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

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A n u m b e r o f c l e r g y a n d l a y p e o p l e m e t u p a t t h e T r i n i t y C e n t r e i n N e w a r k o n S e p ­, t e m b e r 2 6 t h f o r a S t u d y D a y l o o k i n g a t t h e c o n t i n u i n g i m p a c t o f t h e n e w M a s s T r a n s ­, l a t i o n . T h e D a y w a s j o i n t l y h o s t e d b y t h e L i t u r g y C o m m i s s i o n a n d t h e O G F ( O f f i c e f o r O n g o i n g F o r m a t i o n f o r C l e r g y ) f o r t h e D i o c e s e , a n d w a s l e d b y F r J a m e s S w e e n e y , A s s o c i a t e V i c e ­, P r i n c i p a l o f H e y t h r o p C o l ­, l e g e . T h e S t u d y d a y w a s t i t l e d ", P r a y i n g t h e E u ­, c h a r i s t T o g e t h e r ", , a n d t o o k a s i t s t h e m e t h e q u e s t i o n a s t o w h a t d e g r e e t h e n e w T r a n s l a t i o n w a s h e l p i n g u s b o t h t o c e l e ­, b r a t e , a n d t o p r a y . T h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r d r e w P r i e s t s a n d p e o p l e f r o m t h e f o u r c o r ­, n e r s o f t h e D i o c e s e , a n d t h e y p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a S t u d y D a y w h i c h w a s b o t h i n t e r e s t i n g a n d i n t e r a c t i v e , w i t h m u c h l i v e l y a n d c o n ­, s t r u c t i v e d i s c u s s i o n f a c i l i t a t e d b y F r S w e e n e y . I n w e l c o m i n g F r S w e e n e y t o t h e D i o c e s e , F r P a u l C h i p c h a s e o f t h e L i t u r g y C o m m i s ­, s i o n e x p l a i n e d t h a t h e h a d f i r s t c o m e a c r o s s h i m t h r o u g h a n a r t i c l e h e h a d p u b ­, l i s h e d i n t h e P a s t o r a l R e v i e w , e x p l o r i n g h o w h i s o w n P a s s i o n i s t C o m m u n i t y h a d e n g a g e d w i t h t h e n e w T r a n s l a t i o n s i n c e i t s i n t r o d u c t i o n . T h i s a r t i c l e c o n s i d e r e d a n u m b e r o f v i e w p o i n t s o f c u r r e n t t h i n k i n g , a n d h a d a l s o r e s o n a t e d w i t h s o m e o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n s a m o n g s t t h e D i o c e s a n C l e r g y , p r o m p t i n g F r P a u l t o b e g i n t o c o n s i d e r s u c h a s t u d y d a y b e i n g o f f e r e d i n N e w a r k . W h i l s t c l e a r l y a S t u d y D a y , a n d a s a r e s u l t w i t h s o m e a c a d e m i c f o u n d a t i o n s n a t u r a l l y , F r S w e e n e y w a s v e r y c a r e f u l t o k e e p a l l i n ­, v o l v e d i n t h e d i s c u s s i o n s e x p l a i n i n g t e c h ­, n i c a l t e r m s , a n d e n s u r i n g t h e r e w a s s u f f i c i e n t r e f l e c t i o n t i m e b u i l t i n t o t h e d a y . N a t u r a l l y , t h e r e w e r e f r e q u e n t r e f e r e n c e s t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e V a t i c a n I I D o c u m e n t s a n d a l s o m o r e ­, r e c e n t e n c y c l i c a l s a n d o t h e r w r i t i n g s a s p a r t o f t h e s h a r e d i n p u t . T h e r e w a s t i m e b u i l t i n f o r s m a l l g r o u p d i s c u s ­, s i o n s , a l l o f w h i c h i n c l u d e d P r i e s t s a n d p e o ­, p l e a n d w h i c h l e d t o a v e r y h i g h l y p a r t i c i p a t i v e d a y . A t t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e d a y , p a r t i c i p a n t s s p o k e h a p p i l y a b o u t t h e i r e n j o y m e n t o f t h e d a y , a n d t h e i r a b i l i t y t o c o n t r i b u t e t o i t . S o m e t o o f e l t p r i v i l e g e d t o h a v e b e e n a b l e t o s h a r e i n s o m e o f t h e m o r e t e c h n i c a l “, C l e r g y ­, i n p u t ”, w h i c h w o u l d n o r m a l l y h a v e b e e n r e s e r v e d t o g a t h e r i n g s o f C l e r g y a l o n e . G i v e n t h a t t h e t h e m e w a s f o ­, c u s e d o n “, P r a y i n g t h e E u c h a r i s t T o ­, g e t h e r ”, , i t w a s v i t a l t h a t t h e s e t w o g r o u p s w e r e s t u d y i n g a n d d i s c u s s i n g t o ­, g e t h e r , a n d t h i s d i d c e r t a i n l y m a k e f o r a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a n d i n s i g h t f u l d a y . D i o c e s e w o r k t o g e t h e r o n l o o k i n g a t t h e N e w M a s s T r a n s l a t i o n , t h r e e y e a r s i n T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 5 P a g e 5 M A R K E T H A R B O R O U G H C L E R G Y N I G H T T h e P r e s i d e n t , B r o t h e r s a n d L a d i e s o f M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h C i r c l e o f t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o ­, c i a t i o n w e r e d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e F r . M i c h a e l H a r r i s o n , P a r i s h P r i e s t o f O u r L a d y o f W a l s i n g h a m , C o r b y , a n d F r . M i c h a e l M o o r e , P a r i s h P r i e s t o f S t . T h o m a s M o o r e , L e i c e s t e r , t o t h e i r C i r c l e ` s A n n u a l C l e r g y N i g h t D i n n e r . T h e h i g h l i g h t o f t h e e v e n i n g w a s a n i n t e r e s t i n g p o w e r p o i n t p r e s e n t a t i o n b y 1 7 y e a r o l d N a t a s h a C r a n e , a r e c i p i e n t o f a B u r s a r y A w a r d , f o l l o w i n g h e r r e c e n t f o u r w e e k v i s i t t o A r g e n t i n a a s a v o l u n t e e r w o r k e r . L e f t t o r i g h t : C a r l o L a u r e n t i , T r e a s u r e r , F r , M i c h a e l M o o r e , C i r c l e P r e s i d e n t K e i t h W e b b , a n d F r . M i c h a e l H a r r i s o n , M i k e H a l l , S e c r e t a r y . B A C K F r o M A r G E N T I N A T h e P r e s i d e n t , B r o t h e r s , a n d L a d i e s o f M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h C i r c l e o f t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n w e r e d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e N a t a s h a C r a n e t o t h e i r S e p t e m b e r d i n n e r w i t h t h e C l e r g y . 1 7 y e a r o l d N a t a s h a , a p u p i l a t L e i c e s t e r G r a m m a r S c h o o l a n d a m e m b e r o f O u r L a d y o f V i c t o r i e s P a r i s h , M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h , w a s t h e r e c i p i e n t o f a C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n B u r s a r y A w a r d . T h e a w a r d o f £, 1 1 0 w a s a c o n t r i b u t i o n t o w a r d s N a t a s h a ’, s f o u r w e e k v i s i t t o A r g e n t i n a w h e r e s h e w o r k e d a s a v o l u n t e e r . F o l l o w ­, i n g t h e d i n n e r N a t a s h a g a v e a n e n l i g h t e n ­, i n g a n d p o l i s h e d p o w e r p o i n t p r e s e n t a t i o n o f h e r v i s i t t o C o r b o d a i n C e n t r a l A r ­, g e n t i n a , w h e r e s h e w o r k e d a s a v o l u n t e e r a n d a s s i s t e d a l o n g w i t h o t h e r i n t e r n a t i o n a l v o l u n t e e r s i n s e v e r a l h o s p i t a l s , c l i n i c s a n d n u r s e r i e s . S t a y i n g w i t h a h o s t f a m i l y a n d s p e a k i n g o n l y S p a n i s h , N a t a s h a h i g h ­, l i g h t e d t h e d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e w i t h t h r e e g e n e r a t i o n s l i v i n g t o g e t h e r u n d e r o n e r o o f a n d s c h o o l o n l y e i t h e r i n t h e m o r n i n g s o r a f t e r n o o n s . B o t h t h e f a c i l i t i e s a n d b u i l d ­, i n g s i n t h e h o s p i t a l s w e r e v e r y b a s i c a n d N a t a s h a w o r k e d p a i n t i n g t h e o u t s i d e o f a r u n d o w n h o s p i t a l a n d a s s i s t i n g i n c h i l ­, d r e n ’, s n u r s e r i e s . T h e v o l u n t e e r s s p e n t t i m e i n a n o p e r a t i n g t h e a t r e , w i t n e s s e d a p o s t m o r t e m a n d o b s e r v e d i n o n e m a t e r ­, n i t y h o s p i t a l a c a e s a r e a n s e c t i o n w i t h t w i n s b e i n g b o r n e . N a t a s h a p l a n s t o s t u d y m e d i c i n e a t u n i v e r s i t y a n d t h e e x p e r i e n c e s g a i n e d o n t h i s v i s i t h a v e c l e a r l y f u l f i l l e d t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e B u r s a r y F u n d , w h i c h i s t h a t t h e p r o j e c t m u s t h a v e c l e a r b e n e f i t t o o t h e r s a s w e l l a s w i d e n i n g t h e l i f e e x p e r i ­, e n c e o f t h e v o l u n t e e r . N a t a s h a ( l e f t ) r e c e i v i n g h e r B u r s a r y c h e q u e f r o m N o r t h a m p t o n C i r c l e P r e s ­, i d e n t , K e i t h W e b b . Sisters of St Joseph of Peace Pursuing justice, we seek God’,s gift of peace Contact: Sister Maureen Brennan, CSJP Telephone: 0115-978-5816 maureenbrennancsjp@gmail.com www.csjp.org Founded in Nottingham Diocese 1884 Sisters of St Jo Founded in Nottingham Diocese 1884 seph of Peace S isters of St Jo Founded in Nottingham Diocese 1884 seph of Peace gift of peace we seek God’,s Pursuing justice, maureenbrennan 15-978-5816 elephone: 01 T Telephone: 01 Contact: Sister Maureen Brennan, CSJP we seek God’,s Pursuing justice, www.csjp.org csjp@gmail.com maureenbrennan 15-978-5816 Contact: Sister Maureen Brennan, CSJP

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P a g e 6 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 5 W h y t a k e a s c h o o l t r W h e n I w a s a t s c h o o l I w a s n ’, t p a r t i c u l a r I c o n s t a n t l y h a d t o t h i n k h o w I w o u l d c o m e s t o w r i t i n g a b o u t t h e b e n e f i t s o f t e a c h w o r d c a r e f u l l y a s t h e r e i s s o m u c h W h a t i s t h e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y i s a n i n v i t a t i o n b y P w o r l d t o j o i n h i m f o r a w e e k l o n g c e l e b r i n s p i r i n g e v e n t s I h a v e e v e r b e e n t o . M i c o m e t o g e t h e r t o c e l e b r a t e t h e i r f a i t h a n a n u n f o r g e t t a b l e e x p e r i e n c e . F o r Y o T h o s e y o u n g p e o p l e l u c k y e n o u g h t o a t a l i f e ­, c h a n g i n g e x p e r i e n c e . C o m m i t t e d s p i r i t u a l i t y s t r e n g t h e n e d , w h i l s t o t h e r s f a m i l y ’, s h o m e t o c e l e b r a t e a j o y o u s o c c s p i r e d a n d w e l c o m e d i n t o a g l o b a l c o m m I w a s n o t p a r t i c u l a r l y r e l i g i o u s w h e n I w r e t r e a t . M y r e s p o n s e w a s o b v i o u s l y , “, N a l l o w e d t o g o –, s o o f f I w e n t ! I k n o w t h i s h o w e v e r I n o w r u n a C a t h o l i c C o m m u n s i o n I m a d e a t 1 5 d i d c h a n g e m y l i f e . F c h a n g i n g o p p o r t u n i t y . T h i s i s t h e i r c h a t h e y h a v e n e v e r s e e n . O v e r t h e p a s t 1 8 y e a r s w e ’, v e h a d t h e o W o r l d Y o u t h D a y , f r o m c o m m i t t e d C a t h t o A g n o s t i c s . F o r e a c h o n e o f t h o s e p e o p e x c i t e m e n t , y e s t h e r e i s t h e f u n , a n d c h a n g e d t h e i r F a i t h o r n o t , t h e y c e r t a v i e w o f r e l i g i o n , o f C a t h o l i c i s m a n d o p e W o

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 5 P a g e 7 r i p t o t h e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y ? r l y a c a d e m i c a n d i f I h a d t o w r i t e a b o u t s o m e t h i n g d p a d i t o u t t o r e a c h t h e w o r d c o u n t . B u t w h e n i t t h e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y –, I k n o w I w i l l h a v e t o t r e a t h t o s a y . W o r l d Y o u t h d a y ? P o p e F r a n c i s t o a l l y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m a r o u n d t h e a t i o n o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . I t i s o n e o f t h e m o s t i l l i o n s o f y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d w i l l n d t a k e p a r t i n a M a s s w i t h t h e P o p e w h i c h i s j u s t o u r S t u d e n t s t t e n d t h e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y w i l l u n d o u b t e d l y h a v e C a t h o l i c s w i l l f i n d t h e i r F a i t h d e e p e n e d a n d t h e i r s w i l l f e e l l i k e t h e y h a v e b e e n i n v i t e d i n t o a l o v i n g c a s i o n . E i t h e r w a y , s t u d e n t s w i l l l e a v e f e e l i n g i n ­, m u n i t y . w a s y o u n g . W h e n I w a s 1 5 , I w a s i n v i t e d t o g o t o a N O W A Y ! ”, M y D a d o v e r h e a r d a n d t o l d m e I w a s n ’, t s i s n o t t h e g r e a t e s t s t a r t t o a l i f e c h a n g i n g r e t r e a t , n i c a t i o n s C o m p a n y a n d c a n t r u l y s a y t h a t t h e d e c i ­, F o r m a n y o f y o u r s t u d e n t s t h i s c o u l d b e t h e i r l i f e ­, a n c e t o e x p e r i e n c e a s i d e o f t h e g l o b a l C h u r c h t h a t o p p o r t u n i t y t o b r i n g m a n y d i f f e r e n t p e o p l e t o t h e h o l i c s t o A t h e i s t s , t h o s e w h o f o l l o w o t h e r r e l i g i o n s p l e w e ’, v e s e e n a p r o f o u n d c h a n g e . Y e s t h e r e i s t h e y e s t h e r e i s t h e e x p e r i e n c e , b u t w h e t h e r t h e y i t i n l y e x p e r i e n c e d s o m e t h i n g w h i c h c h a n g e d t h e i r e n e d t h e i r e y e s t o s o m e t h i n g t o t a l l y n e w . Y o u r T e a c h e r s D o n ’, t t h i n k f o r o n e s e c o n d y o u r t e a c h e r s a r e g o i n g t o t a k e a g r o u p o f s t u d e n t s o u t t o t h e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y a n d j u s t s i t b a c k a n d w a t c h t h e m h a v e a l i f e c h a n g i n g e x p e r i e n c e . A d ­, m i t t e d l y , t h e y w i l l b e f o c u s e d o n t h e p r a c t i c a l i t i e s o f l o o k i n g a f t e r a g r o u p o f y o u n g p e o p l e , b u t i t w i l l h a v e a p r o f o u n d e f f e c t o n t h e m a s w e l l . I ’, m n o w i n m y t h i r t i e s a n d d u r i n g W Y D i n M a d r i d , m y s e l f a n d 3 c o l l e a g u e s p u b l i s h e d 5 0 , 0 0 0 n e w s p a p e r s a t t h e m a i n e v e n t ( s o m e ­, t h i n g w h i c h I w o u l d s u g g e s t h a s a s i m i l a r l y d i s t r a c t i n g e f f e c t a s k e e p i n g a w a t c h f u l e y e o v e r a g r o u p o f s t u d e n t ) . O u r g r o u p c o n s i s t e d o f a n o n ­, C h r i s t i a n , w h o w a s b a s i c a l l y a n a t h e i s t , a n e x ­, p o l i c e m a n w h o w a s a r e c e n t c o n v e r t a n d a l a p s e d C a t h o l i c b u s i n e s s m a n w h o w o r k e d i n t h e c i t y . I r e m e m b e r t h e m a i n e v e n t w a s v e r y e m o t i o n a l , b e i n g s u r r o u n d e d b y s o m a n y y o u n g p e o p l e a l l s h a r i n g t h i s a m a z i n g e x p e r i e n c e b r o u g h t t e a r s t o m y e y e s a n d p r o m p t e d m e t o t u r n a w a y f r o m t h e o t h e r s t o m a k e s u r e t h e y d i d n o t n o t i c e . W h e n I t u r n e d r o u n d t o c h e c k t o s e e w h e t h e r I ’, d b e e n c a u g h t , o n e o f t h e o t h e r g u y s t u r n e d a w a y q u i c k l y a n d s a i d , “, O H …, j u s t …, n o t h i n g …, j u s t s o m e t h i n g i n m y e y e ”, . W h e n I t u r n e d t h e o t h e r w a y o n e o f t h e o t h e r g u y s d i d t h e s a m e . T h a t w e e k w e w o r k e d n o n ­, s t o p –, b u t a l l o f u s w e r e p r i v i l e g e d t o h a v e h a d t h a t o p p o r t u n i t y a n d f e l t t h a t w e h a d b e n e f i t t e d e a s i l y a s m u c h a s t h o s e y o u n g p e o p l e w h o h a d a t t e n d e d . Y o u r S c h o o l C a n y o u i m a g i n e t h e i m p a c t o n y o u r s c h o o l n e x t S e p t e m b e r w h e n a g r o u p o f y o u n g p e o p l e a n d t e a c h e r s n o t o n l y s h a r e t h e i r p i c t u r e s , v i d e o s a n d s t o r i e s w i t h o t h e r s t u d e n t s –, b u t a l s o t r y t o s h a r e t h e i r n e w f o u n d i n s p i r a t i o n a n d e x c i t e m e n t ? T h e e n t h u s i a s m f o r t h e i r F a i t h a n d t h e i r a w a r e n e s s o f b e i n g p a r t o f a g l o b a l r e l i g i o n , w h i c h s p a n s s o m a n y p e o p l e , n a t i o n a l i t i e s a n d c u l t u r e s . T h i s w i l l h a v e a p r o f o u n d e f f e c t o n t h e w h o l e o f y o u r s c h o o l –, n o t j u s t o n t h o s e t h a t w e n t . W e w o u l d s t r o n g l y r e c o m m e n d t h a t y o u s p e a k t o y o u r D i o c e s e a b o u t d o i n g a s c h o o l t r i p t o t h e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y –, o r i f i t ’, s n o t p o s s i b l e c o n t a c t u s o r f i n d o u t m o r e a t w w w . W Y D . o r g . u k w h e r e t h e r e i s a v i d e o t o p r o m o t e W Y D i n s c h o o l s . E v e r y D i o c e s e i s o f ­, f e r i n g a t r i p t o t h e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y a s w e l l a s a n u m b e r o f o t h e r g r o u p s a n d t o u r o p e r a ­, t o r s . 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I n t h e f i r s t e i g h t m o n t h s o f 2 0 1 5 , m o r e t h a n 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 r e f u g e e s a n d m i g r a n t s e n ­, t e r e d t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n , a c c o r d i n g t o F r o n t e x , t h e a g e n c y t h a t c o o r d i n a t e s E U b o r d e r c o n t r o l s . T h i s c o m p a r e s t o 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e f o r t h e w h o l e o f 2 0 1 4 . T h e i n c r e a s e d n u m b e r o f r e f u g e e s a n d m i ­, g r a n t s s e e k i n g a n e w l i f e i n E u r o p e i s l a r g e l y a c o n s e q u e n c e o f h u m a n i t a r i a n c r i s e s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . O n e o f t h e r e f u g e e s , 2 6 y e a r o l d A b d a l k a ­, r i m Z a h r a f r o m S y r i a s a i d , “, I w a l k e d s o m a n y r o a d s , I c r o s s e d s o m a n y r i v e r s . I w e n t o v e r s o m a n y h i l l s a n d v a l l e y s . I l o s t m y h o m e , m y b e l o n g i n g s , l i t e r a l l y e v e r y ­, t h i n g . ”, H i s j o u r n e y h a s t a k e n h i m t o T u r k e y , G r e e c e , M a c e d o n i a a n d S e r b i a . P e o p l e s m u g g l e r s h a v e t a k e n a l l h i s m o n e y . H e h a s b e e n p u s h e d i n t o a n o v e r c r o w d e d b o a t t o r e a c h G r e e c e . H e h a s w o r n t h e s a m e c l o t h e s f o r w e e k s . H e h a s s u f f e r e d h u n g e r a n d t h i r s t . H e h a s b e e n k i c k e d b y b o r d e r p o l i c e . “, C a n I s t i l l b e c a l l e d a h u m a n ? ”, h e a s k e d . H o w i s C A F O D r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e c r i s i s i n E u r o p e ? W e a r e r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e c r i s i s b o t h i n E u ­, r o p e a n d i n m a n y o f t h e c o u n t r i e s w h e r e r e f u g e e s o r i g i n a t e f r o m , i n c l u d i n g S y r i a , S u d a n , S o u t h S u d a n a n d t h e D e m o c r a t i c R e p u b l i c o f C o n g o . O u r s i s t e r a g e n c i e s i n t h e C a r i t a s n e t w o r k a r e p r o v i d i n g a i d t o r e f u g e e s i n a l m o s t e v e r y c o u n t r y i n E u r o p e . W e a r e d i r e c t l y s u p p o r t i n g C a r i t a s G r e e c e a n d C a r i t a s S e r b i a , w h o a r e p r o v i d i n g f o o d , w a t e r , s h e l ­, t e r a n d e m e r g e n c y s u p p l i e s t o t h o u s a n d s o f r e f u g e e s e v e r y d a y . T h e g o v e r n m e n t s o f b o t h c o u n t r i e s a r e s t r u g g l i n g t o c o p e w i t h t h e c r i s i s . O n 4 S e p t e m b e r , w e a l s o l a u n c h e d a c a m ­, p a i g n c a l l i n g o n t h e U K g o v e r n m e n t t o d o m o r e t o h e l p v u l n e r a b l e r e f u g e e s r e s e t t l e i n t h e U K a s q u i c k l y a s p o s s i b l e . W i t h i n a w e e k m o r e t h a n 2 , 0 0 0 C a t h o l i c s i n E n g ­, l a n d a n d W a l e s h a d e m a i l e d t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r c a l l i n g f o r a c t i o n . H o w i s C A F O D r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e c r i s i s i n S y r i a ? W e a r e s u p p o r t i n g C h u r c h p a r t n e r s i n S y r i a , w h o a r e p r o v i d i n g f o o d p a r c e l s , m e d ­, i c a l a i d a n d r e l i e f s u p p l i e s a n d h e l p i n g p e o ­, p l e t o f i n d s a f e p l a c e s t o s t a y , i n a r e a s h e l d b y b o t h g o v e r n m e n t a n d o p p o s i t i o n f o r c e s . W e a r e a l s o w o r k i n g w i t h C a r i t a s p a r t n e r s i n L e b a n o n , T u r k e y a n d J o r d a n t o e n s u r e t h a t n e w l y a r r i v e d r e f u g e e s h a v e f o o d , m e d i c a l s u p p o r t , c l o t h e s a n d s a f e p l a c e s t o s t a y . W e a r e w o r k i n g i n I r a q t o h e l p o u r C h u r c h p a r t n e r s t o r e s p o n d t o t h e u r g e n t n e e d s o f f a m i l i e s f o r c e d f r o m t h e i r h o m e s . O u r p a r t n e r s h a v e s u p p o r t e d t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e w i t h i m m e d i a t e f o o d , e s s e n t i a l h o u s e h o l d g o o d s , a l t e r n a t i v e h o u s i n g , s a n ­, i t a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s , a n d p s y c h o s o c i a l s u p p o r t t o b o t h c h i l d r e n a n d a d u l t s . S h o u l d t h e U K g o v e r n m e n t a c c e p t m o r e r e f u g e e s ? C A F O D , a l o n g s i d e o t h e r a g e n c i e s , h a s c o n ­, s i s t e n t l y c a l l e d o n t h e U K g o v e r n m e n t t o a c c e p t m o r e o f t h e p e o p l e m o s t a t r i s k . W h i l e t h e U K h a s l e d t h e w o r l d i n i t s h u ­, m a n i t a r i a n a i d c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e S y r i a c r i s i s , C A F O D b e l i e v e s t h a t w e h a v e a m o r a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o s h a r e t h e b u r d e n w i t h c o u n t r i e s l i k e L e b a n o n a n d o f f e r a s a f e h a v e n f o r m o r e o f t h o s e i n n e e d o f p r o ­, t e c t i o n . W h i l e w e w e l c o m e t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r ’, s r e ­, c e n t p l e d g e t o t a k e 2 0 , 0 0 0 S y r i a n r e f u g e e s , w e n e e d t h e g o v e r n m e n t t o m a k e s t e p s t o s p e e d u p t h e p r o c e s s o f i d e n t i f y i n g a n d o f ­, f e r i n g r e l o c a t i o n t o S y r i a n s i n t h e r e g i o n a n d t o e a s e t h e b u r d e n o n n e i g h b o u r i n g c o u n t r i e s i n t h e M i d d l e E a s t . W h a t c a n I d o t o h e l p ? P r a y f o r r e f u g e e s f a c i n g e x p l o i t a t i o n a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . D o n a t e t o t h e C A F O D R e f u g e e C r i s i s A p ­, p e a l W r i t e t o t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r a s k i n g h i m t o i n c r e a s e r e s e t t l e m e n t p l a c e s f o r t h e m o s t v u l n e r a b l e S y r i a n r e f u g e e s . O f f e r s h e l t e r , t i m e a n d s k i l l s t o s u p p o r t r e f u g e e s t h r o u g h o n e o f t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n s l i s t e d b y t h e C a t h o l i c B i s h o p s ’, C o n f e r e n c e T ry out the next 12 w eekly issues of the features­,packed Catholic Herald magazine and save 50%. First time subscribers w ill then qualify for o ur £, 78 a nnual loyalty rate and a free book. Subscribe for only £,12 catholicherald.co.uk/12for12 Download the magazine on your iPhone, Samsung o rKindleFirewithour newsstand app. Renew your subscription yearly to get £,5 off our annual rate. 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A b o u t L o u r d e s L o u r d e s B a s i l i c a A e r i a l V i e w F o r C a t h o l i c s , L o u r d e s i s t h e w o r l d ` s m o s t b e l o v e d S h r i n e . N e s t l e d i n a v a l l e y i n t h e s o u t h w e s t e r n p a r t o f t h e H a u t e s ­, P y r e n e e s , i t i s t h e s c e n e o f p i l ­, g r i m s g a t h e r i n g f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d . O n F e b r u a r y 1 1 , 1 8 5 8 , t h e V i r g i n M a r y r e ­, v e a l e d h e r s e l f t o a p o o r s h e p h e r d g i r l , B e r n a d e t t e S o u b i r o u s w h o w a s b o r n i n J a n ­, u a r y 7 , 1 8 4 4 . E i g h t e e n s u c h a p p a r i t i o n s w e r e r e p o r t e d . B e r n a d e t t e , d i e d i n a c o n v e n t i n 1 8 7 9 . S h e w a s b e a t i f i e d i n 1 9 2 5 , t h e n c a n ­, o n i z e d i n 1 9 3 3 . H e r a p p a r i t i o n s l i t e r a l l y p u t L o u r d e s o n t h e m a p . T h e t o w n h a s s u b s e q u e n t l y a t t r a c t e d m i l l i o n s o f v i s i t o r s , t h e i l l u s t r i o u s a n d t h e p o v e r y ­, s t r i c k e n . T h e C h u r c h h a s r e c o g n i z e d m a n y ", c u r e s ", t h a t h a v e t a k e n p l a c e a f t e r p a ­, t i e n t s b a t h e d i n t h e s p r i n g s , l a b e l i n g t h e m ", t r u e m i r a c l e s . ", L o u r d e s G r o t t o A t t h e G r o t t o o f M a s s a b i e l l e t h e V i r g i n i s s a i d t o h a v e a p p e a r e d 1 8 t i m e s t o B e r n a d e t t e b e t w e e n F e b r u a r y 1 1 a n d J u l y 1 6 , 1 8 5 8 . T h i s v e n e r a t e d s i t e i s a c c e s ­, s i b l e t o p i l g r i m s b o t h d a y a n d n i g h t , a n d M a s s i s c e l e b r a t e d t h e r e e v e r y d a y . T h e S t a t u e o f O u r L a d y d e p i c t s t h e V i r g i n i n t h e p o s t u r e s h e i s s a i d t o h a v e t a k e n i n t h e p l a c e s h e r e p u t e d l y a p p e a r e d , s a y i n g t o B e r n a d e t t e i n P y r e n e a n d i a l e c t , ", I a m t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p ­, t i o n . ", A t t h e b a c k o f t h e G r o t t o , o n t h e l e f t o f t h e A l t a r , i s t h e M i r a c u l o u s S p r i n g t h a t r e p o r t e d l y s p o u t e d o n F e b r u a r y 2 5 , 1 8 5 8 , d u r i n g t h e n i n t h a p p a r i t i o n , w h e n B e r n a d e t t e s c r a p e d t h e e a r t h a s i n ­, s t r u c t e d . T h e V i r g i n i s s a i d t o h a v e c o m m a n d e d h e r , ", G o a n d d r i n k a t t h e s p r i n g a n d w a s h t h e r e . ", T h e w a t e r f r o m t h i s s p r i n g i s c o l ­, l e c t e d i n s e v e r a l r e s e r v o i r s , f r o m w h i c h y o u c a n d r i n k . O t h e r S a n c ­, t u r i e s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h S t . B e r n a d e t t e i n c l u d e t h e c r y p t , t h e f i r s t c h a p e l b u i l t o n t o p o f t h e G r o t t o , t h e B a s i l i c a o f S t . P i u s X . I n t o w n , t h e r e a r e t h e h o u s e w h e r e B e r n a d e t t e l i v e d , t h e C a c h o t , t h e b a p t i s m a l f o n t i n t h e p a r i s h c h u r c h , a n d t h e h o s p i t a l c h a p e l w h e r e s h e m a d e h e r F i r s t C o m m u n i o n . T h e U p p e r B a s i l i c a , a t p l a c e d u R o s a i r e , w a s b u i l t i n t h e 1 3 t h c e n ­, t u r y o g i v a l s t y l e b u t w a s n o t c o n s c r a c t e d u n t i l 1 8 7 6 . I t c o n t a i n s o n e n a v e s p l i t i n t o f i v e e q u a l b a y s . L i n i n g i t s i n t e r i o r a r e v o t i v e t a b l e s . O n t h e w e s t s i d e o f t h e s q u a r e i s t h e R o s a r y B a s i l i c a , w i t h t w o s m a l l t o w e r s . 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T h e c o t t a g e s i t s i n i t s b e a u ­, t i f u l g r o u n d s a n d i s s i t u a t e d i n t h e a n c i e n t l a n d s c a p e o f t h e C h a r n w o o d F o r e s t . T h e c o t t a g e i s f u r n i s h e d w i t h m a n y o r i g i n a l p i e c e s m a d e b y E r n e s t G i m s o n a n d h i s c i r c l e o f c r a f t s m e n . I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n s e e i n g a n e x a m p l e o f a r t s a n d c r a f t s d e ­, s i g n a n d l e a r n i n g m o r e a b o u t t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e A r t s a n d C r a f t s m o v e m e n t t h e n a v i s i t t o S t o n e y w e l l i s h i g h l y r e c o m ­, m e n d e d . T h e L o u g h b o r o u g h C a t e n i a n s s p e n t a S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g i n S e p t e m b e r v i s i t i n g t h e p r o p e r t y a n d t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d t h e i r t o u r o f t h e h o u s e a n d g a r d e n s . T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d u p w i t h a n e n j o y a b l e l u n c h a t a n e a r b y p u b . A g o o d t i m e w a s h a d b y a l l . L o u g h b o r o u g h C a t e n i a n s h a v e a n i n t e r ­, e s t i n g c a l e n d a r o f e v e n t s a n d o u t i n g s w h i c h c a t e r s f o r a w i d e r a n g e o f i n t e r e s t s . I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n b e c o m i n g a m e m ­, b e r o f t h e L o u g h b o r o u g h C i r c l e p l e a s e c o n t a c t o u r M e m b e r s h i p O f f i c e r , S e a n H a l e o n s e a n . h a l e 4 8 at g m a i l . c o m . P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . N o v e m b e r 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”, N i g e l L y m n R o s e W o n L i f e t i m e A c h i e v e m e n t A w a r d a t T h e G o o d F u n e r a l A w a r d s 2 0 1 5 T h e G o o d F u n e r a l A w a r d s w e r e h e l d a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f W i n c h e s t e r o n S a t u r d a y 5 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 a n d p r e s e n t e d b y T V p e r ­, s o n a l i t y I a n L a v e n d e r . N i g e l L y m n R o s e W o n t h e L i f e t i m e A c h i e v e m e n t A w a r d . 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M y e t h o s b e i n g t h a t f u n e r a l d i r e c t o r s s h o u l d n o t i m ­, p o s e t h e i r w i s h e s u p o n t h e i r c l i e n t s o r t o b e t h e b a s t i o n s o f g o o d t a s t e . T h e y s h o u l d b e f l e x i b l e a n d s t r i v e t o a c c o m m o d a t e a n y r e ­, q u e s t p r o v i d e d i t w a s l e g a l . T h r o u g h o u t m y t i m e a s b o t h a p r a c t i c i n g f u n e r a l d i r e c t o r r e p r e s e n t i n g m y f a m i l y b u s i n e s s a n d w h i l s t r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e N a ­, t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f F u n e r a l D i r e c t o r s t h i s v i s i o n h a s r e m a i n e d p a r a m o u n t . I t h a s r e ­, s u l t e d i n m e h a v i n g a r e p u t a t i o n f o r a r g u ­, i n g w i t h t h o s e i n a u t h o r i t y a n d w i t h t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f m a n y o f t h e o r g a n i s a ­, t i o n s w i t h w h i c h w e i n t e r a c t . 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T h e P o p e t o o k t h e o p p o r t u ­, n i t y t o o n c e a g a i n e x p r e s s h i s g r a t i t u d e t o t h e P r e s i d e n t o f C u b a , R a u l C a s t r o , t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s B a r a c k O b a m a , a n d t h e S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s , B a n K i ­, M o o n , f o r t h e w e l ­, c o m e t h e y r e s e r v e d t o h i m , a n d t o t h e b i s h ­, o p s a n d c o l l a b o r a t o r s i n t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n o f t h e t r i p f o r t h e i r w o r k . T h e P o p e r e c o u n t e d t h a t h e p r e s e n t e d h i m ­, s e l f i n C u b a , ‘, a l a n d r i c h i n n a t u r a l b e a u t y , c u l t u r e a n d f a i t h ’, , a s a ‘, M i s s i o n a r y o f M e r c y ’, . ‘, G o d ` s m e r c y i s g r e a t e r t h a n a n y a f ­, f l i c t i o n , a n y c o n f l i c t , a n y i d e o l o g y , a n d w i t h t h i s g a z e o f m e r c y I w a s a b l e t o e m b r a c e t h e e n t i r e C u b a n p o p u l a t i o n , a t h o m e a n d a b r o a d , l o o k i n g b e y o n d a n y d i v i s i o n . T h e s y m b o l o f t h i s d e e p u n i t y i s O u r L a d y o f C h a r i t y o f E l C o b r e , …, P a t r o n e s s o f C u b a , …, M o t h e r o f H o p e …, w h o g u i d e s u s o n t h e p a t h o f j u s t i c e , p e a c e , f r e e d o m a n d r e c o n ­, c i l i a t i o n . …, I w a s a b l e t o s h a r e w i t h t h e C u b a n p e o p l e t h e h o p e o f f u l f i l l i n g t h e p r o p h e c y o f S t . J o h n P a u l I I : t h a t C u b a w i l l o p e n u p t o t h e w o r l d , a n d t h e w o r l d w i l l o p e n u p t o C u b a . N o m o r e c l o s u r e , n o m o r e e x p l o i t a t i o n o f t h e p o o r , b u t i n s t e a d f r e e ­, d o m a n d d i g n i t y . I t i s t h e p a t h t h a t d r a w s s t r e n g t h f r o m t h e C h r i s t i a n r o o t s o f t h e p e o p l e , w h o h a v e s u f f e r e d g r e a t l y ’, . A f t e r C u b a , t h e P o p e t r a v e l l e d t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . ‘, A s y m b o l i c s t e p , a b r i d g e t h a t , t h a n k s b e t o G o d , i s b e i n g r e b u i l t ’, , h e c o m m e n t e d , a d d i n g t h a t ‘, G o d a l w a y s w a n t s t o b u i l d b r i d g e s , w e a r e t h e o n e s w h o b u i l d w a l l s . B u t w a l l s a l w a y s f a l l d o w n ’, . H e t h e n s p o k e a b o u t t h e t h r e e p h a s e s o f h i s t r i p t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s : W a s h i n g t o n D . C . , N e w Y o r k a n d P h i l a d e l p h i a . I n W a s h i n g t o n D . C . , h e m e t n o t o n l y w i t h t h e p o l i t i c a l a u t h o r i t i e s , b u t a l s o t h e c l e r g y , t h e p o o r a n d t h e m a r g i n a l i s e d . H e r e ­, m a r k e d t h a t t h e g r e a t e s t w e a l t h o f t h e c o u n t r y a n d h e r p e o p l e i s h e r ‘, s p i r i t u a l a n d e t h i c a l h e r i t a g e ’, . A n d s o , I w a n t e d t o e n ­, c o u r a g e t o c o n t i n u a t i o n o f s o c i a l c o n s t r u c ­, t i o n f a i t h f u l t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ` f u n d a m e n t a l p r i n c i p l e , t h a t a l l m e n a r e c r e a t e d b y G o d , e q u a l a n d e n d o w e d w i t h i n a l i e n a b l e r i g h t s , s u c h a s l i f e , l i b e r t y a n t h e p u r s u i t o f h a p p i n e s s . T h e s e v a l u e s , t h a t m a y b e s h a r e d b y a l l , f i n d t h e i r f u l f i l ­, m e n t i n t h e G o s p e l , a s w a s c l e a r l y s h o w n b y t h e c a n o n i s a t i o n o f t h e F r a n c i s c a n , F r . J u n i p e r o S e r r a , t h e g r e a t e v a n g e l i s e r o f C a l i f o r n i a . S t . J u n i p e r o s h o w s u s t h e w a y t o j o y : g o i n g f o r t h a n d s h a r i n g C h r i s t ` s l o v e w i t h o t h e r s . T h i s i s t h e w a y o f C h r i s t i a n s , b u t a l s o o f a n y p e r s o n w h o h a s k n o w n l o v e : n o t t o k e e p i t t o o n e s e l f b u t t o s h a r e i t w i t h o t h e r s . T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a h a v e g r o w n o n t h i s r e l i g i o u s a n d m o r a l b a s e , a n d o n t h i s b a s e t h e y c a n c o n t i n u e t o b e a l a n d o f f r e e d o m , w e l c o m e a n d c o o p e r a t i o n f o r a m o r e j u s t a n d f r a t e r n a l w o r l d ’, . T u r n i n g t o t h e s e c o n d p h a s e o f t h e t r i p , i n N e w Y o r k , t h e P o p e r e c a l l e d h i s a d d r e s s t o t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f n a t i o n s a t t h e G e n ­, e r a l A s s e m b l y o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s , i n w h i c h h e r e n e w e d t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ` s c o m m i t m e n t t o s u p p o r t t h e i n s t i t u t i o n a n d ‘, i t s r o l e i n t h e p r o m o t i o n o f d e v e l o p m e n t a n d p e a c e , e s p e c i a l l y w i t h r e g a r d t o t h e n e e d f o r j o i n t a n d a c t i v e c o m m i t m e n t t o c a r e f o r c r e a t i o n ’, , a n d h i g h l i g h t e d h i s a p ­, p e a l ‘, t o s t o p a n d p r e v e n t v i o l e n c e a g a i n s t e t h n i c a n d r e l i g i o u s m i n o r i t i e s a n d a g a i n s t c i v i l p o p u l a t i o n s ’, . T h e H o l y F a t h e r r e ­, c o u n t e d t h a t h e h a d p r a y e d a t G r o u n d Z e r o f o r p e a c e a n d f r a t e r n i t y , a c c o m p a n i e d b y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f v a r i o u s r e l i g i o n s a n d f a m i l i e s o f v i c t i m s o f t h e 1 1 S e p t e m b e r a t ­, t a c k s , a n d c e l e b r a t e d M a s s f o r p e a c e a n d j u s t i c e i n M a d i s o n S q u a r e G a r d e n . ‘, I n b o t h W a s h i n g t o n D . C . a n d N e w Y o r k I w a s a b l e t o m e e t v a r i o u s c h a r i t a b l e a n d e d ­, u c a t i o n a l b o d i e s , e m b l e m a t i c o f t h e e n o r ­, m o u s s e r v i c e t h a t t h e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y –, p r i e s t s , m a n a n d w o m e n r e l i g i o u s , a n d l a y p e o p l e –, o f f e r i n t h e s e f i e l d s ’, . T h e c l i m a x o f t h e t r i p , h o w e v e r , w a s t h e W o r l d M e e t i n g o f F a m i l i e s i n P h i l a d e l p h i a , ‘, w h e r e t h e h o r i z o n e x t e n d s t o a l l t h e w o r l d t h r o u g h t h e ` p r i s m ` o f t h e f a m i l y ’, . H e c o n ­, t i n u e d , ‘, t h e f a m i l y i s t h e a n s w e r t o t h e g r e a t c h a l l e n g e o f o u r w o r l d , w h i c h i s a d u a l c h a l l e n g e : f r a g m e n t a t i o n a n d s o l i d i f i ­, c a t i o n , t w o e x t r e m e s w h i c h c o ­, e x i s t , s u p ­, p o r t e a c h o t h e r a n d t o g e t h e r s u p p o r t t h e c o n s u m e r i s t e c o n o m i c m o d e l . T h e f a m i l y i s t h e a n s w e r a s i t i s t h e c e l l o f a s o c i e t y t h a t b a l a n c e s t h e p e r s o n a l a n d c o m m u n i t y d i ­, m e n s i o n s , a n d a t t h e s a m e t i m e t h e m o d e l f o r a s u s t a i n a b l e m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e g o o d s a n d r e s o u r c e s o f c r e a t i o n . T h e f a m i l y i s t h e p r o t a g o n i s t o f a n i n t e g r a l e c o l o g y , a s i t i s t h e p r i m a r y s o c i a l s u b j e c t w h i c h c o n t a i n s w i t h i n i t s e l f t h e t w o b a s i c p r i n c i p l e s o f h u m a n c i v i l i s a t i o n o n e a r t h : t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f c o m m u n i o n a n d f r u i t f u l n e s s . B i b l i c a l h u ­, m a n i s m p r e s e n t s u s w i t h t h i s i c o n : t h e h u m a n c o u p l e , u n i t e d a n d f r u i t f u l , p l a c e d b y G o d i n t h e g a r d e n o f t h e w o r l d t o c u l t i ­, v a t e i t a n d p r o t e c t i t ’, . T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s N o t t i n g h a m i s d i s t r i b u t e d t o a l l N o t t i n g h a m i s d i s t r i b u t e d t o a l l C a t h o l i c C h u r c h e s i n d e r b y , C a t h o l i c C h u r c h e s i n d e r b y , l e i c e s t e r , l i n c o l n , l e i c e s t e r , l i n c o l n , N o t t i n g h a m , S o u t h h u m b e r s i d e N o t t i n g h a m , S o u t h h u m b e r s i d e ( e x c e p t h i g h P e a k a n d C h e s t e r f i e l d d i s t r i c t o f d e r b y ) ( e x c e p t h i g h P e a k a n d C h e s t e r f i e l d d i s t r i c t o f d e r b y ) I t h a s a c i r c u l a t i o n o f 4 , 5 0 0 I t h a s a c i r c u l a t i o n o f 4 , 5 0 0 A d v e r t s s t a r t a t £, 1 9 . P l e a s e p h o n e A l i c e o n 0 1 4 4 0 A d v e r t s s t a r t a t £, 1 9 . 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L e a h E d g e , 1 5 , o f I l k e s t o n , a n d M a t t h e w S h e p h e r d , 1 5 , o f D e r b y , w e r e a w a r d e d t h e r o l e s a f t e r p u t t i n g t h e m s e l v e s f o r w a r d a n d g o i n g t h r o u g h a s e l e c t i o n p r o c e s s . S t u d e n t s w h o w a n t t o b e c o m e H e a d B o y o r H e a d G i r l a r e a s k e d t o w r i t e a l e t t e r o u t ­, l i n i n g t h e i r q u a l i t i e s , s a y i n g w h y t h e y w o u l d b e s u i t a b l e a n d i f t h e y h a v e a n y i d e a s f o r i m p r o v e m e n t s t o t h e a c a d e m y . T h e l i s t o f c a n d i d a t e s w a s n a r r o w e d d o w n t o s i x s t u d e n t s w h o t h e n r a n a c a m p a i g n w h i c h i n v o l v e d m a k i n g p o s t e r s a n d b a d g e s a n d g i v i n g a s p e e c h t o t h e w h o l e s c h o o l b e ­, f o r e s t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f w e r e a s k e d t o v o t e . H e a d t e a c h e r J o a n M c C a r t h y t o l d L e a h a n d M a t t h e w t h a t t h e y h a d b e e n s u c c e s s f u l b e f o r e t h e y w e r e a n n o u n c e d o n s t a g e t o t h e i r f e l l o w s t u d e n t s a n d t e a c h e r s . L e a h s a i d s h e c o u l d n ’, t b e l i e v e t h a t s h e h a d b e e n a w a r d e d t h e r o l e . S h e s a i d : “, I w a s s h o c k e d b u t r e a l l y p l e a s e d . I t w a s t h e b e s t f e e l i n g e v e r w h e n w e w e n t o u t o n s t a g e a n d e v e r y o n e w a s c l a p p i n g . I t w a s a m a z i n g t o t h i n k t h a t p e o p l e h a d t a k e n t h e t i m e t o v o t e f o r u s . I t w a s a r e a l c o n f i d e n c e b o o s t . ”, M a t t h e w s a i d h e w a s e n j o y i n g h i s d u t i e s a s H e a d B o y . H e s a i d : “, W e c h a i r t h e S c h o o l C o u n c i l m e e t i n g s a n d w e h e a d u p t h e C h a p l a i n c y T e a m t o o a n d w e h a v e t o l e a d t h e A c t o f W o r s h i p o n c e a t e r m . I t i s h a r d t o f i t i t a l l i n w i t h s t u d y i n g f o r o u r G C S E s t o o b u t i t ’, s d e f i n i t e l y w o r t h i t . ”, L e a h s a i d t h e y w e r e a l r e a d y l o o k i n g a t a n y w a y s i n w h i c h t h e y c o u l d m a k e i m p r o v e ­, m e n t s t o s c h o o l , i n K i r k H a l l a m . S h e s a i d : “, T h e p r e v i o u s H e a d G i r l s t a r t e d t o l o o k i n t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f h a v i n g l o c k e r s i n s c h o o l a s w e d o n ’, t h a v e a n y a t t h e m o ­, m e n t . W e a r e c a r r y i n g t h a t i n a n d h a v e r e ­, s e a r c h e d t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f h a v i n g o u t s i d e l o c k e r s w h i c h w o u l d b e g r e a t b e c a u s e a t t h e m o m e n t w e h a v e t o c a r r y e v e r y t h i n g a r o u n d w i t h u s . ”, M r s M c C a r t h y s a i d s h e w a s e x t r e m e l y p r o u d o f M a t t h e w a n d L e a h . S h e s a i d : “, W e w a n t t o c o n g r a t u l a t e a n d t h a n k e v e r y o n e w h o t o o k p a r t i n t h e H e a d B o y a n d H e a d G i r l s e l e c t i o n p r o c e s s . L e a h a n d M a t t h e w h a v e a l r e a d y s t a r t e d f u l f i l l ­, i n g t h e i r d u t i e s a n d t h e y h a v e s o m e g r e a t i d e a s , I ’, m s u r e t h e y w i l l d o a n a m a z i n g j o b . ”, M e a n w h i l e . . . . . M o r e t h a n 5 0 s t u d e n t s h a v e b e c o m e a m ­, b a s s a d o r s f o r 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 a f t e r b e i n g a w a r d e d t h e r o l e o f P r e f e c t S t u d e n t s i n Y e a r 1 1 w h o w a n t t o b e c o m e P r e f e c t s a r e a s k e d t o w r i t e a l e t t e r s a y i n g w h y t h e y w o u l d b e s u i t a b l e f o r t h e r o l e a n d w h a t q u a l i t i e s t h e y h a v e . T h e y a l s o h a d t o p r o v i d e a r e f e r e n c e a n d b e i n t e r v i e w e d b e f o r e t h e y w e r e s e l e c t e d . T h e i r d u t i e s i n c l u d e h e l p i n g o u t a t e v e n t s a t t e n d e d b y p a r e n t s a n d m o n i t o r i n g b e h a v ­, i o u r i n t h e d i n n e r h a l l , o n t h e b u s e s a n d i n t h e c o r r i d o r s . L e w i s S i a r a , 1 5 , s a i d h e w a s e n j o y i n g h i s n e w P r e f e c t r o l e . H e s a i d : “, I w a n t e d t o b e c o m e a P r e f e c t b e ­, c a u s e I t h o u g h t i t w o u l d a l l o w m e t o d e ­, v e l o p n e w s k i l l s . I a l s o t h i n k i t ’, s g o o d f o r t h e f u t u r e t o b e a b l e t o s h o w p e o p l e t h a t w e t o o k t h i s k i n d o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . G r a c e L e e , 1 5 , s a i d s h e w a s p l e a s e d t o b e s e l e c t e d t o b e c o m e a P r e f e c t . S h e s a i d : “, I t h i n k i t w i l l h e l p m e i n t h e f u ­, t u r e w h e n I ’, m a p p l y i n g f o r j o b s o r o n m y C V . I t w i l l s h o w p e o p l e t h a t I w a s a b l e t o t a k e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . ”, J o a n M c C a r t h y , h e a d t e a c h e r a t S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C V A , i n K i r k H a l l a m , s a i d t h e n e w P r e f e c t s w e r e a l r e a d y d o i n g a f a n ­, t a s t i c j o b . S h e s a i d : “, B e c o m i n g a P r e f e c t a l l o w s s t u ­, d e n t s t o l e a r n a b o u t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d r e p ­, r e s e n t i n g t h e i r s c h o o l . T h e s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e b e e n a w a r d e d t h e r o l e h a v e a l r e a d y r i s e n t o t h e c h a l l e n g e a n d t h e y d i d a g r e a t j o b o n o u r o p e n d a y w h e n t h e y w e r e a s k e d t o w e l c o m e p a r e n t s a n d g i v e t h e m a t o u r o f t h e s c h o o l . ”, P a g e 1 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . N o v e m b e r 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 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 . 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