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P r o d u c e d b y P r o d u c e d b y B e l l c o u r t L t 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 , B e l l c o u r t L t 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 , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N 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 , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 E d i t o r J o h n C l a w s o n . T e l : E ­ m a i l j o h n @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k E d i t o r J o h n C l a w s o n . T e l : E ­ m a i l j o h n @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k 2 0 p 2 0 p W H E R E S O L D W H E R E S O L D I S S U E 2 5 6 I S S U E 2 5 6 J U L Y J U L Y 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 7 M O R E T H A N 1 9 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E M O R E T H A N 1 9 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R C a t h o l i c N e w s Learn about adoption at one of our open evenings on every 0115 9558811 www.faithinfamilies.org First Thursday of the month 6.00pm to 7.30pm 7 Colwick Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5FR I have called you by your name; You are mine

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

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

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N o t m a n y s c h o o l s c a n s a y t h e y h a v e s p e c i a l b l e s s i n g s f r o m t h r e e P o p e s o v e r t h e p a s t 1 2 0 y e a r s b u t t h a t ’ s e x a c t l y w h a t S t B o n a v e n t u r e ’ s i n F o r e s t G a t e c a n p r o u d l y c l a i m . T h e s c h o o l h a s j u s t r e c e i v e d a p e r s o n a l i s e d b l e s s i n g f r o m H i s H o l i n e s s P o p e F r a n c i s t o b l e s s t h e H e a d t e a c h e r , s t a f f , s t u d e n t s a n d c o m m u n i t y o n t h e o c c a s i o n o f t h e i r 1 4 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y t h a t b e g i n s t h i s s u m m e r . T h i s w o n d e r f u l b l e s s i n g h a s j u s t b e e n f r a m e d a n d h a s b e e n a d d e d t o t h e c o r r i d o r o u t s i d e H e a d t e a c h e r M r H a l l i w e l l ’ s o f f i c e a l o n g w i t h t h e b l e s s i n g f r o m P o p e P a u l V I t h a t w a s b e s t o w e d o n t h e s c h o o l i n 1 9 7 7 f o r t h e i r c e n t e n a r y b u t n e v e r d i s p l a y e d u n t i l n o w . T h e b l e s s i n g f r o m P o p e L e o X l l l , d a t e d 1 8 9 6 , w a s d i s c o v e r e d i n a d u s t y c o r n e r o f o n e o f t h e h u g e c e l l a r s a b o u t a y e a r a g o a n d h a s n o w b e e n r e s t o r e d a n d f r a m e d a n d a d d e d t o t h e o t h e r t w o b l e s s i n g s o u t s i d e t h e H e a d ’ s o f f i c e f o r e v e r y o n e t o s e e . M r H a l l i w e l l s a i d : “ I a m h o n o u r e d t o h a v e t h r e e P a p a l b l e s s i n g s s p a n n i n g o v e r 1 2 0 y e a r s a n d k n o w i n g t h a t t h r e e H o l y F a t h e r s h a v e b l e s s e d a n d p r a y e d f o r o u r s c h o o l , i t ’ s s t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f m a k e s m e f e e l v e r y h u m - b l e i n d e e d . “ 2 0 1 7 i s a v e r y s p e c i a l y e a r f o r u s a n d a l - t h o u g h t h e s c h o o l h a s c h a n g e d d r a m a t i c a l l y i n t h e 1 4 0 y e a r s s i n c e i t w a s f o u n d e d , t h e l o v e a n d c a r e o u r s t u d e n t s r e c e i v e h a s n o t c h a n g e d a n d s t a f f s t i l l s t r i v e t o g e t t h e b e s t o u t o f t h e m e v e r y s i n g l e d a y i n a b i d t o i m - p r o v e t h e i r l i f e c h a n c e s . P o p e F r a n c i s ’ s p e - c i a l b l e s s i n g w i l l i n v i g o r a t e u s a l l t o “ L i v e , L o v e a n d L e a r n i n t h e P r e s e n c e o f t h e L o r d ” – a s o u r m o t t o s t a t e s – e v e r y s i n g l e d a y . ” Solicitors to the Diocese of Nottingham Offering you a full range of legal services: • Wills & Power of Attorney • Probate & Trusts • Company & Commercial Law • Commercial Property • Commercial/Property Litigation • Residential Conveyancing • Employment Law, and more Telephone: 0115 851 1666 At 15 Victoria Street, Nottingham & T udor Square, West Bridgford E­mail: law@massers.co.uk P a g e 8 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u l y 2 0 1 7 Medjugorje 7 Nights 2017 1 1 4 4 t t h h – – 2 2 1 1 s s t t S S e e p p t t e e m m b b e e r r + + e e p p a a r r t t B B i i r r m m i i n n g g h h a a m m £ £ 5 5 8 8 9 9 S S i i n n g g l l e e s s u u p p p p . . £ £ 1 1 3 3 0 0 C C o o n n t t a a c c t t . . . . . . K K a a t t h h G G a a m m b b i i n n 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 6 2 2 3 3 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 A A T T O O L L N N u u m m b b e e r r 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 6 M A N Y T O N G U E S S T B O N A V E N T U R E ` S I S T H R I C E B L E S S E D O n c e a g a i n , S t M a r y ’ s B o s t o n c e l e b r a t e d P e n t e - c o s t w i t h a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l m e a l i n t h e p a r i s h h a l l , a t i m e o f r e j o i c i n g i n t h e g r e a t r i c h n e s s o f t h e m a n y c o m m u n i t i e s w h i c h m a k e u p t h e o n e C a t h o l i c c o m - m u n i t y i n B o s t o n . T h i s y e a r , t h e c o l o u r f u l v a r i e t y o f f o o d w a s e n h a n c e d b y t h e c o l o u r a n d v i g o u r o f d a n c i n g a n d s i n g i n g f r o m t h e P o l i s h a n d K e r a l a n c o m m u n i t i e s . ( T h e P o l i s h t r o u p e w a s s o m e w h a t r e - d u c e d , f o r n o t e v e r y o n e h a d r e c o v e r e d f r o m t h e p r e v i o u s d a y ’ s c e l e b r a t i o n s a r o u n d t h e t w o F i r s t C o m - m u n i o n M a s s e s , b u t t h e y p u t o n a b r a v e s h o w f o r a l l t h a t . ) F r A l e x A d k i n s A re you inspired by the S ermon on the Mount? A re wishing for a better world? A r e you searching for greater meaning in your life? A re you wanting to change y our priorities? D o you care about people who may struggle in their lives or who may b e vulnerable in some way? Come and talk to us at L’Arche Community in Ipswich. Tel : 01473 216426 e­mail: tony.gibbings@larche.org.uk. Website: http://www.larche.org.uk/Sites/ipswich l

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A s t u d e n t a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C a t h o l i c V o l u n - t a r y A c a d e m y h a s b e e n o f f e r e d a n E l i t e P l a y e r P e r f o r m a n c e P l a n s c h o l a r s h i p w i t h M a n s f i e l d T o w n F o o t b a l l C l u b . J a m e s T a g u e w i l l t r a i n a t M a n s f i e l d a n d s t u d y a t c o l l e g e f o r t w o y e a r s f r o m J u l y b e - f o r e h e f i n d s o u t i f t h e c l u b w a n t t o o f f e r h i m a p r o f e s s i o n a l c o n t r a c t . T h e 1 5 - y e a r - o l d , w h o i s i n Y e a r 1 1 a n d t a k - i n g h i s G C S E s , i s a c e n t r a l m i d f i e l d e r w h o w a s o n D e r b y C o u n t y ’ s b o o k s u n t i l C h r i s t - m a s 2 0 1 6 . D u r i n g h i s t i m e w i t h t h e R a m s h e w a s a l s o o n e o f 3 0 b o y s s e l e c t e d f o r a s e r i e s o f E n g - l a n d U n d e r - 1 5 t r a i n i n g c a m p s . H e h a s a l r e a d y a t t e n d e d a n i n d u c t i o n d a y a t M a n s f i e l d T o w n , d u r i n g w h i c h h e h a d a l o o k a r o u n d a n d s a t e x a m p a p e r s . J a m e s s a i d h e w a s l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o p r o v - i n g h i m s e l f a t M a n s f i e l d . H e s a i d : “ I t h i n k t h i s w i l l b e p e r f e c t f o r m e . I w a s r e l e a s e d b y D e r b y a f t e r e i g h t y e a r s b e - c a u s e t h e y d i d n ’ t t h i n k I w a s p h y s i c a l l y r e a d y f o r t h e i r U 1 8 s q u a d b u t f o o t b a l l i s a l l a b o u t o p i n i o n s . O f c o u r s e I w a s d i s a p - p o i n t e d b u t t h e y d e v e l o p e d m e a n d m a d e m e i n t o t h e p l a y e r t h a t I a m t o d a y a n d f o r t h a t I w i l l a l w a y s b e g r a t e f u l . “ I t ’ s a b i t o f a w a i t i n g g a m e n o w a s I j u s t h a v e t o t a k e m y e x a m s a n d I ’ m g o i n g t o t r y r e a l l y h a r d t o g e t g o o d g r a d e s . “ M a n s f i e l d h a v e o f f e r e d m e a n E P P P s c h o l - a r s h i p w h i c h w i l l w o r k l i k e a n a p p r e n t i c e - s h i p s o I ’ l l b e t r a i n i n g a n d s t u d y i n g a s p o r t o r c o a c h i n g r e l a t e d s u b j e c t . I t ’ s q u i t e r a r e t o b e o f f e r e d s o m e t h i n g l i k e t h i s s o I ’ m r e a l l y p l e a s e d . I ’ v e h a d a l o o k a r o u n d t h e a c c o m - m o d a t i o n a s I ’ l l b e l i v i n g t h e r e M o n d a y t o F r i d a y . “ M y u l t i m a t e a i m i s t o b e o f f e r e d a p r o f e s - s i o n a l c o n t r a c t . ” K e v i n G r i t t o n , h e a d t e a c h e r a t S a i n t B e n e - d i c t C V A , c o n g r a t u l a t e d J a m e s o n b e i n g o f - f e r e d t h e s c h o l a r s h i p . H e s a i d : “ T h i s i s a f a n t a s t i c o p p o r t u n i t y f o r J a m e s w h o h a s c l e a r l y w o r k e d h a r d t o b e i n t h i s p o s i t i o n . W e w i s h h i m t h e b e s t o f l u c k , w i t h h i s G C S E s a n d t h e s c h o l a r s h i p . ” S O M E T I M E A G O , i n a p r e v i o u s a r t i c l e , I m e n t i o n e d m y i n v o l v e m e n t i n c h u r c h c a r e o r c l e a n i n g , a t m y l o c a l p a r i s h c h u r c h f o r o n e m o r n i n g p e r w e e k . I n f a c t m y m a i n t a s k i s v a c u u m i n g a n d I f i n d i t s t r a n g e l y s o o t h i n g , r e l a x i n g a n d e v e n s p i r i t u a l , a s i t g i v e s m e a m u c h n e e d e d o p - p o r t u n i t y f o r p r a y e r a n d r e f l e c t i o n . Y e t t h e o t h e r w e e k I w a s j o l t e d o u t o f m y r e v e r i e b y o n e o f m y c o - v o l u n t e e r s . A s s h e a p p r o a c h e d m e , d u s t e r a n d p o l i s h i n h a n d , I c o u l d n ` t h e l p b u t n o t i c e t h a t s h e w a s g i g g l i n g . A s I r a i s e d m y e y e b r o w s , s h e b e g a n t o e x p l a i n : “ W e ’ r e n o t s u p p o s e d t o p o l i s h t h e a c t u a l s e a t s o f t h e p e w s , ” s h e s a i d , “ F o r h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y r e a s o n s . I t m a k e s t h e m t o o s l i p p e r y . B u t I w a s j u s t t h i n k i n g t h a t p e r h a p s i t m i g h t n o t b e s u c h a b a d i d e a a f t e r a l l . ” “ R e a l l y ? ” I q u e r i e d , t r y i n g t o w o r k o u t w h e r e t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n w a s g o i n g . “ Y e s ! ” s h e c o n t i n u e d . “ T h e p a r i s h i o n e r s c a n s l i p s t r a i g h t o f f t h e i r s e a t s a n d o n t o t h e i r k n e e s t o p r a y , w i t h o u t h a v i n g t o m a k e a n y e f f o r t a t a l l ! ” P E R S O N A L I t w a s h a r d l y s u r p r i s i n g t h a t w e b o t h l a u g h e d a t t h e s i l l i n e s s o f t h e s u g g e s t i o n b u t I a l s o m a d e a m e n t a l n o t e t o r e p e a t t h e j o k e t o a n o t h e r f r i e n d l a t e r t h a t d a y . Y e t a f t e r t h i s r e - t e l l i n g , I f o u n d m y s e l f s e r i o u s l y c o n - t e m p l a t i n g t h e w a y s i n w h i c h w e p r a y a n d t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e – i f a n y – o f t h e s e . 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P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u l y 2 0 1 7 Murray’s Independent Funeral Directors Owned and run by Sue and David Barke Be assured as a Catholic family we understand how best to combine church teachings with your wishes • On site­chapel of rest and car parking • Pre payment plans – Repatriations • Flowers, memorial cards and printing Our office in Findern is just a few minutes from Littleover and Mickleover Holly Bank House, 25 Main St. Findern, Derbys DE65 6AG Tel: 01332 425022 Also at 23 York St. Burton upon Trent DE14 2LX Tel: 01283 562299 murraysfunerals.co.uk F r J o h n J e r o m e A b b o t t L R A M A R C M L M u s T C L I t w a s s i x t e e n y e a r s a g o t h a t F r J o h n A b b o t t w a s f i r s t s e e n o n t h e s t r e e t s o f W o l l a t o n . W a l k i n g i n t h e p a r k , v i s i t i n g s h o p s , o r d r i n k i n g c o f f e e o u t s i d e a c a f e , h e w a s i n v a r i a b l y a c c o m p a n i e d b y h i s b e l o v e d A i r e d a l e , ‘ B o u n c e r ’ . T a l l o f s t a t u r e , w i t h p i e r c i n g b r o w n e y e s a n d r e a d y s m i l e , h e b e c a m e a n i n s t a n t l y r e c o g n i s a b l e f i g u r e i n t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d . F e w p e o p l e k n e w t h a t h e w a s a C a t h o l i c p r i e s t . O f f i c i a l l y , i l l h e a l t h h a d f o r c e d e a r l y r e t i r e m e n t , a g e d f i f t y s e v e n . I n s p i t e o f t h i s h e p u t h i m s e l f a t t h e d i s p o s a l o f t h e p a r i s h p r i e s t s o f S t T h o m a s M o r e ’ s C h u r c h , a n d w a s f r e q u e n t l y c a l l e d u p o n t o c e l e b r a t e M a s s , p r e s i d e a t b a p t i s m s a n d w e d d i n g s o r v i s i t t h e s i c k . L a t t e r l y , w h e n h e c o u l d h a r d l y w a l k , w i t h s t u b b o r n d e t e r m i n a t i o n h e c e l e b r a t e d M a s s , t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s h o l d i n g t h e i r b r e a t h a s h e m a n i p u l a t e d t h e a l t a r s t e p s . F e w p e o p l e a l s o k n e w t h a t t h i s s e e m i n g l y o r d i n a r y m a n w a s a n y t h i n g b u t ‘ o r d i n a r y ’ . R e s c u e d f r o m a n o r p h a n - a g e , a g e d f o u r , h e w a s a d o p t e d b y M r & M r s A b b o t t , s h o p k e e p e r s f r o m E a r l S h i l t o n . T h e y m u s t h a v e b e e n p u z - z l e d b y t h i s l i t t l e b o y , w h o p r e f e r r e d t o s p e n d h i s t i m e , n o t b y k i c k i n g a b a l l a b o u t w i t h f r i e n d s , b u t b y r e a d i n g i n t h e l o c a l l i b r a r y . H e e x c e l l e d a t s c h o o l , a n d a g e d e l e v e n , w a s t a k e n t o a c l a s s i c a l m u s i c c o n c e r t . H e w a s ‘ b l o w n a w a y ’ b y w h a t h e h e a r d a n d f r o m t h e n o n d e v e l o p e d a p a s s i o n f o r a n d k n o w l e d g e o f c l a s s i c a l m u s i c . H i s p a r e n t s b o u g h t h i m a p i a n o a n d b e f o r e l o n g h e w a s p l a y i n g a t a n a d v a n c e d l e v e l . T h e r e a f t e r h e s p e n t h i s p o c k e t m o n e y f i r s t o n r e c o r d s , t h e n l a t e r o n C D s , s o m e t i m e s b u y i n g m u l t i p l e c o p i e s o f t h e s a m e p i e c e a n d c o m p a r i n g t h e d i f f e r i n g o r c h e s t r a l i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s . W h e n , a g e d e i g h t e e n , J o h n b e g a n s t u d y i n g a t t h e R o y a l A c a d e m y o f M u s i c , h e w a s a n i m p o s i n g f i g u r e , 6 ’ 2 ” t a l l w i t h a s h o c k o f b l a c k , c u r l y h a i r a n d h o r n r i m m e d g l a s s e s . 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A n d w e t h a n k G o d f o r t h e a b u n d a n t j o y a n d h a p p i n e s s c h i l d r e n b r i n g t o o u r l i v e s , s c h o o l s a n d p a r i s h e s . D u r i n g t w o S a t u r d a y s i n M a y , t h e 1 3 t h & 2 0 t h , w e c e l e b r a t e d b o t h o u r F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n M a s s e s . T h e s u n s h o n e a n d t h e r a i n h e l d o f f b o t h d a y s , t h e g i r l s d r e s s e d i n t h e i r b e a u t i f u l w h i t e d r e s s e s a n d t h e b o y s i n t h e i r M a r i a n b l u e t i e s a n d s a s h e s i n h o n o u r o f o u r L a d y ` s M o n t h o f M a y . T h e y w e r e j o i n e d b y t e a c h e r s f r o m o u r o w n p a r i s h s c h o o l w h o p r o v i d e d t h e u p l i f t i n g a n d f a b u l o u s m u s i c a n d s i n g i n g , a l s o t e a c h e r s c a m e a l o n g f r o m o t h e r l o c a l c a t h o l i c s c h o o l s . T h e y w e r e v e r y m o v i n g M a s s e s , e a c h o n e o f t h e c h i l d r e n h a d a s p e - c i a l p a r t t o p l a y a n d t h e y j o i n e d u s t h r o u g h o u t t h e M a s s o n t h e A l t a r s o t h e y c o u l d a l l w i t n e s s f i r s t - h a n d t h e c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e i r f i r s t E u c h a r i s t . T h e 1 3 t h M a y w a s a v e r y s p e c i a l d a y a s P o p e F r a n c i s c h o s e t o c a n o n i s e t w o l i t t l e s h e p h e r d c h i l d r e n o n t h a t d a y . T h e c h i l - d r e n , J a c i n t a a n d F r a n c i s c o M a r t o , a l o n g w i t h a n o l d e r c o u s i n L u ́ c i a d e J e s u s d o s S a n t o s , t o l d v e r y s c e p t i c a l e l d e r s t h a t t h e y h a d w i t n e s s e d s i x a p p a r i t i o n s o f t h e V i r g i n . . S a d l y t h e y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n d i e d i n t h e 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 e u r o p e a n i n f l u e n z a p a n d e m i c . T h e i r c o u s i n , L u ́ c i a , w h o s e b e a t i f i c a t i o n p r o c e s s b e g a n i n 2 0 0 8 , d i e d i n 2 0 0 5 a t a g e 9 7 . S o 1 0 0 y e a r s l a t e r o n t h e d a y o f o u r o w n F H C m a s s t h e y w e r e m a d e S a i n t s . O u r L a d y a p p e a r e d t o t h o s e c h i l d r e n a n d r e c o g - n i s e d t h e r e i s m o r e l o v e , f o r g i v e n e s s a n d k i n d n e s s i n c h i l d r e n t h a n s o m e o f u s a d u l t s c a n m u s t e r i n t o u g h t i m e s . W e c a n a l l r e m e m b e r o u r o w n F i r s t C o m m u n i o n d a y a n d h o w s p e - c i a l i t w a s t o u s . I t w a s w o n d e r f u l t o s e e t h e c h i l d r e n ` s f a m i l i e s c o m - i n g a l o n g t o j o i n t h e c e l e b r a t i o n . P a r e n t s , s i b l i n g s , f a m i l y , f r i e n d s a n d G r a n d p a r e n t s b u s t i n g w i t h j o y a n d p r i d e a t t h e i r l i t t l e o n e r e - c e i v i n g t h e s a c r a m e n t a n d r e m i n i s c i n g . I k n o w o u r F H C M a s s e s w e r e j u s t a s m e m o r a b l e a n d a w e s o m e f o r o u r o w n l i t t l e p a r i s h C o m m u n i c a n t s . P l e a s e k e e p a l l o u r c h i l d r e n i n y o u r p r a y e r s . T h e y s a y i t t a k e s a v i l l a g e t o r a i s e a c h i l d a n d o u r e x p e r i e n c e t e l l s u s p a r - e n t s n e e d t h e s u p p o r t o f s c h o o l a n d p a r i s h t o h e l p n u r t u r e t h e i r c h i l d r e n ` s f a i t h , w e a r e b l e s s e d 4 8 o f o u r p a r i s h f a m i l i e s c a m e t h i s y e a r a n d e n t r u s t e d u s t o a s s i s t i n t h a t r o l e . B y C a n o n A l a n B u r b i d g e ­ P a r i s h P r i e s t

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u l y 2 0 1 7 P a g e 1 1 S t u d e n t s j o i n B i s h o p P a t r i c k f o r t h e a n n u a l D i o c e s a n B e a u v a l e P i l g r i m a g e S t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f f r o m S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C a t h o l i c V o l - u n t a r y A c a d e m y j o i n e d t h e B i s h o p o f N o t t i n g h a m f o r t h e a n n u a l D i o c e s a n B e a u v a l e P i l g r i m a g e . T h e g r o u p w e l c o m e d a n d j o i n e d a p r o c e s s i o n t h a t h a d w a l k e d t o B e a u v a l e P r i o r y , i n M o o r g r e e n , N o t t i n g h a m . S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A s t u d e n t s w e l c o m e d p u p i l s f r o m T h e P r i o r y C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y i n E a s t w o o d a n d w a l k e d f r o m B e a u v a l e L a n e t h r o u g h t h e P r i o r y t o t h e B e a u - v a l e S t o n e . W h e n t h e g r o u p a r r i v e d a t B e a u v a l e , B i s h o p P a t r i c k M c K i n - n e y s a i d a b l e s s i n g a n d h e l d a n o u t s i d e M a s s i n t h e P r i o r y g r o u n d s w i t h S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A s t u d e n t s R o b e r t S m i t h a n d A d a m K a v a n a g h r e a d i n g a n d A n n a P a n c i s i l e a d - i n g t h e w a y w i t h t h e o f f e r t o r y . R a c h e l R o s e , c h a p l a i n a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A , i n K i r k H a l l a m , c o n g r a t u l a t e d e v e r y o n e w h o t o o k p a r t . S h e s a i d : “ H o w l o v e l y t o s e e o l d f r i e n d s a n d g a t h e r i n B e a u - v a l e w i t h o u r d i o c e s e , i n h o n o u r o f t h e E n g l i s h M a r t y r s a n d e s p e c i a l l y S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n a n d B l e s s e d R o b e r t L a w r e n c e . “ M a n y t h a n k s t o a l l t h e s t a f f a n d p u p i l s w h o s u p p o r t e d t h i s s p e c i a l d a y f r o m S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A a n d T h e P r i o r y a n d a h u g e t h a n k s t o t h e p a r e n t s w h o g a v e u p t h e i r t i m e a n d l o v e t o j o i n u s . “ S p e c i a l p r a i s e a n d t h a n k s t o R o b e r t S m i t h , A d a m K a - v a n a g h a n d A n n a P a n c i s i . H o w l o v e l y i t w a s t o s e e S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n s t u d e n t s a s A l t a r S e r v e r s a n d j o i n i n g T h e K n i g h t s . “ I t w a s a s p e c i a l M a s s a n d i n g l o r i o u s s u n s h i n e a m o s t e n - j o y a b l e a f t e r n o o n . B i s h o p P a t r i c k r e m i n d e d u s a b o u t t h e f a i t h o f S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n a n d a s k e d u s t o f i n d t i m e f o r s i l e n c e a n d r e - f l e c t i o n i n o u r b u s y l i v e s . ” L i a m E v a n s , 1 2 , a s t u d e n t a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A , s a i d h e e n j o y e d t a k i n g p a r t . H e s a i d : “ I h e l d t h e b a n n e r d u r i n g t h e w a l k . W h e n w e a r r i v e d , B i s h o p P a t r i c k s p o k e a b o u t t h e l i f e o f S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n a n d s a i d t h a t w e m u s t f i n d t i m e i n o u r l i v e s f o r s i l e n c e a n d r e - f l e c t i o n . ” C R Y P T I C A c r o s s 7 C o a x o l d k i n g t o e m b r a c e a k n a v e ( 6 ) 8 F e r a l f e l i n e s p o t t e d w i l d c a t ( 6 ) 9 A r m y l o s t m u c h a r t i l l e r y i n t h e i n i t i a l s t a g e s o f C r i m e a b a t t l e ( 4 ) 1 0 A s r i c h – a s p o o r – a s a t r i b a l l e a d e r ( 8 ) 1 1 A c t b a d l y t o r i b o n e t h a t m a y n e e d r o c k i n g t o s l e e p ( 7 ) 1 3 K i c k o u t a t a l i e n s n a t c h i n g l i t t l e b o y ( 5 ) 1 5 C h e a t o u t o f d e m e s n e , a k n i g h t ( 5 ) 1 7 Q u i e t l y r e p o r t t o B i s h o p , p e r h a p s ( 7 ) 2 0 R e l i g i o n t h a t ` s a c t i v e , s e r i o u s ­ m i n d e d , b u t h a s n o s e e , w h i c h i s s t r a n g e ( 8 ) 2 1 ` B l o w u p F r e n c h c a p i t a l ` , y o u t e x t e d w i t h e x t r e m e m e n a c e ( 4 ) 2 2 H a r d l y m a k e i t f r o m p u b t o c a t h e d r a l ( 6 ) 2 3 B a i t r e g u l a r t e a c h e r s t o i n f i l t r a t e i s l a n d , t h e w e s t e r n e n d ( 6 ) C R Y P T I C D o w n 1 T h e b e s t s t u d e n t s e c u r e d b a c k i n g t o f l o w e r ( 6 ) 2 R i v e r f a l l s a r e a s t e l l a r p h e n o m e n o n ( 4 ) 3 E n t r a n c e t o i n t e r n e t b e i n g d o w n ` s a c a u s e o f s o m e i r r i t a t i o n ( 7 ) 4 W e s t e r n g r o u p e x e r c i s e s i n v o l v e d U S i n t e l l i g e n c e i n t h e o l d d a y s ( 5 ) 5 O n e o n a q u e s t , E n g l i s h v i c a r ` s p o o r r e c o r d ` s a b o u t t o b e o v e r t u r n e d ( 8 ) 6 A n c i e n t l a w f o r m a r b l e s , p u t t o g e t h e r b y G r e e k s ? ( 6 ) 1 2 R u t h ` s p e o p l e a r e d e a d : b i r d a t t a c k s l i n k e d ( 8 ) 1 4 O n e C a t h o l i c ` s t a k e n a b o u t a m o n t h i n t h e S o r b o n n e t o l e a r n a n a n c i e n t l a n g u a g e ( 7 ) 1 6 U s u a l a r t i c l e b y o n e c o m i n g f r o m F r a n c e ( 6 ) 1 8 B a r r o w ` s A m e r i c a n e m i g r a t e d w i t h t e n o r i n b r o u h a h a ( 6 ) 1 9 T u r n e d u p i n c o m p a n y o f l o w l y b i s h o p : b i t o f a ` s e e r ` , t h i s o n e ( 5 ) 2 1 T i z z y o v e r t e r r i b l y s u b f u s c c u b ` s r i o t o u s c o m i n g o u t ( 4 ) Q U I C K A c r o s s 7 P e r s u a d e ( 6 ) 8 S o u t h A m e r i c a n w i l d c a t ( 6 ) 9 ­ ­ ­ ­ R i v e r , b a t t l e i n t h e C r i m e a n W a r , 1 8 5 4 ( 4 ) 1 0 P a t r i a r c h s o n o f J a c o b a n d L e a h ( 8 ) 1 1 H a n g i n g b e d o f c a n v a s o r r o p e n e t t i n g ( 7 ) 1 3 D i s p o s s e s s ( o f p r o p e r t y ) ( 5 ) 1 5 M o v e q u i e t l y t r y i n g n o t t o b e s e e n ( 5 ) 1 7 S e n i o r c l e r g y m a n a n d d i g n i t a r y ( 7 ) 2 0 A n c i e n t C e l t i c r e l i g i o n ( 8 ) 2 1 B e m a d o r a n g r y ( 4 ) 2 2 J u s t ( 6 ) 2 3 M a l i g n ( 6 ) Q U I C K D o w n 1 S h o w y b l o o m : a n y p l a n t o f t h i s p a r ­ t i c u l a r M e x i c a n g e n u s ( 6 ) 2 E x p l o d i n g s t a r ( 4 ) 3 P o s s e s s ( 7 ) 4 S e a r c h p a r t y ( 5 ) 5 K n i g h t o f t h e R o u n d T a b l e ( 8 ) 6 L a w o f t h e J e w s f r o m M t S i n a i ( 6 ) 1 2 D e s c e n d a n t s o f L o t ` s s o n ( 8 ) 1 4 S e m i t i c l a n g u a g e , d i a l e c t s o f w h i c h a r e s t i l l u s e d b y s o m e C h r i s t i a n s e c t s ( 7 ) 1 6 M e d i e v a l s t y l e o f a r c h i t e c t u r e ( 6 ) 1 8 F e r m e n t ( 6 ) 1 9 O n e o f s e v e r a l p r o p h e t e s s e s o f B a b y l o n i a , E g y p t , G r e e c e a n d R o m e ( 5 ) 2 1 P a l a v e r ( 4 ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 D D Y o u c a n u s e b o t h s e t s o f c l u e s t o s o l v e t h e p u z z l e : t h e s o l u t i o n s a r e t h e s a m e . 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