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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 , 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 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 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 @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d @ 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 @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d @ 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 4 3 I S S U E 2 4 3 J U N E J U N E 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 6 O n S u n d a y 1 s t M a y 2 0 1 6 , S t . T e r e s a ` s p a r i s h i o n e r s w e l c o m e d f o r m e r p a r i s h p r i e s t s , p r i e s t s o f t h e D i o c e s e a n d i n v i t e d g u e s t s f o r a s p e c i a l M a s s t o c e l e b r a t e 5 0 y e a r s o f t h e C h u r c h . T h e C h u r c h w a s p a c k e d t o f u l l c a p a c i t y a s 1 2 p r i e s t s c o n c e l e b r a t e d M a s s . T h e c h i e f c e l e b r a n t w a s p a r i s h p r i e s t o f t h e l a s t 1 7 y e a r s , F r . M i c h a e l G a l l a g h e r . F r . M i c h a e l r e m i n d e d u s t h a t w e w e r e c e l e b r a t i n g m o r e t h a n j u s t f i f t y y e a r s o f t h e p h y s i c a l b u i l d i n g ; w e w e r e c e l e b r a t i n g t h e p e o p l e w h o m a k e u p t h e p a r i s h , t h e t r u e b u i l d i n g . A n d s o w e g a t h e r e d i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e r i s e n C h r i s t i n t h a n k s g i v i n g f o r a c o m m u n i t y s h a p e d a n d d r i v e n b y t h e S p i r i t , a c o m m u n i t y w h i c h p a r i s h i o n e r s a r e p r o u d t o c a l l t h e i r o w n . F r . J o h n G u e s t , p a r i s h p r i e s t d u r i n g t h e 1 9 9 0 s , d e l i v e r e d a r e f l e c t i v e a n d i n s p i r i n g h o m i l y . H e c o m p l i m e n t e d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n o n h o w y o u n g i t l o o k e d ( p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e l a c k o f g r e y h a i r a n d b a l d h e a d s ! ) a n d s a i d t h a t t h e p a r i s h a p p e a r e d t o b e ` r i d i n g t h e c r e s t o f t h e w a v e ` . H e s p o k e a b o u t t h e d e s i g n o f t h e C h u r c h , p a r t i c u l a r l y o n t h e p a r a b o l i c r o o f a n d f r e e s t a n d i n g b u t t r e s s e s . J o h n u s e d t h e r o o f a s a m e t a p h o r f o r h o w w e a s a c h u r c h w o r k . A s a b u i l d i n g , w e r e s t o n t h e t w i n f r e e s t a n d i n g b u t t r e s s e s ; a s G o d ` s p e o p l e , w e r e s t o n t h e t w i n p i l l a r s o f G o d ` s w o r d a n d s a c r a m e n t s , w i t h o u t w h i c h w e d o n o t g r o w a n d w e a r e n o t n o u r i s h e d . H e s p o k e a b o u t h o w f o r t u n a t e S t . T e r e s a ` s h a s b e e n i n t h e w a y t h e s e t w o p i l l a r s h a v e b e e n s u s t a i n e d o v e r t h e y e a r s , p o i n t i n g i n p a r t i c u l a r t o t h e w a y i n w h i c h t h e s a c r a m e n t a l l i f e o f t h e p a r i s h h a s b e e n c a r e d f o r t h r o u g h t h e M i n i s t r i e s o f t h e W o r d a n d H o l y C o m m u n i o n , R C I A a n d s a c r a m e n t a l p r e p a r a t i o n , a l t a r s e r v e r s , m u s i c a n d l i t u r g y . D u r i n g t h e M a s s , w e p r a y e d f o r f o r m e r p a r i s h p r i e s t s a n d p a r i s h i o n e r s w h o l i v e d a n d d i e d m a k i n g t h e c h u r c h ` s s t o n e s ` l i v i n g s t o n e s ` . W e p r a y e d t o o f o r F r . M i c h a e l w h o , a s F r . J o h n p u t i t , w a s ` r o u n d i n g o f f i n s t y l e ` h i s t i m e h e r e a s t h e p a r i s h ` s l o n g e s t s e r v i n g p a r i s h p r i e s t . A t t h e e n d o f M a s s , G o r d o n a n d E l a i n e G o o d w i n r e c e i v e d t h e B e n e M e r e n t i M e d a l i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e i r o u t s t a n d - i n g s e r v i c e t o t h e p a r i s h a n d t h e D i o c e s e . T h e y h a v e b e e n a n i n t e g r a l p a r t o f t h e m u s i c a l l i f e o f t h e p a r i s h f o r f i v e d e c a d e s . I t w a s c o m m e n t e d d u r i n g t h e M a s s t h a t t h e p a r i s h h a s a l w a y s b e e n b l e s s e d m u s i c a l l y a n d t h a t t h e f o l k g r o u p u n d e r G o r d o n a n d E l a i n e ` s l e a d e r s h i p h a d ` s t o o d t h e t e s t o f t i m e ` . R e c o g n i t i o n w a s a l s o g i v e n t o t h e m a n y o t h e r t h i n g s t h e y h a v e b e e n i n v o l v e d i n . F r . J o h n p r e s e n t e d t h e m e d a l s a n d s a i d t h a t t h e b e s t o w a l o f t h e B e n e M e r e n t i o n t h e m a l s o r e p r e s e n t e d t h e w o r k o f t h e m a n y w h o o v e r t h e l a s t 5 0 y e a r s h a v e h e l p e d S t . T e r e s a ` s r e m a i n t h e l i v i n g p r e s e n c e o f G o d a m o n g u s . A f t e r M a s s , t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s c o n t i n u e d d o w n a t T r i n i t y L o w e r S c h o o l w i t h a p l e n t i f u l s u p p l y o f f o o d a n d d r i n k . 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P o p e F r a n c i s c o m m e m o r a t e d t h e F e a s t o f t h e A s c e n s i o n o f J e s u s i n t o H e a v e n b y r e - m i n d i n g t h e f a i t h f u l o f t h e i r d u t y t o b e w i t n e s s e s o f t h e G o s p e l e v e r y d a y o f t h e w e e k , i n a l l a r e a s o f l i f e – a n d n o t j u s t o n S u n d a y s . “ W e m u s t c a r r y t h i s w i t n e s s e v e r y w e e k : C h r i s t i s w i t h u s ; C h r i s t h a s g o n e u p i n t o H e a v e n , a n d i s w i t h u s ; C h r i s t i s a l i v e ! ” t h e P o p e s a i d d u r i n g h i s M a y 8 R e g i n a C a e l i a d d r e s s t o t h e c r o w d s g a t h e r e d i n S t . P e t e r ` s S q u a r e . C i t i n g t h e w o r d s o f J e s u s i n t h e d a y ` s G o s p e l t a k e n f r o m L u k e , t h e p o n t i f f e x - p l a i n e d h o w t h e A p o s t l e s w e r e “ w i t - n e s s e s ” o f C h r i s t ` s d e a t h , r e s u r r e c t i o n , a n d n o w A s c e n s i o n ; i n d e e d , t h e y r e t u r n e d t o J e r u s a l e m a n d j o y f u l l y t e s t i f i e d a b o u t t h e r i s e n C h r i s t , i n w h o s e n a m e t h e y w o u l d p r e a c h c o n v e r s i o n a n d “ r e p e n t a n c e , f o r t h e f o r g i v e n e s s o f s i n s . ” T h e P o p e s a i d t h i s w i t n e s s – “ m a d e n o t o n l y w i t h w o r d s b u t a l s o w i t h d a i l y l i f e ” – s h o u l d g o b e y o n d C h u r c h o n S u n d a y . R a t h e r , i t s h o u l d e x t e n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e e n t i r e w e e k i n o u r “ h o m e s , o f f i c e s , s c h o o l s , i n p l a c e s o f e n t e r t a i n m e n t , i n h o s p i t a l s , i n p r i s o n s , i n h o m e s f o r t h e e l d - e r l y , i n p l a c e s c r o w d e d w i t h i m m i g r a n t s , i n t h e c i t y ` s p e r i p h e r i e s . ” P o p e F r a n c i s c e n t e r e d h i s a d d r e s s o n t h e F e a s t o f t h e A s c e n s i o n , w h i c h c o m m e m o - r a t e s J e s u s a s c e n d i n g i n t o H e a v e n 4 0 d a y s a f t e r h i s R e s u r r e c t i o n f r o m t h e d e a d . W h i l e t h i s f e a s t t e c h n i c a l l y f a l l s o n a T h u r s d a y , m a n y c o u n t r i e s t r a n s f e r t h e c e l e b r a t i o n t o t h e f o l l o w i n g S u n d a y . “ W e c o n t e m p l a t e t h e m y s t e r y o f J e s u s w h o l e f t o u r e a r t h l y s p a c e i n o r d e r t o e n t e r i n t h e f u l l n e s s o f G o d ` s g l o r y , b r i n g i n g w i t h h i m o u r h u m a n i t y , ” t h e P o p e s a i d . T h e p o n t i f f r e f l e c t e d o n t h e r e a c - t i o n o f t h e d i s c i p l e s , w h o h a d p r e v i o u s l y w i t n e s s e d J e s u s b e i n g r e j e c t e d b y J e r u s a l e m , “ J u d a s ` b e t r a y a l , P e t e r ` s d e n i a l , t h e d i s p e r s a l o f t h e d i s c i p l e s a n d t h e v i o - l e n c e o f a p o w e r ” w h i c h l e f t t h e m f e e l i n g t h r e a t e n e d . “ F r o m t h a t d a y , f o r t h e A p o s t l e s a n d f o r e v e r y d i s c i p l e o f C h r i s t , i t w a s p o s s i b l e t o l i v e i n J e r u s a l e m , a n d i n e v e r y c i t y o f t h e w o r l d , e v e n i n t h o s e m o s t t r o u b l e d b y i n - j u s t i c e a n d v i o l e n c e , ” h e s a i d . T h i s i s b e - c a u s e e v e r y i n h a b i t a n t o f e v e r y c i t y c a n t u r n t h e i r g a z e u p w a r d " w i t h h o p e . ” “ J e s u s , G o d , i s t r u e m a n ; w i t h h i s h u m a n b o d y h e i s i n H e a v e n ! A n d t h i s i s o u r h o p e , o u r a n c h o r , a n d w e a r e f i r m i n t h i s h o p e i f w e l o o k t o h e a v e n . ” “ I n t h i s h e a v e n l i v e s t h a t G o d w h o h a s r e - v e a l e d s u c h c l o s e n e s s a s t o t a k e t h e f a c e o f a m a n , J e s u s o f N a z e r e t h , ” t h e P o p e c o n t i n u e d . “ A n d h e r e m a i n s a l w a y s G o d - w i t h - u s ” – t h a t i s , E m m a n u e l – “ a n d h e n e v e r l e a v e s u s a l o n e ! ” “ I n t h e A s c e n s i o n o f J e s u s , t h e C r u c i f i e d a n d R i s e n O n e , t h e r e i s t h e p r o m i s e o f o u r p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e f u l l n e s s o f l i f e w i t h G o d . ” J e s u s a s s u r e s t h e d i s c i p l e s t h a t , i n m a k - i n g t h i s a n n o u n c e m e n t a n d g i v i n g t h i s t e s t i m o n y , w e w i l l b e c l o t h e d i n t h e H o l y S p i r i t , t h e p o n t i f f e x p l a i n e d . “ H e r e l i e s t h e s e c r e t o f t h i s m i s s i o n : t h e p r e s e n c e a m o n g u s o f t h e R i s e n L o r d , w h o w i t h t h e g i f t o f t h e S p i r i t c o n t i n u e s t o o p e n o u r m i n d s a n d o u r h e a r t s , t o p r o c l a i m h i s l o v e a n d m e r c y e v e n i n t h e m o s t r e s i s t a n t a r e a s o f o u r c i t i e s . ” “ T h e H o l y S p i r i t i s t h e r e a l a r c h i t e c t o f t h e m a n i f o l d t e s t i m o n y t h a t t h e C h u r c h a n d e v e r y b a p t i z e d m a k e i n t h e w o r l d . ” F o r t h i s r e a s o n , w e s h o u l d n o t n e g l e c t t o g a t h e r t o g e t h e r “ i n p r a y e r t o p r a i s e G o d a n d t o i n v o k e t h e g i f t o f t h e S p i r i t . ” A f t e r l e a d i n g t h e c r o w d s i n t h e R e g i n a C a e l i p r a y e r , P o p e F r a n c i s e x t e n d e d h i s “ c o r d i a l g r e e t i n g s ” t o a l l w h o w o r k i n c o m - m u n i c a t i o n s , a c k n o w l e d g i n g t h i s S u n - d a y ` s 5 0 t h W o r l d D a y o f S o c i a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s . “ I h o p e t h a t t h e w a y w e c o m m u n i c a t e i n t h e C h u r c h a l w a y s h a s a c l e a r e v a n g e l i c a l s t y l e , a s t y l e w h i c h c o m b i n e s t r u t h a n d m e r c y , ” h e s a i d . T h e p o n t i f f g r e e t e d t h e t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e w h o t o o k p a r t i n t h i s y e a r ` s M a r c h f o r L i f e i n R o m e , m a n y o f w h o m h a d m a d e t h e i r w a y t o S t . P e t e r ` s S q u a r e a t t h e e n d o f t h e m o r n i n g m a r c h . P o p e F r a n c i s t h e n w e n t o n t o a c k n o w l - e d g e M o t h e r ` s D a y – c e l e b r a t e d t h i s S u n - d a y i n m a n y c o u n t r i e s – a n d l e d t h e c r o w d s i n t h e H a i l M a r y f o r a l l m o t h e r s . “ W e r e m e m b e r w i t h g r a t i t u d e a n d a f f e c - t i o n a l l m o t h e r s – t h o s e w h o a r e t o d a y i n [ S t . P e t e r ` s ] S q u a r e , o u r m o t h e r s , t h o s e w h o a r e a m o n g u s a n d t h o s e w h o h a v e g o n e t o h e a v e n – e n t r u s t i n g t h e m t o M a r y , t h e m o t h e r o f J e s u s . ” 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 @ i c l o u d . c o m o r d a v i d @ 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 @ 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 8 Y E A R S O F M O R E T H A N 1 8 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 c l w s o n @ i c l o u d . c o m b e f o r e 1 0 t h o f t h e m o n t h P a g e 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 6 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 P o p e F r a n c i s : B e w i t n e s s e s o f t h e G o s p e l e v e r y d a y D a n i e l I b á ñ e z / C N A D O N A T I O N O F F E R S S U P P O R T T O H O M E L E S S Y O U N G P E O P L E N e w a r k E m m a u s T r u s t h a s r e c e i v e d £ 4 , 2 7 9 t o f u n d p r o j e c t s a n d e v e n t s t o h e l p y o u n g h o m e l e s s p e o p l e i n N e w a r k i m - p r o v e t h e i r s o c i a l a n d l i f e s k i l l s . T h e d o n a t i o n w a s p r o v i d e d b y T h e D i s c o v - e r y F o u n d a t i o n , s u p p o r t e d b y S a n t a n d e r U K , w h i c h o f f e r s g r a n t s t o U K r e g i s t e r e d c h a r i t i e s f o r p r o j e c t s t h a t h e l p d i s a d v a n - t a g e d p e o p l e i n l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e T r u s t p r o v i d e s a c c o m m o d a t i o n a n d s u p p o r t f o r y o u n g , s i n g l e h o m e l e s s p e o p l e i n c l u d i n g t e e n a g e p a r e n t s a n d t h e i r b a - b i e s . T h e g r a n t w i l l h e l p t h e y o u n g p e o p l e t o s e t u p t h e i r o w n p r o j e c t t o v i s i t s l o c a l s c h o o l s , c h u r c h e s a n d c o m m u n i t y g r o u p s a n d o r g a n i s e e v e n t s t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s o f t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s a n d t a l k a b o u t t h e i r a c h i e v e m e n t s . T h i s w i l l p r o v i d e t h e m w i t h l i f e s k i l l s , l e a d e r s h i p , m a n a g e m e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n , a s w e l l a s t e a m b u i l d i n g s k i l l s a n d w i l l h e l p t h e m t o b u i l d t h e i r s o - c i a l c o n f i d e n c e . J e r e m y B l a t h e r w i c k a t N e w a r k E m m a u s T r u s t s a i d : “ O n b e h a l f o f t h e D i r e c t o r s , s t a f f a n d r e s i d e n t s a t N e w a r k E m m a u s T r u s t I w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k T h e D i s c o v e r y F o u n d a t i o n f o r s u p p o r t i n g u s w i t h t h i s g r a n t w h i c h w i l l h e l p t h e y o u n g p e o p l e i n o u r p r o j e c t o n t h e i r j o u r n e y t o w a r d s i n d e - p e n d e n c e . ” V i c t o r i a M e a d , B r a n c h M a n a g e r a t S a n - t a n d e r ’ s N e w a r k b r a n c h s a i d : “ T h e D i s - c o v e r y F o u n d a t i o n m a k e s h u n d r e d s o f d o n a t i o n s e v e r y y e a r t o g o o d c a u s e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e U K . 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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 6 P a g e 3 S t G e o r g e ` s R C V o l u n t a r y a c a d e m y D e r b y , b r o u g h t u s t o a n a t t e n t i v e o p e n - n e s s t o t h e a g e o l d e v e n t s o f E a s t e r , O u r C h r i s t i a n k n o w l e d g e a n d b e l i e f s w e r e o p e n e d u p f o r u s w i t h d r a m a , s t i r r i n g m u s i c a n d a d a s h o f h u m o u r . T h e p i e c e s , w r i t t e n f o r t h e " H o s a n n a R o c k " b y A s s i s - t a n t H e a d M r s R a c h a e l S n o w d o n - P o o l e w e r e a p p e a l i n g t o c h i l d r e n a n d a d u l t s a l i k e . T h e n e w a n d v a r i e d t w i s t s t o t h e t r a d i t i o n a l s t o r y c a u s e d b o t h s m i l e s a n d s e r i o u s t h o u g h t s , w i t h p o i n t s t o p o n d e r f o r a l l . T h e c a s t a u d i t i o n s a n d p e r f o r m a n c e w e r e d i r e c t e d b y M r s H u m e , t h e c h i l d r e n p e r - f o r m e d t o t h e w h o l e s c h o o l a n d d i d t w o f u r t h e r a d d i t i o n a l p e r f o r m a n c e s f o r P a r - e n t s , G o v e r n o r s a n d f a m i l y . T h e p l a y w a s E n t e r t a i n i n g t h r o u g h o u t y o u d i d n ` t f a i l t o g o a w a y w i t h s e r i o u s l e v - i t y . F r B u r b i d g e p a r i s h p r i e s t s a i d " I s a w t h e p l a y t w i c e i t w a s s o g o o d I E n j o y e d t h e c a t c h i n e s s o f t h e m u s i c a n d s i n g i n g a n d w a s p l e a s e d w i t h t h e c o h e s i o n o f s o n g s a n d a c t i v i t y s e t t i n g . I t i s a n e n d e a r i n g p i e c e w i t h j u s t e n o u g h s e n t i m e n t a l i t y . T h e E a s t e r D r a m a p a r t i c u l a r l y d r e w m e i n w i t h i t s e d u c a t i o n a l a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g l y r i c s . M u s i c a l l y i t k e e p s y o u a l e r t a n d s o m e w o r d s s p o k e n a n d s u n g e x p o u n d a n e d g e o f c o m p a s s i o n . T h e c o m p e l l i n g w i l l o f G o d s e a r s i t s w a y t h r o u g h t o t h e j o y f u l l y p r o c l a i m e d e n d . T h e g e n t l e b u t r e a l i n t e r - a c t i o n o f P e t e r a n d J u d a s i s h a n d l e d w e l l a n d t h o u g h t f u l l y . K a r a n O ` C o n n o r , F o u n d a t i o n G o v e r n o r s a i d , " W h a t a g r e a t p e r f o r m a n c e b y t h e m a l l , W e l l d o n e t o a l l t h e c h i l d r e n a n d s t a f f t h a t h a v e w o r k e d t i r e l e s s l y t o d e l i v e r a n o u t s t a n d i n g p l a y . 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F r i d a y t h e 1 8 t h M a r c h s a w a n E v e n i n g o f F u n d r a i s i n g f o r E l l i e H e n d e r s o n o f S t G e o r g e ` s P a r i s h D e r b y , E l l i e i s f u n d r a i s i n g t o f u l f i l a w i s h t o g i v e h e r t i m e a n d s k i l l s t o h e l p C h i l d A f r i c a , E l l i e i s g o i n g o n a t w o w e e k e x p e d i t i o n t o a s c h o o l i n U g a n d a w i t h 2 0 o f h e r s c h o o l f r i e n d s , w i t h t h e c h a r i t y C h i l d A f r i c a . W h i l s t t h e y a r e t h e r e t h e y w i l l b e r e n o v a t i n g t h e e x i s t i n g s c h o o l , a s w e l l a s t e a c h i n g a n d s o c i a l i s i n g w i t h t h e c h i l d r e n . T h e s c h o o l s u p p o r t s t h e u n d e r - p r i v i l e g e d c h i l d r e n , t h e m a j o r i t y o f w h o m l i v e i n a b s o l u t e p o v e r t y . A l m o s t h a l f o f t h e c h i l d r e n a r e d e a f a n d d e a f c h i l d r e n i n A f r i c a a r e d e n i e d a n y k i n d o f e d u c a t i o n . T h e c o s t o f t h e t r i p w i l l b e £ 1 7 5 0 , s o E l l i e h a s t a k e n a p a r t t i m e j o b a n d e m b a r k e d o n h e r o w n f u n d r a i s i n g q u e s t t o r a i s e t h e m o n e y ` s t o g o . A l t h o u g h h a r d w o r k t h e n i g h t w a s a g r e a t s u c c e s s . M u m , T r i s h p r o - v i d e d a w o n d e r f u l b u f f e t w h i l s t E l l i e c o m - p a r e d t h e e v e n i n g w i t h a q u i z a n d B i n g o . A l t h o u g h E l l i e h a s a w a y t o g o b e f o r e s h e r e a c h e s h e r t a r g e t t h e e v e n i n g a l o n e r a i s e d £ 4 1 0 a n d s h e h a s g o t a n o t h e r b i n g o e v e n t p l a n n e d . 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F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t o b o o k a p l a c e , p l e a s e c o n t a c t T e r e s a C l a r k ( b o o k i n g s @ n d c y s . c o m ; 0 1 7 7 3 8 5 2 0 4 4 ) . 1 9 J u n e W a l s i n g h a m p i l g r i m a g e l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 2 0 J u n e ­ 7 . 0 0 p m S t A l b a n , C h a d d e s d e n - C o n f i r m a t i o n 2 1 J u n e ­ 7 . 0 0 p m O u r L a d y o f V i c t o r i e s , L u t t e r w o r t h - C o n f i r m a t i o n 2 4 J u n e ­ 7 . 0 0 p m S t M a r y s , S o u t h W i g s t o n - C o n f i r m a t i o n 2 5 J u n e ­ 2 . 0 0 p m M a s s f o r t h e C o m m i s s i o n i n g o f C a t e c h i s t s - E p i s c o - p a l C e l e b r a t i o n s i n S t B a r n a b a s ’ C a t h e d r a l l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 2 6 J u n e R o d s l e y p i l g r i m a g e l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 3 0 J u n e ­ 7 . 0 0 p m E n g l i s h M a r t y r s , A l v a s t o n - C o n f i r m a t i o n J u l y 0 1 J u l y ­ 7 . 0 0 p m G o o d S h e p h e r d , A r n o l d - C o n f i r m a t i o n 0 5 J u l y ­ 7 . 0 0 p m S t P a t r i c k , B e a u m o n t L e y s L a n e , L e i c e s t e r - C o n f i r m a t i o n 1 0 J u l y P a d l e y p i l g r i m a g e l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 1 1 ­ 1 6 J u l y L o u r d e s p i l g r i m a g e l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 1 7 J u l y ­ 1 1 . 1 5 a m S t N o r b e r t , C r o w l e - C o n f i r m a t i o n 2 2 J u l y – 0 1 A u g W o r l d Y o u t h D a y . 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I t w i l l f e a t u r e w o r d s t o t h e m u s i c o f A n d r e w L l o y d W e b b e r a n d d a n c i n g t o t h e m u s i c o f R i v e r d a n c e , a n d w i l l b e p e r f o r m e d o n t h e w e e k e n d o f 1 5 t h & 1 6 t h O c t o b e r a t S t P e t e r ’ s C h u r c h , H i n c k l e y b y t h e ` M o t h e r M a r y ` c h o i r a n d S P A N N E D . I f a n y s i n g e r s a n d y o u n g p e o p l e w h o c a n d a n c e w o u l d l i k e t o b e i n v o l v e d , r e h e a r s a l s s t a r t i n H i n c k l e y o n S u n d a y 8 t h M a y a t 2 . 3 0 p m . P l e a s e c o n t a c t F r . F r a n k D a l y ( 0 1 4 5 5 6 3 4 4 4 3 ; h i n c k ­ l e y p r i o r y @ g m a i l . c o m ) i f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d . T h e p r o ­ d u c t i o n t e a m i s a l s o l o o k i n g f o r s p o n s o r s a n d a d v e r t i s e r s . 1 4 O c t ­ 7 . 0 0 p m O u r L a d y o f G o o d C o u n s e l , R u s h e y M e a d , L e i c e s t e r - C o n f i r m a t i o n 2 2 O c t ­ 1 1 . 3 0 a m M a s s f o r A l t a r S e r v e r s - E p i s c o p a l C e l e b r a t i o n s i n S t B a r n a b a s ’ C a t h e d r a l l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 2 4 O c t o b e r ­ 2 8 O c t o b e r : P i l g r i m a g e f o r t h e Y e a r o f M e r c y t o S h r i n e s o f N o r t h e r n F r a n c e ( P a r i s , N e v e r s , L i s i e u x ) . A l l t r a v e l b y l u x u r y c o a c h . F u r t h e r d e t a i l s f r o m F a t h e r E d w a r d J a r o s z 0 1 7 2 4 8 4 2 1 9 7 . 2 8 O c t ­ 7 . 0 0 p m S t T h o m a s M o r e , K n i g h t o n R o a d , L e i c e s t e r - C o n f i r m a t i o n 2 9 O c t ­ 1 1 . 3 0 a m M a s s f o r t h e K n i g h t s o f t h e H o l y S e p u l c h r e - E p i s c o p a l C e l e b r a t i o n s i n S t B a r n a b a s ’ C a t h e d r a l l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k N o v e m b e r 0 3 N o v ­ 1 . 0 0 p m C h a p t e r M a s s - E p i s c o p a l C e l e b r a t i o n s i n S t B a r n a b a s ’ C a t h e d r a l l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 0 7 N o v ­ 1 . 0 0 p m M a s s f o r D e c e a s e d C l e r g y & R e l i g i o u s - E p i s c o p a l C e l e b r a t i o n s i n S t B a r n a b a s ’ C a t h e d r a l l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 0 9 N o v ­ 1 . 0 0 p m M a s s f o r D i r e c t o r s o f L o u r d e s P i l g r i m a g e s - E p i s c o p a l C e l e b r a t i o n s i n S t B a r n a b a s ’ C a t h e d r a l l e d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k 2 7 N o v ­ 2 . 3 0 p m S t G e o r g e & A l l S o l d i e r S a i n t s , O l d N o r m a n t o n , D e r b y - C o n f i r m a t i o n D i a r y D a t e s I f t h e r e i s a n e v e n t i n y o u r p a r i s h t h a t y o u w a n t p u b l i c i s e d p l e a s e e m a i l j o h n @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k S O L U T I O N f o r M a y C r o s s w o r d A c r o s s : 1 E c c l e s i ­ a s t e s , 8 C e n t r e d , 9 R i f l e , 1 0 T r a p s , 1 1 L a y i n t o , 1 2 H a v e a n i n k l i n g , 1 5 S h i ­ a t s u , 1 7 Y e t i s , 1 9 W h e l p , 2 0 I n e r t i a , 2 1 S t i c k o r t w i s t . D o w n : 1 E a c h t o h i s o w n , 2 C o n g a , 3 E u r a s i a , 4 I n D u l c i J u b i l o , 5 S t r a y , 6 E f f e n d i , 7 D e c o n g e s t a n t , 1 3 V a i n e s t , 1 4 K e y W e s t , 1 6 T o p i c , 1 8 T u t t i . C o n t i n u e f r o m p a g e 1 O u r f a i t h c a l l s u s t o a c t ; a l t h o u g h s o m e t i m e s o u r i n d i v i d u a l a c - t i o n s s e e m i n c o n s e q u e n t i a l , t o g e t h e r w e c a n o f f e r h o p e , l o v e a n d g i v e r e f u g e e s d i g n i t y a s w e s t a n d a l o n g s i d e t h e m . T h e Y e a r o f M e r c y r e m i n d s u s t o w e l c o m e t h e s t r a n g e r a n d P o p e F r a n c i s t e a c h e s u s t h a t “ w e o u r s e l v e s n e e d t o s e e , a n d t h e n e n - a b l e o t h e r s t o s e e , t h a t m i g r a n t s a n d r e f u g e e s a r e b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s t o b e w e l c o m e d , r e s p e c t e d a n d l o v e d . ” O n e m a n w h o p r o v e d a s m a l l a c t c a n m a k e a m a s s i v e d i f f e r e n c e i s F r a n c e s c o T u c c i o , a c a r p e n t e r f r o m t h e s m a l l I t a l i a n I s l a n d o f L a m p e d u s a . O n a c o l d n i g h t , t h r e e y e a r s a g o a b o a t s a i l e d f r o m A f r i c a t r y i n g t o r e a c h E u r o p e . T h e b o a t w a s o v e r - f i l l e d w i t h o v e r 5 0 0 r e f u g e e s w h o w e r e f l e e i n g E r i t r e a a n d S o m a l i a . S o m e a b o a r d w e r e E r i t r e a n C h r i s t i a n s w h o w e r e t r y i n g t o e s c a p e r e l i - g i o u s p e r s e c u t i o n . S o m e w h e r e o n r o u t e , t h e b o a t c a u g h t f i r e , c a p s i z e d a n d s a n k ; 3 1 1 p e o p l e p e r i s h e d . I n h a b i t a n t s o f L a m p e - d u s a h e l p e d s a v e t h e l i v e s o f 1 5 5 o t h e r s . S o h e a r t b r o k e n w a s M r T u c c i o w h e n h e m e t s o m e o f t h e s u r - v i v o r s a t h i s l o c a l c h u r c h , h e w a n t e d t o h e l p b u t h a d n o t h i n g t o g i v e . T h e o n l y t h i n g h e c o u l d t h i n k t o g i v e t h e m w a s a s y m b o l o f h o p e . H e c o l l e c t e d t h e b r o k e n p i e c e s o f w o o d t h a t h a d w a s h e d a s h o r e f r o m t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e i r b o a t a n d m a d e t h e L a m p e - d u s a C r o s s . H e o f f e r e d t h i s s i m p l e , h a n d m a d e c r o s s t o t h e s u r - v i v o r s o f t h e d i s a s t e r a s a s i g n o f h o p e , s o l i d a r i t y a n d l o v e . H e g a v e a c r o s s t o P o p e F r a n c i s t o c a r r y a t a m e m o r i a l s e r v i c e a n d a c r o s s w a s r e c e n t l y c a r r i e d t h r o u g h t h e g r e a t D o o r o f M e r c y a t S t P e t e r ’ s b a s i l i c a . C A F O D , t o g e t h e r w i t h C a r i t a s S o c i a l A c - t i o n a n d t h e J e s u i t R e f u g e e S e r v i c e , h a s o f f e r e d a l l C a t h e d r a l s i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s w i t h a L a m p e d u s a C r o s s s o t h e y c a n d i s - p l a y i t . I n s p i r e d b y t h e Y e a r o f M e r c y , p e o p l e a c r o s s E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s h a v e b e g u n t o a c t i n s o l i d a r i t y o f t h i s r e f u g e e c r i s i s . S m a l l a c t s s u c h a s w r i t i n g m e s s a g e s o f h o p e t o b e s h a r e d w i t h r e f u g e e s t o o r g a n i s i n g p i l g r i m a g e s t o r e f l e c t o n o u r r e s p o n s e t o t h e r e f u g e e c r i s i s , d e m o n s t r a t e h o w t h r o u g h o u r f a i t h w e c a n s t a n d i n s o l i - d a r i t y w i t h o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s . C A F O D , a l o n g s i d e p a r t n e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s , i s w o r k i n g i n t e r n a - t i o n a l l y t o p r o v i d e p r a c t i c a l h e l p t o t h e r e f u g e e s . I n M a r c h 2 0 1 6 w e p l e d g e d £ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o C a r i t a s H e l l a s t o s u p p o r t i n s c a l i n g u p t h e i r e m e r g e n c y a i d r e s p o n s e , w h i c h w i l l a l s o i n c l u d e i n s t a l l i n g b a s i c c h e m i c a l t o i l e t s a n d s h o w e r f a c i l i t i e s a t I d o m e n i r e f u g e e c a m p c l o s e s t t o t h e b o r d e r o f G r e e c e a n d F Y R M a c e d o n i a .   W e a r e a l s o 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 a c c e p t a p r o p o r - t i o n a t e a m o u n t o f r e f u g e e s f r o m b o t h i n s i d e t h e E U a n d b e y o n d . W e a r e c a l l i n g o n t h e g o v e r n m e n t t o e s t a b l i s h s a f e a n d l e g a l r o u t e s s o t h a t t h o s e f l e e i n g p e r s e c u t i o n , w a r a n d p o v e r t y c a n f i n d a h a r b o u r w h e r e t h e y a r e w e l c o m e d t o s a f e t y . W e h a v e c r e a t e d r e s o u r c e s t o h e l p y o u o r g a n i s e y o u r o w n p i l - g r i m a g e i n y o u r p a r i s h , s c h o o l o r g r o u p , o r u s e a s p a r t o f a n y o t h e r Y e a r o f M e r c y p i l g r i m a g e . D u r i n g t h e p i l g r i m a g e , t h e r e i s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o w r i t e m e s s a g e s f o r h o p e f o r r e f u g e e s . T o f i n d o u t m o r e , o r d e r o r d o w n l o a d t h e p i l g r i m a g e r e f l e c t i o n a n d c a r d s f o r y o u r m e s s a g e s o f h o p e , v i s i t c a f o d . o r g . u k / y e a r o f m e r c y H e r e w i t h y o u r M i d T e r m r e m i n d e r o f t h e 4 0 t h R o d s l e y P i l g r i m a g e , f o r y o u r e v e r b u r g e o n i n g d i a r i e s . S U N D A Y J U N E 2 6 T H R O D S L E Y C R O S S R O A D S 3 . 0 0 P M B i s h o p P a t r i c k w i l l d e l i v e r t h e H o m i l y .

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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 n e 2 0 1 6 I n D e r b y t h e F e a s t o f t h e A s c e n s i o n w a s m a r k e d w i t h a s e r v i c e o f C h o r a l V e s p e r s b y S t M a r y ` s C h u r c h a n d t h e A n g l i c a n C a t h e d r a l . T h e c l e r g y a n d c o n g r e g a t i o n s f r o m b o t h c h u r c h e s j o i n e d t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e C a t h e d r a l C h o i r t o o f f e r u p t h i s t r a d i t i o n a l f o r m o f w o r s h i p . V e s p e r s i s o n e o f t h e a n c i e n t c a n o n i c a l h o u r s o f t h e c h u r c h , a n d c a n b e t r a c e d b a c k t o a t l e a s t t h e s e c o n d c e n t u r y A D . T h e A n g l i c a n o f f i c e o f E v e n s o n g w a s c o m p i l e d i n t h e 1 6 t h c e n t u r y f r o m t h e o f f i c e s o f V e s p e r s a n d C o m p l i n e . T h e s e r v i c e b e g a n w i t h a w a r m w e l c o m e f r o m F r T i m O ` - S u l l i v a n a n d t h e D e a n o f D e r b y , t h e V e r y R e v d J o h n D a v i e s , w h o a l s o j o i n t l y b l e s s e d t h e p e o p l e a t t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e s e r v i c e . T h e m u s i c a n d s i n g i n g o f t h e C a t h e d r a l C h o i r w a s m a g n i f i - c e n t . I t i s a b l e s s i n g f o r b o t h c o n g r e g a t i o n s t h a t t h e y a r e a b l e t o s p e n d t i m e t o g e t h e r i n w o r s h i p a n d p r a y e r . T h e e v e n i n g w a s f o l l o w e d b y r e f r e s h m e n t s i n t h e C a t h e d r a l ` s c a f e , w h i c h a l l o w e d f e l l o w s h i p a n d f r i e n d s h i p t o c o n - t i n u e . £7495 Y ONL LY Free road tax + 74 mpg Creating the buying expe eg 2012 / 62 R auxhall Astra V Vauxhall Astra Ti ecoflex 16v es 1.7 CD 5Dr Grey met 43k miles e ultimate car erience k 5 ta e mpg Ge Gen en es esi sis is Genesis £ £8995 Y ONL LY Y ONL LY 2009 / 59 Reg Ford Focus 1.6 TDi econetic style 5Dr Silver met 2010 / 60 Reg BMW 118d diesel M Sport automatic 5Dr Silver 76k miles £30 roa utomatic A s s rs Ca org.uk . £3995 £6495 Y ONL LY 9 Reg Ford Focus conetic style 5Dr t 94k miles 2011 / 11 Reg Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec TDCi 3Dr White 35k miles d tax + 83 mpg £20 road tax + 68 mpg org.uk 0800 230 0238 / sales@genesiscars. Our team is ready to help you... Creating the ultimate car buying experience g 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 2 0 1 6 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 @ 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 .                              A Parish Pilgrimage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lincoln 2.00 p.m. Welcome at the West Front 2.30 p.m. Mass of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Celebrant Mgr Tom McGovern 3.45 p.m. Address in the Wren Library 4.30 p.m. Refreshments in the Chapter House 5.30 p.m. Choral Evensong (Vespers) 6.30 p.m. Formal Conclusion Further details accompany this poster Deacon John Wilford, e­mail parish@ourladyoflincoln.com or telephone 01522 800114 C o n g r e g a t i o n s o f S t M a r y ` s a n d D e r b y C a t h e d r a l u n i t e t o c e l e b r a t e t h e A s c e n s i o n

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

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T h e M a r y M a g d a l e n C h a r i t y s h o p h o s t e d a f a s h i o n s h o w o n 3 0 A p r i l 2 0 1 6 a t t h e C h u r c h o f t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d i n N o t t i n g - h a m . I t w a s a d a y t o c e l e b r a t e l i f e , c o m m u n i t y a n d t h e s p i r i t o f c h r i s t i a n i t y . T h e v i s i o n f o r t h e s h o w w a s b a s e d o n t h e r a i n b o w a s t h i s i s a s i g n o f G o d s f a i t h f u l n e s s . T h i s w a s a p p r o p r i a t e a s t h e m o n e y w a s b e i n g r a i s e d f o r a s i g n f o r o u r C h a r i t y s h o p . A n e w s i g n w i l l a t t r a c t m o r e p e o p l e i n t o t h e s h o p s o w e c a n h e l p f u n d t h e M a r y M a g d a l e n F o u n d a t i o n w h i c h d o e s a b r i l - l i a n t j o b h e l p i n g a l c o h o l i c s a n d t h e i r f a m - i l i e s . W e h a d a g r e a t t u r n o u t a n d e v e r y b o d y w h o a t t e n d e d h a d a w o n d e r f u l t i m e s e e - i n g t h e s h o w , e a t i n g b e a u t i f u l h o m e m a d e c a k e s , h a v i n g a g o o n t h e T o m b o l a a n d a l s o d e s i g n i n g t h e i r v e r y o w n f a s h i o n d o l l s . W e w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k T h e C h u r c h o f t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d f o r o f f e r i n g u s t h e f r e e u s e o f t h e h a l l a n d a l l t h e p e o p l e w h o a t - t e n d e d , h e l p e d , m o d e l l e d , m a d e c a k e s , S t y l e d h a i r , d i d m a k e u p , h e l p e d s e t u p , t o o k a m a z i n g p h o t o g r a p h s a n d t h e l a d i e s w h o r a n t h e k i t c h e n a n d g r e e t e d a t t h e d o o r . W e w o u l d a l s o l i k e t o t h a n k t h e t r u s t e e s w h o s u p p o r t e d u s a l l t h e w a y t h r o u g h a n d h e l p e d a n d a t t e n d e d o n t h e d a y . A s w e l l a s r a i s i n g m o n e y f o r n e w s i g n £ 6 6 0 w e a l s o s h o w e d h o w f a b u l o u s t h e c l o t h e s a n d s h o e s a r e t h a t a r e a v a i l a b l e i n o u r s h o p . W e h a d m o d e l s o f a l l a g e s a n d s i z e s t h e y a l l l o o k e d b e a u t i f u l a n d w h e r e g o o d s p o r t s . W i t h l o v e a n d g r a t i t u d e t h e M a r y M a g d a l e n T e a m Solicitors to the Diocese of Nottingham Offering you a full range of legal services: • Wills & Power of Attorney • Probate & Trusts • Company & Commercial Law • Commercial Property • Commercial/Property Litigation • Residential Conveyancing • Employment Law, and more Telephone: 0115 851 1666 A t 15 Victoria Street, Nottingham & T udor Square, West Bridgford E­mail: law@massers.co.uk P a g e 8 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 6 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 P l e a s e s u p p o r t o u r a d v e r t i s e r s of Fidelity The church needs religious sisters URGENTLY to bring Christ to others by a l ife of prayer and service lived in the community of Ignation spirituality. Daliy Mass is the centre of community life. By wearing the religious habit we are witnesses to the consecrated way of life. If you are willing to risk a little love and would like to find out how, contact Sister Bernadette. Late vocations up to the age of 46 wel­ comed. COVENT OF OUR LADY OF FIDELITY Central Hill, Upper Norwood, LONDON SE19 1RS Telephone: 07973 6002563 or Fax: 0208 766 6579 Mobile: 07760 297001 Ministers of Religion H a p p i n e s s f a s h i o n s h o w E u r o p e ­ W i l l o t h e r s f o l l o w ? I s u s p e c t m a n y r e a d e r s o f t h i s n e w s p a - p e r w i l l h a v e m e m b e r s o f t h e M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h w h o a r e f r i e n d s o r r e l a t i v e s . N o t f a r f r o m w h e r e I l i v e i s a c h a p e l s i t e w h i c h b a c k i n 1 7 8 7 w a s o p e n e d b y J o h n W e s l e y . C h a r l e s W e s l e y h i s b r o t h e r i s o n e o f o u r b e s t k n o w n h y m n w r i t e r s a n d t h e t w o b r o t h e r s w i l l a l w a y s b e a s s o c i - a t e d w i t h t h e h i s t o r y o f o u r c o u n t r y . I w a s r e f l e c t i n g o n t h i s w h e n o n e o f t h e p r o m i n e n t M e t h o d i s t p r e a c h e r s d e - s c r i b e d S a i n t A u g u s t i n e o f H i p p o a s a g r e a t C h r i s t i a n l e a d e r o n n a t i o n a l r a d i o . I n h i s e a r l y y e a r s S a i n t A u g u s t i n e , t h e s o n o f S t M o n i c a , h a d a c t u a l l y r e n o u n c e d h i s C h r i s t i a n F a i t h . W e a r e a l l t o l d t h a t h i s m o t h e r ` s i n - f l u e n c e , n o t l e a s t h e r p a t i e n c e , l e d t h i s f u t u r e b i s h o p t o b e b a p t i s e d w h e n S a i n t M o n i c a d i e d i n t h e y e a r 3 8 7 . T h e l a t e r y e a r s o f h i s h i s l i f e a s p r i e s t a n d b i s h o p w i t n e s s e d S a i n t A u g u s t i n e m a k i n g f u l l u s e o f h i s m a n y a c a d e m i c t a l e n t s t o f u l l y j u s t i f y t h e t r i b u t e m e n - t i o n e d e a r l i e r i n t h i s a r t i c l e . T h e s e c o n d h a l f o f A p r i l t h i s y e a r g a v e a l l o f u s s o m e e x a m p l e s o f h o w n o t t o r e a c t w h e n m a t t e r s a t t r i b u t e d t o l e a d e r - s h i p g o w r o n g . T h e f a i l u r e o f a f a m i l i a r h i g h s t r e e t s t o r e a n d a h u g e p e n s i o n d e f i c i t c a n a l s o b e l i n k e d t o l e a d e r s h i p . W h a t a r e w e t o m a k e o f t h e h e a t e d d e - b a t e s o n a c a d e m y s c h o o l s a n d t h e c l e a r d i v i s i o n o f o p i n i o n o n t h e t e s t i n g o f c h i l - d r e n i n t h e i r e a r l y y e a r s ? F i n a l l y a n d a f t e r 3 7 y e a r s w e h a d t h e H i l l s b o r o u g h v e r d i c t o n a t r a g e d y t h a t s h o u l d n e v e r h a v e h a p p e n e d . T h e s a m e m o n t h o f A p r i l d i d h o w e v e r r e - v e a l t h e l e a d e r s h i p q u a l i t i e s w e c a n a l l r e s p e c t . T h e i m m e n s e r e s p e c t t h a t t h e Q u e e n r e c e i v e d o n t h e o c c a s i o n o f h e r 9 0 t h b i r t h d a y w a s s u r e l y w e l l d e s e r v e d . I n o u r d e m o c r a c y w e h a v e o f t e n h e a r d t h e v i e w p o i n t o f t h o s e w h o f a v o u r a r e - p u b l i c , p e r h a p s t h i s t i m e t h e y c h o s e t o b e s i l e n t . T h e r e i s o n e l a s t e x a m p l e o f l e a d e r s h i p w h i c h w a s b o t h a b o l d h u m a n i t a r i a n a c t a n d a s i g n i f i c a n t p e r s o n a l g e s t u r e . P o p e F r a n c i s v i s i t e d t h e G r e e k I s l a n d o f L e s b o s a n d r e t u r n e d w i t h 1 2 S y r i a n r e f u g e e s a l l o f w h o m w e r e M u s l i m s . T h i s a c t o f k i n d n e s s b y t h e P o p e a l s o h a d a n a d d i t i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t . A l e a d e r o f t h e O r t h o d o x C h u r c h B a r t h o l o m e w I w a s t h e c o m p a n i o n o f t h e l e a d e r o f t h e w o r l d s ` R o m a n C a t h o l i c s p r o v i n g o n c e a g a i n t h a t t r u e l e a d e r s o f g o o d w i l l c a n w o r k t o t o g e t h e r w h e n a c r i s i s d e v e l o p s . A s w e p r e p a r e t o v o t e i n t h e R e f e r e n d u m o n o u r f u t u r e i n E u r o p e w i l l o t h e r s f o l - l o w ? 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J o e b e g a n h i s P i l g r i m a g e a t R a m s g a t e , a t t h e n a t i o n a l s h r i n e o f S t A u g u s t i n e , t h e f o u n d i n g F a t h e r o f E n g l i s h C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d o f C a n t e r b u r y C a t h e d r a l . H e s e t o f f o n S t A u g u s t i n e ’ s w a y o n A p r i l 7 t h , i n w i n d , r a i n a n d h a i l , t o C a n t e r b u r y C a t h e d r a l . H e w a s b l e s s e d t o a r r i v e a t t h e B e n e d i c t i n e A b b e y a t M i n s t e r o n t h e f e a s t o f S t . B e n e d i c t , w h e n t h e r e w a s a s p e c i a l M a s s w i t h a s u n g l i t u r g y . A f t e r - w a r d s , t h e r e w a s a g r e a t c o m m o t i o n a s t h e s i s t e r s l e a r n e d o f J o e ’ s d e s t i n a t i o n ; S r M a r y S t e p h e n s t a m p e d h i s p i l g r i m p a s s p o r t , c a r e f u l l y i n c l u d i n g t h e l e t t e r s O S B ! 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H u n g r y a n d w i t h o u t b r e a k f a s t , J o e a t t e n d e d s u n g a f t e r n o o n p r a y e r s ( c a l l e d N o n e ) ; F r P e t e r , t h e h o t e l e r i e p r i e s t r e p l e n i s h e d h i m w i t h b r e a d a n d b u t t e r a n d V e s - p e r s ; d i n n e r f o l l o w e d i n s i l e n c e w i t h t h e m o n k s a n d s o m e r e a d - i n g s . V i a t h e C h a p p e l l e d e G u e m y a n d a g l o r i o u s l y h a l o e d s u n , J o e r e a c h e d T o u r n a h e m s u r l a H e m , w h e r e h e w a s t o s p e n d t h e n e x t n i g h t . T h e f o l l o w i n g d a y h e p a s s e d t h r o u g h T h e u r o n n e a n d L i e t t r e s , e v e n t u a l l y a r r i v i n g a t A m e t t e s , a n o t h e r H o l y D o o r a n d t h e n a w e l c o m e c o l d b e e r ! 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B y n o w J o e h a d m e t S i m o n , a n o t h e r E n g l i s h p i l g r i m , n o d o u b t w e l c o m e c o m p a n y ; S i m o n w a s w a l k i n g f o r t h e A l z h e i m e r C a f é o n t h e I s l e o f W i g h t . L e a v i n g t h e P a y s d e C a l a i s r e g i o n , t h e y e n t e r e d P i c a r d i e , p a s s - i n g t h e l a r g e F r e n c h n a t i o n a l c e m e t e r y a n d t h e C a n a l d u N o r d , t o w a r d s M a s s i n P e r o n n e . V i a a n o l d r a i l w a y t r a c k a n d t h e f i e l d s o f r u r a l F r a n c e , t h e p a i r r e a c h e d S e r a c o u r t l e s G r a n d e s . 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P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y , B i s h o p o f N o t t i n g h a m a n d F r . M i c h a e l ’ s f o r m e r t e a c h e r a n d R e c t o r a t S t . M a r y ’ s C o l l e g e , O s c o t t , n e a r B i r m i n g h a m . N e i t h e r w a s t h e o c c a s i o n w i t h o u t i t s s h a r e o f h u m o u r . F r . M i c h a e l – p r i s o n C h a p l a i n a t H . M . P . W a r r i n g t o n , w h e r e h e h a s b e e n f o r s o m e y e a r s , w a s m o r e t h a n h a p p y t o c r a c k a f e w j o k e s i n h i s s h o r t s p e e c h o f t h a n k s a t t h e e n d o f M a s s . A f t e r t h a n k i n g t h o s e i n v o l v e d i n a l l t h e p r e p a r a t i o n s , p r i n c i p a l l y t h e B i s h o p , c a t h e d r a l c l e r g y , t h e D i r e c t o r o f M u s i c a l o n g w i t h t h e c a n t o r s a n d o r g a n - i s t , t o s a y n o t h i n g o f t h o s e w h o h a d a l s o h a d a l i t u r g i c a l r o l e , F r . M i c h a e l e x p r e s s e d h i s g r a t i t u d e f o r t h e f a c t t h a t w e h a d c o m e t o s h a r e t h e d a y w i t h h i m . “ O f c o u r s e ” , h e a d d e d , “ I r e a l i s e t h a t t h e r e a r e o t h e r s w h o w o u l d h a v e w a n t e d t o b e h e r e . A t m y o w n p a r t i c u l a r p l a c e o f w o r k , ( t h e p r i s o n ) , t h e r e a r e t h o s e w h o w o u l d h a v e l i k e d t o c o m e – b u t t h e y c o u l d n ’ t m a n a g e t o g e t o u t ! ” A m i d o u r l a u g h t e r , I a m s u r e t h a t t h e r e w e r e o t h e r s w h o , l i k e m y s e l f , w e r e a w a r e o f a c e r t a i n t r u t h i n t h i s s t a t e m e n t . T h i s i s b e c a u s e F r . M i c h a e l i s a m u c h l o v e d p r i e s t . A p r i e s t w h o i n s p i r e s r e s p e c t a n d g r a t i t u d e . A p r i e s t w h o m o t h e r s a r e a l w a y s g l a d t o f o l l o w , b e c a u s e h e h a s s p e n t h i s l i f e e n c o u n t e r i n g m a n y p e o p l e , w h o m h e h a s h e l p e d l e a d t o o u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t . I n f a c t , w e w e r e r e m i n d e d o f t h i s i n t h e h o m i l y . A l t h o u g h i t w a s s o m e w h a t d i f f i c u l t t o p i n t h e m o d e s t p r i e s t d o w n l o n g e n o u g h t o g r a b a c o u p l e o f p h o t o g r a p h s , ( “ I d o n ’ t d o p h o t o s ! ” , I w a s t o l d ) , t h e r e w a s l i t t l e d o u b t t h a t h e f e l t t h e s a m e u t m o s t j o y i n h i s p r i e s t l y m i n i s t r y t h a t h e h a d f e l t t w e n t y - f i v e y e a r s e a r l i e r w h e n h e w a s o r d a i n e d i n t h e s a m e C a t h e d r a l . W h e n I f i n a l l y l e f t , i t w a s w i t h h i s h e a r t f e l t t h a n k s r i n g - i n g i n m y e a r s : “ T h a n k y o u f o r c o m i n g t o s h a r e i n t h i s d a y . Y o u r p r e s - e n c e m e a n s s o m u c h t o m e . Y o u h a v e a l l , i n d i f f e r e n t w a y s , e n r i c h e d m y l i f e a n d m i n i s t r y a n d h a v e h e l p e d m e b e c o m e t h e p e r s o n I a m ” P a s t o r a l L e t t e r o f t h e B i s h o p o f N o t t i n g h a m a p p o i n t e d t o b e r e a d a t a l l M a s s e s c e l e b r a t e d o n t h e F i f t h S u n d a y o f E a s t e r S a t u r d a y 2 3 / S u n d a y 2 4 A p r i l 2 0 1 6 D e a r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s i n C h r i s t , ‘ J u s t a s I h a v e l o v e d y o u , y o u a l s o m u s t l o v e o n e a n o t h e r . B y t h i s l o v e y o u h a v e f o r o n e a n o t h e r , e v e r y o n e w i l l k n o w t h a t y o u a r e m y d i s c i - p l e s . ’ ( J o h n 1 3 : 3 4 - 3 5 ) L o v i n g o t h e r s , a s C h r i s t l o v e s u s , i s t h e v e r y h e a r t o f C h r i s t i a n d i s c i p l e s h i p , a n d i t w a s t h e e x a m p l e o f l o v e i n a c t i o n t h a t l e d t o t h e a m a z i n g g r o w t h o f t h e C h u r c h i n h e r e a r l i e s t d a y s . D a i l y l i f e i n t h e R o m a n E m p i r e , i n w h i c h J e s u s a n d t h e A p o s t l e s l i v e d , w a s o f t e n h a r s h a n d b r u - t a l , a n d s o c i o l o g i s t s h a v e d i s c o v e r e d t h a t i t w a s p r i m a r i l y t h e m o r e c a r i n g a n d h u - m a n e w a y o f l i f e o f t h e e a r l y C h r i s t i a n s , w h i c h m a d e s u c h a n i m p r e s s i o n u p o n t h e w i d e r s o c i e t y , t h a t a t t r a c t e d m a n y p e o p l e t o C h r i s t i a n i t y . I t w a s t h e C h r i s t i a n l o v e a n d f e l l o w s h i p t h a t w a s e x t e n d e d t o t h e v u l n e r a b l e , c h i l d r e n , s l a v e s , f o r e i g n e r s a n d t h e s i c k , a n d t h e r e s p e c t s h o w n t o w o m e n , t h a t l e d t o m a n y b e c o m i n g C h r i s - t i a n s . C h r i s t i a n s e l f l e s s n e s s i n t h e f a c e o f p l a g u e s a n d s i c k n e s s , a n d t h e p r a c t i c a l c a r e C h r i s t i a n s s h o w e d t o e a c h o t h e r , w e r e c o m p e l l i n g f a c t o r s w h i c h d r e w m a n y p e o p l e t o f a i t h i n J e s u s C h r i s t . T h e C h u r c h r e c o g n i s e s a n d u p h o l d s t h e d i g n i t y o f e v e r y h u m a n p e r s o n , a n d i n - v i t e s u s t o c r e a t e a n d m a i n t a i n a s a f e e n - v i r o n m e n t f o r e v e r y o n e , r e s p o n d i n g s e n s i t i v e l y a n d c o m p a s s i o n a t e l y t o t h e n e e d s o f o t h e r s , e s p e c i a l l y c h i l d r e n a n d a d u l t s a t r i s k . I n t e r n a t i o n a l l y , t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i s o n e o f t h e w o r l d ’ s b i g g e s t p r o v i d e r s o f e d u c a t i o n , h e a l t h c a r e a n d s o c i a l s e r v i c e s - r u n n i n g s c h o o l s a n d h o s p i t a l s i n s o m e o f t h e m o s t d e p r i v e d p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d . L o c a l l y , t h e s a f e g u a r d - i n g o f t h e w e l f a r e o f o u r c h i l d r e n a n d o f a d u l t s a t r i s k i s a d u t y i n c u m b e n t o n a l l o f u s . W e c a n a l l p l a y o u r p a r t i n s h o w i n g c a r e a n d c o n c e r n , n o t o n l y f o r t h e m o r e v u l n e r a b l e m e m b e r s o f o u r p a r i s h e s b u t a l s o f o r t h o s e i n o u r w i d e r c o m m u n i t y . O n t h i s S a f e g u a r d i n g S u n d a y , I w o u l d l i k e , e s p e c i a l l y , t o t h a n k t h e m e m b e r s o f o u r S a f e g u a r d i n g C o m m i s s i o n , o u r S a f e - g u a r d i n g C o - o r d i n a t o r a n d a l l o u r p a r i s h S a f e g u a r d i n g R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f o r t h e i r g o o d w o r k o n b e h a l f o f a l l o f u s . T h e y h a v e a p a r t i c u l a r r o l e t o p l a y i n h e l p i n g t o e n s u r e t h a t a l l w h o e x e r c i s e m i n i s t r y w i t h c h i l d r e n a n d a d u l t s a t r i s k h a v e a p - p r o p r i a t e t r a i n i n g a n d s u p p o r t , s o t h a t t h e y i n t u r n c a n c a r e f o r t h o s e w h o m t h e y s e r v e . J u s t a s i n o u r f a m i l i e s w e s h o u l d n u r t u r e a n d c a r e f o r o n e a n o t h e r , s o w e s h o u l d d o t h e s a m e i n t h e f a m i l y o f G o d , t h e C h u r c h , a n d t h e r e f o r e I a m g r a t e f u l f o r e v e r y t h i n g e a c h o f y o u d o e s . T o d a y , I a l s o w a n t t o s p e a k a b o u t a n o t h e r a s p e c t o f t h e C h u r c h ’ s d u t y t o h e l p s a f e - g u a r d a l l p e o p l e w h o m a y b e a t r i s k . H u m a n T r a f f i c k i n g i s d e f i n e d b y t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s a s ‘ t h e r e c r u i t m e n t , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , t r a n s f e r , h a r b o u r i n g o r r e c e i p t o f p e r s o n s , b y m e a n s o f t h r e a t , u s e o f f o r c e o r o t h e r m e a n s o f c o e r c i o n , o f a b - d u c t i o n , o f f r a u d , o f d e c e p t i o n , o f a b u s e o f p o w e r [ … ] o r o f r e c e i v i n g a n d g i v i n g o f p a y m e n t t o a p e r s o n h a v i n g c o n t r o l o v e r a n o t h e r p e r s o n , f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f e x - p l o i t a t i o n ’ . I t n o w r a n k s a s t h e s e c o n d m o s t p r o f i t a b l e w o r l d w i d e c r i m i n a l e n t e r - p r i s e , a f t e r t h e i l l e g a l a r m s t r a d e . T h e I n - t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r O r g a n i s a t i o n e s t i m a t e s t h a t 2 . 4 m i l l i o n p e o p l e a r e t r a f - f i c k e d g l o b a l l y , a t a n y g i v e n t i m e , w i t h a n n u a l p r o f i t s g e n e r a t e d f r o m t r a f f i c k i n g i n h u m a n b e i n g s b e i n g a s h i g h a s £ 1 7 b i l - l i o n . T h e U K i s a d e s t i n a t i o n c o u n t r y f o r h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g , a n d v i c t i m s c o m e h e r e f r o m c o u n t r i e s s u c h a s A l b a n i a , V i e t n a m , N i g e r i a , R o m a n i a , P o l a n d , E r i t r e a , C h i n a , S l o v a k i a , a n d S u d a n . I t i s e a s y t o t h i n k t h a t h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g , t h a t t h i s k i n d o f m o d e r n s l a v e r y , h a p p e n s e l s e w h e r e , b u t n o t w h e r e I l i v e . L e t m e t e l l y o u a b o u t ‘ M a r i a ’ . T h a t i s n o t h e r r e a l n a m e , b u t I s h a l l c a l l h e r ‘ M a r i a ’ . S h e i s a v u l n e r a b l e y o u n g w o m a n i n h e r t w e n t i e s . S h e w a s b o r n w i t h a c l e f t p a l a t e , w h i c h a f f e c t e d h e r s p e e c h , a n d s h e h a s s i g n i f i - c a n t l e a r n i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s . I n J a n u a r y l a s t y e a r , p o l i c e c a l l e d a t a n a d d r e s s i n N o t - t i n g h a m . I n s i d e , t h e y f o u n d ‘ M a r i a ’ . S h e w a s m a l n o u r i s h e d , f r a i l , v e r y d i s t r e s s e d , a n d a p p e a r e d t o b e i n p a i n . I t w a s l a t e r d i s c o v e r e d t h a t s h e h a d a f r a c t u r e d r i b a n d w r i s t , a s w e l l a s b r u i s i n g , a s a r e s u l t o f r e g u l a r b e a t i n g s . T h e o n l y c l o t h e s s h e p o s s e s s e d w e r e t h o s e s h e w a s w e a r i n g : a t h i n v e s t , t r a c k s u i t t o p , a n d a p a i r o f m e n ’ s j e a n s h e l d u p b y a s h o e l a c e i n p l a c e o f a b e l t ; n o s o c k s , j u s t t r a i n e r s . ‘ M a r i a ’ w a s e v e n t u a l l y a b l e t o e x p l a i n h o w s h e h a d b e e n h e l d c a p t i v e a t t h e h o u s e f o r t h e p r e v i o u s t h r e e m o n t h s , w h e r e s h e h a d b e e n m a d e t o w o r k f o r t h e c o u p l e w h o l i v e d t h e r e w i t h t h e i r t w o c h i l - d r e n . S h e w a s , i n e f f e c t , k e p t a s a n u n - p a i d d o m e s t i c s l a v e , w h o w a s f o r c e d t o s l e e p o n t h e f l o o r w i t h n o b e d c l o t h e s . I f s h e u p s e t t h e c o u p l e o r d i d a n y t h i n g t h e y p e r c e i v e d t o b e w r o n g s h e w a s m a d e t o s l e e p o u t s i d e w h e r e t h e d o g s s l e p t . N o t o n l y d i d s h e r e c e i v e n o p a y , b u t t h e s t a t e b e n e f i t s s h e r e c e i v e d w e r e s t o l e n f r o m h e r a n d p a i d i n t o t h e c o u p l e ’ s a c c o u n t . H e r m o b i l e p h o n e w a s t a k e n f r o m h e r t o p r e - v e n t h e r c o n t a c t i n g a n y o n e , a n d s h e w a s d e n i e d a c c e s s t o F a c e b o o k a n d o t h e r f o r m s o f s o c i a l m e d i a . S h e w a s a s s a u l t e d r e g u l a r l y , n o t o n l y b y t h e c o u p l e b u t a l s o b y o n e o f t h e i r m a l e f r i e n d s w h o w a s a r e g u l a r v i s i t o r t o t h e h o u s e . A l l t h r e e e v e n t u a l l y p l e a d e d g u i l t y t o a n u m b e r o f c h a r g e s o f a s s a u l t , t h e f t , f a l s e i m p r i s o n m e n t , a n d f o r c e d o r c o m p u l s o r y l a b o u r , a n d w e r e s e n t t o p r i s o n . T h i s t o o k p l a c e w i t h i n o u r D i o c e s e , w i t h i n N o t t i n g - h a m ! P o p e s S t J o h n P a u l I I , B e n e d i c t , a n d F r a n c i s h a v e i n r e c e n t y e a r s c o n t i n u a l l y d r a w n t h e a t t e n t i o n o f t h e C h u r c h a n d t h e w i d e r s o c i e t y t o t h i s n o w w i d e s p r e a d e x p l o i t a t i o n o f h u m a n b e i n g s . I n M a y 2 0 1 2 , t h e V a t i c a n h o s t e d a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o n f e r e n c e o n c o m b a t i n g h u m a n t r a f f i c k - i n g . I t w a s o r g a n i s 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 o f E n g l a n d & W a l e s , a n d b r o u g h t C a t h o l i c s i n t o a d i a l o g u e w i t h p o l i c e a n d p r o s e c u t i o n a u t h o r i t i e s f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d t o d e v e l o p a n e w p a r t n e r s h i p u s i n g t h e C h u r c h ’ s w o r l d - w i d e n e t w o r k s . T h i s w o r k w a s c o n t i n u e d b y a s e c o n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o n f e r e n c e i n 2 0 1 4 , c h a i r e d b y C a r d i n a l V i n c e n t N i c h o l s , w h i c h r e s u l t e d i n t h e e s t a b l i s h - m e n t o f t h e ‘ S a n t a M a r t a G r o u p ’ , a p a r t - n e r s h i p o f B i s h o p s a n d l a w e n f o r c e m e n t o f f i c i a l s w h i c h n o w h a s m e m b e r s h i p i n t h i r t y - s i x c o u n t r i e s , i n c l u d i n g t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m . I t a l s o m e t i n L o n d o n , l a t e r t h a t s a m e y e a r , a t t h e i n v i t a t i o n o f t h e B r i t i s h G o v e r n m e n t . P a r l i a m e n t p a s s e d t h e M o d e r n S l a v e r y A c t i n 2 0 1 5 , w h i c h s a w a n A n t i - S l a v e r y C o m m i s s i o n e r b e i n g a p p o i n t e d i n E n g - l a n d & W a l e s . H i s r o l e i s t o h e l p e n s u r e t h a t m o r e v i c t i m s o f m o d e r n s l a v e r y a r e i d e n t i f i e d a n d r e f e r r e d f o r a p p r o p r i a t e s u p p o r t , a n d t h a t t h a t h u m a n t r a f f i c k e r s a n d s l a v e m a s t e r s a r e p r o s e c u t e d a n d c o n v i c t e d . I n J u n e 2 0 1 5 , ‘ C a r i t a s B a k h i t a H o u s e ’ w a s o p e n e d i n L o n d o n ; r u n b y r e l i - g i o u s s i s t e r s , i t p r o v i d e s s h o r t - t e r m i n i t i a l s h e l t e r a n d p a s t o r a l a n d p r a c t i c a l h e l p t o f e m a l e v i c t i m s o f h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g . S o t h a t w e c a n b e g i n t o b e c o m e m o r e s e n - s i t i v e t o p o t e n t i a l v i c t i m s o f t r a f f i c k i n g a n d o t h e r e x p l o i t e d a n d v u l n e r a b l e i n d i - v i d u a l s l i v i n g i n o u r m i d s t , i t i s m y i n t e n - t i o n t o h o l d t r a i n i n g d a y s i n p a r t s o f t h e D i o c e s e s o t h a t w e c a n l e a r n m o r e a b o u t w h a t P o p e F r a n c i s h a s c a l l e d ‘ a n o p e n w o u n d o n t h e b o d y o f c o n t e m p o r a r y s o c i - e t y ’ . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o b e i n v o l v e d i n h e l p i n g t o s h a p e a d i o c e s a n r e s p o n s e t o t h i s g l o b a l e v i l , a s p a r t o f o u r s a f e g u a r d i n g c a r e , p l e a s e d o g e t i n c o n t a c t w i t h y o u r p a r i s h p r i e s t o r d e a c o n . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o f i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t m o d e r n s l a v e r y , p l e a s e g o t o t h e r e s o u r c e s s e c t i o n o f t h e d i o c e s a n Y e a r o f M e r c y w e b s i t e : w w w . b e - m e r c i f u l . c o . u k . A b o v e a l l e l s e , p l e a s e p r a y f o r a n e n d t o h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g a n d m o d e r n s l a v e r y . P l e a s e k e e p m e i n y o u r p r a y e r s , a n d k n o w t h a t y o u a n d y o u r l o v e d o n e s a r e i n m i n e . R t R e v P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y B i s h o p o f N o t t i n g h a m T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 6

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