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

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C A F O D s u p p o r t e r s i n p a r i s h e s a n d s c h o o l s a c r o s s E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s m a r k e d t h e b e ­, a t i f i c a t i o n o f A r c h b i s h o p O s c a r R o m e r o o n M a y 2 3 r d 2 0 1 5 . O v e r 2 6 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e a t ­, t e n d e d t h e c e l e b r a t i o n w h i c h t o o k p l a c e a t 1 0 a m ( 5 p m B S T ) i n t h e P l a z a D i v i n o S a l ­, v a d o r d e l M u n d o i n S a n S a l v a d o r . O s c a r R o m e r o w a s t h e A r c h b i s h o p o f S a n S a l v a d o r f r o m 1 9 7 7 u n t i l h e w a s a s s a s s i ­, n a t e d i n 1 9 8 0 . R o m e r o s p o k e o u t a g a i n s t t h e o p p r e s s i o n , p o v e r t y , a n d h u m a n r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n s i n E l S a l v a d o r d u r i n g h i s t i m e a s A r c h b i s h o p –, p a r t i c u l a r l y a f t e r t h e m u r d e r o f h i s c l o s e f r i e n d F a t h e r R u t i l i o G r a n d e i n M a r c h 1 9 7 7 . R o m e r o w a s s h o t d e a d o n 2 4 M a r c h 1 9 8 0 , a g e d 6 2 , w h i l e c e l e b r a t i n g M a s s . A r c h b i s h o p R o m e r o w a s o n e o f o n e o f t h e m o s t r e m a r k a b l e f i g u r e s o f t h e 2 0 t h C e n ­, t u r y , w h o d e s e r v e s t o b e c o m m e m o r a t e d a l o n g s i d e t h e l i k e s o f M a r t i n L u t h e r K i n g a n d M a h a t m a G a n d h i a s a p e a c e m a k e r w h o s a c r i f i c e d h i s l i f e s t a n d i n g u p t o i n j u s ­, t i c e . T h e A r c h b i s h o p w a s d e c l a r e d a m a r t y r b y P o p e F r a n c i s i n F e b r u a r y , c o n f i r m i n g t h a t h e w a s k i l l e d b e c a u s e o f h i s f a i t h . R o m e r o ’, s b e a t i f i c a t i o n i s t h e l a s t s t e p b e ­, f o r e h e c a n b e c o n f i r m e d t o b e a s a i n t b y t h e P o p e . M a r i e M o l l o y , m a n a g e r C A F O D i n N o t ­, t i n g h a m D i o c e s e s a i d : “, P e o p l e m i g h t w o n ­, d e r w h y a m a n w h o l i v e d a n d w a s k i l l e d s o f a r a w a y f r o m N o t t i n g h a m c o u l d b e r e l e ­, v a n t t o p e o p l e h e r e , b u t R o m e r o i s i m p o r ­, t a n t b e c a u s e h e i s a n i n s p i r a t i o n t o a l l C A F O D s u p p o r t e r s a n d a n y o n e w h o w o r k s f o r a m o r e j u s t w o r l d . “, C A F O D s u p p o r t e r s i n p l a c e s s u c h a s N o t ­, t i n g h a m D i o c e s e h e l p e d u s s u p p o r t R o m e r o ’, s f a m o u s r a d i o b r o a d c a s t s w h i c h w e r e o f t e n t h e o n l y m e a n s b y w h i c h p e o p l e i n E l S a l v a d o r c o u l d h e a r a b o u t t h e a t r o c i ­, t i e s b e i n g c o m m i t t e d . W h e n R o m e r o ’, s r a d i o s t a t i o n w a s b l o w n u p , m o n e y r a i s e d b y C A F O D s u p p o r t e r s p r o v i d e d f u n d i n g t o r e ­, b u i l d i t . C A F O D a l s o h e l p e d t o f u n d t h e s u p p o r t g i v e n b y t h e C h u r c h t o t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e w h o h a d f l e d t h e i r h o m e s b e c a u s e o f t h e v i o l e n c e . C A F O D c o n t i n u e s t o w o r k i n E l S a l v a d o r , h e l p i n g f a r m e r s t o i m p r o v e t h e i r c r o p s , a s ­, s i s t i n g c o m m u n i t i e s i n r e d u c i n g t h e r i s k p o s e d b y n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r s , s u p p o r t i n g p e o ­, p l e l i v i n g w i t h H I V , b u i l d i n g p e a c e , a n d d e ­, f e n d i n g h u m a n r i g h t s . M a r i e M o l l o y s a i d : “, W e h o p e t h a t p e o p l e i n N o t t i n g h a m D i o ­, c e s e w i l l j o i n u s i n g i v i n g t h a n k s f o r A r c h ­, b i s h o p R o m e r o ’, s l i f e a n d a l l w h o f i g h t t o m a k e o u r w o r l d a m o r e j u s t p l a c e f o r e v e r y ­, o n e . ”, F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t A r c h b i s h o p R o m e r o , p l e a s e v i s i t c a f o d . o r g . u k / r o m e r o E d i t o r : J o h n C l a w s o n E d i t o r i a l O f f i c e : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 e m a i l : j o h n at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k W e b s i t e : w w w . b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k D i s t r i b u t i o n e n q u i r i e s : R a y L a m b e r t , e ­, m a i l r a y l at c a t h c o m . o r g , B e l l c o u r t L i m i t e d , P u b l i c a t i o n d a t e : F o u r t h S u n d a y o f t h e m o n t h f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g m o n t h . O p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d b y c o n t r i b u t o r s 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 o r t h e D i o c e s e . P u b l i s h e r s a n d O w n e r s : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N A d v e r t i s i n g : t e l : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 P a r e n t a l p e r m i s s i o n s h o u l d b e s o u g h t b e ­, f o r e s u b m i t t i n g p h o t o g r a p h s o f m i n o r s . 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J u l y 2 0 1 5 T h e m o n t h l y p a p e r f o r t h e T h e m o n t h l y p a p e r f o r t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m C A F O D s u p p o r t e r s c e l e b r a t e R o m e r o b e a t i f i c a t i o n R e t i r e d P r i e s t s A p p e a l H o l y T r i n i t y C h u r c h a n d C e n t r e , N e w a r k , w h i c h h a s b e e n t h e h o s t f o r t h e l a s t t w o y e a r s t o t h e R e t i r e d P r i e s t s A p p e a l O f f i c e , w a s t h e l o c a t i o n c h o s e n f o r a c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h a n k s o n J u n e 6 t h f o r t h e h a l f w a y p o i n t o f t h e a p p e a l . P a r i s h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a n d t h e A p p e a l D i r e c t o r p r e s e n t e d t h e i r w o r k , a n d w e n t t h r o u g h a ‘, t o o l k i t ’, d e v i s e d t o l e a r n f r o m o t h e r s ’, e x p e r i e n c e s a n d t o a s k r o b u s t q u e s t i o n s . 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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u l y 2 0 1 5 P a g e 3 SECOND SATURDAY SECOND SATURDAY CATHOLIC CATHOLIC CONVENTION CONVENTION AND HEALING AND HEALING SERVICE SERVICE 1 1 1th July 2015 Time : 8 am to 4 pm. Led by Fr. Xavier Khan Vattayil Fr. Soji Olikkal and The Sehion Ministries UK team. Venue: The Capital FM Arena, Bolero Square Nottingham, NG1 1LA. Contact Johnson on 07506810177 C C o o m m e e a a n n d d j j o o i i n n t t h h o o u u s s a a n n d d s s o o f f C C a a t t h h o o l l i i c c s s w w o o r r s s h h i i p p p p i i n n g g a a n n d d p p r r a a i i s s i i n n g g G G o o d d i i n n t t h h e e p p o o w w e e r r o o f f t t h h e e H H o o l l y y S S p p i i r r i i t t . . H H e e a a r r t t h h e e W W o o r r d d o o f f G G o o d d b b e e i i n n g g p p r r e e a a c c h h e e d d b b y y g g i i f f t t e e d d a a n n d d i i n n s s p p i i r r i i n n g g s s p p e e a a k k e e r r s s . . J J o o i i n n i i n n t t h h e e l l i i v v e e l l y y p p r r a a i i s s e e a a n n d d w w o o r r s s h h i i p p . . P P r r a a y y f f o o r r h h e e a a l l i i n n g g a a n n d d d d e e l l i i v v e e r r a a n n c c e e . . T T h h e e d d a a y y i i n n c c l l u u d d e e s s t t h h e e R R o o s s a a r r y y , , H H o o l l y y M M a a s s s s , , E E u u c c h h a a r r i i s s t t i i c c A A d d o o r r a a t t i i o o n n A A n n d d A A H H e e a a l l i i n n g g S S e e r r v v i i c c e e . . A A l l l l t t h h e e f f a a m m i i l l y y a a r r e e w w e e l l c c o o m m e e . . T T h h e e r r e e i i s s n n o o c c h h a a r r g g e e f f o o r r t t h h e e d d a a y y b b u u t t a a n n o o f f f f e e r r i i n n g g w w i i l l l l b b e e t t a a k k e e n n t t o o c c o o v v e e r r c c o o s s t t s s . . N N o o b b o o o o k k i i n n g g i i s s r r e e q q u u i i r r e e d d . . J J u u s s t t t t u u r r n n u u p p f f o o r r a a l l l l o o r r p p a a r r t t o o f f t t h h e e d d a a y y . . “, “, M M y y f f a a i i t t h h i i s s a a l l w w a a y y s s r r e e f f r r e e s s h h e e d d b b y y t t h h e e s s e e C C a a t t h h o o l l i i c c C C o o n n v v e e n n t t i i o o n n s s a a n n d d I I c c o o m m e e a a w w a a y y f f e e e e l l i i n n g g u u p p l l i i f f t t e e d d a a n n d d c c o o n n f f i i r r m m e e d d i i n n m m y y C C a a t t h h o o l l i i c c f f a a i i t t h h ”, ”, For further information about regular Catholic Second Saturday Conventions and other events run by Sehion Ministries please see: www.sehion.net YOU ARE INVITED TO: 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 H o n o u r s S e c r e t a r y M e m b e r s o f t h e N o t t i n g h a m 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 c a m e t o g e t h e r t o e x ­, p r e s s t h e i r t h a n k s t o M o n i c a P u r d u e , w h o w o r k e d t i r e l e s s l y a s t h e C o m m i s s i o n ’, s S e c ­, r e t a r y f o r 1 3 y e a r s , r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e c o m ­, m i s s i o n a t B i s h o p ’, s c o n f e r e n c e s a m o n g s t o t h e r n a t i o n a l g a t h e r i n g s a n d r e p o r t i n g b a c k . M o n i c a w a s a l s o a g r e a t s u p p o r t e r o f t h e w o r k d o n e a t l o c a l l e v e l a n d s p e n t m a n y h o u r s v i s i t i n g p a r i s h e s a r o u n d t h e D i o c e s e o f f e r i n g a d v i c e a n d e n c o u r a g e ­, m e n t . H e r w o r k w i t h F r . K e n O ’, R i o r d a n w a s e s p e c i a l l y c l o s e t o h e r h e a r t a n d t o ­, g e t h e r t h e y o r g a n i s e d t h e e c u m e n i c a l w e e k e n d s a t S w a n w i c k . A n e v e n t w h i c h b r o u g h t m a n y d e n o m i n a t i o n s t o g e t h e r f o r t h r e e d a y s o f f e l l o w s h i p a n d d e b a t e . F r . M i c h a e l M o o r e , t h e C h a i r o f t h e C o m ­, m i s s i o n , p r e s e n t e d M o n i c a w i t h a b o u q u e t o f f l o w e r s a n d a b o o k t o k e n a s a s i g n o f a p ­, p r e c i a t i o n f o r a l l s h e b r o u g h t t o t h e r o l e . M o n i c a ’, s h u s b a n d N o e l , w h o h a s s u p p o r t e d h e r w h o l e h e a r t e d l y t h r o u g h o u t t h e t h i r ­, t e e n y e a r s , a c c o m p a n i e d h e r t o t h e t h a n k s ­, g i v i n g m e a l h e l d a t ‘, P e t i t P a r i s ’, i n N o t t i n g h a m ’, s K i n g ’, s W a l k . W e w i s h M o n ­, i c a w e l l i n h e r m u c h d e s e r v e d r e t i r e m e n t . S o u t h L e i c e s t e r ` s N o 1 M a n J o h n M a s d i n g i s s h o w n r e c e i v i n g a t h a n k y o u g i f t f o r a l l h i s h a r d w o r k i n o r g a n i s ­, i n g t h e S o u t h L e i c e s t e r C a t e n i a n g r o u p ’, s a c t i v i t i e s . J o n M i c k l e b o r o u g h , p r e s i d e n t o f t h e S o u t h L e i c e s t e r g r o u p s a i d J o h n ’, s u n f a i l i n g h e l p i n o r g a n i s i n g t h e s e t t i n g u p f o r t h e i r e v e n i n g s a n d r u n n i n g t h e i r c h a r i t y r a f f l e w a s m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d b y a l l h i s f e l l o w C a t e n i a n s . J o h n h a d u n d e r ­, t a k e n t h e s e t a s k s f o r 1 2 y e a r s a n d d e e m e d i t t i m e f o r o t h e r s t a k e o n t h e w o r k . J o h n a n d h i s w i f e J o a n a r e a l s o i n ­, v o l v e d i n o r g a n i s i n g S o u t h L e i c e s t e r ’, s m o n t h l y p u b l u n c h w h i c h i s a n o p p o r t u ­, n i t y f o r C a t e n i a n w i d o w s a n d c u r r e n t m e m b e r s t o m e e t u p s o c i a l l y a n d m a i n ­, t a i n f r i e n d s h i p s . J o h n a n d J o a n M a s d i n g a r e p a r i s h i o n e r s o f O u r L a d y o f V i c t o r i e s i n M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h . T h o u g h t s f r o m E l s t o n H e r m i t a g e . . . . . . . . . . . . T h e m o n t h o f J u l y b r i n g s w i t h i t t h e g r e a t f e a s t d a y o f S a i n t B e n e d i c t o n t h e 1 1 t h . T h i s f e a s t o f O u r H o l y F a t h e r S a i n t B e n e ­, d i c t h a s a l w a y s b e e n k e p t h e r e a t t h e h e r ­, m i t a g e w i t h g r e a t s o l e m n i t y , a d a y w e h a v e s h a r e d w i t h o u r f r i e n d s a n d f e l l o w R e l i g i o u s i n c e l e b r a t i o n . O u r l i f e a s h e r m i t s w a s o n e t h a t S t . B e n e ­, d i c t f u l l y a p p r o v e d o f , t h e c a l l t o a l i f e o f s o l i t u d e a n d p r a y e r a r e i n d e e d a g i f t f r o m G o d . H o w e v e r , f o r o u r s e l v e s t h i s l i f e m u s t b e a c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e h e r m i t a g e a n d t h e w o r l d , t a k i n g h e r m i t a g e t o t h e w o r l d a n d t h e w o r l d b a c k t o t h e h e r m i t a g e i n p r a y e r . A l i f e c a l l e d t o h e r m i t a g e , t h e e r e m i t i c a l l i f e i s a n e s s e n t i a l d i m e n s i o n o f C h r i s t i a n l i f e w e b e l i e v e f o r u s . O f c o u r s e p r i o r i t y i s g i v e n t o o u r d a i l y r h y t h m o f r e a d i n g , p r a y e r a n d w o r k a s B e n e d i c t ’, s r u l e i m p o s e s , t h e e r e m i t i c a l c a l l f o r m o s t i s h a r d a n d c h a l l e n g i n g , b u t n o n e t h e l e s s a j o y f u l a u r a e x i s t s w i t h i n h e r m i t a g e l i f e . S a i n t B e n e ­, d i c t ’, s d a y t h i s y e a r w i l l i n d e e d b e k e p t w i t h e v e n g r e a t e r s o l e m n i t y . A t 1 1 . 3 0 o u r n e w b i s h o p T h e R i g h t R e v e r e n d P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y w i l l b e o r d a i n i n g R i c h a r d a n d m y s e l f t o t h e S a c r e d P r i e s t ­, h o o d i n S t . B a r n a b a s C a t h e d r a l . T h e f o i l ­, l o w i n g d a y w e w i l l b e C e l e b r a t i n g o u r F i r s t M a s s i n o u r p a r i s h o f H o l y T r i n i t y N e w a r k , w h e r e w e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o s e r v e b o t h t h e p a r i s h a n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e d i o c e s e i n w h a t e v e r w a y G o d c a l l s u s . P l e a s e p r a y f o r u s o n t h i s d a y t h a t w e m a y s e r v e G o d , a n d t h e d i o c e s e f a i t h f u l l y a n d p r a y f o r B i s h o p P a t r i c k a n d h i s n e w m i n ­, i s t r y h e r e a m o n g u s . J o i n u s i n r e j o i c i n g a n d t h a n k f u l n e s s . D e a c o n D a v i d + H . D . N . H e r m i t o f t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m .

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

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

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P a g e 6 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u l y 2 0 1 5 The Family Funeral Service Personally owned and managed by the Lymn Rose Family AW Lymn Nottingham Robin Hood House, NG3 1GF Tel: 0115 950 5875 | www.lymn.co.uk  /awlymn |  /awlymn  Meet Antonio from our Nottingham Office  24 hour personal service  Flagship fleet of Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles  Pre-Paid Funeral Plans We have a nucleus of Catholic staff who know your community and strive to meet your needs “,Our family serving your family since 1907”, A F i r s t F o r T h e D i o c e s e O n S a t u r d a y 6 t h J u n e , o u r d i o c e s e e x p e r i ­, e n c e d a n o t h e r “, f i r s t ”, . F i v e p e o p l e w e r e c o m m i s s i o n e d a s P r a y e r G u i d e s h a v i n g f o l ­, l o w e d t h e c o u r s e a r r a n g e d b y t h e N o t t i n g ­, h a m D i o c e s a n S p i r i t u a l i t y N e t w o r k . T h e f o l l o w i n g i s t h e i r s t o r y a s t o l d b y o n e o f t h e n e w P r a y e r G u i d e s , A n n N e a l e . M y j o u r n e y i n p r a y e r a c c o m p a n i m e n t b e g a n t h r e e y e a r s a g o w h e n h a v i n g r u n o u t o f e x c u s e s I s i g n e d u p f o r a w e e k o f g u i d e d p r a y e r i n m y p a r i s h . W h a t a w e e k a n d w h a t a f a n t a s t i c e x p e r i e n c e . M y t w o m o s t i m p o r t a n t p o i n t s I r e m e m b e r w e r e “, W h y h a d I n o t d o n e t h i s b e f o r e ? ”, a n d a c o m m e n t f r o m m y p r a y e r g u i d e w h o s a i d t h a t I s h o u l d l o o k o u t f o r t r a i n i n g a n d t r a i n t o b e a p r a y e r g u i d e m y s e l f . I h a d m y d o u b t s b u t I h a v e a l w a y s t r u s t e d t h a t G o d w o u l d s e n d m e t h e t h i n g s h e w a n t e d m e t o d o s o I b e g a n m y s e a r c h f o r a s u i t a b l e c o u r s e . I f i n a l l y c a m e a c r o s s t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t i n t h e D i o c e s a n n e w s p a p e r “, T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s ”, f r o m t h e S p i r i t u a l i t y N e t w o r k f o r j u s t s u c h a c o u r s e s o j u s t o v e r a y e a r a g o I s e t o u t , r a t h e r n e r v o u s l y , t o S t J o s e p h ’, s , n e a r M o u n t S t B e r n a r d ’, s A b b e y f o r t h e f i r s t s e s s i o n . T h e g r o u p o f p e o p l e w h o a r r i v e d f o r t h e f i r s t f e w t a s t e r s e s s i o n s h a d s e e n t h e a d ­, v e r t i s e m e n t i n “, T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s ”, a n d w e r e k e e n t o l e a r n a n d d i s c o v e r m o r e a b o u t t h e i r p r a y e r l i f e . F o r t h e f i r s t f e w m o n t h s w e w e r e g i v e n a n e x p e r i e n c e o f a v a r i e t y o f d i f f e r e n t s t y l e s o f p r a y e r s u c h a s “, W h e r e i s G o d i n m y l i f e ”, , “, D e e p e n i n g m y S p i r i t u a l i t y ”, a n d t h e u s e o f c o l o u r i n o u r p r a y e r . I n t h e m o r e f o c u s s e d s e s s i o n s w e c o v e r e d F r a n c i s c a n , I g n a t i o n , A u g u s t i n i a n a n d T h o m i s t i c , p r a y e r , i n a d d i t i o n t o L i s t e n i n g s k i l l s a n d T e m p e r a m e n t s i n P r a y e r . T h e w h o l e e x p e r i e n c e h a s b e e n f a n t a s t i c . I h a v e l e a r n t s o m u c h a b o u t d i f f e r e n t w a y s t o p r a y a n d d i f f e r e n t m o o d s o f p r a y e r b u t a l s o h o w t o l i s t e n a n d b e r e c e p t i v e o f t h e n e e d s o f o t h e r s i n t h e i r p r a y e r l i f e a n d h o w t o j o u r n e y w i t h t h e m . T h e s u p p o r t o f b o t h t h e S p i r i t u a l i t y N e t w o r k T e a m a n d t h e o t h e r m e m b e r s o f t h e g r o u p w h o w e r e l e a r n i n g , a s I w a s , h a s b e e n w o n d e r f u l . F a r f r o m f e e l i n g a s i f I w a s m i s s i n g o u t o n m y S a t u r d a y s , I h a v e l o o k e d f o r w a r d t o e a c h s e s s i o n w i t h a n t i c i p a t i o n . O u r C o m ­, m i s s i o n i n g d a y b e g a n w i t h a r e t r e a t l e d b y J u l i a P a l m e r f r o m t h e A d u l t F o r m a t i o n T e a m a n d t h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a c o m m i s ­, s i o n i n g M a s s w h i c h w a s a w o n d e r f u l e x p e ­, r i e n c e . W e a l l h a d o u r p a r t t o p l a y b o t h i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n a n d t h e C e l e b r a t i o n . F r J o h n G u e s t g a v e a v e r y i n s p i r i n g h o m i l y . O n e o f o u r g u e s t s c o m m e n t e d t h a t i t w a s a v e r y u p l i f t i n g e x p e r i e n c e a n d s h e h a d f e l t p r i v i l e g e d t o b e i n v i t e d t o i t . W e s h a r e w i t h y o u t h e b r i e f r e f l e c t i o n s o f t w o o f t h e n e w p r a y e r g u i d e s . “, P r a y i n g t h e E x a m e n e a c h d a y i s a c o n ­, s t a n t r e m i n d e r t h a t G o d i s i n a l l t h i n g s ”, –, A n g e l a F a i r b r o t h e r “, T h e c o u r s e t a u g h t m e s o m u c h i t ’, s h a r d t o k n o w w h e r e t o b e g i n …, . B u t i t ’, s n o t j u s t t h e k n o w l e d g e , i t ’, s t h e g r o w i n g a w a r e n e s s o f G o d ’, s u n s h a k e a b l e p a t i e n c e a n d l o v e t h a t I v a l u e m o s t f r o m t h e w h o l e e x p e r i ­, e n c e ”, ­, L i s M a r t i n T h e l a s t w o r d f r o m S r B e r n a d e t t e , o n b e ­, h a l f o f t h e D i o c e s a n S p i r i t u a l i t y N e t w o r k ! B e i n g i n a j o u r n e y c a n a t t i m e s b e v e r y s c a r y . I t i s a h u g e p r i v i l e g e t o b e p a r t o f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r j o u r n e y , w h i c h b e g a n i n S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 a n d y o u c o u l d s a y h a s c o m e t o a c l i m a x t o d a y . Y o u m a y r e m e m ­, b e r , w a y b a c k w h e n w e p a r t i c i p a t e d i n o u r D i o c e s a n A s s e m b l y a n d o n e o f t h e n a m e d a r e a s w a s S p i r i t u a l i t y . O n e m a y a s k , w h a t i s S p i r i t u a l i t y ? W e h a v e s p e n t t h e l a s t t e n m o n t h s p r a y i n g a b o u t t h i s t o p i c , a n d a c t ­, i n g o n o u r f i n d i n g s , a s a T e a m , b y o f f e r i n g D a y s o f P r a y e r . B e i n g m o r e f o c u s e d f o r t h e t r a i n i n g o f P r a y e r G u i d e s , w e d e c i d e d t o e n g a g e i n a p r o c e s s , r a t h e r t h a n a p r o g r a m m e . L i s t e n ­, i n g t o o u r p a r t i c i p a n t s w a s a w o n d e r f u l h e l p . B e i n g c u r r e n t l y i n v o l v e d w i t h t h e J e ­, s u i t P r o g r a m m e , E m m a u s , g a v e t h e c o n f i ­, d e n c e n e e d e d t o p r o c e e d , a s d i d o u r t r a i n i n g i n S p i r i t u a l D i r e c t i o n . W e w o r k e d t o g e t h e r t o c r e a t e a D i o c e s a n P r o g r a m m e a n d t a k e i t o n e s t e p f u r t h e r , i n t o a p r o c e s s . T o ­, d a y w a s a d a y o f r e t r e a t a n d c e l e b r a ­, t i o n . W e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o c o n g r a t u l a t e f i v e n e w D i o c e s a n P r a y e r G u i d e s . W h a t n e x t ? E n j o y t h e m o m e n t ! T h e n i n e a r l y S e p t e m b e r w e g a t h e r f o r o n ­, g o i n g f o r ­, m a t i o n , f o r s u p e r v i s i o n , f o r f o r w a r d p l a n ­, n i n g a n d p r e p a r a t i o n i n o r d e r t o o f f e r t h r e e d a y s o f P r a y e r A c c o m p a n i m e n t i n a D e r b y P a r i s h . W a t c h t h i s s p a c e ! W e a s k y o u f o r y o u r p r a y e r s a s w e p l a c e o u r t r u s t i n G o d ’, s p l a n f o r u s . T u c k s h o p d o n a t i o n s r a i s e f u n d s f o r N e p a l A p p e a l Y e a r 8 s t u d e n t s f r o m S t M a r y ’, s C o l l e g e , H u l l s p e n t t i m e r e f l e c t i n g o n t h e N e p a l e a r t h q u a k e s d u r i n g a r e c e n t r e s i d e n t i a l r e ­, t r e a t a t T h e B r i a r s , C r i c h . I n g r o u p s t h e s t u d e n t s c r e a t e d t e m p o r a r y s h e l t e r s f r o m w a s t e m a t e r i a l s , c o n s i d e r i n g w h a t i t w o u l d b e l i k e t o l o o s e y o u r h o m e , p o s s e s s i o n s a n d p e r h a p s y o u r l i v e l i h o o d i n a n i n s t a n t , a s w e l l a s p o t e n t a i l l y c o p i n g w i t h t h e d e a t h o f f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s . T h e y o u n g p e o p l e a l s o o f f e r e d p r a y e r s f o r a l l t h o s e a f f e c t e d b y t h e e a r t h q u a k e s a n d t h o s e t r y i n g t o s u p p o r t t h e m . T h e y d e c i d e d t o c o l l e c t d o n a t i o n s f o l l o w i n g t h e i r t u c k s h o p b r e a k a n d r a i s e d a n m o r e t h a n £, 2 0 0 f o r t h e C A F O D N e p a l E a r t h ­, q u a k e A p p e a l i n a b o u t 3 0 m i n u t e s . T h a n k y o u t o a l l t h o s e i n v o l v e d f o r a t r u l y a m a z ­, i n g e f f o r t !

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

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FT Travel Insurance Car Hire Authorised and regulated by the FCA I F Y O U W O U L D L I K E T O F I L L T H I S S P A C E C A L L A L I C E O N 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 2 5 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e p r i e s t l y o r d i n a t i o n o f F r W l o d z i m i e r z P a j a k S C h r A s p e c i a l M a s s w a s c e l e b r a t e d a t H o l y S o u l s i n S c u n t h o r p e o n F r i d a y 2 2 M a y t o m a r k t h e 2 5 t h a n ­, n i v e r s a r y o f t h e p r i e s t l y o r d i n a t i o n o f F a t h e r W l o d z ­, i m i e r z P a j a k S C h r . F a t h e r W l o d z i m i e r z m i n i s t e r s t o t h e P o l ­, i s h c o m m u n i t y o f S c u n t h o r p e , L i n ­, c o l n , G r i m s b y , a n d G o o l e , a n d w a s j o i n e d a t t h e a l t a r f o r h i s S i l v e r J u ­, b i l e e M a s s b y M g r T h o m a s M c G o v e r n ( D i o c e s a n A d m i n i s ­, t r a t o r ) , M g r S t e f a n W y l e z e k ( R e c t o r o f t h e P o l i s h C a t h o l i c M i s s i o n t o E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s ) , a n d p r i e s t f r i e n d s a n d c o l l e a g u e s f r o m t h e N o t t i n g h a m a n d L e e d s D i o c e s e s a n d h i s o w n r e l i g i o u s c o n g r e g a t i o n . A f t e r M a s s t h e c e l e ­, b r a t i o n c o n t i n u e d w i t h a r e c e p t i o n i n t h e p a r i s h h a l l o r ­, g a n i s e d b y m e m ­, b e r s o f t h e P o l i s h c o m m u n i t y i n S c u n ­, t h o r p e . ` L o r d , t e a c h u s t o p r a y M a n y o f u s f i n d i t h a r d t o p r a y . B u t t h e r e i s o n e t i m e ­, h o n o u r e d f o r m o f p r a y e r t h a t h a s w o r k e d f o r t h o u s a n d s o f b e l i e v e r s —, u s i n g t h e P s a l m s . J u s t p i c k o n e o f t h e P s a l m s , a n y o n e y o u l i k e , a n d r e a d i t s l o w l y , o r e v e n s i n g i t . T r y t o r e f l e c t o n t h e w o r d s , m a y b e j u s t o n e p h r a s e . H o w d o e s i t r e l a t e t o y o u r p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n ? H o w d o y o u f e e l a b o u t w h a t i s e x p r e s s e d ? I n o u r l i v e s w e c a n f e e l h a p p y o n e d a y a n d t h e n w o r r i e d o r s a d t h e n e x t d a y . O u r m o o d s c a n c h a n g e , d e p e n d i n g o n a l l s o r t s o f c i r c u m s t a n c e s . S t I g n a t i u s L o y o l a s p e a k s o f t i m e s o f c o n s o l a t i o n ( h a p p i n e s s ) a n d t i m e s o f d e s o l a t i o n ( d i f f i c u l t y ) . D u r i n g t h e g o o d t i m e s , w e c a n s a y p r a y e r s o f t h a n k s g i v i n g , a n d i n t h e d i f f i c u l t t i m e s w e c a n u t t e r p r a y e r s o f l a m e n t a n d p e t i t i o n . A n d f o r t h e s e u p s a n d d o w n s , t h e r e a r e P s a l m s t h a t c a n s u i t e a c h m o o d . T h e P s a l m s c a n e x p r e s s a g r e a t m a n y o f o u r f e e l i n g s t o w a r d s G o d . W h e n w e w i s h t o e x p r e s s o u r l o n g i n g f o r h i m , w e c a n s a y : “, L i k e t h e d e e r t h a t y e a r n s f o r r u n n i n g s t r e a m s , s o m y s o u l i s y e a r n i n g f o r y o u , m y G o d . ”, W h e n G o d h a s h e l p e d u s o u t o f t r o u ­, b l e , w e m a y s a y : “, I w i l l p r a i s e y o u , L o r d —, y o u h a v e r e s c u e d m e . ”, I f w e a r e a w a r e t h a t w e h a v e s i n n e d , w e c a n p r a y t h e g r e a t p e n ­, i t e n t i a l p s a l m : “, H a v e m e r c y o n m e , G o d , i n y o u r k i n d n e s s . I n y o u r c o m p a s s i o n , b l o t o u t m y o f f e n c e . ”, W h e n w e f e e l s o t r o u b l e d t h a t G o d s e e m s f a r f r o m u s a n d w e c a n h a r d l y p r a y , w e c a n r e p e a t t h e p r a y e r u t t e r e d b y J e s u s o n t h e c r o s s : “, M y G o d , m y G o d , w h y h a v e y o u f o r s a k e n m e ? ”, W h e n w e r e f l e c t o n G o d ’, s p a s t k i n d n e s s t o u s a n d l o o k w i t h h o p e t o t h e f u t u r e , w e c a n p r a y o n e o f t h e b e s t l o v e d P s a l m s : “, T h e L o r d i s m y s h e p h e r d —, t h e r e i s n o t h i n g I s h a l l w a n t . ”, A t B e n e d i c t i o n , w h e n w e a d o r e C h r i s t ’, s p r e s e n c e i n t h e h o l y s a c r a m e n t , w e c a n s i n g : “, O p r a i s e t h e L o r d , a l l y o u n a t i o n s . A c c l a i m h i m , a l l y o u p e o p l e s . S t r o n g i s h i s l o v e f o r u s . H e i s f a i t h f u l f o r e v e r . ”, F i n a l l y , i f w e a r e m o u r n i n g t h e l o s s o f s o m e o n e w h o h a s d i e d , w e c a n p r a y : “, O u t o f t h e d e p t h s I c r y t o y o u , O L o r d . L o r d , h e a r m y v o i c e . ”, T h e P s a l m s g i v e u s w o r d s t o e x p r e s s o u r f e e l i n g s b e f o r e G o d , o n s o m a n y d i f f e r e n t o c c a s i o n s , a n d f o r s o m a n y d i f f e r e n t m o o d s . W e f i n d o u r s e l v e s u s i n g e x p r e s s i o n s t h a t h a v e h e l p e d c o u n t l e s s o t h e r s t o p r a y i n e a r l i e r g e n e r a t i o n s . W e c o u l d s a y t h a t t h e P s a l m s s e r v e a s w o r k h o r s e s f o r o u r p r a y e r s . A t M a s s , a f t e r l i s t e n i n g t o G o d ’, s w o r d i n t h e s c r i p t u r e s , w e r e s p o n d w i t h G o d ­, g i v e n w o r d s f r o m t h e P s a l m s . I n f a c t , t h e P s a l m s n u r t u r e o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h G o d , g i v i n g v o i c e t o o u r l o v e a n d o u r h o p e s , o u r s o r r o w a n d o u r n e e d s . I t c a n b e g o o d t o t a k e a f a v o u r i t e P s a l m a n d p r a y i t e v e r y d a y . B y c o n s t a n t r e p e t i ­, t i o n w e c a n g r a d u a l l y l e a r n t h e w o r d s , s o t h a t w e c a n s a y t h e m w i t h o u t a b o o k , w h e t h e r w e a r e w a l k i n g o r d r i v i n g , w o r k ­, i n g o r r e l a x i n g . T h e r h y t h m o f t h e P s a l m s c a n h e l p t o f o c u s o u r m i n d s a n d h e a r t s o n G o d , w h i l e a t t h e s a m e t i m e r e f l e c t i n g o u r c h a n g i n g m o o d s . T h a t i s w h y t h e y h a v e b e e n p r a y e d e a c h d a y b y m o n k s a n d n u n s e v e r y w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d a n d t h r o u g h t h e c h u r c h ’, s h i s t o r y . S t A m b r o s e o f M i l a n e x p r e s s e d w e l l t h e v a l u e o f t h e P s a l m s : “, A P s a l m c a l m s a n g e r , t a k e s a w a y o u r c a r e s , a n d c o m f o r t s o u r s a d n e s s . I t p r o t e c t s u s f r o m t h e n i g h t a n d i n s t r u c t s u s f o r t h e d a y . I t i s a s h i e l d f o r t h e f e a r f u l , a f e a s t f o r t h e d e v o u t , a r a y o f t r a n q u i l l i t y , a n d a g u a r a n t e e o f p e a c e a n d h a r m o n y . L i k e a s t r i n g e d i n s t r u m e n t i t c o m b i n e s d i v e r s e a n d u n e q u a l v o i c e s i n a s i n g l e m e l o d y . T h e P s a l m i s s o u n d e d a t d a w n , a n d a t s u n s e t i t i s s t i l l r e v e r b e r a t ­, i n g . ”, H e n c e S t A m b r o s e a s k s : “, I s t h e r e a n y t h i n g b e t t e r t h a n a P s a l m ? D a v i d r i g h t l y s a y s : ‘, P r a i s e t h e L o r d , f o r h e i s g o o d . S i n g t o o u r G o d , f o r h e i s l o v i n g . T o h i m o u r p r a i s e i s d u e . ’, T h e P s a l m o f p r a i s e i s a b l e s s i n g p r o ­, n o u n c e d b y t h e p e o p l e , p r a i s e t o G o d b y t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , a c c l a m a t i o n b y a l l , a w o r d s p o k e n b y t h e u n i v e r s e , t h e v o i c e o f t h e c h u r c h , a m e l o d i o u s p r o f e s s i o n o f f a i t h , t h e e x h i l a r a t i o n o f f r e e d o m , a n d a n e x c l a m a ­, t i o n o f j o y . F a t h e r J e r e m y C o r l e y W o r d i n s e a s o n C A L L I N G A L L H E A D T E A C H E R S I f y o u a r e p l a n n i n g a n o p e n d a y i n t h e A u t u m n T e r m o r h a v e a n y s t a f f v a c a n c i e s p l e a s e r e m e m b e r t o a d v e r t i s e t h e s e i n t h e p a p e r . A d v e r t r a t e s a r e v e r y r e a s o n a b l e a n d a l l t h a t i s n e e d e d t o b o o k i s a n e m a i l t o a l i c e j at c a t h c o m . o r g o r a p h o n e c a l l t o 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 A s t h e p a p e r i s r e l i a n t o n a d v e r t i s i n g t o f u n d t h i s f r e e p u b l i c a t i o n a n d o n l y e v e r p r o m o t e s a d v e r t s f r o m C a t h o l i c S c h o o l s , i t d o e s h e a v i l y r e l y o n s u p p o r t f r o m s c h o o l s i n t h e d i o c e s e . P u r c h a s i n g a s u p p o r t a d v e r t f o r £, 3 5 i n t h e ‘, C e l e b r a t i n g o u r S c h o o l s ’, S e c t i o n i s a l s o a g r e a t w a y o f s u p p o r t i n g t h e p a p e r . P l e a s e d o c o n t a c t A l i c e i f y o u r e q u i r e m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n . Tr y o u t t h e n e x t 1 2 weekly issues of the features­,packed Catholic Herald magazine and save 50%. 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P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u l y 2 0 1 5 T h e L i t t l e O r a t o r y , A B e g i n n e r ’, s G u i d e t o P r a y i n g i n t h e H o m e B y D a v i d C l a y t o n a n d L e i l a M a r i e L a w l e r S o p h i a I n s t i t u t e P r e s s T h i s b o o k a d d r e s s e s t h e q u e s t i o n : h o w d o w e l i v e o u r F a i t h o u t s i d e M a s s o n S u n d a y ? I t i s a q u e s t i o n e v e r y C a t h o l i c p a r e n t m u s t r e f l e c t o n , t h e a u t h o r s , b o t h f i r e d w i t h a s e n s e o f w h a t C a t h o l i c c u l t u r e i s a b o u t , p r o v i d e a n a n s w e r . T h e y e m p h a s i s e t h a t t h e y a r e o n l y m a k i n g s u g g e s t i o n s t o h e l p o t h e r f a m i l i e s s t a r t t o p r a y t o g e t h e r , s o m e ­, t h i n g s u r p r i s i n g l y h a r d t o e s t a b l i s h i n t h e h u r l y ­, b u r l y o f h o m e l i f e . I n t e r e s t i n g l y , b o t h a u t h o r s a r e c o n v e r t s , t h u s t h e y c o m e t o f a i t h a n d h o w t o i n c a r n a t e i t a t h o m e w i t h f r e s h , i n v i g o r a t i n g i d e a s . T h e y s a y h a l f ­, h u m o r o u s l y : “, H o w d o e s o n e m a n a g e t o f i t i n d a i l y M a s s , t h e D i v i n e O f f i c e , t h e R o s a r y , t h e D i v i n e M e r c y c h a p l e t , t h e J e s u s P r a y e r , d e v o t i o n t o t h e S a c r e d H e a r t a n d e v e r y t h i n g e l s e –, o n t o p o f a f a m i l y l i f e ? ”, T h e a n s w e r i s , w i t h i n t h e C h u r c h ’, s l i t u r g y a n d m u c h ­, l o v e d d e v o t i o n s , y o u p r i o r i t i z e . T h e i r o w n p r e f e r e n c e i s i n c o r p o r a t i n g t h e L i t u r g y o f t h e H o u r s i n t o t h e p r a y e r s o f t h e l i t t l e o r a t o r y a s , a f t e r t h e M a s s , i t i s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t f o r m o f t h e C h u r c h ’, s w o r ­, s h i p . B u t t h e y a r e a l s o a t p a i n s t o s a y t h a t e a c h f a m i l y m u s t f i n d t h e r i g h t f o r m o f f a m i l y p r a y e r l i f e a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e m . W h a t m a t t e r s i s t o c r e a t e a “, s a c r e d s p a c e ”, a t h o m e t h a t i s c e n t r a l t o f a m i l y l i f e y e t a l s o u p l i f t i n g , s o t h a t t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l b e ­, c o m e s p a r t o f t h e n a t u r a l a c t i v i t y o f t h e “, d o m e s t i c c h u r c h ”, . D a v i d C l a y t o n i s a l s o a p a i n t e r . S e v e r a l w e l l ­, k n o w n i c o n p i c t u r e s a r e i n c l u d e d a t t h e e n d o f t h e b o o k f o r f r a m i n g i n a l i t t l e o r a t o r y . T h e p o i n t o f a n o r a t o r y i s h a r ­, m o n y : h o l y o b j e c t s t h a t h a v e a p e r s o n a l a n d s a c r e d r e s o n a n c e , a l o n g w i t h c a n d l e s a n d f l o w e r s o n a t a b l e o r s h e l f , t h a t a r e k e p t l o v e d a n d c a r e d f o r , r a t h e r t h a n a c l u t t e r o f h o l y p i c t u r e s i n a n e g l e c t e d c o r ­, n e r . H a r m o n y m a t t e r s b e c a u s e i d e a l l y a n o r a t o r y s h o u l d r a d i a t e i t s a u r a t h r o u g h o u t t h e h o m e . I t s h o u l d a l s o b e b e a u t i f u l . T h e a u t h o r s b e l i e v e “, w e s h o u l d a v o i d t h e u g l y , t h e s u p e r f i c i a l , t h e s e n t i m e n t a l a n d t h e d o w n r i g h t k i t s c h y . ”, H a v i n g g r o w n u p w i t h s i c k l y r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s o f t h e S a c r e d H e a r t I k n o w w h a t t h e y m e a n –, b u t I a l s o k n o w a n o l d I r i s h C a t h o l i c l a d y w h o s e h o m e i s f u l l o f h i g h l y s e n t i m e n t a l i s e d r e l i g i o u s a r t , b r o u g h t b a c k f r o m p i l g r i m a g e s t o w h i c h s h e i s d e v o t e d , s o I t h i n k w e m u s t a l s o r e c o g n i s e t h a t g o o d t a s t e a n d b a d t a s t e a r e l e s s i m p o r t a n t t h a n t h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t i n t h e h o m e . T h e a u t h o r s p o i n t t o t h e i m p o r t a n t r o l e o f f a t h e r s i n l e a d i n g p r a y e r s a t h o m e : “, T h e p r e s e n t c r i s i s o f f a t h e r h o o d w i l l b e r e s o l v e d o n l y i n f a m i l i e s , w h e r e t h e f a t h e r i s a l ­, l o w e d t o r e g a i n h i s p o s i t i o n o f s e r v a n t l e a d e r . ”, T h e y a l s o g i v e s e n s i b l e a d v i c e o n t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s o f p r a y i n g a s a f a m i l y –, u n ­, r u l y c h i l d r e n a n d a c h a o t i c h o u s e , f o r e x ­, a m p l e . T h e y c o n c l u d e , “, T h e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s t o p r a y , n o t t o “, s a y p r a y e r s . ”, T h i s i s a b o o k t o p o n d e r , o n a c r u c i a l s u b j e c t t o o o f t e n n e g l e c t e d . F r a n c i s P h i l l i p s B o o k R e v i e w s ", T h e G r e a t R e f o r m e r : F r a n c i s a n d t h e m a k i n g o f a r a d i c a l P o p e ", b y A u s t e n I v e r e i g h , p u b l i s h e r : A l l e n &, U n w i n , 2 1 0 5 A r e c e n t p r o f i l e o f P o p e F r a n c i s i n D e r S p i e g e l * r e p o r t s a V a t i c a n w h i s p e r i n g c a m ­, p a i g n a g a i n s t t h e A r g e n t i n e p o n t i f f . W h e n F r a n c i s h i g h l i g h t e d t h e p o m p a n d o s t e n t a ­, t i o n o f t h e c l e r g y , i t w a s ", a n u n s p o k e n d e c ­, l a r a t i o n o f w a r , e s p e c i a l l y a g a i n s t t h e V a t i c a n C u r i a . ", B y c h a l l e n g i n g c o r r u p t i o n i n t h e V a t i c a n b a n k , a n d e x ­, c o m m u n i c a t ­, i n g M a f i a b o s s e s , F r a n c i s a l s o c o n f r o n t e d R o m e ` s u n s a v o u r y v e s t e d i n t e r e s t s , t h e a r ­, t i c l e s u g g e s t s . T h o s e p l o t t i n g a g a i n s t F r a n ­, c i s a c c u s e h i m o f c a r i n g l i t t l e f o r t r a d i t i o n o r t h e o l o g y , w o n d e r i n g i f h i s ", c o n f u s i o n ", w i l l a b a t e b y t h e S y n o d o f B i s h o p s i n O c t o ­, b e r . T h i s w h i s p e r i n g c a m p a i g n m a k e s A u s t e n I v e r e i g h ` s b i o g r a p h y o f J o r g e B e r g o g l i o a l l t h e m o r e t i m e l y . T h e s t o r y o f B e r g o g l i o , a s I v e r e i g h t e l l s i t , i s a l s o t h e s t o r y o f A r g e n t i n a . T h e r e a d e r m u s t t h e r e f o r e b e p r e p a r e d f o r h i s r e n d e r ­, i n g o f t h e j u n t a ` s d i r t y w a r i n t h e 1 9 7 0 s a n d 1 9 8 0 s , l i b e r a t i o n t h e o l o g y , a n d t h e r e ­, s u l t i n g s p l i t s w i t h i n t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . T o t h i s d a y B e r g o g l i o i s a d i v i s i v e f i g u r e b e ­, c a u s e o f w h a t h e d i d , o r d i d n o t d o d u r i n g t h e d i r t y w a r . T h e r e i s a l s o m u c h a b o u t P e r o n i s m , a p o ­, l i t i c a l l a b e l t h a t d e f i e s A n g l o S a x o n u n d e r ­, s t a n d i n g o f l e f t a n d r i g h t . H e n c e i t i s t o o s i m p l e t o l a b e l P o p e F r a n c i s a s a l i b e r a l o r a c o n s e r v a t i v e , w h e n h e s h o u l d b e v i e w e d i n t h e A r g e n t i n e c o n t e x t . S o m e c o m m e n t a t o r s s u g g e s t t h e t r a n s f o r ­, m a t i o n o f t h e a u t h o r i t a r i a n B e r g o g l i o t o t h e F r a n c i s w h o s a v a g e s e x p l o i t a t i v e c a p i ­, t a l i s m i s d u e t o a l i f e ­, c h a n g i n g r e a s s e s s ­, m e n t o f h i s r o l e d u r i n g t h e d i r t y w a r . B u t I v e r e i g h c a r e f u l l y d e s c r i b e s a m o r e c o m ­, p l e x j o u r n e y , w h e r e p r o f o u n d c o m p a s s i o n h a s c o ­, e x i s t e d w i t h a r e j e c t i o n o f p o l i t i c a l e x t r e m e s . B e r g o g l i o w a s a l w a y s m o r e c o m ­, f o r t a b l e a m o n g t h e p o o r t h a n t h e C h u r c h ` s i d e o l o g u e s a n d i n t e l l e c t u a l s . H e a l s o p r e ­, f e r r e d a t t e n d i n g f i e s t a s i n t h e s l u m s r a t h e r t h a n c o c k t a i l p a r t i e s b e c a u s e ", t h e p o o r c e l ­, e b r a t e C h r i s t , n o t t h e m s e l v e s . ", I v e r e i g h c o n v e y s a w o n d e r f u l s e n s e o f t h e k e e n , e a r n e s t , b r i g h t y o u n g B e r g o g l i o , a n d t h e l o w e r m i d d l e c l a s s B u e n o s A i r e s i n w h i c h h e g r e w u p . H e h a s s u r p r i s e d p e o p l e a l l h i s l i f e w i t h h i s f r u g a l i t y , s h u n n i n g t h e t r a p p i n g s o f o f f i c e , u s i n g p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a ­, t i o n , m a k i n g h i s o w n p h o n e c a l l s , a n d c o o k ­, i n g a n d c l e a n i n g f o r h i m s e l f a n d c o l l e a g u e s w h o a r e u n w e l l . D u r i n g t h e d i r t y w a r B e r g o g l i o ` s s u p e r i o r s i n s t r u c t e d h i m t o b o t h p r o t e c t J e s u i t s a n d a s s i s t t h e v i c t i m s o f t h e r e p r e s s i o n , w h i c h h e d i d , a t g r e a t r i s k t o h i m s e l f . ", W h a t h e d i d n o t d o w a s s p e a k o u t p u b l i c l y a g a i n s t t h e r e g i m e , b u t h e c o u l d h a r d l y h a v e d o n e s o w i t h o u t s a c r i f i c i n g h i s o b j e c t i v e s , f o r n o o b v i o u s g a i n , ", w r i t e s I v e r e i g h . B e r g o g l i o f e l t s o c i a l a c t i v i s m w a s d a n g e r ­, o u s a t a t i m e w h e n t h e m i l i t a r y g o v e r n ­, m e n t b r a n d e d a s M a r x i s t a n y p r i e s t l y a c t i v i t y i n t h e s l u m s . T h e r e i s p e r s i s t i n g c o n t r o v e r s y a b o u t t w o p o p u l a r J e s u i t p r i e s t s w h o m B e r g o g l i o d i s m i s s e d , e x p o s ­, i n g t h e m a s f a i r g a m e f o r a r r e s t a n d t o r ­, t u r e , w h i c h d u l y h a p p e n e d . H e w a s n o t p o p u l a r w i t h h i s f e l l o w J e s u i t s , b e i n g s o o u t o f s t e p h e w a s s e n t t o G e r ­, m a n y t o s t u d y . H i s a u t h o r i t a r i a n r e p u t a ­, t i o n p e r s i s t e d w h e n h e r e t u r n e d t o A r g e n t i n a , a n d h e l a t e r a d m i t t e d h e h a d n o t f i t t e d i n . H o w e v e r , w h e n h e b e c a m e a r c h b i s h o p o f B u e n o s A i r e s h e i m m e r s e d h i m s e l f i n t h e p o o r d i s t r i c t s , l i v i n g a l i f e o f e x t r e m e s i m p l i c i t y w h i c h h e c o n t i n u e s t o d a y . H e w a s a l s o f o r t h r i g h t i n o f f e n d i n g t h e p o l i t i c a l e l i t e b y c o n d e m n i n g w h i t e c o l ­, l a r c r i m i n a l s w h o d o n a t e t o t h e i r p a r t i e s , w h i l e f a c i l i t a t i n g i l l e g a l d r u g s , h u m a n t r a f ­, f i c k i n g a n d g a m b l i n g t h a t d e c i m a t e t h e s l u m s . I v e r e i g h w a r n s t h e r e a d e r n o t t o a s s u m e P o p e F r a n c i s ` s v i e w s o n c a p i t a l i s m ­, ", N o o n e c a n a c c e p t t h e p r e c e p t s o f n e o ­, l i b e r a l ­, i s m a n d c o n s i d e r t h e m s e l v e s a C h r i s t i a n ", ­, m e a n h e i s o n t h e l e f t . ", F r a n c i s ` s r a d i c a l ­, i s m i s n o t t o b e c o n f u s e d w i t h a p r o g r e s s i v e d o c t r i n e o r i d e o l o g y . I t i s r a d i c a l b e c a u s e i t i s m i s s i o n a r y a n d m y s t i c a l . ", B y m y s t i c a l h e m e a n s F r a n c i s ` s r e s p e c t f o r l o c a l r e l i g i o u s c u s t o m s a n d r i t u a l s , s u c h a s p i l g r i m a g e s t o s h r i n e s , a s k i n g s a i n t s t o i n ­, t e r c e d e , a n d r e v e r e n t l y t o u c h i n g s t a t u e s , a l l o f w h i c h a r e p o p u l a r i n L a t i n A m e r i c a . T h r o u g h o u t h i s c a r e e r t h e r e h a s b e e n w h a t I v e r e i g h d e s c r i b e s a s ", a w h i f f o f a n t i ­, i n t e l ­, l e c t u a l i s m . ", H e n c e B e r g o g o l i o a d v i s e d c o l ­, l e a g u e s t o s p e n d l e s s t i m e p o l i s h i n g t h e i r t h e o l o g y a n d m o r e t i m e l e a r n i n g f r o m t h e p e o p l e . H i s r e g a r d f o r L a t i n A m e r i c a n t r a ­, d i t i o n w a s i m p l i c i t c r i t i c i s m o f J o h n P a u l I I ` s c e n t r a l i s a t i o n o f t h e C h u r c h . A r c h b i s h o p B e r g o g l i o r i s k e d t h e c o n t e m p t o f b i s h o p s b y a t t a c k i n g t h e ", l i t u r g i c a l b a c k ­, w o o d s m e n ", w h o t u r n e d t h e C h u r c h i n t o a ", m u s e u m p i e c e , ", t h e p r o p e r t y o f a s e l e c t f e w . H e s p o k e o f s e l f ­, a p p o i n t e d g u a r d i a n s o f o r t h o d o x y ", w h o s p e n d t h e i r t i m e i n s p e c t ­, i n g a n d v e r i f y i n g r a t h e r t h a n e v a n g e l i z ­, i n g . ", H e a s s o c i a t e d R o m e w i t h ", l u x u r y , o s t e n t a t i o n , h y p o c r i s y a n d b u r e a u c r a c y , ", c o m m e n t s I v e r e i g h . A s a r c h b i s h o p h e h a d t h e C h u r c h ` s f i ­, n a n c e s a u d i t e d . H e i s s i m i l a r l y t r y i n g t o e x p u n g e t h e V a t i c a n o f c o r r u p t i o n , w h i c h h e r e g a r d s a s a n u n f o r g i v a b l e s i n ", b e c a u s e i n a c o r r u p t s o u l t h e r e w a s n o d e s i r e f o r f o r g i v e n e s s . ", I v e r e i g h m a i n t a i n s F r a n c i s h a s q u i c k l y r e ­, s t o r e d t h e C h u r c h a s a n a d m i r a b l e p r e s ­, e n c e . ", C a t h o l i c s n o l o n g e r h a d t o h u n k e r d o w n d e f e n s i v e l y , ", h e w r i t e s , l o o k i n g f o r ­, w a r d t o a n e w u n i t y a m o n g t h e w o r l d ` s 1 . 2 b i l l i o n f a i t h f u l . O r i n F r a n c i s ` s w o r d s , t h e C h u r c h i s a t e n d e r m o t h e r r a t h e r t h a n a h a r s h j u d g e .

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O n M a y 2 0 t h G r a c e D i e u r e t a i n e d t h e p r e s ­, t i g i o u s U p p i n g h a m P l a t e . E i g h t t e a m s , f r o m a s f a r a p a r t a s K e n t a n d Y o r k s h i r e , t o o k p a r t i n a c l o s e l y f o u g h t t o u r n a m e n t . T h e G r a c e D i e u b o y s , c a p ­, t a i n e d b y J a c o b S t o r e y , p l a y e d s u p e r b l y w e l l . T h e y s u c c e s s f u l l y b e a t W i t h a m H a l l S c h o o l f r o m L i n c o l n s h i r e i n t h e S e m i ­, f i n a l a n d T h e P e r s e S c h o o l f r o m C a m b r i d g e i n t h e f i n a l o f t h e P l a t e C o m p e t i t i o n . I n a n e x c i t i n g f i n a l G r a c e D i e u b o w l e d a n d f i e l d e d s u p e r b l y t o r e s t r i c t T h e P e r s e S c h o o l t o 3 5 a l l o u t , a t o t a l G r a c e D i e u s u r ­, p a s s e d i n j u s t 5 o v e r s . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o M a t t h e w L o f o r b e i n g t h e o v e r a l l h i g h e s t w i c k e t t a k e r i n t h e t o u r n a m e n t . W e l l p l a y e d ! T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u l y 2 0 1 5 P a g e 1 1 G R A C E D I E U V I C T O R I O U S A T U P P I N G H A M U N D E R 1 1 C R I C K E T T O U R N A M E N T

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P a g e 1 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u l y 2 0 1 5 W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R C h e s t e r f i e l d R o a d , M a t l o c k D E 4 3 F T H e a d t e a c h e r P a u l S c u l l y T e l e p h o n e 0 1 6 2 9 5 8 3 6 1 6 S t M a r y ’, s C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y H a s t i n g s S t r e e t , L o u g h b o r o u g h L E 1 1 5 A X H e a d t e a c h e r M r s A J o n e s T e l e p h o n e 0 1 5 0 9 2 1 2 6 2 1 S t J o s e p h ` s C a t h o l i c P r i m a r y S c h o o l I f y o u r s c h o o l w o u l d l i k e t o p u r c h a s e a s u p p o r t a d v e r t i n t h e p a p e r p l e a s e c o n t a c t A l i c e o n 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 o r e m a i l a l i c e j at c a t h c o m . o r g A 5 c m x 6 . 2 c m a d v e r t i n t h i s s e c t i o n i s o n l y £, 3 5 . Y e a r 7 , b u i l d a T r a c t o r …, o u t o f C a r d b o a r d T h i s y e a r i n A r t , a l l Y e a r 7 s t u d e n t s a t R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e , L e i c e s t e r s h i r e , w e r e g i v e n t h e t a s k o f r e c r e a t i n g a l i f e ­, s i z e d r e p l i c a o f o n e o f t h e s c h o o l ` s t r a c t o r s , o u t o f c a r d b o a r d . I n s p i r e d b y a r t i s t C h r i s G i l m o u r , w h o m a k e s l i f e ­, s i z e d c a r d b o a r d r e p l i c a s o f a l l s o r t s o f e v e r y d a y i t e m s , t h e s t u d e n t s s p e n t t i m e d r a w i n g f r o m , m e a s ­, u r i n g a n d t a k i n g p i c t u r e s o f o u r o l d M a s s e y F e r g u s o n 2 3 0 . T h i s w a s a n i n ­, c r e d i b l y a m b i t i o u s p r o j e c t , a n d i t a l l h a d t o b e c o m p l e t e d t o a d e a d l i n e f o r t h e f i n ­, i s h e d p i e c e t o f e a t u r e i n a n e x h i b i t i o n ! M r D o m i n i c B e r r y , H e a d o f A r t a n d D e ­, s i g n s a i d , “, F r o m t h i s p r o j e c t , t h e s t u d e n t s h a v e l e a r n e d a b o u t w o r k i n g a s a l a r g e t e a m , t h a t t h e y c a n s t r i v e f o r a n a m b i ­, t i o u s g o a l , t h a t t h e y c a n a c h i e v e w h a t o t h e r s p e r c e i v e a s i m p o s s i b l e . W h a t b e t ­, t e r w a y t o e d u c a t e t h e m ! ”, £, 3 8 £, 7 5 W h i l s t M a y 7 t h w a s t h e d a y w h e n t h e U K w e n t t o t h e p o l l s h e r e i n L o u g h b o r o u g h t h e r e w a s a n o t h e r h o t l y c o n t e s t e d c o m p e t i t i o n p i t ­, t i n g o n e E u r o p e a n c o u n t r y a g a i n s t a n o t h e r . A t 7 p m t h e c u r t a i n r o s e o n t h e f i r s t E u r o v i s i o n D a n c e C o n t e s t a t O u r L a d y ’, s C o n v e n t S c h o o l . S t u d e n t s f r o m N u r s e r y u p t o Y e a r 1 1 r e p ­, r e s e n t e d E u r o p e a n c o u n ­, t r i e s a s t h e y b a t t l e d i t o u t i n f r o n t o f 1 1 j u d g e s a n d a n a u d i e n c e o f n e a r l y 3 0 0 t o w i n t h e c o v e t e d f i r s t p l a c e i n t h e i n a u g u r a l O L C S E u ­, r o v i s i o n D a n c e C o n t e s t . O u r L a d y ’, s C o n v e n t S c h o o l h a s a r e c e n t h i s t o r y o f l i n k s w i t h t h e E u r o v i s i o n S o n g C o n t e s t , i n 2 0 1 2 t h e w h o l e S c h o o l w a s b e h i n d a m e m ­, b e r o f s t a f f ’, s f a m o u s u n c l e –, E n g e l b e r t H u m p e r d i n c k a n d l a s t y e a r ’, s U K e n t r y , M o l l y S m i t t e n ­, D o w n e s w a s a p a s t p u p i l . T h i s y e a r , H e a d o f P E , M r s C l a i r K n o w l a n d i n s t a t e d t h e E u r o v i s i o n D a n c e C o n t e s t a n d t h r o u g h h e r o w n l i n k s w i t h t h e O G A E ( O r g a n i s a t i o n G é, n é, r a l e d e s A m a t e u r s d e l ` E u r o v i s i o n ) s e c u r e d t h e s u p p o r t o f O G A E P r e s i d e n t o f t h e E u r o v i ­, s i o n U K , M r P a u l M a r k s ­, J o n e s . M r M a r k s ­, J o n e s , w i t h 1 0 o t h e r j u d g e s , h a d t h e u n e n v i a b l e t a s k o f r a n k i n g t h e a c t s a n d e v e n t u a l l y d e c i d i n g o n a n o v e r a l l w i n n e r . T h e s t u d e n t s h a d t r a i n e d f o r t h i s e v e n t s i n c e S e p t e m b e r a n d h a d e m b r a c e d t h e c o n c e p t w h o l e h e a r t e d l y . A u d i e n c e m e m ­, b e r s w a v e d f l a g s t o s u p p o r t t h e i r c h o s e n c o u n t r y a n d b y t h e e n d o f t h e e v e n i n g t h e a t m o s p h e r e w a s t e n s e , a s i n t r u e E u r o v i ­, s i o n s t y l e , t h e p o i n t s w e r e a c c u m u l a t e d a n d t h e l e a d e r s f l u c t u a t e d b e t w e e n s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s . I n t h e e n d t h e w i n n i n g e n t r y w a s F r a n c e w i t h t h e Y e a r 1 0 a n d 1 1 s t u d e n t s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e f i l m B u r l e s q u e . S p e a k i n g b e f o r e o n e o f t h e m a n y r e ­, h e a r s a l s M r s K n o w l a n d s a i d , “, I p e r s o n a l l y l o v e t h e E u r o v i s i o n c o n t e s t a n d h a v e a t ­, t e n d e d t h e e v e n t s e v e r a l t i m e s , t h e a t m o s ­, p h e r e i s e l e c t r i c a n d t h e s u p p o r t e r s p a s s i o n a t e . W h e n I p r o p o s e d t o t h e s t u ­, d e n t s a t t h e s t a r t o f t h e y e a r , m y p l a n s t o h o s t t h i s e v e n t t h e y w e r e v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c a n d I h a v e b e e n d e l i g h t e d w i t h h o w h a r d t h e y h a v e w o r k e d a n d h o w p r o f e s s i o n a l t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e s a r e . T h e j u d g e s h a d a v e r y t o u g h j o b d e c i d i n g o n a w i n n e r . ”, E u r o v i s i o n F e v e r a t O u r L a d y ’, s C o n v e n t S c h o o l The Trinity Catholic School Beechdale Road, Aspley, Notts NG8 3EZ Headteacher Mr M McKeever Telephone 0115 929 6251 Saint Charles Catholic Primary School Bosworth Road, Measham, Leicester DE12 7LQ Headteacher Mrs Smith Telephone 01530 270572 St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Alvaston Street, Alvaston, Derby DE24 0PA Headteacher Dr E Field Telephone 01332 572154

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