Newyddiadur Swyddogol Esgobaeth Caerdydd Issue 259 July 2018 Official Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cardiff Pick up your FREE copy today Archbishop receives Summer of Ordinations a relic of one of our begins as new priest earliest Popes ordained Page 3 Page 8 Christian Brown - a man of boundless enthusiasm! By Canon Peter Collins fondly remembered by so many friends for his prodigious ability to socialise and entertain. It was with profound sadness that the Christian was awarded the OBE in 2013 for Archdiocese of Cardiff received the news his contribution to a multitude of charities. that Mr. Christian Brown had died suddenly Having served in the Territorial Army he was a on Tuesday 29th May aged 53 years. As we great supporter of the Army Benevolent Fund. pray for his eternal repose, we extend the For many years he served as an active member assurance of our prayers for the comforting of the Llanover Community Council and helped of his beloved wife Monica and son Gabriel. establish the Abergavenny Volunteer Bureau. He is also survived by his mother Claudine He was also heavily involved in the Antarctic and brother Philip. Heritage Trust and with the charity devoted to He was born as a son of Monmouthshire on the provision of Music in Hospitals and Care Auguast 17th 1964 and spent his early years in Homes. It is poignant that at the time of his Abergavenny and Crickhowell. His early death he had been trying to organise a education was undertaken at Moor Park campaign aimed at increasing access to Preparatory School and then he moved on to cardiac defibrillators in rural communities. Downside Abbey School in Somerset. After Service to the Archdiocese graduating from the University of Leeds he Christian made an immense contribution to the began his career in public relations with Saatchi life and wellbeing of the Archdiocese of Cardiff and Saatchi. As well as undertaking in many capacities. For two years he served as consultancy in many arenas he played a a Trustee of the diocesan charity. He was significant role in developing and promoting the instrumental in ensuring the development of hot air ballooning industry. His contribution to the Community Hall in the Parish of Our Lady this enterprise earned him the honour of and St.Michael in Abergavenny and was becoming a Freeman of the City of London. recently supporting the parish community in Charitable works Usk with an ongoing project. His greatest He married Monica in 1997 and their son contribution was undoubtedly his role as Project Gabriel was born in 2002. Monica has Manager for thedevelopment of The described her husband as a man endowed Cornerstone Conference and Community with great charisma and boundless enthusiasm Centre at the Cathedral. With great skill and who lived life to the full. He was bursting with tenacity he steered our successful application ideas and was always eager to create and to the Heritage Lottery Fund, securing a grasp opportunities every single day. As well as contribution of £1.1 million. Christian also being devoted to his family, Christian nurtured played a critical role in arranging for His Royal many interests. In 2006 he celebrated his Highness the Prince of Wales to conduct the Investiture as a member of the Military Order of Official Opening in December 2016. During the the Collar of St.Agatha of Paterno, a body last year Christian was once again contributing dedicated to charitable works. The Order his time and energy to our plans for the conferred on Christian a number of honours in development of the Cathedral and its campus. recognition of his loyal and generous support. It was in 2016 that His Grace the Archbishop He served as Provincial Prior for a number of successfully petitioned the Holy See to appoint years. Christian as a Knight of the Pontifical Christian cultivated a great love for the arts, Equestrain Order of St.Gregory the Great. especially poetry and history. He enjoyed Following a private family funeral at the travelling and was renowned for often making Church of St.David Lewis and St.Francis Xavier arrangements before consulting Monica and in Usk, a Memeorial Mass was celebrated by Gabriel regarding their availability! He was also Archbishop Stack at a packed Cathedral on involved in many country sports. He will be Monday 25th June at 12..00.pm. 2 CATHOLIC PEOPLE ARCHBISHOP GEORGE’S Join us at the Adoremus Congress ENGAGEMENTS One hundred and forty people have now • Be renewed and refreshed so that we can JULY 2018 booked to travel by coach to Liverpool for continue to work together to bring people the main day of the Eucharistic Congress closer to Christ. WEEK OF 1 JULY being held in that city on Saturday 8 TheCongress will begin at 10am and September and this is an invitation to join conclude with Adoration at 5pm. Many of us Sunday: Confirmation Belmont Abbey 11.00 us, says Archbishop George Stack will remember the extraordinary scene in Monday: Planning meeting London 12.00 Twenty parishes in theDiocese are sending Hyde Park,London, during the visit of Pope delegates, and I am grateful to Christian Benedict XVI when Adoration of the Blessed Tuesday: Standing Committee CBCEW London 1.00 Mahoney for the sterling work he has done in Sacrament caught the imagination pf believers Pontifical Mass Westminster Cathedral 5.30 making our Diocesan presence felt. He has and non believers alike. Nuncio’s Reception “Festa del Papa” Archbishop’s House 6.30 spoken at a large number of parishes The main keynote speaker will be Bishop throughout the Diocese and awakened Robert Robert Barron. He is an acclaimed Wednesday: Standing Committee continued 9.30 peoples’ interest in this important event in the author,speaker and theologian. He is also the Meeting of CATEW Board 12.00 Caerphilly 7.00 life of the Church. There are still places founder of global media ministry “Word on available which may be booked at: Fire” which reaches millions of people Friday: 11.00 Mass for School Leavers Belmont Abbey 10.00 Meeting The cost of £55 per delegate will be paid by throughout the world. His You Tube videos with Consultors at The Cornerstone the parish. WHY JOIN IN THE CONGRESS? IN have been viewed over 25 million times with ORDER TO: over 1.5 million Facebook followers. Meeting with CAFOD at The Cornerstone 12.30 • Be a public witness that the Church is alive “Adoremus” simply means “Let us Adore”. Saturday: Cathedral 12.00 Priestly ordination and contributes signnifantly to society. The Eucharistic Congress is a gathering of Confirmation St. Joseph’s Church Penarth 7.00 • Share in a unique opportunity to proclaim our clergy, religious and laity which promotes an faith in Jesus Christ,our Risen Saviour. awareness of the central place of the Eucharist St. Helen’s School 50th anniversary Celebrations • Deepen our relationship with Him in the in the life and mission of the Church – the Priestly Ordination Rev. Nicholas Williams Cardiff Eucharist. source and summit of our life of faith. WEEK OF 8 JULY Sunday: “Beyond Words” Three Choirs Festival Gloucester Cathedral Vatican awarded international prize 2.30 Tuesday: Mass for School Leavers Cardiff Cathedral 10.00 for video on migrants, refugees Friday: St. Joseph’s School Ross on Wye 11.0 By Robin Gomes / Vatican News Global Compact for Refugees at the Palais des WEEK OF 15 JULY Nations (Geneva). It has also been presented A Vatican video campaign on migrants and Wednesday: Cathedral Architects Meeting Archbishop’s House 11.00 at UN headquarters in New York and many refugees has become an internationally- other places worldwide. Thursday: Meeting of Diocesan Trustees Archbishop’s House 9.30 recognized best practice in promoting “Pope Francis gives the Christian and indeed WEEK OF 22 JULY positive change in society through social civilized response to the pressing needs of advertising. vulnerable people on the move,” said Fr. Monday – Friday: Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Saturday: Three Choirs The International Social Advertising Festival Michael Czerny, the Under-Secretary of the Festival Hereford Cathedral 2.00 or Publifestival awarded its “Best Strategy in Section for Migrants and Refugees of the Social Action” prize to a video made by the Dicastery, during the award ceremony. Section for Migrants and Refugees of the “In images, music and movement,” he said, Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human “the video makes the Holy Father’s urgent Promotion. The video was produced by the appeal so real.” “We are happy to help this agency La Machi Communication for Good touching and indeed motivating message Causes. reach millions of concerned people The 12th edition of Publifestival took place everywhere.” Friday night at the Fernando Rojas Theater of The Publifestival also gave an award to a the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain, in video-spot on the latest Apostolic Exhortation which agencies and advertisers from all over of Pope Francis, “Gaudete et Exsultate”, on the the world took part. call to holiness in today’s world. 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