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WelcomeThis month our thoughts naturally turn to vocations as wecelebrate four ordinations to the Priesthood in theArchdiocese. Gerard Callacher, Paul Grady, Liam Collisterand Joseph Kendall must be in our prayers at this time asthey offer themselves in the service of the Lord. Our main featurethis month concentrates on the work of the vocations team andalso has the thoughts of our four ordinands.

As we went to press Bishop Tom Williams celebrated his RubyJubilee, the fortieth anniversary of his ordination and also the ninthanniversary of his Episcopal Ordination. The celebration on theFeast of Pentecost was just too late for this edition of the ‘CatholicPictorial’ but will be covered in full next month.

The vocation of Mother Mary Joseph CP, Sister Elizabeth Prout, wascelebrated in the Parish of St Anne and Blessed Dominic last monthand we carry a full report on the Mass of Thanksgiving for her lifeand work. The Foundress of the Sisters of the Cross and Passionlies buried in the Shrine at Sutton together with Blessed DominicBarberi and Father Ignatius Spencer. One day we pray that the townof St Helens will be home to three Saints of the Church. Contents

4 Main FeatureLiverpool welcomes new ‘fab four’‘Bumper’ summer of ordinations

8 NewsFrom around the Archdiocese

14 SpotlightPope John XXIII: A student’s view

15 Sunday ReflectionsLiturgy and Life

18 What’s OnWhats happening in the Archdiocese

20 Animate Youth MinistryA Roman Pilgrimage

31 ProfileStewart MurtonThe Cathedral’s ‘invisible angel’

32 Justice and PeaceUnwrapping the Gifts of the Spirit

33 Cathedral RecordThe Choirbook for the Queen

34Mums the wordNews from the KSC

36 Pic LifeRemembering Phyllis Bowman

37 Join InFamily FunMore Mullarkey

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From the Archbishop’s deskWhen Gerard Callacher, Liam Collister, Joseph Kendall andPaul Grady are ordained this summer, the Holy Spirittouches them at the depth of the name God spoke to themwhen they were conceived in their Mother’s womb.Ordination does not put on us a boring, identical robe.Always the Holy Spirit overshadows us precisely as us. It isin that sense there is no such thing as Christianity, but onlyChristians: no such thing as priesthood, but only priests. But at thesame time the Holy Spirit who when we are baptised and confirmedcomes to us personally, comes to enable us to be members of Christ:one with the Lord and one with each other. But as members asdifferent as eye from foot or ear from hand. And above all the HolySpirit enables us to be a body where we know: the weakest membersare indispensible. That is why our charter is that love which is kind,patient, not arrogant or rude, does not insist on its own way.

So too ordination is massively personal, but never individualistic; theHoly Spirit forms us into one Presbyterate, a body, rejoicing in manypersonal gifts, but only finding their fullness in communion with theother priests of the diocese who only together relying on andencouraging each others gifts can accomplish the mission the Lordgives to us.

So when I was ordained a Bishop the one Holy Spirit came to form,reform, transform me personally, but in order for me to be within theCollege of bishops, rejoicing is so many wonderful gifts, relying andencouraging each other.

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Liverpoolwelcomesnew ‘fab four’Archdiocese celebrates ‘bumper’ summer ofordinations to priesthood

By Ann Todd

From pub bar manager to priest inthe “blink of an eye” – that is thejoyous story of Paul Grady, one of

four men being ordained to thepriesthood in the LiverpoolArchdiocese over the next few weeks.

These are the first ordinations totake place in the Archdiocese since2009, so there is real cause forcelebration as Paul and his brotherpriests enjoy their special days.

“I felt there was something more Iwas called to do,” says Paul as hereflects on his vocation – one that hespent a long time considering. Aformer pupil of St Mary and St John’sPrimary School, St John Fisher HighSchool and St John Rigby College, hestudied primary teaching with a musicspecialism at Liverpool Hope Universitybefore taking a different path.

After finding work as a funeralorganist in Wigan, he began helpingout in the office and with music at StCuthbert’s, Pemberton, while having“many conversations with FatherSimon [Henry] about a possiblevocation and he was very supportive”.

Yet he did not act immediately. “Idragged my feet,” he says of thedecision to accept a job as barmanager in the Wigan pub where hehad collected glasses as a teenager.“I worked there for several years untilfinally making the leap and puttingmyself forward to be considered forseminary. And now, in what seems likethe blink of an eye, I am preparing tobe ordained a priest,” he adds.

“I am really looking forward to beingordained in my home parish of StMary’s, Wigan as I was an altar serverthere and look forward to encouragingvocations, as I have been encouragedby my parish priest Fr [John] Johnsonand many others. Most of all I lookforward to being with people whereverI am sent, in their joys and sorrowsand encountering Christ in and withthem.”

A“bumper year” is how FatherStephen Maloney, director ofvocations, described this relative rushof ordinations and the bumper cropalso includes Gerard Callacher, whowill be ordained at St Monica’s inBootle on 22 June. Gerard cites theinfluence of his parents, Vinnie andJean, and three siblings as heconsiders how he got to this point.

“Ours was a close, loving family inwhich faith was a vital part of everydaylife. I am hugely grateful to both myparents for the fine example they gaveme,” he says.

Gerard will enrich the life of theArchdiocese with his musical talent.He began learning the piano and organat an early age, and was appointedorganist at St Joan of Arc, Bootle agedjust 11.

After school he studied music atLiverpool University, then did aMaster’s degree in piano per formance.During this time he was organ scholarat Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, anddirector of music at St Faith’s, Crosby.

Before beginning his studies for thepriesthood in 2006 at Ushaw College,

Durham, he worked as a freelancemusician, teaching piano andorgan and serving as accompanistto the Birkenhead and Formbychoral societies.

“My vocational journey has beena long and gradual one,” hereflects. “The seeds were sown inmy early family life, particularly atSt Monica’s Church, Bootle, wheremy brothers and I were altarservers.

“My work as a church musicianhas led me to appreciate theimportance of music as a spiritualenhancement to human life; atbest, it can give us a glimpse ofthe beauty and transcendence ofGod.”

He adds: “I have spent my yearas a deacon with Fr MartinKershaw and the lovely people ofSt Austin’s, Thatto Heath, StHelens. I am very much lookingforward to the next chapter in myministry, which will begin with myordination on 22 June. I havealways loved working with peopleand look forward to the newchallenges and joys thatpriesthood will bring.

“I give thanks to God for bringingme to this point in my life with allmy faults, failings and gifts, andfor granting me the privilege andhonour of serving him in this way.”

July will bring two moreordinations, starting with that ofLiam Collister at St Matthew’s,Clubmoor on the 8th. A formerpupil of All Saint’s Infant andJunior School, De La SalleAcademy and Saint Francis Xavier’sCollege – where he did his A

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Levels – he worked as a care assistantat the Greenheys Lodge ResidentialCare Home before responding to hisvocation.

“I have always felt that I have beencalled to be a priest, and I rememberwatching a priest saying Mass in AllSaints’ Church when I was a young ladand thinking to myself, ‘That’s what Iwant to do when I am older’,” he says.

“Of course, my journey in life hasbrought me down many varied paths,but they have led me to this final end,and shaped me into the person that Iam today. I am looking forward tohelping people, and walking with themon their journey in faith.”

Liam’s path from the Royal EnglishCollege in Valladolid, Spain to UshawCollege in Durham and then on toOscott in Birmingham was also takenby Joe Kendall, whose ordinationfollows on 13 July at St Edmund ofCanterbury, Waterloo.

‘I have always lovedworking with peopleand look forward tothe new challenges

and joys thatpriesthood will

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Joe grew up in Waterloo andwent to St Edmund’s and StThomas’s Primary School andSacred Heart Catholic College.After completing a law degree atOxford University, he worked atJospice and Nazareth Housebefore setting off for Valladolidand the first staging post on hisjourney to ordination.

“I am looking forward toreturning to the Diocese to servethe people of God in word andsacrament,” says Joe, who hashad placements in Skelmersdale,St Helens, HMP Liverpool andWarrington. “I hope that we can allengage with the task of the newevangelisation and make Christthe centre of all that we do.”

Yet while there is cause forcelebration this year, Fr StephenMaloney voices his concern thatthere are “so few men offeringthemselves for service in theChurch as priests”. Reflecting onthe “special relationship” betweenpriests and their parish

communities, he explains: “In the25 years I have been ordained, Ihave been privileged to be part ofthe life of many people in theparishes I have served in, andhave made lasting friendships withmany people.

“I would strongly encourageanyone thinking of the priesthoodto be brave and take that step tomake contact and enter a time ofdiscernment. This time ofdiscernment is an opportunity tolisten to God and to seek to findout what your vocation may be.”

These words are repeated byArchbishop Patrick Kelly: “There isabsolutely one piece of advice: ifever, for whatever reason, thequestion arises, ‘Is the Lordcalling me to be a priest?’ do notsuppress it. At least ask a fewmore questions.”

• If you would like to knowmore, contact Fr Maloney on0151 287 8787 or [email protected].

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‘In the 25 years Ihave beenordained, I havebeen privileged tobe part of the lifeof many people inthe parishes Ihave served in’

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If you’ve got any news from your parish that you’d like featurede-mail us with the details at: [email protected]

News diaryA Holy Land Pilgrimage

The Cathedral Piazza played host to a remarkablecandle-lit labyrinth as part of Light Night Liverpool 2012.The event also included music and poetry readings andwas joined by Archbishop Patrick Kelly who gave ablessing at the end of the annual Healing Mass.‘This was a partnership between Mersey Care NHSTrust, John Moores University and the Cathedral,’ saidMichael Crilly, Head of the Trust’s Spiritual and PastoralCare Team. ‘The candle-lit labyrinth was made of morethan 800 candles, and was created by Mersey Care’sservice users.’The Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team is based MerseyCare’s Maghull site and offers support to service users,relatives, carers and staff. It has representatives fromthe Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, FreeChurch, Muslim and Buddhism; as well as links to awide variety of other faiths and beliefs.

Cathedral CandleLabyrinth

A group of thir ty-four parishioners andpriests from St. Anne’s, Freshfieldand St. Edmund’s, Waterloo, went ona pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The

wonderful and exhausting eight daytrip included visits to all the majorplaces of religious interest inJerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth,

Jericho and around the Sea of Galilee.Father John Bradley and Father John Cullenled the spiritual celebrations which hadbeen very carefully thought out. A highlightof the pilgrimage was an audience withBishop Shomali, the Latin Patriarchal Vicarfor Jerusalem. During the meeting theBishop answered many questions; hetalked about the long-standing problemsassociated with the Holy Land, and theefforts to try and find a way forward.Asked if the various religious groups couldever resolve their differences, he spoke ofhis hope for the future and of the many‘surprises’ that God sometimes has,because there is always hope.

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Staff and pupils of StLaurence’s PrimarySchool, Kirkby weredelighted, when itwas announced thatthey had beenselected one of thewinners of the LloydsTSB ‘Spirit of theTorch’ Olympiccompetition. The aimwas to design andmake an Olympic-style torch, whichencapsulates the keyprinciples of localcommunity.‘I think we’re all veryproud and pleasedwith the finalproduct,’ saidHeadteacher, PaulCronin. ‘The childrenworked hard andreally exhibited theircreative talents onthis fantastic torch.Its features not onlyrepresent the school,but also how we as acommunity reflect thewhole Olympic ethos.’

St Laurence’s Torch

Following work with developmentcharity Progressio in El Salvador onthe International Citizen Servicescheme, funded by the UKgovernment, Emma Atherton, an 18-year-old university student fromWigan, led a presentation in front ofkey government figures, includingUnder Secretary of State, StephenO’Brien, to highlight internationalwater issues. Whilst in El Salvador Emma workedwith the local community there, andtook part in a number of educationaland social action projects. ‘I had agreat time. I’d definitely go back.’She said. ‘It’s great because I canapply the knowledge from myexperiences to my degree.’Currently Emma is studying atBradford University for a BA (Hons.)in Peace Studies. But she is verykeen to become involved with other

development projects, and wouldlike to follow a career ininternational development.

Emma’s presentation

Former student Peter Benson iskeen to invite former Christ’sand Notre Dame College FolkGroup members to a specialreunion event on Saturday 28July 2012 at the Hope ParkCampus. The reunion is for thefollowing years:

• 1988-1989 Folk GroupLeaders Paula and Josie

• 1989-1990 Folk GroupLeaders Peter and Rita

• 1990-1991 Folk GroupLeaders Aodain and Tracy

Members will gather in theChapel at 10.00 am andrehearse for a 12.00 noon Masswhich will be followed by alunch. There will be plenty ofopportunities to share memoriesand photos from the good olddays. Father Peter Hannah hasagreed to celebrate the Mass.Anyone wishing to attend mustcontact the Alumni Office [email protected]

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Father Simon Cadwallader, serving with the LiverpoolArchdiocesan Missionary Project (LAMP) in Lima, Peru,pays this tribute to Father Jimmy Collins who died on 19

April 2012.

‘I enjoyed my youth, I enjoyed middle years and I´ve enjoyed myold age,’ he said. Father Jimmy Collins lived his 94 years tothe full, a free spirit not to be tamed. Even in these last years,he refused to give in to age’s demands and nurses’ orderswere frequently disobeyed as he escaped their attentions to gooff walking.

Aptly his Funeral Mass was celebrated on the feast of StJoseph the Worker, the patron of the parish he served with joyand fidelity for more than 30 years. ‘I went to the Archbishopand asked if I could go on the mission to South America. Hesent me to Kirkby,’ he chuckled. Yet it was in Kirkby that hediscovered the great mission of his life, a town underdevelopment in the sixties to house the overspill of Liverpool,an area striving for community identity amid the various socialproblems identified with poverty.

The people responded to his charms. Indeed, he became sodear to them that they became very protective of ‘our littleFather Jimmy’. After being mugged and robbed in thepresbytery, there was a concerned knock at the door: ‘FatherJimmy, we know who it was and we’re going to take care ofhim.’ Sensing the nature of the ‘care’, Jimmy immediatelyappealed for compassion, a quality which illuminated his dailyministry.

Jimmy will be missed by so many, not least by his walkingcompanions, who set off each Monday morning to the Lakes,North Wales, the Dales and beyond. For a man of smallstature, Jimmy had an impressive stride, even into his eighties,and great stamina. Blessed with a memory for detail, he couldrecall so many incidents that became inspirations for privatemeditation and later illustrations in his books of reflections,which many have enjoyed.

Anyone who has spent time with Jimmy, wherever he wasresiding, would testify that the conversation would becontinually interrupted by phone calls. From the south tobeyond the border, people in need would seek a consoling wordand hope in the words of a man whose energy was diminishingbut whose light remained undimmed.

To many, Jimmy will be remembered as the priest whochampioned the ministry of healing in the archdiocese. By thecoachload, people would come to Kirkby, Upholland, Maghull,the Cathedral and so many other areas in the diocese andbeyond where Jimmy celebrated the healing power of theEucharist and prayed over the sick. If there was one thing he

wanted to survive him, it was this ministry and no doubt histeam of close friends and helpers, so much appreciated byJimmy, will invoke the Spirit that this legacy of pastoral careand hope continues to be made flesh in the diocese Jimmyloved with all his heart.

For me a lasting image…the priest he was, kneeling so stillbefore the tabernacle with arthritic hands joined in deep prayerto the God who he clearly came to know so well and whosecompassion he transmitted in so many ways. Somehow, ‘restin peace’ does not seem apt as a prayer for Father Jimmy. Maythe wee man with a huge heart dance for joy eternally in theheavens!

A longer version of this tribute can be found on thearchdiocesan website at www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk

Small man, huge heart:a tribute from Lima

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Obituary ofRev BenedictWebb OSB

Fourth Green Flag for St Teresa’sEco-conscious pupils at St Teresa’s,St Helens are flying the flag forsustainability, as they became the firstin the borough to achieve theprestigious fourth green flag.The fourth green flag is part of theeco-schools programme, aninternational award programme thatguides schools on their sustainablejourney, providing a framework to helpembed these principles into the heartof school life. St Teresa’s pioneeringYear 5 and 6 eco-warrior pupils havelead the way to the prestigious award.Meeting once a week, the keen pupilshave developed new ideas to delivertheir eco message.Since St Teresa’s sustainability weekin 2011, pupils have continued tospread the word by hosting a fair-tradetea party, writing to local newspapersabout current issues and holding

assemblies to educate others aboutthe importance of sustainability.Assessors visiting the primary school,from the eco-schools group, said theaward was ‘well deserved’ and wereimpressed by the school environment.Assessors noted, ‘They don’t haveextensive grounds, but havedemonstrated how you can still havevegetable patches, water butts, greenhouses and planters in what wouldhave been a concrete yard.’ The nextstep will see the school strive forambassador status, which will see themessage of sustainability delivered tothe wider community.Headteacher, Mr Paul Allen, said,‘This is only the beginning of our eco-journey, and we will continue to striveto be the very best in St Helens. Thechildren are excited and are ready toachieve ambassador status.’

Olympic mural for Sacred HeartStaff and students from Sacred Heart College, Sefton were joined by Year 6pupils from local primary schools to help create a spectacular mural tocelebrate this year’s Olympic Games. The energetic young artists worked withthe Sixth Form BTEC students, who are at work on a Public Art project for theirArt and Design Diplomas. The pupils had to design their own versions of‘Wenlock’ and ‘Mandevelle’, the 2012 Olympic mascots.‘One design for each school was chosen and became part of a design for amural, which willcelebrate the event,’said Art teacher,Claire Campbell.‘The day was a greatsuccess and all thestudents should becongratulated ontheir excellent effortsand attitudethroughout; theywere an absolutecredit to theirschools.’

Father Benedict Webb, a monk of Ampleforthsince 1950 and parish priest of St Austin,Grassendale, for nearly twenty years, diedpeacefully in the monastery Infirmary atAmpleforth on Tuesday 8 May at the age of92. He had been a monk for just over sixtyyears.Brendan Webb, who was originally from EastGrinstead, went to school at AmpleforthCollege and in 1938 went to PembrokeCollege, Cambridge, to read medicine. From Cambridge Brendan joined the medicalschool at St Bartholomew’s Hospital,London, and qualified in April 1943. He thenjoined the Royal Navy as a SurgeonLieutenant RNVR and took part in convoyescorts in the Atlantic, the Normandylandings, and then in the Far East Fleet andthe recapture of Hong Kong from theJapanese. In 1946, after his return to theUK, Brendan was informed that he was beingawarded a Mention in Despatches. Thecitation made reference to Brendan Webbsaving the lives of two men after a collision inthick fog in the channel between the frigateHMS Hart and HMS Rochester as they werepursuing a German submarine in 1944.Brendan Webb left the Royal Navy in July1946. For some years he had beenconscious of a desire to become a monk andin September 1946 he was clothed atAmpleforth Abbey, taking the name‘Benedict’. He made Solemn Vows in 1950and was ordained priest in 1953 and for thenext three years worked as the monastery’sInfirmarian, as well as teaching biology in theschool. In 1956, he was appointed the firstHousemaster of St Hugh’s House atAmpleforth College. Twenty years later hebecame the Procurator, or bursar, and then in1979, at the age of 60, began his work onthe parishes served by Ampleforth monkswith a post as assistant in St Austin’s parish,Grassendale.He became parish priest there in 1980.Father Benedict himself said that after thirtyyears teaching he found work and life in aparish ‘a whole new challenge, an opportunityto renew one’s spiritual life and start afresh’.He remained in Liverpool for anotherseventeen years, returning to Ampleforth in1997 at the age of 78. For three years hewas Sub-prior and once again becameInfirmarian.Father Benedict’s Funeral Mass wascelebrated at Ampleforth Abbey onWednesday 16 May at followed by burial inthe vault in the Monks’ Wood.

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The church of St Anne andBlessed Dominic in Sutton, StHelens was full for a Mass of

Thanksgiving for the life and ministryof Sister Elizabeth Prout, theFoundress of the Sisters of the Crossand Passion. Sister Elizabeth isburied at the Sutton Shrine alongsideBlessed Dominic Barberi and FatherIgnatius Spencer.It is hoped that Sister Elizabeth willone day be declared a Saint by theChurch. In 2008 a fourteen yearinvestigation into her life of ‘heroicvirtue’ drew to a conclusion and atotal of ten boxes of documents weretaken to the Congregation for theCauses of Saints in Rome. The HolySee is now carrying out its owninvestigation before she can bedeclared ‘Venerable’ and twoapproved miracles will be required forher beatification and canonisation.After Parish Priest, Father PeterHannah, had welcomed thecongregation the Mass wascelebrated by Father John Kearns CPand the Speaker was PassionistSister Elissa Rinere who is part of theCentral Leadership Team of thePassionist Order and is based inConnecticut, USA.Elizabeth was born in Shrewsbury, on2 September 1820, and was baptisedinto the Church of England. In the1840’s the Prout family had to moveto Stone, Staffordshire, to seek workand when Elizabeth was in her earlytwenties the Italian Passionist Priest,Father Dominic Barberi, opened the

Mass for SisterElizabeth Prout

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first Passionist monastery about twomiles from her home. She becamea Catholic, and later moved toManchester to teach in the parish ofSt Chad. In 1855 Elizabeth andanother Sister moved to Sutton, StHelens. She opened a school at StMary’s, Blackbrook, and took chargeof St Anne’s School, Sutton.Sister Elissa spoke of the life of‘heroic virtue’ led by Sister ElizabethProut and gave an account of a

recent visit to Rome wheredocuments are being prepared sothat the Cause may proceed to thenext stage which it is hoped will seeSister Elizabeth declared Venerable.It is a lengthy process and SisterElissa urged people to continue topray to Sister Elizabeth.The Mass also had an internationaltheme to celebrate the work of theSisters of the Cross and Passion ona global scale.


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A letter from RomeToday, Sunday 3 June, marks the 49thanniversary of the death of Pope JohnXXIII, the architect of the SecondVatican Council. His election on 28October 1958 came as a surprise tomany. In St Peter’s Square thatevening was a 19 year old studentfrom Morecambe studying at theEnglish College for Ordination to thePriesthood for the Diocese ofLancaster, Patrick Kelly. Four dayslater he wrote to Lancaster priestFather Michael Kirkham giving hisaccount of a night that was to changethe Church:

‘It has been, as you can well imagine, avery exciting week; when the Conclavebegan the students favouredAgagianian, and from rumours ofreceptions given him by the crowd, itseems as if he was their choice as well.

‘Sunday was the Ordination day andwith staying until the end, I missed thefirst signal from the Vatican which cameat 11.55. Aparently it started whitethen slowly but surely lost its purity, toend as black as pitch.

‘There was a huge crowd on Sundayevening, larger than any I have everseen there before even on EasterSunday. This was the night of chaos.At about five to six the first few puffswere picked up by the powerful spotlighttrained on to the gable end of theSistine and the chimney. Soon whitesmoke was billowing out so that theItalian and even Vatican radioannounced an election; but as wewatched, it lost it’s colour and wereturned to the College. Before MondayPrince Chigi, steward of the Conclavesent a message to ask for more definitesignals in future.

‘Monday morning saw an early messagewhich I missed; a very definite black at11.10. The evening crowd was againbig but smaller than Sunday’s and thistime at 5.40 there was more blacksmoke.

‘The University did not see fit to cancelthe last two lectures on Tuesday somost of us only heard of more airpollution which had occurred at 11.10.It seemed to hint that things werespeeding up yet in which direction,

solution or deadlock, was stronglydisputed.

‘Tuesday evening’s crowd was perhapsthe smallest of all: the smoke was theearliest; at five past five there was asmall train of very doubtful smoke andwe waited for the usual thick clouds tofollow. All that came was anotherequally doubtful trickle; and yet nobodyturned to go; we had heard that thequantity was as good a sign as thecolour, and a small quantity meant yes.I turned my back on St Peter’s to saythat if it were white, the light in theloggia would go on and Tony Philpotquietly replied, “The light has just goneon”. At this the whole crowd seemed tomove forward. It was about 5.10.Searchlights were soon playing on thefacade while on a balcony high up in theVatican a group formed to give me thereassurement I needed as time wenton. “They at least will know,” I thought.Eventually a contingent of Italian forceswho had been lingering nearby duringthe election, marched in complete witha band to stand at the foot of the steps.

‘At last at five to six the doors behindthe central balcony were opened.Cardinal Canali and an escort ofmonsignori came out and after somewhispered conversation, which themicrophones picked up, for an amusedcrowd, the Cardinal, to the sound ofnothing but the splash of the fountains,although by now the square was fullbegan the tremendous announcement.

“Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum.Habemus Papam. Reverendissimum etEminentissimum Dominum, DominumAngelo Giuseppe, Sanctæ RomanæEcclesiæ Cardinalem Roncalli, Qui sibinomen imposuit Joannem XXIII.”

‘After the Christian names there wasa cheer from one section of thecrowd, perhaps the LateranCollege where he was once astudent. But it needed thesurname to bring the wholecrowd into action while thename which followed causedgreat delight.

‘The Cardinal went back insideand the doors were closed. Theysoon opened again but only for the

attendants to hang the late Pope’s armsover the balcony. They were reclosedand then the blinds were removed fromall the loggia windows. At about 6.10the windows of the balconies wereopened and on to the side ones camethe Cardinals who, I am very pleased tosay, were cheered as the last groupappeared; the crowd appreciated theirwork.

‘Finally the central balcony began to filland last of all His Holiness Pope JohnXXIII came out to receive a tremendousreception. It was a wonderful sight;each balcony full with the leaders of theChurch all gathered together with theirSupreme Pontiff in the centre. HisHoliness gave the indulgence and HisBlessing to the silent kneeling crowdand then returned inside.

‘Now we are waiting to see if there areany changes imminent. According toMgr Heard who is very pleased. Heknows what he wants and he’ll get it.Perhaps the Coronation is an exampleof this; it is starting at 8.30, I think.

‘So much for our new Holy Father.Today here in the College there is coffeeand liqueurs, some extra dinner as well,I suppose. But perhaps the nuns aresaving up for Tuesday, Coronation Day.’

Yours sincerely,Patrick A.Kelly

Pope John XXIII


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On a liturgical note Canon Philip Gillespie

In devotion, this month of June isassociated with the Sacred Heart ofJesus, the solemnity of which fallsthis year on Friday 19th. It wasPope Pius IX who, in 1856,extended the liturgical celebrationof the Sacred Heart of Jesus to theuniversal Church, but naturally itsimagery and appeal go back muchfurther. It was in the Middle Ages that adevotion to the physical heart ofChrist, the centre and seat of humanemotion and love, became a commontheme in the writings of saints suchas Bonaventure and Bernard ofClairvaux, Julian of Norwich andGertrude, yet we need only readSaint Paul’s letter to the Romans,and especially the Gospel of St John,to see how close to the Christianmind and spirituality is the image ofChrist’s loving heart, the sign andsymbol of the Lord’s self-giving.We are invited to enter more deeplyinto the mystery which is the love ofGod. Love is the heart of the Mysteryof the Trinity, love is the example andcommand of Christ in the Eucharist,love is the content and theme of theparticular feast of the Sacred Heartof Jesus. Yet it is a love not contentto be inward-looking or selfish but

which, of its verynature, wants tobe open toothers, to beshared withothers:‘My dear people,since God hasloved us somuch, we tooshould love one another…’ (1 John4:9) These themes are gathered togetherin the words of the Preface prayed onthe feast; the wounded heart ofJesus is the fount of all graces andblessings in the sacramental life ofthe Church – because theSacraments are given to us so thatthe life of God, and his love in us,may be strengthened and deepenedday by day:‘For raised up on the Crosshe gave himself up for us with awonderful loveand poured out Blood and water fromhis pierced side,the wellspring of the Church’sSacramentsso that, won over to the open Heartof the Saviour,all might draw water joyfully from thesprings of salvation.’

sunday reflections

We are graced– even ifwe donot see itI have just spent 10 days in the ProvincialHouse of the Daughters of Charity, leadinga retreat. I came back to a day for those inministry at St Teresa’s, Upholland and thena day with the Prescot and St Helens SVP.As I listened to the stories that thesepeople shared with me I once againmarvelled at the action of the Spirit inpeople’s lives. It seems as though God is always at workin the lives of His people, enabling us tobe witnesses and to serve the world, yetmost of the time we are not aware of thismovement of the spirit going on within usand through us. Bill Huebsch says that weare ‘empowered to live heroic lives’ butoften we do not realise it. Without takingtime to pray, reflect and ponder, we do notsee the gentle action of God’s spirit atwork as fully as we might. I love thephrase in Luke’s Gospel where the author,speaking of Mary, says ‘she treasured allthese things and pondered them in herheart’.Sometimes it can be difficult to see whatGod is doing in our lives and how we arebeing used and transformed. It can takemany years of reflection and pondering tosee the way in which God has beenprompting us and leading us. Withouttaking time to pray and be still we neverreally see it and are never filled withwonder at what God is doing. I readsomewhere that in the ‘Cloud ofUnknowing’, the 14th-century mysticalwork, supposedly by Julian of Norwich, itsays that in order to really ponder themystery of God in our lives we must firstenter into ‘the cloud of forgetting’. Forget all your certitudes, all your labels,all your explanations and simply ponder,reflect and pray about what you seearound you. Take time to notice what isand simply hold it.That is what Mary did. She did not knowthat she was going to see all that shewould see, that she would end up at thefoot of the cross branded as the mother ofa common criminal, but she was preparedto hold the mystery – to ponder, reflectand trust. When that process becomespart of our lives we will, in time, becomeso aware of the mystery of God’spresence within us and among us that wewill know the truth that we are graced.

Fr Chris Thomas

Sunday thoughts Mgr John Devine OBE

A wonderful lady call Pat workedwith me as a secretary atUpholland. She was a woman ofgreat faith. When diagnosed withcancer she assailed heaven withher prayers. ‘I know God’s awfullybusy with Rwanda at the moment,’she said, ‘but you’d think he couldspare me five minutes of his time’.This was the closest I ever heardher come to complaining. She isburied in the college cemetery. The end of May should mean areturn to the Sundays of OrdinaryTime and the serial reading ofMark’s gospel. Yet every Sunday inJune, except one, is a specialfeast. The surviving passage fromMark on the 11th Sunday of theYear is one of my favourites. It isthe story of the boat in the storm.When things go wrong our firstthought is that God has abandonedus. This challenge to our faith isdifferent from philosophical issuesraised by Richard Dawkins orChristopher Hitchens. Their concernis with the rationality or otherwise

of God’sexistence. Mostof us grapple withthe anguish ofwonderingwhether Godloves us.We live inturbulent times,economically and politically. Andthese are unsettling times for theChurch as well. Some seeksolutions in a flight to the pastwhile others advocate radicalchange. I suspect my psychologicaldisposition determines both mypolitical and theological ideology.Do I lean towards security or risk?Panic at the assumption that Godhas abandoned us can lead us toadvocate rash solutions. And wedemonise those who jump theother way. While faith is no coverfor complacency, Julian ofNorwich’s advice holds good: ‘Andall shall be well and all shall bewell and all manner of things shallbe well.’


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First Communion in the Holy Land By Mark Garbett, Guiding Star

The Catholic Parishes in the Holy Landcelebrated the First Communion inApril. Since the Christian community inthe Holy Land is so small, the CatholicParishes encourage children from allChristian Denominations to participate,in the spirit of Luke 18:16: “Let thechildren come to me and do notprevent them; for the Kingdom of Godbelongs to such as these.”

The Christians of the Holy Land arehappy to coalesce under the umbrella ofthe Catholic Church in First Communion,rather than splintering into manydenominations each with a separateCommunion service.

All the children are well preparedahead of their First Communion. TheParish prepares a special booklet ofinstruction for First Communion for themto cover in twice weekly lessons over sixmonths.

They also gave them a booklet to befilled in with stickers of Saints and thechildren attend Sunday Mass every weekprior to their First Communion to receiveone sticker every week.

One week before the FirstCommunion, they are taken to thebaptismal site on the banks of the RiverJordan. The site also called the ‘Land ofMonasteries’ was a military zone since1967 but has recently re-opened to thepublic and it is regarded as the thirdholiest site in Christendom.

There 130 children renewed theirBaptismal Vows and took part inConfession in preparation for the First

Communion. In all the First Communion

Ceremonies, the children participatewith special songs, readings andprocessions. In the Ceremony thechildren also presented specialpaintings they had made of the sevengifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom,understanding, wonder and awe, rightjudgment, knowledge, courage andreverence. The pictures were used todecorate the altar.

In the village of Jiffna in the WestBank, the Latin Patriarch made a visit forthe children's First Communion where hewas welcomed by a special processionand flags in the heart of the village.

Even though the village of Jiffna isonly 10 kms from Jerusalem, theChristians of the village cannot freelyaccess the holy sites in Jerusalem orBethlehem. They are subject to the

Separation Wall seven meters high,checkpoints and patrols of the Israeliarmy.

His Excellency’s message to thecongregation was: “The Church in theHoly Land is truly the Church of Calvary.We are living on the land of hope andredemption, the land of theResurrection. Our life should be awitness to Christian life here. And Iencourage you to stay and not to leavethe Holy Land”.

The Celebration of the FirstCommunion for the children inJerusalem, was held at Saint SaviourChurch within the city walls of the OldCity led by the Parish Priest, Fr Firas.

He stressed the verses John 15:4: Iam the vine, you are the branches. Hewho abides in me, and I in him, he it isthat bears much fruit, for apart fromhim you can do nothing.

Urging the parents to be abiding intheir Christian faith like the branches ofthe vine so that their children will beabiding as well.

First Communion is a special time forChristian families where ever they are,especially so for the Christians in theHoly Land.

“ In the Ceremony thechildren also presented

special paintings they hadmade of the seven gifts of

the Holy Spirit”

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Sunday 3 JuneFeast of the Most Holy Trinity‘Discovering God’s plan for you.’The Archdiocesan Vocations Team’smonthly discernment meeting. 5.00pm at St Mary’s Lowe House, StHelens, WA10 2BE, followed by theYouth Alive Mass. This meeting isaimed at young men aged between 13-18 with opportunities to pray, socialiseand learn more about the vocation ofthe priesthood. Details: Father JamesPreston Email:[email protected]

Animate ‘Youth Alive’ Mass6.30 pm at St Mary’s, Lowe House,St Helens, WA10 2BE, followed by aSocial Evening (cost £2) until 10.00pm.

Friday 8 June to Sunday 10 JuneNorthern Catholic Conference atLiverpool Hope University With the theme: “Corpus Christi” TheEucharist. The real presence of Jesus’.

Speakers include Father ChristopherJamison OSB, Father Daniel O’Leary,Marino Restrepo and Tony Hickey.Details: www.northerncatholic.co.uk orfrom Northern Catholic Conference,‘Regina Coeli, 6 Warner Drive,Liverpool, L4 8US. Tel: 07543800812.

Friday 8 JuneAnimate TGI Friday7.00 pm-9.00 pm for young peopleaged 15-19. Cost £1. Life and SoulCafe, Lowe House, Crab Street, StHelens, WA10 2BE.

Sunday 10 JuneFeast of the Most Holy Body andBlood of Christ

Annual Children’s MassCelebrant: Archbishop Patrick Kelly.2.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedralof Christ the King.

Friday 15 June to Sunday 17 June‘I will pour out my Spirit on all people.’A look at the Acts of the Apostles.Scripture Weekend led by Father ChrisThomas at St Joseph’s Prayer Centre,Blundell Avenue, Formby, L37 1PH. Fordetails contact Irenaeus on 0151 9491199 or email: [email protected]

Friday 15 JuneFeast of the Most Sacred Heart ofJesus

Animate TGI Friday7.00 pm-9.00 pm for young peopleaged 15-19. Cost £1. Life and SoulCafe, Lowe House, Crab Street, StHelens, WA10 2BE.

Saturday 16 June‘Fairest Isle’ Concert7.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedralof Christ the King Crypt Concert Room.Tickets and details Tel: 0151 7073525 or www.cathedralconcerts.org.uk

Thursday 21 JuneAfternoon Tea Party2.30 pm Jospice are celebrating theirGolden Jubilee with an Afternoon TeaParty. Everyone is welcome. Pleasetelephone 0151 924 3812 to confirmyour attendance.

Friday 22 JuneAnimate TGIFriday7.00 pm-9.00 pmfor young peopleaged 15-19.Cost £1. Lifeand Soul Cafe,Lowe House,Crab Street, StHelens, WA102BE.

Wednesday 27JuneAnnual UCMMassCelebrant: BishopTom Williams7.30 pm in theMetropolitanCathedral ofChrist the King.

Friday 29 JuneFeast of St Peterand St Paul

Animate TGIFriday7.00 pm-9.00 pmfor young peopleaged 15-19.Cost £1. Lifeand Soul Cafe,

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Lowe House, Crab Street, St Helens,WA10 2BE.

Saturday 30 JuneArchdiocese of Liverpool Pilgrimage tothe Shrine at Ladyewell, Preston, PR25RRLed by Archbishop Patrick Kelly. 12.00noon Mass in St Mary’s Church;followed by a Rosary Procession to theShrine and mediation and Benedictionof the Blessed Sacrament at 3.30pm.Details: Father James Preston: email:[email protected]

Looking ahead:Sunday 1 July‘Discovering God’s plan for you.’The Archdiocesan Vocations Team’s monthly discernment meeting. 5.00pm at St Mary’s Lowe House, St Helens, WA10 2BE, followed by theYouth Alive Mass. This meeting is aimed at young men aged between13-18 with opportunities to pray, socialise and learn more about thevocation of the priesthood. Details: Father James Preston email:[email protected] Animate ‘Youth Alive’ Mass. 6.30 pm at St Mary’s, Lowe House, StHelens, WA10 2BE, followed by a Social Evening (cost £2) until 10.00pm.

Saturday 7 JulyJubilee Celebration Concert7.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Tickets anddetails Tel: 0151 707 3525 or www.cathedralconcerts.org.uk

Sunday 8 JulySea Sunday

Wednesday 11 JulyUCM bi-monthly Mass8.00 pm at St George, Maghull, Liverpool, L31 3DF.

Friday 20 July to Friday 27 JulyLiverpool Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes Led by Archbishop Patrick Kelly. ‘Praying the Rosary with Bernadette.’Lourdes Pilgrimage Office Tel: 0151 727 4000 Email:[email protected] www.liverpool-lourdes.com Joe Walshtours Tel: 0161 820 8790 Email: [email protected]

Sunday 29 JulyDay for Life

Thursday 23 AugustMass for the Cause of Blessed Dominic Barberi6.30 pm at St Anne and Blessed Dominic, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3ZD.

Friday 16thNovember The Priests In concert forJospice at theLiverpoolMetropolitanCathedral onFriday 16thNovember. Pre-order your ticketsnow on 0151 924 3812

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By Michael Lakey

THE Animate team returned to workin May after a special trip to Romewith our very own ArchbishopPatrick Kelly.

The visit was organised to mark theremarkable 12 years’ work of FatherStephen Pritchard within the youthministry sector of the Archdiocese. Itprovided a chance to explore thewonderful city of Rome, strengthenour faith and discover the Church’sgreat heritage. Our trip around Romewas aided greatly by ArchbishopKelly as he imparted his wealth ofknowledge about the city and itshistory.

Now back to work the team are asbusy as ever. Working with theAcademy of St Francis of Assisi, wefocused on the theme of ‘Jesus hadcompassion on them’, taken fromMatthew’s Gospel. Hoping to givethese young people a fun day and anexperience of God in their lives, weused this theme to explore one ofthe ‘academy values’ of showingcompassion to all – considering whatthis means, and how it can be putinto practice in their lives and thelife of their school. We did this

through games, drama, artwork, andscripture. The day, as always, endedwith a short time of prayer to thankGod for our time together.

Animate’s normal target audience isyoung people aged 11-25, butrecently we have tested theseboundaries by working with a broaderrange of people – including thenorth-west division of SerraInternational, which promotesvocations to the religious life andpriesthood, as well as confirmationsessions with some youngermembers of the Archdiocese at FrSimon’s home parish of SacredHeart, Chorley. It was very rewardingto work with both groups.

We have also spent time with anamazing group of young people fromthe Parish of St Philomena,Liverpool. These were all activemembers within their parish –carrying out all 62 duties designatedto them as Altar Servers. The themeof the day was ‘Some definiteservice’, an abstract from thewritings of Blessed John Henry

Newman, and it provided a chance toexplore where they see themselveswithin the Church and with the servicethey provide to their parish. It wasimpressive to see so many youngpeople alive in their faith.

• Sadly our very own Woody – akaRichard Netherwood, honoraryScouser – is leaving the team afterseven years with Animate. Tocommemorate this, we staged a‘testimonial’ football match atDeepdale, home of Preston North End,on 13 May featuring a team fromLiverpool and a team from London –the two places where Woody is thoughtof most fondly.

• The Animate team were invited bythe Most Reverend Antonio Mennini tothe Apostolic Nunciature in WimbledonCommon on the night of 26 May. Wefirst met the Nuncio in November whenwe were very fortunate to share a timeof prayer and a meal together, and itwas a pleasure to meet again fordinner and an overnight stay.

• On 1 July, Animate’s Sporty SundayFun Day will take place – a day foryoung people to come together beforeMass to experience some fun andgames as one big community.For more information, go to:www.animateyouth.org/

From Rome to Deepdale– another lively monthat Animate

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Students present cheque for Thirst for Change campaign to end water poverty

Notre Dame raises £2,000for Catholic charity CAFOD

EDUCATION NEWS

Students at Notre Dame Catholic College this month havebeen busy growing support for Catholic aid agency CAFOD,raising a total of £2,000 for their fundraising efforts.

CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development,works around the world to fight poverty and injustice andthe ‘Thirst for Change’ campaign in particular aims to makeclean water and safe sanitation a top priority.

The College took part in a series of fundraising activitiesto support the campaign, including holding fashion shows,both dance and musical per formances and coffee mornings.They also placed a large paddling pool in the middle of theCollege to reinforce the message to everyone who walkedby – as well encouraging people to throw in loose change.

Lesley Bentley, Assistant Headteacher and Director ofArts led the charity fundraising along with the CollegeStudent Council:

“The students have raised a fantastic amount of money insuch a short time and have worked together to inspire theCollege to take action into their own hands – to help thesimple needs of those in the world without access to cleanwater.

“We initially aimed to raise £1,000 but teachers, staffand students have all clearly been encouraged by theknowledge that the Government is matching every donationthey receive, bringing our grand total to £4,000!”

Headteacher Frances Harrison invited Chris Lappine andJames Tyrell, representatives from the charity, and localSisters of Notre Dame to present the cheque to celebratethe amazing efforts of the College.

Students present big cheque

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EDUCATION NEWS

Liverpool Music Support Service wins Arts Council England bid

Funding success for city Music HubLiverpool Music Support Service(LMSS), in association with Notre DameCatholic College, has been successful inits bid to become a Music EducationHub as of September 2012.

The Hub will act as a gateway forLiverpool to create a music educationprovision for children and young peoplethat will work with local communities andtheir individual needs, both in and out ofschool.

Jonathan Dickson, Head of Service atLiverpool Music Support Service said:“This is truly great news for Liverpool’syoung people. This fund will ensure thatevery child in Liverpool will get thechance to learn a musical instrument,meaning that learning an instrumentbecomes an entitlement rather than abenefit for a select few. Liverpool’s MusicEducation Hub will focus on each child’sexperience of music and will berelentless in its commitment to provideLiverpool’s young people with outstandingmusical opportunities that impact upontheir lives and enhance our city.”

In November 2011 the Governmentpublished the first National Plan forMusic Education, entitled The Importanceof Music. Recognising the value andimpact that a strong music education canhave on a young person, the plan setsout ambitions for high quality musicprovision, enriched by strategicallyplanned ensembles and singingopportunities, to be made available to allyoung people.

Under new Government targets for highquality music provision for young people,Arts Council England have reviewedLMSS’s proposal and allocated fundingfor the new Hub between September2012 and March 2015.

Having functioned as a hive of activityfor music education in Liverpool for sometime and operated independently of theLocal Authority for over three years,LMSS are the perfect candidate todeliver an ambitious and progressiveprovision strategy that will continue theirlegacy with the development of this new,collaborative Hub.

Jonathan Dickson continued: “We areincredibly proud of the achievements ofour community of staff, schools andpartners. However, we know that there ismuch more to do and our relationshipswith expert partners will ensure that we

are able to plan a sustained and longterm framework for music education thatthat goes beyond musical achievement,impacting on the life and employabilityskills of our young people.”

Partnership working with commoninterest Foundation Partners acrossLiverpool City Region including NotreDame Catholic College, Liverpool CityCouncil, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic,Creative Universe and representativesfrom Liverpool family of schools willstrengthen the Hub and facilitate evengreater reach into local schools, groupsand communities.

These Foundation Partners will formthe Board of the Liverpool MusicEducation Hub and will lead the way inestablishing satellite activity groups thatwill act as think tanks for discussion,needs analysis and fundraising.

Leaders of the new Hub have outlineda number of commitments to the Cityincluding:• Ensuring that every child, aged 5 to

18, has the opportunity to learn amusical instrument.

• From September 2012, every Year 4class in Liverpool will receive a term ofwhole-class ensemble tuition at nocost to schools or children, ensuringthat every local child has access tooutstanding musical provision.

• Enriching the service’s offer withperformance and ensemble

opportunities for children and youngpeople at every level.

• Creating clear musical progressionroutes that are available andaffordable to all young people inLiverpool.

• Developing a singing strategy ensuringevery pupil sings regularly, makingchoirs and other vocal ensemblesavailable to all.

• Supporting Music in the Curriculum bydeveloping our workforce to championmusic and the arts in schools.

• Facilitate access to instruments, usingthe Hub as a powerful voice insourcing income for this purpose. Jonathan Dickson concluded: “Over the

coming months we will gather withmusical education organisations to poolideas and examine what is needed andwhere. A feature of our future planning isto ensure we are able to accesssponsorship and community grants toallow us to dig deeper into ourcommunities and channel provision tothe most vulnerable.”

“We have big ambitions for the futureof Liverpool’s music education; musicencourages creative thinking, itengenders a sense of belonging in ouryoung people, it promotes teamwork andprovides opportunities for communicationand expression. I am hugely optimisticabout what music can do for our city, ourfuture workforce and community.”

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EDUCATION NEWS

St Oswald’s welcomes European visitors St Oswald’s Catholic Junior School, OldSwan welcomed some specialEuropean guests recently.

As part of an EU scheme to createpartnerships across Europe andimprove education standards, theschool has recently inked up with otherschools in Poland, Spain, Croatia andIreland. In March they hosted a specialwelcome ceremony for schoolchildrenfrom Ireland and staff and teachersfrom the other three countries.

Liverpool’s Lord Mayor, CouncilllorFrank Prendergast who attended theceremony said: “This is an excellentscheme to be involved in and reallyshows how well we get on with ourEuropean partners.

“It is an honour to be welcomingthese special visitors to our great cityand to a very forward thinking school, Ihope all the countries, ourselvesincluded, can learn much from eachother to help our younger generationprogress in the future.”

Year 6 teacher and Comenius projectco-ordinator for St Oswald’s School, AlexBorrill said “This has been an extremelysuccessful project, we set out to open

pupils minds, to prepare them for afuture we know little about, with growingissues such as global warming, famine,poverty, health issues, a globalpopulation explosion and otherenvironmental and social issues.

“These issues lead to a need forstudents to be able to communicate,function and create change personally,socially, economically and politically onlocal, national and global levels”.

Students and teachers from theschool have visited their partners andworked on joint projects over the last

two years through the Comeniusprogramme, which is funded by theEuropean Commission and managed inthe UK by the British Council. Theprogramme provides funding andprofessional development to enablestudents and teachers across Europe towork together and learn about eachother’s culture and education methods.

St Oswald’s Junior School will beworking with their four EuropeanPartners on projects encouraging pupilsto become aware of their nationalcontribution to the European heritage

ESLA hosts Lord Storey for ‘Peers in School’ visit Enterprise South Liverpool Academy(ESLA) has joined forces with thePeers in Schools programme to be

the lucky Merseyside school who hadthe opportunity to meet Lord Storey,Liberal Democrat politician, on all

aspects of his work in Parliament.The former Lord Mayor of Liverpool

and Primary Headteacher presented atalk to sixth form business studiesand law students at the Academyabout working life in Westminster,allowing them to hear about politicsfirst hand from those who are makinglaws and holding the Government toaccount on a daily basis.

The Peers in Schools programmeoperates in all regions of the UKsending Members of the House ofLords into schools and sixth-formcolleges to talk to young people aboutthe work and role of the House.

Jack Pendlebury, Principal at ESLAsaid: “The pupils thoroughly enjoyedLord Storey’s visit and the opportunityto ask questions. I think the Peers inSchools scheme is a fantastic way ofengaging students with UK politicsand the workings of Parliament and Ihope Lord Storey made a hugeimpression on the students for theirfuture development andunderstanding.”

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Your Future Starts With Hope

EDUCATION NEWS

Liverpool Hope’s new advertisingcampaign – Your Future Starts WithHope – has launched with a wrappedLondon cab and giant screensspreading the word to potentialstudents around the country.

The bright and bold campaign,developed with McCann, is aimed atprospective undergraduate studentsand promotes the newly launchedLiverpool Hope website,www.hope.ac.uk, and the Open Day onWednesday 27th June.

As well as billboard advertisingaround the North West and at keytrain stations from London toLiverpool, the campaign includes thefull wrapping of three double deckerbuses in Liverpool, a takeover at theTrafford Centre, the wrapping of aLondon black cab and radioadvertising.

The University has also produced a promotional film, withLiverpool based company Mocha, to tie in with the campaign.The film uses interviews with students talking about theirexperiences of Hope and what makes the University specialfor them. These stories are played against the backdrop ofthe beautiful campuses in Liverpool. You can watch the film atwww.hope.ac.uk/yourfuturestartswithhope/

The film is screened at Liverpool Lime Street, on thetransvision screen outside the station, at the Trafford Centreand at Euston Station.

Head of Student Recruitment Rob March said: “Through allour research with students, the main message we got aboutLiverpool Hope was the sense of community at the Universityand the pride everyone has in the campuses. We reallywanted to get this across in our campaign as it is whatmakes the University unique.

“It has been great to get the feedback from students asthey see the buses around town and seen the film on thescreens. We have also heard from past students now workingin London who have seen the cab driving around.”

Game on as young poets embrace London 2012Year 7 students from Sacred HeartCatholic College, Crosby got into theLondon 2012 spirit recently as theyentered a Games-themed poetrycompetition.

Students were allowed to write aboutany topic, providing there was a link toplaying games. Although aimed at thisyear’s Olympics, students were allowedto submit entries that involved playinggames of any type.

Claiming Gold and Silver were MillieLoraine and Jessica Cartwright (both7A), who won a Game store voucher anda deluxe Scrabble set for their poemsabout playing Pooh Sticks and Golf.

The winning poems and other highlycommended efforts are on display atLower Site.

The keen readers received their newbooks courtesy of the Booked Upscheme, which provides all Year 7

students with a high quality, brand new,current reading book.

Aimed at readers of all abilities,choices ranged this year from CressidaCresswell’s highly enjoyable, How toTrain Your Dragon, to the downrightmysterious, The Name of This Book Is

Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch!English teacher and ‘Booked Up’ co-

ordinator, Mrs Weekes said: “We haverun the scheme for a number of yearsnow and it’s a great way of fostering alove of literature and commitment toreading in our pupils.”

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Stewart Murton, head of security at theMetropolitan Cathedral, is such aninvaluable member of staff that he hasbeen dubbed “an invisible angel” for hishelpful ways.

He works in the background to keepthings running smoothly, and is so highlyregarded by his colleagues that theynominated him for an unsung heroaward, which he duly won.

Typically he says: “The reason I’m soproud is that I was nominated by thecathedral staff, which is such a greathonour. I’m sure anyone else could domy job.”

It would surely be difficult for anyone tomatch his dedication. He makes it hisbusiness to know everything he canabout how the cathedral is run, his workinvolving everything from fixing faults –such as troublesome boilers – tooverseeing the building of stages andinstallation of lighting and sound systemsfor concerts

“I suppose you could say I know thecathedral very well,” he says. “It is myhome now. I like to get involved ineverything, like doing repairs. Ifsomething goes wrong I want to know

how to fix it, because it saves money inthe long run.”

A labour of love, then? “Definitely. I lovemy job. It’s a wonderful place to work. Iam always meeting such lovely peopleand working with lovely people and younever get two days the same. There isalways something interesting happening.”

Stewart came to the cathedral 22 yearsago on a YTS scheme. He was trained insecurity by Brian Noon, then the man incharge, and so impressed his bosses hewas appointed as Brian’s deputy just 12months later. “Monsignor Cooksonwanted a deputy so I was taken on fulltime. It’s been wonderful ever since.”

The cathedral staff are delighted, too.The Dean, Canon Tony O’Brien, said: “Werely on Stewart a great deal. He isalways there for any major occasion,ready to be called on if anything isneeded, and he does so with such apleasant and helpful manner. He knowspretty much everything there is to knowabout the running of the cathedral.”

Stewart enjoys meeting visitors from allover the world – including a few famousfaces. The late Thora Hird was “adiamond, a true lady”, while he got off on

the wrong foot with singer Michael Ball bystopping him from taking a cup of coffeeinto the cathedral. “He was surprised atfirst, but understood when I said stickydrinks might cause some problems.”

The Clubmoor-born Stewart collects firebrigade memorabilia – “a good littlehobby” – and describes his 19-year-olddaughter Natalie as “my pride and joy”.Yet his pride in his work shines throughtoo – his job focuses on safety andsecurity but he loves the cathedral somuch he is always happy to answerquestions from visitors wanting to knowmore. “I suppose I do a lot more besidesmy main job, but it’s because I enjoydoing it so much. The cathedral staffhave always been brilliant to me and it’smy way of giving something back to themfor looking after me all these years.

“That’s why I need to know everythingabout the building, where everything is,so I can do something to help whenneeded. If it makes other people’s liveseasier, I am happy.”

The Cathedral’s ‘invisible angel’ By Ann Todd

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justice & peace

By Steve Atherton, Justice andPeace fieldworker

Now that we are in the season ofPentecost, with the astonishingstory of the tongues of fire and therenewed bravery of the disciples, itis natural to wonder about how thegrace of the Sprit will affect us.Were such experiences onlypossible in the past or are theystill possible for us now? Is it ourfate to have to live with only dustyformulations to inspire us? Nomatter how much we respect andlove the Church, it is hard to getexcited by the phrase ‘the gifts ofthe Spirit’. What would it be like tohave these gifts?

Wisdom will help us to see God atwork in our lives and in the world –we find God in all things, we see adeeper meaning in the wonders ofnature, historical events, and theups and downs of daily life. We seeGod as ourFather and

Unwrapping the gifts of the Spirit

we appreciate the dignity of others.This sounds like a gift that will changelives.

Understanding will help us to work outhow to live as followers of Christ. Aperson with understanding is notconfused by the conflicting messagesin our culture about what is importantand about the right way to live. Thatsounds like a gift that everyoneneeds.

Right judgement will help us to knowthe difference not just between rightand wrong but between good andbetter. A person with right judgementlives out the ‘kingdom’ values taughtby Jesus. It sounds like a gift worthunwrapping.

Courage will help us to overcome ourfear that we are not able to live up tothe consequences of our faith. Thesaints are those willing to take risksas followers of Jesus Christ. Thissounds like a dangerous gift.

Knowledge will help us to meet God.The gift of knowledge is in experienceof God more than in the accumulation

of facts. This could be a scarygift.

Piety will give us adeep sense ofrespect for God and

the Church. The pious do not have tospend a lot of time kneeling in prayer(though they might) but they recognisetotal reliance on God and come beforeGod with humility, trust and love. Pietyis the recognition of God as ourFather. So that is why there are a lotof popes called Pius!

Fear of the Lord will help us tobecome aware of God’s glory andmajesty, giving us ‘wonder and awe’ inHis presence. This gift is ‘fear ofoffending’, rather than ‘fear ofpunishment’. Fear of the Lord is thebeginning of wisdom (Prov 1:7)because it puts our minds in correctlocation with respect to God: we arethe finite, dependent creatures, andGod is the infinite, all-powerfulCreator.Where does this leave us? Trying tolive in the kingdom of God, aware thatGod is in all things, aware of ourdependence on what is freely given tous; dealing with our ability to choosegood, better or best; acknowledgingthat we cannot live our lives on ourown and glad that we are part of acommunity; bowled over by the Spiritand grateful for the gifts. The Spirit ofGod will give us the strength to liveour lives in harmony with God, witheach other and with the rest ofcreation. Gifts are no use in theirboxes. Now we need to unwrap themand put them to use.

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Canon Anthony O’Brien –Cathedral Dean

by Christopher McElroySunday, June 24th will see the CathedralChoir give the world premiere of a newcomposition written to celebrate theGolden Jubilee of Her Majesty, QueenElizabeth II. Composed by RoxanaPanufnik, and using a specially writtentext by Liverpool born poet RogerMcGough, the piece is entitled 'Joy atthe Sound.' The new work is taken froma new collection called The Choirbook forThe Queen

The aim of those who produced TheChoirbook for The Queen was to produce acollection of contemporary anthems,published for the Diamond Jubilee year of2012 and accompanied by a year-longcelebration of services that will showcasethe excellence of new compositions andthe continuation of the choral tradition bycathedral choirs and other choralfoundations around the country. Overeighty of these choirs will sing theanthems during the Jubilee year in thecontext of services and concerts.

As part of the Choirbook, eleven newworks were commissioned, of which 'Joyat the Sound' is one. Each of theseeleven new anthems will be broadcast onBBC Radio 3 over the course of theJubilee year. The radio premiere of Joy atthe Sound will take place in October laterthis year, live from the MetropolitanCathedral.

The composer of the new commission,

Roxana Panufnik has written a wide rangeof pieces: opera, ballet, music theatre,choral and chamber works, and music forfilm and television, which have beenperformed all over the world. Highlights ofher works include Westminster Mass,commissioned for Westminster CathedralChoir on the occasion of Cardinal Hume's75th birthday and an oratorio for the youthchoirs of Tallinn and the TallinnPhilharmonic Orchestra, commissioned tomark their tenure as European Capital ofCulture.

The author of the text, Roger McGoughneeds little introduction to us here inLiverpool. The author of over 70 books ofpoetry for both adults and children, hewas honoured with the Freedom of theCity of Liverpool in 2001 and with a CBEin 2008. He currently presents ‘PoetryPlease’ on BBC Radio 4.

The Metropolitan Cathedral Choir isthrilled to have been invited to give theworld premiere and is currently hard atwork learning it. Particular thanks are dueto the generosity of Colonel J GraemeBryson OBE, through whose support itwas possible for the choir to receive theChoirbooks.

All are invited to attend the world premiereon Sunday June 24th, which takes placeduring Choral Evening Prayer at 3.00 pmat Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. Thecomposer herself will be present, so whynot join her to celebrate the gift of music?

The Olympic Torch Relay passedby the Cathedral and along HopeStreet on Friday 1 June atapproximately 5.00 pm. I had thissecret hope that they might letme carry it part of the way – ohwell we can all dream – but not tobe it was athletes and celebscovering the city area. Anywaythere was plenty of room aroundthe Cathedral to view it passingby.

Following the Thanksgiving Serviceon the occasion of the Queen’sJubilee on the afternoon ofPentecost there will be a card ondisplay at both Cathedrals for twoweeks which people are welcometo sign and these will then be sentto the Palace. As well as thisthere is an evening at 60 HopeStreet on 4 June and a GardenParty at 3.00 pm on 10 June bothJubilee Events: tickets availablefrom the Cathedral office.

On Sunday the 10 June there is theAnnual Children’s Mass at theCathedral at 3.00 pm celebratedBy Archbishop Kelly, and theAnnual UCM Mass celebrated byBishop Williams will take place onWednesday 27 June. Also duringthis month there are threeConfirmation Services. The first ison 13 June at 7.00 pm forcandidates from the StoneycroftPastoral Area, then on 20 Junechildren from the Standish parishesand finally on 28 June youngpeople from St Peter’s, Woolston.

The month ends with a livebroadcast of Morning Prayer forRadio 4 at 8.10 am on Sunday 1July.

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In the wake of the March electionof the new provincial council, ournew officers were installed at11am Mass at Our Lady Star of theSea, Seaforth on Sunday 13 May.We are grateful to Father TomWood, parish priest and provincialchaplain for saying the Mass andfor his leading part in theceremony.

• Last month we referred to thecelebration of the Feast of StColumba and the Mass on Friday 8June at 7.30pm at St Columba’sChurch, Huyton. Fr Chris McCoy,parish priest, wishes to make thiscelebration a big parish occasionand we appeal to as many of ourmembers as possible and theirfamilies to attend this Mass.

• Her Majesty Queen Elizabethcelebrates the Diamond Jubilee ofher succession to the throne thismonth and the Order congratulatesher on this remarkable achievement.Writing in the current edition of

Columba Magazine, the KSC’ssupreme director of spirituality andwelfare, Will Gallagher, refers to HerMajesty’s “devotion to service andduty since 1952 andher recent rededication to thatservice and duty as an inspiration tonearly 140 million in theCommonwealth and millions ofothers around the world. Let us offercontinued prayers for Her Majesty’swellbeing and happiness in theyears to come.”

• KSC members are always ready torespond to appeals for help atChurch and other events, aswitnessed when we assisted withstewarding during Pope Benedict’svisit two years ago. We wererecently requested to assist at theHealing Mass in the Cathedral on18 May and were very honoured andglad to be able to provide stewardsat this Mass.

Website: www.ksc.org.ukEmail: [email protected]

Mums the WordThe theme of our bi-monthly Mass atSt Anne’s, Ormskirk was ‘Our Lady,Queen of Apostles’ and Father Markspoke of Our Lady’s intervention atthe Marriage Feast at Cana. This is avery human story; it is about the nutsand bolts of life, an embarrassingsituation: the drink runs out at thereception.

It would be bad enough for us but at aJewish wedding it would be a totaldisaster. Wine is commonplace in theHoly Land, a major sign of hospitality,of celebration, and an essential part ofa Jewish event. Mary notices theyoung couple’s dilemma and goes toJesus to tell him of the situation. Maryexpects her son to do something, butto us his response ‘Woman, why turnto me?’ seems rude and disrespectful.However this is not the only time thatJesus calls his mother ‘Woman’ he didso when he was dying on the crosswhen he said ‘Woman behold your son’and to John ‘Behold your Mother’meaning that Mary is the spiritualMother to us all, Mary is the womanwho fixed what Eve, the first woman,broke.

At Cana, Mary’s response was to tellthe servants ‘do whatever he tells you’showing us her total trust in the Wordof God and we see Mary’s importanceas our intercessor, pleading on ourbehalf. The story of the Marriage Feastat Cana tells us that the importance ofmarriage and family life rates high inthe Gospels.

For Jesus to choose a country weddingin an insignificant small town shows usthat the ordinary person, like you andme, is as important as the mostpowerful in the world. My thanks toFather Mark for letting me share asmall part of his homily with you.

It was with sadness that we learned ofthe death of Anne Keegan. For someyears Anne wrote the ‘Mum’s the Word’column in the original ‘Pic’. Ourthoughts and prayers go out to herfamily.

Ann HoggMedia Officer

News from the Liverpool Province of the Knights of St Columba

New provincialcouncil installed

New President forLiverpool UCMAt the UCM bi-monthlyMass at St Anne’s,Ormskirk, Mrs AngelaMoore from StJoseph’s, Penketh wasinvested as the newArchdiocesan Presidentfor UCM Liverpool. Sheis pictured withChaplain Father MarkMoran.

A group of Liverpoolmums were also able toattend the UCM tri-annual Mass which wascelebrated at St John’sCathedral, Norwich.


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Worth a visit by Simon Hart

With summer sunshine lending warmth to theyellow sandstone buildings and brightening theverdant backdrop of Baildon Moor, now is a finetime of the year to explore the UNESCO worldheritage site of Saltaire in west Yorkshire.Saltaire, a short train ride from Leeds, is thesplendid legacy of Titus Salt, a Victorianphilanthropist who made his fortune in the woolmills, and after constructing his greatest – SaltsMill – built a village around it between 1853 and1876, with houses for his workers, a church,school and park.Today Salts Mill houses the 1853 art gallery,featuring works by David Hockney, along with abook shop, diner and café. Visitors can discoverSaltaire’s history on walking tours led by acostumed guide, which take you into theItalianate Saltaire Congregational Church whereSir Titus Salt is buried – and around the 12streets named after Salt’s wife and children. There is much else – you could browse theantiques shops on Victoria Road, take a walkalong the Leeds-Liverpool canal, or cross thefootbridge over the River Aire into Roberts Parkwhere the Half Moon Café occupies the Grade 2-listed building constructed originally for thecricket club.For more information, visitwww.saltairevillage.info and www.saltsmill.org.uk.

By Moira Billinge

“Can we say three Hail Marys?” Hardlya day would pass without PhyllisBowman, who died on 7 May, phoningme to make this request.However, it rarely stopped at three HailMarys, but would continue to include arich variety of additional prayers as sheinvoked the help of her beloved Lordand a litany of saints. With Phyllis,everything was always “very urgent” –and the fact that one could be driving,eating, sleeping or having a bath, wouldmake no difference to her when divineintervention was required on behalf ofan individual or pressing politicalsituation. Prayer was the catalyst for herexistence. It fuelled every area of herlife and provided the strength that for somany years her frail body could not. Sheonly had to know that someone was introuble and the world would stand stillas she directed their problems to thesource of all love. No one was excludedfrom her care and she would pray dailyeven for those who had hurt her deeply. In later years she directed her husband,Jerry, to extend the tubing from heroxygen cylinder through to her office sothat she could work at her computer.When she was too ill to sit at her desk,her secretary took notes at her bedside.There were countless occasions when Iwas speaking to her and would have towait for her terrible coughing spasms tosubside before she could continue herconversation. In 1999, when inintensive care, she would get the nurseto cover her tracheostomy for longenough to be able to issue instructionsto us.Phyllis’s many decades of devotion andcommitment to protecting unbornchildren from abortion, her concern for

their mothers and the rights of the sickand vulnerable, are legendary. She leftno stone unturned in her ceaselessefforts to defend their right to life andtheir right to be properly cared for untilnatural death. A few days before she died, she wasstill dictating letters to parliamentariansfrom her hospital bed, though she washardly able to breathe, let alone speak.When Phyllis was semi-comatose andobviously close to death, a couple of herrelatives, keeping vigil at her bedside,began discussing whether or not theywould be allowed to care for a sickrelative at home. Amazingly, Phyllisstirred, interrupted their conversationand declared with her customaryauthority that indeed they could,exclaiming, “I would hope so!” beforelapsing back into unconsciousness.Even in her last days the concern for avulnerable person could stir herbeautiful soul, just as it always had.Phyllis will be greatly missed and in hermemory we must redouble our effortsto amend the Abortion Act and preventthe introduction of euthanasia. The workof the Right to Life Charitable Trust willcontinue in honour of Phyllis and all thatshe stood for and worked so hard for.A National Memorial Service for Phylliswill be held on Tuesday 3 July at5.30pm in Westminster Cathedral. TheMost Reverend Vincent Nichols,Archbishop of Westminster, willcelebrate Mass for the repose ofPhyllis’s soul and in thanksgiving for herremarkable contribution to the pro-lifecause. Please join us if you can; youwould be most welcome.On hearing of Phyllis’s death, anAnglican monk wrote: “The greatestcampaigner for the beauty and dignity oflife enters into the fullness of eternallife.” May she rest in peace.

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Children’s word searchThe Great Feast od St Peter & St Paul will be celebrated on June 29th. Seewhat you can learn about them from our clues:

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From Johnny Kennedy

The young curate’s latest craze is astronomy.“It’s amazing how many things fall out of the sky,” he told Father Mullarkey as they sat at the kitchen table.“Rain, hailstones, snow,” said the auld fella, dipping a chocolate biscuit into his tea.“No, I’m talking about meteorites,” said the YC. “One hit the roof of ahouse in St Helens. Apparently it happens a lot.”“To the same house?” replied the auld fella.“No, not to the same house. And you wouldn’t be so flippant if anasteroid hit us. Even a small one would cause so much dust the sunwould be invisible for six months.”“What’s new?” said Fr Mullarkey.


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