Catholic November 2017 FREE East Anglia Newspaper of the Diocese of East Anglia www.rcdea.org.uk Norfolk Peñafrancia Fatima statue convent opens celebration on visits Norwich doors to reality Norfolk Broads TV - page 3 - page 5 - page 7 St Martha’s doubles in size with £3.5m building Catholic high schools help students show real progress I Four Catholic High Schools in East Anglia have achieved impressive results in the recent GCSE Progress 8 figures which shift the focus of school league tables from attainment to progress of students and added value. Notre Dame in Norwich came top of the table for schools in Norfolk in the GCSE results with 87% of students achieving Grade 4+ in English and Maths while posting a Progress 8 score of +0.44. St John Fisher High School in Peterborough was named in the top five schools nationally which made the biggest jump in the Progress 8 results, by education magazine Schools Week, with a score of +0.39. St Bede’s Inter-Church School in Cambridge scored +0.52 in Progress 8 along with an 81% GCSE score and St Benedict’s in Bury St Edmunds scored +0.49 in Progress 8 alongside a 74% GCSE score. The new Progress 8 measure, which came in last year, compares the progress of a school's students with the progress of students nation - Headteacher, Aidan McGovern, and King’s Lynn mayor, Carol Bower, with pupils at St Martha’s outside the new building. ally with the same prior attainment data from primary school. Notre Dame Head of School, Neil Cully, said: “We were delighted with our summer exam results. They were among the best results we have ever had. “Our Progress 8 score for this summer’s GCSE results is +0.44. This means that our Year 11 students made almost half a grade Celebration as better than expected progress across their best eight GCSEs compared to students across the country who had achieved similar results to our own in their SATs at the end of Year 6. Our disadvantaged students also did very well as indicated by their Progress 8 score of A full day of celebrations on with a connection to the school filling building open. school expands +0.36.” the church to overflowing. Inside the new school hall, head - September 25 marked the 60th St John Fisher head teacher, Sean Hayes, A school choir led the singing and teacher, Aidan McGovern thanked all anniversary of St Martha’s said: “The move to judging schools on the pupils participated in all elements of involved with the school over the last Catholic primary school in progress each individual student makes is one the Mass. 60 years, including those who had King’s Lynn and the official that we very much welcome as it takes into In his homily, Bishop Alan spoke made the extension possible. He also account the actual prior attainment of each opening of a new £3.5m about how the school, along with fam - spoke about the school, its history and student. The previous system merely took extension which has enabled it ilies and the church and Catholic what it means to him today: “As staff, their raw exam results with no regard to prior to double in size from 210 to faith, gives pupils the chance to build we continue to strive to be the best attainment. We are not surprised that this has 420 places. solid and sure foundations to their that we can be, so that our children, caused a dramatic change in how we are lives. who we serve, can be the best that they ranked as a school, and I would suggest that The major expansion at St Martha’s “All these things are shaping your can be. this highlights the flaws in the previous was funded through Norfolk County lives, just as 60 years ago this school “All of my four daughters came to system. Council, the Diocese of East Anglia was shaped into being,” said Bishop this school and I feel a deep and and central government. Alan. “If you build your life on sure profound sense of belonging to St It has provided the school with eight foundations you can be sure that you Martha’s. I hope I will leave a legacy new classrooms, a sports hall, a new will be in the right place, doing the for those who come after me.” staff room and group rooms. It has right thing because God will have Pauline McSherry, one of two origi - also created a parent ‘drop-off’ area brought you there with the best of nal teachers at the school 60 years ago, behind the church in order to improve foundations, who is Jesus Christ.” helped Aidan cut an anniversary cake. congestion at peak times, and an The celebrations moved to the new The day’s celebrations continued enlarged staff car park. There is also a school extension and after some songs with a display of dancing through the new 3G multi-use games area. from the school choir, Bishop Alan decades from all the school’s pupils, The day of celebrations, on Septem - was joined by Mayor of King’s Lynn followed by an international food festi - ber 25, began with a School Mass at and West Norfolk Carol Bower and val staged by parents, stalls and nearby Holy Family Church cele - senior officer of Norfolk County games, rock climbing, a giant slide and brated by Bishop Alan with pupils, Council’s Children Services, Chris other activities well into the evening. staff, parishioners, parents and others Hey, to cut a ribbon and pronounce the I More pictures on centre pages. Page 2 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / November 2017

news in brief Church secures New prior named at Clare Priory I A new Prior has been appointed as also worked as a parish priest in Ire - head of the Augustinian Community at land, at St Brigid's church, Co Cavan. £250,000 grant the historic Clare Priory in Suffolk. In autumn 2008, Fr Stefan moved to Fr Stefan Park OSA, who has been London to establish the UK Augustini - I The Catholic Church of the Sacred Prior and parish priest at St Joseph's ans' first vocations discernment Heart in Southwold has been awarded Augustinian Priory in Edinburgh, community. This ran for five years, and a Heritage Lottery grant of £250,000 to Scotland, for the past two years, has produced 16 candidates for religious life repair and restore the church tower arrived to take on the role. and priesthood to the dioceses as well as and to improve the heating and light - He succeeds Fr Ian Wilson OSA, who a variety of religious orders. ing, subject to satisfactory progress became Prior at Clare in July 2015, “As Vocations Director I travelled with initial development work on the following his return to the UK after widely,” said Fr Stefan, “connecting proposed work. more than ten years as a member of the with young people all over the UK, and Recent structural surveys revealed Augustinian community at San giving talks and retreats in the UK, that the church tower was in danger of Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy, close to Ireland and Europe.” collapse unless urgent work was the area where the first friars of St Fr Stefan is currently Chaplain for carried out. Augustine had originated in 1244. the Medjugorje Apostolate for England Built at the height of WW1, the Father Ian has now taken up his new and Wales, for Cor Christi Trinitate, church is a unique example of the position as Prior at St Joseph's in and to Heriot-Watt University Catholic work of priest and architect Fr Bene - Edinburgh. Society. dict Williamson, who built around 30 Fr Stefan, a Glaswegian, worked in IT Father Stefan was at a shared outdoor churches in the years from the late for many years before joining the lunch at Clare Priory on Sunday August 1890s to the early 1920s, mostly in and Augustinian Order of friars in 1992. His 27 after the 10.30am Mass. The shared around London. father was Ukrainian and his mother meal was to mark St Augustine of It is built in the Late Gothic style and Fr Stefan Park OSA. Polish. “I moved away from the faith as Hippo's feast day and to thank parish - is a significant feature of the South - a teenager,” he said, “reconnecting Christ in Glasgow, and then the Antioch ioners and friends for their work. wold landscape. The view from the again in my mid-thirties. Community in Acton.” Parish Priest at Clare Priory, Fr tower is outstanding taking in the “I worked as an IT specialist for many He was ordained a priest in Edin - David Middleton OSA, said of the whole sweep of Sole Bay and the River years before making a rather abrupt life burgh in 2001. He has previously served lunch: “Our parish and priory commu - Blyth out to Halesworth. change after rediscovering the reality in Augustinian communities at St nity has so many reasons to be Parish Priest Fr Roger de Lacy- of God, after being introduced to the Mary's, Harborne, Birmingham, at St thankful. Today’s Mass and shared Spencer said: “This grant will ensure charismatic dimension of Christian life Augustine's in Hammersmith, London, lunch have given us all the opportunity that the Church can continue to wel - through the Community of the Risen and at Austin Friars in Carlisle. He has to say thank you to God and each other.” come both parishioners and visitors. It is very much part of the Southwold scene and I hope that this grant will enable more people to come and share it with us.” Work will start in the next few months to ensure that the building is safe to use whilst the complex struc - IDDowryo Housew Retreat, thre newy retre at House is open tural works are planned. Nicholas facility for the RC National Shrine in Warns Architects of Norwich have Walsingham, has been officially opened been engaged to advise on the works by Bishop Alan. and it is anticipated that the project He celebrated midday Mass at the will also help interpret the Church Basilica on September 9 and, after lunch, building as well as enhance access to officially blessed Dowry House, in the the view from the tower. presence of locals, visiting pilgrims and Parish project manager, Cedric Bur - benefactors Peter and Diana Hoye. ton, said: “We are absolutely delighted Both Bishop Alan and Shrine Rector, and extremely grateful to have been Mgr John Armitage, thanked Peter, the awarded this grant which will help us original owner of the building who gen - both preserve a unique piece of archi - erously made it available for the Shrine tectural history and enable more through the setting up of the Society of people to understand why churches are Our Lady Faithful Virgin and Mother of built as they are.” Mercy. Total costs of the project to repair Sr Camilla Oberding, from the Com - the structural defects and improve munity of Our Lady of Walsingham heating and lighting as well as provid - which runs the retreat centre, said: ing interpretative displays is likely to “Peter’s vision of a retreat centre run by be around £320,000. a praying and believing community of sisters has now been realised. His joy at the transformation of the property was Catholic palpable and evident to all.” The opening ceremony and blessing at Dowry House Retreat. East Anglia Guided tours of the building for small groups were offered to those who hadn't Bishop Alan said in his homily: “We shall rest and we shall see, we shall see Newspaper of the Diocese of East Anglia seen the rooms before and the whole day need a Sabbath day in our lives - or a and we shall love, we shall love and we concluded with light refreshments and a week, or even a month when we allow shall praise’.” EDITOR: Keith Morris celebratory cake cut by Peter and his ourselves to be refreshed and renew - a Visit www.dowryhouse.org.uk for fur - tel: 01508 488318 or wife Diana. Those who weren't too tired time of holy restfulness - a time when as ther information and to join the sisters 07712 787762 joined the sisters for evening prayer. St Augustine put it so beautifully: ‘We for one of the events taking place there. Pear Tree Farmhouse, Wymondham Road, Wreningham, Norwich, NR16 1AT Pilgrimages to Portugal and Belgium email: [email protected] I Spaces on two Diocese of East Anglia The cost of the five-day pilgrimage is ated with the shepherd children and the Articles and photographs for the next pilgrimages to Portugal and Belgium are £650 and more information is available apparitions. edition are very welcome and should be still available, if booked soon. from Pilgrimage People on 0800 6123423 or The final day is spent in Lisbon where At the end of April 2018, the 100th email: [email protected] quot - flights to and from Stansted are included. sent to the editor, ideally via email, by the anniversary of the end of World War 1, Fr ing tour code ANGL07. Places are limited The price, including travel and deadline of November 17. Tony Rogers and Fr Paul Maddison are and need to be booked by around the end accommodation in 3* and 4* hotels, is £850 leading a Diocesan pilgrimage to Flan - of October. per person sharing a twin/double room Diocese website: www.rcdea.org.uk ders on behalf of Bishop Alan to Bishop Alan will lead a pilgrimage to on a half-board basis. Single rooms are remember all the fallen from across our Fatima in Portugal in September 2018. available at a supplement of £180. The provisional itinerary with the Pil - A deposit of £250 and completed book - Advertising: Contact Janet at Cathcom on tel diocese. 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James settles into seminary life I East Anglian seminarian James Hernan - dez is settling into seminary life well in Valladolid, Spain. At a Mass of induction on September 24 (pictured above), the first Picture courtesy of Channel 5. Sunday Mass the whole college community attended, the Rector presented all new seminarians with a crucifix. The Swaffham Sisters with their five guests from the TV series Bad Habits. James reports: “The days do go quick but it feels like I have been here for a lot longer than I actually have. The Rector soon gave me a job on arrival – as one of the refectori - ans. And I've been doing the readings at Mass every day. Soon I am going to help out Norfolk convent opens in a soup kitchen which I am looking for - ward to. I have just finished a run of five its doors to reality TV hour Spanish lessons – tiring but enjoyable. The Daughters of Divine Charity in spiritual journey, but not told where. and help them to understand better 24-week Bible study Swaffham are set to feature in a new They were brought to Swaffham one by what we do and are all about. I think I A 24-week course of Bible study sessions high-profile four-part TV documentary one. When they found out it was a that the producers edited it for an audi - on the Gospel of St Matthew by Jeff Cavins on Channel 5 called Bad Habits when convent they were very surprised. ence that is not used to religion and is set to be run at St George’s church in five “party girls” are sent to the “We tried to involve them in the life spirituality,” said Sr Francis. Norwich in early November. Norfolk convent for two weeks. of the convent, in our prayers and com - “I can honestly say we felt we made a There will be both Day and Evening The documentary is reported to be munity activities. It is a very difference to their lives.” Sessions. The Day Sessions will start on the first time in a decade in which pro - down-to-earth film and although there Series producer Elaine Hackett said: Monday November 6 at 1.30pm and the gramme-makers have been allowed to were some scary moments, we feel it is "It is a real privilege to be granted Evening Sessions will begin on November 9 film inside a Catholic convent. an honest portrayal and good for the access to a convent and to nuns who at 7pm. This is a follow-up of The Bible During their stay, the five girls gave church. were willing to share their world. Timeline: The Story of Our Salvation by up their smartphones, alcohol and “When one of them went out and Channel 5 factual commissioning edi - Jeff Cavins. make-up and helped the Sisters with brought a bottle of vodka back – we told tor Guy Davies said: “It's not a finger Organiser Charles Carver said: “For me their community outreach duties. them it not appropriate and after dis - wagging exercise at young millennial there is no better way in becoming commit - Sr Francis Ridler from the convent, cussing it with us they took the vodka women. Bad Habits is a really popular ted personal intentional disciples of the who is also headteacher at the associ - and poured it down the sink. I was as and entertaining way of asking some Lord than by understanding, knowing and ated Sacred Heart School, said: “It is all concerned about the waste as about serious questions about how we live living the Word of the Lord, the Sacraments about five girls who are not satisfied them bringing the vodka back, which our lives.” and the Catechism of the Church in and with their lifestyle, drinking, spending surprised the girls,” said Sr Francis. Bad Habits, Holy Orders started on through prayer, study and sharing. We too much money on make-up and the “I am happy with the film as enter - Thursday October 19, 10pm on Channel could add to that personal directed retreats. good life as it were. tainment and we think it will bring the 5 for four weeks. “This study will help us to understand “They were told they were going on a lives of the Sisters into people’s homes http://fdc-sisters.org.uk/about-us/ how Jesus fulfils the Old Testament and also give us a deeper knowledge and more knowing, personal encounter with him. Food for soul from pop-up restaurant Contact: [email protected] I Nuns from the Daughters of TV station opens Divine Charity in Swaffham I International Catholic TV network served free soup at NUNdos, a EWTN has opened its first studio and office three-day pop-up restaurant in in the UK in a converted house in Walsing - London's Shoreditch, to launch ham. The formal dedication took place on the Channel 5 series Bad Habits, August 29 in a ceremony attended by EWTN Holy Orders. Chairman of the Board and Chief Execu - As well as show publicity, the tive Officer Michael Warsaw; Shrine Rector totally free restaurant opened in Mgr John Armitage and Bishop Alan, who response to research studies that said the facility: “will certainly be a centre show that people under the age for evangelization.” of 35 are at the greatest risk of suffering from anxiety. To avoid the distractions of Instagram and Facebook, diners A harvest hamper will be encouraged to leave their phones in a bin, and collect them I A hamper packed with harvest foodstuffs when they leave. to be distributed to those in need, was pre - For dessert, the Sisters served sented to Canon David Paul at St John’s a takeaway treat as a reminder to Cathedral in Norwich on October 8. diners to nourish the soul The hamper, from the Norwich Catenian - beyond the walls of NUNdos. Circle, was presented by its registrar, Lee Picture by Joe Pepler/PinPep. Coomber and prepared by his wife, Natalie. Page 4 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / November 2017 NEW EVANGELISATION Come home for Christmas Come Home For to you at Mass this Christmas. Christmas is an initiative Tell them you hope to see them of the Catholic Church again soon. I As a parish, invite people back which aims to offer a for January. Highlight your New seasonal welcome to Year’s Day Mass and Epiphany in Catholics who, for the notices and in your bulletin. different reasons, no While it’s obvious to regular longer or rarely attend church-going Catholics that there Mass. The message is: will be Mass next Sunday, visitors may need an invitation. Whatever your story or I As a parish, consider having a journey, the door's open well-advertised evening in Janu - for you. Rebecca ary to provide an opportunity for Bretherton explores the church-going Catholics and oth - possibilities. ers to ask questions about being a Catholic. Advertise this at Christ - mas in your notices, your I Building relation - newsletter and the noticeboard. I Make sure all your regular ships at Christmas activities are displayed on your Buy pretty much anything for notice boards at Christmas, espe - Christmas and the store will try cially RCIA or Journey in Faith to build a longer relationship courses. It’s important that visi - with you. A voucher for January tors see that we want them to join or an opportunity to give feed - us. back online: ways to make us long I Advertise how someone could term customers. Share a festive have confidential questions meal with friends and as you answered in the parish. remove your party hats to leave I Plan to come to the Creating you will probably make arrange - The Posada Journey starts on Advent Sunday, forget to send us a copy for publication in Catholic Missionary Parishes event in ments for your next get-together. December 3. Why not make your parish’s Posada East Anglia. Newmarket on January 13, 2018. The meal was good but the longer Journey more missionary this year: How can you Resources to prepare for the Posada include a friendship is more important. Whilst the Coming Home For Come to Mass this Christmas as include people who haven't been involved before? poster, a rota for the journey and prayers. These Christmas resource has been cre - a stranger and it may be a differ - If you are hosting a Posada evening, invite your have been sent to your parish. ated to offer a seasonal invitation ent experience. We know our guests to Christmas Mass. They have joined you to ‘Posada’ is a Mexican tradition. A young couple and welcome, the journey back Christmas Masses will be full of pray with the Posada statue so may be open to an - from the parish are selected to dress up as Mary into the Catholic Community can, folk we never normally see. Visi - other invitation. and Joseph and then spend the days of Advent of course, happen at any time. tors may be warmly welcomed on Here are two helpful websites to As a parish, add some invitations for your Christ - travelling from house to house asking for a room Christmas Day but do we make look at: any attempt to build lasting rela - mas season to the Posada pack as it travels around for the night and telling their hosts about the immi - www.comehomeforchristmas.co.uk tionships? The sad answer is that the parish. nent arrival of Jesus at Christmas. and www.catholicscomehome.org sometimes we do not consider A good leaflet for people who might be consider - Modern day Posada uses a statue of Mary and that it is worth trying. We can ing returning to Mass is called Catholic and Lost Joseph and the donkey instead of a young couple I Prayer for Returners even be a little judgemental about Touch. It is available as a Pdf for you to print as to travel from home to home. Posada provides an Jesus, send your Holy Spirit into people who only come to church many as you need from the resources section of the opportunity for hospitality and a sharing of our my heart in this moment. ‘once a year’ and a bit cross when I need to experience You afresh www.comehomeforchristmas.co.uk website. Christian faith with family and friends. By hosting they take our favourite seats. We and receive Your healing expect that we won’t see them Don’t forget to take a photo of people with your the statue we can join this simple but effective form and forgiveness. again until next December. It’s a Posada for your Facebook or Twitter and don’t of evangelisation. Enter my heart now. shame that we miss this golden Many different memories, emo - opportunity to get to know them tions and experiences lie hidden time to propose this Good News to after many years away from the I How can I use Christmas better. there. others. We believe we have a mis - Church is ready to be a disciple. More importantly, this is our to help others encounter Please come with Your light. sion at Christmas: to share the Nostalgia for carols or a family chance to help them to grow into Jesus Christ? Thank you that You are near. message that God is longing for celebration may bring someone to a relationship with Jesus Christ. Give me the courage to respond that deep relationship. This Mass but it is unlikely that they I Reflect on what Christmas Do we even consider that they to the invitation Christmas is part of His plan to will be ready to commit to more. means in your own Christian life. might want to get to know Him which is being given to me. draw us all into Himself. They may have many questions to We cannot share what we do not better? have ourselves. Then: Amen I If we really believe that our ask or obstacles to deal with To start a relationship mission is to bring God’s Good before they can believe we would I Simply invite someone to come we need to want to know News to people, we must under - want to share our lives with them. to Mass this Christmas: ‘I’m someone. stand that when someone comes If we don’t show that we want to going to church, would you like to Christmas reminds us that God to church at Christmas, it may be help, who will? come with me?’ Be prepared for wants a deep relationship with us the start of a longer journey back The Christmas season is a busy them to say no; it won’t be a so much that he sent His Son, to Church or they may be actively time but with a little Advent wasted invitation. They will Jesus Christ, to live with us so we looking for God in our parish. preparation we can be ready to know that you thought they were could know Him better. That is We cannot expect that anyone welcome visitors, not just for worthy of the invitation. They what we are celebrating and is coming to our parish Masses at Christmas, but to a full life with may gladly accept your offer. what makes Christmas a perfect Christmas for the first time or Jesus Christ and His Church. I Speak to the person sitting next Learn about creating a missionary parish

I Creating Missionary Parishes is a day to how their successful programme has cre - results. The programme takes people on a to support their local missionary work. help those who need a practical frame - ated over 38 parish mission teams in their personal journey of exploration into their We are delighted to be hosting this work to create or refresh a parish mission diocese. They use Sherry Weddell’s influ - own faith, seeking to give a fuller sense of opportunity for Catholics in East Anglia. team, explains Rebecca Bretherton. ential book Forming Intentional Disciples personal discipleship and to equip them to The day will include Mass and an opportu - We will be joined on Saturday January to bring small parish groups to an under - discern ways of evangelising with a wiser nity for prayer before the Blessed 13 at Newmarket parish centre by mem - standing of what is possible for them. and deeper empathy for the person they Sacrament. Please speak to your parish bers of the Diocese of Plymouth New Across Cornwall, Dorset and Devon, encounter and where they may be in their priest if you are interested in attending Evangelisation team. Their inspiring but more than 400 parishioners have taken spiritual journey. Two groups in East the event. For further information, please very practical presentations will explain part with great effect and extraordinary Anglia are already using the programme email [email protected] Catholic East Anglia / November like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/ CatholicEastAnglia Page 5

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An historic first

Part of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia fiesta, picture by Maria Veloso-Taylor. Catholic Mass I A first Catholic Mass in living memory was celebrated at the Anglican Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul in Wisbech on August 9. Catholic parish priest Fr James Fyfe and a number of his parishioners celebrated Peñafrancia fiesta the Mass. While Fr James and his prede - cessors have celebrated Mass in most of the village churches around the town this was the first time in living memory that the priest in charge had invited the Catholic on Norfolk Broads Congregation to have a eucharistic cele - The seventh annual Pilgrim - ated as a protector from typhoons: in a Lincoln, Boston, King’s Lynn, Bury St bration in his church. age and Fiesta in honour of stormy week the weather was very Edmunds, Cambridge, Stevenage, Canon Matthew Bradbury, the recently kind to us! There was a bit of a shower Colchester, Fleggburgh, Gorleston, Our Lady of Peñafrancia, on installed Anglican priest who enjoys an before the Mass started but “no matter North Walsham, Wells next-on sea and excellent relationship with Fr James, said: the Norfolk Broads, proved what the rain pilgrims remain”. Norwich) and local residents for "I am so pleased to welcome you all.” a great success, reports The Procession from the boats to the making this very special and much- Former mayor of Wisbech, Ann Purt, chairman Al Garchitorena. church with the pilgrims singing and loved event possible each year. who is a prominent memo of the Catholic reciting the Rosary is one of the largest It also marked a 'first' for St Helen's in church, also conveyed her delight at the I Around 600, mainly Filipino public demonstrations of the Christian being the very first 'open air' Mass happening. Ann is no stranger to St Peters pilgrims, from all over East Anglia, faith in East Anglia, and never fails to celebrated there. It was conducted by as she is the lead flower arranger for the Lincolnshire, and Hertfordshire took stop Sunday shoppers in their tracks. Fr Claro Conde V Conde, a Filipino town's annual Rose Fair. Pictured above over the Broads Tours fleet for the This year the head of the Procession priest from the Diocese of Portsmouth, are, from the left, Fr James Fyfe, Ann Purt Fluvial Procession (river cruise) was arriving at St Helen's just before concelebrated by Rev Bill Dimelow of and Canon Matthew Bradbury. followed by a Mass in the grounds of St the tail of it had crossed the bridge. Our Lady & St Walstan’s Church where Helen's Catholic Church in Hoveton on Tribu Bicolandia, the organisers of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia resides in September 17. the Pilgrimage, especially wish to Norwich. Our Lady is the Patron of the Bicol thank St Helen's Catholic Church, the Next year’s celebration will be on Inter-parish walkers region in the Philippines, and vener - Police, the pilgrims (from Louth, September 16. I An inter-parish walk organised by the Cambridge Justice and Peace Group, including reflections from Laudato Si’ took place around the city on September 2. Port chaplain commissioned at AoS Mass Around 15 people from the three city parishes joined in with an age range of nearly 70 years. I A Mass in honour of Our Lady Star Bernard Shaw said: “After prayers and of the Sea was held at St John the Bap - reflection at St Philip Howard, drawing on tist Cathedral Norwich on September St Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Crea - 26, organised by Apostleship of the tures, we walked through a quiet Sea (AoS). residential area and around Cambridge Mass was celebrated by Bishop Alan Biomedical Campus. and attended by AoS port chaplain, “We then followed Vicar's Brook towards volunteers, supporters, head office the city centre. Reaching Our Lady and the staff and local parishioners. AoS East English Martyrs, we were welcomed by Anglia port chaplain Patricia Ezra some non-walkers and all joined in prayer, was commissioned during Mass asking for the intercession of Mary the (pictured right). Mother of Creation, followed by lunch.” In his homily, Bishop Alan The walk also took in the Peace Garden, reminded those present how Mary is Parker's Piece and Midsummer Common the special patron of all seafarers who and concluded at St Laurence's, again turn to her as they face the difficulties welcomed by non-walkers who joined the and frustrations of working at sea, group in prayer. away from their loved ones for such long spells. “Many seafarers are Catholic and I’ve seen your work in the ports of Vigil for vocations Felixstowe and King’s Lynn in East I A night prayer vigil for vocations was Anglia. It’s a service that has touched renewed and strengthened.” God’s love – all carried out under the held at St Dominic’s in Downham Market and continues to touch the hearts of He added that AoS brings to seafar - guidance of Mary, Star of the Sea. on Friday August 18, from 10pm. It finished so many seafarers,” he said. ers a sense of community where they Thank you for all that you do,” said with a Mass for vocations on the Saturday “You befriend them, you respond to feel loved and supported, so they know Bishop Alan. at 4.30pm. The Mass was promoted by the their immediate needs, connect them that they are more than just a drop in Martin Foley, AoS National Director, St John Vianney Mission in East Anglia with their families, provide them with the huge ocean. said, “I would like to thank Bishop and was concelebrated by Dom Martin assistance to go to Mass and through “Seafarers welcome the humbling Alan for leading our celebration and Gowman OSB, Parish Priest of Beccles the local priests assist them in their strength of your prayer and love. This the Diocese of East Anglia for its along with Fr Erico de Mello Falcao. spiritual needs so their faith is is your proclamation of the Gospel, of ongoing support for our work.” Page 6 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / November 2017

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ICSt Johan the tBaphtist ine Norwdich hasral lives simply Media workshops The Live become just the second Catholic cathe - Simply team dral to be awarded the CAFOD Live make headlines Simply Award, following a year of hard from St work and commitment from the parish John’s I A series of free Media Workshops community. Cathedral. across the Diocese have now been com - There are three key strands to the pleted with over 40 people receiving award which demonstrate living simply, tailored training in how to be more living sustainably and living in solidar - effective in communicating the ity with the poor. Catholic faith through the media. Achievements during the year Workshops were led by Diocese included creating a small garden of con - Communications Director Keith templation to provide some peace and Morris and New Evangelisation Co- quiet in the city; volunteers growing food ordinator Rebecca Bretherton in all in the Cathedral garden that is used in seven deanery areas. the Narthex cafe, waste from the cafe son, Joan MacInnes, said: “Working recycle bins. Our support for refugees They were held in Beccles, goes to make compost for the garden; a towards the award has been so good for locally will continue. New groups, like Cambridge, Norwich, Swaffham, sponsored water walk, which raised over the parish, because it has got so many the parish walking group, have been set Newmarket, Peterborough and Ipswich £1,000 for Malawi and Peru; children’s different people involved. If you give a up to continue some of the activities over the past 18 months. summer camps, where they learnt about group or an individual an opportunity to we’ve started this year. It’s been a really Dozens of news stories have come climate change and caring for creation; a do something, they will respond. It’s been positive exercise for us and has touched out of the sessions with items appear - Lampedusa cross liturgy, using the cross good fun too, for all ages, especially the every aspect of parish life; from the gar - ing in the national Catholic press, and CAFOD prayers in Lent where they children’s summer camp. We will den, where volunteers work together to local newspapers and on BBC local wrote messages of hope for refugees; put - definitely keep going. grow food for the cafe, to young people’s radio stations. ting together rucksacks of toiletries and “We had our Recycle Sunday in April, groups learning to care for creation, to Keith said: “Each session was dif - cleaning products for refugees coming to and people are continuing to use the the visitors who come to the Cathedral.” ferent and was tailored to the needs Norwich and changing most of the lights of those who attended. The main aim in the Cathedral to LEDs, saving energy I CAFOD has a new Com - works from the CAFOD was to help equip people to find and in lighting. munity Participation Coor - diocesan office in the Mar - write lots of good news stories about CAFOD Campaign Engagement Man - dinator after Stephen garet Beaufort Institute in their local church and Catholic com - ager, Sarah Hagger-Holt, said: “I was Matthews left to train as a Cambridge. munity and then to disseminate them really impressed by how outward-looking secondary RE teacher after “This exciting job gives to a wider audience using print, web this parish is, which is clearly shown in almost five years in the role. me an opportunity to play and broadcast media.” the way in which they have involved the Jane Crone, who has re - a part in CAFOD's work Rebecca said: “We have been given whole parish and have worked together placed him, is now working of standing by people in the Good News of the Gospel to share. with so many different groups and indi - with volunteers in schools poverty, through prayer, Keith showed us practical ways to use viduals in the area. They have also and parishes across the dio - fundraising and cam - the media to share stories of our lives looked further afield, generously sup - cese. Jane recently moved to paigning,” said Jane. “We as Christians and to tell people of porting communities living in poverty Clare in Suffolk and attends are lucky to have a dedi - God’s love for us all." overseas, and at their own lives, identify - Mass at Clare Priory. She is an ex pri - cated and inspiring team of volunteers If you have any ideas of topics, skills ing ways that they can reuse resources, mary school teacher and has been both working in parishes and schools across or resources you would like to learn care for the environment and provide a a parish and a school volunteer in Brent - the diocese and are always on the look more about in future workshops, please warm welcome to all those who come wood Diocese. She has an MA in Pastoral out for new volunteers.” email [email protected] into contact with the Cathedral.” Theology from Heythrop College and Contact Jane at [email protected] St John’s Live Simply group chairper - Pro-life pilgrimage The annual Pro Life Pilgrim - mands – one is to love and the other is to age to Walsingham saw 1,000 forgive, and that love and forgiveness are what makes life precious. They enable us pilgrims gather on September to become the people he wants us to be. He 17, in the 50th year since the spoke of Our Lady as our guide and protec - passing of the Abortion Act in tion. Hers is a life lived for God to its full 1967. Janet Baker reports. potential and through her we can enjoy that source of life and grace in Christ which is there for every human being. I It is sobering to recognize that powerful At the end of the Mass, Shrine Rector groups within the medical profession and Mgr Armitage spoke of the decision by the outside, continue to campaign for our abor - Bishop’s Conference to re-dedicate Eng - tion laws and end of life rulings to be made land as the Dowry of Mary on the even more liberal than they are at present. Solemnity of the Annunciation 2020. He But it was not in a spirit of dejection that referred to the recently published Novena nearly 1,000 pilgrims descended on Wals - in Honour of Our Lady of Walsingham to ingham to pray and make reparation for be used as preparation for that event. The this situation. They came from the dioce - intention on Day 3 of the novena is “for the ses of Northampton, Leeds, Brentwood, protection of all life from the moment of Westminster, East Anglia and Southwark conception to natural death” and “that a in hope, in joy and in expectation to this culture respecting the sanctity of life, mar - England’s Nazareth to ask Our Lady for riage and family may once again prevail in her help and intercession. our country and communities.” The pilgrimage was blessed by the The pilgrimage offered intercessions for Miraculous Image of the pregnant “Our life during the Stations of the Cross and Lady of Guadalupe” and queues of people prayed the Litany of Life during Eucharis - were visible throughout the day waiting to tic Adoration. A feature of the pilgrimage make their veneration. is the Silent Walk into the village spiritu - Bishop Robert Byrne, Auxiliary Bishop ally carrying the Cross with Christ in of Birmingham led the pilgrimage and reparation for sins against life. spoke encouragingly of our coming to Our final destination was the Priory Walsingham in a spirit of optimism, know - grounds where the original Holy House ing that our witness can be a powerful stood and here we completed the Sorrowful sign. He added that maybe people are not mysteries of the Rosary and prayed the yet ready to listen to us, but that one day Prayer for England. they will see that God’s way is the only way. The pilgrimage this year was supported God alone knows how to deal with the by the Friars of the Renewal, also Lord attacks on family life which have led to the David Alton with his wife, and Ann chaos of our broken society and the Widecombe. destruction of his order. See www.prolifepilgrimage.org for He said that Christ has given us two com - further information and contact details. Catholic East Anglia / November 2017 follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/RCEastAnglia Page 7

Pictures by Keith Morris. Fatima statue visits Norwich

The Fatima Pilgrim Virgin communion Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Mass was statue and saints relics preceded by the enthronement and visited St John’s Cathedral crowning of the National Fatima Statue, in Norwich on September and was followed by veneration of the Relics of Saints Jacinta & Francisco, and 23 and 24, with hundreds enrolment and investiture of the Brown of people turning up for a Scapular. programme of Masses, In his homily, Bishop Alan said: “One hundred years ago, the visions to three services, prayers films and poor shepherd children quickly became talks. an international story and have remained so ever since. “May we all learn from Our Lady’s I The visit to the Diocese of East Anglia message to be confident in the love and was part of a nationwide tour of cathe - refuge of her Immaculate Heart in times drals to mark the centenary year of Our of trial. May we also learn from the sim - Lady’s apparitions in Fatima, Portugal in plicity and humility, from the trust and 1917. Earlier this year, shepherd children childhood virtue of our two saints – so Francisco and Jacinta, who witnessed that we too may prepare well for our the visions, were canonised at Fatima by journey to heaven and so leads others Pope Francis, and became the first there by our prayer and sacrifices.” children in the history of the Church to From September 25 to 27, the statue become saints during the ordinary and relics visited Walsingham at a Pil - course of their family life. grimage Retreat, led by Fr Simon The highlight of the weekend was Chinery, priest of the Ordinariate of Our Mass said by Bishop Alan with a post- Lady of Walsingham.

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Living in the heart of London, the Tyburn Benedictine Community has as its special mission, prayer for the people of England and Wales. Our monastery is built on the site of the Tyburn gallows Tears of joy from Lesley where 105 Catholics were martyred during the reformation. Our life of prayer draws Sisters I Teaching assistant Lesley Carter was teaching assistant and a high level teaching from many nations. reduced to tears of joy when she was pre - assistant. She is part of the backbone of our ««««««««« sented with a Papal Blessing to mark the end school and we love her. ««««««««««« Please remember my intention/s in prayer. «««««««««« of her 23-year career at St Thomas More “We had great celebrations at the end of ...... Catholic Primary School in Peterborough at term but we wanted something really special

a ceremony on September 20. to mark the occasion of the end of her career Lesley was presented with the blessing at our school and we thought a Papal bless - I would like to help your Mission Foundations. from Pope Francis by Bishop Alan at the end ing was the way to do it.” My gift of £____ is enclosed (payable to Adorers of a Diocese of East Anglia Schools Mass at An emotional Lesley said: “I just can’t of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). Thank you! ««««««« St John’s Cathedral in Norwich on Septem - believe it, it’s wonderful. My time at the Please send me vocations information. $GGUHVV«««« ber 20 in front of a group of adoring pupils. school has been an absolute joy - it does not Name«««««««««««««««««««««...... School Headteacher, Anne-Marie McElhin - feel like work at all. It is such a community, ««««««««« ney, said: “Lesley has been at our school for a family and I can’t believe that they have 23 years as a general teaching assistant, a given me this just for enjoying my work.” Please print. REPLY TO: Mother General, Tyburn Convent, 8 Hyde Park Place, London, W2 2LJ Tel.: 020 7723 7262 Catholic East Anglia / November 2017 like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/ CatholicEastAnglia Page 9

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Pictures from the St Martha’s celebration on September 25. Pictures by Keith Morris. Full story on page one. Pictures by Keith Morris. Pictures from the Schools Mass and picnic at St John’s Cathedral. Page 10 like our schools at: www.facebook.com/RCDEANewSchools Catholic East Anglia / November 2017

news in brief Fens church with link to former Pope I Fr James Fyfe said Mass in the Anglican parish church in Tydd St Giles, which claims a link to the only Englishman ever to have been elected as Pope. Fr James celebrated the Harvest festival Mass on September 25 in an impressively decorated church whose choir sang and provided refresh - ments afterwards. “Rector Sandra Gardner made us all very welcome,” said Fr James. “Interestingly, there is a local belief that Nicholas Breakspeare was a curate there before going on to better things in Rome - he is the only Eng - lishman to have been elected Pope as Pictured left, Adrian IV from 1154 - 1159.” Bishop Alan prays at the grave of Website accolade Leonard I The Diocese of East Anglia website Cheshire has been named as among the Top 100 (above). Best Catholic Blogs on the planet. It comes it at number 74 as the only English diocese to make the list and joins other websites such as the Catholic News Agency (No1), Catholic News (No 3), the Catholic Herald (No Mass marks start of 11) and Catholic Church for England Wales (No 69). blog.feedspot.com/catholic_blogs/ cause for Suffolk hero “I no longer dread having to climb the A Memorial Requiem Mass stairs.” Mr. Rowe, Nottingham to celebrate the life of

Next day installation available Suffolk humanitarian and Stay in the home you love For all types of staircase philanthropist Leonard Free survey and quote 365-day local service Cheshire took place on 0800 016 9727 September 7, in his home village of Cavendish on the centenary of his birth. Keith Morris reports.

I The Mass, which was celebrated by Bishop Alan, also marked the start of a campaign by the Diocese of East Anglia to promote his Cause, the first step to canonization as a saint, and was attended by his two children, Jeromy and Elizabeth. Leonard, who died in 1992, is best known for his work creating hundreds of Pictured after the memorial Mass are Leonard Cheshire’s children Jeromy (left) and Elizabeth homes around the world to care for dis - with Bishop Alan and Fr James Fyfe. abled and vulnerable people, much of it with his wife Lady Sue Ryder. He was After the Mass, daughter Elizabeth very long way off and it may be 50 or 100 also an outstanding war-time leader and Cheshire said: “It was an absolutely years hence - it is a discovery process. pilot who was awarded the VC. He con - lovely and really moving Mass and a very “Bishop Alan and the Diocese are em - verted to Catholicism at the age of 31. nice and personal homily from a priest barking on the process because Leonard Giving the homily at the Mass was Fr who knew Dad in his last few years. lived in Cavendish. But he is a world- Barry Clifford OSA, who knew Leonard “He would have been very surprised wide figure and many people will be and Sue personally when he was their and humbled by the canonization praying for the success of the Cause and parish priest at Clare Priory, near process. He was a really good man and we shall reach out to them. However, we Cavendish, in the late 1980s. was always motivated by a desire to do shall begin in East Anglia first because He said: “Leonard was certainly a very what was right and do the things that there are people here who knew him and holy man, a great man. At his memorial needed to be done. He was also a truly remember him and who may have some - Mass in Westminster Cathedral in 1992 I spiritual person and had a very deep thing to tell us.” spoke with Bishop Alan Clark and said faith. He lived his life through his faith Before the Mass, which took place at St then that I thought that Leonard should and everything he did in the years that I Mary the Virgin parish church, Bishop be canonized. I have always believed that knew him was guided by that faith.” Alan prayed at the grave of Leonard and a lot of people did. His faith was very Fr James Fyfe, who is promoting the Cheshire in the nearby church intellectual but he was very holy and Cause of Leonard, explained: “It means graveyard. down-to-earth. The great quest and com - to begin to try to collect any evidence for Anyone interested in the cause, mitment of his life was for peace.” sainthood from among the faithful. There or wanting a prayer card, is invited to Fr Barry spoke of his personal memo - is a prayer card which invites people to contact: Fr James Fyfe, 69 Queen’s Road, ries of Leonard including one day soon pray to Leonard for a particular reason. Wisbech, PE13 2PH. after the great storm of October 1987 If the prayers are answered then evi - Details of answered prayers should be when he saw Leonard and Sue climb dence is collected, examined and pre - sent to Leonard Cheshire Cause c/o The through the branches of a fallen tree to sented. This does not mean that we White House, 21 Upgate, Poringland, get to Mass. already think he is a saint - that part is a Norfolk, NR14 7SH. Catholic East Anglia / November 2017 follow schools on Twitter at: twitter.com/RCNewSchools Page 11

Parish gets on bikes for Panama news in brief Two new books I Parishioners and clergy from St Ferry Meadows and back again. Also in the group was Deacon David Peter and All Souls Church in Peter - Over £700 was raised by the July 8 Kucaba, a member of the La Salette borough got on their bikes to raise event and coordinator, Gianni Seminary in Kraków, Poland, where money to send a group of young peo - Bavetta, said: “It was nice to see the he is training for the priesthood. Over from Suffolk priest ple to World Youth Day 2019 in young and young at heart take part in the last month he had been assisting I Retired Suffolk priest, Fr Anthony Fore - Panama. Susanne Myall reports. our parish fundraising bike ride. This the clergy at St Peter and All Souls. man, has published two new books. ‘Lidgate The sponsored bike began at Peter - bike ride not only benefitted our His last Mass before returning to – 2000 years of a Suffolk village’ records the borough Cathedral and followed a youth by raising funds for World Poland was on August 1. story of Lidgate through the ages. Lidgate, ten-mile route via the River Nene, Youth Day – Panama 2019, it has also At the end of the Mass he was given near Newmarket was the birthplace of the Orton Mere and the Nene Valley Rail - brought our Parish community a very appreciative round of applause poet monk John of Lidgate. The book is way to the Water Sports Centre at together.” by all. illustrated with many old photos, anecdotes, and details of former residents. The book may be purchased for £12 – including postage and packing from: Rev A H Fore - man, ‘Wheelwrights’, Lidgate, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9PR or e-mail at humph.fore - [email protected] . The second book, ‘Letters from the Trenches 1915 – 1917’, is a collection of 17 family letters written by Lidgate young men who were killed in the First Word War. They give a poignant glimpse into the horrors of those days. The original letters are lodged in the Suffolk Records Office. The cost is £6 including P and P.

The Dowry of Mary pilgrimage at Walsingham Novena republished I A Novena prayer booklet, in honour of Our Lady of Walsingham, which marks the start of a national mobilisation of prayer for the Church and for the nations of England (Mary's Dowry) and Wales, has been repub - lished by the National Catholic Shrine in Walsingham. The nine-day prayer guide has been up - dated by Shrine Rector Mgr John Armitage and others and the hope is that through it, the emergence of a truly nationally-led Novena will happen across the dioceses of England and Wales. Pilgrims from wAroundo 3,00r0 plilgdrims , chworld ouurselvres. ch “Mary said yes to God ‘let it be as you representing the universal have said’. Those who say ‘yes’ to God are Catholic Church, gathered filled with the grace of God and the joys at the National Shrine of of God and Mary is full of grace and is full of joy. Our Lady at Walsingham “’Remain in my love,’ said Jesus. For on Sunday September 10 those who remain in the love of Jesus, for the annual Dowry of great things are possible, they have all that they need,” said Bishop Alan. Mary Pilgrimage. Keith “We are in a safe place here in the home Morris reports. of Mary in the Nazareth of England. One thing that you can be sure of is that when I Led by Bishop Alan, the day of pilgrim - you go to Mary’s house you are very age began with a colourful parading and welcome indeed, no matter where you reception of national flags and banners have come from. Here we are Mary’s including from Sri Lanka, Trinidad, guests, Mary’s children. We follow Jesus Ghana, India, Ethiopia, Latvia, Philip - by following Mary.” pines, China, Congo, Ireland, Nigeria, A solemn Mass of Our Lady was then Vietnam and across England and the Hail presided over by Bishop Alan in the open Mary was said in around 20 different lan - air Chapel of Reconciliation. guages. After picnic lunches, pilgrims Welcoming all pilgrims, Bishop Alan processed, many singing and dancing, said: “It is good to see so many different along the Holy Mile between the Catholic countries represented here today. We are Shrine and Walsingham Abbey where the truly the universal Catholic Church here bishops conducted a Benediction of the in Walsingham. We think particularly of Blessed Sacrament and said prayers at those people who are being caught in the the original shrine site in the Abbey storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean, grounds. Cuba and the United States.” The pilgrimage is named after the 14th The Bishop of Brentwood, the Rt Rev century convention of England being Alan Williams, gave the homily. He said: known as the “Dowry of Mary” and is the When God asked her to be the mother of principal pilgrimage in honour of Mary. his son, Our Lady Mary lived in an anx - ious, troubled and unsure world. We also I Full p icture gallery to download at live in an anxious, troubled and unsure www.rcdea.org.uk Page 12 latest youth news at: www.facebook.com/igniteyea Catholic East Anglia / November 2017 Tributes paid to Cardinal Tributes have been paid to in Sandringham, Norfolk. the former Archbishop of On reaching the age of 75, Cardinal Cormac submitted his resignation to the Westminster, Cardinal Holy See and he became the first Arch - Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, bishop of Westminster to retire, all his who died peacefully on predecessors having died in office. September 1, aged 85 . He continued his work in Rome, taking up new posts on the Congregation for Bishops and the Congregation for the I Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was born in Evangelisation of Peoples and he partic - Reading on August 24, 1932, the fifth son ipated in the 2013 conclave as a non-voter. of Dr George Murphy-O’Connor and his Throughout his life, Cardinal Cormac wife Ellen. His parents originally came kept up a keen interest in sport, from County Cork. especially rugby and golf, and music. He During the Holy Year of 1950 he began was a talented pianist and occasionally training as a priest for the Diocese of performed at charity events and celebra - Portsmouth at the Venerable English Col - tions. He will long be remembered for lege, Rome, where he joined his two his personal warmth, humour and brothers, Brian and Patrick. While in persuasive leadership. Rome he gained licentiates in Philosophy Bishop Alan Hopes paid tribute, and Theology from the Pontifical Grego - saying: “I was privileged to work with rian University and was ordained in 1956. Cardinal Cormac in the Westminster In 1966 he became private secretary to Diocese, first as Vicar General and then the Bishop of Portsmouth, Derek as an Auxiliary Bishop. He ordained me Worlock and in 1971 returned to Rome as as a bishop in Westminster Cathedral in Rector of the Venerable English College. 2003. A personal source of inspiration, he The years following the Second Vatican was also a source of inspiration for the Council were challenging ones to be a Catholic Church in England and Wales seminary rector, with much uncertainty which he led for ten years as the Cardinal about the future and the constant need, Archbishop of Westminster. as he later put it, to “broker a peace “His total commitment to the Church between the people who want to change which he loved and served so well over a everything and the people who want to Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk period of sixty years, his optimism and change nothing”. He proved to be action in the face of adversity, his enthu - a steady pair of hands and hosted succession to Cardinal Basil Hume. The he commissioned Lord Nolan to chair an siasm and his cheerful disposition, gave Archbishop Donald Coggan of following year he was created a cardinal independent review on child protection encouragement and support to clergy Canterbury during his historic visit to priest. As a cardinal, he was appointed to in the Catholic Church in England and and people alike and spoke of his simple Paul VI in 1977. the Congregation for Divine Worship and Wales. but deep faith and trust in the Lord. May In 1977 Cardinal Cormac was appointed the Discipline of the Sacraments, the This was a landmark document and led he rest in peace. third Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. Administration of the Patrimony of the to the establishment of an independent Cardinal Cormac had strong links with From 1982 until 2000 he was co-chairman Holy See, the Pontifical Council for the office to oversee the protection of the Diocese of East Anglia. He led the of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Study of Organisational and Economic children and vulnerable adults. Chrism Mass during the inter-regnum International Commission (ARCIC), and Problems of the Holy See and the He enjoyed good relations with the before Bishop Alan was appointed and ecumenism remained a cause close to his Pontifical Council for the Family. Royal family and in 2002 read a prayer at spoke at the University of East Anglia in heart. Aware of the scourge of child abuse the funeral of the Queen Mother and Norwich last year as part of the Newman In 2000 he was appointed tenth and having had personal experience of preached before Her Majesty the Queen Lecture Series, on the Changing Faces of Archbishop of Westminster, in cases as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, and Prince Philip at the Sunday service the Papacy. 101-year-old priest with a ruthless dedication to God Monsignor Augustine Hoey, a priest of the the ‘life of prayer’ in Walsingham and he was Diocese of Westminster, who lived in approaching his 100th birthday, he still concelebrated Walsingham for some years to pray for and daily at the Church of the Annunciation in the village. support the work of the Shrine and for When it was his turn to read the Gospel, it was evident that, without a shadow of doubt, for him this truly was unity among Christians, has died at the ‘the Word of God’ – even though it did not go unnoticed age of 101. He was a well-known and loved by the congregation that, when he read, it added figure. Fr Denys Lloyd pays tribute . several minutes to the length of the celebration. When I needed to find a new confessor, once Alan I The words of the Short Chapter at None, as Fr Williams became Bishop of Brentwood, Fr Augustine Augustine spoke them in the Community Church at agreed to take me on. By then he was in his late 90s but Mirfield in probably 1962 or 1963, have been with me no less searching than he had been when he used to ever since: “Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfil hear my confession as an Anglican. “But are you the law of Christ.” really grateful to God?” he frequently asked. We often I was then a student at the College of the Resurrec - talked for quite some time and he was a mine of infor - tion and those words have been a compass to my mation about what was going on in the church and in ministry ever since. I am sure it was then and always the Diocese – partly because of the constant flow of has been the depth of his prayer and closeness to God visitors and penitents from all parts of the country. that again and again lent to Fr Augustine’s words a Aged 99 he was given the title of Monsignor. A penetrating power and authority. memoir, Trembling on the Edge of Eternity, by Antony When I was a member of staff at the College of the Pinchin and Graeme Jolly, was published in 2015. Resurrection – from 1969 until I was received into the Monsignor Augustine Hoey. One of my last memories of Fr Augustine, like my Catholic Church in 1990 – I spent substantial parts of first, is of how his words resonated with an extraordi - many college vacations at the ‘House of Prayer’ from the sitting room floor a recalcitrant layer of nary, penetrating power. What he said at the end of the Fr Augustine established - first in a flat in Hulme, chicken droppings – the previous owner having used Mass for his 100th birthday in the Reconciliation Manchester and then in a redundant vicarage in the room as a run for his poultry. Chapel at Walsingham was his ‘last word’ on his Sunderland. Fr Augustine’s manner of celebrating the Eucharist, passion for the restoration of Christian unity. Fr Augustine’s remarkable, and in a sense quite spoke eloquently of his wonder and awe before the Before the blessing, he moved forward from his place ruthless, dedication to God showed itself in his atten - majesty of God. Occasionally, in the 1960s, he was as a concelebrant, and with a voice that seemed as tion to fine detail, not only in the creation of the invited to be the celebrant at the College Eucharist - strong as it had been when he preached parish mis - carefully typed and indexed office books we used, but every move, every gesture was done with a striking sions in the 50s and 60s, he expressed his horror at the also in the very simple, but uniformly elegant décor of grace. Even in his old age, his back remained ram-rod ‘scandal’ that shamed the place he loved so much – the both the flat in Hulme and also the house - ‘Emmaus’ – straight when he genuflected. It was not for nothing scandal of separation and disunity at Walsingham: in Sunderland. But that was achieved in Hulme by his that his mother had been on the stage. Mary still being honoured at two separate Shrines. first spending many days on his knees, scraping off And years later, when, as a Catholic, he was living “This scandal must cease! – we must pray…” Catholic East Anglia / November 2017 follow youth news on Twitter at: twitter.com/igniteyea Page 13

YOUTH MATTERS Key 2017/18 dates Launch for World Youth Day 2019 I October 27: Vigil for Life I The next World Youth Day will be in Anglia have not only found the pilgrimage Panama City in 2019, a group from East enjoyable – it’s also been incredibly faith I November 25: Flame Keepers, Norwich Anglia will be going and there is a dioce - nurturing and for some even life-changing. san launch in Newmarket on November “I felt this trip has definitely changed my I November 26: World Youth Day 2019 Launch, 26. faith for the better and has gone as far as Newmarket “It doesn’t seem long ago that we to change my life,” said Joseph Kalusza- returned from Poland after having an Gilbert, St Ives Parish, talking about WYD I incredible time at World Youth Day 2016,” 2016. January 5 – 7: Ignite Lite Weekend (venue to be said Hamish MacQueen, Youth Service The World Youth Day Panama 2019 decided) Director. John Paul in 1984. It’s much more than a East Anglia Diocese Launch will take “But we need to start early to give peo - day – usually over a week. It brings place at Newmarket Parish Centre, 14 I January 6: Epiphany Candlelight Mass, ple a chance to prepare for the 2019 together young Catholics from around the Exeter Rd, Newmarket CB8 8LT on Poringland, event. Part of this is about raising money world to celebrate their faith and learn November 26, which is National Youth Sunday. but just as important is getting to know more about it – it’s an encounter of the I March 29 - April 1: ‘Mysterium’: Triduum Retreat each other and reflecting on the theme ‘I young people of the world with the Pope The afternoon starts at 1pm (bring a for 18-35s, Walsingham am the servant of the Lord. May it be done and the Christian community of the host packed lunch) and will finish by 4:30pm to me according to your word. (Luke country. after Mass celebrated by Bishop Alan I 1:38)’, which we will be doing in our Recent World Youth Days have been World Youth Day is for young people May 5 – 6: Ignite Diocesan Youth Festival, preparation days.” held in Madrid, Rio and Krakow. Young who will be 17 or older by September 1, Swaffham World Youth Day was started by Pope people who have attended from East 2018, and adult leaders. I May 7: Pilgrimage Walk to Walsingham

I June 2 – 3: Celebrate East Anglia Family Conference, Bury St Edmunds

I July / August: Youth Pilgrimage (location and dates to be decided!)

I July 30 – August 3: New Dawn Family Conference, Walsingham

I August 24 – 31: Pilgrimage to Lourdes

I August 23 – 27: Youth 2000 Prayer Festival, Walsingham

I August: Summer Camp (location and dates to be decided)

For more details of each event, please see www.rcdea.org.uk/youth

Youth contacts

Tel: 01508 486236 Email: Ignite Team enquiries The new-look Ignite team, from [email protected] the left, Ciaran Losasso, Cat All other enquiries Williams, Hamish MacQueen, [email protected] Fr Luke Goymour. Facebook: www.facebook.com/igniteyea Twitter: @igniteyea Web: www.rcdea.org.uk/youth/ Ignite team grows The Ignite Team – the news ever – That God loves them, and As members of the Ignite Team, they wants to have a relationship with will continue to spread the Gospel mes - Youth Mission Team of them!” sage throughout the Diocese of East the Diocese of East Also joining Fr Luke is Ciaran Anglia working in both parishes and Anglia – is growing. Losasso who comes from Norwich and schools running retreat days, youth became more involved in youth work in groups and Confirmation / First Holy the Diocese after World Youth Day in Communion classes. I Joining Hamish MacQueen (Director 2016. He joined the volunteer ‘Ignite They will also continue to run events of Diocesan Youth Service) and Cather - Lite’ team and from there became a full- such as the Ignite Festival and other ine, (Cat) Williams (Team Leader) is Fr time member as a ‘gap year’ after study - events they are planning to launch Luke Goymour and Ciaran Losasso. ing history at UEA. throughout 2017 and 2018. Having Fr Fr Luke has been appointed full-time “I feel that it is a great blessing to be Luke as part of the Ignite Team also en - chaplain to the Diocesan Youth Service, given this opportunity to serve young ables them to offer greater availability and much of his ministry will be as people and the Church on the Ignite of the Sacraments such as Youth part of the Ignite Team. He is particu - Team,” said Ciaran when asked about Masses. larly excited about visiting young taking on this new role. “We are really blessed to have such a people in their parishes. “It is so special to be able to play just strong team this year and I am so ex - "We are a Mission Team,” he said. a part in helping others to encounter cited about what we are able to do in “That sense of being 'sent' to preach the Jesus and the Good News that He bringing the Gospel message to young Gospel of Jesus Christ is central to our brings, and that we all so desperately people in East Anglia,” said Hamish. make-up. It's a real privilege to be sent need in our lives. It is even more of a If you would like the Ignite Team to into parishes and schools to share with privilege to be able to do this among the come to your school or parish, do get in the young people of our diocese the best people and places I grew up around.” touch. Page 14 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / November 2017 Pilgrims visit wonderful Lourdes

The Diocese of East Bernadette followed instruc - Anglia was, once again, tions from the Immaculate well represented on the Mother of God. There were Catholic Association Pil - opportunities that some of us took to use the ‘free day’ to go up grimage to Lourdes (18-25 into the mountains or to the tiny August) – taking more and largely unchanged village priests and more nurses of Bartres in which Bernadette than any of the groups spent two short periods of her that make up the Catholic life. The first was when she had Association. Deacon John to be wet-nursed by a women Morrill reports . who had lost her own child and when her own mother was unable to nurse her; and the sec - I East Anglia also takes more ond was when she was sent than our share of those who there to work at the age of thir - work in the Accueil (hospital), teen, a year before her including the whole of the team encounters with The Blessed responsible for the laundry. That Virgin Mary. The church where said, our numbers were down by she worshipped offers a differ - about a quarter from previous ent way of getting close to her years, and particularly striking and her story. is that we are not taking any For the past seven years, the youth to help the assisted pil - diocesan pilgrimage has been grims get about. The reason for directed and organised with the drop in numbers can be in great commitment and love by large part explained by the fall Deacon Clive Brooks of St of the pound against the euro, Marks parish in Ipswich, but he and the increasing costs of fly - has now stood down and handed ing those who need assistance. over responsibility to myself. At So the trustees of the Catholic the diocesan Mass midway Association are exploring ways through the pilgrimage, Bishop of keeping down the costs. For Bishop Alan presides at the grotto Mass at Lourdes. Picture by Johan Bergström-Allen. Alan thanked Deacon Clive for example from 2019 we may go all that he had done, and pre - slightly earlier and for one day and pilgrims pure and simple. than taking, and that very much usual there was Mass daily sented him with a diptych icon less (this needs to be worked Lourdes is quite simply a won - includes the assisted pilgrims. somewhere within the ‘domain’, of St Bernadette and of the out). derful place not only because of A highlight this year was that the area on both sides of the Immaculate Conception. Clive It was not as hot this year as what happened there in 1858, Bishop Alan, who led the East river close to the Grotto; and will be a hard act to follow, but I in some other years but there but because of what happens Anglia pilgrimage as he has there were liturgies of healing will do my best to get more from was more rain (and thunder!). now. Lourdes seems to me to be every year since he became our (reconciliation and anointing), our diocese to come to Lourdes. None of this dampened the closer to the world as it is sup - Bishop, had the great privilege and an opportunity to go down I am in Newmarket parish, at spirits of the 80 or so assisted posed to be than anywhere else. of being the presiding Bishop at into the spring which miracu - [email protected] and on (or sick) pilgrims, their helpers Here everyone is giving rather the Mass in the grotto itself. As lously appeared in the grotto as 07956 536140.

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BUILDING BRIDGES Pilgrims inspired by Holy Land visit Can you help

I Some 37 pilgrims from across the Diocese spent build bridges? eight days in the Holy HOLY LAND Land visiting holy places The two current Diocese of East Anglia and meeting with the Christians of the region in Building Bridges projects are support mid September. for the salary of a kindergarten In wonderfully warm teacher in the Holy Land and a new weather the group trav - formation centre for children, youth elled to Galilee and celebrated their first Mass groups and adults at Battambang in on the shores of the lake. Cambodia. Led by Fr Paul Maddison and Deacon Andrew If you would you like to support these Eburne, the group reflected on the scriptures projects, cheques should be made in so many beautiful payable to the “RC Diocese of East places, visiting Caper - Anglia”. naum, Nazareth, Tabor, Jericho, Jerusalem, Beth - First lehem and Ain Karem. Fr Paul said: “On Sun - Name...... day we celebrated Mass with the parish in Beit Jala Surname...... which was an inspirational event. After Mass we had back in the UK. scriptures been brought to life but that she Address...... coffee with the parishioners and learnt how “We also visited a refugee camp and met had also seen the faith and hope of the difficult it is for them to live their faith in that with the staff and students of Bethlehem Christian community in the land of Jesus, ...... part of the world. Fr Johnny, priest at Beit University, giving us a wonderful insight into which had strengthened her own faith. Jala, said how welcome we were and how the work of the Catholic church in the Holy Pictured above are East Anglia pilgrims ...... encouraged the local community felt know - Land. One of our pilgrims summed up her renewing baptismal vows at the River ing that they had the prayers of our diocese experience by saying that not only had the Jordan...... Postcode......

Amount enclosed Ê Mass is celebrated ...... Anything you give will be divided equally between Cambodia and the Holy Land unless you indicate by tick - in Cambodian-style ing the box below that all your money Over 100 people from 10 parishes should go to that project. across the Diocese joined together Ë Cambodia Ë Holy Land for the Cambodian Pchum Ben (Holy Souls) Mass at Sacred Heart, North Walsham on Friday GIFT AID September 22. Pauline Andrews You can boost your donation by 25p reports. in Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity I The chief celebrant was Fr Peter Sok from the tax you pay in the current tax Na from Phnom Penh and eight other year. Your address is needed, above, East Anglian priests concelebrated with to identify you as a current UK tax - him, including former parish priests of Sacred Heart, Fr David Bagstaff and Fr payer. Peter Marsh. Even Australia was represented by Fr DECLARATION Gavin Small, on vacation and supplying for Fr James Walsh. Fr David Ward I am a UK taxpayer and wish the RC (Costessey) gave the homily. Diocese of East Anglia to treat this Representatives of the youth of the donation as a gift aid donation. parish led the impressive opening proces - I understand that if I pay less Income sion, which was accompanied by a Khmer setting of the Gloria. This was fol - CAMBODIA Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the lowed by the offering of traditional gifts current tax year than the amount of of food, flowers and incense at the Offer - Gift Aid claimed on all my donations tory and the strewing of rose petals at the it is my responsibility to pay any Consecration. Pictured above are In the Cambodian Church, it is custom - difference. ary to write the names of departed loved young people at the Mass with Fr Peter ones on a white paper cross which is Signature:………….....……...... … displayed on a board and incense offered Sok Na and, left, the in their memory. burning paper The crosses are then burnt to symbol - crosses ceremony. Date:……………………...... ……… ise souls rising to heaven. Pictures by Gerald This very moving conclusion to the Fox. Please send to: Building Bridges, 21 Mass took place almost as it would have Upgate, Poringland, Norwich, NR14 been in Cambodia – except the burning took place outside on the piazza in defer - 7SH ence to fire regulations. As Fr Mark Hackeson (Bury St in Cambodia, very much a family event. share this with Fr Sok Na. A beautiful Registered charity no 278742 Edmund’s) pointed out, this was a real It was a particular and unique privilege and memorable occasion much appreci - 'diocesan family' celebration for what is, for those present to have been able to ated by all who came. Page 16 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / November 2017

News picture gallery from parishes around the Diocese

I Ten confirmation candidates from St Edmund’s in Bungay enjoyed a day of kayaking on the River Waveney on Saturday July 22, reports Andy Parris. In addition to learning kayaking skills from professional coaches, the day was designed to help develop confidence, teamwork and leadership I and, above all, provide an opportunity for a bit of healthy fun in the fresh Bishop Alan visited St Mark’s Parish in Ipswich on the weekend of September 2 and 3. He celebrated and air and sunshine, surrounded by friends. preached at all the Sunday Masses at St Mark’s and Holy Family Brantham, met with the catechists and members of the finance committee and visited some of the sick and housebound. He was enthusiastically received and welcomed by the parish. In a letter to Fr Christopher after his visit he said: “I think all is going well and St Mark’s is a happy and vibrant community.” Picture by Peregrine Bush.

I A party of parishioners from the St Felix Parish, Felixstowe, walked together to 13 churches as part of the Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride event on Saturday September 9. They included Sr Mari Paz from Mexico who is currently staying at the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Felixstowe and Fr John Barnes. The Our Father was said in each of the churches.

I The traditional Harvest Festival, or Onam, was celebrated in style this year by more than 100 Keralans in Sawston, including Catholics and Orthodox people on September 4. Fr John Minh said: “Onam nowadays is more a cultural festival than a religious celebration. It is an opportunity for everybody to show their deep gratitude and great joy for harvests, from rice or potatoes in the fields to vegeta - bles in their gardens. “The symbol of the festival is a colourfully decorated floral carpet, called Onapookkalam, made up of several varieties of flowers, seeds, and vegetables. Children and their parents would wear new clothes and clean their houses for the festival. Their foods would be different from daily ones: there is a great variety of rice, vegeta - bles, potatoes, etc prepared for the occasion, but no meat is allowed. The foods are served on banana leaves to enhance the taste and the agricultural spirit of the party. “Deeply rooted in their traditions, the Keralans in Sawston would like their children to understand their I Notre Dame Prep School in Norwich was awash with colour on Friday culture, but it was also a special occasion for Orthodox October 6 when students and staff wore their "brightest" clothes for the day in and Catholic Keralans to celebrate together. Their aid of CAFOD's Harvest Fast Day - Brighten Up Appeal. presence in Sawston has enriched the cultural life of the Children brought in donations of tinned and dry foods for Norwich village, and certainly to the spiritual life of the Church,” Foodbank and donated £1 each to the Harvest Fast Day collection. Churches said Fr John. across East Anglia took part in the appeal over the weekend.