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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 8 2 I S S U E 2 8 2 A u g u s t A u g u s t 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 ” O p e n M o r n i n g S a t u r d a y 5 t h O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 9 . 3 0 a m – 1 2 n o o n 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 F e a s t o f t h e T r a n s f i g u r a t i o n 6 t h A u g u s t C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o o u r t w o n e w l y o r d a i n e d p r i e s t s , F r . J o h n O w e n s a n d F r . L i a m C a r p e n t e r , o r d a i n e d 6 t h J u l y a t S t B a r n a b a s C a t h e d r a l , ( s e e t h e p h o t o s w i t h t h e i r f a m i l i e s ) a n d o u r n e w l y o r d a i n e d D e a c o n L i m G a m s i ( s e e p a g e 5 ) a l s o o r d a i n e d o n 2 9 t h J u n e a t S t . M a r y ` s S e m i n a r y , O s c o t t . N E W A R K H O L Y T R I N I T Y P A R I S H C E L E B R A T E S N E W A R K H O L Y T R I N I T Y P A R I S H C E L E B R A T E S 4 0 t h A N N I V E R S A R Y O F C H U R C H A N D 4 0 t h A N N I V E R S A R Y O F C H U R C H A N D 5 0 t h A N N I V E R S A R Y O F S C H O O L 5 0 t h A N N I V E R S A R Y O F S C H O O L B i s h o p P a t r i c k b r o u g h t t h e 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 w e e k e n d c e l e b r a t i o n s t o a c l o s e w i t h a M a s s o f t h a n k s g i v i n g o n S u n d a y J u l y 7 t h 2 0 1 9 . A l a r g e c r o w d g a t h e r e d i n H o l y T r i n i t y A c a d e m y w h i c h i s c e l e ­ b r a t i n g 5 0 y e a r s a n d p r o c e s s e d t o H o l y T r i n i t y c h u r c h . M r R o b e r t B e a l l , C h a i r m a n o f t h e S c h o o l G o v e r n o r s w e l c o m e d B i s h o p P a t r i c k , p a r i s h i o n e r s a n d g u e s t s t o t h e s c h o o l s a y i n g : “ O u r s c h o o l a n d C h u r c h a r e n e i g h b o u r s , w e s h a r e l a n d a n d f a ­ c i l i t i e s , a n d w e a r e i n a u n i q u e r e l a ­ t i o n s h i p . W e a r e a p a r i s h f a m i l y , w h e r e t h e y o u n g e s t a n d t h e o l d e s t m e m b e r s , a n d e v e r y o n e i n b e t w e e n , a r e e q u a l l y w e l c o m e , i m p o r t a n t a n d p a r t o f p a r i s h l i f e f r o m B a p t i s m a n d t h e s a c r a m e n t a l j o u r n e y w h i c h c o n t i n ­ u e s t h r o u g h s c h o o l , c h u r c h a n d b e ­ y o n d . I n m a n y c a s e s i t i s a c o n t i n u o u s j o u r n e y w h i c h i s a p a r t o f y o u r n o r m a l f a m i l y l i f e . M a n y o f y o u w i l l h a v e a t ­ t e n d e d H o l y T r i n i t y S c h o o l , n o w y o u r c h i l d r e n a r e p u p i l s h e r e , a n d m a y b e e v e n y o u r g r a n d c h i l d r e n ” . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 4

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

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

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P a g e 4 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 9 C e l e b r a t i o n s i n N e w a r k ( C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 ) H e a d d e d “ I n o w a s k B i s h o p P a t r i c k t o b l e s s o u r S c h o o l b e f o r e w e s t a r t o u r p r o c e s s i o n a r o u n d o u r s c h o o l g a r d e n , t h r o u g h t h e C o m m u n i t y C e n t r e a n d t o c o n t i n u e o u r M a s s i n C h u r c h ” . O v e r 3 5 0 p e o p l e h e a r d t h e B i s h o p s a y “ t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r s h a r i n g t h e g o o d n e w s b e l o n g s t o e v e r y o n e ” a n d q u o t i n g C a r d i n a l N e w m a n w h o w i l l b e c a n o n i s e d a s a i n t o n O c t o b e r 1 3 t h b y P o p e F r a n c i s h e r e m i n d e d c h i l d r e n , y o u n g p e o p l e a n d a d u l t s “ G o d h a s c r e a t e d m e f o r a d e f i n i t e s e r v i c e . I s h a l l d o g o o d , I s h a l l d o h i s w o r k ” . B i s h o p P a t r i c k c o n g r a t u l a t e d t h e w h o l e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y “ g i v i n g t h a n k s t o G o d t h a t 5 0 y e a r s a g o i t w a s d e c i d e d t o b u i l d a n e w s c h o o l f o l l o w e d b y a n e w c h u r c h t e n y e a r s l a t e r ” . F r T i m O ’ S u l l i v a n w h o w a s p a r i s h p r i e s t w h e n t h e c h u r c h w a s o p e n e d i n 1 9 7 9 c o n c e l e b r a t e d t h e M a s s a l o n g w i t h F r P e t e r I n g m a n a n d t h e p r e s e n t p a r i s h p r i e s t F r M i c h a e l O ’ D o n o g h u e . F r M i c h a e l t h a n k e d t h e o r g a n i s i n g c o m m i t t e e s a y i n g “ W h e n i t w a s d e c i d e d t o m a r k t h e s e s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n s i t w a s d e c i d e d t h a t t h e s i c k a n d h o u s e b o u n d s h o u l d n o t b e f o r g o t t e n . O u r c e l e b r a t i o n o r t h e s i c k o n S a t u r d a y w a s a r e a l j o y . A f t e r n o o n t e a w a s t a k e n i n t h e s c h o o l a f t e r t h e c h u r c h s e r v i c e a n d o l d e r m e m b e r s o f t h e p a r i s h w e r e d e l i g h t e d t o b e g i v e n a g u i d e d t o u r o f t h e s c h o o l . F r i d a y , S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y 5 t h – 7 t h J u l y 2 0 1 9 w a s a f e a s t f o r s o u l a n d b o d y ” .

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 9 P a g e 7 D e r b y C a t e n i a n s g i v e s u p p o r t t o a s c h o o l i n A f r i c a S t r e n g t h e n i n g f a m i l y l i f e t h r o u g h f r i e n d s h i p a n d f a i t h T h e P r o d i g a l S o n s B a n d p l a y i n g a t a n e v e n t o r g a n i s e d b y K a t h y F o r d , a p a r i s h i o n e r o f S t C h a r l e s B o r r e m e o i n H a d f i e l d , i n m e m o r y o f h e r d a d E r n e s t H a l l a n d a f r i e n d T o n y P a y n e . T h e e v e n i n g w a s a r r a n g e d t o r a i s e f u n d s t o c o v e r e x t r a m e d i c a l c o s t s f o r t h e f o r t h c o m i n g d e a n e r y p i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s . . T h e a m o u n t r a i s e d w a s j u s t u n d e r £ 8 0 0 . 0 0 p o u n d s . E v e r y o n e e n j o y e d a g r e a t e v e n i n g f o r t h i s v e r y w o r t h y c a u s e . T h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n h a s r e c e n t l y g i v e n a b u r s a r y g r a n t t o I s a b e l W r e t h a m t o a s s i s t h e r i n h e r v o l u n t a r y p r o j e c t t o h e l p t o d e ­ s i g n a n d b u i l d a b e t t e r s c h o o l i n S o u t h A f r i c a . I s a b e l i s a s e c o n d y e a r s t u d e n t a t N o t t i n g h a m U n i v e r s i t y a n d i s s t u d y i n g a r ­ c h i t e c t u r e . S h e w a s o f f e r e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y , a l o n g w i t h o t h e r a r c h i t e c t u r a l s t u d e n t s , t o d e s i g n a n d t h e n g o o u t t o S o u t h A f r i c a a n d b u i l d a s c h o o l ! ! S h e w a s r e q u i r e d t o r a i s e o v e r £ 2 0 0 0 t o f u n d h e r s e l f o n t h e p r o j e c t . T h e v e r y c r e d i t a b l e r e s u l t s o f t h e i r e f f o r t s c a n c l e a r l y b e s e e n i n t h e f i n i s h e d b u i l d i n g . F o r v a r i o u s r e a s o n s i t w a s n o t p o s s i b l e t o e n s u r e t h a t I s a b e l r e c e i v e d t h e g r a n t b e f o r e s h e l e f t b u t s u b s e q u e n t l y , h e r g r a n d f a t h e r , K e v i n H u r s t o f t h e D e r b y b r a n c h o f t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n w a s a b l e t o p r e s e n t t h e c h e q u e t o h e r . I s a b e l , w h o t o g e t h e r w i t h h e r f a m i l y i s a m e m b e r o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n a t S t . T h o m a s ’ i n T e a n , S t a f f s , s a i d : “ B e i n g a r o u n d a d i f f e r ­ e n t c u l t u r e a n d l i f e s t y l e w a s e y e o p e n i n g . T o s e e t h e c h i l d r e n ’ s f a c e s e v e r y d a y a s t h e b u i l d i n g d e v e l o p e d w a s a m a z i n g . T h i s e x p e ­ r i e n c e w i l l s t a y w i t h m e f o r e v e r ; w e h a v e p r o v i d e d a f o u r c l a s s r o o m s c h o o l a n d a b o r e h o l e f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y o f M o r u t i . T h a n k y o u t o t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n f o r h e l p i n g t o m a k e t h i s p o s s i b l e ” . K e v i n H u r s t D e r b y C a t e n i a n s P u b l i c i t y O f f i c e r I s a b e l ( l e f t ) r e c e i v i n g t h e c h e q u e f r o m K e v i n H u r s t o f D e r b y C a t e n i a n s ( h e r g r a n d f a t h e r ) T h e f i n i s h e d s c h o o l T h e a r c h i t e c t u r e s t u d e n t g r o u p , I s a b e l i s i n t h e m i d d l e i n y e l l o w R O S M I N I C E N T R E , 4 3 3 F O S S E WAY, L E 7 4 S J Fr David ­ Mobile:07748152653 Tel: 01509 813078 djtobinic@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. Thought for August Gentleness is a most delicate virtue: it is easily hurt; a raising of the voice, a hasty gesture, a glance, a smile, a touch of irony, a tone of voice — any of these things can be enough to offend against gentleness. It is as delicate as self­love itself, and nothing is easier to hurt than that. Blessed Antonio Rosmini Domodossola, 20.12.32 September 14 Saturday ­ 2­4.30pm Rev Seamus O’Looskan, Senior School Chaplaincy Leader GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 17 Tuesday ­ 7­8.30 pm The Letter of St James, on Christian Practical Wisdom ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 20 Friday ­ 7­9 pm Healing Mass 28 Saturday ­ 3­4.30pm Mercy Chaplet and Lectio Divina Autumn Programme to Christmas OCTOBER 12 Saturday Mr. Bryan Spence,Founder of Carpenters Arms GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 18 Friday Healing Mass 22 Tuesday Amos, a prophet for our own times ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 26 Saturday Lectio Divina NOVEMBER 9 Saturday Margaret Smidowicz, An Ordinary Person GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 15 Friday Healing Mass 19 Tuesday Endurance and hope in the Splendid Book of the Apocalypse of St John ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 30 Saturday Lectio Divina DECEMBER 7 Saturday 10 am to 3.30 pm. ­Advent Retreat (Full Day) 13 Friday Healing Mass Trusting all will have a restful and enjoyable summer Fr. David Tobin.IC.

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P o p e F r a n c i s w e l c o m e d C H A R I S , t h e n e w o n e s e r v i c e 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 , a t P e n t e c o s t 2 0 1 9 i n R o m e . O n S a t u r d a y 8 J u n e , P o p e F r a n c i s g r e e t e d m e m b e r s o f t h e n e w l y ­ f o r m e d 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 r v i c e ( C H A R I S ) i n t h e P a u l V I h a l l w h o t o o k p a r t i n a n I n t e r ­ n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e i n t h e V a t i c a n . H e t o l d t h e m : " T h i s P e n t e c o s t b e g i n s a n e w s t a g e o n t h e j o u r n e y i n a u g u r a t e d b y t h e C h a r i s m a t i c R e n e w a l f i f t y ­ t w o y e a r s a g o . " T h e n e w s e r v i c e i s c a l l e d C H A R I S a n d t h e P o p e t h a n k e d t h e D i c a s t e r y f o r L a i t y , F a m ­ i l y f o r m a k i n g i t a r e a l i t y . I n h i s a d d r e s s , t h e P o p e a l l u d e d t o t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y w e r e e m b a r k i n g o n " a n e w a n d u n i q u e s e r v i c e o f c o m m u n i o n . " H e s a i d t h a t , a t t i m e s , w h a t i s n e w c a n b e d e s t a b i l i z ­ i n g , b u t t h e n a d d e d : " T h e n e w t h i n g s o f G o d a r e a l w a y s a b l e s s i n g b e c a u s e t h e y f l o w f r o m h i s l o v i n g h e a r t . " T h e P o n t i f f i n v i t e d t h o s e g a t h e r e d t o e m ­ b r a c e t h e n e w , s t r e s s i n g t h a t t h e t e m p t a t i o n " t o l e a v e t h i n g s a s t h e y a r e " w a s n o t a w a y o f t h i n k i n g t h a t c a m e f r o m t h e H o l y S p i r i t . T h e P o p e e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e n o t i o n o f " s e r ­ v i c e " m e a n t a l w a y s g i v i n g a n d c a r i n g " f o r a v a r i e t y o f n e e d s a n d t o a s s i s t t h e j o u r n e y i n t h e b e s t w a y p o s s i b l e . " P o p e F r a n c i s u n d e r l i n e d w h a t h e a n d t h e C h u r c h e x p e c t e d f r o m t h i s n e w s e r v i c e , C H A R I S , a n d f r o m t h e e n t i r e C h a r i s m a t i c R e n e w a l : t o s h a r e b a p t i s m i n t h e H o l y S p i r i t w i t h e v e r y o n e i n t h e C h u r c h , a n d t o s e r v e t h e u n i t y o f t h e b o d y o f C h r i s t , w h i c h i s t h e C h u r c h . H e a l s o s a i d t h e y w e r e c a l l e d t o s e r v e t h e p o o r a n d t h o s e i n g r e a t e s t n e e d , p h y s i c a l o r s p i r i t u a l . H e a d d e d t h a t t h e s e t h r e e t h i n g s w e r e " f o r m s o f w i t n e s s w h i c h , b y v i r t u e o f b a p ­ t i s m , a l l o f u s a r e c a l l e d t o g i v e f o r t h e e v a n ­ g e l i z a t i o n o f t h e w o r l d . " I t i s a n e v a n g e l i z a t i o n , P o p e F r a n c i s s t r e s s e d , " t h a t i s n o t p r o s e l y t i s m , b u t f i r s t a n d f o r e m o s t w i t n e s s : a w i t n e s s o f l o v e . " F o l l o w i n g h i s d i s c o u r s e t o t h o s e g a t h e r e d , t h e P o p e i n v i t e d t h e m t o s t a n d a n d o b s e r v e a m i n u t e o f s i l e n c e f o r p e a c e . I t c a m e o n t h e f i f t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e m e e t i n g b e t w e e n t h e I s r a e l i a n d P a l e s t i n i a n P r e s i d e n t s , a l o n g w i t h P o p e F r a n c i s , w h e r e t h e y p r a y e d i n t h e V a t i c a n G a r d e n s f o r P e a c e . F o r m e r l y o f T h e C a r p a t h i a n L a n c e r s R e g i ­ m e n t , G e o r g e P a l e j o w s k i d i e d o n 2 5 t h O c t o ­ b e r 2 0 1 6 , a g e d 9 2 y e a r s . H u s b a n d o f t h e l a t e A u d r e y a n d b e l o v e d f a t h e r o f J a n a n d A n n a , G e o r g e w a s a f o u n d e r m e m b e r o f G r i m s b y 1 8 5 C i r c l e . A f t e r b e i n g f o r m e d i n F r e n c h S y r i a i n 1 9 4 0 , t h e T h e C a r p a t h i a n L a n c e r s R e g i m e n t , c o n ­ s i s t i n g o f P o l e s w h o e s c a p e d b o t h t h e N a z i a n d S o v i e t i n v a s i o n s o f t h e i r c o u n t r y , m o v e d t o P a l e s t i n e a n d f o u g h t w i t h d i s t i n c ­ t i o n a s p a r t o f t h e P o l i s h F o r c e s i n N o r t h A f r i c a a n d I t a l y a l o n g s i d e t h e D e s e r t R a t s o f t h e B r i t i s h 8 t h A r m y . T h e C a r p a t h i a n L a n c e r s c a m p e d i n W e e l s b y W o o d s , G r i m s b y i n 1 9 4 5 w h e n t h e y w e r e d e m o b i l i s e d a f t e r t h e w a r b u t w e r e u n a b l e t o r e t u r n h o m e b e c a u s e o f t h e R u s s i a n o c ­ c u p a t i o n . A t t h e 6 8 0 t h m e e t i n g o f t h e G r i m s b y 1 8 5 C i r c l e o f t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n a n d t h e 6 1 s t a n n i v e r s a r y o f i t s C h a r t e r , G e o r g e ’ s f a m i l y p r e s e n t e d t h e G r i m s b y C i r c l e w i t h a c o m m e m o r a t i v e s i l v e r p l a t e w h i c h w i l l b e a w a r d e d t o a B r o t h e r t h a t i s d e e m e d t o h a v e m a d e a n o u t s t a n d i n g c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e l i f e o f t h e C i r c l e . B e f o r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e m e m o r i a l p l a t e , G e o r g e ’ s s o n J a n , s p o k e a b o u t h i s f a t h e r ’ s e a r l y l i f e a n d h o w t h e e a r l y y e a r s w e r e d i f f i ­ c u l t f o r G e o r g e a n d d e s p i t e n o t h a v i n g f r i e n d s o r f a m i l y n o r a b l e t o s p e a k E n g l i s h h e d r e w s t r e n g t h f r o m h i s C a t h o l i c F a i t h . A f t e r t h e w a r G e o r g e s t u d i e d A r c h i t e c t u r e a n d a s a r e s u l t s p e n t a l o t o f t i m e i n L o n ­ d o n . A f t e r c o m p l e t i n g h i s s t u d i e s G e o r g e s e t t l e d i n G r i m s b y w h e r e h i s f a i t h a n d g e n ­ e r o s i t y w e r e i n s t r u m e n t a l i n h i m b e i n g a f o u n d i n g m e m b e r o f t h e G r i m s b y C i r c l e . J a n e x p l a i n e d t o t h e a s s e m b l e d B r o t h e r s h o w h i s f a t h e r h a d t o l d h i m h o w h e w o u l d s i t f o r h o u r s i n C h u r c h o f t h e I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t o f M a r y o n O l d B r o m p t o n S t r e e t i n L o n d o n , a s k i n g G o d f o r h e l p a n d s p i r i t u a l s t r e n g t h . J a n j o k e d h o w t h a t d e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t h e w a s b o r n o n t h e 2 6 t h o f M a y 1 9 5 8 , i t w a s a m e r e 2 w e e k s l a t e r t h a t t h e G r i m s b y C i r c l e w a s i n a u g u r a t e d , m e a n i n g t h a t G e o r g e h a d m o r e t h i n g s o n h i s m i n d t h a n j u s t h i s w i f e ’ s p r e g n a n c y . T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e “ G e o r g e P a l e j o w s k i M e m o r i a l P l a t e ” w a s m a d e t o C i r c l e P r e s i ­ d e n t R i c h a r d M e l l o w s b y G e o r g e ’ s s o n a n d d a u g h t e r , J a n a n d A n n a . T h e f i r s t r e c i p i e n t o f t h e G e o r g e P a l e j o w s k i M e m o r i a l P l a t e i s B r o t h e r K e i t h L i t t l e w o o d f o r h i s u n s t i n t i n g e f f o r t s t o e n c o u r a g e B r o t h e r s t o v i s i t o t h e r C i r c l e s a n d i n r e c r u i t ­ i n g n e w m e m b e r s . The church needs religious sisters URGENTLY to bring Christ to others by a life of prayer and service lived in the community of Ignation spirituality. Daily Mass is the centre of community Our Lady of Fidelity Our Lady of Fidelity life. By wearing the religious habit we are witnesses to the consecrated way of life. If you are willing to risk a little love and would like to find out how, contact Sister Bernadette. Late vocations up to the age of 46 welcomed. 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W h e n h e d i e d a t t h e a g e o f 8 9 , m o r e t h a n 1 5 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e l i n e d t h e s t r e e t s o f B i r m i n g h a m f o r h i s f u n e r a l . C a r d i n a l N e w m a n i s w i d e l y c o n s i d e r e d t o b e o n e o f t h e m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t f i g u r e s o f t h e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y . T h e c a u s e f o r h i s s a i n t h o o d w a s o p e n e d i n 1 9 5 8 a n d h e w a s d e c l a r e d V e n e r a b l e b y P o p e S a i n t J o h n P a u l I I i n 1 9 9 1 a f t e r h i s l i f e o f ‘ h e r o i c v i r t u e ’ w a s r e c o g n i s e d . P o p e B e n e d i c t X V I d e c l a r e d h i m B l e s s e d i n C o f t o n P a r k n e a r B i r m i n g h a m i n S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 0 , a s p a r t o f h i s h i s t o r i c v i s i t t o B r i t a i n . T h e c a n o n i s a t i o n w a s m a d e p o s s i b l e b y a s e c o n d m i r a c l e a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e i n t e r c e s ­ s i o n o f B l e s s e d J o h n H e n r y N e w m a n , c o n ­ s i s t i n g i n t h e m e d i c a l l y i n e x p l i c a b l e h e a l i n g o f a p r e g n a n t w o m a n w i t h l i f e ­ t h r e a t e n i n g c o m p l i c a t i o n s d u e t o h e r p r e g n a n c y . T h e c u r e t o o k p l a c e i n C h i c a g o , U S A , i n M a y 2 0 1 3 . A f t e r a n i n i t i a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n c a r r i e d o u t b y t h e a r c h d i o c e s e o f C h i c a g o , i t w a s s u b m i t t e d t o t h e H o l y S e e i n 2 0 1 8 , a n d a p ­ p r o v e d b y P o p e F r a n c i s o n 1 3 F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 . D u r i n g t h e c e r e m o n y f o r h i s b e a t i f i c a t i o n i n 2 0 1 0 , P o p e B e n e d i c t s a i d t h a t N e w m a n “ t e l l s u s t h a t o u r d i v i n e M a s t e r h a s a s s i g n e d a s p e c i f i c t a s k t o e a c h o n e o f u s , a ‘ d e f i n i t e s e r v i c e ’ , c o m m i t t e d u n i q u e l y t o e v e r y s i n g l e p e r s o n . ” “ T h e d e f i n i t e s e r v i c e t o w h i c h B l e s s e d J o h n H e n r y w a s c a l l e d , ” c o n t i n u e d t h e P o p e , “ i n ­ v o l v e d a p p l y i n g h i s k e e n i n t e l l e c t a n d h i s p r o l i f i c p e n t o m a n y o f t h e m o s t p r e s s i n g ‘ s u b j e c t s o f t h e d a y ’ . H i s i n s i g h t s i n t o t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n f a i t h a n d r e a s o n , i n t o t h e v i t a l p l a c e o f r e v e a l e d r e l i g i o n i n c i v i l i s e d s o c i e t y , a n d i n t o t h e n e e d f o r a b r o a d l y ­ b a s e d a n d w i d e ­ r a n g i n g a p p r o a c h t o e d u c a t i o n w e r e n o t o n l y o f p r o f o u n d i m ­ p o r t a n c e f o r V i c t o r i a n E n g l a n d , b u t c o n ­ t i n u e t o d a y t o i n s p i r e a n d e n l i g h t e n m a n y a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d . ” F r I g n a t i u s H a r r i s o n , P r o v o s t o f t h e B i r m ­ i n g h a m O r a t o r y w h i c h w a s f o u n d e d b y N e w m a n i n 1 8 4 9 , s a i d t h a t “ N e w m a n ` s l i f e ­ l o n g s u c c e s s i n b r i n g i n g o t h e r s t o C h r i s t s h o w s u s t h a t t h e a p o s t o l a t e o f C h r i s t i a n f r i e n d s h i p a c h i e v e s m u c h m o r e b y a t t r a c t ­ i n g p e o p l e t o t h e L o r d t h a n b y a g g r e s s i v e p o l e m i c . N e w m a n ` s l o n g a n d i n c r e m e n t a l s p i r i t u a l p i l g r i m a g e s h o w s u s t h a t G o d l e a d s u s t o H i m s e l f s t e p b y s t e p , i n w a y s t h a t H e c u s t o m i s e s t o o u r i n d i v i d u a l n e e d s , a n d i n H i s o w n g o o d t i m e . ” C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s , A r c h b i s h o p o f W e s t m i n s t e r , s a i d “ T h i s i s a m o m e n t o f g r e a t p r i d e . O n F r i d a y i t w a s t h e f e a s t o f t h e S a c r e d H e a r t a n d w e h e l d a m a s s f o r t h e p r i e s t s o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s . F o r e m o s t i n o u r m i n d s w a s t h e d e c l a r a t i o n o f a s a i n t w h o w a s a p r i e s t h e r e . J o h n H e n r y N e w m a n i s k n o w n f o r m a n y g r e a t q u a l i t i e s , b u t w e r e m e m b e r h i m p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r t h e k i n d n e s s a n d c o m p a s s i o n o f h i s m i n i s t r y t o t h e p e o ­ p l e o f B i r m i n g h a m . A t h i s d e a t h t h e y t u r n e d o u t i n t h e i r t h o u s a n d s t o s a l u t e a m u c h l o v e d p r i e s t o n h i s f u n e r a l p r o c e s s i o n f r o m B i r m i n g h a m t o R e d n a l . ” T h e o t h e r b l e s s e d s t o b e c a n o n i s e d a l o n g ­ s i d e N e w m a n a r e G i u s e p p i n a V a n n i n i , M a r i a m T h r e s i a C h i r a m e l M a n k i d i y a n , I r m ã D u l c e P o n t e s a n d M a r g u e r i t e B a y s . 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T h e l e t t e r w a s s e n t t o A r c h b i s h o p N d l o v u , p r i m a t e o f Z i m b a b w e , w h o i n A p r i l t h i s y e a r h a d c o n v e n e d a m e e t i n g o f Z i m ­ b a b w e a n B i s h o p s a t w h i c h t h e r e w a s u n a n i ­ m o u s a p p r o v a l t o s u p p o r t t h e c a u s e . A p o s t u l a t o r , D r E n r i c o S o l i n a s , a l a y j u d g e a t t h e U m b r i a n I n t e r d i o c e s a n E c c l e s i a s t i c a l C o u r t o f P e r u g i a , w a s a p p o i n t e d i n 2 0 1 8 , a n d i s n o w t a k i n g t h e c a u s e f o r w a r d . J o h n B r a d b u r n e , b o r n i n S k i r w i t h , C u m ­ b r i a , i n 1 9 2 1 , a t h i r d ­ o r d e r F r a n c i s c a n , w a s k i l l e d i n R h o d e s i a i n 1 9 7 9 f o r r e f u s i n g t o a b a n d o n t h e l e p e r s h e h a d l o o k e d a f t e r f o r m a n y y e a r s . S i n c e h i s d e a t h , M u t e m w a , t h e l e p r o s y s e t t l e m e n t w h e r e h e w o r k e d , h a s b e c o m e a m a j o r p i l g r i m a g e c e n t r e . E a c h y e a r , o n t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f h i s d e a t h , 5 S e p t e m b e r , t h o u s a n d s g a t h e r t o h e a r M a s s a n d p r o c e s s u p t h e m o u n t a i n w h e r e h e w a l k e d a n d p r a y e d . O n 5 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 9 , t h e f o r t i e t h a n n i v e r ­ s a r y o f J o h n ` s a s s a s s i n a t i o n , t h e r e w i l l b e a s p e c i a l c e r e m o n y a t M u t e m w a , w h e r e t h e c a u s e w i l l b e o f f i c i a l l y l a u n c h e d . T h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e t h e r e , i n c l u d i n g m a n y f r o m o u t s i d e Z i m b a b w e . 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T h e J o h n B r a d b u r n e M e m o r i a l S o c i e t y w a s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 9 5 b y C e l i a B r i g s t o c k e , J o h n ` s n i e c e a n d J o h n R e i d , t o d o t w o t h i n g s : t o c o n t i n u e h i s l e g a c y b y p r o v i d i n g p e r p e t u a l f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t f o r M u t e m w a , d e s p e r a t e l y i n n e e d o f h e l p , a n d t o p r o m o t e h i s c a u s e f o r b e a t i f i c a t i o n , g i v e n t h e w i d e s p r e a d b e l i e f i n h i s s a n c t i t y e x p r e s s e d b y a l l w h o m e t h i m . T h e a d m i n i s t r a t o r o f t h e S o c i e t y i s C e l i a ` s d a u g h t e r , K a t e M a c p h e r s o n , w h o c a n b e c o n t a c t e d f o r f u r ­ t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n b y e m a i l a t i n f o @ j o h n ­ b r a d b u r n e . c o m o r b y p o s t t o P O B o x 3 2 , L e o m i n s t e r , H e r e f o r d s h i r e H R 6 0 Y B . 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T h y K i n g d o m C o m e b e g a n i n 2 0 1 6 b y A r c h ­ b i s h o p W e l b y t h e A r c h b i s h o p o f C a n t e r b u r y “ T o l i g h t u p t h e w o r l d i n p r a y e r ” a n d v e r y s p e c i f i c a l l y t o p r a y f o r 5 f r i e n d s / f a m i l y m e m b e r s d u r i n g t h e N o v e n a p e r i o d . W e e n ­ j o y e d b o t h t h e s e s e r v i c e s a n d t h o u g h t t h a t , a s C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t a n d P o p e F r a n c i s w e r e b o t h v e r y k e e n f o r C a t h o l i c s t o t a k e p a r t , w e w o u l d a s k F a t h e r E d d y i f w e c o u l d d o s o m e ­ t h i n g a s a P a r i s h . F a t h e r f e l t i t w o u l d b e g o o d t o h a v e s e r v i c e s i n a v a r i e t y o f d i f f e r ­ e n t s t y l e s t o a t t r a c t a s m a n y p e o p l e a s p o s s i ­ b l e . A f t e r c h a t t i n g a b o u t i t t o v a r i o u s g r o u p s i t s e e m e d a p o s s i b i l i t y . W e h a d a H o l y H o u r w i t h B e n e d i c t i o n o n t h e S u n d a y , a n h o u r o f m e d i t a t i o n , p r a y e r a n d i n t e r c e s s i o n t o t h e H o l y S p i r i t o n t h e M o n d a y e v e n i n g . T u e s ­ d a y w e h a d a n h o u r o f P r a y e r a n d P r a i s e d u r i n g t h e e v e n i n g . O n W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g w e h a d A d o r a t i o n . O n T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g w e d e d i c a t e d o u r u s u a l H o u r o f A d o r a t i o n t o t h e H o l y S p i r i t a n d o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n w e h a d a n h o u r o f A d o r a t i o n a n d i n c o r p o ­ r a t e d t h e D i v i n e M e r c y s e r v i c e . W e h a d a n a v e r a g e o f t w e n t y p e o p l e a t e a c h s e r v i c e a n d s o m e o f t h o s e f o l k c a m e t o e v e r y s e r v i c e , G o d b l e s s t h e m . S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g w e h a d o u r u s u a l m o r n ­ i n g M a s s a f t e r w h i c h s o m e o f u s w e n t d i ­ r e c t l y t o L i n c o l n C a t h e d r a l t o j o i n i n w i t h t h e E c u m e n i c a l c e l e b r a t i o n s t a k i n g p l a c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e m o r n i n g . W e a r r i v e d i n t i m e f o r t h e P r a i s e a n d W o r s h i p t i m e a n d i t w a s s o l o v e l y t o b e p r e s e n t a n d j o i n i n g i n w i t h C h r i s t i a n s f r o m a l l o v e r t h e C i t y . 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( 1 1 ) 1 8 P a s t o n e ` s p r i m e , p e r h a p s o n e i n 4 ( 3 , 4 ) 2 0 O l d m e d i c t h a t ` s a t t h e h e a r t o f j o i n t g r o u p ( 5 ) 2 2 D i s a g r e e s w i t h t i p o f f t h a t t h i s i s t h e f i r s t s i g n o f s p r i n g ( 5 ) 2 3 P e r s i s t e n c e i n f i n d i n g a p a r t m e n t n u m b e r a b o v e . . . 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S o , i f y o u w a n t t o t r y t h e C R Y P T I C p u z z l e , f o r i n s t a n c e , b u t a r e u n s u r e , u s e t h e Q U I C K c l u e s t o h e l p y o u w o r k o u t t h e s o l u t i o n . S i m i l a r l y , i f y o u t r y t h e Q U I C K c l u e s , u s e t h e C R Y P T I C c l u e s t o h e l p y o u p r o v e t h e s o l u t i o n S O L U T I O N A c r o s s : 1 S y r i a n , 4 A b l a z e , 9 R o s e t t e , 1 0 O m e g a , 1 1 P l a t o , 1 2 E s s e n c e , 1 3 A r c h d i o c e s e , 1 8 O l d s a l t , 2 0 C o m b o , 2 2 A r i e s , 2 3 N o l e t - u p , 2 4 C y r e n e , 2 5 T a r t a n . D o w n : 1 S e r a p h , 2 R a s t a , 3 A n t i o c h , 5 B u o y s , 6 A v e r n u s , 7 E n a m e l , 8 B e n e d i c t i n e , 1 4 R u d d i e r , 1 5 C e c i l i a , 1 6 M o s a i c , 1 7 C o u p o n , 1 9 A r s o n , 2 1 M o t e t . A f o o l a n d f a i l u r e A w h i l e a g o , o v e r a p e r i o d o f t i m e , t h e i d e a f o r a p a r i s h p r o j e c t c a m e a b o u t . I t i n v o l v e d c r e a t i n g a b o o k l e t f o r y o u n g e r p a r i s h i o n e r s c o n t a i n i n g f a i t h t e s t i m o n i e s a n d a d v i c e f r o m t h e e l d e r p a r i s h i o n e r s . T h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f t h o s e i n v i t e d t o c o n t r i b u t e h a p p i l y d i d s o , t h o u g h a s m a l l n u m b e r d i d n o t t h i n k t h e y h a d a n y t h i n g t o o f f e r o r w e r e h e l d b a c k b y f e a r . A b o o k l e t w a s p r o d u c e d ; h o w e v e r , a t t h a t p o i n t t h e p r o j e c t s t a l l e d a n d t h e b o o k l e t w a s n o t d i s t r i b u t e d . O n t h e f a c e o f i t t h e p r o j e c t w a s a f a i l u r e a n d y e t m a y b e i t c o u l d r e f l e c t h o w G o d s w a y s a r e n o t o u r w a y s ( I s 5 5 : 8 ) . W h i l s t t h e p o i n t o f t h e p r o j e c t a p p e a r e d t o b e t h e w i t n e s s o f f a i t h f r o m o n e g e n e r a t i o n t o a n o t h e r , a v e r y d i f f e r e n t p u r p o s e w a s a c h i e v e d . L i s t e n i n g t o t h e G o s p e l o n t h e f e a s t o f C o r p u s C h r i s t i ( L u k e 9 : 1 1 ­ 1 7 ) , t h e t h o u g h t o c c u r r e d , h o w t h e p r o j e c t h a d , l i k e J e s u s , s e r v e d t o a s k t h o s e i n v o l v e d t o o f f e r u p t h e i r l o a f o r f i s h ( o u r s e l f ) a n d t h a t t h e r e s u l t , a s f o r t h e d i s c i p l e s , w a s n o t w h a t w a s e x p e c t e d . R a t h e r t h a n f e e d i n g t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a t i o n , b y l e a d i n g u s t o r e f l e c t o n o u r o w n j o u r n e y w i t h G o d ( a n d t h o s e o f o t h e r s ) , a n d t h r o u g h t h e s t r e n g t h e n i n g o f e x i s t i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s , t h e b u i l d i n g o f n e w f r i e n d s h i p s , f a c i n g c h a l l e n g e s a n d b y t h e w i t n e s s o f f a i t h , k i n d n e s s a n d g e n e r o s i t y t h a t w a s s h o w n b y t h o s e w h o c o n t r i b u t e d n o t o n l y t h e i r t i m e b u t a l s o t h e i r h e a r t , w e e n c o u n t e r e d t h e L o r d , w h o r e v e a l e d H i m s e l f t o u s , n o u r i s h i n g u s a n d g l o r i f y i n g H i m . G o d b l e s s e d o u r e f f o r t s i n w a y s n o t f o r e s e e n . L i k e t h e c r o w d w h o s o u g h t f o o d , i t i s e a s y t o s e e k a n d b e c o m e f o c u s e d o n o u t c o m e s , a n d l i k e t h e d i s c i p l e s , t h r o u g h i g n o r a n c e a n d a r r o g a n c e , i t i s e a s y t o t h i n k w e k n o w a n d u n d e r s t a n d w h a t t h e L o r d i s a s k i n g o f u s ( P s 9 2 : 5 ­ 6 ) . O n e o f t h e l e s s o n s t h i s p r o j e c t c a n p e r h a p s t e a c h , i s t h a t w h i l s t w e m a y s e e k t o d o G o d s w i l l a n d a c h i e v e r e s u l t s , w h a t G o d w a n t s u p p e r m o s t i s f o r u s t o s e e k a n d f i n d H i m ( M a t t 6 : 3 3 ) l e t t i n g g o o f o u r o w n a g e n d a . T h e b r e a d t h a t g i v e s u s l i f e i s n o t w h a t w e d o o r a ` s u c c e s s f u l ` o u t c o m e t o o u r e f f o r t s , b u t t h e L o r d , w h o m w e e n c o u n t e r a n d g r o w i n r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h r o u g h t h e t r u s t f u l o f f e r i n g o f o u r s e l v e s w i t h l o v e , o p e n n e s s a n d h u m i l i t y . L o r d , p l e a s e g r a n t u s t h e c o u r a g e t o n o t b e a f r a i d o f f a i l u r e o r h u m i l i a t i o n , b u t t o m a k e a n o f f e r i n g o f s e l f , a n d t o s e e k Y o u a n d Y o u r g l o r y a b o v e a l l e l s e , t r u s t i n g Y o u w i l l b l e s s o u r l i t t l e o f f e r i n g i n w a y s t h a t e x c e e d o u r e x p e c t a t i o n s a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g . T h a n k y o u t o F r E d d y ( p a r i s h p r i e s t ) , p a r i s h i o n e r s f r o m S S P P i n v o l v e d , t o g e t h e r w i t h S r E i l e e n a n d D e a c o n B r o g a n , f o r t h e i r t i m e a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e p r o j e c t . J o , L i n c o l n T h e g a p y e a r t h a t h a s s p e n t a d e c a d e c h a n g i n g t h e w o r l d O u r S t e p i n t o t h e G a p p r o g r a m m e h a s a l o n g h i s t o r y o f m a k i n g a c h a n g e . C o l l e c t i v e l y , t h e s c h e m e ` s v o l u n ­ t e e r s h a v e g i v e n n e a r l y 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 h o u r s t o w a r d s h e l p ­ i n g o t h e r s a n d d e v o t e d n e a r l y 7 5 y e a r s t o t h e i r f a i t h . T h i s i s d e f i n i t e l y s o m e t h i n g t o c e l e b r a t e , s o o n 2 5 J u n e v o l u n t e e r s f r o m e v e r y y e a r o f t h e S t e p i n t o t h e G a p p r o g r a m m e c a m e t o g e t h e r a t o u r h e a d q u a r t e r s i n L o n d o n t o m a r k 1 0 y e a r s o f t h e s c h e m e . T h e e v e n t w a s a t t e n d e d b y m e m b e r s o f t h e S o c i e t y o f t h e H o l y C h i l d J e s u s , w h o w e r e f o u n d i n g m e m b e r s o f t h e p r o g r a m m e , a n d C A F O D D i r e c t o r C h r i s t i n e A l l e n , w h o s a i d : “ W e a l l k n o w t h e s t o r y o f t h e m u s t a r d s e e d t h a t g r e w f r o m a t i n y s e e d t o p r o v i d e f o r s o m a n y p e o p l e – w h a t a m a z i n g m u s t a r d s e e d s y o u a r e . “ P e o p l e o f t e n a s k w h e r e t h e y o u n g p e o p l e a r e i n t h e C h u r c h a n d t h i s p r o g r a m m e e n c a p s u l a t e s f a i t h i n p r a c t i c e . I t i s s u c h a n i m p o r t a n t e x p e r i e n c e s h o w i n g t h e c a r i n g a n d i n s p i r i n g l i v i n g c h u r c h . ” A r i c h h i s t o r y T h e S t e p i n t o t h e G a p p r o g r a m m e , w h i c h f i r s t b e g a n i n 2 0 0 9 , i n v o l v e s y o u n g v o l u n t e e r s l i v i n g a n d w o r k i n g i n a U K c o m m u n i t y f o r a y e a r a n d v i s i t i n g a C A F O D p r o j e c t o v e r s e a s , w h e r e t h e y w i t n e s s f i r s t ­ h a n d t h e i m p a c t d o n a t i o n s f r o m o u r s u p p o r t e r s h a v e o n c o m ­ m u n i t i e s l i v i n g i n p o v e r t y . F o r t h e l a s t d e c a d e , S t e p i n t o t h e G a p v o l u n t e e r s h a v e l i v e d i n p l a c e m e n t s a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y – i n u n i v e r s i t y c h a p l a i n c i e s a n d y o u t h m i n i s t r y t e a m s – t e a c h i n g p e o p l e a b o u t t h e w o r k o f C A F O D . A b r i g h t f u t u r e O v e r t h e l a s t 1 0 y e a r s , 7 4 y o u n g a d u l t s h a v e t a k e n p a r t i n t h e p r o g r a m m e , w h i c h h a s h e l p e d t h e m t o l e a r n n e w s k i l l s a n d d e v e l o p l e a d e r s h i p r o l e s t h a t h a v e l e d t o c a r e e r s i n t e a c h i n g , p o l i t i c s a n d w i t h c h a r ­ i t i e s . J u l i a C o r c o r a n , C A F O D ` s L e a d e r s h i p D e v e l o p m e n t C o o r d i n a t o r , s a i d : “ S t e p i n t o t h e G a p i s a g r e a t p r o ­ g r a m m e . I t a l l o w s y o u n g a d u l t s t o b e c o m e l e a d e r s i n t h e i r l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s . “ W h i l s t o n t h e p r o g r a m m e , t h e y ’ v e g a i n e d e x p e r i e n c e a n d d e v e l o p e d s k i l l s t h a t h a v e h e l p e d t h e m w i t h t h e c a r e e r s t h e y h a v e g o n e o n t o . “ T h e y ’ v e v i s i t e d C A F O D p a r t n e r s a n d c o m e b a c k t o t h e U K i n s p i r e d t o s h a r e t h e w o r k o f C A F O D a n d i n ­ s p i r e d a g e n e r a t i o n t o w o r k f o r a m o r e j u s t w o r l d . ” W a n t t o b e p a r t o f t h e p r o g r a m m e t h a t i s h e l p i n g t o c h a n g e t h e w o r l d ? A p p l i c a t i o n s a r e s t i l l o p e n f o r t h i s y e a r ’ s p r o g r a m m e , a n d w e a r e e n c o u r a g i n g y o u n g p e o p l e w h o a r e l o o k i n g f o r a n e w c h a l l e n g e a n d s e e k i n g t o d e v e l o p t h e i r f a i t h t o g e t i n v o l v e d . 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S t u d e n t s f r o m 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 h e a r d a b o u t t h e l i f e ­ s a v i n g w o r k b e i n g d o n e b y t h e A q u a b o x c h a r i t y . R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m t h e c h a r i t y a d d r e s s e d E r e w a s h Y o u t h F o r m a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A i n K i r k H a l l a m . S t u d e n t s f r o m K i r k H a l l a m C o m m u n i t y A c a d e m y a n d W i l s t h o r p e C o m m u n i t y S c h o o l a l s o a t t e n d e d . S i n c e i t s f o r m a t i o n b y t h e R o t a r y C l u b o f W i r k s w o r t h i n 1 9 9 2 , A q u a b o x h a s d i s ­ t r i b u t e d m o r e t h a n 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 b o x e s , i n c l u d ­ i n g a w a t e r f i l t r a t i o n s y s t e m , t o h u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e i n o v e r 5 0 c o u n t r i e s h i t b y e a r t h q u a k e s , t s u n a m i s , l a n d s l i d e s . T h e c h a r i t y h a s s a v e d n u m e r o u s l i v e s b y h e l p i n g p e o p l e i n d i s t r e s s t o m a k e d i r t y w a t e r d r i n k a b l e a g a i n . T r u s t e e R o z A d a m s o n t a l k e d t o s t u d e n t s a b o u t t h e c h a r i t y b e f o r e v o l u n t e e r W i l l i a m J o n e s d e m o n s t r a t e d t h e w a t e r f i l t r a t i o n s y s ­ t e m . R o z s a i d : “ I f y o u h a v e u n s a f e w a t e r y o u d i e . W e h a v e s e n t b o x e s t o a w h o l e s e r i e s o f d i s ­ a s t e r a r e a s , i n c l u d i n g C a m e r o o n , N e p a l a n d K e r a l a a n d o u r c u r r e n t p r i o r i t y i s T h e Y e m e n . “ W e k n o w h o w i m p o r t a n t i t i s t o g e t t h e m e s s a g e t o y o u n g p e o p l e a b o u t w h a t w e d o . Y o u c a n h e l p i n s o m e w a y t o s p r e a d t h e m e s s a g e a b o u t w h a t w e d o . ” S i e n n a G r a n t , H e a d G i r l a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n , s a i d s h e w a s i m p r e s s e d b y t h e c h a r i t y ’ s w o r k . S h e s a i d : “ I c a n s e e t h a t b y h a v i n g o n e o f t h e A q u a b o x e s c a n h e l p a l o t i f y o u a r e i n a d i s a s t e r a r e a a n d I d e f i n i t e l y t h i n k i t ’ s s o m e t h i n g w e s h o u l d b e s u p p o r t i n g i n s c h o o l . ” J i m N a s h , t e a c h e r a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A , s a i d : “ T h e E r e w a s h Y o u t h F o r u m i s c u r r e n t l y m a k i n g s i g n i f i c a n t i n ­ r o a d s i n s u p p o r t i n g c h a r i t y w o r k a c r o s s t h e E r e w a s h D i s t r i c t . T h e S J H y o u t h f o r u m i s c u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g o n v a r i o u s f u n d ­ r a i s i n g s c h e m e s s u p p o r t i n g b o t h t h e p u p i l s o f S J H a n d t h e w i d e r c o m m u n i t y o f E r e w a s h . T h e E r e w a s h Y o u t h F o r u m i s a g r e a t w a y f o r t h e s t u d e n t s o f S J H t o m a k e t h e i r v o i c e h e a r d a t l o c a l l e v e l o n t h e i s s u e s t h a t a f f e c t t h e m . ” E r e w a s h Y o u t h F o r u m i s a p a r t n e r s h i p b e ­ t w e e n E r e w a s h B o r o u g h C o u n c i l , D e r ­ b y s h i r e C o u n t y C o u n c i l a n d l o c a l s c h o o l s . I t s a i m s i n c l u d e l i s t e n i n g t o a n d s p e a k i n g f o r t h e y o u n g p e o p l e o f E r e w a s h , p r o m o t i n g e q u a l i t y f o r y o u n g p e o p l e a n d h e l p i n g t h e m t o b e m o r e i n v o l v e d i n d e c i s i o n s t h a t a f f e c t t h e i r l i v e s . P a g e 1 2 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 E ducation Sunday will take place on Sunday 8th September 2019. It is a day of Celebration for all those involved in Education. It is an opportunity for Schools and Parishes to come together to celebrate and give thanks for all the students, staff and parents who work so hard in and for Catholic Schools. With this in mind we will be celebrating Education Sunday in the Schools section of the September edition of the paper. To book an advert please contact Janet on 01440 730399 07931 836907 as places are limited. S St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy Hastings Street, Loughborough LE11 5AX Headteacher Miss P Jordan Telephone 01509 212621 St Mary`s school values the opportunity advertising in the Catholic News gives us, to celebrate our school and Catholic Community. It enables us to reach out to pupils and parents in a wider area. T E S T I M O N I A L T o advertise your Theology, Philosophy and Religious Studies Courses Contact Janet on 01440 730399 or email janett@cathcom.org This is an example of a ¼ page advert 170mm high x 128mm wide T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . A u g u s t 2 0 1 9 S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A s t u d e n t s h e a r a b o u t l i f e ­ s a v i n g w o r k o f A q u a b o x c h a r i t y T h e B i s h o p o f N o t t i n g h a m c e l e b r a t e d M a s s w i t h p u p i l s a n d s t a f f a t 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 a t t h e e n d o f a w e e k ­ l o n g c e l e b r a t i o n t o m a r k t h e s c h o o l ’ s 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y . B i s h o p P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y c e l e b r a t e d t h e M a s s , a t S t M a r y C r o w n e d C h u r c h , w h i c h w a s a l s o a t t e n d e d b y f a m i l i e s , m e m b e r s o f t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m t h e S t R a l p h S h e r w i n C a t h o l i c M u l t i A c a d e m y T r u s t . T h i s w a s t h e c u l m i n a t i o n o f c e l e b r a t i o n s t h a t b e g a n a t t h e s t a r t o f t h e w e e k w i t h p u p i l s b e i n g i n v i t e d t o c o m e t o s c h o o l d r e s s e d a s t h e y w o u l d h a v e i n 1 9 6 9 . C u r r e n t p u p i l s i n t e r v i e w e d p a s t p u p i l s w h o w e r e t h e f i r s t c h i l d r e n t o m o v e t o t h e n e w s c h o o l s i t e a n d t h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a s t r e e t p a r t y a n d g a m e s o n t h e f i e l d . C h i l d r e n a l s o e n j o y e d a C r e a t i v i t y D a y w h i c h w a s t h e m e d a r o u n d t h e a r t s a n d a M i s s i o n D a y w h i c h w a s l e d b y t h e L e a d L a y C h a p l a i n f r o m S t R a l p h S h e r w i n C M A T , J o e H o p k i n s . D u r i n g t h e M i s s i o n D a y p u p i l s c o n s i d e r e d h o w t h e y c o u l d l i v e o u t t h e n e w s c h o o l m i s s i o n s t a t e m e n t . P a s t p u p i l s J o a n n a B r o w n , w h o p l a y s f o r E n g l a n d r u b g y t e a m , a n d f o o t b a l l e r A n d r e w C a n n o n , w h o p l a y s f o r P o r t s m o u t h , v i s i t e d t h e s c h o o l f o r a s p o r t s t h e m e d d a y a n d t o l d p u p i l s a b o u t t h e h a r d w o r k a n d d e t e r m i n a ­ t i o n i t t o o k t o b e a s u c c e s s f u l s p o r t s p e r s o n . A m u l t i ­ s p o r t s f e s t i v a l w a s h e l d i n t h e a f t e r ­ n o o n . S a r a h R u d d , a c t i n g h e a d t e a c h e r a t S t M a r y ’ s , s a i d e v e r y o n e h a d a f a n t a s t i c w e e k . S h e s a i d : “ T h e c e l e b r a t i o n s w e r e e n j o y e d b y a l l o f o u r c h i l d r e n a n d s t a f f , t h e i r f a m i l i e s a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y . “ W e w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k e v e r y o n e w h o p l a y e d t h e i r p a r t i n m a r k i n g t h i s m o m e n ­ t o u s o c c a s i o n f o r o u r s c h o o l a n d h o p e f u l l y t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s w i l l b e r e m e m b e r e d f o r a l o n g t i m e t o c o m e . “ W e c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n p r o u d e r o f t h e c h i l d r e n a n d t h e i r p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e M a s s o f T h a n k s g i v i n g a t t h e e n d o f t h e w e e k ; i t w a s s u c h a j o y o u s o c c a s i o n t o b r i n g t o a c l o s e a v e r y s p e c i a l w e e k . ” S e a n M c C l a f f e r t y , c h i e f e x e c u t i v e o f t h e S t R a l p h S h e r w i n C a t h o l i c M u l t i ­ A c a d e m y T r u s t , a t t e n d e d t h e M a s s o f T h a n k s g i v i n g a l o n g w i t h T r u s t c h a i r J a c q u e l i n e R o d d e n . H e s a i d : “ I w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k t h e p u p i l s a n d s t a f f f o r m a k i n g t h e 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f S t M a r y ` s s u c h a s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n . “ T h e o r g a n i s a t i o n a n d p l a n n i n g o f t h e a n ­ n i v e r s a r y w e e k w a s m e t i c u l o u s . T h e s t a f f w o r k e d s o h a r d t o m a k e s u r e t h e p u p i l s a n d t h e c o m m u n i t y c o u l d p a r t i c i p a t e f u l l y i n t h i s s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n . “ T h e w e e k i t s e l f c u l m i n a t e d i n a M a s s c e l e ­ b r a t e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k a t S t M a r y ` s C h u r c h . I t w a s s u c h a s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n a n d t h e p u p i l s ` s i n g i n g w a s s e n s a t i o n a l . 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