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CATENA No.1095 - JANUARY 2021 The Magazine of the Catenian Association - £2 40 Marathons in 40 Years pages 16-17 Help Me To Christian Help You Leadership pages 10-11 pages 22-23 JANUARY 2021 • CATENA www.thecatenians.com Catena Advertising Rates CONTENTS DISPLAY Whole page (210mm x 297mm deep) £536 Half page (190mm x 135mm deep) £268 Quarter page (94mm x 135mm deep) £136 Eighth page (94mm x 66mm deep) £75 INSERTS Usually £51-67 per 1000 depending on size & weight CLASSIFIEDS Start from £50 CIRCLES Advertising commemorative meetings, dinners or special functions: Whole page - £158; half page - £84 All advert prices plus VAT 18 12 Copy date: 1st of month prior to publication WEB ADVERTISING Banner advertising: £51 per month + VAT Special packages available for combined display and web advertising. 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Charity When sending photographs via email please ensure that they are saved at 300dpi and as maximum quality JPEGs. 32-33 Please notify changes of address and 14-15 News Roundup Brothers’ deaths through Circle GB Strategy for the 2020s Secretary to Head Office, Coventry. Magazine published by Catenian 34-37 Publications Ltd. 16-17 Membership 40 Marathons in 40 Years Help the 38 Environment 18-19 Milestone Your magazine wrapper is easy St Mary Mackillop to recycle so please consider 39-43 the environment. 20 Around the Circles Do you know, Catena’s printers Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald are winners of the Environmental Company of the Year Award. 44-51 They use sustainably sourced 21 In Memoriam paper and vegetable-based inks. Polishing Up Their Act 51 22-23 Seeking Employment Christian Leadership Formation Programme JANUARY 2021 • CATENA 3 Heart Rooted Ad .qxp_Layout 1 10/12/2020 16:56 Page 1 Need the hope of the Bible now more than ever? 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Sadly, that is not possible, but with Zoom meetings we are now able to visit as many Circles as we wish not only within GB, but internationally. I personally have joined Circle meetings in Australia, India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Malta, Ireland and throughout Great Britain, without leaving the comfort of my own home. I would therefore encourage all Brothers to make use of Join the technology and visit where possible. I have also experienced a number of joint Circle meetings, Rooted some of which have been international, which again have 1. Since I took office in May, this has been given Brothers the opportunity to meet new friends. today an extraordinary year. The virtual meeting register on the Catenian website gives The Covid-19 virus has affected all of our lives in a way details of when Circles are meeting and the point that we could never have imagined, sadly claiming the lives of contact. of many thousands of people in Great Britain, including a 4. I have participated in the international intercessory number within our membership. rosary which has been held on the last Saturday of Many of our Brothers and their family members have the month and has regularly attracted upwards of Registered charity 232759 Registered contracted the virus during the past ten months and we 80 participants. wish them well and a speedy recovery. Again, details are on the website. Government restrictions have made it impossible for us 5. GBNC has continued to meet throughout the to meet in our normal monthly way, so we have had to pandemic and has had three virtual meetings so far. adapt. We have discovered virtual meetings, mostly by • Grow in Bible understanding and confidence means of Zoom. The various work groups are meeting regularly and planning for the time when we can all meet in a normal 2. 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In most cases, fuller celebrations will be held in 2021 or 2022 when we can meet again face-to-face. I have participated in meetings where Brothers have joined from hospital beds, cars, workplaces or other countries. 7. The recent news of a vaccine has raised all our Others were at home, shielding from the virus and lonely; hopes that there is a light at the end of this very long the meeting was their only opportunity to speak with tunnel, and we pray that it will make our proposed another human. pilgrimage to Rome in April a reality. In the meantime, I wish you all a much happier and healthier New Year and pray that we can put this difficult year behind us. 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