Pope Francis' Message to Scotland
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Society must New voices: ADVOCATES, tackle abuse, SR ROSEANN BISHOPS see says ANN REDDY; MI CHAEL danger in WIDDECOMBE. McGRATH. marriage bill. Page 8 Page 11 Page 3 No 5534 YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER’S RE-LAUNCH EDITION Friday September 6 2013 | £1 Appeal for Syria to all Scottish parishioners By Ian Dunn SCOTTISH Catholics have been asked ‘to pray, to fast and give what they can’ to the suf- fering people of Syria. As Pope Francis called on Wednes- day for ‘a powerful cry for peace’ to ‘go up from every land!’ during the worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace tomorrow, a letter from Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glas- gow and Bishop Emeritus Peter Moran of Aberdeen went out to all POPE FRANCIS’ Scottish parishes asking Catholics to also send whatever they can afford to help the millions suffering in Syria. MESSAGE TO Tomorrow night the Pope will lead thousands through a special vigil at St Peter’s Square, which millions more will join in special SCOTLAND services around the world. That night and the next morning all Scot- His Holiness Pope Francis was pleased tish parishes will hear the appeal from the Scottish bishops ‘to give to learn that The Scottish Catholic what you can to help those in need.’ “You will have seen the terrible Observer is re-launching its weekly events unfolding on the news—peo- service to the country’s Catholics on ple fleeing for their lives in terror,” the bishops write. “Over 100,000 September 6. On this happy occasion, people have already died in Syria he sends his greetings to the editor and and 2 million people are now refugees in the tiny neighbouring staff as they endeavour to play a greater countries of Jordan and Lebanon. Living in crowded refugee camps part in the proclamation of the Good and with local hosts, there is not News in their beloved homeland. Joining enough food, clean water, shelter or medical care to go round and as all Scotland’s Catholics in their efforts to more and more people arrive, things rekindle the Faith and hope at this time, are only getting worse.” The bishops letter says that the the Holy Father commends The Catholic aid agency SCIAF has Scottish Catholic Observer and its staff already sent £75,000 to fund vital work being done by its sister Caritas to the powerful intercession of St Andrew agencies but more aid is desperately needed so they are asking all parishes and St Margaret, and upon all present at to hold a special collection for the aid the occasion he willingly invokes agency’s Syria Emergency Appeal. The two bishops also say Scottish God’s abundant blessings. Catholics must embrace the words of Pope Francis that ‘we cannot CARDINAL TARCISIO BERTONE sleep peacefully while babies are VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE dying of hunger and the elderly are without medical assistance’ and urge them to ask ‘parishioners to join with their brothers and sisters across Scotland to pray, to fast and to give what we can for those who desper- ately need our help.’ I More on Syria, pages 6-7, 12-13 I http://www.sciaf.org.uk/emer- gencies/syria-emergency- appeal.html I [email protected] I Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow’s message, page 9 SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 WHAT’S ON SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 2013 PICTURE OF THE WEEK What’s On A weekly guide to upcoming Church events FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 ary, at Craig Lodge House of I Ordination of Tom Gorman Prayer, Dalmally. to Permanent Diaconate, Marino will share his pow- Motherwell Cathedral, 7pm. erful testimony of how the I Official relaunch of The Lord has changed his life after Scottish Catholic Observer, undergoing a profound mysti- 6pm, Eyre Hall, Glasgow cal experience during a terri- Archdiocesan offices, with fying kidnapping ordeal. Archbishop Philip Tartaglia. Since then he has dedicated his life to spreading God’s SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7 message of love and mercy. I Scottish Clergy Against For more information, visit Nuclear Arms Summer Wit- www.craiglodge.org. ness for Peace, gates of Faslane Nuclear Base, 12 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14 noon. I National event of ecumeni- There will be a short act of cal celebration of the Year of worship with singing, prayers Faith, St Mary’s Cathedral, for peace, followed by a pic- Aberdeen. There was delight at St Mary’s Church in Portree as Anne Morrison was awarded with a Papal Bene Merenti nic. Bring food to share. Tea, I Vatican astronomer Br Guy medal. Mrs Morrison of Uig was awarded the Bene Merenti medal, the highest award given to a member of the coffee and juice will be pro- Consolmagno SJ talks at Lau- non-clergy from the Vatican, in recognition of her outstanding service to her local parish church and community. vided. Speakers include Rev riston Jesuit Centre, Edin- The presentation was made on behalf of Pope Francis by Bishop Joseph Toal of Argyll and the Isles Diocese Sally Fulton (Church of Scot- burgh, at 7.30pm. Visit land) and Bishop Joseph Toal http://www.lauriston.org.uk/ (right). I The Fatima Devotion Team Short statements against Scotland is inviting all inter- nuclear weapons from a range ested parties to join them in of churches will be read out. praying for peace at St Music by the Wild Goose Joseph’s, Cardonald, the Welcome to your improved Resource Group. home of the Mill Hill mission- I Night Fever, evening of aries, between the hours of Adoration, music and prayer, 12noon and 4pm. 7.30pm, St Aloysius Church, The Fatima team’s day of Garnethill, Glasgow. prayer follows Pope Francis’ SCO: Here is what’s new... announcement that Saturday SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8 September 7 would be a I FRIDAY SEPTEMB RIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Scotland’s national pilgrim- worldwide day of fasting and CAL NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC age in honour of St John prayer for peace in Syria on Welcome to your relaunch edition of The Scot- w pupil1 at Oxford summer school f prayer2 and fasting for Syria Ho Ogilvie. Mass 3pm, Rosary September 7. POPE om St Aidan’s tish Catholic Observer. We hope you enjoy the w had her excel- named cs recognised Archbi ed to attend an Procession 5.30pm, Carfin The prayer service will be hool for girls at as his n t month. State, a upil at St Aidan’s, e UK’s most tal- describ athematicians for ‘prime Grotto. led by Fr Joseph McAuley fresh look and new content you will now find mme, which took 3. “It is w ttish girl chosen to place my mme, was invited to e United Kingdom ice to the and peace plants will be KMT) due to her and to Po ganisation’s annual follow-on rounds. bishop Pa WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 inthe SCO editions, starting this week. dance at the summer statement blessed during the event. e positively of the desire to k down in Oxford,” affectiona Holy Fath I I pending Mass of the Anointing of Notre Dame College university unmerited especially Lauren Muir (far left), an S4 pupil at St Aidan’s me, and to Please send your feedback to Relaunch, SCO, school for girls.’ High School,Wishaw, attended Oxford’s inaugural rch. I feel Ms Greenalgh highlighted that the focus summer school for girls. She is seen here with once again d a lot, but of the summer school—which is supported other students taking part in the course a challenge. complete a the Sick and Elderly, 10am, St reunion. To celebrate 40th by Oxford’s Balliol, Christ Church and with him a Somerville colleges—was on ‘enrichment.’ n Muir “Students are introduced to a number of schools is to deepen the students’ under- ance for th mathematical topics that they probably standing of mathematics and strengthen God, the go 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6BT, or send an will not have met before, and the pro- their commitment to it. We hope to Centenary gramme allows important mathematical Aloysius’Church, Garnethill, anniversary of graduating as njoyed the experience achieve this both through the intellectual Church, an skills such as problem solving and proof ng time in the univer- content of these activities, and by enabling to be developed,” she said. students to get to know other students By Martin Dunlop peace of hu ially Christ Church. I “There are many opportunities for the lot, but it was also a with the same interest in mathematics as For the la students to work together and with mem- themselves. PARISHIONERS past and presen bers of staff. There is also time for relax- bishop Parol Glasgow. teachers from Turnbull Col- lgh, UKMT director, “Previous participants at UKMT sum- Anthony’s Church in Polmont up military intervention by foreign ation with evening events such as a boat ren on ‘her fabulous” mer schools have gone on to study math- evening of celebration last Friday Men search for survivors amid the rubble of collapsed as the Apost trip and a mathematical mélange, in which simply widen the war and increase the e-mail marked relaunch to [email protected] e UKMT maths chal- ematics at the highest level.” 100th anniversary. buildings at a site hit by what activists say was a car Venezuela, w students can display their musical, dra- Bishop Stephen Robson joined Mg erybody at the trust was Caritas Secretary General Michel Roy matic or even juggling ability! I [email protected] parish priest, and clergy from across bomb in Raqqa, Syria.