Rededication A&B Divine Danny Favor of England Renovation Mayor of Timetable Network East Grinstead - Page 7 Page 8 Page 11 A&B News FREE The Catholic Newspaper for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton MARCH 2020 - No.350 Still no Room at the Inn? TILL NO ROOM AT THE INN? was the Stheme of the annual Justice and Peace Assembly held at the St Philip Howard Centre on 25 January. With an estimated 4,000 people sleeping rough on British streets every night, this is a national problem - but with particular impact on the South East - and the speakers gave compelling evidence of the reality of the problem and of the various ways we can help. The Assembly culminated with Bishop Richard signing an application to join the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN). Caritas is the second largest humanitarian agency in the world, with Caritas organisations in 165 countries, actively promoting Jesus’ message of love and care for the poor. Bishop Richard said ‘The annual Assembly attracts good numbers of people, all of them keen to see the Social Teaching of the Church lived out in the life of parish and diocese. This year’s assembly, with speakers from charities across Sussex and Surrey, focussing on the needs of the homeless, was especially timely, given the number living on our streets or in inadequate accommodation. The formal application to join CSAN is an important development for us, since it will open up new possibilities for the Social Action of the Diocese.’ Pictured at the CSAN signing, L-R, Canon Kieron O’Brien Episcopal Vicar for Formation; Ashley Ralston Chair Social Action Commission,Bishop Richard; Ged Edwards Caritas National Development Officer,Tessa Rickets, Adviser - Social Action. Pictured below: A section of the 130-strong audience in the hall at the St Philip Howard Centre. A full report on the Assembly can be found on pages 4 and 5. NURSERY OPENING HOURS 8am – 5pm Come and visit us to find out more… STGEORGESWEYBRIDGE.COM/VISIT To read A&B NEWS on line please visit www.abdiocese.org.uk/publications 2 A&B NEWS March 2020 New Rector for Walsingham Catholic Schools Hit High Standard HE RT REV MGR CANON PHILIP in Public Speaking TMOGER (right) is to become the next Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk. The role of the Rector is to oversee the mis- sion of the National Shrine and to be re- sponsible for the pastoral and spiritual care of pilgrims, the Shrine Chaplains and visiting clergy. The Rector also promotes the message and work of the Shrine nationally and internationally. Mgr Moger will take up his new responsibilities in September 2020, following the end of the five year term of office of the current Rector of the of St John Mary Vianney in Leeds. Shrine, the Rt Rev Mgr John Armitage. Story and picture: Catholic Mgr Moger is a priest of the Diocese of Communications Network Leeds and is currently the parish priest Parish Repositories N OUR OCTOBER 2019 TO JANUARY 2020 issues, we carried stories of reposi- Itories and bookstalls in a number of parishes across the diocese. We found an interesting spread of resources, providing somewhere fairly ac- IGHT SIXTH FORM PUPILS from own?’ and ‘Students on the Edge’. cessible wherever you live. They are listed below, with a contact phone number ECatholic schools across Surrey Winner Sebastian Bramley from St where you can check availability. and George’s College, Weybridge, will now Should you be thinking of starting a parish repository or bookstall, some con- surrounding areas took part in this represent Province 19 in the National tributors included ideas in their article. year’s Province 19 Catenian Public Competition on 13 September 2020 in Archive copies of A&B NEWS can be viewed on the diocesan website at Speaking Competition, providing a Manchester. His theme was highly www.dabnet.org/publications . thought-provoking evening for the 80 topical: ‘Voting is not a Right, but a You can contact a contributor on: people who attended. Parents, teach- Duty’. 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Bishops one every two years. are required by Canon Law to provide I recently went to Hungary for the priest chaplains and chaplaincy centres ordination of Peter Merva, a former psy- to serve our universities, but with the chology student. (See picture below.) pressures on manpower faced by the Both he and another former student, bishops, many find this a difficult duty Mark O’Farrell, now a seminarian at to fulfil. Maynooth, commented that their Going to university, for most young involvement in the chaplaincy had people, marks a huge shift in their played a significant part in their experience and a major turning point in developing sense of vocation. I’ve also their lives as they leave home for the been asked to celebrate many weddings first time. By providing them with around the world, and many former chaplaincy centres, we give them a place students have kept in touch long after of welcome, support and security, where graduation, making clear the important they can meet like-minded part their experience of the chaplaincy people and form lasting friendships has played in the journey of their lives. within their faith community. The University chaplaincy is a very provision of full-time priest chaplains, specialised ministry, working within available for them at any time of the day institutions which do not always hold or night (students tend to keep unsocial the same values as the Church, and hours) shows that the Church takes our dealing with young people at a critical young people seriously at a vulnerable time in their lives.