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

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P o p e F r a n c i s h a s d e c i d e d t h a t e a c h n e w l y a p p o i n t e d m e t r o p o l i t a n a r c h ­, b i s h o p s h o u l d b e f o r m a l l y v e s t e d w i t h t h e p a l l i u m a t a c e r e m o n y i n h i s o w n a r c h d i o c e s e , r a t h e r t h a n t h e c e r ­, e m o n y t r a d i t i o n a l l y h e l d a t t h e V a t i c a n b a s i l i c a e a c h y e a r o n t h e f e a s t o f S t s . P e t e r a n d P a u l . T h e p a l l i u m i s a w h i t e w o o l e n s t r i p , w o r n a r o u n d t h e n e c k i n l i t u r g i c a l f u n c t i o n s , s y m b o l i z ­, i n g t h e u n i o n b e ­, t w e e n a m e t r o p o l i t a n a r c h ­, b i s h o p a n d t h e B i s h o p o f R o m e . F o r y e a r s , e a c h n e w a r c h b i s h o p h a s r e ­, c e i v e d h i s p a l l i u m d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e P o n t i f f , d u r i n g M a s s o n t h e p a ­, t r o n a l f e a s t o f t h e C h u r c h o f R o m e , o n J u n e 2 9 . H o w e v e r , P o p e F r a n c i s h a s s a i d t h a t e a c h a r c h ­, b i s h o p s h o u l d r e ­, c e i v e t h e p a l l i u m i n h i s o w n a r c h d i o ­, c e s e , f r o m t h e a p o s ­, t o l i c n u n c i o , t h e P o p e ’, s r e p r e s e n t a ­, t i v e i n t h e c o u n t r y . M s g r . G u i d o M a r i n i , t h e m a s t e r o f l i t u r g i c a l c e r e ­, m o n i e s , e x p l a i n e d i n a l e t t e r t o n e w a r c h b i s h o p s t h a t P o p e F r a n c i s t h o u g h t t h i s c e r e ­, m o n y w o u l d “, g r e a t l y f a v o r t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f t h e l o c a l C h u r c h . ”, T h e l o c a l c e r e m o n y , h i g h l i g h t i n g t h e r o l e o f t h e m e t r o ­, p o l i t a n a r c h b i s h o p , w i l l a l s o h e l p t o r e ­, i n f o r c e t h e u n d e r ­, s t a n d i n g o f s y n o d a l i t y i n t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f t h e u n i v e r s a l C h u r c h , t h e P o p e s u g g e s t e d . D e s p i t e t h e c h a n g e , P o p e F r a n c i s h a s i n v i t e d e a c h o f t h e n e w a r c h b i s h o p s t o j o i n h i m i n R o m e o n J u n e 2 9 , a n d c o n ­, c e l e b r a t e M a s s f o r t h e f e a s t o f S t s . P e t e r a n d P a u l . T h e P o p e w i l l b l e s s e a c h p a l l i u m , a n d i f t h e a r c h b i s h o p i s p r e s ­, e n t h e w i l l p r e s e n t t h e v e s t m e n t t o h i m p r i v a t e l y a f t e r t h e M a s s . B u t t h e f o r ­, m a l i n s t a l l a t i o n w i l l t a k e p l a c e i n t h e a r c h d i o c e s e . S e n d n e w s r e p o r t s , p h o t o s a n d o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o t h e e d i t o r , F r . P a u l H a r d y , S t . E d w a r d ’, s , B u r c h a r d C r e s c e n t , S h e n l e y C h u r c h E n d , M i l t o n K e y n e s , M K 5 6 D X : v i n e 0 1 at b t o p e n w o r l d . c o m W e p r o m i s e t o p r i n t y o u r n e w s a s s o o n a s w e c a n f i n d s p a c e f o r i t . M a t e r i a l s h o u l d b e e ­, m a i l e d w h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e . I f t h i s c a n n o t b e d o n e f o r d i g i t a l p i c t u r e s t h e y s h o u l d b e s e n t t o u s o n d i s c . S e n d p h o t o g r a p h s i n j p g f o r m a t a s s e p a r a t e a t t a c h m e n t s , a n d n o t e m b e d d e d i n W o r d d o c u m e n t s . U r g e n t a n d d a t e d i t e m s s h o u l d r e a c h u s b y t h e f i r s t S u n d a y o f t h e m o n t h b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n . A b o o k l e t o f a d v i c e o n w r i t i n g n e w s r e p o r t s f o r T h e V i n e i s a v a i l a b l e o n r e q u e s t . P a r e n t a l p e r m i s s i o n m u s t b e s o u g h t b e f o r e p h o t o g r a p h s o f m i n o r s a r e s e n t f o r p u b l i c a t i o n . W h i l e w e a c c e p t u n s o l i c i t e d f e a t u r e a r t i ­, c l e s , w e r e s e r v e t h e r i g h t t o e d i t t h e t e x t o r n o t t o p u b l i s h . L e t t e r s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n m u s t i n c l u d e a n a m e a n d a d d r e s s , w h i c h w i l l b e o m i t t e d b y r e q u e s t . T h e c o n t e n t o f e a c h i s s u e i s d e c i d e d b y t h e e d i t o r , F r . P a u l H a r d y , e m a i l : v i n e 0 1 at b t o p e n w o r l d . c o m V i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n T h e V i n e a r e n o t n e c ­, e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e e d i t o r s o r o f t h e D i o c e s e . T h e p u b l i s h e r o f T h e V i n e , B e l l c o u r t , d e a l s w i t h a d v e r t i s i n g . 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P a g e 3 T h e V i n e M a r c h 2 0 1 5 PHILOSOPHY &, THEOLOGY IN ACTION POSTGRADUATE STUDY AT HEYTHROP Philosophy &, Theology UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Choose from our wide range of 22 postgraduate programmes starting in September 2015. Heythrop College is the specialist philosophy and theology college of the University of London. We have a 400 year history and an international reputation for academic excellence and world-leading research. Find out more at www.heythrop.ac.uk/pg OPEN EVENING: WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL TASTER DAY: SATURDAY 14 MARCH q 020 7795 6600 E admissionspg@heythrop.ac.uk S t . P e t e r ’, s i n B i g g l e s w a d e w a s p a c k e d o n t h e e v e n i n g o f S u n d a y 1 8 t h J a n u a r y f o r a C h u r c h e s T o g e t h e r i n B i g g l e s w a d e s e r v i c e t o m a r k t h e s t a r t o f t h e W e e k o f P r a y e r f o r C h r i s t i a n U n i t y . C o n g r e g a t i o n s f r o m t h e t o w n ’, s A n g l i c a n , B a p t i s t , C a t h o l i c , M e t h o d i s t , N e w L i f e a n d P e n t e c o s t a l c h u r c h e s j o i n e d t o g e t h e r f o r a s e r v i c e w i t h t h e t h e m e “, T h e W e l l i s D e e p ”, , c r e a t e d b y c h u r c h e s i n B r a z i l a n d b e i n g u s e d w o r l d ­, w i d e . A s w e l l a s p r a y e r s a n d h y m n s , t h o s e p r e s e n t a l s o e n j o y e d a v i b r a n t a n d t h o u g h t p r o v o k i n g t a l k b y V i n c e W i l l i a m s , L e a d e r o f B i g g l e s w a d e P e n t e c o s t a l C h u r c h . A c o l ­, l e c t i o n w a s h e l d f o r a n A l l W e C a n ( t h e M e t h o d i s t R e l i e f a n d D e v e l o p m e n t F u n d ) p r o j e c t t o i m p r o v e a c c e s s t o w a t e r a n d s a n i t a t i o n f a ­, c i l i t i e s i n r u r a l U g a n d a . U n i t e d i n B i g g l e s w a d e B i s h o p P e t e r t r a v e l l e d t o M y a n m a r ( B u r m a ) b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s t o r e p r e s e n t t h e B i s h ­, o p s o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s a t t h e 5 0 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e e s t a b i s h m e n t o f C a t h o l i ­, c i s m . T h e m a i n M a s s l a s t e d f i v e h o u r s . A c h a n g e o f s c e n e r y

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P a g e 4 T h e V i n e M a r c h 2 0 1 5 C A F O D L e n t e n f u n d r a i s i n g w i l l h a v e d o u ­, b l e t h e i m p a c t t h i s y e a r b e c a u s e w e h a v e b e e n a w a r d e d U K A i d M a t c h f u n d i n g b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t f o r o u r L e n t 2 0 1 5 a p p e a l w h i c h r u n s f r o m A s h W e d n e s d a y 1 8 F e b ­, r u a r y t o S u n d a y 1 7 M a y . T h i s m e a n s t h a t f o r e v e r y p o u n d d o n a t e d t o C A F O D b y i n ­, d i v i d u a l s , c o m m u n i t i e s , p a r i s h e s a n d s c h o o l s t h e g o v e r n m e n t w i l l c o n t r i b u t e a n ­, o t h e r p o u n d u p t o a t o t a l o f £, 3 . 5 m d u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d C o m m e n t i n g o n t h i s y e a r ’, s L e n t e n a c t i v i ­, t i e s , D e b o r a h P u r f i e l d , C A F O D ’, s N o r t h a m p t o n D i o c e s a n M a n a g e r , s a i d “, T h i s y e a r ’, s L e n t e n t h e m e i s f o c u s i n g o n e x t r e m e w e a t h e r e v e n t s . C u r r e n t l y o v e r 4 0 0 m i l l i o n o f t h e w o r l d ’, s p o o r e s t p e o p l e , w h i c h i s m o r e t h a n t h e t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n o f t h e U K a n d U S A , a r e m o s t a t r i s k o f c l i ­, m a t e c h a n g e . ”, C A F O D ’, s L e n t e n f o c u s t h i s y e a r w i l l b e o n M y a n m a r ( f o r m e r l y k n o w n a s B u r m a ) a n d h o w o n e c o m m u n i t y h a s r e c o v e r e d f r o m C y c l o n e N a r g i s . D u r i n g t w o w e l l ­, a t t e n d e d C A F O D s u p p o r t ­, e r s ’, m e e t i n g s h e l d i n J a n u a r y a t P r i n c e s R i s b o r o u g h a n d M i l t o n K e y n e s , s u p p o r t e r s f r o m a r o u n d t h e d i o c e s e h e a r d a b o u t h o w c y c l o n e N a r g i s a f f e c t e d 5 8 y e a r o l d K y i n N u , d e s t r o y i n g h e r s m a l l b u s i n e s s , h o m e a n d k i l l i n g t w o o f h e r c h i l d r e n . S h e w a s l e f t w i t h j u s t h e r y o u n g e s t d a u g h t e r a n d h u s b a n d . D e s t i t u t i o n f a c e d h e r . H o w e v e r C A F O D , w o r k i n g i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h C a r ­, i t a s K a r u n a , e n s u r e d t h a t K y i n N u a n d h e r f a m i l y w e r e a b l e t o r e g a i n s o m e f o r m o f n o r m a l i t y . A t t h e P r i n c e s R i s b o r o u g h m e e t i n g , S i s t e r E u g e n i e P a u l , a s i s t e r o f S t P a u l f r o m M y a n m a r , s p o k e o f h e r o w n e x p e r i e n c e g r o w i n g u p i n t h e c o u n t r y a n d s a i d , “, I a m s o g r a t e f u l t o C A F O D a n d a l l t h e s u p p o r t ­, e r s f o r h e l p i n g m e a n d m y c o m m u n i t y o v e r t h e y e a r s . D u e t o C A F O D ’, s h e l p I h a v e h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o s t u d y E n g l i s h i n t h e U K ”, . S r E u g e n i e i s n o w a r e f u g e e i n t h e U K . A t t h e M i l t o n K e y n e s m e e t i n g C l a r e D i x o n ( C A F O D ’, s I n t e r n a t i o n a l D i v i s i o n ) e x ­, p l a i n e d h o w C A F O D h a s a n d i s h e l p i n g t h e B u r m e s e c o m m u n i t y . S h e f e d b a c k f r o m h e r r e c e n t v i s i t t o M y a n m a r s a y i n g , “, . O u r p a r t n e r s , C a r i t a s K a r u n a , w e r e s o t o u c h b y a l l t h e s u p p o r t t h e y h a v e r e c e i v e d f r o m p e o p l e i n t h e U K a n d w a n t e d m e t o t e l l a l l o u r s u p p o r t e r s t h a t ` C A F O D w a s t h e f i r s t o r g a n i s a t i o n t o h e l p u s a n d w e a r e s o g r a t e f u l y o u . W e w i l l a l w a y s h o l d y o u d e a r t o o u r h e a r t s ’, ”, . B o t h s p e a k e r s ’, a c c o u n t s o f C A F O D ’, s w o r k i n M y a n m a r l e f t v e r y s t r o n g i m p r e s s i o n s o n t h e i r a u d i e n c e s –, m a n y w e r e u n a w a r e o f t h e w o r k b e i n g d o n e i n t h a t c o u n t r y a s C A F O D c o u l d n o t s p e a k o u t a b o u t i t m u c h d u e t o t h e p o l i t i c a l s i t u a t i o n t h e r e . H a r r y B r o p h y , C A F O D v o l u n t e e r ­, S a c r e d h e a r t N o r t h a m p t o n s a i d , “, W e r e a l l y e n j o y e d t h e m e e t i n g , i t w a s w e l l s e t u p w i t h t e r r i f i c c o n t e n t . I w a s r e a l l y m o v e d t o a c t i o n a f t e r t h e t a l k a n d w e a r e n o w p l a n n i n g t o s e t u p a n e v e n t i n o u r p a s t o r a l a r e a t o p r o m o t e C A F O D ’, s w o r k . ”, D e b o r a h P u r f i e l d a d d s , ‘, T h i s L e n t w e a r e a s k i n g s c h o o l s a n d p a r i s h e s t o “, c u t i t o u t ”, e . g . : “, C u t o u t b i s c u i t s , ”, “, C u t o u t w a s t i n g w a t e r ”, , “, c u t o u t u s i n g I . T a t t h e t a b l e a n d c h a t t o y o u r f a m i l y ”, e t c . . . ’, A w i d e r a n g e o f r e s o u r c e s i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e C A F O D w e b ­, s i t e i n c l u d i n g p r a y e r s a n d l i t u r g y f o r c h i l ­, d r e n o v e r L e n t . I f y o u n e e d h e l p a c c e s s i n g r e s o u r c e s p l e a s e g e t i n t o u c h 0 1 8 4 4 2 7 4 7 2 3 o r n o r t h a m p t o n at c a f o d . o r g . u k P i c t u r e s : a b o v e , S i s t e r E u g e n i e . 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P a g e 5 T h e V i n e M a r c h 2 0 1 5 Many children are currently in care and need a new family…, could you be that family? Adoption Connections St. Francis’, Children’,s Society is a voluntary adoption agency, rated ‘,Outstanding’, by Ofsted. We welcome all kinds of adopters for all kinds of children, regardless of age, race, cultural background, religion, marital status or sexual orientation. Connecting the Adoption Circle Milton Keynes: 01908 572700 Peterborough: 01733 475581 Registered Charity No. 211670 www.sfcs.org.uk enquiries@sfcs.org.uk At our Milton Keynes and Peterborough offi,ces ­, see website for details. First Wednesday of every month eterborough offi,ces ­, see w y of e e dnesda F irst W evenings: A d o p t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n ynes and P At our Milton Ke eynes and P . y month e r v y of e ebsite for details eterborough offi,ces ­, see w ough: e terbor P ynes: e Milton K g.uk ies@sfcs.or e nquir g.uk . sfcs.or w ww 211670 . 211670 No ity C har Registered 01733 475581 ough: 01908 572700 ynes: S i n c e o u r l a s t r e p o r t t o t h e V i n e a b o u t o u r f i r s t B i g S o c i e t y m e e t i n g i n J u n e 2 0 1 1 t h e C h u r c h e s i n t h e S o u t h W e s t B e d s c o n s t i t u e n c y o f M P A n ­, d r e w S e l o u s h a v e b e e n m e e t i n g r e g u l a r l y . O u r f i r s t c o n c r e t e a c t i o n w a s t o s e t u p t h e D u n s t a ­, b l e F o o d B a n k T h e r e a r e n o w 2 0 C h u r c h e s i n ­, v o l v e d i n t h i s a n d i n t h e S t r e e t P a s t o r s i n i t i a t i v e w h i c h h e l p s y o u n g p e o p l e s t a y s a f e w h e n c l u b b i n g o n F r i d a y a n d S a t u r d a y n i g h t s . S p e a k e r s a t o u r m e e t i n g s h a v e i n c l u d e d t h o s e f r o m C h u r c h A c t i o n o n P o v e r t y , C A F O D a n d T e a r f u n d , a n d C h r i s t i a n s a g a i n s t P o v e r t y . O n e o f o u r c h i e f a i m s i s t o s u p p o r t o n e a n o t h e r a n d t o p r e s e n t a u n i t e d C h r i s t i a n p r e s e n c e t o o u r t o w n . W e a r e l o o k i n g h o w t o b e m o r e p r o a c t i v e e . g . i n h e l p i n g p e o p l e w h o m i g h t r e s o r t t o f o o d b a n k s t o m a n a g e t h e i r m o n e y b e t t e r t h r o u g h d e b t c o u n s e l l i n g a n d b u d g e t i n g , e x p a n d i n g o n t h e w o r k a l r e a d y b e i n g d o n e b y t h e S a l v a t i o n A r m y , a n d t o l o o k a t h o w w e m i g h t p r o v i d e o u r y o u n g p e o p l e w i t h a n a l t e r n a t i v e t o t h e c l u b ­, b i n g a n d ‘, b i n g e ’, d r i n k i n g c u l t u r e W e h a v e n o w d e c i d e d t o c h a n g e o u r n a m e t o t h e ‘, G o o d S o c i e t y ’, a n d a r e t h i n k i n g w h a t t h e V i s i o n o f a G o o d S o c i e t y m i g h t b e . T h r o u g h o u t w e h a v e b e e n i n c r e a s i n g l y i n s p i r e d b y t h e C h u r c h e s S o c i a l T e a c h i n g a n d b y P o p e F r a n c i s e m p h a s i s o n b e i n g a C h u r c h o f t h e p o o r A t t h e l a s t m e e t i n g o n 3 0 t h J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5 w e d e c i d e o n t w o a c t i o n s f i r s t t o o r g a n i s e a ‘, H u s ­, t i n g s ’, i n D u n s t a b l e f o r a l l C a n d i d a t e s f o r t h e e l e c t i o n a t w h i c h w e w i l l p u t t o t h e m o u r c o n ­, c e r n s a s C h r i s t i a n s S e c o n d l y w e a r e g o i n g t o o r g a n i s e a d a y ’, s C o n ­, f e r e n c e f o r a l l C h r i s t i a n s t o t h i n k m o r e w h a t a G o o d S o c i e t y i n D u n s t a b l e m i g h t l o o k l i k e a n d h o w w e c a n w o r k w i t h o u r L o c a l A u t h o r i t y o f C e n t r a l B e d f o r d s h i r e o n s p e c i f i c i s s u e s t o f i g h t p o v e r t y a n d t o r e d u c e t h e g a p b e t w e e n r i c h a n d p o o r i n o u r a r e a . T h e p r o v i s i o n a l d a t e f o r t h i s i s S a t u r d a y 2 7 t h J u n e b e t w e e n 1 0 a m a n d 3 p m . W e w i l l a d v e r ­, t i s e t h i s a g a i n n e a r e r t h e t i m e a s w e w o u l d l i k e t o s e e m a n y C a t h o l i c s f r o m o u r P a s t o r a l A r e a o f C e n t r a l B e d f o r d s h i r e a t t h i s m e e t i n g . O u r C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T e a c h i n g p r o v i d e s u s w i t h s o m a n y t r e a s u r e s t o o f f e r o u r f e l l o w C h r i s t i a n s A g n e s M i l n e ( c o n v e n e r ) o f C h u r c h e s T o g e t h e r i n D u n ­, s t a b l e ‘, G o o d S o c i e t y ’, I n i t i a t i v e T h e G o o d S o c i e t y i n D u n s t a b l e F o r s o m e y e a r s t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e S t B e d e ’, s C o n f e r e n c e o f t h e S t V i n c e n t d e P a u l S o c i e t y a n d v o l u n t e e r s h a v e d e l i v e r e d C h r i s t m a s H a m p e r s t o e l d e r l y a n d n e e d y f a m i l i e s , i n a n d a r o u n d t h e N e w p o r t P a g ­, n e l l a r e a . T h i s y e a r w a s n o e x c e p t i o n a n d a t o t a l o f 3 8 h a m p e r s w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d o n S a t u r d a y , 2 0 t h D e c e m b e r . S t B e d e ’, s C h u r c h h a s t r a d i t i o n a l l y f u n d e d t h e p r o j e c t w i t h p r o c e e d s f r o m t h e P a r i s h B a z a a r b u t a d d i t i o n a l l y d o n a t i o n s o f f o o d a n d m o n e y h a v e c o m e f r o m t h e l o c a l c o m ­, m u n i t y . T h i s y e a r m e m b e r s o f S t B e d e ’, s C o n f e r e n c e w e r e d e l i g h t e d t o r e c e i v e a g i f t o f c h o c o l a t e s f r o m T h o r n t o n ’, s t o i n c l u d e i n t h e h a m p e r s . T h a n k s t o t h e g e n e r o s i t y o f f r i e n d s o f a p a r i s h i o n e r o f S t B e d e ’, s , s o m e 4 0 c h i l d r e n e a c h r e c e i v e d a n i n d i v i d u a l p r e s e n t . G e n e r o u s C h r i s t m a s h a m p e r s i n N e w p o r t P a g n e l l

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

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P a g e 7 T h e V i n e M a r c h 2 0 1 5 a s s e m b l e d t o g e t h e r , h a d f o r m a l l y a n d w i t h h u m i l i t y r e c o g n i s e d t h e g r a c e s a n d g i f t s b e s t o w e d b y C h r i s t b e y o n d t h e c o m m u n i o n o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . ”, O n e o f t h e i m p a c t s o f t h i s d e c r e e w a s t h a t C a t h o l i c s “, n e e d n o l o n g e r b e f e a r f u l ”, t h a t e n g a g e m e n t w i t h o t h e r C h r i s t i a n s w o u l d b e s e e n t o b e “, d a n g e r o u s t o t h e i r s p i r i t u a l w e l l ­, b e i n g o r a t l e a s t p e r i p h e r a l t o a n d a d i s t r a c t i o n f r o m t h e C h u r c h ’, s t r u e m i s ­, s i o n . ”, T h e p r a y e r a n d w o r k f o r C h r i s t i a n u n i t y “, w a s t o b e u n d e r s t o o d a s i n t e g r a l t o t h e l i f e a n d m i s s i o n o f C a t h o l i c s e v e r y ­, w h e r e . ”, T h e A r c h b i s h o p w e n t o n t o s a y t h a t “, U n i ­, t a t i s R e d i n t e g r a t i o w a s o n l y t h e b e g i n n i n g o f o u r e c u m e n i c a l p i l g r i m a g e t o g e t h e r . A s C a t h o l i c s w e h a d t o l e a r n n e w w a y s t o p r a y a n d e n g a g e w i t h e a c h o t h e r i n e c u m e n i c a l s e t t i n g s a n d t o f i n d a n e c u m e n i s m o f t h e h e a r t t h a t w o u l d e n a b l e u s t o d e e p e n o u r e c u m e n i c a l f r i e n d s h i p s w i t h o n e a n o t h e r . ”, T h e c e l e b r a t i o n e n d e d w i t h a g r e a t s i g n o f p e a c e , a c c o m p a n i e d b y a r o u s i n g H a l l e l u ­, j a h c h o r u s . A n o t h e r t u r n o f t h e H a n d e l o n o u r p i l g r i m a g e t o u n i t y ? P i c t u r e s : t o p , e c u m e n i c a l g u e s t s . R i g h t , c h o i r . L e f t , R t R e v D o n a l d A l l i s t e r , B i s h o p o f P e t e r b o r o u g h

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CALL ,FOR ,DETAILS AND PRICES 0116 272 0500 Real people ­, not machines! FT Travel Insurance Car Hire Authorised and regulated by the FCA D e a r E d i t o r , I w a s d i s a p p o i n t e d t o r e a d i n D e c e m b e r ’, s V i n e a b o u t t h e D i o c e s a n L i t u r g y C o m m i s ­, s i o n ’, s n e w r u l e s f o r f u n e r a l s . I w a s u n a b l e t o f i n d t h e g u i d e l i n e s o n t h e d i o c e s a n w e b s i t e b u t t r u s t t h a t T h e V i n e h a s r e p o r t e d a c c u r a t e l y w h a t h a s b e e n w r i t t e n . F o r a n y o n e w h o m i s s e d t h e a r t i c l e , t h e g u i d e l i n e s s a y t h a t , a m o n g o t h e r t h i n g s , f l o w e r s s h o u l d n o t b e l a i d o n t h e c o f f i n , n o r s h o u l d M a s s c a r d s o r p e r s o n a l m e m e n t o e s o f p h o t o g r a p h s . A n y s e c u l a r m u s i c s h o u l d b e p l a y e d o u t s i d e t h e f u n e r a l l i t u r g y . A s h o r t e u l o g y ( u p t o 3 m i n u t e s ) i s r e l u c ­, t a n t l y p e r m i t t e d b u t i t m u s t b e s e e n b e ­, f o r e h a n d b y t h e p r i e s t . A s h e s m u s t b e b u r i e d , n o t s c a t t e r e d . F a m i l i e s s h o u l d n o t c o m e t o t h e p r i e s t w i t h f u n e r a l p l a n s a l ­, r e a d y m a d e : d e c i s i o n s s h o u l d b e t a k e n b y t h e p r i e s t a n d f a m i l y t o g e t h e r . R e a s o n s f o r d i s a p p o i n t m e n t a r e t h e s e , I s i t n e c e s s a r y t o e s t a b l i s h r u l e s f o r e v e r y t h i n g i n t h i s d e g r e e o f d e t a i l ? T h i s r e m i n d s m e o f t h e r u l i n g f r o m R o m e a b o u t t h e s i g n o f p e a c e : t h a t t h e p r i e s t s h o u l d n o t c o m e f r o m t h e s a n c t u a r y t o s h a k e h a n d s w i t h p a r i s h i o n e r s , a n d s o f o r t h . T h e r e i s a p a r i s h i n t h e d i o c e s e w h e r e a g r e a t d e a l i s m a d e o f t h e s i g n o f p e a c e a n d w h e r e i t a n i m p o r t a n t f e a t u r e o f t h e l i t u r g y . W h y i s t h e r e n e e d f o r u n i ­, f o r m i t y a n d n o t v a r i e t y ? F u n e r a l s a r e a t i m e o f g r e a t e m o t i o n a l t u r m o i l f o r f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y . W h a t i f t h e f a m i l y i s c o n s o l e d b y p e r s o n a l m e ­, m e n t o e s , f l o w e r s o n t h e c o f f i n , t h e p l a y ­, i n g o f ‘, s e c u l a r m u s i c ’, w h i c h m e a n t s o m e t h i n g t o t h e d e c e a s e d , t h e r e a d i n g o f a f a v o u r i t e p o e m ? W h y i n t h e s e d a y s w h e n t h e r o l e o f t h e l a i t y i s s e e n t o b e b e c o m i n g h i g h l y i m p o r ­, t a n t i s s o m u c h c o n t r o l g i v e n t o t h e p r i e s t ? V e t t i n g t h e e u l o g y ? N e g o t i a t i n g t h e r e a d i n g s ? C a n p a r i s h i o n e r s n o t b e t r u s t e d t o o r g a n i s e h o w t h e y w i s h t o p a r t f r o m t h e i r l o v e d o n e s ? W h a t i f t h e p r i e s t a n d t h e m o u r n e r s d i s a g r e e ? I h a v e b e e n t o f u n e r a l s w h e r e t h e e u l o g y h a s b e e n m o s t m o v i n g : w h e r e a m a n ’, s t h r e e d a u g h t e r s a l l e x p r e s s e d t h e i r l o v e , w h e r e a w i f e s p o k e b r a v e l y a b o u t h e r h u s b a n d . N e i t h e r w a s r e s t r i c t e d t o t h r e e m i n u t e s . C a n a n y o n e s e e t h e l o g i c i n b u r y i n g , n o t s c a t t e r i n g a s h e s ? L a s t y e a r m y w i f e d i e d s u d d e n l y a n d t o ­, g e t h e r w i t h m e m b e r s o f m y f a m i l y I c o m ­, p o s e d a f u n e r a l s e r v i c e : t h e r e a d i n g s , h y m n s , b i d d i n g p r a y e r s , m u s i c t o b e p l a y e d a t t h e c r e m a t o r i u m ( D v o r a k a n d T i p p e t ) . O n e o f m y s o n s s p o k e m o v i n g l y a b o u t h i s m o t h e r ( n o t l i m i t e d i n t i m e ) . O n t h e c o f f i n m y c h i l d r e n h a d l a i d a b e a u t i f u l s p r a y o f f l o w e r s , m y c o n t r i b u t i o n w a s a w r e a t h o f r e d r o s e s . I f e l t t h a t b y t h e f u n e r a l w e w e r e f o r t i f i e d b y t h e r i t e s o f M o t h e r C h u r c h . I d i d n o t f e e l t h e n e e d t o n e g o t i a t e w h a t w a s t o h a p p e n : I t o o k i t a s a r i g h t t h a t a s a m e m b e r o f t h e C h u r c h m y f a r e w e l l t o m y w i f e s h o u l d b e w h a t I w a n t e d , n o t a n y o n e e l s e . I s u p p o s e i f y o u h a v e t o h a v e a c o m m i s s i o n i t h a s t o m e e t . T h e d a n g e r t h e n i s t h a t i n ­, s t e a d o f t h i n k i n g u p i m a g i n a t i v e l i t u r g i e s o r b e a u t i f y i n g o u r s e r v i c e s w i t h s o m e o f t h e r i c h c u l t u r e o f o u r n a t i o n , i t s i t s a n d d e v i s e s p e t t y r u l e s w h i c h m a y c a u s e d i s ­, t r e s s a n d b e n e f i t n o ­, o n e . I r e a d s o m e w h e r e a b o u t a n o f f i c e r w h o d i d n o t o b e y a l l o r d e r s , o n l y t h o s e t h e g e n e r a l w o u l d h a v e g i v e n i f h e h a d k n o w n w h a t h e w a s t a l k i n g a b o u t . I h o p e t h e c l e r g y w i l l l o o k a t t h e s e r u l e s i n a s i m i l a r w a y . M i c h a e l S t o t h a r d L e i g h t o n B u z z a r d G u i d e t o f u n e r a l s c h a l l e n g e a n d r e s p o n s e D e a r E d i t o r , I a p p r e c i a t e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o t r y t o r e s p o n d t o y o u r c o r r e s p o n ­, d e n t a b o u t t h e d i o c e s a n G u i d e l i n e s f o r F u n e r a l s . T h e y w e r e p r o d u c e d i n r e s p o n s e t o m a n y r e q u e s t s f o r s o m e t h i n g t o h e l p p e o p l e a n d c l e r g y a t t h i s v e r y d i f f i c u l t a n d s e n s i t i v e t i m e t o e x p l a i n h o w t h e C h u r c h u n d e r s t a n d s o u r f u n e r a l r i t e s . A f t e r l e n g t h y c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e y w e r e a g r e e d b y t h e C o u n c i l o f P r i e s t s a n d o f f e r e d a s g u i d a n c e , w h i c h o b v i o u s l y c a n b e r e v i e w e d w i t h t i m e . M a n y p e o p l e h a d c o m m e n t e d t h a t t h e r e w a s n e e d f o r h e l p t o b r i n g t o g e t h e r w h a t h a d b e c o m e v e r y d i v e r g i n g p r a c t i c e s , s o t h a t t h e r e w a s a d e g r e e o f s h a r e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g a b o u t w h a t a C a t h o l i c f u n e r a l c e l e b r a t e s . A t t h e h e a r t o f t h e f u n e r a l l i t u r g y i s t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n t h a t G o d h a s c r e a t e d e a c h o f u s f o r e t e r n a l l i f e , w h i c h i s a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h t h e p a s s i o n , d e a t h , r e s u r r e c t i o n a n d a s c e n s i o n o f J e s u s . T h e f u ­, n e r a l r i t e s a r e “, t o o f f e r w o r s h i p , p r a i s e , a n d t h a n k s g i v i n g t o G o d ”, . T h e C h u r c h “, c o m m e n d s t h e d e a d t o G o d ’, s m e r c i f u l l o v e a n d p l e a d s f o r t h e f o r g i v e n e s s o f t h e i r s i n s ”, a n d “, b r i n g s h o p e a n d c o n s o l a t i o n t o t h e l i v i n g . ”, T h e s e q u o t a t i o n s , l i k e m u c h o f t h e c o n t e n t , a r e t a k e n d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e O r d e r o f C h r i s t i a n F u n e r a l s ( 1 9 8 8 ) w h i c h w a s m a n d a t e d b y t h e B i s h o p s o f E n g l a n d , W a l e s a n d S c o t l a n d f o r u s e f r o m E a s t e r 1 9 9 1 i n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e G u i d e l i n e s t r y t o i m p l e m e n t t h e s e a i m s f o r a l l w h o s e f u n e r a l w e c e l e b r a t e . W e w e l c o m e c o m m e n t s o n t h e G u i d e l i n e s a n d h o p e t h a t i n r e a d ­, i n g t h e m p e o p l e w i l l f i n d t h e a n s w e r t o t h e q u e s t i o n s t h e y h a v e r a i s e d . M g r K e v i n M c G i n n e l l C h a i r , L i t u r g y C o m m i s i s i o n . T h e C h u r c h “, c o m m e n d s t h e d e a d t o G o d ’, s m e r c i f u l l o v e a n d p l e a d s f o r t h e f o r g i v e n e s s o f t h e i r s i n s ”, a n d “, b r i n g s h o p e a n d c o n s o l a t i o n t o t h e l i v i n g . ”, And the word was made flesh. And dwelt among us. Feast of the Annunciation You are invited to a Rosary gathering/procession to honour the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the vigil of her Feast. Tuesday 24th March 2015 at the Angelus time of 6pm. Meeting outside Christ the Cornerstone church 300 Saxon Gate West Milton Keynes MK9 2ES “,To save poor sinners God wishes to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world.”, Fatima, 13th June 1917 For more information please phone Monica on 07401 366 330

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

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