Hallam News APRIL 2015 No. 303 FREE Hallam News now available ONLINE at www.hallamnews.com Blyth, Northumberland See our full range of products at: www.nechurchsupplies.com All church supplies and consumables including a massive range of vestments and other garments made to order/measure and bespoke. Why not try us today for a fantastic service with low prices? 01670 362647 07774 031055 admin@nechurchsupplies.com THE CONSECRATED LIFE THE CONSECRATED LIFE The Religious of the Diocese recently gathered together to begin the celebration of a year dedicated to the Consecrated Life Read Sr Carmel Reynold’,s Read Sr Carmel Reynold’,s account of this event on page 4. account of this event on page 4. It is fitting that, in a year It is fitting that, in a year celebrating the Consecrated Life, celebrating the Consecrated Life, our Diocese welcomed the our Diocese welcomed the Daughters of St Francis de Sales Daughters of St Francis de Sales (DSFS) as their community (DSFS) as their community established a convent in the established a convent in the parish of Our Lady’,s, Bentley. parish of Our Lady’,s, Bentley. Full story on page 5. Full story on page 5. Sisters wait to present their candles Sr Etheldreda, Sr Carmel and Sr Darina, Marist Sisters from Goldthorpe Sr Casimir and Sr Clare, Servite Sisters from St Mary’,s, High Green, with Bishop Ralph Candles representing some of the Religious Congregations present

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Two St Mary`s Catholic Primary School Herringthorpe Valley Road Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 2NU Headteacher Kathryn Thomas Telephone : 01709 361502 ARE PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE HALLAM NEWS St Anne’,s Catholic Primary School McIntyre Road, Sheffield South Yorkshire S36 1DG Headteacher Sarah Eady Telephone 01142 884281 TABLE TABLE TOP TOP SALE SALE ~ Saturday, 9 May, 11am,3pm at St Joseph’,s Social Club, Wingfield Avenue, Worksop, S81 0SF. Lots of bargains, refreshments available. CONSENT FORMS CONSENT FORMS In order to comply with National and Diocesan Safeg uarding Guidelines all pho, tographs of children sent to the Hallam News for publication must be accompa, nied by the official Diocesan consent form. It is Diocesan policy NOT to publish photographs of individual children accompanied by their name. This month the diocesan rota for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is as follows: 12 St Joseph, Worksop. 19 St William, Sheffield. 26 St Joseph, Dinnington. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament this Month What’,s on in April 1 Deadline for articles for next issue of the Hallam News . 1 Hallam Ascent group meet for a post Chrism Mass (11am at St Marie’,s Cathedral) Social , bring sandwiches and a hot cross bun! For more details telephone 0114 2306797 or 0114 2304633, email: ascent@jngreen.plus.com, hallamascent.weebly.com. 14 Sheffield Branch Walsingham Association serves refreshments after 12.45pm Mass at St Marie’,s Cathedral, Sheffield. 8 Chesterfield Bereavement Support Group Drop,in/coffee morning, 10.30am,12noon, The Annunciation Centre, Chesterfield. 8 Irish Tea Dance with live music, 1,3.30pm. Everyone welcome. FOR DETAILS OF THE NEW VENUE please contact Gerry, telephone:0114 2618788, mobile: 07544979686. 28 Sheffield Branch Walsingham Association serves refreshments after 12.45pm Mass at St Marie’,s Cathedral, Sheffield. Hallam News is the monthly newspaper of the Diocese of Hallam Editor : Marian Bolton. Address : Hallam News, Hallam Pastoral Centre, St Charles Street, Sheffield, S9 3WU. Telephone : 0114 2566406. Fax : 0114 2562673. E,mail : hallamnews@hallam,diocese.com. Website : www.hallam, news.com. Publication : fourth Sunday of the month dated for the following month. Publishers : CathCom Ltd. Two pilgrimages to Medjugorje are planned for this year:, 3rd –, 10th May (44 places) 2nd –, 9th September (33 places) Both pilgrimages depart from East Midlands Airport. Cost £,544, deposit £,80, single room supplement £,130, in, surance (unless you have your own) £,30. For further information contact Pete and Sue Marshall 01302 885358, petesuemarshall@googlemail.com, Prospect House, Madam Lane, Barnby Dun, Doncaster, DN3 1EW. Hallam Cursillo Event 2015 Hallam Cursillo Event 2015 will take place at the Briars Retreat Centre from 28,31 May. For more details please contact Te rry Mortimer on 01246 590058 or mortimer504@btinternet.com. MOTHER OF GOD’,S GOT TALENT 2 It’,s here again, the talent competition of the year! If you are an act and would like to enter, please contact Lorraine@svpfurniturestoresheffield.org.uk The winning act, chosen by our Celebrity Judges, will receive a fantastic prize. Come along and see our own ‘,Little Ant and Dec’, and a special performance by last year’,s winner, Tom Wall. Date: Friday, 24 April Venue: Mother of God Parish Centre, Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1DX Time: 7pm Tickets priced at £,5.00 per adult, £,3.00 per child/student (can be ordered by contacting St Vincent de Paul Furniture Store at the email address above or telephone Lorraine on 0114 2703990). All profits from the evening will be split between St Vincent’,s Furniture Store and the Sheffield Branch of the HCPT. Pilgrimages from the Diocese DIVINE MERCY DIVINE MERCY PILGRIMAGE PILGRIMAGE A 7 day pilgrimage, 7,14 September, 2016 , to Poland from St Mary’,s, Penis, tone will include the Jasna Gora Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, salt mines and Auschwitz. Visits also to where the Divine Mercy message was given to St Faustina and to the birthplace of St John Paul II. Details from Brendan Lally, telephone: 01226 763220. St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary Roberts Road, Doncaster DN4 0JN Headteacher : Nicholas Collins Tel : 01302 344678 Notre Dame High School Fulwood Road, Sheffield S10 3BT Headteacher: Mrs J. Willis Tel. 0114 2302536

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Three Bell &, Buxton Solicitors - respected experts in commercial , personal and Notarial law. Telegraph House, High Street, Sheffield, S1 2GA. (0114) 2495969 w w w . b e l l b u x t o n . c o . u k PERSONAL SERVICES Including: Conveyancing/Residential Property Wills, Probate &, Elderly Client Inheritance and Wills Disputes Abuse of Elderly &, Court of Protection Tax Planning &, Trusts Family &, Childcare Notary Services for Individuals Charles Neal Mary Butler GET IN TOUCH TODAY FOR A NO OBLIGATION, CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS OR PERSONAL LEGAL NEEDS. COMMERCIAL SERVICES Including: Commercial Property Commercial Litigation Company &, Business Law Employment Law Intellectual Property Charities and Social Enterprise Notary Services for Business Sheffield United’,s Managing Director, Mal Brannigan has already signed up for the Sleepout along with the team’,s mascot, Captain Blade. The players are all fully behind the venture and took part recently at the launch held at Bramall Lane. United Goalkeeper, Mark Howard said, “,Becoming home, less can happen to anyone. I have been involved with St Wilfrid`s on a number of occasions and have seen the difference they make, and I know Roundabout does some great work with younger people as well. I am sure that this will be a great success and anyone wishing to take part will need to register early.", Tell your friends, family and col, leagues to donate and support you in your unique challenge, knowing that every penny you raise will help St Wil, frid`s Centre and Roundabout to sup, port those who need it most. For more information, or to register for the event, please go to to:http://www.active.com/sheffield, southyorkshire/races/sleepout,united, 2015. Come and join us at SLEEPOUT UNITED! which St Wilfr id`s Come and join us at SLEEPOUT UNITED! which St Wilfr id`s Centre is proud to be partnering with Roundabout ch arity, Centre is proud to be partnering with Roundabout ch arity, The Blades and Sheffield United Community Foundatio n. The Blades and Sheffield United Community Foundatio n. We are asking you to register to experience sleepin g rough We are asking you to register to experience sleepin g rough for a night inside Bramall Lane. Swap your bed for a seat in for a night inside Bramall Lane. Swap your bed for a seat in row zzzzzz or cosy up in front of the stands. You might even row zzzzzz or cosy up in front of the stands. You might even sleep on the concourse for the night, all to raise money sleep on the concourse for the night, all to raise money for two very important local charities. for two very important local charities. The event is taking place on Friday, 10 April The event is taking place on Friday, 10 April from 8pm to 7am the following day. from 8pm to 7am the following day. There will be entertainment, the opportunity to mee t There will be entertainment, the opportunity to mee t special guests from the sporting world and special guests from the sporting world and hot drinks to keep you warm! hot drinks to keep you warm! The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings vis, ited St Wilfrid’,s Centre on Thursday, 19 February to see the work they do with homeless and vulnerable people. Speaking on his visit to the Centre Dr Alan Billings said, “,St Wilfrid’,s are providing a unique service helping in, dividuals in the most difficult of cir, cumstances. The Centre enables some of the most vulnerable people in the community take back some control over their lives and find a new dignity. As Police and Crime Commissioner I also note the way the Centre diverts some from a way of life that might eas, ily lead them into crime , which is why they received some funding from the Commissioner`s Grant Scheme. “,For the same reason I also strongly support their efforts to build a residen, tial Centre that will complement the work of the Centre.", The Centre, situated in Sheffield, pro, vides support and advice as a full day care opportunity for adults aged 18,65 years. Up to 80 men and women use the Centre each day from all back, grounds. People are encouraged to call in daily to receive training in life skills and receive valuable support from trained case,workers and volunteers. Since the project began back in 1991, there have been over 240,000 individ, ual visits to the Centre. St Wilfrid’,s provide 44,000 meals and snacks each year served in the fully equipped café, and dining room. They grow their own fresh produce in allotments and pour in excess of over 113,000 cups of tea and coffee each year. Kevin Bradley, Director of St Wilfrid’,s, said, “,Dr Billings showed great inter, est in our work and was amazed at what we do for homeless and vulnera, ble people in South Yorkshire.”, Commissioner Billings Visits St Wilfrid’,s Recipe for Success at St Wilf`s Recipe for Success at St Wilf`s St Wilfrid`s Centre for the homeless and vulnerable recently welcomed the High Sheriff of South Yorkshire, John Bramah, along with his wife, Julia for a tour of the facilities at the Centre. The High Sheriff was overwhelmed by his visit and particularly enjoyed the food that was on offer when he paid a visit to the kitchen under the watchful eye of Director, Kevin Bradley. A three course meal is served each day to clients and for many it is the only hot meal they will get. St Wilfrid`s continues to support 50 to 80 clients each day and boasts more activities under one roof than probably any other day centre in England. Kevin said, “,It was great to have the High Sheriff and his wife with us on their visit and it is really pleasing that people of rank and position find time for projects such as ours. It never fails to give the clients a lift, knowing that VIPs are taking an interest.”, SLEEPOUT Dr Alan Billings (left) meets Kevin Bradley The High Sheriff of South Yorkshire, John Bramah and his wife, Julia, sample the food at St Wilfrid’,s with Director, Kevin Bradley ST WILFRID’,S

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Four Travelling in the Holy Land is al, ways special but this trip with Sr Susan was partic, ularly so. Our trips to the holy sites were arranged so that as far as possible we were not swamped and dis, tracted by other pilgrim groups. Our Masses and services were private and the homilies of Fr Michael focussed our minds in a meaningful way on biblical events and their wider significance. I n a modern context we saw the realities of the po, litical situation illustrating the plight of Pales, tinian Arabs as a whole, and of Christians in particular. There are injustices which may not be ignored or airbrushed away as happens on so many tours, but which call for action and support for the op, pressed on our return home. This was probably our last visit to Palestine. It was a happy trip and from our point of view could not have been bettered. S r Carmel Reynolds SM shares the events which began the Year of Consecrated Life in our Diocese. “,On 2 February, Candlemas Day, all roads led to Blessed Trinity Church, Wickersley where Fr Sexton and Fr Hurst opened the doors of their church to us with true hospitality. Here the Religious of the Diocese gathered to celebrate the opening of this special Year of Consecrated Life. Weather, wise it was a day out of heaven. Each Congregation of Religious came with a symbolically decorated candle which spoke of their Charism, their History and their Mission. While the Carmelite Sisters of Kirk Edge were unable to attend, a kind courier stepped in. They sent on a beautifully decorated candle with their story and prayers to accompany it. “,The Mass of Candlemas/Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple was cele, brated at noon with Bishop Ralph as chief celebrant. While everyone car, ried a lighted candle, the entry proces, sion was led by the Religious of the Diocese, each carrying their specially decorated Congregational candle. Fol, lowing the Religious, were the Priests who came in goodly numbers and Bishop Ralph –, all carried along by the exuberant music and singing of ‘,The Light of Christ’,... And what a joy it was to process into a packed church with many local parishioners, people from Deanery Parishes together with Lay Associate Groups and friends from afar. There was joy in abundance all around. “,Bishop Ralph in his inspirational homily drew an analogy between the gospel account of Jesus in the Temple and all those groups who were symbol, ically represented through Simeon and Anna –, Mary and Joseph , the people of God. In Jesus, everyone experienced a ‘,life changing’, encounter with Grace. Consecrated People continue to meet Jesus through the living out of their Charism in the Temple of the Church as they serve God’,s people wherever they are called to do so. “,These were most encouraging words too for the people present in the con, gregation as they too are some of the many faithful who work tirelessly in the many ‘,vineyards of the Lord’, throughout the Diocese. Reiterating the words of Pope Francis, Bishop Ralph reminded Consecrated people that they were called to live their lives in gratitude for the many graces of the past, with passion in the present, and with hope for the future. “,At the end of a joyful Liturgy we cele, brated together with friends over a cuppa and some tasty bites. We finally departed Wickersley with a new spring in our steps as we look towards em, bracing all that this Year of Consecra, tion offers us. May Mary, the first disciple of the Lord, continue to guide us, so that we give generously of our, selves wherever we hear the call of the Lord.”, Hallam Diocese Initiates the Year of Consecrated Li fe Hallam Diocese Initiates the Year of Consecrated Li fe Parish group from St Mary’,s, High Green, join in the celebrations A group of pilgrims from St Mary’,s Catholic High School, Chesterfield recently visited the Holy Land with Sr Susan Richert PBVM, the school’,s Chaplain. Here are the thoughts of some of the pilgrims. To bear witness by walking in the footsteps of our Lord in today`s troubled Holy Land was deeply moving and pertinent. We made new friends and shared a journey in faith that was thoroughly enjoyable, deeply spiritual and ex, tremely educational. The pilgrimage helped to reinforce our faith and to gain an understanding of the plight of the Palestinians and the Palestinian Christians in particular. It was a wonderful experience, further enhanced by the impeccable organisation and care on your part that went into the whole pilgrimage. I cannot fully describe the wonderful experience I had on this Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I feel that I have been very privileged that I have had the opportunity to visit the holy sites and where Jesus walked. I was quite overwhelmed with the many experiences. I have had both tears and laughter. Our fellow pilgrims also made you aware of how diverse we are. They were wonderful to be with and helped make this trip something I will never forget. I shared this experience with my wife who accompanied me on the pilgrimage. Prior to going I was not really sure what to expect, however the experience has left me spiri, tually renewed and feeling that my faith has never been stronger. I hope to go back in two years and would recom, mend this experience to all Christians and particularly colleagues who work in Faith schools. A wonderful experience that I will always remember and cherish for the rest of my life. You have to visit the Holy Land to fully appreciate the full extent of this journey. PILGRIMAGE TO PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND THE HOLY LAND Visiting St Martha’,s Centre in Bethlehem Visiting St Martha’,s Centre in Bethlehem Sr Susan said, “,As part of St Mary’,s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the group, made up of staff, parents, friends, parishioners associated with St Mary’,s, visited St Martha’,s. We took with us donations, wool, cot, tons, medicines, toiletries, gloves and scarves. Listening to Laila, the founder of the centre, and meeting the ladies and those who worked at the centre was a very moving experience. We are grateful to all those who gave us donations and items to take with us. “,We are now beginning remote preparations for February, half,term 2017. If you would like to join us, please contact Sr Susan at St Mary’,s High School, Chesterfield, 01246 201191, srsusan@st maryschester, field.org.uk or susanpbvm@yahoo.co.uk –, for further details.”, The Pilgrimage Group by the River Jordan

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Five A M ASS OF C ELEBRATION ON THE O CCASION OF THE F OUNDING AND B LESSING OF A C ONVENT On Monday, 26 January the Year Six children from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School, alongside parishioners from different parishes, celebrated Mass at Our Lady’,s Church in Bentley to welcome Mother Corrada Magnani, Provincial Sr Pinea, Sr Jossy and Sr Lily who are taking possession of the Convent which is next to t he church. The convent was blessed by Bishop Ralph before Mass. The Daughters St Francis de Sales (DSFS) are a Missionary Congregation co,founded by Mother Teresa Fantoni and Mgr Don Carlo Cavina, parish priest of Lugo di Ravenna Italy, on 23 August, 1872. The Congregation was established for the intent of promoting faith, education of the youth and empow, ering the poor, with the charism, “,Where the Cross Touches, Fruit comes Forth.”, The Patron is St Francis de Sales, whose Feast Day is 24 January, and Patroness is St Jane de Chantal, Feast Day,12 August. The Apostolate of the Congregation is in Rome. The present Superior General is Mother Corrada Mag, nani. The sisters are called to continue the life of Mary, who stayed at the feet of Jesus, and Martha who was ready at his service. Mother Corrada Magnani, Provincial Sr Pinea, Sr Jossy and Sr Lily are warmly welcomed. It is a happy coincidence that 2015 has been set aside by Pope Francis as a Year Dedicated to the Consecrated Life. Bishop Ralph blessed the new Daughters of St Francis de Sales Convent in Bentley The Sisters are presented with welcoming bouquets of flowers by children from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School A Mass of Celebration to welcome the Daughters St Francis de Sales to Bentley The Sisters are introduced to the congregation

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Six St Thomas of Canterbury School has been selected to become a National Teaching School. Teaching Schools take a leading role in recruiting and training new entrants to the profession, identifying leader, ship potential and providing support for other schools. St Thomas of Canterbury School is one of 61 schools in England to be granted teaching school status in the latest round. Introduced in 2011, Teaching Schools are all rated as “,outstanding",. They work with partner schools in an al, liance to ensure high quality school,led initial teacher training and profes, sional development opportunities for teachers at all stages of their career. They raise standards through support, ing other schools, engage in research and development, and ensure that the most talented school leaders are spot, ted and supported to become success, ful headteachers. Andrew Truby, Headmaster of the school and a National Leader of Edu, cation, said, “,I am passionate about children’,s learning and improving lives and this primary led teaching school is going to play a major part in improving education both in Sheffield LA and across the Diocese of Hallam. As a Na, tional Support School, St Thomas of Canterbury is committed to providing high quality support to schools so that every child has access to a great school. An exciting aspect of our work will be working with our strategic partners to train the outstanding teachers of the future.”, The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has responsibility, in partnership with headteachers from the Teaching Schools Council, for the designation and quality of the teaching schools programme. Charlie Taylor, the Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching, said, “,St Thomas of Canterbury School should be very proud of this achieve, ment. The school has been recognised as a centre of excellence in its area, with an outstanding performance and a track record of raising standards through supporting other schools. There are now more than 650 Teach, ing Schools around the country. They are at the heart of an increasingly school,led system, leading the way in improving the quality of our teachers and helping the schools in their part, nership to become even better. Like Teaching Hospitals, they have become centres of excellence across the coun, try, conducting research and training teachers.”, CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOLS St Mary’,s Catholic High School Commended for Outstanding Performance Headteacher, Sean McClafferty, tells the Hallam News, “,We are very proud to announce that last week our school received a letter from David Laws, MP, Minister of State for Schools, inform, ing us that we are to receive a `Pupil Premium Award`. “,We were selected for this award as one of the highest achieving schools in the country in terms of the attainment and value,added progress of our more disadvantaged pupils. We are the only secondary school in Derbyshire and one of only three schools in the East Midlands to achieve the requirements for the award and were delighted to learn that we will be receiving a £,5,000 prize as a result. “,The school performance tables that were released last month show that all pupils at St Mary’,s make excellent ac, ademic progress regardless of their ac, ademic starting point or their background. Pupils of all ability levels and pupils from disadvantaged back, grounds made progress gains well be, yond national averages and all groups showed significantly positive value, added outcomes. “,I would like to thank all our staff, gov, ernors, pupils and parents for their hard work and success.”, St Thomas of Canterbury School Chosen to Help Train the Next Generation of Teachers Sean McClafferty Andrew Truby The Big Sing On the morning of Friday, 6 February, approximately 500 excited primary pupils from all fifteen Catholic pri, mary schools in Sheffield arrived at Notre Dame High School for the an, nual ‘,Big Sing Liturgy Thing –, a feast of music, song, prayer, dance and liturgy’, led by popular Christian wor, ship band, CJM. A number of Y7 pupils from both Notre Dame High School and All Saints Catholic High School volunteered to help host the event after taking part in the Big Sing experience last year as Y6s, and being eager to experience it again. The day was split into two halves, in the morning the fantastic team of mu, sicians from CJM prepared the pupils for the liturgy, which took place in the afternoon. A group of pupils were also taken to learn a liturgical dance which became part of the afternoon liturgy. During lunchtime a group of Notre Dame Students from Year 9 volun, teered to run activities on the yard for up to 250 pupils at a time , no mean feat! The primary pupils really en, joyed the activities though, and the sunshine and fresh air helped them to run off some of the excitement of the morning! Thanks to all the staff at Notre Dame who made the day possible and the CJM team for leading a wonderful, memorable day. Year 6 children from St Patrick’,s Voluntary Academy were just one of the groups who had a fantastic day out at the Big Sing.

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Seven 0114 229 3391 01709 839369 01302 323536 www.clarkshop.co.uk Stairlifts Beds &, Chairs Footwear Walking Sticks Scooters Your one stop mobility shop ... ts Stairlif Chairs Beds &, ootwear F t S S o D o M o R o R XJ 2 2 1 , S sseld ael , G d a o y R a w eg diR R L 2 6 S , ks ca rr Ba h oug or lsb liH SL 3 9 1 , S y y, a e W vaergrO F H 1 4 , S teert n S otg nill e W We 1 9 3 9 3 2 4 2 1 1 0 : dle ﬁ,fe h S Scooters B A 1 3 N , D tse e W ta e G rhclu pe t S 6 3 5 3 2 3 302 1 0 : er t as c n o D U 0 2 6 , S d a o e R ta gro o ,esru co n o C ng ip p o h Slaitpso H m ha re th o 69 3 9 83 9 0 7 1 0 : am h er th o w Sticks alking W Walking Scooters p.c k u o. p.c o hskral .c w w w Sticks alking On Sunday, 25 January, the parish, ioners of Holy Spirit Church, Dronfield said farewell to Fr Martin with Mass celebrated by Bishop Ralph and Fr Terry Doherty, followed by a buffet and presentation provided by the parishioners. Ray Morrisroe,as the parishioner who knew Fr Martin longest, from his time as parish priest of Our Lady of Lour, des, Hackenthorpe, paid tribute to Fr Martin. They have a common interest in classical music and have enjoyed many debates about the relative mer, its of Rachmaninov and Mozart. They also share an enthusiasm for “,Dad’,s Army”,. Fr Martin’,s first career was in music, having graduated from the Royal Col, lege of Music. He was an accompanist and later a teacher of music in several schools. During his time at St John Southwood School in Preston he re, alised he had a calling to the priest, hood. His journey to the priesthood was a long one, first being received into the Catholic Church in his youth, he went to the Beda College, Rome in 1975 and was ordained at St Cuthbert’,s, Brad, ford by Bishop Wheeler of Leeds in 1979. He moved to be assistant to Canon Michael O’, Sullivan at Sacred Heart, Hillsborough and also served at St Paul’,s, Grimethorpe. Fr Martin was parish priest at Goldthorpe and Our Lady of Lourdes, Hackenthorpe, followed by Woodlands and finally Dronfield in 2001. Fr Martin was in, trigued by the many places he worked in that had names ending in Thorpe. Listening to a Radio 4 programme he discovered it means village, particu, larly a Norse or Viking settlement. During his 14 years in Dronfield, Ray Morrisroe has been Fr Martin’,s “,Right Hand Man”,. Many other parishioners have been a great support to Fr Mar, tin, especially in the last two years of ill health. The parishioners are also grateful to the priests of the Chesterfield Deanery for the fact that they have been able to celebrate Mass every weekend and are delighted to welcome Fr Terry Doherty as resident priest. As Ray said, we will call on Fr Martin on our days out in the beautiful Der, byshire Dales. Ray concluded his trib, ute by paraphrasing the Biblical verse, “,Well done thou good and faithful ser, vant, relax and enjoy your well earned rest.”, Pictured above left to right with Fr Martin (seated) are Bishop Ralph, Fr Terry Doherty and Ray Morrisroe at the celebration after the farewell Mass. Retirement of Fr Martin Williams, Holy Spirit Church, Dronfield 90TH BIRTHDAY 90TH BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! On Sunday, 15 February, Eddy Sheehan, a parishioner of Blessed Trinity Church, Wickersley celebrated his 90th birthday and invited parishioners to join him after Mass for a birthday party in the church hall. Our photograph below shows Eddy with his very proud family. Lucia Fojut, a parishioner of Our Lady and St Thomas parish, Meadowhead was presented with a framed Apostolic Blessing from Pope Francis on the oc, casion of her 90th birthday. A party was held for family and friends, including one of Lucia’,s oldest friends, Lady Anne Neill, who said of Lucia, “,What an honour to know Lucia, a lady who came to this country 70 years ago and now at 90 her life is faith,filled. She has a wonderful fam, ily who worship her, and friends who treasure her. God bless you Lucia.”, The celebration also raised £,400 for St Luke’,s Hospice, Sheffield. Lucia is pictured above with her Papal Blessing with Lady Anne Neill. Annual Annual Catenian Catenian Dinner Dinner Dance Dance At the annual Catenian Associa, tion dinner dance the Hallam Plate was awarded to Joe Neal, newest and youngest member of the As, sociation. He is pictured on the left with the Hallam Plate, with President, Dominic Shirt. Photograph: JFR

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Eight of Fidelity The church needs religious sisters URGENTLY to bring Christ to others by a life of prayer and service lived in the community of Ignation spirituality. Daliy Mass is the centre of community life. By wearing the religious habit we are witnesses to the consecrated way of life. If you are willing to risk a little love and would like to find out how, contact Sister Bernadette. Late vocations up to the age of 46 wel, comed. COVENT ,OF ,OUR LADY OF FIDELITY Central Hill, Upper Norwood, LONDON SE19 1RS Telephone: 07973 6002563 or Fax: 0208 766 6579 Mobile: 07760 297001 Ministers of Religion Pleas e rem ember m y inten tion /s in pr ayer.

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Nine IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FILL THIS SPACE TELEPHONE ALICE 01440 730399 We are here to help you in your hour of need Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week 01142 880603 jamie@knighunerals.co.uk www.knighunerals.co.uk Independent Catholic Funeral Directors St Vincent’,s CMS Catholic Club Solly Street, Sheffield, S1 4BA Monday 6th April 2015: Easter Monday Mass and Initiation of Members (11.00 a.m.) Tuesday 7th April 2015: Irish Night with the Shamrock Band (8.30 p.m.) Available for Parties, Charity Events, Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms and 1st Communion celebrations Fully licensed bar and External Caterers Available Tel: 0114 272 7360/0114 233 2801/Mob: 07977 327817 Email: cmssheffield@gmail.com Church Pews Uncomfortable? Why not try Top quality upholstered foam pew cushions? Safefoam, Green Lane, Riley Green, Hoghton, Preston PR5 0SN www.safefoam.co.uk Freephone 0800 015 44 33 Free Sample Pack of foam &, fabrics sent by first class mail When phoning please quote HAL101 Bishop Ralph’,s Desert Island Discs Recently, the parishioners of the Mother of God Church in Sheffield en, joyed a most interesting evening with Bishop Ralph. He was invited to join them for a pie and pea supper followed by the oppor, tunity to share his favourite music and also his life story. During the evening he was interviewed by Vincent Green, one of the parishioners,[ in the style of Kirsty Young] and revealed that he is a great fan of The Seekers, so we en, joyed hearing one of his favourite tunes –, ‘,The Carnival is Over.’, The music the Bishop selected to take on his desert island was enjoyed by all and those who knew the songs sang along. The Bishop said that along with the Bible he would like to take a copy of ‘,The Wind in the Willows’,, an, other favourite of his. This was a charity event organised by the the Makeni Trust, who were rais, ing money to help people rebuild their lives in Sierra Leone after the Ebola virus has been eliminated. The evening was a great success and £,1,170 was raised. A big thank you to Bishop Ralph for taking part. Bishop Ralph was interviewed by Vincent Green Fr Colum Kelly visits Hallam Ascent: a report by Ro se Krzyz Fr Colum Kelly visits Hallam Ascent: a report by Ro se Krzyz T he ice on the pavement did not put off over thirty Hallam Ascent parishioners, and their guests, from travelling to St Francis of Assisi parish on Sandygate Road, Sheffield to listen to Fr Colum Kelly, Port Chap, lain at Immingham Docks, talk about his work with the Apostleship of the Sea. Fr Colum spoke about the devastating effects of the surge that flooded a large section of the buildings at the docks last year. Many in the audience were not aware of the extent of the damage, nor that it took ten months to repair and re,open the centre. During that time Fr Colum did not rest from his work. His mission became `mobile` in more senses that one. He managed to fund, raise to buy a number of mobile hubs that he could lend to the ships in port so that sea farers could still communi, cate with their families, and he contin, ued his visits to the ships in port from his van. Against the advice of others, he continued to live on the first floor of the centre, above the mud and devas, tation below. This allowed him to be on hand while salvage and restoration work was carried out, especially when the workers came to strip the chapel. Fr Colum insisted that the statue of Our Lady stayed to oversee proce, dures. The talk was accompanied by a Power Point show that helped the au, dience appreciate the extent of the damage. Tantalisingly Fr Colum did not show any pictures of what the cen, tre looks like now after the restoration has been completed. This will have to wait until members of Hallam Ascent visit the docks in July. The group can, not wait! The other purpose for Fr Colum`s visit was to collect the donations of clothes, toiletries, writing equipment and money from all over the Hallam dio, cese. The group was overwhelmed by the generosity of parishioners, and would like to thank everyone who gave sweaters, toiletries, sweets and money for the Apostleship of the Sea in Im, mingham. It was just as well that Fr Colum had travelled in his large van to come down to Sheffield! Fr Colum also received the results of a collection that amounted to £,365. After the talk the group had a chance to talk with Fr Colum more informally over a cup of tea and some cake. All were left with a great sense of grati, tude for the work that Fr Colum does for these seafarers, whose work is so essential to maintain our lifestyle and who yet, sometimes, live in conditions few can imagine. The group look for, ward to their visit to the refurbished centre in July. Mrs Pat Lilley of Blessed Trinity Church, Wickersley held a Coffee Day in Blessed Trinity Church Hall on Sat, urday, 14 February, which raised £,1020.00. This was donated to the Rotherham Hospice in a gesture of gratitude for the care shown to her husband, Roy Lilley and parishioner, Val McClare. Mrs Pat Lilley is pictured with fellow parishioner, Mrs P Price (left). Fundraising for Rotherham Hospice at Blessed Trinity TRAVEL INSURANCE arranged for readers of The Hallam News ANNUAL TRAVEL INSURANCE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UP TO 85 YEARS OF AGE. MOST PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS ACCEPTED TOP QUALITY COVER With a 24 hour helpline and an air ambulance get-you-home service. Mention this advert to get a Special Hallam News’, discount. Don’,t forget we can also sell SINGLE-TRIP COVER, with any dura tion up to one year, with no maximum age limit and up to £,20,000 cancellation cover per couple. CALL ,FOR ,DETAILS AND PRICES 0116 272 0500 Real people , not machines! 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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Ten St Vincent’,s Panto Players recently presented their twenty,sixth pantomime, Robin Hood and the Magna Carta, at St Vincent’,s Church, Crookes, Sheffield. This unique theatrical expe, rience marked the 800th anniversary of the sign, ing of the Magna Carta, but apart from that it has to be acknowledged that the story line did play rather fast and loose with historical facts. Robin Hood and his merry men were pitted against Prince John, the Sheriff of Hallam and their cronies (Boo!) in their attempt to get the Prince to sign the Magna Carta granting rights and freedoms to the people. A wide variety of characters appeared along the way, including Doctor Who and a reformed Dalek, Little Red Riding Hood, Elsa and Olaf from Frozen, Gandalf and Bilbo from the Hobbit, and King Richard. Chaos ensued, the Sherwood Forest creatures sang a song, an audience member received the traditional custard pie, all accompanied by jokes that must have been even older than the Magna Carta, before it all ended happily ever after. The ‘,Charlie Gardiner Award’, for loyal service to the pantomime, created in honour of a former parish priest, went this year to Louise Finnigan who has been involved since the first year. £,1600 was raised, to be split between the St Justin So, ciety and Fr Peter Shekelton. Hallam Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes Hallam Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes Sunday 28 June –, Friday 3 July Sunday 28 June –, Friday 3 July Led by Bishop Ralph Led by Bishop Ralph £,625.00 including Insurance £,625.00 including Insurance By Air , Doncaster Airport to Lourdes By Air , Doncaster Airport to Lourdes and Return, 5 nights Full Board and Return, 5 nights Full Board For details please telephone 07724 650066 For details please telephone 07724 650066 or 01302 853937 or 01302 853937 Could You Volunteer as a Lourdes Helper? A key feature of our diocesan pilgrimage to Lour, des is the way in which pilgrims who have signif, icant medical conditions, or need additional support, stay with other pilgrims in hotels in Lourdes (in specially adapted rooms and with specialist equipment where necessary) placing them at the heart of the pilgrimage. Every stage of the pilgrimage is planned in great detail with these pilgrims in mind –, eg the boarding of the aircraft and allocation of seats, and a wheelchair accessible coach between Lourdes airport and the hotels. All these practical arrangements, however, de, pend on the availability of volunteer helpers who travel on the pilgrimage and give assistance on the journey and throughout the pilgrimage in Lourdes. Helpers offer their service to others in a spirit of love and generosity. Pope Francis frequently refers to service of others, and we have all seen images of him living out that service in his ac, tions. In Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) Pope Francis reminds us that the Gospel tells us to “,run the risk of a face,to,face encounter with others, with their physical presence which chal, lenges us, with their pain and their pleas, with their joy which infects us in our close and contin, uous interaction”,, saying that “,true faith is insep , arable from self,giving, from membership in the community, from service, from reconciliation with others”,. Travelling as a helper on pilgrim, age to Lourdes is one way of doing this. Helpers provide service in a wide variety of ways. Doctors and nurses provide the medical support that is required, and use their professional skills in the service of others. We are very fortunate to have five doctors travelling this year, but ur, gently need more nurses who hold a current reg, istration. We are also fortunate that over 200 young people join us on pilgrimage, travelling with their schools, and they will provide a large part of the practical support to pilgrims and help push wheelchairs to and from the various services and in the processions. In addition to the medical team and youth, how, ever, we also depend heavily on volunteer male and female helpers. Their help is particularly important on the journey and in the hotel. This can include listening and chatting, helping dur, ing the services and processions, and assisting a pilgrim who has poor mobility or needs help with washing and dressing. To volunteer as a male or female helper you don’,t need any experience or qualification. All that is required is that you are willing to help during the pilgrimage, are in reasonable health, and under, take (or already hold) an enhanced DBS check with the Diocese. A preparation day will be held for all helpers who are booked on the pilgrimage on 9 May, where information will be shared on “,moving and handling”,, safeguarding and an out, line of the pilgrimage given Would you consider travelling on this year’,s pil, grimage as a helper? For further details please contact Fr Pat O’,Con, nor on 01302 853937 or Rose Shay on 07724 650066. DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY DIVINE Mercy Sunday is celebrated on the Octave of Easter (the Sunday after Easter Sunday.) It celebrates the Divine Mercy of Christ as re, vealed to St Maria Faustina Kowalsa, who was canonised by Pope John Paul II. Mike Mur, phy, of our Diocese, re, lates his experience of Divine Mercy Sunday. “,I have to say that the sig, nificance of Divine Mercy Sunday (the Second Sunday of Easter) had completely passed me by. I still thought of it as Low Sunday, whatever that meant. “,Al, though I think that I had heard of St Faustina, it was not until I went to Mass at a church in Southern Spain that was dedicated to the Divine Mercy that I learned of how Jesus had appeared to Faustina and chose her as the “,Secretary”, of his Mercy so that she could tell the world about his great mes, sage. It was during these apparitions in the 1930s that Jesus asked that the Second Sunday of Easter should be dedicated to his Divine Mercy. By virtue of a Decree issued on 5 May 2000 by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacra, ments, the Holy See pro, claimed the Second Sunday of Easter also as Divine Mercy Sunday. “, The Image of Divine Mercy , Jesus appeared to Faustina many times during the 1930’,s and on his in, struction she recorded the details of these apparitions in her diary. Jesus showed her an image of himself with two rays of light emanating from his heart. The pale ray stands for water which makes souls righteous and the red ray stands for…,. his blood that issued forth from the very depths of my tender mercy when my agonised heart was opened by a lance on the cross. Jesus asked that the image should be painted with the words ‘, Jesus, I trust in you ’,. “, Feast of the Divine Mercy , So what is the sig, nificance of Divine Mercy Sunday? Well, according to the diaries of St Faustina, Jesus said I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of my tender mercy are open. I pour out an ocean of graces upon those souls who ap, proach the fount of my mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall ob, tain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment…, “, The Chaplet , In a vision to St Faustina Jesus re, vealed a powerful prayer that he wanted everyone to say (see below). Prayed on rosary beads it may be said at any time but particularly at 3pm on Fridays ( the hour of great mercy for the whole world ) whilst contemplating the Sorrowful Mysteries.“, The Novena , Jesus specif, ically requested that the chaplet be said as a novena on the nine days before the Feast of Divine Mercy begin, ning on Good Friday with the following petitions for each day, Day 1 for all sin, ners, Day 2 for priests and religious, Day 3 for the souls of the devout and the faith, ful, Day 4 for non,believers and those who do not know, Day 5 for heretics and schis, matics, Day 6 for the meek and humble and for chil, dren, Day 7 for the souls of those who glorify Christ’,s Mercy, Day 8 for the souls in purgatory, Day 9 for the souls of those who have be, come lukewarm or indiffer, ent in their faith. “,It can be prayed at any time but praying the novena as a conclusion to Lenten preparation seems to be completely fitting. “, The Chaplet : First say: O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You. Then say the Our Father, Hail Mary and the Apostles Creed. Then on the Our Fa, ther bead say “,Eternal Fa, ther I offer You the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the world.”, On the Hail Mary beads say “,For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us, have mercy on us and on the whole world”,. Conclude each ‘,decade’, with the words “,Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One have mercy on us and on the whole world. The closing prayer after the five decades, “,Eternal God in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us that in difficult moments we might not de, spair nor become despon, dent but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your Holy Will which is Love and Mercy itself.”, When the prayers have been memorised the Chaplet could be said whilst medi, tating on the Sorrowful Mysteries. “,*Words in italic are the words of Jesus as recorded in St Faustina’,s diaries.”, Robin Hood Wrote The Magna Carta? –, Oh Yes He Did! Robin Hood Wrote The Magna Carta? –, Oh Yes He Did!

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April 2015 HALLAM ,NEWS Page Eleven This year the Diocesan Assembly Com, mittee has organised an event giving families an opportunity to come to, gether to reflect on and share their ex, periences of faith in the family. To enable as many families as possible to come, the event will take place in 3 locations. The day will begin at 9.30am with registration and drinks and finish at 2pm. Please bring your own lunch. There will be a keynote speaker, then the opportunity to share and reflect in groups. The Diocesan InReality Team will en, able children and young people to share and reflect on their faith, though we ask that pre,school children remain with their parents. The event will end with a closing Liturgy. The date for Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield North Deaneries is Satur, day, 18 April at Ecclesfield School, Chapeltown Road, Sheffield, S35 9WD. The keynote speaker is Caroline Dol, lard, wife and mother, member of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults National Executive and sits on the Bishops’, Conference Department Sub, Committee for Christian Life and Wor, ship Formation. The date for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Deaneries is Saturday, 9 May at the McAuley Catholic High School 6th Form Centre, Cantley Lane, Don, caster, DN3 3QF. The keynote speaker is Jillian Wilce, a wife, mother, teacher, catechist and Dioce, san Advisor for Marriage and Family Life in the Diocese of Plymouth. For Chesterfield and Sheffield South Deaneries, the date is Saturday, 13 June , further details will be pub, lished in that month’,s Hallam News . Hallam Diocesan Assembly Faith in the Family NEW MATERIALS FOR PARENTING PROGRAMMES Family Caring Trust has produced a new parent’,s handbook for the Pri, mary to Pre Teen programme. For, merly known as ‘,Fives to Fifteen’, this programme has been used extensively in our Diocesan schools for a number of years. A new DVD accompanies the hand, book and features one of the many par, ents who have participated in a programme run by Laura Rendell, Family Support Worker for Hallam Caring Services. Sasha Gallagher, a mother of three, has taken part in two programmes, one at St Mary’,s Catholic Primary School, Herringthorpe and one in the parish. Sasha says that the skills based pro, grammes have helped her to break a cycle of parenting that was not work, ing for her or her family. “,I have changed from being a good parent to being a responsible one, and what I learned has been beneficial not just for my children but for other relationships as well.”, For further information, please con, tact Laura Rendell 07825449306, l.rendell@live.co.uk. Sasha Gallagher

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