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

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

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T h i s p a r t i c u l a r c e l e b r a t i o n f o c u s s e d o n t h e s u p p o r t o u r c h a r i t y h a s r e c e i v e d f o r a l l o f o u r 2 5 y e a r s f r o m s o m a n y i n d i v i d u a l p e o p l e , r e l i g i o u s c o m m u n i t i e s a n d c h a r i t y f u n d i n g b o d i e s . I n t h a n k i n g s o m a n y , m a n y p e o p l e f o r t h e i r s u p p o r t a n d g e n e r o u s d o n a t i o n s o v e r t h e y e a r s , F r a n k M c D e r m o t t , o u r c u r r e n t C h a i r o f T r u s t e e s , a c k n o w l e d g e d t h e u n i q u e c o n t r i b u t i o n m a d e b y m e m b e r s o f T h e I n s t i t u t e o f O u r L a d y o f M e r c y , b e t t e r k n o w n a s t h e M e r c y S i s t e r s . P a r t o f t h e d a y o f c e l e b r a t i o n i n c l u d e d a s u n g M a s s o f T h a n k s g i v i n g c e l e b r a t e d b y B i s h o p R a l p h H e s k e t t , B i s h o p o f H a l l a m . 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H e w a s i n s t a l l e d b y B i s h o p M a r k a t a c e l e b r a t i o n o f F i r s t V e s p e r s o f t h e f e a s t . A t t h e s a m e c e r e m o n y , C a n o n s D a v i d A n n e a r , P a r i s h P r i e s t o f L a u n c e s t o n , a n d R i c h a r d M e y e r , P a r i s h P r i e s t o f B r i d p o r t , w e r e w e l c o m e d a s n e w H o n o r a r y C a n o n s o f t h e C a t h e d r a l . A M a s s c o n c e l e b r a t e d b y t h e B i s h o p a n d C a t h e d r a l C h a p t e r t o g e t h e r w i t h o t h e r p r i e s t s o f t h e D i o c e s e , f o l l o w e d . I t w a s l o v e l y t o s e e s o m a n y p e o p l e f r o m t h e n e w C a n o n s ’ p a r i s h e s , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i r f a m i l i e s a n d f r i e n d s , c e l e b r a t e t h i s h a p p y o c c a s i o n . 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T h i s H o l y W e e k , a y o u n g m a n a b o u t t o e n t e r W o n e r s h s e m i n a r y i n S e p t e m b e r , f l e w o u t t o J o r d a n c a r r y i n g £ 1 0 , 0 0 0 i n d i n a r s a n d s t e r l i n g f o r t h e I r a q i C h r i s t i a n r e f u g e e s . H e w a s t r a v e l l i n g f o r P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e t o d i s t r i b u t e t h e E a s t e r d o n a t i o n s d i r e c t l y t o t h e p a r i s h e s i n J o r d a n w h e r e t h e y a r e b e i n g s u p p o r t e d a n d c a r e d f o r . G u s t a v o C a m p a n e l l o , G u s , w i l l t r a i n f o r t h e p r i e s t h o o d f o r t h e D i o c e s e o f A r u n d e l a n d B r i g h t o n . H e i s a n e x p e r i e n c e d T e a c h e r o f E n g l i s h a s a S e c o n d L a n g u a g e ( T E S O L ) a n d w h e n h e h e a r d w h a t P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e a r e d o i n g t o l i n k p a r i s h e s i n t h e U K w i t h t h o s e i n J o r d a n h e a s k e d i f h e c o u l d h e l p . G u s w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e ‘ E n g l i s h f o r L i f e ’ p r o g r a m m e P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e h a s s e t u p i n J o r d a n a n d h e w i l l s p e n d t h e n e x t t h r e e m o n t h s c o n s o l i d a t i n g t h e p r o g r a m m e . T h e r e f u g e e s s u p p o r t e d b y P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e a r e i n f o u r m a i n p a r i s h e s - t w o i n A m m a n , o n e i n M a d a b a a n d o n e i n Z a r q a . A l t o g e t h e r w e s e n t m o n e y f r o m P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e a n d A r u n d e l & B r i g h t o n f o r 2 2 4 p e r s o n s i n 6 6 f a m i l i e s . E v e r y t h i n g w a s i n n a m e d e n v e l o p e s i n c l u d i n g a n E a s t e r c a r d f r o m t h e l i n k e d E n g l i s h p a r i s h e s . I n a d d i t i o n t o m o n e y f o r f o o d , m o n e y w a s g i v e n s e p a r a t e l y f o r t h e B e a u t i f u l W o m a n s c h e m e ( f o r w o m e n f o r t h e i r p e r s o n a l n e e d s ) , m o n e y f o r t h e p r i e s t s f o r t h e i r o w n f u n d s t o h e l p t h e r e f u g e e s , f o r t r a n s p o r t , f o r h e l p t o w a r d s a n o p e r a t i o n , t h e E n g l i s h t e a c h e r ’ s s a l a r y a n d a p r i n t e r f o r t h e E n g l i s h s c h o o l . A t t h e E n g l i s h e n d p a r i s h e s c h o o s e t o s u p p o r t r e f u g e e s i n d i f f e r e n t a r e a s , s o t h e y c a n b u i l d a r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e m a n d m a k e i t a s p e r s o n a l a s p o s s i b l e . A f t e r G u s ’ v i s i t i n H o l y W e e k F r H a n n a K i l d a n i w r o t e t o u s , h e s a i d : “ I g o t m a n y e n v e l o p e s , t o m e , S i s t e r S a r a a n d I r a q i s i n A s h r a f i e e h , a n d m o r e I c a m e t o k n o w t h i s w o n d e r f u l m a n G u s t a v o … S u r e i n t h e s e e n v e l o p e s t h e r e a r e d o n a t i o n s , g i f t , m o n e y , t h a n k y o u , b u t t h e r e i s m o r e ; f a i t h , l o v e a n d C h r i s t i a n f a m i l i e s a n d P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e e n g a g e d t o h e l p n e e d y p e o p l e w h o a r e o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s f r o m I r a q . T h a n k y o u o n b e h a l f o f t h e m … I s t a r t e d a n e w p r o j e c t t o l e t I r a q i f a m i l i e s m a k e r o s a r i e s ( u s i n g a p a r t o f y o u r d o n a t i o n a n d o t h e r d o n a t i o n s ) , a n d I b u y t h e r o s a r i e s t o g e n e r a t e i n c o m e f o r t h e s e f a m i l i e s … . . I r a q i s a r e h a p p y t o d o t h e s e r o s a r i e s , t h e y f e e l u s e f u l a n d p a r t n e r s w i t h m y p a r i s h … . T h i s t i m e f r o m P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e , t h e m o n e y r a i s e d b y p r i v a t e d o n a t i o n s a n d c o n c e r t s g i v e n b y t h e C o r n w a l l C h o i r i n C a m b o r n e a n d S t A u s t e l l , s u p p o r t e d t h e r e f u g e e s i n A m m a n a t M a r j a l H a m a m . T h e f u n d s r a i s e d b y S c l e r d e r , L i s k e a r d a n d p r i v a t e d o n a t i o n s l o o k e d a f t e r t h e r e f u g e e s i n A s h r a f i y e h . F r o m A r u n d e l & B r i g h t o n D i o c e s e , W e y b r i d g e p a r i s h s u p p o r t e d Z a r q a , a n d C a t e r h a m p a r i s h s u p p o r t e d M a d a b a . A b o u t 1 5 % o f f a m i l i e s e a c h y e a r i n t h e l a s t t w o y e a r s h a v e b e e n g r a n t e d v i s a s f o r A u s t r a l i a . M o r e I r a q i s a r e h o w e v e r s t i l l a r r i v i n g b e c a u s e t h e c o n d i t i o n s i n E r b i l i n I r a q a r e s o t e r r i b l e . T h e y h a v e h o p e t h a t o n e d a y t h e y t o o w i l l g e t t o A u s t r a l i a . T h o s e w h o r e m a i n i n J o r d a n h a v e b e e n t h e r e f o r u p t o t w o a n d a h a l f y e a r s - l i v i n g i n u n c e r t a i n t y , n o t k n o w i n g w h e n a n d i f A u s t r a l i a w i l l t a k e t h e m . T h e s e a r e t h e o n e s w e a r e h e l p i n g t o c a r e f o r a n d k e e p u p t h e i r m o r a l e . P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e t r i e s t o s e n d s o m e o n e e v e r y m o n t h o r t w o t o s e e t h e r e f u g e e s a n d k e e p u p t h e c o n t a c t a n d f r i e n d s h i p . T h e r e i s a c o n s t a n t s t r e a m o f m e s s a g e s f l o w i n g b a c k a n d f o r t h v i a M e s s e n g e r a n d W h a t s A p p a s w e l l a s e m a i l s w i t h t h e p r i e s t s . I f y o u r p a r i s h w o u l d l i k e t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t d i r e c t l y h e l p i n g t h e I r a q i C h r i s t i a n r e f u g e e s p l e a s e g e t i n t o u c h e i t h e r v i a C S W o r d i r e c t t o D e l l a S h e n t o n , e m a i l a d m i n @ p a r i s h e s f o r p e a c e . c o m t e l 0 1 8 0 3 3 1 4 8 6 8 . S o m e b a c k g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n : A d e c a d e a g o 3 5 , 0 0 0 C h r i s t i a n s l i v e d i n M o s u l i n I r a q , o p p o s i t e t h e r u i n s o f N i n e v e h b e s i d e t h e r i v e r T i g r i s . I n 2 0 1 3 t h e r e w e r e 3 , 0 0 0 . T h e d a y I S I L t o o k o v e r i n A u g u s t 2 0 1 4 a l l w e r e e i t h e r k i l l e d o r f l e d . L e s s i s k n o w n i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y o f t h e 5 0 , 0 0 0 I r a q i r e f u g e e s i n J o r d a n w h o f l e d i n r e c e n t y e a r s m a n y o f w h o m a r e C h r i s t i a n . T h e t a r g e t e d p e r s e c u t i o n o f t h e C h r i s t i a n s i n 2 0 1 4 b y I S I S w a s p r i m a r i l y a g a i n s t t h e L a t i n C a t h o l i c a n d C h a l d e a n c o m m u - n i t y - t h e o l d e s t , e a r l i e s t c h u r c h e s i n C h r i s t e n d o m . D e l l a S h e n t o n T r u s t e e , P a r i s h e s f o r P e a c e M a y 2 0 1 7 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t - 5 Philosophy for Faith: 24th­27th July Introduction to Catholic Theology: 14th­17th August Ecclesiastical Latin for Beginners: 12th­15th October Charity no. 1155776. Company no. 880007 9 . 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A f t e r t h e M a s s t h e r e w a s a n e x c e l l e n t b u f f e t l u n c h a w a i t i n g u s , o r g a n i s e d b y t h e v e r y e f f i c i e n t h o s p i t a l i t y t e a m . O u r t h a n k s g o t o P a r i s h P r i e s t F r P e t e r M o r g a n f o r l e t t i n g u s u s e h i s c h u r c h a s a v e n u e . I t i s i n m i d - C o r n w a l l a n d n o t t o o f a r f r o m H i g h e r M e n a d u e w h e r e F r . D a v i d h a s a R e t r e a t C e n t r e . C a n o n D a v i d A n n e a r P a r i s h P r i e s t , L a u n c e s t o n 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 S i n c e A u g u s t 2 0 1 4 , t h e C h e m i n N e u f C o m m u n i t y h a s e s t a b l i s h e d i t s e l f w i t h i n S c l e r d e r A b b e y w h i c h w a s s t e e p e d i n p r a y e r s f o r m o r e t h a n a c e n t u r y b y P o o r C l a r e a n d C a r m e l i t e S i s t e r s . T h e C h e m i n N e u f C o m m u n i t y , b o r n i n F r a n c e i n 1 9 7 3 a n d f o u n d e d b y F a t h e r L a u r e n t F a b r e S J , w a s c a l l e d t o C o r n w a l l b y t h e f o r m e r B i s h o p o f P l y m o u t h , t h e R t R e v C h r i s t o p h e r B u d d , B i s h o p E m e r i t u s . C h e m i n N e u f i s a C a t h o l i c C o m m u n i t y c o m p o s e d o f m e m b e r s f r o m m a n y d i f f e r e n t w a l k s o f l i f e i n c l u d i n g c o u p l e s , s i n g l e s , p r i e s t s , c o n s e c r a t e d b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s o f d i f f e r e n t C h r i s t i a n d e n o m i n a t i o n s - C a t h o l i c s , P r o t e s t a n t s , O r t h o d o x e s . N o w a d a y s , w h i l s t r e s p e c t i n g t h e v o c a t i o n o f t h i s ‘ T h i n p l a c e ’ , C h e m i n N e u f h a s u n d e r t a k e n i m p r o v e m e n t s t o t h e b u i l d i n g s i n o r d e r t o w e l c o m e g u e s t s f o r a n a u t h e n t i c C h r i s t i a n e x p e r i e n c e o f p r a y e r a n d C o m m u n i t y l i f e . T h e g r o u n d s a n d g a r d e n s o f t h e A b b e y p r o v i d e a p e a c e f u l a t m o s p h e r e w h e r e e v e r y b o d y f e e l s s a f e a n d a t h o m e . T h e s i m p l i c i t y a n d n a t u r a l w a y o f l i f e b r i n g s a s e n s e o f b e l o n g i n g t o t h e u n i v e r s a l f a m i l y u n d e r o n e G o d , O u r F a t h e r . O u r c a l e n d a r o f s p i r i t u a l a c t i v i t i e s c a n b e f o u n d o n o u r w e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w . c h e m i n - n e u f . o r g . u k / T h i s y e a r , f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e , C h e m i n N e u f w i l l w e l c o m e a F A M I L Y F E S T I V A L o n t h e t h e m e o f ‘ H o m e - H o m e i s a p l a c e w h e r e t h e h e a r t i s ’ o n S a t u r d a y t h e 1 9 t h o f A u g u s t f r o m 1 0 a m t o 1 0 p m . T h i s d a y i s o r g a n i s e d i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e C a t h o l i c D i o c e s e o f P l y m o u t h , T h e A n g l i c a n D i o c e s e o f T r u r o a n d C h u r c h e s T o g e t h e r C o r n w a l l . A l l o f t h i s w i l l b e p o s s i b l e w i t h t h e h e l p o f v o l u n t e e r s c o m i n g f r o m d i f f e r e n t C h u r c h e s , w h o a r e a l r e a d y w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r f o r t h i s d a y . D u r i n g t h e d a y f a m i l i e s w i l l h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o s p e n d t i m e i n t h e g r o u n d s o f t h e A b b e y a n d e n j o y t h e n u m e r o u s a c t i v i t i e s w h i c h w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e f o r a l l a g e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y : H i s t o r i c a l t o u r o f t h e A b b e y , A r t s a n d C r a f t , I n d o o r a n d o u t d o o r a c t i v i t i e s , s p o r t s , a s p i r i t u a l J o u r n e y f o r t h e f a m i l y , e t c . I n t h e e v e n i n g t h e r e w i l l b e a B a r b e c u e a n d t h e d a y w i l l e n d w i t h a W o r s h i p c o n c e r t a n d a l i v e b a n d . E v e r y b o d y w i l l b e m o s t w e l c o m e ! S o m e p r a c t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e S c l e r d e r F a m i l y F e s t i v a l 1 9 t h A u g u s t 2 0 1 7 : w e a r e s s i t u a t e d 1 . 5 m i l e s f r o m L o o e ( P L 1 3 2 J D ) o r 1 2 m i l e s f r o m L i s k e a r d . A n o m i n a l e n t r a n c e f e e o f £ 1 0 f o r a d u l t s a n d £ 2 0 f o r f a m i l i e s ( P a r e n t s + 3 c h i l d r e n ) w i l l g i v e y o u a c c e s s t o t h e A b b e y g r o u n d s + a p a c k e d l u n c h . E v e r y b o d y i s m o s t w e l c o m e ; e v e n t h o s e h a v i n g f i n a n c i a l d i f f i c u l t i e s . F o o d a n d d r i n k s w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e a l l d a y , t e a a n d c o f f e e , c a k e s a l l d a y - d o n a t i o n s g r a t e f u l l y r e c e i v e d E v e n i n g B a r b e c u e o p t i o n a l a t £ 2 . 5 0 p e r p e r s o n . I f y o u w i s h t o c o m e t h e r e w i l l s o o n b e a r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r m o n o u r w e b s i t e o r a l t e r n a t i v e l y p i c k u p o n e o f t h e f l y e r s i n y o u r C h u r c h a n d r e g i s t e r b y p o s t . F r e e p a r k i n g o n t h e A b b e y f i e l d s . J o h n P i e r r e C a r o s i n 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 T e l : 0 1 5 0 3 2 7 2 2 3 8 M o b : 0 7 9 7 0 0 0 3 5 1 1 e m a i l : j p h c a r o s i n @ g m a i l . c o m E p i p h a n y H o u s e 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 . E v e n t s a t E p i p h a n y H o u s e i n M a y a n d J u n e i n c l u d e : F r i d a y 5 t h — S u n d a y 7 t h M a y - L a b y r i n t h B u i l d i n g W e e k e n d J o i n u s f o r a p r a c t i c a l w e e k e n d o u t d o o r s , b u i l d i n g a l a b y r i n t h i n o u r b e a u t i f u l g r o u n d s . A c t i v i t i e s w i l l b e s u i t a b l e f o r a l l l e v e l s o f f i t n e s s .   F r i d a y 1 2 t h M a y - B e n e d i c t i n e L i f e L e d b y R e v C a n o n M a l c o l m B o w e r s   T h e r e w i l l b e a s h o r t t a l k , q u i e t s p a c e f o r p e r s o n a l r e f l e c t i o n a n d a c r e a m t e a .   M o n d a y 1 5 t h — F r i d a y 1 9 t h M a y - P a i n t i n g a n d P r a y e r R e t r e a t   L e d b y M a u r e e n E d w a r d s a n d R e v d . D e r e k C o l l i n s . E x p l o r e s p i r i t u a l i t y e x p r e s s e d t h r o u g h p a i n t i n g , l i g h t a n d c o l o u r . S u i t a b l e f o r a l l l e v e l s o f a b i l i t y f r o m b e g i n n e r t o m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d a r t i s t s . O n e - t o - o n e p a i n t i n g t u i t i o n , s p i r i t u a l a c c o m p a n i m e n t a n d p l e n t y o f f r e e t i m e f o r p a i n t i n g a n d r e l a x a t i o n .   W e d n e s d a y 1 4 t h J u n e - C l o u d s L e d b y R e v B r y a n W e s t A Q u i e t D a y o n c l o u d s a s m e t a p h o r s o f s p i r i t u a l r e a l i t y . F r i d a y 2 3 r d J u n e - F r a n c i s c a n L i f e L e d b y P e t e r B o n s e y   T h e r e w i l l b e a s h o r t t a l k , q u i e t s p a c e f o r p e r s o n a l r e f l e c t i o n a n d a c r e a m t e a .   F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t c h a r g e s f o r a l l t h e s e e v e n t s a n d h o w t o b o o k , c o n t a c t L i z z i e P r i d m o r e T e l : 0 1 8 7 2 2 7 2 2 4 9 e m a i l : i n f o @ e p i p h a n y h o u s e . c o . u k

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

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E v e r y y e a r p e o p l e f r o m a c r o s s t h e D i o - c e s e j o i n t h e A n n u a l D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s . A s i n p r e - v i o u s y e a r s p i l g r i m s w h o n e e d 2 4 h o u r n u r s - i n g c a r e c o m e w i t h a ‘ S p e c i a l A s s i s t e d S e c - t i o n ’ j o i n i n g t h e S o c i e t y o f O u r L a d y L o u r d e s . A n d , y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m a r o u n d t h e D i o c e s e c o m e t o g e t h e r , u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f F r A n - t h o n y O ’ G o r m a n , a s t h e D i o c e s a n Y o u t h P i l g r i m - a g e . W h i l s t u n d e r t a k i n g t h e i r o w n p i l g r i m a g e o f f e r s u p p o r t a n d h e l p t o t h e m a i n g r o u p . T h i s s u p p o r t t a k e s m a n y f o r m s i n c l u d i n g h e l p i n g l e s s a b l e p i l g r i m s , s o m e o f w h o m a r e w h e e l c h a i r u s e r s o r j u s t i n n e e d o f a h e l p i n g h a n d , t o g e t t o a n d f r o m t h e G r o t t o a n d t h e o t h e r p i l g r i m a g e e v e n t s t h a t t a k e p l a c e i n t h e D o m a i n a n d a r o u n d t h e t o w n o f L o u r d e s i t - s e l f . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o j o i n t h i s y e a r ’ s p i l g r i m a g e a n d m a k e 2 0 1 7 a ‘ s p e - c i a l y e a r ’ f o r y o u a n d f o r t h e p e o p l e y o u w i l l e n - c o u n t e r p l e a s e c o n t a c t : M a i n P i l g r i m a g e : F r K i e r a n K i r b y , P i l g r i m a g e D i r e c t o r , T e l : 0 1 8 0 3 2 9 4 1 4 2 ; Y o u t h P i l g r i m a g e : F r A n t h o n y O ’ G o r m a n T e l : 0 1 6 3 7 8 5 1 6 9 7 e m a i l : a n t h o n y . o g o r m a n @ p r c d t r . o r g . u k S p e c i a l A s s i s t e d S e c t i o n : S o c i e t y o f O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s T e l : 0 2 0 8 8 4 8 9 8 3 3 1 0 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t M a y 2 0 1 7 Annual Novena in honour of S t. Rita of Cascia Patron of the Helpless The Novena begins on 14th May and finishes with Mass at 12 noon followed by the Blessing of the roses on her feast day 22nd May. Mass will be celebrated by Rt. Rev. Mark O’Toole, Bishop of Plymouth at St. Rita’s Centre, Honiton, Devon Follow the Mass from 12 noon on Monday 22nd May 2017 on YouTube. http:/www.youtube.com/channel/UCgle32stcKkZRYQoh0MDNA/live A fter the feast day, blessed rose petals will be sent out to those who request them. To j o i n i n t h e N o v e n a p l e a s e w r i t e t o : S t R i t a ’s P r o m o t i o n s , S t R i t a ’s R e t r e a t & C o n f e r e n c e C e n t r e , Ottery Moor Lane, Honiton, Devon EX14 1AP For more information: Tel: 01404 42635. Email: stritas@btinternet.com. Visit our Web Site and see our video: www.stritascentre.org.uk ! !!!!! ! !!!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! !!!!! !! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! !! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! !!! ! ! ! !! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! !! !! ! !! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! !! !!! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! ! ! ! ! !! ! !! !! ! ! !!! ! !!! !! !! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !!! ! ! ! !!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A n n u a l D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m a g e t o L o u r d e s Enjoy a dose of good reading As the leading Catholic weekly, The Tablet offers a lively look at the Church and the wider world “ There is no other religious journal i n English to compete with it.” – Tablet reader 2016 Every Saturday, thousands of people turn to t he latest issue o f The Tablet . T he leading i nternational Catholic weekly looks at the Church and the Pope, at global issues and politics, at ethics and society, at literature a nd the arts. It features some of t he world’s most thought p rovoking and entertaining w riters, from Rowan Willams and Timothy Radcliffe to Mark Lawson and Adrian Chiles. News, ideas and nourishment So what’s inside The Tablet? Popular features include The C hurch in the World, reporting on events within the Church i nternationally; Notebook, giving a light­hearted round­up of recent events; the Letters section, where readers worldwide share their views; Books, covering subjects from theology to biography and fiction; and the Arts section, with r eviews of exhibitions, theatre, c inema, TV, music and opera. It all adds up to an enjoyable blend of news, ideas and i ntellectual nourishment, giving you a deeper understanding of what’s really shaping the Church and the world. As a subscriber, you can also browse the whole Tablet website. Its 176­year old a rchive gives you a fascinating w indow onto history – such as the awed response to the photos of the Turin Shroud in 1898. So if you enjoy great writing and original thinking, it could be time to take The Tablet . You can save up to 49% off the cover price at www.thetablet.co.uk or call 01795 414855. p romo code 3971

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