Harvest2012

The Parish ProclaimerHarvest 2012

Cathedral Parish of Our Lady & St. Philip Howard, Arundel, West Sussex

Published in September 2012

All about the ParishRev. Canon Tim Madeley - Dean Rev. Mr. David Clifton - DeaconLouise Sharp - Parish Secretary*

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

Web: www.arundelcathedral.org

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

MASS TIMES AT THE CATHEDRALSunday 9.30am Family Mass on the third Sunday of the month;

Children’s Liturgy available other Sundays.11.15am Cathedral Choir.

Weekdays 10am Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.Saturday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass.

Saturday 11am Benediction.MASS TIMES AT THE CONVENT OF THE POOR CLARES, CROSSBUSH

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

Sunday 4pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.5pm Vespers and Benediction.

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

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATIONSaturday Cathedral: 10.30am otherwise by appointment.

Convent : Before/after the Saturday 6.15pm Mass.

A Reflection on Harvest

By Deacon David

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Most people these days tend to think of the source of food as the supermarket,rather than the field or the farmyard, or the orchard. Supplies of food seem to be limitless and unrelated to the seasons, so it is good to pause and give thanks to Godfor the good things of the earth that he has provided, thanks that we will haveenough food for our needs until the harvest next year

We should also keep in mind that the bad weather during this last spring/summermeans that harvests in the northern hemisphere are significantly down this year. Sowe might feel inclined to be less thankful because this will mean higher prices forour food. But we should really be more thankful that in spite of the poor harvest wewill still have enough to eat even though it will cost more. We should also spare athought, and a prayer, and some money, for those who live at subsistence level andwhose very lives are threatened by food shortages and higher prices.

There was a report in the newspaper the other day that during the coming year, forthe first time in human history, the numbers of people in the world dying from obesity related illness will exceed those dying from hunger, or hunger related diseases. This is no cause for celebration, while there are still millions of people inthe world going hungry. With food prices set to rise, the number of malnourished

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ARTICLES FOR THE ADVENT ISSUE OF THE PARISH PROCLAIMER: Deadline for receipt - Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Email your written piece and photos to [email protected] or post to Cathedral House, Parsons Hill, Arundel,

West Sussex BN18 9AY

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people is likely to increase.

A well-known supermarket has as its slogan, ‘every little helps’. This could be ourslogan too. Individually we may not be able to make much difference, but if enoughpeople try to live more simply (and eat a little less) it may be possible for the world’sfood resources to be shared more equally.

Let us enjoy our food (and the other good things of life) but we need also to bemindful of the many who go to bed hungry every night. Both in the Old Testamentand in the Gospels, the harshest criticism is reserved for those who are indifferent tothe plight of the poor. We should make sure that such criticism does not apply tous.

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News from the Cathedral Choir By Elizabeth Stratford

The Cathedral Choir has had a busy few months welcoming new recruits ChristineMcCarthy (adult choir), Leon Bonner, Elliott Kingshott and Maddie Hallam (choristers) as well as working on new repertoire. After working hard over the Easter period, the choristers and some of the adult choir enjoyed a trip to the Planetariumwhere they were able to see how the sky would have looked on the night that the Titanic sank. They also gave a successful concert at the end of May to raise fundsfor the Cathedral Hall’s fixtures and furnishings fund with the concert featuringsoloists as young as 7 years old performing complex pieces of music. Liturgically,Amelia Craddock made her debut as a chorister soloist by singing the psalm in frontof a packed congregation including the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk during Massfor Corpus Christi – no mean feat at the age of just 14!

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee was marked musically by the use of music from theCoronation Service during Mass at 11.15am on 3 June and choristers manned a stallat the Town Hall where they promoted the Cathedral Choir, its work and its aims onthe day before.

On the horizon is the Autumn Recital Series, which will take place from Septemberto November, which begun with the Arundel Festival Recital, given by Daniel Moult(London) in September. Further recitals are: Saturday, 27 October at 12.30 pm with

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Ian Ball (Worcester) and Saturday 17 November at 12.30pm Mark Wardell (formerlyfrom Chichester Cathedral) all performing at Arundel Cathedral.

Tickets for the recitals are £5 each and available from Elizabeth (see contact detailsbelow) or on the door at each concert, though early booking is advisable.

The Cathedral Choir has long been established in Arundel and strives to performliturgical music at the very highest standard to enhance the liturgy at the High Masseach Sunday. To this end they also perform a variety of music from different stylesand periods from plainchant to modern day settings by living composers and everything in between. Please read our ‘advertisement’ on page 10 to see how youcan join the Cathedral Choir!

And finally, two of the girl choristers have entered the ‘BBC Chorister of the Year2012’ competition so do please pray that they make it through the initial rounds!

Elizabeth Stratford’s contact details: Mobile tel: 07971 090724 - Email [email protected]

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Clare of AssisiReprinted with the kind permission of The Poor Clares

Clare of Assisi St. Francis cuts Clare’s hair

Clare of Assisi was born towards the end of the 12th century to an aristocratic family of wealth and influence. During her formative years, she heard about Francis(Assisi even now is a very little town) - the spoilt darling of a rich merchant familywho had turned his back on the ambition for knighthood and wealth, and to the consternation of his family was going about in ragged clothes, preaching to all whowould listen of the amazing love of God for all creation. She used to go secretly tohear him accompanied by an accommodating aunt and when she was 18, having already fended off more than one suitor, she fled her home on the night of PalmSunday in 1212, She escaped through a small side door, blocked with beams andmasonry, and joined Francis and his brothers at the tiny church of Our Lady of theAngels in the woods outside Assisi.

There, Francis cut off her hair and gave her ‘the garment of peace’, which he and hisbrothers wore. When all this was discovered, the scandal was enormous, the familytried by force and intimidation to bring Clare back, and also her younger sister whohad followed her a few days later. After a short stay with two local groups of religious women, Clare and her already growing family came to San Damiano, a tiny ancient ruined church, which Francis had restored for them. There they stayed untilClare’s death in 1253. Their life there was, in essence, the same as Poor Clares stilllive all over the world... a life lived in enclosure, depending on divine Providence fortheir needs, all sharing the ordinary work, being sisters to one another and totally

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turned towards the Lord, in order to live the Gospel.

As far as we know, Clare never left San Damiano but her life was far from uneventful.She and the other sisters supported Francis and his fast growing band of brothers inall their amazing missionary forays into all the surrounding European countries andbeyond, especially into North Africa where five of them were martyred quite earlyon. As early as 1224 a group of friars came to England and established themselves inCanterbury where their tiny house can still be visited. Clare also, all those years, hadto struggle with the ‘powers that be’ within the Church, who wanted her to adopt analready exising Rule, and to get her sisters on a secure financial footing instead ofthis “precarious dependence on God”!

Twice during this time Assisi was in the path of Frederick II’s mercenaries, Saracenswho had already sacked convents in the Spoleto valley. San Damiano was outsidethe city walls, quite undefended. On the second occasion, the Saracens had actuallybroken through into the enclosure, when Clare. holding the Blessed Sacrament,begged the Lord to defend the sisters as she could not. The sisters who were thereheard a voice saying, “I will always defend you” and the Saracens, bent on rape andpillage, were suddenly overtaken by alarm and fled urgently, fiercely as though inpanic, and Clare and her sisters, and also the town were saved.

Clare’s life, gazing every day into the face of Christ crucified, celebrating his amazing closeness to us in the Incarnation, has inspired countless women over theages, and in every continent, to want to do the same. We share with you her prayer:“May God be with you always, and may you be with Him always and inevery place.”

Solemnity of St. Francis:3 October - Transitus with 1st Vespers - 5.15pm4 October - Mass of St. Francis - 8.30am

Dance Retreat Weekend with Scripture, Prayer and Reflection:26 - 28 OctoberContact: Sr. Clare Ruva - [email protected]

Do come along to The Convent of Poor Clares...Please visit our shop in the Convent to see our wide variety of exciting gifts. For abrochure or more information please email [email protected]: Crossbush, Arundel BN18 9PJ Website: www.poorclaresarundel.org

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Introducing Sister Leo

Sister Leo recently became Abbess of the Poor Clares at Crossbush and has writtenthe following piece about herself:

For the past 20 years I have been based in our foundation house in Kenya servingthe community there, returning here every three years or so for three months tospend time with the community and catch up with family and friends.

In February of this year we had our triennial Elections and the community asked meto serve as Abbess. Having only just returned to Kenya after my last home leave, itwasn’t too strange to return to Arundel as I’d caught up with everybody recently;however, it was tough to say goodbye to Kenya, to our community there and all thepeople who had befriended us during that time.

Anyone moving from one Poor Clares community to another anywhere in the worldwould notice both similarities and differences. The spirit and essence of St. Clare isso unique that it is a great uniting factor in spite of cultural differences. I have visited quite a few Poor Clares houses in Africa and it was amazing to see whatunited us, as well as being an incredible experience in appreciating the differences.

So, even though I’d been here in Arundel for 15 years before going out to Kenyawhere I lived for 20 years, it actually felt like moving from home to home. Our

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Arundel spirit is alive in Kenya and our Kenyan sisters are bringing St. Clare alive forthe local people in the Franciscan way in which they live their lives.

When I left Kenya in April the rainy season was just beginning, and it felt as if I’dbrought the rains with me as, for some weeks after my arrival, it did not stop raining.The rainy season has stopped now in Kenya and the sun is shining once again,though (at the time of writing) that hasn’t happened yet here in Arundel!

Our life of prayer at the Convent falls into three natural parts:

The Prayer of the Church, which is sometimes called the Divine Office and whichpunctuates our day with hymns, psalms and spiritual canticles, as Saint Paul recommended.

Our personal prayer time alone with God. There are two hours set aside for this eachday though our hope is that our whole day can be filled with prayer.

Our specific intercession for the needs of the Church, of our friends and those whocontact us asking us to support them with our prayer. This takes place specifically atMorning and Evening Prayer and at many private moments throughout the day.

Our usual timetable:- 5.00am Rise.- 5.45am Readings - a morning invitation to prayer composed of some psalms andtwo readings, one from Scripture and one from a Christian teacher or saint. These nourish our spirits for the day ahead. A quick breakfast followed by time for personalprayer, reading, study until 7.30am.- 7.30am Morning Prayer, the Prayer of Praise to God followed by Spiritual reading.- 8.30am Holy Mass followed by a short Office and then work until 11.50am.- 11.50am A short Prayer written by Francis of Assisi and Scripture reading.- 12.30pm Dinner; some free time until 2.15pm.- 2.15pm Back to work with a tea break at 3.30pm and a short prayer together in the refectory at 4.00pm to sanctify our work.- 5.50pm Evening Prayer.- 6.30pm Supper followed by an hour of personal prayer until 8.15pm.- 8.15pm Compline or Night Prayer, which closes the day.

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning there is no Office celebrated in public, the sisters have a ‘hermit’ space, each praying alone.

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Diocesan Golden JubileeThe preparations for and celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the

creation of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.

In shaping the plans for celebrating the Golden Jubilee, Bishop Kieran has expressedthe clear aim that:

By 2015, we the people of the diocese will better understand who we are andwhat we are called to do, and that, in turn, we will bring about real changein the communities in which we live.

In 2015, the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton will celebrate the achievements of 50years of faithful presence and practice by the clergy and people of the CatholicChurch in this place. It will prepare for the future, mindful of the call to holiness,through prayerful reflection, renewal and rededication to its Gospel mission.

This local church will deepen the understanding among its members of their unique,God-given role in the salvation, their place in the universal Church and in society, Itwill also begin the next 50 years with a recommitment to the Gospel message andthe Christian mission to evangelise through word and deed, striving for unity andjustice as the effective signs of salvation.

To read more about the Golden Jubilee’s preparations and plans please visit:www.dabnet.org/ab2015

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JOIN ARUNDEL CATHEDRAL CHOIR!

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

periods from plainchant to modern day settings by living composers and everything in between!

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

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

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

You DO need to have a sense of humour.

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

You DO need to attend regularly.

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

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

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

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

paying keen attention to blend and accuracy.

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Not another queue! By Mike Webster

When you have been stood in a queue for the airport check-in desk for a couple ofhours, your mind starts to consider alternative types of holidays and other means oftravel. This happened when we took our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter onholiday earlier in the year. So we decided, the next holiday will be by rail……I know,we are brave to do that!! But we did it and here is an idea of what can be seen byrail.

Day 1 - London to Brussels and Cologne. We departed from St. Pancras Internationalby Eurostar to Brussels with a light meal and drinks served on board. Our journeycontinued on the German ICE (Inter City Express) high-speed train to Cologne,where we spent our first night.

Day 2 - First Class rail to Vienna. We boarded the ICE high speed train again whichtook us south through Germany, before entering Austria and arriving in Vienna intime for dinner. We spent three nights in Vienna.

Day 3 - Vienna and the Schönbrunn Palace. The day started with a guided city tourwhich took in Vienna's grand imperial architecture on the famous Ringstrasse, passing ornate buildings including the Hofburg Palace, the Opera House and the Parliament building. We also visited the spectacular Schönbrunn Palace, the former

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summer residence of the Imperial family, which is situated on the city's outskirts in abeautiful landscaped park. Here takes place an annual Mozart and Strauss Concertusing the historic ambience; the Schonbrunn Palace Orchestra performs the mostbeautiful works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauss attracting an audience of 100,000 people.

Day 4 - A day at leisure in Vienna. This day we were free to explore Vienna and if wewanted, take a ride on the giant Ferris wheel in the Prater Gardens for the superbpanoramic views over the city. Or we could have visited one of the city's world classmuseums, which included the National History Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. In the evening we went to a concert by the Viennese Waltz orchestrafeaturing music by two well-known local musicians by the names of Mozart andStrauss.

Day 5 - Vienna to Budapest by Railjet train which was a three-hour train journey toBudapest, where we stayed for three nights.

Day 6 - Budapest and the Children’s Railway. In the morning we took a guided coachtour to see Budapest's main sights. We visited the Danube's two contrasting banks -hilly, peaceful Buda and bustling, lively Pest. The trip also included a ride throughBuda's beautiful woodland on the narrow-gauge Children's Railway, operated byHungarian school children.

Day 7 – This was a day of leisure in Budapest, so we explored this fascinating city toview some of the city's main sights and museums. We strolled through some of thehistoric streets, whilst appreciating the magnificent architecture and old worldgrandeur. In the evening we saw the city from a different perspective, with a dinnercruise on the Danube. We followed this with a coach tour of the illuminated citysights, including Heroes Square, Vajahunyad Castle, the Chain Bridge and the most spectacular views over the city from Gellert Hill.

Day 8 - Budapest to Prague. We left Budapest in the morning by train and travelledthrough Slovakia into the Czech Republic. We arrived in Prague late afternoon for athree-night stay in the hotel, which had a panoramic view of Prague and was locatedjust a short tram ride from the 'Golden City's' main sights.

Day 9 - Sightseeing in Prague. During our walking tour through the narrow streets ofthe Old Town, we discovered some of Prague's most famous sights, including Hradcany Castle (the largest medieval complex in Europe), St. Vitus' Cathedral and

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14th century Charles Bridge with 75 statues along its walls.

Day 10 - A day at leisure in Prague. We strolled through the streets admiring thecity's rich architectural heritage and re-visited some of the sights seen the previousday.

Day 11 - Prague to Berlin. We left in the morning from Prague northwards throughthe Bohemian countryside into Germany, tracing the winding route of the River Elbethrough a region known as Saxon Switzerland on our way to Berlin. Here we stayedfor two nights. En route to the hotel there was an introductory sightseeing tour ofthis fascinating city.

Day 12 - A day at leisure in Berlin. Whilst in Berlin we visited the roof terrace of theReichstag building. The dome on the building was designed by Lord Norman Foster.To stand there and drink in the history and the architecture brings it home just whata brilliant architect he is. Checkpoint Charlie was also as “must see” together withthe Brandenburg Gate and the remains of the Wall.

Day 13 - Berlin to London. Our morning departure to Brussels, via Cologne, .connected with the Eurostar service to St Pancras International and home.

All in all it was a different type of holiday. As there were trains to catch, particular toindividual countries, and not knowing where our reserved carriage was going to stopwas a challenge at times but we developed a system which reduced the so called“hassle-factor” and this saw us through. It gave us the opportunity to visit cities wewanted to see, all in one holiday.

Shall we go back to queuing for the check-in…………..of course we will!!

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Parish People - Chris & Jean DinhamBy Colin Swanton

Jean and Chris Dinham, who celebrated their Golden Wedding this year, met for thefirst time at a midwives’ party in a restaurant close to London Bridge Station on Saturday, 3 December 1960. They hit it off right away. Chris remembers at the end ofthe evening giving Jean a lift on his scooter back to Guy’s Hospital where she workedas a staff midwife. Being a chivalrous type, Chris even donated his helmet to Jean forthe journey and went bareheaded himself!

The couple were married on 14 July 1962 by Canon Geoffrey Burke – an uncle ofChris’s – in St. Osmund’s Church in Barnes, near Hammersmith Bridge. They spenttheir honeymoon in West Looe in Cornwall. After their marriage they lived in theSutton Coldfield area for some 37 years.

Chris had moved to the Birmingham area in 1961, with Jean following a little later,where he worked for Joseph Lucas Limited until 1975. Chris then went to universityat Saltley in Birmingham to study to become a teacher. For a time he was DeputyHead of the lower school at Tividale Secondary School close to Dudley. After theirchildren had grown up, Jean continued to work in nursing and was a Health Visitorand fieldwork teacher in Walsall for 25 years. When Chris retired in 1998, theymoved, first to Yapton and then two years later to their current house in Fontwell.Chris carried on teaching for a while after the move as a supply teacher, as and whenneeded.

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Chris and Jean have two children – Jane who was born in 1963 and Susan who followed 17 months later, and two grandchildren – Emilie, aged 17, and 14-year-oldHenry. Dogs have also played a large part in their lives and they currently have twospringer spaniels, Rush and Jessie, whom they love taking for walks, preferably onthe Downs or on Climping beach.

Retirement for Jean and Chris has only brought even more activity into their lives!Music has always been very important to them both – Jean has played the pianofrom a young age and performed in Eisteddfods in Lancashire and in Wales; she hasalso played cello and loves singing. They are both members of the Cathedral Choir –Jean a soprano and Chris a bass. Chris plays flute with the fifty-member-strong Littlehampton Concert Band. His passions are classical music and steam engines!

Apart from being members of the choir, Jean and Chris are both Special Ministers ofthe Eucharist. Chris compiles crosswords for The Parish Proclaimer and The GreenBough as well as The Bell. He also organises and runs charity quizzes for the Catenians and Sardhana. Jean is on the committee of the Friends and is due to complete a three-year term soon, whilst Chris was President of the Arundel Circle ofCatenians from April 2011 to April 2012.

Any spare time left over from these activities (and provided the dogs have had theirexercise) is spent in the couple’s lovely garden, tending to it or just relaxing there.

Jean and Chris celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary with a holiday inFuerteventura in the Canary Islands, a place they have visited a number of times inthe past, where the climate suits them perfectly, and which has become very specialto them both. This was followed by a Mass in the Cathedral on 22 July, which theyshared, at the invitation of John McDermott, with the Catenian President’s Sundaycelebration.

Congratultions to Veronika Buckwell

At the end of the 9.30am Mass, Sunday 9 September, Canon Tim enrolled VeronikaBuckwell to the Guild of St. Stephen. She was given a medal and a ribbon witheveryone present warmly welcoming her as one of the servers of Arundel Cathedral.Our best wishes to her and her family. The Guild was established back in 1905, tooversee the underlying importance of altar serving for people, not just to know whatneeds to be done during the Church’s most sacred celebrations but also why.

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Gradients By Ray Weatherley

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Gradients are a basis for all life on earth,what follows here will describe their worth...

Geological gradients, as we all know,cause the impetus for rivers to flow.

Without the rivers we would all be missed,like Dinosaurs we would cease to exist.Earth without mountains would be

a sight to see,where the tallest in nature

will be the tree.

Pressure gradients are the next in line,could appear to us as ‘work of the divine’.Hurricane, tempest, typhoon and storm,or anticyclone which may keep us warm.We need a mixture of all these to sustain,a plentiful supply of sun, wind and rain.

Temperature gradients are caused by the sun,this has been so since the world begun.The poles are cold and the equator is hot,in-between countries may vary a lot.

Where would we be without this variation,stuck in the same old boring location?

Financial gradients are seen as a plot,by those that have against those that have not.History shows a flow from rich to the needy,except in cases where the people are greedy.Communism was tried to even things out,

that this proved a failure, in that there’s no doubt.

Social gradients affect us, lest we beware,it is said they exist almost everywhere.

Gangs, castes, sects and some private schools,could be the cause, yet they do harbour fools.Social gradients, normally not wealth-based,yet where they exist, they leave a bad taste.

Skin colour gradients are a cause for concern,the implications of which we should always spurn.

This gradient is mostly of the mind,in fact there is no difference of any kind.

Heart, soul and mind form a triplet in us all,why search for differences that may be small?

‘The colour of the skin reflects the size of the brain’,is a statement proven to be completely insane

We have to live with gradients of all kind,otherwise life on earth will leave us behind.

Proclaimer Crossword Puzzle 19By Chris Dinham

CLUES ACROSS CLUES DOWN

1) Outdoor bed - suspended at each end (7) 1) Type of white lily (4)8) Villain at sea (6) 3) Plant diseases attacked by various fungus (6) 9) Viewpoint & forecast of what might happen (7) 4) The unpleasant, peevish person (10)10) Future livelihood, or drive at high speed (6) 5) Sofa or couch that has no back to it (5) 12) Adaption or translation of book or play; 6) ‘Heated gas’ (anag), NE England town (9)

a portrayal (7) 7) Machine to help would-be musicians to 13) Munch, bite or gnaw (4) learn the importance of time (9) 14) Avoid or evade; keep away from (4) 10) A friendly way of being warm- hearted (10)15) Assist; help; encourage (3) 11) Object built by farmer to frighten birds (9) 16) Ridge of rock and coral, which can be 12) A South American Republic (9)

dangerous close to sea surfaces (4) 17) Sri Lanka’s original name (6) 17) Placid, windless or barmy (4) 18) Doughy type of cake, usually buttered (5)18) Grated or scratched (7) 20) Farmer’s pen for his animals (4)19) Grasp tightly; cling to (6) 21) Small tablet container; small concrete building

for war protection/safety (7)22) Rectangular shape (6)23) ‘Nice day’? (anag) not likely it’s a killer! (7)

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St. Teresa of Avila, St. John Eudes, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Francis de Sales

and St. John the Evangelist.

The Patriarchal Basilicas of Rome 4By Ian Fricker

So after the three major Basilicas of Rome we now come to the four minor Basilicas.I’ll start with The Basilica of Saint Clement (Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano)which is dedicated to Pope Clement I and has the oldest origins.

Archaeologically speaking, the structure is a three-tiered complex of buildings: (1)the present Basilica built just before the year 1100 during the height of the MiddleAges; (2) beneath the present Basilica is a 4th century Basilica that had been converted out of the home of a Roman nobleman, part of which had in the 1st century briefly served as an early church, and the basement of which had in the 2ndcentury briefly served as a mithraeum; (3) the home of the Roman nobleman hadbeen built on the foundations of a Republican Era building that had been destroyedin the Great Fire of 64AD.

This ancient church was transformed over the centuries from a private home thatwas the site of clandestine Christian worship in the 1st century to a grand publicBasilica by the 6th century, reflecting the emerging Catholic Church's growing legitimacy and power.

As mentioned above, the lowest levels of the present Basilica are remnants of thefoundation of a Republican Era building that was destroyed in the Great Fire of64AD. An industrial building, possibly the imperial mint of Rome, was built on thesite during the Flavian period and shortly thereafter a domus, or multi-level house alongside it, separated from the industrial building by a narrow alleyway. About ahundred years later (c. 200), the central room of the domus was remodelled for useas part of a mithraeum, that is, as part of a sanctuary of the cult of Mithras. Themain cult room, the speleum ("cave"), was discovered in 1867 but could not be investigated until 1914 due to lack of drainage. The exedra, the shallow apse at thefar end of the low vaulted space, was trimmed with pumice to render it more cave-like.

Central to the main room of the sanctuary was found an altar, in the shape of a sarcophagus, and with the main cult relief of the tauroctony, Mithras slaying a bull,on its front face. The torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates appear on respectively theleft and right faces of the same monument. A dedicatory inscription identifies thedonor as one pater Cnaeus Arrius Claudianus, perhaps of the same clan as Titus

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Views of the current Basilica of Saint Clement

Arrius Antoninus' mother.

At some time in the 4th century, the lower level of the industrial building was filledin with dirt and rubble and its second floor remodelled. An apse was built out overpart of the domus, whose lowest floor, with the Mithraeum, was also filled in. This"first Basilica" is known to have existed in 392, when St. Jerome wrote of the churchdedicated to St. Clement (Pope Clement I).

The early Basilica was the site of councils presided over by Pope Zosimus (417) andSymmachus (499). The last major event that took place in the lower Basilica was theelection in 1099 of Cardinal Rainerius of St. Clemente as Pope Paschal II.

Apart from those in Santa Maria Antiqua, the largest collection of Early Medievalwall paintings in Rome are to be found in the lower Basilica of San Clemente.

The current Basilica was rebuilt in one campaign by Cardinal Anastasius, during theyears 1099-1120 . A now outdated hypothesis held that the original church hadburned out during the Norman sack of the city in 1084, but no evidence of fire damage in the lower Basilica has been found to date. One possible explanation isthat the lower Basilica was filled in and the new church built on top due to the closeassociation of the lower structure with the imperial opposition pope ("antipope")Clement III. Today, it is one of the most richly adorned churches in Rome. The ceremonial entrance (a side entrance is ordinarily used today) is through an atrium

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surrounded by arcades, which now serves as a cloister. Fronting the atrium isFontana's chaste façade, supported on antique columns. The Basilica church behindit is in three naves divided by arcades on ancient marble or granite columns, withCosmatesque inlaid paving. The 12th century schola cantorum incorporates marbleelements from the original Basilica. Behind it, in the presbytery is a ciborium raisedon four grey-violet columns over the shrine of Clement in the crypt below. The episcopal seat stands in the apse, which is covered with mosaics on the theme ofthe Triumph of the Cross that are a high point of Roman 12th century mosaics.

Irish Dominicans have been the caretakers of San Clemente since 1667, when England outlawed the Irish Catholic Church and expelled the entire clergy. PopeUrban VIII gave them refuge at San Clemente, where they have remained, running aresidence for priests studying and teaching in Rome. The Dominicans themselvesconducted the excavations in the 1950s in collaboration with Italian archaeologystudents. Pope Clement XI undertook restorations to the venerable structure, whichhe found dilapidated. He selected Carlo Stefano Fontana as architect, who erected anew façade, completed in 1719. The carved and gilded coffered ceilings of nave andaisles, fitted with paintings, date from this time, as do the stucco decor, Ionic capitals and frescos. In one lateral chapel there is a shrine with the tomb of SaintCyril of the Saints Cyril and Methodius who created the Glagolitic alphabet and converted the Slavs to Christianity. Blessed Pope John Paul II used to pray theresometimes for Poland and the Slavic countries.

Footnote on Saint ClementVery little is known about the life of St. Clement (92-101 AD). According to the oldest list of Roman bishops, he was the third successor to St. Peter in Rome. He isthe author of an Epistle to the Corinthians which was written c. 96 AD in the nameof the Church of Rome to deal with disturbances in the Church at Corinth. The letteris one of the earliest witnesses to the authority of the Church of Rome and was sohighly regarded that it was read publicly at Corinth with the Scriptures in the secondcentury. St. Clement is revered as a martyr: fourth-century accounts speak of hisforced labour in the mines during exile to the Crimea in the reign of the Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD) and his missionary work there which prompted the Romans tobind him to an anchor and throw him into the Black Sea. Sometime later, the accounts continue, the water receded, revealing a tomb built by angels from whichhis body was recovered. The relics of St. Clement are reserved beneath the high altarof the Basilica and on 23 November, the Feast of St. Clement, they are exposed forveneration and carried in solemn procession through the neighbouring streets.

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End of Life Issues - Part 1By Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith

The following represents the substance of a talk on End of Life Issues, given atChichester, on 12th October 2011.

In this evening’s talk I want to start with actual events, and then I want to drawsome conclusions. This will involve, for those who are interested, an existential approach: looking at real life experiences and drawing lessons from them; not enunciating principles and then applying them.

When my godmother was 89 years old she developed gangrene. The doctors proposed to cut off her leg at the hip. She had been in very poor health for someyears; if she did not have this operation she would die. I myself, and her two daughters, were adamant that she should not have the operation. So, she did not.She died about ten days later. Were we right to refuse medical treatment on her behalf? Yes, I think we were. Brian Barron, BBC correspondent in Italy, once said,talking of a right to die case, that “the Catholic Church believes life is to be preserved at all costs.” This is completely false. To make a surgical intervention ofthe type I have just mentioned to preserve life seems too high a cost to pay. Theremust surely come a time when further medical intervention is useless, or counterproductive, or simply not worth the attendant distress. It is surely perfectlylegitimate, in certain circumstances, for doctors to say: “There is no more that wecan do for you.”

Again, a friend of mine once insisted, against my advice, that her 87 year old fathershould have chemo and radiotherapy for cancer. My view was that the old manshould be left in peace. As it was he did die within a few months, and it is questionable if the treatment he received lengthened his life or improved the qualityof the life he had.

Whether we like it or not we have to make some sort of calculation when it comesto the treatment of the very old. Is it worthwhile to intervene? Or should we let nature take its course? Should we intervene to alleviate pain which may shorten life,or should we risk pain in an attempt to lengthen life?

In fact the first is often done: we give patients doses of painkiller even when weknow that this will hasten death. We do not do it to kill them, but to kill their pain.

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The hastening of death is an unwanted (though completely foreseen) side effect.This is the principle of double effect in practice. Most of you are familiar with thisvery important principle…. (The act itself is good or indifferent; you will the good effect, not the bad effect; there is a good or pressing reason for acting i.e. doingnothing is not an option; there is a proportion between the good and bad effects.)

The other side of the coin is that we should intervene, which may cause pain, tolengthen life. There may be occasions where this is the right thing to do…but again,proportionality is key here. You do not inflict dolorous treatment on a patient unlessyou have a very good reason to do so.

The truth is, with modern medicine, we have to decide. (The question who decidesis an important one – but everyone agrees a decision must be made). The Lord Godis lord and master of human life in all its stages, but he has placed responsibility forlife in our hands. We have a theonomous autonomy: which means in practice an obligation to make responsible and rational decisions about end of life care. So, it issimply not true to say that God is the one who determines when we dies. God has ineffect delegated us to make decisions; we in our rational natures participate in God’srationality – or should. The key thing is that our action should be reasonable and responsible.

Part 2 of this talk, submitted by Brian Parkinson, will continue in the Advent Issue.

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Embracing Change - Part 1By Annette Barker

Reading Canon Tim’s A Reflection on Pentecost in the Pentecost issue of the ParishProclaimer has crystallized some thoughts about change which have recently gonethrough my mind; I would like to share some of them with you.

Canon Tim writes, “This concept of change is something very natural to us if not always wanted.” Indeed, change is part of life, from childhood to adulthood, from aplace of living to another, from a job to another. Some changes are undoubtedly positive and welcome. Some represent major landmarks through our lives, others recurring or daily events; to the former belong graduating from university, gettingmarried, having a child, getting a promotion at work; to the latter, the change of

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seasons or simply the passing of night into day every morning. Many of thesechanges are welcome or simply taken for granted.

But what of the changes which are ‘not always wanted’, those not so advantageousto us? These are the ones which test us. Perhaps they all represent different aspectsof loss. There are degrees in loss: we feel that losing touch with an acquaintance isless painful than losing someone close and dear; that leaving our native town, placeof work or country out of choice is less hard than being forced out of our job orhouse – in this last case, the feeling of having some control is the one to mitigatethe negative aspects of the change. With some changes, however, we have littlechoice or control and these appear, at first sight, purely negative, leaving little roomfor positivity and little willingness to accept them, let alone embrace them.

As I grow older, some of the changes which strike me are those which may happento our body, not only because of accident or illness but, as the medical corps puts it,‘just wear and tear’. Such changes always mean, at least when they first occur, a lossof choice, a loss of freedom, a loss of autonomy: whereas before we may havethought nothing of going to Paris, Rome or Florence, whereas we only had to consider our resources in terms of time and money, now some nagging questionskeep cropping up: ‘have I got the stamina to do it?, on which floor is the room?, isthere a lift?, and how easy will it be to travel from the airport to the hotel?’. Such questions never entered our mind when our body did what we told it to do; nowthat it dictates what we can do, we have to be more cautious in our strategic planning... or we may have, regretfully, to decide that we just can’t do it. How canwe accept such restrictions? How can we ever embrace them?

It is probably unrealistic to aim at these goals too quickly. We have, initially, to facean instinctive revulsion at our limitations. It is a well-known statement that, facedwith a bereavement, we need time to grieve; losing some of our physical abilities andresources may be a kind of bereavement, all our energy being used up by ‘digesting’the impact of new limitations. At such times, we need to have some compassion towards ourselves, to give ourselves time… the problem being that, when we are inpain, the thought of time is unbearable because we want the pain to stop NOW.When we realize that it cannot, then patience and endurance are all we have left,willingly or unwillingly, and the hope that the pain will gradually lessen. It is not always true that ‘time heals everything’ or indeed that we ‘get over‘ all losses and‘move on’; but the rawness of scars does heal, and we learn to live round them; laterthey become part of us and, sometimes, we even become richer because of them. Part 2 continues in the Advent issue.

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Anyone for Olympic Tennis? By Frances Challen

At 7.30am on Saturday 28th July I arrived at the gates of The All England Lawn Tennis Club for my first shift as a 'Games Maker' for the London 2012 OlympicGames.

It was almost 2 years earlier that I, along with 240,000 other hopefuls completed myapplication form to be part of the volunteer workforce for the 30th Olympiad andhaving passed the interview, here I was as one of the successful 70,000!!! As a bigfan of tennis, I had chosen Wimbledon as my preferred venue and was very excitedwhen I found out that not only had I been selected as a 'Games Maker', but that Iwould be located at Wimbledon... although given that this was the Olympic Games,a little sorry I wouldn't see the Olympic Stadium.

After going through Security where my bag was X-rayed and my accreditationchecked, I made my way to Centre Court where each of my shifts started with abriefing by the Workforce Operations Manager. Here, the 320 'Games Makers' working each shift were split into teams and allocated our roles for that day. Myroles varied from welcoming the spectators to the grounds and scanning their ticketsto working on the gangways of the courts, directing people to their seats. My role onthe first day was to circulate around the practice courts, directing spectators towherever they wanted to go and answering any questions they might have. This wasa lot of fun as I got to see a number of players practising, including Andy Murray,Maria Sharapova and one of my favourite players, Novak Djokovic. On another day, Iwas working on Centre Court and as well as being able to see some of the match, Ialso saw Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who were

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I worked on the gates for two days. I didn't get to see any tennis but using the ticketscanners was great. The scanners were much like bar-code readers in shops. I had toscan each ticket to ensure it was valid before letting the spectator enter the grounds.Luckily, I didn't have any problems but I did hear that one family had flown overfrom Switzerland for the day to watch Roger Federer but when their tickets werescanned, realised the tickets were for the following day!

After my shifts ended at about 3pm I would usually go to 'The Hill' and watch thematch being shown on the big screen. The atmosphere on 'The Hill' was wonderful,especially when Andy Murray was playing.

It was tiring getting up before 6am every day and being on my feet for several hoursat a time but it was such fun and all the volunteers were so nice, I would do it allagain.

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Byrd in Arundel By Andrew Carwood

On Saturday 3rd November The Cardinall’s Musick will be giving a concert in Arundel Cathedral during their nationwide tour of the music of William Byrd. Having recorded every note of his Latin Church music in the wonderful acoustics ofthe Fitzalan Chapel in Arundel, we have spent 2012 singing this remarkable man’smotets in venues from Canterbury to St. David’s, from Brighton to The Orkneys. Weare very grateful to have the opportunity to sing in Arundel Cathedral, which feels alittle like a ‘coming home’ for us, giving us another reason to return to a town thatwe love very much having recorded here since 1995.

William Byrd was born around 1539 or 1540. This can be fairly securely establishedby a Star Chamber document dated 2nd October 1598 when Byrd states his age as58. Of his early life, however, we know relatively little. His brothers, Symond andJohn, were both choristers at St. Paul’s Cathedral but there is no mention of Williamin the records there. His family must have been based in London and Byrd’s contributions to the composition of In exitu Israel, a piece written jointly by JohnSheppard (attached to St. Margaret’s, Westminster in the 1550s until his death in1558) and William Mundy (a one-time head chorister of Westminster Abbey) alsopoint to a London connection. In 1563 at the age of 23 or 24, Byrd took up the postof Organist and Master of the Choristers at Lincoln Cathedral but left in 1572, after anot altogether harmonious decade, to take up the place in the Choir of the ChapelRoyal made vacant by the death of another composer, Robert Parsons.

Once back in London, Byrd and Tallis soon made a serious musical and financialstatement by producing together a volume of music in 1575 entitled Cantiones with17 contributions from each composer (Queen Elizabeth I was in the 17th year of herreign). The choice of pieces, the use of Latin throughout and the fine, handsome production, must have been designed to impress both the English and indeed the Continentals. The publication, although containing first-class music, was a financialdisaster which led the composers to petition Elizabeth I for help with their debts.Perhaps the English might have been more interested in vernacular works and conversely perhaps the Continental market might have been more receptive to a volume containing Mass and Magnificat settings (the two staple requirements of theCatholic liturgies). This failure was enough to prevent another such volume untilafter Tallis’ death, when either feeling that the time was right to try again, or in making a public statement before his move away from London, Byrd and his new

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printer, Thomas East, produced two collections of sacred music in Latin (The Cantiones Sacrae of 1589 and 1591) and two volumes of music designed for thehome (The Psalmes, Sonnets and Songs of 1588 and The Songs of sundrie natures1589).

Byrd’s motets are impressive in terms of their number, scope and variety. No othercomposer either at home or abroad could match him for his range of styles and genres, whether it be large-scale motets in Latin, beautifully crafted English anthems,complex madrigals, plangent funeral elegies, suave music for instrumental consortsor intricate keyboard works. Another remarkable feature is his ability to assimilatenew styles and new ideas. In many ways Byrd’s most cutting-edge work comes inthe late Gradualia collections of 1605 and 1607. Here Byrd shows his complete mastery of the new madrigalian ideas, such as obvious word-painting or in-jokes forperformers and listeners, and incorporates them effortlessly into his sacred music.

In Arundel we will be performing his magnificent Mass for Five Voices and, in themonth of preparation and remembrance, the remainder of the programme will begiven over to music looking for the coming of Christ and the redemption that hebrings. It culminates in the powerful Peccavi super numerum, a piece pleading formercy after the enormity of our sins.

It is impossible to detach Byrd from his historical context. This is partly becausesome pieces are obviously written in reaction to certain historical events. Yet morethan simply contemporary reference, Byrd’s music is coloured by his experiences asa Catholic living in a reformed country where he was not free to express his beliefsor to worship openly. It gives his music in Latin an emotional intensity and a dramatic quality which none of his contemporaries neither English nor Europeancould match.

Comedy with the Clergy Notice Board Bloopers

Ushers will eat latecomers.Evening massage - 8.30pm

The third verse to be sung without musical accomplishment.Lower Self-Esteem Support Group to meet Thursdays, 7pm. Please use back door.

A hymn recital was hell at the parish hall last Wednesday, 9 June.Today’s sermon is ‘How much can a man drink?’ with hymns from a full choir.

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Corpus Christi 2012

A warm-hearted thank you to everyone involved in the preparation during the lead-up to Corpus Christi as well as during 6-7 June.

A video can now be seen at www.arundelcathedral.org

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Extracts from the diary of Hospitaleria - Part 3 By Ruth Johnston

21 September 2011 This morning everyone was up early and all left by 7.30am, so Imanaged to get an early breakfast. Sunrise fantastic! We cracked on with the cleaning, as we had asked Jose Manuel to be here by 12 noon to take us to Friol andhe is always early! The kitchen had been left very clean last night, so didn’t takelong and I did the men’s and ladies’ showers to give Dave a hand. We were waitingfor Jose by 11.15 so I cleaned some of the kitchen windows. He came at 11.45amand there was already a long queue outside. There was a lot of recycling to put inthe car. We went to the bank first and put in 648 Euros. Then to the pharmacy forsomething for David’s ear. Bought some biros, tippex and a notebook at the bookstore, for use in the refugio, then to the supermarket. A bit of a nightmare shoppingwith David - he kept going off in different directions! After that we had another superb lunch at our bar. Back by 3pm with eight people waiting, so David dealt

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with them whilst I put shopping away and hung up laundry in the loft to dry. Only18 in today - 6 French, 3 German, 1 Italian, 2 Slovakian, 6 Spanish... the latter whowere very noisy and came back late from the bar (we always tell them the doors arelocked at 10.30pm) and then they proceeded to make sandwiches for the next day.We did our bit and went to bed as usual at 11pm.

22 September 2011 Discovered, when I got up this morning, that two people hadslept in the kitchen and were complaining about how noisy it had been, as did theothers when they finally got up. One man left at 5.30am, but most were up by6.30am except the Spanish. However everybody was out by 8am, so we could getstarted - the queue was forming by 11am. Made chille con carne for lunch and letthe pilgrims in by 1.30pm - 14 waiting. 2 English, and good to see the confraternitypassport. It was a very pleasant crowd, two lots of fathers and sons. Had a great teaparty, everyone so enjoyed each other’s company. The English couple cooked formost of the pilgrims and tables were pushed together and the wine flowed freely.The final total for the day was 27, but still had one bunk free, as two cyclists slept intheir tent - 1 Russian, 12 French, 1 German, 2 Dutch, 9 Spanish and 2 British.

23 September 2011 Very odd day today, bid farewell to our lovely crowd from yesterday - sad to see them go. They were all such good fun. Started cleaning. Normally by 10.30am there is a queue... not a soul in sight! Cooked dinner andwashed up in a leisurely fashion. At 2pm we unlocked the door - not a soul... it wasamazing! At 2.30pm two young Germans arrived. Silence again. Made a cup of tea -still no one until 3.30pm, another young German girl and at 7pm, 2 Brazilians and finally 2 Spanish; only 7 today.

24 September 2011 Had to put the lights on in the dormitory at 7am as no one wasmoving!! All managed to be out by 8.30am. Went and bought the bread and Pilartold me by many gestures that Mass would be at 11am tomorrow. Queue startedforming by 12 noon and opened at 1pm and booked in 16 straightaway. We had afternoon tea again and another Englishman with a CSJ passport from Fareham. 24today - 1 Austrian, 2 Belgian, 1 Columbian, 1 French, 1 German, 14 Spanish, 1Swiss, 1 British and 1 Korean.

25 September 2011 After breakfast, I tried to get the cleaning done quickly so wecould go to 11am Mass. Had a long queue of people outside by the time we went!Church almost empty (the old folk gathered outside chatting - especially the men!)so managed to take some photos of the altar rodeo and others and lit a candle forKieran and Joyce. When a lady came and said there would be no Mass today, so the

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candles on the altar were blown out again, but couldn’t get any answer as to whythere was no Mass! Went back to refugio and the queue had grown even longer, butI cooked pork loins to a recipe in the confraternity cookbook with potatoes and broccoli. We let the pilgrims in at 1.45pm - 16 in the queue. We ended up with 33today and 6 mattresses all filled, whilst there was one Spanish lad in his tent withhis two dogs! 1 Russian, 8 German, 6 Italian, 2 Polish and 16 Spanish.

26 September 2011 Quite a rush getting 22 people breakfast, The six in the kitchenwere rudely awakened at 6.15am when we put the lights on to start breakfast, but infact all got up quite promptly. Difficult to keep up with coffee and hot milk, but alladequately fed and watered and last one left at 8.15am. The Spanish boy with hislovely dogs - the bigger one had his own panniers on his back and a shell of SaintJames as well. The kitchen was pretty dirty after all the eating and drinking last nightbut got it all cleaned up quite well. It’s the rule that pilgrims have to clean up afterthemselves and wash up the used crockery etc. Some are better than others at thisjob! David got the dormitory and toilets cleaned by 11.15am. Already quite a queueand one gentleman very irate that we wouldn’t let him in, even though he could seewe were still washing floors. Put washing in machine, had shower and got lunchready by 12 noon and let pilgrims in at 1.30pm. Quite a few girls today - they wereall university students and don’t start until 15 October. A lovely South African lady,lived all over the world, now living in Germany, in her mid-70s but a very pluckysoul. Had a group of scouts who were walking onto Sobrado but wanted to stop fora shower. I let them use our shower and gave them a cup of tea and sent them greetings from Arundel Scout Group. They gave us 10 Euros in the Donitivo - it waslovely to see them. We had 23 today: 2 Czech, 3 Austrian, 11 German. 1 Dutch, 2Polish and 4 Spanish.

27 September 2011 Needed to get busy quickly this morning as Jose Manuel comingat 12 noon (always early) to take us shopping. Managed to get cleaned and helpedDavid with the toilets after finishing the kitchen. Had a shower and hair wash, thenlistened out for Panadena’s van horn. David in shower and Jose Manuel already here.He put 3 baskets full of recycling in the boot and 3 bags of milk cartons. I managedsomehow to make him understand that the bread lady hadn’t come and we bothwent over to the bar where he asked Pilar to get the bread for us. David didn’t gettime to shave but we got off to Friol. Went to the bank and Jose said he would dothe recycling. Then went to the supermarket and did all the shopping and left itthere in the trolleys for Jose to pick up, then to the shop where we had bought the 6biros last week as 4 didn’t work. The lady tested them and 3 of them worked - atleast one of them didn’t! We had finished early and went to the supermarket just as

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Jose drew up with his daughter. He loaded up the car and we got back for 2.30pm.Put things away quickly and welcomed the pilgrims - only 13 today. Very nice peopleindeed - 3 Estonian, 6 French, 3 German, 1 Spanish.

28 September 2011 - Had a good clean today. It had rained for the first time. Afterfinishing cleaning and had a shower, 5 people sitting in porch. Still seemed to beraining on and off. Moved all my bedding into David’s room and made up bothbunks in the office ready for Pam and Maggie coming some time in the afternoon totake over tomorrow. I made lunch of leftovers - things we had over the last few days- then let the poor people in at 1.15pm out of the rain, although much lighter now.Then made a spag. bol. ready for the girls coming to eat this evening. Made up thetop bunk in David’s room but couldn’t do my packing until early tomorrow. Bookedin 10 pilgrims - 2 Dutch, 2 German, 2 Spanish, 2 Canadian, 2 Italian. David rangParga station for me to book the taxi to take me to there in the morning to catch the9am train. The girls arrived about 5.30pm; we had a great chat, showed them aroundthen had supper at 7.30pm. A great success. Then the money - David and I hadcounted all we had - from little 1 cents up to 2 Euros and all the notes, both in theoffice and in the loft! All our income and expenditure and checked it again. We had10 Euros 81 cents more than we should have!! Handed over what the official figureshould have been and put the 10 Euros 81 cents in the Donitivo box in the hopeboth Pam and Maggie’s bills came out right when they had finished!!

29 September 2011 Up at 6am, showered and packed. Maggie & Pam had kitchenunder control. Wished fond farewell to David. Taxi arrived on time and was at thestation by 8.45am for the 9am train. A lady passing by said the train wasn’t until9.20am. A timetable I saw confirmed this. Then a taxi lady came hurrying sayingthere was no train, pointing to a sign saying “Hurgeto!” (“Strike!”). Just my luck!My journeys were certainly jinxed! After much chatting about buses not getting tothe airport on time, only option was a taxi costing 60 Euros. Shrugged shoulders -needs must - I always remember Kieran saying in some situations, the only way outwas to throw money at it! The lovely taxi driver said she would take me. I kissed herand thanked her. After a worrying time in A Coruna (our destination) it was obviousshe had not been here before so after both of us looking for airport signs and doingmuch gesticulating and arm flapping, we were there. Got caught up in the parking...ending up in the main car park rather than drop-off so we had to get the help of anofficial to extradite us and at last we were there and it was only 11am. God blessher! I hope I can learn enough Spanish to thank her properly one day!!

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I arrived home without any further hitch, tired but satisfied with my two weeks.

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I hope this year to spend a week in October in Santiago, doing an intensive week’scourse in Spanish tailored for Hospitalerios and then offering my services again inthe near future.

Over the fortnight we welcomed 323 pilgrims, 306 on foot and 16 on bicycles.

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Parish DiaryOCTOBER

Friday 5th CAFOD Harvest Fast Day

Saturday 6th 2.30pm Ecumenical Animal Blessing Service followed by tea in the Cathedral Centre

Sunday 7th Afternoon Polish Classical Music Concert

Saturday 20th 7.30pm Arun Choral Society Concert. For tickets visit www.arunchoralsociety.co.uk or call ACS Box Office 01798 831 234

Sunday 21st 3.00pm Mass for the Feast of St. Philip Howard followed by tea and the ‘Friends of Arundel Cathedral’ AGM in the Cathedral Centre

Saturday 27th 12.30pm Organ Recital – Ian Ball. Tickets £5.00email [email protected] or call 07971 090 724

NOVEMBER

Thursday 1st ALL SAINTS DAYMasses at 8.30am at the Convent and10am & 8pm in the Cathedral

Tuesday 2nd ALL SOULS’ DAY 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel

Saturday 3rd 11.30am Diocesan Wedding Anniversaries Mass with Bishop Kieran Conry

7.30pm The Cardinall’s Musick – Byrd Tour ConcertFor tickets visit www.brightonticketshop.com or call 01273 709 709

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Sunday 4th 3.00pm Blessing of Graves in St. Philip’s Cemetery

Sunday 11th REMEMBRANCE SUNDAYMass at the Convent of the Poor Clares on Saturday 10that 6.15pmMasses at 9.30am and 11.30am (not 11.15am)10.45am Remembrance Service in the Town Square

Saturday 17th 12.30pm Organ Recital – Mark Wardell. Tickets £5.00 email [email protected] or call 07971 090 724

Sunday 18th 3.00pm Knights of St. Columba – Mass for deceased members

Tuesday 20th 11.00am Chapter Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel

Saturday 24th 7.30pm The Angmering Chorale ConcertFor tickets visit: www.theangmeringchorale.org.uk

Sunday 25th SOLEMNITY: CHRIST THE KINGMass at the Convent of the Poor Clares Saturday 24th at 6.15pmMasses at 9.30 & 11.15am in the Cathedral

DECEMBER

Sunday 2nd 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENTMass at the Convent of the Poor Clares Saturday 1st at 6.15pmMasses at 9.30 & 11.15am in the Cathedral

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Parish Notice Board

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

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

Make a bequest toArundel Cathedral

A leaflet is available to all parishionerswho would like to include ArundelCathedral in their will. The leaflet gives some guidance as to how to make a bequest using the right wording if you wish to make...

1. A bequest to the Cathedral Parish2. A bequest for Masses3. A bequest for a Foundation Mass

Leaflets available at the back of theCathedral or call 01903 882 927

CONGRATULATIONSTo all those who were confirmed by

Bishop Kieran in May 2011:

Joe Jenner, Bryony Morison, Clarice Myles, Luchia Marshall,

Florence Chapman & Anne-Marie Wheatley

To all those who made their First HolyCommunion in May 2011:

Grace Batchelor, Dillon Birch, Jacob Bodimede,Enya Bricker, Anna Buckle, Madeleine Hallam,Max Hughes, Jago Lavington, Sinead McBride,Elysia McGinley, Max McGinley, JasmineMurphy, Alex Murtagh, Johnny Murtagh,

Jamie Norris, Saoirse Osborne, Felicity Park & Charlie Tear

PLEASE REMEMBER THEM ALL INYOUR PRAYERS AS THEY GO

FORWARD IN THEIRJOURNEY OF FAITH

DIOCESAN MARRIAGEANNIVERSARY MASS

Taking place on 3 November at 11.30amin the Cathedral, you can celebrate yourspecial anniversary at this Mass. For moreinformation/booking form please contactKatherine Bergin on 01293 651 152 or email [email protected]

FINDING YOUR VOICE IN PRAYER & PRAISE

A Day of Reflection & Encouragement for allsingers, musicians and those who want to sing

with greater confidence. At St. Cuthman’s RetreatCentre, Coolham, nr. Horsham, RH13 8QL

Wed. 10 October 10.15am - 4pmCost: £25

To book please call 01403 741 220Visit www.stcuthmans.com for more info.

CATHEDRAL GIFT SHOP

To prepare for our Diocese Jubilee you can now purchase a Jubilee Prayer Book for £2.75.

PLUSExtensive range of other religious gifts and cards. From 1/4/12 - 31/10/12 Mon-Sat 10.30 - 16.30From 1/11/12 - 31/3/13 Mon-Sat 10.30 - 12noon

plus Mon/Wed/Thu 13.30 - 16.00

THE GRAIL HAS NOW MOVEDThe HermitageCheriton Road

Winchester SO22 5HW

During Harvestwe pray to the Lord...

27th week of the yearSunday 7th OctROSARY SUNDAY That as members of God’s family, we remember to treat

others with love and respectMonday 8th For a good harvest and that we use it wisely Tuesday 9th That we will be responsible with the world’s resourcesWednesday 10th That we might be generous with our hospitalityThursday 11th For forgiveness for the times we have been extravagant

and wastefulFriday 12th In celebration of the life of St. Wilfrid and the Christian

message he brought to SussexSaturday 13th For our Poor Clare community at Crossbush

28th week of the yearSunday 14th For the certainty that we possess all things if Christ is in

our heartsMonday 15th That those starting university life or taking up new jobs

may find fulfillment and friendship Tuesday 16th That we welcome newcomers to our parish with warmth

and generosityWednesday 17th For those who are anxious about their families’ wellbeing

or futureThursday 18th In thanksgiving for the skills, patience and care of those

who work in the field of medicineFriday 19th On the Feast of St. Philip Howard, for the Friends who help

to maintain our CathedralSaturday 20th That in moments of weakness and suffering, we will find

strength in you

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29th week of the yearSunday 21st For those working in the Missions, especially where there is

hostility and violenceMonday 22nd That we are always mindful of the many blessings you have

bestowed on usTuesday 23rd For those who have withdrawn from parish life, that theymay be assured of our continuing prayersWednesday 24th In thanksgiving for those who care for those with

special needsThursday 25th For unemployed people, that they may retain their sense of

worth and find new opportunities in workFriday 26th That we may be kind to, and pray for, those who we find it

difficult to love, live with or forgiveSaturday 27th With praise and thanksgiving, that with you, all things

are possible

30th week of the yearSunday 28th That like the martyrs, we have the courage to stand up for

what we believe in, and to practise what we preachMonday 29th For those who have lost their homes and livelihoods

through natural disasterTuesday 30th For those plagued with a sense of guiltWednesday 31st That we may work honestly and with good cheerThursday 1st Nov That we may believe more fully that we are all called to

be saintsFriday 2nd That those grieving the loss of someone they love will be

comforted by your promise that they will share in your eternal peace

Saturday 3rd That we will always remember that we are children of the living God

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31st week of the yearSunday 4th That we may strive to love our neighbour as ourselvesMonday 5th For those who find it difficult to make, or sustain,

meaningful relationshipsTuesday 6th That we support our Justice and Peace team through

practical help and prayer.Wednesday 7th For all our Catechists, thanking them for the time and

dedication they give to our parish communityThursday 8th That we have the grace to offer friendship to those who

feel lonely and unwantedFriday 9th For those who despair, that they may be given hopeSaturday 10th That we are not afraid to give of ourselves, remembering

that Christ gave himself completely that we might be redeemed

32nd week of the yearSunday 11th For the victims of war and that their sacrifice will lead to

peace and reconciliation between nations.Monday 12th For members of our armed services in combat and for their

families awaiting their safe returnTuesday 13th For those working in the prison service, that they treat

those in their ward with dignityWednesday 14th For those who are victims of injustice and prejudice, that

they may be inwardly healed Thursday 15th For the families of those serving prison sentences Friday 16th For those working to bring about peace and harmony

through international negotiationsSaturday 17th For faithfulness and perseverance when the going

gets tough

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33rd week of the yearSunday 18th For prisoners of conscience, war and oppression

throughout the world, that they feel supported by prayer and are given inner strength

Monday 19th That we pay heed to your call that we should forgive those who hurt us

Tuesday 20th That we may show courage in the face of adversityWednesday 21st That we are prepared to offer our talents for the good of

our parish and community Thursday 22nd For all those who do those jobs which we hate to

do ourselvesFriday 23rd For forgiveness for the times we have made mountains out

of molehillsSaturday 24th That our young people may find goodness and fulfillment

in their work and relationships.

34th (last) week of the yearSunday 25th That we may create space in our lives to listen to you, and

be prepared to follow your will for usMonday 26th For those who we have let down or disappointedTuesday 27th In thanksgiving for those who tend to the needs of the

elderly and frailWednesday 28th In thanksgiving for the joys of friendshipThursday 29th That as a society, we will protect vulnerable people from

abuse and exploitationFriday 30th For the teachers and students at St. Philip’s Catholic

Primary School in Arundel and at St. Philip Howard’s High School in Barnham

Saturday 1st Dec That we enter the season of Advent in a spirit of prayer and reflection

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And finally...

History repeats itself. It has to. Nobody ever listens.

Nobody notices what we do, until we don’t do it.

I would be unstoppable, if I could just get started.

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

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You don’t say...!

As any devout Catholic will tell you, going to confessionallows people to get a lot off their chests. Sometimes toomuch. I was waiting my turn at the confessional when Iheard a priest admonish one penitent, “Please limit your

confession to your own sins.”

Beatrice Rodriguez

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Letter to a friend

Anon

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Just a line to say I’m living,That I’m not among the dead.Though I’m getting more forgetfulAnd mixed up in the head.I’ve got used to my arthiritis,To my dentures I’m resigned.I can cope with my bi-focalsBut, dear me, I miss my mind.Sometimes I can’t rememberWhen I’m standing by the stair...If I should be going up for somethingOr have just come down from there.

And before the fridge so often,My mind is full of doubt.Now did I put some food awayOr come to take it out?So remember I do love you,And wish that you lived near.And now it’s time to post thisAnd say goodbye my dear.At last I stand beside the post boxAnd my face is very red.Instead of posting this to youI opened it instead!

Congratulations & Commemorations

Baptisms2 June - Luca Angelo Leonor9 June - Milo Charles Horne10 June - Adele Veronika Onal

24 June - Alexis Rose Amy McCarthy14 July - Francesca Belle Morris-Warburton5 August - Sofia Ferrarezi Manning-Smith

5 August - Henry James Payne12 August - Archie George Bennett

2 September - Lana Una Lily Ní Murchú

Marriages11 May - Nicholas Bell and Jennifer Rule

18 May - Christopher Newman and Claire Peters23 June - John Way and Karen Molyneux7 July - Neil Caws and Rachel Barrett

21 July - Jonathan Morcombe and Gabrielle Allen28 July - Loyd Steele and Philippa Dunkley18 August - Martin Yeates & Hannah Vernon30 August - Juan Salazar Aguila & Aline Tabib1 September - Richard Lee & Alanna Jones

Deaths16 June - Hugh John Joseph O’Reilley (aged 96 years)22 June - Catherine Anna Wood (aged 87 years)

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

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

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

The Parish Proclaimer has been produced by Alexander Clouter, a parishioner whohappens to be a writer, proofreader and graphic designer. Email: [email protected]

Harvest Prayer

Our help is in the name of the Lord. Who has made heaven and earth. The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Almighty Lord God, You keep on giving abundance to men in the dew of heaven and food out of the richness of the soil. We give thanks to Your most gracious majesty for the fruits of the field which we have gathered. We beg of You, in Your mercy, to bless our harvest, which we have received from Your generosity. Preserve it, and keep it from all harm. Grant, too, that all those whose desires You have filled with these good things may be happy in Your protection. May they praise Your mercies forever, and make use of the good things that do not last in such a way that they may not lose those goods that are everlasting, through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Courtesy of www.catholic.org

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