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t h e r i b b o n a t t h e e n t r a n c e t o E d g c u m b e C o u r t . A j o y f u l d a y i n d e e d ! F e l i c i t y S t e a d E d i t o r I s s u e 2 2 3 A p r i l 2 0 1 6 W e d n e s d a y 2 n d M a r c h d a w n e d b l u s t e r y b u t b r i g h t f o r t h e l o n g - a w a i t e d b l e s s i n g a n d f o r m a l o p e n i n g o f t h e S i s t e r s o f N a z a r e t h ‘ r e t i r e m e n t v i l l a g e ’ o v e r l o o k i n g P l y m o u t h S o u n d . T h e n e w d e v e l o p m e n t , b u i l t a l o n g s i d e t h e r e c e n t l y r e f u r b i s h e d N a z a r e t h H o u s e C a r e H o m e w i t h i t s a d j o i n i n g C h a p e l , i s t h e c u l m i n a t i o n o f m a n y y e a r s h a r d w o r k b y t h e S i s t e r s , t h e N a z a r e t h C a r e C h a r i t a b l e T r u s t a n d t h e i r p r o f e s s i o n a l a d v i s e r s . I n t h e p r e s e n c e o f S i s t e r s f r o m P l y m o u t h a n d o t h e r N a z a r e t h H o u s e c o m m u n i t i e s f r o m a r o u n d t h e U K , s t a f f a n d r e s i d e n t s o f t h e N a z a r e t h H o u s e C a r e H o m e a n d C e l e b r a t i o n M a s s a n d B l e s s i n g o f E d g c u m b e C o u r t b y B i s h o p M a r k O ’ T o o l e y o u r b l e s s i n g , L o r d ’ b e f o r e e v e r y o n e g a t h e r e d o u t s i d e t h e n e w d e v e l o p m e n t w h e r e B i s h o p M a r k u n v e i l e d a c o m m e m o r a t i v e p l a q u e a n d f o r m a l l y ‘ c u t ’ E d g c u m b e C o u r t , L o r d D a v i d O w e n C H P C F R C P a n d o t h e r i n v i t e d g u e s t s , B i s h o p M a r k c o n c e l e b r a t e d M a s s w i t h p r i e s t s f r o m t h e P l y m o u t h D e a n e r y a n d o t h e r p a r i s h e s i n t h e D i o c e s e . D u r i n g h i s H o m i l y B i s h o p M a r k a c k n o w l e d g e d t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n o f t h e S i s t e r s t o t h e c o m m u n i t y h e r e i n P l y m o u t h o v e r m a n y y e a r s t h r o u g h t h e i r w o r k o f s u p p o r t i n g a n d c a r i n g f o r t h o s e i n n e e d a t a l l s t a g e s o f l i f e s a y i n g : “ t h e l o v e , c o m p a s s i o n , p a t i e n c e , r e s p e c t , j u s t i c e a n d h o s p i t a l i t y t h a t a r e t h e c o r e v a l u e s o f t h e S i s t e r s o f N a z a r e t h i m i t a t e t h o s e o f t h e H o l y F a m i l y i n N a z a r e t h . ” M a s s e n d e d w i t h t h e h y m n ‘ O n t h i s h o u s e A s p a r t o f o u r w o r k o n S a c r a m e n t s , o u r Y e a r 4 c h i l d r e n h a v e b e e n l o o k i n g i n t o r e l i g i o u s l i f e . M o n s i g n o r D a v i d S i l k , r e t i r e d P r i e s t a t S t M a r y c h u r c h , c a m e t o v i s i t u s t o e x p l a i n w h a t i t w a s l i k e t o b e a P r i e s t a n d h i s e x p e r i e n c e o f b e i n g c a l l e d b y G o d . W e t h e n v i s i t e d t h e F i l l e s d e L a C r o i x S i s t e r s w h o a r e p a r t o f o u r P a r i s h C o m m u n i t y . T h e y t r e a t e d t h e c h i l d r e n t o a l o v e l y a f t e r n o o n a n d s h a r e d w i t h t h e m t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e i r O r d e r a n d e x p l a i n e d w h a t i t i s l i k e f o r t h e m t o s e r v e G o d . T h e S i s t e r s w e r e d e l i g h t e d w h e n Y e a r 4 s h a r e d s o m e o f o u r h y m n s w i t h t h e m . T h e c h i l d r e n h a d a v e r y i n f o r m a t i v e a n d i n s p i r i n g w e e k ; h e r e i s w h a t s o m e o f t h e c h i l d r e n h a d t o s a y a b o u t t h e v i s i t s : E l l i e : " W e g o t t o a s k s o m e q u e s t i o n s , t a l k a n d h a v e b i s c u i t s a n d a d r i n k w i t h t h e S i s t e r s . I d i d n ` t t h i n k t h a t i t w o u l d b e a s m u c h f u n a s i t w a s . " L e t i a : " W h e n M o n s i g n o r S i l k c a m e h e t o l d u s a b o u t w h a t i t ` s l i k e t o b e a p r i e s t a n d w h y h e l i k e s b e i n g o n e . " A l b e r t : " W e g o t s h o w n a r o u n d t h e h o m e o f t h e s i s t e r s . I w a s s u r p r i s e d t h a t i t w a s s o b i g ! " F a b i e n n e : " G o i n g t o s e e t h e S i s t e r s m a d e m e f e e l j o y f u l . " H a r r i s o n : " W h e n w e w e n t t o v i s i t t h e s i s t e r s a n d w h e n M o n s i g n o r S i l k v i s i t e d u s w e l e a r n t a l o t a b o u t r e l i g i o u s l i f e . " E m i l y : " I t h i n k t h a t s e e i n g t h e S i s t e r s a n d M o n s i g n o r S i l k h a s e x t e n d e d m y k n o w l e d g e o f r e l i g i o u s l i f e . " M i a : " T h e S i s t e r s h e l p e d m e u n d e r s t a n d t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n a n u n a n d a s i s t e r . " M i s s C a t h y L o w r y I n t e r i m H e a d T e a c h e r E v a n g e l i s a t i o n i n A c t i o n P r i o r y R C P r i m a r y S c h o o l , S t M a r y c h u r c h

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

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

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