Parish Proclaimer Autumn 2014 Edition

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Parish Proclaimer
Autumn 2014 Edition
Cathedral Parish of Our Lady & St. Philip Howard
Rev. Canon Tim Madeley - Dean
Father Stanislaw Mycek - Assistant Priest
Rev. Mr. David Clifton - Deacon
Louise Sharp - Parish Secretary*
Cathedral House, Parsons Hill, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AY
Tel: 01903 882 297 Fax: 01903 885 335 Email: aruncath1@aol.com
Web: www.arundelcathedral.org
* The Parish Office is open 9am – 1pm, Monday – Friday
MASS TIMES AT THE CATHEDRAL
Sunday
Weekdays
Saturday
9.30am Family Mass on the third Sunday of the month;
Children’s Liturgy available other Sundays.
11.15am Cathedral Choir.
10am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Saturday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after
Mass.
11am
Benediction.
MASS TIMES AT THE CONVENT OF THE POOR CLARES, CROSSBUSH
Saturday 5.30pm Vespers.
6.15pm Vigil Mass (entry at 6pm).
Sunday
4.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
5.30pm Vespers and Benediction.
Thursday
8.30am Mass - for Mass times on other weekdays please call
the Convent the night before on 01903 882 536.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday
Cathedral:
10.30am otherwise by appointment.
Convent :
Before/after the Saturday 6.15pm Mass.
FRONT COVER
The Carpet of Flowers during Corpus Christ
at Arundel Cathedral during June 2014. Photograph
taken by Focus Photography of Shoreham.
The Parish Proclaimer is printed by Prontaprint Brighton & Hove - September 2014
A Thought for the Season
By Father Stanislaw Mycek
God humbly accepts and uses human love as the main and the first channel to reveal
and extend His divine love in our world. Each of us has got a different family
background but if we have not experienced true love, we often struggle with being a
child of God because of our unresolved, unsatisfied desires and needs, in particular
that one of being loved unconditionally.
That is why we so often do not know how to love ourselves correctly. We are so
often mistrusting or afraid of ourselves and others, even of God’s goodness. We
could say that regarding such a wound, our ‘heart’ labours and is overburdened. I
think when Jesus says: “Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened and I
will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble
in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Mt 11:28), He also includes this
issue.
In the Bible “heart is a place where reason, will, feelings and conscience find their
common place - home”. We know the health of our heart; of our intellect and will,
our feelings and our conscience. We know the thoughts and the feelings that labour
there, within us, and as a result, we feel so often overburdened and anxious. Those
negative thoughts and unpleasant feelings are sometimes so violent that we can’t
cope with them. They dominate us, control us and manipulate us. We do not feel
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ARTICLES FOR THE WINTER ISSUE OF THE PARISH PROCLAIMER:
Deadline for receipt - Tuesday, 28 October
Please email your written piece and photos to clouter@mac.com
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free. For this reason Jesus exclaims in the Gospel “come to me and learn from me”
because He wants His solution, His remedy is to be heard by everyone who seeks for
His help. So let us run to Christ when we feel that “a violent thought” wants to hit
our mind and feelings. Christ wants to hear about it from us.
Let us go to Him and open the secrets of our heart to Him. We are not alone because
the Holy Spirit, who has made His home in us, helps us and lead us to Him, our
Divine Physician. And so He will give us rest. But then let us also learn from Him,
especially about God who is our Father, about how to love, how to be gentle, meek,
poor, pure and humble of heart, and we will find rest, Jesus’ rest, for our labouring
and overburdened hearts.
Father Stanislaw
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Cathedral Choir News
By Elizabeth Stratford
The choir have been very busy this summer term. We are delighted that five of our
choristers have been chosen to attend the Junior Eton Choral Course, run by Ralph
Allwood and Martyn Ford. This singing course is residential and lasts for seven days,
culminating in a big concert which this year will feature Parry's Hear my words, ye
people and other music. Our choristers make up 10% of the attendance on this
course and will learn how to sing pieces they have never seen before and further
develop sight and music reading, theory and singing skills with the expert tutors.
In support of our choristers, we have undertaken a number of fundraising activities.
Our cake sale in June raised £188.66 and you may have seen choristers entertaining
the people queuing at the Cathedral to see the Carpet of Flowers. Finally, our
concert on 28 June featured all our young performers playing and singing and we
celebrated their skills in a warm atmosphere. The raffle was a particular success and
we raised £235.00. You can read more about the choristers' experiences in the next
edition of the Parish Proclaimer.
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Bryony Morison has returned to the senior Eton Choral Course for a second year and
will work towards a recital in Eton College Chapel and Evensong at Merton College,
Oxford in July. Well done Bryony!
New recruits
We are always on the lookout for new choir members. The Cathedral Choir is one of
the most respected choirs in the Diocese and sings repertoire from all ages. It was
St. Augustine who famously said “he that sings prays twice” and many people
comment on how the Cathedral Choir's musical contribution lifts acts of worship to
a transcendental state of prayerfulness. Music crosses language and division, and
this makes the role of any liturgical musician an important one. Sensitivity, the
ability to work as part of a team and a good sense of humour are vital qualities!
However, there are a number of myths about membership! Here are the answers to
some frequently asked questions:
Q) I can't read music. Does this matter?
A) Absolutely not! We'll teach you. Some of our current members don't read it
either.
Q) I can't join because I'm not Roman Catholic.
A) Yes you can. Our choir members come from all sorts of faith backgrounds (and
none) and we have the common aim of making uplifting, inspiring music at a high
standard to enhance the liturgy. Members do not have to be Roman Catholic or any
other religion, just share a passion for what we do and why we do it.
Q) I'm too old.
A) Our youngest chorister is 6 and our eldest 83 - and 83 is not a ceiling!
Q) Will I have to do a complicated audition to get in?
A) No. You will need to sing a piece which is familiar to you, but often people just
sing 'Happy Birthday'. This enables me to tell how high or low your voice is. After
that it's a case of coming along and seeing what you think. There can be a lot of
things to remember initially, but it does get easier. There are a few more tests for
children wishing to enter the choir, such as reading and pitching.
Q) What's the commitment?
A) Choristers (under 16) rehearse each Tuesday from 6.45pm-8pm in the Cathedral
Centre. The adult choir rehearses every Wednesday between 7pm and 8.30pm in the
Cathedral Centre. Mass is sung every Sunday at 11.15am with a preceding rehearsal
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at 10.30am. You are very welcome to drop into a rehearsal and see what we do.
If you are interested in joining the choir, please contact Elizabeth on 07971 090724
or email her at elizabethstratford@msn.com and help us continue our extremely
important work.
Organ CD
Following much planning and preparation, Daniel Moult's recording Arundel
Restored is now available to purchase from the Music Department and the Cathedral
Gift Shop. The disc, which showcases our famous Hill organ, features pieces by
Mendelssohn, Liszt, Stanford, Saint Saens, Bourgeois and more. It is selling fast so
get your copy now! Also available are the choir's recordings which now total five The Secret of Christ, A Chorister's Year, Be thou my vision, Corpus Christi and
Nativitas. All are well worth a listen!
Examination results
Grace Batchelor - Grade 3 singing - pass
Leon Bonner-Le Fur - Grade 3 singing - pass
Madaleine Hallam - Grade 3 singing - merit
Amelia Parker - Grade 3 singing – pass
Matilda Parker – Grade 3 singing – pass
Matilda Parker – Grade 3 piano – pass
India Craddock - Grade 4 singing - pass
Felicity Park - Grade 4 singing - merit
Ella Markell - Grade 5 singing - pass
Olivia Crosby - Grade 5 singing - pass
Harriet Hallam - Grade 5 singing - pass
Amelia Craddock Grade 5 theory - pass
Bryony Morison Grade 5 theory - pass
Joe Jenner - Grade 6 singing - distinction
Amelia Craddock - Grade 8 - merit
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Live like a monk... 2 days out of the world
By a member of the parish
Twenty years ago, I was paying my second brief visit to Quarr Abbey, the French
Benedictine's Monastery on the Isle of Wight. It was built in 1908 when the order
had to leave France and seek refuge, as did many other orders, from persecution in
their own country.
On that day in May 1994, I had to come to Quarr to revisit the Abbey after a gap of
45 years. My first visit was in 1949 as a Member of the Guild of St. Stephen enjoying
our annual outing. On this second visit, I had a long talk with one of the monks. As
it approached lunchtime he invited me to join the community for lunch. I panicked,
made an excuse that I could not stay and have always regretted it.
So earlier this year I decided to put that regret aside and go and stay at Quarr Abbey
for a couple of days and follow the monks’ routine. So 25 March, the Feast of the
Annunciation, found me ringing the front door bell and being greeted by a Father
Nicholas, the guest master. He showed me to my room – not cell – and also around
the guest house, giving me my keys. I had an information sheet in my room and ten
minutes to get to the 1pm prayers Sexts followed by lunch with very little additional
explanation and it was up to me what I did: just use the accommodation as bed and
breakfast or follow the routine of the Monastery. I was the only visitor.
I was fortunate in two respects. Feast Days mean that the routine of a Sunday is
followed and they have a feast for lunch. In addition the Abbott of Solemes in France
was visiting. Solemes is the Mother Monastery to Quarr.
Like many of our religious orders there is obviously a manpower shortage. The
Abbey only has nine monks, eight of whom are priests, one a lay brother plus one
postulant. The Abbey was built for something like 30-40 monks. This has a knock
on effect in the hierarchy of the order. No one was considered suitable to be
appointed Abbot, so a Prior was appointed, a monk from Solemes. He has been in
office for a year. It is worth noting that since the Middle Ages, Solemes has been the
centre of Gregorian chant in France.
Quarr is set next to the sea in 40 acres of ancient woodland and agricultural land
with lovely walks through the woodland and in the fields by the sea. The Abbey is
situated about 3 miles west of Ryde but only a mile from the car ferry port of
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of Fishbourne. There has been a Monastery on this site since the 12th century. A
Cistercian Abbey of our Lady and St. John was built in 1132. These ruins are
considered a National Treasure. It is one of England's rare monastic houses that was
fortified and fulfilled a maritime role. For over 400 years a ship from the Abbey sailed
to Normandy, the Low Countries and around the coast of England.
The Monastery was one of the ruins that Henry knocked about a bit! The ruins of
this early site are being restored with a major grant from the Lottery Fund. More work
is also being carried out to the current buildings converting the old stables to a
visitors’ centre, an Art Gallery and a shop. There is also a separate café in the
grounds.
The current Quarr Abbey (see photo above) was built by an architect who became a
member in the order in 1902. He was asked to once more use his architectural skills
to build Quarr and another monastery in Oosterhout in the Netherlands. Paul Bellot
pioneered the use of brick in large buildings. Quarr has in places a double structure:
an inner and outer building, fairly unique.
Suddenly a "Bell" tolls, it is 12.55pm and we are being summoned to Sexts followed
by dinner. This is the fourth service of the day and is quite short: a hymn, three
short psalms, a scripture reading and a prayer. Sexts is in the middle of the working
day and is meant to remind everyone of the Creator at a point in a busy day when
our own affairs are liable to be uppermost in everyone's mind. Perhaps the opposite
of bringing us down to earth!
There is a protocol for most things at the end of the service; the postulant’s job is to
unlock the door to the inner sanctum of the Abbey. Whilst he is doing that the
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Father Prior leads the other monks in procession, in some form of order, out of the
church into the cloisters. As a male visitor I was invited to join the end of the
procession into the cloisters and the refectory. It is an all male establishment, female
visitors are not allowed into the refectory and have to eat separately. I am briefly
introduced to the Father Prior. We then proceed to the refectory. Visitors are shown
to a table, the same as all the tables, one furthest from the Father Prior but nearest
the food! We all stand in front of the tables and grace is sung. Incidentally this is
dinner not lunch, it is the principal meal of the day.
The meal is self-service. As a visitor you are invited to go first. Everyone is very
polite, helpful but all in silence except for necessity. At dinner a recorded reading is
played, currently on the "Vikings”. Dinner today, as it is a Feast Day, is a threecourse meal, French and vegetarian, with soup, main course and today a sweet!
Hope it goes on like this as the quality is excellent.
All meals, to one degree or another are very formal and dictated by the Father Prior.
When he observes that everyone has finished he rises, says grace and then
processes out of the room followed by everyone else. The monks themselves have
by this time cleared all the tables before this happens, no silver service!
Between dinner and the next part of the daily routine – “None" – it is the time the
community relax among themselves, it is discussion time and part of the way they
build the community; views are aired, I am sure in a very brotherly fashion. On work
days this period is short as "None" is set for 2.20pm, for Sundays and Feast Days
this is moved to 4.15pm, in other words, no work today.
The following is the daily routine. It is all timed meticulously. This is achieved by
using two bells: one (the Monastery bell) heavier and louder than the bells of the
clock; the main bell is rung by one of the monks to warn everyone that it is time to
assemble in the chapel for prayers, the actual start time is signified by the clock bell.
Prayers are lead by the Father Prior or a senior member of the community.
5am: the main bell is tolled, I had wondered how I was going to wake up – I need
not have worried!
5.25: the main “5 minute warning” bell – this bell is tolled 5 minutes before every
part of the prayer round.
5.30: Vigils – this breaks the silence of the darkness, the watching before the dawn
of God's light. About 40 minutes of mainly psalms, long psalms telling of God's
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chosen people. All Gregorian chant, generally sung alternatively by monks on either
side of the nave.
7.00: Lauds – this takes about half an hour: Praise Christ, the son of God who has
risen, victor over Satan, sin and death; a scripture reading and plain chant, then
prayers.
9.00: Terce and Mass – only three short psalms as part of Mass, the very heart of the
monastic round.
1pm: Sext – this a short service to bring everyone back to prayer from work.
2.20: None – this brings are our minds back to the Creator of time.
5.00: Vespers – we offer to God all we have done during the day.
8.00: Compline – the close of the day, close of life in sleep.
Sunday and Feast Day time: Lauds 7.15am, Mass and Terce 10am, None 4.15pm
St. Benedict's rules are based on prayer and work. The periods after Mass and after
None are the main work times. I must say that after only two days one can easily see
the need for involvement in work or study of some type. It makes the whole day
come together.
The monks sing all the services. Everyone else is asked not to sing or take part in
case we put the monks off! So there is little or no participation for a congregation.
We have books and we can follow the whole, shall I say, recital. You quickly learn
when to stand and sit as this does follow a specific routine. At the end of each
service the monks process in order as before back into their quarters.
I have to say on the second day I was tempted to leave early but I did not. It was still
fairly cold even though it was March and we did have some sleet and snow! I
completed my two days following the prayer round. The morning and afternoons,
without work, did drag and I was not well enough prepared for these periods. I did
have a long talk with Father Nicholas the guest master but that was between him,
God and me!
It was an experience that I am glad I had at last completed. Did I learn anything? Of
course: that these men are devoted to their vocation. There is certainly calmness, an
order about the place. It strikes me that that most were academics, musicians and
singers. The Gregorian chant with only ten was very good but one would really have
liked to hear it when the order had 30+ monks. That I feel would have been
inspiring. I am glad there are men praying for all of us in the world outside! I am sad
that they are having difficulty in recruiting new monks. They have an internship
scheme but suspect change would be very difficult for a number of the monks.
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With us all living longer, there must be many older men across the country with
good voices, that could join the monastery as lay brothers, something like the Third
Order of St. Francis and after a short course, join the heavenly voices praising the
Lord, even for a week at a time. It must have a certain attraction to many.
Well it’s just an idea to get the laity involved in another aspect of the church! Life is
not standing still and throughout the life of the church and world, change and the
management of change has been the greatest challenge facing many of us. I think
our Holy Father would approve!
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CAFOD Concert with Weybridge Male Voice Choir
Arundel Cathedral, Saturday 1 November, 7pm
Nearly everyone loves the variety of male voice choir singing, with its spine-tingling
four-part harmonies and great contrasts from quiet unaccompanied pieces to fullthroated choruses. And Weybridge Male Voice Choir is one of the best male voice
choirs in the South East: they are entertaining and accomplished…ask anyone who
has been to one of their performances.
The typical programme is very varied, including popular opera choruses, spirituals,
Welsh hymns, traditional songs and ballads plus choral arrangements of popular
modern numbers; and always some solo spots from choir members and guest
soloists or groups. So entertainment and variety well sung; amongst the whole
choir programme of 16 pieces there will not be a single dud; and there are not many
concerts of anyone’s that you can say that about!
Add to that the wonderful acoustics of the Cathedral and this will be a concert to
really enjoy and remember.
The choir’s new musical director is Jonathan Kilhams, a young musical talent from
the Arundel area, who has sung and played often in the Cathedral, hence his
enthusiasm for bringing his choir to perform here. For further information and tickets
please contact the diocesan CAFOD office on 01483 898866, or email them on
arundelandbrighton@cafod.org.uk We in the Weybridge Male Voice Choir are really
looking forward to singing for you and for this wonderful charity. So please come
along, you’ll be pleased you did!!
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The Feast of Saint Euphemia - 16 September
By Maya Kinderski
Mural depicting the martyrdom of St. Euphemia (Basilica of Saint Euphemia, Rovinj, Croatia)
In the early morning of the year 800 AD the church bells rung erratically in a small
town of Rovinj in Croatia and people gathered on the shore. The awestruck residents
found a large marble sarcophagus that got swept up by the sea. However nobody
was able to pull it from the sea by any means, until a young shepherd heard a voice:
“I am Euphemia of Chalcedon who got engaged to Jesus Christ through my blood.
You are the one who is going to pull my tomb out of the sea”.
The young shepherd had harnessed his two weak bulls and managed to pull the
sarcophagus out of the sea and up the hill towards the church. Once the marble
tomb was opened, a scroll written in Latin was found next to the remains of a
beautiful young woman. It said: “This is the body of Saint Euphemia, the virgin
martyr of Chalcedon-born for heavens on 16 September on the year of our Lord
304”. Her Feast Day takes place on 16 September when huge crowds gather to pay
respects and strengthen their faith. She is known to bring increased strength through
suffering, and many have found comfort in appealing to Saint Euphemia during their
darkest hours.
Saint Euphemia was born into an affluent family in Chalcedon close to modern day
Istanbul. Since her early days she was consecrated to virginity and her martyrdom
occurred when she refused to give up Christian faith. Although being only 15 years
old at the time, she declined to offer sacrifices to Aries, the Greek god of war despite
of being aware that she is to be tortured to death. She was captured with 49 other
Christians who were praying in secret against the orders of the local Governor at the
time. They were all martyred for their faith. Having come from a prominent family of
a Senator, Saint Euphemia was brutally killed as a warning to others. She was
tortured on a wheel, and thrown in an arena for the wild animals to feast on her
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dying remains.A legend states that lions declined to harm her and were seen as
licking her wounds and laying placidly around her. After much suffering, she was
killed by a wild bear. She is often depicted as a young beautiful woman surrounded
by lions and holding a wheel.
The Great Persecution of Christians ended soon after Saint Euphemia’s death and a
cathedral was built in her honour that attracted crowds of pilgrims for centuries.
However another disaster struck through the persecution done by the iconoclasts
who ruled the area around 600 AD, and her reliquary was reportedly thrown into the
sea. Saint Euphemia’s remains floated through the Mediterranean Sea to Rovinj
where they have been honoured ever since. It is believed that the faithful tried to
save her remains, but their boat sunk in a stormy sea. The sarcophagus ended up
being carried by the Sea until she found her new home.
Saint Euphemia’s relics are kept in the basilica named after her. It contains numerous
treasures including valuable paintings and statues gathered in her honour over the
centuries. The 60 metre high bell tower is a replica of the one at Saint Mark’s Basilica
in Venice that is only a short distance away across the Adriatic Sea. On top of the
tower is a large sculpture of Saint Euphemia that gets turned by the wind. This is
symbolic of her being free to turn wherever she wants to. There is also an
observatory open to the public high up the tower where one can see Italy on one
side and the Alps on the other. Going to the top of the tower is said to be unsuitable
for the weak of faith as the pathway towards the observatory consists of many steep
wooden planks rising as steeply as ladders. A legend states that one should not rely
on the material goods to take them where they wish to ascend to, but instead rely
on their faith. Saint Euphemia is much adored adopted Saint on Croatian shores; as a
sign of respect to her place of origin, her sarcophagus is facing the East: the area of
the Mediterranean where she was born.
I always travel with a statue depicting Saint Euphemia that is mounted on a piece of
rock from the local area. Wherever I go, it gives me strength to be reminded where I
came from. I make sure that she always faces towards the East and her place of
origin. And me? I look up to her.
With many thanks to:
Parishioners of the Basilica of Saint Euphemia, Rovinj- Croatia
www.zuparovinj.hr (website of the local Parish)
www.maistra.hr (local hospitality company)
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Proclaimer Crossword Puzzle 27
By Chris Dinham
ACROSS
1. Enlarged, now two-fold (7)
8. Regret and distress (6)
9. In a machine, heat is produced to generate
a very hot steam (7)
10.Mother or father, each is your very close
family relative (6)
12.A comic amusing strip, or a funny sketch (7)
13.Area in your house (4)
14.Not much longer (4)
15.On which feet can be wiped (3)
16.Change home, elsewhere (4)
17.After a sad loss of the relative, you might
become a wealthy person (4)
18.Breathed in with your nose (7)
19.Small tower seen as part of an ancient
building (6)
21.How you could be working out hard, helping
on the country life (7)
22.Part of a lady’s or gentleman’s clothing (6)
23.Stammer, hesitate or falter (7)
DOWN
2. A title of written classical music, often with a
number as well (4)
3. One small young member of chickens (6)
4. Something for you can lead and make you to
a big thrill! (10)
5. Musical church instrument (5)
6. Fully grown; completed (9)
7. Word to refer to every 100 years (9)
10. Another name, either for a pomfret cake or
type of confectionery (10)
11. Scriptwriter and/or playwright (9)
12. Revised; made it different; transformed (9)
17. A person who lives alone, in solitude (6)
18. Start your tennis, or present your hotel meal
to your customer (5)
20. Part of anybody’s leg (4)
Answers to Crossword Puzzle 26 from the summer
Parish Proclaimer can be found on page 43.
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Selig Sussex Part 2 - Reformation and After:
the Blessed Martyrs of Sussex
By Mary Corbyn
On 3 October each year, the Diocese honours ten men who were witnesses to their
Catholic faith in the years when to do so risked death. Six priests and four laymen,
they represent hundreds more men and women who suffered in various ways during
the time known as the Reformation and its aftermath.
John Rugge, priest, spent most of his life as Principal of the College of Vicars Choral
at Chichester Cathedral. In 1536 he retired to the Benedictine Abbey at Reading, the
year when King Henry VIII made his first move against the monasteries. In 1539,
Thomas Cromwell, the King’s ‘enforcer’, ordered the Abbot of Reading, Hugh
Faringdon, to accept the Act of Supremacy and hand over his abbey to the crown;
this he refused to do and was brought to trial, together with John Rugge, on the
charge of treason. Both men were executed, hanged, drawn and quartered at Reading
on 15 November 1539.
Thomas Percy, layman, owner of Petworth Estate and member of the House of
Lords as Earl of Northumberland, had openly supported the Catholic cause and was
one of the leaders of the Rising in the North with the aim of securing the succession
to the throne of Mary Queen of Scots, thus restoring the Catholic faith. The Rising
failed and the Earl was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle for over two years. Eventually
he was brought to trial at York and beheaded for treason on 22 August 1572.
Thomas Pylcher, priest from Battle in East Sussex and fellow of Balliol College in
Oxford, was known to be ‘grievously suspect of religion’, meaning that he refused to
conform to the Established Church. In 1581, aged 24, he left Oxford to study for the
priesthood at the English College at Rheims. Following ordination he returned to the
English Mission and served for two years in Hampshire and the West Country. In
1585 he was arrested and banished from England. In that year an Act was passed
making it high treason for any priest ordained abroad to re-enter the country to
minister here. Thomas Pylcher did return and worked secretly for over a year but was
recognised in London and taken to Dorchester to be tried for treason. He was
executed on 21 March 1587, but during his ministry reconciled many to their faith,
including several who were executed with him.
Edward Shelley, layman, came from a staunchly Catholic Sussex family; his
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grandfather was Sir John Shelley of Michaelgrove, near Arundel, and his father had
estates at Warminghurst. Edward belonged to a group of laymen who gave what
help they could to the priests who came over from the Continent to minister to
them. Another of that group was Henry Webley, about whom little is known, save
that he was arrested on board ship in Chichester Harbour as he was about to sail for
France and committed to the Manchester Prison in London.
In 1588 the Spanish Armada attempted to invade England but was repulsed. This
caused an immediate reaction against Catholics during which time many were
brought to trial, among them Edward Shelley and Henry Webley. Both were found
guilty and executed; Webley was executed at Newgate on 28 August 1588 and
Shelley at Tyburn two days later.
Ralph Crockett and Edward James were two seminary priests who met at Dieppe
when bound for missionary service in England in 1586. Neither was a Sussex man
by birth but were executed together at Chichester as part of the government’s plan
to make examples of Catholics, following the Armada’s failed invasion.
Ralph Crockett was a Cambridge man and schoolmaster when he offered himself for
ordination at the English College at Rheims in 1585. Edward James left Oxford for
the English College in Rome and was already ordained when the two met in Dieppe.
The Channel ports were being closely watched and their ship was boarded off
Littlehampton; both men made no effort to deny their intention to exercise their
ministry in England and were therefore imprisoned until 1588 and were then brought
to Chichester for trial, absolving each other before execution on a charge of treason.
George Gervase of Bosham had been baptised into the Established Church and
orphaned at the age of 12; his mother was a member of the Shelley family. At aged
26, George was pressed into service on Sir Francis Drake’s voyage to India, but later
enlisted in the army of the Archduke of Austria. At some time he made contact with
an older brother who was a Catholic and was himself received into the Church. He
entered the English College at Douai and was ordained in 1603; returning to England
he ministered for a time in the south but was apprehended when he travelled north.
After a period of imprisonment he was banished along with several other priests.
Following a pilgrimage to Rome, George entered St. Gregory’s Priory at Douai and
was clothed as a novice. He returned to England and was arrested two months later,
being brought to trial at the Old Bailey. He refused to take the Oath of Allegiance,
which has been brought in following the Gunpowder Plot and was condemned as a
traitor. The sentence was carried out on 11 April 1608.
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Thomas Bullaker, born in 1603 at Midhurst; his father, a doctor in Chichester, was
well known as a recusant. This was then in the reign of Charles I whose Catholic
Queen Henrietta Maria, was effective in bringing about some respite for Catholics,
although hostility remained beneath the surface. In 1621 Thomas went to study at
Valladolid in Spain and entered the Franciscan Order, taking the name of Brother
John Baptist. Four years later he was ordained and sent to minister in England.
Landing at Plymouth he was arrested but friends ‘contrived’ his release enabling him
to spend the next twelve years working for the English Mission. Puritan opposition
to the King began to increase and Catholics came once more under persecution.
Thomas was arrested while saying Mass in London and brought to trial at Newgate.
He made his defence, admitting his priesthood but denying treason. Taken to Tyburn
he continued speaking to the people about priesthood and the Real Presence until
ordered to stop; he received absolution from another Franciscan before execution he was then about 38 years old. The relics of Thomas Bullaker were preserved at the
Carmelite Convent near Chichester but when it was closed, they were taken to the
Poor Clares at Crossbush.
William Howard, layman, grandson of St. Philip Howard and fifth son of Thomas
14th Earl of Arundel, he was also Viscount Stafford. A brilliant scholar, he is said to
have graduated from Cambridge at the age of 12 and a year later made a Knight of
the Bath on the occasion of Charles I’s coronation. His career as Viscount Stafford
appears to give no hint of later accusations and subsequent heroism. In 1768 he fell
victim to the notorious plotting of Titus Oates, who named him as a participant in
his (invented) ‘Popish Plot’ which, it was claimed, sought to assassinate Charles II,
replacing him by his brother James. In September of that year, William was arrested
and committed to the Tower where he remained for fourteen months. He was
brought to trial and sentenced to death by beheading; the execution was carried out
on 29 December 1680.
William Howard’s speech from the scaffold stands for all who gave their lives for the
Faith in our land: “I have considered often what could be the original cause of my
being thus accused, since I know myself not culpable, so much as in a thought, and
I cannot believe it to be on any other account than my being of the Church of Rome;
I have no reason to be ashamed of my religion.”
Adapted from the accounts given in the Diocesan Propers - Mass and Divine Office
1987
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300 meetings in just 55 years!
A press release from The Cantenians
At the recent 300th meeting of the Association’s 18th Province, the guest of honour
was Brother Peter Woodford, Grand Vice-President, a member of Reigate Circle in
Surrey. The meeting, though brief of itself, was of particular importance as it
reviewed among other matters the many changes and challenges that are being faced
by members, not only as Catenians, given the internal developments being
championed by the Association’s Grand Council, but more importantly, as faithful
adherents of the Catholic Church itself as it struggles for relevance and commitment
in the 21st Century.
In a challenging address to the 30 members of the Council and its guests after a very
relaxed evening meal, which included a number of past Provincial Presidents and
current Circle Presidents, Brother Peter stressed the need to embrace the new
demands of being a faithful Catholic and of turning the Association into an inclusive
body. Grand Council and many other Catenians, must hold their nerve to rise to
these demands and changes. Bishop John Arnold, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of
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Westminster had recently addressed the Grand Council of the Association
explaining the serious challenges that, rightly, our Pope Francis and his Papacy are
extolling. Very exciting and exhilarating times are afoot for all, both for Catenians
and other Catholics. He wished the Province every success for its next 300 meetings
(about 75 years’ worth by his reckoning), but he expected it would be another who
would be offering a toast to success in 2089!
Among the routine matters, the earlier meeting had spent some time on the current
calls faced to pursue a reforming agenda to bring the Association to a new
generation of Catholic men and, perhaps in time, women and faithful Christians who
are not Catholics??? This, some current members could well see as anathema.
A number of developments in the Sussex area were considered - the expansion of
Catenianism in Brighton, the development of new Circles in the region and the
general enhancement of membership Province wide.
Council also spent some time reviewing a diocesan request of this Province to
support its 2015 Diocesan Golden Jubilee. This was embraced with enthusiasm by
the Council who will be seeking any and all ways to provide assistance.
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Parish People - Lucy Horne
By Colin Swanton
Lucy was appointed as Headteacher of St. Philip’s Primary school at the beginning of
September after serving the school so admirably as deputy head for some six years.
Her induction is planned in the Cathedral at the 9.30am Mass on Sunday 14
September with Bishop Kieran presiding.
She and her family are parishioners who regularly attend Mass in the Cathedral or,
occasionally, at the Convent in Crossbush. Lucy is a Special Minister of the Eucharist
and on the rota for serving tea and coffee after the 9.30am Mass in the Cathedral
Centre. Sometimes her daughter, Imogen, helps.
Lucy grew up in South Wales, attending the Catholic University of Newman College
in Birmingham where she left with a first class degree in English. She first taught at
a large (600 pupils) Primary School in Birmingham where she was for 10 years before
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moving to West Sussex in September 2008 when husband Andrew changed his job
and started working in Horsham. Lucy and Andrew have three children – Imogen,
who has just finished at St. Philip’s and started in year 7 at St. Philip Howard
Catholic High School in Barnham, Oliver who is in year 5 at St. Philip’s and Milo
who is just two years old. Lucy’s hobbies include travel, cinema and reading and
time with the family and friends; she also enjoys weekend breaks away.
At the time the position of Headteacher became available, Lucy realised that she was
ready to step up and could not miss the chance to be Headteacher of such a great
school with so many good strengths. She is looking forward to a new challenge
away from the classroom and in her new leadership role. Lucy says she is planning
to make a few changes when she takes over, building on the good work done under
the leadership of Margaret Fraher aiming to continue to improve standards and
strengthen links with the parish.
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Memorable Overseas Masses - 5
By Graham Rodmell
One of the important reforms from the Second Vatican Council was to encourage
Mass in the vernacular. Whilst this was not popular with everyone brought up on
the Latin Mass, the fundamental good sense of the move, increasing understanding
and participation by the faithful and facilitating evangelisation, was beyond
question. One of the disadvantages was that in travelling the world, meaningful
Mass attendance became more of a challenge. Latin, as the universal language of
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St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi, Vietnam
the universal Church, was replaced by the near-universal language of the ‘actions of
the Mass’. How important it is for sighted people to be able to recognise those
actions in order to follow the progress of the liturgy when worshipping in countries
whose language is beyond their normal level of comprehension. I am fortunate in
being able to cope with Spanish and French, but beyond these I feel much less
comfortable, especially when the local language does not employ the Roman
alphabet.
In the early nineties, my work took me to Hanoi on a number of occasions and when
my stay involved a weekend, I pursued my customary quest to attend Mass. In the
heart of the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and in a dominant position
by Hoan Kiem Lake, stood St. Joseph’s Cathedral, begun in 1886 in the days of
French Indo-China. The Neo-Gothic structure was supposed to resemble Notre
Dame in Paris, but it has only a hint of its elegance. Everything about St. Joseph’s
was Vietnamese, including the notice of times of Mass. I hurried after an elderly
priest and made the assumption that he might have been educated by the French;
happily this was the case and he was delighted to help. I went to an immensely
popular evening Mass, probably attended by 1200 people crowded into the seats, to
say nothing of those gathered outside in the grounds.
All the men and boys sat or stood on the left and all the women and girls on the
right. In contrast with the regular Sunday ‘paper chase’ at our Cathedral, the only
paper in view was the altar and ambo books. Yet the participation was solid and
delivered at high volume, with several lengthy chants on only two tones, seemingly
familiar to everyone. Literacy was possibly low and certainly the congregation
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included the very poor and the unwashed. On a warm and humid evening, I found
myself thinking that there was a practical reason for swinging a thurible!
The next two Asian churches where I attended Mass in languages beyond my
understanding, also offered Mass in English, but I did not have the luxury of choice,
as I had to go at times to suit my business purpose of being in the cities. The first
was in the mid-nineties in Beijing. Sometimes known locally as Nantang or South
Church, it was the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. At the time, although it
was a tall building, it was obscured at ground level by some low rise buildings along
the street frontage. I had to rely on my own street map reading, because the
Reception and Concierge staff at the state-owned hotel where I was staying feigned
ignorance and remained stubbornly unhelpful. I assumed that the Cathedral was
part of the Patriotic Catholic Church registered under the Chinese government,
rather than adhering to the Underground Church more readily recognised by the
Vatican, but the actions of the Mass followed those to which we are accustomed in
the West.
Another fascinating Church is the Holy Redeemer Church, Bangkok, built by the
Redemptorists in 1954, on a site convenient to the Oriental Hotel well known for its
association with the English author Somerset Maugham. The design follows closely
the Thai style employed for Buddhist temples. The build-up of the triple roof and a
structure open at the sides, combined with the striking altar sculpture representing
the Redeemer, are overwhelmingly Thai. The large congregation comprised many
nationalities.
The actions were clear, but I particularly recall the ‘kiss of peace’ for which everyone
employs the respectful Thai ‘wai’ in place of the variety of gestures used in the
West. It involves the palms of the hands pressed together in the traditional prayer
style accompanied by a slight bow. It is totally hygienic, as there is no physical
contact, and very fitting according to Thai protocol. The wai can be alarming if
practised in Bangkok’s dense traffic, as it must involve removing both hands from
the steering wheel, something which our office driver did every time he passed a
Buddhist temple or shrine; comparable with making the sign of the cross when
passing a Catholic Church or a loaded hearse, but at least that only involves one
hand.
In the early nineties, when the effects of the long running FRELIMO and RENAMO
civil war in Mozambique, were still evident, I was sent to the capital Maputo
(formerly Laurenco Marques) to advise on conditions for investment in a joint
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venture.
On the Sunday following my arrival in Maputo for my first visit, I was heavily
burdened by recent sin and felt the need to go to Mass even more keenly than usual.
The sin happened like this. I arrived at the Polana Hotel, a famous pre-independence
luxury hotel, and even after years of African warfare and neglect, the only hotel
worth staying in. It was filled to capacity with expatriate aid workers. I was shown
to a relatively ‘respectable’ ground floor room. However, it was running alive with
cockroaches and their dirts showed that they had even invaded the drawers in which
I was supposed to put my clothes. A glance towards the double doors leading to the
gardens revealed a gap beneath the door of nearly two centimetres, more than
enough to admit a rich variety of wildlife. I knew instantly that I, as an unashamedly
cosseted lawyer, could not possibly work in that room for a week or more. I feared
that the pressure on bookings from the international aid fraternity would be likely to
preclude a change of room.
On visiting the bathroom, I saw a monster cockroach sitting on the toilet seat. I
removed my shoe and with a strong and lightning smash struck out at the monster.
I missed the target, but smashed the plastic seat. My six weeks intensive course in
Portuguese was unequal to reporting this incident, so I spent the next few minutes
equipping myself from the dictionary with a suitable vocabulary. Having rehearsed
what I was to say, I approached Reception where a pleasant young man listened
patiently to my complaint about the unwanted ‘residents’ of my room. He seemed
unimpressed, but took more notice when I concluded by exclaiming – “and what’s
more, my toilet seat is broken!” Now that produced results and he instantly offered
me a third floor room which I accepted. I was conscious that this constituted not the
sin of dishonesty, but of suppression of truth?
The next morning I headed for the Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da
Imaculada Conceicao, a striking and quite elegant 1940s design basilica with a high
and slender tower. The Mass was mainly in Portuguese (the official language), but
the readings were in three languages. They added the local Bantu, and English,
perhaps looking ahead to Mozambique’s joining the Commonwealth of Nations?
Although I could relate to Portuguese, I was again largely driven to following the
actions of the Mass.
In whatever language, my soul felt less burdened.
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Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceicao
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Maputo, Mozambique
Commemorating the Arundel War Dead 1914-18
By Canon Tim Madeley
You will see that our parish magazine has a new full colour cover for the first time so
it was appropriate to feature this year’s Carpet of Flowers seen by hundreds of people
at the Cathedral during Corpus Christi. The design theme is the centenary of the
beginning of the First World War in 1914. In view of similar events around the
country and indeed across Europe, we decided to maintain very much a local focus;
commemorating and praying for those from Arundel who gave their lives in the
‘Great War’.
The names listed in this magazine were also shown on the carpet and are taken from
the war memorial in the town and the one in Arundel Cathedral (with one or two
corrections). The list begins with a poem: A Mother’s Thoughts by Agnes Scutt...
Wilfrid aged 20 years, killed in battle
in The Somme, 15 September 1916
Never to see my boy again.
Never to hear him speak.
The anguished thought fills my heart with pain.
And the tears course down my cheek.
There are no tears like a mother’s tears.
No woe like a mother’s foe.
Such agonies such hopes and fears.
As only a mother can know.
Dread war has taken my boy from me.
He will come again no more.
To the shelter of the old rooftree.
As oft in days of yore.
He has died in the spring time of life.
For the sake of honour and truth.
He has died mid warfare and strife
He has given his glorious youth.
Of sacrifice divine supreme.
Would that the need had never been.
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Arundel War Dead 1914-18
Surname
Forename
Aid
Attwater
William H. F.
Ernest
Ayling
Ayling
Ayling
Aylward
Berryman
Blackman
Budd
Buck
Burch
Butcher
Carver
Carver
Rank & Service
Age
Mercantile Marine
Second Lieutenant,
29
58th Battalion,
Machine Gun Corps
Benjamin
Lance Corporal,
32
13th Battalion,
Royal Sussex Regiment
Philip John
Private, 14th Hampshire
Regiment, 39th Division
William Joseph Sergeant, 1/4th Battalion,
Royal Sussex Regiment,
53rd Division
Percy
Guardsman,1st Battalion, 28
The Scots Guards
James Frederick Petty Officer, 1st Class, 34
Royal Navy
HMS Good Hope
Bertram
Private, 2nd Canadian
39
Pioneers
Wilfred
Lance Corporal, 11th
28
Battalion, Royal Sussex
Walter
Private, 1/4th Battalion,
53rd Division
Arthur James Private, 1/4th Battalion,
53rd Division
Richard
12th Battalion,Kings
42
Liverpool Regiment
Alfred George Musician, Royal Marine 18
Band, HMS Monmouth
Alfred William Private, 7th Battalion, 35
12th Division
29
Date of Death
22 March 1918
31 July 1917
20 February 1918
26 March 1917
11 November
1914
1 November
1914
25 October 1918
31 July 1917
26 March 1917
29 July 1918
8 November
1918
1 November
1914
7 September
1918
Surname
Carver
Challen
Clements
Cranham
Crowther
Coleman
Cook
Dalton
Dalton
Denyer
Flynn
French
Gardner
Forename
Ernest James
Rank & Service
Age
Ordinary Seaman,
Royal Navy,
HMS Vanguard
Harry Joseph
Battery Sergeant Major, 39
23rd Heavy Battery,
The Royal Garrison Artillery
William
Sergeant, 1/4th Battalion, 38
Richardson
53rd Division
Edward Albert Private, 2nd Battalion,
20
1st Division
Arnold H.
Private, 10th Battalion, 24
Royal West Surreys,
41st Division
Henry Joseph Private, 1st Battalion
21
East Kent Regiment,
5th Division
George Joseph Lance Sergeant, 2nd
Battalion, Royal West
Surrey Regiment,
33rd Division
Jack
Able Seaman, Royal
30
Navy, HMS Raglan
Reginald D. C. Sick Berth Attendant,
23
Royal Navy,
HMS Tipperary
Charles George Lance Corporal, 7th
25
James
Stoker, Royal Navy
HMS Dianthus
William H.
Private, 1st Battalion
18
Royal West Surreys,
33rd Division
Alfred Charles Private, Royal Army
47
Veterinary Corps
30
Date of Death
9 July 1917
12 May 1916
19 April 1917
25 September
1915
24 February 1917
15 April 1917
4 April 1917
20 January 1918
1 June 1916
25 July 1917
23 November
1918
21 September
1918
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18th Division
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Date of Death
30 June 1916
28 August 1917
19 August 1916
29 November
1916
27 March 1918
29 July 1917
21 March 1918
25 September
1918
12 February 1915
27 May 1915
30 September
1916
23 August 1918
Surname
Judd
Kendall
Kent
Kenward
Kenward
Kerr
Lee
Lewington
Lynn
Maxwell-Stuart
Maxwell-Stuart
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Forename
Rank & Service
Age
William Sydney Sapper, The Royal
Engineers
Arthur Ellis
Corporal, 1/4th
33
Augustus
Battalion, Royal
Sussex Regiment,
53rd Division
William Francis Private, 2/6th Battalion, 32
Royal Warwickshire,
61st Division
James William Private, 2/4th Battalion, 50
Home Reserve
Henry Charles Stoker, Royal Navy,
21
HMS Hampshire
Reginald
Private, 1/4th Battalion 20
53rd Division
Michael Phillip Private, 1st Battalion,
The Middlesex Regiment,
33rd Division
Ernest Victor
Private, 7th Battalion
12th Division
Charles Frank Private, 2nd Battalion
19
The Irish Guards,
Guards Division
Alfred Joseph 2nd Lieutenant, 1st
20
Battalion, The Coldstream
Guards, Guards Division
Edmund Joseph Lieutenant, 175 Company, 23
The Royal Engineers
Henry J. I.
2nd Lieutenant, 3rd
30
Battalion. The Coldstream
Joseph John
Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, 19
The Duke of Wellingtons
(West Riding) Regiment
17th Division
33
Date of Death
11 January 1919
10 August 1915
3 September
1917
20 November
1916
5 June 1916
26 March 1917
13 May 1918
18 September
1918
28 March 1918
24 August 1918
26 April 1916
9 October 1917
2 March 1916
Surname
Merrydew
Merrydew
Mills
Mills
Nash
Nicholson
Nicholson
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Page
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Prangle
Read
Read
Read
Forename
Charles
Rank & Service
Age
Private, 1/4th Battalion 29
53rd Division
Harold
Private, 13th Battalion 19
39th Division
George Arthur Private, 12th Battalion 24
39th Division
Harry
Sapper, 9th Field
29
Company, The Royal
Engineers
George Stanley Private, 11th Battalion 19
39th Division
Ernest
Private, 2nd Battalion
26
1st Division
Frank
Private, The Coldstream 29
Frank
Private
26
Albert Thomas Private, 9th Battalion
The Royal Fusiliers,
37th Division
Ernest
Private, 16th Battalion 22
74th Division
Harry
Private
Reginald
Private, 1st Battalion,
18
Queen’s Royal West
Sussex Regiment
Arthur H.
Private
Charles Henry Private, 1/4th Battalion
53rd Division
Richard James R.Private, 7th Australian 29
Infantry, ANZAC Army Corps
34
Date of Death
6 November
1916
13 April 1917
25 September
1917
21 October 1914
3 April 1918
6 May 1917
27 March 1918
1914
8 August 1918
16 September
1918
1 May 1917
26 March 1917
24 May 1915
Surname
Ratley
Rawlings
Robinson
Rogers
Rowe
Scutt
Scott
Slaughter
Silverlock
Smith
Stamp
Stewart
Sturt
Swain
Swain
Styles
Forename
Lawrence
Rank & Service
Age
Trooper, 1st Household 28
Battalion, Cavalry Division
Charles
Lance Corporal
George
Lance Corporal,
32
Royal Army Service Corps
Charles Henry Private, 92nd Company,
The Machine Gun Corps
Percy Frank
Lance Corporal, 2nd
28
Regiment, 1st Division
George
Royal Sussex Regiment
Wilfred Charles Lance Corporal, 19th
21
Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Charles Thomas Private, Royal Sussex
Regiment
John
Private, 1/4th Battalion, 29
53rd Division
Michael
19
London Regiment
Victor A.G.
53rd Division
Herbert
Private, The Labour Corps
Frederick James Sergeant, 2nd Battalion,
1st Division
Frederick
Private, 2/3 Battalion,
The London Regiment,
58th Division
George
34th Division
Joseph
East Kent Regiment,
24th Division
35
30
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23 May 1917
5 October 1918
6 May 1917
25 September
1915
29 March 1915
20 September
1916
16 May 1917
11 August 1915
26 March 1918
26 March 1917
17 November
1918
1 July 1916
16 June 1917
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29 July 1914
37
26 September
1915
Surname
Taylor
Forename
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Tester
Archibald
Edmund
Upperton
Charles
Vick
Sydney Edward
Wareham
Herbert Sydney
Weller
George Francis
West
Arthur
Wills
Joseph
Wilson
Victor
Wood
Leonard Daniel
Rank & Service
Age
Signaller, Royal Navy,
HMS Bombala
Lance Corporal, 1/4th
29
Regiment, 53rd Division
Corporal, ‘A’ Company,
30th Battalion, Machine
Gun Corps (Infantry)
27
39th Division
Private, 2/13th Battalion, 22
The London Regiment
(Kensingtons), 60th Division
Company Sergeant Major, 34
1/4th Battalion, Royal
Sussex Regiment, 53rd Division
53rd Division
Private, 1st Garrison Battalion,
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Lead Signalman, Royal
Navy, HMS Fortune
27
12th Division
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7 November
1917
8 September
1918
26 April 1918
4 July 1916
26 March 1917
26 March 1917
29 October 1918
1 June 1916
9 April 1917
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Saints of the Roman Canon - Part 5
By Canon Tim Madeley
The next three saints conclude the listing of saints before the consecration in the
first half of the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I).
St. Chrysogonus
St. Chrysogonus converted many heathens in Rome to Christianity; he is also
associated with St. Anastasia whom we shall hear more about in a later issue of the
Parish Proclaimer. He was a teacher of St. Anastasia in Christian doctrine, as also
acted as her counsel and consoler, when, on account of her faith, she had many
persecutions to suffer. Chrysogonus was arrested in Rome under the Emperor
Diocletian (284-305AD), and, after long imprisonment, was sent to Aquileia where
he was beheaded about the year 304. A portion of his head is preserved and
venerated in the ancient Church of St. Chrysogonus, which is situated in Rome, in
the Trastevere, and is in possession of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the
Redemption of the Captives (Trinitarians). His Feast Day occurs on 24 November.
St. John and St. Paul
These two are not to be confused with the apostles of the same name. This John
and Paul were brothers and laymen. As distinguished Romans, they were entrusted
with high positions of honour at the court of St. Constantia, a daughter of
Constantine the Great. When she had retired from the world, the two brothers lived
as “Men of Mercy,” devoting themselves to works of charity. The apostate, Emperor
Julian (361-363AD), tried to force them to sacrifice to the idols, and to enter his
service; but naturally they rejected such commands. So for this reason, the Emperor
had them secretly decapitated in their own palace, which stood on the declivity of
Mount Coelius on 26 June, 362. On this site, as early as the fourth century, the
Basilica of Sts. John and Paul was built in honour of these two martyred brothers.
Their bodies rest in a magnificent sarcophagus under the high altar. In the nave of
the church, surrounded by an iron railing, may be seen the marble slab which was
stained with their blood and which annually on their Feast Day (26 June) is strewn
with flowers.
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By Keith Kennard, Band Secretary
Following a successful concert last November, Worthing Salvation Army Band,
under the leadership of Bandmaster Alan Slator, returned to the Cathedral to perform
‘Music for a Summer’s Evening’.
The band was joined by pianist Ruth Justice who played pieces by Mozart and Grieg.
The Worthing Timbrelists performed a lively routine to the upbeat ‘Jubilee’ March.
The music was varied, from the trombone feature I Will Follow Him from the film
‘Sister Act’, to a brass band arrangement of the Unfinished Symphony. The Band also
featured Salvation Army arrangements of well known hymns and melodies like
Michael, Row!, Bright and Beautiful and Simple Gifts. There was also singing from
the Band with Psalm 23, Redeemed and Rock of Ages. The evening concluded with
the Band playing a traditional army march In the King’s Service.
The evening was arranged to benefit St. Barnabas Hospice and over £550 was raised.
Our grateful thanks must go to Canon Tim Madeley and the Cathedral staff for
allowing the Worthing Salvation Army Band to perform in such a unique and special
place for such a worthwhile cause.
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Festival 50
Diocesan Festival to Celebrate Golden Jubilee of the Diocese
This will take place on Sunday 5 July 2015 at the Amex Stadium in Falmer, Brighton,
the home of Brighton and Hove Albion football team. It will be a great opportunity
for people from all over the Diocese in Surrey and Sussex to come together to
celebrate and give thanks for 50 years as a diocese and one of the first born after the
beginning of the Second Vatican Council in 1960s. The day starts at 10am and ends
with the final Jubilee Mass in the stadium at 3pm.
Key speakers on the day: Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams
Leading Dominican, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, Bishop of Arundel & Brighton, Kieran
Conry with more names to follow...
Key guests on the day: Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Bishop Dan Turley from
Diocese of Chulucanas, People of Arundel & Brighton Diocese (!) with more names
to follow...
Volunteering would be much appreciated from anyone and everyone, considering
the many hundreds expected. To find out more you can ring 01293 651190 or email
festival50@dabnet.org and visit www.abdiocese.org uk to see see the areas in
which volunteers are needed either before Festival 50 or on the day. If you have a
skill or hobby and you want to participate in the Art & Craft Exhibition, you can
telephone, email or go online as already indicated. With regard to transportation
Parishes are encouraged to either book a coach(es) to the Amex Stadium or take the
train to Falmer station (2 minutes’ walk from the stadium). For transportation there
is limited car parking at the stadium so if you have to come by car, book your space
using the same email/phone details as mentioned.
If you prefer to write, the address is: Festival 50, 4 Southgate Drive, Crawley, West
Sussex RH10 6RP
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Comedy with the Clergy
A priest and a taxi driver both died and went to heaven. St. Peter was at the
Pearly Gates waiting for them. “Come with me,” said St. Peter to the taxi
driver. The taxi driver did as he was told and followed St. Peter to a mansion.
It has everything you could imagine from a bowling alley to an Olympic size
swimming pool. “Oh my word, thank you,” said the taxi driver. Next, St. Peter
led the priest to a rough old shack with a bunk bed and a little old TV set.
“Wait, I think you are a little mixed up,” said the priest. “Shouldn’t I be the
one who gets the mansion? After all I was a priest, went to chuch every day.
and preached God’s word.” “Yes, that’s true.” St. Peter replied, “But during
your sermons people slept. When the taxi driver drove, everyone prayed.”
A priest was in a hurry to get to the local jumble sale being held over the
other side of town. He was stopped for speeding by a policeman, who smelled
alcohol on the priest’s breath and then saw an empty wine bottle on the floor,
on the front passenger side. “Father, have you been drinking?”asked the
policeman. “Only water,” replied the priest. The policeman then asked, “Then
how come I can smell wine?” The priest looked at the bottle and then at the
policeman and said, “Good Lord! He’s done it again!”
After the Baptism of his baby brother in church, little Dennis cried all the way
in the car. His dad asked him three times what was wrong. Finally Dennis
replied, “That priest said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home,
but I want to stay with you guys.”
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Proclaimer Cryptic Crossword Puzzle 26 - Solution
By Chris Dinham
Across: 1. Plaice 4. Threat 9. Stamp 10. Earwigs 11. Boa 12. Rhino 13. Well
15. Searchlight 19. Oval 21. Irate 23. Owl
24. Bittern 25. Ashes 26. Excuse 27. Stones
Down: 1. Pastry 2.Avarice 3. Cupboard 5. Harm 6. Exile
7. Tussle 8. Hearthstone 14, Vigilant 16. Heathen
17. Gobble 18. Teases 20. Attic 22. Mess
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What’s in a song title?
By Mike Webster
This comment was made while a couple of us were discussing favourite songs and
we then moved on to favourite hymns. We related some of these songs to particular
happenings or times in our lives.
Today’s writers of popular songs are often asked how they get the idea or inspiration
for a new song. It can range from personal experiences, what they have seen, heard
and read, what has happened that day or even ideas from television programmes.
One songwriter wrote a song after he happened to walk into a room when
‘Coronation Street’ was showing on TV. A character in the show commented that
she wasn’t going to waste her tears on some boyfriend she had at the time. That
term was the inspiration for his song. He went into another room and wrote the
song in about an hour. Another song he wrote was called ‘Goosebumps’ and came
about after he heard the word mentioned on the BBC News.
We discussed what types of songs or hymns we would write if we had the ability
and where we would get the inspiration.
Twenty years ago my wife Ann and I attended Magdalen’s May Morning in Oxford.
As dawn broke it was thought to be the biggest May Morning crowd ever to gather
to hear Magdalen College Choir give its traditional spring welcome from the top of
the college’s Great Tower.
The celebrations have been held at Magdalen since the Great Tower was completed
in 1505. Jugglers and Morris dancers joined townspeople and undergraduates, many
of whom had been celebrating all night, to hear Magdalen’s clock strike six and the
16-strong choir sing Te Deum and songs including Summer Is Icumen In.
We went for breakfast at 7am in Christ’s College and enjoyed a wonderful time with
people from around the world.
While I was standing on Magdalen Bridge over the River Cherwell, just after dawn
and the sound of the bells had faded and the choir was silent, the words of one of
my favourite hymns came into my head. I thought at the time that what I had just
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I watch the sunrise
I watch the sunrise lighting the sky,
Casting its shadows near.
And on this morning bright though it be,
I feel those shadows near me.
I watch the sunset fading away,
Lighting the clouds with sleep.
And as the evening closes its eyes,
I feel your presence near me.
For you are always . . .
But you are always close to me
Following all my ways.
May I be always close to you
Following all your ways, Lord.
I watch the moonlight guarding the night,
Waiting till morning comes.
The air is silent, earth is at rest
Only your peace is near me.
Yes, you are always...
I watch the sunlight shine through the clouds,
Warming the earth below.
And at the mid-day, life seems to say:
I feel your brightness near me.
For you are always . . .
‘I watch the sunrise © John Glynn,
reproduced under Calamus Licence 0138.
Being there that day has left an indelible impression on me and it will still be there
for the rest of my life. The experience has made quite a difference in how I read or
listen to the words of a hymn or song.
Our little group discussed how much we appreciate, or are influenced by, the words
in a hymn or song. We concluded that it very much depends on our individual
circumstances at the time and the ability of the writer to be able to create an impact
by the inventive use of the English language. There is something magical in walking
back to a hotel along a sandy beach after an all-night party or coming to the end of a
sponsored night walk just as dawn is breaking and the sun is peeping above the
horizon. It has been said many times that at this time a human being, regardless of
his religious or spiritual beliefs, feels close to God or a supernatural being.
Different people like different styles of hymn, and some hymns carry reminders of
some special event or encounter with God. Writers of hymns in the past have found
that they need Theology and experience : hymns should be rooted in the story of
God’s work in the world, as revealed in Scripture and continuing throughout history.
A hymn may or may not allude to specific Biblical passages; but it should certainly
be in line with the Bible’s teaching. Another need when writing a hymn should also
engage both heart and mind: helping the singers to understand their faith and to
respond to its implications in praise and commitment. Singers will be helped by
fresh, clear words resulting in an image which brings together eternal truth and daily
life.
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Parish Diary
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 27th
12 noon
Sunday 28th
Monday 29th
3.00pm
2.30pm
OCTOBER
Friday 3rd
Saturday 4th
2.30pm
Sunday 5th
Sunday 19th
9.30/11.15am
3.00pm
Saturday 25th
7.30pm
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1st
7.00pm
Sunday 2nd
3.00pm
3.00pm
Monday 4th
Friday 7th
10.00am
7.30pm
Diocesan Altar Servers’ Mass with
Bishop Kieran Conry
Civic Service in the Cathedral
Friends of Arundel Cathedral and Arundel
Museum Event. Tour of the Fitzalan
Chapel followed by cream tea in
Cathedral Centre
CAFOD HARVEST FAST DAY
Animal Blessing Service
Collection for CAFOD Harvest Fast Day
Mass for the Solemnity of St. Philip
Howard followed by tea and the ‘Friends
of Arundel Cathedral’ AGM in the
Cathedral Centre
Arun Choral Society Concert - for tickets
see www.arunchoralsociety.co.uk or call
ACS Box Office 01243 866469
Weybridge Male Voice Choir Concert
For tickets www.weybridgemvc.org.uk or
call 01932 247747
ALL SAINTS DAY
Masses at 6.15pm at the Convent on
Saturday 1st, 9.30am & 11.15am in the
Cathedral
Blessing of Graves in St. Philip’s Cemetery
Knights of St. Columba Mass for deceased
members
Mass in the Fitzalan Chapel
Catenian Quiz Night in the Cathedral
Centre
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Sunday 9th
Thursday 20th
Saturday 22nd
10.00am
7.30pm
Tuesday 25th
Thursday 27th
Sunday 30th
10.00am
11.00am
DECEMBER
Wednesday 3rd
Thursday 4th
Saturday 6th
6.45pm
6.30pm
7.00pm
Sunday 7th
6.30pm
Monday 8th
Wednesday 10th
Saturday 13th
7.45pm
10.00am
7.00pm
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
Mass at the Convent of the Poor Clares
Saturday 8th at 6.15pm; Masses at 9.30am
and 11.30am (not 11.15am), NB 10.45am
Remembrance Service in the Town Square
The Angmering Chorale Concert
tickets www.theangmeringchorale.org.uk
Chapter Mass followed by meeting
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Masses at 6.15pm at the Convent on
Saturday 1st, 9.30am & 11.15am in the
Cathedral
Cathedral Deanery Schools Advent Service
Worthing Deanery Schools Advent Service
Arun Choral Society Carol Concert with
local schools, tickets via ACS Box Office
01243 86646 or on the ACS website
www.arunchoralsociety.co.uk
Friends of Arundel Cathedral Advent
Vespers (all welcome)
Mass in Arundel Castle Chapel
Arun Choral Society Carol Concert with
local schools, tickets via ACS Box Office
01243 86646 or on the ACS website
www.arunchoralsociety.co.uk
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Out of the mouths
From ‘A Green Bough’
James (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read, “The man named Lot was
warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was
turned to salt.” Concerned, James asked, “What happened to the flea?”
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Chloe (age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman
her mum knew. Chloe looked at the old woman for a while and then asked, “Why
doesn’t your skin fit your face?”
Mark (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in a
restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad, “Why is he
whispering in her mouth?”
Melanie (age 5) asked her Granny how old she was. Granny replied she was so old
she didn’t remember any more. Melanie said, “If you don’t remember you must look
in your panties. Mine say five to six.”
Susan (age 4) was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. “Please don’t give me
this juice again,” she said, “It makes my teeth cough.”
Brittany (age 4) wanted her vitamins and tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle.
Seeing her frustration, her mother explained it was a child-proof cap and she’d have
to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked, “How does it know it’s
me?”
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News from St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School
By Elizabeth Hargreaves, Deputy Headteacher
Success is sometimes hard to define as it can depend on expectations. A personal
best or goal achieved, a winning team, a skill mastered, managing relationships with
others or even linking to our global brothers and sisters across the world can all
contribute to filling our cup of achievement and sense of self worth as a child of
God.
A recent report by a Headteacher in the north of England took the social media by
storm because the pupil’s success in all areas of development was being
acknowledged. We are very proud of the recent SAT’s results, for details visit our
website (see below). However the measure of success we also hold dear is
celebrated regularly in our whole school assemblies and shared with parents
reflecting our focus on the development of the whole child.
The school orchestra and choir gave accomplished performances in a range of
classical and modern music. This was preceded the week before by over forty guitar
players also sharing a concert with a more modern repertoire. Personal bests have
been achieved in a range of sporting events including swimming, dance and more
recently cricket played at the Arundel Cricket ground with our teams winning many
of their games against other schools in the locality. Our Goblin Kit car team raced
again at Goodwood racing track and came 1st out of 91 cars in the drag race!
Year 6 pupils have excelled too, not only in the national tests, but in a stunning and
entertaining musical with a serious message about friendship and inclusion. Bishop
Kieran presided over the Mass in the Cathedral for all those who were leaving this
year which included Headteacher Mrs Margaret Fraher and Year 6 teacher Mrs Sarah
Foster, and again the children in Year 6 took the lead sharing their thoughts and
prayers to a packed congregation. Helping and supporting others starts in the
foundation stage and is fostered throughout their school journey based on the
gospel message to ‘treat others as you would like to be treated’ (Luke 6:31). So we
measure our success as a school by our response to the needs of others through our
Charity days. We thank all those who have helped to make St. Philip’s the place to
nurture and grow our children to be the best that they can be.
Please visit http:learning.st-philips.w-sussex.sch.uk to read more about us.
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News from St. Philip Howard Catholic High School
From selected articles in the school’s summer newsletter
In Matthew's Gospel, we continue to hear about the coming of God's Kingdom
through Jesus' telling of parables, one of which is that of the Mustard Seed. The
mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, yet grows into the largest of all plants; so
much so, that birds come to take shelter in its branches. Through our Faith as a
Catholic community, we at SPH do our best to 'sow the seed', building God's
Kingdom for both ourselves and for others who come to take rest (whether they are
aware of it or not!)
Putting ‘Faith into Action’ is very much what we are about as a school and you'll
find plenty of evidence of this in our summer newsletter that can be read on the
school website (details below). As you will read, it has been a very busy, productive,
positive and exciting year with some incredible successes and highlights. We should
feel very proud of the school community to which we all belong, without getting
complacent and continuing to strive to become the best we possibly can be. When
we work together, with Christ at the centre, anything is possible!
Two highlights: In early July some 70 athletes from SPH competed against all schools
in the West Sussex area in the annual athletics championships. Most notable
performances of the day were from Rebecca Angus and Oliver Dowding who were
named the best female and male athletes of the meeting. Our team performed
excellently with our Year 7 and 8 boys finishing 3rd. Our Year 8 girls finished 3rd, a
huge improvement from last year and we look forward to seeing how they progress
next year.
On 16 July, we celebrated the successful year we have had with our whole School
Mass. The beautiful sunshine meant we were able to hold the Mass outside, and we
were joined by 8 priests from around the Deanery, as well as many of our Governors.
Our readings invited us to give thanks for all God has done for us, and reminded us
that we are all called God’s friends. Our Dean, Fr Tony Churchill led the celebration,
Fr Peter Fitch preached for us, and reminded us that God calls us to love each other
through prayer and actions, and our wonderful Music Department made sure our
music was a highlight to our liturgy. A truly blessed way to thank God for our year
together.
Please visit www.st-philiphoward.w-sussex.sch.uk to read more about us.
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Congratulations & Commemorations
Baptisms
25th May - Archie Luke Elvis Miller
22nd June - Harrison-Blu Peter Catton-Strugnell
13th July - Oliver Margalef
13th July - Raphael Margalef
13th July - Allegra Pincock-Jones
30th August - Mason James Michael Monk
First Communions
Lola Ashman-Rowlatt
Emily Barron
Thomas Barron
Leon Bonner-Le Fur
Archie Denyer
Ted Hallam
Joshua Hodson
Kaat Holte
Isaac Lavington
Confirmations
Joseph Lewis
Kaitlyn Moore
Ellie Nash
Evie Norris
Jorja Rice
Alia Sheikh
Edwin Smith
Eireann Wright
Kyle McDowell
Harriet Owers
Thomas Tangen
Marriages
14th June - Andrew Goodwin & Elizabeth Burgess
2nd August - Beauford Witney & Amy Binfield
16th August - Blake Horgan & Nina Trickey
23rd August - Peter De Silvo & Alexandra Wilson
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Parish Notice Board
HOUSEBOUND?
WELCOME!
If you or a family member is unable
to come to Mass due to illness or
infirmity please call us on 01903 882 297
If you are a new parishioner, we hope that
you will quickly feel at home with us...
Please make sure that you have completed
one of the special forms kept at the back
of the Cathedral (to the left of where the
newspapers are displayed) so that you can
be registered on our Parish Database.
DIOCESAN MARRIAGE
ANNIVERSARY MASS
11 October, 11.30am
Church of St. Joan of Arc, Farnham
With Bishop Kieran Conry
For those who are celebrating a significant
anniversary, please contact Katherine Bergen:
01293 651112
katherine.bergin@dabnet.org
ALIVE IN CHRIST!
This is a group for women aged 18 - 35 to
discover and respond to the call of Christ.
The group offers a space to journey with
others seeking to tune-in more deeply to the
call of Christ in your life, to discern His will
for you, discover deeper meaning and
direction, and to grow in the trust and
freedom to respond generously to the
Gospel. Meetings are the last Tuesday of
each month at Vocations House, Stagelands
in Crawley RH11 7QD. Starts from 6.15pm
for Mass with discussions and Adoration,
finishing with Benediction at 9pm.
St. John Vianney
Group
This group meets monthly and is for all men aged
18 - 35 who are brave enough to consider a
specific vocation from the Lord. It is particularly
(though not exclusively)suitable for those daring
to consider a vocation to the priesthood.
Meetings are the first Sunday of each month in
Crawley at 5pm for Mass followed by pizza, talk,
discussion and Adoration, finishing with
Benediction at 8.30pm.Venue: Vocations House,
Stagelands, Crawley, W. Sussex RH11 7QD
CATHEDRAL GIFT SHOP
An extensive range of religious gifts and cards
for Advent, Christmas, Christenings, weddings,
birthdays, funerals, anniversaries
and other occasions.
From 1/4/14 - 31/10/14 Mon-Sat 10.30 - 16.30
From 1/11/14 - 31/3/15 Mon-Sat 10.30 - 12 noon
FITZALAN CHAPEL
GUIDED TOUR
29 September, 2.15pm
Organised by Friends of Arundel Cathedral
and Arundel Museum Society
The guided tour of the Fitzalan Chapel is
followed by Cream Tea in the Cathedral
Centre. Member tickets @ £5 or nonmembers @ £7.50 availabe from
Lindsey Stratford on 01903 884567,
the museum on 01903 885866
or Larkins in Tarrant Street
CHURCH CLEANERS
URGENTLY WANTED
To join an enthusiastic team of
volunteers on Friday mornings
or if you prefer another day
no problem at all!
Please call the Parish Office:
01903 882297
And finally... from Ian Caws
All Saints
Winter begins here, the true winter whose
Dark may be lit only by votive flame.
It is cold again and the one thing warm
Is this friendship of invisible folk
Who wink at our faith like old gold. Like some
Wrinkled pagan, I raise my eyes and talk
Them out of their images. I can milk
The sweetness from souls without hate. It is
Often little more than their signatures
That scratch our papery needs and yet one
Breath from their world can ease, more than the groan
Of wind in the roof or the banging sea
I hear from this place. And to be alone
On a winter journey is more than I
Could bear, my candles lit for them to stay
Remote and accessible as the stars.
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The Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust is a Registered Charity - No. 252878
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An Autumn Prayer
The Church is full of people
in the Autumn of their years.
Some have led colourful lives
leaves bronzed and golden
through exposure to the elements
their appearance the centre of attention.
Others have been exposed
to more extreme conditions
branches bowed and scarred.
Some go unnoticed,
yet stand tall and steadfast
against wind and rain.
All have a story to tell
all can offer support and shelter
for saplings which grow beneath
their leafy canopy.
© John Birch www.faithandworship.com

Parish Proclaimer Autumn 2014 Edition

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