ARCHBISHOP Philip Tartagliais encouraging Catholicsacross Scotland tosupport SCIAF’s WEEBOX Lent appeal tohelp some of theworld’s poorestpeople survive andthrive.

He also welcomedthe UK government’spledge to doubleevery donation madeto this year’s Lentappeal.

“Although the SCIAF WEEBOX is small, the moneyraised can have a massiveimpact on so many lives.This year, I would encourageeveryone to be especiallygenerous and put somesilver coins in with thecoppers, and maybe even afew bank notes!

“It’s great news that theUK government will matchevery pound given before 8thMay to this year’s SCIAFLenten appeal. It’s a hugeincentive to get involved andsupport the WEE BOX appeal.

“The money you put inthat WEE BOX will havedouble the impact on people

living with poverty, war,disease and natural

disasters. Your moneywill literally go twiceas far in helpingpeople in some of thepoorest countries inthe world.

“With your supportfor SCIAF we can helpour poorest brothersand sisters to makebetter lives forthemselves, so they do

not only survive, but thrive.”

FantasticSCIAF’s Director Alistair

Dutton said: “It’s fantasticthat the UK government haspromised Aid Match fundingto SCIAF again this year. Thedonations we get will bedoubled – so every £1 yougive to the WEE BOX appealwill become £2.

“This will help us givemany more people the helpthey need so they can worktheir way out of poverty andhave a better future.

“I urge everyone to takeadvantage of this amazingoffer and make sure yourmoney goes twice as far.”

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have flourished amazinglyover the last century. Theyhave demonstrated time andagain that they are much val-ued and very popular centres ofeducational excellence, withmany pupils achieving aca-demic and personal success.

Vision“The development in the

Catholic Church of an explicitbody of Catholic social teach-ing has enriched the vision ofCatholic education, emphasiz-ing the Church’s mission totransform society through

outreach, Scotland’s FirstMinister, Nicola Sturgeon,will give the landmarkCardinal Winning lecture nextmonth which will focus on thebeneficial impact of state-funded Catholic schools onScottish national life.In a special message re-

leased for Education week ofthe anniversary year Arch-bishop Tartaglia has spoken ofthe success of Catholicschools in Scotland.He said: “Catholic schools

CATHOLIC schools arebeing urged to mark theanniversary year of the1918 Education Act byputting into action theChurch’s “best kept se-cret” – Catholic socialteaching.

The call came from Arch-bishop Tartaglia in a letter toevery parish in Scotland forEducation Week.And in a historic move

which underlines the theme ofschools as centres of social

By Brian Swanson

Is this the trueface of Mungo?Discovering our patron – Lentfest special pages 8–9

love, service and justice.“Service of the common

good is intrinsic to Catholiceducation and, along withliturgy, prayer and learning,is one of the defining marksof the Catholic school as aneducational community offaith.“During this historic year, I

invite everyone to mark thisCentenary, participate in thelocal and national events andcelebrate one hundred years ofsuccessful partnership be-tween the Church and the pub-lic authorities.”

Our schoolsare goodfor Scotland

Wee Box time again

2 • FLOURISHFEBRUARY 2018

Thurs 1st: 7pm – Mass for

High Schools – St Andrew’s

Cathedral

Fri 2nd: 1pm - Mass for

Religious – St Andrew’s

Cathedral

Tues 6th: 7pm –

Confirmations – St Joseph’s

Milngavie

Thurs 8th: 7pm –

Confirmations – St Stephen’s

Dalmuir

Sun 11th: 12 noon – Mass for

Healthcare Workers – St

Andrew’s Cathedral

Wed 14th: 1pm – Ash

Wednesday – Mass in St

Andrew’s Cathedral

Sun 18th: 3pm – Rite of

Election – St Andrew’s

Cathedral

Tues 20th: 7pm –

Confirmations – St Eunan’s

Clydebank

Thurs 22nd: 7pm –

Confirmations – St

Margaret’s Clydebank

Wed 26th: 12 noon –Meeting of the Council of

Priests

Tues 27th: 11am – Meeting

of the Episcopal Finance

Committee; 2pm – Meeting of

the Archdiocese of Glasgow

Secondary HT’s Association;

7pm – Confirmations – St

Mary’s Duntocher

Wed 28th: Confirmations –St Patricks’ Dumbarton

diaryArchbishop’s

FEBRUARY 2018

4 February

St Aloysius’ Garnethill

Turnbull Hall

11 February

Nazareth House, Cardonald

18 February

Saint Albert’s, Pollokshields

Saint Michael’s, Parkhead

Saint Peter’s, Partick

25 February

Saint Benedict’s, Drumchapel

Saint Bernadette’s, Carntyne

Fortyhoursadoration

NEWS

Pilgrims called to walk andworship in Jesus’ footsteps

Fr Gerry’s double joy

RCIA retreatADULTS who are to be fullyinitiated into the Church atthe next Easter Vigil areinvited to spend a day ofretreat taking place at OurLady of Lourdes Parish Hallon Saturday 17th February.

Registration, forcatechumens their sponsorsand catechists, is scheduledfor 9:30 with the event itselfdue to run from 10am untilaround 2:45pm.

The Rite of Election willtake place the following dayat 3pm in St Andrew’sCathedral.

Father David Wallace,parish priest at Our Lady ofLourdes and director ofpastoral liturgy for the Arch-diocese, has stressed that allcatechumens should meet inthe Curial offices no laterthan 2:30pm. Full details willbe included in churchbulletins.

TO walk in the footstepsof Jesus … that’s theplan for a pilgrimagescheduled for later thisyear linking Glasgow andits twin city ofBethlehem.

Organised by former LordProvost Alex Mosson, theArchdiocese pilgrimage hasbeen running for more than 10years and is always popularamong participants, many ofwhom return year after year.The 2018 pilgrimage has

prices capped at £1095. Theprice includes connectingflights with Turkish Airlinesfrom Edinburgh stopping atIstanbul before touch down inTel Aviv.Alex Mosson told Flourish:

“Ever since we started thesepilgrimages we have had greatfeedback. We work hard tokeep the costs down belowcommercial rates and havebuilt up a great relationshipwith the authorities inBethlehem who look forwardto their annual influx fromGlasgow people.“Once more this year, hotel

accommodation is in excellenttourist class hotels on a halfboard basis; in Nazareth at theGolden Crown Old City Hotelor similar for three nights, inBethlehem at the BethlehemHotel or similar for four nightsand in Jerusalem at the HolyLand hotel or similar for two

2018 Nazareth / Nablus /BethlehemWednesday 19 September

2018 Mount of Olives /Bethlehem / Civic ReceptionThursday 20 September

2018 Masada and the DeadSea (optional excursion) FreeDayFriday 21 September 2018

Latin Patriarchite / JericoSaturday 22 September Ein

Karem /Mount SionSunday 23 September 2018

Stations of the CrossMonday 24 September

2018 Bethlehem / Tel Aviv /Istanbul / EdinburghAll transfers and transporta-

tion in deluxe and air-condi-tioned tourist motor coachesas per the itinerary.For further information and

to book, please call AlexMosson 0141 954 3360.

nights. This is based on shar-ing a double or twin room. Allrooms will be with private fa-cilities.”The services of an official

fully licensed local excellentEnglish speaking guide will beprovided for the duration ofthe pilgrimage (airport to air-port). The programme is:Saturday 15 September

2018 Edinburgh/Istanbul/TelAviv/ NazarethSunday 16 September 2018

Mount Tabor/CanaMonday 17 September

2018 River Jordan / Sea ofGalileeTuesday 18 September

TO mark the centenary ofCatholic Education, therewill be a Mass to givethanks for St Mary’s, StBlane’s and John PaulAcademy, the schoolsthat serve the Maryhillarea.The celebration will take

place at The ImmaculateConception Church, 2049Maryhill Road, on February21 with Mass at 7pm.The event will begin with a

short presentation on theschools and will be followedby refreshments in the hall.All former and present

pupils and families; all pastand present members of teach-ing and support staff, and any-one with a link to the area arewarmly invited to come and

catch up with old friends andcolleagues.Fr Jim Lawlor said: “We

wanted to have a special cele-bration to mark a special year

Immaculate Conception Massmarks education milestone

and this is the ideal way to doit. I hope the evening will be agreat moment both of memoryand inspiration.”

� MEANWHILE, the spe-cially written icon ofJesus the teacher will beon pilgrimage round thecountry.

Galloway will be the firstDiocese to welcome the Icon,which it will host for themonth of February. After theIcon has toured all of theClusters of Galloway it will bepassed on to the Diocese ofArgyll and the Isles at the be-ginning of March and will re-main there until the beginningof May.In May it will head to

Aberdeen and then be shared

with Dunkeld for June 2018.After the Summer holiday pe-riod has ended Jesus OurTeacher will return to the cen-tral belt and be welcomed inAugust by Paisley and stayuntil the Feast of St. Mirin inSeptember. Towards the endof the year Paisley will meettheir neighbouring schools inthe Archdiocese of Glasgowand, in a prayerful liturgy,pass the Icon over the border.Glasgow will have numer-

ous occasions to venerate theIcon from mid Septemberuntil the school’s Octoberbreak. The final leg of theIcon pilgrimage sees JesusOur Teacher in the Diocese ofMotherwell from mid Octoberuntil November, when He willreach Archdiocese of St.Andrews and Edinburgh untilmid December.

� ONE of Glasgow’slongest serving priests,Father Gerard Dunn, isjoined by family andfriends as he celebratesboth his 80th birthday andhis golden jubilee Mass.

Father Gerry, a residentin Nazareth House CareHome and a member of awell-known Glasgowfamily, worked briefly as aGP in the Bridgeton area ofthe city before joining anIrish missionary order, theColumban Fathers, in hismid-twenties.

He spent the early yearsof his priesthood workingas a missionary in the FarEast before poor healthforced him to return to hisnative city. There, he spentthe years until hisretirement promoting thework of the Columbans.

NEWS 3FLOURISH • FEBRUARY 2018

This nun’s story will touch your heartStep inside one of the world’s strictest religiousorders as US film premieres in Glasgow

HEALTHCARE workersfrom the Archdiocese ofGlasgow and beyond arewarmly invited to thisyear’s White Mass whichtakes place later thismonth.Begun around ten years ago

as an initiative of the ScottishBishops’ Conference to mark

the World Day of Prayer forthe Sick, the Mass will takeplace at 12 noon in StAndrew’s Cathedral on theFebruary 11, the Feast of OurLady of Lourdes.Organised by the Scottish

Catholic Medical Associationand celebrated by ArchbishopPhilip Tartaglia, the Massbrings together doctors, nurses

and care staff, alongside mem-bers of the Glasgow LourdesHospitalite who assist the an-nual diocesan pilgrimage toLourdes.The Mass will be followed

by a reception in the Diocesanoffices next to the Cathedral.To book places and for

more information email scot-tishcma@gmail.com

A FILM chronicling thejourney of a woman tobecome a cloistered nunis to receive its UK pre-miere in Glasgow as partof the city’s Film Festivallater this month, writesBrian Swanson.Documentary maker Abbie

Reese was given six years ofunprecedented access to oneof the Church’s strictest reli-gious orders to make Chosenwhich focuses on the faithjourney of a young womanfrom her life as a teenage stu-dent to that of a contemplativePoor Clare nun.Described as a coming-of-

age story about “Heather” –not her real name – the movieshows daily life and spiritualpractices inside an 800-year-old order rarely seen by theoutside world.Filming took place at

Corpus Christi Monastery inRockford, Illinois, home to thePoor Clare Colettines, aFranciscan order founded bySaint Clare, a contemporary ofSaint Francis in 1212, and re-formed by Saint Colette in1410.Heather, a former blogger

and painter began her journeywith the Poor Clare Colettinenuns at the age of nineteen,when she first visited themonastery before entering in2011 after finishing college.

literal and symbolic separation– keeps the world out, it does-n’t keep them in.”The film, named the best

documentary at last year’sSydney World Film Festivaland shown at prestigious fes-tivals worldwide, explains thatthe nuns, who go barefoot as away of identifying with thepoor, withdraw from theworld in order to pray for therest of humanity.They make four vows, of

poverty, chastity, obedience,and enclosure and observemonastic silence and seekanonymity.After she took her final

vows “Heather” was referredto as Sister Amata – the namegiven by the filmmakers to re-spect the order’s desire foranonymity – and her life ded-icated to prayer and humilitybegan.Her day, and that of sisters

is structured by the Liturgy ofthe Hours (the Divine Office)which consists of sevenprayers: Matins (12:45 a.m.),Lauds (5:30 a.m.), Terce (9:30a.m.), Sext (11:45 a.m.), None(2 p.m.), Vespers (4:30 p.m.),and Compline (7:30 p.m.).The nuns retire at 9 p.m., riseat 12:30 a.m., go back to sleepat 1:45 a.m. after Matins, andrise for the day at 5 a.m.The nuns only leave the

monastery in case of emer-gency. Doctors pay housecalls and the nuns vote by ab-sentee ballot. Family membersare allowed up to four collec-tive visits in person each year,always separated by the metalgrille. The nuns are allowedone final hug with their fam-ily members during the cere-mony to make final vows,typically six years after a nunfirst enters the monastery.

�� The UK premiere ofChosen will be screened at5:30pm on February 22ndat the Glasgow Women’sLibrary, 23 LandressyStreet, Bridgeton, G40 1BP. T: 0141 550 2267.Admission is free.

Film-maker Abbie, who isnot a Catholic, contactedFlourish to alert Glasgowparishes that the film was pre-miering in the city. She said: “In 2000, I learned

of a trend: Young womenwere going ‘back to the habit’.I wanted to understand whatcompels a young womantoday to embrace this counter-cultural existence. What ob-stacles does she face along theway? “I believed that cloistered

nuns – and women embarkingon that path today – couldshare a perspective differentthan what I typically en-counter, in real life and in lit-erature. I truly believed thatthere would be value in hear-ing their motivations, obsta-cles, and perspectives.“The nuns are more inter-

esting than I could have imag-ined. They are funnier andhave been incredibly sincereand vulnerable. They have be-come friends.“I learned that metal grille

that separates the cloisteredmonastery from the area of themonastery where the publiccan go was described by agreat-niece of one of the nunsenclosure as ‘the Jesus cage.’“The nuns found this amus-

ing and apt although they arequick to say that the bars – a

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REV DR DONALD MACEWAN ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY CHAPLAIN“The real problem of the whole of world History” Reconciliation, Relationships and God

JAN GRAFFIUS STONEYHURST COLLEGE CURATOR“The World is Our House” Jesuits, Culture and Spirituality

FR FRANK TURNER SJ BRITISH JESUIT PROVINCE’S ‘DELEGATE FOR INTELLECTUAL APOSTOLATE’“Integral Ecology as Integral Conversion”

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Our Lady’s High School

Head Teacher: Danny McNultyDowanfield Road · Cumbernauld G67 1LA · 01236 757688

1968–2018Celebrating 50 years ofOur Lady’s High School and100 years of Catholicstate educationaspire - achieve - attain

Head Teacher:James McParland

West+eldCumbernauld G68 9AGTel: 01236 794845Fax: 01236 728660

St Maurice’src high school

We are your soldiers but areservants of the true GodSt Maurice

ST MARGARET MARY’SSECONDARY SCHOOL

Head Teacher: Mrs E M Seery9 Birgidale Rd, Castlemilk, Glasgow G45 9NJTel No: 0141 582 0250 Fax No: 0141 582 0251

E-mail: Headteacher@st-margaretmarys-sec.glasgow.sch.ukWebsite: www.st-margaretmarys-sec.glasgow.sch.uk

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Junior School Open MorningTuesday 13th March

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THE THEME and focus ofthis year’s Catholic Edu -cation Week is “Servingthe Common Good” andas in previous years thisis taken from the docu-ment The CatholicSchool: Develop ing inFaith.The purpose of this docu-

ment is to help school leadersfocus on the particular missionof the Catholic school byusing the well-establishedCharter for Catholic Schoolsin Scotland as the foundationof a set of themes which coverthe main activities of aCatholic school community.Catholic schools teach

young people to overcome in-dividualism and to discovertheir vocation to live responsi-bly with and for others. Ittakes opportunities providedacross various areas of learn-ing to offer insights into the

nance and offered a greaterparity of access to education.Since then our Catholic

schools have demonstratedtime and again that they arecentres of excellence, withpupils achieving academicand personal success.

GlobalThe eminent historian Sir

Tom Devine famously de-scribed them as ‘armourplated’ and as ArchbishopTartaglia has said: “We shouldnot lose sight that the Catholicschool is a believing commu-nity, which celebrates faith inJesus Christ through prayerand liturgy, inviting all thosewho chose a Catholic school todevelop their spiritual capacities. Our vision for edu-cation transcends an individ -ual istic and secular under -standing and offers a worldview where the responsibilityto serve the common good isrooted in faith and motivatedby a response to a lovingGod.”It is, then, entirely fitting

that in this year of celebrationof the work of Catholicschools, we look at how ourschools and our young peopletake the living message of theGospel out into the world in alocal, national and global con-text.It is an excellent way to un-

derline the theme for our 2018celebrations: “Catholic Schools:Good for Scotland”.

relevance of Catholic socialteaching in the world.Catholic Education Week

this year invites schools tolook at how they take on thischallenge; to share and cele-brate their success; to thankGod and their community forthe opportunity to spread theGospel message by puttingtheir faith, and the faith ethosof their school, into action.This theme takes on further

significance this year however,as 2018 marks a major mile-stone in the history of Catholicschools. It is the centenary ofthe 1918 Education (Scotland)Act, which saw Catholicschools move to state gover-

St Constantine’sPrimary & Nursery Class

A community of faith, hope, love and joy

45 Drumoyne Road, Govan G51 4AX

Tel: 0141 445 6875Head Teacher: Catherine Capanni

ST MARY’S PRIMARY

ST. MARY’S

Head Teacher:Madeline McGeachie

2 Kilmun StreetGlasgow G20 OELTel: 0141 946 6766

We grow andlearn together

++ CATHOLIC EDUCATION 1918–2018 ++ CATHOLIC EDUCATION 1918–2018 +

Our schools serve the common goodBy Josephine

HughesReligious Education

Adviser, ScottishCatholic Education

Service

St. Angela’sPrimary School & Nursery Class

227 Glen Moriston RoadDarnley, Glasgow G53 7HT

Tel: 0141 638 9646Head Teacher:

Mrs Bridie La Combre

EDUCATION 5FLOURISH • FEBRUARY 2018

Saint Paul’s RC High SchoolAiming for the higher gifts and proclaiming the joy of the Gospel

Head Teacher: Lisa PierottiEmail: headteacher@st-paulshigh.glasgow.sch.ukTwitter: @st_paulsRCHSAddress: 36 Damshot Road, Glasgow g53 5hwTel No: 0141 582 0040 Fax No: 0141 582 0041

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Life with Christ is awonderful adventure

Pope John Paul II

Oak Road,AbronhillCumbernauldG67 3LQ

Tel: 01236 794852Head Teacher:Elaine Johnston

47 Torphin CrescentGlasgow G32 6QE

Phone: 0141 582 0240Fax: 0141 582 0241

www.st-andrews-sec.glasgow.sch.uk

St Andrew’s RC Secondary

Head Teacher: Mrs Christine Downie0141 577 2400schoolmail@St-Lukes.e-renfrew.sch.uk

In St Luke’s Cluster we nurture every child’s unique

of high expectations, innovation and creativity.

Head Teacher: Margaret Winters14–16 Dove Street Glasgow G53 7BP

St Bernard’s Primary RC School

31 Reid StreetGlasgow G40 4ARTel: 0141 554 5949

Sacred Heart Primary

“At our school everyone will be helped towardstheir fullest spiritual, educational, social, vocationaland physical development.”

Our Lady and St Patrick’s High SchoolHowatshaws RdDumbarton G82 3DRTel: 01389 773920SchoolOffice.OLSPSecondarySchool@west-dunbarton.gov.ukwww.olsp.org.uk

Faifley Road, FaifleyClydebank G81 5EYTel: 01389 872 068Email:claire.cusick@west-dunbarton.gov.ukHead Teacher: Claire Cusick

St Joseph’s Primary,Faifley

FROM the East End ofGlasgow to the land of therising sun – that’s thejourney made by the youngdebaters of St Mungo’sAcademy last month. Andthey returned as championsof the world!

The Catholic school pupilswon the WorldParliamentary DebatingChampionships – atremendous achievementwhich brought an immediateTweet of delight fromArchbishop Tartaglia. Hewrote on the ArchdiocesanTwitter feed: “So happy for@StMungosAcademy youngpeople. Today in Japan theywon the world parliamentarydebating championship.

Congratulations to my oldschool!”

The triumph wasrecognised also by Scotland’sFirst Minister. On hearing thenews she tweeted: “Brilliant!Very, very well done andcongratulations to all theyoung people involved. Theyare a credit to the school@StMungosAcademy, theirfamilies and Scotland. Veryproud!”

Education Secretary JohnSwinney also heaped praiseon the team. He tweeted:“What a fantasticachievement. So proud ofyou and thank you for allthat the team, their familiesand @StMungosAcademyhave put in to this.”

St Mungo’s areworld class debaters

CATHOLIC Education Weekhas an added bonus thisyear! Instead of just oneweek in the school calendarit will appear twice during2018!

The traditional time tomark the work andachievements of Catholiceducation happens as usualat this time of year.However, as this is animportant and historic yearfor the Catholic schoolcommunity, there will alsobe an additional time tocome together and reflect on

the positive contributionCatholic education makes toScotland. It is fitting that thisadditional time should fallbetween the 16th and 30thNovember, the feasts ofScotland’s Patrons StMargaret and St Andrew.

From 2019 the dates forCatholic Education Week willbe set to always fall in thistwo week period, allowingschools, parishes, diocesesand families to mark theoccasion however they seefitting for their localcommunity.

Education Week Two!

Boghead RoadKirkintillochGlasgow G66 4AT0141 955 2212Head Teacher:Frances O’Connell

Holy Family

www.turnbull.e-dumbarton.sch.uk

“Catholic educational institutions offer to all an approach to education that has as its aim the full development of the person, which responds to the right of every person to access to knowledge. However, they are also called upon to present Jesus Christ as the meaning of life ... with a courageous

identity to encounter the various ‘souls’ of multicultural society.”

Pope Francis speaking to the Congregation for Catholic Education, February 2014

A community of faith engaged in learning

Castle Square, Dalmuir G81 4HNHead Teacher: Michelle DiamondTelephone: 0141 952 0282Twitter: @OLOLPrimaryWDC

Our Lady of LorettoPrimary School

30 Havelock StreetGlasgow G11 5JETel 0141 357 0609

Head Teacher: Margaret GordonNotre Dame Primary is co-educational

Notre DamePrimary

St Cuthbert’sPrimary School

BenviewCampus100 BilslandAvenue · GlasgowG20 9NY

0141 946 3476Head Teacher:Diana Tracey

Email:Headteacher@st-cuthberts-pri.glasgow.sch.uk

www.st-cuthberts-pri.glasgow.sch.uk

Second Avenue Clydebank G81 3LE

St Stephen’s Primary

St. Ninian’s

LEARNINGTHROUGHFAITH

2150 Great Western RoadGLASGOWG13 2AB

Tel: 0141 959 3242Head Teacher:

Mrs Mary McLachlan

Head Teacher: Marie R Murphy

enquiries@holycross.n-lanark.sch.uk� @HolyCrossNLC

Primary School and Nursery Class

Learning with love, justice and hope

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL

Catholic Schools:Good for Scotland

160 Observatory Road · Glasgow G12 9LNwww.notredamehigh.glasgow.sch.uk

ACommunity of Faith & Learning

Founded in 1897, Notre Dame HighSchool is proud to serve the community ofGlasgow and beyond. We look forward tocelebrating this historic year with friends,past and present.

“News of signing of theArmistice received11 a.m. Great Rejoicing!”Notre Dame Headteacherlogbook, 11.11.1918

2018: Great Rejoicing that ourGood God continues to blessand guide our school.

For details of the only Catholic local authority comprehensivesingle sex secondary in Scotland telephone 0141 582 0190

EDUCATION6 • FLOURISHFEBRUARY 2018

St Peter the Apostle High SchoolProudly supporting the aims

and objectives ofCatholic Education Week

Kirkoswald DriveClydebankG81 2DB

Telephone (0141) 533 3100Headteacher: Ms Linda Booth

St. Bride’s83 Craigie StreetGlasgow G42 8NBTel: 0141 423 7733Head Teacher:Helen Mulholland

Our Lady of theRosary Primary

Head Teacher: Mairi McColl50 Tarfside GardensGlasgow G52 3AA

0141 883 2010

IN TRUTH AND LOVE

St. Brigid’s PrimaryServing the Catholic community ofToryglen for 60 years 1958 – 2018

4 Glenmore AvenueGlasgow G42 0EH0141 647 3952Head Teacher: Carol Scott

St Roch’s RC Secondary

25 Rhymer StreetGlasgow G21 2NRwww.st-rochs-sec.glasgow.sch.ukTwitter & Instagram: @St_Rochs

Delivering Catholic education for 90 years

Head TeacherStephen Stone

‘alios aduvia’ – help others

St Francis’Primary SchoolHelping children to be all they can be

430 Old Rutherglen Road, Gorbals, Glasgow, G5 0PAHead Teacher: Sharon McGeever0141 429 3687headteacher@st-francis-pri.glasgow.sch.uk

Tel: 0141 634 5219Fax: 0141 634 9750

Head Teacher:James McShane

29 Dunagoil RoadGlasgowG45 9UR

St John Paul II Primary

Robslee Road Thornliebank G43 2HN · 0141 570 7280 Email: schoolmail@ourladymissions.e-renfrew.sch.uk

Holy Cross Primary School

316 Calder StreetGovanhill G42 7NH

0141 423 2538Headteacher@holycross-pri.glasgow.sch.uk

Curamus – We careHead Teacher: Claire Gray

85 Anwoth Street, Glasgow G32 7RRTel: 0141 778 6227

Head Teacher: Geraldine A Millar

Supporting children on their educationaland spiritual journey

St Paul’s(Shettleston)

Primary Schooland Nursery Class

20 Crompton AvenueGlasgow G44 5AFTel: 0141 637 8750

Head Teacher:Catherine Penman

Called to Live,Learn and Love

St. Fillan’sPrimary School

Broomlands RoadSouth Carbrain

Cumbernauld G67 2PTHead Teacher:

Miss Marie Love

St Margaret of Scotland Primary,Language Communication

& Support Centre & Nursery Class

“Serving the common good”

“Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God”112 Mitre Road, Glasgow G14 9PPTel: 0141 582 0280www.st-thomasaquinas-sec.glasgow.sch.ukhttps://twitter.com/StThomasAqSecamcsorley@st-thomasaquinas-sec.glasgow.sch.uk

Andrew McSorleyHead Teacher

Saint ThomasAquinas RC Secondary School

A Catholic school of ambition supporting

Catholic Education Week

Headteacher: Paul McLaughlinBellfi eld Road, Kirkintilloch G66 1DTTelephone: 0141 955 2386www.st-ninians.e-dunbarton.sch.uk

St Ninian’s High School

Faifley Road, FaifleyClydebank G81 5EYTel: 01389 872 068Email:claire.cusick@west-dunbarton.gov.ukHead Teacher: Claire Cusick

St Joseph’s Primary,FaifleyBoghead Road

KirkintillochGlasgow G66 4AT0141 955 2212Head Teacher:Frances O’Connell

Holy Family

7FLOURISH • FEBRUARY 2018

Flourish readers didn’t disappoint lastmonth after we asked for help inidentifying a group of men shown inthis black and white photograph takenmore than 60 years ago.

For years Tricia McDermott, whosefather and uncle are included in thepicture, taken outside St Saviour’sChurch in Govan, puzzled over theidentity of the others and the Catholicsociety to which they belonged.

Now thanks to Flourish readersTricia and her family can fill in someof the gaps.

A former priest from St Saviour’s gotin touch and explained that the sashesindicated the group were members ofthe Catholic Young Men’s Society. Thepriest, who preferred not to be named,confirmed that the priest pictured withthem is Father, later Monsignor JamesMcMahon who went on to becomeRector at St Peter’s Seminary,Cardross.

MemoriesThe picture also brought back

memories for Paisley reader John Boydwhose nephew Jimmy Troy is seenfourth from the left in the front rowand who would have been in his mid-forties when the picture was taken in1955.

Govan-born Jimmy was one of five

children whose parents originallycame from Sligo. He waseducated at St Mungo’s Schoolwhere in his final year he wonthe St Mungo Gold Medal whichwas open to all Glasgowschools and awarded to thepupil with the highest examresults.

He was accepted forGlasgow University where hestudied to become a teacherand latterly worked asprincipal teacher of modernstudies at St Augustine’s and latterlyin St Columba’s Greenock.

John Boyd said: “He was anextremely clever, devout and generousman. He often said he would havewished to become a Jesuit priest butback then there was pressure to earna living so he chose teaching andbecame one of the best of hisgeneration.

“He was president of the St VincentDe Paul Society in Govan, he was veryclosely involved with St Saviour’s andacted as a hospital visitor as well.”

Jimmy, who never married, diedaged 87 in 1995, in his home inLamington Road, Cardonald, wherehad had lived for most of his adult life.

Another Flourish reader, PaulMcGowan, emailed to let us know that

his uncle Thomas Fee fromElizabeth Street, Ibrox, is second rightin the back row but has suggested adifferent name for the organisation.

Paul said: “My father JohnMcGowan tells me the picture is of StSaviour’s Sacred Heart Society goingon annual retreat to Craighead House,Blantyre so that would mean thephotograph was taken in 1955.”

InformationJennifer Kelly spotted her late uncle

Jimmy Kelly third from the left in thefront row and is now trying to find outmore information about him.

Glasgow office worker Tricia whosubmitted the photograph to us onbehalf of her family said: “It’s been a

fantastic reactionand I’d like to say a big thanks toFlourish and everyone who took thetrouble to get in touch.”

� If, like Tricia, you have treasured oldphotographs of members of yourfamily taking part in church activitiesbut are unable to put names to faces,why not get in touch? We’d bedelighted to consider them forpublication in future editions ofFlourish but please first email yourpictures to us rather than sendingoriginals. We will then contact you ifthey are suitable for reproduction.Email: Brian.Swanson@rcag.org.uk

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LENTFEST8 • FLOURISHFEBRUARY 2018

THIS Valentine’s Day,Catholic couples could findthemselves sharing a roman-tic fish supper as AshWednesday falls on 14thFebruary, announcing thebeginning of Lent.

However, the season also heraldsa new Lentfest programme organ-ised by AGAP, inviting us to cele-brate our faith and share it throughthe creative and performing arts.Perhaps the most anticipated

Lentfest ingredients are the annualplay by AGAP Theatre and the ArtExhibition. Over the years, thesetwo staple features of the festivalhave been a means of catechesis,allowing artists, performers and au-diences to enter into the mysteriesof the Catholic Faith or explore thelives of the Saints. This year, thetheme takes us closer to home, tak-ing inspiration from the life ofGlasgow’s patron saint, Mungo.“It makes sense for AGAP to

stage a production and an exhibi-tion based on the life of Mungo,”said Stephen Callaghan, AGAP’sCreative Director and writer-direc-tor of the play. “He is, after all, thepatron saint both of theArchdiocese and of the city, whichowes its name to him.”The play “Mungo: Legend of

Glasgow’s Saint” is perhaps themost ambitious production everstaged by AGAP. You can expectthe usual high quality communitytheatre associated with the com-pany but this production also in-cludes a large ensemble cast, anaudio-visual element and livemusic performed by folk duo,Heelster Gowdie. These compo-nents blend together to recreate thelegend that follows Mungo, hismiracles and the people associatedwith him. Fans of Heelster Gowdiewill recognise the show’s musicaldirector, Vincent Mellon, whoseMolendinar Suite forms the basisof the production’s musical ele-ment.The production is set to tour

seven parishes across theArchdiocese during February and

March but there is one importantaddition to the list of venues. Glasgow City Chambers will

play host to a special performanceon Tuesday, 13th March at 7.00pm.“This is an important step for thefestival,” said Stephen Callaghan.“Whilst we have taken part in var-ious ecumenical events at the CityChambers in the past, we havenever had the opportunity to stage aproduction of our own there. Weare delighted that “Mungo” will beperformed in the heart of the city.”Saint Mungo is also the subject

of the art exhibition, “Mungo inour Midst”, which incorporatesoriginal artworks by around 20artists, both local and international. Using a variety of mediums,

from acrylics to digital art, the art-works capture classic momentsfrom the legend; the bird, the bell,the fish and the tree. Others re-imagine him in a modern context,among the homeless of the city. The exhibition also features some

work by AGAP’s Art Group whichbegan in 2007 and continues to meetweekly. It will take place at StMungo’s Retreat, 52 Parson Street,Townhead, where AGAP is based.As ever, the people taking part in

Lentfest come from a variety ofbackgrounds. Their faith perspec-tives, life experience and artisticexperience differ. However, thefestival provides an opportunity forthe sharing of faith and for an ecu-menical encounter. One such opportunity is the con-

cert by Father’s Song – a vocalband of over 30 men drawn from anumber of different churches inand around Glasgow. The groupfirst performed at Lentfest in 2008and return to the festival 10 yearslater with a concert of praise andworship music at St Helen’s churchhall, Langside on Saturday, 24thFebruary at 7.30pm. They will besupported by singer-songwriter,Franklyn.This year’s Lentfest also pres-

ents the opportunity for collabora-tion and discussion. With supportfrom Alzheimer Scotland and the

Glasgow Catholic MedicalAssociation, AGAP is organising adaytime event that considers theway in which the creative arts havea positive impact on those affectedby dementia. The event, whichtakes place at Our Lady and StGeorge’s, Penilee on Saturday 24thMarch, will feature input from DrAdrian Treloar, author of“Dementia: Hope on a DifficultJourney” and a member of theGuild of Catholic Doctors.Commenting on the

programme, Archbishop Tartagliasaid: “This is a wonderful array ofevents and opportunities for peopleto deepen their faith and enrichtheir spirituality through the arts. Iwelcome the focus on our city pa-tron, and it would be very fitting ifthe festival led to a renewed inter-est and devotion to Glasgow’s ownsaint.”Finally, in keeping with the spirit

of community events at the heart ofthe festival, there will be a specialconcert by singer-songwriter,Martin Jones and his band at StPeter’s, Partick, and a number ofregular AGAP events will also takeplace during the festival: the Film& Faith Club, the Book Group,Lectio Divina Dramatica andAGAP’s latest regular offering –“Inspire”. Stephen Callaghan explained,

“Inspire is a kind of monthly hotch-potch of live music, poetry, story-telling, drama and art that bringstogether people to celebrate theway that God is present in andthrough their creativity.” The spe-cial “Inspire” event for March willfeature an impressive line-up thatincludes singer-songwriter, SuziMcJimpsey, poet, Anne Murrayand artist, Jim Callaghan.Now a part of the fabric of the

Archdiocese, Lentfest has becomesomething of a household name,recognised as one of the many fes-tivals that take place acrossScotland and ensuring that theChurch retains an obvious footholdin the cultural sphere. As we un-dertake our own Lenten obser-vance, let’s rally to support thispowerful tool for evangelisation.

Lentfest 2018:the best,biggest andbrightest yet

Mungo and Glasgow’s Homeless by Jim Sheridan The main focus of the artwork is the plight of Glasgow’shomeless. The painting is set against a background ofGlasgow’s iconic buildings to provide context and will showGlasgow’s unfortunate begging community in their normal dailyexistence aided by St Mungo who provides some form of basiccomfort.

Jim graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1968 and beganteaching in 1969. He was Head of Dept at St Andrew’s, EastKilbride (1978-1990), Staff Tutor (Lanarkshire) 1984-85. Heworked for S.E.B. and SQA for around 20 years. He was Head ofDept at St Margaret’s, Airdrie and was Principal examiner forStandard Grade Art & Design from 1992-2004. He retired in 2007and continues to work as an artist and has exhibited in Glasgowand Galleries in the West of Scotland.

The Robin by Jim CallaghanA man representing St Mungo cradling a robin.Jim is a self taught artist born in Glasgow’s south side in

1971. His preferred style of work shows a bias towards paintingin monochromatic form with an emphasis on shadows and tone.He is a married father of two and finds inspiration for his worktoday through the support and encouragement of his family.

The Miracles of Mungo by Linda SheehanSt Mungo is displayed in all four characters in the composition.Each character individually depicts a stage in St Mungo’s life. Inthe composition he attends to the objects of his miracles: thebird, the tree, the fish and the bell. The scroll in the foregrounddescribes the content of the artwork and it is framed by aborder with the words of the famous phrase “Let GlasgowFlourish by the preaching of his word and the praising of hisname”. Each scene is illuminated from above, glimpses of thedarkened background gives a hint of the environment aroundCentral Scotland during the 6th Century.

Linda Sheehan is a native of Glasgow who attended St Roch’sSecondary School and the Glasgow College of Building andPrinting studying Design and Architectural Technology.

Mungo Pilgrim Spirit by Sarah Connor Bookless1 St Mungo Baptising Glaswegians 7th Century2 The Glasgow Tree growing in Trongate… and its leaves are

for the healing of the nations.3 The Pilgrim Figure of Young Mungo4 Glasgow Cathedral still standing as living proof of Mungo’s

presence.5 St Mungo’s RC Church/AGAP Offices as a living testimony of

the love of Christ remaining with us and an example of theecumenical movement within Glasgow.

Sarah Connor Bookless D.A. is a graduate of Glasgow Schoolof Art and studied Fine Art under Sir David Donaldson,Alexander Goudie and Leon Morocco. Her works include TheFourteen Stations of the Cross which is on permanent exhibitionin St Mungo’s RC Church, Townhead. Mixed shows include TheSummer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, TheLlewellyn Alexander Fine Art Gallery, London. Her paintings arein collections throughout the UK and Ireland.

LENTFEST 9FLOURISH • FEBRUARY 2018

THIS Valentine’s Day,Catholic couples could findthemselves sharing a roman-tic fish supper as AshWednesday falls on 14thFebruary, announcing thebeginning of Lent.

However, the season also heraldsa new Lentfest programme organ-ised by AGAP, inviting us to cele-brate our faith and share it throughthe creative and performing arts.Perhaps the most anticipated

Lentfest ingredients are the annualplay by AGAP Theatre and the ArtExhibition. Over the years, thesetwo staple features of the festivalhave been a means of catechesis,allowing artists, performers and au-diences to enter into the mysteriesof the Catholic Faith or explore thelives of the Saints. This year, thetheme takes us closer to home, tak-ing inspiration from the life ofGlasgow’s patron saint, Mungo.“It makes sense for AGAP to

stage a production and an exhibi-tion based on the life of Mungo,”said Stephen Callaghan, AGAP’sCreative Director and writer-direc-tor of the play. “He is, after all, thepatron saint both of theArchdiocese and of the city, whichowes its name to him.”The play “Mungo: Legend of

Glasgow’s Saint” is perhaps themost ambitious production everstaged by AGAP. You can expectthe usual high quality communitytheatre associated with the com-pany but this production also in-cludes a large ensemble cast, anaudio-visual element and livemusic performed by folk duo,Heelster Gowdie. These compo-nents blend together to recreate thelegend that follows Mungo, hismiracles and the people associatedwith him. Fans of Heelster Gowdiewill recognise the show’s musicaldirector, Vincent Mellon, whoseMolendinar Suite forms the basisof the production’s musical ele-ment.The production is set to tour

seven parishes across theArchdiocese during February and

March but there is one importantaddition to the list of venues. Glasgow City Chambers will

play host to a special performanceon Tuesday, 13th March at 7.00pm.“This is an important step for thefestival,” said Stephen Callaghan.“Whilst we have taken part in var-ious ecumenical events at the CityChambers in the past, we havenever had the opportunity to stage aproduction of our own there. Weare delighted that “Mungo” will beperformed in the heart of the city.”Saint Mungo is also the subject

of the art exhibition, “Mungo inour Midst”, which incorporatesoriginal artworks by around 20artists, both local and international. Using a variety of mediums,

from acrylics to digital art, the art-works capture classic momentsfrom the legend; the bird, the bell,the fish and the tree. Others re-imagine him in a modern context,among the homeless of the city. The exhibition also features some

work by AGAP’s Art Group whichbegan in 2007 and continues to meetweekly. It will take place at StMungo’s Retreat, 52 Parson Street,Townhead, where AGAP is based.As ever, the people taking part in

Lentfest come from a variety ofbackgrounds. Their faith perspec-tives, life experience and artisticexperience differ. However, thefestival provides an opportunity forthe sharing of faith and for an ecu-menical encounter. One such opportunity is the con-

cert by Father’s Song – a vocalband of over 30 men drawn from anumber of different churches inand around Glasgow. The groupfirst performed at Lentfest in 2008and return to the festival 10 yearslater with a concert of praise andworship music at St Helen’s churchhall, Langside on Saturday, 24thFebruary at 7.30pm. They will besupported by singer-songwriter,Franklyn.This year’s Lentfest also pres-

ents the opportunity for collabora-tion and discussion. With supportfrom Alzheimer Scotland and the

Glasgow Catholic MedicalAssociation, AGAP is organising adaytime event that considers theway in which the creative arts havea positive impact on those affectedby dementia. The event, whichtakes place at Our Lady and StGeorge’s, Penilee on Saturday 24thMarch, will feature input from DrAdrian Treloar, author of“Dementia: Hope on a DifficultJourney” and a member of theGuild of Catholic Doctors.Commenting on the

programme, Archbishop Tartagliasaid: “This is a wonderful array ofevents and opportunities for peopleto deepen their faith and enrichtheir spirituality through the arts. Iwelcome the focus on our city pa-tron, and it would be very fitting ifthe festival led to a renewed inter-est and devotion to Glasgow’s ownsaint.”Finally, in keeping with the spirit

of community events at the heart ofthe festival, there will be a specialconcert by singer-songwriter,Martin Jones and his band at StPeter’s, Partick, and a number ofregular AGAP events will also takeplace during the festival: the Film& Faith Club, the Book Group,Lectio Divina Dramatica andAGAP’s latest regular offering –“Inspire”. Stephen Callaghan explained,

“Inspire is a kind of monthly hotch-potch of live music, poetry, story-telling, drama and art that bringstogether people to celebrate theway that God is present in andthrough their creativity.” The spe-cial “Inspire” event for March willfeature an impressive line-up thatincludes singer-songwriter, SuziMcJimpsey, poet, Anne Murrayand artist, Jim Callaghan.Now a part of the fabric of the

Archdiocese, Lentfest has becomesomething of a household name,recognised as one of the many fes-tivals that take place acrossScotland and ensuring that theChurch retains an obvious footholdin the cultural sphere. As we un-dertake our own Lenten obser-vance, let’s rally to support thispowerful tool for evangelisation.

The many faces of Mungo

By Brian Swanson

Lentfest 2018:the best,biggest andbrightest yet

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DEAR Brothers andSisters,

The theme for this year’sDay of the Sick is provided bythe words that Jesus spokefrom the Cross to Mary, hisMother, and to John:“Woman, behold your son...Behold your mother. Andfrom that hour the discipletook her into his home”…Before all else, Jesus’ words

are the source of Mary’s ma-ternal vocation for all human-ity. Mary was to be, inparticular, the Mother of herSon’s disciples, caring forthem and their journeythrough life. As we know, amother’s care for her son ordaughter includes both thematerial and spiritual dimen-sions of their upbringing. The unspeakable pain of the

Cross pierces Mary’s soul, butdoes not paralyse her. Quitethe opposite. As the Lord’sMother, a new path of self-giving opens up before her.On the Cross, Jesus showedhis concern for the Church andall humanity, and Mary iscalled to share in that sameconcern…The Church’s maternal vo-

cation to the needy and to thesick has found concrete ex-pression throughout the 2000years of her history in an im-pressive series of initiatives onbehalf of the sick. This his-tory of dedication must not beforgotten. It continues to thepresent day throughout theworld. In countries where ad-equate public health care sys-tems exist, the work ofCatholic religious congrega-tions and dioceses and theirhospitals is aimed not only atproviding quality medicalcare, but also at putting thehuman person at the centre ofthe healing process, while car-rying out scientific researchwith full respect for life andfor Christian moral values.

Research In countries where health

care systems are inadequate ornon-existent, the Church seeksto do what she can to improvehealth, eliminate infant mor-tality and combat widespreaddisease. Everywhere she triesto provide care, even whenshe is not in a position to offera cure. The image of theChurch as a “field hospital”that welcomes all thosewounded by life is a very con-crete reality, for in some partsof the world, missionary anddiocesan hospitals are the onlyinstitutions providing neces-sary care to the population.The memory of this long

history of service to the sick iscause for rejoicing on the partof the Christian community,and especially those presentlyengaged in this ministry. Yetwe must look to the past aboveall to let it enrich us. We

given within families is an ex-traordinary witness of love forthe human person; it needs tobe fittingly acknowledged andsupported by suitable policies.Doctors and nurses, priests,consecrated men and women,volunteers, families and allthose who care for the sick,take part in this ecclesial mis-sion. It is a shared responsibil-ity that enriches the value ofthe daily service given byeach.To Mary, Mother of tender

love, we wish to entrust allthose who are ill in body and

should learn the lesson itteaches us about the self-sac-rificing generosity of manyfounders of institutes in theservice of the infirm, the cre-ativity, prompted by charity,of many initiatives undertakenover the centuries, and thecommitment to scientific re-search as a means of offeringinnovative and reliable treat-ments to the sick. This legacy of the past helps

us to build a better future, forexample, by shieldingCatholic hospitals from thebusiness mentality that isseeking worldwide to turnhealth care into a profit-mak-ing enterprise, which ends updiscarding the poor. Wise or-ganization and charity de-mand that the sick person berespected in his or her dignity,and constantly kept at the cen-tre of the therapeutic process.This should likewise be theapproach of Christians whowork in public structures;through their service, they tooare called to bear convincingwitness to the Gospel…

EnthusiasmThe Church’s mission is a

response to Jesus’ gift, for sheknows that she must bring tothe sick the Lord’s own gaze,full of tenderness and com-passion. Health care ministrywill always be a necessary andfundamental task, to be car-ried out with renewed enthusi-asm by all, from parishcommunities to the largesthealthcare institutions. We cannot forget the tender

love and perseverance ofmany families in caring fortheir chronically sick or se-verely disabled children, par-ents and relatives. The care

Be inspired by Our Lady’s love

soul, that she may sustainthem in hope. We ask her alsoto help us to be welcoming toour sick brothers and sisters.The Church knows that sherequires a special grace to liveup to her evangelical task ofserving the sick. May ourprayers to the Mother of Godsee us united in an incessantplea that every member of theChurch may live with love thevocation to serve life andhealth. May the Virgin Maryhelp the sick to experiencetheir suffering in communionwith the Lord Jesus; and mayshe support all those who carefor them. To all, the sick, to health-

care workers and to volun-teers, I cordially impart myApostolic Blessing.

From the VaticanFRANCIS

This month sees the celebration of theWorld Day of the Sick on 11 February, Feastof Our Lady of Lourdes. To mark theoccasion POPE FRANCIS has written aspecial letter. We reproduce a shortenedversion here

Picture: Imago Mundi

NEWS 11FLOURISH • FEBRUARY 2018

HE’S known as the‘Brother Walfrid guy’ andMichael Connolly is morethan happy to have thatnickname.

Since October the lifelongCeltic fan and GlasgowUniversity postgraduate stu-dent has been working on theworld’s first PhD on the life ofCeltic’s founder and has beenoverwhelmed by the supportand background informationhe has received from completestrangers.Michael, 27, said: “It’s been

a bit of a roller coaster to behonest. I’ve been getting let-ters, phone calls and emailswith information aboutBrother Walfrid. I can be in apub and strangers come up tome and say ‘Are you theBrother Walfrid guy?’ andthey give me books or articlesor just pass on information.“The interest in what I’m

doing has been phenomenal.”His PhD’s working title is

Faith, Community & Foot -ball: Searching for BrotherWalfrid and is part of a widercampaign to raise understand-ing and awareness of theMarist Brother’s life andworks.During the year-long proj-

ect Michael will work underthe supervision of Dr JoeBradley, a highly respectedacademic at Stirling Uni -versity.It is hoped the PhD will in-

the work Michael has done sofar – we could not have foundanyone better to join us in thejourney to find out more aboutsuch a significant figure.”In a blog about his work so

far Michael writes “The firstthree months of my PhD re-search project have been excit-ing and hectic in equalmeasure. Working closely withmy supervisor Dr Joe Bradleywe have agreed key researchthemes and I have started toread broadly on these topics –particularly Irish emigration inthe nineteenth century and AnGorta Mor – (The GreatHunger) which we feel will becentral to the story of BrotherWalfrid. “The wider support we have

received for the project in itsearly stages has been bothhumbling and inspiring. The

coverage of the launch onBBC news to the internationalinterest shown in our website -www.brotherwalfridart.co.uk– as well as the backing ofCeltic Football Club and theGlasgow Archdiocese hasbeen great for raising aware-ness of why we are dedicatedto delivering the project. Thesupport drives home the factthat Brother Walfrid reallydoes mean so much to somany. I’d finally like to extendmy thanks to the individualswho have taken time to get incontact personally to offer upinformation or guidance on theresearch itself. This is greatlyappreciated and will be inte-gral to the project as we beginto look at the life of BrotherWalfrid in greater depth.“I’m happy to receive

emails at M.Connolly@stir.ac.uk.”To support the awareness

raising campaign, Nine Musesis selling 1888 – the yearCeltic played their first game– premium Brother Walfridboxed sets which include anA3 museum-quality PeterHowson signed limited edi-tion print of his BrotherWalfrid painting, and a one-hour documentary.Thirty per cent of the pro-

ceeds will go towards the St.Mary’s in Calton’s Reno -vation Fund and in recognitionof the success of the project sofar a further 10 per cent willbe donated to the CelticFoundation.

crease knowledge of Walfridand his significance to thelives of thousands of Irish im-migrant Catholics in late 19thcentury Glasgow, while scru-tinising his legacy for 21st-century Scotland.Fully-funded with a £25,000

grant by Glasgow-based artsgroup Nine Muses, the study“seeks to explore and under-stand Walfrid and his impor-tance to Catholic religious,social and cultural identities inScotland.”Company owner Emma

O’Neil, who was inspired toset up a campaign to raiseawareness of Brother Walfridafter reading and learningabout the Great Irish Hungerof the mid-19th century said:“We are extremely proud of

THE Jesuit-run IgnatianSpirituality Centre inGlasgow has set up theUK’s first online retreatfor Lent.

The ground-breaking initia-tive, the latest example ofusing social media in theChurch, will allow partici-pants to find daily prayers on-line as well as providing linksto over 60 prayer groupswhich will meet weeklythroughout Scotland. A similar retreat run by the

Jesuits in the Netherlands andFlanders in 2016 attractedthousands of people and washailed a great success. Fr David Birchall, the direc-

tor of the Ignatian SpiritualityCentre said: “It’s good toknow that in this particularstyle of retreat in English,Glasgow leads the way.“Although we are only fa-

cilitating groups in Scotlandwe have already had enquiriesfrom other English-speakingcountries.“We don’t have resources

to put people in touch withgroups worldwide but there isnothing stopping people from

anyone with access to the in-ternet.Fr David added: “While

there are a number of such

sites offering daily Scripturereadings during Lent, the nov-elty of our online retreat isthat, through the EpiphanyGroup and the IgnatianSpirituality Centre, there aretrained retreat guides through-out Scotland offering prayergroups.“Leaders of these groups

will offer guidance in ways ofpraying plus facilitate groupsto help people learn from eachother.”Even those people without

internet access will be able togo along to their local groupwhere they will be able to getgood old fashioned paper ver-sions of the daily prayer mate-rial. The Centre has providedthe same material availableonline in ways that are easyfor the prayer guides to print.

around the world setting uptheir own groups and usingour Online Lent Retreat mate-rial.”“I am delighted with the en-

thusiastic response to this re-treat so far.”The retreat begins on Ash

Wednesday, 14th Februaryand every day throughoutLent there will be a Scripturereading plus other material forprayer, such as a poem, a med-itation or a way of prayingwhich will be available for

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� The mood of the people ofNaples tends to beconditioned by two things …the quality of the last pizzatasted and the condition of arelic held in the city’scathedral.

St Januarius – or Gennaroas he is known locally – wasa martyr of the fourth centurywhose dried blood ispreserved in a phial in the citycentre Cathedral. Every year,it inexplicably liquefies onthree occasions when liftedout of its container by theCardinal Archbishop.

If the prodigy fails tohappen, Neapolitans are givento wailing and gnashing ofteeth and wary eyes are castup to Vesuvius, the volcanowhich lurks on the horizon,always unstable, and capable,even today, of bringing deathand destruction should iterupt.

Last month howeverJanuarius worked anunexpected miracle. His bloodliquefied out of season! Theoccasion was a retreat for thepriests of Liguria led by theArchbishop of Genoa, CardinalBagnasco, and it came justtwo days before the eminentprelate’s 75th birthday andthus his letter of resignationbeing sent to the Pope.

As birthday presents go, itwas an unusual one. But asfor how it should beinterpreted … who knows!

� When it comes to switchingon the new lights at theworld’s most eminent basilicadedicated to Our Lady, therecan only be one choice … amember of the Spanish royalfamily.

Last month saw the newlyinstalled lighting system in StMary Major Basilica revealed.Using low energy and highdefinition technology, thebasilica’s famous golden

ceiling, which legend has itcomes from the gold broughtback from America byChristopher Columbus, hasnever looked so magnificent.

That was the view too ofKing Juan Carlos and QueenSofia who came to Rome todo the honours. Although nolonger reigning monarchs, thecouple have a longassociation with the basilica,

indeed the King served formany years as an honoraryCanon of St Mary Major’s.

A similar tradition exists inthe Papal basilica of St JohnLateran, where the Frenchking was the “proto-canon”while the title is in post-revolutionary days now heldby the French President. Theproblem which might arise ifthe French elect a womanpresident has yet to beanswered!

� The world’s biggest opensecret must be that the Popeis expected to visit Ireland inAugust. The occasion will bethe World meeting of Familieswhich is scheduled to takeplace in Dublin this summer.Until now, there has been noofficial announcement fromthe Vatican – which mustmake planning for the Irishorganisers somewhatdifficult!

If you hope to get to meetthe Pope during his (almostcertain) visit it could be tricky… his itinerary is likely to bequirky.

Archbishop of Dublin,Diarmuid Martin said thatnothing about the Pope’spresence had been finalisedas of yet, but he had a fewideas over what PapaBergoglio would be doing (ifhe comes!).

“He’d like to go to aprison,” Archbishop Martinsaid. “Everywhere he goes, he

goes to a prison.“He’d like to see and meet

people who are experiencingpoverty too, so I imaginesomething for the homeless.I’d like him to meet with thetravellers too. Showsolidarity...”

Archbishop Martin added itis unlikely that Pope Franciswould do much outside of thescheduled events for theworld meeting of families,which includes a concert inCroke Park, and a Mass in thePhoenix Park.

Time to book a cheap flightto the Emerald Isle thissummer?

� Journalists who follow theChurch and the Pope arelikely to have a less-than-productive period this month,when the normally loquaciousand news-producing Pontiffgoes silent for a week.

The occasion will be theannual Lenten retreat for theRoman Curia which will runfrom February 18-23. Thisyear once more the Pope haseschewed the traditionalchapels of the ApostolicPalace and will lead the curialstaff – by coach – to Aricciawhere the Pauline Fathershave a retreat house.

Bad news for anyone whohad planned a trip to Romethat week, as the traditionalWednesday General Audiencewill be cancelled.

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EX LIBRISThis book belongs to

Tom Monaghan

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh;Penguin Classics, 2000

Domus Anguli Puensis by A. A. Milne(translated by Brian Gerrard Staples);

Methuen, 1997

RECENTLY, the threat ofclergy changes gave methe notion of clearing outbooks from my library. Ididn’t get very far aseach book suddenlyseemed essential and Ibegan to read or re-readthe few I considered do-nating to charity.

How could I give away twoof my Archbishop Fulton J.Sheen books which he person-ally gave to me with a dedi-cated inscription soon aftermy Priestly Ordination? Nor could I dispose of my

seven-volume set of ProfessorHillier’s “Corporate Finance”since they, too, contained apersonal acknowledgementand had often impressed visi-tors examining my bookcase! I was tempted to hand on

my copy of “Resimli DogumBilgisi” which is an excellentbook if you are interested inlearning Hungarian or

sist the use of Latin and he en-titles his first chapter, “Et inArcadia Ego.” It was at that moment that

my eyes moved a little and Inoticed a treasured book…“Domus Anguli Puensis.” Ihave loved that book sincechildhood. I have to admit,that, in those days, I read it inEnglish under the title, “TheHouse at Pooh Corner!” by A.A. Milne. It has, of course, the

most charming and beautifulillustrations by E. H. Shepard. But the Latin has it. A clas-

sic in the classic tongue.Wouldn’t you rather be calledPorcellus than Piglet? Andhow else would you learn thatthe Latin for “Tiddley pom” is“Tiddley pum?” The author’sson, Christophorus Robinus,grew to hate the book in in-verse proportion to every childwho loved the book. He re-

Obstetrics and Gynaecology.But it too contained an affec-tionate inscription by DoctorHanretty whom I had knownfrom his school days. Since her dreadful and

awful sequel was published, Iwas tempted to off-load mycopy of “To Kill a Mocking -bird” by Harper Lee. Butbeing something of an experton that captivating book I hadto keep it as I would need torefer to it should I ever need aspecialist subject on Master -mind! Another favourite and much

loved volume is EvelynWaugh’s lush and evocativenovel, “Brideshead Re -visited”. Not even the profaneCharles Ryder could resist theSacredness of Christ and whatWaugh called, “the operationof divine grace.” The leastcompelling part of the book isthe prologue but it does set thescene for Ryder’s recollec-tions which form the body ofthe book. Waugh, who lovedthe Latin Mass, could not re-

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sented that his father’s successrested on his name and hedetested especially thepoem in which he is por-trayed as saying hisprayers. “The work thathas brought me over theyears more toe-curling,fist-clenching, lip-bitingembarrassment than anyother”. Not everyoneagreed. In fact “Winnie illePu” became the only Latinbook ever to have been fea-tured on The New YorkTimes Best Seller list. Winnie the Pooh has been

around for over ninety yearsand if you are in London,before the beginning ofApril you can visit theV&A Pooh exhibition.Christo phorus Robinus(the one in the book) lovedPooh Bear and so do I.What’s not to love? Read it to your young

children when singing lull-abies doesn’t work andmaybe even makes themcry. They will soon fallasleep with beautiful wordsstored in their minds. Youmight just find that you fallasleep too! The bishop has made the

clerical changes. I am not in-volved. So, I’ll just keep allmy books!

Each month Flourish asks a well-knownfigure in Scottish Catholic life torecommend a book. This month’s “ex libris”is from MGR TOM MONAGHAN of PaisleyDiocese

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University to hosteducation conferenceFROM April 4–6 2018, theUniversity of Glasgowwill host the annualColloquium of theAssociation of CatholicInstitutes of Education(ACISE).

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quium will explore the themesof Catholicism, Culture andEducation under two majorheadings.• Historical Back ground toCatholic Education: The con-tribution of Religious Ordersand Congregations to educa-tion; the education of womenin Catholic education in themodern era and Catholic edu-cation and politics.• Catholic Education in aSecular Age: How Catholiceducation responds to culturaland social challenges; whatdoes it mean to teach in aCatholic school and teachingthe Catholic religion.

Do you watch over your stu-dents, helping them to developa critical sense, an open mindcapable of caring for today’sworld? A spirit capable ofseeking new answers to thevaried challenges that societysets before us? Are you able toencourage them not to disre-gard the world around them?Does our life, with its uncer-tainties, mysteries and ques-tions, find a place in theuniversity curriculum or dif-ferent academic activities? Dowe enable and support a con-structive debate which fostersdialogue in the pursuit of amore humane world?

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Although Scotland has threeuniversities with a historicpapal foundation (St Andrews,Glasgow and Aberdeen) theCatholic Church in Scotlandcurrently has no HigherEducation provision apartfrom the St Andrew’sFoundation located in theUniversity of Glasgow’sSchool of Education. One de-sirable outcome of theColloquium would be in-creased recognition in Scot -land of the important role ofCatholic Higher Education inthe life of the Church.Pope Francis offered some

welcome words of advice onthese issues when addressingstaff of the Pontifical CatholicUniversity of Ecuador in2015. He said: “My questionto you, as educators, is this:

One of the highlights of the centenary yearof the 1918 Education Act for Glasgow willbe a major international conference onCatholic education to be held at theUniversity in April. One of the organisers,DR LEONARD FRANCHI, offers a previewfor Flourish readers.

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HALF way through thismonth we find ourselvesin Lent, but first, we havetwo more extracts fromthe Gospel of Mark’sopening accounts ofJesus’ ministry.

The first of these brings to aconclusion the frenetic activ-ity of Jesus as he brings aboutthe inauguration of theKingdom of God. This GoodNews is brought to as manypeople as possible, and in asshort a time as possible. Look out for Mark’s

favourite word which inEnglish is translated as ‘atonce’, ‘immediately, or‘straight away’. In Greek thesame word is used each time;in English translation, the vari-ations seem to add to the senseof urgency with which Jesus

5th Sunday, Year B

The opening sentence of thisgospel links it to that of theprevious Sunday where Jesuscaused a stir in the synagogueby silencing an unclean spiritwith a word. Now, he goes tothe mother of Simon Peter, athome with a fever, and livingjust a short walk from the syn-agogue. Taking her by thehand, he ‘raises her up’. Thisexpression is one frequentlyused by Paul to speak of Godraising up Jesus from thedead. So, in his second mira-cle, Jesus already foreshadowshis own resurrection. Then, atbreakneck speed he ‘immedi-ately’, ‘at once’, ‘straightaway’ cured the sick and castout devils. The task is so greatthat Jesus cannot afford to stayin any one place for too long:he must go to as many placesas he can in order to preachthere too!

6th Sunday, Year B

After the frantic pace of lastSunday’s gospel, it comes as asurprise to find no mention ofJesus’ disciples or crowdaround him. At the beginningof the narrative a leper comesup to Jesus and kneels downbefore him, saying: “If youwant to, you can cure me”.Jesus does the unthinkable andtouches the man, saying ‘ofcourse I want to. Be cured!’The action is unthinkable be-cause Jesus now takes on thecondition of the leper. The manis of course cured. There is rolereversal at work here. Theman, who as a leper wouldhave been kept apart from allhuman contact, is now free tomove among the townspeople,return to his family, and nodoubt dine out on his experi-ence of Jesus for a long time tocome! By contrast, Jesus can-not stay where there are peopleand he moves to lonely places.This is a moving pictorial state-ment of what Jesus does forhumanity: he takes on our in-firmities and our sins. Hechanges place with us, espe-cially on the cross, where hepays the price of our sins. Thisis a poignant note on which toleave Ordinary Time and turnto the season of Lent, whichbegins on Wednesday.

1st Sunday of Lent,Year B

The first reading for the FirstSunday of Lent is always fromthe book of Genesis. This is ac-companied by one of thegospel versions of theTemptations (or testings) un-dergone by Jesus at the start ofhis ministry. The Genesis storyfor Year B is the establishmentof a covenant between God

inaugurates the kingdom. He leaves the crowd behind

on the 6th Sunday with a storyin which Jesus seems to bewithout his disciples, and inan unnamed town. The en-counter between Jesus and aleper is extremely dramatic,and the consequences ofJesus’ touching a leper resultsin a role reversal situation oc-curring. The next two Sundaysof this month take us to Lent,and the usual themes for thebeginning of that season. Onthe First Sunday of the month,the temptations – or perhaps touse a better term, the testings –of Jesus following his baptismand before this is charac-terised by the sound of Godthe Father’s voice: “This is mySon, the beloved; my favourrests on him”, heard on the2nd Sunday of Lent.

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reinforced by the voice of Godthe Father being heard for thesecond time in this Gospel, andagain saying “This is my Son,the Beloved. My favour restson him”. This time, however,the Father adds “Listen tohim”. In the Sermon on theMount in Matthew Jesus spokeabout those who heard hiswords but did not put them intopractice being like people whobuilt houses on sand. Early inthe season of Lent, we are re-minded how important it is notjust to hear Jesus’ words, but tolisten to them too – and to putthem into action.

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The Transfiguration was thatepisode in Jesus’ ministrywhere his appearance waschanged and he was in thepresence of Moses and Elijah.Moses was the great giver ofthe Law in the Old Testament;Elijah was reckoned to be thegreatest of the prophets – al-though we don’t have verymuch information about him.The Transfigured Jesus is theone who therefore fulfilsMoses and Elijah, the Law andthe Prophets. This is of course

and Noah after the flood. Godnever totally abandons his chil-dren, and in the exchange be-tween God and Noah, a wholenew beginning for humanity isindicated; almost a new cre-ation, or a re-creation. The test-ings in Mark are not spelledout in the same amount of de-tail that we find in the accountsof Matthew and Luke, so weare only told that Jesus wasdriven out into the desert by theSpirit where he remained forforty days, He was tempted(tested) by Satan, but heemerged victorious. We knowthis to be the case because afterJohn had been arrested, Jesusspeaks the words and performsthe signs of the Kingdom ofGod: silencing evil spirits,cleansing lepers, curing thesick… just as we saw andheard on the previous twoSundays of this month. Proofpositive that the kingdom ofGod is at hand!

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RECENTLY I offered Mass withtwo Passionists who haverecently celebrated theirdiamond jubilees ofpriesthood: Father JustinianMcGread CP from St. Mungo’scommunity here in Glasgow,and Father Ralph Egan CPfrom our community at MountArgus in Dublin. They wereordained on 21st December1957 along with seven others,all of whom have now gone toGod. One of them was FatherEustace, well known to all atSt. Mungo’s, and muchmissed.

Father Justinian and FatherRalph each had their owncelebration in Glasgow andDublin respectively, but whenFr Ralph came over for a visitto Glasgow with his sister itprovided the opportunity tohave a simple celebrationwith both of them.

I was thinking back towhen I first met each of them.Back in 1969 I was a youthleader at my parish of St.Laurence’s in Drumchapeland we took a group of youngpeople down from the parishto the Passionist RetreatHouse at Coodham inAyrshire.

Father Justinian was one ofthe Passionists based there atthe time. After a little while Iwas invited by the Passionistsonto the organising team forboth the Youth Retreats andthe Young Adult Retreats. Iremember that our planningmeetings used to take placeover a weekend down atSkelmorlie, in a house on thesea-front that was owned bysome Religious Sisters. Iwould finish work on theFriday evening and then meetup with some other membersof the team. We would get thetrain to Wemyss Bay and abus along to the house.

When we arrived, FatherJustinian would always be

there to welcome us with ahuge pot of spaghettibolognese and some nicecrusty bread, and I used tolook forward to it immensely.Father Justinian’s spaghettibecame legendary, so you canimagine my delight on comingback to Glasgow at the end of2016, and coming to live incommunity with FatherJustinian for the very firsttime, to discover that, nearly50 years on, he was stillmaking his spaghetti, and Inow look forward, everySaturday night, to arrivinghome from the Vigil Mass inSt. Mungo’s, and sitting downto my favourite meal.

I first met Father Ralph in1976. I had joined thePassionists in 1975 and spentmy postulancy year at theGraan in Enniskillen. Part ofmy involvement with theretreats at Coodham wasaround music and, when Iarrived at the Graan, I wasasked by the rector, FatherIgnatius, to set up a musicgroup for one of the SundayMasses and also to providemusic for the Graan prayergroup.

In September 1976 I moved

to Mount Argus in Dublin tobegin philosophy studieswhere Father Ralph had beenappointed as the first everparish priest.

On my arrival, he asked meif I could set up a folkgroup in the parish forwhat was then the 1p.m. Mass on aSunday. I put anotice in theparish bulletin forinterestedmembers,but itwasn’tspecificenoughas to whowas eligible, socome the night of the firstrehearsal I had 40 peoplethere, ranging in age from14–36!

It was a bit chaotic, but

somehow, we managed, andwe played for the first time atthe Mass on the 1st Sunday ofAdvent 1976. The folk grouplasted in some shape or formfor 40 years and onlydisbanded in the autumn of2016.

Father Ralph returned for asecond spell as parish priestfrom 1996–2000, when hewas also rector, and inJanuary of 2001, we swappedjobs, he taking over as rectorand parish priest inPrestonpans, and me takingover as rector and parishpriest in Mount Argus, whereI remained until coming backto St. Mungo’s in 2016. I havelived in community withFather Ralph a few times overthe years and he has alwaysbeen very pleasant companyand a faithful and committedpriest.

Loving God, may those towhom Fr Justinian and FrRalph have ministered for 60years, appreciate, affirm,support, and celebrate theirgift of service, and pray forthem always.

blogFr Frank Keevins CP is parish priest of StMungo’s, Townhead

Memories of two faithful priests andthe legendary spaghetti bolognese

ORDAINED on the June 61948, Canon Tom Murphyset out for Glasgow fromthe thatched familyfarm house which is ahalf mile off the roadthrough the fields. It is still there as a store

after a fire made it uninhabit-able over 35 years ago. Untilthe end of his days he enjoyedwalking those fields, lookingat the cattle and mending gapsin the hedges.He spent 55 years in various

parishes in Glasgow, as curatein St. Robert’s Nitshill and St.Ninian’s Knightswood. In1973 he was made a ParishPriest: first in St. Marys, thenin Our Lady of theAssumption, followed by St.Conval’s and Corpus Christiuntil he took semi-retirementin 1996 and went toImmaculate Conception, thenSt Paul’s Whiteinch. He was agreat man for knocking ondoors, visiting and meetingone and all, leaving a note atthe locked doors telling themFr. Murphy had called. Heknew people. As children we knew him as

the Jacob’s Biscuits man as healways brought a big packet ofMikado, Kimberly or coconutcreams on his visits. He was visiting at home one

evening when I was small andwe went to say the dailyrosary (usually after the6.01pm news headlines) andhe made us all kneel for it.While we had some trimmingshe had plenty more! We werenot used to kneeling so mybrothers and I were a bitbandy legged when we wentout to feed the calves after therosary and he joined us in thatwork too. I often drove him home

after Sunday lunch over thelast year and we said therosary together in the car andone of his trimmings was threeOur Fathers, three hail Marysand three Glory be’s for thepeople of Glasgow!The Archbishop wrote a

lovely message for the funeraland Fr. Pat Osborne read it atthe end of the funeral mass.People really appreciated it.

Fr. Pat added his own fewwords about their golfing andCanon Tom’s love for Celtic.In fact, when I last visited himbefore New Year he was ableto tell me that Celtic had wontheir match that day!After I was ordained, he

sent masses and donations tome in Uganda, and they al-ways came when we were inneed, he just seemed to knowand I will always be gratefulfor his generosity. When he retired he did his

weekly shopping in a smallshopping centre and the mod-ern out church of one of theKilkenny City’s Parishes isalso in its grounds. Here hewas known as the “one hourpriest” as he would go into thechapel for an hour to sit beforethe Blessed Sacrament everytime he went shopping. On Christmas Day he in-

sisted on going to Mass in hishome church. Perhaps heknew this was his last visit andwas his way of saying good-bye. His breathing and speechbecame more difficult somedays later and he becamemore restless. Family mem-bers joined him in his roomday and night and said therosary with him. When theyfinished, he would shake thebeads in his hands and theysaid another rosary. Hisbreathing and restlessnesscalmed early Monday morn-ing and he slipped away qui-etly to the Lord. May he restin peace.

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SCIAF16 • FLOURISHFEBRUARY 2018

DURING my visit to theKutupalong refugee camp inBangladesh, everyone wespoke to had seen or knewsomeone who had beenbrutally murdered. People havelost their wives, husbands,parents, children, members oftheir wider family, loved-onesand friends. Their homes wereburnt to the ground and alltheir belongings stolen.

Despite their unimaginablesuffering, I was struck by theenormous courage and braveryshown by the people I met asthey tried to protect their lovedones when the Myanmar armydescended on their villages.

The heartrending stories toldto me by two 28-year-oldcousins Muhamed Ali andMuhamed Jubair (bothpictured) will stay with meforever and I wonder what Iwould have done in theirterrible situation.

Ali told me: “My father gavehis life to save me. He wentout of the house first to pleadwith the soldiers. They askedwho else was in the house. Hejust argued with them andsaid, “Kill me but not myfamily”. Then they choppedhim into pieces. I just saw hisdead body but I couldn’t stopto touch it, there wasn’t time.”

Jubair saw his older brotherSaleem, 30, killed and cut topieces after the army attackedtheir village in the middle ofthe night, burned their homesto ashes and took their

belongings. He saw 16 boystied up by their wrists with onepiece of rope. They were alldecapitated.

“We had no time when theattack came. We had to run

quickly. Even the clothes Ihave have been given to mesince. When we came out ofthe house I saw my uncle’sbody lying on the ground.

“I told my wife to take thekids to run from the back ofthe house while I went out thefront. I ran and they chasedme, so my family could

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SCIAF Director ALISTAIR DUTTON reflects onhis recent visit to a Rohingya refugee camp inBangladesh where he saw how donations toSCIAF are playing a crucial role in helpingmany thousands of people who have fledviolence in Myanmar (Burma)

escape.“They shot at me and

grazed my head – now Ican’t feel anything abovemy right eye. After that wehid in the jungle for tendays together with thechildren. The military waseven killing young childrenso we were afraid,” hesaid.

“We have been here inthe camp now for threemonths. We receivedcooking utensils, withsaucepans, glasses, platesand spoons, and food: 4kgof lentils, 2kg sugar, 2litres of oil. We would liketo convey our gratitude andthanks, ‘Shukraan’, to thepeople of Scotland for theirhelp. We will pray for theScottish people in ourmosque in the camp.”

The generosity of SCIAFsupporters has beenincredible and weimmediately sent £100,000to our partner in thecamps, CaritasBangladesh. Blankets, floormats and sleeping matshave been distributed to14,600 families and wehave been able to help over40,000 families with food,cooking pots, plates andutensils.

I urge everyone tocontinue to give what youcan to help the Rohingyarefugees because thiscrisis is likely to last formany years. CaritasBangladesh has worked inthe area for many years, isurgently responding to thedire situation in the campsnow, and will remain withthe refugees for as long asthey are needed.

� Please donate to SCIAF’sRohingya emergencyappeal at www.sciaf.org.ukor call 0141 354 5555.

Raped, murdered and driven from theirhomes but you can still bring them hope

Pictures by Simon Murphy