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contents Welcome As I begin to write this welcome to the May edition of the ‘Catholic Pic’ I can only reflect on the events of the last five weeks, a truly historic time for our Archdiocese. It doesn’t seem like five minutes since we welcomed the announcement of our new Archbishop and today a full five weeks later I am writing on the evening of the Mass of Installation for Archbishop Malcolm. Not only that but we have also celebrated the greatest Feast of the year: Easter, the Resurrection of the Lord. The Feast which gives us life and which gives our lives meaning, the time of grace for all of us. Today’s Mass in the Metropolitan Cathedral was one of our great occasions. A Mass of Thanksgiving for our new Archbishop, an opportunity to give glory to God and to give witness to and celebrate our faith and the heritage of our Archdiocese. It is a rare celebration; since our Metropolitan See was created in 1911 we have had only nine Archbishops in almost 113 years. An opportunity to look back and give thanks and to look forward in hope for the future. A chance too to ask ourselves what more can we do to enter more fully into the life of our Church.

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Welcome Archbishop Malcolm.

From the Archbishop’s Desk It is an honour for me to write my first column ‘From the Archbishop’s Desk’ so soon after I arrived in Liverpool. Since I was appointed by Pope Francis as Archbishop of Liverpool, it has been a whirlwind of a few weeks: a trip to the USA for a religious education congress, the Chrism Mass, Holy Week and the Easter Triduum, farewell Masses in the Diocese of Nottingham, where I was Bishop until last week, and packing my belongings ready for my move to Liverpool. Now that I have arrived and am beginning to settle in to my new home and ministry, I would like to thank you all for the warm welcome which you have given me. I am looking forward to visiting our parishes, churches, schools, convents and chaplaincies in the coming months, and getting to know you all. It will take time, and I ask for your patience. I would also like to thank all those who worked so hard to prepare the Installation Mass in the Metropolitan Cathedral, and those many people who were able to be with me that day. When I was installed as Archbishop of our great diocese, I pledged that I would serve you, the People of God entrusted to my pastoral care by Pope Francis, to the best of my ability. I hope and pray that, together, we will place the Lord at the very centre of our lives, focussing on him and seeking to do his work in all that we say and do. May God bless you and your families today and every day.

10 News From around the Archdiocese 14 Spotlight Our two Pope Saints 15 Sunday Reflections Liturgy and Life 16 What’s On Whats happening in the Archdiocese 18 Profile Sophie Farrell Striving for excellence 19 Animate Youth Ministry Mission accomplished 20 Justice and Peace Church Leaders urge public to vote 26 Pic Extras Mums the word News from the KSC 28 Pic Life The Walk of Life

Most Rev Malcolm McMahon OP Archbishop of Liverpool

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Liverpool welcomes Archbishop Malcolm By Martin O’Boyle The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King was packed with over 2,000 people to witness the installation of its third Archbishop of Liverpool, and the Archdiocese’s ninth Archbishop, on Thursday 1 May 2014. After the Lord Mayor and the High Sheriff took their seats, a grand procession entered to the strains of Dubois, Buxtehude, Elgar and Bach. It contained the Archbishops and Bishops of England and Wales, Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor and Cardinal Roger Mahony, the Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles as well as the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Antonio Mennini. Just as he had done 42 days earlier on the day the announcement was made, Apostolic Administrator Bishop Tom Williams welcomed the man appointed to Liverpool by Pope Francis: Malcolm McMahon at the main entrance of the Cathedral, as the media filmed and photographed his arrival. Following a solemn entrance, the Apostolic Letter of Authority from the Vatican was read by the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Liverpool, Father Aidan Prescott which said: ‘Venerable brother, spread the Kingdom of Christ more and more among your people, so that they may participate in the fruit of 4

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his redemption and enjoy full communion with him.’ After this Bishop Tom led the Archbishop-Elect to the Cathedra for the first time. Thereafter our new Archbishop made the following proclamation: ‘With faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the love of God in my heart, I accept the pastoral care of the people of God in the Metropolitan Diocese of Liverpool. I promise to serve faithfully the Church in this Diocese, preach the gospel and celebrate the Eucharist.’ A spontaneous round of applause broke out after former Auxiliary Bishop Vincent Malone and the Archbishop Emeritus presented Archbishop Malcolm with the Book of Gospels and the Archdiocese’s Crozier respectively, before welcomes were made on behalf of the Clergy and the people of the Archdiocese. The Archbishop who described himself as ‘an ecumenist by nature’ during the Mass was then greeted by the Right Reverend Richard Blackburn, the Bishop of Warrington and the Liverpool Anglican Diocesan Administrator and Reverend Philip Jump, the Free Church Moderator on behalf of the Church Leaders and Churches Together in the Merseyside Region.

It was then the turn of Civic Leaders to greet our new Archbishop, with Gary Millar the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, the Mayor of Wigan and the President of Tynwald from the Isle of Man, as the various regions of the Archdiocese were represented. Following the Mass, the Lord Mayor described it as ‘a privilege’ to meet Archbishop Malcolm and described the Mass as ‘lovely.’ The Mass of Installation took place on the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, with the Archbishop beginning his Homily by saying that this was a deliberate choice on his part as Joseph ‘teaches us that we are part of God’s creative plan for the world, and that we are all called together to work together to fulfil that plan.’ The Homily which centred on Saint Joseph as a dreamer, a worker and a family man saw our new Archbishop urging the faithful to learn from the Archdiocese’s patron and be ready, like Joseph, to break with convention, and do things differently. ‘Taking risks to proclaim the good news of salvation is the task before us as much here in the Archdiocese of Liverpool as elsewhere.’ he said. ‘Breaking with structures and conventions that give us comfort, that feed our complacency and dull our sensitivity to the demands of being a Christian, is what it means to be a missionary disciple.’

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feature ‘Taking risks to proclaim the good news of salvation is the task before us as much here in the Archdiocese of Liverpool as elsewhere’

The 64-year-old also challenged the people of the Archdiocese to make our own the words of Pope Francis in his Apostolic Exhortation ‘Evangelii gaudium’: ‘In virtue of their baptism, all the members of the People of God have become missionary disciples...it would be insufficient to envisage a plan of evangelization to be carried out by professionals while the rest of the faithful would simply be passive recipients. The new evangelization calls for personal involvement on the part of each of the baptized.’ ‘The task of proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ is for all of us,’ continued Archbishop Malcolm. ‘Guided by the Holy Spirit, we must work together, as Bishops, priests and people…to build up the Body of Christ, to worship God in spirit and truth, and to serve our brothers and sisters.’ Pope Pius XII established the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker on 1 May, due to it being Labour Day in many countries. It also serves as a reminder that God blesses and sanctifies the

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ordinary. However, in being ordinary, we have been given extraordinary gifts:

Pete, joking that he suffered from ‘middle child syndrome!’

‘We are temples of the Holy Spirit, brothers and sisters of Jesus, children of the Most High – it is a dignity that is given to us by God,’ said Archbishop Malcolm. ‘But it is by work that we discover it and deepen our awareness of it. As we care for the world around us, develop earth’s resources for the good of mankind, feed our families and ourselves, we truly realise our identity as being loving, and loveable, children of God. In a changing society we must not lose this insight.’

He was joined by his predecessor, plus Bishop Tom Williams and Bishop Vincent Malone for the Eucharistic Prayer, while the choir sang Mawby’s ‘Ave Verum’ and Handel’s ‘Worthy is the Lamb’ during Communion. The congregation sang the Gregorian chant Christus Vincit (Christ conquers) with gusto in which the Pope, the Archbishop and all Bishops were prayed for. The Mass concluded with ‘Hail, Redeemer King Divine’, the RigbyBrennan collaboration which was written specifically for the Archdiocese.

The Archbishop, who described the Cathedral as ‘beautiful and iconic’ in his Homily, concluded by saying that his prayer was that all of us will make the preaching of the Gospel our primary task. ‘To be a Christian is a real challenge in the world in which we live, but it is a joyful, hope-filled and life-giving challenge. Together let us accept that challenge, and promise Christ, whoever we are, that we will be carried by him, and carry him, in every moment and aspect of our lives,’ he concluded.

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Members of Archbishop Malcolm’s family brought up the gifts of bread and wine as the hymn ‘The Kingdom of God is Justice and Joy’ was sung, just as it had been at his first Mass as Archbishop-Elect in the Crypt. Later in the Mass, the Archbishop pointed out the influence of his brothers Ed and

Before the Final Blessing, Archbishop Mennini, speaking on behalf of Pope Francis, said: “It gives me great joy to be here today for the installation of your new Archbishop, especially as you have chosen this particular day of Saint Joseph the Worker. This marks a new beginning for you all.” Reflecting on the Mass, Archbishop Malcolm said: ‘I’d like to thank each and every one who came on the day I began my mission as Archbishop of Liverpool. In particular, I would like to thank those who worked so hard to make my Installation Day so happy and welcoming for the many people who came to the Metropolitan Cathedral from the Archdiocese and beyond. I am honoured to be among you as your Archbishop. May God bless you and your families.’

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Welcome Archbishop Malcolm

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News diary If you’ve got any news from your parish that you’d like featured e-mail us with the details at: post@merseymirror.com

More undertaking the journey of Christian Initiation The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, which always takes place in the Metropolitan Cathedral on the First Sunday in Lent marks an important step on the journey to full membership of the Roman Catholic Church for those from across the Archdiocese who have been learning about what it means to be a Catholic and who now feel called to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. This year saw significant increases in the unbaptised (10%) and those already baptised (35%) and there were more young families in attendance. The whole celebration was marked by joyful participation and prayerful anticipation of the Lenten journey that finds its climax in the great Feast of Easter. It is interesting that, for adults, the order in which the sacraments of initiation have always been celebrated is baptism, confirmation and Eucharist, and now, in our Archdiocese the order has been restored for children too. Perhaps the year long process of preparation through Family Catechesis that is ‘With You Always’ has already begun to bear fruit? Only time will tell but the first year’s harvest is encouraging. For further information about RCIA and how your parish can accompany those who may be thinking about the Catholic Faith please contact the Pastoral Formation Department on 0151 522 1040.

Departure Mass Father Ron Johnson celebrated a Departure Mass at St Anne and St Bernard’s Church, Liverpool for this month’s Catholic Pic/Options pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi. The group will also be enjoying a short break in the Sorrento area at the end of the pilgrimage. There will be more pictures from the pilgrimage in next months issue.

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news diary New Singers for St Helens For over 80 years ‘St Helens Catholic Gilbert and Sullivan Society’ has entertained the people of St Helens and beyond with their performances of the much loved operettas. In recent years the Society has also staged concerts at the Town Hall and other local venues, raising money for charity in the process. 2014 will see a new look for the Society with the launch of ‘The St Helens Singers’. The group will aim to foster the enjoyment of singing in four-part harmony with an exciting and varied repertoire, encompassing songs from West End shows, country, and classical, whilst maintaining a link to its Gilbert and Sullivan roots. The singers will be holding an Open Evening on Monday 12 May at 7.45 pm at the Baptist Church, Hall Street, St Helens. This will be an opportunity to meet the members and to listen and sing along. All voices are welcome as the singers work towards a concert at St Helens Town Hall in September for the commemoration of the centenary of the start of World War One. For more information please contact the Secretary, Marie Holden, on 01744 612485, or email: info@sthelenssingers.co.uk or visit our website: www.sthelenssingers.co.uk

75th anniversary for Catholic women The National Board of Catholic Women celebrate their 75th anniversary this year with a conference and Mass of Thanksgiving at Birmingham’s Newman University. The theme will be ‘Today’s Women, Tomorrow’s Church’ and among the main speakers are, Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ and Cathy Corcoran OBE. The meeting takes place on the weekend of 21-22 June and will conclude with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 12.00 noon on the Sunday celebrated by Bishop Vincent Malone and Bishop William Kenney CP. Founded in 1939 responding to Cardinal Hinsley’s request for Catholic women to co-ordinate their war effort the NBCW now works nationally and internationally, actively promoting the presence, participation and responsibilities of Catholic Women in the Church and society. For further information contact Pearl Clarke NBCW President: Tel: 07847 867246 or email nbcwpres@gmail.com

Mass of Thanksgiving in Sutton This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Sister Elizabeth Prout, the Foundress of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated at 2.30 pm on Saturday 17 May at St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Monastery Road, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3ZD. The Celebrant will be Father Nicholas Postlethwaite CP and Sister Rosaleen Murray CP will give a reflection. All are welcome to attend the Mass and to pray at the Shrine where Sister Elizabeth is buried together with two nineteenth century Passionist Priests also on the path to Sainthood: Blessed Dominic Barberi and Father Ignatius Spencer. Elizabeth was born in Shrewsbury in 1820, and after being received into the Catholic Church she taught in the Parish of St Chad in Manchester. In 1855 Elizabeth and another Sister moved to Sutton, St Helens. She opened a school at St Mary’s, Blackbrook, and took charge of St Anne’s School, Sutton.

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Bishops visit the Whitechapel Centre Just before Easter as part of a national initiative supported by Archbishop Justin Welby and Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Bishop Tom Williams and the Bishop of Warrington, Richard Blackburn, visited Liverpool’s Whitechapel Centre to pray for all the work done to support those in need. They spent time with staff finding out about the centre’s work supporting rough sleepers and the homeless and prayed for their work and for all those Christians supporting social action projects across Liverpool and the wider Merseyside region. David Carter, Chief Executive of the Whitechapel Centre said, ‘We were delighted to welcome the two Bishops to the Whitechapel Centre to help raise awareness of people who are homeless and living in poverty. It came at a time when more and more people are asking for help, we have seen a 27% increase in demand for our

services in the past year. Like all homeless charities we increasingly rely on the amazing generosity and goodwill

of the strong faith community across Merseyside and are very grateful for their continuing support.’

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Pentecost: a celebration of life and hope The 2014 Two Cathedrals Service will begin in Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral at 3.00 pm on Pentecost Sunday, 8 June, before the walk along Hope Street for the concluding service in the Metropolitan cathedral of Christ the King. This year the service will be preceded by a weekend of prayer led by members of the Chemin Neuf community, a Roman Catholic community with an ecumenical vocation. Events include continuous prayer in both Cathedrals on Friday 6 June from lunchtime until early evening. On Saturday 7 June at 10.00 am there will be a presentation at the Anglican Cathedral, while at the Metropolitan Cathedral there will be a morning of prayer followed by ‘Seeking the Spirit Together’, a Two Cathedrals Pentecostal Conference from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm. In the evening there wil be a ‘Celebration in the Spirit’ gathering at the Liverpool Lighthouse in Anfield. Further details can be obtained from the Churches Together in the Merseyside Region Office, email: office@ctmr.org.uk or on the website www.ctmr.org.uk

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Monsignor Austin Hunt, Director of the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his Ordination to the Priesthood with a Mass in the Chapel at the Centre for Evangelisation. He was ordained on 14 March 1964 in the Basilica of St Paul without the Walls in Rome and he was joined at his Golden Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving by Bishop Tom Williams, Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly, Bishop Vincent Malone and Bishop John Rawsthorne together with priests and deacons from the Archdiocese and beyond. His appointment to oversee the permanent diaconate was the first made by Archbishop Derek Worlock in 1976, at the time Monsignor Hunt was serving at Sacred Heart in Wigan. He later joined the staff at the Metropolitan Cathedral before further appointments at St Thomas of Canterbury, Waterloo, St Thomas More, Aigburth and

All Saints, Anfield where he was parish priest for seventeen years. His service to the permanent diaconate has so far spanned 38 years. He said of his celebration, ‘the Mass was more than I could ever have thought it would be, everything went smoothly and it was both outstanding and exceptional. I really enjoyed every moment and I am very grateful to all those who helped to organise it and were able to join me on the day to give thanks for fifty years of priesthood.’

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St John XXIII and St John Paul II H undreds of thousands from across the world flocked into St Peter’s Square from 5.00 am on the Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, to witness Pope Francis canonise two of his predecessors, Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II. Millions watched on television, some attended special screenings at local cinemas as Pope Francis proclaimed: ‘For the honour of the Blessed Trinity, the exaltation of the Catholic faith and the increase of the Christian life, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and our own, after due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance, and having sought the counsel of many of our brother Bishops, we declare and define Blessed: John XXIII and John Paul II be Saints and we enrol them among the Saints, decreeing that they are to be venerated as such by the whole Church. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen’. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI concelebrated the Mass alongside Pope Francis who greeted him warmly, embracing him as he entered for the Mass. The Pope Emeritus had himself presided over the beatification of Pope John Paul II in May 2011. Banners with portraits of the two saints, the same ones used for their respective beatifications, were displayed on the facade of the Basilica whilst Pope Francis was presented with relics of the two saints which were displayed on the altar throughout the Mass. The relics were a phial of the blood of John Paul II, which had been displayed on 1 May 2011, and a piece of skin removed from the body of John XXIII when it was exhumed for his beatification on 3 September 2000. In his homily pope Francis spoke of St John XXIII as ‘the Pope of openness to the Holy Spirit’, and St

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John Paul II as ‘the Pope of the Family’. He continued: ‘John XXIII and John Paul II were not afraid to look upon the wounds of Jesus, to touch his torn hands and his pierced side. They were not ashamed of the flesh of Christ, they were not scandalised by him, by his cross; they did not despise the flesh of their brother, because they saw Jesus in every person who suffers and struggles. These were two men of courage, filled with the parrhesia of the Holy Spirit, and they bore witness before the Church and the world to God’s goodness and mercy. ‘They were priests, bishops and popes of the twentieth century. They lived through the tragic events of that century, but they were not overwhelmed by them. For them, God was more powerful; faith was more powerful: faith in Jesus Christ the Redeemer of man and the Lord of history; the mercy of God, shown by those five wounds, was more powerful; and more powerful too was the closeness of Mary our Mother. Pope Francis then spoke of the Second Vatican Council, ‘John XXIII and John Paul II cooperated with the Holy Spirit in renewing and updating the Church in keeping with her pristine features, those features which the saints have given her throughout the centuries. Let us not forget that it is the saints who give direction and growth to the Church.

In convening the Council, John XXIII showed an exquisite openness to the Holy Spirit. He let himself be led and he was for the Church a pastor, a servant-leader. This was his great service to the Church; he was the pope of openness to the Spirit. ‘In his own service to the People of God, John Paul II was the pope of the family. He himself once said that he wanted to be remembered as the pope of the family. I am particularly happy to point this out as we are in the process of journeying with families towards the Synod on the family.’ After the Mass Pope Francis greeted the official delegations present before touring St Peter’s Square and Via della Conciliazione in the Popemobile to bless and greet the pilgrims.

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sunday reflections On a liturgical note I trust you are continuing to enjoy a blessed and happy Eastertime. Having been given the 40 days of Lent to prepare ourselves for the renewal of our Baptismal promises, we are now given the 50 days of the Easter season in which to continue our rejoicing, get back into the habit of singing the ‘Alleluia’ at weekday and Sunday masses, and listen again to the story of the early unfolding of the Easter message through the words of the Acts of the Apostles. One thing which strikes us constantly in the Acts of the Apostles is the dynamic nature of the Gospel. From the enthused preaching of Peter on Pentecost Day to the miracles worked through the Apostles, and from the continued growth of the community of early followers of ‘The Way’ (later to be called ‘Christians’) to the constant physical journeying of the followers of Jesus, there is a feeling of being always on the move – eager to recognise and experience new signs of the Lord’s presence and fresh workings of the Holy Spirit in the world. It is a constant reminder and

Sunday thoughts I remember the pride with which I ventured out to serve Mass as a child on Sunday mornings. The neighbours’ curtains were drawn. There was no Sunday shopping or Sunday football. It was a world of Catholics and non-Catholics. Catholics went to Mass. Non-Catholics stayed in bed or read the papers. The more affluent washed their cars. Non-Catholics included the family next door, the local vicar, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Queen, and Nikita Khrushchev. The best of them were well-meaning but mistaken; the worst of them on a trajectory to damnation. What they had in common was that they were wrong. And we were right. We may have looked like losers but deep down we were members of the winning team. It was comforting to know that there was ‘no salvation outside the Church’. The most revolutionary thing that the Second Vatican Council proclaimed was that the Holy Spirit operates beyond the boundaries of the Catholic Church. And there are some of us who

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challenge to us to have eyes, ears and hearts open to fresh opportunities to know, to love, and to serve. Pope Francis reflects as follows in his recent Exhortation, ‘The joy of the Gospel’: ‘Pastoral ministry in a missionary key seeks to abandon the complacent attitude that says, ‘We have always done it in this way’. I invite everyone to be bold and creative in this task of rethinking the goals, structures, style and methods of evangelisation in their respective communities.’ Challenging words, but words which seem to chime in well with the season of new life in which we find ourselves, having welcomed Archbishop Malcolm among us and prayed for the gifts and guidance of the Holy Spirit upon his Ministry: ‘May God who has begun the good work in each one of us bring it to fulfillment.’ (Philippians 1:6)

He is risen Twenty-nine years ago I went to the Holy Land for the first time and I think I probably cried my way from place to place; it was such an incredible experience. The first weekend that I was there, I was staying near the old city of Jerusalem and I got up very early and began to wander through the streets, making my way to the place that commemorates the tomb of Jesus. It was dark and the walled streets were silent. The only noise was the sound of my feet and the occasional barking of a dog. I guess it was a similar journey to the one undertaken by Mary of Magdala and the other Mary on that first Easter Day. As I walked, I began to think. I had just been ordained and was asking myself: ‘Can I really do this? Will I cope?’ By the time I reached the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, I was frightened, anxious and almost sure I had done the wrong thing by being ordained. Just as I was about to enter, I saw the sun rise and in the watching of it my fears disappeared and within myself I knew that it would be all right because Jesus is alive.

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still have difficulty with that assertion. Are we are no longer at the head of the queue? There are those who think that the Church should be more vocal in asserting its opposition to issues in public life. Such issues range from abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage to nuclear weapons, world hunger and the environment. We are selective about which of these issues we should campaign on and we are critical of those who do not share our priorities. Pope Francis has been accused of ‘going soft’ on sexual morality while attacking big business and inequality. He has made new friends and new enemies. There are those who believe that the Church must be vigilant; there are those who seek to destroy her. Others within the Church prefer to work in partnership with the innate goodness of the majority.

The resurrection of Jesus is not something we can prove. It is not something we can quantify. Essentially it is something that we experience. It is in the touch of another person when our darkness is too great to handle. It is in the listening ear. It is in the calming of our fears when they rage within. It is in the hope that tells us all will be well. That is what happened to the women in the Gospel. They arrived at the tomb full of fear, their dreams and hopes crushed, not at all sure what the future would hold. And what happened? They experienced the risen Jesus. Somewhere within themselves they knew that He was alive and so they ran to tell the others and the more they ran, the more they believed until He was there with them, telling them there was no need to be afraid. The Easter season invites us to ask the question where our faith lies. Is it in our traditions? Is it in an age-old story? Or is it in the presence of the Lord who is with us always and who works through the people around us? Fr Chris Thomas

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what’s on Saturday 3 May to Sunday 4 May Celebrate North west Family Conference: ‘Jesus-the hope for all the world’. All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield, SK11 8LB. Details Tel: 01706 640359. Email: northwest@celebrateconference.org Web: www.celebrateconference.org Wednesday 7 May UCM Bi-monthly Mass 7.30 pm at St Margaret Mary, Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG. Saturday 10 May ‘Silk Painting & Shibori’ course in the Embroidery Studio at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. A day course on silk painting, combined with the stitched technique of Shibori. The course will cover the technique of Shibori, and how it can be combined with silk painting to create unique pieces of work. The fee for the day is £15 and will include tea/coffee. Details: enquiries@metcathedral.org.uk Tel: 0151 709 9222. Sunday 11 May Mass of Welcome with Archbishop Malcolm McMahon 11.00 am in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

Looking ahead June 2014 Tuesday 3 June UCM Business Meeting 7.30 pm in the Gibberd Room of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Sunday 8 June Two Cathedrals Service Friday 13 June to Sunday 15 June ‘Do whatever He tells you’ Northern Catholic Conference at Liverpool Hope University. Speakers include: Father Pat Collins; Sir Peter Fahy (Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police); David Wells; Father Pat Deegan; Grace Nowakowska and Kristina Cooper. Details: : www.northerncatholic.co.uk or telephone 07543 800812 or write to: “Regina Coeli”, 6 Warner Drive, Liverpool L4 8US. Wednesday 18 June UCM Annual Mass 7.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool. Celebrant: Bishop Tom Williams. Saturday 21 June The Biennial KSC Memorial Mass for deceased members 3.00 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. July 2014 Wednesday 9 July UCM Bi-monthly Mass 7.30 pm at All Saints, Oakfield, Anfield, L4 2QG. Friday 25 July to Friday 1 August Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

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Saturday 17 May Mass on the 150th anniversary of the death of Elizabeth Prout 2.30 pm at St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Monastery Road, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3ZD. Celebrant: Father Nicholas Postlethwaite CP. Speaker: Sister Rosaleen Murray CP. Friday 23 May 'Something for Everyone.’ A concert by Waterloo-based St. Edmund's Choir. 7.30 pm in the Concert Room at St George’s Hall. Guest Artists: international tenor Roy Weissensteiner and Birmingham Conservatoire soprano Kendal Bradshaw. Tickets £10 from Tel: 07730 413024 or www.stedmundschoir.com Tuesday 27 May Cursillo Ultreya 7.30 pm at St Michael and All Angels, Sydney Powell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 0TP.

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Something for everyone with St Edmund’s The choir of St Edmund of Canterbury parish, Waterloo are performing their latest concert at St George’s Hall on Friday 23 May (7.30pm). The concert will live up to its title of 'Something for Everyone' with songs from the worlds of pop, opera and musical theatre and a few hymns too. Staged in the Concert Room at St George’s Hall, it will feature international tenor Roy Weissensteiner of Absolute Opera, who performed as the Phantom of the Opera on the official tour of Australia, and Birmingham Conservatoire soprano Kendal Bradshaw. Tickets are available for £10 – with funds raised going to St Edmund’s and its twin parish St Thomas of Canterbury. For more details, call 07730 413024 or visit www.stedmundschoir.com <http://www.stedmundschoir.com> or facebook.com/StEdmundsChoir.

St Patrick’s plan Novena for Pope’s Holy Land visit St Patrick's Parish in Southport is hosting a Novena from 16-24 May to pray for the success of the Papal visit to the Holy Land this month. Pope Francis will be in the Holy Land from 24-26 May and will meet Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch. This visit is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting of Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras. Father Mark Madden, the parish priest of St Patrick’s on Marshside Road, explained: “After our visit to the Holy Land in January, Archbishop Patrick suggested that we should do something to pray for a successful

visit to the Holy Land which Pope Francis is making at the end of May. “There is much expectation of this visit and meeting and we hope many good things will come from it.” Each day of the Novena will begin with a midday Mass (12 noon) followed by some Novena prayers and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 4pm. On Sunday 18 May, the Exposition will follow the 10.30am Mass, while on the final day, 24 May, the Exposition will start at 9am and Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly will be the main celebrant of the Closing Mass at midday. Members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre will be in attendance.

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Sophie Farrell Striving for excellence on and off the altar By Ann Todd Leeds Metropolitan University student Sophie Farrell is studying Computer Forensics but it does not take an expert to unravel the fact that her Liverpool parish means the world to her. Sophie, who has been awarded the Guild of St Stephen’s silver medal for her service as an altar server, began serving at St Vincent de Paul’s after making her first Holy Communion, and says that both the primary school and parish have been and remain ‘a huge part of my life’. The former St Vincent’s head girl says: ‘I believe they have been a strong platform on which I have been able to build my life’s foundation and keep on the right path.’ Indeed for Sophie, the school’s mission statement – Serving with Love, Striving for Excellence – is something she still aspires to today. ‘These words have been a true inspiration to me and they encapsulate the true meaning of being a parishioner and former pupil of both the church and the school,’ she explains. ‘This is based on pure love and a true devotion to God and the determination to always do your best.’ Although Sophie left the school a decade

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ago she keeps in touch with head teacher Philip Stewart and visits as often as she can. She is now in her third year at Leeds Met, which she is spending back in Liverpool on a 12-month work placement at Mather Avenue, working in Merseyside Police’s High Tech Crime Unit. She returns to Leeds in September to finish her degree and will then decide whether to pursue a police career or work for a private forensics company. Even when back in Leeds, though, she tries to come home at weekends to continue her serving role at St Vincent’s. The future of the central Liverpool parish was in doubt not long ago, but she is delighted this has been secured ‘hopefully for a very long time’ – and now hopes for a ‘new generation’ of altar servers to follow her lead. ‘Now we have two extra altar servers, Erin and Laura, it gives me hope that we will encourage more to join and secure a dedicated team. I hope the new generation will embrace St Vincent’s church just like they do St Vincent’s school and the children find their own bond between the two.’ Her memories of St Vincent’s include sprinkling petals down the aisle as a

bridesmaid at her aunt’s wedding, her grandparents’ golden wedding anniversary and her grandfather’s funeral. ‘I served at the Mass which was possibly one of the most difficult but fulfilling times for me,’ she says of the latter. ‘My granddad was my hero and still is, and I hope I make him proud.’ A sports fan, Sophie has played for Leeds Met’s women’s rugby union team and evidently relishes a challenge, as illustrated by the fact she did a sky dive for her 18th birthday. She has ambitions of living a ‘well-travelled and cultured life’ and building ‘a career I love’ but, as befits this devoted servant of St Vincent’s, the call of home and family is strong. ‘My family is the most important hobby I have, and I hope to make them proud and give back to them as much as they have already given me.’ Her silver medal suggests she is already doing just that.

‘My family is the most important hobby I have, and I hope to make them proud and give back to them as much as they have already given me’

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Missions accomplished for Animate team By Sarah Beatty For the Animate team, the build-up to Easter was dominated by one thing: missions. We worked at Leyland St Mary’s on day missions looking at ‘Peace and Reconciliation’ and then had our third Mission Week of the year at Hope Academy in Newton-leWillows The school’s chosen theme for the week was ‘Hope for the Future’ and the aim was to express to the students how each of them had the potential to offer something great to the world. In the main sessions with years 7, 8 and 9, we asked the pupils to look at the choices we must make in our lives, and how they can affect the people around us. We ran small group work sessions with the same pupils and with years 7 and 8 looked at a few famous faces and tried to rank them in order of who has offered the most hope to the world. We reminded the young people that they too can use their gifts in order to do the same. With the year 9s, we looked at different moral dilemmas in a ‘court room’ setting, with groups arguing for and against, and the rest of the class acting as the jury. The aim was to consider how, when faced with a difficult decision, we rely on our consciences, which can be

informed by faith. With the year 10 pupils, we looked at how we can suffer from a lack of belief in ourselves, or fail to put a high value on ourselves; by comparison, God does believe in us and believes in the potential we have to offer something significant. In our closing service, we presented a Mission video and though the week was over, we sought to make the point that in another sense it had really only just begun. ‘Fan into flame the gifts that God has given you’ were the words we heard from St Paul’s letter to Timothy; the message to the young people was if they did that, then they could inspire and offer hope to everyone they met. To keep the Mission buzz alive, we held a follow-up evening for the Hope pupils at St Patrick’s Club, looking further into the concept of ‘Hope for the Future’. Before the Easter holidays there was also time to visit St Edmund Arrowsmith in Ashton-in-Makerfield to look at the theme of ‘Living life to the full’ with the year 11s. It was a great opportunity to work with these pupils before their exams, giving them a little break from revision and helping them see that faith is also an important part of their lives.

Finally, we would like to thank Helen Jones and BBC Radio Merseyside for the opportunity to lead their Act of Worship on Easter Sunday, and thanks to Will and Charlotte for coming along and offering their thoughts on what it is like to be a young person in the Church and celebrating Easter. Diary • Preparations are under way for the 2016 World Youth Day in Krakow. For further information, or to express an interest in being involved, please contact s.gore@animateyouth.co.uk • We are hoping to run a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for young people in May/June 2015. Please contact the email address above for information. • The next Youth Alive will take place at St Mary’s, Lowe House at 6.30pm on 13 July. This will also be our Lourdes Departure Mass. All are welcome to attend. You can keep up to date with everything we do on Facebook (Ani Mate), Twitter @animateyouth, and our website www.animateyouth.org.

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justice & peace CHURCHES TOGETHER IN THE MERSEYSIDE REGION

Church leaders urge public to vote By Steve Atherton, Justice and Peace fieldworker The presidents of Churches Together in the Merseyside region have issued a statement asking the public to take part in the upcoming European elections and not ignore the opportunity to vote. Their statement in full reads as follows: Dear friends, Voting matters. On Thursday 22 May 2014, there will be elections to choose those who will represent us as Members of the European Parliament. We are part of the North West Region of England and will return a total of eight Members of the European Parliament. (The European Elections coincide with the 2014 local elections in England.) Some of our media are dismissive about what happens in Europe but it is important in a democratic state that we make the effort to vote. It is ironic to watch people in countries like Afghanistan voting in huge numbers when people here in the United Kingdom cannot be bothered to spare a small amount of time to

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go to the polling station. We must remember that the practical impact of a low turnout is that a small number of votes have a big impact on the results. It is the committed who will turn out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often for minority views which we may find unacceptable to our vision of a just, inclusive and tolerant multicultural society. In 2009, which was the last time that we held European elections, the turnout was very low, with only 19% of eligible people registering a vote which resulted in the BNP gaining more seats despite polling fewer votes. We urge you to vote, and to watch, to listen and to read about the elections so that you may make an informed decision. In addition we ask you to encourage members of your church, your friends, your family, your neighbours and those you socialise with to vote. Please spread this word around. Although it is getting late to influence the debate, it is not too late to vote.

Yours sincerely, Rev Phil Jump Regional Minister, North West Baptist Association Rev Howard Sharp Moderator, Mersey Synod of the United Reformed Church Rev Jim Booth Chair, Liverpool District of the Methodist Church Rt Rev Tom Williams Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool Rt Rev Richard Blackburn Bishop of Warrington, Liverpool Diocese of the Church of England Major Drew McCombe Divisional Commander, North Western Division of The Salvation Army

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Painting a picture of dignity Pupils from a Formby school have had their art work displayed in a Liverpool city centre gallery as part of Nugent Care’s ‘Dignity in Care – Dignity in Dementia’ campaign. To support the campaign, the children from Nugent Care’s Clarence High School in Formby embarked on an art project to display just what dignity meant to them. The results of their work went on display at the Domino Gallery in Liverpool between 4 and 19 April. According to Helen Pearce, marketing and communications manager of the northwest-based charity, there was nothing accidental about the date of the exhibition’s opening – 04/01/14 was chosen specifically because ‘every four seconds, someone somewhere in the world is diagnosed with a form of dementia’. The aim of Nugent Care’s campaign is to achieve a greater emphasis on improving the quality of care services for the most vulnerable people in our communities. For the youngsters at Clarence High School and Children’s Home, their involvement had the additional benefit of helping their own development. The children who attend the school have

a range of social, emotional, and behavioural development needs, with many having suffered from prolonged disruption in home and school life. Nugent Care’s aim is to respond to these needs and to help develop children’s self-esteem and the art project was an important initiative in this regard. As Helen Pearce explained: ‘The young people involved have never before had their work displayed in public, and this will have the added effect of promoting their confidence and raising self-esteem, developing creativity and invigorating their enthusiasm for learning. They were encouraged to work together, talk about their ideas and make decisions based on their developing understanding of

materials, forms and genre as they understand the issues of dementia and dignity.’ Kathleen Pitt, Nugent Care’s chief executive added: ‘Dignity in Care and Dignity in Dementia are government imperatives and this is a timely opportunity to campaign on behalf of the thousands of people in our country who do not receive dignity in care and for the people who are living with dementia.’ For more information on Nugent Care’s Dignity in Care – Dignity in Dementia Campaign please contact Nugent Care on 0151 261 2000 or visit www.nugentcare.org.

Catenians in India The Catenian Association recently celebrated the formation of two new associations in India.

circle, which resulted in 24 men joining the Association and becoming the fifth circle in five years to be formed in the state.

The Catholic laymen’s association sent a party of 42 Catenians (along with brothers from other parts of the world) to the country, to be present for the formation of the new circles and to attended Masses and other social gatherings. “The Catenian Association has a mission to spread its ethos to other Catholic men and their families and is very excited about the expansion in India,” said Grand President of the Association, John Rayer. “The support given by such a large number of visiting brothers and wives and the enthusiastic reception and hospitality shown by our friends in India demonstrates that Catholics wherever they live can benefit from uniting in brotherhood.” The delegation saw the establishment of the first circle in Mumbai with a Mass of thanksgiving in the presence of the Auxiliary Bishop of Mumbai, Agneto Gracias and Father Daniel Fernandes. As well as the inauguration of Vasco-da-Gama

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News from the Liverpool Province of the Knights of St Columba

May, the month of Our Blessed Lady. The May processions are not as popular as they used to be, sadly, but we do not really need a special month to honour Our Lady – we do this all year round with pilgrimages to Walsingham, Ladywell, Lourdes and Fatima. I hope you all enjoy any pilgrimage you might be undertaking to honour Our Lady whether in this country or abroad. We UCM members have our own pilgrimage planned for later in the year – in September, to be precise, when our president, Angela Moore, will lead a group on a trip to the Carmelite Friary at Aylesford. The Friars came to England in 1242 and settled in Aylesford where they built a church in honour of the Assumption of the Glorious Virgin. Sadly the church, dating back to 1248, and all its statues were destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Friars were expelled and did not return until 1949. The buildings have since been restored to their medieval splendour and there is a shrine to Our Lady in the Piazza which welcomes all pilgrims. Aylesford Priory is on the pilgrim route to Canterbury, whose cathedral draws pilgrims to the shrine of St Thomas Becket and the chapel of Our Lady Undercroft. We will be journeying with them and visiting other shrines to Our Lady in the area. We will be travelling on Our Lady’s birthday, 8 September, and there are places left on the trip if you wish to join us. We will remember you all in our prayers while we are on pilgrimage. • Apologies for the misunderstanding over last month’s column, which was written by our president, Angela Moore. While I, as media officer, contribute an article on most months, it is Angela who writes the April and December columns.

God Bless, Ann Hogg, Media Officer

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KSC offer congratulations to new Archbishop The brothers of the Liverpool province of the Knights of St Columba would like to congratulate the Right Reverend Malcolm McMahon on his appointment by His Holiness Pope Francis as the next Archbishop of Liverpool. It is particularly pleasing for the Order as Bishop Malcolm has been an ecclesiastical adviser to the KSC for many years and there was a large contingent of KSC members at Bishop Malcolm’s Mass of Installation on 1 May at the Metropolitan Cathedral. • The Biennial Memorial Mass for deceased members of the Order will take place at the Metropolitan Cathedral on Saturday 21 June at 3pm.

Members, their wives, friends and families from all over the country will be attending. For this year’s Mass – and all future such occasions – there will be a framed picture of the Miraculous Relic Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on display in the Columba Chapel, in addition to the traditional Books of Remembrance. This picture was donated by the team from the permanent shrine in Bedford as a thank you for assistance given by the KSC during the week-long display of the miraculous relic image at the Cathedral in October last year. Websites: www.ksc.org.uk and www.kscprov02.weebly.com Email: dpokeane@aol.com

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PIC Life The Walk of Life By Moira Billinge

his retirement.

This year’s annual sponsored walk in Clitheroe, Lancashire, for the work of Right To Life (RTL) will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 26 May, starting at 1pm. The eight-mile circular walk starts and finishes at St Michael and St John Church car park and follows the very picturesque Ribble Way.

We are also very grateful to Lord David Alton of Liverpool, who will walk with us once again, and also to Jim Dobbin, Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton and Joint-Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, who will launch the event but will not be able to don his walking boots on this occasion. We are waiting to hear from other MPs who may be able to join us.

Although the parish was renamed ‘Our Lady of the Valley’, the Clitheroe Church remains St Michael and St John’s, and this will be the fourth time that they have hosted the event. Those of you who have taken part on previous occasions will know how expertly the stewards from the parish guide our walkers and ensure that anyone unable to complete the course is driven safely back to the starting point. Your support – either by taking part in the walk, raising sponsorship or sending a donation, no matter how small – would be very greatly appreciated. For further information and to obtain sponsor and booking forms, please phone 0151 291 7728, or email moira.billinge@btinternet.com The address of St Michael and St John RC Church is Lowergate, Clitheroe, BB7 1AG. • Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly of Liverpool, who retired last year, has always been a wonderful supporter of Right To Life and he has accompanied most of our previous sponsored walks, including the many treks across Morecambe Bay. On the few occasions when he could not participate, he was present instead to wave everyone off. We are extremely grateful to him for his immense support, friendship, wisdom and spirituality throughout so many years. Our prayers, thanks, love and good wishes for his health and happiness will follow him throughout

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• One of the important projects of Right To Life this year is the building of a website which should be ready very soon. It will be a new ‘shop window’, enabling RTL to inform the public of what is happening in Westminster and Whitehall with regards to the human right to life. It will help us to use social media more effectively to communicate our message, and help anyone who affirms the right-to-life cause to join us and support our work to inform the public regarding: a) the records of Parliamentarians on (and the facts surrounding) the issues that RTL fight for. b) up-to-date pro-life developments. c) our educational material and our caring work in supporting vulnerable people. Our website will become a vital engine to help us to continue the legacy of the founder of Right To Life, Phyllis Bowman DSG, who campaigned so tirelessly for many decades to protect human life from conception to natural death. Lord God, You adorn Creation with splendour and beauty and fashion human lives in your image and likeness. Awaken in every heart, reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of human life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. (‘Priests for Life’, Mass of Thanksgiving for the gift of human life)

To our Archbishop Malcolm McMahon Catholic Pic readers and staff send congratulations, love and welcome to our Archbishop Malcolm McMahon on this wonderful occasion. This very special day in all our lives will be long remembered. 1 May 2014 Please send your favourite prayer to: Barbara, Catholic Pictorial, 36 Henry Street, Liverpool L1 5BS Please include your contact number (not for publication) and which parish you are from.

Worth a visit

In the month dedicated to Our Lady, the spa town of Buxton offers a picturesque setting for some quiet reflection, writes Lucy Oliver. Near the historic Buxton Crescent is St Anne’s Well where, since medieval times, pilgrims and visitors have flocked to drink from the spring waters. St Anne’s Catholic Church, a stone’s throw away on Terrace Road, celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011 and its beautiful stained glass window depicts Our Lady of Fatima appearing to the three children, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. The nearby Pavilion Gardens welcome visitors to explore the sanctuary of the historic gardens and to relax in one of three cafes – the Coffee Bar, Pavilion Café and Art Café, where local artists’ work is on display. If you are feeling energetic, an invigorating walk through Buxton’s woodlands will lead you uphill to Solomon’s Temple where you can enjoy panoramic views from the folly across the town. On the journey back, pop into Poole’s Cavern for historical and geological insights into Buxton and its surrounds. Tours take place every day between 9.30am and 4.30pm, allowing visitors to explore the limestone caverns. For more information on Poole’s Cavern, call 01298 26978 or go to www.poolescavern.co.uk

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Children’s word search This month of May is dedicated to Our Lady. Have a look through our clues to find out more:

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He was talking to the children about Mary and Joseph and the little baby Jesus and had their rapt attention. They loved any stories about the little baby Jesus. ‘Now Mary and Joseph,’ said Father Mullarkey, ‘had to go to Jerusalem and they took the little baby Jesus with them. Now can anyone tell me why Mary and Joseph took the little baby Jesus with them to Jerusalem?’ Up went little Sam’s hand, ‘I know Father...because they couldn’t get a babysitter!’

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NUGENT CARE MERSEYSIDE Shaping an organisation or changing lives? Why not do both Nugent Care exists to provide quality services to ensure peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights are upheld and their needs are met. We are currently recruiting for a:

TRUSTEE Ref: 0121/CEN This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the effective governance of Nugent Care by helping us to achieve our mission. We are a diverse agency which is reflected in our Board of Trusteeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and on this occasion, we are seeking a qualified Accountant. The successful candidate will be a person who can demonstrate experience in business leadership, ideally gained in a commercial background. All applicants should be committed to the concepts of Social Inclusion and Equality and Diversity. Commitment: We recognise the value of Trustees to our organisation and therefore the commitment is 4 meetings per year plus telephone conferences. Other involvement is by mutual agreement. Trustees are unpaid however expenses are reimbursed for meetings and other appropriate activities. For an informal discussion regarding this opportunity, please telephone Kathleen Pitt, Chief Executive on 0151 261 2000.

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