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C o u n t i n g o u r B l e s s i n g s i s a n e w , s i m p l e s c r i p t u r e ­ b a s e d r e s o u r c e p r o d u c e d b y t h e D e p a r t m e n t f o r C h r i s t i a n R e s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d C i t i z e n s h i p a t t h e B i s h o p s ’ C o n f e r e n c e o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s , d e s i g n e d f o r a c c o m p a n y i n g f a m i l i e s . I t a i m s t o h e l p f a m i l i e s c o n n e c t t h e i r o r d i n a r y , e v e r y d a y l i v i n g , g i v i n g a n d c a r i n g f o r l i f e w i t h t h e s e n s e o f b e i n g ‘ b l e s s e d ’ – i . e . t h a t G o d w h o i s l o v e i s p r e s e n t w i t h t h e m , s h a r i n g l i f e w i t h t h e m , i n a n d t h r o u g h t h e i r l o v e . C o u n t i n g o u r B l e s s i n g s a i m s t o h e l p r e v e a l w h a t P o p e F r a n c i s c a l l s ‘ t h e s h e p h e r d i n g o f m e r c y ’ t h a t i s g o i n g o n i n f a m i l y l i f e a l l t h e t i m e . 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A f u n r u n o r g a n i s e d b y 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 i n m e m o r y o f a s t a f f m e m b e r w h o d i e d r a i s e d m o r e t h a n £ 1 , 4 0 0 f o r c h a r i t y . T h e s c h o o l o r g a n i s e d 3 k a n d 5 k r u n s f o r a l l a g e s a n d r a i s e d a t o t a l o f £ 1 , 4 7 0 . 8 9 f o r t h e M o t o r N e u r o n e D i s e a s e A s s o c i a t i o n a f t e r M i c k H a c k e t t , w h o w o r k e d i n t h e a c a d e m y ’ s I T d e p a r t m e n t , d i e d a s a r e ­ s u l t o f t h e c o n d i t i o n l a s t y e a r . E n t r a n t s w e r e a s k e d t o r a i s e s p o n s o r s h i p f o r t h e c h a r i t y a f t e r p a y ­ i n g a n e n t r y f e e t o h e l p c o v e r t h e c o s t s o f o r g a n i s i n g t h e f u n r u n . A s i l e n t a u c t i o n a l s o t o o k p l a c e w h i c h i n c l u d e d a B r i a n C l o u g h W a y r o a d s i g n , w h i c h w a s d o n a t e d b y A s h l e y C a r t e r , d i r e c t o r o f t h e ‘ S h a u n B a r k e r : O n e M o r e T i m e ‘ d o c u m e n t a r y . K a r e n M o r l e y , f i n a n c e a s s i s t a n t a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A w h o o r g a n i s e d t h e f u n r u n , s a i d s h e w a s t h r i l l e d w i t h t h e a m o u n t r a i s e d . S h e s a i d : “ W e a r e v e r y g r a t e f u l t o t h e s p o n s o r s , h e l p e r s a n d p a r t i c i ­ p a n t s w h o m a d e t h i s e v e n t p o s s i b l e . A h u g e a m o u n t o f w o r k w e n t i n t o t h e f u n r u n p r o j e c t f o r t h e s e c o n d y e a r r u n n i n g a n d i t h a s b e e n a g r e a t s u c c e s s . I t ` s v e r y h u m b l i n g t o s e e s o m a n y p e o p l e w o r k t o ­ g e t h e r t o a c h i e v e t h e a m o u n t r a i s e d . W e k n o w t h a t M i c k H a c k e t t w o u l d b e e x t r e m e l y p r o u d t h a t h e h a s b e e n r e m e m b e r e d i n t h i s w a y . M y s p e c i a l t h a n k s g o t o h i s w i f e J u l i e w h o j o i n e d u s a t t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n t o t h e M N D A . ” M r s M o r l e y a l s o t h a n k e d l o c a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s a n d b u s i n e s s e s w h o s u p p o r t e d t h e e v e n t i n c l u d i n g : A q u i n a s F o u n d a t i o n , S a i n t G o b a i n , R o l l s R o y c e , R o b e r t s B a k e r y , F i f t e e n , W e s t B r o m w i c h A l b i o n F C , D e r b y C o u n t y F C a n d t h e i r A m b a s s a d o r s R o y M c F a r l a n d a n d M i c h a e l J o h n s o n , N o t t i n g h a m F o r e s t F C , D e r b y s h i r e C o u n t y C r i c k e t C l u b , K R M I l k e s t o n , C o s t c o D e r b y , I n t a b a g L i m i t e d , T h e O f f i c e W a y L o n g E a t o n , B J S u p p l i e s , Z e s t P r o d u c e , M a n o r S q u a s h a n d R a c q u e t s , L a n g l e y M i l l C o n t r a c t F l o o r i n g , B o o t s , M o r l e y H a y e s , T r a i l e r S e r v i c e a n d R e p a i r , M a x P l a n t L i m i t e d , R a y d e n E n g i n e e r i n g L i m i t e d , 3 a a a , C r e e d F o o d S e r v i c e , A s h l e y C a r t e r , S p o n d o n T r o ­ p h i e s , U K T o o l H i r e I l k e s t o n , E S P O , S t u a r t L e e S p o r t & L e i s u r e , D e r b y s h i r e C o u n t y C o u n c i l T r a n s p o r t & C o m m u n i t i e s a n d D e r ­ b y s h i r e C o n s t a b u l a r y T r a f f i c M a n a g e m e n t . S h a r o n K i n g , E a s t M i d l a n d s f u n d r a i s e r f o r M N D A , t h a n k e d e v e r y ­ o n e 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 , f o r t h e i r e f ­ f o r t s . S h e s a i d : “ T h i s d o ­ n a t i o n i s s o i m p o r ­ t a n t t o u s a n d i t w i l l g o t o w a r d s h e l p i n g l o c a l p e o p l e a f f e c t e d b y M o t o r N e u r o n e D i s e a s e . I t w i l l h e l p t o f u n d e q u i p m e n t a n d g r a n t s t o b u y t h e e q u i p m e n t t h a t p e o p l e n e e d a n d i t w i l l h e l p t h e m t o l i v e n o r m a l a l i f e a s t h e y p o s s i ­ b l y c a n . I t ’ s b e e n w o n d e r f u l w o r k i n g w i t h t h e s c h o o l a n d K a r e n . ” J o a n M c C a r t h y , 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 V A , s a i d s h e w a s d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e d o n a t i o n . S h e s a i d : “ I t w a s f a n t a s t i c t o s e e o u r w o n d e r f u l s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y c o m e t o g e t h e r f o r t h e f u n r u n w h i c h w a s h e l d i n m e m o r y o f a m u c h ­ l o v e d m e m b e r o f s t a f f , M i c k H a c k e t t . W e a r e r e a l l y p l e a s e d w i t h t h e a m o u n t r a i s e d a n d h o p e f u l l y t h i s w i l l h e l p s u p p o r t t h e g r e a t w o r k d o n e b y t h e M o t o r N e u r o n e D i s e a s e A s s o c i a t i o n . ” O O u u r r C C h h r r i i s s t t m m a a s s M M a a s s s s S S c c h h e e d d u u l l e e i i s s a a s s f f o o l l l l o o w w s s : : F F r r i i d d a a y y 2 2 2 2 n n d d D D e e c c e e m m b b e e r r – – A A d d o o r r a a t t i i o o n n a a s s u u s s u u a a l l o o n n F F r r i i d d a a y y f f r r o o m m 1 1 2 2 . . 3 3 0 0 p p m m t t o o D D i i v v i i n n e e M M e e r r c c y y D D e e v v o o t t i i o o n n a a t t 3 3 . . 0 0 0 0 p p m m E E x x t t e e n n d d e e d d T T i i m m e e f f o o r r S S a a c c r r a a m m e e n n t t o o f f P P e e n n a a n n c c e e w w i i t t h h A A d d o o r r a a t t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h e e B B l l e e s s s s e e d d S S a a c c r r a a m m e e n n t t 5 5 . . 0 0 0 0 p p m m – – 7 7 . . 1 1 5 5 p p m m V V e e s s p p e e r r s s / / E E v v e e n n i i n n g g P P r r a a y y e e r r o o f f t t h h e e C C h h u u r r c c h h a a t t 7 7 . . 0 0 0 0 p p m m . . H H o o l l y y M M a a s s s s a a t t u u s s u u a a l l t t i i m m e e s s o o f f 1 1 2 2 n n o o o o n n a a n n d d 7 7 . . 3 3 0 0 p p m m . . F F o o u u r r t t h h S S u u n n d d a a y y o o f f A A d d v v e e n n t t : : V V i i g g i i l l ( ( S S a a t t u u r r d d a a y y ) ) S S a a c c r r a a m m e e n n t t o o f f P P e e n n a a n n c c e e / / C C o o n n f f e e s s s s i i o o n n a a t t 1 1 0 0 . . 4 4 5 5 ­ ­ 1 1 1 1 . . 3 3 0 0 a a m m a a n n d d 5 5 . . 3 3 0 0 – – 6 6 . . 1 1 5 5 p p m m . . A A d d o o r r a a t t i i o o n n a a s s u u s s u u a a l l a a t t 5 5 . . 3 3 0 0 p p m m – – B B e e n n e e d d i i c c t t i i o o n n 6 6 . . 1 1 5 5 p p m m f f o o l l l l o o w w e e d d b b y y H H o o l l y y M M a a s s s s a a t t 6 6 . . 3 3 0 0 p p m m S S u u n n d d a a y y 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 a a m m , , 1 1 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 a a m m & & 1 1 1 1 . . 3 3 0 0 a a m m . . C C h h r r i i s s t t m m a a s s E E v v e e . . H H o o l l y y M M a a s s s s a a t t 5 5 . . 3 3 0 0 p p m m . . A A n n d d M M i i d d n n i i g g h h t t 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 a a m m C C h h r r i i s s t t m m a a s s D D a a y y H H o o l l y y M M a a s s s s a a t t 1 1 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 a a m m a a n n d d 1 1 1 1 . . 3 3 0 0 a a m m . . T T h h e e C C h h u u r r c c h h O O f f T T h h e e G G o o o o d d S S h h e e p p h h e e r r d d T T h h e e C C h h u u r r c c h h O O f f T T h h e e G G o o o o d d S S h h e e p p h h e e r r d d N N o o t t t t i i n n g g h h a a m m N N o o t t t t i i n n g g h h a a m m 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 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 . D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 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 LOUGHBOROUGH St Mary’s ­ 97 Ashby Road Sat 16 December 10.00am­12.00pm: Eucharistic Adoration & Confessions Sun 17 December 4.30pm: Carols by Candlelight Christmas Eve 9.00am & 11am: Parish Masses 6.00pm: Family Christmas Vigil Mass Midnight Mass preceded by carols at 11.30pm Christmas Day 10.30am: Solemn Mass St Stephen`s Day 10.30am: Parish Mass New Year`s Eve 9.00am & 11.00am: Parish Masses 6.00pm: Solemn Benediction & Te Deum New Year`s Day ­ Mary, Mother of God 10.30am: Solemn Mass F u n r u n r a i s e s m o r e t h a n £ 1 , 4 0 0 f o r c h a r i t y D o n a t e d t o M o t o r N e u r o n e D i s e a s e A s s o c i a t i o n B r i t i s h p u b l i c w a n t c h u r c h e s p r o t e c t e d f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s , n e w p o l l s h o w s C a s t l e s , c a t h e d r a l s a n d c h u r c h e s a n d r o y a l p a l a c e s a r e t h e h i s t o r i c b u i l d i n g s t h a t t h e B r i t i s h p u b l i c t h i n k i t i s m o s t i m p o r t a n t t o p r o t e c t f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e r e s u l t s o f a n o p i n i o n p o l l c a r r i e d o u t f o r t h e N a t i o n a l C h u r c h e s T r u s t , t h e U K ` s c h u r c h b u i l d i n g s s u p p o r t c h a r i t y , b y C o m ­ R e s C l a i r e W a l k e r , C h i e f E x e c u t i v e o f t h e N a ­ t i o n a l C h u r c h e s T r u s t , s a i d : " A t t h e h e a r t o f c o m m u n i t i e s i n c i t i e s , t o w n s a n d v i l l a g e s , c a t h e d r a l s a n d c h u r c h e s a r e a t r e a s u r e t r o v e o f a r c h i t e c t u r e , h i s t o r y a n d f a i t h . A s w e a p ­ p r o a c h t h e 2 0 1 7 B u d g e t , I h o p e t h a t t h e f a c t t h a t t h e p u b l i c t h i n k t h a t i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o p r o t e c t c h u r c h b u i l d i n g s f o r t h e f u t u r e w i l l p r o v i d e t h e C h a n c e l l o r w i t h t h e e v i d e n c e h e n e e d s t o p r o v i d e f u r t h e r f u n d i n g , s u c h a s t h e L i s t e d P l a c e s o f W o r s h i p R o o f R e p a i r F u n d , t o p r o t e c t c h u r c h e s f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a ­ t i o n s . " " I n 2 0 1 5 a n d 2 0 1 6 f u n d i n g f r o m t h e G o v ­ e r n m e n t f u n d e d L i s t e d P l a c e s o f W o r s h i p R o o f R e p a i r F u n d h e l p e d o v e r 4 0 0 h i s t o r i c p l a c e s o f w o r s h i p c a r r y o u t u r g e n t r e p a i r s t o s a f e g u a r d t h e i r f u t u r e , a l l o w i n g t h e m t o c o n t i n u e t o p l a y a v i t a l r o l e i n t h e l i f e a n d w e l l ­ b e i n g o f c o m m u n i t i e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e U K . T h e y m a y b e h i s t o r i c b u i l d i n g s . B u t c a t h e d r a l s a n d c h u r c h e s s h o u l d b e p a r t o f o u r f u t u r e , t o o . " E d d i e T u l a s i e w i c z , H e a d o f C o m m u n i c a ­ t i o n s a n d P u b l i c A f f a i r s f o r t h e N a t i o n a l C h u r c h e s T r u s t , s a i d : " T h e U K b e n e f i t s f r o m h a v i n g a h u g e n u m b e r o f h i s t o r i c b u i l d i n g s . W e c o m m i s s i o n e d t h i s p o l l f r o m C o m R e s t o f i n d o u t w h i c h p a r t i c u l a r t y p e s o f h i s t o r i c b u i l d i n g s t h e p u b l i c t h i n k n e e d t o b e p r o t e c t e d f o r t h e f u t u r e . " W i t h 4 2 , 0 0 0 c h u r c h b u i l d i n g s , t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m ` s r e l i g i o u s h e r i t a g e i s a u n i q u e p a r t o f o u r n a t i o n a l s t o r y , w i t h 4 5 % o f a l l E n g l a n d ` s G r a d e I l i s t e d b u i l d i n g s c a t h e ­ d r a l s a n d c h u r c h e s . I t ` s t h e r e f o r e g o o d n e w s t h a t t h e B r i t i s h p u b l i c t h i n k t h a t i t i s i m p o r ­ t a n t t o p r o t e c t t h e m f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s , r a t i n g c a t h e d r a l s a n d c h u r c h e s a s m o r e i m ­ p o r t a n t t h a n e v e n r o y a l p a l a c e s o r c o u n t r y h o u s e s . " F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e N a t i o n a l C h u r c h e s T r u s t , v i s i t w w w . n a t i o n ­ a l c h u r c h e s t r u s t . o r g T o a d v e r t i s e T o a d v e r t i s e P h o n e J a n e t P h o n e J a n e t o n o n 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 0 7 9 3 1 8 3 6 9 0 7 0 7 9 3 1 8 3 6 9 0 7 The Divine Infant of Prague and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Bulwell Our Christmas Mass times will be as follows: Saturday 23rd December: 4.30 pm in The Divine Infant of Prague church (Vigil Mass 4th Sunday of Advent) Sunday 24th December: 10.15 am in Our Lady of Perpetual Succour church (Mass 4th Sunday of Advent) Sunday 24th December: 4.30 pm in Our Lady of Perpetual Succour church (Vigil Children`s and family Christmas Mass) Sunday 24th December: 6.30 pm in The Divine Infant of Prague church (Vigil Children`s and family Christmas Mass) Monday 25th December: 10.15 am in Our Lady of Perpetual Succour church (Christmas Morning Mass) Monday 25th December: 10.15 am in The Divine Infant of Prague church (Christmas Morning Mass) Tuesday 26th ­ Saturday 30th December: 10.00 am i n Our Lady of Perpetual Succour church (Weekday Morning Mass)

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 P a g e 5 S t G e o r g e 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 , D e r b y A l l S a i n t s D a y M a s s T h e S a i n t s d i d c o m e m a r c h i n g i n a t S t G e o r g e 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 w h e n t h e y c e l e ­ b r a t e d t h e i r A l l S a i n t s D a y M a s s w i t h p a r e n t s a n d f a m i l y w h o c a m e a l o n g t o j o i n t h e p u p i l s a n d s t a f f a t t h e s c h o o l . C a n o n B u r b i d g e g a v e a w o n d e r f u l a n d i n t e r a c t i v e h o m i l y t o t h e c h i l ­ d r e n , P o i n t i n g o u t h o w S a i n t s w e r e p e o p l e j u s t l i k e u s . H o w t h e y f e l t h u n g r y , t i r e d , a n g r y , a n d d i s a p p o i n t e d s o m e t i m e s , j u s t a s w e d o . B u t t h e s a i n t s d i d d i f f i c u l t t h i n g s e v e n w h e n t h e y d i d n ’ t w a n t t o b e c a u s e t h e y l o v e d G o d . C a n o n B u r b r i d g e a s k e d t h e c h i l d r e n t o t h i n k o f g o o d t h i n g s t h e y c a n d o b e c a u s e t h e y a r e t o o c a l l e d t o b e S a i n t s a n d l o v e G o d . T h e M a s s w a s a c ­ c o m p a n i e d b y t h e w o n d e r f u l v o i c e s o f t h e c h i l d r e n w h o h a d b e e n p r a c t i s i n g a n e w s o n g “ W h e n t h e S a i n t s g o M a r c h i n g i n ’ . A l t h o u g h t o m a n y o f u s i t i s a n o l d t r a d i t i o n a l h y m n w e h a v e s u n g a n d h e a r d f o r m a n y y e a r s , t h e r e i s s o m e t h i n g d i f f e r e n t w h e n y o u h e a r t h e v o i c e s o f 3 0 0 c h i l d r e n s i n g i n g i t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e w i t h s u c h g r e a t e n t h u s i a s m a n d h e a r i n g t h e m s i n g “ I w a n t t o b e i n t h a t n u m b e r w h e n t h e s a i n t s g o m a r c h i n g i n ” . I t i n s t i l l e d a s e n s e o f a f ­ f i r m a t i o n t h a t o u r c h u r c h r e m a i n s s a f e i n t h o s e t i n y h a n d s a n d h e a r t s . W h a t a b o u t t h a t h y m n ? W h e n t h e S a i n t s G o M a r c h i n g I n " , o f t e n r e f e r r e d t o a s " T h e S a i n t s " , i s a n A m e r i c a n g o s p e l h y m n . T h o u g h i t o r i g i n a t e d a s a C h r i s t i a n h y m n , i t i s o f t e n p l a y e d b y j a z z b a n d s . T h i s s o n g w a s f a m o u s l y r e c o r d e d o n M a y 1 3 , 1 9 3 8 b y L o u i s A r m s t r o n g a n d h i s O r c h e s t r a . 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Safefoam, Green Lane, Riley Green, Hoghton, Preston PR5 0SN www.safefoam.co.uk Freephone 0800 015 44 33 Free Sample Pack of foam & fabrics sent by first class mail When phoning please quote CN101 R e s u r r e c t i o n V o c a l E n s e m b l e f r o m S t P e t e r s b u r g S o m e t i m e a g o F r T o m M c G o v e r n , f o r m e r P a r i s h P r i e s t o f S t P e t e r & S t P a u l ’ s c h u r c h i n L i n c o l n , b o o k e d t h e f a m o u s S t P e t e r s ­ b u r g C h o i r t o p a y t h e P a r i s h a v i s i t a n d p e r ­ f o r m a n e v e n i n g o f m u s i c . T h e C h o i r w a s t o u r i n g B r i t a i n i n 2 0 1 7 s o w e w e r e f o r t u n a t e t o b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e i r s c h e d u l e d p r o g r a m m e o f e v e n t s . T h e P a r i s h i o n e r s o p e n e d t h e i r h o m e s a n d t h e i r h e a r t s t o w e l c o m e m e m b e r s o f t h e C h o i r a n d o f f e r t h e m o v e r n i g h t a c c o m m o ­ d a t i o n w h e n t h e y a r r i v e d a n d a f t e r t h e c o n ­ c e r t . O n t h e e v e n i n g o f t h e b i g e v e n t p e o p l e o f t h e P a r i s h w e r e j o i n e d b y p a r i s h i o n e r s f r o m S c u n t h o r p e a n d o t h e r l o c a l c h u r c h e s . F r T o m r e t u r n e d f o r t h e c o n c e r t a n d w a s g r e e t e d w a r m l y b y a l l . T h e C h o i r w a s s i n g i n g t o a p a c k e d a u d i e n c e . F r E d w a r d J a r e s z w e l c o m e d e v e r y o n e t o o u r c h u r c h , D a n i e l B a l l a r d , D i r e c t o r o f M u s i c t o S S P P , i n t r o d u c e d t h e C h o i r a n d t h e i r c o n ­ d u c t o r a n d t h e a u d i e n c e s e t t l e d t h e m s e l v e s i n t o t h e i r p e w s w i t h b a r e l y c o n c e a l e d e x c i t e ­ m e n t , r e a d y t o e n j o y t h e m u s i c . I d o n ’ t t h i n k a n y o n e h a d a n y i d e a o f t h e s h e e r v o l u m e t h a t w o u l d b e p r o d u c e d b y j u s t e i g h t w o n d e r f u l s i n g e r s ; t h e c h u r c h w a s f i l l e d w i t h s u c h a m a z i n g s o u n d i t w a s a s i f w e w e r e e n g u l f e d b y i t , i m m e r s e d i n i t , b a t h i n g i n i t . T h e å c a p e l l a p e r f o r m a n c e w a s a j o y t o l i s t e n t o . T h e v o c a l e n s e m b l e R e s u r r e c t i o n ­ V o s k r e ­ s e n i j e i n R u s s i a n ­ w a s f o u n d e d b y J u r i j M a r u k , t h e i r c o n d u c t o r , i n 1 9 9 3 . I t c o n s i s t s o f s e v e n t o t e n p r o f e s s i o n a l f e m a l e a n d m a l e v o c a l i s t s . T h e r e p e r t o i r e o f t h e e n s e m b l e i n ­ c l u d e s R u s s i a n S a c r e d M u s i c a s w e l l a s f o l k m u s i c . G u e s t p e r f o r m a n c e s i n G e r m a n y , S w i t z e r l a n d , N o r w a y , A u s t r i a , t h e U K , F r a n c e a n d I t a l y h a v e m e t w i t h g r e a t s u c ­ c e s s , a n d t h e c h o i r h a s r e c o r d e d s e v e r a l C D s o f t h e i r r e p e r t o i r e , w h i c h i n c l u d e s s o m e s p e c i a l l y c o m p o s e d a r r a n g e m e n t s o f B u r n s s o n g s b y J o h n M c I n t o s h . O n e o f t h e s e , ‘ M y l o v e i s l i k e a r e d , r e d r o s e ” , w a s v e r y m o v i n g a n d h a d e v e r y o n e e n t h r a l l e d . A t t h e e n d o f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e t h e r e w a s a w e l l ­ d e s e r v e d s t a n d i n g o v a t i o n a n d a n e n ­ c o r e w a s c a l l e d f o r . O n c e a g a i n w e w e r e t r e a t e d t o w o n d e r f u l s i n g i n g b e f o r e t h e e v e n i n g f i n a l l y e n d e d w i t h r e f r e s h m e n t s i n t h e P a r i s h C e n t r e . T h e c o n c e r t w a s o v e r b u t t h e E n s e m b l e h a s a l r e a d y b e e n b o o k e d f o r n e x t y e a r ! 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F i v e P r i e s t s c e l e b r a t e d a m e m o r i a l M a s s i n a N o t t i n g h a m C a r e H o m e i n O c t o b e r , o r ­ g a n i s e d b y S i s t e r A i n e . T h e M a s s w a s f o r J a c k i e O ’ H a r a w h o s e R e q u i e m M a s s w a s b e i n g s a i d i n T u b b e r c u r r y , C o u n t y S l i g o , a t t h e s a m e t i m e . J a c k i e w a s t h e b r o t h e r o f F a ­ t h e r E a m o n n O ’ H a r a w h o c u r r e n t l y r e s i d e s a t t h e H o m e . H e w a s j o i n e d b y ( l e f t t o r i g h t ) F a t h e r s T i m O ’ S u l l i v a n , B r e n d a n O ’ C a l l a ­ g a n , J o h n J o e M a l o n e y , ( F r E a m o n n ) a n d J i m O ’ H a n l o n , a s w e l l a s f a m i l y m e m b e r s , f r i e n d s a n d s o m e o f h i s f o r m e r p a r i s h i o n e r s i n C a r l t o n . T h e p e o p l e i n T u b b e r c u r r y k n e w t h a t t h e M a s s w a s b e i n g s a i d a t t h e s a m e t i m e i n N o t t i n g h a m . T h e f i v e P r i e s t s a t t h e M a s s f o r m e d h a l f o f t h e t e a m t h a t w o n t h e N a t i o n a l C l e r g y G o l f C o m p e t i t i o n a t L e i c e s t e r s h i r e G o l f C o u r s e i n 1 9 8 2 . T h e p h o t o g r a p h s h o w s t h e w h o l e t e a m : B a c k r o w : F r s P a d d y K e a r n e y ( R I P ) , T i m O ’ S u l l i v a n , J o e H e n r y ( R I P ) , C o n n i e M o y n i h a n ( R I P ) , J o h n M a c k ( R I P ) , J o h n J o e M a l o n e y : F r o n t r o w : F r s E a m o n n O ’ H a r a , M i c h a e l O ’ D o n o g h u e , B r e n d a n O ’ ­ C a l l a g h a n ( h o l d i n g t h e G o l f e r o f t h e Y e a r C u p ) a n d J i m O ’ H a n l o n . B e t w e e n t h e t e n o f t h e m t h e y h a v e a b o u t 5 0 0 y e a r s o f P r i e s t l y M i n i s t r y , w i t h f o u r s t i l l i n ‘ a c t i v e s e r v i c e ’ i n t h e D i o c e s e . F a t h e r J o h n J o e M a l o n e y s a i d : ‘ W e e n j o y e d t h e f a i r w a y s , s t r u g g l e d w i t h t h e r o u g h , f o u g h t o u r w a y o u t o f t h e b u n k e r s a n d c e l e b r a t e d t h e f i n a l p u t t s . W e r e l i s h e d t h e c h a l l e n g e a n d s h a r e d v i c t o r i e s a n d l o s s e s a l i k e . S o m e o f u s a l r e a d y h a v e t h e ‘ c u p ’ , b u t f o r t h e r e s t o f u s t h e g a m e i s s t i l l o n . ’ P a g e 6 S A D O C C A S I O N B R I N G S H A P P Y R E U N I O N T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 W a i t i n g f o r t h e s t a r t e r A f e w m o r e h o l e s t o p l a y V i c t o r i o u s i n b a t t l e 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 A t t h i s t i m e o f t h e y e a r b e t w e e n s u m ­ m e r a n d C h r i s t m a s m a n y o f u s s e e c h a n g i n g s c e n e s i n o u r f a m i l y l i v e s p a r ­ t i c u l a r l y a s c h i l d r e n c o m m e n c e a n e w a c a d e m i c y e a r . T h e s e w e e k s o f f i r s t a u t u m n a n d t h e n w i n t e r a l s o b r i n g s h o r t e r d a y s o f d a y ­ l i g h t , s a d l y f o r s o m e t h a t m e a n s m o r e h o u r s o f l o n e l i n e s s . I n a n a g e o f p e o p l e l i v i n g l o n g e r w e s h o u l d b e a b l e t o c e l e ­ b r a t e o u r o l d e r f a m i l y m e m b e r s a n d n e i g h b o u r s a n d a l s o b e n e f i t f r o m t h e i r w i s d o m . W h y i s i t t h e n t h a t t h e l o n e l i ­ n e s s “ c r i s i s ” s h o w s n o s i g n o f s l o w i n g d o w n . W h e n s e r i o u s i l l n e s s c o m e s i t i s h u m a n n a t u r e t o w a n t t o t a l k a b o u t o u r v i s i t t o t h e d o c t o r . I t r e a l l y d o e s s e e m m u c h h a r d e r i n s o m e c a s e s t o s a y t h o s e s i m p l e w o r d s “ I a m l o n e l y ” . O n c e w e h a v e a c k n o w l e d g e d t h i s , a n d i t i s n o t e a s y , w e h a v e p e r h a p s o v e r c o m e t h e f i r s t h u r d l e . W e c e r t a i n l y n e e d m o r e c o m m i t m e n t f o r s o m e o f o u r M P ’ s . I d o s a y s o m e o f o u r p a r l i a m e n t a r y m e m b e r s b e c a u s e W e s t m i n s t e r s e e m e d a w a s h w i t h s c a n ­ d a l a s w e c h a n g e d o u r c l o c k s a n d t h e n a t t h e e n d o f a t r u l y d r e a d f u l w e e k t h e H o u s e o f C o m m o n s “ t a l k e d o u t ” a B i l l w h i c h m i g h t h a v e g i v e n v o t e s t o 1 6 y e a r o l d s . W e s h a l l s u r e l y k n o w t h a t t h e G o v e r n m e n t a l s o i s n o t g o i n g t o b e t h e a n s w e r t o t h e l o n e l i n e s s c r i s i s b u t t h e r e i s t h e J o e C o x L o n e l i n e s s C o m m i s s i o n . J o e C o x , h a d s h e l i v e d , w o u l d h a v e b e e n s o c o m m i t t e d . P e r h a p s s t h o s e M P ’ s w h o w o u l d p r a i s e h e r m e m o r y c a n n o w g e t m o r e i n v o l v e d t h a t t h e y h a v e d o n e s o f a r . T w o m e m b e r s o n e L a b o u r , o n e C o n s e r v a t i v e t o t h e i r c r e d i t c o ­ c h a i r t h e J o e C o x L o n e l i n e s s C o m ­ m i s s i o n . S o m e r e s e a r c h h a s c l a i m e d t h a t n i n e m i l l i o n p e o p l e i n o u r c o u n t r y a r e l o n e l y a l l o r s o m e o f t h e t i m e a n d t h a t a q u a r ­ t e r o f o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s w i t h s p e ­ c i a l n e e d s f e e l l o n e l y e v e r y d a y . M a n y o f u s w i l l s u r e l y k n o w y o u n g p e o ­ p l e w h o w i l l n e e d h e l p i n t h i s a r e a a n d t h e l o n e l y p e o p l e w h o h a v e m e n t a l h e a l t h i s s u e s m u s t n o t b e f o r g o t t e n . S o a w a y f r o m P a r l i a m e n t w h a t c a n w e d o ? F o r a s t a r t i f w e m i g h t c o n s i d e r s t a r t i n g t o t a l k t o p e o p l e . W e a l l k n o w s o m e o n e w h o h a s b e e n r e c e n t l y b e ­ r e a v e d , l o s t t h e i r j o b , r e t i r e d o r h a d a h e a l t h s e t b a c k , y e s t h i s m a y b e t i m e c o n s u m i n g o r e v e n r i s k y b u t a s w e a p ­ p r o a c h C h r i s t m a s i t i s s u r e l y n e c e s s a r y . 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 C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 F o r t h e f i r s t s i x m o n t h s a s a p r i e s t h e h e l p e d o u t a s s u p p l y p r i e s t f o r s i c k p r i e s t s o r t h o s e o n h o l i d a y a t t h e C a t h e d r a l , a n d p a r i s h e s a t N e w O l l e r t o n , N e w a r k a n d A s h b y , S c u n t h o r p e . I n F e b r u a r y 1 9 5 8 h e w a s a s k e d t o g o t o S t M a r y ’ s , G r i m s b y f o r 2 w e e k s a n d s t a y e d 5 y e a r s . H e r e c e i v e d h i s f i r s t a p p o i n t m e n t a s c u r a t o r t o F r K a v a n a g h i n H i n c h c l i f f . H e w a s a p p o i n t e d a s P a r i s h P r i e s t a t D r o n f i e l d ( s t i l l t h e n i n t h e N o t t i n g ­ h a m D i o c e s e ) i n 1 9 6 4 . I n 1 9 6 8 B i s h o p E l l i s a s k e d h i m t o g o a n d w o r k f o r s i x y e a r s i n t h e D i o c e s e o f M e h u n d i , N i g e r i a . R e t u r n i n g t o h i s D i o c e s e i n 1 9 7 4 h e w a s a p ­ p o i n t e d t o o p e n a n e w p a r i s h o f W a r s o p / M a n s f i e l d W o o d h o u s e . A f t e r f o u r y e a r s h e w e n t t o C l i f t o n ( N o t t i n g h a m ) f o r 1 5 y e a r s a n d j u s t u n d e r 5 i n N a r b r o u g h . I n 1 9 9 8 h e w a s a d v i s e d t o r e t i r e o n h e l t h g r o u n d s , h e r e t i r e d t o W a r s o p a n d a f t e r a y e a r h e w a s t o l d h e c o u l d h e l p o u t d o i n g c h a r i t y w o r k w h i c h h e d i d u n t i l a c o u p l e o f y e a r s a g o . A s h i s j u b i l e e a p p r o a c h e d h e h a d n o p l a n s t o h a v e a n y c e l e b r a t i o n s e x c e p t f o r a p r i v a t e M a s s o f T h a n k s g i v i n g . H e h a d m o v e d t o C o v e n t r y i n 2 0 0 6 a n d h e l p e d o u t b y d o i n g c h a r i t y w o r k i n a f e w p a r i s h e s t h e r e . O n e e v e n i n g a f e w m o n t h s a g o h e r e c e i v e d a n u n e x p e c t e d p h o n e c a l l . A g r o u p o f p a r i s ­ h o n e r s f r o m T e r e s a ’ s w a n t e d F r J o e t o r e ­ t u r n t o W a r s o p f o r a M a s s o f T h a n k s g i v i n g f o l l o w e d b y a s o c i a l g a t h e r i n g . T h e P a r i s h P r i e s t F r J o e C o t t o n h a d a g r e e d t o t h e i d e a a n d w h e n h e w a s m o v e d t o a n ­ o t h e r P a r i s h F r K y r e a l s o w a s v e r y h a p p y t o e x t e n d a w e l c o m e t o F r J o e . T h e p a r i s h o n e r s d i d a l o t o f h a r d w o r k p r e p a r i n g f o r t h e e v e n t ­ p r e p a r i n g t h e c h u r c h w i t h t h e f l o w e r s , t h e r e a d e r s a t M a s s , t h e m u s i c i a n s , a l l w h o h e l p e d i n s i d e a n d o u t s i d e t h e c h u r c h . T h e M a s s w a s a v e r y r e v e r e n t a n d h a p p y o c c a s i o n . A f t e r m a s s w e w e r e a l l i n v i t e d t o t h e h a l l . H e r e a b u f f e t h a d b e e n p r e p a r e d f i t f o r a k i n g ! M a n y p e o p l e e n j o y e d t h e h o s p i t a l i t y a n d r e m a r k e d o n t h e w a r m t h o f t h e w e l ­ c o m e s h o w n t h e m . 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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 P a g e 7 DECEMBER 2017 Saturday 2 December Advent Retreat led by Cyprian Blamires, a Secular Carmelite The day starts at 10.00 am with Mass followed by the first meditation at 11.00 am. Lunch at 1.00pm followed by second meditation at 2.00pm. Confessions available throughout the day. Adoration at 3.00pm with Tea at 3.30pm. All are welcome. Suggested cost £15 PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE. Saturday 9 December Scripture Study – Fr A Belsito The Gospel of St John: An introduction. Mass at 10.00am with talk at 11.00am. Shared table lunch at 1.00pm, with soup and a roll. All are welcome. PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE. ROSMINI CENTRE, 433 FOSSE WAY, LE7 4SJ Tel: 07973 370620 or 01509 813078 or email: 243mulls@gmail.com 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 e y e a r s i n c e t h e ‘ j u n g l e ’ c a m p i n C a l a i s w a s d e ­ m o l i s h e d , t h e l e a d C a t h o l i c B i s h o p f o r m i g r a ­ t i o n a n d a s y l u m h a s c a l l e d o n t h e U K g o v e r n m e n t t o c o n t i n u e r e s e t ­ t l i n g u n a c c o m p a ­ n i e d c h i l d r e f u g e e s . B i s h o p P a u l M c A l e e n a n s t a t e d : " P o p e F r a n c i s h a s c a l l e d o n u s a l l t o s u p p o r t y o u n g p e o p l e w h o h a v e b e e n d r i v e n f r o m t h e i r h o m e s a n d s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e i r f a m i ­ l i e s . I t i s a t e s t a m e n t t o o u r s o c i e t y t h a t s o m e u n a c c o m p a n i e d c h i l d r e f u g e e s h a v e f o u n d s a n c t u a r y h e r e , b u t t h e r e i s s t i l l m u c h m o r e w o r k t o b e d o n e . " T h r o u g h o u t E u r o p e t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s r e ­ m a i n a l o n e a n d v u l n e r a b l e ; w e s h a r e a d u t y t o e n s u r e t h e i r s a f e t y a n d d i g n i t y . I e n c o u r ­ a g e t h e g o v e r n m e n t t o c o n t i n u e a c c o m m o ­ d a t i n g m o r e u n a c c o m p a n i e d c h i l d r e f u g e e s a n d w o r k w i t h o u r E u r o p e a n p a r t n e r s t o p r o t e c t t h e s e y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m e x p l o i t a ­ t i o n . " T e m p o r a r y h o m e i n t h e C a l a i s ` J u n g l e ` O n l y 3 0 d a y s t o C h r i s t m a s … . . S o m e w e l l o r g a n i s e d p e o p l e w i l l h a v e a l ­ r e a d y b o u g h t t h e i r C h r i s t m a s g i f t s , w r a p ­ p i n g p a p e r a n d c a r d s . O t h e r f o l k w i l l h a v e s t a r t e d s q u i r r e l l i n g a w a y C h r i s t m a s t r e a t s l i k e s a u c e s , p i c k l e s , b i s c u i t s , c a k e s , n u t s a n d c h o c o l a t e s . F a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s c a n b e v e r y g e n e r o u s w h e n i t c o m e s t o g i f t g i v i n g a n d w e o f t e n w a n t t o r e c i p r o c a t e . I h a v e b e e n t h i n k i n g o f w a y s w e c a n p r e p a r e f o r C h r i s t m a s i n a w a y t h a t c o u l d h e l p t h o s e i n g r e a t n e e d . T h e s e a r e j u s t a f e w i d e a s t o c o n s i d e r i f y o u h a v e s t i l l t o d o y o u r s h o p ­ p i n g . I n s t e a d o f e v e r y o n e i n t h e w i d e r f a m i l y o r w o r k c o l l e a g u e s e x c h a n g i n g g i f t s , w h y n o t a g r e e y o u b u y a s m a l l g i f t f o r o n l y o n e p e r ­ s o n o r a c o u p l e a n d c h o o s e a f a v o u r i t e c h a r i t y t o m a k e a d o n a t i o n . I n o u r e x ­ t e n d e d f a m i l y w e p u l l t h e n a m e s o u t o f a h a t a n d m a k e a l i s t o f w h o y o u a r e b u y i n g f o r a n d c h o o s e a c h a r i t y . W e t r y t o b u y a g i f t f r o m a c h a r i t y s h o p o r a T r a i d c r a f t g i f t . P r e l o v e d i t e m s a r e w e l c o m e e s p e c i a l l y b o o k s . H a v e a l o o k o n l i n e a t t r a i d c r a f t ­ s h o p . c o . u k a n d y o u w i l l s e e a b i g r a n g e o f i t e m s i n c l u d i n g g r o c e r i e s , t o y s , g i f t s , c l e a n i n g p r o d u c t s a n d d e c o r a t i o n s a n d c l o t h i n g . T h e y s e l l l o v e l y s o c k s ! W h e n I w a s w o r k i n g , i n s t e a d o f e x c h a n g ­ i n g c a r d s w e s o m e t i m e s w r o t e g r e e t i n g s o n o n e b i g h o m e m a d e c a r d p u t o n a n o t i c e ­ b o a r d a n d m a d e a d o n a t i o n t o a c h a r i t y . B u y i n g T r a i d c r a f t p r o d u c t s c h a n g e s p e o ­ p l e ’ s l i v e s . I t h e l p s , b e e k e e p e r s , c o c o a f a r m e r s , m e t a l w o r k e r s , g r o w e r s a n d t a l ­ e n t e d a r t i s a n s w h o w o r k i n t h e g l o b a l S o u t h . H e l p i n g p e o p l e w h o m a y b e f a c i n g a v e r y u n c e r t a i n f u t u r e d u e t o i l l h e a l t h , c o n f l i c t , c l i m a t e c h a n g e o r u n e m p l o y m e n t . C A F O D W o r l d G i f t s i s a n o t h e r w a y t o s u p ­ p o r t c o m m u n i t i e s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d t o h a v e h e a l t h c a r e , e d u c a t i o n o r d e v e l o p l i v e l i h o o d s . Y o u c a n g i v e t h e g i f t o f i m m u ­ n i s a t i o n , r e a d i n g , t r e e s f o r l i f e o r s a f e d r i n k i n g w a t e r . T h e r e a r e l o t s m o r e g i f t s t o c h o o s e f r o m i f y o u l o o k a t c a f o d . o r g . u k / w o r l d g i f t s . I n O x f a m s h o p s y o u c a n b u y F a i r t r a d e A d ­ v e n t c a l e n d a r s , c h o c o l a t e s , c o f f e e , t e a , d r i e d f r u i t a n d m u c h m o r e , h e l p i n g f a r m ­ e r s a n d a r t i s a n s t o h a v e a f a i r e r w a g e . F a m i l i e s a n d p a r i s h i o n e r s c a n c l u b t o ­ g e t h e r t o g i v e a g i f t . L e t ’ s t r y t o f i n d w a y s t o e n j o y g i v i n g t h a t c a n h e l p t h o s e i n g r e a t n e e d . A n n a B o u r k e T h e C h a p l a i n c y T e a m a t S t M a r y ` s S c h o o l , D e r b y , l e d a t h o u g h t p r o v o k i n g l i t u r g y t o c e l e b r a t e t h e h a r v e s t . T h e y h a n d e d o u t p i c t u r e s o f f o o d t o s o m e c h i l ­ d r e n b u t n o t t o o t h ­ e r s a n d t h e n a s k e d t h e c h i l d r e n i n b o t h g r o u p s h o w t h a t m a d e t h e m f e e l . 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J a m e s ’ s C h u r c h » C o m p r e h e n s i v e R e l i g i o u s P r o g r a m m e B i s h o p D e c l a n L a n g , C h a i r o f t h e H o l y L a n d C o o r d i n a t i o n r e c e n t l y a d d r e s s e d B r i t a i n ’ s B r o k e n P r o m i s e : T i m e f o r a N e w A p p r o a c h , a n e v e n t o r g a n i s e d b y t h e B a l f o u r P r o j e c t a t W e s t m i n s t e r C e n t r a l H a l l t o m a r k t h e C e n ­ t e n a r y o f t h e B a l f o u r D e c l a r a t i o n . F u l l S p e e c h T h a n k y o u f o r i n v i t i n g m e t o a d d r e s s t h i s i m p o r t a n t e v e n t t o n i g h t . I w o u l d l i k e t o s t a r t b y s h a r i n g t w o b r i e f m e m o r i e s o f m y m o s t r e c e n t v i s i t t o t h e H o l y L a n d ; T h e f i r s t w a s s t a n d i n g o n a h i l l s i d e i n E a s t J e r u s a l e m l o o k i n g o u t o v e r P a l e s t i n i a n v i l ­ l a g e s a n d I s r a e l i s e t t l e m e n t s . W h a t s t r u c k m e w a s h o w t w o c o m m u n i t i e s d i v i d e d b y f e a r , d i s t r u s t a n d m i s u n d e r ­ s t a n d i n g , a r e i n f a c t s o p h y s i c a l l y c l o s e t o o n e a n o t h e r . P e o p l e l i v i n g j u s t a f e w m i l e s a p a r t a r e s e e n a s s t r a n g e r s , f o r e i g n e r s o r e v e n e n e m i e s ­ s e p a r a t e d b y b a r b e d w i r e a n d c o n c r e t e w a l l s . I t r e m i n d e d m e t h a t e v e n t h e d i s t a n c e f r o m T e l A v i v t o G a z a C i t y i s j u s t f i f t y m i l e s , a b o u t h a l f t h e d i s t a n c e I t r a v e l l e d t o b e h e r e t o n i g h t , a n d y e t p e o p l e i n t h o s e t w o c i t i e s h a v e l i t t l e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o r e m p a t h y f o r e a c h o t h e r ’ s l i v e s . T h e o t h e r m o m e n t t h a t s t u c k w i t h m e w a s m e e t i n g a P a l e s t i n i a n p s y c h o l o g y s t u d e n t a t B e t h l e h e m U n i v e r s i t y w h o d e s c r i b e d e x p e ­ r i e n c e s t h a t n o y o u n g p e r s o n s h o u l d h a v e t o f a c e : h o w s h e m i s s e s c l a s s e s w h e n s h e i s h e l d u p a t m i l i t a r y c h e c k p o i n t s a n d s h e s t r u g g l e s t o s t u d y a g a i n s t t h e s o u n d o f g u n ­ f i r e . S h e t o l d m e “ N o m a t t e r h o w m a n y t i m e s I g e t c a u g h t u p i n c l a s h e s , n o m a t t e r h o w m a n y t i m e s I s e e t h e w a l l , n o m a t t e r h o w m a n y t i m e s I g e t t h r o u g h t h e c h e c k p o i n t , t h i s i s n o t o k , t h i s i s n o t n o r m a l , t h i s i s n o t h o w w e a r e s u p p o s e d t o l i v e . ” H e r w o r d s e c h o e d w h a t I s a w a f e w y e a r s e a r l i e r i n t h e I s r a e l i t o w n o f S d e r o t , o n t h e b o r d e r w i t h G a z a . I t h a s b e e n t a r g e t e d b y t h o u s a n d s o f r o c k e t a t t a c k s , w h i c h h a v e k i l l e d o r i n j u r e d d o z e n s o f c i v i l i a n s . S c h o o l s i n S d e r o t a r e e q u i p p e d w i t h s i r e n s i n t h e c l a s s r o o m s a n d c o n c r e t e s h e l t e r s i n t h e p l a y g r o u n d s – i t i s n o t h o w a n y c h i l d i s s u p ­ p o s e d t o l i v e . T h e B a l f o u r D e c l a r a t i o n e n v i s a g e d t w o c o m m u n i t i e s c o e x i s t i n g p e a c e f u l l y , a n d r e ­ s p e c t f o r t h e i n a l i e n a b l e h u m a n r i g h t s o f a l l . O n e h u n d r e d y e a r s l a t e r i t i s c l e a r t h a t t h i s v i s i o n h a s n o t y e t b e e n r e a l i s e d ­ a n d p e o p l e w h o s e g r a n d p a r e n t s w e r e n o t e v e n b o r n i n 1 9 1 7 a r e l i v i n g w i t h t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s . T h a t i s w h y , o n t h i s a n n i v e r s a r y , w e s h o u l d n o t s i m p l y l o o k b a c k a t B r i t a i n ’ s o w n h i s t o r ­ i c a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o t h e H o l y L a n d . B u t m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y w e s h o u l d l o o k f o r w a r d t o h o w , i n l i g h t o f t h a t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , w e m a y h e l p t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n o f I s r a e l i s a n d P a l e s t i n i a n s g r o w u p i n p e a c e a n d d i g n i t y . F o r p e o p l e o f f a i t h o u r s t a r t i n g p o i n t i s p r a y e r . I h o p e t h a t h e r e i n t h e U K f a i t h c o m m u n i t i e s w i l l m a r k t h i s h i s t o r i c m o ­ m e n t n o t o n l y b y r e f l e c t i n g o n t h e H o l y L a n d ’ s c e n t r a l p l a c e i n o u r b e l i e f s , b u t b y p r a y i n g f o r t h e f u t u r e o f e v e r y o n e w h o c a l l s i t t h e i r h o m e . S e c o n d l y , w e a l l h a v e a r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s . I t i s e a s y t o s i t i n t h i s c r o w d e d h a l l , a l o n g s i d e o t h e r s w h o a r e e n ­ g a g e d w i t h t h e r e a l i t i e s o f l i f e i n t h e H o l y L a n d , a n d p r e s u m e t h a t t h i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g i s w i d e l y s h a r e d . B u t m a n y p e o p l e i n o u r s o ­ c i e t y s e e o n l y a c o m p l e x c o n f l i c t , i n a f a r o f f l a n d , t h a t i s o f l i t t l e c o n c e r n o r r e l e v a n c e . T o b e c o m e a g e n t s o f c h a n g e i t i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t w e i n f o r m o t h e r s , w h i l e c o n t i n u a l l y d e e p e n i n g o u r o w n k n o w l e d g e , a n d c h a l ­ l e n g i n g o u r o w n a s s u m p t i o n s . I n p a r t i c u l a r w e s h o u l d b e l i s t e n i n g t o t h e v o i c e s o f t h o s e l i v i n g i n I s r a e l a n d P a l e s t i n e . W h e n w e a s k e d L e i l a , t h e s t u d e n t i n B e t h l e ­ h e m , f o r h e r m e s s a g e t o p e o p l e i n t h e U K s h e s i m p l y r e p l i e d : “ c o m e h e r e , s e e a n d h e a r t h e r e a l i t y , c o m i n g h e r e c h a n g e s y o u r p e r s p e c t i v e . ” T h i r d l y o u r c o m m i t m e n t a n d o u r a w a r e n e s s m u s t t r a n s l a t e i n t o a c t i o n . O n e o f t h e m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t t h i n g s w e c a n a l l d o i s t o l e t o u r e l e c t e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s k n o w t h a t t h e f u t u r e o f I s r a e l a n d P a l e s t i n e i s s o m e t h i n g t h a t m a t t e r s t o v o t e r s h e r e . I ’ m e n c o u r a g e d t h a t s i n c e o u r B i s h o p s v i s i t e d t h e H o l y L a n d i n J a n u a r y , o v e r o n e h u n ­ d r e d M P s h a v e r e c e i v e d c o r r e s p o n d e n c e f r o m C a t h o l i c s i n t h e i r c o n s t i t u e n c i e s a b o u t t h e c h a l l e n g e s w e s a w t h e r e . O u r d e c i s i o n s a s c o n s u m e r s a n d t r a v e l l e r s a r e e q u a l l y i m p o r t a n t . U s i n g e t h i c a l t o u r o p e r a t o r s , b u y i n g p r o d u c t s t h a t s u p p o r t l o c a l f a m i l i e s a n d m a k i n g i n f o r m e d c h o i c e s a b o u t w h e r e g o o d s c o m e f r o m a r e a l l p r a c t i ­ c a l s t e p s t h a t h a v e a r e a l i m p a c t . W e a l s o n e e d t o g e t b e h i n d p r o j e c t s t h a t a r e b u i l d i n g b r i d g e s b e t w e e n o r d i n a r y p e o p l e i n t h e H o l y L a n d . E a r l i e r t h i s y e a r I h a d a c h a n c e t o v i s i t t h e T e n t o f N a t i o n s , a f a m i l y ­ o w n e d f a r m n o t f a r f r o m B e t h l e h e m , w h i c h h o s t s c a m p s a n d v o l u n t e e r i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r p e o p l e o f d i f f e r e n t b a c k g r o u n d s t o l e a r n , s h a r e a n d b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d o n e a n o t h e r . T h e i r m o t t o i s s i m p l e : w e r e f u s e t o b e e n e ­ m i e s . O n t h i s a n n i v e r s a r y w e a r e c a l l e d t o s h a r e i n t h a t r e j e c t i o n o f d i v i s i o n , c o n f l i c t a n d h a t e . A n d a f t e r o n e h u n d r e d y e a r s o f f a i l u r e , w e m u s t r e c o m m i t t o p r a y e r , a w a r e n e s s a n d a c t i o n u n t i l t h e s h a r e d v i s i o n o f c o m m u n i ­ t i e s c o e x i s t i n g , i n p e a c e a n d w i t h j u s t i c e , i s f i n a l l y a r e a l i t y . 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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 P a g e 9 A n e w w a y t o b r o a d e n y o u r C a t h o l i c c i r c l e o f f r i e n d s . . . E n j o y t h e g o o d h u m o u r o f l i k e m i n d e d C a t h o l i c m e n . T h e C a t e n i a n s . . . s o m u c h m o r e . . . f o r y o u , y o u r w i f e a n d y o u r f a m i l y E n q u i r e t o d a y : M i k e H o p k i n s e m a i l m i k e 3 0 2 @ b t i n t e r n e t . c o m o r t e l 0 1 4 5 5 6 1 2 8 7 4 T h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n 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 w ould like to find out how, contact Sister Bernadette. Late vocations up to the age of 46 welcomed. 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T h e q u i z w a s i n a i d o f t h e R o h i n g y a e m e r g e n c y a p p e a l T e a m s o f s i x p e o p l e h a d t o s o l v e m a t h s c o ­ n u n d r u m s , p i c t o g r a m q u e s t i o n s a n d m o r e . T h e r e w a s e v e n a r o u n d w h e r e e v e r y a n s w e r i n c l u d e d t h e n a m e B o r i s . T h e a n n u a l q u i z n i g h t r a i s e d o v e r £ 4 0 0 f o r C A F O D ’ s e m e r g e n c y R o h i n g y a a p p e a l . M o r e t h a n h a l f a m i l l i o n p e o p l e , m o s t l y R o ­ h i n g y a w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n , a r e n o w e s t i ­ m a t e d t o h a v e f l e d t o B a n g l a d e s h t o e s c a p e v i o l e n c e i n t h e R a k h i n e S t a t e a r e a o f M y a n ­ m a r . A r o u n d 6 0 p e o p l e a t t e n d e d t h e c h a r i t y e v e n i n g a t H o l y S p i r i t C h u r c h p a r i s h h a l l o n S a t u r d a y O c t o b e r 7 . M o r e t h a n h a l f a m i l l i o n p e o p l e a r e e s t i m a t e d t o h a v e f l e d t o B a n g l a d e s h M a r y C r o s b y h e l p e d o r g a n i s e t h e e v e n t . S h e s a i d : “ T h e r e w a s a c h a l l e n g i n g v a r i e t y o f q u e s t i o n s a n d t o a n s w e r t h e m e v e r y o n e h a d t o d i g d e e p ! “ I n t h e l i g h t o f t h e R o h i n g y a c r i s i s w e d e ­ c i d e d t h e £ 4 2 0 r a i s e d w o u l d g o t o t h e e m e r ­ g e n c y a p p e a l . “ C A F O D i s r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e c r i s i s o f p e o p l e f l e e i n g M y a n m a r , f o r m e r l y k n o w n a s B u r m a , b y p r o v i d i n g e m e r g e n c y a i d t o t h o s e i n n e e d . I n c o o r d i n a t i o n w i t h o t h e r a g e n c i e s a n d t h e B a n g l a d e s h i g o v e r n m e n t , t h e a g e n c y h o p e s t o r e a c h m o r e t h a n 6 0 , 0 0 0 v u l n e r a b l e p e o ­ p l e w i t h f o o d , c l e a n w a t e r a n d s h e l t e r . F o r t y l o c a l a i d w o r k e r s f r o m C A F O D ’ s p a r t ­ n e r C a r i t a s B a n g l a d e s h – s u p p o r t e d b y m a n y v o l u n t e e r s – h a v e b e g u n e m e r g e n c y a i d d i s t r i b u t i o n s f o r v u l n e r a b l e f a m i l i e s , a n d a r e d i s t r i b u t i n g 4 k i l o g r a m s o f d a l ( p u l s e s ) , 5 0 0 g r a m s o f s a l t , 2 l i t r e s o f e d i b l e o i l a n d 1 k i l o g r a m o f s u g a r t o e a c h f a m i l y , a s w e l l a s g i v i n g t h e m p l a t e s , s p o o n s , c u p s a n d k i t c h e n u t e n s i l s . C h r i s B a i n , C A F O D ’ s D i r e c t o r , s a i d : “ T h e s u f f e r i n g w e h a v e w i t n e s s e d i n t h e f a c e s o f 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 f l e d t o B a n g l a d e s h m u s t e n d . W e n o w n e e d y o u r h e l p , s o t h a t w e c a n d r a m a t i c a l l y s c a l e u p o u r r e s p o n s e a n d u r g e n t l y r e a c h m o r e p e o ­ p l e . “ E v e r y d o n a t i o n w i l l h a v e a n i m p a c t o n t h e f r o n t l i n e o f t h i s c r i s i s , l i t e r a l l y m a k i n g t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n l i f e a n d d e a t h o v e r t h e c o m i n g w e e k s . ” F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e B a n g l a d e s h h u m a n i t a r i a n c r i s i s , v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e . M o r e t h a n h a l f a m i l l i o n p e o p l e a r e e s t i m a t e d t o h a v e f l e d t o B a n g l a d e s h R e m e m b e r i n g L o v e d O n e s a t M e m o r i a l M a s s C A F O D o f f e r e d a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e m e m b e r l o v e d o n e s w h o h a v e d i e d w i t h a m e m o r i a l m a s s t h i s N o v e m b e r . T h e m e m o r i a l m a s s f o r t h e N o t t i n g h a m d i o c e s e t o o k p l a c e a t O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s C h u r c h i n A s h b y ­ d e ­ l a ­ Z o u c h o n M o n d a y N o v e m ­ b e r 1 3 t h A t t h e m a s s , a b o o k o f r e m e m b r a n c e w a s p r e s e n t e d b y C A F O D . T h i s i n c l u d e d n a m e s o f s u p p o r t e r s w h o h a v e s a d l y p a s s e d a w a y d u r i n g t h e y e a r . C A F O D r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n N o t t i n g h a m , M a g g i e M a i r u r a , s a i d : “ T h i s i s a l o v e l y w a y t o r e m e m b e r l o v e d o n e s a n d a n y o n e w a s w e l c o m e t o j o i n u s f o r t h e m a s s . “ T h i s w a s C A F O D ’ s o p p o r t u n i t y t o s t o p a n d s a y t h a n k y o u f o r t h e i n c r e d i b l e i m p a c t o u r s u p p o r t e r s h a v e m a d e . W i t h o u t t h e m w e w o u l d n o t b e a b l e t o r e a c h t h o s e m o s t i n n e e d . ” M e m o r i a l M a s s T h e m e m o r i a l m a s s w i l l b e h e l d i n A s h b y ­ d e ­ l a ­ Z o u c h G l o s s o p P a r i s h i o n e r s R a i s e H u n d r e d s F o r H a r v e s t A p p e a l G l o s s o p p a r i s h i o n e r s y o u n g a n d o l d e n j o y e d a n e x o t i c b r e a k f a s t i n a i d o f t h e C A F O D H a r v e s t a p p e a l . P a r i s h i o n e r s y o u n g a n d o l d r a i s e d m o n e y f o r C A F O D ’ s H a r v e s t a p p e a l A d u l t s a n d c h i l d r e n a t S t M a r y C r o w n e d C h u r c h a l s o h e l d a r a f f l e w h i c h h e l p e d r a i s e a n i m p r e s s i v e £ 2 5 0 . 5 0 . M o i r a H i n d h e l p e d o r g a n i s e t h e e v e n t . S h e s a i d : “ M a n y c a m e a n d e n j o y e d b a c o n r o l l s o r a c r o i s s a n t w i t h a c u p o f t e a . “ A g r e a t t e a m e f f o r t r a i s e d t h e a m a z i n g a m o u n t ! ” T h e p a r i s h i o n e r s r a i s e d o v e r £ 2 5 0 f o r t h e H a r v e s t a p p e a l T h e g r o u p a l s o h e l d a s h o r t r e f l e c t i o n t o r e ­ m e m b e r t h e c o m m u n i t i e s i n E l S a l v a d o r w h i c h t h e H a r v e s t a p p e a l f o c u s e s o n . F a r m i n g i s t h e d o m i n a n t p r o f e s s i o n i n E l S a l v a d o r b u t t h e l a n d i s o f t e n d i f f i c u l t t o g r o w f o o d o n . M a n y f a r m e r s i n t h e S o u t h A m e r i c a n c o u n ­ t r y u s e s u b s t a n d a r d s e e d s t h a t o n l y l a s t o n e h a r v e s t a n d c a n n o t c o p e w i t h p e s t s . C A F O D w i l l h e l p f a r m e r s ’ c r o p s t o f l o u r i s h b y u s i n g n a t i v e s e e d s a n d s e e d b a n k s a s w e l l a s o f f e r i n g t r a i n i n g o n h o w t o c a r e f o r t h e e n v i r o n m e n t . T o f i n d o u t m o r e o n t h e C A F O D H a r v e s t a p ­ p e a l , v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e . 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A n d p r o b l e m s s o e a s i l y a r i s e a s w e l l … A f r i e n d o f m i n e i n v i t e d s o m e e l d e r l y g u e s t s w h o h a d n o f a m i l i e s o f t h e i r o w n f o r t h e C h r i s t m a s m e a l , b u t n e a r l y h a d a h e a r t a t t a c k h i m s e l f w h e n h e d r o p p e d t h e r o a s t i n g t i n , c o m p l e t e w i t h h a l f ­ c o o k e d t u r k e y o n t o h i s k i t c h e n f l o o r . F O O L P R O O F P L A N O n a n o t h e r o c c a s i o n , m y k i t c h e n c a m e c l o s e t o r e s e m b l i n g a n a b a t t o i r , w h e n I t r i e d t o i m ­ p l e m e n t w h a t I b e l i e v e d t o b e a f o o l p r o o f p l a n t o m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e t u r k e y w a s c o o k e d t o p e r f e c ­ t i o n . O r s o I t h o u g h t … A s a f a m i l y o f s i x w e w e r e i n p o s ­ s e s s i o n o f a l a r g e s l o w c o o k e r . T h e r e f o r e t h e p e r f e c t s o l u t i o n t o t h e t i m i n g d e b a c l e w a s t o p u t t h e t u r k e y i n t o s l o w c o o k o v e r n i g h t o n a l o w s e t t i n g . I d e a l ! U n f o r t u ­ n a t e l y h o w e v e r , t h e s l o w c o o k e r w a s l a r g e – b u t c l e a r l y n o t l a r g e e n o u g h . D e n u d e d o f f i r s t i t ’ s w i n g s a n d t h e n i t s l e g s i n a d e s p e r ­ a t e b i d t o f i t i t i n , m y l a t e f a t h e r w a s h e a r d t o m u r m u r s y m p a t h e t i c a l l y : “ P o o r l i t t l e s o ­ a n d ­ s o ! 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T h e i d e a o f c o m i n g t o g e t h e r , b r i n g i n g a n d s h a r i n g , i s f u n d a m e n t a l l y f o u n d e d i n C h r i s t i a n i t y . H o s p i t a l i t y a n d s h a r i n g o u r f o o d , w h i c h h a s b e e n p r o ­ d u c e d b y m a n i n c o ­ o p e r a t i o n w i t h G o d , m e a n s t h a t w e a r e a l s o s h a r i n g o u r l i v e s . A n d i t s e e m s t o m e t h a t s h a r ­ i n g o u r l i v e s w i t h e a c h o t h e r a n d w i t h t h e L o r d i s t h e v e r y e s s e n c e o f t h e s e a s o n o f C h r i s t m a s . T H E E S S E N T I A L H E A R T T h e ‘ B r i n g a n d s h a r e ’ i n i t i a t i v e i s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y s y n ­ o n y m o u s w i t h C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r , b u t i t i s s y n o n y m o u s w i t h C h r i s t i a n i t y a s w e s h a r e t h e f o o d a n d t h e w o r k ­ l o a d ! 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D e c e m b e r 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 “ GRANTHAM’S ONLY FULLY QUALIFIED AND INDEPENDEDNT FAMILY RUN FUNERAL DIRECTORS “A professional, compassionate & local service” 14, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, NG31 6TS Te l : 0 1 4 7 6 5 9 4 4 2 2 (24hours) email: funerals@rhfd.co.uk www.roberthollandfunerals.co.uk For details of upcoming funerals please visit www.roberthollandfunerals.co.uk/current­funerals F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S H e l p i n g w i t h a l l y o u r n e e d s S H A R E T H E F A R E . . . . . . . b y J u l i a B e a c r o f t L i s t e n i n g – H e a r i n g t h e H e a r t b y R o b i n D a n i e l s W e a l l t h i n k t h a t w e d o i t – l i s t e n – t h a t i s . B u t d o w e ? T o l i s t e n w e l l w e n e e d t o f u l l y f o c u s o n w h a t i s b e i n g c o n v e y e d t o u s . B u t h o w o f t e n d o w e m e n t a l l y c o n ­ t r i v e , s i m u l t a n e o u s l y , t o d e ­ v e l o p o u r r e s p o n s e o r c o u n t e r a r g u m e n t . N o w h e r e i s t h i s m o r e p r e v a l e n t t h a n i n R a d i o a n d T V d e b a t e s a n d e v e n i n P a r l i a m e n t w h e n t a l k i n g o v e r a n o t h e r ( s o m e t i m e s e v e n s h o u t i n g , a s i f t h i s b e c o m e s m o r e c o n ­ v i n c i n g ) s e e m s t o b e t h e n o r m . D o e s t h i s s o u n d f a ­ m i l i a r i n o u r o w n d a i l y l i v e s ? L i s t e n i n g b y R o b i n D a n i e l s t a k e s u s o u t o f t h e d a i l y h u b b u b a n d d r a w s o n a w e a l t h o f h i s o w n p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e a s w e l l a s w r i t ­ e r s , p o e t s a n d s c r i p t u r a l t e x t s t o h e l p u s f i n d a n o t h e r d i m e n s i o n t o l i s t e n i n g t h a t i s t h r o u g h t h e h e a r t . A n d h e e x p l o r e s h o w m u s i c c a n h e l p a n d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f s i l e n c e i n t h e p r o c e s s . I t i s n o t a l o n g b o o k b u t i t i s f u l l f r o m s t a r t t o f i n i s h o f h e l p f u l m a t e r i a l t h a t t a k e s t h e r e a d e r t h r o u g h a v a r i e t y o f s i t u a t i o n s a n d t e c h n i q u e s t h a t w o u l d b e h e l p f u l t o a n y o n e w i s h i n g t o i m p r o v e t h e i r o w n a b i l i t y t o l i s t e n b u t e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e i n v o l v e d i n p a s ­ t o r a l o r c o u n s e l l i n g w o r k . S o o f t e n w e a r e c a u g h t u p w i t h w h a t w e w a n t t o g e t a c r o s s a n d w e c a n b e c o m e o b l i v i o u s t o w h a t i s b e i n g s a i d t o u s . I s t h a t t r u e o f o u r p r a y e r l i f e t o o ? I f s o , R o b i n ’ s b o o k i s f o r y o u t o o . A v a i l a b l e f r o m : M a r s t o n 0 1 2 3 5 4 6 5 5 0 0 e e n q u i r i e s @ m a r s t o n . c o . u k I P 9 7 8 1 9 0 9 7 2 8 7 4 5 P r i c e £ 8 . 9 9 p l u s p p E d w i n a G i l l e t t , E d i t o r o f t h e C a t h o l i c V o i c e o f L a n c a s t e r

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

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S t G e o r g e ’ s V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y D e r b y s a w t h e c u l m i n a t i o n o f t h e i r S c h o o l H a r ­ v e s t F e s t i v a l a n d c o l l e c t i o n o f d o n a t i o n s . T h e c e l e b r a t i o n s b e a u t i f u l l y l e d b y M i s s L e w i s , M r H o l m e s a n d C l a s s 1 2 . T h e y c a n n o t t h a n k p a r e n t s e n o u g h f o r t h e i r s u p p o r t a n d d o n a t i o n s t o t h e s c h o o l s c a m p a i g n . T h e y w e r e o v e r w h e l m e d b y t h e r e s p o n s e a n d t h e y a r e p r e t t y s u r e t h r u b e a t l a s t y e a r ’ s c o l l e c t i o n b y a m i l e ! H e a d T e a c h e r M r s S n o w d o n ­ P o o l e s a i d “ O n F r i d a y 6 t h O c t o b e r , a s p a r t o f t h e i r c h a p l a i n c y w o r k , o u r c h a r i t y t e a m p a c k ­ a g e d a l l t h e i t e m s o f f o o d i n t o c a r r i e r b a g s a n d l o a d e d t h e m i n t o a t a x i . T h e y t h e n t r a n s p o r t e d t h e i t e m s t o t w o l o c a l c h a r i ­ t i e s – ‘ T h e P a d l e y C e n t r e ’ a n d ‘ T h e H o p e C e n t r e ’ . T h e c h i l d r e n r e a l l y e n j o y e d t h i s e x p e r i e n c e a n d i t w a s v e r y w o r t h w h i l e f o r t h e m t o s e e t h e w o n d e r f u l w o r k o f f o o d b a n k s i n D e r b y C i t y C e n t r e a t f i r s t h a n d . W e d i s c o v e r e d , t o o u r s u r p r i s e , j u s t h o w m a n y l o c a l p e o p l e r e q u i r e t h e s u p p o r t o f t h e f o o d b a n k a n d h o w d e s p e r a t e t h e i r n e e d s a r e f o r m o r e f o o d d o n a t i o n s . W e a r e e x t r e m e l y p r o u d t h a t w e w e r e a b l e t o s u p ­ p o r t t h i s v e n t u r e . I n f a c t , i t g o t u s t h i n k i n g a b o u t m a n y m o r e c h a r i t y e v e n t s t h a t w e c o u l d h o l d t o f u r t h e r s u p p o r t o u r l o c a l c o m m u n i t y . . . s o w a t c h t h i s s p a c e ! ” P a g e 1 2 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 ! P l e a s e s u p p o r t o u r A d v e r t i s e r s D o n ` t m i s s D o n ` t m i s s o u t o n o u t o n B o o k y o u r B o o k y o u r a d v e r t n o w a d v e r t n o w P l e a s e n o t e t h e P l e a s e n o t e t h e d e a d l i n e f o r d e a d l i n e f o r a d v e r t i s i n g i s a d v e r t i s i n g i s t h e 1 0 t h o f t h e 1 0 t h o f e a c h m o n t h e a c h m o n t h T e l e p h o n e T e l e p h o n e 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 A d v e r t i s i n g T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 Hastings Street, Loughborough LE11 5AX Headteacher Miss P Jordan Telephone 01509 212621 St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy The Trinity Catholic School Beechdale Road, Aspley, Nottingham NG8 3EZ Headteacher Mr S McClafferty Telephone 0115 929 6251 B e n W r i g h t , 1 7 , a n d T a y l o r F o w l k e , 1 8 , w e r e s e l e c t e d f o r t h e p o s i t i o n s a n d t h e y h a v e a l r e a d y s t a r t e d f u l f i l l i n g t h e i r n e w d u ­ t i e s . S i x t h f o r m e r s w e r e e n c o u r a g e d t o a p p l y f o r t h e H e a d B o y a n d H e a d G i r l r o l e s a n d t h e y h a d t o s u b m i t a n a p p l i c a t i o n i n w r i t i n g s t a t i n g w h a t t h e y t h o u g h t t h e y c o u l d a d d t o t h e s c h o o l . T h o s e w h o w e r e s e l e c t e d f o r t h e n e x t s t a g e w e r e i n t e r v i e w e d b y m e m b e r s o f s t a f f a n d a s k e d t o d e l i v e r a p r e s e n t a t i o n . T a y l o r i s s t u d y i n g A ­ l e v e l s i n M a t h s , C h e m i s t r y a n d B i o l o g y a n d w a n t s t o s t u d y M e d i c i n e a t u n i v e r s i t y . S h e s a i d : “ W e h a d t o t a l k a b o u t h o w w e w o u l d m a k e t h e s c h o o l b e t t e r a n d I t a l k e d a b o u t m y e x p e r i e n c e a s a h e a l t h c a r e a s s i s ­ t a n t . “ I w a s s o p l e a s e d w h e n I w a s t o l d t h a t I w a s g o i n g t o b e H e a d G i r l , I s t a r t e d c r y i n g . I w o u l d r e a l l y l i k e t o h e l p t h e d i s a d v a n t a g e d s t u d e n t s a n d m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e y h a v e s o m e o n e t o t a l k t o . ” B e n i s s t u d y i n g A ­ l e v e l s i n M a t h s , F u r t h e r M a t h s a n d B i o l o g y a n d h a s a p p l i e d t o O x ­ f o r d U n i v e r s i t y t o s t u d y M a t h s . H e s a i d : “ I w a n t e d t o g o f o r t h e r o l e b e c a u s e I w a n t e d t o b e a n e x a m p l e f o r t h e y o u n g e r s t u d e n t s i n s c h o o l , t o s h o w t h e m w h e r e y o u c a n g e t i f y o u w o r k h a r d . “ I f e l t v e r y p r o u d w h e n I w a s t o l d I w a s g o i n g t o b e g i v e n t h e r o l e , i t ’ s g o o d t o b e a b l e t o r e p r e s e n t t h e s c h o o l . W e ’ v e a l r e a d y d o n e s o m e p u b l i c s p e a k i n g a n d t a l k e d a t a n e v e n t t o p a r e n t s o f p r o s p e c t i v e p u p i l s i n Y e a r 6 . ” 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 , i n D u f f i e l d R o a d , D e r b y , h e w a s s u r e t h a t B e n a n d T a y l o r w o u l d b e f a n t a s t i c a m b a s s a d o r s f o r t h e s c h o o l . 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