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contents Issue 129 JUNE 2015

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Welcome

Mariapolis comes to Liverpool London to Paris for Nugent Care

Last month the new ‘Heath’s Marian Trail’ was inaugurated in Thatto Heath, St Helens. It is fitting that this ecumenical pilgrimage came into being in ‘Mary’s month, May, as it celebrates Mary and women who care with gardens and mosaics created by local schools, churches and community groups. Our main feature gives the background to this project, one which is set to bring people together for many years to come.

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Now we are in the month of June when we remember especially the Sacred Heart and the Eucharist as we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi. On Friday 12 June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Archbishop Malcolm will celebrate Mass in the Metropolitan Cathedral with and for those priests who celebrate their Jubilees this year. In total there are twenty-one who between them have given 1,010 years of service to the people of our archdiocese. It is right that we should give thanks for them and for their ministry among us. One of the prayer intentions which Pope Francis offers for this month is ‘That the personal encounter with Jesus may arouse in many young people the desire to offer their own lives in priesthood or consecrated life’. Let us join with the Holy Father in praying for vocations.

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Main Feature Heath’s Marian Trail Celebrating Mary and women who care

A University Chaplain I once knew said that he saw that his main task was to make the students enthusiastic. He went on to say that he didn’t mind in the first instance what that enthusiasm was for. Some students became dedicated to rowing, others to good coffee, some real ale and some even to their studies! The reason for this somewhat surprising statement was that if they experienced enthusiasm in some form or the other then it would be easier to set them on fire with God.

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Enthusiasm is a religious word, of course. It means something like being infused with God. And that is exactly what is happening to us in this season after the feast of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit is given to the Apostles, Mary and us as fire. So what is it that fires us up? Maybe it is a particular football team or love of our family. It could be an enthusiasm for taking part in a sport or belonging to a group that helps others. The way God enthuses us with his Spirit is often mysterious but once we know what it means to burn with love or desire then we have opened the door for God to come into our hearts and set us on fire.

15 Sunday Reflections Liturgy and Life

So let this long season in the church’s year that is called Ordinary Time be far from ordinary. Let us burn with the love of God and show others our enthusiasm for what we believe by our words and our actions.

20 Justice and Peace ‘Who is my neighbour?’

From the Archbishop’s Desk

Most Rev Malcolm McMahon OP Archbishop of Liverpool

13 Animate Youth Ministry Can I still call it a gap year 14 Nugent News From abseiling to ornaments

16 What’s On Whats happening in the Archdiocese 18 Profile Andrew Ware London to Paris for Nugent Care

25 Cathedral Record Cathedral Choirs’ Music Marathon success 26 Pic Extras Mums the word News from the KSC

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Faith grows on new pilgrims’ trail Green-fingered pupils join local community in building Marian Trail in Thatto Heath THE primary school children following Bishop Tom Williams around the streets of St Helens one Thursday morning in May looked anything but a ground-breaking band of pilgrims – but then appearances can be deceptive. The boys and girls from St John Vianney and St Austin’s primary schools were actually helping to inaugurate a new pilgrimage route in Liverpool Archdiocese, the newly opened Heath’s Marian Trail. They were not the only children who walked the trail that day – two other local schools followed suit that afternoon – and 72 hours later, on Pentecost Sunday, other members of the Christian community from the Thatto Heath area followed their lead. A 60-strong group set off from St Austin’s parish church to take their own first steps on this ecumenical pilgrimage trail, considered the first of its kind in the country. Those taking part on 24 May were invited to join ‘a pilgrimage celebrating Mary and honouring the women in our lives who do so much for us.’ The Heath Marian Trail is a network of gardens designed in honour of Our Lady, two of them at local Catholic primary schools – St Austin’s and St John Vianney – with a third at Nutgrove Methodist primary school. There are other gardens at the Perth Community centre and the Balmer Street and Nutgrove Methodist churches. 4

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It was at St Austin’s parish that the idea of creating the trail was born, in a conversation between Maureen Wilkinson, a parishioner, and Deacon Kevin Duffy in January last year. Deacon Kevin was working on the Parish Power project under the auspices of the Justice and Peace commission – a project focused on energy, food and wellbeing among parish communities. He had called a meeting at St Austin’s and it soon became apparent that there was a will to build something new. ‘Father Martin Kershaw, the parish priest, was keen to create a project that reached out beyond the church walls into the wider community,’ says Deacon Kevin. ‘I was aware that the children attending St Austin’s school next door wanted to create their own version of the Our Lady Grotto that they had seen in Father Martin’s garden and so work began on creating what is now known as the Heath’s Marian Trail.’ Deacon Kevin marvels at the way those early conversations have sparked something so innovative. ‘It’s been wonderful to see each group take part so enthusiastically in the creation of their gardens and mosaics. The Spirit has truly been at the heart of the project that has taken one woman’s dream of a small garden, to a series of Marian gardens in both faith and secular locations. ‘It was most pleasing when the separate groups came together initially at the

blessing ceremony, then the schools’ pilgrimage before the whole community came together on Pentecost Sunday.’ To realise the project, Deacon Kevin enlisted the help of Annie Merry from the Faiths4change partnership and a successful application for funding was made to the Westhill Endowment Trust. Over a series of workshops each group selected plants associated with Our Lady and planned how they would lay them out in their garden. In addition to selecting flowers they also created mosaics designed by

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Bishop Tom Williams leads the pilgrimage walk.

Bernadette Hughes, a Rainford-based artist. The attributes of Our Lady represented on the mosaics include a dove expressing the hope for peace; a heart representing her love for us all; two hands joined together with a heart to signify friendship; a rainbow recalling God’s Covenant with us to represent belief; and a butterfly which, as the sign of Methodist women in Britain, is a reminder of the transformation we undergo in our lives as Christians. For the presbytery garden at St Austin’s, Bernadette created a design conceived by the Dorcus craft group which meets weekly in the parish centre. The trail also celebrates the women who care for us in our own lives and there is a mosaic of Queen Vashti who appears in the book of Esther. In addition a local youth group have created a mosaic representing hope and strength that will be placed in the Steve Prescott Foundation Garden that is currently under construction in St Helens in honour of the late, much-loved former rugby league player. One of the St John Vianney pupils, Emily, gave a description of her school’s garden: ‘The garden is all about our special lady, Mary and the love that she gave to Jesus. We will love it and look after it so we will water it and care for it. My favourite part of making the garden was getting to plant

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the flowers and I got to plant Lady’s Mantle. When we are doing it, we think about the special ladies in our life. We picked love for our mosaic because Mary showed lots of love to Jesus by caring for him.’ Kristian Phoenix, a teacher at St John Vianney, added: ‘Back in November I was asked to be part of the Marian Heath Trail with my Year 4 class. We of course said yes and I am so glad that we did. The process has been so worthwhile as the children and myself have learned so much from it about our Catholic faith, while also touching on other faiths. There has been lots of time to reflect on who we are as people and how we can grow to be more like Mary, who was so loving and caring to others. The children were able to take time out to think about the special lady in their lives, such as their Mum or Grandma. ‘The children have been part of something that will stay with them for a long time. They have been able to show pride in their work and have learned life skills along the way – namely, gardening, cooperating with others and understanding of faith. The children were very proud to have been presented with their very own statue of Mary, which has taken pride of place in our garden.’ Over the course of developing the project, Deacon Kevin and his team also worked with other groups within the local

community including the Thatto Heath Children’s Centre’s Grand Tots group; Addaction, a drug and alcohol charity; Mind, a mental health charity; the St Helens Hospital’s mental health recovery team; and the St Helens volunteering project. For St Austin’s parishioners, their involvement forms part of the three-year Hub of Hope scheme – a Parish Power initiative between Fr Kershaw, his parish community and their two schools, which is facilitated by Deacon Kevin. ‘The wider aim,’ he explains, ‘is to provide opportunities for the faithful to express their faith in new ways, taking them beyond the traditional parish activities and having a positive impact on the wider community. This will bring them closer to their fellow Christians and hopefully begin to help people who have yet to encounter Christ encounter him.’ To achieve this aim, they are looking to find further funding but are grateful for support already received from the Westhill Endowment Trust and the St Helens council fund. Deacon Kevin is also thankful to the Passionists for the funding which enables him devote his time to such community-building work – and, on a special trail around Thatto Heath, the fruits of this work are already quite evident.

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Thanksgiving for Elizabeth Prout Father Patrick McKeown CP was the Celebrant at Mass in Thanksgiving for Elizabeth Prout, Sister Mary Joseph CP, who founded the Sisters of the Cross and Passion. Sister Marie McNeice CP gave a reflection on the life of Elizabeth Prout at the Mass at St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Sutton, St Helens. Sister Elizabeth is buried at the Sutton Shrine together with two nineteenth century Passionist Priests: Blessed Dominic Barberi and Father Ignatius Spencer. In her reflection Sister Marie said, ‘As we remember Elizabeth Prout’s life today let us be inspired by her commitment, her courage and her trust in God, especially in times of hardship and trouble.’

‘Love God, Love Learning, Love each other’ ‘Love God, Love Learning, Love each other’ is the theme of a mosaic unveiled at St Bartholomew’s Catholic Primary School in Rainhill. Pupils from the school collaborated with local artist, Trish Thompson, to produce the work following a meeting of the School Council which decided to create a work of art to illustrate the school’s mission statement. The giant mosaic, which covers a whole wall of the school building, has nine panels the centrepiece of which is the school crest. The panels have the words: nurturing, integrity, respect, inclusiveness and passion as ideals for the school community to aspire to. At a special outdoor assembly to mark the completion of the work Andy Dempsey, Director of Children and Young Peoples Services at St Helens Council, said that the mosaic inspired him, reminding him of a rainbow offering hope for the future.

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Artist, Trish Thompson said, ‘It has been a great pleasure to work the children of St Bartholomew’s who are so polite and welcoming. Their School Council worked out what they wanted to do and it has been a privilege to put their ideas into

action.’ Below: St Bartholomew’s School Council with Andy Dempsey, Headteacher Claire Cropper and Artist Trish Thompson

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news diary Obituary of Canon Peter Cronin Canon Peter Cronin former Parish Priest of St Andrew’s, Hunts Cross and Sacred Heart, Chorley died at Ince Blundell on Saturday 2 May aged 97 and in the 70th year of his priesthood. Peter Cronin was born in Clonbanin Cross, Mallow, County Cork, on 29 July 1917, the son of Jeremiah and Margaret Cronin. He was educated at St Teresa’s College, Castlemartyr, County Cork, before going on to Mount Melleray Seminary and St Peter’s College, Wexford, to study for the priesthood. He was ordained priest at St Peter’s College, Wexford, on 10 June 1945. Following ordination he was appointed as assistant priest at St Cecilia’s, Liverpool in June 1946 moving to St Sylvester’s, Liverpool in December 1951, to St Margaret Mary’s, Liverpool in October 1960 and to St Paul’s, West Derby in December 1968. In February 1971 he succeeded Fr Vincent Gaskell as parish priest of St Andrew’s, Hunts Cross. After more than six years at Hunts Cross he moved in November 1979 to Sacred Heart, Chorley. He remained at Sacred Heart until his retirement in September 1998. He was appointed as an honorary member of the Metropolitan Cathedral Chapter in 1995. In retirement he lived in Southport and at Ince Blundell. Following a Vigil Mass at Holy Family, Ince Blundell on Sunday 10 May his body was taken to Ireland for the celebration of the Funeral Mass and burial.

Obituary of Rev Michael Lee Parish Priest of St Columba’s, Huyton for over twenty-five years, Father Michael Lee, died on Tuesday 5 May. He was 87 years of age and had served as a priest in the archdiocese for 45 years. Michael James Lee was born in Birkdale on 23 June 1927, the son of John and Mary Lee. He attended St Teresa’s School, Birkdale, and St Mary’s College, Crosby. He then read law at Liverpool University, where he was a prominent member of the Catholic Society, though his studies were interrupted by national service. After graduation he worked for Royal Insurance, advising many priests during this period over insurance matters. Having cared for both his parents until their death, he then felt able to offer himself as a candidate for the priesthood and was sent by Archbishop George Andrew Beck to the Beda College in Rome to undertake his seminary formation. He was ordained priest in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, on 30 March 1970.

Obituary of Rev Gerard Lee Father Gerard Lee who served as Parish Priest of Our Lady, Help of Christians, Portico, Prescot for over twenty years died at Nazareth House, Birkenhead on Saturday 25 April aged 90, having served as a priest in the archdiocese for almost 64 years. Gerard Lee was born in Liverpool on 8 January 1925, the son of Patrick and Margaret Mary Lee. He attended St Alexander’s School and St Martin’s College, Bootle, before going on to St Joseph’s College, Upholland to study for the priesthood. He was ordained priest in the college chapel at Upholland by Bishop Joseph Halsall on 19 May 1951. Following ordination he held a number of appointments as assistant priest: at Our Lady’s, Eldon Street from September 1951; at Holy Ghost, Ford from May 1955; at St Joseph’s, Wigan from October 1961; at Our Lady of Good Help, Wavertree from October 1962 and at St Theresa of the Child Jesus, Sutton Manor from June 1971.

His first appointment was to St John’s, Kirkdale, in September 1970. In December 1971 he was appointed Director of the Pastoral Institute. After relinquishing this post he had three further appointments as assistant priest firstly at St Francis of Assisi, Garston in January 1975, moving to St Clare’s, Liverpool in August 1975 and to the Skelmersdale Team Ministry in May 1982.

In August 1977 he succeeded Father Edmund Whitaker as parish priest of Our Lady, Help of Christians, Portico. This was to be his only appointment as parish priest and he remained at Portico until his retirement in April 1998. In retirement he lived, until the last few months of his life, at Greasby, before finally moving to Nazareth House in Birkenhead.

In September 1985 he succeeded Father Thomas Frayne as parish priest of St Columba’s, Huyton. This was to be his only appointment as parish priest and he worked tirelessly in Huyton until his retirement in September 2011. In retirement he lived at Southport, until increasing frailty forced him to move to Ince Blundell

Archbishop Malcolm McMahon celebrated his Funeral Mass at Nazareth House, Birkenhead on Wednesday 6 May prior to burial at Frankby Cemetery.

His Funeral Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon at St Columba’s church, Huyton on Thursday 14 May prior to burial at sacred Heart, Ainsdale.

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Déjà vu at the Bus Stop 80th anniversary celebrations St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Infant School, in Knowsley, has just celebrated the eightieth anniversary of its opening. The original Log Book, still in the school, says that the opening took place on 29 April 1935. To mark the occasion the children led a Service of Thanksgiving in church and Parish Priest, Father Mark Moran, officially opened and blessed a new Science Garden, where he also planted a tree using a golden spade. A fabric cross made by the children in Year 2 was also unveiled. The school has been named as one of the top 100 schools nationally for performance, in the recently published document: ‘Top Performing and Improving Schools 2015’.

Father James Preston, Sister Mary Anne Francalanza and Brother James Hayes at the Childwall bus stop. It was a case of déjà vu for Father James Preston, Sister Mary Anne Francalanza and Brother James Hayes when they came across a bus stop advert for vocations at Childwall fiveways. As reported in last month’s ‘Catholic Pic’ the three were among those featured on the poster especially designed for Vocations Sunday. By featuring priests, and consecrated men and women who serve the local area the poster connects to people who can provide practical support to those thinking about a life dedicated to God and the service of others. (In last month’s main feature on vocations the picture caption incorrectly identified seminarian Dominic Risley as James McCulley. Sincere apologies to those concerned.)

Renée selected for 50 years with the UCM India A year-10 student from St Cuthbert's Catholic Community College for Business and Enterprise in St Helens has expressed her delight after winning a Virgin Atlantic Scholarship for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to India. Renée Pattenden will be one of only 30 British teenagers selected from the thousands that applied to travel to Udaipur in Rajasthan, India, this August as part of a team representing ‘Free the Children’, a global charity that promotes empowerment and social activism among young people. In order to qualify for this dream trip, each entrant had to write a personal statement about why they wanted to take part and what skills and qualities they offer, as well as producing a creative piece inspired by the work of ‘Free The Children’. 10

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Joan Jenkins celebrated 50 years of UCM membership at the bi-monthly Mass celebrated at St Edmund of Canterbury, Waterloo in May. She is pictured receiving her Certificate of 50 Years UCM Membership from Father John Cullen, accompanied by her daughter Pauline and UCM President, Angela Moore.

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Mariapolis’ comes to Liverpool

by Christine Ashley and Anne Marie Swift Liverpool is welcoming the ‘Mariapolis’ event for the first time in the City. It’s a week of spiritual reflection, interest groups, creative workshops, trips and relaxing evenings in good company. Hosted at Liverpool Hope University in Childwall from July 28 to August 2, and open to people of all ages, from all backgrounds, religious beliefs and none, the Mariapolis has been dubbed ‘a meeting place for people who believe in the good of others’. Separate programmes will be available for children. Its part of something of an international phenomenon, as there are Mariapolis events every year in countries as diverse as Tanzania, the Czech Republic, Mexico, New Zealand and Indonesia. Some are small, just a few families together in Siberia, for example, while others are larger. Last year around 500 people attended the UK week

in Perthshire. Wherever it takes place, each Mariapolis shares its roots in a spirituality of unity which emerged from Chiara Lubich and a group of young people living in the northern Italian town of Trent in the 1940s, who sparked a surge of gospel-based living within the Catholic Church and beyond. The Focolare Movement, as it has become known, includes people from all backgrounds, ages and beliefs who draw on this spirituality as a basis for their own lives and for responding to the people and situations around them. The Focolare has been described as being ‘about dialogue not debate’: the impulse to build on what unites animates all the movement’s meetings and social projects around the world. Liverpool Hope University awarded Focolare founder Chiara Lubich an Honorary Doctorate in Divinity, shortly before her death in 2008, at the age of 88. Through this, Vice-Chancellor Professor Gerald Pillay

wanted to recognise her contribution ‘to the life of the Church, to peace and harmony in society, to the unity of Christians of different denominations, and to dialogue and understanding between religions’. In her acceptance speech, Chiara celebrated the University’s shared ideals rooted in unity and looked forward to a collaboration that would promise great hope for the future. In acknowledgement of this, the 2015 Mariapolis in Liverpool is called ‘Signs of Hope’ and will include contributions from local people from all over the North West, some of whom have been drawing insights from the Focolare’s ‘spirituality of unity’ for over fifty years, when the first Focolare centre in Britain opened in Liverpool. For further information on ‘Signs of Hope’, a Mariapolis for all go to www.focolare.org/gb or contact the Focolare centres in Wavertree, Liverpool. Tel: 0151 722 9899 or 0151 722 3981. For information on Chiara Lubich, her writings and recordings go to http://centrochiaralubich.org/en

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58th Annual HCPT Pilgrimage to Lourdes Over one hundred children from Merseyside with their helpers have just returned from the 58th annual HCPT Easter Pilgrimage to Lourdes which this year had the theme ‘We are God’s House’. A group of former leaders and helpers from Merseyside, ‘Toujours Amis’, also travelled with the Pilgrimage. During the pilgrimage 5,000 people from HCPT including groups from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, USA, Spain, Romania, Croatia, Poland, and the West Indies all gathered together to celebrate Mass which was streamed live so that friends and supporters at home could also join in. Bishop Tom Williams who is now the Episcopal Liaison with the Bishops Conference of England and Wales concelebrated the Mass and also led the Blessed Sacrament Procession and presided at Mass for the ten Merseyside Groups who were in Lourdes. Youth groups from St Mary’s College, Maricourt, Speke Youth, and from Valencia in Spain travelled with the pilgrimage to help with marshalling and to support to family groups if needed.

Highlights of the week included the huge Pirate Party in the underground basilica, the visits to the Grotto, trips to the mountains, and the cafes but perhaps most of all the chance to see and experience the story of Bernadette. Above: Bishop Tom with Andrew Flood of HCPT

St Julie’s Foundation Day – back through the mists of time Students, staff and governors of St Julie's, Woolton, went en masse to Liverpool Hope University Chapel to celebrate an amazing 164 years of Notre Dame education in Liverpool. They were joined by over 30 Sisters of Notre Dame and by the Lord Mayor Erica Kemp, herself a

former pupil of Notre Dame, Woolton. Participants journeyed back in time to the life of the Sisters' founder St Julie, who escaped from a mob in the French Revolution in a haycart. The story of the Sisters of Notre Dame and how they took

the 'long and winding road' to Liverpool in 1851 was movingly told through video, drama, dance and song. Also present were six former pupils from the same class in Notre Dame, Mount Pleasant, who were marking 75 years since they started their school career while the country was at war. They recalled how, when air-raid sirens sounded, the Sisters took them to the cellars and made them carry on with their work. In their honour, and to their delight, two songs from World War Two were sung, including a fantastic rendition of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Patty, Charlotte and Emma in full army uniform. In recognition of the worldwide community that the Sisters of Notre Dame have become, there was a parade of flags from the 16 countries where the Sisters still work and a service of commitment took place.

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How God inspired the longest gap year of all Dominic Cain explains why his year with the Animate team ended up being three… Can I still call it a gap year if I am still here almost three years later? Whatever the answer to that question is, being able to share my faith with the young people of Liverpool Archdiocese has been an incredible experience. My connection with Animate began during my first trip to Lourdes in 2009. The experience I had in that week was a real kick-start for my faith, which had been fairly dormant despite my regular Mass attendance with my family. I was inspired by the sight of other young people being active in their faith, and also the witness of the pilgrims that we serve in Lourdes. What started as a hesitant trip to the south of France became my first step on a path to discover my vocation. As well as returning to Lourdes for the past six years (seven this summer), in 2011 I travelled to Madrid with the archdiocese for World Youth Day. For the first week of the pilgrimage we split off and stayed with families in a small city called

Ciudad Real and the welcome we received was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. They opened their community and their homes to us, complete strangers, speaking different languages and from different cultures, but brought together by faith. The second week of the pilgrimage was spent in Madrid itself. Thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of Pope Benedict before the opening service; we attended catechesis sessions with 10,000 Englishspeaking pilgrims and met up with our friends from Ciudad Real. Throughout the week it felt as if faith brought down the barriers between everyone we met, and I am still in contact with Spanish and American pilgrims I spoke to there. My highlight of the pilgrimage will forever be the overnight vigil followed by Mass the next morning. Despite the nearapocalyptic weather conditions during the night, being surrounded by two million people showed me that the Church truly is for all. It was at this moment that I realised I wanted to share my faith with others

so that they could have the same opportunities I have had. Whilst the rest of my classmates were applying for university, I was applying for a place on the 2012/13 Animate team. Come September I had packed up for the short move from Widnes to St Helens, and I knew instantly that I was where God wanted me to be. Sharing my testimony with so many young people over the past three years has been unbelievable, and I could not just stay for one year as I felt that I had more to give. There is a hunger for faith in the young people of our archdiocese; it is there and I just hope that our ministry can help to plant a seed that will one day grow into something more. During my time here I have grown as a person, learning from those around me in community and young people alike, and I have become more grounded in my faith. Finally, I have discovered that discernment can take you down many paths; Animate has given me an opportunity to explore a few of them, and it is something I will carry with me no matter where I journey in life. • Dates for the diary 27 June: Nightfever Nightfever returns to the Blessed Sacrament Shrine on Dawson Street in Liverpool, starting at 7pm. Join us beforehand for 5.40 Mass. 12 July: Summer festival Our Summer festival at Lowe House runs from 12:30-5pm and features different workshops exploring the theme ‘The Joy of Mission’.

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nugent news From abseiling to ornaments – fundraising for Nugent Care by Marie Reynolds Set up by Father James Nugent in 1881 Nugent Care is one of the oldest and most diverse charities supporting disadvantaged children and adults across the Archdiocese of Liverpool. Each year we are faced with an increasing need from the people we serve. Without the help and support from you, we wouldn’t be able to turn so many lives around. There are lots of ways your support can make a difference. Events are a great way to support us: join people like Kate Loftus, Chaplain of St Peter and Paul High School, Widnes who last summer abseiled down the Anglican Cathedral to raise money for disadvantaged children. This year’s abseil takes place on Saturday 1 August; the money raised will support people with visual impairments. Do you have an old ornament that you want valuing? Bring it along to our valuation day on Tuesday 9 June at Bishop Eton Parish Centre, Adam Partridge (‘Flog it’ Fame) and his team will be available to value your items. Fancy a stroll along the Wirral coastline? Join us on Sunday 28 June for a charity walk. Knowing that we have a reliable source of income helps us plan for the future and provides long-term stability to people in

need; why not consider becoming a monthly donor? Have spare money on your phone? Consider a text donation, text NUGE02 plus the amount you wish to donate (£5, £10) to 70070. Have a clear out for our charity shop, call Jeanette for a collection 0151 737 2951. For further information about the how to support Nugent Care contact marie.reynolds@nugentcare.org or call Marie on 0151 261 2049. Your help and support is changing lives, please help us to continue this ministry.

Charities depend on people willing to give time and/or money to help them reach out to people most in need. Nugent Care reaches out to people from little new born babies to older people at the end of their lives. We reach out to children, young people and families, people with mental health issues, learning disabilities or acquired brain injuries. We reach out to people in poverty, Deaf people, people with sensory issues, and people who have experienced homelessness. Whilst much of our income is from statutory sources some of our services attract no income at all, and for some of our other services we can offer more if our fundraising efforts are successful. So we turn to our fundraising team and to you to help us do all of this. Meeting with our fundraising team is where the fun and games can start. They will happily jolly you along to commit to abseil down a building, throw yourself out of an aeroplane (with parachute!), run a marathon, give something up, take something up like sponsored dancing, bake and sell, and so on. So if you are looking for excitement meet up with Marie, Michele or Fran who will be only too delighted to see you. Our biggest fundraising event is the Good Shepherd Appeal which takes place during Lent. We celebrate the appeal with our Masses in the Metropolitan Cathedral and St Mary’s, Leyland and we are very grateful to the children, their families and teachers who do so much to raise money for us. If you want to help us provide starter packs for someone setting up in a new tenancy after being homeless, or equipment for groups to reduce social isolation, or a sensory garden for an older persons home, or equipment for a children’s community centre, or a range of other things that people who use our services need please do join in the fun and get fundraising for Nugent Care. Kathleen Pitt Chief Executive - Nugent Care

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sunday reflections On a liturgical note Through the Easter Season we read from the Acts of the Apostles of the importance of Jerusalem. It is the place where Jesus eats the Last Supper, and where ‘he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried’. It is also the place which, crucially, sees the discovery of the empty tomb on Easter Day and is the first place to hear that proclamation which echoes down through the centuries: ‘He is no longer here; he is Risen.’ Repentance for the forgiveness of sins is preached to the whole world ‘beginning from Jerusalem’ (Luke 24:47) and that preaching continues to this day. Jerusalem, and the Holy Land, is at the heart of our understanding of who we are as followers of the way of Jesus; this is why it is so heartrending to see the place on Earth which witnessed the Lord’s suffering, death and resurrection in such a state of war and conflict. And yet we are known as Roman

Sunday thoughts Einstein was right. A year in the life of an older person is much shorter than it is for a child. For an ageing adult the Church’s liturgical year comes round much more quickly than it did when we were growing up. But it can never be the ‘same old, same old’. Successive celebrations of Christmas or Easter reveal extra insights into the mysteries of our faith. Each new celebration – however recent the last one may feel – peels off extra layers and enriches our understanding. And central to the mystery of our faith is the person of Christ. Once we have completed the Advent, Christmas, Passiontide, Easter and Pentecost cycle, the liturgy offers us a number of standalone feasts in which we can further plumb the depths of our faith: Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, the Sacred Heart, and Christ the King. It would be a mistake to limit our appreciation of the feast of Corpus

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Catholic, not Jerusalem Catholic. Why is this? It was in Rome that two great figures of the early Church, Peter and Paul, gave their lives in witness to their faith in Jesus, Risen from the dead and faithful to his promise that ‘I am with you always’. They were not the last to shed their blood in profession of their faith, either in that city or indeed in other parts of the then Roman empire. However, these ‘two princes’, Peter and Paul, came to stand for the fidelity of many to their faith – and the price they were called to pay for that faith. The feast of these two martyrs is kept at the end of June, this year not on the familiar 29th of the month, but on the nearest Sunday (28th). It is an opportunity to express our gratitude for the faith that has been handed on to us. It is also a challenge that we may: ‘preach Thee, too, as love knows how by kindly word and virtuous life’

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Christi to the Blessed Sacrament. It is the feast of the Eucharist but it is also the feast of the Church as the Body of Christ. We speak of the Mystical Body of Christ but often the Church feels anything but mystical. It can be uncomfortably concrete in its weaknesses and in its strengths. And there are always parts of the body that suffer pain and injustice and demand a compassionate response from the rest of us. The sacraments ‘effect what they signify’. The Church itself is a sacrament – the sacrament of Christ himself. Christ is our head and we are his members. As we honour the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ on 7 June this year we pray that we might grow even more into what we are called to be.

The power of the Spirit WHEN I was a university chaplain many years ago we had a very small prayer group that used to meet in the chapel of our building. After a few months we felt it was right to run our ‘Life in the Spirit’ seminars. The posters went up and on the first night we sat and waited for people to turn up. Pretty soon there were about 50 people there – of faith and no faith – and the discussions were lively as together we explored the Gospel message. When it came to the evening for prayer for more of the Spirit in our lives, I really wondered who would turn up. There had been some scepticism the week before so I was surprised when everybody arrived and the prayer took place. The week after, one girl said to me that she felt as though she had a party going on within her. I met her again recently, 20-plus years later, and she said: ‘The party’s still going on.’ I wonder how many of us really want the Spirit working in our lives. This revelation of God cannot be controlled or quantified, so how willing are we to let the Spirit loose? There is a fundamental question of whether we are prepared to pay the cost of being set free, because it is costly. It invites us to give our lives into God’s hands and respond to what God wants to do in you and through you. That can only really happen when we have been overwhelmed by God’s Spirit. After the Pentecost experience in Acts 2, Peter stands up and proclaims the risen Jesus, reminding us that Jesus is the Lord and Christ. After the cure of the lame man, Peter again takes the opportunity to proclaim who Jesus is. In chapter 3:15 he calls Jesus the ‘prince of life’. In chapter 4 we find John and Peter before the Sanhedrin reminding them of who Jesus is. It is interesting how often, after Pentecost, the first disciples put themselves in danger to proclaim the message of God’s love. If the reality of God has come alive within us, where do we proclaim the Good News and where are we letting go of our fears to let people know about Jesus? Are we just religious people or are we in love with the living God, telling everyone about that love? Pentecost does not have to be an empty ritual. If you want faith to come alive and to live in the power of the Spirit, if you want to be a fearless proclaimer of the risen Lord, then ask for the Spirit to be unleashed in your life and God will most surely answer. Fr Chris Thomas

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what’s on Tuesday 2 June UCM Business meeting. 7.30 pm in the Gibberd Room of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Thursday 4 June ‘Into the belly of the whale’ Discovering the Book of Jonah. Scripture Morning led by Father Chris Thomas. 10.30 am at Irenaeus, 32 Great Georges Road, Waterloo, L22 1RD. Details: Tel 0151 949 1199 or email: jenny@irenaeus.co.uk Saturday 6 June ‘Responding to the Call.’ A Day of Recollection to support those exploring vocations to the Priesthood. Discover more about diocesan priesthood; talk with and hear from priests of the archdiocese and spend time in prayer and discussion. 10.00 am at St Charles’ Presbytery, 224 Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 9PG. Further information from Father James Preston Tel: 0151 727 2493 or email: frjamespreston@gmail.com. Also on Facebook at /liverpoolvocations and on Twitter @LVocations

Monday 8 June Mass of Thanksgiving for 100 Years of Ministry and Service by the Poor Servants of the Mother of God and Frances Taylor Foundation. 11.30 am at St Joseph’s Convent, Prayer Centre and Residential Home, St. Joseph’s, Freshfield, Liverpool L37 1PH. Celebrant: Bishop John Rawsthorne. Tuesday 9 June Ministry Day. 10.00 am at the Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Lance Lane, Liverpool L15 6TW. A day for anyone involved in ministry or the service of others, with time for silence and personal reflection. Offering £10 per person. For further details contact: Sister Winnie Morley. Tel: 0151 722 2271, Email: winniecenacle@mail.com Fun day for residents, families and friends and associates to celebrate 100 Years of Ministry and Service by the Poor Servants of the Mother of God and Frances Taylor Foundation. 1.30 pm to 10.00 pm at St Joseph’s Convent, Prayer Centre and Residential Home, St. Joseph’s, Freshfield, Liverpool L37 1PH. Antiques Valuation Day in aid of Nugent Care. 2.00 to 6.00 pm at Fisher More Hall, Our Lady of the Annunciation, Bishop Eton, Woolton Road. Liverpool. Tel 0151 261 2043. Adam Partridge of BBC’s ‘Flog It’ and his own team of expert valuers will be available to value antiques or items of interest for a donation of £3.00. Wednesday 10 June The great Feasts of the Body and Blood of Christ and the Sacred Heart of Jesus with Father Jim Clarke (St John’s Seminary, California, USA). 7.00 pm at Liverpool Archdiocesan Centre for Evangelisation, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 1AA. £10 including refreshments. Bookings: www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/Courses-Events Tel: 0151 522 1040. Contact: Pastoral Formation Department, LACE, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 1AA.

Sunday 7 June Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

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UCM Annual Mass. 7.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Celebrant: Bishop Tom Williams.

Thursday 11 June Mass for ‘New Catholics’. 7.00 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Friday 12 June to Sunday 14 June Northern Catholic Conference at Liverpool Hope University with the theme ‘You did not choose me....I chose you’ (John 15:16). Speakers will include Dana, Frances Hogan, Father Pat Deegan, Father Richard Reid, Sister Roseann Reddy and Denis Wrigley. The weekend will include reconciliation and healing services, the Rosary and Divine Mercy Devotions. Separate Childrens and Youth Ministries will take place on Saturday Further information: www.northerncatholic.co.uk Tel: 07543 800812 or write to: ‘Regina Coeli’, 6 Warner Drive, Liverpool L4 8US. Friday 12 June Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Mass with Jubilarians. 7.00 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Celebrant: Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP. Saturday 13 June ‘Teachers and Pupils’ Concert with the Cathedral Cantata Choir, Director: Richard Lea. 7.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Tickets and details Tel: 0151 707 3525 or www.cathedralconcerts.org.uk Monday 15 June Diploma in Pastoral Ministry and Leadership Information Evening. 7.30 pm at St Marie’s, Almond Brook Road, Standish, WN6 0TB. Details: www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/Diploma Saturday 20 June ‘Who is my neighbour’ Justice and Peace Annual Assembly. 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at the Centre for Evangelisation, Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 1AA. Opening prayer led by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP; scripture reflection by Father Tom Cullinan. Speakers include Paul Kyprianou and James Trewby. Details Tel: 0151 522 1080/81 or email s.atherton@rcaol.co.uk Sunday 21 June Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata 14: ‘Wär Gott nicht uns diese Zeit.’ ‘If God were not with us, we would despair’ sung by the Liverpool Bach Collective. 6.30 pm in Christ Church, Waterloo, L22 1RQ. Saturday 27 June Quiet Day. 10.00 am at the Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Lance Lane, Liverpool L15 6TW. Time to be quiet, reflect and pray. Offering £10 per person. For further details contact: Sister Winnie Morley. Tel: 0151 722 2271, Email: winniecenacle@mail.com Sunday 28 June ‘Spring into Music’ Concert with St Bartholomew’s Choir and Youth Choir directed by Peter Kwater. 7.00 pm at St Bartholomew’s church, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NY. Tickets £6 pay at the door. Refreshments available.

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june Looking ahead: July 2015 Wednesday 1 July UCM Bi-monthly Mass. 7.30 pm at St. Richard's, Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 8BX. Diploma in Pastoral Ministry and Leadership Information Evening. 7.30 pm at Liverpool Hope University, L16 9JD. Details: www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/Diploma Saturday 4 July ‘Responding to the Call.’ A Day of Recollection to support those exploring vocations to the Priesthood. Discover more about diocesan priesthood; talk with and hear from priests of the archdiocese and spend time in prayer and discussion. 10.00 am at St Charles’ Presbytery, 224 Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 9PG. Further information from Father James Preston Tel: 0151 727 2493 or email: frjamespreston@gmail.com. Also on Facebook at /liverpoolvocations and on Twitter @LVocations Sunday 5 July Annual Celebrate the Child Mass. 3.00 pm at St Mary’s, Lowe House, St Helens, WA10 2BE. Celebrant: Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP. Details: Safeguarding Department Tel: 0151 522 1043 or email: safeguarding@rcaol.co.uk Open air Mass organised by St Dominic’s, Huyton. 3.00 pm in Yew Tree Cemetery, please come prepared for weather conditions. Friday 10 July to Sunday 12 July ‘Liturgy in Bloom’ flower Festival to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St Oswald’s church, Longton, PR4 5EB. Church open from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm on Friday and Saturday and from 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm on Sunday. Admission £3.

‘Living Theology 2015.’ Understanding your everyday beliefs at St Francis Xavier’s church and Liverpool Hope UniversityEverton Campus, Liverpool, L3 8DR. Speakers include Father Gerry J Hughes SJ, Father Michael Smith SJ, Father Geoff Wheaton SJ and Ewa Bem. Cost and details Tel: 0151 298 1911. Email: d.reynolds@sfxchurchliverpool.com Saturday 11 July Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of St Teresa of Avila. ‘Advance with courage – listening to Teresa of Avila?’ Day Retreat led by Gillian Coxhead at Sandymount Retreat Centre, 16 Burbo Bank Road, Blundellsands, Liverpool, L23 6TH. Details at www.sandymountretreats.org.uk Tel: 0151 924 4850 Email: info@sandymountretreats.org.uk Sunday 12July to Sunday 19 July ‘Sing a new song to the Lord’ retreat led by Father Ian Kelly at St Joseph' Prayer Centre, Blundell Avenue, Freshfield, L37 1PH. Details: www.stjosephsprayercentre.com. Tel: 01704 875850. Tuesday 14 July Ministry Day. 10.00 am at the Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Lance Lane, Liverpool L15 6TW. A day for anyone involved in ministry or the service of others, with time for silence and personal reflection. Offering £10 per person. For further details contact: Sr Winnie Morley. Tel: 0151 722 2271, Email: winniecenacle@mail.com Friday 24 July to Friday 31 July Liverpool Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Tour Operator: Joe Walsh Tours, www.joewalshtours.ie Tel: 0151 909 2871 email: info@joewalshtours.ie Monday 27July to Sunday 2 August ‘Journeying into the heart of God’ retreat led by Father Paul Rout OFM at St Joseph' Prayer Centre, Blundell Avenue, Freshfield, L37 1PH. Details: www.stjosephsprayercentre.com. Tel: 01704 875850.

Blessed Sacrament Shrine - share your memories The Blessed Sacrament Shrine celebrates 30 years in Dawson Street later this year - and a local journalist would like to enlist the help of Pic readers with retelling the story of Liverpool's city centre church. It was in November 1985 that the Blessed Sacrament community moved to Dawson Street from their former home in Clayton Square and Simon Hart, a journalist writing an official history to mark this 30th anniversary, would be interested to hear from anybody with a tale to tell about their experiences at the Shrine. If you have had any involvement in the life of the Shrine, either in Clayton Square or Dawson Street, and would like to share your memories, please contact Simon via simon_hart@hotmail.co.uk

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profile From factory to France – on the ride of a lifetime by Simon Hart ANDY Ware is reflecting on the very different cycling traditions of Britain and France. ‘I do quite like the thought of cycling in France,” he says. ‘We are not appreciated in this country for cycling on the roads – we “get in everyone’s way” and that sort of thing whereas in France you do get much more respect for being on the road.’ Andy will experience this more respectful French attitude for himself this summer but it will not be on some gentle cycling holiday through vineyards or lavender fields but instead on a gruelling London to Paris bike ride. The 43-year-old is a keen amateur cyclist though, as he admits, this five-day challenge, from 29 July to 2 August, will test him like nothing before. ‘The most I’ve done was a Help for Heroes ride a few years ago which was from Salisbury to London. I’ve done nothing of this magnitude. This is 300 miles – 80 miles a day for three days, and then one day at 60. I’ve been out for the last two months doing 50-60 miles a week but have to up that now to 100 miles a week. I didn’t realise the extent of the training but I am enjoying it.’ For Andy, the ride to the base of the Eiffel Tower is the latest in a series of fundraising efforts for the Northwest-based charity Nugent Care and his target is to raise £1,000. ‘It is hard because I asked people last year when I abseiled down the Anglican Cathedral and did the Liverpool-Chester bike ride for Nugent,’ he explains. He did the abseil with a work colleague, Karen Reilly, from Hayes and Finch, the Liverpool-based supplier of church furnishings which has chosen Nugent Care as its charity partner for this year. As a director of Hayes and Finch, Andy has seen for himself over the past 12 months the impressive, wide-ranging work that Nugent Care does in the community. He cites the example of the Epsom Street Play Centre in Kirkdale, to which the staff of Hayes and Finch delivered Easter eggs earlier this year. ‘It is just so rewarding to see what they do. It is all about the community spirit and making sure the kids are looked after with a safe place to go each day. The council had it as a community centre and Nugent Care have taken over it and it gives kids a place to go before and after school. It is somewhere so close to home but the kids there don’t have a lot.’ Andy, a parishioner at St Monica’s, Bootle, has been at Hayes and Finch since 1989, starting out as an 18-year-old cabinet maker. ‘I’ve moved all around the business since,’ he adds, citing a series of roles that led to his appointment as a director in 2006. It is intriguing to hear that his 26 years’ service is small beer in a company established in Liverpool in 1882. ’I’m one of the babies really – a lot have been here 30 or 40 years,’ he says, and their factory in Aintree, the company’s home since the late 1960s, sounds an appealingly old-fashioned place for its 72 employees to work. ‘We think our factory is quite unique,’ he continues. ‘We are just trying to do our best to keep people employed and to manufacture as much as possible. We took a guy on who wanted to make things in wood but didn’t have the skills so we put him through college to make sure he had the skills that he needed to become a cabinet maker.’ Hayes and Finch manufacture everything from chalices to lecterns via vestments, though, he adds: ‘The main items are communion wine, altar bread and candles. We offer a huge choice. We supply every diocese in the UK and in Ireland.’ And after all that, he still finds time to get on his bike. To sponsor Andrew Ware, visit: www.virginmoneygiving.com/andyware

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justice & peace Annual assembly to ask ‘Who is my neighbour?’ By Steve Atherton, Justice and Peace fieldworker Are you feeling bewildered and isolated? Do you want to be part of the solution? Our parishes are full of good people who want to make the world a better and safer place. Too many of us feel confused, ill-informed and helpless, unable to answer the questions ‘What’s going on in the world?’, ‘How did we get into this state?’ and ‘What can I do about it?’. On Saturday 20 June, the Liverpool Justice & Peace Commission will be holding their annual assembly at LACE in Liverpool. This year we are opening up the event – titled ‘Who is my neighbour?’ – to anyone who feels the urge to be better informed about what is happening locally and overseas and who wants to be able to do something constructive in response. After registration at 9.30am the programme will run as follows: • Opening prayer. Archbishop Malcolm McMahon will welcome us and lead the opening prayer. • Scripture. Fr Tom Cullinan, who has been inspiring us for years, will talk about the Scripture story of the Good Samaritan. • Catholic Social Teaching. Steve Atherton will give a brief introduction to CST. • ‘Who is my neighbour?’ Justine Silcock and Terry Philips from the J&P Commission will help us to explore notions of identity, of how we decide who we are and how we decide who is included in our group and who is excluded – who’s in and who’s out. • Local issues. Paul Kyprianou is not a household name but he deserves to be. He coordinated the recent ‘Getting By?’ report that followed 30 families for a

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year, interviewing them every month and recording their income and their spending. He explains local issues in a simple and direct way. Not to be missed. • Lunch • Overseas issues. James Trewby, the overseas issues speaker, works for the Columban missionaries here in the United Kingdom and has recently returned from leading a group to study immigration at the Mexico/US border. He is one of the Catholic church’s go-to people for youth expertise. • Organisations who can help. Ten organisations will offer ways of

responding and there will be chance to talk to any that catch your interest. • Time to meet with local people. The day will end with ample time to meet people from your area to see how you can work together for action and mutual support. As always, there will be information stalls representing Fairtrade, Caford, Pauline press, etc. • Closing prayer It would help to know numbers so that we can organise enough food. There is a suggested donation of £10 but no one will be turned away. For more information ring 0151 522 1080 or email s.atherton@rcaol.co.uk We hope that every parish will send someone. We hope you can join us.

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cathedral Cathedral Choirs’ Music Marathon success by Patrick Hart The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral music department staged a successful twelve hour fund-raising 'Musicathon' which turned the spotlight on five different sets of voices.

just watch them enjoy themselves and sing whatever they wanted, from church music to pop. It was quite a varied day really and a huge success.’

The event ran from 7am to 7pm on Saturday 25 April with the aims of increasing the profile of the Cathedral's talented musicians and raising funds for Cathedral choristers' future touring.

If the music on offer was the main attraction, a cake sale in the Cathedral porch and regular updates via the music department's social media outlets also helped to facilitate the fund-raising. The money will go towards the Cathedral choir's next tour, to Belgium.

The full range of voices was heard throughout the day as the main Cathedral choir, comprising the men and the boy choristers, the Cathedral girls' choir, the junior choir (aged seven upwards) and the recently formed youth choir (composed of former child choristers) all participated. Organ recitals from assistant director of music James Luxton and cathedral organist Richard Lea bookended the 'Musicathon', while a highlight was the 'Big Sing' involving choristers' parents and the public.

James Luxton, who is assistant to Dr Christopher McElroy, summed up how the choirs complement one another: ‘Normally on a Sunday it's the boys and the men that sing together. Earlier in the week the boys and the girls sing as separate units. But for the big feasts we have boys, girls and men. The youth choir is a new choir that we started this academic year, formed on the back of the Rome tour last year. The junior choir is slightly different, being an opportunity for boys and girls to get singing; it's open to anyone in the area.’

James Luxton explained how the various activities had dovetailed: ‘The choristers booked which times they wanted to do during the day, but I started proceedings off with an organ recital for an hour and my colleague Richard Lea did the last hour. Sandwiched in the middle, choristers, in groups or if they wanted on their own, sang and even played instruments.

For more information on the Cathedral choirs, go to http://www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.u k/music/the-choirs/.

Cathedral Record Canon Anthony O’Brien – Cathedral Dean BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting the Morning Mass live on the Feast of Corpus Christi, next Sunday, 7 June, on the morning worship slot. The service is squeezed between the 8.00 am News and ‘A Point of View’ which means that we have thirty eight minutes of broadcast time for a choral Mass with congregation and only a four minute space for Archbishop Malcolm’s Homily. If you are not at Mass yourselves at that time tune inas it happens I’m away that week so for once I will be able to listen without all the worry. The timing is from 8.10 am to 8.40 am and this will replace our usual Mass at 8.30 am. Please come along and join in but you must be seated by 7.45 am. In the second week of June there is a busy programme of Diocesan Masses. On Wednesday 10 June the UCM have their Annual Mass at 7.30 pm, there is a Mass for ‘New Catholics’ on the following evening in the Cathedral at 7.00 pm and on Friday, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart Archbishop Malcolm will celebrate Mass with all the priests celebrating jubilees this year. Bishop Vincent Malone is one of the nineteen Jubilarians: he is celebrating his Diamond Jubilee this year.

‘The junior choir sang for half an hour; the youth choir did a slot as well. We had a 'Big Sing' at 4.30 in the afternoon which featured as many people associated with the choirs as possible. It gave people, including the public, the experience of standing in the choir stalls.

We have a day for prospective Girl Choristers on 21 June followed by formal auditions the following week. The Cologne ecumenical churches group will be meeting in Liverpool from 25 June which means we will have to get in a good supply of bacon and eggs for the clergy from Cologne Cathedral; they think we have English breakfast every morning!

‘There were duets with a singer and somebody playing guitar. One of the most senior choristers wanted to sing 'O Holy Night'. It was an opportunity for the boys to sing on their own in such a big building with quite a few people there. It was nice to stand back and

The Salvation Army celebrate their 150th Anniversary this year and they will be having a concert of hymns and church music in our Cathedral on the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul, 28 June, from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

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Mums the Word Let me begin my first column as your new media officer by thanking Ann Hogg for her great contribution over the last five years. Ann will be a hard act to follow but she has assured me that the members of the UCM in Liverpool Archdiocese will give me lots of support and encouragement. My appointment was one of several that took place on Saturday 18 April at our diocesan AGM in the Gibberd Room at the Metropolitan Cathedral. In front of over 80 members, Angela Moore, our re-elected president, was delighted to welcome our new spiritual director, Father David Potter, to his first AGM. Angela herself warrants our thanks for remaining in office for another 12 months when she was looking forward to a rest, and she was not the only principal officer reelected, with Kate Moss remaining as secretary, Margaret Kerbey as treasurer and Margaret McDonald as deputy president. Additionally, Sue Bickerstaff was elected as vice-president, while Ann Hogg was appointed to welfare officer and Maria Bruns to study officer. At the AGM, the diocesan committee also reported on all the good work that members had done during the past 12 months – including visits undertaken throughout the archdiocese and nationally on behalf of us all. • On Saturday 25 April, 50 Liverpool members travelled to Salford Cathedral to celebrate the triennial Mass for our retiring national president, Maureen Mayers. According to UCM tradition, each national president has a Mass celebrated in her own diocese before she retires and it was wonderful to see Maureen receive her Benemerenti medal, awarded by Pope Francis and presented by the Rt Rev John Arnold, Bishop of Salford. Maureen announced at the Mass that £14,700 had been raised nationally for the president’s charity ‘Let the Children Live’ and there was also a fond farewell to Bishop Terence Brain who served us as spiritual adviser for 20 years. Meanwhile, two Liverpool members, Kerri Foggatt and Eileen McDonald from St John Fisher’s Foundation, formed part of the offertory procession. • Finally, please remember to submit your recommendations for our Diocesan UCM Charity Fund by 31 July. I look forward to seeing you at the Annual Mass on 10 June. Madelaine McDonald, Media Officer 26

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News from the Liverpool Province of the Knights of St Columba

KSC donates £5,000 to Nepal earthquake appeal The KSC has responded to the devastating earthquake in Nepal by donating £5,000 to the international relief effort. The order’s supreme knight, Charlie McCluskey, and board of directors last month made separate donations of £2,500 to the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund and £2,500 to Caford – a sum totalling £5,000 towards the Nepal Earthquake Emergency Appeal. The Order has also called on all members to pray for the repose of the souls of those who died and to pray for the survivors as they start to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of this unprecedented tragedy. • Our campaign to recruit new members continued with pulpit appeals at St Mark’s and Holy Family churches, Halewood on 25/26 April. Our next appeals will take place at Our Lady’s and St Gregory the Great, Lydiate on the weekend of 9/10 May and we thank the parish priests concerned, Father Vincent McShane and Father Tom Wood, for allowing us to make these appeals in their churches. • KSC members were honoured to

be invited to act as stewards and ‘catchers’ at the Annual Healing Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral on 1 May celebrated by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon. The Knights will also be providing stewards at the Annual Northern Catholic Conference at Liverpool Hope University from 12-14 June. • The annual Mass to celebrate the feast of our patron, St Columba, will take place at St Columba’s Parish Church, Huyton on Tuesday 9 June at 7pm. We are grateful to Fr Chris McCoy for again arranging this Mass, which is always such a memorable occasion for members of the order and their families. • It is with sadness we report the death of Father Michael Lee, former parish priest of St Columba’s, Huyton who died on 5 May. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Knights and for many years before his retirement arranged our annual Mass for the feast of St Columba. May he rest in peace. Websites: www.ksc.org.uk www.kscprov02.weebly.com Email: dpokeane@aol.com

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PIC Life Why fairness is a fishy business By Moira Billinge The excited seven-year-old clutched the plastic, water-filled bag in which her fairground prize swam, blissfully unaware of the problems that it was going to cause. On the way home, the girl’s mother called in at a pet shop to buy a bowl into which the goldfish was carefully deposited, beyond the curious gaze of the family dog. Unfortunately, the fish did not appear very happy and floated listlessly around, giving the occasional wave of its tail fin just to show it was still alive. A few days later, the child’s grandparents arrived. They decided that the fish was lonely and set off to the pet shop to find it a companion. A bigger tank was selected, along with all the necessary equipment. Then it was time to select a suitable fishfriend from the hundreds of incumbents swimming around and an assistant was asked to scoop up the chosen one. Spotting the aquatic products in their trolley, the assistant gasped: ‘Oh, but you can’t take a fish until your tank has been set up for three full days!’ The child’s mum attempted to explain there was not a problem: the bowl at home was ready and was currently the residence of a solitary individual pining for a bit of company. ‘No!’ the assistant squealed, ‘that means the fish would have to cope with two transfers in three days.’ Eventually, it was agreed that the bemused family would take the equipment home and return during the week to purchase the fish. When the girl and her mum did return, they discovered it was ‘rest time’, when all the lights over the tanks were switched off, and that only later in the afternoon could they collect the goldfish. The pet shop applied the same strict care guidelines to their rabbits, hamsters,

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guinea pigs, mice and rats. Such commitment to the welfare of God’s creatures is to be applauded. However, just a few feet away from those pampered pets, the contrast was stark. One tall stack of shelves accommodated heaps of transparent egg box-type containers crammed with live, very large grasshoppers, which – with their extraordinary long legs – were climbing over each other and up the slippery sides of the boxes, as they attempted to escape their ultimate destiny as live bait. Pet shops evidently consider it unnecessary to extend the same consideration to ‘all creatures great and small’. To misquote George Orwell’s immortal words in Animal Farm, ‘all animals are equal but some are more equal than others’. Our problem is that we sometimes apply the same criteria to human beings. A hamster looks good whereas a grasshopper does not so it is treated less kindly. Someone’s skin colour may enable them to access a social advantage in preference to a person of a different racial background. A dialect or accent may be acceptable in one part of the country, but disparaged in another. Recent research found that if a beautiful woman includes her photo with her job application, she may not even get an interview. The researchers say it is likely that women who already work in a company will be jealous of good-looking rivals moving in on their territory. However, the opposite applied to men! Human beings are capable of kindness and cruelty in equal measure, with crass distinctions, often born of prejudice, determining the equitability of our treatment in a given situation. As Herman Melville, author of the classic American novel Moby Dick, wrote in Mardi and A Voyage Thither: ‘I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.’

Catholic Pic Prayer for June Lord set our hearts on fire with love of You, so in that flame, we may love You with all our hearts, with all our mind, with all our soul and with all our strength, so that keeping Your commandments we may glorify You, the Giver of All Gifts. Please send your favourite prayer to: Barbara, Catholic Pictorial, 36 Henry Street, Liverpool L1 5BS When sending your favourite prayer please let us have your name and which parish you attend, also your home telephone number which will not be published, without these details we are unable to publish.

Worth a visit

This month, visit Coniston in Cumbria to take in some breathtaking scenery and find food for the soul, writes Lucy Oliver. The village of Coniston lies at the northern end of Coniston Water, the Lake District’s third largest lake and a name evocative to readers of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons books. An important source of fish for the monks at Furness Abbey in the 13th and 14th centuries, the lake served also for transporting ore and slate from the copper mines above Coniston village. Walkers will enjoy taking a stroll up The Old Man starting from Church Beck, while the more leisurely minded might prefer a cruise on the lake. One notable stop on the Coniston Launch’s itinerary is Brantwood, home of the Victorian artist and thinker John Ruskin, who lived in the Lakes for his last 28 years. It is a place filled with his work and personal treasures, and now hosts regular exhibitions, talks, readings and writers’ retreats. Visitors can also enjoy guided walks through the extensive grounds which feature beautiful gardens and ancient woodland. Brantwood is open from March until November (10.30am5pm) and for more information, call 01539 441396 or visit www.brantwood.org.uk. For ferry details, visit www.conistonlaunch.co.uk.

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More Mullarkey From Johnny Kennedy The Young Curate had been busy in the garden and was telling Father Mullarkey exactly what he's been up to. ‘I've planted lots of different flowers in the big border that surrounds the garden so it will be really colourful when they all come up.’ ‘That sounds good' said the auld fella. ‘And I've planted potatoes in the vegetable patch in the back garden and I was wondering if I should feed them.’ ‘I wouldn't bother,’ said Father Mullarkey, ‘just go over them with the heavy roller.’ ‘What for?’ asked the YC. ‘So they'll come up already mashed!’

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Audio copy of the Pic out now An audio version of the ‘Catholic Pictorial’ is available free of charge, compiled by students, technicians and Chaplain, Helen Molyneux, at All Hallows RC High School, Penwortham

You may know of someone who is about to make their First Holy Communion and Confirmation, if so the Carmelite Monastery,

Anyone interested in receiving the audio copy should contact Kevin Lonergan Tel: 01772 744148 or 01772 655433 (home).

Maryton Grange, Allerton Road, Liverpool L18 3NU has a very good selection. Go along to the monastery shop or email: marytoncards@outlook.com There are cards for all occasions on sale you will be delighted.

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