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J u l y 2 0 1 5 F R E E L i f e c h a n g i n g I g n i t e F e s t i v a l M a r a t h o n t o b o o s t C A F O D f u n d s ­, p a g e 1 0 C h i l d r e n ’, s p i l g r i m a g e i n t h e s u n ­, p a g e 6 F a m i l i e s e n j o y c h i l d r e n ’, s p i l g r i m a g e ‘, B e f o r e c o m i n g t o t h e I g n i t e F e s t i v a l , I d i d n ’, t b e ­, l i e v e i n G o d . N o w I k n o w h e ’, s r e a l a n d l o v e s m e . ’, O n e o f t h e y o u n g p e o p l e w h o a t t e n d e d T h e c h i l d r e n ’, s p i l g r i m a g e t o W a l s i n g h a m ( s e e p i c t u r e s r i g h t ) w a s o n c e a g a i n a g r e a t s u c c e s s w i t h f a m i l i e s t r a v e l l i n g f r o m a l l o v e r t h e D i o c e s e o f E a s t A n g l i a t o c e l e b r a t e a d a y w i t h O u r L a d y . T h e c h i l d r e n c a r r i e d t h e s t a t u e a l o n g t h e f o r m e r r a i l w a y l i n e t h a t l i n k s t h e v i l l a g e w i t h t h e s h r i n e w h e r e t h e y h e l d t h e i r o w n M a s s a t t h e C h a p e l o f R e c o n c i l i a t i o n . T h e i r t h e m e w a s t o l i s t e n t o t h e W o r d o f t h e L o r d a n d f o r t h i s t h e y c a r r i e d c a r d b o a r d e a r s a s a s y m b o l o f t h e i r h e a r i n g a t t e n t i o n . A f t e r a l u n c h a t t h e s h r i n e m a n y w e n t t o t h e s e a s i d e w h e r e t h e y e n j o y e d t h e s u n s h i n e a n d i c e c r e a m a s a n a d d i t i o n a l h a l f t e r m t r e a t . M o r e p i c t u r e s a n d a r e p o r t b y C h r i s t i n e S t o r m a n o n c e n t r e p a g e s . T h e I g n i t e F e s t i v a l w a s , f o r m a n y o f t h e y o u n g p e o p l e w h o a t t e n d e d , a l i f e c h a n g i n g e x p e r i e n c e a s t h e c o m m e n t a b o v e s h o w s . H e l d o n t h e f i r s t w e e k e n d o f M a y a t S a c r e d H e a r t S c h o o l S w a f f h a m , i t w a s t h e l a r g e s t d i o c e s a n y o u t h e v e n t f o r m a n y y e a r s w i t h m o r e t h a n 3 0 0 p e o p l e a t t e n d i n g o v e r t h e t w o d a y s . S a t u r d a y A f t e r a s e n s a t i o n a l o p e n i n g , c o m p l e t e w i t h p y r o t e c h n i c s t h e f i r s t a c t w a s C h r i s t i a n c o m e d i a n A n d y K i n d w h o h e l p e d e v e r y o n e r e l a x i n t o t h e w e e k e n d . A f t e r s o m e t h i n g t o e a t , t h e s c h o o l h a l l w a s t r a n s f o r m e d i n t o a c h a p e l f o r E x p o s i t i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t a c c o m p a n i e d b y T a i z e c h a n t s . M a n y y o u n g p e o p l e t o o k t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o g o t o c o n f e s s i o n . T h e e v e n i n g e n d e d w i t h G a l a c t u s J a c k –, C h r i s t i a n D J a n d p r o d u c e r , b u t h i s s e t w a s c u t f i v e m i n u t e s s h o r t b y t h e t r i g g e r i n g o f a f i r e a l a r m . “, W i t h t h e f e s t i v a l b e i n g c a l l e d I g n i t e , y o u c o u l d s a y w e a s k e d f o r i t b u t t h a n k f u l l y i t w a s a f a l s e a l a r m , ”, H a m i s h M a c Q u e e n , o n e o f t h e o r g a n ­, i s e r s , s a i d . S u n d a y A f t e r a n i g h t ’, s c a m p i n g , t h e m o r n i n g s t a r t e d w i t h p r a y e r a n d p r a i s e l e d b y M a t t D e a n a n d t h e b a n d a n d t h e n S t e v e M u r r a y , t h e C h r i s t i a n m i m e a r t i s t , s p o k e a n d g a v e a m o v i n g p e r f o r m a n c e . T h e k e y n o t e t a l k w a s g i v e n b y F r C h r i s t o p h e r a n d B r J o h n B o s c o , w h o a r e F r a n c i s c a n F r i a r s o f t h e R e n e w a l . T h e y t a l k e d t h r o u g h t h e s e v e n t h i n g s e v e r y o n e c o u l d d o t o s t a y c l o s e t o C h r i s t . “, A f t e r a v e r y j o y f u l M a s s , c e l e b r a t e d b y B i s h o p A l a n , t h e a f t e r n o o n o f f e r e d a v a r i e t y o f w o r k ­, s h o p s a n d a c t i v i t i e s r a n g i n g f r o m t e n n i s a n d s u m o s u i t w r e s t l i n g t o m a k i n g r o s a r i e s a n d a d o r a t i o n …, a n d p r e t t y m u c h e v e r y t h i n g i n b e t w e e n , ”, H a m i s h s a i d . F o r m a n y p e o p l e , t h e S u n d a y e v e n i n g w a s t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l p a r t o f t h e f e s t i v a l . A f t e r a n i n t r o d u c t i o n b y a v i s i t i n g G o s p e l C h o i r , M a t t R e n n i e , t h e I g n i t e t e a m l e a d e r s p o k e a b o u t G o d ’, s l o v e a n d i n v i t e d p e o p l e t o c o m e t o t h e f r o n t a n d b e p r a y e d w i t h . S e e m o r e p i c t u r e s o n p a g e f i v e A w e e k e n d o f f a i t h a n d a c t i v i t i e s a t t h e I g n i t e F e s t i v a l w a s e n j o y e d b y a b o u t 3 0 0 p e o p l e a n d m a n y o f t h e m c a m e a w a y w i t h a n e w p e r s p e c t i v e o n l i f e a s w e l l a s n e w l y f o r m e d f r i e n d s h i p s P i c t u r e s o n p a g e s o n e a n d f i v e b y R a c h e l R e n n i e P l a n s t o m a k e m u s i c a c r o s s t h e d i o c e s e ­, p a g e 8

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P a g e T w o C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A J u l y 2 0 1 5 F r S e a n i n d u c t e d a t S t G e o r g e ’, s S y m p o s i u m o n V a t i c a n 2 i n t e r f a i t h r e l a t i o n s B i s h o p l e d p i l g r i m a g e t o S t T h e r e s e ’, s s h r i n e a t L i s i e u x B i s h o p A l a n i n d u c t s F r S e a n a s p a r i s h p r i e s t o f S t G e o r g e ’, s ( l e f t ) w h o l a t e r c e l e r b a t e s w i t h J o h n P i n n i n g t o n ( a b o v e ) w i t h m a n y o t h e r s f r o m t h e t h r e e c o m m u n i t i e s h e w i l l l o o k a f t e r ( b e l o w ) A s y m p o s i u m i s t o b e h e l d a t S t J o h n t h e B a p t i s t ’, s C a t h e d r a l o n S u n d a y 1 N o v e m b e r t o m a r k t h e 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e p r o m u l g a t i o n b y P o p e P a u l V I o f t h e S e c o n d V a t i c a n C o u n c i l ’, s D e c l a r a t i o n o n t h e R e l a t i o n s o f t h e C h u r c h t o n o n ­, C h r i s t i a n R e l i g i o n s –, N o s t r a A e t a t e . I t i s a v e r y s h o r t b u t v e r y i m p o r t a n t d o c u m e n t a n d i t s f u l l t e x t c a n b e f o u n d o n t h e V a t i c a n w e b s i t e . I t s y m b o l i s e s t h e s p i r i t a n d d i r e c t i o n o f t h e r e n e w a l o f t h e C h u r c h i n t h e C o u n c i l a n d o f t h e w a y i n w h i c h s h e u n d e r s t a n d s h e r s e l f ­, o n e t h a t i s s o m e w a y i n c l u s i v e o f o t h e r C h r i s t i a n s , o t h e r r e l i g i o n s , a n d o f a l l p e o p l e o f g o o d w i l l . B r i a n K e e g a n , D i o c e s a n C o ­, O r d i n a t o r f o r I n t e r R e l i g i o u s D i a l o g u e , s a i d : “, F i r s t a n d f o r e m o s t t h e D e c l a r a t i o n s p e a k s o f t h e C h u r c h ’, s r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h t h e J e w i s h P e o p l e a n d o f t h e b o n d t h a t t i e s t h e p e o p l e o f t h e N e w C o v e n a n t ( t h e C h r i s t i a n s ) t o t h o s e o f t h e O l d C o v e n a n t m a d e w i t h A b r a h a m a n d h i s d e s c e n d a n t s . “, I t r e p u d i a t e s a l l f o r m s o f a n t i ­, S e m i t i s m . “, W h a t i s s a i d a b o u t o t h e r R e l i g i o n s i s a l s o q u i t e r e m a r k a b l e . “, T h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h m a k e s i t c l e a r t h a t s h e h o l d s M o s l e m s w i t h g r e a t e s t e e m a n d h o w w e h a v e t h i n g s i n c o m m o n : w o r s h i p o f t h e O n e G o d , t h e C r e a t o r o f h e a v e n a n d e a r t h , t h e M e r c i f u l a n d O m n i p o t e n t O n e w h o h a s s p o k e n t o m e n , o u r r e ­, s p e c t f o r M a r y a n d A b r a h a m , a n d f o r J e s u s ( w h o m t h e y c o n s i d e r t o b e o n l y a p r o p h e t ) . ”, T h e d o c u m e n t a l s o s u g g e s t s t h a t h o s t i l i t i e s a n d d i f f e r e n c e s o f t h e p a s t s h o u l d b e f o r g o t t e n a n d t h a t w e s h o u l d w o r k t o g e t h e r f o r m u t u a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d b e n e f i t . T h e s y m p o s i u m w i l l f o l l o w t h e 1 1 a m S o l e m n M a s s a n d w i l l b e l e d b y A r c h b i s h o p K e v i n M c D o n a l d , c h a i r m a n o f t h e B i s h o p s ’, C o n f e r e n c e C o m m i t t e e f o r r e l a t i o n s w i t h o t h e r F a i t h s . H e w i l l b e j o i n e d b y D r J o n a t h a n G o r s k y , f r o m H e y t h r o p C o l l e g e a n d D r M u s h a r r a f H u s s a i n , o f t h e K a r i m i a I n s t i t u t e . T h e y w i l l s p e a k a b o u t t h e p r o g r e s s o f i n t e r ­, r e l i g i o u s d i a l o g u e o v e r t h e p a s t 5 0 y e a r s f r o m t h e i r o w n p e r s p e c t i v e s . A q u e s t i o n a n d a n ­, s w e r s e s s i o n w i l l b e g i n a t 2 . 0 0 p m a f t e r a b u f f e t l u n c h f r o m 1 . 0 0 p m . T h e e v e n t w i l l e n d a r o u n d 3 . 3 0 p m . A l l a r e w e l c o m e b u t p l e a s e r e g i s t e r w i t h B r i a n K e e g a n , w h o c a n b e c o n t a c t e d w i t h m o r e i n f r o m a t i o n o n 0 1 7 3 3 2 6 5 7 6 9 o r e m a i l h i m a t b r i ­, a n k e e g a n at d e m o n . c o m F r S e a n C o n n o l l y h a s b e e n i n d u c t e d a s p a r i s h p r i e s t o f S t G e o r g e ’, s i n N o r w i c h . B i s h o p A l a n s e t t h e t h e m e f r o m t h e g o s p e l a s f e e d m y s h e e p a n d k e e p m y f l o c k i n v i e w a s a p p r o p r i a t e f o r a n e w p a r i s h p r i e s t . H e e x p r e s s e d c o n f i d e n c e i n F r S e a n w h o h a d b e e n l o o k i n g a f t e r t h e p a r i s h f o r m o r e t h a n a y e a r . P a u l A l c o c k , s p e a k i n g f o r t h e p e o p l e o f S t G e o r g e ’, s , S t B o n i f a c e a n d O u r L a d y a t T h o r p e ­, t h e t h r e e c h u r c h e s i n t h e p a r i s h ­, p l e d g e d t h e i r s u p p o r t a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t . B i s h o p A l a n s a i d h e k n e w t h e y h a d t a k e n F r S e a n i n t o t h e i r h e a r t s a n d h e h a d p l e d g e d t o s e r v e t h e m . “, T h e t i m e h a s c o m e f o r h i m t o b e c a n o n i c a l l y a p p o i n t e d a s p a r i s h p r i e s t e n t r u s t e d f u l l y w i t h t h e p a s t o r a l a n d s a c r a m e n t a l c a r e o f i t s p e o p l e . ”, H e t h e n s a i d t h e r e w e r e f o u r p a r t s t o t h i s v i s i o n . A p a r i s h p r i e s t w a s c a l l e d t o b e a m a n o f p r a y e r , o f t h e E u c h a r i s t , o f r e c o n c i l i a t i o n a n d s t u d y . T h e b i s h o p k n e w F r S e a n w o u l d w o r k t o f u l f i l t h i s v i s i o n a n d g r o w i n t h e h o l i n e s s t h a t m u s t b e a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e p a r i s h a s t h i s w o u l d c h a l l e n g e , a t t r a c t a n d c o n v e r t . H e t h e n o f f e r e d h i s b e s t w i s h e s t o t h e n e w p a r i s h p r i e s t w h o h a d a c ­, c e p t e d t h e r o l e a n d t h e c h a l l e n g e s i t w o u l d b r i n g . O v e r 4 0 p e o p l e f r o m a c r o s s t h e D i o c e s e j o i n e d B i s h o p A l a n o n a p i l g r i m a g e t o L i s i e u x i n F r a n c e t o t h e s h r i n e o f S t T h e r e s e . A f t e r a v e r y s m o o t h j o u r n e y b y c o a c h a n d f e r r y w e a r r i v e d a t t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n a t L ’, E r m i t a g e i n t h e t o w n o f L i s i e u x , r i g h t n e x t d o o r t o t h e C a r m e l w h e r e S t T h e r e s e l i v e d . T h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g t h e g r o u p , s o m e p i c t u r e d r i g h t , c e l e b r a t e d M a s s i n t h e C a r m e l c h a p e l a n d h a d a g u i d e d t o u r o f t h e s m a l l m u s e u m w h e r e t h e y l e a r n t a b o u t t h e l i f e o f t h e “, L i t t l e F l o w e r ”, d u r i n g h e r t i m e i n t h e m o n a s t e r y . A f t e r l u n c h t h e y t r a v e l l e d t o t h e h o u s e w h e r e S t T h e r e s e l i v e d a s a c h i l d a n d w e r e a b l e t o s e e t h e r o o m w h e r e s h e h a d t h e v i s i o n o f “, o u r L a d y o f t h e s m i l e ”, . T h e f o l l o w i n g d a y f o u n d t h e m i n t h e B a s i l i c a f o r M a s s i n t h e c r y p t a n d a t o u r o f t h e s h r i n e c h u r c h , t h e a f t e r n o o n w a s f r e e t o e x p l o r e t h e t o w n a n d t h e y g a t h e r e d a g a i n i n t h e e v e n i n g f o r a H o l y H o u r a n d V e s p e r s . N e x t d a y t h e y v i s i t e d A l e n c o n t o s e e t h e h o u s e w h e r e T h e r e s e w a s b o r n a n d c e l e b r a t e d M a s s i n t h e C a t h e d r a l . E v e r y o n e s a i d h o w m u c h t h e y e n j o y e d t h e p i l g r i m a g e , t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n a n d f o o d p r o v i d e d b y t h e s i s t e r s w a s w o n d e r f u l a n d t h e r e w a s a r e a l s p i r i t o f b o t h p r a y e r a n d e n j o y m e n t a m o n g t h e g r o u p . I n J u n e 2 0 1 6 B i s h o p A l a n w i l l b e l e a d i n g a D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m a g e t o R o m e t o m a r k n o t o n l y t h e H o l y Y e a r o f M e r c y b u t a l s o t h e s t a r t o f t h e 4 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y c e l e b r a t i o n s f o r o u r D i o c e s e . D e t a i l s w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e i n p a r i s h e s s o o n , o r c o n t a c t P i l g r i m a g e P e o p l e ( i n f o at p i l g r i m a g e p e o p l e . o r g ) f o r m o r e d e t a i l s o r c a l l 0 8 0 0 6 1 2 3 4 2 3 . F i n a l g o o d b y e a n d t h a n k s f o r a l l y o u r h e l p f r o m e d i t o r P a t r i c k B y r n e I w a n t t o t h a n k a l l t h e h u n d r e d s o f p e o p l e a c r o s s t h e D i o c e s e o f E a s t A n g l i a w h o h a v e h e l p e d m e b r i n g o u t a n e w s p a p e r s o f r e q u e n t l y . W i t h o u t y o u a n d y o u r m a n y a c t i v i t i e s t h e r e w o u l d h a v e n o t h a v e b e e n a n e w s p a ­, p e r . I h a v e t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d m e e t i n g p e o p l e i n t h e p a r i s h e s . I h a v e m a d e f r i e n d s a n d , a l t h o u g h i t m a y s o u n d l i k e a c l i c h e , i t w a s a p r i v i l e g e t o b e l e t i n t o y o u r l i v e s . H e r e i s a n e w e m a i l a d d r e s s e d i t o r at e a s t ­, a n g l i a d i o c e s e . o r g . u k a n d p l e a s e s e n d p o s t t o t h e D i o c e s a n N e w s p a p e r E d i t o r , T h e W h i t e H o u s e , 2 1 U p g t a t e , N o r f o l k N R 1 4 7 S H G o o d b y e a n d b e s t w i s h e s ­, P a t r i c k .

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C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A P a g e T h r e e J u l y 2 0 1 5 T h i s l o g o , d e s i g n e d f o r t h e Y e a r o f M e r c y , p r o v i d e s a g o o d s u m m a r y o f w h a t t h e J u b i l e e Y e a r i s a l l a b o u t . T h e m o t t o M e r c i f u l L i k e t h e F a t h e r , w h i c h i s t a k e n f r o m t h e G o s p e l o f L u k e ( 6 : 3 6 ) , a c t s a s a n i n v i t a t i o n f o r u s t o f o l l o w t h e e x a m p l e o f G o d : a G o d w h o a s k s u s n o t t o j u d g e , n o r c o n d e m n , b u t t o f o r g i v e w i t h o u t m e a s u r e ( L k 6 : 3 7 ­, 3 8 ) . T h e p i c t u r e ( b y F r M a r k o I . R u p n i k ) a t f i r s t g l a n c e i s o f T h e G o o d S h e p h e r d , w i t h t h e s t r a y i n g l a m b s l u n g a c r o s s h i s s h o u l d e r s b e i n g c a r r i e d b a c k t o t h e f l o c k . B u t a c l o s e r e x a m i n a t i o n r e v e a l s i t i s A d a m ( a h u m a n b e i n g ) w h o i s c a r r i e d . W e a r e r e m i n d e d t h a t i t i s C h r i s t w h o c a r r i e s u s , C h r i s t w h o b u r d e n s h i m s e l f t o b r i n g u s h o m e , C h r i s t w h o d r a w s h i m s e l f c l o s e t o o u r h u m a n i t y ­, i n d e e d , s h a r e s i n i t ­, s o t h a t w e c a n b e s a v e d . N o t i c e h o w t h e e y e s o f t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d a n d t h e o n e b e i n g c a r r i e d s e e m t o m e r g e . J e s u s s e e s w i t h t h e e y e s o f A d a m , a n d A d a m s e e s w i t h t h e e y e s o f C h r i s t . T h e Y e a r o f M e r c y i s a w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y f o r e a c h o f u s t o e v a n g e l i s e : t o t r y a n d s h o w b y o u r c a r e a n d c o n v e r s a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y t o o u r l a p s e d f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y , a C h u r c h o f m e r c y , a p a r i s h c o n g r e g a t i o n o f w a r m t h a n d w e l c o m e , a n d o u r s e l v e s a s p e o p l e m o r e t h a n w i l l i n g t o c a r r y o t h e r s w h e n t h e y n e e d s u p p o r t . M e r c i f u l l i k e t h e F a t h e r T h e E x t r a o r d i n a r y J u b i l e e Y e a r o f M e r c y ­, C e l e b r a t i n g G o d ’, s m e r c y 8 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5 ­, 2 0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 P o p e F r a n c i s h a s a n n o u n c e d a n E x t r a o r d i n a r y J u b i l e e o f M e r c y t o s t a r t o n 8 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5 , t h e S o l e m n i t y o f t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o n , a n d f i n i s h o n 2 0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 , t h e S o l e m n i t y o f O u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t t h e K i n g o f t h e U n i v e r s e . T h e P o p e e x p l a i n e d o n t h e d a y o f t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t : œ, T h i s i s a t i m e f o r t h e C h u r c h t o r e d i s c o v e r t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e m i s s i o n e n t r u s t e d t o h e r b y t h e L o r d o n t h e d a y o f E a s t e r : t o b e a s i g n a n d a n i n s t r u m e n t o f t h e F a t h e r ’, s m e r c y . T h e H o l y Y e a r m u s t k e e p a l i v e t h e d e s i r e t o k n o w h o w t o w e l c o m e t h e n u m e r o u s s i g n s o f t h e t e n d e r n e s s w h i c h G o d o f f e r s t o t h e w h o l e w o r l d a n d , a b o v e a l l , t o t h o s e w h o s u f f e r , w h o a r e a l o n e a n d a b a n d o n e d , w i t h o u t h o p e o f b e i n g p a r d o n e d o r f e e l i n g t h e F a t h e r ’, s l o v e . A y e a r i n w h i c h t o b e t o u c h e d b y t h e L o r d J e s u s a n d t o b e t r a n s f o r m e d b y h i s m e r c y , s o t h a t w e m a y b e c o m e w i t n e s s e s t o m e r c y . H e r e , t h e n , i s t h e r e a s o n f o r t h e J u b i l e e : b e c a u s e t h i s i s t h e t i m e f o r m e r c y B . T h i s J u b i l e e Y e a r o f M e r c y c h a l l e n g e s e a c h o f u s t o c o n s i d e r h o w w e w i l l r e s p o n d t o G o d ’, s u n ­, c o n d i t i o n a l l o v e a n d m e r c y

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P a g e F o u r C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A J u l y 2 0 1 5 F o u r P e t e r b o r o u g h s c h o o l s c o l l a b o r a t e S t B e n e d i c t ’, s R E r e c e i v e s G o l d A w a r d O l y m p i c s i l v e r m e d a l r o w e r p r o v e s r o l e m o d e l f o r S t M a r y ’, s a t h l e t e s M a t h s a w a r d s f o r S t L o u i s p u p i l s I c o n c r o s s w e l c o m e d a t M o r e t o n H a l l F o u r C a t h o l i c s c h o o l s i n P e t e r ­, b o r o u g h c i t y a n d s u r r o u n d i n g a r e a h a v e a g r e e d a m o r e f o r m a l w a y o f c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h t h e m e s s a g e “, W h e r e c h i l d r e n f l o u r i s h a n d t e a c h e r s i n s p i r e t h r o u g h t h e l o v e o f G o d ”, . 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E a c h s c h o o l r e m a i n s i n d i v i d u a l , w i t h i t s o w n c h a r ­, a c t e r , o w n s t a f f , o w n g o v e r n i n g b o d i e s a n d f u n d i n g . H o w e v e r , t h i s j o i n t a p p r o a c h t o C a t h o l i c E d u c a t i o n w i l l e n a b l e o u r s c h o o l s t o w o r k m o r e c l o s e l y t o g e t h e r , p o o l i n g r e s o u r c e s a n d e x p e r t i s e f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a l l c h i l d r e n a n d a d u l t s . O v e r t h e c o m i n g t e r m s , t h e f o u r s c h o o l s w i l l b e w o r k i n g c l o s e l y t o h o l d i n t e r ­, s c h o o l c o l l e c t i v e w o r s h i p , j o i n t l y l e d b y t h e s c h o o l s a n d p a r i s h e s , a n d a i m f o r t h e s t a f f a n d g o v e r n o r s t o w o r k i n c o l l a b o r a ­, t i o n o n p r o j e c t s a n d p o l i c i e s . 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O v e r 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 U K p u p i l s s a t t h e c h a l l e n g e w i t h t h e t o p 6 % r e c e i v i n g a g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e , t h e n e x t 1 3 % a s i l v e r c e r t i f i c a t e a n d t h e n e x t 2 1 % a b r o n z e c e r t i f i c a t e . T w o Y e a r 7 p u p i l s , L e o S a i u ­, B e l l a n d A l a n J o h n , w e r e i n v i t e d t o s i t a f o l l o w ­, o n E u r o p e ­, w i d e K a n g a r o o r o u n d . T h e I n t e r m e d i a t e M a t h s C h a l l e n g e . r u n b y t h e U K M a t h e m a t i c s T r u s t , i s a i m e d a t t h o s e i n Y e a r s 9 , 1 0 a n d 1 1 ( E n g l a n d &, W a l e s ) , S 3 a n d S 4 ( S c o t l a n d ) a n d 1 0 , 1 1 a n d 1 2 i n N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d . O l y m p i c s i l v e r m e d a l w i n n i n g r o w e r G i l l i a n L i n d s a y w a s t h e g u e s t s p e a k e r a t S t M a r y ’, s S c h o o l , C a m b r i d g e a n n u a l S p o r t s A w a r d D i n n e r . 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T h e f e e l i n g w a s i n d e s c r i b a b l e a n d I c o u l d c l e a r l y f e e l G o d s s p i r i t . ”, I n d e e d , t h e p r e s e n c e o f G o d w a s t a n g i b l e , a n d m a n y y o u n g p e o p l e h a v e s i n c e c o m m e n t e d o n h o w p o w e r f u l t h a t e v e n i n g w a s . A m o n t h o n a n d t h e y a r e s t i l l “, b u z z i n g ”, . T h e F e s t i v a l e n d e d w i t h a s e t b y H a v e r h i l l b a s e d b a n d ‘, S t e r e o J a c k . T h e n i t w a s a n o t h e r n i g h t ’, s c a m p i n g t o t r y a n d g e t a g o o d n i g h t ’, s s l e e p a s m a n y o f t h e f e s t i v a l g o e r s w e r e g e t t i n g u p e a r l y t o d o a s e v e n ­, m i l e p i l g r i m a g e w a l k t o W a l s i n g h a m t h e f o l l o w i n g d a y . T h a n k s t o e v e r y o n e w h o h e l p e d m a k e t h e I g n i t e F e s t i v a l h a p p e n . P i c t u r e s b y R a c h e l R e n n i e S u m o w r e s t l i n g i n c o s t u m e s , e n t e r t a i n i n g p r e s e n t e r s , B i s h o p A l a n a n d b a s k e t b a l l w e r e a l l p a r t o f t h e I g n i t e F e s t i v a l D i o c e s a n Y o u t h D i r e c t o r H a m i s h M a c Q u e e n i s a s k i n g y o u n g p e o p l e : “, W h a t a r e y o u d o i n g o v e r t h e s u m m e r ? ”, H i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d i s t h e Y o u t h 2 0 0 0 f e s t i v a l ‘, T h i s P r o m i s e d L a n d ’, a t W a l s i n g h a m 2 7 ­, 3 1 A u g u s t . “, I t ’, s a f i v e ­, d a y p r a y e r f e s t i v a l , p a c k e d w i t h d y n a m i c t a l k s , l i v e ­, b a n d w o r s h i p , p o w e r f u l p r a y e r t i m e s , f u n s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s , c r e a t i v e w o r k s h o p s , i n ­, d e p t h d i s c u s s i o n s , e v e n i n g e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d l o a d s m o r e . “, O u r o w n B i s h o p A l a n w i l l b e c e l e b r a t i n g t h e S u n d a y M a s s . ”, F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n s e e w w w . y o u t h 2 0 0 0 . o r g T h e D i o c e s e i s w i l l i n g t o s u b s i d i s e a n y y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m E a s t A n g l i a w h o w o u l d l i k e t o g o . 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S t E d m u n d , k i n g a n d m a r t y r , a n E a s t A n g l i a n m o n a r c h g a v e h i s l i f e d u r i n g a V i k i n g r a i d b u t 1 0 o t h e r s f r o m C a m ­, b r i d g e s h i r e , N o r f o l k a n d S u f f o l k s u f f e r e d t h e s a m e f a t e b e t w e e n 1 5 8 8 a n d 1 6 7 8 ­, n e a r l y a c e n t u r y o f p e r s e c u t i o n . B i s h o p A l a n b e g a n t h e p i l g r i m a g e w i t h a p r a y e r a n d a r e m i n d e r t h a t “, t h o s e w h o e x c e l i n l o v e a n d s e r v i c e a r e t h e g r e a t e s t i n t h e K i n g d o m o f H e a v e n ”, . H e t h e n c r o w n e d t h e s t a t u e o f O u r L a d y o f W a l s i n g h a m i n f r o n t o f t h e p i l g r i m s g a t h e r e d i n t h e v i l l a g e . 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A £, 1 0 m p r o j e c t i s u n d e r w a y t o c o m p l e t e t h e W a l s i n g h a m S h r i n e a n d e q u i p i t f o r t h e n e e d s o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y . S i n c e t h e v i s i o n o f O u r L a d y t o R i c h e l d i s i n t h e 1 1 t h C e n t u r y t h e H o l y H o u s e o f N a z a r e t h S h r i n e h a s u n d e r g o n e m a n y t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s , d e s t r u c t i o n , r e s t o r a t i o n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t . I n m a n y w a y s t h e c u r r e n t s h r i n e f a l l s s h o r t o f t h e n e e d s o f t o d a y ’, s p i l g r i m s . J u s t l i k e a n y p r i e s t m o v i n g t o t a k e o v e r a n e w p a r i s h , t h e r e c t o r M g r J o h n A r m i t a g e l o o k e d a t t h e s h r i n e a n d t h o u g h t “, W h a t n e e d s t o b e d o n e ? ”, a n d a f t e r c o n s u l t i n g w i d e l y h e h a s s e t o u t a t h r e e p h a s e p l a n f o r t h e n e x t t h r e e y e a r s . T h e f i r s t p h a s e w i l l s e e a n e w p i l g r i m h a l l a n d c o n f e r e n c e c e n t r e t o a c c o m m o d a t e m o r e t h a n 1 0 0 p e o p l e w i t h t e c h n o l o g y a n d c a t e r i n g f o r p i l g r i m s a n d t o s t a g e s o c i a l a n d e d u c a t i o n a l e v e n t s . A n e w m e d i a c e n t r e i s t o b e e s t a b l i s h e d w i t h l i v e t e l e v i s i o n s t r e a m o f t h e d a i l y p i l g r i m m a s s a n d b r o a d c a s t s o f t a l k s a n d i n t e r v i e w s o n t h e C a t h o l i c f a i t h . A b l o g w i l l k e e p p e o p l e u p t o d a t e w i t h i s s u e s a n d a n i n t e r a c t i v e w e b p a g e w i l l h e l p f o s t e r d i s c u s s i o n . T h e s e c o n d p h a s e w i l l s e e a w i d e r r a n g e o f a c c o m m o d a t i o n a t t h e s h r i n e w i t h 5 2 e n ­, s u i t e b e d r o o m s , 2 0 m o r e w i t h d i s a b l e d a c c e s s , f a m i l y r o o m s , u p g r a d i n g o f d i n i n g a r e a s a n d a h o s t e l f o r y o u n g e r p i l g r i m s . T h e s h r i n e h a s s e c u r e d a 9 9 ­, y e a r l e a s e o f t h e f o r m e r S u e R y d e r b u i l d i n g , E l m h a m H o u s e , w h i c h i s t o b e c o m e a n e w r e t r e a t c e n t r e . T h e s h r i n e i t s e l f i s t o h a v e a n e w l o o k w i t h i m p r o v e d p i l g r i m c a t e r i n g , a c l o i s t e r t o h o u s e r e l i g i o u s a r t a n d e x h i b i t i o n s a s w e l l a s p r o v i d i n g a s h e l t e r f r o m t h e r a i n . T h e C h a p e l o f R e c o n c i l i a t i o n i s t o h a v e a c a n o p i e d a r e a f o r o u t s i d e M a s s e s a n d a n e w r o o f . I n s i d e t h e r e a r e p l a n s f o r a n e w c e i l i n g a n d n e w l i g h t i n g . M g r J o h n s a i d t h a t t o c o m p l e t e t h e s h r i n e i n r e a d i n e s s f o r t h e n e e d s o f t h e 2 1 s t C e n t u r y a n d a l s o t o m a k e i t a r e s o u r c e f o r t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n E n g l a n d i s g o i n g t o b e a m a j o r p r o j e c t . “, I h o p e t h a t e v e r y o n e w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e p r o j e c t . “, W i t h i n w e e k s o f t h e l a u n c h t h e s h r i n e h a d a l r e a d y r e c e i v e d £, 3 2 5 , 0 0 0 i n d o n a t i o n s a n d b u c k e t c o l l e c t i o n s f r o m p i l g r i m s a n d v i s i t o r s h a d b r o u g h t i n a n o t h e r £, 2 0 , 0 0 0 . “, I h a v e b e e n c o m i n g t o W a l s i n g h a m r e g u l a r l y s i n c e I w a s a t e e n a g e r a n d k n o w t h e s h r i n e w e l l . “, T h i s i s a m e d i e v a l s h r i n e a n d i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o s h o w i t s h i s t o r y t h r o u g h t h e a g e s t h r o u g h t h e l i v e s o f t h e s a i n t s . “, I a i m t o e x p r e s s t h a t t h r o u g h t h e a r t s h o w n i n t h e c l o i s t e r a r e a s . “, T h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e w o r k w i l l m a k e i t p o s s i b l e t o i m p r o v e t h e s h r i n e t o , p i l g r i m s w i t h b e t t e r a c c o m m o d a t i o n b u t t h e m e d i a h u b w i l l m a k e i t a p p r o p r i a t e t o t o d a y ’, s w o r l d b y c o m m u n i c a t i n g t h e C a t h o l i c f a i t h t h r o u g h t h e i n t e r n e t . “, P i l g r i m s v i s i t i n g t h e s h r i n e n e e d s o m e w h e r e t o s t a y , a r e f r e s h i n g c u p o f t e a w i t h o u t q u e u i n g t o o l o n g a n d s h e l t e r f r o m t h e r a i n . “, W e a l s o w a n t t o a t t r a c t m o r e y o u n g p e o p l e a s p i l g r i m s , v i s i t o r s a n d h e l p e r s . “, T h e s h r i n e h a s a p a i d w o r k f o r c e b u t r e l i e s v e r y h e a v i l y o n v o l u n t e e r s w h o d o a w o n d e r f u l j o b . “, B u t m a n y a r e g e t t i n g o n i n y e a r s a n d w e h o p e t e e n a g e r s f r o m t h e s c h o o l s t h a t v i s i t w i l l w a n t t o m a k e a c o n t r i b u t i o n b y h e l p i n g o u t a t t h e b i g e v e n t s w e h o l d . “, I a l s o h o p e t h a t m a n y p e o p l e w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o o u r t a r g e t o f £, 1 0 m t o c o m p l e t e t h e s h r i n e a n d t o c r e a t e a v e n u e f o r t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y . ”, A n y o n e w h o w a n t s t o h e l p a s a v o l u n t e e r o r m a k e a c o n t r i b u t i o n p l e a s e e m a i l M g r J o h n a t r e c t o r at w a l s i n g h a m . o r g . u k . P l a n t o c o m p l e t e W a l s i n g h a m s h r i n e S t T e r e s a e x h i b i t i o n d i s c u s s e s t h e r e l e v a n c e o f h e r t e a c h i n g t o d a y M g r J o h n A r m i t a g e p l a n s t o b r i n g t h e W a l s i n g h a m S h r i n e i n t o t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y A s p a r t o f t h e C a r m e l i t e c e l e b r a t i o n s d u r i n g t h i s t h e 5 0 0 c e n t e n a r y y e a r o f t h e b i r t h o f S t . T e r e s a o f A v i l a 1 5 1 5 ­, 2 0 1 5 a s p e c i a l l y d e s i g n e d T e r e s a 5 0 0 E x h i b i t i o n h a s b e e n t o u r i n g t h e U K . T h e e x h i b i t i o n i s d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e a p o w e r f u l i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e l i f e , t i m e s a n d t e a c h i n g o f S t . T e r e s a a n d c o v e r t o p i c s s u c h a s T e r e s a ’, s t e a c h i n g o n p r a y e r , h e r u n ­, d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e h u m a n p e r s o n a n d r e l e v a n c e t o d a y . T h e e x h i b i t i o n w i l l b e v i s i t i n g 1 6 C a t h e d r a l s a c r o s s B r i t a i n a n d w i l l b e o n d i s p l a y a t t h e N a t i o n a l S h r i n e , W a l s i n g h a m f r o m 1 0 ­, 1 9 J u l y . L e a f l e t s a n d p r a y e r c a r d s a c ­, c o m p a n y t h e e x h i b i t i o n a n d p l e a s e v i s i t w w w . t e r e s a o f a v i l a / e x h i b i t i o n P o s t e r p l a n s o f t h e n e w s c h e m e a r e o n d i s p l a y a t t h e S h r i n e n e a r t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e C h a p e l o f R e c o n ­, c i l i a t i o n a n d i n t h e v i l l a g e t o o S o m e o f t h e s t e w a r d s w h o h e l p p i l g r i m s e n j o y W a l s i n g h a m a n d g e t t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e e x p e r i e n c e f r o m t h e i r v i s i t a r e p i c t u r e d a b o v e . M g r J o h n h o p e s m o r e v o l u n t e e r s w i l l c o m e f o r w a r d e s p e c i a l l y y o u n g p e o p l e a n d s i x t h f o r m s t u d e n t s a t s c h o o l s a r o u n d t h e d i o c e s e a s p i l g r i m a g e s a r e g e t t i n g l a r g e r a n d h e l p i s n e e d e d . of Fidelity The church needs religious sisters URGENTLY to bring Christ to others by a life of prayer and service lived in the community of Ignation spirituality. Daliy Mass is the centre of community life. By wearing the religious habit we are witnesses to the consecrated way of life. If you are willing to risk a little love and would like to find out how, contact Sister Bernadette. Late vocations up to the age of 46 wel­, comed. 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T h e r e w a s s o m u c h ‘, g o o d n e s s ’, a r o u n d ­, s o m a n y t h o u s a n d s o f p e o ­, p l e r u n n i n g f o r t h e i r d i f f e r ­, e n t c h a r i t i e s , a n d t h e s u p p o r t o f t h e c r o w d s w a s a b s o l u t e l y b r i l l i a n t . “, T h e y c l a p p e d a n d c h e e r e d a s w e r a n p a s t , a n d h e l d o u t j e l l y b a b i e s a n d o t h e r s w e e t s t o ‘, f u e l u s u p ’, a n d s p u r u s o n . “, T h e r e w e r e i n s p i r a t i o n a l s i g n s a n d m u s i c i a n s p l a y i n g a l l h e l p i n g t o k e e p u s g o i n g . “, I w a s p r o u d t o b e a p a r t o f t h e v e n t u r e , a n d p r o u d t o b e r u n n i n g f o r C A F O D . ”, G r o u p s f r o m B u r y S t E d m u n d s , C a m b r i d g e , N o r w i c h , P e t e r b o r o u g h a n d S t o w m a r k e t c e l e b r a t e d E a s t e r w e e k i n L o u r d e s w i t h m o r e t h a n 4 , 0 0 0 p i l g r i m s f r o m t h e H a n d i c a p p e d C h i l d r e n ’, s P i l g r i m a g e T r u s t . T h i s y e a r ’, s t h e m e w a s ‘, R e j o i c e ’, w h i c h w a s t h e p e r f e c t i n s p i r a t i o n f o r t h e W e s t I n d i e s t o l e a d t h e m u s i c i n l i t u r g i e s . I t m a y a l s o e x p l a i n w h y t h e p i l g r i m s h a d w a l l t o w a l l s u n s h i n e a n d b l u e s k i e s t h e w h o l e w e e k ! A n u m b e r o f c u r r e n t a n d p a s t s t u d e n t s f r o m N o t r e D a m e H i g h S c h o o l i n N o r w i c h c a m e t o h e l p l o o k a f t e r t h e c h i l d r e n a n d l e a d a c t i v i t i e s . T h e i r g r o u p w a s g i v e n t h e h o n o u r s o f p r o c e s s i n g w i t h t h e o f f i c i a l H C P T b a n n e r , p e r f o r m i n g a d a n c e a t t h e T r u s t M a s s a n d e v e n s i n g i n g i n t h e m a s s e d c h o i r . N e i l C u l l e y , f r o m t h e s c h o o l , s a i d : “, O n e o f t h e h i g h l i g h t s o f t h e w e e k w a s t h e T o r c h l i g h t P r o c e s s i o n i n c l u d i n g c o l o u r f u l H C P T b a n n e r s f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d a n d a n o p e n a i r c a n d l e l i t c e l e b r a t i o n o n t h e E s p l a n a d e . “, T h e p i l g r i m a g e c u l m i n a t e d i n a n a w e i n s p i r i n g T r u s t M a s s w h i c h f i l l e d t h e u n d e r g r o u n d B a s i l i c a w i t h c o l o u r a n d j o y f u l s i n g i n g a s s h o w n l e f t . ”, N e x t y e a r 2 0 1 6 m a r k s t h e 6 0 t h a n ­, n i v e r s a r y o f t h i s c h i l d r e n ’, s c h a r i t y . I t w i l l m a k e n e x t y e a r ’, s p i l g r i m a g e e v e n m o r e s p e c i a l s o a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d i n g o i n g a s a y o u n g p i l g r i m o r a v o l u n t e e r c o n t a c t a l o c a l g r o u p a t w w w . h c p t . o r g . u k O n t h e e v e n i n g o f P e n t e c o s t S u n d a y a t S t M a r y ’, s C h u r c h i n I p s w i c h , p a r i s h ­, i o n e r s g a t h e r e d t o c e l e b r a t e b e i n g ‘, O n e i n t h e S p i r i t ’, . D i f f e r e n t c o m m u n i t i e s i n t h e p a r i s h r e j o i c e d t o g e t h e r w i t h m u s i c a n d p r a y e r . F r J o h n W a r r i n g t o n , p i c t u r e d l e f t , l e d t h e c e l e b r a t i o n w h i c h i n c l u d e d a L i t a n y t o t h e H o l y S p i r i t . T h e h i g h l i g h t o f t h e s e r v i c e w a s a n i n v i t a t i o n t o e v e r y o n e t o j o i n i n t h e ` O u r F a t h e r ` i n t h e i r o w n l a n g u a g e s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y , r e f l e c t i n g t h e ` s p e a k i n g i n t o n g u e s ` o f t h e f i r s t P e n t e c o s t D a y . A b o u t 8 0 p e o p l e t o o k p a r t i n t h i s j o y f u l a n d m o v i n g c e r e m o n y w h i c h i n c l u d e d m e m b e r s o f t h e F i l i p i n o , P o l i s h a n d M a l a y a l a m c o m m u n i t i e s . E v e n t e c h n o l o g y t o u c h e d h e a r t s a s a c o l o u r f u l p r e s e n t a t i o n s i m u l a t e d s o u n d s o f r u s h i n g w i n d a n d c r a c k l i n g f i r e a n d a l l e n j o y e d a h u g e P e n t e c o s t c a k e i n t h e s h a p e o f a f l a m e . 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G I F T A I D D E C L A R A T I O N ( i f a p p r o p r i a t e ) I w i s h t h e R C D i o c e s e o f E a s t A n g l i a t o r e c l a i m t a x o n t h i s d o n a t i o n . I h a v e p a i d a n a m o u n t o f U K I n c o m e T a x a n d / o r C a p i t a l G a i n s T a x f o r e a c h t a x y e a r ( 6 A p r i l t o 5 A p r i l ) t h a t i s a t l e a s t e q u a l t o t h e t a x a m o u n t c l a i m e d b y a l l t h e C h a r i t i e s a n d C o m m u n i t y A m a t e u r S p o r t s C l u b s ( C A S C s ) t o w h o m I h a v e d o n a t e d i n t h a t t a x y e a r . O n l y t a x a r i s i n g f r o m I n c o m e o r C a p i t a l G a i n s a p p l i e s t o G i f t A i d . O t h e r t a x e s s u c h a s V A T a n d C o u n c i l T a x d o n o t q u a l i f y . S i g n e d …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, D a t e …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …, P l e a s e s e n d t o : ‘, B u i l d i n g B r i d g e s ’, , 2 1 U p g a t e , P o r i n g l a n d , N o r w i c h , N R 1 4 7 S H R e g i s t e r e d c h a r i t y n o . 2 7 8 7 4 2 A s i n m a n y o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , t h e a b i l i t y t o s p e a k E n g l i s h i s w i d e l y p e r c e i v e d i n C a m b o d i a a s e s s e n t i a l t o s e c u r i n g a ‘, g o o d ’, j o b , t y p i c a l l y w o r k i n g f o r a n N G O o r a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l f i r m . A s o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o p r a c t i s e y o u r E n g l i s h w i t h f l u e n t s p e a k e r s a r e r a r e , i t h a s b e c o m e a t r a d i t i o n a m o n g S t M a r y ’, s p a r i s h i o n e r s v i s i t i n g t h e i r T w i n P a r i s h t o s p e n d t i m e i n t e r a c t i n g i n E n g l i s h w i t h T e p I m s t u d e n t s , f r o m r u n n i n g E n g l i s h c l a s s e s t o c h a t t i n g o v e r t h e e v e n i n g m e a l . T e p I m i s a h o s t e l l o c a t e d i n t h e B a t t a m b a n g c h u r c h c o m p o u n d w h i c h e n a b l e s a r o u n d 3 5 s t u d e n t s f r o m p o o r r u r a l f a m i l i e s t o a t t e n d u n i v e r s i t y . T h e c h u r c h p r o v i d e s f o o d a n d a c c o m m o d a t i o n a n d h e l p s p a y f o r t u i t i o n f e e s . I n r e t u r n , t h e s t u d e n t s d o a l l t h e c l e a n i n g a n d c o o k i n g i n t h e h o s t e l a n d a t t h e w e e k e n d o r g a n i s e e d u c a t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s f o r c h i l d r e n i n t h e s u r r o u n d i n g v i l l a g e s . W e k n e w f r o m p r e v i o u s v i s i t s t h a t s o m e o f t h e s t u d e n t s a r e e x t r e m e l y g o o d a t d r a w i n g a n d p a i n t i n g . S o , a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h i s y e a r ’, s v i s i t , w e e x p l a i n e d t h a t S t M a r y ’, s F r i e n d s o f C a m b o d i a s e n d a l l t h e m o n e y t h e y c o l l e c t t o C a m b o d i a a n d d o n o t h a v e f u n d r a i s i n g m a t e r i a l s s u c h a s a b a n n e r . W e a s k e d w h e t h e r t h e y c o u l d h e l p w i t h t h i s , s t r e s s i n g t h a t t h e f u n d r a i s i n g i s f o r C h o m n a o m , o u r T w i n P a r i s h , r a t h e r t h a n T e p I m . T e p I m s t u d e n t s w o r k i n g o n a b a n n e r T h e y r e a l l y t o o k t h e i d e a t o h e a r t , w o r k i n g i n g r o u p s t o p r o d u c e n o t o n e b u t f o u r b a n n e r s . T h e d e s i g n a n d e x e c u t i o n w e r e e n t i r e l y t h e i r s , t h e r e s u l t s a b s o l u t e l y s t u n n i n g . R e c e i v i n g t h e b a n n e r s o n t h e l a s t d a y w a s a v e r y e m o t i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e . W h a t m a d e t h e w o r k t r u l y s p e c i a l w a s t h e w i l l i n g n e s s o f t h e s t u d e n t s t o s p e n d t h e i r s p a r e t i m e c r e a t i n g s o m e t h i n g t h a t w o u l d n o t b e n e f i t t h e m d i r e c t l y . W e w e r e t o l d t h a t t h o s e w h o w e r e n o t a r t i s t i c h a d h e l p e d i n o t h e r w a y s , f o r e x a m p l e b y r u b b i n g o u t p e n c i l m a r k s . I n t h i s s T h e b a n n e r s a r e a l s o , o f c o u r s e , t a n g i b l e e v i d e n c e o f t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h i s d i o c e s e a n d t h e B a t t a m b a n g p r e f e c t u r e . W e b r o u g h t t h e b a n n e r s b a c k i n o u r s u i t c a s e s . T w o w e r e p l a c e d i n f r o n t o f t h e a l t a r i n M a y . T h e o t h e r s w e r e u s e d f o r S t M a r y ’, s C a m b o d i a n O p e n D a y , w h i c h s h o w c a s e d t h e i m p a c t o f d o n a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e d s e v e r a l i l l u s t r a t e d t a l k s o n o u r T w i n P a r i s h . T e p I m s t u d e n t t e a c h i n g E n g l i s h i n C h o m n a o m B i s h o p K i k e a d m i r e s t h e b a n n e r s i n B a t t a m b a n g T h e O p e n D a y a l s o s a w t h e l a u n c h o f S t M a r y ’, s T h a n k f u l n e s s J a r , i n s p i r e d b y t h e f a c t t h a t m a n y C a m b o d i a n s f a c e c r i p p l i n g d o c t o r ’, s a n d m e d i c i n e b i l l s –, e . g . $ 5 0 0 f o r a n e m e r g e n c y c a e s a r e a n , $ 2 5 0 f o r H e p a t i t i s t r e a t m e n t –, w h i l e w e b e n e f i t f r o m f r e e m e d i c a l c a r e a n d s u b s i d i s e d o r f r e e m e d i c i n e . T h e t h a n k f u l n e s s j a r i s a r e c y c l e d j a m j a r w i t h a p i c t u r e o f o u r T w i n P a r i s h t o b e p l a c e d i n t h e h o m e a s a r e m i n d e r t h a t w e h a v e m u c h t o b e t h a n k f u l f o r . 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