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A t M a s s i n t h e S i s t i n e C h a p e l , P o p e F r a n c i s b a p t i z e d 2 7 b a b i e s , r e m i n d i n g t h e i r p a r e n t s t h a t t h e f i r s t s p a c e i n w h i c h c h i l d r e n l e a r n a n d w i t n e s s t h e f a i t h i s a t h o m e . “ Y e s , w h e n t h e y g o t o c a t e c h i s m c l a s s , t h e y w i l l s t u d y t h e f a i t h w e l l , t h e y w i l l l e a r n c a t e ­ c h e s i s , ” h e s a i d . “ B u t b e f o r e b e i n g s t u d i e d , f a i t h m u s t b e t r a n s m i t t e d , a n d t h i s i s a j o b t h a t i s u p t o y o u . ” P r e p a r i n g t o b a p t i z e t h e 2 7 b a b i e s – 1 5 g i r l s a n d 1 2 b o y s – F r a n c i s u r g e d t h e i r p a r e n t s “ t o t r a n s m i t t h e f a i t h b y e x a m p l e , b y w o r d s , b y t e a c h i n g [ t h e m ] t o m a k e t h e s i g n o f t h e C r o s s . T h i s i s i m p o r t a n t . ” “ T h e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s t o t r a n s m i t t h e f a i t h w i t h y o u r l i f e o f f a i t h : t h a t t h e y s e e t h e l o v e o f t h e s p o u s e s , t h a t t h e y s e e t h e p e a c e o f t h e h o u s e , t h a t t h e y s e e t h a t J e s u s i s t h e r e , ” h e s a i d . F r a n c i s g a v e t h e b r i e f , i m p r o m p t u h o m i l y d u r i n g M a s s f o r t h e F e a s t o f t h e B a p t i s m o f t h e L o r d , w h e n t h e r e i s a t r a d i t i o n o f b a p t i z ­ i n g a g r o u p o f b a b i e s i n t h e S i s t i n e C h a p e l , a c u s t o m s t a r t e d b y P o p e S t . J o h n P a u l I I . I n h i s h o m i l y , h e s a i d t h a t i t i s t h e p a r e n t s ’ t a s k t o p a s s t h e f a i t h a l o n g t o t h e i r c h i l d r e n , b e g i n n i n g a t h o m e , “ b e c a u s e f a i t h m u s t a l ­ w a y s b e t r a n s m i t t e d ‘ i n d i a l e c t : ’ t h e d i a l e c t o f t h e f a m i l y , t h e d i a l e c t o f t h e h o u s e , i n t h e a t m o s p h e r e o f t h e h o m e . ” A s k i n g i f h e c o u l d g i v e a l i t t l e a d v i c e , h e w e n t o n t o u r g e t h e c o u p l e s n o t t o f i g h t i n f r o n t o f t h e i r c h i l d r e n . H e n o t e d t h a t i t i s p e r f e c t l y n o r m a l f o r a h u s b a n d a n d w i f e t o q u a r r e l b u t r e c o m m e n d e d t r y i n g t o k e e p a r ­ g u m e n t s o u t o f t h e v i e w a n d h e a r i n g o f t h e i r c h i l d r e n . “ T h i s , I f e e l , i s a p i e c e o f a d v i c e t h a t w i l l h e l p y o u p a s s o n t h e f a i t h , ” h e s a i d . T h e p o p e a l s o c o m m e n t e d o n t h e “ c h o r u s o f t e a r s , ” t h a t c o u l d b e h e a r d c o m i n g f r o m t h e o v e r t w o d o z e n b a b i e s i n t h e c h a p e l a n d s a i d m o t h e r s s h o u l d n o t b e a s h a m e d t o b r e a s t f e e d i f t h e i r c h i l d i s h u n g r y . “ A n d s o , w e g o f o r w a r d i n t h i s c e r e m o n y , i n p e a c e , w i t h t h e a w a r e n e s s t h a t t h e t r a n s ­ m i s s i o n o f t h e f a i t h i s y o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , ” h e s a i d . F o l l o w i n g M a s s , t h e p o p e r e f l e c t e d o n t h e B a p t i s m o f C h r i s t b e f o r e l e a d i n g t h e A n ­ g e l u s , n o t i n g t h a t b e f o r e J e s u s ’ b a p t i s m i n t h e J o r d a n r i v e r t o o k p l a c e , h e w a s “ i n t h e m i d s t o f t h e p e o p l e . ” T h i s e l e m e n t o f t h e s t o r y “ i s n o t o n l y a b a c k g r o u n d o f t h e s c e n e , b u t i s a n e s s e n t i a l c o m p o n e n t o f t h e e v e n t , ” h e s a i d . “ B e f o r e p l u n g i n g i n t o t h e w a t e r , J e s u s ‘ p l u n g e s ’ i n t o t h e c r o w d , j o i n s i t a n d f u l l y a s s u m e s t h e h u m a n c o n d i t i o n , s h a r i n g e v e r y t h i n g e x c e p t s i n . ” “ I n h i s d i v i n e h o l i n e s s , f u l l o f g r a c e a n d m e r c y , t h e S o n o f G o d b e c a m e f l e s h t o t a k e u p o n h i m s e l f a n d t a k e a w a y t h e s i n o f t h e w o r l d , ” h e c o n t i n u e d . E x p l a i n i n g t h a t J e s u s ’ b a p t i s m m a r k s t h e s t a r t o f h i s p u b l i c l i f e a n d m i s s i o n , F r a n c i s n o t e d t h a t t h e m i s s i o n o f t h e C h u r c h a n d e a c h p e r s o n t o b e “ f a i t h f u l a n d f r u i t f u l , ” c a l l s f o r a “ g r a f t i n g ” o n t o t h e m i s s i o n o f J e s u s . I t i s a m a t t e r o f c o n t i n u o u s l y r e g e n e r a t i n g e v a n g e l i z a t i o n a n d a p o s t o l a t e i n p r a y e r , t o m a k e a c l e a r C h r i s t i a n w i t n e s s . N o t a c c o r d ­ i n g t o h u m a n p r o j e c t s , b u t a c c o r d i n g t o G o d ’ s p l a n a n d s t y l e , ” h e s a i d . “ T h e f e a s t o f t h e B a p t i s m o f t h e L o r d i s a f a v o u r a b l e o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e n e w w i t h g r a t i ­ t u d e a n d c o n v i c t i o n t h e p r o m i s e s o f o u r B a p t i s m , c o m m i t t i n g o u r s e l v e s t o l i v e d a i l y i n h a r m o n y w i t h i t . ” H a n n a h B r o c k h a u s C h i l d r e n m u s t s e e t h e f a i t h l i v e d a t h o m e , p o p e t e l l s p a r e n t s E d i t o r : J o h n C l a w s o n A s s i s t a n t e d i t o r : T o m B e a l l 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 2 1 Y E A R S O F M O R E T H A N 2 1 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 . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 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 F R A N K L Y S P E A K I N G F R A N K L Y S P E A K I N G I   h o p e , l i k e m y s e l f , t h e r e c e n t A d v e n t a n d C h r i s t m a s s e a s o n w i l l h a v e l e f t r e a d e r s o f t h i s n e w s p a p e r w i t h s o m e m e m o r i e s w e w o u l d w i s h t o k e e p . I   f u l l y r e a l i s e t h a t s o m e w i l l h a v e s t r u g g l e d d u e t o t h e i r i n - d i v i d u a l o r f a m i l y c i r c u m s t a m c e s p a r t i c u - l a r l y i f t h e y h a v e l o s t a l o v e d o n e i n r e c e n t t i m e s . M y p a r t i c u l a r m e m o r y i s a s i m p l e o n e , I   w a s f o r t u n a t e t o b e a w i t - n e s s o f m u c h k i n d n e s s a n d I   j u s t h o p e s o m e o f t h i s w i l l c o n t i n u e t h r o u g h o u t 2 0 1 9 . A g o o d e x a m p l e o f t h i s w a s t o s e e a n e i g h b o u r a n d h i s w i f e t a k i n g a h u g e b o x o f g i f t s f o r t h e h o m e l e s s o r l e s s f o r t u - n a t e o n C h r i s t m a s D a y . K i n d n e s s m u s t s u r e l y l e a d t o o t h e r w o r - t h y o b s e r v a t i o n s a n d t h i s w i l l s o m e t i m e s b u t n o t a l w a y s l e a d t o r e s p e c t f o r o t h e r s e v e n i f w e c a n n o t a g r e e w i t h t h e i r o p i n - i o n s . O u r c o u n t r y a p p e a r s t o b e i n p o l i t i - c a l s t a l e m a t e i n t h e s e n o w s h o r t w e e k s b e f o r e w e l e a v e ( o r n o t ) t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n o n M a r c h 2 9 t h w h i c h i s j u s t t w o d a y s b e f o r e M o t h e r i n g S u n d a y a n d t h e s t a r t o f B r i t i s h S u m m e r t i m e . W r i t i n g t h i s a r t i c l e o n t h e d a y a f t e r t h e f e a s t o f t h e E p i p h a n y i t s e e m s f a i r l y l i k e l y t h a t o u r p o l i t i c i a n s a r e n o t g o i n g t o g i v e m u c h g r o u n d t o t h e i r o p p o n e n t s t h u s t h e t a l k o f ‘ c r i s i ’ . I n a p r e v i o u s a r t i c l e I   w r o t e c o m - p a i r i n g t h e S u e z c r i s i s o f 1 9 5 6 t o o u r p r e - s e n t s i t u a t i o n . W e d i d a l s o f a c e u p t o a c r i s i s i n t h e s o c a l l e d ‘ w i n t e r o f d i s c o n - t e n t ’ i n 1 9 7 8 / 9 . L i k e S u e z t h e l a t e r c o n - f l i c t l e d t o a c h a n g e o f P r i m e M i n i s t e r . W h a t i s m o s t d i s t u r b i n g a b o u t t h e s t a t e o f o u r p o l i t i c s t o d a y i s t h e l a c k o f l e a d e r - s h i p w h e n w e n e e d i t m o s t . U n l i k e 1 9 5 7 a n d 1 9 7 9 a c h a n g e o f P r i m e M i n i s t e r s e e m s t o b e a s o l u t i o n w h i c h m a y w e l l f a i l . L e s s t h a n 2 p e r c e n t o f o u r c o u n t r y a r e m e m b e r s o f p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s a n d y e t t h e y w i l l h a v e a m a s s i v e i n f l u e n c e i n t h e n e x t f e w m o n t h s . P e r h a p s s o m e ‘ K i n d - n e s s a n d r e s p e c t ’ m a y j u s t h e l p t h e m b u t i f n o t t h e n t h e y s h o u l d a g r e e o n s o m e c o m p r o m i s e w h i c h w i l l p u t c o u n t r y f i r s t a n d p a r t y l a s t . W h a t e v e r t h e n e x t f e w m o n t h s h a s i n s t o r e f o r u s i t i s v i t a l w e n e v e r f o r g e t h o w i m p o r t a n t t h e c o n t i n e n t o f E u r o p e i s t o o u r s p i r i t u a l h e r i t a g e . R o m e , L o u r d e s a n d F a t i m a h a v e s p c i a l m e m o r i e s f o r s o m a n y i n o u r c o u n t r y . T h e g r e a t s a i n t s w h o l i v e d i n o u r c o n t i n e n t a l n e i g h b o u r s h a v e i n f l u e n c e d s o m a n y o f o u r l i v e s a n d h a v e a l s o b r o u g h t m u c h c o n s o l a t i o n w h e n o u r c i r c u m s t a n c e s f a c e d i f f i c u l t t i m e s . T h e s e s a i n t l y l i v e s w e r e l i v e d w i t h k i n d n e s s a n d r e s p e c t , i s i t n o t t i m e s o m e o f o u r M P ’ s d i d t h e s a m e ! 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 P o p e F r a n c i s b a p t i z e s a b a b y i n t h e S i s t i n e C h a p e l C r e d i t : V a t i c a n M e d i a . ROSMINI CENTRE, 433 FOSSE WAY, LE7 4SJ Fr David Mobile:07748152653 Tel: 01509 813078 djtobinic@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. January 12 Saturday William Rees, Novice and Poet GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 18 Friday Healing Mass 26 Saturday Lectio Divina February 9 Saturday Fr. Frank Daly, Founder of SPANNED GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 15 Friday Healing Mass 19 Tuesday The Importance of the Bible today ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 23 Saturday Lectio Divina March 9 Saturday Rev. David Knight, Lead Chaplain in Lincoln Hospital Trust GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 15 Friday Healing Mass 19 Tuesday An Introduction to the Book of Acts­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 23 Saturday LENTEN RETREAT (Full Day) 30 Saturday Lectio Divina May 11 Saturday Fr. John McCay, Prison Chaplain GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 17 Friday Healing Mass 21 Tuesday An Introduction to the Book of Ecclesiastes ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 25 Saturday Lectio Divina June 1 Saturday Opening Up Celtic Spirituality II ­ Fr. Ted Mullen IC 15 Saturday Opening Up Celtic Spirituality II ­ Fr. Ted Mullen IC 29 Saturday Celtic Spirituality RETREAT DAY (Full Day) ­ Fr. Ted Mullen IC July 19 Friday Healing Mass 27 Saturday Lectio Divina September 14 Saturday Rev Seamus O’Looskan, Senior School Chaplaincy Leader GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 17 Tuesday The Letter of St James, on Christian Practical Wisdom ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 20 Friday Healing Mass 28 Saturday Lectio Divina October 12 Saturday Mr. Bryan Spence, Founder of Carpenters Arm GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 18 Friday Healing Mass 22 Tuesday Amos, a prophet for our own times ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 26 Saturday Lectio Divina November 9 Saturday Margaret Smidowicz, An Ordinary Person GOD IN MY LIFE: INVITATION, MISSION, GRATITUDE 15 Friday Healing Mass 19 Tuesday Endurance and hope in the Splendid Book of the Apocalypse of St John ­ Fr. A. Belsito IC 30 Saturday Lectio Divina December 7 Saturday Advent Retreat (Full Day) 13 Friday Healing Mass

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D u r i n g A d v e n t , c h i l d r e n , s t a f f a n d p a r e n t s c e l e b r a t e d a d a y o f A d o r a t i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t a t S t M a r y ’ s C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y i n D e r b y . E a c h c l a s s s p e n t t i m e i n t h e C h a p e l i n g u i d e d m e d i t a t i o n b e f o r e O u r L o r d , a s t h e y t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e r o l e t h a t a n g e l s p l a y e d i n J e s u s ’ l i f e o n e a r t h : a n n o u n c i n g H i s b i r t h , c o m f o r t i n g H i m d u r i n g t h e T e m p t a t i o n , g i v i n g s t r e n g t h b e f o r e H i s c r u c i f i x i o n , r o l l i n g t h e s t o n e a w a y f r o m t h e t o m b a n d a n n o u n c i n g H i s r e s u r r e c t i o n . W e t o o e a c h h a v e o u r o w n G u a r d i a n A n g e l , a n d w e w e r e e n c o u r a g e d t o t r y t o s p o t o u r A n g e l a m o n g t h e t h r o n g t h a t a n n o u n c e d t h e b i r t h o f o u r L o r d . A n A n g e l ’ s p r i m a r y p u r p o s e i s t o p r a i s e a n d w o r s h i p G o d a n d H i s S o n a n d t h a t i s o u r p u r p o s e t o o . O u r G u a r d i a n A n g e l s g u i d e a n d p r o t e c t u s a n d l e a d u s t o J e s u s . W e i m a g i n e d o u r A n g e l s i t t i n g b e s i d e u s a s w e s p e n t t i m e c o n c e n ­ t r a t i n g o n b e i n g i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f J e s u s a n d d e e p e n i n g o u r f r i e n d s h i p w i t h H i m . S o m e o f t h e c h i l d r e n u s e d a n o u t l i n e o f a n A n g e l t o h e l p t h e m c e n t r e t h e i r t h o u g h t s . ” F r a n W i c k e s can help you reduce your print costs By combining the latest print technology with easy to manage print software, Reprotec can help reduce your print budget. As a local supplier based in the East Midlands, we are ideally placed to offer high quality service and aftersales support. 38 Churchill Park, Colwick, Nottingham NG4 2HF sales@reprotec.uk.com www.reprotec.uk.com Te l e p h o n e 0 11 5 9 4 0 0 9 0 0 Facsimile 0115 940 4101 www.reprotec.uk.com Exceptionally low cost per print Multi­functional devices and desktop printers Document management solutions Rules based cost control Rapid return on investment T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 P a g e 3 S t M a r y ’ s A c a d e m y E n c o u n t e r C h r i s t a l o n g s i d e t h e i r G u a r d i a n A n g e l s B e h i n d t h e C h u r c h o f o u r L a d y o f P e r p e t u a l S u c c o u r i n B u l w e l l , i s a s m a l l P o o r C l a r e C o l e t t i n e C o m m u n i t y . R e c e n t l y i t g r e w f r o m f o u r t o s e v e n t e e n . P o o r C l a r e s a r e c l o i s t e r e d c o n t e m p l a t i v e s a n d t h e l i t t l e s i s ­ t e r s , a s t h e y a r e o f t e n c a l l e d , a r e t h e r e t o p r a y f o r t h e t h e w o r l d , t h e c h u r c h ­ a n d N o t t i n g h a m . S t C o l e t t e , w h o r e f o r m e d t h e P o o r C l a r e s i n t h e f o u r t e e n t h c e n t u r y , i s a v e r y m o d e r n s a i n t . S h e i s a f r i e n d o f t h o s e w h o w a n t t o a s k G o d t o b l e s s t h e m w i t h a c h i l d , s h e a l s o t a k e s c a r e o f e x p e c t a n t m o t h e r s a n d s i c k c h i l d r e n . I n m a n y p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d , a r o u n d h e r f e a s t d a y i n F e b r u a r y , t h e b l e s s i n g o f S a i n t C o ­ l e t t e i s g i v e n a t P o o r C l a r e h o u s e s . W h e n C o l e t t e w a s s e t t i n g o u t t o r e n e w t h e P o o r C l a r e s , s h e a r r i v e d a t a h o u s e w h e r e a m o t h e r i n l a b o u r w a s d y i n g . H e r p r a y e r s h e l p e d t o s a v e m o t h e r a n d b a b y . O n a n ­ o t h e r o c c a s i o n , a m a n r u s h e d t o h e r m o n a s t e r y w i t h a n i n f a n t w h o h a d d i e d a t b i r t h . C o l e t t e t o o k o f f h e r v e i l a n d w r a p p e d i t a r o u n d t h e l i f e l e s s c h i l d . T h e f a t h e r t o o k i t t o b e b a p t i s e d a n d t h e b a b y r e c o v e r e d h e r v o i c e w o n d e r f u l l y ! T h e P o o r C l a r e C o l e t t i n e s w i l l b e h a v i n g a f a m i l y f e s t i v a l o n S a t u r d a y , F e b r u a r y 9 a t a t i m e t o b e a n n o u n c e d i n O u r L a d y ’ s C h u r c h . A l l a r e w e l c o m e t o c o m e f o r w a r d f o r t h e b l e s s i n g w h i c h i s g i v e n w i t h a f r a g m e n t o f S a i n t C o l e t t e ’ s m a n t l e m o u n t e d i n a m o d e r n P o o r C l a r e v e i l , y o u d o n o t h a v e t o b e d e ­ s i r o u s o f a c h i l d , o r e x p e c t i n g , o r s i c k ­ o r e v e n a m e m b e r o f t h e C h u r c h t o c o m e f o r ­ w a r d f o r a b l e s s i n g . G o d ’ s l o v e i s t h e r e f o r a l l o f u s ! P o o r C l a r e C o l e t t i n e s , M a r i a n H o u s e o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t , B r o o k l y n R o a d , B u l w e l l N G 6 9 E T . Y o u m i g h t l i k e t o v i s i t t h e l i t t l e s i s t e r s w e b s i t e w w w . m a r i a n h o u s e o f t h e h o l y s p i r i t ­ p c c . o r g w h e r e y o u w i l l f i n d l o t s m o r e a b o u t S t C o l e t t e L i f e a b u n d a n t l y T h e c h i l d r e n a t S t J o s e p h ` s C a t h o l i c A c a d e m y , M a t l o c k s p e n t a m o r n i n g e n ­ g a g e d i n w o r k s h o p s t h a t a l l o w e d t h e m t o d e e p e n t h e i r k n o w l ­ e d g e a n d u n d e r ­ s t a n d i n g o f A d o r a t i o n a n d t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t . I n s p i r e d b y t h e 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 C o n g r e s s i n L i v e r p o o l t h i s S e p t e m b e r , w e w a n t e d t h e c h i l d r e n t o c o n t i n u e w i t h t h e i r l e a r n i n g j o u r n e y a b o u t A d o r a t i o n . T h e r e f o r e , w e d e c i d e d t o s p e n d a m o r n i n g a l l o w i n g t h e c h i l d r e n t o e x p l o r e t h r o u g h a r a n g e o f a c t i v i t i e s ` W e a r e t h e b o d y o f C h r i s t a n d i n d i v i d u a l l y m e m ­ b e r s o f i t ` ( 1 C o r i n t h i a n s 1 2 : 2 7 ) . T h e c h i l d r e n l e a r n t a b o u t t h e M o n s t r a n c e a n d h o w t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t i s s t o r e d i n t h i s . T h e y e n j o y e d l e a r n i n g a t a i z e c h a n t t o w e l c o m e t h e B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t . T h e c h i l ­ d r e n c o m p l e t e d a r a n g e o f a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d ­ i n g p o e t r y , s o n g , d r a m a , a j i g s a w a n d e v e n a g a m e s h o w h o s t e d b y Y e a r 6 ! T h e n t h e s e c ­ o n d w o r k s h o p s i n c l u d e d a r a n g e o f a r t a c ­ t i v i t i e s i n c l u d i n g m o d e l b u i l d i n g o f a c l a s s h e a r t , m o s a i c s a n d h a n d p a i n t i n g . W e w e r e g r a t e f u l t o F r D a v i d C a i n f o r l e a d ­ i n g o u r w o r k s h o p s a n d t h e c h i l d r e n t h o r ­ o u g h l y e n j o y e d t h e i r l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s . T a m m i e M c N a m a r a A c t i n g H e a d t e a c h e r C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1

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

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

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 P a g e 7 L o v e S h o n e D o w n Lay a foundation of faith Share your faith and hope with future generations by leaving a gift in your Will to a Catholic cause. “On this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18 Yo u r l e g a c y g i f t m e a n s t h e t h i n g s yo u c a re about in life continue into the future.  Provide the building blocks for tomorrow’s churches and schools  Plant the seed of faith in children  Share God’s love and care with those most in need Y our Catholic Legacy is a group of 27 organisations. Yo u c a n ch o o s e t h e c a u s e s yo u fe e l m o s t passionate about and make a difference to many people’s lives. To f i n d o u t m o r e , visit y ourcatholiclegacy.org.uk or call 0 20 7095 5370 C T h e J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n w a r m l y w e l c o m e s v i s i t o r s t o i t s m e e t i n g s . W h e t h e r y o u h a v e i d e a s t o s h a r e o r w a n t t o p i c k s o m e u p , i t w o u l d b e g o o d t o s e e y o u . V e n u e s h a v e y e t t o b e o r g a n i s e d , b u t t h e d a t e s f o r t h e r e s t o f 2 0 1 9 a r e 1 4 M a r c h , 1 6 M a y , 1 8 J u l y a n d 1 9 S e p t e m b e r . F o r m o r e d e t a i l s , c o n t a c t P a u l B o d e n h a m a t j u s t i c e . p e a c e @ d i o c e s e o f n o t t i n g h a m . u k o r c a l l 0 7 4 7 0 9 0 7 6 5 6 . P l e a s e l e t u s k n o w y o u w o u l d l i k e t o c o m e a w e e k i n a d v a n c e s o t h a t w e c a n s e n d y o u p a p e r s f o r t h e m e e t i n g ’ s b u s i n e s s . W h i l e m o s t o f u s w e r e r e l a x i n g f o l l o w i n g o u r C h r i s t m a s D a y c e l e b r a t i o n s M i s s J o e P a r k e r , a t e a c h e r a t S t G e o r g e s V A , D e r b y a n d a F i r s t H o l y C o m m u n i o n C a t e c h i s t w a s p r e p a r i n g t o m a r r y h e r c h i l d h o o d s w e e t h e a r t M r . R i c h a r d S c o t t . A f t e r a l o n g c o u r t s h i p b u t a v e r y s h o r t e n ­ g a g e m e n t t h e y m a r r i e d o n D e c e m b e r 2 7 t h a t J o e ’ s p a r i s h c h u r c h o f S t G e o r g e s & A l l S o l d i e r S a i n t s , D e r b y . 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 w i t h l o t s o f f a m i l y , f r i e n d s a n d m a n y o f h e r f e l l o w t e a c h e r s a n d s t a f f f r o m h e r s c h o o l a t t e n d i n g . T h e m u s i c w a s w o n ­ d e r f u l a n d i n c l u d e d t h e c a r o l “ W h e n l o v e s h o n e d o w n ” a f a v o u r i t e o f t h e b r i d e . M r s H e l e n H o l m e s a n d M r s J e n n y L e w i s , b o t h f e l l o w t e a c h e r s , l e a d t h e m u s i c a n d t h e M a s s w a s c o n d u c t e d b y C a n o n A l a n B u r ­ b i d g e & F r P e t e r P e t e r k e n . W e w i s h J o e a n d R i c h a r d a b l e s s e d a n d w o n d e r f u l m a r ­ r i e d l i f e f r o m a l l a t y o u r p a r i s h a n d s c h o o l . A m i n d t o b e m e r c i f u l S t o p t h e i s o l a t i o n a n d s t a r t t h e c o n ­ v e r s a t i o n , u r g e s M a r t y n S w a b y , a D e a c o n a t O u r L a d y o f P e r p e t u a l S u c ­ c o u r i n B u l w e l l I w a s o r d a i n e d a s a p e r m a n e n t D e a c o n i n M a y 2 0 1 3 , a n d f o r t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h a t t i m e I h a v e b e e n e m p l o y e d b y t h e N H S a s a M e n t a l H e a l t h C h a p l a i n . T h e b i g g e s t l e s s o n t h a t I h a v e l e a r n e d d u r i n g t h i s t i m e i s t h a t t h e g r e a t e s t h a r d s h i p t h a t p e o p l e e n ­ c o u n t e r , b o t h i n o u r h o s p i t a l s a n d i n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s i s a f e e l i n g o f i s o l a t i o n . P e o p l e a r e d e s p e r a t e f o r a p l a c e w h e r e t h e y c a n f e e l s a f e t o s i m p l y b e t h e m s e l v e s . I n o u r h o s p i ­ t a l s t h e y a r e a l w a y s b e i n g a s s e s s e d , d i a g ­ n o s e d a n d p i g e o n h o l e d . I n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s t h e y f e e l j u d g e d a n d s t i g m a ­ t i s e d . P e o p l e c a n f e e l i s o l a t e d i n s o m a n y w a y s , b e i t p h y s i c a l i s o l a t i o n o r m e n t a l i s o l a t i o n w h e r e t h e y a r e f e a r f u l o f t a l k i n g t o a n y o n e a b o u t t h e i s s u e s t h e y a r e g o i n g t h r o u g h b e ­ c a u s e t h e y f e e l t h e y w i l l b e j u d g e d , m i s u n ­ d e r s t o o d a n d / o r r e j e c t e d . I f I h a v e l e a r n e d a n y t h i n g o v e r t h e l a s t f i v e y e a r s , i t i s t h a t t h e f i r s t s t e p t o o v e r c o m i n g I s o l a t i o n , i s t o a c c e p t t h e p e r s o n f o r w h o t h e y a r e n o w , n o t f o r w h o w e m a y b e l i e v e t h e y c a n b e c o m e . A s a r e s u l t o f t h i s o n 2 1 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7 I , t o g e t h e r w i t h a t e a m o f v o l u n t e e r s f r o m m y p a r i s h , o p e n e d u p t h e “ M i n d t o b e M e r c i f u l D r o p ­ i n C a f é ” i n o u r c o m m u n i t y H a l l h e r e i n B u l w e l l . T h e C a f é i s o p e n e v e r y T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g f r o m 9 . 3 0 a m ­ 1 2 . 3 0 p m . T h e p u r ­ p o s e o f t h e C a f é i s t o p r o v i d e a s a f e p l a c e f o r a n y o n e t o c o m e a n d b e t h e m s e l v e s . T o t a l k a b o u t w h a t t h e y w a n t t o t a l k a b o u t . A l l a r e w e l c o m e d , a c c e p t e d , l i s t e n e d t o a n d t r e a t e d w i t h u n d e r s t a n d i n g , c o m p a s s i o n a n d l o v e . T h e C a f é a l s o s u p p o r t s “ H a r m ­ l e s s ” a u s e r l e d o r g a n i s a t i o n t h a t p r o v i d e s a r a n g e o f s e r v i c e s f o r a l l p e o p l e a b o u t a l l a s ­ p e c t s o f M e n t a l I l l n e s s , i n c l u d i n g s e l f ­ h a r m a n d s u i c i d e . T h e s u c c e s s o f t h e C a f é o v e r t h e f i r s t t w e l v e m o n t h s h a s f a r e x c e e d e d m y w i l d e s t h o p e s a n d e x p e c t a t i o n s . F o o t f a l l n u m b e r s c o m i n g t o t h e C a f é h a s b e e n i n e x c e s s o f 6 0 0 , w i t h 6 p e o p l e a l s o g o i n g o n t o s e e H a r m l e s s a n d r e c e i v e t h e e x p e r t h e l p a n d s u p p o r t t h e y n e e d . A l s o t h e C a f é h a s s u c c e e d e d o n a n e v a n g e l i s a t i o n f r o n t . A l t h o u g h r e l i g i o n i s n o t i n t h e c r i t e r i a o f t h e C a f é t w o o f t h e p e o p l e h a v e n o w e n r o l l e d i n o u r R C I A e n ­ q u i r y g r o u p . T h i s c a m e a b o u t t h r o u g h t h e m f e e l i n g l o v e d a n d p a r t o f o u r c o m m u n i t y a n d t h e n w a n t i n g t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t u s a n d t h e C a t h o l i c f a i t h . O v e r t h e l a s t t w e l v e m o n t h s , t h e C a f é h a s s u p p o r t e d p e o p l e t h r o u g h d i f f i c u l t t i m e s . I t h a s i m p r o v e d p e o p l e ’ s l i v e s a n d i n o u r a s s o ­ c i a t i o n w i t h H a r m l e s s i t h a s s a v e d l i v e s . F o r t h o s e w h o h a v e c o m e t o u s t h e C a f é h a s e n d e d t h e I s o l a t i o n . R o s e m a r i e , w h o h a s a t t e n d e d t h e C a f é f r o m d a y o n e s a y s , “ M y l i f e w a s g o i n g n o w h e r e , I w a s j u s t a b o u t e x i s t i n g b u t n o t l i v i n g . T h e C a f é h a s h e l p e d m e t o g a i n t h e c o n f i d e n c e t o l i v e a g a i n , i t h a s s a v e d m y l i f e ” . P a t s y w h o n o w v o l u n t e e r s a t t h e C a f e s a y s , “ T h e C a f é i s w h e r e I f e e l s a f e , w h e r e I c a n j u s t b e m e . I t i s l i k e m y n e w f a m i l y w h o m I l o v e a n d I k n o w t h e y l o v e m e ” . M y d r e a m i s t o o p e n u p m o r e C a f é s a c r o s s t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n t h e N o t t i n g h a m D i o ­ c e s e a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d i n s u p p o r t i n g m e o r w a n t i n g t o k n o w m o r e p l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o c o n t a c t m e : p h o n e 0 1 1 5 9 2 7 8 4 0 3 o r e m a i l m a r t y n . s w a b y @ n o t t s h c . n h s . u k

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COVENT OF OUR LADY OF FIDELITY Central Hill, Upper Norwood, LONDON SE19 1RS Telephone: 07973 6002563 or Fax: 0208 766 6579 Mobile: 07760 297001 Ministers of Religion CN101 1 : B o r n t o S p a n i s h p a r e n t s l i v i n g i n L o n d o n , s h e h a d b e e n e n c o u r a g e d t o e m b r a c e t h e l a n g u a g e o f M u m a n d D a d w h i l e t h e y i n t u r n d i d t h e i r b e s t , s i m u l t a n e o u s l y a n d a t e v e r y o p p o r t u n i t y , t o d e v e l o p t h e i r d a u g h ­ t e r ’ s E n g l i s h . T h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h i s p r a c ­ t i c e m e a n t t h a t a l l t h r e e f a m i l y m e m b e r s e m p l o y e d a b l e n d o f S p a n i s h a n d E n g l i s h v o c a b u l a r y . W h e n t h e y s w i t c h e d l a n g u a g e t h e y s i m p l y s w i t c h e d g r a m m a r s – a l l t h e w h i l e u s i n g t h e s a m e v o c a b u l a r m i x . 2 : B e i n g b r o u g h t u p b i l i n g u a l l y b y a n a t i v e s p e a k e r o f R u s s i a n ( D a d ) a n d a n a t i v e s p e a k e r o f E n g l i s h ( M u m ) , t h e t w o d a u g h t e r s w e r e f e d o n e l a n g u a g e o r a n o t h e r r a n d o m l y , c h o o s i n g f r o m b e t w e e n E n g l i s h a n d R u s s i a n . T h e y o u n g g i r l s , a t a t e n d e r a g e u n a b l e t o d i f f e r e n t i a t e b e t w e e n t h e t w o l a n g u a g e s , s o o n d e v e l o p e d t h e i r o w n p r i v a t e l a n g u a g e , i n t e l l i g i b l e o n l y t o p e o p l e w h o c o u l d s p e a k b o t h E n g l i s h a n d R u s s i a n . W h e n t h e y w e r e o l d e n o u g h t o g o t o s c h o o l , t h e i r a c a d e m i c d e v e l o p m e n t w a s h a m p e r e d b e c a u s e n o b o d y c o u l d u n d e r s t a n d t h e j u m b l e d l a n g u a g e t h e y s p o k e . T h e y t h e n n e e d e d t o b e d e ­ p r o g r a m m e d . 3 : T h e f a m i l y l i v e d i n F r a n c e . T h e f a t h e r w a s a W h i t e R u s s i a n . T h e m o t h e r ’ s n a t i v e l a n g u a g e , l i k e t h a t o f t h e h o u s e ­ k e e p e r , w a s S p a n i s h . W h e n a l o n e w i t h h i s t w o s o n s , w h e n o t h e r m e m b e r s o f t h e h o u s e h o l d w e r e i n a n o t h e r r o o m o r h a d g o n e o u t , D a d s p o k e w i t h h i s t w o s o n s o n l y i n R u s s i a n . I f t h e y w e r e j o i n e d a t h o m e b y M u m , o r t h e h o u s e k e e p e r , S p a n i s h w o u l d b e t h e o r d e r o f t h e d a y . W a l k i n g o u t t o g e t h e r t h r o u g h t h e f r o n t d o o r , o r w h e n F r e n c h v i s i t o r s c a m e i n , a l l f a m i l y m e m b e r s w o u l d s w i t c h i m m e d i a t e l y i n t o F r e n c h . T h e y o u n g b o y s g r e w u p t o b e e f f e c t i v e t r i l i n g u a l s . A s t o t h e m o r a l o f t h e s e p r e c a u t i o n a r y y e t f a c t u a l a c c o u n t s , t h e r e c e i v e d w i s d o m f o r b r i n g i n g u p m i n o r s b i l i n g u a l l y o r p l u r i l i n g u a l l y ­ s o t h a t t h e y r e s p e c t t h e c u l t u r e o f t h e i r b i r t h , y e t i n t e g r a t e w i t h t h a t o f t h e c o m m u n i t y a t l a r g e ­ i s t o d e t e r m i n e a n d h o l d f i r m t o t h e s t r i c t u r e s o f w h o s p e a k s w h a t l a n g u a g e t o w h o m a n d w h e n . B R I N G I N G U P B A B Y B I L I N G U A L L Y T h e r e i s a n u n p r e c e d e n t e d n u m b e r o f c h i l d r e n i n o u r r e g i o n b e i n g b r o u g h t u p u s i n g m o r e t h a n o n e l a n g u a g e . W e o f f e r t h r e e p r e c a u t i o n a r y y e t f a c t u a l ‘ t a l e s o f t h e u n e x p e c t e d ’ B a l a n c i n g A c t B y J u l i a B e a c r o f t I t s e e m s i n c r e d i b l e t h a t n o t o n l y a r e w e n o w i n t h e n e w y e a r o f 2 0 1 9 b u t a r e a l r e a d y i n t h e s e c o n d m o n t h o f i t ! H o w e v e r , i n c o m m o n w i t h m o s t p e o p l e I h a v e t o a d m i t t h a t I f i n d F e b r u a r y s o m e w h a t d u l l , c o l d a n d d r e a r y w i t h l i t t l e t o r e c o m m e n d i t . T h e c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e P r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e L o r d a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e m o n t h o f f e r s a g l i m m e r o f l i g h t i n t h e s e g r e y d a y s , b u t a f t e r t h i s w e a r e l e f t t o a w a i t t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t o f t h e w o n d e r f u l s e a s o n o f L e n t . Y e t w h i l s t c o n s u l t i n g m y d i a r y f o r t h i s m o n t h , I w a s y e t a g a i n s t r u c k b y t h e f a c t t h a t m y l a t e f a t h e r s ’ b i r t h d a y a n d t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y f a t h e r ­ i n ­ l a w ’ s d e a t h s h a r e t h e s a m e d a t e . S i g n i f i c a n t l y , o n e a c a u s e f o r c e l e b r a t i o n a n d t h e o t h e r f o r r e m e m b r a n c e a n d s o m e s a d n e s s . B u t e v e n i n t h i s s i m p l e o c c u r r e n c e t h e r e i s e v i d e n c e o f p e r f e c t b a l a n c e b y t h e A l m i g h t y . S o o f t e n w e h e a r o f g r a n d p a r e n t s a n d g r e a t ­ g r a n d p a r e n t s d y i n g j u s t a s t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a t i o n c o m e i n t o t h e w o r l d . D i s a p p o i n t m e n t s a n d m i s s e d o p p o r t u n i t i e s c a n b e f o l l o w e d b y n e w b e g i n n i n g s , l i f e c h a n g e s a n d s u s t a i n a b l e p r o s p e c t s . T r a u m a o f t e n p r e c e d e s p e a c e a n d c o n t e n t m e n t a n d o f c o u r s e l o v e i s t h e c o n s t a n t w h i c h h o l d s t h e w o r l d i n p e r f e c t b a l a n c e . E v e n o u r n o t a b l e c h u r c h d a t e s d e m o n s t r a t e a m e l d i n g o f s a d n e s s a n d h a p p i n e s s w h i c h a r e h e l d i n s y n c h r o n i c i t y a n d e q u i l i b r i u m . W e c e l e b r a t e t h e s e a s o n o f C h r i s t m a s w i t h g r e a t j o y a s o u r L o r d a n d S a v i o u r c o m e s i n t o t h e w o r l d , b u t o n l y a s h o r t m a t t e r o f w e e k s a f t e r t h i s w e a r e a l r e a d y i n t h e p e n i t e n t i a l s e a s o n o f L e n t a n d p r e p a r i n g f o r E a s t e r . A n d o f c o u r s e , d u r i n g E a s t e r i t s e l f w e a r e p l u n g e d i n t o g l o o m a s w e f a c e t h e d a r k n e s s o f G o o d F r i d a y b u t g o o n t o r e j o i c e a t t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n o f J e s u s C h r i s t o n E a s t e r S u n d a y . ‘ T h e r e i s a t i m e f o r e v e r y e v e n t u n d e r h e a v e n ­ ­ A t i m e t o g i v e b i r t h a n d a t i m e t o d i e ; A t i m e t o p l a n t a n d a t i m e t o u p r o o t w h a t i s p l a n t e d . A t i m e t o k i l l a n d a t i m e t o h e a l ; A t i m e t o t e a r d o w n a n d a t i m e t o b u i l d u p . A t i m e t o w e e p a n d a t i m e t o l a u g h ; A t i m e t o m o u r n a n d a t i m e t o d a n c e . A t i m e t o t h r o w s t o n e s a n d a t i m e t o g a t h e r s t o n e s ; A t i m e t o e m b r a c e a n d a t i m e t o s h u n e m b r a c i n g . A t i m e t o s e a r c h a n d a t i m e t o g i v e u p a s l o s t ; A t i m e t o k e e p a n d a t i m e t o t h r o w a w a y . A t i m e t o t e a r a p a r t a n d a t i m e t o s e w t o g e t h e r ; A t i m e t o b e s i l e n t a n d a t i m e t o s p e a k . A t i m e t o l o v e a n d a t i m e t o h a t e ; A t i m e f o r w a r a n d a t i m e f o r p e a c e . ’ ( E c c l e s i a s t e s 3 : 1 ­ 8 ) A n d s o a t t h i s r a t h e r g l o o m y t i m e o f y e a r w e c a n b e a s s u r e d t h a t w e a r e e n l i g h t e n e d b y J e s u s , t h e L i g h t o f t h e W o r l d , w h o h o l d s u s , o u r a c t i o n s , o u r l i v e s a n d a l l o f c r e a t i o n i n p e r f e c t b a l a n c e .

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

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

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 P a g e 1 1 M o r e t h a n 8 0 0 s t a f f f r o m 2 5 C a t h o l i c V o l ­ u n t a r y A c a d e m i e s – i n c l u d i n g 2 1 i n D e r ­ b y s h i r e – g a t h e r e d a t t h e S t R a l p h S h e r w i n C a t h o l i c M u l t i A c a d e m y T r u s t ’ s i n a u g u r a l F e a s t D a y . T h e T r u s t w a s f o r m e d i n S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 a n d i s a p a r t n e r s h i p o f C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m i e s i n t h e D i o c e s e o f N o t t i n g h a m . T r u s t L e a d L a y C h a p l a i n J o e H o p k i n s o p e n e d t h e d a y w i t h a l i t u r g y w e l c o m i n g e v ­ e r y o n e b e f o r e s h a r i n g s o m e r e f l e c t i o n s o n h o w w o r k i n g i n a C a t h o l i c s c h o o l g a v e e v ­ e r y o n e m a n y o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o e n c o u n t e r J e s u s ’ l o v e a n d h o w i t c a n s h a p e t h e i r l i v e s . T h e p u p i l s ’ r e s p o n s e t o t h i s w a s s h o w n i n a v i d e o o f a l l 2 5 s c h o o l s s i n g i n g ‘ H e r e I a m L o r d . ’ T r u s t C h i e f E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r S e a n M c C l a f ­ f e r t y a d d r e s s e d t h e a u d i e n c e . H e s a i d : “ W a t c h i n g t h a t v i d e o I j u s t f e l t a h u g e s e n s e o f p r i d e a n d I w o u l d i m a g i n e a l l o f y o u w o u l d h a v e f e l t t h e s a m e . “ W e a r e h e r e t o c e l e b r a t e t h e S t R a l p h S h e r ­ w i n F e a s t D a y . T o h a v e u s g a t h e r e d h e r e t o d a y i s a b o u t b u i l d i n g c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h c o m i n g t o g e t h e r , d i s c u s s i n g t o g e t h e r a n d t h r o u g h c e l e b r a t i n g M a s s t o g e t h e r . O u r s c h o o l s a r e p a r t o f a n e w c o m m u n i t y a n d n o s c h o o l i s m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n a n o t h e r . “ T h r o u g h t h e T r u s t s c h o o l s w i l l r e c e i v e a l e v e l o f s u p p o r t a n d r e s o u r c e s t h a t t h e y h a v e n e v e r h a d b e f o r e a l o n g w i t h a l e v e l o f c h a l l e n g e a n d s c r u t i n y t h a t t h e y h a v e n e v e r h a d b e f o r e . “ T h i s i s a h u g e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a s i t ’ s 8 , 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n w e a r e l o o k i n g a f t e r . O u r t r u s t i s o n l y 6 5 d a y s o l d a n d w e a r e s t i l l g r o w i n g , l e a r n i n g a n d d e v e l o p i n g . ” M r M c C l a f f e r t y t a l k e d a b o u t a s p o n s o r e d w a l k a s p a r t o f t h e S t R a l p h S h e r w i n p i l ­ g r i m a g e t o h i s b i r t h p l a c e i n R o d s l e y t h a t w o u l d t a k e p l a c e i n J u n e 2 0 1 9 a n d a n ­ n o u n c e d a t w o ­ y e a r p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t w o c h i l d r e n ’ s h o s p i c e c h a r i t i e s , R a i n b o w s a n d B l u e b e l l W o o d , w h i c h w i l l b o t h s h a r e i n t h e s p o n s o r s h i p m o n e y r a i s e d . J a c q u e l i n e R o d d e n , F o u n d a t i o n D i r e c t o r a n d T r u s t C h a i r , a l s o s p o k e t o t h e a u d i e n c e . S h e s a i d : “ I ’ m v e r y p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t l e a r n ­ i n g . A s a d u l t s i n t h i s T r u s t o u r r e s p o n s i b i l ­ i t y i s i m m e n s e . W e a r e r o l e m o d e l s f o r o v e r 8 , 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n w h o l o o k t o u s a n d l e a r n f r o m u s a l l t h e t i m e . E v e r y b o d y h a s a c r u c i a l r o l e t o p l a y i n t h e f o r m a t i o n o f o u r c h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g p e o p l e . ” M o t i v a t i o n a l s p e a k e r L u c i e M e y e r t a l k e d t o s t a f f a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p h y s i c a l a n d m e n t a l w e l l b e i n g b e f o r e f o r m e r s t u d e n t s a t s c h o o l s w i t h i n t h e T r u s t s p o k e o n b e h a l f o f N D C Y S , w h i c h p r o v i d e s o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r y o u n g p e o p l e t o d i s c o v e r c o m m u n i t y , c o m e t o a f r i e n d s h i p w i t h C h r i s t a n d a d e e p e r a w a r e n e s s o f t h e m s e l v e s . F a t h e r A d r i a n P o r t e r , P r o v i n c i a l ’ s d e l e g a t e f o r p r i m a r y a n d s e c o n d a r y e d u c a t i o n a n d D i r e c t o r o f t h e J e s u i t I n s t i t u t e , g a v e t h e k e y n o t e s p e e c h a n d a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y M a s s w a s c e l e b r a t e d b y t h e B i s h o p o f N o t ­ t i n g h a m , P a t r i c k M c K i n n e y . C e l e b r a t e d t h e S t R a l p h S h e r w i n F e a s t D a y The Shrine of Saint Jude was founded in 1955 and is served by the Carmelites. The Shrine distributes a quarterly newsletter called Carmelite News, written by the Prior Provincial, Fr Kevin Alban. If you would like to receive a copy of our free newsletter, please send your contact details to:newsletter@stjudeshrine.org.uk, or call 01795 539 214. 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P a g e 1 2 S a c r e d H e a r t C a t h o l i c V o luntary A c a d e m y B e a c o n R o a d L o u g h b o r o u g h L e i c e s t e r L E 1 1 2 B G 0 1 5 0 9 2 1 2 2 0 4 H e a d M r s L A t k i n s Headteacher Mrs L Atkins T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 A B u r t o n P r i m a r y A c a d e m y i s c e l e b r a t ­ i n g a f t e r i t w o n a n a w a r d f o r i t s w a l k i n g b u s e s f o r p u p i l s a n d p a r e n t s . H o l y R o s a r y C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y , i n W i n ­ s h i l l , s c o o p e d t h e M o d e s h i f t S T A R S S t a f f o r d s h i r e P r i ­ m a r y S c h o o l o f t h e Y e a r A w a r d f o r i t s c o m m i t m e n t t o s u s ­ t a i n a b l e t r a v e l . M o d e s h i f t S T A R S i s a n a t i o n a l a w a r d s s c h e m e w h i c h r e c o g n i s e s s c h o o l s t h a t h a v e d e m o n s t r a t e d e x c e l l e n c e i n s u p p o r t i n g c y c l i n g , w a l k i n g a n d o t h e r f o r m s o f s u s t a i n a b l e t r a v e l . H o l y R o s a r y h a s a l r e a d y a c h i e v e d t h e M o d e s h i f t S T A R S b r o n z e a n d s i l v e r a w a r d . S a r a h C u n n i n g h a m , Y e a r O n e t e a c h e r a t H o l y R o s a r y w h o h e l p s t o o r g a n i s e t h e w a l k i n g b u s e s , s a i d e v e r y o n e w a s e x t r e m e l y p r o u d . S h e s a i d : “ F e l l o w s t a f f m e m b e r K a r e n E v ­ e r e t t a n d I w e r e v e r y p r o u d w h e n t h e y a n ­ n o u n c e d u s a s S t a f f o r d s h i r e S c h o o l o f t h e Y e a r , p a r t i c u l a r l y a s w e w e r e s h o r t l i s t e d f r o m 1 , 5 0 0 s c h o o l s d o w n t o t h e f i n a l 8 0 s c h o o l s . W e h a v e m a n y m o r e p l a n s a n d i d e a s f o r t h e f u t u r e a n d w e l o o k f o r w a r d t o s e e i n g t h e m c o m e t o f r u i t i o n . W i t h o u t t h e w o n d e r f u l v o l u n t e e r s a n d s u p p o r t w e h a v e r e c e i v e d t h i s w o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n p o s s i b l e . ” T i m B r o g a n , H e a d t e a c h e r a t H o l y R o s a r y , s a i d : “ I ’ m r e a l l y p l e a s e d w i t h t h i s a w a r d . I t i s a n o t h e r i n d i c a t i o n o f t h e p o s i t i v e d i r e c ­ t i o n t h e s c h o o l i s t a k i n g , s e e k i n g n o t o n l y t o e n a b l e o u r p u p i l s t o a c h i e v e t o t h e i r p o t e n ­ t i a l , b u t a l s o m a x i m i s i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l o f t h e c o m m u n i t y a s a w h o l e . O u r a i m i s t o e d u ­ c a t e p u p i l s t o b e r o a d ­ s a f e , a c t i v e a n d t o c a r e f o r t h e i r e n v i r o n m e n t a n d t h e l o c a l r e s ­ i d e n t s b y p r i o r i t i s i n g s u s t a i n a b l e t r a v e l . ” T h e s c h o o l s e t u p i t s f i r s t w a l k i n g b u s i n M a r c h 2 0 1 7 f r o m F r e e m a s o n s c a r p a r k o n A s h b y R o a d i n W i n s h i l l . S t a f f h a v e a l s o p r o ­ m o t e d a P a r k a n d S t r i d e s c h e m e f r o m t h e s a m e l o c a t i o n , a l l o w i n g p a r e n t s t o p a r k t h e r e a n d w a l k t h e r e s t o f t h e w a y w i t h t h e i r c h i l d r e n . A n e w l o c a t i o n f o r a s e c o n d w a l k i n g b u s w a s i n t r o d u c e d i n J u l y 2 0 1 7 f r o m t h e A n g l e s e y A r m s , i n B e a r w o o d H i l l R o a d . T h e s c h o o l i s c u r r e n t l y i n t h e p r o c e s s o f o r g a n i s i n g a n d t r a i n i n g v o l u n t e e r s i n o r d e r t o o p e r a t e b o t h w a l k i n g b u s e s f i v e d a y s a w e e k . A w a l k i n g b u s i s a f u n , h e a l t h y a n d s u s t a i n ­ a b l e w a y f o r c h i l d r e n t o t r a v e l t o s c h o o l a n d i n v o l v e s c h i l d r e n a n d v o l u n t e e r s w a l k i n g i n a g r o u p a l o n g a s e t r o u t e . W o n a n a w a r d f o r i t s w a l k i n g b u s e s T w e n t y s t u d e n t s a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C a t h o l i c V o l u n t a r y A c a d e m y a r e b e i n g g i v e n a t a s t e o f l i f e a t u n i v e r s i t y a f t e r b e i n g s e l e c t e d t o t a k e p a r t i n a p r e s t i g i o u s p r o g r a m m e . S e v e n Y e a r 1 2 s t u d e n t s a n d 1 3 Y e a r 1 0 s t u ­ d e n t s w e r e c h o s e n t o b e p a r t o f t h e S c h o l ­ a r s P r o g r a m m e w h i c h i s r u n b y a n o r g a n i s a t i o n c a l l e d D A N C O P . D A N C O P i s t h e D e r b y s h i r e a n d N o t t i n g ­ h a m s h i r e C o l l a b o r a t i v e O u t r e a c h P r o ­ g r a m m e , a p a r t n e r s h i p b e t w e e n t h e l o c a l H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n p r o v i d e r s i n c l u d i n g u n i ­ v e r s i t i e s a n d c o l l e g e s . A s p a r t o f t h e S c h o l a r s P r o g r a m m e , s t u ­ d e n t s r e c e i v e v i s i t s i n s c h o o l f r o m u n i v e r ­ s i t y r e s e a r c h e r s , P h D t u t o r s t e a c h u n i v e r s i t y ­ s t y l e t u t o r i a l s t o g r o u p s o f s t u ­ d e n t s a n d s t u d e n t s v i s i t t w o l e a d i n g u n i ­ v e r s i t i e s b e f o r e c o m p l e t i n g t h e p r o g r a m m e w i t h a f i n a l 2 , 0 0 0 w o r d a s ­ s i g n m e n t . S t u d e n t s h a v e a l r e a d y t a k e n p a r t i n a l a u n c h t r i p a t N o t t i n g h a m T r e n t U n i v e r s i t y , d u r i n g w h i c h t h e y h a d a n a c a d e m i c t u t o r i a l w i t h t h e i r P h D t u t o r , t o o k p a r t i n a n I n f o r m a t i o n , A d v i c e a n d G u i d a n c e s e s s i o n , w e r e g i v e n a t o u r l e d b y a c u r r e n t s t u d e n t . A o i f e G a l l e t l y , a s s i s t a n t h e a d t e a c h e r a t S a i n t B e n e d i c t C V A , s a i d : “ A s a s c h o o l , w e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o s e e h o w t h e s t u d e n t s h a v e g r o w n i n c o n f i d e n c e i n t h e i r a c a d e m i c a b i l i t y a n d p o t e n t i a l . I t h a s b e e n t r a n s f o r m a t i v e f o r m a n y o f t h e s t u d e n t s . ” C h a r l i e F o s t e r P h i l l i p s , l e a d p r o j e c t o f f i c e r D A N C O P D e r b y H u b , s a i d : “ T h e S c h o l a r s P r o g r a m m e p r o v i d e s l e a r n e r s w i t h a s m a l l i n s i g h t i n t o t h e w o r l d o f a c a d e m i a a n d r e s e a r c h . T h i s o p p o r t u n i t y i s a g o o d f i t f o r S a i n t B e n e d i c t p u p i l s a s i t e n c o u r a g e s t h e i r a l r e a d y e n g a g e d a n d i n q u i s i t i v e a t t i t u d e s t o l e a r n i n g . ” S e l e c t e d t o t a k e p a r t i n a p r e s t i g i o u s p r o g r a m m e S St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy Hastings Street, Loughborough LE11 5AX Headteacher Miss P Jordan Telephone 01509 212621 St Mary`s school values the opportunity advertising in the Catholic News gives us, to celebrate our school and Catholic Community. It enables us to reach out to pupils and parents in a wider area. 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