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

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P a g e T w o C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A M a y 2 0 1 5 P a t h w a y s t o r e l i g i o u s l i f e R e c t o r i n d u c t e d a t W a l s i n g h a m s h r i n e D i s c e r n m e n t t o v o w s a t C a r m e l C e l e b r a t i n g M o t h e r i n g S u n d a y M a s s a t B u n g a y F r P a t r i c k C l e a r y o u t l i n e s w h a t a s e m i n a r y s t u ­, d e n t c a n l o o k f o r w a r d t o a s h e e m b a r k s o n f o r ­, m a t i o n f o r t h e p r i e s t h o o d . M g r E u g è, n e H a r k n e s s , F r M i c h a e l C o l l i s a n d I t r a v e l l e d t o S t M a r y ’, s C o l l e g e , O s c o t t r e ­, c e n t l y t o t a k e p a r t i n t h e M a s s d u r i n g w h i c h t h e m i n i s t r y o f ‘, L e c t o r ’, w a s c o n f e r r e d o n J u d e B e l n a s , w h o i s i n h i s s e c o n d y e a r o f s t u d i e s p r e p a r i n g f o r p r i e s t h o o d . I t w a s a m o v i n g c e r e m o n y w h i c h e m p h a ­, s i s e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p r o c l a i m i n g t h e W o r d o f G o d i n t h e l i t u r g y a n d p u t t i n g i n t o p r a c t i c e w h a t w e h e a r p r o c l a i m e d i n o u r e v e r y d a y l i v e s . J u d e i s n o w a L e c t o r , a u n i v e r ­, s a l m i n i s t r y i n t h e C h u r c h . I t i s t o b e u n d e r ­, s t o o d i n t h a t c o n t e x t r a t h e r t h a n j u s t a s t e p t o w a r d s o r d i n a t i o n . U p u n t i l 1 9 7 0 t h o s e p r e p a r i n g f o r p r i e s t ­, h o o d w e r e c o n f e r r e d w i t h f o u r m i n o r o r d e r s w h i c h w e r e A c o l y t e , E x o r c i s t , D o o r k e e p e r a n d R e a d e r . ( T h e e a r l y c h u r c h a l s o h a d F o s ­, s o r e s , t o m b d i g g e r s , b u t o t h e r p e o p l e t a k e c a r e o f t h a t t h e s e d a y s ! ) B e f o r e a n y o f t h e m i n o r o r d e r s w e r e c o n ­, f e r r e d , t h e c a n d i d a t e w a s t o n s u r e d , a c l i p o f h a i r w a s r e m o v e d , a t o n e t i m e t h i s w a s m o r e t h a n a c l i p a s c a n b e e n s e e n i n d e p i c t i o n s o f m e d i e v a l m o n k s w i t h a b a l d c i r c l e o n t h e c r o w n o f t h e h e a d . T h e a c o l y t e c a r r i e d c a n d l e s d u r i n g l i t u r g i ­, c a l s e r v i c e s a n d b r o u g h t t h e b r e a d a n d w i n e t o t h e a l t a r , r a t h e r l i k e o u r o f f e r t o r y p r o c e s ­, s i o n . a n d p r e s e n t e d w i n e a n d w a t e r a t M a s s . I n f a c t , i t w a s l a r g e l y w h a t o u r p r e s e n t d a y a l t a r s e r v e r s d o . T h e c a n d i d a t e f o r e x o r c i s t w a s t o l d b y t h e b i s h o p , “, A s y o u d r i v e f o r t h t h e d e v i l f r o m t h e b o d i e s o f y o u r b r o t h e r s , b e s u r e t o r e j e c t f r o m y o u r s p i r i t a n d b o d y a l l i m p u r i t y a n d i n i q ­, u i t y , s o a s n o t t o b e s l a v e s o f h i m f r o m w h o m y o u d e l i v e r o t h e r s . ”, E a c h d i o c e s e h a s a n e x ­, o r c i s t , i s i s n ’, t a n y l o n g e r s o m e t h i n g a u t o m a t ­, i c a l l y c o n f e r r e d o n t h o s e o n t h e r o a d t o p r i e s t h o o d . I n t h e e a r l y C h u r c h , i t w a s t h e d u t y o f t h e P o r t e r o r D o o r K e e p e r t o r i n g t h e b e l l s f o r M a s s a n d f o r t h e o f f i c e s , o p e n t h e c h u r c h a n d t h e s a c r i s t y , h o l d t h e b o o k i n f r o n t o f t h e p r e a c h e r a n d k e e p t r o u b l e m a k e r s o u t o f t h e c h u r c h ! L e c t o r s h a d ( a n d h a v e ) t h e p r i v i l e g e o f r e a d i n g t h e S c r i p t u r e s d u r i n g t h e l i t u r g y . T h e B i s h o p a d d r e s s e s t h e m t h u s “, A p p l y y o u r ­, s e l v e s t o r e a d i n g t h e w o r d o f G o d i n a c l e a r a n d d i s t i n c t m a n n e r t o i n s t r u c t a n d e d i f y t h e f a i t h f u l . ”, A f t e r t h e m i n o r o r d e r s c a m e t h e m a j o r o r ­, d e r s o f S u b D e a c o n , D e a c o n a n d P r i e s t . S e v e n i n a l l . A s a t i s f y i n g a n d s i g n i f i c a n t n u m b e r . D u r i n g t h e P o n t i f i c a t e o f P o p e P a u l V l , t h e m i n o r o r d e r s , a l o n g w i t h t h e s u b d i a c o n a t e , w e r e r e p l a c e d w i t h t h e m i n i s t r i e s o f L e c t o r a n d A c o l y t e b o t h o f w h i c h m u s t b e c o n f e r r e d b e f o r e o r d i n a t i o n t o t h e d i a c o n a t e a n d p r i e s t ­, h o o d . T h e m o t u p r o p r i o ‘, M i n i s t e r i a Q u a e d a m ’, o f P a u l V I d a t e d 1 5 A u g u s t 1 5 t h 1 9 7 2 , s a y s t h a t t h e t e r m ‘, m i n o r o r d e r s ’, h a s b e e n r e p l a c e d b y t h a t o f m i n i s t r i e s . T w o o f w h a t w e r e c a l l e d M i n o r O r d e r s , t h o s e o f R e a d e r ( L e c t o r ) a n d A c o l y t e , a r e k e p t i n t h e L a t i n R i t e c h u r c h . T h e m o t u p r o p r i o s a i d t h a t b o t h m i n i s t r i e s w e r e t o b e c o n f e r r e d o n t h o s e p r e p a r i n g f o r p r i e s t l y o r d i n a t i o n a l l o w i n g a s i g n i f i c a n t p e ­, r i o d f o r t h e s e m i n i s t r i e s t o b e e x e r c i s e d b y t h e c a n d i d a t e b e f o r e o r d i n a t i o n t o t h e d i a ­, c o n a t e . T h e m i n o r o r d e r o f ‘, L e c t o r ’, w a s p r o b a b l y t h e m o s t h i s t o r i c o f t h e m i n o r o r d e r s . T h e C o u n c i l o f S a r d i c a ( 3 4 3 ) m e n t i o n s L e c t o r s a l o n e a s n e c e s s a r y f o r t h o s e p r e p a r i n g f o r d i ­, a c o n a t e a n d / o r p r i e s t h o o d . A s w e w i t n e s s e d J u d e b e i n g c o n f e r r e d w i t h t h i s m i n i s t r y w e w e r e k e e p i n g a l i v e a n a n ­, c i e n t t r a d i t i o n i n t h e C h u r c h a n d w e w i s h h i m w e l l a s h e c o n t i n u e s h i s j o u r n e y t o w a r d s p r i e s t l y o r d i n a t i o n . W o m e n c a l l e d t o r e l i g i o u s l i f e a l s o g o t h r o u g h m a n y s t a g e s o f d e v e l o p m e n t a n d f o r m a t i o n . H e r e S r T e r e s a f r o m t h e Q u i d e n h a m C a r m e l m o n a s t e r y d i s c u s s e s t h e c o n t e m p l a t i v e l i f e . T h e f i r s t i d e a o f a r e l i g i o u s v o c a t i o n c a n e n t e r o n e ’, s t h o u g h t s i n a v a r i e t y o f w a y s . F o r s o m e i t i s a s t i l l s m a l l v o i c e o f c a l m w h i c h b u i l d s u p o v e r t i m e u n t i l i t b e c o m e s c l e a r t h a t s o m e a c t i o n h a s t o b e t a k e n . F o r o t h e r s i t c o m e s v e r y s u d d e n l y a n d p r o m p t e d b y s o m e t h i n g r e a d o r h e a r d . T h e n e x t s t e p i s t o f i n d s o m e w h e r e t o e n t e r . A l t h o u g h w e b s i t e s c a n b e v e r y u s e f u l i n s h o w i n g w h a t a p a r t i c u l a r h o u s e l o o k s l i k e , a n d a l s o w h a t s o r t o f s p i r i t i t h a s i n a g e n e r a l k i n d o f w a y , I t h i n k a r e l i g i o u s v o c a t i o n i s s u c h a d e e p l y p e r s o n a l a n d i n t i m a t e o c c u r ­, r e n c e t h a t t e c h n o l o g y c a n o n l y b e o f v e r y l i m i t e d h e l p . I n p r a c t i c e m o s t p e o p l e w h o e n t e r C a r m e l h a v e d o n e s o o n t h e a d v i c e o f a s p i r i t u a l g u i d e . I c e r t a i n l y d i d . T h e f i r s t t h i n g t h a t n e e d s t o b e d i s c e r n e d i s t o w h i c h r e l i g i o u s w a y o f l i f e i s o n e b e i n g c a l l e d . I w e n t b y p r o c e s s o f e l i m i n a t i o n . I k n e w I w o u l d n e v e r b e a b l e t o c o p e w i t h a n a c t i v e r e ­, l i g i o u s l i f e , a n d t h i s w a s n o t o n l y b e c a u s e I d i d n o t h a v e t h e n e c e s s a r y q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d s k i l l s f o r t e a c h i n g , n u r s i n g o r s o c i a l w o r k , b u t m a i n l y b e c a u s e w h a t e v e r I d i d h a d t o b e t o t a l a n d r a d i c a l , a n d w i t h o u t b e i n g a b l e t o p u t m y f i n g e r o n i t a t t h e t i m e I k n e w t h a t I n e e d e d e n c l o s u r e i n o r d e r t o b e a b l e f u l l y t o f o c u s o n w h a t I h a d u n d e r t a k e n . 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I d i d s o i n f o r m a l l y a n d w a s t o l d , m u c h t o m y s u r p r i s e , t h a t I w o u l d b e a l ­, l o w e d t o e n t e r , s u b j e c t t o t h e c o m m u n i t y ’, s v o t e . I j o i n e d 1 1 m o n t h s a f t e r r e a l i s i n g t h a t I h a d a C a r m e l i t e v o c a t i o n . O n e e n t e r s a s a p o s t u l a n t i n o n e ’, s o w n c l o t h e s , p o s t u l a n c y l a s t s f r o m a m i n i m u m o f s i x m o n t h s t o a m a x i m u m o f 1 8 m o n t h s . T h e n o n e i s g i v e n t h e h a b i t a n d i s a d m i t t e d t o t h e n o v i t i a t e p r o p e r a n d t h i s p h a s e l a s t s f o r t w o y e a r s . A t t h e e n d o f t h i s t i m e t h e n o v i c e a s k s t o b e a d m i t t e d t o t h e p r o f e s s i o n o f t e m p o r a r y v o w s . 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A r t i s t S u s a n P u r s e r ­, H o p e w a s c o m m i s s i o n e d t o p r o ­, d u c e a c o m m e m o r a t i v e a r t w o r k w i t h t h e t h e m e o f e d u ­, c a t i o n a n d h o w i t c a n e x p a n d l i v e s . S o a r i n g b i r d s w e r e c h o s e n a s a s y m b o l o f h o w e d u c a t i o n e x p a n d s k n o w l e d g e . E a c h p u p i l i n t h e s c h o o l c r e a t e d a p a p e r b i r d w i t h a w o r d o r p h r a s e i n d i c a t i n g w h a t e d u c a t i o n m e a n t t o t h e m . S u s a n d e v e l o p e d t h e s e i d e a s i n t o ‘, f u s e d ’, g l a s s p i e c e s . T h e s e b i r d s s o a r u p t h e s t a i r c a s e t o w a r d s a m a z e c r e a t e d b y t h e a r t i s t . T h e g r e e n e r y o f t h e m a z e r e p r e s e n t s t h e v e r d a n t , g a r ­, d e n ­, l i k e e n v i r o n m e n t o f t h e s c h o o l , e v e n t h o u g h i t i s l o ­, c a t e d i n t h e h e a r t o f t h e c i t y . A t t h e h e a r t o f t h e m a z e a r e t h e f o u n d i n g S i s t e r s w i t h g e n e r a t i o n s o f p u p i l s a n d s t a f f w a n d e r i n g t h r o u g h i t s c e n t r e . H e a d t e a c h e r B r i a n C o n w a y s a i d : “, W e w a n t e d t o d o s o m e t h i n g t h a t ’, s l a s t i n g t h a t w i l l b e t h e r e f o r t h e n e x t 1 5 0 y e a r s , a n d w e w a n t e d t o c a p t u r e s o m e o f t h e t h o u g h t s o f t h e s t u d e n t s . ”, H e a d t e a c h e r B r i a n C o n w a y w i t h B i s h o p A l a n a n d t h e a r t i s t S u s a n P u r s e r ­, H o p e A g r o u p o f 2 1 c h i l d r e n f r o m S t M a r y ’, s S c h o o l i n G o r l e s t o n t o o k p a r t i n t h e t o w n ’, s M u s i c F e s t i v a l a t S t A n d r e w ’, s C h u r c h . 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W i t h t w o m i l e s t o g o o n l y s o m e K e n d a l l M i n t C a k e p u s h e d u s t h r o u g h t h e l a s t p a r t o f o u r j o u r n e y . “, W e w e r e v e r y g l a d t o g e t t o t h e A n g l i c a n S h r i n e a t W a l s i n g h a m . ”, B r R o b e r t e x p l a i n e d t h e o r i g i n s o f t h e s h r i n e a f t e r d i n n e r a n d t h e n e x t m o r n i n g a n A n g l i c a n E u c h a r i s t i n t h e B a r n C h a p e l w a s f o l l o w e d b y 1 5 m i n u t e s o f I g ­, n a t i a n p r a y e r l e d b y M g r J o h n A r m i t a g e f r o m t h e R o m a n C a t h o l i c S h r i n e . T h e s t u d e n t s w a l k e d a b o u t 1 6 m i l e s o v e r t w o d a y s , b u t e v e r y o n e t h o u g h t t h e e f f o r t w a s w o r t h i t . 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OPEN EVENINGS: WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL TUESDAY16 J UNE Find out more at www.heythrop.ac.uk/pg SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS 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. q 020 7795 6600 E admissionspg@heythrop.ac.uk L e n t p l e d g e s n a i l e d d o w n I n t e r a c t i v e H o l y W e e k E v e r y y e a r a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f L e n t p u p i l s a t S t B e n e d i c t ’, s U p p e r S c h o o l m a k e a p l e d g e o f s o m e t h i n g t h e y w e r e g o i n g t o d o / n o t d o d u r i n g L e n t . T h e y w r i t e i t o n a p i e c e o f p a p e r , p u t i t i n a n e n v e l o p e w i t h s o m e m o n e y a n d n a i l e d i t t o a c r o s s ( a b o v e ) o n d i s p l a y i n r e c e p t i o n . I f t h e y h a v e b r o k e n t h e i r p l e d g e , t h e y t a k e t h e i r e n v e l o p e d o w n a n d d o n a t e d t h e i r m o n e y s t r a i g h t t o C A F O D . I f b y G o o d F r i d a y , t h e y h a v e k e p t t h e i r p l e d g e , t h e y c a n c h o o s e w h e t h e r t o d o n a t e t h e m o n e y t o C A F O D o r k e e p i t t h e m s e l v e s . T h e P l e d g e h a s b e e n a g o o d t a l k i n g p o i n t w i t h m a n y s t u d e n t s a s k i n g a b o u t w h a t t h e c r o s s i s a n d h o w t h e i r p l e d g e s h a v e b e e n g o i n g . Y e a r 7 s t u d e n t s a t S t A l b a n s S c h o o l i n I p s w i c h e x p e r i e n c e d H o l y W e e k i n a n i n t e r a c t i v e w a y t r a v e l l i n g C h r i s t ’, s j o u r ­, n e y f r o m P a l m S u n d a y . T h e y w r o t e t h e i r h o p e s a n d d r e a m s o n a s t o n e a n d p l a c e d i t o n t h e r o a d a n d e n a c t e d t h e l a s t s u p p e r , f o l l o w e d b y t h e l o n e l i n e s s o f G e t h s e m a n e . A t t h e c r o s s , t h e y p r a y e d f o r t h o s e s u f f e r i n g a n d c e l e b r a t e d t h e a m a z e m e n t a n d j o y o f t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n w i t h c h o c o l a t e m i n i e g g s .

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C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A P a g e S i x D i o c e s e u n i t e d a t C h r i s m M a s s B i s h o p A l a n : ‘, A k e y m o m e n t m a r k i n g a s p e c i a l b o n d ’, C a n d i d a t e s a n d C a t e c h u m e n s s e t o u t o n l a s t l a p t o w a r d s E a s t e r O n t h e f i r s t S u n d a y o f L e n t B i s h o p A l a n w e l c o m e d a t t h e C a t h e d r a l o f S t J o h n t h e B a p t i s t C a n d i d a t e s a n d C a t e c h u m e n s w h o w o u l d c o m e i n t o f u l l c o m m u n i o n w i t h t h e C h u r c h a t E a s t e r . W i t h t h e i r s p o n s o r s t h e y t r a v e l l e d f r o m p a r i s h e s a c r o s s t h e D i o c e s e o f E a s t A n g l i a t o b e g i n t h e f i n a l s t a g e s o f t h e i r j o u r n e y i n t o t h e C h u r c h . T h e B i s h o p g a v e t h e m e n c o u r a g e m e n t a s t h e y a p p r o a c h e d E a s t e r a n d t h e i r n e w l i v e s i n J e s u s C h r i s t a n d h i s s a v i n g p o w e r . I n d i v i d u a l s a n d f a m i l i e s h a d f o l l o w e d t h e c o u r s e s o f i n s t r u c t i o n a n d w e r e r e a d y t o c o m m i t t h e m s e l v e s t o t h e c h u r c h . T h e C a t h e d r a l w a s p a c k e d f o r t h e C h r i s m M a s s o n t h e W e d n e s d a y o f H o l y W e e k . B i s h o p A l a n w e l c o m e d a b o u t 1 , 0 0 0 l a y m e n a n d w o m e n r e p r e s e n t i n g a l l p a r i s h e s o f t h e d i o c e s e , s e m i n a r i a n s , s e v e r a l w h o h a d b e e n s e l e c t e d t o b e g i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e p r i e s t h o o d , m e m b e r s o f r e l i g i o u s o r d e r a n d c o n s e c r a t e d l i f e , d e a c o n s a n d p r i e s t s . H e s a i d a l l w e r e u n i t e d i n t h e f a i t h g u a r a n t e e d b y t h e B i s h o p a n d h a d g a t h e r e d t o c e l e b r a t e o n e E u c h a r i s t w h i c h m e a n t t h a t u n i t y w e n t f u r t h e r a n d r e a c h e d o u t t o P o p e F r a n c i s a n d t h e U n i v e r s a l C h u r c h . D u r i n g t h e M a s s B i s h o p A l a n b l e s s e d t h e O i l o f t h e S i c k , t h e O i l o f C a t e c h u m e n s a n d t h e s a c r e d O i l o f C h r i s m w h i c h w o u l d b e u s e d i n l i t u r g i e s a n d s a c r a m e n t s i n t h e p a r i s h e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o m i n g y e a r . B i s h o p A l a n s a i d i n h i s h o m i l y : “, U n i t e d i n o u r C a t h o l i c f a i t h a n d p r a y e r , w e a r e g a t h e r e d a r o u n d t h e b i s h o p , t h e g u a r a n t o r o f t h a t f a i t h a n d u n i t y , t o c e l e b r a t e t h e o n e E u c h a r i s t . “, T h r o u g h o u r u n i t y w i t h h i m , w e a r e u n i t e d w i t h P e t e r , P o p e F r a n c i s , a n d t h r o u g h h i m , w i t h t h e u n i v e r s a l , c a t h o l i c a n d a p o s t o l i c C h u r c h . “, T h e C h r i s m M a s s i s a l s o a k e y m o m e n t i n w h i c h t h e s p e c i a l b o n d o f t h e u n i t y b e t w e e n t h e b i s h o p a n d h i s p r i e s t s i s p o w e r f u l l y e x p r e s s e d a s t h e y r e n e w t h e i r p r i e s t l y p r o m i s e s a n d t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o s e r v e y o u , G o d ’, s p e o p l e . “, O u r u n i t y a s t h e l o c a l c h u r c h , o u r c o m m u n i o n w i t h e a c h o t h e r ­, l a y , r e l i g i o u s , d e a c o n , p r i e s t , b i s h o p ­, i s s o m e t h i n g w e m u s t n e v e r t a k e f o r g r a n t e d a n d s e e k t o s t r e n g t h e n a t a l l t i m e s . “, F o r o u r u n i t y i s n o t o f h u m a n o r i g i n . I t i s a o n e n e s s t h a t c o m e s a b o u t f r o m o u r u n i o n w i t h t h e c r u c i f i e d a n d r i s e n L o r d t h r o u g h B a p t i s m , m a d e p o s s i b l e b y t h e m i n i s t r y o f t h e b i s h o p a n d p r i e s t s . “, I t i s a u n i t y a n d o n e n e s s f o r w h i c h C h r i s t h i m s e l f p r a y e d . ”, H e r e m i n d e d a l l t h a t t h r o u g h t h e f a i t h f u l n e s s o f d a i l y l i f e t h e y s h a r e d a v o c a t i o n t o w i t n e s s t o C h r i s t a n d h i s G o s p e l t o t h e p e o p l e o f t h e w o r l d . H e a l s o r e c o g n i s e d t h a t i n a n i n c r e a s i n g l y s e c u l a r w o r l d t h i s w a s a c h a l l e n g e b u t t h r o u g h u n i t y t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n o f t h e G o s p e l w o u l d b e s o m u c h m o r e p o w e r f u l a n d c r e d i b l e . B i s h o p A l a n m a d e a s p e c i a l a p p e a l t o t h e p r i e s t s o f t h e d i o c e s e . “, P o p e F r a n c i s a d v i s e s u s t h a t w e m u s t t a k e t i m e f o r s t u d y o f t h e s c r i p t u r e s a n d w e m u s t a l w a y s m a k e s p a c e i n o u r b u s y d a y s f o r d e e p a n d p e r s o n a l p r a y e r . ”, I n w o r d s o f e n c o u r a g e m e n t t o t h e p r i e s t s h e a d d e d : “, N o n e o f u s i s w o r t h y t o b e a p r i e s t o f G o d w h o u s e s u s i n s p i t e o f o u r i m p e r f e c t i o n s a n d s i n s . “, O n l y C h r i s t , t h e g r e a t H i g h P r i e s t i s w o r t h y a n d i t i s h e w h o a c t s i n a n d t h r o u g h u s f o r t h e g o o d o f h i s p e o p l e . “, W e m u s t t a k e h e a r t f r o m k n o w i n g t h i s ! “, O n b e h a l f m y m y s e l f a n d t h e d i o c e s e , I w a n t t o e x p r e s s m y v e r y r e a l g r a t i t u d e t o y o u a n d o u r f e l l o w d e a ­, c o n s f o r y o u r f a i t h f u l n e s s , f o r t i t u d e a n d t h e l o v i n g a n d u n c o m p l a i n i n g m i n i s t r i e s y o u c a r r y o u t e a c h d a y . “, I a s k y o u t o p l e a s e p r a y f o r m e , t h a t I m a y b e g i v e n t h e g r a c e t o w o r t h i l y c a r r y o u t t h e e p i s c o p a l m i n i s t r y t h e L o r d h a s e n t r u s t e d t o m e . ”, T h e H o l y O i l s w e r e t h e n b l e s s e d a n d c a r r i e d b a c k f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n t o t h e p a r i s h e s b y t h e D e a n s a s a p r e l u d e t o t h e T r i d u u m o f t h e L a s t S u p p e r M a s s , G o o d F r i d a y a n d t h e E a s t e r V i g i l . 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B i s h o p A l a n w e l c o m e d a b o u t 1 , 0 0 0 l a y m e n a n d w o m e n r e p r e s e n t i n g a l l p a r i s h e s o f t h e d i o c e s e , s e m i n a r i a n s , s e v e r a l w h o h a d b e e n s e l e c t e d t o b e g i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e p r i e s t h o o d , m e m b e r s o f r e l i g i o u s o r d e r a n d c o n s e c r a t e d l i f e , d e a c o n s a n d p r i e s t s . H e s a i d a l l w e r e u n i t e d i n t h e f a i t h g u a r a n t e e d b y t h e B i s h o p a n d h a d g a t h e r e d t o c e l e b r a t e o n e E u c h a r i s t w h i c h m e a n t t h a t u n i t y w e n t f u r t h e r a n d r e a c h e d o u t t o P o p e F r a n c i s a n d t h e U n i v e r s a l C h u r c h . D u r i n g t h e M a s s B i s h o p A l a n b l e s s e d t h e O i l o f t h e S i c k , t h e O i l o f C a t e c h u m e n s a n d t h e s a c r e d O i l o f C h r i s m w h i c h w o u l d b e u s e d i n l i t u r g i e s a n d s a c r a m e n t s i n t h e p a r i s h e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o m i n g y e a r . B i s h o p A l a n s a i d i n h i s h o m i l y : “, U n i t e d i n o u r C a t h o l i c f a i t h a n d p r a y e r , w e a r e g a t h e r e d a r o u n d t h e b i s h o p , t h e g u a r a n t o r o f t h a t f a i t h a n d u n i t y , t o c e l e b r a t e t h e o n e E u c h a r i s t . “, T h r o u g h o u r u n i t y w i t h h i m , w e a r e u n i t e d w i t h P e t e r , P o p e F r a n c i s , a n d t h r o u g h h i m , w i t h t h e u n i v e r s a l , c a t h o l i c a n d a p o s t o l i c C h u r c h . “, T h e C h r i s m M a s s i s a l s o a k e y m o m e n t i n w h i c h t h e s p e c i a l b o n d o f t h e u n i t y b e t w e e n t h e b i s h o p a n d h i s p r i e s t s i s p o w e r f u l l y e x p r e s s e d a s t h e y r e n e w t h e i r p r i e s t l y p r o m i s e s a n d t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o s e r v e y o u , G o d ’, s p e o p l e . “, O u r u n i t y a s t h e l o c a l c h u r c h , o u r c o m m u n i o n w i t h e a c h o t h e r ­, l a y , r e l i g i o u s , d e a c o n , p r i e s t , b i s h o p ­, i s s o m e t h i n g w e m u s t n e v e r t a k e f o r g r a n t e d a n d s e e k t o s t r e n g t h e n a t a l l t i m e s . “, F o r o u r u n i t y i s n o t o f h u m a n o r i g i n . I t i s a o n e n e s s t h a t c o m e s a b o u t f r o m o u r u n i o n w i t h t h e c r u c i f i e d a n d r i s e n L o r d t h r o u g h B a p t i s m , m a d e p o s s i b l e b y t h e m i n i s t r y o f t h e b i s h o p a n d p r i e s t s . “, I t i s a u n i t y a n d o n e n e s s f o r w h i c h C h r i s t h i m s e l f p r a y e d . ”, H e r e m i n d e d a l l t h a t t h r o u g h t h e f a i t h f u l n e s s o f d a i l y l i f e t h e y s h a r e d a v o c a t i o n t o w i t n e s s t o C h r i s t a n d h i s G o s p e l t o t h e p e o p l e o f t h e w o r l d . H e a l s o r e c o g n i s e d t h a t i n a n i n c r e a s i n g l y s e c u l a r w o r l d t h i s w a s a c h a l l e n g e b u t t h r o u g h u n i t y t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n o f t h e G o s p e l w o u l d b e s o m u c h m o r e p o w e r f u l a n d c r e d i b l e . B i s h o p A l a n m a d e a s p e c i a l a p p e a l t o t h e p r i e s t s o f t h e d i o c e s e . “, P o p e F r a n c i s a d v i s e s u s t h a t w e m u s t t a k e t i m e f o r s t u d y o f t h e s c r i p t u r e s a n d w e m u s t a l w a y s m a k e s p a c e i n o u r b u s y d a y s f o r d e e p a n d p e r s o n a l p r a y e r . ”, I n w o r d s o f e n c o u r a g e m e n t t o t h e p r i e s t s h e a d d e d : “, N o n e o f u s i s w o r t h y t o b e a p r i e s t o f G o d w h o u s e s u s i n s p i t e o f o u r i m p e r f e c t i o n s a n d s i n s . “, O n l y C h r i s t , t h e g r e a t H i g h P r i e s t i s w o r t h y a n d i t i s h e w h o a c t s i n a n d t h r o u g h u s f o r t h e g o o d o f h i s p e o p l e . “, W e m u s t t a k e h e a r t f r o m k n o w i n g t h i s ! “, O n b e h a l f m y m y s e l f a n d t h e d i o c e s e , I w a n t t o e x p r e s s m y v e r y r e a l g r a t i t u d e t o y o u a n d o u r f e l l o w d e a ­, c o n s f o r y o u r f a i t h f u l n e s s , f o r t i t u d e a n d t h e l o v i n g a n d u n c o m p l a i n i n g m i n i s t r i e s y o u c a r r y o u t e a c h d a y . “, I a s k y o u t o p l e a s e p r a y f o r m e , t h a t I m a y b e g i v e n t h e g r a c e t o w o r t h i l y c a r r y o u t t h e e p i s c o p a l m i n i s t r y t h e L o r d h a s e n t r u s t e d t o m e . ”, T h e H o l y O i l s w e r e t h e n b l e s s e d a n d c a r r i e d b a c k f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n t o t h e p a r i s h e s b y t h e D e a n s a s a p r e l u d e t o t h e T r i d u u m o f t h e L a s t S u p p e r M a s s , G o o d F r i d a y a n d t h e E a s t e r V i g i l . 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C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A M a y 2 0 1 5 P a g e T e n Transforming Experiences through Theological Education Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology Catholic House of Cambridge Theological Federation Professional Doctorate (DProf) Trying to find a way to combine your professional work with your interest in theology? The Professional Doctorate is designed to be accomplished alongside your ongoing work and volunteering. It is done on a part-time basis with support through supervisions, seminars and workshops. Assessment is by means of a portfolio of work, including a dissertation. Who is the Doctorate for? Public sector professions: health care, education, social service, caring professions, community development, Church and ministry, charities, culture or the arts. All DProf work is shared in an ecumenical context, leading to a diverse and dynamic group experience. Worried about funding? Residential and non-residential Newman Association Bursaries available! Get in touch for information and applications . Applications, enquiries: mbitadm@hermes.cam.ac.uk www.margaretbeaufort.cam.ac.uk 12 Grange Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DU, 01223 741039 Undergraduate theology awards: Certificate, Diploma and BA Hons in Theology, Ministry and Mission . A modular programme awarded by University of Durham through the Cambridge Theological Federation. Diploma in Theology for Ministry (DTM). This award of the University of Cambridge can be studied full-time (one year) or part-time (maximum of two years). Ideal for new career directions and returning to study. Bachelor of Theology for Ministry (BTh) . A full-time, two-year course leading to an award of the University of Cambridge. Postgraduate theology awards: Certificate in Theology, Ministry and Mission Diploma in Theology, Ministry and Mission Masters in Theology, Ministry and Mission* *Subject to approval by, and entering into a validation agreement with, Durham University Margaret Beaufort Certificate Are you looking for an opportunity to learn about and discuss theology? Would you like to do so in an informal learning setting with other Roman Catholic women exploring their faith? Perhaps you would like to build on parish experience? The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology invites interested women to join their Thursday

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

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P r o d u c e d b y t h e D i o c e s e o f E a s t A n g l i a P u b l i s h e d b y C a t h C o m L i m i t e d o f H a v e r h i l l M a y 2 0 1 4 P a g e T w e l v e C A T H O L I C E A S T A N G L I A M a y 2 0 1 5 P l e a s e r e m e m b e r m y i n t e n t i o n / s i n p r a y e r .

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