proclaimer spring 2015

Parish Proclaimer Spring 2015 Edition

Cathedral Parish of Our Lady & St. Philip HowardCanon Tim Madeley - Dean

Father Stanislaw Mycek - Assistant Priest Rev. Mr. David Clifton - DeaconLouise Sharp - Parish Secretary*

Cathedral House, Parsons Hill, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AYTel: 01903 882 297 Fax: 01903 885 335 Email: [email protected]

Web: www.arundelcathedral.org

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

MASS TIMES AT THE CATHEDRAL

Sunday 9.30am Family Mass on the third Sunday of the month;Children’s Liturgy available other Sundays.

11.15am Cathedral Choir.Weekdays 10am Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Saturday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass.

Saturday 11am Benediction.

MASS TIMES AT THE CONVENT OF THE POOR CLARES, CROSSBUSH

Saturday 5.30pm Vespers.6.15pm Vigil Mass (entry at 6pm).

Sunday 4.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.5.30pm Vespers and Benediction.

Thursday 8.30am Mass - for Mass times on other weekdays please call the Convent the night before on 01903 882 536.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday Cathedral: 10.30am otherwise by appointment.

Convent : Before/after the Saturday 6.15pm Mass.

FRONT COVERFigure of Christ from the St.Wilfrid altar.

Photograph taken by Oliver Hawkins reprinted with his permission.

The Parish Proclaimer is printed by Prontaprint Brighton & Hove - March 2015

Spring Foreword

By Deacon David Clifton

I am writing this just at the end of the Christmas season, but when you read it, itwill be nearly Easter. These are two very different feasts. Christmas is an ‘indoor’feast (at least in northern latitudes). We recall that dark, cold night long ago, whenthe Saviour of the world was born in the warmth of a stable. For us, the world outside is dark and cold, so families gather round a blazing fire (at least they did before central heating). We enjoy good food and warming drinks. We light up thedarkness with candles – or now with electricity. We even bring the outdoors indoors. Christmas trees and holly, bay and ivy decorate our houses. No wonder it isa feast that appeals to many of scant faith or none.

Easter has a quite different atmosphere. It is more of an ‘outdoor’ feast. Not that wenecessarily spend a lot of the time outside, but the ‘focus’ is outside. Easter falls inthe Spring season. The days are growing longer and are getting brighter and warmer,and the whole world seems to be renewing itself and coming to new life. It is thetime of sowing and planting, with the hope of a bountiful harvest. We can see inthis a symbol of the Resurrection.

‘Hope’ is the word I associate with this feast. But hope can be a misunderstoodword. When we use it in normal speech it often expresses a wish rather than an

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expectation. Often the implication is that we are ‘hoping against hope’ – ie. we thinkthere is a good chance that it won’t happen. ‘I hope it will keep fine’; ‘I hope I passmy driving test’; ‘I hope I win the lottery’.

But Christian Hope is different. Christian Hope expects to be fulfilled. In the funeralservice we speak of “the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life”.No doubts there! Because this is what is promised to us by Jesus himself, if we keephis commandments. The Resurrection of Jesus is the guarantee of that promise. “Heis … the firstborn from the dead …” (Col 1: 18). In time, we will follow him in resurrection.

The commandments he has given us are to love God and love our neighbour. Wecan only do this by the grace of God and he gives us this grace in the Sacraments,and in prayer. Use the time left to prepare well so that you will have a truly HappyEaster,

Deacon David

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A Pilgrimage to the Holy LandBy Liz McCombe

As a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem I am calledto pray for the Christians in the Holy Land, to support their many needs and to visitthem - ‘the Living Stones’ - regularly.

Last year we visited many of the holy sites over 10 days, which included places inand around Bethlehem, the River Jordan, Galilee and of course Jerusalem. We visiteda number of Christian schools, which local Muslim children also attend. We also visited parishes in Northern Israel near to Nazareth for Sunday Mass.

Whilst in Bethlehem we met students at the University and in the Seminary, and inboth places enjoyed most generous hospitality.

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

The highlight of the pilgrimage for me was a night spent in vigil within the HolySepulchre. To have that great space, the holiest of holy sites to one’s self was trulyawesome. We could pray at the Tomb and at Calvary, in fact anywhere within thebuilding. It was very peaceful. Our vigil began by watching the closing ceremony.This was overseen by a Franciscan, an Armenian and a Greek Orthodox priest. Thecustodians of the keys are from a Muslim family. They arrive each evening to lockthe Holy Sepulchre. So our night began.

We used, as our base for the night, the Chapel of St. Helena. This chapel is where itis reputed that St. Helena found pieces of the True Cross. There were 15 of us, led byBishop Richard Moth in that huge place all night which is usually thronged by thousands of people by day. We spent time in reflection on His Passion and Deathon the Cross and His rising from the Tomb. At midnight the Greek Orthodox priestsbegan their day of worship at the tomb. The Armenian, Franciscan and Greek Orthodox priests in turn, reverenced all the altars within the Sepulchre and fromthen on there is worship taking place constantly until closure the next night.

We attended a Mass during the night in the Franciscans’ own chapel which was verymoving.

The Holy Sepulchre is reopened to the public at 5.30am and the first ‘Latin’ Mass isusually at about 6.30am in the Tomb. Some of us stayed for this Mass but I returnedto have a couple of hours rest before starting another busy day of our pilgrimageTo have had this night to contemplate that God the Father gave His only Son for ourredemption, in that place, was a great privilege.

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Stations of the Cross

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Cathedral Choir NewsBy Elizabeth Stratford

On 24 September the Cathedral choristers plus a few adult helpers headed to Londonto see ‘Matilda’, the musical of Roald Dahl's famous story about a clever little girlcalled Matilda whose parents think she is weird for reading books and not watchingtelevision. Matilda starts school and encounters the terrible headmistress, MissTrunchbull, who thinks nothing of throwing 5 year olds through windows, butmakes friends with her class teacher Miss Honey. Travel issues did not hamper ourenjoyment despite struggling to get back to Victoria station and catching a later-than-planned train!

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From Leon Bonner-le Fur...At ‘Matilda’ I had special binoculars to see better. There were lasers and scooters,but best of all was when Miss Trunchbull forced a boy to eat an entire chocolatecake. There was a newt that went into Trunch's cup of water, I thought she wasgoing to swallow it! There was a technical difficulty at the beginning and the girlplaying Matilda was ill so another girl played her instead.

From Maddie Hallam...I enjoyed ‘Matilda’ because it was really creative and funny and enjoyable. I woulddefinitely go again. My favourite character was Miss Trunchbull and the 'When Igrow up' song was my favourite, when the cast were on swings which came rightout into the audience. I also really liked the newt bit.

From Olivia Crosby...On 24.9.14 we went to see ‘Matilda’ in the West End. It was amazing. My favouritepart was when they sang (they had good voices). I also loved travelling through London with my friends. The musical was very precise and the actors were very professional. I would like to go again. London was very busy and we were delayedby an hour but it was well worth it and I would recommend it.

From Indigo Steele...I enjoyed the whole thing but my favourite bit was actually watching the show. Itwas amazing. The songs and the acting were brilliant. My favourite child characterwas Lavendar because she was amusing and a funny character. My favourite adultactor was Mrs Wormwood, Matilda's mum, because she was crazy and energeticand always dancing. The worst part was getting home, we waited hours to catch abus. When we got on it it took ages to get to Victoria train station!

From Ella Markell...On our trip to the musical 'Matilda' we went on a train to London. Then we got ona bus and we looked at all the buildings. I took pictures of all the telephone boxes Icould see. When we got to the theatre we sat down and watched. I was sitting nextto Leon and Lindsey. The show was AMAZING!!! My favourite character was MrsWormwood because she was funny and loud. I also liked Miss Trunchbull becauseshe was actually a man dressed up as a lady. After the show I bought a keyring witha newt on it and a present for my mum which was a badge saying 'children are maggots'. We all had dinner at Victoria station. We missed our train and were anhour late but it was worth it.

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From Harriet Hallam...‘Matilda’ was AMAZING!!!! My favourite part was when Miss Trunchbull spun thelittle girl by the plaits and she went flying into the air. I liked this because it was really tense and seat gripping. My favourite character was Lavendar, Matilda's bestfriend. Lavendar was energetic, funny and really funky. I would definitely go again.

From Indigo Ashworth...I had a really fun time at ‘Matilda’. On the way home Olivia plaited my hair on thetrain and we were all were singing.

From Clarabel Steele...My favourite bit of ‘Matilda’ was when they sang and when Matilda's friend put anewt in Miss Trunchbull's jug of water, I also liked the bit where they all came outon scooters, that was funny. I liked travelling around London seeing all the buildings. Afterwards we went to McDonalds and had a meal then came home. Iliked going on the trains travelling through different places. On the train we playedOld Maid and I was the Old Maid once. I had a really fun time, I loved it!

From India Craddock...My favourite parts were when Bruce ate the cake, when the cast were on the swingsand sang and they went right over our heads. My favourite characters were BruceBogtrotter and Matilda. I bought a ‘Matilda’ bag and programme.

One month earlier in August 2014...

From Harriet Hallam, aged 14...Olivia Crosby, Leon Bonner Le Fur, Maddie Hallam, Ella Markell and me had theamazing fortune of going on the Junior Choral Course at Wellington College in Berkshire. This course was run by Ralph Allwood MBE, a renowned conductor anddirector of the Eton Choral Courses and Martyn Ford, Head of Performing Arts at

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Lambrook School. Alongside Ralph and Martyn were four music scholars from various places including St. John's College Cambridge, King’s College Cambridgeand Eton plus other supporting music staff and people to look after us. The passionand enthusiasm that they all have for choral music is infectious and we all benefittedfrom their rich experience and joy. One of the things I thoroughly enjoyed on thecourse was the variety of music we sang, which ranged from an inspirational versionof 'Blackbird' by Lennon & McCartney to 'Greetings' by Mendelssohn. We also performed a short musical called 'Up the Odyssey', which was Homer's tale ofUlysses' journey to find his wife Penelope. In a day we would have roughly 10 hoursof singing, 2 rehearsals as a four-part choir, consort groups (small groups where weworked with people in the same year group as us), sectionals and 3-4 rehearsals inour singing parts.�All the pieces we sang in rehearsals were for our concert at theend of the course. However within our consort groups we each learnt a piece ofmusic and performed it to everyone at the informal concert, which was on Thursday.This was a chance for consort groups to perform the piece they had been rehearsingand if anyone wanted to perform any other music they liked they could. Olivia,Leon, Maddie, Ella and I sang 'Be thou my vision' by Bob Chilcott.�On the final daywe performed a variety of music including ‘Odyssey’ in Wellington College's OldHall for parents and family members. We then moved to the Chapel to sing ‘Giveunto The Lord’ by Elgar and ‘Hear my words, ye people’ by Parry. Both of these are incredible pieces of music.�We all learned so much from this truly amazing experience, from finding out how to identify a key signature to how correct postureimproves our singing and how music can bring people together. Thank you to everyone who supported us by buying our cakes at our cake sale, and donating atCorpus Christi whilst we sang. We couldn't have gone without your help.

From Maddie Hallam, aged 10...I had the most amazing chance along with Harriet, Olivia, Leon and Ella to go to theJunior Choral Course at Wellington College this year. We had long days of singingwith breaks in the morning and breakfast, lunch and dinner. The staff were amazingand would even sing Grace to us every day. In the afternoon the tuck shop wouldopen and we could sign up for activities. All children stayed at the school in theirHouses. The older children stayed in Anglesey with me, Olivia, Ella, Leon in MurrayHouse, which was in the main part of Wellington College.�In the middle of the weekwe had an informal concert, which was fun, then at the end of the course we had amore serious one for all the parents which was in the Chapel and the Old Hall whichwas fun but quite scary too. As well as having a thrilling and scary time, I had funand made many new friends from around the world.

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From Olivia Crosby, aged 12...I went to my first Junior Choral Course in August 2014 not really knowing what toexpect. We sang different genres of music so there was a variety of pieces. We performed a concert at the end of our week which was in two halves. The first halfhad a piece with a story to it and was called ‘Up the Odyssey’ which was jazzy. Thesecond half was more sacred music where we sang ‘Hear my words ye people’ and‘Give unto the Lord’. We also had lots of fun activities such as swimming and I madegood friends. I am definitely going back.

From Ella Markell, aged 11... I felt very nervous before I went to the course. We did a lot of singing and rehearsalsand we also did activities like swimming, tennis, crafts and board games. We workedon this music for the concert: ‘Greetings’, ‘Up the Odyssey’, ‘Blackbird’, ‘ChatanoogaChoo Choo’, ‘Give Unto The Lord’ and ‘Hear my words ye people’. The teachers wereamazing and very helpful and they taught me really well. One of my favourite partsof the course was when we played a really fun game in the forest and we had a bigwater fight afterwards. I made lots of friends and would definitely go back.

From Leon Bonner Le Fur, aged 11...At the junior choral course, I learned a lot about music and singing. Before I went toWellington I was feeling nervous because I thought the teenagers would laugh at mebecause I love to sing. When I first saw the College, I thought. “this is probablywhere the future president would go!” When I met Ralph, he was very kind to meunlike Martin who in the practices would make everyone laugh at someone else byinsulting them! :( I met lots of new and exciting friends like Nick and Henry. Everyday was fun and especially the war we had! On the last day I had mixed feelings because I wanted to stay but I was happy to see my family after a week.

Examination results:Indigo Ashworth - Grade 1 singing - meritMadaleine Hallam - Grade 5 singing - passMaisie Cunnett - Grade 8 singing - merit

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ARUNDEL & BRIGHTON DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES30 July - 7 August 2015

Application forms are available from the Sacristy, the Pilgrimage officeor downloaded from www.ablourdes.org

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Parish People - Rosie & Maurice HartleyBy Colin Swanton

Recent arrivals into our parish, Rosie and Maurice have settled in quickly and enjoyliving in the centre of Arundel and being able to worship in our lovely Cathedral.They moved here from North London in August 2013.

Rosie was born in Hendon and has two brothers. Her father was Catholic and was achoirboy at Brompton Oratory, but Rosie was baptised in an Anglican Church andthe three children were sent to Sunday School, which she hated! Rosie then went toa Congregational Church and at 15 years’ old started to explore her Christianity moredeeply and sent for books on the Catholic faith from CTS (Catholic Truth Sociey).As the local Catholic Church was next to the Congregational Church that she wasattending, Rosie caught a bus to East Finchley and attended Mass there. At the ageof 17, she was received into the Catholic faith. Rosie finished her schooling with ascholarship to the North London Collegiate School before starting work with ICI. At21, she moved to a new job with the Metal Box Company. Shortly after she started, anew man moved into her office and............. into her heart, husband-to-be Maurice.Father French married them in 1963 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in East Finchley.Eighteen months after their wedding, they bought a house in Palmers Green whereboth their children – Richard, the eldest, and Joanna – were born.

Maurice was born in Worcester, the third son of a London man and an Italianwoman who met in Anzio on the west coast of Italy. He was baptised and confirmedat St. George’s Church in Worcester and went to Kings’ School attached to the Cathedral. Maurice went from school at 18 into the Educational Corps to do his National Service. He was posted to Midhurst to do his basic training with the Royal

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Sussex Regiment. On completion of his National Service, Maurice was invited tojoin the local newspaper group for Worcester and Hereford. Five years later, in 1961,he took his skills to the Metal Box Company in Baker Street, London. He joined theirPublicity and Advertising Department, specialising in plastics products.

In 1971, the family moved to Totteridge where they lived for some 42 years. In 1975Maurice left Metal Box and started his own company supplying the packaging industry with goods manufactured in plastic sheeting, embossed film and stretchfilm. Both Maurice and Rosie worked for the company based in Watford and theywent from one factory with four staff to two factories with 95 staff. Maurice told methat this growth was achieved by very hard work but it came to a halt in the industrydownturn of 2009. They finally sold up, retired and moved to Arundel in 2013.

They are very proud of their two children, who are very different from each other.Richard went to Mill Hill School before going to York University where he achieved a2.1 in biochemistry and followed this with a law degree before moving to Japan on aJet Scheme in 1996. It was there that he met Muireann, a young Irish lady, whom hemarried in 1999 in Rathdowney in Ireland. They now live in a beautiful thatched cottage in Buckinghamshire.

Joanne was diagnosed with a learning disability at the age of 15 months. After attending the local Special School she went for further education and independencetraining to Lingfield Hospital School for two years. She then decided she wanted tobe independent and with the help of the local Mencap Society she progressed fromliving in a Group Home to a flat of her own with support from Mencap. During thistime Joanne worked four days a week at St. Joseph’s Pastoral Centre, helping profoundly handicapped people with their art and pottery. She gradually became lessable to cope with living alone and in 2008, Rosie and Maurice discovered the L’Archecommunity in Bognor Regis. After a two-year battle with Barnet Council she finallybecame a member and settled into the L’Arche assisted living house very happily.She can now travel by train to Arundel and back to visit her parents, somethingwhich could not have been envisaged a few years ago. Joanne attends Mass at OurLady of Sorrows in Bognor Regis and is a server there.

As well as regularly attending Mass, Rosie and Maurice also help out at the Cathedral in Arundel by working in the gift shop on Friday afternoons, and supportthe St. Philip Howard Primary School. Maurice has now become a governor andRosie a reading buddy.

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Proclaimer Crossword Puzzle 29By Chris Dinham

ACROSS DOWN 1. Unpleasant winter weather in high 2. Accurate and tidy (4)

Scotland parts (9) 3. Source of planks and timber (4)8. A bar or shaft that helps revolve the car 4.. Alarm and great fear (6)

wheel (4) 5. An established form of a religious or9. Word that says ‘it’s the best of what I like (9) another ceremony (6)10. Run away for speed, quickly (4) 6. A very loud blast or detonation (9)13. In which can be made a piece of 7. She or he will be brought into the court (7)

jewellery (5) 11. Have a really excellent evening to enjoy well (9)15. The runner of the newspaper (6) 12. You must drive carefully to be sure the16. Chartered, hired or rented (6) right way (9)17. A city of south west England (6) 13. Deserve; lust for it (5) 19. Grieve; mourn; lament (6) 14. A rigid, usually metal type of bar (5)20. Male type of high singing (5) 18. No way, mate - won’t do it! (6) 21. A girl’s name (4) 19. Vessel for drinks (6) 22. A lovely yellow flower (9) 22. District or neighbourhood (4) 25. Implement used by a builder (4) 23. Satisfied, all present, the lot! Enough! (4)26. A popular part of your dinner (9)

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Icon TreatBy Sr. Leo, The Poor Clares Convent

I’ve just completed a five-day icon retreat. This involved the process of writing anicon (Our Lady of Tenderness) on a prepared gesso board, under the direction of askilled iconographer and teacher. My hopes and expectations proved fanciful butwere far exceeded in the end. I was fondly imagining myself sitting, painting andthinking deep thoughts about Our Lady and the mystery of the Incarnation; the reality proved utterly different.

My three companions and I first traced all the main lines of our chosen icon prototype with tracing paper, then reversed the paper and with a forefinger, rubbedred pigment along all the lines we had traced. We reversed the tracing paper againand retraced our first lines so that when we lifted the paper, the red pigment we hadrubbed on the back was now transferred to the white gesso board (pre-preparedpainstakingly by the icon teacher) and hopefully we could now go over those lineswith a sharp tool, to gently incise on the board the lines of the icon features, garments, and all else it included. This all required great application and exactnessand was really hard work. At different intervals, we each slipped away exhausted fora cup of tea and a needed break.

Then began the exciting stage of laying the base tone of the paint on the features ofthe icon: this is built up slowly, always moving from darkness to light. It was themoment to learn another skill! To mix the egg tempera that is the basis of the colourpigment, we learnt the fascinating skill of rolling an egg yolk from one clean palm toanother until every vestige of white was gone, and the yolk ‘sac’ could be safely

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pinched to allow its precious yolk to run into the container. Being a cook I loved thatbit and felt much less inadequate momentarily! Then came mixing the pigment withthe egg tempera , many many thin washes to make a good foundation upon whichthe colour of the icon could be gradually built up, and above all the layers of lightadded. Even this mixing of pigment and egg tempera was done in a special way,“just stroke it with the brush,” the teacher said, “you’re not making custard!” Theteacher was firm but so kind and encouraging, and always at hand when needed –and would improve a wobbly line with a consummately skilled use of the paintbrush.

Finally, after five long days, four retreatants and their icons participated in a beautifulVespers, carrying the icons in procession to Orthodox Easter music and placingthem with lights to be blessed by a priest friend who came in specially. We omittedthe second psalm and each of those who had taken part went to the microphoneand shared in a few sentences, their experience of the week, a kind of special icon‘canticle’.

A few days on, it seems to me that the experience was ‘seeded’ with many goodthings which will continue to develop, and in addition each of us has a beautifulhand written icon in his or her home, a kind of ‘real presence’ and a doorway intothe eternal world.

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Mothers PrayersBy Melinda Heathcote

A few weeks ago I attended a day in Purley, Surrey, run by the Mothers Prayers (MP) organisation. There were about 50 women there from quite widespread parts of thecountry. The day was led by Carolyn Hart, the National Co-ordinator. We beganwith Mass in the Parish Church and after that we met each other over tea and coffeeand then listened to Carolyn giving us the history of how MP began. In the afternoon she led us through our MP prayer programme together, as we do in ourown small groups, with explanations to illustrate and emphasise the meaning of MP.

MP was started by a mother, Veronica, who had been praying for her children for along time, and she and her sister-in-law began to feel that they would like to joinwith other mothers, to pray together for their children. Veronica felt guided in her

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prayer life to try and put the programme together, and the prayers that she wrote surprised her. They were much more simple and uncomplicated than anything shewould have expected to have written, and it became apparent too that they weresuitable for all Christians of every denomination. The two sisters-in-law also felt thatthey should not advertise or try to spread the idea of the MP groups, and that itwould grow of itself. This in fact happened in surprising ways, and it has nowspread to over 70 countries and been translated into 40 languages. The prayers andform of the meetings is the same everywhere however.

One thing that struck me on hearing Carolyn's explanations was that MP is not designed to be intercessory prayer. That is in MP we give all the pain and worriesthat we feel for our children to God, and trust in His words, “Ask and you shall receive” and that He is waiting to bless and heal the mothers and their children whocome to Him in faith. Therefore the aim is also that we go away from MP feeling thatour burdens have been lightened, at least for a while. Most of us reclaim them soonenough! We can never not care for our children or be anxious about them, but it islearning to trust in God, once we have brought our children to Him, that is the giftof MP.

Our meetings are on the first and third Wednesday of every month, 11am in the

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Cashman room in the Cathedral Centre. Numbers vary from 2 to about 8 women.New members are always welcome. The prayer time takes about 30 - 40 minutes,and anything shared between us is always completely confidential. We usually havea cup of coffee and chat at the end of the meeting. So far we have been running for alittle over 10 months.

From the www.mothersprayers.org website:

We have our own booklet of prayers for the meeting, a selection of which is shownhere:

Thank you dear Lord for the gift of motherhood. This is such a blessed and dignified vocation.Lord, we often forget just how much you trust us, by giving one of your precious children into our care.Please help us always to appreciate the importance of being a mother. Amen

Dear Jesus, you see right into our heartsand you see pain there.We come to bring our children to you.We know that you love them so much more than we do.Please protect us, our families and our meeting,from the evil one and from all evil.We know Lord, that you have the Victory,so we thank you now for your protection andfor being with us today.Amen

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Lord, give me the eyes to see you in my children, your heart to love them and your gentleness to help them grow.Give me your wisdom to guide them, and your strength when I need to let them go.Amen

Dear Lord, we unite our prayers with all Mothers Prayersgroups throughout the world.Lord we are serious in our requests.We have wasted too much time worrying andtrying to put things right ourselves and even bydoing nothing at all!.But now Lord, united with all our sisters in yourfamily, we praise you and thank you for thenew hope that you have given us, as we bringour children to you.Amen

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“Stop your crying and wipe away your tears. All that you have done for your children will not go unrewarded. They will return from the enemy's land. There is hope for your future. Your children will come back home. I, the Lord, have spoken.”(Jer 31: 16,17) Good News Bible

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Memorable Overseas Masses - 7 By Graham Rodmell

This final feature in the ‘Memorable Overseas Masses’ series combines a number oftrips in the Caribbean...

St. LuciaOne of my longer overseas business visits (all of four/five weeks) was to St. Lucia inthe Windward Islands. The work included an attempt, with the help of a locallawyer, to harness US style condominium law in support of a residential and marinatourism project. The government of St. Lucia changed hands between the French andthe British twelve times, which left the island with a quaint mix of the NapoleonicCode Civil and the English law of Equity.

St. Lucia is now well known as a tourism destination, but in the late seventies, a holiday there was only one step beyond pioneering. My employer corporation hadthe brilliant idea of dredging some swampy wetlands and thus, at a stroke, eradicated a dreaded sand fly problem, built a yacht basin and created a sanded ‘spit’of land connecting the mainland to Pigeon Island. This was the former base for Admiral Rodney’s fleet which engaged in frequent naval battles with the French fleet.In the eighteenth century, soldiers and sailors based there died from cholera and yellow fever. Now sand fly bites were making life miserable for tourists who werefinding their way from North America to new hotels in Rodney Bay. Any reader whoknows the area today would not recognise it in those early years. Now there are numerous smart hotels the length of the spit and all around the bay.

Some of my friends were not convinced that St. Lucia could truly be a work

Aspects of Holiday Inn, now known as St. Lucian by Rex

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destination, especially when I arranged for my wife, Pauline, to join me so that Icould spend one week’s leave there with her. This less than generous impression ofmy visit was compounded by my temporary address, which was ‘Holiday Inn’ (nowthe St. Lucian by Rex); and by the frequent Rum Punch gatherings with my colleagues resident there, each of whom vied for my approval of his preferred recipefor this beverage. Pauline’s visit coincided with the days immediately before andafter Carnival, when serious business gave way to very noisy and colourful bands,processions and ‘jumping up’ (a euphemism for intoxicated Caribbean dancing inthe streets). Our clever local legal advisor (who also held the office of St. LucianAmbassador to the Holy See) was Trinidadian and went at this season to Port ofSpain for ‘serious’ Carnival where he was leader of a band. Carnival was the explanation for every omission and oversight for weeks beforehand. An importantmeeting I had with the Minister of Housing was interrupted several times by schoolchildren preparing for the Minister’s own band and required costume and make-upinstructions. It was obvious that my ‘heavy’ subject was low in her priorities.

The first Sunday there I went to Mass in the Cathedral in the capital Castries. This isa large nineteenth century structure, with wide span wrought iron work. But for thetower, the building could be confused with a French market building of the same period. The West Indian clergy had not at that time adopted the now regular longduration Masses and worship felt comfortable. There was a good expatriate attendance. The following Sunday, Pauline and I walked to the small church in GrosIslet, the village closest to our hotel. Gros Islet referred to the former ‘islet’, the nowconnected Pigeon Island. There was a huge contrast between the poverty of the villagers and the relative wealth of guests in the hotel. The security guards maintained vigilance along the beach, if not to ensure that villagers kept to their village, then at least to prevent their presence causing a management perceived to be

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception The iconic 1950s cars in Cuba

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a nuisance to the guests. Mass was mainly in English, spiced with occasional patoisphrases derived from French. The resentment of the villagers living in poverty towards hotel guests was almost tangible. In a congregation largely unshod, half a‘flip-flop’ was highly prized. Undeterred, we went again for Ash Wednesday, butthereafter I returned to the ‘comfort zone’ of the Cathedral. I understand that GrosIslet is now economically stronger and promotes a weekly ‘jump-up’, very popularwith locals and visitors.

CubaIn the mid-nineties, I was staying at the Melia Cohiba hotel by the western end ofthe well known promenade (el Malecon) in La Havana, Cuba for a series of meetingswith members of the Government. I wanted to find a nearby church where I couldgo to Mass the following Sunday. After decades of Soviet style socialism, I was not surprised that the staff was not interested in helping me to find a church. Instead, Iwent for a walk and asked an elderly lady (who, I guessed, correctly, remembered theBattista regime overthrown by Fidel Castro) out walking with her eleven year oldgranddaughter. This proved to be a welcome experience for both of us. She insistedon walking me to ‘her Church’. Normally the walk would have taken about ten minutes, but at her pace, it was closer to 20 minutes. She seemed thrilled to be in conversation with someone from the UK. She had spent all her life in Cuba, was welleducated, enunciated well and was proud that when something needed clarifying inCastellano or translating into English, her granddaughter was able to oblige. Shelived in a sheltered apartment block close to the hotel and wanted me to comeround for coffee one evening in the week (sadly declined because I was working witha colleague and needed all the time I could get to revise draft agreements).

‘La anciana’ warned me what to expect when I went to the Sunday morning Massand it was all as she described. She explained that the regime did not licence the import of building materials for repair purposes and the main structure was nowdangerous and closed. The Goverment did not encourage paints even for homes, stillless for Church purposes. The congregation squeezed into the vestry and an adjoining hall, crowded with people of all ages including families with children.These were probably people living in the peso economy, who had so little but communicated such (Pope Francis style) joy. The experience for them was possiblyenhanced by that brief opportunity to escape the grinding daily rationing system andenjoy a measure of independence. Let us hope that they were encouraged by thelimited concessions won by Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to the Catholic educatedDr. Castro in 2012.

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MartiniqueBy the time we visited Martinique for a holiday with our student daughters, it waswell developed with quality housing and buildings. Martinique is regarded as part ofmetropolitan France directly electing députés to the Assembly in Paris. We stayed atClub Med and ventured out on Sunday to a very crowded French language Mass forwhich we were fortunate to be able to stand at the back of the open configurationChurch – very different from holiday experiences in rural mainland France, where inso many places one could be fortunate to have an ill-attended Mass more than occasionally. Our daughters could not join us this time as one of them had brokenher ankle and spent much of her holiday experiencing the efficient French HealthService at first hand.

GrenadaThe Church at Grand Anse, Grenada was more like your neighbourhood south London evangelical tabernacles, except that the core ingredients of the Mass were always present. We had already been impressed by the friendliness of the averageGrenadian and by the pride in their island state. The great advantage of that churchover the Cathedral in St. George’s at that time was that it had a roof, whilst theCathedral roof had been blown down by Hurricane Ivan and it had an improvisedcanvas roof pending the raising of funds.

Grand Anse must be close to holding the world duration record for a regular SundayMass. It lasted two hours. The priest greeted everyone, mostly by name. The choirsang like a gospel choir – very rhythmic with percussion. At the bidding prayers people generally were invited to add their personal petitions to get the strength ofthe parish praying for them. The celebrant wanted to emphasise the internationalsupport, so anyone not obviously Grenadian was invited to announce where he orshe was from. The North Americans loved all this – I whispered to Pauline to saynothing. What an old misery I must be, but then I was still hoping that the servicemight end in under two hours! The homily was prefaced and interspersed with oralquestions testing our Bible knowledge. This gave me another reason to stay quiet –my detailed knowledge was well short of local standards. The happiness of all present was clear and the little children were either quiet or patient, or it was just toohot for them to be bothered?

Editorial NoteA huge THANK YOU to Graham who has provided us with seven interesting andamusing features in the Parish Proclaimer about his overseas business travels andhow he has always managed to attend Sunday Mass whatever continent he was in!

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Comedy with the Clergy (and others)

A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the priest was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by thehand and pulled him aside. The priest said to him, “You need to join the Army ofthe Lord!” My friend replied, “I'm already in the Army of the Lord, Father.” Thepriest then asked, “How come I don't see you except at Christmas and Easter?” Hewhispered back, “I'm in the secret service!”

It was about a month ago when a man in Amsterdam felt that he needed to confess,so went to his priest.”Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. During the Second WorldWar I hid a refugee in my attic. “Well,” the priest replied, “that's not a sin.” “But Imade him agree to pay me 20 Guilder for every week he stayed.” “I must admit thatwasn't good, but you did it for a good cause,” was the priest’s response. “Oh, thankyou, Father, that eases my mind. I have one more question...” The priest asked,“What is that, my son?” The man answered, “Do I have to tell him the war is over?”

When Adam stayed out very late for a few nights, Eve became upset, saying. “Youare running around with other women.” “You're being unreasonable,” Adam replied,‘“you're the only woman on earth.” The quarrel continued until Adam fell asleep,only to be awakened by someone poking him in the chest. It was Eve. “What do youthink you're doing?” Adam demanded. “Counting your ribs!’ said Eve.

Arthur was sitting outside his local pub one day, enjoying a quiet pint and generallyfeeling good about himself, when a nun suddenly appears at his table and starts decrying the evils of drink. “You should be ashamed of yourself young man! Drinking is a sin! Alcohol is the blood of the devil!” Now Arthur gets annoyed aboutthis, and goes on the offensive. “How do you know, Sister?” “My Mother Superiortold me so.” “But have you ever had a drink yourself? How can you be sure thatwhat you are saying is right?” “Don't be ridiculous - of course I have never taken alcohol myself.” “Then let me buy you a drink; if you still believe afterwards that itis evil I will give up drink for life.” “How could I, a Nun, sit outside this public housedrinking?” “I'll get the barman to put it in a teacup for you, then no-one will know."The nun reluctantly agrees, so Arthur goes inside to the bar.”Another pint for me,and a triple vodka on the rocks,” then he lowers his voice and says to the barman“...and could you put the vodka in a teacup?”“Oh no! It's not that drunken nunagain is it?"

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Corpus Christi & the Carpet of Flowers

What is Corpus Christi?

‘Corpus Christi’ is Latin for ‘the Body of Christ’. The Festival is more properly called‘Corpus et Sanguis Christi’. ‘the Body and Blood of Christ’.

At the Last Supper he shared with the Apostles, Jesus took some bread... and gave itto them saying, “This is my body which will be given for you; do this as a memorialof me.” He did the same with the cup... “This cup is the new covenant in myblood...” (Luke 22:19-20). The Church carries out Christ’s command by the daily celebration of Mass (the Eucharist) and the partaking of Holy Communion.

For Catholics the Eucharist is at the very heart of their faith. The Second VaticanCouncil called it ‘the fount and summit of the entire Christian life’. The reason forthis is that Catholics believe that, in the Eucharist, Christ is ‘truly, really and substantially’ present. This means that we believe that Jesus Christ, true God andtrue man, becomes really present, in his body and blood, soul and divinity, underthe appearance of bread and wine. In communion we receive Christ in his humanityand his divinity into our own bodies and souls.

From the very beginning of the Church there was clearly the idea that there wassomething special. The Eucharist was picked out by St. Luke as one of the marks ofthe young Church. The first Christians ‘devoted themselves to the breaking of breadand the prayers’ (Acts of the Apostles 2:42). The earliest reference we have to theEucharist is found in the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians. Speaking of whathe has received from Christ himself, he repeats the words that Jesus spoke over thebread and wine at the Last Supper and comments, “For anyone who eats and drinkswithout discerning the body, eats and drinks judgement upon himself.” He wouldseem to be referring here to something more than a simple symbolic gesture.

In the Gospels, written later, Jesus himself is reported as saying, “I am the livingbread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread which I shall givefor the life of the world is my flesh” (Gospel of John 6:48ff). One could possibly interpret these words figuratively, as referring to his salvation of the world by hisdeath. However, the gospel records that his listeners took Jesus’ words literally, because they asked him how he could possibly do this. His response confirms that

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he meant exactly what he said. Several times he insists, “...unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you... For my flesh is foodindeed, and my blood is drink indeed”. Even when his followers turned away, finding this too difficult to believe, he did not call them back but challenged even hischosen Twelve to go away too.

However we may interpret Scripture, it is certain that the early church took thewords of Jesus literally. St. Justin, the martyr, writing something before AD 165 (theyear of his death) refers to the established teaching of his time regarding the eucharist, “for we do not receive this food as ordinary bread and as ordinary drink;but just as Jesus Christ our saviour became flesh through the word of God, and assumed flesh and blood for our salvation, so too we are taught that the food overwhich the prayer of thanksgiving, the word received from Christ, has been said, the food which nourishes our flesh and blood by assimilation, is the flesh and blood ofthis Jesus who became flesh (In Defence of the Christians).

The special celebration of the Eucharist with a solemn festival was introduced intothe Church’s calendar in 1264 and takes place on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday,ie. eight weeks and four days after Easter Sunday. Because the date is related to Easter, it changes each year in the same way that Easter does.

In Arundel, the feast is celebrated with special splendour. After a solemn Mass,Christ’s Body (Corpus Christi), in the form of bread, is carried in procession to the accompaniment of hymns and prayers, as a public witness to the belief in the truepresence of Christ in the Eucharist.

The Carpet of Flowers

In the ancient world it was the custom to strew flowers in the path of important persons as a sign of respect and reverance. This custom was adopted by the Churchto honour the Blessed Sacrament, carried in procession in the festival of Corpus Christi. In some places in Europe this practice was extended so that the wholestreets were carpeted with flowers. Even today, in some towns in Italy, a carpet offlowers is laid for the entire route of the procession, in intricate patterns and picturesdepicting scenes from the gospels.

Henry, XV Duke of Norfolk and the founder of Arundel Cathedral, having seen thecarpet of flowers in the village of Sutri outside Rome, introduced the custom to Arundel in 1877. The tradition seems not to have been carried on during the First

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World War, but was revived in 1919 and has continued ever since; the whole work isnow being undertaken by parishioners instead of the castle gardeners, who originallyundertook the task.

Some people express dismay that the beautiful flower carpet is walked on as part ofthe celebration, but that is its whole purpose. It is there to pave the way for the Kingof Kings carried by the bishop in the Blessed Sacrament. The beauty of the flowersand the skill and hard work of those who lay the carpet are sacrificed to the one whocreated both flowers and people, It acknowledges that he is Master and Lord of allcreation.

May this delightful custom long continue to give glory to God and joy to all whocome to see it.

The daily schedule to celebrate 2014 Corpus Christi:

Wednesday 3 June 9.30am – 8pm Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers on view

Thursday 4 June 9.30am – 5.30pm Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers on view 5.30pm Mass in the Cathedral 6.30pm approx Procession to the Castle and back

to the Cathedral

A call for every parishioner to help us prepare for Corpus Christi:

Monday and Tuesday, 1 - 2 June, are the two days where we need volunteers tocome forward and help us with the laying of flower heads and foliage down the central aisle. We will also need people to help with cleaning the Cathedral as well asproviding much needed refreshment for the workers!

Wednesday and Thursday, 3 - 4 June, are the public days and we would appreciatethe help of volunteers to act as guides to the many visitors coming along, as well asassisting with the provision of refreshments in the Cathedral Centre.

Please contact Louise Sharp, Parish Secretary, to confirm that you can help us in anyway you can: 01903 882 297 or email [email protected]

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Veiling the Cross By Deacon David Clifton

It is the custom in the Latin Church that for the two weeks leading up to Easter (Passiontide), veils are placed over statues, pictures and crucifixes in our churches.The idea is that by covering these ‘distractions’ the attention of the congregation isfocused on the sanctuary, and that the liturgies of that solemn season are followedwith more concentration.

While the statues in the Cathedral have been veiled each Passiontide for many years,the large crucifix has not been, because it is so high up, and no-one had worked outa way to get a veil up there. Canon Tim and I agreed that we should try to work outa way to do it.

It seemed to me that what we should aim for was some way of hoisting a veil ratherlike a flag up a flagpole so that it could easily be raised and lowered. The troublewas, we had no flagpole! The veil needed to be attached to a frame, which could beraised by means of loops of cord passing through a metal rings (eyelets) at highlevel. The veil would have to come up in front of the figure on the crucifix, but ideally, the eyelets would have to be behind the crucifix so as not to be visible. Thecords too should not be visible, so they would have to be quite thin, and dark incolour.

In the end I worked out, in theory, a possible way of doing it. Here is a picture ofhow it works:

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The weak point in this theory is that there were no eyelets in the back of the crucifix, and no cords in place. The cross member of the crucifix is about 8m (26ft)above the Cathedral floor. That’s about three stories of a normal house. The onlyway to get the eyelets and cords in place was to hire a tower scaffold, and climb upand put them there.

The tower duly arrived as a kit of parts and was assembled like a huge Meccano set.Until the bracing was in place the whole assembly wobbled quite a bit. Not a pleasant feeling 6m up! It was a strange feeling trying to screw the eyelets in as thewhole crucifix is suspended on cables and swung about quite a bit.

Once the eyelets and cords were in place the scaffold could be removed and theframe attached to the cords. Everything was ready to haul up the veil, which happened without any great problem except that the frame would not go up to itsfull height and seemed not to be level from back to front. Still, the veil was in position.

It was only on Holy Saturday, when we went to lower the veil, that the reason forthe slight crookedness of the frame was discovered. As we tried to lower it, the frontbar carrying the veil came down behind the head of the figure of Christ, and theframe was stuck! It turned out that the loops of cord had inadvertently been passedover the rear bar (supporting the counterweights) so that pulling on the cords rotated the whole frame pulling the back down so that the front went up. Anyamount of pulling on the cords simply made the situation worse because they pulleddown the back of the frame.

So, here we were, just a few hours before the Easter Vigil was to start, with the main

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crucifix veiled, and no means of freeing it without erecting scaffolding (which wedidn’t have). I don’t know how it happened, but after some fervent prayer, suddenlythe frame was free, and we were able to lower it successfully. We learned from thismistake and the next year everything went smoothly.

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FESTIVAL 50 - Sunday 5 July 2015www.abdiocese.org.uk/festival50

[email protected] or 01293 651190MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 46!

The Leconfield Singers’ Summer Concert Saturday, 20 June 7.30pm at Arundel Cathedral

The Leconfield Singers can now proudly say they have grown to over 80 members!It all began in February 2012 when a small group of neighbours and friends met atthe Orangery at Hawkhurst Court, Wisborough Green with the idea of forming anew non-audition choir.

The aim was to find others who wanted to sing for fun and learn new music. However, the enthusiasm grew to the ambition of hoping eventually to be able toperform for an audience and at the same time raise money for local good causes.

The small group became ‘Hawkhurst Voices’, but by the end of June the choir hadoutgrown the Orangery and moved to the Leconfield Hall and then to the United Reformed Church in Petworth for weekly rehearsals. By kind permission of Lord Egremont, the choir was renamed ‘The Leconfield Singers’ and set about appointinga Musical Director and finding an accompanist.

Graham Wili took on the task along with Jo Kent. Graham is also Musical Directorfor Berkhampsted Choral Society and Chorley Wood Choral Society and PrincipalConductor of the English Philharmonia. He made his Royal Festival Hall (RFH) debutin Spring 2003 with a performance of Verdi’s Requiem and subsequent appearance atthe RFH conducting the world premiere of Chris William’s Songs of the CoromandelCoast and Tsunami Requiem, which was recorded live by Omnibus Classics. In May2014 Graham conducted the world premiere of the new choral jazz work by Sebastian Weiss The Seasons. Graham’s varied and very busy career took him toMoscow to conduct The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Jo Kent studied the piano with Patricia Carroll at the Royal College of Music in London and specialised in accompaniment with John Blakely. She has performed atthe Wigmore Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. James Piccadilly, and also spentmany hours tinkling the ivories at Harrods and various top London hotels. Jo is alsoa music and piano teacher.

Graham, along with the ever patient Jo, have helped and encouraged us reach somegoals. The first concert was in St. Mary’s Church, Petworth in Christmas 2012.Since then the Petworth Christmas Concert has become almost a tradition andChristmas 2014 was no exception with an audience of over 300 and raising £800.00for the Petworth Cottage Nursing Home. Summer concerts have been another experience with the first one in 2013, staged in a beautiful garden on a fabuloussummer’s evening, with picnics and a musical programme ranging from opera choruses, music from My Fair Lady, modern classics and folksongs. The choir wasalso joined by the soprano Gail Pearson and the baritone Dyfed Wyn Evans whosang a range of numbers including some from Porgy and Bess. Summer 2014 expanded our repertoire to Vivaldi’s Gloria and Pergolesi’s Magnificat as well aspieces by Faure and Mozart. This performance was held in Midhurst Rother CollegeTheatre. Not only was the music a new challenge, but we also sang for the first timewith an orchestra adding another dimension to our experience as a choir. This repertoire was taken on tour to France where we sang in Rouen Cathedral, SaintCatherine’s Church, in Honfleur and the Collegiate Church of Notre Dame in Vernon.

We are very much looking forward to singing at Arundel Cathedral this summer withour programme of Fauré Requiem, Vaughan Williams – Five Mystical Songs, CeciliaMcDowell – Ave Maris Stella and In Flanders Fields written by Brian Knowles who isa member of the choir.

Box Office: either online at www.leconfieldsingers.com or visit Spriggs, New Street,Petworth 01798 345133.

We will also be taking this programme on tour to the Loire Valley this summer wherewe hope to enjoy the singing as well as the wonderful French hospitality. Lookingahead, we will again sing in Petworth on 19 December and then the following summer of 2016, on 23 May in the Royal Festival Hall where we will join Graham’sother choirs to sing Verdi’s Requiem.

We look forward to seeing many of you at our Summer Concert on 20 June!!

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Four Men in a Boat - Part 2(with apologies to Jerome K Jerome)

By Mike Webster

This is a continuation of my tale about my recent journey last year along the RiverShannon, in Ireland, in a cabin cruiser with three friends. This holiday is looselytermed as a “fishing trip” though only one member knows what it is all about. Part 1saw us set off from Enniskillen and travelled all the way to Carrick-on-Shannon, stopping off at interesting places like Ballyconnell, Belturbet and Leitrim en route.

We spent some time at imposing Clonmacnoise which was founded by Saint Ciaran,sometime in the 6th century. Clonmacnoise is one of the oldest and most importantearly Christian settlements in Europe. It was built in the centre of Ireland where anancient roadway crossed the River Shannon, its location gave it great strategic importance. Today the buildings at Clonmacnoise are mainly in ruins, but there ismuch of interest to see and some of the most ancient and precious artefacts of IrishChristian history are here. The name Clonmacnoise means ‘meadow of the sons ofNóis’ and dates to a time long before the monastery was founded. There is alsoarchaeological evidence that this site was inhabited and important as far back as theIron Age, more than 2,500 years ago. So it is probable that when St. Ciaran arrived inthe mid 5th century he founded his monastery not in a completely isolated place butclose to an already established settlement of some importance.

The Esker Riada & Pilgrimage to Clonmacnoise was the most important roadway inIreland for several hundred years, from as long as 1,500 years ago. Running from theeast to the west of Ireland, it is a natural formation, a high mound composed of sandand stone, created at the end of the Ice Age. Pilgrims are recorded as using this routeto travel to Clonmacnoise as early as 606BC, making it possibly the oldest pilgrimroute in Europe. In the 500 years from the start of the 8th century AD Clonmacnoisegrew to become a huge monastic city with a large lay population around it. It was aplace of religious learning and a place of pilgrimage, renowned for its literary andartistic achievements and enjoying the patronage of Kings and Chieftains, whofunded the construction of churches and high crosses. Two of the last High Kings ofIreland are buried there. As well as ecclesiastical buildings there are the remains ofroads, bridges, a river port, houses, wells, kilns and other structure at the site andmany finely worked bronze, glass, silver and bone artefacts have been uncovered.

Over the centuries it was raided by both native Kings and later Vikings and even

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The Whispering Arch The Round Tower

fought a notorious battle with the rival monastery of St. Columba in Durrow. Buildings were destroyed and rebuilt many times. Early in the 12th century, the townof Athlone began to increase in importance, and the population at Clonmacnoisebegan to fall, as people migrated there. More monastic centres grew up around Ireland, essentially becoming rivals to the existing ones. These factors combined tobring about the decline of Clonmacnoise. While remaining a place of pilgrimage andenjoying occasional brief resurgences in its fortunes, it never again was the important centre it had once been. By the mid 17th century Clonmacnoise hadpassed from Catholic hands into Church of Ireland ownership. Most of the buildingswere unused and it had become again a quiet remote location.

According to legend the Gothic style ‘Whispering Arch’ doorway, the north entranceto the Cathedral, was once a confessional. Priest and penitent would stand facingthe wall, one each side of this door, and whisper to the stone. Their voices carried toeach other around the curve of the door remaining unheard by others. Over the yearsthis became a place where lovers came to whisper their true feelings to each other.Whatever the truth of the legend, it does work!

Of the 10 churches that once stood here, only a few remain standing. The cathedralis the largest of these, built at the start of the 11th century in an ornate style withmany Gothic elements. This is where Turlough O’ Connor and his son Rory, the lastHigh King of Ireland, were buried in 1156 & in 1198 respectively. MacLaffey’sChurch is part 10th century, but was extended and remodelled in both the 17th and

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18th centuries, by which time it was a Church of Ireland parish church. It was laterabandoned for the smaller and less ornate Temple Connor, which continues to be aparish church today.

The Round Tower was built in 1124. It was hit by lightning in 1135 and badly damaged, and the top part rebuilt sometime later. It is now 119 feet high but wasonce about a third taller. Close to the river banks are the remains of the castle builtby the Normans in 1214.

My knowledge to date of Irish history was patchy but this was a fascinating visitwhich helped give me a feel for just how ancient and important is the history of Ireland.

I was anxious to confirm whether Guinness, which long ago earned the nickname‘meal in a cup’ because of its thick, filling nature, was correctly labelled!! It is surprising that at 198 calories per pint, Guinness contains fewer calories than mostjuices or even milk; I was comforted by that thought as I enjoyed my drink to thebeat of Irish folk music. In the 1920s, Guinness used the slogan ‘Guinness is goodfor you,’ after consumers reported an enhanced feeling of wellbeing after drinking apint. I was glad to report the same feeling. Due to restrictions on medical claims, thisslogan has long since been abandoned. Regardless of whether the company advertises it, Guinness contains a surprising amount of healthful antioxidants similarto those found in fruits and vegetables. These antioxidants have even shown to helpslow the deposit of bad cholesterol on artery walls... that’s good enough for me!!

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CATHEDRAL GIFT SHOP

An extensive range of high qualityreligious gifts and cards for Lent, Easter,baptisms, weddings, funerals, birthdays,special anniversaries and other occasions.

The Gift Shop is situated in the North Transept by the Shrine of St. Philip Howard.

From 1/11/14 - 31/3/15Monday - Saturday 10.30am - 12 noon

From 1/4/15 - 31/10/15Monday - Saturday 10.30am - 4.30pm

PLEASE NOTEWe rely on volunteers to help in the gift shop

so our opening hours may vary slightly.

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Banking on FoodBy a member of the parish

The Trussell Trust now has over 400 foodbanks spread over the Country. Our localfoodbank is in Littlehampton based at the Littlehampton Baptist church but supported by all the churches in the area, with donations and volunteers. It also receives a lot of support from local schools and commercial organisations both localand national.

How does it work? The answer to the question ‘where does the food come from?’ issimple to answer: you! You donate as individuals but more often via your church,school, club and through commercial organisations such as Tesco, Waitrose, Asda,Barclays Bank... all have collection points on-site and in-store.

Tesco allow us to have a promotion facility in their store for six days a year. At theend of November our last three days took place. We received from customers over2000kg of foodstuffs, for the older people among us like me, that is about 4400pounds weight, nearly 2 tons in old money!

The event at Tesco is a national event and we are delighted to say that Tesco donatein money 30 percent of the donated amount.

We have to thank the churches and schools for their donations from their HarvestFestivals. Also clubs such as the Rotary who regularly give us a car boot full ofgoods and last year 47 Christmas Hampers used over and above our normal provisions to our clients.

Now we have got our stock what do we do with it?

Well we have to sort by ‘best before date’, note the source of the donation, then weweigh everything that comes in; weighing is our method of accounting for the stockand its movement. We check for damage and obviously out-of-date goods. We cannot give out goods that are out of date. It is then placed in trays by type and datefor storage. It then rotates through the system.

It is a fact that some items, such as baked beans, we would be able feed everyone inLittlehampton at one go; other items like tinned meats, coffee, sugar and cleaningproducts, we often struggle to find enough for each week’s demands.

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Now we have the stock in our system accounted for, how does it get to those inneed?

So who decides who needs support, who knows ‘those in a crisis situation’? Thisfunction is carried out by the professionals from both statutory and voluntary organisations, doctors, health visitors, social workers, the Citizens`Advice Bureau,welfare officers, the police and probation officers... all identify people in a crisis situation and issue the people in question with a ‘foodbank voucher’.

Each foodbank centre also has a professional who can issue emergency vouchers.We try to make sure anyone in real need is not going hungry. Yes, we are sure we aresometimes conned into providing help... that is rare, but it is perhaps better to makethe odd mistake rather than making the system so tight that occasionally real need isnot met.

Food vouchers are tailored to the needs of the person(s) involved. A standard formatis followed to provide a balanced and a good nutritional supply of food in close consultation with the particular client/family involved.

Each applicant is interview by a volunteer to establish their particular needs, seewhat cooking facilities they have, preferences and dietary problems such as allergies.We have limited toiletry items and we do provide for pets where we can.

Our needs vary from time to time. Currently general stock is very high due to events

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JOI N ARUND EL CATHE DRAL C HOIR !

We sing at the Sunday 11.15am Mass as well as perform a variety of music from different styles and

periods from plain chant to modern day settings by living composers and everything in-between!

You do not need to be able to read music to join.

You do not need to know which voice part you are.

You do not need to be a practising Roman Catholic to be a member.

You DO need to have a sense of humour.

You DO need to commit to a rehearsal and Mass each week.

You DO need to attend regularly.

If you think you might be interested, please contact Elizabeth Stratford, Director of Music, for

an informal discussion on 07971 090 724 or email her at [email protected]. She is

keen to welcome new members and to promote varied repertoire appropriate to the liturgy

and her particular skills lie in building confidence in singers and training voices,

paying keen attention to blend and accuracy.

already mentioned. One of our current problems is money, we are having to rent additional storage facilities. Generally our overheads are kept to a minimum but wedo have permanent part time staff, not only to run the foodbank but to deal with thelogistics of reception, storage and accounting for stock.

Our organiser regularly sends out requests for supplies that we are short off; timingand the response times here are important. Generally people are so generous ourneeds are met fairly quickly. You can also find out information by sending an emailto [email protected]

It is sad that with the wealth in the world and our country, we still have people whoare sorely in need, most because of no fault of their own but of the system. We willcontinue to provide a service as long as it is needed; that need seems to be growingnationally rather than reducing.

The raw statistics for Littlehampton foodbank are we open on Tuesday and Fridayevery week from 1pm until 3pm. In our first twelve months, we provided food forover 1000 people, 300 of whom with children. Bearing in mind we provide enoughfood to each applicant for 3 days, we provided food and help for people to eat, tolive for 3000 days. That resource generally came from you all.

Not only does this service feed people but that very fact saves marriages, preventssickness and mental problems. In addition we signpost people to other services thatthey may need; housing, CAB, health matters, children's services etc.

The Trussell Trust Mission statement: ‘For I was hungry and you gave me somethingto eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and youinvited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me.’ Matthew C25 V35-36.

This is Christianity in action.

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Golden Jubilee of Arundel & Brighton Diocese Sunday, 5 July 2015 - Amex Stadium, Village Way, Brighton & Hove BN1 9BL

Basic Timetable of the Day

10.00am Archbishop opens Festival.10.30am Speakers throughout the morning, workshops, Diocesan Showcase & Marketplace, fairground rides, youth streams, school choir contest and much more. Lunch to buy on site or bring a picnic.2.00pm Choirs, servers and others prepare for Mass.3.00pm Mass with Archbishop Peter and Cardinal Cormac.

Highlights:Keynote speakers include Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Former Archbishop ofCanterbury Rowan Williams, Leading Dominican Fr. Timothy Radcliffe and BishopDan Turley from Diocese of Chulucanas amongst othersSchools’ Choirs singing across the venueArts & Crafts exhibitionChildren’s activities and liturgiesFamily activities and eventsDisplays and exhibitions from organisations, the Diocese and elsewhere.Floral displays and arrangementsTheatre events and cinema screeningsBands playing in the PlazaArchives and displays on 50 years of Arundel & Brighton

The future of the Diocese will be key as all the groups and organisations join in presenting their hopes and plans as we await a new Bishop. The day will culminatewith the celebration of the Jubilee Mass.

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Parish Diary

MARCHWednesday 18th 11.00am Chapter Mass and MeetingFriday 20th 7.00pm Stations of the Cross, Arundel CathedralSaturday 21st 7.30pm The Angmering Chorale Concert

tickets www.theangmeringchorale.org.ukFriday 27th 7.00pm Stations of the Cross, St. Nicholas'

ChurchSaturday 28th 12 noon Union of Catholic Mothers Annual MassSunday 29th PALM SUNDAY

Masses at: 6.15pm at the Convent of the Poor Clares, Crossbush (Sat. 28th)

9.30am Mass in the Cathedral11.15am Mass in the Cathedral (with Blessing of

Palms in the Cathedral Centre)

APRILWednesday 1st 6.00pm Chrism MassThursday 2nd HOLY THURSDAY

8.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper in the Cathedralfollowed by waiting to midnight at the Altar of Repose.

11.50pm Compline Friday 3rd GOOD FRIDAY

9.00am Office of Readings and Morning Prayer10.00am Stations of the Cross3.00pm The Passion – Collection for Holy Places

Saturday 4th HOLY SATURDAY9.00am Office of Readings and Morning Prayer8.30pm The Easter Vigil and First Mass of

the ResurrectionSunday 5th EASTER SUNDAY

Masses at 9.30am and 11.15amWednesday 8th 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel Saturday 11th 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel

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Saturday 18th 7.30pm Chichester University Choir Concert - visitwww.ticketsource.co.uk/date/144295 for buying tickets

Saturday 25th 7.30pm Arun Choral Society Concert - tickets fromwww.arunchoralsociety.co.uk or ACS Box Office 01243 866469

Sunday 26th 3.00pm St. George’s Day Service (following the 2.30pm Parade)

MAYSunday 3rd 3.00pm Cathedral Deanery ConfirmationsSunday 10th 3.00pm Worthing Deanery ConfirmationsSaturday 16th TBC Cathedral Choir ConcertSunday 17th 9.30am First Holy CommunionThursday 28th 3.00pm Diocesan & Cathedral Jubilee Mass

JUNEWednesday 3rd 9.30am-8pm Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers on viewThursday 4th 9.30am-5.30pm Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers on view

5.30pm Mass 6.30pm approx Procession to the Castle and back to

the CathedralSaturday, 6th 7.30pm Under 2 Flags Concert, retiring collection

in aid of St. Barnabas HospiceSunday 14th 9.30am First Communion ‘Going Forth’Saturday 20th 7.30pm Leconfield Singers’ Summer Concert

www.leconfieldsingers.comWednesday 24th 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel

12 noon Jubilarians MassSaturday 27th All day ‘A Day with Mary’ for details visit

www.adaywithmary.org

CORPUS CHRISTI The final account for Corpus Christi was arrived at late in the autumn last year andwe are pleased to say that 2014 made a profit of £8,268.87. Thanks to all who workso hard to make this event happen year after year. You will see in the diary above thepublic viewing days and we need your help earlier in the week with setting up, stewarding, flowers, refreshments, gift shop, etc. Please call Louise Sharp on 01903882297 to register your interest.

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The Rules of CricketKindly supplied by Mary Corbyn

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the sidethat’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in untilhe’s out.

When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goesout and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out and when heis out he goes in and the next man goes out and goes in. There are two men calledumpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.

When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides havebeen out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, thatis the end of the game.

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Proclaimer Cryptic Crossword Puzzle 28 - SolutionBy Chris Dinham

Across: 1. Hot Mince Pies 8. Ada 9. Christmas 10. Lap 11. Leek 12. Palace 14. Determination 18. Albino 19. Scot 20. Owl

22. Crescendo 23. Leo 24. Finest Break

Down: 1. Heckled 2. Torrent 3. Inst 4. Companionless 5. Pass Away 6. Eagle 7. Happy 13, Fry Bacon 15. Incense 16. Network

17. Holly 18. Aloof 21. Scab

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News from St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School By Elizabeth Hargreaves, Deputy Headteacher

We have been pupils of St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School for nearly seven years, and afterpursuing our education at the school for so long, we have fountains of knowledge on thetrue spirit of St. Philip’s. We would like to share some of the qualities that make St. Philip’sgreat with you today. We hope you enjoy it!

The first thing you notice on coming to the school is the warm, welcoming, friendly atmosphere. There is always a terrific buzz about the school, mainly through the excitinglearning that takes place in the classrooms, inside and out. From the office, to the playground, there is always someone around to welcome you. Teachers and pupils alike arehappy, friendly characters, and through our time at the school we have learnt that you can always rely on the teachers to help you whatever your worry is. Whenever you are upset orhurt there will always be a pupil or member of staff with a shoulder to cry on.

The true root aim of St. Philip’s School is to produce well rounded, confident, happy pupilsready to face the challenges of high school. Positive learning, whether in Religious Education,Mathematics, English or whatever subjects, takes place every day in order to fulfil that ambition. Religious Education is a particularly strong subject in our school, and our Christianvalues make us unique to others. Whatever your needs, St. Philip’s has the tools to help youthrive...

We have a strong Mission Statement that really brings out the true greatness of our school. Ittalks about our school being a community inspired by Christ and the Gospel and a safe, secure place where all are valued. It mentions how the pupil’s spirituality and sense of wonder is nurtured as the school journeys together in faith. It also talks about learning together and doing our best. These are some of the most treasured values of our school. Theschool itself consists of seven large colourful classrooms that create the perfect environmentfor learning as well as a large sports field, two playgrounds and a climbing frame. We alsohave a large hall, a soundproof music room where lessons take place for various instruments,an allotment for gardening with a pond, an outdoor classroom and a super library. All thismakes a spacious, loving, caring school that is adored by all its users and we feel enormouslyproud to be part of such a fabulous school.

All our time spent at St. Philip’s has been fun, memorable, exciting and incredible and wefeel very fortunate to have attended the school, and would certainly recommended it to all.Our education here has, and continues to teach us that, with hard work, anything is possible. Thank you for reading this article about St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School, Arundel. Written by Dulcie Langley (age 10) and Amber Brown (age 11), pupils in Year 6.

Please visit http:learning.st-philips.w-sussex.sch.uk to read more about us.

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News from St. Philip Howard Catholic High School By Clare Long, School Chaplain

Since we last wrote for the Parish Proclaimer, there have been lots of events at SPH. Our Advent and Christmas celebrations were a lovely end to the last term, but that wasn’t all thatwas going on! We celebrated the opening of our new Dance Studio by welcoming a specialguest. Assistant Head, Alison Baker, tells us more:

“Our state of the art dance studio was officially opened early in December 2014. We were honoured that the opening was conducted by Mary Reynolds, Director of Schools for theArundel and Brighton Diocese, and local actor Richard O’Callaghan. Richard has many film,TV, theatre and radio credits to his name, including roles in the many “Carry On” films,“Heartbeat”, “Casualty” and “King Lear” at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

“The new studio provides an excellent space for students to benefit from their dance studiesand allows us to offer A Level Dance, a subject which is not widely available for sixth formers. Students displayed their performance skills to our visitors, who thoroughly enjoyedthe occasion. Not to be outshone by our new building, our students have also been cause ofcelebration with their achievements, not least of which is another set of excellent performances by our Public Speaking Teams.

“The death penalty? Vigilante mob justice? Non-custodial sentences? The senior publicspeaking team of St. Philip Howard Catholic High School won the local heat of ChichesterRotary Club’s ‘Youth Speaks’ public speaking competition this week with a presentation onthe topic of ‘Crime and Punishment’. Speaker Charlie Finniear argued that, instead of seekingrevenge and retribution, we should aim to treat those who break the law with compassionand consider solutions which lead to rehabilitation. The other members of the team wereEllen Spurr, chairperson, and Mark Brookes, proposer of the vote of thanks. The team nowmove on to represent the area in the next round of the competition in the new year. The intermediate team of Mollie Finniear, Murren Peskett and Georgia Dearnley were runners upin their age group, speaking on the topic of the environment with a speech entitled ‘There isno Planet B’.”

As Chaplain, I’ve been lucky to take groups of Year 10 and Year 11 students off on retreatdays already this term, and we’re busy planning for our visit with Year 8 to the Cathedral inMarch. I’m also looking forward to taking students to Flame 2, the biggest gathering ofCatholic young people in the country, taking place at Wembley Arena in March. It promisesto be an excellent day out, and a great opportunity to connect with our national Catholiccommunity.

Please visit www.st-philiphoward.w-sussex.sch.uk to read more about us.

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Congratulations & Commemorations

Baptisms

11th January - Emma Lesson-Cole11th January - Amber Leeson-Cole

Marriages

None

Deaths

18th September - Johanna Maria Kempf aged 78 years23rd November - Lady Anne Herries aged 76 years

28th December - Canon Michael Reynell aged 89 years5th January - Mary Elizabeth Dobbs aged 78 years

16th January - Sr. Ann Denton aged 81 years13th February - Richard (Dick) Bobbett aged 95 years

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Parish Notice Board

WELCOME!If you are a new parishioner, we hope that you will quickly feel at home with us...

Please make sure that you have completedone of the special forms kept at the back of the Cathedral (to the left of where the newspapers are displayed) so that you can

be registered on our Parish Database.

CHURCH CLEANERSURGENTLY WANTED

To join an enthusiastic team ofvolunteers on Friday morningsor if you prefer another day

no problem at all! Please call the Parish Office:

01903 882 297

ALIVE IN CHRIST!This is a group for women aged 18 - 35 todiscover and respond to the call of Christ.The group offers a space to journey withothers seeking to tune-in more deeply to thecall of Christ in your life, to discern His willfor you, discover deeper meaning and direction, and to grow in the trust and freedom to respond generously to theGospel. Meetings are the last Tuesday ofeach month at Vocations House, Stagelandsin Crawley RH11 7QD. Starts from 6.15pmfor Mass with discussions and Adoration,finishing with Benediction at 9pm.

HOUSEBOUND?If you or a family member is unableto come to Mass due to illness or

infirmity please call us on 01903 882 297

DIOCESAN 50VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

St. John VianneyGroup

This group meets monthly and is for all men aged18 - 35 who are brave enough to consider a specific vocation from the Lord. It is particularly(though not exclusively)suitable for those daringto consider a vocation to the priesthood. Meetings are the first Sunday of each month in Crawley at 5pm for Mass followed by pizza, talk,discussion and Adoration, finishing with Benediction at 8.30pm.Venue: Vocations House,Stagelands, Crawley, W. Sussex RH11 7QD

The Diocese is looking for people of any age to come forward and help

both in the preparation for the Festival as well as on the day.

There are a variety of jobs available calliing on many skills. All offers

gratefully received.

Festival 50, DABCEC, 4 Southgate Drive,Crawley, W. Sussex RH10 6RPEmail: [email protected]

REDSHIRTS 2015

Calling all students in school years 10/11 (orequivalent age)... Would you like to spend 10

days this summer in the south of France?Would you like to meet other young people from around the diocese? Would you like todeepen your faith & understanding of God inyour life? Would you like to make a differencein other people’s lives? Would you like to have

a pilgrimage experience of Faith, Fun & Friendship?

If you said yes to any of the above then be a Redshirt!The date for the pilgrimage is Wed 29/7 - Fri 7/8.

For successful candidates there will be 2 gatheringsbefore the pilgrimage to get to know each otherand find out more details of the week away.

Please email Ray Mooney: [email protected] info at www.ablourdes.org

And finally... from Ian Caws

Surrey Street

A spring evening after rainAnd tints in the pavement drilling so that

My feet tremble. We move againLike pieces on a board

Till outmanoeuvred and the brilliant, wetBuildings crinkle and straighten in the light

We never noticed. I’m a stainSpreading on the bright road.

The wind up from Fisherman’s QuayUsed to carry pictures in the cold but

Now they are edgeways on to me,There but no longer seen.

People melt round, breaking words in half, setOn finding lives they have mislaid, and yetIn the Surrey Street windows, my

Image runs on and on.

Views expressed in the Parish Proclaimer are not necessarily the views of The CatholicChurch, the Catholic Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, its affiliated companies and charities, employees thereof or persons otherwise associated directly or indirectly.

The content of the Parish Proclaimer is provided by parishioners and advertisers,published in good faith, without guarantee.

The Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust is a Registered Charity - No. 252878

The Editor of the Parish Proclaimer is Alexander Clouter, a parishioner whohappens to be a writer, proofreader and graphic designer. Email: [email protected]

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A Springtime Prayer

For flowers that bloom about our feet,For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet,For song of bird, and hum of bee,For all things fair we hear or see,Father in heaven, we thank Thee!

For blue of stream and blue of sky,For pleasant shade of branches high,For fragrant air and cooling breeze,For beauty of the blooming trees,Father in heaven, we thank Thee!

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Read more at www.beliefnet.com/prayers

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