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

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

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W o r l d M i s s i o n S u n d a y ­ t h e o n e S u n d a y i n t h e y e a r w h e n t h e e n t i r e g l o b a l C h u r c h c o m e s t o g e t h e r i n s u p p o r t o f m i s s i o n ­ w i l l h a p p e n o n 2 0 O c t o b e r t h i s y e a r . A n d t h i s y e a r , i t i s r u n n i n g a l o n g s i d e a n o t h e r e x c i t ­ i n g g l o b a l e v e n t ! H i s H o l i n e s s , P o p e F r a n c i s , h a s d e c l a r e d O c ­ t o b e r 2 0 1 9 t o b e a s p e c i a l m o n t h o f p r a y e r a n d a c t i o n , t o s t r e n g t h e n a n d g r o w G o d ’ s m i s s i o n t h r o u g h t h e C h u r c h . A n d t h e E x ­ t r a o r d i n a r y M o n t h o f M i s s i o n ( E M M 2 0 1 9 ) i s n e a r l y h e r e . E M M 2 0 1 9 m a r k s t h e 1 0 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f P o p e B e n e d i c t X V ’ s A p o s t o l i c L e t t e r M a x i ­ m u m I l l u d , w h i c h P o p e F r a n c i s d e s c r i b e s a s ‘ a m i l e s t o n e i n t h e e v o l u t i o n o f t h e C h u r c h ’ s m i s s i o n a r y w o r k ’ . A n d a c e n t u r y l a t e r , t h e c a l l t o m i s s i o a d g e n t e s i s a s u r g e n t a s e v e r . T h i s i s a n i n c r e d i b l e o p p o r t u n i t y f o r a l l o f u s t o r e f l e c t o n a n d p r a y f o r t h e C h u r c h ’ s m i s s i o n , a n d f o r t h e w h o l e C h u r c h t o f u l l y r e a l i s e t h a t i n o u r r a p i d l y c h a n g i n g w o r l d t h e G o s p e l i s n e e d e d n o w m o r e t h a n e v e r ! M i s s i o : t o d a y , t o m o r r o w , t o g e t h e r F r A n t h o n y C h a n t r y , M i s s i o ’ s N a t i o n a l D i ­ r e c t o r , s a y s : ‘ A l l o f u s w h o b e l i e v e i n J e s u s C h r i s t a s S o n o f G o d a n d S a v i o u r r e c e i v e d o u r f a i t h f r o m G o d t h r o u g h t h o s e m i s s i o n ­ a r i e s , w h o l o n g a g o l e f t t h e i r h o m e s a n d f a m i l i e s t o s h a r e t h e i r f a i t h w i t h t h o s e i n f o r e i g n l a n d s . T h e i r s h a r i n g u s u a l l y t o o k p l a c e i n t h e c o n t e x t o f s e r v i n g t h o s e i n n e e d , e s p e c i a l l y t h e p o o r a n d o p p r e s s e d , t h u s d e m o n s t r a t i n g t h e c h a r a c t e r a n d p o w e r o f G o d ’ s l o v e i n o u r w o r l d . ‘ I h a v e s e e n t h e f r u i t o f t h a t w o r k i n m a n y c o u n t r i e s i n A f r i c a a n d A s i a , w h e r e t h e r e i s a h o s t o f y o u n g a n d d y n a m i c C a t h o l i c c o m ­ m u n i t i e s c o m m i t t e d t o f o l l o w i n g J e s u s C h r i s t . Y e t w e m u s t n o t m a k e t h e m i s t a k e o f a s s u m i n g t h a t m i s s i o n a b r o a d h a s n o p l a c e i n o u r m o d e r n w o r l d . ‘ T h e H o l y F a t h e r c h a l l e n g e s u s t o b e i n a p e r m a n e n t s t a t e o f m i s s i o n , f o r “ e a c h o f u s i s a m i s s i o n t o t h e w o r l d , f o r e a c h o f u s i s t h e f r u i t o f G o d ’ s l o v e ” ( M e s s a g e f o r W o r l d M i s s i o n S u n d a y , 2 0 1 9 ) . ‘ I h o p e t h a t t h i s m o n t h w i l l h e l p u s a l l t h e l o o k b a c k i n t h a n k s g i v i n g f o r a l l t h a t h a s b e e n a c h i e v e d b y t h e m i s s i o n a r y w o r k o f t h e C h u r c h a n d l o o k f o r w a r d w i t h h o p e t o a f u ­ t u r e w h e n a l l p e o p l e s w i l l k n o w t h e s a v i n g a n d l i b e r a t i n g l o v e o f J e s u s C h r i s t . ’ M i s s i o i n v i t e s e v e r y o n e t o g e t i n v o l v e d i n E M M 2 0 1 9 , j o i n i n g o u r s i s t e r s a n d b r o t h e r s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d i n f a i t h a n d r e n e w a l . F i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t E M M 2 0 1 9 a t m i s s i o . o r g . u k / e m m a n d s e e h o w y o u c a n g e t i n v o l v e d ­ p e r s o n a l l y a n d a s a c o m m u n i t y ­ i n t h i s s p e c i a l c e l e b r a t i o n o f m i s s i o n . Y o u c a n f i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t W o r l d M i s s i o n S u n d a y ( O c t o b e r 2 0 ) a t m i s s i o . o r g . u k / w m s M I S S I O : K E Y M E S S A G E S O N M I S S I O N I n t r o d u c t i o n P o p e F r a n c i s h a s d e c l a r e d O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 t o b e a n E x t r a o r d i n a r y M o n t h o f M i s s i o n , b e i n g 1 0 0 y e a r s s i n c e P o p e B e n e d i c t X V ’ s t e a c h i n g o n m i s s i o n . I t w i l l b e a s p e c i a l m o n t h o f p r a y e r a n d a c ­ t i o n , c a l l i n g u s a l l t o r e n e w o u r m i s s i o n a r y c o m m i t m e n t t o s h a r e t h e G o o d N e w s o f J e s u s C h r i s t w i t h a l l p e o p l e s . ( P M S ) A s a w a y o f i n c r e a s i n g o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f m i s s i o n t o t h e n a t i o n s , a n d o u r c o m m i t ­ m e n t t o i t , w e o f f e r t h e s e s h o r t k e y m e s ­ s a g e s a b o u t M i s s i o n , t a k e n f r o m C h u r c h d o c u m e n t s . W H O ? W e c a n n o t f o r g e t t h a t e v a n g e l i s a t i o n i s f i r s t a n d f o r e m o s t a b o u t s h a r i n g t h e G o s p e l w i t h t h o s e w h o d o n o t k n o w J e s u s C h r i s t o r w h o h a v e a l w a y s r e j e c t e d h i m . A l l o f t h e m h a v e t h e r i g h t t o r e c e i v e t h e G o s p e l . ( E G 1 5 ) O n e h u n d r e d y e a r s a g o , P o p e B e n e d i c t X V w r o t e , “ T h e r e s t i l l r e m a i n i n t h e w o r l d i m ­ m e n s e m u l t i t u d e s o f p e o p l e w h o d w e l l i n d a r k n e s s a n d i n t h e s h a d o w o f d e a t h ” . ( M I ) T o d a y , t h e C h u r c h , s e n t b y C h r i s t t o r e v e a l a n d t o c o m m u n i c a t e t h e l o v e o f G o d t o a l l n a t i o n s , i s a w a r e t h a t t h e r e s t i l l r e m a i n s a n e n o r m o u s t a s k f o r h e r t o a c c o m p l i s h . ( A G 1 0 ) W H A T ? M i s s i o n i s t o b e a r w i t n e s s t o t h e R i s e n J e s u s a n d h i s G o s p e l . T h e r e c a n b e n o t r u e e v a n ­ g e l i s a t i o n w i t h o u t t h e e x p l i c i t p r o c l a m a t i o n o f J e s u s a s L o r d . ( E G 1 1 0 – S J P 2 ) G o d b e c a m e o n e o f u s a n d k n o w s o u r j o y s a n d s o r r o w s . H e c a l l s u s t o l o v e w i t h a l l o u r h e a r t s : t o a c t w i t h h u m i l i t y a n d r e s p e c t f o r t h e d i g n i t y o f e a c h a n d e v e r y p e r s o n , t o b e a t t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e p o o r a n d t h e m a r g i n a l i s e d , t o f o r g i v e a n d l e t g o , t o b e r e ­ s p o n s i b l e s t e w a r d s o f c r e a t i o n , a n d t o b u i l d a w o r l d o f p e a c e a n d j u s t i c e . G o d c a l l s u s i n t o c o m m u n i t i e s o f f a i t h a n d a c t i o n . W H Y ? A t b a p t i s m w e r e c e i v e o u r m i s s i o n t o e v a n ­ g e l i s e t o t h e e n d s o f t h e e a r t h . ( F M ) E v e r y o n e h a s a r i g h t t o h e a r t h e G o s p e l : t h e g o o d n e w s t h a t G o d l o v e s t h e m a n d t h a t l o v e i s s t r o n g e r t h a n d e a t h . ( E G 1 5 ) T h e r e m u s t b e n o l e s s e n i n g o f t h e i m p e t u s t o p r e a c h t h e G o s p e l t o t h o s e w h o a r e f a r f r o m C h r i s t , b e c a u s e t h i s i s t h e f i r s t t a s k o f t h e C h u r c h . ( H F M I ) O n e o f t h e w o r s t d i s c r i m i n a t i o n s t h a t t h e p o o r c a n s u f f e r i s t h e l a c k o f s p i r i t u a l c a r e . W e m u s t n o t f a i l t o o f f e r t h e m G o d ’ s f r i e n d ­ s h i p , h i s b l e s s i n g , h i s w o r d , t h e c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e s a c r a m e n t s a n d a j o u r n e y o f g r o w t h a n d m a t u r i t y i n t h e f a i t h . O u r p r e f ­ e r e n t i a l o p t i o n f o r t h e p o o r m u s t m a i n l y t r a n s l a t e i n t o a p r i v i l e g e d a n d p r e f e r e n t i a l r e l i g i o u s c a r e . ( E G 2 0 0 ) T h e L o r d c a l l s u s t o g o b e y o n d o u r s e l v e s a n d t o s h a r e w i t h o t h e r s t h e b l e s s i n g s w e h a v e r e c e i v e d , b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e g i f t o f f a i t h , w h i c h c a n n o t b e c o n s i d e r e d a s a p r i ­ v a t e p r i v i l e g e b u t m u s t b e s e e n a s a g i f t t o b e s h a r e d w i t h t h o s e w h o h a v e n o t y e t r e c e i v e d i t . ( W M S 1 9 9 2 ) W H E R E ? I n r e s p o n s e t o t h e G r e a t C o m m i s s i o n o f O u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t t o ‘ g o m a k e d i s c i p l e s o f a l l n a t i o n s ’ , w e b e a r w i t n e s s t o J e s u s C h r i s t , e s ­ p e c i a l l y i n s i t u a t i o n s o f p o v e r t y , p e r s e c u t i o n a n d m a r g i n a l i s a t i o n t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . T h e C h u r c h m u s t b e a p l a c e o f m e r c y f r e e l y g i v e n , w h e r e e v e r y o n e c a n f e e l w e l c o m e d , l o v e d , f o r g i v e n a n d e n c o u r a g e d t o l i v e t h e g o o d l i f e o f t h e G o s p e l . ( E G 1 1 4 ) H O W ? I n c o n t i n u i t y w i t h t h e m i s s i o n o f J e s u s , w e a r e o p e n t o t h e j o y o f t h e G o s p e l , a n d w i t h c o u r a g e b e c k o n t h e H o l y S p i r i t t o c r e a t e n e w n e s s i n t h e w a y s w e b e a r w i t n e s s t o t h e n a t i o n s . ( P M S ) M i s s i o e n a b l e s C a t h o l i c s i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s t o l i v e o u t t h e i r c a l l t o m i s s i o n , r e ­ c e i v e d a t B a p t i s m a n d e n a b l e s l o c a l C h u r c h e s t o r e a c h o u t t o t h e i r o w n c o m m u ­ n i t i e s w i t h t h e l o v e a n d c o m p a s s i o n o f C h r i s t . M i s s i o e n c o u r a g e s t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h a c r o s s t h e w o r l d t o w o r k t o g e t h e r i n p r o ­ c l a i m i n g t h e u n c o n d i t i o n a l l o v e o f t h e F a ­ t h e r f o r a l l p e o p l e s . M i s s i o ’ s g o a l s c o n s i s t o f i n f o r m i n g a n d f o r m i n g t h e P e o p l e o f G o d t o s h a r e i n t h e C h u r c h ` s u n i v e r s a l m i s s i o n , p r o m o t i n g v o ­ c a t i o n s a d g e n t e s a n d e n c o u r a g i n g c o o p e r a ­ t i o n i n t h e w o r k o f e v a n g e l i s a t i o n w i t h a t r u l y u n i v e r s a l s p i r i t . T h i s u n i v e r s a l s p i r i t e x p r e s s e s i n c o n c r e t e w a y s t h e H o l y F a t h e r ’ s c o n c e r n f o r a l l t h e C h u r c h e s . ­ ­ ­ O ­ ­ ­ P M S – A d d r e s s t o P M S A s s e m b l y 2 0 1 8 , P o p e F r a n c i s E G – E v a n g e l i i G a u d i u m , P o p e F r a n c i s M I – M a x i m u m I l l u d , P o p e B e n e d i c t X V A G – A d G e n t e s , V a t i c a n I I F M – E M M O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 , F r F a b r i z i o M e r o n i , S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l , P M U H F M I – H o l y F a t h e r ’ s L e t t e r o n M a x i m u m I l l u d ( 2 0 1 7 ) W M S 1 9 9 2 – M e s s a g e o f P o p e S t J o h n P a u l I I f o r W M S 1 9 9 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 To: World Mission Sunday, Missio, 23 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1NU I enclose my donation of £ (cheque payable to World Mission Sunday ) I wish to Gift Aid this donation. Please send me a Gift Aid declaration form. Name Address Postcode Registered Charity Number 1056651 C C O M 1 9 You can find out more about Missio at m issio.org.uk WORLD MISSION SUNDAY OCTOBER 2019 In India, Sr Clara has dedicated her life to educating vulnerable young girls, giving them the skills to break free from exploitation and abuse. Through their devotion and faith, the Sisters help the children to see their worth as a beloved child of God: ‘ We always give them the confidence that Jesus loves them .’ By supporting Missio, you play a valuable part in creating a vibrant Catholic Church for the future. This World Mission Sunday, join with Missio to help missionaries rescue more vulnerable children. You can give a child a new home, show them how much God loves them and change their life forever. To donate by credit card, or to make a regular gift to Missio, p l e a se ca l l 0 20 7821 9755 or go online: m issio.org.uk Thanks to you Sr Clara rescued these girls from exploitation M P a g e 3 ‘ B a p t i s e d a n d S e n t ’ E x t r a o r d i n a r y M o n t h o f M i s s i o n 2 0 1 9

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 P a g e 5 The Diocese of Hallam in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Netherton Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2SF www.holyfamilyworksop.co.uk N OR 215 (Including Nursery) DEPUTY HEADTEACHER (and all round fantastic person who loves teaching and wants to lead a great team) Leadership Scale 6 ­ 10 A iming to recruit for January 2020 start Are you ready for an exciting challenge? Are you a passionate practising Catholic, keen to teach and lead in a rapidly improving and dynamic setting? Then come and work alongside a loyal and hardworking leadership team on the brink of greatness. Our ship has faced some hefty challenges recently and our outcomes are variable, but our curriculum is superb, our journey ahead is mapped out and we have a strong caring team aboard for the voyage. We believe in roots up change not top down dictatorship, and give our staff space to flourish. We have the vision and drive to make our school stand out in its community and across the Diocese ­ are you the right person to join us and become be part of our family? We are perfectly located near to the A1 and only a few miles from the M1 to make commuting convenient from a variety of locations. Hear what staff and parents and visitors say about us “I’m so glad I came to teach here – you’ve restored my faith in teaching.” KS1 Teacher 2019 “I love it here – I was so excited when you said I could stay.” Teaching Assistant KS2 2019 “5 stars ­ The standard of behaviour and the friendliness of staff and pupils as well as the diversity of subjects.” Parishioner 2019 “I’m so proud and happy that James is at Holy Family School, well done to all the brilliant staff who work so hard – thank you so much.” Parent 2018 “Definitely my school of choice – you are doing a fantastic job – we’re happy with one bite at a time.” Parent 2018 “Tonight Zach has asked his Dad for algebra questions at 9pm. Why? Because he is loving his learning and his teacher is a legend. Thank you.” Parent 2019 Arrange a visit and find out more Why not come and look around the school when the children are in – you won’t want to leave. Look at our Facebook page which speaks volumes https://www.facebook.com/holyfamilycps/ A visit to see our school and meet our staff and children is essential. Book a visit now by calling the school office on (01909) 473917. Applicants must complete a Catholic Education Service (CES) application form. These are available directly from the school website www.holyfamilyworksop.co.uk/about­us/vacancies/ or by visiting www.catholiceducation.org.uk. Please return your application with a short covering letter via email to our Business Manager: sbm@holyfamily.notts.sch.uk Closing date: 7th October 2019 at 12:00pm Selection Process: 8th October 2019. You will be notified of your successful application for interview before Friday 11th October. Interviews: 18th October 2019 Holy Family Catholic Primary School is committed to safe working practices and safeguarding children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to complete pre­ employment checks on suitability for working in a school. We also promote equal opportunities and will make reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantage a disabled person may face. An enhanced DBS check is required for this position and all qualifications will be verified. O n l y t h e U n i f o r m s C h a n g e ! T h e t w o p h o t o g r a p h s s h o w n , o n e o f a t e e n a g e R A F r e c r u i t , t h e o t h e r o f a K n i g h t o f S a i n t G r e g o r y a r e b o t h o f t h e s a m e m a n , M r . T h o m a s R o c h e o f M a r p l e B r i d g e . T h e t w o p h o t o s s e p a r a t e d b y a m e r e 7 4 y e a r s ! T o m ( 9 1 ) i s a w e l l ­ k n o w n a n d g r e a t l y r e s p e c t e d m e m b e r o f o u r C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y i n t h e H i g h P e a k . H e s t i l l s e r v e s a t M a s s r e g u l a r l y i n S a i n t M a r y ’ s M a r p l e B r i d g e a n d S a i n t M a r y ’ s N e w M i l l s . W h e n a s k e d w h e n h e b e c a m e a n A l t a r S e r v e r , h e r e p l i e d : “ T o b e h o n e s t I c a n n o t r e m e m b e r , b u t i t w a s a l o n g t i m e a g o . ” H e s p e n t h i s f i r s t t w o y e a r s a s a n A i r S i g n a l l e r w i t h R A F B o m b e r C o m m a n d , b e f o r e b e i n g s e l e c t e d f o r P i l o t t r a i n i n g . T o t r a i n e d a s a n R A F p i l o t i n S o u t h e r n R h o d e s i a ( n o w Z i m b a b w e ) . H e h a d t h e m i s f o r t u n e t o b e c o m e s e r i o u s l y i l l , a n d c a m e c l o s e t o d e a t h . A f t e r r e c o v e r i n g , h e w a s n o l o n g e r a b l e t o c o n t i n u e a s a p i l o t , a n d r e t u r n e d a s a n A i r S i g n a l l e r , f l y i n g f o r t h e n e x t f i v e y e a r s a s a i r c r e w i n R A F L o n g R a n g e T r a n s p o r t C o m m a n d , a n d w a s i n v o l v e d i n m u c h p o s t ­ w a r r e l i e f w o r k . S h o r t l y a f t e r h i s r e t u r n t o “ C i v v y S t r e e t ” , h e m a r r i e d M a r g a r e t R I P i n S a i n t C u t h b e r t ’ s , M a n c h e s t e r . T h e y w e r e b l e s s e d w i t h s i x s o n s a n d a d a u g h t e r , a n d n o w h e h a s s e v e n g r a n d c h i l d r e n . T o m s p e n t h i s w o r k i n g l i f e i n t h e a e r o n a u t i c a l , e l e c t r i c a l a n d e l e c t r o n i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a D e s i g n E n g i n e e r , f i n i s h i n g h i s c a r e e r a s S a l e s D i r e c t o r . H e h a s a l w a y s b e e n v e r y a c t i v e i n s u p p o r t o f C a t h o l i c E d u c a t i o n a n d t h e L a y A p o s t o l a t e , a n d h i s m a n y f r i e n d s i n t h e H i g h P e a k w e r e d e l i g h t e d w h e n t h e H o l y F a t h e r h o n o u r e d h i m w i t h a P a p a l K n i g h t h o o d e a r l i e r t h i s y e a r . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s T o m o n y o u r l i f e t i m e o f s e r v i c e t o G o d a n d C o u n t r y . D i f f e r e n t u n i f o r m s t o b e s u r e , b u t t h e s a m e l o y a l a n d g e n e r o u s h e a r t b e n e a t h t h e m b o t h . A d m u l t o s a n n o s ! T h o m a s R o c h e i n h i s R A F u n i f o r m . T h o m a s R o c h e K S G i n H i s u n i f o r m A t t h e e n d o f A u g u s t t h e A n g l i c a n D i o c e s e o f L i n c o l n a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f L i n c o l n j o i n t l y h o s t e d a c o n f e r e n c e e n t i t l e d ‘ M o a n a ­ W a t e r o f L i f e ’ w i t h a f o c u s o n n a v i g a t i n g c l i m a t e c h a n g e f o r p l a n e t a r y h e a l t h . T h e N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e w a s r e p r e s e n t e d b y C a n o n E d w a r d J a r o s z w h o w a s a b l e t o a t t e n d m o s t o f t h e s e s s i o n s t h a t t o o k p l a c e a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y c a m p u s . T h e r e w e r e a d ­ d r e s s e s f r o m a n u m b e r o f d i f f e r e n t p e r s p e c ­ t i v e s i n c l u d i n g s c i e n t i f i c a n d t h e o l o g i c a l o n e s . P e r h a p s t h e m o s t m e m o r a b l e c o n t r i ­ b u t i o n s w e r e g i v e n b y s p e a k e r s f r o m P o l y ­ n e s i a i n t h e S o u t h P a c i f i c w h o a d d e d s o n g a n d m o v e m e n t t o t h e i r s p o k e n w o r d s . A l t h o u g h s o m e o f t h e l e c t u r e s w e r e q u i t e s p e c i a l i s e d a n d t e c h n i c a l , o n e o f t h e P o l y n e ­ s i a n s p e a k e r s g a v e a s i m p l e s u m m a r y ; ‘ Y o u E u r o p e a n s w o r r y t h a t c l i m a t e c h a n g e w i l l a f f e c t y o u r g r a n d c h i l d r e n , f o r u s i n o u r p a r t o f t h e w o r l d c l i m a t e c h a n g e i s a l r e a d y s e v e r e l y a f f e c t i n g u s ’ . S u c h w o r d s c h a l ­ l e n g e d a l l p r e s e n t t o r e f l e c t o n w h e t h e r t h e y c o u l d d o m o r e t o r e d u c e t h e i r o w n c a r b o n f o o t p r i n t a s w e l l a s e n c o u r a g i n g t h e m t o g e t i n v o l v e d i n c a m p a i g n i n g o n t h i s m a t t e r . C a n o n E d w a r d a l s o a c t e d a s a h o s t t o F a t h e r K u r t P r i e m w h o w a s a t t e n d i n g f r o m t h e D i o c e s e o f B r u g g e i n B e l g i u m . T h i s w a s a f u r t h e r e x p r e s s i o n o f t h e e c u m e n i c a l p a r t ­ n e r s h i p a n d f r i e n d s h i p t h a t t h e t h r e e d i o c e ­ s e s h a v e b u i l t u p o v e r t h e p a s t 4 0 y e a r s . O u r o w n N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e w i l l b e h o l d ­ i n g i t s o w n s t u d y d a y o n c l i m a t e c h a n g e a t S t B a r n a b a s C a t h e d r a l H a l l o n S a t u r d a y 5 O c t o b e r b e t w e e n 1 0 a m a n d 3 . 3 0 p m e n t i t l e d ‘ L e t t h e e a r t h b e g l a d ’ . c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 P o p e F r a n c i s w e n t o n t o s a y t h a t p o l i t i c i a n s o f t e n r e c e i v e e i t h e r " p r a i s e f r o m t h e i r s u p ­ p o r t e r s o r i n s u l t s . " H e a d d e d t h a t p r i e s t s a n d b i s h o p s r e c e i v e t h e s a m e t r e a t m e n t . S o m e p e o p l e s a y t h e y w i l l p r a y f o r t h e i r p r i e s t o r b i s h o p " o n l y i f t h e y a r e w o r t h y , " a n d g o o n t o l i s t a l i t a n y o f " i n s u l t s a n d c u r s e w o r d s , " s a i d t h e P o p e . B u t , h e n o t e d , p e o p l e i n a u t h o r i t y " h a v e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o g u i d e t h e i r n a t i o n . " " H o w c a n w e l e a v e t h e m a l o n e , w i t h o u t a s k i n g G o d t o b l e s s t h e m ? " h e a s k e d . T h e P o p e s a i d t h a t f e w p e o p l e p r a y f o r t h o s e i n g o v ­ e r n m e n t , s p e n d i n g m o s t o f t h e i r t i m e " i n ­ s u l t i n g t h e m . " S t P a u l , s a i d P o p e F r a n c i s , m a k e s i t c l e a r t h a t w e m u s t " p r a y f o r a l l o f t h e m " . T h e P o p e t h e n r e c a l l e d t h e r e c e n t l y r e s o l v e d c r i s i s i n t h e I t a l i a n g o v e r n m e n t . " W h o o f u s p r a y e d f o r p e o p l e i n g o v e r n ­ m e n t ? W h o o f u s p r a y e d f o r p a r l i a m e n t a r i ­ a n s , s o t h a t t h e y m i g h t r e a c h a n a g r e e m e n t a n d g u i d e t h e n a t i o n f o r w a r d ? I t s e e m s t h a t t h e p a t r i o t i c s p i r i t d o e s n ` t r e a c h i n t o p r a y e r . S u r e , c r i t i c i s m , h a t e , f i g h t i n g , a n d i t e n d s t h e r e . ` I t i s m y w i s h , t h e n , t h a t i n e v e r y p l a c e p e o p l e s h o u l d p r a y , l i f t i n g u p h o l y h a n d s , w i t h o u t a n g e r o r a r g u m e n t . ` D i s c u s ­ s i o n m u s t h a p p e n , a n d t h i s i s t h e r o l e o f p a r l i a m e n t . D i s c u s s i o n m u s t o c c u r , b u t w i t h o u t a n n i h i l a t i n g t h e o t h e r . R a t h e r , e a c h m u s t p r a y f o r t h e o t h e r , f o r t h o s e w h o h a v e a d i f f e r e n t o p i n i o n t h a n I d o . " I n t h e f a c e o f t h o s e w h o s a y c e r t a i n p o l i t i ­ c i a n s a r e " t o o c o m m u n i s t " o r " c o r r u p t " , P o p e F r a n c i s ­ c i t i n g t h e d a y ` s G o s p e l o f L u k e ( 7 : 1 ­ 1 0 ) ­ i n v i t e s u s n o t t o d i s c u s s p o l i ­ t i c s b u t t o p r a y . T h e P o p e s a i d s o m e p e o p l e s a y " p o l i t i c s i s d i r t y " , b u t P o p e P a u l V I h e l d t h a t i t i s " t h e h i g h e s t f o r m o f c h a r i t y . " " I t m a y b e d i r t y , j u s t l i k e a n y p r o f e s s i o n c a n b e d i r t y … W e a r e t h e o n e s w h o d i r t y s o m e ­ t h i n g b u t i t i s n o t s o b y n a t u r e . I b e l i e v e t h a t w e m u s t c o n v e r t o u r h e a r t s a n d p r a y f o r p o l i t i c i a n s o f a l l s t r i p e s , a l l o f t h e m ! P r a y f o r p e o p l e i n g o v e r n m e n t . T h i s i s w h a t P a u l a s k s o f u s . A s I l i s t e n e d t o t h e W o r d o f G o d , I t h o u g h t a b o u t t h i s b e a u t i f u l e v e n t f r o m t h e G o s p e l ­ t h e p e r s o n i n a u t h o r i t y w h o p r a y s f o r o n e o f h i s u n d e r l i n g s : t h e c e n t u r i o n w h o p r a y s f o r h i s s e r v a n t . E v e n p e o p l e i n g o v e r n m e n t m u s t p r a y f o r t h e i r p e o p l e , a n d t h i s m a n p r a y s f o r h i s s e r v a n t , w h o m a y h a v e b e e n a d o m e s t i c s e r v a n t . ` B u t n o , h e i s m y s e r v a n t . I a m r e s p o n s i b l e f o r h i m . ` P e o p l e i n g o v e r n m e n t a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e l i f e o f t h e i r c o u n t r y . I t i s g o o d t o t h i n k t h a t , i f p e o p l e p r a y f o r a u t h o r i t i e s , p e o p l e i n g o v e r n m e n t w i l l b e c a p a b l e o f p r a y i n g f o r t h e i r p e o p l e , j u s t l i k e t h i s c e n t u ­ r i o n w h o p r a y s f o r h i s s e r v a n t . "

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O n T h u r s d a y A u g u s t 2 2 n d , t h e p a r i s h o f O u r L a d y o f P e r p e t u a l S u c c o u r B u l w e l l , w a s i n v i t e d t o c e l e b r a t e w i t h o u r P o o r C l a r e C o ­ l e t t i n e S i s t e r s . M o t h e r M a r i a F r a n c e s c a w a s c e l e b r a t i n g 6 0 y e a r s o f P r o f e s s i o n a n d S i s t e r A m a t a , 4 0 y e a r s – b e t w e e n t h e m , 1 0 0 y e a r s o f f a i t h f u l ­ n e s s i n s e e k i n g t o f o l l o w O u r L o r d . I n t h e w o r d s o f S t . C l a r e , “ m a y y o u b e p r a i s e d , O L o r d , f o r y o u c r e a t e d u s ” . T h e J u b i l a r i a n s h a v e b e e n a g r e a t w i t n e s s i n t h e P o o r C l a r e w a y o f l i f e , b o t h i n t h e i r c o m m u n i t y a n d a l s o t o a l l t h o s e t h a t t h e y m e t . M o t h e r a n d S i s t e r a r e p a r t o f t h e c o m m u ­ n i t y t h a t m o v e d f r o m H a w a r d e n i n N o r t h W a l e s t o B u l w e l l a t t h e e n d o f l a s t y e a r a n d h a v e c o n s i d e r e d t h i s m o v e a s y e t a “ s e c o n d S p r i n g ” i n t h e i r j o u r n e y o f l i f e . M o t h e r F r a n c e s c a h a s f u l f i l l e d m a n y r o l e s : o r i g i n a l l y f r o m G e r m a n y , s h e w a s , f o r m a n y y e a r s , t h e A b b e s s a n d M o t h e r o f t h e c o m ­ m u n i t y ; N o v i c e M i s t r e s s a n d o n g o i n g f o r ­ m a t o r , a n a c c o m p l i s h e d t e a c h e r , c o o k , g a r d e n e r , f u r n i t u r e r e m o v e r , o r g a n i s e r . S h e l o v e d t o p l a y t h e g u i t a r , s i n g a n d e x c e l l e d a t h a n d c r a f t s ; y o u n a m e i t M o t h e r h a s d o n e i t ! S h e i s n o w r e s i d e n t i n t h e i n f i r m a r y , b u t e n j o y s b e i n g i n t h e C h a p e l a n d a l s o a t r e c r e ­ a t i o n t i m e w i t h t h e S i s t e r s . S h e l o v e s t o c r o ­ c h e t a n d e m b r o i d e r ­ P o o r C l a r e S i s t e r s n e v e r r e t i r e ! T h i s c e l e b r a t i o n w a s a n o p p o r ­ t u n i t y t o t h a n k M o t h e r f o r a l l t h a t s h e h a s d o n e o v e r s o m a n y y e a r s . S i s t e r M a r y A m a t a h a s a l s o f u l f i l l e d m a n y r o l e s o v e r t h e y e a r s . S h e w a s t h e p o r t r e s s a t t h e m o n a s t e r y , h e l p e d i n t h e i n f i r m a r y a n d w a s g e n e r a l l y s u p p o r t i v e o f a l l t h e c o m m o n w o r k s , s u c h a s t i d y i n g , w a s h i n g a n d h e l p i n g o u t w h e r e v e r n e c e s s a r y . S i s t e r i s v e r y m u s i c a l , p o s s e s s i n g a b e a u t i f u l s o p r a n o v o i c e . S h e p l a y s t h e g u i t a r , a c c o r ­ d i o n , k e y b o a r d a n d b a l a l a i k a , b u t n o t a l l a t o n c e ! S i s t e r c o m p o s e s m u s i c a n d u n t i l a f e w y e a r s a g o , s h e l o v e d t o d a n c e a t c o m m u n i t y r e c r e a t i o n t i m e . S c i e n c e a n d m a t h e m a t i c s w e r e k e y s u b j e c t s o f i n t e r e s t . S i s t e r n o w c o n t i n u e s t o b e s u p p o r t i v e a n d h e l p f u l i n e v e r y w a y a l s o e n j o y i n g e m b r o i ­ d e r y a n d m a k i n g f l o w e r s o u t o f r i b b o n s . T h a n k y o u S i s t e r , f o r y o u r f a i t h f u l n e s s i n c a r r y i n g o u t a l l t h e “ l i t t l e t a s k s ” s o w e l l a n d f o r a d d i n g a l l t h e c o l o u r t o t h e c o m m u n i t y . W e w e l c o m e d f a m i l y m e m b e r s p l u s s e v e r a l p r i e s t s , w h o c o n c e l e b r a t e d M a s s w i t h F r J o h n , o u r p a r i s h p r i e s t . T h e S i s t e r s p r e p a r e d t h e L i t u r g y a n d M u s i c a n d i t w a s s o j o y f u l a n d u p l i f t i n g t o b e p r e ­ s e n t ; i n d e e d i t w a s a p r i v i l e g e t o b e a b l e t o p a r t a k e i n t h e i r c e l e b r a t i o n . A f t e r t h e H o m i l y , i t w a s t i m e f o r t h e S i s t e r s t o r e n e w t h e i r v o w s t o t h e l i f e o f t h e G o s p e l , l i v e d o u t i n p o v e r t y , c h a s t i t y , o b e d i e n c e a n d t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o c l o i s t e r . A s t h e J u b i l e e c a n ­ d l e s w e r e l i t a n d t h e c r o w n s w e r e b l e s s e d a n d p l a c e d o n t h e i r h e a d s , i t w a s i m p o s s i b l e n o t t o f e e l s o m o v e d a n d i n s p i r e d b y t h e s e w o m e n a n d g a v e u s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h i n k a b o u t o u r o w n f a i t h f u l n e s s i n o u r C h r i s t i a n l i f e a n d w i t n e s s . M o t h e r a n d S i s t e r r e c e i v e d f l o w e r s a n d g i f t s a n d a s t h e S i s t e r s r e t u r n e d t o t h e c o n v e n t , t h e p a r t y c o n t i n u e d i n t h e p a r i s h c e n t r e . M o t h e r a n d S i s t e r w o u l d l i k e t o e n c o u r a g e u s “ t o p r a y a n d s t a y c l o s e t o t h e L o r d ” I n t h e w o r d s o f S t . C l a r e : “ L o v e H i m t o t a l l y , w h o g a v e H i m s e l f t o t a l l y , f o r y o u r l o v e . ” C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s J u b i l a r i a n s a n d T H A N K Y O U . P a g e 6 Nott i n g h a m D i o ce s e Sp i r i t u a l i ty Net w o rk D a y s of Pr a y e r: 2019­ 2 0 1 9 O c t . 7 De c 1 4 M a r 1 3 J u n D a y s of Pr a y e r: Off e r in g d i ff e r e n t w a y s of pr a y i n g . D e epe n i n g my P r a y er L ife Day s t a r t s wi t h coffee a t 1 0:00 and e nds wi t h a L i t u rgy a t 3 :00pm St A l b a n ’ s C h a dd e s d e n , D e r b y , DE21 6ET 1 9 O c t ober I g n a t i a n P r a y e r 7 De c e mber A d v e n t r e t r e a t with P a t rici a Sto a t 1 4 M a r c h L e c tio D i v i n a 1 3 J u ne Sil e n t/ C e n trin g P r a y e r) Ann N eale Tel. 0 1623 8 11141 Mob. 0 77 30956156 ann @ p erkeo.co.uk O r Angela F airbrother Tel. 01332 5 44146 A n n N e a l e T e l . 0 1 6 2 3 8 1 1 1 4 1 M o b . 0 7 7 3 0 9 5 6 1 5 6 a n n @ p e r k e o . c o . u k O r A n g e l a F a i r b r o t h e r T e l . 0 1 3 3 2 5 4 4 1 4 6 M o b . 0 7 8 1 3 5 8 4 2 1 3 a n g e l a f a i r b r o t h e r 6 9 @ g m a i l . c o m C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 I n a v e r y r e a l w a y t h e r e f o r e , a l l t h o s e w h o w o r k i n H e a l t h a n d S o c i a l C a r e s e t t i n g s , o r s u p p o r t t h e w o r k t h a t t h e y d o , a r e G o d s i n ­ s t r u m e n t s t o u n d e r t a k e H i s w o r k h e r e o n e a r t h . ” A f t e r t h e M a s s t h e r e w a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o m e e t u p w i t h o l d f r i e n d s a n d m a k e n e w o n e s o v e r a c u p o f t e a i n c a t h e d r a l h a l l . M a n y p e o p l e c o m m e n t e d t h a t t h e y h a d r e ­ a l l y v a l u e d t h e o c c a s i o n a n d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e w o r k t h e y u n d e r t a k e , o r h a v e b e e n i n v o l v e d w i t h t h r o u g h o u t s o m e v e r y l o n g c a r e e r s , t o b e r e c o g n i s e d . B i s h o p P a t r i c k c o m m e n t e d t h a t h e h o p e d t h a t t h i s w i l l b e c o m e a r e g u l a r a n n u a l d i o c e ­ s a n o c c a s i o n f o l l o w i n g t h e s u c c e s s o f t h i s i n a u g u r a l M a s s . 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T h o u g h p e r h a p s n o t e s p e c i a l l y s t r i k i n g i n i t s e l f , l e t t e r s f o u n d w i t h t h e C r u c i f i x r e v e a l t h a t i t w a s b e i n g u s e d i n M a s s e s o v e r 2 5 0 y e a r s a g o . O f c o u r s e , c e l e b r a t i n g M a s s a t t h i s p e ­ r i o d w a s s t i l l i l l e g a l , b u t s e r v i c e s a r e k n o w n t o h a v e b e e n h e l d i n a b a c k r o o m o f t h e “ R o s e a n d C r o w n ” p u b l i c h o u s e i n D e r b y ’ s C o r n ­ m a r k e t . T h i s h o s t e l r y w a s o w n e d f o r m a n y g e n e r a t i o n b y o n e o f t h e o l d e s t C a t h o l i c f a m i l i e s i n D e r b y , t h e S m i t h s . T h e p a p e r w o r k r e ­ v e a l s t h e c r u c i f i x w a s p a s s e d d o w n t h e f a m i l y a n d w a s e v e n t u a l l y l e f t w i t h t h e B i s h o p o f N o t t i n g h a m i n 1 9 5 8 , w h o h a n d e d i t t o M o n s H . W i l s o n t o b e k e p t a t S t M a r y ’ s C h u r c h . T h e B r i t i s h M u s e u m e x ­ a m i n e d t h e c r u c i f i x a t t h e t i m e a n d c o n f i r m e d i t w a s 1 7 t h c e n t u r y a n d w a s p r o b a b l y c o p i e d b y a l o c a l a r t i s t f r o m a c r u c i f i x i n F l a n ­ d e r s . I t i s p a r t i c u l a r l y p o i g n a n t f o r S t M a r y ’ s t o h a v e r e d i s c o v e r e d t h i s l i n k w i t h t h e p a s t d u r i n g h e r 1 8 0 t h y e a r . T h e c r u c i f i x w i l l b e d i s ­ p l a y e d d u r i n g t h e a n ­ n i v e r s a r y c e l e b r a t i o n s t h a t w i l l c u l m i n a t e w i t h a M a s s l e d b y B i s h o p J o h n S h e r ­ r i n g t o n , a u x i l i a r y B i s h o p o f W e s t m i n ­ s t e r , o n W e d n e s d a y 9 t h O c t o b e r ­ t h e a c ­ t u a l d a t e o f t h e 1 8 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e c o n s e c r a t i o n o f S t M a r y ’ s . O t h e r e v e n t s p l a n n e d f o r t h e 1 8 0 t h a n n i v e r ­ s a r y i n c l u d e a N o v e n a t o S t T h e r e s e o f L i s i e u x a s k i n g f o r a d e e p e n i n g o f p r a y e r l i f e w i t h i n t h e p a r i s h a n d t h a t a l l s h o u l d h a v e a p e r s o n a l e n ­ c o u n t e r w i t h C h r i s t . T w o ‘ N i g h t s o f L i g h t ’ w h e r e p a s s e r s b y a r e w e l c o m e d i n t o t h e C h u r c h d u r i n g t h e e v e n i n g t o l i g h t a c a n d l e a n d s a y a p r a y e r . A n h i s t o r i c a l w a l k a r o u n d t h e l o c a l a r e a . P l u s c e l e b r a t i o n s f o r t h e C a n o n i s a t i o n o f C a r d i n a l N e w ­ m a n w h o i t i s b e l i e v e d v i s i t e d S t M a r y ’ s C h u r c h . ” F r a n W i c k e s S t r e n g t h e n i n g f a m i l y l i f e t h r o u g h f a i t h a n d f r i e n d s h i p D e r b y C a t e n i a n a w a r d s D e r b y C a t e n i a n P r e s i d e n t , R i c h a r d P e n n a f r o m S t G e o r g e ’ s a n d S o l d i e r S a i n t s p a r i s h , D e r b y , p r e s e n t e d a w a r d s a t t h e A u g u s t m e e t i n g t o t w o m e m b e r s . T h e f i r s t w a s t o E d d i e G r a y f r o m H o l y F a m i l y p a r i s h , A l l e s t r e e , f o r h i s l o n g s e r v i c e a s a n o f f i c e r o f t h e D e r b y b r a n c h . T h e s e c o n d w a s t o N o r ­ m a n C o t t r e l l , S t M a r y ’ s p a r i s h , D e r b y o n t h e o c c a s i o n o f h i s 8 0 t h b i r t h d a y . M o r e i n f o r ­ m a t i o n a b o u t 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 c a n b e o b t a i n e d f r o m R i c h a r d P e n n a a t r i c h a r d . p e n n a @ n t l w o r l d . c o m 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 P i c t u r e s h o w s f r o m l e f t t o r i g h t – N o r m a n C o t t r e l l , R i c h a r d P e n n a , P r e s i d e n t , a n d E d d i e G r a y

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Solicitors to the Diocese of Nottingham Offering you a full range of legal services: • Wills & Power of Attorney • Probate & Trusts • Company & Commercial Law • Commercial Property • Commercial/Property Litigation • Residential Conveyancing • Employment Law, and more Telephone: 0115 851 1666 At 15 Victoria Street, Nottingham & Tudor Square, West Bridgford E­mail: law@massers.co.uk T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 P a g e 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 F o s t e r i n g c o m m u n i t i e s o f l o v i n g s e r v i c e G o d i s l o v e , a n d h e c a l l s u s t o l o v e , g e n e r ­ o u s l y a n d j o y f u l l y . H e r e i n t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m a n o p p o r t u n i t y i s e m e r g i n g t o r e s p o n d t o t h a t c a l l a f r e s h . W e ’ r e c a l l i n g t h e p r o j e c t F a i t h i n t o A c t i o n . T o f i n d o u t h o w y o u c a n b e p a r t o f i t v i s i t h t t p : / / w w w . d i o c e s e o f n o t t i n g h a m . u k / i n f o r ­ m a t i o n / d i o c e s a n ­ c o m m i s s i o n s / j u s t i c e a n d ­ p e a c e . T h e c a t a l y s t i s 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 , m a t c h e d b y s u p p o r t f r o m o u r o w n J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n . T h e g r a n t c o m e s a t a f e r t i l e m o m e n t , a s B i s h o p P a t r i c k i s e n c o u r a g i n g u s t o e n c o u n t e r C h r i s t a n e w , g r o w a s d i s c i ­ p l e s a n d l o o k o u t w a r d i n m i s s i o n . G e t i n v o l v e d Y o u a r e a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e w o r k o f t h e J u s ­ t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n . F a i t h i n t o A c ­ t i o n i s a n i n v i t a t i o n t o t h e w h o l e p e o p l e o f t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m , i n p a r i s h e s , c h a p l a i n c i e s , C a t h o l i c o r g a n i s a t i o n s a n d s c h o o l s . T h e r e a r e m a n y w a y s y o u c a n g e t i n v o l v e d : r e g i s t e r y o u r i n t e r e s t o n t h e J & P w e b s i t e h t t p : / / w w w . d i o c e s e o f n o t t i n g h a m . u k / i n f o r ­ m a t i o n / d i o c e s a n ­ c o m m i s s i o n s / j u s t i c e a n d ­ p e a c e S i g n u p t o 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 T w i t t e r f e e d o r f o l l o w u s o n F a c e b o o k s e n d u s a n e m a i l o r c a l l P a u l B o d e n h a m o n 0 7 4 7 0 9 0 7 6 5 6 S t T h o m a s M o r e S t T h o m a s M o r e P a r i s h C e n t r e , P a r i s h C e n t r e , K n i g h t o n R o a d , L e K n i g h t o n R o a d , L e ­ ­ O u r D i o c e s a n 2 0 1 9 J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e A s s e m b l y c o m e s a t c r u c i a l m o m e n t i n o u r n a t i o n ’ s h i s t o r y , a n d i n a c l i m a t e o f g r o w i n g p o l a r i s a t i o n i n o u r n a t i o n a n d o u r w o r l d . W e ’ l l b e j o i n e d b y J e n n y S i n c l a i r , f o u n d e r a n d d i r e c t o r o f T o g e t h e r F o r T h e C o m m o n G o o d a n d b y T h e r e s a A l e s s a n d r o , d i r e c t o r o f P a x C h r i s t i U K . P a x C h r i s t i w o r k s f o r p e a c e , r e c o n c i l i a t i o n a n d n o n v i o l e n c e . T o g e t h e r f o r t h e C o m m o n G o o d i s a c h a r i t y h e l p i n g t h e c h u r c h e s p l a y t h e i r p a r t t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e b o n d s o f s o c i a l t r u s t . I n t h i s t i m e o f d i v i s i o n a n d u p h e a v a l , t h e y c a l l a n d e q u i p p e o p l e t o f u l f i l t h e i r v o c a t i o n a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s b y l i v i n g o u t ‘ C o m m o n G o o d ’ p r i n c i p l e s . D r a w i n g o n C a t h o l i c s o c i a l t h o u g h t , t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n i s i n s p i r e d b y t h e p a r t n e r s h i p i n L i v e r p o o l a g e n e r a t i o n a g o b e t w e e n A r c h b i s h o p D e r e k W o r l o c k a n d B i s h o p D a v i d S h e p p a r d , J e n n y ’ s l a t e f a t h e r . I n t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e r e w i l l b e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o s h a p e e x c i t i n g p l a n s f o r t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f s o c i a l a c t i o n i n o u r d i o c e s e . C o m e a n d b e e m p o w e r e d , a n d l e t ’ s e x p l o r e h o w t h e G o s p e l c a n g u i d e o u r c h o i c e s f o r t h e d e c i s i o n s a h e a d . T o b o o k y o u r p l a c e f o r t h e a n n u a l J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e A s s e m b l y S a t u r d a y 2 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 9 , 1 1 . 0 0 a . m . ­ 4 . 0 0 p . m . M a s s a t 1 0 . 1 5 S t T h o m a s M o r e P a r i s h C e n t r e , K n i g h t o n R o a d , L e i c e s t e r L E 2 3 A N C o n t a c t u s a t 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 c a l l 0 7 4 7 0 9 0 7 6 5 6 L e a v e s f o r h e a l i n g Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy B eacon Road, L oughborough Leicester LE11 2BG 01509 212204 Headteacher Mrs L Atkins T T h h i i s s a a d dv 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 h o o o o l l t t o o C C a a t t h h o 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 un nt t t t o o p p a 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 de e r r s s h hi i p p . . T E S T I M O N I A L 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 Our website has moved to w ww.ReachNewspaper.com

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

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