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World Youth Day: With Pope Francis in Rio 60th anniversary celebrations in Speke An invitation to the Cathedral Art Studio
Lourdes and Rio our pilgrims return
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contents Welcome This month as many people return from holiday, or pilgrimage, we conclude the journeys which began in July. Will Neal from Coach 3 (St Helens) of the Youth Pilgrimage to Lourdes shares his journey with us and his account of the incredible work done by so many young people from our Archdiocese during the Pilgrimage. Sarah Beatty and Mike Meadows reflect on their journey to Rio for World Youth Day with Pope Francis. They share their time spent as guests of Brazilian families in Rio Bonito and the great witness of young people from throughout the world as they shared their faith in Rio and on Copacabana beach, or as it was christened by our own pilgrims for a few days: ‘Popeacabana’. So it is welcome back to all our pilgrims, and an opportunity to thank them for all they have said and done in our name in these last weeks, and of course, welcome home to all returning from holiday at this time. During the coming month there is a chance to see one of the hidden gems of our Metropolitan Cathedral: the Art Studio. Various events are taking place including Heritage Week Open Days from 12-14 September; we give details of how to visit. As one visitor said during last year’s Open Days: ‘How lucky we were to see such an amazing exhibition’.
From the Bishop’s desk ‘You never step into the same river twice’, so said the ancient philosopher, Heraclitus, he was referring to coping with change. To the challenges that life brings. Standing in the Sanctuary at Lourdes this year, and looking at the still swollen river and the many reminders of phenomenal damage and destruction caused by the recent floods, I could not but help thinking of that, almost forgotten, philosophy lesson. What was truly miraculous about Lourdes this year was the Spirit of Fortitude and Faith: of both our pilgrims to Lourdes and the community of Lourdes itself. It was a very special and memorable year for all. We were the first pilgrims allowed into the Pius X Basilica since the floods. The Basilica had lost everything: furniture, books, vestments, even the benches. It had been three metres under water just five weeks before we had arrived, and coated in one metre thick mud that had congealed and hardened like cement. The Sacristans had tears in their eyes as we combined the Celebration of the beginning of our Pilgrimage with the re-opening of the use of that Special Place.
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Main Feature World Youth Day Diary
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News From around the Archdiocese
14 Spotlight St Edmund’s choir go to the movies 15 Sunday Reflections Liturgy and Life 16 What’s On Whats happening in the Archdiocese 18 Profile Norman Russell Crime writer with a late calling 19 Animate Youth Ministry Sarah’s World Youth Day 32 Justice and Peace Food for thought from summer excursions
Yes, times change, and disasters come and go, but it is important how we cope with those disasters; not as victims but as survivors, not downcast and forlorn, but with fortitude and faith, and also with a little help from our friends.
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Thank You, so much, to all who made Lourdes so special this year, to each and everyone, you did our Archdiocese proud…it was a true Pilgrimage of Faith.
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36 Pic Life Gethsemane and the plight of the insomniac 37 Join In Family Fun More Mullarkey
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World Youth Day Diary: Rio 2013 by Michael Meadows Thursday 18 July We were met in Rio de Janeiro by our tour guide 'Ziggy', who took us straight from the plane to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain. We then headed for the Archdiocese of Niteroi and the town of Rio Bonito to meet our host families for the 'Missionary Week' element of our trip. I met my ‘family’, the Correas: mum and dad Cristina and Humberto, daughter Lara and son Bruno and Lara's boyfriend Bernardo Oliveira. I would be staying with them for four days with one of our group leaders, Lesley. Friday 19 July We started our first full day in Rio Bonito by meeting at the village chapel for Mass with the entire community. This was amazing, and I really got a sense of how much faith means to the people of this community. Everyone was singing in full voice and the music was led by the youth of Rio Bonito, as well as Ferg, Joe, Rosie and Becky from our pilgrimage. After Mass we gathered at the front of church in the baking heat, where we had a little time to relax before an introduction to 'Solidarity Day'. We met back in the chapel with all of the other pilgrims who were staying in Rio Bonito where we were given a presentation on the history of their town before being allocated to groups to participate in the solidarity events during the afternoon. Our group was driven to a faith based drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in the countryside, along with pilgrims 4
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from Texas, Sweden and the Philippines. At the Centre it was explained to us that the six inhabitants voluntarily move in for nine months, using only prayer and faith as 'medicine' to recover from their respective dependencies. We were given a tour, chatted with the inhabitants and prayed with them, before moving outside to plant fruit trees in the grounds. Saturday 20 July Lesley and I were treated to breakfast by our wonderful ‘mum’ Cristina at the start of 'Family Day'. The plan was for the Liverpool lads to play the Rio Bonito guys in a 5-a-side football match; the game played in a really good atmosphere, and was once again an example of true catholic values being shown in the daily lives of our wonderful hosts. It finished up as 9-7 to our Brazilian friends as we built friendships through our common love of sport. We then got dressed up for the local community celebration which we were told could only be described as a 'traditional Brazilian hoe-down'. Bruno and Humberto lent me a lumberjack shirt and straw hat, so I could 'fit in with the locals'. It was a fantastic celebration, with the Liverpool and Brazilian contingents singing, and dancing with each other in good spirits. Sunday 21 July Lesley and I were shown the local school where Humberto was a teacher, which was quite small considering it would be home to up to two thousand students. We were also struck by the beauty of the area, as the town was
Michael Meadows surrounded by massive mountains which the community's youngsters took to each Sunday to fly their kites. We were taken to meet the rest of the Liverpool pilgrims outside the church, where we got the bus from Rio Bonito deep into the countryside to what could only be described as a giant open-air church. We were eventually asked to get up on stage and lead the singing of 'Trading My Sorrows', which was lots of fun, even more so when we were roundly applauded by our international pilgrim friends and were asked to do an encore. After some of the other pilgrims had got up on stage too the evening Mass began and was celebrated by Padre Dudu. Everyone I spoke to understood the passion and significant message so we didn't need translation or different languages to know that it is up to us to take the message of World Youth Day out into the world ourselves and share it with our peers back home. Monday 22 July We’d had an absolutely brilliant start to our World Youth Day experience, and this was all down to the warmth, generosity and love with which we had been welcomed by our families in Rio Bonito. Lesley and I can say that from day one we truly felt a part of the Correa family. They really are an amazing example of Catholic family life, and how a family loves, supports and in our case welcomes each of its members; for these reasons I feel truly blessed to have been lucky enough to be one of Humberto and Cristina's two ‘English children’ and call myself a Correa. Arriving back in Rio my group led Night Prayers where we focused on
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feature ‘We started our first full day in Rio Bonito by meeting at the village chapel for Mass with the entire community’
the idea of 'family' which we had experienced throughout Missionary Week, and how this sense of family would now move to us as a pilgrimage as we prepared for our time with Pope Francis. Tuesday 23 July We headed to Copacabana in our groups and planted our flag on a spot near the front (we actually carried a Union Flag with us everywhere we went!) near to some Argentine pilgrims who I had a chance to chat to. We both said how excited we were at the prospect of seeing Pope Francis the next day, and they were extremely proud to say that he was from their nation. Wednesday 24 July This morning the catechesis session for English speakers included a lecture and Q&A session with Bishop Anthony Fisher, Bishop of Parramatta, Australia, who spoke about young people and their thirst for faith, hope and God, and encouraged us to go and be the GMD (Go Make Disciples) generation. The session then concluded with Mass together, at which point Sarah Beatty, Sarah
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feature interactive and included a lecture from the Archbishop of Brisbane, Archbishop Mark Coleridge, who was thought provoking on how we can become disciples, and make disciples of others too. We headed back towards the beach in the late afternoon to be ready for the opening Mass with Pope Francis. We picked a spot on the road behind the Stations of the Cross because the crowds were really busy, and waited in anticipation of the Pope's arrival. The excitement built steadily and erupted when he drove past in the Popemobile. It was a great way to welcome the Holy Father, even if some of us were a little hoarse by the end of the Mass!
Brooks and I met with Wyre Davies, a BBC journalist. We chatted to him about what inspired us to attend World Youth Day, our excitement at the prospect of seeing Pope Francis, and anticipations for the coming days of our pilgrimage. The interviews were played out on BBC Radio Four, BBC 6 o'clock and 10 o’clock news, and throughout the day on the BBC World News Channel. I found this experience really exciting. Thursday 25 July Today's Catechesis at the Vivo Rio Centre was with pilgrims from Australia, America, Canada and Scotland, the session was really
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Friday 26 July Day three of Catechesis, again at the Vivo Rio Centre with Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley from Boston, USA he talked about the themes of World Youth Day and related these to expectations of young people to take ownership of our faith and become modern day disciples. putting it simply by saying, 'Without us God can do nothing, without God we can be nothing'. A small group of us opted to do the Stations of the Cross with the Holy Father, so we braved the crowds to get a good spot alongside the sixth station. As we were waiting, Father Colin suggested we held out the World Youth Day crucifix necklaces we were given in Rio Bonito as he went past, as it would be a nice thing to say we had done together. Soon after the Pope was in view, the crowds were screaming and pushing forward so the five guys and I all huddled almost like a scrum waiting to share the moment together. Soon enough he drove up and as we held out our necklaces he
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stopped right in front of us and gave us a blessing. It was absolutely incredible. The scrum turned into a five man bear hug and we were all jumping up and down and shouting in elation. As a typical northern lad I can't remember the last time I got emotional but as soon as we realised the moment we'd just shared with the Holy Father there was not a dry eye in sight between the five of us. I have to say that this was probably the best moment of my life, a feeling I honestly would never have imagined experiencing.
supposed to be held until the rain came!). The first field was a farmer's field where we were encouraged to plant and grow the seeds of our faith, and share the fruit with all we meet. The second was a sports field, where the Holy Father reminded us that as young Catholics we are all on the same team and must work together to make disciples of all nations. I loved the simplicity of his address, something we could all relate to (even though I had to get a translation when we got back to the hotel, because he spoke in Spanish.)
Saturday 27 July We celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation together on Botafogo beach. We got down early for the Vigil Mass and had a good view of the screen in front of us so could keep up with the Mass quite well. Pope Francis addressed the crowds during his homily and told an analogy about different fields (like Campus Fidei where the vigil was
Sunday 28 July We got up for 4.00 am to get a spot down near Copacabana beach for Sunday morning's final Mass with the Holy Father. The Pope eventually drove past in his convoy, surrounded by hundreds of security staff and then disappeared for a few minutes behind the secure compound walls before reappearing at the altar, much to the delight of the
three million people in attendance. We then celebrated Mass for the final time with Pope Francis, as he encouraged us to really take the World Youth Day theme home with us and live it out in our daily lives, to all we know. He also announced the worst-kept secret, that the next World Youth Day would be held in Krakow, Poland, in 2016, sparking mayhem from the direction of the Polish pilgrims who were understandably delighted. Monday 29 July - Tuesday 30 July We flew back to London and were met by family and friends at St Mary's, Lowe House, thirty weary pilgrims disembarked the coach and headed home, vowing to return to wonderful Rio de Janeiro and Rio Bonito very, very soon. The full version of Mike Meadows’ World Youth day Diary can be read on the Archdiocese of Liverpool website at www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk
come & see
Introducing Fr Dermott Donnelly… We welcome back to the Come and See conference Dermott Donnelly, a priest from the Hexham and Newcastle Diocese, where he is the director of youth services and has recently been appointed dean of St Mary’s Cathedral. He has spent the last 16 years developing an integrated youth service that works with young people in schools and parishes as well as providing training for adults who work with young people.
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He has pioneered a youth village that houses an international team of volunteers, providing retreats, training courses and school missions. He is author of the book ‘How to survive the rest of your life’, which was written for school leavers, and his workshops are called ‘Youth Ministry – where do we start?’ and ‘Youth Ministry and the Prodigal Son’. As always they will be creative, inspiring and thought-
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provoking. From our own Diocese we welcome back Steve Atherton, the diocesan Justice and Peace worker, and Eileen Convey, who is a potter from Southport. Both of them were wonderful last time round. Along with the music of Jo Boyce and friends we are promised a feast. If you have not booked in yet, it is not too late – contact us on 0151 949 1199 or email jenny@irenaeus.co.uk.
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Teams Celebrate
Members of Equipes Notre-Dame, ‘TEAMS’, gathered for their Annual Picnic in July and to celebrate three special Anniversaries. Warrington 1 were formed twenty years ago while Warrington 3 and Wirral 1 (who were both piloted by Warrington 1) are now ten years old. Members from all of the Teams including Northern Regional Couple Mark and Dympna Edwards, families and friends, enjoyed a hot sunny afternoon. Also present were Deacon John Traynor, Warrington 3’s Spiritual Counsellor and Father Joe Bibby, former Spiritual Counsellor to Warrington 1 and who helped to start and pilot Warrington 1. Julie and Eddie English, who are founder members of Warrington 1 said, ‘We heard about TEAMS when we visited friends in the North East and thought it would be wonderful to have TEAMS in the North West to help couples grow together in faith with the support of other like-minded couples.’ For more information about TEAMS visit www.teamsgb.org.uk or contact Pat and Tony Banks Tel: 01925 725241 or email: tonybanks18@btinternet.com
Festival of Flowers for Sutton Parishioners from St Anne and Blessed Dominic in Sutton, St Helens, will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of their church with a Flower Festival from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 September. The parish was founded in 1849 but the old church had to be demolished because of mining subsidence and was replaced by the present building in 1973. The Parish is also home to the Shrine where Blessed Dominic Barberi, Sister Elizabeth Prout and Father Ignatius Spencer are buried. The theme of the Festival is ‘...and it's from the old we travel to the new!’ There will be an Opening Ceremony on Friday 13 September at 10.00 am after which the church will remain open until 7.00 pm. The Festival will then be open from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm on Saturday 14 September and from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm on Sunday 15 September.
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An invitation to the Cathedral Art Studio
Obituary Rev Rupert Everest OSB
A busy few months lie ahead for the Art Studio at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, and everybody is invited to join in. If your parish has any vestments, altar cloths or other church textiles that are tired, worn and in need of conservation or repair there will be a ‘Church Textiles Conservation Advice Clinic’ in the Studio on Friday 6 September from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Experts will be available throughout the day to advise and assist in the preservation of materials. From Thursday 12 September to Saturday 14 September the Studio will again be hosting Heritage Week Open Days from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm each day. Examples of banners and church textiles will be on display and visitors will have the opportunity to see how they are made and talk with those who work in the studio on a regular basis. The Studio last hosted these open days in September 2012 and visitors’ comments included: ‘Absolutely stunning, thank you for letting us see these wonderful pieces’; ‘Fantastic exhibition of such talented work’; ‘A hidden
Father Rupert Everest OSB, Benedictine monk of Ampleforth Abbey who formerly served at St Peterʼs, Seel Street, and St Maryʼs, Leyland, died peacefully in the monastery infirmary at Ampleforth on 9 August 2013 at the age of 82. He was born in London in June 1931, was educated at Ampleforth College, and joined the monastic community in September 1950. He went to St Benetʼs Hall, at the University of Oxford, and studied Geography, and was ordained priest on 19 July 1959. For the next twelve years Father Rupert had a number of roles at Ampleforth, including Senior Geography Master in the school, chaplain to the domestic staff, and Assistant Procurator. He then devoted more than thirty years of his monastic life to work in a number of parishes, beginning first with St Peterʼs in Seel Street, Liverpool. In his four years there he also wrote a weekly column for the ʻCatholic Pictorialʼ. From 1978-1979 Father Rupert had a yearʼs sabbatical at the Irish Institute of Pastoral Liturgy, Carlow, where he gained a Pontifical Diploma in Sacred Liturgy. Father Rupert then worked in St Maryʼs, Bamber Bridge; St Maryʼs, Leyland; Our Lady of Lourdes and St Gerard Majella, Lostock Hall; Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Michaelʼs, Workington, and finally Our Lady and St Benedictʼs, Ampleforth. At the age of 75, Fr Rupert retired as parish priest in Ampleforth village, but continued to work as chaplain to one of the school boarding Houses. His Funeral Mass was celebrated at the Abbey Church, Ampleforth on Friday 16 August prior to burial in the Monksʼ Wood.
treasure, thank you for opening it up to us’; and ‘A revelation in itself and beautiful’. Beginning on Friday 20 September for twelve weeks the Studio will be hosting an ‘Embroidery for Pleasure Class’. Those wishing to take part, from beginners to experienced embroiderers, do not have to attend all sessions and can pick and choose which they go to. The Classes will run from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm each Friday afternoon until 6 December. The cost for each session is £5, including refreshments. Anyone wishing to take part must book in advance and further details are available from enquiries@metcathedral.org.uk or by phone on 0151 709 9222.
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Liverpool in Lourdes by Will Neal from Coach 3 (St Helens) of the Youth pilgrimage or the youth group travelling from St. Helens Thursday 25 July meant an early start as we had to be at Lowe House church for 7:30 am ready to pack the coach and have our first Pilgrimage Mass celebrated by Father Dominic Curran, our coach Chaplain, then we set about getting comfortable for the 28 hour coach journey ahead of us.
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We finally arrived in Lourdes at midday on Friday stepping off the coach into gorgeous sunshine which would set the tone for the rest of the week. The real work would start on Saturday, so we had a small tour of Lourdes just to familiarise all the new people on the coach with the surroundings and to remind those of us who had forgotten. On Saturday we got into the swing of things as the work began. We were up in the morning at the St Frai hospital and at the hotels waiting to pick up pilgrims to take them on the path of Bernadette where they go on a tour of the Domain. I took down Des Cunningham who then became an established pilgrim of mine as I stayed with him for the majority of the week. After lunch we then picked up the pilgrims again and headed down to the underground Basilica for the pilgrimage Welcome Mass. We were
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very lucky as Lourdes had been hit by floods ruining a lot of places, the underground Basilica in particular, but they had done a great job of clearing up and we were the first pilgrimage to use it. In the evening we then had our youth torchlight procession where all the young people walk in the procession; this is one of my favourite moments because it’s such a beautiful image looking out over all the candles in the dark spreading all the way back to the main gates. We had Sunday Mass at the grotto, I picked up Des from his hotel where he surprised me with the fact that I was going to have a leading role. Des used to work in the hospitalité and had managed to get us a place carrying the petitions up during the offertory procession.
the early starts. We headed out to a place called Lac du Lourdes where Father Dominic celebrated our annual outside coach Mass.
After Mass we somehow managed to organise ourselves for the 450 strong youth pilgrimage photo. In the afternoon we were back in the underground Basilica for the Blessed Sacrament Procession, a time of personal prayer during adoration.
It’s a very special moment for the coach where we come together on our own just to reflect in beautiful surroundings; a favourite part for many of us. We returned to take part in the torchlight procession this time with the pilgrims.
Monday was our day off and even though we had only been in Lourdes for two days it was a welcome break from
We were straight back to work on Tuesday morning at the baths; one of the main reasons why many pilgrims
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come to Lourdes for the healing properties of the waters. This year was my second year and I decided that I wanted to experience the baths myself and it is probably my main memory from the pilgrimage as I found it a moving and incredibly cleansing experience; but the water is cold! We had our Mass for St Bernadette in Bernadette’s chapel across the river and in the evening we celebrated our coach Service of Reconciliation where we had the opportunity to talk about any worries. Wednesday, our last full day in Lourdes, started with the International Mass which gives a real sense of community as people from across the world gather in one place to profess their faith. In the afternoon we went shopping with the pilgrims giving them a chance to get out and socialise. As it was our last night we visited the grotto at midnight; an opportunity to reflect on the week and pray for the people back home. On the last morning in Lourdes we took the pilgrims to the Anointing of the Sick in the underground Basilica and then had our Youth Pilgrimage Stations of the Cross, followed by the Farwell Mass with the pilgrims. At 5.30 pm we had our own Farewell Service and said ‘goodbye’ to each other before the 28 hour journey back. Lourdes is an exhausting, emotional and contemplative experience, but one which really defines you as a person. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
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news diary Best care of the dying patient Following the Neuberger review of the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway which called for conversations on the issues involved a conference for Priests, Deacons, Bereavement Teams, Eucharistic Ministers, Lay Funeral Ministers, Healthcare Workers, and anyone involved or interested in the care of the dying has been organised in the Archdiocese of Liverpool. ‘Best Care of the Dying Patient’ will take place twice from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm and from 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm on Monday 14 October 2013 at the Liverpool Archdiocesan Centre for Evangelisation, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 1AA. Sister Margaret Atkins who will Chair the meeting, taught theology at Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds, and is a member of the Augustinian community at Boarbank Hall in Cumbria. The Speakers will be Dr Karen Groves who is Medical Director of Queenscourt Hospice in Southport and Dr Ged Corcoran who was formerly Clinical Director of Woodlands Hospice and is now attached to the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool. There is a charge of £10 to cover costs; any surplus will be donated to the Marie Curie Institute. Bookings may be made by phone Tel: 0151 522 1040, or email j.cassidy@rcaol.co.uk
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‘Scholarship Lads’ reunion
The 1953 ‘Scholarship Lads’ from St Edward’s College are holding a reunion on the afternoon of Thursday 10 October. The get-together is at the ‘Fly in the Loaf’ in Liverpool’s Hardman Street and starts at 2.00 pm. So far some twenty old boys have been contacted, but all are invited. Further details from Phil Traynor Tel: 0151 728 9633.
St Ambrose at 60 A concert was held to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the foundation of the Parish of St Ambrose in Speke on Friday 26 July 2013. Parish Priest, Father Edward Cain, parishioners and the local community were treated to a wonderful night of music with performances by Liverpool Opera Singer, Kathryn Rudge, and the Hale mixed voice choir conducted by Jason Ellis their Musical Director. Kathryn and Jason are regular contributors to music at St Ambrose services and were delighted to organise and perform in the event. The packed audience enjoyed some
beautiful music ranging from popular pieces, and opera to musical theatre. Frankie Laine was No 1 in the Charts crooning the song ‘I Believe’ when the parish was founded in 1953 and there was an opportunity for the audience to singa-long to this song together with a Beatles medley which was taken up with great enthusiasm. St Ambrose Parish’s first baptisms were held in the New Church for East Speke (now St Ambrose Parish Centre) in 1953. The building serviced the local community in a very diverse way as a church, school, shop, cinema and social centre. The current St. Ambrose Church building was completed in 1961 and was granted Grade II listed building status in 2007. It is claimed to be the first completed rectangular Roman Catholic Church in England with a freestanding altar. Following the success of the event a Christmas Concert is planned at St Ambrose Church on Friday 6 December 2013. Anyone interested in joining the Choir should contact 07833 068252 or for further information and concert ticket details please visit www.merseywave.com
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St Edmund’s choir go to the movies Fundraising concert at Waterloo cinema raises £4,000 ‘A musical journey through some of the most popular and iconic films.’ This is what the 500-strong audience inside Screen 1 at Waterloo’s Plaza Cinema were promised at a special concert this summer, and the choir of St Edmund of Canterbury certainly did not disappoint. The concert on Sunday 14 July, which raised approximately £4,000 for Jospice’s 40th anniversary appeal, was titled Songs from the Silver Screen and it featured some of the best-loved music from the movies. The St Edmund’s choir have been performing Christmas concerts since the late 90s so this was a different challenge but one that they embraced in impressive fashion, and their director of music, Martin O’Boyle, could not have been more pleased. ‘It was the best concert we’ve given in terms of performance and entertainment, definitely,’ he said. ‘They became performers at the Plaza and sent everyone home with a smile on their face, which was brilliant.’ It was an evening of memorable performances – from Roy
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Weissensteiner’s spellbinding turn as the eponymous Phantom of the Opera on Music Of The Night via Anna Corcoran’s superb Skyfall to the choir’s stirring finale of One Day More from Les Miserables, which earned a richly deserved standing ovation. ‘To see the audience already rising to their feet before we had finished the piece was incredible,’ said O’Boyle, who set up the choir back in 1997. With a selection of songs spanning 80 years of Hollywood, there was plenty of fun too. Kendal Bradshaw, Liz Mercer, Katherine Lee and Sophie Mahar morphed joyously into The Chordettes to sing Mr Sandman while the audience got to join in on Let’s Go Fly A Kite from Mary Poppins. A night that put a spring in the step ended with smiles on faces too as the choir trooped off the stage to the theme from The Great Escape. ‘The feedback we had from the audience has been unprecedented,’ added O’Boyle. ‘In 16 years of doing concerts with St Edmund’s, it’s the first time the public have been moved to write into the local media. It’s fantastic.’ One audience member sent a letter to the Liverpool Echo in
praise of ‘an incredibly life-affirming event’ and ‘the best night out I’ve had at the theatre (or a cinema!) in a long while’. Pat Murphy, Jospice director of fundraising and communications, was delighted with the choir’s efforts towards the 40th anniversary appeal, which is aiming to raise £950,000 towards a refurbishment of the charity’s Thornton hospice. ‘We are putting an extension on the hospice to modernise six bedrooms, with new bathrooms and a lounge area for patients. “We still need about £280,000 so the money raised has been a great boost. It was a really great night, a great community event, and everybody pulled the stops out. Everybody enjoyed it and there was really good feedback and remarks as people were leaving the Plaza.’ The St Edmund’s choir have already begun preparations for their next Jospice fundraiser – a Christmas concert to be held in the Concert Room at St George's Hall on Sunday 22 December (7.30pm). For tickets, call 0151 924 3812 or email enquiries@jospice.org.uk.
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sunday reflections On a liturgical note On 22 September, the 25th Sunday of the Year, we keep a day of particular thanksgiving for the harvest and for the fruits of human work. Unless we live very close to the farming or fishing community, then we can sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that all our food comes pre-packaged from one of the supermarkets – whereas in reality all of those things which we take so much for granted have to be hard won and worked for, before they end up on our plates. At every Mass we give thanks for the bread and wine which are ‘fruit of the earth and the work of human hands’, so in a way this harvest thanksgiving is like an extended reflection on the Preparation of the Gifts at Mass; we never take things for granted, but give great thanks for those whose skill, under God, provides us with what we need for our life, health and growth. Here on the island, as in many places, there will be harvest festivals taking place now and in the weeks to come. Moreover, week by week, parishioners provide for the
Sunday thoughts Was Jesus ever embarrassed? When I hear the parables I sometimes wonder whether they are stories of Jesus’ own experience. We attribute his insights to the power of the Holy Spirit, but that can also mean that Jesus learned the hard way. The gospel for 1 September is a good example. Jesus warns the disciples about taking the place of honour: ‘A more distinguished person than you may have been invited… and then to your embarrassment you would have to go and take the lowest place.’ A younger Jesus may once have walked the walk of shame to the bottom of the table himself. And just as she was on hand to give a commentary at the Marriage Feast at Cana, maybe Mary was equally direct in her comments to Jesus when they got home. The Jesus of the gospels is a people watcher. The gospel for September 15 is a sharply observed story of
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local Salvation Army tins of food, pasta, rice and other nonperishable goods that can be distributed to those families and individuals who need a little help in making ends meet at the moment, given the testing economic climate. This too is a very practical way in which we express not only gratitude but also that sense of genuine care and concern for others whom we may never meet but whom we acknowledge as children of the one Father ‘who makes his Sun to shine on us all’. On Friday 27 September we keep the Memorial of St Vincent de Paul, who would say a resounding ‘Amen’ to that last sentiment. So it is also a good time to say thank you to all members of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), and pray that others will be encouraged to join in your prayer and work.
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sibling resentment. Jesus did not read this story in a book. In the Prodigal Son I sense an experience close to home. Jesus had no brothers but he gets under the skin of how the elder brother feels. If I were telling the story I would add a postscript: that the younger son leaves home again the morning after the night before only to show up out of the blue once more, months later; and again and again. He is a serial offender, the older brother a permanent moaner. The brothers are still not speaking at their father’s funeral. Neither are their wives. The real ‘prodigal’ in the story is the father himself. His love is blind to the point of recklessness. Nazareth was a small town. The ‘hidden years’ were not wasted.
Do I love God? Many years ago I was at a meeting and one of the participants said just in passing that she often asked herself the question ‘Do I love the God I work for or do I love the work of God?’. It is a question that has often come back to my mind. I am always very busy and I love meeting people and working with them. I love the writing I do and the books I have published. I love reflecting on the Scriptures and seeing how they were written and what the cultural reality was at the time they were written, but the most important question I have to ask myself is not whether I love what I do but whether I love God. I often wonder when I meet people and talk about the challenge of the Gospel whether our faith lives are just a reality to us because living in a faith culture suits us psychologically and gives us a framework in which to operate. I wonder whether sometimes we do what we do out of habit rather than anything else. Maybe part of the reason our Churches are emptying is because people no longer find their personal needs fulfilled there and so they move on. There is so much in the world now that attracts and fulfils. In the past the Church provided everything – socially, physically and spiritually – but now much can be found elsewhere. Even more disconcerting is the possibility that some who stay only stay because of some vague disquiet about leaving in case God smites them from above. I think I am coming to the conclusion that most of us who say we have a relationship with God are not really into loving God. We are afraid of God and often try to control God or manipulate God into being what we want God to be. I guess it is why we are not open to change and newness and possibility and potential. I think it is why many of the saints are so challenging because their love of God makes them do seemingly foolish or outrageous things. Back to my original question: ‘Do I love the God I work for or the work of God?’ I have just led two mornings of reflection on the Parables of Jesus. Afterwards one of the participants texted me and said: ‘It’s becoming more and more clear to me that it’s vital to spend a quiet time of reflection with God.’ Without that experience we will never fall in love with God and at best our faith will be sterile and legalistic. I pray for all of us that the breath of the Spirit will lead us into a deep, loving relationship with God who is the fire that makes life worth living. Fr Chris Thomas
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what’s on Wednesday 4 September Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7.15 pm at St Edmund of Canterbury, Waterloo, L22 8QF. Preacher: Father John Joyce. Thursday 5 September Father Pat Collins will be speaking At the Agape Mass at St Mary’s, Prescot Road, Aughton, L39 6TA, at 8.00 pm. Friday 6 September Church Textiles Conservation Advice Clinic 10.00 am to 4.00 pm in the Art Studio of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. All welcome to bring church textiles for advice on care, repair and conservation from experts. Saturday 7 September Father Pat Collins will be speaking At a Day of Renewal. 10.00 am at The Marian Centre, St Marie on the Sands, Southport, PR9 0EJ. Tickets £10 from Cathy Cameron Tel: 01704 224286. Organ Recital By Paul Delaney (St Paul, West Derby). 2.15 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Sunday 8 September Racial Justice Day Father Pat Collins will be speaking At the second of the ‘Life in the Spirit’ seminars. 7.30 pm at St Patrick’s, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 9TJ. Details: Archie and Cathy Cameron Tel: 01704 224286.
Friday 13 September to Sunday 15 September Festival of Flowers To mark the 40th Anniversary of the church of St. Anne and Blessed Dominic, Sutton, St. Helens, WA9 3ZD. Opening Ceremony: 10.00 am Friday 13 September; festival remains open until 7.00 pm. 10:00 am to 6:00pm Saturday 14 September and 11.00 am to 5.00 pm Sunday 15 September. ‘Fanning into a Flame’ Reflections on the letters of Timothy. Scripture weekend led by Father Chris Thomas at Irenaeus, 32 Great Georges Road, Liverpool, L22 1RD. Bookings and further details: Tel: 0151 949 1199 or email: jenny@irenaeus.co.uk Friday 13 September to Saturday 14 September Heritage Open Day At St Mary’s, Buttermarket Street, Warrington, WA1 2NS. 10.00 am to 4.00 pm each day. Saturday 14 September Car Boot Sale 8.00 am onwards in the Cathedral Car Park. Pitches £10. Details from Claire Hanlon 0151 709 9222. Sunday 15 September Home Mission Day With the theme: 'Crossing the Threshold': Ministry and Outreach to Non-Churchgoing Catholics. Annual Community Mass 11.00 am in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.
Wednesday 11 September Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7.15 pm at St Edmund of Canterbury, Waterloo, L22 8QF. Preacher: Father Joe Kendall.
Wednesday 18 September Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7.15 pm at St Edmund of Canterbury, Waterloo, L22 8QF. Preacher: Deacon Ernest Diggory.
UCM Bi-monthly Mass 7.30 pm at St. Michael and All Angel's, Sidney Powell Avenue, Westvale, Kirkby, L32 0TP.
Friday 20 September to Friday 6 December Embroidery for Pleasure Class The Art Studio at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King will be running this class each Friday for twelve weeks. All welcome from beginners to experienced embroiderers who would like to learn new skills. Classes from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Cost £5
Thursday 12 September Heritage Open Day 10.00 am-4.00 pm in the Lutyens Crypt of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Thursday 12 September to Saturday 14 September Heritage Week Open Studio at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King The Art Studio will be open to visitors daily from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Examples of church textiles, vestments and embroidery will be on display.
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per session including refreshments. Bookings and enquiries: enquiries@metcathedral.org.uk or Tel: 0151 709 9222. Saturday 21 September Carillon Recital By Caroline Sharpe (Loughborough). 2.00 pm at St Mary’s, Lowe House, St Helens, WA10 2BE. Tickets £5 (including refreshments) from 01744 22077. Sunday 22 September Day of Special Prayer for Thanksgiving for the Harvest Tuesday 24 September Cursillo Ultrya 7.30 pm at St Michael and All Angels, Kirkby, L32 0TP. Wednesday 25 September Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7.15 pm at St Edmund of Canterbury, Waterloo, L22 8QF. Saturday 28 September A Day Conference to inspire, uplift and resource Christians who work within the NHS Clinical Sciences Centre, Aintree University Hospital, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL. Details: www.godlovesnhs.org ACTA (A Call to Action) Open Meeting Topic for discussion and reflection: ‘Speaking and Listening in the Church’. 2.00 pm at Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NZ. Details: Ewa Bem IBVM (Loyola Hall) or www.acalltoaction.org.uk Britten Centenary Concert 7.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Tickets and details Tel: 0151 707 3525 or www.cathedralconcerts.org.uk
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september Looking ahead: Support for Divorced or Separated from the Archdiocesan Marriage and Family Life Department, (Pastoral Formation). ‘Recovering and moving on after divorce’. The next series of six weekly meetings starts on Monday 16 September in Liverpool 17, from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm. A one-day meeting will be held on Saturday 14 September for those who cannot attend the six evenings. For more information or to make a booking (essential) contact Frances on 0151 727 2195. ‘Divorced or Separated?’ Friday evening, 27 September to Sunday 29 September 2013. A welcoming and affirming weekend offering a chance to reflect, share and pray together at Loyola Hall Jesuit Spirituality Centre, Rainhill, Merseyside, L35 6NZ. This can be attended on a residential or non-residential basis. Contact www.loyolahall.co.uk or phone 0151 426 4137
October 2013 Tuesday 1 October Thanksgiving Mass in honour of Father Ignatius Spencer 6.30 pm at St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3ZD. Celebrant: Father Jeroen Hoogland CP. Wednesday 2 October Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7.15 pm at St Edmund of Canterbury, Waterloo, L22 8QF. Preacher: Monsignor John Furnival. Saturday 5 October to Sunday 6 October ‘Come and See 2013 At Christ the King High School, Stamford Road, Southport, PR8 4EX. Keynote Speakers: Daniel O’Leary, Edwina Gateley. Booking form and details: Irenaeus, 32 Great Georges Road, Liverpool, L22 1RD. Tel: 0151 949 1199 or email: jenny@irenaeus.co.uk Sunday 6 October St Helens Family Rosary Procession Assemble 2.45 pm in Church Square, St Helens, to process to St Mary’s, Lowe House, for Benediction at 3.45 pm. Tuesday 8 October UCM Business Meeting 7.30 pm in the Gibberd Room of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, L3 5TQ. Wednesday 9 October Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7.15 pm at St Edmund of Canterbury, Waterloo, L22 8QF. Preacher: Father John Cullen. Monday 14 October ‘Best Care of the Dying Patient.’ A conference in light of the Neuberger Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway; for Priests, Deacons, Bereavement Teams, Eucharistic Ministers, Lay Funeral Ministers, Healthcare Workers, and anyone involved or interested in the care of the dying. 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm or 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm at the Liverpool Archdiocesan Centre for Evangelisation, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 1AA. Chair: Sister Margaret Atkins. Speakers: Dr Karen Groves (Medical Director: Queenscourt Hospice, Southport) and
Dr Ged Corcoran (formerly Clinical Director of Woodlands Hospice, now attached to the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool). Charge: £10 (to cover costs, surplus will be donated to the Marie Curie Institute). Bookings: Tel: 0151 522 1040, or email j.cassidy@rcaol.co.uk Sunday 20 October ‘Spiritual Accompaniment’ Many people are looking for people who will guide them in a good and healthy life and help them find meaning to their lives. Could you be one of those guides? The next course begins on Sunday 20 October. 12.00 noon at Irenaeus, 32 Great Georges Road, Liverpool, L22 1RD. Details Tel: 0151 949 1199 or email: jenny@irenaeus.co.uk Saturday 26 October Carillon Recital by Anthony Brookes 2.00 pm at St Mary’s, Lowe House, St Helens, WA10 2BE. Tickets £5 (including refreshments) from 01744 22077. Sunday 27 October Mass of Thanksgiving on the Golden Jubilee of Priesthood of Monsignor Peter Cookson 11.00 am in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Mass on the 50th Anniversary of the Beatification of Blessed Dominic Barberi CP 3.00 pm at St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Sutton, St Sunday 27 October Helens, WA9 3ZD. Celebrant: Father Joachim Rego CP, Superior General of the Passionist Congregation.
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profile hey may not all be aware of it but regulars at the 11.30 Sunday Mass at Bishop Eton, Childwall have in their midst an accomplished writer of detective novels. His name is Norman Russell and, in his own modest words, his body of work is ‘not bad for an old fogey’.
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The 78-year-old only embarked on his writing career after taking early retirement from teaching but since having his first novel, The Dried-up Man, published in 1999, he has not looked back. ‘After about 25 rejections, my agent was just about to give up but said ‘I’ll try just one more’,’ he recalls. ‘They accepted it and I’ve been with them ever since. ‘They are all period detective stories and thrillers set in the 1890s. I have two detectives – one is Inspector Jackson, who works in the countryside. The other is called Inspector Box and he works in the old Scotland Yard. They have gone down very well. I even had one of them published in Italian.’ Norman’s second career seems the natural conclusion of a life spent absorbing, and absorbed by, literature. He read English at Jesus College, Oxford – where he counted JRR Tolkien among his lecturers – but after all the ‘Anglo Saxon and Old Norse’ studied there, he later did a second English degree by correspondence at the University of London. Given his fascination with Dickens, this led to a PhD exploring literary responses to the growth of capitalism in the 19th century – which became a book, The Novelist and Mammon. That came in the 1980s, during his long spell teaching English at the former Quarry Bank Grammar School, today’s Calderstones School. ‘I never wanted to be a don,’ he says. ‘I wanted to be a teacher – that was my vocation. I was at the same school for 26 years.’ At home in Childwall he writes ‘between two and three hours every day’. Each novel, he explains, takes nine months (‘like a baby’) and must follow his publisher’s wish for an upbeat ending. ‘You can’t have anyone dying apart from the villains,’ he smiles.A recent convert from the Church of England, he has also been working on two books inspired by his faith. One is a new translation, with notes, of an 1842 French book, The Conversion
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Crime writer with a late calling By Simon Hart of Alphonse Rattisbone. Published this month by Grosvenor House Publishing, it is the story ‘of a Jewish gentleman, a high-ranking banker, who went into a church in Rome and had a vision of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and was instantly converted’. The other is a study of St Therese of Lisieux’s correspondence with two seminarians, taken from her letters. It offers ‘a new twist’ with a fresh translation and focus on two contrasting characters – one a ‘strong young fellow’, the other ‘rather weak-willed’ – whom St Therese sought to help. ‘It is almost a thanks really for having been received into the Church,’ he adds. ‘I’ve only
been a Catholic for just over three years. I lived all my life with my brother who died four years ago and after I lost him I felt strongly compelled to convert. ‘I can’t describe to you the utterly different atmosphere in the Catholic Church. There is none of this conflict, this ‘what stance do you take?’. It is all the same – every Mass is the same.’
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youth ministry World Youth Day: Sarah’s journey Sarah Beatty was a member of the Liverpool Archiocese party at World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. Her diary offers an insight into “an amazing experience” for her and her fellow Liverpool pilgrims: 18 July Not the best start as we were unable to land and sent to Belo Horizonte airport to wait for the fog over Rio to clear! Once arrived, we visited the statue of Christ the Redeemer, then travelled to our host families in Rio Bonito, an hour away. We were greeted by singing and dancing from the town’s youth – and shared a few of our own tunes with them! 19 July Our Missionary Week began with an 8am Youth Mass, which opened ‘Solidarity day’, bringing together all the pilgrims staying here – from the US, Canada, Qatar, the Philippines and other nations. We were taken to different social-care initiatives in the town and I visited a Church-funded medical centre. It provides basic treatment, along with baby packs giving new parents the essentials for the first weeks of their child’s life. 20 July With it being a ‘Family day’, Mariane, my Brazilian ‘sister’, took us to the beach. This evening was the town’s ‘Festa Julina’ (July festival). It was like a crazy barn dance – mad, but great. 21 July My host family hail from southern Brazil so a Churrascaria was on the cards today – an indoor BBQ to me and you! At the Archdiocesan Mass later on it was great to see so many flags from around the world. Each country staying in the Archdiocese of
Niteroi was asked to prepare something about their culture – we’d made a video of Liverpool but there was no way we could show it to everyone; thankfully we have a few musicians with us so were able to teach the Brazilians some new songs and dance moves! 22 July It was goodbye to our families and back to Rio. And then the rain came… and didn’t stop. 23 July Before the Opening Ceremony at Copacabana beach, I joined a morning tour to two favelas. The first was Para Ti (For You) – a communitybased favela, started by ex-Fiat president Franco Urani, who saw a need for education and growth, meaning many children living there get extra lessons. We then visited Rocinha, Rio’s largest favela. The official population is 75,000, but it is more like 200,000. They have legally sourced water and electricity and are starting to sanitise their living areas. 24 July Our Catechesis sessions began at the Immaculate Conception Basilica overlooking Botafogo beach. Bishop Antony Fisher from Australia spoke about how God thirsts for each of us to be in a relationship with him through Christ, and how we can wear a ‘spiritual sun cream’; this won’t allow God’s love to come through and we become spiritually dehydrated. We were joined by the
BBC and interviewed for both the Six O’clock News and Radio 4. 25 July The morning’s Catechesis was led by the Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge. He spoke about how we need to answer Jesus’s call to be his disciple and not be afraid of taking that risk. In the evening, we joined 1.2m people at the Copacabana to welcome Pope Francis. 26 July Catechesis today involved a praise and worship session. Cardinal Sean O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston, encouraged us to make disciples of those close to us, friends and family, and to share the love of Christ with all whom we meet. We prayed the Stations of the Cross with the Holy Father in the evening – alongside 2 million other young people from around the world. 27 July Today we held our own service of reconciliation led by Fr Colin Fealey on Botafogo beach. This evening, 3 million young people listened to Pope Francis’ message to the youth: ‘Dear friends, never forget that you are the field of faith! You are Christ’s athletes! You are called to build a more beautiful Church and a better world.’ 28 July With the overnight vigil cancelled due to the weather, we set out in the early hours for Copacabana to find a spot for Pope Francis’s final Mass. At 4am, the beach was already crowded so we chose a spot on the road… which Pope Francis drove right past a few hours later! To be part of a 3 million crowd was incredible and Pope Francis encouraged us with challenging, if simple, messages: ‘Go, do not be afraid, and serve’ as ‘Jesus Christ is counting on you, the Church is counting on you, The Pope is counting on you!’
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Catholic Pic pilgrimage of a lifetime he Catholic Pic, now in our 51st year of business, have joined up with Options Tours, a leading UK Christian and family run travel company to create an exclusive reader pilgrimage to Assisi, Rome and Sorrento in 2014. We have put together a very special and wonderful itinerary to ensure a journey of a lifetime for each and every pilgrim. Our journey together begins in this country with planned group meetings to provide the finer details of the trip and an opportunity for pilgrims to meet and share their hopes before we travel. With a family and personal approach the pilgrimage will be led by Liverpool Archdiocesan clergy and expert local guides.
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Day 1: Journey to Assisi Depart the UK for flight to Rome. Our friendly and English speaking tour guide will be there to meet us at the airport. Transfer to the hotel which is situated in the medieval town of Assisi, where St Francis was born and died. Our pilgrimage begins with Mass celebrated in The Basilica of St Francis, the mother church of the Franciscan Order. We will spend the night in the hotel where we will enjoy dinner. Day 2: A Tour of Assisi This morning there will be a tour of The Basilica of St Francis by one of the Franciscans. St Francis Basilica has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. We will then make our way to the Basilica of St Clare. The church contains the remains of St Clare, who was a follower of St Francis and founder of the Poor Ladies known today as the Order of St Clare. After Mass there will be a tour of this beautiful town, Assisi. We will once again spend the night at our hotel in Assisi.
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Day 3: Journey to Rome After a leisurely breakfast we join our coach for the journey to Rome. As we travel out of Assisi you will take in the surrounding lush area of Umbria, Italy’s green heart. With its olive groves, vineyards and cypress-topped hills, Umbria’s countryside is at its best in May with garlands of flowers and spring greens. We arrive in Rome and check into our hotel with ample free time to unpack and relax. We will then make our way to Vatican City and the church of the Pope St. Peter's Basilica to visit the Papal tombs. The grottos contain chapels dedicated to various saints and tombs of kings, queens and popes, dating from the 10th century. Mass will be celebrated in a chapel near St Peters.
heart-stopping wonderful art. Following the breathtaking frescoes high above of Michelangelo and others we enjoy in the afternoon a guided visit to the Scavi, which takes you beneath St Peters Basilica where the Tomb of St Peter was discovered.
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Day 4: The Basilica of St Peter After breakfast we visit the Basilica of St Peter in Chains, where the chains are on display that bound St Peter when he was imprisoned in Rome and in Jerusalem. The church also famously houses the statue of Moses that Michelangelo created for the tomb of Pope Julius II. In the afternoon we will visit the Catacombs of Rome, ancient underground Christian burial places. Just outside the Papal Basilica of St Paul’s walls Mass will be celebrated and we will then make our way to Beda College. The College was first founded in 1852 to accommodate older men, often convert clergymen, for Catholic priesthood. We return to our hotel for the evening. Day 5: Historical Footsteps Today our pilgrimage takes us to Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs), consisting of twentyeight white marble steps that led up to the praetorian of Pilate in Jerusalem sanctified by the footsteps of Our Lord during his Passion. Across the road is the Papal Basilica of St John Lateran, the most ancient church in the world and is also Rome’s Cathedral. This is where we will celebrate Mass on this day. We then make our way to the Basilica of St Mary Major, largest Catholic Marian church in Rome for a visit before lunch. In the afternoon there will be a walking tour of Rome’s historical centre taking in the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Navona Square. Day 6: A Mass in St Peter’s Basilica An early start today to celebrate Mass in St Peters Basilica followed by breakfast and time to reflect on one of the highlights of the pilgrimage. We will then have a guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Few visitors to the Vatican Museums come away unmoved by what they see – especially in the Sistine Chapel. The artistic treasures of the Vatican collection date back several centuries with much to enjoy. Few museums offer such a rich history and
Day 7: A Papal Audience This morning we culminate our pilgrimage to Rome and the Vatican City with the Papal Audience at 10.30am. Your courier will give you your ticket for this memorable experience. As you digest the morning over lunch we will prepare to depart Rome in the afternoon for our journey to Sorrento. Our coach will take us south towards the coast for arrival at our final hotel for a three night stay of dinner, bed and breakfast. Sorrento offers the perfect end to our pilgrimage with its seaside vocation and its wealth of Renaissance palazzi and Romanesque churches. Sorrento
Day 8 & 9: Sorrento Wander around Sorrento and enjoy its southern charm taking in cultural draws such as the Museobottega della Tarisalignea, dedicated to the history of Sorrento’s marquetry work, or the lovely 14th-century cloister of the church San Francesco. Or simply relax and take in la dolce vita spirit of Sorrento enjoying local fish or other traditional cuisine whilst having the opportunity to reflect on your pilgrimage journey. There will be time to celebrate Mass together each day. Day 10: Departure We depart our hotel and transfer to the airport where we join the flight back to the UK. To find out more telephone Barbara now on 0151 733 5492
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Catholic Pic Education Special Celebrating success at All Saints, Kirkby All Saints Centre for Learning, Kirkby, 6th Form students and staff celebrated the schools best ever set of Year 13 results with a 97% pass rate in A Level exams and 62% at A-C grade. All students taking Level 3 BTech courses were successful in thier studies, 66% of which were at Distinction or Distinction star grades. Pictured top right: Ben Burgoyne who is off to the School of Art London and below, happy students celebrate their results.
A fantastic year of achievement It was another fantastic year of achievement by our students on GCSE Results Day 2013 as 93% of students achieved 5 A*- C! The nervousness of the students as they approached school, the excitement at receiving their result sheet in an enclosed envelope, the relief and joy at learning they had achieved great results - was a real sight to behold! In 2014 they will be moving into their new school, so this current Year 11 group is the penultimate year in their current school, so it is a special and historical moment in Archbishop Beck Catholic College’s history. Headteacher Paul Dickinson remarked: “I am very proud of each and every one of our students. They have again worked tirelessly this year to reach their full potential, and it’s a credit to them and their teachers that they have done so well”.
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Outstanding results for Carmel College 15th August saw the publication of the A level results for the class of 2013. Students at Carmel yet again proved why the college has been judged as “outstanding in all aspects of its provision” by OfSTED. Students achieved a very impressive 99.3% pass rate with 57.9% of grades at A*-B and 81.7% at A*-C. As they celebrated their success in style with bubbly and cake, it was obvious they had enjoyed their time at Carmel and were looking forward to the future. Carmel College is confirmed once again as: One of the top Sixth Form Colleges in the country* The best performing college in Merseyside and Cheshire* The highest performing institution in St Helens* The Telegraph, % A* grades (16/08/13) 2 013 Pass Rates • 99.3% overall A Level pass rate • 81.7% of A Level grades at A*-C (High Grades) • 57.9% of A Level grades at A*-B • 100% pass rates in 41 subjects • 100% BTEC course pass rate • 81.2% of BTEC grades at Distinction*/Merit Overall 84 students achieved at least 3 A* or A grades at A Level and students studying BTEC courses achieved 100% pass rate. Carmel is also in the top 10% of schools and colleges nationally for 'Value Added' and yet again, this year many students have exceeded their predicted grades. Carmel College Principal, Rob Peacock, was absolutely
Staff and students celebrate their outstanding results with cake and fizz delighted with the results. As he celebrated with the students he said “Every year the achievements of our young people really impress me. I always wait with excitement for results day. The staff and students wave worked really hard for two years and deserve to enjoy their success. I am really proud of them. As they go on to the next stage of their careers I believe that we have prepared them really well for the challenges of the future. I am confident they will go on to even greater achievements and I wish them all the best.”
Delight for Archbishop Beck students Results Day was one of celebration as they said a fond farewell to our Year 13 leavers. All students had their university places confirmed and the delight on the student’s faces was a sight to behold. 2013 is another record breaking results year for the school. Headteacher Paul Dickinson, said: “We are delighted with our almost perfect 99% A Level pass rate as well as our 100% pass rate for all vocational programmes. “We are also very proud of our record breaking AS results which will set our students up for a very exciting and successful final year in Sixth Form. We have even seen a number of students successfully completing full A Level programmes a year earlier than planned. This includes a trio
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of our Year 12 girls who all obtained A grades in A2 Mathematics. “We are particularly proud of the increases we have seen in A-B grades and our A-C percentage has increased to 74% at A Level. “All credit must go to our students who are professional, dedicated and have an outstanding commitment to their Sixth Form careers and aspirations further ahead. “On behalf of all of the Sixth Form team at Archbishop Beck I would like to say a huge well done to our students. The staff are immensely proud of you and will ensure that we offer all the support and guidance necessary to enable you to fulfil your ambitions whilst at Archbishop Beck”.
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Food for thought from my summer excursions By Steve Atherton, Justice and Peace fieldworker This summer I have had a disturbing encounter with history. One day during the holiday I found myself in Blenheim Palace, the stately home of the dukes of Marlborough and a magnet for tourists. It is a magnificent place but it raised lots of ethical issues for me. In one of the many magnificent rooms hangs a huge silk tapestry depicting the battle of Blenheim in colours as bright now as on the day it was completed. In the foreground sits the victorious duke on his horse with his generals, surveying the scene of victory. In the middle, the triumphant English army are putting the enemy to the sword. In the background are French fleeing the site of their defeat. The tapestry is almost the size of a tennis court and it took a team of 100 weavers eight years to complete. Several things bothered me about this beautiful work of art. Firstly, I was incensed that the guide did not know any of the names of the men who had made it. We were told a lot about John Spencer and the links with Winston Churchill and Princess Diana but the workers were anonymous and
unimportant except as holding a mirror up to fame. Secondly, the battle was the first instance of total war in Europe, where soldiers were merely pawns to be slaughtered in their thousands. Thirdly, Marlborough was one of the men who kicked out the Catholic Stuarts and invited William of Orange into Britain – the Glorious Revolution that cemented Protestant England in place and ultimately led to the country and culture we know today. A few days later we were in Sizergh Castle in the Lake District, the home of the Strickland family, who supported the Stuarts to the extent of going into exile with them. At one of the exhibition cases, in front of a portrait labelled ‘King James the third’ (a man better known as ‘The old pretender’) one of the other tourists was animatedly denying the propriety of the title. The Stricklands are still Catholics and in one of the other rooms there is an oil painting of a Jesuit, looking like a Georgian grandee in a smoking jacket and a turban. There is also a portrait of John Henry Newman on the stairs with
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a photograph of John XXIII above it. The proximity of my visits to these two places tested my loyalties. What guarantee is there that being Catholic is sufficient to guarantee sound judgement? Would I want to live in a country where the political leaders thought they had a divine right to rule, which is why Parliament challenged the Stuarts? British political philosophy flourished under the Hanoverians and we became a country that respected human rights. Catholic social teaching has human dignity as its foundation and we have ended up as Catholics with a body of social teaching fully in line with the United Nations’ human rights charter. We live in an era when the religious beliefs of some powerful people weigh heavily on the rights of many. We have been through a similar time of upheaval in Britain and can only hope that in Africa and the Middle East, the time comes soon when religious belief is not the main criterion for political ideology.
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Cathedral Record Canon Anthony O’Brien – Cathedral Dean
By way of a break during these quieter weeks of the summer holidays, I thought I would write a short piece on Cathedrals and the charging of entry fees. No doubt some of you may have been subject to paying entry fees to visit a Cathedral recently, whether at home or abroad, how did you feel about it? Why do some Cathedrals charge and others don’t? Just to allay any fears this doesn’t mean that I have any intention of changing our present policy. Over this last year I have been in a number of Cathedrals that have an entry charge. I noticed whilst at a conference at Westminster Abbey that they charge £18 to general visitors and St Pauls charge £16; no doubt the two most expensive charges in our country. On Holiday in Mallorca this year, the charge to visitors to Palma Cathedral was a more reasonable 6 euros which even I was prepared to pay. It is fair to say that all Cathedrals have free entry for those attending Mass or services but it can be a bit of a job convincing stewards that you are a genuine worshipper in some of our busiest Cathedrals and even more challenging when abroad. Apparently nine in Great Britain charge a general entry fee out of the total of 63 Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals. Like ourselves with the Crypt tour many others levy a charge to visit special areas or exhibitions within the building. The background to this is that nearly all our Cathedrals struggle to meet their running costs. Anglican Cathedrals receive grants from the Church Commissioners to cover some of their
staffing costs (and there are worries of this having to be reduced) and Catholic Cathedrals are reliant on subsidies from their Dioceses to cover their shortfall and some Dioceses are more willing or more able to support than others. For instance we are in debt to the Diocese to the tune of almost £1.8 million at present and are struggling to meet our running costs despite our income increasing over the last few years. Even though many of the Cathedrals in this country are wonderful national and historic monuments as well as places of worship they receive no state aid other than having to vie for Heritage Lottery or limited English Heritage grants. But is the best solution to charge entry to a building that has as its mission to be a place of Christian worship and prayer and to offer spiritual welcome to all? Granted it is a quick and ready solution for the most famous buildings to charge entry but at what stage does the pricing make them both exclusive and excluding? Mind you the busiest places probably need to limit the numbers visiting at any one time. In Cathedrals where there is an encouragement for a voluntary contribution with a suggested donation
the results fall well short of the target. Durham Cathedral estimate that the voluntary contributions in their Cathedral works out to an average of 32p per visitor, here I would say it is not much more than 25p. (Our glossy brochures at the entrance cost almost 5p per copy!) Despite this pitiful statistic I would still argue that if there was better communication nationally and the wider population appreciated their Cathedral buildings better by giving a more generous contribution to the upkeep of our buildings it is a much better fit with our mission and purpose as a Cathedral rather than a charge. One thing is sure it is an impossible burden and an unrealistic expectation to leave it to the regular worshipping communities at our Cathedrals to provide all the support and fund raising to maintain and preserve these wonderful buildings. Not least because it is the presence of the general public and the requirements of legislation that creates the necessity for many of the facilities that we have to provide and maintain. Now if we could just get the 300,000 visitors a year to donate £3 per head that would almost pay our running costs and spread the burden! I can always live in hope!
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Pic extras Mums the Word Is it me or is this year going faster than normal? We seemed to have plenty of time to organise our centenar y celebrations, when all of a sudden the Mass was upon us. Our new banner was ready and was blessed by Bishop Malone at the Mass. The Mass was glorious and is now a lovely memor y. Some two years ago Barbara Hetherington and I attended in the Anglican Cathedral an exhibition on women who had influenced life in Liverpool. While there we had a wander around, as we are prone to do. We found the Children’s Chapel and in it a prayer tree; we looked at each other and said ‘baby memorial’. We took the idea to the committee who agreed and then to Canon O'Brien, Dean of the Cathedral. We eventually received permission to go ahead and the project became par t of our centenar y celebration. The tree is made of metal and is situated in St Anne's Chapel, on the opposite side to the baby memorial. Prayer cards (kindly paid for by Cooperative Funeralcare) are available for anyone to write a petition and are hung on one of the branches. Prayers can be for anyone, not just children or babies. The cards will remain on the tree for a period of time but will not be destroyed when removed. They will be kept with the prayers and comments left on the baby memorial. I look for ward to seeing you all at our next bi-monthly Mass at St Michael's and All Angels in Kirkby on 4 September. Another date for the diar y is the Study evening at Holy Rosar y on 24 September, star ting at 7.30pm. Margaret McNicholas will give a talk on the Histor y of the UCM. God Bless, Ann Hogg, media officer
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News from the Liverpool Province of the Knights of St Columba
Summer recruitment drive continues Our summer recruitment campaign continued last month with pulpit appeals at St Ambrose and St Christopher’s churches in Speke. The grand knight of the South Liverpool-based council 9, Bro Danny Grimes, and fellow officers addressed the congregations at Masses on Saturday and Sunday 17/18 August. Other members were present to hand out leaflets and answer questions about the order and anyone seeking further information should email Danny (andannygrimes@aol.com) or Aidan Carney (carney@jamescarney.orangehome.c o.uk). We are grateful to Fr Edward Cain, parish priest, for his kind permission to address his parish members and for the support he has always given to the Knights of St Columba. • An excellent source of information about our order and the work it undertakes is the website www.ksc.org.uk. It has recently been redesigned and updated and is well worth a visit not only for potential members but for anyone wishing to be kept informed of issues and developments affecting the Church in our country which, at present, tends increasingly to be moving towards complete secularisation and a marginalisation of the Christian values and traditions which for so long have been the basis of our culture.
• It is with great pleasure that we offer congratulations to our chaplain, Fr Thomas Wood (pictured), whose Silver Jubilee of his Ordination to the Priesthood is this month. The occasion is being celebrated with a special Mass on 11 September at Our Lady Star of the Sea, where he is parish priest. • Birkenhead council is holding a social evening on 7 September at St Joseph’s parish centre, Upton. The entertainment will be provided by the Birkenhead Operatic Society Concert Party and tickets (£5 each) can be obtained from Bernard McElvogue (0151 632 3640) or Bert Gunnill (0151 677 2794). Isle of Man council, meanwhile, has raised £560 and counting from its sponsored cycle ride on 14 July. Websites: www.ksc.org.uk or www.ksc.org.uk/province2/ Email: DPOKeane@aol.com
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PIC Life The plight of the insomniac By Moira Billinge At a guess, the Apostles Peter, James and John did not suffer from insomnia. According to the Gospels, they were pretty good at falling asleep, apparently without too many difficulties. Even in Gethsemane, while Jesus agonised about the inevitability of his imminent suffering and crucifixion, in spite of their promises to the contrary, the Apostles slept. In fact we hear that Jesus needed to personally wake them lest they slumber through the arrival of the soldiers and the Temple Guard. By and large, there are two main categories of people: sleepers and non-sleepers. The former group has no understanding whatsoever of the trials and tribulations of the latter, who long, with every tortured, aching fibre of their being, to join the ranks of those who merely have to close their eyes in order to find themselves in Slumberland. Yet listen to the complaints of a sleeper after a night with one or two hours of insomnia. Nothing, since the beginning of time, has been a bigger disaster or caused such cataclysmic disruptions to the following day. Nonsleepers listen with incredulity to what appears an infantile creation of a mountain from a mound that does not even merit to be called a molehill. Conscious that an uninterrupted night’s sleep is the longed-for treasure which occurs once or twice during the course of a month, they organise their lives according to what will or will not help sleep. The longing for sleep becomes obsessional and all-consuming... and just in case the sleepers howl that I am being unjust, then I admit that there are those who shrug off the occasional sleepless night with the promise of better acquaintance with their pillow the
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following night. Not that insomnia needs a particular cause. Certainly, it might originate as a result of bereavement, illness, family or financial worries, but it might equally have no apparent reason. Infuriatingly, hearing snores from the rest of the household generates not contentment, but resentment: ‘It’s not fair. Why are they sleeping and I can’t?’ Resentment inspires tension, which nurtures further insomnia and even more efforts to resolve it. Find a chronic insomniac and you will discover an expert on all of the recommended methods of sleepinduction which do not work. Generally, suggestions for sleep are written by those who have no problems finding it and even the warning on the back of the packet mocks those who just long for sleep, ie ‘This product may cause drowsiness’. In other words, what they really mean is: ‘Don’t bank on it, mate!’ Sleepers, who sink into the land of Nod immediately they put their heads on the pillow and then remain unconscious until the alarm clock heralds the dawn, are truly blessed. Daytime physical and mental exhaustion holds few fears because, at its close, sleep generously cascades into every cell of their body, coursing through their tired brain, so that they wake refreshed, bright-eyed and ready to accept every challenge of the new day. One of my consolations when sleep is desperately problematic is the knowledge that the Poor Clares and Carmelites are praying for us all in those bleak, early hours. The Psalmist wrote: ‘I lie down to rest and sleep comes at once.’ Oh, really? A nonsleeper’s waking dream is of sleep! When Jesus roused his Disciples in Gethsemane, did he wish there were a few insomniacs among them?
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Worth a visit Anyone planning an autumn trip to Paris should consider calling in at a notable site for spiritual solace, writes Lucy Oliver. The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, at 140 Rue de Bac in the 7th arrondissement, welcomes visitors inspired by the life of Saint Catherine Labouré, a devout Daughter of Charity who saw visions of St Vincent de Paul and Our Lady during her meditations. The apparitions of Our Lady inside an oval frame and surrounded by 12 stars continue to inspire millions to wear the Miraculous Medal and to pray for God’s graces. Recognised by St Catherine’s spiritual director and approved by the archbishop, the medallions were distributed widely, and the number of vocations to the order soared. Today 140 Rue de Bac remains the motherhouse for the order which, inspired by St Vincent and St Louise, still cares for those most in need. Inside the chapel, the incorrupt body of St Catherine rests in a glass coffin in a side altar, testimony to God’s protection over those who seek His will and a reminder of the many graces Our Lady desires for all her children: O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. www.chapellenotredamedelamedaillemiraculeuse .com
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From Johnny Kennedy Father Mullarkey and the young curate were sitting at the kitchen table. The auld fella was dipping a chocolate biscuit into his tea and the YC, just back from the library, had his head in a book. “Does Margaret still work in the library?” asked Fr Mullarkey. “No, she’s got two children now so she won’t have time for working in the library.” “I remember when she had her first baby,’ said the auld fella. ‘It was two weeks overdue and the library fined her 48p!”
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