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

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EBOLA CRISIS APPEAL cafod.org.uk/ebola or call 0500 85 88 85 Registered charity no. 285776 Thousands of people have died from the deadly Ebola virus, in the largest outbreak ever known. “,Ebola leaves orphans in its wake who have now lost their source of food, education, love and care. It has taken our farmers away from the fi,elds. It has shut down our roads and market places –, destroying future economic prosperity.”, Patrick Jamiru, Director of Caritas Kenema in Sierra Leone In Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, our partners are spreading the word about hand washing and good hygiene, as well as distributing soap and chlorine, providing safe burials, and providing food to quarantined families. Please give to our Ebola crisis appeal today. R52720 S t F e l i x p r i m a r y s c h o o l i n H a v e r h i l l c e l e b r a t e d R e m e m b r a n c e D a y w i t h a S h o e s o n t h e D a n u b e e v e n t . T h i s w a s i n t r o d u c e d t h r o u g h t h e a r t w o r k a t B u d a p e s t o f a l i n e o f i r o n s h o e s a l o n g t h e r i v e r w h i c h s e r v e s a s a m e m o r i a l t o t h e 1 5 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e a s k e d t o r e m o v e t h e i r s h o e s b e f o r e b e i n g s h o t . T h r o u g h o u t t h e i r w o r k o n t h i s p r o j e c t t h e p u p i l s g a i n e d a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e p e r s e c u t i o n o f t h e J e w s i n W W 2 . O n 1 1 N o v e m b e r t h e w h o l e s c h o o l a t t e n d e d t h e R e m e m b r a n c e S e r v i c e s e r v i c e a t t h e W a r M e m o r i a l l e d b y F r M i c h a e l T e a d e r , p i c t u r e d l e f t , w i t h f o u r p u p i l s l e a d i n g t h e p r a y e r s . “, T h i s y e a r w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y m e a n i n g ­, f u l t o o u r Y e a r 5 a n d 6 p u p i l s a s t h e y h a v e b e e n f o c u s s i n g o n W W 2 t h r o u g h t h e i r ‘, S h o e s o n t h e D a n u b e ’, p r o j e c t , ”, t h e s c h o o l s a i d . T h e c h i l d r e n l a t e r t o o k o n t h e r o l e o f n e w s p a p e r c o l u m n i s t s w r i t i n g a f r o n t p a g e a r t i c l e r e p o r t i n g t h e h a r r o w i n g i n c i d e n t o f t h e r e m o v a l o f t h e s h o e s . 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H e s a i d t h e p l a y w a s “, l i k e a W e s t E n d S h o w ”, . S t A l b a n s p r i m a r y s c h o o l i n C a m b r i d g e h a s w o n a n E Q u a l i t i e s A w a r d f o r e n r i c h i n g t h e c l a s s r o o m e x p e r i e n c e b y i n c l u d i n g d i f f e r e n t w o r l d c u l t u r e s , s e e p i c t u r e r i g h t . N e a r l y 3 0 l a n g u a g e s a r e s p o k e n a t t h e s c h o o l a n d i t s d i v e r s i t y h a s b e e n r e c o g n i s e d n a t i o n a l l y . C h i l d r e n s p e a k T a g a l o g f r o m t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , T a m i l f r o m I n d i a a n d S r i L a n k a a n d Y o r u b a a W e s t A f r i c a n l a n g u a g e . M o t h e r t o n g u e l a n g u a g e s a l s o i n c l u d e P o r t u g u e s e , C h i n e s e , R u s s i a n a n d L i t h u a n i a n a t a s c h o o l w h e r e n e a r l y h a l f o f p u p i l s s p e a k E n g l i s h a s a n a d d i t i o n a l l a n g u a g e . R a c h e l S w i n d e l l , t h e i n c l u s i o n c o o r d i n a t o r , s a i d : “, T h i s e n r i c h e s t h e c u r r i c u l u m a n d i t m a k e s o u r c h i l ­, d r e n f e e l l i k e g l o b a l c i t i z e n s . “, T h e a w a r d i s a c k n o w l e d g i n g a l l t h e e x c e l l e n t a c t i v i t y h a p p e n i n g i n o u r s c h o o l t o c e l e b r a t e h a v i n g a d i v e r s e s c h o o l . ”, M o s t c h i l d r e n s p e a k E n g l i s h w h e n t h e y b e g i n a t t h e s c h o o l b u t h e l p i s a v a i l a b l e i f t h e r e a r e d i f f i c u l t i e s . S t u d e n t s a t S t M a r y ’, s S c h o o l , C a m b r i d g e r a n a c r o s s C o e F e n t o r a i s e c h a r i t y f u n d s i n t h e a n n u a l F u n R u n w e a r i n g f a n c y d r e s s c o s t u m e s i n s p i r e d b y t h e L e g e n d s a n d H e r o e s t h e m e . H e a d m i s t r e s s C h a r l o t t e A v e r y s a i d : “, W e e n ­, c o u r a g e e a c h s t u d e n t t o g a i n s p o n s o r s h i p o f £, 2 0 t o r a i s e a n i m p r e s s i v e s u m f o r c h a r i t y . ”, F u n d s w i l l g o t o S r C h r i s t o p h e r a n d t h e C J C o m m u n i t y i n Z i m b a b w e , L A N U K , M E N C A P , A r t h u r R a n k H o s p i c e , E d u c a i d ( S i e r r a L e o n e ) a n d A d d e n b r o o k e ’, s C h a r i t a b l e T r u s t . S t B e n e d i c t ’, s a t G r a d e 1 f o r A L e v e l s S t B e n e d i c t ’, s S c h o o l i n B u r y S t E d m u n d s h a s b e e n a w a r d e d a G r a d e 1 p l a c i n g f o r t h e i r 2 0 1 4 a c a d e m i c r e s u l t s t o t h e d e l i g h t o f a l l . “, W e w e r e v e r y p l e a s e d w h e n w e g o t t h e A L P S r e p o r t ( A L e v e l P e r f o r m ­, a n c e S y s t e m ) , ’, ’, s a i d h e a d t e a c h e r H u g h O ’, N e i l l . “, I t m e a n t w e w e r e i n t h e t o p 1 % o f a l l s c h o o l s n a t i o n a l l y f o r A l e v e l s . “, W h e n o u r A L P S a d v i s o r v i s i t e d h e e x p l a i n e d t h a t G r a d e 1 i s o n l y a w a r d e d t o a s c h o o l t h a t e q u a l s o r e x c e e d s t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e t o p p e r f o r m ­, i n g s c h o o l o f t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r . “, A n d f o r t h a t r e a s o n , t h e r e a r e s o m e t i m e s n o G r a d e 1 s c h o o l s a t a l l ! ”, . “, T h i s h a s b e e n t h e m o s t e x t r a o r d i n a r y c o u p l e o f m o n t h s i n t h e s c h o o l ’, s l o n g h i s t o r y . “, W e h a v e g o n e f r o m t h e j o y o f s e e i n g o u r s t u d e n t s g a i n i n g w o n d e r f u l r e s u l t s a t G C S E a n d A l e v e l t o t h e s h o c k o f t h e O f s t e d n o ­, n o t i c e i n s p e c t i o n a n d i t s r e p o r t w h i c h h a s n o w b e e n w i t h d r a w n , ”, h e s a i d . T w e n t y s i x s t u d e n t s , s o m e p i c t u r e d a b o v e , f r o m S t B e d e ’, s s c h o o l i n C a m b r i d g e t o o k p a r t i n a s p o n s o r e d s l e e p o u t o n 1 2 S e p t e m b e r t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r a s c h o o l i n N a k u r u , K e n y a . T h e s t u d e n t s u n d e r t o o k a c h a l l e n g e t o s l e e p f o r o n e n i g h t i n a c a r d b o a r d b o x u n d e r t h e s t a r s w i t h o n l y a s l e e p i n g b a g a n d t h e i r c a r d b o a r d h o m e f o r s h e l t e r . T h e y h o p e d t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s o f t h e p l i g h t o f m i l l i o n s o f c h i l d r e n a r o u n d t h e w o r l d w h o h a v e n o c h o i c e b u t t o s l e e p r o u g h a n d i n d a n g e r o u s c o n d i t i o n s . A c l a s s r o o m f o r t h e s c h o o l i n N a k u r u w o u l d m e a n 4 0 b o y s a n d g i r l s w o u l d r e c e i v e a n e d u c a t i o n . W i t h t h e s u p p o r t o f t h e N a k u r u C h i l d r e n ’, s P r o j e c t ( r u n b y S t B e d e ’, s s t a f f m e m b e r , R e b e c c a S i d d a l l ) m a n y w o u l d b e a b l e t o g e t a w a y f r o m a l i f e “, o n t h e s t r e e t s ”, . A s p a r t o f t h e S t B e n e d i c t ’, s R e l i g i o n i s E v e r y w h e r e w e e k a r t a n d R E c l a s s e s f r o m Y e a r 8 a n d 1 1 c o m b i n e d f o r c e s t o b u i l d a l a b y r i n t h o u t o f n a t u r a l p r o d u c t s . S t u d e n t s t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d u s i n g i n t u i t i o n , c r e a t i v i t y a n d i m a g e r y t o b u i l d t h e i r c i r c u i t o u s s i n g l e p a t h t h a t l e d t o t h e c e n t r e a n d o u t a g a i n ! T o m a r k S t E d m u n d ’, s W e e k a t S t E d m u n d s P r i m a r y i n B u r y S t E d m u n d s t h e 3 0 0 p u p i l s c r e a t e d a s e c o n d m u r a l a n d e v e r y c h i l d h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p a i n t a s m a l l p i e c e . L a s t y e a r w e g a i n e d p e r m i s s i o n f r o m t h e a r t i s t , B r i a n W h e l a n t o u s e h i s “, K i n g E d m u n d S a i n t a n d M a r t y r ”, p i c t u r e a n d t h i s y e a r h e h a s a l l o w e d u s t o r e p l i c a t e ( a s n e a r a s p o s s i b l e ) h i s p i c t u r e c a l l e d “, S i l v e r N i g h t ”, d e p i c t i n g a c i t y w h e r e a l l f a i t h s a r e w e l c o m e a n d l i v e i n h a r m o n y , s i d e b y s i d e . B r i a n s a i d h i s H o l y C i t y w a s l i k e S a n t i a g o d e C o m p o s t e l a , F a t i m a , G u a d e l o u p e o r e v e n B u r y S t E d m u n d s w h e r e a w e l c o m e c a n b e f o u n d . P a r i s h p r i e s t F r M a r k H a c k e s o n w a s s o i m p r e s s e d h e h a d t h e p a i n t i n g d i s p l a y e d i n t h e c h u r c h f o r t h e S u n d a y M a s s e s . F a n c y d r e s s c h a r i t y f u n r u n Page Four C C ATHO O LIC C EAS S T ANG G LIA September 2014 World Cup benefit for CAFOD RE group expl l ores spirit in l l ab b rynth h First communion relived at St Francis’,s St Felix achieves Gold Standard Juliette’,s story wins bronze award As part of their annual Focus Days the RE Faculty at St John Fisher Catholic High School in Peterborough explored with Year 10 students the theme of ‘,what does it mean to have a healthy body, mind and soul?’,. During the day students experienced the ancient spiritual tradition of a labyrinth ­, a condensed spiritual journey which enables those taking part to reflect on their own spiritual journey through life. Students moved through 12 prayer stations, pictured below, which helped them to reflect upon the Holy Trinity, themselves, their relationships and the world. Each student was provided with an i­,pod mini which guided them and contained instructions, questions, activities and music to aid their reflection. Year 10 student Bob Loveridge said: “,I really enjoyed the labyrinth and the opportunity it gave me for a period of quiet reflection. “,It made me think about other people and places and their life experience, as well as re­,thinking certain things in my own life which I could change for the better and what the future may hold for me.”, The school’,s lay chaplain, Luke Turner, praised the event and said: “,An activity such as this is a great resource in leading students toward a deeper relationship with God as it involves them actively engaging in the journey rather than just talking about it.”, The school would like to thank the Peterborough CROPS team for providing and leading them through the experience. Year 3 children from St Francis of Assisi Primary in Norwich celebrated the making of their First Holy Communion at a Mass of Thanksgiving in the school hall celebrated by Fr David Ward, (pictured with them above). The children all enjoyed the moment of being able to wear again the smart outfits they had worn at their parishes on that special day. Refreshments were provided by the parents. The Mass concluded with a final goodbye and thank you to Fr David who has been such a support to the school during his time as chaplain. The children, parents and staff wished him all the very best for his new role as parish priest at Costessey. Thanks were also expressed to Fr John Barnes, on oif the school’,s chaplains for many years who is moving to Felixstowe in the autumn. Year 4 pupil Juliette was congratulated by all at St Mary’,s School in Cambridge for winning third place in the age nine and under category for the annual BBC Radio Two 500 words competition! Juliette beat thousands of other aspiring writers to win third prize with her story Should­,Be’,s, now available to listen to and download from the BBC iPlayer narrated by Jaimi Barbakoff. Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor, announced that Juliette had won bronze. She then joined him on stage for an interview before he read Juliette’,s story to the audience who applauded. Prize author Juliette received her height in books for her story. St Felix School in Haverhill has recently been celebrating the award of the Gold Standard for the Religious Education Quality Mark, some of the pupils are pictured right. This is an achievement assessed and awarded by the Religious Education Council of England and Wales and endorsed by the Diocese of East Anglia. Evidence was presented to demonstrate the breadth of teaching and learning, curriculum provision, subject leadership and professional development across the school. Children from each Key Stage were interviewed by the assessor and asked for their views on how they were taught RE, whether they enjoyed their lessons and the effect that their learning in the subject had on their daily lives as Christians and members of a global community. Clare Robinson, head teacher said: “,This award is a wonderful acknowledgement of the importance and excellence of Religious Education in our school.”, St Louis Catholic Academy in Newmarket celebrated the World Cup by dressing up in team colours and taking part in tournament activities for a small donation to CAFOD to support their work. The pupils also wanted to highlight that it was the most expensive World Cup ever, costing £,8.8 billion. The building of new stadiums for the World Cup led to some people being moved from their homes. Pupils learned that £,8 billion would pay for more than 2m new homes. Each class was set the challenge of decorating their classroom door with a World Cup theme in just four hours. This was to show the children how important it is to plan and implement ideas effectively in order to meet a strict deadline. Judging was carried out by the head teacher Teresa Selvey and members of the admin team. Oak Class were the deserving winners. Opportunities were provided for children to reflect on whether holding the World Cup in Brazil was a good or bad idea. Overall in one day £,622 was raised for CAFOD’,s work to support families in Brazil and help them learn about their rights, get better housing and boost other basic needs such as electricity and water. St Mary’,s Primary in Lowestoft had two winners in a Design a Vehicle competition to explore alternative forms of transport to help residents become healthier and energy efficient. Harriet Glensiter won the under­,7s section and Jennifer Tavares was the under­,9s winner. The picture shows Jennifer receiving her prize.

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

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

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

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M a r g a r e t B e a u f o r t I n s t i t u t e o f T h e o l o g y T r a n s f o r m i n g e x p e r i e n c e s t h r o u g h t h e o l o g i c a l e d u c a t i o n C a t h o l i c T h e o l o g y i n P r a c t i c e A r e y o u l o o k i n g f o r a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t y o u r f a i t h ? W h y n o t t r y s o m e o f o u r u p c o m i n g c o u r s e s i n t h e n e w y e a r : T h e H o l y S p i r i t , T h e o l o g y i n t h e P u b l i c S q u a r e , D o c t o r s o f t h e C h u r c h I n t h e s e t e r m l y c l a s s e s w e s h a r e r e a d i n g , t e a c h i n g , d i s ­, c u s s i o n , M a s s a n d l i v e l y s u p p e r s . O u r s t u d e n t s a r e C a t h o l i c w o m e n o f a l l a g e s a n d b a c k g r o u n d s e a c h c o n ­, t r i b u t i n g t o a n i m a g i n a t i v e a n d w e l c o m i n g g r o u p w h e r e s h a r e d s t u d y , p a s t o r a l p r a c t i c e , f r i e n d s h i p a n d p r a y e r a r e k e y . w w w . m a r g a r e t b e a u f o r t . c a m . a c . u k 1 2 G r a n g e R o a d , C a m b r i d g e , C B 3 9 D U , 0 1 2 2 3 7 4 1 0 3 9 A p p l i c a t i o n s , e n q u i r i e s : m b i t a d m at h e r m e s . c a m . a c . u k Who is it for? For everyone who would like to find out more about their faith. You do not need to have studied theology before. All welcome! Topics: 1. Old Testament: The People of the Covenant 2. New Testament: A New Creation 3. Jesus Christ: The Way, the Truth and the Life. 4. The Church: We, though many, form one Body. 5. The Sacraments: ‘,Works of Art‘, for the Church 6. Moral Theology: Acting justly, loving tenderly Sessions will be lively and participative with a variety of presenters. You are free to attend the course without any assignments, or to do it for a certificate by writing one essay of 2000 words. Support will be given with essay writing. When? The six Wednesdays of Lent: 18th February—,25thMarch, 7.00­,9.30pm. Where? Margaret Beaufort Institute, Cambridge. (We hope this will run in Norwich in the autumn) Cost: Attendance £,100 Accredited £,180 For further information please contact Dr Anne Francis (abf24@cam.ac.uk) or Sue Price (suepricestar@gmail.com). For registration form please contact: Ela Wolbek (ew263@cam.ac.uk) Te l : 0 1 2 2 3 7 4 1 0 3 9 Something Different This Year? The Diocese of East Anglia Certificate in Catholic Studies C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A C h r i s t m a s 2 0 1 4 P a g e T e n P i l g r i m w a l k e r s t a k i n g a w e l l ­, e a r n e d b r e a k b y t h e s e a o n t h e i r j o u r n e y a c r o s s t h e c o m b i n e d p a r i s h e s W a l k m a r k s j o i n t a n n i v e r s a r y D i o c e s e i n l e a d p a r t i n S t T e r e s a c e l e b r a t i o n s C e l e b r a t i o n s a r e u n d e r w a y t o m a r k t h e 5 0 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e b i r t h o f S t T e r e s a o f A v i l a a n d t h e D i o c e s e o f E a s t A n g l i a i s p l a y i n g a l e a d i n g p a r t . T h e d i o c e s e h a s a m a j o r C a r m e l i t e M o n a s t e r y a t Q u i d e n h a m i n N o r f o l k . B i s h o p A l a n w i l l c e l e b r a t e M a s s t h e r e a t 1 1 . 3 0 a m o n 2 8 M a r c h , t h e b i r t h d a y o f S t T e r e s a , f o l l o w e d b y a b u f f e t l u n c h . F o r m o r e d e t a i l s p l e a s e c o n t a c t s r s h e l a g h at q u i d e n ­, h a m c a r m e l . o r g . u k A n e x h i b i t i o n t o m a r k t h e 5 0 0 t h a n n i v e r ­, s a r y i s c o m i n g t o S t J o h n t h e B a p t i s t C a t h e ­, d r a l f r o m 7 ­, 2 2 M a r c h b e f o r e i t g o e s t o t h e m o n a s t e r y o n 2 7 M a r c h u n t i l 7 A p r i l . L a t e r i n t h e y e a r i t i s a l s o g o i n g t o W a l s i n g h a m w h e r e t h e r e w i l l a l s o b e a C a r m e l i t e F a m i l y P i l g r i m a g e o n 1 1 J u l y . A t t h e r e q u e s t o f t h e S p a n i s h A m b a s s a d o r , C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s w i l l c e l e b r a t e M a s s i n h o n o u r o f S t T e r e s a i n W e s t m i n s t e r C a t h e d r a l o n 9 M a y . J o i n t l y h o s t e d b y t h e s i s t e r s o f t h e Q u i d e n h a m M o n a s t e r y a n d t h e l o c a l D i s c a l c e d S e c u l a r ( O C D S ) g r o u p s t h e f i r s t o f t h r e e a f t e r n o o n s o f t a l k s a n d r e f l e c t i o n s o n d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t s o f S a i n t T e r e s a w i l l b e h e l d o n 1 6 M a y . T h e f o c u s o f t h i s a f t e r n o o n i s h e r i n f l u e n c e o n t h e l i v e s o f t h e s i s t e r s a n d g r o u p m e m b e r s . T h e a f t e r n o o n w i l l i n c l u d e r e f r e s h m e n t s a n d t i m e f o r d i s c u s s i o n , a n d w i l l e n d w i t h S u n g V e s p e r s . T o r e g i s t e r f o r t h i s f r e e e v e n t p l e a s e e m a i l S r S h e l a g h . D o c t o r i n s l a v e r y p l e a R e v D r I n d e r j i t B h o g a l r e c e n t l y a d d r e s s e d a m e e t i n g o f t h e W i s b e c h I n t e r f a i t h F o r u m . T h e m e e t i n g a t T r i n i t y M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h i n W i s b e c h w a s a t t e n d e d b y 2 5 p e o p l e . I n h i s a d d r e s s “, O u r p e a c e , o u r w o r l d ”, D r B h o g a l s a i d h e h a d l o n g w a n t e d t o v i s i t W i s b e c h b e c a u s e o f t h e w o r k o f T h o m a s C l a r k s o n t o t h e a b o l i t i o n o f s l a v e r y . E a r l i e r i n t h e e v e n i n g h e h a d g o n e t o v i e w t h e C l a r k s o n m e m o r i a l a n d p a i d h i s r e s p e c t s t o t h e m a n w h o m h e d e s c r i b e d a s a g i a n t i n b r e a k i n g t h e c h a i n s o f s l a v e r y . D r B h o g a l s a i d s l a v e r y w a s s t i l l v e r y m u c h a l i v e i n o u r s o c i e t y a s s e x a n d p e o p l e t r a f f i c k i n g . “, I t i s a s c o u r g e a n d a b l i g h t o n o u r s o c i e t y a n d w e n e e d a p r e s e n t d a y C l a r k s o n t o s h a t t e r t h e c h a i n s a g a i n . ”, S e a n F i n l a y , f r o m t h e W i s b e c h p a r i s h ’, s a i d i t w a s a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g m e e t i n g . T o m a r k t h e s i x t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e m e r g i n g o f t h e p a r i s h e s o f S h e r i n g h a m a n d C r o m e r B i s h o p A l a n c e l e b r a t e d M a s s o n t h e F e a s t o f O u r L a d y o f W a l s i n g h a m a t S t J o s e p h ’, s . A s m a l l g r o u p o f p a r i s h i o n e r s ( a n d t h r e e p a r i s h d o g s ! ) , j o i n e d D e a c o n A n d r e w N e a t e t o w a l k f r o m C r o m e r t o S h e r i n g h a m . S t a r t i n g f r o m O u r L a d y o f R e f u g e i n C r o m e r t h e g r o u p w a l k e d o n t h e c l i f f p a t h d o w n o n t o t h e C r o m e r p r o m e n a d e t h e n a l o n g t h e b e a c h t o W e s t R u n t o n f o r l u n c h . T h e f i n a l s t a g e w e n t a g a i n o n t o t h e c l i f f p a t h a n d t h e n t o c l i m b B e e s t o n B u m p w h e r e t h e p a r t y c o u l d e n j o y a f i n e v i e w o f t h e w h o l e o f t h e p a r i s h a r e a o f C r o m e r a n d S h e r i n g h a m . D e a c o n A n d r e w l e d a s h o r t p r a y e r f o r t h e p a r i s h c o m m u n i t y a n d i t s p r i e s t . T h e g r o u p f i n a l l y w a l k e d d o w n i n t o S h e r i n g h a m t o e n j o y a w e l l e a r n e d c u p o f t e a a t S t J o s e p h ’, s . T h o s e t h a t t o o k p a r t e n j o y e d t h e e x p e r i e n c e a n d f e l t t h i s w a s a g o o d s i g n o f P a r i s h s h a r i n g . V i o l e t ’, s b i k e r t h r i l l W h e n V i o l e t B u t c h e r , p i c t u r e d l e f t , o f S t G e o r g e ’, s i n N o r w i c h , g a v e u p h e r m o p e d i n h e r 8 0 s s h e m i s s e d t h e t h r i l l a n d h a d a l w a y s w a n t e d t o r i d e p i l l i o n o n a H o n d a G o l d w i n g . F o r h e r 9 0 t h b i r t h d a y t h e p a r i s h L e i s u r e G r o u p a r r a n g e d i t f o r h e r . D e s p i t e o n e t r i p b e i n g r a i n e d o f f s h e w a s t a k e n t o G o l d w i n g O w n e r s C l u b o f G B “, W i n g D i n g ”, r a l l y a t B a n h a m Z o o w h e r e s h e w a s g i v e n a n u m b e r o f r i d e s r o u n d t h e i r c i r c u i t . Normal Delivery Terms: 5­,7 Working Days or Next Day Nationwide, if needed Whether you are looking for kiln­,dried crates, heaps of wood or simply a few bags of seasoned timber or bags of coal, Logs Direct are guaranteed to have a solution for you! 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C h r i s t m a s 2 0 1 4 C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A P a g e E l e v e n L I F E T O B E A D M I R E D : L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e M o d e l C h r i s t i a n w h o l i v e d a n d d i e d i n t h e D i o c e s e o f E a s t A n g l i a H e c a r e d d e e p l y a b o u t p e o p l e a n d t h e i r l i v e s A s a y o u n g m a n h e w a s f e t e d a s a n R A F h e r o H i s w o r k w a s s o v a l u e d i t h a s c o n t i n u e d t o d a y “, L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e ! ”, A t t h e e n d o f W o r l d W a r T w o –, a n d r i g h t u p u n t i l h i s d e a t h ­, h i s n a m e e v o k e d a n i m m e d i a t e r e s p o n s e . I t w a s a h o u s e h o l d n a m e : a n a m e t h a t m e a n t c o u r a g e , d u t y , s e r v i c e , c o m p a s s i o n , a n d L o v e . W i t h p a s s i n g t i m e i t h a s r e c e d e d i n t o s o f t f o c u s . I t i s t i m e t o s h a r p e n t h a t f o c u s , a n d r e m i n d o u r s e l v e s w h y L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e –, n a m e a n d p e r s o n ­, w a s s o r e c o g n i s a b l e . I n t h e 1 9 3 0 s t h e 1 8 ­, y e a r o l d L e o n a r d w e n t t o O x f o r d w i t h t h e v a g u e i d e a o f b e c o m i n g a l a w y e r . R a t h e r t h a n s t u d i e s , h o w e v e r , h i s t i m e r e v o l v e d a r o u n d e n j o y i n g l i f e i n a f r i v o l o u s a n d u n d i s c i p l i n e d w a y . T h i s i n c l u d e d l e a r n i n g t o f l y ­, f o r f u n n o t f o r s e r v i c e ­, f o r h e f o r e s a w “, a g r e a t a n d g l o r i o u s c a r e e r i n w h i c h a d v e n t u r e a n d w e a l t h w e r e t o b e t h e p r i n c i p a l i n g r e d i e n t s ”, . A l m o s t i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r F i n a l s i n 1 9 3 9 , w a r w a s d e c l a r e d , a n d L e o n a r d w a s c a l l e d u p i n t o R A F B o m b e r C o m m a n d . W i t h i n m o n t h s a n e w m a n w a s b o r n : a m a n o f f o r e s i g h t , l e a d e r s h i p , d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d c o u r a g e . B y 1 9 4 3 h e w a s S q u a d r o n L e a d e r o f t h e r e n o w n e d “, D a m b u s t e r ”, S q u a d r o n 6 1 7 . W i t h g r e a t s k i l l h e d e v e l o p e d t h e t e c h n i q u e o f l o w ­, l e v e l f l y i n g t o m a r k t a r g e t s f o r a c c u r a t e b o m b i n g . H e w o n t h e D F C , a n d t h e n t h r e e D S O s ­, a n d 1 9 4 4 t h e V i c t o r i a C r o s s , n o t f o r a s i n g l e a c t o f b r a v e r y b u t f o r c o m p l e t i n g 1 0 0 s o r t i e s w i t h g r e a t p e r s o n a l c o u r a g e . H e w a s t h e m o s t d e c o r a t e d a i r m a n i n t h e R A F . U n s u r p r i s i n g l y , h e w a s s e l e c t e d a s t h e B r i t i s h w i t n e s s w h e n t h e A t o m B o m b w a s d r o p p e d o n N a g a s a k i . I t w a s s a i d o f h i m t h a t t h e r e “, w a s a n a l m o s t m y s t i c a l a i r a b o u t h i m …, . w i t h o u t a f f e c t a t i o n o r p r e t e n s i o n ”, . B u t w i t h t h e c e s s a t i o n o f h o s t i l i t i e s w h a t w a s h e t o d o ? H e h i m s e l f s a i d “, T h e o n l y t h i n g I a m t r a i n e d f o r i s t o k i l l ”, . H i t h e r t o , L e o n a r d h a d b e e n o n l y a n o m i n a l C h r i s t i a n , w i t h a n u n f o r m e d v i e w o f t h e A l m i g h t y . A c h a n c e d i s c u s s i o n i n a N i g h t c l u b c o n v i n c e d h i m o f a n i n t i m a t e G o d w h o i n f l u e n c e s e a c h h u m a n b e i n g b y l i v i n g i n h i m . T h e H o l y S p i r i t b e g a n w o r k i n g i n L e o n a r d t o s p i r i t u a l i s e t h e n a t u r a l s t r e n g t h s h e h a d d e v e l o p e d i n w a r t i m e . H i s e n e r g y i m m e d i a t e l y t u r n e d t o e x p l o r i n g C h r i s t i a n i t y , t r y i n g t o f i n d a C h u r c h i n w h i c h T r u t h , U n i t y a n d A u t h o r i t y w e r e d o m i n a n t . S i m u l t a n e o u s l y h e b e g a n d e v e l o p i n g s c h e m e s t o h e l p e x ­, s e r v i c e m e n , h o u s i n g t h e m o n e s t a t e s w h e r e t h e y w o r k e d o n t h e l a n d . T o t h i s e n d h e a c q u i r e d L e C o u r t , a 2 5 b e d r o o m e d p r o p e r t y i n H a m p s h i r e , a n d j u s t a s t h e s c h e m e s e e m e d a b o u t t o c o l l a p s e , a n e x ­, s o l d i e r d y i n g o f c a n c e r , l a n d e d a l m o s t l i t e r a l l y i n L e o n a r d ’, s a r m s . W i t h o u t a s e c o n d t h o u g h t h e t o o k i n A r t h u r D y k e s , c a r i n g f o r h i m , w a s h i n g , c l e a n i n g a n d f e e d i n g h i m . I t h a p p e n e d t h a t A r t h u r w a s a C a t h o l i c . F o r t u i t o u s l y , a s h e n e a r e d d e a t h , L e o n a r d w a s t o l d t h a t a p r i e s t s h o u l d b e c a l l e d . H e w a s d e e p l y m o v e d b y t h e s i m p l i c i t y a n d p r a y e r f u l n e s s o f t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e S a c r a m e n t s . T h i s e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n a c t i o n i n s p i r e d h i m , a n d , f i n d i n g i n h e r t h e A u t h o r i t y h e s o u g h t , h e e n t e r e d t h e C h u r c h o n C h r i s t m a s E v e 1 9 4 8 . F r o m t h a t m o m e n t h i s l i f e w a s l i v e d w i t h J e s u s h i s f o c u s , t h e S a c r a m e n t s h i s s t r e n g t h , p r a y e r h i s c o n s t a n t c o m p a n i o n : h i s m o t i v a t i o n a l ­, w a y s t o ‘, L o v e G o d a n d l o v e h i s N e i g h b o u r ’, . A r t h u r D y k e s w a s f o l l o w e d b y m o r e e x ­, s o l d i e r s , a n d o t h e r s f o r w h o m t h e i n c i p i e n t N H S h a d n o p l a c e . L e o n a r d t u r n e d a w a y n o ­, o n e , l o o k i n g a f t e r a l l , f e e d i n g a n d n u r s i n g t h e m w h e n t h e r e w e r e n o o t h e r h e l p e r s . H i s r e s t l e s s e n e r g y l e d h i m i m p e t u o u s l y t o e s t a b l i s h m o r e h o m e s ­, i n E n g l a n d f i r s t , a n d t h e n a b r o a d . I n v e r y f e w y e a r s t h e r e w e r e 8 0 i n t h e U K a n d o v e r 2 5 0 w o r l d w i d e . B u t u n r e m i t t i n g w o r k l e d t o L e o n a r d ’, s f i r s t c r o s s : h e c o n t r a c t e d T B h i m s e l f , b e i n g h o s p i t a l i s e d f o r t w o y e a r s . E n f o r c e d i d l e n e s s i n c r e a s e d h i s i n t e n s e s p i r i t u a l i t y t h r o u g h h o u r s o f s i l e n t p r a y e r , f o c u s i n g o n t h e i m a g e o f J e s u s ‘, H o l y F a c e , a s s e e n o n t h e H o l y S h r o u d o f T u r i n . S o o n a f t e r r e c o v e r ­, i n g h e m a r r i e d S u e R y d e r , h e r s e l f t h e f o u n d e r o f a C h a r i t a b l e F o u n d a t i o n , a r i s i n g o u t o f h e r w o r k f o r r e f u g e e s d u r i n g a n d a f t e r t h e w a r . C o n s e q u e n t l y , w i t h t h e b i r t h o f t w o c h i l d r e n , h e h a d a f a m i l y o f h i s o w n . a n o t h e r c r o s s a w a i t e d h i m : h e d e v e l o p e d M o t o r N e u r o n e D i s e a s e . B e c o m i n g i n c r e a s i n g l y i m m o b i l e , h e r e t i r e d f r o m a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , a n d d e v o t e d h i s t i m e t o d e e p e n i n g h i s r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h C h r i s t . F i n d i n g i t h a r d t o p r a y , h e f o c u s e d h i s s p i r i t o n e a c h o f t h e 3 0 0 + C h e s h i r e H o m e s i n t u r n , o f f e r i n g h i s i n t e n t i o n s a n d s u f f e r i n g i n u n i o n w i t h t h e d i s a b i l i t i e s b o r n e b y t h o s e h o m e s ’, r e s i d e n t s . H i s l i f e a s i t n e a r e d i t s e n d , i n c r e a s i n g l y s h o w e d h o w g r a c e b u i l d i n g o n n a t u r e l e a d s t o h o l i n e s s . H e d i e d o n J u l y 3 1 s t 1 9 9 2 a n d w a s b u r i e d w h e r e h e h a d l i v e d , a t C a v e n d i s h i n S u f f o l k . L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e o n c e s a i d t h a t “, A m a n o f p r a y e r i s t h e m a n w h o s e w o r k b e c o m e s h i s p r a y e r ”, . W a s h e p e r h a p s s p e a k i n g o f h i m s e l f ? H i s n a m e , h i s C h r i s t i a n c h a r i t y , h i s h o l i n e s s , m u s t n o t b e f o r g o t t e n . L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e , p r a y f o r u s ! F R M I C H A E L J O H N S T O N E L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e O G o d o u r l o v i n g F a t h e r , w e c o m m e n d t o Y o u y o u r f a i t h f u l s o n L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e . I n t i m e o f c o n f l i c t a n d d a n g e r h e p r o v i d e d f o r t h r i g h t l e a d e r s h i p t o t h o s e u n d e r h i s c o m m a n d , g r a c i o u s l y s h o w i n g c o m p a s s i o n t o t h e w e a k a n d f e a r f u l . I n t i m e o f p e a c e g a v e h i m s e l f w h o l l y t o t h o s e i n n e e d o f r e s p e c t a n d s e r v i c e F a t h e r a n d l o v e r o f a l l , g r a n t t h a t t h r o u g h h i s p r a y e r s Y o u r d e s i r e f o r a l l t o b e u n i t e d i n y o u r S o n m a y b e f u l f i l l e d , a n d t h a t a l l C h r i s t i a n s m a y f o l l o w L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e ’, s e x a m p l e i n l o v i n g s e r v i c e t o t h e i r n e i g h b o u r . W e m a k e t h i s p r a y e r t h r o u g h o u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t y o u r S o n , w h o l i v e s a n d r e i g n s w i t h y o u i n t h e u n i t y o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t , o n e G o d , f o r e v e r a n d e v e r . A m e n . L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e , p r a y f o r m e ! M a y y o u r p r a y e r s g r a n t m e t h e g r a c e o f …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, …, A m e n P l e a s e a c k n o w l e d g e a n y f a v o u r s r e c e i v e d t o : “, L e o n a r d C h e s h i r e ”, , c / o T h e W h i t e H o u s e , 2 1 U p g a t e , P o r i n g l a n d , N o r f o l k N R 1 4 7 S H

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