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Parents, Bishop Hugh Standing-room children come Gilbert rallies only for the back to Mass, opposition to Bishops’ Lenten Bishop Toal assisted suicide Catchesis in calls. Page 3 bill. Pages 4-5 Paisley. Page 3 No 5609 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday February 27 2015 | £1 BISHOP LENDS A HAND TO SCIAF WEE BOX LAUNCH SCIAF last week launched its annual Lenten Wee Box, Big Change appeal with a little help from Bishop Joseph Toal of Motherwell, singing stars Susan Boyle and Nicholas McDonald and pupils from Scottish Catholic schools. This year is SCIAF’s 50th anniversary and every pound given to the 2015 Wee Box appeal—that focuses on helping woman farmers in Malawi, Rwanda and the Demo- cratic Republic of the Congo—will be doubled by the UK Government. Bishop Toal welcomed everyone to the Ash Wednesday launch in Glasgow and said that being named the new bishop president of SCIAF was a ‘great honour and responsibility.’ PIC: PAUL McSHERRY I Continued on page 2 Donate and help re-evangelise Europe I Archbishop Leo Cushley urges Scots to support SCIAF’s work in Africa and reap the potential benefits By Ian Dunn Europe have, perhaps, sometimes “I am extremely grateful to Archbishop become a bit tired amid an abundance Cushley for taking time to come to ARCHBISHOP Leo Cushley of St of material plenty.’ Malawi and see our life-changing work Andrews and Edinburgh has urged “We are an old Church,” he reflected with poor farmers first hand. And to Scots to donate to SCIAF to help “My archdiocese dates from the 12th everyone who is supporting our Lent Africa grow and to assist in the re- century. However, that should not appeal,” Mr Dutton said. “Whether it’s evangelisation of Europe. necessitate fatigue as regards the things giving a donation, putting on an event, Archbishop Cushley (right) has just of God. A life spent in union with Jesus or filling a Wee Box with small change, returned from a trip to Malawi for the Christ keeps the soul ever youthful. every penny will be doubled. That means launch of SCIAF’s Wee Box Lenten That’s as true for nations and continents that we can help many more people to appeal and has written about it exclu- as it is for individuals. Africa is witness free themselves from hunger and poverty.” sively for the SCO. to that. We in Europe should take note.” This year is SCIAF’s 50th anniversary “The suggestion that Africa can The archbishop said that even though and every pound given to the 2015 Wee Catechise Europe in the Catholic Faith he had spent just a week in Malawi, he Box appeal—that focuses on helping should not be too shocking,” he said. had ‘happened upon two dynamic women farmers in Malawi, Rwanda and “Throughout the history of our young African priests—Fr Matthew and the Democratic Republic of the Congo— continent, it has always been the way Fr Israel—who had both supplied in will be doubled by the UK Government. that one church plants the seed in a parishes in Stirling within St Andrews foreign land only to then be later and Edinburgh Archdiocese. They are I Archbishop Cushley’s comments in re-evangelised by the very people they perhaps the first in a wave of African full, page 11 once converted.” and Asian priests and sisters who will He urged Scottish Catholics to give come to teach us about the faith we first I [email protected] generously to SCIAF this Lent to help taught them.’ this process. “I’ve seen at first hand the vastly SCIAF projects increased harvests that their agricultural The archbishop was travelling in Malawi projects in Africa can generate for and fasting—will help to plant the seed Passion for the Faith with SCIAF Director Alistair Dutton to impoverished women farmers,” he said. for the continued growth of the Church He said that he had found ‘the Catholics see projects that help poor farmers to “Even greater than that, though, your in Africa and the re-evangelisation of Africa are very passionate about their grow more food, earn an income and Lenten almsgiving—along with prayer of Europe too.” Faith’ and ‘in contrast, we Catholics of adapt to the effects of climate change. 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 FEBRUARY 27 2015 Singers Susan Boyle and Nicholas McDonald and broadcaster Kaye Adams (left) joined Catholic school pupils (below) for SCIAF Wee Box 2015 launch PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Scottish stars align to support SCIAF’s annual Lenten campaign I Continued from page 1 something for Lent and donate the money they ask to be involved’ today. Philippa Bonella, SCIAF’shead of communications save into one of the famous Wee Boxes for the “I’ll be giving up crisps which will be hard!” he and education, said the charity was focusing this “The SCIAF Wee BoxAppeal provides vital funds Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, the aid said. “But you know it’s worth it when they’re so campaign on women farmers because ‘most of the for the life changing work done by SCIAF in the agency of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. many people who don’t have enough to eat.” food in the world is actually grown by women.’ world’s poorest countries,” Bishop Toal added. “It’s Susan Boyle and Nicholas McDonald said they Both the singers said they would love to travel to “You’d think it would be on big farms but actually wonderful that the Government is to double the were delighted to be taking part. Africa and see SCIAF’s work for themselves at it’s still women trying to support their families,” money raised this year and I want everyone to be as Ms Boyle said she would be giving up sweets some point in the future. she said. “That’s worth highlighting. And often generous as they can, even if it hurts a wee bit!” this year because it was a great cause. BBC broadcaster Kaye Adams was also at the women in these situations do have very difficult Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews and “I’ve been a SCIAF supporter for more years launch and said though she didn’t come from a lives, and in keeping SCIAF’s mission to help the Edinburgh also appeared at the launch, via a video than I care to remember because I know that they Catholic background she was delighted to support poorest of the poor by helping them we’re also message from Malawi where he was visiting help the poorest of the poor,” she said. “I would SCIAF because she ‘shared their values.’ helping their families.” SCIAF’s projects there. encourage everyone to pulls the stops out and Other high-profile Scots backing the campaign The celebrities and SCIAF staff were joined by “This work is so important,” he said. “A very really help SCIAF in every way you can.” include adventurer Mark Beaumont, Premier pupils from St Aidan’s High, Wishaw; Holyrood small donation from us in Scotland can make a big Nicholas McDonald said that he had always League star and Scotland midfielder Darren Secondary, Glasgow; St Columba’s High, Gourock; difference here.” helped SCIAF when he was previously a pupil at Fletcher, Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross and long-time St John’s Academy, Perth; St Andrew’s Primary, The campaign encourages people to give up St Ignatius Primary and it had been ‘an honour to supporter Ally McCoist. Kilmarnock; and St Francis Xavier’s, Primary,Falkirk. SPOTLIGHT ON PIC: TOM EADIE Two of Scotland’s Cathedrals PIC: TOM EADIE welcomed some newcomers to their parish recently as candidates to join the Church underwent the rite of election. In St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow (left), Mgr Paul Conroy, the vicar general, represented Archbishop Philip Tartaglia and celebrated Mass for the candidates to enter full communion with the Church and two catechumens for Baptism. In Motherwell Diocese (right), Bishop Joseph Toal welcomed candidates to the Cathedral. Pictured (above) is the bishop with PIC: PAUL McSHERRY the candidates after the Mass INSIDE YOUR SCO INDEX TO NEWS, OPINION AND FEATURES THIS WEEK EWTN - THE CATHOLIC SATELLITE CHANNEL The perfect Christian present NEWS pages 1-7 COMMENT pages 10-11 CHILDREN’S PAGE page 21 Tel: SAS 0141 774 5000 or 07971 514 703 LOCAL NEWS pages 2,3,4 and 5 CENTRE SPREAD pages 12-13 INTIMATIONS pages 17-20 WORLD NEWS pages 6-7 FR ROLHEISER, REVIEWS page 14 BISHOPS’ ENGAGEMENTS page 20 for our special offer VATICAN NEWS pages 6-7 SPIRITUAL REFLECTION page 15 SPECIAL OCCASIONS page 22 LETTERS page 9 PUZZLES pages 16 and 21 COUNCILS OF THE CHURCH page 24 SAS - SCOTLAND’S CATHOLIC SATELLITE COMPANY WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27 2015 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER NEWS 3 Support for PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Catholics come home, calls the Jewish Bishop Toal of Motherwell community By Daniel Harkins management of our parishes, BISHOP John Keenan of and that further reorganisation Paisley has urged Jewish peo- BISHOP Joseph Toal of will be necessary because times ple not to leave Scotland in Motherwell has called change and in particular the pro- the face of rising anti-Semi- on more parents to bring their vision of parishes and priests to tism across Europe. children to Mass and man them needs to be He said Scotland would be reflected on recent consulta- reassessed.’ ‘culturally and spiritually impov- tions on planned parish reor- The bishop revealed that he erished’ without a Jewish com- ganisation.