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Bishop’s Column

June 2016Issue 431

FREEVOICE

June brings in the time of ordinationanniversaries. This year we celebrate twodiamonds (60 years of priesthood), socongratulations are due to Monsignor SeamusKilbane on June 10 and Father Thomas Ryanlater on in the summer, on September 29.Canon Michael Ryan will complete 50 years ofpriesthood on June 12, so manycongratulations to him. And to Canon AlanSheridan who will celebrate his Silver Jubileeon July 27, heartiest congratulations as well. This year is a very special year in the life ofHer Majesty the Queen, although her actualbirthday was on April 21, her official birthdaywill be celebrated on June 11. Over thatweekend I am sure that all the parishes in thediocese will remember her in their prayers andcommemorate the event appropriately. Can I

Cell Doors ToGod’s MercyPrisoners throughout our diocese are beingencouraged to use their cell doors as Doors ofMercy throughout the jubilee year.Bishop Terry is well on the way to completinghis mission to visit each prison as part of theYear of Mercy celebrations, inspired by a callfrom Pope Francis (see Bishop’s Column).

By the end of June he hopes to have visitedDeerbolt Prison in County Durham, Humberand Hull prisons in East Yorkshire and FullSutton near Pocklington in North Yorkshire.

On some visits he has been able to say Masswhile others have been an opportunity tomeet prisoners in the chapel and talk tothem.

“The Bishops’ Prisons Adviser Father RogerReader gave us the idea of telling prisonersthat the cell door is their Door of Mercy andthat when they pass through it every day theyare coming into the presence of God,” saidBishop Terry.

“It’s important to remind them they are stillpart of the Church. They are sinners but Godstill loves them. Knowing that can give themthe confidence to start again.

“That was also the Holy Father’s messagewhen he visited the Regina Coeli prison inRome at the very start of the Year of Mercy.

“Last year I baptised two older men in Hull

Prison and it was a deeply movingexperience. They decided the time had comefor them to become part of the Church andyou could tell that the other prisoners wereoverjoyed about what they were doing. I’vealso baptised and confirmed prisoners atDeerbolt.”

The governor and other senior staff alwaysgreet the bishop on his visits before he meetsthe prisoners for some social time. At Hull hewas even treated to a curry alongside them!

Bishop Terry praised the many very gifted anddedicated people working within the prisonchaplaincy service throughout the year. Hesaid the work really gets under the skin ofthose who become involved in it.

Middlesbrough Diocese priest Father Pat Copeworks for the National Offender ManagementService at the Ministry of Justice in London,liaising with officials at the highestgovernment level.

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recommend a little book to you entitled TheServant Queen and the King She Serves. Itdraws on the Queen’s strong faith in JesusChrist and how this has shaped her life andwork.

During the course of the Year of Mercy I hopeto visit all the prisons within the boundaries ofthe diocese. As the year began I was able togo to HMP Deerbolt, Barnard Castle and toHMP Hull. In May I visited HMP Humber andduring this month I shall go to HMP FullSutton. It is important to remind our brothersand sisters in prisons that they are still verymuch a part of the Church and that the Lordembraces them in his love and will give themthe grace to repent and change their heartsand their lives. Please keep them in yourprayers as you pray for mercy yourselves.

On June 20 we will have the visit of the relicsof St Anthony of Padua at the Cathedral. Therelics will be available for veneration all dayfrom 9am until 8pm. I will celebrate Mass atnoon and there will be another Mass at6.30pm, as well as Morning and EveningPrayer. All are encouraged and will be madewelcome to come and spend some time duringthe course of the day. St Anthony must be oneof the saints most in demand, given howfrequently we lose or misplace things!

And then before we know where we are we willbe in the month of July andcelebrating our annual PostgateRally at Ugthorpe this year. If I don’tsee you before, I hope to see youthere.

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This month CAFOD are focusing on themillions of refugees, migrants and internallydisplaced peoples across the world. While wehear almost daily reports of people takinglife-threatening journeys to reach Europe inthe hope of finding safety and refuge, aroundthe world there are many millions ofinternally displaced peoples, within countriesfrom Colombia in Latin America, to theDemocratic Republic of Congo in Africa, in theMiddle East and in Myanmar in Asia that don’tmake the news headlines here at home. Most are fleeing internal conflict and war. Thescale of the movement of peoples across theworld is massive – so we can struggle tomake an effective response and feel unable tomake any positive impact on the situation.Pope Francis tells us, “We ourselves need tosee and then enable others to see thatmigrants and refugees are brothers andsisters to be welcomed, respected and loved.”

CAFOD’s theology team, together with theCatholic Social Action Network (CSAN) and theJesuit Refugee Service (JRS), have puttogether a pilgrimage liturgy, which we areoffering to parishes and groups to use in theirlocal communities. It is built around theLampedusa Cross and offers us a way toundertake works of mercy and acts of hope.Forced out by war, poverty or persecution,millions of people live uncertain lives as

migrants and refugees. But each of us, movedby faith, can act in welcome, respect and love.

Welcome: Sicilian carpenter Francesco Tucciomade rough crosses from the wreckage of aboat carrying refugees that sank off the islandof Lampedusa. The crosses were offered tothe survivors as a symbol of their rescue anda sign of hope.

Respect: A youth worker led young people towrite messages of hope for refugees andpresented them to his local MP, who thenspoke in the House of Commons about theneed to “introduce the language ofcompassion into this debate”.

Love: Tiam Ham, a refugee himself, is avolunteer chef with JRS working with refugeesin London. He says: “It gives me joy to cookwith love and kindness to show how much Icare. Meeting different people and listening totheir life stories, I find we have a lot incommon.”

Pope Francis invites us all to make apilgrimage to mark “an extraordinary momentof grace and spiritual renewal”. (MisericordiaVultus). A pilgrimage is a way for us to showsolidarity with all those fleeing war, povertyand persecution in our world. Along the waywe reflect on “Who is my neighbour?”

The pilgrimage liturgy and cards to writemessages of hope for refugees can be

downloaded fromhttp://cafod.org.uk/yearofmercy and printedmaterial can be ordered from the CAFOD site.

CAFOD have also sent a Lampedusa Cross,made by Francesco Tuccio, to each diocese inEngland and Wales. It is hoped it will be seenas a sign of our solidarity with refugees whoarrive in our local areas.

l CAFOD partners from Colombia will visitYork over the weekend of Saturday June 11and Sunday June 12. They will speak at theCAFOD Volunteer Forum on Saturday at thePriory Centre, off Micklegate, and at OurLady’s parish in Acomb on Sunday during andafter 9.30am Mass.

l After ten years CAFOD Middlesbrough aresaying a fond farewell to our York base inBlossom Street. Following a fruitless searchfor alternative premises in the city we havekindly been offered another home and will bebased in the diocesan Curial Offices, 50a TheAvenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough TS5 6QT.Important notice – please send any donationsdirectly to our Donations Processing Team,CAFOD, Romero House, 55 Westminster BridgeRoad, London SE1 7JB. Many thanks.

Carol Cross, Community ParticipationCoordinator

World On The Move

Refugees on the Macedonia border

HousingRoadshow RollsInto HullThe Housing Justice roadshow tour makes itsfirst stop in Hull on Tuesday June 7 as ithighlights the Church’s role in tacklinghomelessness.This year is the 60th anniversary of theformation of the Catholic Housing Aid Society,which merged with the Churches’ NationalHousing Coalition in 2003 to become HousingJustice.

The group hopes to use the milestone toinspire and encourage churches, faith groups,community projects, homelessness charitiesand the statutory and voluntary housingsector to join together and address the issueseffectively.

The roadshow will look at the needs from aninformed local and national perspective andexamine where churches have a role to play,whether speaking up for people in povertyand housing need or working in partnershipwith others to be part of the solution.

Come and hear about some great projectsthat churches are already doing and beinspired to make a difference!

There will be workshops on faith in affordablehousing, church and community night sheltersand addressing the needs of homelessmigrants, as well as a theological workshopreflecting on homelessness in the Year ofMercy.

The event takes place at the CommunityEnterprise Centre in Cottingham Road andruns from 9.30am to 3.30pm. The cost is £10,including lunch and refreshments.

For more information [email protected] or call 020 35448094.

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Diocese of MiddlesbroughCurial Offices, 50 The Avenue,

Linthorpe, Middlesbrough TS5 6QT

Tel: 01642 850505

email: [email protected]

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to work as part of the MYMissionTeam to shape and develop the future provision of Ministry to young people within theDiocese of Middlesbrough.

We are looking for a dynamic and creative person who can lead and work within ouryouth ministry. We are called to invite young people to share our faith in Christ. We arealso called to meet their needs and help them live in the fullness God intended.

Our ideal candidate would be someone who is comfortable in talking to young people,be it in small or large groups, working with our priests and schools, grappling withsubjects that include helping young people to their faith, encouraging them in prayer andrelationship with Jesus Christ.

Applicants must be over 18 and be prepared to adopt flexible working hours. Post Status: Full time; PermanentPay range: £21,000-£23,000Closing date: 12 noon - 22nd June 2016Shortlisting: 24th June 2016Interview: 8th July 2016

For an application pack contact Sarah Holmes at the above email address. For furtherdetails about the post contact Dominique Finn, Youth Service Co-ordinator on 01642529102 or email [email protected].

The Diocese of Middlesbrough is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfareand safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.The successful applicant must have enhanced DBS disclosure and secure references.

The Diocese of Middlesbrough is an equal opportunities employer.

Pastoral Team Leader -MYMission Team

Caring For The Treasure Of SocietyArchbishop Peter Smith says the following about care of theelderly…"It is essential to foster a culture of care which cherishes lifefrom its beginning to its natural end, which recognises theGod-given dignity of the older person, and sees it as thegreatest honour to respect their dignity through the best carepossible."

Research has been carried out in the diocese to see how wemight rise to the challenge of supporting our elderly andisolated parishioners. From this research we have chosen towork with Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind’s Big LotteryFund programme “Ageing Better Middlesbrough” to offersupport to our older parishioners still living in their ownhomes.

In June there will be a series of meetings and presentations

for parishioners in the Cathedral parish about working withAgeing Better Middlesbrough.

The Ageing Better Middlesbrough programme aims to helppeople aged 50 and over who are experiencing loneliness andisolation by spending time getting to know them, giving themtime to talk about issues that are important to them andintroducing them to other people with similar interests andbackgrounds.

Ageing Better Middlesbrough staff encourage people to getinvolved in local activities and groups and support people tobecome volunteers or increase their confidence withtechnology such as smartphones, laptops and tablets.

Ageing Better Middlesbrough is free to join. Members receivequarterly newsletters with information on what is happening inthe town and stories about the amazing contribution that

older people make to their communities.

We have great hopes for the pilot programme and hope to seesimilar developments in other parishes in the Middlesbrougharea.

Social isolation and loneliness is a debilitating problem. Ourdiocese, along with Ageing Better Middlesbrough, intends tostep forward and offer support and encouragement to thepeople Pope Francis has called "the treasure of our society".

Monsignor Gerard Robinson and John Hinmanl To find out more about Ageing Better Middlesbrough visitwww.ageingbettermiddlesbrough.org.uk, [email protected] or call 01642 257034.For more information on this diocesan partnership pleasecontact John Hinman on [email protected] or 01642700075.

Holy Land ChristiansNeed Your FriendshipAmong the tragic news concerning thesuppression of the faith in Iraq, Syria andJordan, the plight of Christians in the HolyLand remains a constant. The Christiancommunities of Bethlehem, Nazareth,Jerusalem and Gaza and other surroundingareas continue to struggle for existence in theland where Christ himself once walked. Economic sanctions and the impact of theIsraeli security barrier have severely curtailedthe ability of Christians to survive, whiletourist numbers continue to fall to levels thatcritically affect the economic prospects intraditional centres such as Bethlehem andNazareth. The result is the migration of youngChristians due to lack of job opportunitiesand the marginalisation of Christians withinthe overall community where they oncerubbed shoulders with Muslims and Jewsalike.

The Friends of the Holy Land is anecumenical, non-political charity with CardinalVincent Nichols and Archbishop of CanterburyJustin Welby as its main patrons. It supportsand sustains Christians in the Holy Landthrough the economic support of smallemployment schemes, assistance with school

and university fees, support for medicalservices and the provision of day-carefacilities for the elderly. A 20-minute DVDexplaining the current situation is available onrequest.

Raising awareness of the plight of Christiansin the Holy Land and the formation of parishgroups with the active support of local clergyis a key aim. To this end assistance isrequired from interested Christians in theNorth-East. This can range from setting up aparish-based group to giving a short pulpitexplanation of our aims as part of localinitiatives.

Bishop Terry generously supported the AdventCrib collections in the diocese and theproceeds are currently helping Christians inthe Holy Land. The prospect of Christians asthe “living stones” of Christ’s missionbecoming extinct is unthinkable and we allhave a duty to act before it is too late.

We hope to arrange for a familiarisationsession for prospective volunteers at aconvenient regional venue. Please contact meat [email protected] if you are interested.

Mark McNally


SCHOOLS

Ged’s Quick QuizWith TV quiz champion Ged Askins1. Which actor starred as the Greek fisherman who was the love interest in Shirley Valentine?2. Which Take That single of 2007 was also part of the soundtrack to the film Stardust?3. Edson Arantes do Nascimento was the real name of which famous footballer?

4. What rank was the detective Columbo?5. What is the capital of the American state of Massachusetts?

Thinking cap questionWhat are the three ingredients of a Harvey Wallbanger cocktail?

Bede was probably born in 672 or 673. When he was seven years oldhe was sent to be educated by the monks in their monastery in Jarrow.He stayed there for the rest of his life. He became a deacon at the ageof 19 and he was ordained a priest when he was 30.

Bede was a great scholar and he wrote more than 60 books. The mostfamous of these was An Ecclesiastical History of the English People,which tells how Christianity came to Britain. Bede was a skilled linguistand he translated important religious works into English. He is shownholding a book and a quill pen.

Hull Mini Vinnies Give Homelessness The BootMembers of the recentlyformed Mini Vinnies atEndsleigh Holy ChildAcademy and St Vincent'sAcademy in Hull have beencollecting old unwantedshoes to help the"Adayinmyshoes" campaign. The campaign is aiming tobreak a world record onSunday July 3 by laying outover 25,000 shoes in acontinuous line. It aims topromote Hull HomelessOutreach and raiseawareness of the homelessin Hull. The Mini Vinnieshave been busy makingposters and counting theshoes. So far each schoolhas collected more than 100shoes – well done MiniVinnies!

Catherine Holtby, lay chaplain

BEDE, MONKS, MONASTERY, DEACON, PRIEST,SCHOLAR, LINGUIST, TRANSLATED, BOOK, QUILL

Saint of the MonthSt Bede the Venerable

Sleep Out For EmmausSixteen students and staff from St Mary’s College, Hull,did a sponsored sleep out to raise funds for the recentlyopened Emmaus Centre in Hull. We gathered in the presbytery of St Charles Church wherewe were made very welcome by Canon Michael Loughlinand enjoyed pizzas and hot drinks to set us up for thelong night ahead.

Gavin, one of the companions at Emmaus, spoke movinglyto us about homelessness and his experiences of life onthe streets. He alerted us to the fact that homelessnesscan happen to anyone and could be as near as threemissed pay packets away.

Canon Loughlin then took us to the crypt under the churchwhere many of the pioneering Catholics who lived in thecity and built St Charles in the 18th and 19th centuries areburied. It was a poignant experience, but a bit scary!

At 11pm we went into the church itself and after a briefservice and night prayers we settled down. There wasconsiderable excitement and some apprehension at thethought of spending the night in such surroundings.Waking up at 3am, aching all over and seeing all thestatues of the saints peering down on you was a littleunnerving.

However, the night passed very quickly and shortly after

6am Hannah Leech, the chaplaincy coordinator at StMary’s College, arrived with bacon butties and hot drinkswhich revived us all.

A group then went out on to the streets taking hot foodand drinks for those sleeping rough. Despite thediscomfort and lack of sleep, everyone felt that it wasworthwhile and it helped us to appreciate, even if only ina small way, just what a homeless person experiences ona daily basis. At the last count the students had raisedaround £1,000 for the Emmaus Foundation.

Chris Cuthill

Celebrating World Water Day In YorkSt Wilfrid's RC School in York celebrated World Water Daywith a “Be Spirited” prayer event. Children shared theirprayers for the world using bubbles and stones at tenprayer stations run by children from the school's MiniVinnies team. They reflected on images of God's creation and made aprayer chain for children in drought-stricken countriesaround the world. The day of prayer formed part of theschool's Holy Week worship. “It felt really nice and calmand I was able to pray easily and think about people whoneed clean water to live healthy lives,” said Evie from yearsix.

Marie Harrison


SCHOOLSPlease send stories and photos of what’s been happening in your school to [email protected] – we’d love to hear from you!

St Margaret Clitherow’s

Primary SchoolSouth Bank, Middlesbrough TS6 6TA

Tel 01642 835370

Headteacher Mrs N Jamalizadeh

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St Peter’s Catholic Voluntary AcademyNormanby Road, South Bank

MiddlesbroughTS6 6SP

Headteacher: Mrs P J HanrahanTel: 01642 453462

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St Edward’s Primary Schoola Catholic Voluntary Academy

Part of St. Hilda’s Catholic Academy Trust Eastbourne Road, Linthorpe

Middlesbrough TS5 6QS Tel 01642 819507

Headteacher Mrs Mary Brown

email: [email protected] www.stedwardsrc.eschools.co.uk

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St George’s Celebrates 40 YearsFormer pupils, staff and anyone associatedwith St George’s School in Eastfield,Scarborough, are warmly invited to acelebration to mark its 40th anniversary.The school and parish community haveinvited Bishop Terry to celebrate Mass forpupils, staff, governors, parishioners andfriends of the school at 1.30pm onWednesday June 22, followed by

refreshments.

Bishop John Gerard McClean officially openedthe school on June 22 1976.

If anyone wishes to join them for the occasionor has any memorabilia which could form partof a display, please contact the school on01723 583535 or [email protected].

Imogen Crowns Our Lady’s StatueMay queen Imogen Linsley crownedOur Lady's statue as Scarborough StPeter’s held their annual procession.The service was conducted byFather William Massie and FatherAlbert Schembri. Thanks go toCleopatra Robles for organising thechildren.

Bob Stankiste

Bishop Terry visited St Thomas More RC Primary School in Hull to see the work going onafter some improvements and also to bless our new sacred space. He attended a liturgy ledby our year six pupils before visiting St Vincent’s RC Primary School in the afternoon. Ourphoto shows the bishop enjoying his lunch with pupils.

Debbie Brown

Marian Procession At St Martin’sPupils of St Martin’s Ampleforth Prep School took part in the annual Procession of Our Lady inglorious early evening sunshine. A short service was held which included a recitation of adecade of the rosary. “The procession is a highlight in the school calendar,” said schoolchaplain Father John Fairhurst.


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Bishop Dedicates New Church AtIngleby Barwick Bishop Terry was joined by priests,parishioners and visitors from throughout thediocese as he dedicated the new church of StThérèse of Lisieux in Ingleby Barwick.After a few words of welcome from projectmanager Sharon Westcough, the celebrationbegan with the sprinkling of holy water onthe people as a sign of repentance and areminder of their baptism.

The bishop then said a prayer of dedicationbefore anointing the altar with chrism andthen incensing the altar and church.

In his homily Bishop Terry told the packedcongregation: “As human beings there is aninnate desire to find a home, to besomewhere, to belong, to rest, be at peace,have sure foundations, to have some security.

“These desires, drives, forces, aspirations,whatever you want to call them, are behindand before most of our actions and plans. Itis so easy and natural to focus all our effortson some form of nest-building.

“The voice of the Lord in the Scriptures andin the teaching of the Church warns us not tobe seduced and tempted to end our journeybefore we reach our true destination.

“Yes, it is good to celebrate the blessing andconsecration of a building. It is right andfitting, and it is what we Christians do; wecelebrate everything in the light of God’severlasting love towards us.

“However, in the end it is not because of thebricks and mortar that we are celebrating butwhat they symbolise and enable – thegathering of God’s people in the power of the

Holy Spirit, to the praise and worship of theFather through Jesus Christ, his Son.

“This is the essence, this is what today’scelebration is about and in the end it goesbeyond bricks and mortar, paint anddecoration. It is about the preciouscornerstone, Christ himself and the livingstones which make the spiritual house that isus, the people of God.”

Parish priest Canon Pat Hartnett presentedgifts to representatives of all the companiesand organisations involved in the buildingand fitting out of the church.

“There was a great response from the wholecommunity and the atmosphere in the churchwas wonderful,” said Canon Pat after theservice.

“This was the culmination of many years ofhard work and marked the moment we wereable to say that this is our building where wewill come together to worship and celebratethe sacraments.

“The action of blessing the whole buildingwith holy water and spreading the oil on thealtar was so symbolic and richly meaningful.The smell of incense filled the whole churchand covered us all with the holiness of theoccasion.”

Services had been held in a school and othervenues since the parish began in 1994.

The diocese has loaned the parish the moneyfor the construction of the building, socialspace, altar and lectern, while fundraising anddonations by parishioners have paid for thefittings and furniture.

The 250-seater church includes a bright areafor worship and space for parish celebrations,plus areas for meetings and children’s liturgy.

Stained glass panels created by acclaimedartist Alfred Fisher MBE are also featured.

They were reclaimed from the site of St Johnof God Chapel during the hotel and golfcourse development project at Rockliffe Hall,

beside Middlesbrough Football Club’sDarlington training HQ.

The church was designed by award-winningNorth East architects Naru and Ross and builtby Simpsons of York.

Stewarding at the dedication was by theKnights of St Columba.

Bishop Terry anoints the altar. Photo by Les Clark

St Thomas’s Legacy InIndia And The North EastSt Thomas the Apostle is best known for his resounding act of faith when he said “My Lordand my God” to the risen Jesus. Less well known is his enduring personal legacy in theChristian church in southern India, still thriving after almost 2,000 years. Dr Dominic Rajkumar, a Hull GP, recently visited the Cleveland Newman Circle to talk about thehistory of Christianity in India, which is almost as old as the faith itself. His presentation,enhanced by slides, was instructive and most entertaining.

Dominic explained that St Thomas brought Christianity to India when he arrived in Kerala inAD53 after travelling overland via Persia, following routes already well established by theGreeks and Romans who traded for Indian spices and silks.

St Thomas converted many Hindu families to Christianity and their descendants are still inKerala, rightfully proud of their ancient heritage. Known as “Thomas Christians”, they calledthemselves “Nazranis”, meaning “followers of the one from Nazareth”. St Thomas foundedseven separate Christian communities and was martyred near Chennai in AD74.

In early centuries, the Thomas Christians were in contact with the Churches of Persia and Syria,but independent of Rome. They used Syriac (Aramaic, Jesus’ own native tongue) as thelanguage of worship and until the 16th Century were governed by bishops from Persia.However, in the 1500s Portuguese missionaries came to India and, finding an “independent”Christian church, they tried to force it to submit to Rome: this obviously caused friction withthe Thomas Christians!

The majority of Thomas Christians came into communion with Rome after compromises wereeventually reached. They are now known as the Syro-Malabar Church. Vatican II confirmed theirspecial privileges on account of their ancient history: they have a certain autonomy, with theirMajor Archbishop elected by Synod, and they still use Syriac in their liturgy. It is the world’ssecond largest eastern Catholic Church after the Ukranian Catholic Church and recently three oftheir own saints have been canonised in Rome, St Alphonsa, St Euphrasia and St KuriakoseChavara.

Dominic concluded his fascinating talk by illustrating the vastness of India, its beauty and itsvariety. India is larger than Western Europe, with 1,000 million people. Mostly of its 25mChristians are Roman Catholic but the Syro-Malabar Church has 4.6m members, most in Keralabut with several strong communities here in the North-East of England.

Patricia Egerton

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Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley

A Day of Prayer and Pilgrimage inHonour of Our Blessed Mother

SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2016

Pilgrims should assemble at 11.30am in St Peter’sAnglican church, Osmotherley Village followed by a

silent walk to the Shrine. to finish at 6pm aproximately.For further details, please contact:

Mrs Marie Bedingfield 01642 530739 or 07544 540464

Led by Fr James Benfield

A DAY OF REPARATION

AND CONSECRATION

Thank You To Voice ReadersWe would like to thank Voice readers for their generosity andkind thoughts for our work with Baghdad Central Hospital forChildren. A total of £3,000 was raised for the equipment weneed to purchase in the UK. Once again your readers haveshown great support and compassion in helping vulnerablechildren in a conflict zone. Best wishes to everyone.

John Hinman, on behalf of the Diocese of Middlesbrough

Novena Returns To BeverleyAfter many years the Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help hasbeen reintroduced at St John’s Church in Beverley. Olderparishioners remembered the icon from their youth but it wasnowhere to be found. Fortunately, Father Mark Drew found aspare icon which Father David Pick had restored and reframed inmemory of his late wife, Diana. The novena now takes placeevery Wednesday after the 9.30am Mass.

Dominicans Mark Anniversary With WalkMembers of the Dominican family and friends are invited for atwo-day walk to celebrate the order’s 800th jubilee fromThursday June 30 to Sunday July 3. Walkers will accompany thefriars’ noviciate as they retrace the steps of medieval friars fromtheir former priory at Beverley to York, where they will join theparish of St Wilfrid’s for Sunday Mass. The cost is £95, includingfood and three nights’ Youth Hostel accommodation, withconcessions for students and the unemployed at £50. A half-length trail with car option is also available. [email protected] for more information.

Catholic Women’s LeagueWelcome NationalPresidentMembers were delighted towelcome National PresidentElizabeth Upsher to the 59th AGMof the Middlesbrough Branch of theCatholic Women's League at HolyCross Church, Cottingham. The meeting followed Massconcelebrated by parish priest Father Frank Gallagher andbranch chaplain Father David White.

Healing Service In YorkAround 50 people attended a healing service at St Aelred’sChurch in York. The event was organised by the SVP, whoorganised lifts for people who wanted to come. Parish priestFather Bill Serplus led the service and spoke about the mercy ofGod. The afternoon ended with tea and cakes and anopportunity to socialise.

Elizabeth Dunn

Growing Dementia-Friendly ChurchesReverend Gaynor Hammond will lead a workshop on thespiritual and pastoral care of people with dementia at theQuaker Meeting Hall in White Rose Avenue, New Earswick, YorkYO32 4AD on Saturday June 25 from 10am to 1pm.Complimentary places are available to participants in the earlystages of dementia and carers. For more information, includingdetails of early booking discounts, visitwww.wellspringtherapy.co.uk

Share Your Prayer ForA Better FutureCatholic charities are uniting in a newcampaign that asks supporters to “ShareYour Prayer” for a brighter future andbecome part of their mission to bring itabout.Your Catholic Legacy (YCL) is a group ofcharities that share skills and resourcesand find collaborative and efficient waysto safeguard their life-saving and life-changing work.

They are inspired by the words of StTeresa of Avila, who said “Christ has nobody now but yours; no hands but yours,no feet but yours”.

“The Catholic community is incredibly generous andcommitted and it’s your support and prayers that makeour work possible,” said a YCL spokesman.

“Catholic charities are carrying out essential work. Whetherit’s developing skills and opportunities for those who arehomeless, finding children safe, loving homes, providingpractical assistance to struggling families, helpingcommunities overseas hit by conflict or natural disaster orbuilding up the Church at home and around the world,these charities are a lifeline to many.

“Gifts in wills particularly help us to bethere for years to come, providing muchneeded support and care. By askingpeople to consider their hopes for thefuture, we ask them to consider makingtheir hopes come true by leaving a legacyto a Catholic cause they care about.”

The Share Your Prayer campaign willculminate in an event in London onSaturday June 11 called “Catholics buildinga better future”. It will bring the prayerstogether and give thanks for all the goodwork the charities carry out.

There will be a Mass of thanksgiving at StGeorge’s Catholic Cathedral, Southwark, followed byrefreshments and the chance to find out more about theorganisations.

Guest speakers Barry and Margaret Mizen will share theirstory and their work striving to leave a legacy of peace inmemory of their son, Jimmy.

You can share your prayer via the YCL websitewww.yourcatholiclegacy.org.uk, via the YCL Twitter andFacebook pages or send them to Your Catholic Legacy, 55Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB.

Father Peter's 80th Birthday CelebrationsFather Peter Ryan is pictured fourth from left with fellow clergy from the diocese after a Mass of Thanksgiving tocelebrate his 80th birthday. More than 150 people attended the Mass in St Peter's Church, South Bank, which ispart of St Andrew's Parish. It was followed by a party in St Peter's Social Club, Normanby Road, South Bank.Parishioners provided a buffet and a birthday cake was baked and decorated by Mary Hilton. Entertainment camefrom the Robson School of Irish Dancers. Photo by Michael Clark

Caring In The Year Of MercyPositive ways Christians can care for the dying will beamong the topics discussed at the Catholic MedicalAssociation’s annual symposium during the Year of Mercy.Members of the charitable organisation include doctors,nurses, social workers and pharmacists.“We promote the practice of Catholic social and moralethics as an alternative to the secular and sometimescontradictory ethics of the modern world,” says honorarytreasurer Doctor Anthony Warren. “We also wish todevelop advice and support for the students and youngermembers who may be intimidated or curtailed in their

belief systems by a hostile or unsympathetic environment.

“There is a current crisis of freedom of conscience amonghealth care professionals. We need to support andencourage those with religious and moral ideals to standtheir ground against the flow of society towards a chaoticenvironment without direction and with no objective moralbasis.”

The symposium takes place at St Mary’s University,Twickenham, London on Saturday July 30 and Sunday July31. Visit www.catholicmedicalassociation.org.uk for moredetails.


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SummerLunchtimeRecitalsSt Mary’s CathedralTuesdays 12.45pm to 1.30pm

Join us again this June and July for a cup of teaand a sandwich while you enjoy our popularseries of lunchtime recitals at St Mary’s Cathedral.Our Tuesday Lunchtime Recital series kicks off onJune 7 when leading classical guitarist JonathanRichards makes a welcome return to entertain usonce again with his spectacular playing.

All Tuesday Lunchtime Recitals begin at 12.45pmand last for around 45 minutes. Make a date inyour diary! Admission is free. Voluntary donationsare welcomed. For more information on therecitals and all music at St Mary’s Cathedral, lookout in forthcoming issues of the Catholic Voiceand visithttps://sites.google.com/site/middlesbroughcathedralmusic

Tim Harrison, Diocesan Director of Music

Crossing The Threshold: A Priest’s PerspectiveWhen we were asked to take part in the pilotscheme of Crossing the Threshold for thediocese I had no idea what to expect.However, as evangelisation and re-evangelisation are among my priorities as aparish priest I accepted the invitation. I won’t say with alacrity or great enthusiasm –I am not a fan of “programmes” or “meetingsfor meetings’ sake”. One point that sold it tome was that it would be only for a year andthat it “wouldn’t involve lots more work forFather”.

The first task was to identify the teams (oneactive and one prayerful) who could helplaunch and embed the experience of theproject. After much thought and prayer Idecided to approach individuals who Ithought would resonate more with “youraverage Catholic in the pew”. So often peoplewho volunteer are the same people whovolunteer for everything. I wanted new blood.

Our team met for the preparatory sessions.The premise was very simple and the teampicked it up very quickly: find fivestraightforward projects that will help people(mainly but not exclusively “the lapsed”) toCross the Threshold of the church door. Ouraim was also to make the parish think ofways in which we could cross the threshold inthe other direction, to help people to enter.

For my team the preparatory sessions weretoo long – they wanted to get on with“doing” not “talking”. Three tasks were givento us to start with – compose a prayer forevangelisation, an event at Christmas and anevent at Easter. Two other ways of reachingout were left entirely up to us.

The prayer was said after almost every Massthroughout the year. People I didn’t expectsaid how much they appreciated it. Prayercards were given to the housebound whobecame the backbone of our “prayer team”.

We advertised all our events on the localradio, local press and websites. We also hadbig banners made proclaiming that all werewelcome. We sent leaflets home with everychild from our primary school and involvedtheir choir. Two ladies came saying they hadseen the banners and decided to visitbecause, “We just live round the corner buthad never been in till now”.

What really appealed to me was that it wassomething we already did – from myperspective it needed very little further input.The team took on the advertising, getting

banners made and flyers printed. Even better,the meetings were brisk and to the point.

It quickly became apparent that this wasn’tgoing to simply run for the year. Small thingsdone well became a mantra and we decidedto embed an outward-looking mentality thatcouldn’t be done in a short time.

Our bravest step was deciding to keep thechurch open and advertising the fact. Therewas some doubt about vandalism and theft –especially as the Anglican church round thecorner had been desecrated. Nevertheless, wedecided to do it. We had a very simple A-board made inviting people to come in, lookround, sit quietly, say a prayer and light acandle. We also renewed our noticeboardoutside. Again, no extra work for me, but ahuge success. The number of times I haveheard since how much people appreciatehaving the church open has been amazing.We have had two “incidents” (not, fortunately,very serious ones) and we are investigatinggetting cameras installed.

We held a memorial service in November forall those who have died since I took over asparish priest. We gave out stars made by theprimary school for people to remember theirdeceased loved ones. They were invited towrite names on the back and they were hungon an Advent Tree. People loved both theservice and the tree. Many came to collect the

stars after the tree was taken down. Theproject was so successful that the teamwanted to keep things going.

Our second carol service was attended byover 100 more people than the first year –simply down to advertising and word ofmouth. We initiated a “Welcome Back” seriesof meetings for the Christmas and Easteronce-or-twice-a-year attendees – inspired bysomething one of the team saw in Florida.These were less successful and we need tothink how to get notification of these acrossbetter. However, we still think there is mileagein them.

This Lent there was a city-wide series ofmeditation services led by Confirmandi andthe recently confirmed, as well as a few olderpeople. They were initiated by Father JohnBane in his parish and he kindly extended theinvitation to all Catholic churches in York.They were very successful at getting ouryoung people (and therefore their parents!)involved.

We tried to make the church more “user-friendly” by displaying prayers next to statues.An explanatory poster was designed by oneof the congregation and inspired by a Frenchone seen in Carcassonne – we’ll take ideasfrom anywhere! Our latest project is torevamp our porch. We hadn’t realised howdull and cluttered it had become – very

unwelcoming. We are also planning a parishpicnic.

For me it has been a great experience –nothing huge, nothing outstanding, buteverything sowing little seeds. The team havedone most of the work. The planningmeetings are simple and effective. We have areview after each event to see how it is goingand what we could do better. The object wasto try, even if nothing worked – but it actuallyhas worked: We’ve had people enquiringabout the Journey in Faith that they saw onthe noticeboard outside. We’ve had localpeople in the church who have never been inbefore. We’ve had people returning after awhile away – not necessarily 100% committedyet but at least interested. And the numbersat Mass have gone up – the doormen evenasked if we could have extra benches! (Wedon’t really need them – yet). I feel it hasn’twasted anybody’s time, it’s been things wecould achieve without massive efforts and ithas not been a burden at all to me. It is aproject I’d wholeheartedly recommend to anyparish.

Canon Alan Sheridan, St George’s, York l For more information and help with startinga similar Crossing the Threshold project inyour parish, please contact Deacon VincePurcell at the Curial Office.

St Gabriel’s Is Dedicated At LastSt Gabriel’s Church in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, has finally beendedicated some 40 years after it was built.During a beautiful and very moving ceremony, Bishop Terrysprinkled the altar, church and people with holy water and went onto anoint the altar generously with holy chrism, representing thepresence of Christ among his people.

The walls of the church were also anointed before finally thebuilding and the people were incensed as a symbol of the holinessof the Body of Christ.

Bishop Terry paid tribute to all the people and priests who hadworshipped in the building during its life so far.

He asked the packed congregation to continue taking the Gospelinto the community around them and to pray for God to give himthe strength he needs.

During a weekend visitation to St Gabriel’s and neighbouringCorpus Christi, Bishop Terry celebrated Masses and visited the sickalongside parish priest Canon John Lumley.

The dedication was followed by a parish celebration in the hall.

More pictures of the event can be found on the parish’s newFacebook page by searching for “stgabrielandcorpuschristiparishes”.

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Apostleship Of The Sea Supports Stricken Seafarers A seafarer who sustained serious injuries atsea and was taken to hospital in Hull hasbeen supported by Catholic charityApostleship of the Sea (AoS).The 22-year-old Indian seafarer was knockedover by an eight-metre wave as he went toassist a colleague who had gone on deck tosecure a piece of equipment. The incident lefthim with a damaged spine and seriousinjuries to his left shoulder and arm.

His ship was able to sail to Immingham portwhere the seafarer was seen by a doctor. Aquick examination showed he was veryfortunate not to have been paralysed andadmission to hospital in Grimsby wasfollowed by transfer to the RegionalNeurosurgical Centre at Hull Royal Infirmary.

AoS Hull ship visitor Keith Rodgers saw him inhospital almost every day and sometimestwice a day.

“I was able to put into action our localemergency plan established by our portchaplain Anne McLaren,” Keith said. “We gavethe seafarer a mobile phone so he couldcontact his parents who initially had no realknowledge of what had happened to theirson.

“Later I was able to organise internet accesswhich allowed him to be in touch with hisemploying shipping company as well.”

When Keith saw him for the first time, theseafarer was lying flat on his back in acubicle, staring at the ceiling and in adesperate state – not knowing if he wouldever go to sea again to continue his chosencareer.

“By the time he left hospital he could walkunaided although he was in a spinal braceand had a splint on his left wrist. He was,needless to say, in much better spirits,” hesaid.

“During many hours together we were able totalk about the young man’s hopes andaspirations and I would like to think I helpedto encourage him in his positive outlook.”

Keith said in this case, the shipping companydid what they could to help the seafarer –they eventually arranged repatriation to Indiaby Business Class in view of the injuries – andthe local agent was very good also.

“However, the Apostleship of the Sea wasable to give some personal and local care tothis seafarer, which other professional bodiescannot do,” he added.

The seafarer is now back home in India andhopes to make a full recovery. Keith keeps incontact with him via email and has promisedto meet him if he ever docks at Immingham inthe future.

AoS will hold its annual Sea Sunday appeal atlocal parishes on July 10. Please givegenerously as your donations enable them tosustain their ministry supporting seafarers.

Visit www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk/sea-sunday for more information.

Keith Rodgers were the injured seafarer


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A Vineyard Of God’s Love

Most women who arrive at the start of aRachel’s Vineyard retreat have already judgedthemselves as unworthy of love – from eitherGod or themselves. Over the weekend that follows, the job of thevolunteer team members is to ease theircrippling burden of grief and guilt by helpingthem see that God’s mercy is a gift for eachand every one of us.

Rachel’s Vineyard was started in America in1995 by Doctor Theresa Burke. As a youngCatholic woman training to be a psychologist,she carried out some research involvingtroubled young women and discovered thatmany had undergone an abortion in the past.

She gradually identified a devastating set ofsymptoms that can include depression,anxiety, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, guilt,low self-esteem, self-hatred, fear and aninability to maintain healthy intimaterelationships. These have come to be knownas post-abortion syndrome (PAS) and can beindicators that someone is suffering from thetrauma of abortion.

Inspired by her faith, Theresa developed aprogramme to help people, based on theliving words of Jesus Christ in the scriptures.Twenty years on, Rachel’s Vineyard now offersmore than 750 retreats each year in morethan 25 countries.

Part-time teacher Susan Walsh, a parishionerof Ampleforth and a volunteer team memberand developer, has seen for herself thedevastating impact abortion can have.

“Women – and men – can become isolatedand locked in a downward spiral, feeling sofar from God and themselves that they can’tfind any forgiveness, peace or reconciliation,”she says. “Their true feelings are usuallysuppressed because it’s taboo to talk about,fearing they would meet the samecondemnation from others that they alreadyexperience inwardly.

“In this country alone, tens of thousands ofpregnancies each year are ended by abortion.Women are often coerced into abortion orchoose it because they are frightened by thereality of the pregnancy and they don’t oftenconsider adoption, for instance, as analternative way forward.

“If they come to the point where they realisethey need help, they might search on theinternet and find Rachel’s Vineyard. And ifthey then find the courage to come on theweekend, that’s a huge step forward, becauseso much of the work is actually getting themthere. Once there, God's grace can flow byentering into the shared group process, which

will allow them to experience their grief withChrist in a safe emotional space.”

The team is made up of a facilitator, acounsellor, a priest and other volunteers whowork very closely, praying for participantsbefore, during and after the weekend.

“The welfare of each person is treated withthe utmost care and confidentiality,” saysSusan. “The team are also supported inprayer by the extended family of our faithcommunities.”

Although the programme is aboutacknowledging the truth, it isn’t a talktherapy.

A number of carefully chosen “LivingScripture” passages are gently introduced andparticipants are invited to place themselves inthe story. After that, they each share theirexperience of what the events depicted meanto them. Simple props and music are used inconjunction with the scripture meditations tohelp reveal the truth about their experience.

Theresa Burke says: “Jesus will encounter thewounded soul through the process of theretreat, according to his perfect will andtiming. Everyone is invited to trust thisprocess, as it is a gift from the Holy Spirit.”

During the weekend, the women have theopportunity to tell their own story – often thefirst time they have ever done so.

“Some people have never even said the word‘abortion’, it’s so painful and raw,” saysSusan. “We lead them towards discoveringthat their truth is full of painful emotions,such as anger, and these are part of thegrieving process. It is then that they can moveinto a time of grace.”

The weekend includes time in front of theBlessed Sacrament and there’s always a priestavailable for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

“It’s a bit like the Easter story – the first 24hours is entering the tomb andacknowledging the reality and darkness ofwhere they are, naming the emotions they arefeeling and discovering that the otherparticipants are feeling them same as them.

“They move through powerful emotions and,after lots of tears, are gradually led into thetime of resurrection on Sunday morning.

“By then, they’re usually able to begin to seethere is hope for their future and that it’spossible for them to live without that burdendominating their lives.

“The job of the team is to be completely non-judgmental, compassionate and nurturing,and to offer ourselves wholeheartedly, day ornight, giving unconditional love.

“By being alongside them in this way, theybegin to realise they’re not unlovable and thatit’s not the unforgivable sin because God’smercy is bigger than we can possibly imagine.

“We’re facilitating a very personal, face-to-faceencounter with Jesus, and that usuallyhappens for everyone at some point on theweekend. Occasionally it doesn’t – God

sometimes works in other ways and at othertimes.

“But we’ve had so many letters saying, ‘I can’tbelieve how much my life has changed’.Others have told us Rachel’s Vineyard literallysaved their lives, because if they couldn’t findGod or forgiveness, they were going to end it.

“It’s about healing and bringing people whofeel so unworthy back into a place where theycan lead a fuller life, and perhaps have theirfaith rekindled, or ignited. It's about restoringrelationships, with God, and self. That’s whywe volunteer to do this.”

For more information about Rachel’s Vineyard,including details of forthcoming events, or tomake a donation, visitwww.rachelsvineyard.org.uk.

I had an abortion when I was 18 and spent 40 years burying the guilt and shame. Fouryears ago I was invited to attend a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat in Ireland. I was very frightened and it took a lot of courage to get on that plane because I feltthat everyone could see a big “A” written across my forehead.

At the retreat centre I was met by a team of people who were very caring, verysupportive and very non-judgemental.

Then I met the other ladies who were attending the retreat with me. It was very healingjust to be in a safe environment with people who were going through exactly the sameemotions that I was.

At the beginning of the weekend I never believed I would feel forgiveness. How couldGod forgive me for something I could never forgive myself for?

But by the end of it I knew that God had forgiven me and that I had forgiven myself. Ialso knew that all the fear, the shame and the guilt had disappeared into the abyss,never to return and harm me again.

I’ve been completely healed of the abortion and now facilitate retreats myself. I wantthe healing I’ve received to be used by God as an instrument to bring other men andwomen to the place I’ve found.

For 40 years I thought I had grey eyes. After the retreat I realised they were blue.

Pam Nelson

Rachel’s Vineyard volunteer Susan Walsh

The Child Who Was Never Born by Slovakian sculptor Martin Hudáček

Pam’s Story


LOURDES CORNER

Bishop Terry invites us to join him on two diocesan pilgrimages this year and next…Preparations are being made for our annual pilgrimage to Walsingham on Saturday October 1and Sunday October 2.

Walsingham is our national shrine to Our Lady. Pope Francis in declaring the Year of Mercyinvites us all to make a pilgrimage, no matter how short or far. A pilgrimage is an opportunityto spend time away to reflect and pray. I hope you will consider taking part in this year’spilgrimage.

Mary tells us in the Gospel, “Do whatever he tells you.” Mary is the one who points the way toher Son as we contemplate the invitation to experience the Father's mercy.

The next diocesan pilgrimage is to Italy, San Giovanni Rotondo and Assisi, from Monday June 5to Friday June 9 2017.

Our pilgrimage begins by visiting the places linked to St Padre Pio, an opportunity to discoverthe life of the saint and the influence he made through his spirituality.

We then move to Assisi and discover the faith and spirituality of St Francis of Assisi. Both had apowerful contribution to make to the people of their own day. Today they are an example to usof how to be a witness to the world.

Join Bishop Terry InWalsingham And Italy

Bookings are already up ahead of thissummer’s Living Theology weekend at therecently refurbished Bar Convent in York.Father Nicholas King SJ, who has publishedhis own translation of the Greek bible with aclarifying commentary, will explore the biblicalbackground to Catholic Social Teaching,including Human Dignity, Solidarity and theOption for the Poor.

Father John Moffat SJ will continue this themeby talking about the Common Good, includingPope Francis’s vision in Laudato Si’, as well asreflecting on Ethics for Christians in the 21stCentury.

The third speaker, Father Michael Smith SJ,will discuss the ideas of the scientist, priestand mystic Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and theLove of God as understood in St John’s FirstLetter.

The courses will take place from the eveningof Friday July 29 to teatime on Sunday July 31.Early booking is advised to secure your firstchoices. For more information see the Yorkpages of www.livingtheology.org.uk or callPatricia Egerton on 01642 645732. Discountsare available for full-time students, pleaseapply for details.

Patricia Egerton

Living Theology Draws The Crowds


LOURDES

Two Lourdes helpers are taking on an Anglo-Irish “Chase the Sun” motorbike challenge toraise funds to help supported pilgrims join our pilgrimage.English-born pilgrimage doctor Paddy O’Neill, pictured playing the guitar in Lourdes, and Derry-born brancardier Micki Coyle will set off at sunrise from Lowestoft, the most easterly point ofthe British mainland, and try to reach Dingle, the most westerly point on the Irish coast, beforethe sun sets.

The ride will take place onSaturday June 25 and SundayJune 26, the weekend afterthe longest day, giving themtheir best chance ofcompleting the challenge intime.

Money raised will go theMiddlesbrough DiocesanPilgrimage Lourdes fund tohelp people who want to goto Lourdes to realise theirdream.

“We’re both part of a team ofhelpers that includes doctors,nurses and other volunteercarers from all kinds ofbackgrounds who go eachyear to Lourdes, a place ofpilgrimage and healing,” saysPaddy.

“We have seen at first handthe effect that going toLourdes can have and wewant to make thatexperience available toothers who won't be able toget there without support.”

To sponsor Paddy And Micki,please visitwww.gofundme.com andsearch for “chase the sun”.

Paddy And Micki’s Anglo-Irish Adventure

Parishioners of all ages from St John theEvangelist in Easingwold contributed blanketsto the many collected to go to Lourdes withour supported pilgrims. Cath Cavanagh saw the appeal from HeadHandmaid Chris Tillotson in The Voice andasked for donations of knitted squares,thinking the parish might contribute one ortwo blankets.

She was amazed at the enthusiasm fromsome who had never knitted before andothers who were housebound and enjoyedthe challenge, while a few experiencedknitters presented bags of squares or even awhole blanket.

Children were encouraged to help knit asquare in school or at home. Cath alsoenlisted the help of her own family includingher children, husband and mother to sew thesquares together. She was delighted thatmany in the community helped, even somenon-church attenders who thought it wassuch a worthwhile cause.

The parish produced 12 blankets in total,

each with a label sewn on sending love andprayers to the pilgrims. Cath said everyoneinvolved had enjoyed it so much, bringing allages together. She is now asking Chris whatthey can do next to help!

Chris said the response to the appeal hadbeen overwhelming and promised alldonations will be put to good use.

“I’d like to thank everyone who hascontributed in any way to making thepilgrimage that little bit better for oursupported pilgrims,” she said.

“They will enjoy the cakes and biscuits andthe china donated last year which will also beused throughout the week and especially onthe Tuesday, when we serve a vintage teaparty.

“Not forgetting our schools and colleges, whohave some wonderful surprises in store forour supported pilgrims which we’ll tell youabout next month.

“You will all be remembered at the Grotto anda candle will be lit for your intentions.”

Knitters United!

Organisers of the Lourdes Formation Day heldat Trinity Catholic College would like to thankeveryone who attended. An amazing turnout of more than 135 helpersfrom across the diocese made the day a greatsuccess. The event started at 10.30am with awelcome message and prayer from BishopTerry and included workshops on handlingand lifting, safeguarding, personal care andCPR, along with a session on listening.

The day finished with Mass and our numbersswelled to more than 200 when we werejoined by some of our supported pilgrimswho are travelling to Lourdes this year.

Head of Hospitalite John Brown gave a specialmention to those from Hull and other outlyingareas who made the long journey to takepart.

“It’s a privilege to represent such a dedicatedgroup of people,” he said. “The supportedpilgrims I spoke to expressed theirappreciation for being invited to meeteveryone.”

Comments on the feedback forms included…

“I thought the day provided time out of abusy life schedule to reflect on so manyimportant and different aspects of our sharedtime together in Lourdes as members of

Lourdes Hospitalite. I feel so blessed to bepart of our Lourdes family.”

“I’d like to thank you and everyone else whohelped make today’s day of formation such asuccess. I thought the venue was great, thespeakers were interesting and informative,lunch was excellent and I really enjoyed theopportunity to meet up with fellow pilgrimsbefore we go off on our pilgrimage.”

“What a wonderful day! You have to becongratulated for all your hard work inmaking it such a success.”

“Great to meet up with our Lourdes familyand I always feel that in a lot of ways it is thestart of the pilgrimage!”

The organisers would like to take thisopportunity to thank everyone who attendedand all those who gave presentations.

A special thanks to Trinity Catholic Collegeand their staff for facilitating our day. Thecatering was exceptional and nothing was toomuch trouble.

There was also an amazing display ofblankets, which have been made and donatedfrom across the diocese. They were allblessed at the Mass.

Formation Day Thanks


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1 Wednesday 6.30pm The Secular Franciscan Ordermeets at More House, Heslington, York.Contact: Mrs Lyn Bradbury OFS, Tel:(01904) 470041 for further details6.30pm Latin Mass at the Church of StCharles, Jarratt Street, Hull, HU1 3HBNovena to Our Lady of Perpetual Helpfollows 9.30am Mass at St John ofBeverley church

3 Friday 7.00pm First Friday Life Prayer Groupmeets at St Anthony’s Parish Church,Beverley Road, Hull. Contact Frances,Tel: (01482) 574486 for further detailsDates of events and articles forinclusion in the July issue of Voicemust be received by today

3-5 Friday-Sunday‘God in the Ordinary’ led by Fr KieranMonaghan. Contact the Hospitality

Office, Ampleforth Abbey, tel 01439766486/766889 for further details

4 Saturday 2.00pm Pilgrimage for Life to the LadyChapel, Mount Grace, Osmotherley.Meet at the first Station of the Cross at2pm to pray for life and an end to ourabortion culture, and continue inprayer to the 3.30pm Mass. Allwelcome. Contact: Patricia Sammon, tel07747 698553 or 0113 258 2745 or e-mail:[email protected] detailsYork Catholic History Day at the BarConvent, York. ContactJudith.smeaton@ btinternet.com or01904 704525 for details

5 Sunday 11.00am Latin Mass in the traditionalform at Sacred Heart Church, LobsterRoad, Redcar, TS10 1SH12 noon Sung Latin Mass, St Wilfrid’s,Duncombe Place, York YO1 7EF6.00pm Sung Latin Vespers andBenediction, St Wilfrid’s, DuncombePlace, York YO1 7EF

7 Tuesday 12.45pm-1.30pm St Mary’s Cathedral,Coulby Newham, Summer LunchtimeRecital with leading classical guitaristJonathan Richards. Free admission; teaand sandwiches; voluntary donationswelcome7.00pm The Knights of St Columba,Council 29, meet at St Mary’sCathedral, Dalby Way, Coulby Newham,Middlesbrough commencing with Massin the Cathedral Chapel

8 Wednesday 10.30am-3.30pm ‘Love after Love’ withRevd Kevin Hayden, St Bede’s PastoralCentre, 21 Blossom Street, York YO241AQ. Contact 01904 464900, email:[email protected] to Our Lady of Perpetual Helpfollows 9.30am Mass at St John ofBeverley church10.30am The Life Ascending Group atOur Lady of Lourdes, Hessle meetsafter the Morning Mass10.30am The Life Ascending Group atSt Leonard and St Mary, Malton 2.30pm Prayer Group at The John PaulCentre, 55 Grange Road,Middlesbrough. New memberswelcome

10 Friday 7pm-8.30pm Divine Mercy PrayerGroup meets at St Anthony’s ParishChurch, Beverley Road, Hull. Contact:John, Tel: (01759) 380415 for furtherdetails7.30pm Marian Evening at The JohnPaul Centre, 55 Grange Road,Middlesbrough – Rosary, Holy Mass,Talk, Witness. Contact MarieBedingfield, tel (01642) 530739 forfurther details7.30pm-9.30pm Bible study at EnglishMartyrs, York. Contact: Lukasz Druzic,

Tel: 07540 981429 for further detailsincluding confirmation of venue

11 Saturday 12 noon AGM Middlesbrough DioceseUnion of Catholic Mothers commencingwith Mass at 12 noon, St Aelred’s, York

12 Sunday 11.00am Latin Mass in the traditionalform at Sacred Heart Church, LobsterRoad, Redcar, TS10 1SH. 12 noon Sung Latin Mass at StWilfrid’s, Duncombe Place, York YO17EF4.00pm Mass for Young Adults aged18-30, followed by a simple meal, atthe Chapel, Mission House, St ThomasMore, Kirkham Row, Beechwood,Middlesbrough6.00pm Sung Latin Vespers andBenediction, St Wilfrid’s, DuncombePlace, York YO1 7EF6.00pm Mass in the Malayalamlanguage at St Joseph’s Church, MartonRoad, Middlesbrough. Contact Tel:(01642) 818203 for further details

13 Monday 7.30pm Justice & Peace meet at StBede’s Pastoral Centre, Blossom Street,York. Contact: Nan Saeki, Tel: (01904)783621 for further details

14 Tuesday 12.45pm Hull and District CatholicWomen’s Luncheon Club meet at theKingston Theatre Hotel12.45pm-1.30pm St Mary’s Cathedral,Coulby Newham, Summer LunchtimeRecital. Free admission; tea andsandwiches; voluntary donationswelcome2.00pm - 4.00pm The Life AscendingGroup, York West meets at Our Lady’s,Acomb, York in the Fr Kelly Room7.30pm The Knights of St Columba,Council 95, meet at the CouncilChambers, English Martyrs Hall, DaltonTerrace, York

15 Wednesday Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Helpfollows 9.30am Mass at St John ofBeverley church8.00pm The Knights of St Columba,Hull Council 45, meet at St CharlesBorromeo Church, Jarratt Street, Hull

17 Friday 7.30pm Aquinas Reading Group in theupper room at St Wilfrid’s, York. Aguided reading of the SummaTheologiae. Contact: Steve Evans, tel07800 697975 or e-mail:[email protected] Furtherdetails at http://readingthesumma.blogspot.com/

18 SaturdayCleveland Newman Circle summer tripto Markenfield Hall7.30pm Sacred Heart Parish Dance(Paul O’Sullivan) at the Erimus Club,Cumberland Road, Middlesbrough, TS5

BISHOP TERENCE PATRICK DRAINEYENGAGEMENTS FOR JUNE 20161-4 Attends Annual Diocesan Lourdes

Pilgrimage7 Attends meeting of Ushaw Trustees

at Hinsley Hall 11.00amCelebrates Mass and confirmationsat St Paulinus, Guisborough 7.00pm

8 School Visits:Morning – SS Mary & Joseph,Pocklington 9.00amAfternoon – St Mary’s, MarketWeighton 2.00pm

9 Attends presentation on the newRite of Marriage at Burn Hall Hotel,York 2.00pmCelebrates Mass and Confirmationsat Sacred Heart, Hull 7.00pm

11-12 Parish visitation to Our Lady & St Edward, Driffield All weekend

12 Attends Service of Thanksgiving tomark the Queen's 90th birthday atRipon Cathedral 3.00pm

13 Attends Canon Michael Ryan'sGolden Jubilee Celebration at St George’s, York 7.00pm

14 Attends meeting of YorkshireBrethren at Weetwood Hall Hotel,Leeds 10.00amAttends Vice-Chancellor andWarden's Summer Garden Party atHollingside House, Durham 7.00pm

15 Visit to HMP Full Sutton 9.30amCelebrates Mass and confirmationsat St George’s, York 7.00pm

16 School Visits:Morning – St Charles’, Hull 9.00am Afternoon - St Richard’s, Hull2.00pm

18 Celebrates Mass for CatholicWomen's League at Our Lady’s,Acomb 12noon

18-19 Parish visitation to St Aelred, YorkAll weekend

20 Celebration to welcome the Relicsof St Anthony of Padua at St Mary’sCathedral 12noon

21 Attends meeting of Bishop’s Councilat Curial Office, Middlesbrough11.00amAttends meeting of Council ofPriests at Curial Office,Middlesbrough 1.30pmCelebrates Mass and confirmationsat St Hilda’s, Whitby 7.00pm

22 Attends St George's Scarborough40th Anniversary celebrations1.30pm

24 Attends CSAN Board of Trustees atRomero House, London 12noon

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19 Sunday 11.00am Latin Mass in the traditionalform at Sacred Heart Church, LobsterRoad, Redcar, TS10 1SH. 12noon Sung Latin Mass at St Wilfrid’s,Duncombe Place, York YO1 7EF3.00pm Catholic Fellowship Mass, StFrancis of Assisi, Acklam TS5 4RL6.00pm Sung Latin Vespers andBenediction, St Wilfrid’s, DuncombePlace, York YO1 7EF

21 Tuesday 12.45pm-1.30pm St Mary’s Cathedral,Coulby Newham, Summer LunchtimeRecital. Free admission; tea andsandwiches; voluntary donationswelcome5.30pm Ushaw Lecture Series‘Medieval Stained Glass and Pugin’sneo-Gothic Design’ talk by Dr ClaireDaunton in the Exhibition LectureTheatre, Ushaw College

22 Wednesday Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Helpfollows 9.30am Mass at St John ofBeverley church

24-26 Friday-Sunday ‘The World Through the Word: Enteringthe Gospel of Creation’ led by AndrewCarter and Fr Kevin Hayden. Contactthe Hospitality Office, AmpleforthAbbey, tel 01439 766486/766889 forfurther details

27-30 Monday-Thursday ‘Tai Chi and Christian Meditation’ ledby Fr Christopher Gorst and TerryDoyle. Contact the Hospitality Office,Ampleforth Abbey, tel 01439

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27 Monday 1.30pm Our Mother of Perpetual Helpat the Shrine of Our Lady of MountGrace, Osmotherley; 1.30pm Rosary,2pm Mass

26 Sunday 11.00am Latin Mass in the traditionalform at Sacred Heart Church, LobsterRoad, Redcar, TS10 1SH. 12noon Sung Latin Mass at St Wilfrid’s,Duncombe Place, York YO1 7EF4.30pm Sung Vespers with the SeniorGirl Choristers at St Mary’s Cathedral,Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough,preceded by a 10-minute programme oforgan music performed by visitingorganist and followed by Mass at 5pm.6.00pm Sung Latin Vespers andBenediction, St Wilfrid’s, DuncombePlace, York YO1 7EFJuly issue of Catholic Voice available

28 Tuesday 12.45pm-1.30pm St Mary’s Cathedral,Coulby Newham, Summer LunchtimeRecital. Free admission; tea andsandwiches; voluntary donationswelcome2.00pm-4.00pm ‘Reflecting onIgnatius’ own Experience and Findinghis Spirituality’ with Sr AgneseJenčikova CJ, St Bede’s Pastoral Centre,21 Blossom Street, York YO24 1AQ.Contact 01904 464900, email:[email protected] for information

29 Wednesday Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Helpfollows 9.30am Mass at St John ofBeverley church12.45pm - 3.00pm The Life AscendingGroup, York Central meets at St

Wilfrid’s, York in the Upper Room afterthe 12.10 pm Mass

30 Thursday 7.30pm - 9.00pm The Pastoral SupportGroup for carers especially of peoplewith mental ill health meets inMiddlesbrough. Contact: MargaretJones, Tel: (01642) 865668 for venueand other details

30 June - 3 July Dominican Walk – a two-day walkingpilgrimage for the Dominican Familyand friends to celebrate the Order’sJubilee. Accompany the friars’ noviciateas they retrace the steps of medievalfriars from their former priory atBeverley to the beautiful city of York.Enquiries [email protected]

30 Friday7.00pm Medjugorje Prayer Group meetsat St Anthony’s Church, Beverley Road,Hull. Everyone welcome. Contact: Pat,Tel: (01482) 802483 for further details

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1 Friday 7.00pm First Friday Life Prayer Groupmeets at St Anthony’s Parish Church,Beverley Road, Hull. Contact Frances,Tel: (01482) 574486 for further details

3 Sunday 11.00am Latin Mass in the traditionalform at Sacred Heart Church, LobsterRoad, Redcar, TS10 1SH12 noon Sung Latin Mass, St Wilfrid’s,Duncombe Place, York YO1 7EF6.00pm Sung Latin Vespers andBenediction, St Wilfrid’s, DuncombePlace, York YO1 7EF

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3 July, Annual Postgate Rally, Ugthorpe,3.00pm6 July, Novena to Our Lady of PerpetualHelp follows 9.30am Mass at St John ofBeverley church every Wednesday8 and 9 July, ‘Embraced by Mercy: God’sUltimate Gift’ with Fr Jim McManus, StBede’s Centre, 21 Blossom Street, YorkYO24 1AQ. Contact 01904 464900,email: [email protected] July ‘Homeward Bound’ B led byFr Christopher Gorst. Contact theHospitality Office, Ampleforth Abbey, tel01439 766486/766889 for further details16 July, 11.30am, Pilgrimage ofReparation, Our Lady of Mount Grace,Osmotherley; meet at Anglican church inthe village17 July, 3pm, Catholic Fellowship Mass,St Hedda’s, Egton Bridge YO21 1UU21 July, 7-9pm Personal and SpiritualDevelopment Taster Evening, St Bede’s

Pastoral Centre, York. Contact 01904464900, email: [email protected] July ‘Saints of North York Moors’led by Fr Terence Richardson. Contactthe Hospitality Office, Ampleforth Abbey,tel 01439 766486/766889 for furtherdetails 29-31 July, ‘Living Theology’ (threecourses) Bar Convent, York; contactPatricia Egerton 01642 6457321-2 October 2016 Annual DiocesanPilgrimage to Walsingham (see poster)

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols recently celebratedthe 150th anniversary of the return of the iconof Our Lady of Perpetual Help to publicveneration. He took part in a procession andMass at the Church of Saint Alphonsus Liguoriin Rome where the icon is housed and whichis also his “titular church” as a cardinal. OurLady of Perpetual Succour is also ourdiocesan patron. In this article that was first printed a fewyears ago, MARGARET TURNHAM looks at thedevotion our first bishop, Richard Lacy, had toOur Lady under this title, leading him to bethe first English bishop to place a dioceseunder her patronage in 1879.The term Succour is used throughout becausethat is the translation preferred by BishopLacy. He felt the term “Help” which was theAmerican translation of the Latin “Succurus”did not convey the whole meaning….I have been fortunate enough to discoverBishop Lacy’s own account of the growth ofhis personal devotion to Our Lady ofPerpetual Succour, which gives a slightlydifferent picture to that which had been puttogether previously, which tells of his ownpersonal cure from a mysterious illness whilsta student in Rome.

This is one of the joys of historical research;new information can come to light whichhelps our understanding of events, orcompletes a story. In this case, it was thechance discovery of one of the earliestpublished English translations of the manualof devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Succourin 1884. It belonged to Bishop Thomas Shine,and it must be a coincidence that he tooshared a love of Our Lady in this way longbefore he came to the Diocese ofMiddlesbrough.

Bishop Lacy felt privileged to be asked by the“sons of St Alphonsus, the special heralds ofMary’s greatness” to write the preface for thefirst English translation of their manual ofdevotions. Dated March 14 1884 and writtenwhilst he was staying at the English College inRome, Bishop Lacy first gives a brief

explanation of the “true position of theMother of God”.

He goes on to tell of how his own personaldevotion grew: “On April 26 1866 while yet astudent in Rome, I was fortunate enough towitness the glorious procession in which thepicture of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour was,for the first time borne from the Church of StAlphonsus through the streets of Rome: itwas a sight never to be forgotten, and madea deep impression on my mind which timehas not obliterated. What was my joy a fewyears later, to find myself placed at a Mission[in Bradford] where, through the zeal of theincumbent for his people’s welfare, a copy ofthe famous Picture was procured and an altarerected under the influence of Our Lady ofPerpetual Succour… I will conclude with onestriking instance of our Lady’s powerful helpin a moment of supreme need, for theaccuracy of which I can vouch.”

He then tells how a Bradford cabman fatallyinjured in an accident, miraculously recoveredconsciousness, while Mass was being offeredfor him at the altar of Our Lady. The priest“had the happiness to administer to him thelast consolations of religion. Immediately herelapsed into a state of unconsciousness andsoon after expired”.

I was puzzled that Bishop Lacy had made nomention of his own cure: the answer came afew pages later and it seems right that I useBishop Lacy’s own words to conclude thisarticle. It is headed:

Collegio Inglese, RomaMarch 21 1884My Dear Father Livius,After having sent off to the printer my littlepreface, as I informed you in my last letter,my next step was to go on the 18th to theShrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour onthe Esquiline and offer up the Holy Sacrificefor a very special intention. Our Lady heard my prayer and vouchsafed mea miraculous cure of an internal ailment whichhas for the last nine years caused me muchtrouble and suffering, and has been a sad

drawback to me in my work. The cure wasinstantaneous and complete. At first I couldhardly believe it. I felt confused at thethought of a miracle being wrought on me. Ithas, however, proved not to be imaginationbut reality. I need not say how overwhelmed I felt with asense of gratitude for such a favour. For thehonour of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Ithink this ought to be made known althoughif I were guided by my own natural instincts, Ishould prefer my name not to appear. I wish you would get as many prayers ofthanksgiving as possible for this extraordinaryproof of Our Lady’s loving heart. The goodFathers at St Alphonsus are all delighted andespecially Father Douglas. Believe me my dearFather.Yours faithfully in Christ, Richard, Bishop ofMiddlesbrough


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