Catholic News Nottingham Oct 2022

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Catholic News MORE THAN 23 YEARS OF BRINGING THE NOTTINGHAM DIOCESE TOGETHER

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Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II HM Queen Elizabeth II dies peacefully at Balmoral

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ust after 6:30pm on Thursday, 8 September 2022, Buckingham Palace made the official announcement:

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

The sad news was quickly flashed around the globe and before long there were many messages of sympathy appearing on our phones and computers.

Her majesty was a devout Christian and found much comfort in her faith.

Faith leaders and organisations across the UK and the world have paid tribute to her.

One of the first to pay tribute was Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, He said.

“Even in my sorrow, shared with so many around the world, I am filled with an immense sense of gratitude for the gift to the world that has been the life of Queen Elizabeth II. “At this time, we pray for the repose of the soul of Her Majesty. We do so with confidence, because the Christian faith marked every day of her life and activity.

“…(her) faith, so often and so eloquently proclaimed in her public messages, has been an inspiration to me, and I am sure to many.

The wisdom, stability and service which she consistently embodied, often in circumstances of extreme difficulty, are a shining legacy and testament to her faith.

“Queen Elizabeth II will remain, always, a shining light in our history. May she now rest in peace. We pray for His Majesty the King, as he assumes his new office even as he mourns his mother. God save the King.”

The chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, who leads the United Hebrew Congregations, offered his “profound condolences”.

He said: “Every week in synagogue, we have prayed for her welfare, wellbeing and wisdom, and she never let us down.

We recall with much appreciation the warm relationship she had with the Jewish community, with a particular commitment to interfaith relations and Holocaust memorial.

“Her affection for the Jewish people ran deep and her respect for our values was palpable. In life, she was rightly admired and loved the world over; in death, may her memory and legacy be an everlasting blessing.”

The Board of Deputies of British Jews said: “N o words can fully describe the extent of our nation’s loss. Her Majesty’s wisdom, benevolence and dedication to duty served as an inspiration to generations of British citizens, including our community.”

The outpouring of condolences from leading Muslim, Hindu and Sikh organisations highlighted the impact she had on other religious communities.

Zara Mohammed, the secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain: “We remember how

the Queen devoted her life to public service and sought unity among British communities.

“Her Majesty’s reign saw extraordinary change in our country. Over seven decades, the United Kingdom has seen itself transformed into a multicultural and multifaith society.

The Hindu Council UK described the Queen as a “remarkable woman who served her country and the Commonwealth with loyalty and humility”.

Long Live the King Prince Charles proclaimed King Charles III

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ing Charles III has delivered his first address as the United Kingdom’s new sovereign, and he linked his Christian faith and values with his sense of duty and respect for traditions and freedoms.

Following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II the new king delivered his first televised address as King Charles III. He praised the dedication and service of his mother, the late Queen, and renewed his promise of “lifelong service”.

He said Queen Elizabeth bore witness to an “abiding love of tradition, together with that

fearless embrace of progress”, which he said won her the “affection, admiration, and respect” of so many people.

“I pay tribute to my mother's memory and I honour her life of service. I know that her death brings great sadness to so many of you and I share that sense of loss, beyond measure, with you all.

King Charles also said that he intended to continue to embrace the values and faith embodied by his late mother, who reigned for 70 years.

“Our values have remained, and must remain, constant. The role and the duties of Monarchy also remain, as does the Sovereign's particular relationship and responsibility towards the Church of England - the Church in which my own faith is so deeply rooted.”

He added that his faith will inspire his service to the people of the United Kingdom.

“In that faith, and the values it inspires, I have been brought up to cherish a sense of duty to others, and to hold in the greatest respect the precious traditions, freedoms and

responsibilities of our unique history and our system of parliamentary government.”

As the nation enters a period of mourning for the late Queen Elizabeth, King Charles encouraged those who mourn her to find comfort in her example.

“In a little over a week's time we will come together as a nation, as a Commonwealth and indeed a global community, to lay my beloved mother to rest,” he said. “In our sorrow, let us remember and draw strength from the light of her example.”

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England's newest Cardinal reflects on the Consistory The Catholic Church in England and Wales now has three cardinals. Traditionally, the Archbishop of Westminster can expect to receive a red hat - and so it came to pass when Cardinal Vincent Nichols was created cardinal in 2014. Five years later, in 2019, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald MAfr, who was President of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue from 2002 to 2006, became England's second living cardinal having returned to serve as a priest in Liverpool after half a century away. Now we have further cause for joy and celebration as our former Bishop of Leeds was created cardinal in an Ordinary Public Consistory on Saturday, 27 August 2022.

In this audio interview from the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, takes us through the occasion, explaining the role of cardinal and how he supports Pope Francis.

To listen to the interview and read the transcript see: www.cbcew.org.uk/englandsnewest-cardinal-reflects-on-the-consistory-th at-elevated-him-to-the-rank/

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CAFOD REACTION: UN warning of famine in Somalia CAFOD, who has worked for decades in the Horn of Africa, has warned that without urgent action the situation will deteriorate. East Africa is gripped by a systemic food crisis, with Northern Kenya and parts of Ethiopia, as well as Somalia, on the brink of famine

Christine Allen, Director of CAFOD said:“We are on the cusp of a food catastrophe in East Africa – as the worst drought for 40 years has seen crops decimated and livestock dying.“The food system is broken, the climate crisis has caused harvest after harvest to fail.

FRANKLY SPEAKING

A real cause for celebration Back in 1989 the Government gave authority to privatise the water industry in England and Wales. Some £22 million was authorised to tell us that we had water.

I need not tell any reader how precious water is but it does appear that the expensive advertisements more than 30 years ago were linked to the “sell off” of our most valued commodity.

It is also noted, according to reports, that the last reservoir to be dug for storing water came into use 30 years ago at Carsington in South Derbyshire. Just 3 years ago in North Derbyshire the small town of Whalley Bridge was in serious danger of flooding due to the water level in a local dam. Some 48 more dams at the time were reported to be in similar danger.

So to the summer that has just passed and the heat wave in our country, particularly in July. It was a reminder of how climate change is not just a characteristic of the areas of the world near the equator nor its polar regions. Many of us did not expect a hose pipe ban or comparisons with 1976. Our news bulletins featured dry river beds and low reservoir levels.

These were accompanied by factual accounts that pollution levels in most of England’s rivers had made them into dirty and dangerous sewers. Sadly at the very peak holiday period our beaches were similarly filthy, to the utter frustration of many.

Well, we have a newly formed Office for Environmental Protection to investigate and I hope sort out the issues concerning our water industry. They need to act with the speed and

enthusiasm that greeted the privatisation in 1989. In this rapidly changing world Christians should never forget the roll of water in our own Faith.

Baptism is so important to the future of our family life. It was the start of the ministerial life of our Saviour and as our children develop so quickly they need to know why their encounter with water is a real cause for celebration. As the tour of the relics of St Bernadette continues in our country we should always remember the special significance of water on all pilgrimages to Lourdes. It is surely time to remind our Government of the same.

Frank Goulding Holy Trinity Parish, Newark

Over the past four years and that is why we cannot lay the blame solely on the Ukraine conflict.“We need to respond to this systemic crisis which is worsening by the day with same vigour we’ve seen in Ukraine, because without urgent action many children will lose their lives. ”CAFOD does not work in Somalia, but has an active presence across East Africa where the food crisis continues to worsen. East Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, this has led to four failed harvests, the death of millions of livestock and significantly decreased local food production.

Of the limited food that is available, as many have lost their livelihoods to droughts, people simply do not have the money to buy it. Stats from the UN show 828 million people were facing hunger in 2021, an increase of 46 million people from the year before.

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Over the 6-7th October, the Diocese will be hosting the relics of St Bernadette in Scunthorpe and at Nottingham Cathedral

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t was a great joy to be back in Lourdes this Summer to make our first pilgrimage to the Shrine since 2019, due to the pandemic. And now, over these next two months, the relics of St Bernadette will be making their own pilgrimage to churches and Cathedrals in England, Scotland and Wales.

Lourdes is coming to us and on the 6th-7th October, we will welcome the relics of St Bernadette in Scunthorpe and at Nottingham Cathedral. This is a very special once in a lifetime event and will provide an opportunity for people to experience the message and special gifts of Lourdes right here in our Diocese.

Ahead of welcoming the relics to the Diocese next month, Bishop Patrick had these words of encouragement to share with us; "I'm very excited that the relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes, to whom Our Lady appeared 18 times, will be coming to our diocese.

What a wonderful opportunity this visit provides for so many people to come and venerate these relics, and so to draw near to the holiness of this young women of determined faith.

Bernadette grew up in extreme poverty with health issues and little in the way of education. May the example of her life and her prayerful intercession encourage each one of us to grow in our faith and to believe that, like Bernadette, God is calling each of us to holiness of life, no matter what hardships and challenges we face in our lives.

St Bernadette, pray for us!"

The relics will be in the Diocese for just 24 hours, arriving in the parish of St Bernadette in Scunthorpe on the morning of the 6th October. They will be welcomed by Fr Matthew Jakes, parish priest, who hopes their

visit will strengthen the faith of many local Catholics and an influence for the good in the wider community. St Bernadette has long been one of his favourite saints and, along with his parishioners, he feels very honoured that Scunthorpe has been chosen as one of the locations for the Relic Tour. After a busy schedule in Scunthorpe, where our schools will feature prominently, the relics will move on to Nottingham Cathedral, arriving early evening to be welcomed by Bishop Patrick McKinney. There will be various celebrations at the Cathedral and an all-night vigil, before the relics depart for Birmingham on the morning of the 7th October.

Alongside moments for private prayer and veneration at both venues, there will be a full timetable of liturgies and devotions which we encourage people to engage with in person or via Livestream. Some of these will have a special connection or association with Lourdes, such as the Anointing of the Sick, a candlelight procession, the rosary and the gesture of water. We hope that this will give people the chance to experience something of the great shrine of Lourdes a lot closer to home, as well as opportunities to venerate the relics in either location.

Travelling on pilgrimage to venerate the relics of St Bernadette right here in our diocese, will be an occasion for many special graces such as healing and conversion. It is hoped that our whole diocesan family, as well as the many individual pilgrims who will visit Scunthorpe and Nottingham, will be spiritually enriched and renewed by the presence of St Bernadette’s relics in the Diocese. Access to both venues and all events is FREE but we expect it to be a very busy 24 hours and therefore encourage you to register on the official website to secure your place.

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Around our diocese Bishop Patrick ‘A wonderful anticipated celebration of the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady at Mother of God Church, Leicester.

My gratitude to Fr George and the parish community for their warm welcome and generous hospitality’

Last month, photographer Paul Hassell returned to the Cathedral to photograph ballet dancer Kiera Wilkinson here are just a few of the stunning shots.

A great turnout of people who travelled from far and wide to join in the 2022 ‘March for Life’ U.K. in London. Bishop Patrick ‘ It was so encouraging to see a very good number from the Diocese of Nottingham’.

Boston St Mary's RC Primary Academy y5 enjoyed a visit to The Lion King recently

Catholic Mens Society Bishop Patrick joins Members in Swanwick. He said “It was good to be able to join members of the Catholic Men’s Society, at their weekend Conference held at Swanwick Conference Centre, in which they explored the importance of networking Catholic Lay organisations, and for Mass.”

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Requiem Mass for the Queen

Bishop Patrick pictured after the Requiem Mass with the priests ordained 10 years or less which they celebrated for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11.

May she rest forever in God’s love

Moving from ‘Maintenance to Mission’ at the parish of the Good Shepherd, Nottingham

Across the diocese, it is Bishop Patrick’s hope and prayer that we become a community of missionary disciples. The Synodal discussions and the ‘Restructuring for Mission’ Roadshows that have been taking place across the diocese these last 12 months, have highlighted the pressing need for our parishes and communities to become more mission focused. In Evangelli Gaudium, Pope Francis dreams of a ‘missionary option’, that is, ‘a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channelled for the evangelisation of today’s world rather than for her self preservation. He

sees the parish as being central to this great task of evangelisation.

One of the ways in which parishes in the Diocese of Nottingham are being supported to respond to this call to become more missionary is through collaboration with the Divine Renovation network.

Divine Renovation has been working with a number of parishes and priests from across the diocese, supporting them to move from ‘maintenance to mission’. One of those parishes is Good Shepherd in Nottingham.

For more information visit the Diocesan website.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta My first encounters with a Saint

by Canon Jonathan Cotton October 2022 marks 72 Years since Saint Mother Teresa received permission from the Vatican to start her Religious Order – The Missionaries of Charity. This year is 25 Years since Mother Teresa’s death. I thought that it was fitting to mark the 25th Anniversary by entitling my Lecture at The Rosmini Centre on the Fosse Way, near Ratcliffe College on Thursday 8th December, 2.30 – 3.30pm, “Something Beautiful for God” for a new generation. A dip into the spirituality of Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata [formerly Calcutta] I first met Mother Teresa in 1969, when I spent six months as an English Guide in the Catacombs of San Sebastiano, on the via Appia Antica, Rome. In the evenings and on my day off, I would cycle into the shanty towns around Rome to work alongside the Missionaries of Charity, or “The Indian Sisters”, as the locals called them, visiting the elderly, engaging with a school run by a priest, and helping out where needed. One day, the Sisters told me that their foundress was visiting from India and that I ought to meet her. Mother Teresa was not widely known at that time but she made an immediate impact on me – firstly because of the obvious affection her Sisters had for her: I’m not sure how many Sisters passed by me saying “Mother will be here in a minute …. Mother will be here in a minute …”, creating in me a growing anxiety and expectation; and secondly because when she did finally sweep in, her smile and directness immediately drew me in, making me feel not only welcomed but also that I was the most important person in the room. She gave me her full attention, even though I felt that I really didn’t have very much to say. I still have a vivid memory of her rolling her sleaves up and pushing a wheel barrow around the shanties asking me to help her find some stray bricks for a small job back at the Convent.

The following summer of 1970, I returned to Rome spending two months with a school friend living in some school rooms behind a

parish church in a poor suburb of Rome. John and I were the advanced party for a Work Camp in the shanty towns of Rome, organised for a group of sixth formers from our former boarding school – Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire. Our task was to sort out accommodation and useful activities for the sixth formers during their two week camp.

The priest in charge of the sixth form, Fr Michael Waters IC, had studied for the priesthood in Rome and had worked in this poor parish. Part of his training took him into the shanty towns within the parish where he met Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity. The Sisters were just becoming established having only recently been invited to Rome by Pope Paul VI on his recent visit to India. The Pope asked them to reach out to the poor in the Shanty Towns of Rome – part of the Churches response to the desperate plight of the shanty dwellers, as well as a political statement by the Church to put pressure on the communist City Council to provide basic sanitary living conditions, education for the children and opportunities for work for the adults. Most of the Shanty dwellers had come in from the countryside in the poorer midlands and south of Italy to the capital city to find work because the villages and farmlands were becoming less productive. Many of the men were away most of the time either because of work, or more frequently, because they were in prison for petty crime or for involvement in the growing drugs problem. John and I managed to arrange accommodation in school rooms and church halls, and the Sisters asked us to develop play areas for the small children and organise daily games activities and bus trips for the older children. There were some shacks belonging to the elderly that needed tidying, too. When Mother Teresa arrived a few days before the main group of sixth formers arrived from England, she decided that they could help dig the foundations for an extension to the Sisters shanty convent.

There was plenty to be done during the two

week work camp!

As well as the shanty dwellers, there were a very different class of poor - the Gypsies, who lived in large Camps several miles outside the city and who came into the city to beg on the streets or pick the pockets of the unsuspecting tourists, especially when travelling on the crowded city centre busses and metro.

Occasionally, when John and I were walking down the street or sitting at a bar having a coffee and sandwich, a gypsy woman, often with a baby in her arms, would approach us.

Or it might be a small child with a cardboard sign explaining his or her poverty stricken situation – and sometimes feigning a limp.

They would put out their hands, begging for money. Nearly always I would say “No”. But always, always, John would put his hand in his pocket and give them some money. And when I’d complain to him, repeating what so many Italians had said to me, that these were professional beggars and as soon as they turned the corner, their limps would disappear and they’d meet up with several other beggars and surrender their takings to their minders – John would say quietly, “Well, you never know, these ones might be genuinely poor, and I’d prefer to give them the benefit of the doubt.” John argued that he didn’t know who was genuine or not. So, he treated all the beggars the same, giving them all a small hand-out, so that the genuine needy ones did not miss out and leaving the con-artists to live with their own consciences.

John made me feel that he was more the true Christian treating each individual with equal generosity, whereas I treated everyone with equal suspicion and distrust and hated the thought of being conned by anybody. I was ruled by fear and pride. John was ruled by his heart, showing a generosity without counting the cost. John was not far from the kingdom of God. Was I deaf and blind to the kingdom of God surrounding me?

Saint Mother Teresa In bringing together the two commandments to love – to love God above all else and to love your neighbour as yourself – Jesus was revealing the central explosive truth that changes everything.

We are made in the image and likeness of God. God is love. If we are to image and be like God, we have to be love, too.

It is God’s very nature to love, unconditionally, without counting the cost – just like my friend John.

John had grasped instinctively what Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity had committed to live out every day. I still had a lot to learn and my continuing involvement over six more summer work camps helped me to grasp more clearly the spirituality of Mother Teresa.

It is this spirituality which I will explore on the afternoon of December 8th at the Rosmini Centre. The Lecture will be available online.

Details can be obtained from the Rosmini Centre, 433 Fosse Way, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 4SJ. Email: rosminicentreinfo@gmail.com. Tel:

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New Horizons

End of an era Fr Hugh Davoren retires Fr Hugh Davoren CSSp has retired after 16 years as pariah priest at All Saints Church, Hassop, Derbyshire, so bringing to an end 50 years of Spiritan involvement in serving the people of Hassop and Bakewell. The Holy Ghost connection began in 1972 with Fr Peter Devine, with the torch carried by Fr Bill O’Neill and Fr Vincent Griffiths before Fr Hugh took over in 2006. The church is now served from Matlock.

These photos were taken after Fr Hugh’s last Sunday Mass.

John Fryer

Fr Daniel Palmer celebrates his final Mass at the Church of The Annunciation in New Mills

Many parishioners said farewell to Fr Joseph Kuttivayalil MSFS during a leaving party celebration at Holy Trinity Community Centre in Newark on the 4th September.. Fr Joseph is moving to St Albans Catholic Church in Chaddesden in Derbyshire as the new Parish Priest after serving a short time at Holy Trinity as assistant priest to Fr Michael O’Donoghue. Parishioners at Holy Trinity were sorry to see Fr Joseph go as he has made a big impression at the parish and we all wish him well.

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The UK’s first Carbon Neutral National Catholic Paper Fr Palmer, who was ordained a Catholic priest in July 2016 has for the last two years been the Parish Administrator at the Church of The Annunciation, New Mills and St Mary’s, Marple Bridge. Before that he was helping in the parish and at Chapel en le Frith whilst being assistant priest in Hadfield.

Fr Palmer left the parish on September 6th, to be replaced the following day by Fr Emmanuel Abbem, a Ghanaian priest working in the Leicester area.

The photos here show parishioners at the New Mills church giving him their best wishes.

John Fryer

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St Bernadette’s Story St Bernadette was born in 1844 in a small town in France. Bernadette Soubirous was one of eight children born into a very poor family. Although initially unremarkable, Bernadette’s life was to inspire generations of people to journey in faith on pilgrimage to Lourdes.

The Apparitions

The first seven apparitions mark a period of joyful discovery

The last six apparitions looked outwards, beginning with the missionary thirteenth apparition

Between 11 February and 16 July 1858, Bernadette saw the Virgin Mary eighteen times in a series of Apparitions that took place in cave on the outskirts of Lourdes, a place now known as the Grotto of Massabielle. In the course of these miraculous encounters, Bernadette, then aged just 14, became the friend and confidante of Our Lady, the mother of Jesus.

The Apparitions of Lourdes were authenticated in 1866 by the Bishop of Tarbes. In that same year, Bernadette left Lourdes to live out her religious vocation within the community of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers. She died in 1879, was proclaimed blessed in 1925, and a became a saint in 1933.

The apparitions seen by St Bernadette took place over five months largely in silence.

Despite this, over the course of time, an intimate relationship of trust, obedience, and love developed between Our Lady and Bernadette.

Bernadette was always deeply happy; this was reflected during the first seven apparitions with her face radiating joy and light.

Apparitions eight to twelve were penitential

Programme of Events (additional devotions and liturgies to be announced nearer the time)

During this Apparition, Mary spoke to Bernadette saying: “Tell the priests that people should come here in procession and build a chapel here.” Chapels were later built to accommodate great numbers of pilgrims.

Today, the Catholic Church recognises 70 miracles as a result of the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes, with people across the world journeying in prayer with Our Lady and St Bernadette, on pilgrimage to the Sanctuary.

St Bernadette’s Church, Scunthorpe Thursday 6th October 08.00 Arrival of the Relics- Liturgical Celebration to Welcome the Relics 11.00 Mass (celebrated by the Bishop) 16.50 Liturgical Celebration to bid farewell to the Relics 17.00 Departure of the Relics Location: St Bernadette’s Church, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 2RS

St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham Thursday 6th October 18.30 Arrival of the Relics- Liturgical Celebration to Welcome the Relics 19.30 Mass

Friday 7th October 09.00 Mass of Thanksgiving (celebrated by the Bishop) 10.20 Liturgical Celebration to bid Farewell to the Relics 10.30 Departure of the Relics Location: St Barnabas Cathedral, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG1 5AW To find out more: Prayers https://stbernadette.org.uk/prayers/ Resources for Young People: https://stbernadette.org.uk/resources/

At this point everything changed, Bernadette became sad, and sorrowful. Witnesses at the Grotto, who were growing in number every day, were deeply moved and experienced a range of emotions; some were converted to the Faith, others didn’t understand Bernadette’s behaviour and felt confusion or distain.

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On 25 March 1858, the day of the sixteenth apparition, Bernadette asked the ‘Lady’ her name.

The Lady replied in the local dialect: “Que soy era Immaculada Counceptiou”, “I am the Immaculate Conception”.

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SVP – What We Do History of the Society in England and Wales - Part 3 Founded in this country in 1844, the SVP was very quickly into its stride in trying to provide practical assistance to those in need. We saw in the last ‘chapter how the SVP helped combat the massive health and hygiene problems faced by the poor. This next instalment looks at how the SVP promoted the Catholic faith through supporting church attendance and education.

In 1851, there were still 3.5 million children, of all religions, not attending school.

Education, not yet compulsory, had to be privately financed. The concern shown by the SVP in efforts to educate the poor was following in the footsteps of St Vincent de Paul himself, who had always stressed this as one of the two major works of his priests and the Daughters of Charity.

Concern for the instruction in the faith of Catholic children

SVP brothers went into some schools to instruct children in their religion, but, most often, they tried to ensure that Catholic children were placed in a position where they could be taught by others. This did not simply mean actually putting children into schools.

It was normally more a case of giving gifts of clothes to children who would otherwise have been unfit even to leave the house. One Sunderland SVP report stated that £17 – a huge sum at the time – had been collected to provide clothing for around 70 children to enable them to attend school.

Catholics were very much in a minority, and therefore were easy prey to religious prejudice. They found themselves in much less of a minority after the great Irish influx, which began principally in the year 1847. By 1851, the population of England and Wales was 18 million, of which 1 million were Catholics.

In some instances, the SVP founded schools, such as one in Hammersmith. In Bristol, they opened an evening school. Numerous cases are recorded of catechism lessons being given.

In 1866, Cardinal Manning said that Catholic schools in London could accommodate only about half of the Catholic poor in that City. In 1874, an evening school in Camberwell, supported by the SVP, paid for the services of a certificated master, who received a weekly salary. In 1879, the SVP opened an evening school in Sheffield, where over a thousand attendances were recorded for the 3 nights per week it was in use during 10 months of its first year.

It unfortunately served to highlight the social divide between the prosperous and the poor.

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St Marie’s (originally St Mary’s) in Norfolk Row, Sheffield was opened in 1850 and attracted newly emancipated (1829) Catholics in their thousands including the Irish poor immigrants from The Crofts. Their treatment by today’s values was unbelievable. Their obvious poverty and shabby condition generated open hostility and resentment from their fellow Catholics from the more prosperous parts of the parish who came to worship. A form of segregation was introduced to keep people separate. This societal attitude from the time is indicative of the way the poor were perceived and treated.

It permeated across all forms of life where those less fortunate were denied any form of advancement, improvement or betterment.

For us today an obvious factor for success in life is education but this was something that for virtually all of the poor was unavailable. It is no surprise then that when we look back at the treatment of Catholics, we can now understand why much of the earliest SVP work was concerned with Catholic education.

There were no Government grants for any school buildings – Catholic or non- Catholic – before 1833. Until then, only voluntary organisations provided school places.

In the late 1860s there was more religious freedom. Cardinal Manning succeeded in obtaining legislation to allow Catholic children in workhouses to be brought up as Catholics. Separate places of worship were also provided for Catholics, who were allowed more free access to their own clergy.

Clothes also were provided to combat some of the issues faced by poor Catholics who missed Mass. There were numerous examples of parish priests saying a very early Sunday Mass specifically for people who refused to appear out-of-doors later on a Sunday because they had no “proper” clothes.

The poor did not have clothes ‘good enough’ for going to mass.

Because of the attitude typically exhibited by the well-to-do parishioners of St Marie’s and churches up and down the country many poor folk felt too embarrassed to attend church with their (so-called) betters!

“We don’t go out on Sundays at all. We just stop quiet in bed in the morning. In the evening, the little ones crawl about in the yard below, while we stay inside. We don’t want to be laughed at among well-dressed people”.

St Marie’s Cathedral, opened in 1850 was the only place for Catholic worship in Sheffield.

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Many brothers used to accompany Catholic inmates of workhouses to Mass. If they had not done so, Catholics would have been unable to attend. Even so, despite such offers by accompanying brothers, permission seems to have been refused more often than it was granted.

This is among the reasons why one SVP work was the setting-up of “wardrobes” to supply clothing to the needy.

The poor did not have clothes ‘good enough’ for going to mass.

Certificated masters would run school classes to provide ‘basic’ education.

Funding for this was provided by the SVP. SVP Conferences continued to help with provision of clothes and the payment of school fees (these would not be abolished until 1892).

A report for 1881, from Manchester, shows that brothers paid school fees for one third of all pupils in the area. If they had not done so, Catholic children would have attended a local “free” school or “Board” school, with no access to a Catholic education.

North Shields brothers taught in Sunday schools. They also helped with religious instruction for: • Catholic boys on the Training Ship ‘Wellesley’.

• Care for young prisoners • Helping adults to attend Mass – and providing clothes for this purpose.

In the following ‘chapter’ we will look at how the SVP broadened its range of support and services to those in need and one might be forgiven for thinking it could be a template for the welfare state!

If you are enjoying this series of ‘chapters’ and would like to find out more about the SVP or are interested in joining please contact Lance Philpott at lancep@svp.org.uk

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St Mary's CV Academy and Parish Mourn the Loss of HM Queen Elizabeth II It was with great sadness that St Mary's School and Parish, Derby, learnt of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II on September 8th.

Special liturgies were held in School on the Friday morning, led by the Head of School, Mrs Novak-Lemmings, and Chaplain, Mrs Hazel. A requiem Mass was celebrated on Sunday 11th September at St Mary's Church.

Books of Condolence have been opened in both the Parish and School. A School Memorial book is being created with thoughts, prayers and memories of the Queen. The children's messages reveal the affection and respect that they have for her life of service:

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"Thank you for what you have done for us, and thank you for sharing love to everyone and looking after the country."

"Thank you for serving us for the past 70 years. Thank you for welcoming us in and helping us."

"Her unyielding faithfulness has led to the country being a better place for all."

"Dear God, I'm thankful that you let reign an amazing, kind, thoughtful, gentle, loving and delightful queen for 7 decades."

"You will never be forgotten."

And a thought many of us have had put into a simple hope - "I hope she is reunited with Prince Philip, I hope they're together having a picnic, or something like that."

Both School and Parish have also been praying for our new monarch, King Charles III, as one child wrote - "please keep our new King Charles safe, and guide him through his rough times; and if he ever needs help, help him to seek help from you."

Free opportunities for children to learn Sacred Music in Nottinghamshire this Autumn As part of his role as our Diocesan Director of Music, Greg Treloar is establishing and growing children’s choirs within the diocese.

The choirs give children aged 7-14, from all backgrounds, the opportunity to access the Church’s rich tradition of Sacred music.

Initially based in the Cathedral, the Girls and Boys programme is now expanding to a second location at St Philip Neri Parish in Mansfield. The choirs are FREE to join and you can register your child for this new academic year, here: https://www.nottinghamcathedralmusic.com / The exciting development and expansion of these choirs is all part of the much bigger programme in the diocese called ‘The Nottingham Schools Singing Project’. Thanks to a generous grant from the Hamish Ogston Foundation and the National Schools Singing Project, last September the Diocese was able to launch a bespoke music programme in some of our schools. The programme seeks to teach a music curriculum in schools with a

faith-based focus, using sacred music from the riches of our Catholic faith as one of the primary tools in teaching music. It provides schools with the opportunity to have their music curriculum covered by experienced and trained professionals who also run regional choirs which enable children to have further access to musical education.

In its first year, Greg Treloar worked with over 400 children in 7 schools across the Nottingham area. In addition to this, children from these schools and this area were invited to be part of the Girls’ and Boys’ Choirs at the Cathedral. With the recruitment of an additional choral director this Summer, Mr Chris Davis, the programme will expand this academic year to include an additional 7 schools in the Mansfield area of Nottinghamshire. Another children’s choir will also be set up in the parish of St Philip Neri, Mansfield to provide more local opportunities for children to engage in the Catholic Church’s beautiful sacred music traditions. The hope is that these

programmes will cover every part of the diocese in the years to come.

The Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs at St Barnabas Cathedral and St Philip’s Mansfield are open to all children aged 7-14 and are completely FREE. You can find out more and register your child(ren), here: https://www.nottinghamcathedralmusic.com

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Our Global Community Pope beatifies John Paul I: May he obtain for us the ‘smile of the soul’ Pope Francis presided over the beatification Mass of Pope John Paul I, recalling how his smile communicated the goodness of the Lord. He encouraged everyone to learn from the Lord on how to love without limits and be a Church with a happy, serene and smiling face, that never closes doors.

Recalling the example of the “smiling pope,” John Paul I, Pope Francis presided over his beatification in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday 4 th September . The Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, with 25 thousand faithful participating in a rainy and later sun-filled square.

In his homily, Pope Francis recalled how in today’s Gospel we hear of large crowds following Jesus who gives them a challenging message: to become His disciple means to put aside earthly attachments, to love Him more than his or her own family, to carry the cross we bear in our lives.

Crowds seek hope The Pope observed that this admonition of the Lord contrasts with what we often see in our world, where the crowds are taken by the charisma of a teacher or leader, attaching their hopes for the future based on emotions, but they become more susceptible to those who instead shrewdly take advantage of them,

telling them what they want to hear for their own profit, glory or power, profiting on society’s fears and needs With a smile, Pope John Paul managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord. How beautiful is a Church with a happy, serene and smiling face, that never closes doors, never hardens hearts, never complains or harbours resentment, does not grow angry or impatient, does not look dour or suffer nostalgia for the past.”

In conclusion, the Pope encouraged us to ask Blessed John Paul I to help us obtain from the Lord “the smile of the soul” and to pray in his own words: “Lord take me as I am, with my defects, with my shortcomings, but make me become what you want me to be.”

Pakistan flood victims are to receive help from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in response to dire calls for emergency support. The charity will channel help through leading Church project partners grappling with desperate appeals for help from people whose lives have been devastated by the rising flood waters.

Appealing for emergency help, he stated: "I am receiving a lot of phone calls for help from my priests and people in various parishes of the diocese."

Details of ACN's aid package are due to be released on Wednesday, 7th September.

At least one million homes across Pakistan have been washed away or severely damaged by the floods which are estimated to have ravaged up to two million acres of crops, with hundreds of thousands of livestock lost.

Describing the "shock" caused by the floods, Bishop Shukardin said all four of Pakistan's

Pope encourages artists to preach Gospel through their work Pope Francis met last month with international film, media and music celebrities at the first 'Vitae Summit' in the Vatican, and encouraged artists to use their gifts to preach the Gospel. Participants including Denzel Washington, Andrea Bocelli, Patricia Heaton and Jonathan Roumie held meetings on Thursday and Friday to begin a conversation on how the arts can have a positive influence on society.

The summit was the culmination of several years of meetings with Pope Francis in his Vatican residence, Casa Santa Marta, with the VITAE Global Foundation founder and president Luis Quinelli and his team.

Pakistan: ACN sends aid to flood zone

Writing from Sindh, one of the provinces worst-affected, Bishop Samson Shukardin of Hyderabad, wrote to ACN: "90 percent of the territory of my diocese is flooded due to heavy rain. Many churches, parish houses and schools have been damaged by the rain flood. The people are left homeless and hungry besides the families grieving for the loss of their loved ones."

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provinces have been affected, including Punjab as well as Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhton Khaw (KPK) in the north-west of the country.

Dr Caroline Hull, National Director, Aid to the Church in Need (UK) said: "Our wonderful benefactors began phoning the ACN switchboard to offer help to suffering Christians in Pakistan almost as soon as news of the terrible flooding appeared here in the UK. "At ACN, we are committed to work with our many generous benefactors to provide whatever help and support is necessary, both in terms of emergency needs as well as longer term projects."

ACN's help for flood victims comes on top of the charity's ongoing pastoral commitments across Pakistan, including Mass stipends for priests serving poor and persecuted Christians, legal and paralegal support for victims of violence and oppression, churches, convents and other structures as well as Catholic media outreach, catechesis and other Christian education.

Pope Francis joined participants at the end of the summit and encouraged them to be "preachers of beauty", because he said, "Beauty is good for us; beauty heals; beauty helps us go forward on our journey."

During their conversation, the Pope and those present focused on the need to reach out to young people, communicate the message of the Gospel, and share stories of witness and accompaniment that stem from an encounter with God. The Pope pointed to the need to undertake paths of communication that lead to truth, goodness and, particularly for artists, beauty and the path of contemplation.

"A person on a journey is on a quest," the Pope said, noting that art can provide inspiration for those who undertake a journey in the awareness that the Lord is awaiting us.

The Pope also expressed his hope that "art may open doors, touch hearts and help people to go forward."

Television, film and music artists with Pope Francis at Casina Pio IV today.

Image: Vatican Media.

He also spoke of the need for an ethical conscience for artists. Art, he said, must stimulate "respect for people" and encourage them "to go forward rather than to buy."

"The role of art," he said, "is to put 'a thorn in the heart, which moves us to contemplation, and contemplation puts us on a path."

The following actors, artists and musicians attended: Jessica Oyelowo, David Oyelowo, Edwina Findley, Jonathan Roumie, Patricia Heaton, Eduardo Verastegui, Denzel Washington, Hayley Atwell, Darius Marder, Issac Chung, Pete Doctor, Pauletta Washington, Dan Lin, Marcus Mumford, Andrea Boccelli, J Balvin, Bull Nene, Alessia Cara, Julio Reyes Copello, Eva Cavalli, Alexander Acha and Alejandro Roemmers.

The summit organizers plan to host various international events and initiatives in cities around the world to continue the work begun at this meeting at the Vatican.

Burkino Faso: Kidnapped 83 year-old nun released A 83-year-old nun who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso more than five months ago has been safely released. The Congregation of the Sisters of Mary of the Holy Cross released the news that Sister Suellen Tennyson, kidnapped on the night between April 4 and 5 this year, in the parish of Yalgo, 110 kilometres from Kaya, capital of the CentralNorthern Region was free.

"Sister Suellen is safe. She is on American soil, but not in America", said Sister Mary Lacour. "Sister Suellen was released on Monday, August 29. We spoke to her. She will be returning to the United States soon."

Bishop Théophile Naré of Kaya said in an official statement: "With great joy and gratitude to God," he confirmed the release iof Sr Suellen. According to the bishop, she is in a safe place and in good health.

"At the moment we have no information on the terms of her release," Bishop Naré said.

Initial reports in the US press, suggest the release could be the result of an action byUS

An undated photo of Sister Suellen Tennyson, left, and others in Burkina Faso. security forces. The Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milley, said on 30 August: "we have freed another hostage in the last 48 hours."

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Cream Teas Success Raises £600

A walk in the park?

On Saturday 3rd September, the memorial garden of Saint Johns Catholic Church on Thorpe End was the scene of much merriment and social activity, as Friends of St Johns Church resumed their popular Cream Teas after a three year gap. Several types of home-made cakes were available as well as cream scones, and the organisers were quite overwhelmed by the public support. Sheila Sulley, who was one of the helpers serving, said, "I think word must have spread around the town about how delicious the refreshments were! People started queueing half an hour before we were due to open. They kept coming back for more, and the home-made cakes were quickly sold out. There was a lovely happy atmosphere."

The day raised £604.80, and all the proceeds will go to build a new church hall at the Thorpe End site. Frances Levett, chairman of the Friends group, said, "So many people turned up that we had to bring benches out of the church into the garden! Thankfully the weather was kind to us. It just shows how badly we need a church hall! We want to be able to build up our parish community again after Covid, and also offer facilities to the town. We have a beautiful church here in the heart of the community, and we want it to be fully at the heart of the community, spreading God's love."

Footnote We have a parishioner doing a sponsored skydive on the 14th of November to raise funds to build a church hall. She will be freefalling from 14,000 feet. I'm calling it the Plunging Parishioner! and we are looking for sponsorship.

Is there anybody/company who might be able to help.

Please email johnclwson@icloud.com and he will pass your message on.

Thank you, Frances Levett

The movement Pilgrim’s Walk for Future started in 2021 when a group of people walked from the pilgrim town of Vadstena in Sweden to the climate summit COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. Following that they designated the first Saturday during Season of Creation a “Global Walk for Future Day”, with everyone around the world encouraged to organize a walk for the climate and for climate justice, combining pilgrim spirituality with a call for action and reflecting on the theme for the Season for Creation, which for 2022 is: Listen to the Voice of creation.

Inspired by the idea, and using the resource on the website for a short pilgrimage, a walk in the local park was organised by the Live Simply team at St Peter and St Paul Church, Lincoln to mark the first day of the Season of Creation (Thursday 1st September). Four people came together, from two parishes and after morning Mass made the short journey to Boultham Park following a blessing by Canon Geoffrey; a fifth person joined us in the park.

The route passed through different scenery including: woodland, riverside and lake. Parts of the walk were undertaken in silence, with four stops along the route for reflection, prayer and discussion. Upon completion we headed for the park cafe (which provides work placements to young people and adults supported by Linkage, a registered charity that helps individuals with learning disabilities to realise their full potential) and enjoyed hot chocolate and cake, undoing all the physical benefits of our walk!

We had a lovely morning, allowing the natural world to speak to us not only through the sounds of birds, rustling trees, flowing water, barking dogs, the laughter of children as well as through each other, but also the silence of flowers, grass, still water, fluttering butterflies, insects and sky. Coming across a dry stream and an area of burnt vegetation affected by a wildfire brought home to us the cries of the earth. We basked in the glory of God yet also considered the cries of the poor and what small steps we could possibly take to do ‘our bit’ for creation, concluding making changes is no walk in the park. All agreed they would like the mini pilgrimage to become a

regular feature of the Season of Creation in the parish going forward.

Apart from inspiring us to lift up our hearts to God in praise and thanksgiving (at one point a rendition of the hymn “Majesty, worship His Majesty” burst forth from our lips) the morning hopefully sparked in each person a renewed enthusiasm to become more attentive to the natural world (Ex 3:3) and to consider what God is saying through their environment (Ex 3:4). The silence and stillness of the first lockdown for the pandemic, back in 2020, served to provide an opportunity for this attentiveness but life has become noisy again.

Once again it seems, we need reminding it is God’s world we live in and of the need to listen to the silent, sometimes seemingly hidden, presence of God’s goodness and providence (Ex 3:7-8), for only then can we safely listen and respond to His call for us to care for the poor (Ex 3:10) knowing God will be with us (Ex 3:12).

Glory be to God. Jo

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This article is an extract from Dr Paul Dixon's forthcoming book, The Road Pilgrim. Over the coming months we shall be publishing extracts. For more details, email: info@theroadpilgrim.com

The Road Pilgrim Part Eight - Speed Speeding: A driver's tendency to speed is akin to the human propensity to sin. Can you recall driving past a speed camera and thinking: 'Was I speeding?' 'Did the camera get me?'

The increasing amount of speed cameras can lead to over-concern about their prying eyes.

At the end of a journey, if you find yourself wondering whether a speeding fine will soon pop through the letterbox, you know what I mean. Thinking like this destroys the joy of driving. Thinking the wrong way about mistakes (sins) on life's journey also destroys the joy of life. God gets the lot, but He is not an over-zealous police officer hell-bent on prosecuting.

William A. Barry SJ speaks of 'ungodly remembrance' and 'godly remembrance'.1 The former leads to 'darkness and despair', the latter leads 'to turn ourselves away from selfdestruction and toward a more abundant life'.2 Fr Barry says our past matters to God only 'because it affects the present and the future'.3 'God's interest in the past is for the sake of transformation, of a change of heart in the present so that more of the future will be affected positively.' 4 God wants us to learn from the past so we can have life to the full.

When driving, rather than fretting over speeding and speed cameras, reflect upon why you might speed. Maybe you fail to allow

enough time for journeys. The point is to notice patterns in your speeding and do something about it. Take the same approach with life. Rather than obsessing over sins, look for your destructive behaviour patterns and work with God (your friendly driving instructor) to drive better on the highway of life.

Speed cameras: Speed cameras exist for the good of society as a whole and its individual citizens—including you and me. While none of us wants a speeding ticket, most accept the need for regulating driver behaviour. Speed limits, their enforcement and the use of cameras provide a helpful analogy for reflecting on rules in general and our response to them.

Why do you observe the speed limit when a camera is in sight? Suppose the avoidance of negative consequence to oneself is your only motivating factor for being lawful. In that case, you will probably break the law if you think you can get away with it. Alternatively, appreciating the value behind a law makes one far more likely to follow it—though you may still find yourself pushing the boundaries.

Catholicism (Catholic Christianity) and religion generally have rules, laws and norms.

How do you respond to them? Chances are, if you have left organised religion, their

regulations and your response to them have something to do with your departure. The truth is, everyone has issues with aspects of organised religion, including no doubt the Pope. Jesus had a few issues too!

Consider mandatory speed limits and advisory speed limits. It is usually best for a driver to adhere to both advisory speed limits and mandatory ones since the Highways Agency offers this advice for our benefit, not harm. Similarly, the Church provides all of its teachings for our good too. The Church remains our best guide for regulating driver

behaviour on the highway of life.

Nevertheless, imagine someone driving life's highway trying to follow the spirit of God's law yet notching up a few ecclesial speeding tickets along the way. When God reviews the footage, what do you think He might say?

1 William A. Barry, SJ, Praying the Truth: Deepening Your Friendship with God through Honest Prayer, 113115.

2 Barry, Praying the Truth, 113 & 115.

3 Barry, Praying the Truth, 115.

4 Barry, Praying the Truth, 116.

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CRYPTIC Down 1 Recommendation when weather's bad in French wine area? (5) 2 Poles follow east Maine river banks to estate (7) 3 Saint Poles back from 2, and the Spanish, see in the morning (6) 4 One's no good in charge at first, but is very sweet (5) 5 Christian Roman's spreading mostly rubbish between Europe and America (7) 6 Paul's fellow soldier damaged pup's chair (9) 8 It runs in Iraq on Brussels tariffs top two phones supported (9) 12 Disturbance with fish supper only half wolfed down (5-2) 14 Spooks wreck a comeback, totally, for ancient language (7)

15 Frenchman's to the fore in Brexit – real European traditionalist on nationality (6) 17 'Beat retreat' code-word (5) 19 Gunners in the ascendant during support for Hebridean island (5) QUICK Across 1 One of a tribe from whom Moses took a wife (9) 6 High Priest who opposed the Maccabees (7) 7 Soak;suffuse(5) 9 Eurofractions?(5) 10 Close fielding position in cricket (3,4) 11 Arch area of the foot (6) 13 The ------'s War: alternative, now dated, name for World War I (6) 16 Book of hymns or poems associated with the Old Testament (7) 18 Archimandrite;prelate(5) 20 Demanding;forbidding(5) 21 Large vats for steeping and serving beverages (3-4) 22 Ancient Levant maritime country with ports at Tyre and Sidon (9) QUICK Down 1 Town noted for its Chardonnay and Pinot Noir/Gamay Burgundies (5) 2 Manorhouse;estate(7) 3 Abbot of Bec who became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1093 (6) 4 Cupcake topper (5) 5 Roman Christian who sent greetings to Timothy via Paul... (7)

6 8 12 14 15 17 19

...and Christian at Colossae cited by Paul (9) Western river boundary of Mesopotamia (9) Organize a new restructure(5-2) Language probably spoken by Christ (7) French, previously Armorican (6) Staccato, energetic, South American dance (5) Outer Hebridean island home of Dad's Army's Private Frazer (5)

SOLUTION Across: 1 Midianite, 6 Alcimus, 7 Imbue, 9 Cents, 10 Leg slip, 11 Instep, 13 Kaiser, 16 Psalter, 18 Abbot, 20 Stern, 21 Tea-urns, 22 Phoenicia. Down: 1 Macon, 2 Demesne, 3 Anselm, 4 Icing, 5 Eubulus, 6 Archippus, 8 Euphrates, 12 Shake-up, 14 Aramaic, 15 Breton, 17 Tango, 19 Barra.

CRYPTIC Across 1 Enemy of Gideon's defeated during the witching hour, said one (9) 6 Musical about a High Priest (7) 7 Riddle to penetrate? (5) 9 Change in a little while going back to protect the testament (5) 10 Fielder's body parts used to take wickets in the end (3,4) 11 Foot part's essential to dancing, they say (6) 13 Grand aura about directions for the Holy Roman Emperor (6) 16 Hymn book each sailor kept (7) 18 One has a habit of getting into minicab bother (5) 20 Harsh being back at sea (5) 21 Bigbrewersarenuts,ridiculous(3-4) 22 Tyre here company backs after one phone order (9)