – St John the Evangelist

Stockton – English Martyrs & Ss Peter & Paul

Stockton – St Mary Stockton – St Bede

Stockton – St Patrick

Stockton – St Cuthbert

Darl – St Anne

Darl – St Teresa

Darl – Ss William & Francis de Sales

Darl – St Thomas Aquinas Darl – The Holy Family

Darl – St Augustine

Gainford – St Osmund Barnard Castle – St Mary

Middleton – St Aidan

E3

E1

E2

Wolsingham - St Thomas

Tow Law – St Joseph

Crook – OLI & St Cuthbert

Willington – OL & St Thomas

Tudhoe – St Charles

Ferryhill – All Saints

Windlestone – Sacred Heart

N Aycliffe – St Mary Shildon – St Thomas Apostle

Bishop Auckland – St Mary

Bishop Auckland – St Wilfrid Coundon – St Joseph