St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Parish Priest: Father Tony Duffy.
Deacon: Peter Lavery.
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Tyne & Wear DH3 1LJ.
Telephone: (0191) 410 2923. Facsimile: (0191) 410 5843.
Web: www.stjosephs-birtley.co.uk

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PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY

HEXHAM & NEWCASTLE DIOCESE -
CMS/CAFOD ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY ISLAND - Saturday 13th June 2009.

Photographs (22) courtesy of Robert Cowie, of St Joseph's of Birtley

If anyone would like to see individual names inserted - email them to (click): Kevin Jobson (Image No & names left - right) please.
Image 1 - Low tide - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway.
Image 2 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway.
Image 3 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.
Image 4 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.
Image 5 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.
Image 6 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.
Image 7 - Pilgrims finish walking the Pilgrim's Causeway. at Holy Island.
Image 8 - Pilgrims finish walking the Pilgrim's Causeway at Holy Island, supervised by Kevin Haigh of CAFOD NE.
Image 9 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.

Image 10 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.

Image 11 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.
Image 12 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.
Image 13 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.
Image 14 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Causeway to Holy Island.
Image 15 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Way to Holy Island.
Image 16 - Pilgrims walking the Pilgrim's Way to Holy Island.
Image 17 - View of Holy Island Castle, in the far background, from the Priory.
Image 18 - Preparing for Holy Mass in the Priory grounds near St Aidan's statue.
Image 19 - Pilgrims arranging the musical accompaniment for Mass.
Image 20 - Pilgrims - Accompanying musicians and singers together.
Image 21 - Pilgrims attending the open air Holy Mass.
Image 22 - Holy Mass.
The following 15 photographs are courtesy of Kevin Jobson -
I don't know everyone's names, so .....if you would like to see them shown (click) email me with them please.
Image a: Afternoon tea before the Pilgrimage to Mass (l-r): Ursula Jobson and Kathleen Haigh.
Image b: (l-r): Ursula Jobson & Pat Fryer - outside St Aidan's RC Church, Holy Island
Image c: Ready for the off! The Pilgrims line up outside St Aidan's RC Church.
Image d: Preparing for Mass in the Priory grounds near St Aidan's statue.
Image e: Holy Mass begins.
Image f: Holy Communication to the congegation.
Image g: Holy Communion.
Image h: Holy Communion.
Image i: South American guest speaker, Davi Kopenawa Yanomami from the Yanomami community in Brazil, a spokesman on indigenous issues and Amazon Rainforest conservation; addresses the Congregation, through an Interpreter.
Image j: Bob Tweedy attending Holy Mass, with Holy Island Castle in the murky background.
Image k: View of Holy Island Castle ..... from you know where!
Image l: (l-r): Anne Tyrrell, Lucy Rutherford and Anne Mcloughlin enjoying a chat over a cup of coffee.
Image m: Sheila Gallagher & family, relaxing & dodging the showers with a cup of tea.
Image n: Lucy Rutherford on the bus for the journey home.
Image o: Ron Fryer checking all the passengers are on the bus for the return journey home.
To read more about the Pilgrimage to Holy Island, visit CAFOD's local webite: http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/social_concerns/cafodholyisland09vid.php
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