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N e w s C a t h o l i c 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 6 3 I S S U E 2 6 3 F e b r u a r y F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 M O R E T H A N 2 0 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 2 0 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 “ A l i t t l e h e l p a r o u n d t h e h o m e c a n m a k e s u c h a d i f f e r e n c e ” T o fi n d o u t h o w A r k H o m e H e a l t h c a r e c a n s u p p o r t y o u c a l l 0 1 1 5 8 9 6 4 3 8 7 - N o

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I e x p e c t t h a t f o r m o s t o f u s w e a r e n o w b a c k i n t o o u r u s u a l r o u t i n e s o f l i f e . C h r i s t m a s a n d t h e b e g i n n i n g o f 2 0 1 8 s e e m r e m o t e l y i n t h e d i s t a n t p a s t a n d w e a r e w e l l i n t o o u r w o r k a n d a g e n d a s f o r t h i s y e a r a n d n o d o u b t l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o t h e l e n g t h e n i n g o f t h e d a y s a n d S p r i n g . I e x p e c t b a c k a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f J a n u a r y m a n y o f u s w o u l d h a v e m a d e n e w y e a r r e s o l u t i o n s o f s o m e k i n d o r o t h e r , p e r h a p s a s a w a y o f d i s c i p l i n ­ i n g t h i n g s i n o u r l i v e s w h i c h a r e o u t o f c o n ­ t r o l o r o r d e r , s o n e w y e a r r e s o l u t i o n s w e r e m a d e t o k e e p u s o n c o u r s e a s i t w e r e . H o w ­ e v e r , d e s p i t e o u r f i r m r e s o l u t i o n s n o t t o b e l a t e f o r w o r k , n o t t o e a t j u n k f o o d , t o t r y a n d s a v e m o r e m o n e y , t o g e t f i t , t o b e b e t t e r p e o p l e , o r w h a t e v e r t h e y m a y h a v e b e e n , u s u a l l y a c c o r d i n g t o s u r v e y s d o n e a n d p u b ­ l i s h e d i n n e w s p a p e r s l i k e t h e D a i l y M a i l a n d T h e I n d e p e n d e n t t h e s e r e s o l u t i o n s a r e b r o ­ k e n w i t h i n t h e f i r s t 1 0 d a y s o f t h e n e w y e a r , t h e r e f o r e I w o n d e r w h e r e t h o s e r e s o l u t i o n s s t a n d n o w a s w e a p p r o a c h t h e m o n t h o f F e b r u a r y ? m a y b e w e h a v e c o m p l e t e l y a b a n ­ d o n e d a n y r e s o l v e w e h a d m a d e ? A s w e a p p r o a c h t h e m o n t h o f F e b r u a r y i t c o u l d b e t h a t w e g e t y e t a n o t h e r o p p o r t u n i t y t o m a k e f i r m r e s o l v e , t o d o b e t t e r , f o r o n t h e 1 8 t h F e b r u a r y w e b e g i n t h e s e a s o n o f L e n t w i t h A s h W e d n e s d a y a n d s e v e r a l w e e k s o f t h e L e n t e n s e a s o n . P e r h a p s t h i s w i l l l e n d i t ­ s e l f t h i s y e a r t o p u t a s i d e a n y o f t h e r e s o l u ­ t i o n s w e m a d e i n J a n u a r y a n d t o t a k e u p o n o u r s e l v e s n e w r e s o l u t i o n s , o n l y o f a d i f f e r ­ e n t k i n d , ‘ s p i r i t u a l r e s o l u t i o n s ’ . I t w o u l d b e w o n d e r f u l t o c h o o s e ‘ h o l i n e s s ’ a s o u r n u m b e r o n e r e s o l u t i o n , s o t h a t b y t h e e n d o f L e n t w e w e r e a b l e t o s e e t h a t b y G o d ’ s g r a c e w e h a d b e c o m e m o r e l i k e J e s u s , t h a t w e w e r e c l o s e r t o H i m , m o r e l o v i n g a n d f o r g i v ­ i n g , B u t h o w d o w e a c h i e v e o u r g o a l ? S t . F r a n c i s o f A s s i s i l i n k e d h o l i n e s s w i t h p o v e r t y a n d s i m p l i c i t y , w i l l t h a t b e o u r w a y f o r w a r d ? S t . T h e r e s a o f C a l c u t t a l i n k e d h o l i ­ n e s s t o c a r i n g f o r t h e p o o r a n d t h e s i c k , w o u l d t h a t b e o u r w a y ? T h e s e p e o p l e o f c o u r s e w e r e s a i n t s w e m i g h t s a y , h o w e v e r S t F r a n c i s d e S a l e r e m i n d s u s t h a t h o l i n e s s i s n o t j u s t r e s e r v e d f o r s a i n t s , p r i e s t s a n d r e l i ­ g i o u s , b u t t h a t w e a r e a l l c a l l e d t o h o l i n e s s w h o e v e r o r w h a t e v e r w e a r e a n d w e n e e d t o b e c l e a r a b o u t t h i s ! T h i s I b e l i e v e i s o u r s t a r t i n g p o i n t f o r o u r L e n t e n r e s o l u t i o n s ­ t o h a v e c o m m u n i o n w i t h G o d s o t h a t o u r l i v e s r e f l e c t H i s a n d o u r l o v e r e f l e c t s H i s . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 5 February Friday 9 ­ Healing Service led by Fr Ted Mullen. Mass at 7.00 pm followed by Adoration and prayers for healing. Saturday 17 ­ Deepening our Faith with Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on The Teachings of Jesus. Shared table at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. Saturday 24 ­ Lectio Divina starting at 3.00 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by meditation on the Sunday Gospel. March Friday 9 ­ Healing Service led Fr Denis Labartette. Rosary at 7.00 pm followed by Mass, Adoration and prayers for healing. Saturday 10 ­ Deepening our Faith with Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on The Mystery of God. Shared table at 1.00 pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. Saturday 17 ­ Lenten Retreat starts with Mass at 10.00 am with Meditation, Prayer, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Adoration. Lunch provided. Please book in advance. All welcome. Suggested donation £15. Saturday 24 ­ “Why do innocent people suffer?”. A study of the Book of Job by Fr Antonio Belsito. Mass at 10.00 am with talk at 11.00 am and shared table lunch at 1.00 pm. Please book in advance. All are welcome. ROSMINI CENTRE, 433 FOSSE WAY, LE7 4SJ Tel: 07973 370620 or 01509 813078 or email: 243mulls@gmail.com The Rosmini Centre is off the A46, half a mile north of Ratcliffe College entrance on the left, 50 metres before the black and whiteSpeed Camera sign. 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 . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 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 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 . . . . . O n c e a g a i n t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n h a s g i v e n b u r s a r y g r a n t s t o D e r b y s t u d e n t s s p e n d i n g p a r t o f t h e i r g a p y e a r h e l p i n g o t h e r s t u d e n t s i n A f r i c a . F o u r s t u d e n t s r e ­ c e i v e d g r a n t s f r o m D e r b y C a t e n i a n P r e s i ­ d e n t , A n d y H o l d e n , a f t e r m a s s a t S t . M a r y ’ s P a r i s h , D e r b y . F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t i n t h e p h o ­ t o g r a p h t h e y a r e : S o p h i e W o o d c o c k , S t . M a r y ’ s P a r i s h w h o h a s r e c e n t l y c o m p l e t e d a o n e y e a r f o u n d a t i o n c o u r s e a t L o u g h b o r ­ o u g h U n i v e r s i t y . S o p h i e i s h o p i n g t h a t h e r t i m e i n A r u s h a w i l l h e l p h e r t o m a k e a d e c i ­ s i o n o n h e r f u t u r e c a r e e r . A b b e y O ’ C o n n o r ­ R a m s e y , f o r m e r l y o f S t . B e n e d i c t ’ s s c h o o l a n d S t J o s e p h ’ s P a r i s h , D e r b y . A b b e y ’ s p l a n i s t o s t u d y S o c i o l o g y a t U n i v e r s i t y . G e o r g i n a C l e m e n t s , a l s o f o r m e r l y S t . B e n e d i c t ’ s s c h o o l a n d S t J o s e p h ’ s P a r i s h . G e o r g i n a p l a n s t o g o t o U n i v e r s i t y t o s t u d y b i o l o g i c a l s c i e n c e s . S e a n n a M c G i r r , f o r m e r l y S t . B e n e ­ d i c t ’ s s c h o o l a n d S t . M a r y ’ s P a r i s h , D e r b y . S e a n n a w a n t s t o s t u d y S p e e c h a n d L a n ­ g u a g e a t U n i v e r s i t y ; h e r t i m e i n A f r i c a u s i n g t h e K i s w a h i l i l a n g u a g e w i l l o n l y h e l p w i t h h e r s t u d i e s . A l l o f t h e m w i l l b e i n v o l v e d i n t e a c h i n g i n s c h o o l s i n t h e A r c h d i o c e s e o f A r u s h a , T a n z a n i a , f o r t h r e e m o n t h s . T h e e s s e n c e o f t h e p r o j e c t i s t o p r o v i d e a u n i q u e p e r s o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r y o u n g p e o p l e t o g o t o T a n z a n i a a n d t o l e a r n a b o u t a n o t h e r c u l t u r e a n d t o g i v e t h e i r h e l p a n d s k i l l s t o o t h e r s w h o m a y b e l e s s f o r t u n a t e ( f i n a n c i a l l y ) t h a n t h e m s e l v e s . O v e r t h e y e a r s t h e C a t e n i a n s , t h r o u g h t h e b u r s a r y f u n d , h a v e h e l p e d m a n y y o u n g s t e r s f r o m S t . B e n e d i c t ’ s t o h a v e t h i s ‘ o n c e i n a l i f e t i m e ’ e x p e r i e n c e . B e f o r e s e t t i n g o u t , t h e y o u n g s t e r s a r e r e q u i r e d t o l e a r n a l i t t l e o f t h e l o c a l K i s w a h i l i l a n g u a g e a n d p r e p a r e t h e m s e l v e s t o t e a c h E n g l i s h , w o r k o n t h e f a r m a n d j o i n i n v a r i o u s s p o r t i n g a c t i v i t i e s . A s a b o n u s t h e y g e t t o g o o n s a f a r i ( K i s w a h i l i f o r ‘ j o u r n e y ’ ) a n d v i s i t s o m e o f t h e M a a s a i p e o p l e , e x p e r i e n c e s w h i c h a r e n o t n o r m a l l y m e n t i o n e d i n t h e t r a v e l b r o c h u r e s . O n f i n i s h i n g t h e t h r e e m o n t h e x ­ p e r i e n c e m a n y o f t h e s t u d e n t s h a v e s a i d t h e s e w o r d s ( o r s i m i l a r ) “ A s t h e v i s i t c o n t i n ­ u e d w e w e r e p r e s e n t e d w i t h m o r e a n d m o r e e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e p e o p l e o f T a n z a n i a w e r e r i c h e r t h a n u s i n t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g s i n l i f e ” D e r b y C a t e n i a n s s u p p o r t t h e A r u s h a P r o j e c t S t r e n g t h e n i n g f a m i l y l i f e t h r o u g h f r i e n d s h i p a n d f a i t h

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O n F r i d a y 2 4 t h N o v e m b e r B i s h o p P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y p r e s i d e d a t t h e o f f i c i a l I n d u c t i o n M a s s f o r t h e n e w p a r i s h p r i e s t a t S t M a r y ’ s a n d H o l y F a m i l y , D e r b y , C a n o n G e o f f r e y H u n t o n . I t w a s a s p e c i a l e v e n i n g , a n d 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 i o n e r s t o h e a r C a n o n G e o f f r e y m a k e h i s P r o f e s s i o n o f F a i t h a n d O a t h o f F i d e l i t y t o C h u r c h T e a c h i n g . H e w a s f o r m a l l y p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e k e y s t o t h e c h u r c h , a B i b l e a n d t h e R o m a n M i s s a l b y m e m b e r s o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , b e f o r e p r o m i s i n g t o e x e r c i s e t h e m i n i s t r y o f p a s ­ t o r a l c h a r i t y f o r t h e w e l f a r e o f h i s f l o c k . T h e D e a n , F r M a r k B r e n t n a l l , a n d r e p r e s e n ­ t a t i v e s f r o m t h e P P C s o f b o t h c h u r c h e s , J o a n L i n d e r a n d A n g e l a S t r a w , w e l c o m e d C a n o n G e o f f r e y a n d p r o m i s e d t o w o r k w i t h h i m f o r t h e g o o d o f t h e C h u r c h , t h e D e a n e r y a n d t h e m i s s i o n o f t h e P a r i s h C o m m u n i t i e s . T h e M a s s w a s a t t e n d e d b y t h e c l e r g y o f t h e p a r i s h , F r T i m O ’ S u l l i v a n , D e a c o n C h r i s B l u n t a n d D e a c o n M a r t i n F a r r e l l , a s w e l l a s b y p r i e s t s a n d d e a c o n s f r o m a r o u n d t h e D e a n e r y . T h e c o n g r e g a t i o n w e r e e s p e c i a l l y p l e a s e d t h a t F r N e i l P e o p l e s , f o r m e r a s s i s ­ t a n t p r i e s t a t S t M a r y ’ s a n d H o l y F a m i l y , w a s a b l e t o r e t u r n a n d b e p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e p r o c e e d s o f h i s l e a v i n g c o l l e c t i o n ( a s w e l l a s a l a r g e s o d a b r e a d ! ) T h e e v e n i n g a l s o w i t n e s s e d t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e D i o c e s a n M e d a l t o A n d y C l a r e , t h e f o r m e r C h a p l a i n t o S t B e n e d i c t S c h o o l . T h e c e l e b r a t i o n s c o n c l u 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 a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 can help you reduce your print costs By combining the latest print technology with easy to manage print software, Reprotec can help reduce your print budget.

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 P a g e 5 CN101 A l s o s e r v i n g S c h o o l s , B u s i n e s s a n d H o m e s A l s o s e r v i n g S c h o o l s , B u s i n e s s a n d H o m e s C e n t e n a r y o f t h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r T h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r w a s a c a t a s t r o p h i c c o n f l i c t t h a t c o s t t h e l i v e s o f h u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s o f B r i t i s h a n d C o m m o n w e a l t h m e n s e r v i n g i n t h e A r m y , N a v y a n d A i r F o r c e . N i n e o f t h o s e m e n w e r e p a r i s h i o n e r s a t O u r L a d y o f V i c t o r i e s . T h e y w e r e B e r n a r d C a r r o l l , F r a n k W i l s o n , W i l l i a m S m i t h , A r t h u r F o x , G e o r g e W a t e r s , J a m e s M o r a n , G e o r g e B u s w e l l , w h o a l l s e r v e d w i t h t h e L e i c e s ­ t e r s h i r e R e g i m e n t . H a r r y K i r k h a m s e r v e d w i t h t h e O x ­ f o r d a n d B u c k s L i g h t I n f a n t r y a n d G e o r g e W i l s o n s e r v e d w i t h t h e D u r h a m L i g h t I n f a n t r y . A p l a q u e c o m ­ m e m o r a t i n g t h e l i v e s o f t h e s e m e n a l r e a d y h a n g s i n o u r C h u r c h . H o w e v e r t o m a r k t h e c e n t e n a r y o f t h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r , a s a m a r k o f r e m e m b r a n c e , a n d f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s t o r e m e m b e r , a n e w m e m o r i a l p l a q u e r e c o r d i n g t h e n a m e s o f t h e s e m e n w h o g a v e t h e i r l i v e s h a s b e e n d e s i g n e d . A l s o i n c l u d e d o n t h e p l a q u e a r e d e ­ t a i l s o f t h e d a t e s t h e s e m e n d i e d , t h e i r f i n a l r e s t i n g p l a c e s , o r w h e r e t h e y h a v e n o k n o w n g r a v e , d e t a i l s o f t h e m e m o r i a l o n w h i c h t h e i r n a m e a p p e a r s . T h e r e g i ­ m e n t a l b a d g e s a r e a l s o i l l u s t r a t e d . T h e p l a q u e i s t o b e m o u n t e d o n t h e w a l l a d j a c e n t t o t h e S a c r e d H e a r t a l t a r . T h i s i s a v e r y f i t t i n g w a y o f r e m e m b e r i n g t h e s e m e n w h o s a c r i f i c e d s o m u c h . C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 2 T h i s h o w e v e r c a n o n l y b e b r o u g h t a b o u t b y o u r c o m m u n i o n w i t h G o d e a c h d a y o f o u r l i v e s a n d t h a t c o m m u n i o n c a n o n l y b e a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h o u r t i m e s p e n t w i t h J e s u s , r e a d i n g t h e s c r i p t u r e s a n d o p e n i n g o u r h e a r t s t o H i m i n p r a y e r e v e r y s i n g l e d a y , h o w e v e r w e d e c i d e t o a c h i e v e t h i s l e t u s r e ­ m e m b e r t h a t a g r e a t d e a l d e p e n d s o n u s o f c o u r s e b u t n o t e v e r y t h i n g , r e c a l l t h a t J e s u s w a n t s t o b e w i t h u s , H e l o v e s u s a n d w a n t s t o f i l l u s w i t h H i s l o v e . S o a s w e m o v e o n t o w a r d t h e L e n t e n s e a s o n f r o m A s h W e d n e s d a y a n d t h r o u g h o u t L e n t l e t i t b e o u r f i r m r e s o l v e t o g e t ‘ s p i r i t u a l l y f i t ’ t o m a k e t i m e f o r J e s u s , l e t u s s p e n d t i m e i n p r a y e r i n c o m m u n i o n w i t h G o d , t a k i n g a l l t h e o p p o r t u n i t y w h i c h L e n t a v a i l s u s e s ­ p e c i a l l y i n t i m e b e f o r e t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a ­ m e n t . L e t u s p r a c t i c e t h e a r t o f c o m i n g i n t o J e s u s ’ p r e s e n c e i n t h i s w a y ­ l e t u s u s e t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r R e c o n c i l i a t i o n , r e c e i v i n g G o d ’ s g r a c e t h r o u g h o u t L e n t a s w e a r e a b l e t o ­ t h e n h o p e f u l l y b y t h e t i m e t h a t E a s t e r a r r i v e s w e s h a l l b e o n o u r w a y t o s p i r i t u a l f i t n e s s a n d h o l i n e s s . F r . R i c h a r 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 e T r a v e l l i n g C r i b J o u r n e y s i n t o t h e h o m e s o f t h e f a m i l i e s o f S t G e o r g e s A c a d e m y D e r b y L a s t y e a r t h e P a r i s h o f S t G e o r g e s & H o l y S p i r i t k n i t t e d m a n y s e t s o f t h e N a t i v i t y f i g ­ u r e s a n d g i f t e d t h e m t o t h e i r P a r i s h s c h o o l S t G e o r g e s A c a d e m y D e r b y t o e n s u r e e v e r y c h i l d h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o w e l c o m e t h e H o l y F a m i l y i n t o t h e i r h o m e s d u r i n g A d ­ v e n t . F o l l o w i n g o n f r o m l a s t y e a r s s u c c e s s t h e T r a v e l l i n g C r i b w a s w e l c o m e d a g a i n w i t h g r e a t e n t h u s i a s m f r o m c h i l d r e n a n d p a r e n t s a l i k e , t h i s y e a r a d i a r y w a s a d d e d t o e n c o u r a g e t h e c h i l d r e n t o r e c o r d t h e i r t h o u g h t s , H e r e a r e j u s t s o m e o f t h e p h o t o s r e c o r d i n g t h e N a t i v i t y j o u r n e y . T r a d i t i o n a l l y t h e T r a v e l l i n g C r i b ( o r ‘ P o s a d a ’ ) i s a c r e a t i v e w a y o f m a r k i n g t h e 2 4 d a y s o f A d v e n t . F i g u r e s f r o m t h e n a t i v i t y s t o r y t r a v e l f r o m h o m e t o h o m e ( s t a y i n g o n e n i g h t i n e a c h ) a r r i v i n g b a c k i n s c h o o l f o r C h r i s t m a s M a s s i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e b i r t h o f J e s u s o n C h r i s t ­ m a s D a y . T h e T r a v e l l i n g C r i b i s a s p e c i a l w a y o f r e m e m b e r i n g t h e j o u r n e y t h a t M a r y a n d J o s e p h m a d e o n t h e i r w a y t o B e t h l e ­ h e m . S o m e c o n t a i n t h e s h e p h e r d s a n d w i s e m e n w h o a l s o m a d e l o n g j o u r n e y ’ s t o s e e t h e C h r i s t c h i l d . M r s R a c h e a l C h r i s t i a n m u m t o K y r a n a n d K a v a r n i . s a i d “ I t c a n b e d i f f i c u l t w i t h a l l t h e e x c i t e m e n t o f C h r i s t m a s f o r t h e c h i l d r e n t o r e m e m b e r t h a t A d v e n t i s p r e p a r i n g f o r J e s u s b i r t h , t h e T r a v e l l i n g C r i b g a v e u s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y a s a f a m i l y t o p r a y a n d r e f l e c t o n t h a t v e r y f i r s t C h r i s t m a s a n d r e m i n d o u r s e l v e s w h a t C h r i s t m a s r e a l l y m e a n s f o r e a c h o f u s a s , t h e b i r t h o f t h e p r o m i s e d S a v i o u r . 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T h e r e w a s a ‘ f a s c i n a t i n g ’ a f t e r n o o n o f f l o r a l a r t i n E a s t w o o d t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r c o m m u ­ n i t i e s i n E t h i o p i a . T h e r e w a s s o m e i m p r e s s i v e f l o r a l a r t T h e e v e n t w a s h e l d i n E a s t w o o d T o w n C o u n c i l o f f i c e s b y t h e O u r L a d y o f G o o d C o u n s e l C A F O D G r o u p i n a i d o f C o n n e c t 2 . C o n n e c t 2 i s b u i l t o n C A F O D ’ s v a l u e s o f s o l i ­ d a r i t y a n d p a r t n e r s h i p , w h e r e p a r i s h e s i n t h e U K a r e a b l e t o s t a n d a l o n g s i d e c o m m u ­ n i t i e s o v e r s e a s t o f i g h t a g a i n s t p o v e r t y a n d i n j u s t i c e . T h r o u g h C o n n e c t 2 , t h e C A F O D g r o u p a t O u r L a d y o f G o o d C o u n s e l i s l i n k e d w i t h g r o u p s i n S e b e y a , i n t h e d r y , a r i d n o r t h o f E t h i o p i a . E l a i n e O l i v e r s a i d : “ T h e t i t l e w a s C h r i s t m a s m e m o r i e s a n d t h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n g i v e n b y M a r i a K i r k , a m e m b e r o f t h e p a r i s h C A F O D g r o u p . “ A s s h e t o l d f a s c i n a t i n g s t o r i e s o f h e r C h r i s t m a s e s p a s t , s h e w o r k e d o n t h e a r ­ r a n g e m e n t s , m u c h t o t h e d e l i g h t o f t h e a u ­ d i e n c e , m a n y o f w h o m w e r e n o t p a r i s h i o n e r s . F o r s o m e i t w a s a t i m e o f m e e t i n g o l d f r i e n d s w h o m t h e y h a d n o t s e e n f o r s o m e t i m e . “ T h e r e w a s a l s o a t a b l e o f h a n d m a d e g i f t s , m a d e b y M a r i a a n d a s e l e c t i o n o f b o o k s b y o u r l o c a l a u t h o r , A n g e l a R i g l e y . A f t e r t h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s b e c a m e r a f f l e p r i z e s . ” T h e e v e n i n g r a i s e d a n i m p r e s s i v e £ 2 4 4 f o r c o m m u n i t i e s i n E t h i o p i a , w h e r e a r o u n d a q u a r t e r o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n l i v e i n e x t r e m e p o v e r t y . 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 e O u r L a d y o f G o o d C o u n s e l C A F O D g r o u p h a v e d o n e s o m e a m a z i n g f u n d r a i s i n g f o r C o n n e c t 2 a n d t h i s i s a n o t h e r e x a m p l e o f a n o r i g i n a l a n d i n n o ­ v a t i v e i d e a . “ A s a l w a y s , I c a n ’ t w a i t t o s e e w h a t t h e y c o m e u p w i t h n e x t ! ” A g r o u p o f N o t t i n g h a m r e l i g i o u s s i s t e r s l i v ­ i n g a n e n c l o s e d l i f e a r e s t i l l m a k i n g t h e i r v o i c e s h e a r d a f t e r b a c k i n g a c a m p a i g n t o p r o m o t e r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y . T h e P o o r C l a r e s S i s t e r s d e v o t e t h e i r l i f e t o p r a y e r a n d h a v e p l e d g e d t h e i r s u p p o r t t o C A F O D ’ s P o w e r t o B e c a m p a i g n . T h e s i s t e r s l i v e a t t h e P o o r C l a r e M o n a s t e r y i n B u l w e l l a n d h a v e d e c i d e d t o p r o m o t e P o w e r t o B e , w h i c h f o c u s e s o n h o w s u p p o r t ­ i n g c l e a n e r , r e n e w a b l e f o r m s o f e n e r g y c a n h e l p p e o p l e l i v i n g i n p o v e r t y a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . S i s t e r F r a n c i s L i n u s c o t i e n o i s o n e o f t h e P o o r C l a r e s n u n s , w h o u s u a l l y l i v e i n t h e s a m e M o n a s t e r y t h e i r w h o l e l i f e . S h e s a i d : “ W e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o g e t i n v o l v e d w i t h C A F O D ’ s P o w e r t o B e c a m p a i g n , a s w e a r e w e l l a w a r e o f t h e d e v a s t a t i n g e f f e c t s c l i ­ m a t e c h a n g e i s h a v i n g . “ W e k n o w t h a t C A F O D c a n m a k e a r e a l d i f ­ f e r e n c e a n d w e h o p e t h a t o u r s m a l l c o n t r i ­ b u t i o n c a n h e l p t h e m o n t h e i r w a y . A s w e a r e n e i g h b o u r s o f C A F O D V o l u n t e e r C e n t r e , w e a r e k e p t u p t o d a t e o f a l l f u n d r a i s i n g a n d c a m p a i g n i n g a c t i v i t i e s ” . 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 : “ W e a r e d e l i g h t e d t h a t t h e P o o r C l a r e s S i s t e r s h a v e j o i n e d f o r c e s w i t h C A F O D a n d t o g e t h e r w e c a n m a k e a b i g i m p a c t . “ T h e s i s t e r s a r e i n c r e d i b l y d e v o t e d t o t h e i r l i f e o f f a i t h a n d c o n t e m p l a t i o n – e v e r y b o d y c a n l e a r n a n a w f u l l o t f r o m t h e m . W e e n j o y b e i n g n e i g h b o u r s ! ” P a g e 6 P o o r C l a r e s S i s t e r s B a c k C A F O D P o w e r t o B e C a m p a i g n ! P o w e r t o B e p r o m o t e s t h e u s e o f r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 M o n e y r a i s e d w e n t t o C A F O D ’ s C o n n e c t 2 s c h e m e ‘ F a s c i n a t i n g ’ F l o r a l A r t A f t e r n o o n i n E a s t w o o d A d ­ V e n t u r e T a k i n g t i m e t o r e f l e c t o n t h e p l i g h t o f C h r i s ­ t i a n s u n a b l e t o p r a c t i c e t h e i r f a i t h f r e e l y w a s t h e m o d e s t p l a n d u r i n g A d v e n t f o r a P a r i s h J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e G r o u p i n L e i c e s ­ t e r . A t t h e o r d i n a r y S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g ` O p e n C h u r c h ` , c a r r i e d o n a f t e r t h e s u c c e s s f u l D o o r o f M e r c y p r o j e c t t h r o u g h o u t t h e Y e a r o f M e r c y , B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t C h u r c h p a r i s h i o n e r s g a t h e r e d t o p r a y f o r p e r s e ­ c u t e d C h r i s t i a n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . O n e a c h o f t h e f o u r S a t u r d a y s o f A d v e n t , t h e y h e a r d a d i f f e r e n t s h o r t t e s t a m e n t o f c h a l ­ l e n g e s f a c i n g C h r i s t i a n s t o d a y . P r a y e r f u l r e ­ f l e c t i o n f o l l o w e d b y a l i t t l e d i s c u s s i o n , a n d p r a y i n g o f t h e r o s a r y b r o u g h t s o m e h e l p f u l p e r s p e c t i v e t o C h r i s t m a s . O r g a n i s e r , T h e r e s a A l e s s a n d r o s a i d , " W e w a n t e d t o t a k e t i m e o u t f r o m t h e f r a n t i c p a c e o f ` c o m m e r c i a l ` C h r i s t m a s p r e p a r a ­ t i o n s a n d t h i n k a b o u t t h o s e w h o a r e u n a b l e t o s a f e l y l i v e a n d p r a c t i c e t h e i r f a i t h . " " T o t h i n k t h a t i t i s s o d a n g e r o u s f o r s o m e o f o u r s i s t e r s a n d b r o t h e r s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d t o l i v e a s a C h r i s t i a n i s s o m e t h i n g t h a t m a k e s m e f e e l v e r y t h a n k f u l f o r m y f r e e d o m , " s a i d o n e p a r t i c i p a n t . A v i s i t o r , w h o w a s n o t a C a t h o l i c , a l s o c a l l e d b y t o j o i n i n , c o m p e l l e d t o o f f e r t h a n k s g i v ­ i n g . T h e P a r i s h P r i e s t , F a t h e r J o h n J o e M a l o n e y w a s a l s o o n h a n d , a s u s u a l o n a S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , f o r s p i r i t u a l a d v i c e a n d t h e S a c r a ­ m e n t o f C o n f e s s i o n . H e , a n d t h o s e c o m i n g t o g e t h e r f o r t h e A d ­ V e n t u r e , e n j o y e d h o m e m a d e m i n c e p i e s a n d a h o t d r i n k a f t e r e a c h s e s s i o n . A l t o g e t h e r f o u r h o u r s d u r i n g A d ­ v e n t b u t a w e l c o m e h a v e n o f p r a y e r f u l q u i e t a w a y f r o m t h e o t h e r w i s e n o i s y l e a d u p t o C h r i s t m a s 2 0 1 7 .

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 P a g e 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 S Hastings Street, Loughborough LE11 5AX Headteacher Miss P Jordan Telephone 01509 212621 St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy P r e p a r i n g f o r t h e E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s M r s . P a t r i c i a P e l o s , C h a p l a i n a n d a T . A . a t S t . J o s e p h ’ s A c a d e m y w r i t e s : B i s h o p P a t r i c k a s k e d a l l s c h o o l s i n t h e d i o ­ c e s e t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n E u c h a r i s t i c a d o r a t i o n o n F r i d a y 2 4 t h N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7 i n p r e p a r a ­ t i o n f o r t h e E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s i n S e p t e m ­ b e r 2 0 1 8 . O u r d a y a t S t . J o s e p h ’ s s t a r t e d a t 9 : 0 0 a m w h e n e a c h c l a s s w a t c h e d B i s h o p P a t r i c k s p e a k l i v e a b o u t E u c h a r i s t i c a d o r a t i o n . F r O w e n , o u r p a r i s h p r i e s t b r o u g h t i n t h e M o n s t r a n c e a n d p l a c e d i t o n a p r e p a r e d a l t a r i n o u r s c h o o l l i b r a r y . H e t h e n b r o u g h t i n t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t , p l a c i n g t h e l a r g e C o n s e c r a t e d H o s t i n t h e M o n s t r a n c e . E a c h c l a s s w a s t i m e t a b l e d 1 5 m i n u t e s o f E u ­ c h a r i s t i c a d o r a t i o n . T h e r e w a s a t i m e o f s i ­ l e n c e a n d t h e n a p a s s a g e f r o m S c r i p t u r e w a s r e a d . T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a s h o r t r e f l e c t i o n a n d e x a m i n i n g o f c o n s c i e n c e , f i n i s h i n g w i t h t h e w o r d s ; ‘ W e c a n c h o o s e t o d o t h i n g s t h a t a r e w r o n g a s t h e y a p p e a r t o g i v e u s h a p p i n e s s , b u t w h a t i s t h a t h a p p i n e s s w o r t h ? I s s a y i n g h u r t f u l t h i n g s w o r t h l o s i n g a f r i e n d ? I s n a m e c a l l i n g w o r t h m a k i n g s o m e o n e u p s e t ? I s s t e a l i n g w o r t h l o s i n g s o m e o n e ’ s t r u s t ? I s s i n w o r t h r e j e c t i n g J e s u s ’ l o v e ? ’ E a c h t i m e t h e p u p i l t h o u g h t o f a t i m e t h e y w a n t e d t o s a y s o r r y i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f J e s u s , t h e y t i e d a k n o t i n a p i e c e o f s t r i n g t h e y h a d e a c h b e e n g i v e n . T h e s e p i e c e s o f s t r i n g w e r e p l a c e d a r o u n d t h e c r o s s o n o u r p r a y e r f o c u s o n t h e l i b r a r y f l o o r . T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a n o t h e r t i m e o f s i l e n t r e f l e c t i o n , f i n i s h i n g w i t h p r a y e r s a n d q u i e t m u s i c . I t w a s t r u l y a s p i r i t u a l e x p e r i e n c e f o r t h e w h o l e s c h o o l . T h e C h i l d r e n w e r e m o s t r e ­ s p e c t f u l , t h e S t a f f m o s t g r a t e f u l . A s a S c h o o l C o m m u n i t y w e t h a n k G o d f o r t h e g i f t o f o u r f a i t h , a n d p r a y t h a t w e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o l i v e , l o v e a n d c e l e b r a t e t h e j o y o f o u r f a i t h a l l t h e d a y s o f o u r l i f e . S a c r e d H e a r t C a t h o l i c V o luntary A c a d e m y B e a c o n R o a d L o u g h b o r o u g h L e i c e s t e r L E 1 1 2 B G 0 1 5 0 9 2 1 2 2 0 4 H e a d M r s L A t k i n s Headteacher Mrs L Atkins S t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f 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 p o r t e d o d d s o c k s a s p a r t o f a n a t i o n w i d e c a m p a i g n t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s a r o u n d b u l l y i n g . T h e ‘ O d d S o c k s D a y ’ m a r k e d t h e b e g i n n i n g o f A n t i ­ B u l l y i n g W e e k a n d a k e y a i m o f t h e c a m p a i g n w a s t o h e l p e m p o w e r c h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g p e o p l e t o c e l e b r a t e w h a t m a k e s t h e m , a n d o t h e r s , u n i q u e . W i t h t h e m e s s a g e ‘ A l l D i f f e r e n t , A l l E q u a l ’ , t h e w e e k a l s o a i m e d t o h e l p y o u n g s t e r s u n ­ d e r s t a n d h o w i m p o r t a n t i t i s t h a t t h e y f e e l v a l u e d a n d a b l e t o b e t h e m s e l v e s w i t h o u t f e a r o f b u l l y i n g . 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 t h a t O d d S o c k s D a y w a s a s i m p l e i n i t i a t i v e t h a t c e l e b r a t e d t h e m e s s a g e ‘ A l l D i f f e r e n t , A l l E q u a l . ’ S h e s a i d : “ W e f u l l y s u p p o r t e d A n t i ­ B u l l y i n g W e e k a n d O d d S o c k s D a y w a s a g r e a t w a y t o s t a r t i t o f f . W e w a n t o u r s t u d e n t s t o k n o w t h a t t h e y a r e v a l u e d f o r b e i n g w h o t h e y a r e a n d t h a t i t ’ s o k t o b e d i f f e r e n t , w e a r e n o t a l l t h e s a m e . W e w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k a l l o f o u r s t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f w h o t o o k p a r t i n t h e d a y . ” T h e s c h o o l h a s i t s o w n ‘ O a s i s T e a m ’ w h i c h i s m a d e u p o f a b o u t 4 0 s t u d e n t s w h o a c t a s m e n t o r s t o t h e y o u n g e r s t u d e n t s . O l i v i a H e n r y , 1 4 , i s a m e m b e r o f t h e O a s i s T e a m . S h e s a i d : “ I f t h e y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n i n s c h o o l a r e s t r u g g l i n g o r t h e y n e e d t o t a l k t o s o m e ­ o n e t h e n t h e y c a n c o m e t o u s . S o m e c h i l ­ d r e n m i g h t r e a l l y w a n t t o t a l k b u t f e e l l i k e t h e y c a n ’ t a p p r o a c h a t e a c h e r s o i n t h a t c a s e t h e y c a n s e e a m e m b e r o f t h e O a s i s T e a m . “ W e h a v e a l l b e e n t r a i n e d t o d e a l w i t h t h i s a n d i f i t ’ s s o m e t h i n g w e c a n h a n d l e t h e n w e w i l l b u t i f w e t h i n k i t ’ s m o r e s e r i o u s t h e n w e w o u l d a l w a y s i n v o l v e a t e a c h e r . I t h i n k i t ’ s g o o d f o r t h e y o u n g e r p u p i l s t o h a v e t h i s o p ­ p o r t u n i t y , e s p e c i a l l y t h e Y e a r 7 s t u d e n t s w h o m i g h t f e e l a b i t d a u n t e d b y m o v i n g u p t o s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l . ” S p o r t i n g o d d s o c k s a s p a r t o f a n a t i o n w i d e c a m p a i g n t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s a r o u n d b u l l y i n g S h o w c a s i n g t h e i r p h o t o g r a p h y s k i l l s S i x t h f o r m e r 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 s h o w c a s e d t h e i r p h o ­ t o g r a p h y s k i l l s a t a m e d i a e x h i b i t i o n . S t u d e n t s s t u d y i n g A ­ l e v e l M e d i a w e r e s p l i t i n t o g r o u p s a n d t a s k e d w i t h o r g a n i s i n g a n e x h i b i t i o n o f t h e i r w o r k . E a c h g r o u p c h o s e a t h e m e f o r t h e i r p h o t o s a n d a s s i g n e d d i f f e r e n t r o l e s t o e a c h s t u ­ d e n t i n v o l v e d . P h o t o s w e r e t h e n d i s p l a y e d f o r p a r e n t s , s t a f f a n d f e l l o w s t u d e n t s t o s e e . L a r i s s a F a r r a n d G e m m a W o o l l e y , b o t h 1 7 , s a i d t h e r o l e s r a n g e d f r o m l e g a l a n d e t h i ­ c a l t o v e n u e d e s i g n . L a r i s s a s a i d : “ W e h a d t o t h i n k o f e v e r y ­ t h i n g t h a t w o u l d b e i n v o l v e d w i t h o r g a n i s ­ i n g a n d h o l d i n g a n e v e n t . “ O u r t h e m e w a s d a r k f a i r y t a l e s a n d i t w a s b a s e d o n t h e B r o t h e r s G r i m m n o v e l . S o m e o f o u r i n s p i r a t i o n c a m e f r o m A l i c e i n W o n d e r l a n d a n d L i t t l e R e d R i d i n g H o o d . W e w e r e r e a l l y p l e a s e d w i t h t h e w a y i t a l l t u r n e d o u t . ” V o n g a i M o n a n g a t i r e , 1 7 , a n d B e n e d i c t e K i z a , 1 8 , a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e i r g r o u p e x p e r i ­ m e n t e d w i t h p h o t o e f f e c t s . B e n e d i c t e s a i d : “ W e w e r e r e a l l y p l e a s e d w i t h t h e w a y t h e p h o t o s t u r n e d o u t . W e l o o k e d a t t h e c o n t r a s t b e t w e e n n i g h t a n d d a y t i m e a n d u s e d e f f e c t s t o c r e a t e o r b s o n t h e p i c t u r e s . ” J o n a t h a n J a r v i s , H e a d o f S i x t h F o r m a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C V A , s a i d : ” I a m a l w a y s i m ­ p r e s s e d b y t h e l e v e l o f c r e a t i v i t y a n d p r o ­ f e s s i o n a l i s m t h a t o u r S i x t h F o r m s t u d e n t s s h o w a n d t h i s e x h i b i t i o n w a s a w o n d e r f u l e x a m p l e o f t h i s . 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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 P a g e 8 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 W h y n o t a d v e r t i s e y o u r b u s i n e s s h e r e ? 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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 S o , J e n n y , l e t ’ s s t a r t b y a s k i n g w h a t m o t i v a t e d y o u i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e t o b e c o m e a v o l u n t e e r i n t h e t h i r d w o r l d ? W e l l , I h a v e l e d a p r i v i l e g e d l i f e i n t h e w e s t e r n w o r l d , g r o w i n g u p i n a n u r t u r i n g f a m i l y , a n d f o l l o w i n g m y c h o s e n c a r e e r p a t h . B e i n g a t t h e e n d o f m y w o r k i n g l i f e w i t h n o t i e s , I w a n t t o u s e m y s k i l l s a n d e x p e r i e n c e a s a n u r s e t o h e l p o t h e r s w h e r e v e r t h e y a r e . W h a t d o y o u f e e l y o u c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e p r o j e c t y o u j o i n e d i n C a m b o d i a ? I t i s d i f f i c u l t t o a s s e s s . I w i l l p r o b a b l y n e v e r f u l l y k n o w w h a t i m p a c t I h a d o n t h e c o m m u n i t i e s I v i s i t e d . I k n o w I p e r s o n a l l y g a i n e d a l o t f r o m t h e e x p e r i e n c e : n o t a b l y a p p r e c i a t i o n o f m y o w n w a y o f l i f e b a c k h o m e b e i n g a b l e t o m a k e m y o w n d e c i s i o n s f r e e l y . A s a l o n g ­ t e r m v o l u n t e e r , I v i s i t e d p l a c e s a n d p e o p l e o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s t o c o n d u c t h e a l t h c l i n i c s . A s t r o n g , f i r m r e l a t i o n s h i p b u i l t u p w i t h t h e l o c a l p e o p l e . D u r i n g m y l a s t w e e k , m y c o ­ o r d i n a t o r a r r a n g e d t h e p r o g r a m m e t o i n c l u d e a l l m y f a v o u r i t e a r e a s . L o c a l p e o p l e c a m e t o s a y t h e i r g o o d b y e s a n d t h a n k s . T h a t a l l p r o v e d t o b e v e r y e m o t i o n a l . D i d y o u h a v e t i m e t o e x p l o r e P h n o m P e n h ? Y e s . W e e k e n d s w e r e f r e e a n d l o t s o f e x t r a d a y s w e r e a v a i l a b l e t o t r a v e l a r o u n d . I t w a s g o o d t o m i x w i t h o t h e r v o l u n t e e r s o f a l l a g e s a n d t o p l a n t r i p s . P h n o m P e n h i s i n t e r e s t i n g , p a r t i c u l a r l y b e c a u s e o f i t s r e c e n t h i s t o r y . I w e n t t o t h e g e n o c i d e m u s e u m a n d t h e K i l l i n g F i e l d s ­ a l l e x t r e m e l y t h o u g h t ­ p r o v o k i n g . T r a v e l o u t s i d e t h e c a p i t a l i s s l o w , b u t I w e n t t o S i e m R e a p a n d A n g k o r W a t , a w o r l d h e r i t a g e s i t e . A g r o u p o f u s w e n t t o t h e n o r t h ­ e a s t p r o v i n c e t o t r e k w i t h r e s c u e d e l e p h a n t s . T h a t w a s a m i n d ­ b l o w i n g e x p e r i e n c e . W h a t a b o u t t h e c h u r c h i n P h n o m P e n h ? T h e r e i s a t h r i v i n g C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y i n t h e c a p i t a l , a n d m y l o c a l c h u r c h i s r u n b y t w o e n t h u s i a s t i c A m e r i c a n p r i e s t s . T h e c o m m u n i t y w a s v e r y w e l c o m i n g a s t h e y a r e l a r g e l y e x p a t s a n d s h o r t ­ t e r m v i s i t o r s t o t h e a r e a . T h e w e e k l y m a s s e s a n d s p e c i a l c e l e b r a t i o n s a r e a s a t h o m e , a n d I w a s t h e r e t h r o u g h o u t a d v e n t . I w a s m a d e t o f e e l v e r y w e l c o m e a n d a s k e d t o t a k e p a r t i n t h e l i f e o f t h e p a r i s h . F r C h a r l i e i s t i r e l e s s i n h i s e f f o r t s t o b u i l d c o m m u n i t y a n d r e a c h o u t t o o t h e r s i n t h e c i t y . I t i s a l i v e l y c o n g r e g a t i o n . W h a t a d v i c e w o u l d y o u g i v e t o o t h e r m a t u r e a d u l t s t h i n k ­ i n g o f v o l u n t e e r i n g o v e r s e a s ? I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o r e s e a r c h w e l l a n d c h o o s e a n o r g a n i s a t i o n / c h a r i t y t h a t ‘ f i t s ’ y o u r o w n n e e d s a n d s k i l l s . T h i n k a b o u t w h a t y o u w a n t t o a c h i e v e f o r o t h e r s a n d f o r y o u r s e l f . T a k e y o u r t i m e . V o l u n t e e r i n g i s ­ e x p e n s i v e ; e v e r y t h i n g h a s t o b e p a i d f o r u p f r o n t . S o m e c h a r i t i e s a r e g o o d a t p r e s e n t i n g t h e i r c o s t s . M a n y p e o p l e w i l l w a n t t o s u p p o r t y o u f i n a n c i a l l y , s o d o n ’ t b e a f r a i d t o f u n d r a i s e . B e w i s e a b o u t t h e l e n g t h o f t i m e y o u o f f e r . A t t h e e n d g i v e y o u r s e l f p l e n t y o f d o w n t i m e . T h e r e v e r s e c u l t u r e s h o c k i s h u g e . T i m e i s n e e d e d t o r e c o v e r a f t e r y o u r t r i p . T h e p e r ­ s o n a l r e w a r d s a r e i n v a l u a b l e , a n d o t h e r v o l u n t e e r s m a y b e c o m e l i f e l o n g f r i e n d s . D o n ’ t b e p u t o f f b y n e g a t i v e t h o u g h t s a n d c o m m e n t s a s t h e e x p e r i e n c e w i l l b e n e f i t y o u a s m u c h a s t h e p e o p l e y o u ’ l l l i v i n g a m o n g . J e n n y T a y l o r t a l k s t o T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s a b o u t h e r r e c e n t e x p e r i e n c e v o l u n t e e r i n g i n C a m b o d i a R E T U R N F R O M C A M B O D I A C a m b o d i a , i n t h e s o u t h e r n p o r t i o n o f t h e I n d o c h i n a P e n i n s u l a i n S o u t h e a s t A s i a w i t h a p o p u l a t i o n o f 1 5 m i l l i o n a n d o c c u p y i n g 6 9 , 8 9 8 s q u a r e m i l e s , i s b o r ­ d e r e d b y T h a i l a n d t o t h e n o r t h w e s t , L a o s t o t h e n o r t h e a s t , V i e t n a m t o t h e e a s t , a n d t h e G u l f o f T h a i l a n d t o t h e s o u t h w e s t . T h e c a p i t a l a n d l a r g e s t c i t y i s P h n o m P e n h , t h e p o l i t i c a l , e c o n o m i c , a n d c u l ­ t u r a l c e n t r e o f C a m b o d i a . T h e o f f i c i a l r e l i g i o n o f t h e k i n g d o m i s T h e r a v a d a B u d d h i s m , p r a c t i c e d b y a p p r o x i ­ m a t e l y 9 5 p e r c e n t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n . T h e k i n g d o m i s a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l m o n a r c h y . I H A V E A D R E A M A n d G o d s a i d : “ I h a v e a d r e a m . ” D r e a m s c o m e i n t h e d a r k n e s s , b u t t h e y b r i n g l i g h t , f r e s h v i s i o n a n d f r e s h u n d e r s t a n d ­ i n g . M y d r e a m , s a i d G o d , i s t o c r e a t e a w o r l d a n d a u n i v e r s e c e n t r e d o n m y S o n J e s u s . B u t h o w a m I g o i n g t o m a k e m y d r e a m a r e a l i t y ? H o w a m I l i t e r a l l y g o i n g t o e a r t h m y d r e a m ? I k n o w , I ’ l l m a k e a w o r l d f u l l o f w o n ­ d e r a n d b e a u t y , a w o r l d w h e r e h u m a n b e i n g s a r e a t t h e h e a r t a n d c e n t r e o f e v e r y t h i n g , a w o r l d w h e r e t h e y c a n a p p r e c i a t e t h e a w e s o m e g i f t s t h a t s u r r o u n d t h e m , a w o r l d w h e r e c h i l d r e n m a t t e r , a w o r l d w h e r e e v e r y o n e m a t t e r s , a w o r l d w h e r e t h e r e ’ s a p o s s i b i l i t y f o r j u s t i c e , l o v e a n d p e a c e . I k n o w w h a t I ’ l l d o , s a i d G o d , t o m a k e m y d r e a m c o m e t r u e . I ’ l l s e n d a b a b y , F o r w h a t ’ s m o r e w o n d r o u s a n d v u l ­ n e r a b l e t h a n a h u m a n i n f a n t ? W h a t ’ s m o r e p r e c i o u s a n d i m p o r ­ t a n t , w h a t ’ s m o r e v a l u a b l e t h a n m o n e y c a n b u y , t h a n a n e w ­ b o r n c h i l d ? A n d f r o m t h e d r e a m y d a r k n e s s o f a h u m a n m o t h e r ’ s w o m b w i l l s p r i n g t o l i f e m y S o n J e s u s , w h o w i l l b e a h o m e l y s i g n a n d w i t ­ n e s s o f m y e v e r ­ c a r i n g p r e s e n c e t o a n d i n a w o r l d s o o f t e n s t a r v e d o f h u m a n l o v e a n d a f f e c t i o n . A n d t h e d r e a m b e c a m e f l e s h . T h e l i v i n g w o r d o f G o d b e c a m e h u m a n , o n e l i k e o u r s e l v e s , w i t h t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f w o n d e r a n d w o u n d s . O n e w h o c o u l d f e e l l i k e w e d o O n e w h o c o u l d s h o w u s c o m p a s s i o n . O n e w h o c o u l d h e l p a n d h e a l u s . O n e w h o c o u l d s t a n d b y u s . O n e w h o c o u l d f r e e u s f r o m o u r f o r ­ g e t f u l n e s s , a n d a l l o u r a i m l e s s b e h a v i o u r . O n e w h o c o u l d b e o u r S a v i o u r a n d o u r R e d e e m e r . O n e w h o c o u l d l i g h t e n o u r d a r k n e s s , a n d b e t h e L i g h t o f t h e w o r l d . A n d s o i t c a m e t o b e . A n d h e r e w e a r e , p a r t s o f a l i v i n g d r e a m , c a l l e d i n o u r t u r n t o b e l i g h t s t o o u r w o r l d . A m e n . © D e n i s B l a c k l e d g e S J F r D e n i s B l a c k l e d g e i s p a r i s h p r i e s t o f S t F r a n c i s X a v i e r ’ s L i v e r p o o l .

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John McCay on 0115 9810320 or jmccay1982@yahoo.co.uk J u s t i c e , P e a c e , F a i t h a n d A c t i o n : R i d i n g t h e T i d e V a l e d i c t o r y b y L o u i s e C o o k e D e f i n i n g w h a t t h e t e r m ‘ J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e ’ m e a n s i n o u r d i o c e s e c a n b e c h a l l e n g i n g . I t ’ s a w o o l l y s o r t o f n a m e i n s o m e w a y s a n d c a n b e c o n f u s i n g . D u r i n g b o t h o f m y t e r m s a s f i e l d w o r k e r f o r t h e J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n , ( 2 0 1 2 ­ ­ 2 0 1 4 a n d 2 0 1 6 ­ ­ 2 0 1 7 ) , I w o u l d o f t e n r e c e i v e p h o n e c a l l s a s k i n g f o r a J u s t i c e o f T h e P e a c e , t h a n k s t o G o o g l e f i n d i n g h i t s f o r t h e k e y w o r d s ‘ J u s t i c e ’ a n d ‘ P e a c e ’ . I f w e d o t h e s a m e t h i n g a s G o o g l e a n d j u s t f o c u s o n t h o s e s i n g l e w o r d s , w e w i l l c o m e t o t h e r i g h t d e f i n i t i o n o f t h e t e r m . A s t h e N a t i o n a l J u s ­ t i c e a n d P e a c e N e t w o r k s a y , “ I f y o u w a n t p e a c e , w o r k f o r j u s ­ t i c e . ” T h e t w o g o h a n d i n h a n d a n d e n c o m p a s s e v e r y a s p e c t o f h u m a n a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l l i f e o n o u r p l a n e t . W h e n i n p o s t a s f i e l d w o r k e r I w o u l d o f t e n u s e t h e a l t e r n a t i v e t e r m ‘ F a i t h i n A c t i o n ’ t o d e ­ s c r i b e m y w o r k , a s t h i s s p e l l s o u t t h e n a t u r e o f t h e r o l e . T h e r o l e i n v o l v e s e n c o u r a g i n g , e m ­ p o w e r i n g a n d f a c i l i t a t i n g C a t h o l i c s t o p u t t h e i r f a i t h i n t o a c t i o n , t o p r o f e s s t h e G o s p e l v a l ­ u e s b y t h e i r a c t i o n s i n d a i l y l i f e . I t i n c l u d e s e d u c a t i n g p e o p l e a b o u t C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T e a c h i n g . P e o p l e o f t e n a s k “ W h a t i s t h a t ? ” I t ’ s a b o d y o f e n c y c l i c a l s , e x h o r ­ t a t i o n s a n d o t h e r c h u r c h p a p e r s w h i c h p o p e s o v e r t h e c e n t u r i e s h a v e d r a w n u p t o s p e a k o u t a b o u t t h e w a y C a t h o l i c s a n d a l l p e o p l e s h o u l d l i v e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r f a i t h a c r o s s a l l r e a l m s o f m o d e r n l i f e : w o r k , e c o n o m i c s , e n v i r o n m e n t , i n t e r n a t i o n a l d e ­ v e l o p m e n t a n d c o n s u m e r i s m . I t s m a i n p r i n c i p l e s a r e H u m a n D i g n i t y , C o m m u n i t y a n d P a r t i c ­ i p a t i o n , C a r e f o r C r e a t i o n , D i g ­ n i t y i n W o r k , P e a c e a n d R e c o n c i l i a t i o n a n d S o l i d a r i t y . Y o u c a n f i n d o u t m o r e h e r e : h t t p : / / w w w . c a t h o l i c s o c i a l t e a c h ­ i n g . o r g . u k / p r i n c i p l e s / . A l t h o u g h o n l y t w o y e a r s h a d p a s s e d b e t w e e n m y t w o t e r m s i n p o s t , o n r e t u r n i n g i n 2 0 1 6 I f o u n d t h a t t h e n a t u r e o f t h e w o r k h a d c h a n g e d e n o r m o u s l y d u r i n g t h a t t i m e . T h e f i r s t t i m e a r o u n d I w o u l d o f t e n t r a v e l m i l e s a c r o s s t h e d i o c e s e t o t a l k t o j u s t a v e r y s m a l l n u m b e r o f p e o p l e a b o u t C S T a n d a b o u t t h e w o r k t h e y w e r e e n g a g e d i n i n t h e i r p a r i s h e s t o b r i n g a b o u t j u s t i c e a n d p e a c e . T h e e m p h a s i s f o r t h e r o l e a t t h a t t i m e w a s o n i n c r e a s i n g t h e n u m b e r o f p a r i s h e s t h a t h a d t h e i r o w n J u s ­ t i c e a n d P e a c e g r o u p , a n d f a c i l i ­ t a t i n g t h o s e g r o u p s t o w o r k o n t h e i r c h o s e n t h e m e s . T h i s w a s a v e r y b r o a d w a y o f w o r k i n g a n d o f t e n f e l t l i t e r a l l y l i k e ‘ p r e a c h i n g t o t h e c o n v e r t e d ’ . H o w e v e r , b y 2 0 1 6 , t h a n k s t o t h e h a r d w o r k o f t h e J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s ­ s i o n , a t w o ­ ­ y e a r a c t i o n p l a n h a d b e e n d r a w n u p h i g h l i g h t i n g s p e ­ c i f i c f o c i t h a t I w o u l d w o r k o n , a n d e n c o u r a g e C a t h o l i c s t o w o r k o n : B u i l d i n g P e a c e f u l C o m m u n i ­ t i e s , M o d e r n S l a v e r y , P o v e r t y i n t h e U K , R e f u g e e s a n d A s y l u m S e e k e r s a n d i m p r o v i n g t h e e f ­ f e c t i v e n e s s o f t h e J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n i t s e l f . T h i s a c t i o n p l a n i s s t i l l i n p l a c e a n d w i l l p r o v i d e a f r a m e w o r k f o r t h e n e w f i e l d w o r k e r . A l o n g s i d e i t r u n t h e t r a d i t i o n a l a r e a s o f w o r k i n g f o r t h e J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n : s u p p o r t i n g t h e w o r k o f C A F O D a n d P a x C h r i s t i , t h e L i v e S i m p l y a n d L i v ­ i n g W a g e i n i t i a t i v e s a n d a c t i v e l y e n c o u r a g i n g t h e u s e o f F a i r T r a d e p r o d u c e i n a l l d i o c e s a n p a r i s h e s a n d s c h o o l s . I t i s n o w n o t a l w a y s n e c e s s a r y t o t r a v e l t o t a l k t o s m a l l g r o u p s o f p e o p l e , a s t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e i n ­ f o r m a t i o n a n d r e s o u r c e s w e s h a r e c a n b e s e n t b y e m a i l o r s h a r e d o n o u r F a c e b o o k . h t t p s : / / w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / n o t ­ t i n g h a m j u s t i c e a n d p e a c e / T h e e m p h a s i s h a s c h a n g e d f r o m i n ­ c r e a s i n g t h e n u m b e r o f p a r i s h e s w h i c h h a v e t r a d i t i o n a l J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e g r o u p s t o e n c o u r a g ­ i n g e x i s t i n g g r o u p s t o w o r k e c u ­ m e n i c a l l y a n d 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 f r o m o t h e r f a i t h s , c o m b i n i n g f o r c e s t o w o r k f o r t h e C o m m o n G o o d . T h e t w i n a c ­ t i o n s o f b o t h c a m p a i g n i n g a n d a l l e v i a t i o n r u n t h r o u g h a l l o u r w o r k , a n d a r e e q u a l l y n e c e s s a r y . F o r e x a m p l e , c a m p a i g n i n g a g a i n s t t h e c a u s e s o f p o v e r t y i n t h e U K i s n e e d e d , b u t w i t h o u t i g n o r i n g t h e n e e d t o h e l p t h o s e a l r e a d y s u f f e r i n g f r o m i t i n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s t o o . A n d , w h i l s t s u p p o r t i n g p o v e r t y a l l e v i a t i o n w o r k , i t ’ s i m p o r t a n t t o s i m u l t a ­ n e o u s l y r e m e m b e r t o c a m p a i g n a g a i n s t i t s c a u s e s s o t h a t a t s o m e p o i n t i n t h e f u t u r e p e o p l e w o n ’ t b e i n p o v e r t y a n d t h e r e w o n ’ t t h e n b e a n e e d t o a l l e v i a t e i t . T h e t w o a s p e c t s g o h a n d i n g l o v e . N o w t h e e m p h a s i s , w h e n t r a v e l ­ l i n g , i s t o b r i n g a s m a n y p e o p l e t o g e t h e r a s p o s s i b l e t o l i s t e n t o s p e a k e r s , g e t r e s o u r c e s a n d p r a c t i c a l e x a m p l e s , s h a r e g o o d p r a c t i c e w i t h o t h e r s a n d r e c e i v e e n c o u r a g e m e n t a n d a f f i r m a t i o n f o r a l l t h e h a r d w o r k t h e y h a v e b e e n d o i n g . O u r r e c e n t A n n u a l A s s e m b l y i n D e r b y w a s a n e x ­ a m p l e o f t h i s , a s w i l l b e o u r c o m i n g e v e n t i n L e i c e s t e r i n F e b r u a r y . T h e M o d e r n S l a v e r y a w a r e n e s s ­ r a i s i n g s e s s i o n s , i n p a r t i c u l a r , b r o u g h t C a t h o l i c s i n t o c l o s e r w o r k i n g c o n t a c t w i t h o t h e r C h r i s t i a n s a n d p e o p l e w h o p r o f e s s o t h e r f a i t h s o r d o n ’ t p r o ­ f e s s o n e , u n i t e d i n a c o m m o n c a u s e . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s , t h r o u g h t h e b e t t e r u s e o f w r i t t e n m a t e r i a l s i n v a r i o u s m e d i a , t h e p r o ­ a c t i v e e n d o r s e m e n t o f B i s h o p P a t r i c k , a n d a m o r e d i g i ­ t a l w a y o f w o r k i n g , t h e s i z e o f o u r c o n t a c t s d a t a b a s e h a s t r i p l e d . M a n y o f t h e s e c o n t a c t s a r e n ’ t m e m b e r s o f j u s t i c e a n d p e a c e g r o u p s i n t h e i r p a r i s h e s . M a n y o f t h e m d o n ’ t a t t e n d M a s s r e g u l a r l y . M a n y o f t h e m a r e n ’ t C a t h o l i c s . M a n y o f t h e m a r e n ’ t C h r i s t i a n s . M a n y o f t h e m s a y t h e y d o n ’ t p r o f e s s a f a i t h – t h o u g h t h e y a r e v e r y c l e a r l y p e o ­ p l e o f g o o d w i l l . W h a t b r i n g s t h i s g r o u p o f c o n t a c t s t o g e t h e r i s t h e i r d e s i r e t o p u t t h e i r f a i t h i n t o a c t i o n . ( E v e n i f t h e i r f a i t h i s s i m p l y i n m a n k i n d . ) A n d t h i s d e s i r e i s w h a t i s a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e j u s t i c e a n d p e a c e f i e l d ­ w o r k e r ’ s r o l e . M y b e l i e f i s t h a t , a s C a t h o l i c s , i t ’ s a l m o s t a c o n t r a d i c t i o n i n t e r m s t o t a l k a b o u t a s p e c i f i c g r o u p o f p a r i s h i o n e r s a s t h e ‘ j u s t i c e a n d p e a c e g r o u p ’ . “ T h e y a r e t h e o n e s w h o d o t h a t f o r o u r p a r i s h ” I u s e d t o h e a r s o m u c h . T h i s w a s t h e t o p i c o f a n a r t i c l e I w r o t e f o r T h e T a b l e t i n 2 0 1 4 : t h a t , i n f a c t , t h e e n t i r e p a r i s h i s t h e j u s t i c e a n d p e a c e g r o u p . E v e r y m e m b e r o f a p a r i s h , i f t h e y b e l i e v e t h e w o r d s o f t h e G o s p e l s a n d w a n t t o a c t o n t h e m , h a s a n i n t e r e s t i n a n d a r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r j u s t i c e a n d p e a c e f o r a l l h u m a n s a n d f o r o u r p l a n e t . I t ’ s i r o n i c i n m a n y w a y s t h a t t h e c h a n g i n g f a c e o f o u r s o ­ c i e t y i n 2 1 s t c e n t u r y B r i t a i n i s w h a t i s s t a r t i n g t o m a k e t h e a b o v e v i s i o n m o r e o f a r e a l i t y . B u t i t i s a l s o c o m p l e t e l y a p p r o ­ p r i a t e , b e c a u s e t h i s s h i f t t o ­ w a r d s e n t i r e p a r i s h e s g e t t i n g i n v o l v e d i n s o c i a l j u s t i c e m e a n s t h a t C a t h o l i c s a r e r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e c h a n g i n g t i m e s , i n t h e s a m e w a y t h a t p o p e s h a v e b e e n d o i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e c e n t u r i e s w i t h t h e i r b o d y o f d o c u m e n t s c o m ­ p r i s i n g C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T e a c h i n g . C a t h o l i c s a r e r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e b r e a k d o w n i n c i v i l i s e d s o c i e t y w e a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g : t h e r i s e o f h a t r e d a n d x e n o p h o b i a ; t h e i n ­ c r e a s e i n p o v e r t y o f a l l f o r m s a f ­ f e c t i n g m u l t i p l e s e c t o r s o f s o c i e t y ; t h e l a c k o f d i g n i t y f o r w o r k p e r p e t u a t e d b y i n s u f f i c i e n t p a y a n d z e r o h o u r s c o n t r a c t s ; t h e t r e a t m e n t o f i m m i g r a n t s a s o t h e r t h a n h u m a n a n d t h e i n ­ c r e a s i n g d i s r e s p e c t a n d l a c k o f c o n c e r n t h a t t h e s t a t e i s s h o w i n g f o r t h e w e l l b e i n g o f i t s p e o p l e . A n d s o , t o c l o s e , i t i s s a d t o b e l e a v i n g m y p o s t a s t h e t i d e f e e l s l i k e i t i s o n t h e t u r n a n d C a t h o l i c s a c r o s s t h e d i o c e s e r i s e t o l i v e o u t t h e G o s p e l v a l u e s . B u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e i t i s a v e r y e x ­ c i t i n g m o m e n t i n t h e l i f e o f t h e J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n a s i t r e c r u i t s a n e w w o r k e r t o r i d e t h i s t i d e a n d h e l p t o k e e p C a t h o l i c s e n g a g e d a n d a c t i v e . N e w m e m b e r s h a v e j o i n e d t h e C o m m i s s i o n a n d a n e w e r a i s a b o u t t o b e g i n . T o r e t u r n t o t h e t e r m ‘ F a i t h i n A c t i o n ’ , i t h a s a n a d d i t i o n a l m e a n i n g t o m e o t h e r t h a n p e o p l e p u t t i n g t h e i r f a i t h i n t o a c t i o n . F o r m e p e r s o n a l l y i t r e f e r s t o t h e f a c t t h a t I h a v e a l o t o f f a i t h i n A C T I O N . I h a v e f a i t h t h a t i f w e a c t t o b r i n g G o d ’ s l o v e a n d m e r c y t o t h o s e w e m e e t a s w e l l a s t h o s e w e w i l l n e v e r m e e t , t h e n w e w i l l s u r e l y t r a n s f o r m n o t o n l y t h e i r l i v e s b u t o u r o w n l i v e s t o o , s o t h a t a l l h u m a n s w i l l “ h a v e l i f e , a n d h a v e i t t o t h e f u l l . ” ( J o h n 1 0 : 1 0 ) “ L o v e ” a t a C h r i s t m a s W e d d i n g a t S t G e o r g e s R C D e r b y W h i l s t m o s t o f u s w e r e t h i n k i n g o f C h r i s t m a s , P a r i s h C a t e c h i s t M s S i n e a d T a g u e w a s b u s y o r ­ g a n i s i n g h e r w e d ­ d i n g , a n d a w e e k b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s S i n e a d m a r r i e d f i ­ n a n c e D a n i e l w i t ­ n e s s e d b y f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s a t h e r p a r i s h c h u r c h o f S t G e o r g e s D e r b y . 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S i n e a d i s c u r r e n t l y s t u d y i n g f o r t h e “ B i s h o p s C e r t i f i c a t e i n C a t e ­ c h i s m ” h e r s t u d i e s h e l p e d h e r c h o o s e s o m e w o n d e r f u l r e a d i n g s f o r t h e c e r e m o n y t h e C a r o l s s u n g a d d e d t o t h e f e s t i v e o c c a s i o n , S o a t t h e e n d o f t h e M a s s C a n o n B u r b i d g e a n n o u n c e d t h e m M a n & W i f e a n d S i n e a d T a g u e b e c a m e M r s S i n e a d L o v e , S o C o n g r a t ­ u l a t i o n s t o M r & M r s L o v e w h a t a f a b u l o u s s u r n a m e f o r a n e w l y m a r r i e d c o u p l e . Telephone 07466 428148 (Surrey) 07921 049570 (General) E mail: info@teamcarita.co.uk W eb: www.teamcaritacare.co.uk Our unique home hub service also addresses:

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M Y F A T H E R W A S a w o n d e r f u l m a n b u t a s h e g r e w o l d e r h e s t a r t e d t o d e v e l o p a f e w f o i b l e s a n d f a n ­ c i e s t h a t h a d n ’ t p r e v i ­ o u s l y e x i s t e d . A l w a y s a n e a t a n d t i d y m a n , ( e x ­ A r m y ) , h e b e c a m e q u i t e o b ­ s e s s e d w i t h w i p i n g d o w n t h e f r o n t o f t h e k i t c h e n c u p b o a r d s e v e r y d a y w i t h o u t f a i l a n d h e a l s o c l a i m e d t h a t h e w a s u n a b l e t o e a t w i t h o u t s o m e ­ t h i n g t o d r i n k t o a c ­ c o m p a n y t h e f o o d . Y e t a n o t h e r f l i g h t o f f a n c y w a s h i s d e t e s t a t i o n f o r c a n d l e s – e s p e ­ c i a l l y t h e s c e n t e d v a ­ r i e t y . D e s p i t e m y h a b i t o f a l w a y s h a v i n g t w o o r t h r e e c a n d l e s i n m y f i r e p l a c e w h i c h I l i k e t o l i g h t e a c h e v e n i n g , t h i s r o u t i n e w o u l d b e t o t a l l y s t y m i e d i f D a d w a s v i s i t i n g . ‘ T h e y ’ l l c h o k e m e t o d e a t h ! ’ h e u s e d t o d r a ­ m a t i c a l l y e x c l a i m , a n d n o a m o u n t o f r e a ­ s o n i n g w i t h h i m w o u l d m a k e t h e s l i g h t e s t i o t a o f d i f f e r e n c e . T H E L I G H T O F C H R I S T A s C h r i s t i a n s t h e c a n d l e r e m a i n s f o r u s h i g h l y s y m b o l i c o f t h e l i g h t o f C h r i s t i n o u r l i v e s . T h e c a n d l e f l a m e , w h i c h c a n b e s o e a s ­ i l y e x t i n g u i s h e d , f u r t h e r r e m i n d s u s o f t h e f r a g i l i t y o f o u r f a i t h w h i c h r e q u i r e s c a r e f u l a n d c o n s t a n t n u r t u r i n g . A n d c a n d l e s a r e f r e q u e n t l y u s e d a s a n a i d t o p r a y e r a n d m e d i t a t i o n a n d a t r a d i t i o n a l p a r t o f m a n y o f o u r s a c r a m e n t a l p r a c t i c e s . O n t h e s e c o n d o f F e b r u a r y w e c e l e b r a t e t h e w o n d e r f u l f e a s t o f C a n d l e m a s , a l s o k n o w n a s t h e F e a s t o f t h e P r e s e n t a t i o n o f O u r L o r d J e s u s w h i c h i s a C h r i s t i a n H o l y D a y c o m ­ m e m o r a t i n g t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f J e s u s a t t h e T e m p l e . C A N D L E F E V E R I t h a s a l s o b e c o m e a t r a d i t i o n f o r m a n y C h r i s t i a n s t o b r i n g t h e i r c a n d l e s t o t h e i r l o c a l c h u r c h w h e r e t h e y a r e b l e s s e d a n d t h e n u s e d f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e y e a r , e s p e c i a l l y d u r i n g p r a y e r . B E A U T Y A N D A R O M A A s d i v e r s e a n d f l a w e d h u m a n s w e a l l e x h i b i t o u r o w n p e r s o n a l l i k e s a n d d i s l i k e s o f o b ­ j e c t s , p e o p l e a n d p l a c e s a n d o f c o u r s e t h i s i s b o t h n a t u r a l a n d n o r m a l . I t w o u l d s e e m t h a t c a n d l e s a r e s y n o n y m o u s w i t h o u r C h r i s t i a n f a i t h b u t c l e a r l y n o t e v e r y s i n g l e p e r s o n w i l l a p p r e c i a t e t h i s f a c t o r i n d e e d t h e i r b e a u t y a n d a r o m a . T h e F e a s t o f C a n ­ d l e m a s r e m i n d s u s o f o u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t a n d t h e b l e s s e d c a n d l e s c o n t i n u e t o d o s o . T h e s e t r a d i t i o n a l c a n d l e s a r e m e a n t t o b e f r a g r a n c e ­ f r e e b u t n o m a t t e r – a l l o f G o d ’ s c h i l d r e n c a n n o t h e l p b u t a p p r e c i a t e t h e b e a u t i f u l e s s e n c e a n d f r a g r a n c e o f C h r i s t h i m s e l f . P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 “ 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 H E A V E N S C E N T … b y J u l i a B e a c r o f t G e n e r o u s D o n a t i o n s f r o m t h e P e o p l e o f S t . M a r y ’ s D e r b y O v e r t h e C h r i s t m a s P e r i o d S t . M a r y ’ s p a r i s h i o n e r s w e r e e x t r e m e l y g e n e r o u s i n t h e i r d o n a t i o n s t o t h e l o c a l f o o d b a n k s . S t M a r y ’ s s u p p o r t s f o o d b a n k s r u n b y D e r b y C i t y m i s s i o n a n d t h e f o o d b a n k a t t h e D e r b y R e f u g e e A d v i c e C e n t r e . O u r p i c t u r e s h o w s p a r t o f t h e c o l l e c t i o n w a i t i n g t o g o l a s t T u e s ­ d a y a n d o v e r t h e h o l i d a y p e r i o d t h e r e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n t h r e e d e l i v e r i e s t o t h e R e f u g e e A d v i c e C e n t r e . P a r i s h i o n e r s s u p p o r t t h e f o o d b a n k s e a c h w e e k b y d o n a t i o n s o f t i n n e d a n d d r i e d g o o d s a n d t h e f o o d i s d e ­ l i v e r e d b y m e m b e r s o f t h e p a r i s h o n a r o t a b a s i s . D o n a t i o n s o f t i n n e d F i s h , t i n n e d v e g e t a b l e s , d r i e d l e n t i l s , a n d p u l s e s a l o n g w i t h t e a b a g s a n d c o f f e e a r e a l w a y s v e r y w e l c o m e . P a r i s h ­ i o n e r s p l a c e t h e d o n a t i o n s i n t h e b o x e s a t t h e b a c k 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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 P a g e 1 1 C o f f e e B r e a k Q u i z A c r o s s : 2 . M o t h e r o f J o h n t h e B a p t i s t 4 . M a n w h o m J e s u s r a i s e d f r o m t h e d e a d 7 . T h e e a r t h l y f a t h e r o f J e s u s 1 0 . S h o r t t a x c o l l e c t o r 1 1 . T a x c o l l e c t o r w h o w r o t e b e c a m e a d i s c i p l e 1 2 . T e m p l e p r o p h e t e s s 1 4 . H e f o u n d n o g u i l t i n J e s u s , y e t s e n t e n c e d h i m t o d e a t h 1 7 . F a t h e r o f J o h n t h e B a p t i s t 1 9 . D o c t o r a n d N e w T e s t a m e n t w r i t e r 2 1 . T h e d i s c i p l e w h o w a s a l s o c a l l e d P e t e r 2 2 . B e t r a y e r o f J e s u s ( 2 w d s ) 2 3 . B l i n d b e g g a r h e a l e d b y J e s u s 2 4 . T h e W a y , t h e T r u t h , a n d t h e L i f e D o w n : 1 . T h e m o t h e r o f J e s u s 3 . F a t h e r o f d i s c i p l e s J a m e s a n d J o h n 5 . P e t e r ` s b r o t h e r 6 . T h e f o r e r u n n e r o f J e s u s ( 3 w d s ) 8 . T h e t e m p t e r 9 . M a n w h o i s s u e d d e c r e e f o r c e n s u s ( 2 w d s ) 1 3 . H e a s k e d , " H o w c a n a m a n b e b o r n a g a i n ? " 1 4 . T h e d i s c i p l e w h o c a l l e d N a t h a n a e l t o f o l l o w J e s u s 1 5 . W r i t e r o f t h e s e c o n d g o s p e l 1 6 . M a r y ` s v e r y b u s y s i s t e r 1 8 . H e h a d J o h n t h e B a p t i s t b e h e a d e d 2 0 . O f f i c i a l w h o s e d a u g h t e r w a s h e a l e d b y J e s u s S o l u t i o n A c r o s s : 2 . E L I Z A B E T H 4 . L A Z A R U S 7 . J O S E P H 1 0 . Z A C C H E U S 1 1 . M A T T H E W 1 2 . A N N A 1 4 . P I - L A T E 1 7 . Z A C H A R I A S 1 9 . L U K E 2 1 . S I M O N 2 2 . J U D A S I S C A R I O T 2 3 . B A R T I M A E U S 2 4 . J E S U S D o w n : 1 . M A R Y 3 . Z E B E D E E 5 . A N D R E W 6 . J O H N T H E B A P T I S T 8 . S A T A N 9 . C A E S A R A U G U S - T U S 1 3 . N I C O D E M U S 1 4 . P H I L I P 1 5 . M A R K 1 6 . M A R T H A 1 8 . H E R O D 2 0 . J A I R U S A N N U A L V A L E N T I N E MARRIAGE MA S S C a lling all marrie d co u p l es S t Bar n a b a s Cat h e d r al, N o t ti n g h a m S u n 4 t h F e b r u a ry 3 p m P r e s i d e d o v e r b y T h e Rt R e v P a t rick McK i n ney 2 0 1 8 Renewal of V ows A l l married couple s are invited to join u s at N o t t ingham Ca t h edral t o celebrate y o u r marr i a ge w i th Bishop Patrick , and to renew your v o ws to e a ch oth e r .

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