Catholic March 2017 FREE East Anglia Newspaper of the Diocese of East Anglia www.rcdea.org.uk Chance to Fitting finale to New look for set your 50th birthday a place of faith on fire celebrations sanctuary - page 13 - page 14 - page 16 Record number at youth Epiphany event Ordination is a first for Diocese I An historic occasion took place in Cambridge on Wednesday January 25 when Seminarian Jaylord Magpuyo became the first-ever Filippino to be ordained as a deacon in the Diocese of East Anglia. The Ordination Mass was celebrated by Bishop Alan Hopes at the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge. It was witnessed by a packed church of well over 300 people, includ - ing family and friends of Deacon Jaylord and parishioners from the Cambridge churches of St Philip Howard and St Laurence, together with peo - ple from the Annunciation of Our Lady, King’s Lynn, parishes in which he has served over the last 18 months. Prior to that, Jaylord spent six years in formation for the priesthood in the Philippines. The Rite of Ordination included the calling and presentation of the candidate, election by Bishop Alan, the laying-on of hands and a prayer of con - secration. This was followed by the investiture of Deacon Jaylord with a stole and a Dalmatic (vest - ment) and the presentation of the Book of the Gospels. Ending the Mass, Mgr Eugène Harkness, Chan - cellor of East Anglia and Rector at OLEM, and who first presented Jaylord for consideration for ordination, said: “This is an historic day in the life of our Diocese with Jaylord becoming the first- ever Pinoy deacon – the first of many more we Scenes hope, with one more well into his formation and from the possibly another two to begin their studies soon.” Epiphany After the Mass the congregation enjoyed an Mass and impressive Filippino meal in St Alban’s school fireworks hall. A light-filled event. I Read Jaylord’s vocation story - page 8. There was a light-filled Peterborough, Cambridge, Clare, Jesus Christ, the light of the celebratieon of Epliphaeny Wbalsinghamr, Yarmaouth, Lowtest - iworlod. n near Norwich on January oft and Felixstowe. “Each of the candles you have 8 when a record 200 young An overflowing church heard lit today represents the light in Bishop Alan Hopes lead the Mass, each of your lives.” people and their families which included a chance for par - Everyone then went outside to from across the Diocese of ticipants to light a candle and enjoy hot dogs, a bonfire and a East Anglia enjoyed a donate a present to be given to firework display in the garden of candlelit Mass, bonfire, children who are refugees in the the Bishop’s White House. hot dogs and firework UK via the Red Cross. Hamish said: “It is the best display. The feast of Epiphany cele - response we have ever had with brates the occasion when the wise well over 200 people attending. It men visited the baby Jesus and was a wonderful occasion and it The now annual Epiphany Youth his birth was first shared with the gets bigger and bigger every year. Mass, took place at the Church of world. The fireworks are symbolic of the Our Lady of the Annunciation in Bishop Alan said: “The destiny wise men looking for the star in Live music, powerful talks, passionate prayer Poringland near Norwich, organ - of everyone is symbolised in the the sky.” and lots of fun including sumo suit wrestling. ised by the Ignite team and journey of the Magi from the Director of Youth Services east. Our life is a journey to dis - I For a full picture gallery For Year 9 upwards Hamish MacQueen with atten - cover the fullness of truth and visit: www.flickr.com/photos/ More details at: www.ignitefestival.co.uk dees from as far afield as love which are to be found in dioceseofeastanglia Page 2 latest online news at: www.rcdea.org.uk Catholic East Anglia / March 2017 news in brief Parish send out Sawston says fond gift to Aleppo I Parishioners and schoolchildren in March have rallied round to support Mforae thanr 250 eparishiwoners froem ll to Fr Raf the Franciscan Sisters working in across South Cambridgeshire Aleppo by sending out over £2,000 this gathered in Sawston on Sunday Christmas. February 12 for a party to bid The money was raised from the farewell and offer heartfelt whole Sunday collection on the week - end before Christmas at Our Lady's thanks to Fr Rafael Esteban, who Catholic Church being given to help, is retiring after more than 40 and from the staff and students at All years of ministry in the area. Saints Inter-Church Academy holding Mary Crowley reports. non-uniform days and a collection at their Christmas play. I For the last ten years, Raf (as he likes The sisters working in Aleppo are to be known) has been priest-in-charge at feeding over 10,000 people a day and are Our Lady of Lourdes, Sawston, in whose from the same Religious Order as the hall the farewell tea was held. sisters working in March parish. Originally from Vitoria in northern Fr Paul Maddison, Parish Priest in Spain, Raf has been a priest for over 50 March, said: "We were all touched by years and is a member of the Society of the emails I have received from the Missionaries of Africa, better known in sisters in Aleppo and we wanted to this country as the White Fathers. A respond. This was a way of making a skilled linguist and acclaimed theolo - real and immediate difference to the gian, he came to Cambridge over 40 lives of so many desperate people." years ago on a sabbatical, fully intending Sr Brygida, the superior in Aleppo, to return to his senior teaching and lead - Fr Rafael Esteban with an icon of the Archangel Michael, given to him (along with a cheque) said "You cannot imagine how grateful ership role in Ghana. However, the fates as a gift by the community at Sawston. we are for this support and the knowl - took a hand when he was diagnosed with edge of knowing that wonderful people skin cancer and was told by his doctors facility, open to all. Sawston and the neighbouring villages is are thinking of us." that on no account should he return to Raf has always been a great encour - also well represented in our numbers. life in a hot climate. For a fair-skinned, ager of talents and the work involved in In our sadness at his leaving us, we are red-headed Spaniard, cool and rainy these ventures was carried out by happy to know that Raf intends to Britain was seen as the much safer parishioners, many of us deploying remain in this area, not least to be close Beer and a talk option. Naturally, Raf was devastated skills we never knew we had. to Addenbrooke’s to continue the treat - that the vocation he loved had been so We are privileged to have benefitted ment which began all those years ago. I Subjects have been announced for from Raf’s immense spiritual gifts over He will now have more time to travel and the next two Peter’s Pints evenings, at cruelly taken from him, but Africa’s loss these last ten years. He places commu - indulge his twin passions of dry stone the Narthex bar at St John’s Cathedral was our gain. nity at the heart of the practice of our walling in County Kerry and cheering on in Norwich, which offer the opportu - Raf is a servant-leader, a man of vision faith and it is his firm belief that we his beloved Real Madrid. Above all, we nity to hear a talk on the Catholic faith and action, and these qualities were most truly reflect Christ’s teachings by thank him for his loving ministry, his while enjoying a pint of real ale. needed early in his time in Sawston caring for one another. inspirational preaching, his humanity On Friday March 17 (St Patrick's when it was clear that the congregation He has created a vibrant, welcoming and compassion, and his inimitable (and Day), the subject is The Spousal Love was seriously outgrowing its existing and collaborative environment and it is very Spanish) sense of humour. of God in the Scriptures by Zyg and church space. He galvanised the commu - no coincidence that our congregation We extend a warm welcome to his Paschale Mary Rakowicz. Zyg is Direc - nity and led the project that saw the old continues to grow, with over 300 regu - replacement, Canon John Minh, who tor of Evangelisation at the Catholic hall converted to become the new larly attending the two Sunday Masses. takes over as priest-in-charge at Sawston National Shrine in Walsingham. church, while the former church build - The increasingly international nature of and nearby Cambourne. On Friday April 21, the topic is Gear - ing was upgraded to a community ing Up for Mary's Month: A Look at the Power in the Litany of Our Lady, Speaker is Matt Roche-Saunders, a fifth year Seminarian for the Welsh Diocese Chance to pick up some media skills of Menevia. For each evening, the bar opens at I Participants from Cambridge, Ipswich, 7pm with the talk at 7.20pm and a Ramsey and Camborne heard tips and chance for questions afterwards. For techniques to help get good news about more information email: their churches and Catholic organisa - [email protected] tions into the media, at a workshop held at St Laurence’s in Cambridge on Catholic January 27.