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N e w s C a t h o l i c P u b l i s h e d b y P u b l i s h 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 6 7 I S S U E 2 6 7 J U N E J U N E 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 M O R E T H A N 2 0 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 2 0 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 M e l l o r a n d M o t t r a m , e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 7 3 , p r ov i d e a n d i n s t a l l s o l u t i o n s f o r t h e specialist heating needs of all churches including V i ctorian and medieval c h ur c h es throughout the UK. Chur c h heating systems can be designed for either t r a d i t i o n a l b o i l e rs a n d r a d i a t o r s o r w ar m a i r . W e c a n p r o v i d e g a s , o i l a n d b o i l e r h e a t i n g e q u i p m e n t . A t M e l l o r a n d M o t t r a m w e h a ve t h e d e s i g n a n d i n s t a l l a t i o n e x pertise to advise you impartially of the most suita b l e he a t ing system f o r your c h ur c h . Free surveys and impartial advice, contact Stuart Mottram U n i t 2 0 , B r i t a n n i a B u s i n e s s P a r k , N o r t h R o a d , C o b r i d g e , S t o k e o n T r e n t , S T 6 2 PZ Fr e e p h o n e : 0 8 0 0 6 4 4 6 2 4 0 M o b : 0 7 8 3 6 6 2 2 4 3 9 F a x : 0 1 7 8 2 2 6 8 7 2 5 E m a i l : s a l e s @ m e l lo r a ndmo t t r a m.co.u k W e b : w w w . m e l l o r a n d m o t t r a m . c o m M E L L O R & M O T TRAM L T D I N D U S T R I A L A N D C O M M E R C I A L H E A T I N G E N G I N E E R S Church H e a t i n g S o l ut i o ns M Mellor and Mottram, established in 1973, provide and install solutions for the specialist heating needs of all churches including Victorian and medieval churches throughout the UK. Church heating systems can be designed for either traditional boilers and radiators or warm air. We can provide gas, oil and boiler heating equipment. At Mellor and Mottram we have the design and installation expertise to advise you impartially of the most suitable heating system for your church. Free surveys and impartial advice, c ontact Stuart Mottram 30a Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST3 7DL Freephone: 0800 644 6240 M ob: 07836 622439 T el: 01782 274537 E mail: sales@mellorandmottram.com W eb: www.mellorandmottram.co.uk G I F T F O R R E T I R E D P R I E S T S T h e I m m e d i a t e P a s t P r e s i d e n t o f M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h C i r c l e o f t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c a t i o n , C h r i s t i a n W h i t - f i e l d , c h o s e a s a c h a r i t y f o r h i s P r e s i - d e n t i a l Y e a r t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m ` s " R e t i r e d P r i e s t s A p - p e a l " . C h r i s t i a n i s a m e m b e r o f O u r L a d y o f V i c t o r i e s & S t . A l p h o n s u s P a r i s h , L u t t e r w o r t h . F o l l o w i n g a r e - c e n t S u n d a y M a s s , C h r i s t i a n h a d m u c h p l e a s u r e i n p r e s e n t i n g , o n b e h a l f o f t h e C i r c l e , a c h e q u e f o r £ 4 6 0 t o t h e P a r i s h P r i e s t , R e v . M o n s i g n o r J o h n H a d l e y , t o w a r d s t h e R e t i r e d P r i e s t s A p p e a l . I n t h a n k i n g C h r i s t i a n f o r t h e C i r c l e ` s g e n e r o u s g i f t C a r l a B r o w n , t h e A p p e a l ’ s C o - o r d i n a t o r , s a i d " h o w v e r y m u c h s u c h s u p p o r t w a s g r e a t l y a p p r e - c i a t e d " . F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e a t w w w . t h e c a t e n i a n s . c o m . T h e M a r k e t H a r b o r o u g h P r e s i d e n t , C h r i s t i a n W h i t f i e l d , p r e s e n t i n g t h e c h e q u e t o P a r i s h P r i e s t R e v . M o n s i g n o r J o h n H a d l e y . S a i n t s P e t e r a n d P a u l F e a s t d a y 2 9 t h J u n e S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y B i s h o p P a t r i c k a s k s t h a t a l l p a r i s h e s a n d s c h o o l s g e t b e h i n d t h i s c a m p a i g n , l a u n c h e d b y P o p e F r a n c i s P o p e F r a n c i s l a u n c h e d ‘ S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y ’ , i n N o v e m b e r l a s t y e a r , a n e w g l o b a l c a m p a i g n t o s t a n d u p f o r t h e r i g h t s o f r e f u g e e s a n d m i g r a n t s . T h e t i m e s c a l e o f t h e c a m p a i g n i s f r o m n o w u n t i l t h e P o p e g o e s t o a d d r e s s t h e U N i n S e p t e m b e r . A w e e k o f a c t i o n w i l l a l s o t a k e p l a c e d u r i n g R e f u g e e W e e k 1 6 – 2 4 J u n e . 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P o p e F r a n c i s h a s s e n t a v i d e o m e s s a g e t o t h e F o r u m o n m o d e r n d a y s l a v e r y , w h i c h r a n f r o m 5 - 8 M a y , 2 0 1 8 i n B u e n o s A i r e s , A r g e n t i n a . T h e e v e n t w a s h o s t e d b y t h e O r - t h o d o x A r c h d i o c e s e o f B u e n o s A i r e s , a n d c o - s p o n s o r e d b y t h e P a t r i a r c h A t h e n a g o r a s I n s t i t u t e i n B e r k e l y , C a l i f o r n i a . T h e f o r u m b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r e x p e r t 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 , s u c h a s s c h o l a r s , p o l i c y - m a k e r s , p e a c e k e e p e r s a n d t h e o l o g i a n s , i n o r d e r t o a d d r e s s t h e i s s u e o f m o d e r n d a y s l a v e r y a n d p r o p o s e s o l u t i o n s t o t h e p r o b - l e m . T h e f o r u m w a s a c o n t i n u a t i o n o f t h e w o r k b e g u n b y t h e E c u m e n i c a l P a t r i a r c h , B a r t h o l o m e w , w h o i s t h e l e a d e r o f t h e O r - t h o d o x C h u r c h e s , a n d t h e A r c h b i s h o p o f C a n t e r b u r y , J u s t i n W e l b y . T h e t w o c h u r c h l e a d e r s c o n v o k e d a s i m i l a r c o n f e r e n c e i n I s - t a n b u l , T u r k e y , i n 2 0 1 7 . P o p e F r a n c i s ’ s m e s s a g e b e g a n w i t h a n i l l u s - t r a t i o n o f t h e s c a l e o f t h e p r o b l e m f a c i n g t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s . A f t e r l i s t i n g s o m e o f t h e f o r m s o f s l a v e r y i n t o d a y ’ s w o r l d , s u c h a s h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g , e x p l o i t a t i o n o f w o r k e r s t h r o u g h d e b t a n d s e x u a l e x p l o i t a t i o n , t h e P o p e p r e - s e n t e d a s t a r t l i n g i m a g e t o t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s . S t a r t l i n g s t a t i s t i c s “ A c c o r d i n g t o s o m e r e c e n t s t a t i s t i c s , t h e r e w o u l d b e m o r e t h a n 4 0 m i l l i o n p e o p l e , m e n , b u t e s p e c i a l l y w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n , w h o s u f f e r s l a v e r y . J u s t t o g i v e u s a n i d e a w e c a n t h i n k t h a t i f t h e y l i v e d i n a s i n g l e c i t y , i t w o u l d b e t h e l a r g e s t m e g a l o p o l i s o n o u r p l a n e t a n d w o u l d h a v e , m o r e o r l e s s , f o u r t i m e s t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f t h e e n t i r e u r b a n a r e a o f B u e n o s A i r e s a n d G r e a t e r B u e n o s A i r e s . ” C r i m e a g a i n s t h u m a n i t y D e s c r i b i n g t h e p r a c t i c e o f m o d e r n d a y s l a v - e r y a s a c r i m e a g a i n s t h u m a n i t y , P o p e F r a n - c i s c a l l e d f o r t h e “ V e i l o f i n d i f f e r e n c e ” t o b e b r o k e n . N a m e l y f o r e v e r y o n e t o b e m a d e a w a r e o f t h e e x t e n t o f t h e p r o b l e m a n d t h e s u f f e r i n g i t c a u s e s , w h e t h e r t h e y w o r k w i t h i n t h e c r i m i n a l g a n g s t h e m s e l v e s , o r c o n s u m e t h e c o m m e r c i a l g o o d s p r o d u c e d t h r o u g h s l a v e r y o r m a k e f i n a n c i a l p r o f i t s a s a r e s u l t o f t h e p r a c t i c e . R o o t c a u s e s T h e P o p e a l s o i n s i s t e d t h a t t h e k e y t o s o l v - i n g t h e p r o b l e m o f s l a v e r y l i e s i n a d d r e s s i n g t h e r o o t c a u s e s a n d i m p r o v i n g t h e s i t u a - t i o n s o f c o u n t r i e s w h e r e s l a v e r y i s c o m m o n - p l a c e . “ I t i s n o t e n o u g h t h a t s o m e S t a t e s a n d I n - t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i o n s a d o p t a p a r t i c u - l a r l y h a r s h p o l i c y i n o r d e r t o p u n i s h t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n o f h u m a n b e i n g s , i f a f t e r w a r d s t h e c a u s e s a r e n o t a d d r e s s e d , t h e d e e p e s t r o o t s o f t h e p r o b l e m . W h e n c o u n t r i e s s u f f e r e x t r e m e p o v e r t y , s u f f e r v i o l e n c e a n d c o r - r u p t i o n , n e i t h e r t h e e c o n o m y , n o r t h e l e g - i s l a t i v e f r a m e w o r k n o r t h e b a s i c i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s a r e e f f e c t i v e ; t h e y f a i l t o g u a r a n t e e s e c u r i t y o r a s s e t s o r e s s e n t i a l r i g h t s . I n t h i s w a y , i t i s e a s i e r f o r t h e p e r p e - t r a t o r s o f t h e s e c r i m e s t o c o n t i n u e a c t i n g w i t h t o t a l i m p u n i t y . ” N e e d f o r i n t e g r a l h u m a n d e v e l o p m e n t P o p e F r a n c i s f u r t h e r r e - e n f o r c e d h i s p o i n t , s t a t i n g t h a t “ o r g a n i z e d c r i m e a n d t h e i l l e g a l t r a f f i c k i n g o f h u m a n b e i n g s c h o o s e t h e i r v i c t i m s a m o n g p e o p l e w h o t o d a y h a v e l i t t l e m e a n s o f s u b s i s t e n c e a n d e v e n l e s s h o p e f o r t h e f u t u r e . T o b e m o r e c l e a r : a m o n g t h e p o o r e s t , a m o n g t h e m o s t n e g l e c t e d , t h e m o s t d i s c a r d e d . T h e b a s i c r e s p o n s e l i e s i n c r e a t i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r i n t e g r a l h u m a n d e v e l o p m e n t , s t a r t i n g w i t h a q u a l i t y e d u c a - t i o n : t h i s i s t h e k e y p o i n t , q u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n f r o m e a r l y c h i l d h o o d , t o c o n t i n u e g e n e r a t - i n g n e w o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r g r o w t h t h r o u g h e m p l o y m e n t . E d u c a t i o n a n d e m p l o y m e n t . ” W h i l e r e m i n d i n g t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s o f t h e f o r u m t h a t t h e w o r k o f e n d i n g m o d e r n d a y s l a v e r y w i l l b e l o n g , r e q u i r i n g c o u r a g e , p a - t i e n c e a n d p e r s e v e r a n c e , t h e P o p e a l s o r e c o m m i t t e d t h e C h u r c h e s t o h e l p i n g i n t h i s w o r k , c a l l i n g t h e w o r k o f e n d i n g s l a v e r y a v a l u a b l e a i d f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a r e - n e w e d s o c i e t y o r i e n t e d t o w a r d s f r e e d o m . S o u r c e : v a t i c a n n e w s . v a June 8 Friday ­ Healing Service led Fr Denis Labartette. Rosary at 7.00 pm followed by Mass, Adoration and prayers for healing. 16 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on The Church as Sacrament. Shared table lunch at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 23 Saturday ­ “We shall be saved by Beauty” – a look at Pope Francis’ teachings on care for our planet, our “common home” by Fr Antonio Belsito. Mass at 10.00 am with talk at 11.00 am and shared table lunch at 1.00 pm. Please book in advance. All are welcome. 30 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina starting at 3.00 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by meditation on the Sunday Gospel. July 7 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on The Spirit of the Liturgy . Shared table lunch at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 28 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina starting at 3.00 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by meditation on the Sunday Gospel. ROSMINI CENTRE, 433 FOSSE WAY, LE7 4SJ Tel: 07973 370620 or 01509 813078 or email: 243mulls@gmail.com The Rosmini Centre is off the A46, half a mile north of Ratcliffe College entrance on the left, 50 metres before the black and white Speed Camera sign. 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 . J u n e 2 0 1 8 W a n t e d ­ P a r i s h C o r r e s p o n d e n t s T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s i s l o o k i n g f o r a P a r i s h C o r r e s p o n d e n t i n y o u r p a r i s h t o s e n d i n l o c a l n e w s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h i s n e w s p a p e r . A l l i t e m s t o b e e m a i l e d t o j o h n c l w s o n @ i c l o u d . c o m b e f o r e 1 0 t h o f t h e m o n t h P o p e F r a n c i s s e n d s v i d e o m e s s a g e t o f o r u m o n ` m o d e r n ­ d a y s l a v e r y ` N a t i o n a l J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e N e t w o r k : A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 1 8 ‘ I n t h e S h e l t e r o f E a c h O t h e r t h e P e o p l e L i v e ’ H o w d o w e b u i l d a c h u r c h a n d a s o c i e t y w i t h t h e m a r g i n a l i s e d , t h e e x c l u d e d a n d t h e m o s t v u l n e r a b l e a t i t s h e a r t ? W h a t d o e s ‘ h o m e ’ m e a n f o r t h o s e w h o a r e h o m e l e s s o r s t r u g g l i n g t o k e e p a r o o f o v e r t h e i r h e a d s , f o r t h o s e w h o h a v e f l e d t h e i r h o m e s , f o r t h o s e w h o a r e r e j e c t e d o r d o n ’ t ‘ f i t i n ’ ? A n d f o r t h e c o m f o r t a b l e a n d s e c u r e , i s i t a s p a c e t o d e f e n d o r t o o p e n i n w e l c o m e ? C a n w e r e c o g n i s e t h a t i t i s o n l y i n r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h e a c h o t h e r a n d w i t h t h e e a r t h t h a t w e s h a r e t h a t w e c a n a l l b e t r u l y ‘ a t h o m e ’ ? W h e n F r i d a y 2 0 – S u n d a y 2 2 J u l y 2 0 1 8 W h e r e T h e H a y e s C o n f e r e n c e C e n t r e , S w a n w i c k , D e r b y s h i r e , D E 5 5 1 A U S p e a k e r s ­ R e v A l B a r r e t t R e c t o r o f H o d g e H i l l C h u r c h , a C o f E - U R C e c u m e n i c a l p a r t n e r s h i p i n e a s t B i r m i n g - h a m . H e l i v e s o n a d i v e r s e o u t e r e s t a t e o n t h e e d g e o f t h e c i t y , a n d h a s b e e n i n v o l v e d i n a j o u r n e y o f c o m m u n i t y - b u i l d i n g t h e r e , w i t h f r i e n d s a n d n e i g h b o u r s , f o r t h e l a s t 7 y e a r s . H e w r i t e s a n d t e a c h e s a b i t , b l o g s i r - r e g u l a r l y a t t h i s e s t a t e . b l o g s p o t . c o m , a n d r e - c e n t l y f i n i s h e d a P h D , s e e k i n g t o d e v e l o p ` a r a d i c a l l y r e c e p t i v e p o l i t i c a l t h e o l o g y i n t h e u r b a n m a r g i n s ` . D a v i d M c L o u g h l i n T t e a c h e r a t N e w m a n U n i v e r s i t y . H e i s a t h e o l o g i c a l r e s o u r c e p e r s o n f o r C a r i t a s E u - r o p e , C A F O D , P a x C h r i s t i , t h e J & P n e t w o r k a n d v a r i o u s g r o u p s o f R e l i g i o u s . H e i s a f o u n d e r m e m b e r o f t h e M o v e m e n t o f C h r i s - t i a n W o r k e r s a n d a n a c t i v e m e m b e r o f t h e i r B i r m i n g h a m r e v u e o f l i f e g r o u p f o r 3 0 y e a r s . H e e x p l o r e s t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h e o l o g y a n d e v e r y d a y l i f e a n d o f f e r s r a d i c a l r e a d i n g s o f t h e B i b l e f o r C h r i s t i a n a c t i v i s t s . S a r a h T e a t h e r D i r e c t o r o f J e s u i t R e f u g e e S e r v i c e U K s i n c e J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6 . S h e s e r v e d f o r 1 2 y e a r s a s M P i n n o r t h w e s t L o n d o n . S h e s t o o d d o w n i n 2 0 1 5 a n d w o r k e d w i t h J R S I n t e r n a t i o n a l , v i s i t i n g r e f u g e e p r o j e c t s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d , b e f o r e t a k i n g u p h e r p r e s e n t p o s t . J o h n G r o g a n M P E l e c t e d i n 2 0 1 7 a s L a b o u r M P f o r K e i g h l e y a n d I l k l e y , h a v i n g p r e v i o u s l y b e e n M P f o r S e l b y b e f o r e b o u n d a r y c h a n g e s a b o l i s h e d t h e s e a t . H e i s c o m m i t t e d t o i s s u e s o f s o c i a l j u s t i c e a n d p e a c e , v o t i n g a g a i n s t T r i d e n t r e - n e w a l . T h e C o n f e r e n c e w i l l b e c h a i r e d b y H o u s i n g J u s t i c e C e l e b r a n t F r C o l u m K e l l y A p o s t l e s h i p o f t h e S e a p o r t c h a p l a i n f o r I m - m i n g h a m . D o w n l o a d B o o k i n g F o r m a n d T i m e t a b l e c a n b e d o w n - l o a d e d f r o m t h e w e b s i t e o f t h e C a t h o l i c B i s h o p s o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s . M o r e I n f o r m a t i o n 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 : a d m i n @ j u s - t i c e - a n d - p e a c e . o r g . u k o r v i s i t : j u s t i c e - a n d - p e a c e . o r g . u k / c o n f e r e n c e

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“ I n t h e b e g i n n i n g w a s t h e W o r d ” i s t h e o p e n i n g l i n e o f t h e g o s p e l a c c o r d i n g t o S t . J o h n . A w o r d d o e s n o t e x i s t o f i t s e l f – i t i s s p o k e n , w r i t t e n , t h o u g h t , h e a r d . W h o i s h e r e ? I d o n o t u n d e r s t a n d a w o r d a l o n e . T h e r e m u s t b e s o m e o n e . N e i t h e r d o I u n d e r s t a n d “ I n t h e b e g i n n i n g ” . I w o u l d s a y “ A t t h e b e g i n n i n g ” . T h e r e i s g r e a t d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n “ a t ” a n d “ i n ” . I g o t o w a t c h a g a m e : I a m a t t h e g a m e b u t t h e p l a y e r s a r e i n t h e g a m e . I g o t h e t h e a t r e : I a m a t t h e p l a y b u t t h e a c t o r s a r e i n t h e p l a y . “ I n t h e b e g i n n i n g ” s u g g e s t s i n v o l v e m e n t . W h o o r w h a t i s i n v o l v e d ? “ G e n e s i s ” i s t h e G r e e k w o r d . T r a n s l a t o r s s e e m t o a g r e e “ I n t h e b e g i n n i n g ” i s t h e b e s t w a y t o t r a n s l a t e . “ G e n e s i s ” – t h e o p e n i n g w o r d o f t h e B i b l e , t h e f i r s t w o r d o f t h e s c r i p t u r e s , a n d i n S t . J o h n i s t h e f i r s t w o r d o f t h e l a s t b o o k o f t h e B i b l e t o b e w r i t t e n ( t h e G o s p e l a c c o r d i n g t o J o h n , w r i t t e n e a r l y i n t h e s e c o n d c e n t u r y ) T h e r e i s a p a r a l l e l ! I t i s d e l i b e r a t e , f i r s t a n d l a s t b o o k , “ G e n e s i s ” . T h e B o o k o f G e n e s i s a n d I r e a d “ I n t h e b e - g i n n i n g G o d c r e a t e d t h e h e a v e n s a n d t h e e a r t h . ” I t i s G o d ’ s c r e a t i v e w o r d . “ H e s p o k e , a n d t h e h e a v e n s w e r e m a d e . ” T h e W o r d , t h e c r e a t i v e w o r d o f G o d , t h e w o r d t h a t c r e a t e s a s i t i s s p o k e n . “ D a b a r ” i s t h e H e b r e w w o r d f o r t h i s w o r d t h a t c r e a t e s a s i t i s s p o k e n a n d I c a n r e c o g n i s e “ d a b a r ” i n m y o w n l i f e . M a d e i n t h e i m a g e a n d l i k e n e s s o f G o d I c a n d o a l i t t l e o f w h a t G o d d o e s : I c a n “ c r e a t e ” a s I s p e a k , a n d s o c a n y o u . “ Y o u a r e m y b r o t h e r , m y s i s t e r , m y p a r e n t s ” a r e s t a t e m e n t s o f l o v e : b u t “ Y o u a r e m y f r i e n d ” i s c r e a t i v e i n l o v e . Y o u w e r e n o t , b u t n o w y o u a r e , m y f r i e n d : I h a v e c r e a t e d y o u a s m y f r i e n d . O n a b e a u t i f u l w e d d i n g d a y , t h e m a n a n d w o m a n d o i t f o r e a c h o t h e r , c r e a t i n g a s t h e y s p e a k a n d p r o m i s e : “ Y o u a r e m y w i f e ” , “ y o u a r e m y h u s b a n d ” “ D a b a r ” . T h e m a n a n d t h e w o m a n a r e c r e a t e d h u s b a n d a n d w i f e b y t h e i r w o r d s . W e c a n s p e a k a n d r e f l e c t G o d ’ s c r e a t i v e l o v e . “ I n t h e b e g i n n i n g w a s t h e W o r d . ” I t i s c r e - a t i o n . I b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . “ T h e W o r d w a s w i t h G o d . ” T h i s I u n d e r - s t a n d , a l i t t l e . W h e n I s p e a k w i t h y o u , m y w o r d i s w i t h y o u a n d y o u r s w i t h m e . W i t h - o u t l o s i n g m y w o r d I g i v e i t t o y o u a n d y o u g i v e t o m e w i t h o u t l o s i n g y o u r s . 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S o p h i a i s n o t G o d , t h e b o o k s o f W i s d o m m a k e n o s u g g e s t i o n o f t h a t . S h e i s G o d ’ s l o v e l y c o m p a n i o n b u t s h e i s n o t d i - v i n e . S h e i s w i t h G o d b u t i s n o t G o d . T h e W o r d i s s o m e o n e e l s e , t h e n . A n d J o h n t h e E v a n g e l i s t k n o w s w h o h e i s : J e s u s o f N a z a r e t h , t h e W o r d o f G o d , t h e W o r d m a d e f l e s h w h o d w e l t a m o n g s t u s ; “ a n d w e s a w h i s g l o r y a s t h e o n l y b e g o t t e n o f t h e F a t h e r . ” J o h n i s o v e r w h e l m e d . H e h a d s e e n G o d i n t h e p e r s o n o f h i s c o u s i n , J e s u s o f N a z a r e t h , a n d h e t e l l s u s a s h e b e g i n s h i s s t o r y o f t h e G o s p e l m i s s i o n i n w h i c h h e h a d s h a r e d . S a l o m e w a s J o h n ’ s m o t h e r . S h e w a s t h e s i s - t e r o f M a r y , t h e m o t h e r o f J e s u s a n d s t o o d w i t h h e r a t t h e c r u c i f i x i o n . “ S t a n d i n g n e a r t h e c r o s s w e r e h i s m o t h e r , h i s m o t h e r ’ s s i s - t e r , M a r y t h e w i f e o f C l o p a s a n d M a r y o f M a g d a l a . ” J o h n h a d k n o w n J e s u s , h i s c o u s i n , s i n c e b o y h o o d . T h e y l i v e d o n l y a f e w m i l e s a p a r t , N a z a r e t h a n d C a p e r n a u m . A f t e r h i s b a p t i s m J e s u s m o v e d f r o m N a z a r e t h f o r a s h o r t w h i l e t o C a p e r n a u m , a l m o s t c e r t a i n l y s t a y i n g w i t h U n c l e Z e b e d e e , A u n t S a l o m e , c o u s i n s J a m e s a n d J o h n , a n d p r e p a r e d t h e r e f o r h i s m i s s i o n . H i s c o u s i n s , o t h e r c o u s i n s a n d f r i e n d s , b e - c a m e h i s d i s c i p l e s a n d a p o s t l e s , a n d t h e y t h o u g h t t h e y k n e w h i m – J e s u s f r o m N a z a r e t h . B u t t h e y d i d n ’ t . T h e T r a n s f i g u r a t i o n w a s t h e w o n d e r f u l m o - m e n t o f k n o w i n g . J e s u s w a s t r a n s f i g u r e d b e f o r e P e t e r , J a m e s a n d J o h n , a n d t h e y s a w h i m s p e a k i n g w i t h M o s e s a n d E l i j a h . T h e y n o w k n e w w h o h e t r u l y w a s ! H e t o l d t h e m t o t e l l n o o n e . T h e o t h e r s w o u l d u n d e r s t a n d a f t e r h i s r i s i n g f r o m t h e d e a d , t h e y w o u l d n o t u n d e r s t a n d n o w . S o J o h n c a r r i e d t h e s e c r e t . H i s c o u s i n t h e s o n o f G o d . 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J e s u s i s t h e b r e a d o f l i f e , t h e t r u e v i n e , t h e g o o d s h e p h e r d . T h e W o r d o f G o d h a s b e c o m e J e s u s o f N a z a r e t h . “ I n t h e b e g i n n i n g w a s t h e w o r d . ” Y e s , s a y s J e s u s , i t w a s I . “ T h e W o r d w a s w i t h G o d . ” Y e s , s a y s J e s u s , I w a s . “ T h e W o r d w a s G o d . ” Y e s , s a y s J e s u s , I a m . P a g e 4 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 8 C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 I n s u p p o r t o f t h e c a m p a i g n , C A F O D i s a i m i n g t o w a l k 2 4 , 9 0 1 m i l e s – t h e d i s - t a n c e a r o u n d t h e w h o l e w o r l d ! I t i s i n v i t - i n g a l l s c h o o l s a n d p a r i s h e s t o e n g a g e i n t h i s c a m p a i g n . I t ’ s a n a c t o f s o l i d a r i t y t o S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y w i t h o u r g l o b a l n e i g h - b o u r s f l e e i n g t h e i r h o m e s . 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T w o n e w B r o t h e r s f o r L o u g h b o r o u g h S t M a r y ` s R a i s e s £ 1 1 0 0 f o r C A F O D S t M a r y ` s C a t h o l i c P r i m a r y S c h o o l i n D e r b y p u l l e d o u t a l l t h e s t o p s f o r t h e i r L e n t e n f u n d r a i s e r - r a i s i n g a s t a g g e r i n g £ 1 1 0 0 f o r C a f o d ! T h e c h i l d r e n w e r e g i v e n a t a r g e t o f £ 2 0 p e r C l a s s b u t v a s t l y e x c e e d e d t h i s b y d o i n g j o b s a r o u n d t h e h o u s e a n d t h e i r o w n f u n d r a i s i n g a c t i v i t i e s . C a f o d v o l u n t e e r , M r s T r i c i a H e n - d e r s o n , c a m e i n t o S c h o o l t o r e c e i v e t h e c h e q u e f r o m t h e H e a d T e a c h e r , M r s A m a n d a G r e a v e s , a n d C h a p - l a i n c y T e a m m e m b e r s , C h r i s t i n a a n d J o s i e . T h e g o v e r n m e n t h a s p l e d g e d t o d o u b l e d o n a t i o n s s o t h e f u l l a m o u n t g o i n g t o C a f o d w i l l b e £ 2 2 0 0 . T r i c i a s p o k e t o t h e c h i l d r e n a b o u t h o w t h e m o n e y w i l l b e u s e d t o i m - p a c t t h e l i v e s o f c h i l d r e n a b r o a d , s u c h a s 7 y e a r o l d S v o n d o f r o m Z i m b a b w e . H i s c o m m u n i t y h a s b e e n g i v e n t h e t o o l s , m a t e r i a l s a n d t r a i n i n g t o s t a r t a s u c c e s s f u l v e g - e t a b l e g a r d e n . T h i s h a s a l l o w e d d i f - f e r e n t k i n d s o f f o o d t o b e g r o w n a n d e a t e n , g i v i n g p e o p l e a m o r e n u - t r i t i o u s a n d b a l a n c e d d i e t . T h e c h i l d r e n t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s t o o t h e r s a n d p r a y e d t h e i r m i s s i o n p r a y e r , p r o m i s i n g t o d o t h e i r b e s t t o " m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e " i n t h e w o r l d . " F r a n W i c k e s 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 . T e l : 0 1 6 3 6 5 2 6 9 4 7 ­ e m a i l : h e r m i t a g e . f a t h e r s @ g m a i l . c o m Do you struggle to fill your church magazine, pew‐sheet or website? We can help! 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P a g e 6 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 8 S m i l e s a l l r o u n d a t S t G e o r g e s R C D e r b y F H C P a r t y ` ` ` ``!.`/%*)0%&` 1 ` ` ` `` ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! “ I W ! 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 r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s o f N o t t i n g h a m O n S a t u r d a y t h e 2 8 t h o f A p r i l , 2 0 1 8 , t h e B i s h o p , M g r . P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y , l e d s e v e r a l h u n - d r e d s o f C a t h o l i c s o n a p r o c e s s i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s o f W e s t N o t t i n g h a m , f r o m t h e p a r i s h c h u r c h o f S . M a r y i n H y s o n G r e e n t o t h e C a t h e d r a l , a t t h e o l d W e s t G a t e o f t h e C i t y . I n a d d i t i o n t o p a r i s h i o n e r s f r o m t h e a r e a a n d o t h e r v i s i t o r s f r o m a f a r , t h e B i s h o p w a s a s s i s t e d b y m e m b e r s o f t h e c l e r g y f r o m t h e C a t h e d r a l , f r o m t h e p a r i s h e s o f N o t t i n g h a m C i t y a n d b e y o n d , b o t h d u r i n g t h e p r o c e s s i o n a n d a s h e l e d p r a y e r s f o r t h e b e a t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e V e n e r a b l e S r . M a r y P o t t e r , f o u n d r e s s o f t h e O r d e r o f t h e L i t t l e C o m p a n y o f M a r y , w h o b e g a n t h a t O r d e r i n H y s o n G r e e n a n d w h o s e m o r t a l r e m a i n s l i e b u r i e d i n t h e C a t h e d r a l a m b u l a t o r y . T h e f o l l o w i n g i s a p h o t o g r a p h i c s u m m a r y o f t h e e v e n t . ( s o u r c e ­ D i o c e s a n w e b s i t e ) T h e r e w e r e s m i l e s a l l r o u n d a t S t G e o r g e s D e r b y w h e n t h e c h i l d r e n c e l e b r a t e d t h e e n d o f t h i s y e a r ’ s p r o g r a m m e w i t h t h e i r F a n c y D r e s s & f i l m n i g h t p a r t y t o m a r k t h e e n d o f t h i s y e a r s p r o g r a m m e . F r A l a n P a r i s h P r i e s t “ I e n j o y e d a w o n d e r f u l e v e n i n g j o i n i n g t h e F H C 2 0 1 8 c h i l d r e n a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s f o r a P a r t y t o C e l e b r a t e t h e e n d o f t h i s y e a r ’ s p r o g r a m m e . W e w a t c h e d a v e r y f u n n y f i l m “ T h e s e c r e t l i f e o f P e t s ” w h i c h I h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d a n d d i n e d o n H o t d o g s & D o n u t s . I t w a s w o n d e r f u l t o s e e t h e m i n t h e i r F a n c y - d r e s s , t h e y a l l m a d e a w o n d e r f u l e f f o r t w i t h C h e e r l e a d e r s , B a t m a n , G a n g s t a G r a n n i e s a n d l o t s o f S u p e r - h e r o e s t o n a m e a f e w . F i r s t p r i z e w e n t t o K y r a n C h r i s t i a n a s T h e B F G f r o m R o a l d D a h l w i t h h i s v e r y l a r g e e a r s ! ! ” T h a n k y o u t o M r s L o v e & M r s M o o n e y o u r F H C c a t e c h i s t f o r a s p l e n d i d e v e n i n g a l s o D a v e & A n n P e r r y w h o w e r e o n h a n d t o p r o v i d e d a l l t h e t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t n e e d e d t o w a t c h t h e f i l m - W h i l s t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f o u r F H C p r o g r a m m e s h o u l d a n d i s f o c u s e d u p o n t h e t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g o f t h e c a t e c h i s m , f e l l o w s h i p a n d t h e j o y o f b e i n g p a r t o f a w o r s h i p p i n g c o m m u n i t y s h o u l d a l s o b e c e n t r a l a n d h e r e a t S t G e o r g e s w e d o l o v e a g r e a t p a r t y . “ F r A l a n B u r b i d g e

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

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P a g e 8 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 8 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 & Tudor Square, West Bridgford E­mail: law@massers.co.uk The church needs religious sisters URGENTLY to bring Christ to others by a life of prayer and service lived in the community of Ignation spirituality. Daily Mass is the centre of community Our Lady of Fidelity Our Lady of Fidelity life. By wearing the religious habit we are witnesses to the consecrated way of life. If you are willing to risk a little love and would like to find out how, contact Sister Bernadette. Late vocations up to the age of 46 welcomed. COVENT OF OUR LADY OF FIDELITY Central Hill, Upper Norwood, LONDON SE19 1RS Telephone: 07973 6002563 or Fax: 0208 766 6579 Mobile: 07760 297001 Ministers of Religion M a s s , c a k e , t r a i n i n g , l u n c h a t S t J o s e p h ’ s L e i c e s t e r B y M a g g i e M a i r u r a N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e C A F O D r e p r e s e n t a t i v e L a s t W e d n e s d a y I w a s h e a d i n g n o r t h t o C l a y C r o s s . T h i s w e e k i s w a s s o u t h t o L e i c e s t e r . I w a s t r a v e l l i n g t o S t J o s e p h ’ s i n L e i c e s t e r f o r M a s s a t 1 0 a m . I w a s m e e t i n g A l e c a n d C h r i s t i n a w h o w e r e v o l u n t e e r i n g t o t a k e u p t h e r o l e o f A r e a C o o r d i n a t o r s a n d w o r k t o g e t h e r t o s u p p o r t p a r i s h e s i n L e i c e s t e r s h i r e . F r J o h n k i n d l y a g r e e d t o m e s a y i n g a f e w w o r d s a t t h e e n d o f M a s s a n d t h e n i t w a s i n t o S t J o s e p h ’ s T a b l e f o r a w e l - c o m e c o f f e e a n d l o v e l y h o m e m a d e c a k e s ! S r L e l i a a n d t h e t e a m w e r e s o w e l c o m i n g a n d i t w a s l o v e l y t o m e e t s o m e o f t h e S i s t e r s ( C S J P ) f r o m t h e c o n v e n t n e x t d o o r . I g r e e t e d S r B r e e g e , o f w h o m I h a v e f o n d m e m o r i e s f r o m m y t i m e a s J u s t i c e & P e a c e W o r k e r . S r B r e e g e w a s t h e n b a s e d u p i n G r i m s b y a n d t h e y h a d a v e r y v i b r a n t a n d e n e r g e t i c J & P g r o u p . S h e i s n o w r e t i r e d a n d i n n e e d o f s o m e c a r e s o p l e a s e d o k e e p h e r a n d t h e S i s t e r s i n y o u r p r a y e r s . W e s e t t l e d d o w n t o o u r t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n a n d b e f o r e y o u k n o w i t , i t w a s l u n c h t i m e ! O t h e r c u s t o m e r s w e r e c o m i n g i n a n d t h e l o v e l y a r o m a s f r o m t h e k i t c h e n w e r e t e m p t i n g . W e o r d e r e d o u r l u n c h a t t h e c o u n t e r a n d r e t u r n e d t o o u r w o r k a s w e w a i t e d f o r o u r f o o d t o b e s e r v e d . T r a i n i n g s e s s i o n o v e r a n d p l a n s a f o o t f o r t h e n e x t s t a g e o f o u r w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r , C h r i s t i n a a n d I v i s i t e d t h e W a - t e r m e a d B o o k - s h o p , i n t h e c o n v e r t e d s t a b l e b l o c k b e h i n d t h e h a l l . S e r i o u s l y , i f y o u h a v e n ’ t v i s i t e d S t J o s e p h ’ s b e f o r e , I h i g h l y r e c o m - m e n d a v i s i t o n e i t h e r T u e s d a y o r W e d n e s d a y w h e n t h e c a f e i s o p e n ! A g r e a t c o m m u n i t y i n i t i a t i v e ! M a g g i e A l e c & C h r i s t i n a V o l u n t e e r w i t h C A F O D C e l e b r a t i n g w i t h o u r n e i g h b o u r s O n e o f t h e m a n y b e n e f i t s o f h a v i n g t h e C A F O D V o l u n t e e r C e n t r e a t t h e M c G u i n - n e s s C e n t r e i n R o m a n C a t h o l i c D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m i s b e i n g a b l e t o p o p n e x t d o o r t o t h e C o n v e n t C h a p e l f o r w e e k d a y M a s s . T h i s m o r n i n g w e c e l e b r a t e d t h e D e d i c a t i o n a n d C o n s e c r a t i o n o f t h e p a r i s h c h u r c h o f # O u r L a d y o f P e r p e t u a l S u c c o u r i n B u l w e l l o n t h i s d a y i n 1 9 6 1 . F r J o h n w o r e v e s t m e n t s m a d e b y t h e S i s t e r s o f t h e # P o o r C l a r e c o m m u n i t y a t t h a t t i m e . W e r e c e i v e d c o m m u n i o n f r o m t h e C h a l i c e g i v e n t o F r S h o r t ( t h e P P ) b y h i s p a r e n t s f o r h i s o r d i n a t i o n i n 1 9 1 7 . F i n a l l y F r A n t h o n y e n t h r a l l e d u s w i t h t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e b u i l d - i n g o f t h e c h u r c h a n d a l s o s h a r e d b e a u t i f u l w o r d s f r o m S t A u g u s t i n e a b o u t t h e d e d i c a - t i o n o f a c h u r c h – ( S e r m o n 3 3 6 , 1 , 6 : P L 3 8 [ e d i t . 1 8 6 1 ] . 1 4 7 1 - 1 4 7 2 , 1 4 7 5 ) A s t h e s k i l l o f c o n s t r u c t i o n j o i n s t o g e t h e r b r i c k s , m o r t a r a n d c a r p e n t r y t o c r e a t e a p l a c e o f w o r s h i p a n d s a n c t u a r y , s o a r e w e w h o u s e i t t o b e j o i n e d t o g e t h e r . W h e t h e r i t b e t h e p a r i s h , t h e t o w n , t h e d i o c e s e , o u r u n i v e r s a l c h u r c h . “ T h e w o r k w e s e e c o m p l e t e i n t h i s b u i l d i n g i s p h y s i c a l ; i t s h o u l d f i n d i t s s p i r i t u a l c o u n - t e r p a r t i n y o u r h e a r t s . W e s e e h e r e t h e f i n - i s h e d p r o d u c t o f s t o n e a n d w o o d ; s o t o o y o u r l i v e s s h o u l d r e v e a l t h e h a n d i w o r k o f G o d ’ s g r a c e . ” A n d s o i t c a l l s t o m i n d t h e w o r k o f C A F O D , f o u n d e d a n d s u s t a i n e d a n d s u p p o r t e d b y t h e C a t h o l i c C o m m u n i t y o f E n g l a n d & W a l e s , l i v i n g o u t i t s m i s s i o n t o b r i n g a b o u t t h e K i n g d o m o f G o d . A v e r y b l e s s e d s t a r t t o t h e d a y .

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A l r e a d y t h i s y e a r w e h a v e c e l e - b r a t e d s o m e o f t h e m a j o r f e s t i - v a l s i n o u r c h u r c h ’ s y e a r w i t h H o l y w e e k , M a u n d y T h u r s d a y , E a s t e r a n d T r i n i t y S u n d a y , b u t i n t h e m o n t h o f J u n e w e k e e p a n o t h e r d a y e s p e c i a l l y m a r k e d o u t t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E u c h a r i s t t h a t o f C o r p u s C h r i s t i , t h e B o d y a n d B l o o d o f C h r i s t . I t m a y s e e m s t r a n g e t h a t w e d o t h i s d e s p i t e c e l e b r a t i n g t h e E u - c h a r i s t e v e r y S u n d a y , i f n o t d a i l y . W h a t e v e r m a y h a v e b e e n t h e o r i g i n a l t h i n k i n g b e h i n d t h i s f e a s t w h e n i n t r o d u c e d i n E n g l a n d i n 1 3 1 8 , i t c a p t u r e d t h e i m a g i n a t i o n a n d q u i c k l y b e c a m e a d a y o f f e s t i v a l , w i t h v i g i l s , p r o c e s s i o n s , b e n e d i c - t i o n s a n d p u b l i c v e n e r a t i o n o f t h e s a c r e d h o s t . I t b e g a n p r i - m a r i l y a s a 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 , o f t h e b o d i l i n e s s o f C h r i s t . D e s p i t e s o m e l a p s e w h e n t h e f e a s t w a s s u p p r e s s e d b y C r a n - m e r i n 1 5 4 8 i n 1 5 5 9 s o m e 3 0 0 0 p e o p l e t o o k p a r t i n a C o r p u s C h r i s t i p r o c e s s i o n i n C a n t e r - b u r y i n p r o t e s t . S a d l y t o d a y i n E n g l a n d a t l e a s t p r o c e s s i o n s a r e r a r e , ( t h a n k - f u l l y w e h a v e a s p l e n d i d p r o - c e s s i o n i n o u r o w n d i o c e s e t h r o u g h N o t t i n g h a m e a c h y e a r ) t h e f e a s t t h e n c o n t i n u e s a t t e s t - i n g t o o u r C h u r c h ’ s f a i t h i n t h e s a c r a m e n t a l s y s t e m a n d I b e - l i e v e a r e m i n d e r t o b o t h t h e c l e r g y a n d l a i t y a l i k e t h a t w e a r e c a l l e d t o b e a s e r v a n t c h u r c h , a n d a r e m i n d e r o f t h e i n t i m a t e c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n C h r i s t e m b o d i e d i n t h e E u - c h a r i s t a n d C h r i s t e m b o d i e d i n t h e l i v i n g C h u r c h . B r e a d w i n e a n d f i s h , b a s i c f o o d s i n d i c a t e t o u s d e c e p t i v e s a c r a m e n t a l d e p t h s , s o s i m p l e t o t h e e y e , a l s o p r o f o u n d f o r m i n d a n d s p i r i t T h e S e c o n d V a t i c a n C o u n c i l s a y s t h a t t h e E u c h a r i s t i s t h e ‘ s u m m i t a n d s o u r c e ’ o f C h r i s - t i a n l i v i n g . I n t h e E u c h a r i s t w e a r e n o t o n l y c a l l e d t o a p r i v a t e e n c o u n t e r w i t h G o d , b u t t o a n e m p o w e r i n g e n c o u n t e r . T h e c o m m u n i o n w h i c h i s t h e C h u r c h i s m a d e p r e s e n t b y t h e C h u r c h i n i t s 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 w h i c h b i n d s i t i n c o v e n a n t w i t h G o d . I n a r e a l a n d i m m e d i a t e s e n s e , w e a r e w h a t w e c e l e b r a t e . T h e E u - c h a r i s t r e c o n c i l e s u s t o G o d a n d t o e a c h o t h e r , t h e o n e b r e a d f r o m w h i c h i s b o r n t h e o n e b o d y o f C h r i s t , w h i c h i s t h e C h u r c h . I n S e p t e m b e r t h i s y e a r a s m o s t o f u s k n o w L i v e r p o o l w i l l h o s t a E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s , t h e f i r s t h e l d i n E n g l a n d f o r 1 1 0 y e a r s ‘ A d o r e m u s ‘ a i m s t o c r e - a t e a s p e c i a l o p p o r t u n i t y f o r u s t o r e f l e c t o n t h e c e n t r a l p a r t t h a t t h e E u c h a r i s t p l a y s i n t h e l i f e o f t h e c h u r c h a n d w i l l h o p e f u l l y r e j u v e n a t e E u c h a r i s - t i c d e v o t i o n t o t h e l i f e o f t h e c h u r c h a n d i n o u r o w n s p i r i t u a l d e v o t i o n s . M a y b e t h i s y e a r s E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s w i l l b u i l d o n t h a t o f t h e 1 9 0 8 c o n g r e s s a n d b r i n g a b o u t a d e e p e r d e v o - t i o n t o t h e M o s t H o l y S a c r a - m e n t b o t h i n o u r p e r s o n a l l i v e s a n d t h a t o f o u r c h u r c h . F r . D a v i d B o w l e r + h . d . n . P r i e s t a n d H e r m i t D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m S t M a r y ` s C h u r c h i n D e r b y w e r e d e - l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e b a c k p a r i s h i o n e r , S a r a h V a s e y , w h o w o n a g o l d m e d a l a t t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h G a m e s i n A u s t r a l i a i n t h e 5 0 m e t r e s b r e a s t s t r o k e . S a r a h h a s b e e n a l i f e l o n g a t t e n d e r o f S t M a r y ` s a n d h e r s u c c e s s h a s c a u s e d m u c h e x c i t e - m e n t i n t h e p a r i s h a n d h e r f o r m e r s c h o o l s , S t M a r y ` s P r i m a r y a n d S t B e n e d i c t A c a d e m y . F r T i m O ` S u l l i v a n c a l l e d S a r a h o u t t o t h e f r o n t a f t e r M a s s a n d l e d a w e l l d e - s e r v e d r o u n d o f a p - p l a u s e f o r t h e i n s p i r i n g 2 1 y e a r o l d . T h e p a r i s h s h o w e d h o w p r o u d t h e y a r e o f h e r w i t h a b i g b a n n e r d e c l a r i n g " L e t ` s G o C r a z y f o r S a r a h V a s e y ! " S a r a h w a s h a p p y t o s h o w o f f h e r m e d a l t o t h e c h i l d r e n w h o w e r e v e r y e x c i t e d t o t o u c h i t . H e r d e d i c a t i o n a n d h u m b l e a t t i t u d e m a k e h e r t r u l y a r o l e m o d e l f o r t h e p a r i s h a n d s c h o o l s . " T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 8 P a g e 9 “ R o s a r y O n T h e C o a s t ” i n i t i a t i v e i n s p i r e d t h e A d u l t F a i t h F o r m a t i o n G r o u p T h e “ R o s a r y O n T h e C o a s t ” i n i t i a t i v e i n s p i r e d t h e A d u l t F a i t h F o r - m a t i o n G r o u p o f t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d C h u r c h i n A r n o l d , N o t t i n g - h a m , t o r e g i s t e r a s a i n l a n d d e s t i n a t i o n f o r p e o p l e w h o w i s h e d t o s u p p o r t t h e R o s a r y c h a i n b u t f o r n u m e r o u s r e a s o n s c o u l d n o t m a k e i t t o t h e c o a s t . S o t h e b o o k l e t s w e r e p r i n t e d , p o s t e r s d i s p l a y e d a n d p a r i s h i o n e r s w e r e e n c o u r a g e d t o s p r e a d t h e w o r d a n d i n s p i r e o t h e r s t o j o i n i n . A w o n d e r f u l t u r n o u t o f o v e r 6 0 p e o p l e a r r i v e d a t t h e c h u r c h S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n , 2 9 A p r i l , t o p r a y e r f u l l y m e d i t a t e o n t h e R o s a r y s e e k i n g t h e p o w e r f u l i n t e r c e s s i o n o f O u r B l e s s e d M o t h e r w i t h t h e h e l p o f h e r S p o u s e , t h e H o l y S p i r i t t o s e e k a l i v e l y f a i t h , a n i n c r e a s e i n p e a c e a n d l i f e f o r t h e B r i t i s h I s l e s . O n c e c o l l e c t i v e p r a y e r w a s f i n i s h e d p e o p l e w e r e e n c o u r a g e d t o s i t i n s i l e n c e a s G r e g o r i a n C h a n t f i l l e d t h e C h u r c h l e a v i n g m a n y d e e p i n c o n t e m p l a t i o n . R e - s p o n s e s f r o m p a r i s h i o n e r s : “ i t w a s s o m o v i n g ” a n d “ s o w o n d e r f u l a n d p o w e r f u l t o b e p r a y i n g w i t h s o m a n y t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y ” . W e h a v e f o r m a n y y e a r s a R o s a r y G r o u p w h o p r a y t h e d a i l y R o s a r y e v e r y d a y t h i r t y m i n u t e s b e f o r e t h e m o r n i n g H o l y M a s s . A l l a r e m o s t w e l c o m e t o c o m e a l o n g a n d j o i n i n . A h u g e t h a n k y o u t o t h e o r g a n - i s e r s o f t h i s p o w e r f u l e v e n t a n d t o a l l t h e B i s h o p s w h o s h o w e d t h e i r s u p p o r t , e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e w h o j o i n e d i n o n t h e d a y . 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T h e B l e s s e d V i r g i n M a r y c a m e t o e a r t h t o s p e a k w i t h t h r e e l i t t l e s e e r s , F r a n c i s c o , h i s s i s t e r J a c i n t a , a n d t h e i r c o u s i n L u c i a , a n d h e r m e s s a g e w a s o n e o f l o v e a n d s a l v a t i o n . A p p e a r i n g t o t h e c h i l d r e n , t h e B l e s s e d V i r - g i n t o l d t h e m s h e h a d b e e n s e n t b y G o d w i t h a m e s s a g e f o r e v e r y m a n , w o m a n a n d c h i l d . A n d s h e c a m e a t a t i m e w h e n c i v i l i s a - t i o n w a s t o r n a s u n d e r b y a m o s t h o r r e n d o u s w a r t h a t w a s k i l l i n g m i l l i o n s ( T h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r , 1 9 1 4 - 1 7 ) S h e p r o m i s e d H e a v e n w o u l d g r a n t p e a c e t o t h e w o r l d i f h e r r e q u e s t f o r p r a y e r , r e p a - r a t i o n a n d c o n s e c r a t i o n w a s h e a r d a n d o b e y e d . T h i s i s t h e f u l l a w e s o m e a n d g l o r i o u s s t o r y o f F a t i m a w i t h t h e e v i d e n c e , a n d u p d a t e d t o t e l l w h a t h a p p e n e d t o t h e m a i n c h a r a c t e r s , i n c l u d i n g t h e a t t e m p t t o m u r d e r P o p e J o h n P a u l I I . A m o s t i m p o r t a n t b o o k f o r a l l w h o s e e k a n d l o v e G o d . R e v e r e n d D r . P a u l J a m e s D u n n P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 8 “ GRANTHAM’S ONLY FULLY QUALIFIED AND INDEPENDEDNT FAMILY RUN FUNERAL DIRECTORS “A professional, compassionate & local service” 14, St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, NG31 6TS Te l : 0 1 4 7 6 5 9 4 4 2 2 (24hours) email: funerals@rhfd.co.uk www.roberthollandfunerals.co.uk For details of upcoming funerals please visit www.roberthollandfunerals.co.uk/current­funerals F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S H e l p i n g w i t h a l l y o u r n e e d s 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 F a t i m a – s t o r y o f h o p e a n d l o v e b y C o l i n I a n J e f f e r y I S B N : 9 7 8 1 9 8 5 6 3 1 6 7 0 P a p e r b a c k £ 4 . 1 7 A m a z o n o r a n y g o o d b o o k s h o p P r a y d a i l y f o r p e a c e i n t h e w o r l d T h e B i s h o p h a s a s k e d a l l o f u s t o p r a y d a i l y f o r p e a c e i n t h e w o r l d a n d f o r a g r e a t e r c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e v a r i o u s n a t i o n s . 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T h r e e i n m a t e s s e r v i n g c r i m e s r a n g i n g f r o m f r a u d t o d e a t h b y d a n g e r o u s d r i v i n g w a r n e d s t u d e n t s a b o u t t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f c o m - m i t t i n g c r i m e . M o r e t h a n 1 8 0 s t u d e n t s f r o m Y e a r s 9 a n d 1 0 a t t e n d e d t h e s e s s i o n s i n s c h o o l r u n b y t h e c h a r i t y P r i s o n M e ! N o W a y ! T h e a i m i s t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s a m o n g y o u n g p e o p l e a b o u t t h e c a u s e s , c o n s e q u e n c e s , p e n a l t i e s a n d i m p a c t o f c r i m e . P r i s o n o f f i c e r G r a h a m H o l g a t e l e d t h e s e s - s i o n s a n d i n t r o d u c e d s t u d e n t s t o t h r e e f e - m a l e p r i s o n e r s . H e t o l d s t u d e n t s : “ I h a v e w o r k e d i n p r i s o n s f o r c o m i n g u p t o 3 2 y e a r s a n d I ’ v e l o c k e d u p m e n , w o m e n , y o u n g a n d o l d . I h a v e n o c h o i c e a b o u t w h o I l o c k u p . S o m e o f t h e m a r e c o m i n g t o p r i s o n f o r 2 0 o r 3 0 y e a r s a n d a l o t o f t h e m h a v e m e n t a l h e a l t h i s - s u e s . S o m e a r e v e r y p o o r l y a n d d o n ’ t u n d e r s t a n d w h a t ’ s g o i n g o n . ” T h e t h r e e p r i s o n e r s w h o a c c o m p a n i e d G r a h a m w e r e s e r v i n g s e n t e n c e s o f u p t o t h r e e y e a r s a n d f o u r m o n t h s . O n e o f t h e f e m a l e p r i s o n e r s t a l k e d a b o u t h o w s h e h a d b e e n c o n v i c t e d o f d e a t h b y d a n g e r o u s d r i v i n g f o l l o w i n g a c r a s h i n w h i c h a m a n d i e d . S h e s a i d : “ I w a s t r a v e l l i n g a t 4 5 m p h , w h i c h w a s w i t h i n t h e 5 0 m p h s p e e d l i m i t . T h e r e w e r e f o u r l a n e s o f t r a f f i c a n d I w a s i n t h e s l o w l a n e a n d t h e t r a f f i c w a s m o v i n g . I p u t m y m o b i l e p h o n e o n t o c h a r g e a n d I w a s d i s t r a c t e d f o r f i v e s e c o n d s . I d i d n ’ t s e e t h e c a r t h a t w a s s t a t i o n a r y i n t h e l a n e I w a s t r a v e l l i n g i n a n d h i t t h e b a c k o f i t . ” G r a h a m t a l k e d t o s t u d e n t s a b o u t t h e d a n g e r s o f b e i n g l i n k e d t o c r i m e t h r o u g h f r i e n d s ’ a c t i o n s a n d h o w c r i m e c a n a f f e c t p e o p l e c o n n e c t e d t o y o u . H e s a i d : “ C r i m e d o e s n ’ t a f f e c t j u s t t h e p e r s o n i n v o l v e d , i t a f f e c t s e v e r y o n e a r o u n d t h e m . P r o b a b l y t h e p e r s o n w h o g e t s l o c k e d u p g e t s t h e e a s i e s t t i m e , i t ’ s t h e p e o p l e o u t s i d e w h o h a v e t o k e e p e v e r y t h i n g g o i n g . ” S t u d e n t W i l l i a m H o l t , 1 4 , s a i d h e f o u n d t h e s e s s i o n e x - t r e m e l y v a l u a b l e . H e s a i d : “ I d o n ’ t t h i n k I r e a l l y t h o u g h t a b o u t h o w m a n y p e o p l e c a n b e a f f e c t e d b y a c r i m e r a t h e r t h a n j u s t t h e p e r s o n w h o i s i n v o l v e d i n i t . I t c a n a f f e c t y o u r f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s a s w e l l . I t h i n k h e a r i n g t h e t a l k a l s o m a k e s y o u t h i n k a b o u t w h o y o u a r e h a n g i n g a r o u n d w i t h a n d h o p e f u l l y w h a t w e ’ v e h e a r d t o d a y w i l l h e l p p e o p l e f r o m g o i n g d o w n t h e w r o n g p a t h . ” P a g e 1 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . J u n e 2 0 1 8 S e r v i n g p r i s o n e r s v i s i t e d S a i n t J o h n H o u g h t o n C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y t o t a l k t o s t u d e n t s a b o u t l i f e b e h i n d b a r s S t a f f a n d s t u d e n t s a t R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e a r e c e l e b r a t i n g i n s p e c - t i o n s u c c e s s o n c e m o r e , h a v i n g b e e n j u d g e d c o m p l i a n t i t s l a t e s t F o c u s e d C o m - p l i a n c e I n s p e c t i o n , w h i c h t o o k p l a c e i n t h e l a s t w e e k o f t h e S p r i n g T e r m . R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e w a s j u d g e d t o b e e x c e l l e n t i n a l l n i n e c a t e g o r i e s i n t h e i r m o s t r e c e n t e d u c a t i o n a l q u a l - i t y i n s p e c t i o n i n 2 0 1 5 . T h e I n - d e p e n d e n t S c h o o l s ’ I n s p e c t o r a t e ( I S I ) i s t h e b o d y w h i c h i n s p e c t s a l l i n d e p e n d e n t s c h o o l s o n b e h a l f o f t h e D e - p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n . A t e a m o f t h r e e i n s p e c t o r s s p e n t t w o f u l l d a y s c a r r y i n g o u t t h e I n s p e c t i o n , t h e p u r p o s e o f w h i c h w a s t o c h e c k w h e t h e r t h e C o l l e g e m e e t s t h e m i n i - m u m s t a n d a r d s s e t o u t i n t h e I n d e p e n d e n t S c h o o l s S t a n d a r d R e g u l a t i o n s a n d t h e N a t i o n a l M i n i m u m S t a n d a r d s f o r B o a r d i n g . T h e i n s p e c t i o n c o v - e r e d a l l t h r e e s e c t i o n s o f t h e C o l l e g e : N u r s e r y , P r e p a r a t o r y a n d S e n i o r S c h o o l s . F o l l o w i n g c h a n g e s t o g o v e r n - m e n t l e g i s l a t i o n , t h e i n s p e c - t i o n m o d e l f o r i n d e p e n d e n t s c h o o l s c h a n g e d i n 2 0 1 7 . T h e p r e v i o u s i n s p e c t i o n c y c l e w a s r e v i s e d a n d i n d e p e n d e n t s c h o o l s n o w r e c e i v e t w o t y p e s o f i n s p e c t i o n a s p a r t o f t h e n e w i n s p e c t i o n f r a m e w o r k ; a F o c u s e d C o m p l i a n c e I n s p e c - t i o n ( F C I ) e v e r y t h r e e y e a r s , a s w e l l a s a n E d u c a t i o n a l Q u a l i t y I n s p e c t i o n e v e r y s i x y e a r s . A s R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e r e c e i v e d t h e e q u i v a l e n t o f a n e d u c a t i o n a l q u a l i t y i n s p e c t i o n i n M a r c h 2 0 1 5 , w h e r e i t w a s j u d g e d t o b e e x c e l l e n t i n a l l c a t e g o r i e s , t h e s c h o o l w a s s c h e d u l e d t o r e c e i v e a n F C I t h i s y e a r . W h i l e t h i s i s a t y p e o f i n s p e c - t i o n t h a t a l l s c h o o l s s h o u l d e x - p e c t t o a c h i e v e c o m p l i a n c e , i t i s v e r y p l e a s i n g a n d r e a s s u r i n g t o h a v e t h i s c o n f i r m e d b y I S I . H e a d m a s t e r , M r J o n a t h a n R e d d i n s a i d , “ A g r e a t d e a l o f h a r d w o r k g o e s o n , d a i l y , t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e C o l l e g e i s w e l l l e d a n d e f f e c t i v e l y m a n a g e d s o a s t o m e e t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s t a n d a r d s i n a l l a s p e c t s o f t h e e d u c a t i o n w e o f f e r . I w o u l d t h e r e f o r e l i k e t o t a k e t h i s o p - p o r t u n i t y t o t h a n k t h e s t a f f – t e a c h i n g a n d s u p p o r t , t h e G o v - e r n o r s , t h e S e n i o r L e a d e r s h i p T e a m , t h e s t u d e n t s a n d o u r p a r e n t b o d y , f o r a l l t h e i r s u p - p o r t o f t h e C o l l e g e , t o e n s u r e t h a t w e c o n t i n u e t o s e t t h e h i g h e s t s t a n d a r d s f o r o u r S c h o o l . ” R a t c l i f f e C o l l e g e c e l e b r a t e s f u r t h e r i n s p e c t i o n s u c c e s s 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. 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