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

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

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M a r c h 2 0 1 7 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t - 9 S ituated in St Marychurch Village A converted Dominican Convent set in two acres of award winning gardens • Residential & Day Care ­ Respite & Short Stay • S ingle en­suite bedrooms complete with ­ • T V point, telephone & Aid Call System • 2 4 hour care by fully trained staff • T w o passenger lifts & stair lift • D omiciliary Services & Social Activities F or information Guide & additional information C ontact: The Manager: Mrs Clare Cronin M ar g aret Clitherow House Priory Road, St Marychurch, Torquay TQ1 4NY Te l : 018 0 3 3 2 6 0 5 6 Fa x : 018 0 3 315 0 6 6 Email: mcha0@tiscali.co.uk Website: www.margaretclitherowhouse.co.uk C ALLING ALL Single and widowed women S eeking to dedicate their life to God T hrough vows in secular society C ontact: The Secretary, The Leaven, c /o The Friars, Aylesford ME20 7BX T e l: 0 1883 742488 E mail: kinman@ouvip.com W ebsite: www.theleaven.org.uk The Leaven C armelite Secular Institute T Page St. Rita’s Retreat & Conference Centre, Honiton, Devon EX14 1AP Tel: 01404 42601/42635 Email: stritas@btinternet.com Web Site: stritascentre.org.uk For your parish/school retreat our Retreat Centre is a place to be at peace with God and with yourself. 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I n t h e c e n t e n a r y y e a r t h e W o r l d A p o s t o l a t e o f F a t i m a ( W A F ) i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s w i l l b e p r o m o t i n g t h e C e n t e n a r y o f t h e F a t i m a a p p a r i t i o n s t h r o u g h a p r o g r a m m e o f v i s i t a t i o n s t o C a t h e d r a l s b y t h e N a t i o n a l P i l g r i m V i r g i n S t a t u e o f O u r L a d y o f F a t i m a , a n d R e l i c s o f B l e s s e d J a c i n t a a n d F r a n c i s c o . T h e p r o g r a m m e b e g a n w i t h a v i s i t a t i o n o f t h e s t a t u e a n d r e l i c s t o W e s t m i n s t e r C a t h e d r a l o n S a t u r d a y 1 8 t h F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7 , w h e n C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s c r o w n e d t h e s t a t u e , p r e s i d e d a t M a s s a n d r e - c o n s e c r a t e d E n g l a n d t o t h e I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t o f M a r y . T h e p r o g r a m m e c o n t i n u e s t h r o u g h t o O c t o b e r w i t h v i s i t s t o 1 8 o f t h e C a t h e d r a l s i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s , i n c l u d i n g P l y m o u t h C a t h e d r a l f r o m 2 4 t h t o 2 5 t h J u n e . T h e w o r k o f t h e W A F i n v o l v e s p r o m o t i n g t h e m e s s a g e t h a t O u r L a d y g a v e a t F a t i m a , w h e n s h e s p o k e o f t h e n e c e s s i t y o f p e r s o n a l c o n v e r s i o n , p e n a n c e , a n d p r a y e r , a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p r a y i n g t h e R o s a r y f o r p e a c e . S h e a l s o a s k e d f o r t h e F i v e F i r s t S a t u r d a y s d e v o t i o n o f r e p a r a t i o n a n d t h e c o n s e c r a t i o n o f R u s s i a , a n d p r o m i s e d t h a t i n t h e e n d h e r I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t w o u l d t r i u m p h a n d a p e r i o d o f p e a c e w o u l d b e g i v e n t o t h e w o r l d . T h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l W A F w a s o f f i c i a l l y a p p r o v e d b y t h e C h u r c h a s a ‘ P u b l i c A s s o c i a t i o n o f t h e F a i t h f u l o f P o n t i f i c a l R i g h t ’ i n O c t o b e r 2 0 1 0 . T h e F a t i m a m e s s a g e i s m o r e r e l e v a n t t h a n e v e r t o d a y , e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e f a m i l y . P o p e S t J o h n P a u l I I s a i d t h a t t h e C h u r c h a c c e p t e d t h e m e s s a g e o f F a t i m a b e c a u s e i t r e p e a t s O u r L o r d ’ s c a l l : “ R e p e n t a n d b e l i e v e i n t h e G o s p e l ” ( M k 1 : 1 5 ) ; a n d , a f t e r t h e b e a t i f i c a t i o n o f F r a n c i s c o a n d J a c i n t a o n 1 3 M a y 2 0 0 0 , h e s a i d : “ i t i s a m e s s a g e o f c o n v e r s i o n a n d h o p e w h i c h i s t h e t r u e G o s p e l o f C h r i s t ” . I n 2 0 0 6 , P o p e B e n e d i c t X V I e x p r e s s e d t h e h o p e : “ t h a t t h e m e s s a g e o f F a t i m a w i l l b e i n c r e a s i n g l y a c c e p t e d , u n d e r s t o o d a n d l i v e d i n e v e r y c o m m u n i t y . ” A n d P o p e F r a n c i s t o o , h a s b e e n v e r y s u p p o r t i v e o f F a t i m a , a n d i s d u e t o v i s i t t h e S h r i n e i n M a y 2 0 1 7 . A s p e c i a l C e n t e n a r y C r o w n i s b e i n g m a d e i n P o r t u g a l f o r t h e N a t i o n a l P i l g r i m V i r g i n S t a t u e o f O u r L a d y o f F a t i m a a n d w i l l a c c o m p a n y t h e s t a t u e a s i t j o u r n e y s a r o u n d E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s b e i n g u s e d t o c r o w n i t d u r i n g t h e v i s i t a t i o n s . P o p e F r a n c i s h a s g r a n t e d a s p e c i a l F a t i m a C e n t e n a r y P l e n a r y I n d u l g e n c e , u n d e r t h e u s u a l c o n d i t i o n s , f r o m 2 7 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 t o 2 6 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7 , f o r t h o s e w h o g o o n P i l g r i m a g e t o t h e S a n c t u a r y o f F a t i m a , o r v i s i t a n i m a g e o f O u r L a d y o f F a t i m a w h i c h i s b e i n g p u b l i c l y v e n e r a t e d o n t h e 1 3 t h o f e a c h m o n t h f r o m M a y t o O c t o b e r 2 0 1 7 . T h o s e w h o c a n n o t t r a v e l c a n f u l f i l t h e c o n d i t i o n s i n f r o n t o f a s m a l l i m a g e o f O u r L a d y o f F a t i m a . T h e P o p e ’ s i n i t i a t i v e p r o m p t s t h e q u e s t i o n : d o I k n o w w h a t O u r L a d y a s k e d o f m e a t F a t i m a , a n d a m I c o m p l y i n g w i t h h e r r e q u e s t s ? T h e n e w C T S b o o k l e t , M e s s a g e a n d P r a y e r s o f F a t i m a a n d a l s o S i s t e r L u c i a ’ s M e m o i r s : F a t i m a i n L u c i a ’ s o w n w o r d s , v o l . 1 ( a l s o a v a i l a b l e f r o m t h e C T S ) w i l l h e l p u s t o r e s p o n d t o t h e s e q u e s t i o n s . T h e c e n t e n a r y y e a r i s i m p o r t a n t s i n c e i t o f f e r s t h e C h u r c h a c h a n c e t o l o o k a g a i n a t t h e m e s s a g e o f F a t i m a , w h i c h i s r e a l l y a c o m p e n d i u m o f t h e G o s p e l f o r o u r t i m e s , a n d r e a l i s e t h a t t h e F a t i m a m e s s a g e a n d t h e R o s a r y a r e p o w e r f u l w e a p o n s a g a i n s t m o d e r n s e c u l a r i s m . T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s n o t t o l e t t h e c e n t e n a r y g o b y w i t h o u t d o i n g s o m e t h i n g t o d e e p e n o n e ’ s k n o w l e d g e o f F a t i m a . 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 l d A p o s t o l a t e o f F a t i m a a n d t h e M e s s a g e o f F a t i m a c a n b e f o u n d o n t h e w e b s i t e o f t h e W A F I n t e r n a t i o n a l S e c r e t a r i a t , a t : w w w . w o r l d f a t i m a . c o m . F o r W A F E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s v i s i t : w w w . w o r l d f a t i m a - e n g l a n d w a l e s . o r g . u k D o n a l A n t h o n y F o l e y i s s e c r e t a r y o f t h e W o r l d A p o s t o l a t e o f F a t i m a i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s ( W A F ) , a n d t h e a u t h o r o f a n u m b e r o f b o o k s o n M a r i a n a p p a r i t i o n s . W h y n o t a d v e r t i s e y o u r b u s i n e s s h e r e ? C a l l 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 o r 0 7 9 3 1 8 3 6 9 0 7

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

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N A M E S a r e r e a l l y i m p o r t a n t , i n c o m m o n w i t h m a n y o t h e r p e o p l e , I ’ m a l w a y s p l e a s e d w h e n a l i t t l e k n o w n a c q u a i n t a n c e r e m e m b e r s m i n e . B u t o n t h e o t h e r h a n d I r e a l l y h a t e i t w h e n p e o p l e g e t m y n a m e w r o n g a n d m y h u s b a n d i s o f l i k e m i n d . I ’ m c a l l e d J u l i a b u t i n t e n s e l y d i s l i k e b e i n g a d d r e s s e d a s J u l i e a n d m y h u s b a n d c a n ` t a b i d e h i s n a m e P a t r i c k b e i n g s h o r t e n e d t o P a t o r P a d d y . A n d t h e w a y t h a t w e s a y t h i n g s – o u r t o n e o f v o i c e – i s a l s o i m p o r t a n t . M y f o u r a d u l t c h i l d r e n t h i n k i t a g r e a t j o k e w h e n m y h u s b a n d n o d s o f f i n f r o n t o f t h e T V a n d s t a r t s t o s n o r e . T h i s i s b e c a u s e i f t h e y i n s t r u c t h i m : “ W a k e u p , D a d ! ” h e s i m p l y i g n o r e s t h e m . H o w e v e r , i f t h e y s h o u t “ P a t r i c k ! ” a n d u s e t h e s a m e i n t o n a t i o n o f v o i c e a s m i n e , h e o p e n s h i s e y e s a n d i m m e d i a t e l y s t o p s s n o r i n g ! I n o t h e r w o r d s , i t c o u l d b e s a i d t h a t w e ’ r e h a r d - w i r e d t o r e s p o n d t o t h e v o i c e o f a l o v e d o n e i n m u c h t h e s a m e w a y a s w e r e s p o n d t o t h e s o u n d o f o u r o w n n a m e s . S A I N T ` S N A M E O n M a r c h 1 7 t h w e c e l e b r a t e m y h u s b a n d ’ s s a i n t ’ s n a m e – S t P a t r i c k – t h e p r i n c i p a l p a t r o n s a i n t o f I r e l a n d . A l t h o u g h t h e d e t a i l s o f t h i s f o r m e r m i s s i o n a r y a n d b i s h o p o f I r e l a n d a r e s o m e w h a t s k e t c h y , w e c a n r e s t a s s u r e d t h a t h i s f e r v e n t d e s i r e t o b r i n g C h r i s t i a n i t y t o t h e C e l t i c p a g a n s o f I r e l a n d w a s s u c c e s s f u l . H e f a m o u s l y u s e d t h e t h r e e - l e a f s h a m r o c k t o e x p l a i n t h e T r i n i t y . A n d i n f a c t , a l t h o u g h a m a s s i v e c e l e b r a t i o n o f e v e r y t h i n g r e m o t e l y I r i s h u s u a l l y t a k e s p l a c e o n M a r c h 1 7 t h t h e i n t e n d e d m e a n i n g o f S t P a t r i c k ` s D a y i s f o r s p i r i t u a l r e n e w a l a n d m i s s i o n a r y p r a y e r . A b e a u t i f u l o b j e c t i v e . C A L L E D G o d c a l l s e a c h a n d e v e r y o n e o f u s b y n a m e a n d w e o n l y h a v e t o t u n e i n w i t h o u r h e a d s , m i n d s a n d s o u l s t o h e a r h i s v o i c e . W e y e a r n t o b e c o m e e v e r c l o s e r t o t h e L o r d a n d w e r e m a i n r e s t l e s s u n t i l w e d o s o . S t P a t r i c k , l i k e e a c h o f u s , w a s c a l l e d b y n a m e a n d r e s p o n d e d t o t h e v o i c e o f t h e L o r d . I n s o d o i n g , h e c a r r i e d o u t t h e s p e c i a l t a s k f o r w h i c h t h e L o r d h a d c h o s e n h i m . A n d s o , l i k e S t P a t r i c k , l e t u s r e s p o n d t o b e i n g c a l l e d b y n a m e a n d t o t h e v o i c e s o f t h o s e w h o w e l o v e . 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