Newyddiadur Swyddogol Esgobaeth Caerdydd Issue 258 June 2018 Official Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cardiff
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Invite a friend to A taste of Mass for Adoremus Divine Mercy in Sunday Abergavenny Page 3 Page 8 POPE FRANCIS LOOKS TO THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH
By James Campbell homleless people to the Pope's eightieth birthday breakfast and who has organised The Holy Father has named 14 new humanitarian projects such as distributing cardinals who will receive their red hats at food to migrants living desperate lives in St Peter's on 29 June. camps in Rome, migrants who are facing And following past creations he has not, in rising resentment from a new right-wing the main, gone for administrators but for Italian parliament as Italy faces the influx of bishops who are doing hands-on ministries in refugees, and makes appeals to other their dioceses, men known for their pastoral European Union nations to help share the work. This is a great sign that he is creating a burden. College of Cardinals who will vote on a In all, Pope Francis has appointed 59 of the successor to him who is in the same vein, 125 cardinals less than 80 years old who are one who will give power to bishops rather entitled to vote for the next Pope and is than allowing the ecclesiastical power of the moving the conclave away from the Holy See to dominate. traditional Italian-dominated system, bringing Pope Francis underlines the importance of in new nations' bishops to receive the red pastoral work in his appointments. For hat. example he has appointed as Cardinal The full list of new Cardinals can be found Archbishop Krajewski, his papal almoner, a at priest who in noted for his work with the http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/ Archbishop Krajewski, opposite Pope Francis, and the homeless people who were homeless in Rome, a man who brought eight bollettino/pubblico/2018/05/20/180720c.html invited to the Pope's 80th birthday breakfast The Great Joy of Confirmation
The Catholic People was privileged to cover confirmations in several of the churches in the archdiocese.
It was great to see all these young people being received into the church, as you can see on pages 4, 5 and 6 and on this page, when a young man from St Alban’s church, in Cardiff, received the Oil of Chrism from Archbishop George.
We have not been able to cover all confirmations, but if you have photographs from your parish conformations you wish to submit, we will gladly look to publish them in the July edition. 2 CATHOLIC PEOPLE
ARCHBISHOP AN EVENING OF CHORAL CLASSICS GEORGE’S ENGAGEMENTS JUNE 2018
Week of 1 June Friday: “Brexit and the Border”. Talk By Lord Murphy of Torfaen. The Cornerstone. 1.30 Saturday: Ordination to the Priesthood. Revd Robert James. St. David’s Cathedral. 12.00 Week of 3 June Sunday: Confirmation. St. Patrick’s Newport. 10am Monday: Meeting of Province Bishops. Wrexham. 4pm Tuesday: Provincial meeting concludes. 11am Wednesday: Meeting with Prison Chaplains. 12.00 noon. The Cornerstone. Thursday: Meeting with Syro Malabar Chaplain. Archbishop’s House.11am “The Second Spring” – Presentation on Cardinal Newman. Chaplaincy. The Cathedral Director of Music, Jeffrey Howard (pictured here), will conduct this evening of 7.00pm choral classics in the St. David’s Hal, Cardiff, on Saturday 9 June 2018. The program will Include Friday: “The Second Spring” – Cardinal Newman School. 11.30 favourite classical pieces including “I was Glad” “Zadock the Priest” and the “Hallelujah Chorus” and will feature The Gift of Life, by John Rutter. All tickets at £14 each are available from St. Saturday: Golden Jubilee of Profession Sr. Monica. Llantarnam Abbey. 12.00 David’s Hall 029 2087 8444 or www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk Renewal of Diaconate Commitment. St. David’s Cathedral. 3.00 Email: [email protected] Week of 10 June Sunday: Confirmation at Our Lady and St. Patrick Maesteg. 4.45pm. Monday: Meeting of Clergy Welfare Board. Archbishop’s House. 2.15 CHILDREN HONOUR OUR LADY Confirmation at St. Mary’s Bridgend. 7.00pm Tuesday: Appointments at Archbishop’s House 10am In a simple ceremony, a crown of flowers was processed by the children around St Patrick’s Retirement Mass for Brother Brian Butler. Heath Hospital. 3pm Church, Grangetown. Wednesday: Meeting of Trustees. Archbishop’s House Westminster. 12.00 It was then placed on the head of the statue of Mary by one of the oldest Parishioners in the Thursday: Mass for School Leavers. Belmont Abbey. 1030 Mass at Parish, Mrs Joan Cowley. We are all ‘Children of Mary’ - ‘Plant Mair’. Longworth Chapel. 12.30. Confirmation St. Cadoc’s Llanrumney. 7pm Parishioners were then invited to light a candle at the altar of Our Lady and say a prayer for Saturday: Ordination to Diaconate. Revd. Laurence Bryce. Allen Hall. 11.30 family members, those with us and those who are being held in the gentle arms of Mary. Week of 17 June Sunday: Confirmation. St. Peter’s Cardiff. 11am South Wales community helps to save lives this Easter Monday: ICEL Teleconference 12.00 noon Thursday: Meeting with Margaret Clitherow Trust. Archbishop’s House. 11am From everyone at CAFOD, we want to say a plant vegetable gardens and knowledge to Celebration of 50th anniversary of Bishop Hedley School. 6pm massive thank you to everyone in South make sure the whole community has good Wales who fundraised nearly £60,000, fasted nutrition and hygiene practices. Friday: Confirmation. Our Lady of Peace Newbridge. 7pm and stood in solidarity with communities The next time the rains are late, families will Week of 24 June around the world this Lent. be able to cope because they now have Sunday: Presentation of Diocesan Medals. St. Thomas of Hereford. Thanks to the efforts of local community access to drought resistant crops. For villages Weobley.11.00 groups, and the UK Government who will too far away from health clinics, village health Monday: Confirmation. St. Francis of Assisi Ely 7pm match every pound donated up to £5 million workers will now be trained to spot and pre- Tuesday: Meeting of Liturgy Department. Eccleston Square. 12.30 until 12 May, we will be able to help commu- vent malnutrition. National Churches Trust Evensong. St. Paul’s Cathedral. 3.30pm nities across the world fight malnutrition. And none of this would be possible without Thursday: Meeting of Patrimony Committee. Eccleston Square. 12.30 Local fundraising has helped to ensure that the local action in South Wales. Together, we Friday: Ordination to the Priesthood. Revd. Peter Davies. St Brigid’s. 7.00pm an estimated 245,000 people in Zimbabwe, have shown that we are serious about tackling Saturday: Confirmation. St. Philip Evans. 6pm Zambia, and Eritrea can grow a better future poverty and injustice so everyone, in every by having access to safe water, the seeds to community, can reach their full potential. Evangelisation Department with Madeline Page ARCHDIOCESAN DIARY OF EVENTS BEL – Belmont Abbey – The Retreats Secretary - email: [email protected] Help! I want my or tel: 07799 811 646. All retreats begin with Vespers at 6.00 pm – check-in at Hedley brother/daughter/friend/grandchild Lodge from mid afternoon SPUC’S CARDIFF & DISTRICTS to come to Mass! LL – Ty Croeso Centre, Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran tel: 01633 867317 PRC – Pastoral Resources Centre, 910 Newport Road, Rumney, Cardiff tel: 029 20360044 45th ANNUAL SPONSORED WALK How can we share our faith better? Are we St.P – St Peter’s Church, St Peter’s Street, Cardiff CF24 3BA answering the questions people are really Friday June 1 “Brexit and the Border” Talk By Lord Murphy of Torfaen. The asking? How can we help people on their Cornerstone. 1.30 IN CARDIFF - SUNDAY 1st July 2018 journey with Christ? Saturday June 2 Ordination to the Priesthood. Revd Robert James. St. David’s Sherry Weddell's book ‘Forming Cathedral. 12.00 Sunday 3rd June Corpus Christi Sunday, Solemn Vespers and Procession of Blessed Please sponsor Brother Ambrose from Intentional Disciples’ (FID) tells us how Sacrament at 4 pm. in the Abbey Church and gardens followed by refreshments in 150 people became active Catholics! Hedley Lodge. BEL Newman Hall, Cardiff Come and find out how with Madeline Sunday June 3 Confirmation St. Patrick’s Newport. 10am Page, diocesan Evangelisation and Sunday 10 June Confirmation at Our Lady and St. Patrick Maesteg. 4.45pm. Education Officer. Monday June 11th 7:30pm – 9pm – Training for Street Outreach in PRC Send sponsorship to SPUC, 79 Splott Road, Saturday 16th Summer Garden Fete in the monastery gardens of Belmont Abbey Madeline will be running two ‘FID Groups’ at 2pm. Traditional stalls and games. Strawberry Teas. Cardiff CF24 2BX in the diocese this summer. Saturday June 23rd Street Outreach in Newport and Barry Cheques payable to SPUC Please join her either in All Hallow’s, Monday June 11 Confirmation at St. Mary’s Bridgend. 7.00pm Miskin every Tuesday, 3pm – 4pm, June Friday 22 June Confirmation. Our Lady of Peace Newbridge. 7pm Sunday 24 June Presentation of Diocesan Medals St. Thomas of Hereford. Weobley 5th – July 10th or in Our Lady Queen of 11.00 To take part in Walk – for details Martyr’s in Hereford, 7pm – 8pm, June 6th Monday 25 June Confirmation. St. Francis of Assisi Ely 7pm – July 11th. Friday29 June Ordination to the Priesthood Revd. Peter Davies St. Brigid’s 7.00pm Tel: 029 20 400146 Saturday 30 June Confirmation St. Philip Evans. 6pm Evangelisation events Any questions get in touch on Sunday July 1st Invite to friend to Adoremus 029 2036 5965 / Sunday June 5th – July 10th 3pm – 4pm All Hallow’s, Miskin Forming Intentional [email protected] Disciples Group (Get in touch with June 6th – July 11th 7pm – 8pm Our Lady Queen of Martyr’s, Hereford Forming Madeline if you Intentional Disciples Group want leaflets for To list Archdiocesan and Deanery Events in this Diary contact: Dr James Campbell- Editor. Archbishop’s House, 43 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9HD. Tel: (029) 2022 your parish). 0411 Fax: (029) 2037 9036 Email: [email protected] Articles to be received by the 20th of the month for inclusion in the following month. CATHOLIC PEOPLE 3 INVITE A FRIEND TO MASS FOR ADOREMUS SUNDAY Every Sunday Mass is amazing! On Editorial Sunday 1st July, we want to invite Mass-going Catholics to bring a friend – a non-churchgoing Catholic, or someone who’s never been to Mass before – to come and discover What a joy! what happens every Sunday in their local Catholic Church. You can see on pages 4, 5 and 6 three The Evangelisation Office for the pages of confirmations in three parishes. Archdiocese of Cardiff has produced a We could only hope to have covered more. beautifully illustrated brochure to help The see all these youngsters being everyone who comes along to follow what takes place during Mass that received into the church was a joy. you weekend. Parishes have ordered could observe it on their faces, as brochures for everyone at Mass that Archbishop George said, some weekend, and are asked to now think nervousness, and who can blame them for about what else they can do to give an an attack of nerves when they are asked extra welcome to guests who come. to stand and declare before pews packed This might look like having welcomers with adults, although many were their on duty before Mass, making a hot drink relatives and friends gathered there to or a light lunch available after Mass, support them. offering a guided tour of the artistic But the Archbishop, in his usual gentle treasures in your church, or an exhibition style, put them at ease as they were of work your church does in the local community. It’s up to each participating received into the church. parish to decide whether to offer a special event at just one All credit to those who guided them to this Mass that weekend (probably on the Sunday morning) or at great moment in their lives, their parents all Masses. and those church members who spent Why 1 July? The New Wine Cymru network of churches time with them preparing for the Mass of is running a street mission across Wales over the last four welcome. days of June and encouraging anyone they meet on the To witness all these keen, and nervous, street to try out their local church on Sunday 1st July. We young faces being anointed with the Oil of are also running our own street outreach the weekend Chrism, was a great and moving before (June 23-24) in Barry and Newport. experience and a sign that we have a We will be offering passers-by a simple invitation to light healthy and thriving Catholic Church in the a candle and pray with us as well as handing out prayer Cardiff Archdiocese. cards with local Mass times as an invitation to come along. If you wish to get involved with the street mission please And this is also underlined by the healthy contact Madeline (details at the end). number priests we have seen ordained in However, we recognise that this style of outreach may the past year and will see in 2018 and the not be possible for many people, so we also ask you to future. invite a friend to church for 1st July. Perhaps someone that God bless them all. always appears curious about your Catholic Faith, a relative or someone you have been praying for. New cardinals We are calling this Adoremus Sunday because, as part of our preparation for the national Eucharistic Congress You can see on page 1 the Pope's creation Adoremus in September, it is part of renewing every of 14 new cardinals, with the accent on worshipping Catholic’s sense of amazement at the gift those bishops appointed who come from which is offered to them every Sunday. Although Corpus Christi Sunday might seem a more natural date, we want to many nations never represented before, leave parishes free to do their own processions or other including Madagascar. established local activities on that weekend. If you require any support, further In the main these bishops have shown 1st July is a Sunday in Ordinary Time so it emphasises information or ideas on what to do please great service to the people for their what we experience every Sunday. It’s also a good date for in touch with Madeline Page (029 2036 dioceses and with their appointment Pope people who might then choose to join adult preparation for 5965). Please do keep this event, Francis is seeding the next Conclave with becoming a Catholic (RCIA) in the autumn. especially those who we will be inviting like minds who may appoint a truly to Mass, in your prayers and get in touch Please think about what your local parish could do for 1st pastoral Pope who will continue his good if you would like to volunteer in any way. July and offer your own practical help. and inspiring work.
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“It was very touching to be asked able to attend the Easter liturgies on to bless a waiter in the middle of a the ship means a lot to Catholic crew busy bar while the passengers members. sipped their cocktails!” said Father Masses with the passengers were Paul Martin. generally celebrated in the Card Room Father Paul, who is based in Oxford, at 8.30 am, while Masses with the is one of Apostleship of the Sea’s crew were in the Adriatic Restaurant at (AoS) expanding team of cruise ship 11.30 pm. chaplains. Over Easter, he served on “The crew members were the P & 0 ship the Oceana during its wonderful, especially a young waiter 10-day trip around the Mediterranean. named Oswald who helped me plan “I always wore a clerical collar while the liturgies. There was a slight hiccup on board the ship,” he said. “It was when passengers and crew were often a case of people making unable to join together for the liturgies themselves known to you rather than of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. the other way round. I met many We celebrated them separately.” people on the exercise deck and in The Easter Vigil was a joint the restaurants. There were also those celebration with both passengers and who came to the Masses and other crew, he added. “It made a huge services each day. impact on the passengers who The Oceana whose cruise chaplain is Father Paul Martin “Being seen as much as possible attended. The crew laid on drinks and and being friendly and approachable food for everyone afterwards, which Although this was Father Paul’s first ships and in ports around the country. to all is what you need to do as a was deeply appreciated. The hard cruise, he knew a lot about the Serving as an Apostleship of the Sea cruise cruise chaplain. Naturally, I built a work they put into the services was maritime industry, having been a chaplain was a thoroughly enjoyable and special relationship with those who especially impressive, particularly after Royal Navy chaplain while an rewarding experience, said Father Paul. came to Mass each day but also in a long day at work.” Anglican. Also, his father was a master “I never imagined for one moment that one time with crew members. mariner and his sister worked on day I would be invited to celebrate the liturgies While a cruise ship might conjure cruise ships as a chief purser. of Holy Week and Easter on board a beautiful up an image of fancy restaurants, He believes having a chaplain on cruise ship. cabaret shows, and passengers board was very important for many of “Now it would be very hard to go back to a sunbathing beside a pool on deck, the crew. “I sensed that I was a parish church! I am deeply grateful to those there’s another side to life on board. reassuring presence even for the crew who befriended me and looked after me and For the 900 crew on the Oceana, members who were unable to get to who helped to make this a rewarding and life on deck is not glamorous. They Mass. I suspect being away from their unforgettable experience. May God bless the work long hours and often go for families for so long must be hard for Oceana and all who sail in her.” months without seeing their families. them. But in most cases you would The majority come from Catholic never have guessed it. They all regions such as Goa and the seemed so cheerful and always willing Philippines. But being away at sea to help.” means they don’t receive the This month, the Church celebrates Wanted for the sacraments. Hearing Mass means a lot to crew Sea Sunday (July 8) when we are members, the majority of whom This is where cruise chaplains such come from Catholic countries. asked to support the work of as Father Paul play a vital role. To be Apostleship of the Sea, both on cruise Missions Large Statues (Even damaged CARE OF THE ones), old vestments, pictures, church fittings, rosaries, prayer BEREAVED books, religious books, relics etc. “Blessed are those who mourne for they will be comforted” Please ring The Family Life Commission in the Mr. B. Ferris KSC, Archdiocese of Cardiff will be running a 102 Moor St, Earlsdon, one-day course for those who wish to walk with those people in our community Coventry CV5 6EY who are bereaved. Tel: 02476 676986 This course will be run at the Pastoral Resource Centre on Newport Road on Saturday 30th June. Registration will be at 9.30 for a 10am start. It will finish at 4pm. The cost is £25 and this will include all materials and a light lunch. There will also be a second part run on Saturday 7th July at 3.30 in Christ the King parish hall. This day will finish with a Commissioning Mass at 6pm. The course is intended for those who wish H. TOVEY • J. TOVEY to establish a Bereavement Support Group in J. CORTEN • R. DALE their Parish or who would like to be part of an K. FOSTER • D. O’CONNELL established group. We have many groups in our Archdiocese and it is the commissions wish to further promote this most valuable ministry. 01633 266848
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Make a smile...some of the students Students set to make a smile in Cardiff By Michael Woodward message is as simple as ABC: Saturday 12 th May in Abergavenny dawned A. Ask for His Mercy Meet the charity group dressing could well be the student-led with mist covering the mountains and the B. Be Merciful up as superheroes to help Make A Smile project. town but during the day the mist lifted and C. Completely Trust in Jesus children in Cardiff Initially set up in June 2017 by bright sunshine flooded the whole area. The Image revealed to Faustina included the ● Cardiff University students set 21-year-old Luke Morgan, the In Our Lady and St. Michael’s church (and St words “Jesus I trust in you” and showed two up charity group, Make A Smile, to Make a Smile project is led by Michael's Centre) a parallel revelation was rays radiating from his heart; the pale ray help children affected by hardship Cardiff University students who taking place. Father Rod Jones, monk of Worth standing for the Water of our baptism and the ● 3000 children have received volunteer their spare time to visit Abbey, was leading a Day Retreat on the red ray standing for the Blood of Jesus which visits already by their favourite unwell children mostly in hospitals, Devotion to the Divine Mercy, an image of is the life of souls. characters to interact and play games with Jesus revealed to St. Faustina in Krakow in About 30 of us enjoyed teaching, Mass, ● Charity group set to have a them all whilst dressed as beloved 1931, followed by revelations which she Adoration, the chaplet prayer and healing lasting positive impact on the local characters. received about God’s Mercy and recorded in prayer during this inspirational experience, community For more information about her Diary until her death in 1938. which Father James Norris, parish priest ● Support has already been Make A Smile or to show your The Divine Mercy devotion calls each one of described as being a very special day for the gained from Cardiff University and support, you can visit the us to a deeper understanding of God’s parish. One man movingly testified to being St David’s Catholic College Facebook page: limitless love for everyone, even the greatest of released from the burden of 50 years of Have you seen Peter Pan at a www.facebook.com/MakeASmileN sinners. Father Rod explained that the unforgiveness during this day of blessing. Cardiff children’s ward recently? It FP/
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