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

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INTEREST FREE CREDIT New or Reconditioned Stairlifts 365 Day Local Service & Support B UY NOW AND PAY IN SMALL AFFORDABLE PAYMENTS Canon Car MK2 E d i t o r : J o h n C l a w s o n E d i t o r i a l O f f i c e : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 e m a i l : j o h n c l w s o n @ i c l o u d . c o m o r d a v i d @ b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k W e b s i t e : w w w . b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k D i s t r i b u t i o n e n q u i r i e s : N i c k L a y t o n e ­ m a i l n i c k @ c a t h c o m . o r g , B e l l c o u r t L i m ­ i t e d , P u b l i c a t i o n d a t e : F o u r t h S u n d a y o f t h e m o n t h f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g m o n t h . O p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d b y c o n t r i b u t o r s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r ­ i l y t h o s e o f t h e E d i t o r o r t h e D i o c e s e . P u b l i s h e r s a n d O w n e r s : B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N A d v e r t i s i n g : t e l : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 P a r e n t a l p e r m i s s i o n s h o u l d b e s o u g h t b e f o r e s u b m i t t i n g p h o t o g r a p h s o f m i n o r s . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e e d i t o r M O R E T H A N 1 9 Y E A R S O F M O R E T H A N 1 9 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R T O G E T H E R T h e T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s C a t h o l i c N e w s T h e m o n t h l y p a p e r f o r t h e T h e m o n t h l y p a p e r f o r t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m P a g e 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 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 T h e C a t h o l i c B i s h o p s ` C o n f e r e n c e o f E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s R e s p o n s e f o l l o w i n g S u p r e m e C o u r t r u l i n g t o b a c k a g r e e d e n d o f l i f e d e c i s i o n s T h e U K ’ s h i g h e s t c o u r t h a s r u l e d t h a t l e g a l p e r m i s s i o n w i l l n o l o n g e r b e r e q u i r e d t o e n d c a r e f o r p a t i e n t s i n a p e r m a n e n t v e g e t a t i v e s t a t e . B i s h o p J o h n W i l s o n r e s p o n d s t o t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t r u l i n g t o b a c k a g r e e d e n d o f l i f e d e c i s i o n s : " O n 3 0 J u l y 2 0 1 8 t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m S u p r e m e C o u r t r u l e d i t i s n o l o n g e r n e c e s ­ s a r y t o s e e k l e g a l p e r m i s s i o n f r o m t h e C o u r t o f P r o t e c t i o n t o r e m o v e a r t i f i c i a l f e e d i n g a n d h y d r a t i o n f r o m p a t i e n t s i n a p e r s i s t e n t v e g e t a t i v e s t a t e . T h i s m e a n s t h a t c l i n i c i a n s a n d f a m i l i e s c a n d e c i d e a m o n g t h e m s e l v e s t o b r i n g a b o u t a p a t i e n t ’ s d e a t h b y d i s c o n ­ t i n u i n g t h e p r o v i s i o n o f f o o d a n d w a t e r b y a r t i f i c i a l m e a n s . A p e r s o n i n a p e r s i s t e n t v e g e t a t i v e s t a t e e x ­ i s t s i n a n a l t e r e d s t a t e o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s f o l ­ l o w i n g s o m e k i n d o f t r a u m a . T h e p e r s o n b r e a t h e s w i t h o u t a s s i s t a n c e a n d f o l l o w s p a t ­ t e r n s o f s l e e p i n g a n d w a k i n g , a l t h o u g h w i t h o u t a n y d e t e c t a b l e e x t e r n a l r e s p o n s e . T h e y a r e n o t d y i n g a s s u c h , b u t r e m a i n d e ­ p e n d e n t o n m e d i c a l a n d n u r s i n g c a r e . T h e C a t h o l i c B i s h o p s ’ C o n f e r e n c e o f E n g ­ l a n d a n d W a l e s a d d r e s s e d t h e q u e s t i o n o f a r t i f i c i a l f e e d i n g a n d h y d r a t i o n i n c a s e s o f p a t i e n t s i n a p e r s i s t e n t v e g e t a t i v e s t a t e i n t h e i r 2 0 0 4 t e a c h i n g d o c u m e n t C h e r i s h i n g L i f e . I n c o n s i d e r i n g t h e e t h i c s o f s u i c i d e a n d e u t h a n a s i a , t h e B i s h o p s s t a t e d : ‘ T h e r e i s a b a s i c l e v e l o f n u r s i n g c a r e t h a t i s d e m a n d e d b y h u m a n s o l i d a r i t y . W e a l l r e c o g n i s e t h a t l e a v i n g a p a t i e n t c o l d , u n c l e a n , i n p a i n o r w i t h o u t h u m a n c o n t a c t f o r s i g n i f i c a n t p e r i ­ o d s o f t i m e w o u l d f a l l b e l o w a d e c e n t s t a n ­ d a r d o f c a r e . W i t h i n t h e h e a l t h s e r v i c e , g r e a t e f f o r t s a r e m a d e t o m a i n t a i n h i g h s t a n d a r d s i n t h i s a r e a , d e s p i t e t h e p r e s s u r e o f r e s o u r c e s a n d l i m i t e d s t a f f . I n g e n e r a l , p r o v i d i n g f o o d a n d f l u i d s s h o u l d a l s o b e c o n s i d e r e d b a s i c c a r e . ’ ( 1 8 5 ) T h e B i s h o p s c o n t i n u e d : ‘ w h e n p a t i e n t s a r e i n t h e f i n a l p h a s e o f d y i n g t h e y s h o u l d n o t b e t r o u b l e d b y i n t r u s i v e t r e a t m e n t a n d e f ­ f o r t s t o p l a c e o r r e p l a c e a f e e d i n g t u b e m a y w e l l b e e x c e s s i v e o r b u r d e n s o m e . ’ H o w e v e r , t h e y c l a r i f i e d : ‘ W h a t i s n o t m o r a l l y a c c e p t ­ a b l e i s t o w i t h d r a w t u b e ­ f e e d i n g , o r o t h e r l i f e s u s t a i n i n g t r e a t m e n t , p r e c i s e l y i n o r d e r t o e n d a p a t i e n t ’ s l i f e . T h i s w o u l d c r o s s t h e l i n e f r o m r e a s o n a b l e w i t h d r a w a l o f i n a p p r o ­ p r i a t e t r e a t m e n t i n t o t h e r e a l m o f p a s s i v e e u t h a n a s i a . ’ ( 1 8 5 ) N o o n e s h o u l d u n d e r e s t i m a t e t h e c h a l l e n g e s p l a c e d o n f a m i l i e s a n d c a r e r s w h e n a l o v e d o n e e n t e r s a p e r s i s t e n t v e g e t a t i v e s t a t e . S u s ­ t a i n e d p a s t o r a l s u p p o r t f o r t h e m i s e s s e n ­ t i a l . A r t i f i c i a l n u t r i t i o n a n d h y d r a t i o n , h o w ­ e v e r , a r e n o t t r e a t m e n t . T h e y d o n o t c u r e a n y t h i n g . I n w h a t e v e r w a y t h e y a r e d e l i v ­ e r e d , f o o d a n d w a t e r f o r a p e r s o n i n a p e r ­ s i s t e n t v e g e t a t i v e s t a t e f u l f i l t h e s a m e p u r p o s e a s f o r a n y o t h e r p e r s o n . T h e y k e e p t h e m a l i v e a s p a r t o f t h e i r b a s i c c a r e . T h e y p r e v e n t d e a t h b y m a l n u t r i t i o n a n d d e h y d r a ­ t i o n . P a t i e n t s i n p e r s i s t e n t v e g e t a t i v e s t a t e s a r e s o m e o f t h e m o s t v u l n e r a b l e i n o u r s o c i e t y . I t i s n o t a n a c t o f c o m p a s s i o n t o r e m o v e t h e i r f o o d a n d d r i n k i n o r d e r t o c a u s e t h e i r d e a t h . E q u a l l y , i t c a n n o t b e i n p a t i e n t s ’ b e s t i n t e r e s t s , w h a t e v e r t h e i r l e v e l o f c o n s c i o u s ­ n e s s , t o h a v e t h e i r l i f e i n t e n t i o n a l l y e n d e d . O u r c a r e f o r t h o s e i n s u c h s i t u a t i o n s i s t h e t e s t o f o u r c o m m o n h u m a n i t y a n d o u r s o l i ­ d a r i t y w i t h s o m e o f t h e m o s t f r a g i l e o f o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s . " C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 W h a t ` s o n o f f e r ? O n S a t u r d a y 8 S e p t e m b e r t h e r e ` s a d y n a m i c Y o u t h C o n g r e s s d u r i n g t h e d a y , n o t t o m e n ­ t i o n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o j o i n i n N i g h t f e v e r t h a t e v e n i n g . Y o u c a n a l s o j o i n s i l e n t p r a y e r w i t h t h e C a r m e l i t e s , e n t e r i n t o p r a y e r f u l w o r s h i p m u s i c w i t h Y o u t h 2 0 0 0 a n d l e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y 1 5 y e a r ­ o l d w h o ’ s j u s t b e e n d e c l a r e d V e n e r a b l e ­ o n t h e p a t h t o s a i n t h o o d ! T h e c u r r e n t h o t t o p i c o f i m m i g r a t i o n , r e f u g e e s a n d a s y l u m ­ s e e k e r s i s l o o k e d a t i n t h e c o n t e x t o f a n h i s t o r i c I r i s h i m m i g r a n t p a r i s h . A n e x h i b i t i o n l o o k i n g b a c k t o t h e p r e v i o u s E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s i n L o n d o n i n 1 9 0 8 c o n t i n u e s t h i s w a l k t h r o u g h h i s t o r y . T h e r e ’ s l o t s o n o f f e r f o r f a m i l i e s , s u c h a s f a m i l y ­ f r i e n d l y H o l y H o u r w i t h t h e R e ­ d e m p t o r i s t C o m m u n i t y a n d p e a c e ­ m a k i n g i n f a m i l i e s w i t h ` T o g e t h e r f o r t h e C o m m o n G o o d ` ( T 4 C G ) . P l u s y o u c a n t r y y o u r h a n d a t b r e a d ­ m a k i n g f r o m s c r a t c h o r e n g a g e w i t h t h e “ M e s s y C h u r c h ” . 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Y o u c a n d o w n l o a d t h e A d o r e m u s ` P a r a l l e l P r o g r a m m e ` . a t h t t p : / / w w w . c a t h o l i c n e w s . o r g . u k / H o m e / S p e c i a l ­ E v e n t s / A d o r e m u s ­ N a t i o n a l ­ E u c h a r i s ­ t i c ­ P i l g r i m a g e / P a r a l l e l ­ P r o g r a m m e D e a r F r i e n d , W e w o u l d l i k e t o i n v i t e y o u , y o u r f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s t o a D i o c e s a n D a y o f R e n e w a l o n S a t u r d a y 6 t h O c t o b e r 2 0 1 8 , f r o m 1 0 . 0 0 – 1 7 . 3 0 a t S t . M a r y ’ s P r i m a r y A c a d e m y , W e l l i n g t o n S t r e e t , G r i m s b y , D N 3 2 7 J X . W e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e M o n s i g n o r J o h n A r m i t a g e , t h e R e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l S h r i n e o f o u r L a d y o f W a l s i n g h a m a n d F a t h e r P a u l K e e n e , V i c e - R e c t o r o f O s c o t t C o l l e g e a s o u r s p e a k e r s . 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A s I w r i t e ( T h u r s d a y 2 6 t h J u l y ) t h e t o t a l i s e r n o w s t a n d s a t 8 3 9 6 8 m i l e s , w e l l i n t o o u r f o u r t h l o o p o f t h e g l o b e ! S h a r i n g t h e J o u r n e y i n G l o s s o p W e l l d o n e t o o u r C a t h o l i c C o m m u n i t y i n G l o s s o p ! A s w e l l a s w a l k i n g f o r 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 , s t a f f a n d s t u d e n t s a t 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 a l s o m a n ­ a g e d t o r a i s e f u n d s ! H e a d t e a c h e r S i m o n G r o a k e t o l d m e ; “ T h e w h o l e s c h o o l r a l l i e d r o u n d t o w a l k t h r o u g h t h e t o w n t o s h o w o u r s u p p o r t f o r t h e p l i g h t o f r e f u g e e s a n d t o r a i s e f u n d s f o r C A F O D ’ s l a t e s t c a m p a i g n , “ S h a r e t h e J o u r n e y ” . P a r e n t s , f a m i l y m e m ­ b e r s a n d p a r i s h i o n e r s j o i n e d t h e c h i l d r e n o n t h e i r w a l k . I n N o r f o l k S q u a r e w e s a t a n d r e f l e c t e d u p o n t h e f e e l i n g s r e f u g e e s m u s t h a v e . W e h o n o u r e d t h e m w i t h a m i n u t e ’ s s i l e n c e a n d s a n g ‘ W h e n I n e e d e d a n e i g h b o u r ’ O n r e t u r n i n g t o s c h o o l , p a r i s h i o n e r s h a n d e d o u t r e f r e s h m e n t s f o r t h e c h i l d r e n a f t e r t h e i r w a l k . W e h o p e t o h a v e r a i s e d £ 1 0 0 0 f o r C A F O D w i t h o u r s p o n s o r e d w a l k . T h e L i t u r g y C o u n c i l o r g a n i s e d t h e w h o l e e v e n t t o p r o m o t e t h e C a t h o l i c L i f e o f t h e S c h o o l ” W h a t g r e a t w i t n e s s f r o m t h e p a r i s h a n d s c h o o l w h o a d d e d 2 2 6 m i l e s t o t h e t o t a l i s e r t h a t d a y . 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S e a f a r e r s o f t e n s p e n d m o n t h s a t s e a , c o n ­ f i n e d w i t h i n t h e s p a c e o f t h e i r s h i p s , w i t h l i m i t e d h u m a n c o n t a c t o t h e r t h a n w i t h t h e i r c r e w m a t e s . M a n y a l s o m i s s o u t o n t h i n g s l i k e f a m i l y e v e n t s , a n d c r e w m e m b e r s w h o a r e C a t h o l i c o f t e n h a v e t o f o r e g o M a s s a n d o t h e r s a c r a ­ m e n t s u n t i l t h e y r e a c h t h e i r n e x t p o r t o f c a l l . I n J u n e , A p o s t l e s h i p o f t h e S e a ( A o S ) I m ­ m i n g h a m P o r t C h a p l a i n S t e v e W i l l o w s m e t t h e c a p t a i n a n d t w o c r e w m e m b e r s o f a v e ­ h i c l e s ’ c a r r i e r w h e n i t d o c k e d a t t h e p o r t . I t w a s t h e c a p t a i n ’ s f i r s t t i m e o f f t h e s h i p s i n c e j o i n i n g . H e h a d b e e n a t s e a f o r a b o u t f i v e m o n t h s . H i s f i r s t w o r d s w h e n s t e p p i n g o f f t h e l i n k s p a n w a s “ T h a n k G o d , I h a v e a r r i v e d ! ” . H e w a s s o e x c i t e d t o c o m e o f f t h e s h i p a n d t o b e a b l e t o g e t a w a y f o r a f e w h o u r s . S t e v e t o o k t h e m t o t h e S e a f a r e r s C e n t r e i n I m m i n g h a m t o g e t s o m e s u p p l i e s a n d s o m e l u n c h . H e s p e n t t i m e t a l k i n g w i t h a n d l i s ­ t e n i n g t o t h e m , a n d t h e y s p o k e a b o u t p l a c e s i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s w h e r e t h e m e n w e r e f r o m . T h e s e a f a r e r s t h e n a s k e d i f t h e y c o u l d g o t o a l o c a l c h u r c h , s o S t e v e t o o k t h e m t o S t M a r y o n t h e S e a C h u r c h , G r i m s b y . “ W h e n w e a r r i v e d , B e n e d i c t i o n w a s j u s t s t a r t i n g s o i t w a s g o o d t h a t t h e y c o u l d b e t h e r e f o r t h a t , ” S t e v e s a i d . “ A f t e r t h a t I t o o k t h e m b a c k t o t h e s h i p a s t h e y h a d t o s e t s a i l l a t e r t h a t d a y . T h e f e w h o u r s t h e y h a d a w a y w e r e m u c h a p p r e c i ­ a t e d , ” h e a d d e d . T h e n e x t d a y S t e v e r e c e i v e d a m e s s a g e f r o m t h e c a p t a i n s a y i n g , “ M a n y t h a n k s f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y f o r u s t o s e e y o u r b e a u t i f u l p l a c e . I t s w o r t h r e m e m b e r i n g a n d w o n d e r ­ f u l . W i s h y o u a l l t h e b e s t . ” I n t h e N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e , A o S h a s t h r e e p o r t c h a p l a i n s p r o v i d i n g s p i r i t u a l a n d p a s ­ t o r a l s u p p o r t t o a l l s e a f a r e r s a r r i v i n g a t p o r t s i n I m m i n g h a m , G r i m s b y a n d B o s t o n , w i t h g r e a t s u p p o r t f r o m p a r i s h e s , g r o u p s a n d s c h o o l s . O n S e p t e m b e r 5 t h a t 6 p m a M a s s i n h o n o u r o f O u r L a d y S t a r o f t h e S e a w i l l b e h e l d t o p r a y f o r s e a f a r e r s a n d f o r A o S ’ w o r k . T h e M a s s w i l l b e a t S t . M a r y o n t h e S e a , G r i m s b y , D N 3 2 9 D Z a n d c e l e b r a t e d b y F r A n d r e w C o l e . A l l i n v i t e d , p l e a s e c o m e a l o n g . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t o R S V P c o n t a c t s a l v i n a @ a p o s t l e s h i p o f t h e s e a . o r g . u k P a g e 5 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 Strengthening Family Life through Friendship and Faith A new way to broaden your Catholic circle of friends... Tr y o n t h e c o m fo r t s o f t h e Ca t e n i a n A s s o c i a ti o n .. . friendly company, warm atmosphere. Enjoy the good humour of like minded Catholic men. The Catenians... so much more... for you, your wife and your family Enquire today: Mike Hopkins email mike302@btinternet.com or tel 01455 612874 . ..Catenian Circles... throughout the Diocese The Catenian Association E n s u r i n g s u p p o r t f o r s e a f a r e r s i n N o t t i n g h a m N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e S p i r i t u a l i t y N e t w o r k D a y s o f P r a y e r : 2 0 1 8 ­ 1 9 7 O c t 8 D e c 2 M a r 8 J u n D a y s o f P r a y e r : O f f e r i n g d i f f e r e n t w a y s o f p r a y i n g . D e e p e n i n g m y P r a y e r L i f e D a y s t a r t s w i t h c o f f e e a t 1 0 : 0 0 a n d e n d s w i t h a L i t u r g y a t 3 : 0 0 p m S t A l b a n ’ s C h a d d e s d e n , D e r b y , D E 2 1 6 E T 7 O c t o b e r ­ I g n a t i a n P r a y e r 8 D e c e m b e r ­ A d v e n t r e t r e a t 2 M a r c h ­ S i l e n t / C e n t r i n g P r a y e r ) 9 J u n e ­ L e c t i o D i v i n a A n n N e a l e T e l . 0 1 6 2 3 8 1 1 1 4 1 ­ M o b . 0 7 7 3 0 9 5 6 1 5 6 ­ a n n @ p e r k e o . c o . u k O r A n g e l a F a i r b r o t h e r T e l . 0 1 3 3 2 5 4 4 1 4 6 ­ M o b . 0 7 8 1 3 5 8 4 2 1 3 a n g e l a f a i r b r o t h e r 6 9 @ g m a i l . c o m

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I n h i s i n t r o d u c t i o n C a n o n D o l a n s p e a k s o f “ t h e r u s h b u t o f t e n u n k n o w n s p i r i t u a l t r a d i t i o n w e h a v e i n h e r i t e d ” A s w e a p p r o a c h t h e A u t u m n o f 2 0 1 8 w e s h o u l d r e f l e c t o n t h e p r i n c i p l e a i m o f t h e b o o k w h i c h i s t o b e a p o w e r f u l a i d i n “ s p r e a d i n g t h e G o o d N e w s o f J e s u s C h r i s t i n t h e t w e n t y f i r s t c e n t u r y . ” T h e m o n t h o f S e p t e m b e r i s o f p a r t i c u l a r i m p o r t a n c e t h i s y e a r . T h e N a t i o n a l E u c h a r i s t i c C o n f e r e n c e i n L i v e r p o o l i s a s h a r e d p i l g r i m a g e a n d w e m u s t p r a y a n d h o p e t h a t a n y w e a k b a t t e r i e s w i l l b e f u l l y r e - c h a r g e d f o r a l l o f t h o s e a t t e n d i n g a n d e q u a l l y i m p o r t a n t t o o u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s f a r a w a y f r o m L i v e r p o o l , g e o g r a p h y w i l l n o t m a t t e r b e t w e e n S e p t e m b e r 7 t h - 9 t h . T h e n e x t f e w w e e k s w i l l a l s o w i t n e s s t h e s t a r t o f a n e w a c a d e m i c y e a r . E a r l i e r t h i s y e a r t h e E d u c a t i o n S e c r e t a r y a p p e a r e d t o p e r f o r m a “ u - t u r n ” o n t h e i s s u e o f C a t h o l i c s c h o o l s a n d t h e i r f u t u r e . D e s p i t e a “ f i r m p o l i c y ” o n f a i t h b a s e d a d m i s s i o n t h e 5 0 p e r c e n t c a p w i l l r e m a i n . N o t b y a n y m e a n s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h a t p o l i t i c s h a s b e e n a p r i n c i p a l f a c t o r i n e d u c a t i o n . T h r o u g h o u t C a n o n D o l a n s ’ b o o k w e r e a d o f t h e c r e a t i o n o f C a t h o l i c s c h o o l s i n V i c t o r i a n t i m e s a n d b e y o n d . I n t h e h i s t o r y o f O u r L a d y a n d S t E d w a r d i n N o t t i n g h a m w e r e a d o f “ t h e s c h o o l r o o m s b e i n g a s t a b l e a n d h a y l o f t i n 1 8 8 4 . ” I n 2 0 1 8 t h e l a t e s t f i g u r e s h o w s 8 2 7 , 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n b e i n g e d u c a t e d i n C a t h o l i c s c h o o l s . T h e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y i s r i g h t l y p r o u d o f i t s s c h o o l s , t h o s e w h o g i v e t h e i r t i m e a s g o v e r n o r s n e e d t o d e v e l o p a n e v e n s t r o n g e r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e c l e r g y a n d p a r e n t s . T h e t w e n t y - f i r s t c e n t u r y w i l l c o n t i n u e t o p r e s e n t n e w c h a l l e n g e s f o r o u r c h i l d r e n a n d t e a c h e r s , t h e o p p o n e n t s o f C a t h o l i c s c h o o l s a r e w e l l o r g a n i s e d a n d w e n e e d t o b e t h e s a m e . W e s u r e l y o w e t h i s t o t h a t N o t t i n g h a m b a s e d s t a b l e i n 1 8 8 4 a n d t o s o m a n y w h o h a v e b e e n t h e b a s i s f o r C a n o n D o l a n s b o o k . 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 F r D a v i d C a i n L e a d s t h e R e n e w a l D a y s f o r D e r b y s h i r e ’ s E x t r a o r d i n a r y M i n i s t e r s F r D a v i d C a i n f r o m S t A l b a n ’ s C h u r c h i n C h a d d e s d e n , D e r b y , l e d i n f o r m a t i v e a n d e n ­ g a g i n g t a l k s e n t i t l e d – ‘ E x p l o r i n g O u r F r u i t ­ f u l M e m b e r s h i p o f t h e B o d y o f C h r i s t a t H o m e a n d A b r o a d , ’ f o r E M s a t O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s i n M i c k l e o v e r a n d S t A n n e ’ s i n B u x t o n . T h i s w a s d o n e t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m o f C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T e a c h i n g , a t o p i c t h a t c o u l d b e q u i t e d r y b u t F r D a v i d b r o u g h t l i f e a n d h e a r t t o t h e s u b j e c t a n d t h o r o u g h l y e n ­ g a g e d u s . T h e t a l k w a s b r o k e n d o w n i n t o d i f f e r e n t s e c t i o n s , w i t h a n i n i t i a l i n t r o d u c t i o n t o C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T e a c h i n g ( C S T ) , l o o k i n g a t t h e s o u r c e s a n d d o c u m e n t s – i n c l u d i n g r a r e a r c h i v a l f i l m o f P o p e L e o X I I I f r o m t h e 1 8 9 0 s , e v i d e n c e t h a t h e r e w a s a m a n r e a d y t o e m b r a c e n e w i d e a s . C S T m a k e s c l e a r t h a t w e a r e c a l l e d t o f l o u r i s h a s i n d i v i d u a l s a n d a s a c o m m u n i t y a n d w e d o t h a t t h r o u g h c o n n e c t i n g w i t h o t h e r s , b y h a v i n g a v i s i o n o f h o w o u r w o r l d c o u l d b e d i f f e r e n t i f w e m a k e p a r t i c u l a r c h o i c e s f o r C h r i s t . F r D a v i d a s k e d u s t o t h i n k a b o u t h o w o u r c h o i c e t o b e c o m e E x t r a o r d i n a r y M i n i s t e r s w a s a n a c t o f s e r v i c e t o o t h e r s a n d a v o c a t i o n . H u m a n d i g n i t y m u s t a l w a y s b e r e s p e c t e d a n d F r D a v i d s p o k e a b o u t h o w w e a r e c a l l e d t o s e e t h e f a c e o f C h r i s t i n e v e r y o n e . W e c a n s o m e t i m e s s t r u g g l e t o d o t h i s i f w e h a v e d e ­ c i d e d w e d o n o t l i k e a p e r s o n o r w h a t t h e y r e p r e s e n t . B u t i t i s p r e c i s e l y a t t h o s e t i m e s t h a t t h e c a l l i s g r e a t e s t – i t i s e a s y t o s e e C h r i s t i n o n e ’ s f r i e n d s , t h e t o u g h p a r t i s s e e ­ i n g H i m i n o u r e n e m i e s . F r D a v i d r e c o u n t e d t h e s t o r y o f b u y i n g a p a i r o f s h o e s t h r o u g h a F a i r T r a d e o r g a n i s a t i o n , a n d b e i n g s e n t r e g ­ u l a r u p d a t e s b y t h e w o r k e r s o n t h e s e s h o e s a s t h e y w e r e m a d e . I t c o n n e c t e d h i m t o t h e d i g n i t y o f t h e w o r k e r s , t h e y b e c a m e r e a l p e o p l e , n o t j u s t f a c e l e s s c o g s i n a n i m p e r ­ s o n a l m a n u f a c t u r i n g p r o c e s s . T h o u g h i t m i g h t n o t b e p o s s i b l e t o h a v e t h a t l e v e l o f c o n t a c t w i t h t h e p r o d u c e r s o f e v e r y t h i n g w e c o n s u m e , i t c e r t a i n l y b r i n g s h o m e t h e p o i n t t h a t o u r n e e d s a n d w a n t s a f f e c t o t h e r p e o ­ p l e . W e a r e c a l l e d t o l i v e i n s o l i d a r i t y w i t h o t h e r s , a n d l o o k a t t h e m t h r o u g h G o d ’ s e y e s . I n b e c o m i n g h u m a n , J e s u s s h o w e d t h e u l t i m a t e a c t o f s o l i d a r i t y w i t h u s . W h e n w e s t r i v e f o r f r e e d o m , w e a l s o n e e d t o b e a w a r e t h a t o u r a c t i o n s c a n l i m i t o t h e r s ’ f r e e d o m t o c h o o s e . F r D a v i d s p o k e a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f t r u e p e a c e , a n d h o w t h i s i s m u c h m o r e t h a n a m e r e a b s e n c e o f w a r . W e s h o u l d a l l b e e n ­ g a g e d i n a n e n t e r p r i s e o f j u s t i c e , a c o n v e r ­ s i o n t o l e t t i n g g o o f w h a t d r e w u s t o w a r a n d a n g e r i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e . U l t i m a t e l y e a c h o f u s i s c a l l e d t o b e a r e f l e c t i o n o f G o d t o o t h ­ e r s – t h o u g h i t c a n s o m e t i m e s f e e l l i k e a n i m p o s s i b l e t a s k , F r D a v i d l e f t u s f e e l i n g a l i t t l e m o r e w e l l ­ e q u i p p e d t o d o i t . 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T h e K n i g h t ` s E a s t e r P a i n t i n g C o m p e t i ­ t i o n w a s w o n t h i s y e a r b y E s t h e r ­ R u t h ( E s s i e ) T r e m e e r , a Y e a r 7 s t u d e n t f r o m O u r L a d y ` s C o n v e n t S c h o o l , L o u g h b o r ­ o u g h , L e i c e s t e r s h i r e , f o r h e r d e p i c t i o n o f t h e c r o s s s i l h o u e t t e d a g a i n s t a d a r k e n i n g s k y . A s w e l l a s t h e t r o p h y , E s s i e r e ­ c e i v e d a c h e q u e f o r £ 7 5 a n d a c e r t i f i c a t e a t t h e e n d o f s c h o o l M a s s o n 2 n d J u l y . T h e s c h o o l h a s a l s o b e n e f i t e d d i r e c t l y f r o m E s s i e ` s a r t i s t i c t a l e n t s , b e i n g p r e ­ s e n t e d w i t h a c h e q u e f o r £ 2 0 0 w h i c h t h e y h a v e a l ­ r e a d y s p e n t o n t w o i c o n s f o r t h e s c h o o l c h a p e l . W i l l H o l ­ l a n d , G r a n d K n i g h t o f L o u g h b o r o u g h C o u n c i l 1 9 7 , s a i d , ` T h e c r e a t i o n o f a n y w o r k o f a r t i n v o l v e s c o n s i d e r a b l e t h o u g h t a b o u t w h a t i s b e i n g d e ­ p i c t e d , a n d t h i s i s v e r y e v i d e n t i n E s s i e ` s p o w ­ e r f u l a n d e v o c a t i v e p i c ­ t u r e . I c o n g r a t u l a t e h e r f o r h e r d e s e r v e d s u c c e s s . ` F r P e t e r h a s f o r t h e l a s t s i x y e a r s b e e n t a k e n i n t o t h e h e a r t o f t h e l o c a l R o m a C o m m u n i t y i n N o r m a n t o n , D e r b y . A s p a r t o f t h e P a r i s h O u t r e a c h / E v a n g e l i s a t i o n p r o g r a m m e t h e y a r e o n e o f a n u m b e r o f g r o u p s t h a t r e c e i v e b o t h p r a c t i c a l a n d s p i r i t u a l s u p p o r t f r o m t h e P a r i s h , t h e C h u r c h i s i n o l d N o r m a t o n , D e r b y a n d t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y h a s c h a n g e d c o n s i d e r a b l y s i n c e t h e n e w M i l l e n n i u m . N o w s u r r o u n d e d b y f a m i l i e s f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d i t b r i n g s a r i c h n e s s t o t h e P a r i s h t h a t t h e y a r e e m b r a c i n g . W h a t b e g a n w i t h o n e R o m a f a m i l y r e c e i v i n g i n s t r u c t i o n f o r t h e i r c h i l d ’ s b a p t i s m h a s g r o w n , w i t h m a n y R o m a c h i l d r e n a n d a d u l t s r e c e i v i n g c a t e ­ c h i s m f o r a l l t h e s a c r a m e n t s . F r P e t e r a l o n g w i t h M r s K a r a n O ’ C o n n o r h i s P a r i s h A s s i s ­ t a n t v i s i t t h e f a m i l i e s i n t h e i r h o m e s a n d w o r k w i t h t h e m . T o o v e r c o m e a n y l a n g u a g e b a r r i e r s M r J u a n S e p c i k h a s b e e n a s s i s t i n g K a r a n w i t h t r a n s l a t i o n . O n S a t u r d a y 2 8 t h J u l y F r P e t e r b a p t i s e d 7 f r o m t h e R o m a c o m m u n i t y , i t w a s a w o n ­ d e r f u l o c c a s i o n w i t h m a n y f a m i l i e s o f t h e R o m a c o m m u n i t y a t t e n d i n g . F r P e t e r a d d e d “ I t w a s a w o n d e r f u l c e l e b r a t i o n f o l ­ l o w i n g t h e w e e k s t h a t K a r a n h a s s p e n t p r e p a r i n g t h e m , t h e y a r e l o v e l y p e o p l e w h o o n c e a l e v e l o f t r u s t i s f o u n d t o t a l l y e m b r a c e y o u , t h e y r e m a i n c o m m i t t e d t o t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h a n d h a v e a s t r o n g f a i t h , w e a r e r i c h e r i n S p i r i t t o h a v e s u c h a d i v e r s e a n d c u l t u r a l m i x a m o n g s t o u r w o r s h i p e r s . ” W h o a r e t h e R o m a T r a v e l l i n g C o m m u n i t y ? O r i g i n s & H i s t o r y T h e R o m a o r i g i n a t e f r o m P u n j a b a n d R a ­ j a s t h a n a r e a s o f I n d i a . T h e i r a n c e s t o r s e m i ­ g r a t e d f r o m I n d i a a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 0 0 y e a r s a g o a n d t r a v e l l e d t h r o u g h A s i a t o E u r o p e a n d l a t e r t o t h e A m e r i c a s . F o r c e n t u r i e s t h e y m a i n t a i n e d a n o m a d i c l i f e s t y l e b u t w e r e f o r c e d t o s e t t l e u n d e r t h e c o m m u n i s t r e g i m e s o f E a s t e r n E u r o p e . T h e R o m a h a v e f a c e d c e n t u r i e s o f d i s c r i m i ­ n a t i o n , p e r s e c u t i o n a n d f o r c e d a s s i m i l a t i o n . I n m a n y c o u n t r i e s t h e R o m a r e m a i n m a r g i n a l i s e d , e x p e r i e n c i n g b a r r i e r s t o e m ­ p l o y m e n t , e d u c a t i o n a n d h e a l t h . T h e R o m a f i r s t c a m e t o t h e U K a s a s y l u m s e e k e r s . F o r s e v e r a l y e a r s t h e y w e r e s u b ­ j e c t e d t o s t r i c t i m m i g r a t i o n a n d w o r k r e ­ s t r i c t i o n s , w h i c h h a v e g r e a t l y i m p a c t e d t h e i r m e n t a l h e a l t h a n d c o n t r i b u t e d t o d i s ­ t r u s t t o w a r d s q u e s t i o n n a i r e s a n d d e t a i l e d q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e m s e l v e s . S i n c e t h e E U a c c e s s i o n s o f 2 0 0 4 a n d 2 0 0 7 , t h e R o m a h a v e b e e n c o m i n g t o t h e U K a s e c o n o m i c m i g r a n t s . R e l i g i o n a n d F a i t h T h e R o m a C o m m u n i t y a r e p r e d o m i n a n t l y C a t h o l i c , P e n t e c o s t a l & M u s l i m , t h e y d o f o l l o w t h e i r f a i t h ; a n d o f t e n r e l i g i o n i s t h e f i r s t p o i n t o f c o n t a c t o u t s i d e t h e i r c l o s e c o m m u n i t i e s i n t h e c o u n t r y w h e r e t h e y a r e l i v i n g . T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 P a g e 7 September 14 Friday ­ Healing Service led Fr Denis Labartette. Rosary at 7.00 pm followed by Mass, Adoration and prayers for healing. 15 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on Saints for our Complex World. Shared table lunch at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 22 Saturday ­ “Prayer is a constant awareness of God’s loving presence”. Talk by Fr Antonio Belsito. Mass at 10.00 am and talk at 11.00 am. Shared table lunch at 1.00 pm. Please book in advance. All are welcome. 29 Saturday ­ Lectio Divina starting at 3.00 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by meditation on the Sunday Gospel. October 12 Friday ­ Healing Service led by Fr Ted Mullen. Mass at 7.00 pm followed by Adoration and prayers for healing. 20 Saturday ­ Deepening our Faith with Bishop Robert Barron DVD. Mass at 10.00 am followed at 11.00 am by DVD on Difficulties in prayer. Shared table lunch at 1.00pm with soup and a roll. Please book in advance. Donations welcome. 27 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. O n t h e F e a s t O f S t J a m e s 2 0 1 8 t h e F r o s t a n d J e n k i n s o n f a m i l y w h o h a v e b e e n h o l i d a y i n g i n M a b l e t h o r p e f o r t h e p a s t 3 5 y e a r s p r e ­ s e n t e d F r J a m e s L y n c h w i t h a f r a m e d t r i b u t e t h a n k i n g h i m f o r h i s p r i e s t l y s e r v i c e t o t h e m o v e r m a n y y e a r s . F r J a m e s h a s a l w a y s m a d e u s v e r y w e l ­ c o m e a l o n g w i t h t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s o f S t J o s e p h ’ s a n d t h e f a m i l y w h o a r e f r o m t h e H a l l a m d i o c e s e w i s h e d t o g i v e t h e i r t h a n k s . F r J a m e s a t S t J o s e p h ’ s M a b l e t h o r p e F r P e t e r f r o m S t G e o r g e s , D e r b y w o r k i n g w i t h t h e l o c a l R o m a C o m m u n i t y W i n n e r o f t h e K n i g h t s o f S t C o l u m b a E a s t e r P a i n t i n g C o m p e t i t i o n E s t h e r ­ R u t h T r e m e e r w i t h h e r p r i z e ­ w i n n i n g p i c t u r e , w i t h F a t h e r S i m o n G i l l e s p i e a n d G r a n d K n i g h t W i l l H o l l a n d

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O n b e h a l f o f F r P e t e r a n d h i s f a m i l y , w e e x t e n d v e r y s i n c e r e t h a n k s t o a l l w h o c a m e t o t h e p a r i s h e v e n i n g o n T h u r s d a y a t S t G e o r g e ’ s S o c i a l C e n t r e . F r P e t e r b e g a n t h e e v e n t w i t h a p r e ­ s e n t a t i o n i n w o r d s a n d p i c t u r e s o n t h e P o p e ’ s c a l l t o h o l i n e s s i n t o d a y ’ s w o r l d e n t i t l e d “ G a u d e t e e t E x s u l t a t e ” ( R e ­ j o i c e a n d b e G l a d ) . P o p e F r a n c i s b e ­ g i n s h i s a p o s t o l i c e x h o r t a t i o n w i t h w o r d s o f J e s u s t o h i s f r i e n d s o f a l l t i m e w h o w i l l b e p e r s e c u t e d o r h u m i l i ­ a t e d f o r h i s s a k e . A s w e k n o w f r o m t h e G o s p e l s , J e s u s h i m s e l f w a s p e r s e ­ c u t e d , h u m i l i a t e d a n d e x e c u t e d f o r b e i n g t r u e t o h i s m i s s i o n f r o m G o d O u r F a t h e r . J e s u s , l i v i n g t h e b a s i c s o f r e l i g i o n o f t h e O l d T e s t a m e n t w h i c h a r e l o v e o f G o d a n d l o v e o f o t h e r s t o t h e b e s t o f o n e ’ s a b i l i t y b y p r a y e r a n d g o o d d e e d s , n e v e r t h e l e s s w a s r e j e c t e d a n d c r u c i f i e d . P o p e F r a n c i s s p e l l s o u t s o m e e s s e n t i a l s o f l i v i n g i n t o d a y ’ s w o r l d w h i c h w i l l h e l p a n y o n e w h o t a k e s h i m s e r i o u s l y t o g r o w a n d d e ­ v e l o p i n t h e w a y o f J e s u s t h e m a n f o r o t h e r s , f r i e n d a n d s a v i o u r o f h u m a n b e i n g s . T h e p a r i s h p a r t y w h i c h f o l ­ l o w e d F r P e t e r ’ s e x p o s i t i o n o f G a u d e t e e t E x s u l t a t e w a s a t t e n d e d b y a b o u t 6 0 p a r i s h i o n e r s . W e e n j o y e d a l o v e l y b u f f e t p r e p a r e d a n d s e t o u t b y K a r a n a n d h e l p e r s . F r P e t e r t h e n c u t h i s 9 0 t h b i r t h d a y c a k e , m a d e b y o n e o f h i s t h r e e d a u g h t e r s , a n d w e s a n g H a p p y B i r t h d a y . D u r i n g t h e e v e n i n g F r P e t e r r e c e i v e d g i f t s a n d c a r d s f r o m l o t s o f p a r i s h i o n e r s a n d t h e p r o c e e d s o f a c o l ­ l e c t i o n a t H o l y S p i r i t C h u r c h , t o g e t h e r w i t h a d o n a t i o n f r o m S t G e o r g e ’ s . O n S a t u r d a y c e l e b r a t i o n s t a k e p l a c e w i t h a b o u t 5 0 f a m i l y m e m b e r s a t a l o c a l r e s t a u r a n t L i t t l e o v e r L o d g e . W e w i s h F r P e t e r m a n y m o r e h a p p y y e a r s i n G o d ’ s s e r v i c e H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y : ” I w o u l d l i k e t o s e n d m y h e a r t f e l t t h a n k s t o a l l w h o c a m e a l o n g l a s t T h u r s d a y t o c e l e b r a t e m y 9 0 t h B i r t h d a y . I w a s o v e r w h e l m e d w i t h t h e a t t e n d a n c e o f s o m a n y o f y o u a n d t h e l o v e l y f e l l o w ­ s h i p s h a r e d . M a n y t h a n k s f o r a l l t h e g i f t s , f o r a l l w h o h e l p e d w i t h t h e t e c h ­ n i c a l s u p p o r t a n d t o r e f r e s h m e n t A N D b u f f e t t e a m . I w i l l b e d o n a t i n g t h e g e n e r o u s c o l l e c t i o n f r o m S t G e o r g e ’ s & H o l y S p i r i t o f £ 2 2 0 t o t h e D e r b y N i g h t S h e l t e r . S p e c i a l t h a n k s t o F r A l a n w h o i s m y g o o d f r i e n d a s w e l l a s a f e l l o w p r i e s t . I a m s o b l e s s e d t o b e a b l e t o b e p a r t o f s u c h a w o n d e r f u l , v i b r a n t a n d a c t i v e p a r i s h . F i n a l t h a n k s t o o u r f a i t h f u l P a r i s h A s s i s t a n t K a r a n w h o e n a b l e s b o t h F r A l a n a n d I t o g e t o n w i t h o u r d u t i e s w i t h o u t w o r r y . G o d B l e s s y o u a l l – F r P e t e r “ 9 0 Y e a r s Y o u n g ” P a g e 8 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 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 Pl e a s e remem b e r m y i n t e n t i o n /s i n p r a y e r . … … … … . ..... … … … . ... … … ........................................ ........... … … … … … … . .… … . … … … . ........................... ........................… … … … … … . .….…… … . .................. ..................................................................................... I w o u l d like t o h e l p y o u r Mi s s i o n Fo u n d ati o n s . My gift o f £____ i s e n c l o s e d ( p a yable t o A d o r e r s o f t h e Sac r e d H e a r t o f J e s u s ). T h a nk yo u ! Plea s e s e n d me v o c ati o n s i n f o r m ati o n . Name :… … . … … … … . ...........................….................. ...... Add r e s s : … . . … … … . ............................................................. . . … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .......… … . ..........................… … . .. Please p r i n t . R E P LY TO: Mo t h er General, Tyburn C o nvent , 8 H y d e Park Place, Lon d o n, W2 2LJ Tel.: 020 7723 7262 L i vi n g i n t h e h e a r t o f L o n d o n , t h e Ty b u r n Be n e dicti n e C o mm u n i ty h a s a s it s s p e cial mi s s i o n , p r a yer f o r t h e p e o p le o f E n g la n d and Wale s . O u r m o n a s t e r y i s b u i lt o n t h e s i te o f t h e Ty b u r n gall o w s w h e r e 105 Cat h o lic s w e r e ma r t y r e d d u r i n g t h e r e f o r m ati o n . O u r life o f p r a ye r draw s S i s t e r s f r o m ma n y nati o n s . Already We hold you in prayer. CN101 C r e a m o f t h e C r o p b y J u l i a B e a c r o f t 1 . C o m e , y e t h a n k f u l p e o p l e , c o m e , r a i s e t h e s o n g o f h a r v e s t h o m e ; a l l i s s a f e l y g a t h e r e d i n , e r e t h e w i n t e r s t o r m s b e g i n . G o d o u r M a k e r d o t h p r o v i d e f o r o u r w a n t s t o b e s u p p l i e d ; c o m e t o G o d ` s o w n t e m p l e , c o m e , r a i s e t h e s o n g o f h a r v e s t h o m e . 2 . A l l t h e w o r l d i s G o d ` s o w n f i e l d , f r u i t a s p r a i s e t o G o d w e y i e l d ; w h e a t a n d t a r e s t o g e t h e r s o w n a r e t o j o y o r s o r r o w g r o w n ; f i r s t t h e b l a d e a n d t h e n t h e e a r , t h e n t h e f u l l c o r n s h a l l a p p e a r ; L o r d o f h a r v e s t , g r a n t t h a t w e w h o l e s o m e g r a i n a n d p u r e m a y b e . 3 . F o r t h e L o r d o u r G o d s h a l l c o m e , a n d s h a l l t a k e t h e h a r v e s t h o m e : f r o m t h e f i e l d s h a l l i n t h a t d a y a l l o f f e n s e s p u r g e a w a y , g i v i n g a n g e l s c h a r g e a t l a s t i n t h e f i r e t h a t t a r e s t o c a s t ; b u t t h e f r u i t f u l e a r s t o s t o r e i n t h e g a r n e r e v e r m o r e . 4 . E v e n s o , L o r d , q u i c k l y c o m e , b r i n g t h y f i n a l h o r v e s t h o m e : g a t h e r t h o u t h y p e o p l e i n , f r e e f r o m s o r r o w , f r e e f r o m s i n , t h e r e , f o r e v e r p u r i f i e d , i n t h e y p r e s e n c e t o a b i d e : c o m e , w i t h a l l t h i n e a n g e l s , c o m e . A S A Y O U N G c h i l d m y r e a d i n g , w r i t i n g a n d v e r b a l l a n g u a g e s k i l l s w e r e g o o d . H o w e v e r , I h a d a n u n f o r t u n a t e h a b i t o f m i s p r o n o u n c ­ i n g s o m e w o r d s a n d q u i t e o f t e n t h e s e w e r e n a m e s . M y f a m i l y h o o t e d w i t h l a u g h t e r w h e n I t r i e d t o s a y t h e n a m e ‘ M a c L e o d ‘ p r o ­ n o u n c i n g i t p h o n e t i c a l l y ( M a c ­ l e e ­ o d ) , i n ­ s t e a d o f s a y i n g M a c ­ C l o u d , a n d o f c o u r s e t h e s a m e o c c u r r e d w i t h t h e n a m e ‘ C h o l ­ m o n d e l e y ’ , ( h o w o n e a r t h c o u l d t h i s b e C h u m l e y , I w o n d e r e d ? ) A n d i t w a s n ’ t a l w a y s j u s t a c a s e o f a s i m p l e v e r b a l b l u n d e r e i t h e r . I t w a s n o t u n k n o w n f o r m e t o a l s o m i s i n t e r ­ p r e t t h e s e n s e o f a s e n t e n c e … H A R V E S T H O M E A s s u m m e r e n d s a n d a u t u m n a p p e a r s o n t h e h o r i z o n , I a m r e m i n d e d o f t h e b e a u t i f u l C h r i s t i a n h a r v e s t h y m n ‘ C o m e y e t h a n k f u l p e o p l e c o m e ’ , w h i c h I u s e d t o s i n g a t p r i ­ m a r y s c h o o l e a c h h a r v e s t ­ t i m e . B u t y o u p r o b a b l y w o n ’ t b e s u r p r i s e d t o h e a r t h a t a l ­ t h o u g h I l o v e d t h i s h y m n , I w a s a l w a y s p u z ­ z l e d b y t h e s e c o n d l i n e o f t h e f i r s t v e r s e : ‘ R a i s e t h e s o n g o f h a r v e s t h o m e ’ . W h a t , I u s e d t o w o n d e r , i s a h a r v e s t ­ h o m e ? W h a t s o r t s o f p e o p l e l i v e i n o n e a n d w h a t d o e s i t l o o k l i k e ? ! A n d o f c o u r s e , t h i s p h r a s e i s a l s o r e p e a t e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e h y m n . I t w a s q u i t e a f e w y e a r s l a t e r b e f o r e I r e a l i s e d t h a t t h e l i n e , o f c o u r s e , r e f e r s t o t h e s a f e g a t h e r i n g i n o f t h e h a r v e s t f r o m t h e l a n d . W h e n t h e r e s t o f t h e s e l o v e l y v e r s e s a r e r e a d , i t q u i c k l y b e c o m e s a p p a r e n t t h a t t h e r e i s s o m u c h m o r e t o b e g a r n e r e d t h a n t h e h a r v e s t e d c r o p s , i m p o r t a n t t h o u g h t h i s i s . W e t o o a r e g a t h e r e d i n t o t h e L o r d a s w e a r e n u r t u r e d a n d a s w e g r o w b o t h i n o u r l i f e a n d o u r f a i t h j o u r n e y s . A n d i n c r e d i b l y t h i s i s o n l y t h e b e g i n n i n g , a s u l t i m a t e l y o u r t i m e o f h a r v e s t e d m a t u r i t y w i l l c o m e a t t h e e n d o f o u r e a r t h l y l i v e s , a n d w e w i l l b e g a t h e r e d i n b y t h e L o r d t o b e i n h i s o w n w o n d e r f u l p r e s e n c e . P L E N T I F U L J e s u s w a s , o f c o u r s e , f o n d o f u s i n g a n a l o g i e s w h i c h r e f e r r e d t o t h e l a n d , f o o d a n d w i n e i n h i s p a r a b l e s , t o e n a b l e h i s d i s c i p l e s a n d f o l ­ l o w e r s t o m o r e c l e a r l y u n d e r s t a n d h i s t e a c h i n g a n d p r e a c h i n g , a n d i n s o d o i n g h e f r e q u e n t l y r e f e r e n c e d t h e h a r v e s t . I n S t . L u k e ’ s G o s p e l , J e s u s s e n d s o u t h i s d i s c i p l e s i n p a i r s a n d ‘ h e t o l d t h e m , " T h e h a r v e s t i s p l e n t i f u l , b u t t h e w o r k e r s a r e f e w . A s k t h e L o r d o f t h e h a r v e s t , t h e r e f o r e , t o s e n d o u t w o r k e r s i n t o h i s h a r v e s t f i e l d . ’ W e t o o a r e i n v i t e d t o s h a r e i n t h e r i c h a n d p l e n t i f u l h a r v e s t o f G o d a n d a l s o t o l a b o u r t o e n s u r e t h a t o t h e r s a r e a w a r e o f t h e L o r d ’ s c a l l . A n d s o t h i s a u t u m n , m a y w e r a i s e t h e s o n g o f h a r v e s t h o m e w i t h n o f e a r o f m i s i n t e r p r e ­ t a t i o n o r m i s p r o n u n c i a t i o n a s w e a c c l a i m ‘ J e s u s i s L o r d ! ’ B R I G G F A M I L Y ’ S T R I P L E C A T E N I A N A W A R D T h e C a t e n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n h a s a B u r s a r y F u n d t o h e l p y o u n g C a t h o l i c s ( 1 6 – 2 4 ) t o a s s i s t o n D i o c e s a n / H C P T L o u r d e s p i l g r i m a g e s o r t o d o v o l u n ­ t a r y c h a r i t a b l e w o r k a b r o a d . Q u i t e r e m a r k a b l y t h r e e y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m a B r i g g f a m i l y h a v e n o w r e c e i v e d C a t e n i a n B u r s a r y A w a r d s . N a t h a n C l a r k r e c e i v e d a n a w a r d t o w o r k i n I n d i a i n 2 0 1 5 . I n J a n u a r y t h e P r e s i ­ d e n t o f S c u n t h o r p e C i r c l e , T o n y B r o o k e s , p r e s e n t e d a c h e q u e f o r £ 1 0 0 0 t o N a t h a n ’ s y o u n g e r b r o t h e r , P a u l , a t S u n d a y M a s s a t S t . M a r y ’ s , B r i g g . P a u l h a s j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m C a m b o d i a a f t e r s p e n d i n g 5 m o n t h s w o r k i n g w i t h B o s c o V o l u n t e e r A c t i o n . T o n y B r o o k e s w a s b a c k i n B r i g g i n J u l y t o p r e s e n t a c h e q u e f o r £ 9 0 0 t o N a t h a n a n d P a u l ’ s s i s t e r , E l l i e C l a r k , w h o w i l l s t a r t c h a r i t a b l e w o r k i n T a n z a n i a i n S e p t e m b e r . E l l i e w a s c o n g r a t u l a t e d b y F r . L u k e , v i s ­ i t i n g f r o m R o m e , w h o c e l e b r a t e d M a s s a n d b y p a r i s h p r i e s t F r . B e n e d i c t . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e C a t e ­ n i a n A s s o c i a t i o n p l e a s e c o n t a c t T o n y B r o o k e s ( 0 7 7 2 1 8 3 4 0 8 4 ) w h o w i l l p u t y o u i n t o u c h w i t h y o u r n e a r e s t C i r c l e . F u r t h e r d e t a i l s o f t h e B u r s a r y S c h e m e c a n b e f o u n d a t w w w . t h e c a t e n i a n s . c o m / b u r s a r y P h o t o s h o w s f r o m l e f t t o r i g h t : F r . L u k e , F r . B e n e d i c t , E l l i e C l a r k , N a t h a n C l a r k a n d T o n y B r o o k e s F r P E T E R ’ S 9 0 T H B I R T H D A Y C E L E B R A T I O N S

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A s I w r i t e i n t h e e a r l y p a r t o f A u g u s t i n o u r S u n d a y G o s p e l s f o r t h e n e x t f e w w e e k s w e s h a l l b e h e a r i n g f r o m S t . J o h n ’ s G o s p e l c h a p t e r s i x a n d b y t h e t i m e y o u r e a d t h i s C a t h o l i c N e w s e d i t i o n w e s h a l l h a v e j o u r n e y e d t h r o u g h s o m e o f J e s u s ’ c l e a r e s t a n d m o s t e x p l i c i t t e a c h i n g o n t h e E u c h a r i s t . T h i s i s m o s t f i t t i n g e s p e c i a l l y t h i s y e a r a s d u r i n g t h i s m o n t h o f S e p t e m ­ b e r t h e E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s w i l l t a k e p l a c e i n L i v e r p o o l a n d h o p e f u l l y s o m e o f u s w i l l b e p a r t i c i p a t i n g p h y s i c a l l y a t t h i s e v e n t o r o t h e r w i s e w i l l b e m a r k i n g i t i n o u r p a r i s h e s i n s o m e w a y o r a n o t h e r . F o r s o m e w e e k s n o w i n t h e G o s p e l w e h a v e b e e n f o l l o w i n g c l o s e l y t h e p u b l i c m i n i s t r y o f J e s u s , w e h a v e h e a r d o f t h e m a n y m i r a c l e s h e h a s p e r f o r m e d s o m e o f t h e s e p u b l i c b u t m o s t l y i n p r i v a t e , h e h a d h e a l e d t h e s i c k , r e s t o r e d s i g h t t o t h e b l i n d , h a s c a s t o u t d e m o n s , w e h a v e h e a r d h o w h e h a d f e d a l a r g e m u l t i t u d e w i t h j u s t f i v e l o a v e s a n d t w o f i s h ­ t h i s w a s a u n i ­ v e r s a l m i r a c l e p e r f o r m e d n o t j u s t f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a i n d i v i d u a l b u t f o r m a n y p e o ­ p l e a n d f o r a l l t o s e e . T h e m i r a c l e o f t h e l o a v e s a n d f i s h e s i s o n e w e l l k n o w n t o a l l a n d i s t h e g r e a t e s t s i g n a n d w o n d e r w h i c h J e s u s i n t e n d e d t o b e a s i g n t o p r e p a r e u s f o r s o m e t h i n g m u c h g r e a t e r ­ t h e m i r a c l e o f t h e E u c h a r i s t . T h e C a t e c h i s m o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h t e l l s u s t h a t t h e E u c h a r i s t ‘ i s t h e s o u r c e a n d s u m m i t o f o u r C h r i s t i a n l i f e ’ , i t i s t h e s u m m a r y o f a l l G o d ’ s w o r k i n h i s t o r y ­ t o s a n c t i f y t h e w o r l d , t o b r i n g u s c o m m u ­ n i o n w i t h h i s d i v i n e l i f e a n d t o u n i t e u s a s o n e f a m i l y o f G o d i n h i s C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . I t i s b e c a u s e t h e E u c h a r i s t i s s o i m p o r t a n t t h a t w e h a v e b e e n h a v i n g o u r a t t e n t i o n s d r a w n t o w a r d s t h i s g r e a t m y s t e r y o f f a i t h . T h e E u c h a r i s t i s a s i g n t h a t G o d w a n t s t o b e w i t h u s , t h a t h e w a n t s t o b e p a r t o f o u r l i v e s , i t i s J e s u s ­ t h e r e a l p r e s ­ e n c e o f J e s u s i n t h e E u c h a r i s t , a s w e k n o w i t , H i s B o d y , H i s B l o o d , h i s s o u l , h i s d i v i n ­ i t y . H e c o m e s t o b e w i t h u s i n e v e r y c e l e ­ b r a t i o n o f t h e M a s s a n d r e c e p t i o n o f t h e E u c h a r i s t . I n t h e G o s p e l s J e s u s t e a c h e s u s t h e s u p e r ­ n a t u r a l a n d s p i r i t u a l t r u t h o f t h e E u ­ c h a r i s t ­ w e h e a r h o w J e s u s t o o k b r e a d , g a v e t h a n k s a n d g a v e t h e b r e a d t o h i s d i s ­ c i p l e s , w e k n o w t h a t t h e w o r d t o ‘ g i v e t h a n k s ’ m e a n s E u c h a r i s t . T h e E u c h a r i s t i s t h e m e a n i n g o f h i s t o r y , s i n c e h e c r e a t e d t h e w o r l d G o d h a s b e e n g u i d i n g a l l o f h i s ­ t o r y t o w a r d t h e c o m i n g o f J e s u s C h r i s t a n d t h e r e v e l a t i o n o f t h e E u c h a r i s t . E v e r y t i m e w e r e c e i v e t h e E u c h a r i s t G o d i s f e e d ­ i n g u s w i t h h i s o w n h a n d s , t h r o u g h t h e h a n d s o f h i s o r d a i n e d p r i e s t s w i t h H i s o w n B o d y a n d B l o o d . T h e E u c h a r i s t t h e n i s a r e m a r k a b l e r e a l i t y t h a t J e s u s w a n t s t o b e w i t h u s . D u r i n g a n d a f t e r t h e E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s l e t u s r e f l e c t o n ‘ J e s u s t h e B r e a d o f L i f e ’ , l e t u s a s k f o r t h e g r a c e t o b e a w a r e o f h o w m u c h G o d r e a l l y l o v e s u s , l e t u s h a v e a g r e a t e r f a i t h i n t h e E u c h a r i s t , a g r e a t e r f a i t h i n G o d ’ s l o v e , w e n e e d t o a s k J e s u s t o ‘ g i v e u s t h i s b r e a d a l w a y s ’ , t h e b r e a d f r o m h e a v e n . M a y o u r B l e s s e d M o t h e r h e l p u s t o a n ­ s w e r t h e i n v i t a t i o n o f J e s u s t o o p e n t h e d o o r o f o u r h e a r t s t o H i s b e a u t i f u l l o v e i n t h e E u c h a r i s t . F r . D a v i d + 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 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 P a g e 9 » D i r e ct ights f ro m v ariou s a irport s i n t h e U K » Full y e scorted w i th p rof e s sional g u i d e s » S p e c ial i n c entives f or g r o u p b ooki n g s b a s e d o n g rou p n umbers » Profess i o n a l h e l p i n g rou p o rganising , m a n a gement a n d b ook i n g p rocess » Free pro m o t i o n a l materi a l s t o a ssis t y ou r t ours » F u l l y bonde d & l icensed t r a v e l o p e r a ti o n f or your full nancial protection ORGAN I S E Y OUR G R OUP P IL G R IMA G E I N T H E F OOTSTEP S O F S T . 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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 P a t r i c k D u g a r d , f r o m G r i m s b y , r e c e n t l y r e ­ c e i v e d t h e B e n e m e r e n t i m e d a l f r o m P o p e F r a n c i s f o r o v e r f i f t y y e a r s o f s e r v i c e t o t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n N o r t h ­ E a s t L i n c o l n s h i r e , i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e P a r i s h o f S t P i u s X , w h i c h i s n o w p a r t o f t h e P a r i s h o f t h e M o s t H o l y & U n d i v i d e d T r i n i t y , G r i m s b y , C l e e t h o r p e s & I m m i n g h a m . P a t r i c k h a s b e e n s e r v i n g M a s s , i n S t P e t e r ’ C h u r c h a n d t h e n S t P i u s X C h u r c h , f r o m s h o r t l y a f t e r h e r e c e i v e d h i s F i r s t H o l y C o m ­ m u n i o n , a n d h e h a s t r a i n e d , a n d s t i l l d o e s t r a i n , m a n y a s e r v e r t o a s s i s t i n t h e s a n c t u ­ a r y d i l i g e n t l y ; h e h a s a l i g h t n e s s o f t o u c h t h a t m a k e s p e o p l e w a n t t o s e r v e . H o w e v e r , s e r v i n g a t M a s s h a s b e e n t h e r i g h t f u l t i p o f a v e r y b i g p a r o c h i a l i c e b e r g ­ P a t r i c k h a s l e d w o r s h i p w h e n n o p r i e s t o r d e a c o n w a s a v a i l ­ a b l e , w o r k e d a s a c a t e c h i s t , h e l p e d w i t h t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e R C I A i n t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m a n d o r g a n i s e d m a n y a s o c i a l f u n c t i o n t h a t h a s b r o u g h t p a r i s h i o n e r s t o ­ g e t h e r a n d h e l p e d t o m a k e t h e p a r i s h a w a r m e r a n d m o r e w e l c o m i n g c o m m u n i t y . P a t r i c k ’ s f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s g a t h e r e d i n S t M a r y o n t h e S e a C h u r c h i n G r i m s b y t o s e e h i m r e c e i v e t h e m e d a l f r o m F r A n d r e w C o l e , t h e p a r i s h p r i e s t , w h o s a i d : ` I v a l u e v e r y m u c h h i s c o u n s e l , a n d h i s f r i e n d s h i p , a n d e v e r y t h i n g e l s e h e d o e s ; w e w o r k t o g e t h e r c l o s e l y , n o t j u s t a b o u t t h e l i t u r g y b u t h e i s c h a i r o f o u r s o c i a l a n d f u n d r a i s i n g g r o u p , w h i c h d o e s b r i l l i a n t w o r k i n a r r a n g i n g o u r p r o g r a m m e o f s o c i a l e v e n t s . H e i s a g r e a t o r g a n i s e r – I ’ v e j u s t g o t t o t h i n k o f t h e p a r i s h C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r l a s t D e c e m b e r t o p r o v e t h a t . I w a s b l o w n a w a y – b y t h e s h e e r n u m b e r o f p e o p l e w h o c a m e , t h e a m a z i n g a t m o s p h e r e , a n d t h e g r e a t w o r k t h a t w e n t i n t o i t , a n d a l l t h e o t h e r s t u f f t h a t w e ’ v e d o n e s i n c e I a r r i v e d h e r e i n J a n u a r y l a s t y e a r . I t i s a g r e a t h o n o u r a n d a p r i v i l e g e f o r m e t o b e y o u r p a r i s h p r i e s t , a n d t h a t j o b i s m a d e m u c h e a s i e r , a n d m o r e p l e a s a n t , b y t h e h a r d w o r k , e n t h u s i a s m a n d s u p p o r t o f P a t r i c k a n d o f s o m a n y o t h e r p e o p l e . F o r o u t s t a n d i n g s e r v i c e w i t h i n o u r p a r i s h , P a t r i c k h a s r i g h t l y b e e n h o n o u r e d b y t h e H o l y F a t h e r w i t h t h e B e n e m e r e n t i M e d a l . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! . ’ B e n e m e r e n t i m e d a l f r o m P o p e F r a n c i s f o r o v e r f i f t y y e a r s o f s e r v i c e C o n f i r m a t i o n S t G e o r g e s & H o l y S p i r i t D e r b y T h e c e l e b r a t i o n o f C o n f i r m a t i o n t o o k p l a c e o n 2 1 s t J u l y a t S t G e o r g e s & H o l y S p i r i t , D e r b y . I t w a s a p a r t i c u l a r l y j o y f u l O c c a s i o n , i t w a s l o v e l y t o m e e t t h e f a m i ­ l i e s a n d f r i e n d s o f t h e C o n f i r m a t i o n c a n ­ d i d a t e s w h o t r a v e l l e d f r o m a s f a r a f i e l d a s I r e l a n d a n d C r o a t i a . M y t h a n k s a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n t o F r J o e W h e a t w h o l e d t h e c e l e b r a t i o n , K a r a n O ’ C o n n o r t h e i r c a t e ­ c h i s t , t h e s e r v e r s a n d m u s i c i a n s f r o m S t G e o r g e s s c h o o l a n d t h e l a d i e s w h o h e l p e d w i t h t h e l o v e l y r e f r e s h m e n t s . T h e C o n f i r m a t i o n c a n d i d a t e s a r r a n g e d t h e M a s s l i t u r g y c h o o s i n g t h e h y m n s , r e a d ­ i n g s a n d w r i t i n g t h e B i d d i n g p r a y e r s , i t w a s a g r e a t t e s t a m e n t t o t h e i r m a t u r i t y a n d g r o w i n g f a i t h . 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F o r t h e t h i r t e e n t h t i m e a t r a d i t i o n a l D e r b y s h i r e c u s ­ t o m w a s u n d e r ­ t a k e n a t o n e o f m o s t n o r t h e r l y p a r i s h e s i n t h e d i o c e s e r i g h t n e x t t o t h e R i v e r E t h e r o w . M e m b e r s o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n a n d v o l u n t e e r s f r o m t h e l o c a l c o m m u ­ n i t y s t a r t e d w o r k o n 8 t h J u l y 2 0 1 8 t o c r e a t e t h r e e w e l l d r e s s i n g b o a r d s . T h e f i r s t , l a r g e r b o a r d w a s o f a n i m a g e o f S t . T a r s c i s i u s ( p a t r o n s a i n t o f E u c h a r i s ­ t i c M i n i s t e r s , A l t a r S e r v e r s a n d F i r s t C o m m u n i c a n t s ) ­ c h o s e n t o c e l e b r a t e t h e R u b y A n n i v e r s a r y t h i s y e a r ( 2 0 1 8 ) o f E x t r a o r d i n a r y E u c h a r i s t i c M i n i s t r y . T h e s e c o n d b o a r d w a s o f a n i m a g e o f S t . H u g h o f L i n c o l n , s e c ­ o n d a r y p a t r o n o f o u r d i o c e s e a n d a s m a l l e r b o a r d w i t h t h e i m a g e o f S t . S w i t h i n . 2 7 8 h o u r s a f t e r t h e y w e r e s t a r t e d , t h e d r e s s i n g w e r e e r e c t e d a t t h e “ H o l y W e l l ” i n t h e c h u r c h g r o u n d s o n t h e b a n k s o f t h e r i v e r o n F r i d a y 1 3 t h J u l y . A f t e r a s h o r t p r o c e s s i o n o f E u c h a r i s t M i n i s t e r s a n d c o n g r e g a t i o n t o t h e “ H o l y W e l l ” d u r i n g H o l y M a s s o n S t . S w i t h i n ’ s D a y , 1 5 t h J u l y 2 0 1 8 , C a n o n D a n i e l B o w d r e n V . F . b l e s s e d t h e E u c h a r i s t i c M i n i s t e r s , t h e W e l l D r e s s i n g s t a b l e a u x a n d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n w i t h w a t e r f r o m t h e w e l l . P a g e 1 0 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 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 H e a l i n g f o r o u r c o m m o n h o m e P a u l B o d e n h a m , F i e l d w o r k e r f o r t h e N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n T h e l i t t l e p a t c h o f N o t t i n g h a m s h i r e o u t s i d e m y w i n d o w w a s a s o r r y s i g h t t h i s s u m m e r . B u t a t h r e a d b a r e l a w n i s n ’ t t h e h a l f o f i t . A c r o s s h a l f t h e g l o b e r e c o r d s w e r e b r o k e n f o r h e a t , d r o u g h t a n d w i l d f i r e . T h e s c i e n t i s t s s a y i t i s t h e s h a p e o f t h i n g s t o c o m e , a n d w e m u s t c u t n e t c a r b o n e m i s s i o n s t o n o t h i n g i n t h e n e x t 3 0 ­ o d d y e a r s . A g a i n s t t h i s b a c k d r o p t h e V a t i c a n r e c e n t l y c o n v e n e d a c o n f e r e n c e w i t h n o l e s s a n a i m t h a n ‘ s a v i n g t h e f u t u r e o f l i f e o n E a r t h ’ . T h e y h e a r d t h a t m u c h c a n b e d o n e , i n p o l i t i c s , f i n a n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y , b u t , s a i d P o p e F r a n c i s , ‘ a l l o f t h e s e a c t i o n s p r e s u p p o s e a t r a n s f o r m a t i o n o n a d e e p e r l e v e l , n a m e l y a c h a n g e o f h e a r t s a n d m i n d s ’ . F o r t h i s ‘ e c o l o g i c a l c o n v e r s i o n ’ p e o p l e o f f a i t h h a v e a l i f e ­ s a v i n g g i f t – o n e t o r e c e i v e a n d p a s s o n . P r a y e r g i v e s a v o i c e t o t h e w o r l d ’ s d e e p e s t l o n g i n g s , s o i t ’ s a g o o d p l a c e t o s t a r t t h e j o u r n e y . P o p e F r a n c i s h a s c a l l e d a D a y o f P r a y e r f o r C r e a t i o n o n 1 S e p t e m b e r e a c h y e a r . I t i s f o l l o w e d b y a w o r l d w i d e S e a s o n o f C r e a t i o n w h i c h w i l l c l o s e w i t h t h e F e a s t o f S t F r a n c i s o n 4 O c t o b e r . F o r S u n d a y M a s s e s d u r i n g t h e s e a s o n , t h e N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s a n J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n i s s u g g e s t i n g s o m e b i d d i n g p r a y e r s . Y o u c a n d o w n l o a d t h e m f r o m t h e d i o c e s a n w e b s i t e ( j u s t t y p e i s . g d / N d J S O O i n t o y o u r b r o w s e r t o g e t s t r a i g h t t h e r e ) . T o g o f u r t h e r , t a k e a l o o k a t G l o b a l H e a l i n g , a f i l m ­ b a s e d e v e n t f o r p a r i s h e s , g r o u p s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s . I t i s r e c e i v i n g i t s d i o c e s a n p r e m i e r a t B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t , L e i c e s t e r o n 2 9 S e p t e m b e r ! Y o u c a n d o w n l o a d i t f r e e f r o m w w w . o u r c o m m o n h o m e . c o . u k . W h y n o t u s e t h a t a s a s p r i n g b o a r d f o r s e e k i n g a p a r i s h a w a r d i n C A F O D ’ s L i v e S i m p l y p r o g r a m m e ? A n d a t h o m e , l o o k i n t o r e n e w ­ a b l e e l e c t r i c i t y : a l m o s t e v e r y p a r i s h i n t h e d i o c e s e n o w r u n s o n i t – a n d n o t a l o t o f p e o p l e k n o w t h a t ! 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