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

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

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

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A l a r g e e a g e r a u d i e n c e g a t h e r e d a t S t B a r n ­ a b a s C a t h e d r a l H a l l i n N o v e m b e r w h e r e f l o r i s t a n d f l o w e r a r r a n g e r M a r i a K i r k , t o o k p e o p l e o n a f l o r a l j o u r n e y t h r o u g h h e r m e m o r i e s o f t h e s e a s o n . B e i n g o f P o l i s h a n d U k r a i n i a n d e s c e n t M a r i a e x p l a i n e d t h r o u g h f l o w e r s a n d s t o r i e s t h e t r a d i t i o n s o f h e r h o m e , m a k i n g p e o p l e l a u g h w i t h h e r m a n y t a l e s , b u t a l s o b r i n g i n g a t o u c h o f m e l a n ­ c h o l y a s p e o p l e r e m e m b e r e d t h e i r o w n c h i l d h o o d . T h e a r r a n g e m e n t s i n c l u d e d a t r a d i t i o n C h r i s t m a s e v e t a b l e c o m p l e t e w i t h e m p t y p l a c e s e t t i n g , a n d e v e n a v i s i t b y S t N i c h o l a s w i t h h i s s c a l e d d o w n c r o z i e r a n d m i t r e , a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n A n g e l a n d t h e l i t ­ t l e d e v i l c a r r y i n g t h e b o o k s w i t h e v e r y o n e ` s n a m e s . T h e f i n a l e w a s a n a r r a n g e m e n t t h r o u g h a w i n d o w w i t h w h i t e r o s e s s u r r o u n d i n g a s t a t u e o f t h e b a b y J e s u s , a n d l i t w i t h l o t s o f c a n d l e s . T h i s w a s a t r i b u t e t o F a t h e r J o s e p h M o h r a n d F r a n z G r u b e r , t h e w r i t e r a n d c o m p o s e r o f t h e c a r o l S i l e n t N i g h t , w h i c h i s 2 0 0 y e a r s o l d t h i s y e a r , a n d a s M a r i a t o l d t h e s t o r y o f t h e c a r o l a n d i t s w r i t e r , a n d t o o k t h e a u d i e n c e t h r o u g h t h e S i l e n t N i g h t T r a i l i n A u s t r i a , w h i c h s h e h a s d o n e m a n y t i m e s , t h e a u d i e n c e w e r e g i v e n s p e c i a l h a n d m a d e b o o k m a r k s t o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e e v e n t . A s t h e c a n d l e s w e r e l i t , a p e a l o f b e l l s w a s h e a r d , t h e s e w e r e t h e a c t u a l b e l l s r i n g ­ i n g o n C h r i s t m a s E v e i n O b e n d o r f w h e r e t h e c a r o l w a s f i r s t s u n g f o l l o w e d b y a r e c o r d i n g o f t h e c h o i r i n t h e O b e n d o r f C h u r c h s i n g i n g S i l e n t N i g h t . A s i n g l e p o p p y w a s p l a c e d a m o n g t h e f l o w e r s , a s a n a c t o f r e m e m b r a n c e , a s S i l e n t N i g h t w a s t h e f i r s t c a r o l t o b e s u n g i n t h e t r e n c h e s , d u r i n g t h e C h r i s t m a s E v e c e a s e f i r e o f t h e F i r s t w o r l d w a r . T h e A u d i e n c e g a v e a s t a n d i n g o v a t i o n , a n d a f t e r v i e w i n g t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s s a t d o w n t o a b e a u t i f u l l y p r e p a r e d a f t e r n o o n t e a . T h e r e w e r e a l s o l o t s o f c r a f t s a v a i l a b l e f o r p u r ­ c h a s e , a n d t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s w e r e r a f f l e d , t h e w h o l e e v e n t r a i s e d £ 5 0 0 f o r t h e C a t h e ­ d r a l r e s t o r a t i o n f u n d . T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J a n u a r y 2 0 1 9 P a g e 7 Mass times for weekends (These begin on the First Sunday of Advent ­ 2nd December) Saturday Vigil at 6.00 pm and Sundays at 8.00 am, 10.30 am and Sunday evening at 5.30 pm. Children’s Tree Party Saturday 22nd December at 12 noon (Decorating the Christmas Tree with a nativity preparation.) Monday 24th December 2018 at 5.30pm Vigil Mass of Christmas (Folk Group) 11.30pm Carols followed by 12midnight Midnight Mass (Full Choir) Tuesday 25th December 2018 at 10.00am Christmas Day Holy Mass with Carols 11.30am Christmas Day Holy Mass with Carols Christmas Celebrations at the Church of the Good Shepherd Woodthorpe Nottingham Christmas Masses at: The Divine Infant of Prague and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Bulwell Our Lady of Perpetual Succour: Christmas Eve ­ 4.30 p.m. Mass 11.30 p.m. Carols followed by Midnight Mass. Christmas Day – 10.15 a.m. Mass Infant of Prague: Christmas Eve – 6.30 p.m. Mass Christmas Day – 10.15 a.m. Mass LOUGHBOROUGH St Mary’s ­ 97 Ashby Road Sun 23 December 4.30pm: Carols by Candlelight Mon 24 December ­ Christmas Eve 9.15am: Parish Mass 6.00pm: Family Christmas Vigil Mass Midnight Mass preceded by carols at 11.30pm Mon 25 December ­ Christmas Day 9.00am: Parish Mass 11.00am: Solemn Mass Tues 26 December ­ St Stephen`s Day 10.30am: Parish Mass Mon 30 December ­ New Year`s Eve 9.15am: Parish Mass 7.00pm: Te Deum & Solemn Benediction Tues 1 January ­ New Year`s Day Mary, Mother of God 10.30am: Solemn Mass F l o r a l j o u r n e y a t S t B a r n a b a s C a t h e d r a l S t M a r y ’ s A c a d e m y ’ s C h a p l a i n c y T e a m v i s i t M e r c y C a r e C e n t r e T h e C h a p l a i n c y T e a m f r o m S t M a r y ’ s 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 h a d a l o v e l y v i s i t w i t h t h e i r n e i g h b o u r s a t t h e M e r c y C a r e C e n t r e . I t w a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h o s e o n t h e o p p o s i t e e n d s o f t h e a g e s p e c t r u m t o m e e t t o g e t h e r s o c i a l l y . T h e y c h a t t e d a b o u t t h e i r l i v e s , d i d c r a f t s , p l a y e d d o m i n o e s a n d o t h e r g a m e s , b e f o r e s h a r i n g r e f r e s h m e n t s . T h e c h i l d r e n a n d r e s i d e n t s b o t h b e n e f i t t e d f r o m t h e c h a n c e t o g e t t o k n o w e a c h o t h e r b e t t e r a n d h o p e f o r m a n y m o r e g e t ­ t o g e t h e r s i n t h e f u t u r e . F r a n W i c k e s Christmas Mass Times at Our Lady of Victories Halam Road, Southwell, Notts NG25 0AD Monday 24th St Anthony`s 5.30pm Carols and First Mass of Christmas at 6pm Our Lady of Victories 10.30pm Carols and Midnight Mass at 11pm Tuesday 25th Our Lady` of Victories 9.00am Christmas Day St Mary’s, Bridge Gate Friday 21st December 8.00am Bridge Gate Convent Mass 12 Noon­ 12:50pm Confessions, Exposition & 1.00pm Mass Saturday 22nd December 11.00am­ 11.50am Confessions, Exposition & 12 Noon Mass Sunday 23rd December 4th Sunday of Advent 9.00am, & 11.00am & 6.30pm Mass Christmas Eve 11.00am­1.00pm Confessions 6.00pm Carols & 6.30pm First Mass Christmas 11.45pm Carols, followed by 12am Midnight Mass for the Nativity of Our Lord Tuesday 25th December Christmas Day 9.00am & 11.00am Mass NO EVENING MASS Holy Family, Blenheim Avenue Friday 21st December 9.00am Service of Word & Communion Sunday 23rd December 4th Sunday of Advent 9.30am Mass Christmas Eve 9.00am Service of Word & Communion Tuesday 25th December Christmas Day 9.30am Mass NO EVENING MASS Christ of the King Parish, Mackworth, Mass Saturday 22nd December 5.30pm Vigil Mass 4th Sunday of Advent Christmas Eve 5.00pm First Mass of Christmas CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES

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