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C e l e b r a t i n g t h e Y o u n g P e o p l e o f o u r D i o c e s e W o r l d Y o u t h D a y R e u n i o n K i n t b u r y P a g e 1 0 A n n u a l Y o u t h R a l l y P a g e 1 0 I s s u e 3 3 0 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 5 0 p cswDEC2016final.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 17/11/2016 13:39 Page 1

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2 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 ‘ C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t ’ i s t h e m o n t h l y n e w s p a p e r w h i c h s e r v e s t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s n e e d s o f t h e c l e r g y , o r g a n i s a t i o n s a n d p e o p l e o f t h e D i o c e s e o f P l y m o u t h . E D I T O R I A L E d i t o r : F e l i c i t y S t e a d 0 7 9 0 6 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 8 0 3 3 2 6 9 2 9 f e l i c i t y s t e a d @ b t i n t e r n e t . c o m Y o u r l e t t e r s , a r t i c l e s a n d p h o t o s a r e m o s t w e l c o m e . I d e a l l y p l e a s e s e n d b y e m a i l , o t h e r w i s e b y C D o r p a p e r c o p i e s t o t h e e d i t o r , c / o T h e P r e s b y t e r y , P r i o r y R o a d , S t M a r y c h u r c h , T o r q u a y , T Q 1 4 N Y A D V E R T I S I N G S a l e s M a n a g e r : A l i c e J e n k i n s a l i c e j @ c a t h c o m . o r g P U B L I S H E R & D I S T R I B U T O R P u b l i s h e d b y : C a t h C o m L i m i t e d , 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 , C B 9 7 B N T e l . 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 W e b s i t e : w w w . c a t h c o m . o r g R E G I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T D e a n e r y C o n t a c t s C o r n w a l l D e a n e r y R e v A d r i a n D y e r , 0 1 2 0 9 2 1 3 6 9 8 a d r i a n 1 5 3 @ L i v e . c o m D o r s e t D e a n e r y B r i d p o r t : P a t M c E v o y , 0 1 3 0 8 4 2 4 3 5 8 p a t . m c e v o y @ b l u e b o t t l e . c o m P o o l e : B r i a n C o n d o n , 0 1 2 0 2 6 8 7 3 9 2 b r i a n . c o n d o n @ u w c l u b . n e t W e y m o u t h : E s m é e N i c h o l l s 0 1 3 0 5 8 3 4 0 9 8 E x e t e r D e a n e r y E x e t e r : F r a n c e s C a n n i n g , 0 1 3 9 2 2 0 9 5 4 2 f r a n c e s a n d e d w a r d @ b l u e y o n d e r . c o . u k P l y m o u t h D e a n e r y M o n i c a E v a n s , 0 1 7 5 2 6 6 3 3 8 8 m o n r o b i n @ H o t m a i l . c o . u k T o r b a y D e a n e r y R i c h a r d S t e a d , 0 7 9 5 2 6 7 0 2 9 2 r f v . s t e a d @ b t i n t e r n e t . c o m E d i t o r i a l P a n e l C a n o n M i c h a e l L o c k ( C h a i r m a n ) , R e v T o n y I r w i n , S u s a n n e K o w a l , S u e W a l s h , A d r i a n W a r d l e C O P Y D E A D L I N E : S u n d a y 1 J a n u a r y , F e b r u a r y E d i t i o n P l e a s e n o t e t h a t 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 P u b l i s h e r s , E d i t o r , T h e D i o c e s e o f P l y m o u t h o r t h e R o m a n C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . w w w . p l y m o u t h - d i o c e s e . o r g . u k P r o c l a i m i n g m e r c y r e t r e a t C A F O D , t h e C a t h o l i c A g e n c y f o r O v e r s e a s D e v e l o p m e n t , i s o a r t o f C a r i t a s I n t e r n a t i o n a l , a w o r l d w i d e n e t w o r k o f C a t h o l i c r e l i e f a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a g e n c i e s A s t h i s Y e a r o f M e r c y d r a w s t o a c l o s e , t h e s e C A F O D r e t r e a t s w i l l e x p l o r e h o w e a c h o f u s c a n c o n t i n u e t o l i v e o u t P o p e F r a n c i s ’ c a l l t o b e “ w i t n e s s e s o f m e r c y ” i n o u r f a m i l i e s , c o m m u n i t i e s a n d i n o u r w o r l d . E a c h r e t r e a t w i l l b e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e r e f r e s h e d a n d s u s t a i n e d a n d w i l l a l l o w y o u t o t a k e t i m e o u t f r o m e v e r y d a y l i f e t o r e f l e c t o n y o u r o w n f a i t h j o u r n e y , i n t h e c o m p a n y o f o t h e r C A F O D s u p p o r t e r s a n d i n p e a c e f u l s u r r o u n d i n g s . J u s t f o r o n e d a y , t a k e t i m e t o b e s t i l l . B r e a t h e . B e i n s p i r e d t o s h o w m e r c y t o y o u r f a m i l y , y o u r p a r i s h , a n d o u r w o r l d . D u r i n g t h e d a y , w e w i l l e x p l o r e t h e S c r i p t u r e s a n d C h u r c h t e a c h i n g t o g e t h e r . W e w i l l a l s o t a k e t i m e t o l e a r n f r o m e a c h o t h e r ’ s e x p e r i e n c e s a n d t o b e i n s p i r e d a n d e n r i c h e d b y s t o r i e s f r o m C A F O D ’ s c a m p a i g n i n g a n d w o r k o v e r s e a s . T h e r e t r e a t s a r e   f r e e o f c h a r g e w i t h t h o s e a t t e n d i n g a s k e d t o b r i n g f o o d f o r a s h a r e d l u n c h . A l l a r e w e l c o m e , w h e t h e r o r n o t y o u a r e a l r e a d y i n v o l v e d w i t h C A F O D ’ s c a m p a i g n s . T h e r e t r e a t i n o u r D i o c e s e i s o n S a t u r d a y 3 r d D e c e m b e r f r o m 1 0 a m t o 4 p m a t H i l l f i e l d F r i a r y , D o r c h e s t e r , D T 2 7 B E . T o b o o k a p l a c e g o t o w w w . c a f o d . o r g . u k / c a f o d - a u t u m n - r e t r e a t s . C a t h o l i c s e n c o u r a g e d t o c o n s i d e r C a t h o l i c l e g a c y i n t h e i r W i l l A C a t h o l i c g r o u p i s e n c o u r a g i n g t h e f a i t h f u l t o c o n s i d e r l e a v i n g a g i f t i n t h e i r W i l l f o l l o w i n g a n a l y s i s w h i c h r e v e a l s t h a t m a n y C a t h o l i c c h a r i t i e s a r e n o t b e n e f i t t i n g f r o m a n a l l ­ t i m e h i g h l e v e l o f c h a r i t a b l e l e g a c y g i v i n g ­ g i f t s l e f t i n W i l l s . Y o u r C a t h o l i c L e g a c y , a c o n s o r t i u m o f 2 7 C a t h o l i c c h a r i t i e s , i s w o r k i n g t o a d d r e s s t h e d e c l i n e i n t h e n u m b e r o f g i f t s l e f t i n W i l l s t o C a t h o l i c c a u s e s b y e n c o u r a g i n g p e o p l e t o j o i n t h i s g r o w i n g w a y o f g i v i n g b y l e a v i n g a g i f t t o t h e C a t h o l i c c a u s e s t h a t t h e y f e e l p a s s i o n a t e l y a b o u t .   T h e r e s e a r c h b y S m e e & F o r d W i l l m o n i t o r i n g s e r v i c e i n d i c a t e s t h a t 3 7 , 2 6 1 W i l l s t h a t w e n t t o p r o b a t e i n E n g l a n d , S c o t l a n d a n d W a l e s i n 2 0 1 5 i n c l u d e d a c h a r i t a b l e l e g a c y g i f t . H o w e v e r , o n l y a r o u n d 1 5 % o f t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f W i l l s t h a t g o t o p r o b a t e i n c l u d e t h i s t y p e o f g i f t . G i f t s i n W i l l s m a k e a v i t a l d i f f e r e n c e t o c h a r i t i e s , a c c o u n t i n g f o r a s u b s t a n t i a l a m o u n t o f i n c o m e f o r m a n y c h a r i t i e s . B u t w h i l s t c h a r i t a b l e l e g a c i e s a r e i n c r e a s i n g g e n e r a l l y , t h e m a r k e t i s s t i l l d o m i n a t e d b y a h a n d f u l o f c h a r i t i e s , w i t h a q u a r t e r o f a l l l e g a c y i n c o m e b e i n g r e c e i v e d b y t h e t o p 1 0 c h a r i t y b r a n d s . R e s e a r c h b y L e g a c y F o r e s i g h t s u g g e s t s t h a t m a n y f a i t h - b a s e d c h a r i t i e s a r e s t r u g g l i n g t o k e e p u p w i t h t h e i r s e c u l a r c o u n t e r p a r t s i n t h e a m o u n t o f i n c o m e r e c e i v e d f r o m l e g a c i e s . T h i s m a y p a r t l y b e d u e t o c h a n g e s i n M a s s a t t e n d a n c e , a s w e l l a s i n c r e a s e d i n v o l v e m e n t b y C a t h o l i c s i n a w i d e r r a n g e o f c a u s e s o u t s i d e t h e t r a d i t i o n a l C a t h o l i c c h a r i t i e s m a n y h a v e g r o w n u p w i t h . A n n e S h e w r i n g f r o m t h e C a r d i n a l H u m e C e n t r e s a i d : “ L e a v i n g a l e g a c y g i f t t o a C a t h o l i c o r g a n i s a t i o n i s a c o n t i n u a t i o n o f t h e f a i t h w e l i v e o u t d u r i n g o u r l i f e t i m e . B u t i f C a t h o l i c s d o n ’ t l e a v e a g i f t i n t h e i r W i l l t o C a t h o l i c c a u s e s , t h e n w h o w i l l ? U n d o u b t e d l y , t h e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y a r e i n c r e d i b l y g e n e r o u s a n d s u p p o r t a w i d e v a r i e t y o f a r e a s o f n e e d . Y o u r C a t h o l i c L e g a c y i s u r g i n g t h e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y t o c o n s i d e r c o n t i n u i n g t h i s s u p p o r t f o r t h e c a u s e s t h e y w a n t t o e n s u r e w i l l k e e p d o i n g f a n t a s t i c w o r k a n d h e l p i n g t h o s e i n n e e d f o r m a n y , m a n y y e a r s t o c o m e . E a c h g i f t , w h a t e v e r i t s s h a p e o r s i z e , m a k e s a r e a l a n d l a s t i n g d i f f e r e n c e – t h a t c o u l d b e £ 5 0 0 t o y o u r d i o c e s e t o h e l p w i t h c h u r c h m a i n t e n a n c e o r t o s u p p o r t t h e r e t i r e d p r i e s t s ’ f u n d ; o r a 5 % s h a r e o f y o u r e s t a t e t o p r o v i d e p r a c t i c a l s u p p o r t a n d t r a i n i n g s o t h a t p e o p l e c a n o v e r c o m e p o v e r t y , w h e t h e r a t h o m e o r a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . ” P a t i s l e a v i n g H C P T , a m e m b e r o f Y o u r C a t h o l i c L e g a c y , a g i f t i n h i s W i l l .   H e s a y s : “ L e a v i n g a g i f t i n m y w i l l i s f a i t h i n a c t i o n . I h a v e t a k e n s o m u c h o u t o f H C P T o v e r t h e y e a r s , i t i s m y w a y t o s a y t h a n k y o u ” .   T o f i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t l e a v i n g a g i f t t o a C a t h o l i c c h a r i t y v i s i t y o u r c a t h o l i c l e g a c y . o r g . u k o r c a l l H a n n a h o n 0 2 0 7 0 9 5 5 3 7 0 . H a n n a h C a l d w e l l C A F O D L e g a c y O f f i c e r I f y o u ’ r e n o t a l r e a d y a C A F O D s u p p o r t e r a n d w o u l d l i k e t o b e i n v o l v e d p l e a s e c o n t a c t S i m o n G i a r c h i , C A F O D P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e C o m m u n i t y P a r t i c i p a t i o n O f f i c e r T e l : 0 1 3 6 4 6 4 5 4 4 0 e m a i l : p l y m o u t h @ c a f o d @ c a f o d . o r g . u k w e b s i t e : w w w . c a f o d p l y m o u t h . o r g . u k ` Y o u a r e i n o u r p r a y e r s ` M a r t i n F o l e y , A o S G B n a t i o n a l d i r e c t o r , h a s l a u n c h e d a n e w s c h e m e t o s u p p o r t i s o l a t e d s e a f a r e r s a t s e a . O n e o f t h e h a r d e s t t h i n g s s e a f a r e r s f a c e w h e n t h e y g o t o s e a i s h a v i n g t o c o p e w i t h l o n g p e r i o d s o f i s o l a t i o n a n d l o n e l i n e s s . S p e n d i n g m o n t h s a t s e a o n a s h i p w i t h f e w c o l l e a g u e s t o t a l k t o , a n d b e i n g i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e o c e a n , h u n d r e d s o r t h o u s a n d s o f m i l e s f r o m l a n d , c a n b e a v e r y i s o l a t i n g a n d s t r e s s f u l e x p e r i e n c e .   M o s t o f u s g e t t o s e e o u r f a m i l y a n d c l o s e f r i e n d s r e g u l a r l y . B u t f o r s e a f a r e r s , w i t h n i n e - m o n t h c o n t r a c t s c o m m o n o n m a n y s h i p s , t h i s i s n ’ t t h e c a s e . T h e y a c c e p t t h i s s a c r i f i c e s t o i c a l l y , a s g o i n g t o s e a i s o f t e n t h e o n l y w a y t o e a r n e n o u g h m o n e y t o s u p p o r t t h e i r f a m i l i e s , w h o a r e o f t e n i n p o o r e r p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d , s u c h a s t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , I n d i a ,   o r U k r a i n e . F e w s h i p s h a v e i n t e r n e t a c c e s s , d e s p i t e o n g o i n g i m p r o v e m e n t s , a n d u s i n g a s a t e l l i t e p h o n e i s v e r y e x p e n s i v e . T h a t ’ s w h y w h e n A o S p o r t c h a p l a i n s g o o n b o a r d a s h i p t h e y a l w a y s c a r r y a s u p p l y o f m o b i l e p h o n e   S i m c a r d s a n d p o r t a b l e W i F i u n i t s t o p r o v i d e f r e e a c c e s s t o t h e i n t e r n e t o n b o a r d . A n d n o w a d a y s s h i p s g o t o s e a w i t h a v e r y s m a l l c r e w . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e l a r g e s t B r i t i s h - r e g i s t e r e d s h i p , t h e C M A G C M K e r g u e l e n , w h i c h c a n c a r r y 1 7 , 0 0 0 c o n t a i n e r s a n d i s t h e l e n g t h o f f o u r   f o o t b a l l p i t c h e s , o n l y h a s 2 6 c r e w m e m b e r s .   R e v R o g e r S t o n e , A o S p o r t c h a p l a i n f o r W e y m o u t h a n d P o r t l a n d , s a i d : “ M a n y s e a f a r e r s t a l k t o m e a b o u t f e e l i n g l o n e l y o n l o n g v o y a g e s ; t h e y w o r k c l o s e l y w i t h t h e s a m e p e o p l e f o r a l o n g t i m e , e a t i n t h e s a m e p l a c e , s i t o p p o s i t e t h e s a m e p e r s o n   e v e r y m e a l t i m e . T h e s m a l l e r t h e c r e w , t h e l e s s v a r i e t y s e a f a r e r s h a v e i n t h e i r w o r k p l a c e . A l l i t t a k e s i s f o r o n e a w k w a r d o r d i f f i c u l t c h a r a c t e r a n d   t h e a t m o s p h e r e c h a n g e s f o r t h e w o r s e . ”   A n d t h e f a c t t h a t a c r e w i s u s u a l l y m a d e u p o f s e a f a r e r s f r o m d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s c a n a l s o a f f e c t c o n d i t i o n s o n b o a r d , h e a d d e d : “ S o m e t i m e s t h e r e a r e c u l t u r e c l a s h e s w h i c h c a n l e a d t o i s o l a t i o n f o r s e a f a r e r s .   T h i s a p p l i e s a s m u c h t o s e n i o r o f f i c e r s a s i t d o e s t o j u n i o r s e a f a r e r s . S m a l l e r c r e w s m e a n i t ’ s e v e n m o r e d i f f i c u l t t o g o a s h o r e a n d ‘ b e n o r m a l ’ i f o n l y f o r a n h o u r o r t w o . ”   T h i s i s w h y A o S i s l a u n c h i n g a s c h e m e t o s u p p o r t s e a f a r e r s w h o a r e i s o l a t e d a n d f e e l l o n e l y . 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P r a y e r t o O u r L a d y , S t a r o f t h e S e a O u r L a d y , S t a r o f t h e S e a , b r i n g u s t h e l i g h t o f y o u r S o n , a n d s h o w H i s p a t h i n o u r d a r k w o r l d , s o t h a t w e m a y f i n d o u r w a y t o H i m u n d e r y o u r p r o t e c t i v e m a n t l e . P r o t e c t s e a f a r e r s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s a n d b r i n g t h e m c o n s o l a t i o n w h e n t h e y a r e s e p a r a t e d . H e l p u s t o s h o w y o u r m a t e r n a l c a r e f o r a l l t h o s e w h o a r e i n n e e d e s p e c i a l l y t h e p o o r a n d t h e s u f f e r i n g . O u r L a d y , S t a r o f t h e S e a , p r a y f o r u s . 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H o s a n n a H o u s e , i n i t s s t u n n i n g l o c a t i o n i n t h e f o o t h i l l s o f t h e P y r e n e e s w i t h b r e a t h t a k i n g v i e w s i s a p l a c e o f p e a c e a n d c a l m . W e a t t e n d e d m a n y e m o t i o n a l a n d m o v i n g M a s s e s , c e l e b r a t e d b y F r L o u i s R i e u n i e r i n t h e H o s a n n a H o u s e C h a p e l a n d , f o r m e , r e c e i v i n g t h e S a c r a m e n t o f t h e S i c k w a s a w o n d e r f u l e x p e r i e n c e .   O u r i n c r e d i b l e G r o u p L e a d e r , L i z B e t t e s w o r t h , h a d o r g a n i s e d a v a r i e t y o f t r i p s t o v i s i t t h e m a n y w o n d e r s o f L o u r d e s .   T h e i m m e n s i t y o f t h e P i u s V U n d e r g r o u n d B a s i l i c a w a s f i l l e d f o r c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a s s . D e s p i t e t h e m a n y l a n g u a g e s s p o k e n i t s t i l l f e l t l i k e e v e r y o n e p r e s e n t w a s c o n n e c t e d b y t h e l o v e f o r o u r L o r d .   I t a l m o s t g o e s w i t h o u t s a y i n g t h a t b e i n g a t t h e G r o t t o w a s f a n t a s t i c , e m o t i o n a l a n d u p l i f t i n g a l l a t t h e s a m e t i m e .   I w a s v e r y l u c k y t o g o t o t h e b a t h s a n d t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f w a l k i n g i n t o t h a t i c e c o l d w a t e r i s s o m e t h i n g I w i l l n e v e r f o r g e t . T h e T o r c h l i g h t p r o c e s s i o n a n d B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t p r o c e s s i o n w e r e a l s o h i g h l i g h t s o f o u r p i l g r i m a g e . W e h a d a b e a u t i f u l d a y v i s i t i n g G a v a r n i e i n t h e P y r e n e e s .   I h a v e n e v e r w i t n e s s e d s c e n e r y l i k e i t . O u r v i s i t t o C o m m u n i t a C e l e c o n a w a s p o s s i b l y t h e m o s t i n s p i r i n g f o r m e ; h e a r i n g t h e t e s t i m o n i e s o f y o u n g m e n w h o h a v e o v e r c o m e a d d i c t i o n a n d t u r n e d t h e i r l i v e s a r o u n d w a s a m o v i n g t e s t a m e n t t o t h e p o w e r o f c o m m u n i t y l i v i n g , h a r d w o r k , p r a y e r a n d f a i t h . C o n t i n u e d o n P a g e 3 cswDEC2016final.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 17/11/2016 13:39 Page 2

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A n d r e w d e s c r i b e d t h e r e s p o n d e n t s a s t y p i c a l l y , ‘ c r i t i c a l l o y a l i s t s ’ , r a t h e r t h a n a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a m p l e , a n d , u n s u r p r i s i n g l y , t h e m a j o r i t y r e s p o n d i n g w e r e o v e r p e n s i o n a g e , w i t h v e r y f e w u n d e r 4 0 . C o m m o n c o n c e r n s e x p r e s s e d i n c l u d e d t h e p e r c e i v e d n e e d f o r a m o r e w e l c o m i n g , l i s t e n i n g a n d h u m b l e c h u r c h : m o r e l a y p a r t i c i p a t i o n , m o r e e n g a g e m e n t w i t h t h e r e a l i t i e s o f m o d e r n l i f e i n o r d e r t o e n c o u r a g e p a r t i c i p a t i o n , m o r e o n s o c i a l j u s t i c e a n d a r e v i e w o f s o m e c h u r c h p o l i c y . 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H e r e a r e s o m e o f t h e t h o u g h t s t h a t p e o p l e s h a r e d a b o u t t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e o f T o r q u a y C e l e b r a t e 2 0 1 6 : F I R S T ­ T I M E R S ‘ W e w e r e g r e a t l y b l e s s e d a t o u r f i r s t e v e r C e l e b r a t e . ‘ ‘ T h e e x c i t e m e n t w a s t a n g i b l e a s p e o p l e a r r i v e d . ’ ‘ A b i g t h a n k y o u t o t h o s e w h o u n d e r t o o k t o l o o k a f t e r “ l o n e r s a n d f i r s t - t i m e r s ” … I w a s v e r y g r a t e f u l a n d f e l t l o o k e d a f t e r .   ‘ ‘ I t w a s l i k e g e t t i n g a n I V o f f l u i d s a n d v i t a m i n s i n t o m y s p i r i t … . a b i t l i k e t a k i n g a s p i r i t u a l c o r s e t o r s t r a i g h t - j a c k e t o f f . ’ T A L K S / W O R K S H O P S ‘ E v e r y o n e o f t h e t a l k s w a s e n g a g i n g , e n c o u r a g i n g , u p l i f t i n g , i n s p i r i n g , i n s t r u c t i n g , h e a r t w a r m i n g . ’ ‘ I p a r t i c u l a r l y w a s t o u c h e d b y F r J o n a t h a n ` s t a l k . ’ ‘ I f o u n d M a r i a H e a t h ` s t a l k r e f r e s h i n g , p r a c t i c a l a n d i n s p i r a t i o n a l . E v a n g e l i s a t i o n i n h e r w o r d s i s j u s t s i m p l e a n d a n y o n e c a n e v a n g e l i s e ! ’ ‘ T h e w o r k s h o p s w e r e g r e a t .   I a t t e n d e d t h e A c o r n o n e o n L i s t e n i n g , a n d t h e o n e o n P r o p h e c y , b o t h e n o r m o u s l y h e l p f u l . ’ C H I L D R E N / Y O U N G P E O P L E ‘ O n e t h i n g t h a t d i d m o v e m e w a s t o s e e t h e y o u n g p e o p l e t a k e a l e a d . ’ ‘ I a m i m m e n s e l y g r a t e f u l t h a t m y o w n s o n s h a v e b e e n g i v e n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e g r e a t r i c h e s t h e i r f a i t h h a s t o o f f e r t h e m . ’ ‘ I l o v e d s o m e o f t h e t h o u g h t p u t i n b y t h e c h i l d r e n , w i t h t h e v i s u a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f s i n s b e i n g t o r n u p a n d o f f e r e d t o J e s u s v e r y m o v i n g . ‘ ‘ M y g r a n d d a u g h t e r ( 1 3 ) w a s p l e a s e d t h e y h a d t h e c h a n c e t o s h a r e t h e i r o w n v i e w s b u t w e r e n o t j u d g e d f o r t h e m . S h e l o v e d t h e m u s i c a n d t h e s o n g s !   A n d s h e w a n t s t o c o m e a g a i n n e x t y e a r ! ’ ‘ O n e o f t h e t a l k s w a s a b o u t h o w w e c a n b e r o b b e d o f t h e f r u i t s o f t h e S p i r i t , e . g . j o y , f a i t h , c o m m u n i t y … t h i s c a n h a p p e n t o C a t h o l i c y o u n g s t e r s g r o w i n g u p i n o u r l i b e r a l , s e c u l a r s o c i e t y . O u r y o u n g p e o p l e n e e d m o r e s p i r i t u a l a r m o u r . ’ M U S I C / D R A M A ‘ I t h o u g h t t h a t t h e d r a m a s e c t i o n s w e r e v e r y g o o d a n d t h o u g h t p r o v o k i n g . ’ ‘ R I S E t h e a t r e a r e a l w a y s i n s p i r a t i o n a l . ’ ‘ T h e w o r s h i p w a s a w e s o m e . I l o v e d t h a t . 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I t w a s a p o w e r f u l - y e t - g e n t l e e x p e r i e n c e . ’ ‘ T h e g e n e r a l f e e l i n g o f e m o t i o n a l a n d s p i r i t u a l s a f e t y i n t h a t i t w a s o k a y t o " b e y o u " . ’ ‘ T h e   p r a y e r   - w h i c h p r o t e c t e d , s u r r o u n d e d a n d i n s p i r e d e v e r y t h i n g . ’ T H A N K S G I V I N G ‘ A g r e a t , j o y o u s a n d s t i m u l a t i n g w e e k e n d . ’ ‘ I f e l t s o t o t a l l y b l e s s e d b e i n g i m m e r s e d i n G o d ’ s l o v e a n d f e e l i n g a p a r t o f H i s f a m i l y . ’ ‘ G o d ’ s p r e s e n c e w a s t h e r e i n e v e r y l i t t l e m o m e n t – y o u c o u l d f e e l t h e a i r c r a c k l i n g w i t h t h e H o l y S p i r i t . ‘ T h e e f f e c t s h a v e l a s t e d . I c a n ` t t h a n k y o u e n o u g h . ’ ‘ L i t u r g y – h e a v e n l y . T h e k i d s , t h e f a m i l i e s , t h e p r a i s e a n d w o r s h i p , t h e a t m o s p h e r e , t h e H o l y S p i r i t w o r k i n g i n a n d t h r o u g h u s a l l ! C a n ’ t w a i t f o r n e x t y e a r . ’ T o f i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t C e l e b r a t e v i s i t w w w . c e l e b r a t e c o n f e r e n c e . o r g . u k M a r y T a y l o r C e l e b r a t e T o r q u a y T o r q u a y C e l e b r a t e W e e k e n d 2 0 1 6 T h e f i r s t o f f i c i a l M i n i V i n n i e s C o n f e r e n c e i n t h e D i o c e s e i s u p a n d r u n n i n g i n S t M a r y ’ s P r i m a r y S c h o o l , P o o l e . S t a r t e d e a r l i e r t h i s y e a r t h e y o u n g e s t g r o u p o f t h e S t . V i n c e n t d e P a u l S o c i e t y w a s c o m m i s s i o n e d i n M a y a n d h a s 8 a c t i v e m e m b e r s . A r e p o r t o f w h a t t h e y ’ v e a c h i e v e d s o f a r c a n b e f o u n d o n p a g e 7 o f t h i s e d i t i o n o f C S W . M i n i V i n n i e s a r e c a l l e d t o s e r v e t h o s e i n n e e d i n t h e i r s c h o o l a n d t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y ; t h e i r a g e s r a n g e f r o m 7 - 1 1 a n d t h e y a r e s u p p o r t e d b y a V i n c e n t i a n C o - o r d i n a t o r i n s c h o o l a n d a l s o b y t h e a d u l t C o n f e r e n c e i n t h e l o c a l p a r i s h . T h e r e a r e a r o u n d 2 0 0 M i n i V i n n i e ’ s c o n f e r e n c e s i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s . T h e i n i t i a t i v e i n t r o d u c e d b y t h e S o c i e t y i n r e c e n t y e a r s a i m s t o p r o v i d e y o u n g p e o p l e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e t o t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s i n t h e s p i r i t o f S t . V i n c e n t d e P a u l . M i n i V i n n i e s h o l d r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s t o p r a y , r e f l e c t a n d p l a n a c t i v i t i e s t h a t w i l l r e a c h o u t t o t h o s e i n n e e d i n t h e i r c o m m u n i t y . E a c h c o n f e r e n c e h a s a p r e s i d e n t , t r e a s u r e r a n d s e c r e t a r y . T h e c o n f e r e n c e o f f e r s o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r t e a m w o r k , l e a d e r s h i p , s p i r i t u a l d e v e l o p m e n t b u t m o s t o f a l l t o h a v e f u n t o g e t h e r . T h e S o c i e t y h a s a l s o i n t r o d u c e d g r o u p s f o r 1 1 - 1 4 y e a r o l d s , e i t h e r s c h o o l o r p a r i s h b a s e d , c a l l e d Y o u t h S V P , a n d f o r 1 4 - 1 9 y e a r o l d s c a l l e d B - A t t i t u d e . 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H e a r i n g a l l t h i s f r o m D e l l a w a s a l l t h e m o r e m o v i n g b e c a u s e s h e k n o w s t h e f a m i l i e s p e r s o n a l l y f r o m h e r v i s i t s t o J o r d o n a n d h e r w o r k w i t h t h e p r i e s t s a n d p e o p l e o f t h e p a r i s h e s w h o a r e d o i n g t h e i r b e s t t o c a r e f o r t h e m . L i v i n g i n c o n v e r t e d s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r s a n d p o r t a - c a b i n s a d j a c e n t t o t h e c h u r c h e s o r i n c r a m p e d a p a r t m e n t , t h e f a m i l i e s - t h e r e a r e m o r e t h a n 1 , 3 0 0 U N R e g i s t e r e d I r a q i C h r i s t i a n f a m i l i e s l i v i n g i n A m m a n - h a v e n o m e a n s o f s u p p o r t a s t h e y c a n n o t w o r k w h i l s t t h e y s e e k a s y l u m . M a n y a r e t e a c h e r s , d o c t o r s o r e n g i n e e r s a n d t h e r e a r e c h i l d r e n t o o , a n d a l l h a v e w i t n e s s e d t e r r i b l e a t r o c i t i e s . T h e b a s i c n e c e s s i t i e s o f l i f e – m e d i c i n e s , f o o d a n d c l o t h e s – a r e p r o v i d e d t h r o u g h t h e g e n e r o s i t y o f o t h e r s . D e l l a , t h r o u g h h e r d e d i c a t e d w o r k a n d v i s i t s t o J o r d a n , f o u n d e d t h e c h a r i t y ‘ P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e ’ a n d a t t h e m e e t i n g d e s c r i b e d t h e m a n y w a y s i n w h i c h w e a r e c h a l l e n g e d t o b e a l o n g s i d e t h e s e t r a u m a t i s e d f a m i l i e s . I n 2 0 1 5 P o p e F r a n c i s s a i d t h a t a l l R o m a n C a t h o l i c G r o u p s s h o u l d b e p r e p a r e d t o s u p p o r t a n d l o o k a f t e r a r e f u g e e f a m i l y . A t t h e e n d o f t h e m e e t i n g m a n y c a m e f o r w a r d t o a s k w h a t t h e y c o u l d d o t o h e l p a n d i m m e d i a t e l y o f f e r e d d o n a t i o n s a m o u n t i n g t o m o r e t h a n £ 2 0 0 . T h e n , f o l l o w i n g D e l l a ’ s p r e s e n t a t i o n , C h r i s t i n e M o r r i s d e c i d e d t o o r g a n i s e a G r a n d C o f f e e M o r n i n g   t o r a i s e f u n d s f o r t h e e v e r y d a y n e e d s o f t h e r e f u g e e f a m i l i e s . C h r i s t i n e i s a f u n d r a i s i n g o r g a n i s e r p a r e x c e l l e n c e a s s h e i s t h e l e a d i n g l i g h t ( c h a i r p e r s o n ) o f t h e l o c a l g r o u p w h i c h r a i s e s f u n d s f o r C o r n w a l l H o s p i c e C a r e . T h e m o r n i n g o f F r i d a y 4 t h N o v e m b e r w a s o v e r c a s t w i t h a r e a l C o r n i s h “ m i z z e n ” . H o w e v e r t h i s d i d n o t h i n g t o q u e n c h o u r s p i r i t s a n d t h e c h u r c h h a l l w a s b u s t l i n g w i t h a c t i v i t y   i n r e a d i n e s s f o r t h e 1 0 a m o p e n i n g . W h a t a l o v e l y o c c a s i o n i t w a s , h e l p i n g h a n d s w e r e e v e r y w h e r e , c a k e s a r r i v i n g f o r t h e c a k e s t a l l a n d g o o d s a r r i v i n g f o r t h e ‘ b r i n g a n d b u y s t a l l ’ w h i c h h a d h a n d m a d e b a g s m a d e b y S r M a r i a a n d l o t s o f b a r g a i n s a t u n b e a t a b l e p r i c e s . T h e r e w e r e c o l o u r f u l l i t t l e p o s i e s o f f l o w e r s o n e a c h t a b l e a n d s o o n a l l t h e t a b l e s w e r e f u l l o f f o l k s c h a t t i n g a w a y a n d e n j o y i n g t h e m s e l v e s . T h e e v e r p o p u l a r r a f f l e h a d v e r y g o o d p r i z e s , f o r t y i n a l l a n d t h e l u c k y w i n n e r s w e n t a w a y c l u t c h i n g t h e i r   b o t t l e s o f w i n e , b o x e s o f c h o c o l a t e a n d o t h e r g o o d i e s . H i d d e n i n t h e k i t c h e n , t h e l a d i e s g r a c i o u s l y   p r o v i d e d a n e v e r e n d i n g s t r e a m o f t e a s a n d c o f f e e s . T h e b o o k s t a l l h a d a n a m a z i n g a r r a y o f ‘ a s g o o d a s n e w ‘ b o o k s a n d I w a s n ’ t t h e o n l y o n e w h o w e n t h o m e c l u t c h i n g a n a r m f u l o f r e a l l y g o o d r e a d i n g . T h e c o f f e e m o r n i n g r a i s e d t h e t o t a l o f £ 7 8 0 f o r t h e f a m i l i e s i n J o r d a n . H o w e v e r , t h i s e v e n t w a s n ’ t o n l y a b o u t m o n e y , m a n y p e o p l e s i g n e d C h r i s t m a s c a r d s a n d a d d e d m e s s a g e s o f h o p e , c o n c e r n a n d p r a y e r . T h e c a r d s w i l l b e s e n t t o f a m i l i e s i n J o r d a n w h o w i l l k n o w t h a t S t M a r y ’ s h a s a s p e c i a l p l a c e i n f o r t h e m i n o u r h e a r t s . M a y G o d b l e s s t h e m a l l . M a r y B r a d l e y F a l m o u t h 4 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 T h e B o o k s h o p s t o c k s a s e l e c t i o n o f r e l i g i o u s b o o k s , C h r i s t i a n r e s o u r c e s , C a r d s , J e w e l l e r y , C D s a n d D V D s . W e a l s o s e l l R e l i g i o u s I t e m s i n c l u d i n g g i f t s f o r B a p t i s m s , F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n s a n d W e d d i n g s . T h e M o n a s t i c P r o d u c e S h o p h a s n o w j o i n e d o u r p r e m i s e s o n a p e r m a n e n t b a s i s . W e s e l l g o o d s f r o m A b b e y s a n d M o n a s t e r i e s f r o m E u r o p e a n d b e y o n d . W e h a v e n o w i n c r e a s e d o u r r a n g e o f T r a p p i s t B e e r s f r o m B e l g i u m a n d w i n e s f r o m A u s t r i a . T h i s i s a n i d e a l p l a c e t o b u y u n u s u a l g i f t s a n d i t e m s w h i l s t s u p p o r t i n g s m a l l M o n a s t i c C o m m u n i t i e s . P l e a s e c a l l i n a n d v i s i t u s o p p o s i t e t h e A b b e y . C a r P a r k i n g a n d e n t r y t o T h e A b b e y i s f r e e . A l t e r n a t i v e l y t e l e p h o n e u s o n 0 1 3 6 4 6 4 5 5 0 6 , e m a i l u s o n b o o k s h o p @ b u c k f a s t . o r g . u k , m o n p r o d @ b u c k f a s t . o r g . u k o r v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e o n w w w . b u c k f a s t . o r g . u k B u c k f a s t A b b e y B o o k s h o p a n d M o n a s t i c S h o p !∀#∃#!∀#!% &∋()∗+,&−!#.∋∗,/#.0)1# !∀#∃∀%∃& ∋()∗+,−. !∀#!∃ ) #%&!∋! !∀#∀∃%& ∋%#() ∗%∀&+,) ∗−. /01 233%,∃∀+ ∋#∃45#6 !∀#∀∃%&) 7+8∃&( ∗∗! ∗69+, /&)+00&−)∀).123∀4∗&4#56)5∀−#78)∀79) 3&−.+7∀∃).&−!#5&)4+)∗&∃3)1+,)3−&3∀−&)∀) ,7#:,&)∀79)2&2+−∀%∃&)4−#%,4&)0+−) 1+,−)∃+!&9)+7&; 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 H o l y F a m i l y P a r i s h , P e n z a n c e ( w i t h S t I v e s , H a y l e a n d t h e I s l e s o f S c i l l y ) B i s h o p M a r k v i s i t s P e n z a n c e B i s h o p M a r k m a d e h i s f i r s t o f f i c i a l v i s i t a t i o n t o H o l y F a m i l y p a r i s h r e c e n t l y . A t t h e e n d o f t h e S o l e m n H i g h M a s s , B i s h o p M a r k b l e s s e d a s t o n e c o m m e m o r a t i n g t h e c o n v e r s i o n o f t h e O l d S t M a r y ’ s S c h o o l i n t o   5 l o v e l y a p a r t m e n t s . P i c t u r e d w i t h B i s h o p M a r k a r e D a v i d G r i d l e y , D i r e c t o r o f M u s i c , a n d a l s o C l e r k o f W o r k s , M i k e B a n f i e l d t h e b u i l d e r , a n d F r P h i l i p . F r P h i l i p D y s o n P a r i s h P r i e s t F a l m o u t h & P e n r y n C h u r c h e s T o g e t h e r ( F P C T ) s u p p o r t i n g P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e E p i p h a n y H o u s e ( L t o R ) R o g e r a n d S u e M i l l s , j o i n t s e c r e t a r i e s F P C T , M a r y B r a d l e y F C P T J & P G r o u p C o o r d i n a t o r a n d C h r i s t i n e M o r r i s O n t h e o u t s k i r t s o f T r u r o , E p i p h a n y H o u s e w a s f o r m e r l y t h e B i s h o p ’ s P a l a c e a n d h o m e o f t h e S i s t e r s o f t h e C o m m u n i t y o f t h e E p i p h a n y . T h e r e w i l l b e a n A d v e n t Q u i e t D a y o n M o n d a y 5 t h D e c e m b e r f r o m 1 0 a m t o 4 p m l e d b y R e v d C a n o n S i m o n G r i f f i t h s ; t h e m e ‘ T h e F o u r L a s t T h i n g s : H e a v e n , H e l l , D e a t h a n d J u d g e m e n t ’ . 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D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t - 5 EDGCUMBE COURT In our view, seaside retirement doesn’t get much better Te l e p h o n e : 01752 229534 www.nazarethretirementvillages.co.uk Available support services include handyman, domestic cleaning, laundry, 24hr emergency response and personal care. A popular Trial in style scheme is also offered in our new dedicated apartment. Prices start from £149,500 Village social and leisure facilities include: Located in Stonehouse, Plymouth, Edgcumbe Court offers retirement living by the sea. There is a choice of beautifully appointed one and two­bedroom assisted living apartments many with fine views. A daily Mass is celebrated in the Chapel, which is always open for quiet reflection. Spiritual support is provided by a visiting priest and resident Sisters.

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A C r i b F e s t w i l l b e t a k i n g p l a c e a t S t J o s e p h a n d S t W a l b u r g a , P a r k s t o n e , P o o l e , f r o m F r i d a y 6 t h t o S u n d a y 8 t h J a n u a r y . A C r i b F e s t i n v o l v e s d e c o r a t i n g t h e c h u r c h w i t h c r i b s c e n e s o f a l l s h a p e s a n d s i z e s , c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d t r a d i t i o n a l , b o u g h t o r h o m e m a d e a n d f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d . T h e n a t i v i t y s c e n e s w i l l b e l o a n e d b y p a r i s h i o n e r s f o r t h e w e e k e n d . T h e c h u r c h d o o r s w i l l b e o p e n t o e v e r y o n e t o c o m e i n s i d e t o e n j o y t h e d i s p l a y a n d d i s c o v e r t h e e n o r m o u s v a r i e t y i n t h e n a t i v i t y s c e n e s . I t p r o m i s e s t o b e a h e a r t - w a r m i n g e v e n t b r i n g i n g e v e r y o n e t o g e t h e r t o r e f l e c t a n d c e l e b r a t e o n t h e t r u e m e a n i n g o f C h r i s t m a s . H o w m a n y o f u s r e a l l y c e l e b r a t e t h e E p i p h a n y ? F o r m o s t p e o p l e , C h r i s t m a s f i n i s h e s j u s t a s i t s t a r t s w i t h d e c o r a t i o n s t a k e n d o w n o n B o x i n g D a y a n d ‘ S a l e s ’ s t a r t i n g i n t h e s h o p s . A n d f o r t h o s e o f u s t h a t d o o b s e r v e t h e t w e l v e d a y s o f C h r i s t m a s w e d o n ’ t a c t u a l l y c e l e b r a t e E p i p h a n y , u n l i k e c o u n t r i e s s u c h a s S p a i n , w h e r e t h e y c e l e b r a t e D i a d e l o s R e y e s ( T h r e e K i n g s D a y ) a n d e x c h a n g e g i f t s . T h e e v e n t i s b e i n g o r g a n i s e d b y C l a i r e W a r r e n , o n b e h a l f o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h i l d r e n ’ s S o c i e t y ( P l y m o u t h ) . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o r u n s o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r i n y o u r p a r i s h a n d w o u l d l i k e s o m e h e l p , a d v i c e o r r e s o u r c e s , p l e a s e s e e t h e S o c i e t y w e b s i t e w w w . c c s p l y m o u t h . o r g . u k o r c a l l C l a i r e M o b : 0 7 7 8 3 1 5 6 2 8 4 O f f i c e : 0 1 3 6 4 6 4 5 4 2 0 I t ’ d b e e x c i t i n g t o t h i n k t h a t a c r o s s t h e d i o c e s e p e o p l e a r e c e l e b r a t i n g t h e E p i p h a n y ‘ t o g e t h e r ’ i n s i m i l a r w a y s . S o u t h H a m s C a t e n i a n s : C i r c l e 3 6 8 T o a d v e r t i s e T o a d v e r t i s e P h o n e P h o n e 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 6 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 HOME DELIVERY ACROSS THE UK ON ALL VEHICLES UP TO 4 , 000 USED CARS PRICE CHECKED DAILY , COMPREHENSIVELY CHECKED & FULLY GUARANTEED F inance subject to status. Terms and conditions apply. Applicants must be 18 or over. Guarantee/indemnity may be required. We can introduce you to a limited number of carefully selected finance providers. We may receive a commission from them for the introduction. AUTOSAVE... SERVING THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOR OVER 35 YEARS CA LL 0333 130 028 4 AUTOSAVE.CO.UK Part Exchange Welcome Full History Check Flexible Finance Available Nationwide Delivery 60 REG FORD FIESTA 1.4 ZETEC 5DR BURGANDY 63K £5243 NOW ONLY 13 REG VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.7 CDTi EXCLUSIV SILVER 69K £5885 NOW ONLY 59 REG RENAULT CLIO 1.2 16V EXTREME 3DR WHITE 60K £2935 NOW ONLY T h e P l y m o u t h C a t h o l i c C h o r a l S o c i e t y D o y o u e n j o y s i n g i n g ? D o y o u e n j o y b e l o n g i n g t o a g r o u p o f l i k e ­ m i n d e d p e o p l e ? L o o k n o f u r t h e r , T h e C a t h o l i c C h o r a l S o c i e t y i s y o u r d e s t i n a t i o n ! W e m e e t a t O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s C h u r c h i n P l y m p t o n o n W e d n e s d a y s f r o m 7 : 3 0 p m u n t i l 9 : 3 0 p m . W e a r e p a r t o f t h e D i o c e s a n C h o i r w h o a s s i s t s w i t h t h e s i n g i n g i n t h e C a t h e d r a l f o r t h e R i t e o f E l e c t i o n a n d C h r i s m M a s s . O u r r e p e r t o i r e a l s o e x t e n d s t o W e d d i n g s , F u n e r a l s a n d B a p t i s m s a n d w e a r e k n o w n t o p a r t a k e i n t h e o d d m e a l o u t f r o m t i m e t o t i m e . W e a r e v e r y l u c k y t o h a v e a g r e a t M u s i c a l D i r e c t o r i n S h a u n a n d a n i n s p i r a t i o n a l o r g a n i s t i n A n c i l l a . C o m e a l o n g a n d g i v e u s a t r y . Y o u w i l l r e c e i v e a v e r y w a r m w e l c o m e . N o a u d i t i o n s n e c e s s a r y j u s t b r i n g y o u r v o i c e a n d w e w i l l d o t h e r e s t ! O u r A d v e n t p r o g r a m m e , w h i c h w e d e l i v e r i n o u r o w n i n i m i t a b l e f a s h i o n , i s u n d e r w a y a n d e v e n t s w i l l t a k e p l a c e a t : • C h r i s t C h u r c h E s t o v e r o n S u n d a y 2 7 t h N o v e m b e r a t 3 p m • S t A u s t i n ’ s P r i o r y I v y b r i d g e o n S u n d a y 4 t h D e c e m b e r a t 3 p m • O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s P l y m p t o n o n W e d n e s d a y 7 t h D e c e m b e r a t 7 p m R i t a J o e s b u r y P l y m p t o n A t o u r S e p t e m b e r m e e t i n g w e w e r e p l e a s e d t o e n r o l M a r t i n S u l l i v a n o f P l y m o u t h C i r c l e a s a j o i n t m e m b e r t a k i n g t h e S o u t h H a m s C i r c l e t o 2 2 m e m b e r s . M a r t i n h a s b e e n a v i s i t o r t o t h e S o u t h H a m s C i r c l e f o r s o m e t i m e a n d , a s h e f e e l s c o m f o r t a b l e a n d a t h o m e w i t h o u r m e m b e r s , d e c i d e d t o b e c o m e a j o i n t m e m b e r . M a r t i n i s a r e t i r e d o p e r a t i o n s s u p e r v i s o r A B P p o r t s a t M i l l b a y a n d T e i g n m o u t h a n d w i l l b e a g r e a t a s s e t t o o u r C i r c l e . H e i s m a r r i e d t o R o s e m a r y a n d t h e y l i v e i n S t B u d e a u x . T r e v o r D a v i e s S o u t h H a m s C a t e n i a n s E d i t o r : r e p r i n t e d – w i t h a p o l o g i e s t o T r e v o r a n d t h e S o u t h H a m s C a t e n i a n s f o r t h e ‘ m i s s i n g h e a d s ’ i n t h e a r t i c l e p r i n t e d i n t h e N o v e m b e r e d i t i o n . E p i p h a n y C r i b F e s t 2 0 1 7 M a r a t h o n s P l a c e s o n t h e 2 0 1 7 R o m e a n d P a r i s h m a r a t h o n s a n d t h e P l y m o u t h H a l f - M a r a t h o n a r e s t i l l a v a i l a b l e . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e p a r t a n d h e l p r a i s e f u n d s f o r t h e C h i l d r e n ’ s S o c i e t y p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e C h i l d r e n ’ s S o c i e t y O f f i c e T e l : 0 1 3 6 4 6 4 5 4 2 0 e m a i l : c l a i r e . w a r r e n @ p r c d t r . o r g . u k cswDEC2016final.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 17/11/2016 13:39 Page 6

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

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S t J o s e p h w a s b o r n i n 1 6 0 3 a t C u p e r t i n o , i n t h e d i o c e s e o f N a r d o i n t h e K i n g d o m o f N a p l e s . A f t e r s p e n d i n g h i s c h i l d h o o d a n d a d o l e s c e n c e i n s i m p l i c i t y a n d i n n o c e n c e , h e f i n a l l y j o i n e d t h e F r a n c i s c a n F r i a r s M i n o r C o n v e n t u a l . A f t e r h i s o r d i n a t i o n t o t h e p r i e s t h o o d , h e g a v e h i m s e l f u p e n t i r e l y t o a l i f e o f d e v o t i o n t o t h e L o r d a n d h i s c h u r c h . H i s d e e p d e v o t i o n a l l i f e l e d h i m t o t h e k i n d o f h o l i n e s s w h i c h i s f o r g e d t h r o u g h h u m i l i t y , v o l u n t a r y m o r t i f i c a t i o n , a n d o b e d i e n c e . H e w a s c o n s e c r a t e d t o t h e B l e s s e d V i r g i n M a r y a n d p r o m o t e d d e v o t i o n t o h e r a m o n g a l l c l a s s e s o f p e o p l e a s w o n d e r f u l p a t h t o a d e e p e r C h r i s t i a n l i f e a n d l o v e f o r J e s u s C h r i s t . A f t e r a n u n p r o m i s i n g s t a r t i n l i f e – h e w a s n o t a g o o d s c h o l a r , n e i t h e r w a s h e a s k i l l e d w o r k e r – e v e n i n t h e m o s t m e n i a l o f t a s k s . E v e n t u a l l y h e w a s a c c e p t e d a s a s e r v a n t a t a F r a n c i s c a n m o n a s t e r y . H e w a s g i v e n t h e f r i a r s h a b i t a n d p u t t o h a r d w o r k t a k i n g c a r e o f t h e h o r s e s . A b o u t t h i s t i m e , J o s e p h b e g a n t o c h a n g e . H e g r e w i n h u m i l i t y a n d g e n t l e n e s s , f r u i t s o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t a t w o r k i n a p e r s o n . H e b e c a m e m o r e c a r e f u l a n d s u c c e s s f u l a t h i s w o r k . H e a l s o b e g a n t o p r a y m o r e d o m o r e v o l u n t a r y a c t s o f p e n a n c e . F i n a l l y , h e w a s a b l e t o e n t e r t h e F r a n c i s c a n o r d e r a n d , e v e n t u a l l y , s t u d y f o r t h e p r i e s t h o o d . A l t h o u g h h e w a s a g o o d a n d h o l y f r i a r , h e h a d a v e r y h a r d t i m e w i t h s t u d i e s . T h e H o l y S p i r i t b e g a n t o w o r k m a n y a m a z i n g m i r a c l e s t h r o u g h S t J o s e p h w i t h m a n y p e o p l e w i t n e s s i n g h i m r i s e f r o m t h e g r o u n d w h i l e o f f e r i n g M a s s o r p r a y i n g . O f t e n h e w e n t i n t o e c s t a s y a n d w o u l d b e c a u g h t u p i n t a l k i n g w i t h G o d . H e f e l l s o d e e p l y i n l o v e w i t h G o d t h a t e v e r y t h i n g h e s a w o n l y d r e w h i m i n t o a d e e p e r u n i o n . S t J o s e p h b e c a m e s o f a m o u s f o r t h e m i r a c l e s t h a t h e w a s f i n a l l y k e p t h i d d e n f r o m t h e p u b l i c , b u t h e w a s h a p p y f o r t h e c h a n c e t o b e a l o n e w i t h h i s b e l o v e d L o r d . O n H i s p a r t , J e s u s n e v e r l e f t h i m a l o n e a n d t o o k h i m t o h i s e t e r n a l h o m e i n 1 6 6 3 . H e w a s c a n o n i s e d b y P o p e C l e m e n t X I I I i n 1 7 6 7 a n d i s t h e p a t r o n s a i n t o f p i l o t s , a i r t r a v e l l e r s a n d s t r u g g l i n g s c h o l a r s . D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t - 9

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1 0 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 C e l e b r a t i n g t h e Y o u n g P e o p l e o f o u r D i o c e s e A n n u a l Y o u t h R a l l y E x h a u s t e d b u t h a p p y a f t e r r o c k c l i m b i n g a n d a r c h e r y W o r l d Y o u t h D a y R e u n i o n K i n t b u r y T h i r t y - f i v e o f u s g a t h e r e d a t K i n t b u r y , B e r k s h i r e , o n F r i d a y O c t o b e r 2 1 s t a n d t h e w h o o p s o f d e l i g h t a t b e i n g r e u n i t e d w i t h f e l l o w p i l g r i m s w e r e a c l e a r s i g n t h a t t h i s w a s g o i n g t o b e a b l e s s e d t i m e . D i o c e s a n b o u n d a r i e s m e l t e d a w a y a n d w e w e r e o n e s p e c i a l g r o u p a g a i n r e l i v i n g t h e m e m o r i e s . O u r f i r s t a c t i v i t y w a s t o c r e a t e s h a r e d m e m o r i e s a n d i t w a s a m a z i n g h o w m a n y a n d d i v e r s e t h e y w e r e . C o m m o n t h e m e s w e r e t h e v i b r a n c y o f t h e c r o w d s i n K r a k ó w a n d t h e f l a g w a v i n g ; t h e c h a n t i n g o f P a p a F r a n c e s c o a n d t h e f a c t t h a t w e a l l c o u l d r e c a l l t h o s e s p e c i a l , f a i t h f i l l e d m o m e n t s w h e n w e k n e w G o d ` s p r e s e n c e . W e r e m e m b e r e d t h e c r o w d s , t h e n o i s e a n d t h e l o n g w a l k s . W e p i c t u r e d t h e c a n d l e s a t t h e v i g i l , t h e s u n r i s e o v e r C a m p u s M i s e r i c o r d i a e a n d t h e a r r i v a l o f P o p e F r a n c i s . S i n c e o u r j o u r n e y s o m e p i l g r i m s h a d s t a r t e d u n i v e r s i t y a n d o t h e r s h a d s t a r t e d S i x t h F o r m ; a l l h a d m a d e n e w s t e p s o n t h e i r o w n p e r s o n a l j o u r n e y s a n d w e r e h a p p y t o s h a r e t h e i r s t o r i e s . A s w e l l a s o u r s h a r e d p r a y e r s a n d r e f l e c t i o n w e a l s o h a d t h e c h a l l e n g e o f a r c h e r y a n d r o c k c l i m b i n g w h i c h f i l l e d o u r a f t e r n o o n w i t h f u n a n d f r i e n d s h i p . I t w a s g r e a t t o h a v e s o m a n y l e a d e r s w i t h u s a n d b o t h o u r c h a p l a i n s w h o c a m e f o r d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f t h e w e e k e n d . B e i n g a b l e t o s h a r e m o r n i n g a n d n i g h t p r a y e r a n d a g r o u p M a s s d e e p e n e d o u r b o n d s . W e r e m e m b e r e d t h o s e w h o c o u l d n o t j o i n u s a n d k e p t t h e s e a b s e n t f r i e n d s i n o u r p r a y e r s . W e w e r e h e l p e d a n d i n s p i r e d b y t h e y o u n g v o l u n t e e r s a t K i n t b u r y w h o a f f o r d e d u s a v e r y s p e c i a l w e l c o m e . G r e a t t h a n k s m u s t g o t o t h e m . R o l l o n t h e n e x t g e t t o g e t h e r . F i o n a H u t c h i n g s P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e O n S u n d a y 1 8 t h S e p t e m b e r t h e g o o d L o r d w a s l o o k i n g d o w n o n u s g i v i n g u s w o n d e r f u l w e a t h e r f o r t h e a n n u a l Y o u t h R a l l y a t S t R i t a ` s H o n i t o n . F a n t a s t i c s u p p o r t f r o m p a r i s h e s i n E x e t e r , P l y m o u t h , B u c k f a s t , H o n i t o n , S i d m o u t h , E x m o u t h , T e i g n m o u t h , B r i d p o r t , I l f r a c o m b e , B a r n s t a p l e , a n d O k e h a m p t o n . 1 3 0 y o u n g p e o p l e c a m e w i t h t h e i r l e a d e r s a n d h e l p e r s . T h e a f t e r n o o n s t a r t e d w i t h a p i c n i c l u n c h , f o l l o w e d b y t h e t e a m c o m p e t i t i o n s ‘ I t ` s a K n o c k o u t ’ a n d T u g o f W a r , a n d t h e i n d i v i d u a l c o m p e t i t i o n s N e t b a l l , P e n a l t y S h o o t i n g , S k i t t l e s a n d T r a m p o l i n i n g . T h e r e w a s a l s o v a r i o u s i n f l a t a b l e s w h i c h t h e c h i l d r e n e n j o y e d g r e a t l y . A b a r b e c u e a n d t u c k s h o p w a s e n j o y e d b y a l l . M a s s f o l l o w e d t h e g a m e s . F a t h e r D a r l i n e f r o m O k e h a m p t o n c e l e b r a t e d t h e M a s s w i t h g r e a t e n t h u s i a s m a n d j o y . H i s h o m i l y w a s b a s e d o n e v e r y o n e h a v i n g a r o l e t o p l a y i n l i f e a n d w e m u s t f o l l o w o u r i n s t i n c t s t h r o u g h t h e w o r k o f J e s u s . F a t h e r c o m m e n t e d a f t e r t h e M a s s t h a t h e p e r s o n a l l y f e l t i t w a s a p r i v i l e g e t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E u c h a r i s t w i t h s o m u c h e n t h u s i a s t i c e n g a g e m e n t b y t h e y o u n g s t e r s , a n d t h e h a r m o n i o u s c l a p p i n g a l o n g s i d e t h e m u s i c w h i c h s o u n d e d w o n d e r f u l . H e f i n i s h e d b y s a y i n g t h a n k y o u t o t h e e n t i r e t e a m f o r t h e i r h a r d w o r k a n d h a v e h e l p e d t o m a k e t h e r a l l y y e t a g a i n a w o n d e r f u l l i f e t i m e e x p e r i e n c e , a n d m e m o r y f o r t h e y o u n g s t e r s , t h e h o p e o f o u r f u t u r e C h u r c h . A f t e r t h e M a s s t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e m e d a l s a n d c u p t o o k p l a c e . T h e ‘ I t ` s a K n o c k o u t J o h n W o o l c o t t ’ c u p w a s w o n b y t h e L i z a r d W i z a r d , E x e t e r a n d w a s p r e s e n t e d b y R i t a - t h e l a t e J o h n ` s s i s t e r . T h e T u g o f W a r o v e r 1 2 ` s w a s w o n b y " C a t h o l i c s f o r T r u m p " a n d t h e u n d e r 1 2 ` s b y t h e " D a r k S p a r k s " . T h e m e d a l s w e r e p r e s e n t e d b y B o b S m i t h f r o m B u c k f a s t . M a n y t h a n k s t o a l l o u r h e l p e r s f r o m t h e p a r i s h e s w h o h e l p e d t o m a k e t h e d a y s o s p e c i a l . K e z i a , a y o u n g h e l p e r f r o m S i d m o u t h , s a i d t h a t t h e w h o l e a f t e r n o o n w a s s u c h f u n , a s i t w a s a w e i n s p i r i n g t o s e e t h e y o u t h o f o u r p a r i s h a n d o t h e r p a r i s h e s c o m i n g t o g e t h e r a n d c h e e r i n g e a c h o t h e r o n . T h e s p i r i t o f t h e Y o u t h R a l l y i s j u s t u n b e l i e v a b l e a n d o u r p a r i s h h a s b e e n s o p r i v i l e g e d t o b e p a r t o f i t . E m m a s a i d t h a t i s w a s f a n t a s t i c t o s e e s o m a n y y o u n g p e o p l e a c r o s s o u r d i o c e s e m e e t u p i n s u c h a f u n a n d f r i e n d l y a t m o s p h e r e . P a t r i c k M o r r i s O k e h a m p t o n cswDEC2016final.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 17/11/2016 13:39 Page 10

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D O R S E T D E A N E R Y M o n d a y e v e n i n g s a t 8 p m , B o u r n e m o u t h H e b r e w C o n g r e g a t i o n A d u l t E d u c a t i o n : M u r r a y M u s c a t C e n t r e , G l e n F e r n R o a d , B o u r n e m o u t h . A d m i s s i o n f r e e a n d a l l a r e w e l c o m e . F o r d e t a i l s o f t h e t o p i c f o r e a c h s e s s i o n p l e a s e c o n t a c t S p e n c e r N a t h a n e m a i l : s p e n c e r . n a t h a n @ l i n e o n e . n e t T u e s d a y e v e n i n g s a t 7 . 3 0 p m , I n s p i r e 2 0 s t o 4 0 s C h u r c h F r i e n d s G r o u p a n d H o m e G r o u p : S t M a r y ’ s C h u r c h , P o o l e a f t e r t h e 7 p m M a s s . F i r s t w e e k e n d o f e v e r y m o n t h , a f t e r w e e k e n d M a s s e s , P r a y e r M i n i s t r y f o r h e a l i n g o r a n y o t h e r n e e d : O u r L a d y S t a r o f t h e S e a , W e y m o u t h . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t M i k e N e w b e r y e m a i l : m i k n e w b @ b t i n t e r n e t . c o m F i r s t T h u r s d a y o f e a c h m o n t h f r o m 1 0 . 4 5 a m t o 1 1 . 4 5 a m , S t S w i t h u n ’ s C h u r c h H a l l , A l l i n g t o n , D o r s e t : S t S w i t h u n ’ s C h u r c h C o m m u n i t y w e l c o m e m e m b e r s o f a l l c h u r c h e s t o j o i n t h e i r m o n t h l y c o m m u n i t y c o f f e e m o r n i n g s T O R B A Y D E A N E R Y F i r s t S u n d a y o f e v e r y m o n t h , 4 p m , T o r b a y H o s p i t a l C h a p e l : M a s s c e l e b r a t e d b y F r K i e r a n K i r b y , H o s p i t a l C h a p l a i n . A l l a r e w e l c o m e t o j o i n F r K i e r a n a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e C h a p l a i n c y T e a m t o p r a y f o r a l l p a t i e n t s a n d s t a f f i n t h e h o s p i t a l T h i r d M o n d a y e v e n i n g o f e v e r y m o n t h ( e x c e p t A u g u s t ) , 7 . 1 5 p m , S o u t h H a m s C a t e n i a n s : T h u r l e s t o n e G o l f C l u b . P l e a s e n o t e n e w v e n u e . W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g s , 9 . 4 0 a m , O u r L a d y H e l p o f C h r i s t i a n s & S t D e n i s , S t M a r y c h u r c h : A l l a r e w e l c o m e t o j o i n p a r i s h i o n e r b e f o r e t h e 1 0 a m m o r n i n g M a s s t o p r a y t h e r o s a r y f o r v o c a t i o n s t o t h e P r i e s t h o o d a n d t h e R e l i g i o u s L i f e . W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g s f r o m 6 p m , H o l y A n g e l s , C h e l s t o n , T o r q u a y : A d o r a t i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t w i t h V e s p e r s a t 6 . 3 0 p m a n d B e n e d i c t i o n a t 6 . 5 0 p m . S u n d a y e v e n i n g s , 6 p m , C h u r c h o f t h e A s s u m p t i o n o f O u r L a d y , A b b e y R o a d , T o r q u a y : P o l i s h M a s s w i t h C o n f e s s i o n s f r o m 5 . 3 0 p m . E X E T E R D E A N E R Y M o n d a y m o r n i n g s , 1 0 a m t o 1 2 n o o n , R i c h a r d R e y n o l d s C e n t r e : T o d d l e r G r o u p , a l l w e l c o m e . M o n d a y e v e n i n g s a t 7 . 3 0 p m , M e d i t a t i o n G r o u p : R i c h a r d R e y n o l d s C e n t r e , H e a v i t - r e e R o a d , E x e t e r . T u e s d a y e v e n i n g s f r o m 8 p m t o 9 p m , A d o r a t i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t : M o u n t S t M a r y C o n v e n t , W o n f o r d R o a d . S e c o n d a n d f o u r t h T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g o f e a c h m o n t h f r o m 7 . 3 0 p m t o 9 p m , a J o i n t P a r i s h P r a y e r G r o u p f o r b o t h E x e t e r p a r i s h e s : R i c h a r d R e y n o l d s C e n t r e , H e a v i t r e e R o a d , E x e t e r . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e r i n g C h r i s a n d S u e L e e o n 0 1 3 9 2 4 3 2 9 2 9 . T h i r d S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n o f e a c h m o n t h , 4 . 3 0 p m , K e r a l a C o m m u n i t y M a s s : B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t C h u r c h , H e a v i t r e e , E x e t e r . R E G U L A R E V E N T S I N T T H E D E A N E R I E S M A R R I A G E C A R E S O U T H W E S T ( M C S W ) M C S W c o u r s e d a t e s f o r 2 0 1 7 w i l l b e a n n o u n c e d s h o r t l y . A l l c o u r s e s a r e d a y c o u r s e s a n d l u n c h i s i n c l u d e d . C o s t o f t h e c o u r s e s f o r 2 0 1 7 w i l l f o l l o w . M C S W a l s o o f f e r s F O C C U S , a g u i d e d q u e s t i o n n a i r e - b a s e d e x p l o r a t i o n a n d e s s e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p k n o w - h o w f o r i n d i v i d u a l c o u p l e w i t h a t r a i n e d f a c i l i t a t o r . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t m c s w . a d m i n @ m a r r i a g e c a r e . o r g F o r a l l o t h e r e n q u i r i e s a b o u t M C S W p l e a s e c o n t a c t S u e B u r r i d g e , h e a d o f M C S W c e n t r e T e l : 0 1 3 9 5 2 7 2 7 9 9 M o b : 0 7 8 7 5 1 6 1 5 9 5 e m a i l : s u e @ m a r r i a g e - c a r e . o r g . u k . M a r r i a g e H e l p R e t r o u v a i l l e ( p r o n o u n c e d r e t r o - v i ) h a s h e l p e d t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f c o u p l e s a t a l l s t a g e s o f d i s i l l u s i o n m e n t o r m i s e r y i n t h e i r m a r r i a g e . T h i s p r o g r a m m e c a n h e l p y o u t o o . T h e r e i s n o g r o u p t h e r a p y o r g r o u p w o r k . F o r c o n f i d e n t i a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t R e t r o u v a i l l e o r t o r e g i s t e r f o r t h e n e x t p r o g r a m m e v i s i t w w w . r e t r o u - v i l l e . o r g . u k . N A T U R A L F A M I L Y P L A N N I N G S O U T H W E S T ( N F P S W ) N F P S W o f f e r s a s e r v i c e t o t h o s e C a t h o l i c s w i s h i n g t o c o n c e i v e , s p a c e o r l i m i t t h e i r f e r t i l i t y .   W e t e a c h t h e B i l l i n g s O v u l a t i o n M e t h o d ( w w w . b i l l i n g s l i f e . o r g ) . T h i s m e t h o d i s m o r a l l y a c c e p t a b l e t o t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h a n d i s f u l l y i n a c c o r d w i t h t h e C h u r c h ` s d e f i n i t i v e d o c u m e n t o n b i r t h r e g u l a t i o n : ` H u m a n a e V i t a e ` . W o m e n a r e t a u g h t t o m o n i t o r t h e i r o w n i n d i v i d u a l f e r t i l i t y i n w h a t e v e r s i t u a t i o n o f t h e i r f e r t i l e   l i f e a n d a p p l y t h e r u l e s c o r r e s p o n d i n g l y .   F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t C h r i s t i n e e m a i l : c h r i s h u d 7 8 @ t a l k t a l k . n e t " R E T R E A T S S i l e n t a n d i n d i v i d u a l l y g u i d e d r e t r e a t s b y m e m b e r s o f t h e P l y m o u t h D i o c e s a n I g n a t i a n S p i r i t u a l i t y T e a m : o f f e r i n g e a c h p e r s o n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y f o r s p a c e , S I L E N C E a n d p r a y e r w i t h a s p i r i t u a l c o m p a n i o n t o h e l p y o u p r a y a n d r e f l e c t . A l l 2 0 1 6 R e t r e a t s w i l l t a k e p l a c e a t S o u t h g a t e R e t r e a t H o u s e , B u c k f a s t A b b e y . C o n t a c t d e t a i l s f o r b o o k i n g s a n d g e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n p o s t : T h e P r e s b y t e r y , 1 9 F o s s e R o a d , K i n g s b r i d g e , T Q 7 1 N G T e l : 0 1 5 4 8 8 5 2 6 7 0 e m a i l : m j b u t - l e r @ y a h o o . c o m o r a d r i a n t o f f o l o @ y a h o o . c o . u k . W e l c o m e t o S c l e r d e r A b b e y : o n e p l a c e , m a n y p r o p o s a l s C h e m i n N e u f C o m m u n i t y , S c l e r d e r A b b e y , L o o e , C o r n w a l l : F o r m e d i n 1 9 7 3 a n d e s t a b l i s h e d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y i n 2 7 c o u n t r i e s t h e C h e m i n N e u f C o m m u n i t y s p e c i a l i s e s i n M a r r i a g e & F a m i l y d a y s , y o u t h w o r k a n d e v a n g e l i s a t i o n . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t e v e n t s a t S c l e r d e r T e l : 0 1 5 0 3 2 7 2 2 3 8 o r v i s i t t h e w e b s i t e w w w . c h e m i n - n e u f . o r g . u k / a n n u a i r e / u n i t e d - k i n g d o m / s c l e r d e r - a b b e y . T h e C h e m i n N e u f C o m m u n i t y w a s f o u n d e d i n F r a n c e ( L y o n ) i n 1 9 7 3 ; i t i s a n a p o s t o l i c R o m a n C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y w i t h a n e c u m e n i c a l v o c a t i o n . I t s m e m b e r s a r e c e l i b a t e s , s i n g l e s o r m a r r i e d c o u p l e s , l a y a n d o r d a i n e d , u n i t e d b y t h e i r f a i t h i n J e s u s C h r i s t a n d t h e d e s i r e t o s e r v e t h e C h u r c h , t h e G o s p e l a n d t h e w o r l d . O n e o f t h e i d e a s c o m i n g o u t o f t h e C h e m i n - N e u f C h a p t e r i n 2 0 1 6 w a s t o e n c o u r a g e a l l a b b e y s t o b e i n s p i r e d b y t h e m o n a s t i c w i s d o m ‘ O r a e t L a b - o r a ’ . T o u t i l i s e a l l t h e g i f t s a n d l a n d w e h a v e r e c e i v e d , i n m a n y d i f f e r e n t w a y s w e a r e i n v o l v e d i n o r g a n i c f a r m i n g a n d a g r i c u l t u r e , m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k a n d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f s u s t a i n a b l e e n e r g y p r o j e c t s . H a v i n g s p e n t t w o y e a r s i n S c l e r d e r A b b e y , t h e C h e m i n N e u f C o m m u n i t y w o u l d l i k e t o i n v i t e y o u t o s h a r e t h i s w o n d e r f u l p l a c e t h a t w e h a v e r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e C a r m e l i t e s i s t e r s . B y s h a r i n g , w o r k i n g a n d p r a y i n g t o g e t h e r , w e w i l l l i v e t h e m o n k s ’ L a t i n s a y i n g ‘ O r a e t L a b o r a ’ w h i c h m e a n s ‘ P r a y e r a n d W o r k ’ . C o m e a n d j o i n u s o n o n e o f o u r 2 0 1 7 R e t r e a t s f r o m S a t u r d a y 1 0 . 0 0 a m t o S u n d a y 4 . 0 0 p m o n : 1 s t – 2 n d A p r i l 2 0 1 7 a n d 1 7 t h – 1 8 t h J u n e 2 0 1 7 . F o r m o r e 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 o n o n e o f t h e s e r e t r e a t s p l e a s e c o n t a c t S c l e r d e r A b b e y T e l : 0 1 5 0 3 2 7 2 2 3 8 e m a i l : s c l e r d e r @ c h e m i n - n e u f . o r g cswDEC2016final.qxp_TheVoice copy 1 17/11/2016 13:39 Page 11

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I a l w a y s t h i n k t h a t b u y i n g p r e s e n t s f o r p e o p l e c a n b e q u i t e t r i c k y . T h e q u e s t i o n s o f w h a t t o g e t – w i l l t h e y l i k e i t a n d w i l l i t f i t ? – a r e s o m e o f t h e m o s t c o m m o n w o r r i e s w h i c h w e e n c o u n t e r . Y e t w e c a n r e c e i v e s u c h j o y a n d s a t i s f a c t i o n w h e n w e d o g e t i t r i g h t a n d t h e r e c i p i e n t i s t h r i l l e d w i t h t h e i r g i f t . C h r i s t m a s , a s w e k n o w , i s t h e p r i m e t i m e o f t h e y e a r f o r c a r r y i n g o u t t h i s r i t u a l a n d t h e D e c e m b e r s h o p p i n g c r o w d s b e a r t e s t i m o n y t o t h i s . S T U N N E D I N T O S I L E N C E S o m e y e a r s a g o , w h e n m y a d o l e s c e n t s o n w a s i n d u l g i n g h i s l a t e s t m a n i a f o r s k a t e b o a r d i n g , h e b e g g e d h i s f a t h e r a n d I t o b u y h i m a n e w s k a t e b o a r d f o r C h r i s t m a s . W e w e r e n ` t a v e r s e t o t h e i d e a a n d t h e r e w a s l i t t l e d o u b t a s t o h o w t h r i l l e d h e w a s t o r e c e i v e i t . T o o u r s u r p r i s e , h e l a t e r h e p r o d u c e d a v i d e o o f h i m s e l f a n d h i s f r i e n d p e r f o r m i n g t h e i r ` t r i c k s ` a t t h e l o c a l s k a t e b o a r d p a r k . A s a f a m i l y , w e w e r e e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y i n v i t e d t o w a t c h t h e w o n d e r s o f ` K i c k f l i p s ` , ` H e e l f l i p s ` a n d t h e m i g h t y ` 9 0 0 ` . W e s e t t l e d d o w n e x p e c t a n t l y t o w a t c h , b u t i t ` s f a i r t o s a y t h a t w e w e r e a l l s t u n n e d i n t o s i l e n c e b y t h e f a c t t h a t n e i t h e r b o y s h o w e d a n y a p t i t u d e w h a t s o e v e r . I n f a c t t h e y w e r e h o p e l e s s ! E v e n t u a l l y m y d a u g h t e r s t a r t e d t o g i g g l e a n d t h i s , i n t u r n , l e d t o e v e r y o n e o f u s h o w l i n g w i t h l a u g h t e r . F o r t u n a t e l y m y s o n t o o k a l l t h i s i n g o o d p a r t a n d h a s n e v e r b e e n a l l o w e d t o f o r g e t h i s s k a t e b o a r d i n g v i d e o t o t h i s d a y . G i f t s c o m e i n m a n y w a y s , s h a p e s a n d f o r m s . T h e r e a r e t h o s e w h i c h w e g i v e t o o t h e r s , t h e r e a r e o u r o w n n a t u r a l g i f t s a n d t a l e n t s a n d t h e r e a r e t h e g i f t s o f t h e S p i r i t . 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