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Green Light Signals Quest for Auxiliary Lord, Let Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of Thy Word and the praising of Thy Name JULY 2015 JOURNAL OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW 70p Joie de vivre! A SPIRIT of joy filled St Andrew’s Cathedral as children and young people with additional support needs joined Archbishop Philip Tartaglia for Mass. The theme ‘Rejoice’ reflected the Gospel passage of Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth – whose child in her womb leapt for joy. The Archbishop spoke of the gifts of life and love and the great joy which the births of John the Baptist and Jesus brought to the world. He encouraged the young people to rejoice and reflect that joy in caring for others and looking after the world. Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty joined in the celebrations. Picture by Paul McSherry Green light Caritas Glasgow to get signals quest Award another bishop for auxiliary Pope Francis has agreed diocesan bishop’s closest col - with Bishop Joseph Devine the green light to his request, By Vincent Toal laborator, he is expected to be who moved to Motherwell in Archbishop Tartaglia has in - to provide an auxiliary involved in all pastoral proj - 1983. Bishop John Mone then vited people to write to him by bishop for the Arch- an auxiliary following his ects, decisions and diocesan served as auxiliary for four 15 August with preferred pages diocese of Glasgow fol - health scare at the beginning initiatives. years before his appointment names. lowing a request from of the year. With Glasgow embarked on to Paisley in 1988. He will then make a formal 6,7,10,11 Archbishop Philip In an ad clerum letter, sent a wide-ranging review of Although usually chosen submission to the Apostolic out this week, he stated: “I am parish pastoral provision, the from among the diocesan Nuncio who conducts a Tartaglia. pleased to advise you that easy exchange of ideas and clergy, Fr Thomas Winning canonical enquiry on the suit - Names of candidates will be Pope Francis has consented to opinions which having an was a Motherwell priest when ability of the candidates pro - End of submitted to the Apostolic my request for the nomination auxiliary bishop offers is ex - appointed auxiliary in posed by the Archbishop and Nuncio, Archbishop Antonio of an auxiliary Bishop for the pected to benefit this process. Glasgow in 1971, becoming others. Mennini, by the end of the Archdiocese of Glasgow to Also, the number of Archbishop in 1974. Meanwhile, the appoint - era summer. assist me in the pastoral care Confirmations will increase Shortly before his death in ment of a new bishop for After necessary enquiries, and governance of the diocese from 2017 onwards as the 2001, Cardinal Winning an - Argyll and the Isles is ex - the Nuncio will recommend and with the celebration of the change to the age for reception nounced his hope to have a pected to be announced three names to Rome with a Sacrament of Confirmation of the sacrament takes effect. new auxiliary appointed. Al- around September. The dio - nomination expected around for our young people.” Glasgow has not had an though he had submitted his cese has been vacant for over Easter. Auxiliary bishops are a fea - auxiliary since Bishop Charles nominations, the process was a year. Archbishop Tartaglia, who ture of larger, more densely Renfrew died in 1992. He had abandoned. turns 65 in January, requested populated dioceses. As the been appointed in 1977 along With Pope Francis giving I Parish provision – page 2 Many things have to change course, but it is we human beings page 4 above all who need to change. We lack an awareness of our common origin, of our mutual belonging, and of a future to be Also: shared with everyone. A great cultural, spiritual and educational Parish jubilee p3 challenge stands before us, and it will demand that we set New movements p5 out on the long path of renewal. (Laudato Si’ 202) Pilgrimages p13 Pope Francis’ encyclical – pages 3, 8, 9 Obituaries p15 2 NEWS JULY 2015 • FLOURISH Forty hAorcuhbriss hop ’s Parish provision into the future adoration JULY 2015 I have been reflecting ning process. therefore, a project of diary on how to carry for - At the most recent ARCHBISHOP PHILIP TARTAGLIA possible parish cluster - Tuesday 21st to Friday 24th: ward the process of Council of Priests (11 gives an update on discussions ings will be offered for Archdiocesan Pilgrimage planning for future June), I asked the Council’s concerning parish provision in the consideration. parish provision. advice on how to envisage Evangelisation remains to Lourdes and articulate a next phase our one and only mission. I admit that I have not Archdiocese of Glasgow Sunday 26th: Mass for the of the process. The spirit of the age is in - found this reflection simple It was noted from the imical to evangelisation but Permanent Diaconate or easy. But I would like to deanery responses to the paradoxically also calls for Summer School, St share with you my thoughts preliminary phase that, Bearing this in mind, I from wherever to provide it. on where I think we are. while there was a general now see the planning pastoral care of the parish These are undoubtedly Ninian’s Institute, The preliminary phase of consensus that something process moving according communities which we testing times for the Dundee this process can be consid - needed to be done to pre - to the following strategy: have; Church. In these circum - ered completed. pare for the future, there • Solving issues of parish • Proposing to parishes and stances, we need always to This was successful in was little appetite for a de - provision that require at - deaneries the method of look with the eyes of faith highlighting the challenge tailed plan of parish merg - tention in the short term clustering as a new step to Jesus who tells us that Forty that faces us to make our ers or closures based on our according to the disposi - towards preparing for fu - we must not be afraid and parish communities sus - current deanery configura - tions of Canon Law; ture new communities – who calls us to trust in him. hours tainable into the future and tions. • Finding suitable priests as soon as possible, adoration in initiating a diocesan con - So, instead of a deanery- versation about the issues based approach, it was sug - involved. gested to the Council of VISIBLE FAITH: Archbishop Tartaglia leads the Corpus Christi procession through Glasgow’s West Sunday 12th July These issues can be sum - Priests that an approach End on Sunday 7 June Our Lady & St Mark’s, marised in five questions: based on clustering Picture by Robert Wilson • Where are the people? parishes may be more real - Alexandria • How many parishes do istic and may bear better re - Sunday 19th we need? sults. The Council of • How many churches can St Joseph’s, Helensburgh Priests gave a general wel - we support? come to that proposal. Sunday 26th • How many priests and However, everyone was St Alphonsus, Calton deacons will there be? aware that the mere pro - • What kind of communi - posal to cluster parishes St Kessog, Balloch ties do we want? will not solve our immedi - These questions must ate problems, and results and will continue to inform from clustering will not future phases of our plan - materialise for some years. Together, we can help everyone make the most of later life. Ogilvie play’s summer curtain call BY popular demand, The AGAP has been housed in the Martyrdom of John parish with rehearsals taking Ogilvie will be performed place in the hall,” Stephen pointed out. again, this month. “One day, AGAP might For those in Glasgow who have a hall of its own but until missed the play earlier in the then, we are grateful for the Age Scotland helps fund,fund, developdevelop and mentormentor locallocal groupsgroups and projects,proojecjects, year, they can catch a per - hospitality of St Michael’s.” formance at St Michael’s, After the mini summer run, creatingcreating places and activitiesactivities that bring people together as a community. Parkhead, on Thursday 16 thoughts will turn to AGAP’s July at 7.30pm. next project in the autumn. WeWe createcreate vital,vital, freefree informationinformation to help older people makemake informedinformed On Saturday 18, the play Hugh Welsh, who plays choices in their lives,lives, and wewe also provideprovide opportunities forfor older people heads for St Thomas’, Keith, Robert Heygate in the Ogilvie to challenge disadvantagedisadvantage and unfairnessunfairness - ensuring that their ideas forfor a the area where St John Ogilvie Stephen Callaghan plays play, said: “Stephen is not giv - betterbetter Scotland reachreach the ears of those who need to hear them. was born. John Ogilvie ing away too much at this Stephen Callaghan, script - stage, but he hinted that it is a However,However, almost half of our workwork wouldwould not be possible without people writer and director of the more modern story tapping rememberingremembering Age Scotland with gifts in their wills. AfterAfter youyou havehave takentaken Arch diocese of Glasgow Arts Bernadette McCluskey, into issues affecting the carecare of youryour lovedloved ones, if youyou areare able to - please consider rememberingremembering Project (AGAP), said: “We who plays Lady Rachel Church within a fictional had good feedback from our Spottiswoode, wife of the parish situation.” Age Scotland in youryour will. TogetherTogether wewe cancan help everyoneeveryone in Scotland lovelove earlier performances and I was Episcopal archbishop of He added: “There is a great laterlater life.life. pleasantly surprised to be con - Glasgow, said: “We have atmosphere with this produc - tacted by other parishes who come to know Father Ogilvie tion team.
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