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Urgent Appeal to Help Nepal PRO-LIFE CHAIN SCO pledges success support for for SPUC ACN SOLIDARITY Scotland. campaign/rally. Pages 4-5 1965-2015. SEE CYCLE FEATURE PAGES 12-13 Page 5 No 5618 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday May 1 2015 | £1 Come and see about vocations, Archbishop Cushley urges ARCHBISHOP Leo Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh is urging men to ‘Come and See’ if the priesthood is for them with a new initiative aimed at boosting vocations. “The title Come and See refers to Christ’s invitation to a curious, youthful St Andrew upon their first encounter—that’s a reminder that this is not a call from me but from Jesus Christ Himself to join Him in the Sacred priesthood and in a wonderful, serious, beautiful, challenging, noble, dedicated life given to the service of God and of his Church,” the archbishop (below) said at the programme’s launch last Sunday on the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In a letter read out at all parishes in the archdiocese, the archbishop said the ‘priesthood remains an essential part of our identity as a Church.’ “I would also like to address a word to the young men in the congregation who are listening to this letter and may feel drawn towards the priesthood: I have known Urgent appeal to help Nepal many good men who have given their lives to I God heroically SCIAF’s aid reaches earthquake survivors immediately through Caritas network in the sacred By Ian Dunn (Above) People carry a victim on a stretcher after the priesthood,” he “Having lived through earthquakes before, most earthquake that hit Kathmandu, Nepal, last weekend writes. “It is people knew to take refuge in the open fields,” she said. eminently possible and desirable to be SCOTTISH Catholics are being urged to pray “I saw one young girl, probably no older than 4, sitting a priest today and to have joyful, for and financially help the victims of the with her family, her eyes wide with fright. People her Urgent need challenging and fulfilling life at the earthquake that killed thousands in Nepal last age have never experienced an earthquake like this.” Bishop Paul Simick of Nepal said he ‘saw houses falling service of God and his people. There weekend. Later the Caritas worker journeyed to the capital like a pack of cards,’ and that people ‘were running is no career that is more loving or noble The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund Kathmandu where she said ‘people were evacuating in all directions.’ “It was a very, very frightening than giving yourself for the life—the (SCIAF) have pledged an initial £50,000 to help their homes, with nowhere to take shelter.’ scene,” he told Aid to the Church in Need. “I myself eternal life—of your fellow Christians Caritas’ emergency efforts in the Himalayas and the “And we saw patients evacuated from the hospital, had to literally run to save my life.” and for the good of the whole world.” charity is asking its supporters to donate whatever only to be treated on the ground, out in the streets,” Fr Pius Perumana SJ, Caritas Nepal director, said He also praises the current clergy they can to help the relief effort. she added. the need for aid was urgent. “It was the worst earthquake serving under him saying they do ‘a Pope Francis said he hoped the world would rally I have ever experienced in my life,” he said. “Thank wonderful job, in spite of the many to those caught up in the magnitude 7.9 earthquake SCIAF repsonse God it was during the day and on a holiday as many challenges and tasks they are asked which has killed more than 5000, and left thousands Caritas were among the first charities to start people were outside when the quake happened. Rescue to fulfill.’ more injured, homeless and in need of urgent help. responding to the disaster in this remote region. is the first priority. Lots of people have lost their “As you know, they are willing, “I pray for the victims, for the wounded, and for SCIAF Director Alistair Dutton said their partners homes and are out on the street or in open spaces, so hard-working and cheerful workers all those who suffer because of this calamity,” the Pope in the international Catholic relief network were we will be looking to provide them with food and in the Lord’s vineyard, who do a said. “May they be sustained by fraternal solidarity.” ‘helping to rescue survivors and have provided temporary shelter.” great deal for little reward, except the tarpaulins for people to sleep under’ within hours of Most of the Scots who were reported as missing in hidden grace of the Lord and the First-hand account the earthquake. the aftermath of the earthquake have now been traced. gratitude of the people they serve,” Lilian Chan, a Caritas aid worker in Nepal, was on “They are also giving out food, clean water, blankets Just after the disaster the Red Cross issued a list of he writes. “I am privileged to be their the ground there when the earthquake ‘struck without and soap,” he said. “We will liaise closely with Caritas people believed missing, which included 12 Scottish archbishop.” warning’ last Saturday. Nepal to do whatever we can to help them. names. Most have since contacted family members to “One minute I was filming an interview with a “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of say they are safe, with one person still to be accounted I Continued on page 3 participant in one of Caritas Australia’s programmes Nepal, the prayers, solidarity and generosity of the for as the SCO went to press. in a village outside Kathmandu,” she told the SCO Scottish people are crucial to SCIAF’s response. I via SCIAF. “The next, we were running to an open would urge everyone to join us in praying for the I Members of the public can donate to SCIAF’s field as the ground shook violently and debris from deceased and their loved ones, and give what they Nepal Earthquake Emergency appeal online at houses went flying overhead.” can so that we can get aid to those who need it most www.sciaf.org.uk or by calling 0141 354 5555 She said that after the tremors had settled she went and help them make a full recovery in the weeks and to survey the damage. months ahead.” I [email protected] 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 MAY 1 2015 Scottish clergy golf season in full swing, What’s On with special guest Bishop William Nolan A weekly guide to upcoming Church-related events, more online at www.sconews.co.uk THE clergy golf season is now in full sponsored by Anderson Maguire funeral Bishop William Nolan of Galloway swing as PUTTing priests in the directors—was won by Fr Gerry McNellis greeted champion Fr McNellis on the 18th SATURDAY MAY 2 I Justice and Peace talk. Come Scottish Clergy Golfing Society took with 35 points, with Canon Sean Cunney in green and presented him with the prize I 50th Anniversary Mass for along to a short presentation by to Lochgreen Course in Troon on April second place with 33 points and, finishing trophy, ably assisted by Dominic Maguire, St Bernadette’s Church in Grace Buckley, on Thursday 21 for ‘Big Dom’s day.’ third, Fr Stephen Dunn (top left) with 31 as Canon Sean Cunney looked on. Motherwell with Bishop May 7 at 7pm in the St The contest—a golf competition that is points. PICS: PAUL McSHERRY William Nolan, a former Andrew’s, Bearsden, church parishioner. Mass at 7.30pm. hall. An opportunity to find out a bit more about Justice and TUESDAY MAY 5 Peace issues generally, ask I St Mary’s questions as well as find out a Cathedral, Edin- little bit about the various burgh, Concert. groups in St Andrews. There’s The next cathe- no obligation to get involved dral concert at any further but new members 7.30pm on Tues- to the parish J&P would be day May 5 will extremely welcome. be played by Roger Sayer from the Temple Church in SATURDAY MAY 9 London. As well as being one I St Anne’s Church Thomas of the UK's foremost church Street, Carnoustie ,coffee musicians, Roger was the first morning in the church hall Sat- to play the current BBC Songs urday May 9, 10am until 12. of Praise theme music in the broadcast, and is organ soloist I Scottish Fellowship of on the soundtrack of the cur- Christian Writers Conference. rent blockbuster film Inter- Corton Baptist Church, 12 stellar. His programme Achray Drive, Corton FK9 includes music by Liszt, 5DR. The conference is from William Lloyd Webber and 10am to 3.30pm. For more the Songs of Praise Toccata. details on the SFCW or the Free admission (retiring conferences contact Betty collection). 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