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Welcome In compiling this month’s edition I rapidly realised that it would become a celebration of priesthood, more specifically a celebration of our priests who this year celebrate significant anniversaries of their ordination. It is right that we should give thanks for their ministry among us. This year in total we celebrate 905 years of pastoral care, let us remember them, and all our priests in prayer.

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A significant anniversary too for our Foundation of the Union of Catholic Mothers. As the movement nationally celebrates its centenary we can rejoice in the fact that Liverpool was among the first. Let us share their joy on the anniversary. The coming month will see many of our young people travelling to Rio for World Youth Day or to Lourdes to work with our sick pilgrims, in these days may we join with them in a spiritual pilgrimage.

From the Bishop’s desk A Living Faith I have always believed that the great strength of the Catholic Church is the Parish structure. As a child from the Liverpool North End, everything in my life centred on the Parish. Not just Sunday Mass and School but the whole of my life. Dad was Secretary to the CYMS (Catholic Men’s Society) which meant that he not only served behind the bar, but organised the Parish teams eg, Billiards, Snooker, Darts, Football, and good teams they had too. Mam was not in the ‘Mothers’ (she thought there was too much gossip and scandal) but she took part in all the Novenas, Benedictions and Missions. Oh, and she also cleaned the Church. The Parish liturgies also dictated our family timetable. I served Mass every morning at 7.00am, and most of the Benedictions, and in season, the Stations, as did my younger brother. My sister was in the choir and sang solo. I even went ahead of the priests every Friday evening on their outdoor collection calling ‘Priest Please’. In many ways, we ate, slept and drank Church, but so it seemed, did everyone else. The Parish worked like a good watch, regularly wound-up by the Parish Priest. He was the ‘time-keeper’. He was the steward, and by and large we were well served by our priests, and parish priest in particular. How life has changed since. Has this ‘pack of cards’ come tumbling down because of the lack of Priests? The change in society and especially in the make-up of the family? Is it simply the changing role of women? Whatever the answer, we all realise that we cannot live in the past, but to live well as Church in the present, we still need to love our Church and those who are part of its formation. Our Faith still needs structure and we still need formation and support. As the Scriptures remind us continually, in order for our Faith to be part of the essence of our being, it also needs to be part of the messiness of our daily lives. Editor Peter Heneghan Editorial Catholic Pictorial Magazine Liverpool Archdiocesan Centre for Evangelisation, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool L17 1AA Tel: 0151 522 1007 Email: catholicpictorial@rcaol.co.uk Pictures Cover and Main Feature Peter Kelly Advertising Andrew Rogers 0151 709 7567 Publisher 36 Henry Street, Liverpool L1 5BS

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Laila Asfoura: A good news story in Bethlehem

Huyton Parishes make a difference

Centenary celebrations for Catholic Mothers

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Main Feature 905 Years of Service Our Jubilarians celebrate

News From around the Archdiocese

14 Spotlight Huyton Parishes make a difference 15 Sunday Reflections Liturgy and Life 16 What’s On Whats happening in the Archdiocese 18 Profile Laila Asfoura A good news story in Bethlehem 19 Animate Youth Ministry No let-up for Animate as exciting summer looms 25 Cathedral Record Papal Coat of Arms at the Cathedral 25 Justice and Peace Faith in action: living our faith 26 Pic Extras Mums the word News from the KSC 28 Pic Life Celebrating life with a walk in the rain 29 Join In Family Fun More Mullarkey

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905 Years of Service Celebrations offered an opportunity for relatives, friends and parishioners to give thanks t the end of May and during June this year celebrations were taking place throughout the Archdiocese as priests marked the anniversary of their ordination. Whether Ruby, Golden, Diamond or Platinum Masses were celebrated and parties held. Of the 18 Jubilarians this year 15 of the anniversaries were in an eighteen day period between 30 May and 16 June. Still to come in September and October are a Silver celebration and two Golden Jubilees.

The Archdiocesan Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated by Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly in the Metropolitan Cathedral on Monday 24 June. Joining him were Bishop Tom Williams, Apostolic Administrator, former Auxiliary Bishop Vincent Malone and Liverpool born Archbishop Paul Gallagher, now Apostolic Nuncio to Australia. In all the Jubilarians have offered a total of 905 years of service to the people of the Archdiocese and beyond. As well as parish ministry some have had both diocesan and national roles.

Vincent Burrowes, Canon Kevin Mullen, and Father Joseph Mercer; following their personal celebrations at the end of May all three joined the Cathedral celebration. On Saturday 8 June nine priests who were classmates at St Joseph’s College, Upholland, marked their Golden Jubilees with a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Metropolitan Cathedral celebrated by Bishop John Rawsthorne, Bishop of Hallam and former Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool who studied with the Jubilarians at Upholland. In his homily Bishop Rawsthorne said: ‘Each one of our Golden Jubilarians today has made a very significant contribution to the life of the Church in this Diocese and in some cases to the life of the Church in this country. I hope that each of them can look back today and thank God for what those fifty years have meant to them. The rest of us are certainly here to thank God for what those fifty years in their lives have meant to us.’

The longest serving is Father Tom Kennedy who is Parish Priest of Blessed English Martyrs in Haydock; ordained seventy years ago he celebrated his Platinum Jubilee with a Mass of Thanksgiving in Haydock on Monday 3 June. Earlier this year, in February, he marked 40 years as Parish Priest of Blessed English Martyrs, and in fact, has a fifty year association with the parish having previously served for ten years as Assistant Priest there.

He concluded by saying: ‘I think that a key element of thanksgiving today has to do with faithfulness. God’s faithfulness to these Jubilarians over the last fifty years, but a faithfulness that is made flesh very substantially in the lives of those with whom we live and work and whom we serve. If I say to them today “ad multos annos” may God bless you in the years that lie ahead, I say to you thank you for being part of that journey which we now celebrate. Amen.’

Celebrating sixty years of ministry were the Diamond Jubilarians: Canon

In October this year Monsignor Provost Peter Cookson and Father Brian

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Newns will celebrate their own Golden Jubilees. Monsignor John Devine, Parish Priest of St Mary’s and St Benedict’s, Warrington and Father John Smith of Our Lady’s and St Gregory’s, Lydiate both marked forty years of priesthood on 16 June. Father Thomas Wood, Parish Priest of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Seaforth, is the sole Silver Jubilarian this year and his anniversary is in September. Many of the Jubilarians were able to join the Cathedral celebration on the Feast of the Birthday of John the Baptist. In his homily following the Gospel of the Benedictus Archbishop Emeritus Patrick said: ‘Brothers celebrating your jubilees, we give thanks because for 25, 40, 50, 60 and yes, 70 years, even you little child, have faithfully gone before the Lord to prepare his way; you have been minsters of salvation which is not wealth, power, fame, but forgiveness of sins. You have known and revealed the tender mercy of our God, given light to those in darkness, and guided countless wandering feet into the way of peace. And in the end all you have taught, in season and out of season, tens of thousands of times, and, so many have believed: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” ‘And you have known, he the Lord must increase while we decrease and so for you and with you, today we give all glory and honour to you almighty Father for Blessed indeed are you the Lord, God of Israel, you have visited your people and redeemed them.’ The celebrations offered an opportunity for relatives, friends and parishioners to give thanks, to pray for and to congratulate our Jubilarians. Ad Multos Annos

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Archdiocese of Liverpool: Jubilarians 2013 Platinum Jubilee of Priesthood (1943-2013) Fr Thomas Kennedy (Parish Priest: Blessed English Martyrs, Haydock) 3 June

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Diamond Jubilee of Priesthood (1953-2013) Canon Vincent Burrowes (Retired) Fr Joseph Mercer (Retired) Canon Kevin Mullen (Retired)

30 May 30 May 30 May

Golden Jubilee of Priesthood (1963-2013) Fr Victor Bridges (Retired) Mgr Provost Peter Cookson Mgr Anthony Dennick (Parish Priest: Our Lady Immaculate, Prescot) Fr John Gildea (Parish Priest: St Peter and St Michael, Warrington) Canon Joseph Kelly (Parish Priest: St George, Maghull) Fr Peter Kelly (Retired) Mgr Michael McKenna (Parish Priest: St Gregory, Chorley) Canon Patrick MacNally (Parish Priest: St Jude, Wigan) Fr Peter Morgan (Parish Priest: St Anne and St Bernard, Liverpool) Fr Brian Newns (Parish Priest: St Oswald, Ashton-in-Makerfield) Fr Joseph Robinson (Parish Priest: St John, Burscough)

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Ruby Jubilee of Priesthood (1973-2013) Mgr John Devine (Parish Priest: St Mary and St Benedict, Warrington) 16 June Fr John Smith (Parish Priest: Our Lady and St Gregory, Lydiate) 16 June Silver Jubilee of Priesthood (1988-2013) Fr Thomas Wood (Parish Priest: Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Seaforth)

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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

Nugent’s Dignity in Care Awards Staff, volunteers, schools, business partners, parishes and local communities who had ‘gone the extra mile’ to support the Dignity in Care Challenge were recognised at Nugent Care’s Award Dinner at the Liverpool

Marriott Hotel. The evening was attended by dignitaries, MPs, commissioners of services and businesses who support Nugent Care. Kathleen Pitt, Chief Executive said, ‘It was a wonderful opportunity to

celebrate and showcase the work of Nugent Care, its employees and those supporting us through fundraising, volunteering or donation’. The Daisy Chain One Million Supporters Pledge was launched at the awards ceremony. It aims to gather one million signatures to submit to Government in support of the Double D Campaign: ‘Dignity in Care and Dignity in Dementia’. 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 the country who do not receive dignity in care and for the people who will be living with dementia in 2013. Many businesses, supporters and organisations connected with Nugent Care have already expressed their support for the campaign.

Are you a potential Deacon? The Order of Deacons of the Archdiocese is holding an open meeting with the theme of the ‘Vocation of the Permanent Deacon’. Whilst open to all it will be of special interest to men thinking about serving in the Ordained Ministry of Deacon. The meeting will take place at the Liverpool Archdiocesan Centre for Evangelisation (LACE), Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 1AA on Thursday 18 July 2013. Tea and coffee will be available from 7.00 pm and the meeting will begin at 7.30 pm.

Pope Francis greets Catholic Grandparents Catherine Wiley, Founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association had the opportunity to meet with Pope Francis and to briefly share with him the story of the Catholic Grandparents Association. Ms Wiley was in Rome to take part in a two day Year of Faith event at the Vatican for Movements and Lay Associations in the Catholic Church. Commenting on her meeting with Pope Francis, Ms Wiley said: ‘I feel very blessed, honoured and emotional to have met our Holy Father Pope Francis. I brought him greetings from the grandparents of Ireland and the grandparents of the world. I thanked him for his support and great encouragement to grandparents and families.’ Further information on the Catholic Grandparents Association can be found at: www.catholicgrandparentsassociation.com

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news diary Catholic mothers celebrate their centenary The Liverpool foundation of the Union of Catholic Mothers (UCM) celebrated their centenary with a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Bishop Vincent Malone, who celebrated the Mass, welcomed them to the Cathedral together with their guests who included, Mrs Maureen Mayers, National President of the UCM and representatives from the Dioceses of Wrexham, Lancaster, Salford, Leeds and Shrewsbury. Nugent Care were represented as was the Anglican Mothers Union. In his homily Bishop Malone praised the ‘holiness’ of the Catholic Mother and said, ‘their dedication to the skill of home making is the very essence of their holiness’. He also praised the work of the Liverpool Foundation which in its history has given three National Presidents, two National Secretaries and one National Treasurer to the UCM. He spoke of ‘100 years of public service and private family life. 100 years of teaching us the true meaning of holiness’. At the end of Mass Bishop Malone blessed the new banner of the Archdiocesan foundation before the mothers held a special celebration for current and past members at Liverpool’s Adelphi Hotel.

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Golden day for Upholland Jubilarians Over 1,000 people joined nine Golden Jubilarians as they celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their ordination to the priesthood with a Mass of Thanksgiving at Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King on their anniversary, Saturday 8 June. Bishop John Rawsthorne, Bishop of Hallam, who has known them all for many years, celebrated the Mass together with the nine, who studied together at St Joseph’s College, Upholland, and with priests from throughout the Archdiocese. Bishop Tom Williams, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese, and Archbishop Emeritus, Patrick Kelly, also concelebrated. The Mass marked the anniversary for Father Victor Bridges, Monsignor Anthony Dennick, Father John Gildea, Canon Joseph Kelly, Father Peter Kelly, Monsignor Michael McKenna, Canon Patrick MacNally, Father Peter Morgan and Father Joseph Robinson. In his homily Bishop Rawsthorne paid tribute

to the work of the priests over a total of 450 years of service saying: ‘each one of our Golden Jubilarians today has made a very significant contribution to the life of the Church in this Diocese and in some cases to the life of the Church

in this country. I hope that each of them can look back today and thank God for what those fifty years have meant to them. The rest of us are certainly here to thank God for what those fifty years in their lives have meant to us.’

Prescot’s Golden Celebration Parishioners, friends and ecumenical guests filled Our Ladyʼs church, Prescot on Sunday 9 June for an evening Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Monsignor Anthony Dennick. Children from Our Ladyʼs School led the singing for their Parish Priest who, during his ministry, has served as Secretary to Archbishop George Andrew Beck, and as Chancellor and Master of Ceremonies for the Archdiocese.

Parishioners celebrate at St Anne and St Bernard’s Following a Friday evening celebration at Liverpool’s Carmelite Monastery and Mass with his classmates at the Metropolitan Cathedral, Father Peter Morgan celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving with his parishioners at St Anne and St Bernard’s, Liverpool on Sunday 9 June. Afterwards Father Peter said, ‘Everyone made my special weekend so wonderfully special, I can’t even begin to express my thanks. Generosity expressed itself in so many ways that it left me speechless’. 10

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news diary Pictured before the Golden Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving for Canon Patrick McNally at St Jude’s, Wigan on Friday 7 June are Father Pat (centre) with Bishop Vincent Malone (centre right) and fellow clergy. Afterwards a reception was held in St Jude’s Social Centre. Assistant Priest, Father Sergio Haro, preaching at Masses the following Sunday said, ‘Father Pat’s priestly ministry has been a blessing to all of us. A deep gratitude is being given today for every one of his “yeses” to shepherd the flock, for his faithful service, his compassionate love, his sincere smile and kindness along his fifty fruitful years of priesthood’.

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Canon Kevin Mullen celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St Mary’s, Chorley on Thursday 30 May.

Parishioners from Blessed English Martyrs in Haydock took great delight in celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of their Parish Priest on Monday 3 July. Father Thomas Kennedy was ordained seventy years ago on 3 June 1943 at St Patrick’s College, Carlow; since when he has offered continuous service to the people of the Archdiocese of Liverpool. He first served as Assistant Priest at St James, Marsh Lane, Bootle before moving to St Luke the Evangelist, Whiston in 1952. In October 1958 he began his first ministry at English Martyrs, Haydock before moving ten years later to found the Parish of St David in Newton-le-Willows. He returned to Haydock in February 1973 and earlier this year completed forty years as Parish Priest there. Apostolic Administrator, Bishop Tom Williams; Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly and former Auxiliary Bishop Vincent Malone concelebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate Father Tom’s landmark jubilee. After the Mass friends and parishioners celebrated with Father Tom at a reception.

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news diary Obituary Rev Basil Walker

On the road to Rio

Former Parish Priest of Sacred Heart, Kirkby; St Theresa of the Child Jesus, Sutton Manor and St Julie’s, Eccleston, Father Basil Walker, died on 7 June at the age of 92 just a week before the 67th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Basil William Walker was born in St Helens on 13 October 1920, the son of John and Teresa Walker. He attended Windleshaw School and West Park Grammar School, St Helens, before studying for the priesthood at St Joseph’s College, Upholland. He was ordained priest in St Joseph’s Chapel at Upholland on 14 June 1946. Following his ordination he was loaned to the Diocese of Lancaster, serving for a period at Blessed Sacrament, Ribbleton. Upon his return to the archdiocese he was appointed as curate to Father James Dillon at St Peter and St Paul, Haresfinch, in September 1950. In December 1951 he returned to Upholland College as Prefect of Discipline. He then held two curacies; firstly as assistant to Canon Walter Ormsby at Blessed Sacrament, Aintree, from 1958 until June 1968, and thereafter at St Peter and St Paul, Crosby, as assistant to Monsignor Joseph Turner. In January 1972 he was appointed parish priest of Sacred Heart, Kirkby, and then he moved to St Theresa of the Child Jesus, Sutton Manor, in October 1977. He was appointed to the parish of St Julie, Eccleston, in January 1983, when he succeeded Father Cyril Higham, the parish’s first parish priest. Upon relinquishing St Julie’s parish in August 1992 he went into retirement, but returned to active ministry in October 1997 as chaplain to Lourdes Hospital. His definitive retirement came in 2005 and he went to live at the old rectory at Formby, moving to Ince Blundell shortly before his death. His Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday 20 June at Holy Family Church, Ince Blundell followed by burial at St Helens Cemetery.

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Our Archdiocesan World Youth Day Pilgrimage departs for Rio de Janeiro this month and preparations for our young pilgrims are in full swing writes Michael Meadows. The Liverpool contingent will join up to four million other young Catholics in the iconic Brazilian city, for a two week long festival of faith, in the shadow of Christ the Redeemer. Demand for places on the trip has been high, with interest surging in Latin America in particular as a result of Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio's election as Pope. This enthusiasm has been matched back on Merseyside, with our thirty young participants eagerly anticipating this once in a lifetime experience. As can be expected in the current economic climate, such a considerable journey is matched by an equally sizeable cost for each of the successful applicants from our area, so pilgrims have been using their initiative to each fund-raise their steps to South America. On a glorious May Bank Holiday weekend, Rosie Whalley (18) and Michael Meadows (23) enlisted the help of our kind-hearted friends Frankie, Lauren and Tom to host an all-day car wash at Our Lady Immaculate, Bryn. The event was extremely well supported by the Parish, and saw the team clean countless vehicles whilst their owners attended masses during the day. Rosie, who attended World Youth Day in Madrid in 2011, said, 'My Parish has always been extremely

supportive in helping me get to occasions like World Youth Day, and this event was no exception. I must thank Father John and all of the parishioners for their help and kind donations. I'm really looking forward to getting to Rio, being able to explore my faith further and meet lots of new people.' Other recent fundraising events across the Diocese have included cake sales, a Race Night, and also the Animate Youth Ministries team partaking in a mammoth 24 hour sponsored cycle, covering the distance from their base in St Helens, to the Vatican. The event was held at the local 'Gymbug' and saw members of the team and friends don their tracksuits for stints on the bike towards the 2112km target. An extremely tired Animate Team Coordinator Sarah Beatty explained after the event, 'our Team Leader Ferg Williams-Tanton organised the cycle with the owners of Gymbug, as many of the team are members at the gym. We had lots of fun and burned countless calories in raising just over £700 in total.’ To keep the Archdiocese informed of preparations in the weeks building up to the pilgrimage, and indeed whilst out in Rio, the trip's media team will be posting blog entries, a diary and articles on a regular basis. Anyone interested in following our journey should log on to www.liverpoolcatholic.org.ukand follow @LivPilgrim and @AnimateYouth for daily updates on Twitter.

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spotlight Huyton parishes make a difference ver the next few weeks, a group from St Aidan and St Agnes parishes in Huyton, will be making yet another much anticipated journey to Albania and Romania to get involved once again in running summer camps for deprived children. But the project is far from simply being a sightseeing tour for the parishioners; the two churches and their extended communities have spent the past three years developing a very close relationship with their Romanian and Albanian friends, and it has proved to be a very hands-on relationship at times.

‘Last year, we ran a summer camp for the children for a week in a village called Homorodu de Jos near Satu Mare Romania and in Shkoder in Albania, during their school holidays,’ said parishioner, Honor Ambrose. ‘If you could have seen what the children were enduring, especially in Romania, it was horrendous. There weren’t even any proper toilets in the school, just a cesspit. So we organised the installation of proper toilet facilities. We also set up electric heating for the small church in the village which provides much needed heating during the freezing winters. But the parish ties with the region do not end there, ‘we send them presents at Christmas and Easter Eggs at Easter, to let them know they’re not forgotten.’ Parishioners have also financed the complete refurbishing of a parish youth centre run by ‘The Institute of the Incarnate Word’ (IVE) in Lithuania, which help young people to socialize and do their home work in relative peace. It’s not just the people of Albania and Romania, who have benefitted from having good friends in Huyton, their generosity extends to Suriname also. All these projects first began in 2008, when parish priest Father Anton Fernandopulle met with some parishioners after Mission Sunday Mass. It was then that the parishes first heard of an isolated community

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in the country of Suriname, north of Brazil. Father Anton asked his parishioners if they would like to become involved with an overseas mission, the same as he had witnessed while studying and then working as a priest in Jamaica; the answer was a resounding ‘yes’. ‘A group of parishioners opted to visit a few poor communities bordering the Amazon rainforest in Suriname paying for their travel expenses from their own pockets,’ said parishioner, Joe Morgan. ‘When we got there, we couldn’t believe the poor condition of the churches and schools so we set about doing major repairs such as painting, rewiring, mending etc ourselves. Every penny raised by our parishioners was put to good use in doing these much needed jobs. When we returned to England we started sending money to them, which they used in constructing pews for the churches using the local material and labour of the young people. This helped to generate jobs for some of the youth. We also provided computers and sports equipment for a number of schools.’ It isn’t just the adults of the parishes in Huyton who have contributed to the excellent work being done in their name; motivated by the work of their

parents, the children of the parish community and our primary school communities have also got behind the venture. ‘The children have been collecting their own money to send out,’ said Honor. ‘It’s been a massive learning curve, but we’ve all worked as a team. I think it has been of enormous benefit to the people not just in Romania and Albania, but here in the parishes of St Aidan’s and St Agnes. It has really galvanised the whole of our community into action as we also help our local Lyndale Cancer Support centre and also Knowsley Food Bank. It is important that people know exactly where every penny they’ve raised goes, and these are two very generous parishes.’ As well as this summer’s trip to Romania and Albania, the parishioners now plan to return to Suriname early next year, to catch up with their friends out there. However, Joe and Honor believe that their work can be imitated elsewhere. ‘We want to encourage other parishes to become involved with their own ventures,’ said Joe, to know that they can do it themselves. We’ve forged such a strong bond with those people that I think that it will last for many years.’

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sunday reflections On a liturgical note At a recent meeting in Rome with sodalities and movements within the Church, Pope Francis reminded us that devotions and personal piety must always lead us into a deeper union with the Church at prayer, the Church which celebrates Liturgy and communal prayer. Having kept the popular devotion in June as the month of the Sacred Hear t, July follows as the month of the Precious Blood – the Blood ‘poured out for you and for many for the remission of sins’. The devotion which we express to the Hear t of Jesus and to the Precious Blood of Jesus is a reminder not only of the humanity of the Lord (His Incarnation) but also of the self-emptying love with which He loves each one of us (His Redemptive Work). Our celebration of the Liturgy each day is an expression that the Lord’s love is not something only

Sunday thoughts In my previous role as churches’ officer for the north-west I was required to advise faith-based projects seeking public funding. The first question to ask was ‘Where’s your business plan? Now in full-time parish work I find myself wondering whether I, too, should have a business plan. Does the lack of a business plan make my effor ts fruitless? For 12 years I worked in an environment which lived by the principle ‘If it can’t be measured, it doesn’t exist’. Can this same criterion be applied to the Gospel? Two ready- made sets of numbers are available in all our parishes: Mass attendance figures and offer tor y collections. Both are falling. Are we failing? If the Catholic Church were Tesco or Marks and Spencer, shareholders would be calling for the CEO to be sacked. But each of the Sunday Gospel readings for July suggests an alternative perspective on success. When sending out the disciples, two by two, Jesus does not

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of the past (Christ has died) but also of the present (Christ is risen) and our future, which is in God (Christ will come again). Indeed in one of the Eucharistic Prayers we recall the fact that ‘we celebrate the work of His [the Lord’s] love until He comes again’. Mindful of the fact that our living, praying and working each day celebrates the Lord’s own love for us – as individuals and indeed for the whole of the human family – we are encouraged and strengthened to value more deeply the oppor tunities we are given to witness to Him each day and in ever y sphere of our lives. In this way, we share in the Lord’s own work – a self-emptying love which truly gives life to the world.

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expect saturation coverage: ‘Do not move from house to house.’ He almost sets the disciples up for failure: no purse, no haversack, no sandals (and no business plan). Their message has its own momentum: ‘The kingdom of God is ver y close to you.’ The lawyer’s question – ‘What must I do to inherit eternal life?’ – leads Jesus to ask a fur ther question: ‘Which of these three proved himself a neighbour?’ ‘The one who took pity.’ Large-scale elimination of suffering is not required. Concentrate on the need in front of you. To Mar tha, Jesus says: ‘You worr y and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed.’ Do one thing at a time. And later: ‘Ask and it will be given to you.’ Jesus is describing his own approach to ministr y. Is He himself our business plan?

Be still and know I have been leading a week of reflection on Luke’s Gospel at the Briery in Ilkley. Apart from the input sessions, the week has been spent in silence and it has been wonderful. The great playwright Henry Miller said that ‘every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognise it as such’. All the great saints have known this to be true. If we do not realise that our most important experiences are happening to us right now, the very moment we are breathing, we will surely miss the voice of God and what Jesus called the ‘abundant life’. Silence is a great gift that can enable us to get in touch with this present moment. The richness of silence enables us to live in the sustaining ever-present power of God. It helps us to recognise what we care about most deeply. Christianity has always cherished silence as a way of encountering what is innermost and best in us. It is an experience of the love of God in the heart of our lives. In the BBC2 programme ‘The Big Silence’ five people stepped back from their hectic lives and experienced silence for a week. All of them had to face a difficult journey as they moved beyond themselves, but it was a life-giving journey. As one of those involved in the production said: ‘I was hit with such a profound sense of wonder, awe, well-being that I’m lost for words to describe it.’ The same is true for us. If we can only have the courage to enter into silence we will be ‘filled with the utter fullness of God’. Sure, it might be difficult to move beyond that which often fills our hearts and minds, ourselves, but it is the most extraordinary experience that becomes impossible to live without. The silence will enable us to live in a way that becomes a dance of love with God where we live with eyes and hearts that are open and in which we see the presence of God everywhere. We live with a sense of gratitude at the gift of this world and of life itself. It means that we know that judging, blaming and separating are venomous enemies of the kingdom, and that justice, love, mercy and compassion are at the core of our being and the antidote that brings life. When we enter into that dance of love we live in what we call the kingdom of God and that is what brings us life. Anything else is less than God has in mind for us and stops us living life to the full and what happens is that we die within. Silence restores us and brings us wellsprings of hope within that we never knew existed. So why not try to be still and know the presence of God? Fr Chris Thomas

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july Sunday 7 July

Sunday 21 July Mass for people with Disabilities 3.00 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Celebrant: Bishop Tom Williams. Monday 22 July to Friday 26 July Living Theology 2013 Understanding your everyday beliefs. A summer school on Christian faith to be held at Liverpool Hope University, Everton Campus, L3 8DR. Cost: £80. Details: St Francis Xavier’s Church, Salisbury Street, Liverpool, L3 8DR. Tel: 0151 298 1911 ·Fax: 0151 286 5310. Email: d.reynolds@sfxchurchliverpool.com

Sunday 7 July Departure Mass For World Youth Day and Archdiocesan Youth Pilgrimage to Lourdes. 3.00 pm at St Mary’s, Lowe House, St Helens, WA10 2BE. Wednesday 10 July UCM Bi-monthly Mass 7.30 pm at St. Richard's, Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 8BX. Thursday 11 July St Thérèse of Lisieux Pastoral Area ‘Year of Faith’ Talk 7.00 pm in the St John Vianney Meeting Room, Christ the King, Queens Drive, L15 6YQ. Peter Heneghan, Archdiocesan Press Officer, on the Decree on the Means of Social Communication - Inter mirfica and other documents. Saturday 13 July Car Boot Sale 8.00 am onwards in the Cathedral Car Park. Pitches £10. Details from Claire Hanlon 0151 709 9222. ‘Te Deum’ Concert 7.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Tickets and details Tel: 0151 707 3525 or www.cathedralconcerts.org.uk Sunday 14 July Sea Sunday Mass of Thanksgiving For the ministry of the Salesians of St John Bosco. 10.45 am at St Dominic, Southdean Road, Huyton, L14 8UL. Celebrant: Bishop Tom Williams. ‘Songs from the Silver Screen.’ A concert by St Edmund's Choir to support the Jospice 40th anniversary appeal. 7.30 pm at the Plaza Cinema,

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Waterloo. Presenter: Angela Heslop (BBC Radio Merseyside). Guest Soloists: Danielle Thomas and Anna Corcoran. Conductor: Martin O’Boyle. Tickets £10 or £8 from Tel: 0151 924 3812. Email: enquiries@jospice.org.uk or from the Plaza Box Office and Choir members.

Friday 26 July to Friday 2 August Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes Led by Bishop Tom Williams. Sunday 28 July Day for Life Tuesday 30 July Cursillo Ultrya 7.30 pm at St Michael and All Angels, Kirkby, L32 0TP.

Looking ahead: August 2013 Monday 26 August Thanksgiving Mass In honour of Blessed Dominic Barberi CP. 12.00 noon at St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3ZD. Celebrant: Archbishop Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham.

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Royal Heart Design on top

VMM in South Sudan Craig Tucker from the Volunteer Missionary Movement has worked with VMM’s partner, the Catholic Diocese of Tomburo-Yambio in South Sudan for the past year, speaking of the difficulties of the role he said: ‘Despite the undeniable beauty of the area there is no denying that the challenges facing South Sudan are monumental, as it tries to establish itself as a new country in an already established, yet constantly changing, global community, both people and infrastructure remain scarred by decades of war spanning 45 years. ‘The Diocese of Tomburo-Yambio is looking to address development and humanitarian challenges in a holistic manner that considers the interconnectedness of different factors hindering economic, social and political progress. They coordinate, manage and support seven departments including: Anisa FM Radio; Health; Education; Emergency Response; Sustainable Livelihoods; HIV/AIDS response; and Justice and Peace. ‘Everything is still to be done in South Sudan. So, if you asked me where else in the world I would want to be right now… I’d say nowhere else than right here. Let the journey continue.’

Royal Heart Design are a group of year 9 pupils from All Saints School, Kirkby, who have set themselves up as a Business and are part of the 2013 Young Enterprise Programme.

RHD qualified for the North West Overall Best Company 2013 Final, the first time in the 50 year history of Young Enterprise that a Knowsley School has gone through to the North West final.

The Merseyside final of the programme took place at Liverpool John Moores University when 15 schools participated ranging from year 9 (All Saints) students to Year 13.

Di Bainbridge from All Saints said, ‘the young business team are thrilled to be in the YE North West final. The team said that winning the Deutsche Bank North West Award was great, and representing the North West in London at the Deutsche Bank final gave them the experience and confidence that they needed to break through this 50 year milestone.’

Royal Heart Design (RHD) brought home the top prize for Best Presentation as well as the Merseyside Young Enterprise Overall Best Company for 2013.

Nomination for St Michael’s St Michael’s RC school on West Derby Road, Liverpool, has been shortlisted for a competition for a wildflower makeover as part of the Co-op’s Plan Bee Pollinator Patches competition. The judges have shortlisted three nominations in the north of England region and the winner will be determined by a Co-operative members vote closing on 11 July. The winners for each region will be announced on 29 July. Details of how Co-operative members can vote will be at: www.co-operative.coop/pollinatorpatches from 24 June - all voters need is their membership number.

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Laila Asfoura A good news story in Bethlehem By Simon Hart ‘I Love my country and I like to be an ambassador talking about it.’ As Laila Asfoura reflects on what first led her into the tourist industry nearly two decades ago, it is only too evident that the director of Laila Tours, a leading operator for UK pilgrimages to the Holy Land, has more than fulfilled that wish to become an ambassador for her community. Indeed given her involvement in charitable causes, notably St Martha’s House, a day-care centre for elderly women that she established in Bethlehem in 2010 with the help of a generous donation from a Catenian tour group, it might be difficult to find many better ones yet she is simply grateful to be able to play her part. ‘I am very happy that I am able to support my community through the charity and contribute to the Palestinian economy through my business.’ All of this was a distant dream when in 1996, after the first elections for the Palestinian National Authority, Laila and her husband, Salim, came home to Bethlehem after nine years living in Barranquilla, Colombia. They had left the Palestinian Territories when the First Intifada began in 1987; now they

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returned with a young daughter, Maria. Combining motherhood with work as a tour guide was not easy and the need to be at home with Maria prompted Laila to branch out on her own. ‘The thought came up to establish my own agency,’ she explains. With financial support from the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, she ‘got a degree in travel agency management at the University of Bethlehem’ but even then it was not easy. ‘I was one of the few Palestinian ladies in Bethlehem running my own business and it was a big, big challenge for a female in a culture where the men dominate but thank God I did well.’ There are now eight people employed at Laila Tours’ welcoming office, a short drive from Manger Square. Her sister, Nuha, Laila is the tenth of 12 siblings, is part of the team while Maria, fresh from completing her MA in political science, is currently involved too. Laila, who assisted Justin Welby, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, during his recent Holy Land tour, has worked with a number of Catholic dioceses from England and Wales, and she

speaks with genuine fondness of her friends in Liverpool Archdiocese, including Father Mark Madden and the Archbishop Emeritus, Patrick Kelly. ‘I got to know Archbishop Patrick when he first came with the Bishops’ Conference. He is very kind, a very, very special person.’ Laila is also a prominent contact for the British-based Friends of the Holy Land (FHL) group, which provides donations to St Martha’s House, a scheme serving forty women but which she hopes eventually to expand by moving out of rented premises into a larger house. The FHL’s support for Palestinian Christians extends to paying for children’s education and families’ housing. This is ‘very important’ says Laila, pointing to the ‘political situation and financial crisis that the Palestinians are facing’. Christian communities in the Holy Land are dwindling, their number having fallen from 20% of the total population in 1948 to “two per cent at best”. Worrying times but Laila’s story is proof there is still good news to be found in this special place. www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/

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No let-up for Animate as exciting summer looms

biggest achievements and fondest memories before they make the move from primary school to secondary school and it was a fantastic day filled with lots of games and creative activities.

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At the time of writing, meanwhile, we are ready to welcome pupils from Cardinal Heenan for retreat days focused on the concept of ‘Love your neighbour’ – we will encourage them to explore what it means to love one another, even those they may not always get along with. After that, our final mission week of the school year is scheduled for Holy Cross in Chorley. ‘Reaching out’ will be the theme and the whole team are really looking forward to it, particularly Father Simon who will be back on home turf.

Summer is arriving and the school year reaching an end, but the Animate team have showed no signs of slowing down. Our recent run of school activities began with the Year 8s from St Peter’s in Orrell, who came to Lowe House in late May for day retreats based around the theme of ‘Growing together in faith’. Some of the team also had the chance to head back into familiar territory at St Augustine’s in Huyton for a mission day with pupils from Years 7 and 8, reflecting on the story of Pentecost and how we can be filled with the Holy Spirit and spread that spirit to all those we meet. After half-term week we welcomed pupils from St Ambrose Barlow for a day exploring the theme ‘Let your light shine’. With activities centred round relationships and self-esteem, they had the chance to recognise their God-given gifts and consider how they can use them for the good of others as well as themselves. Similarly, we spent time with pupils from St Francis of Assisi reflecting on the notion that we are all different parts of the one body –

looking at how each of us has different qualities that we can bring to our communities and how if we work together and share those qualities we can do great things. There was also the opportunity for some of us to work with a group of Year 6 pupils from St Mary’s Primary School in Newton-le-Willows. This day was based around the idea of God being pleased with us, His creation. We encouraged the youngsters to think about their

Of course we have plenty else to look forward to. There is the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes when once again 500 young people from across the Archdiocese will spend a week in prayer and service in the south of France. And 30 young people from the Archdiocese will be jetting off to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to celebrate World Youth Day alongside so many other young Catholics from all corners of the globe. It is going to be an extremely exciting summer so make sure you keep updated on what our young people are getting up to via our Facebook page by becoming friends with Ani Mate and also on our two Twitter pages, @AnimateYouth and @LivPilgrim. Dates for the diary 7 July: Lourdes and World Youth Day Departure Mass, 3pm at St Mary’s, Lowe House 1 September: Lourdes and World Youth Day Reunion Mass, 3pm at St Mary’s, Lowe House For more information, go to: Facebook: Ani Mate Twitter: @AnimateYouth Web: www.animateyouth.org

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Introducing Father Pat Collins … One of the stalwarts of the Come and See conference is Father Pat Collins who is a Vincentian priest. He has been a welcome contributor since the inception of the conference in 2003. Pat got involved in the Charismatic Renewal and the Ecumenical Movement in the 1970s and has trained as a counsellor and a spiritual director. He has been part of the Vincentian Mission Team and over the years has spoken in 26 countries across four continents. He is a prolific author with books and articles translated into different languages. He has recorded many CDs and DVDs and appeared on radio and television

across the world. Pat completed a degree on the New Evangelisation and since returning to Ireland has, with several others, founded a community to develop this further. He is a busy man who loves music, sport and films – particularly the Rocky series – and loves travelling around on his motorbike. Having said that, there is nothing he enjoys more than chatting with friends over a cup of coffee or a meal. With his wealth of experience, we are sure that Pat will have much to share with us at Come and See. He never disappoints so why not come along and listen? To book, email jenny@irenaeus.co.uk or phone 0151 949 1199.

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Faith in action: living our faith By Steve Atherton, Justice and Peace fieldworker hen a fellow parishioner said to me that these Catholic Pic articles were always about the same thing, I took it as a compliment. They are the same because they are always about the kingdom of God. What is there to say about our faith except that God’s infinite love is freely available to each and every one of us? What else is there to say about justice and peace than that we should follow God’s example and love our world and its inhabitants? We should act as if the kingdom is here and we are living in it.

If that sounds too highfalutin or too simplistic, here is a wonderful example of what can happen when people realise that our faith calls us to become involved with people’s needs in a practical way, as well as through prayer. At St Teresa’s in Norris Green, Liverpool a group of parishioners have set up a Parish Debt Advice service which is a very practical way of living this understanding that we are called to be God’s love to the people in our area.

The St Teresa’s team help people who have serious financial problems. Since April 2012 they have given debt counselling to over 100 people. It was quiet at first but now numbers are increasing rapidly and the paper work has filled two drawers of the filing cabinet and moved into the next. Their long-term aim is to help people improve their skills at managing money (they direct clients to the local Credit Union) but first of all people must be helped to escape from debt, especially those debts that could send them to prison, have them evicted from their homes, or lose essential services such as gas or electricity. On the morning of my visit, I was invited to sit in on an advice session led by John McCormack and, as the session progressed, I began to understand something of the complexity of the issues involved: medical, employment, family and social security problems (including the bedroom tax) together with loans from loan sharks. What a mess! Fortunately for the client, John’s extensive knowledge of the subject and good supply of patience and sympathy allowed him to see a path through the financial fog. I could not help but wonder what would have happened to that person if she had been in any other parish. The background to this debt relief project includes a variety of elements: awareness of the problems of the local area; willing volunteers who have time to give to a project and the self-confidence to believe they could make a difference; access to specialist training (in this

case from St Andrew’s, the local Anglican church, who have pioneered debt relief work); support from the parish priest (access to rooms and a phone line); and a willingness to persevere through difficulties (they had to raise £4,000). And on top of this, immense dedication from the team. If you are moved by this account, there are several things you could do: • The team at St Teresa’s would welcome volunteers. • The J&P office could introduce you to experts if you wish to investigate setting up a similar group in your area. • There is an opportunity on Saturday 14 September to meet a group from Church Action on Poverty about Community Empowerment. • Find out more about the Integrating Life and Faith course. As José Antonio Pagola, the Biblical scholar, wrote: ‘We begin to encounter Jesus when we begin to trust God as he did, when we believe in love as he did, when we come to suffering people as he did, when we defend life as he did, when we look at people as he did, when we confront life and death with hope as he did, when we pass on the contagion of the Good News as he did.’

“Their long-term aim is to help people improve their skills at managing money”

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Singing the praises of Bellerive students ONE of Liverpool’s oldest schools celebrated the potential of the women of the future at an awards ceremony at St George’s Hall last night. Bellerive FCJ, which has been educating girls in the city since 1844 – when St George’s Hall was still being built – highlighted the academic and extracurricular achievements of its pupils in an evening which showcased the talents of the girls at the Sefton Park academy. Sister Brigid Halligan, Bellerive FCJ's headteacher, said: “The beautiful venue we are gathered in tonight matches the greatness of our pupils. We are proud of them and we are here to celebrate and give thanks for their personal and academic excellence.” The Telegraph’s Liz Hunt presented all of the awards and gave an account of her seven years at Bellerive and how she worked her way up through the ranks to become an associate editor at a national newspaper after first studying to be a pharmacist at university. Ms Hunt said: “I would urge you all to think big and long term. We all have to work longer these days so it should be doing something that we love. If you have a dream now, I say stick with it; I was obsessed with newspapers and magazines from the age of 10 onwards. Don’t be put off by a lack of confidence, whatever you want to do, you can do it if you study hard and make a plan.” The senior school choir and orchestra performed beautifully for the audience of students, their families, staff and governors, which was fittingly held in the Hall’s grand Concert Room.

The evening was brought to a close with a series of special awards which are part of Bellerive’s long and proud tradition: • Sporting Victor Ludorum - Charlotte Evans • Sports Personality – Elizabeth Farrington • Excellence in Sport – Hollie Muse • The Esme Wilson Memorial Award went jointly to Lucy Deveney for science and Sophie Lynch for her efforts in technology/ art • The Good Citizenship Award went to Emily Timmins for her exceptional community contribution. • The FCJ Award for Committed and Sustained Contribution to all aspects of College life went jointly to Mollie Griffiths and Lauren Taylor • The Ruth Voce Award for Debating and English Literature went to Mollie Griffiths.

Earlier, 122 awards were handed out for academic success and personal development across all year groups and subject areas in 2012/13. 26 accolades were awarded to each year group from Year 7-9, two in each of the 13 subject areas for progress or achievement. 20 awards were handed out to Year 10 students and 22 to Year 11 girls, with five awards for excellence in the sciences, one of Bellerive’s specialisms. This year Bellerive FCJ Catholic College successfully applied for funding from the Margaret Bryce Smith Foundation. Eight girls were selected by the school for recognition for their determination to succeed despite challenging circumstances: Mitra Gharaylou, Romina Amaratunga, Ellie Walsh, Rebecca Griffiths, Aminah Aziz, Shannon Platt, Racheal Askew-Klein and Sophie Lynch.

Celebrating the Last Night at the Proms The Archbishop Beck Catholic College Music Department will be in top form, playing at their best, said their Director of Music, Bruce Hicks when they bring the College’s year to a rousing end, with their Annual LAST NIGHT of THE PROMS concert. The concert will be held on Thursday July 11th in the Sports Hall, commencing at 7.00 p.m. In the second half, the Senior Concert Band will lead the audience in renditions of all the favourite Last Night of the Proms melodies added to the spectacle will be the usual display from the audience of their red, white and blue colours, in the form of coloured wigs, hats, flags and tinsel. A highlight of this concert will be the performances of partner primary schools also the teachers of the College will join in the usual rendition of the Teachers Chorus. For four Year 12 students this will be a particularly memorable concert as they will have notched up 10 conservative appearances in the College’s annual night of fun!. Tickets are £3.50 If you require any further information give us a call on 01515256326 Immediate release further details Bruce Hicks 0151 5256326

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St John Bosco Arts College Outstanding all round St John Bosco Arts College were inspected in May of this year, the inspector spent two days observing classes, meeting with many members of the college community including students, teachers and governors. Following a fantastic two days in school the college was awarded Outstanding in all areas. This is the second consecutive outstanding ofsted report and the college is delighted.

Ofsted wrote in the report â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teaching has remained outstanding since the last inspection and provides high levels of challenge for the girls and is often inspirational.â&#x20AC;? This is a great moment for St John Bosco Arts College reflecting the hard work, dedication and passion for excellent education championed by the whole school community.

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Students from St John Bosco Arts College sixth form had a whistle-stop tour of our Capital city this month. Eighteen Sixth form students spent the day in an exciting day in our Capital city, they began with quick walk by the Downing Street through Horse guards Parade and down the Mall to Buckingham Palace before taking part in a workshop at the British Library on

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Propaganda, Power and Persuasion as part of a special exhibition currently on display. Students also had the opportunity of meeting MP Steven Twigg at the houses of Parliament where they had the chance to spend some time with the Shadow Education Secretary to discuss some of the issues they felt affected them, followed by a short visit to the public gallery whilst a debate

took part in the commons. Students concluded the day with a guided trip on the London Eye and Thames river cruise, learning a little more about the historical locations along the banks of the river. This was a wonderful opportunity for the students and they certainly made the most of all the activities they took part in throughout the day.

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Papal Coat of Arms at the Cathedral Cathedral Record Canon Anthony O’Brien – Cathedral Dean

A banner depicting the Coat of Arms of Pope Francis as been hoisted into place in the East Apse of Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral. Created in the Cathedral Art Studio by Joan Clarke and David Peglar the banner replaces that of Pope Benedict XVI.

cord. At the top of the shield is the emblem of Pope's Religious Order, the Society of Jesus: a radiant sun carrying the letters in red, ‘ihs’, the monogram of Jesus. The letter ‘h’ is crowned by a cross; beneath the letters are three black nails.

The banner took a full five weeks to create and was made using an appliqué technique in which pieces of material are sewn onto another piece of fabric to create the design.

Lower down on the shield there is a star and spikenard flower. The star, according to ancient tradition, symbolises the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ and the Church; while the spikenard symbolises St Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church. By having these images on his shield, the Pope shows his special devotion to the Virgin Mary and to St Joseph.

Watching the banner go up was ‘nerve wracking’ for Joan who said, ‘it took a full three days stitching, including the whole of a Bank Holiday. It was hard work but great fun to make.’ Once the banner was in position David said, ‘its so good to see it go up, it has now taken on a completely different life.’ The blue shield on the Coat of Arms is surmounted by the symbols of papal dignity, the mitre above crossed keys of gold and silver, bound by the red

The motto of Pope Francis is taken from a passage from the venerable Bede, which reads: ‘Vidit ergo Jesus publicanum, et quia miserando atque eligendo vidit, ait illi, “Sequere me”’. The English translation is: ‘Jesus therefore sees the tax collector, and since he sees by having mercy and by choosing, he says to him, “follow me”’.

Due to Jubilee celebrations and holidays the Chapter of Canons Meeting and Mass was postponed from last month and took place last Wednesday 3 July. It was a chance to share a meal with the Jubilarians amongst us and Archbishop (Emeritus) Kelly and to pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as the process for consultation for a new Archbishop of Liverpool gets under way. Later that evening there was a Service of Thanksgiving for the ministry of Bishop James Jones at Liverpool Cathedral as he retires from office this summer. This week we welcome a number of overseas visitors. The ecumenical link group from Cologne, our twin city, are in Liverpool for a few days of meetings. A number of them will join us for Solemn Mass and lunch on Sunday 7 July. Then on the Monday a visiting choir from Canada will sing at 5.15 pm Evening Mass and on Wednesday a choir from Germany will sing at Evening Prayer. Being located in the heart of the University Quarter of the City there are always a few lively and colour ful weeks in July when students and parents gather in their thousands each day for the graduation ceremonies. There are no actual graduation ceremonies taking place in the Cathedral this year but for two weeks of the month we have graduation receptions taking place in the Crypt Halls. It will be a busy couple of weeks for our staff and Cathedral Guides. The final Diocesan Celebration before the summer holidays is the Mass for People with Disabilities. This is at 3.00 pm on Sunday 21 July, the Mass is arranged by Nugent Care and Bishop Williams will preside.

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Pic extras Mums the Word Our Annual Mass in June each year is always special, yet this year proved an extra-special occasion as a thanksgiving for 100 years of the UCM. Bishop Malone was the celebrant and he spoke of the work done by the UCM over the years as he thanked all members, past and present, on behalf of the parish priests for their work done and help given. Our national president, Mrs Maureen Mayers, attended along with officers from Salford, Wrexham and Shrewsbur y dioceses. Representatives of Nugent Care and the diocesan president of the Mothers Union were also present. After the homily, representatives of each foundation together with Mrs Angela Moore, our archdiocesan president, stood around the altar holding lighted centenar y candles while the Salve Regina was sung. Past archdiocesan presidents led the offer tor y precession, carr ying symbols of our aims and objectives. These were accepted by Bishop Malone and placed at the foot of our shrine. With our archdiocesan banner now looking quite old and jaded, it was decided to commission a new one as par t of our celebrations. This was blessed by Bishop Malone at the end of the Mass. The histor y of the original is not known so if anyone has any information we would love to hear from you. Rest assured the original will not be stuck in a drawer or back room somewhere, but will be treated with respect. As well as the new banner we have also installed a prayer tree by the baby memorial in the Metropolitan Cathedral’s Children’s Chapel. Canon O'Brien blessed the tree a few weeks ago and the first prayer card was hung within five minutes by a visitor from Oldham. Please tr y to see the tree as I am sure you will approve. Our next bi-monthly Mass will be held at our newest foundation, St Richard’s, Skelmersdale, on 10 July at 7.30pm. I look for ward to seeing you there. God Bless, Ann Hogg, media officer

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St Patrick’s shine in Southport quiz Congratulations to St Patrick’s Primary School from Churchtown, who provided the winning team at this year’s Southport council annual schools quiz. The quizmaster, James Lancaster, head teacher of Christ the King High School, praised the teams for their competitiveness and their knowledge shown across the different categories tested – history, geography, religion, science and general knowledge. The teams answered four questions on each category and St Patrick’s picked up the Tom Holding Memorial Trophy, followed closely by Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Family and St Jerome’s. Southport Council has been raising money for good causes for over 90 years and its fundraising for this summer began with a sponsored bike ride in aid of Clumber Lodge – a Nugent Care home – on 23 June. The ride was approximately two hours from Ainsdale to Aintree and back along dedicated cycle paths on the disused Cheshire railway line. Clumber Lodge provides high-quality residential care for children and young people up to the age of 18. It is located near Formby Point Nature Reserve in Freshfield. If you would like to support the event, please contact Tom Williams by email (tomwilliams62@gmail.com) or Mike Nolan on 07854 986347. • Isle of Man Council is similarly engaged in summer fundraising with a sponsored bike ride on 15 July and would appreciate support through sponsorship or donations. See local press for further details. • Finally, last month we mentioned that one of our long-standing supporters, Gerard Bernard, had celebrated his 100th birthday. Sadly we must now report that Gerard has since died and so extend our deepest sympathy to his family and many friends. May he rest in peace. Websites: www.ksc.org.uk or www.ksc.org.uk/province2/ Email: DPOKeane@aol.com

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PIC Life Celebrating life with a walk in the rain By Moira Billinge In the 12 years of Right To Life’s annual sponsored walks we have faced the most appalling weather conditions. Out of 365 days in a year, we seem fated to choose the very one designed to put an end to any speculation of drought by the water-board prophets of doom – and this year’s walk in Clitheroe on 27 May, Bank Holiday Monday, was no exception. In previous years, in Morecambe Bay and latterly Clitheroe, the walks have been preceded by talks given by our wonderful pro-life MPs, culminating in prayers and a blessing by Archbishop Patrick Kelly who has always been such a tower of strength and support to us. However, there were no such preliminary niceties this time. With dark clouds hovering menacingly above our heads as we arrived at St Michael and St John’s Church, in the parish of Our Lady of the Valley, Mgr John Corcoran – our host and a seasoned walker – knew that those clouds were going to explode imminently and decided to start the walk immediately. Mgr Corcoran’s parishioners, wearing fluorescent jackets, were our guides once again along a route marked with yellow ribbons which the children who walked with us took in turns to claim as souvenirs. Our host parish, with their usual generosity and kindness, provided refreshments both during the event and at its finish when we were treated to a selection of homemade cakes and sandwiches. During the refreshments, Lord David Alton and Jim Dobbin, MP for Heywood in Middleton, had the opportunity to talk to the walkers about the pro-life work currently taking place, and proposed, in Parliament. Joe Benton, MP for Bootle, was unable to attend the walk but Jim Dobbin, on his behalf, strongly reaffirmed his pro-life commitment. Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly had

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intended to be present at the start of the walk but unfortunately was unable to join us. Instead he wrote the following beautiful address which was read to the assembly by Mgr Corcoran at the end of the walk, which, despite the weather, was – as always – a joyous occasion. ‘Thank you for giving your time this day to walk rejoicing in life and beauty here around Clitheroe, and in supporting Right To Life, supporting the determination that all shall enjoy life to the full. I think today shares something of that occasion when we walked across Morecambe Bay after the terrible death of the cockle pickers. We accepted the call from the Lord of life to reclaim the bay that day for life and joy and beauty and peace. May I suggest that the slaughter on the streets of Woolwich of Drummer Lee Rigby from Middleton, Manchester means that the same Lord of life would want us, by walking today, to reclaim every path, every street, every road, every highway as places which are meant to feel the footsteps that are those whom the Holy Spirit has placed firmly on the roads of reconciliation, justice and peace. Let us pray. As we draw upon the fullness of your grace and life, We pray, Lord, That those whom you called to be engaged in the things of this world, may be strengthened by the Holy Spirit of love and power and self-control, To be tireless witnesses to the truth of the Life in abundance and may ever make your loving wisdom present and active amid the affairs of this age. To you be glory, for ever and ever. Amen.’

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Worth a visit A trip to Whitby offers an enticing blend of seaside charm and gothic splendour, writes Lucy Oliver. The town’s abbey, standing aloof on the impressive headland, is famous for inspiring Bram Stoker but a tour among its ruins offers an insight into early Christianity. It was in the seventh century that the abbess Hild (or Hilda) founded the monastery of men and women on the hill. From this time dates the tale of Caedmon, a local herdsman visited by a celestial stranger who revealed to him in a dream the Story of the Creation – on awakening he could recite the poem as proof of his divine inspiration and he subsequently joined the abbey. On the hill, in the grounds of the Church of St Hilda, stands Caedmon’s Cross while a short distance away is the beautiful shell of the Benedictine abbey, founded in 1078, and standing today as testimony to the lasting influence of its founding saint. Down by the harbour, meanwhile, there are markets and shops to explore as well as Fortune’s Kippers, Whitby’s famous traditional smokehouse, and The Quayside, a fine place to eat fish and chips. For more information on Whitby Abbey, call 01947 602 674 or visit www.englishheritage.org.uk.

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