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Our Lady and St. Edmund
Backworth
Tyne and Wear
NE27 0RU
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Who we are
Our Lady and St. Edmund is a Roman Catholic church in Backworth, Tyne and Wear.
We are a fellowship of believers, made in God's image and called as disciples of Christ to share the Good News with everyone through learning, listening, praying and working together actively to reach out to our communities.
We are a place to believe, belong, and become!
We are a fellowship of believers, made in God's image and called as disciples of Christ to share the Good News with everyone through learning, listening, praying and working together actively to reach out to our communities.
We are a place to believe, belong, and become!
Location of worship / Church Address
Station Rd
Backworth,
Tyne and Wear
NE27 0RU
United Kingdom
Phone: 0191 2527066
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Church Pastor
Mgr Andrew Faley
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Station Rd
Backworth,
Tyne and Wear
NE27 0RU
United Kingdom
Phone: 0191 2528021
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Quote of the Day
Psalms 4:8
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
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Roman Catholic
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Our Lady and St. Edmund Backworth Mass Times
Saturday Vigil
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, West Monkseaton – 6pm
Sunday Mass Times
St Edward’s Church, Whitley Bay – 10am
Our Lady & St Oswin Church, Tynemouth – 9.30am
St Mary’s Church, Cullercoats – 11.00am
Daily Masses
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, West Monkseaton – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9.30am (from 17th April until further notice). Please see our Parish bulletin for weekly information.
St Edward’s Church, Whitley Bay – Saturday 9.30am (from 17th April until further notice). Please see our Parish bulletin for weekly information.
Our Lady & St Oswin’s Church, Tynemouth – Wednesday and Friday 10.00am
St Mary’s Church, Cullercoats – Monday, Thursday and Saturday 10.00am
Mass Times last updated on the 28th of May, 2023
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, West Monkseaton – 6pm
Sunday Mass Times
St Edward’s Church, Whitley Bay – 10am
Our Lady & St Oswin Church, Tynemouth – 9.30am
St Mary’s Church, Cullercoats – 11.00am
Daily Masses
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, West Monkseaton – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9.30am (from 17th April until further notice). Please see our Parish bulletin for weekly information.
St Edward’s Church, Whitley Bay – Saturday 9.30am (from 17th April until further notice). Please see our Parish bulletin for weekly information.
Our Lady & St Oswin’s Church, Tynemouth – Wednesday and Friday 10.00am
St Mary’s Church, Cullercoats – Monday, Thursday and Saturday 10.00am
Mass Times last updated on the 28th of May, 2023
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Our Lady and St. Edmund History
The new Parish of Our Lady Star of the Sea covers the locality of Backworth, Monkseaton and Whitley Bay and came into existence on Gaudete Sunday, 2013. This marked the official approval given by the Bishop to the amalgamation of the three former parishes of Our Lady’s and St Edmund’s Backworth, Immaculate Heart of Mary West Monkseaton, and St Edward’s Whitley Bay, and was the result of several years of closer pastoral and administrative cooperation between the parishes. This had encouraged increased lay participation, especially faced with the reduction of priests. Since then, the development of the pastoral and administrative life of the new parish has continued to serve its members and the wider community in the area.
The name of the new parish was chosen by parishioners and exemplifies the devotion shown to Mary the Mother of God in the Catholic tradition and in the history and identity of each former parish. It is also culturally significant that St Mary’s Island and Lighthouse on the coast at Whitley Bay stands as an abiding sign of light and hope now held in the name of the new parish. The sacramental, pastoral and social life of the parish is sustained by its three churches and the history and character of each continues to shape the nature and purpose of its mission. A parish council and three separate church councils oversee the life of the parish under the supervision of the parish priest.
Our Lady’s and St. Edmund’s Backworth
Our Lady’s and St. Edmund’s Church traces its history back to the nineteenth century. Its school opened in 1903 and was well used by the local mining community. The church and presbytery were built in 1954, and the 60th anniversary of the opening of the church was marked by Bishop Seamus Cunningham celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving with parishioners and invited clergy in December 2014. This brought together parishioners from the new Parish of Our Lady Star of the Sea. The school continued until 1981, when it was closed due to a reducing school roll. For a number of years after its closure, the school was used as a community library and a privately managed and funded community learning resource centre. The closure of the school meant that Sunday Mass numbers dropped to around 65. This also coincided with the closure of local coal mines, which led to significant demographic and sociological changes in the area.
Backworth and the surrounding district including Shiremoor was, until recently, in the 15% most deprived areas of the country. When the parish lost its resident priest in the 1980’s, the presbytery was leased to the local authority as a residential home for the rehabilitation of vulnerable young adults. The parish then became part of a cluster of local parishes, and Mass attendance rose to around 120 and was aided by the a local large new housing development.
Sunday Mass is the main weekly activity at the church, with a range of church ministries and groups responsible for liturgy and music, a successful and fast growing Sunday Children’s Liturgy of the Word, care of the sick and housebound, and Catholic devotions including Stations of the Cross, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and May Devotions. There is also a monthly coffee morning following Sunday Mass. Fundraising is also a strength of the church community, supporting disabled children in Kenya and the International Refugee Trust in Uganda and Sudan which is supported by the sale of homemade jam and a raffle. The wider Churches Together “Walking With” project or asylum seekers is also well supported by Our Lady’s and St. Edmund’s.
The name of the new parish was chosen by parishioners and exemplifies the devotion shown to Mary the Mother of God in the Catholic tradition and in the history and identity of each former parish. It is also culturally significant that St Mary’s Island and Lighthouse on the coast at Whitley Bay stands as an abiding sign of light and hope now held in the name of the new parish. The sacramental, pastoral and social life of the parish is sustained by its three churches and the history and character of each continues to shape the nature and purpose of its mission. A parish council and three separate church councils oversee the life of the parish under the supervision of the parish priest.
Our Lady’s and St. Edmund’s Backworth
Our Lady’s and St. Edmund’s Church traces its history back to the nineteenth century. Its school opened in 1903 and was well used by the local mining community. The church and presbytery were built in 1954, and the 60th anniversary of the opening of the church was marked by Bishop Seamus Cunningham celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving with parishioners and invited clergy in December 2014. This brought together parishioners from the new Parish of Our Lady Star of the Sea. The school continued until 1981, when it was closed due to a reducing school roll. For a number of years after its closure, the school was used as a community library and a privately managed and funded community learning resource centre. The closure of the school meant that Sunday Mass numbers dropped to around 65. This also coincided with the closure of local coal mines, which led to significant demographic and sociological changes in the area.
Backworth and the surrounding district including Shiremoor was, until recently, in the 15% most deprived areas of the country. When the parish lost its resident priest in the 1980’s, the presbytery was leased to the local authority as a residential home for the rehabilitation of vulnerable young adults. The parish then became part of a cluster of local parishes, and Mass attendance rose to around 120 and was aided by the a local large new housing development.
Sunday Mass is the main weekly activity at the church, with a range of church ministries and groups responsible for liturgy and music, a successful and fast growing Sunday Children’s Liturgy of the Word, care of the sick and housebound, and Catholic devotions including Stations of the Cross, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and May Devotions. There is also a monthly coffee morning following Sunday Mass. Fundraising is also a strength of the church community, supporting disabled children in Kenya and the International Refugee Trust in Uganda and Sudan which is supported by the sale of homemade jam and a raffle. The wider Churches Together “Walking With” project or asylum seekers is also well supported by Our Lady’s and St. Edmund’s.
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