Retirement of Fr Charlton

Fr William Charlton, the Parish Priest of St Joseph's Church in Stokesley, will be retiring at the beginning of next year.  This means that the regular Sunday Mass that Fr Charlton has been offering at 3pm will come to an end, with the last one being on New Year's Day, which in 2023 will be a Sunday. 

I am delighted to be able to report that, starting on Sunday 8th January, Fr Michael Sellers will be offering a Latin Mass on Sundays at 3pm in the Church of St Andrew in Fabian Road, Teesville, Middlesbrough.  This should be convenient for people living in Middlesbrough and the surrounding areas, and I hope it will prove popular.  We are grateful to Bishop Drainey for making these new arrangements.

Fr Charlton will be offering two further Latin Masses at St Joseph's Church in Stokesley over the Christmas period.  These are:

Sunday 25th December, Christmas Day: Traditional Latin Mass 11.00am   (note changed time)

Friday 6th January, The Epiphany:  Traditional Latin Mass 11.00am 

I am sure everybody who has attended Fr Charlton's Latin Masses is very grateful for his efforts to promote the traditional Mass, both in Stokesley, and earlier in York and other places.  We wish him a long and happy retirement.

We are also grateful to Fr Sellers for taking on the continued provision of Latin Masses in the Middlesbrough area.