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Jun 2015 edition of the The Vine - Northampton

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

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S e n d n e w s r e p o r t s , p h o t o s a n d o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o t h e e d i t o r , F r . P a u l H a r d y , S t . E d w a r d ’, s , B u r c h a r d C r e s c e n t , S h e n l e y C h u r c h E n d , M i l t o n K e y n e s , M K 5 6 D X : v i n e 0 1 at b t o p e n w o r l d . c o m W e p r o m i s e t o p r i n t y o u r n e w s a s s o o n a s w e c a n f i n d s p a c e f o r i t . M a t e r i a l s h o u l d b e e ­, m a i l e d w h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e . I f t h i s c a n n o t b e d o n e f o r d i g i t a l p i c t u r e s t h e y s h o u l d b e s e n t t o u s o n d i s c . S e n d p h o t o g r a p h s i n j p g f o r m a t a s s e p a r a t e a t t a c h m e n t s , a n d n o t e m b e d d e d i n W o r d d o c u m e n t s . U r g e n t a n d d a t e d i t e m s s h o u l d r e a c h u s b y t h e f i r s t S u n d a y o f t h e m o n t h b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n . A b o o k l e t o f a d v i c e o n w r i t i n g n e w s r e p o r t s f o r T h e V i n e i s a v a i l a b l e o n r e q u e s t . P a r e n t a l p e r m i s s i o n m u s t b e s o u g h t b e f o r e p h o t o g r a p h s o f m i n o r s a r e s e n t f o r p u b l i c a t i o n . W h i l e w e a c c e p t u n s o l i c i t e d f e a t u r e a r t i ­, c l e s , w e r e s e r v e t h e r i g h t t o e d i t t h e t e x t o r n o t t o p u b l i s h . L e t t e r s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n m u s t i n c l u d e a n a m e a n d a d d r e s s , w h i c h w i l l b e o m i t t e d b y r e q u e s t . T h e c o n t e n t o f e a c h i s s u e i s d e c i d e d b y t h e e d i t o r , F r . P a u l H a r d y , e m a i l : v i n e 0 1 at b t o p e n w o r l d . c o m V i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n T h e V i n e a r e n o t n e c ­, e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e e d i t o r s o r o f t h e D i o c e s e . T h e p u b l i s h e r o f T h e V i n e , B e l l c o u r t , d e a l s w i t h a d v e r t i s i n g . T h o s e w i s h i n g t o p l a c e a d v e r t i s e m e n t s s h o u l d t e l e p h o n e 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 . D i f f i c u l t i e s w i t h d i s t r i b u t i o n s h o u l d b e r e f e r r e d t o M r s B u s b y . P a g e 2 T h e V i n e J u n e 2 0 1 5 G e t t i n g i n t o p r i n t NEPAL EARTHQUAKE APPEAL cafod.org.uk/nepal or call 0500 85 88 85 The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and part of Caritas International.Charity no 1160384 and a company limited by guarantee no 9387398. Please give to our Nepal Earthquake Appeal today, and help us reach many more. R55524 Millions of people had their lives torn apart by the devastating earthquakes in Nepal. With generous support from Catholics across England and Wales, we have been able to distribute food,shelter and hygiene kits to thousands of people. O r d i n a r i a t e V a t i c a n M o t h e r s P r a y e r M O T H E R S P R A Y E R S G R O U P D A Y O F R E N E W A L S p e a k e r : C a r o l y n H a r t , N a t i o n a l C o o r d i n a t o r , M o t h e r s P r a y e r s . D a t e : S a t u r d a y , 4 t h J u l y , 2 0 1 5 V e n u e S t . M a r y ’, s C h u r c h , 8 2 W e s t S t r e e t , D u n s t a b l e , L U 6 1 N Y . D u r a t i o n : 1 0 . 3 0 ­, 1 7 . 0 0 p . m . C h u r c h c a r p a r k a v a i l a b l e . A d d i t i o n a l p a r k i n g i n p a y c a r p a r k s n e a r b y . P l e a s e b r i n g y o u r o w n p a c k e d l u n c h , d r i n k s w i l l b e p r o v i d e d . C o n t a c t : B r e n d a d a C o s t a 0 1 5 8 2 6 0 7 9 6 6 . W h a t i s t h e O r d i n a r i a t e ? T h e O r d i n a r i a t e i s n o w p a r t o f t h e l i f e o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n o u r c o u n t r y a n d o u r d i o c e s e . I s i t j u s t a g r o u p o f d i s ­, a f f e c t e d A n g l i c a n s w h o d o n ’, t l i k e w o m e n p r i e s t s ? –, O r i s t h e r e m o r e t o i t t h a n t h a t ? C a n t h e O r d i n a r i a t e b e s e e n a s s o m e t h i n g p o s i t i v e , m a k i n g a d e f i n i t e c o n t r i b u t i o n n o t j u s t t o t h e C a t h o l i c l i f e , b u t a l s o t o t h e e c u m e n i c a l l i f e o f t h e C h u r c h ? –, I s i t a p o s i t i v e s t e p f o r w a r d i n t h e e c u m e n i c a l j o u r n e y o f t h e C h u r c h e s ? M g r . K e i t h N e w t o n , w h o i s h e a d o f t h e O r ­, d i n a r i a t e i n E n g l a n d &, W a l e s , w i l l b e s p e a k i n g a t S t . A u g u s t i n e ’, s , H e e l a n d s , M i l t o n K e y n e s o n 6 t h J u n e f r o m 1 0 . 3 0 –, 1 p . m . l o o k i n g a t E c u m e n i s m a n d t h e O r d i ­, n a r i a t e . A l l a r e i n v i t e d t o t h e m e e t i n g , h o s t e d b y t h e D i o c e s a n E c u m e n i c a l C o m m i s s i o n A S w i s s G u a r d r e c r u i t t a k e s h i s o a t h d u r ­, i n g t h e s w e a r i n g ­, i n c e r e m o n y f o r 3 2 n e w g u a r d s a t t h e V a t i c a n M a y 6 . N e w r e ­, c r u i t s a r e s w o r n i n e v e r y y e a r M a y 6 , c o m m e m o r a t i n g t h e d a t e i n 1 5 2 7 w h e n 1 4 7 S w i s s s o l d i e r s d i e d d e f e n d i n g t h e p o p e d u r i n g a n a t t a c k o n R o m e . ( C N S / P a u l H a r i n g ) P o p e F r a n c i s u r g e d A m e r i c a n s e m i n a r i ­, a n s t o i m i t a t e t h e m i s s i o n a r y z e a l , M a r ­, i a n d e v o t i o n , a n d w i t n e s s o f h o l i n e s s o f B l e s s e d J u n i p e r o S e r r a ( 1 7 1 3 ­, 8 4 ) , t h e F r a n c i s c a n f r i a r w h o e v a n g e l i z e d C a l i ­, f o r n i a . T h e P o n t i f f , w h o d e s c r i b e d S e r r a a s “, o n e o f t h e f o u n d i n g f a t h e r s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , ”, m a d e h i s r e m a r k s o n M a y 2 d u r i n g a M a s s a t t h e P o n t i f i c a l N o r t h A m e r i c a n C o l l e g e , w h i c h w a s h o s t i n g a d a y o f r e f l e c t i o n o n S e r r a ’, s l i f e i n v i e w o f h i s i m p e n d i n g c a n o n i z a t i o n . “, W h a t m a d e F r i a r J u n í, p e r o l e a v e h i s h o m e a n d c o u n t r y , h i s f a m i l y , u n i v e r s i t y c h a i r a n d F r a n c i s c a n c o m m u n i t y i n M a l ­, l o r c a t o g o t o t h e e n d s o f t h e e a r t h ? ”, P o p e F r a n c i s a s k e d . “, C e r t a i n l y , i t w a s t h e d e s i r e t o p r o c l a i m t h e G o s p e l a d g e n t e s [ t o t h e n a t i o n s ] , t h a t h e a r t f e l t i m ­, p u l s e w h i c h s e e k s t o s h a r e w i t h t h o s e f a r t h e s t a w a y t h e g i f t o f e n c o u n t e r i n g C h r i s t : a g i f t t h a t h e h a d f i r s t r e c e i v e d a n d e x p e r i e n c e d i n a l l i t s t r u t h a n d b e a u t y . ”, “, B u t I w o n d e r i f t o d a y w e a r e a b l e t o r e ­, s p o n d w i t h t h e s a m e g e n e r o s i t y a n d c o u r a g e t o t h e c a l l o f G o d , w h o i n v i t e s u s t o l e a v e e v e r y t h i n g i n o r d e r t o w o r s h i p h i m , t o f o l l o w h i m , t o r e d i s c o v e r h i m i n t h e f a c e o f t h e p o o r , t o p r o c l a i m h i m t o t h o s e w h o h a v e n o t k n o w n C h r i s t a n d , t h e r e f o r e , h a v e n o t e x p e r i e n c e d t h e e m ­, b r a c e o f h i s m e r c y , ”, h e c o n t i n u e d . “, F r i a r J u n í, p e r o ’, s w i t n e s s c a l l s u p o n u s t o g e t i n v o l v e d , p e r s o n a l l y , i n t h e m i s s i o n t o t h e w h o l e c o n t i n e n t , w h i c h f i n d s i t s r o o t s i n E v a n g e l i i G a u d i u m [ t h e j o y o f t h e G o s p e l ] . ”, R o m e N o t e A l l s t o r i e s a n d p i c t u r e s f o r p u b l i c a ­, t i o n i n T h e V i n e m u s t b e s e n t d i ­, r e c t l y t o t h e e d i t o r , F r . P a u l H a r d y : v i n e 0 1 b t o p e n w o r l d . c o m P i c t u r e s m u s t b e s e n t a s i n d e p e n d ­, e n t j p g s , a n d n o t e m b e d d e d i n t h e t e x t .

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I n t h i s y e a r ’, s P a s t o r a l L e t t e r f o r G o o d S h e p h e r d S u n d a y B i s h o p P e t e r h i g h ­, l i g h t e d e a c h v o c a t i o n i n t h e c h u r c h . I n t h e Y e a r o f C o n s e c r a t e d L i f e h e b e g a n w i t h R e ­, l i g i o u s . ‘, A t a t i m e w h e n p e o p l e a r e s e a r c h i n g f o r m e a n i n g i n t h e i r l i v e s , t h e r e l i g i o u s l i f e i s a r e f r e s h i n g a n d v i t a l w i t n e s s t o t h e G o s p e l u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f l i f e . T h e r e l i g i o u s s i s t e r o r b r o t h e r c l e a r l y d e m o n s t r a t e s t h e c a l l t o a l l o f u s t o b e o n e w i t h J e s u s . T h r o u g h a l i f e o f p r a y e r a n d s e r v i c e , u t ­, t e r l y d e d i c a t e d t o C h r i s t , w i t h v o w s o f p o v e r t y , c h a s t i t y a n d o b e d i e n c e , t h e r e l i ­, g i o u s i s a s h i n i n g w i t n e s s , a l a m p t o g i v e l i g h t a n d w a r m t h t o a l l o f u s w h o a r e G o d ’, s c h i l d r e n . W i t h m e , g i v e t h a n k s t o G o d f o r t h e w o n d e r f u l c o n t r i b u t i o n o f r e l i g i o u s t o t h e l i f e a n d m i s s i o n o f t h e D i o c e s e , a n d p r a y w i t h m e t h a t w o m e n a n d m e n w i l l r e ­, s p o n d t o t h e c a l l t o t h e r e l i g i o u s l i f e t o e n ­, r i c h o u r c o m m u n i t y o f f a i t h . S e c o n d l y , I w a n t t o m e n t i o n t h e v o c a t i o n o f m a r r i a g e i n t h e l i g h t o f t h e f o r t h c o m i n g S y n o d o n M a r r i a g e i n R o m e . A s t h e n e w c h a i r o f t h e B i s h o p s ’, C o m m i t t e e f o r M a r ­, r i a g e a n d F a m i l y L i f e , I h a v e c o m e t o r e ­, a l i s e h o w l i t t l e I u n d e r s t a n d a b o u t t h e v o c a t i o n o f M a r r i a g e . I t i s n o t o n l y t h o s e w h o h a v e j u s t f a l l e n i n l o v e w h o h a v e a r o ­, m a n t i c n o t i o n o f m a r r i a g e ! T h e C h u r c h ’, s t e a c h i n g o n m a r r i a g e b e i n g a l i f e ­, l o n g c o m ­, m i t m e n t i s s o m e t i m e s d e s c r i b e d a s “, r o ­, m a n t i c ”, . I t h i n k t h a t i s a n i c e w a y o f s a y i n g i t i s u n r e a l . B u t t h e c o m m i t m e n t o f a m a n a n d a w o m a n , f o r b e t t e r f o r w o r s e , f o r r i c h e r f o r p o o r e r , i s t h e s t u f f o f s t a b i l i t y f o r e a c h o t h e r a n d f o r t h e i r c h i l d r e n . T h e l o v ­, i n g a n d f a i t h f u l c o m m i t m e n t o f a h u s b a n d a n d w i f e , a f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r , p r o v i d e s s t a b i l i t y f o r t h e n u r t u r i n g a n d e d u c a t i o n o f c h i l d r e n . O u r f a m i l i e s g i v e u s i d e n t i t y a n d t h a t a l l i m p o r t a n t s e n s e o f b e l o n g i n g . H o w m u c h w e n e e d t o a p p r e c i a t e a n d e n c o u r a g e t h e f a i t h f u l l o v e o f h u s b a n d s a n d w i v e s , o f p a r e n t s a n d g r a n d p a r e n t s . W e p r a y f o r y o u a n d f o r t h o s e p r e p a r i n g f o r t h e v o c a t i o n o f m a r r i a g e . T h i r d l y , I w a n t t o r e f e r t o t h o s e o f u s c a l l e d t o t h e s i n g l e l i f e w h o p l a y s u c h a f r u i t f u l a n d c r e a t i v e p a r t i n t h e l i f e o f t h e C h u r c h a n d w h o g i v e a c o n s t a n t w i t n e s s o f f a i t h i n t h e i r w o r k i n g l i v e s . M a y t h e L o r d s u s t a i n y o u i n y o u r v o c a t i o n . A c r o s s t h e D i o c e s e o u r p e r m a n e n t d e a c o n s c a r r y o u t a n i n v a l u a b l e m i n i s t r y i n o u r p a r i s h e s . C u r r e n t l y s e v e n m e n a r e i n t r a i n i n g f o r t h i s m i n i s t r y . I a s k y o u r p r a y e r s f o r t h e m , e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e t h r e e w h o a r e t o b e o r d a i n e d t h i s s u m m e r , a n d f o r t h o s e d i s c e r n i n g a c a l l t o b e a d e a c o n . F i n a l l y , o n t h i s G o o d S h e p h e r d S u n d a y , I t u r n t o o u r p a s t o r s , t h e p r i e s t s i n o u r p a r i s h e s w h o f e e d u s w i t h G o d ’, s W o r d a n d S a c r a m e n t s , a n d g u i d e u s i n h i s w a y s . I w a n t t o r e j o i c e w i t h o u r p r i e s t s w h o l i v e o u t s u c h a w o n d e r f u l l y f u l f i l l i n g v o c a t i o n , a n d t h a n k t h e m f o r t h e i r f a i t h f u l n e s s a n d l o v e . P l e a s e p r a y w i t h m e f o r a l l o u r p r i e s t s , a n d k e e p u p y o u r p r a y e r s f o r v o c a ­, t i o n s t o t h e P r i e s t h o o d . Y o u r p r a y e r s a r e v e r y f r u i t f u l . T h e r e a r e n i n e s t u d e n t s i n t h e s e m i n a r y . T w o o f t h e m , P i u s A m o a k o a n d B e n e d e t t o D ’, A u t i l i a , w i l l b e o r d a i n e d p r i e s t s t h i s s u m m e r . Y o u k n o w h o w m u c h w e n e e d p r i e s t s . S o , a s y o u p r a y , l o o k o u t f o r a n d e n c o u r a g e p o s s i b l e c a n d i d a t e s t o t h i n k a b o u t t h e p r i e s t h o o d . Y e s , t h e h a r v e s t i s r i c h , b u t t h e l a b o u r e r s a r e f e w ! B i s h o p P e t e r e n d e d h i s l e t t e r w i t h a c a l l t o f u r t h e r p r a y e r . ‘, L e t u s p r a y f o r v o c a t i o n s w i t h t h a n k s i n o u r h e a r t s f o r t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d w h o l a i d d o w n h i s l i f e f o r h i s s h e e p . T h i s i s t h e l o v e t h e F a t h e r h a s l a v ­, i s h e d o n u s ! P e t e r , B i s h o p o f N o r t h a m p t o n P a g e 3 T h e V i n e J u n e 2 0 1 5 Choose from our wide range of postgraduate programmes including Pastoral Theology, Contemporary Ethics, Christianity &, Interreligious Relations and Psychology of Religion starting in September 2015. Heythrop College is the specialist philosophy and theology college of the University of London. We have a 400 year history and an international reputation for academic excellence. Join us at our Open Evening on Tuesday 16 June 2015 or at our Taster Day on Saturday 4 July. Find out more at www.heythrop.ac.uk/pg E a d m i s s i o n s p g at h e y t h r o p . a c . u k q 020 7795 6600 Philosophy &, Theology UNIVERSITY OF LONDON FAITH IN ACTION POSTGRADUATE STUDY AT HEYTHROP COLLEGE O n F r i d a y , M a r c h 1 3 t h , t w o d a y s b e f o r e t h e f i r s t a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e d e a t h o f t h e i r f o u n d i n g P a r i s h P r i e s t , F r F r a n k C a l n a n S C J , B i s h o p P e t e r j o i n e d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n o f t h e S a c r e d H e a r t P a r i s h , N o r t h a m p t o n , t o p r a y f o r F r F r a n k a n d t o d e d i c a t e t h e s t a i n e d g l a s s w i n d o w s w h i c h h a v e b e e n i n ­, s t a l l e d i n h i s m e m o r y . M e m b e r s o f F r F r a n k ’, s f a m i l y m a d e t h e j o u r n e y f r o m D e r ­, b y s h i r e t o a t t e n d t h e M a s s a n d d e d i c a t i o n , a n d F r J o h n K e l l y , t h e P r o v i n c i a l o f t h e S a c r e d H e a r t F a t h e r s a n d F r H u g h , a l s o o f t h e C o n g r e g a t i o n , c o n c e l e b r a t e d t h e M a s s w i t h t h e B i s h o p a n d p r i e s t s f r o m t h e P a s ­, t o r a l a r e a . T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a s h a r e d s u p p e r i n t h e c h u r c h h a l l . T h e w i n d o w s w e r e p a i d f o r t h r o u g h p a r i s h i o n e r s ’, d o n a t i o n s a n d a g e n e r o u s d o ­, n a t i o n f r o m t h e G u i l d o f O u r L a d y o f R a n ­, s o m . T h e y w e r e d e s i g n e d , c r e a t e d a n d i n s t a l l e d b y A n d r e w S e d d o n , a s t a i n e d g l a s s a r t i s t f r o m B o l t o n , w h o w a s t a s k e d t o i n c o r p o r a t e t h e k e y e l e m e n t s o f t h e C h r i s t i a n s t o r y w h i l s t e n s u r i n g t h a t t h e y w e r e i n k e e p i n g w i t h t h e m u r a l s w i t h i n t h e c h u r c h . A s B i s h o p P e t e r n o t e d , t h e y s h o w t h e i m p o r t a n t C h r i s t i a n b e l i e f s : t h e E u c h a r i s t , t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n a n d t h e D e ­, s c e n t o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t , w h i c h F r F r a n k ’, s l i f e w a s d e d i c a t e d t o c e l e b r a t i n g . I n m e m o r y o f F r F r a n k B i s h o p r e f l e c t s o n v o c a t i o n N o t e A l l s t o r i e s a n d p i c t u r e s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n T h e V i n e m u s t b e s e n t d i r e c t l y t o t h e e d i t o r , F r . P a u l H a r d y : v i n e 0 1 b t o p e n w o r l d . c o m P i c t u r e s m u s t b e s e n t a s i n d e p e n d e n t j p g s , a n d n o t e m b e d d e d i n t h e t e x t .

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P a g e 4 T h e V i n e J u n e 2 0 1 5 E a c h y e a r j u s t b e f o r e E a s t e r , T h o r n t o n C o l l e g e s t a g e s a f u n m o r n i n g f o r i t s N u r s e r y a n d J u n i o r p u p i l s . T h i s t i m e a r o u n d , i t h a d A l i c e ’, s A d v e n t u r e s i n W o n d e r l a n d a s i t s t h e m e . I t w a s l e s s a c a s e o f ‘, o f f w i t h t h e i r h e a d s ! ’, a n d o n w i t h t h e t o p h a t s a s h e a d ­, m i s t r e s s M i s s W i l l i a m s t r a n s f o r m e d h e r s e l f ( v e r y c o n v i n c i n g l y ) i n t o t h e Q u e e n o f H e a r t s t o f r o n t a m o r n i n g f i l l e d w i t h a r t s a n d c r a f t s a n d e y e ­, s p y i n g a r o u n d t h e g r o u n d s . A l l t h e N u r s e r y a n d J u n ­, i o r s c h o o l c h i l d r e n a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s w e r e i n v i t e d t o t h e e v e n t . T h e y e n j o y e d l o t s o f m a k i n g a n d d o i n g i n t h e s p o r t s h a l l a l l m o r n ­, i n g . D e c o r a t i n g h e a r t ­, s h a p e d b i s c u i t s w a s a t a s t y o p t i o n a n d t h e c h i l ­, d r e n a l s o g o t t h e c h a n c e t o m a k e t h e i r o w n M a d H a t ­, t e r t o p h a t s f r o m c i r c l e s o f f o a m –, s e t a t a j a u n t y a n g l e t h e y l o o k e d r e a l l y d a s h i n g . T h e y a l s o e m b a r k e d o n a h u n t a r o u n d t h e s c h o o l ’, s 2 5 ­, a c r e g r o u n d s t o f i n d 2 2 w o o d e n r e d h e a r t s d a n ­, g l i n g f r o m t r e e s a n d h i d ­, d e n i n t h e w a l l e d g a r d e n a n d a r o u n d t h e c h u r c h . O n c e t h e y h a d t i c k e d t h e m a l l o f f t h e y w e r e e n ­, t e r e d i n t o t h e t o m b o l a t o w i n a c h o c o l a t e E a s t e r e g g , h a n d e d o u t b y d e p u t y h e a d o f J u n i o r s c h o o l M r s W e t h e y , l o o k i n g a s p r e t t y a s a p i c t u r e a s A l i c e . Q u e e n o f T h o r n t o n D u n s t a b l e K n i g h t s o f S t . C o l u m b a h o s t e d a C h e e s e a n d W i n e P a r t y o n A p r i l 2 4 t h t o r a i s e f u n d s f o r t h e c h a r i t y M a r y ’, s M e a l s . E n t e r t a i n m e n t w a s p r o v i d e d b y t h e m u s i c g r o u p A s p e c t , t h e l e a d s i n g e r s b e i n g m e m ­, b e r s o f t h e c h o i r a t S t . M a r y ’, s , a n d m a g i ­, c i a n D o m i n i c R e d m o n d s o n o f o n e o f t h e K n i g h t s . T h e e v e n i n g w a s a g r e a t s u c c e s s w i t h a b o u t 7 0 i n a t t e n d a n c e a n d r a i s e d £, 5 5 0 . 0 0 f o r t h e c h a r i t y , t h a n k s t o s p o n s o r ­, s h i p f r o m l o c a l b u s i n e s s e s . M a r y ’, s M e a l s p r o v i d e s b r e a k f a s t s f o r s c h o o l c h i l d r e n i n m a n y c o u n t r i e s a n d i s t h e K n i g h t s ’, N a t i o n a l A c t i o n p r o j e c t f o r t h e y e a r . K n i g h t s s e r v e B r e a k f a s t

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P a g e 5 T h e V i n e J u n e 2 0 1 5 Many children are currently in care and need a new family…, could you be that family? Adoption Connections St. Francis’, Children’,s Society is a well respected voluntary adoption agency, whose history dates back almost 150 years. Rated ‘,Outstanding’, by Ofsted, we welcome all kinds of adopters for all kinds of children. Connecting the Adoption Circle Milton Keynes: 01908 572700 Peterborough: 01733 475581 Registered Charity No. 211670 www.sfcs.org.uk enquiries@sfcs.org.uk At our Milton Keynes and Peterborough offi,ces ­, see website for details. First Wednesday of every month eterborough offi,ces ­, see w y of e e dnesda F irst W evenings: A d o p t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n ynes and P At our Milton Ke eynes and P . y month e r v y of e ebsite for details eterborough offi,ces ­, see w ough: eterbor P ynes: e M ilton K g.uk ies@sfcs.or enquir g.uk . sfcs.or w ww 211670 . 211670 N o ity C har Registered 01733 475581 ough: 01908 572700 ynes: M o r e t h a n t h i r t y p e o p l e a t t e n d e d C A F O D ’, s d a y o f R e ­, f l e c t i o n h e l d o n t h e 1 8 A p r i l a t S a c r e d H e a r t , L e i g h t o n B u z z a r d . T h o s e w h o a t t e n d e d w e r e f r o m p a r i s h e s i n A y l e s b u r y , B o u r n e E n d , B e d f o r d , C h e ­, s h a m , F l i t w i c k , L u t o n , P r i n c e s R i s ­, b o r o u g h , W i n s l o w a n d e v e n f r o m o u t ­, s i d e t h e d i o c e s e ­, L o n d o n . S o m e v o l u n t e e r s b a k e d d e l i c i o u s c a k e s a n d t h e r e w a s t i m e b e f o r e t h e s t a r t o f t h e d a y t o m e e t a n d c h a t t o o t h e r s u p p o r t e r s , s o m e o f w h o m h a d n e v e r a t t e n d e d a C A F O D d a y b e f o r e . T h e o p e n i n g C A F O D r e f l e c t i o n f o c u s e d o n h o w w e f e e l t o w a r d s t h e e a r t h w i t h t h e e f ­, f e c t o f C l i m a t e c h a n g e a n d p a r t i c i ­, p a n t s w e r e a s k e d w h a t t h e y c a n a n d a r e d o i n g t o h e l p . W e w e r e r e m i n d e d o f h o w “, G o d s a w e v e r y t h i n g t h a t h e h a d m a d e , a n d i n ­, d e e d i t w a s v e r y g o o d . ”, B r i a n P u r f i e l d o f t h e M o u n t S t r e e t J e s u i t C e n t r e , L o n ­, d o n , g a v e t h e i n p u t f o r t h e d a y w h i c h f o c u s e d o n t h e a c ­, c o u n t o f c r e a t i o n i n t h e f i r s t c h a p t e r o f G e n e s i s a n d o n h o w S t F r a n c i s o f A s s i s i , p a t r o n s a i n t o f e c o l ­, o g y , s a w t h e w o r l d i n h i s C a n t i c l e o f t h e C r e a t u r e s . K a t h B e a v i l f r o m P r i n c e s R i s b o r o u g h a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r s u p p o r t e r s c o m ­, m e n t e d , “, w h y h a v e w e n o t h e a r d t h i s b e f o r e ? I t i s s o e n ­, l i g h t e n i n g a n d i t r e ­, a l l y m a k e s s e n s e n o w ! ”, T h e r e s a S h o r t f r o m L e i g h t o n B u z z a r d e c h o e d t h e f e e d b a c k f r o m t h o s e w h o a t ­, t e n d e d w h e n s h e s a i d , “, I t w a s a g r e a t a n d i n s p i r a t i o n a l d a y . I a m s o g l a d I c a m e ”, . Y o u a r e i n v i t e d t o t h e P a r l i a m e n t a r y L o b b y f o r a c t i o n o n c l i m a t e c h a n g e –, 1 7 J u n e . O n W e d n e s d a y 1 7 J u n e , C A F O D a l o n g w i t h p a r t n e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s i n T h e C l i m a t e C o a l i t i o n , w o u l d b e o r g a n i s i n g a P a r l i a ­, m e n t a r y L o b b y f o r a c t i o n o n c l i m a t e c h a n g e . E v e r y o n e i s i n v i t e d t o p a r l i a m e n t f o r a d a y o f a c t i o n , s o l i d a r i t y a n d c e l e b r a t i o n o f a l l t h e t h i n g s w e l o v e . I t ’, s t h e f i r s t c h a n c e t o t a l k w i t h o u r n e w l y ­, e l e c t e d M P s a f t e r M a y ’, s g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n a n d b e f o r e c r u c i a l i n t e r n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e n e g o t i a t i o n s i n D e ­, c e m b e r 2 0 1 5 . D e b o r a h P u r f i e l d ( C A F O D d i o c e s a n m a n ­, a g e r –, N o r t h a m p t o n ) e n c o u r a g e s s u p p o r t ­, e r s t o a t t e n d s a y i n g , “, W e a r e k e e n t o h a v e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m e v e r y c o n s t i t u e n c y m e e t i n g t h e i r M P s s o p l e a s e t h i n k a b o u t c o m i n g a l o n g a n d e n c o u r a g i n g o t h e r s t o c o m e w i t h y o u a s w e l l ”, . Y o u c a n r e g i s t e r o n l i n e v i a t h e C A F O D w e b s i t e o r c a l l 0 2 0 7 3 3 7 9 0 0 . E v e n i f y o u c a n n o t c o m e o n t h e d a y , y o u c a n s t i l l b e i n v o l v e d b y m a k i n g b u n t i n g a n d w r i t i n g a m e s s a g e a b o u t w h a t i t i s t h a t y o u l o v e a n d w h a t y o u w a n t t o p r o t e c t f r o m c l i m a t e c h a n g e . T h i s c a n t h e n b e t a k e n t o t h e e v e n t f o r y o u . F o r f u r t h e r i n ­, f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e g o t o t h e C A F O D w e b s i t e . W h a t ’, s h a p p e n i n g o n t h e d a y : 1 2 . 0 0 n o o n : E c u m e n i c a l C h r i s t i a n S e r v i c e T w o e c u m e n i c a l s e r v i c e s t o b e h e l d s i m u l ­, t a n e o u s l y a t S t M a r g a r e t ’, s i n P a r l i a m e n t S q u a r e a n d t h e E m m a n u e l C e n t r e i n M a r ­, s h a m S t r e e t . 1 . 0 0 p m –, 4 . 0 0 p m : M e e t i n g a n d l o b b y i n g M P s 4 . 3 0 p m : S p e a k U p F i n a l e R a l l y o u t s i d e P a r l i a m e n t w i t h i n s p i r i n g b i g n a m e s p e a k e r s . D e b o r a h a d d s , “, C o m e o n N o r t h a m p t o n D i o c e s e , t o g e t h e r w e c a n s h o w o u r n e w g o v e r n m e n t h o w m u c h w e c a r e t h a t c l i ­, m a t e c h a n g e i s p u s h i n g p e o p l e d e e p e r i n t o p o v e r t y . D o j o i n u s f o r a d a y t o r e m e m b e r . ”, C l i m a t e C o a l i t i o n t o l o b b y P a r l i a m e n t A n i n s p i r a t i o n a l d a y

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

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T h e k e y ­, n o t e s p e a k e r , L i a m L y n c h , c e r t a i n l y c h a l l e n g e d t h e y o u n g p e o p l e l i s t e n i n g t o h i m –, h e a s k e d t h e m t o t h i n k s e r i o u s l y a b o u t w h y t h e y w e r e b e i n g C o n f i r m e d . W a s i t s i m p l y s o m e t h i n g t h a t t h e i r p a r e n t s w a n t e d o r w e r e t h e y t a k i n g t h e S a c r a m e n t s e r i o u s l y f o r t h e m s e l v e s ? A f t e r t h e k e y n o t e ­, t a l k , y o u n g p e o p l e b r o k e o f f i n t o s m a l l e r g r o u p s t o t a k e p a r t i n n u m e r o u s w o r k s h o p s e x p l o r i n g t h e C a t h o l i c F a i t h t h r o u g h a n u m b e r o f d i f f e r e n t l e n s e s . F r . J o s e p h f r o m P r i n c e s R i s b o r o u g h l e d a w o r k s h o p o n p r a y e r , p r o m p t i n g y o u n g p e o ­, p l e t o c o n s i d e r t h e r e a s o n s w e p r a y , a n d t h e d i f f e r e n t a p p r o a c h e s a n d a t t i t u d e s t h a t c a n a p p l y t o o u r p r a y e r l i v e s b e f o r e u l t i m a t e l y c h a l l e n g i n g y o u n g p e o p l e t o c a r v e o u t t i m e i n t h e i r r o u t i n e s t o s p e n d w i t h G o d i n p r a y e r . A n o t h e r o f t h e g r o u p s l e a r n t s o m e l a n g u a g e w h i c h l e d t h e m t o t h i n k a b o u t w h y t h e H o l y S p i r i t i s d e p i c t e d w i t h f i r e . L a t e r y o u n g p e o p l e h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o g o r e c e i v e t h e s a c r a m e n t o f R e c o n c i l i a t i o n b e f o r e p a r t i c i p a t i n g a t a M a s s p r e s i d e d a t b y B i s h o p P e t e r . Y o u n g p e o p l e t h e n h a d t h e c h a n c e t o m e e t B i s h o p P e t e r a n d t h e y h a d b e e n p r e p a r i n g q u e s t i o n s f o r h i m t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y . T h e q u e s t i o n s w e r e c e r t a i n l y w i d e ­, r a n g i n g : C o n f i r m a n d i w a n t e d t o k n o w a b o u t B i s h o p P e t e r ’, s c a l l t o t h e p r i e s t h o o d , h i s c r o s i e r a n d i f h e h a d e v e r b e e n i n a f i g h t ! P r u d e n c e H i l l a c c o m ­, p a n i e d a g r o u p o f C o n f i r m a n d i o n t h e d a y . “, I c a m e w i t h a g r o u p f r o m o u r P a s t o r a l a r e a i n c l u d i n g S t G r e g o r y ’, s p a r i s h . I w a s v e r y i m p r e s s e d w i t h a l l t h e p e o p l e i n v o l v e d a n d t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n . I n o t i c e d h o w m u c h m o r e r e c o l l e c t e d t h e g r o u p w a s a t t h e M a s s c o m p a r e d t o t h e m o r n i n g . T h e H o l y S p i r i t w a s w o r k i n g ! ”, S t e p h e n H a r r i s B l a z i n g A w a y A g a i n A s e c o n d g r o u p o f C o f i r m a t i o n c a n d i d a t e s a s k s t h e q e s t i o n s Y o u r n e x t d e a d l i n e ? M a y 3 1

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Applications also open for February 2016 start. t: +44 (0)115 951 5897 e: laura.jarvis@nottingham.ac.uk w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/dl T h e E a s t e r V i g i l i s t h e p r i n c i p a l f e a s t o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ’, s y e a r . I t i s t h e p r i m e o c c a s i o n f o r b a p t i s m s a n d r e c e i v i n g a d u l t s i n t o t h e c h u r c h . T h i s y e a r R u t h K h a n w a s b a p t i s e d a n d M a n d y T h u r l a n d r e c e i v e d i n t o t h e c h u r c h o f S t P e t e r ’, s B i g g l e s w a d e . O n t h e f o l l o w i n g S u n d a y s o f t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n , t h r e e m o r e p e o p l e w e r e b a p t i s e d a n d a f u r t h e r o n e r e c e i v e d i n t o t h e c h u r c h . T h e p h o t o g r a p h s h o w s R u t h K h a n a n d M a n d y T h u r l a n d w i t h F r R i c h a r d M o ­, r o n e y , t h e i r f a m i l y a n d s p o n s o r s . M a r i e a n d M a r t i n J n r N g o n g o a n d N a n c y w e r e b a p t i s e d o n t h e 3 r d S u n d a y o f E a s t e r a n d J a n e t t e R a f f e r t y r e c e i v e d i n t o t h e c h u r c h o n t h e F o u r t h S u n d a y o f E a s t e r . B u s y B i g g l e s w a d e M a r c h 2 8 t h s a w t h e f i n a l M a s s i n t h e c o l ­, l e g e c h a p e l m a r k i n g t h e c l o s u r e o f t h e E n d s l e i g h M e r c y C e n t r e , H u l l . I t w a s e x ­, t r e m e l y w e l l a t t e n d e d a n d a m o n g t h e c o n ­, g r e g a t i o n w e r e 1 3 e x s t u d e n t s w h o t r a i n e d a t E n d s l e i g h f r o m 1 9 6 2 ­, 1 9 6 5 . I t h a d b e e n p l a n n e d t o m a r k t h e 5 0 t h a n ­, n i v e r s a r y o f t h e i r g r a d u a t i o n w i t h a r e ­, u n i o n p o s s i b l y i n J u n e . H o w e v e r p l a n s h a d t o b e b r o u g h t f o r w a r d a t s h o r t n o t i c e . I t w a s a b e a u t i f u l s e r v i c e a n d q u i t e a n e m o t i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e , b u t o n e t h a t e v e r y ­, b o d y a g r e e d c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n m i s s e d . C o l l e g e c l o s e s C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s i s s u e d a s t a t e ­, m e n t o n t h e d a y a f t e r t h e G e n e r l E l e c t i o n : “, I s e n d m y c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o P r i m e M i n ­, i s t e r D a v i d C a m e r o n o n t h e r e s u l t o f y e s ­, t e r d a y ’, s G e n e r a l E l e c t i o n . H i s n e w g o v e r n m e n t f a c e s m a n y c h a l l e n g e s , n o t l e a s t e n c o u r a g i n g a n d s u s t a i n i n g e c o n o m i c g r o w t h a n d , a t t h e s a m e t i m e , g i v i n g p a r ­, t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n t o t h e n e e d s o f t h e p o o r e s t p e o p l e i n o u r s o c i e t y t o d a y . “, T h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s l o o k s f o r w a r d t o w o r k i n g w i t h t h e n e w l y e l e c t e d P a r l i a m e n t f o r t h e c o m m o n g o o d o f a l l . ”,

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

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