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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 6 I S S U E 2 6 6 M a y M a y 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 M O R E T H A N 2 0 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E M O R E T H A N 2 0 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R T h e A s c e n s i o n o f t h e L o r d M a y 1 0 t h T h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h c e l e b r a t e s W o r l d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s D a y o n 1 3 M a y 2 0 1 8 . I t ` s a d a y w h e n w e p r a y f o r t h o s e w h o w o r k i n t h e m e d i a a n d h a v e a s e c o n d c o l l e c t i o n a f t e r M a s s t o s u p p o r t t h e C h u r c h ` s i m p o r t a n t w o r k i n t h i s a r e a . P o p e F r a n c i s , i n h i s m e s ­ s a g e f o r c o m m u n i c a t i o n s d a y , f o c u s e s o n ` F a k e N e w s a n d J o u r n a l i s m f o r P e a c e ` T h i s y e a r ` s t h e m e i s " ` T h e t r u t h w i l l s e t y o u f r e e ” ( J n 8 : 3 2 ) . F a k e n e w s a n d j o u r n a l i s m f o r p e a c e " . I n h i s i n t r o d u c t i o n P o p e F r a n c i s s a i d ‘ C o m m u n i c a t i o n i s p a r t o f G o d ’ s p l a n f o r u s a n d a n e s s e n t i a l w a y t o e x p e r i e n c e f e l l o w s h i p . M a d e i n t h e i m a g e a n d l i k e n e s s o f o u r C r e a t o r , w e a r e a b l e t o e x p r e s s a n d s h a r e a l l t h a t i s t r u e , g o o d , a n d b e a u t i f u l . W e a r e a b l e t o d e s c r i b e o u r o w n e x p e r i e n c e s a n d t h e w o r l d a r o u n d u s , a n d t h u s t o c r e a t e h i s t o r i c a l m e m o r y a n d t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f e v e n t s . B u t w h e n w e y i e l d t o o u r o w n p r i d e a n d s e l f i s h n e s s , w e c a n a l s o d i s t o r t t h e w a y w e u s e o u r a b i l i t y t o c o m m u n i c a t e . T h i s c a n b e s e e n f r o m t h e e a r l i e s t t i m e s , i n t h e b i b l i ­ c a l s t o r i e s o f C a i n a n d A b e l a n d t h e T o w e r o f B a b e l ( c f . G e n 4 : 4 ­ 1 6 ; 1 1 : 1 ­ 9 ) . T h e c a p a c ­ i t y t o t w i s t t h e t r u t h i s s y m p t o m a t i c o f o u r c o n d i t i o n , b o t h a s i n d i v i d u a l s a n d c o m m u ­ n i t i e s . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , w h e n w e a r e f a i t h f u l t o G o d ’ s p l a n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e ­ c o m e s a n e f f e c t i v e e x p r e s s i o n o f o u r r e ­ s p o n s i b l e s e a r c h f o r t r u t h a n d o u r p u r s u i t o f g o o d n e s s . I n t o d a y ’ s f a s t ­ c h a n g i n g w o r l d o f c o m m u n i ­ c a t i o n s a n d d i g i t a l s y s t e m s , w e a r e w i t n e s s ­ i n g t h e s p r e a d o f w h a t h a s c o m e t o b e k n o w n a s “ f a k e n e w s ” . T h i s c a l l s f o r r e f l e c ­ t i o n , w h i c h i s w h y I h a v e d e c i d e d t o r e t u r n i n t h i s W o r l d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s D a y M e s ­ s a g e t o t h e i s s u e o f t r u t h , w h i c h w a s r a i s e d t i m e a n d t i m e a g a i n b y m y p r e d e c e s s o r s , b e g i n n i n g w i t h P o p e P a u l V I , w h o s e 1 9 7 2 M e s s a g e t o o k a s i t s t h e m e : “ S o c i a l C o m m u ­ n i c a t i o n s a t t h e S e r v i c e o f T r u t h ” . I n t h i s w a y , I w o u l d l i k e t o c o n t r i b u t e t o o u r s h a r e d c o m m i t m e n t t o s t e m m i n g t h e s p r e a d o f f a k e n e w s a n d t o r e d i s c o v e r i n g t h e d i g n i t y o f j o u r n a l i s m a n d t h e p e r s o n a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f j o u r n a l i s t s t o c o m m u n i c a t e t h e t r u t h . F u l l d e t a i l s o f P o p e ` s m e s s a g e h e r e w w w . c a t h o l i c ­ e w . o r g . u k / H o m e / N e w s / P o p e ­ s ­ C o m m s ­ M e s s a g e O u r s h a r e d c o m m i t m e n t t o s t e m m i n g t h e s p r e a d o f f a k e n e w s M e s s a g e o f H i s H o l i n e s s P o p e F r a n c i s f o r W o r l d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s D a y T h e P o p e a l s o t a k e s i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m a F r a n c i s c a n P r a y e r f o r W o r l d C o m m u n i ­ c a t i o n s D a y s o w e m i g h t t u r n t o t h e T r u t h i n p e r s o n : L o r d , m a k e u s i n s t r u m e n t s o f y o u r p e a c e . H e l p u s t o r e c o g n i z e t h e e v i l l a t e n t i n a c o m m u n i c a t i o n t h a t d o e s n o t b u i l d c o m m u n i o n . H e l p u s t o r e m o v e t h e v e n o m f r o m o u r j u d g e m e n t s . H e l p u s t o s p e a k a b o u t o t h e r s a s o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s . Y o u a r e f a i t h f u l a n d t r u s t w o r t h y ; m a y o u r w o r d s b e s e e d s o f g o o d n e s s f o r t h e w o r l d : w h e r e t h e r e i s s h o u t i n g , l e t u s p r a c t i s e l i s t e n i n g ; w h e r e t h e r e i s c o n f u s i o n , l e t u s i n s p i r e h a r m o n y ; w h e r e t h e r e i s a m b i g u i t y , l e t u s b r i n g c l a r i t y ; w h e r e t h e r e i s e x c l u s i o n , l e t u s o f f e r s o l i d a r i t y ; w h e r e t h e r e i s s e n s a t i o n a l i s m , l e t u s u s e s o b r i e t y ; w h e r e t h e r e i s s u p e r f i c i a l i t y , l e t u s r a i s e r e a l q u e s t i o n s ; w h e r e t h e r e i s p r e j u d i c e , l e t u s a w a k e n t r u s t ; w h e r e t h e r e i s h o s t i l i t y , l e t u s b r i n g r e s p e c t ; w h e r e t h e r e i s f a l s e h o o d , l e t u s b r i n g t r u t h . A m e n J O E W ALSH T O U RS PIL G R IMA G E S L O U RDES DAIL Y B REAKFAST , LUNC H & D INNER LIVERPOO L 0 15 1 9 09287 1 | MANCHESTER : 0 1 6 1 8208790 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 » D i r ect F li g h t s t o T arbe s ­ L ourde s A irport » Ful 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 » B ond 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 W E O FFE R 2 2 M A Y | 5 N IGHT S From L i v erp o o l £ 7 3 9 p p f r o m £ 2 5 M A Y | 7 N IGHT S Fro m D urha m T ee s V alley £ 6 9 9 p p f r o m £ 1 6 J UL Y | 4 N IGHT S Fro m E as t M idlands £ 7 3 9 p p f r o m £ 6 J UL Y | 7 N IGHT S From L e eds ­ B r a d ford £ 6 4 9 p p f r o m £ W e w o u l d l i k e t o a n n o u n c e t h e p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e n e w b o o k c o m p i l e d b y C a n o n A n t h o n y D o l a n , e n t i t l e d G o o d N e w s f o r t h e E a s t M i d l a n d s , w h i c h w i l l b e c o m e a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f t h e a r c h i v a l h i s t o r y o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n t h e E a s t M i d l a n d s . F r o m t h e b a c k o f t h e b o o k , t h e f o l l o w i n g : " T h i s b o o k o u t l i n e s t h e h i s t o r y o f C h r i s t i a n i t y i n t h e E n g l i s h E a s t M i d l a n d s ( i n c l u d i n g L i n c o l n s h i r e ) f r o m i t s b e g i n n i n g s i n t h e f o u r t h c e n t u r y u n t i l t h e R e f o r m a t i o n i n t h e s i x t e e n t h . F r o m t h i s p o i n t o n w a r d s , i t d e a l s s p e c i f i c a l l y w i t h t h e s t o r y o f C a t h o l i c C h r i s t i a n i t y 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 t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m i n 1 8 5 0 . B r i e f b i o g r a p h i e s o f t h e B i s h o p s o f N o t t i n g h a m a r e f o l l o w e d b y a c c o u n t s o f e a c h o f t h e p a r i s h e s o f t h e d i o c e s e ; t h e s e t a k e u p t h e m a j o r p a r t o f t h e b o o k . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e d i o c e s a n ( o r s e c u l a r ) c l e r g y , t h e d i o c e s e h a s b e e n s e r v e d , a t v a r i o u s t i m e s , b y m e m b e r s o f s o m e f i f t y R e l i g i o u s C o n g r e g a t i o n s o f m e n a n d w o m e n . A n o u t l i n e o f t h e i r o r i g i n s , s p e c i f i c c h a r i s m s a n d w o r k i n t h e d i o c e s e l e a d s o n t o a c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h e S a i n t s a n d o t h e r h o l y p e o p l e c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m . T h e p o s t ­ W o r l d ­ W a r ­ T w o e r a h a s s e e n m a n y s i g n i f i c a n t d e v e l o p m e n t s , a n d s o m e o f t h e s e a r e n o w l i s t e d . " I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o o b t a i n a c o p y o f t h e b o o k t h e r e t a i l p r i c e i s £ 2 0 , w i t h a r e d u c t i o n t o £ 1 6 o n o r d e r s m a d e b y p a r i s h o f f i c e s . 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T h e H o l y F a t h e r P o p e F r a n c i s h a s r e l e a s e d t h e A p o s t o l i c E x h o r t a t i o n ` G a u d e t e e t E x ­ s u l t a t e ` o n t h e c a l l t o h o l i n e s s i n t o d a y ` s w o r l d . T h e r e i s a n e m p h a s i s o n t h e d o c u m e n t b e i n g p r a c t i c a l a n d u s e f u l i n m o d e r n t i m e s a n d i t i s n o t i n t e n d e d t o b e a n a c a d e m i c o r d o c t r i n a l t e x t p e r s e . A s i t s a c c o m p a n y i n g s u m m a r y d o c u m e n t s t a t e s , i t s g o a l i s " t o r e ­ p r o p o s e t h e c a l l t o h o l i n e s s i n a p r a c t i c a l w a y f o r o u r o w n t i m e . " T h e c a l l t o h o l i n e s s i n o n e t h a t c r i e s o u t t o a l l o f u s i n o u r d a i l y l i v e s . G a u d e t e e t E x s u l ­ t a t e e n c o u r a g e s u s t o t a k e i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m t h e ` S a i n t s n e x t d o o r ` ­ p e o p l e w h o m a y n o t b e o f f i c i a l l y c a n o n i s e d b u t c a n b e d e c i s i v e i n b r i n g i n g a b o u t c h a n g e . P o p e F r a n c i s q u o t e s S a i n t T e r e s a B e n e d i c t a o f t h e C r o s s : " T h e g r e a t e s t f i g u r e s o f p r o p h e c y a n d s a n c ­ t i t y s t e p f o r t h o u t o f t h e d a r k e s t n i g h t . B u t f o r t h e m o s t p a r t , t h e f o r m a t i v e s t r e a m o f t h e m y s t i c a l l i f e r e m a i n s i n v i s i b l e . C e r t a i n l y t h e m o s t d e c i s i v e t u r n i n g p o i n t s i n w o r l d h i s t o r y a r e s u b s t a n t i a l l y c o ­ d e t e r m i n e d b y s o u l s w h o m n o h i s t o r y b o o k e v e r m e n t i o n s . A n d w e w i l l o n l y f i n d o u t a b o u t t h o s e s o u l s t o w h o m w e o w e t h e d e c i s i v e t u r n i n g p o i n t s i n o u r p e r s o n a l l i v e s o n t h e d a y w h e n a l l t h a t i s h i d d e n i s r e v e a l e d . " H o l i n e s s i s d e s c r i b e d a s t h e " m o s t a t t r a c t i v e f a c e o f t h e C h u r c h " a n d i s a t t a i n a b l e d e s p i t e t h e c h a l l e n g e s o f e v e r y d a y l i f e . P o p e F r a n c i s w a n t s p e o p l e t o k n o w t h a t t h e y d o n ` t n e e d s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n o r q u a l i f i c a t i o n s , n o r t o h a v e t a k e n r e l i g i o u s v o w s t o b e h o l y ­ j u s t a n o p e n h e a r t a n d a d e s i r e t o s p e n d s o m e t i m e w i t h t h e L o r d i n p r a y e r a n d b y r e a d i n g t h e G o s p e l . H e a l s o w a n t s p e o p l e t o k n o w t h a t t h e C h u r c h m a k e s a v a i l a b l e e v e r y t h i n g t h e y n e e d t o b e c o m e h o l y . A f a r r e a c h i n g a n d a c c e s s i b l e d o c u m e n t , ` G a u d e t e e t E x s u l t a t e ` e x a m i n e s m a n y s u b ­ j e c t s t i e d i n t o o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h C h r i s t ­ p r a y e r , r e a d i n g s c r i p t u r e , h e l p i n g o t h e r s , m a i n t a i n i n g a n d u p h o l d i n g h u m a n d i g n i t y n o t t o m e n t i o n c h a l l e n g e s t o h o l i n e s s s u c h a s t h e d a n g e r o f g o s s i p . I t a l s o l o o k s a t t w o a n c i e n t h e r e s i e s ­ G n o s ­ t i c i s m a n d P e l a g i a n i s m . 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. June 8 Friday ­ Healing Service led Fr Denis Labartette. Rosary at 7.00 pm followed by Mass, Adoration and prayers for healing. 16 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on The Church as Sacrament. Shared table lunch at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 23 Saturday ­ “We shall be saved by Beauty” – a look at Pope Francis’ teachings on care for our planet, our “common home” by Fr Antonio Belsito. Mass at 10.00 am with talk at 11.00 am and shared table lunch at 1.00 pm. Please book in advance. All are welcome. 30 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina starting at 3.00 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by meditation on the Sunday Gospel. ROSMINI CENTRE, 4 3 3 F O S S E WAY, L E 7 4 S J 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 white Speed Camera sign. E d i t o r : J o h n C l a w s o n E d i t o r i a l O f f i c e : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 e m a i l : j o h n c l w s o n @ i c l o u d . c o m o r d a v i d @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k W e b s i t e : w w w . b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k D i s t r i b u t i o n e n q u i r i e s : N i c k L a y t o n e ­ m a i l n i c k @ c a t h c o m . o r g , B e l l c o u r t L i m ­ i t e d , P u b l i c a t i o n d a t e : F o u r t h S u n d a y o f t h e m o n t h f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g m o n t h . O p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d b y c o n t r i b u t o r s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r ­ i l y t h o s e o f t h e E d i t o r o r t h e D i o c e s e . P u b l i s h e r s a n d O w n e r s : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N A d v e r t i s i n g : t e l : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 P a r e n t a l p e r m i s s i o n s h o u l d b e s o u g h t b e f o r e s u b m i t t i n g p h o t o g r a p h s o f m i n o r s . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e e d i t o r M O R E T H A N 1 9 Y E A R S O F M O R E T H A N 1 9 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R T O G E T H E R T h e T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s C a t h o l i c N e w s T h e m o n t h l y p a p e r f o r t h e T h e m o n t h l y p a p e r f o r t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m P a g e 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 8 W a n t e d ­ P a r i s h C o r r e s p o n d e n t s T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s i s l o o k i n g f o r a P a r i s h C o r r e s p o n d e n t i n y o u r p a r i s h t o s e n d i n l o c a l n e w s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h i s n e w s p a p e r . A l l i t e m s t o b e e m a i l e d t o j o h n c l w s o n @ i c l o u d . c o m b e f o r e 1 0 t h o f t h e m o n t h O u r C o n t e m p l a t i v e J o u r n e y i n T e n S t e p s 1 . A r e y o u r e a d y t o r e s p o n d t o t h e c a l l : " B e s t i l l a n d k n o w t h a t I a m G o d ? " I f y o u a n s w e r t h a t w i t h a p u r p o s e f u l a f f i r ­ m a t i v e t h e n y o u m a y w e l l b e r e a d y . 2 . T h e r e a r e t h r e e g o l d e n r u l e s : A . B e r e l a x e d a n d t h e n b e i n f a i t h a n d l o v e t o G o d w h o d w e l l s a t t h e c e n t r e o f y o u r B e i n g . B . T a k e u p a s h o r t p r a y e r , i d e a l l y y o u r m a n t r a w o r d , a n d l e t i t s u p p o r t y o u i n y o u r b e i n g d i r e c t l y p r e s e n t t o G o d . L i s t e n i n ­ t e n t l y t o y o u r m a n t r a . C . W h e n y o u r m i n d b e c o m e s a w a r e o f a n y ­ t h i n g e l s e , s i m p l y r e t u r n t o t h e L o r d t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f y o u r p r a y e r w o r d . T h i s w a s t h e m e t h o d h i g h l i g h t e d i n t h e m e d i t a t i o n p r a c t i c e o f J o h n M a i n , f o u n d e r o f t h e W o r l d C o m m u n i t y f o r C h r i s t i a n M e d ­ i t a t i o n . 3 . W h a t c o u n t s h e r e i s o u r B e i n g ­ n o t o u r t h i n k i n g , f e e l i n g o r i m a g i n i n g , b u t o u r b e i n g i n f a i t h a n d l o v e t o G o d . T h i s g i v i n g o f o u r ­ s e l v e s t o G o d i s p a r a m o u n t . T h e s t i l l n e s s , s i ­ l e n c e , s i m p l i c i t y a n d 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 , c o u p l e d w i t h t h e l o n g i n g o f o u r h e a r t , s u s t a i n s o u r m e d i t a t i o n . 4 . J e s u s p r o m i s e d : " T h e F a t h e r a n d I w i l l c o m e a n d m a k e o u r h o m e i n y o u . " 5 . T h e w o r d s a r e n o t t h e p r a y e r . T h e y a r e s i m p l y a s y m b o l o f o u r i n t e n t i o n t o s a y " Y e s " t o G o d . 6 . I n t h i s p r a y e r w e g o d i r e c t . W e h a v e t o r e p l a c e o u r h a b i t o f m i n d w i t h o u r h a b i t o f b e i n g , a h a b i t o f p r e s e n c e . M e i s t e r E c k h a r t r e m i n d e d u s : " G o d ` s g r o u n d i s m y g r o u n d " 7 . O u r f u e l p o w e r h e r e i s t h e l o n g i n g o f o u r h e a r t . O u r g o a l i s o n e n e s s w i t h t h e D i v i n e . 8 . T h r e e b a s i c p r a y e r s , c o m m o n t o t h e C h r i s ­ t i a n c o n t e m p l a t i v e t r a d i t i o n , a f f i r m o u r w i l l i n g n e s s t o b e u n i t e d a n d e n r a p t u r e d i n G o d . A . T h e J e s u s P r a y e r : " L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t , S o n o f G o d , h a v e m e r c y o n m e . " B . " O G o d c o m e t o o u r a i d , O L o r d m a k e h a s t e t o h e l p u s . " C . " M a r a n a t h a , " C o m e L o r d J e s u s c o m e . T h i s i s t h e A r a m a i c p r a y e r w o r d , t a u g h t b y J o h n M a i n , a n d u s e d w i d e l y t o d a y i n t h e C h r i s t i a n c o n t e m p l a t i v e t r a d i t i o n . 9 . H o w c a n w e s t a r t o u t ? M a n y c o n t e m p o ­ r a r y p r a c t i t i o n e r s , l e a n i n g o n t h e i r o w n e x ­ p e r i e n c e , w o u l d u r g e u s t o a c c e p t t h e s i m p l i c i t y o f t h e w a y o u t l i n e d h e r e b y J o h n M a i n . W e k e e p r e t u r n i n g d a i l y t o t h e p r a c t i c e o f t h e r e p e t i t i o n o f t h e m a n t r a ` M a r a n a t h a ` , m e a n i n g " C o m e L o r d C o m e . " M a i n w o u l d h a v e u s r e t u r n t w i c e d a i l y t o t h i s s p e c i f i c p r a y e r p r a c t i c e , m o r n i n g a n d e v e n i n g . 1 0 . J o h n M a i n r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t i n i t i a l l y w e p r a c t i c e t h i s s t y l e o f m e d i t a t i o n f o r 2 0 m i n u t e s o v e r a p e r i o d o f 2 1 d a y s . H e u r g e d u s t o " e n g a g e o u r l i s t e n i n g h e a r t . " M a i n a l s o w a r n e d u s a g a i n s t t r y i n g t o o h a r d . H e w a n t e d u s t o " L e t g o , a n d l e t G o d . " H e u r g e d u s t o k e e p r e t u r n i n g t o t h e p r a c t i c e e v e r y d a y . 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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 8 P a g e 3 D u r i n g t h e 1 9 5 0 s a n d 1 9 6 0 s a s m a n y a s e i g h t b a b i e s a y e a r w e r e p l a c e d w i t h a d o p ­ t i v e p a r e n t s . B u t w i t h t h e c h a n g e i n a t t i ­ t u d e s t o p r e g n a n c y a n d w i t h m o r e f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t a v a i l a b l e f o r p a r e n t s f r o m s o c i e t y i n g e n e r a l w h i c h m e a n t t h a t s i n g l e w o m e n h a d a r e a l c h o i c e i n t h e f u t u r e o f t h e i r c h i l d r e n , t h e m a i n f o c u s o f t h e A g e n c y m o v e d t o t h e p r o v i s i o n o f a d o p t i v e f a m i l i e s f o r o l d e r c h i l ­ d r e n w h o w e r e b e i n g l o o k e d a f t e r b y L o c a l A u t h o r i t y S o c i a l S e r v i c e s D e p a r t m e n t s . T o s u p p o r t t h i s w o r k t h e f i r s t s o c i a l w o r k e r w a s e m p l o y e d d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d w h e n F a t h e r P a t r i c k R e i d y w a s A d m i n i s t r a t o r b e t w e e n 1 9 5 7 a n d 1 9 6 1 . A t t h e s a m e t i m e t h e A g e n c y b e g a n t o c l o s e i t s h o m e s a n d C o l s t o n B a s s e t H a l l w a s c l o s e d a s a c h i l d r e n ’ s h o m e i n 1 9 6 1 . T h i s c l o s u r e w a s f o l l o w e d b y t h e c l o s u r e o f S T J o s e p h ’ s M o t h e r a n d B a b y H o m e i n 1 9 7 6 . H o w e v e r , i n 1 9 7 5 t h e A g e n c y a c q u i r e d S t J o s e p h ’ s i n W e s t B r i d g f o r d w h i c h w a s a d a p t e d t o p r o v i d e e a c h r e s i d e n t w i t h a b e d s i t a n d a s m a l l k i t c h e n s o t h e y o u n g m o t h e r s c o u l d l e a r n i n d e p e n d e n t l i v i n g s k i l l s i n p a r e n t i n g , h o u s e k e e p i n g , e t c . I n o r d e r t h a t t h e y c o u l d l e a r n h o w t o c a r e f o r t h e i r b a b i e s . W i t h t h e c a r e a n d s u p e r v i s i o n o f t h e S i s t e r s o f S t J o s e p h o f P e a c e m a n y y o u n g w o m e n m o v e d o n t o f l a t s o r h o u s e s o n t h e i r o w n w i t h t h e i r b a b i e s . O v e r t h e y e a r s t h e w o r k a t S t J o s e p h ’ s W e s t B r i d g f o r d w a s f u r t h e r d e v e l o p e d t o p r o v i d e a s s e s s m e n t s e r v i c e s f o r y o u n g p a r e n t s a n d c h i l d r e n w h o w e r e c o n s i d e r e d t o b e a t r i s k a n d b e c a m e S t J o s e p h ’ s F a m i l y A s s e s s m e n t U n i t i n 1 9 9 3 . I t p r o v i d e d a s e r v i c e a t t h e v e r y h e a r t o f c h i l d p r o t e c t i o n b e c a u s e t h e C o m m u n i t y C a r e A c t o f 1 9 9 0 g a v e L o c a l A u ­ t h o r i t i e s c l e a r l y d e f i n e d d u t i e s p a r t i c u l a r l y w h e r e c h i l d r e n w e r e a t r i s k . S t J o s e p h ’ s w a s w e l l p l a c e d t o t a k e u p r e f e r r a l s w h e r e a n a s ­ s e s s m e n t r e p o r t w a s r e q u i r e d t o e n a b l e i n ­ f o r m e d p l a n n i n g f o r a c h i l d ’ s f u t u r e o r f o r c o u r t p r o c e e d i n g s . A h i g h l y s k i l l e d t e a m p r o v i d e d m a n y p a r ­ e n t s w i t h t h e h e l p t h e y n e e d e d t o d e v e l o p t h e i r s e l f ­ e s t e e m , t o h e l p t h e m b o n d w i t h a n d c a r e f o r t h e i r c h i l d r e n a n d t o l o o k c a r e ­ f u l l y a t t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p s . A t t h e s a m e i t p r o v i d e d a s a f e e n v i r o n m e n t f o r t h e i r c h i l ­ d r e n t o g e t h e r w i t h c h i l d d e v e l o p m e n t w o r k a n d n u r s e r y f a c i l i t i e s . V o l u n t e e r s o f f e r e d a v a l u a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n , n o t o n l y d r a w i n g o n t h e i r p r o f e s s i o n a l s k i l l s a n d p e r s o n a l e x p e ­ r i e n c e s b u t a l s o p r o v i d i n g w e e k l y s e w i n g a n d h o m e ­ c r a f t s e s s i o n s . J u s t a s S t J o s e p h ’ s w a s a b o u t t o c e l e b r a t e i t s f i f t i e t h y e a r i t h a d t o c l o s e a s L o c a l A u ­ t h o r i t i e s c o u l d n o l o n g e r a f f o r d t h e a s s e s s ­ m e n t f e e s . W e k n o w , h o w e v e r , t h a t t h e i m p a c t o f S t J o s e p h ’ s c o n t i n u e s i n t h e l i v e s o f t h o s e p a r e n t s a n d c h i l d r e n w i t h w h o m t h e S o c i e t y h a s w o r k e d . I n 1 9 7 8 , a t t h e r e q u e s t o f t h e T a m e s i d e M e t r o p o l i t a n A u t h o r i t y n e a r M a n c h e s t e r t h e S o c i e t y w a s a s k e d t o p r o v i d e a r e s i d e n ­ t i a l h o m e i n t h e P e a k D i s t r i c t a n d a g a i n w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e S i s t e r s o f S t J o s e p h o f P e a c e a f a m i l y g r o u p h o m e , K i n d e r L o d g e , w a s p r o v i d e d i n a l a r g e l e a s e d h o u s e i n H a d f i e l d . T h i s C h i l d r e n ’ s H o m e c o n t i n u e d u n t i l 1 9 8 4 w h e n t h e L o c a l A u t h o r i t y d e v e l ­ o p e d i t s o w n s e r v i c e s . T h e A g e n c y b e n e f i t t e d f r o m s e v e r a l c o m ­ m i t t e d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s a p p o i n t e d f o l l o w i n g B i s h o p J a m e s M c G u i n n e s s ’ s a p p o i n t m e n t a s t h e e i g h t h B i s h o p o f N o t t i n g h a m w h n h e s e t a b o u t b u i l d i n g o n t h e w o r k s t a r t e d b y B i s h o p E l l i s . F a t h e r T h o m a s M a l o n e y ( 1 9 7 0 ­ 1 9 7 4 ) , F a t h e r O w e n O ’ N e i l l ( 1 9 7 4 ­ 1 9 8 0 ) a n d C a n o n C h r i s t o p h e r F i s h e r ( 1 9 8 0 ­ 2 0 0 0 ) a l l s e r v e d w i t h g r e a t d i s t i n c t i o n a s A d m i n i s ­ t r a t o r s . S a d l y C a n o n F i s h e r d i e d i n a c a r a c ­ c i d e n t i n t h e c o u r s e o f h i s d u t i e s i n 2 0 0 0 . H e w a s t h e l a s t o r d a i n e d A d m i n i s t r a t o r b e i n g s u c c e e d e d b y M a r g a r e t D i g h t . 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P a g e 4 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 8 T h o u g h t s f r o m E l s t o n H e r m i t a g e . . . . . A s a h e r m i t i t m a y s o u n d o d d t h a t a s I t r a v e l m o s t l y a t w e e k e n d s a r o u n d t h e d i o ­ c e s e p a r i s h i o n e r s a r e i n t r i g u e d a s t o w h y a h e r m i t i s a m o n g t h e m , t h e i m a g e o f a h e r ­ m i t f o r m o s t b e i n g o n e w h o n e v e r l e a v e s h i s o r h e r ‘ h e r m i t a g e ’ a n d o f c o u r s e f o r s o m e h e r m i t s t h i s r e m a i n s t r u e . H o w e v e r I o f t e n s i m p l y e x p l a i n t h e w a y o f l i f e I l i v e a s a m o d e r n 2 1 s t c e n t u r y h e r m i t . I t i s a c h a l ­ l e n g i n g a n d u n i q u e v o c a t i o n a s a c o n t e m ­ p l a t i v e h e r m i t w h o i s n o t e n c l o s e d a l l o f t h e t i m e , b u t d o e s l i v e a l i f e o f s i m p l i c i t y , s e m i s o l i t u d e , e n t i r e l y c o m m i t t e d t o p r a y e r a n d w a l k i n g i n u n i o n i n t e n t l y w i t h G o d b o t h w i t h i n a n d o u t s i d e t h e h e r m i t a g e . T h e g r e a t c o n t e m p l a t i v e m o n k T h o m a s M e r t o n o n c e s a i d t h a t ‘ t h e h e r m i t a g e i s t h e c e n t r e o f t h e w o r l d ’ , I h a v e a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h i s c o n ­ c e p t a n d I a l w a y s s a y s t h a t I t a k e ‘ h e r ­ m i t a g e ’ o u t i n t o t h e w o r l d a n d b r i n g t h e w o r l d b a c k t o t h e ‘ h e r m i t a g e ’ i n p r a y e r . D e ­ s p i t e t h i s t h e i d e a o f h e r m i t a g e l i f e r e s t s u n ­ e a s i l y w i t h m a n y p e o p l e a n d t h e c o n c e p t i s h a r d t o u n d e r s t a n d h o w e v e r m u c h e x p l a n a ­ t i o n i s g i v e n ­ p e o p l e w h o l i v e b u s y l i v e s f i n d p a u s i n g a n d p r a y i n g d i f f i c u l t f o r a f e w m o m e n t s ­ l e t a l o n e t o l i v e a l i f e e n t i r e l y w i t h a n d f o r G o d , t r y i n g t o s a y ‘ Y e s ‘ t o G o d i n a l l t h i n g s . A s w e a p p r o a c h t h e m o n t h o f M a y w e r e c a l l e s p e c i a l l y a n d d e d i c a t e t h i s m o n t h t o M a r y . T h e s p e c i a l c h a r a c t e r o f O u r L a d y w a s o f c o u r s e h e r e n t i r e d e v o t i o n t o G o d H i m ­ s e l f , s h e v a l u e d b e i n g a l t o g e t h e r i n t h e d i ­ r e c t l i n e o f u n i o n w i t h t h e w i l l o f G o d , a n d a s w e t h i n k o f M a r y w e c a n t h i n k o f o n e v e r y s i m p l e , v e r y d i r e c t a n d w o n d e r f u l l y b r a v e i n h e r l o v e o f G o d . I t w a s n o t t o o n e b u s i l y e n g a g e d i n a l l s o r t s o f a c t i v e w o r k , ( a s i m p o r t a n t a s t h i s m a y b e i n o u r l i v e s ) b u t t o o n e h u m b l e a n d w i t h o u t a n y c o n s c i o u s ­ n e s s o f s e l f , i t w a s t o M a r y w h o c o m p l e t e l y o f f e r e d t o d o G o d ’ s w i l l a n d c o o p e r a t e w i t h H i m b y h e r a f f i r m a t i v e Y e s t h a t H e c a m e t o d w e l l w i t h u s . W h a t e v e r v o c a t i o n w e f o l l o w i n t h i s l i f e w h a t G o d a s k s o f u s i s s o m e t h i n g w e c a n a l l g i v e ­ H e a s k s u s t o g i v e o u r s e l v e s . I f o u r w o r l d i s t o b e b r o u g h t i n t o a r i g h t r e l a t i o n ­ s h i p w i t h G o d , i f t h e r e i s t o b e h a r m o n y , p e a c e a n d j u s t i c e , i t w i l l b e b r o u g h t a b o u t b y ‘ s a v i o u r s ’ i n d i v i d u a l s w h o a r e l e a r n i n g t o p r a y a n d b r i n g t h e i r l i v e s i n t o u n i o n w i t h G o d , t h o s e w h o a r e l e a r n i n g t o b e s t i l l a n d t o h e a r , a s T h o m a s a K e m p i s s a i d ‘ ’ t h e t h r o b b i n g w h i s p e r o f t h e L o r d ‘ . T h i s Y e a r o f t h e E u c h a r i s t h o p e f u l l y w i l l e n ­ a b l e u s t o h a v e m a n y o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o s p e n d t i m e i n p r a y e r a n d r e f l e c t i o n t h a t w e m a y f i n d o u r v o c a t i o n s a s ‘ s a v i o u r s ’ o f o u r w o r l d b y o u r ‘ Y e s ’ t o G o d i n M a r y ’ s m o n t h o f M a y . O M a r y t e a c h u s a l w a y s t o s a y Y E S t o t h e L o r d , e v e r y m o m e n t o f o u r l i f e . O M a r y t e a c h u s a l w a y s t o g i v e T H A N K S t o t h e L o r d , e v e r y m o m e n t o f o u r l i f e . F r . R i c h a r d + h . d . n . P r i e s t a n d H e r m i t D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m G r a n d m a D u t y A t t e n d i n g S t a t i o n s o f t h e C r o s s A l l Q u i e t a t H o l y T r i n i t y S c h o o l O n G r a n d m a d u t y t o d a y a n d a t ­ t e n d e d E n g l i s h M a r t y r ’ s P r i m a r y S c h o o l i n L o n g E a t o n t o j o i n s t a f f , s t u d e n t s , p a r e n t s a n d g r a n d p a r e n t s f o r t h e l a s t d a y o f t e r m a n d a m o s t b e a u t i f u l a n d m o v i n g S t a t i o n s o f t h e C r o s s . M r s M a n n i n f o r m e d u s t h a t e a c h c l a s s h a d b e e n p r e p a r i n g a l l w e e k f o r t h e i r ‘ s t a t i o n ’ , e a c h p r e s e n t i n g s o m e v i s u a l t o s h a r e . T h e c h i l d r e n p r o c e s s e d i n t o t h e h a l l s o q u i e t l y a n d p r a y e r f u l l y . A s e a c h S t a t i o n w a s a n n o u n c e d w e r e f l e c t e d o n s c r i p t u r e a n d e a c h c l a s s p r e s e n t e d t h e i r w o r k . T h e c h o i r p e r f o r m e d ‘ S o m e t h i n g i n s i d e s o s t r o n g ’ – b e a u t i f u l l y a n d p o w e r f u l l y s u n g ! W o n d e r f u l i m ­ a g e s w e r e p r e ­ s e n t e d f o r t h e 4 t h S t a t i o n , w h e n J e s u s m e t H i s m o t h e r ; t h e c h i l d r e n h a v i n g w r i t t e n a b o u t t h e q u a l i t i e s o f t h e i r o w n m o t h e r s . W e e n d e d w i t h t h e 1 2 t h S t a t i o n , t h e c h a p l a i n c y t e a m p l a c i n g c a n d l e s o n a n d a r o u n d t h e w o o d e n c r o s s w h i c h w a s p l a c e d i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e h a l l . A m o s t b e a u t i f u l s e r v i c e ! T h a n k y o u e s p e c i a l l y t o t h e C h a p l a i n c y T e a m w h o l e d t h e s e r v i c e a n d a f t e r w a r d s t o l d m e a b o u t t h e i r C A F O D f u n d r a i s i n g a c t i v i t i e s d u r i n g L e n t ; s p o n s o r e d s i l e n c e , s p o n s o r e d r u n , n a i l b a r ! T h e i r e y e s l i t u p w h e n I r e m i n d e d t h e m t h a t a l l t h e i r d o ­ n a t i o n s w o u l d b e d o u b l e d t h i s L e n t , t h a n k s t o U K g o v e r n m e n t ! W h a t a c r e a t i v e i d e a t o e n g a g e w i t h t h e S t a t i o n s o f t h e C r o s s . H o w e a s y i t w o u l d b e t o a d a p t f o r a p a r i s h s e t t i n g ; d i f f e r e n t g r o u p s i n t h e p a r i s h p r e p a r i n g a n d p r e s e n t i n g e a c h S t a t i o n . M a g g i e M a i r u r a I t ’ s g r e a t k e e p i n g u p w i t h o u r C a t h o l i c S c h o o l s t h r o u g h T w i t t e r ! W o n d e r ­ f u l p h o t o s a n d a c t i v i t i e s b e i n g s h a r e d s o w e c a n c e l e b r a t e a n d s a y t h a n k y o u f o r a l l t h e i r h a r d w o r k t h i s L e n t . E s p e c i a l l y a s a l l d o n a t i o n s , u p t o £ 5 m i l l i o n w i l l b e d o u b l e d , y e s d o u b l e d , b y U K g o v e r n m e n t ! ! A n d t h e n a s t r a n g e p h o t o a p p e a r s … … … . . W h a t ’ s t h i s ? W h a t ’ s g o i n g o n h e r e ? h o l y t r i n i t y o f f l i n e A n d t h e n t h e e x p l a n a t i o n … … … … . “ Y o u m i g h t h a v e n o t i c e d t h i n g s w e r e a l i t t l e q u i e t y e s t e r d a y ! T h i s w a s b e c a u s e H o l y T r i n i t y w e n t ‘ p a p e r a n d t e c h n o l o g y f r e e ’ f o r t h e d a y t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r @ C A F O D d u r i n g t h e s e a s o n o f L e n t ! W e h a d a g r e a t d a y ! 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I n a b r i c k ­ l i n e d t o m b a t S t A l b a n ’ s C a t h e ­ d r a l h a v e b e e n f o u n d t h e r e m a i n s o f J o h n o f W h e a t h a m s t e a d , w h o d i e d i n 1 4 6 5 . H e w a s a f o r m e r A b b o t o f S t A l b a n ’ s A b b e y , a n d t h e t o m b h a d b e e n l o s t f o r c e n t u r i e s . I m p o r t a n t a s t h i s f i n d i s , D i r e c t o r o f t h e C a n t e r b u r y A r c h a e o l o g i c a l T r u s t , D r P a u l B e n n e t t , e n ­ t h u s e d t h a t t h r e e p a p a l s e a l s o r b u l l s f r o m l e t t e r s f r o m P o p e M a r t i n V w e r e f o u n d w i t h t h e r e m a i n s . T h e a b b o t w a s g i v e n s p e c i a l p r i v i l e g e s d u r ­ i n g a n a u d i e n c e i n 1 4 2 4 . A m a n o f ‘ l e t t e r s a n d l e a r n i n g ’ w h o w r o t e b o o k s a n d p o e t r y , h e l i v e d a l o n g a n d a c t i v e l i f e . H e w a s a n e x ­ t r e m e l y r e s e r v e d m a n w h o n e v e r t h e l e s s f o u g h t l e g a l b a t t l e s , e v e n o n e a g a i n s t t h e A r c h b i s h o p o f C a n t e r b u r y , s a i d D r B e n n e t t . A l t h o u g h t h e r e a r e o t h e r b u l l s e x t a n t , s u c h a s t h o s e a t C a n t e r b u r y , i t i s u n i q u e t o f i n d t h r e e t o g e t h e r . D r B e n n e t t w i l l b e r e s e a r c h ­ i n g t h e m a t t e r f u r t h e r a t t h e V a t i c a n a r c h i v e s . T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 8 P a g e 5 CN101 A l s o s e r v i n g S c h o o l s , B u s i n e s s a n d H o m e s A l s o s e r v i n g S c h o o l s , B u s i n e s s a n d H o m e s R a r e P a p a l B u l l s f o u n d C o n f e r e n c e t o c e l e b r a t e a l m o s t h a l f a m i l l e n n i u m o f p i o n e e r i n g C a t h o l i c E d u c a t i o n F r L a u r e n c e L e w O . P . S t . G r e g o r y ’ s , S i l e b y , L e i c e s t e r s h i r e F o u r g e n e r a t i o n s o f t h e s a m e f a m i l y a t S u n d a y M a s s P a l m S u n d a y ­ 2 5 t h M a r c h ­ s a w f o u r g e n e r a t i o n s o f t h e s a m e f a m i l y a t S u n d a y M a s s . P a r i s h i o n e r J e a n R i c h a r d s o n p r o u d l y p o s e d w i t h h e r d a u g h t e r , g r a n d d a u g h t e r a n d g r e a t ­ g r a n d d a u g h t e r . T h i s w a s a r a r e a n d v e r y s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n s . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o a l l t h e f a m ­ i l y . 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R a t h e r t h a n s i m p l y p r e s e n t i n g a n i n s t i t u ­ t i o n a l h i s t o r y o f t h e E n g l i s h C o l l e g e , D o u a i , t h e c o n f e r e n c e w i l l p l a c e i t s a c h i e v e m e n t s i n a w i d e r c o n t e x t , h i g h ­ l i g h t i n g h o w t h e c o l l e g e h a s a d a p t e d t o a c h a n g i n g w o r l d w h i l s t p i o n e e r i n g i n n o v a ­ t i v e e d u c a t i o n a l f o r m a t i o n a n d c o n t r i b u t ­ i n g t o C a t h o l i c l i f e . H i s t o r i c , o f t e n o v e r l o o k e d , t h e E n g l i s h C o l l e g e a t D o u a i w a s , n o m i n a l l y , t h e f i r s t p u r p o s e ­ d e s i g n e d s e m i n a r y i n t h e w o r l d f o l l o w i n g t h e C o u n c i l o f T r e n t . I t i n i t i a t e d a m i s s i o n a r y e n d e a v o u r o n t h e w e s t e r n f r i n g e s o f E u r o p e ­ s o m e t h i n g m i r r o r e d b y o t h e r n a t i o n s i n t h e r e g i o n . A s w e l l a s b e i n g p a r t o f t h e w i d e r E u r o ­ p e a n a n d g l o b a l C h u r c h , t h e c o l l e g e w a s a l s o a k e y p a r t o f t h e C a t h o l i c e x i l e m o v e ­ m e n t , i n w h i c h w o m e n f e a t u r e d p r o m i ­ n e n t l y . C o n f e r e n c e F o r m a t T w o s e t s o f p a r a l l e l s e s s i o n s w i l l e n g a g e w i t h f a c e t s o f t h e s e d e v e l o p m e n t s ­ b o t h d u r i n g t h e e x i l e p e r i o d a n d a t U s h a w . T h e c o n f e r e n c e w i l l a l s o c o n s i d e r t h e c h a l ­ l e n g e s f a c i n g s e m i n a r i e s t o d a y a n d i n t o t h e f u t u r e , e x p l o r i n g w a y s i n w h i c h t h e p i ­ o n e e r i n g s p i r i t o f t h e E n g l i s h C o l l e g e a t D o u a i r e m a i n s r e l e v a n t t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y . H E R M I T A G E O F O U R L A D Y & S A I N T B E N E D I C T S t a t u e r e n o v a t i o n / p a i n t i n g u n d e r t a k e n . P l e a s e c o n t a c t F r . R i c h a r d h . d . n . 0 1 6 3 6 5 2 6 9 4 7 h e r m i t a g e . f a t h e r s @ g m a i l . c o m 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. T o a d v e r t i s e T o a d v e r t i s e P h o n e J a n e t P h o n e J a n e t o n o n 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 0 7 9 3 1 8 3 6 9 0 7 0 7 9 3 1 8 3 6 9 0 7

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T h i s r e m a r k a b l e b i o g r a p h y o f T h é r è s e o f L i s i e u x , o n e o f t h e m o s t p o p u l a r C a t h o l i c s a i n t s o f a l l t i m e , w a s c o m m i s s i o n e d b y h e r s i s t e r a n d r e l i g i o u s s u p e r i o r a n d w a s t h e f i r s t p u b l i s h e d i n E n g l i s h i n 1 9 2 8 . M s g r . A u g u s t P i e r r e L a v e i l l e w a s a b l e t o p o r t r a y T h é r è s e , a s w e l l a s h e r p a r e n t s Z é l i e a n d L o u i s w h o w e r e c a n o n i z e d i n 2 0 1 5 , w i t h e x q u i s i t e d e t a i l , h a v i n g i n t e r ­ v i e w e d t h o s e w h o k n e w t h e m b e s t . W h e n t h e a u t o b i o g r a p h y o f t h e l i f e o f T h é r è s e o f L i s i e u x , S t o r y o f a S o u l , w a s f i r s t p u b l i s h e d a y e a r a f t e r h e r d e a t h i n 1 8 9 8 , t h e r e s p o n s e w a s i m m e d i a t e a n d o v e r w h e l m i n g , w i t h t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f c o p i e s o f h e r b o o k s o l d i n j u s t a f e w s h o r t m o n t h s . I t w a s d e c i d e d t h a t a n o f f i c i a l b i ­ o g r a p h y s h o u l d b e w r i t t e n f r o m t h e d o c u ­ m e n t s t h a t h a d b e e n g a t h e r e d o n t h e l i f e o f T h é r è s e M a r t i n , w h o s e c a u s e f o r c a n o n i z a ­ t i o n w a s t a k e n u p w i t h o u t t h e c u s t o m a r y f i f t y y e a r w a i t i n g p e r i o d . F i r s t p u b l i s h e d i n F r e n c h i n 1 9 2 5 , t h e f i r s t E n g l i s h e d i t i o n b e c a m e a v a i l a b l e i n 1 9 2 8 . T h i s e x h a u s t i v e r e c o r d o f t h e l i f e o f o n e o f t h e m o s t b e l o v e d o f a l l C a t h o l i c s a i n t s i n ­ c l u d e s b i o g r a p h i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t h e r p a r e n t s a n d g r a n d p a r e n t s , h e r e a r l y y e a r s a t h o m e , h e r y e a r s i n t h e c l o i s t e r , h e r i l l ­ n e s s a n d d e a t h , a n d i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e m i r a c l e s a t t r i b u t e d t o h e r a f t e r h e r d e a t h , w h e n s h e m a d e g o o d t h e p r o m i s e o n h e r d e a t h b e d t h a t s h e w o u l d “ s p e n d h e r h e a v e n d o i n g g o o d o n e a r t h . ” P a g e 6 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 8 C a s p e r t h e P r o d i g a l C a t ? S i n e a d L o v e , P a r i s h C a t e c h i s t a t S t G e o r g e s C h u r c h , D e r b y r e a l l y h a d a s t o r y t o t e l l t h e c h i l d r e n w h e n t h e y r e t u r n e d t o t h e i r F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n C l a s s a f t e r E a s t e r , h e r f a m i l y c a t t h a t h a d v a n i s h e d f r o m h e r h o m e i n D e r b y o v e r t w o y e a r s a g o h a d b e e n f o u n d s a f e a n d w e l l o v e r 6 4 m i l e s s w a y i n W a k e ­ f i e l d . C a s p e r r a n a w a y d u r i n g a t h u n d e r s t o r m a n d S i n e a d h a d s p e n t m o n t h s o f s e a r c h i n g a n d t h e f a m i l y w e r e l e f t h e a r t b r o ­ k e n a n d a c c e p t e d t h e y w o u l d n e v e r s e e h i m a g a i n . T h e n j u s t a f t e r E a s t e r 2 0 1 8 S i n e a d g o t a p h o n e c a l l f r o m a v e t t o s a y h e h a d b e e n h a n d e d i n a n d h e r d e t a i l s h a d b e e n t r a c k e d d o w n b e c a u s e h e h a d b e e n c h i p p e d . S i n e a d , s a i d : " I g o t a p h o n e c a l l f r o m a v e t o u t o f t h e b l u e , w h e n I w a s b u s y a t w o r k , a s k i n g i f I h a d a c a t c a l l e d C a s p e r b e c a u s e i t h a d j u s t b e e n h a n d e d i n t o t h e v e t s . I s a i d y e s , b u t h e h a d g o n e m i s s i n g t w o a n d ­ a ­ h a l f y e a r s a g o . T h e V e t t o l d m e C a s p e r w a s w i t h t h e m , . I c o u l d n o t b e l i e v e i t . I w a s a b s o ­ l u t e l y a m a z e d a n d o v e r j o y e d ” S i n e a d w a s i n f o r a n o t h e r s u r p r i s e w h e n t h e v e t s t r i e d t o a r r a n g e f o r h e r t o c o l l e c t h i m ­ S i n e a d s a i d : " W h e n t h e y a s k e d m e w h e r e i n t h e c o u n t r y w e w e r e I j u s t ` o h S u n n y H i l l ` . I n e v e r i m a g e d h e c o u l d h a v e g o n e v e r y f a r . S o w h e n t h e y s a i d W a k e f i e l d I w a s f l a b b e r ­ g a s t e d W e h a v e n o i d e a h o w h e g o t t o W a k e f i e l d a n d n e v e r w i l l ” T h e f a m i l y t r a v e l l e d t o W a k e f i e l d t o c o l l e c t h i m a n d S i n e a d s a i d : " H e w a s m y c o m p a n ­ i o n a n d a h u g e p a r t o f o u r f a m i l y l i f e t h e f a m i l y g r i e v e d h i s l o s s , b u t t h a t l o s s h a s t u r n e d t o j o y n o w h e i s b a c k h o m e ” . S o H a s C a s p e r a d j u s t e d t o l i f e b a c k i n D e r b y ? S i n e a d s a i d ” I t l i k e h e h a s n ’ t b e e n a w a y h e r e t u r n e d h o m e a n d s e e m e d t o k n o w e x a c t l y w h e r e h e w a s , h e w e n t t o s l e e p o n h i s f a v o u r i t e c h a i r , w o k e u p a n d w e n t t o t h e k i t c h e n t o s i t b y t h e c u p b o a r d w e u s e d t o k e e p h i s f o o d i n ! a n d i s a s a f f e c t i o n a t e t o u s a s h e a l w a y s w a s . O n a n o t h e r n o t e t h e F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n l e s s o n t h a t w e e k w a s R e c o n c i l i a t i o n a n d t h e r e a d i n g t h e P r o d i g a l S o n , S o i t w a s g o o d t o s h a r e w i t h t h e c h i l ­ d r e n C a s p e r s ’ s t o r y a n d m y f a m i l i e s s a d n e s s o f l o s i n g h i m b u t t h e u n e x p e c t e d J o y o f h i s r e t u r n a n d o u r r e c o n c i l i a t i o n ” A s f o r C a s p e r , h e h a s y e t r e v e a l t h e s e c r e t s o f h i s a d v e n t u r e ! M r s K a r a n O ’ C o n n o r S t G e o r g e s D e r b y , P a r i s h C o r e s p o n d e n t T h e L i f e o f S t . T h é r è s e o f L i s i e u x T h e O r i g i n a l B i o g r a p h y C o m m i s s i o n e d b y H e r S i s t e r A u t h o r : A u g u s t P i e r r e L a v e i l l e F o r e w o r d b y : S u s a n M u t o T r a n s l a t e d b y : M i c h a e l F i t z s i m o n s , O . M . I . P r i c e : $ 1 8 . 9 5 F o r m a t : P a p e r b a c k P a g e s : 4 4 8 T r i m s i z e : 5 . 5 x 8 . 5 i n c h e s I S B N : 9 7 8 ­ 0 ­ 8 7 0 6 1 ­ 3 0 2 ­ 9 I m p r i n t : C h r i s t i a n C l a s s i c s B o o k R e v i e w s S t r e n g t h e n i n g f a m i l y l i f e t h r o u g h f r i e n d s h i p a n d f a i t h 3 x 3 0 + C a t e n i a n s A t t h e M a r c h m e e t i n g o f t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n , D e r b y B r a n c h , t h r e e m e m b e r s r e c e i v e d t h e i r c e r t i f i c a t e s c e l e b r a t i n g o v e r 3 0 y e a r s e a c h a s m e m b e r s . F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t ; E d d i e G r a y , f r o m T h e H o l y F a m i l y P a r i s h , A l l e s t r e e , D e r b y , N o r m a n C o t t r e l l , S t M a r y ’ s P a r i s h , D e r b y a n d J o h n L a w s o n f r o m S t . G e o r g e ’ s P a r i s h , D e r b y . E a c h o n e i n t u r n s a i d t h a t t h e i r C a t e n i a n m e m b e r s h i p h a d b r o u g h t a g r e a t q u a l i t y o f f r i e n d s h i p n o t o n l y f o r t h e m s e l v e s b u t f o r t h e i r w i v e s a l s o . J o h n , i n p a r t i c u l a r , m e n t i o n e d t h e c o m f o r t h e h a d d r a w n f r o m b e i n g a b l e t o m e e t C a t e n i a n s i n h i s b u s i n e s s l i f e a n d s o t o b e a b l e t o w o r k w i t h l i k e ­ m i n d e d p e o p l e K e v i n H u r s t D e r b y C a t e n i a n P u b l i c i t y O f f i c e r O n E a s t e r S u n d a y , t h e p a r i s h o f S t . M a r y ’ s i n B r i g g h e l d i t s t r a ­ d i t i o n a l s h a r e d E a s t e r l u n c h a f t e r M a s s , f o l l o w e d b y t h e E a s t e r e g g h u n t a r o u n d t h e c h u r c h g r o u n d s . E a s t e r e g g h u n t a r o u n d t h e c h u r c h g r o u n d s

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

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

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T h e N a t i o n a l B o a r d o f C a t h o l i c W o m e n ( N B C W ) h a s p u b l i s h e d a r e v i s e d 4 t h E d i ­ t i o n o f ‘ A G u i d e t o t h e A n n u l m e n t P r o c e s s ’ s u p p o r t e d b y t h e M a r r i a g e a n d F a m i l y L i f e O f f i c e a t t h e B i s h o p s ’ C o n f e r e n c e o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s . F i r s t p u b l i s h e d i n 1 9 9 8 , t h e G u i d e s e e k s t o d e ­ m y s t i f y t h e a n n u l m e n t p r o c e s s , m a k i n g i t e a s i e r t o u n d e r s t a n d , a n d h o p e f u l l y l e s s s t r e s s f u l . T h e 4 t h E d i t i o n a l s o t a k e s i n t o a c c o u n t M i t i s I u d e x D o m i n u s I e s u s , ‘ T h e G e n t l e J u d g e , o u r L o r d J e s u s , t h e S h e p h e r d o f S o u l s ’ , t h e d o c u m e n t i s s u e d b y P o p e F r a n ­ c i s i n 2 0 1 5 w h i c h g i v e s a m o r e s t r e a m l i n e d a n d r e a d i l y a c c e s s i b l e w a y o f p r o c e e d i n g i n c a s e s c o n c e r n i n g t h e d e c l a r a t i o n o f t h e n u l l i t y o f a m a r r i a g e . P o p e F r a n c i s ’ e m p h a s i s o n m e r c y i s a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e s e n e w p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h h e l p r e d u c e t h e t i m e t a k e n t o p r o c e s s a c a s e , a n d a s s i s t d i o c e s a n b i s h o p s t o u s e t h e i r j u ­ d i c i a l p o w e r f o r t h e g o o d o f t h o s e i n t h e i r c a r e . 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N B C W i s a C o n s u l t a t i v e b o d y t o t h e B i s h o p s ’ C o n f e r e n c e o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s a n d h a s c o n s u l t a t i v e s t a t u s w i t h t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s ( E C O S O C ) . C o m m e n t i n g o n t h e n e w 4 t h E d i t i o n , N B C W P r e s i d e n t , M r s M a u r e e n M e a t c h e r , s a i d , ` T h e N a ­ t i o n a l B o a r d o f C a t h o l i c W o m e n a c t i v e l y s e e k s t o e n a b l e t h e s p i r i t u a l g r o w t h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f a l l C a t h o l i c w o m e n . A p ­ p l y i n g f o r a n a n n u l m e n t m a y h a v e p r o c e ­ d u r a l a n d e m o t i o n a l d i f f i c u l t i e s f o r s o m e , b u t i t i s a t i m e o f l e a r n i n g a n d u n d e r ­ s t a n d i n g a b o u t t h e m s e l v e s . P o p e F r a n c i s h a s u r g e d u s t o g o o u t t o t h e m a r g i n a l i s e d , s o w e h o p e a n d p r a y t h a t t h i s b o o k l e t w i l l f a c i l i t a t e a h e a l i n g p r o c e s s a n d a f r e s h s t a r t f o r s o m e . ` P r i n t e d v e r s i o n s o f t h e n e w G u i d e a r e a v a i l a b l e t o p u r c h a s e f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l B o a r d o f C a t h o l i c W o m e n p r i c e d a t £ 5 i n ­ c l u d i n g P & P . P l e a s e d o w n l o a d a n o r d e r f o r m a t w w w . n b c w . c o . u k o r w w w . c a t h o l i c f a m i l y . o r g . u k a n d e m a i l t o : n b c w t r e a s u r e r @ g m a i l . c o m . A F R E E e l e c t r o n i c v e r s i o n o f t h e G u i d e i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e t o d o w n l o a d a t w w w . n b c w . c o . u k , w w w . c a t h o l i c f a m i l y . o r g . u k a n d w w w . m a r ­ r i a g e c a r e . o r g . u k D u r i n g o n e o f h i s W e d n e s d a y a d d r e s s e s d u r i n g A p r i l , P o p e F r a n c i s s a i d t h e E u ­ c h a r i s t i s k e y t o l i v i n g a n a u t h e n t i c C h r i s ­ t i a n w i t n e s s , a n d t h a t t h o s e w h o l e a v e M a s s u n c h a n g e d , c o n t i n u i n g t o g o s s i p o r h o l d o n t o u n h o l y h a b i t s , h a v e m i s s e d t h e p o i n t . “ W h i l e t h e M a s s e n d s , t h e c o m m i t m e n t f o r C h r i s t i a n w i t n e s s o p e n s . 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C h r i s t i a n s g o t o M a s s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e p a s s i o n , d e a t h a n d r e s u r r e c t i o n o f t h e L o r d , a n d t o l i v e a s b e t t e r C h r i s t i a n s , ” h e s a i d . “ I f w e l e a v e t h e c h u r c h g o s s i p i n g ” o r t a l k i n g b a d l y a b o u t o t h e r p e o p l e , t h e n “ t h e M a s s d i d n ` t e n t e r i n t o m y h e a r t , b e c a u s e I a m n o t c a p a b l e o f l i v i n g C h r i s t i a n t e s t i ­ m o n y . ” “ E v e r y t i m e I l e a v e M a s s I m u s t l e a v e b e t t e r t h a n I w e n t i n , ” h e s a i d , a d d i n g t h a t t h e E u ­ c h a r i s t s h o u l d l e a v e a p e r s o n w i t h a b e t t e r h e a r t , a b e t t e r s p i r i t a n d “ a s t r o n g e r d e s i r e t o l i v e a s a C h r i s t i a n . ” P o p e F r a n c i s s p o k e t o p i l g r i m s i n a w e t S t . P e t e r ’ s S q u a r e f o r h i s w e e k l y g e n e r a l a u d i ­ e n c e . I t w a s d e d i c a t e d t o h i s l a s t r o u n d o f c a t e c h e s i s o n t h e M a s s . F r a n c i s s a i d t h a t t h e f l o w e r s a d o r n i n g t h e f a c a d e o f S t . P e t e r ’ s B a s i l i c a a r e r e p r e s e n t a ­ t i v e o f t h e j o y a n d h a p p i n e s s t h a t b l o s s o m a f t e r C h r i s t ’ s r e s u r r e c t i o n . H e a s k e d p i l g r i m s t o j o i n h i m i n w i s h i n g r e ­ t i r e d E m e r i t u s P o p e B e n e d i c t X V I w e l l ­ w h o m h e s a i d w a s w a t c h i n g t h e a u d i e n c e o n t e l e v i s i o n a n d t h e P o p e l e d t h e m g i v i n g h i s p r e d e c e s s o r a b i g r o u n d o f a p p l a u s e . I n h i s s p e e c h , t h e P o p e f o c u s e d o n t h e c o n ­ c l u d i n g r i t e o f M a s s , i n w h i c h b e l i e v e r s a r e t o l d t o “ g o i n p e a c e t o l o v e a n d s e r v e t h e L o r d ” . T h e M a s s , p a r t i c u l a r l y w i t h t h i s c o m m i s ­ s i o n , “ f i n d s f u l f i l m e n t i n t h e c o n c r e t e c h o i c e s o n e m a k e s [ a n d ] i n v o l v e s u s f i r s t ­ h a n d i n t h e m y s t e r i e s o f C h r i s t , ” h e s a i d . “ W e c a n ­ n o t f o r g e t t h a t w e c e l ­ e b r a t e t h e E u c h a r i s t t o l e a r n t o b e c o m e E u c h a r i s t i c m e n a n d w o m e n , ” h e s a i d , e x ­ p l a i n i n g t h a t t h i s m e a n s a l ­ l o w i n g C h r i s t t o a c t i n a n d t h r o u g h t h e c h o i c e s o n e m a k e s , t a k i n g o n h i s t h o u g h t s , f e e l i n g s a n d a c t i o n s . S t . P a u l e x p r e s s e s t h i s c l e a r l y w h e n h e s p e a k s o f h i s o w n a s s i m i l a t i o n t o J e s u s , s a y ­ i n g h e n o l o n g e r l i v e s , b u t C h r i s t l i v e s i n h i m , F r a n c i s s a i d , e x p l a i n i n g t h a t t h e a p o s ­ t l e ’ s e x p e r i e n c e “ a l s o i l l u m i n a t e s u s . ” “ I n t h e m e a s u r e i n w h i c h w e m o r t i f y o u r e g o i s m , m e a n i n g w e a l l o w w h a t o p p o s e s t h e G o s p e l a n d t h e l o v e o f J e s u s t o d i e , g r e a t e r s p a c e i s c r e a t e d i n u s f o r t h e p o w e r o f h i s S p i r i t , ” h e s a i d . A n d w h i l e t h e l i t u r g y i s a p r i m e w a y t o g a i n g r e a t u n i t y w i t h J e s u s , F r a n c i s n o t e d t h a t t h e p r e s e n c e o f C h r i s t i n t h e c o n s e c r a t e d b r e a d a n d w i n e “ d o e s n o t e n d w i t h t h e M a s s . ” R a t h e r , t h e E u c h a r i s t i s k e p t i n t h e t a b e r n a ­ c l e i n o r d e r t o g i v e c o m m u n i o n t o t h e s i c k w h o a r e u n a b l e t o a t t e n d M a s s , a n d i t i s a l s o k e p t f o r m o m e n t s o f “ s i l e n t a d o r a t i o n ” t h r o u g h t h e 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 . “ E u c h a r i s t i c w o r s h i p o u t s i d e o f t h e M a s s , w h e t h e r i n p r i v a t e o r i n c o m m u n i t y , h e l p s u s t o r e m a i n i n C h r i s t ” a n d i m i t a t e h i s w o r d s a n d a c t i o n s , F r a n c i s s a i d , a d d i n g t h a t C h r i s t i a n s a r e m e n a n d w o m e n “ w h o a l l o w t h e i r s o u l t o g r o w w i t h t h e s t r e n g t h o f G o d . ” “ N o t t h e s e s m a l l , t i g h t , e g o t i s t i c s o u l s , ” h e s a i d , b u t “ g r e a t s o u l s ” w h o a l l o w t h e m s e l v e s t o g r o w w i t h t h e s t r e n g t h o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t a n d a f t e r b e i n g w a s h e d b y t h e b o d y a n d b l o o d o f C h r i s t . T h e E u c h a r i s t a l s o s e p a r a t e s u s f r o m s i n , h e s a i d , b e c a u s e “ t h e m o r e w e p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e l i f e o f C h r i s t a n d p r o g r e s s i n h i s f r i e n d ­ s h i p , t h e m o r e d i f f i c u l t i t i s t o s e p a r a t e o u r ­ s e l v e s f r o m h i m w i t h m o r t a l s i n . ” C o m m u n i t y i s a l s o a n e s s e n t i a l e l e m e n t o f t h e M a s s , h e s a i d , b e c a u s e t h e E u ­ c h a r i s t “ m a k e s t h e C h u r c h , ” a n d o u g h t t o l e a d t o a n i n ­ c r e a s e d c o m m i t ­ m e n t i n s e r v i c e o f t h e p o o r , w h o b e a r t h e f l e s h o f C h r i s t . P o p e F r a n c i s c l o s e d h i s a u d i e n c e a s k i n g p i l g r i m s t o g i v e t h a n k s t o t h e L o r d “ f o r t h e p a t h o f r e ­ d i s c o v e r i n g t h e h o l y M a s s w h i c h h e h a s g i v e n u s t o w a l k t o ­ g e t h e r , ” a n d p r a y e d t h a t e a c h p e r s o n w o u l d a l l o w t h e m ­ s e l v e s “ t o b e a t ­ t r a c t e d w i t h a r e n e w e d f a i t h t o t h i s r e a l e n c o u n t e r w i t h J e s u s , d i e d a n d r i s e n f o r u s . ” “ M a y o u r l i v e s a l ­ w a y s f l o u r i s h l i k e t h i s , l i k e E a s t e r , w i t h f l o w e r s o f h o p e a n d g o o d w o r k s , t h a t w e a l w a y s f i n d t h e s t r e n g t h f o r t h i s i n t h e E u c h a r i s t , i n u n i o n w i t h J e s u s ” . P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 8 “ GRANTHAM’S ONLY FULLY QUALIFIED AND INDEPENDEDNT FAMILY RUN FUNERAL DIRECTORS “A professional, compassionate & local service” 14, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, NG31 6TS Te l : 0 1 4 7 6 5 9 4 4 2 2 (24hours) email: funerals@rhfd.co.uk www.roberthollandfunerals.co.uk For details of upcoming funerals please visit www.roberthollandfunerals.co.uk/current­funerals F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S H e l p i n g w i t h a l l y o u r n e e d s 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 N e w G u i d e t o M a r r i a g e A n n u l m e n t M i s s i n g t h e p o i n t B y E l i s e H a r r i s

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