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Welcome This year the Wednesday evening of Holy Week provided an opportunity for our special celebration at the Mass of Chrism in the Metropolitan Cathedral. As it is a Mass which is usually only celebrated in a Cathedral it is a wonderful opportunity for a diocesan family to come together to support their priests and give thanks for their ministry. It is more than that though as the Oils are blessed for the coming year, a time to pray for those who are sick, and those who will be anointed.
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Even more celebration this year with Merseyside’s Church Leaders joining the congregation as the Mass was the last major celebration by Archbishop Patrick before retirement. Bishop James Jones spoke eloquently of the relationship between the Churches in the region and of the Archbishop’s contribution to that. Bishop Tom thanked that Archbishop for his ministry among us and there was prolonged applause. At the Chrism Mass in Rome Pope Francis said to the priests, ‘People thank us because they feel that we have prayed over the realities of their everyday lives, their troubles, their joys, their burdens and their hopes’. Our Chrism Mass certainly reflected that in giving thanks for our priests and Archbishop Emeritus. Ad multos annos.
There are already many stories being told and re-told about him, and I can well believe all of them, like the one about him realising, with a shock, that a guard had been standing outside his room all night. He quickly got him a chair and made him a sandwich! Can he do that? Oh yes he can. He is making real the joy of being a follower of Christ, and most of all, the role of Shepherd and Minister of Faith. He is reminding us, and, boy, do we need it in the Church today, that Clergy, Religious, Priests, Bishops, and even Popes have to first and foremost like people, and want to get to know them. Want to get their ‘hands dirty’ in this world of ours, but also that all disciples of the Lord have something very positive to bring to the world in which we live. On just his second day as Pope he reminded all of us that we are Family, the Family of God, and he used a wonderful phrase, ‘all shepherds must smell their sheep’. Smell? I think he meant that we should look for the ‘Odour of Sanctity’; that’s a better translation, and we all have it.
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Main Feature Dignity is the Key Nugent Care promoting dignity in care for dementia sufferers
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From the Bishop’s desk I met Pope Francis last week. Only for a couple of minutes, but he left me feeling good. Not only that, but all those around him: aides, secretaries, guards, they all looked in a good frame of mind. Our new Pope will certainly make a difference, and for me, that difference will be what modern jargon calls, ‘the feel-good factor’.
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13 Justice and Peace A course with a difference 15 Sunday Reflections Liturgy and Life 17 Catholic Pic Holy Land Pilgrimage Part 2 22 What’s On Whats happening in the Archdiocese 21 Animate Youth Ministry Reflecting on the Easter themes 24 Profile Dermot McNiffe Trying to make a difference 29 Cathedral Record ‘With You Always’ celebrations 30 Pic Extras Mums the word News from the KSC
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Dignity is the key Nugent Care promoting dignity in care and for dementia sufferers By Ann Todd ignity may sound an elusive concept but the provision of it lies at the very heart of an ambitious new campaign by Nugent Care.
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The Liverpool-based organisation’s two-pronged venture focuses on dignity in care and dignity for people living with dementia – major issues in the realm of health and social care, and quite befitting a charity whose goal is to ensure people are ‘treated as individuals, given choice, control and a sense of purpose in their daily lives’. The message from Nugent Care is that their staff are committed to ensuring that dignity is the thread running through all of their care services. Kathleen Pitt, the organisation’s chief executive, said: ‘In combining both themes, the aim will be to raise the awareness of the needs of those living with dementia, and the rights to dignity in care. ‘As the number of older people in care continues to grow, promoting dignity in care will enable us to highlight the level of knowledge and standard of excellence we expect from all our services. ‘Alongside the consistent application of good practice,’ she added, ‘we need a major cultural shift in the way the system thinks about dignity, and we 4
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need to work together with other organisations in creating care environments for people with dementia that promote independence, help reduce anxiety and distress, and help people feel safe.’ The Nugent Care campaign will seek to raise awareness of dignity in care and the needs of people living with dementia. There is also the hope it will inspire local people to take action. Another aim is to share good practice and give impetus to positive innovation, giving people a voice, and rewarding and recognising those people who do make a difference. Nugent Care launched its campaign on Friday 26 April at an awards dinner at Liverpool’s Marriott Hotel to recognise staff, volunteers, schools, business partners, parishes and local communities who have ‘gone the extra mile’ to support the Dignity in Care challenge. The event was attended by dignitaries, MPs, commissioners of services and businesses who support the charity. Kathleen Pitt said: ‘This was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and showcase the work of Nugent Care, its employees and those supporting us through fundraising, volunteering or donation.’ At the event, Nugent launched the ‘Daisy Chain One Million Supporters’ pledge to gather one million signatures
to submit to the government in support of the ‘Double D’ campaign – Dignity in Care and Dignity in Dementia. The signatures will be gathered through Nugent’s existing contacts in business, schools, community groups, and so on, and a team of volunteers will be co-ordinating new contacts to help achieve the target. Once collected, the daisy chain of signatures will be taken to the Houses of Parliament and presented to MPs. According to Nugent, their campaign to ensure that people receive dignity in care and when living with dementia are both government imperatives, and this is a timely opportunity to campaign on behalf of the thousands of people in our country who are not treated as they should be. Many businesses, supporters and organisations have already expressed their support for the campaign and are eager to be involved in the events programme throughout the year. At the awards dinner, people were also informed about a specially commissioned musical composition aimed at giving a voice to people who have difficulty communicating due to dementia: people who may have only one or two words or phrases which they often repeat. John McHugh, the composer writing the piece, is keen to reflect the exact pitch in which people speak so as to maintain the
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feature ‘The Nugent Care campaign will seek to raise awareness of dignity in care and the needs of people living with dementia’
sentiment and authenticity in their words; he will record the voices of service users and their families and link particular phrases or words to a specific musical instrument. The purpose is to take the melody and the rhythm of the piece from the speech and cadence of people with dementia. Nugent believe that this will be an opportunity to express in some way the often hidden feelings trapped within the person dealing with the condition of dementia. The resulting piece of music will be premiered in Liverpool in spring next year and will be showcased at an event which will bring the campaign to a conclusion. Nugent’s plan is for the musical arrangement to be played by members of of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and they are currently in talks with the BBC about the campaign being aired on television. • For further details on the Dignity in Care campaign, contact: Nugent Care, 99 Edge Lane, Liverpool, L7 2PE; Tel 0151 261 2000; Email info@nugentcare.org.
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Spotlight on Geel and Hitchen Court Geel and Hitchen Court, is a residential care home run by Nugent Care, based in a quiet residential area of Aigburth, Liverpool, and it exemplifies the ethos of the agency. Visitors are guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome to this comfortable and homely place where Nugent provide outstanding long-term nursing care for older people living with dementia. The home benefits from all groundfloor accommodation, a relaxed atmosphere, cosy rooms, generoussized communal rooms and a light and airy conservatory which opens out to a courtyard and sunny aspect.
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Nugent Care’s chief executive, Kathleen Pitt, said: ‘At Geel and Hitchen Court we place our residents at the centre of the service by providing opportunities for older people to engage in a range of activity and social events promoting mental health and well-being in later life. The families of our residents are actively encouraged to visit and spend time with their loved ones.’ This is achieved by assessing the needs and wishes of each individual
resident while recognising their dignity and rights. The desire for the residents to practise their chosen faith is maintained and actively encouraged within the home. There, Nugent provide specialist dementia care for up to 28 residents, the majority living with advanced dementia, and who receive full support with their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, physiological and cultural needs through to end-of-life care. The high standard of care at the home has been recognised with the Gold Standard Framework Accreditation for end-of-life care. All residents receive 24-hour care specially designed to meet their individual needs, and also on offer are additional therapeutic interventions in the form of music for health, and holistic therapies. For more information, go to: http://www.nugentcare.org/adultservices/geel-and-hitchen-court.
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St Peter’s Animated
The whole Animate team got the chance to work with primary school pupils as we went into St Peter’s Primary in Warrington to work with the Years 5 and 6 writes Sarah Beatty. We began with a session which included everyone, playing games and singing songs and introducing them to the day and explaining that we would be focusing on the ‘Year of Faith’. We then split off into classrooms for three separate workshops. The first looked at what faith meant and how much it was worth to the pupils through a game of ‘The Price is Right’. We then asked them to think about how they could let their faith grow, for example, through being good in school and helping family and friends. In the second session, the pupils dropped eggs. (Yes, real eggs!) the aim of the challenge was for the pupils to do all they could to protect their eggs using only the materials given to them so that they could explore the idea of having faith in their teams of fellow pupils. We then got the chance to sit and chat at lunchtime before moving into the final small group workshop in which we had our very own auction, looking at the things that we value in our lives such as family, shelter and a job. Finally, we got the whole school together for a session in the hall, singing, playing games and further exploring the idea of faith with testimony and film clips. It was a great day and it was wonderful for us to work in a slightly different school environment. The young people were fun and lively to work with and seemed to learn a lot throughout the day.
Bellerive Pilgrimage to Paris A group of Year 13 students from Bellerive FCJ College, Liverpool travelled to Paris to visit the shrine of the Venerable Marie Madeleine d’Houët, the foundress of the Order of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ). The group was led by Sister MaryAnne and Sister Lynne FCJ as they lit candles and prayed for their families and school community. There was also time for sightseeing in the French capital, before moving onto the annual Royal Institute Science Experience at Disneyland where the students attended a number of lectures, each presented by experts; time too, of course, to enjoy some of the more obvious attraction of Disneyland as well. The remains of the Venerable Marie Madeleine d’Houët, who died in Paris in 1858, were moved to the Wirral in 1904 and later to Broadstairs in Kent. The group were the first from Bellerive FCJ to visit since the remains were returned to Paris to the church of St Dominic, in September last year.
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Duchess of Gloucester opens ‘Sadie’s Garden’
Brigitte, Duchess of Gloucester; who was the official representative of Her Majesty the Queen at the Mass of Inauguration for Pope Francis at the Vatican, visited the Salesian Parish of St James, Bootle to open a new venture in the grounds of the Primary School, ‘Sadie’s Garden’. The green space allows children and parishioners to enjoy the beauty of nature and to appreciate that God sustains and loves creation. The garden is named after much loved parishioner, Sadie McMullen, and generations of children will be able to thank God for her generosity and kindness. She always wanted what was best for the parish and worked hard to ensure that young people received the opportunities that perhaps others could not have. Father Gerry O’Shaughnessy said, ‘in our parish we say that “we build the future, with Christ and the Church, on firm foundations”. It is precisely because of people like Sadie and countless more that our parish family is thriving; to them all we owe a big debt of gratitude.’
Obituary of Rev George Russell
The much loved former Parish Priest of St Philomena’s and St Charles Borromeo, Father George Russell, died on the morning of Thursday 18 April at the age of 66 following a long illness. He was born in Liverpool on 11 October 1946, the son of William and Elizabeth Russell, and attended St Anne’s School, Overbury Street, Liverpool, before pursuing his ecclesiastical studies at Campion College, Osterley, St Joseph’s College, Upholland and Ushaw College. He was ordained priest at St Anne’s, Overbury Street, on 8 July 1978. Following his ordination he was appointed assistant priest at St Monica’s, Bootle, where he remained until his transfer to All Saints’, Anfield, in June 1983. Just over a year later he moved to Our Lady’s, Eldon Street, becoming at the same time chaplain to the deaf community. He learned sign language so that he could celebrate Mass for the deaf to bring the Lord to them in word and sacrament. In August 1987 he was appointed assistant at Holy Name, Fazakerley. In 1989 he was appointed as Parish Priest to St Philomena’s, Liverpool. In September 1998 he became parish priest of St Charles Borromeo, Aigburth, taking on the additional responsibility of St Thomas More in September 2006. Due to ill health he retired to Aughton in September last year. After Mass in St Philomena’s Church on the evening of Tuesday 23 April, the Solemnity of St George his Funeral Mass was celebrated the following day at St Charles’ Church, Aigburth; followed by burial in West Derby Cemetery.
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Mass of Chrism celebrations n the Wednesday evening of Holy Week a packed congregation filled the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King for the annual Mass of Chrism. This year’s celebration held special significance as it was the last major public celebration to be led by Archbishop Patrick Kelly following his retirement.
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Liverpool’s Church Leaders joined the congregation to mark the occasion and in introducing the Mass Archbishop Patrick said, ‘this year our archdiocesan family is graced by the Leaders of the other Churches on Merseyside. We are not foolish; we feel our unity is not yet all the Lord prays that it shall be. But on this night we come in thanksgiving for what the Holy Spirit has accomplished not least here on Merseyside and Lancashire’. As the Oil of the Sick was brought forward for blessing the Archbishop referred to the anointing he received after suffering a slight stroke last December: ‘I little thought when a year ago on this occasion the oil of the sick we blessed then would be used to anoint me, by one of the priests, Liam Collister, whose hands were anointed at his ordination last summer with the chrism we consecrated on that same occasion.’ He went on to recall the support he had received from Bishop James Jones at that time, ‘I am still learning to accept the call the Lord gave to me on 10 December last year, the call which I sought to discern assisted by Bishop James, the call celebrated when Liam anointed me, is to recognise, with John Milton in a very busy world: they also serve who only stand, sit, or lie and wait.’ At the end of the Mass Bishop James spoke on behalf of all the region’s Church Leaders and paid tribute to the ministry of Archbishop Patrick: ‘there is no boundary to our praying for each other and who has led us in this praying for one another? Patrick, your Archbishop and ours, and tonight is further evidence of that. In this solemn, yet joyful, Eucharist we, his ecumenical colleagues brothers in Christ, give thanks for his leadership in praying for one another. I have to say too that at various stages along the way of my own journey I have been strengthened by Patrick’s assurances of prayer for me and for my family.’ He continued: ‘the vision Pope Francis has given us of a Church of and for the poor is one that Patrick, our Archbishop here in Liverpool, has set before us throughout his ministry, the poor here and the poor throughout the world.’ Bishop Tom Williams, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese, then briefly thanked Archbishop Patrick before prolonged applause rang out through the Cathedral.
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news diary Sutton Mass of Thanksgiving
On Saturday 11 May at 2.30 pm, a Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated in the church of St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Sutton, St Helens for the life and ministry of Elizabeth Prout, (Mother Mary Joseph CP) the Foundress of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion. The Celebrant at the Mass will be Father John Sherrington CP and a reflection on the life of Elizabeth Prout will be given by Sister Marie O Sullivan CP. All are welcome to attend this annual Mass which is celebrated at the Sutton Shrine where Sister Elizabeth Prout is buried. Elizabeth was born in 1820, and was baptised into the Church of England. She became a Catholic, and moved to Manchester to teach in the parish of St Chad. Inspired by her example, other women joined her and they became a new group of Sisters within the Church, providing educational opportunities and skills for women which would enable them to seek better work. In 1855 Elizabeth and another Sister moved to Sutton, St Helens where she opened a school at St Mary’s, Blackbrook, and took charge of St Anne’s School, Sutton. In 2008 a fourteen year investigation into her life of ‘heroic virtue’ drew to a conclusion and documents were taken to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome. Now the Holy See is carrying out its own investigation before she can be declared ‘Venerable’ and two approved miracles will be required for her beatification and canonisation.
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Bishops meet Pope Francis
Photo credit: © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk Bishop Tom Williams and Bishop Vincent Malone, together with the Bishops of England and Wales, met Pope Francis after the General Audience on Wednesday 17 April. The Bishops were holding their biannual meeting, on this occasion combined with a retreat, at Palazzola, the summer residence of the Venerable English College, south of the City of Rome. On Sunday 14 April Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, celebrated Mass with them and the Bishops also had the opportunity to meet students training for the priesthood in Rome.
Freedom of the City for Jospice
St Joseph’s Hospice, Thornton, or Jospice to many, has been honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool at a formal ceremony in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall led by Lord Mayor, Councillor Sharon Sullivan. ‘We feel very honoured and privileged to receive this award,’ said Director of Fundraising, Pat Murphy. The charity has been caring for the terminally ill since 1974. Jospice started overseas and celebrated its jubilee year in 2012. ‘This really is the icing on the cake,’ said Pat. Brendan McLoughlin, Chair of Trustees and Margaret Culshaw longest serving nurse at Jospice with 38 years of service are pictured at the signing ceremony.
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A course with a difference – My trip to Cameroon, Part II images typify the experience of church and the almost tangible presence of God that we felt during our visit.
By Steve Atherton, Justice and Peace fieldworker In February, I had the great privilege of working for a week in Cameroon facilitating the Craighead Institute’s Integrating Life and Faith (ILF) programme alongside Joan Sharples, who used to be the J&P worker in the Shrewsbury diocese. We went there to run a sixday course in the northwest town of Bamenda, attended by a group of 26 people, all of them leaders in their own communities. It was a group comprising 19 religious sisters, three religious brothers, two lay women and two lay men – brought together, and funded, by the Tertiary Sisters of St Francis (TSSF), Cameroon’s largest women’s congregation. It was a generous gift from the TSSF, the only congregation with the resources to coordinate our visit. The group were certainly challenged by the informal, interactive style of presentation we employed. They were expecting to be sitting in rows, listening to lectures and taking notes. As the course developed momentum, they became more and more fascinated by the invitation to explore their own faith journeys and
The issues of injustice that were raised were fascinating for the similarities and the differences that were evident between there and here. For them, human trafficking and corruption are high on the list but so are sorcery and the high levels of illiteracy tolerated in many schools.
by the assumption that the best place to look for God at work in the world was to look at their own life histories. They were delighted by the concepts of ‘privileged listening’, ‘barriers to listening’ and the growth of trust as key elements to good leadership. Sister Priscilla YenWul, our local contact who had done the planning and booked the Bamenda Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre for us, said: ‘We’ve met many times before but this is the first time we’ve looked into each other’s eyes.’
Participants told us that they felt empowered to learn that our church has a welldeveloped set of social teachings that call us to become involved in the realisation of God’s kingdom here. As we pointed out, Moses was a man of action who led the Israelites out of the wilderness not only to prayer. One young man said that the course helped him to change his relationship with God from ‘just a solemn encounter’ to ‘an awareness of the loving, protecting hand of God in his everyday life’. We hope our visit to Bamenda may have changed the participants. It certainly changed us.
The group produced two striking ‘images of church’. One above showed the ‘pilgrim church’ led by a woman in a wheelchair, with a disabled person next and the pope in the middle of the procession. A young person further down the parade is dancing with joy! Did they know about Pope Francis, I wonder. The other striking picture, right, was of the church as light to the world... or is it a boat, with Christ on board and us all there with him? Or is it both? This picture made me think of the altar frontal in the Metropolitan Cathedral. These two
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HCPT in Lourdes Over one hundred children from Merseyside have just returned from the HCPT Pilgrimage to Lourdes where they were joined by two thousand other children from all parts of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, together with groups from Croatia, Romania, the USA, Italy, Spain and the West Indies. Joining the group was a special pilgrim, Brother Michael Strode, now in his ninetieth year, who in 1956 was the founder of the Trust. The highlight of the week was the Mass for Benefactors which is celebrated in the Basilica of Pius X and attended by the whole pilgrimage of some five thousand people, the Celebrant was Bishop John Rawsthorne. The pilgrimage theme was ‘We are the hands of the Lord’ and in his homily Bishop John said, ‘Sisters and Brothers of HCPT, Jesus says this to you today: “You are my hands. Your hands are my hands. And my touch gives life. Thank you for being my hands.”’ Bishop John is retiring after fourteen year as President of HCPT and was presented with a special memento by Brother Michael; later in the week the Bishop also received the Medaille de Notre-Dame de Lourdes. During the week there were plenty of opportunities for visits to the Grotto, lighting candles for those back at home, for washing in and drinking the waters, and for leaving special messages and petitions.
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sunday reflections On a liturgical note Over Eastertide, many of the Scripture readings at Mass are taken from the Acts of the Apostles. In this book we see how the message of the Lord’s Resurrection and His gift of the Holy Spirit transform and change seemingly ordinary situations into opportunities to experience God’s presence and power. As the small group of disciples grows both in number and confidence, we see an emerging unity and common purpose in what they are doing – even if they sometimes use different words, employ different methods, and preach their message to different groups! The Feast of St Matthias (Tuesday 14 May) is a good example of this. There is a vacancy in the ranks of the Twelve; a job has to be done, but who is to do it? Of the two men most evidently qualified for the role, Matthias is selected by what we may think a rather arbitrary method – they pull his name out of a hat. However, we can easily overlook an essential element in any decision-
Sunday thoughts I was 12 and in my second year in the junior seminary at Upholland. Father Leo Alston, headmaster of the school, taught us RE. Fr Alston went on to become Rector at the English College, Rome before ending his days at Sacred Heart, Ainsdale. He took us through the Acts of the Apostles. I still remember his enthusiasm as he introduced us to the Spirit-filled beginnings of the Church in the period after Easter and Pentecost. The ripples of the day of Pentecost reached the boundaries of the known world. And the energy of the Holy Spirit still jumps out at me from the pages of the Acts. It was the excitement of those days that the reformers were attempting to recapture at the time of the Reformation. The Bible, for the first time accessible to the laity in the vernacular and through printing, described a Church quite unlike the experience of being a Catholic in the 16th century: ‘The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common; they sold their goods and possessions and shared out the
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making – prayer. The story of the Acts is the story of a group coming to terms with their joys and difficulties, and with those decisions which must be taken in a Christ-like spirit, always aware that their one vocation is ‘ to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last’ (Jn 15:16). Their discussions and decisions are always shaped by prayer and motivated by a desire for the good not of themselves as individuals but of the whole community and those to whom the Word has to be preached. For our own lives, and those of the parishes and communities in which we share, these readings both inspire and challenge. We are asked to have a breadth of vision to see ourselves not as isolated individuals but as members of the One Body – living in a way faithful to the example and command of Christ.
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proceedings among themselves according to what each one needed’ (Acts 2:44,45). As a boy, those words inspired me too, along with the adventures of the apostles with shipwrecks and escapes from prison. Those apostolic times can never be replicated but our belief is that the Holy Spirit is as active now as it was for the Apostles. Many people sense that in the election of Pope Francis, the Holy Spirit is reinvigorating the Church today just as it has been successively reenergised throughout history by medieval monasticism, the Counter-Reformation, the establishment of religious congregations dedicated to missionary work and educating the poor, the Lay Apostolate, renewal in Biblical Studies, and Liturgical Renewal. And, of course, the Second Vatican Council.
Eastertide Just recently I was supplying in one of our local parishes. It was the third Sunday of Easter and it was a Children’s Mass. I asked the children what day it was and they gave me a variety of answers. They looked completely puzzled when I said it was Easter Sunday. I suppose strictly speaking I should have said that it was the ‘Lord’s day’ and that we celebrate the presence of the risen Christ in our midst each Sunday when we gather. What I was trying to do was to recognise the truth that Easter does not just last for one day. The Church gives us weeks to reflect on the Easter message, that the Lord is alive and with us. What does that mean? The resurrection of Jesus is not something we can prove. It is not something we can quantify. Essentially it is something that we experience. It is in the touch of another person when our darkness is too great to handle. It is in the listening ear. It is in the calming of our fears when they rage within. It is in the hope that tells us all will be well when everything seems to be collapsing around us. It is in those moments and times when we seem to find strength where there is none, peace in the midst of chaos. The risen Jesus is with us. This is what happened to the women in Luke’s Gospel. They arrived at the tomb full of fear, all their dreams and hopes crushed, not at all sure what the future would hold. Luke says that they stood there not knowing what to think, paralysed by the events that had taken place. And what happened next? They experienced the risen Jesus. Luke has a beautiful little phrase, which we tend to pass over as a purely cerebral response: ‘And they remembered his words.’ In Jewish tradition when you remember something, you make it real. It lives. When Luke tells us that they remembered his words he is saying that somewhere within themselves, they knew that he was alive. Deep within, the angel’s message took hold: ‘Why look among the dead for someone who is alive. He is not here, he is risen.’ They experienced his presence. The challenge of Easter for all of us is, where does our faith lie? Is our faith in the bald facts of the story we have just listened to? Is it in the words of the Bible? Or in the Church who gave us the Bible? Or is our faith in a living Lord who is bigger than Church and Bible, a Lord who is with us and gives our lives an energy and a dynamism that we would not have without him? Fr Chris Thomas
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Catholic PIC Holy Land Pilgrimage This issue we conclude the week long tour of the Pic’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land as the 75 pilgrims followed in the footsteps of the Lord. The tour led us from the beautiful and tranquil Gardens of Gethsemani to the shores of the River Jordan, giving the pilgrims the opportunity to renew their baptismal vows. The pilgrims also had the opportunity to relax at the Dead Sea before concluding their pilgrimage with Mass at Emmaus Church in Palestine, where Jesus met two disciples after his resurrection.
Fr David Gamble at the River Jordan baptismal site
The Gardens of Gethsemani at night
Miss Kilgallon, Anne Bridson and Mrs O’Rourke at The Mount of Temptations
Pilgrims at the River Jordan having renewed their baptismal vows
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Laying on of hands at the church at Capernaum over the site of St Peter’s house Helen and Ken Foy, Mary Jo Gardner and Peter Nash
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Pilgrims relax and reflect on their last night at the Tent Restaurant, Jerusalem
Above and below: The last Mass at Emmaus Church
Frs Gamble, McCormick, Wright and Morgan with Gabriel Khano, founder of Guiding Star Tours the pilgrimage tour operators
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Holy Land Pilgrimage reunion The pilgrims from the Catholic Pic Holy Land Pilgrimage 2013 recently held a reunion Mass at St Anne’s Church, Overbury Street, Liverpool. The Mass was celebrated by parish priest Fr Peter Morgan along with fellow priest and pilgrims, Fr David Gamble, Michael McCormick and Melville Wright. After Mass the pilgrims had the opportunity to catch up on their pilgrimage highlights and the chance to swap phone numbers and addresses with a promise to keep in touch and join in future Catholic Pic pilgrimages. The pilgrims where also treated to a slide show showing the highlights of the tour which brought back many fond memories and many a joyous reflection following in the footsteps of the Lord. The pilgrims and Catholic Pic presented their leader, Fr Peter Morgan with a special designed cake featuring a map of the Holy Land to celebrate his 50th year as a priest. His anniversary of his ordination will be on 8 June.
Fr Peter Morgan recieves a specially designed Holyland cake to celebrate 50 years as a priest along with Fr Melville Wright, Fr David Gamble and Fr Michael McCormick
Priests and pilgrims reliving happy memories of their spiritual journey of a lifetime at the reunion Mass
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Reflecting on the Easter themes We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our cry.’ So said Pope John Paul II and in this Easter season we have more reason than ever to remember that we are a people of hope, a people of joy and a people of life – themes we have sought to discuss in our work during the past month. We did so with the help of former High Court judge Gerard Humphries, who gave a talk at our Saturday night Soul Food event on 6 April. He spoke about the trial of Jesus from the twin perspectives of Jewish and Roman Law, and it proved an entertaining and informative evening that allowed the group to see the familiar story of the Passion of Jesus through a very different lens and so come to a fuller understanding of what actually took place. The evening finished with a celebration of Mass and some social time. The following day we continued with April’s Youth Alive Super Sunday. Joe and Dom encouraged our retreat group to think about the line in the day’s Gospel passage where Jesus offered forgiveness of sins. Thus, the day was centred on forgiveness: both how we can offer forgiveness and how we are offered forgiveness by a loving and merciful God. The session ended with the young
people present creating crosses that had things that they were sorry for covered over by the blessings they had received in their lives, visually demonstrating the love of a God who continually offers us mercy. These crosses were carried in the offertory procession during the Mass that followed – the result of a suggestion by some of the young people at the retreat whom we have invited to get involved in preparing Mass. It is great to see young
people from different parts of the Diocese gathering to share ideas like this. Again, the day ended with some social time and a chance for the Wigan Athletic fans present to see if their team could get the better of relegation rivals QPR. It almost ended very badly until their own little Easter ‘miracle’ arrived with a lastgasp goal, ensuring a happy ending for them after all! The following day, 8 April, we began our School Mission Week at St Peter’s, Orrell. The theme was
‘Stepping Out Of The Boat’, based around the Gospel passage found in Matthew’s Gospel. We discussed how sometimes it is hard to have the faith to step out of the boat and to walk toward Christ, especially when there are waves of all different kinds crashing around us. Much like Peter in that Gospel story we might even lose faith and so start to sink beneath those waves. But, again like Peter, we only need to cry out to the Lord to come our aid and we know he will offer us his hands to take us to safety. It was a great theme to work with and has so many parallels for us in the modern world: the distractions of living in the 21st century that can cause us to lose focus and take our eyes off the Lord and so ultimately cause us to start sinking. Yet we know we are offered safety and hope and, yes, life if we reach out to the Risen Lord and ask for him to save us. Dates for the diary 4 May Soul Food 5 May Super Sunday For more information on Animate, follow us on: Facebook: Ani Mate Twitter: @animateyouth Web: www.animateyouth.org
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what’s on Monday 13 May
Mass of Thanksgiving For the life and ministry of Elizabeth Prout, (Mother Mary Joseph CP), Foundress of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion). 2.30 pm at St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3ZD. Celebrant: Father John Sherrington CP. Reflection by Sister Marie O Sullivan CP Sunday 12 May Ascension Day World Communications Day Loyola Day 10.00 am-4.00 pm at Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ. A day of quiet with input including guidance in prayer and sharing on a theme, ending with Mass. Details from Loyola Hall Tel: 0151 426 4137. Email: mail@loyolahall.co.uk Website: www.loyolahall.co.uk
Wednesday 1 May Easter to Pentecost 4 Evening course 7.00 pm at Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ. A series of six Wednesday evenings. Input with time for personal prayer and reflection. Details from Loyola Hall Tel: 0151 426 4137. Email: mail@loyolahall.co.uk Website: www.loyolahall.co.uk UCM Bi-monthly Mass 7.30 pm at St. Philomena's, Sparrow Hall Road, Liverpool, L9 6BU. Thursday 2 May Good Shepherd Mass 1.15 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Celebrant: Bishop Tom Williams. Saturday 4 May Choral Workshop led by James Macmillan A rare opportunity for singers of all ages to work with one of the UK’s foremost composers, and explore a selection of his sacred and secular works. 9.15 am at St. Mary’s Church, Buttermarket Street, Warrington, WA1 2NS. For more information and registration Tel: 0161 434 4194 or email: music@stmaryswarrington.org.uk Website: www.stmaryswarrington.org.uk Soul Food monthly evening for over 18s 6.00 pm at Animate Youth Ministries Life and Soul Cafe, Crab Street, St Helens, WA10 2BE. Speaker: Stephen Hoyland (team member at Loyola Hall Jesuit Spirituality Centre).
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Mass at 7.00 pm. Sunday 5 May Super Sunday for those in High School and beyond 12.00 noon retreat at Animate Youth Ministries Life and Soul Cafe, Crab Street, St Helens, WA10 2BE. 2.00 pm preparation for Mass. 3.00 pm Mass. Tuesday 7 May Ministry Day 10.00 am-4.00 pm at Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ. A day for people in full-time or part-time ministry with input and sharing and time for quiet prayer and reflection. Details from Loyola Hall Tel: 0151 426 4137. Email: mail@loyolahall.co.uk Website: www.loyolahall.co.uk Wednesday 8 May Easter to Pentecost 5 Evening course 7.00 pm at Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ. A series of six Wednesday evenings. Input with time for personal prayer and reflection. Details from Loyola Hall Tel: 0151 426 4137. Email: mail@loyolahall.co.uk Website: www.loyolahall.co.uk Thursday 9 May ‘Year of Faith: Lumen Gentium’ A talk by Father John McLoughlin. 7.00 pm at St Mark’s Annex (next to the Presbytery), Halewood, L26 0UG. Saturday 11 May Car Boot Sale 8.00 am onwards in the Cathedral Car Park. Pitches £10. Details from Claire Hanlon 0151 709 9222.
Monday 13 May 46th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Wednesday 15 May Clergy Day 10.30 am-3.30 pm at Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ. A short presentation, prayer and discussion including Exposition and an opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Details from Loyola Hall Tel: 0151 426 4137. Email: mail@loyolahall.co.uk Website: www.loyolahall.co.uk Easter to Pentecost 6 Evening course 7.00 pm at Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ. A series of six Wednesday evenings. Input with time for personal prayer and reflection. Details from Loyola Hall Tel: 0151 426 4137. Email: mail@loyolahall.co.uk Website: www.loyolahall.co.uk Friday 17 May to Sunday 19 May ‘Eucharistic Celebration and the Gospel.’ A retreat led by Padre Giuseppe Cardamone MSP at the Franciscan Retreat Centre, Pantasaph, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 8PE. Deposit £25; £90 full offering. Details Tel: 01352 711053. Email: pantasaph@gmail.com www.pantasaph.org.uk www.msptm.com Saturday 18 May Volunteer Mission Movement Information Day 12.00 noon-3.00 pm at Liverpool Hope University. Information sessions for
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may people interested in volunteering abroad. Contact: 0151 291 3438 or recruit@vmminternational.org ‘From the South’ 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 19 May Pentecost Sunday Tuesday 21 May Cursillo Ultreya 7.30 pm at St Teresa, College Road, Upholland, WN8 0PY. Friday 24 May to Monday 27 May Cursillo Three Day Retreat At Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ Sunday 26 May Feast of the Most Holy Trinity Tuesday 30 May Annual Gradwell Lecture 5.30 pm at Liverpool Hope University. 'Perpsectives on the New Evangelisation.’ Speaker: Dr Petroc Wiley, Deputy Director and Dean of Graduate Research at the Maryvale Institute and one of fifteen consultors to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization, who took part in the recent Synod on Evangelization. For further details, please contact Peter McGrail. Email: mcgraip@hope.ac.uk
Looking ahead: June 2013 Tuesday 4 June UCM Business Meeting 7.30 pm in the Gibberd Room of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, L3 5TQ. Saturday 15 June UCM Centenary Mass of Thanksgiving 12.00 noon in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Celebrant: Bishop Vincent Malone. Friday 7 June to Sunday 9 June Northern Catholic Conference at Liverpool Hope University With the theme ‘What must we do, to be doing the works of God?’ (John 6:28) Details and booking: Northern Catholic Conference , ‘Regina Coeli’, 6 Warner Drive, Liverpool, L4 8US. Tel: 07543 800812 Web: www.northerncatholic.co.uk
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Trying to make a difference By Ann Todd Dermot McNiffe always wanted to work in an inner-city school and ‘make a difference where it is really needed’. As principal of Liverpool’s Academy of St Francis of Assisi, he has gone a long way towards achieving that ambition – under his leadership, the academy is now in the top 10% of schools nationally for improvements in GCSE English and Mathematics. McNiffe’s passion for helping students realise their potential is paying off, with the last November’s Ofsted inspection rating the school as ‘good overall’ with ‘outstanding elements’ in its education provision. It is interesting to discover then that McNiffe came to teaching later in life. He was originally an engineer for British Aerospace – working as a patternmaker and computer programming engineer – before deciding, at 27, to turn to teaching. After completing his training as a technology teacher with first-class honours, he worked for 10 years at an all-boys high school in Trafford before arriving at St Francis of Assisi in 2008. He describes his role as principal as the high point of his career. ‘Every single year in my four years of tenure, standards have risen, and more than that, we have raised the aspirations of
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young people in our local community,’ he says. Originally set up as part of the regeneration of Kensington, an area of well-documented deprivation in Liverpool, the school was opened in 2005 and since then, students’ results have kept rising. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust recently placed it among the top 10% of schools nationally for improvements in GCSE results and it now sees 98% of pupils achieve five or more good GCSE results at A*-C – a rise from 57% in 2008. The academy specialises in the environment and sustainability; indeed, with its own solar atrium and solar panels, it even produces some of its own electricity. Other features of school life mark it out as somewhere different too: Student Voice, the pupils’ council, is involved in the decision-making processes, and students regularly sit in on staff interviews. ‘They even sat in on my interview,’ McNiffe reveals. ‘We often find that they arrive at the same decisions as we have. Recently they told us they wanted a sixth form to allow them to continue their education up to the age of 19 at the academy. We have listened to our students and families and worked hard to make this
happen so that in September 2013, our new sixth form will be opening to a large proportion of our students.’ The sixth form will be geared towards the science and technology industries – and will be grounded in the academy’s distinct ethos. McNiffe explains: ‘We will, for example, look at the methods of manufacturing through using sustainable materials in conservation projects related to construction and environmental science. The new sixth form will be focused on reaching out into the community.’ Staff and pupils joined local volunteers recently in a project to regenerate Newsham Park and McNiffe believes that Christian values, care for the environment and a strong achievement culture can really inspire his pupils to serve their community. He said: ‘The main thing for us is that students take their education and Christian values to impact on the world in a positive way, working to improve things for the future.’ In other words, making that difference.
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CIRCLE DANCING
Come and dance in celebration of the month of May with some simple traditional and meditative dances 4th May 2pm – 4.30pm (suggested donations £4.50) Facilitator Sr Barbara Bailey Sandymount House of Prayer 16 Burbo Bank Road Blundellsands L23 6TH For further information please phone 0151 924 4850
Nugent Care Children’s Services Nugent Care's Children and Young People's Services include; respite care for young people who have learning and physical disabilities as well as complex health needs, a secure centre for young people who display risk taking behaviour, two residential schools for children with special educational needs and a residential children's home for children with behavioural and emotional difficulties. This service also offers placements to sibling groups and undertakes mother and baby assessments. We are also an approved Adoption Agency helping people who are looking to adopt children from the UK or overseas and supporting individuals who have been adopted through Nugent Care. Nugent Care continually works to promote the welfare of children in the North West region.
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Introducing David Matthews… Once again David Matthews will be joining us at Come and See. For the last 25 years David has inspired me, challenged me and helped me to see the Gospel in a different way and I am delighted that he and his wife Mary will be with us again writes Father Chris Thomas. David was a prominent house church leader originally from Northern Ireland. Mary has just written a book telling of their life during the height of the Troubles and the cost involved in being prominent house church leaders who worked with and grew to love Catholics. His humour and common sense have made him
very much in demand at conferences and retreats where his wisdom is always apparent, along with his ability to say it ‘as it is’. David’s journey led him two years ago into the Catholic Church and he has much to share with us. Despite a recent serious illness, David is, as always, raring to go and desperate to proclaim the Good News. His workshops will be challenging, entertaining and they will lead participants deeper into the mystery of God. If you have not booked yet, then contact us on 0151 9491199 or email jenny@irenaeus.co.uk.
Healthy eating in Kirkby Pupils from St Laurence’s Catholic Primary School in Southdene have been busy developing their culinary skills and food knowledge, thanks to a series of healthy eating workshops delivered for the first time in Kirkby by the Junior Chefs’ Academy. Head chef Paul Cooper helped the children to produce their own Fairtrade tiramisu and to learn about the origins of food and the people who produce it. Other sessions focused on the ‘magic’ of food science, ‘Foods of the World’ and how Britain has been influenced by other cultures and cuisines. Head teacher Mr Paul Cronin, who sees great benefits in teaching children about the value of food from a very young age says, ‘The children have responded with real enthusiasm to the Junior Chefs workshops. They’ve been really focused and attentive, and it’s great to see them being given a real understanding of food in ways that are both memorable and fun. Practical sessions like these are invaluable because they encourage children to take an active interest in what food does for them, where it comes from and how it is prepared. Paul and the Junior Chefs team have done exceptionally well because they deliver the healthy eating message in a really fresh and entertaining way that the children obviously love.’
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What should be sung? Cathedral Record Canon Anthony O’Brien – Cathedral Dean
By Christopher McElroy Continuing the series which so far has looked at why, when and who should sing, today we conclude by looking at what should be sung? So, past articles in this series have covered why we should sing (the ‘theology’) when we should sing (the ‘forward planning’) who should sing (the ‘cast’) now we need to establish exactly what we should sing. Earlier I introduced the notion of progressive solemnity, i.e. the more ‘important a day’ the more we might sing. However, in all the texts that might be sung, some have a greater importance attached to them: a ranking order if you like. Top of the shop are the acclamations. Think about the Mass as having two liturgical ‘peaks.’ Firstly we have the reading of the Gospel and secondly, the Eucharistic prayer. The first celebrates Christ’s presence in the word, the second his presence in the Eucharistic sacrifice. Christ is also present in the priest (in persona Christi) who proclaims the Gospel and offers the Eucharistic prayer, and the gathered community who fulfil their role through the singing of the acclamations. In acclaiming the Gospel, we sing the Gospel acclamation: for most of the year this is the Alleluia, however, during the Lenten season, we fast from this joyful word and instead use an alternative text such as ‘Praise to you O Christ, King of eternal glory.’ In acclaiming the Eucharistic sacrifice we
sing three texts. Firstly, the Holy Holy in which we place our celebration in a firmly eschatological framework, the acclamation after the institution narrative where we acclaim the death, resurrection and second coming of Christ. And finally we conclude the prayer with the ‘Great Amen’ which in effect says ‘yes, we agree and affirm the whole prayer’. These acclamations should ordinarily always be sung at Mass. If we sing nothing else, we should sing these texts. Once learnt by a community, the same musical setting can be sung on a regular basis; so it is well worth the effort in learning them. Whereas a Christmas Carol can only be sung at Christmas and a Lenten song during Lent, these acclamation texts can be sung all year round. People rarely get bored of singing quality music often. In addition to the acclamations, dialogue singing is especially good way to engage the congregation (eg: The Lord be with/ and with your spirit): It is very natural. The priest doesn’t have to have the greatest voice in the world. The psalms are intended for singing. This will ideally be led by a psalmist who will sing the verses of the psalm to which the congregation respond. You will notice that in all my talking about what should be sung, I haven’t touched on hymns and songs. Liturgically, these are a pretty low priority yet; in reality this is was many of us probably focus on. In developing a singing community whether it is in a school or church, repetition and familiarity are the best way to build confidence.
The nine month ‘With You Always’ sacramental programme for families preparing for their child’s Confirmation and First Holy Communion concludes with celebrations throughout the Archdiocese this month. Along with every other parish we have children from the Cathedral and St Vincent’s parishes who will be receiving these sacraments on Pentecost Sunday. There are a few of the larger Liverpool parishes who are having these celebrations in the Cathedral this month owing to the numbers of children involved. On Saturday 11 May at 10.00 am, Bishop Williams will preside at the celebrations for the parish of Christ the King and Our Lady’s, Childwall. The following day, Ascension Sunday, the parishes of St Matthew’s and St Paul’s and St Timothy’s will have a joint celebration in the Cathedral at 3.00 pm and again Bishop Tom will preside. With other events ranging from a Car Boot sale to a National Conference of Directors of Music that weekend as well as the Sacramental Celebrations, Ascension may be a time for keeping a low profile. Other events this month include The ‘Good Shepherd’ Mass, arranged by Nugent Care, which took place at 1.15 pm on Thursday 2 May attended by children from schools across the Archdiocese. On 1 June there will be a day of Marian Devotions at the Cathedral co-ordinated by the Association of Our Lady of Mount Carmel incorporating Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary and devotions.
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Pic extras Mums the Word May, the month of Mary. It was a time in my childhood of May processions and special devotion to Our Lady. While we no longer have such celebrations in my area, I am sure that processions to Our Lady still take place in some churches. I went on the internet to see if I could find out how many titles Our Lady has. I saw many listed but could not find an actual number; all I know is that Our Lady has many different titles and many Churches named in her honour. There are 25 alone in our Diocese, whose patron is Our Lady Immaculate. Of course, there are also many places of pilgrimage to Our Lady all over the world. The UCM honour Our Lady at all our meetings as ‘Mother Most Admirable, Our Lady of Good Counsel and Our Lady of Walsingham’ and we have an annual pilgrimage to Walsingham on the first Tuesday in July. Many of our members go there with their own parishes and to Lourdes too – either on archdiocesan or parish pilgrimages. Our Lady is well loved here and if you are not able to visit Walsingham or Lourdes for whatever reason, we have the Shrine of Our Lady and the Mar tyrs at Ladyewell, just nor th of Preston. This is well wor th a visit – indeed if you visit during the Year of Faith you gain a plenar y indulgence. Our Lady is not only honoured by Catholics and Anglicans but also by people of other faiths. She is acknowledged in Islam as Mar yam is mentioned in the Qur'an. It is fitting that one of her most prominent titles is 'Our Lady, Queen of Peace’ and if we say the rosar y for peace she will surely hear us. May Our Lady of Liverpool bless you all and keep you safe. Ann Hogg, media officer
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News from the Liverpool Province of the Knights of St Columba
Prayers and support pledged for Pope Francis Those who suggest that the Church has no relevance in this modern age should take note of the reaction to Pope Francis’s appearance on the balcony in St Peter’s Square. That is the view of the KSC’s supreme knight, Bro Ron Lynch (pictured), who has noted how ‘the attention of the whole world was focused on the leader of our Church’. Bro Lynch added: ‘The Holy Father’s humility in asking the assembled pilgrims to pray for him, his simplicity, his pastoral experience and deep spirituality were evident to all those who watched and listened. Pope Francis will face many challenges during his ministry but I am sure he will be guided by the Holy Spirit. I know that all brothers in our Order will join with me in assuring him of our prayers and unqualified support.’
• The Annual Mass to celebrate the feast of our patron, St Columba, will take place at St Columba’s Church, Huyton on Sunday 9 June at 11am. We are grateful to Father Christopher McCoy, parish priest, for the invitation to his church and for arranging the Mass for us. This is a big occasion for all knights in the Liverpool province and we are asking members and their families to show their support by attending. • The Knights were again asked to provide support at the Annual Healing Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral on Friday 19 April at 7.30pm, and we were delighted to accept and assist in making this annual event such a success. The occasion has always been associated with the late, great Fr Jimmy Collins and this year the Mass was arranged to coincide with the anniversary of his death. Website: www.ksc.org.uk Email: DPOKeane@aol.com
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PIC Life Ready for the Right To Life walk In a few weeks’ time, Right To Life will hold its annual sponsored walk in Clitheroe, Lancashire. The date of the walk is 27 May and as in the previous two years, the eight-mile circular walk will start and finish at St Michael and St John RC Church. Although the local parish was renamed ‘Our Lady of the Valley’, the Clitheroe church remains St Michael and St John's and the parishioners’ hospitality is truly amazing. Those of you who have accompanied us in previous years will know how expertly they guide us, and how well they look after us with refreshments both during the walk and afterwards. We are delighted that Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly has agreed to try to attend the start of the walk again this year. We will always be very grateful for his many kindnesses, his great wisdom, support and encouragement. Lord David Alton of Liverpool and Jim Dobbin, Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton and Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, will take part in the walk and we are awaiting confirmation from two additional MPs. For further information and to obtain sponsor and booking forms, please phone me on 0151 291 7728 or email moira.billinge@btinternet.com. The address of St Michael and St John RC Church is Lowergate, Clitheroe BB7 1AG. Education for Life You may also be interested to know that Right To Life has a major, ongoing project called Education for Life, which is proving highly popular on the Times Educational Supplement website. This website is reputedly the fastest growing professional website in the world and has teachers using it
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from 274 countries, though mainly the UK. Our material is available online and has been retrieved from the website for use in classrooms more than 5,000 times in the past year. Some of the Right to Life resources rank among the top 20 most popular of their type and, almost without exception, these resources are rated as 4 or 5-star by the teachers using them. Adrian Owens, who developed much of the Education for Life material, said: ‘Their popularity underlines what we have always felt; namely that there has previously been a gap in provision of good material on pro-life issues for use in the curriculum, a gap which our material now fills. However, the Times Educational Supplement website relies on teachers finding our material. We want to get it directly into the hands of more teachers by sending them printed copies. Additional funds are required for this purpose.’ The packs (which include a DVD ‘Little Stars’) were initially sent to every secondary school in England Scotland and Wales, free of charge. We were told to expect a response rate of 5%. In fact, our response rate was over three times that – 17% from Catholic schools, 16% from Church of England schools, and 15% from state schools. In addition to the senior school packs we have recently produced a junior school version which has already been distributed in Middlesbrough and will be sent to schools in Merseyside and Manchester this year. For further information about the packs and/or to obtain the ‘Little Stars’ DVD, contact me at moira.billinge@btinternet.com. Thank you to all who continue to support the work of Right To Life. With your help, the legacy of Phyllis Bowman and Ken Hargreaves lives on.
Our Prayer Let us become agents of Gods mercy channels through which God can water the earth protect all creation and make justice and peace florish. Easter means that the love of God is stronger than evil and death itself – it means that the love of God can transform our lives and let those desert places in our hearts bloom.
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Worth a visit A trip to a Midlands museum could take you down a dark coal mine – or into a 1920s cinema to watch an early silent film, writes Lucy Oliver. The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley is the UK’s third most-visited open-air museum and tells the history of the industrial revolution in the region. Spread across 26 acres on a once-derelict site of mine shafts and water treatment works, it is a canal-side village with shops, houses, a coal mine, school and small working tramline. Costumed staff help convey life in the late 19th and early 20th century – and it really is life from cradle to grave, showing children working down mines and stories of tragedy. Visitors can see the only full-sized working replica of Thomas Newcomen’s 1712 steam engine – and they will not go hungry with a 1930s Fish and Chip shop and Workers’ Institute Café. Dudley itself is home to the shrine of Our Lady and St Thomas on St Joseph Street. Designed by Pugin in the 1840s, it is a listed building with a beautiful rose window, predating much of what the nearby museum displays. As St Teresa tells us: ‘All things are passing away; God never changes.’ www.bclm.co.uk
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When the young curate first arrived at the presbytery a few years ago, he was still wet behind the ears. But under the affectionate, if mischievous, guidance of Father Mullarkey, he has learned a lot. And he has certainly picked up some of the auld fella's sense of humour. Last week the pair of them fancied a fish and chip supper and the YC went off to the chip shop. ‘Fish and chips twice,’ he said. ‘The fish won’t be long,’ said the girl. ‘Well they’d better be fat,’ he replied, quick as a flash.
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Give us this day our daily bread - Matt 6: 11 Cheese Spread 200g Grated cheese - mature cheddar or red Leicester would be fine 2 sticks celery 100g Soft margarine 100g Cottage cheese 1 tbs Dry mustard 1/2 bunch spring onions Blend together the above ingredients to a paste. Add 1 tbs dry mustard, chopped spring onions including the green tops and chopped celery, whizz in blender for one minute. Serve with a green salad on crusty bread or savoury biscuits.
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