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Issue 113FEBRUARY 2014

ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL

‘I thank Godfor saving me’Philippinestyphoon

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Mass inGaza

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WelcomeCongratulations to the Archbishop of Westminster,Cardinal Designate Vincent Nichols. It was with great joythat many people in our own Archdiocese greeted thenews as Pope Francis announced it at the Angelus on Sunday 12 January. Although Archbishop Vincent has worked outsidethe Archdiocese in London and Birmingham since 1984 he was born inCrosby and there are many memories of his ministry among us inLiverpool, Wigan and at the Upholland Northern Institute. He will becreated Cardinal at the Consistory to be held on Saturday 22 February,the Feast of the See of Peter the Apostle. Our prayers will be with himon that day and in the years ahead.Prayers too for the Holy Land, very much in our thoughts and prayersduring Christmas but the visit of the Bishops who form the Holy LandCo-ordination reminds us of the harsh realities of life for many people inthose lands.‘I thank God for saving me’ words of 18 year old Edzil, a survivor of thetyphoon which devasted the Philippines. Cafod’s Nick Harrop tellsEdzil’s story and gives an update on the relief work, a reminder toupdate our prayers for that region.

Contents

4 Main FeatureHoly Land Co-ordinationBishops call for action in Gaza

8 NewsFrom around the Archdiocese

14 SpotlightThe gentle art of being done good to

15 Sunday ReflectionsLiturgy and Life

16 What’s OnWhats happening in the Archdiocese

18 Animate Youth MinistryLife in the Animate community

19 ProfileArchbishop Vincent NicholsCardinal Designate

25 Justice and PeaceGlobalisation of indifference?

25 Cathedral RecordFebruary without Lent

26 Pic ExtrasMums the wordNews from the KSC

28 Pic LifeThere is always light at the end of the tunnel

29 Join InFamily FunMore Mullarkey

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From the Bishop’s deskWith Energy and a Sense of Purpose

On visiting one of our high schools recently, I witnessed aPE lesson. A full class of 14/15 year olds were playingtable tennis. I’m sure the scene is repeated in everyschool, no matter what the sport, but my first thought was,‘well none of these will ever play for England, nor even represent theschool in what they were doing’. ‘Passing time in a non-enthusiastic orover-exerting way’ was phrase that came to mind. ‘God help the teacher’,I thought.

What was missing was Passion and Enthusiasm. It appeared that no-onewanted to win, or to be the best, just another lesson to pass the time.My instinct, as a teacher, was to think of ways of making what they weredoing more interesting. ‘How can I spark their enthusiasm, how can I firethem up to want to be as good as they possibly can be?’...not just in‘ping pong’, of course, but in their hearts and in who they are. We can allbe asked the same questions...whether as Pope, Bishop, Priest orParishioner.

I cannot rest comparing this ‘Passionate Approach’ to our Faith with theway football supporters approach their team. They expect the players toearn their respect and support with dedication, enthusiasm and skill, ateam is only as good as its weakest link, but also, rather than complainfrom the side-lines, a sense of belonging and identity is also essential.

I am really proud of being a Priest, and a member of the Catholic Church.I want us all to be the best that we can be, but only the Good Lord canjudge that. Most people are the best they can be, except when they’replaying ping-pong.

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Bishops callfor action inGazaArchbishop Emeritus Patrick Kellyjoins Bishops meeting in Holy Land By Ann Todd

‘The best noise in church is the cryingof a baby.’ Those were ArchbishopEmeritus Patrick Kelly’s words in amoving episode on his visit to the HolyLand in January. He was speakingduring the baptism of two children inNablus in Palestine and little did heknow – as he found out later – thatPope Francis was saying exactly thesame thing as he baptised more than30 infants in the Sistine Chapel inRome.

It was not the only memorablecoincidence during a trip made byArchbishop Kelly with Father MarkMadden, parish priest of St Patrick’s inSouthport.

It was on their journey to visit the wellof Samaria – Jacob’s Well, as it isotherwise known – that they heard thatArchbishop Vincent Nichols had beenmade a cardinal.

Fr Madden takes up the story: ‘The wellis very sacred, and is where Jesus metthe Samaritan woman so we were ableto pray for Archbishop Nichols at thissacred place. It was wonderful.’ Thewell, he added, is in the cellar of aGreek Orthodox church with no ornatesurroundings. ‘It is a well, and it is stillused. Archbishop Patrick and I bothdrank from it after praying forArchbishop Nichols.’

The pair made their trip to Nablus toshow their continuing support for thelocal Christian community, which hasstrong links with Fr Madden’s formerparishes in Liverpool, St Oswald’s andSt Cecilia’s.

During their stay they were able tocelebrate a private Mass at the Churchof the Nativity in Bethlehem and visit StMartha’s House, a daycare centre forelderly Christian widows, whichchurches in Liverpool Archdiocese havesupported for some time.

Amid the coincidences, the timing oftheir trip was planned precisely to fit inwith the annual Holy Land Co-ordination, the yearly visit to the HolyLand by bishops from Europe, NorthAmerica and South Africa.

Fr Madden explained how they gainedfresh insight into the difficulties facinglocal Christians when they visitedBethlehem. ‘We were with the otherbishops on a visit to Cremisan Valley, ina suburb of Bethlehem, the only greenpart of Bethlehem,’ he recounted. ‘Welistened as the people of the area, 90per cent of whom are Christians, toldus how their land of olive groves andapricot trees and vineyards is set to bedestroyed, so that the Israelis can builda wall to give security to a nearbyIsraeli settlement.

‘We stood among the trees as the

people told us their story of howthe land had been in their 58families for generations and howthe trees were regarded as part ofthe families. Then we stood in acircle and prayed the Our Father.’

Archbishop Kelly and Fr Maddenhad joined up with the 12-strongparty of bishops after they returnedfrom Gaza, whose Christiancommunity provided the focal pointof this year’s meeting. Indeed bythe end of their five-day visit, thebishops would describe thesituation in Gaza as ‘a shockingscandal’.

The Bishops Conference of Englandand Wales has organised theannual Holy Land Co-ordinationsince 1998. Mandated by the HolySee, it meets every January forprayer, pilgrimage and persuasion,with the aim of acting in solidaritywith the Christian community in theHoly Land and sharing in thepastoral life of the local Church.

This year’s five-day programmeincluded meetings with Israeli andPalestinian civic society and policymakers, briefings with diplomats,and a visit to the ArmenianPatriarchate in Jerusalem.

The bishops’ stay began on Sunday12 January, the Feast of theBaptism of the Lord, with aEucharistic celebration in Gaza’sHoly Family parish – a Mass thatbegan two hours late due to theslow transition through the Erexcheckpoint.

Two further visits were organised bythe heads of Catholic ReliefServices – the first to a school ofcrafts for children from the refugeecamps run by the Near East Councilof Churches. The second was toRafah, on the border with Egypt, tosee the famous smuggling tunnels,now closed.

The Rafah Tunnel offered a means,in some cases the only means, ofgetting products into Gaza fromEgypt. Owing to the economic siegeon Gaza, the alternative, as peoplethere explain, is to be without suchbasics as food and medicine.

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celebrated Mass with the priests ofGaza. The Christian community in Gazais made up of 2,500 people, of whomCatholics number around 300, in a totalpopulation of more than 1.5million.

The local religious sisters were presentand the delegation got to see, at closequarters, the work of the Sisters ofMother Teresa, who provide help andsupport for children with problems andthe elderly living alone.

Padre Mario Cornioli, an Italian priestbased in Palestine, said: ‘If this visit willnot bring changes for Gazans, it willdefinitely remain vividly in the hearts ofthe bishops and other members of thedelegation. When one comes to Gazaand sees the situation first hand, onecannot remain indifferent upon returninghome.’

The objectives of the delegation are tounderstand the social, political andecclesial realities of the Holy Land andto advocate more effectively for justiceand peace, to support the efforts of thelocal Church, especially through thework of Catholic Agencies, and to

‘We stood among thetrees as the people told

us their story of howthe land had been intheir 58 families for

generations ’

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‘Gaza is a man-madedisaster, a shockingscandal, an injusticethat cries out to thehuman communityfor a resolution’

support the mission of the ApostolicNuncio.

The Bishops released a joint statementat the end of their trip in which theyaddressed the plight of the people inGaza and ‘the courageous presence ofthe small and vulnerable Christiancommunities there’.

The statement went on: ‘Gaza is aman-made disaster, a shockingscandal, an injustice that cries out tothe human community for a resolution.We call upon political leaders toimprove the humanitarian situation ofthe people of Gaza, assuring access tothe basic necessities for a dignifiedhuman life, the possibilities for

economic development, and freedom ofmovement.

‘In the seemingly hopeless situation ofGaza, we met people of hope. We wereencouraged by our visit to tiny Christiancommunities, which day after day,through many institutions, reach outwith compassion to the poorest of thepoor - both Muslim and Christian.

‘The resumption of peace talksbetween Israelis and Palestinians is apositive sign and we hope that bothparties will resolve, with the support ofthe international community, to takecourageous decisions aimed at findinga just and lasting solution to a conflictwhich urgently needs to end.’

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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]

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The Fron Male Voice Choir, known asthe ‘Voices of the Valley’ will betaking part in the next Mersey WaveMusic Concert at St Ambrose churchin Speke on Friday 14 February.

The ‘Fron’ Choir were formed in 1947and have established themselvesinternationally as one of the leadingWelsh male voice choirs. In 2006they were signed to the UniversalMusic label and their album ‘Voicesof the Valley’ went Gold just a weekafter its launch and was nominatedfor a Classical Brit Award. Since thenthey have released a total of five hitalbums.

The St. Valentine's Day Concertbegins at 7.30 pm on Friday 14thFebruary at St. Ambrose church,Heathgate Avenue, Speke, L24 7RS.The Fron Choir will be joined by operasinger, mezzo soprano, KathrynRudge and there will also beperformances by the Mersey WaveChoir with a programme of romanticsongs from opera, musical theatreand popular classics. Tickets are£10, concessions available, contact0151-558-1255.

Right: Mezzo Soprano KathrynRudge. Credit: Sussie Ahlburg

Voices of the Valleyin Speke

During the Angelus in St Peters Squareon Sunday 12 January Pope Francis,announced that the Most ReverendVincent Nichols, Archbishop ofWestminster, will be made a Cardinal atthe next consistory to be held onSaturday 22 February, the Feast of theSee of Peter the Apostle.

Following the announcement ArchbishopVincent said, ‘I am deeply moved by thehonour conferred upon the CatholicChurch in England and Wales and on theDiocese of Westminster in myappointment as Cardinal by His HolinessPope Francis. The Catholic Church in ourcountries has always had a profound andloving loyalty to the Holy Father, theSuccessor of St Peter.

This appointment enables me, on behalfof all, to serve the Pope in a direct andprolonged way. Personally, this is ahumbling moment when I am asked totake a place in this service of the HolySee and in the line of much lovedCardinal Archbishops of Westminster. Iseek the blessing of Almighty God forthese new responsibilities and I ask forthe prayers of all people of faith that Imay fulfill them with energy and devotion.’

Archbishop Nichols is the 11thArchbishop of Westminster to be namedas Cardinal. At the February ConsistoryPope Francis will create fifteen moreCardinal electors and three non-electorCardinals.

Archbishop Nichols tobe a Cardinal

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Songs of Praise

Silver for Sophie

There was a special celebration atSt Vincent de Paul church inLiverpool during Mass on the Feastof the Holy Family, when FatherLiam Collister presented SophieFarrell with her Guild of StStephen Silver Medal, to mark her

thirteen years as an altar server.Sophie's family and the parishcommunity shared in thecelebration, together with the twoyoung altar servers Sophie istraining: Erin McKenna and LauraWilliams.

Obituary of RevLuke Dumbill

Former Parish Priest of St Aidan’s,Winstanley and St Bartholomew’s,Rainhill, Father Luke Dumbill, died on16 December 2013 at the age of 77.Luke Dumbill was born in Woolston,Warrington, on 23 June 1936, the son ofJoseph and Bertha Dumbill. He attendedSt Peter’s Primary School, in Woolston,before completing his ecclesiasticalstudies at St Joseph’s College,Upholland and the Venerable EnglishCollege, Rome. He was ordained priestin the Chapel of the English College,Rome, on 9 July 1961.Following ordination he pursued furtherstudies at St Edmund’s House,Cambridge. Between 1965 and 1973 hetaught modern languages, mainly French,firstly at Upholland College andsubsequently at Loreto Convent GrammarSchool, Altrincham.His first parish appointment came inAugust 1973, when he was appointedAssistant Priest at St Vincent, DerbyshireHill, St Helens. However, after just twoyears in parish life he returned to teachmodern languages at Upholland College.In September 1982 he took up his firstappointment as Parish Priest at StAidan’s, Winstanley. Eleven years laterhe moved to St Bartholomew’s, Rainhill,as Parish Priest. After his retirement inDecember 2004 he continued to live atSt Bartholomew’s and to help in theparish. He later moved to live inSouthport and in 2010 he moved to InceBlundell Hall, where he lived until hisdeath.His Funeral Mass was celebrated byBishop Tom Williams at StBartholomew’s, before burial in thechurchyard there.

BBC Songs of Praise is looking for achurch family to take part in somefilming over the Summer. They aresearching for a family that is openminded, game for a laugh, happy totry out new activities, open abouttheir faith and happy to be filmed aspart of their church community.Ideally, a family with a mixture ofages: for example, grandparents,parents, and teenage children. Thefilming will involve members of thefamily getting involved with avariety of wide-ranging pursuits, forexample, from a bike ride to goingon an afternoon retreat.

Filming, which may be done at homeor in church, will take approximatelysix days, although not all membersof the family will be required forevery filming day. It will take placebetween March and May but dates

can beflexible.

Interestedfamiliesshould contactAmy Ryninks fromSongs of Praise, email:[email protected] or Tel: 0161335 8427. In your email pleasegive your full name, contact details,and, if possible, a photograph of thefamily.

After initial contact by interestedfamilies, a member of the ‘Songs ofPraise’ team may ask for furtherinformation about your family (eitherby phone or email) if they think youmay be suitable. Following this, theywill then make a final decision aboutwhich family is featured in theprogramme.

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Nick Harrop recently returned from thePhilippines, where he was monitoringthe impact of Cafod’s response to therecent typhoon. He writes:

I was in the town of Palo in thePhilippines, standing by a water bladder,an inflatable tank that can hold 10 cubicmetres of drinking water, watching itbeing filled from a truck. More and morepeople were arriving with jerry cans andbuckets, waiting to collect drinking waterfrom the six attached taps.

‘I am a survivor of the typhoon’ said ayoung man standing next to me. ‘I am agood swimmer.’ He smiled and mimed abreast-stroke. He told me in brokenEnglish that his name was Edzil and hewas 18 years old.

Towards the sea, to our left, there wereno buildings standing, just haphazardpiles of wood, collapsed coconut trees,and debris. All the buildings had beendestroyed by Typhoon Haiyan, whichdevastated the area on 8 November lastyear.

200 mph winds dragged roofs off, andsent glass windows hurtling through theair. But most of the damage was causedby the storm surge: a 12-foot wall offast-moving, debris-filled water thatobliterated everything in its path.

I asked Edzil where he was when thetyphoon struck, and I was astonished byhis answer. ‘On a boat,’ he said. ‘Atsea. I am a fisherman. There weremany people on that boat. All the othersdied.’

He still had a smile on his face, and ittook me a moment to take in what he’dsaid. Everyone he was with had died?

‘There were big waves,’ he said. Heindicated how high the waves were byraising his arm at full stretch above hishead and then saying the word “more”.He described the noise by making arevving sound and putting his hands overhis ears. ‘There were big waves, theboat rocked and…’ He made adownward gesture with his right hand.

‘I held on,’ he said. ‘I held onto theboat. I held onto anything. I swam forthree hours.’ I asked him how he felt.He shrugged. ‘The water was cold. Your

mind is confused. You do not know howyou can keep swimming. The Lord gaveme the strength to swim.’

I tried to tell him how sorry I was to hearwhat happened, but he changed thesubject. ‘This is a dirty area,’ he said.All the houses were destroyed.Everything needs to be cleaned up. It ishard to breathe. Chemicals, trees, deadbodies. They have side effects. You donot feel well. Many people have beensick.’

Edzil pointed to the water bladder.‘Many thanks for the water,’ he said.‘It is important to us. This water ispurified. We have enough now.’

‘I have a mission,’ he said, ‘to have agood future. I want a new house, a newjob. I don’t want to be a fisherman, Ican’t forget my memories. There aredead people in the sea. I want to go

back to school and become an engineer.

He was silent for a moment. ‘I thankGod for saving me,’ he said. ‘It was notmy time to die.’

Thanks to the extremely generousdonations of Catholics in England andWales, Cafod has been working with itslocal partner Catholic Relief Services toprovide clean water and sanitation formore than 100,000 people around Palowho lost their water supply because ofthe typhoon.

Catholics in England and Wales havedonated more than £4.5 million toCafod’s Philippines Typhoon Haiyanappeal. Cafod is providing water,sanitation, food, shelter and emergencysupply to tens of thousands of peoplewho lost everything in the typhoon.Find out more atwww.cafod.org.uk/typhoon

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MBE for sporting stalwart

A former student of Sacred Heart high School, Crosby, has helped toraise money for a cancer charity by singing at a concert in the Crypt ofthe Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

Now 23, Danielle Louise Thomas, pictured at the concert, gave a soloperformance to help North West Cancer Research (NWCR).

The singer, who was a runner-up in the Merseyside Young Singer of theYear competition in 2004, was part of a regional line-up of talent thatincluded opera groups.

At the age of 11, Danielle appeared on television when she was askedto perform on BBC’s Songs of Praise and sang Cat Steven's version of‘Morning Has Broken’. She later studied voice and piano at the JuniorSchool of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

Chief Executive of NWCR, Anne Jackson, said: ‘We couldn’t have wishedfor the concert to have gone any better and it was a fantastic afternoon.’

Danielle’s soloperformance

A former Knowsley teacher received theMBE in the New Year’s Honours list.Mike Dooling has contributed toathletics in Knowsley for more than fourdecades as an official, coach, volunteerand teacher. He also plays a vital rolein Liverpool Harriers AC.

He has also been an active member ofthe English Schools’ AthleticsAssociation for nearly 30 years and iscurrently Chairman. He is an ActiveMerseyside AA committee member, aqualified track judge and continues to beinvolved in schools athletics fromgrassroots to national level. He wasalso very proud to be an Olympictorchbearer in the run up to London2012.

Mike said: ‘I feel very humble about thishonour and was very surprised when Iheard about it. I am really pleased to besingled out like this and there are somany people to thank, especially mywife, Eryl and two sons Gareth andMatthew, it was really difficult trying tokeep the news from them. I have metsome great people over the years andgained so many great experiences, toomany to mention.’

Mike has supported athletics in a varietyof ways including as an athlete, clubadministrator, event organiser, team

manager and official. He becameinvolved in athletics whilst he was atteacher training college before takingup a teaching appointment in Kirkby.Having already acquired coaching andadministration skills, at school andtraining college, it was while trainingwith Liverpool Harriers at KirkbyStadium that he got involved with theCatholic Schools Athletics organisation.He progressed to form the KnowsleySchools Athletic Association.

His English Schools commitmentsstarted back in 1981, when he was

assistant secretary of the EnglishSchools at Kirkby, and in the same yearwas elected to the English SchoolsExecutive Committee, and the followingyear became Assistant MeetingManager for the ESAU Annual AthleticsChampionships.

Having been the ESSA Team Managerfor over 25 years, he was elected ViceChairman of the ESAU in 2008. Thetop honour arrived in 2009, when hewas appointed Chairman - a movewhich saw him retire from teachingafter 38 years.

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Carmel College and the CateniansThe winner of the annual publicspeaking competition for students ofCarmel College St Helens was MichaelSheridan-Warburton.The event was held at Eccleston ParkGolf Club and Michael was judged thewinner after delivering an impassionedspeech entitled ‘The EU - in or out?’ Hereceived an Amazon voucher and theannual trophy and will now move on to aregional competition. These are all partof a national competition for sixth-formers organised by the CatenianAssociation. The local St Helens circle of theCatenians has organised this heat of thecompetition for a number of years andthe aim is to provide young people with achance to improve their communicationskills.Second place went to Thomas Mulvannyand third place to Thomas Stokes, whoalso received Amazon vouchers fromcircle President Roger Mullin.

UCM charity cheques presentedThe Priests’ Training Fund, the Lyndale Centre, a Knowsley-based cancer support centre, and the Walton Neuro Centrewere all beneficiaries of the UCM Charity Fund. As istraditional cheques were presented at the UCM January

Mass celebrated by Father Stephen Maloney at Christ theKing and Our Lady’s church. The recipients are pictured with UCM President, AngelaMoore.


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by Sister Marie Tighe SND

Many years ago at a NursingConference I heard about ‘TheGentle Art of Being Done Good To.’The speaker said that nurses are sobusy trying to help others that theyforget that they too have needs,and that other people might want tobe good to them.

On Grand National Day this year as Iwaited for the Liverpool train theplatform was crowded withgorgeously dressed race goers. I feltlike a sparrow that had accidentlylanded in a cage full of tropical birds.Then one of the birds said to me‘Don’t worry about your case Luv, I’llput it on the train for you.’ Therewas a lot of banter and good humouras my case was handed over headsand they tried to find me a seat. Intheir company I knew I was ‘BeingDone Good To’.

I was on my way to our ProvinceGathering in Liverpool and the feelingof ‘being done good to’ continued asI was welcomed and hugged by somany Sisters. At the Meeting, weSisters looked together at the waysome of our diminishments arebecoming more apparent as we age.One of the Sisters said that weshould look on our diminishments aschallenges to new growth in ourlives. I resolved there and then thatin the future I would try to do this.Little did I know then what the futureheld in store.

Two weeks later I had a heartattack. At that time I was theParish Sister on the Isle of Barra inthe Outer Hebrides so I had to beflown to hospital in Glasgow. I wasonly too glad to let the nurses begood to me. I returned home toBarra. Then the God of Surprisespulled another trick out of His hat.The medication for the heart attackcaused a tumour to haemorrhageand for the second time in fourweeks I had to be flown to hospitalin Glasgow. The tumour put suchpressure on the optic nerves that Ibecame totally blind. While in theNeurosurgical Unit I was certainly

‘done good to’. Iwas treated withsuch dignity,compassion andlove. I recovered alittle sight. I coulddistinguishbetween black andwhite and Idiscovered that Ihad a little tunnelof vision thatenables me toread large blackprint on whitepaper.

I was no longerable to return toBarra. Instead Ihave now joined our Community forSisters who need to be cared for atParbold. As a Sister of Notre Damemy thoughts are drawn to ourFoundress, St Julie. For 23 yearsJulie was an invalid and totallydependent on the goodness ofothers. She had to let others helpher.

There must have been many timeswhen people thought that they werebeing good to Julie, and maybe itwas not at all what she wanted orneeded. All her life Julie’s constantand oft repeated words were ‘Ahqu’il est bon, le bon Dieu: ‘Isn’t GodGood’. We have those words on theback of the crosses that we wear toidentify ourselves as SNDs.

In our Constitutions we read ‘Ouraim is to express in our time as Juliedid in hers, that God is good’.Surely this means that as well asactively trying to be good to others,we must, like Julie, allow others tobe good to us. In the Gospel we seehow Jesus shared his love andgoodness with the people of histime. We hear a Leper say to Jesus‘Lord, if you want to, you can cureme’. Jesus’ answer is an emphatic‘of course I want to’. We see hisown vulnerability and his need forothers to be good to him in theGarden of Gethsemane. He neededthe love and support of his friendsmost of all then.

We, each one of us, need love andsupport from others, but most of allwe need the loving kindness of theheart of our God. St John in his firstletter says ‘This is the love I mean,not our love for God, but God’s lovefor us’. Perhaps letting God love usand be good to us is the essence ofprayer

Thank you Edwina Gately for puttinginto words how all that really mattersis for us to practice ‘The Gentle Artof Being Done Good To’.

‘Let Your God Love You’by Edwina GateleyBe silent.Be still.Alone.EmptyBefore your God.Say nothing.Ask nothing.Be silent.Be still.Let your God look upon you.That is all.God knows.God understands.God loves youWith an enormous love,And only wantsTo look upon youWith that love.Quiet.Still.Be.Let your God Love you.

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On a liturgical note Canon Philip Gillespie

“A light to enlighten the Gentiles.”The greeting of Simeon which isrecounted by Saint Luke on theFeast of the Presentation of theLord, which we celebrate today,gathers together all the hopes andpromises of the Old Testament as‘the watcher in the Temple’, Simeon,recognises in the person of the childJesus a fulfilment and a revealing(Epiphany) of what God hadpromised to his people – that hewould be ‘Emmanuel’, God-with-us. Simeon’s life is now literally ‘full-filled’; it has reached its climax andits goal “for my eyes have seen thesalvation you have prepared for allpeoples, the light to enlighten theGentiles and be the glory of Israel,your people.”Simeon can now welcome even deathitself because he has experienced thefidelity and love of God: “At last allpowerful Master, you give leave toyour servant to go in peace, accordingto your promise.”These words are used by the Churcheach day of the year as part of thenight prayer known as Compline –from the Latin suggesting somethingwhich completes, perfects or bringsto a close – for in the life of theChurch, in word and in sacrament, we

too shareSimeon’s delightin recognising thefulfilment ofGod’s promises.Previously it wasonly on the Feastof thePresentation(knownsometimes as the ‘Purification’ or the‘Encounter’) that Christmastideended. The revision of the Liturgyafter the Second Vatican Council fixedthe Feast of the Baptism of the Lordas the conclusion of Christmas,leaving 2 February as a Feast of Lightin the midst of the Ordinary Time ofthe Year. The theme of light, so present duringAdvent and Christmastide, is onewhich recurs frequently in theScriptures and in our Liturgy. Itspeaks powerfully of the presenceand action of God in our lives –scattering darkness and guiding theway. But also it speaks of our ownrole and mission for the world andsociety in whose life we share – weare called to bring to others the lightof the Good News, preaching perhapsat times with words, but at all timesthrough our actions.

sunday reflections

The glory ofGod iseverywhereOne of the most wonderful men I haveever met was a Buddhist. His motherwas an alcoholic who over the yearsled him a merry dance. She would oftendisappear for days on end. When shewas at home he never quite knew whatshe would do or what state she wouldbe in. She embarrassed him on manyoccasions by turning up drunk atimportant occasions. Never once did I see him angry. Neveronce did I see him despair of hissituation. Never once did he sayanything about his mother. He carried onhis life with great dignity and with acompassion towards her that I do notrecall ever witnessing anywhere else. Iasked him once how he managed andhe smiled and said, ‘Only with the goodGod do I cope’. My encounter with him made me realisethat the grace of God is at work all overthe world and not only within the pettylimitations that we put on God. God isbigger than our understanding. God isalways more and any attempts we maketo put God in a box, any attempts wemake to limit who God is and how Godworks means we are just playing atdiscovering the richness of God.When Jesus stood up in the temple atNazareth and proclaimed the Lord's yearof favour to all people, everyone thoughthe was wonderful until he started to putit into practice and lived a life where hedid not distinguish between Jew andGentile, where status held no sway andthose who were outside the templesystem were suddenly within the heartof God.We can be exactly the same, happy toembrace the Gospel until it pushes ournarrow provincial hearts and minds,until we are pushed to becompassionate and loving and acceptingof all people, until we are invited toexpand our hearts and minds and seegoodness everywhere.So whatever there is within you thatwould make you look at another personor group of people and say God is notthere, ignore it and remember thesynagogue at Nazareth and face yourprejudices and judgemental attitudes sothat you will see the glory of God atwork all over the world.

Fr Chris Thomas

Sunday thoughts Mgr John Devine OBE

The journalist Bernard Levin wrote:‘If you act more in sorrow than inanger, if your wish is father to thethought, if your property hasvanished into thin air, you arequoting Shakespeare; if you haveever refused to budge an inch orsuffered from green-eyed jealousy, ifyou have played fast and loose, ifyou have been tongue-tied, a towerof strength, hoodwinked or in apickle, if you have knitted yourbrows, made a virtue of necessity,insisted on fair play, slept not onewink, stood on ceremony, dancedattendance (on your lord andmaster), laughed yourself intostitches, had short shrift, coldcomfort or too much of a goodthing, if you have seen better daysor lived in a fool’s paradise – why,be that as it may, the more fool you,for it is a foregone conclusion thatyou are (as good luck would have it)quoting Shakespeare.’ And he goeson and on…I thought of this when reading from

the Sermon of theMount in StMatthew’s Gospelreadings forFebruary. Jesusspeaks of the saltof the earth; ofvirtue being nomore that skindeep; of going the extra mile.Words of wisdom from the Bible areso imbedded in everydayconversation that we are unaware ofit. But the Gospel is more than sageadvice. It is Good News. We knowwhat virtuous behaviour looks likebut we repeatedly fail to put it intopractice. We appreciate wisdomwhatever its source but the messageof the Gospel is redemption ratherthan advice. The will is there but theperformance is not. We areredeemed by the love of Godrevealed to us in the life, death andresurrection of Jesus. This is themystery we celebrate in theEucharist.

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Sunday 2 FebruaryFeast of the Presentation of the Lord

Tuesday 4 FebruaryUCM Business Meeting. 7.30 pm in the Gibberd Room of theMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

Wednesday 5 FebruaryEmbroidery for Pleasure Class10.00 am-1.00 pm in the Art Studio atthe Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ theKing. All welcome from beginners toexperienced embroiderers who would liketo learn new skills. Cost £5 per sessionincluding refreshments. Bookings andenquiries: [email protected] Tel: 0151 709 9222.

‘The Road to Rome.’A Lecture for the Friends of the Cathedralgiven by Art Historian Joseph Sharplesabout his six week walk to Rome. 7.00pm in the Gibberd Room of theMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.Tickets £8.00 from Cathedral House.

Thursday 6 February to Friday 7 FebruaryCrossroads Retreat at the Prayer centreSt Josephs, Formby, Liverpool, L37 1PH.Details: www.crossroadsretreats.co.ukEmail: [email protected]

Saturday 8 FebruaryCar Boot Sale8.00 am onwards in the Cathedral CarPark. Pitches £10. Details from ClaireHanlon 0151 709 9222.

‘Silk Painting for Beginners’ course inthe Art Studio at the MetropolitanCathedral of Christ the King. The course will cover the basics ofpainting on silk using specialist paints,and will teach the techniques of resistoutlines, watercolour and salt effects.

Cost £15 including tea and coffee.Bookings and enquiries:[email protected] or Tel:0151 709 9222.

Sunday 9 FebruaryLoyola Day10.00 am-4.00 pm at Loyola Hall,Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ. Aday of quiet with input including guidancein prayer and sharing on a theme, endingwith Mass. Details from Loyola Hall Tel:0151 426 4137. Email:[email protected] Website:www.loyolahall.co.uk

‘Let Your Light Shine’ Preparing for Lent

for Children’s Liturgy LeadersLed by Jo Boyce CJM Music. 2.00 pm atthe Centre for Evangelisation, CroxtethDrive, Sefton Park Liverpool, L17 1AA.£10. Bookings: please send details toMrs Julie Cassidy at LACE (chequepayable to RCAOL).

Tuesday 11 FebruaryWorld Day of Prayer for Sick People

Ministry Day10.00 am-4.00 pm at Loyola Hall,Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NZ. Aday for people in full-time or part-timeministry with input and sharing and timefor quiet prayer and reflection. Detailsfrom Loyola Hall Tel: 0151 426 4137.Email: [email protected] Website:www.loyolahall.co.uk

Wednesday 12 FebruaryEmbroidery for Pleasure Class10.00 am-1.00 pm in the Art Studio atthe Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ theKing. All welcome from beginners toexperienced embroiderers who would liketo learn new skills. Cost £5 per sessionincluding refreshments. Bookings andenquiries: [email protected] Tel: 0151 709 9222.

Clergy Day at Loyola Hall, WarringtonRoad, Rainhill, L35 6NZA short presentation, prayer anddiscussion including Exposition and anopportunity for the Sacrament ofReconciliation. Details from Loyola HallTel: 0151 426 4137. Email:[email protected] Website:www.loyolahall.co.uk

Saturday 15 February‘Locus Iste’ – In God’s House Concert7.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral ofChrist the King. Tickets and details Tel:0151 707 3525 orwww.cathedralconcerts.org.uk

what’s on

World ofAtherton

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Sunday 16 FebruaryEducation Sunday

Mass in celebration of Marriage andFamily Life11.00 am in the Metropolitan Cathedralof Christ the King. Celebrant; BishopTom Williams.

Catholics in Healthcare Mass with andfor Healthcare Workers3.00 pm at Christ the King, QueensDrive, Liverpool, L15 6YQ. Celebrant:Bishop Tom Williams.

Tuesday 18 FebruaryCursillo Ultreya7.30 pm at St Michael and All Angels,Sydney Powell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 0TP.

Wednesday 19 FebruaryEmbroidery for Pleasure Class10.00 am-1.00 pm in the Art Studio atthe Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ theKing. All welcome from beginners toexperienced embroiderers who would

like to learn new skills. Cost £5 persession including refreshments.Bookings and enquiries:[email protected] or Tel:0151 709 9222.

Thursday 20 FebruaryNewman Circle Talk: ‘Food and Faith’by Steve Atherton7.30 pm at St Helen's Parish Centre,Alexandra Road, Crosby. L23 7TQ.

Wednesday 26 FebruaryEmbroidery for Pleasure Class10.00 am-1.00 pm in the Art Studio atthe Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ theKing. All welcome from beginners toexperienced embroiderers who wouldlike to learn new skills. Cost £5 persession including refreshments.Bookings and enquiries:[email protected] or Tel:0151 709 9222

Looking ahead:March 2014

Wednesday 5 MarchEmbroidery for Pleasure Class10.00 am-1.00 pm in the Art Studio at the MetropolitanCathedral of Christ the King. All welcome from beginners toexperienced embroiderers who would like to learn new skills.Cost £5 per session including refreshments. Bookings andenquiries: [email protected] or Tel: 0151 7099222.

Saturday 8 March‘Goldwork for Beginners’ day course in the Art Studio at theMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the KingAll welcome to an introduction to the art of metal threadembroidery, as used on church vestments, and which has itsorigins in medieval times. Cost £15 including tea and coffee.Bookings and enquiries: [email protected] or Tel:0151 709 9222.


UCM Bi-monthly Mass7.30 pm at St Teresa of the Child Jesus, Utting Avenue East,Norris Green, L11 3BW.

‘Pondering the Parables with Father Andrew Robinson’A reflection taking an in-depth look at the Parable of the GoodSamaritan. 7.45 pm at St Bede's Church, Appleton Village,Widnes, WA8 6EL


‘Pondering the Parables with Father Andrew Robinson’A reflection taking an in-depth look at the Parable of the GoodSamaritan. 7.45 pm at St Bede's Church, Appleton Village,Widnes, WA8 6EL

Thursday 20 MarchNewman Circle Talk: ‘The Sunni Muslim Faith and the Spiritof Cordoba’ by Zia Chaudry7.30 pm at St Helen's Parish Centre, Alexandra Road, Crosby.L23 7TQ.


‘Pondering the Parables with Father Andrew Robinson’A reflection taking an in-depth look at the Parable of theWorkers in the Vineyard. 7.45 pm at St Bede's Church,Appleton Village, Widnes, WA8 6EL.

Wednesday 12 March

Thursday 20 February

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profile

Vincent Nichols was born in Crosby on8 November 1945. He attended StMary’s College before studying for thepriesthood at the Venerable EnglishCollege in Rome from 1963 to 1970.He gained licences in philosophy andtheology from the Pontifical GregorianUniversity in Rome and was ordainedpriest in Rome on 21 December 1969.On his return to England he studied foran MA in Theology at ManchesterUniversity between 1970 and 1971. In1971 he was appointed as AssistantPriest at St Mary’s in Wigan and asChaplain to St John Rigby Sixth FormCollege and St Peter’s High School.Three years later in 1974 he went tostudy at Loyola University in Chicagogaining an M Ed. In 1975 he returnedto the Archdiocese of Liverpool and wasappointed to St Anne’s parish, OverburyStreet, with particular responsibility foreducation.In January 1980 he became director ofthe Upholland Northern Institute, withresponsibility for the in-service trainingof the clergy, and pastoral and religiouseducation courses. He was appointed amember of Archbishop’s Council withresponsibility for Pastoral Formation anddevelopment in the Archdiocese.In January 1984, he was appointedGeneral Secretary of the Bishops’Conference of England and Wales.From 1989 to 1996 he was moderator

of the Steering Committee of theCouncil of Churches for Britain andIreland.He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop inthe Archdiocese of Westminster, andTitular Bishop of Othona by Pope JohnPaul II on 24 January 1992. Hispredecessor as Titular Bishop of Othonahad been Bishop Anthony Hitchen,formerly Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool.In Westminster Bishop Nichols wasgiven responsibility for North London.In 1994 he became a member of theFinance Advisory Committee of theNational Catholic Fund of the Bishops’Conference and the following yearbecame a member of the Bishops’Conference Committee for the RomanColleges. In 1996 he was appointedEpiscopal Liaison of the Bishops’Conference for the National Conferenceof Diocesan Financial Secretaries.In 1998 Bishop Nichols was appointedchair of the Bishops’ ConferenceDepartment for Catholic Education andFormation and also chair of the CatholicEducation Service. He represented theEuropean bishops at the November1998 Synod of Bishops from Oceaniaand appointed by the Holy See to theSynod of Bishops for Europe inSeptember 1999 as a special secretary.In 2000 Bishop Nichols was appointedArchbishop of Birmingham. Thefollowing year he became Chair of the

management board of the CatholicOffice for the Protection of Children andVulnerable Adults.In 2005, he provided the commentaryfor the worldwide BBC coverage of thedeath of Pope John Paul II and theInstallation of Pope Benedict XVI and in2008 was appointed President of theCommission for Schools, Universitiesand Catechesis of the Council of theBishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE).Archbishop Nichols was appointed theeleventh Archbishop of Westminster byPope Benedict XVI on 3 April 2009 insuccession to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor. He was elected President ofthe Catholic Bishops' Conference ofEngland and Wales by unanimousacclamation on 30 April 2009 and wasinstalled at Westminster Cathedral on21 May 2009. He received the Palliumin Rome from Pope Benedict XVI on 29June 2009, the Feast of Saint Peter andSaint Paul.In 2010 he received an HonoraryDoctoral Degree from BirminghamUniversity, and in 2011 he received anHonorary Doctorate of Divinity fromLiverpool Hope University.He was appointed a member of theCongregation for Bishops on 16December 2013 by Pope Francis who atthe recitation of the Angelus on 12January 2014 announced thatArchbishop Nichols would be createdCardinal at the consistory in Rome on22 February 2014.

Cardinal Designate

ArchbishopVincent Nichols

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youth ministry

Amy Sewell reflects on theexperience of working in youthministry.

It seems hard to believe but we arealready halfway through the year atAnimate. As our work continues withyoung people from across theArchdiocese and further afield, Ithought it would be good to explainhow I ended up at Animate andinvolved in youth ministry.

This is my second gap year workingin the field of youth ministry havingspent 2012/13 in a similar role withthe Youth Ministry Team (YMT) in myhome diocese of Hexham andNewcastle. The reason I wanted toget into youth ministry work wasbecause of a mission week by thissame group, which I experienced

when I was 16. After I graduatedfrom university in 2012, I joinedYMT and spent a year living incommunity and working withthousands of young people. Ithoroughly enjoyed my firstexperience of delivering sessionsthat made faith fun and interactivefor young people and when I wascoming towards the end of the year,I knew that I wanted to stay withinyouth ministry but wanted to movefurther away from home.

I saw an advert for Animate, had alook at their website and could seethat the work they do was verysimilar to what I had been involved

in. So I got in touch with Father Simon,had an interview and this is how I haveended up with the team at LoweHouse.

Our first term as a new team waspretty busy as we worked with a widerange of young people, from Year 7s,just at the beginning of their secondaryschool experiences, right up to Year11s coming towards the end of theirtime in school. We looked at andexplored different themes such as ‘Letyour light shine’ and ‘Living life to thefull’, allowing the young people torealise that through simple, everydayactions they can have a positive impacton those around them.

October brought our first mission at StMary’s High School, Brownedge. Thiswas my first experience of an Animatemission week and it was a great way tobegin – the chance to work with all ofthe young people in the school and seethe change in them over the course ofthe week as they stepped through theirown personal door of faith wasamazing. I really enjoyed seeing theyoung people explore how faith canbecome an active part of their lives,partly because of the impact that amission week had on me when I was ofa similar age.

Away from the retreat side of our work,we have had plenty of time to bond asa community and enjoy our livestogether. Outside of retreats andmissions there have been a variety ofdifferent activities, from celebratingteam members’ birthdays to ourthemed evenings at Lowe House.

Working and living in community is notalways the easiest thing to do, but thechance to spend time together outsideof the house certainly makes it awhole lot easier! Working in youthministry and living with like-mindedpeople is one the best decisions I haveever made and it has given me skillsand confidence that will carry over intomy future.

If you are between 18 and 25 and areinterested in taking a gap year withAnimate, please get in touch with FrSimon Gore [email protected] or 01744740 467 for further information.

• Keep up to date with our activitiesvia Facebook (Ani Mate), Twitter(@animateyouth) or our website(www.animateyouth.org).

Life in the Animatecommunity


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justice & peace

By Steve Atherton, Justice andPeace fieldworker

Thanks to Father Philip Inch for hisarticle in last month’s magazineabout Pope Francis’s recentexhortation, ‘The Joy of the Gospel’.It is a wonderful document thatdescribes what follows after theinitial Christian experience of apersonal encounter with Jesus,explaining the implications that thismeeting has on our behaviour asCatholic Christians.

The document holds a mirror up tous so that we can see how closelywe conform to the ideal that Christhas set for us. This is not alwayscomfortable. In fact, I found parts ofthe document downrightuncomfortable.

‘How these Christians love oneanother’ has always been a mark ofthe Church. Since 1891 there hasbeen a long tradition of socialencyclicals where popes haveanalysed the political and economicsituation of the world and offeredguidance on how we should respondas Church. The second VaticanCouncil also reflected on theseissues and produced two documentson the Church’s role in the world. Atthe end of the council, Pope Paul VIset up the Pontifical Council forJustice and Peace.

Pope Francis says explicitly that theletter ‘is not a social document’(#189) even though it speaks out onmany social evils. So what is it? It isan appeal to us to hear what he calls‘the first proclamation’ (#177), overand over again. The ‘firstproclamation’ is that ‘Jesus Christloves you; he gave his life to saveyou; and now he is living at your sideeveryday to enlighten, strengthen and free you’ (#164).

To know that ‘we are infinitely loved’(#5) is the first and most importantmessage of the Gospel. The Churchwe belong to is made up of individualpeople experiencing ‘personalencounter with Jesus Christ’ (#2),who because of this personal contactwith Jesus are also in personalcontact with each other. Having madeclear that ‘The Joy of the Gospel’ isabout evangelisation, about sharingwith the world the good news of ‘theGospel of mercy’ (#187), the Popegoes on to describe a Church wherethe faithful are full of God’s spirit andlove for one another. He warnsagainst looking ‘like someone whohas just come back from a funeral!’(#9).

Pope Francis makes a series ofurgent pleas: ‘No to aneconomy of exclusion’ (#53);

‘No to the new idolatry of money’(#55); ‘No to a financial systemwhich rules rather than serves’(#57); ‘No to the inequality thatspawns violence’ (#59); ‘Yes to thechallenge of a missionary spirituality’(#78); ‘No to selfishness andspiritual sloth’ (#81); ‘No to a sterilepessimism’ (#84); ‘Yes to the newrelationships brought by Christ’(#87); ‘No to spiritual worldliness’(#93); ‘No to warring amongstourselves’ (#98). These heartfelt cries for renewal aredirected outwards, away fromourselves and towards concern forother people: ‘I especially askChristians in communities throughoutthe world to offer a radiant andattractive witness of fraternalcommunion’ (#99). This is notspecifically social teaching. It is basicfollowing of the Gospel.

The good news calls us to care foreveryone: Christian conversiondemands reviewing especially thoseareas of life ‘related to the socialorder and the pursuit of the commongood’ (#182). To care for people isevangelisation: ‘All Christians, theirpastors included, are called to showconcern for the building of a betterworld’ (#183). Evangelisation is tocare for people and to care forpeople is evangelisation.

Globalisation of indifference?

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WW1CommemorationThe Duke of Westminster will be the guest if honourat a unique and memorable event taking place at theAnglican Cathedral at 7.30pm on Friday 28th March.Liverpool Welsh Choral, the Band of the Duke ofLancaster's Regiment and Manchester CamerataOrchestra will join Veterans in an evening of popularEdwardian tunes, Regimental songs, music by Elgar,diary readings and the hauntingly beautiful DonaNobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams. The event willinclude a Remembrance ceremony.Tickets: £20, £15, £10 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> , 0151 652 6374 or at the Anglican Cathedral shop.

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Cathedral Record

cathedral

Canon Anthony O’Brien – CathedralDean

With Easter being late this year,unusually, we have a Lent freeFebruary and I’m not sure whetherthat will make the month feel asthough it drags on longer or notwithout a penitential season totake our mind off the coldmiserable weather.

The Feast of the Presentation, 2ndFebruary, is today which will give anopportunity to make more of theopening liturgy and procession thatis proposed in the Missal but wecertainly won’t be starting outside inFebruary! Also this week theFriends of the Cathedral haveorganised a talk by Joseph Sharpleson Thursday 6th entitled ‘FromCanterbury to Rome’ which is notabout a journey of conversion toCatholicism, but rather an accountof a walking pilgrimage. Joseph isboth an author and interestingspeaker.

On Sunday 16th February theMarriage and Family Life groupwithin the Diocese have chosen tohold their Annual service at theCathedral and will be joining us for11.00 am Solemn Mass with BishopWilliams presiding at the Mass. Theannual Camra Beer Festival takesplace in the Crypt Hall on a few ofthe evenings this week and for thefirst time in a few years I will beable to pop in to sample some liquidrefreshment without feeling guiltydue to Lent having already begun.

The Canons of the Diocese meet on25th February for their Meeting andChapter Mass. Depending uponwhat ensues between now and thenthe main topic will be either whyhasn’t there been an announcementof our new Archbishop orarrangements for the installation ofa new pastor for the Diocese. Weshall wait and see.

On Tuesday 11 February, the Feast ofOur Lady of Lourdes, the Church holdsthe 22nd World Day of Prayer for SickPeople. The theme for this year istaken from the First Letter of St John:Faith and Charity: ‘We Ought to LayDown Our Lives for One Another’ (1John 3:16).

In our own Archdiocese there will be acelebration on the Following Sunday, 16February, when Bishop Tom Williams willcelebrate a Mass with and forHealthcare Workers at 3.00 pm at Christthe King and Our Lady’s church onQueens Drive.

Each year the Holy Father issues amessage to mark the day and, in his firstsuch message, Pope Francis iscommending the day to the intercessionof Mary, so that she will help sick peopleto live their own suffering in communionwith Jesus Christ.

In his message Pope Francis turns hisattention especially to sick people andall those who provide them with care andtreatment. He begins by saying ‘theChurch sees in you, dear sick people,the special presence of the sufferingChrist’ going on to say ‘in the plan ofGod’s love even the night of pain yieldsto the light of Easter, and courage, whichenables us to confront every hardship inhis company, in union with him’.

Pope Francis underlines the fact thatalthough the Son of God made man hasnot taken away human disease andsuffering, he has taken them on tohimself, transforming and reducing thembecause they no longer have the lastword. He speaks of the true test of faithin Christ saying: ‘the proof of authenticfaith in Christ is self-giving and thespreading of love for our neighbours,especially for those who do not merit it,for the suffering and for themarginalised’.

The Holy Father highlights that we shouldapproach those who are in need of carewith tenderness, ‘when we draw nearwith tender love to those in need of care,we bring hope and God’s smile to thecontradictions of the world’ and goes onto offer Mary as a model of tendernessand sensitivity,’ who is always attentiveto the voice of God and the needs andtroubles of her children’.

In conclusion Pope Francis speaks of thefigure of St. John, the disciple who waswith Mary at the foot of the Cross. It isthis Saint, he stresses, that takes usback to the source of faith and charity,‘to the heart of the God who “is love”’.

All are welcome to attend the Mass onSunday 16 February to pray for andsupport all who are sick and those whowork in healthcare.

World Day of Prayerfor the Sick


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Every two years the KSCselects and supports amajor fundraisingproject and for theperiod 2013-15 theorder will be raisingfunds nationally for thewell-establishedinternational campaignto feed the hungry,Mary’s Meals.

The founders of Mary’sMeals began with avision that every childshould receive one dailymeal in their place ofeducation. They believethere is no reason whythat vision should not berealised. Children are atthe core of their missionand the mainbeneficiaries of all theirprogrammes. They alsobelieve it is essentialthat children areprotected from harm and are able tobenefit from their programmes in asafe and healthy environment. Fromsmall beginnings, they now feed over800,000 children daily.

Mary’s Meals works in partnershipwith local communities. In Liberia,for example, the communities therebuild the simple kitchens needed tocook meals at school. In Malawi,over 60,000 volunteers – usuallyparents – cook and serve over half amillion meals every school day.Using volunteers wherever possiblereduces costs and ensures that atleast 93p in every pound donated isspent directly on the charitable work.The average annual cost of feeding achild in these countries is just£10.70.

The Knights have given acommitment to raise funds to help

with this great mission andcampaigning will be undertakenlocally to support the national effort.In a message to the KSC, MagnusMacFarlane-Barrow, founder of themovement, said that he prays thatbefore too long, with our help, wecan bring Mary’s Meals to more ofthe world’s poorest communities andthat outside many more schoolsthere will be new queues of smilingchildren forming in anticipation of agood lunch. If you would like to knowmore, please visit their website,www.marysmeals.org.

• It is with sadness that we havelearned of the death of Lionel Wood,the father of our chaplain, Rev TomWood. We extend our deepestsympathy to Fr Tom and his family.Websites: www.ksc.org.uk andwww.kscprov02.weebly.comEmail: [email protected]

Mums the Word

Our first bi-monthly Mass of 2014was held at Christ the King on 8January. With our chaplain, FatherMark Madden, unable to be with us,Fr Stephen Maloney kindly agreed toofficiate.

Christ the King always say a prayer forpeace at their meetings and this wassaid at the Mass – ‘Holy MotherQueen of Peace hear our prayer thatwar will cease. Touch the hearts ofviolent men and teach them how tolove again. Through the grace of Christthy Son help the world to live as one.’This prayer was written by CharlesBlott, whose wife is a member of StMargaret Mary’s foundation.

Traditionally cheques from our charityfund are presented at this Mass. Ourmembers submit details of charitiesthey wish to support and these arethen voted on, with fundraising eventshappening throughout the year. Thetotal amount raised is then dividedbetween the chosen charities. ThePriests’ Training Fund is alwaysnumber one and Fr Maloney acceptedthe cheque for the fund from ourpresident, Angela Moore.

Madelaine McDonald from St MargaretMary’s foundation presented a chequeto Wyn Pickup, chair of the LyndaleCentre, a Knowsley-based cancersupport centre. A third cheque,meanwhile, was presented by TerriCameron of the Blessed Sacramentfoundation to Kevin Byrne from theWalton Neuro Centre.

All our bi-monthly Masses are specialbut the January Mass is just that littlebit more rewarding. Members are busynow thinking which charities we willsupport this coming year. The charitymust be based within the Archdioceseof Liverpool and funds must gotowards a specific project.I look forward to seeing you at thebusiness meeting in the GibberdRoom at the Metropolitan Cathedralon 4 February, starting at 7.30pm.

God Bless,Ann Hogg, Media Officer

News from the Liverpool Province of the Knights of St Columba

Knights backing internationalschool meals movement


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Worth a visit

Don’t let the winter chill prevent you fromembracing the outdoors – a trip to thecoast combining the sea air and a historicmanor house could be the perfectafternoon trip, writes Lucy Oliver. LythamHall is a fine specimen of Georgianarchitecture, near the Blackpool seafrontand the market town of Lytham St Annes.Readers of Jane Austen will appreciate the18th century manor’s imposing façadeoverlooking 80 acres of parkland.Historians, meanwhile, should note thatthe property resides on the site of aBenedictine abbey, Lytham Priory. Theformer church to St Cuthbert, built in the12th century, was erected in thanksgivingfor two miracles and remained in operationuntil the dissolution of the monasteries.More recently the manor has served as amilitary convalescent home. If the gardenscapture your imagination, try aphotography workshop on 19 February(10am-1pm). Although the hall does notopen officially to visitors until April, thegrounds are free to explore between 10and 4.30pm and on Sundays Lytham Hallwelcomes visitors on guided tours at12pm and 2pm, with the tea room openall afternoon. For more information aboutits photography and craft workshops, callLytham Hall on 01253 736 652.

By Moira Billinge

My appalling sense of direction islegendary. If I have to drive intounfamiliar territory, despite moderntechnology and satellite navigation, Iworry well in advance of the journeyand still manage to record many lostmiles on my dashboard. When mysatnav informs me that ‘You havereached your destination’, I expect it toconclude with a relieved ‘Thank God!’.Road maps and atlases might just aswell be written in Chinese for all theuse they are to me. My (self-diagnosed) geographical dyslexiarenders my brain incapable oftranslating the myriad of informationinto any logical order. In the past,direction-finding was not my onlymotoring-related problem. A phobia oftunnels – a theme of recurringnightmares – complicated matters. Icould just about cope with being driventhrough them as long as I kept myeyes tightly shut, but the remotestpossibility of my ever being in thedriver’s seat for such a journey wascompletely out of the question, beyondconsideration and not up fornegotiation under any circumstances.On New Year’s Eve, over a decade ago,I dropped some leaflets off at StAnthony’s Church on Scotland Road. Itwas starting to get dark and for somereason best appreciated by otherdirectionally-challenged individuals, Itook the wrong turning. This probablysounds as though it should have beeneasily rectified and most people wouldbe undeterred by the unscheduledchange of direction. Not on theoccasion in question, though. Havingreached the point of no return in thelane for the Mersey Tunnel – andthoroughly petrified of the dense, greyconcrete tunnel walls towering aboveme, not to mention the prospect of

ending up on the wrong side of theriver – I slowed down to a snail’s pace,much to the understandable chagrin ofother drivers as they noisily negotiatedtheir way around me. A sign saying ‘Large loads and slow-moving vehicles’ materialised to myleft. My car fitted the ‘slow-moving’category perfectly so I parked betweenan unlit Dr Who-like structure and adoor embedded in the tunnel wall and Iawaited the onset of doom.As if from nowhere, a voice behind mebarked: ‘Can I help you?’ I turnedaround and saw two policemenemerging from the ‘Tardis’ – a vantagepoint for observing the approachingtraffic and obviously on the lookout foridiots like me. I was emotionallyshredded and it became an easy taskto convince them that it was in thebest interests of all to end myunplanned path through the MerseyTunnel immediately. One of the officersgave me a cup of tea (inside the‘Tardis’) and promised to escort me tosafety via an exit for ‘unsuitable traffic’once I had calmed down.Thankfully, I have largely succeeded inovercoming my tunnel phobia – thoughI retain an extremely cautious andhealthy respect for the cavernousbeasts. Whenever I successfullynegotiate them, my great sense ofachievement is always accompanied bymy eternal gratitude for the kindnessof the two policemen. Life’s journeycan include apparently wrong choicesand turnings which may take us onunintended and seemingly disastrouspaths. Yet God uses our mistakes toour benefit. Writing ‘straight withcrooked lines’, God’s help and thekindness of others can lead ustowards a surer footing and newly-discovered wisdom. Perhaps the‘wrong’ path can actually be a blessingin disguise.

PIC Life Prayer for FebruaryMy dearest Lord

Be thou a bright flame before me

Be thou a smooth path beneath me

Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me

All of my life

Please send your favourite prayer to:Barbara, Catholic Pictorial, 36 Henry Street, Liverpool L1 5BSPlease include your contact number (not forpublication) and which parish you are from.

There is always light atthe end of the tunnel


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Children’s word searchThe Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is celebrated on February 2.There are clues in our word search for you to find out more about thiswonderful feast day.

D J O J L K S J D H I P

R E V E L A T I O N R E

E L P M E T Y L Q E T H

O S L U O R Y K S K H O

C G U D O D N E O Q G L

Q A H L A A N B F L I Y

N M G Y C T D T N P L S

N O I T A C I F I R U P

K H E T F J I K P U K I

O W I M V W O C X S D R

G O A P I Y Q N K V D I

N T X E Y S A N N A E T

HOLY DAY

GLORY

LIGHT

PURIFICATION

PRESENTATION

SIMEON

TEMPLE

ANNA

REVELATION

HOLY SPIRIT

Eating OutThis Valentine’s day why not share a lovelymeal out with the whole family. Be sure tobook your table.

The CricketersChapel Street, Ormskirk01695 571123

Ashefield HouseAshefield Park Drive, Standish, Wigan 01257 473500

51 Trattoria51 Promanade, Southport01704 510051

The Side DoorHope Street, Liverpool 10151 707 7888

Chung KuRiverside Drive, Liverpool 30151 726 8191

Casa ItaliaStanley Street, Liverpool 10151 227 5774

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In next month's Pic there will be a range ofcards from Carmel for the combinedsacraments of Confirmation & First HolyCommunion

The Carmelite MonasteryMaryton GrangeAllerton RoadLiverpool L18 3NUPlease contact the Monastery card office on0151 724 7102.Email: [email protected]

More Mullarkey

Audio copy of the Pic out nowAn audio version of the ‘Catholic Pictorial’ is available free ofcharge, compiled by students,technicians and Chaplain, HelenMolyneux, at All Hallows RC HighSchool, Penwortham

Anyone interested in receiving theaudio copy should contact KevinLonergan Tel: 01772 744148 or01772 655433 (home).

From Johnny Kennedy

Father Mullarkey was sitting in old Mrs Donnelly's kitchen having a cup of tea and a natter… and a chocolate biscuit. The old girl was going on about her next door neighbour. ‘She’s a good neighbour, Father, and she comes in every day, but shedoesn't half go on about her son Patrick,’ she said. ‘He’s an only child and she says he just pleases himself what he does. Shefound stubs of two cinema tickets in his pocket and she thinks he’s goingout with a girl.’‘Well, I suppose you can’t blame her for worrying,’ said Fr Mullarkey,‘especially if he’s an only child.’‘But he’s 46, Father!’


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