Catena Remembers Bernard Willems, Resistance Fighter, Artist and Catenian
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The placing of an order is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions. 2 CATENA • DECEMBER 2020 Head Office Contact The Catenian Association 2nd Floor 1 Park House Station Square Coventry CV1 2FL Tel: 02476 224533 Fax: 02476 224544 [email protected] 12 Magazine Contact James Power Editor Beck House 05 22 77a King Street, Knutsford Pulling Together Conquering Everest by Bike Cheshire WA16 6DX Mob: 07590 851 183 [email protected] 07-08 23 [email protected] Christmas in the Holy Land Engaging with Youth 09 24-27 Notes for Contributors Protect Your Mental Health The Final Word Contributions for publication are to be sent directly to the Editor by email: [email protected] 10-11 28 All distribution queries to Head Office, No Ordinary Shepherds Classified Coventry. Please contact the Editor if you have any questions about an article you 12-13 29-30 have sent in. Covid Life in Nazareth Letters The deadline for the next edition is the first of the month prior to publication. When sending photographs via email 14-15 31 please ensure that they are saved at A New National Strategy Milestone 300dpi and as maximum quality JPEGs. Please notify changes of address and Brothers’ deaths through Circle Secretary to Head Office, Coventry. 16-17 32-33 Magazine published by Catenian Supporting Seafarers An Unexpected Blessing Publications Ltd. 19 34 Help the Let Us Be United A Life Well Lived Environment Your magazine wrapper is easy to recycle so please consider 20-21 35-43 the environment. One Man and His Dog Around the Circles Do you know, Catena’s printers are winners of the Environmental 21 44-51 Company of the Year Award. Seeking Employment In Memoriam They use sustainably sourced paper and vegetable-based inks. DECEMBER 2020 • CATENA 3 Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) is an agency of the Catholic Church. Despite the immense challenges posed by Covid-19, Stella Maris remains as active as possible, here in the UK and overseas. Please visit our website, Facebook site and other social media feeds to stay up to date with our activities. Also, we would urge you to look at our Centenary website: https://centenary.stellamaris.org.uk/ When your Circle is able to meet again, if you would like a speaker from Stella Maris, please contact us. If you are able to support us, through prayer or fi nancially, we would be most grateful. For donations or any offers of help please contact: In England and Wales [email protected] In Scotland [email protected] Registered charity in England and Wales number 1069833. Registered charity in Scotland number SC043085. Registered company number 3320318. 4 CATENA • DECEMBER 2020 FEATURE PULLING TOGETHER David Arundale, GB president elect, invites Catenians to the first ever Great Britain Virtual Conference, 21-23 May 2021 Although much will be on offer, and it may be that activities overlap, attendees cannot be expected to sit at electronic devices for hours on end. Natural breaks will be included, as well as the facility to watch any part of the programme at a later time of your choice. Our conference ticket secretary, Charlie Villa, will be taking registration for each programme segment of the weekend. There will be a nominal registration fee, along with a visiting card for those who attend the Saturday morning conference session. None of us currently know what the situation will be next May. If we are able to socialise, I would hope Provinces This issue of Catena reaches you with much and Circles might consider organising local events for the uncertainty hanging over us. Many of you will weekend, with suggestions being: have participated in some form of a second • Friday evening informal social around the livestreaming Covid-19 lockdown. Given these testing times, • Saturday morning breakfast, with livestreaming of the it is so important that we are there for each other, conference, followed by lunch and understand how members may be feeling. • Sunday lunch before livestreaming of Mass. You may already be aware – and it was not an easy On behalf of Maureen and myself, may I take this decision, but the correct one – that we have chosen opportunity in these unusual times to wish you, your to cancel our 2021 GB conference in Norwich. families and friends a peaceful and holy Christmas and a healthy and safe 2021. If not before, we hope But, with a positive vision, I am very much looking forward to see you in May, albeit on a screen. to our Association’s first ever virtual conference. Although it can never replace face-to-face gatherings, during the past months, many of us have bought into the virtual world The programme of events will include: of Circle meetings and socialising, and I see this as an exciting extension to those activities. Please don’t forget, • GBNC annual general meeting the virtual world has enabled our less fortunate and • GBNC work group presentations, long-distance members to attend Circle meetings, and with questions and answers allowed many of us to travel around our country and the • Welcome to conference first-timers world, experiencing and meeting many other Circles and new members of GBNC and Brothers. • Usual Saturday morning conference content I hope this style of weekend will allow a greater attendance • Recognition of our centenary Circles of the Saturday morning event, with much on offer – full and long service membership anniversaries details will follow. Please read on for a flavour of what to • 2020/21 review expect, and do not forget to invite your wife or partner for • Keynote speaker(s) any part of the programme they are interested in. • The future for GB Brothers, please also remember and assist those wishing • Social events to attend who do not have the necessary equipment or know-how. Although it is the GB conference, my invitation • Presentations from friends of our association goes out to you all. • Presentations from the Benevolent & Children and Bursary Funds Planning is in the early stages, though I can announce the weekend will commence on Friday afternoon, and • Sunday Mass from Arundel Cathedral conclude with Holy Mass streamed live from Arundel Cathedral on Sunday afternoon, with Bishop Richard Moth as celebrant. DECEMBER 2020 • CATENA 5 SILENT Nights in Bethlehem NO TOURISTS. NO PILGRIMS. NO INCOME. LET’S HELP. friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/christmas £20 Give online at Is enough to replace a day’s lost income for a Bethlehem Christian tour guide. friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/christmas Until the pilgrims and tourists return, it £50 may be the only lifeline they get. Could provide a couple with emergency food and basics. Thank you so much! £100 A Happy and Blessed Christmas from Can cover a Holy Land family’s food the team at FHL to all Brothers, Ladies and essential needs for a month. and your families. Friendsoftheholyland.org.uk|Registered Charity Number 1130054 This advertisement has 01926 512980|[email protected] been fully sponsored friendsoftheholyland friends_of_the_holy_land @Social_FHL by a Catenian Brother ADVERTORIAL CHRISTMAS IN THE HOLY LAND Peter Rand, FHL vice chairman talks about the struggle SILENT Nights many families face at this special time of year in Bethlehem NO TOURISTS.