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I t i s D i o c e s a n p o l i c y N O T t o p u b l i s h p h o t o g r a p h s o f i n d i v i d u a l c h i l d r e n a c c o m p a n i e d b y t h e i r n a m e . W h a t ’ s o n i n J a n u a r y 1 D e a d l i n e f o r a r t i c l e s f o r n e x t i s s u e o f t h e H a l l a m N e w s . 2 H a l l a m A s c e n t G r o u p m e e t a t t h e A s s i s i H a l l , S t F r a n c i s o f A s s i s i , 2 7 7 S a n d y g a t e R o a d , S h e f f i e l d , S 1 0 5 S D , 1 . 4 5 ­ 3 . 4 5 p m , f o r E p i p h a n y C a r o l s , R e a d i n g s , P r a y e r s a n d P a r t y , w i t h a p r e s e n t a t i o n b y L o r r a i n e H e a l y a b o u t t h e F u r n i t u r e S t o r e , A s c e n t ’ s c h a r i t y f o r t h i s y e a r . F o r m o r e d e t a i l s t e l e p h o n e 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 6 7 9 7 o r 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 4 6 3 3 , a s c e n t @ j n g r e e n . p l u s . c o m , o r v i s i t t h e w e b s i t e : h t t p : / / h a l l a m a s c e n t . w e e b l y . c o m . 8 S h e f f i e l d B r a n c h W a l s i n g h a m A s s o c i a t i o n s e r v e s r e f r e s h m e n t s a f t e r 1 2 . 4 5 p m M a s s a t S t M a r i e ’ s C a t h e d r a l , S h e f f i e l d . 9 C h e s t e r f i e l d B e r e a v e m e n t S u p p o r t G r o u p D r o p ­ i n / c o f f e e m o r n i n g , 1 0 . 3 0 a m ­ 1 2 n o o n , T h e A n n u n c i a t i o n C e n t r e , C h e s t e r f i e l d . 9 I r i s h T e a D a n c e a t t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a C l u b , M a r t i n S t r e e t , U p p e r t h o r p e , S h e f f i e l d , S 6 3 D P , 1 ­ 3 p m w i t h l i v e m u s i c . F o r m o r e d e t a i l s p l e a s e c o n t a c t G e r r y o n 0 1 1 4 2 6 1 8 7 8 8 o r 0 7 5 4 4 9 7 9 6 8 6 . 1 1 O r d i n a r i a t e M a s s a t O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s , S p r i n g W a t e r A v e n u e , H a c k e n t h o r p e , S 1 2 4 H J , s e t t i n g b y J o h n M e r b e c k e . L u n c h t o f o l l o w a t t h e P h o e n i x I n n , R i d g e w a y , S 1 2 3 X F . E v e r y o n e w e l c o m e . 2 2 S h e f f i e l d B r a n c h W a l s i n g h a m A s s o c i a t i o n s e r v e s r e f r e s h m e n t s a f t e r 1 2 . 4 5 p m M a s s a t S t M a r i e ’ s C a t h e d r a l , S h e f f i e l d . H a l l a m N e w s i s t h e m o n t h l y n e w s p a p e r o f t h e D i o c e s e o f H a l l a m E d i t o r : M a r i a n B o l t o n . A d d r e s s : H a l l a m N e w s , H a l l a m P a s t o r a l C e n t r e , S t C h a r l e s S t r e e t , S h e f f i e l d , S 9 3 W U . T e l e p h o n e : 0 1 1 4 2 5 6 6 4 0 6 . F a x : 0 1 1 4 2 5 6 2 6 7 3 . E ­ m a i l : h a l l a m n e w s @ h a l l a m ­ d i o c e s e . c o m . W e b s i t e : w w w . h a l l a m ­ n e w s . c o m . P u b l i c a t i o n : f o u r t h S u n d a y o f t h e m o n t h d a t e d f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g m o n t h . P u b l i s h e r s : C a t h C o m L t d . T h i s m o n t h t h e d i o c e s a n r o t a 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 i s a s f o l l o w s : 3 S t M a r y , H e r r i n g t h o r p e . 1 0 B l e s s e d E n g l i s h M a r t y r s , A s k e r n . 1 7 S t H e l e n , O l d c o t e s . 2 4 M o t h e r o f G o d a n d S t W i l f r i d , S h e f f i e l d . 3 1 S t P a t r i c k , H a r w o r t h . 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 t h i s M o n t h B o o k i n g f o r m s a r e n o w a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e 2 0 1 6 D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s . T h e f a r e h a s b e e n h e l d a t t h e 2 0 1 5 l e v e l o f £ 6 2 5 ( o r £ 5 9 9 w h e r e p i l g r i m s h a v e t h e i r o w n t r a v e l i n s u r a n c e p o l i c y ) d e p a r t i n g f r o m , a n d r e t u r n i n g t o , D o n c a s t e r S h e f f i e l d A i r ­ p o r t , i n c l u d i n g 5 n i g h t s ’ f u l l b o a r d a c ­ c o m m o d a t i o n . T h e p i l g r i m a g e d a t e s a r e S u n d a y , 2 6 J u n e t o F r i d a y , 1 J u l y . P i l g r i m a g e s h a v e a s p e c i a l p l a c e i n t h i s J u b i l e e Y e a r o f M e r c y p i l g r i m a g e , a n d t h e t h e m e o f t h e 2 0 1 6 P i l g r i m a g e i s “ M e r c i f u l L i k e t h e F a t h e r ” . D e m a n d i s e x p e c t e d t o b e h i g h a n d a n a d d i ­ t i o n a l a i r c r a f t i s a v a i l a b l e t o m e e t t h a t d e m a n d , i f n u m b e r s a r e s u f f i c i e n t , s o p i l g r i m s a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o b o o k a s e a r l y a s p o s s i b l e t o s e c u r e t h e i r p l a c e . F r P a t O ’ C o n n o r , P i l g r i m a g e D i r e c t o r , s a y s , “ I w o u l d l i k e t o i n v i t e p a r i s h ­ i o n e r s a c r o s s t h e D i o c e s e t o c o n s i d e r j o i n i n g t h e d i o c e s a n p i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s i n 2 0 1 6 . T h a t m i g h t b e a s s o m e o n e w h o n e e d s s o m e f o r m o f h e l p a n d s u p p o r t d u r i n g t h e p i l g r i m a g e , a s a h e l p e r , o r a s a p i l g r i m i n t h i s H o l y Y e a r o f M e r c y . I w o u l d p a r t i c u l a r l y l i k e t o e n c o u r a g e v o l u n t e e r h e l p e r s t o t r a v e l i n o r d e r t o g i v e p h y s i c a l h e l p t o o t h e r p i l g r i m s w h o m a y r e q u i r e s o m e f o r m o f a s s i s t a n c e , b u t e v e r y o n e i s v e r y w e l c o m e i n d e e d t o j o i n t h e p i l g r i m a g e – w e g o o n p i l g r i m a g e t o g e t h e r , s e r v ­ i n g o n e a n o t h e r i n s o m a n y d i f f e r e n t w a y s . T h e r e a r e v a r i o u s w a y s i n w h i c h h e l p e r s t r a v e l t o s u p p o r t o t h e r p i l g r i m s . T h i s i n c l u d e s t h e m e d i c a l s u p p o r t f r o m d o c t o r s a n d n u r s e s b u t a l s o a s s i s t a n c e p r o v i d e d b y v o l u n t e e r s w h o s i m p l y w i s h t o h e l p o t h e r s o n t h e p i l g r i m a g e , a r e r e a s o n a b l y h e a l t h y , a n d u n d e r t a k e / h o l d a D B S c h e c k b y t h e D i o c e s e . A s B i s h o p R a l p h c o m ­ m e n t e d r e c e n t l y a t o u r L o u r d e s R e ­ u n i o n M a s s , ‘ o u r e x p e r i e n c e s o n t h e P i l g r i m a g e t h i s y e a r r e v e a l e d t h e e x ­ t r a o r d i n a r y a c t i o n s o f G o d i n t h e o r d i ­ n a r y s t u f f o f e v e r y d a y l i f e , i n t h e l a u g h t e r s h a r e d , t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n s o v e r m e a l s , a n d t h e h e l p g i v e n t o o n e a n o t h e r ’ ” . F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s a b o u t t r a v e l l i n g o n t h e p i l g r i m a g e , o r a b o u t v o l u n t e e r i n g a s a h e l p e r , p l e a s e c o n t a c t R o s e S h a y o n 0 7 7 2 4 6 5 0 0 6 6 ( T u e s d a y s a n d W e d n e s d a y s o r o t h e r w e e k d a y s a f t e r 6 . 3 0 p m ) , o r F r P a t O ’ C o n n o r o n 0 1 3 0 2 8 5 3 9 3 7 o r e ­ m a i l h a l l a m l o u r d e ­ s p i l g r i m a g e @ g m a i l . c o m . D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s 2 0 1 6 D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s 2 0 1 6 G e t t i n g M a r r i e d i n 2 0 1 6 ? G e t t i n g M a r r i e d i n 2 0 1 6 ? T w o d a y M a r r i a g e P r e p a r a t i o n C o u r s e d e l i v e r e d b y t r a i n e d v o l u n t e e r p r e ­ s e n t e r s , B i l l a n d L a r a i n e H e n d e r s o n o n 1 6 a n d 2 3 J a n u a r y , 9 . 3 0 a m – 1 . 3 0 p m , a t S t P e t e r ­ i n ­ C h a i n s , C h e q u e r R o a d , D o n c a s t e r , D N 1 2 A A . A t t e n d a n c e a t b o t h d a y s i s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p l e t e t h e c o u r s e w h i c h w i l l l o o k a t c o m m u n i c a t i o n , t r a n s i t i o n s , c o n f l i c t m a n a g e m e n t , f a m i l y p a t t e r n s , s e x a n d s e x u a l i t y , p a r e n t i n g a n d h o w t o l i v e o u r w e d d i n g d a y p r o m i s e s . B o o k i n g i s e s s e n t i a l . 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J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 H A L L A M N E W S P a g e T h r e e Bell & Buxton Solicitors - respected experts in commercial , personal and Notarial law. Telegraph House, High Street, Sheffield, S1 2GA. (0114) 2495969 www.bellbuxton.co.uk PERSONAL SERVICES Including: Conveyancing/Residential Property Wills, Probate & Elderly Client Inheritance and Wills Disputes Abuse of Elderly & Court of Protection Tax Planning & Trusts Family & Childcare Notary Services for Individuals Charles Neal Mary Butler GET IN TOUCH TODAY FOR A NO OBLIGATION, CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS OR PERSONAL LEGAL NEEDS. COMMERCIAL SERVICES Including: Commercial Property Commercial Litigation Company & Business Law Employment Law Intellectual Property Charities and Social Enterprise Notary Services for Business P A P A L N U N C I O V I S I T S F U R N I T U R E S T O R E P A P A L N U N C I O V I S I T S F U R N I T U R E S T O R E O n F r i d a y , 2 0 N o v e m b e r , d u r i n g h i s v i s i t t o t h e D i o c e s e , t h e P a p a l N u n c i o , A r c h b i s h o p A n t o n i o M e n n i n i p o p p e d i n t o S t V i n c e n t ’ s F u r n i t u r e S t o r e , S h e f f i e l d a c c o m p a n i e d b y B i s h o p R a l p h , M g r K i l g a n n o n a n d M g r V i n c e n t B r a d y . D u r i n g h i s s h o r t t i m e a t t h e S t o r e h e s p o k e t o a l l t h e v o l u n t e e r s a n d s t a f f a n d w a s a l s o g i v e n a g u i d e d t o u r o f t h e S t o r e . A r c h b i s h o p M e n n i n i w a s i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e f a n t a s t i c w o r k t h a t i s c a r r i e d o u t a t S t V i n c e n t ’ s a n d w a s a l s o i m ­ p r e s s e d w i t h t h e a m o u n t a n d q u a l i t y o f f u r n i t u r e t h a t i s g i v e n t o t h e v u l n e r a b l e a n d m a r g i n a l i s e d . H e t o l d e v e r y o n e t o k e e p u p t h e g o o d w o r k . P i c t u r e d a b o v e a r e , l e f t t o r i g h t , A r c h b i s h o p M e n n i n i , B i s h o p R a l p h , L o r r a i n e H e a l y , M g r V i n c e n t B r a d y a n d M g r K i l g a n n o n . S p e c i a l G u e s t a t S t V i n c e n t ’ s F u r n i t u r e S t o r e A n n u a l M e e t i n g O n T h u r s d a y , 1 9 N o v e m b e r , S t V i n ­ c e n t ’ s F u r n i t u r e S t o r e h e l d t h e i r 2 8 t h A n n u a l M e e t i n g . E v e r y y e a r a g u e s t s p e a k e r i s i n v i t e d t o c o m e a n d t a l k a b o u t t h e i r w o r k a n d h o w t h e F u r n i t u r e S t o r e i m p a c t s o n t h i s . T h i s y e a r P a u l B l o m f i e l d M P a g r e e d t o c o m e a l o n g a s o u r s p e a k e r . T h e F u r n i t u r e S t o r e i s a c t u a l l y b a s e d i n P a u l ’ s c o n s t i t u e n c y a n d t h e r e f o r e i t w a s v e r y f i t t i n g t h a t h e a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i n g . P a u l s p o k e a b o u t t h e f a c t t h a t h e h a d b e e n b r o u g h t u p t o a v o i d w a s t e a n d h a d t h e r e f o r e g i v e n t o t h e S t o r e o n a n u m b e r o f o c c a s i o n s . A l t h o u g h h i s p o l ­ i t i c s a r e l e d b y h i s b e l i e f s h e i s k e e n t h a t p o l i t i c i a n s s h o u l d a l s o b e p r a c t i ­ c a l . H i s c o n s t i t u e n c y i n c l u d e s s o m e o f t h e w e a l t h i e s t p a r t s o f t h e c i t y a n d s o m e o f t h e m o s t d e p r i v e d a r e a s , a n d h e i s a w a r e t h a t t h e r e i s a g r e a t w i l l ­ i n g n e s s t o h e l p a n d a g r e a t n e e d . C o m ­ p a r i n g t h e w o r k o f t h e S t o r e t o t h a t o f t h e S 2 f o o d b a n k , w i t h w h i c h h e i s d e e p l y i n v o l v e d , h e s a i d t h a t i t w a s v i t a l t h a t t h e w o r k o f t h e F u r n i t u r e S t o r e c o n t i n u e s o t h a t s h a r i n g c o u l d c o n t i n u e . H e p o i n t e d o u t t h e e x t e n t t o w h i c h C o u n c i l f u n d i n g h a d b e e n c u t o v e r t h e p a s t f e w y e a r s a n d s a i d t h a t h e w a s g l a d t h a t t h e C o u n c i l h a d b e e n a b l e t o c o n t i n u e i t s s u p p o r t t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t i t d o e s . M i k e O ’ C a l l a g h a n , C h a i r o f t h e M a n ­ a g e m e n t C o m m i t t e e , t h a n k e d P a u l f o r c o m i n g a l o n g a n d a l s o f o r h i s s u p p o r t a n d p o s i t i v e w o r d s . P a u l B l o m f i e l d M P i s p i c t u r e d a b o v e o n t h e r i g h t w i t h M i k e O ’ C a l l a g h a n a n d L o r r a i n e H e a l y , M a n a g e r .

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

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S A F E G U A R D I N G I N T H E D I O C E S E S a f e g u a r d i n g a n d t h e C a l l f o r J u s t i c e ­ C h a n g i n g o u r W o r l d H a l l a m C a t h o l i c S a f e g u a r d i n g C o m m i s s i o n A n n u a l G a t h e r i n g L i a m H a r r o n a n d C h r i s s y M e l e a d y , a n d c o l l e a g u e s f r o m t h e H a l l a m J u s ­ t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n w h o c o ­ p r o d u c e d ‘ V o i c e s o f D e s p a i r , V o i c e s o f H o p e ’ , g a v e r e a d i n g s d i r e c t f r o m t h o s e w h o h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d s e x u a l e x p l o i t a ­ t i o n . T h e y e m p h a s i s e d t h e n e e d t o l i s t e n t o p e o p l e b e c a u s e " i f t h e y c a n n o t t e l l t h e i r s t o r y u n c e n s o r e d t h e n t h e y f e e l d i r t y , t h a t i t i s t h e i r f a u l t . T h e y n e e d t o f e e l c o n f i d e n t t o s p e a k o u t ” , e v e n t h o u g h t h e s t o r i e s a r e n o t a l w a y s e a s y t o h e a r . “ S p e a k i n g o u t a l l o w s t h e m t o f e e l l i k e g o o d i s c o m i n g o u t o f b a d . I t ’ s a s t o r y f o r j u s t i c e , r i g h t a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e g o s p e l m e s s a g e a n d a f f e c t s e v e r y ­ b o d y ” . C h r i s s y c o n c l u d e d b y t h a n k i n g t h e D i o c e s e o f H a l l a m f o r i t s “ g r o u n d ­ b r e a k i n g w o r k i n l e a r n i n g h o w t o l i s ­ t e n . I t w a s t h e D i o c e s e o f H a l l a m t h a t s t o o d w i t h u s w h e n n o o n e e l s e w a n t e d t o s u p p o r t u s o r h e a r u s . T h e r e c o n c i l ­ i a t i o n s t a r t e d h e r e , n o t o n l y f o r s u r ­ v i v o r s b u t a l s o f o r t h e C h u r c h . A n d f r o m t h e r e i t w i l l b e r o l l e d o u t a c r o s s t h e w o r l d . ” A f t e r a q u i c k c o m f o r t b r e a k , B o b L e v e s l e y , a L e a r n i n g a n d D e v e l o p m e n t C o n s u l t a n t a n d L o c a l S a f e g u a r d i n g R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , w h o h a s p r e v i o u s l y b e e n a S e n i o r S o c i a l W o r k e r , e n t h u s i ­ a s t i c a l l y t o o k u p t h e t o p i c o f t h e M e n ­ t a l C a p a c i t y A c t 2 0 0 5 i m p l e m e n t e d f r o m 2 0 1 0 . T h e A c t s u p p o r t s d e c i s i o n m a k i n g f o r p e o p l e w h o l a c k c a p a c i t y , a l l o w s p r e p a r a t i o n f o r f u t u r e d e c i s i o n m a k i n g a n d c o v e r s p e o p l e c a r i n g f o r o t h e r s ( w h e t h e r p r o f e s s i o n a l l y o r n o t ) . “ T h e A c t a p p l i e s t o e v e r y o n e w h o l o o k s a f t e r , o r c a r e s f o r , s o m e o n e w h o l a c k s c a p a c i t y – t h i s i n c l u d e s f a m i l y c a r e r s o r o t h e r c a r e r s ” ( M e n t a l C a p a c i t y A c t C o d e o f P r a c t i c e p a g e 2 ) . B o b s a i d t h a t t h e A c t c a n b e s e e n a s h a r d t o i m p l e m e n t b e c a u s e “ w e a r e u s e d t o i n t e r v e n i n g w i t h c h i l d r e n b u t a d u l t s a r e s e e n t o b e i n c o n t r o l , t h e r e ­ f o r e i t i s c u l t u r a l l y d i f f i c u l t t o i n t e r ­ v e n e w i t h a d u l t d e c i s i o n m a k i n g . ” A l t h o u g h i t d o e s m e a n t h a t t h e p r o v i ­ s i o n o f c a r e i n t h e f u t u r e c a n b e b a s e d o n " w h a t i s i m p o r t a n t t o m e n o w ? ” H e n o t e s t h a t c a p a c i t y r e l a t e s t o “ i n d i ­ v i d u a l d e c i s i o n s , n o t a l l d e c i s i o n s ” , i s t i m e f l e x i b l e , a n d h e j o k e d t h a t “ t h e r e a r e a l o t o f p e o p l e w h o d i d n ’ t h a v e c a ­ p a c i t y o n F r i d a y n i g h t w h o d o n o w . T h i n g s c h a n g e . A d u l t s g e t t o c h o o s e u n l e s s t h e r e i s a ‘ r e a s o n a b l e b e l i e f ’ t h r o u g h a n i n v e s t i g a t i o n t h a t t h e y d o o r d o n ’ t h a v e c a p a c i t y f o r t h a t s p e c i f i c d e c i s i o n . W e s h o u l d a s k o u r s e l v e s : C a n t h e p e r s o n • U n d e r s t a n d t h e d e c i s i o n ? • W e i g h u p t h e p r o s a n d c o n s ? • R e m e m b e r a n y r e l e v a n t i n f o r m a t i o n ? A n d c o m m u n i c a t e i t w i t h y o u ( n o t n e c ­ e s s a r i l y v e r b a l l y ) ? ” I f s t i l l u n s u r e a b o u t m e n t a l c a p a c i t y , B o b e m p h a s i s e s t h e n e e d t o g o a w a y a n d h a v e a t h i n k a b o u t w h y y o u a r e w o r r i e d , w r i t e d o w n y o u r t h o u g h t s , a s k f o r h e l p f r o m t h e S a f e g u a r d i n g O f ­ f i c e o r v i s i t h t t p s : / / w w w . s h e f f i e l d . g o v . u k / c a r e s u p ­ p o r t / a d u l t / a d u l t ­ a b u s e / p r o f e s s i o n a l s / m c a d o l s / m e n t a l ­ c a p a c i t y ­ a c t . h t m l . A p l e n a r y w a s t h e n l e d b y J u d g e M i c h a e l M u r p h y , C o ­ C h a i r o f t h e H a l ­ l a m C a t h o l i c S a f e g u a r d i n g C o m m i s ­ s i o n , w h o t h a n k e d a l l t h e s p e a k e r s f o r s e t t i n g t h e t o n e t h a t “ s a f e g u a r d i n g i s n o t b o l t e d o n b u t i s v i t a l t o t h e m i s s i o n o f t h e c h u r c h ” . “ W h a t w e d i d n ’ t r e a l i s e w a s t h e e f f e c t a b u s e w a s h a v i n g o n p e o p l e . A s a J u d g e , I c a n t e l l y o u t h a t c a s e s a r e c h a n g i n g ­ t h e r e a r e m a n y m o r e a b u s e c a s e s , w h i c h s h o w s a c h a n g e i n m i n d ­ s e t . S a f e g u a r d i n g i s w h a t t h e C h u r c h i s a b o u t . E v e r y o n e h e r e i s a V I P i n s a f e g u a r d i n g : i n ­ v e s t e d , f o c u s e d e n o u g h t o a t t e n d o n a S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g . ” Q u e s t i o n s w e r e t h e n a s k e d f r o m t h e f l o o r . L i a m H a r r o n w a s a s k e d a b o u t t h e s i t u a t i o n i n R o t h e r h a m . H e s a i d t h e r e w a s o n g o i n g i n t e r f a i t h m e d i a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e c o m m u n i t i e s , a n d t h a t b e ­ c a u s e t h e r e w a s a m i x i n g o f c h i l d s e x ­ u a l e x p l o i t a t i o n a n d r a c i s m c a s e s , t h a t i t i s a p a r t i c u l a r l y d a n g e r o u s t i m e . I n v i t e d t o c o m m e n t o n t h e M u s l i m p e r s p e c t i v e , M u n i r H u s s a i n s a i d “ W h a t i s t h e p o i n t o f s o c i e t y i f w e d o n ’ t k n o w h o w j u s t l y w e c a n h e a r v i c t i m ’ s v o i c e s ? H o w w e t r e a t v i c ­ t i m s i s a r e f l e c t i o n o f h o w w e a r e j u d g e d a s a s o c i e t y . F a i t h c o m m u ­ n i t i e s h a v e t h e l a r g e s t v o i c e , t o ­ g e t h e r , t o e n g a g e w i t h a l l , f o r t h e s a f e t y a n d p r o t e c t i o n o f a l l ” , w h i c h c e m e n t e d t h e k e y i d e a s a b o u t p a r t ­ n e r s h i p s h e a r d f r o m C h r i s P e a r s o n e a r l i e r i n t h e m o r n i n g . I n h i s c l o s i n g r e f l e c t i o n , B i s h o p R a l p h H e s k e t t o f f e r e d h i s p e r s o n a l t h a n k s t o a l l i n v o l v e d f o r b e i n g p r e s ­ e n t a n d f o r e f f o r t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r , a n d p r o v i d e d a r e a d i n g o f t h e l e t t e r o f S t P a u l t o t h e R o m a n s 1 2 : 1 ­ 2 . 9 ­ 1 8 : T h i n k o f G o d ` s m e r c y , m y b r o t h e r s , a n d w o r s h i p h i m , I b e g y o u , i n a w a y t h a t i s w o r t h y o f t h i n k i n g b e i n g s , b y o f f e r i n g y o u r l i v i n g b o d i e s a s a h o l y s a c r i f i c e , t r u l y p l e a s i n g t o G o d . D o n o t m o d e l y o u r s e l v e s o n t h e b e h a v ­ i o u r o f t h e w o r l d a r o u n d y o u , b u t l e t y o u r b e h a v i o u r c h a n g e , m o d e l l e d b y y o u r n e w m i n d . T h i s i s t h e o n l y w a y t o d i s c o v e r t h e w i l l o f G o d a n d k n o w w h a t i s g o o d , w h a t i t i s t h a t G o d w a n t s , w h a t i s t h e p e r f e c t t h i n g t o d o . D o n o t l e t y o u r l o v e b e a p r e t e n c e , b u t s i n c e r e l y p r e f e r g o o d t o e v i l . L o v e e a c h o t h e r a s m u c h a s b r o t h e r s s h o u l d , a n d h a v e a p r o f o u n d r e s p e c t f o r e a c h o t h e r . W o r k f o r t h e L o r d w i t h u n t i r i n g e f f o r t a n d w i t h g r e a t e a r n e s t n e s s o f s p i r i t . I f y o u h a v e h o p e , t h i s w i l l m a k e y o u c h e e r f u l . D o n o t g i v e u p i f t r i a l s c o m e ; a n d k e e p o n p r a y i n g . I f a n y o f t h e s a i n t s a r e i n n e e d y o u m u s t s h a r e w i t h t h e m ; a n d y o u s h o u l d m a k e h o s p i t a l i t y y o u r s p e c i a l c a r e . B l e s s t h o s e w h o p e r s e c u t e y o u : n e v e r c u r s e t h e m , b l e s s t h e m . R e j o i c e w i t h t h o s e w h o r e j o i c e a n d b e s a d w i t h t h o s e i n s o r r o w . T r e a t e v e r y o n e w i t h e q u a l k i n d n e s s ; n e v e r b e c o n d e s c e n d ­ i n g b u t m a k e r e a l f r i e n d s w i t h t h e p o o r . D o n o t a l l o w y o u r s e l f t o b e c o m e s e l f ­ s a t i s f i e d . N e v e r r e p a y e v i l w i t h e v i l b u t l e t e v e r y o n e s e e t h a t y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d o n l y i n t h e h i g h e s t i d e a l s . D o a l l y o u c a n t o l i v e a t p e a c e w i t h e v e r y o n e . B i s h o p R a l p h c l o s e d t h e e v e n t b y i d e n ­ t i f y i n g t h a t P a u l ’ s u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e h a l l m a r k s o f C h r i s t i a n l i f e i s h o s ­ p i t a l i t y a n d a w a r m w e l c o m e f o r e v e r y ­ o n e , a n d t h i s i s f o r u s a l l t o l i v e u p t o . J u d g e M i c h a e l M u r p h y J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 H A L L A M N E W S P a g e F i v e Entrance assessment: Saturday, 23 January 2016 Register your child today. We are an independent Catholic day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. Proudly non­selective, in keeping with the inclusive ethos of our school. For more information please contact our Admissions Team on +44 1246 433 388 or email admissions@msmcollege.com

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J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 H A L L A M N E W S P a g e S i x B i s h o p R a l p h V i s i t s C o r p u s C h r i s t i P a r i s h B i s h o p R a l p h w i t h F r M a r t i n S t o n e , c e l e b r a t i n g M a s s a t S t M i c h a e l a n d A l l A n g e l s , W o m b w e l l . O n t h e r i g h t , B i s h o p R a l p h w i t h F r S t o n e a f t e r M a s s a t S a c r e d H e a r t P a r i s h , G o l d t h o r p e . C a t e n i a n D r a u g h t s T r o p h y D e r b y t o B a r n s l e y i s o v e r f i f t y m i l e s , b u t s e e m e d a s h o r t d i s t a n c e t o t h e D e r b y D a v e s ( B a r k e , P e r r y , G a s c o y n e a n d " D a v e " E d d i e G r a y ! ) a s t h e y s e t o u t c o n f i d e n t l y t o w i n t h e A u s t i n J a h n s ­ d o r f D r a u g h t s C o m p e t i ­ t i o n . H o w e v e r , t h e j o u r n e y b a c k p r o b a b l y s e e m e d l i k e a h u n d r e d m i l e s a s B a r n s l e y r e t a i n e d t h e t r o p h y f r o m l a s t y e a r . A n d r e w H a r t l e y w a s t h e w i n n e r l a s t y e a r a n d t h i s y e a r h e s h a r e d t h e t r o ­ p h y w i t h P e t e r B r a n n a n . N o D a v e s f e a t u r e d i n t h e w i n n i n g l i n e u p . P i c t u r e d o n t h e l e f t , P e t e r a n d A n d r e w f l a n k a h a p p y M i k e S t a r f o r d a s t h e B a r n s l e y p r e s i d e n t p r e s e n t s t h e t r o p h y . T h e B i s h o p w i t h T e s s a n d P h i l L y n c h a t t h e M a c m i l l a n C o f f e e M o r n i n g h e l d a t H o y l a n d C a t h o l i c C l u b i n t h e P a r i s h o f C o r p u s C h r i s t i i n m e m o r y o f f o r m e r P a r i s h P r i e s t , F r B r i a n D a v i e s . A b o v e r i g h t , B r a d J a c o b s ( f o u r t h f r o m t h e l e f t ) w h o o r g a n i s e d F r B r i a n ’ s m e m o r i a l C o f f e e M o r n i n g , t o g e t h e r w i t h h i s b a n d o f h e l p e r s .

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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S F R F R L E O N A R D L E O N A R D M A Y M A Y ! ! F r L e o n a r d M a y , f o r m e r P a r i s h P r i e s t o f S t M a r y M a g ­ d a l e n e ` s , M a l t b y , c e l e b r a t e d h i s 9 0 t h b i r t h d a y o n 2 4 t h N o v e m ­ b e r . O n S a t u r d a y , 2 1 s t N o v e m b e r , S t M a r y M a g d a l e n e ` s p a r i s h a n d m a n y f r o m o u t s i d e t h e p a r i s h c e l e b r a t e d w i t h h i m . T h e d a y s t a r t e d w i t h M a s s , c o n c e l e ­ b r a t e d b y s o m e t w e n t y p r i e s t s , i n c l u d ­ i n g B i s h o p R a l p h , A r c h b i s h o p A n t o n i o M e n n i n i , t h e P a p a l N u n c i o , a n d f o u r o f F r M a y ` s f o r m e r c u r a t e s . T h e h o m i l y w a s g i v e n b y M o n s i g n o r M a r k C r i s p f r o m B i r m i n g h a m D i o c e s e , a n d f o r ­ m e r l y o f S t M a r y M a g d a l e n e ` s p a r i s h . T h e c h u r c h w a s p a c k e d w i t h f r i e n d s f r o m a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y . T h e c e l e b r a ­ t i o n c o n t i n u e d w i t h a v e r y e n j o y a b l e b u f f e t a t M a l t b y C a t h o l i c C l u b . W e a l l w i s h F r M a y m a n y h a p p y r e ­ t u r n s a n d h o p e t h a t w e w i l l b e a b l e t o c e l e b r a t e h i s c e n t e n a r y i n 2 0 2 5 ! F r L e n M a y F r L e n M a y i s p r e s e n t e d w i t h a P a p a l B l e s s i n g a t t h e c e l e b r a t i o n o f h i s 9 0 t h b i r t h d a y F r M a y c u t s h i s s p e c i a l c a k e S t W i l f r i d ’ s W i n s N a t i o n a l R e c o g n i t i o n I t w a s a t r e m e n d o u s p r i v i l e g e f o r s t a f f , c l i e n t s a n d v o l u n t e e r s a t S t W i l f r i d ’ s C e n t r e t o b e n o m i n a t e d f o r t h e C h r i s ­ t i a n F u n d e r s ’ F o r u m A w a r d s 2 0 1 5 , b u t l i t t l e d i d t h e y t h i n k t h e y w o u l d w i n i t . T h e a n n u a l a w a r d c e r e m o n y h e l d a t t h e C h a r t e r h o u s e L o n d o n t o o k p l a c e i n N o v e m b e r a n d S t W i l f r i d ’ s , r e p r e ­ s e n t e d b y K e v i n B r a d l e y , D i r e c t o r , L o u i s e F i n n i g a n , W e l f a r e M a n a g e r a n d M a n d i H u n t , F u n d r a i s e r , w o n t h e ‘ B e s t F a i t h I n s p i r e d S o c i a l A c t i o n P r o j ­ e c t 2 0 1 5 ’ . T h e e v e n t w a s a t t e n d e d b y p r o j e c t s f r o m a l l o v e r B r i t a i n a n d i t w a s a g r e a t h o n o u r f o r t h e C e n t r e t o b e p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e G o l d A w a r d . S t W i l f r i d ’ s C e n t r e h a d b e e n n o m i ­ n a t e d b y t h e L a i n g F a m i l y T r u s t w h i c h h a s a l s o p r o v i d e d f i n a n c i a l s u p ­ p o r t f o r t h e R e s i d e n t i a l P r o j e c t . P i c t u r e d b e l o w w i t h t h e a w a r d a r e , l e f t t o r i g h t , M a n d i H u n t , C o n s u l t a n t F u n d r a i s e r , K e v i n B r a d l e y , D i r e c t o r S t W i l f r i d ’ s C e n t r e a n d L o u i s e F i n n i g a n , W e l f a r e M a n a g e r o f S t W i l f r i d ’ s C e n ­ t r e . J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 H A L L A M N E W S P a g e S e v e n Order your FREE regular copy of Voice of Hope at premier.org.uk/voiceofhope or call 020 7316 1487 Request your FREE copy of Voice of Hope today and get 44 days of inspiring devotions to improve your spiritual wellbeing in 2016. Be blessed with: • 44 daily devotionals • Encouraging Christian news • Uplifting stories of transformed lives • Exciting programmes from Premier Be inspired in your walk with Christ in 2016

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FT Travel Insurance Car Hire Authorised and regulated by the FCA 2 6 5 M M X 2 T O F I L L A D U L T E D U C A T I O N A D U L T E D U C A T I O N R E L A U N C H R E L A U N C H M o n s i g n o r J o h n R y a n h a s b e e n a s k e d b y B i s h o p R a l p h t o d e v e l o p a d u l t e d u c a t i o n i n t h e d i o c e s e . L a s t y e a r h e b e g a n g i v i n g d a y s f o r r e a d e r s , e x t r a o r d i n a r y m i n i s t e r s o f t h e E u c h a r i s t a n d c a t e c h i s t s i n B a r n s l e y , R o t h e r h a m , D o n c a s t e r a n d S h e f f i e l d . O v e r t h r e e h u n ­ d r e d p e o p l e h e a r d h i m s p e a k a b o u t t h e R e a l P r e s e n c e o f C h r i s t i n t h e W o r d a n d t h e E u c h a r i s t . S u c h d a y s w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e S p r i n g i n C h e s t e r f i e l d a n d B a s s e t l a w ; a n d i n a n e w s e r i e s F r J o h n w i l l l o o k a t L u k e ` s P a r a b l e s o f M e r c y a n d t h e E u c h a r i s t a s S a c r a m e n t o f M e r c y . I n L e n t h e w i l l b e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e P a s s i o n o f J e s u s i n s i x t a l k s w h i c h w i l l t a k e p l a c e i n s i x v e n u e s a r o u n d t h e d i o c e s e , w i t h e a c h t a l k b e i n g r e p e a t e d i n a d i f f e r e n t p l a c e . S e e t h e H a l l a m D i o c e s a n w e b s i t e f o r d e t a i l s . I n S e p t e m b e r t h e C a t h o l i c C e r t i f i c a t e i n R e l i g i o u s S t u d ­ i e s ( C C R S ) w i l l b e r e l a u n c h e d a f t e r a f a l l o w y e a r , w i t h n e w c o u r s e s a d d e d ; a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r f u r t h e r g u i d e d s t u d y a f t e r t h e a w a r d i n g o f t h e C e r t i f i c a t e . F o r t h o s e w h o m i g h t f i n d s t u d y a n d e s s a y w r i t i n g a s t e p t o o f a r a t p r e s ­ e n t , b u t w i s h t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t t h e i r f a i t h , t h e r e w i l l b e t a l k s a n d d i s c u s s i o n s a t c e n t r e s a r o u n d t h e d i o c e s e t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r o n a s p e c t s o f t h e S c r i p t u r e s a n d a c l o s e e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e C a t e c h i s m o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . A l l t h e d e t a i l s c a n b e f o u n d o n t h e D i o c e s e o f H a l l a m W e b s i t e . R e j u v e n a t e d E d u c a t i o n P r o g r a m m e E n t h u s e s L a y R e a d e r s , M i n i s t e r s a n d C a t e c h i s t s B i s h o p R a l p h p r e s e n t s C C R S c e r t i f i c a t e s t o s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e d t h e c o u r s e S e e a l s o p a g e 9 A r o u n d 1 2 0 R e a d e r s , E x t r a o r d i n a r y M i n i s t e r s o f t h e E u c h a r i s t a n d C a t e ­ c h i s t s f r o m a c r o s s t h e H a l l a m D i o c e s e g a t h e r e d a t A l l S a i n t s ’ S c h o o l i n S h e f f i e l d t o a t t e n d t h e f i r s t s e s s i o n o f a r e j u v e n a t e d a d u l t e d u c a t i o n p r o ­ g r a m m e . T h e y h e a r d M g r J o h n R y a n s p e a k a b o u t t h e W o r d o f G o d a s T r u t h , T h e W o r d o f G o d a s A l i v e a n d A c t i v e a n d T h e R e a l P r e s e n c e o f t h e L o r d i n W o r d a n d E u c h a r i s t . M g r R y a n e m p h a s i s e d t h e B i b l e ’ s n a ­ t u r e , n o t a s a s i n g l e b o o k , b u t a s a l i ­ b r a r y . T h e r e w e r e m y t h s , n a r r a t i v e s b a s e d o n w h a t w a s r e m e m b e r e d o f h i s ­ t o r y , a p o c a l y p t i c w r i t i n g s d e s i g n e d t o a s s e r t G o d ’ s e v e n t u a l v i c t o r y t o a p e r ­ s e c u t e d a n d d i s p o s s e s s e d p e o p l e , l a w a n d w r i t i n g s t h a t f o c u s e d o n r e l a t i o n ­ s h i p s b e t w e e n p e o p l e a n d b e t w e e n p e o ­ p l e a n d G o d . H e e x p l o r e d t h e d i f f e r e n c e s i n a c c o u n t s o f t h e s a m e e v e n t a n d h o w s t o r i e s l i k e N o a h a n d t h e F l o o d a p p e a r e d i n t e x t s p r e ­ d a t i n g b i b l i c a l w r i t i n g s l i k e t h e E p i c o f G i l ­ g a m e s h a n d t h e B a b y l o n i a n c r e a t i o n e p i c E n u m a E l i s h , e x p l a i n i n g h o w t h e y c o u l d i l l u m i n a t e t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f G o d ’ s m e s s a g e . M g r R y a n e x p l o r e d a p p a r e n t c o n t r a ­ d i c t i o n s i n t h e s t o r y o f D a v i d a n d G o ­ l i a t h a n d q u e s t i o n s o v e r t h e t i m i n g o f e v e n t s i m m e d i a t e l y b e f o r e C h r i s t ’ s P a s s i o n . “ W h e n r e f l e c t i n g o n t h e B i b l e , o n e o f t h e r e a l i s s u e s i s t r u t h , ” M g r R y a n t o l d a r a p t a u d i e n c e . “ I t i s t h e W o r d o f G o d , i n s p i r e d b y t h e H o l y S p i r i t . “ T h e r e a r e c o n f l i c t s i n t h e G o s p e l s a n d t h e B i b l e i t s e l f a n d w e h a v e t o b e g r o w n u p a b o u t i t . W e b e l i e v e i n t h e t r u t h o f t h e B i b l e , b u t n o t t h e l i t e r a l t r u t h – w e a r e n o t f u n d a m e n t a l i s t s ; f u n d a m e n t a l i s m i s i n t e l l e c t u a l s u i c i d e . “ T h e s t o r i e s … a r e p r o f o u n d l y t r u e b e ­ c a u s e a l l o f t h e m t e l l u s a b o u t o u r ­ s e l v e s – t h e h u m a n c o n d i t i o n – a b o u t G o d ’ s r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h u s a n d o u r r e ­ l a t i o n s h i p w i t h e a c h o t h e r . ” M g r R y a n a l s o t o u c h e d o n t h e s y m b o l ­ i s m i n n a m e s a d d i n g f u r t h e r d e p t h t o B i b l e s t o r i e s : A b e l , m e a n i n g “ W h i s p , ” I s a a c – “ H e w h o l a u g h s , ” J a c o b – “ T h e O n e W h o G r a s p s . ” L o c a t i o n s a n d a c t i o n s c o u l d a l s o b e s i g ­ n i f i c a n t . 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T h e d a y e n d e d w i t h M a s s a n d c o m m i s ­ s i o n i n g f o r t h e R e a d e r s , E x t r a o r d i n a r y M i n i s t e r s o f t h e E u c h a r i s t a n d C a t e ­ c h i s t s , p r e s i d e d o v e r b y t h e d i o c e s e ’ s V i c a r G e n e r a l , M g r D e s m o n d S e x t o n . “ I t w a s a f a s c i n a t i n g d a y , ” s a i d o n e p a r t i c i p a n t . “ I t b r o a d e n e d m y u n d e r ­ s t a n d i n g , b u t a l s o m a d e m e r e a l i s e t h e r e i s s o m u c h m o r e t o l e a r n a n d s o m u c h d e p t h a n d r i c h n e s s t h a t c a n b e r e v e a l e d . ” D e t a i l s o f f u r t h e r s e s s i o n s i n t h e r e j u ­ v e n a t e d D i o c e s e o f H a l l a m a d u l t e d u ­ c a t i o n p r o g r a m m e w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d i n H a l l a m N e w s . 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J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 H A L L A M N E W S P a g e T e n C E L E B R A T I N G O U R S C H O O L S C E L E B R A T I N G O U R S C H O O L S T h e c h i l d r e n i n Y e a r T w o a t S t T h e r e s a ’ s C a t h o l i c P r i m a r y S c h o o l , S h e f f i e l d a t t e n d e d t h e m e m o r i a l s e r v ­ i c e a t t h e C e n o t a p h o n W e d n e s d a y , 1 1 N o v e m b e r . T h e c h i l d r e n w e r e r e c o g ­ n i s e d b y t h e M a s t e r o f C e r e m o n i e s f o r a t t e n d i n g t h e e v e n t a n d t h e L o r d M a y o r o f S h e f f i e l d m e t w i t h s o m e o f t h e c h i l d r e n . T h e c h i l d r e n r e a l l y e n j o y e d t h e v i s i t a n d w e r e c o m p l e m e n t e d o n t h e i r i m ­ p e c c a b l e b e h a v i o u r . R e m e m b r a n c e D a y O n 1 3 O c t o b e r , 2 6 s t u d e n t s f r o m S t B e r n a r d ’ s C a t h o l i c H i g h S c h o o l e m ­ b a r k e d o n a o n c e ­ i n ­ a ­ l i f e t i m e e x p e d i ­ t i o n t o L e s o t h o . T h e t h r e e ­ w e e k t r i p w a s t h e r e s u l t o f 1 8 m o n t h s o f d e d i c a t e d f u n d r a i s i n g b y t h e s e s t u d e n t s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s , w h o s u c c e e d e d i n r a i s i n g o v e r £ 5 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e e x p e d i t i o n . W i t h t h e m o n i e s r a i s e d , S t B e r n a r d ’ s w e r e a b l e t o t r a v e l b a c k t o t h e c o m m u ­ n i t y o f R i b a n e n g , w h e r e o l d e r s t u d e n t s h a d p r e v i o u s l y v i s i t e d i n 2 0 1 2 a n d i n ­ s t a l l e d a p i p e d w a t e r f a c i l i t y w i t h i n t h e s c h o o l g r o u n d s . T h i s r e t u r n j o u r ­ n e y h a d a n e w f o c u s , a s b o t h t h e i n s i d e a n d o u t s i d e o f t h e e n t i r e s c h o o l b u i l d ­ i n g n e e d e d a g o o d c l e a n a n d t h e n p a i n t i n g . T h i s w a s n o e a s y t a s k , a s t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e w a l l s w e r e n o t i d e a l ; s m o k e f r o m t h e c o o k e r s h a d s c o r c h e d t h e w a l l s a n d t h i s i n i t s e l f t o o k m a n y h o u r s t o c l e a n . I n o r d e r t o e n a b l e t h e R i b a n e n g s c h o o l t o b e c o m e m o r e s e l f ­ s u f f i c i e n t , t h e t e a m a l s o c r e a t e d s e v e r a l ‘ k e y h o l e g a r ­ d e n s ’ , w h i c h h o p e f u l l y w i l l g r o w v e g ­ e t a b l e s f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y . T h e d i g g i n g w a s a t o u g h p r o c e s s f o r t h e s t u d e n t s , a s a d r o u g h t h a d h i t L e s o t h o . T h e s o i l w a s b o n e d r y a n d t h e r e w a s n o p i p e d w a t e r a v a i l a b l e . T h i s t e s t e d e v e r y o n e i n v o l v e d i n t h e p r o j e c t , a s d i g g i n g w a s e x t r e m e l y d i f f i c u l t a n d w a t e r h a d t o b e c a r r i e d i n b u c k e t s f r o m a w e l l f a r a w a y . T h e s e t e s t i n g c o n d i t i o n s , s a d l y , a r e w h a t t h e R i b a n e n g s c h o o l c h i l d r e n a r e u s e d t o ; t h e S t B e r n a r d ’ s s t u d e n t s q u i c k l y a d a p t e d , h o w e v e r , a n d c h e e r ­ f u l l y w o r k e d h a r d a l o n g s i d e t h e i r n e w L e s o t h o f r i e n d s . T h e l o c a l s t a u g h t t h e m h o w t o ‘ s i n g a s t h e y w o r k e d ’ . B y t h e e n d o f t h e v i s i t , s o n g s w e r e b e i n g l e a r n t b y b o t h g r o u p s o f s t u d e n t s a n d s h a r e d b y s i n g i n g t h e m t o g e t h e r . T h e p e o p l e o f R i b a n e n g e x p r e s s e d t h e i r u t t e r j o y a t t h e g i f t s S t B e r n a r d ’ s a n d i t s L e a r n i n g C o m m u n i t y g a v e t h e m a t M a s s o n t h e S u n d a y d u r i n g t h e v i s i t . T h e M a s s i t s e l f i s a l w a y s c e l ­ e b r a t e d t h e r e w i t h t h e m o s t w o n d e r f u l s i n g i n g a n d d a n c i n g a n y w a y ; t h i s M a s s w a s n o e x c e p t i o n . T h e c e l e b r a ­ t i o n o f t h e ‘ G l o r i a ’ w a s a s i g h t t o b e ­ h o l d ; v i s i t o r s f r o m S t B e r n a r d ’ s w e r e l u c k y t o w i t n e s s t h i s u p l i f t i n g d i s p l a y o f p r a i s e a n d c o u l d n ’ t h e l p b u t j o i n i n ! T h e e x p e d i t i o n b e g a n a n d e n d e d w i t h t o u r s o f v a r i o u s p a r t s o f S o u t h A f r i c a , i n c l u d i n g R o b b e n I s l a n d , w h e r e N e l ­ s o n M a n d e l a h a d b e e n i n c a r c e r a t e d . T h i s e n r i c h e d t h e s t u d e n t s ’ u n d e r ­ s t a n d i n g o f t h e h i s t o r y o f S o u t h A f r i c a a n d a l s o e x p l a i n e d t h e p o l i t i c a l s i t u a ­ t i o n r e g a r d i n g L e s o t h o , a n i n d e p e n d ­ e n t , ‘ l a n d l o c k e d ’ c o u n t r y w i t h i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s h e l p e d s t u d e n t s t o u n d e r ­ s t a n d w h y t h e y w e r e w i t n e s s i n g s o m e o f t h e c r u e l l e s t e x t r e m e s o f w e a l t h a n d a l s o h o w t h e y c o u l d t h e n c o n t i n u e t o h e l p s o m e o f t h e i r p o o r e s t g l o b a l n e i g h ­ b o u r s i n t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e w a y . 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