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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1 0 ­, C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t A p r i l 2 0 1 4 B o o k R e v i e w s A M a n o f C y r e n e H a d n o t h i n g t o d o w i t h i t . J u s t s t o p p e d t o s e e W h a t t h e f u s s w a s a b o u t , N o m a t t e r t o m e . I k n e w n o t h i n g a b o u t i t , W a s s t u p i d t o t a r r y . S o l d i e r s s e i z e d m e A n d f o r c e d m e t o c a r r y . A c r o s s f r o m s o m e c r i m i n a l , N o f a u l t o f m i n e B e i n g i n t h e w r o n g p l a c e A t t h e w r o n g t i m e . T h e j o u r n e y w a s m u r d e r o u s . T h e n a t t h e e n d T h e y f o r g e t m e , a n d q u i c k l y I f l e d t o a f r i e n d . T h e n h o m e t o t h e c o u n t r y , E x h a u s t e d a n d l a m e , B r u i s e d , b l o o d i e d , a n d a n g r y T h a t I e v e r c a m e . B u t m a n y y e a r s l a t e r I m e t a n o l d m a n , A f r i e n d o f t h e c r i m i n a l , W h o g e n t l y b e g a n A b o u t t h a t e x e c u t i o n , N o w g a i n i n g f a m e , F o r a b o o k h e w a s w r i t i n g C h e c k i n g m y n a m e . B e i n g , h e s a i d , T h r o u g h n o m e r i t o f m i n e , I n t h e r i g h t p l a c e A t t h e r i g h t t i m e . J o s e p h O ’, S h e a L e n t e n R e f l e c t i o n s T h e F r a n c i s f a c t o r –, A N e w D e p a r t u r e E d i t e d b y J o h n L i t t l e j o h n a n d E a m o n M a h e r T h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y i m p a c t o f P o p e F r a n c i s ’, e l e c t i o n h a s b e e n p h e n o m e n a l b y a n y s t a n d a r d s , a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e w a y i n w h i c h h e h a s c o m p l e t e l y r e v i t a l i s e d t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h i n t h e p u b l i c i m a g i n a t i o n . T h i s v o l u m e o f e s s a y s a s s e s s e s t h e f i r s t y e a r o f t h e n e w p a p a c y a n d s e e k s t o e l u c i d a t e w h a t c o n s t i t u t e s t h e ‘, F r a n c i s F a c t o r ’, . W h a t i s i t a b o u t t h i s m a n t h a t m a k e s p e o p l e r e c o n s i d e r t h e i r a t t i t u d e t o C a t h o l i c i s m a n d t o r e l i g i o n i n g e n e r a l ? W i l l h e b e a b l e t o e f f e c t c h a n g e w i t h i n a n i n s t i t u t i o n n o t r e n o w n e d f o r i t s m a l l e a b i l i t y ? I s h e a l l t h a t d i f f e r e n t f r o m h i s i m m e d i a t e p r e d e c e s s o r s o r w i l l h e , l i k e t h e m , u l t i m a t e l y s u c c u m b t o t h e t r i e d a n d t e s t e d ? A m o n g t h e c o n t r i b u t o r s t o t h i s b o o k a r e t h e o l o g i a n s , h i s t o r i a n s , j o u r n a l i s t s , c l e r g y , s o c i o l o g i s t s a n d c o m m e n t a t o r s o f t h e h i g h e s t c a l i b r e . T h e i r a s s e s s m e n t s o f F r a n c i s a r e b a s e d o n h i s J e s u i t f o r m a t i o n , l i f e e x p e r i e n c e , w r i t i n g s , i n t e r v i e w s , s p i r i t u a l w i t n e s s a n d h u m a n i n t e r a c t i o n s . T h e r e s u l t i s a h i g h l y t h o u g h t ­, p r o v o k i n g a n d r e a d a b l e a c c o u n t o f F r a n c i s t h e p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e m a n . C o n t r i b u t o r s i n c l u d e : T i n a B e a t t i e , P e t e r M c V e r r y S J , R i c h a r d R o h r O F M , L o u i s e F u l l e r , B r i a n D ’, A r c y , T i m o t h y R a d c l i f f e O P a n d L o u i s e N e l s t r o p . A y e a r i s a n e x t r e m e l y s h o r t t i m e i n t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h a n d i t i s a s t o n i s h i n g t h a t F r a n c i s ’, e l e c t i o n i n 2 0 1 3 a p p e a r s t o h a v e h e r a l d e d a n u n p r e c e d e n t e d n e w d e p a r t u r e i n t h e l i f e o f t h a t i n s t i t u t i o n . A b o u t t h e E d i t o r s : J o h n L i t t l e t o n , a p r i e s t o f t h e A r c h d i o c e s e o f C a s h e l a n d E m l y , i s D i r e c t o r o f T h e P r i o r y I n s t i t u t e , T a l l a g h t , D u b l i n . H e h a s a p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t i n r e l a t i n g t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f o r g a n i s a t i o n a l c u l t u r e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t t o c h a n g i n g C h u r c h s t r u c t u r e s . H e i s a w e e k l y c o l u m n i s t w i t h T h e C a t h o l i c T i m e s . E a m o n M a h e r i s D i r e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l C e n t r e f o r F r a n c o ­, I r i s h S t u d i e s a t t h e I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y , T a l l a g h t , D u b l i n . H i s p u b l i c a t i o n s c o n c e n t r a t e i n t h e m a i n o n v a r i o u s a s p e c t s o f t h e F r a n c o ­, I r i s h n e x u s a n d h e i s c u r r e n t l y w r i t i n g a b o o k o n t h e C a t h o l i c N o v e l . T h e F r a n c i s F a c t o r –, A N e w D e p a r t u r e i s p u b l i s h e d b y T h e C o l u m b a P r e s s

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