Bishop Terry's invitation to Young People...

Each week during Lent I will come to Hull, York and Middlesbrough. I hope to meet you there. If you are open to what the Lord is saying, life will never be the same again. I promise. Together, I want us to begin to answer Jesus' challenging question: "Who do you say I am?"

St Mark's Gospel: Who do you say I am?

The demons recognised at once who Jesus is: "We know who you are, the Holy One of God." But Jesus silenced them.

Jesus tried to show his disciples - through his teaching and his miracles. He thought they were beginning to understand. "You are the Christ," Peter said, "the Son of God". But when the going got tough, when the way lead to the cross, they ran.

What about you? Who do you say that he is?

Come and find out for yourself.

Mark's Gospel: Who do you say I am?

Mark is sure he knows who Jesus is. "The Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God" is the first line of his gospel. Jesus tries to show his disciples by his teaching and his miracles who he is. "You are the Christ" Peter said, "the Son of God". What about you? Who do you say he is?

[Source: Middlesbrough Catholic Voice]

I would encourage all young people in Middlesbrough Diocese to get themselves along to their nearest meeting with the Bishop.

York people need to get themselves to English Martyrs on Tuesdays in March (the 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th) Hull people need to get themselves to The Endsleigh Centre on Wednesdays in March (the 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th) and Middlesbrough people need to get themselves to St Thomas More on Thursdays in March (5th, 12th, 19th and 26th)

This is your opportunity to find out what this religion stuff is all about.

Bishop Drainey's message (which was originally released around National Youth Sunday) has been released again in text form. The whole recorded message thing is nice (and it was really good to be able to play it on National Youth Sunday) but somehow having it in print makes it a bit more easy to digest.

You can read it in full here.

The print version is slightly different from the recorded version at the end. I've put the new bits in bold...

I want us to get together to share, understand more deeply and begin to live Jesus’ life-giving words. Together I want to begin to answer Jesus’ challenging question “Who do you say that I am?” Each week I will come to three different venues in the diocese, Hull, York and Middlesbrough, for the first four weeks of Lent. Will you come? I hope to meet you there and if you listen, if you are open to what the Lord is saying, your life will never be the same again. I promise.

Who do you say I am? A very good topic for young people in Lent.

Better re-read Matthew 16...