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I s s u e 2 2 9 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 5 0 p M i s s i o n o n t h e A m a z o n P a g e 3 A n a u d i e n c e w i t h A n n W i d d e c o m b e P a g e 4 B i s h o p M a r k i n s t a l l e d a s a n H o n o r a r y C a n o n o f E x e t e r C a t h e d r a l P a g e 5 T h e w o r k o f t h e D i o c e s a n E v a n g e l i s a t i o n T e a m P a g e s 6 &, 7 O u r V i s i o n 1 C o r 1 2 , 3 : T h a t e v e r y o n e m a y k n o w t h a t J e s u s C h r i s t i s L o r d J n 1 4 , 6 : H e i s t h e W a y , t h e T r u t h a n d t h e L i g h t M t t 1 6 , 1 8 : W e a r e c a l l e d t o d o h i s w i l l i n t h e h e a r t o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h J n 1 0 , 1 0 : T h a t w e m a y h a v e l i f e i n i t s f u l l n e s s CSWNOV2016.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 19/10/2016 09:43 Page 1

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G r o u p 5 7 9 : 2 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 C A F O D H a r v e s t F a s t D a y 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 . E D I T O R I A L E d i t o r : F e l i c i t y S t e a d 0 7 9 0 6 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 8 0 3 3 2 6 9 2 9 f e l i c i t y s t e a d at b t i n t e r n e t . c o m Y o u r l e t t e r s , a r t i c l e s a n d p h o t o s a r e m o s t w e l c o m e . 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 : A l i c e J e n k i n s a l i c e j at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 : T u e s d a y 1 N o v e m b e r , D e c e m b e r 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 N i c a n o r a f a c e s u n i m a g i n a b l e c h a l l e n g e s o n h e r s m a l l f a r m i n t h e B o l i v i a n h i g h l a n d s . T h i s H a r v e s t F a s t D a y w i l l y o u j o i n h e r o n a t w o - y e a r j o u r n e y t o t r a n s f o r m h e r l i f e a n d h e l p h e r p r o v i d e f o r h e r c h i l d r e n ? C A F O D ` s p a r t n e r s w i l l b e w o r k i n g w i t h N i c a n o r a a n d h e r c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h o u r H a n d s O n A l t i p l a n o p r o j e c t . N i c a n o r a i s a 3 2 - y e a r - o l d m u m o f f o u r , w h o l i v e s o n t h e B o l i v i a n A l t i p l a n o –, a n a r e a o f a r i d p l a i n h i g h i n t h e A n d e s M o u n t a i n s w h e r e t h e b u r n i n g s u n c a n g i v e w a y t o h e a v y h a i l s t o r m s i n m o m e n t s , d e s t r o y i n g t h e c r o p s s h e s p e n d s s o l o n g c u l t i v a t i n g . B u t w i t h y o u r h e l p , N i c a n o r a i s a b o u t t o t a k e a n e x t r a o r d i n a r y j o u r n e y t h a t w i l l t r a n s f o r m h e r l i f e a n d t h a t o f h e r c o m m u n i t y . O u r e x p e r t s a r e r e a d y w i t h t h e i r p l a n s f o r t h e H a n d s O n A l t i p l a n o p r o j e c t . T h e y w i l l h e l p t o i n s t a l l p i p i n g a n d a t a p f o r i r r i g a t i o n , b u i l d a w o r m e r y , w h i c h w i l l p r o d u c e c o m p o s t t o g i v e c r o p s a l l t h e n u t r i e n t s t h e y n e e d , a n d b u i l d a v e g e t a b l e g a r d e n a n d a g r e e n h o u s e , t o s h e l t e r h e r v e g e t a b l e s f r o m t h e h a r s h e n v i r o n m e n t . N i c a n o r a w a n t s t o g e t t o w o r k . A l l t h a t s h e n e e d s n o w i s y o u r s u p p o r t a n d f o r y o u t o b e w i t h h e r a t e v e r y s t e p o f t h e w a y . T h i s i s a n a m b i t i o u s p r o j e c t a c r o s s t h e A l t i p l a n o a n d t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n w o n ’, t h a p p e n o v e r n i g h t - i f y o u c a n s i g n u p t o H a n d s O n y o u w i l l h e a r f r o m t h e c o m m u n i t i e s o n t h e A l t i p l a n o f o r t h e e n t i r e t y o f t h e i r t w o - y e a r p r o j e c t . W e w i l l k e e p y o u u p d a t e d o n t h e p r o j e c t a s a n d w h e n t h i n g s h a p p e n , v i a p o s t a n d e m a i l , s o t h a t y o u u n d e r s t a n d e x a c t l y w h e r e y o u r m o n e y i s g o i n g a n d h o w y o u h a v e t r a n s f o r m e d t h e l a n d s c a p e h e r e . I f y o u ’, r e n o t a l r e a d y a C A F O D s u p p o r t e r a n d w o u l d l i k e t o b e i n v o l v e d p l e a s e c o n t a c t S i m o n G i a r c h i , C A F O D P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e C o m m u n i t y P a r t i c i p a t i o n O f f i c e r T e l : 0 1 3 6 4 6 4 5 4 4 0 e m a i l : p l y m o u t h at c a f o d at c a f o d . o r g . u k w e b s i t e : w w w . c a f o d p l y m o u t h . o r g . u k P r o c l a i m i n g m e r c y r e t r e a t s A s t h i s Y e a r o f M e r c y d r a w s t o a c l o s e , t h e s e C A F O D r e t r e a t s w i l l e x p l o r e h o w e a c h o f u s c a n c o n t i n u e t o l i v e o u t P o p e F r a n c i s ’, c a l l t o b e “, w i t n e s s e s o f m e r c y ”, i n o u r f a m i l i e s , c o m m u n i t i e s a n d i n o u r w o r l d . E a c h r e t r e a t w i l l b e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e r e f r e s h e d a n d s u s t a i n e d a n d w i l l a l l o w y o u t o t a k e t i m e o u t f r o m e v e r y d a y l i f e t o r e f l e c t o n y o u r o w n f a i t h j o u r n e y , i n t h e c o m p a n y o f o t h e r C A F O D s u p p o r t e r s a n d i n p e a c e f u l s u r r o u n d i n g s . J u s t f o r o n e d a y , t a k e t i m e t o b e s t i l l . B r e a t h e . B e i n s p i r e d t o s h o w m e r c y t o y o u r f a m i l y , y o u r p a r i s h , a n d o u r w o r l d . D u r i n g t h e d a y , w e w i l l e x p l o r e t h e S c r i p t u r e s a n d C h u r c h t e a c h i n g t o g e t h e r . W e w i l l a l s o t a k e t i m e t o l e a r n f r o m e a c h o t h e r ’, s e x p e r i e n c e s a n d t o b e i n s p i r e d a n d e n r i c h e d b y s t o r i e s f r o m C A F O D ’, s c a m p a i g n i n g a n d w o r k o v e r s e a s . T h e r e t r e a t s a r e  , f r e e o f c h a r g e w i t h t h o s e a t t e n d i n g a s k e d t o b r i n g f o o d f o r a s h a r e d l u n c h . A l l a r e w e l c o m e , w h e t h e r o r n o t y o u a r e a l r e a d y i n v o l v e d w i t h C A F O D ’, s c a m p a i g n s . T h e r e t r e a t i n o u r D i o c e s e i s o n S a t u r d a y 3 r d D e c e m b e r f r o m 1 0 a m t o 4 p m a t H i l l f i e l d F r i a r y , D o r c h e s t e r , D T 2 7 B E . T o b o o k a p l a c e g o t o w w w . c a f o d . o r g . u k / c a f o d - a u t u m n - r e t r e a t s . C A F O D , t h e C a t h o l i c A g e n c y f o r O v e r s e a s D e v e l o p m e n t , i s o a r t o f C a r i t a s I n t e r n a t i o n a l , a w o r l d w i d e n e t w o r k o f C a t h o l i c r e l i e f a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a g e n c i e s A p o s t l e s h i p o f t h e S e a ( A o S ) h e l d a M a s s i n S t M a r y I m m a c u l a t e C h u r c h , F a l m o u t h o n T h u r s d a y 2 2 n d S e p t e m b e r t o p r a y f o r s e a f a r e r s a n d m a r k t h e f e a s t o f O u r L a d y S t a r o f t h e S e a ‘, S t e l l a M a r i s ’, . I n h i s h o m i l y , F r B r i a n K e n w r i c k s a i d : A o S s h o w s t h e l o v e o f J e s u s a n d M a r y t o s e a f a r e r s w h o a r e f a r f r o m t h e i r h o m e s a n d s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e i r l o v e d o n e s . E v e n w h e n s e a f a r e r s h a v e r e a c h e d t h e s a f e t y o f t h e s h o r e , t h e s e c u r i t y o f h a r b o u r , t h e y o f t e n n e e d h e l p , s u p p o r t a n d g u i d a n c e . F o r t h e m , t h e r e i s t h e A p o s t l e s h i p o f t h e S e a w h i c h w i t n e s s e s t o t h e G o s p e l b y o f f e r i n g h e l p , s u p p o r t i n g s e a f a r e r s , h e l p i n g t h e m i n s o m a n y w a y s , s p i r i t u a l , p r a c t i c a l a n d m a t e r i a l . ”, T h e M a s s w a s a t t e n d e d b y A o S s u p p o r t e r s , v o l u n t e e r s , p a r i s h i o n e r s , a n d f o u r s e a f a r e r s f r o m t h e s h i p , D a n S w i f t , J o h n P i n h a y , A o S F a l m o u t h &, F o w e y p o r t c h a p l a i n a n d A n n D o n n e l l y , A o S P l y m o u t h p o r t c h a p l a i n , w e r e c o m m i s s i o n e d a t t h e M a s s , a l o n g w i t h t w o v o l u n t e e r s h i p w e l f a r e v i s i t o r s . F r B r i a n s a i d A o S h a s s h o w n g r e a t c o m m i t m e n t t o s e a f a r e r s , a n d t h r o u g h i t s w o r k , t h e G o s p e l o f C h r i s t i s p r o c l a i m e d t o s e a f a r e r s a n d t h e l o v e o f M a r y , S t e l l a M a r i s , s h a r e d : “, O n t h i s f e a s t w e a r e r e m i n d e d t h a t a l l C h r i s t i a n s , w h e t h e r w e b e s e a f a r e r s o r n o t , c a n c a l l o n t h e h e l p o f o u r B l e s s e d L a d y . S h e w i l l g u i d e , s u p p o r t a n d d i r e c t u s t h r o u g h o u r j o u r n e y . O u r B l e s s e d L a d y w i l l h e l p n a v i g a t e u s t h r o u g h t h e s t o r m y w a t e r s o f l i f e u n t i l w e r e a c h t h e s a f e t y o f h e r b e l o v e d s o n , J e s u s . ”, A f t e r M a s s , a r e c e p t i o n w a s h e l d a t t h e p a r i s h h a l l w h e r e r e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e s e r v e d , a n d t h o s e w h o a t t e n d e d g o t t o h e a r m o r e a b o u t A o S ’, w o r k . N a t h a n i e l X a v i e r A o S D i g i t a l M a r k e t i n g O f f i c e r P r a y e r t o O u r L a d y , S t a r o f t h e S e a . O u r L a d y , S t a r o f t h e S e a , b r i n g u s t h e l i g h t o f y o u r S o n , a n d s h o w H i s p a t h i n o u r d a r k w o r l d , s o t h a t w e m a y f i n d o u r w a y t o H i m u n d e r y o u r p r o t e c t i v e m a n t l e . P r o t e c t s e a f a r e r s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s a n d b r i n g t h e m c o n s o l a t i o n w h e n t h e y a r e s e p a r a t e d . H e l p u s t o s h o w y o u r m a t e r n a l c a r e f o r a l l t h o s e w h o a r e i n n e e d e s p e c i a l l y t h e p o o r a n d t h e s u f f e r i n g . O u r L a d y , S t a r o f t h e S e a , p r a y f o r u s . 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 ) . S t e l l a M a r i s F e a s t D a y M a s s i n F a l m o u t h T h e r e h a d b e e n m u c h a n x i e t y a n d s t r e s s ( f o r t h e o r g a n i s e r s ) a b o u t D B S c e r t i f i c a t e s , m e d i c a l f o r m s a n d l a s t - m i n u t e p i l g r i m s w i s h i n g t o j o i n u s b u t , a t l a s t , 2 0 m e m b e r s o f G r o u p 5 7 9 g a t h e r e d a t B r i s t o l A i r p o r t f o r t h e s t a r t o f t h e i r l o n g - a w a i t e d t r i p t o L o u r d e s . T h e w e a t h e r w a s e x t r e m e l y h o t - 3 7 ’, C a t t i m e s - a n d t h e r e w e r e m o r e p e o p l e i n L o u r d e s t h a n I h a v e e v e r s e e n d u r i n g o u r f i r s t w e e k e n d . M a n y f o u n d t h e h e a t q u i t e e x h a u s t i n g , b u t m o s t m a n a g e d t o e n j o y a l l t h e m a j o r e v e n t s : t h e T o r c h l i g h t P r o c e s s i o n , t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a s s i n t h e u n d e r g r o u n d B a s i l i c a , t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t P r o c e s s i o n , a n d S t a t i o n s o f t h e C r o s s b y t h e r i v e r , a s w e l l a s M a s s i n t h e b e a u t i f u l p a r i s h c h u r c h i n B a r t r e s a n d i n t h e a n c i e n t c h u r c h o f S t S a v i n , t h e t e m p e r a t u r e m a d e i t e a s y t o r e s p o n d t o O u r L a d y ’, s c a l l f o r p e n a n c e , p e n a n c e , p e n a n c e ! S o m e o f u s w e n t u p t h e P i c d e J e r o n t h e f u n i c u l a r r a i l w a y t o e n j o y t h e m a g n i f i c e n t v i e w o f L o u r d e s –, i n c l u d i n g H o s a n n a H o u s e , a n d e v e r y o n e v i s i t e d t h e G r o t t e s d e B e t h a r r a m , a f a s c i n a t i n g s e r i e s o f c a v e r n s f u l l o f a m a z i n g r o c k f o r m a t i o n s . W e a l s o v i s i t e d C e n a c u l o , a c o m m u n i t y f o u n d e d b y a n I t a l i a n n u n , h e r e p e o p l e r e c o v e r i n g f r o m v a r i o u s a d d i c t i o n s e x p l a i n t o v i s i t o r s h o w t h e i r l i v e s h a v e b e e n c h a n g e d b y s h a r i n g i n m u t u a l s u p p o r t , p r a y e r a n d l o v e . P e o p l e o f t e n a s k i f w e h a v e e v e r e x p e r i e n c e d a m i r a c l e i n L o u r d e s , a n d I a m a b l e t o a n s w e r , “, Y e s , e v e r y d a y t h e r e a r e m i r a c l e s . P e o p l e ’, s l i v e s a r e c h a n g e d , t h e s i c k a r e c o m f o r t e d a n d s t r e n g t h e n e d , a n d a l l e n j o y a s h o r t t i m e l i v i n g i n a t r u l y C h r i s t i a n a t m o s p h e r e o f l o v e i n a c t i o n . T h i s i s t h e r e a l m i r a c l e o f L o u r d e s . ”, A l l t o o s o o n o u r p i l g r i m a g e c a m e t o a n e n d a n d w e r e t u r n e d h o m e –, p r o m i s i n g o u r s e l v e s t h a t w e w o u l d d o o u r b e s t t o r e s p o n d t o O u r L a d y ’, s i n v i t a t i o n t o c o m e i n p r o c e s s i o n t o t h e s i t e o f h e r a p p e a r a n c e s t o B e r n a d e t t e . I f a n y o f y o u r e a d i n g t h i s p a p e r w o u l d l i k e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n j o y t h e p r i v i l e g e o f a p i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s w i t h H C P T , e i t h e r a s a h e l p e r , w h i c h i s a m o s t r e w a r d i n g e x p e r i e n c e , o r a s a l e s s - a b l e p i l g r i m , I w o u l d u r g e y o u t o a c c e p t t h e c h a n c e . I t c o u l d e a s i l y c h a n g e y o u r l i f e ! F r a n c e s R a y m o n d G r o u p 5 7 9 ( s e r v i n g D e v o n , C o r n w a l l , D o r s e t , a n d f u r t h e r a f i e l d ) H C P T T h e P i l g r i m a g e T r u s t L i f e P r e s i d e n t C a v a n W i l c e w i t h G r o u p 5 7 9 P i l g r i m s a t t h e G r o t t o A P i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s 2 0 1 6 CSWNOV2016.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 19/10/2016 09:43 Page 2

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N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t - 3 H o w T o B u y C a l e n d a r s Tesco is the only supermarket selling the calendar, but only in their larger stores. Churches, schools and groups can buy in bulk directly from us at www.realadvent.co.uk/shop We supply in boxes of 18. A range of independent retailers, bookshops and cathedrals have stocks of the advent calendars. Traidcraft, TLM, Eden.co.uk and Embrace the Middle East also have stocks and some can send bulk and singles. S ee website for details of stockists: www.realadvent.co.uk The 28 page book illustrated by Alida Massari is designed to be used every day in Advent. Behind each of the 24 windows there is a dierent shaped Fairtrade chocolate. The Only Calendar with a Free Christmas Story­,Activity Book ", . . a g r e a t i d e a . ", A l a n T i t c h m a r s h D o c t o r A n t o n i a ( T o n i ) L ó, p e z s p e n d s h e r l i f e w o r k i n g w i t h p e o p l e s u f f e r i n g f r o m a d i s e a s e t h a t m o s t p e o p l e c o n s i d e r t o b e a l m o s t e r a d i c a t e d . H a n s e n ’, s d i s e a s e o r L e p r o s y i s a c h r o n i c i n f e c t i o u s d i s e a s e t h a t p r i m a r i l y a f f e c t s t h e p e r i p h e r a l n e r v e s , s k i n , u p p e r r e s p i r a t o r y t r a c t , e y e s a n d n a s a l m u c o s a . T h e d i s e a s e i s n ’, t l i m i t e d t o a g e o r g e n d e r a n d i s s l o w t o d e v e l o p w i t h s y m p t o m s t a k i n g f r o m 2 t o 1 0 - y e a r s t o a p p e a r . W i t h o u t t r e a t m e n t , l e p r o s y c a n p e r m a n e n t l y d a m a g e t h e s k i n , n e r v e s , a r m s , l e g s ,  , f e e t , a n d  , e y e s . C o m p l i c a t i o n s c a n i n c l u d e : b l i n d n e s s o r  , g l a u c o m a , d i s f i g u r a t i o n o f t h e f a c e ,  , i n f e r t i l i t y  , i n m e n , k i d n e y f a i l u r e a n d m u s c l e w e a k n e s s . I t c a n a l s o c a u s e p e r m a n e n t d a m a g e t o t h e n o s e a n d t h e n e r v e s o u t s i d e t h e  , b r a i n  , a n d s p i n a l c o r d , i n c l u d i n g t h o s e i n t h e a r m s , l e g s , a n d f e e t . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n , w h i c h p r o v i d e s f r e e t r e a t m e n t f o r t h e d i s e a s e , t h e r e a r e a b o u t 1 8 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e w o r l d w i d e w h o a r e i n f e c t e d A f t e r t h e S y n o d s …, . . A C a l l t o A c t i o n ( A C T A ) L o c a l A C T A S t e e r i n g G r o u p m e e t i n g o n S a t u r d a y 1 2 t h N o v e m b e r a t S t A g a t h a ’, s C h u r c h H a l l , D a w l i s h f r o m 1 1 a m t o 2 . 3 0 p m , a g a i n –, a l l a r e a l l w e l c o m e . 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 P e t e r F a r r e l l T e l : 0 1 6 2 6 3 6 9 4 7 8 . 2 0 1 7 M a r a t h o n s P l a c e s o n t h e 2 0 1 7 R o m e a n d P a r i s h m a r a t h o n s a n d t h e P l y m o u t h H a l f - M a r a t h o n a r e s t i l l a v a i l a b l e . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e p a r t a n d h e l p r a i s e f u n d s f o r t h e C h i l d r e n ’, s S o c i e t y p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e C h i l d r e n ’, s S o c i e t y O f f i c e T e l : 0 1 3 6 4 6 4 5 4 2 0 e m a i l : c l a i r e . w a r r e n at p r c d t r . o r g . u k . C l a i r e W a r r e n F u n d r a i s i n g O f f e r M o b : 0 7 7 8 3 1 5 6 2 8 4 W e b s i t e : w w w . c c s p l y m o u t h . o r g . u k

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N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t - 5 INDUCTION LOOPS INDUCTION LOOPS making technology work for people CHURCH SOUND &, PROJECTION SPECIALISTS SOUND Enable the spoken word and music to be clearly heard. CAMERA SYSTEMS Give everyone a front row seat using cameras and screens. SIMPLE SOLUTIONS Using our expert knowledge we can provide a very simple solution. CCTV Discrete security system installations, suited to historic buildings. PROJECTION Show your congregation words, pictures and video to help bring your message to life. Offering bespoke audio visual solutions with free design and planning , expert and sympathetic installation, followed by a comprehensive handover, training and full aftercare service. 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A f t e r t h e q u e s t i o n i n g t h e c a n d i d a t e s , t h e i r P r o m i s e o f O b e d i e n c e a n d t h e L i t a n y o f t h e S a i n t s e a c h k n e l t b e f o r e B i s h o p M a r k a s h e l a i d h i s h a n d s o n t h e i r h e a d s i n s i l e n c e –, a s o l e m n a n d p r o f o u n d m o m e n t . T h e n e w l y o r d a i n e d d e a c o n s w e r e t h e n i n v e s t e d w i t h s t o l e a n d d a l m a t i c b y t h e i r p a r i s h p r i e s t s a s s i s t e d b y t h e i r w i v e s W e n d y , D e b o r a h , K r y s t y n a a n d P a t . M a s s e n d e d w i t h t h e h y m n ‘, L i f t H i g h t h e C r o s s ’, –, a g r e a t d a y i n d e e d . T h e f u l l r e c o r d i n g o f t h e O r d i n a t i o n M a s s c a n b e v i e w e d o n t h e D i o c e s e ’, Y o u T u b e C h a n e l b y f o l l o w i n g t h e l i n k w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = i 6 v L K 1 w T 4 s M  , T o g e t h e r w i t h l o c a l M e t h o d i s t l e a d e r , R e v G r a h a m T h o m p s o n , B i s h o p M a r k w a s d e l i g h t e d t o b e i n s t a l l e d a s a n H o n o r a r y C a n o n o f E x e t e r C a t h e d r a l o n S u n d a y , 1 8 t h S e p t e m b e r a n d t h r i l l e d t o b e s u p p o r t e d b y l o c a l p r i e s t s , r e l i g i o u s a n d m a n y f r o m o u r l o c a l p a r i s h e s i n E x e t e r . T h e I n s t a l l a t i o n t o o k p l a c e w i t h i n t h e c o n t e x t o f C h o r a l E v e n s o n g , b e a u t i f u l l y s u n g b y t h e C a t h e d r a l c h o i r . A s E v e n s o n g d r e w t o a c l o s e , B i s h o p M a r k a n d R e v T h o m p s o n w e r e p r e s e n t e d t o B i s h o p R o b e r t w h o r e a d t h e ‘, L e t t e r o f A p p o i n t m e n t ’, a n d c o m m e n d e d t h e m t o t h e D e a n f o r I n s t a l l a t i o n a s E c u m e n i c a l C a n o n s o f S t E d w a r d . B i s h o p M a r k w a s i n s t a l l e d i n t h e s t a l l o f P o p e S t L e o t h e G r e a t a n d R e v G r a h a m i n t h e s t a l l o f M a r t i n L u t h e r . O c c a s i o n s l i k e t h i s a r e a n i m p o r t a n t r e m i n d e r o f o u r e c u m e n i c a l c o m m i t m e n t a n d t h e l o n g j o u r n e y w e h a v e a l r e a d y m a d e t o g e t h e r . N o o n e c a n h a v e m i s s e d t h e t e r r i b l e n e w s c o m i n g o u t o f S y r i a a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r A l e p p o o v e r t h e p a s t f e w m o n t h s . S i n c e 2 0 1 1 , 5 0 , 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n h a v e d i e d . H u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s h a v e b e e n d i s p l a c e d o r a r e l i v i n g i n f e a r , w i t h l i t t l e f o o d . O n l y 3 5 d o c t o r s a r e l e f t i n A l e p p o . T h e h o s p i t a l h a s b e e n b o m b e d o n n u m e r o u s o c c a s i o n s . F o r t h e 3 0 d a y s o f N o v e m b e r m y a i m i s t o d r i n k w a t e r a n d h a v e o n e s m a l l m e a l a d a y . I h a v e c h o s e n N o v e m b e r b e c a u s e i t i s a m o n t h w h e n w e t r y t o r e m e m b e r t h o s e w h o h a v e b e e n l o s t t o u s . M a n y c h i l d r e n i n S y r i a h a v e b e e n l o s t o r f o r g o t t e n . I a m r a i s i n g m o n e y f o r C A F O D b e c a u s e t h e y a r e e n g a g e d w i t h a g e n c i e s i n S y r i a a n d k n o w w h e r e t o d i r e c t t h e i r e f f o r t s , s o t h a t t h e m o n e y i s u s e d e f f e c t i v e l y a n d w h e r e i t i s m o s t n e e d e d . P l e a s e s u p p o r t m y f u n d r a i s i n g i f y o u c a n , i t i s a d r o p i n t h e o c e a n b u t t h e w a y I c a n t r y a n d u n i t e m y s e l f t o t h e i r s u f f e r i n g . D o n a t i n g t h r o u g h J u s t G i v i n g w w w . j u s t g i v i n g . c o m / f u n d r a i s i n g / S a r a h - A d a m s 3 3 i s s i m p l e , f a s t a n d t o t a l l y s e c u r e . Y o u r d e t a i l s a r e s a f e w i t h J u s t G i v i n g - t h e y ’, l l n e v e r s e l l t h e m o n o r s e n d u n w a n t e d e m a i l s . O n c e y o u d o n a t e , t h e y ’, l l s e n d y o u r m o n e y d i r e c t l y t o t h e c h a r i t y . S o i t ’, s t h e m o s t e f f i c i e n t w a y t o d o n a t e - s a v i n g t i m e a n d c u t t i n g c o s t s f o r t h e c h a r i t y . I f y o u c a n g i f t - a i d y o u r d o n a t i o n i t w i l l m e a n e v e n m o r e m o n e y c a n b e r a i s e d . 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F o u n d e d i n p r a y e r a n d u s i n g t h e o r i g i n a l d i s c i p l e m o d e l o f s m a l l g r o u p s , t h e t e a m , l e d b y F r J o n h a v e d e v e l o p e d a c o m p r e h e n s i v e a n d c o n t i n u i n g p r o g r a m m e t o d e v e l o p , m o b i l i s e s u p p o r t a n d s u s t a i n p a r i s h e v a n g e l i s a t i o n t e a m s . T h r o u g h t h e p r o g r a m m e m a n y i n d i v i d u a l s e x p e r i e n c e a d e e p e n i n g p e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h J e s u s . T h i s n a t u r a l l y l e a d s t o a h u n g e r t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t J e s u s t h r o u g h s c r i p t u r e a n d C a t h o l i c t e a c h i n g s , a n d t h i s i s t h e c o r e e n e r g y t h a t f i r e s t h e d e s i r e t o e v a n g e l i s e . I n t h e y e a r t h a t t h e p r o g r a m m e h a s b e e n r u n n i n g , t h i r t y t h r e e p a r i s h e s h a v e e n g a g e d w i t h o v e r f o u r h u n d r e d d e l e g a t e s w h o a r e g r o w i n g c o n f i d e n c e w i t n e s s t o t h e i r f a i t h a s a n o r m a l p a r t o f d a i l y l i f e . P a r i s h t e a m s a r e i n s p i r e d a n d m o t i v a t e d t o m a x i m i s e o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h i n t h e p a r i s h a s w e l l a s p r o a c t i v e l y r e a c h i n g o u t t o t h e l a p s e d a n d u n c h u r c h e d . T h e f r u i t s o f t h e s e e n d e a v o u r s M a n y c h u r c h e s h a v e b e e n h o l d i n g s p e c i a l e v e n i n g e v e n t s c e n t r e d a r o u n d e x p o s i t i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t , a n d ‘, N i g h t F e v e r ’, w i t h t e a m s o n t h e s t r e e t i n v i t i n g p a s s e r s - b y i n s i d e t o l i g h t a c a n d l e a n d s a y a p r a y e r . H u n d r e d s o f p e o p l e h a v e b e e n e n c o u r a g e d t o e n t e r t h e c h u r c h , s o m e f o r t h e v e r y f i r s t t i m e . M e m b e r s o f t h e t e a m s a r e i n s i d e t o t a l k q u i e t l y a n d p r a y w i t h t h o s e w h o a s k . I t i s a n e m o t i o n a l b u t r e w a r d i n g e x p e r i e n c e f o r s o m a n y . O t h e r p a r i s h e s h a v e b e e n v i s i t i n g d o o r t o d o o r i n t h e i r l o c a l a r e a w i t h a p e r s o n a l b e l i e f s u r v e y i n o r d e r t o e n c o u r a g e f a i t h c o n v e r s a t i o n s . F o r m a n y i t i s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h e y h a v e h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p l o r e t h e i r o w n t h o u g h t s a b o u t t h e e x i s t e n c e o f G o d . T e a m s a r e t r a i n e d t o l i s t e n a n d n o t t o i m p o s e t h e i r o w n v i e w s a n d o p i n i o n s . M a n y t i m e s d u r i n g t h e s e e n c o u n t e r s p e o p l e s h a r e s o m e t h i n g o f t h e i r s i t u a t i o n . T h r o u g h l i s t e n i n g a n d s i l e n t p r a y e r , t e a m m e m b e r s a r e o f t e n a b l e t o s e n s i t i v e l y a n d a p p r o p r i a t e l y o f f e r c o m f o r t t h r o u g h t h e G o s p e l s a n d w i l l o f f e r h o p e b y p r a y i n g t h e n a n d t h e r e w i t h t h o s e t h e y e n c o u n t e r . S o m e p a r i s h e s h a v e b e e n m a k i n g h o m e v i s i t s t o p e o p l e t h a t h a v e b e e n t h r o u g h R C I A b u t h a v e n o t b e e n a t M a s s f o r s o m e t i m e . T h e y h a v e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e r e a r e m a n y r e a s o n s w h y p e o p l e l a p s e , o n e l a d y s i m p l y c o u l d n ’, t g e t a l i f t a n y m o r e a n d t h e t e a m w e r e e a s i l y a b l e t o r e m e d y t h i s . E a r l i e r t h i s y e a r P l y m o u t h C a t h e d r a l p a r i s h o r g a n i s e d a c o m m u n i t y l i t t e r p i c k i n g e v e n t . T h e y u s e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n c o u r a g e p a r i s h i o n e r s a n d n o n - c h u r c h g o i n g l o c a l p e o p l e t o c o m e t o g e t h e r , f o r g i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s a n d t o d i s c u s s w h a t i t i s t o h a v e f a i t h . A t E a s t e r , t e a m m e m b e r s f r o m F a l m o u t h a n d P l y m o u t h w e n t i n t o t h e t o w n a n d o n t h e H o e r e s p e c t i v e l y , o f f e r i n g p a l m c r o s s e s . I t w a s a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p l a i n t h e m e a n i n g o f E a s t e r a n d t h e g o s p e l s t o r y . A n d , a t C h r i s t m a s i n F a l m o u t h , T h e w o r k o f E v a n g e l i s a W h a t d o e s i t m e a n t o b e f u l l y h u m a n a n d y e t f u l l y d i v i n e ? 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T h e d a y b e g a n w i t h p r a y e r a n d g r o u p i n t r o d u c t i o n s f o l l o w e d b y F r J o n w h o g a v e a t a l k e n t i t l e d “, J e s u s , w h o d o y o u s a y I a m ”, d e l e g a t e s w e r e i n v i t e d i n s m a l l g r o u p s t o d i s c u s s t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s t h a t J e s u s w a s f u l l y h u m a n a n d f u l l y d i v i n e a n d h o w t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h i s i s v i t a l t o p r o f e s s i n g o u r C a t h o l i c f a i t h . L i v e l y d i s c u s s i o n e n s u e d a s d e l e g a t e s s h a r e d t h o u g h t s a b o u t G o d c o m i n g i n t o t h e w o r l d , t o l i v e a m o n g u s , y e t a l s o b e i n g G o d a n d w i t h G o d . M i c h e l e t a l k e d a b o u t d i s c i p l e s h i p , t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d g a v e a n u p d a t e o f p r o g r e s s t h e D i o c e s e h a s m a d e i n i t s e v a n g e l i s a t i o n e f f o r t s . 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T h e r e s a a n d F i o n a t a l k e d a b o u t h o w t h e y h a v e u s e d t h e e v a n g e l i s a t i o n e x p e r i e n c e t o e n c o u r a g e c h i l d r e n a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s b a c k i n t o t h e C h u r c h b y a r r a n g i n g s p e c i a l s e r v i c e s i n t h e C a t h e d r a l , e s p e c i a l l y f o r c h i l d r e n . T h i s h a s l e d t o t w o v e r y s u c c e s s f u l c h i l d r e n ’, s s e r v i c e s i n t h e C a t h e d r a l s o f a r , w i t h m o r e s e r v i c e s p l a n n e d f o r A d v e n t t h i s y e a r . M e m b e r s o f t h e c h i l d r e n ’, s l i t u r g y t e a m d e l i v e r e d i n v i t a t i o n s t o a l l t h e h o m e s i n t h e i m m e d i a t e v i c i n i t y o f t h e C a t h e d r a l t o i n v i t e f a m i l i e s t h a t d i d n ’, t a t t e n d t h e C a t h e d r a l t o t h e C h r i s t m a s 2 0 1 5 s e r v i c e , t h e r e s u l t s w e r e a s t o n i s h i n g ! 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I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o n o t e t h a t t e a m s a l s o s h a r e m i s s e d o p p o r t u n i t i e s a s t h e s e a r e e q u a l l y i m p o r t a n t a n d s e r v e t o s h a r p e n a w a r e n e s s i n o t h e r w a y s . T h e r e s t o f t h e m e e t i n g i s u s u a l l y s p e n t b r a i n s t o r m i n g n e w i d e a s , a s w e l l a s l o o k i n g a t t h e l i t u r g i c a l c a l e n d a r a n d p a r i s h d i a r y i n o r d e r t o m a x i m i s e e x i s t i n g p a r i s h e v e n t s w i t h t h e e x p l i c i t i n t e n t i o n o f o p t i m i s i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o e v a n g e l i s e . T h i s t w o - t r a c k a p p r o a c h o f p e r s o n a l a n d t e a m d i s c i p l e s h i p i s v i t a l i n t h e w o r k o f e v a n g e l i s a t i o n i f w e a r e t o a n s w e r J e s u s ’, c a l l t o s p r e a d t h e G o s p e l a n d b u i l d t h e K i n g d o m o f G o d . 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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 f o r t h e l a s t 2 y e a r s , b r o u g h t h e r t w o b l a c k L a b r a d o r s M i l l i e a n d W r e n i n t o s c h o o l t o m e e t t h e p u p i l s . H o w e v e r , t h e s e d o g s a r e n ’, t j u s t t h e r e f o r s h o w , t h e y p l a y a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e i n t h e t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g o f p u p i l s a t t h e s c h o o l . M o s t a d u l t s a r e a p p r e h e n s i v e a b o u t s p e a k i n g i n p u b l i c a n d t h e y o u n g p e o p l e a t O u r L a d y o f S t P a t r i c k ’, s a r e n o d i f f e r e n t . T h e s c h o o l ’, s r e s e a r c h s h o w s t h a t y o u n g p e o p l e c a n b e c o m e n e r v o u s a n d s t r e s s e d w h e n r e a d i n g t o o t h e r s i n a g r o u p . 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S t M a r y ’, s , A x m i n s t e r M a c m i l l a n C o f f e e M o r n i n g i n H a w k c h u r c h T h e p r e s e n c e o f d o g s h a s p r o v e n t o b e v e r y c a l m i n g a n d t h i s c a n t h e n i m p r o v e c o n c e n t r a t i o n a n d a b i l i t y t o l e a r n . S a r a h r e a s s u r e s u s s a y i n g : “, t h e d o g s a r e i n c r e d i b l y c a l m , a n d h a v e b e e n s o c i a l i s e d a r o u n d c h i l d r e n f r o m a v e r y e a r l y a g e s o w o u l d n ’, t d o a n y t h i n g t h a t c o u l d f r i g h t e n t h e c h i l d r e n . I a m s o d e l i g h t e d t o s e e m y f r i e n d l y d o g s s n u g g l e u p f o r a s t o r y w i t h p u p i l s , i m p r o v i n g t h e i r r e a d i n g s k i l l s b y g i v i n g t h e m e x t r a m o t i v a t i o n a n d c o n f i d e n c e . ”, S o m e t i m e s , t e a c h e r s h a v e n o t i c e d t h a t p u p i l s s t a r t t o c o n f i d e i n t h e d o g s , t e l l i n g t h e m a b o u t w o r r i e s t h e y m a y h a v e t h a t t h e y h a v e n ’, t t o l d a n y o n e e l s e . T h i s a d d s a n o t h e r a s p e c t t o t h e p r o g r a m m e , e n c o u r a g i n g t h e m t o g e t i n t o u c h w i t h e m o t i o n s . O n e t e a c h e r t o l d u s t h a t t h e d o g s a r e a l s o o n h a n d f o r c h i l d r e n w h o m i g h t f e e l n e r v o u s o r a n x i o u s d u r i n g t h e s c h o o l d a y a n d t h a t a f e w m i n u t e s o f c u d d l e s c a n r e a l l y h e l p t o c h e e r t h e m u p . T h e R e a d i n g D o g s a t O u r L a d y a n d S t P a t r i c k ’, s p r o v i d e c o m f o r t , e n c o u r a g e p o s i t i v e s o c i a l b e h a v i o u r s , e n h a n c e s e l f - e s t e e m , m o t i v a t e s p e e c h a n d i n s p i r e y o u n g p e o p l e t o h a v e f u n . T h e c h i l d r e n a r e s e l e c t e d b y t h e i r t e a c h e r s a s t h o s e w h o w o u l d b e n e f i t m o s t f r o m t h i s i n t e r v e n t i o n : n o r m a l l y y o u n g p e o p l e w h o l a c k c o n f i d e n c e , o r h a v e d i f f i c u l t y w i t h r e a d i n g o r a t t e n t i o n d e f i c i t . T h e t e a c h e r t a k e s a b a s e l i n e r e a d i n g l e v e l a s a m e a n s f o r m e a s u r i n g i m p a c t a t t h e e n d o f e a c h t e r m . T h e s e s s i o n s a r e l e d b y t w o t e a c h i n g a s s i s t a n t s a n d t h e s e s s i o n s f o r e a c h y o u n g p e r s o n a r e n o r m a l l y n o l o n g e r t h a n 1 5 m i n u t e s a n d s h o r t e r f o r y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n . T h e y a l w a y s s t a r t w i t h t e l l i n g t h e d o g s t h e i r n e w s , t o o . A t t h e e n d o f t h e s e s s i o n t h e c h i l d r e n h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o s t r o k e t h e d o g . T h i s i s a B I G R e w a r d . 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W e l c o m e t o S c l e r d e r A b b e y : o n e p l a c e , m a n y p r o p o s a l s T h e C h e m i n N e u f C o m m u n i t y w a s f o u n d e d i n F r a n c e ( L y o n ) i n 1 9 7 3 , i t i s a n a p o s t o l i c R o m a n C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y w i t h a n e c u m e n i c a l v o c a t i o n . I t s m e m b e r s a r e c e l i b a t e s , s i n g l e s o r m a r r i e d c o u p l e s , l a y a n d o r d a i n e d , u n i t e d b y t h e i r f a i t h i n J e s u s C h r i s t a n d t h e d e s i r e t o s e r v e t h e C h u r c h , t h e G o s p e l a n d t h e w o r l d . O n e o f t h e i d e a s c o m i n g o u t o f t h e C h e m i n ­, N e u f C h a p t e r i n 2 0 1 6 w a s t o e n c o u r a g e a l l a b b e y s t o b e i n s p i r e d b y t h e m o n a s t i c w i s d o m ‘, O r a e t L a b o r a ’, . T o u t i l i s e a l l t h e g i f t s a n d l a n d w e h a v e r e c e i v e d , i n m a n y d i f f e r e n t w a y s w e a r e i n v o l v e d i n o r g a n i c f a r m i n g a n d a g r i c u l t u r e , m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k a n d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f s u s t a i n a b l e e n e r g y p r o j e c t s . H a v i n g s p e n t t w o y e a r s i n S c l e r d e r A b b e y , t h e C h e m i n N e u f C o m m u n i t y w o u l d l i k e t o i n v i t e y o u t o s h a r e t h i s w o n d e r f u l p l a c e t h a t w e h a v e r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e C a r m e l i t e s i s t e r s . B y s h a r i n g , w o r k i n g a n d p r a y i n g t o g e t h e r , w e w i l l l i v e t h e m o n k s ’, L a t i n s a y i n g ‘, O r a e t L a b o r a ’, w h i c h m e a n s ‘, P r a y e r a n d W o r k ’, . C o m e a n d j o i n u s o n o n e o f o u r 2 0 1 7 R e t r e a t s f r o m S a t u r d a y 1 0 . 0 0 a m t o S u n d a y 4 . 0 0 p m o n : 1 s t –, 2 n d A p r i l 2 0 1 7 a n d 1 7 t h –, 1 8 t h J u n e 2 0 1 7 . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t o b o o k a p l a c e o n o n e o f t h e s e r e t r e a t s p l e a s e c o n t a c t S c l e r d e r A b b e y T e l : 0 1 5 0 3 2 7 2 2 3 8 e m a i l : s c l e r d e r at c h e m i n ­, n e u f . o r g A n o p p o r t u n i t y t o s p e n d t i m e w i t h G o d i n s i l e n c e , l e d b y a n e x p e r i e n c e d p r a y e r g u i d e . F u l l y c a t e r e d r e t r e a t f r o m 4 p m o n F r i d a y t o 4 p m o n S u n d a y . 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S e c o n d S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g o f e a c h m o n t h , 1 1 a m t o 1 2 n o o n –, S P U C A n t i - A b o r t i o n P r a y e r s , D e r r i f o r d : 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 C h r i s t i n e H u d s o n T e l : 0 1 7 5 2 2 2 4 0 1 8 S e c o n d S u n d a y o f e a c h m o n t h , S u n d a y L u n c h C l u b , E f f o r d : f o r i n d i v i d u a l s , c o u p l e s o r f a m i l i e s w h o w o u l d l i k e t o c o m e , t o b o o k  , p l e a s e c o n t a c t D e a c o n S i m o n F l e t c h e r o r S u z a n n e T e l : 0 1 7 5 2 6 6 7 4 3 3 . S u n d a y e v e n i n g s , a f t e r t h e 6 p m M a s s –, C R E D O : A f o r u m f o r y o u n g a d u l t s w a n t i n g t o d e e p e n t h e i r f a i t h a n d s p i r i t u a l l i f e i n t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h t h r o u g h p r a y e r , d i s c u s s i o n a n d c o m m u n i t y . C R E D O m e e t s i n C a t h e d r a l C e n t r e . D O R S E T D E A N E R Y M o n d a y e v e n i n g s a t 8 p m , B o u r n e m o u t h H e b r e w C o n g r e g a t i o n A d u l t E d u c a t i o n : M u r r a y M u s c a t C e n t r e , G l e n F e r n R o a d , B o u r n e m o u t h . A d m i s s i o n f r e e a n d a l l a r e w e l c o m e . F o r d e t a i l s o f t h e t o p i c f o r e a c h s e s s i o n p l e a s e c o n t a c t S p e n c e r N a t h a n e m a i l : s p e n c e r . n a t h a n at l i n e o n e . n e t T u e s d a y e v e n i n g s a t 7 . 3 0 p m , I n s p i r e 2 0 s t o 4 0 s C h u r c h F r i e n d s G r o u p a n d H o m e G r o u p : S t M a r y ’, s C h u r c h , P o o l e a f t e r t h e 7 p m M a s s . F i r s t w e e k e n d o f e v e r y m o n t h , a f t e r w e e k e n d M a s s e s , P r a y e r M i n i s t r y f o r h e a l i n g o r a n y o t h e r n e e d : O u r L a d y S t a r o f t h e S e a , W e y m o u t h . 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 N e w b e r y e m a i l : m i k n e w b at b t i n t e r n e t . c o m F i r s t T h u r s d a y o f e a c h m o n t h f r o m 1 0 . 4 5 a m t o 1 1 . 4 5 a m , S t S w i t h u n ’, s C h u r c h H a l l , A l l i n g t o n , D o r s e t : S t S w i t h u n ’, s C h u r c h C o m m u n i t y w e l c o m e m e m b e r s o f a l l c h u r c h e s t o j o i n t h e i r m o n t h l y c o m m u n i t y c o f f e e m o r n i n g s T O R B A Y D E A N E R Y F i r s t S u n d a y o f e v e r y m o n t h , 4 p m , T o r b a y H o s p i t a l C h a p e l : M a s s c e l e b r a t e d b y F r K i e r a n K i r b y , H o s p i t a l C h a p l a i n . A l l a r e w e l c o m e t o j o i n F r K i e r a n a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e C h a p l a i n c y T e a m t o p r a y f o r a l l p a t i e n t s a n d s t a f f i n t h e h o s p i t a l T h i r d M o n d a y e v e n i n g o f e v e r y m o n t h ( e x c e p t A u g u s t ) , 7 . 1 5 p m , S o u t h H a m s C a t e n i a n s : T h u r l e s t o n e G o l f C l u b . P l e a s e n o t e n e w v e n u e . W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g s , 9 . 4 0 a m , O u r L a d y H e l p o f C h r i s t i a n s &, S t D e n i s , S t M a r y c h u r c h : A l l a r e w e l c o m e t o j o i n p a r i s h i o n e r b e f o r e t h e 1 0 a m m o r n i n g M a s s t o p r a y t h e r o s a r y f o r v o c a t i o n s t o t h e P r i e s t h o o d a n d t h e R e l i g i o u s L i f e . W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g s f r o m 6 p m , H o l y A n g e l s , C h e l s t o n , T o r q u a y : A d o r a 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 w i t h V e s p e r s a t 6 . 3 0 p m a n d B e n e d i c t i o n a t 6 . 5 0 p m . S u n d a y e v e n i n g s , 6 p m , C h u r c h o f t h e A s s u m p t i o n o f O u r L a d y , A b b e y R o a d , T o r q u a y : P o l i s h M a s s w i t h C o n f e s s i o n s f r o m 5 . 3 0 p m . E x E T E R D E A N E R Y M o n d a y m o r n i n g s , 1 0 a m t o 1 2 n o o n , R i c h a r d R e y n o l d s C e n t r e : T o d d l e r G r o u p , a l l w e l c o m e . M o n d a y e v e n i n g s a t 7 . 3 0 p m , M e d i t a t i o n G r o u p : R i c h a r d R e y n o l d s C e n t r e , H e a v i t - r e e R o a d , E x e t e r . T u e s d a y e v e n i n g s f r o m 8 p m t o 9 p m , A d o r a 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 : M o u n t S t M a r y C o n v e n t , W o n f o r d R o a d . S e c o n d a n d f o u r t h T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g o f e a c h m o n t h f r o m 7 . 3 0 p m t o 9 p m , a J o i n t P a r i s h P r a y e r G r o u p f o r b o t h E x e t e r p a r i s h e s : R i c h a r d R e y n o l d s C e n t r e , H e a v i t r e e R o a d , E x e t e r . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e r i n g C h r i s a n d S u e L e e o n 0 1 3 9 2 4 3 2 9 2 9 . T h i r d S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n o f e a c h m o n t h , 4 . 3 0 p m , K e r a l a C o m m u n i t y M a s s : B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t C h u r c h , H e a v i t r e e , E x e t e r . R E G U L A R E V E N T S I N T T H E D E A N E R I E S CSWNOV2016.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 19/10/2016 09:44 Page 11

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1 2 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 Find out if St Mary’,s is the place for you! St Mary’,s offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes on a beautiful campus located just a short train journey from the centre of London. Shape your future and fi, nd out why St Mary’,s is the place to be. Full details including Open Day dates can be found on our website www.stmarys.ac.uk/open­,events 020 8240 2314 C o v e r e d i n G l o r y  , …,  , b y J u l i a B e a c r o f t M o s t t o d d l e r s a n d r e a l l y y o u n g c h i l d r e n d e v e l o p a f o n d n e s s f o r s o m e o b j e c t o r a n o t h e r , w h e t h e r i t ’, s a c u d d l y t o y , c o m f o r t c l o t h o r d u m m y . M y f o u r c h i l d r e n w e r e n o  , e x c e p t i o n t o t h i s . M y e l d e s t s o n w a s a t t a c h e d t o h i s t e d d y b e a r a n d i n m y e l d e r d a u g h t e r ’, s c a s e , s h e l o v e d h e r d u m m y . M y t w i n s w e r e n o t i m m u n e t o t h i s e i t h e r , b u t  , t h e o b j e c t s o f t h e i r a f f e c t i o n w e r e s l i g h t l y u n u s u a l . M y s o n w a s p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t s u c k i n g h i s t h u m b , a h a b i t h e d e v e l o p e d f r o m b i r t h , b u t m y d a u g h t e r ’, s f a v o u r i t e w a s –, o f a l l t h i n g s –, h e r d u v e t ! S h e f i r s t f e l l i n l o v e w i t h h e r c o t d u v e t a n d c r i e d w h e n s h e p r o g r e s s e d t o a s i n g l e b e d a n d h a d t o l e a v e i t b e h i n d . B u t n o t f o r l o n g , a s s h e t h e n b e c a m e p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t h e r s i n g l e d u v e t i n i t s p r e t t y p i n k a n d w h i t e c o v e r . S T O R I E S ‘, ’, I t ’, s D o o b y - d o o ! ’, ’, s h e w o u l d g i g g l e . ‘, ’, S h e ’, s m y d u b e t . ’, ’, ( Y e s , I m e a n d u b e t , i t ’, s n o t a t y p o ) . V e r y q u i c k l y o n e t h i n g l e d t o a n o t h e r . ‘, ’, M a k e u p s t o r i e s a b o u t D o o b y - d o o , ’, ’, I w a s i m p l o r e d , a n d s o a l l o w i n g m y i m a g i n a t i o n f r e e - r e i n , I d i d j u s t t h a t . . . D o o b y - d o o w a s a p r i n c e s s w h o h a d a s i s t e r –, t h e d u v e t o n m y o t h e r d a u g h t e r ’, s b e d , a n d a f a t h e r –, t h e k i n g - s i z e d u v e t o n o u r b e d . T h e i r D a d d y w a s a k i n g o f c o u r s e a n d h e w a s c a l l e d K i n g D u b e t , o r ‘, K i n g ’, f o r s h o r t . K i n g r e i g n e d s u p r e m e a n d t h e c u d d l y t o y s , t o s a y n o t h i n g o f h i s d u v e t d a u g h t e r s , h a d t o a d h e r e t o h i s r u l e s . W h a t K i n g s a i d , w e n t . . . K I N G O F P A R A D O x E S  , I n r e a l i t y , k i n g s , q u e e n s a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e r o y a l f a m i l y a r e g i v e n t h e r e s p e c t d u e t o t h e i r s t a t u s a n d a r e e n d o w e d w i t h a l l t h e r i c h t r a p p i n g s o f t h e i r p o s i t i o n . O n t h e f e a s t o f C h r i s t t h e K i n g , w e r e m e m b e r o u r L o r d a n d S a v i o u r w h o i s t r u l y k i n g o f t h e  , u n i v e r s e . Y e t J e s u s C h r i s t w a s a l s o t h e u l t i m a t e k i n g o f p a r a d o x e s . T h e w o r d ‘, k i n g ’, i s u s u a l l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h p o w e r a n d m a j e s t y , y e t J e s u s a v o i d e d a l l s h o w s o f e a r t h l y p o w e r a n d a u t h o r i t y . N a t u r a l l y w e w o u l d e x p e c t a k i n g t o r e c e i v e i m p o r t a n t p e o p l e a n d d i g n i t a r i e s , b u t i n s t e a d J e s u s r e c e i v e d t h e l o w l y , t h e r e j e c t e d , t h e p o o r , t h e s i c k a n d t h e s u f f e r i n g . A n d m o s t p o i g n a n t l y o f a l l , k i n g s w e a r c r o w n s , y e t o u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t w a s c r u c i f i e d w e a r i n g a c r o w n o f t h o r n s . Y e t t h e r e c a n b e l i t t l e d o u b t t h a t t h o s e o f u s w h o f o l l o w t h e W a y , t h e T r u t h a n d t h e L i f e , l o v e J e s u s C h r i s t i n a l l h i s h u m i l i t y . I n c o m m o n w i t h t h e ‘, K i n g ’, o f o u r i m a g i n a t i v e s t o r y t e l l i n g , J e s u s r e i g n s s u p r e m e . B u t h i s r e i g n i s o n e o f g e n t l e n e s s , l o v e a n d p e a c e . A n d o f c o u r s e , h e i s n o f a n t a s y . . .  , J u l i a B e a c r o f t i s a p o p u l a r a n d e x p e r i e n c e d s p e a k e r a n d w o r k s h o p l e a d e r . S h e w i l l b e h a p p y t o g i v e a t a l k t o y o u r g r o u p o r s o c i e t y . P l e a s e v i s i t w w w . s a n c i o b o o k s . c o m f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n . CSWNOV2016.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 19/10/2016 09:44 Page 12

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