Catholic September 2017 FREE East Anglia Newspaper of the Diocese of East Anglia www.rcdea.org.uk Fatima statue School Young heading for celebrates its pilgrims walk Norwich golden jubilee to Santiago - page 7 - page 8 - page 13 The East Anglian Way to Santiago de Compestela Diocese is set to appoint its first Caritas director I The Diocese of East Anglia is looking to appoint a first-ever Director to lead its social action arm – Caritas East Anglia. Caritas East Anglia aims to encourage, sup - port and co-ordinate works of social outreach in the Diocese of East Anglia and the new volunteer Director will be a key member of the team who will guide, develop and manage its work. The management team of Caritas East Anglia includes rep - resentatives of each deanery and of caring organisations active in the Diocese and it is a member of the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), the social action arm of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Caritas East Anglia administers the St Edmund's Fund, which makes crisis grants to needy individuals and families, and Alive in Faith project grants, which are available to parishes and associated Catholic groups to support local social action initiatives, especially to seed fund new projects. Bishop Alan said: “Caritas East Anglia is an initiative to enhance social outreach in the A group from the Diocese of East Anglia completed a ten-day Youth Pilgrimage walking the Camino in Spain to Santiago at the end Diocese. As a new appointment, the Director of July. See page 13 for the full story and pictures. will have the opportunity to develop this important aspect of the diocesan mission, working to the Social Outreach Management Team to provide material support and assis - tance to the poor, deprived and vulnerable members of society in the Diocese.” For full details of the role, call 01508 492540, Mass starts cause e-mail [email protected] or write to Caritas East Anglia, The White House, 21 w Upgate, P o ringl and. Norfolk NR14 7SH. The closing date is September 14. Af Moemorrial R eqhuiem Meass rtryo to col’lecst any evisdence afor inthoo d to celebrate the life of sainthood from among the faith - Suffolk humanitarian and ful. There is a prayer which WS ALSINGHAM philanthropist Leonard invites people to pray to Leonard for a particular reason. If the Cheshire is to be held on SUNDAY prayers are answered then evi - September 7, the centenary dence is collected, examined and 17th SEPTEMBER 2017 of his birth, in his home presented. This does not mean village of Cavendish. It PILGRIMAGE of REPARATION and PRAYER that we already think he is a saint will also mark the start of - that part is a very long way off for the SANCTITY of LIFE and it may be 50 or 100 years a campaign by the Diocese led by Rt Rev. Robert Byrne CO hence - it is a discovery process. of East Anglia to promote Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham his Cause, the first step to “Bishop Alan and the Diocese FR. JEREMY DAVIES, are embarking on the process  sainthood. FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE RENEWAL because Leonard lived in commencing at the 12 o’clock Pilgrim Mass in the Chapel of Reconciliation Cavendish. But he is a world-wide Leonard is best known for his figure and many people will be M Coach P from Cambridge work creating hundreds of homes praying for the success of the A portrait of Leonard Cheshire by Trumpington P&R at 9.15am. around the world to care for dis - Cause and we shall reach out to June Mendoza. abled people, but he was also an them. However, we shall begin in To book R your seat contact outstanding war-time leader and East Anglia first because there at 7pm on Thursday September 7, Catherine V Bolam - 01582 581917 pilot who was awarded the VC. He are people here who knew him celebrated by Bishop Alan. Tickets: £15 Adults, £7 children & full-time students converted to Catholicism at the and remember him and who may Anyone interested in the includes entrance to Priory grounds age of 31. have something to tell us.” promotion is invited to contact: Fr cheques payable to LGC Luton

Fr James Fyfe, who will be pro - The Requiem Mass will be held James Fyfe, 69 Queen’s Road, bring a packed lunch moting the Cause of Leonard, in the Parish Church of St Mary Wisbech, PE13 2PH for more For more details explained: “It means to begin to the Virgin, Cavendish, CO10 8BA, information. call 01858 571242 or visit www.prolifepilgrimage.org Page 2 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 news in brief Ex Norwich City star is ordained Prayer-walk Former Norwich City midfield player Philip Mulyrne was ordained as a priest in the marks feast Dominican Order (Order of I The feast of St Oswald, Northum - Preachers) in Dublin on July 8 brian king and martyr, was observed swapping his football shirt for by members of the parish of Sacred priestly robes. St John’s Cathe - Heart and St Oswald, Peterborough on dral parishioner and personal August 4. The traditional four-mile prayer-walk from the parish church in friend Clare Richards reports. Walton to the former shrine at Peter - borough’s Anglican cathedral. I Philip Mulryne, born in Belfast, had At the shrine parishioners prayed at an outstanding professional football the chapel of St Oswald where, during career for 13 years - eight of those in the Middle Ages, the warrior saint’s Norwich at Carrow Road. right arm was venerated as a holy relic. He first played for Manchester United At the Reformation the relic was lost and earned 27 caps for Northern Ire - but the watchtower at the chapel, land, and quickly became a fans’ where the monks guarded the shrine, favourite. remains. Also in the chapel is a statue At Norwich City, a bad injury early of St Aiden who, with St Oswald’s help, on kept him out for a year. My student converted many of the local people to daughter was an evening waitress in a Christianity. The two saints were based Chinese restaurant at the time and Fr Philip Mulryne during his ordination and with Archbishop Augustine, courtesy of Philip and his mother liked to eat there on the holy island of Lindisfarne in the www.dominicans.ie 7th Century. and occasionally I joined them. Philip recovered from the injury, liv - College and discovered that Philip, Dominicans in Dublin. I was privileged ing his dream but, as he later admitted, studying for the priesthood at the Irish to be invited to his First Profession, to Summer party he stopped going to Mass, and lived a college, was to play in a football match. his Final Profession, and to his ordina - materialistic lifestyle. We met up again. tion as Deacon. Most recently to his I It was a day for celebration at Our Eventually he went home to Ireland. When I said “what a coincidence” he ordination as a Dominican priest. Lady’s in Stowmarket when parish - We heard no more about him for a long replied "there are no coincidences, we Fr Philip is now chaplain at the ioner Sheila Dobey was presented with time. He later wrote that he fell in love are meant to share our love for God Dominican school in County Kildare, a framed Papal Blessing in recognition again with his faith and started to go together". He later realized God calling with two days a week playing and of 25 years of loyal and devoted service back to Mass. him to be in a religious community. teaching football. I guess the girls will as a CAFOD volunteer by Fr David In 2010 I was in Rome at the English I was so happy when he joined the want to join in also! Finegan at Mass on July 2. It was followed by the Parish Sum - mer Party when parishioners gathered at the Cedars Hotel with the Keralan group providing superb traditional food. A barbecue and cakes were also prepared by members of the parish, as were a variety of children’s games. Support offered to Bishop’s mardle I Bishop Alan joined the trustees of the charity Network for a Better World AS statuey of Ourr Laidy oaf Walsning - archbishop for a mardle (a chat) at their quarterly ham has been presented to the meeting at the Cathedral Narthex in Maronite Archbishop of Damas - Norwich. The meeting was hosted by Mary and Andy Clark and Angela cus, Samir Nassar, by Antonia Stone and trustees travelled from as far Moffat, Outreach Co-ordinator at away as Liverpool and Manchester. the National Catholic Shrine at They were able to update Bishop Walsingham, during a pilgrimage Alan about their work in the parish of to Lebanon. Sitima, Diocese of Zomba in Southern Malawi, particularly an irrigation I Antonia was on a pilgrimage with Aid project that is supporting 35 single to the Church in Need on June 14 when female headed households. she finally met Archbishop Samir, with whom she had been in regular email Catholic contact for the past six years, and who had travelled from Damascus in Syria to East Anglia meet them. “For the past six years of the Syria war, Newspaper of the Diocese of East Anglia I have had the joy and privilege of accom - EDITOR: Keith Morris panying this courageous and faith-filled tel: 01508 488318 or Archbishop, his flock and peoples in prayer, friendship, faith, solidarity and Antonia Moffat presents a statue 07712 787762 charity,” said Antonia. of Our Lady of Walsingham to Pear Tree Farmhouse, “Through the Archbishop’s regular let - Archbishop Samir in Lebanon. Wymondham Road, ters I have encouraged many hundreds Wreningham, Norwich, of others to have a deeper understanding significance. And this special signifi - In that moment my heart was filled with NR16 1AT of the life of the suffering Church in a cance is just as important today,” said love, prayer and I was overcome with email: [email protected] war zone. Through various pilgrimage Antonia. silent tears, so awesome was this spiritu - collections and days of prayer monies “This solidarity of friendship and ally speaking. Articles and photographs for the next have been sent to support the Archbishop prayer deepened and of course included “The Archbishop has placed the statue in his daily work of helping and support - edition are very welcome and should be the entire Middle East with all Syria, on his working desk in Damascus as a ing desperate refugees fleeing from the Iraq, Egypt, the Holy Land, Jordan, and constant reminder to him that he has sent to the editor, ideally via email, by the latest atrocities inflicted by Daesh/ISIS.” all the other lands in the prayer.” friends all over the world supporting him deadline of October 1. “Walsingham has an ancient connec - Antonia took the opportunity to pres - in prayer for his difficult mission and tion with the Church of the Middle East ent the Archbishop with a small statue of which helps him carry the great cross Diocese website: www.rcdea.org.uk as Walsingham is known as ‘England’s Our Lady of Walsingham, which Mgr which the Lord has placed upon his Nazareth’. For it was to Walsingham that John Armitage had blessed following the shoulders. Advertising: Contact Janet at Cathcom on tel ancient pilgrims came from Europe and Feast of Divine Mercy in Walsingham. “I exhort you and encourage you to 01440 730399 or at [email protected] all over the world when it was unsafe to She said: “The statue was presented to pray much for the suffering and perse - pilgrimage to the Holy Land especially Publisher: Cathcom Ltd of Haverhill, 0207 the Archbishop as a pledge of our contin - cuted Church of Syria, Iraq and the during the times of the Crusades. Eng - ued prayer, solidarity and love for the many others countries where persecu - 112 6710 land’s Nazareth hence acquired a special persecuted Church in Syria and beyond. tion is intense and heavy.” Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/RCEastAnglia Page 3

Bishop Alan conferring the news in brief Ministry of Acolyte on Peter Marython for men Wygnanski at the English to walk and pray College in Rome. I A new 26-mile pilgrimage to bring men together from around East Anglia, to take up the role of spiritual fatherhood in pray - ing for our diocese, is set to take place in mid-September reports Fr Henry Whisenant. Men’s Marython will take place from King’s Lynn to Walsingham on Saturday September 16 to include prayers for our Bishop Alan, our clergy, our religious, our families, our parishes and schools. King’s Lynn is the home of the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, set up in 1897 by Pope Leo XIII and Walsingham, is the national shrine of Our Lady in England and a Minor Basilica. So we plan to walk between these two important shrines of Our Lady, a distance of 26 miles – hence the name Marython! The plan is to start with a 7pm Mass on Peter receives new ministry in Rome Friday 15th in the Holy House at King’s Lynn. followed by a fish and chip supper I Diocese of East Anglia seminarian Peter received the Ministry of discerning priesthood, and it was a and spend the night in the hall. Peter Wygnanski received the Min - Acolyte from Bishop Alan who was particular joy to welcome Bishop Alan We will start walking by 5am on Saturday istry of Acolyte at a conferral at the there by invitation of the English amongst the community of the morning. One of the King’s Lynn parish - English College at Pallazola in Rome College, which invites bishops to con - English College for the occasion. ioners has sorted out a beautiful, quiet walk from his very own Bishop Alan on fer ministries, when the opportunity “The liturgy conferring the through the Norfolk countryside.We plan to July 9. arises to do so, to one of their own ministry challenges new acolytes to arrive at Walsingham, at the Slipper Peter has just finished his third year seminarians. live more fully by the Lord's sacrifice Chapel, for Mass at 5.30 pm. of seminary and the first year of The Mass and Conferral took place and to be moulded more perfectly in For more details, or to express your inter - theology at the Gregorian University. at the church of Our Lady of the its likeness, so in this spirit of taking est, contact [email protected] Acolyte is the second ministry Snows in Palazzola. up our cross to follow Christ, we seminarians receive, to help priests Peter said: “Receiving the Ministry strive towards that to which God calls and deacons at the altar. of Acolyte is a great step towards us. Coffee fund-raiser I Cake, coffee and conversation flowed on July 13 at a fundraising coffee morning held in Norwich in aid of education in Tambo - grande, Peru. A group met in glorious Alive in Faith raises sunshine including people drawn from the Daytime Prayer Group, the Justice and Peace Group and other St John’s Cathedral parishioners, at the home of Helen Savelli who hosts the Daytime Prayer Group there. Aa magn ificment £6.5m ahas beegn raisned Steiwafrdshiip ccommitteee withn membters J£ohn sa6id: “Pro.jec5ts extenm d in scope A total of £164.56 was raised for a St John's- through the Diocese’s successful Alive from all parts of the Diocese meeting from participation in community sponsored teacher in Tambogrande. in Faith campaign to help fund parish on a regular basis. The Committee’s social activities to much needed projects, social outreach, clergy primary role will be to monitor the repairs. pensions and seminarian training. income from pledges and the applica - “Preparations are also well in hand Financial secretary, John Pitt, said: tion of funds to the appropriate to set up Caritas East Anglia as a Blessing for mayor “All parishes have now completed the objectives as set out at the beginning of means of channelling the social out - I The Civic Service for Dereham’s new pledge phase of the campaign and fund- the Alive in Faith Campaign.” reach funds raised by Alive in Faith mayor, Councillor Hilary Bushell was held raisers CCS have completed their role. The total actually pledged to date is into assisting the poor and vulnerable at Sacred Heart in the town on July 29. The Management and administration of currently £6,563,485. in the Diocese. Applications will be Mayor and Council invoked God's blessings the income and expenditure is now the Current activity is primarily the received by Caritas East Anglia and on their work in the year ahead. The responsibility of the Diocese. implementation of Parish Projects. assessed by a diocesan panel to ensure address was given by Fr Brendan Moffatt. “This will be achieved by the estab - There are 13 currently running for the validity of any grants meets the lishment of an Alive in Faith which £145,507 has been paid out. diocesan criteria.” St John’s cathedrals exhibition Volunteer I A unique exhibition linking St The 76 cathedrals are located tion on all 76 cathedrals. John’s Cathedral in Norwich to in 32 different countries on five “It will also not only be over the 75 other Catholic cathedrals continents. A request for infor - the Heritage Open Days, from across the world also dedicated mation from the other September 7 to 10 but will be to St John the Baptist will be cathedrals was met by a extended to the end of Septem - Director staged during September. phenomenal response with ber for anyone who is not able to Every September, St John’s information from all of them see the display during the her - Caritas East Anglia is an initiative to enhance Cathedral in Norwich involves received direct or researched itage days. itself in the Heritage Open Days online. Our Lady and the Annuncia - social outreach in the Diocese. celebrations. Each year tours, St John’s Cathedral Culture tion, King’s Lynn will also be It is creating a new volunteer role of Director to displays and exhibitions are put and Heritage Officer, Julia open for Heritage Open Days on that reflect the Cathedral’s Stafford, said: “What started as a from September 7-10. develop this important aspect of the diocesan Catholic heritage and faith. possibly small display has taken Other sites with Catholic asso - mission, to provide material support and It was decided this year to on a life of its own and grown ciations that will be open to the expand the event’s horizons and out of all proportion to original public include the Farmers’ assistance to the poor, deprived and vulnerable to find out how many Catholic ideas and what was thought may Club in Bury St Edmunds (for - members of society in the Diocese. cathedrals world-wide are also be probable or even possible. mer townhouse of the recusant dedicated to St John the Baptist, “The result of the wonderful Gage family) and Giffords Hall, For full details: e-mail [email protected] , call 01508 and to see how many of these response is that this fascinating Stoke-by-Nayland (former home 492540, or write to Caritas East Anglia, The White could be featured in a small exhibition, will now feature of the recusant Mannock House, 21 Upgate, Poringland, Norfolk, NR14 7SH. exhibition. stunning imagery and informa - family). Closing date for applications is September 14. Page 4 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 NEW EVANGELISATION Reaching out in home mission

Every day Benedictine communities pray: Chance to build a “May the help of God remain with us always and with our absent missionary parish brethren, Amen .” I Would you like to join others who are trying I For the monastery, these to share their faith? Are you a group discern - absent brethren are likely to ing how to develop evangelisation work in be monks and nuns who are your area? working away or those who are too ill to attend services. The On January 13 we will joined in Newmarket community brings its trav - for a Building Missionary Parishes event by ellers and the infirm before members of the Diocese of Plymouth’s New the Lord, entrusting their Evangelisation team who will explain how safety to Him. The prayer links their successful programme has created over them with home and asks for a safe homecoming. The prayer 38 parish mission teams in their diocese. goes even wider and remem - Across Cornwall, Dorset and Devon, more bers that everyone is part of than 400 parishioners have taken part with the monastery’s community of great effect and extraordinary results. The pro - prayer. That includes all of us, gramme takes people on a personal journey of which is nice to know. exploration into their own faith, seeking to give Many of us have absent brethren. Brothers and sisters; a fuller sense of personal discipleship and to parents or children; friends equip them to discern ways of evangelising and others we know who with a wiser and deeper empathy for the per - choose not to share in the ful - son they encounter and where they may be in ness of our Christian faith. We their spiritual journey. miss people who used to be at Mass. All our parishes have Join others from across the diocese to learn absent brethren who are not how to create a mission team in your parish. with us. More information about the event will be avail - Home Mission Sunday (Sep - able in your parish this autumn. tember 17) gives us an opportunity to remember our absent family and friends and to pray for them. We pray that The latest in a series of free media workshop across the Diocese was held in Peterborough during they will find a way to a full July, a further one is to be held at St Mary Magdalene in Ipswich on Wednesday August 30, from relationship with Jesus Christ 7-9pm. Please contact [email protected] for more details. and his Church. We recognise that we have a part to play: to What are the readings show what being a Christian asking of me today? really means. We pray that we The Coming Home Prayer have the wisdom and courage Give: to offer others an encounter with Our Lord, who is our Life. Loving Father, 1. Give some time. Speak to #RedWednesday What can I do to help my we pray for those baptised someone you do not know at absent brethren? who no longer or rarely attend Church: Mass. This may be the week they are wondering whether I This autumn Catholic charity Aid to the that they will understand and experience in their hearts God is in their life. This may Church in Need is asking people to once Pray: that Christ is the source be the week you can help them 1. Many parishes use the of unconditional love and reconciliation. feel at home at church. again to stand in solidarity with persecuted Coming Home Prayer as a bid - 2. Please give to the national Christians and all who suffer for their peace - ding prayer for Home Mission We pray for everyone who worships in our parish community: Home Mission Sunday collec - fully held beliefs. Sunday and the Sundays until tion. The money is used to It will be holding a week of events from the end of the Church year. that we may find the right words and means support evangelisation in November 19 – 26 with #RedWednesday as You may be able to suggest that to invite our absent brothers and sisters parishes throughout England your parish does this in 2017. to return to the practice of their faith. and Wales. the highlight on Wednesday November 22. Amen. Red is the Christian colour of martyrdom. 2. Pledge to pray for 5 of Share your faith: Christians are the most persecuted faith group your absent brethren for the in today’s world and #RedWednesday will same season. Maybe write Study: speak to us about God’s com - 1. Is there someone who honour all Christians who suffer and die for down their names so you will Home Mission Sunday falls passionate love and needs to be invited to After bring them to mind easily. on September 17. Look up the forgiveness. They challenge us Mass coffee? their faithfulness to Christ’s message of peace Pray the Coming Home Prayer readings for 24th Sunday of to show that same love and for - 2. Is there someone who and love. giveness to our loved ones and needs a lift to church? or pray a decade of the Rosary Ordinary Time (A) before com - #RedWednesday will shine a light on Chris - for each of them. ing to Mass. All the readings to those who are harder to 3. Tell someone you are pray - love. ing for them. tian persecution but also highlight the injustices perpetrated against other faith groups. Find out more at www.acnuk.org and, if you stage a support event, send us a picture to Time to start thinking about Advent publish in this paper and online. I Now is the time to start thinking about Modern day ‘Posada’ uses a statue of involved before. Could you be braver and your parish’s Advent Posada Journey. Mary and Joseph and the donkey instead invite others to your home to help cele - Please pray The first challenge may be to find where of a young couple to travel from home to brate? Maybe you could sign up to take it was put last Christmas! home. Posada provides an opportunity the Posada to someone you don’t know I Please pray for our parishes who are creat - ‘Posada’ is a Mexican tradition. A for hospitality and a sharing of our yet. Is there a neighbour you could invite young couple from the parish are Christian faith with family and friends. to be with you when the Posada arrives? ing mission teams this year: selected to dress up as Mary and Joseph By hosting the statue we can join this Could you tell colleagues about hosting St Laurence, Cambridge and then spend the days of Advent trav - simple but effective form of evangelisa - the Posada when they ask if you are Sacred Heart, St Ives elling from house to house asking for a tion. ready for Christmas? St George, Norwich room for the night and telling their hosts This year: How can your Posada Jour - Take a photo of people with your Our Lady and St Joseph, Sheringham and about the imminent arrival of Jesus at ney become more missionary? How can Posada for Facebook or Twitter and Christmas. you include people who haven't been send us a copy to publish in this paper. Cromer Catholic East Anglia / September like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/ CatholicEastAnglia Page 5

Fr James celebrates golden jubilee news in brief I North Walsham parish priest, Fr James Walsh has celebrated his Golden Jubilee of ministry with the help of Sacred Heart Parish, which also includes St John of the Cross, Aylsham and St Helen’s, Hoveton. A Mass of Thanksgiving to mark the 50 years was attended by nearly 200 people on Saturday July 22 and was followed by a lunch served in the church grounds. Antonia Martinez said: “To mark the very happy occasion and bring the after - noon to a close, PPC Chairman Robert Hardie (pictured left), expressed not only our congratulations on such a ‘landmark’ achievement but our thanks to Fr James personally for his exemplary ministry to us during these last few years. He was pre - sented with a specially-made icon of St James, painted by local iconologist Judith James, who was also present. Other gifts were presented from the parish to mark the wonderful achievement. Fr Henry marks 40 years as priest I People gathered from across the Diocese of East Anglia, the UK and Ireland to cele - brate the 40th anniversary of the King’s Lynn marks ordination of Norfolk Catholic priest Fr Henry MacCarthy on Saturday July 1. The Catholic church of St Cecilia’s in the West Norfolk village of Dersingham was packed to capacity, including relatives of 1175 years history Fr Henry from Ireland and guests from the King’s Lynn Parish many parts of the Diocese of East Anglia celebrated an amazing where Fr Henry had served as Curate or Parish Priest during the last 40 years. 1175 years of Catholic The celebrations began with Mass, which history in a very special was celebrated by Fr Henry, assisted by Anniversaries Mass in the nine other priests from East Anglia, and was followed by a lunch for everyone who grounds of St Martha’s attended. School on June 25. Edd Many tributes to Fr Henry and his work Chomicz reports. during the last four decades were delivered by family and friends and he was presented with a framed special map of the locations I 2017 is a historic year for the parish where he had ministered. with so many anniversaries to be cele - In response to these tributes, Fr Henry brated. These include: said that he was humbled but delighted that I 480 years of the Walsingham Martyrs so many people had made the effort to at - execution in Kings Lynn, tend and that he was now able to enjoy his I 225 years of public celebration of retirement in his new home in Dersingham. Mass in Kings Lynn, He thanked all those who had supported I 120 years of the restoration of the him over these last 40 years and the people Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Confirmation candidates taking part in the King’s Lynn Parish Anniversaries Mass. of the Catholic Parish of Hunstanton who the Holy House had welcomed him so generously and sup - I 120 years of the building of Our organizations and families. food stall. An amazing 700 free hot portively since he came in 2013. Lady’s Church, St Martha’s Catholic primary school meals were prepared and eaten. “I have never been so well looked after in I 100 years of the death of Austin allowed the use of its playing field, its Free candy floss, cakes, books, plants my life,” he said after cutting the cake made Lewis in World War 1, staging, its PA systems and other facil - (bring/share/take) stalls were very to mark the occasion. I 70 years of the Consecration of Our ities. The school children sang at the popular, as were free teas and coffees. Many cards and gifts were given to Fr Lady’s Church, mass. The Knights of St Columba The youth group and KSC had game Henry to mark the occasion and he said that I 60 years of the opening of St. (KSC) organized the set-up and practi - stalls and garden games. The Cubs and all the monies given to him will be sent to Martha’s School calities for the mass and stalls for the Beavers demonstrated their skills and one of his special charities, Médecins Sans Specific dates have allowed particu - fete afterwards. All food and drink, challenged all. The school all-weather Frontières. lar occasions to be remembered and games, activities and stalls were free. area had competitions, and KS1 and celebrated throughout the year, but The Parish sick were anointed during KS2 Easter Painting competition win - parish priest Fr Peter Rollings, asked the Mass; first communion candidates ners were presented with their prizes. for something special for the whole were presented with their communion A test pit was also prepared by the Worldwide prayer parish to celebrate and participate in certificates; confirmation candidates West Norfolk and King’s Lynn Archeo - I A monthly Padre Pio prayer group at St together. were presented with celebration prayer logical Society, with interesting finds to Joseph's Church, Sheringham, joined with His wish was granted and on Sunday books and the parish celebrated an out - be displayed at the school. groups throughout the world on June 16 on June 25, usual Masses were cancelled door baptism, believed to be a first for The weather was generally kind with the 15th anniversary of the canonisation of and all parishioners were invited and the Parish. only a few showers. This did not St Pio. They were invited to join in prayer encouraged to attend the single celebra - After Mass, three food stalls fed hun - dampen the enthusiasm and participa - through the intercession of Our Lady of tory outdoor Mass and fete as planned, gry parishioners – a traditional BBQ, a tion of everyone. A very special Grace and St Pio of Pietrelcina. prepared by parish communities, South Indian food stall and a Filipino celebratory day not to be forgotten. Group leader, Anne Mann, said: “The prayer intentions included: Pope Francis, the Catholic Church and all persecuted Christians throughout the world, for prayer Cathedral play to highlight work of Romero groups of Padre Pio become "beacons of light to the world, and gardens of faith, and I Rise Theatre returns to St John’s social justice. He demanded respect theatre company, is 75 minutes long hearths of love; and for peace and conver - Cathedral Norwich for a performance for human rights. and the recommended age is 11+. sion of hearts, of families, of the whole of Romero – Heartbeat of El Salvador Romero – Heartbeat of El Salvador Tickets at £12 per adult and £10 con - world, and for those who govern nations. – which tells the true life story of the will be performed on Saturday Sep - cessions are available at the cathedral Led by Fr Tim Bugby, the evening in - human right champion. tember 30, with doors opening at 7pm shop and also online at cluded Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary and Blessed Oscar Romero chose to chal - (show starts at 7.30pm). The perform - www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/198601 Holy Mass. lenge those in power and stand up for ance, from the professional Christian Discounts available til September 4. Page 6 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 news in brief Pope blesses CAFOD trio Cambridge is a I Three volunteers from the Diocese of East Anglia have been awarded Papal Blessings in recognition of a combined City of Sanctuary 90 years of service to the aid agency CAFOD. I The Catholic community in Cam - Bernard Shaw has volunteered for 40 bridge has pledged its support to sup - years and Mary Prentice and Sheila port Cambridge as a City of Sanctuary. Dobey have each volunteered for 25 Fr Pat Cleary signed a "Resolution years, demonstrating a remarkable com - of Support" on behalf of the Cam - mitment to helping those in need. To bridge Deanery at an ecumenical event mark this achievement and their Papal held in the parish hall of Our Lady & Blessings, which are bestowed by Pope the English Martyrs, Cambridge, on Francis, they celebrated by having tea June 16. with Bishop Alan in Norwich. The audience then explored what A chemical engineer by profession, this might mean for our communities Bernard Shaw, 69, from Cambridge, in practice by hearing from Cambridge started volunteering for CAFOD in the groups actively supporting refugees late 1970s. Since then he has been an and asylum seekers. extremely active campaigner, galvanis - Rosemary Watson, of City of Sanc - ing people across East Anglia to engage tuary, linked the ancient role of church - with issues such as climate change and es in providing sanctuary to the pres - poverty. He has now become an assessor ent day role of faith communities in for CAFOD’s Livesimply scheme. helping to make Cambridge a place Bernard, who attends St Philip Howard of safety and welcome for refugees church, was surprised to receive a Papal Pictured above, from the left, Mary, Sheila and Bernard with Bishop Alan. and asylum seekers. COS is developing Blessing and still can’t quite believe that databases of volunteers for associated he’s been volunteering for CAFOD for so CAFOD’s work. who started volunteering for CAFOD in charities and national COS. long: “If you’d asked me when I first Mary, 82, who attends Our Lady of Pity Preston before moving to Stowmarket in Cambridge Refugee Resettlement started about whether I would still be vol - in Swaffham, was also surprised when the 1980s. She inspired her parish of Our Campaign (CRRC) encourages unteering for CAFOD in 40 years time, I she was awarded a Papal Blessing and Lady to fundraise for CAFOD and more voluntary effort in support of refugees, would have said that it would be quite also has happy memories of her time recently, to take part in the LiveSimply complementing the role of local unlikely! But if my health stands up, I volunteering for CAFOD. scheme. authorities. Some churches have would think I’ll still be volunteering in “I probably got more out of volunteer - The trio were invited to tea in Norwich provided safe venues for refugees to another ten years.” ing in Walsingham than anyone else! I by Bishop Alan, who wanted to thank meet socially or learn English. In contrast, it was the turn of the mil - loved meeting people. Everybody who them in person for their continuing serv - There remains a pressing need for lennium that marked the start of Mary came was so keen to tell you what there ices to CAFOD and to present them with self-contained accommodation to Prentice’s journey with CAFOD. She were doing for CAFOD in their parish. It their Blessings. enable Cambridge to welcome more began by running the CAFOD stall at the was wonderful, they were so proud and CAFOD’s representative in East Syrian refugees under the Vulnerable Walsingham shrine and despite a busy had such enthusiasm! That was the Anglia, Stephen Matthews, said: “The Person Resettlement Programme. working life as a headteacher, she was thing that really impressed me, the love dedication and enthusiasm Sheila, In conclusion, Fr Pat spoke of the also heavily involved in campaigning. the Catholic laity have for CAFOD. When Bernard and Mary have shown over the role of Pope Francis in stressing the Since becoming involved with CAFOD, they do all that they do, the least I could years is inspirational. It is volunteers imperative of providing support for she has written to her MP, encouraged do was open the stall!” like them that allow CAFOD to bring life, those seeking sanctuary. others in her church to sign petitions Sheila Dobey, a member of Our Lady in hope and dignity to men, women and and tol d everyone she can about Stowmarket, is a former English teacher children from all around the world.” A mine of treasures Fr Henry Whisenant reflects Testament (including a Psalm) and one on a never-ending mine of chapter from the New Testament each day. It’s something I’ve done once before, and treasures – the Word of God. no doubt some of you reading have as well. The advantage of such a scheme is that I When I was thinking of something to is breaks down what would otherwise be write for the September issue of this paper, quite a formidable task into manageable Apostleship of my confrere Fr Seelan told me that back in chunks, and it keeps the reading varied, so his home country of India, September is that the reader is never left too long in just dedicated to the Word of God. The last day one book. Important, since many people the Sea of September is the feast of St Jerome, have resolved to read the Bible straight invites you to a Mass who, when he wasn’t pulling thorns out of through, only to stumble at the hurdle of the paws of lions or directing choice invec - Leviticus! in honour of our patron tive against heretics (he once described the I have just finished Genesis in my daily British monk Pelagius as man whose wits Old Testament portion, and as well as Our Lady Star of the Sea had been dulled by Scots porridge), he was enjoying the sheer colour of the story, it translating the Bible into Latin, the makes me think about the more familiar vernacular of his day. Gospels in a new light. For example, I The Bible is a bit of a sore subject for me couldn’t help comparing Jacob’s assess - Tuesday 26th September 2017, at the moment. Back at the start of the ment of his twelve sons – the founders of summer, the quizmaster put a mischievous the twelve tribes of Israel – to the charac - 7pm Bible round at the start of the parish quiz. teristics of Christ’s apostles. Reuben, the And of course the priests made the mis - firstborn, is “unstable as water” according St John the Baptist Cathedral, take of sitting all together in the same to his father, and Simeon and Levi, the next team… which made our failure on this two, are brothers who are marked by anger Norwich round all the more embarrassing! Granted, and the use of violence. Is there not per - some of the questions felt like the quizmas - haps more than a passing resemblance ter had randomly opened the Old here to Peter, whose allegiance to Christ is Testament and gleaned an obscure fact fickle, and James and John, “sons of thun - For further information contact that nobody but he could possible know der”, who wish to call down lightning on Salvina Bartholomeusz (For example: Who was the wife of Lapi - those villages that fail to welcome the doth?). Nevertheless, several tables still Lord? The beauty of reading the Scrip - [email protected] or 020 7901 1932 managed to get more answers than us, tures is that the more you read, the more All invited, please come along which isn’t saying much! there is to take away. It is a never-ending The salutary fruit of this shame is that mine of treasures, in which we discover I’m trying now to read the Bible more often amongst all the variegations of human his - and more thoroughly. In fact I’m using a tory the plan of God and the face of Christ. www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk facebook.com/AoS.GB @Apostleshipsea Bible in a Year scheme, whereby the entire For those who are interested in using a Registered Charity numbers: England and Wales 1069833, Scotland SC043085 Scriptures are split up in such a way that I Bible in a Year scheme, you can find a good Registered Company number: 3320318 can read the whole of it in a year, with an one on the website Catholic Commentary average of three chapters from the Old on Sacred Scripture. Happy delving! Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/RCEastAnglia Page 7

Liturgy for the unborn and their parents events in brief

I A special Mass for those who have tion, come and find peace and closure Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Next Ignite Lite lost babies by either miscarriage, still - which is ours for the asking. This Unborn (Adapted from the Liturgy of birth or abortion is to be held in Mass is for both men and women. Cotignac (Toulon/Frejus) by Fr Cambridge on September 13. Everyone is welcome. We will be open - Michael Gwinnell. It will take place at training weekend Organiser Sandra Hobson said: “If ing a book of remembrance for our St Laurence Catholic Church, 91 I The next Ignite Lite training weekend you have suffered miscarriage, still - little ones.” Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1BX on will take place from September 8 to 10 and birth, or had the pain of handing your Liturgy for the unborn and their Wednesday, Sept 13, at 7.30pm. is open to those aged 16 - 30 who are inter - little one back to God through abor - parents. Celebrated in Honour of Our For more details, ring 01223 704640. ested in helping out at events around the Diocese or would just like to know more The Fatima about the Catholic faith. The Fatima statue in Over the weekend at Poringland near Pilgrim Virgin Westminster Cathedral. Norwich, there will be times for fellowship, statue and relics prayer, reflection and also input on various will be visiting topics about faith. The weekend is free of charge. the Cathedral of If you are interested in coming along or St John the would like to know more contact Catherine Baptist, Norwich, Williams at [email protected] or call on 07769315031. on September 23 and 24 as part of Torchlight Vigil for Life a national I A torchlight 'Vigil for Life' procession programme. will take place through Norwich city centre Donal Anthony on Friday October 27, to mark 50 years Foley reports. since the passing of the Abortion Act in 1967. The Eucharistic procession through Nor - wich will be followed by all-night adoration at the Cathedral with each hour being led by different groups from around the Dio - cese. There will also be workshops throughout the evening, mainly aimed at young people themed around the gift of life. Cambridge is Ablaze I A vibrant Ablaze Mass led mostly by young people will be held at 5pm on Sunday September 17. Featuring the Ablaze Music Fatima visitation is Group and followed by meet, greet and eat in the Parish Hall, St Laurence Church, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BX.

IhThe heighlighta of the dCentenairy nYear of gCons ecrfationo to the rImm acuNlate Hearot of rwich Our Lady’s apparitions from May to Mary. Mass will be preceded by the en - October 1917, has been the canonisation thronement and crowning of the Na - at Fatima on May 13 of Francisco and tional Fatima Statue, and followed by Jacinta by Pope Francis, who thus veneration of the Relics of Saints Jacinta became the first children in the history and Francisco, and enrolment and in - of the Church to become saints in the vestiture of the Brown Scapular. ordinary course of their family life. To honour Our Lady, the World Aposto - late of Fatima (WAF) has organised a Vis - Timetable itation programme of the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue to the Cathedrals I Saturday September 23 of England and Wales, together with 10am - Solemn Reception of Relics relics of Saints Francisco and Jacinta. followed by Mass This programme began on Saturday Relics met at the West Door by Bishop February 18, when Cardinal Nichols and Chapter received, blessed and crowned the Statue After Mass, relics and statue moved to in Westminster Cathedral. So many peo - Walsingham chapel for veneration of ple came, that the doors had to be closed. relics Since then the dioceses of Cardiff, South - 2pm - Rosary (followed by presentation wark, Shrewsbury, Menevia, Notting - in Narthex) ham, and Plymouth, Arundel and 3pm - Rosary and veneration Brighton and Birmingham have received 4pm - Mass in Polish and veneration the Statue, and the Visitations will 6pm - Vigil Mass and veneration continue until October. 7.30pm - Pilgrim Service followed In his homily, Cardinal Nichols said by Brown Scapular enrolments and that devotion to the Immaculate Heart of veneration Mary, so central to her message, “is a way 9pm - close of the Cathedral for us to say ‘yes’ from the depths of our hearts … which is why today we conse - I Sunday September 24 crate afresh ourselves, our lives, our 7.30am - Cathedral opens country, to the Immaculate Heart of 9am - Mass followed by veneration Mary, so that we can always be saying 11am - Mass followed by veneration and ‘Yes’ to the Lord, with all our heart, with Brown Scapular enrolments all our will, from the centre of our being. 1.30pm - Holy Hour and Rosary led by And only Mary can teach us how to do youth of the diocese this.” 3.30pm - Syro Malibar Mass He also emphasised the importance of 5.30pm - Rosary in Portuguese the Rosary and of praying it in the family, 6pm - Mass in Portuguese followed by which he recalled doing as a child. veneration On September 23 and 24, the Statue and 7.30pm - Pilgrim Service followed by Relics will be visiting St John’s in Brown Scapular enrolments Norwich, and the highlight of the week - 9pm - close of the Cathedral end will be Holy Mass said by Bishop I Donal Anthony Foley is the Secretary of Alan with a post-communion Act of WAF England and Wales Page 8 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / September 2017

DIOCESAN SCHOOLS IN FOCUS Celebrations as St Mary's Catholic Primary in Lowestoft is marking its Golden Jubilee in 2017 and a special end-of- year Mass with Bishop Alan, helped to mark the 50th anniversary in style. Keith Morris reports.

Pupils, teachers and family members joined Bishop Alan in the special Mass held at the school, including three people who were at the school on the opening day, 50 years ago. Current year six teacher Bridget Wright was a seven- year-old pupil back in 1967. Her three children also attended the school before she joined the staff as a part- time then full-time teacher “Once you start here it is not just a job it is more of a lifestyle,” said Bridget. “It has helped to restore my own faith.” Wyn McFaull, aged 92, was the school secretary back in 1967. She said: “God has always been with this school. A lot of love has gone into it first from the orig - inal nuns, the Sisters of St Mary of Namur, and then the parish of Lowestoft.” Katherine Wilton, aged 85, helped to raise funds to pay for staff for the new school. In his homily, Bishop Alan reminded the pupils that when the school was built it had to have strong, sure TRAVEL INSURANCE foundations on which the rest of the buildings took arranged for readers of Catholic East Anglia shape, but it did not come alive until it was filled with ANNUAL TRAVEL children and teachers. “Through being a member of your own family, the INSURANCE church and this school help your life to take shape and AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UP TO you to grow into adults. You never know where life will 85 YEARS OF AGE. lead but when your life has been built on a sure founda - MOST PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL tion of Jesus Christ it will be the best you can ever CONDITIONS ACCEPTED have. TOP QUALITY COVER “May this school last another 50 years and may you With a 24 hour helpline and an continue to grow and grow in the next 50 years into the air ambulance get-you-home service. people God wants you to become.” Mention this advert to get a Special Headmaster Alex Savage ended the Mass by saying: Catholic East Anglia discount. Don’t forget “All the families, pupils and staff who have been to St we can also sell SINGLE-TRIP COVER, with Mary's over the past 50 years have been blessed by the no maximum age limit and up to £20,000 love, care and inspiration of this very special commu - cancellation cover per couple. nity. It is now our responsibility to enable our school CALL FOR DETAILS AND PRICES to continue to flourish into the future.” Everyone then enjoyed a family picnic in the grounds 0116 272 of the school overlooking the beach and the sea Car Hire FTTravel 0500 I Full p icture gallery to download at Insurance Real people - not www.rcdea.org.uk machines! Authorised and regulated by the FCA Headteacher Adrian La

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s school year ends

Cambridge teacher Lizzy Bennett. Picture by David Johnson/ Cambridge News. Lizzy named as Pictured are pupils taking part in the St Mary’s celebration Mass with Bishop Alan. Pictures by Keith Morris. teacher of the year

A Catholic deputy head has been named Teacher of the Year in the Cambridge News and Media Education Awards and a Catholic primary was also shortlisted as Primary School of the Year.

I Lizzy Bennett, Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning) at St Laurence Primary School in Cambridge was named as Teacher of the Year. She is also English subject leader and PE subject leader. Lizzy won praise from judges for raising the level of PE teaching and creating an environment for pupils where they feel trusted, safe and like there is nothing they can't achieve. She said: "I came into teaching as a vocation, this means the world to me. I had a lovely evening at the presentation awards and I was thrilled to be nominated and delighted to win it. "My role involves me supporting teaching staff in devel - oping their practice to become the best practitioners they can be and provide high quality first teaching for the chil - it looked a very different place, cracking job and here especially would be so much harder to be the dren in our school. almost forgotten about in some where children leave, having been headteacher and it makes it enjoy - "Over the past two years we have developed the sporting ways. But we have had a lot of build - cherished and are absolutely ready able as well. I am leaving while I am opportunities for the children at St Laurence and we have ing work done. It has really come for the world. A lot of our former still enjoying it but as you get older a range of sports clubs on offer; tag rugby, netball, athlet - into its own over the past 18 years. It pupils come back to visit or to work you do know the time to stop.” ics, dance, Change 4 Life (Legendary Legends), goalball is now an excellent, outstanding here in various guises – so they feel A tea party was held for many of and many more. We have also had a variety of sports school with lovely children. So it a connection is there with the the people Adrian has worked with teams representing St Laurence at competitions organ - feels like a well worthwhile job done school even when they have left and at both St Augustine’s and else - ised by the Cambridge School Sports partnership and we – a vocation.” gone on to bigger and better things.” where over the 33 years, including have represented Cambridge Schools at the Level 3 Of Adrian’s 33 years as a teacher, Memorable moments for Adrian Bishop Alan, organised by his County competitions for dance, tennis and athletics." 32 have been spent at Catholic have included a school Theatre deputy Philippa Holdsworth. Headteacher, Clare Clark, paid tribute saying: “Every - schools in East Anglia. He started at Royal project when he got to play his There was also a final Mass with one at St Laurence was so delighted by Lizzy's nomination St Joseph’s College in Ipswich as a guitar on the stage and, as a maths the children involved on Adrian’s for Cambridge Teacher of the Year and her success in maths teacher, then St Thomas specialist, having the school year last day. winning the award. It is very well deserved and reflects More (now St Francis) in Norwich, six class twice winning the Norfolk Adrian plans to spend more time her role as one of our deputy headteachers as well as PE with one year as an acting head at St Shield for a county maths quiz at with his two teenage daughters leader and the impact her energy and positivity has with Edmunds in Bury St Edmunds on UEA. Hermione and Imogen and his eld - children and parents. St Laurence has just been success - secondment after he joined St “I will miss the children the erly father, as well as getting ful again in retaining the prestigious Sports Gold Mark. Augustine’s. most,” said Adrian. “They make the involved in voluntary work and con - “All of our staff work so hard and it's great for Lizzy to “The one year I spent outside day so much better – I like just walk - tinuing his hobbies, including receive this recognition. This is the second consecutive Catholic schools I really noticed the ing around the school and they are Bridge which he plays to county year St Laurence has featured in the Awards as our difference in children and ethos and very friendly and it just feels like standard, travelling around the School Business Manager, Liz Taylor, won the Support really missed it,” said Adrian. being part of a big family. The staff country. Staff category last year.” “I believe that Catholic schools really care for the children. The new head at St Augustine’s St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, was also a finalist are the best way to get children to “I would like to pay tribute to all will be Rachel Swindell, currently in the Primary School of the Year category. understand what faith is like when the children, staff and parents I assistant head of St Albans Catholic The awards were presented at Homerton College in churches sometimes struggle to have worked with – without them all Primary in Cambridge, who starts Cambridge on Tuesday July 18 and nominations for the reach them. Catholic schools do a working together as a family team it in September. awards were made by readers of the Cambridge News. Page 10 like our schools at: www.facebook.com/RCDEANewSchools Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 DIOCESAN SCHOOLS IN FOCUS news in brief Celebration of sport A group of young - I The sporting pursuits and achieve - ments of students at St Mary’s sters from Notre School, Cambridge were celebrated Dame High School in on Monday July 3 at the school’s Norwich was recently annual Sports Award Dinner, where confirmed by Bishop three-time Olympic swimmer and Alan. The confirma - Bronze medallist Joanne Jackson, tion sacrament took and Paralympic archer Danielle place at Our Lady Brown (MBE), presented the prizes. Star of the Sea in Danielle said: “I thoroughly enjoyed Lowestoft. the evening and I have to say it was probably one of the best sports awards I have attended. Although I don’t think they need it, my advice for the girls is to carry on what they are doing, by choosing sports they enjoy. To be good you have to work hard and Pupils raise over £500 it’s so much easier to work hard when you’re doing something you enjoy. But they already know that!” At the recent sports day students fI Ao quartret o f pSupils fyrom Srt Joihn an refugees had beaten school sporting records , Fisher School in Peterborough have some held for more than 20 years. raised over £500 for orphan refugee children from Syria. Mueen Kabir (Year 13) and three fellow Robocup success pupils Bongani Luwemba, Fred Cook and I The Year 5 and Year 6 pupils from St Zeeshan Waseem, raised the money by Mary’s School, Cambridge have suc - selling cakes made by supporter Mrs cessfully coded their way to the 2017 Burrell and samosas made by the wife of RoboCup Championships UK Final. school teacher Zahid Akbar. The Year 6 final – the prestigious Mueen said: “I was inspired to raise RoboCupJunior UK National CoSpace the money after attending a comedy Championships – took place on June show sponsored by charity Human 12, and a St Mary’s Junior School, Appeal recently. Human Appeal is a Cambridge team finished in fourth global charity that dedicates its time and place out of 58 national teams. The resources to help those less fortunate Year 5 final – the inaugural around the world. At this event they were RoboCupJunior Line Tracking Pri - raising money for orphan children that mary Championship – took place on fled Syria to escape the warzone; this June 13, and a St Mary’s Junior inspired me to pledge and start raising School, Cambridge team finished in money with the help of my friends. third place out of 30 national teams. “We managed to raise £500 and presented the money to Human Appeal on Salaam (Peace) Radio 106.2 FM on l FFRUITTREEFRRRUITRURUI U IT TTRTRETREER EE AANAND ND June 17. I hope that our efforts to will inspire others to do the same and Pictured above are, from left to right: student Mueen Kabir, Human Appeal rep Abid Hus - SSOSOFSOFTOFT F FRFRUFRUIFRUITRUIT continue doing good deeds - charity can sain, and teacher Zahid Akbar. SSPSPESPECSPECISPECIASPECIALSPECIALISPECIALISSPECIALISTSPECIALISTSPECIALISTS start from just a single smile to another.” Salaam Radio is a Peterborough-based cohesion in bringing people together. Huge selection of Top Fruit Human Appeal is a faith-based charity trees, Soft Fruit plants, inspired by Islamic values. station that aims to promote community www.humanappeal.org.uk Family Trees, Ballerina Trees, DEACONS Grapes, Kiwis and NURSERY so much more! GODSHILL, NATIONWIDE DELIVERY ISLE OF WIGHT PO38 3HW 55050%50%00%% OFF OOFOFFFFALLAALALL APPLELL A APAPPAPPLAPPLE PTREESPLE T TRTRETREETREESANDRE GRAPEES UUNUNTUNTIUNTIL VINESNTIL UNTIL 22828/28/028/0228/02/28/02/128/02/178/ 031/10/172/17 Pupils rewarded for learning skills Tel 01983 840750/ email: [email protected] 522243 (24hrs) www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk Fax 01983 523575 I A group of pupils from St Edmund’s Pictured RC Primary School in Bungay and St are pupils Are you inspired by the Benet’s RC Primary School in Beccles from St Sermon on the Mount? attended a “Joy of Not Knowing” cele - Are wishing for a better world? Benet’s bratory event organised by Norfolk Are you searching for greater with their meaning in your life? County Council at the King’s Centre in Are you wanting to change Norwich. certificates. your priorities? Do you care about people who may Pupils had been selected by their struggle in their lives or who may teachers for displaying brilliant learn - be vulnerable in some way? Come and talk to us at L’Arche ing behaviours during this academic Community in Ipswich. year. Both schools have been trialling a scheme called “JONK – The Joy of Not Tel : 01473 216426 e-mail: [email protected]. Knowing” which is about bringing how we learn to the forefront of education. Website: http://www.larche.org.uk/Sites/ipswich The scheme was originally developed by Marcelo Staricoff, and St Benet’s and Saint Thomas More St Edmund’s were two of 14 schools Catholic Primary offered the opportunity to be part of the scheme led by Norfolk County Council. reflectiveness, creativity, curiosity and independent learners and both schools School Teacher Miss Ashfield, from St collaboration. In school we have linked will be rolling it out across all classes Park Lane, Peterborough Benet’s, said: “The scheme centralises each characteristic to an animal which next year. PE1 5JW round six characteristics of effective the children can relate to in lessons. Children received their awards in Headteacher learning, which enable children to be “The scheme has had a great impact front of their proud families and teach - Mrs McElhinney successful learners now and in their in the classes it has been trialled in so ers at the July 3 award ceremony, Telephone 01733 566005 futures – resilience, resourcefulness, far, helping the children become more alongside the other schools involved. Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 follow schools on Twitter at: twitter.com/RCNewSchools Page 11

Bishop Alan paid a second-ever visit to the Catholic commu - him in the presence of my Father in heaven” and not to be We not only had one of our famously international Bring nity in Cambourne on Saturday May 24 to celebrate Mass discouraged or to turn away from our faith but to be living and Share’s after Mass (our Keralan community is treasured and receive two people into the Catholic church. Melanie witnesses and “preach it from the housetops”. not only for its deep spirituality, but its catering), but also the Ward reports on a joyous occasion. He presented gifts of books from our community to Nicola, annual Thanksgiving Tea for our First Holy Communion Bishop Alan came to celebrate our regular Saturday 5pm Kim and Anastasia Ward who received the Sacrament of Group which had been planned for that date. Mass with us and Canon John Minh. He was able to receive Confirmation at OLEM the previous Sunday and, as always, We have a very large group of enthusiastic and dedicated two of our parents, Nicola Walshe and Kim Giraud into the took a great deal of time to speak personally with each can - servers. Helping our youth to serve God and the church in Catholic church. A wonderful time for their families as Kim’s didate and as many of us as possible. practical ways within the community is very important to us daughter Maryam, a student in year 7 at St Mary’s Cam - He thanked Fr John for his service to us and we are very and our vibrant music group and children’s liturgy, youth bridge was baptised in our church only a few weeks before aware of the courage and sheer hard work needed to face readers and many other activities are a real testament to and Nicola’s daughter Emma has received her First Holy the challenges of a ‘new’ and extensive parish which will their faith which Bishop Alan recognised. Communion with our group only the previous Saturday. spread over 50 villages around Cambridge. We are blessed As one young person replied when he commented upon Very apt, as Bishop Alan encouraged us with the words of that Our Lady of Lourdes, Sawston, is such a grounded, her obvious excitement about their faith –‘It is about Jesus - St Matthew that, although there would be those who would prayerful, practical, pastoral and family orientated commu - what’s not to get excited about?!’ judge us for being Christians: “if anyone declares himself for nity which we can learn a great deal from as our young He also delighted Beryl Webber, who marked her 100th me in the presence of human beings, I will declare myself for church grows and flourishes. birthday earlier this year, with conversation. Celebrating hope for future A church held in a clergy served Mass to barely a dozen adventure by Fr Raf. faithful, but with the arrival of First Holy We are now able to have Mass on Portacabin, bungalow and Communion preparation lessons in 2004 Tuesday and Thursday as well as our tra - doctor’s surgery and Mass to a small group of seven children, a ditional Saturday 5pm slot. Adoration celebrated on a car boot or greater sense of stability and purpose and Confessions are now feasible and we helped the community to blossom - Mass have an even greater sense of unity and a pantomime stage are all was soon bursting at the seams. The purpose as we step forward with a pastor part of the rich story of music group was crammed into our tiny who is very with us and for us. Camborne Catholics who kitchen space and a move in 2008 to the The early days of Mass celebrated on a Vine inter-church Primary School for our car boot or on a pantomime stage with are now looking forward weekly Mass was greatly welcomed. Widow Twankie’s Parlour as a backdrop to exciting plans for the By 2008, Cambourne, with a population may soon be behind us, but we face new future. Melanie Ward of 7,600, had a birth-rate higher than that challenges. Bids for two church schools of China, India, Indonesia, the US and The Ark, mobile Portacabin venue. in Cambourne and growing spiritual, reports. Brazil. Not surprisingly, the Communion pastoral, financial and administrative de - group grew to almost 30 children. God does not require great achievements, mands are exciting, if rather daunting. Just 16 years ago, in 2001, the first foun - Today the population is over 12,000 and but a heart that holds back nothing for We have had an energetic and exciting dations were laid for three villages, nine rising as building continues apace. self.” house-led café church which has helped miles west of Cambridge on land at After much fundraising and hard work, We are blessed with a truly interna - us develop a large, lively and enthusiastic Monkfield Farm, once owned by the the first phase of Cambourne Church tional church and we know how to party youth group. We have Torch, dozens of Benedictine Monastery at St Neots and was opened in July 2010. A tall barn-like well with the best food, friendship and fel - servers on rota and a joyful and talented Cambourne was born. building, apt for a newly-born church, it lowship from around the world. Our Ker - music group who are prayerfully tuned Fathers Tony Rogers, Rafael Esteban, serves our community, Churches To - alan parishioners bought our treasured in to the charism of our welcoming com - John Minh and Dick Healey in turn took gether and, until recently, the St Thomas statue of Our Lady which travelled munity. We also have a committed chil - the generous and courageous decision to Indian Orthodox Church who have now around different homes each week to be dren’s liturgy, reading, catechetical and celebrate a weekly Mass amongst the bought a church in Papworth. prayed with until we had safer storage. eucharistic ministry teams and a com - muddy fields and newcomers on their Shared space, services and other We have had to live as relative ‘nomads’ munity council steering group never hour-round drive each Saturday. events, visiting each other’s celebrations as the church is heavily booked, but this short of work and ideas. After a spell in a bungalow and the doc - during the Week of Christian Unity and has meant that weekday Masses, discus - We look forward to joining in more tor’s surgery (you brought your own joint fundraising and social events all sion, prayer, rosary and youth groups and with the rest of the Diocese with our chair to Mass), the Ark (a pair of rather strengthen and encourage us in our adult formation have had to take place in growing number of adult and youth con - decrepit Portacabin classrooms) literally friendship with and faith in Christ and people’s homes - very ‘Early Church’ and firmations over the next few years and landed and became our first ‘home’ - each other. Our Walk of Faith on Good a natural way to really get to know each following Bishop Michael Evans’ original shared as today, with Churches Together Friday is a surprisingly joyful, prayerful other. We are grateful for the ethos of hope for us that we should go ‘Forward in Cambourne - formed with the C of E, witness to salvation for one and all. faithful adventure instilled in us from the and Outward Together’. Baptist Union, Methodist and United Re - From the beginning, the community, beginning by imaginative, trusting We are fortunate to have Fr John whose formed Churches. It also served as the with no local resident priest, has taken clergy. deep faith and simple joy in God will keep first and only community building at the seriously the commitment to love and In September 2016, Bishop Alan us grounded and grateful and will ensure time, and was hosed down, plumbed in, serve and lay participation is high with appointed Canon John Minh as priest-in- that, as Pope Francis says: “Let the wired up and formally opened with great people keenly aware that, as Rose Duch - charge of the lively, friendly churches church always be a place of mercy and joy on Palm Sunday 2002. esne said: “we cultivate a very small field of Sawston and Cambourne - both hope , where everyone is welcomed, loved For the first two years, our intrepid for Christ , but we love it, knowing that influenced by the sense of missionary and forgiven.” Page 12 latest youth news at: www.facebook.com/igniteyea Catholic East Anglia / September 2017

Above, Bishop Alan with couples at the Marriage and Family Celebration Mass at St John’s Cathedral and, below, cutting a cake with the two couples marking 65 years together.

OCver 3,5e00 yealrs oef bration of marriage married life were repre - sented at the annual Marriage and Family Celebration Mass which took place on Saturday, June 17 at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist .

I Couples from across the Dio - cese of East Anglia took part with around 300 people in atten - dance. Certificates were pre - sented to couples celebrating significant anniversaries and two couples were celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary this year. Betty and John Stubbs and Claude and Jeff Smith. Bishop Alan welcomed all the couples and in his homily encour - aged them to continue witnessing to love. “If we love one another, we love God himself,” he said. “Families are schools of theology – in lov - ing each other, you learn about God.” He focused on two aspects of God’s love for us; his faithfulness and his fruitfulness. Despite mankind turning away from God, he always offers us a new start, taking us back to himself “for the 77th time and more”. This faith - powerful witness to faithful love, he faithful from generation to generation. Pictures were taken by Paul Hurst of fulness, especially during difficult times, turned his attention to fruitfulness point - Following the presentation of certifi - every couple at the Mass and they can all is the challenge posed to us in marriage. ing out that the world tends to isolate cates and photographs, a lunch buffet be seen in an online picture gallery at “What makes living together different marriage from the family. In marriage, was enjoyed by all in the cathedral https://flic.kr/s/aHsm2ZP3MA . from marriage,” said Bishop Alan, “is our generosity shows the world that chil - grounds. Many couples remarked how High resolution pictures in electronic that there are no solemn vows to live out, dren are not a burden but a gift. Speak - lovely the day was. All married and en - or print format are available for £8 each. no promises to remember, nothing to stop ing to childless couples, he reminded gaged couples are encouraged to put this If you wish purchase a copy, please email them walking out when things go them that their faithful love bears fruit in in their diary for next year – it is open to Kerry Urdzik at [email protected] , quot - wrong.” many other ways; ultimately, God is the all, not just those who are eligible for a ing the number of the photo(s) you wish After thanking those present for their spouse whose love bears fruit and is certificate. to obtain." Wisbech couples celebrate 100 years I Two Wisbech couples, who have glorious years of marriage on June 24. enjoyed a combined total of over 100 Irene and Michael Albone (pictured years of married life, have received right), who were recently welcomed to Papal blessings from Pope Francis. the parish, celebrated their 40th anniver - The couples’ milestone anniversaries sary on July 9. were recognised at Our Lady and St Parish priest, Fr James Fyfe, said: Charles Borromeo in Wisbech where “Both couples shared their happiness they worship. with parishioners after the Sunday Mass Eileen and Bernard Goose (pictured with refreshments in the Rosmini Cen - left), who were married at the same tre. To both we say 'Many more happy church by Fr Sammons celebrated 65 years together'.” Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 follow youth news on Twitter at: twitter.com/igniteyea Page 13

YOUTH MATTERS Young Santiago pilgrims A group from the Diocese of East Anglia completed a ten-day Youth Pilgrimage walking the Camino in Spain to Santiago at the end of July. Pete Wygnan - ski shares his experiences .

Poringland to Sarria I Our pilgrim journey began at Poring - land on July 23 with a special Mass con - celebrated by Bishop Alan and Fr Luke. Having commended our pilgrimage to Jesus and asked the prayers of St James, we were treated to a welcome cup of cof - fee before Bishop Alan waved us off. The journey to Stansted Airport was punctuated by the rosary and an all-im - portant McDonald’s stop on the way, after which we navigated the somewhat pecu - liar route from the parking space to the terminal and found ourselves rushing through departures to ensure we made our plane to Santiago, on time. Precious time set aside for homework had slipped away so it was only on the dauntingly long drive from Santiago to our starting point that my research began. Being repeatedly assured of the deactivation of roaming data charges in Europe, a Wikipedia article was loaded. The Way of St James, one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during the Middle Ages, takes the faithful from across Europe to the city of Santiago de Compostela, where, tradition tells us, St James' remains were buried, having been The youth pilgrims on the brought by boat from Jerusalem to north - ern Spain. After a period of decline, due Camino de Santiago, above and in part to the Black Death and the Refor - left and at Fatima, right. mation, the pilgrimage enjoyed a revival in recent times. Of all the many routes, the Camino Francés is especially walked, including the relatively short route com - mencing in the town of Sarria, - our destination. So far, so good. On arrival, the driver explained that he cannot go further as ‘something is going on’ and the group discovered that Sarria had been converted into a cycling race - whilst laughter, prayer and beautiful start. The guidebook informed us that we the 100th anniversary of the apparitions, track. For sure, getting one's bearings at scenery served to mask that growing dis - traversed a beautiful wood of eucalyptus we just had to go. the start of the Camino is made more comfort in feet and legs as we slowly by torchlight, and the rear-guard even We crossed the border into Portugal by thrilling when it involves dodging cy - made our way to Pontomarin, our first managed mobile and nocturnal Morning means of a beautifully scenic coach-ride clists jumping over cars. Eventually we stop. Prayer from the Divine Office without in - to Porto airport, where we collected two found the hostel, colloquially Albergue cident or injury. On this occasion, the sun rental cars for the onward journey. After and collected our pilgrim passport and Portomarin – Palais de Rei – rose to reveal the crowds of pilgrims a quick drive, highlighted in one of the first stamp, needed to obtain the coveted Azura – O Pedruzo coming together in the suburbs of Santi - cars by choice Monty Python and 70s mu - certificates of completion, colloquially ago and we skirted the airport we had sical aristocracy Toto, we arrived in Fa - I The following days seem to blend to - compostellas, in Santiago itself. At the landed into. After a steep walk up to, and tima in the evening. gether in the writer’s memory, and after day's end, we were all grateful to sit down then down from, Monte do Gozo and a Circumstances meant Fr Luke said some initial uncertainty, the group en - with a glass of the local Albariño and last coffee break, we faced the final ascent Mass for the group in his hotel room, tered into the rhythm of the pilgrimage, some excellent patatas fritas, colloquially to the Cathedral. Against all odds, we ar - which proved to be one of the most mov - and even when bodies were tired, we’d chips. rived just in time for Mass, and after a ing moments of the whole pilgrimage, as have a well-deserved and often side-split - compulsory group photo and quick we came together in quiet, giving thanks tingly funny meal, sleep the restorative Sarria to Portomarin lunch, all were keen to head to the final for such a grace-filled week of friendship sleep of the just, and be ready early the I The next morning was one of quiet Albergue for a siesta before a noteworthy both new and old, recollection, prayer, next day to continue. The kilometres, 100 trepidation: the early start undeniably celebratory meal. Visiting Santiago itself and spiritual growth; all that pilgrimage to be exact, rolled past as we progressed challenging as sleep was broken by the could wait. is meant to be. noise of cycling ramps being dismantled through the towns of Palas de Rei, Azura well into the night, and the nearest and O Pedruzo, stopping at ancient road - Santiago to Fatima source of caffeine was uncertain, some - side chapels for daily Mass. Faces we I The next day we queued at length for Fatima to Poringland where along the 24kms we faced that day. would see time and again became famil - our compostellas, received only after a I The next morning we enjoyed a longer The team assembled, and after a bless - iar like old friends, and we’d frequent nu - rigorous check of the stamps gathered in sleep, and headed for the shrine in Fa - ing, we set off. Caffeine was found, and as merous taverns for much needed water, one’s pilgrim passport. We returned to tima to attend the main international the sun slowly rose over the Galacian ice-cream, and/or sangria, depending on the Cathedral to venerate the relic of the Mass alongside thousands of other pil - countryside, we came to know what it the time and heat of the day. Apostle, and perused the local shops and grims. The group reunited and fed, and meant to walk the Camino. Walking market stalls for all the devotional items having perused yet more shops, we re - sticks, wooden or otherwise, were pur - O Pedruzo - Santiago and gifts one might need. Eventually the turned to Porto airport. Not even the long chased, stamps collected in our pilgrim I All agreed, after lengthy debate in some time to catch the bus came but we went wait for the delayed flight back to London passports, and leaky water containers cases, that on the last morning we would not to the airport; instead the group could dampen the mood in the last hours abandoned. Cheerful greetings from sea - try to arrive in Santiago for the midday headed for a quick visit to Fatima. What together – a sure sign of a pilgrimage soned walkers welcomed us on the way, pilgrims’ Mass, which involved a 5am with Fatima being so close and it being well done. Page 14 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / September 2017 Historic place for pilgrim retreat

or over 500 years Dowry House in courtyard joins the main building to the Walsingham has been used as a Dowry House in Walsingham Chapel. F pilgrim hostel and since early 2017 The beautiful chapel has a special tab - this purpose has been restored by the ernacle designed for Perpetual shrine when it reopened as a retreat Adoration, since it is from the Eucharis - house run by the Community of Our tic Heart of Jesus that all effective Lady of Walsingham. evangelization comes. As such Dowry The Community was founded in the House hopes to be the praying heart of Slipper Chapel on the Feast of the the shrine and a place for all people to Epiphany, January 6, 2004 with the aim encounter the Word made flesh Who lives of living and spreading the spirituality among us. of Walsingham in-depth. As an ecclesial Sr Camilla, the leader of the commu - family of consecrated life, membership nity, said: “Walsingham is a place where is open to people from all states of life. pilgrims can be held by Mary and led by Meanwhile, in 2006, Peter Hoye bought her to a knowledge of the Father’s infi - Dowry House and began renovating it to nite love for each one of us. We are update the retreat centre for modern-day invited to bring our somewhat broken pilgrims. His dream was to have a spirits to be healed by God through her religious community living on-site, pray - intercession. ing in the chapel and offering hospitality. “As such, Dowry House Retreat is a In 2016, he generously passed over the place for people to come and recharge management of the retreat house to the their spiritual batteries, to attend one of shrine and Bishop Alan invited the the many formation courses being organ - Community to run it: “for the shrine, for ised by the shrine, to do an individually the diocese and for the nation”. retreats for those seeking to deepen their guided retreat or just to come away and Known affectionately to many as ‘the faith are now offered at Dowry House. rest a while with the Lord. old Sue Ryder place’ Dowry House is sit - It has 17 beautifully furnished bed - “We hope that, for anyone visiting, it uated directly opposite the Priory rooms that can hold up to 26 guests, for will be a grace-filled and a life-defining Gatehouse in the High Street. Built whom all meals are provided. The Wel - experience. By discovering all that Wals - between 1470 and 1496, the twelfth-cen - come Centre at the entrance offers ingham has to offer for the spiritual tury Augustinian Priory used it as a After the Reformation, the building resources for passing pilgrims to have a journey we hope people may leave with pilgrim hostel, providing hearty meals underwent a series of evolutions as it fruitful time in Walsingham and the gar - the desire to come back again and and warm lodgings. During the 15th Cen - was used for different purposes: for trad - dens are being developed to provide again.” tury, Walsingham enjoyed the reputation ing businesses, as a post office, a coffee outdoor prayer spaces for residential of being one of the world’s most shop and accommodation. The exterior guests. Factfile renowned shrines and pilgrims came of the building, facing onto the High The Julian Library holds a Marian col - from far and wide. Street, was given a brick façade in the lection of some 3,000 books ranging from I Room rates start from £55 for a single The religious landscape of England 19th century. More recently, in 1982, Sue art and history through to mystical the - or £90 for a double, full board. En-suite changed dramatically during the Refor - Ryder purchased it to provide a retreat ology. The Beckett Room is a reading rooms are £78 for a single and £136 for a mation of King Henry VIII and at one house for her staff in this quiet, grace- room where residents can relax and the double (full board). Discounts for groups. point the house’s cellars were used to filled place known as England’s St Edward’s Conference Room, with its www.dowryhouse.org.uk house two martyrs who were hung, Nazareth. media facilities, sits larger groups of 30 Tel: 01328 801018 drawn and quartered the following day. A range of formation courses and plus for seminars. The cloister of the E: [email protected]

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BUILDING BRIDGES Eleanor’s bursary Can you help Ready for refugees for Chile year I The youth group at St John’s Cathe - refugee crisis with respect and love I dral in Norwich has been packing through writing messages of hope to A Norfolk student has been presented with build bridges? a £1,800 bursary by the Catenian Association rucksacks for asylum seekers arriving refugees. to help fund a year working as a teaching into the city. Parishioners were invited to place a assistant in Santiago, Chile. The two current Diocese of East Anglia Responding to the refugee crisis, they sticker on a map to show their country of Eleanor Frankland from Reepham in began collecting basic goods and origin, before writing messaged express - Building Bridges projects are support Norfolk has toiletries from parishioners and Notre ing their solidarity with refugees. for the salary of a kindergarten just taken Dame School. 254 messages were collected from the teacher in the Holy Land and a new her 'A' levels The group compiled a list of items parishioners who came from over 50 in Spanish, formation centre for children, youth from feedback received from asylum countries around the world: from Mexico Law and His - seekers, meaning everything the youth to Iceland to the Philippines. They are groups and adults at Battambang in tory and is group collected was useful. now distributed by CAFOD to refugees Cambodia. hoping to With the large number of rucksacks to at home and abroad. eventually pack, one of the race organisers, Carol Young parishioner Beatrix wrote a take up a ca - If you would you like to support these Chiltern made it into a game to make the message saying: “I think that you are reer in the process fun. The children had to find all being very brave and I hope you feel projects, cheques should be made legal profes - 20 items for the rucksack by doing a welcome in our country. I want you to payable to the “RC Diocese of East sion. competitive scavenger hunt outside. feel that you are now somewhere safe. I But before Anglia”. Packing bags was especially poignant will always be praying for you and think - that she is for some members of the youth group as ing about you”. travelling to First Jo Graham, lead catechist at St John’s CAFOD representative, Stephen Chile in Au - said: “For some, collecting goods for Matthews, said: “It’s wonderful to see Name...... gust to people in need is all academic. But young people taking the lead and help - spend a year within the parish we have a growing ing others to see. As Pope Francis said Surname...... working in a suburban school in Santiago. She number of refugees and asylum seekers. that ‘migrants and refugees are brothers was recommended for the bursary by Deacon “For them, it’s a lived experience and and sisters to be welcomed, respected Address...... Paul Hirons of Walsingham and was pre - they make it very real. The bags and loved.’ Keep up the good work.” sented with the cheque in the gardens of St stop being packed for some nameless The packed rucksacks will now be ...... John's Cathedral, Norwich by John Kenny, individual.” stored with volunteers before being President of Norwich Circle of the Catenian Catholic aid agency CAFOD has been given to asylum seekers when they ...... Association (pictured above). encouraging people to respond to the arrive in Norwich......

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Amount enclosed Ê Ely trio volunteer to ...... Anything you give will be divided equally between Cambodia and the teach in Myanmar Holy Land unless you indicate by tick - I Three parishioners from St Ethel - ing the box below that all your money dreda’s in Ely have joined others to should go to that project. travel to Pathein, Myanmar to volun - teer with a local charity organisation Ë Cambodia Ë Holy Land by teaching English and supporting local organisations. I Karuna Mission Social Solidarity GIFT AID (KMSS) is one of the Caritas umbrella You can boost your donation by 25p organisations based in the country for - in Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. merly known as Burma, which dispenses Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity foreign aid including money from our own CAFOD. from the tax you pay in the current tax Last year Mary Durkacz raised over year. Your address is needed, above, £1600 through generous friends and to identify you as a current UK tax - parishioners to help with flood relief in payer. the area before leading the group of ten on what was her third visit. In January, over two intensive teaching DECLARATION weeks, more than 40 students, aged from I am a UK taxpayer and wish the RC 16 to 64, came to classes predominantly from the local junior seminary and the Diocese of East Anglia to treat this aspirants’ house of the St Francis Xavier donation as a gift aid donation. Tony Sigrist, Katie Betts and Mary Durkacz with students in Myanmar visiting a local museum. convent in Pathein. Several other Chris - I understand that if I pay less Income tian and Buddhist students also wanted to learn English from native speakers: thoroughly enjoyed the experience.” information. Teaching experience is not Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the the teachers were delighted to have this Myanmar is still in the process of necessary but a sense of adventure and a current tax year than the amount of rich cultural and religious diversity emerging from a long, brutal military sense of humour are vital! Gift Aid claimed on all my donations within the classes. regime which lasted from 1962 until 2011 it is my responsibility to pay any What struck members of the group and this saw the significant eroding of most was the warmth and friendliness of education, social and medical services Coming events difference. the students, their eagerness to learn, throughout the country. It was the gen - their kindness towards one another, their eral election of 2015 and the success of Mary has organised two events to raise Signature:………….....……...... … spirituality which made them unafraid to Aung San Suu Kyi’s party in both houses money for and awareness of the charity say grace in public or pray for a safe jour - that truly opened up the country’s bor - Ahtutu in Ely during September. ney and very importantly the delicious ders and allowed more political and I Thursday, September 7, at 7pm in St Date:……………………...... ……… food. Tony Sigrist summed it up, saying: social freedom. However a significant Etheldreda's Church Rooms - a meal and “It’s still an age of innocence where hap - military presence within the government presentation about the work of Ahtutu in Please send to: Building Bridges, 21 remains. piness is found in the simplest of Myanmar. Tickets: £10 Upgate, Poringland, Norwich, NR14 existences.” Mary, Tony and Katie intend to return I Saturday, September 30, at 7:30pm in Katie Betts added: “I was impressed to Myanmar to teach for another two Ely Tigers Rugby Club - a Family Ceilidh 7SH and delighted with the friendliness and weeks in January 2018. The trip is likely for Myanmar. Tickets £15/£7.50 (to in - welcome we received in Myanmar. The to cost around £750 in total. If you are clude fish and chip supper) Registered charity no 278742 students we taught were delightful - so interested in joining them please contact More details from Mary, at dignified, respectful and hard working. I Mary, [email protected] for more [email protected] Page 16 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / September 2017

News picture gallery from parishes around the Diocese

I The ICC Women’s World Cup Final at Lord’s on July I Over 50 children from three church choirs across East Anglia came 23 was started by a bell rung by 105-year-old Eileen together at the first-ever Diocese of East Anglia Children’s Choirs Festival Ash, a regular at St George’s and Our Lady Mother of at OLEM in Cambridge on Saturday (June 24). God churches in Norwich. The choirs from Norwich Cathedral, St Peter and All Souls Peterborough Eileen was given the honour of ringing the and Our Lady and the English Martyrs came together to sing a Mass which traditional bell at the Bowlers’ Bar to mark the start of Bishop Alan celebrated on the Solemnity of the Nativity of St John the Bap - play as she is England’s oldest living former women’s tist. They were led by musical directors Daniel Justin (Norwich Cathedral) cricketer, who played seven Test matches for England and Andrew Reid (St Peter and All Souls). either side of World War Two. The 52 children sang for a Mass at 2pm after a morning of workshops and In 2011, she became the first female Test player to rehearsals. reach her 100th birthday and, in the same year, was Daniel Justin said: “What a great event for the music of our Diocese! Over awarded Honorary Life Membership by MCC. 50 children singing together with great joy was something to behold.”

I It was a case of “mum’s the word” for 500 Catholic mothers at Walsingham recently when they were asked to remain silent during an entire procession along the Holy Mile. I Half-a-dozen children made their First Communion at the parish of Our The Union of Catholic Mothers 72nd Annual Pilgrim - Lady and St Joseph in Sheringham on June 11. They are pictured above with age to The National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham Fr Denys Lloyd. on July 4, saw new UCM East Anglia presidents Anne Sibley (from Sacred Heart & St Margaret Mary, Dereham) and Leish Davis (from St Joseph at St Neots), along with approximately 500 UCM members, national officers, bishops and clergy, preparing to walk the Holy Mile processing in silence reflecting on our Mother and the Theme of the Pilgrimage - ‘The Joy of the Annuncia - tion. UCM East Anglia vice president Maria Taverna, said: “It was a beautiful day, a most spiritual pilgrimage, filled with love and friendships all encompassed in the power of prayer.

I Market day in St Ives was marked by a special Mass at the Bridge Chapel (Chapel of St Leger) on Monday June 26 with Bishop Alan Hopes in attendance. A 10am Mass is celebrated at the Chapel in the Cambridgeshire town every Monday (market day) from the early May Bank Holiday (May 1) to the late August Bank Holiday (August 28). Bishop Alan cele - brated the Mass with parish priest Fr Karol Porczak and Fr Ivan Weston.