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A t E a s t e r w e c e l e b r a t e a n d r e j o i c e i n a G o d w h o r e ­ f u s e s t o l e a v e t h e d e a d f o r ­ e v e r d e a d . J e s u s d i d s u f f e r a v i o l e n t d e a t h a n d w a s b u r i e d , a s w e c o m m e m o r a t e i n o u r G o o d F r i d a y l i t u r g y . B u t G o d t h e F a t h e r g i v e s d e a t h n o p e r m i s s i o n t o h o l d J e s u s a s t h e p e r m a n e n t v i c t i m o f o t h e r p e o p l e ’ s v i o l e n c e . T h e F a t h e r ’ s c o n s t a n t a b i d i n g l o v e f o r J e s u s s w e e p s d e a t h a s i d e a s h e c l a i m s h i s b e l o v e d S o n a g a i n . I t i s l i f e a n d n o t d e a t h w h i c h p r e v a i l s . T h i s E a s t e r , w e n o t o n l y c e l e b r a t e t h e m e m o r y o f G o d ’ s g r e a t a c t o f r a i s i n g J e s u s f r o m t h e d e a d , t h e g l o r i o u s v i c t o r y o v e r d e a t h , b u t w e a l s o c e l e b r a t e G o d ’ s g r a c i o u s n e s s i n e x t e n d i n g t h i s v i c t o r y t o a l l J e s u s ’ f o l l o w e r s . W e b e l i e v e t h a t , i f w e a r e f a i t h f u l t o G o d i n t h e w a y w e l i v e o u r l i v e s , o u r o w n i n e v i t a b l e d e a t h w i l l n o t b e t h e f i n a l w o r d t h a t i s s p o k e n a b o u t u s . I n s t e a d w e w i l l s h a r e f u l l y i n J e s u s ’ R e s u r r e c t i o n w h e n h e c o m e s a g a i n i n g l o r y . L i f e a n d n o t d e a t h w i l l p r e v a i l . B u t a q u e s t i o n r a i s e s i t s e l f : i s o u r f a i t h i n t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n l i m i t e d t o r e m e m b e r i n g J e s u s ’ R e s u r r e c t i o n , a n d h o p i n g f o r o u r o w n o n t h e l a s t d a y ? W h a t h a p p e n s b e t w e e n t i m e s , w h i l e w e a r e w a i t i n g ? W h a t a b o u t t o d a y ? A r e w e n o t t h r o u g h o u r b a p t i s m , p e o p l e w h o a l r e a d y n o w s h a r e i n t h e R i s e n L i f e o f J e s u s a n d , a s s u c h , p e o p l e w h o a r e c a l l e d a l w a y s t o p r o m o t e t h e s a c r e d n e s s o f l i f e a n d t o c h a l l e n g e d e a t h w h e r e v e r w e f i n d i t ? F o r d e a t h i s n o t j u s t s o m e t h i n g w e m e e t a t t h e e n d o f l i f e ; i t c a n t a k e d i f f e r e n t f o r m s . A G e r m a n t h e o l o g i a n c a l l e d M o l t m a n n e x ­ p r e s s e d i t w e l l : ‘ i t i s t h e e c o n o m i c d e a t h o f t h e p e r s o n w e a l l o w t o s t a r v e , i t i s t h e p o l i t i c a l d e a t h o f t h e m a n y p e o p l e t h r o u g h o u t o u r w o r l d w h o a r e o p p r e s s e d a n d d e n i e d b a s i c h u m a n r i g h t s , i t i s t h e s o c i a l d e a t h o f t h o s e w i t h s p e c i a l n e e d s , t h e n o i s y d e a t h t h a t s t r i k e s w i t h b o m b s a n d t o r t u r e ’ , a n d i t i s a l s o t h e s o u n d l e s s d e a t h o f t h o s e m a n y u n b o r n c h i l d r e n w h o a r e a b o r t e d . F o r u s , a s C h r i s t i a n s , t o a c ­ c e p t t h i s l i t a n y o f d e a t h i n i t s m a n y s h a p e s , a s s o m e h o w i n e v i t a b l e , a s ‘ j u s t o n e o f t h o s e t h i n g s ’ , w o u l d b e t o e m p t y t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n o f i t s p o w e r f o r t o d a y . W e c a n n o t a l l o w t h i s t o h a p p e n b e c a u s e w e a r e p e o p l e f o r w h o m l i f e i s a l w a y s s a c r e d a n d p r e c i o u s , a n d s o w e a r e c a l l e d t o s p e a k o u t a n d t o p r o t e s t a g a i n s t a c u l t u r e o f d e a t h i n a l l i t s f o r m s . T h i s E a s t e r l e t u s p r a y f o r t h e g r a c e t o f i n d o u r v o i c e . M a y t h e c r u c i f i e d a n d r i s e n L o r d J e s u s b l e s s y o u a n d a l l y o u r l o v e d o n e s t h i s E a s t e r . + P a t r i c k R t R e v P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y B i s h o p o f N o t t i n g h a m N e w s C a t h o l i c P u b l i s h e d b y P u b l i s h 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 5 I S S U E 2 6 5 E a s t e r E a s t e r 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 C h r i s t h a s R i s e n A l l e l u i a , A l l e l u i a , A l l e l u i a S t a f f a n d s t u d e n t s a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y c e l e b r a t e d W o r l d B o o k D a y i n s t y l e . T e a c h e r s a n d s t a f f d r e s s e d u p a s c h a r ­ a c t e r s f r o m t h e i r f a v o u r i t e b o o k s a n d s t u d e n t s w e r e t r e a t e d t o a s e r i e s o f l i t e r a r y t h e m e d a c t i v i t i e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y . S t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f w e r e i n v i t e d t o t a k e f i v e m i n u t e s o f t h e i r l e s s o n s t o s h a r e e x t r a c t s f r o m p o p u l a r t e e n a g e f i c t i o n . T i t l e s w e r e c h o s e n s p e c i f i c a l l y f o r e a c h y e a r g r o u p a n d w e r e r e c e i v e d w i t h g r e a t e n t h u ­ s i a s m , t h e y i n c l u d e d : M o o n d u s t b y G e m m a F o w l e r f o r Y e a r 7 ; O n e b y S a r a h C r o s s a n f o r Y e a r 8 ; O r a n g e b o y b y P a t r i c e L a w r e n c e f o r Y e a r 9 ; T H U G ( T h e H a t e U G i v e ) b y A n g i e T h o m a s ; a n d R e l e a s e b y P a t r i c k N e s s f o r Y e a r 1 1 . 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P a t r i c k , w h o w i l l b e f o l l o w e d b y C a t h o l i c s f r o m a c r o s s t h e D i o c e s e . D o j o i n u s a s w e w i t n e s s t o t h e j o y o f o u r F a i t h t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s o f N o t t i n g h a m . T h i s e v e n t w i l l b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y p r a y e r s f o r t h e b e a t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e V e n e r a b l e M a r y P o t t e r , e m i n e n t c i t i z e n o f N o t t i n g h a m a n d f o u n d r e s s o f t h e O r d e r o f t h e L i t t l e C o m p a n y o f M a r y , a n d w i l l s u i t a b l y e n d a t t h e h e r t o m b i n t h e C a t h e d r a l . T h e r e w i l l b e a n o p t i o n a l f r e e w o r k s h o p f r o m 1 0 . 0 0 a t S t . M a r y ` s S c h o o l i n H y s o n G r e e n , N o t t i n g h a m . 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J O H N M A I N , t h e g r e a t t e a c h e r o f C h r i s t i a n c o n t e m p l a t i v e m e d i t a t i o n i n o u r t i m e s , s u g ­ g e s t e d t h a t w h e n w e f i r s t s e t o u t t o m e d i ­ t a t e , w e m u s t l o o k t o d i s c o v e r a n d e x p a n d o u r o w n p e r s o n a l c a p a c i t y f o r p e a c e a n d h a r m o n y . O n l y t h e n c a n w e c o m e t o a p p r e ­ c i a t e t h e d e p t h o f G o d ’ s g i f t a s t h e a u t h o r a n d s o u r c e o f a l l d e e p h a r m o n y a n d s e r e n ­ i t y . M e d i t a t i o n , M a i n i n s i s t e d , i s t h e p r o c e s s b y w h i c h w e p r e p a r e o u r s e l v e s , i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e , t o b e a t p e a c e w i t h o u r s e l v e s s o t h a t w e c a n b e c o m e c a p a b l e o f p r e p a r i n g f o r t h e a d v e n t o f t h e G o d h e a d w i t h i n u s . W e a r e g o i n g t o d i s c o v e r t h a t t h e l o n g e r w e m e d i t a t e t h e m o r e w e c o m e t o t h e a w a r e ­ n e s s t h a t t h e s o u r c e o f t h e n e w f o u n d c a l m i n o u r l i v e s i s p r e c i s e l y t h e l i f e o f G o d w i t h i n u s . J o h n M a i n p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h e g r e a t c o n ­ v i c t i o n o f t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t i s t h a t J e s u s , b y g i v i n g u s h i s S p i r i t , h a s d r a m a t i c a l l y t r a n s f o r m e d t h e v e r y f a b r i c o f o u r h u m a n c o n s c i o u s n e s s . O u r r e d e m p t i o n b y C h r i s t h a s o p e n e d u p f o r u s n e w l e v e l s o f c o n ­ s c i o u s n e s s t h a t c o u l d o n l y b e d e s c r i b e d b y S t P a u l i n t e r m s o f a t o t a l l y n e w c r e a t i o n . S o t h e a l l ­ i m p o r t a n t a i m o f C h r i s t i a n m e d i ­ t a t i o n i s t o a l l o w G o d ’ s m y s t e r i o u s a n d s i l e n t p r e s e n c e w i t h i n u s t o b e c o m e n o t o n l y a r e a l i t y , b u t a l s o t h e c e n t r a l r e a l i t y i n o u r l i v e s , g i v i n g m e a n i n g , s h a p e a n d p u r p o s e t o e v e r y t h i n g w e d o , t o e v e r y t h i n g w e a r e . G o d i s o u r c r e a t o r a n d l o v i n g f a t h e r . T h i s i s t h e t r u t h a b o u t o u r s e l v e s t h a t w e c o m m e m ­ o r a t e a n d p a y f u l l a t t e n t i o n t o i n m e d i t a ­ t i o n . I t i s e s s e n t i a l f o r u s t o r e m e m b e r o u r d i v i n e o r i g i n : t h a t w e a r e t e m p l e s o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t . E a c h o f u s , a s M e i s t e r E c k h a r t i n s i s t e d , i s a s p a r k d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e f i r e o f G o d . W e k n o w t h a t G o d i s i n t i m a t e l y w i t h u s a n d a l s o i n f i n i t e l y b e y o n d u s . I t i s o n l y t h r o u g h d e e p a n d l i b e r a t i n g s i l e n c e t h a t w e c a n b e g i n t o r e c o n c i l e a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h e p o l a r ­ i t i e s o f t h i s m y s t e r i o u s p a r a d o x . M e d i t a t i o n l e t s u s i n t o t h i s . I n o u r s t i l l a n d s i l e n t p r a y e r w e c o m e t o e x ­ p e r i e n c e o u r s e l v e s a s d r a w n t o u n i o n , t o ­ t a l l y r e l a x e d , a l e r t a n d a t o n e w i t h o u r s o u r c e . O u r s t i l l n e s s i s n o t t h e c a l m a n d s i ­ l e n c e o f s l e e p b u t r a t h e r o f t h e p r o d u c t o f a n a l e r t a n d t o t a l l y a w a k e n e d c o n c e n t r a t i o n . T h i s i s n o t a s t a t e o f p a s s i v i t y b u t o f f u l l o p e n n e s s , w a k e f u l n e s s t o t h e w o n d e r o f o u r o w n b e i n g a n d f u l l a w a r e n e s s o f t h e p r e s ­ e n c e o f G o d . O u r g o a l h e r e i s a c a l m m i n d a n d a p e a c e f u l s p i r i t . W e c o m e t o f u l l r e a l i s a t i o n t h a t w e a r e a t o n e w i t h G o d . J o h n M a i n r e c o m m e n d e d t h e u s e o f t h e m a n t r a w o r d M a r a n a t h a , t h e A r a m a i c w o r d m e a n i n g ‘ C o m e L o r d . ’ S o w e a r e r e s t r i c t i n g o u r m i n d h e r e t o t h e p o v e r t y o f a s i n g l e w o r d . M a i n a l s o u r g e d u s t o t a k e u p t h i s p r a c t i c e t w i c e a d a y . H e i n s i s t e d t h e c e n t r a l t a s k o f o u r l i f e , i n a c ­ c o r d w i t h t h e C h r i s t i a n v i s i o n , i s t o c o m e i n t o u n i o n w i t h G o d . H e s a i d t h e r e w a s n o g r e a t e r r e q u i r e m e n t i n t h e C h u r c h a n d i n t h e w o r l d t h a n f o r a r e n e w e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e n e e d f o r d e e p u n i v e r s a l p r a y e r . W e s a y o u r m a n t r a l o v i n g l y a n d i n a s p i r i t o f d e e p f a i t h I n m e d i t a t i o n , o u r w a y f o r w a r d t o a g r o w i n g a w a r e n e s s o f t h e S p i r i t p r a y i n g w i t h i n u s , l i e s s i m p l y i n o u r d e e p e n i n g f i d e l i t y t o t h e s a y i n g o f t h e m a n t r a . I t i s t h e f a i t h f u l r e p e ­ t i t i o n o f o u r p r a y e r w o r d t h a t i n t e g r a t e s o u r w h o l e b e i n g . I t d o e s s o b e c a u s e i t b r i n g s u s t o t h e s i l e n c e , c o n c e n t r a t i o n a n d t h e n e c e s ­ s a r y l e v e l o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s t h a t e n a b l e s u s t o o p e n o u r m i n d a n d h e a r t t o t h e w o r k o f t h e l o v e o f G o d i n t h e d e p t h o f o u r b e i n g — i n o u r s o u l s . M e d i t a t i o n s i m p l i f i e s u s s o t h a t w e c a n r e ­ c e i v e t h e f u l l n e s s o f t r u t h a n d t h e f u l l n e s s o f l o v e . W e l i s t e n w i t h c h i l d l i k e a t t e n t i o n t o t h e S p i r i t o f J e s u s w i t h i n u s . G o d i s l o v e d w e l l i n g i n o u r h e a r t s , l o n g i n g f o r u s t o c o m e t o e n l i g h t e n m e n t . J e s u s p r o m i s e d : “ I h a v e c o m e t h a t y o u m a y 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 . ” I n o u r d a i l y m e d i t a t i o n w e e n t e r e a c h t i m e t h e t w i n p r o c e s s e s o f v i t a l i s a t i o n a n d e n l i g h t e n ­ m e n t . T h i s i s o u r j o u r n e y o f s e l f ­ d i s c o v e r y . J o h n M a i n i n s i s t e d t h a t a s w e l e a r n t o r o o t t h e m a n t r a i n o u r c o n s c i o u s n e s s , i n t h a t p r o c e s s o u r p r a y e r b e c o m e s t h e k e y t h a t o p e n s t h e d o o r t o t h e s e c r e t c h a m b e r o f o u r h e a r t . I n i t i a l l y t h e s a y i n g o f t h e m a n t r a i s s i m p l y w o r k . I t ’ s d e m a n d i n g w o r k . 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D a v i d M a h o n 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 . 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I n a j o i n t l e t t e r t o t h e I s r a e l i A m b a s s a d o r t o L o n d o n , M a r k R e g e v , t h e t w o f a i t h l e a d e r s e x p r e s s e d t h e i r d e e p c o n c e r n a t t h e e v e n t s u n f o l d i n g i n J e r u s a l e m o f u n p r e c e d e n t e d , p u n i t i v e a n d d i s c r i m i n a t o r y t a x a t i o n o f C h r i s t i a n I n s t i t u t i o n s a n d t h e i r f e a r s t h a t t h i s d i s p u t e c o u l d i n f l i c t l o n g t e r m d a m a g e o n r e l a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e t w o c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e l e t t e r s t a t e d t h a t " t h e y t h r e a t e n t o c a u s e s e r i o u s d a m a g e t o t h e C h r i s t i a n p r e s ­ e n c e i n J e r u s a l e m , t o C h r i s t i a n f a m i l i e s , a n d t o t h e C h r i s t i a n i n s t i t u t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g h o s p i t a l s a n d s c h o o l s , w h i c h s e r v e m a n y o f t h e p o o r e s t p e o p l e , r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e i r b a c k ­ g r o u n d . " I t i s o u r v i e w t h a t t h e m e a s u r e s b e i n g p r e s s e d i n J e r u s a l e m a n d i n t h e K n e s s e t a r e a c l e a r a n d e v i d e n t t h r e a t t o t h e s t a t u s q u o . T h e s e v i o l a t i o n s o f h i s t o r i c a g r e e m e n t s r i s k u n d e r m i n i n g p r o s p e c t s f o r p e a c e f u l c o e x i s ­ t e n c e b e t w e e n c o m m u n i t i e s , a t a t i m e o f a l ­ r e a d y h e i g h t e n e d t e n s i o n s . 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I t w a s a l s o a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o m e e t u p w i t h Y v o n n e , C A F O D p a r i s h c o n t a c t ; w e h a d f i r s t m e t b a c k i n 1 9 9 3 w h e n w e w e r e d o i n g t h e C a t h o l i c C e r t i f i c a t e i n R e l i g i o u s S t u d i e s ( C C R S ) . S h e w a s a l s o p u t t i n g m e u p f o r t h e n i g h t ! T h e p a r i s h o f S t A n n e ’ s f i r s t r e g i s t e r e d f o r t h e a w a r d i n 2 0 1 6 b u t i t w a s p u t o n h o l d d u e t o t h e i l l h e a l t h a n d s u b s e ­ q u e n t d e a t h o f F r D e n i s H i g g i n s , w h o h a d b e e n p a r i s h p r i e s t f o r o v e r 3 0 y e a r s . S o n o w w i t h t h e i r n e w p a r i s h p r i e s t t h e y w e r e r e a d y t o r e v i s i t t h e i r p l a n s . 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S u r v i v o r s r e c e i v e t h i s s u p p o r t f o r 4 5 d a y s f o l l o w i n g c o n f i r m a t i o n t h a t t h e y a r e v i c t i m s o f m o d e r n s l a v e r y P o p e F r a n c i s a n d a s u r v i v o r o f h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g Do you struggle to fill your church magazine, pew‐sheet or website? We can help! T T r r y y o o u u r r g g r r a a p p h h i i c c s s a a n n d d e e d d i i t t o o r r i i a a l l : : Fresh each month Copyright‐cleared Seasonally themed Front covers Artwork, puzzles Children’s pages Church news Inspiraonal arcles Community arcles Humour, quotes w ww.parishpump.co.uk enquiries@parishpump.co.uk Downloads in seconds – saves you hours.

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A p r i l 2 0 1 8 P a g e 7 F R A N K L Y S P E A K I N G F R A N K L Y S P E A K I N G E E a a s s t t e e r r S S u u n n d d a a y y L L u u n n c c h h £24 .95 G lass of Prosecco on arrival cch­hotel.co.uk T: 0115 9680179 Cockliffe House Burnstump Country Park Burnstump Hill Nottingham | NG5 8PQ T h e N a t i o n a l L i v e r p o o l T h e N a t i o n a l L i v e r p o o l E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s T h e N a t i o n a l L i v e r p o o l E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s w i l l b e h e l d a t t h e A C C L i v e r ­ p o o l E c h o A r e n a o n 7 , 8 , 9 S e p t e m b e r , 2 0 1 8 . T h e p r o g r a m m e f o r F r i ­ d a y a n d S a t u r d a y f o r w h i c h t i c k e t s a r e r e ­ q u i r e d , w h i c h i s e n t i t l e d A d o r e m u s S y m p o s i u m D a y a n d A d o r e m u s C o n g r e s s D a y r e s p e c ­ t i v e l y , i n c l u d e s K e y n o t e s p e e c h e s a n d a c h o i c e o f l e c t u r e s . A m o n g t h e m a n y s p e a k ­ e r s w i l l b e P a u l M a s o n , A u x i l i a r y b i s h o p i n t h e S o u t h w a r k A r c h d i o c e s e , R o b e r t B a r r o n , a u x i l i a r y b i s h o p i n t h e L o s A n g e l e s A r c h d i o c e s e , a n d D r I a n K e r . F o r t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a ­ m e n t p r o c e s s i o n o n S u n ­ d a y , n o t i c k e t i s r e q u i r e d . F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e B i s h o p ’ s C o n f e r ­ e n c e w e b s i t e . E a s t e r S u n d a y a n d t h e w e e k s t h a t f o l ­ l o w a r e s u c h a j o y o u s a n d s p e c i a l p e ­ r i o d f o r C h r i s t i a n s a s w e r i g h t l y c e l e b r a t e t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t f e a s t i n t h e c h u r c h c a l e n d a r . L e n t m a y w e l l h a v e b e e n e x t r a d i f f i c u l t t h i s y e a r f o r m a n y d u e t o t h e s n o w a n d f r e e z i n g w e a t h e r w h i c h m o s t o f t h e c o u n t r y e x p e r i e n c e d i n t h e f i r s t f e w d a y s o f M a r c h . S a d l y w e a l l k n o w m a n y p e o p l e w h o j u s t r e g a r d E a s t e r a s f o u r B a n k H o l i ­ d a y s , y e t d e s p i t e t h i s w e u s u a l l y w i t ­ n e s s a n o t a b l e i n c r e a s e i n c h u r c h c o n g r e g a t i o n s . T h e r e i s h o w e v e r , g r e a t c o n c e r n f o r t h o s e w h o a r e i n n e e d o f a d e q u a t e a n d c o m f o r t a b l e h o u s i n g . D u r i n g t h e b a d w e a t h e r m e n t i o n e d e a r ­ l i e r t h e p l i g h t o f ‘ r o u g h s l e e p e r s ’ b e ­ c a m e w o r s e a s t h e t e m p e r a t u r e b e c a m e r e a l l y c o l d . A l m o s t i n e v i t a b l y w e h e a r a b o u t ‘ f a k e h o m e l e s s ’ i n s o m e a r e a s b u t t h e r e a p p e a r s l i t t l e d o u b t t h a t g e n u i n e r o u g h s l e e p e r s h a v e t r i p l e d i n n u m b e r s i n r e c e n t t i m e s . T h i s E a s t e r l e t u s n o t f o r g e t t h e a c t s o f k i n d n e s s b y t h e u n s u n g h e r o e s w h o w e n t t h e e x t r a m i l e t o h e l p o u r h o m e ­ l e s s t h i s L e n t . T h e E a s t e r S e a s o n u s e d t o b e t h e s i g ­ n a l f o r e i t h e r h o u s e h u n t i n g o r m o v i n g t o a n e w h o m e f o r t h o s e w h o c o u l d a f ­ f o r d p r o p e r t y . T h e f a m i l i e s w h o c o u l d o n l y r e n t u s u a l l y h a d s e c u r e t e n a n c y , ( m y p a r e n t s l i v e d w i t h t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t f r o m 1 9 3 5 t o 1 9 8 6 . ) W e r e a l l y n o w s e e m a l o n g w a y f r o m t h o s e t i m e s a n d t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r s e e m e d t o r e c o g n i s e t h i s a s s h e m a d e a s p e c i a l s p e e c h o n h o u s i n g o n M a r c h 5 t h . P r i o r t o t h i s o c ­ c a s i o n w e s e e m e d t o b e a l m o s t c o n ­ f u s e d a s t o w h o w a s t a k i n g r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e l a c k o f n e w a n d a f ­ f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g w i t h C e n t r a l G o v e r n ­ m e n t , l o c a l G o v e r n m e n t a n d d e v e l o p e r s a l l b e i n g t h e s u b j e c t o f c r i t i c a l c o m m e n t . T w o r e a l a r e a s o f c o n c e r n m u s t a l s o b e t h e h i g h c o s t o f l i v i n g f o r o u r y o u n g p e o ­ p l e a t u n i v e r s i t y w i t h i t s s u b s e q u e n t d e b t s a n d t h e h u g e d r o p i n c o u n c i l h o u s e b u i l d i n g , I t i s p e r h a p s a p p r o p r i a t e t h a t E a s t e r c o m e s e a r l y t h i s y e a r . I n o u r c o u n t r y t h e N H S h a s r a r e l y b e e n o u t o f t h e n e w s p a r t i c u l a r l y w h e n o p e r a ­ t i o n s h a v e b e e n c a n c e l l e d , s o m e o f u s w i l l h a v e h a d f a m i l y o r f r i e n d s n o t w e l l o r m a y h a v e l o s t a l o v e d o n e . O u r y o u n g p e o p l e w i l l h a v e w i t n e s s e d t h e c o n t i n u e d a r g u m e n t s o v e r B r e x i t a n d m u s t b e w o n d e r i n g h o w i t w i l l a f f e c t t h e i r f u t u r e p r o s p e c t s i n L i f e . T h e E a s t e r s t o r y t h i s y e a r h a s t o b e a b o u t H o p e . I n a r a p i d l y c h a n g i n g w o r l d w e m u s t d o o u r b e s t t o e x p l a i n w h y i n 2 0 1 8 i t i s n o t j u s t f o u r B a n k H o l i d a y s . A H a p p y E a s t e r t o a l l r e a d e r s . F r a n k G o u l d i n g H o l y T r i n t i t y P a r i s h N e w a r k

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W E T A N D B E D R A G G L E D M a n y y e a r s a g o m y h u s b a n d a n d I t o o k o u r l i t t l e s o n , a g e d a b o u t t h r e e , o n h o l i d a y t o a W e l s h f a r m h o u s e , a n d y o u ’ v e p r o b a b l y a l r e a d y g u e s s e d t h a t t h e t i m e o f t h e y e a r w a s A p r i l . I t r a i n e d r e l e n t l e s s l y f o r m o s t o f o u r w e e k ’ s h o l i d a y a n d d u r i n g o n e p a r t i c u ­ l a r l y f o r m i d a b l e d o w n p o u r , I h a p ­ p e n e d t o b e l o o k i n g a t t h e r a t h e r w e t a n d b e d r a g g l e d h e r d o f c o w s w h i c h I c o u l d s e e f r o m t h e k i t c h e n w i n d o w . ‘ O h , l o o k a t t h e p o o r c o w s ! ’ I s a i d t o m y t h r e e y e a r o l d . ‘ T h e y ’ r e g e t t i n g a l l w e t ! ’ H o w e v e r , I w a s t o t a l l y u n p r e p a r e d f o r t h e f a c t t h a t h e i m m e d i a t e l y r u s h e d u p s t a i r s a n d t h e n r e a p p e a r e d w i t h a b a t h s h e e t w h i c h h e h a d f e t c h e d f r o m t h e b a t h r o o m , ‘ t o d r y t h e p o o r c o w s w i t h ’ , h e s a i d . D e s p i t e o u r l a u g h t e r a n d e x p l a n a t i o n t h a t c o w s d o n ’ t r e a l l y n e e d t o b e t o w e l ­ d r i e d , I h a v e n e v e r f o r g o t t e n m y l i t t l e b o y ’ s c o m p a s s i o n a n d c a r e f o r t h e s e a n i m a l s . C O ­ O P E R A T I O N A n d s o i t i s w i t h o u r F a t h e r i n H e a v e n . E v e r y d a y w e b e a r w i t n e s s t o h i s c o m p a s s i o n a n d l o v e f o r h i s p e o p l e , a n d i n t e r e s t i n g l y w h e n o u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t c h o o s e b r e a d a n d w i n e t o b e c o m e h i s B o d y a n d B l o o d i n H o l y C o m m u n i o n , t h i s w a s b y n o m e a n s a r a n d o m c h o i c e . B r e a d a n d w i n e w e r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e t h e n – a s n o w – a n d a r e p r o d u c e d a s t h e r e s u l t o f m a n k i n d ’ s c o ­ o p e r a t i o n w i t h G o d . W e l a b o u r t o p r o d u c e t h e c r o p s , b u t a r e o n l y a b l e t o d o s o b y G o d ’ s b o u n t y , w h i c h p r o ­ v i d e s t h e e a r t h , t h e w i n d , r a i n , s u n a n d b r e e z e t o e n a b l e t h e m t o g r o w . A s U n i t e d K i n g d o m r e s i d e n t s , w e h a v e a r e p u t a t i o n f o r d i s c u s s i n g t h e v a g a r i e s o f t h e B r i t i s h w e a t h e r a n d r a r e l y b e i n g s a t ­ i s f i e d w i t h i t ! A n d y e t e v e r y d a y o u r l i v e s a r e b l e s s e d a n d f i l l e d w i t h t h e r i c h n e s s a n d t h e l o v e o f G o d a l t h o u g h s o m e t i m e s t h e s e b l e s s i n g s a r e i n a d v e r t e n t l y t a k e n f o r g r a n t e d . N a t u r e , w h i c h i s a l l a r o u n d u s , o u r s e a ­ s o n s a n d t h e a n i m a l s w h i c h i n h a b i t o u r e a r t h , n a m e b u t a f e w o f t h e s e . Y e s , a n d e v e n t h e w e a t h e r ! 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A p r i l 2 0 1 8 Solicitors to the Diocese of N ottingham Offering you a full range of legal services: • Wills & Power of Attorney • Probate & Trusts • Company & Commercial Law • Commercial Property • Commercial/Property Litigation • Residential Conveyancing • Employment Law, and more Telephone: 0115 851 1666 At 15 Victoria Street, Nottingham & Tudor Square, West Bridgford E­mail: law@massers.co.uk M o r e t o i t t h a n h e a r s a y a n d r u m o u r . . . I n 1 9 0 8 , i n t h e C i t y o f M a n c h e s t e r , a n u m ­ b e r o f C a t h o l i c p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d b u s i n e s s m e n c a m e t o g e t h e r t o f o r m w h a t w a s t o b e ­ c o m e t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n ; a l a y o r g a n ­ i s a t i o n i n t e n d e d t o p r o v i d e m u t u a l s u p p o r t , b u s i n e s s a n d s o c i a l c o n t a c t s a n d o p e n o n l y t o m e n c o m m i t t e d t o t h e i r C a t h o l i c f a i t h . 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T h e a i m s o f t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n a r e : t o s u p p o r t a n d e n c o u r a g e f r i e n d s h i p b e t w e e n m e m b e r s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s ; t o s u p p o r t o n e a n o t h e r i n t h e p r a c t i c e o f t h e i r F a i t h ; t o s u p p o r t m e m b e r s , t h e i r f a m i l i e s a n d w i d ­ o w s i n t i m e s o f n e e d ; t o p r o m o t e t h e i n t e r ­ e s t s a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f y o u n g C a t h o l i c s ; t o a s s i s t t h e c l e r g y a n d s u p p o r t v o c a t i o n s t o t h e p r i e s t h o o d a n d r e l i g i o u s l i f e ; t o p r o v i d e s u p p o r t t o C a t h o l i c a n d o t h e r c h a r i t i e s . E a c h m o n t h m e m b e r s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , k n o w n a s B r o t h e r s , m e e t a t l o c a l b r a n c h e s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , w h i c h a r e k n o w n a s C i r ­ c l e s , t o p r a y t o g e t h e r , t o o r g a n i s e a p r o ­ g r a m m e o f s o c i a l a n d o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a n d t o s h a r e a m e a l , o f t e n w i t h a n a f t e r ­ d i n n e r s p e a k e r o r o t h e r e n t e r t a i n m e n t . L a d i e s E v e n i n g s a r e o r g a n i s e d o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s w h e n w i v e s a n d w i d o w s j o i n t h e B r o t h e r s o f t h e C i r c l e f o r t h e m e a l a n d a f t e r ­ d i n n e r e n ­ t e r t a i n m e n t . A l l C i r c l e s o r g a n i s e a p r o ­ g r a m m e o f s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s , o p e n t o m e m b e r s a n d t h e i r w i v e s a n d f a m i l i e s , a n d t o w i d o w s w h i c h m a y , f o r e x a m p l e , i n c l u d e t h e a t r e v i s i t s , p u b l u n c h e s , s k i t t l e s e v e n i n g s a n d o u t i n g s . M e m b e r s o f o n e C i r c l e o f t e n v i s i t a n d a t t e n d m e e t i n g s o f o t h e r C i r c l e s . T h e f r i e n d s h i p s f o r m e d b e t w e e n m e m b e r s a r e o f t e n d e e p a n d l o n g l a s t i n g . A s o n e m e m b e r p u t s i t : “ T h e C a t e n i a n s h a v e g i v e n m e a n e x t e n s i o n o f m y C a t h o l i c i d e n t i t y a n d I , m y w i f e a n d f a m i l y , h a v e a b e t t e r q u a l i t y o f l i f e t h r o u g h t h e c o m p a n y o f l i k e ­ m i n d e d C a t h o l i c s ” . C a t e n i a n s a n d t h e i r w i v e s a n d f a m i l i e s m a k e a n i m p o r t a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n t o a l l a s ­ p e c t s o f p a r i s h l i f e . C i r c l e s h a v e a n a n n u a l M a s s f o r v o c a t i o n s a n d t h e A s s o c i a t i o n p r o ­ v i d e s s i g n i f i c a n t f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t t o t h e O f ­ f i c e o f V o c a t i o n s . F o r t h e l a s t f e w y e a r s a n a n n u a l c o n c e r t h a s b e e n o r g a n i s e d t o p r o ­ v i d e f u n d s f o r t h e D i o c e s a n S i c k a n d R e ­ t i r e d P r i e s t s A p p e a l . T h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n p r o v i d e s c o n s i d ­ e r a b l e s u p p o r t t o g o o d c a u s e s b o t h a t h o m e a n d a b r o a d . E a c h y e a r t h e P r e s i d e n t o f e a c h C i r c l e n o m i n a t e s a c h a r i t y t o b e s u p p o r t e d b y t h e f u n d ­ r a i s i n g a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e C i r c l e . A r o u n d £ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 i s r a i s e d i n t h i s w a y e a c h y e a r f o r t h e s u p p o r t o f a w i d e r a n g e o f l o c a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l c h a r i t i e s . T h e s u p p o r t o f y o u n g C a t h o l i c s i s a n i m p o r ­ t a n t a s p e c t o f t h e w o r k o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n . M a n y C a t e n i a n s a c t a s s c h o o l g o v e r n o r s a n d m a n y C i r c l e s p r o v i d e s u p p o r t t o l o c a l s c h o o l s b y a r r a n g i n g m o c k i n t e r v i e w s , m e n ­ t o r i n g a n d h e l p i n g w i t h t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f C V s . A S c h o o l s P u b l i c S p e a k i n g C o m p e t i ­ t i o n i s o r g a n i s e d e a c h y e a r w i t h r e g i o n a l r o u n d s a n d a n a t i o n a l f i n a l . F o r 2 5 y e a r s a B u r s a r y F u n d h a s p r o v i d e d f i n a n c i a l s u p ­ p o r t t o y o u n g p e o p l e b e t w e e n t h e a g e s o f 1 6 a n d 2 4 w h o a r e p l a n n i n g v o l u n t a r y w o r k o v e r s e a s o r h a v e v o l u n t e e r e d t o a c t a s h e l p e r s o n H C P T o r D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m a g e s . T h e A s s o c i a t i o n a l s o w o r k s c l o s e l y w i t h t h e C a t h o l i c Y o u t h M i n i s t r y F e d e r a t i o n a n d p r o v i d e d £ 2 8 , 0 0 0 i n s p o n s o r s h i p t o F l a m e 2 0 1 7 – t h e N a t i o n a l C a t h o l i c Y o u t h C o n g r e s s h e l d a t W e m b l e y A r e n a i n M a r c h t h i s y e a r . M e m b e r s h i p o f t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n i s o p e n t o a l l m e n w h o a r e c o m m i t t e d t o t h e p r a c t i c e o f t h e i r F a i t h . L o c a l C i r c l e s e x i s t t h r o u g h o u t t h e N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e a n d w e l c o m e a p p r o a c h e s f r o m a n y o n e w h o w i s h e s t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o r i s c o n s i d e r i n g m e m b e r s h i p . A n e x c e l l e n t w e b s i t e ( w w w . t h e c a t e n i a n s . c o m ) g i v e s a d ­ d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a n d e n q u i r i e s c a n b e m a d e t o : 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 e p h o n e 0 1 4 5 5 6 1 2 8 7 4 . 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 T h r o w i n g t h e t o w e l i n B y J u l i a B e a c r o f t I N M Y L A S T A R T I C L E I r e f e r e n c e d t h e w e a t h e r , i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e f a c t t h a t ‘ M a r c h i s t r a d i t i o n a l l y a m o n t h w h i c h e x p e r i e n c e s h i g h w i n d s a n d g u s t y c o n d i t i o n s d u e t o m e t e o r o l o g i c a l r e a s o n s . ’ A n d s o I c o n t i n u e t h e t h e m e , a s I m u s e o v e r t h e w e a t h e r a n o m a l i e s o f A p r i l …

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A p r i l 2 0 1 8 P a g e 1 1 St Mary’s, Derby & Holy Family, Allestree Holy Week and Easter 2018 St Mary’s Derby S unday, 25th March Palm Sunday Masses: 9.00am, 11.00am & 6.30pm Procession from the Convent Gardens 10.15am M onday 26th March of Holy Week Mass: 1.00pm Service of Reconciliation: 7.00pm T uesday 27th March of Holy Week Mass: 1.00pm W ednesday 28th March of Holy Week Mass: 1.00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation at St Mary’s 6.30pm T hursday 29th March of Holy Week Mass: 8.00pm (followed by watching at the Altar of Repose until 11.00pm) Night Prayer: 10.30pm G ood Friday, March 30th Children’s Liturgy: 10:00am Liturgy: 3.00pm Stations of the Cross: 7.30pm H oly Saturday March 31st Service of Light and Easter Vigil: 8.00pm E aster Sunday, April 1st Masses: 9.00am, 11.00am & 6.30pm O THER SERVICES/EVENTS Exposition at St. Mary’s M on,Tue & Wed: Noon ­ 12.55pm Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary’s M on,Tue and Wed from Noon to 12.55pm Thurs: 11.00am ­ 12.55pm ( no confessions after Thursday night ) Holy Family, Blenheim Avenue S unday, 25th March Palm Sunday Mass: 9.30am M onday 26th March of Holy Week Mass: 9.00am S acrament of Reconciliation at St Mary’s Sacrament of Reconciliation at Holy Family after weekday Mass as requested Tuesday 27th March of Holy Week Mass: 9.00am T hursday 29th March of Holy Week Mass: 8.00pm (followed by watching at the Altar of Repose until 11pm) Night Prayer: 10.30pm G ood Friday, March 30th Liturgy: 3.00pm (A.C.T.): Service of Witness Meet at Park Farm 11.25am H oly Saturday, March 31st Service of Light & Easter Vigil: 8.30pm E aster Sunday, Apri l 1st Mass: 9.30am Canon Geoffrey, Fr Tim, Deacon Chris, Deacon Martin and The Mercy Sisters wish you all every blessing of this Easter ST MARY`S CATHOLIC CHURCH 97 Ashby Road, Loughborough MAUNDY THURSDAY ­ 29th March 7:00pm: Mass of the Lord`s Supper followed by watching until 10:00pm GOOD FRIDAY ­ 30th March 3:00pm: The Passion of Our Lord 7pm: Stations of the Cross and Confessions H OLY SATURDAY ­ 31st March 8:00pm: The Easter Vigil EASTER SUNDAY ­ 1st April 9:00am & 11:00am: Parish Masses 12.45pm: Polish Mass S UNDAY 8TH APRIL 2018 An Afternoon of Devotions With Father Ted Mullen (IC) (from the Rosmini Centre House of Prayer) The Main Celebrant at the 5pm Mass. AT THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL Gleneagles Avenue, Rushey Mead, Leicester LE4 7ZB Tel. 0116 2661621 For further information contact Kath Gambin on 0116 2340103 2.30pm Opening Hymn and Introduction Blessing of The Divine Mercy Image 3pm THE HOUR OF MERCY “At this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that asks with confidence in My Mercy” The Chaplet of Mercy Stations of the Cross 3.30pm Break for Refreshments & Bookstall 4pm Holy Hour followed by Benediction Priests available for confessions during the afternoon. 5pm Holy Mass and Veneration of the Relic St Faustina “The soul that will go to confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of Mercy, shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment” (This is the promise made by Our Lord to Saint Faustina) THE FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY O St John The Baptist and St Peter Melton Mowbray Maundy Thursday Mass 7pm at St. Peter’s, Welby Lane Good Friday Veneration of the Cross & Holy Communion 3pm at St. Peter’s, Welby Lane Stations of The Cross 7pm at St John’s, Thorpe End Holy Saturday Easter Vigil & Mass 7pm at St. Peter’s, Welby Lane Easter Sunday Mass 9am at St. John’s, Thorpe End Mass 10.30am at St. Peter’s, Welby Lane F e a s t o f t h e D i v i n e M e r c y w i l l b e c e l e b r a t e d a t t h e c h u r c h o f O u r L a d y o f P e r pe t u a l S u c c o u r , B r o o k l y n R o a d , B u l w e l l , N o t t i n g h a m N G 6 9 E S o n S u n d a y 1 2 t h A p r i l 2 0 1 5 3 . 2 0 T h e S t a t i o n s o f t h e C r o s s 3 . 4 0 E x p o s i t i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t 3 . 5 0 W e w i l l c o n c l u d e w i t h B e n e d i c t i o n 4 p m C l o s e T h e r e w i l l b e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e c e i v e t h e S a c r a m e n t o f R e c o n c i l i a t i o n a t t h e e n d o f t h e s e r v i c e . H o w e v e r , S t . F a u s t i n a a l w a y s p r e p a r e d h e r s e l f t o r e c e i v e H o l y C o m m u n i o n o n t h e F e a s t d a y b y r e c e i v i n g t h e S a c r a m e n t o f R e c o n c i l i a t i o n o n t h e S a t u r d a y b e f o r e t h e F e a s t . T e a and cakes will be served in the church hall after the service J e s u s p r o m i s e s s p e c i a l g r a c e s t o t o t h o s e w h o c e l e b r a t e M e r c y S unda y . He told St. Faustina `I desire to grant unimaginable g r a c e s t o t h o s e s o u l s w h o t r u s t i n M y M e r c y . M a n k i n d w i l l n o t h a v e p e a c e u n t i l i t t u r n s w i t h t r u s t t o M y M e rcy. M y d e s i r e i s t h a t t h e F e a s t w i l l b e c e l e b r a t e d o n t h e f i r s t S u n d a y a f t e r E a s t e r ` P l e a s e c o m e a n d j o i n u s a n d t h e P o o r C l a r e S i s t e r s f o r t h i s g r e a t f e a s t . F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e r i n g M a d e l e i ne o n 0 1 1 5 9 2 7 7 8 9 3 o r M a r y o n 0 1 1 5 8 4 9 4 3 0 9 2 . 3 0 W e lcome 2 . 4 0 P r a y e r t o M a r y t h e M o t h e r o f D i v i n e M e r c y 2 . 4 5 T a l k g i v e n b y R e v . M a r t y n S w a b y ­ D e a c o n 3 p m T h e 3 ` O C l o c k P r a y e r 3 . 1 0 T h e C h a p l e t Sunday 8th April 2018 2.45 Talk given by Fr Daniel Palmer 2 - i n - 1 C r o s s w o r d b y A x e Q U I C K A c r o s s 1 R e l i g i o u s t e a c h e r , ` e l d e r ` i n N T G r e e k ( 6 ) 4 A l t e r n a t i v e n a m e f o r T a b i t h a , a w o m a n k n o w n f o r h e r g o o d w o r k s i n A c t s ( 6 ) 9 R e m a i n s o f b u r n t p a l m c r o s s e s w h i c h g i v e t h e i r n a m e t o t h e f i r s t d a y o f L e n t ( 5 ) 1 0 A r c h i t e c t u r e a n d d e s i g n m o v e m e n t o f t h e 1 9 3 0 s ( 3 , 4 ) 1 1 T r a d i t i o n a l I n d o n e s i a n p e r c u s s i v e o r c h e s t r a , w i t h x y l o p h o n e , c h i m e s a n d g o n g s ( 7 ) 1 2 M a j o r r i v e r o f P a k i s t a n ( 5 ) 1 3 R o u t e i n t h e 1 8 4 0 s u s e d b y s e t t l e r s c r o s s i n g t h e R o c k i e s t o t h e W e s t C o a s t ( 6 , 5 ) 1 8 H i g h l a n d e r s , f o r i n s t a n c e , a n d o t h e r E r s e ­ s p e a k i n g C e l t s ( 5 ) 2 0 H , H , H , H , H ? ( 7 ) 2 2 S t e ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ o f L i s i e u x , 1 8 7 3 ­ 1 8 9 7 ( F r e n c h s p e l l i n g ) ( 7 ) 2 3 A p o c r y p h a l b o o k t o P r o t e s t a n t s , c o n f i r m e d a s c a n o n i c a l b y C a t h o l i c s a t t h e C o u n c i l o f T r e n t ( 5 ) 2 4 P h i l i s t i n e k i n g w h o t w i c e g a v e D a v i d r e f u g e f r o m S a u l ( 6 ) 2 5 S a i n t , 6 t h c e n t u r y B r i t i s h m o n k a n d h i s t o r i a n ( 6 ) Q U I C K D o w n 1 ( C a r ) c r a s h e s , b u m p s ( 6 ) 2 Y o u n g e s t s o n o f A a r o n a n d E l i s h e b a ( 7 ) 3 F i b r o u s a g a v e p l a n t u s e d f o r r o p e , n a m e d a f t e r a M e x i c a n p o r t ( 5 ) 5 Y o u n g e r e x p o s e d r o c k f o r m a t i o n , i s o l a t e d a m o n g o l d e r r o c k s ( 7 ) 6 W o r d s t o l i v e b y ( 5 ) 7 L i v e r p u d l i a n , a n d a k i n d o f b r o t h a s s o c i a t e d w i t h o n e ( 6 ) 8 M u r d e r O n e , t h e y f i g u r e d ? ( 4 , 3 , 4 ) 1 4 T h e S y n o p t i c s a n d J o h n i n t h e N T ( 7 ) 1 5 S o n o f P h i n e h a s ( 7 ) 1 6 V i r g i n m a r t y r e d i n C a t a n i a ( 6 ) 1 7 L i k e n o w ( 2 , 2 , 2 ) 1 9 A l t e r n a t i v e b i b l i c a l n a m e f o r a s o n o f N i n e v e h a n d t h e a n c i e n t M e s o p o t a m i a n c i t y o f U r u k ( 5 ) 2 1 P i e c e o f m u s i c f o r t h e w h o l e o r c h e s t r a ( 5 ) 123 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 6 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A c r o s s : 1 P r i e s t , 4 D o r c a s , 9 A s h e s , 1 0 A r t D e c o , 1 1 G a m e l a n , 1 2 I n d u s , 1 3 O r e g o n T r a i l , 1 8 G a e l s , 2 0 A i t c h e s , 2 2 T h e r e s e , 2 3 T o b i t , 2 4 A c h i s h , 2 5 G i l d a s . D o w n : 1 P r a n g s , 2 I t h a m a r , 3 S i s a l , 5 O u t l i e r , 6 C r e e d , 7 S c o u s e , 8 C a i n a n d A b e l , 1 4 G o s p e l s , 1 5 I c h a b o d , 1 6 A g a t h a , 1 7 A s i t i s , 1 9 E r e c h , 2 1 T u t t i . S o l u t i o n T he Divine Infant of Prague, Bestwood (NG5 5TQ) and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, B ulwell (NG6 9ES), Nottingham Maundy Thursday 29 March 2018: Mass at 7.30pm at Divine Infant of P rague church M aundy Thursday 29 March 2018: Mass at 7.30pm at O ur Lady`s church G o od Friday 30 March 2018: T he Passion of the Lord at 3pm at Divine Infant of Prague church G ood Friday 3 0 March 2018: T he Passion of the Lord a t 3pm at O ur Lady`s church H o ly Saturday 31 March 2018: Vigil Mass at 7.30pm at D ivine Infant of Prague church H o ly Saturday 3 1 March 2018: Vigil Mass at 7.30pm at Our Lady`s church E aster Sunday 1 April 2018: Mass at 9.30am at Divine Infant of Prague church Mass at 10.15am at Our Lady`s church H oly Week: Monday ­ Saturday: Mass at 10am, Our Lady`s church E aster week: Sunday, 8 April 2018: Mass at 10.15am at Our Lady`s church S unday, 8 April 2018: Feast of the Divine Mercy at 2.30pm at Our Lady`s church 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

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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 . A p r i l 2 0 1 8 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 W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R S Hastings Street, Loughborough LE11 5AX Headteacher Miss P Jordan Telephone 01509 212621 St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy H e l p e d s a v e t h e p l a n e t d u r i n g a d a y f o c u s e d o n r e c y c l i n g S t u d e n t s 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 l e a r n t h o w t o h e l p s a v e t h e p l a n e t d u r i n g a d a y f o c u s e d o n r e c y c l i n g . T h e w h o l e o f Y e a r 7 t o o k p a r t i n a s e r i e s o f w o r k s h o p s l e d b y f o r m t u t o r s a n d D e r ­ b y s h i r e C o u n t y C o u n ­ c i l . A t h e a t r e c o m p a n y c a l l e d W e A r e G i b b e r a l s o r a n a s e s s i o n w h i c h b e g a n w i t h a l l s t u ­ d e n t s w a t c h i n g a p l a y w h i c h f o l l o w s t h e s t o r y o f t h r e e Y e a r 8 s t u d e n t s a l l w i t h d i f f e r ­ i n g k n o w l e d g e , a t t i t u d e a n d o p i n i o n s a b o u t e n v i r o n m e n t a l i s s u e s . S t u d e n t s t h e n t o o k p a r t i n a w o r k s h o p d u r ­ i n g w h i c h t h e y l e a r n t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e 3 R s a n d c o n s i d e r e d w h a t a c t i o n s t h e y c o u l d t a k e t o r e d u c e , r e u s e a n d r e c y c l e t h e i r w a s t e t o h e l p p r o t e c t t h e e n v i r o n m e n t f o r t h e m ­ s e l v e s a n d f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s . O n e e x e r c i s e i n v o l v e d s t u d e n t s g u e s s i n g h o w l o n g i t w o u l d t a k e f o r d i f f e r e n t o b j e c t s t o d e c o m p o s e i n c l u d i n g a m o b i l e p h o n e a n d a p l a s t i c b o t t l e . E i l i s h S t o u t ­ C a i r n s , f r o m W e A r e G i b b e r , s a i d s t u d e n t s w e r e s u r p r i s e d b y h o w l o n g i t t o o k c e r t a i n o b j e c t s t o d e c o m p o s e . S h e s a i d : “ T h e y w e r e s h o c k e d w h e n w e t o l d t h e m i t t o o k 4 5 0 y e a r s f o r a p l a s t i c b o t t l e t o d e c o m p o s e a n d 1 , 0 0 0 y e a r s f o r a m o b i l e p h o n e . W e h a d a g r e a t r e s p o n s e f r o m t h e s t u d e n t s a n d t h e y r e a l l y t o o k o n b o a r d t h e i d e a o f r e d u c i n g , r e u s i n g a n d r e c y c l i n g . ” O t h e r w o r k s h o p s w h i c h t o o k p l a c e s a w s t u ­ d e n t s e x p l o r i n g r e s o u r c e s u s e d t o m a k e c o m m o n e l e c t r i c a l i t e m s t o g a i n a g r e a t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f w h e r e t h e y c o m e f r o m a n d w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n t h e y h a v e f i n i s h e d u s i n g t h e m . A D r a g o n s ’ A p p r e n t i c e s e s s i o n s s a w s m a l l g r o u p s o f s t u d e n t s w o r k t o g e t h e r t o p i t c h a r e u s e d o r r e c y c l e d i t e m t o a p a n e l o f j u d g e s , e x p l a i n i n g w h a t t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l b e n e f i t s a r e . S t u d e n t s w e r e a s k e d t o s o r t t h r o u g h a c l e a n b a g o f w a s t e t h a t h a d b e e n f l y ­ t i p p e d t o f i n d t h e c u l p r i t a n d i n a n o t h e r w o r k s h o p t h e y h a d t o m a k e p a p e r b a g s t o s e l l . A n d y R i t c h i e , L e a r n i n g f o r L i f e c o ­ o r d i n a t o r a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A , t h a n k e d e v ­ e r y o n e w h o w a s i n v o l v e d i n t h e d a y . H e s a i d : “ I t w a s a f a n t a s t i c d a y w h e r e s t u ­ d e n t s l e a r n t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f R e d u c e , R e u s e , R e c y c l e a s w e l l a s o t h e r e n v i r o n m e n ­ t a l i s s u e s s u c h a s c l i m a t e c h a n g e . I w o u l d p e r s o n a l l y l i k e t o t h a n k W e A r e G i b b e r a n d t h e s t a f f f r o m D e r b y s h i r e C o u n t y C o u n c i l f o r m a k i n g t h e d a y a s u c c e s s . ” T h i s L e n t a n d f o r # F a m i ­ l y F a s t D a y w e a t C A F O D a r e w o r k i n g w i t h o u r s c h o o l s a n d i n v i t i n g a l l o u r s t u d e n t s t o # g i v e i t u p ! A n d t h r o u g h t h e m o n e y r a i s e d t h e y w i l l s u p p o r t o u r p r o j e c t s o v e r s e a s , f o ­ c u s i n g o n h u n g e r a n d m a l ­ n u t r i t i o n . H a v i n g b e e n i n v i t e d b y C l a i r e , R E C o o r d i n a t o r a t t h e s c h o o l , t o c o m e a n d g i v e a w h o l e s c h o o l a s s e m b l y i t w a s g r e a t t o v i s i t a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h e c o m m i t m e n t a n d d e d i c a ­ t i o n t o C A F O D f r o m b o t h s t a f f a n d s t u ­ d e n t s . S t h u g h s p o s t e r D i s p l a y s a r o u n d t h e s c h o o l d e m o n s t r a t e d t h e i r s t r o n g i n ­ v o l v e m e n t i n l i v i n g o u t t h e i r C a t h o l i c f a i t h . I p a r t i c u l a r l y l i k e d t h e s i m p l i c i t y a n d t h e c h a l l e n g e o f T a l k , P r a y , D o ! T h e P a s t o r a l C y c l e f o r c h i l d r e n ! T h e r e w a s a l s o a w o n d e r f u l d i s p l a y o n t h e P o w e r t o B e c a m p a i g n , a n d t h e s t u d e n t s h a d w r i t t e n l e t t e r s t o t h e W o r l d B a n k , a s k i n g t h e m t o s p e n d m o r e m o n e y o n S t H u g h s r e n e w a b l e a n d s u s t a i n a b l e e n e r g y . A n d f i n a l l y t o t a l k t o t h e w h o l e s c h o o l a b o u t t h e # g i v e i t u p c h a l l e n g e Y e a r s 1 & 2 w e r e t h e f i r s t t o a r r i v e i n t h e h a l l a n d a s w e w a i t e d t h e y h a p p i l y s h a r e d w i t h m e w h a t t h e y w e r e g i v i n g u p ; c h o c o ­ l a t e , s w e e t s , c r i s p s . W h e n e v e r y o n e w a s i n , a n d t h a n k s t o t h e h e l p o f s o m e o f t h e Y e a r 6 s t u d e n t s , t h e a s s e m b l y b e g a n . T h e c h i l d r e n w e r e v e r y r e c e p t i v e a n d e n g a g ­ i n g ; e s p e c i a l l y m y t w o l o t s o f h e l p e r s w h o h a d a s h o p p i n g b a g e a c h . I n o n e a b o x o f p o r r i d g e , i n t h e o t h e r c a r r o t s , o n i o n s , t o m a t o e s , p e p p e r s . S t u d e n t s w e r e a s k e d ­ W h o w o u l d l i k e t o e a t p o r r i d g e f o r e v e r y m e a l ? W o u l d y o u h a v e e n e r g y t o p l a y y o u r f a v o u r i t e g a m e s o n t h i s d i e t ? T h e y s a t e n t h r a l l e d w a t c h i n g t h e v i d e o o n o u r C A F O D w e b s i t e t e l l i n g t h e s t o r y o f S v o n d o , e s p e c i a l l y t h e f a c t t h a t h i s m u m g r e w p e a n u t s a n d m a d e h o m e m a d e p e a n u t b u t t e r ! I l o v e v i s i t i n g o u r s c h o o l s b u t s a d l y t h i s i s n o t m y p r i o r i t y : ( O n e o f m y r o l e s i s t o r e ­ c r u i t a n d s u p p o r t a t e a m o f s c h o o l v o l u n ­ t e e r s w h o w i l l d o w h a t I d i d a t S t H u g h ’ s . I f y o u h a v e a c o u p l e o f d a y s a t e r m t o s p a r e , I s e r i o u s l y r e c o m m e n d y o u d o t h i s – y o u w i l l b e i n s p i r e d , m o t i v a t e d a n d h a v e f u n ! S o h a v e a t h i n k a b o u t i t a n d f i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t b e i n g a s c h o o l v o l u n t e e r ! Y o u w o n t r e g r e t i t ! # G i v e i t u p c h a l l e n g e a t S t H u g h ’ s L i n c o l n April 13 Friday ­ Healing Service led Fr Denis Labartette. Rosary at 7.00 pm followed by Mass, Adoration and prayers for healing. 21 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on Mary, the Mother of God. Shared table at 1.00 pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 28 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina starting at 3.00 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by meditation on the Sunday Gospel. May 11 Friday ­ Healing Service led by Fr Ted Mullen. Mass at 7.00 pm followed by Adoration and prayers for healing. 19 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on the Church Leaders: Peter and Paul. Shared table lunch at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 26 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina starting at 3.00 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by meditation on the Sunday Gospel. 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.

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