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Year in Review Inside HOLY FATHER’S MESSAGES CHRISTMAS message for from each SHORT STORIES the World Day Scottish to celebrate of Peace. diocese. Christ’s birth. Page 3 Pages 6-7 Pages 20-23 No 5549 SPECIAL DOUBLE EDITION OF YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER Friday December 20-27 2013 | £2 £2 48-PAGE EDITION YEAR IN REVIEW INSIDE SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 WHAT’S ON SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY DECEMBER 20 2013 More than 300 people attended the 36th Cardinal Winning Charity Ball, which was held at Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza Hotel on Friday December 6. Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow What’s On (below left) hosted the event. His predecessor,Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti, and many guests were also in A weekly guide to upcoming Church events attendance. Those gathered were kept entertained by Fr Joe Mills, who was MC for SUNDAY DECEMBER 22 halls and a ceilidh. For the evening, and comedian Andy Cameron I Ordination to the Diaconate further information visit: (left with organisers Susan Haughey of Gareth Thomas CP, 12noon, http://www.rcdop.org.uk/index. and Mary O’Neill) who took on the auctioneering duties. St Mungo’s, Glasgow. cfm?load=page&page=181 I The auction alone brought in a total of Advent Lectures: Advent £47,800, with Archbishop Tartaglia’s gold Reflection from a representa- SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 I Papal Medal, a gift from Pope Francis, tive of the Sisters of the Mis- Pro-life Mass for feast of raising £30,000.Among the lucky raffle sionaries of Charity. A the Holy Innocents, 12 noon, prizewinners on the evening was Billy contemplative preparation for St David’s Church, Dalkeith. Maguire, brother of Mgr Des Maguire, who the true meaning of Christmas, drove off in a Suzuki Alto car, which was 7pm, Immaculate Heart of WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1 donated by John Maguire of Phoenix Car Mary Church, Glasgow. I New Year’s Day Mass at the Company.The recipients of money raised at I Parish Carol Service, St Little Sisters of the Poor House, this year’s ball were:The Wayside Club, Aloysius’ Church, Glasgow. A Glasgow. Archbishop Philip Little Sisters of the Poor, Sisters of Nazareth, choice of readings and carols Tartaglia will celebrate Mass at Mungo Foundation and St Nicholas Pastoral beginning at 4pm. All welcome 10.30am at St Joseph’s, Care to attend and get into the spirit Robroyston, home of the Little PICS: PAUL McSHERRY of Christmas. Sisters’ community in the city. MONDAY DECEMBER 23 THURSDAY JANUARY 2 I Taize Prayers in Advent, I AGAP Film and Faith Club. 7pm-7.40pm, Immaculate Con- An opportunity to enjoy a film ception Church, Glasgow. along with tea and coffee. 7.30pm-10pm, St Michael’s WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25 Church, Glasgow. For more I St Margaret of Scotland information, visit: Hospice welcomes Archbishop www.agap.org.uk. Philip Tartaglia, who will cele- brate Mass at 10.30am. FRIDAY JANUARY 3 I Monthly Holy Hour for FRIDAY DECEMBER 27 mums and mums-to-be, I Paisley Diocese youth event. 7.30pm, Missionaries of Carol Service followed by Charity, 186 Braidcroft Road, refreshments in the cathedral Glasgow. E-mail [email protected] Pope Francis talks with three Communion men who live on Occasion Wear the streets near Photography For Kids the Vatican on Tuesday, December 17. As part of a low-key celebration of his 77th birthday, the Holy Father celebrated morning Mass and had breakfast with the men Book your fitting NOW. Once you reserve A SECTION PAGE 24 LETTERS AND EDITORIAL LEADER your dress, we PAGE 2 PICTURE NEWS/WHAT’S ON COLUMN PAGE 25 CHILDREN’S LITURGY PAGE 3 LOCAL NEWS PAGE 26 SCIAF ON 2013 don’t sell to PAGE 4-5 LOCAL NEWS PAGE 27 ACN’S YEAR IN REVIEW anyone in the PAGE 6-7 WORLD/VATICAN NEWS PAGE 28 SPIRITUAL REFLECTION PAGE All your You’ll be Spoiled for choice. 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True brotherhood among riage,’ according to the Scot- three from Labour who backed the by the Scottish Government and social justice for all are peoples presupposes and demands a land for Marriage group that change. Top of the list is Bill Kidd, has confirmed that Catholic impossible without a spirit of transcendent Fatherhood.” opposes the redefinition of the SNP MSP for Glasgow schools are not responsible fraternity based on recognition The Holy Father adds that, ‘in a marriage. Anniesland, who will be defend- for sectarianism. that all men and women are particular way, human fraternity is The umbrella group of organ- ing a majority of only seven in the The Advisory Group on children of God. regenerated in and by Jesus Christ isations, which includes the 2016 election. However, Scotland Tackling Sectarianism released The Holy Father said that the through His death and Resurrection.’ Catholic Church, published a list for Marriage said it has 1178 sup- a report on sectarianism in huge wealth of the few and the Pope Francis also surveys con- of 10 MSPs with small majorities porters in his seat. Second is Fiona Scotland on December 13 and poverty of the many are symptoms temporary attacks on human dig- who are ‘vulnerable’ to being McLeod, the Strathkelvin and its findings on Catholic schools of an economy based on greed and nity—including war, economic removed at the next Holyrood Bearsden MSP,whose majority of have been welcomed by the inequality and called on the exploitation, crime, environmental election. They include Iain 1802 compared with 3207 backers Church. nations of the world to reduce this pollution and violations of religious Gray, the former Scottish Labour the group said it has in her con- The working group’s report inequality. freedom—that he says require awareness and leader, and seven SNP MSPs. In stituency. Third was George states categorically that it has The message, entitled Fraternity, the Foun- practice of humanity’s brotherhood and sister- each case, Scotland for Marriage Adam, the SNP MSP for Paisley, found sectarianism is not dation and Pathway to Peace, is close to 5000 hood in Christ. says its supporters in the MSPs’ for whom the difference between linked to faith schools, the words long. It was released by the Vatican last He decries a widespread ‘poverty of rela- constituencies exceeds their the two numbers was 621 in overwhelming majority of Thursday in preparation for the World Day of tionships as a result of the lack of solid family respective majorities. favour of Scotland for Marriage. which are Catholic schools in Peace on January 1 2014. and community relationships,’ and writes that The group has urged all MSPs Two Labour members—John Scotland. The Holy Father calls for ‘effective policies’ ‘fraternity is generally first learned in the fam- to amend same-sex ‘marriage’ Pentland, the Motherwell and “We do not believe that sec- to reduce income inequality and guarantee ily, thanks above all to the responsible and com- legislation, which is currently Wishaw MSP, and Duncan tarianism stems from, or is the ‘access to capital and services, educational plementary roles of each of its members, being considered at Holyrood, McNeil, the Greenock and Inver- responsibility of, denomina- resources, healthcare and technology so that particularly the father and the mother.’ to include more safeguards for clyde MSP—were placed fourth tional schooling, or, specifi- every person has the opportunity to express and He repeats his own calls and those of previ- opponents. Among the measures and fifth on the list.
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