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S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 I s s u e N o . 3 0 5 W a l s i n g h a m –, S u n d a y 2 1 s t S e p t e m b e r A P i l g r i m a g e o f R e p a r a t i o n a n d P r a y e r f o r t h e S a n c t i t y o f L i f e L e d b y B i s h o p M a r k D a v i e s ( B i s h o p o f S h r e w s b u r y ) F r J e r e m y D a v i e s F r a n c i s c a n F r i a r s o f t h e R e n e w a l F o r c o a c h a n d t r a v e l d e t a i l s : N o r t h a m p t o n ­, 0 1 5 3 6 4 6 0 9 0 9 A y l e s b u r y –, 0 1 2 9 6 4 8 4 9 0 8 L u t o n / D u n s t a b l e ­, 0 1 5 8 2 6 5 5 2 4 6 M i l t o n K e y n e s ­, 0 7 8 7 7 2 3 6 1 6 0 B e d f o r d ­, 0 1 2 3 4 3 0 4 0 1 4 F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n : J a n e t B a k e r 0 1 9 8 9 5 6 5 0 2 7 o r M a r g a r e t L a n g l e y 0 1 8 5 8 5 7 1 2 4 2 w w w . p r o l i f e p i l g r i m a g e . o r g H a p p y a n n i v e r s a r y C a n o n K e v i n m a r k s f o r t y y e a r s P a g e 3 N o r t h a m p t o n S c h o o l s F e d e r a t i o n O u t d o o r M a s s t o g e t h e r P a g e 6 T h e j o y o f t h e g o s p e l S u m m e r S c h o o l s u c c e s s P a g e 8 S t . 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M i c h a e l H a r r i s o n g o e s t o O u r L a d y o f W a l s i n g h a m , C o r b y , f o l l o w i n g t h e r e t i r e m e n t o f F r . M i c h a e l G r i f f i t h s . F a t h e r N i c h o l a s N w a n z i b e c o m e s P r i e s t i n C h a r g e a t F a r n h a m R o y a l . F r . J a m e s E v a n s l e a v e s M i l t o n K e y n e s t o b e c o m e p a r i s h p r i e s t a t A s t o n L e W a l l s . H e r e p l a c e s F r A n d r e w O l l a r d , w h o g o e s t o C h e s h a m B o i s o n F r G r a h a m P l a t t ’, s r e t i r e ­, m e n t . F r . M i c h a e l P a t e y , o n l y t w o y e a r s a f t e r o r d i n a ­, t i o n , t a k e s o v e r a t S t . M a r t i n , L u t o n . H e i s r e p l a c e d a s a s s i s t a n t a t H o l y C h i l d , B e d f o r d , b y F a t h e r R o y K a r a k k a t t u M S F S , a n d F r . P a t r i c k H u t t o n c o n t i n u e s a s P r i e s t i n C h a r g e a t B e d f o r d ’, s C h r i s t T h e K i n g . W i n s l o w , i n t h e c a r e o f B l e t c h l e y f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s , o n c e a g a i n h a s a r e s i d e n t p r i e s t . F r . A n t o n W e b b , f o r ­, m e r l y b a s e d a t t h e O x f o r d O r a t o r y , w i l l l i v e i n t h e f l a t a t S t . A l b a n ’, s . H e w i l l c o n t i n u e a s c h a p l a i n a t B u l l i n g d o n p r i s o n a n d m a y p r o v i d e a S u n d a y M a s s a t H M P W o o d h i l l . T h e r e a r e a l s o m o v e s a t S t . J o s e p h ’, s , G e r r a r d s C r o s s , t h e C a r m e l i t e p a r i s h . A f t e r t h r e e y e a r s F a t h e r J o h n M c G o w a n i s t a k i n g o n v o c a t i o n s p r o m o t i o n w o r k b a s e d a t t h e C a r m e l i t e R e t r e a t C e n t r e i n P r e s t o n a n d F a t h e r B o b D a v i e s h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d R e g i o n a l S u p e r i o r a n d P r i o r a t t h e C a r m e l i t e C h u r c h i n K e n s i n g t o n . I n t h e i r p l a c e s F a t h e r M i c h a e l S p a i n w i l l b e P r i o r a n d P a r i s h P r i e s t , a c c o m p a n i e d b y F a t h e r M a r t i n M c D o n a l d . T h e m o v e o f F r J a m e s E v a n s f r o m C h r i s t T h e K i n g , M i l t o n K e y n e s a n d S t . B e d e , N e w p o r t P a g n e l l h a s n e e d e d a c o m p l e x s o l u t i o n . B i s h o p P e t e r h a s a p p o i n t ­, e d S i s t e r Y v o n n e P i l a r s k i o f t h e S i s t e r s o f t h e S a c r e d H e a r t o f J e s u s t o h a v e p a s t o r a l c a r e o f t h e t w o p a r i s h ­, e s w i t h t h e t i t l e o f P a s t o r a l A d m i n i s t r a t o r . S i s t e r Y v o n n e w i l l b e b a s e d i n t h e p r e s b y t e r y a t K e n t s H i l l . F a t h e r P a u l H a r d y , o f S t . E d w a r d ’, s , w i l l b e t h e P a r i s h A d m i n i s t r a t o r o f C h r i s t t h e K i n g a n d F a t h e r M a l c o l m B u l l , o f O l n e y , w i l l b e P a r i s h A d m i n i s t r a t o r o f S t . B e d e ’, s . A f t e r a n n o u n c i n g t h e c h a n g e s B i s h o p P e t e r s a i d , ‘, I a m s o g r a t e f u l t o e v e r y o n e w h o h a s c o o p e r a t e d w h o l e ­, h e a r t e d l y i n t h e m o v e s ’, . H e r e m i n d e d u s t h a t t h e s h o r t a g e o f p r i e s t s w i l l c o n t i n u e i n t o t h e f u t u r e , a n d t h a t w e h a v e t o b e r e a d y t o a c c e p t n e w a r r a n g e m e n t s . ‘, C l e a r l y , a l l o f u s , b i s h o p , c l e r g y , r e l i g i o u s a n d p e o p l e , a r e g o i n g t o h a v e t o b e m o r e f l e x i b l e a n d o p e n t o t h e w o r k i n g o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t . ‘, N e w l o o k f o r p a r i s h e s A n u n u s u a l s i g h t ! 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should be e­, m right to edit the t T It is open to all, to those a It will be a day of witness, p For further information see www.manystream­, s P a g e 2 T h e V i n e S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 S e n d n e w s r e p o r t s , p h o t o s a n d o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o t h e n e w s e d i t o r , M r s M a r g a r e t B u s b y , 1 B e w c a s t l e C l o s e , B e d f o r d , M K 4 1 8 B Q : e ­, m a i l : v i n e 0 2 at g l o b a l n e t . c o . u k W e p r o m i s e t o p r i n t y o u r n e w s a s s o o n a s w e c a n f i n d s p a c e f o r i t . M a t e r i a l s h o u l d b e e ­, m a i l e d w h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e . I f t h i s c a n n o t b e d o n e f o r d i g i t a l p i c t u r e s t h e y s h o u l d b e s e n t t o u s o n d i s c . S e n d p h o t o g r a p h s i n j p g f o r m a t a s s e p a r a t e a t t a c h m e n t s , a n d n o t e m b e d d e d i n W o r d d o c u m e n t s . U r g e n t a n d d a t e d i t e m s s h o u l d r e a c h u s b y t h e f i r s t S u n d a y o f t h e m o n t h b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n . A b o o k l e t o f a d v i c e o n w r i t i n g n e w s r e p o r t s f o r T h e V i n e i s a v a i l a b l e o n r e q u e s t . P a r e n t a l p e r m i s s i o n m u s t b e s o u g h t b e f o r e p h o t o g r a p h s o f m i n o r s a r e s e n t f o r p u b l i c a t i o n . W h i l e w e a c c e p t u n s o l i c i t e d f e a t u r e a r t i ­, c l e s , w e r e s e r v e t h e r i g h t t o e d i t t h e t e x t o r n o t t o p u b l i s h . L e t t e r s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n m u s t i n c l u d e a n a m e a n d a d d r e s s , w h i c h w i l l b e o m i t t e d b y r e q u e s t . T h e c o n t e n t o f e a c h i s s u e i s d e c i d e d b y t h e e d i t o r , F r . P a u l H a r d y , e m a i l : v i n e 0 1 at b t o p e n w o r l d . c o m V i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n T h e V i n e a r e n o t n e c ­, e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e e d i t o r s o r o f t h e D i o c e s e . T h e p u b l i s h e r o f T h e V i n e , B e l l c o u r t , d e a l s w i t h a d v e r t i s i n g . T h o s e w i s h i n g t o p l a c e a d v e r t i s e m e n t s s h o u l d t e l e p h o n e 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 . D i f f i c u l t i e s w i t h d i s t r i b u t i o n s h o u l d b e r e f e r r e d t o M r s B u s b y . G e t t i n g i n t o p r i n t J a p a n J u s t i c e &, P e a c e c o n f e r e n c e C a t h o l i c d i r e c t o r M a r t i n S c o r s e s e i s d u e t o b e g i n m a k i n g a f i l m n e x t m o n t h o n t h e e p i c s t o r y o f t h e J e s u i t m i s s i o n a r i e s w h o w e n t t o J a p a n i n t h e 1 7 t h c e n t u r y . 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I n 1 5 4 9 , w h e n S t F r a n c i s X a v i e r a n d t w o c o m p a n i o n s f i r s t s e t f o o t i n J a p a n , t h e n a t i o n w a s B u d d h i s t a n d S h i n t o , y e t t h e y w e r e p e r m i t t e d t o p r e a c h a n d t e a c h , a n d t h e J e s u i t a n d F r a n c i s c a n m i s s i o n ­, a r i e s i n t h a t c o u n t r y c o n v e r t e d h a l f a m i l l i o n p e o p l e w i t h t h e m e s s a g e o f t h e C h r i s t i a n G o s p e l . C h r i s t i a n c h u r c h e s w e r e v i s i b l e t h r o u g h o u t t h e l a n d w h i c h h a d o n c e h e l d o n l y B u d d h i s t t e m p l e s . L a r g e n u m b e r s o f l a y p e o p l e j o i n e d t h e i r e f f o r t a s c a t e c h i s t s , a n d a l o c a l s e m i n a r y w a s e s t a b l i s h e d t o p r e p a r e n a t i v e ­, b o r n C h r i s t i a n m e n f o r t h e p r i e s t h o o d . B u t i n t h e s e v e n t e e n t h c e n t u r y , t h e T o k u g a w a d y n a s t y r e v e r s e d t h e p o l i c y o f t o l e r a n c e , a n d C h r i s t i a n i t y w a s b a n n e d . J a p a n e s e m i l i t a r y o f f i c i a l s r u t h l e s s l y r o o t e d o u t C h r i s t i a n s f o r p e r s e c u t i o n a n d e x e c u t i o n . A m o n g t h o s e e x e c u t e d f o r t h e i r f a i t h w e r e S t P a u l M i k i a n d C o m p a n i o n s ­, 2 6 m a r t y r s w h o w e r e t o r ­, R o m e Y o u a r e i n v i t e d t o t h e o n e d a y D i o c e s a n J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e c o n f e r e n c e w h i c h i s b e i n g h e l d o n 4 O c t o b e r 2 0 1 4 a t H o l y F a m i l y , L a n g l e y s t a r t i n g a t 1 0 . 0 0 a m w i t h c o f f e e a n d r e g i s t r a t i o n . O u r s p e a k ­, e r s a r e C a n o n J a m e s C r o n i n ( A P F ) , w h o w i l l b e s p e a k i n g o n t h e P l i g h t o f p e r s e ­, c u t e d C h r i s t i a n s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d a n d D a v i d M c L o u g h l i n ( N e w m a n C o l l e g e , B i r m i n g h a m ) s p e a k i n g o n J u s t i c e i n t h e G o s p e l s . T h e r e w i l l b e a c h a n c e t o m e e t a n d c h a t t o o t h e r s i n v o l v e d i n J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e a r o u n d t h e d i o c e s e . T h e c o n ­, f e r e n c e i s o p e n t o a l l a n d t h o s e a t t e n d i n g a r e a s k e d t o b r i n g s o m e t h i n g f o r a s h a r e d l u n c h . T h e V a t i c a n h a s c o n f i r m e d d a t e s f o r P o p e F r a n c i s ’, s e c o n d v i s i t t o A s i a w i l l i s s c h e d u l e d f o r n e x t J a n u a r y . T h e P o p e w i l l v i s i t S r i L a n k a a n d t h e P h i l i p p i n e s ­, t h e f i r s t v i s i t b y a p o n t i f f t o t h e t w o c o u n t r i e s i n 2 0 y e a r s . C a r d i n a l L u i s A n t o n i o T a g l e i n M a n i l a c o n f i r m e d i n a V a t i c a n s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h e p o n t i f f w i l l r e a c h t h e P h i l i p p i n e s o n 1 9 J a n u a r y . T h e C a r d i n a l s a i d : “, I ’, m s u r e t h a t d e s i r e o f t h e h e a r t w i l l p u s h h i m t o g e t i n c o n ­, t a c t w i t h t h e p e o p l e . ”, T h e P o p e i s e x p e c t e d t o v i s i t t h e c e n t r a l P h i l i p p i n e s w h e r e T y p h o o n H a i y a n k i l l e d a t l e a s t 6 , 3 0 0 p e o p l e i n N o v e m b e r . M o r e t h a n 6 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e a r e s t i l l l i v i n g i n t e n t s i n T a c l o b a n C i t y , S a v e t h e C h i l d r e n r e p o r t e d e a r l i e r t h i s m o n t h . “, N o b o d y c o u l d d e n y t h e e f f e c t o f H a i y a n , s o t h e H o l y F a t h e r s a i d p l a i n l y t h a t h e w a s o n e w i t h t h e s f f e r i n g p e o p l e , t h a t w e s h o u l d n o t b e a f r a i d t o a s k G o d w h y , ”, s a i d T a g l e . L a s t m o n t h , t h e c a r d i n a l s a i d t h e t r i p m i g h t a l s o i n c l u d e a v i s i t t o P a l o C a t h e d r a l i n t h e c e n t r a l p r o v i n c e o f L e y t e w h i c h l o s t i t s r o o f b u t o t h e r w i s e r e m a i n e d i n t a c t f o l l o w i n g t h e t y p h o o n . T h e P o p e i s a l s o s c h e d u l e d t o v i s i t a t u r e d i n N a g a s a k i i n 1 5 9 7 a n d t h e n c r u ­, c i f i e d o n a h i l l o v e r l o o k i n g t h e c i t y . M a r t i n S c o r s e s e w a s b o r n i n t o a d e v o u t I t a l i a n a s a y o u n g m a n s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d ­, e r e d t h e p r i e s t h o o d , e v e n e n t e r i n g t h e s e m i n a r y . H e d r i f t e d a w a y f r o m t h e f a i t h a n d h a s m a r r i e d f i v e t i m e s b u t h e r e c e n t l y s a i d ­, “, I ’, m a l a p s e d C a t h o l i c . B u t I a m R o m a n C a t h o l i c , t h e r e ’, s n o w a y o u t o f i t . ”, y o u t h r a l l y a t t h e C a t h o l i c U n i v e r s i t y o f S a n t o T o m a s ( U S T ) i n M a n i l a . “, U S T h a s a l w a y s f i g u r e d a s o n e o f t h e s i t e s e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e p o p e ’, s i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h t h e y o u t h a n d s t u d e n t s , s o w e a r e c o m i n g f r o m t h a t h i s t o r i c a l d a t u m , ”, C a r d i n a l T a g l e s a i d i n a n i n t e r v i e w . I t w i l l b e t h e f o u r t h v i s i t b y a p o p e t o S a n t o T o m a s , w h i c h w a s e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e D o m i n i c a n s i n 1 6 1 1 a n d d e c l a r e d a p o n t i f i c a l u n i v e r s i t y i n 1 9 0 2 : P o p e P a u l V I v i s i t e d i n 1 9 7 0 a n d P o p e J o h n P a u l I I m a d e t w o t r i p s t h e r e i n 1 9 8 1 a n d 1 9 9 5 . T h e f i n a l i z e d s c h e d u l e f o r F r a n c i s ’, f i v e ­, d a y v i s i t t o t h e P h i l i p p i n e s w o u l d b e c o n ­, f i r m e d b y t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r , T a g l e s a i d o n T u e s d a y , a s P r e s i d e n t B e n i g n o A q u i n o ’, s o f f i c e a n n o u n c e d f u l l g o v e r n ­, m e n t c o o p e r a t i o n . “, F i l i p i n o s w i l l m o s t c e r t a i n l y a c c o r d t o P o p e F r a n c i s t h e w a r m t h o f t h e i r h o s p i ­, t a l i t y a n d m a n i f e s t t h e f e r v o r o f t h e i r f a i t h a s t h e y w e l c o m e t h e f i r s t p o n t i f f f r o m S o u t h A m e r i c a , ”, p r e s i d e n t i a l s p o k e s m a n H e r m i n i o C o l o m a s a i d i n a s t a t e m e n t i s s u e d f r o m A q u i n o ’, s o f f i c e o n T u e s d a y . T h e P o p e ’, s l a n d m a r k v i s i t t o t h e P h i l i p p i n e s c o i n c i d e s w i t h t h e 2 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y c e l ­, e b r a t i o n i n M a n i l a l e d b y S a i n t J o h n P a u l I I o n J a n u a r y 1 4 , 1 9 9 5 , t h e l a s t p a p a l v i s i t t o A s i a ’, s m o s t p o p u l o u s m a j o r i t y C a t h o l i c n a t i o n . T h e d a y a f t e r W o r l d Y o u t h D a y i n 1 9 9 5 , J o h n P a u l I I o f f e r e d M a s s t o a c r o w d e s t i m a t e d a t b e t w e e n f o u r a n d f i v e m i l l i o n p e o p l e i n M a n i l a ’, s L u n e t a P a r k , t h e b i g g e s t p a p a l c r o w d e v e r A n n u a l M a s s f o r D i o c e s a n a l t a r s e r v e r s I a m d e l i g h t e d t o l e t y o u k n o w t h a t B i s h o p P e t e r h a s a g a i n v e r y k i n d l y a g r e e d t o c e l e b r a t e a v o t i v e M a s s o f S t S t e p h e n a t t h e C a t h e d r a l o n S a t u r d a y 1 8 t h O c t o b e r 2 0 1 4 a t 1 2 n o o n f o r t h e a l t a r s e r v e r s o f o u r D i o c e s e . T h i s i n v i t a t i o n i s , o f c o u r s e , e x t e n d e d t o c l e r g y , f a m i l y , f r i e n d s a n d p a r i s h i o n e r s a n d i s n o t e x c l u s i v e t o m e m b e r s o f t h e G u i l d o f S t S t e p h e n –, i n d e e d w e v e r y m u c h w o u l d l i k e t o s e e a l t a r s e r v e r s f r o m a l l o f o u r p a r i s h e s a n d w o u l d e n c o u r a g e t h e m t o j o i n w i t h u s a t w h a t p r o m i s e s t o b e a m e m o r a b l e o c c a s i o n . A l t a r s e r v e r s a r e a s k e d t o b e a t t h e C a t h e d r a l f r o m 1 1 . 0 0 a m o n w a r d s r e a d y t o p r o c e s s i n t o t h e C a t h e d r a l b y 1 1 . 4 5 p m . P a r i s h M C ’, s a r e a s k e d t o r e g ­, i s t e r t h e i r s e r v e r s o n a r r i v a l . P l e a s e e n s u r e t h a t a l l y o u r s e r v e r s b r i n g t h e i r a l b s / c o t t a s w i t h t h e m . 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P a g e 3 T h e V i n e S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 M a y t h e S a c r e d H e a r t o f J e s u s b e p r a i s e d , l o v e d , a d o r e d a n d g l o r i f i e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e w h o l e w o r l d , n o w a n d f o r e v e r . S a y s i x t i m e s a d a y f o r n i n e d a y s . 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T h e s u n l i g h t s t r e a m i n g t h r o u g h t h e c h u r c h c a u g h t t h e s m o k e p l u m e i n t h e a i r , a n d y o u h a d s u c h a v i s i b l e s i g n o f p r a y e r s r i s i n g t o G o d . ”, S o s a i d M g r P a u l D o n o v a n a s h e a n d t h e p a r i s h p a r t i c i p a t e d i n B i s h o p P e t e r ’, s D e d i c a t i o n o f S t A i d a n ’, s C h u r c h , N o r t h a m p t o n , 5 0 y e a r s t o t h e d a y s i n c e t h e c h u r c h w a s o p e n e d b y B i s h o p L e o P a r k e r . “, T h e r e w a s a b u z z i n t h e c h u r c h ”, , s a i d B i s h o p P e t e r . F o r m a n y p e o p l e t h e D e d i c a t i o n o f a c h u r c h i s s o m e t h i n g t h e y e x p e r i e n c e o n l y o n c e i n t h e i r l i v e s , a n d S t A i d a n ’, s w a n t e d t o m a k e i t a m e m o r a b l e e x p e r i e n c e . I t i m p o r t e d s o m e t a l e n t t o a s s i s t t h e e x i s t i n g m i n i s t r i e s . A m i c o r u m , a f e m a l e v o c a l g r o u p w h o h a d g i v e n a c o n ­, c e r t i n t h e c h u r c h a t C h r i s t m a s , c a m e b a c k t o s i n g T a l l i s ’, s H e a r t h e v o i c e a n d p r a y e r o f t h y p e o p l e a n d C h a r p e n t i e r ’, s S u b t u u m p r a e s i d i u m a l o n g w i t h t h e L i t a n y o f t h e S a i n t s a n d d e s c a n t s t o t h e h y m n s . D i o c e s a n s e m i n a r i a n s o n t h e i r s u m m e r h o l i d a y c a m e a l o n g t o m i n i s t e r o n t h e s a n c t u a r y . T h e R e v d P i u s A m o a k o , o r d a i n e d d e a c o n t h i s s u m m e r , w a s l e n t b y t h e C a t h e d r a l . B i s h o p P e t e r r e m i n d e d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n t h a t t h e y a n d t h e i r p r e d e c e s s o r s h a d a l r e a d y m a d e t h e c h u r c h h o l y b y t h e i r p r a y e r s , b y 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 b y t h e p r e a c h i n g o f t h e W o r d o f G o d . T h e D e d i c a t i o n r e c o g n i s e d t h a t . C e n t r a l t o t h e r i t e w a s t h e a n o i n t i n g o f t h e a l t a r . B i s h o p P e t e r w a s l i b e r a l w i t h h i s u s e o f t h e c h r i s m a s h e s e t t h e a l t a r a p a r t . H e a n d M g r P a u l t h e n a n o i n t e d t h e o a k c o n s e c r a t i o n c r o s s e s m a d e b y a l o c a l c r a f t s m a n c a b i n e t m a k e r w h o h a s d o n e o t h e r w o r k i n t h e c h u r c h . T h e f l a m i n g b r a z i e r w a s b r o u g h t t o t h e a l t a r b y B r e n d a n S e e r y a n d B i s h o p P e t e r s y m b o l i ­, c a l l y s e n t p r a y e r s h e a v e n w a r d s w i t h i n c e n s e s m o k e . T i m S t a f f o r d , t h e t h u r i f e r , t h e n f i l l e d t h e c h u r c h w i t h i n c e n s e b e f o r e t h e c a n d l e s o n t h e a l t a r a n d o n t h e c o n s e ­, c r a t i o n c r o s s e s w e r e l i t . T h e c h u r c h e n j o y s a f i n e g a r d e n a n d o n a b e a u t i f u l s u m m e r ’, s d a y t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n g a t h e r e d a f t e r w a r d s o n t h e l a w n f o r B u c k ’, s F i z z t o c e l e b r a t e . M i c h a e l D o y l e , o n e o f t h o s e C o n f i r m e d t h i s y e a r , t o l d t h e B i s h o p t h a t a s a t h a n k o f f e r i n g f o r h a v i n g h a d S t A i d a n ’, s f o r 5 0 y e a r s , t h e p a r i s h ­, i o n e r s w e r e d o n a t i n g a l a r g e s u m o f m o n e y t o a p a r i s h i n S o u t h I n d i a w h i c h w a s s t r u g g l i n g t o f u n d b u i l d i n g a c h u r c h . “, A s a o n c e ­, i n ­, a ­, l i f e t i m e e x p e r i e n c e f o r m a n y p e o p l e , t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s m a d e t h i s a r e a l l y w o r t h y c e l e b r a t i o n ”, , s a i d M g r P a u l . “, A n d o n a p e r s o n a l n o t e , s i n c e I a m l e a v ­, i n g t o g o t o S t A u g u s t i n e ’, s , H i g h W y c o m b e , i n a f e w w e e k s , I c a n ’, t h e l p b u t e x p e r i e n c e a s e n s e o f s a t i s f a c t i o n t h a t a w o r k b e g u n 5 0 y e a r s a g o h a s r e a c h e d a m i l e s t o n e o n m y w a t c h . T h a t m y s h o r t 2 y e a r s a t S t A i d a n ’, s s h o u l d f i n i s h o n s u c h a n o t e o f u n i t y i s a b l e s s i n g f r o m G o d . ”, H a l f ­, c e n t u r y w a i t f o r d e d i c a t i o n £, 3 5 £, 6 5

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P a g e 4 T h e V i n e S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 T h e m o o d o f c e l e b r a t i o n a n d t h a n k s g i v i n g w a s i n t h e a i r o n S u n d a y 6 J u l y w h e n t h e P a r i s h o f H o l y F a m i l y C h u r c h i n L a n g l e y , j o i n e d t o g e t h e r t o m a r k t h e 4 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e O r d i n a t i o n o f t h e i r P a r i s h P r i e s t , C a n o n K e v i n O ’, D r i s c o l l . D u e t o t h e l a r g e n u m b e r o f P a r i s h i o n e r s i n t h i s P a r i s h , M a s s w a s c e l ­, e b r a t e d b y F r K e v i n a t S t B e r n a r d ’, s C a t h o l i c G r a m m a r S c h o o l o n t h e L a n g l e y R o a d . T h e m o o d w a s o n e o f h a p p i n e s s w i t h l o t s o f l a u g h t e r a n d p r a y e r s o f t h a n k s g i v i n g . T h e y o u n g e s t t o j o i n i n w i t h t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s w a s o n l y a w e e k o l d , w h i l s t o n e o f t h e o l d e s t w a s F r K e v i n ’, s v e r y o w n f a t h e r , E u g e n e O ’, D r i s c o l l w h o i s 9 5 . D u r i n g t h i s M a s s o f c e l e b r a t i o n a n d t h a n k s g i v i n g , F a t h e r K e v i n w a s p r e s e n t ­, e d w i t h a B o o k o f C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s w h i c h c o n t a i n e d p e r s o n a l m e s s a g e s f r o m a l l o f t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s , a s w e l l a s a n A p o s t o l i c B l e s s i n g f r o m H i s H o l i n e s s P o p e F r a n c i s f r o m R o m e . A c h e q u e w a s a l s o p r e s e n t e d f r o m a c o l l e c t i o n g a t h e r e d b y t h e P a r i s h . A l e t t e r o f c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s f r o m B i s h o p P e t e r D o y l e , B i s h o p f o r t h e D i o c e s e o f N o r t h a m p t o n , w a s r e a d o u t , a n d a w o n ­, d e r f u l l y w a r m s p e e c h o f c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s w a s m a d e b y D e a n W a t e r s . T h e r e w a s a n A f r i c a n G o s p e l p r o c e s s i o n , f l a g w a v i n g b y t h e y o u n g e s t c h i l d r e n , a n d p r a y e r s s a i d i n s o m e o f t h e n a t i v e l a n g u a g e s o f t h e c o m ­, m u n i t i e s r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h e p a r i s h . A f t e r w a r d s , t h e P a r i s h c e l e b r a t e d w i t h a n i n f o r m a l r e c e p t i o n h e l d i n t h e s c h o o l w h e r e p a r i s h i o n e r s w e r e a b l e t o c o n g r a t u ­, l a t e F r K e v i n w h i l s t e n j o y i n g t h e c e l e b r a ­, t i o n s o f t h i s i n c r e d i b l e 4 0 y e a r m i n i s t r y o f t h i s d e a r l y l o v e d , a n d p o p u l a r p a r i s h p r i e s t . P h o t o : r i g h t : a t a p e s t r y o f t h e b a p t i s m o f J e s u s , g i f t e d t o t h e c h u r c h . B e l o w , a f a m i ­, l y g r o u p , w i t h C a n o n K e v i n ’, s d a d . F o r t y y e a r s o n

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

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Jesuit.org.uk The message has to concentrate on the essentials, on what is most beautiful, most grand, most appealing. Pope Francis Roman Catholic priests and brothers since 1540 esuit.org.uk J . ppealing g. most a appealing and, , most a gr rand, t is most beautiful, ha on w , , on w essentials te on the a e has to concentr ra g The messa ag ope Francis P most utiful, , most te on the P a g e 8 T h e V i n e S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 Immaculate Heart of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Mary Church (Great Missenden) and (Great Missenden) and St Anne`s Church St Anne`s Church (Wendover) (Wendover) Further information available at www.ihmmissenden.org.uk (01494) 862049 The Catholics in Great Missenden and Wendover are celebrating a ",Parish Year of Thanksgiving",! Further details are available on the parish website. Our Lady: Pray for us! ­, St Joseph: Pray for us! St Anne: Pray for us! ­, St Damien: Pray for us! T R A V E L I N S U R A N C E a r r a n g e d f o r r e a d e r s o f T h e V i n e A N N U A L T R A V E L I N S U R A N C E A V A I L A B L E T O A N Y O N E U P T O 8 5 Y E A R S O F A G E . M O S T P R E - E X I S T I N G M E D I C A L C O N D I T I O N S A C C E P T E D T O P Q U A L I T Y C O V E R W i t h a 2 4 h o u r h e l p l i n e a n d a n a i r a m b u l a n c e g e t - y o u - h o m e s e r v i c e . M e n t i o n t h i s a d v e r t t o g e t a S p e c i a l V i n e d i s c o u n t . D o n ’, t f o r g e t w e c a n a l s o s e l l S I N G L E - T R I P C O V E R , w i t h a n y d u r a t i o n u p t o o n e y e a r , w i t h n o m a x i m u m a g e l i m i t a n d u p t o £, 2 0 , 0 0 0 c a n c e l l a t i o n c o v e r p e r c o u p l e . C A L L  , F O R  , D E T A I L S A N D P R I C E S 0 1 1 6 2 7 2 0 5 0 0 R e a l p e o p l e ­, n o t m a c h i n e s ! F T T r a v e l I n s u r a n c e C a r H i r e A u t h o r i s e d a n d r e g u l a t e d b y t h e F S A A t a n i n f o r m a l m e e t i n g i n J u l y , f o l l o w i n g M a s s a n d a s h a r e d s u p p e r a t S t A i d a n ’, s , L i t t l e C h a l f o n t , m e m b e r s o f t h e M o P S A ( M i s s i o n a r i e s o f t h e P o o r S u p p o r t e r s A s s o c i a t i o n ) c o m m i t t e e i n c l u d i n g F r K e n P a y n e ( f o u n d e r ) a n d M o n i c a B a s h a m ( c h a i r ) w e r e d e l i g h t e d t o h a n d o v e r a c h e q u e f o r £, 4 0 , 0 0 0 t o F r P a u l V i l a n g a p p a r . F r P a u l w a s e n r o u t e t o K e n y a t o c o n t i n u e h i s w o r k f o r M O P b y l e a d i n g t h e m i s s i o n t h a t s e r v e s t h e p o o r ­, e s t o f t h e p o o r a n d t h e s t r e e t c h i l d r e n o f N a i r o b i . M o P S A h a d c h o s e n t o f o c u s o n K e n y a , w h e r e t h e r e i s u r g e n t n e e d f o r b a s i c s u p p l i e s o f f o o d w a t e r a n d m e d i c i n e . I n w h a t h a s p r o v e d t o b e a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l y e a r f o r f u n d r a i s i n g , t h e i r e f f o r t s w e r e e n h a n c e d w i t h m a n y r e g u l a r a n d g e n e r ­, o u s d o n a t i o n s , l e g a c i e s a n d f u n d r a i s i n g f r o m s c h o o l s i n S t a f f o r d s h i r e a n d W a t f o r d . O n A s h W e d n e s d a y F r K e n a n d M o n i c a v i s i t e d t h e s t a f f a n d c h i l d r e n o f H o l y R o o d P r i m a r y S c h o o l W a t f o r d , w h e r e t h e h e a d t e a c h e r S t e p h e n W h e a t l e y ( a p a r i s h i o n e r o f B l e t c h l e y a n d f o r m e r m e m b e r o f s t a f f a t S t T h o m a s A q u i n a s S c h o o l ) t o o k u p t h e i r L e n t e n c h a l l e n g e ! T h e r e f o l l o w e d a m o n t h o f e n t h u s i a s t i c a n d u n t i r i n g f u n d r a i s i n g . T h i s i n c l u d e d c a r w a s h i n g i n o n e s i e s , c a k e s a l e s , a r t e x h i b i t i o n s , m a k i n g a m u s i c v i d e o a n d s p e n d i n g a d a y a s a c h i l d i n N a i r o b i . T h i s a m a z i n g e f f o r t b y t h e w h o l e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y r e s u l t e d i n F r K e n b e i n g p r e s e n t e d w i t h a c h e q u e , a f t e r t h e E a s t e r b r e a k , f o r a m a s s i v e £, 8 0 0 0 ! T h e n i n M a y M o P S A h e l d t h e i r s e c o n d C h a r i t y B a l l a t t h e P a r k I n n H o t e l , N o r t h a m p t o n . T h i s e v e n t w a s a t t e n d e d b y t h e M a y o r a n d M a y o r e s s , L e s a n d L i s a M a r r i o t t , C a n o n M a r k F l o o d y w i t h m a n y p a r i s h i o n e r s f r o m t h e C a t h e d r a l a n d o t h e r N o r t h a m p t o n p a r i s h e s , a l o n g w i t h t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y , f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y . F o l l o w i n g a c h a m p a g n e r e c e p t i o n , a d e l i g h t f u l m e a l , a u c t i o n a n d r a f f l e , e v e r y ­, o n e e n j o y e d a h a p p y a n d r e l a x i n g e v e n i n g d a n c i n g t h e n i g h t a w a y t o l o c a l g r o u p , P u r e G e n i u s . A l l t h o s e w h o a t t e n d e d a n d m a n y o t h e r g e n e r o u s s u p p o r t e r s h e l p e d r a i s e o v e r £, 9 0 0 0 f o r t h e M i s s i o n s i n N a i r o b i , a n d a w o n d e r f u l e v e n i n g w a s h a d b y a l l ! T h e M o P S A c o m m i t t e e w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k e v e r y o n e , w h o s u p p o r t e d t h i s s p e c i a l e v e n t , f o r t h e i r t i m e a n d g e n e r o s i ­, t y . E v e r y p e n n y r a i s e d w e n t t o F r P a u l f o r h i s m u c h n e e d e d w o r k i n K e n y a . A t t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e Y e a r o f F a i t h P o p e F r a n c i s g a v e t h e C h u r c h t h e w o n d e r f u l a n d i n s p i r i n g A p o s t o l i c E x h o r t a t i o n T H E J O Y O F T H E G O S P E L ( E v a n g e l i i G a u d i u m ) . O n 2 4 ­, 2 6 J u l y 2 0 1 4 a t t h e R E C e n t r e , L u t o n t h e r e w a s a n o n ­, r e s i d e n t i a l s u m m e r s c h o o l w h e r e p e o p l e f r o m a r o u n d t h e D i o c e s e g a t h e r e d t o h e a r o u r i n v i t e d s p e a k e r s w h o l e d u s i n a n o v e r v i e w o f a n d r e f l e c t i o n o n s o m e o f t h e m a j o r t h e m e s o f t h i s d o c u m e n t . P a r t i c i p a n t s w e r e e n c o u r a g e d i n v a r i o u s w a y s t o s h a r e t h e j o y o f t h e G o s p e l . H e r e i s a f l a v o u r o f s o m e o f t h e i r r e s p o n s e s t o t h e q u e s t i o n p o s e d d u r i n g t h e S u m m e r S c h o o l : “, J e s u s m a k e s m e j o y f u l b e c a u s e …, ”, J e s u s m a k e s m e j o y f u l b e c a u s e h e g i v e s m e h o p e . J e s u s m a k e s m e j o y f u l b e c a u s e h e g i v e s m e p e a c e . J e s u s m a k e s m e j o y ­, f u l b e c a u s e h e l o v e s m e u n c o n d i t i o n a l l y , h e h a s p a i d t h e p r i c e f o r m y s i n s , h i s m e r c i e s a r e n e w e v e r y m o r n i n g a n d h i s g r a c e f l o w s c o n ­, s t a n t l y , I k n o w I c a n f u l l y t r u s t h i m . J e s u s m a k e s m e j o y ­, f u l b e c a u s e h e h a s r e d e e m e d m e a n d g i v e n m e t h e g r e a t ­, e s t g i f t ­, h i s v e r y s e l f . O n t h e f i r s t d a y o f t h e S u m m e r S c h o o l F r S i m o n P e n h a l a g a n p r e ­, s e n t e d a c o m p r e h e n ­, s i v e o v e r v i e w o f t h e d o c u m e n t a n d u n p a c k e d t h e t h e m e s o f ‘, T h e J o y o f t h e G o s p e l ’, f o r u s a s w e l l a s s h a r i n g h i s p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i ­, e n c e o f e v a n g e l i s a t i o n . F r S i m o n P e n h a l a g a n w a s o r d a i n e d i n J u n e 2 0 0 8 , a n d t h r e e y e a r s a g o r e t u r n e d t o f u l l t i m e m i n i s t r y w i t h i n S i o n C a t h o l i c C o m m u n i t y f o r E v a n g e l i s m w h e r e h e s e r v e s a s p r e s i ­, d e n t . O n d a y t w o M o n s i g n o r K e v i n M c G i n n e l l h e l p e d u s t o e x p l o r e t h e t h e m e o f ‘, C e l e b r a t i n g w i t h J o y ’, l o o k i n g a t t h e i m p l i ­, c a t i o n s o f t h e d o c u m e n t f o r o u r u n d e r ­, s t a n d i n g a n d c e l e b r a t i o n o f l i t u r g y a n d p r e a c h i n g . “, T h e p r e a c h e r h a s t o c o n t e m ­, p l a t e t h e w o r d , b u t h e a l s o h a s t o c o n t e m ­, p l a t e h i s p e o p l e . ”, ( E v a n g e l i i G a u d i u m 1 5 4 ) . T h e r e w a s a l s o a C o n f e r e n c e M a s s w i t h B i s h o p P e t e r D o y l e d u r i n g t h i s s e c ­, o n d d a y o f t h e s u m m e r s c h o o l w h i c h w a s a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y t o c e l e b r a t e o u r f a i t h t o g e t h e r w i t h j o y . O n t h e l a s t d a y o f t h e S u m m e r S c h o o l T o n y C a s t l e a n d N e i l R o s e m a n ( N o r t h a m p t o n Y o u t h M i n i s t r y O f f i c e , N Y M O ) i n s p i r e d u s w i t h r e s o u r c e s a n d i d e a s t o h e l p u s s h a r e t h e j o y o f t h e G o s p e l w i t h y o u n g p e o p l e . T h o s e w h o g a t h e r e d c a m e a w a y w i t h l o t s o f i d e a s a n d r e s o u r c e s a s w e l l a s d e t a i l s o f e v e n t s b e i n g r u n b y N Y M O t h a t t h e y c a n e n g a g e w i t h . P r o c e e d i n g s w e r e c o n c l u d e d w i t h a s t r a w ­, b e r r y t e a w h i c h b e f i t t e d t h e w o n d e r f u l s u m m e r w e a t h e r w e w e r e b l e s s e d w i t h t h r o u g h o u t t h e t h r e e d a y s . 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P a g e 1 0 T h e V i n e S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 T h e L i t t l e O r a t o r y , A B e g i n n e r ’, s G u i d e t o P r a y i n g i n t h e H o m e . B y D a v i d C l a y t o n a n d L e i l a M a r i e L a w l e r . S o p h i a I n s t i t u t e P r e s s T h i s b o o k a d d r e s s e s t h e q u e s t i o n : h o w d o w e l i v e o u r F a i t h o u t s i d e M a s s o n S u n d a y ? I t i s a q u e s t i o n e v e r y C a t h o l i c p a r e n t m u s t r e f l e c t o n , t h e a u t h o r s , b o t h f i r e d w i t h a s e n s e o f w h a t C a t h o l i c c u l t u r e i s a b o u t , p r o v i d e a n a n s w e r . T h e y e m p h a s i s e t h a t t h e y a r e o n l y m a k ­, i n g s u g g e s t i o n s t o h e l p o t h e r f a m i ­, l i e s s t a r t t o p r a y t o g e t h e r , s o m e ­, t h i n g s u r p r i s i n g l y h a r d t o e s t a b ­, l i s h i n t h e h u r l y ­, b u r l y o f h o m e l i f e . I n t e r e s t i n g l y , b o t h a u t h o r s a r e c o n v e r t s , t h u s t h e y c o m e t o f a i t h a n d h o w t o i n c a r n a t e i t a t h o m e w i t h f r e s h , i n v i g o r a t i n g i d e a s . T h e y s a y h a l f ­, h u m o r o u s l y : “, H o w d o e s o n e m a n a g e t o f i t i n d a i l y M a s s , t h e D i v i n e O f f i c e , t h e R o s a r y , t h e D i v i n e M e r c y c h a p l e t , t h e J e s u s P r a y e r , d e v o t i o n t o t h e S a c r e d H e a r t a n d e v e r y t h i n g e l s e –, o n t o p o f a f a m i l y l i f e ? ”, T h e a n s w e r i s , w i t h i n t h e C h u r c h ’, s l i t u r g y a n d m u c h ­, l o v e d d e v o t i o n s , y o u p r i o r i t i z e . T h e i r o w n p r e f e r ­, e n c e i s i n c o r p o r a t i n g t h e L i t u r g y o f t h e H o u r s i n t o t h e p r a y e r s o f t h e l i t t l e o r a t o r y a s , a f t e r t h e M a s s , i t i s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t f o r m o f t h e C h u r c h ’, s w o r s h i p . B u t t h e y a r e a l s o a t p a i n s t o s a y t h a t e a c h f a m ­, i l y m u s t f i n d t h e r i g h t f o r m o f f a m ­, i l y p r a y e r l i f e a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e m . W h a t m a t t e r s i s t o c r e a t e a “, s a c r e d s p a c e ”, a t h o m e t h a t i s c e n ­, t r a l t o f a m i l y l i f e y e t a l s o u p l i f t i n g , s o t h a t t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l b e c o m e s p a r t o f t h e n a t u r a l a c t i v i t y o f t h e “, d o m e s t i c c h u r c h ”, . D a v i d C l a y t o n i s a l s o a p a i n t e r . 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T h e a u t h o r s b e l i e v e “, w e s h o u l d a v o i d t h e u g l y , t h e s u p e r f i c i a l , t h e s e n t i m e n t a l a n d t h e d o w n r i g h t k i t s c h y . ”, H a v i n g g r o w n u p w i t h s i c k l y r e p ­, r e s e n t a t i o n s o f t h e S a c r e d H e a r t I k n o w w h a t t h e y m e a n –, b u t I a l s o k n o w a n o l d I r i s h C a t h o l i c l a d y w h o s e h o m e i s f u l l o f h i g h l y s e n t i ­, m e n t a l i s e d r e l i g i o u s a r t , b r o u g h t b a c k f r o m p i l g r i m a g e s t o w h i c h s h e i s d e v o t e d , s o I t h i n k w e m u s t a l s o r e c o g n i s e t h a t g o o d t a s t e a n d b a d t a s t e a r e l e s s i m p o r t a n t t h a n t h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t i n t h e h o m e . T h e a u t h o r s p o i n t t o t h e i m p o r t a n t r o l e o f f a t h e r s i n l e a d i n g p r a y e r s a t h o m e : “, T h e p r e s e n t c r i s i s o f f a t h e r h o o d w i l l b e r e s o l v e d o n l y i n f a m i l i e s , w h e r e t h e f a t h e r i s a l l o w e d t o r e g a i n h i s p o s i t i o n o f s e r v a n t l e a d e r . ”, T h e y a l s o g i v e s e n s i b l e a d v i c e o n t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s o f p r a y i n g a s a f a m i l y –, u n r u l y c h i l d r e n a n d a c h a o t i c h o u s e , f o r e x a m p l e . T h e y c o n c l u d e , “, T h e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s t o p r a y , n o t t o “, s a y p r a y e r s . ”, T h i s i s a b o o k t o p o n d e r , o n a c r u c i a l s u b j e c t t o o o f t e n n e g l e c t e d . F r a n c i s P h i l l i p s M r s A n n e O ’, C o n n o r , H e a d T e a c h e r a t H o l y F a m i l y C a t h o l i c P r i m a r y S c h o o l , L a n g l e y , r e t i r e d a t t h e e n d o f t h i s a c a d e m ­, i c y e a r . A n n e h a s s p e n t h e r e n t i r e t e a c h i n g c a r e e r o f 4 0 y e a r s a t H o l y F a m i l y s c h o o l a n d a t a s p e c i a l p r e s e n t a t i o n a t H o l y F a m i l y C h u r c h , P a r i s h P r i e s t , F a t h e r K e v i n O ’, D r i s c o l l p r e ­, s e n t e d A n n e w i t h s e v e r a l g i f t s i n c l u d i n g a n A p o s t o l i c B l e s s i n g f r o m P o p e F r a n c i s . A n n e , c e n t r e , p h o t o g r a p h e d w i t h h e r f a m i l y c i r c l e a t S u n d a y ’, s p r e s e n t a t i o n . O n J u l y 7 t h M a s s w a s h e l d i n t h e C h a p e l a t S t B e r n a r d ’, s C a t h o l i c G r a m m a r S c h o o l t o c e l e b r a t e t h e i n d u c t i o n o f M r M i c h a e l S t i m p s o n a s t h e n e w H e a d t e a c h e r . M o n s i g n o r K e v i n M c G i n n e l l , E p i s c o p a l V i c a r o f E d u c a t i o n i n t h e D i o c e s e , p r e s i d e d o v e r t h e M a s s w h i c h w a s a t t e n d e d b y s e v ­, e r a l P r i e s t s o f S t P e t e r ’, s D e a n e r y a n d M r S t i m p s o n ’, s o w n p a r i s h P r i e s t , C a n o n R o b e r t P l o u r d e f r o m t h e D i o c e s e o f W e s t m i n s t e r . M a n y f o r m e r G o v e r n o r s , m e m b e r s o f s t a f f a n d s t u d e n t s j o i n e d c u r ­, r e n t G o v e r n o r s , s t a f f , s t u d e n t s a n d p a r e n t s f o r t h e r i t e o f i n d u c ­, t i o n . M r s M a r i a B o l a n d , C h a i r o f G o v e r n o r s p r e s e n t e d M r S t i m p s o n t o t h e E p i s c o p a l V i c a r a n d r e a d o u t B i s h o p P e t e r D o y l e ’, s l e t t e r o f w e l c o m e . S i g n s o f s e r v i c e w e r e t h e n p r e s e n t e d , t h e y i n c l u d e d a c o p y o f t h e s c h o o l ’, s M i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t ( p r e s e n t e d b y H e a d B o y , W i l l i a m W h e d d o n ) t h e b i b l e ( p r e s e n t e d b y t h e D e p u t y H e a d T e a c h e r , M r P a t r i c k C o r n e l l ) a n d a c a n d l e ( p r e s e n t e d b y t h e N o r t h a m p t o n D i o c e s e r e p r e s e n t a ­, t i v e , M r S t e p h e n O ’, B r i e n ) . T w o f o r m e r H e a d t e a c h e r s o f t h e s c h o o l : S i s t e r M a r y S t e p h e n ( w h o s e r v e d f r o m 1 9 8 3 ­, 1 9 9 8 ) a n d M r J o h n M c A t e e r ( 1 9 9 8 ­, 2 0 1 3 ) r e a d t h e b i d d i n g p r a y e r s . T h e c h o i r o f p a s t a n d p r e s e n t s t a f f a n d s t u d e n t s l e d t h e s i n g i n g . S e v e r a l o t h e r H e a d t e a c h e r s j o i n e d t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s i n c l u d i n g : M r C i r a n S t a p l e t o n o f S t J o s e p h ’, s C a t h o l i c H i g h S c h o o l a n d M r N a t h a n C h e e s m a n o f S t B e r n a r d ’, s P r e p a r a t o r y S c h o o l . M o n s i g n o r M c G i n n e l l t h a n k e d M r S t i m p s o n f o r a c c e p t i n g t h e r o l e o f H e a d t e a c h e r a n d f o r h i s c o m m i t ­, m e n t t o C a t h o l i c e d u c a t i o n . I n t u r n , M r S t i m p s o n t h a n k e d e v e r y ­, o n e f o r a t t e n d i n g a n d c o m p a r e d h i s n e w r o l e t o t h a t o f “, b o r r o w i n g a b o o k f r o m t h e C h u r c h l i b r a r y . . . t h e r e h a v e o n l y b e e n f i v e f o r m e r b o r r o w e r s ( o r ) h e a d t e a c h ­, e r s ”, a n d h e p r o m i s e d t o t r e a s u r e i t a n d k e e p i t i n e x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n . T h e s u n s h o n e f o r C a r d i n a l N e w m a n o n S a t u r d a y 2 1 s t J u n e w h e n t h e s c h o o l h e l d t h e i r b i g f u n d r a i s i n g e v e n t o f t h e y e a r , t h e a n n u a l s u m m e r f e t e . W h e n t h e s c h o o l w a s f o u n d e d i n t h e 1 9 6 0 ’, s t h e f e t e w a s a k e y f u n d r a i s i n g e v e n t a n d t h e t r a d i t i o n w a s r e i n s t a t e d l a s t y e a r t o h e l p s u b s i d i s e t h e s t u d e n t s ’, b u s s e r v i c e w h e n L u t o n B o r o u g h C o u n c i l w i t h ­, d r e w t h e i r s u p p o r t f o r D e n o m i n a t i o n a l T r a n s p o r t . T h e e v e n t w a s o p e n e d b y t h e f a m o u s B B C T h r e e C o u n t i e s R a d i o p r e s e n t e r , a n d f o r m e r C a r d i n a l N e w m a n s t u d e n t , R o b e r t o P e r r o n e . R o b e r t o r e c a l l e d h i s s c h o o l d a y s w i t h a f f e c t i o n a n d o f f e r e d t o r e t u r n i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e t o b r o a d c a s t h i s r a d i o s h o w f r o m C a r d i n a l N e w m a n ’, s n e w r e c e p t i o n a r e a . P r i m a r y a g e d c h i l d r e n f r o m o t h e r s c h o o l s i n t h e S t A l b a n ’, s P a r t n e r s h i p o f C a t h o l i c s c h o o l s i n L u t o n w e r e i n v i t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n a f o o t b a l l t o u r n a m e n t a n d p l a y e d f o r a m u c h c o v e t e d t r o p h y d o n a t e d b y V a u x h a l l M o t o r s . H o w e v e r , t h e r e w e r e a w i d e v a r i e t y o f a c t i v i t i e s a n d s p o r t s o n o f f e r t o c a t e r f o r a l l t a s t e s : S t D y m p n a s a n d C l a d d a g h G a e l s G a e l i c f o o t b a l l , L u t o n R u g b y C l u b , a c h a n c e f o r 1 0 –, 1 6 y e a r o l d s t o l e a r n t o d r i v e , f a n t a s t i c I r i s h m u s i c a n d a d a n c i n g d e m o n s t r a t i o n i n c l u d i n g N e w m a n S i x t h s t u d e n t D e c l a n K i t c h i n g w h o r e c e n t l y c a m e s i x t h i n t h e W o r l d C h a m p i o n s h i p s . 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T h e V i n e S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 P a g e 1 1 Kate van den Bosch visiting a school in Cerro Pando, Nicaragua. My grandmother would have loved how the gift she left CAFOD in her will is transforming lives in the world’,s poorest communities. When my grandma died in 1//4, she left a gift to CAFOD in her will. In 1/01, I joined CAFOD on a trip to Nicaragua to see how gifts like hers were being used to change lives. I was amazed and inspired by everything I saw. Whether providing essential medicines, helping children go to school or making sure families can access clean water, CAFOD supports local people to transform their communities. I know my grandmother would have loved to see how much her gift is achieving. I know she would have loved to inspire you to include CAFOD in your will too. My grandmother would have loved this ad. For more information, visit: cafod.org.uk/legacy CAFOD is a member of Your Catholic Legacy. “,Grandma didn’,t talk about her faith a great deal, but through her support of CAFOD, she put that faith into action.", Leaving a legacy to CAFOD is a very special way to ensure your Catholic values live on. To request a free copy of CAFOD’,s will­,making guide, or to discuss the difference a gift in your will could make, call Heather on *,* 0*1. .-/0 , email legacy@cafod.org.uk or write to Heather Vallely, CAFOD, Romero House, .. Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE+ 0JB. R 2 4 3 0 2 P a r i s h i o n e r s f r o m C h r i s t t h e K i n g i n B e d f o r d w e r e i n v i t e d t o l i s t e n t o a t a l k g i v e n b y C a t h e r i n e M a h o n y , C A F O D ’, s R e g i o n a l E m e r g e n c y C o o r d i n a t o r f o r t h e W e s t A f r i c a n r e g i o n . C a t h e r i n e e x p l a i n e d t h e t r a g i c a n d b r u t a l c o n f l i c t i n C e n t r a l A f r i c a n R e p u b l i c ( C A R ) w h i c h m a n y o f o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s a r e c a u g h t u p i n . M o r e t h a n 4 0 p a r i s h ­, i o n e r s s t a y e d o n a f t e r S u n d a y M a s s t o l i s ­, t e n t o C a t h e r i n e w h o s p o k e w i t h p a s s i o n a n d k n o w l e d g e a b o u t t h e e v e r ­, w o r s e n i n g c r i s i s i n C A R , w h i c h f e w p e o p l e h a d e v e n h e a r d a b o u t . C A R i s r o u g h l y t h e s i z e o f F r a n c e a n d B e l g i u m p u t t o g e t h e r a n d h a s a p o p u l a ­, t i o n o f a b o u t 4 . 6 m i l l i o n . A f o r m e r F r e n c h c o l o n y , i t g a i n e d i t s i n d e p e n d e n c e f r o m F r a n c e i n 1 9 6 0 a n d i t s p e o p l e h a v e s u f ­, f e r e d t h r o u g h a t u r b u l e n t h i s t o r y o f c o u p s , c o r r u p t i o n a n d c i v i l u n r e s t . A b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y i n m a n y w a y s , w i t h s t u n n i n g n a t ­, u r a l s c e n e r y , C A R i s r a t e d a s o n e o f t h e p o o r e s t c o u n t r i e s i n t h e w o r l d . F o r t h o s e b o r n t h e r e , t h e a v e r a g e l i f e e x p e c t a n c y i s a m e r e 4 9 y e a r s a n d t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n w i l l s t r u g g l e t o f e e d , c l o t h e a n d e d u c a t e t h e i r f a m i l y . B a n g u i , t h e c a p i t a l , i s t h e o n l y u r b a n a r e a a n d t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e o n l y h o s p i t a l i n t h e c o u n t r y . T o d a y , t h e s i t u a t i o n h a s u n r a v e l l e d i n t o w h a t U N G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r y B a n K i ­, m o o n c a l l s “, a s t a t e o f a n a r c h y ”, . I n t e r ­, c o m m u n a l v i o l e n c e h a s l e f t t h o u s a n d s d e a d a n d m o r e t h a n h a l f o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i s n o w i n u r g e n t n e e d o f h u m a n i t a r i a n a i d . R e b e l f a c t i o n s m o v e l a w l e s s l y t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y , l o o t i n g , l y n c h i n g a n d c o m m i t t i n g c r i m e s o f s e x u a l v i o l e n c e . T h o u g h t h e c u r ­, r e n t r o u n d o f v i o l e n c e d i d n o t s t a r t o u t a s b e i n g r e l i g i o u s l y m o t i v a t e d , w i t h M u s l i m s a n d C h r i s t i a n s p r e v i o u s l y l i v i n g p e a c e f u l ­, l y i n i n t e g r a t e d c o m m u n i t i e s , i n c r e a s i n g l y v i o l e n t a t t a c k s a r e t a k i n g p l a c e a l o n g s e c ­, t a r i a n l i n e s . T h e s o c i a l f a b r i c o f t h e c o u n ­, t y h a s b e e n t o r n a p a r t a n d c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t o n c e l i v e d t o g e t h e r h a r m o n i o u s l y n o w l i v e i n c o n s t a n t f e a r o f o n e a n o t h e r . C a t h e r i n e s a i d : “, W e s a w s h o c k i n g l e v e l s o f d e s t i t u t i o n a m o n g f a m i l i e s , w h o h a d e x h a u s t e d a l l m e a n s o f c o p i n g w i t h t h i s c r i s i s . ”, I t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e h a v e f l e d t h e c o u n t r y , s e e k i n g r e f u g e i n n e i g h ­, b o u r i n g c o u n t r i e s , a n d m a n y o f t h o s e w h o r e m a i n h a v e r e s o r t e d t o h i d i n g i n t h e b u s h f o r s a f e t y o r s h e l t e r i n g i n m a k e s h i f t s e t t l e m e n t s w i t h l i t t l e a c c e s s t o t h e b a s i c s s u c h a s c l e a n w a t e r , f o o d a n d m e d i c a l c a r e . D u e t o t h e p e r v a s i v e i n s e c u r i t y , a i d a g e n c i e s a n d U N a g e n c i e s h a v e b e e n u n a b l e t o p r o v i d e s u f f i c i e n t h u m a n i t a r i a n a i d t o m a n y p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y . C A F O D i s r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e c r i s i s w i t h l o c a l p a r t n e r C a r i t a s C A R a n d U S s i s t e r a g e n c y i n t h e C a r i t a s f a m i l y , C R S ( C a t h o l i c R e l i e f S e r v i c e s ) . V u l n e r a b l e c o m m u n i t i e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y a r e b e i n g p r o v i d e d w i t h a c c e s s t o h e a l t h c a r e , s h e l t e r a n d e d u c a t i o n s u p p l i e s . F a r m i n g f a m i l i e s a r e b e i n g s u p p o r t e d t o h e l p t h e m ­, s e l v e s t h r o u g h t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f s e e d s a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l t o o l s s o t h a t t h e y c a n p l a n t t h e i r f o o d c r o p s d u r i n g t h e r a i n y s e a s o n a n d p r o v i d e f o r t h e m s e l v e s i n t h e d i f f i c u l t m o n t h s t o c o m e . T h e f a i t h l e a d e r s o f t h e C a t h o l i c , M u s l i m a n d E v a n g e l i c a l C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h e s h a v e t a k e n a s t r o n g s t a n c e i n c o n d e m n i n g t h e v i o l e n c e a n d p r o m o t i n g p e a c e . C A F O D a n d i t s p a r t n e r s a r e s u p p o r t i n g t h e I n t e r f a i t h P l a t f o r m i n C A R , w o r k i n g t o p r o m o t e t o l e r a n c e a n d s o c i a l c o h e s i o n a n d s u p p o r t i n g p e a c e ­, b u i l d i n g a c t i v i t i e s b e t w e e n d i f f e r e n t f a i t h g r o u p s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y . C A F O D i s a l s o t a k i n g a n i n t e r ­, f a i t h a p p r o a c h a s , a l o n g w i t h o t h e r l e a d i n g a i d a g e n c i e s i n t h e U K s u c h a s I s l a m i c R e l i e f , t h e y a r e s p e a k i n g o u t t o a s k f o r i n c r e a s e d a c t i o n o n t h i s n e g l e c t e d c r i s i s . C a t h e r i n e a p p e a l e d , “, W e n e e d p e o p l e h e r e i n B e d f o r d a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e U K t o h e l p p u t t h e C A R o n t h e m a p . T h e r e i s a v e r y l o w l e v e l o f a w a r e n e s s o f t h e s i t u a t i o n , w h i c h i s w o r s ­, e n i n g e v e r y d a y . W i t h o u t r a p i d a c t i o n w e r i s k s e e i n g a c o u n t r y i r r e p a r a b l y d e s t r o y e d . ”, C A F O D ’, s d i o c e s a n m a n a g e r , D e b o r a h P u r f i e l d s a i d : “, T h i s i s a r e a l o p p o r t u n i t y f o r p e o p l e t o h e a r a b o u t a n h o r r i f i c b u t u n d e r ­, r e p o r t e d a n d m i s u n d e r s t o o d c o n ­, f l i c t . A l t h o u g h t h i s s i t u a t i o n m a y f e e l a m i l l i o n m i l e s a w a y f r o m u s , w e c a n ’, t s i t b a c k a n d d o n o t h i n g w h i l s t s o m u c h s u f ­, f e r i n g i s g o i n g o n . 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