The Parish ProclaimerEaster 2012

Cathedral Parish of Our Lady & St. Philip Howard,

Arundel, West Sussex

Published in April 2012

All about the ParishRev. Canon Tim Madeley - Dean

Rev. Mr. David Clifton - Deacon

Louise Sharp - Parish Secretary*

Cathedral House, Parsons Hill, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AY

Tel: 01903 882 297 Fax: 01903 885 335 Email: aruncath1@aol.com

Web: www.arundelcathedral.org

* The Parish Office is open 9am – 1pm, Monday – Friday

MASS TIMES AT THE CATHEDRAL

Sunday 9.30am Family Mass on the third Sunday of the month;

Children’s Liturgy available other Sundays.

11.15am Cathedral Choir.

Weekdays 10am Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Saturday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after

Mass.

Saturday 11am Benediction.

MASS TIMES AT THE CONVENT OF THE POOR CLARES, CROSSBUSH

Saturday 5.30pm Vespers.

6.15pm Vigil Mass (entry at 6pm).

Sunday 4pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

5pm Vespers and Benediction.

Monday 8.30am Mass - for Mass times on other weekdays please call

/Thursday the Convent the night before on 01903 882 536.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday Cathedral: 10.30am otherwise by appointment.

Convent : Before/after the Saturday 6.15pm Mass.

A Reflection

on Easter

By Deacon David

The Return of the A-word

During the season of Lent there has been a word missing from our liturgy – the wordAlleluia! (It really should always have an exclamation mark.)This is banned from theliturgy for the whole six weeks.

The word comes from the Hebrew and means Praise the Lord. It is found in the Bookof Tobias, Psalms, and in the New Testament. It is used both in Jewish and Christianliturgy as exclamation of joy, triumph, and thanksgiving, especially during the Easterseason.

But during Lent we try to focus on our own sinfulness and make some attempt toface up to our failings, so that we can open ourselves to the forgiving and thestrengthening grace of God. It is a rather sombre penitential season – not the timefor expressions of joy and triumph. It all comes to a climax in Holy Week when, inthe Triduum, we celebrate the dramatic story of our salvation through the death andresurrection of Christ. At the Easter Vigil there is an explosion of joy at the triumphof the risen Christ over the powers of darkness. The Alleluia! is solemnly intoned to

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to a special chant, after which it appears again and again. It is added to every antiphon and psalm. In fact, any and every opportunity is taken to use it, and so itcontinues for the whole of the Eastertide.

This sets the whole tone for this season. It resembles in some way the feelings of thefans of a football club that has just won the cup. We really have something to cheerabout. In the great battle between good and evil, our champion has been victorious!Fortunately, so far, Easter has not attracted the kind of vacuous festivity that theworld at large has come to associate with Christmas – protracted partying in celebration of nothing more than a vague ‘warm’ feeling, that has little to do withthe birth of Christ. So we are free to celebrate the startling fact of the risen Christ,and all the consequences that flow from it for the world, both in this life and in thelife to come.

Welcome back ‘Alleluia!’

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Celebration Mass for 50 years of CAFODBy Stephanie Hawkey

I was invited to attend the 50th Anniversary Celebration Mass at WestminsterCathedral on 28 January 2012. Michael and I managed to catch an early enough trainas I wasn't quite sure where I was going and how long it would take to get there andhoped we would get a good seat where we could see everything! On arrival, therewere people with banners posing for photos, people cheering, people wearingbadges from all over the U.K. and some from countries where CAFOD is working.

I took some photos outside, then on entering the Cathedral one could sense the anticipated atmosphere, excitement and splendour of the Spiritual event about tohappen. I explored the Cathedral and lit candles at the various altars. We found ourselves wandering towards the front and found seats on the two-seater rows rightat the front in the second block of seating. I collected various pieces of literature,prayer cards, Mass booklets, enough for Canon Tim to look through and enoughCAFOD prayer cards for my First Holy Communion Group. At the beginning of theMass large pictures were carried down the centre aisle depicting each decade ofCAFOD's work, these six in all were placed in front of the altar. The procession tothe altar consisted of 16 Bishops (including Bishop Kieran), Priests, Clergy and altar

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servers, with Archbishop Vincent Nichols presiding.

Bishop John Arnold, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and Chair of CAFOD trustees,explained that Family Fast day was started in 1960 by members of The NationalBoard of Catholic Women, Catholic Women's League, Union of Catholic Mothers,and the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations. It was so successful thatthe Bishops of England and Wales used this project for the foundation for CAFOD in1962. Since then CAFOD has grown and the budget for this year is £58m.

The Bishops and Priests stood at various places around the Cathedral for Holy Communion and guess who stood in front of me? Only Bishop Kieran, the only faceI knew amongst the thousands of people attending this special Mass, exceptMichael’s of course!

Looking at the congregation and knowing that some had come along way to attendthis special thanksgiving Mass, it showed their dedication and commitment toCAFOD and I felt humbled that I had been invited to be part of this special Mass.

Before the blessing, the St. Ignatius African Choir sang and played a Nigerian Hymnand we were all invited to recommit ourselves by helping to transform God's worldby showing how we can care for the Earth and all its people. There were a few speakers acknowledging all the work CAFOD has done and the much appreciation ofits success.

After the final blessing, it seemed an age before any of the congregation started to

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move from their seats, even though everyone was invited to go for refreshments innearby halls and school hall, we all seem to feel a sense of calm and well being andhappiness, people were smiling, the nicest way of communicating.

Outside within the hustle and bustle of the London streets, people walking past hadn't a clue of what had happened in Westminster Cathedral; we celebrated thework that CAFOD does for the rest of the world, we support them in caring for others; this Lenten Fast Day the Government are matching pound for pound for whatis raised to help with one project in particular, to give clean water where it is mosturgently needed. I update Arundel Cathedral's notice board with all the news fromCAFOD. During Advent we held a 'Kings Festival', organised by Lulu Willis, wheremy crib was made with all CAFOD flyers/booklets, the crib held the world, and theThree Kings had different CAFOD's special wording around their arms as the gifts.My words were 'God gave us his only Son, what can we give?'

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Comedy with the Clergy

A priest, a monk and an atheist go on a fishing trip together. They are in the boat when thepriest says, “Oh no, I left the paddles behind!” He proceeds to get out and walks on thewater to the shore to get them. Once he got back on board the monk hits his forehead withhis hand and exclaims, “Oh my, I left the bait back on the bench where we were seated!”Like the priest, the monk exits the boat and walks on the water to retrieve the bait. As themonk climbs back in the atheist yells out, “Well if you guys can do it so can I” and proceedsto get out from the other side and falls into the water. At this point the priest says to the

monk, “Do you think we should have told him where the rocks are?”

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New music for a new translationBy Father Bruno Clifton OP

As the new Liturgical Year began this Advent, Catholics in the English-speakingworld experienced a greater change than usual. The Third Edition of the RomanMissal in English was officially launched and a new translation meant new settingswere required to sing the parts of the Mass.

This was why I was asked, back in July, to write a new Mass for my home parish,Arundel. The Cathedral town of Arundel is the seat of the Bishop for the Diocese ofArundel and Brighton in the south of England. It was thus that I composed the‘Arundel Mass’ for both Congregation and Organ with an optional second voice. Ithink the challenge in writing new music for the liturgy is to provide something atonce accessible for participation but also interesting musically, that allows the textto be acclaimed appropriately.

A further challenge was how different this project was from the music I generallywrite for skilled performers. Everyone needed to feel they could join in the singing.

While the changes to the translation were small and many existing settings had beenadapted to take account of the differences, the opportunity to create and introducenew music specifically designed for singing the new translation brings an appropriate vitality to our celebration of the liturgy. You can see details of how toobtain copies of the Mass as well as excerpts from some movements fromwww.arundelcathedral.org

As some background for Proclaimer readers, I studied composition at the Universityof Durham and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where I attendedclasses with Anthony Gilbert, Adam Gorb and James MacMillan. While I was still astudent a movement of my first symphony was played by the BBC Philharmonic in2000, directed by James MacMillan. My Letters for String Quartet was performed atthe Sophie Silver Lining Festival, Banbury.

In 2002, I joined the Order of Preachers (Dominican Friars). During my novitiateyear, I wrote aWay of the Cross for organ, baritone and assembly. During my theological studies at Oxford my piece In Flanders Fields, a setting for tenor andorgan of the famous poem by John McCrae, was first performed at a service in Brussels Cathedral on 11 November 2007. After ordination to the diaconate I was appointed assistant chaplain to Edinburgh University. While in Edinburgh, I wroteseveral works for the New Edinburgh Orchestra. I was ordained to the priesthood inEdinburgh in 2008, continuing my chaplaincy work for another year. I am now resident in Rome, engaged in studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, and still continue to write orchestral and other works.

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Alternative Gardener’s CornerBy Ray Weatherley

GOD’S THOUGHTS ON LAWNS – A little discussion between God and St. Francis

GOD:Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What’s going on down there? Whathappened to the dandelions, violets, thistles and stuff I started eons ago? I had aperfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any soil, withstanddrought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from long lasting blossoms attractsbutterflies, honey bees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden ofcolours, but all I see are green rectangles.

ST. FRANCIS:It’s the tribes that have settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites. They started callingyour flowers “weeds” and go to great lengths to kill them and replace them withgrass.

GOD:Grass? But it’s so boring. It’s not colourful. It does not attract butterflies, birds andbees. Do these Suburbanites really want grass growing there?

ST. FRANCIS:Apparently so Lord. They go to great lengths to grow it and keep it green. Theybegin each Spring by fertilising grass and poisoning any other plants on the lawn.

GOD: The Spring rains and the warm weather probably makes grass grow really fast. Thatmust please the Suburbanites.

ST. FRANCIS:Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they cut it, bag it up and pay tothrow it away.

GOD:Now let me get this straight. They fertilise grass so that it will grow and when itdoes grow they cut it off and pay to throw it away? Well these Suburbanites must berelieved in the Summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That

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surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work and money?

ST. FRANCIS:Not exactly. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and paymore money to water it so they can continue to cut it and pay to get rid of it.

GOD:Enough! I do not want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you are in chargeof the arts. What programmes have you scheduled for tonight?

ST. CATHERINE: “Gardeners World” A programme about……………

GOD: Never mind, I think that I have heard the whole story from St. Francis

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Extracts from the diary of a Hospitaleria - Part 1By Ruth Johnston

After our wonderful walk from O’Porto to Compostella in 2010, Joyce and I decidedto offer to be hospitalerias at the Confraternity Refugio in Miraz on the Camino delNorte – four days walking from Compostela. Miraz has just one bar (not servingfood) run by Pilar, a wonderful lady, helped by her daughter. There is no shop andthe church in Miraz is dedicated to St. James where there are statues of SantiagoMatamoros (St. James the Moor slayer!) and St. Roque Perigrino (showing hiswounded leg and faithful dog who brought him bread daily). Like a lot of places, thepriest now has a lot of small villages to look after and Mass is said on alternate Sundays and intervening Saturdays at 12.45pm (but this did not always happen - aswe found out!).

The refugio was the priest’s house, but he now lives in Friol and the Confraternitylease the house from the Bishop of Lugo. In 2010 a large extension was built whichwas blessed by the Bishop in June 2011 – an occasion Joyce was lucky enough to attend and she came home full of enthusiasm for the new building, making us veryexcited about our stint as hospitalerias during 14-28 September 2011.

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Joyce and I spent a lot of time together either in Mortlake, with walks in RichmondPark, where she lived, or walking here in Arundel and chatting together into thesmall wee hours! I was due to spend the weekend with her, after I returned fromLourdes, making our final plans, so it was a huge shock to receive a ‘phone call inthat week to say Joyce had collapsed and died on the very day I was coming backfrom Lourdes, 4 August. She had always been there for me since Kieran died and hadencouraged me to explore new horizons. I knew she would have expected me tocarry on and go to Miraz, but I speak no Spanish – how was I going to cope? Withhelp from the Confraternity members, I will tell you how I did it...

13 September 2011 – Heathrow to A Coruna

Alan Cutbush had kept in touch with me and had found a man called David to workwith me for the fortnight. He had been a hospitalerio in Rabanal a few times andspoke Spanish. Alan gave me minute instructions on how to get from the airport bytaxi (20 Euros) and he wrote down the name of the hostel and the street and thengave me foot-by-foot instructions how to get from the hostel to the nearby railwaystation the next morning, where to get off the train at Parga, which was a requeststop, so I might have to ring a bell, although this should not be necessary as theguard would come round and look at the tickets and write in his little book wherepeople were alighting, so it would be no worry!!

It all started rather badly, as I got lost on the underground to Heathrow and had tostart again!! I had given myself lots of time, knowing that I might panic!! All seemedto be going well, though the family had not let the airline know that Joyce had died,but they were very kind (both our names were on the ticket). However, as we startedto approach A Coruna, there were lots of announcements in Spanish, although Icould sense that something was going wrong. I was sitting next to a Spanish man,who obviously lived in London, so he could tell me that they were telling us it wastoo windy to land in A Coruna and they would have to proceed to Santiago. Panic!How am I going to get to A Coruna? I didn’t know, but I was sure there would soonbe an announcement. Fortunately there were more English people on the ‘plane andso we all stuck together. After collecting our luggage, we were told that a ‘bus wouldbe coming from A Coruna to take us back there. We sat in a café and had something

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to eat. Eventually the ‘bus came a few hours later and took us to A Coruna airport,by which time it was 11pm – we should have landed at 8-30pm. I got a taxi andshowed the driver the address I had been given. It was just a little door in a shabbyside street so, in trepidation, I pushed the door open and climbed the stairs. Thankgoodness, at the top was a desk and a rather dishevelled man behind it. I stumbledout what little Spanish I had - “un habitiao, por favor” - and tried to explain that itwas for one night and that I would be leaving by 7am the following morning. Hecharged me 34 Euros and took my passport and kept it... panic, again! He showedme to a clean, decent room and I finally got to bed at half past midnight.

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After a fitful sleep, I got up and showered at 6am and read through my instructionsfor getting to the station. Packed and went to the desk, where my dishevelled hostappeared from his bed and gave me my passport and I made my escape! Alan’s instructions were perfect and I went to the ticket hall and successfully managed toget a single ticket to Parga (6 Euros) and then, making sure of the 8.20am train timeas well as the platform number, went to the café and had several croissants and cupsof tea. The train was very comfortable and the guard came round and noted in hislittle book where I was getting off. So far, so good! However, halfway through thejourney, we stopped at a station and another train came in the other side and I sawthe guard get down from our train and step over to the other one and never cameback!! How would the driver know that I wanted to get off at Parga. I hunted roundfor a bell – one button opened a toilet door, another closed the door between thecompartments – I couldn’t see another bell! Panic, again! This was becoming anightmare. I knew the station before Parga was Guitriz, a compulsory stop, so afterthat I got up and stood looking around again, then I noticed another man getting upas well, which reassured me. Then a man in a suit, with a notebook, saw me andnodded. I realised that the guards had changed shifts and I was still in the littlebook. Phew!

The train duly stopped at Parga and David Garcia (both he and his wife were thehospitalerias who were finishing today) was on the station to meet me. I had nevermet him before, but he got the biggest hug and I didn’t really want to let go of him!!He took me shopping for supplies and told me to buy what I thought I would like toeat. This was really an impossible task, as I didn’t know what to expect; I did notknow my fellow hospitalerio, or what the facilities were, etc., but I got a few chickenbits plus some onions and tomatoes, whilst David was piling the trolley up with all

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sorts of supplies, but eventually we made our way to Miraz. (He and Kathy haddriven to Miraz after visiting relatives in Spain, so they had their car). There I met hiswife and my companion for the fortnight, who had arrived on Tuesday, so was already into the swing of things. Pilar was invited to meet us over for a cup of tea –she speaks no English, I speak no Spanish, but fortunately my companions keptthings going. My colleague for the fortnight was also called David and he booked inthe arriving pilgrims, whilst Cathy instructed me how to fill out all the forms, how tocount the money, where to put it until we banked it, how the washing machineworked, where the clothes were kept etc., etc. It was quite impossible to take it in, inmy exhausted and nervous state. Cathy asked me if I would bunk in with David, orwould I rather be with her in the office, and her husband (David) would go in withDavid. There were four bunks per hospitaleria – two in the office and two in anothersmall room, where some food was kept to sell to pilgrims. I asked if she would mindif I slept in the office with her and she moved David’s stuff into the other room withDavid. David cooked a wonderful meal for us whilst 29 pilgrims were also all tryingto cook their meals, but eventually we got to bed at 11pm, with the alarms set for6am. So ended an exhausting day – was I going to cope? Only time would tell!

The diary continues in the forthcoming Pentecost edition of The Parish Proclaimer!

Welcome to Miraz Inside the parish church at Miraz

The back of the refugio The Pilgrims cooking and chatting

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Militant Secularism & Same Sex UnionsBy Graham Rodmell

In early March, Cardinal Keith O’Brien used characteristically colourful language toemphasise the Scottish Catholic Church’s strength of feeling against DavidCameron’s decision to press for law reform to extend marriage to same-sex couples.Examples of the Cardinal’s words include “madness”, “attempt to redefine reality”;“a grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right”. The joint letter ofArchbishop Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Peter Smith read at all Masses in England and Wales on the third Sunday of Lent struck a more moderate tone butwas no less forceful. It points out that the roots of the institution of marriage lie inour nature and emphasises the complementarity of male and female. The letter acknowledges that neither the Church nor the State has the power to change the fundamental understanding of marriage itself. This is to be understood “as a lifelongcommitment between a man and a woman, and for the creation and upbringing ofchildren”. It is an “expression of our fundamental humanity”.

The Church can and does raise the level of understanding of marriage. The State canand does regulate the law and practice around marriage and its registration. Neitheris entitled to attack or change the fundamental concept which is at the root of Article 16 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The fundamental nature of marriage in British and Western history and culture is affirmed by Christianity and many other religious traditions.

The Church is encouraging us to add our signatures in support of the Coalition forMarriage petition which was launched by Lord Carey, the former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. This can be done either online at www.C4M.org.uk or in writing at the rear of the Cathedral (but not both please). It will be very important togather the widest support from British Catholics, so as to contribute to a broadlybased coalition of Christians, Jews and Muslims. Huge numbers of ordinary marriedand even unmarried couples would probably feel comfortable signing so as to uphold the institution of marriage. These people are unmoved by religion, but simply follow their own common sense understanding and value marriage as onebedrock of a stable society. As the joint Archbishops’ letter said “Marriage is a crucial witness in our society, contributing to its stability, its capacity for compassion and forgiveness and its future, in a way that no other institution can”.

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Proclaimer Crossword Puzzle 17By Chris Dinham

CLUES ACROSS CLUES DOWN

1) Length of mileage (8) 1) Profound; low pitched; well underground (4)5) Surname of famous motor-racing driver 2) The outside of most of your body, or born in 1929 (4) possible top of a rice pudding (4)

9) Being; duration; the way we live (9) 3) Forethought; expectancy (12) 10) Word frequently and closely preceded 4) Approve with, or agree (6)

by “neither” (3) 6) Decoration, or maybe the appearances of 11) Be used to something or it (10) type of statues, or just garnish (8)14) Awning or sunshade (6) 7) Scrapped - or part of title of wheat cereal (8) 15) Popular fruit and its colour (6) 8) “We’re with gelt” (anag) (12) 17) Lasting only for a short time; brief (5-5) 12) Useful domestic cutter needed at home 20) A lyric type of poem of variable for several reasons (8)

lengths and rhythms (3) 13) Not guilty (8)21) Description of plants, trees or bushes in 16) One of the characters in Shakespeare’s

too much form and/or space (9) “Julius Caesar” tragedy (6)22) Outside location or position (4) 18) Final part of musical or literary works (4) 23) “Cats prod” (anag) (8) 19) Girl’s name - she can eat upside down (4)

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A Number 10 spokesperson recognised that some in the Church would disagree withthe Prime Minister, but claimed “it’s important for equality”. On the contrary, theproposal is an assault on the institution of marriage and the family. If adopted itwould discriminate against the institution and would diminish the status of all thosewho have already contracted marriage.This proposed reform is not about protectingthe rights of homosexuals, as those were clearly established by earlier legislation.Rights to register civil partnerships have already been secured. At the time of the earlier law change, the civil partnership lobby stressed that this arrangement, whichconferred legal rights akin to matrimony, could not be confused with nor construedas an attack on marriage which had always been between one man and one woman.In just a few years, marriage is again under attack. Clearly the Church’s opposition tothe government in no way lessens the respect in which the Church holds every person, a creature of God, with his or her unique value. The Church condemns anyunjust discrimination on grounds of sexuality. The fact is that neither the historicconcept of ‘marriage’ nor the word itself is capable of bearing the extended meaningto embrace same-sex unions.

It is not difficult to see this move as directly related to the galloping secularisationagainst which Pope Benedict XVI warned us during his visit to the UK in September2010. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi (a Muslim member of the House of Lords) who takesthe Conservative Whip and is Minister without Portfolio in the present government,was urged by the Holy Father to continue making her case that faith had been neglected, undermined and attacked by governments in recent years; people neededto feel stronger in their religious identities and more confident in their creeds. TheBaroness feels that one of the most worrying aspects of militant secularisation isthat it is in its instincts deeply intolerant; at its extremes it requires the complete removal of faith from the public sphere. She reaffirmed these thoughts when sheagain met the Holy Father in February this year as one of an important ministerialdelegation on a reciprocal visit following the Pope’s visit. Dare we hope that Muslimspokespersons, who are not easily identified, might lend their support to opposingDavid Cameron’s proposals? In the Lent edition of the Proclaimer, it was reportedthat our own Bishop Kieran Conry (at the Ecumenical Coberg Conference XIV) addressing the theme of ‘The Challenge of Secularism in the New Europe’, concluded with the thought that “the Church will not be heard today if she shoutsmore loudly, but may be heard if she speaks more quietly”. Not perhaps the style ofthe Scottish Cardinal, but his language and timely warning also made a major contribution in alerting Christians and others about the plan to hold a public consultation on the subject. This will have been formally announced by the timethis Easter edition of the Proclaimer is published.

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Parish People - Pat & Graham SmithsonBy Colin Swanton

Parishioner Pat Smithson is to run in a marathon at Brighton on 15 April on behalf ofAlzheimers Research UK – a charity that she and husband, Graham, have supportedfor some time now. Pat’s mother suffered with Alzheimers before her death a fewyears ago, and, to raise funds towards the finding of a cure and to raise awareness ofthe terrible effects of the disease, they offer hand made craft items such as candles,greeting cards, knitwear and novelty items at fundraising fairs organised by themselves.

The couple met in 1976 on an overland trek in Greece and Turkey and were marriedin Westminster Cathedral in 1978. They started married life in Earls Court for twoyears before moving to Brighton where they lived for some ten years. As Pat said,“We then moved slowly along the coast until we settled at Sompting about threeyears ago.”

Pat was born into a Catholic family and went to St. Vincent’s School in Victoria(London) – the school being where the Cardinal Hume Centre is now. Graham wasborn in Deal, Kent and baptised into the Church of England. He moved to Brightonin 1959 and later went to Brighton Secondary Technical School before attending theBrighton School of Architecture for three years. He then worked in the British RailArchitecture Department until 1994 when he was offered and accepted redundancy.By coincidence, Deacon David also went to the School of Architecture and worked atBritish Rail Architecture Department at around the same time as Graham, but theywere not aware of each other at the time!

After arriving at Sompting and attending Mass at the Cathedral they became friends

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with Mike and Heather Reeves who helped them settle very quickly into the parish.It was a great sadness for Pat and Graham when Mike and Heather died – one afterthe other in a relatively short space of time.

Graham entered the 2010 RCIA programme at the Cathedral and became a Catholicat Easter that year. Pat and Graham now help with subsequent RCIA programmesand this year are sponsoring a family with three children who are going through theprogramme.

Other ‘duties’ within the life of the Cathedral include helping in the gift shop afterthe 11.15am Mass on a Sunday, taking the weekly collection at Mass and helpingwith the Corpus Christi celebrations each year.

When any spare time becomes available, Pat and Graham enjoy visiting local folkmusic clubs in the area, including the Willows Folk Club in Arundel. In the summerthey visit folk festivals in their beloved vintage VW Camper van where they really lettheir hair down!

The marathon at Brighton will be Pat’s first and she hopes to raise £1,500. Graham isnow threatening to do the run himself next year!

If you would like to support Pat in her fund-raising marathon you can do so eitherby using a form available in the Cathedral Gift Shop or donating at the following webaddress: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/PatSmithsonforrunning.

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Corpus Christi - 6/7 June 2012

This year’s Carpet of Flowers design will be centred on three distinctive themeslinked to the country and to Arundel. These are the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, theOlympic Torch (that is journeying through Arundel on Monday, 16 July) and thecentenary of the sinking of the Titanic on which one of our parishioners, BernardCuthbert Taylor, died. With so much going on that week, we need volunteers tocome forward to assist in the preparation (from Sunday 3 June) before the publicviewing plus the ‘greet and meet’ for visitors, gift shop assistants and servingrefreshments as well as helping with the Mass and Procession. Please call the ParishOffice on 01903 882 297 to confirm you will be able to help us in any way you can!

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Convent of Poor Clares 2012 Programme

All year round: Taizé evening, every last Friday of the month. 7.15 - 8.15pmEvery Sunday: Exposition at 4pm followed by Vespers with Benediction at 5pmEvery Tuesday: John Main Meditation Group at 7.15pm

Easter Triduum services:

Maundy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6.30pmGood Friday: Liturgy of The Passion at 3pm

Way of the Cross at 5.30pmHoly Saturday: Easter Vigil at 8.30pmEaster Sunday: Easter Morning Mass at 8.30am

Franciscan Celebrations:

Solemnity of St. Clare - 10 August, 5.30pm: Transitus with first Vespers, followed by supper

with the community- 11 August, 8.30am: Mass of St. Clare

Solemnity of St. Francis- 3 October, 5.15pm: Transitus with first Vespers- 4 October, 8.30am: Mass of St. Francis

Other events:

Icon Retreat: 3-7 September - contact Sr. Maria marialukeong@gmail.comDance Retreat: 26-28 October - contact Sr. Clare clareruval@gmail.com

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Correction Notice

In the Lent Proclaimer we inadvertently typed the name Malcolmrather than Michael within the title of the Parish People article.Our sincere apologies to the Hawkey family for this error.

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This is the first DVD on St. John Fisher, the

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Me, me, me.By Sofia Bridgeman,

featured in Triangle, a benefice magazine for three Sussex parishes

Me first and last and for good measure me in the middle, is what it’s all about thesedays; selfish ambition rules the world. And that cannot be right. What hashappened to humility? That quality of being courteous, and respectful of others; thatquality which enables us to go more than halfway to meet the needs and demandsof people around us?

Acting with humility does not in any way deny our own self worth. Rather it affirmsthe inherent worth of all persons. Some would consider humility to be a psychological malady that interferes with ‘success’. However, wealth, power or status gained at the expense of others tends to bring stress and anxiety - never peaceand love.

So what does it mean to be humble? How do we do humility? Humility means putting God and other persons ahead of our own selfish interests. Humility comeswith the knowledge that God’s creation as a whole transcends our own narrow interests. A humble demeanour is not a denial of our worth as individuals. Rather itis the tool that allows us, insofar as possible, to be on good terms, and live in peaceand harmony with, all persons.

Humility dissipates anger and heals old wounds. Humility helps us to see the dignityand worth in all God’s people. Humility distinguishes the wise leader from the arrogant power-seeker. Humility is a virtue and a major theme of both the Old andNew Testaments. Humility goes hand in hand with obedience.

Jesus humbled himself, he became obedient; he was in very nature God, but he laidaside his majesty, to become obedient, even to death on a cruel cross. He showed bywhat he chose to do, that God’s true nature is not characterized by seizing, grasping, attaining, but by sharing, open-handed giving, serving others, pouringoneself out for others to enrich them. Jesus said whoever exalts himself shall behumbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. By humility we acknowledge that God created us for His purposes and not for our self-glorification.By humility we cool the angry passions of others. By humility we cool the angrypassions of others. By humility we can turn enemies into friends. Be blessed.

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150th Jubilee of Pauline Jariot’s Death, Founder of

the Association for the Propagation of the Faith (APF)By Peter Honiball

2012 celebrates the 150th anniversary of the death of Pauline Marie Jaricot, founderof the Association for the Propagation of the Faith (APF). On 9 January 2012, I wasprivileged to visit Lyons together with Mgr. Canon James Cronin, the National Director for Missio in England & Wales, to attend the Colloquium celebrating thisanniversary. A Colloquium is an academic conference or seminar – yes I had to lookit up in the dictionary!

The day was hosted by the Oeuvres Pontificales Missionaires, the equivalent of Missio in England & Wales, and their National Director, Father Pierre-Yves Pecqueux. National Directors from all over the world attended, from Australia toLebanon. We started with a morning seminar on Pauline and proceedings wereopened by Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, the Secretary of the Congregation for theEvangelisation of Peoples who read out a greeting from Pope Benedict XVI.

Pauline was born on 22 July, 1799. She was the last of seven children born to Antoine and Jeanne Jaricot in Lyon, who were silk merchants. As a teenager Paulinebegan to long to help the Missions – China and the United States – a desire nurtured by her brother Phileas, who was preparing for the priesthood and who toldPauline all about the work and witness of missionaries. Pauline saw this as her vocation – to become a missionary of the love of God. She came to believe that “totruly help others is to bring them to God.”

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External and internal views of Notre Dame de Fourvière

In 1817 she organized the first collection for the mission in China. In 1819 Paulinegathered workers in her family’s silk factory into “circles of 10.”

Everyone in the group pledged to pray daily for the Missions and to offer each weeka sou, the equivalent of a penny. Each member of the group then found ten friendsto do the same. Even in the face of opposition from parish priests in Lyon, Pauline remained steadfast. Within a year, she had 500 workers enrolled; soon there wouldbe 2,000. In 1822, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith was officiallyfounded.

Pauline’s successful efforts drove the formation of the Society for the Propagation ofthe Faith. One hundred years later it became the first of the Pontifical Missions Societies, which is known as Missio in England & Wales.

Shortly after the foundation of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Paulineestablished the Association of the Living Rosary; again her method was to form “circles” which would reach out to form new groups.

The Curé of Ars, her spiritual director for many years, made this public tribute toPauline: “I know someone who knows how to accept the Cross, and a heavy Cross,and how to bear it with love! It is Mademoiselle Jaricot.”

Pauline died on January 9, 1862. On 25 February 1963 Pope John XXIII signed the

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the decree which proclaimed the virtues of Pauline Jaricot, declaring her “venerable”.At the Colloquium Monsignor Francois Duthel, who is leading the cause for her beatification and canonization, spoke about his commitment to Pauline’s cause.

Today in England & Wales the spirit of Pauline’s original idea of “circles of 10” stillcontinue through the Red Boxes and in the parish of Arundel, Betty Barrett and herteam collected an amazing sum of £1,428 in 2011.

In the afternoon we were taken to Lorette, Pauline Jaricot’s house situated beneaththe beautiful Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière. The house belongs to the OeuvresPontificales Missionaires. Here we were shown the home of Pauline and the bedroom in which she died. During recent renovations a private chapel was discovered and today it is used by the Nuns, who live on site, as their chapel.

After viewing the house we climbed the steep stairs that led to the Rosary Walk upto the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière where we celebrated Vespers. Pauline ishonoured with a depiction of her in the frieze over the entrance to the Basilica.

Afterwards we went to church of St. Nizier, where Pauline is buried, to celebrate aPontifical Mass in the presence of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the Archbishop of

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You too can pray for the beatification of Pauline whose great work continues today.

Hasten, Lord, the day when the Church can celebrate the saintliness of your servant Pauline-Marie Jaricot, inspired by you to found the Propagation of the Faith and the Living Rosary, and promote the welfare of the poor.May Christians everywhere strive to follow her selfless examplededicating themselves to spreading the Good News of the Gospel, so that all peoples may come to know the boundless love revealed to the world through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives with you and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.Amen

The Tomb of Pauline Jaricot Fr. Pierre-Yves Pecqueux reading outa Papal Indulgence

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The Patriarchal Basilicas of Rome 3By Ian Fricker

Exterior and interior views of San Paulo fuori le Mura

Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls is probably the most peaceful of all the major Basilicas. It is of course “fuoro le Mura” but I can’t help thinking it’s Benedictinekeepers also have a hand in this! Entering into this church you would almost believeit to be the interior of an Imperial Roman Basilica.

At the beginning of the 4th century, at the end of the persecutions, Emperor Constantine ordered the excavation of the cella memoriae, the place where Christians venerated the memory of Saint Paul the Apostle, beheaded under Neroaround 65-67 A.D. Above his grave located along the Ostiense Way (about 2 kmoutside the Aurelian Walls surrounding Rome) Constantine built a Basilica, whichwas consecrated by Pope Sylvester in 324.

From 384-395 the Basilica was restored and enlarged according to an extensive project consisting of five naves opening out into an atrium (quadriportico), or courtyard with four rows of columns. Throughout the centuries the Basilica wouldnot cease to be embellished and enhanced by the Popes. Under Gregory the Great(590–604) the Basilica was extensively modified. The pavement was raised to placethe altar directly over Paul's tomb. A confession permitted access to the Apostle'ssepulchre.

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The massive defensive wall was built to protect against invasions at the end of theninth century, while the bell tower and the magnificent Byzantine door were constructed in the eleventh century. Other important additions include Pietro Cavallini’s mosaics in the façade, the beautiful Vassalletto family’s cloister, Arnolfodi Cambio’s celebrated Gothic baldachino and the Candelabrum for the Paschal candle attributed to Nicola d’Angelo and Pietro Vassalletto of the thirteenth century.This historical period represents the golden age of what had been the biggest Basilicaof Rome, until the consecration of the new Basilica of St. Peter in 1626. This sacredplace of Christian pilgrimage was well-known for its artistic works.

On 15 July 1823 a fire, started through the negligence of a workman who was repairing the lead of the roof, resulted in the almost total destruction of the Basilicawhich, alone of all the churches of Rome, had preserved its primitive character for1,435 years. It was re-opened in 1840 (Pope Gregory XVI consecrated the Altar ofthe Confession and the Transept) and reconsecrated in 1855 in the presence of PopePius IX and fifty cardinals.

In the fifth century under the Pontificate of Leo the Great, the Basilica became thehome of a long series of medallions which would to this day depict all the popesthroughout history. This testifies, in an extraordinary way, to “the very great, thevery ancient and universally known Church founded and organized at Rome by thetwo most glorious Apostles, Peter and Paul” (Saint Irenaeus, Adversus Haereses 3,3,2). The legend goes that when the last medallion is filled with the face of a Popethe world will end!

From 1215 until 1964 the Basilica was the seat of the Latin Patriarch of Alexandria.

Saint Paul's tomb (below a marble tombstone in the Basilica's crypt) is below thePapal Altar. The tombstone bears the Latin inscription “PAULO APOSTOLO MART”(“to Paul the apostle and martyr”). The inscribed portion of the tombstone has threeholes, two square and one circular. The circular hole is connected to the tomb by apipeline, reflecting the Roman custom of pouring perfumes inside the sarcophagus,or to the practice of providing the bones of the dead with libations.

On 6 December 2006, it was announced that Vatican archaeologists had confirmedthe presence of a white marble sarcophagus beneath the altar, perhaps containingthe remains of the Apostle. The excavations, which lasted from 2002 to 22 September 2006 /9/2006, had been initiated after pilgrims to the Basilica expresseddisappointment that the Apostle's tomb could not be visited or touched during the

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The Cloisters

The Apse Mosaic

Jubilee year of 2000. On 29 June 2009 (Solemnity of SS Peter and Paul) Pope Benedict XVI announced that carbon 14 dating of bone fragments in the sarcophagus confirmed a date in the 1st or 2nd century. "This seems to confirm theunanimous and uncontested tradition that they are the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul," Benedict announced at a service in the Basilica to mark the end of theVatican's Paoline year in honour of the apostle.

Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls constitutes an extra-territorial complex (Motu Proprioby Pope Benedict XVI, 30 May 2005), administered by an Archpriest.

In addition to the Papal Basilica, the entire complex includes a very ancient Benedictine Abbey, restored by Odon of Cluny in 936. This Abbey remains activeeven today under the direction of its Abbot who retains his ordinary jurisdictionintra septa monasterii. The Benedictine Monks of the ancient Abbey founded byPope Gregory II (715-731) attend to the ministry of Reconciliation and the promotion of special ecumenical events.

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It is in this Basilica that every year on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, 25January, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity solemnly opens.

The Pope has specified two privileged tasks for this Papal Basilica: the Sacrament ofReconciliation and the development and organization of ecumenical initiatives.

On June 28, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Basilica and announced that thefollowing year would be designated the “Pauline Year” to commemorate the bi-millennium of the birth of Saint Paul.

Thus, the “Pauline Year” was run from 28 June 2008 to 29 June 2009.

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Proclaimer Crossword Puzzle 16 - SolutionBy Chris Dinham

Across: 1. Parochial 9. Devour 10. Scrambled 11. Reap 12. Garb 15. Desert 17. Stooge 18. Avocet 19. Lastly 22. Pest 23. Ripe 25. Instigate

26. Bronco 27. Endlessly

Down: 2. Accrue 3. Orange 4. Hobart 5. Aden 6. Led 7. Foremost 8. Prophecy 13. Aries 14. Atlas 15. Diatribe 16. Scorpion

19. Lentil 20. Stages 21. Lintel 24. Anon 25. Ice

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Parish Notice Board

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Please make sure that you have completedone of the special forms kept at the back of the Cathedral (to the left of where the newspapers are displayed) so that you can be registered on our Parish Database.

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The Bishops wish to remind us that every Friday is setaside as a special day of penitence, as it is the day ofthe suffering and death of the Lord.

They believe it is important that all the faithful againbe united in a common, identifiable act of Fridaypenance because they recognise that the virtue of penitence is best acquired as part of a common resolve and common witness.

The law of the Church requires Catholics, on Fridays,to abstain from meat, or some other sort of food, orto observe some other form of penance laid down bythe Bishops’ Conference.

The Bishops have decided from Friday, 16 September2011 to re-establish the practice that this penanceshould be fulfilled simply by abstaining from meat (orother food/penance) and by uniting this to prayer.

See the noticeboard at the back of the Cathedral.

26 July - 3 August 2012

Application forms are now available fromthe Cathedral Sacristy or from the

Pilgrimage Office.

Form is also downloadable at:www.ablourdes.org

Anyone needing any level of medical, nursing or carer assistance please

call 01903 745 180.

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Parish DiaryAPRIL

Sunday 1st PALM SUNDAYMasses at 9.30am & 11.15am beginning with the Blessing of the Palms

Wednesday 4th 6.00pm Chrism Mass in the Cathedral with Bishop Kieran Conry

Thursday 5th HOLY THURSDAY8.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper in the Cathedralfollowed by waiting to midnight at the Altar of Repose. 11.50pm Compline

Friday 6th GOOD FRIDAY9.00am Office of Readings and Morning Prayer10.00am Stations of the Cross3.00pm The Passion (Collection for Holy Places)

Saturday 7th HOLY SATURDAY9.00am Office of Readings and Morning Prayer8.30pm The Easter Vigil and First Mass of the Resurrection

Sunday 8th EASTER SUNDAYMasses at 9.30am & 11.15am

Wednesday 11th 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel

Saturday 14th 2.00pm Wedding

Thursday 19th 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel

Saturday 21st 7.30pm Chichester University Choir – Haydn’s Creation Tickets from www.cft.org.uk

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Sunday 22nd Time tbc - St. George’s Day Parade & Service:please refer to weekly newsletter

Saturday 28th 7.30pm Arun Choral Society Concert; tickets from ACS Box Office 01798 831234 or visit website: www.arunchoral society.co.uk

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Friday 11th 2.00pm Wedding

Sunday 13th 3.00pm Worthing Deanery Confirmations

Thursday 17th Christian Unity Week

Friday 18th 1.30pm Wedding

Sunday 20th 9.30am First Communion Mass11.15am Mass3.00pm Cathedral Deanery Confirmations

Monday 21st 11.00am School Group visit and Mass at St. Philip Howard Shrine

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St. Mary’s Hall

Fittings & Furnishing Fund

Money so far donated to FFF: £4.177.68

Our target is £10,000 and there is still more fittings and furnishings yet to be funded by parishioners. Pleaseread the long noticeboard on the left side of the Cathedral as you approach the Gift Shop to see the many photos and our items list!

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St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School NewsBy Elizabeth Hargreaves, Deputy Headteacher

During Lent we prepare in many different ways. Giving up something in order to benefit others or ‘going the extra mile’ is just one way to focus on Lent encouraged from an earlyage. Students in St. Philip Howard High School from Year 10 have certainly gone the extramile, with support from the staff by hosting a Paralympics day for Year 6 pupils from theDeanery Primary Schools. St. Richard’s Catholic Primary School in Chichester, St. Mary’sCatholic Primary School in Bognor, and St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School in Arundel cametogether to experience sport in a new way.

The winning ‘country’ were very proud to collect unique Olympic medals designed and madeby St. Philip Howard students, and honoured guests, including Bishop Kieran, Priests andGovernors from the schools attended the closing ceremony which concluded with a bril-liantly choreographed ‘Olympic’ dance by Year 9 pupils.

Many of the sporting activities included the need to listen very carefully: for example a football with bells inside was used for the partially-sighted games, and pupils usedblindfolds to restrict their sight. It was great to see past pupils from St. Philip’s ready to helpthe school council to make power point presentations to show back at school during assem-bly time. Staff from St Richard’s organised creative sessions for all the pupils to better under-stand the values of the Olympic Games.

On Monday 5th March St Philip’s Primary School dancers attended a Festival of Dance wherethey performed a contemporary piece called ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ in the Pavilion The-atre, Worthing. The festival gives pupils the opportunity to share their work with primary,middle, secondary and special schools. Over 116 schools take part during the course of theweek. Our Infant Dance Club are also preparing for their performance of an Olympic themeddance with 10 other schools in the locality. Over 100 infant children will be performing inThe Littlehampton Academy on 15th March.

In Lent we are reminded to evaluate our values and priorities, planning our prayer time andlistening more carefully to God’s message. We are reminded that sometimes, like the exampleof our athletic and enthusiastic children, we need to keep trying, to start again and persevereso that with God’s help we can ‘go the extra mile’ on our Lenten journey.

The children pray as a community and in their classes daily and during Holy Week everychild plays an active part in portraying the events leading up to Good Friday through wholeschool worship. These Liturgies are powerful and moving reminders of the Easter message ofGod’s love and forgiveness.

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St. Philip Howard Catholic High School NewsBy D J Todd, Headteacher

Staff and students at St. Philip Howard Catholic High School are rapidly learning to be newshounds! For the third year running we have participated in BBC Schools Report onMarch 15th, producing dynamic written articles and radio reports. The lead up to the big daywas highly productive as all students in year 8 visited news organisations: some went to thePortsmouth News offices and others to The Guardian in London. Working with experienced journalists the students had a highly charged day; they had to work quickly toproduce the front cover of a newspaper. This involved learning layout, gathering the newsand developing writing skills. On the day itself from early in the morning all were busy selecting material, conducting interviews and producing articles. The students liaised withstudents in a school in Cornwall and Morocco using a range of technology, including Skypevideo calls. The students were able to discuss how to increase understanding of forms ofworship in each country. Parish councillors were also interviewed about local issues and howthe school can work with the local community, a vital part of our mission as a Catholicschool. This was a fantastic learning experience for all involved! See our work at: http://www.st-philiphoward.w-sussex.sch.uk/page/default.asp?pid=164

As you can imagine, Lent is a busy time for a Chaplain. We began our time with a service together on Ash Wednesday, when we reflected on the story of Jesus’ temptation in thedesert. Each pupil received a copy of our special Lenten calendar, featuring a different challenge for each day. The challenges are a mixture of fasting from various things (we thinkFacebook and texting seem to have been the ones that pupils have complained to be thehardest!), prayer and giving, with positive challenges for each Sunday. It’s been great to hearfeedback from both staff and pupils who have been trying to put these challenges into practise. During Lent, we have also been celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation with asmany students as possible, and it’s been a privilege to see people making their peace withGod in preparation for Easter. We’ll be ending our term together with services looking at thejourney of Holy Week, and preparations are busily underway for that at the moment. The St. Philip Howard Senior and Intermediate public speaking teams performed recently at the Rotary Club District Final at Imberhorne School in East Grinstead. Both teams had won theprevious two rounds, beating teams from schools across East and West Sussex. At the District Final, neither team won outright but Lauren Phillips (Y12) won an award for BestChairperson and the judges announced that the best Vote of Thanks was delivered by RayBaquiran (Y9). With a speech entitled ‘Mr Grumpy goes to the Olympics’, written by absentteam member Lucy Brookes, the Senior team of Sam Finniear, Lauren Phillips and Ella Fleetwood spoke on the subject of grumpiness being a typically British trait and that our tendency towards pessimism and criticism can actually be a positive thing. The Intermediateteam of Olivia Atherton, Ray Baquiran and Catherine Aldridge, meanwhile, explored whetherwe have become a nation of couch potatoes, willing to observe sport, charity fundraising andpolitics from the comfort of our own armchair, but not actually participate.

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During this season of Easter

we pray to the Lord...

Easter WeekSunday 8th April That we may feel uplifted by the story of your ResurrectionEASTER SUNDAYMonday 9th In thanksgiving for the joy of new life and the

opportunities of new beginningsTuesday 10th That we remember and support the new members of our

churchWednesday 11th That we may be a helpful example to those who find it

difficult to believe in youThursday 12th For the pupils at our schools who are preparing to take

exams which will determine their futureFriday 13th For those who give up personal ambitions to care for

elderly relativesSaturday 14th That we may be generous in sharing our possessions with

those in need

2nd week of EasterSunday 15th That like the early believers, we, as a parish, may be united

heart and soulMonday 16th That we care for our environment and the world’s resourcesTuesday 17th For those whose marriages have failed and those coping as

single parentsWednesday 18th For those we find it so difficult to forgiveThursday 19th For those working in our prison service, that they show

respect for those in their careFriday 20th For parents who bear the prolonged torment of children

who have gone missingSaturday 21st For those preparing to make their First Holy Communion

and for their families and teachers guiding them

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3rd Week of EasterSunday 22nd That we remember your message of forgiveness is for

everyoneMonday 23rd That as a society, we hold to the values which you

taught usTuesday 24th That we welcome the involvement of young people in our

parish, and are open to their ideasWednesday 25th That we develop a greater love and understanding of

your gospels Thursday 26th For those who have been made redundant or, through no

fault of their own, are unemployed or unemployableFriday 27th For those contemplating entering the priesthood and for

those preparing for ordinationSaturday 28th That we trust our Good Shepherd to lead us into your

heavenly Kingdom

4th Week of EasterSunday 29th For vocations to your priesthood; and for all those called to

care for othersMonday 30th For parishioners who are housebound or in hospital, that

they do not feel forgottenTuesday 1st May For your blessing on all our work and, that whatever we do,

we do it with integrity, diligence and prideWednesday 2nd In thanksgiving for all those who give children a loving

home through adoption or fosteringThursday 3rd For those who have no self-esteem or sense of purposeFriday 4th In praise for the English martyrs and that, despite moments

of doubt, we remain steadfast in our faithSaturday 5th That our faith in you is not just words or mere talk, but

something alive and active

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5th Week of EasterSunday 6th That as branches of the true vine, we may bear fruit in

plentyMonday 7th For those living under a tyrannical regime who have no

escape or freedomTuesday 8th For Bishop Kieran’s well being and for his leadership of our

DioceseWednesday 9th That we may be prepared to give of our time and kindness

to those who are lonelyThursday 10th In thanksgiving for those who work ‘behind the scenes’

and are often undervalued or taken for grantedFriday 11th For help in showing humilitySaturday 12th That through tolerance and respect for those of other

faiths, we may serve to defuse distrust and aggression in our world

6th Week of EasterSunday 13th For help in understanding that the Holy Spirit has been

poured out for all mankindMonday 14th For those trying to combat addiction to drugs or alcoholTuesday 15th For organizations working to relieve suffering in our world

and that we respond to them with generosityWednesday 16th In thanksgiving for all catechists in our parishThursday 17th For those prepared to risk their lives working in the rescue

servicesFriday 18th That we will not be easily led by gossip and maliciousnessSaturday 19th In celebration of your Ascension into your heavenly

Kingdom

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Week of The AscensionSunday 20th THE ASCENSION For good communications, understanding and co-operationOF THE LORD in our parish and our wider communityMonday 21st For those whose physical or emotional state make it

impossible for them to communicate to othersTuesday 22nd That, through our example, we encourage our young

people to become responsible and caring adultsWednesday 23rd In thanksgiving for special friends who are there for us in

good and bad times alikeThursday 24th For our troops overseas and their families at home, and that

they may soon be reunitedFriday 25th For those soon to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

and for those who have helped them in their spiritual journey

Saturday 26th That like St. Philip Neri, our faith may be full of joy and vigour in your service

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And finally...Some anecdotes sourced by Anne Brearley-Smith

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car!

The early bird may get the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

The last thing I want to do is to hurt you. But it's still on my list.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

"Don't tell God how big your problems are, tell your problems how big your God is"

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Congratulations & Commemorations

Baptisms11th February - Alesha Jane Macabentha

26 February - Ryley Anthony Cassini-Bunting4 March - Louis Alexander Went

Marriages18 February - Jonathan Keogh and Françoise Collanges

Deaths24 February - Win Cranham (aged 98 years)10 March - Michael Bull (aged 94 years)

12 March - George Fishpool (aged 83 years)

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A Prayer for Easter

It is very meet and right, with all the powers of heart and mind, and with the service of the lips, to praise the invisible God, the Father Almighty, and His only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who paid the debt of Adam for us to the Eternal Father, and effaced the bond of the ancient guilt by the Blood poured forth in loving kindness. For this is the Paschal festival in which you first did bring our fathers, the children of Israel, out of Egypt, and made them to pass over the Red Sea dry-shod. This, then, is the night which cleared away the darkness of sin by a pillar of radiance. This is the night throughout the world which now restores to grace and unites to holiness believers in Christ, separated from worldly vices and from the gloom of sin. This is the night in which Christ broke the bonds of death and ascended from the grave, the Conqueror. For to be born had been no blessing to us, unless we could have been redeemed. Oh, the wondrous condescension of your loving kindness towards us!Oh, the inestimable tenderness of your love! To redeem the servant, you gave up your Son. This holy night, then, puts to flight offences, washes away sins, and restores innocence to the fallen, and joyousness to the sad. Oh, truly blessed night, which spoiled the Egyptians and enriched the Hebrews – the night in which Heaven and earth are reconciled! We pray therefore, Lord, that you would preserve your servants in the peaceful enjoyment of this Easter happiness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, now and forever. Amen.

From A Catholic Prayer BookPope Saint Gregory the Great (Pont. 590-604)

Courtesy of www.CatholiCity.com