Christmas 2014 FREE Historic King’s Lynn RAF hero who Pontifical High Seafarers’ became social Mass centre opened reformer - centre pages - page 9 - on page 11 Invested in Order of Holy Sepulchre Bishop Alan and Mgr Peter Leeming, parish priest of OLEM in Cambridge, were each installed knights of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem on 22 November. They were invested with the robes and insignia of the order by His Excellency Dr David L G Smith, Lieutenant of the Order in England and Wales and His Excellency Bishop Kevin McDonald, Grand Prior in England and Wales. Ten knights and dames were installed at a Mass of investiture in Mgr Peter Leeming, Mgr Eugene Harkness, His Excellency St Georges Cathedral, Southwark. The Mass was attended by 200 Dr David L G Smith, Lieutenant of the Order in England existing knights and dames from all sections of England and Wales, including eight knights and dames from the Diocese of East Anglia. and Wales and Bishop Alan after the investiture, above Cathedral fayre The priests in the order each had a mozetta, a short cape covering and with Bishop Kevin Mc Donald and guest below their shoulders, and emblazoned with a large red Jerusalem cross. story and picture During the Mass, the Chancellor of the Order read the Brief received from the Cardinal Grand Master in Rome. As Bishop Alan, and separately Mgr Peter, stepped forward, they knelt at the altar to come before the Grand Prior who invested him with the mozetta and placed the cross around his neck. Bishop Alan had attended a day seminar in London, along with 11 other investees. Mgr Peter had attended a similar event earlier that year, followed by a Vigil Service at St Georges Cathedral. This prepared them for entry into the order and is reminiscent of the crusaders in the 12th and 13th centuries from whom the order originated. After the Investiture, Bishop Alan and Mgr Peter attended a grand lunch of the knights and dames at the Great Hall in Lincolns Inn in London. Christmas message from Bishop Alan The celebration of the birth of Our Lord closer relationship with one another. all human experiences an opportunity friends. Let us be challenged by the is an occasion marked by awe and It is here that we do not simply for us to grow in closer union with Him. Incarnate Christ as we discover Him in wonder at the beautiful reality that 2,000 remember Christ, but we find him alive Our daily lives, with all that they the needy of our world. years ago, in the poverty of a stable, God and living amongst us today. include, our work, our relationships, our And let us remember that the God who became man and shared our human This is why we cannot forget those leisure time,, the good we do for others, became man in Jesus Christ, continues condition. who live in poverty, hunger, everything that goes to make up our day, to walk beside us here wherever our It is also marked by great joy, both homelessness and loneliness. are ways for us to meet Jesus Christ path through life leads us, loving us and because of the mystery we celebrate and Christ identified himself with these afresh and also an opportunity to help encouraging us, drawing us to himself. also by the fact this season often brings our brothers and sisters. As we seek to others to meet him. May the Christ Child bring you peace families and friends together to spend serve them with practical love we For whatever we are doing, whatever and joy and may the prayers of Mary and time with one another and to enjoy identify ourselves with them too and in we are experiencing, Christ has already Joseph bring God’s blessing on your together the celebrations traditionally this discover Christ himself alive and been there before us and he has made it families. attached to this celebration. living amongst us today. holy, he has made it a path to God. It is absolutely right and proper that S John will remind us in his Gospel So let us celebrate the Nativity of Our we mark Christmas and the whole that at Christmas The Word became Lord Jesus Christ with great A very Happy and Blessed Christmas season with great festivity flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:4). thanksgiving and joy. As we contemplate Christmas to you all! and celebration - not just to remember In the Incarnation, Christ experienced the beauty of the Christmas Crib, let us + Alan S Hopes what God has done for us in Christ but for himself the fullness of human life. be drawn into a deeper relationship with also because we are brought in to a Through the Incarnation, He has made Christ and with our families and Bishop of East Anglia Maggie’s gift Margaret Stobo, known to many as Maggie, a parishioner for many years at the Sacred Heart in Nayland, has bequeathed the residue of her estate to the Diocese of East Anglia. Maggie died in 2011 Advertisement and through her enormous generosity left a gift of £1m to Woldingham School. The legacy to the diocese amounts to £2.3m, a very large Cribs for sale at St Francis’ fayre amount by any Many parishes, schools, groups and individuals are now standards, finance manager John Pitt said. preparing for Christmas festivities. The picture shows an event “This money will be used to underwrite at St Francis of Assisi School in Norwich where Mary suitable projects in the coming decades for Rossington was selling cribs and other Christmas items. the benefit of the whole diocese,” he said. Also pictured are Veronica Byrne and Michelle York. Please remember Maggie in your prayers. A Happy and Holy Christmas Page Two CATHOLIC EAST ANGLIA Christmas 2014 Fr David inducted at Diss On his first visit to the parish of merciful and healing love. St Henry Morse at Diss Bishop When we experience God’s Alan presided over the forgiveness, the Bishop said, we induction of Fr David Bagstaff. too can become conduits of His Parishioners from Father love. David’s previous parish of “Finally the priest must be a North Walsham, man of study: he never preaches Parishioners enjoying the celebration at St Luke’s representatives of other himself: always Jesus Christ, churches in the town and always His gospel,” Bishop members of Father David’s Alan said. St Lukes Silver Jubilee family joined the congregation. With Father David’s help, Fr David Bagstaff with Bishop Alan After a long time of preparation and prayer, the One of the guests was Fr said the Bishop, the parish communities of St Luke’s Parish celebrated their Silver Simon Blakesley, now parish community would be an Jubilee in style on 20 September. priest of Newmarket, who built effective sign of the New A brief history book was produced with the new church. Evangelisation, and of God’s contributions from priests serve at the Peterborough In his homily Bishop Alan love and mercy. parish, the religious sisters, the parishioners, new and said there were four essential Growing in holiness had to be old. foundations to being a priest. at the heart of the parish vision. John Fisher School and various groups in the parish “A priest was called to be a Fr David then renewed the provided music and Parishioners celebrating, above, and man of prayer: prayer should be promises made at his entertainment as a Deanery clergy with Bishop Alan, below at the heart of his daily life and ordination, and the prelude on the evening that of each member of the congregation was invited to before the main event. parish community. offer him their support and A cake with the picture “He was called to be a man of encouragement. He was given of St Luke’s Church on the Eucharist, that, through the the key to the church as a top was cut, see the daily offering of Mass, he would symbol of his care for the picture. grow in God’s likeness. building and its community. The guest at the main “He should be a priest of A celebration supper for all celebration was Bishop Alan who celebrated Mass at a reconciliation, becoming in followed the Mass in the church packed church with deanery clergy and former priests reality an agent of God’s community room. of the parish including Mgr Paul Hypher, Fr Henry McCarthy, Fr John Warrington, and Fr Luke Goymour. Fr Luke is a member of the parish ordained to the priesthood four years ago. Sallette priests now at All Souls Parish priest Fr John Minh said: “Mass on the Bishop Alan presided over the Sunday was presided by Mgr Hypher who built St Induction Mass of the three new Luke’s church. He was so pleased the communities he priests at St Peter and All Souls in saw 25 years ago have grown to become cosmopolitan.” Peterborough. Parish priest is Fr Adam Sowa who is accompanied by Fr FrAfter 13John’s years at East Dereham, presentation a special presentation Waldimar Smialek and Fr Damian was made to Fr John Barnes at Aldiss Park, home to Kramarz. Dereham Town football club. All three are from Poland and More than 130 people attended to see Fr John receive belong to the Our Lady of La a cheque as a gift from all the parishioners and a scrap Sallette Missionary Order which book with many momentos, photos, and letters of has its origins from France but has appreciation.