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Double Your SCIAF Support Taken Control of Large Parts of the Country BISHOP KEENAN Restoration TOM GALLAGHER looks beyond fund boost says Catholic parish closures for ST BRIDE’S voters must in Paisley. on its 50th. be practical. Page 3 Page 4 Page 8 No 5584 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday August 29 2014 | £1 I The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund has won UK Government fund-matching for its Wee Box, Big Change Lenten Appeal next year, the charity’s 50th anniversary year Pope sends aid to Iraqi refugees By Daniel Harkins POPE Francis has given $1 million as a personal con- tribution to help religious minorities in Iraq who are being persecuted by the Islamic State (IS). The £606,350 donation was revealed by Papal Envoy Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisa- tion of Peoples, after he returned from a week in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan Region. Cardinal Filoni said he took one tenth of the (Left) A mother sells what little food she has at the DR Pope’s contribution with him to Congo border. (Above) Rosaries hang among the per- the Middle Eastern country, and sonal possessions of genocide victims at a memorial that ‘75 per cent of the money was inside the church in Ntarama, Rwanda. Next year’s delivered to Catholics and the SCIAF Wee Box campaign aims to help both countries remaining 25 per cent to the Yazidi community.’ A predominantly Kurdish group located in north- ern Iraq, the Yazidis have been forced to flee persecution by IS, the Sunni Muslim group that has Double your SCIAF support taken control of large parts of the country. Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako By Ian Dunn lic donations to selected charity appeals, generosity of Scots to good causes,” she ‘as every penny they raise will literally go has said Christians in Iraq face ‘a giving the public a say in how Britain’s said. “By doubling donations to the Wee twice as far.’ real risk of genocide.’ An esti- THE UK Government has annou- aid budget is spent and doubling cam- Box appeal, the United Kingdom will mated 1.4 million Christians, nced that it will match every pound paign donations. ensure every pound the public donates Help for Africa mainly Chaldean Catholics, donated to SCIAF’s 50th anniversary “The news that SCIAF has been suc- helps twice as many women feed their The money raised by next year’s cam- lived in Iraq before the 2003 US- Wee Box, Big Change appeal cessful in obtaining like-for-like fund- families, start businesses and lift them- paign will give women farmers in the led invasion of the country, a next Lent. ing from the Department for selves out of poverty.” African countries seeds, tools and agri- number that has dwindled to The aid agency is now hopeful that, International Development for next SCIAF Director Alistair Dutton said cultural training, farm animals and vet- fewer than 450,000. with the match funding, it could raise year’s Lenten appeal is very welcome,” the charity would be able to save count- erinary care, community ponds and Cardinal Filoni spent August more than £2 million pounds for the Archbishop Tartaglia said. “It will less lives with the extra money. pumps to improve access to clean water, 12-20 in the city of Erbil—the world’s poorest during the appeal. hopefully serve as an extra stimulus to “Winning DFID’s UK Aid Match and help them plan how to deal with capital of the Kurdistan Region Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, presi- supporters to dig deep, knowing that for scheme means that every pound given disasters such as droughts and floods. located close to IS-controlled dent of the Bishops’ Conference of every pound they give, another pound to us in next year’s Wee Box, Big In addition small loans will allow territory. “As long as our Chris- Scotland who is on the board of the will come from the UK Government to Change Lent appeal will be doubled,” women farmers to start small busi- tians remain in the region, we Scottish Catholic International Aid help the people in developing countries he said. “This is fantastic news for the nesses and legal aid will help them own cannot abandon them,” the car- Fund, said the money would help those who so desperately need our help. Next thousands of women farmers whose their land. Training in the community dinal said. who needed it most. The SCIAF 2015 year is SCIAF’s 50th anniversary and lives we are helping to transform in the will also promote women’s rights and Wee Box appeal will help women farm- so the promise of a record breaking Democratic Republic of Congo, leadership. I Latest on Iraq, page 5 ers in the Democratic Republic of appeal and being able to help many Malawi and Rwanda.” The Wee Box campaign raised Congo, Malawi and Rwanda grow more more people is doubly welcome.” He said that the extra money ‘will help £862,189 in 2013, £847,054 in 2012 food, boost their incomes and have a more women, who are often the poorest and £959,030 in 2011. SCIAF was set bigger say in their communities. Track record of the poor in developing countries, to up in Rutherglen, outside Glasgow, in SCIAF was selected for the fund match provide for themselves, their families, and 1964. Next year is the agency’s 50th Doubling donations scheme because of its fantastic record, strengthen their communities in the long anniversary. The match funding was awarded to International Development Secretary term.’ SCIAF through the UK Department for Justine Greening said. Mr Dutton added that he hoped I SCIAF director discusses new report International Development’s (DFID) “SCIAF is doing fantastic work to SCIAF’s many supporters would take the on big business and poverty with Scot- UK Aid Match scheme. The pro- reduce poverty around the world and chance to redouble the efforts for next tish Minister Humza Yousaf, page 19 gramme matches pound for pound pub- has a long history of channeling the year’s 50th anniversary Lenten campaign, I [email protected] 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 AUGUST 29 2014 BISHOPS ENGAGEMENTS Fr Laurence’s retreat at St Mary’s Cathedral ARCHBISHOP TARTAGLIA Archbishop of Glasgow—www.rcag.org.uk MON SEP 1 2PM Mass in St Agatha’s Primary School, Kirkintil- draws in 1000 people loch, for 40th Anniversary. TUE 9.30AM SCIAF Board Meeting. THU-FRI CHAPS Conference (St Andrews). SUN 3PM Mass at the National Pilgrimage to the Carfin Grotto Shrine ARCHBISHOP CUSHLEY MORE than 1000 people felt alienated from God. I was Archbishop of Edinburgh—www.archdiocese-edinburgh.com attended a Parish Healing angry with God. But now I feel SUN AUG 31 4:30PM Mass for the Annual Pilgrimage of the Mission Weekend at St light. Something has lifted.” Venerable Margaret Sinclair, St Patrick’s, Edinburgh. Mary’s Cathedral, Aberdeen. Fr Laurence said the event Beginning on the Thursday helped people become more at BISHOP GILBERT evening and continuing till after one with Christ. “We are being Bishop of Aberdeen—www.dioceseofaberdeen.org the last Mass on Sunday called by the Lord to prepare SUN AUG 31 10AM Confirmations St Lawrence’s, Dingwall. MON evening, Little Way Healing ourselves to become part of a 9.30AM Conference of Deacons, Elgin. TUE 2PM AUCMS Advi- Ministries (LWHM) offered warm tide renewing the sory Board Meeting, Divinity Library Kings. WED 10AM Diocesan healing prayer ministry to Church,” he said. Management Committee meeting, Bishop’s House. THU 2PM parishioners and all-comers “It is warm because it is a tide Meeting re: St John Ogilvie celebrations 2015. 7PM Queen’s alike. of love, of listening, of recom- Cross Former Pupil Supper, Bishop’s House. FRI 7PM Deanery clergy dinner to welcome Fr Ray Mallet OFM Conv and Fr Jakub Led by Augustinian friar Fr mitment and renewal. Czajka OFM Conv. Laurence Brassill and Pauline “Through this healing prayer Edwards, the LWHM team the Holy Spirit leads people BISHOP TOAL prayed with people individually from being detached, solitary Bishop of Motherwell—www.rcdom.org.uk or sometimes in whole family and often isolated, to the experi- TUE SEP 2 9.30AM SCIAF Board Meeting. WED 2PM Joining groups by the laying on of hands ence of a more engaged and con- Diocesan Clergy Pilgrimage to Scalan, Attending Clergy Assembly on Thursday evening, on Satur- scious membership of Christ’s in Argyll & the Isles. THU 10AM Mass of Farewell, St Columba’s day, and after each Mass— Body.” Cathedral, Oban. FRI 12PM Tackling Sectarianism Lunch, Glas- both English and Polish—on The Aberdeen Cathedral gow. 7PM KHS Investiture Mass, St Andrew’s Cathedral. Sunday. LWHM team offers the Little “What really pleased me was Way Healing of Memories min- BISHOP ROBSON the vast number of people from istry by appointment on Thurs- Bishop of Dunkeld—www.rcdod.org.uk the parish and beyond who came day afternoons. SAT AUG 30 6PM Pastoral Visitation, Vigil Mass, St Mary’s Lochee, Dundee. SUN 11:30AM Pastoral Visitation, St Mary’s forward for healing prayer,” “After this amazing weekend Lochee, Dundee. 3PM Reception for Mgr Waldek Turek, Secre- Cathedral Administrator Fr we are fully booked for the next tariat of State, Vatican City. Keith Herrera said. few months,” Deacon Tony All day Friday was devoted to Schmitz said. BISHOP KEENAN more prolonged prayer for the “A number of people felt their Bishop of Paisley—www.rcdop.org.uk healing of memories for individ- faith in God restored after MON SEP 1 7PM Meeting the parishioners of Renfrewshire uals, with one attendee speaking receiving a tangible experience parishes in St Aidan’s, Johnstone.
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