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J O E W ALSH T O U RS PIL G R IMA G E S L O U RDES DAIL Y B REAKFAST , L UNCH & D INNER 6 J UL Y | 7 N IGHT S From L e ed s ­ B r a d ford £ 7 3 9 p p f r o m £ 1 6 J UL Y | 4 N IGHT S Fro m E as t M idlands £ 6 4 9 p p f r o m £ £ 7 4 9 p p f r o m £ 2 0 J UL Y | 7 N IGHT S From L i v erp o o l £ 6 8 9 p p f r o m £ 1 7 & 2 4 A UGUS T | 7 N IGHT S From M a n c h ester W E O FFE R » D i r ect F li g h t s t o T arbe s ­ L ourde s A irport » F u l l r eligiou s p rogramm e l e d b y S p i r itu a l D i r ector » R etur n a i r port t ran s f ers i n L ourdes » D a i l y breakfast, l u nch & d i n n er » Ful l a ssistanc e o f professiona l guide s & r e p re s e n tat i v es t hr o u g h o u t » Bond e d & l ice n s e d f o r f ul l nancia l p rotection » Grea t s electio n o f hot e l s B O O K O N L I N E & S A V E £ 1 0 L O N D O N : 0 20 3 4 68061 7 | CARDIFF : 0 2 92 0003 8 6 5 www.joe w a lshtours.co.uk | i n f o @jo e w al s h t o u r s.co. u k Bonde d & L icense d b y t h e C ivi l A viatio n A uthorit y i n t h e U K | ATO L 5 16 3 | A B T OT 5 332 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 Issue No. 316 A p r i l 2 0 1 8 I s s u e N o . 3 4 6 M e d a l a t T u r v e y P a g e 3 W e l c o m e t o t h e C h u r c h P a g e 6 T h a n k s t o J o a n n a P a g e 5 T e g a n m a k e s h e r d e b u t P a g e 1 2 T w i c e a y e a r t h e D e a n o f L u t o n , M o n s i g n o r M c G i n n e l l , g a t h e r s a l l t h e p a r i s h s e c r e t a r i e s , b o o k k e e p e r s a n d h o u s e k e e p e r s f o r M a s s , a b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g a n d l u n c h .   O v e r t h e c o u r s e o f t h e m o r n i n g , t h e l a d i e s d i s c u s s e d m a t t e r s f r o m a c r o s s t h e b r e a d t h o f p a r i s h l i f e , n c l u d i n g h e l p i n g t h e n e w l y b e r e a v e d , d e a l i n g w i t h t h e l o c a l c o u n c i l , a n d l u n c h e s f o r t h e e l d e r l y .   M o n s i g n o r M c G i n n e l l s a i d “ T h i s i s a n e x c e l l e n t m o d e l w h i c h c o u l d e a s i l y b e r e p e a t e d a r o u n d t h e d i o c e s e .   O u r p a r i s h s t a f f w o r k v e r y h a r d , a n d t h i s i s a g r e a t c h a n c e t o s h a r e p r o b l e m s a n d s u p p o r t o n e a n o t h e r . ” A n e x c e l l e n t m o d e l

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

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P a g e 7 T h e V i n e A p r i l 2 0 1 8 VIN101 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 New contemporary and traditional stained glass designed, made and fitted. Professional repairs and restoration. Website: customstainedglass.co.uk Email: wayne.ricketts@btconnect.com Tel: 0117 955 5390 Wayne Ricketts S tained Glass w Bespoke Quality Furniture Makers Maximising experience and expertise to custom build for Churches and Schools for the future Lecterns, AV Cabinets and PA Decks Altar/Communion Tables/Fonts Complete re­orders F or more information contact us at: Tel/Fax 01934 618111 Email: info@fullersfinerfurniture.co.uk w ww.fullersfinerfurniture.co.uk A s D a u g h t e r s o f S t . P a u l i t w a s a g r e a t w a y f o r u s t o c e l e b r a t e t h e c o n v e r s i o n o f o u r p a - t r o n S t . P a u l b y w e l c o m i n g 6 0 Y e a r 5 c h i l d r e n f r o m H o l y F a m i l y P r i m a r y s c h o o l , L a n g l e y , t o o u r c o n v e n t i n S l o u g h . M o s t o f t h e c h i l - d r e n h a d n e v e r v i s i t e d b e f o r e a n d w e r e q u i t e e x c i t e d t o m e e t t h e S i s t e r s a n d f i n d o u t w h o w e a r e a n d w h a t w e W e s h a r e d a l l t h i s i n t h e c o n t e x t o f S t . P a u l , h i s c o n v e r s i o n a n d h i s m i s s i o n t o e v a n g e l i s a t i o n . O u r F o u n d e r , B l e s s e d J a m e s A l b e r i o n e , c h o s e S t . P a u l a s o u r p a t r o n p u r p o s e l y s i n c e h e w a s t h e f i r s t N e w T e s t a m e n t w r i t e r , p r e d a t i n g t h e f o u r e v a n g e l i s t s , u s i n g t h e m e a n s o f h i s t i m e t o r e a c h a r o u n d t h e k n o w n w o r l d w i t h t h e G o o d N e w s o f J e s u s C h r i s t . S o w e w e l c o m e d t h e c h i l d r e n , i n t r o d u c e d o u r s e l v e s a n d o u r m i s s i o n a n d u s e d a s e r i e s o f c o l o u r f u l p a n e l s , a s e q u e n c e o f t e n i m a g e s d e p i c t i n g t h e l i f e a n d m i s s i o n a r y a c t i v i t y o f S t . P a u l . T h e p a n e l s a r e p r i n t s o f o r i g i n a l p a i n t i n g s b y o u r o w n S i s t e r T e r e s a G r a s e l j , a n A r g e n t i n i a n D a u g h t e r o f S t . P a u l . T h e y a r e p a r t o f a r e s o u r c e o n S t . P a u l t h a t w e p r o - d u c e d f o r s c h o o l s a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y . T h e p a n e l s w e r e a p e r f e c t f o c u s f o r h i g h l i g h t i n g t h e m a i n d e t a i l s o f S t . P a u l ’ s l i f e a n d e x c i t i n g , c o l o u r f u l , m i s s i o n a r y a c t i v i t y a n d h i s m a r t y r - d o m . T h e y h e l p e d t o k e e p t h e c h i l d r e n f o - c u s e d o n S t . P a u l w h i l e a l s o g i v i n g i m p e t u s t o a l i v e l y d i a l o g u e o n P a u l a n d h i s t i m e l y m e s - s a g e f o r u s t o d S o m e f u n g a m e s , d o n e i n c o m p e t i n g g r o u p s , r e v e a l e d t h e q u i c k e s t c o d e - c r a c k i n g k i d s t o u n c o v e r m e a n i n g f u l s h o r t p h r a s e s f r o m t h e l e t t e r s o f S t . P a u l . A f t e r a r e f r e s h m e n t b r e a k w e s h a r e d a t i m e o f p r a y e r i n t h e c h a p e l . I t w a s a l o v e l y o p p o r t u n i t y f o r u s t o s h a r e o u r o w n r e s o u r c e s , t o s e e a n d e x p e r i e n c e f i r s t h a n d t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f u s i n g v i s u a l r e - s o u r c e s t o e n g a g e c h i l d r e n t o d a y i n t h e G o o d N e w s o f J e s u s . T h e M i r a c u l o u s R e l i c I m a g e o f O u r L a d y o f G u a d a l u p e , w h i c h i s b a s e d a t t h e N a t i o n a l S h r i n e i n B e d f o r d , w i l l b e v i s i t i n g a P o l i s h c h u r c h i n t h e N o r t h a m p t o n D i o c e s e f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n A p r i l . T h e M i r a c u l o u s R e l i c I m a g e i s a r e p l i c a o f t h e o r i g i n a l i n M e x i c o C i t y , w h i c h b y t h e d e c r e e o f S t P o p e J o h n P a u l I I i n 1 9 7 9 , c o n v e y s t h e s a m e b l e s s i n g s a n d g r a c e s a s t h e o r i g i n a l ; i t t r a v e l s m o r e t h a n 3 , 0 0 0 m i l e s e a c h y e a r t o v e n u e s a l l o v e r t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m a n d i s s e e n b y s o m e 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e . T h i s s i g n i f i c a n t v i s i t , t h e f i r s t o f t h e 2 0 1 8 N a - t i o n a l P i l g r i m a g e T o u r , i s t o t a k e p l a c e f r o m F r i d a y 2 0 – T u e s d a y 2 4 A p r i l a t t h e P o l i s h C h u r c h o f D i v i n e M e r c y , 4 8 P i t t s R o a d , S l o u g h , B e r k s , S L 1 3 X H , a t t h e k i n d i n v i t a - t i o n o f F r D a r i u s z K u w a c z k a , P a r i s h P r i e s t . T h e P o l i s h c o m m u n i t y h a s a g r e a t l o v e f o r , a n d d e v o t i o n t o O u r L a d y a n d m e m b e r s f r o m f a r a n d w i d e a r e e x p e c t e d t o a t t e n d . M o n s i g n o r S e à n H e a l y , V i c a r G e n e r a l , w i l l b e t h e P r i n c i p a l C e l e b r a n t a t t h e S e r v i c e o f R e - c e p t i o n a n d G u a d a l u p e M a s s o n F r i d a y 2 0 A p r i l . T h i s w i l l b e t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a f u l l w e e k e n d o f v e n e r a t i o n , t a l k s a n d d e v o t i o n s i n b o t h P o l i s h a n d E n g l i s h . T h e l o c a l F i l i p i n o c o m m u n i t y w i l l h o s t a W o r s h i p A f t e r n o o n o n S a t u r d a y , w h e n t h e r e w i l l a l s o b e a h e a l i n g s e r v i c e , a n d t h e r e w i l l a l s o b e a M a s s f o r t h e l o c a l K e r a l a c o m m u - n i t y o n S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n . O t h e r s p e c i a l e v e n t s i n c l u d e t h e m o n t h l y A l l - N i g h t A d o r a - t i o n w h i c h w i l l t a k e p l a c e f r o m F r i d a y e v e n i n g t o S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , l e d b y t h e S t P o p e J o h n P a u l I I C o m m u n i t y . H o l y R o s a r y o n t h e S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g w i l l b e l e d b y t h e I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t P r a y e r G r o u p , B u r n h a m a n d t h e r e w i l l b e S p i r i t a n d L i g h t W o r s h i p o n t h e S u n d a y e v e n i n g l e d b y F r A n d r e w R i c h a r d s o n a n d t h e W o r s h i p G r o u p f r o m S t A n d r e w ’ s , C i p p e n h a m . O n M o n d a y m o r n i n g , p u p i l s f r o m t h e l o c a l s c h o o l s w i l l c o m e a n d h e a r t h e s t o r y o f t h e M i r a c u l o u s R e l i c I m a g e v i a a s p e c i a l l y w r i t - t e n P o w e r P o i n t p r e s e n t a t i o n . T h e d e p a r t u r e c e r e m o n y f o r t h e M i r a c u l o u s R e l i c I m a g e w i l l b e o n T u e s d a y 2 4 A p r i l f o l l o w i n g m i d d a y M a s s . F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s p l e a s e c o n t a c t : B a r b a r a K a y , M e d i a C o o r d i n a t o r – m b k y 3 @ o u t l o o k . c o m T h e M i r a c u l o u s i m a g e g o e s P o l i s h R e f l e c t i o n t i m e i n t h e c h a p e l H o l y F a m i l y c h i l d r e n v i s i t t h e S i s t e r s A c o m m e n t f o r W o r l d W o m e n s ’ d a y “ A n y a t t e m p t a t r e f r a i n i n g o r l i m i t i n g t h e i n c l u s i o n o f w o m e n i n t h e c i v i l a n d p o ­ l i t i c a l , a s w e l l a s i n t h e s o c i a l , e c o n o m i c a n d c u l t u r a l f i e l d s , c o u l d , t h e r e f o r e , u l t i ­ m a t e l y r e s u l t i n a d e c l i n e i n h u m a n i t y , ” . “ W o m e n ’ s t a l e n t s a n d a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y n e c e s s a r y i n t h e p r e v e n t i o n a n d r e s o l u t i o n o f c o n ­ f l i c t s , i n t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f p e a c e a n d s e c u r i t y , i n p e a c e k e e p i n g a n d p o s t ­ c o n ­ f l i c t p e a c e b u i l d i n g – s o c e n t r a l t o t h e c o r e w o r k o f t h i s O r g a n i z a t i o n . ” A V a t i c a n s p o k e s m a n Do you struggle to fill your church magazine, pew‐sheet or website? 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I i n v i t e y o u t o c l o s e y o u r e y e s f o r a m o m e n t . Y o u a r e a t h o m e . Y o u c a n s e e t h i c k s m o k e r i s i n g f r o m t h e h o u s e a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t . P e o p l e a r e s h o u t i n g . Y o u r n e i g h b o u r ’ s h o u s e i s o n f i r e . Y o u e s c a p e w i t h y o u r f a m i l y , l e a v i n g e v e r y t h i n g b e h i n d . Y o u s t a r t a l o n g j o u r n e y t o f i n d a n e w h o m e . Y o u d o n ’ t k n o w h o w l o n g y o u w i l l b e w a l k i n g , w h e n y o u w i l l n e x t e a t o r w h e r e y o u w i l l r e s t . A l o n e a n d a f r a i d … y o u n e e d s o m e o n e t o t a l k t o , s o m e o n e t o s h a r e t h e j o u r n e y w i t h y o u . . T h i s w a s j u s t l i k e D i l d a ’ s j o u r n e y . S h e f l e d M y a n m a r t o e s c a p e v i o - l e n c e i n h e r v i l l a g e . S h e s a i d , “ W e d i d n ’ t b r i n g a t h i n g . W e j u s t g r a b b e d t h e c h i l d r e n a n d r a n . ” D i l d a l e f t b e h i n d h e r h o m e , h e r p o s s e s s i o n s – e v e r y t h i n g – f o r a t e m - p o r a r y s h e l t e r o n t h e s i d e o f t h e r o a d . H e r c h i l d r e n a r e s c a r r e d b y w h a t t h e y h a v e s e e n . W e c a n n o t c r o s s b y o n t h e o t h e r s i d e w h i l e o u r n e i g h b o u r s a r e s t r u g - g l i n g . W e c a n s h a r e t h e j o u r n e y , w e c a n s h a r e o u r h o p e . A s P o p e F r a n c i s s a y s , “ C h r i s t a s k s u s t o w e l c o m e o u r b r o t h e r a n d s i s t e r m i - g r a n t s a n d r e f u g e e s w i t h a r m s w i d e o p e n . ” T h e C h u r c h h a s b e e n a t t h e f o r e f r o n t o f r e a c h i n g o u t t o r e f u g e e s a n d m i g r a n t s . B u t s o f a r w o r l d l e a d e r s a r e n o t m e e t i n g t h e c h a l l e n g e . A l o n g s i d e C a t h o l i c s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d , w e m u s t c a l l o n t h e m t o s t e p u p a s t h e y n e g o t i a t e t w o g l o b a l a g r e e m e n t s o n r e f u g e e s a n d m i g r a t i o n b e t w e e n n o w a n d a u t u m n 2 0 1 8 . I n s p i r e d b y P o p e F r a n c i s ’ s p e c i a l c o n c e r n f o r m i g r a n t s a n d r e f u g e e s , w e i n v i t e y o u t o j o i n t h e S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y c a m p a i g n . A l o n g s i d e C a t h o l i c s w o r l d w i d e , w e c a l l o n g o v e r n m e n t s t o a g r e e o n t w o g l o b a l ‘ c o m p a c t s ’ w h i c h p l a c e t h e h u m a n d i g n i t y o f p e o p l e o n t h e m o v e a t t h e i r h e a r t . W h a t a r e t h e g l o b a l c o m p a c t s ? I n S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 , w o r l d l e a d e r s w i l l a g r e e t w o n e w g l o b a l ‘ c o m - p a c t s ’ ( o r a g r e e m e n t s ) a t t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s : o n e o n r e f u g e e s a n d o n e o n m i g r a t i o n . P o p e F r a n c i s h a s s p o k e n o f t h i s a s a ‘ u n i q u e o p - p o r t u n i t y ’ f o r C a t h o l i c s w o r l d w i d e t o p u t p r e s s u r e o n g o v e r n m e n t s . I n r e s p o n s e , C A F O D h a s l a u n c h e d a p e t i t i o n t o t h e U K P r i m e M i n i s - t e r , u r g i n g B r i t a i n t o e n s u r e t h e h u m a n d i g n i t y o f m i g r a n t s a n d r e f u g e e s i s a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e g l o b a l c o m p a c t s . P a r i s h e s a n d s c h o o l s w i l l j o i n t h e c a m p a i g n t h i s y e a r . D I D Y O U K N O W ? • M o r e p e o p l e a r e o n t h e m o v e n o w t h a n e v e r b e f o r e . E v e r y m i n u t e , 2 0 p e o p l e a r o u n d t h e w o r l d a r e n e w l y d i s p l a c e d . • H a l f o f t h e w o r l d ’ s r e f u g e e s a r e c h i l d r e n , a n d t h o u s a n d s t a k e f l i g h t w i t h o u t t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f p a r e n t s o r o t h e r f a m i l y m e m b e r s . • T h r e e o u t o f f o u r o f t h e w o r l d ’ s r e f u g e e s a r e h o s t e d b y d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s . W h a t c a n y o u d o ? Y o u c a n S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y b y j o i n i n g u s o n a w a l k . T h i s i s n o t j u s t a n y w a l k , t h i s i s a w a l k a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . S c h o o l s , p a r i s h e s , a n d l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s a c r o s s E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s , i n c l u d i n g o u r o w n , w i l l b e w a l k i n g t o s h o w s o l i d a r i t y w i t h p e o p l e o n t h e m o v e . T o g e t h e r , w e a r e a i m i n g f o r 2 4 , 9 0 0 m i l e s – t h e d i s t a n c e a r o u n d t h e w h o l e w o r l d . I t ` s a n a c t o f s o l i d a r i t y t o S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y w i t h o u r g l o b a l n e i g h - b o u r s f l e e i n g t h e i r h o m e s . E v e r y s t e p y o u t a k e , t o g e t h e r w i t h o t h e r s f r o m a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y , w i l l s e n d a m e s s a g e t o w o r l d l e a d e r s t h a t t h e y m u s t s t e p u p , t o o . T h e y n e e d t o a c t w i t h c o u r a g e a n d c o m p a s s i o n w h e n t h e y a g r e e a m b i t i o u s n e w U N a g r e e m e n t s o n r e f u g e e s a n d m i - g r a t i o n t h i s y e a r . P a g e 8 T h e V i n e A p r i l 2 0 1 8 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 M a y t h e S a c r e d H e a r t o f J e s u s b e p r a i s e d , l o v e d , a d o r e d a n d g l o r i f i e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e w h o l e w o r l d , n o w a n d f o r e v e r . S a y s i x t i m e s a d a y f o r n i n e d a y s . 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And the word was made flesh. And dwelt among us. $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ & && &&& & $ && &&& & & &&& &&&& & && & & && & & & & & & & &&&&& $$ $$ $ $ $$$$ $$ $ $ $ &&& && && & &&& & && &&&&&& $$ $ $ $ $$ $$$ Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord You are invited to a Rosary gathering/procession to honour the Immaculate Heart of Mary ( transferred from 25th March 2018) Monday 9th April 2018, after Divine Mercy Sunday, a t the Angelus time of 6pm. Meeting at Christ the Cornerstone church 300 Saxon Gate West Central Milton Keynes MK9 2ES “ To save poor sinners God wishes to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world.” F atima, 13th June 1917 For more information please phone Monica on 07401 366 330 P a g e 9 T h e V i n e A p r i l 2 0 1 8 P r i n t e d o n 1 0 0 % r e c y c l e d p a p e r P l e a s e r e c y c l e t h i s p a p e r L ittle Way H ealing Ministries HEALING EVENT ST JOSEPH’S C ATHOLIC INFANT SCHOOL, HAZELL AVENUE, AYLESBURY, BUCKS, HP21 7JF Saturday 28th April and Sunday 29th April 2018 w ith Fr Laurence Brassill OSA, Mrs Pauline Edwards and Team . Opportunities for individual prayer 10 am – 5pm (tea and coffee provided, bring packed lunch) Booking not required For further information contact Nicky Jones on 07936269143 e mail admin@littlewayhealingministries.com S i s t e r E i l e e n O ’ M a h o n y d i e d o n J a n u a r y 4 . I n 1 9 8 7 , S i s t e r E i l e e n , a D a u g h t e r o f C h a r i t y o f S t V i n c e n t d e P a u l , e s t a b l i s h e d o u t o f n o t h i n g e x c e p t a b l o c k o f c o n d e m n e d f l a t s , t h e C h a r - i t y t h a t i s N O A H E n t e r p r i s e . H e r v o c a t i o n a n d h e r h e a r t w e r e i n t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e p o o r a n d s h e w a s u n s t i n t i n g , d y n a m i c , p a s s i o n a t e , c o m p a s s i o n a t e , l o v i n g a n d u n d a u n t e d i n p u r - s u i n g a n d d e l i v e r i n g i t . H e r f a i t h w a s h e r a n - c h o r a n d h e r t r u s t i n G o d h e r c o m p a s s . I n A p r i l 1 9 8 7 S r E i l e e n O ’ M a h o n y , a n u n o f t h e c o m m u n i t y o f t h e D a u g h t e r s o f C h a r i t y o f S t V i n c e n t d e P a u l , c a m e t o L u t o n o n h e r w a y t o h e r C o m m u n i t y i n B r i s t o l . S h e c a m e t o g i v e s o m e s e r v i c e t o a P a r i s h i n L u t o n f o r 6 w e e k s . S h e e n d e d u p s t a y i n g 1 3 y e a r s ! S h e s a w t h e p o v e r t y i n L u t o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y s t r e e t h o m e l e s s n e s s . I n c o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h o t h e r s a b o u t w h a t c o u l d b e d o n e , s h e w a s o f - f e r e d t h e u s e o f a b l o c k o f c o n d e m n e d f l a t s . W i t h o u t a n y m o n e y , s h e t o o k u p t h e o f f e r a n d m o v e d i n w i t h h e r t h e n s o l e s u p p o r t e r , S i s t e r A n t o i n e t t e , a n u n o f t h e c o m m u n i t y o f t h e F r a n c i s c a n o r d e r o f t h e S i s t e r s o f S t C l a i r e . W h e n t h e f l a t s w e r e a b o u t t o b e d e m o l i s h e d i n 1 9 9 1 , t h e C o u n c i l w h o h a d s e e n t h e v a l u e o f t h e w o r k , o f f e r e d a n a l t e r n a t i v e s i t e o n a p e p p e r c o r n r e n t . S i s t e r E i l e e n m o v e d i n t o 1 4 1 P a r k S t r e e t , L u t o n L U 1 3 H G i n O c t o b e r 1 9 9 1 . T h e p r o j e c t h a d b e e n k n o w n a s t h e L u t o n I r i s h A d v i s o r y B u r e a u b u t w a s r e - t i t l e d i n 1 9 9 3 a s “ T h e L u t o n D a y C e n t r e f o r t h e H o m e l e s s ” i n r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t t h i s b e t t e r r e - f l e c t e d t h e w o r k t h a t w a s n o w u n d e r t a k e n . T h e r a n g e o f p e o p l e h e l p e d e x t e n d e d t o e m - b r a c e o t h e r s o c i a l l y e x c l u d e d p e o p l e i n c l u d - i n g s t r e e t h o m e l e s s , t h o s e s u f f e r i n g f r o m a l c o h o l d e p e n d e n c y , d r u g a n d o t h e r s u b - s t a n c e m i s u s e , p h y s i c a l / m e n t a l a b u s e , a s y - l u m s e e k e r s , t h o s e r e l e a s e d i n t o t h e c o m m u n i t y f r o m m e n t a l h e a l t h i n s t i t u t i o n s o r p r i s o n a s w e l l a s t h o s e s o c i a l l y e x c l u d e d t h r o u g h i s o l a t i o n . R e f e r r a l s c o m e b y w a y o f t h e P o l i c e , P r o b a t i o n , H e a l t h a n d S o c i a l S e r - v i c e s , a n d p e r s o n a l r e c o m m e n d a t i o n a s w e l l a s t h r o u g h o t h e r v o l u n t a r y a g e n c i e s . T r a i n i n g c o u r s e s f o r t h e c l i e n t s w e r e i n t r o - d u c e d i n O c t o b e r 1 9 9 4 , l e a d i n g t o t h e e s t a b - l i s h m e n t o f a d e d i c a t e d t r a i n i n g c e n t r e i n H i g h T o w n R o a d i n t h e A u t u m n o f 1 9 9 6 w h i c h s p e c i a l i s e d i n c r a f t s k i l l s ( c a r p e n t r y ) , b a s i c a n d l i f e s k i l l s ( l i t e r a c y a n d n u m e r a c y ) . T h e T r a i n i n g C e n t r e w a s r u n i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h D u n s t a b l e C o l l e g e , n o w C e n t r a l B e d - f o r d s h i r e C o l l e g e . I n S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 9 , r e c o g n i s i n g t h a t m a n y o f t h e p e o p l e s u p p o r t e d w e r e p r o g r e s s i n g , a n d w e r e s e n s i t i v e a b o u t t h e p e r c e i v e d s t i g m a a s - s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e t e r m “ h o m e l e s s ” , t h e n a m e o f t h e p r o j e c t w a s c h a n g e d f r o m T h e L u t o n D a y C e n t r e f o r t h e H o m e l e s s a n d r e - l a u n c h e d a s N O A H E n t e r p r i s e . T h i s , i t w a s f e l t , m o r e a c c u r a t e l y r e f l e c t e d t h e p h i l o s o p h y a n d e t h o s o f t h e s e r v i c e a s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e i n - t e n t b e h i n d t h e n a m e , N e w O p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d H o r i z o n s . S i s t e r E i l e e n r e t i r e d i n 2 0 0 0 a t t h e s p r i g h t l y y o u n g a g e o f 7 5 a n d J i m O ’ C o n n o r , h i m s e l f p a r t o f t h e V i n c e n t i a n f a m i l y a s a m e m b e r o f t h e S t V i n c e n t d e P a u l S o c i e t y , p i c k e d u p t h e r e i n s a n d m a i n t a i n e d a n d d e v e l o p e d S i s t e r E i l e e n ’ s l e g a c y . S i s t e r E i l e e n O ’ M a h o n y I t w a s t h r e e y e a r s a g o o n a n a u t u m n a l S e p t e m b e r d a y t h a t a n e c l e c t i c g r o u p o f p a r i s h i o n e r s f r o m t h e D i o c e s e m e t a t S t T e r e s a ` s C h u r c h i n B e a c o n s f i e l d t o t e n t a t i v e l y e n g a g e o n a P a s t o r a l T h e o l o g y M a s t e r o f A r t s D e g r e e c o u r s e r u n b y S t M a r y ` s U n i v e r s i t y T w i c k e n h a m . I n t h e f i r s t t w o y e a r s , m o d u l e s o n S c r i p t u r e a n d P a s t o r a l T h e o l o g y , E c c l e s i o l o g y a n d L i t u r g y , C h r i s t i a n S p i r i t u a l i t y , T h e m e s i n C o n t e m p o r a r y T h e o l o g y a n d C a t e c h e s i s a n d R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n w e r e s t u d i e d o n a l t e r - n a t e S a t u r d a y s d u r i n g t e r m t i m e s . A s s i g n - m e n t s a n d p r e s e n t a t i o n s w e r e d u l y u n d e r t a k e n . T h e t h i r d y e a r w a s d e v o t e d t o p r i v a t e s t u d y , r e s e a r c h a n d r e f l e c t i v e p r a c t i c e t o c o m p l e t e d i s s e r t a t i o n s . L e c t u r e r s w e r e f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y a n d D i o c e s e , a n d f r o m a v a r i e t y o f C h r i s t i a n t r a d i t i o n s . O n F r i d a y 2 M a r c h 2 0 1 8 , i n t h e C h a p e l o f S t M a r y ` s U n i v e r s i t y , s e v e n o f t h e g r o u p g r a d u - a t e d , T r a c e y A l l a n , H e l e n B u r g e s s , G e r a r d F e l i x , B r i a n G a l l a g h e r , J o h n L e e s , B r e n d a n M o o n e y a n d C h r i s t i n e M u r r a y . O f t h o s e , f i v e w e r e a b l e t o a t t e n d t h e g r a d u a t i o n c e r e m o n y a n d w h a t a h a p p y a n d e m o t i o n a l d a y i t w a s . A l l w h o a t t e n d e d t h e c o u r s e - s t u d e n t s , a u d i - t o r s a n d l e c t u r e r s - b e n e f i t e d f r o m t h e w i d e e x p e r i e n c e o f e a c h p a r t i c i p a n t , a l l o w i n g t h e e x c h a n g e o f d i v e r s e a n d c h a l l e n g i n g v i e w s w i t h a n o p e n n e s s t o l e a r n a n d g a i n g r e a t e r i n s i g h t s i n t o t h e w o r l d o f t o d a y . T h e T o - g e t h e r i n F a i t h a d u l t f o r m a t i o n i n i t i a t i v e s u p - p o r t e d s o m e o f t h e s t u d e n t s . S p e c i a l t h a n k s g o t o B i s h o p P e t e r , F a t h e r F r a n c i s H i g g i n s , f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s f o r t h e i r e n c o u r a g e m e n t , h e l p a n d s u p p o r t . G o d ` s g r a c e a n d l o v e h a v e e n g e n d e r e d l i f e l o n g f r i e n d s h i p s . T h o s e i n t h e p h o t o g r a p h ­ l e f t t o r i g h t ­ a r e J o h n , H e l e n , B r i a n , T r a c e y a n d G e r ` a r d . M a s t e r s o f P a s t o r a l A r t s

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

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