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P r o d u c e d b y P r o d u c e d b y B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 E d i t o r J o h n C l a w s o n . T e l : E ­ m a i l j o h n @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k E d i t o r J o h n C l a w s o n . T e l : E ­ m a i l j o h n @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k 2 0 p 2 0 p W H E R E S O L D W H E R E S O L D I S S U E 2 5 8 I S S U E 2 5 8 S E P T E M B E R S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 7 M O R E T H A N 1 9 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E M O R E T H A N 1 9 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R C a t h o l i c N e w s Learn about adoption at one of our open evenings on every 0115 9558811 www.faithinfamilies.org First Thursday of the month 6.00pm to 7.30pm 7 Colwick Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5FR I have called you by your name; You are mine

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

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 P a g e 5 Relax.. Enjoy.. and come along A new way to broaden your Catholic circle of friends... Try on the comforts of the Catenian Association... friendly company, warm atmosphere. Enjoy the good humour of like minded Catholic men. The Catenians... so much more... for you, your wife and your family Enquire today: Mike Hopkins email mike302@btinternet.com or tel 01455 612874 ...Catenian Cir cles... throughout the Diocese The Catenian Association 1 18/08/2017 10:59 R e a s o n e d D e b a t e i n a n A g e o f H a t e B u i l d i n g P e a c e f u l C o m m u n i t i e s T h e p r e s s m a k e s d e p r e s s i n g r e a d i n g r e ­ c e n t l y , w i t h a r i s e i n w h a t a r e b e i n g t e r m e d ‘ r a n d o m a c t s o f h a t r e d ’ a n d o n l i n e t h r e a t s t o a n y o n e w h o d a r e s t o a i r a n o p i n i o n . B o s s e s a t t h e B B C h a d t o h i r e b o d y g u a r d s d u r i n g t h e g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n c a m p a i g n t o p r o t e c t p o ­ l i t i c a l e d i t o r L a u r a K u e n s s b e r g , s u c h w a s t h e l e v e l o f a b u s e a n d t h r e a t s s h e r e c e i v e d . R h o d r i P h i l i p p s , 4 t h V i s c o u n t S t D a v i d s , i s c u r r e n t l y s e r v i n g a 1 2 ­ w e e k p r i s o n s e n t e n c e f o r u s i n g F a c e b o o k t o o f f e r a r e w a r d t o a n y ­ o n e w h o w o u l d k i l l G i n a M i l l e r , R e m a i n c a m p a i g n e r . ( S o u r c e : T h e N e w E u r o p e a n 2 0 J u l y 2 0 1 7 ) . I f y o u a r e r e ­ r e a d i n g t h e a b o v e p a r a g r a p h i n c r e d u l o u s l y y o u a r e n o d o u b t s h o c k e d a t t h e s t a t e o f s o c i e t y i n 2 1 s t c e n t u r y B r i t a i n . L i k e t h e J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n , y o u w i l l b e a s k i n g ‘ W h a t e v e r h a p p e n e d t o F r e e ­ d o m o f S p e e c h ? W h e n d i d a i r i n g o p i n i o n s b e c o m e a n o f f e n c e t h a t w a r r a n t s d e a t h t h r e a t s o r a n y k i n d o f t h r e a t ? ’ A n d o f c o u r s e , t h e 6 4 m i l l i o n d o l l a r q u e s t i o n , ‘ W h a t o n e a r t h c a n b e d o n e a b o u t i t ? ’ M o d e l l i n g c o m m o n d e c e n c y a n d v a l u e s o f r e s p e c t i n o u r o w n l i v e s i s a s t a r t . W h e n I f i r s t c o n f r o n t e d m y s e l f w i t h t h i s f a c t I c o u l d n ’ t s e e w h e r e t h e r e w a s a p r o b l e m , u n t i l I t h o u g h t b a c k t o t h e m a n y p o l i t i c a l d e b a t e s I h a d w i t h f r i e n d s a n d c o l l e a g u e s o v e r B r e x i t a n d t h e G e n e r a l E l e c t i o n . W h e n w e f e e l s t r o n g l y a b o u t s o m e t h i n g a n d b e ­ l i e v e o u r v i e w i s t h e o n l y o n e t h a t i s i n t h e i n t e r e s t o f e v e r y o n e , i t ’ s e a s y t o f o r g e t t o w o n d e r w h y o u r ‘ o p p o n e n t ’ h a s t h a t v i e w , a n d e a s i e r s t i l l t o d i s m i s s i t w i t h o u t e v e n l i s ­ t e n i n g . I t ’ s n o t t h a t w e s h o u l d c l i m b d o w n f r o m o u r o p i n i o n a n d w a l k a w a y , ­ ­ a f t e r a l l o u r v i e w i s a s v a l i d a s t h e i r s . B u t t h e r e i s a m e t h o d w e c o u l d u s e t h a t p l a c e s e q u a l v a l u e o n b o t h s i d e s o f t h e d e b a t e : • F o c u s o n l e a r n i n g : b e g e n u i n e l y c u r i o u s a b o u t a n o t h e r p e r s o n ’ s p o s i t i o n . • A s k f o r p e r m i s s i o n : a s k t h e o t h e r p e r s o n i f y o u c a n e x p l a i n y o u r p o i n t o f v i e w . • S h o w r e s p e c t a t a l l t i m e s . • F o c u s o n c o m m o n g r o u n d ; l o o k f o r a r e a s o f a g r e e m e n t r a t h e r t h a n d i s a g r e e m e n t . ( s o u r c e : T h e N e w E u r o p e a n 2 0 J u l y 2 0 1 7 ) N e e d l e s s t o s a y t h a t t h i s a p p r o a c h s e e m s t o b e l a c k i n g i n s o c i e t y a t l a r g e , w h e r e i t t a k e s t w o s e c o n d s t o w r i t e a n a b u s i v e t w e e t a s a k n e e ­ j e r k r e a c t i o n t o s o m e t h i n g h e a r d o n t v o r r e a d o n l i n e . A l l w e c a n d o t o c o u n t e r t h i s i s t o n o t b e a p a r t o f i t , a n d m a k e s u r e e v e r y o n e w e k n o w i s n ’ t e i t h e r a n d g e t s e v e r y o n e t h e y k n o w t o f o l l o w s u i t . A n d i f , i n t h e p r o c e s s , w e c o m e u p a g a i n s t p e o p l e w h o d o e n g a g e i n t h i s a c t i v i t y , c o n f r o n t i t ! S h o w ­ i n g r e s p e c t a t a l l t i m e s , o f c o u r s e . L o u i s e C o o k e . F i e l d w o r k e r o f t h e D i o c e s a n J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n . P l e a t o C a t h o l i c G r o u p s f r o m B e h i n d t h e C o n v e n t W a l l s – D i s c o v e r O u r S e c r e t s T h e B a r C o n v e n t i n Y o r k , t h e o l d e s t l i v i n g c o n v e n t i n E n g l a n d , i s l a u n c h i n g a n e w d r i v e t o a t t r a c t C a t h o l i c g r o u p s t o p a y i t a v i s i t . T h e h o u s e w a s f o u n d e d i n 1 6 8 6 a s a C a t h o l i c s c h o o l f o r g i r l s a n d h a s w i t h s t o o d a n g r y m o b s , p e r s e c u t i o n a n d e v e n L u f t w a f f e b o m b s . I t i s s t i l l h o m e t o m e m b e r s o f t h e C o n g r e g a t i o n o f J e s u s , f o u n d e d b y r a d i c a l Y o r k s h i r e ­ w o m a n M a r y W a r d i n t h e s e v e n ­ t e e n t h c e n t u r y . T h e G r a d e 1 L i s t e d G e o r g i a n h o u s e h i d e s i n p l a i n s i g h t c l o s e t o Y o r k ’ s h i s t o r i c B a r W a l l s , w h e r e t h e h e a d s o f m a r ­ t y r e d p r i e s t s w e r e o n c e d i s p l a y e d o n s p i k e s . T h e c o n v e n t h a s h o u s e d a g u e s t h o u s e , m u ­ s e u m , c a f é a n d c o n f e r e n c e r o o m s s i n c e t h e s c h o o l c l o s e d i n 1 9 8 5 , b u t t w o y e a r s a g o i t r e l a u n c h e d a s a L i v i n g H e r i t a g e C e n t r e i n 2 0 1 5 . T h e m u s e u m w a s r e p l a c e d w i t h a b r a n d n e w i n t e r a c t i v e e x h i b i t i o n a n d t h e w h o l e s i t e w a s g i v e n a m u c h n e e d e d b o o s t . “ W e ’ v e h a d a r e a l u p s u r g e i n v i s i t o r s s i n c e w e r e ­ o p e n e d , ” s a i d A u d i e n c e D e v e l o p m e n t a n d E d u c a t i o n M a n a g e r J e r r y I b b o t s o n , “ B u t w h a t w e r e a l l y w a n t i s t o w e l c o m e m o r e C a t h o l i c G r o u p s . T h e y a p p r e c i a t e t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e B a r C o n v e n t a n d h a v e a r e a l c o n n e c t i o n t o t h e p l a c e . ” O n e o f t h e c o n v e n t ’ s c o n s t a n t s t r u g g l e s i s t h a t i t w a s b u i l t t o r e m a i n a s e c r e t , a t a t i m e w h e n t h e f a i t h w a s i l l e g a l . I t e v e n h a s a s e ­ c r e t c h a p e l , w i t h a d o m e d c e i l i n g h i d d e n b e ­ n e a t h a g r e y t i l e d r o o f . T h a t s a i d , a r o u n d t e n t h o u s a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e p u b l i c h a v e b e e n t h r o u g h t h e d o o r s o f t h e E x h i b i t i o n s i n c e t h e r e l a u n c h a n d m a n y m o r e r e g u l a r l y u s e t h e c a f é a n d s e c r e t g a r d e n b e h i n d t h e c o n v e n t ’ s w a l l s . B u t J e r r y I b b o t s o n h a s i s ­ s u e d a p l e a f o r m e m b e r s o f c h u r c h g r o u p s . “ W e n e e d t h e i r s u p p o r t , b a s i c a l l y . W e d o h a v e g r o u p s w h o c o m e o n p i l g r i m a g e s t o Y o r k a n d s t a y i n o u r G u e s t H o u s e . O t h e r s c o m e f o r a d a y t r i p a n d v i s i t t h e E x h i b i t i o n . B u t a s a c h a r i t y w e n e e d a s m a n y p e o p l e a s p o s s i b l e t o c o m e a n d l e a r n a b o u t t h e c o n ­ v e n t ’ s i n c r e d i b l e h i s t o r y . T h a t ’ s w h e r e c h u r c h g r o u p s o f a l l k i n d s c o m e i n . 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B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t P a r i s h i n L e i c e s t e r h a s b u i l t a n e w g r o t t o i n t h e i r g a r ­ d e n n e x t t o t h e c h u r c h . S u r r o u n d e d b y f l o w e r s , t r e e s a n d s h r u b s – R o s e s , P a s ­ s i o n F l o w e r , O l i v e , I r i s h Y e w ( a s y m b o l o f t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n ) , H o l l y a n d E u o n y m u s – i t i s a p e a c e f u l p l a c e w h e r e p a r i s h ­ i o n e r s c a n c o m e f o r p r a y e r a n d a v a r i e t y o f b i r d s o n g m a y b e h e a r d a s o n e p r a y s . W i t h a s t a t u e o f O u r L a d y o f P e a c e , t h e t h e m e h a s b e e n e x t e n d e d t o t h e p r a y e r s s a i d t h e r e . E a c h S u n d a y m o r n i n g t h e c h u r c h i s o p e n f o r a n y o n e t o v i s i t , a n d t h e R o s a r y f o r P e a c e i s s a i d a t 1 0 : 3 0 a m – a l w a y s a t t h e G r o t t o i f t h e w e a t h e r i s f i n e . E a c h w e e k o f L e n t t h i s y e a r a g r o u p o f p a r i s h i o n e r s s t a r t e d a t t h e G r o t t o a n d t h e n w a l k e d f o r a n h o u r t h r o u g h t h e P a r k s a y i n g t h e R o s a r y f o r P e a c e a s t h e y w e n t , m e e t i n g m a n y p e o p l e a n d t a l k i n g t o t h e m a s w e l l a s p r a y i n g . T h e f i n a l p r a y e r s w e r e s a i d b a c k a t t h e G r o t t o . B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t C h u r c h i s b u i l t o n a r o u n d a b o u t o n G o o d i n g A v e n u e w i t h a h o u s i n g e s t a t e o n o n e s i d e a n d t h e P a r k o n t h e o t h e r . T h e G r o t t o i s l i k e a n o a s i s o f p e a c e w i t h i n i t s i s l a n d p o s i t i o n . I t h a s b e e n a l o v e l y a d d i t i o n t o t h e P a r i s h w h i c h t h i s y e a r h a s c e l e b r a t e d 8 0 y e a r s s i n c e i t s i n c e p ­ t i o n a s a P a r i s h a n d 6 0 y e a r s s i n c e t h e C h u r c h o n t h e I s l a n d w a s b u i l t . P a g e 6 T h e C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 T h e c o n f e r e n c e j o i n t l y o r g a n i z e d b y t h e D i o c e s a n S e r v i c e T e a m f o r R e n e w a l a n d D i v i n e M e r c y M i n i s t r i e s h a d m o r n i n g a n d a f t e r n o o n s e s s i o n s . T h e M o r n i n g s e s s i o n s t a r t e d w i t h a n o p e n i n g p r a y e r b y F r . J o n a t h a n C o t t o n f o l l o w e d b y a l i v e l y P r a i s e & w o r s h i p a n d a n i n s p i r i n g t a l k b y G a r r y S t e p h e n s ( W o r d a n d s p i r i t M i n i s t r i e s , M a n c h e s t e r ) . T h e t h e m e w a s “ H e r e I a m L o r d , S e n d M e ” ( I s a i a h 6 : 8 ) . T h e H e a l i n g m a s s , s c h e d u l e d a t t h e c e n t r e o f t h e p r o g r a m m e w a s p r e s i d e d b y F r . V i c t o r D a k w a n , c o n c e l e b r a t e d b y F r . J o n a t h a n C o t t o n , F r . J o h n M a r t i n a n d s e r v e d b y D e a c o n R i c h a r d J o n e s . T h e r e w e r e s p e c i a l p r a y e r s f o r h e a l i n g a n d d e l i v e r a n c e a f t e r t h e h o m i l y . T h e a f t e r n o o n H e a l i n g s e s s i o n l e d b y R e j i K o t t a r a m o f K a i r o s M i n i s t r i e s ( U S A & I n d i a ) h a d p r a i s e & w o r s h i p , a n u p l i f t i n g t a l k o n t h e t h e m e “ J e s u s T h e C o r n e r s t o n e ” ( A c t s 4 : 1 1 ) a n d a h e a l i n g M i n i s t r y b a s e d o n t h e t h e m e “ I a m t h e L o r d w h o h e a l s y o u ” ( E x o d u s 1 5 : 2 6 ) . P e o p l e h a v e w i t n e s s e d t h e h e a l i n g p o w e r o f J e s u s d u r i n g t h e h e a l i n g M i n i s t r y , w h e r e m a n y s i c k h a v e b e e n h e a l e d . T h e 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 a n d b e n e d i c t i o n l e d b y D e a c o n R i c h a r d J o n e s f l a m e d t h e h e a r t s o f a l l p a r ­ t i c i p a n t s i n l o v e f o r C h r i s t . A g o o d n u m b e r o f p e o p l e t u r n e d u p f o r t h e s a c r a m e n t o f r e c o n c i l i a t i o n a r r a n g e d a t t h e v e n u e . T h e e v e n t w a s a t r u e b l e s s i n g f o r a l l w h o a t t e n d a n d i n d e e d a r e m a r k a b l e d a y f o r t h e d i o c e s e . J o h n s o n J o s e p h C h a i r , D i o c e s a n S e r v i c e T e a m C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 W e d o n ’ t p u b l i s h t h e t o t a l a s w e r a i s e i t i n C a t h o l i c N e w s b e c a u s e t h e a m o u n t c a n s u d d e n l y i n c r e a s e , ( e v e n o n t h e d a y w e w r o t e t h i s a r t i c l e b y £ 5 7 , 0 0 0 ) b u t y o u c a n f i n d i t o n o u r w e b ­ s i t e . S u f f i c e i t t o s a y t h a t o u r n e x t l a n d m a r k w i l l b e £ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( 8 0 % o f o u r t a r g e t ) , t h i r t y ­ s i x p a r i s h e s h a v e c o m p l e t e d t h e t a s k , n i n e t e e n a r e t h r e e ­ q u a r t e r s o f t h e w a y a n d a n o t h e r t e n a r e o v e r h a l f ­ w a y . O n S e p t e m b e r 3 0 t h e b i s h o p w i l l h o s t a t h a n k y o u c e l e b r a t i o n f o r o u r l a y w o r k e r s . W e a r e w o r k i n g w i t h r e m a i n i n g p a r i s h e s t o h e l p t h e m o n a n i n d i v i d u a l b a s i s a s t h e y s o l d i e r o n a n d w e w i l l u p d a t e t h e m a s w e g o t h r o u g h A u t u m n . F r E d d y a n d l o c a l s o n t h e l a s t l e g C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 3 A f u l l y ­ e a r t h e d h u m a n b e i n g W h a t w a s s t r i k i n g f o r m e w a s t h e i m ­ m e n s e t r u s t p u t i n m e b y k e y m e m b e r s o f t h e t e a m , b e g i n n i n g w i t h J i m m y M c G o v ­ e r n , w h o w r o t e t h e w h o l e t o u c h i n g s e r i e s c e n t r e d o n a C a t h o l i c P a r i s h P r i e s t . J i m m y w a n t e d e v e r y t h i n g i n e v e r y w a y t o b e a s c o r r e c t a s p o s s i b l e , n o t l e a s t i n c e l e ­ b r a t i n g t h e E u c h a r i s t , w h i c h i s k e y t o t h e w h o l e s e r i e s . A n y p r i e s t i s m e a n t t o l i v e w i t h a E u c h a r i s t i c m i n d a n d h e a r t , c e n ­ t r e d o n t h e f o u r a s p e c t s t h a t J e s u s s p o k e o f w h e n i n i t i a t i n g t h e g r e a t e s t g i f t h e c o u l d g i v e . J e s u s t o o k t h e b r e a d , J e s u s b l e s s e d t h e b r e a d , J e s u s b r o k e t h e b r e a d , J e s u s g a v e t h e b r e a d . O n l y b y a c c e p t i n g h i s o w n b r o k e n n e s s c a n a n y p r i e s t t r u l y l i v e a E u c h a r i s t i c l i f e , a n d e c h o J e s u s i n h i s c o m p a s s i o n a t e a p p r o a c h t o t h o s e w h o s e l i v e s h e i s p r i v i l e g e d t o r e a c h o u t t o . T h i s c o m e s a c r o s s s t r o n g l y i n t h i s T V s e r i e s . F o r m e a s a p r i e s t w h o h a s w o r k e d i n p a r i s h e s u p a n d d o w n B r i t a i n , f r o m E d i n ­ b u r g h t o B o u r n e m o u t h , w o r k i n g o n B r o ­ k e n h a s g i v e n m e f r e s h h o p e a n d e n c o u r ­ a g e m e n t , f o r i t p o r t r a y s t h e p r i e s t a s a f u l l y ­ e a r t h e d h u m a n b e i n g . H i s a w a r e n e s s o f h i s o w n v u l n e r a b i l i t y a n d h e a r t f e l t s t r u g g l e s e n a b l e s h i m t o b r i n g d e e p c o m ­ p a s s i o n t o t h o s e w h o s e l i v e s h e i s p r i v i ­ l e g e d t o r e a c h o u t t o a n d t o u c h e a c h d a y . W h e n t h e s i x e p i s o d e s a r e s c r e e n e d ­ n o t o n l y o n B B C O n e b u t r e a c h i n g a u d i e n c e s a r o u n d t h e g l o b e ­ i t w i l l b e f a s c i n a t i n g t o s e e t h e i m p a c t o n t h e w a y t h e p r i e s t h o o d i s v i e w e d i n t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n 2 0 1 7 . 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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 P a g e 7 S t M a r y ’ s C h u r c h P r e s e n t s P a r i s h i o n e r s w i t h D i o c e s a n O u t s t a n d i n g S e r v i c e M e d a l A t S t M a r y ’ s C h u r c h , D e r b y , F r T i m O ’ S u l l i ­ v a n p r e s e n t e d M r A n d y F a h y a n d M r s J o y c e B a r k e w i t h t h e ‘ S t H u g h o f L i n c o l n D i o c e s a n A w a r d F o r L o n g a n d O u t s t a n d i n g S e r v i c e . ’ B o t h r e c i p i e n t s h a v e m a d e a n e n o r m o u s c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e l i f e o f t h e p a r i s h o v e r a s u b s t a n t i a l n u m b e r o f y e a r s . A n d y r e c e n t l y s t e p p e d d o w n a s t h e c h o i r m a s t e r a t t h e 1 1 a m M a s s a n d J o y c e w i l l b e h a n d i n g o v e r t h e m a n a g i n g o f t h e P a r i s h C e n t r e a f t e r t h e S u m m e r . T h o u g h t h e s e h a v e b e e n t h e i r m o s t h i g h p r o f i l e r o l e s , e a c h o f t h e m h a s a c t e d b e h i n d t h e s c e n e s i n m y r i a d w a y s . F r T i m c o m m e n t e d t h a t i t i s o n l y r i g h t t h a t p e o p l e s u c h a s A n d y a n d J o y c e s h o u l d b e r e c o g n i s e d b y t h e C h u r c h , a s i t i s o f t e n o n l y w h e n p e o p l e s t e p ­ d o w n t h a t t h e y a r e f u l l y a p p r e c i a t e d . I t w a s a g r e a t o p p o r t u ­ n i t y f o r t h e p a r i s h c o m ­ m u n i t y t o e x p r e s s t h e i r g r a t i t u d e t o J o y c e a n d A n d y b e c a u s e a s F r T i m s t a t e d , “ T h e r e i s a l w a y s t h e d a n g e r t h a t g i v e n t h e n a t u r e o f t h e s e d e d i ­ c a t e d p e o p l e , w h o g o a b o v e a n d b e y o n d , t h e y c o u l d b e t a k e n f o r g r a n t e d . ” A n d y a n d J o y c e b o t h e x p r e s s e d t h e i r t h a n k s a n d p l e a s ­ u r e a t r e c e i v i n g t h e m e d a l a n d c e r t i f i c a t e , a n d a r e d e s e r v e d l y t a k ­ i n g a s t e p ­ b a c k b u t w e a r e s u r e t h e y w i l l c o n ­ t i n u e t o b e v e r y m u c h i n v o l v e d i n t h e l i f e o f t h e p a r i s h . F r a n W i c k e s Silence with God

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DEACONS NURSERY GODSHILL, I SLE OF WIGHT PO38 3HW T el 01983 840750/ 522243 (24hrs) F ax 01983 523575 F F R FR U FRU I F RUI T F RUIT T F RUIT T R F RUIT TR E F RUIT TRE E F RUIT TREE A F RUIT TREE A N F RUIT TREE AN D F RUIT TREE AND S FRUIT TREE AN D S O FRUIT TREE AN D SO F FRUIT TREE AN D S OF T FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT F FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT F R FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FR U FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRU I FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUIT S FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T S P FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SP E FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPE C FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPEC I FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPECI A FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPECIA L FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPECIAL I FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPECIALI S FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPECIALIS T FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPECIALIST S FRUIT TREE AN D S OFT FRUI T SPECIALISTS Huge selection of Top Fruit t rees, Soft Fruit plants, Family Trees, Ballerina Trees, Grapes, Kiwis and so much more! NATIONWIDE DELIVERY 5 5 0 50 % 5 0% O 5 0% O F 5 0% OF F 5 0% OFF A 50% OFF A L 50% OFF AL L 50% OFF ALL A 50% OFF ALL A P 50% OFF ALL AP P 50% OFF ALL APP L 50% OFF ALL APPL E 50% OFF ALL APPLE T 50% OFF ALL APPL E T R 50% OFF ALL APPL E TR E 50% OFF ALL APPL E TRE E 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREE S 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES U 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES U N 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UN T 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNT I 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTI L 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 2 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 2 8 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 28 / 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 28/ 0 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 28/0 2 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 28/02 / 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 28/02/ 1 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 28/02/1 7 50% OFF ALL APPL E TREES UNTIL 28/02/17 e mail: info@deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk 50% OFF ALL APPLE TREES A ND GRAPE VINES UNTIL 31/10/17 C h r i s t t h e K i n g C h u r c h a t A l f r e t o n , D e r b y s h i r e , h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n e n h a n c e d b y t h e a d d i t i o n o f t h r e e s t a i n e d g l a s s w i n d o w s i n t h e f r o n t o f t h e A l f r e t o n C h u r c h . T h e d e s i g n o f t h e t h r e e s t a i n e d g l a s s w i n d o w s w a s d o n e b y S r A n ­ t h o n y F S M , o n e o f o u r t h r e e p a r i s h S i s t e r s h e r e i n A l f r e t o n . A l l t h r e e w i n d o w s w e r e m a d e b y o u r O r g a n i s t , M r P a u l F u l l e r a n d h i s w i f e M a u r e e n . T h e s e w e r e i n s t a l l e d b y P a u l F u l l e r . A s y o u c a n s e e f r o m t h e p h o ­ t o s , S r A n t h o n y h a s c h o s e n t h r e e t h e m e s , t h e ‘ C r o w n o f T h o r n s ’ a l o n g w i t h t h e n a i l s o f C h r i s t ’ s C r u c i f i x i o n , o n t h e l e f t . T h e C e n t r e o n e r e p r e s e n t s ‘ C h r i s t t h e K i n g ’ , t h e C r o s s a n d K i n g l y C r o w n , a n d o n t h e r i g h t ‘ H e i s t h e L i g h t o f t h e W o r l d ’ a l o n g w i t h O l i v e ( P e a c e ) b r a n c h e s . T h e s e a r e v e r y c o l o u r f u l a n d l o o k b e a u t i f u l w h e n t h e s u n s h i n e s t h r o u g h t h e m f r o m i n s i d e o r o u t s i d e . D o n a t i o n s f o r w i n d o w s b y C a t h y a n d J i m O ’ B r i a n r e a l l y h e l p e d o f f ­ s e t t h e c o s t s o f t h e w o r k i n v o l v e d . I h a v e t h e p r i v i l e g e o f l o o k i n g a t t h e m d u r i n g e v e r y M a s s f r o m t h e A l t a r . O u r p a r i s h i o n e r s g i v e t h a n k s S r A n t h o n y , P a u l a n d M a u r e e n , a n d t h e O ’ B r i a n F a m i l y f o r a l l t h e w o r k a n d d e d i c a t i o n i n p r o v i d i n g o u r C h u r c h e s w i t h t h e s e g i f t s . D e a c o n M i k e B r o w n e Solicitors to the Diocese of Nottingham Offering you a full range of legal services: • Wills & Power of Attorney • Probate & Trusts • Company & Commercial Law • Commercial Property • Commercial/Property Litigation • Residential Conveyancing • Employment Law, and more Telephone: 0115 851 1666 At 15 Victoria Street, Nottingham & T udor Square, West Bridgford E­mail: law@massers.co.uk P a g e 8 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 Medjugorje 7 Nights 2017 1 1 4 4 t t h h – – 2 2 1 1 s s t t S S e e p p t t e e m m b b e e r r + + e e p p a a r r t t B B i i r r m m i i n n g g h h a a m m £ £ 5 5 8 8 9 9 S S i i n n g g l l e e s s u u p p p p . . £ £ 1 1 3 3 0 0 C C o o n n t t a a c c t t . . . . . . K K a a t t h h G G a a m m b b i i n n 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 6 2 2 3 3 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 A A T T O O L L N N u u m m b b e e r r 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 6 O U R W I N D O W T R I L O G Y F r J i m O ’ H a n l o n , M a u r e e n F u l l e r , S r A n t h o n y , P a u l F u l l e r

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T h e r a i n h e l d o f f a n d t h e s u n s h o n e a s t h e c h i l d r e n a r r i v e d i n s t y l e t o t h e c e l e b r a t e t h e i r F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n . T h e y a l l l o o k e d s p l e n d i d i n t h e i r t r a d i t i o n a l d r e s s e s a n d t h e b o y s i n t h e i r s m a r t s u i t s , F r A l a n a n d F r P e t e r i n v i t e d t h e c h i l d r e n o n t o t h e A l t a r t h r o u g h o u t t h e M a s s t o w i t n e s s f i r s t h a n d t h e w o n d e r a n d r e v e r e n c e o f t h e c e l e ­ b r a t i o n o f t h e E u c h a r i s t . F r P e t e r s h o m i l y f o c u s e d o n t h e v e r y F i r s t E u c h a r i s t o f t h e L a s t S u p p e r w i t h t h e c h i l ­ d r e n a n s w e r i n g q u e s t i o n a n d b e i n g v e r y m u c h p a r t o f t h e h o m i l y . S u p p o r t i n g t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e m a n y f a m i l i e s f r o m t h e t r a v e l l i n g c o m m u n i t y a c r o s s t h e m i d l a n d s . F r P e t e r s a i d “ I t s h a s b e e n a w o n d e r f u l M a s s a n d t h e c h i l d r e n l o o k e d s p l e n d i d i n a l l t h e i r f i n e r y . ” F r A l a n B u r b i d g e s a i d ” W e o f f e r t w o p r o ­ g r a m m e s a n d m a n y s e t t l e d T r a v e l l e r c h i l ­ d r e n h a v e t h e i r c o m m u n i o n a l o n g s i d e a l l o u r o t h e r p a r i s h i o n e r s i n M a y , b u t a s s o m e c h i l d r e n a r e o n t h e r o a d a n d g o w h e r e t h e i r f a m i l i e s g e t w o r k t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h i s w e o f f e r a H o l y C o m m u n i o n p r o g r a m m e f o r t h e m l a t e r i n J u l y , ­ m a n y t r a v e l l i n g f a m i l i e s r e t u r n t o o u r P a r i s h a s t h e y w e r e b a p t i s e d i n t h e p a r i s h , K a r a n O ’ C o n n o r o u r p a r i s h a s s i s t a n t r e m a i n s i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e m e v e n w h e n t h e y m o v e a w a y . S h e a l s o t r a v e l s t o t h e i r s i t e s t o g i v e l e s s o n s t o t h e c h i l d r e n t o e n s u r e t h e y a r e p r e p a r e d a s w e l l a s a n y o t h e r c h i l d m a k i n g F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n a n d w e w e l c o m e t h e m t o d a y t o c e l e b r a t e t h i s v e r y s p e c i a l t i m e i n t h e i r s p i r i t u a l l i f e . T h e T r a v e l l i n g C o m m u n i t y a t S t G e o r g e ’ s & H o l y S p i r i t a r e v e r y m u c h p a r t o f o u r P a r i s h l i f e . W e e m b r a c e t h e m a l o n g w i t h t h e i r t r a ­ d i t i o n s a n d c u l t u r e . P i c t u r e d a b o v e C a n o n A l a n B u r ­ b i d g e , C a t e c h i s t K a r a n O ’ C o n n o r & F r P e t e r w i t h t h e T r a v e l l i n g c h i l d r e n . P o p e F r a n c i s M e s s a g e J u l y 2 0 1 7 I n a m e s s a g e s e n t t o c a t e c h i s t s f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d , P o p e F r a n c i s s t r e s s e d t h e n e e d t o n o t o n l y m a k e C h r i s t t h e c e n t r e o f t h e i r l i v e s , b u t t o b e c r e a t i v e a n d a d a p t a b l e i n f i n d i n g w a y s t o r e a c h t h e p e o p l e i n t h e i r a r e a T T R R A A V V E E L L I I N N S S U U R R A A N N C C E E arranged for readers of The Catholic News A A N N N N U U A A L L T T R R A A V V E E L L I I N N S S U U R R A A N N C C E E A VAILABLE TO ANYONE UP TO 85 YEARS OF AGE. MOST PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS ACCEPTED T T O O P P Q Q U U A A L L I I T T Y Y C C O O V V E E R R With a 24 hour helpline and an air ambulance get-you-home service. Mention this advert to get a Special Catholic News discount. Don’t forget we can also sell SINGLE-TRIP COVER, with no maximum age limit and up to £20,000 cancellation cover per couple. CALL FOR DETAILS AND PRICES 0116 272 0500 Real people ­ not machines! FT Travel Insurance Car Hire A uthorised and r egulated by the FCA T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 P a g e 9 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 JOE WALSH TOURS P ILGRIMAGES MANCHESTER: 0161 820 8790 | LIVERPOOL: 0151 909 2871 www.joewalshtours.co.uk | info@joewalshtours.co.uk Bonded & Licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK | ATOL 5163 | ABTOT 5332 WE OFFER » Direct

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P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 Murray’s Independent Funeral Directors Owned and run by Sue and David Barke Be assured as a Catholic family we understand how best to combine church teachings with your wishes • On site­chapel of rest and car parking • Pre payment plans – Repatriations • Flowers, memorial cards and printing Our office in Findern is just a few minutes from Littleover and Mickleover Holly Bank House, 25 Main St. Findern, Derbys DE65 6AG Tel: 01332 425022 Also at 23 York St. Burton upon Trent DE14 2LX Tel: 01283 562299 murraysfunerals.co.uk A n n u a l e c u m e n i c a l s e r v i c e a t S t M a r y ` s C h a p e l O n 2 4 t h o f J u l y t h e a n n u a l e c u m e n i c a l s e r v ­ i c e t o o k p l a c e a t S t M a r y ` s C h a p e l o n t h e B r i d g e , D e r b y t o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e P a d l e y M a r t y r s , N i c h o l a s G a r l i c k , R o b e r t L u d l u m a n d R i c h a r d S y m p s o n w h o w e r e e x e c u t e d o n t h a t d a t e i n 1 5 8 8 . G a r l i c k a n d L u d l u m h a v i n g b e e n c a p t u r e d a t P a d l e y M a n o r w e r e t a k e n t o D e r b y G a o l w h e r e S y m p s o n w a s a l ­ r e a d y i n c a r c e r a t e d . T h e y w e r e t r i e d a n d s e n t e n c e d t o b e h a n g e d , d r a w n a n d q u a r ­ t e r e d a t a p l a c e j u s t o p p o s i t e t h e c h a p e l . T h e r e i s a s t o n e s e t i n t o c h a p e l w a l l t o c o m ­ m e m o r a t e t h e e v e n t T h e S e r v i c e a l s o r e m e m b e r e d J o a n W a s t e , a b l i n d w o m a n w h o w a s b u r n e d a t t h e s t a k e f o r h e r P r o t e s t a n t b e l i e f s i n 1 5 5 6 a t a s i t e j u s t a d j a c e n t t o t h e c u r r e n t S t J o s e p h ` s c h u r c h o n B u r t o n R d , D e r b y T h e s e r v i c e w a s s u p p o r t e d b y t h e C a t h e d r a l C h o i r . T h e h o m i l y w a s g i v e n b y R e v D r S i m o n T a y l o r , C a n o n C h a n c e l l o r o f D e r b y C a t h e d r a l ; t h e R o s a r y w a s l e a d b y S r V e r o n i c a o f t h e B r i d g e g a t e C o n v e n t a n d F r N e i l P e o p l e ` s , a s s i s t a n t p r i e s t a t S t M a r y ` s , D e r b y l e a d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n i n t h e L i t a n y o f t h e S a i n t s . T h e C a t h e d r a l g e n e r o u s l y p r o ­ v i d e d r e f r e s h m e n t s i n t h e g a r d e n a f t e r ­ w a r d s T h e C h a p e l i s a d m i n i s t e r e d b y D e r b y A n g l i ­ c a n C a t h e d r a l a n d t h e r e h a s b e e n a p l a c e o f w o r s h i p t h e r e s i n c e t h e 1 3 t h C e n t u r y , t h e p r e s e n t c h a p e l h a v i n g b e e n i n e x i s t e n c e s i n c e t h e 1 4 t h C e n t u r y . T o m K e m p l e O u r K S C F a c e b o o k p a g e n o w h a s o v e r 1 0 0 0 l i k e s T h a n k y o u f o r v i s i t i n g a n d s u p p o r t i n g t h e w o r k t h a t w e d o . B u t i f y o u a r e a C a t h o l i c m a n o v e r t h e a g e o f 1 6 t h e n w h y n o t t h i n k a b o u t b e c o m i n g p a r t o f o u r g r e a t o r g a n i s a t i o n . W e h a v e g r o u p s t h r o u g h o u t B r i t a i n w e r e l i k e m i n d e d m e n c a n c o m e t o g e t h e r i n f a i t h , f r i e n d s h i p a n d o n a s o c i a l b a s i s . I t i s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o t r u l y e n j o y b e i n g o f u s e t o t h o s e l e s s f o r t u ­ n a t e t h a n o u r s e l v e s b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e b e i n g u n i t e d a s a " B a n d o f B r o t h e r s " i n s e r v i c e a n d f r a t e r n i t y . M o r e i n f o r m a t i o n c a n b e f o u n d a t : w w w . k s c . o r g . u k o r b y e m a i l a t m e m b e r s h i p @ k s c . o r g . u k

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W E N A T U R A L L Y C O N S I D E R t h e f i r s t d a y o f J a n u a r y t o b e a n e w b e g i n n i n g a n d t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t o f a t i m e w h e n a n y t h i n g c o u l d h a p p e n . I t ` s t h e s t a r t o f a n e w y e a r w h e n w e m a k e a l l k i n d s o f p r o m i s e s t o o u r ­ s e l v e s ( a n d o f t e n f a i l t o k e e p ! ) . Y e t p e r s o n a l l y I ’ v e a l w a y s e x p e r i e n c e d v e r y s i m i l a r f e e l i n g s a n d e m o t i o n s w h e n S e p ­ t e m b e r r o l l s a r o u n d e a c h y e a r . A f t e r t h e l o n g l a z y d a y s o f s u m m e r , a u t u m n a r r i v e s w i t h a h i n t o f c r i s p n e s s i n t h e a i r . E d u c a t i o n r e s t a r t s t h e n , i n s c h o o l s , c o l l e g e s a n d u n i ­ v e r s i t i e s a n d i n f a c t a l l k i n d s o f c o u r s e s a n d p r o g r a m m e s b u r s t f o r t h a t t h i s t i m e . B A C K T O S C H O O L F o r M u m s t h i s r e ­ c o m m e n c e m e n t i s u s u a l l y m a r k e d b y d i g g i n g o u t t h e c h i l d r e n ’ s s c h o o l u n i f o r m t o s e e w h a t f i t s a n d w h a t d o e s n ’ t – ( f o r m e i t a l w a y s c a m e a s a s h o c k t o s e e h o w s h o r t t r o u s e r s a n d s l e e v e s h a d b e c o m e d u r ­ i n g t h e s i x w e e k s h o l i d a y ) – t h e d r e a d e d s c h o o l u n i f o r m s h o p p i n g t r i p a s a r e s u l t o f t h i s , o f t e n f o l l o w e d b y t h a t m o s t l a b o r i o u s o f t a s k s : m a r k i n g a l l n e w s a i d u n i f o r m w i t h n a m e t a p e s o r v a r i o u s o t h e r m e t h o d s . A n d i n f a c t t h e s h o p s h a v e t r a d e d u p o n t h i s p h e ­ n o m e n o n w i t h t h e i r s i g n s o f ‘ B a c k t o S c h o o l ’ t o a c t a s a y e a r l y r e m i n d e r . A n d t h e C h u r c h i s n o d i f f e r e n t i n i t s S e p ­ t e m b e r r e v i v a l . A f t e r t h e s u m m e r , w h e n s o m a n y a c t i v i t i e s a r e p u t o n h o l d a n d t h e p r i e s t u s u a l l y t a k e s a w e l l ­ d e s e r v e d b r e a k , t h e C h u r c h l a u n c h e s i n t o t h e n e w s e a s o n ’ s a c t i v i t i e s w i t h g u s t o . A n d t h i s i s h a r d l y s u r ­ p r i s i n g . W i t h H a r v e s t F e s t i v a l a r o u n d t h e c o r n e r , f o l l o w e d b y t h e F e a s t o f C h r i s t t h e K i n g , A d v e n t a n d t h e n t h e g r e a t c e l e b r a t i o n o f C h r i s t m a s , t h e C h u r c h i s a l w a y s g e a r e d u p f o r t h e b u s y t i m e a h e a d . O u r l i v e s a r e m a r k e d b y n o t a b l e e v e n t s – b i r t h s , d e a t h s a n d m a r r i a g e s , b i r t h d a y s , n e w h o m e , n e w j o b a n d a v a r i e t y o f o t h e r s . I n t h e s a m e w a y t h e C h u r c h c e l e b r a t e s s o m a n y o c c a s i o n s w h i c h h a v e b e e n b r o u g h t t o u s b y s c r i p t u r e a n d t r a d i t i o n – a n d r i g h t l y s o . Y e t a s w e p r e p a r e t o l a u n c h o u r s e l v e s i n t o t h i s w o n d e r f u l n e w s e a s o n , w i t h a l l i t s a c ­ c o m p a n y i n g a c t i v i t i e s , t h i s c o u l d b e a t i m e f o r u s t o c o n s i d e r s o m e d i f f e r e n t a n d p o s s i ­ b l y n e w p u r s u i t s o f o u r o w n . M E L L O W S p e n d i n g t i m e w i t h t h e L o r d i n p r a y e r a n d r e f l e c t i o n c a n b e a c h a l l e n g e f o r m a n y o f u s i n o u r b u s y l i v e s , b u t n e v e r t h e l e s s a w h o l l y w o r t h w h i l e o n e . A n d a s t h e d a y s b e c o m e s h o r t e r a n d t h e n i g h t s d a r k e r a n d c o l d e r , t h i s m a y p o s s i b l y b e t h e p e r f e c t t i m e t o m a k e t h a t w i n d o w o f o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e w i t h t h e L o r d . N e w b e g i n n i n g s c a n b e s t r a n g e , e x c i t i n g a n d d e l i g h t f u l . B u t a s w e p r e p a r e t o e n j o y t h e n e w a n d m e l l o w s e a s o n o f a u t u m n , m a y o u r h e a r t s a l s o b e m e l l o w w i t h l o v e o f G o d a s w e f i n d a p l a c e a n d t i m e t o b e w i t h h i m . A f t e r a l l , m a r k i n g t i m e w i t h t h e L o r d i s f a r p r e f e r a b l e t h a n m a r k i n g s c h o o l u n i f o r m ! T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 P a g e 1 1 M a k i n g o u r m a r k w i t h G o d … b y J u l i a B e a c r o f t Nottingham Diocese Spirituality Network Days of Prayer: 2017­18 7th Oct. 4th Nov. 9th Dec. 13th Jan Days of Prayer: Offering opportunities for different ways of praying. Benedictine, Contemplative, Ignatian, Silent Prayer, Lectio Divina, Examen, Journaling, Rule of Life, Guided Meditation, Morning, Evening Prayer. Donations gratefully accepted Day starts with coffee at 10:00 and ends at 3:00pm St Alban’s Parish Centre Roe Farm Lane, Chaddesden Derby DE21 6ET 7th Oct. Finding God in the Word Core Group 4th Nov. Journaling Robert Fairbrother 9th Dec. From a Rainbow to Christ Fr David Cain 13th Jan Words Words Words! Robert Fairbrother Angela Fairbrother Email: angelafairbrother69@gmail.com T e l: 07813 584213 Ann Neale Tel. 01623 811141 Mob. 077 30956156 Email: a nn@perkeo.co.uk Apostleship of the Sea invites you to a Mass in honour of our patron Our Lady Star of the Sea Friday 8th September 2017, 1pm Cathedral of St Barnabas, Nottingham For further information contact Salvina Bartholomeusz salvina@apostleshipofthesea.org.uk or 020 7901 1932 All invited, please come along w ww.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk facebook.com/AoS.GB @Apostleshipsea Registered Charity numbers: England and Wales 1069833, Scotland SC043085 Registered Company number: 3320318

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P a g e 1 2 W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 S T J OHN F ISHER C ATHOLIC V OLUNTARY A CADEMY A LVASTON S TREET , A LVASTON , D E RBY DE24 0PA L EADERSHIP T EAM : P. A CKERS , J. G RATTIDGE , C. E NDSOR , P. H ARLOW T ELEPHONE 01332 572154 C HRIST T HE K ING C ATHOLIC P RIMARY S CHOOL Firs Avenue, Alfreton, Derbys DE55 7EN Headteacher Mrs Carrazedo Telephone:01773 832919 ! 18:26 Page 1 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 C elebrating Our Schools Education Sunday 10th September 2017 P F a r e w e l l t o Y e a r 6 a n d F r N e i l F r N e i l P e o p l e s c e l e b r a t e d t h e e n d o f y e a r L e a v e r s ` M a s s a t S t M a r y ` s P r i m a r y S c h o o l , D e r b y . T h i s w a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r a y f o r t h e Y e a r 6 c h i l d r e n a s t h e y m o v e o n t o t h e s e c ­ o n d a r y s t a g e o f t h e i r e d u c a t i o n . M r s G r e a v e s , t h e h e a d t e a c h e r , g a v e t h e m e a c h a h a n d h e l d C r o s s f r o m t h e H o l y L a n d a s a m e m e n t o o f t h e i r t i m e a t t h e s c h o o l . I t w a s a l s o a c h a n c e f o r t h e s t a f f a n d c h i l d r e n t o s a y g o o d b y e t o F r N e i l , a s h e p r e p a r e s t o l e a v e t h e p a r i s h a n d t a k e u p h i s n e w r o l e a s p a r i s h p r i e s t a t H o l y S o u l s , S c u n t h o r p e . T h o u g h h e h a s o n l y b e e n i n D e r b y f o r a y e a r , F r N e i l h a s m a d e a b i g i m p r e s s i o n a n d w i l l b e g r e a t l y m i s s e d . E v e r y c l a s s m a d e h i m a c a r d t h a n k i n g h i m f o r h i s m i n i s t r y a n d w i s h i n g h i m w e l l . ` F r a n W i c k e s A t t e n d a n c e M a t t e r s a t S t M a r y ` s C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e 2 7 c h i l d r e n w h o m a n a g e d t o a c h i e v e 1 0 0 % a t t e n d a n c e a l l y e a r a t S t M a r y ` s P r i m a r y S c h o o l , D e r b y . T h e y d e f i n i t e l y d e s e r v e a g o o d h o l i d a y ! F r a n W i c k e s GRACE DIEU MANOR SCHOOL An Independent Catholic School welcoming all faiths Prep School 4­11 years Nursery 12 weeks­4 years Our new Nursery offers superb care for children aged 12 weeks­4 years

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