Issue 243 March 2018 NEVER GIVE UP

4 - Catholic South WestAnglican and Catholic Bishopsjointly bless Chapel at uniquePoole SchoolMarch 2018FUNERALSERVICESHelping with all your needsThe Church of England Bishop ofSalisbury and Roman CatholicBishop of Plymouth have jointlyblessed a chapel in a school underthe joint management of bothChurches.The new chapel in St Edward’sRC/CofE School in Poole wasblessed and open during the annualWeek of Prayer for Church Unity,kept by Christians across the world.St Edward’s is one of only aroundtwenty schools under joint RomanCatholic/ChurchofEnglandmanagement nationwide.Michael Antram, Head teacher StEdward’s RC/CofE School, said:“It’s really special that both bishopscame here to dedicate the chapel asa further expression of unity,especially this week. This was thefulfilment of a promise they made justover a year ago when they bothcame here to commission me ashead teacher.“St Edward’s has always had achapel, but the existing one doesn’taccommodate a whole class, so wedecided to convert a classroom intoa chapel.“On Wednesday, the new chapelspent its last day as a modern foreignlanguages room. People have beenworking hard to install the Christiansymbols which will mark it out as aplace of prayer.“This original will become a chapel oflegacy and foundation, to rememberall those students who epitomisewhat St Edwards is about.The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam,Bishop of Salisbury, said:“It is a particular delight that BishopMark and I are blessing the newchapel in this week, as St Edward’sis an ecumenical school in everysense.“St Edward’s embraces not onlydifferent Christian traditions, but as acomprehensive, it teaches children ofall abilities, maintaining academicexcellence in doing so.”The Rt Revd Mark O’Toole, Bishop ofPlymouth, added:“As we recall the prayer of Jesus thatall his disciples be one, I amdelighted to be here at St Edward’sSchool during this Week of Prayer forChristian Unity.“It is good to be able to celebrate theJoint Service with Bishop Nicholasand to bless the new chapel. StEdward’s rightly has a strongreputation for academic excellenceand it is good to see that its deepChristian spirit pervades the wholeschool.”

GoldenJubileeSt Paul’sTintagelMarch 2018Catholic South West - 5The photograph shows (L to R) Fr. Bryan, Bishop Mark, Canon Keith and Fr. Robbie at the concelebration, together with servers Gregory, Sebastian and Dominic and part of the congregation.Bishop Mark O’Toole of Plymouth Diocese led the concelebration of Mass on the occasion of the GoldenJubilee of the opening of the church of St. Paul the Apostle, Tintagel on the 28th January, which by ahappy coincidence was also the 4th anniversary of his Episcopal Ordination. Fr. Bryan Storey (Priest inCharge), Canon Keith Mitchell (Bishop's Private Secretary and former Parish Priest) and Fr. Robbie Low(Assistant Priest in Bodmin) also concelebrated for an 85-strong congregation, including many visitorsfrom local churches and organisations and some from much further afield. Unfortunately, Parish PriestFive MinuteHelpFr. Ciaran McGuiness could not attend owing to family bereavement.After the Mass refreshments were provided for all in the Social Centre attached to the church. As Fr.Storey wrote in the Jubilee leaflet: “It is a great pleasure to have our Bishop with us on this day when weare celebrating our Golden Jubilee. We give thanks to Almighty God for so much as we look forward tothe next fifty years of service to our joyous, merciful and wonderful God.”1018NTRYEEERFTHE GRANGE2018RESTAURANT & TEA ROOMBuckfast AbbeysummerFood FairLIVE COOKERY DEMOS LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS KIDS COOKERY WORKSHOPS BBQ PLUSCHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR UP TO DATE S GOTGOTLENTPIPPA LANGHORNE10182018Buckfastsaturday 21st july2018Abbey10am - 4pmBuckfast Abbey Retail is delighted to announce the formal opening and blessingof our New Exhibition and Shop at 10.30am on Thursday 5th April 2018.Buckfast Abbey Bookshop,Monastic Shop and NEW Exhibition ShopIn our community there are many older or disabledpeople living along who can no longer drive, haveno access to digital media or are reluctant toapproach their neighbours for help. This can leavepeople feeling isolated and depressed.For some people the smallest jobs can be a hugetask, for example – changing a light bulb or abattery, opening a jar, bottle or ‘child proofed’medication, posting a letter, opening or closing ahigh window, reading instructions. Just five minutesof your time could make a HUGE difference.Perhaps you could even co-ordinate a group fromyour parish to identify those that need help andprovide the support that they need. You could evenresearch what local services are available from thecouncil/library for those who are housebound.You could change someone’s life!Come and see the variety of religious books,Christian resources, Cards, Jewellery, CD’s,DVD’s, ideal gifts! Also our interesting rangeof Monastic produce from across Europe.10182018Buckfast AbbeyFormal Openingand BlessingThurs 5th April 2018ALL WELCOME!Car Parks and Entry to The Abbey is free.You can always phone us on (01364) 645506 oremail on bookshop@buckfast.org.ukwww.buckfast.org.uk

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This she did without fail for more than ten years, in the course ofwhich she had to write off two cars which were hit by other drivers!The memorial service was led by the dean of the cathedral, MonsignorCanon Bart Nannery and the music by Christopher Fletcher, the cathedral'smusical director together with members of the choir.It was a service of thanksgiving to celebrate the life of a loving, caring andgenerous woman for whom the congregation at the cathedral had beenpraying for many weeks.In paying tribute to Amanda's many kindnesses and her help on projects atthe cathedral, Mgr. Nannery said, "Sometimes, the answer to prayer is notsurvival but a reprieve from pain, anxiety and suffering. And although we aresaying 'Adieu' to Amanda and sharing her loss with Adrian, we thank Godthat she was spared a far more painful and agonizing death."And when we say 'Adieu' meaning 'Goodbye' in French, it can also be written 'À Dieu' which means 'to God' and we can be sure that someone assweet and kind as Amanda is on her way to God, where she will be welcomed into his eternal kingdom."What’sIn AName?Picture right: Amanda Audley: a loyal CSW volunteer who deliveredthis newspaper to parishes for more than ten years.May she rest in peace.The Latin Mass Societywww.lms.org.uk 020 7404 7284Masses in the Extraordinary Form inPlymouth Diocese :St. Edward the Confessor, Home Park Ave., Peverell, Plymouth, Devon. PL3 4PGSundays 11.30am . Sung MassBlessed Sacrament Church, Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon. EX1 2QJ3rd Sundays at 3pmSt. Cyprian’s Chapel, Ugbrooke House, Chudleigh, Devon. 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PROFILES 8 - Catholic South WestMarch 2018A fascinating insight into the role of:Diocesan Archivist ALTHOUGH MANY OF us may be unaware of it,each diocese in this country houses an excitingcollection of records, artefacts, photographs andvarious memorabilia from its parishes. I wasprivileged to be given an in-depth tour of thePlymouth Diocesan Archives by Sister BenignusO’Brien. In her role for over ten years, sheexplained her day-to-day routine and work in thisremarkable place SOMETHING NEWTaking over from Father Chris Smith over a decadeago, Sister Benignus was faced with the enormousand absorbing task of categorising, sorting,cleaning and archiving the thousands ofdocuments, icons and religious artefacts from thePlymouth Diocese. Originally located, albeittemporarily, at Buckfast Abbey, the archives werethen moved on a permanent basis to NewmanHouse in Exeter where a number of rooms –formerly offices – are now used to house the entirediocesan collection.Sister Benignus, who represents the Bishop at theArchives, explained that although some of the workcan be repetitive, the thrill of the job lies in thehistorical value of some of the precious items –some dating from as early as the 1300’s – and thefact that there ‘is something new every day.’ In fact,she states that unlike most of us, she can’t wait toget back to work each Monday morning! Her dayto-daywork mainly consists of renovating,TThe LeavenCarmelite Secular Institutecataloguing and archiving documents under theappropriate headings and answering worldwideongoing enquiries by email and phone frominterested parties.TOURThe tour – which lasted approximately two hours –began with an examination of artefacts. The mostvaluable of these, the seal of Queen Elizabeth lwith her condemnation of Saint Cuthbert Maynewas accompanied by the saints own Bible, circa1500’s and a further array of historical treasuressuch as beautiful reliquaries, (containing relicsfrom various saints), a Bishop’s Mitre, engravedtrowels and mallets used when opening churchesand priories, a travelling priest’s missal (circa 1626)and an Ordo for administering the Sacraments, areto name but a few. The next five rooms werebursting at the seams with an incredible collectionof historical ecclesiastical documents. Bishops’records including photographs, Catholic Bishopsconference of England and Wales and seminariesand formation were contained in the first room, withrare books and sacramental records from parishesfilling the shelves of the second room. Roomsthree, four and five contained legal administration,diocesan resources, diocesan commissions andpastoral issues, religious orders and schools,colleges and chaplaincy records. It would bedifficult to envisage a better organised yet vastselection of ecclesiastical documents.Don'tmiss outonAdvertisingCALLING ALLSingle and widowed womenSeeking to dedicate their life to GodThrough vows in secular societyContact: The Secretary, The Leaven,c/o The Friars, Aylesford ME20 7BXTel: 01883 742488Email: kinman@ouvip.comWebsite: www.theleaven.org.ukBook youradvert nowPlease note thedeadline foradvertising is the 10th ofeach monthTelephone01440 730399BREATH-TAKINGFinally, we came to the last two rooms which SisterBenignus willingly admitted were her own personalfavourites. These contained some of the mostbreath-takingly beautiful clerical vestments thatcould be imagined – and all remarkably wellpreserved. Some of these fantastic garments dateas far back as the 17th century with – incredibly –an orphrey (a large material cross, beautifullyembroidered and decorated, which embellishesthe back of a chasuble, a priests liturgicalvestment), which has a provenance of 1335. It’salso worth mentioning that some of these garmentsowe their present magnificent condition to theministrations of Sister Benignus, a talentedneedlewoman!After this fascinating morning at the DiocesanArchives I was left to ponder on what I had seenand heard. The Archives has been described as ‘asacred museum’ and I feel this description is apt. Ican only be thankful that such a vast amount of ourCatholic Church history has been retained andthank God for the work and talents of ourarchivists.Julia Beacroft

BLOWING IN THE WINDMarch 2018IN COMMON WITH many young children, I had avivid and expressive imagination which especiallycame to the fore during play times. A princess whoneeded to be rescued, a wicked witch and anintrepid explorer are to name but a few of thefantasy roles I enjoyed enacting.Catholic South West - 9 by Julia BeacroftAnd ordinary everyday household items becamemy props. The staircase easily fitted the bill as amountain to climb and neither was it difficult toimagine a large upturned laundry basket as anigloo. Naturally, these are merely a couple ofexamples.FIRMLY ON THE GROUNDYet my favourite, but probably most bizarre roleplay centred around the notion that I, like PeterPan, could fly! Time and again I would climb upon

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