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I s s u e 2 4 7 J u l y 2 0 1 8 5 0 p S e r v i n g t h e C h u r c h i n t h e S o u t h W e s t ( w h e r e s o l d ) S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y C a m p a i g n P a g e s 6 ­ 7 F o o d b a n k s P a g e 8 S e a S u n d a y P a g e 1 0

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

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

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

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O n S e p t e m b e r 2 7 t h 2 0 1 7 P o p e F r a n c i s l a u n c h e d t h e ` S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y ` c a m p a i g n i n o r d e r t o s h o w h i s s o l i d a r i t y w i t h r e f u g e e s a n d m i g r a n t s f o r c e d t o f l e e t h e i r h o m e s b e c a u s e o f w a r , p e r s e c u t i o n , p o v e r t y a n d n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r . I n s p i r e d b y t h e P o p e ` s m e s s a g e C A F O D j o i n e d t h e c a m p a i g n t o b r i n g t h e p l i g h t o f d i s p l a c e d p e r s o n s t o t h e w o r l d ` s a t t e n t i o n a n d t o c a l l o n g o v e r n m e n t s t o a g r e e o n t w o n e w g l o b a l a g r e e m e n t s a t a m e e t i n g a t t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s i n S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 . . T h e C A F O D o r g a n i s e r f r o m t h e p a r i s h o f t h e H o l y F a m i l y i n E x m o u t h s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e p i l g r i m s o n t h e D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m a g e t o S a n t i a g o d e C o m p o s t e l a s h o u l d u s e o n e d a y ` s w a l k o n t h e c a m i n o t o s h o w t h e i r c o n c e r n f o r t h o s e f o r c e d t o l e a v e t h e i r h o m e s a n d f a m i l i e s . I t w a s p l a n n e d t h a t t h e d i o c e s a n p i l g r i m s w o u l d w a l k o n S a t u r d a y M a y 1 2 t h . S o m e p i l g r i m s d e c i d e d t h e y w o u l d d o t h e w h o l e w a l k o f 1 1 m i l e s , o t h e r s w o u l d w a l k f o r 4 m i l e s a n d o t h e r s w h o m i g h t s t r u g g l e w i t h t h e t e r r a i n o n t h e c a m i n o w o u l d w a l k l a p s a r o u n d O b r a d o i r o S q u a r e i n f r o n t o f t h e C a t h e d r a l . S o o n S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g w e t r a v e l l e d f r o m S a n t i a g o t o a c h a p e l a t O u t i e r o a n d s a i d t h e ` S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y ` p r a y e r t o g e t h e r o n t h e c o a c h . A t O u t i e r o , t h e p l a c e w h e r e t h e b o d y o f S t J a m e s i s r e p u t e d t o h a v e l a i n b e f o r e b e i n g t a k e n i n t o S a n t i a g o , B i s h o p M a r k c e l e b r a t e d M a s s a s s i s t e d b y C a n o n K e i t h a n d F r . P h i l i p . T h e s t o n e c h a p e l w a s v e r y s i m p l e a n d a s t h e B i s h o p d e l i v e r e d h i s h o m i l y t h e n o i s y c o c k e r e l s o u t s i d e a d d e d t o t h e s i m p l i c i t y o f t h e r u s t i c s e t t i n g . A f t e r M a s s w e h a d a g r o u p p h o t o t a k e n a n d t h e n t h o s e w h o p l a n n e d t o w a l k l a p s o f t h e s q u a r e o u t s i d e t h e C a t h e d r a l w e r e t a k e n b a c k t o S a n t i a g o b y c o a c h . T h e p i l g r i m s w h o w e r e w a l k i n g a l o n g t h e c a m i n o i n c l u d i n g B i s h o p M a r k , C a n o n K e i t h a n d F a t h e r P h i l i p , s o o n f e l l i n t o s t e p w i t h o t h e r s w h o s e s t r i d e s m a t c h e d t h e i r o w n . T h e w a l k t o o k u s t h r o u g h b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y s i d e . W e s a w m a s s e s o f w i l d f l o w e r s , s m e l l e d f r a g r a n t e u c a l y p t u s t r e e s a n d h e a r d t h e s o n g s o f d i f f e r e n t b i r d s w h i c h w e r e a l i s e d w a s i n s h a r p c o n t r a s t t o t h e w a l k s u n d e r t a k e n b y d i s p l a c e d p e r s o n s f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . A l t h o u g h w h e n w e s e t o f f f r o m O u t i e r o i t w a s b r i g h t a n d s u n n y t h e w e a t h e r w a s v e r y c h a n g e a b l e a n d w e h a d t o c o p e w i t h r a i n , h a i l s t o n e s , w i n d a n d c o l d . I n s p i t e o f a l l t h e c h a l l e n g e s w e c a r r i e d o n r e g a r d l e s s a n d i t w a s w o n d e r f u l t o d o t h i s w a l k w i t h e v e r y o n e e n c o u r a g i n g a n d s u p p o r t i n g e a c h o t h e r . C A F O D i s a i m i n g t o g e t p e o p l e t o w a l k 2 4 , 9 0 0 m i l e s w h i c h i s t h e d i s t a n c e a r o u n d t h e w o r l d a n d o n S a t u r d a y M a y 1 2 t h t h e d i o c e s a n p i l g r i m s c o n t r i b u t e d 2 8 9 m i l e s t o t h a t n u m b e r . G l o r i a A t k i n s o n ( P a r i s h i o n e r o f H o l y F a m i l y , E x m o u t h & B u d l e i g h S a l t e r t o n ) J u l y 2 0 1 8 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t ­ 5 D i o c e s a n P i l g r i m s t o S a n t i a g o ‘ S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y ’

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

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J u l y 2 0 1 8 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t ­ 7 C a s e s t u d i e s B U I L D I N G P E A C E I N C O L O M B I A I n C o l o m b i a , L a t i n A m e r i c a , m i l l i o n s o f p e o p l e h a v e b e e n f o r c i b l y d i s p l a c e d f r o m t h e i r h o m e s . T h e c o u n t r y i s s c a r r e d b y o v e r 5 0 y e a r s o f a r m e d c o n f l i c t . I t h a s o n e o f t h e h i g h e s t n u m b e r s o f d i s p l a c e d p e o p l e i n t h e w o r l d , s e c o n d o n l y t o S y r i a . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e t h o u s a n d s f o r c e d t o f l e e t h e i r h o m e s w i t h i n C o l o m b i a i n 2 0 1 7 , t h o u s a n d s m o r e h a v e f l e d t o C o l o m b i a f r o m V e n e z u e l a ( i n c l u d i n g s i x ­ y e a r ­ o l d D a i n n y , a b o v e , a n d h i s f a m i l y ) . C h u r c h a g e n c i e s a r e h e l p i n g t o b u i l d p e a c e a m o n g c o m m u n i t i e s , p r o m o t e h u m a n r i g h t s , a n d e m p o w e r w o m e n a n d g i r l s w h o h a v e f a c e d g e n d e r ­ b a s e d v i o l e n c e . T h e y a r e p r o v i d i n g p r a c t i c a l s u p p o r t t o n e w r e f u g e e s a n d a d v o c a t i n g f o r t h e i r r i g h t s . M o n s i g n o r H é c t o r F a b i o H e n a o , d i r e c t o r o f C a r i t a s C o l o m b i a s a y s , “ P e a c e w i l l b e p o s s i b l e i f t h e d i g n i t y o f t h e v i c t i m s i s r e s t o r e d . I t i s i m p o r t a n t f o r t h e m t o r e c e i v e t h e s o l i d a r i t y f r o m o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , t o k n o w t h e y a r e n o t a l o n e b u t p a r t o f t h e h u m a n f a m i l y . ” W E L C O M I N G N E I G H B O U R S I N U G A N D A B i d i B i d i w a s o n c e a q u i e t v i l l a g e i n n o r t h e r n U g a n d a . T o d a y , i t h o s t s o v e r 2 7 0 , 0 0 0 w o m e n , m e n a n d c h i l d r e n f r o m n e i g h b o u r i n g S o u t h S u d a n , a n d i s t h e s e c o n d b i g g e s t r e f u g e e c a m p i n t h e w o r l d . C a r i t a s U g a n d a a r e p r o v i d i n g f o o d , w a t e r a n d h o u s i n g t o t h o u s a n d s o f p e o ­ p l e f l e e i n g f r o m t h e c o n f l i c t i n S o u t h S u d a n . V i o l a T a b o o , 2 2 , a n d h e r f i v e ­ y e a r ­ o l d s o n , C h a r l e s ( a b o v e ) , f l e d t o U g a n d a l a s t y e a r a f t e r s o l d i e r s a r r i v e d i n t h e i r v i l l a g e . E v e n t u a l l y s h e f o u n d h e r w a y t o s a f e t y i n B i d i B i d i . H e r c o u r a g e s a v e d t h e i r l i v e s . L a t e r , V i o l a h e a r d t h a t e i g h t m e m b e r s o f h e r f a m i l y h a d b e e n k i l l e d i n h e r h o m e l a n d . V i o l a a n d h e r s o n a r e s t a r t i n g t o r e ­ b u i l d t h e i r l i v e s . “ A t f i r s t t h e r e w a s l i t t l e f o o d h e r e , ” s h e r e m e m b e r s . “ L i f e w a s v e r y h a r d . B u t n o w w e a r e g e t t i n g s o m e g o o d s u p p l i e s . ” P h o t o : T o m m y T r e n c h a r d | C a r i t a s P h o t o : G r a h a m G o r d o n / C A F O D W h a t a r e w e c a l l i n g f o r ? W e c a l l o n w o r l d l e a d e r s t o m a k e a u n i t e d , g l o b a l r e s p o n s e , t h r o u g h a g r e e m e n t s w h i c h : > S H A R E T H E J O U R N E Y : C A M P A I G N C A L E N D A R 2 0 1 8 > J a n u a r y ­ J u n e P a r i s h e s a n d s c h o o l s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y j o i n t h e S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y c a m p a i g n ( r e s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7 ) . > 1 8 ­ 2 4 J u n e A w e e k o f a c t i o n f o r S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y . > S e p t e m b e r W o r l d l e a d e r s m e e t t o a g r e e t h e U N g l o b a l c o m p a c t s . 1 ­ R e s p e c t h u m a n d i g n i t y G i v e r e f u g e e s a n d m i g r a n t s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o w o r k i n h o s t c o u n t r i e s t o s u p p o r t t h e i r f a m i l i e s . E n s u r e r a p i d r o u t e s t o c i t i z e n s h i p . G r a n t e v e r y r e f u g e e c h i l d a b i r t h c e r t i f i c a t e a n d r e c o g n i s e t h e i r n a t i o n a l i t y b y l a w . A d o p t a l t e r n a t i v e s t o d e t e n t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y f o r c h i l d r e n . • 2 ­ P r o t e c t t h e v u l n e r a b l e P r o v i d e s a f e a n d l e g a l r o u t e s f o r m i g r a n t s a n d r e f u g e e s . E n s u r e a c c e s s t o e d u c a t i o n , a n d p r o v i d e f o s t e r c a r e f o r y o u n g p e o p l e w h o h a v e b e e n s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e i r f a m i l i e s . P r o t e c t m i g r a n t s f r o m e x p l o i t a t i o n , f o r c e d l a b o u r a n d h u m a n t r a f f i c k i n g . E n s u r e a l l c o u n t r i e s h o s t t h e i r f a i r s h a r e o f r e f u g e e s . 3 ­ S u p p o r t h o s t c o u n t r i e s S e c u r e f u l l f u n d i n g b y t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o m m u n i t y f o r c u r r e n t h u m a n i t a r i a n c r i s e s , f o r e x a m p l e t o h e l p S o u t h S u d a n e s e r e f u g e e s i n U g a n d a . 4 ­ K e e p f a m i l i e s t o g e t h e r E n s u r e f a m i l y m e m b e r s , i n c l u d i n g g r a n d p a r e n t s , g r a n d c h i l d r e n , b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s , c a n s t a y t o g e t h e r o r b e r e u n i t e d i f s e p a r a t e d . 5 ­ T a c k l e t h e r e a s o n s f o r m i g r a t i o n P r o m o t e p e a c e f u l s o l u t i o n s i n w a r ­ t o r n c o u n t r i e s . S u p p o r t t h e P a r i s c l i m a t e a g r e e m e n t , t o s u p p o r t p e o p l e f o r c e d t o f l e e t h e i r h o m e s d u e t o c l i m a t e c h a n g e . • • • • • • • • • T h e C a t h o l i c A g e n c y f o r O v e r s e a s D e v e l o p m e n t ( C A F O D ) i s t h e o f f i c i a l a i d a g e n c y o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s a n d p a r t o f C a r i t a s I n t e r n a t i o n a l . C h a r i t y n o : 1 1 6 0 3 8 4 . C o m p a n y n o : 0 9 3 8 7 3 9 8 .

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

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T o r b a y C a t e n i a n s C i r c l e 8 1 w a s p r i v i l e g e d r e c e n t l y t o w e l c o m e M r s A n d r e a R o d g e r s a n d h e r h u s b a n d C h r i s a s s p e c i a l g u e s t s t o t h e i r l a d i e s ’ n i g h t a t t h e L i v e r m e a d C l i f f H o t e l . A n d r e a i s N a t i o n a l C o ­ d i r e c t o r ( S o u t h ) f o r b e r e a v e m e n t a n d l o s s s u p p o r t a t t h e R a i n b o w s G B c h a r i t y . T h e m i s s i o n o f R a i n b o w s G B i s ‘ g u i d i n g c h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g p e o p l e t h r o u g h l i f e ’ s s t o r m s ’ . A n d r e a g a v e a p r e s e n t a t i o n t o t h e g a t h e r i n g e x p l a i n i n g h o w R a i n b o w s G B h e l p s t o p r o v i d e s a f e s e t t i n g s i n s c h o o l s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y f o r c h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g p e o p l e w h o h a v e s u f f e r e d s o m e k i n d o f g r a v e p e r s o n a l l o s s . T h e s e n s e o f l o s s m a y r e s u l t f r o m s u c h p a i n f u l e x p e r i e n c e s a s t h e d e a t h o f a p a r e n t o r g r a n d p a r e n t , d i v o r c e o r s e p a r a t i o n . T h o s e a f f e c t e d a r e o f f e r e d t h e c h a n c e t o h a v e t h e i r g r i e f r e c o g n i s e d a n d s u p p o r t e d , n o t d e n i e d , b u r i e d o r i g n o r e d , a n d f i n d a p a t h t o e m o t i o n a l h e a l i n g . A n d r e a h i g h l i g h t e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f h o n e s t y f r o m t h e o u t s e t i n s u c h s i t u a t i o n s , a n d t h e n e e d t o a v o i d u s i n g p o t e n t i a l l y u n h e l p f u l a n d c o n f u s i n g e u p h e m i s m s s u c h a s ‘ Y o u r D a d d y ’ s g o n e a w a y . . . ’ T h e c h a r i t y f o s t e r s s u p p o r t i v e s c h o o l e n v i r o n m e n t s i n w h i c h c h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g p e o p l e a r e e n a b l e d t o t a l k t h r o u g h t h e i r f e e l i n g s w i t h t h e i r p e e r s w h o a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g s i m i l a r s i t u a t i o n s . I n t h i s w a y , t h e y a r e a l l g i v e n t h e c h a n c e t o d e v e l o p t h e p o w e r t o w e a t h e r t h e i r p e r s o n a l s t o r m . T h e y a r e h e l p e d t o a r t i c u l a t e t h e i r f e e l i n g s b y f a c i l i t a t o r s s p e c i a l l y t r a i n e d b y t h e c h a r i t y . I t i s a d i s t u r b i n g f a c t t h a t m o s t p r o f e s s i o n a l s l i k e l y t o e n c o u n t e r s i t u a t i o n s o f l o s s , s u c h a s n u r s e s a n d t e a c h e r s , d o n o t r e c e i v e s p e c i f i c t r a i n i n g i n t h e f i e l d o f b e r e a v e m e n t . W i t h t h e h e l p o f c a r e f u l l y d e s i g n e d a g e ­ r e l a t e d s u p p o r t p r o g r a m m e s , g r i e v i n g y o u n g s t e r s l e a r n h o w t o a d a p t t o t h e i r l o s s a n d d e a l w i t h a n g e r a n d h u r t t h r o u g h d i s c o v e r i n g p e r s o n a l c o p i n g s t r a t e g i e s . A s p a r t o f t h e p r o c e s s t h e y a r e h e l p e d t o r e ­ g a i n t h e p r e c i o u s q u a l i t i e s o f s e l f ­ e s t e e m , t r u s t c o n f i d e n c e a n d r e s i l i e n c e . T h e r e m a y b e t e a r s o n t h e w a y b u t t h e A n g e l a f i n d s h e r i n s p i r a t i o n i n t h e w o r d s o f W a s h i n g t o n I r v i n g : ‘ T h e r e i s a s a c r e d n e s s i n t e a r s . T h e y a r e n o t t h e m a r k o f w e a k n e s s , b u t o f p o w e r . ’ T h e w h o l e a p p r o a c h i s u n d e r p i n n e d b y t h e w e l l ­ k n o w n K u b l e r R o s s m o d e l o f g r i e v i n g a s a j o u r n e y f r o m d e n i a l t h r o u g h a n g e r , b a r g a i n i n g a n d d e p r e s s i o n , t o e v e n t u a l a c c e p t a n c e . A s a f o r m e r t e a c h e r h e r s e l f , A n d r e a h a s a l w a y s b e e n r e a d y t o b e i n v o l v e d p e r s o n a l l y i n c h a l l e n g e s a r i s i n g f r o m w o r k i n g w i t h y o u n g p e o p l e . 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1 0 ­ C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t J u l y 2 0 1 8 J O E W ALSH T O U RS PIL G R IMA G E S W E O FFE R L O U RDES L O N D O N : 0 20 3 4 68061 7 | CARDIFF : 0 2 92 0003 8 6 5 www.joe w a lshtours.co.uk | i n f o @jo e w al s h t o u r s.co. u k Bonde d & L icense d b y t h e C ivi l A viatio n A uthorit y i n t h e U K | ATO L 5 16 3 | A B T OT 5 332 £ 6 9 9 p p f r o m £ 2 A UGUS T | 6 N IGHT S F r om E xeter £ 7 7 9 p p f r o m £ 2 3 J UL Y | 5 N IGHT S Fr o m C ard i f f » Direc t F light s t o T arbe s ­ L ourde s A irport » Ful l r eligiou s p rogramm e l e d b y S p iritu a l Di r e ctor » R etur n airp o r t t r a n s fers i n L ourdes » D a i l y breakfast , l unc h & d inner » Ful l a ssistanc e of p rofes s i on a l g u i d e s & r e p re s e n tatives t hr o u g h o u t » B o n d ed & l i c ensed f o r full n a n c ial protection » Great selection of h o tels DAIL Y B REAKFAST , L UNCH & D INNER B O O K O N L I N E & S A V E £ 1 0 I f y o u a r e a s e a f a r e r , b e i n g a d m i t t e d t o h o s p i t a l i n a f o r e i g n c o u n t r y c a n b e a l o n e l y e x p e r i e n c e . Y o u r f a m i l y m i g h t b e t h o u s a n d s o f m i l e s a w a y a n d y o u m i g h t n o t s p e a k t h e l o c a l l a n g u a g e . T h i s i s w h a t h a p p e n e d t o a B u r m e s e s e a f a r e r i n J a n u a r y . H e w a s a i r l i f t e d t o D e r r i f o r d H o s p i t a l i n P l y m o u t h a f t e r b e i n g b a d l y i n j u r e d o n a c h e m i c a l t a n k e r w h e n i t h i t s t o r m y w e a t h e r t h i r t y ­ f i v e m i l e s o f f t h e F a l m o u t h c o a s t . 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A n n a n d a v o l u n t e e r v i s i t e d t h e s e a f a r e r , w h o h a d a b a d l y ­ l a c e r a t e d s c a l p a n d f r a c t u r e d a r i b , i n h o s p i t a l , p r o v i d i n g h i m a p h o n e t o p ­ u p c a r d a n d s o m e t o i l e t r i e s . “ H e w a s g l a d t o s p e a k t o h i s f a m i l y a n d l e t t h e m k n o w h e w a s r e c o v e r i n g , ” s a i d A n n . “ F o r t u n a t e l y , t h e r e w a s a d o c t o r i n t h e h o s p i t a l w h o c o u l d s p e a k B u r m e s e , s o t h e s e a f a r e r w a s a b l e t o u n d e r s t a n d a b o u t t h e t r e a t m e n t r e q u i r e d . H e w a s v e r y g r a t e f u l f o r o u r v i s i t . " A f t e r a f e w d a y s i n h o s p i t a l , t h e s e a f a r e r w a s d i s c h a r g e d a n d m o v e d t o a h o t e l i n F a l m o u t h , w h e r e h e s t a y e d u n t i l h e w a s w e l l e n o u g h t o f l y b a c k h o m e . W h i l e a t t h e h o t e l , J o h n o f f e r e d h i m s u p p o r t a n d f r i e n d s h i p w h i l e h e r e c u p e r a t e d . “ I n i t i a l l y h e w a s v e r y a n x i o u s f i n d i n g h i m s e l f i n a s t r a n g e c o u n t r y i n a l o t o f p a i n a n d d i s c o m f o r t , ” s a i d J o h n . “ O v e r t h e n e x t t w o w e e k s I w o u l d v i s i t h i m a n d s o m e t i m e s P a t , m y w i f e , w o u l d c o m e w i t h m e . W e g a v e h i m a l i f t d o w n t o t h e l o c a l d r o p ­ i n c a b i n w i t h i n t h e d o c k s a n d t h r o u g h o u r m a n y v i s i t s w e f o r m e d a c l o s e b o n d . “ W h e n I f i r s t m e t h i m , h i s E n g l i s h w a s v e r y l i m i t e d , b u t o v e r a c o u p l e o f w e e k s h i s E n g l i s h i m p r o v e d g r e a t l y . H e i s B u d d h i s t a n d I e x p l a i n e d t h a t A o S i s a C a t h o l i c c h a r i t y t h e r e t o o f f e r s u p p o r t t o a n y o n e i n n e e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f r a c e o r r e l i g i o n . ” I n l a t e J a n u a r y t h e s e a f a r e r w a s w e l l e n o u g h t o r e t u r n h o m e w h e r e h e w a s r e u n i t e d w i t h h i s f a m i l y . “ I n c i d e n t s l i k e t h i s r e m i n d u s a b o u t t h e d a n g e r s t h a t s e a f a r e r s s o m e t i m e s f a c e j u s t d o i n g t h e i r j o b s , a n d h o w l o n e l y a n d v u l n e r a b l e t h e y m u s t f e e l w h e n t h e y f a l l i l l o r a r e i n j u r e d h u n d r e d s o f m i l e s f r o m h o m e , ” s a i d J o h n . B e i n g a d m i t t e d t o h o s p i t a l i n a f o r e i g n c o u n t r y c a n b e a l o n e l y e x p e r i e n c e T h e L a t i n M a s s S o c i e t y w w w . l m s . o r g . u k 0 2 0 7 4 0 4 7 2 8 4 M a s s e s i n t h e E x t r a o r d i n a r y F o r m i n P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e : S t . E d w a r d t h e C o n f e s s o r , H o m e P a r k A v e . , P e v e r e l l , P l y m o u t h , D e v o n . P L 3 4 P G S u n d a y s 1 1 . 3 0 a m . S u n g M a s s B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t C h u r c h , F o r e S t r e e t , H e a v i t r e e , E x e t e r , D e v o n . E X 1 2 Q J 3 r d S u n d a y s a t 3 p m S t . C y p r i a n ’ s C h a p e l , U g b r o o k e H o u s e , C h u d l e i g h , D e v o n . T Q 1 3 O A D 4 t h S u n d a y s a t 3 p m . L a n h e r n e C o n v e n t , S t . M a w g a n , N e w q u a y , C o r n w a l l T R 8 4 E R S u n d a y s a n d H o l y D a y s o f O b l i g a t i o n . 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C R Y P T I C A c r o s s 1 O n e m o r e d u t y t o p e r f o r m w h e r e M o s a i c L a w i s r e s t a t e d ( 1 1 ) 9 W r i t i n g , a d o p t i n g a c e r t a i n k i n d o f s l a n t ? ( 7 ) 1 0 W h e n i n R o m e o n e l o v e s t o m e e t I t a l y ` s f o r e m o s t i n s t r u m e n t m a k e r ( 5 ) 1 1 O n e f o l l o w s a s i c k ­ l o o k i n g , t a i l l e s s , r o u n d b i r d ( 5 ) 1 2 A f e w a l m o s t l e a n a t f i r s t , b e i n g l i g h t ( 7 ) 1 3 T a n g l e w i t h t h e p o p p r e s s s h e ` s u n f o r t u n a t e l y b r o u g h t i n ( 6 ) 1 5 D o g ` s b l e s s i n g b i s h o p i n i t i a t e s ( 6 ) 1 8 A d e p o s i t i s c o m m i t t e d ( 7 ) 2 0 S e c o n d A m e r i c a n g e t s a c a l l t o g o t o d i n n e r o u t e a s t ( 5 ) 2 2 B o o d s u c k e r : u t t e r d r a i n ! 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