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Flourish July 2014 Lord, Let Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of Thy Word and the praising of Thy Name JULY 2014 JOURNAL OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW 70p INSIDE Church going out onto street IN response to Pope Francis’ into the lives of all people. call for the Church to go out Archbishop Philip Tartaglia onto the street, Glasgow said: “In the spirit of the new faithful have taken part in the evangelisation, I couldn’t help Corpus Christi procession in thinking that it was also a the city’s West End. loving and respectful Deacon Joe Along streets decked out assurance to the people of with banners welcoming the Glasgow that Jesus offers ordained arrival of the Commonwealth himself as spiritual Games, they carried the nourishment to everyone who page 3 Blessed Sacrament – a wishes to receive from him.” distinct expression of the Picture by Paul McSherry Church’s desire to bring Christ Full story – page 2 Welcome friends! Archbishop Philip Tartaglia greets visitors to Glasgow for Commonwealth Games IF the Commonwealth hosts and the most welcoming of This will explore the vital part Games are known as the human beings. sport can play in proclaiming the Maryhill friendly games then it is only Sport is a gift of God and the dignity and purpose of each per - right that they should come Glasgow Games is an ideal oppor - son, engaging people of all abili - tunity for us to celebrate that gift ties in teamwork and friendly Magyars and to the friendly city of and proclaim the dignity, respect competition, as well as building up Glasgow! and purpose that God bestows on communities with shared goals more nations all people, no matter their ability and ambitions. As Archbishop of the 2014 host or nationality. On Sunday 27 July, I will cele - page 5 city, I am looking forward to wel - The Archdiocese is making spe - brate Mass in St Andrew’s coming, in a special way, competi - cial arrangements to mark this his - Cathedral for all involved in the tors and their families, officials toric moment in the life of our city. Games. It will begin at 5.15pm, and spectators who will be arriv - Three of our priests (Mgr Paul long after the competitors in that ing in our city for the great festival Conroy, Fr William McMahon and day’s Marathon have crossed the of sport over the next few weeks. Fr Francis Okereke) will be on finish line. The concepts of friendliness and hand to provide chaplaincy serv - As we welcome visitors from all hospitality are profoundly ices to athletes, officials and fami - over the world to the city of St Christian ones. lies at the Games Village. Mungo, I invite you to pray for a Jesus himself uses the word Churches in the city centre and happy, peaceful and successful ‘friend’ in a way which really around the Games venues are Commonwealth Games. changes relationships for the bet - throwing open their doors, some I hope that all who come to our ter when he says to his disciples: with additional services and country will return home having “I do not call you servants… I call parishioners on hand to provide a experienced the best in Scottish you friends”. welcome (details in leaflet sent to hospitality. And the virtue of hospitality is hotels and parishes). I hope, too, that the Games will explicitly lauded in the pages of As part our own Service reward honest endeavour and ex - TR ÈS BIEN: the Gospels: “I was a stranger and Through Sport initiative, the pand Glasgow’s rich sporting tra - you made me welcome.” Archdiocese is hosting a major in - dition, and that the ideals Gillian’s gong So, over the coming weeks, all ternational conference, celebrated in sport this summer of us who live in and around the Celebrating the Gift in Sport, on will assist in building a more just pages 8 –9 Games are called upon to be the Thursday 17 July at Blessed John and compassionate society across best of citizens, the friendliest of Duns Scotus in the Gorbals. the world. IN ASSOCIATION WITH Frank & Michael Burns “Printing and Publishing for the Catholic Church in Scotland” 2 NEWS JULY 2014 • FLOURISH Archbishop ’s Glasgow priest to oversee dJULYi2a014 ry Sunday 6th, Rome – Salamanca seminary return Meeting on This is Our Faith senior phase at the Pontifical FATHER Tom Kilbride By Maria Gilmore Fr Tom Kilbride Royal Scots College, Salamanca Council for the Promotion of was just back from a my pastoral, educational and the New Evangelisation (until week in Salamanca Thursday 10th) personal experience to good when it was announced use in this new challenge.” Thursday 17th – he’ll be returning to the A well-regarded parish International Conference on priest, Fr Kilbride is also di - Disability and Sports, Blessed historic Spanish city for an extended stay come rector of the Religious John Duns Scotus hall, Education Office in the arch - Gorbals (10am) the autumn. diocese, covering primary and Friday 18th – Annual For the Glasgow priest has secondary schools, parish cat - Archdiocese of Glasgow been named Rector of the echesis and adult formation. Pilgrimage to Lourdes (until Royal Scots College, tasked He is regularly called upon to Friday 25th) with paving the way for its re - share his insights into Sunday 27th – Mass with turn as a place of seminary Scripture and is also chaplain “It was nice to see the college the college will be ready to Scotland – its historic purpose formation. to the St Margaret of Scotland again and get a feel for how provide a six-month pro- since it was founded in 1627”. Commonwealth Games The appointment – yet to be youth group. things have been developing – paedeutic period for students The Archbishop said the participants, Saint Andrew’s made officially by the new Between being asked by the albeit with lips tightly shut re - at the start of seminary forma - Bishops Conference had wel - Cathedral (5.15pm) King of Spain, Felipe VI, re - Scottish bishops to take up the garding the future!” tion, before going on to the comed Fr Kilbride’s nomina - Monday 28th – Mass for the flecting the college’s royal post and his nomination being The group was hosted by Fr Scots College, Rome, or else - tion “enthusiastically”, adding participants of the foundation – was greeted with made public, Fr Kilbride ac - Charles O’Farrell who is re - where. that his interest in adult reli - Permanent Diaconate mixed emotions by Fr companied a group from St turning to Motherwell diocese As president of the Bishops’ gious education and spiritual - Summer School, Saint Mary’s Kilbride and the parishioners Bartholomew’s, Castlemilk, after five years overseeing the Conference of Scotland, ity would be “an invaluable Monastery, Kinnoull at Our Lady of Good Counsel, on a week-long trip to college which, since 2008, has Archbishop Philip Tartaglia asset” in his work with candi - (12.15pm) Dennistoun, where he has Salamanca where they stayed hosted in-service and ongoing said: “The Bishops are very dates for the priesthood. Tuesday 29th – Meeting with been parish priest since 2008. in the Scots College. formation courses for priests, pleased to be able to announce With his move to new Italian Consul in He said: “I feel sad at the “The trip had been in the religious and lay people, as that we are re-opening a sem - Salamanca slated in for early prospect of leaving Our Lady offing since last year, and well as offering accommoda - inary and that the Royal Scots October, Fr Kilbride will be Scotland (11am) of Good Counsel parish, never in a million years had I tion and hospitality to parish College will once again be brushing up on his Spanish Wed 30th – SCIAF meeting which I have loved these past thought then how things groups from Scotland. used for the formation of can - which he studied for O Grade (1.00pm) six years, but I hope I can put would pan out,” he explained. By January 2016, it is hoped didates for the priesthood in almost 30 years ago. Forty hours Stepping out in faith on Corpus Christi adoration THE Feast of Corpus 22 June began with an hour of in while others stopped in low along the path of Christ.” pany him through the streets 6 July 2014 Christi was marked with prayer and reflection in St their tracks to pray and honour On arrival at St Paul’s, the of Glasgow,” Helen Border Saint Gildas, Rosneath a procession of the Patrick’s church, Anderston. the presence of Christ in the men, women and children said. 13 July 2014 Fr Ross Campbell, ordinariness of their lives. who took part in the proces - “My hope is that this pro - Blessed Sacrament University of Glasgow sion participated in the cele - cession will encourage others Our Lady & St Mark's, through the West End of Catholic Chaplain, gave a Mercy bration of Mass, at which to step out in faith and pro - Alexandria Glasgow. homily on the abiding pres - Helen Border, the driving Archbishop Philip Tartaglia claim our love and joy in Our 20 July 2014 ence of Christ in the Blessed force behind the procession, presided. Lord Jesus Christ. There is Saint Joseph's, Helensburgh Led by the University of Sacrament who sustains and said: “Pope Francis has asked “This event had all the hall - nothing to fear, with the Lord 27 July 2014 Glasgow Catholic chaplaincy, leads his followers on their us to take the church out onto marks of an authentic festival on our side who can be against this moving expression of journey through life.
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