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

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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 T u e s d a y , 2 6 t h M a r c h , s a w a m e e t i n g o f C a t h o l i c s w h o c a m e t o g e t h e r t o c e l e b r a t e t h e d i a l o g u e w o r k w i t h o t h e r r e l i g i o n s , a n d w i t h o t h e r C h r i s t i a n s – u s i n g t h e s p e c i a l r e ­ l a t i o n s h i p C a t h o l i c i s m h a s w i t h J u d a i s m a s a b r i d g e b e t w e e n t h e t w o . T h e a d v i s e r s o f t h e C a t h o l i c b i s h o p s o n b o t h d i a l o g u e s s h a r e d w h a t g i v e s t h e m j o y a b o u t t h e i r w o r k : s t r o n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s g r o w i n g o u t o f m u t u a l t r u s t a n d s u p p o r t , a n d a m o v e ­ m e n t b a c k , m o r e d e e p l y , i n t o t h e i r o w n f a i t h , h a v i n g t a k e n i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m o t h e r s . A r c h b i s h o p K e v i n M c D o n a l d , t h e n a t i o n a l l e a d f o r C a t h o l i c ­ J e w i s h r e l a t i o n s , s a i d t h a t d i a l o g u e i s a n “ i n t e g r a l p a r t o f t h e n a t u r e o f t h e c h u r c h ” , a n d t h a t t h i s “ c o n n e c t e d n e s s i s p a r t i c u l a r l y s t r o n g i n t h e c a s e o f t h e J e w s ” S i s t e r M a r g a r e t S h e p h e r d , t h e n a t i o n a l a d ­ v i s e r o n J e w i s h ­ C a t h o l i c r e l a t i o n s , p a i n t e d a p i c t u r e o f g r o w i n g c l o s e n e s s b e t w e e n C h r i s ­ t i a n i t y a n d J u d a i s m , e x p r e s s e d i n a s e r i e s o f d o c u m e n t s f r o m b o t h s i d e s . B i s h o p P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y , w h o h o l d s t h e b r i e f f o r i n t e r r e l i g i o u s d i a l o g u e , w e l c o m e d t h e c o o r d i n a t o r s i n t h e C a t h e d r a l h a l l o f S t . B a r n a b a s C a t h e d r a l , N o t t i n g h a m , r e m i n d ­ i n g t h e m t h a t d i a l o g u e i s “ p a r t a n d p a r c e l o f t h e m i s s i o n o f t h e c h u r c h ” , a n d t h a t t h e C h u r c h n e e d s t o b e “ a n i n s t r u m e n t o f G o d i n e n a b l i n g u n i t y ” . I n a s t r o n g e x a m p l e o f l o c a l f r i e n d s h i p a n d c o o p e r a t i o n , h e w a s j o i n e d b y R a b b i T a n y a S a k h n o v i c h , o f t h e N o t t i n g h a m L i b e r a l S y n ­ a g o g u e , w h o s p o k e o f h e r d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o b u i l d r e l a t i o n s h i p s b y j o i n i n g i n w o r k t h a t s u p p o r t s t h e v u l n e r a b l e a n d t o r e d u c e t h e f e a r o f t h e “ o t h e r ” , a n d d e s c r i b e d h o w d i a ­ l o g u e s t r e n g t h e n e d h e r o w n f a i t h – a l l r e a ­ s o n s f o r i n t e r r e l i g i o u s w o r k t h a t a r e a l s o c l o s e t o t h e C a t h o l i c c o o r d i n a t o r s ’ h e a r t s . I n a m o v i n g d e m o n s t r a t i o n o f t h e r o o t e d ­ n e s s o f C h r i s t i a n i t y i n J u d a i s m , R a b b i S a k h n o v i c h r e a d t h e f i r s t r e a d i n g a t M a s s i n t h e C a t h e d r a l , r e m i n d i n g t h o s e a t t e n d i n g o f t h e w e a l t h o f s c r i p t u r e s h a r e d i n c o m m o n . T h e m a s s w a s o f f e r e d f o r t h e v i c t i m s o f t h e N e w Z e a l a n d a t t a c k s a n d a l l a f f e c t e d b y t h e m i n o u r h o m e c o u n t r i e s . 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 2 1 Y E A R S O F 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 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 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 P a g e 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 9 ROSMINI CENTRE, 433 FOSSE WAY, LE7 4SJ Tel: 01509 813078 rosminicentreinfo@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. C ONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER Every 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 2.00­3.00pm PLEASE DO BOOK IN ADVANCE Donations are welcome Easter Greetings “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in Me, even if he is dead, shall live; and whoever lives and believes in Me, shall never die.” (Jn. 11:25) Best wishes from the Community at Rosmini Centre, may your Easter be much Blessed and Happy. JUNE 2019 is a month of celebrating CELTIC SPIRITUALITY g u i d e d b y F r. Te d M u l l e n I . C . 1st and 15th June Saturday afternoons 2 – 4.30 ‘Opening Up Celtic Spirituality’ I and II. Suggested donation £5. 28th June ­ Friday Healing Mass 29th June ­ Saturday Retreat Day 10 am to 3.30 pm; lunch included, suggested donation £15. Please book in early on rosminicentreinfo@gmail.com or 01509 813078. Other events: MAY 11 Saturday ­ Fr. John McCay, Prison Chaplain GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 17 Friday ­ Healing Mass 21 Tuesday ­ ‘An Introduction to the Book of Ecclesiastes’ ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 25 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina JULY 20th July ­ Desert Day Retreat F r D a v i d To b i n 27 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina A f e w m o n t h s a g o I   w a s a s k e d t o n o m - i n a t e m y f a v o u r i t e s a i n t a n d m y r e a - s o n s f o r t h a t c h o i c e . I   c h o s e S a i n t P e t e r a s I   g r e a t l y a d m i r e d h o w h e h a d c o n d u c t e d h i s l i f e a f t e r m i s t a k e s w h i c h I   w a s q u i t e c a p a b l e o f m a k i n g m y s e l f . R e a d e r ’ s o f t h i s n e w s p a p e r w i l l h a v e t h e i r o w n v i e w s o n w h a t m i s t a k e s h a v e b e e n m a d e i n r e c e n t t i m e s i n t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l c r i s i s w e h a v e c a l l e d B r e x i t . M a n y p e o p l e h a v e a l s o b e e n e x a s p e r a t e d b y t h e f a i l u r e o f p o l i t i - c i a n s t o “ j u s t g e t o n w i t h i t ” . P a r t o f t h e f r u s t r a t i o n h a s b e e n t h e s h e e r d e l a y o r a t l e a s t n e g l e c t o f p o l i c i e s w h i c h h a v e r e q u i r e d u r g e n t a t t e n t i o n . L a s t C h r i s t - m a s w e e x p e c t e d t h e a l r e a d y d e l a y e d G r e e n P a p e r o n t h e f u t u r e o f s o c i a l c a r e , i n e a r l y A p r i l w e a r e s t i l l w a i t i n g a s I   p r e p a r e t h i s a r t i c l e . S o i f t h e p o l i t i - c i a n s h a v e c h o s e n t o s l o w d o w n t h e r e f o r m s n e e d e d f o r a n a g e i n g p o p u l a - t i o n a s i g n i f i c a n t m i n o r i t y a p p e a r t o h a v e b e e n c o m p l e t e l y f o r g o t t e n . T h i s g r o u p o f p e o p l e w h o n e e d h e l p a r e t h e r e l a t i v e s w h o g i v e u p t h e i r j o b s t o l o o k a f t e r l o v e d o n e s 3 6 5 d a y s a y e a r . P o s - s i b l y 6 0 0 p e o p l e e a c h d a y . I f a n y f a m i l y m e m b e r c h o s e s t o s t a y i n w o r k I u n d e r s t a n d t h e y c a n c l a i m C a r - e r s a l l o w a n c e , b u t o n l y i f y o u e a r n b e l o w a c e r t a i n t h r e s h o l d , b u t i f y o u t r y t o b a l a n c e t h i s t h e o d d s a r e y o u w i l l r e l y o n o v e r - w o r k e d c a r e a g e n c y s t a f f w h o h a v e b a r e l y t i m e t o p u t t h e y k e y i n t h e d o o r b e f o r e t h e y a r e o f f t o t h e n e x t c a l l . I t i s n o t u n k n o w n f o r c a r e r s t a f f t o p u t t h e i r c l i e n t s t o b e d a t 6 . 3 0 p m s i m p l y b e c a u s e f o r t i m e p r e s - s u r e . S o m e p o l i t i c i a n s h a v e t a l k e d a b o u t a s t r a t e g y a c t i o n p l a n . W e a w a i t t h i s a n d c o n t i n u e t o w a i t b u t i f y o u r l o v e d o n e h a s a f a l l i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e n i g h t t h e s e w o r d s m e a n n o t h i n g . W e o f t e n a s s o c i a t e S a i n t P e t e r w i t h S a i n t P a u l . S a i n t P a u l s p o k e o f “ f a i t h h o p e a n d l o v e , a n d t h e g r e a t e s t o f t h e s e i s l o v e ” . S u r e l y t h o s e w h o m a k e p e r s o n a l s a c - r i f i c e s f o r l o v e d o n e s a r e f o l l o w i n g h i s w o r d s . P e r h a p s o u r p o l i t i c i a n s h a v e n o t t h o u g h t a b o u t l o v e a n d s o c i a l c a r e i n r e c e n t m o n t h s , W e n o t o n l y n e e d t o r e m i n d t h e m o f t h i s , w e s h o u l d a l s o t e l l t h e m t h a t l o n g b e f o r e B r e x i t t h e y n e e d e d t o “ j u s t g e t o n w i t h i t ” . 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 S t a n d i n g i n s o l i d a r i t y : r a b b i r e a d s a t M a s s w h i c h i s o f f e r e d f o r t h e v i c t i m s o f t h e N e w Z e a l a n d a t t a c k , a n d t h o s e a f f e c t e d “ c l o s e r t o h o m e ” a t t h e m e e t i n g o f C a t h o l i c c o o r d i n a t o r s f o r d i a l o g u e

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 9 P a g e 5 P r e c i o u s L o v e R e n e w a l C o n v e n t i o n A b o u t o n e h u n d e r e d a n d t w e n t y p e o p l e r e ­ s p o n d e d t o a n i n v i t a t i o n t o t h e P r e c i o u s L o v e R e n e w a l C o n v e n t i o n a n d H e a l i n g S e r ­ v i c e t h a t w a s h e l d i n t h e S o c i a l C e n t r e a t T h e 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 W o o d t h o r p e N o t t i n g h a m o n S a t u r d a y 3 0 t h M a r c h . M e m b e r s o f t h e C o r e t L u m e n C h r i s t i C a t h o l i c C o m m u n i t y h a d b e e n i n v i t e d t o s h a r e s o m e t e a c h i n g a b o u t h o w w e r e s p o n d t o G o d ` s L o v e f o r u s a n d t o l e a d p r a y e r f o r h e a l i n g w h i c h i s a p a r t i c u l a r c h a r i s m o f t h e c o m m u n i t y . T h e f i r s t t a l k h i g h l i g h t e d t h e f a c t t h a t J e s u s ` m i n i s t r y w a s m a r k e d b y a l a r g e n u m b e r o f h e a l i n g s a n d t h e s p e a k e r e m p h a s i s e d t h a t , w h i l s t g o o d c a n c o m e f r o m s u f f e r i n g , t h e c h u r c h t e a c h e s t h a t G o d d o e s n o t s e n d s u f ­ f e r i n g a n d i t i s g o o d t o p r a y f o r h e a l i n g . T h e s e c o n d s p e a k e r e m p h a s i s e d t h e f a c t t h a t G o d a l w a y s h a s m o r e f o r u s a n d t h a t w e s h o u l d n t s e t t l e f o r t o o l i t t l e i n o u r s p r i t u a l j o u r n e y . H e i l l u s t r a t e d t h i s w i t h a s t o r y o f a p o p u l a r m o u n t a i n c l i m b w h i c h h a d a " H a l f w a y H o u s e " C a f e p a r t w a y u p t h e m o u n t a i n a n d m a n y p e o p l e s t o p p e d t h e r e f o r l u n c h . S o m e w o u l d b e c o m e s o c o m f o r t ­ a b l e t h a t t h e y w o u l d s t a y t h e r e a n d d r i n k h a p p i l y a l l a f t e r n o o n u n t i l t h e y h e a r d a b e l l i n d i c a t i n g t h a t p e o p l e s h o u l d s t a r t t h e d e ­ s c e n t . A t t h a t p o i n t t h e y w o u l d r e a l i s e t h a t t h o s e w h o h a d c a r r i e d o n w e r e a t t h e t o p o f t h e m o u n t a i n a n d t h e r e w a s a n o t i c a b l e c h a n g e i n t h e a t m o s p h e r e a s t h e y h a d a s e n s e o f r e g r e t t h a t t h e y h a d n o t c a r r i e d o n . H e a l s o t a l k e d a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f f a i t h i n t h e c o n t e x t o f h e a l i n g a n d h o w J e s u s w a s u n a b l e t o w o r k m a n y m i r a c l e s i n N a z a r e t h b e c a u s e o f t h e i r l a c k o f f a i t h . H e a l s o h i g h ­ l i g h t e d t h e f a c t t h a t u n r e p e n t a n t s i n a n d u n f o r g i v e n e s s c a n b e b l o c k s t o h e a l i n g . I n t h e a f t e r n o o n m e m b e r s o f t h e C o r e t L u m e n C h r i s t i C o m m u n i t y s h a r e d t e s t i ­ m o n i e s o f h o w G o d h a d w o r k e d i n t h e p a s t w h e n e v e r t h e y p r a y e d f o r h e a l i n g , o f t e n i n r e s p o n s e t o a " w o r d o f k n o w l e d g e " a b o u t a s i t u a t i o n o r i l l n e s s a n d t h e H e a l i n g s t h e y h a d w i t n e s s e d . T h i s t h e n l e d i n t o t h e h e a l i n g s e r v i c e i t s e l f i n w h i c h w o r d s o f k n o w l e d g e w e r e s h a r e d a n d a n u m b e r o f p e o p l e r e s p o n d e d a n d w e r e p r a y e d f o r b y t h e t e a m a n d t h o s e a r o u n d t h e m . T h e a t m o s p h e r e w a s p r a y e r ­ f u l a s p e o p l e l o v i n g l y p r a y e d f o r t h o s e w h o i n d i c a t e d a n e e d . D u r i n g , a n d a f t e r t h i s t i m e o f p r a y e r p e o p l e w e r e a s k e d t o c o m e f o r w a r d i f t h e y h a d n o ­ t i c e d a d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e i r c o m p l a i n t . A l a r g e n u m b e r o f p e o p l e r e s p o n d e d a n d a b o u t t w e n t y a g r e e d t o c o m e t o t h e f r o n t t o s h a r e t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s . I t w a s a d e l i g h t t o h e a r , a n d w i t n e s s , p e o p l e w h o p r e v i o u s l y h a d c h r o n i c p a i n n o w f r e e f r o m t h e i r c o m p l a i n t . T h i s i n c l u d e d a l a d y w h o w a s a b o u t t o h a v e a k n e e r e p l a c e m e n t a n d w a s n o w p a i n f r e e a n d a c t u a l l y r a n a l i t t l e i n t h e h a l l . A n o t h e r w a s f r e e d f r o m c o n s t a n t s t o m a c h p a i n ( s h e k e p t p r o d d i n g i t t o p r o v e t o h e r s e l f t h a t i t d i d n ` t h u r t a n y m o r e ) H e a l i n g s f r o m p a i n f u l f e e t a n d e y e s i g h t p r o b l e m s w e r e a l s o r e ­ p o r t e d . G o d i s g o o d . A s a m e m b e r o f t h e w o r s h i p t e a m I w a s p a r ­ t i c u l a r l y g r a t i f i e d b y t h e w a y p e o p l e r e ­ s p o n d e d a n d j o i n e d i n t h e w o r s h i p t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y . I t w a s c l e a r t h a t t h e r e w a s a r e a l h u n g e r f o r G o d a n d t h e L o r d r e ­ s p o n d e d w i t h g r e a t g e n e r o s i t y . F o r d e t a i l s o f f u r t h e r e v e n t s u n d e r t h e t i t l e " P r e c i o u s L o v e " a n d o t h e r s r u n i n c o n j u n c ­ t i o n w i t h t h e N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s a n S e r v i c e T e a m f o r C a t h o l i c C h a r i s m a t i c R e n e w a l s e e t h e w e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w . c c r n d . o r g . u k . M a r i e L a n g f o r d , T h e G o o d S h e p h e r d C h u r c h

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

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

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P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 9 “ GRANTHAM’S ONLY FULLY QUALIFIED AND INDEPENDEDNT FAMILY RUN FUNERAL DIRECTORS “A professional, compassionate & local service” 14, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, NG31 6TS Te l : 0 1 4 7 6 5 9 4 4 2 2 (24hours) email: funerals@rhfd.co.uk www.roberthollandfunerals.co.uk For details of upcoming funerals please visit www.roberthollandfunerals.co.uk/current­funerals F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S H e l p i n g w i t h a l l y o u r n e e d s Murray’s Independent Funeral Directors Owned and run by Sue and David Barke Be assured as a Catholic family we understand how best to combine church teachings with your wishes • On site­chapel of rest and car parking • Pre payment plans – Repatriations • Flowers, memorial cards and printing Our office in Findern is just a few minutes from Littleover and Mickleover Holly Bank House, 25 Main St. Findern, Derbys DE65 6AG Tel: 01332 425022 Also at 23 York St. Burton upon Trent DE14 2LX Tel: 01283 562299 murraysfunerals.co.uk R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e p r o u d t o h o s t C a t e n i a n s P u b l i c S p e a k i n g A w a r d T h e C a t e n i a n s C a t h o l i c S c h o o l s P u b l i c S p e a k i n g C o n t e s t i s a n a n n u a l e v e n t w h i c h h a s b e e n r u n n i n g f o r 1 2 y e a r s a n d R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e w e r e p r o u d t o h o s t t h e e v e n t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e t h i s y e a r . T h i s a n n u a l e v e n t g i v e s s t u d e n t s a c r o s s t h e r e g i o n o f P r o v i n c e 1 5 a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o d e v e l o p t h e i r p u b l i c s p e a k ­ i n g s k i l l s a n d t o c o m p e t e w i t h s t u d e n t s f r o m a c r o s s t h e r e g i o n . O n S u n d a y 2 4 t h M a r c h , R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e w e r e p r o u d t o w e l ­ c o m e a n u m b e r o f C a t e n i a n s a n d l o c a l B i s h ­ o p s a s w e l l a s c o n t e s t a n t s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s . A f t e r a n i n i t i a l r o u n d o f r e f r e s h m e n t s i n t h e O l d L i b r a r y , g u e s t s m o v e d t o t h e R e f e c t o r y w h e r e t h e c o m p e t i t i o n i t s e l f w a s t o t a k e p l a c e . T h e s u b j e c t s o f t h e c o n t e s t a n t s ’ t a l k s w e r e v a r i e d a n d b r o a d r a n g i n g , a n d t h e r e ­ s u l t s w e r e a s f o l l o w s : F i r s t p l a c e w e n t t o E r i n B r o a d h u r s t f r o m S t T h o m a s M o r e , N u n e a t o n , f o r h e r t a l k “ R e a l l o v e i s n o t t h e s t u f f o f p o p s o n g s ” . S e c o n d p l a c e w e n t t o D a l i l a W a t s o n f r o m R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e , w i t h “ W e a r e b o r n c a p a ­ b l e ; f a i l u r e i s a c h o i c e ” ( p i c t u r e d ) . T h i r d p l a c e w e n t t o S a b i n a S t r u g f r o m S t J o h n F i s h e r , P e t e r b o r o u g h , f o r h e r t a l k “ T h e i d e a o f p e a c e o n e a r t h i s n a ï v e ” . T h e y e a c h h a d t o t a l k f o r f o u r m i n u t e s a n d , a f t e r a h a l f ­ h o u r b r e a k , t h e j u d g e s g a v e t h e i r n o t e s a n d v e r d i c t w h i l s t g u e s t s e n ­ j o y e d t h e r e c e n t l y o p e n e d L o c k h a r t G a r d e n s i t u a t e d i n t h e S e n i o r S c h o o l . T h e c e r t i f i c a t e s f o r t a k i n g p a r t w e r e p r e ­ s e n t e d b y N a t i o n a l V i c e P r e s i d e n t , P h i l B r o w n , w h o h a s o r g a n i s e d t h e N a t i o n a l F i ­ n a l s f o r t h e l a s t 1 2 y e a r s ; a n d t h e t h r e e p r i z e s w e r e p r e s e n t e d b y P r o v i n c e 1 5 P r o v i n c i a l P r e s i d e n t , K e i t h W e b b o f M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h C i r c l e . S t M a r y ` s C h a p l a i n c y T e a m L e a d t h e S c h o o l i n L e n t e n P r a y e r S t a t i o n s C h i l d r e n f r o m S t M a r y ` s C a t h o l i c A c a d e m y i n D e r b y c r e a t e d p r a y e r l i t u r g i e s b a s e d o n t h e S t a t i o n s o f t h e C r o s s f o r t h e w h o l e S c h o o l . E a c h C l a s s t h e n t o o k t u r n s c a r o u s e l l i n g r o u n d t h e S t a t i o n s a n d e x p e r i e n c i n g s e v e n r e f l e c t i o n s d e s i g n e d b y t h e C h a p l a i n c y T e a m . T h e c h i l d r e n s p o k e a b o u t h o w m u c h t h e y e n j o y e d t a k i n g p a r t a n d h o w t h e y f e l t c l o s e r t o J e s u s . F r a n W i c k e s

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Lay a foundation of faith Share your faith and hope with future generations by leaving a gift in your Will to a Catholic cause. “On this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18 Your legacy gift means the things you care about in life continue into the future. Provide the building blocks for tomorrow’s churches and schools Plant the seed of faith in children Share God’s love and care with those most in need Y our Catholic Legacy is a group of 27 organisations. You can choose the causes you feel most passionate about and make a difference to many people’s lives. To find out more, visit y ourcatholiclegacy.org.uk or call 0 20 7095 5370 ● ● ● T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 9 P a g e 1 1 S t u d e n t s a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y a r e t o f o r g e l i n k s w i t h t h e R o y a l B r i t i s h L e g i o n a f t e r m e e t i n g t w o o f t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n ’ s m e m b e r s . A r t h u r N o r m a n , 8 6 , a n d P a u l S c o t t , 6 7 , v i s ­ i t e d S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A t o m e e t m e m b e r s o f t h e s c h o o l ’ s J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e g r o u p a n d s t u d e n t s s t u d y i n g h i s t o r y . T h e p a i r f i r s t c a m e i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h t h e s c h o o l w h e n t h e y h e l p e d p r o v i d e p o p p i e s o n R e m e m b r a n c e D a y a n d w e r e i n v i t e d t o m e e t s t u d e n t s b y s c h o o l l a y c h a p l a i n R a c h e l R o s e . T h e r e a r e n o w p l a n s f o r s t u d e n t s t o v i s i t l o c a l c a r e h o m e s t o t a l k t o R B L m e m b e r s w h o l i v e t h e r e a n d t o f u n d r a i s e f o r t h e R B L . P a u l w a s i n t h e R o y a l A r t i l l e r y a n d h e s h a r e d s t o r i e s w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s a n d a n ­ s w e r e d t h e i r q u e s t i o n s . H e s a i d : “ T h e r e h a v e b e e n a l o t o f d e v e l o p ­ m e n t s o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d n o w t h e R o y a l A r ­ t i l l e r y h a s m o r e d r o n e s t h a n g u n s . S o l d i e r s n o w a l s o c a r r y a p i e c e o f k i t l i k e a p h o n e a n d t h e y c a n s e e a n d t a l k t o a n y o n e a n y ­ w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d I w a s i n t h e A r m y f o r 1 2 y e a r s a n d A r t h u r w a s i n t h e N a v y . I e n j o y e d i t a n d w o u l d d o i t a g a i n . ” P a u l a l s o t o l d s t u d e n t s a b o u t t h e d i f f e r e n t c o l o u r e d p o p p i e s t h a t a r e m a d e f o r R e m e m ­ b r a n c e D a y . H e s a i d : “ P e o p l e o f t e n t h i n k t h a t p o p p i e s a r e r e d b e c a u s e o f t h e b l o o d t h a t w a s s h e d . T h a t i s a f a l l a c y . P o p p i e s g r o w w e l l i n d i s ­ t u r b e d g r o u n d a n d a t t h e e n d o f t h e w a r i n t h e s p r i n g p o p p i e s g r e w w h e r e t h e b a t t l e s w e r e f o u g h t . P u r p l e p o p p i e s a r e f o r t h e a n i ­ m a l s t h a t s e r v e d a n d t h e y m i g h t h a v e b e e n h o r s e s , d o g s a n d p i g e o n s , t h e r e w e r e l o t s o f p i g e o n s i n W o r l d W a r O n e . ” B o t h A r t h u r a n d P a u l e n c o u r a g e d t h e s t u ­ d e n t s t o c o n s i d e r j o i n i n g t h e a i r c a d e t s . P a u l s a i d : “ J o i n i n g t h e a i r c a d e t s d o e s n ’ t m e a n y o u a r e g o i n g t o g o t o w a r . Y o u w i l l l e a r n s k i l l s s u c h a s h o w t o w o r k i n a t e a m . I t ’ s a l s o a b o u t d i s c i p l i n e a n d c o m r a d e s h i p . Y o u l e a r n t o r e l y o n p e o p l e . Y o u d o n ’ t h a v e t o g o i n t o t h e f o r c e s , i t ’ s j u s t a g r o u p o f y o u n g s t e r s w h o g e t t o g e t h e r a n d l e a r n a n d r e s p e c t o t h e r p e o p l e . ” R a c h e l s a i d : “ I t w a s a n h o n o u r t o w e l c o m e P a u l a n d A r t h u r f r o m t h e R o y a l B r i t i s h L e ­ g i o n t o o u r J & P m e e t i n g . T h e y s h a r e d t h e i r m e m o r i e s w i t h t h e J & P G r o u p a n d h i s t o r y s t u d e n t s . I w i l l b e i n c o n t a c t w i t h b o t h o f t h e m a b o u t o r g a n i s i n g f u t u r e e v e n t s . ” F i n n S h e r w i n , G C S E h i s t o r y s t u d e n t , s a i d : “ I t w a s a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y t o b r i n g h i s t o r y a l i v e b u t i t w a s a l s o c h i l l i n g t o t h i n k t h a t s o m a n y l i v e s h a d b e e n l o s t . ” S t u d e n t O l i v i a D r u m m o n d s a i d : “ I t m a k e s t h e w o r k o f J & P e v e n m o r e u r g e n t b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e s o m a n y w a r s h a p p e n i n g t o d a y a n d w e n e e d t o l e a r n f r o m t h e p a s t . ” S t u d e n t s a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y a r e t o f o r g e l i n k s w i t h t h e R o y a l B r i t i s h L e g i o n

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P a g e 1 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . M a y 2 0 1 9 W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R S a c r e d H e a r t C a t h o l i c V o luntary A c a d e m y B e a c o n R o a d L o u g h b o r o u g h L e i c e s t e r L E 1 1 2 B G 0 1 5 0 9 2 1 2 2 0 4 H e a d M r s L A t k i n s Headteacher Mrs L Atkins H E A D T E A C H E R S I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o s u p p o r t t h e N o t t t i n g h a m C a t h o l i c N e w s a n d p r o m o t e y o u r S c h o o l t o C a t h o l i c f a m i l i e s i n t h e a r e a , p l e a s e c o n t a c t J a n e t o n 0 7 9 3 1 8 3 6 9 0 7 o r m a i l j a n e t t @ c a t h c o m . o r g Our website has moved to w ww.ReachNewspaper.com T e m p o r a r y C l a s s r o o m s a t T h e G o o d S h e p h e r d S c h o o l r e p l a c e d a f t e r 5 0 y e a r s ! O n T u e s d a y t h e 1 9 t h M a r c h , t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d S c h o o l c o m m u n i t y w a s f i n a l l y a b l e t o c e l e b r a t e t h e o f f i c i a l o p e n i n g o f t h e i r t w o n e w c l a s s r o o m s , t h e S a i n t J o s e p h ’ s c l a s s r o o m s . T h e t w o w o o d e n t e m p o r a r y c l a s s r o o m s h a v e b e e n i n u s e a t t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d S c h o o l f o r m o r e t h a n 5 0 y e a r s . H u n ­ d r e d s o f c h i l d r e n , i n c l u d i n g t h e s c h o o l ’ s c u r r e n t H e a d ­ t e a c h e r , M r s W i l l i a m s , h a v e b e e n e d u c a t e d i n t h e m b y m a n y t e a c h e r s . H o w e v e r , t h e i r s h e l f l i f e h a d d e f i n i t e l y c o m e t o a n e n d a n d t h i s w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y e v i d e n t d u r i n g t h e l a s t f i v e y e a r s . T h r e e c o n s e c u t i v e b i d s w e r e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e D F E b y t h e s c h o o l , t h e f i n a l o n e b e i n g i n t h e s u m m e r t e r m , 2 0 1 8 , w h e n a g a i n t h e s c h o o l w a s u n s u c c e s s f u l i n s e c u r i n g t h e m o n e y t h a t w a s s o d e s p e r a t e l y n e e d e d t o r e p l a c e t h e n o w r o t t i n g a n d t u m b l i n g c l a s s r o o m s w i t h o n e s t h a t w e r e s a f e , c l e a n a n d f i t f o r p u r p o s e . I t w a s o n a S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g l a s t S p r i n g w h e n a s a f i n a l r e ­ s o r t , M r s W i l l i a m s , H e a d t e a c h e r o f t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d S c h o o l a p p r o a c h e d M r V e r n o n C o a k e r , a s s h e s p o t t e d h i m w a l k i n g a l o n g t h e h i g h s t r e e t i n A r n o l d . H e w a s i n v i t e d t o c o m e a l o n g a n d s e e t h e c l a s s r o o m s t h a t t h r o u g h n e c e s s i t y w e r e s t i l l b e i n g u s e d t o e d u c a t e p u p i l s , w h i c h h e p r o m p t l y d i d t h a t s a m e a f t e r n o o n . M r C o a k e r w a s a p p a l l e d b y t h e c o n d i t i o n o f t h e b u i l d i n g s , t h e c r u m b l i n g w a l l s , t h e s m e l l o f r o t t e n w o o d a n d t h e l a c k o f a s e c o n d f i r e e v a c u a t i o n r o u t e . H e s u p p o r t e d t h e s c h o o l w i t h t h e a p p e a l a g a i n s t t h e d e c i s i o n n o t t o r e p l a c e t h e c l a s s ­ r o o m s a n d h e s e n t a l e t t e r d i r e c t l y t o L o r d N a s h . T h i s r e ­ s u l t e d i n a s u c c e s s f u l a p p e a l a n d a g r a n t w h i c h p r o v i d e d t h e d e m o l i t i o n o f t h e o l d c l a s s r o o m s a n d t h e b u i l d i n g o f t w o n e w c l a s s r o o m s s u i t a b l e f o r c h i l d r e n i n t h e 2 1 s t C e n t u r y . M r s W i l l i a m s , H e a d t e a c h e r o f T h e G o o d S h e p h e r d S c h o o l s a i d : “ W e c a n ’ t t h a n k M r C o a k e r e n o u g h f o r h i s s u p p o r t a n d f o r c h a m p i o n i n g o u r c a u s e a t a n a t i o n a l l e v e l t o e n a b l e u s t o s e c u r e t h i s v i t a l f u n d i n g . W e a r e i n c r e d i b l y p r o u d o f o u r n e w b u i l d i n g a n d t h e c h i l d r e n a n d t e a c h e r s a r e r e a l l y e n j o y ­ i n g t h e i r n e w l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t . ” “ T h e n e w S a i n t J o s e p h ’ s c l a s s r o o m s w e r e o f f i c i a l l y o p e n e d a n d b l e s s e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k , o n t h e F e a s t d a y d e d i c a t e d t o S a i n t J o s e p h , t h e 1 9 t h M a r c h . I t w a s a m e m o r a b l e e x p e ­ r i e n c e f o r t h e w h o l e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y , i t w a s a g r e a t p r i v i ­ l e g e t o h a v e B i s h o p P a t r i c k w i t h u s , o u r G o v e r n o r s , M i c h e l l e W e l s h a s M r C o a k e r ’ s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , a s w e l l a s m a n y p a r e n t s a n d r e l a t i v e s . ” Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Beacon Road, Loughborough Leicester LE11 2BG 01509 212204 Headteacher Mrs L Atkins T T h hi i s s a a d d v v e e r r t t i i s s a a g g r r e e a a t t w w a a y y t t o o p pr r o o m m o o t t e e o o u ur r s s c c h ho o o o l l t t o o C C a a t t h ho o l l i i c c f f a a m m i i l l i i e e s s i i n n t t h he e a a r r e e a a . . I I t t i i s s a a s s m m a a l l l l a a m m o o u u n nt t t t o o p pa a y y f f o o r r a a v v e e r r y y w w i i d d e e r r e e a a d d e e r r s s h hi i p p . . T E S T I M O N I A L

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