Parish Proclaimer Summer 2016 Edition

Parish Proclaimer Summer 2016 Edition

Cathedral Parish of Our Lady & St. Philip Howard Canon Tim Madeley - Dean Father Stanislaw Mycek - Assistant Priest Rev. Mr. David Clifton - Deacon Louise Sharp - Parish Secretary* Cathedral House, Parsons Hill, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AY Tel: 01903 882 297 Fax: 01903 885 335 Email: aruncath1@aol.com

Web: www.arundelcathedral.org * The Parish Office is open 9am – 1pm, Monday – Friday

MASS TIMES AT THE CATHEDRAL Sunday

Weekdays

Saturday

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

11.15am Cathedral Choir.

10am Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Saturday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass.

11am Benediction.

MASS TIMES AT THE CONVENT OF THE POOR CLARES, CROSSBUSH Saturday Sunday

Monday Friday

5.30pm 6.15pm 4.30pm 5.30pm

Vespers.

Vigil Mass (entry at 6pm).

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

Vespers and Benediction.

8.30am Mass

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday

Cathedral:

10.30am otherwise by appointment.

Convent :

Before/after the Saturday 6.15pm Mass.

FRONT COVER ‘2016 Year of Mercy’ Carpet of Flowers during Corpus Christi in Arundel Cathedral.

Photograph taken by Focus Photography of Shoreham - www.focusphotography.co.uk

The Parish Proclaimer is printed by Prontaprint Brighton & Hove - June 2016

A Summer Reflection

By Canon Tim Madeley

Where has the time gone? It is a question I hear so often from other people – it is a question I regularly ask myself. We are coming towards the middle of the year and as I write this the end of Eastertide is but a few days away. Easter Sunday seems so long ago now and what happened to Lent? Children wish their time away; to be older, to do more grown-up things while adults feel they need to stop the clock; getting older is coming too fast and some things we once wanted to do seem now out of reach.

Perhaps our biggest trouble is that we don’t appreciate the here and now, our minds constantly race to the next event or the next urgent thing to be done. Cathedrals are natural places for this to happen. By the time you read this, Corpus Christi and the Carpet of Flowers will have come and gone, as will the First Holy Communions and the Confirmations. But our minds and activities are already deep in planning for the coming events; the Earl’s wedding, the Catholic Conference of Cathedral Deans coming this year to Arundel, the closing of the Holy Door and the end of the Year of Mercy and Cardinal Cormac’s celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of his Priesthood on the first Sunday of Advent.

One event has caused me to stop and think just a little bit deeper – the death of Continued overleaf ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARTICLES FOR THE AUTUMN ISSUE OF THE PARISH PROCLAIMER: Deadline for receipt - Tuesday, 2 August 2016 Please email your written piece and photos to clouter@mac.com or send by post to The Editor, Cathedral House, Parsons Hill, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AY including your name/address to enable us to return the photos.

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Fr. Dominic Rolls. Dominic was two years older than myself and was ordained to the priesthood here in Arundel in 1993. We started training for the priesthood at the same time, we also started in our first parishes in the same year and when I left Eastbourne to go to Crawley, Dominic replaced me there. His untimely death from cancer, taking a good and holy priest from our diocese, should also challenge us about the brevity of our own lives. Are there things we need to do that we keep putting off, relationships that need mending, our spiritual lives we need to put in order? Perhaps we should reflect on one of the older burial prayers for mourners: Grant O God, that while we lament the departure of this your servant, we may always remember that we are most certainly to follow him.

Give us grace to prepare for that last hour by a good life, that we may not be surprised by a sudden and unprovided death, but be ever watching that when you call we may enter into eternal glory.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Canon Tim Madeley ++++++++++++++++++++++++

Chapel Appeal

By David Carter, Headteacher of St. Philip Howard Catholic High School As a school we are passionate about providing the best possible educational and spiritual environment for our students. Our current Chapel is a converted classroom.

It is very limited for school worship being on the first floor with no lift access.

Plans have now been drawn up for a new Chapel (the shaded area in the picture on page 5) to be built adjacent to our school hall and at the centre of our faith community. We need to raise ÂŁ150,000 for this project and we very much hope you will be able to help out in some way.

Firstly, please pray for us throughout this process that we would succeed in creating a Chapel that gives glory to God and meets the needs of our school community, especially our young people.

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Secondly. please consider making a donation towards the project - no matter what you can offer.

Everything we receive will make a big difference and will reflect the love and care of our local community, for our young people and their faith community.

All cheques should be made payable to St. Philip Howard Governors’ Account and posted to the school at Elm Grove South, Barnham, West Sussex PO22 0EN. As a special thank you to those who donate £100 or more, their names will be added to a special, commemorative plaque in the new Chapel.

Gift Aid gives you an extra 25p for every £1 you donate. It is an income tax relief that is designed to benefit charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC).

If you’re a UK tax payer, Gift Aid increases the value of your charity donations by 25% because the charity can reclaim the basic rate of tax at no extra cost to you.

For more details, please contact Jill Alcorn on 01243 552 055. ++++++++++++++++++++++++

Walk for pleasure Evening walks on local footpaths and bridleways Walks of 1-2 hours take place on the first Thursday and the third Tuesday each month from April to September. We leave the Castle Entrance in Mill Road at 6pm sharp. Call Hilary Knight on 01903 883992 now!

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Provost Anthony Whale RIP

By Canon Tim Madeley

In the early hours of 26 May, the Provost of the Cathedral Chapter of Canons, Tony Whale died after a couple of years of failing health. Having spent 18 years from 1983-2001 as the Cathedral Administrator, and being dedicated to Arundel parish and town, dying during our celebration of Corpus Christi seems particularly appropriate.

At a packed Requiem Mass on Tuesday 7 June, presided by Bishop Richard and assisted by Cardinal Cormac Murphy - O’Connor, the Cathedral Chapter and many other clergy, we listened to Michael Whale give a moving eulogy on his older brother. During it, we heard of Tony’s principal education at the John Fisher School in Purley and at the University of London, his career in finance and investment management and his excelling at sport from an early age in football, squash, cricket and of course his beloved golf. Michael also spoke of Tony’s movement from mammon to ministry in the Catholic Priesthood.

Earlier, Monsignor Canon John Hull, in his homily, spoke of Tony’s commitment to follow the example of ‘The Good Shepherd’ in his pastoral care of the people of first Weybridge then Guildford, Arundel, Farnham and finally Ashtead. However it was here at Arundel that his left his greatest marks: in the restoration of the stonework in the Cathedral, the setting up of the Friends of Arundel Cathedral and in his commitment to the work of ecumenism. May he rest in peace. Amen.

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Devotion to the Divine Mercy - Part 2 Courtesy of www.divinemercyapostolate.co.uk The message of the Divine Mercy is a reminder of what the Church has always taught: that God is merciful and forgiving and that we, too, must show mercy and forgiveness.

The quotes below (in italics) are from the diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska; this follows on from Part 1, featured in the spring edition of the Parish Proclaimer.

THE FEAST OF MERCY - DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened... It is My desire that it will be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Diary, 699) Among all the elements of the devotion to the Divine Mercy requested by our Lord through St. Faustina, the Feast of Mercy holds first place. Divine Mercy Sunday points us to the merciful love of God that lies behind the entire Paschal Mystery the mystery of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ - made present for us in the Eucharist. By virtue of a decree issued on 5 May 2000 by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the Holy See proclaimed the second Sunday of Easter also as Divine Mercy Sunday.

THE NOVENA Jesus further asked that this Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by the Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. He gave Sr. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena, saving for the last day the most difficult intention of all, the lukewarm and indifferent, of whom He said: These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. (Diary, 1228)

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Every day of the Novena we pray the Chaplet to the Divine Mercy in the following intentions: Day 1.. Today bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. In this way you will console Me in the bitter grief into which the loss of souls plunges Me. (Diary, 1228) Day 2.. Today bring to Me the souls of priests and religious. ... It was they who gave Me the strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them, as through channels, My mercy flows out upon mankind. (Diary, 1212) Day 3.. Today bring to Me all devout and faithful souls, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross.

They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness. (Diary, 1214) Day 4.. Today bring to Me the pagans and those who do not yet know me. I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My Heart. ... (Diary, 1216) Day 5.. Today bring to Me the souls of those who have separated themselves from My Church and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body and Heart; that is, My Church. As they return to unity with the Church, My wounds heal, and in this way they alleviate My Passion. (Diary, 1218) Day 6.. Today bring to Me the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. ... They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. ... Only the humble soul is able to receive My grace. (Diary, 1220) Day 7.. Today bring to Me the souls who especially venerate and glorify My mercy. ..

They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. ... Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. ... (Diary, 1224) Day 8.. Today bring to Me the souls who are detained in purgatory. ... All these souls are greatly loved by Me. ... It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. ... (Diary, 1226) Day 9... Today bring to Me souls who have become lukewarm. ... They were the 9

reason I cried out: ‘Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.’ For them, the last hope of salvation is to flee to My mercy. (Diary, 1228) SPREADING THE DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION Today the Lord said to me... All those souls who will glorify My mercy and spread its worship, encouraging others to trust in My mercy, will not experience terror at the hour of death. My mercy will shield them in that final battle. (Diary, 1540) By these words Jesus encourages us to spread devotion to the Divine Mercy. The foundation for the worship and apostolate of Divine Mercy is the testimony of one’s own life according to the spirit of this devotion; the spirit of childlike confidence in the goodness and omnipotence of God accompanied by an active love of one’s neighbour.

ACT OF ENTRUSTMENT OF THE WORLD TO THE DIVINE MERCY God, merciful Father, in Your Son, Jesus Christ, You have revealed Your love and poured it out upon us in the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. We entrust to You today the destiny of the world and of every man and woman. Bend down to us sinners, heal our weakness, conquer all evil, and grant that all the peoples of the earth may experience Your mercy. In You, the Triune God, may they ever find the source of hope. Eternal Father, by the Passion and Resurrection of Your Son, have mercy on us and upon the world! Amen John Paul II. The Shrine of Divine Mercy in Kraków - Lagiewniki Poland, 17 Aug 2002

"The Message of Divine Mercy has always been near and dear to me… which I took with me to the See of Peter and which it in a sense forms the image of this Pontificate."

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PRAYER THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF SAINT FAUSTINA O Jesus, who filled Saint Faustina with profound veneration for Your boundless Mercy, if it be Your holy will, grant me, through her intercession, the grace for which I fervently pray... My sins render me unworthy of Your mercy, but be mindful of Sister Faustina’s spirit of sacrifice and self-denial, and reward her virtue by granting the petition which,with childlike trust, I present to you through her intercession.

Our Father..., Hail Mary...., Glory..., Saint Faustima, pray for us. ++++++++++++++++++++++++

Whither Whit?

By Vince Garton, previously printed in A&B News Whatever happened to Whitsuntide? In my youth and in my teens we celebrated the coming of The Holy Spirit (or as we knew it then "The Holy Ghost") with indoor and outdoor processions complete with hymns and flowers. First Communion and Confirmation candidates processed outdoors in their finery. As I remember it the procession consisted mostly the girls in white dresses. The boys were their usual nondescript selves.

There was also the opportunity to extend the celebrations because, as with Christmas and Easter, a Bank Holiday followed on the Monday. In 1978 the powers that be (temporal) decided to move the holiday to a more permanent time at the end of May and designate it The Spring Bank Holiday.

At Vatican 2 (in 1962) the Church changed the name Whit to the much more appropriate name Pentecost. Since the Church retained the movable date of Easter and the seven weeks to Pentecost the connection to the Bank Holiday was, of course, lost. But the mathematics of all this hardly matters!

What does matter, of course, is that Pentecost actually happened! The disciples were in hiding and in deep fear of the authorities and suddenly they were imbued with the courage to face their fear and the wisdom to understand and to spread the Word of God.The Holy Spirit had come to inspire them and the Church and the world. Thus the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity is now with all of us for ever!

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Parish People - Pat Hay-Will

By Colin Swanton

When I interviewed Pat for the Proclaimer she had been unwell for two years or so, and was happily showing a great deal of her old bubbliness as we talked about her ‘retirement’ to new surroundings as she is planning to move to Norfolk to be nearer to family.

Pat was born and lived in Palestine until she was 11 years old and moved to England in 1939; during the war years she resided at a convent school and spent holidays with an aunt. She rejoined her parents in Palestine in 1945 when she was seventeen.

In her early years, before her move to England, she had to suffer the Arab Rebellion.

Whilst spending six years during World War II in England, Pat thought that she might return to calmer times; but, during the next three years, after her return, she lived through the Jewish War of Independence. The family returned to live in the UK in 1948 when Pat began to work at the Foreign Office, which she left two years later to marry Michael.

The couple married in 1950 and as Michael was in the Army and spoke Arabic she travelled with him around the Middle and Near East, living in various places including Tripoli, Jordan, Egypt and Syria before moving to the Far East. Michael left the army in 1969 and they came to live in Burpham, just outside Arundel. Before they returned they had a house (Riffards) built in the grounds of Michael’s parents’ home.

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Michael, with his army gratuity, built a workshop in the garden of Riffards and started to follow his passion of restoring antique furniture. He went on courses and employed a retired restorer to give him help. Among his many commissions, around 1975, Michael built the Bishop’s Chair in the Cathedral. Dedicated to the memory of Duke Bernard, the chair is still in use today.

Pat, in 1967, became the Duke of Norfolk’s private secretary – first for Duke Bernard until his death in 1975 and then, a further four years for Duke Miles. In 1978, Pat started working for Michael’s business as (she says) the general dogsbody and in 1979, he set up a school for furniture restoration. It was then one of the very few such establishments in the country.

Michael died in 1983 but with the help of tutor, Sam Learoyd, and support from the Council of Small Industries in Rural Areas, Pat continued running the business until July 1984. The contents and equipment etc. were sold in October and the following year Pat decided to convert the workshops into the house she currently lives in, and sold the family home, Riffards.

Pat and Michael were blessed with three children – Sally (the eldest), Jane and Raglan, now a priest in the diocese and fondly known as Father Rags. He was ordained in 1986 and is currently parish priest in Eastbourne. Pat’s own interests include visiting gardens, the history of churches and going to concerts. In the Cathedral, Pat was a special minister of the Eucharist, a reader and a cleaner for some 25 years.

She also had her mother living with her for just over two years until she was 94 years old and during this time Pat was able to take her mother to Rags’ ordination. Pat did a lot of travelling around the UK and abroad and was particularly pleased that during Rags’ time training for the priesthood in Rome, she was able to visit him on some seven occasions, which gave her some holiday time in Italy.

A ‘grannex’ is currently being built for Pat attached to daughter Jane’s house in Seething (just outside Norwich) that she will move into when it is ready and after the sale of her house in Burpham. Once she has moved, Pat is looking forward to having seven great-grandchildren living close by. We wish her all happiness for the future.

Editor’s note: In the next issue you’ll read about the Bishop’s Chair created by Pat’s late husband.

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By Monica Clifton

Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Sardhana

India’s economy is booming! Just as I am writing this article the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are currently visiting this vast country. There is much glitz, glamour and talk of Bollywood but their Highnesses have also seen the darker side of India.

Amidst the up and coming wealth there is still extreme poverty and discrimination on grounds of caste and religion.

Sardhana is situated 85km north east of New Delhi in the Diocese of Meerut. It owes its fame to a former prostitute, a ruthless and fearless ruler who inherited her title and wealth from an Austrian mercenary. She was known as the Begum Samru. In 1781 at the age of 40 Farzana - as was her name then - became a Catholic and took the name Joanna. This lady played a crucial role in the politics and power struggle in late 18th and early 19th century India. She ruled her estate with an iron hand.

Sometime in the early 19th century she decided to build a church in Sardhana and enlisted the services of an Italian architect called Antonio Reghelini. This church was finished in 1822 with top quality furnishings and sculptures of Italian marble.

On 13 December 1961 Pope St. John XXIII upgraded the church to the status of Minor Basilica.

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of information and pictures about the Basilica of Our Lady of Graces. It is a place of pilgrimage for all religions especially in November each year.

However the situation for those Catholics who live there now is very different.

Sardhana itself has a population of about 45,000 and is a centre for the wool trade.

Out of this there are about 400 hundred Catholics, many of whom are unemployed and those who are lucky earn a pittance.

There is no unemployment benefit, no social services or free medicine. The fortunate ones live in a special colony set up some years ago by the Diocese of Meerut. In an area of extreme Hinduism there is much discrimination against Christians. Some years ago a priest was murdered, the perpetrators were caught but released as it was not considered a crime to kill a Catholic priest. It is a real test of faith to persevere in the Christian religion in this part of India. Christians make up 2.3% of India’s population and mainly come from the lowest caste and it is not possible to improve one’s status.

A proportion of the money we send goes to help these poor parishioners who also have to maintain the Basilica. We also support several schools, orphanages, a seminary and a small hospital. These are run by sisters and brothers. The children are from broken homes, children of lepers and the very poor mainly orphans. There is no discrimination on the basis of caste or creed.

The Seminary covers 3 Dioceses. The building is the Begum’s old Palace (early 18th century) the roof leaks and the basement is uninhabitable as it floods during the monsoons. All students come from poor families and they have to be fed, clothed and their academic expenses covered.

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What’s Grace?

By Michael Cranford The late father of a school friend of mine was the distinguished Medical Herbalist, Thomas Bartram, author of several learned works, and amongst many things, he was the founder of a chain of health food shops and Grace Magazine, a quarterly publication devoted to inspirational refreshment and healing by natural methods. which has a worldwide circulation.

He was best known for his book The Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, which was his life’s work and took him 10 years to compile.

Thomas was also a man of fervent Christian faith and, for me, one of only truly "great" men I have ever met.

Reading the magazine recently, I came across this personal interpretation of divine Grace, which I reproduce by permission of my friend Roger Bartram, who became the Editor of the magazine on his father's death: ‘What's Grace? An experience, unsought and unasked for. A bolt out of the blue.

Unmerited favour on one who deserves the opposite. Cannot be earned. Nothing to do with human thought or intellect. Cuts right across any doctrine which purports that one can achieve maturity by one's own efforts. It's mainspring is centred in the depths of God. ‘Like Mercy, it is one of those unsearchable riches which 20th century science cannot plumb. Not intended for good men who have no need of it. It is for "fools" and for the ‘unable’. To them is given an ability not their own.

‘Great and wonderful was the vision of Buddha and of Muhammed as they soared over the mountaint ops of human thought and feeling. As they peered through the very gates of heaven there arose a Day Star whose light eclipsed them and everything - full of grace and truth.

‘It is not until we cease from our OWN efforts and submit to the guidance of the one who still lives, that we are raised into the spheres of the operation of Grace.

Then life becomes abundant and vital and purposeful.’

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Oh no...... it’s retirement!

By Ann and Mike Webster Retirement loomed. The panic had started to manifest itself. We would be thrown together… 24/7 as they say in modern parlance. What were we going to do? Could we cope, get on each other’s nerves? Would we need to keep sharp implements under lock and key? Oh, dear this calls for careful planning both short term and long term in order to prepare both of us for another big change in our lives.

And therefore, eighteen months before Mike retired he studied for an RHS Diploma course at Brinsbury College with the intention of working as a gardener to maintain the work discipline and daily routine and keep fit; he did this for seven years. It also gave Ann the opportunity to involve herself in activities in which she is interested.

She became a Volunteer with the National Trust at Petworth House as well as joining a local group to visit plays and shows at theatres and to walk the local area more than in the recent past. It gave us the opportunity to start each day in a different way and one that means not having to meet deadlines.

There was of course a honeymoon period once we were free of employment. We decided six months would be sufficient to travel to different places, develop new hobbies, visit relatives, landscape the front garden to give us more cut flowers and so forth. This phase was just about right before we moved on to the next one.

Our past management training paid dividends as we decided to have a “Team Meeting” every Monday morning to plan our week and make sure we both enjoy our personal time! We both agreed that we wanted to make sure we had time to enjoy whatever we decided to do in our new careers and that is how we saw it, a change in careers rather than the end of our working lives. At Mike’s retirement lunch, Ann told the staff she had put together an Induction programme on Cooking and Household appliances; interesting because Mike reckons she is the only woman he knows who uses the smoke alarm as a timer!

We downgraded from Pilates to Yoga as our German teacher, a former ballet dancer, got us into positions we did not think possible and they started to take their toll.

Yoga is more gentle, thoughtful, stretching, less vigorous, plenty of lying down and generally more to our taste. Over the weeks we all ended up occupying the same places in the Yoga studio. Being the lone male in the class Mike avoided the front row. The problem is he has a hyper-flexible young lady in front of him in various 19

positions and he is inevitably faced by a quivering posterior tightly packed into clinging Lycra. He has difficulty in deciding where his gaze is supposed to linger!

Closing his eyes only causes him to lose balance and topple over. If he looks down he is staring into the eyes of a jolly middle-aged divorcee. This is one situation retirement planning does not prepare you for.

Then the question of whether we would have any reason to move house was discussed at some length. In the end we decided we had organised our lives to feel content and in charge as much as we could possibly be.

The following fits nicely into our plans for later life! (With apologies to Gervaise Phinn, a School Inspector, who tells stories from Yorkshire schools, I have borrowed and amended a poem he has written to his daughter.)

When we’re old and wrinkly, we shall not live alone In a pensioner’s flat or an old people’s home Or take an apartment on some distant shore We’ll move in with our daughter and our son-in-law.

We’ll return all the joy that my daughter gave to me When she sat as a child on her dear father’s knee.

She will welcome us willingly into her home When we’re old and we’re wrinkly and all on our own.

We’ll spill coffee on the carpet, leave marks on the wall We’ll stagger home drunk and be sick in the hall We’ll sing really loudly and slam every door When we live with our daughter and our son-in-law.

We’ll rise from our bed in the late afternoon Throw the sheets on the floor and mess up our room We’ll play ear-splitting music well into the night Go down for a snack and leave on every light.

We’ll rest our old feet on the new leather chairs We’ll drape dirty underwear all down the stairs We’ll talk to our friends for hours on the phone When we live with our daughter in her lovely new home.

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We’ll come in from the garden with mud on our shoes Flop on the settee for our afternoon snooze Expect that our tea will be ready by four When we live with our daughter and our son-in-law.

We’ll leave all the dishes piled up in the sink And invite all our noisy friends round for a drink We’ll grumble and mumble, we’ll complain and we’ll moan When we’re old and wrinkly and all on our own.

We’ll watch television hour after hour We’ll not flush the toilet or wash out the shower Oh, bliss, what a future for us is in store When we move in with our daughter and our son-in-law.

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Samaria Gorge - a second time around!

By Ray Weatherley

The Samaria Gorge is well documented in several travel journals, but in brief it is the largest gorge in Europe (17km in length), situated on the island of Crete and runs from the central White Mountains down to the Libyan Sea on the south coast of the island. It is both beautiful and rugged and was made a National Park in 1962. One claim to fame is that it provided a route for the Greek government to flee to North Africa to escape from the invading German army.

I first trekked down the gorge in 1995, accompanied by my wife Estelle, at the end of a one yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stay. Both of us were fit and made the trek in less than 6 hours - with very weary legs and sore feet.

I returned to Crete nearly a decade later, mainly to visit some friends, but with time to spare I decided to attempt the trek for a second time. I made the booking, which included a coach trip from my base in Georgiopoulis to the mountains at Omalos, then the 17km trek down to Agia Roumeli; followed by a boat trip (no roads along the south coast) around to Hora Sfakion, where the same coach would be waiting to drive back to the hotel.

I tried to get in some training, which proved to be unhelpful. The dreaded day arrived and at 5.45am I set off to meet the coach. There were six of us Brits meeting in the square and we boarded a double decker coach which housed a contingent of mostly German tourists who had set out from Rethimnon. We set off and had not travelled 200 metres when a young girl screamed, so we stopped. I think she only had travel sickness and was coaxed back onto the coach. We restarted and drove up to Omalos via Chania; the journey was spectacular. We arrived at a large taverna at 22

Omalos, which was equipped to supply breakfast to these large coach loads of tourists. I observed many under dressed trekkers shivering in the early morning cold at an altitude of 1000 metres.

We then proceeded to the entrance to the gorge with warnings of our travel guide about dodgy footwear, sun hats, bad legs and the need to reach the Libyan Sea before the boat departed.

I set off down the gorge. The first part is horrendous, except for those who are very fit and of a light stature. I fitted neither category. Negotiating the 25 degree slope, footpath littered with loose rocks, hairpin bends and the hordes of young people pushing past me as I struggled along. It took 15 minutes for me to realise my mistake, but as the travel guide had informed me, that failure as sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d experienced, meant being taken on a donkey, which is more uncomfortable than walking. I was by myself with nobody to talk to, time to think what a fool I was in taking on this expedition. I found it difficult to get into rhythm bumping into those one or two people slower than me and being pushed from behind by those wishing to overtake.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve failed to mention so far that I had a very worn left knee, so I was taking my weight on my right leg trying to arrest my movement down this very steep incline and I began to notice it buckling under my weight.

As an aside the scenery over this first section is breathtaking, but I dare not stop and look or take photographs as it would slow me down even more.

During my thinking periods I realised I had made a cardinal error in not cutting my toenails. This incessant downward trek caused the toes to be thrust into the front of my boots until eventually I felt the big toe nail of my right foot disengage, fortunately it gave no pain.

The first landmark was Agios Nickolaus, which is 4km from the start; for which we had a guide time of 10.00am. I managed 10.05am having set off at 8.30am! I was worried because I knew the guide times were generous. Anyway I had to stop otherwise my legs would have fallen off. I got myself up and left this rest centre and found that I needed to rest more and more often: I did not believe at this stage that I would make it. There is no relief from the endless downhill trekking over boulders and rocks and the seemingly endless stairs. As my legs hurt more and more I found I was becoming very impatient with the endless number of trekkers pushing past me as I started to lose my step. I took some comfort in the fact that there were some struggling just like me.

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My next landmark was Samaria itself (used to be Santa Maria), which was supposed to be the halfway time mark and 7km in distance. I should have been here before 11.15am, but in fact arrived at 11.25am. At this stage Melanie the tour guide met me and took one look and asked me if I was OK. I said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; but I am determined to make it.

Samaria is very interesting if you have time to appreciate it. It was an important village from which the inhabitants were ousted when the gorge was designated a National Park. I asked Melanie what was the latest I could leave Samaria, to which she answered 12.00pm. I needed the toilet which was situated 200m away: this proved to be an effort. The 9km from Samaria to the exit is deemed to be easier and flatter than the first 7km. I set off at 12 noon having consumed a cheese roll and an orange and I felt the rest had helped me: but only for the next kilometre or so when the hurt returned and I found myself bumping my damaged big toe. Then calamity struck: I was negotiating another tricky section when I was approached from behind by two fast walkers. I tried to step aside, tripped and fell heavily. Fortunately the stones were not sharp so no harm was done - except to my pride. The two offenders helped me up and I found my bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reaction to this fall was a temporary increase in adrenalin and my legs did not hurt as much. There is no shade in this section of the walk, but the sun was not too hot. I was taking more and more rests and thinking about the donkey. The next landmark was 4km on from Samaria and named Affendis Christos (Christ the Lord).

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This section was interminable and I was supposed to arrive by 1.15pm and at last I got there at 1.45pm - not at all good! Now to be accompanied by a guy who seemed to be at least 10 years older than me, hobbling, but seemed to be doing quite well.

I was now looking at the 3.15pm deadline as the exit taverna was difficult to meet. I set off from Affendis Christos after eating my second orange and passed through the Iron Gate, where the gorge is only 3m wide and a dangerous point in flash floods.

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Melanie was relieved and informed me that I was the last of her group to arrive. I trudged to the boat and took my seat. I removed my boots and inspected the damage - a huge blister and a disengaged toe nail. When the boat docked at Hora Sfakion after a trip around the south coast, I had a further painful walk to the coach.

For those who have not experienced it, the road from Hora Sfakion back to Brisses is one of the most spectacular rides in the world. The experience was spoilt for me by a young man sitting opposite who managed to kick my damaged right foot. As in most similar places around the world, constant foot traffic is ruining the surface.

NB Hora Sfakion remained the only place in Greece never occupied by the Turks or the Germans. ++++++++++++++++++++++++

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My Travels

By Melinda Heathcote

St. Dominic Church, San Francisco

On 7 January this year I went with my husband to San Francisco, to visit our son who lives there, with his wife and two children - our only grandchildren (so far!). As they are so far away, visits are rare and precious and we love spending time with the children - Poppy 4 and Beckett 2 - who are getting to know “Granny and Grandad”.

It was a long visit and we came back on 17 Feburary - which was why I’m afraid your A Green Bough magazine was so late this year.

A few minutes from my son’s house is a beautiful church - as large as our Cathedral here in Arundel. St. Dominic Church is run by the Dominicans who also have a school there. Things start very early in the morning in America, and the first weekday Mass is at 6am, and another at 8am. I did make the 8am Mass a few times but I’m afraid 6am is a bit too early for me.

The congregation is of course much more mixed than here in our quiet little town of Arundel. Chinese Americans are in the majority, although many other races are represented. On Sundays, at the Family Mass, the church is full to the brim, many families with small children, teenagers, elderly people and a wonderful music ministry with hymns that even I (not very musical and rather deaf) can join in.

Shops and restaurants also open very early, but San Francisco is not a late-night city and people close up and go to bed quite early (thank goodness!). The hills are something to be seen - on our first visit some years ago my son drove us over the top of one of the steepest - to give us a fright - it was like going over the edge of a precipice. I am beginning to get used to them, but the five-lane highways with 27

people overtaking on both sides still make me very tense.

The food is rather a puzzle to me - as we ate out quite a lot. It’s surprising how many things are on every menu were incomprehensible... ingredients I just had not ever heard of. Also they rather “dress up” their descriptions, so a plate of salad greens with a few tiny things added can sound rather amazing until you actually see it. We did have some wonderful food however, and I am trying to lose the extra pounds I put on.

But it’s great to be back in the UK, I was even looking forward to the cold (and wasn’t disappointed)! Getting back to the Bough is great too, but it would be really appreciated to have some more items from parishioners to add more variety to the magazine. So if you want to write to A Green Bough please address all enquiries to receive a copy of the magazine, personal letters or contributions to: Miss Mary Corbyn 14 Bond Street Arundel BN18 9BL

or

Mrs Melinda Heathcote 8 Wheelwrights Close Arundel BN18 9TA email: melindaheathcote@btconnect.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Shrine of our Lady of Consolation of West Grinstead An Introduction by Father David Goddard, Parish Priest & Shrine Administrator The Shrine Church dates from 1876 and the ceremony of crowning the Shrine Statue was performed by the Papal Delegate, Bishop Butt, representing Pope Leo XIII, in July of 1893. We are justifiably proud that this is the first Shrine in honour of Our Blessed Lady to be established in England since the Reformation.

West Grinstead was marked out for this distinguished honour because of the loyal part played by our forebears here in the dark days of recusancy. The Presbytery (now known as the Priest’s House) was used as a safe house for priests and seminarians as they travelled by river between London and the Continent, via the Sussex coast. Part of the house dates back to the time of Henry VIII and the break with Rome in 1534.

There are three priests’ hides (so-called Priest Holes) and in what used to be an old hay loft, there is a hidden Secret Chapel – still used for the daily celebration of Holy Mass.

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The Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation – the only Catholic establishment in England under the patronage of Our Lady in that title – was established in thanksgiving for Our Lady’s prayers for the restoration of the True Faith to England. Pilgrims still come individually, as well as in groups and find this a place of prayer and devotion – a real oasis of peace in a world that once more finds itself increasingly in spiritual as well as temporal turmoil and dissent. (Further details of pilgrimages can be found on the website.)

In addition to being a Shrine, the church here at West Grinstead also serves the local Catholic church for a parish of some 200 square miles that includes twelve villages and many small hamlets. The parish enjoys all the usual parochial amenities, including Holy Mass on most days of the week, together with Sunday Masses in both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms. Whether as a pilgrim or as a Sunday Mass attender – or as both – we look forward to welcoming you to the Shrine at West Grinstead. Please visit www.consolation.org.uk to view the Shrine’s website.

A BRIEF HISTORY Introduction An imposing church, built in a relatively isolated rural location would seem to be an anomaly, but the reason for its existence lies in the story, firstly of the Caryll family – an old land-owning, truly devout Catholic Sussex family – and secondly in a long line of devoted priests who, supported by this family, played their part in keeping the Catholic faith alive in recusant times, through their care of the West Grinstead 29

Mission. It was the fact that Mass was offered here throughout those dark recusant days that led a French émigré priest, Monsignor Jean-Marie Denis to establish this Shrine in honour of Our Lady and in thanksgiving for the official restoration of the Catholic faith in England.

The Caryll Family In the reign of Elizabeth I the Carylls lived in the near-by parish of Shipley, at Benton’s Place – an imposing farmhouse, which still stands and also at West Grinstead Park, an ancient manor house, no longer extant. A great landowning family, they possessed many houses and farms in this vicinity as well as in other parts of Sussex and Hampshire. They were known to be supporters of the “old religion”, giving shelter to priests, many of whom, while disguised as servants, acted as chaplains to the family particularly at West Grinstead Park.

The Priest’s House It is not easy to accurately date the so-called Priest’s House. It belonged to the Carylls, as part of their West Grinstead estate; it was possibly in existence as early as the middle of the 16th century. Originally just a small cottage, consisting of one room on each of the ground and first floors, priests lived here disguised as local stockmen (shepherds). Under the thatched roof the Caryll family provided a hayloft that also housed a tiny hidden chapel. Additionally, two other hides (Priest’s Holes) were built into the massive chimney breast that supports the centre of the cottage.

The original hayloft and Chapel would have been very different to what is found here today. Under a thatch roof, the loft would have been windowless and access would originally have been via a vertical ladder rising from the first floor on the West side of the house. It was in the middle of the 18th century that the hayloft was cleared and the present small chapel was created. At the same time, the Priest’s House was extended – indeed, its 18th century extension constitutes some 75% of the whole building.

This once small cottage, known today as The Priest’s House, is reputably the oldest continuously occupied Catholic presbytery in England. It came to be euphemistically known as the little cottage in the forest – a ‘safe house’ where priests and seminarians could find, not just good Catholic hospitality, but the possibility of hiding, should militia or magistrates be in hot pursuit. The River Adur runs about a quarter of a mile to the south and was extensively used by those many travelling Continued on page 32 30

between London and the Continent. There is no evidence that any priest was ever captured at West Grinstead (the very fact that the House has survived is itself proof of that); but it is not possible to speak with certainty of the many who undoubtedly used this house as a refuge. Written records were not kept for obvious reasons of security and anonymity.

After the persecutions and executions that followed the Titus Oates plot in 1680, the death penalty for being a priest was eventually removed. Instead, unscheduled fines and taxes on Catholics were doubled and all remaining civil rights were taken from them. Nearly all the remaining local Catholic families conformed at this stage, but not the Carylls, who stayed faithful to their religion and to the Stuart monarchy.

As a result they were continuously harassed and eventually became impoverished, having lost all their houses and lands.

The Sale of West Grinstead Park John Caryll (the seventh of this name) followed James II to France. In exile he became Secretary to King James’ Queen Mary, and was given a title by James of Lord Caryll. Eventually the title went to his great nephew, John Baptist, the last Lord Caryll. He it was, who in 1754, having lost most of his fortune, largely because of his loyalty to his religion, sold West Grinstead Park for £6,000. However, he first endowed the Priest’s House to the Catholic Church via Bishop Richard Challoner (1691-1781), in order that Mass could continue to be offered for the people of the locality. Bishop Challoner himself had made a visitation to the West Grinstead Mission in 1741; and had found 80 Catholics at Mass – being celebrated in an upstairs room of the extended Priest’s House – the Mass purportedly being celebrated on the first floor Landing of the House; the Faithful congregating in the area which now constitutes two rooms on the South Front of the house.

The End of Penal Days After the departure of both the Caryll family and their Franciscans priests, French émigré priests – who had fled from the French Revolution – served the Mission. It was during this time in the early 19th century that Catholicism in West Grinstead declined. (However good and well intentioned he might be, a ‘foreigner’ who did not speak the English language could not make much headway with the Sussex country folk!) The parish, therefore, was at a low when Mgr. Jean-Marie Denis was appointed as its priest in 1863. He was originally from the Brittany area of France. With the encouragement of the first re-established Bishop of Southwark, Bishop Thomas Grant and after him, Bishop James Dannell, he revived West Grinstead in a remarkable way so that it once more became a lively force in the story of the 32

The altar in the ‘Secret Chapel’

Catholic Church in Sussex. Shortly after Mgr. Denis’ arrival Bishop Thomas Grant made an Episcopal Visitation to West Grinstead; and despite the declined numbers, the bishop gave great encouragement when he said, “This mission has nothing to fear – it has seen far harder times. It has protectors in heaven and you will see at West Grinstead things that will surprise you”.

Inspired by his bishop, Mgr. Denis straightaway began to make improvements. That same year, 1863, he opened a school for poor children in a wooden stable behind the House. By 1868 the school’s numbers had increased from the original eight, so that new accommodation had to be found in the kitchen. In 1871 the Education Act meant that a completely new building was necessary and soon generous donations made it possible to build a large hall to take more than 100 children.

West Grinstead in the 20th Century By the time Mgr. Denis died in 1900, he had left a well-established parish behind him, with a flourishing school, a convent and a growing pattern of regular pilgrimages.

In 1965 the Southwark Archdiocese was further divided and the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation became part of the new Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Although the large annual Southwark Diocesan Pilgrimage ceased, others pilgrimages, both large and small, have continued regularly here throughout the summer months. So once more, a constant stream of pilgrims still make their way to West Grinstead to leave their petitions at the Shrine and at the historic altar in the ‘Secret Chapel’ located in The Priest’s House.

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The Shrine Although the history of this Catholic Mission goes back to the days of Henry VIII and the split with Rome, Mgr. Jean-Marie Denis established the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Consolation of West Grinstead as recently as 1876. His efforts at begging the necessary funds, not only locally, but also in France, Belgium and Holland, enabled the building of the fine late 19th century Gothic church that is here. When choosing a title for the shrine Mgr. Denis had decided that it would be better to have one which was well known on the Continent, in order that it would share from the start in already established prayers, privileges and blessings. At that time few were so venerated both for antiquity and universal fame as the Consolata at Turin. So it was that the title of Our Lady of Consolation, (also well known and venerated in Pre-Reformation England), was the title he chose. The West Grinstead shrine, affiliated in such a way as to be a true extension of that of Turin, is nevertheless separate under its own title of Our Lady of Consolation of West Grinstead, founded by Pope Leo XIII and with the Episcopal approval of Bishop Grant. The ceremony of crowning was performed before a great crowd of pilgrims on 12th July, 1893 by the Papal Delegate, Bishop Butt, representing the Holy See and Pope Leo XIII. A Seminary Begins in 1889 With the arrival of Mgr. Denis, the number of parishioners steadily increased and in 1887 a curate was appointed to assist him. This curate was none other than Father Francis Bourne, who later became the famous Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster.

He remained for two years working particularly with the boys of the orphanage. It was about this time that almost every diocese began to set up its own seminary.

Bishop Butt, while in retreat at the Carthusian Monastery in nearby Cowfold, decided that it was time Southwark had its own seminary and thus he appointed Fr. Bourne to take charge as the first Rector in 1889. Boys had already begun training for the priesthood with Fr. Bourne and three of them forming the nucleus of the first seminary. Their training began at the West Grinstead Priest’s House, although it moved after two years to a larger domestic property at the nearby village of Henfield, where it remained whilst the purpose-built seminary at Wonersh was being completed. However, as both the first students and the first Rector came from and lived at West Grinstead, it can fairly be said that The Priest’s House was the cradle of the present St. John’s Seminary.

Editor’s note: This feature from the Shrine’s website appears courtesy of Father David Goddard.

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Celebrating Wedding Anniversaries

By Colin Swanton

David and Betty Barrett

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In the past few months, there have been significant wedding anniversaries for two couples in our parish – David and Betty Barrett and Jim and Margaret Myerscough.

On 4 February it was the Diamond Wedding anniversary of David and Betty Barrett (see article in Spring 2016 Proclaimer) whose celebrations started with them receiving a congratulations card from the Queen, organised by their children. Some 40 other cards were also received and decorated their living room for some weeks.

The actual day started with Mass at 8.30am at Crossbush Convent with the Sisters and then doctor’s appointments for both of them! Lunch at the Swan followed, chosen by Betty and David as a thank-you to the hotel for looking after them when floods threatened their home during the winter. In the evening they entertained family and friends at their home with a buffet which they both enjoyed. They received a number of presents and vouchers for things such as a coach trip of their choice as well as meals out.

On the Sunday, they attended the 9.00am Mass at St. Richard’s in Slindon (Betty was born in Slindon) where they received a blessing from Fr. David King. Their children arranged a celebration at the Robin Hood in Shripney for Sunday afternoon and evening – a celebration that they might have missed as it went right out of their minds until they were about to leave to go to Haskins Garden Centre for the afternoon when son, Kevin, rang to remind them that he was picking them up to take them to the celebration in a few minutes time!

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Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.

It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Corinthians 13:4-7 Jim and Margaret Myerscough’s (featured in Pentecost 2009 Proclaimer) Golden Wedding anniversary was on 26 March – the Saturday of the Easter weekend when a Mass could not be said for them. They celebrated their anniversary with a Mass by Franciscan Father Patrick on Easter Monday (28 March) also at the Convent with the Poor Clares Sisters. A total of 32 friends and family attended the Mass, which the Sisters prepared for them and made it so personal to Jim and Margaret. Hymns so loved by the couple were included – at the entrance was the Marian hymn As I kneel before you; Charles Gounod’s Ave Maria was played at communion by Sister Angela on the recorder with organ accompaniment by Sister Geraldine; and the recessional hymn was And did those feet (Jerusalem). Lunch followed at the Norfolk Arms Hotel.

The following weekend (2 April) Jim’s cousin Myra Butcher and her husband, Michael, celebrated their Golden Wedding; and, it should also be noted that Margaret’s father and David’s father were brothers. In all, it was quite a celebration for the family. ++++++++++++++++++++++++

Arundel Art Society

By Susie Olford, part of the AAS Committee Arundel Art Society (AAS) was formed by acclaimed Arundel Artist, the late Thelma Hall. Originally meeting in Arundel, the Society transferred to Clymping where they have excellent facilities, particularly light – which is most important. Members live in Arundel, Clymping, Yapton, while others travel from the easterly Rustington area, and villages to the North. All mediums are used from the traditional oils and watercolour, to the newer acrylics, inks, pastels, water soluble pencils, collage and many more. It is an exciting art world with the array of materials available.

AAS's Artists spread their wings further afield participating in the Art Trails and Exhibitions in West Sussex. The next opportunity to view their work will be at your 37

Cathedral Centre (St. Mary's Hall) during the Gallery Trail of Arundel Festival. On display will be work which is bright and colourful, misty and moody, large and small, framed and unframed from more than 25 local artists.

The Society meets bringing artists together to exchange ideas, paint on their latest work, or enjoy a demonstration by well known professionals from the South of England. Demonstrations are held on a Monday evening and non-members are welcome to attend. The charge is £4 – who knows you might be tempted to take your art further and join AAS. Anyone wishing to do so should make contact with the Membership Secretary. Demonstration dates for 2016 and information are on the website www.arundelartsociety.co.uk or telephone Nina on 01903 722229.

For your diary: Saturday 20th until Monday 29th August 2016 in the Cathedral Centre, Trail times are: Weekdays 14.00 'til 1730. Weekends and Bank Holiday Monday: 12.00 'til 17.30 BUT on Sunday mornings during the Festival (21st and 28th August) artists will be on hand from 10.30 after Morning Mass to talk about the exhibition and their work. Your own private viewing of AAS work. You might find time to pop in before the Cathedral Concert on Saturday 27th August. We look forward to meeting you amongst the canvases. ++++++++++++++++++++++++

Comedy with the Clergy It’s a Sunday morning and a mother tries to wake her son as it’s time to get ready for church. “Two reasons why! One, they don’t like me and two, I don’t like them!’ he shouts. His mother replies, ” I’ll give you two too: one you’re 54 years old and two, you’re the parish priest, so get up now!”

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Cathedral Choir News A report from Madaleine Hallam, age 12 On Wednesday 27 April I was blessed to be given the opportunity to represent Arundel Cathedral Choir at the Friends of Cathedral Music Diamond Jubilee Choristers of Britain concert which was held at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. It was arranged to launch the Diamond Fund for Choristers, which aims to raise ten million pounds to support cathedral choristers in Britain.

The day before the concert 60 choristers from across the country came together for our first rehearsal which was held at St. Vedast Church just off Cheapside. I was quite nervous but as soon as Andrew Carwood the conductor arrived I felt much better. It was a fantastic experience to work alongside Andrew as well as choristers from St. Paul's and from across the country. I made a number of new friends particularly with choristers from Ripon, Birmingham and St. Albans. We had a long afternoon of rehearsals which finished quite late and by the time I arrived home I was very tired! .

When I got up on Wednesday I was so excited. We arrived at St. Paul's just after 1pm and I had my first sight of the magnificent Cathedral. The stage was placed just under the Dome and we got to work quickly. Andrew organised us in our seats and we practised the first few pieces which were to be performed by just the choristers.

We were then joined by the men from St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choir who accompanied us for Handel's Zadok the Priest and Allegri's Miserere mei. It was a little strange practising in St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when there were lots of visitors wandering about but it did help me to stop feeling too nervous. After rehearsal we were given the chance to look around the Cathedral which included a trip to the Whispering Gallery in the Dome - it was very high up!

All too quickly it was time to put on our robes and get ready for the concert. By then I was bursting with joy and couldn't wait to get started. HRH The Duchess of Gloucester and John Rutter were in the audience alongside many directors of music, teachers and of course our families. We sang a number of pieces (some of which I knew from singing at Arundel) including part of Friday Afternoons and a Ceremony of Carols by Britten, Three Motets by Stanford, Stopford's Bring us O Lord God which had been written especially for the occasion and was the first performance and I was glad by Parry. My favourite collection though was The Five Spirituals by Sir Michael Tippett as they were very emotional and had a rhythm which was really easy to 40

remember. Aled Jones and Alexander Armstrong also talked to the audience about their experiences as choristers. Both were very clear about the many benefits of choristership and encouraged us to work hard, to learn as much as possible but also to enjoy this special time.

At the end of the concert I felt very sad that it was all over but also extremely proud of what I had achieved. I would like to say a very big thank you to Elizabeth Stratford for having faith in my ability and for all her help and support. It was a truly amazing opportunity for me and will be a memory I will always cherish.

From Elizabeth Stratford... Examination results: Indigo Ashworth Preparatory test piano - highly commended Indigo Ashworth Grade 3 singing - merit Georgina Powell Grade 5 piano - pass Maya Shankar Grade 6 double bass - pass Maya Shankar Grade 7 clarinet - merit Stephanie Ormond Grade 5 piano - merit Stephanie Ormond Grade 6 singing - merit ++++++++++++++++++++++++

New DVDs from Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dowry Productions Available from marysdowryproductions.org Blessed Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Catholic priest and professor who spoke out against the diabolical regime of the Nazis during WWII and became a marked man by the Gestapo.

A prayerful and spiritual journey with the Tudor Carthusian Prior and English Martyr Saint John Houghton.

Saint David of Wales was a prayerful missionary monk of the 6th century who was called to do great things in little ways.

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Water of Life

By Ann Alidina Water is essential to life. We all know this; our bodies are 90% water, we must drink so many litres of the stuff to maintain hydration, we use it to cook with, wash with, bathe in etc, etc. There are many references to water in the bible – water into wine at the wedding of Cana, the woman at the well, baptism with water, the flood, but water is used as a symbol of something else i.e. the water of life, the Holy Spirit and does not seem to be valued for itself. Perhaps it is because water is such a precious resource that Jesus used it as a symbol so often and the people of that time were well aware of its significance. But do we value it enough?

Having recently had a water meter installed - more about that later - I am even more aware of the water I am using and now that the growing season is here I am saving all the ‘clean water’ from the kitchen to water my plants. The two water butts in my garden are rapidly running out of water even after all the weeks of rain and that’s the problem. It is difficult to think of conserving water when, for a good part of the year we are awash with it, just remember the floods! Then we had too much to cope with and could not control this powerful force of nature.

Imagine living in a country where the summers are hot, it sounds like bliss, but not having enough water for washing, let alone watering the garden is not great. And this water shortage is not due to lack of rainfall but due to the unfair distribution of water by the occupying force. Well, this is the case in Palestine, the ‘Holy Land’ where the rainfall in Ramallah in the West Bank (619mm) is higher than that of London (596mm) (Al Haq 2013) but the indigenous people of the land are allowed just 73 litres per capita per day while the Israelis use 300 litres and the settlers use 369 litres as they have their swimming pools and fountains to maintain and their crops on stolen Palestinian land to irrigate, while in Gaza only 3% of the water supply is now deemed fit to drink. The World Health Organisation recommends 100 litres per day and the poverty threshold is 50 litres.

When I lived in a refugee camp in Bethlehem, my first task in the morning was to turn the outside water tap on to check that water was coming through so that I could then turn the pump on to carry water up to the large black tanks on the roof.

One way to distinguish Palestinian houses from Israeli ones is the presence of these tanks on the roofs of all the houses used to store water against the time when the 42

water supply is cut off, as happens frequently, especially in the summer months.

When they run out of water they have no option but to buy their own water from aquifers under their land from the Israeli water company which now owns it, at great expense. The water company Mekorot controls the entire water supply of Israel and Palestine; 50% of the company is state owned. Mekorot supplies the water meters to Southern Water which is why I had something of a battle to have a water meter installed that is ethical as I could not bear the thought that the water I was using was associated with a company that abuses its absolute control over this life giving substance.

The right to water is protected by the International Human Rights Law, endorsed by the United Nations in July 2010 which â&#x20AC;&#x153;entitles everyone to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic useâ&#x20AC;?. In Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time water was free, the people had their own wells, now mostly blown up or contaminated by the Israeli settlers, so did not have the problems faced today but I feel that with His emphasis on water as a symbol for so much of his teaching, He must be weeping to see this most precious resource used to discriminate against and control the people he came from.

Knit for Peace

By Sister Angela from The Poor Clares community There are several sisters here in Crossbush who like to knit and/or crochet. Over the years we have made hundreds of warm hats, jumpers, scarves and mittens and because of our connections with Africa we have sent them to various countries in that large continent where there is such a need for warm and cosy things, especially for new born babies and young children. People find it strange that there is such a need over there but as the nights draw in the air gets really cold and because there is no electricity in the little villages people need to have access to some really warm things.

At the moment we find ourselves attracted by the words in the title of this short article. One of the community happened to see an advert for it on the television; she spread the word and those of us who wish are now focussing all our energies to produce as many things as we can for this venture. The primary aim at present is to try and send as many hats, jumpers, mittens and scarves as possible in the direction of all the Refugees and Migrants who are searching for a country that will accept them and their families. If you go to the website www.knitforpeace there are many simple patterns for the things that they need and they are also asking for larger blankets which can be made of large knitted or crocheted squares. There is plenty of scope for all the things that are needed. They are also asking for any spare needles, crochet hooks and wool that you are wanting to donate to a good and very worthy cause.

The address to which you can send your things is:- Knit for Peace, Radius Works, Back Lane, London NW3 1HL. You are asked to enclose in your box or parcel a loading list of what you have enclosed with your address so that they can keep a clear record of it as it comes. So I hope that many of you will feel inspired to take up your knitting needles and crochet hooks to knit for peace?!

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Communions and Confirmations A listing of those who received their First Holy Communion and Confirmation

First Holy Communicants - 15 May 2016 Joseph Buckley - Jasmin Douglas Alexander Elphinstone - Rhianna Francis Molly Gardiner - Mikolaj Grzybowski Reggie Hansell - Ellis Hansell Anna Heseltine - Hannah Holte Reuben Lawrie - Nelson Lawrie William Lloyd - Thomas Lloyd Beatrice Lovegrove - Luca McGinley Melanie Merridue - Maja Mrozik Tobiasz Oleksy - Davey Prothero Benjamin Rodger - Max Sene Bradley Telford - Charlie Whiteley - LorcĂĄn Wilson

Confirmations - 8 May 2016 Lucinda Birch Hannah Boylin Hope Wishart

Please pray for these young people, their families, godparents and sponsors alongside our parish catechists who have worked hard durng the year to prepare them all for First Communion and Confirmations.

The catechistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; commitment to accompanying our young people on their journey of faith is very much appreciated.

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News from St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School

By Elizabeth Hargreaves, Deputy Headteacher “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.”

Matthew 18: 2-4 Children have faith in those around them and show trust. They also demonstrate humility when things go wrong and usually try very hard to do better or put things right. If you have been fortunate enough to observe pre-school and early years children interact with each other you will know that they are accepting and curious about their peers. They do not judge others by the clothes they are wearing, the colour of their skin or where they live, but freely interact with each other and learn from one another. Does that mean that negative attitudes are absorbed then from elsewhere? The media has an influence but so do we. Called to be witnesses we can model Christian values in our daily lives and our actions will ‘speak’ of Christ’s love. We can learn from our children, and they in turn can teach one another.

Our Key Stage 2 classes are partnered with Key Stage 1 and have shared activities that help relationships between them grow. A recent ‘sharing’ of work demonstrated so many skills (computer programming, TV presentations, script writing, freeze frame drama, photography and art) linked to the witness of St. Stephen and Lydia, but the most powerful witness and teaching was their kind and caring attitude towards one another, truly living out our school rule ‘to treat others as you would like to be treated’ Also, our School Council recently requested a special space to pray, placed in an area of the school grounds, especially to help children who were coping with bereavement and ‘give them time to talk to Jesus’. We now have a large rustic wooden cross near the outdoor classroom, overlooking the Downs, in this area the gardening club will plant different bulbs and some hanging baskets. This special space is now a focus for outdoor liturgies starting in May with the rosary prayed daily and, as originally planned by the children, allowing for private prayer during the day.

Since my first tentative days as a new teacher over 35 years ago I have been privileged to work with many different, and often inspirational adults, whose witness stood out through their selfless and dedicated work for the good of the children in their care, however it is the children themselves who have taught me the most, leaving me with a lasting impression on how to live out the gospel values and help build God’s kingdom here on earth.

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News from St. Philip Howard Catholic High School

By Alison Baker, Community and Outreach Manager We were recently inspected by Ofsted and are delighted to announce that we have been graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all categories. Our previous inspection took place nearly five years ago, with the inspection team deciding that we were a good school. Since that time, a combination of hard work, strategic planning, dedicated students and supportive parents have all contributed to improving examination results and a range of outcomes. Inspectors praised the leadership, the high expectations of teachers, the quality of teaching and learning and how students gain a sense of security, community and pride. We would like to thank all parishioners, parents and Governors for their unfailing commitment and support over the years. To read the full report, please go to www.sphcs.co.uk.

Year 7 student Oscar Mason achieved a very well-deserved third place in the age 12 to 15 category in the recent Chichester District Rotary Poetry Competition. Oscar’s poem about the “Oceans of the World” was highly commended by the judge, prize-winning poet and author David Swann, a senior lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Chichester University. This is the third year in a row that our young poets have been successful in this competition that attracts a growing number of entries every year. To read Oscar’s prize-winning poem, please go to www.chichesterrotaryclub.org/poetry-competition/ On Monday June 29th we are running a day for our year 9 students to learn about the world of work and how to prepare themselves for future employment. Part of our programme involves meeting and hearing from speakers employed in a range of sectors. If you are able to offer an hour or so of your time to speak to our young people about your role in the work place, please contact Mrs Baker: abaker@sphcs.co.uk or Mrs Wallbridge: swallbridge@sphcs.

From Clare Long, Chaplain .. ..

I had the immense pleasure of taking our Year 10 students out on their Days of Reflection this month, where we enjoyed the generous hospitality of the Sussex Heritage Centre in Warningcamp, and the input of David Beresford from the Catholic Bible School. Owing to those complicated timetables once students start their GCSE courses, we took them out in just two groups, giving a chance to mix with different people, and providing a new experience. The day gave us all a chance to reflect on who Jesus is for us, through a mixture of dynamically presented Bible stories, activities, and time for reflection and prayer. Not only did our timing coincide perfectly with our visit from OFSTED, but also with the beautiful weather and we were able to make good use of the peaceful grounds in both our reflection and our break times. All-in-all, it was a wonderful two days and a great blessing to spend some time away with our Year 10s during such an important time.

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Parish Diary JUNE Wednesday 22nd Thursday 23rd Friday 24th Saturday 25th Wednesday 29th

11.30am

Diocesan Schools Good Shepherd & Holy Door Service 12 noon Weybridge School visit 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel 1.00pm Wedding Solemnity: St. Peter & St. Paul 8.30am Mass at the Convent of the Poor Clares 10.00am & 8.00pm Masses in the Cathedral

JULY Friday 1st

10.00am

Sunday 3rd Friday 8th

3.00pm 11.00am Afternoon

Saturday 9th

11.30am

Saturday 16th Wednesday 20th Saturday 30th Sunday 31st

3.30pm 10.00am 12 noon 7.00pm

Mass: Feast: The Dedication of the Cathedral Mass for New Catholics Sion School Leavers Service Holy Door afternoon – opportunity for confession Ordinariate Pilgrimage

Wedding End of Year Mass with St. Philip’s School Wedding Sussex Festival Choir: Elgar’s The Kingdom, for details please see https://sites.google.com/site/sussexfestivalchoir/home

AUGUST Friday 12th Saturday 13th Satruday 20th

1.30pm 1.30pm 12.30pm

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20th – 29th Monday 29th

12 noon

Various artists’ displays in the Cathedral for Arundel Festival Festival Organ Recital – Neil Wright of Farnborough Abbey

SEPTEMBER Saturday 3rd Thursday 8th Saturday 10th

TBC 10.30am 11.30am

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th Wednesday 14th

12.30pm 10.30am

Thursday 22nd Saturday 24th

10.30am 12 noon

Organ Rectial – Gian Vito Tannoia Seaford Parish Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Worthing Deanery Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Bishop’s Parish Visitation Parish Barbeque St. Leonard’s Parish Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Seaford Parish Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Diocesan Altar Servers’ Mass

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Organ Recitals in Arundel Cathedral

There are a couple of Organ Recitals taking place during and just after the annual Arundel Festival. With the excellent acoustics in the Cathedral, these recitals will be fantastic to listen to!

29 August, 12 noon - Neil Wright will show his talent on the Cathedral organ as he has travelled the world playing the organ as well as the harpsichord and piano!

3 September, timing to be confirmed - Gian Vito Tannoia will be playing Bach, Vivaldi and Max Reger as part of his programme; check out the timing in the current newsletter nearer the time. Do come along and enjoy these recitals!

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Congratulations & Commemorations Baptisms 10th April - Amelia May Hawkins 10th April - Esmé Rose Hawkins 17th April - Ferris Adam Montgomery 1st May - Constance Mary Grace Harries 28th May - Connar Collins 5th June - Luca Rocco Webb

Marriages 2nd April - Liam Piggott & Caroline De Souza

Deaths 25th March - Michael Gerald Smith (64 years) 1st May - Francis John McMellon (88 years) 17th May - Ena Mary Greenfield (96 years) 26th May - Provost Anthony Whale (77 years) 27th May - William ‘Billy’ Sheehan (75 years)

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

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

ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED FOR 9.30/11.15am MASSES Female or male, young or old, all are most welcome to apply as long as you have made your communion or enrolled in the first communion group. We need servers for both Sunday Masses and for other services for the Diocese. Experience is not required as training will be given. If interested please speak to Graham or Ian (Sacristy) or Louise Sharp at the Cathedral Office on 01903 882297 or email aruncath1@aol.com

YOUNG PEOPLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE 21 - 29 October 2017 for 18-35 year olds Full details are available from the Parish Office.

2016 LOURDES PILGRIMAGE

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OUR PARISH MAGAZINE IS ALL ABOUT YOU! Our Parish Proclaimer is only as good as whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put into it from people who like to share their faith, thoughts and experiences.

We are grateful to receive anything of interest, no article too big or too small. So whether you want to write about a visit to a place of interest, going to a concert or another event, a reflection on an aspect of faith or anything else you would like to share, please send it to the Editor whose contact details you will find on page 3 in this magazine.

Thank you in advance!

WELCOME PEOPLE AS THEY ARRIVE FOR MASS! Can you help one Sunday within 9 weeks to welcome parishioners as they arrive for 9.30am or 11.15am Masses?

If you can please contact: 9.30am Mass Mike Webster - 01798 812764 leonierowan@btinternet,com 11.15am Mass Jennifer Robinson - 01903 713050 filumenacat@yahoo.co.uk

28 July - 5 August 2016 The Pilgrimage team are asking for additional helpers as they have a larger than usual number of pilgrims requiring assistance who have applied to join the pilgrimage Can you think about being a helper from 29 July - 4 August?

Please call 01403 740110 or email: lourdes@dabnet.org www.ablourdes.org

CHURCH CLEANERS URGENTLY WANTED To join an enthusiastic team of volunteers on Friday mornings or if you prefer another day no problem at all!

Please call the Parish Office: 01903 882 297

And finally...

A poem by Ray Weatherley, celebrating the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 90th birthday A Queen for all Seasons How to write a poem fit for a queen; A queen with longevity never before seen; A singularity witnessed by all around, With constant actions always so profound.

Rhyming couplets could not describe Some delicate victuals so easy to imbibe; More than words needed to complete this story, A lifetime so full of strife and glory.

One that liked to have been a farmers wife; Instead horses have been a way of life; Whose duties preclude interests and hobbies, Most likely called into government lobbies.

One whose family always took primary place; For her subjects she found some extra space; All governments sought her wise advice, With wit she provided much needed spice.

A great and glorious monarch long may she reign Clothed in a record with never a stain; Those who succeed may stumble and fall, Whilst trying to scale up an industrious wall.

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Our Lady of Consolation

O God, who through the Virgin Mary has willed to give to your people the true consolation, Jesus Christ; grant to us who venerate her, under the title of Our Lady of Consolation, the grace to co-operate with her in the work of Redemption, we ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.