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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 9 I S S U E 2 6 9 A U G U S T A U G U S T 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 O r d i n a t i o n o f F r J o n a t h a n W h i t b y ­ S m i t h O n t h e 3 0 t h o f J u n e , 2 0 1 8 , i n S t B a r n a b a s c a t h e d r a l , o u r B i s h o p , M g r . P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y , o r d a i n e d t o t h e p r i e s t h o o d t h e R e v e r e n d J o n a t h a n W h i t b y ­ S m i t h , a d e a c o n a n d C h u r c h s t u d e n t a t t h e s e m i n a r y o f t h e a r c h d i o c e s e o f W e s t m i n i s t e r a t A l l e n H a l l , i n L o n ­ d o n . ( S e e s t o r y o n p a g e 6 ) S t . R a y m o n d N o n n a t u s P a t r o n S a i n t o f p r e g n a n t w o m e n F e a s t d a y 3 1 s t A u g u s t S a t u r d a y t h r o u g h S u n d a y , t h e 7 t h , 8 t h a n d 9 t h o f S e p t e m b e r , 2 0 1 8 L i v e r p o o l C i t y , t h e A C C E c h o A r e n a ( t h e 7 t h a n d 8 t h ) , t h e m e t r o p o l i t a n c a t h e d r a l o f C h r i s t t h e K i n g ( t h e 9 t h ) S u c h e v e n t s d o n o t t a k e p l a c e v e r y o f t e n i n t h e l i f e o f t h e C h u r c h a n d t h e p r e p a r a t i o n s c o n t i n u e t o b e m a d e f o r t h e l a r g e n u m b e r o f v i s i t o r s w h o a r e e x p e c t e d t o v i s i t L i v e r ­ p o o l a c r o s s t h i s w e e k e n d . T h e d i o c e s e i n v i t e y o u , i f y o u h a v e n ` t a l r e a d y a n d w o u l d l i k e t o , t o m a k e a r r a n g e m e n t s t o t r a v e l f r o m y o u r p a r i s h e s t o L i v e r p o o l . T h e A d u l t F o r ­ m a t i o n O f f i c e h a s a r r a n g e d f o r c o a c h e s t o c a r r y p e o p l e a c r o s s f r o m N o t t i n g h a m , L e i c e s t e r a n d D e r b y . T h e f o l ­ l o w i n g i s a p r o g r a m m e s u m m a r y t h a t h a s b e e n c o p i e d o v e r f r o m t h e w e b s i t e o f t h e C o n f e r e n c e o f B i s h o p s o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s , w h i c h c o n t a i n s m u c h m o r e i n f o r ­ m a t i o n . T h e p r o g r a m m e h a s b e e n d i v i d e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e t h r e e d a y s a n d a r r a n g e d a c c o r d i n g l y . c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 9

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July 7 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on The Spirit of the Liturgy . Shared table lunch at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 28 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina starting at 3.00 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by meditation on the Sunday Gospel. September 14 Friday ­ Healing Service led Fr Denis Labartette. Rosary at 7.00 pm followed by Mass, Adoration and prayers for healing. 15 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on Saints for our Complex World. Shared table lunch at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 22 Saturday ­ “Prayer is a constant awareness of God’s loving presence”. Talk by Fr Antonio Belsito. Mass at 10.00 am and talk at 11.00 am. Shared table lunch at 1.00 pm. Please book in advance. All are welcome. 29 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 . A u g u s t 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 S t i l l t h e S a m e P e o p l e A D i o c e s a n D a y f o r p e o p l e i n v o l v e d w i t h d e m e n t i a a n d i t s c a r e A t t h e r e q u e s t o f B i s h o p P a t r i c k , S P A N N E D i s s e e k i n g t o s e t u p a s t r a t e g y i n t h e d i o ­ c e s e t o s u p p o r t p e o p l e l i v i n g w i t h d e m e n t i a a n d t h o s e w h o c a r e f o r t h e m . A b o o k o f t h e a b o v e t i t l e h a s a l r e a d y b e e n p u b l i s h e d a n d i s a v a i l a b l e a t £ 4 ( i n c l u d i n g p o s t a g e ) f r o m S t . P e t e r ’ s P r i o r y , L e i c e s t e r R o a d , H i n c k l e y , L E 1 0 1 L W ( T e l 0 1 4 5 5 6 3 4 4 4 3 ; e m a i l h i n c k ­ l e y p r i o r y @ g m a i l . c o m ) . I t h a s b e e n w e l l r e c e i v e d a n d 1 2 b i s h o p s h a v e w r i t t e n t o t h a n k u s f o r i t . T h e r e w i l l b e a s p e c i a l D i o c e s a n D a y f o r a n y o n e w h o w o u l d l i k e t o b e i n v o l v e d i n t h i s w o r k o r h a s a n y r e a s o n t o t h i n k t h e y m i g h t b e n e f i t f r o m i t a t O u r L a d y o f L o u r ­ d e s P a r i s h C e n t r e , U t t o x e t e r R o a d . , M i c k l e o v e r D E 3 9 G E , o n S a t u r d a y O c t o b e r 6 f r o m 1 1 . 0 0 a m ­ 3 . 0 0 p m . P l e a s e b r i n g a p a c k e d l u n c h . D r i n k s w i l l b e p r o v i d e d . I t w o u l d b e h e l p f u l i f y o u c o u l d l e t u s k n o w i n a d v a n c e i n y o u a r e c o m i n g . N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e S p i r i t u a l i t y N e t w o r k D a y s o f P r a y e r : 2 0 1 8 ­ 1 9 7 O c t 8 D e c 2 M a r 8 J u n D a y s o f P r a y e r : O f f e r i n g d i f f e r e n t w a y s o f p r a y i n g . D e e p e n i n g m y P r a y e r L i f e D a y s t a r t s w i t h c o f f e e a t 1 0 : 0 0 a n d e n d s w i t h a L i t u r g y a t 3 : 0 0 p m S t A l b a n ’ s C h a d d e s d e n , D e r b y , D E 2 1 6 E T 7 O c t o b e r ­ I g n a t i a n P r a y e r 8 D e c e m b e r ­ A d v e n t r e t r e a t 2 M a r c h ­ S i l e n t / C e n t r i n g P r a y e r ) 9 J u n e ­ L e c t i o D i v i n a A n n N e a l e T e l . 0 1 6 2 3 8 1 1 1 4 1 ­ M o b . 0 7 7 3 0 9 5 6 1 5 6 ­ a n n @ p e r k e o . c o . u k O r A n g e l a F a i r b r o t h e r T e l . 0 1 3 3 2 5 4 4 1 4 6 ­ M o b . 0 7 8 1 3 5 8 4 2 1 3 a n g e l a f a i r b r o t h e r 6 9 @ g m a i l . c o m B i s h o p P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y m a d e p a r i s h v i s i ­ t a t i o n t o H o l y T r i n i t y C h u r c h N e w a r k o v e r t h e w e e k e n d o f J u n e 9 t h & 1 0 t h J u n e t h i s y e a r a n d c e l e b r a t e d t h e S a c r a m e n t o f C o n ­ f i r m a t i o n d u r i n g 1 0 . 0 0 a m M a s s o n J u n e 1 0 t h . P e o p l e v e r y m u c h e n j o y e d m e e t i n g t h e i r b i s h o p w h o p r o m i s e d t o v i s i t a l l a r e a s o f p a r i s h l i f e d u r i n g h i s n e x t v i s i t a t i o n . P a r i s h v i s i t a t i o n t o H o l y T r i n i t y C h u r c h N e w a r k 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 . T e l : 0 1 6 3 6 5 2 6 9 4 7 e m a i l : h e r m i t a g e . f a t h e r s @ g m a i l . c o m

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

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P a g e 5 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 The Cabin Car Mk2 is the most advanced Mobility Scooter in the world! Featuring reversing camera, USB Charging ports and full internal heater, it really does have all the creature comforts of a car! The soft suspension and long range batteries keep it going for hours, and the familiar digital dashboard makes driving simple! INTEREST FREE CREDIT New or Reconditioned Stairlifts 365 Day Local Service & Support B UY NOW AND PAY IN SMALL AFFORDABLE PAYMENTS Canon Car MK2 B K N I G H T S O F S T C O L U M B A SERVE GOD BY SERV I N G O T H E RS We b s i t e : www. k s c. o r g . u k F a c e b o o k : www.f a c e b o o k .c o m / K o f SC T h e R o T Th T he T he T he R T he Ro s a r y T he Ros T he Rosa T he Rosar T he Rosary A C H A I N O F P R A Y E R L e t u s t o g e t h e r l i nk c o m m un i t i e s a n d c o u n t r i e s , a s w i t ne s s e s t o t he C a t h o l i c F a i t h , t o p r o t e c t t h e s a n c t i t y o f l i fe , i n c o m b a t i ng a b o r t i o n a n d e u t h a n a s i a t h r o u gh t h e R o s a r y a n d w i t h 1 0 d a y s o f p r a y er. F r o m The F e a s t D a y o f t h e T r a n s f i gu r a t i on o f t h e L ord M o n d a y , 6 t h A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 T o T h e A s s umpt i o n of T h e B l e s s e d V i r g in Ma r y ( S o l e mn i t y) We d n e s d a y , 1 5 t h A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 — — — — — — — — — ­ o 0 o — — — — — — — — — ­ Wa t c h t h e C h a i n o f Pra y e r l e n g t h e n o n t h e KSC N a t i o n a l w e b s i t e a n d K S C F a c e b ook p ag e . Co n t a c t Name : Co n t a c t d e t a i ls : V e n u e : Time : A n I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a s s a t O u r L a d y o f P e r p e t u a l S u c c o u r , B u l w e l l O n t h e 2 4 t h o f J u n e , a t t h e p a r i s h o f O u r L a d y o f P e r p e t u a l S u c c o u r , B u l w e l l , F r . J o h n M a r t i n o f f e r e d M a s s f o r a c o n g r e g a t i o n w i t h v a r i o u s c u l t u r a l b a c k g r o u n d s . T h e a b o v e a r e s o m e o f t h e p i c t u r e s p r e s e n t e d b y t h e p a r i s h f o r m o r e p i c t u r e s s e e t h e i r w e b s i t e .

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

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

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A f t e r B e n e d i c t i o n b a c k i n t h e c h u r c h w e a l l e n j o y e d t e a , c o p i o u s c o l d d r i n k s – i t w a s b l i s t e r i n g l y h o t – a n d c a k e s i n t h e c h u r c h h a l l . F a t h e r E d d y s h a r e d h i s b i r t h d a y c a k e w i t h u s w h i c h w a s d e l i c i o u s , s u p p l e m e n t e d b y d o u g h n u t s a n d c h o c o l a t e r o l l s . A w o n d e r f u l c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e E u c h a r i s t ! S t P e t e r a n d S t P a u l ’ s C h u r c h , L i n c o l n c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 I . T h e A d o r e m u s S y m p o s i u m ( F r i d a y t h e 7 t h o f S e p t e m b e r ) 1 0 : 0 0 ­ 1 0 : 3 0 A r r i v a l a n d C o f f e e 1 0 : 3 0 ­ 1 1 : 0 0 W e l c o m e & O p e n i n g P r a y e r : t h e M o s t R e v . A r c h b i s h o p M a l c o l m M c M a h o n O P a n d H i s G r a c e t h e A p o s t o l i c N u n c i o t o G r e a t B r i t a i n . 1 1 : 0 0 ­ 1 1 : 4 5 K e y n o t e 1 : T h e S c r i p t u r a l C o n t e x t , b y t h e R e v . C a n o n M e r v y n T o w e r , P a r i s h P r i e s t , C o r p u s C h r i s t i , O x f o r d 1 2 : 0 0 ­ 1 2 : 4 5 K e y n o t e 2 : T h e E u c h a r i s t i n t h e l i f e o f t h e C h u r c h , b y t h e R e v . C a n o n D a v i d J O a k l e y , R e c t o r o f S t M a r y ’ s C o l l e g e , O s c o t t 1 2 : 5 0 ­ 1 3 : 3 5 K e y n o t e 3 : T e a c h i n g t h e E u c h a r i s t , b y S r . 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B i s h o p R o b e r t B a r r o n , a u x i l i a r y b i s h o p o f t h e A r c h d i o c e s e o f L o s A n g e l e s 1 4 : 3 0 E x p l o r i n g t h e t h e m e s o f t h e c o n g r e s s w i t h D r a m a , T e s t i m o n y a n d P r e s e n t a t i o n s 1 6 : 0 0 E x p o s i t i o n a n d B e n e d i c t i o n w i t h E v e n i n g P r a y e r o f C o r p u s C h r i s t i t o i n c l u d e a r e f l e c t i o n f r o m H i s E m m i n e n c e t h e M o s t R e v . C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s , A r c h b i s h o p o f W e s t m i n s t e r a n d P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C a t h o l i c 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 & W a l e s 1 7 : 0 0 F i n i s h I I I . T h e A d o r e m u s P i l g r i m a g e ( S u n d a y t h e 9 t h o f S e p t e m b e r ) 9 : 3 0 S o l e m n M a s s ; c e l e b r a n t : t h e M o s t R e v . A r c h b i s h o p M a l c o l m M c M a h o n O P 1 1 : 3 0 S o l e m n M a s s ; c e l e b r a n t : H i s E m i ­ n e n c e t h e M o s t R e v . C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s ; p r e a c h e r : t h e M o s t R e v . A r c h ­ b i s h o p M a l c o l m M c M a h o n O P 1 3 : 0 0 O u t d o o r E u c h a r i s t i c P r o c e s s i o n 1 4 : 4 5 B e n e d i c t i o n 1 5 : 0 0 F i n i s h T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 P a g e 9 » D i r e ct ights f ro m v ariou s a irport s i n t h e U K » Full y e scorted w i th p rof e s sional g u i d e s » S p e c ial i n c entives f or g r o u p b ooki n g s b a s e d o n g rou p n umbers » Profess i o n a l h e l p i n g rou p o rganising , m a n a gement a n d b ook i n g p rocess » Free pro m o t i o n a l materi a l s t o a ssis t y ou r t ours » F u l l y bonde d & l icensed t r a v e l o p e r a ti o n f or your full nancial protection ORGAN I S E Y OUR G R OUP P IL G R IMA G E I N T H E F OOTSTEP S O F S T . 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T h e y m e e t 2 6 t i m e s a y e a r f o r 9 0 m i n u t e s o n S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g s f r o m 9 . 3 0 ­ 1 1 a m i n t h e U p p e r R o o m a d j a c e n t t o S t P e t e r ’ s C h u r c h H a l l i n W e s t H o l m e S t r e e t , L e i c e s ­ t e r . I n p r a c t i c e t h i s m e a n s t h a t a l l p a r t i c i ­ p a n t s l i v e i n L e i c e s t e r s h i r e . T h e i n s p i r a t i o n f o r t h e S h a r i n g c o m e s f r o m t h e A c t s o f t h e A p o s t l e 2 : 4 2 w h e r e w e r e a d t h a t t h e f i r s t d i s c i p l e s ‘ d e v o t e d t h e m ­ s e l v e s t o T h e T e a c h i n g a n d C o m p a n y o f t h e A p o s t l e s ’ . I f w e a r e r i g h t i n s u s p e c t i n g t h a t t h e S p i r i t i s b e h i n d o u r w o r k , a n d o t h e r s f e e l t h e s a m e w a y , e v e n t u a l l y t h e r e c o u l d b e t w e l v e s u c h g r o u p s i n L e i c e s t e r s h i r e , p l a y i n g a v i t a l p a r t i n t h e r e n e w a l o f o u r C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y . T h e c o r e a c t i v i t y o f t h e m e e t i n g i s a n e n ­ c o u n t e r w i t h t h e G o s p e l r e a d i n g o f t h e u p ­ c o m i n g S u n d a y a c c o r d i n g t o a m e t h o d k n o w n a s t h e S e v e r n S t e p s . I t i s a c o l l e c ­ t i v e f o r m o f L e c t i a D i v i n a . T h e k e y t o t h e e d u c a t i o n a l m e t h o d o l o g y o f t h e g r o u p i s i t s s t r e s s o n l e a r n i n g i n p a i r s , w h i c h w e h a v e b o r r o w e d f r o m t h e w o r k i n g o f t h e o r t h o d o x J e w i s h Y e s h i v a s . T h i s g i v e s e v e r y p a r t i c i p a n t a m a i n l e a r n ­ i n g p a r t n e r , b u t t h e r e a r e a l s o a r r a n g e ­ m e n t s i n w h i c h w e l e a r n f r o m a m o r e a d v a n c e d s t u d e n t , o r t o g i v e h e l p t o a b e ­ g i n n e r . T h e U p p e r R o o m w e m e e t i n i s v e r y s u i t ­ a b l e f o r t h e p u r p o s e a n d i s b e g i n n i n g t o f e e l l i k e h o m e . A g o o d l i b r a r y i s b e i n g b u i l t u p . W e a r e n e t w o r k e d w i t h t h e S c r i p t u r e U n i t o f t h e C a t h o l i c B i s h o p s ’ C o n f e r e n c e a n d t h e i r S e c r e t a r y w i l l v i s i t u s i n S e p t e m ­ b e r . T h e a n n u a l p r o g r a m m e i n c l u d e s a M a s s , a D i n n e r , a P i l g r i m a g e , a n O u t i n g a n d t h e v i s i t s o f e m i n e n t B i b l i c i s t s . T h e s h a r i n g i s p a r t i c u l a r l y s u i t a b l e f o r r e ­ t i r e d p r i e s t s , d e a c o n s , r e a d e r s , E u c h a r i s t i c m i n i s t e r s a n d n e o p h y t e s . Y o u n g p e o p l e a r e v e r y w e l c o m e . T h e e t h o s i s v e r y d e m o ­ c r a t i c . N e w c o m e r s c o m m i t t o s e v e n m e e t i n g s , a f t e r w h i c h w e c a n d e c i d e w h e t h e r t o g o f u r t h e r . O u r p a t r o n S t H u g h o f L i n c o l n c o u l d c o m ­ p l e t e a n y v e r s e i n t h e b i b l e i f y o u g a v e h i m t h e f i r s t w o r d s ! O u r l o g o i s a f i g t r e e , i n w h o s e w e l c o m e s h a d e t h e s c r i p t u r e s w e r e t r a d i t i o n a l l y s t u d i e d . F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e c o n t a c t A n t h o n y P a t e m a n o n 0 7 8 8 4 0 1 1 2 6 1 o r e m a i l a . p a t e m a n @ t a l k t a l k . n e t

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

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O B E R A M M E R G A U & T H E C A S T L E S A N D L A K E S O F B A V A R I A 2 0 2 0 8 D A Y S F R O M £ 2 , 5 9 5 • Full y e scorte d b y a U K T ou r M anage r f ro m s t art t o f in i s h • Exclusiv e m eetin g p oin t a t o u r d edicate d Departur e O ffic e i n S t P ancras • Al l r ai l t rave l t hroughout • 7 n ights ’ h ote l a ccommodatio n i ncludin g 1 o u t b o u n d o v e r n ight s tay i n S t u t tgart, 4 n ight s a t t h e 4 ­Sta r S chlosskron e i n Füssen , 1 n ight s a t a 5 ­Sta r h ote l i n o r aroun d O berammerga u a n d a 1 n ight i n b o u n d s tay i n N ur e m b u rg • 12 m ea l s i ncluding 7 b re a k fasts a n d 5 d in n e r s • To p c ategor y t icket s t o a p erformanc e o f th e O berammerga u P assio n P lay • Neuschwanstein a n d H o h e n schwangau • Journe y o n t h e Z ugspitz e R ailwa y t o t he s u mmit o f t he Z u g s pitze O n e o f m o s t i c o n i c P a s s i o n P l a y s i n t h e w o r l d , p e r f o r m e d o v e r o n e s u m m e r e v e r y d e c a d e , t h e O b e r a m m e r g a u P a s s i o n P l a y i s a m a g n i f i c e n t s i g h t t o b e h o l d . T a k e i n t h i s f a n t a s t i c s p e c t a c l e a l o n g w i t h t h e m y s t e r i o u s c a s t l e s a n d f o r b i d d e n f o r e s t s o f B a v a r i a . I T I N E R A R Y D a y s 1 ­ 2 . L o n d o n t o F ü s s e n . W e m e e t a t o u r d e d i c a t e d D e p a r t u r e O f f i c e a t S t P a n c r a s , w h e r e w e t r a v e l b y E u r o s t a r t o P a r i s i n S t a n d a r d P r e m i e r C l a s s . W e c o n t i n u e t o S t u t t g a r t b y F i r s t C l a s s r a i l w h e r e w e o v e r n i g h t . D a y 2 s e e s u s t r a v e l t o t h e p i c t u r e b o o k v i l l a g e o f F ü s s e n o n G e r m a n y ’ s R o m a n t i c R o a d , w h e r e w e s t a y f o r f o u r n i g h t s . D a y 3 . T h e Z u g s p i t z e R a i l w a y . T o d a y w e e n j o y a n e n t h r a l l i n g j o u r n e y o n t h e Z u g s p i t z e R a i l w a y ( S t a n d a r d C l a s s ) w h i c h m a k e s t h e j o u r n e y t o t h e s u m m i t o f Z u g s p i t z e , t h e h i g h e s t m o u n t a i n i n G e r m a n y . T r a w l i n g t h r o u g h p i n e t r e e s a n d f o o t h i l l s , t h e d e l i g h t f u l c a r r i a g e s o f f e r b r e a t h t a k i n g v i e w s o f t h e Z u g s p i t z e m o u n t a i n r a n g e . T h e f i n a l l e g s e e s u s t a k e a c a b l e c a r t o t h e v e r y t o p , w h e r e w e h a v e f r e e t i m e . D a y s 4 ­ 6 . N e u s c h w a n s t e i n a n d H o h e n s c h w a n g a u C a s t l e s . O u r e x c u r s i o n t o d a y t a k e s u s t o t h e g l o r i o u s N e u s c h w a n s t e i n C a s t l e . T h i s f a n t a s t i c f o r t r e s s i s a s t u n n i n g s i g h t , a n d i s f a m o u s l y t h e i n s p i r a t i o n f o r D i s n e y ’ s ‘ S l e e p i n g B e a u t y ’ c a s t l e . W e a l s o v i s i t t h e d e l i g h t f u l h o n e y c o l o u r e d c a s t l e o f H o h e n s c h w a n g a u i n t h e p r e t t y v i l l a g e o f t h e s a m e n a m e . D a y 5 i s a t l e i s u r e t o e n j o y t h e c h a r m s o f t h e q u i n t e s s e n t i a l l y B a v a r i a n F ü s s e n . D a y 6 . T h e O b e r a m m e r g a u P a s s i o n P l a y . T h i s m o r n i n g , w e t r a v e l t o O b e r a m m e r g a u w h e r e w e c h e c k i n t o o u r h o t e l . T o d a y i s t h e u n d i s p u t e d h i g h l i g h t o f o u r t o u r ­ t h e O b e r a m m e r g a u P a s s i o n P l a y , a n d o u r t o p t i e r t i c k e t s g r a n t u s s o m e o f t h e b e s t s e a t s i n t h e h o u s e . T h i s e x t r a o r d i n a r y o n c e ­ a ­ d e c a d e e v e n t d a t e s b a c k t o t h e 1 7 t h c e n t u r y , a n d i s r u n b y t h e r e s i d e n t s o f t h e v i l l a g e s w i t h a c a s t a n d c r e w o f o v e r 2 , 0 0 0 . T h e p r o d u c t i o n c o v e r s t h e P a s s i o n o f J e s u s C h r i s t a n d i s f a m o u s f o r i t s s c a l e , h i s t o r y a n d q u a l i t y . A n e n o r m o u s a m o u n t o f w o r k g o e s i n t o e a c h p r o d u c t i o n , w h i c h a m y r i a d o f f a n t a s t i c p r o p s , c o s t u m e s a n d b a c k d r o p s . T h e p l a y i s s p l i t i n t o t w o t h r e e ­ h o u r h a l v e s , w i t h a t w o ­ h o u r b r e a k i n w h i c h w e e n j o y a s p e c i a l d i n n e r . D a y s 7 ­ 8 . N u r e m b e r g . L e a v i n g O b e r a m m e r g a u t h i s m o r n i n g , w e t r a v e l b y r a i l ( S t a n d a r d C l a s s ) t o M u n i c h , a n d c o n t i n u e t o N u r e m b e r g , w h e r e o v e r n i g h t . O n D a y 8 , w e t r a v e l i n F i r s t C l a s s t o F r a n k f u r t b e f o r e c o n n e c t i n g w i t h t h e E u r o s t a r b a c k t o L o n d o n v i a P a r i s . B O O K N O W o r r e q u e s t a f r e e b r o c h u r e 0 1 9 0 4 7 3 0 9 3 7 O u r U K t o u r a d v i s o r s a r e h e r e 7 d a y s a w e e k w w w . G r e a t R a i l . c o m / B A E T h i s t o u r m a y b e s u i t a b l e f o r r e d u c e d m o b i l i t y p a s s e n g e r s . B o o k w i t h 1 0 0 % c o n f i d e n c e , f l i g h t ­ i n c l u s i v e h o l i d a y s a r e A T O L o r A B T O T p r o t e c t e d , n o n f l i g h t ­ i n c l u s i v e h o l i d a y s a r e p r o t e c t e d b y A B T O T . D a t e s a n d p r i c e s a r e s u b j e c t t o a v a i l a b i l i t y . P r i c e s s h o w n a r e p e r p e r s o n , b a s e d o n 2 p e o p l e s h a r i n g . P r i c e s m a y c h a n g e p r i o r t o a n d a f t e r p u b l i c a t i o n . I t i n e r a r y m a y d i f f e r d e p e n d i n g o n t h e d e p a r t u r e d a t e y o u c h o o s e . † B o o k o n o r b e f o r e 3 1 s t O c t o b e r 2 0 1 8 a n d s a v e £ 1 0 0 p e r p e r s o n o n t h i s t o u r . T h e e a r l y b o o k i n g d i s c o u n t v a r i e s d e p e n d i n g o n t h e p r i c e o f t h e d e p a r t u r e . P r i c e s d o n o t i n c l u d e t h e d i s c o u n t . T e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s a p p l y . P l e a s e c a l l f o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s . C a l l s w i l l b e r e c o r d e d . W H A T ’ S I N C L U D E D O N Y O U R T O U R D E P A R T U R E S G REAT R AIL J OURNEYS E A R L Y B O O K I N G O F F E R S A V E £ 1 0 0 P P † G E R M A N Y A U S T R I A S t u t t g a r t F R O M P A R I S T O L O N D O N V I A N U R E M B E R G F ü s s e n F ü s s e n N e u s c h w a n s t e i n C a s t l e G a r m i s c h P a r t e n k i r c h e n O b e r a m m e r g a u O b e r a m m e r g a u E i b s e e 1 1 4 F R A N C E B y R a i l B y C o a c h N i g h t s i n h o t e l 1 1 1 2 , 1 9 M A Y 2 0 £ 2 , 5 9 5 7 , 2 1 J U N 2 0 S O L D O U T 3 0 J U N 2 0 £ 2 , 6 9 5 1 2 J U L 2 0 S O L D O U T 1 9 J U L 2 0 £ 2 , 7 4 5 9 A U G 2 0 £ 2 , 7 4 5 6 S E P 2 0 £ 2 , 7 4 5 1 3 S E P 2 0 S O L D O U T 2 0 S E P 2 0 £ 2 , 6 9 5 2 8 S E P 2 0 £ 2 , 5 9 5 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 P a g e 1 1 A u t h o r J u l i a n S e d g ­ w i c k t o l d b u d d i n g w r i t e r s a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y ‘ d o n ’ t e v e r g i v e u p ’ d u r i n g a n i n s p i r a ­ t i o n a l t a l k . M r S e d g w i c k s p o k e t o Y e a r 7 s t u d e n t s b e f o r e a n s w e r i n g q u e s t i o n s , s i g n i n g b o o k s a n d r u n n i n g w o r k s h o p s . H e t a l k e d a b o u t h i s c h i l d h o o d a n d h o w h e o v e r c a m e a n u n ­ h a p p y t i m e a t a n a l l b o y s ’ b o a r d i n g s c h o o l a n d h o w r e a d i n g w a s a f o r m o f e s c a p i s m f o r h i m . A f t e r b e i n g a s k e d w h a t t i p s h e h a d f o r b u d ­ d i n g w r i t e r s , h e s a i d : “ D o n ’ t g i v e u p , m a k e s u r e y o u w r i t e s o m e t h i n g t o t h e e n d a n d a l ­ w a y s h a v e a n o t e b o o k w i t h y o u s o t h a t y o u c a n w r i t e d o w n e v e r y t h i n g y o u s e e ; i t ’ s l i k e b e i n g a p r o f e s s i o n a l s p y a n d s o m e t i m e s t h e b a d s t u f f t h a t h a p p e n s t o y o u c a n b e t h e b e s t t h i n g t h a t y o u w r i t e a b o u t . ” M r S e d g w i c k h a s a l i f e l o n g i n t e r e s t i n t h e a r t s a n d c u l t u r e o f C h i n a a n d J a p a n w h i c h h a s i n f l u e n c e d m u c h o f h i s w o r k , a s h a s h i s f a s c i n a t i o n w i t h p e r f o r m a n c e , s t r e e t a r t a n d t h e c i r c u s . T h e o p e n i n g b o o k i n h i s n e w t r i l o g y ‘ G h o s t s o f S h a n g h a i ’ w a s p u b l i s h e d i n 2 0 1 5 . T h e s e ­ q u e l ‘ S h a d o w o f t h e Y a n g t z e ’ f o l l o w e d i n 2 0 1 6 a n d t h e t r i l o g y c o n c l u d e s w i t h ‘ T h e P a l e R e v e n a n t ’ . D r T r a c e y B u r r e l l , L i b r a r i a n a n d L e a r n i n g C e n t r e M a n a g e r a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C V A , s a i d : “ J u l i a n w a s e x c e l l e n t a t e n g a g i n g a n a u d i e n c e a n d b u i l d i n g u p t e n s i o n t h r o u g h h i s s t o r y t e l l i n g a n d p e r f o r m a n c e . I t w a s i n ­ t e r e s t i n g t o h e a r a b o u t t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d o b s t a c l e s t h a t h a v e t o b e o v e r c o m e t o b e a s u c c e s s f u l w r i t e r , a n d I ’ m s u r e t h e s t u d e n t s ’ l e a r n t t h a t t o r e a l i s e y o u r d r e a m r e q u i r e s h a r d w o r k a n d p e r s e v e r a n c e . J u l i a n s i g n e d l o t s o f c o p i e s o f h i s b o o k , w h i c h w i l l b e a p e r m a n e n t r e m i n d e r o f a s p e c i a l e x p e r i e n c e w h i l s t a l s o r e i n f o r c i n g t h e m e s s a g e a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f r e a d i n g . ” S t u d e n t A z a m i R e i d d e s c r i b e d t h e w o r k ­ s h o p a s “ d i f f e r e n t , s p e c t a c u l a r a n d i n s p i r ­ i n g . ” S t u d e n t B e r n a d e t t e M e l i n d o s a i d : “ I t w a s f u n a n d I l e a r n t a b o u t t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s t h a t f a c e a w r i t e r . ” D o n ’ t e v e r g i v e u p N a t i o n a l R e c o g n i t i o n f o r J e s s i c a J e s s i c a M o o d y , a Y e a r 1 2 s t u d e n t a t O u r L a d y ’ s C o n v e n t S c h o o l , i s a n a m e t o w a t c h f o r t h e f u t u r e . S h e h a s r e c e n t l y a d d e d t o h e r g r o w i n g r e c o r d o f a r t i s t i c a c c o l a d e s b y s c o o p i n g f i r s t p l a c e i n a n a t i o n a l a r t c o m ­ p e t i t i o n . I n 2 0 1 5 J e s s i c a d r e w o n e o f t h e s h o r t l i s t e d d e s i g n s f o r t h e n e w 1 2 s i d e d p o u n d c o i n a n d e a r l i e r t h i s y e a r h e r w o r k ‘ L u c y ’ w a s s u b m i t t e d t o t h e I S A A r t C o m p e t i t i o n w h e r e s h e w a s a w a r d e d f i r s t p l a c e i n t h e K e y S t a g e 4 c a t e g o r y a n d N a t i o n a l W i n n e r o f K e y s t a g e 4 D r a w i n g . T h e S c h o o l h a s s i n c e h e a r d t h a t h e r p i e c e ‘ L u c y ’ w a s a w a r d e d t h e n a t i o n a l f i r s t p r i z e f o r b e s t p i e c e o f a r t i n a n y c a t e g o r y i n t h e I n d e p e n d e n t S c h o o l s A s s o c i a t i o n A n n u a l A r t C o m p e t i t i o n . A n o u t s t a n d i n g a c h i e v e ­ m e n t . H e r w i n n i n g p i e c e w a s d r a w n u s i n g p e n c i l c r a y o n s f r o m a p h o t o g r a p h o f h e r d o g ‘ L u c y ’ a n d i l l u s t r a t e s a r e a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f h e r s u b j e c t a n d c h o s e n m e d i u m .

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P a g e 1 2 S T J OHN F ISHER C ATHOLIC V OLUNTARY A CADEMY A LVASTON S TREET , A LVASTON , D E RBY DE24 0PA L EADERSHIP T EAM : P. A CKERS , J. G RATTIDGE , C. E NDSOR , P. H ARLOW T ELEPHONE 01332 572154 S Hastings Street, Loughborough LE11 5AX Headteacher Miss P Jordan Telephone 01509 212621 St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 T h e 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 T h e 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 s e r e n a d e d s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s c h o o l d a y t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r c h a r i t y . J o a n M c C a r t h y t o o k r e q u e s t s a n d s a n g t u n e s r a n g i n g f r o m p o p t o r o c k a s s t u d e n t s f i l e d i n t o l e s s o n s , d u r i n g t h e m o r n i n g ’ s A c t o f W o r s h i p , a n d a t b r e a k a n d l u n c h t i m e . S h e d e c i d e d t o r u n t h e S i n g a t h o n o n a n o n ­ u n i f o r m d a y h e l d t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r M e l l o n E d u c a t e , a c h a r i t y t h a t h e l p s t o b u i l d s c h o o l s a n d i m p r o v e e d u c a t i o n f o r A f r i c a n c h i l d r e n . M r s M c C a r t h y i s a i m i n g t o r a i s e £ 2 , 0 0 0 a h e a d o f a t r i p 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 d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r t o w o r k i n s c h o o l s , w h e n s h e w i l l b e 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 . S h e s a i d : “ I t h o u g h t t h a t t h e S i n g a t h o n w o u l d b e a b i t o f f u n f o r t h e s t u d e n t s , e s p e ­ c i a l l y w i t h a l l t h e b a d n e w s t h e r e h a s b e e n r e c e n t l y . I a l s o t h o u g h t I c o u l d r a i s e m o n e y a n d a w a r e n e s s o f M e l l o n E d u c a t e a t t h e s a m e t i m e . I s a n g d u r i n g o u r A c t o f W o r s h i p a n d I e n c o u r a g e d s t u d e n t s i n t o l e s s o n s b y s i n g i n g t o t h e m , I ’ m n o t s u r e h o w m u c h t h e y e n j o y e d i t b u t t h e y c e r t a i n l y m o v e d a b i t q u i c k e r t h a n u s u a l . “ M r s M c C a r t h y f l i e s o u t t o S o u t h A f r i c a o n J u l y 2 9 t h f o r t w o w e e k s a n d w i l l b e b a s e d i n a s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l c a l l e d S i l v e r l a n d s . S h e s a i d : “ M e l l o n E d u c a t e s t a r t e d o u t b y b u i l d i n g h o m e s i n t o w n s h i p s i n A f r i c a a n d h a s m o v e d i n t o b u i l d i n g s c h o o l s a n d t h e y n e e d t e a c h e r s t o g o o u t a n d h e l p w i t h t h e r u n n i n g o f t h e s c h o o l s . “ H o p e f u l l y w e c a n s h a r e i d e a s . I d o n ’ t r e a l l y k n o w w h a t t o e x p e c t b u t I ’ m l o o k i n g f o r ­ w a r d t o i t a n d I ’ l l b e a b l e t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e i r e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m a n d b r i n g t h a t b a c k t o o u r c h i l d r e n a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n . “ I t h i n k a t r i p l i k e t h i s w i l l s h o w h o w l u c k y w e a r e a n d I ’ m h o p i n g t o e s t a b l i s h l i n k s w i t h t h e s c h o o l a n d l e a r n f r o m t h e m . ” 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 . T o s u p p o r t M r s M c C a r t h y p l e a s e v i s i t 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 1 t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r c h a r i t y . J o a n M c C a r t h y t o o k r e q u e s t s a n d s a n g t u n e s r a n g i n g f r o m p o p t o r o c k a s s t u d e n t s f i l e d i n t o l e s s o n s , d u r i n g t h e m o r n ­ i n g ’ s A c t o f W o r s h i p , a n d a t b r e a k a n d l u n c h t i m e . S h e d e c i d e d t o r u n t h e S i n ­ g a t h o n o n a n o n ­ u n i f o r m d a y h e l d t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r M e l l o n E d u c a t e , a c h a r i t y t h a t h e l p s t o b u i l d s c h o o l s a n d i m p r o v e e d u c a t i o n f o r A f r i c a n c h i l d r e n . M r s M c C a r t h y i s a i m i n g t o r a i s e £ 2 , 0 0 0 a h e a d o f a t r i p 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 d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r t o w o r k i n s c h o o l s , w h e n s h e w i l l b e 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 . S h e s a i d : “ I t h o u g h t t h a t t h e S i n g a t h o n w o u l d b e a b i t o f f u n f o r t h e s t u d e n t s , e s p e ­ c i a l l y w i t h a l l t h e b a d n e w s t h e r e h a s b e e n r e c e n t l y . I a l s o t h o u g h t I c o u l d r a i s e m o n e y a n d a w a r e n e s s o f M e l l o n E d u c a t e a t t h e s a m e t i m e . I s a n g d u r i n g o u r A c t o f W o r s h i p a n d I e n c o u r a g e d s t u d e n t s i n t o l e s s o n s b y s i n g i n g t o t h e m , I ’ m n o t s u r e h o w m u c h t h e y e n j o y e d i t b u t t h e y c e r t a i n l y m o v e d a b i t q u i c k e r t h a n u s u a l . “ M r s M c C a r t h y f l i e s o u t t o S o u t h A f r i c a o n J u l y 2 9 t h f o r t w o w e e k s a n d w i l l b e b a s e d i n a s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l c a l l e d S i l v e r l a n d s . S h e s a i d : “ M e l l o n E d u c a t e s t a r t e d o u t b y b u i l d i n g h o m e s i n t o w n s h i p s i n A f r i c a a n d h a s m o v e d i n t o b u i l d i n g s c h o o l s a n d t h e y n e e d t e a c h e r s t o g o o u t a n d h e l p w i t h t h e r u n n i n g o f t h e s c h o o l s . “ H o p e f u l l y w e c a n s h a r e i d e a s . I d o n ’ t r e a l l y k n o w w h a t t o e x p e c t b u t I ’ m l o o k i n g f o r ­ w a r d t o i t a n d I ’ l l b e a b l e t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e i r e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m a n d b r i n g t h a t b a c k t o o u r c h i l d r e n a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n . “ I t h i n k a t r i p l i k e t h i s w i l l s h o w h o w l u c k y w e a r e a n d I ’ m h o p i n g t o e s t a b l i s h l i n k s w i t h t h e s c h o o l a n d l e a r n f r o m t h e m . ” 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 . T o s u p p o r t M r s M c C a r t h y p l e a s e v i s i t 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 1 H e a d t e a c h e r s e r e n a d e s s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s c h o o l d a y C e l e b r a t i n g o u r S c h o o l s A d v e r t s g Contact J by phone 01440 730399 or email janett@cathcom.org C Promote your school while s P r o m o t e y o u r s c h o o l w h i l s t s u p p o r t i n g t h e p a p e r C o n t a c t J a n e t b y p h o n e 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 o r e m a i l j a n e t t @ c a t h c o m . o r g

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