Parish Proclaimer
Arundel Cathedral Parish Magazine
Summer 2022
Digital Edition
Contents Editor’s Note Introduction from Canon David Rosarium Virginis Mariae (Rosary of the Virgin Mary) English Pilgrimages Part 2 The Friends of Arundel Cathedral Advent Vespers 2021 Judas’ Flower Chichester Area Talking News A Pilgrimage Through Time - St Nicholas Heritage Exhibition Mothers' Day Breakfast at the Cathedral Centre St Philip’s School Update Chaplaincy at Ford Prison Spotlight: St Wilfrid’s Hospice - 35 years of expert care & compassion Lent Lunches at St Richard’s, Slindon Community Connect - We do, why don’t you? Chorister’s Prize Walking 100km for Alzheimer’s Research - “Race to the King” Sacred Scripture Choir News Mary Harding Cathedral Financial Report Cathedral Events Life Our Writers Photo Credits
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Editor’s Note
By Melinda Heatthcode Editor
May 2022
Welcome to this, our third edition of the online Proclaimer. I think you will agree that Bryden has worked his usual magic and produced a very professional looking magazine for us. We hope you enjoy reading it, and perhaps will feel able to make a contribution – as you can see we include a wide variety of articles of personal, spiritual or topical interest. One note – we have a piece on three published writers in our parish – if there are any more of you out there we’d love to hear about you.
The iPad display has been set up in the Cathedral and this is now located at the end of the left front row. It has access to Proclaimer editions within the iBooks application on the iPad. The Cathedral and Cathedral Friends websites can also be accessed using Safari. Full instructions on using the iPad display are provided on the iPad stand.
Discussions are in progress for the Cathedral Friends to provide an additional newer iPad display for the Cathedral.
Happy Summer to you all! Melinda
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By Canon David Parmiter
Introduction from Canon David
Welcome to the summer edition of the Parish Proclaimer and thank you to our contributors. The articles reflect the varied activities of our parishioners and their interests. One of the arguments I make in favour of belonging to a faith community is the different people you can meet and learn from in the Church. That is not to deny that the worship of God is the primary reason for our existence, but sometimes we need a way into what may seem like a really big task. Sometimes our journey of faith is like a programme of study where we gradually put into place the building blocks which lead up to the core topics. The events of life sometimes thrust us into the ‘deepend’ but God is always journeying with us offering us friendship through faith, building up trust step by step. Jesus says in the Gospel of John I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father (John 15:15). That is why our contributors are so generous, as through their words they share with us something of their journey from which we can gain encouragement, insight and the joy of living, enabling us to build up our faith through the normal process of growth.
This is the way news spreads including the Gospel, in the latter case by people sharing the ‘good news’ with one another. Pope Francis says that the content of this sharing the Gospel should be along these lines: ‘Jesus Christ loves you; he gave his life to save you; and now he is living at your side every day to enlighten, strengthen and free you’ (Evangelii Gaudium 64). We may not always use these words exactly and there may be situations where we are unable to use many words and our witness has to be through our deeds. That latter point is for another day, here in this issue of the Parish Proclaimer though we can read those articles that show us the ways in which, directly and indirectly, Jesus draws alongside us to enlighten, strengthen and free us. Happy reading. God bless you, Canon David
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Rosarium Virginis Mariae By Jo Briscoe
(Rosary of the Virgin Mary)
Within our worship in our Cathedral, we have a relatively new Group who pray the Rosary every Thursday morning at 11 o-clock in Our Lady’s Chapel. This is so special within our prayers that perhaps more of our Congregation might like to participate and receive all its known blessings.
St. Pius V noted in 1569 that “the Rosary or Psalter of the Blessed Virgin” is a “method of prayer” through which we “venerate Mary with the Angelic salutation repeated 150 times according to the number of David’s psalms, and before every set of ten Hail Mary’s we say the prayer of Our Lord with
Rosarium Virginis Mariae is an Apostolic
meditations that illustrate the entire life of the
Letter by Pope John Paul II, issued in 2002.
same Lord Jesus Christ”.
In this letter he quotes Saint Louis de Montfort (who was a poor, wandering
Pope Paul VI, in viewing the Holy Rosary as
preacher whom Pope Clement XI eventually
compendium of the Gospel message, states “The
appointed a missionary apostolic, from when
Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at
he spent the rest of his life preaching popular
heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its
missions in Poitiers and Brittany. He also
elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message
laid the foundation for a teaching order that
in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a
came to be called Brothers of St. Gabriel. He
compendium.”
left a considerable body of writing, all of it penned with an eye to pastoral ministry).
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“Our entire perfection consists in being conformed, united and consecrated to Jesus Christ. Hence the most perfect of all devotions is undoubtedly that which conforms, unites and consecrates us most perfectly to Jesus Christ. Now, since Mary is of all creatures the one most conformed to Jesus Christ, it follows that among all devotions that which most consecrates and conforms a soul to our Lord is devotion to Mary, his Holy Mother, and that the more a soul is consecrated to her the more will it be consecrated to Jesus Christ.”
Pope John Paul II introduces his letter by stating: “The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took
Our Lady of the Rosary by Simone Cantarini
form in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit of
easily into the spiritual journey of the Christian life, which,
God, is a prayer loved by countless
after two thousand years, has lost none of the freshness of its
Saints and encouraged by the
beginnings and feels drawn by the Spirit of God to “set out into
Magisterium. Simple yet profound,
the deep” (duc in altum!) in order once more to proclaim, and
it still remains at the dawn of this
even cry out, before the world that Jesus Christ is Lord and
third millennium, a prayer of great
Saviour, “the way and the truth and the life” (Jn.14: 6), “the
significance, destined to bring forth
goal of human history and the point on which the desires of
a harvest of holiness. It blends
history and civilisation turn”.
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The Rosary is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb. With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer. Pope John Paul II also refers to Pope Leo XIII who in 1883 promulgated the Encyclical Supremi Apostolatus Officio – a document of great worth; the first of his many statements about this prayer, in which he proposed the Rosary as an effective spiritual weapon against the evils afflicting society. Pope John Paul II in his devotion to the Rosary, actually states: “I myself have often encouraged the frequent recitation of the Rosary. From my youthful years this prayer has held an important place in my spiritual life. I was powerfully reminded of this during my recent visit to Poland, and in particular at the Shrine of Kalwaria. The Rosary has accompanied me in moments of joy and in moments of difficulty. To it I have entrusted any number of concerns; in it I have always found comfort. Twenty-four years ago, scarcely two weeks after my election to the See of Peter, I frankly admitted: “The Rosary is my favourite
Pope John Paul II
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prayer. A marvellous prayer! Marvellous in its
Prayer of Christ and the Angelic Salutation, i.e.
simplicity and its depth. It can be said that the
the Our Father and the Hail Mary – and of
Rosary is, in some sense, a prayer-commentary on
meditation on the Mysteries of Jesus and Mary, it
the final chapter of the Vatican II Constitution
was without doubt the first prayer and the
Lumen Gentium, a chapter which discusses the
principal devotion of the faithful. It has been in
wondrous presence of the Mother of God in the
use through the centuries, from the time of the
mystery of Christ and the Church. Against the
Apostles and the Disciples down to the present.
background of the words Ave Maria the principal
However, it was not until the year 1214 did the
events of the life of Jesus Christ pass before the
Church receive the Holy Rosary in the form and
eyes of the soul. They take shape in the complete
with the method according to which we pray it
series of the joyful, sorrowful and glorious
today. It was given to the Church by St. Dominic,
mysteries, and they put us in living communion
who had received it from the Blessed Virgin as a
with Jesus through the heart of his Mother. At the
means of converting the Albigensian (from the
same time, our heart can embrace in the decades
town of Albi in southern France, close to
of the Rosary all the events that make up the lives
Toulouse) heretics and sinners.
of individuals, families, nations, the Church and
Inspired by the Holy Spirit and instructed by the
all mankind - our personal concerns and those of
Blessed Virgin and his own experience, St.
our neighbour, especially those who are closest to
Dominic preached the Holy Rosary for the rest of
us, who are dearest to us. Thus the simple prayer
his life.
of the Rosary marks the rhythm of human life. How many graces have I received in these years
Pope John Paul II placed the Rosary at the very
from the Blessed Virgin through the Rosary:
centre of Christian spirituality and called it
Magnificat anima mea dominum!” - (My soul
“among the finest and most praiseworthy
doth magnify the Lord – as spoken by Mary upon
traditions of Christian contemplation”. Many
visiting her cousin Elizabeth upon her pregnancy).
Saints and Popes have emphasised the meditative
“I wish to lift up my thanks to the Lord in the
and contemplative elements of the Rosary and
words of his Most Holy Mother, under whose
provided specific teachings for how the Rosary
protection I placed my Petrine ministry: Totus
should be prayed. For instance, the need for
Tuus! (Pope John Paul II’s apostolic motto:
“focus, respect, reverence and purity of intention”
“Totally thine”).
during Rosary recitations and contemplations.
Origin of the Rosary: Since the Holy Rosary is composed, essentially and substantially, of the
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Basic structure:
o
The Rosary is begun on the short strand:
(
•
The sign of the cross - on the Crucifix;
5
•
The prayer “O Lord, open my lips; O God, come to
C
my aid; O Lord, make haste to help me - still on the Crucifix;
S
•
The Apostles’ Creed – still on the Crucifix;
1
•
The Lord’s Prayer – at the first large bead (for the
U
intentions of the Pope and the needs of the Church);
2
•
(
The Hail Mary – on each of the next three beads
(for the three theological virtues; faith, hope and charity);
3
•
The Glory Be – on the next large bead.
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The praying of the decades then follows, repeating this
4
cycle for each mystery:
5
•
Announce the mystery;
P
•
The Lord’s Prayer – on the large bead;
(
•
The Hail Mary – on each of the ten adjacent small
beads; •
G The Glory Be – on the space before the next large
according to the devotions of the people present.
bead;
1
2
To conclude:
Mysteries of the Rosary:
t
•
The Salve Regina;
Joyful Mysteries –
3
•
The Loreto Litany;
1. The Annunciation: Humility
H
•
Any further intentions;
2. The Visitation: Love of Neighbour
e
•
The sign of the Cross.
3. The Nativity: Poverty – detachment from the
S
things of the world,
4
contempt of riches, love of the poor
d
4. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple – Gift
5
There are, of course, many variations and additions,
a
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of wisdom and purity of mind and body
Pope John Paul II, in his apostolic letter in
(Obedience)
October 2002, recommended an additional set
5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple – True
called the Luminous Mysteries (or the “Mysteries
Conversion (piety, joy of finding Jesus)
of Light”).
Sorrowful Mysteries –
Luminous Mysteries (Light)
1. The Agony in the Garden – Sorrow for Sin,
1. The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan –
Uniformity with the Will of God
Openness to the Holy Spirit, the Healer
2. The Scourging at the Pillar – Mortification
2. The Wedding at Cana – To Jesus through
(Purity)
Mary. The understanding of the ability to
3. The Crowning with Thorns – Contempt of the
manifest through faith
world (moral courage)
3. Jesus’ Proclamation of the Kingdom of God –
4. The Carrying of the Cross – Patience
Trust in God (Call of Conversion to Messiah)
5. The Crucifixion and Death of our Lord –
4. The Transfiguration – Desire for holiness
Perseverance in faith, grace for a holy death
5. The Institution of the Eucharist – Adoration
(Forgiveness) “Blessed Rosary of Mary, sweet chain linking us Glorious Mysteries –
to God”
1. The Resurrection – Faith
What has been said so far makes abundantly
2. The Ascension – Hope, Desire for ascension
clear the richness of this traditional prayer, which
to Heaven
has the simplicity of a popular devotion but also
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit – Love of God,
the theological depth of a prayer suited to those
Holy Wisdom to know the truth and share with
who feel the need for deeper contemplation.
everyone, Divine Charity, Worship of the Holy
The Church has always attributed particular
Spirit
efficacy to this prayer, entrusting to the Rosary,
4. The Assumption of Mary – Grace of a happy
to its choral recitation and to its constant
death and true devotion towards Mary
practice, the most difficult problems.
5. The Coronation of the Virgin – Perseverance and increase in virtue (Trust in Mary’s intercession).
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At times when Christianity itself seemed under threat, its deliverance was attributed to the power of this prayer, and Our Lady of the Rosary was acclaimed as the one whose intercession brought salvation.’
“The Rosary, a treasure to be rediscovered Dear brothers and sisters! A prayer so easy and yet so rich truly deserves to be rediscovered by the Christian community. The grave challenges confronting the world lead us to think that only an intervention from on high, capable of guiding the hearts of those living in situations of conflict and those governing the destinies of nations, can give reason to hope for a brighter future. Let us do so, as a means of confirming the direction outlined here from which the pastoral plans of so many particular Churches have drawn inspiration as they look to the immediate future.
Devotion to the Rosary is one of the most notable features of popular Catholic spirituality. So, let us remember Pope John Paul II when he placed the Rosary at the very centre of Christian spirituality and called it “among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation.”
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Pope John Paul II states “May this appeal of mine not go unheard! I repeat a supplication to the Queen of the Holy Rosary: ‘O Blessed Rosary of Mary, sweet chain which unites us to God, bond of love which unites us to the angels, tower of salvation against the assaults of Hell, safe port in our universal shipwreck, we will never abandon you. You will be our comfort in the hour of death: yours our final kiss as life ebbs away. And the last word from our lips will be your sweet name, O Queen of the Rosary of Pompei, O dearest Mother, O refuge of Sinners, O Sovereign Consoler of the Afflicted. May you be everywhere blessed, today and always, on earth and in heaven’.”
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English Pilgrimages Part 2
By Harry Robertson
LONDON – The Martyrs of Tyburn ‘…I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained…’ (Revelation 6:9) For more than six hundred years from 1196, the wooden gallows situated at Tyburn Village, near where Marble Arch in London now is, was the hanging place for as many as 50,000 criminals, traitors, political foes and rebels.
The location of the gallows, known as Tyburn Tree, is today marked by a circular plaque embedded into the pavement on a traffic island at the entry to Edgware Road.
Tyburn Tree gallows was also the path to sainthood for many Catholic Martyrs – between 1535 and 1681 around 400 Catholics were executed there, of whom 105 are considered martyrs. (The word ‘martyr’ comes from a word originally meaning ‘witness’ and the brave souls were witnessing to their faith in Jesus Christ by laying down their lives for Him).
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Not all of the martyrs’ names are recorded for history but the Martyrs' Shrine at Tyburn Convent honours more than 350 Catholic Martyrs (including the 105 known Tyburn Martyrs) who witnessed to their faith by dying for it during the Reformation.
The Shrine, with its Martyrs’ Altar, also includes a replica of the triangular frame gallows that was erected in 1571during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. There are also relics of the Martyrs, displays, and a brief film history of the Tyburn Tree. Pilgrim groups may arrange to have Holy Mass celebrated in honour of the Martyrs and individuals are very welcome to visit and pray at the shrine. According to the Shrine website, among those honoured are: Edmund Campion: Jesuit, died at Tyburn 1st December 1581. A brilliant scholar at Oxford, Campion became a Catholic, and joined the Jesuits. He worked in Prague until 1580. He returned to England, where he led an adventurous life encouraging and reconciling Catholics and eluding priest-hunters. He was
imprisoned, tortured and sentenced to die. Oliver Plunkett: The last Tyburn Martyr, died at Tyburn 1st July 1681. Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, he was brought to London for a rigged trial, found guilty of treason and sentenced to die the traitor’s death. He was drawn to Tyburn on a hurdle in his pontifical robes.
John Roberts: Benedictine monk and Welshman, died at Tyburn 10th December, 1610. He became a monk at Valladolid and Compostela and went back to England in 1602. Imprisoned and exiled many times, he always returned. He worked hard for victims of the plague.
yburn Convent
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He was finally arrested when celebrating Mass and taken to prison. Margaret Ward: Was hanged at Tyburn 30th August1588, for assisting and relieving a priest. She smuggled a rope to a priest in Bridewell prison and thus enabled him to escape. The rope was traced to her and she was arrested, hung up by the hands and flogged. Never in her life had she done anything of which she repented less. Ralph Sherwin: Priest who trained at the Venerable English College and died at Tyburn on 1st December 1581. Sentenced to death for allegedly conspiring to murder the Queen, Elizabeth I, he prayed for her beneath the gallows. John Houghton: Carthusian Prior, died 4th May 1535, because he would not acknowledge the supremacy of King Henry VIII over the Church in England. His last words were, as the executioner prepared to tear out his heart: “Good Jesus, what will you do with my heart?” Seven Carthusians died at Tyburn. (www.tyburnconvent.org.uk/martyrs-shrine)
The site of the Tyburn Tree memorial
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YORK – St Margaret Clitherow, the Pearl of York Daughter of the Sheriff of York and married in 1571, aged 15, to a wealthy butcher, Margaret converted to the Catholic faith three years later and, although her husband continued to be a member of the Protestant Established Church, he more than tolerated his wife’s new and dangerous attachment (his own brother was a Catholic priest).
Margaret was fined and then imprisoned for failing to attend the established Protestant church services –she gave birth to her third child while in jail and then went on pilgrimage to Tyburn gallows where several Catholic resisters had been hanged…but that was not the limit of her daring acts of resistance.
She hid fugitive priests in a variety of places; in a priest hole (hiding place) in her own house, in an adjoining house and in another house nearby that she rented. She even sent her older son abroad to the English College to train as a priest. Any of these actions could have led to a death sentence…and one did.
In 1585 her house was searched, the priest hole and a priest’s vestments were discovered and Margaret was arrested and charged with the crime of harbouring Catholic priests. Refusing to plead (possibly to prevent her children being forced to testify and being tortured in the process) she was found guilty and sentenced to death, although she was pregnant with her fourth child.
St Margaret of Clitheroe
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Tne Shambles, York
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Her death was particularly gruesome. In 1586 she was placed under her own door and pressed to death by heavy rocks being placed on to the door - even Queen Elizabeth wrote a letter to the people of York stating that Margaret should have been spared that terrible fate.
Numbered among the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales who were canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, St Margaret Clitherow is patroness of the Catholic Women’s League, co-patroness of the Latin Mass Society and a patron of businesswomen, converts and martyrs.
Her shrine is at 35-36 The Shambles in York, where her husband had his butcher’s shop. The Shambles is a wonderfully atmospheric, narrow cobbled street with overhanging buildings that is said to be one of the best-preserved medieval shopping streets in Europe.
Pray for the strength of Margaret Clitherow to live out our faith in these challenging times. (www.stwilfridsyork.org.uk/shrine-st-margaret-clitherow.php )
St. Margaret Clitheroe Shrine
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FAVERSHAM – St Jude, the Saint of Desperate or Lost Cases Have you noticed the number of ‘thank you’ notices addressed to St Jude in the personal ads columns of Catholic newspapers? It is a tradition to publish thanks for favours received and, because St Jude is the patron saint for ‘desperate’ or ‘difficult’ cases, the subsequent appreciation for a successful outcome can be overwhelming and truly joyful.
So, who was St Jude? Jude (also referred to as Thaddeus, Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus) was one of the Apostles, possibly even a relation of Jesus. Popular tradition holds that he preached the Gospel throughout the Middle East and Armenia before suffering martyrdom about 65 AD in Beirut.
Again, tradition relates that early pilgrims to his tomb found him a most powerful intercessor with reports of many miraculous cures. It is also claimed that God appeared to St Bridget of Sweden and to St Bernard, asking them to accept St Jude as 'The Patron Saint of the Impossible'.
Today, St Jude is venerated by many Christian denominations and by Moslems – and the Faversham Shrine of St Jude also reports visits by devout Hindus. Awareness of and devotion to St Jude in the London and South East region was increased when the Carmelite community began sending out St Jude prayer cards with their newsletters. The Second World War saw a huge increase in interest and led to the building of the shrine in the 1950s.
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Whitefriars, Faversham
Pilgrims to the National Shrine of St Jude first pass through the parish church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Apart from the church’s beautiful murals and carvings, there are two shrines; a small one of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague and one of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.
The way to the Shrine of St Jude is decorated with stained glass, ceramic plaques and icons featuring religious subjects – with a strong focus on Carmelite Saints. Within the Inner Shrine is a sixteenth-century Spanish gilt and polychrome wood statue of St Jude and a reliquary that displays a bone fragment relic of St. Jude, which is used to bless oils for use in healing services. Alongside the shrine is a Repository offering gifts and souvenirs. (www.stjudeshrine.org.uk )
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ARUNDEL - Shrine of St Philip Howard You do not need to travel to be a pilgrim. The Shrine of the martyr Earl of Arundel, St. Philip Howard (1557-1595) can be found in the North Transept of our own Arundel Cathedral.
A Cambridge graduate, handsome, quick-witted and articulate, Philip Howard must have dazzled when he first attended Queen Elizabeth’s court. Unfortunately, the pleasures of life turned his head and he neglected both his religious and his marital responsibilities. Aged 24, he attended a disputation between a group of Catholic figures, including the Jesuit Edmund Campion, and their Anglican adversaries, led by the Deans of St Paul’s and Windsor. Suffering from the effects of his torture and not allowed time or books for his preparation, Fr Campion nevertheless impressed the onlookers – including Philip Howard – so much that they looked for an acquittal.
Philip returned to Arundel shaken and troubled, considering the likely cost of arrest and death if he were to reconcile with the Catholic Church. He made his decision, was reconciled and, shortly afterwards sailed abroad, seeking religious liberty.
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St Philip Howard
Betrayed, he was arrested at sea and lodged in
He must have been sorely tempted to relapse
the Tower of London. Found guilty of treason he
at times. Queen Elizabeth offered him his
was heavily fined and, following the defeat of
freedom and his fortune restored if he would
the Spanish Armada in 1588, was further
only attend the Protestant Service - to which
charged – falsely - with praying for a Spanish
his response was the defiant ‘If my religion is
victory. Betrayed by former friends and lied
the cause for which I suffer, I am sorry that I
about, he was found guilty and sentenced to a
have but one life to lose.’ His mind-set may be
traitor’s death – to be hung, drawn and
judged by the words he scratched into a wall of
quartered. For the next seven years this
his cell, words to the effect that ‘the more
sentence hung over him until, weakened by
affliction we endure for Christ in this world, the
malnutrition (and possibly poisoned) he died in
more glory we shall obtain with Christ in the
1595, aged 38.
next. When you next attend Arundel Cathedral, spare
Philip Howard was spiritually transformed after
a few minutes to visit the man who had great
being confined in the Tower for more than ten
wealth and fortune and counted the nobility as
years, spending several hours each day in prayer
his friends, who had so much to lose – but
and meditation. Those around him noted his
gave it all away in order to suffer and die for
patience and courtesy, even to unkind jailers. He
the Catholic faith.
was also comforted by the companionship of his
(www.arundelcathedral.uk)
pet dog, which visited other prisoners, including the Catholic priest Saint Robert Southwell, carrying messages between them. Dog lovers will be hearted to see that the Shrine statue of Saint Philip is accompanied by a statue of his dog.
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The Friends of Arundel By Margaret Bamford
Cathedral Advent Vespers 2021
Marking the beginning of the new ecclesiastical year, Advent, is always a special time. On what was indubitably the coldest night of the year with an arctic blast taking ruthless advantage of the magnificent but exposed position of the Cathedral located high above the Arun Valley, The Friends held their traditional celebration of Pontifical Vespers. Civic leaders from across the Diocese were invited to join members and friends at what is always a splendid occasion of choral music and worship. This year, notwithstanding the ravages of the pandemic with significantly reduced numbers of choristers, the service was celebrated with just as much joy and enthusiasm. One would never have known as their wonderfully pure voices soared high into the great stone vaults warming hearts and lifting spirits. It was truly joyful.
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Attendance was excellent and included Their Graces The Duchess of Norfolk and Duchess of Richmond, the High Sheriffs of East and West Sussex and Surrey, and civic leaders from across the Diocese. New years are about looking forward to better times. Advent is no different. And the weather did not put people off! In his opening remarks Bishop Richard commented that this, of all new years, was one for hope for the future. Thinking of the events of the last couple of years we could be forgiven for thinking that across the world there was very little cause for optimism with spiralling infection rates, political unrest, families separated, violence in many parts of the world, and an uncertain political and economic future. And yet this is exactly what new beginnings should be about, and it was so encouraging that so
many of our civic dignitaries, who worked so tirelessly in public and voluntary service, were present signalling their commitment to leading the effort for a better future. It was also a particularly special day for one of the choral scholars, Kristian Thorkildsen, a cellist studying performance at the University of Chichester. It was his 21st birthday, and rather than being with his friends and family, when the congregation had arrived and were waiting for the service to begin, he chose instead to everyone’s delight, to celebrate by singing two tenor arias from ‘The Messiah’ [‘Comfort Ye’, and ‘Ev’ry Valley’] It was enthralling. In his homily The Bishop developed his thinking on new beginnings and the encouragement for us all in
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the reading from St Paul ‘I want you to be happy, always happy in the Lord’ Speaking personally, he said, “I always have a sense that happiness is something which comes and goes….”. Even when life is very difficult, and it has been tragically difficult for many people over the last 2 years, there is still joy “that comes from recognising where our destiny lies and the joy at a place so deep in our hearts that it is there regardless of what is going on around us and that means that we can bring that joy, …… into every situation that we encounter, even the worst ones”. The congregation was encouraged, “…never ever to close your mind and heart to the presence of God”. He emphasised how those in public service, and they were present in the congregation, through their service to others are showing the way to “the kind of joy, the real happiness that St Paul writes about. Be open to it, welcome it, not just for yourselves, for ourselves, but for those whom you are called to serve.
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The more we can take this path the more we will enable others to live a life of fulfilment” At the end of the Service as we walked down the Nave, we could see through the Great West Door the first snow of winter falling on the pavement outside. One brave youngster delightedly rushed outside to make snow balls, while their parents and friends were invited to share a glass of wine and canapes, to meet each other and to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Kristian. A truly spiritual and lovely evening.
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By Ian Caws
Judas’ Flower There was a flower that Judas planted But was not sure where the seed had sprung from And other plants grew, not what he wanted. He thought under the soil it would become. Things that grow haunted him through the night time, Desperate his flower should be unfurled. Then he saw it - it almost called his name And he picked it there in the Potter’s Field.
Cercis siliquastrum, commonly known as the Judas tree
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A Pilgrimage Through Time By Oliver Hawkins
St Nicholas Heritage Exhibition
Arundel entry in the Domesday book Those of us who have been wondering what plans St Nicholas has for the raised area at the front of the church, recently cleared of scrub, will be intrigued to hear of an exhibition set to coincide with the Cathedral’s Carpet of Flowers. ‘A Pilgrimage Through Time’ will run from Saturday 11 June to the following
Parish Garden at the front, accessible via a gentle ramp along the side. The exhibition aims to take the visitor through from the early years of the church, beginning with the relevant entry in the Domesday Book, illustrated above, through its busy medieval period, on to the Reformation and later to the present day.
Sunday. It will take place in the church itself and in a marquee in what is now called the
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The church itself of course provides the
and levers. The enormous iron grille separating
most significant evidence of the many
the parish church from the Earls’ chantry
centuries of worship at St Nicholas – the
chapel must have represented a remarkable
beautiful English Perpendicular Gothic
technological tour-de-force, underlining the
architecture, quite possibly the work of
status of Sussex as the centre of the medieval
Henry Yevele, the leading architect of late
iron-working industry.
fourteenth century England, but also the wall paintings and the scratched stonemasons’ marks, reminding us that this was all achieved by individual craftsmen, working with the simplest hand-tools, ropes
Detail from the 1525 Arundel Choirbook, the original of which is in the Lambeth Palace Library
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Detail from the 1525 Arundel Choirbook
The marquee will house a chronological series of
Victoria about it she reassured him, saying that she
displays, giving background information about the
more concerned about the Puseyites, but the Duke
church, and its place in the life of the town. Following
unconvinced!
the Reformation the parish church lost its close
The building of what is now the Cathedral, by the D
association with the castle, although for a period in
grandson Henry, ‘Our Little Duke’, prompted the
the mid-nineteenth century the XIII Duke took to
churchwardens of St Nicholas to undertake a major
worshipping at St Nicholas, to which he presented its
refurbishment of the church, and led to the famous
set of eight bells. Despite his Catholic upbringing the
concerning access to the Fitzalan Chapel. Neither th
Duke had been infuriated by the re-establishment of
nor the Duke, both strong-willed young men in thei
the Catholic Hierarchy in England, which he regarded
were prepared to give way, and the case was eventu
as foreign interference and likely to provoke anti-
settled in the High Court, with Lord Justice Colerid
catholic feelings. When he complained to Queen
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in favour of his Grace. Lord Coleridge did express the hope that public access to the Chapel might be made available, and at the time of writing the exhibition organisers are hoping that some kind of opening of the grille will be allowed. Access to the exhibition will be free, and a number of associated talks and other events will be taking place during the week.
e was much remained
Duke’s
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ually
dge finding
Royal Coat of Arms in St Nicholas’ Church
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Mothers' Day Breakfast at the By Betsy Vernon
Cathedral Centre For many years, Adam & Betsy Vernon have organised a Mothering Sunday breakfast in the cathedral centre, for more years than they can remember! Unfortunately, Covid and lockdown curbed this and so it was delightful to reinstate this parish event; open to all ladies of the parish, held after the 9.15am Mass. The ladies are invited to a sit down breakfast - on a long set of tables decorated with white table clothes, flowered serviettes and spring flowers arranged on the tables. The gentlemen of the parish served teas and coffees as croissants, pain au chocolate and orange juice/apple juice were consumed by the invited ladies. About 40 place settings were laid up the night before.
Canon David and Eddy were fully involved; their first experience of this event. Thanks go to those gentlemen who helped serve.
Ready for breakfast ….
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All seated for breakfast!
Betsy and Adam
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By Mrs Lucy Horne Headteacher
St Philip’s School Update
It has been a very busy term in school. With restrictions lifted, we are rescheduling many events that have been postponed. It has been lovely to have trips, events and visits taking place.
Cafod volunteers came into school to lead an assembly on the work they carry out in Sierra Leone. It was a great opportunity for the children to see how children in other countries learn and live. The volunteers talked about how day to day life is for these children after the civil war and how such small amounts of donations can be used to feed families for the year. We hope to do some fundraising during the Summer Term. In March we held our annual Spirituality Day. This is a day ‘off timetable’ for all children. It began with a whole school assembly
Rosary Club around to a different classroom to carry out an activity. The theme was ‘Growing’ and the children had opportunities to learn how they grow both physically and spiritually. We were very fortunate in having Jerome and Benjamin from the SPH Chaplaincy Team to join us for the day too.
followed by each class rotating
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who are not Catholic, they were still able to spend some time with Canon David or Father Charles. During the final week of Lent that the children spent in school, we held our daily Holy Week Liturgies. Each day, a class re-enacted a part of the Easter story. Reception Class began the week with Palm Sunday and by the end of the week Year 6 completed the story with the Crucifixion and Jesus being laid in the tomb.
During this last term, the staff spent an INSET day on a retreat. All teachers were invited to spend the day in quiet, calm reflection. It is not often that any of us take time out to be still and quiet and develop our relationship with Christ. The day taken to do this is a wonderful opportunity for staff to replenish their spiritual wellbeing so School Talent Contest
they can continue to teach and form the
On Ash Wednesday, Canon David came into school to
children in their care.
distribute ashes to all staff and children during a liturgy. Some of our RE ambassadors were able to distribute the ashes too
With the conflict in Ukraine being an ever
after they had been blessed by Canon David. During Lent, we
present thought in people’s minds at the
have been running Rosary Club at lunchtimes. All children are
moment, we have had to help support
able to attend on any day it is running. We also held our Lent
children in understanding how and why
Penitential Service for Key Stage 2 children. All children
these events are happening. For many
attended the liturgy and were then given the opportunity to
children, the news and media coverage
take part on the sacrament of Reconciliation. For those children
cause worry and as a result we have been
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spending time talking about what is going on and how the children are feeling. Some children wanted to raise money for the appeal so we decided, as a school, to support The Red Cross. As a school, we invited all children to come to school wearing Yellow and Blue which raised £475 and other individual children also promoted and ran their own event.
School Cake Sale
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Home Cake Sale
Marley in Year 4 organised a cake sale. We had many, many delicious donations for the sale and Marley and her team raised £445. This made a total of £920. Ruby in Reception Class made sunflower planting kits for every child in the school and asked for donations to be made online and Tallulah and Matilda organised a lemonade and cake sale. This raised a further £475. We have been approached by a few families locally who are happy to host Ukrainian families. We are delighted that we will be able to offer school places for those who need it in the year groups where we have space.
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Chaplaincy at Ford Prison
By Dominic Dring
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40
My concern for the ‘least of these’ goes back a long way. Growing up in a strong, loving and socially active Catholic family gave me an insight into the reality of poverty and social justice / injustice. I remember the work that priests in our Diocese had been doing in Peru (including at a later time my own brother, Fr Kevin Dring). My father was a criminal lawyer and so we grew up immersed in the reality that
‘swollen’!) my heart for those who, like the Prodigal Son (Luke
there were those who have and those
15:11-32), get lost and find themselves on their face. Fortunately for
who have not, there were victims and
me I had parents, who like the Father in the story, were desperate to
offenders.
have me home. Many of us can identify a moment or an event when
Through my late teens, growing up in
we could say we really came to know God. My ‘home coming’ at that
Brighton, I become exposed to
time was such a moment for me. I came to know God in the tender,
homelessness and drug and alcohol
unconditionally loving and forgiving embrace of the parent, my
abuse. I had my own difficulties at this
parents.
time which, in hindsight, only served to inflame (‘on fire’ rather than
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I know that all people, regardless of what they have done,
in Brighton, many years of work as a school
are loved fully by God. I know that all people, regardless
chaplain, and, for the past four years prison
of what they have done, are made in the image and
chaplaincy – split between HMP Lewes and
likeness of that same God. But I also know that most
HMP Ford.
people who we are likely to cross the street to avoid have
Prison could be described as the epicentre of
not experienced that love or recognised their own
poverty and social exclusion. Some statistics
‘sacredness’. Their antisocial, chaotic, abusive, ‘deviant’
highlight this:
behaviour is most often a reaction to having been deeply
•
hurt and deeply deprived of the ‘tender, unconditionally
57% of prisoners have the literacy skills expected of an 11 year old
loving and forgiving embrace of the parent’. And it is
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47% have no qualifications
these people who Jesus commanded us to love as he loves
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46% of women and 21% of men in prison
us. (John 15:12)
have attempted suicide at some point
My experience and my ‘inflamed heart’ led me on a
•
journey which has included development work in Ghana, completing a Master’s Degree and qualifying as a Social
70% of prisoners had been drinking when they offended
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Worker, opening and managing the Emmaus Community
6% of women and 38% of men in prison committed their offence to buy drugs
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53% of women and 27% of men in prison experienced abuse as a child
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31% of women and 24% of men in prison were in care as a child
and this is before they get to prison…. The 1952 Prison Act stated that 3 people were required to open a prison: a governor, a medical officer and a chaplain. So what does a chaplain do? It might surprise many people to hear that faith or religious activity makes up less than half of the work of a chaplain in prison. As a Roman Catholic chaplain I have a duty to attend to the faith needs of that community (approximately 20% of the population in both prisons where I
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work) while sharing in the duty to pastorally attend to the needs of all prisoners and staff. In addition to running weekly faith groups and Mass I share in the daily duty of meeting all prisoners on their first day, all on the hospital wing, all in isolation, all in drug and alcohol detox and all on their day of release. We conduct memorials, provide bereavement support, and help men in their resettlement and in connecting with a place of worship in the community. Jesus shared the parable of the Prodigal Son to reinforce the truth that God the Father is very close to ‘the least of these brothers and sisters’. I experience this closeness on a daily basis through, for example, the testimonies of men who have met Jesus in their cells, the hunger for Baptism, the desire to give to charity, to watch out for the vulnerable prisoner on the wing, the reverence for the Word and daily prayer, and the deep humility, remorse and repentance of so many.
I hope that I am able to bring some light and hope into the lives of the prisoners and staff in the prisons in which I work, but I know that, through this work – this walk with the least of my brothers – I come to know, love, and follow my God more closely. Please pray for prisoners, prison chaplains and staff, and the families of those in prison. Commercial break – you too can support the life and work of men at HMP Ford by visiting the
Domiic Dring
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excellent café and farm shop, Serving Thyme, opposite the prison gate, which is run by a team of mean ‘serving time’. Open to the public 7 days a week. Ford Rd, Ford, Arundel BN18 0BX
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St Wilfrid’s Hospice - 35 years of By Andrew Porsch
expert care & compassion
St Wilfrid’s has been your local community
Wilfrid’s Hospice care for symptom
hospice delivering expert care and
management, social groups, inpatient care,
compassion since 1987, caring for the local
bereavement support and more.
community with the passionate belief that
Over 20,000 local people have been referred
everyone should be able to live well until
to St Wilfrid’s over the past 35 years. With at
the end and die with dignity.
least two loved ones also receiving support
Anyone who is living with a life-limiting or
for every patient seen this equates to over
terminal illness can be referred to St
60,000 people in our community helped by
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St Wilfrid’s since they first opened their doors. That’s enough to fill the O2 stadium three times over. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, the charity was looking towards the future. Building a brand-new Hospice in Bosham near Chichester in 2019, after over five years of fantastic community fundraising. Equipped with state-ofthe-art facilities, 14 en-suite bedrooms on the inpatient ward and a base from which the Hospice
supporting over 325 people, the majority in their own home.
Community Team can provide care
Due to COVID and its ongoing consequences on the wider
in people’s homes, its clever design
healthcare community, there are more people with later diagnoses
helped ensure St Wilfrid’s could
who need St Wilfrid’s Hospice’s care. Much younger people who
continue to keep its services open to
have been diagnosed with terminal disease, and people who have
those who needed it throughout the
not been able to access their healthcare appointments. This has
pandemic.
increased the Hospice team’s caseload by 40% in the community,
At any one time St Wilfrid’s are
with more people being seen at a point of crisis. The pandemic means the Hospice’s care teams have never been so busy caring for local people who need them, and as an independent local charity they need your support to continue to provide care. The care costs of the Hospice are paid for in part by an NHS grant, however the majority of the £8.3m annual costs are met thanks to the generosity of
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fundraisers, donors and shoppers. Alison Moorey, Chief Executive for St Wilfrid’s Hospice, “We know that our catchment area population is growing and ageing, and in West Sussex the number of people over 65 will rise from 200,000 to over 300,000 by 2043. We aim to ensure that our services are available to all in our community, but we need your help to ensure we can be there for you, your friends, family and neighbours in the future”. You can Make Double the Difference and be a Hospice Hero . People in our local community with life-limiting and terminal illness need your help.
The immediate threat of the COVID-19 pandemic may be receding, but St Wilfrid’s Hospice nurses, doctors and care teams are dealing with the aftermath of the biggest challenge they have seen in their 35year history. The Hospice clinical teams are supporting more patients in crisis and younger patients with complex treatment needs. These far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the lives of so many in our community for months and years to come. To mark the charity’s 35th year, the St Wilfrid’s team are holding an exciting fundraiser this Summer, and we need you to be part of it.
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Every pound donated will be DOUBLED by the Hospice’s generous sponsors during the 35-hour charity fundraiser on 3rd – 4th July! You can become a Hospice Hero by asking your friends, colleagues and family to donate, helping to spread the word in our local community and make an even bigger difference to local lives. Sign up to be a Hospice Hero today at www.charityextra.com/stwilfrids/signup .
Sandra Sedgwick – St Wilfrid’s Hospice founding member : “From what seemed an impossible dream over 35 years ago to what we have now proves the dream of a more caring and cared for community can come true. With a wonderfully passionate care team at St Wilfrid’s Hospice we now have a purpose-built Hospice in Bosham with which to provide ever more fantastic treatment options to improve the quality of life of so many. Over 50% of the patients St Wilfrid’s see visit to receive specialist symptom management and quality of life treatments so return home again to live their lives in greater dignity and confidence. Far from being a place of sadness the overwhelming feeling is one of sincere gratitude. No matter how big or small a donation you can make every penny counts when making moments that matter.” – Sandra Sedgwick, Vice President for St Wilfrid’s Hospice and one of the original founding doctors.
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Lent Lunches at
By Brian Parkinson
St Richard’s, Slindon
I am not sure whether, at a Lent lunch,
up on bread and water and an apple if
one should enjoy themselves, but that is
needed, as well as tea and coffee.
actually what happened for 5 weeks
Of course the money we raised will be Gift
during this Lent!
Aided so making the total over £1,300.
A team of people from St Richard’s, with help from St Mary’s, Slindon, and
Whilst we hope this will help to bring some
Binstead, cooked and served and
comfort to the people of this beleaguered
welcomed people from Slindon, Fontwell,
country, we are all praying for an end to this
Arundel and St Anthony’s, Rose Green
war and peace for its inhabitants.
and enabled us to raise over £1,100 for DEC* and their work in Ukraine.
*The Disasters Emergency Committee
We were also able to welcome to St
(DEC) is an umbrella group of UK charities
Richard’s for the first time The Rev Peter
which coordinates and launches collective
Dyson, the new incumbent at St Mary’s
appeals to raise funds to provide emergency
Slindon. The soup must have been good
aid and rapid relief to people caught up in
as he came twice! Most welcome. We are
disasters and humanitarian crises around
most grateful for his support.
the world.
A great variety of soups were provided: beetroot, tomato, leek and potato, mixed vegetable; all were delicious; one could fill
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Community Connect
By Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
We do, why don’t you? Community Connect – Connecting People to the Community Join our team at your local Community Hospital in Arundel
The present Arundel Hospital was opened in 1932, built on land donated by Bernard, Duke of Norfolk and funded by local people and businesses Sussex Community Foundation Trust
Our vision
(SCFT) are the main provider of community
In all we do our work is driven by our vision of
NHS health and care across Brighton and
excellent care at the heart of the community.
Hove, East Sussex, High Weald Lewes and
The aim is to deliver ‘the right services to the right
Havens and West Sussex.
people, in the right place, by the right people and at the
We work to help people plan, manage and
right time.
adapt to changes in their health, to prevent avoidable admission to hospital and to minimise hospital stay.
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Meet our ward manager Leonie Kirwan, who is supporting our volunteer program. Leonie said “volunteers make such a difference to the hospital they will support the smooth running of the ward”
Volunteers are very much an integral part of our vision We have a dedicated Voluntary and Community Development service that provides support across the organisation. Our Volunteering Programme has been awarded the Investing in Volunteers UK Quality Standard. At SCFT we rely on volunteers to support our work.
Volunteers play a huge part in supporting the
for a commitment of six months although
delivery of care to the many people who use our
there may be other opportunities to
services. We have a diverse number of volunteer roles
volunteer for a shorter period subject to
in Arundel that help towards achieving the trust
availability.
ambition and improving patient care. Staff, patients, carers and volunteers themselves gain a lot of value from being an integral part of our teams. You can play a very important part by helping us enhance the quality of care to our patients and supporting our staff. Your local community hospital needs the support of volunteers. Most volunteering takes place 7 days a week. Shift patterns are two/three hours. We do ask
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Community Connect is a brilliant way for you to: •
Build your confidence
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Learn new skills
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Make new friends
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Improve your wellbeing
We offer a comprehensive training programme, you can choose to work towards the certificate of Health Education England.
At SCFT we recognise the importance of volunteers. •
We recognise the contribution volunteers make to service delivery
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Volunteers contribute to the increase in resource for our services
•
Volunteers have a positive impact on the quality and innovation which leads to an
increase in our Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating
We offer support whilst in your role which include a supervision programme and peer support. You will forge new relationships and always feel an integral part of the team Rosemary and Elaine (pictured opposite) are two of our volunteers. Here's what they've said about volunteering for the Trust:
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Rosemary said:“I really enjoy volunteering, I’ve met lots of friendly people - a real range of different people, old and young and have had really interesting conversations with so many of them and they are all so appreciative of us volunteers. The volunteer team is a good team to work with, we have lots of laughs and feel we are doing a worthwhile job.”
Rosemary Elaine said: “I've been a volunteer for SCFT for over ten years having started with my dog, who's PAT therapy dog. I later moved to a driving team and then a ward placement. During this time I was also honoured to be part of the hugely successful Covid Vaccination volunteer team. Working with SCFT is extremely rewarding and can cover many interesting roles, I am a very proud Elaine
member of the trust”. The roles we offer are varied and interesting for example •
Ward Helper - This is to support ward staff with
non-clinical tasks, this will aim to promote patient experience and wellbeing To find out more about volunteering for SCFT: Scan our QR code or go to our website http://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ volunteering/ If you can’t find what you are looking for the please email the team Email: SC-TR.Voluntary-Services@nhs.net Phone: 01273 696011 ext.8388 Proclaimer Magazine: Home Page - 57 -
By Dr Elizabeth Stratford BMus(Hons) MA(MusLit) DipABRSM FGCM FRSA Organist and Master of the Choristers Arundel Cathedral
Chorister’s Prize
Jago Bradley is the latest chorister to achieve the
conditions with fewer singers than normal or on
Guild of Church Musicians’ Archbishops’ Chorister
a socially distanced basis. He has remained
Medal for singers under the age of 18. He becomes
committed to rehearsals and services and has
the youngest candidate ever to attain the
enjoyed learning new music where possible.
prestigious award but what makes his achievement
However, he contracted COVID-19 in November
even more remarkable is that he has obtained the
and has only just recovered. “I didn’t feel too
highest mark of any candidate ever taking the
bad”, he said, “just a bit snuffly and tired and was
examination, also beating his older sister Isla who
glad to get back to school, choir and the other
previously held the record for being the youngest
things I do. It was very boring having to isolate.”
successful candidate. Now back to full heath, Jago is looking forward to The examination consists of solo singing, musical
a busy Advent and Christmas at the Cathedral.
tests and a discussion with the examiner about
Jago worked very hard for his ACM and he
various areas of liturgical and musical knowledge.
particularly enjoyed working on Howard Goodall’s setting of Psalm 23 and we had some
Jago said: “I couldn’t believe it when I found out I’d
laughter along the way, particularly when he
got a distinction and the highest mark and was also
spent 15 minutes describing the entire Christmas
the youngest to sit the exam! My sister sat the exam
story. We are delighted that his efforts and hard
during lockdown last year and it inspired me to try
work have been rewarded and hope he will
– I’m so glad I did!”
continue to enjoy singing in the choir and putting
A chorister in Arundel Cathedral Choir, 9 year old
the skills he has developed for this exam to good
Jago has continued to lead music and worship with
use.
his peers during the pandemic often under difficult
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His parents said “We are over the moon for Jago – he’s worked so hard and singing has become such an important part of his life now. He was beaming from ear to ear when he got the news and we’re thrilled Dr Stratford was able to give him this opportunity. It’s particularly special because it didn’t just focus on his musical ability but he also had to explain about music and liturgy to the examiner in his own words!
The medal is open to anyone under the age of 18 who sings in a Christian faith-based choir. For further information please visit the Examinations page on the Guild’s website at www.gcm.org.uk. Jago Bradley Membership of Arundel Cathedral Choir is open to children aged 7 and above and is free of charge. Places are currently available for boys, girls and adults. For enquiries please email arundelcathedralmusic@gmail.com.
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By Adam Vernon
Walking 100km for Alzheimer’s Research “Race to the King”
I am really concerned about the number of people I know who are suffering with dementia. Since my mum had dementia and passed away in 2019, I have been much more aware of the symptoms and realise the devastating impact it can have on individuals and their families.
Therefore, over the last few years I have been raising money for Alzheimer's Research by completing walking marathons. Last year I completed an organised walk called Race to the King which was a double marathon, one marathon each day over two days, and I am delighted to say that I raised well over £900 from 33 supporters. Alzheimer’s Research
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is working with the Drug Discovery Alliance on over 20 potential new treatments for dementia right now and there are over a dozen dementia treatments being tested in the final stages of clinical trials.
In June this year I'm completing the Race to the King again but it follows a different route and covers 100km (just about 62miles) over the two days. The walk is based in West Sussex and starts at Goodwood Racecourse and covers a large figure of ‘8’ including some of the South Downs as well as coastal areas. On the first day we do a large loop down to Chichester and Bosham then back to Goodwood for overnight camping, then on day two, we do a loop to the East and come over to Arundel and Amberley. So a great new challenge!
If you would like to support me on my fundraising for Alzheimer’s Research, please go to Just Giving and search for Adam Vernon 100k. (www.justgiving.com/fundraising/adamvernon100k) Any support you can give will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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By Jo Briscoe
Sacred Scripture
As our Catechism informs us, “God is the author of Sacred Scripture. The divinely revealed realities, which are contained and presented in the text of Sacred Scripture, have been written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. For Holy Mother Church, relying on the faith of the apostolic age, accepts as sacred and canonical the books of the Old and the New Testaments, whole and entire, with all their parts, on the grounds that, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their author, and have been handed on as such to the Church herself…. Sacred Scripture must be read and interpreted in the light of the same Spirit by whom it was written.”
The Catechism Lesson by Jules-Alexis Meunier
The Canon of Scripture: It was by the apostolic Tradition that the Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of the sacred books. This complete list is called the Canon of Scripture. It includes 46 books for the Old Testament and 27 for the New. Our Catechism informs us that “the Second Vatican Council indicates three criteria for interpreting Scripture in accordance with the Spirit who inspired it:-
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1) Be especially attentive to the content and unity of the whole Scripture which is God’s plan. 2) Read the Scripture within the living tradition of the whole Church.
Sacred
Scripture is written principally in the Church’s heart, rather than in documents and records, for the Church carries in her Tradition the living memorial of God’s Word, and it is the Holy Spirit who gives her the spiritual interpretation of the Scripture. 3) Be attentive to the analogy of faith. By ‘analogy of faith’ we mean the coherence of the truths of faith among themselves and within the whole plan of Revelation”. It may sometimes, perhaps, appear that it is easier for us to learn more from the New Testament than from the Old Testament – perhaps we are drawn in this way by the fact that the central object of the New Testament is the life of Jesus Christ: “his acts, teachings, Passion and glorification, and his Church’s beginnings under the Spirit’s guidance” as stated in our Catechism. Also, the New Testament incorporates the Gospels which are the heart of all the Scriptures ‘because they are our principal source for the life and teaching of the Incarnate Word, our Saviour’. The fourfold Gospel holds a uniqu place in the Church, as is evident both in the veneration which the liturgy accords it and in the surpassing attraction it has exercised on the saints at all times: “There is no doctrine which could be beter, more precious and more splendid than the text of the Gospel. Behold and retain what our Lord and Master, Christ, has taught by his words and accomplished by his deeds.” Christians now read the Old Testament in our time, in the light and knowledge of Christ crucified and risen. However, the Old Testament retains its own intrinsic value as Revelation reaffirmed by our Lord himself. Besides, the New Testament has to be read in the light of the Old. The New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New.
The Catechism states: “The Church has always venerated the divine Scriptures as she venerated the Body of the Lord – both nourish and govern the whole Christian life. ‘Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path’.” However, the Old Testament is an indispensable part of Sacred Scripture. Its books “are divinely inspired and retain a permanent value, for the Old Covenant has never been revoked.” The Catechism states ‘”these writings are a storehouse of sublime teaching on God and of sound wisdom on human life, as well as a wonderful treasury of prayers; in them, too, the mystery of our salvation is present in a hidden way. Christians venerate the Old Testament as the true Word of God. The Church has always vigorously opposed the idea of rejecting the Old Testament under the pretext that the New has rendered it void.”
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prophet Ezekiel 47: 1-9, 12 I quote from Pope Benedict XVI ‘The Spirit of the Liturgy’: “It is precisely when we read the
“The angel brought me to the entrance of the
New Testament in terms of cultic theology that
Temple, where a stream came out from under
we see how much it is bound up, in its deepest
the Temple threshold and flowed eastwards,
implications, with the Old. The New
since the Temple faced east. The water flowed
Testament corresponds to the inner drama of
from under the right side of the Temple, south
the Old. It is the inner mediation of the two
of the altar. He took me out by the north gate
elements that at first are in conflict with one
and led me right round outside as far as the
another and find their unity in the form of
outer east gate where the water flowed out on
Jesus Christ, in his Cross and Resurrection.
the right-hand side. The man went to the east
What at first seems to be a break, turns out, on
holding his measuring line and measured off a
closer inspection, to be a real fulfilment, in
thousand cubits; he then made me wade
which all the paths, formerly followed,
across the stream; the water reached my
converge.”
ankles. He measured off another thousand and made me wade across the stream again;
A lot of pleasure, inspiration and interest can
the water reached my knees. He measured off
be gained by paying attention to specific
another thousand and made me wade across
stories, each with different meanings and
again; the water reached my waist. He
enlightenment. There is a reading from Ezekiel
measured off another thousand; it was now a
(of which I am very fond) which describes the
river which I could not cross; the stream had
basis of the story of the vision of Ezekiel of the
swollen and was now deep water, a river
Temple in fine detail. This specific story,
impossible to cross. He then said, ‘Do you see,
technically and geographically, always captures
son of man?’ He took me further, then
my imagination and illustrates in detail the
brought me back to the bank of the river.
root of the story and its analogy with the
When I got back, there were many trees on
Garden of Eden many years previously. I will
each bank of the river. He said, ‘This water
quote from the Daily Readings: from the
flows east down to the Arabah and to the sea;
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and flowing into the sea it makes its waters wholesome. Wherever the river flows, all living creatures teeming in it will live. Fish will be very plentiful, for wherever the water goes it brings health, and life teems wherever the river flows. Along the river, on either bank, will grow every kind of fruit tree with leaves that never wither and fruit that never fails; they will bear new fruit every month, because this water comes from the sanctuary. And their fruit will be good to eat and the leaves medicinal.’ The word of the Lord.
And here is a map of Ezekiel’s Temple – which also inspires me!
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A page from Codex Vaticanus - one of the oldest copies of the Bible
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The First Temple was built by King Solomon the
our God than the building in which sacrifices
son of King David in 957 BC and destroyed by
took place for so-called worship! For example,
the Babylonians in 586 BC, rebuilt in 516 BC and
the most ominous sign of all is that the glory of
destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 CE (or
God rises up from its place in the Temple and
AD) which came to be regarded by early
moves outside the city, leaving the city to its
Christians to be a divine act of punishment for
fate! In fact, the final verse of the book well
the sins of the Jewish people. The Temple was
expresses Ezekiel’s theology of the divine
never rebuilt after this date. The Temple Mount
presence as the city is renamed. “And the
lost its significance for Christian worship with
name of the city from that time on shall be.
the Christians considering it a fulfilment of
The LORD is There”.
Christ’s prophecy. It was to this end, proof of a
Also the description of the many waterways
biblical prophecy fulfilled and of Christianity’s
and their positions within the Temple
victory over Judaism with the New Covenant
structure indicate the importance to our lives
(Jesus’ confirmation of the Commandments)
of water – right from our actual baptism – we
[another connection between the Old and New
could not live without water. This is another
Testaments!], that early Christian pilgrims also
example of the meaning being our relationship
visited the site. The site eventually became
with God, rather than a structure of a building.
neglected - the Temple Mount especially - when a Jewish attempt to rebuild the Temple was
Though some Christians believe that the
destroyed by an earthquake in 363, whilst
Temple will be reconstructed before, or
Christian worship in Jerusalem shifted to the
concurrent with, the Second Coming of Jesus,
Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Jerusalem’s
pilgrimage to the Temple Mount is not viewed
centrality was replaced by Rome.
as important in the beliefs and worship of most Christians. The building was not of great
The writings of a number of the prophets were,
importance to Jesus – he criticised the use of
of course, visions, not least in the Temple or by
the Temple and he predicted its future –
an altar, but the visions of Ezekiel are particularly dramatic. Even so, the writings indicate more the relationships in worship between the people and
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however, he defined worship of God his Father in a purely spiritual sense; unrelated to any type of building. Jesus carried this theory right through to his eschatology teaching as well. These words of Jesus followed him to his trial and crucifixion, where the crowd stated “We heard him say, ‘I am going to destroy this Temple made by human hands, and in three days build another, not made by human hands.’” Meaning, of course, that his aim was to teach the truth from God his Father to absolutely everyone – nothing whatsoever to do with an actual building.
The New Testament recounts the story of a Samaritan woman asking Jesus about the appropriate place to worship, Jerusalem or the Samaritan holy place, to which Jesus replies: “Woman, believe
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The Water of Life Discourse between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well by Angelika Kauffmann, 17–18th century
me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth”. The words of Jesus himself speaking the very words (in differing form) to those of Ezekiel “the glory of God rises up from its place in the Temple and moves outside the city…” A good example of the connections between Ezekiel’s Old and Our Lord’s New Testaments!
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By Elizabeth Stratford
Choir News
The pandemic has impacted the choir in many
them have already sung services over Easter so
practical ways, but one of particular note was
do look out for them when you are in the
that we were unable to visit schools to recruit
Cathedral. More school visits are planned in
new choristers. It is therefore wonderful to be
the coming months. We also welcome Zofia
able to welcome Mollie, Madeleine, Sunny, Jude,
(soprano), Peter (bass) and Clive (bass) and
Kiran, Herbie, Emrys and Theo as probationers.
hope they will all be very happy singing with us!
Their choral training is underway and some of
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We are also seeking Choral Scholars for the next academic year – if you know someone who is over 18 and may be interested in this training role through the Cathedral, please put them in touch with Elizabeth. Choral Scholars receive a grant towards their studies and as well as learning about liturgy, sacred music, plainchant, neume reading and many other skills, also have the opportunity to perform in a solo capacity at the Cathedral. The Cathedral Choir’s recording, No Story So Divine, is now available from the Music Department or via the
choir’s online shop at https://dab-arundel-cathedral-music.sumup.link/product/no-story-so-divine-cd-1 Produced by Richard Tanner who works for the BBC alongside his main roles elsewhere, the recording features music for the Easter Triduum. There are some pieces which receive their recording debut here as well as some old favourites so there are definitely some pieces you will recognise.
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Feedback has been amazing so if you haven’t obtained your copy you really should! Here are some of the things people have said:
“It’s stupendous!” -Maggie Burgess
“Thank you SO much!!! The Choir sounds terrific - the organ playing too of course! And to cap it all, that glorious acoustic! What a feast of music - there are so many lovely moments on the CD - you must be ever so proud of all your team. And a great big thank-you for including my piece - clever planning too, for that big final chord seems to lead straight in to that stonking Vierne Finale on the organ. Marvellous! All the very best Elizabeth, and MANY thanks again - you must be over the moon!” -Neil Cox, composer
“Massive congratulations to Dr Elizabeth Stratford and the Choir of Arundel Cathedral on this beautiful recording. The singing is stunning.”-Professor Christopher Liu
Do explore the online shop where all the choir’s recordings are available.
Choir Practice Preparation
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The choir sang their first Easter Triduum since 2019
know that this piece is only available to us today
this year. It is hard to believe that it is 3 years since
because Mozart visited the Vatican at the age of
we were last able to come together and provide music
14. The Miserere was closely guarded and only
for the most moving journey of the Church’s year.
performed at St Peter’s during Holy Week. It is
Many members of the choir were moved by their
said that Mozart heard the piece, returned to his
involvement in the services and all thoroughly
lodgings and wrote the composition down after
enjoyed singing a wide range of repertoire including
hearing it just once thus allowing the wider
Ireland’s Greater Love during the Washing of Feet on
world access to this music.
Maundy Thursday, Allegri’s stunning “Miserere Mei Deus” on Good Friday and many more. Did you
The choir at an Ecumenical Service for Ukraine in Arundel Castle Chapel
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Matilda said: It was really fun to be back in the Cathedral and I enjoyed celebrating Easter with my friends. It did feel harder because we had to re-learn everything we hadn’t sung for a long time.
Louie said: It was lovely to be able to sing with my friends at Easter because we haven’t been able to do it for the last few years. This was my first Easter singing tenor after singing soprano for six years. I really enjoyed singing Miserere Mei by Allegri as this is one of my favourite pieces!
Ruby said: It was amazing to sing as a big choir again in front of lots more people. I really missed not being able to do it for the last couple of years as I really enjoy singing the Easter music.
It has been wonderful to have a whole term of the Cathedral Choir singing together and we are always on the lookout for new choir members of all ages. It is not necessary to be Roman Catholic or to read music to join the choir but the ability to sing in tune and a sense of humour are essential! More information from Elizabeth on 07971 090724 or email arundelcathedralmusic@gmail.com.
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By Margaret Robinson
Mary Harding nee Gidman
Saturday evening, 31st July 2021 a shining star left us to find her place in Heaven. Mary was born in Southlands Hospital, Shoreham on 22nd December 1947. The younger sister to Philip and Margaret. From the moment she was brought home she never lived anywhere but Arundel, starting in Bond Street, then 10 Mount Pleasant until she married Michael Harding in 1968 After a short while they moved to Wood View, Arundel and around 1978 moved to Arun Terrace, Ford Road. She always said she could not contemplate living anywhere else. Just after her 5th birthday Mary started at St. Philip’s school, her first teacher being Miss (Mary) Corbyn and under the headmastership of Mr Millard. A good number of her classmates at that time remained close friends throughout her life. Around this same time she joined the Arundel School of Dancing doing ballet and tap
Mary Harding and Mrs Vincent on the piano. At 11 it was time to move on – St. Philip Howard school at Barnham had just been completed and Mary was in the first intake. A fact of which she was very proud, to be in at the beginning.
dancing with Miss Davis as teacher
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Mary’s first job on leaving school was in the office
her ‘leisure’ time was spent in or around the
of Hare’s Garage, Littlehampton working there
Cathedral. This was where Mary was baptised,
for a few years until she was offered the position
made her first communion, was confirmed and
at Lloyd’s Bank in the High Street. This was her
became a member of the Guild of St. Agnes.
defining moment as, apart from about a year
Corpus Christi was always a great feast as in her
working in the office of Gray & Rowsell garage in
young life. as was walking in the procession
Littlehampton when her son Philip was small,
from the Cathedral to the quadrangle in the
she returned to the bank, worked her way up and
Castle and back again. In those days the
achieved her promotion to become the Manager
children took great delight in walking over the
of the branch where she stayed for over 30 years
carpet of flowers. Little would Mary have known
until her retirement just before Christmas 2007.
then what a huge part she would play in the
It does seem as though most of the residents in
floral arrangements and the carpet of flowers.
the Arundel area knew her from this time.
For a number of years until her last she was instrumental in garnering flower arrangers for
As if this wasn’t enough for Mary a great deal of
the large floral displays, deciding with the team
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Carpet of Flowers 2019
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on the ‘theme’ for the year, ordering the vast array of blooms and in Corpus Christi week creating some of the arrangements and helping to lay the carpet of flowers, then, helping to count the monetary donations from visitors from the Wednesday and Thursday. Quite a feat. Mary was also part of the rota for weekly counting of the monies at the Cathedral and latterly volunteering in the Cathedral shop.
Her faith was very strong and she also had the privilege, after she retired from work, to go on the annual Lourdes Pilgrimage as a helper. Something she greatly enjoyed and in 2016, the last time she went, was to witness the great honour of two benches dedicated to Lady Sarah Clutton being installed in the domain in Lourdes.
Another venture was being one of the founding members of the ‘Walking for Pleasure’ group which ran for 13 years. She also joined the Arundel Flower Arranging group, and worked part time in Belinda’s Tea Rooms in Tarrant Street. There was still something missing in her life and it wasn’t until the birth of her first granddaughter, Fern, in 2012 and her second granddaughter, Gwen, in 2015 that she felt her life was complete. If there was ever a doting grandmother, it was Mary, and she was so often seen pushing one or the other of ‘her girls’ around the town or down to Swanbourne Lake. She was in her element. She adored them and they her.
The shock to her only son Philip, Faith and all her family and friends in April last year when she received her diagnosis cannot be described. She carried on stoically until the end. She died peacefully, with Philip at her side, on that Saturday evening, 31st July 2021.
She is so greatly missed by so many people, God bless her, may she rest in peace.
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Arundel Cathedral
By Martin Hall
Financial Report 2021 This has been another very difficult year, to add to the two previous ones, brought about largely by Covid but also a number of unexpected costs relating to the buildings. In the three years our reserves were almost wiped out. If it had not been for a very generous legacy of £50,000 last summer it would have been necessary to obtain a loan from the Diocese. Like any household our parish has to: •
Cover daily running costs. There is particular concern at the rising utility bills.
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Prepare for maintenance which is ongoing in a building of this age and significance.
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Cover the costs of the many special events held here throughout the year.
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Support community projects such SVP, Bereavement, Poor Fund and local schools.
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How we operated in 2021, numbers rounded to the nearest £100 Money Coming In
2021
Money Going Out
Offertory collections
48,500
Parish ministry
14,000
Gift Aid received
11,000
Utilities
25,500
Donations
26,800
Liturgical & Pastoral
8,000
Cathedral shop
22,900
Cathedral shop
9,500
Fund raising
6,600
Fund raising
1,000
Cathedral centre revenue
3,700
Property repairs
15,400
Rents from property
12,700
Upkeep & maintenance
25,000
Diocesan collection
9,500
Staff and administrative
45,000
Investment income
700
Grants & Diocesan levies
6,000
142,400 Total Overspent
•
2021
149,400
£7,000
In addition to the above expenses the Diocese, supported by the Cathedral Friends, provides an annual budget towards the maintenance costs. After taking all this into account the costs of running the Cathedral come to approximately £6,000 per week.
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The offertory collection is a vital source of income for the parish. The Planned Giving drive carried out last autumn helped to boost this and encouraged parishioners to review their financial commitments and, in many cases, sign up to Gift Aid.
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Wherever possible, parishioners are asked to gift aid their donations, thus benefitting the parish by an extra 25%.
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Events At Arundel Cathedral
By Louise Sharp
Spring/Summer 2022 For updates about any event, please see the Cathedral website or call the Cathedral Office. For Cathedral opening hours, please check the website or call the Cathedral Office. Weekday Masses at 10am and Sunday Mass at 11.15am are live streamed on our website www.arundelcathedral.uk as are funerals and some other events.
May Saturday 7th 1.00pm Wednesday 11th 10.45am Saturday 14th
2.30pm
Wedding Fundraising Concert with Invicta Voices for St Barnabas Hospice and Turning Tides Baptism
12.30pm
Wedding
Afternoon
Visit of Cathedral Music Trust Group
Sunday 22nd
2.30pm
Baptism
Tuesday 24th
12 noon
Mass in celebration of the Canonisation of Charles de Foucald
Thursday 26th
10am & 7.00pm
Masses for Ascension Day
Friday 27th Saturday 28th
12 noon 2.30pm
Wedding Baptisms
Sunday 29th
3.00pm
Worthing Deanery Confirmations
Sunday 15th Saturday 21st
1.00pm 7.30pm
Wedding Bereavement Group Coffee in Cathedral House
June Wednesday 8th Thursday 9th
10.45am 12 noon
Saturday 11th
12.30pm 11.15am
Sunday 12th
2.30pm Wednesday 15th 9.30am - 6pm Thursday 16th
Bereavement Group Coffee in Cathedral House Mass for Jubilarian Priests of the Diocese (all welcome) Wedding Visiting Choir at Mass from King Edward’s School, Witley First Communion Mass Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers on view
9.30am - 5.30pm Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers on view
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Thursday 16th
5.30pm
Mass
C. 6.30pm
Procession to the Castle and back to the Cathedral
Saturday 18th
3.30pm
Diocesan Deacons Mass with Bishop Richard
Sunday 19th
2.30pm 10.00am
Mass with Anointing for the sick and housebound Mass in Fitzalan Chapel
2.00pm
RSCM Event, service at 5.00pm
Friday 24th Sunday 26th Wednesday 29th
10am and 7pm Masses for Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul
July Saturday 2nd
2.00pm
Ordination to the Priesthood
Sunday 3rd
11.15am pm
Mass - visiting choir
Friday 8th Saturday 9th
7.00pm All day
Race Night fundraiser for St Wilfrid’s Hospice A day with Mary - see A Day with Mary
Sunday 10th
3.00pm
Cathedral Deanery Confirmations
Wednesday 13th
10.45am
Bereavement Group Coffee in Cathedral House
Friday 15th
6.30pm
Saturday 16th
1.00pm
Organ Recital - Robert Sholl, free entry, retiring collection
Sunday 17th Saturday 23rd
7.15pm 12.30pm
Sussex Festival Choir Concert Wedding
Saturday 6th
1.00pm
Wedding
Thursday 11th Saturday 13th
12.30pm 12.30pm
Wedding Wedding
St John’s Sussex Service of Thanksgiving
Friends of Arundel Cathedral Summer Vespers and reception
August
Sunday 14th
Feast of the Assumption
Saturday 20th to Monday 29th August
Arundel Festival (various events, see newsletter/website)
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September Saturday 10th
1.30pm
Wedding
Saturday 24th
1.00pm
Wedding
2.30pm
Animal Blessing Service
October Saturday 1st Friday 7th Saturday 8th Saturday 15th Saturday 22nd Sunday 23rd
CAFOD HARVEST FAST DAY 11.30pm
Diocesan Marriage Anniversaries Mass
7.30pm
Arun Choral Society Concert
9am - 2pm 3.00pm
Visit of the relics of St Bernadette Annual Mass for St Philip Howard and Friends AGM
November Thursday 3rd Saturday 5th
11.00am 1.00pm
Chapter Mass Organ Recital - Rober Scholl, free entry, retiring collection
Saturday 19th
7.30pm
Angmering Chorale Concert
Sunday 27th
11.15am 6.30pm
Mass for Knights of St Columbia Friends Advent Vespers
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Baptisms 19th December
Maja Alice Cecilie WRIGHT
9th January
Giacomo George BINSTEAD
9th January
Amelie Michaela LAWMAN
9th January
Jessica Raphaela LAWMAN
9th January
Alettia May MUSTCHIN
29th January
Willa Keenan BROWN
13th February
Rupert Hendrik Van KLAVEREN
27th February
Beatrix Charlotte Lowena SURMAN
Marriages 18th December
William Merrell & Erin Elizabeth O’Donnell
Deaths 7th September
Violet Iris CORTINAS ROSELL (92 years)
12th September
Silvio CASSINI (92 years)
24th November
John Thomas FORREY (81 years)
28th December
Robert ‘Robbie’ Michael ROSENFELD (78 years)
5th January
Margaret Catherine HARTIGAN (91 years)
5th January
Gerard Judex FELIX (54 years)
22nd January
Paula Frances PITMAN (66 years)
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By Professor Jim Lynch, OBE
Life
The threats to life of the pandemic and global warming have caused us to consider how life started and it can be sustained. As the COVID-19 pandemic started, I was inspired by the weekly Reflections offered by Canon David Parmiter and by my discussions with him. With a lifetime background in relevant science, I agreed with the CRC Division of the publishers Taylor and Francis to write a book What is Life and How Might it be Sustained: Reflections in a Pandemic, and this will be published in July 2022. Cosmology is the branch of astronomy involving the origin of the universe, from the Big Bang to today. An important early participant was Galileo (1564-1642) in Italy who proposed that the earth moves around the sun, but this brought him into conflict with the
Scanning Electron Microscope image of a human T-cell which are part of the immune system and protect the body from infection Catholic Church and he spent much of his life under house arrest; it was not until 1979 that Pope John Paul II absolved him. In 2020 Roger Penrose from Oxford was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on black holes, the region of space-time cut off from the rest of the universe by gravity, giving a robust prediction of the theory of relativity. Some of the evidence for the first life on the planet has been obtained using chemical markers, often through the science of palaeontology. The Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) used this science in
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his theory of evolution, but like Galileo he came into conflict with the Catholic Church, until Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) cautiously accepted his views in 2009. My own early research investigated biological markers in primitive bacteria which grow on methane and found that they produced markers akin to those found in ancient sediments about 3.2 billion years old, indicating that they may have been one of the first forms of life on the planet. Whatever their origins, there
The COVID-19 virus (Ed Hutchinson and Annabel Slater, Glasgow University/ MRC Centre for Virus Research
is at least one bacterium associated with every living cell in our bodies. Some are harmful and cause disease, but others can be beneficial and protect against disease. They group as communities, now known as microbiomes, and the figure on Page 88 shows such a community in the human gut. Getting a balance in favour of healthy bacteria can prevent many diseases and give us healthy and longer lives. Bacteria are very small (about a millionth of a metre), but viruses are even smaller (less than one tenth the size of a bacterium) and do not exist as distinct cells even though they carry genetic information which can cause or prevent disease. The challenge in pandemic was to combat a particular virus, COVID-19, and its
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variants. Fortunately, against the odds, vaccines to prevent infection were developed much quicker than many scientists and medical practitioners thought would be possible. Some drug therapies were also developed to cure those infected, but we need more. Imaging has become immensely powerful in determining the health of our bodies, but it is also increasingly powerful in determining the health of the planet on which life depends. My own work has also used such imagery to monitor deforestation. The livelihoods of the about 1.2 billion people, or one fifth of the world’s population, depend on forests. Deforestation is also a major factor in climate change, which can compromise the supply of food to us all. Toxic chemicals in the environment can have negative effects on the biosphere and this was identified many years ago by Rachel Carson in her book Silent Spring and Jim Lovelock in his book Gaia. However, in my opinion one of the best critical analyses of environmental dangers is by Pope Francis in his Encyclical Letter in 2015 Laudito Si’. There is no doubt that life is beautiful, and we need to do all we can to protect it. Bioethics and governance are
Microbiome of the human gut (Getty)
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Satellite image of deforestation in Amazonia, red is forest and blue is felled (Airbus) critical in this. Richard Dawkins in his books The God Delusion and Outgrowing God says there is no reason to invoke God in the creation and protection of life. However, he provides no proof for his opinion. It must be admitted as Christians that we cannot prove the opposite, but the biblical evidence is strong, and in my opinion, faith is vital in our future. While writing my latest book I asked Bishop Richard where God is during pandemic and he replied, ‘he is present in the sick and dying and in those who care for them’. We must take comfort from his words.
NASA photo of deforestation in Tierras Bajas project, Bolivia - taken by astronauts from the International Space Station
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Our Writers!
By Melinda Heathcote
We are lucky to have (at least) 3 published writers in our parish here at Arundel: Ian Caws a prizewinning poet, Alwyn Dow who has published several novels, the latest of which is described here, Professor Jim Lynch OBE, FRSC, FRSB, FRSA, FRGS, Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences Emeritus, Centre for Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey.
Ian Caws has published 11 collections of poetry since 1975, the latest of which is The Canterbury Road. In 1988, he was runner up in the National Poetry Competition, having been a prizewinner the year before. He and his wife, Hilary, have been in West Sussex since the late 60s and parishioners at Arundel since Hilary became a teacher at St Philip’s School in the early 1990s. “I am not sure why I began writing poetry but I was 17 and our class had had
Ian Caws Wilde’s “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” read to us some years before and it made an impression. 5 years later I produced a ballad of my own and so it went on. I showed it to a schoolmaster who introduced me to the poetry of Edward Thomas who had lived 2 miles from the school. Thomas’ influence has been lifelong. “Time passed and Hilary and I found ourselves living in the same village as the Welsh poet, the late Leslie Norris, who became a great friend and an attentive and helpful mentor. I also learned from Ted Walker
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who lived nearby and inspired with his poetry about Sussex. The poetry of the First World War, especially that of Wilfred Owen, obsessed me for a while. “I began publishing in magazines, here and abroad, picked up the odd prize, including an Eric Gregory Award and runner-up prize in the National Poetry Competition. Over the years I published 15 collections. most recently “Founder’s Day” with Dempsey & Windle. “The Ragman Totts” was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.”
See Ian’s poem “The Judas Flower” on page 32.
The front cover of Ian's latest book "The Canterbury Road"
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Alwyn Dow is a much travelled and experienced author with four publications to his name. He says that his books, including the latest “The Dawn Birds”, are a mixture of fact and fiction, namely ‘faction’. He adds that his underlying themes usually involve extreme moral dilemmas usually with a large helping of Catholicism and Conscience. He attributes this preoccupation not only to his mother, who nurtured his own faith as a Catholic, but also to his Brentwood School motto, “Virtue, Learning & Manners”, and both have been inspirational in writing this book.
“I have previously written 3 novels: “Bath Buns at Sally Lunns”, a mystery thriller, “The Saga of Doubtful Sound” a musical journey set in racist America, and “Journey to the Stars” in which the alien Gondians seek to return to their home planet of Gondia. All three have been published in the USA. “I began my first book when I retired from teaching, living in Bath, hence the title. That was in 2012 so I am now a Centurion. I have no specific book events planned at present but would welcome suggestions for a screenplay.”
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The Dawn Birds This is a story in which love, faith and loyalty collide over a series of decades. The tale is told in turn by three friends who meet at college, namely Elda, Luke and Gordon. She is a young student mesmerised by the personality of ‘Father’ Luke who is a Jesuit priest with ideas that don’t always accord with Church dogma, especially when it comes to love. ‘He loves me, he loves me not,’ she would repeat at night whilst he knelt dutifully at his prayers. An antidote to Luke was Gordon and his kilt. And so, they went their separate ways only to meet up again later in life, in Africa, with a whole new set of challenges, disasters and ultimate triumph.
Front Cover of The Dawn Birds
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Jim Lynch graduated BTech in Industrial Chemistry from Loughborough University, then PhD and DSc in Microbiology from Kings College London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Society of Arts, and is a Chartered Chemist, Biologist, Scientist and Environmentalist. He has worked at BBSRC research institutes, universities as visiting professor (Oxford, Reading, Kings College London, Imperial College, Washington State, Oregon State and Helsinki), and companies as non-executive director or advisor. He was Dean of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey, Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission Jim Lynch
Research Agency, Chairman of the Biology Division of the International Union of Soil Sciences, Coordinator of the OECD Research Programme on Biological Resource Management, Board Member of the European Forest Institute, Chair of Governors University of Chichester, and is Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences Emeritus at the Centre for Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey.
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He has travelled extensively giving over 60 keynote international lectures and published or edited 15 books and 300 papers and patents, as well as serving on many international boards. He was awarded the UNESCO Prize in Microbiology and Einstein Medal, Distinguished Scientist of the US Department of Agriculture, and the Japanese Government Research Award for Foreign Specialists. Jim is a keen sportsman and is married to Mary; they have four children and seven grandchildren. Jim’s latest book “What Is Life & How Might It Be Sustained? Reflections In A Pandemic” willl be published in July. See Jim’s article ‘Life’ on Page 86.
The cover of Jim’s latest book ‘What Is Life & How Might It Be Sustained? Reflections In A Pandemic”
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The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams will be giving a talk on the contradictions in the poetry and fiction of Rudyard Kipling on the 28th May at St. Nicholas Church Arundel at 5.30pm. Price £15 Tickets available from the St. Nicholas parish office, 01903 882262 or office@stnicholasarundel.co.uk
Or online at www.stnicholas-arundel.co.uk
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