Parish Priest | The Parish of the Durham Martyrs

Fr. Colm Hayden

Fr. Colm is from Dublin, Ireland. He was appointed our parish priest in 2005. In 2015 Bishop Seamus further appointed Fr. Colm as the Episcopal Vicar for the East Durham and Sunderland area.

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Thought from Fr. Colm - 18/06/21

Returning to church has been a real blessing for all of us and slowly we take tentative steps towards getting back to some normality. For...

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Thought from Fr. Colm 13/06/21

G7 Summit, Euros 20, The signs are there that normality is on the horizon. And yet the news of rampant Variants causes us to pause. Are...

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Thought from Fr. Colm 04/06/21

Thank God we have been able to bask in the much deserved glorious sunshine this week. It has been a particular blessing to teachers and...

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Thought from Fr. Colm - 28/5/21

I joined the year 13’s on Thursday for the annual school leavers’ Mass at St. Leonard’s. It is very difficult to fully understand the...

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Thought from Fr. Colm -22/05/21

Perhaps one of the areas of greatest concern right now is the health of our young people. Sometimes overlooked in the broad scheme of...

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Thought from Fr. Colm -30/04/21

We pray for our First Communicants this weekend and next. Such extraordinary circumstances in which to be receiving the Eucharist for...

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Thought from Fr. Colm 23/04/21

I think I speak for many when I say we’re reaching the end of our tether regarding lockdown. Patience is being stretched. Erratic...

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Thought from Fr. Colm - 9/04/21

Now that Easter is over, it brings a sense of hope in so many areas of our lives, not least being the possibility of seeing beyond...

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Thought from Fr. Colm - 26th March 2021

This has been a year like no other. This will be a Holy Week like no other. If ever we were invited into an experience of the life, death...

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Thought from Fr. Colm - 12th March

Well done to our schools for welcoming back all students this week. This is a bigger challenge than many appreciate. Our prayers and...

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The Parish of the Durham Martyrs

Fr. Colm Hayden

Thoughts from Fr. Colm

Thought from Fr. Colm - 18/06/21

Thought from Fr. Colm 13/06/21

Thought from Fr. Colm 04/06/21

Thought from Fr. Colm - 28/5/21

Thought from Fr. Colm -22/05/21

Thought from Fr. Colm -30/04/21

Thought from Fr. Colm 23/04/21

Thought from Fr. Colm - 9/04/21

Thought from Fr. Colm - 26th March 2021

Thought from Fr. Colm - 12th March

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