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

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09:42 Page 1 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 7 P a g e 3 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 C e l e b r a t i n g t h e f e a s t o f S t P e t e r a n d S t P a u l W e a l l c e l e b r a t e t h e f e a s t o f S t P e t e r a n d S t P a u l , t h e t w o g i a n t s o f t h e c h u r c h , w i t h o u t w h o m , w e w o u l d n o t h a v e h e a r d o f J e s u s . H e r e i n L i n c o l n a t S t P e t e r a n d S t P a u l ’ s w e h a v e a l w a y s c e l e b r a t e d t h e f e a s t a s m e m ­ b e r s o f t h e C W L a n d p r o v i d e a n a n n u a l , w o n d e r f u l S t r a w b e r r y T e a o n t h e a f t e r n o o n o f t h e a c t u a l d a y . T h i s y e a r w a s n o e x c e p ­ t i o n ; w e h a d v a s t q u a n t i t i e s o f d e l i c i o u s f o o d a n d v e r y e n j o y a b l e c o m p a n y , w h i c h s u c c e e d e d i n r a i s i n g £ 4 8 0 f o r t h e C W L c h a r i t i e s . T h i s y e a r w e a l s o h a d a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l M e a l . O n S u n d a y t h e 2 n d J u l y , t h e n e a r e s t S u n d a y t o o u r p a t r o n a l f e a s t d a y , f o l l o w i n g t h e 1 1 a m M a s s o v e r 9 0 o f o u r p a r i s h i o n e r s f r o m f o u r C o n t i n e n t s c a m e t o ­ g e t h e r t o c e l e b r a t e o u r d i v e r s e c u l t u r a l c o m m u n i t y . E v e r y o n e b r o u g h t a n a t i o n a l d i s h . T h e f o o d w a s a m a z i n g ! H o t a n d c o l d c u i s i n e f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d , a l o n g w i t h d e l i c i o u s p u d d i n g s , g r a c e d o u r t a b l e s . N i g e r i a n J e r k C h i c k e n , M a l a w i Y e l l o w R i c e , F r i e d R i c e a n d S p i c y R i c e s . C h i c k e n a n d f i n e N o o d l e s , O n i o n B h a r g e e s , S r i L a n k a n d e l i c a c i e s , H a g g i s , T a t t i e s a n d N e e p s , t o n a m e b u t a f e w . O f c o u r s e o u r o w n l o c a l L i n c o l n s h i r e d i s h e s w e r e w e l l r e p r e s e n t e d – a s w e l l a s L i n c o l n s h i r e S a u s a g e C a s s e r o l e a n d L i n ­ c o l n s h i r e P l u m B r e a d . T h e r e w a s e v e n R A F S h a c k l e t o n H o t p o t ! A n d p l e n t y o f L i n ­ c o l n s h i r e C h e e s e s . T h e c h i l d r e n h a d a h u g e m a p a n d p l e n t y o f n a t i o n a l f l a g s t o e n a b l e t h e m t o p u t t h e i r f l a g ‘ O n t h e M a p ’ W e a l l e n j o y e d a c o u p l e o f h o u r s o f r e l a x e d f r i e n d l y s o c i a l i s i n g . I t w a s l o v e l y t o m e e t p e o p l e w e h a d n ’ t k n o w n a n d n e w f r i e n d s w e r e m a d e . W e p r o m i s e d t o c o m e b a c k n e x t y e a r a n d h a v e a n o t h e r g r e a t i n t e r n a t i o n a l s h a r e d l u n c h c e l e b r a t i o n . T h e e v e n t w a s a m o n e y ­ f r e e c e l e b r a t i o n ; h o w e v e r p e o p l e w e r e v e r y g e n e r o u s a n d i n s i s t e d o n m a k i n g a d o n a t i o n f o r t h o s e l o c a l l y w h o a r e w i t h o u t f o o d . B r i a n D a v i s , S t P e t e r a n d S t P a u l ` s C h u r c h , L i n c o l n I t i s n o w 2 5 y e a r s s i n c e I b e l o n g e d t o a p o l i t i c a l p a r t y . F o r a b o u t 2 8 y e a r s I h a d b e e n p r e t t y a c t i v e i n t w o g e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a s i n c l u d i n g b e i n g a c h a i r m a n a n d a t t e n d i n g 1 0 m a j o r n a t i o n a l c o n f e r e n c e s o f o n e p a r t y o r a n o t h e r . I s s u e s o f c o n ­ s c i e n c e w e r e u s u a l l y b u t n o t a l w a y s r e ­ s p e c t e d . A l a c k o f r e s p e c t f o r a “ c o n s c i e n c e ” i s s u e f i n a l l y l e d t o m e r e ­ s i g n i n g i n 1 9 9 2 . I n s u b s e q u e n t y e a r s i t h a s b e c o m e m o r e d i f f i c u l t t o r e m a i n b o t h a C h r i s t i a n a n d a p o l i t i c a l a c t i v i s t . T h e d i f f i c u l t y i s n o t j u s t h o l d i n g a n o p i n i o n o n i s s u e s l i k e a b o r t i o n o r s a m e s e x m a r r i a g e b u t c l e a r l y b e i n g t o l d i n n o u n c e r t a i n t e r m s t h a t y o u a r e w r o n g a n d t h o s e w h o d i s ­ a g r e e w i t h y o u a r e a l w a y s r i g h t . P e r ­ h a p s t h e a d v e n t o f 2 4 h o u r s r o l l i n g n e w s a n d t h e d e c i s i v e e l e c t i o n a n d r e f e r e n ­ d u m r e s u l t s o f r e c e n t y e a r s h a v e c o n ­ t r i b u t e d t o t h i s b u t i n m y o p i n i o n o u r m e d i a a r e n o t b l a m e l e s s . M a n y C h r i s t i a n s w h o t a k e a n i n t e r e s t i n p o l i t i c s w i l l p e r h a p s s h a r e m y o p i n i o n t h a t t h e h o u n d i n g a n d e m o t i o n a l t u r m o i l t h a t T i m F a r r o n e n d u r e d f o r h i s C h r i s t i a n v i e w s i n t h e r e c e n t e l e c t i o n w a s b o t h u n ­ n e c e s s a r y a n d a p p a l l i n g . A s l e a d e r o f t h e L i b e r a l D e m o c r a t s h i s p a r t y w a s l e a d i n g t h e c a m p a i g n f o r a s e c o n d r e f e r ­ e n d u m o n t h e “ B r e x i t d e a l ” w h i c h t h e n a ­ t i o n n o w a w a i t s , s o w h y w a s s o m u c h f o c u s p a i d t o h i s C h r i s t i a n i t y ? M r F a r ­ r o n ’ s i n e v i t a b l e r e s i g n a t i o n a s l e a d e r w a s s t r o n g l y l i n k e d t o h i s C h r i s t i a n F a i t h . I n t i m e I t r u s t h e a n d h i s f a m i l y w i l l f e e l b e t t e r f o r i t . T h e d i v i s i v e e l e c t i o n o f J u n e 8 t h r e ­ s u l t e d i n t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r s e e k i n g a n d o b t a i n i n g a n e l e c t o r a l d e a l w i t h t h e D e m o c r a t i c U n i o n i s t P a r t y . T h e n e w s o f t h i s h a d o n l y j u s t e m e r g e d w h e n t h e p o ­ l i t i c a l i m p l i c a t i o n s a c c o r d i n g t o s o m e m e d i a w o u l d o r w o u l d n o t i n c o r p o r a t e t h e s a m e i s s u e s t h a t h a d c o n f r o n t e d T i m F a r r o n . I n t h e m i d s t o f a l l t h i s s p e c u l a ­ t i o n t h e t r a g i c a g o n y o f G r e n f e l l T o w e r l e f t t h e w h o l e n a t i o n i n s h o c k a n d p a i n . T h r e e d a y s a f t e r t h a t d r e a d f u l f i r e C a r d i ­ n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s c a m e t o S t P i u s X l o c a l C a t h o l i c C h u r c h t o c e l e b r a t e M a s s f o r a l l t h e v i c t i m s . 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S k i t t l e s i n J a n u a r y ! A “ S k i t t l e s ” n i g h t w a s h e l d i n J a n u a r y a t t h e S t a r a n d G a r t e r i n W i g s t o n w h e r e L A C Y w e r e j o i n e d b y L i m G a m y s i , a S t u d e n t P r i e s t , c u r r e n t l y s t u d y i n g a t O s c o t t . A g r e a t e v e n i n g o f s k i l l , “ F u n a n d F o o d ! ” T R O P I C F u n d r a i s e r i n F e b r u a r y ! I n F e b r u a r y a “ T R O P I C ” F u n d r a i s e r w a s o r ­ g a n i s e d b y M a r g a r e t D e v l i n t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r L A C Y f u n d s . S i n c e r e t h a n k s t o M a r ­ g a r e t . A l o v e l y s o c i a l a n d f u n e v e n i n g h e l d a t S t . T h o m a s M o r e , L e i c e s t e r . F l a m e 2 0 1 7 a t W e m b l e y A r e n a i n M a r c h ! O n c e a g a i n a g r e a t t i m e w a s h a d i n L o n d o n a t t h i s a w e i n s p i r i n g o c c a s i o n . 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T h e s e p r o v e d t o b e e x c i t i n g o c c a s i o n s w h e n w e l e a r n e d t h a t T h e G i f t C o u r s e w a s a l l a b o u t h e l p i n g p e o p l e t o e n ­ c o u n t e r t h e H o l y S p i r i t f o r t h e m s e l v e s , t o m o v e f r o m a h e a d t o h e a r t f a i t h a n d t o s h a r e t h a t d i s c o v e r y w i t h o t h e r s . W h e n I r e t u r n e d f r o m N o t t i n g h a m I w r o t e a f u l l r e p o r t f o r F r O w e n a n d s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h i s C a F E C o u r s e c o u l d b e a m a j o r r e s o u r c e f o r o u r p a r i s h e v a n g e l i z a t i o n p r o g r a m m e . W e s h o u l d r e s p o n d p o s i t i v e l y t o o u r B i s h o p ’ s i n i t i a t i v e . W h a t h a d I l e t m y s e l f i n f o r ? F i r s t , w e f o r m e d a w e l l ­ c h o s e n p l a n n i n g g r o u p c o n s i s t i n g o f n i n e p e o p l e . O u r f i r s t m e e t i n g w a s h e l d s o o n a f t e r C h r i s t m a s a n d a t t h i s w e i d e n t i f i e d a l l t h e a r e a s t h a t w o u l d n e e d o u r a t t e n t i o n . W e h a d t w o c o p i e s o f t h e C a F E D V D a n d g r o u p m e m b e r s w e r e a s k e d t o v i e w t h i s i n d i v i d u a l l y b e f o r e t h e n e x t m e e t i n g . I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o s a y h e r e t h a t o u r p a r i s h p r i e s t h a d g i v e n h i s w h o l e ­ h e a r t e d s u p p o r t t o o u r v e n t u r e a n d w e k e p t h i m i n f o r m e d a t a l l t i m e s o f o u r p r o g r e s s . W e n e x t m e t a s a p l a n n i n g g r o u p , a n d f o r l e a d e r s h i p t r a i n i n g , o n A p r i l 3 r d . P r a y e r a n d p u b l i c i t y w e r e v i t a l a n d l e a d e r s w e r e e n ­ c o u r a g e d t o p r a y u s i n g h y m n s i n t h e H o l y S p i r i t / P e n t e c o s t s e c t i o n o f o u r p a r i s h h y m n b o o k . T h e e x c e l l e n t d o w n l o a d a b l e p u b l i c i t y p o s t e r s a n d f l i e r s f r o m c a f é w e r e c u s ­ t o m i z e d f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n a t p a r i s h m a s s e s . I t w a s a l s o r e c o g n i z e d t h a t t h e b e s t p u b l i c i t y w a s a l w a y s p e r s o n a l i n v i t a t i o n . O n c e d a t e s f o r t h e C o u r s e h a d b e e n a g r e e d ( E a s t e r t o P e n t e c o s t ) F r O w e n c o m m e n d e d t h e C o u r s e e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y a t a l l p a r i s h m a s s e s a n d p u b l i c i t y d i s t r i b u t e d t w o w e e k s b e f o r e c o m m e n c e m e n t . H o w w o u l d t h e p a r i s h r e s p o n d ? F o r t y s i x p e o p l e h a d p r e v i o u s l y s i g n e d u p f o r t h e C o u r s e b u t o n t h e f i r s t e v e n i n g a l ­ m o s t s i x t y t u r n e d u p ! T h i s m e a n t t h a t F r O w e n h a d t o s k i l f u l l y n e g o t i a t e w i t h t h e p a r i s h b i n g o g r o u p f o r a m o v e t o a s m a l l e r r o o m , s o f r e e i n g u p t h e l a r g e o c t a g o n a l h a l l f o r o u r p u r p o s e . F r O w e n a l s o k i n d l y o f ­ f e r e d u s t h e u s e o f h i s T V s e t s i n c e t h e r e w e r e n o a u d i o / v i s u a l f a c i l i t i e s i n t h i s l a r g e r s p a c e . E a c h e v e n i n g b e g a n a t 7 . 3 0 p m w i t h t e a / c o f ­ f e e / b i s c u i t s a n d c o n c l u d e d p r o m p t l y a t 9 . 0 0 p m . S e s s i o n s i n c l u d e d t h e s h o w i n g o f a 3 0 m i n u t e D V D s p e c i a l l y p r e p a r e d b y C a F E o n t h e t o p i c f o r t h e e v e n i n g . T h e s e e x ­ p l o r e d , t h r o u g h i n s p i r a t i o n a l t a l k s a n d t e s ­ t i m o n i e s , b i b l i c a l a n d p r a c t i c a l t e a c h i n g o n t h e g i f t s a n d f r u i t s o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t . D i s ­ c u s s i o n g r o u p s f o l l o w e d , l a s t i n g a r o u n d t w e n t y ­ f i v e m i n u t e s a n d f o c u s s e d o n p r e v i ­ o u s l y p r e p a r e d q u e s t i o n s i n v i t i n g c o n v e r s a ­ t i o n s o n t h e c o n t e n t o f t h e D V D . A b r i e f p l e n a r y s h a r i n g s e s s i o n e n a b l e d p a r t i c i ­ p a n t s t o b e n e f i t f r o m t h e v i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n t h e f i v e g r o u p s . B e f o r e d e p a r t u r e a v e r y u s e ­ f u l s h e e t o f s u g g e s t i o n s f o r d a i l y p r a y e r f u l r e f l e c t i o n o n t h e t o p i c o f t h e e v e n i n g w a s d i s t r i b u t e d ­ s o m e t h i n g f o r p a r t i c i p a n t s t o d o d u r i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g w e e k . R e l e v a n t b o o k s t o b o r r o w o r b u y w e r e a v a i l a b l e a n d w i d e l y u s e d . S p e c i a l m e n t i o n s h o u l d b e m a d e o f t h e s e s ­ s i o n h e l d o n 1 s t J u n e , t h e p e n u l t i m a t e m e e t i n g . D u r i n g t h i s s e s s i o n p r a y e r m i n ­ i s t r y w a s o f f e r e d f o r a l l s e e k i n g a d e e p e r e x ­ p e r i e n c e o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t . B y g e n e r a l a g r e e m e n t t h i s w a s a m o s t b e a u t i f u l a n d p o w e r f u l e x p e r i e n c e . F o u r p e o p l e m i n i s ­ t e r e d , t w o b y t w o , t o e v e r y o n e p r e s e n t , q u i ­ e t l y p r a y i n g i n t h e i r o w n w o r d s , w i t h t h e l a y i n g o n o f h a n d s a f t e r F r O w e n h a d f i r s t p r a y e d w i t h t h e m f o r t h e i r o w n a n o i n t i n g f o r t h e i r i m p o r t a n t m i n i s t r y . F o l l o w i n g t h i s p r a y e r f u l t i m e p e o p l e l e f t q u i e t l y f o r h o m e , t h a n k i n g G o d t h a t H e h a d t o u c h e d t h e i r l i v e s b y h i s S p i r i t A t t h e f i n a l m e e t i n g o n J u n e 8 t h a t t e n d e e s w e r e i n v i t e d t o s h a r e t h e i r i m p r e s s i o n s o f t h e C o u r s e b y f i l l i n g i n a b r i e f q u e s t i o n ­ n a i r e . F r o m t h e s e i t w a s c l e a r t h a t g r e a t b l e s s i n g s h a d b e e n r e c e i v e d o v e r t h e s i x w e e k s b y m a n y o f t h o s e p r e s e n t . S o m e e x ­ a m p l e s o f c o m m e n t s m a d e a r e a s f o l l o w s : ­ “ T h e C o u r s e w a s r e a l l y i n t e r e s t i n g . I t m a d e m e t h i n k m o r e d e e p l y a b o u t t h e t h i r d p e r s o n o f t h e H o l y T r i n i t y . “ ­ “ I r e a l l y e n j o y e d i t a n d l o o k e d f o r w a r d t o c o m i n g e a c h e v e n i n g 2 ­ “ I t h a s b e e n a r e a l s t i m u l u s t o m y f a i t h “ ­ “ W h i l e s o m e s p e a k e r s o n t h e D V D w e r e m o r e h e l p f u l t h a n o t h e r s I f o u n d t h e m a l l e n l i g h t e n i n g a n d i n s p i r a t i o n a l “ c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 7

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F r N e i l P e o p l e s d e l i v e r e d t h e H o m i l y , s h o r t a n d t o t h e p o i n t a f u l l c o p y o f w h i c h i s w o r t h y o f r e c o r d i n g a s f o l ­ l o w s ; T o d a y w e g a t h e r h e r e a t R o d s l e y t o s e e k t h e i n t e r ­ c e s s i o n o f S t R a l p h S h e r ­ w i n , t o c e l e ­ b r a t e t h e u l t i m a t e w i t ­ n e s s h e m a d e f o r h i s F a i t h , t h r o u g h h i s M a r t y r d o m . A s s o m e o f y o u w i l l k n o w , I w a s t r a i n e d a t S t M a r y s C o l ­ l e g e , O s c o t t i n B i r m i n g h a m , a c o l l e g e t h a t d o e s n ’ t h a v e a h i s t o r y o f M a r ­ t y r s – w e l l n o t y e t a n y w a y ! H o w e v e r , m y P r i e s t h o o d , m y F a i t h i s s t i l l i n f l u ­ e n c e d b y t h e e x a m p l e a n d a c t i o n s o f t h e M a r ­ t y r s . W h e n l o o k i n g u p d e t a i l s a b o u t S t R a l p h S h e r w i n I c a m e a c r o s s t h e f a c t t h a t o n t h e 2 3 r d A p r i l 1 5 7 9 S t R a l p h t o o k t h e M i s s i o n a r y O a t h w h i c h i n ­ c l u d e s t h e p h r a s e “ T o d a y r a t h e r t h a n t o m o r ­ r o w ” . I b e l i e v e t h a t t h i s i s a n o a t h t h a t w e s h o u l d a l l m a k e e a c h d a y o f o u r l i v e s . W h a t c a n I d o t o d a y t o b r i n g t h e l o v e o f G o d t o p e o p l e I m e e t ? H o w c a n I h e l p t h o s e t h a t a r e w o r s e o f f t h a n m e ? H o w c a n I t o d a y b e m o r e C h r i s t l i k e ? W e , a s f o l l o w e r s o f C h r i s t , h a v e t o l i v e o u r l i v e s a s R o n a n K e a t i n g s a n g a s “ I f t o m o r r o w n e v e r c o m e s ! ” N o t p u t t i n g o f f t h e a c t o f k i n d n e s s , n o t w a i t i n g f o r s o m e o n e e l s e t o s p e a k o u t a g a i n s t t h e i n j u s ­ t i c e s t h a t w e s e e , n o t w a i t i n g f o r a b e t t e r t i m e t o d o t h i n g s – t h e b e s t t i m e i s t o d o i t n o w b e c a u s e i t m i g h t b e t h e o n l y c h a n c e t h a t w e h a v e b e c a u s e – t o m o r r o w m a y n e v e r c o m e … . . S t R a l p h S h e r w i n a n d t h o s e t h a t t r a v e l l e d w i t h h i m f r o m R o m e d i d n ’ t c o m e t o b e m a r t y r e d . T h e y w o u l d o f c o u r s e h a v e b e e n a w a r e t h a t t h i s w a s a h u g e p o s s i b i l i t y – b u t t h e y c a m e b e c a u s e t h e y w a n t e d t o a d m i n i s t e r t h e S a c r a m e n t s t o t h e p e o p l e t h a t y e a r n e d f o r t h e m , t o b r i n g t h e h e a l ­ i n g m e r c y o f G o d t h r o u g h t h e S a c r a m e n t o f C o n ­ f e s s i o n , t o b r i n g p e o p l e c l o s e r t o G o d – s o m e t h i n g t h a t h a d t o h a p p e n t o d a y a n d n o t t o ­ m o r r o w ! T h e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y i n o u r l a n d n e e d e d t h e i r P r i e s t s t o c o m e a n d g i v e t h e m S p i r i t u a l f o o d , t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e m i n t h e i r d a i l y b a t t l e s o f l i f e . T o d a y w e a l s o n e e d p r i e s t s . H e r e i n D e r b y s h i r e w e a r e s e e k i n g t h e i n t e r c e s s i o n o f S t R a l p h S h e r ­ w i n w i t h o u r p r a y e r f o r a n i n c r e a s e i n V o c a ­ t i o n s . T h e c a l l t o s e r v e G o d t o d a y m e a n s f a c i n g t o u g h c h a l l e n g e s , n o t t h e s a m e a s S t R a l p h , b u t s t i l l c h a l l e n g e s t o o v e r c o m e . A p r i e s t t o d a y d o e s n ’ t c u r r e n t l y f a c e t h e p o s s i ­ b i l i t y o f i m p r i s o n m e n t a n d h a n g i n g , b u t h e d o e s f a c e t h e c h a l l e n g e o f r i d i c u l e . T o b e v i e w e d a s b e i n g a b i t o d d t o g i v e u p a l l t h a t l i f e h a s t o o f f e r – t o s e r v e G o d . W e h a v e s e e n r e c e n t l y t h e r e s i g n a t i o n o f T i m F a r r o n – t h a t t o h o l d C h r i s t i a n v a l u e s i n o u r s o ­ c i e t y c o m e s a t a c o s t ! 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T h e P r i e s t t o d a y c a n o n l y l i v e o u t h i s m i n i s t r y w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e L a i t y a s w e l l , p e o p l e v o l u n ­ t e e r i n g t o h e l p w i t h P a r i s h p r o j e c t s , C a t e c h i s t s , b r i n g i n g C o m m u n i o n t o t h e s i c k a n d h o u s e ­ b o u n d . J u s t a s S t R a l p h r e l i e d o n h e l p s o d o w e p r i e s t s t o d a y r e l y o n y o u r h e l p a n d s u p p o r t . T h e w a y y o u l i v e o u t y o u r C h r i s t i a n V o c a t i o n , t h e w a y y o u h e l p t h e p r i e s t , m a k e s o u r V o c a t i o n e a s i e r t o l i v e o u t , a l l o w s u s t o b e t h e s h e p h e r d s t h a t G o d c a l l e d u s t o b e . I t a l s o s h o w s t o t h o s e i n t h e P a r i s h t h a t p r i e s t s a r e v a l u e d a n d l o v e d – t h a t d e s p i t e t h e c h a l ­ l e n g e s o f l i v i n g i n a S e c u l a r S o c i e t y t h e c a l l t o s h a r e G o d s l o v e , h i s m e r c y i s s t i l l n e e d e d a n d m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d . S o p r a y f o r y o u r p r i e s t s , w h o t r y t o f o l l o w i n t h e s t e p s o f S t R a l p h , o f f e r u s y o u r s u p p o r t a n d i f y o u a r e c o n s i d e r i n g a V o c a t i o n o r s e e s o m e o n e w h o w o u l d m a k e a g o o d p r i e s t o r r e l i g i o u s d o s o m e t h i n g a b o u t i t , t e l l t h e m , d o n ’ t p u t i t o f f , b e ­ c a u s e r e m e m b e r T o m o r r o w m a y n e v e r c o m e ! T h e r a i n g r a d u a l l y g r e w i n i n t e n s i t y o u t s i d e t h e b a r n a s B i s h o p P a t r i c k e n d e d t h e M a s s a n d V e n e r a t i o n o f t h e R e l i c w i t h a n a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t o f e v e r y o n e s e f f o r t s . H o w e v e r , a t t h i s p r e c i s e m o m e n t i n t i m e a c o c k c r o w e d o u t s i d e m a k i n g t h e m o m e n t f e e l q u i t e b i b l i c a l . I n d e e d , t h i s b e l l i g e r e n t b i r d m a d e i t s p r e s e n c e h e a r d s e v ­ e r a l t i m e s , w i t h B i s h o p P a t r i c k c h e e r f u l l y u s i n g i t a s p a r t o f a d o u b l e a c t ! A H a p p y D a y w i t h n e w f a c e s t o b e m e t a n d g r e e t e d . A M e m o r a b l e D a y a s t h e R o d s l e y P i l g r i m a g e g r o w s i n p o p u l a r i t y . A S a t i s f y i n g D a y a s a f e e l i n g o f G r e a t D e b t t o S t R a l p h a n d a l l o u r E n g l i s h M a r t y r s w a s e x p e r i e n c e d . O h , a n d a v e r y s p e c i a l t h a n k y o u t o o u r R o d s l e y T e a L a d i e s – w h e r e w o u l d w e b e w i t h o u t t h e m ? T O N Y B E N N E T T – P R E S I D E N T S H E R W I N S O C I E T Y T e n T e n c e l e b r a t e s i t s 1 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y T e n T e n c e l e b r a t e d i t s 1 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y w i t h a s p e c i a l e v e n t a t t h e C u r z o n c i n e m a i n L o n d o n ’ s W e s t E n d o n S a t u r d a y 2 4 J u n e . F o u n d e d b y M a r t i n O ’ B r i e n a n d h i s s i s t e r C l a r e , t h e C a t h o l i c t h e a t r e , f i l m a n d e d u c a t i o n c o m p a n y h a s s e e n i t s w o r k g r o w e x p o n e n t i a l l y o v e r t h e l a s t 1 0 y e a r s . A t t h e e v e n t , M a r t i n a n n o u n c e d t h a t d u r i n g t h i s t i m e o v e r 8 5 0 , 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n , y o u n g p e o p l e , y o u n g o f f e n d e r s , t e a c h ­ e r s , p a r e n t s a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e p u b l i c h a v e b e e n i n t h e a u d i e n c e s o f p l a y s a n d w o r k s h o p s . H i g h l i g h t s i n c l u d e t h e t h e a t r e p r o d u c t i o n s o f “ K o l b e ’ s G i f t ” a n d “ T h i s I s M y B o d y ” , t h e i r a w a r d ­ w i n n i n g p l a y o n h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g . T h e e v e n t i n c l u d e d a s c r e e n i n g o f t w o n e w s h o r t f i l m s r e ­ c e n t l y b y T e n T e n a s p a r t o f t h e i r n e w c i n e m a ­ i n ­ e d u c a ­ t i o n v e n t u r e : “ B a b i e s ” i s a 3 0 ­ m i n u t e f i l m b a s e d o n t h e o r i g i n a l T e n T e n p l a y o f t h e s a m e n a m e a b o u t p r e g n a n c y a n d a b o r t i o n , a n d “ L o v e , H o n o u r , C h e r i s h ” e x p l o r e s t e e n a g e r e l a t i o n s h i p s i n c l u d i n g s e x t i n g , c h a s t i t y a n d m a r r i a g e . B o t h f i l m s a r e c u r r e n t l y a v a i l a b l e t o s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s a s p a r t o f T e n T e n ’ s R e l a t i o n s h i p a n d S e x E d u c a ­ t i o n p r o g r a m m e . G u e s t s p e a k e r F r C h r i s t o p h e r J a m i s o n O S B p r a i s e d T e n T e n s a y i n g t h a t t h e i r s u c c e s s i s d u e t o t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y c o m b i n e “ h i g h ­ q u a l i t y w r i t i n g , p e r f o r m a n c e s a n d p r o ­ d u c t i o n w i t h g o o d m a n a g e m e n t s k i l l s ­ a l l a t t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e G o s p e l . ” H e h i g h l i g h t e d h o w t h e c o m b i n e d s k i l l s o f s i b l i n g s C l a r e a n d M a r t i n i n a r t s m a n a g e m e n t a n d c r e ­ a t i v e p r o d u c t i o n h a v e b e e n a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e s u c c e s s o f T e n T e n . A n n a O ’ B r i e n , C l a r e a n d M a r t i n ’ s m o t h e r , w a s g i v e n a s p e c i a l c o m m e n d a t i o n a t t h e e n d o f t h e e v e n i n g f o r o v e r 1 0 y e a r s o f f u l l ­ t i m e v o l u n t a r y s e r v i c e t o T e n T e n . 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I b o r r o w e d a n i n c u b a t o r f r o m a f r i e n d a n d f r o m t h e a r r a y o f e g g s g i v e n w e c h o s e a s e l e c t i o n t o g o i n t o t h e i n c u b a t o r . W e s t u d i e d w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n , l e a r n i n g h o w w e h a d t o r o t a t e t h e e g g s , t h e c h i l d r e n t o o k i t i n t u r n s , u p t o f i v e t i m e s a d a y , l e a r n i n g t h e t e m p e r a t u r e n e e d e d t o k e e p t h e m w a r m a n d w h a t w e w o u l d n e e d i f a n y c h i c k s h a t c h e d . ” M r s T u r n e r s s a i d t h a t t h e p a r e n t s o f o n e o f t h e c h i l d r e n h a d b e e n l o o k ­ i n g a f t e r t h e c h i c k s s i n c e t h e y h a t c h e d a n d a l t h o u g h t h e o r i g i n a l p l a n w a s t o r e t u r n t h e m t o t h e f a r m t h e y c a m e f r o m , t h e f a m i l y i s n o w g o i n g t o k e e p t h e m . 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T h e i n t e r c e s s i o n s o f O u r B l e s s e d L a d y a r e v e r y m u c h i n v o k e d f o r t h e s e p r a y e r r e ­ q u e s t s a n d i t i s o n o u r m o n t h l y v i s i t s t o W a l s i n g h a m t h a t w e e s p e c i a l l y p r e s e n t t h e s e p r a y e r s a t O u r L a d y ` s f e e t w h e r e s h e i n v o k e s h e r B l e s s e d S o n w h e r e s h e i s u n i t e d w i t h H i m a s Q u e e n o f H e a v e n . O n t h e 1 5 t h A u g u s t w e s h a l l c e l e b r a t e t h e A s s u m p t i o n o f O u r L a d y o r t h e F a l l i n g a s l e e p o f t h e B l e s s e d V i r g i n , w h e n s h e a s ­ c e n d e d b o d y a n d s o u l t o h e a v e n . T r a d i ­ t i o n t e l l s u s t h a t h e r g r a v e w a s f o u n d e m p t y a n d f r a g r a n t w i t h t h e s m e l l o f l i l i e s ­ t h e r e a r e c e r t a i n l y n o r e l i c s o f O u r L a d y . 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H e h a s o v e r c o m e a n d i s s e a t e d o n H i s F a t h e r ` s t h r o n e ( R e v . 3 : 2 1 ) I t i s t h e n t h i s u l t i m a t e t r i u m p h o f t h e e l e c t s o u l t h a t w e c e l e b r a t e a s w e k e e p t h e F e a s t o f t h e A s s u m p t i o n . T h r o u g h G o d ` s g r a c e w e c a n r e a l l y w i n a r e a l v i c t o r y . M a r y s u f f e r e d w i t h h e r S o n a n d o f c o u r s e w e s h o u l d b e r e a l l y f a i t h l e s s i f w e d o u b t e d t h a t M a r y i s g l o r i f i e d w i t h H i m a n d p r a y ­ i n g f o r u s a l l s o t h a t w e t o o m a y c o m e t o k n o w t h e f i n a l f r u i t s o f o u r f a i t h f u l n e s s . I t i s t h e n t h e p e t i t i o n s t h a t w e a s k f o r m a n y p e o p l e h e r e a t t h e h e r m i t a g e e v e r y ­ d a y , t h a t w e a s k O u r L a d y , Q u e e n o f H e a v e n w i t h c o n f i d e n c e t o p r a y f o r u s a n d t h o s e f o r w h o m w e a s k G o d ` s g r a c e s a n d b l e s s i n g . 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 . . . . . . L e a r n i n g a b o u t l i f e c y c l e s b y c a r i n g f o r n e w l y ­ h a t c h e d c h i c k s c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 4 ­ “ T h e c o u r s e h a s g i v e n m e a l o t t o t h i n k a b o u t a n d h a s e n ­ r i c h e d a n d m o t i v a t e d m y f a i t h “ ­ “ t h e C o u r s e r e a l l y c h a l l e n g e d m e a n d m o v e d m e o u t o f m y c o m f o r t z o n e “ ­ “ I t h a s b e e n s o l o v e l y t o a c t u ­ a l l y t a l k a b o u t m y f a i t h “ ­ “ I h a d n e v e r p r e v i o u s l y b e e n p r a y e d w i t h . I f e l t o p e n t o G o d w i t h t e a r s o f j o y a s I w a s b e i n g p r a y e d f o r “ ­ “ I w a n t t o b e m o r e o p e n t o t h e g i f t s o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t ” ­ “ I f e e l r e c o n n e c t e d . I w o u l d l i k e t o j o i n a p a r i s h p r a y e r g r o u p ” A f i n a l w o r d . 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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 . A u g u s t 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 The church needs religious sisters URGENTLY to bring Christ to others by a life of prayer and service lived in the community of Ignation spirituality. Daily Mass is the centre of community Our Lady of Fidelity Our Lady of Fidelity life. By wearing the religious habit we are witnesses to the consecrated way of life. If you are willing to risk a little love and would like to find out how, contact Sister Bernadette. Late vocations up to the age of 46 welcomed. COVENT OF OUR LADY OF FIDELITY Central Hill, Upper Norwood, LONDON SE19 1RS Telephone: 07973 6002563 or Fax: 0208 766 6579 Mobile: 07760 297001 Ministers of Religion C hurch Pews Uncomfortable? Why not try T op quality upholstered foam pew cushions? Safefoam, Green Lane, Riley Green, Hoghton, Preston PR5 0SN www.safefoam.co.uk Freephone 0800 015 44 33 F ree Sample Pack of foam & fabrics sent by first class mail When phoning please quote CN101 S t M a r y ’ s S c h o o l C e l e b r a t e s h e r F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n C h i l d r e n S t A l b a n ’ s P a r i s h S a y s G o o d b y e t o F r P a u l w i t h a F a r e w e l l C o n c e r t S t M a r y ’ s P r i m a r y S c h o o l , D e r b y , o f f e r e d a M a s s f o r t h e 2 7 c h i l d r e n w h o h a v e m a d e t h e i r F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n i n t h e i r h o m e p a r i s h e s t h i s y e a r . C h i l d r e n f r o m S t M a r y ’ s , H o l y F a m i l y , O u r L a d y o f L o u r ­ d e s , C h r i s t t h e K i n g , E n g l i s h M a r t y r s a n d S t . M a k s y m i l i a n K o l b e P o l i s h C h u r c h w e r e r e p r e s e n t e d , a l o n g w i t h t w o c h i l d r e n w h o r e ­ t u r n e d t o t h e i r f a m i l y h o m e s i n P o l a n d a n d I n d i a t o r e c e i v e t h e S a c r a m e n t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e . F r T i m O ’ S u l l i v a n c e l e b r a t e d t h e M a s s a n d s p o k e a b o u t w h a t a s p e c i a l t i m e t h i s i s i n t h e c h i l d r e n ’ s s p i r i ­ t u a l l i v e s . T h e H e a d T e a c h e r , M r s A m a n d a G r e a v e s , g a v e a l l t h e c h i l d r e n a w o o d e n c r o s s n e c k l a c e a s a m e m e n t o o f t h i s i m p o r t a n t d a y . ” F r a n W i c k e s S t A l b a n ’ s C h u r c h w a s f o r t u n a t e t o e n j o y a n e x c e l l e n t F e s t i v a l C o n c e r t t h a t s h o w c a s e d t h e t a l e n t s o f a l l a g e g r o u p s . L y n n e D e r r y o r g a n i s e d t h e e v e n i n g , a n d p r o d u c e d a m i x ­ t u r e o f m u s i c f r o m C h o p i n a n d B a c h t o A n ­ d r e w L l o y d ­ W e b b e r a n d K a t y P e r r y . T h e D e r b y D e a n e r y Y o u t h C h o i r , l e d b y J o R o w l a n d s , i m p r e s s e d e v e r y o n e w i t h t h e i r c o n f i d e n c e , c l e a r s i n g i n g a n d c h o i c e o f p o s i ­ t i v e , u p l i f t i n g s o n g s . M a n y o t h e r p a r i s h ­ i o n e r s s a n g a n d p l a y e d , r e v e a l i n g t h e r e i s p l e n t y o f t a l e n t i n t h e p a r i s h . N u m e r o u s f l a g s f r o m d i f f e r e n t c o r n e r s o f t h e g l o b e w e r e w a v e d d u r i n g t h e p a t r i o t i c ‘ J e r u s a l e m ’ a n d ‘ L a n d o f H o p e a n d G l o r y . ’ T h e c o n c e r t w a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e p a r i s h t o s a y t h a n k y o u t o F r P a u l N e w m a n f o r h i s m i n i s t r y , t e a c h i n g a n d f r i e n d s h i p . F r P a u l h a s t a k e n u p a n e w r o l e a s V o c a t i o n s D i r e c t o r f o r t h e D i o c e s e a n d i s n o w t h e P a r i s h P r i e s t a t S t E d w a r d s ’ s i n S t A n n e ’ s , N o t t i n g h a m . T h e e v e n i n g e n d e d w i t h a p r e s e n t a t i o n t o F r P a u l N e w m a n o f a h a n d m a d e s t o l e a n d , f r o m t h e a l t a r s e r v e r s , a N o t t s F o r e s t s h i r t w i t h ‘ F r P a u l ’ p r i n t e d o n i t . F r P a u l w a s m u c h m o v e d b y t h e g i f t s a n d t a l k e d a b o u t h o w h a r d i t h a s b e e n t o l e a v e a c o m m u n i t y t h a t h e h a d s p e n t s i x y e a r s m i n i s t e r i n g t o o . W e h a v e b e e n t o g e t h e r t h r o u g h t i m e s o f c e l ­ e b r a t i o n a n d d e e p s a d n e s s , a n d h a v e m u t u ­ a l l y s u p p o r t e d e a c h o t h e r . T h e c o n c e r t w a s f o l l o w e d b y a d e l i c i o u s b r i n g a n d s h a r e b u f ­ f e t . ”

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MANCHESTER: 0161 820 8790 | LIVERPOOL: 0151 909 2871 www.joewalshtours.co.uk | info@joewalshtours.co.uk Bonded & Licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK | ATOL 5163 | ABTOT 5332 NOTTINGHAM DIOCESAN T h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n i s a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l a s s o c i a t i o n o f p r a c t i s i n g C a t h o l i c l a y m e n . T h e G r i m s b y C i r c l e m e e t o n c e a m o n t h a t t h e G r i m s b y G o l f C l u b . T h e G r i m s b y C a t e ­ n i a n s c u r r e n t l y h a v e 4 3 m e m b e r s , t h e y o u n g e s t i s i n t h e i r t w e n t i e s a n d t h e e l d e s t i s i n t h e i r n i n e t i e s . S o , w h e t h e r y o u a r e j u s t s t a r t i n g o u t i n a d u l t l i f e a n d a r e e x c i t e d a t w h a t l a y s a h e a d , o r y o u a r e r e t i r e d a n d s p e n d y o u r d a y s e n ­ j o y i n g y o u r g a r d e n , y o u a r e b o u n d t o m e e t w i t h p e o p l e o f y o u r o w n a g e a n d w h o s h a r e s i m i l a r i n t e r e s t s . R a i s i n g m o n e y t o h e l p C a t h o l i c a n d l o c a l c h a r i t i e s i s a v e r y i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f w h a t w e d o . I n A p r i l , t h e G r i m s b y C a t e n i a n s p r e s e n t e d £ 1 2 0 0 t o t h e n u r s e i n c h a r g e o f t h e c a n c e r w a r d a t G r i m s b y h o s p i t a l , e v e r y p e n n y g o e s t o w a r d s i m p r o v i n g t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f p a ­ t i e n t s . I n M a y , w e p r e s e n t e d F r C o l u m a t t h e A p o s ­ t l e s h i p o f t h e S e a a t I m m i n g h a m w i t h £ 3 0 0 . T h e A p o s t l e s h i p o f t h e S e a i s a C a t h o l i c c h a r i t y w h i c h p r o v i d e s p r a c t i c a l a n d p a s ­ t o r a l c a r e t o a l l s e a f a r e r s , r e g a r d l e s s o f n a ­ t i o n a l i t y , b e l i e f o r r a c e . I n J u n e , o u r c u r r e n t P r e s i d e n t , S t e v e R e i l l y , p r e s e n t e d £ 2 0 0 t o R i c h a r d J o n e s w h o i s p a r t o f t h e o r g a n i s i n g c o m m i t t e e o f t h e C l e e t h o r p e s C e l e b r a t e C o n f e r e n c e w h i c h t o o k p l a c e o n J u l y 8 t h a n d 9 t h . T h e m o n e y p a i d f o r 5 p e o p l e t o a t t e n d C e l e b r a t e C l e e t h o r p e s . B y j o i n i n g t h e C a t e n i a n s y o u a r e j o i n i n g a C a t h o l i c a s s o c i a t i o n t h a t o p e n s t o y o u a c o m m u n i t y o f p e o p l e w h o s h a r e y o u r f a i t h a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h e p r e s s u r e s o f l i v i n g i n t h i s i n c r e a s i n g s e c u l a r w o r l d . T o f i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t m e m b e r s h i p , v i s i t o u r F a c e b o o k p a g e h t t p s : / / w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / G r i m s b y 1 8 5 / G r i m s b y C a t e n i a n s s u p p o r t C l e e t h o r p e s C e l e b r a t e C o n f e r e n c e M e l t o n M o w b r a y b e c a m e t h e n e w C e n a c l e i n t h e w e e k l e a d i n g u p t o P e n t e c o s t 2 0 1 7 . T h e S i s t e r s g a t h e r e d f o r t h e i r G e n e r a l C h a p ­ t e r a n d t h e t h e m e o f t h e C h a p t e r w a s ‘ W i t h M a r y i n t h e U p p e r R o o m ’ . T h a t w a s c e r ­ t a i n l y t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e S i s t e r s w h o h a d t r a v e l l e d f r o m v a r i o u s C o n v e n t s i n E n g l a n d , S c o t l a n d a n d S o u t h A f r i c a . F a t h e r B r i a n M c G r a t h O F M p r e s i d e d a t t h e C h a p t e r a n d l e d t h e S i s t e r s i n a m o s t u p l i f t ­ i n g , e n c o u r a g i n g , i n s p i r i n g , c h a l l e n g i n g a n d h u m o r o u s s e r i e s o f r e f l e c t i o n s a n d h o m i l i e s . T h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t a n d O u r B l e s s e d L a d y w a s t a n g i b l e d u r i n g t h i s v e r y s p e c i a l c e l e b r a t i o n . T h e F r a n c i s c a n s p i r i t p e r m e a t e d t h e d a i l y g a t h e r i n g d u r i n g t h e C h a p t e r d e l i b e r a t i o n s a n d d e c i s i o n s . I n t h i s c e n t e n a r y y e a r o f S t B o n a v e n t u r e , w e w e r e p r i v i l e g e d t o e x p l o r e t h e r e l e v a n c e o f b o t h h i s m y s t i c a l a n d p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e F r a n c i s c a n c h a r i s m f o r c o n t e m p o r a r y F r a n ­ c i s c a n l i v i n g . O n 3 0 t h M a y , S i s t e r P a t r i c i a J o r d a n w a s e l e c t e d t h e n e w M o t h e r G e n e r a l o f t h e F r a n c i s c a n S i s t e r s M i n o r e s s . S i s t e r P a t r i c i a h a s y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e w o r k i n g c l o s e l y i n l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n s a s A s s i s t a n t M o t h e r G e n e r a l , G e n e r a l C o u n c i l l o r , L o c a l S u p e ­ r i o r , N o v i c e M i s t r e s s a n d O n ­ G o i n g F o r m a ­ t i o n D i r e c t o r f o r h e r C o n g r e g a t i o n . S h e w i l l b r i n g h e r o w n g i f t t o h e r n e w m i n i s t r y d u r ­ i n g t h e n e x t f i v e y e a r s . H i g h l i g h t i n g F r B r i a n ’ s d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e F r a n c i s c a n M o v e ­ m e n t a s b o t h t r a d i t i o n a l a n d i n n o v a t i v e , S i s t e r P a t r i c i a c a p t u r e d h e r v i s i o n f o r t h e f u t u r e a s ‘ I n n o v a t i o n i n C o n t i n u i t y ’ b u i l d i n g a n d p r e s e r v i n g a s o u n d f o u n d a t i o n b u t a l ­ w a y s r e m a i n i n g o p e n t o n e w n e s s . N o t b a c k ­ w a r d s , b u t f o r w a r d s : t h e w o r k s o f C h r i s t m o v e f o r w a r d . W e c o n g r a t u l a t e S i s t e r P a t r i ­ c i a a n d w i s h h e r e v e r y g r a c e a n d b l e s s i n g a s s h e t a k e s u p h e r n e w m i n i s t r y . 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A u g u s t 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 S t M a r y ’ s S c h o o l C o u n c i l V i s i t s D e r b y C o u n c i l H o u s e “ A s l o n g a s L a z a r u s l i e s a t t h e d o o r o f o u r h o m e s t h e r e c a n b e n o j u s t i c e o r s o c i a l p e a c e . ” W i t h t h e s e w o r d s , P o p e F r a n c i s c a l l e d f o r t h e w h o l e C h u r c h t o o b s e r v e a W o r l d D a y o f t h e P o o r o n N o v e m b e r 1 9 , t h e S u n d a y b e f o r e t h e F e a s t o f C h r i s t t h e K i n g . T h i s d a y i s t o b e c o m e a n a n n u a l e v e n t a n d P o p e F r a n c i s h a s e x p r e s s e d h i s h o p e t h a t i t w i l l h e l p a l l o u r p a r i s h e s – a n d o u r s e l v e s a s i n d i v i d u a l s – t o r e f l e c t o n h o w p o v e r t y i s a t t h e v e r y h e a r t o f t h e G o s p e l . T h e W o r l d D a y o f t h e P o o r i s a d i r e c t r e s u l t o f t h e Y e a r o f M e r c y . P o p e F r a n c i s h a s s a i d t h a t s h o w i n g c o m p a s s i o n f o r t h e s u f f e r i n g i s a s p e c i a l f o r m o f m e r c y t h a t s h o u l d l a s t w e l l b e y o n d t h e f o r m a l c l o s e o f t h e H o l y Y e a r . I n c a l l i n g f o r t h i s s p e c i a l d a y , t h e H o l y F a t h e r a l s o s u g ­ g e s t e d t h a t t h e p a r t i c u l a r f o r m s o f p o v e r t y w e a r e s e e i n g i n t h e e a r l y p a r t o f 2 1 s t c e n t u r y d e m o n s t r a t e w h y t h e r e i s s u c h a p r e s s i n g n e e d f o r u s t o r e d i s c o v e r t h e v i r t u e o f m e r c y . “ T h r o n g s o f p e o p l e c o n t i n u e t o m i g r a t e f r o m o n e c o u n t r y t o a n o t h e r i n s e a r c h o f f o o d , w o r k , s h e l t e r a n d p e a c e , ” s a i d P o p e F r a n c i s . “ D i s e a s e i n i t s v a r i o u s f o r m s i s a c o n s t a n t c a u s e o f s u f f e r i n g t h a t c r i e s o u t f o r a s s i s t a n c e , c o m f o r t a n d s u p p o r t . P r i s o n s a r e o f t e n p l a c e s w h e r e c o n f i n e m e n t i s a c c o m p a n i e d b y s e r i ­ o u s h a r d s h i p s d u e t o i n h u m a n e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s . ” T h e H o l y F a t h e r w e n t o n t o d e s c r i b e m a n y o t h e r f o r m s o f p o v e r t y , s u c h a s t h e l a c k o f e d u c a t i o n a n d l i t e r a c y t h a t p r e ­ v e n t s c h i l d r e n f r o m r e a c h i n g t h e i r f u l l p o t e n t i a l a n d e x ­ p o s e s t h e m t o n e w f o r m s o f s l a v e r y . “ B e i n g u n e m p l o y e d o r n o t r e c e i v i n g a s u f f i c i e n t s a l a r y ; n o t b e i n g a b l e t o h a v e a h o m e o r a l a n d i n w h i c h t o l i v e ; e x p e r i ­ e n c i n g d i s c r i m i n a t i o n o n a c c o u n t o f o n e ’ s f a i t h , r a c e o r s o ­ c i a l s t a t u s : t h e s e a r e j u s t a f e w o f t h e m a n y e x a m p l e s o f s i t u a t i o n s t h a t a t t a c k t h e d i g n i t y o f t h e p e r s o n , ” s a i d P o p e F r a n c i s . I n t h e f a c e o f s o m a n y p r o b l e m s a n d c h a l l e n g e s , t h e W o r l d D a y o f t h e P o o r w i l l b e o u r o p p o r t u n i t y t o s h o w t h a t w e s t a n d i n s o l i d a r i t y w i t h o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s w h o e x p e ­ r i e n c e s u c h h a r d s h i p a n d d e p r i v a t i o n . T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s w i l l b e p u b l i s h i n g a l o t o f i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e W o r l d D a y o f t h e P o o r o v e r t h e n e x t f e w m o n t h s . H o p e f u l l y , t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n w i l l i n c r e a s e o u r a w a r e n e s s a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e c o n c e r n s t h a t l i e a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e H o l y F a t h e r ’ s i n i t i a t i v e . “ O u r w o r l d c o n t i n u e s t o c r e a t e n e w f o r m s o f s p i r i t u a l a n d m a t e r i a l p o v e r t y t h a t a s s a u l t h u m a n d i g n i t y , ” s a i d P o p e F r a n c i s . “ F o r t h i s r e a s o n , t h e C h u r c h m u s t a l w a y s b e v i g i l a n t a n d r e a d y t o i d e n t i f y n e w w o r k s o f m e r c y a n d t o p r a c t i c e t h e m w i t h g e n e r o s i t y a n d e n t h u s i a s m . ” P r e p a r i n g f o r t h e W o r l d D a y o f t h e P o o r S t . M a r y ’ s P r i m a r y S c h o o l C o u n c i l w e r e t a k e n o n a g u i d e d t o u r o f t h e C o u n c i l H o u s e t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e c o u n c i l a n d h o w l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t w o r k s . T h e p u p i l s w e r e s h o w n a r o u n d t h e C o u n c i l C h a m b e r b y t h e C a b i n e t M e m b e r f o r S a f e g u a r d i n g a n d C h i l d r e n a n d Y o u n g P e o p l e , C o u n c i l l o r S a r a B o l t o n , w h o l e a d t h e t o u r . D u r i n g t h e m o r n i n g t h e y o u n g p e o p l e s a w t h e J a c o b R i v e r s R o o m w h e r e t h e M a y o r o f D e r b y h o s t s c i v i c e n g a g e m e n t s , a s w e l l a s t r e a s u r e s g i v e n t o t h e c i t y o v e r t h e y e a r s . T h e y o u n g p e o p l e e n j o y e d l o o k i n g t h r o u g h t h e g a l l e r y o f p r e v i o u s M a y o r s o f D e r b y a n d h a d t h e c h a l l e n g e o f i d e n t i f y i n g f o r m e r M a y o r o f D e r b y , C l l r B o l t o n . T h o m a s , t h e C h a i r o f t h e S c h o o l C o u n ­ c i l , f o u n d t h e v i s i t “ f u n a n d f a s c i n a t i n g , ” e s p e c i a l l y a p p r e c i a t i n g a l l t h e n e w f a c t s t h e y l e a r n t . M a n y w e r e s u r p r i s e d t o f i n d t h a t a c o u n c i l l o r c a n o n l y h o l d t h e p o s i t i o n o f M a y o r o n c e i n a l i f e t i m e f o r a y e a r . T h e c h i l d r e n w e r e e x c i t e d t o h o l d t h e i r o w n m e e t ­ i n g i n t h e C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , w i t h M a i a s t a t i n g “ w e g o t a f e e l f o r h o w i t r e a l l y w o u l d b e . ” C o u n c i l l o r B o l t o n e n j o y e d h o s t i n g S t M a r y ’ s S c h o o l C o u n c i l , a n d s a i d s h e h o p e d “ t h a t t h e y e n j o y e d t h e m o r n i n g a n d h a v e g a i n e d s o m e v a l u a b l e i n s i g h t i n t o h o w t h e c o u n c i l w o r k s a n d t h e h i s t o r y b e h i n d i t . T h e y a r e a r e a l c r e d i t t o t h e i r s c h o o l a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s . ” M r s R u s s e l l , D e p u t y H e a d t e a c h e r , w a s e q u a l l y i m p r e s s e d , “ W h a t a n a m a z i n g o p p o r t u n i t y f o r S t M a r y ’ s p u p i l s ; b e i n g p r i v i l e g e d e n o u g h t o h a v e a b e h i n d t h e s c e n e s l o o k a t l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t . T h e y l o v e d e v e r y m i n u t e , t h a n k y o u C l l r B o l t o n f o r t h e w o n d e r f u l e x p e r i e n c e . ” O s c a r ­ W i n n i n g A c t r e s s N a r r a t e s A r t O f D y i n g W e l l F i l m O s c a r ­ w i n n i n g a c t r e s s V a n e s s a R e d g r a v e h a s n a r r a t e d a b e a u ­ t i f u l a n i m a t e d f i l m f o r a w e b s i t e d e s i g n e d t o h e l p p e o p l e c o p ­ i n g w i t h i s s u e s s u r r o u n d i n g t h e e n d o f l i f e . A l t h o u g h d e v i s e d b y t h e 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 b a s e d i n t h e C a t h o l i c t r a d i t i o n , t h e A r t o f D y i n g W e l l s i t e i s o p e n t o a l l . M s R e d g r a v e i s w i d e l y a c k n o w l e d g e d t o b e o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t a c t o r s o f h e r g e n e r a t i o n a n d w o n a n A c a d e m y A w a r d f o r t h e t i t l e r o l e i n t h e 1 9 7 7 f i l m J u l i a , a s w e l l a s f i v e o t h e r O s c a r n o m ­ i n a t i o n s . S h e n a r r a t e s t h e s t o r y o f t h e f i c t i o n a l F e r g u s o n f a m i l y , w h o s e f a t h e r a s k s t o s e e a p r i e s t w h e n h e i s d i a g n o s e d w i t h t e r m i n a l c a n c e r . H e r e c e i v e s t h e S a c r a m e n t o f t h e S i c k i n h i s f i n a l d a y s e v e n t h o u g h h e h a s n ’ t b e e n t o M a s s f o r m a n y y e a r s , a s w e l l a s p l a n ­ n i n g h y m n s a n d r e a d i n g s f o r h i s f u n e r a l a n d e v e n h e a l i n g a r i f t w i t h h i s s o n . T h e s i t e w a s o f f i c i a l l y l a u n c h e d l a s t y e a r a t a M a s s i n W e s t ­ m i n s t e r C a t h e d r a l c e l e b r a t e d b y C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s . I t i s d e s i g n e d f o r e v e r y o n e , i n c l u d i n g t h o s e w h o a r e d y i n g , t h e i r f r i e n d s , f a m i l y a n d c a r e r s a n d c o n t e n t i n c l u d e s s h o r t v i d e o s , t e s t i m o n i e s a n d c a s e s t u d i e s . T h e i d e a w a s i n s p i r e d b y t h e A r s M o r i e n d i o r “ A r t o f D y i n g ” , a p o p u l a r 1 5 t h ­ c e n t u r y m a n u s c r i p t d e s i g n e d t o b r i n g C h r i s t i a n c o m f o r t a n d p r a c t i c a l g u i d a n c e t o d y i n g p e o p l e a n d t h e i r f a m i ­ l i e s . T h e o r i g i n a l L a t i n t e x t s a n d i l l u s t r a t i o n s o f f e r e d a d v i c e o n t h e p r o t o c o l s a n d p r o c e d u r e s f o r a g o o d d e a t h . I t i n c l u d e d d e a t h b e d e t i q u e t t e a n d p r a y e r s a s w e l l a s t h e f i v e t e m p t a t i o n s a d y i n g p e r s o n m i g h t f a c e a n d t h e p r e s c r i b e d a n t i d o t e s . T h e w e b s i t e i s a m o d e r n a p p r o a c h t o e x p l a i n i n g t h e C h u r c h ’ s c o m f o r t i n g r i t e s a n d r i t u a l s t h a t c a n h e l p a p e r s o n s p i r i t u a l l y p r e p a r e f o r t h e f i n a l j o u r n e y . V i s i t t h e n e w s i t e a t a r t o f d y i n g w e l l . o r g .

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P a g e 1 2 W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 7 S T J OHN F ISHER C ATHOLIC V OLUNTARY A CADEMY A LVASTON S TREET , A LVASTON , D E RBY DE24 0PA L EADERSHIP T EAM : P. A CKERS , J. G RATTIDGE , C. E NDSOR , P. H ARLOW T ELEPHONE 01332 572154 ! 18:26 Page 1 T h e H e a d t e a c h e r a t 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 s e r e n a d e d s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s c h o o l d a y t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r c h a r i t y . J o a n M c C a r t h y t o o k r e q u e s t s a n d s a n g t u n e s r a n g i n g f r o m p o p t o r o c k a s s t u d e n t s f i l e d i n t o l e s s o n s , d u r i n g t h e m o r n i n g ’ s A c t o f W o r s h i p , a n d a t b r e a k a n d l u n c h t i m e . S h e d e c i d e d t o r u n t h e S i n ­ g a t h o n o n a n o n ­ u n i f o r m d a y h e l d t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r M e l l o n E d u c a t e , a c h a r i t y t h a t h e l p s t o b u i l d s c h o o l s a n d i m p r o v e e d u c a ­ t i o n f o r A f r i c a n c h i l d r e n . M r s M c C a r t h y i s a i m i n g t o r a i s e £ 2 , 0 0 0 a h e a d o f a t r i p t o S o u t h A f r i c a w i t h M e l l o n E d u c a t e d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r t o w o r k i n s c h o o l s , w h e n s h e w i l l b e s u p p o r t i n g t e a c h ­ e r s a n d f i n d i n g o u t m o r e a b o u t t h e c o u n ­ t r y ’ s e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m . S h e s a i d : “ I t h o u g h t t h a t t h e S i n g a t h o n w o u l d b e a b i t o f f u n f o r t h e s t u d e n t s , e s p e ­ c i a l l y w i t h a l l t h e b a d n e w s t h e r e h a s b e e n r e c e n t l y . I a l s o t h o u g h t I c o u l d r a i s e m o n e y a n d a w a r e n e s s o f M e l l o n E d u c a t e a t t h e s a m e t i m e . I s a n g d u r i n g o u r A c t o f W o r s h i p a n d I e n c o u r a g e d s t u d e n t s i n t o l e s s o n s b y s i n g i n g t o t h e m , I ’ m n o t s u r e h o w m u c h t h e y e n j o y e d i t b u t t h e y c e r t a i n l y m o v e d a b i t q u i c k e r t h a n u s u a l . “ M r s M c C a r t h y f l i e s o u t t o S o u t h A f r i c a o n J u l y 2 9 t h f o r t w o w e e k s a n d w i l l b e b a s e d i n a s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l c a l l e d S i l v e r l a n d s . S h e s a i d : “ M e l l o n E d u c a t e s t a r t e d o u t b y b u i l d ­ i n g h o m e s i n t o w n s h i p s i n A f r i c a a n d h a s m o v e d i n t o b u i l d i n g s c h o o l s a n d t h e y n e e d t e a c h e r s t o g o o u t a n d h e l p w i t h t h e r u n n i n g o f t h e s c h o o l s . “ H o p e f u l l y w e c a n s h a r e i d e a s . I d o n ’ t r e a l l y k n o w w h a t t o e x p e c t b u t I ’ m l o o k i n g f o r ­ w a r d t o i t a n d I ’ l l b e a b l e t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e i r e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m a n d b r i n g t h a t b a c k t o o u r c h i l d r e n a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n . “ I t h i n k a t r i p l i k e t h i s w i l l s h o w h o w l u c k y w e a r e a n d I ’ m h o p i n g t o e s t a b l i s h l i n k s w i t h t h e s c h o o l a n d l e a r n f r o m t h e m . ” W i t h s u p p o r t f r o m 2 5 , 0 0 0 v o l u n t e e r s , M e l ­ l o n E d u c a t e h a s b u i l t h o u s e s f o r 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 h o m e l e s s p e o p l e i n S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s p o o r e s t t o w n s h i p s a n d t h e c h a r i t y h a s p l e d g e d t o p r o v i d e b e t t e r e d u c a t i o n f o r m o r e t h a n 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 A f r i c a n c h i l d r e n . T o s u p p o r t M r s M c C a r t h y p l e a s e v i s i t h t t p s : / / w w w . j u s t g i v i n g . c o m / f u n d r a i s i n g / j o a n ­ m c c a r t h y 1 S e r e n a d e d s t u d e n t s t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r c h a r i t y C r e a t i v e s t u d e n t s 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 d i s p l a y e d t h e r e ­ s u l t s o f m o n t h s o f h a r d w o r k a t a n a n n u a l A r t e x h i b i t i o n . E x a m p i e c e s a n d c o n t r o l l e d a s s e s s m e n t u n i t s f r o m s t u ­ d e n t s i n Y e a r 1 1 a n d Y e a r 1 3 w a s o n d i s p l a y f o r s t a f f a n d f a m i l i e s t o v i e w . H e l e n S h a r p e , S u b j e c t L e a d e r V i s u a l A r t s a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C V A , i n D u f f i e l d R o a d , D e r b y , s a i d s h e w a s e x t r e m e l y p r o u d o f a l l t h e s t u d e n t s a n d t h e s t a n d a r d o f w o r k t h a t t h e y h a d p r o d u c e d . S h e s a i d : “ T h e s t u d e n t s h a v e p u t a l o t o f h o u r s i n a n d w h e n I s a w i t d i s p l a y e d a t t h e e x h i b i t i o n i t m a d e m e f e e l v e r y p r o u d t o b e t h e i r t e a c h e r . S o m e o f t h e w o r k o n t h e t h e m e o f d e t a i l w a s t r u l y i n t r i c a t e ; I d o n ’ t t h i n k I ’ v e e v e r s e e n s u c h d e t a i l . A n o t h e r t h e m e w a s ‘ a l l c r e a t u r e s g r e a t a n d s m a l l ’ a n d s t u d e n t s u s e d p h o t o g r a p h s a n d d i f f e r ­ e n t t e x t u r e s a n d m i x e d ­ m e d i a t o c r e a t e t h e i r f i n a l p i e c e s . ” O l i v i a B o n n e r , 1 6 i s a Y e a r 1 1 G C S E T e x t i l e s s t u d e n t . S h e s a i d : “ I c h o s e d e t a i l a s o n e o f m y t h e m e s a s I k n e w t h a t I c o u l d d o a l o t w i t h t h a t a n d I a l s o t o o k i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m b u t t e r ­ f l i e s a s I d o l i k e n a t u r e . “ F o r o u r c o n t r o l l e d a s s e s s m e n t u n i t w e w e r e g i v e n a s t a r t i n g p o i n t a n d i t w a s a b o u t h o w w e r e s e a r c h e d a r t i s t s a n d t h e n e x ­ p l o r e d a n d d e v e l o p e d i d e a s . I c a r r i e d o u t o b s e r v a t i o n s a n d f o u n d m y o w n i m a g e s . I t w a s a b o u t b e i n g c r e a t i v e , w h i c h I r e a l l y e n ­ j o y e d . “ I t w a s a l o t o f h a r d w o r k a n d y o u n e e d t o b e p r e p a r e d f o r t h a t i f y o u t a k e t h i s c o u r s e b u t i t ’ s d e f i n i t e l y b e e n w o r t h i t . I ’ v e r e a l l y e n j o y e d i t a n d I ’ m v e r y p r o u d o f w h a t I ’ v e d o n e . ” S a l l y M o o r e , 1 6 , i s a Y e a r 1 1 G C S E T e x t i l e s s t u d e n t . S h e s a i d : “ O n e o f t h e t h e m e s I c h o s e w a s a r ­ c h i t e c t u r e a n d I f o c u s e d o n i c o n i c b u i l d i n g s . F o r m y o t h e r p i e c e s I w a s i n s p i r e d b y s e a s h e l l s , b i r d s ’ n e s t s a n d I a l s o t o o k i n s p i r a ­ t i o n f r o m o t h e r a r t i s t s . I t ’ s b e e n t w o y e a r s o f h a r d w o r k a n d o v e r a l l I ’ m r e a l l y p l e a s e d w i t h i t . I u s e d t o s e w t h i n g s a n d s e l l t h e m s o I k n e w t h a t t h i s w a s a G C S E t h a t I w a n t e d t o t a k e . ” M o n t h s o f h a r d w o r k d i s p l a y e d a t a n a n n u a l A r t e x h i b i t i o n C elebrating Our Schools Education Sunday 10th September 2017 P S H a s t i n g s S t r e e t , L o u g h b o r o u g h L E 1 1 5 A X H e a d t e a c h e r M r s A J o n e s T e l e p h o n e 0 1 5 0 9 2 1 2 6 2 1 S t M a r y ’ s C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y

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