4 SCHOOLS/LOCAL NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY AUGUST 26 2016 Music and a message as young people from all

By Amanda Connelly

ST ANDREW’S Cathedral, Glasgow, welcomed young people from across the UK as part of this year’s Mercy Tour. Young volunteers spent the afternoon on the streets of the city as part of a street mission, inviting passers-by to come and join the evening service in the cathedral. The service, described as ‘a powerful experience of meeting and being transformed by Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconcilia - tion and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament’ ran from 6- 9pm, and saw testimonies given by young people about their Scenes from the Mercy Tour including faith, with music led by Youth (far right) Fr John Sweeney with 2000’s Music Ministry. Chanel Bryant and Lauren McGettrick The Glasgow stopover, the only Scottish stop on the tour, appearing at 13 different venues, marks one of the many dates on the Mercy Tour invites people the Mercy Tour, which ran from across the cities to evenings of August 5-25. worship and reconciliation Co-ordinated by John Withers through their street ministry. the group of 15 young people Run by the Basilica of Our began their day in Glasgow by Lady of Walsingham, the Mercy doing street evangelisation Tour works in partnership with before beginning in the cathedral Youth 2000, an organisation at 7pm with Exposition of the active in Catholic youth ministry Blessed Sacrament. for the past 25 years. They continued to create a It aims to allow young people prayerful atmosphere for those to step up to the role of mission in the church through music, work and also to help others prayer, reading of scripture and to encounter God’s mercy, espe - testimonies of young people, cially through the Sacrament of before ending with Benediction. Reconciliation, as part of Involving a group of young the Extraordinary Jubilee Year people travelling more than of Mercy announced by Pope 1,500 miles across the UK and Francis. Starring role for visitor as MP honoured SPOTLIGHT ON

A MALAWIAN teacher will unlike many of those back be centre stage as former MP home in Malawi. Tom Clarke receives a Papal A teacher for six years and Knighthood next week. currently working in Mendulo The former Coatbridge, Chrys - Primary School, Malawi, Deb - ton and Bellshill MP will receive orah will visit six Lanarkshire the honour of Knight of St Gre - primary schools during her gory the Great at a in St stay, including St Augustine’s Augustine’s Church, Coatbridge Primary, St Mary’s Primary, St on September 1 from Bishop Monica’s Primary and Redburn of Motherwell. School, a school for children To mark his efforts in Inter - with a range of learning and national development, in partic - physical difficulties. ular establishing links between Despite the downfalls of the Lanarkshire and Malawi, he Scottish weather, Deborah has has asked Malawian teacher access to education,” Deborah enjoyed her stay in . Deborah Nglande (right) to said. “So we are planning to “I’m really enjoying my visit in give a reading. open a nursery school, where Scotland because all the people Deborah has been visiting we are going to enroll children I am meeting, they are warm, Scotland this summer, traveling with disabilities and any other they are interested in why I’m around schools to raise funds children who are under six here,” she said. for a disability project giving years of age.” “I really like the Scottish The annual Grandparents’ Pilgrimage at Carfin Lourdes Grotto saw about 200 people gather in St Francis educational access to disabled “In Malawi they are eager to people, they are kind-hearted Xavier’s Church, where Holy Mass was celebrated by Emeritus Mario Conti of Glasgow, with the children, and thanking pupils, learn, but don’t have enough people and they are eager to Sacrament of the Sick also being administered to those who wished to receive it. Pilgrims took part in teachers and individuals who resources for education,” she help poor people.” Rosary procession beginning at the statue of St Joachim and Anne and finishing back in the church, for supported the project. added, noting how children Deborah will remain in Scot - Benediction “Pupils in Malawi who have with disabilities in Scotland land until September 4, before PIC: TOM EADIE disabilities, they don’t have have access to education, she returns to Malawi.

School prayer initiative seeks the support of Catholics across Scotland

Medjugorje 2016 CATHOLICS across Scot - Schools Scotland’ initiative and Academy in Dundee, St Teresa’s olics praying for the same school 11th September land are being urged by a ensure that every school across Primary in Glasgow, St Barth- and is a way of sharing news. Christian charity to pray for Scotland is prayed for. olomew’s Primary in North “We believe it’s important to Departing from Glasgow their local school. The charity wants to raise the Lanarkshire and St Augustine’s support young people, and the staff Scripture Union Scotland, number of Catholic primary and RC High in Edinburgh are some involved in their lives, in prayer,” £539 which aims to give students secondary schools across the of the Catholic schools currently Elizabeth McDowall, the scheme’s Daytime flights opportunities and explore values country joining the campaign. being prayed for. Scotland Coordinator, said. and beliefs from a Christian per - About 1,500 schools are already Signing up online lets the spective, is encouraging people taking part out of more than charity track the number of I Find out more at www.pray - Contact Roger Foster 01475 793 987 to sign up to the ‘Pray for 2,500 in Scotland. St Paul’s RC schools involved, links Cath- forschoolsscotland.org.uk. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK