Proclaimerautumn2015

Parish Proclaimer Autumn 2015 Edition

Cathedral Parish of Our Lady & St. Philip HowardCanon Tim Madeley - Dean

Father Stanislaw Mycek - Assistant Priest 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 CATHEDRAL

Sunday 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 4.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.5.30pm Vespers and Benediction.

Monday - 8.30am MassFriday

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday Cathedral: 10.30am otherwise by appointment.

Convent : Before/after the Saturday 6.15pm Mass.

FRONT COVERAn angelic feature from a grave memorial in Arundel Cemetery.

Photograph taken by Oliver Hawkins reprinted with his permission.BACK COVER

Carpet of Flowers displayed during Corpus Christ in June 2015.Photograph taken by Focus Photography of Shoreham.

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A moment’s thoughtBy Canon Tim Madeley

At Patsy Vincent’s Requiem Mass on 4 August, the first reading was taken from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans – the first line always seems appropriate at funerals –“The life and death of each of us has its influence on others” (Romans 14:7).

But we shouldn’t allow it to be just at someone’s death when we reflect on thesewords. Each of us influences others, for good or for bad, whether we like it or not.This can be terribly challenging if we reflect back on the wavering paths of our lives.We cannot change the past but we can influence the future.

Here in our diocese and in our Cathedral we are in a period of change. We have anew Bishop and we have to get use to his ways just as he has to get used to oursand all of us (Bishop, clergy and people) will need to adapt just a little bit to be accommodating to the other person. We must try and welcome this with open armsas it helps us to challenge why we do certain things, helps us to accept change andultimately helps us to look at the bigger picture of how we influence others.

Let us be open to the Holy Spirit which accomplishes so much in us if only we openour hearts to him.

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Parish People - Bishop RichardBy Colin Swanton

I intended to write an article about our new Bishop and discussed this with himwhen I served the Mass he celebrated at the Poor Clares Convent the day after his Installation Mass at the Cathedral. He agreed to write the piece himself and I saidthat as a lot had already been published in the Catholic press about himself perhapshe could write about his first two Masses in his Diocese – the Installation Mass andthe one at the Poor Clares – writing about his thoughts and feelings and perhapscomparing and contrasting these two Masses.

Here is his article:

Thoughts from a newly-installed Bishop

28th May 2015 dawned fair, if a little windy on the hill of Arundel. It was a significant date, the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese and awonderful day for on which to be installed as the new Bishop. As the procession approached the West Door of the Cathedral, the Litany of Saints could be heard: theDiocese seeking the intercession of the Patrons of the Religious Orders, Parishes andSchools of the Diocese. From the moment of the Provost’s welcome at the door ofthe Cathedral, right through to the dismissal at the end of Mass, the prayers of allgathered were truly palpable. The atmosphere was one of joy and a real sense of theChurch of the Diocese gathered to give thanks for a Golden Jubilee and to welcomethe new Bishop. The celebration of Mass, concelebrated by the priests of the Diocese and Bishops from across the country, marked the culmination of so muchprayer and preparation – not only for the Liturgy itself, but also the anticipation of aDiocese awaiting the appointment of a new Bishop. It also marked a new beginning– the next 50 years and more of the Diocese and the start of my service to the People and Priests of Arundel & Brighton.

The Liturgy was truly wonderful and I am immensely grateful to all who did so muchto ensure such a tremendous celebration – and to all who attended: people, priests,deacons and religious from the Diocese, old friends – many in uniform – from theBishopric of the Forces, Bishops, Cardinals and the Apostolic Nuncio, as well as representatives from other Christian communities and civic guests too. Thanks go,also, to His Grace, the Duke of Norfolk and all in the Castle for facilitating the reception afterwards, where all were able to gather and enjoy good company in fine

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surroundings.

It was a truly blessed day and I know many will – along with me – remember it formany years to come.

The next morning found me in the quieter atmosphere of the community of the PoorClares in Crossbush, just across the River Arun. The Community Mass, while not inthe grandeur of the Cathedral, was no less wonderful. To be able to celebrate withone of the contemplative communities of the Diocese was a great blessing and I enjoyed greatly meeting with the community afterwards. Mass is always special andwe are blessed to have monastic and contemplative communities who offer somuch, through prayer and witness, to the life of the Diocese.

Now after a couple of months serving the Diocese, I have visited all the deaneriesand a number of our schools. The welcome that I have received from everyone has –without exception – been very warm indeed and it has been so encouraging to hearabout and see so much that is good and fruitful in the life of our Diocese. Festival 50at the Amex Stadium was a further witness to the life of the Diocese. To see somany gathered to celebrate the Diocesan Jubilee, to pray together, to share the manyfacets of Diocesan life and to rejoice in the celebration of the Eucharist was yet another memorable day and a powerful witness to the Gospel and the life of theChurch. Within the week, I shall be in Lourdes with the Diocesan Pilgrimage andlook forward very much to being with so many from across the Diocese for whatwill, I am sure, be a time of grace and blessing for everyone.

May I take this opportunity to express my thanks for these great events, to sharewith you the joy of these last two months and to ask your prayers for me and for allin the Diocese as we look to the future. There are many opportunities and there willalso be challenges as we continue to proclaim the truths of the Faith in the society inwhich we live. May the Lord bless us all in the task that lies ahead.

With every Blessing,

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The Diocese of Arundel & Brighton andArundel Cathedral, 1965 - 2015 From the Order of Service for the Installation of

Right Reverend Charles Phillip Richard Moth as Fifth Bishop of Arundel & Brighton

It was on 14th June 1965 that the title Arundelliensis - Brichtelmestunensis was firstheard in this Cathedral. Bishop David Cashman, an Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster,was installed as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, in the presence of the Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain, Archbishop Hyginus Cardinaleand his Eminence Cardinal John Carmel Heenan.

In the Apostolic Constitution Romanorum Pontificum of Pope Paul VI of the 23rdMay 1965 it was decreed that from the territory of the Diocese of Southwark, a newDiocese called Arundel & Brighton should be created and that the Diocese of Southwark would be created as a Metroploitan See, with Suffragan Dioceses ofArundel & Brighton, Plymouth and Portsmouth. The Episcopal Seat was to be in thetown of Arundel and the then Parish Church, dedicated to St. Philip Neri, was to become the Cathedral of the new Diocese. Following the canonisation of PhilipHoward, Earl of Arundel, his body was enshrined in the Cathedral, henceforthknown as the Cathedral of our Lady and St. Philip Howard.

In its fifty years, the Diocese has built itself up in accordance with the spirit of theSecond Vatican Council, and with God’s blessings, and looks forward with hope thatit will grow and flourish. As the Constitution founding the Diocese stated, the Popesalways have a great solicitude for the faithful of this country, and this has beenshown by Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II (now St. John Paul II) - the first Pope tofly into Gatwick - Pope Benedict, and now Pope Francis, in providing Bishops. We remember especially Pope Francis as the Letter of Appointment of our new Bishop,Richard Moth, is read out, and as he is installed in his Episcopal Chair, with his Coatof Arms and motto “Pax et gaudium in Domino” - “Peace and joy in the Lord”, withits echoes of Pope Francis’ encyclical Evangelii Gaudium.

The crozier which will be presented to Bishop Richard during his installation wasoriginally presented to Archbishop William Godfrey by his friends at Ushaw Collegeon 29th June 1939 on him becoming the Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain. Before

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leaving Rome to take up his position he ordained six students to the priesthood atthe Venerable English College, one of whom was David Cashman, later to becomehis secretary at Wimbledon, and later still to become his auxiliary bishop when hebecame (Cardinal) Archbishop of Westminster. The crozier came into Bishop Cashman’s possession after the death of Cardinal Godfrey in 1963 and so came withhim on the formation of the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton in 1965.

The ring belonged to Bishop Cashman and is described in the inventory as “Largegold ring with amber stone, each side of which is a golden rose.”

The Mass setting used in today’s liturgy, “Missa Orbis Factor”, was commissioned in2010 by the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of theDiocese. It is based on the Kyrie of Mass XI, Orbis Factor. Paul Inwood, the composer, was the Diocesan Director of Music from 1986 to 1991.

The anthem, “O Praise the Lord”, was commissioned by Arundel Cathedral tocelebrate the Jubilee. Neil Cox, the composer, writes, “The sound of the choir andthe organ in Arundel Cathedral proved a great inspiration to me. I think the wonderful acoustic of the building gives music a majesty and a grandeur that is utterly thrilling, so I wanted the piece to be joyous and extrovert. I very much hopethat it will help the congregation in the celebration of this great service.”

FROM THE DECREE OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL ON THE PASTORAL OFFICE OF BISHOPS IN THE CHURCH

CHRISTUS DOMINUS

Christ the Lord, Son of the living God, came that he might save his people from theirsons, and that all humankind might be made holy. Just as he himself was sent by theFather, so he also sent his Apostles. Therefore, he sanctified them, conferring onthem the Holy Spirit, so that they too might glorify the Father upon earth and savehumankind, ‘for the building up of the Body of Christ” (Eph 4:12), which is theChurch.

Sharing in concern for all the churches, bishops exercise their episcopal office,received through episcopal consecration, in communion with and under the authority of the Supreme Pontiff. All are united in a college or body with respect toteaching the universal Church of God and governing her as shepherds. They exercisethis office individually over the portions of the Lord’s flock assigned to them, eachone taking care of the particular church committed to them.

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COAT OF ARMS FOR THE FIFTH BISHOP OF ARUNDEL & BRIGHTON

“Peace and Joy to the Lord”

The Grant of Arms contains the following description:

Paly-wavy of ten Bleu-celeste and Gules on a Chief Or four Crosses of Jerusalem theouter pair issuant Gules.

Ten wavy stripes in sky blue and red, with a gold field above containing four redJerusalem Crosses, the outer pair appearing from the side.

The wavy stripes are a reference to Bishop Richard’s place of birth (the ZambianArms consisting of similar stripes in black and silver), in this case with blue a reminder of Our Lady and the red a reminder of the English Martyrs.

The Crosses of Jerusalem are a reference to Bishop Richard’s membership of theEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

The Cross and Green Hat (galero), with its rows of six tassels on each side, are customary in the Arms of the Bishop.

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Hello Sally: a tribute to bell ringersBy Graham Rodmell

St Michael's Church, Amberley and bell tower

One of the great advantages for Arundel Cathedral of having renewed its distinctiveflèche or spire in 2011, was the restored working of the suspended bell for the sincethe former 40 feet high glass reinforced plastic (GRP) version had replaced the original model. Now, if you listen very carefully on a day that the Arundel wind isnot blowing too strongly, a rather apologetic bell sound can be heard, particularly inside and occasionally even from outside! It whispers a gentle summons to Mass(hoping not to wake anyone up), signals the most solemn part of the Mass for all toshare and reminds us to recite the beautiful traditional devotion of the Angelus threetimes a day. In the presence of a bell ringing enthusiast, please do not boast that thebell is a super-electronic automatically controlled model, requiring nothing moremanual than a surreptitious flick of a switch or a measure of reprogramming.

Our monotone bell is simply no match for the Anglican churches of St. NicholasArundel and St. Michael Amberley, both beautiful Pre-Reformation churches in theCatholic Cathedral parish. Therefore, if one wants to learn something of the ancientskills of bell ringing within the Parish, it is necessary to go to one of these. In thesummer of 2014, my daughter Antonia, my son-in-law Sam and I were looking for anew challenge to tackle. We were the core of the students enrolled on a course organised by the resourceful Tower Captain at Amberley, Elizabeth Butler. The soundof bells over a rural village is a special part of life in a village like Amberley.

Every art or skill necessarily generates its own vocabulary which is an indispensablepart of bell ringing. ‘Sally’ in the title (derived from Old French ‘saillir’ – to burstforth) refers to the bushy part of the bell rope used for ‘hand strokes’, just above the

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‘tail’ which is used for ‘back strokes’. The experienced bell-ringer produces a smoothand constant flow of both strokes. As a total beginner, I was relieved to be allowedto do either one or the other, thus sharing responsibility with a member of ‘faculty’;this comprised Graham Hills (then Ringing Master of the Western Division of WestSussex Bell Ringers), his wife Moya and Christine Butterfield (Education Officer ofthe same Division); all were greatly encouraged by Elizabeth Butler.

I did not ask to see the course risk evaluation, but it was clear that 'faculty' had asharp appreciation of the inherent risks. Towers are rather restricted areas. Thoseseated around the walls should not cross their legs, or an over-active ‘tail’ couldcatch the loose foot, whisk the careless fellow to the ceiling and drop him upsidedown on to the floor. It was also obvious that ‘boarders’ (including angry local residents upset by the less satisfactory attempts of students) had occasionally to berepelled, as once all ringers are ‘aboard’ in the Amberley tower, all access is barred bythe lowering of the final piece of floor.

The course proved to be a lot of fun, but it seems that even experienced ringers aregiven to swearing - there is a Tower swear box with a fixed tariff. To suggest that allTower expenses are funded from the proceeds of the box is simply untrue! If I mayshare with would-be bell ringers some wisdom distilled from my own experience:

- Ringing is ‘touchy feely’ (hence the reference to ‘strokes’) and requires constantawareness of whether the bell is 'up' or 'down'. You cannot rely on sight as thebells cannot be seen. The bell is prevented from travelling more than 360 degrees ona single swing by a ‘stay’, but it is not good practice to rely on a bell’s hitting it, as astay is made of fairly soft wood that could give way following regular misuse by astudent. When pulling the rope, practise the ‘in-between’ – neither too strong nortoo weak.

- To avoid accidents, bells should be left in the 'down' position. There is a universalcode adopted by bell ringers that first requires knowledge of how to tie a bowlineknot (scouts come into their own), which tidies up the tail – then the angle of thefinal loop gives the clue as to whether the bell is 'up' or 'down'. Not everyoneknows this however, so with both hands on the rope, gently pull on the Sally andrely on your own sensitivity.

- Look straight ahead at all times – you catch the sally when it comes up into view;don’t look down or you will catch it too soon and attempt the impossible of pushinga slack rope; don’t look up or you will get something nasty in your eye.

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Graham Hill is presented with Chain of Office as new Master of SCACR by Christine Baldock, outgoing Sussex Ringing Master.

- Knowledge of musical notation does not help – changes are written as a series ofgeometric shapes. Numeracy (being able to count up to five, or even eight in sometowers) is vital, and a nodding acquaintance with algorithm a distinct advantagewhen ringing prescribed changes – mercifully, we graduated at the stage of ringingbasic peels.

- Indecision does not work – at some stage commitment is required. On a peel, thatmoment is when the band leader says “treble’s going – it’s gone”. That is the signalwhen you have to activate your bell according to the pre-determined sequence.“Stand” is an interesting command. I concluded that it meant ‘stop’, because I wasalready ‘standing’, but instead of an immediate stop (I caused some concern when Isimply let go of the rope!) its true meaning is a controlled stop, after one moreswing.

Happy couples at weddings pay for the services of the band of ringers and so theyshould, because it is highly skilled. The advertisement for the course claimed thatringing was well within the capabilities of most people between the ages of 10 to 80.This is true, but as I am close to the upper limit, I shall only continue to develop mycontribution to liturgical music through singing and occasional keyboard. Besides,10 year olds would find the maths rather easier.

Appreciation is due to members of 'faculty' for being so thoughtful, patient andflexible. Since our course, Graham Hills received a special honour by being made theRinging Master of Sussex County Association of Change Ringers (SCACR). I am sure this had nothing to do with his attempting to teach me, or anyone elsewith severe bell ringing learning difficulties!

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Music for a Summer’s EveningIn aid of St. Barnabas Hospice

By Peter Ozanne, Asst. Band Secretary, Salvation Army

It was a privilege for The Worthing Salvation Army Band to play in the Cathedralagain this year and we thank the Cathedral for allowing us to do so. It is always apleasure to play music in such a fine Cathedral, very much enhanced by the displaysof flowers following the Corpus Christi Festival of Flowers. We were joined by oursongster brigade (choir) and their songs suited the acoustics of the magnificentbuilding.

The band’s contribution included an arrangement of Amazing Grace written by anAmerican Salvationist, William Himes, who came over to Worthing last year to visitus for the band’s 130th anniversary. This piece, although very familiar to many folk,resounded within the Cathedral during the first half and gave true pause for thought.

In the second half of the concert the band played two classical pieces: Polonaise inAb by Chopin and Melody in A by Brahms. The Songsters sang a total of four songsLet everything that has Breath, Your Grace Still Amazes Me, Grace and the last song,David Danced, which was partly sung in Spanish.

Undoubtedly, the highlight of the evening was the contribution by the four youngsoloists from Prebendal School in Chichester:

Lina Mazzone (Piano) Clair de Lune by DebussyPolly Maltby (Vocal) I’m not that Girl by SchwartzRebecca Stone (Flute) Sonata by DonizettiAlexander Smith (Cello) Allegro Appassionato by Saint Saens

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These four young musicians are very talented and will all move on to study music asa career. It is also right to mention their accompanist, Ian Richardson, who teachesand mentors them.

During the evening £416 was raised for St. Barnabas Hospice. Finally, we would liketo thank Chris Buckwell and Alex Clouter who facilitated and advertised the concert.Their efforts were very much appreciated. It is hoped that we have the opportunityto perform again in this great Cathedral.

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A Reflection on the First Joyful Mystery of the RosaryBy Peter Cockin

THE MESSENGERThe Messenger walked quietly along the dry, dusty road towards the little village ofwhich it seemed no-one had ever heard. Many forms of transport were available tohim for he stood high in the councils of his lord’s forces, but he chose not to usethem. This was a quiet, rural community. A horse could provoke comment, only awalker or a donkey passed without question, and questioning was the one thing theMessenger had to avoid.

So near now the final objective, no whisper must come to the enemies’ ears. Notafter all these ages of planning, strategems and treasons, advances and failures, retreats that turned into routs, weak allies who backslid at the first challenge, disasters leavened only by some act of grandiloquent courage.

But now, now if the Message were acted upon, then now the plans called for thegreat counter-attack against the enemy to begin, to break the back of the revoltraised by the enemy so long ago. Such plans stretching through time and over theface of the world, so daring in their scope and sacrifice, and yet now victory couldlike at the end of the Path.

All now would depend on how the recipient of the message would react. Nothingcould be promised, only blood, sweat, toil and tears lay in the future, but only willing acceptance could suffice.

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Echlas Al Azzah... a remarkable woman By Anne Alidina

Echlas with Anne

Echlas Al Azzah is a Palestinian refugee. She is 43 years old and lives in the smallest refugee camp in Bethleham, in fact it is the smallest Palestinian refugeecamp anywhere. What makes her remarkable is the fact that she is severely disabledwith muscular dystrophy yet lives independently in the family house relying on international volunteers for her care.

The house is all on the ground floor, has a small garden with a lemon tree, a peachtree and prolifically growing pelargoniums and now my contribution of sweet peas,marigolds and morning glory, which I grew from seed while I was there. The houseis spacious with three large bedrooms, one ensuite, a lesson room, shower room,kitchen and lounge, and probably not how most people would imagine a refugeecamp. It is worn and shabby, however, and only two rings work on the cooker, making cooking challenging but there is a fridge freezer and a washing machine thathas to be used carefully otherwise the electrics will blow or the water will run out.Things function adequately but there are no luxuries and nothing is replaced unnecessarily.

Despite the fairly basic conditions Echlas is reluctant to give up the home where shehas lived all her life. Her family would be happier if she lived with one of them butshe wants to maintain her independence and stay in the house that she shared withher mother who died five years ago. Twenty years ago Echlas had the idea to recruitinternational volunteers to help with her care in return for board and lodging and theopportunity to experience Palestinian culture in a refugee camp. Later on she also offered free Arabic lessons.

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As internationals are only allowed a three month visa, Echlas has known a fair number over the years and remembers them all, prompted by her ‘volunteer tree’ onthe wall of her bedroom where pictures that she has drawn of the volunteers sit inthe branches. Ten years ago Echlas started giving Arabic lessons and this was a wayof helping to support herself financially. She advertises locally and most of her students are volunteers in National Government Officers (NGOs), although someare employed. Through them she widens her network even further and many carryon having lessons via Skype with her when they return home.

Echlas advertises for her volunteers privately so no organisations are involved soconsequently there is no vetting procedure in place and her only way of assessingpotential volunteers is via email and Skype before they arrive in her home to takecare of all her physical needs 24/7, to cook, to look after the house and also be acompanion. In all the time that Echlas has relied on volunteers she has had very fewwhom she did not get on with or who did not fit in which says much about Echlas’tolerance, especially as some have just left school. I must have been the oldest volunteer ever! Most come from Europe, especially Germany, Scandinavia, andAmerica but there is always a risk that they will be denied entry to Israel by the border authority, as happened twice while I was there, leaving Echlas with no one tolook after her for a week when I left.

Echlas is a third generation refugee and it is no coincidence that her surname is thesame as the camp name. In 1948 when the Palestinians were forcibly driven out oftheir homes by Israeli forces, Echlas’ family moved to Hebron, a town not far fromtheir village of Beit Jibreen. Many of the villagers moved to camps set up by the UNin Bethlehem. Echlas’ grandfather was employed by UNRWA (United Nations Relief& Work Agency) and became manager of Aida and Al Azzah camps in Bethlehem.The Al Azzah clan is huge as I discovered when it seemed that most of the taxi

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drivers, waiters and shopkeepers were Al Azzahs.

Echlas’ mother married a man from Hebron and lived there with their four childrenuntil he was imprisoned for 6 years for his political views. She could not afford topay the rent so her father found her a room in Al Azzah camp (now the kitchen).The communal toilet and bathroom was at least 5 minutes’ walk away so Echlas’mother collected materials and built her own bathroom. She supported her family bydoing needlework, which local Catholic nuns bought from her and sold to pilgrims.When her husband was released from prison they acquired more land and graduallybuilt the house which Echlas still lives in. Her mother seems to have been a verystrong and resourceful woman, helping other families with her gift of healing andwas well liked and respected in the camp. Her father was a communist and continued to be politically active for the welfare of his fellow refugees.

Of the original four children two died, one at nine of polio and a girl as an infant of‘fever’. They went on to have four more girls and three boys but the youngest boydied at one year after he was made to stand at a checkpoint with his pregnantmother, for hours in the blazing sun. The shock of his death caused complicationswith the pregnancy, hence Echlas was born with muscular dystrophy. Facilities fordisabled children and adults were limited and Echlas was not able to go to school solearnt from her mother and siblings.

About 10 years ago Echlas was the victim of a hit and run while she was out in herelectric wheelchair. The perpetrator, an Israeli settler, was caught at the checkpointbut was not penalised so Echlas received no compensation as the court ruled that“she was disabled anyway”. Her wheelchair was badly damaged, as was Echlas whohad to spend a year in an Israeli hospital. She did not see any of her family for six months as they were denied permits to travel. She had a traumatic time both

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physically and emotionally as she was ostracized by the Israeli patients when theydiscovered she was Palestinian.

Despite this trauma Echlas still travels about the roads in her ageing wheelchair, dodging the traffic. Palestine is not wheelchair friendly but drivers are, on the whole,very skilful and tolerant, although the liberal beeping of horns does not reflect that.Access to shops, restaurants and public buildings is restricted to wheelchair usersbut Echlas knows the places she is able to access and asks shopkeepers to come outto her, which they always do. Negotiating the souk takes determination, courageand patience, not to be embarked upon lightly as the road is rough, vehicles insiston forcing their way down through the narrow, shopper-packed street, which causesmayhem and much loud beeping.

Echlas has an electric and manual wheelchairs, a bed that can be raised and loweredand a special ‘bath’ in the shower room but she has to be manually lifted in and outof bed as a conventional hoist does not fit her distorted body shape. Echlas is extremely patient and tolerant with her volunteers who she has to teach how tomove and position her. The only movement and control she has in her right handenables her to control her mouse for her computer and in her left she can hold a forkto eat with, a cup, a cigarette and her mobile, which she manipulates with her lipsand nose. She only complains about lack of salt in her food (she uses a lot) and theIsraelis but considering she has to put up with varying degrees of culinary and domestic skills she is remarkably cheerful. She is vegetarian, which is an advantageas meat is expensive but luckily she has memorized a number of recipes that sheuses to supervise the cooking until the volunteer is competent and can be trusted toserve up something edible.

A lively mind has set Echlas on a new venture, which she hopes to accomplish thissummer. Her aim is to learn German as next to English this is the most useful language for her. In the past she has travelled to Spain, Sweden and Germany andhas a number of friends in Germany who have offered accommodation. She wants todo an intensive German course at a German university in order to eventually expandher earning potential by doing translating as well as her Arabic lessons. If she isgranted a visa, never guaranteed, then her dream may be realised if she gets enoughfunding, which is underway. If the visa is denied then she will use the money raisedto buy a new wheelchair as the present one is struggling now.

Echlas certainly lives a full and interesting life due to her determined attitude, optimism, courage and love of life. She has a large, supportive, loving family who

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obviously care deeply for her but she in turn has a very caring, generous attitude andalways thinks of others. She never misses a birthday, getting her personalised cardsmade at the ‘copy shop’ and choosing just the right gift within her limited budget.Echlas helps a local family whose father is a political prisoner, by contributing toschool trips for the children and giving shekels to the boy when he does her shopping and she supports a family in Gaza getting funding to have windows anddoors replaced after the summer’s bombardment when they were blown out. Theystill have no roof.

The three months I lived with Echlas were an education in many ways and I will always be grateful to her for giving me that experience. I am also thankful to her loving, crazy family, to the friendly, cheerful people in the camp and in Bethlehem,to all the internationals I met and all the people living under occupation and working for a just and peaceful future.

This is a very short account of Echlas life but I will be giving illustrated talks on myrefugee camp experience.

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Being a Helper in LourdesBy Bryony Morison

Lourdes, a place of love, friendship, care, happiness and sadness is the place I choseto go during my summer, to be a first time helper after being a Redshirt two yearsago. My second time in Lourdes I knew would hold new experiences and a new perspective on how I view Lourdes and my faith as I spent my week there helpingthose in need of care or friendship.

Being a helper for the first time was an exciting experience. Each day I was pairedwith a different helper and pilgrim. Throughout the week we would take them shopping, go to Mass or even go for an ice cream. Throughout my week in Lourdes Ibegan to understand what being a Helper actually meant. Every day was busy but always started with Mass. One of the most memorable moments for me was theAnointing of the Sick Mass in the underground basilica where I sung the psalm. Thisis an extremely emotional Mass and I was glad to have the privilege to sing thepsalm. On the same day we also had the Blessed Sacrament Procession around thegrotto leading into the basilica where Mass was held.

The next day was the visits to the Baths, however I went with the pilgrims to thePrairie (place of prayer) to talk about the importance of water and how it brings life.It was here that all of us, priest, helpers and pilgrims blessed each other’s hands andfeet with the holy water from the spring. This for me was a special moment thateach of us as individuals, unknown to each other at the beginning of the week wereable to share a special moment together and form friendships.

Another place where friendships of all ages could be formed was at the well-knownL’ittle Flower’ restaurant/bar where Bishop Richard and quite a few pilgrims andhelpers and seminarians would gather to socialise in the evening after a long hot

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day. Another special moment for me was visiting the Grotto with my friends that Imade when I was a former member of Arundel Cathedral Choir. We went to theGrotto to light a candle and say the rosary for a special friend from the choir who isdesperately ill. I lit this candle along with other candles with special meaning for myother friends and family, particularly for my brother Ryan who is suffering from anincurable illness. Lighting the candles at the Grotto this year was a very special personal moment for me, which held great importance for me and my friends.

At the beginning of the week however I did not feel like I was able to get fully involved like the other helpers who were able to physically help by pushing aroundthe pilgrims in wheel chairs, I was not able to help with the wheelchairs as I did notfeel safe doing so as I am only 4’11”. The way in which I found my role in ‘helping’was through just being there for someone to talk to as many people can be lonely atthe start of their Lourdes journey, but this feeling is soon erased when you are onthe pilgrimage.

Lourdes is a place of love and friendship and in my role as a helper, I began to seeonce again that sense of community and family that everyone shares. This is why Ifelt it important to always make any pilgrim feel involved and never feel lonely because most of the time, all people want is a good chat, or to be listen to andheard. Singing in the choir and working with Anne Ward was also a wonderful experience this year as I sung solos in concerts and in Masses both in the under-ground basilica and the Grotto at the anointing of the sick. Many people who I didnot know would thank me for my singing and how much they enjoyed it. Peoplealso said how my singing and the music had touched them and brought them intothe presence of God during Mass. I was truly touched by all the comments I received. I had found what my role as a helper was, it was through my singing that Ihelped people to experience something while in prayer at Lourdes. The gift that Godhas given me,

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my voice, is what identified for me what it was to be a helper.

Lourdes is special, it has a sense of magic about it, and it’s something that just cannot be easily explained. Lourdes always feels like a second home, a family, whichis shown by the many wonderful people that return each year willing to care, love,form friendships and learn from others.

Lourdes has a wonderful sense of community bringing many different people to oneunited place all there for the same reason, to feel God’s presence and to care for others which is seen through the many wonderful different acts of kindness. Lourdestruly is that little bit of heaven on Earth.

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You’re not from round here, are you?By Mike Webster

When my wife, Ann and I lived in Walberton we were invited to a party in Slindon(one mile away). We were button-holed by a county-type lady who obviously heardour ‘north country’ accents and came over to investigate. “You’re not from roundhere, are you?”, she directed. “No”, I said, “We are from Walberton”. After an exclaimation of “Owhhhh”, she wandered off. It was a delight to witness the totalconfusion in her face. I was ‘reprimanded’ by Ann!!

Now that every high street in our wonderful country looks identical, and any hint ofindividuality has been sieved out and everyone under the age of 30 years uses exactly the same Australian rising inflection in speech, much of modern life hastaken on a bland, homogenised feel and appearance. Wherever you go, it all looksand sounds the same. Except that is for accents.

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The days of speaking in a BBC ‘voice’ are disappearing in many areas of life today.Regional accents are in; Scottish accents are the ones to have at the BBC at the present time. Inevitably I am asked about The North. But what is ‘The North’ anyway? Obviously, geographically we know roughly what we are talking about; wecan argue about Derbyshire, but between Cheshire and Scotland no one is going todispute what the north is.

It is all too easy to associate a ‘northern accent’ with poverty, poor education, lowpay, coal in the bath, fire-belching mills. It used to be thought that someone with anorthern regional accent could not have "class". Now, few people really think sonarrowly.

Culturally, we may think we know what we are talking about, but all attempts to pinthis down prove difficult due to geographical narrowness and outdated stereotyping.It is often the case where people refer to ‘the northern accent’, without making anydistinction between accents from Manchester, Liverpool, Blackburn, Leeds, Bradford,Newcastle and Carlisle. These are all distinct from one another, and distinct yetagain from rural accents. Almost all, too, have different versions belonging to theworking class and the middle class. In most cases, I can easily tell whether someonecomes from Preston or from Wigan, 22 miles apart. The difference between the Yorkshire and Lancashire accent is so marked that it is hard to understand how theycould ever be lumped together as typifying ‘the northern accent’. Northumberlandand Cumbrian accents are probably more clearly defined and more easily identifiableby those in the southern counties.

And then there is something vague and varied and known as ‘northern culture’.Even stereotypes vary dramatically, from the gruff Yorkshire farmer to the weepingadult Scouser, laying flowers at the site of some celebrity’s death. Then there are thedifferences between Asian communities in Bradford and those in Bethnal Green. Nolonger a Pakistani/Bangladeshi divide, but by now a north/south one; or even thedistinction between the long established Afro-Caribbean communities in Toxteth,Liverpool, Chapeltown, Leeds, St. Paul’s, Bristol and Brixton.

It comes as something of a shock when..

- You thought your accent was barely noticeable, but to people in the south you’rebasically Peter Kay - If you have a genuinely broad accent, you have to say everything twice so peopleunderstand

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- You’re mortified when you go back home and your friends and family tell youyou’re starting to sound more like a southerner- People are just generally friendlier in the North (you miss being able to say hello tostrangers at the bus stop without causing them to back away in alarm)- Sometimes you meet people who’ve never been to the north at all, who think thateverything looks like this...

... where as it looks like this and no matter where you are, you’ll always be proud ofyour northern roots...

When reading about the North, seldom is mentioned made of the Lancashire and Yorkshire gentry who have done so much to shape the region. But well-knownstately homes are as clearly in the North as is Blackpool. The truth is that, usually,all the comparisons between northern manners (warm, inclusive, sing-a-long, putthe kettle on, love) and southern (cold, snooty, judgmental, Jamie Oliver-favouring)are actually between a working-class culture and a middle-class one. Then there arethe ‘professional northerners’ who have moved south and become northerners whenit suits them.

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southern intonations are slowly infiltrating northwards, a new study has claimed.Research by Manchester University shows a huge regional mix in the way we speakas well as the words used for trousers, bread, shoes, and evening meals. Linguistswho have built up a ‘map’ of English regional accents warn we could eventually bespeaking like southerners as their pronunciation for words such as ‘one’, ‘more’, and‘foot’ spreads north. There remains a clear North-South divide when it comes to thephrases describing everyday objects. According to the poll of 1,400 people, mostnortherners tucked into ‘barms’, ‘baps’ and ‘buns’, while the only Southern equivalent were ‘rolls’.

Northerners be warned as the findings showed the northern march of southern accents. It has been reported that the northern way of rhyming the words ‘put’ and‘cut’, for example, is faithful to how these words were pronounced centuries ago.Speakers in the South moved away from this pronunciation in the 1500s, but theirway of saying these words didn’t make it to the North. Those in the Midlands werecaught between two stools, with residents in Birmingham and its surrounding areassharing traits from both the two camps.

The experience of most immigrant groups is that they bring their accents to theirnew country, but, in order to fit in, many adopt the prevailing speech of the dominant majority. But when at home, they tend to use ancestral dialect. As we areforced to interact more and more often with people whom, a century ago, we wouldnever have met, we have to find comfortable ways of communicating with them.This does not mean that the rich diversity of speech that characterises the English-speaking world will be impoverished. It simply means that every dialect has its place,and the place for some is at home, not abroad. There's no reason to be ashamed of anorthern voice, but that doesn't mean you want every Tom, Dick or Harriet using it.

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The Beginning of The Green Bough MagazineBy Mary Corbyn

Having passed about two-thirds of my life never far from the shade of A GreenBough it still surprises me to be asked “How did it all begin?” and “How did you getinvolved?” It was like this:

At the time (60 or more years ago) I was teaching at the local all-age Primary Schoolwith a senior teacher of considerable experience and (in her words) ‘an anecdotal

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life’ - meaning that she had been about a bit and knew a lot of people!

Margaret, being a noticing sort of person, saw that, while people were living longerand therefore getting older, they seemed to be staying younger and looking for morefrom life than an armchair and the wireless. She coined the name “Young-in-Heart”to describe them and began to consider ways to make life more agreeable for them.

Being ‘on the spot’ I got drawn in to all this - outings, tea-parties and musical soiréesat first, nothing very original until ‘chance’ or perhaps The Holy Spirit intervenedand Margaret was asked to take over a newly-launched magazine ‘for Indoor People’;the founder, herself an ‘indoor person’ having died shortly after the first issue appeared. An appeal in a (Catholic) newspaper for someone to pick up the baton (or,in this case, the ‘Bough’) was answered by Margaret, who then found herself the editor of A Green Bough which soon expanded its scope to include our ‘Young-in-Heart’ group.

The founder had chosen the title from a Chinese proverb: “Keep a green bough inyour heart and presently God will send you a singing bird.”

A green bough is one that still has life, promise and fruit - a future, then, for thosewho might feel useless and ‘left behind’ in a world where life goes on elsewhere. Sothis nearly-new ‘Bough’ was transplanted to Arundel under new management butwith the same purpose: this magazine wasn’t just for them (the readers) but by

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them.

At first, having no existing readership to call on, pages had to be filled - and Margaret’s friends, far and near, were invited to contribute - anything printable andentertaining (in the widest sense). So we got all sorts of ‘copy’ - some amusing,some thoughtful, some quite personal (memories, favourite poems) travellers’ tales -and, most popular, ‘sayings’ from children and from parish papers! In fact - a rich‘out of the mouths’ collection to suit all tastes! Before long, boxes of ‘copy’ began toaccumulate and overflow which have been inherited by editors who succeeded Margaret.

Harry Steward was the first, helped by Jo, his wife, and Adèle, his daughter. Harrytook the ‘Bough’ to unimagined heights with his love of words and true devotion tothe spirit of the ’Bough’ - an act I found hard to follow when it was my turn, sevenor eight years ago. Now its my spare room that overflows with boxes and piles ofpaper... Why is it so hard to throw anything away?

Well, I’m coasting towards ‘retirement’ whatever that is - and looking at Melindawith great confidence (yes, she knows)! I hope she finds it as rewarding as I’vedone, especially remembering the amazing circle of friends acquired along the way(some have been there as long as I have).

It is - and has always been so - the readers who make the ‘Bough’ what it is; so ahuge vote of thanks to you all and may there still be a singing bird for those withears to hear.

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‘Fifty Years of Priesthood’ Film

In celebration of our Diocesan Golden Jubilee, Arundel & BrightonVocations has produced a film celebrating 50 years of priesthood.

To view please go to YouTube and type ‘Gaudium priesthood’.Alternatively use any search engine and type the following:‘I will give you shephers blog’. You can also type the address

below in the address bar of your search engine:http://youtu.be/QcvlhsTNEmw

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Memories of an Arundel ‘Mullet’ - Part 1By Mark Phillips

Roland Puttock

Extracts from an interview with Roland recorded by the Arundel Museum Oral history

Group in the year 2000.

In May this year Arundel lost one of its great characters in Roland Puttock who sadlypassed away in the town hospital. Roland was well known around the town and formany years from 1970 he was the Comptroller (No, not a spelling mistake.) at Arundel Castle. He was born in Arundel as was his father before him and as suchboth were proud ‘Mullets’, the name given to those born within the Parish.

Although the family were Catholic and attended the Roman Catholic Church, later tobecome a Cathedral, Roland went to the Church of England school in School Lanebecause the Catholic school was run by ‘unqualified nuns’ and did not have a verygood reputation. This ‘Did not please the Roman Catholics!’

‘I had quite a tough time at the ‘wrong’ school. We used to sing songs about theCatholics and they used to sing songs about us. Even so, I remember that there wasalways a woodwork class at the Roman Catholic school and we boys would attendthis every week while the girls went there to attend cookery lessons. But theCatholic children did not like us going to their school, they would say, “Oh, herethey come again.”’

‘When I used to go to school I had a friend who I used to call on every morning. Weused to play in the fields which is where Torton Hill and Pearson Road estates arenow – we called it ‘The Mountains’. We would play there until we heard the schoolbell ring at which point we would run like crazy to get to school on time.’

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spend it. There was a sweet shop in School Lane called Lawrence’s, one on the corner of the Slipe called Spence, just along Tarrant Street was Brown’s (we used tocall it ‘Sweety Browns’), on the left hand side there was Dean’s and there was another in Norfolk Terrace which was run by the Bennett’s. They used to make theirown sweets.’

‘When we were young, the duchess used to visit both schools. At Christmas theyused to give a party for the local children at the castle, and it was always held in theBarons Hall. The Roman Catholic school always went up on the first day and theChurch of England went on the second day. As kids we used to say that we got theleft-over’s! We used to go up and have tea and be given presents off the tree. Therewere always tea chests by the door as you came out of the Barons Hall, and you'dget an apple and an orange and a bag of sweets that were given to you by the duke'ssisters.’

Just before D Day Roland recalls standing in awe while watching a large number oftanks driving along the A27 into Arundel and parking up under the trees along MillRoad – then referred to locally as ‘New Road’. ‘I remember one day a tank camedown and parked outside my house in Wood View. Imagine that – a tank parkingoutside my house! The man got out and knocked on the door wanting to speak tomy sister. We had a lot of military in the town and obviously they used to invite thegirls out. The troops and the local people usually got on very well.’

‘On 1st August 1940 I awoke to hear this terrible sound of an aircraft coming down– which happened to be a German Junkers 88 – and I jumped out of bed and lookedout of the window and saw it flying past. One of the crew tried to parachute out butwas caught on the tail of the plane so he was dragged down with it as it crashedthrough some Beech trees and into Swanbourne Lake. Fifty years later in 1990 I received a call saying some men from the RAF were at the castle and wanted to seeme. They had found five 500lb bombs in the wreck and after defusing them, theythought they would ask if we would like them back which I thought was very funny.We kept one which is still on display in the castle. As I was saying goodbye to theRAF I suddenly realised that it was 1st August – exactly fifty years to the very daythat the plane crashed. It was quite extraordinary!’

Roland goes on to say, ‘Because the Castle Estate had so much property, they hadtheir own fire brigade. On the top of the old Victory pub in Bond Street there was abell under a wooden construction. Whenever there was a fire, the Victory pub people had to ring this bell. That was the means of communicating with the fire

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brigade who all lived nearby and as children we used to enjoy watching all the menrun out of their houses.’

‘When Duke Bernard and Duchess Lavinia came back from their honeymoon in 1937,they were met at the station by the station master in full regalia and were pulled upfrom the station in an open landau by the men of two fire brigades. The town oftenused to welcome the family back like that, with ceremonial and triumphal arches andso on.’

Roland was in the army until 1948 and after that he got a job in the office at Amberley Chalk Quarry, near Arundel working for the Pepper family. ‘All the peopleworking in the Quarry were locals from the village but they wanted me to work inthe office. Maybe they didn’t want the locals to know what the finances were, andthat sort of thing. I hadn’t been there that long when the Manager, who was sittingnext to me in the office on the office bench, suddenly dropped dead beside me. Another man was asked to be the Manager. Believe it or not he hadn’t been in theposition for very long before he died as well, so the Pepper family said to me that Iwould have to be the Manager. I thought, two dead will I be the third one? - this is abit worrying! So I became the Manager and ran the quarry until it closed in 1968.’

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Duke Bernard & Duchess Lavinia receive a hearty welcome home by the town, followingtheir wedding at Brompton Oratory in London, 1937

Mr. White’ who had been running the transport business’ then approached me andasked me if I would like to go and work for him and run his business. It was quite ashock for me as I had been working at the quarry for twenty years but I said I wouldon one condition: that if something else happened we would shake hands and partas friends. So finally that’s what happened.’

‘In 1970 totally out of the blue I had a telephone call from the agent at Arundel Castle asking me to go and see him. When I got up there he said, “Sit down, I justwant to know if you’d like to come and run the castle”! I was quite shocked and Isaid I‘d let him know, which I did and said’ ‘OK, I’ll give it a go’.’

‘Then the day came when I was officially to meet my boss. I arrived wearing my bestsuit and Duke Bernard turned up, along with his Agent, casually dressed with hishands in his pockets. He walked over, stretched out his hand to shake mine and said,‘Good morning Roland, how’s your mother?’ which was the last thing you expect tohear on your first day in a job let alone from the premier peer of England! He askedme to sit down and said “Anything you want to ask me?” so I asked him a couple ofquestions and that was the end of the meeting. He got up and left. A bunch of keyswas then thrown at me across the table and the Duke’s Agent said, “Well, there youare, get on with it”! And so I became Comptroller of the castle and the Duke and Iwere to get on very well together.’

Editor’s Note: This is to thank the kind cooperation of Mark Phillips to allow us to include his feature in our parish magazine; Part 2 will appear in the winter issue.

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Saints of the Roman Canon - Part 7By Canon Tim Madeley

Having examined the saints occurring before the consecration in Eucharistic Prayer 1(The Roman Canon) we now turn to those which occur after. The start of the textreads ‘To us, also, your servants, who, though sinners, hope in your abundant mercies, graciously grant some share and fellowship with your holy Apostles andMartyrs.....’ Ironically, the text then starts with two key martyrs before it attends totwo of the ‘lesser’ apostles.

The first martyr mentioned is John the Baptist, son of Zechariah and Elizabeth(cousin of the Virgin Mary), herald of Jesus Christ and theologically the bridge between the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. His birth to barren parents continuing a scriptural theme that in the past had included the patriarch Isaac,prophet Samuel and the judge Samson. His wild, simplistic way of living and vehement preaching to turn away from sin and prepare for the Messiah led manythousands to a life of conversion but also made enemies of those in authority including King Herod whose second wife, Herodias orchestrated his execution by beheading. Together with the Virgin Mary, John is the only saint whose birth anddeath are celebrated universally in the Church (24 June and 29 August).

The second martyr mentioned is St. Stephen, the proto-martyr of Christian witnessafter the death and resurrection of Christ. Stephen was one of the seven selected tohelp the Apostles in the physical ministry of serving the poor and needy. He is described in The Acts of the Apostles as ‘a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit’(Acts 6:5). The ministry of the seven evolved very quickly into the order of deacons

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that we have now. Stephen’s ministry expanded beyond serving the poor for scripture mentions his miracles and great signs worked among the people, that witha wisdom that confounded the enemies of the faith ultimately led to his downfalland stoning to death outside the city of Jerusalem. He was buried near the northerngate of the city but over the centuries his relics were distributed to Prague, northernAfrica, Constantinople and Rome which helped foster devotion to this great martyr.In the local churches of the world he is well known as the patron saint of altarservers. His Feast Day is 26 December.

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A Blessing for all us pet animals!

Yes, it’s me, Phoebe! Autumn’s here although I thought it started much earlier withthe wet, windy and cold weather back in August while running and sniffing aroundin the garden of Cathedral House, where I live with Canon Tim and Fr. Stan.

A whole year has gone by since my last Dog Blog in and the highlight for me thisyear was the visit of a Very Important Person to the Cathedral to become a Bishop ina special Mass. When he arrived, I was rather excited, with my tail wagging as Ibarked loudly. Bishop Richard then stopped in the hall and spoke to me: “Be quiet, Iam your Bishop!” Needless to say, I calmed down and was on my best behaviour!!

Now we have another special Mass coming up on Saturday, 3 October at 2.30pmin the Cathedral so all pets are most welcome to the Blessing, whether they havefour, two or no legs, and regardless of colour, hair or no hair!! Of course we pets willneed our owners and families with us so that we can come along and make a noisewhile they pray and sing for us. Afterwards there’s plenty of food and drinks for humans and pets at the Cathedral Centre so we can all have a party together!

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‘The deep breath before the plunge…’ By Father Bruno Clifton OP

Fr. Bruno Clifton OP with Fr. Craig McMahon OSA, an Augustian friar

At 11pm I stood alone in the mist and gloaming. Rothay Park was deserted, resting,waiting, conserving energy before the Midnight beginning heading into the hills.Ambleside slept. Yet there was the line – 110km started… and finished here. It waschilly and clear – mists swirling. Perfect weather. After a last look around, I headedfor my tent to prepare..The briefing had been at 8pm. ‘Look after yourselves out there; take care of eachother; we’ll get you around…’ And now we were standing in the starters’ corridor,headlamps alight, water bottles stowed, plenty of nutrition.

And we were off. I began to run at what I thought was a very conservative pace,given that the distance was considerable. But I quickly noticed I was leaving thefield behind. Slowing to what seemed a light jog I realised that what lay ahead mightbe beyond my expectations. We made our way through the town, taking a fewstreets, running past well wishers: those who had woken up to give us their support;those who were still up, falling out of the pubs. All cheered us on.

And then we were off the road and into the hills! And the sharp incline slowed thewhole field to a walk. I decided to try to make up some ground and took the hills ata fast hike, passing a few people. I reflected that I should have kept my speed up atthe very beginning where the field was thinner; avoiding what had become a bottleneck of runners along the narrow trails.

Making our way up through the trees, soon Ambleside lay below us on our right,

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streetlights gleaming in the darkness, the mist churning in front of our torches. Andthis created an atmosphere during those first three hours of the race that it is impossible to describe. When we emerged from the woods and took to high ground,the lamps of those ahead and behind lit up the sky through the haze of the night,the experience of which is unique to an event like this. You see little but a long procession of lights winding up and down the contours of the route, reassurancethat you are one of many out there, at dead of night, on the trail.

Cresting Garburn Pass, the first major peak after a tough climb the next challengewas staying on my feet as we scrambled down the steep descent, rocks and screelying under foot illuminated by nothing but the spot of light from my head torch.This was hard on the knees and ankles. I didn’t take it too fast and came out on thelevel unscathed.

And there was the first checkpoint in Kentmere Village – 12.4km in an hour and ahalf! This was how challenging the terrain was, but despite the modest pace I waspleased and felt ready to go: full of running. I didn’t linger at the feed station butfilled up with water, ate a flapjack and dashed out the door of the Village Instituteback on to the trail and into the night.

The second leg took us onto even more challenging and substantial hill country.Leaving Kentmere we dropped down to cross a stream and then made our waythrough sleeping farm land with curious insomniac sheep staring as we passed, theireyes points, reflecting the concentrated light of our lamps. And then we were climbing, step after step, one foot in front of the other, the path winding back andforth to cope with the steepness of the ascent. It is difficult to say whether the

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procession of lights in front and behind helped or hindered as the never-ending climb shone out through the misty night. This was Nan Bield Pass and the climbburned in my legs. At the top were two marshals checking our progress, who musthave climbed up there themselves!

‘Careful on the way down,’ one said. And he was not wrong – the first glimmer ofdawn was not yet strong enough to lighten the steep rocky track and once again,points of light from the torches were our only guide. It was here that my ankle firstshowed signs of weakening. Trying to descend the steep rocky trail the uneven terrain pushed my feet this way and that and finally, on one large rock, I twisted myankle. As I carried on, my foot didn’t feel too bad and I reached the bottom and thesecond checkpoint at Mardale Head. However, the damage was done and it wasmore the sustained movement and use of my foot over the rough and undulatingground that made the injury gradually worse and worse.

By now the dawn was breaking and the weak light nevertheless meant that there wasno more need for torches. It was 3:45am and I was 22.22km in. The route now wentround a lake, Haweswater, but the contour was unforgiving, up and down. My footbegan to make running impossible, so I began to walk – and I walked the rest of theway into Bampton, then over Askham Moor to the tiny hamlet of Howtown(50.13km) where I finally asked if there was a medic I could see. The terrain hadbeen much more gentle to this point and yet the frustrating thing was being unableto get up to a running pace and seeing many people come up, ask if I was ok andthen gradually disappear as they jogged out of sight.

Howtown Bobbin Mill did not have a medic, but, they said, the next checkpointwould and it wasn’t far, less than 10km, if I felt I could go on. I thought I could, knowing that from there, Glenridding effectively halfway, it would be easy to take

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me back to Ambleside, should I need to pull out. What they didn’t say was that this9.93km Leg 5 went over another mountain!

Slowly in the now sunny morning I made my way up over Boredale Hause, meetingramblers who were just out for the day. The descent into Glenridding was very steepand my foot was quite sore, but the bright sun shone and the views were spectacular. The Lake District at its best. At the bottom, there was a long flat sectionalong the roads into the town and at last, the checkpoint at 60.06km, a little overhalf way. It was 9am – I had been going for nearly nine hours.

I sat down and the medic looked at my ankle. It was the tendon mostly which wasinflamed and tendinitis it proved to be when I saw the doctor later. The advice was:the second half isn’t easier – more of the same to continue wearing at your feet. So, Ipulled out, not wanting to do any long-term damage.

The Ultimate Trails Ultramarathon had won – this time – but it won’t beat me nextyear!

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Comedy with the Clergy

A catechist asked the children in her class to draw a picture of their favouriteBible stories. Fr. James arrived as they are drawing. When they finished, the priest walked around to each child until he stopped at Jack, proudly standing up holding his picture showing 4 people on an aeroplane. “It’s the flight to Egypt,” he explained. “I see,” replied Fr. James, “I recognise Joseph, Mary andBaby Jesus but who’s the fourth person?” “Oh, that’s Pontius the Pilot!”

A parish priest was asked to handle the paperwork of Mary, who had recently died,on behalf of her sister as she had poor eyesight. After talking through a few letters toher, he came across one envelope titled ‘My funeral wishes’. He had the OK from thesister to open it with her saying that Mary had asked that she didn’t want any malepallbearers as she had never married. The priest took the note from the envelope

and read it out: “They wouldn’t take me out while I was alive, so I don’t want themto take me out when I’m dead.”

What do you call a sleepwalking nun? A roamin’ Catholic!

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Thing of Beauty By Ray Weatherley

Deep in West Sussex there’s a feast for the eyesA garden of gardens, a wondrous surprise:This beautiful garden is such a delightVisited by wildlife, by day and by night:

You can view this wonder in all seasons round,Where in Spring, daffodils and blossom abound.

Follows summer flowers in a wild array,Which make their appearance at all times of day.The fruit then appears first starting with cherries;Followed by apples, pears, walnuts and berries.Autumn arrives with it’s oranges and reds;

At the first frost, leaves fall and cover the beds.Then winter passes, not normally severe,With a cover of snow, but not every year:To visit this garden is a rare treat indeed,

Most especially when you now feel the needTo wander around in solitary thought;

To bring to mind that happiness you sought;Or when you are embarking on the path of lifeBy forgetting your woes, troubles and strife.The beauty of this garden is a must to see;

As are most things in nature - completely free.

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Proclaimer Crossword Puzzle 30 - SolutionBy Chris Dinham

Across: 1. Modulation 7. Eve 8. Dietician 9. Super 10. Easter13. Routine 14. Ran 15. SOS 17. Guarded 20. Portia21. Close 24. Checkmate 25. Urn 26. Conference

Down: 1. Midyear 2. Dressinggown 3. Loiter 4. Trip 5. Owns 6. Every 11, Roars 12. Steep 16. Scalene18. Docker 19. Scout 22. Echo 23. Reef

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Ministries of Welcome!Do you have a winning smile, a welcoming face, enjoy meeting people? Do you wantto put it to the test? Then consider joining the Cathedral’s Welcomers’ Groups for either the 9.30am or 11.15am Masses on Sunday. You would be needed about one Sunday in nine which gives you time to plan your other commitments.

9.30am MassPlease ring Mike Webster on 01798 812764 or e-mail [email protected]

11.15am MassPlease ring Jennifer Robinson on 01903 713050

or email [email protected]

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Vox CelestisThe 'a cappella' choir specializing in the music of St Hildegard of Bingen, will give arecital in Arundel Cathedral on 10th October at 7.30pm. Together with the soloistElizabeth Barlow, they will contrast Hildegard's music with recent settings of poemsby Gerard Manley Hopkins and Blessed John Henry Newman. After the interval

when a glass of wine will be served (included in the ticket price of £10), Vox Celestis will sing excerpts from 'Gerontius' a sacred melodrama derived from

Newman's 'The Dream of Gerontius. Tickets will be available on the door or in advance from Arundel Cathedral.

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Parish Diary

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 19th 1.00pm Wedding3.00pm Wedding

Thursday 24th 10.00am St. Francis of Assisi Primary School visit7.30pm First Communion Parent Meeting

Saturday 26th 12.00pm Diocesan Servers’ MassMonday 28th 2.30pm Lady Sarah Clutton Memorial Mass

OCTOBER

Friday 2nd CAFOD HARVEST FAST DAYSaturday 3rd 12.30pm Wedding

2.30pm Animal Blessing ServiceSunday 4th 9.30am First Communion Enrolment MassSaturday 10th 7.30pm Vox Celestis ConcertThursday 15th 2.00pm Diocesan Mass for retired Director

of EducationSaturday 17th 12 noon Diocesan Wedding Anniversaries MassSunday 18th 3.00pm St. Philip Howard Mass followed by

tea in Cathedral Centre and then the Friends of Arundel Cathedral’ AGM

Saturday 24th 7.30pm Arun Choral Society ConcertFor tickets call 01243 866469 or visitwww.arunchoralsociety.co.uk

NOVEMBER

Sunday 1st ALL SAINTS DAYMasses at 6.15pm at the Convent on Saturday 31st, 9.30am & 11.15am in the Cathedral

Monday 2nd 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan ChapelThursday 5th 11.00am Chapter Mass with Bishop Richard

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Sunday 8th REMEMBRANCE SUNDAYMass at the Convent of the Poor Clares Saturday 7th at 6.15pm; Masses at 9.30am and 11.30am (not 11.15am)10.45am Remembrance Service in the Town Square3.00pm Blessing of Graves in St. Philip’s Cemetery

Tuesday 10th 11.00am Deanery Mass for Deceased Clergy

Friday 13th 7.00pm Catenian Quiz Night in the Cathedral Centre

Sunday 15th 3.00pm Knights of St. Columba Mass for deceased members

Friday 20th 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan ChapelSaturday 21st 7.30pm The Angmering Chorale Concert - tickets

from www.theangmeringchorale.org.ukWednesday 25th 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan ChapelSunday 29th FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

DECEMBER

Wednesday 2nd 6.45pm Cathedral Deanery Schools Advent ServiceSaturday 5th 7.00pm Arun Choral Society Carol Concert with

local schools; tickets from 01243 86646 orfrom www.arunchoralsociety.co.uk

Sunday 6th 6.00pm Friends of Arundel Cathedral Advent Vespers - all welcome

Thursday 9th 6.30pm Worthing Deanery Schools Advent ServiceThursday 10th 10.00am Mass in the Fitzalan ChapelSaturday 12th 7.00pm Arun Choral Society Carol Concert with

local schools; tickets from 01243 86646 orfrom www.arunchoralsociety.co.uk

Monday 14th 7.45pm Mass in the Castle Chapel

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Seasonal Greetings to Everyone!

This is more than likely your first Happy Christmas and New Year 2016 greeting!Very best wishes to all our readers from everyone at the Cathedral:Canon Tim, Father Stan, Deacon David, Louise Sharp & Phoebe

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News from St. Philip’s Catholic Primary School By Elizabeth Hargreaves, Deputy Headteacher

FAITH IN ACTION

But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them,for to such belongs the kingdom of God. (Luke 18: 16)

Recently Year 4 children attended their first residential visit to Lodge Hill. The experiencesthere will stay with them for ever as they faced challenges, took risks, learnt new skills andput their trust in the adults around them and each other. Scaling walls and map reading theirway around a large wood they supported and encouraged each other, all together clapping spontaneously when a member of the group mastered something that everyone knew was aparticularly good achievement for that individual. Building shelters, singing and playing guitars around the campfire, they had made, gave some a chance to share their talents to entertain, and not a TV in sight. They shared each meal together and prayers of thanksgivingfor the food were spoken from the heart, as they were encouraged to make up their ownprayers and say them before eating. They followed the lead of the ‘grown ups’ and servedeach other before serving themselves and waited until the last person was ready before clearing their plates away. At night time they patiently supported those children who felt vulnerable about being away from home and comforted them by ‘cheered them up’.Reception class have developed independent skills and are continuing to learn about theirworth as unique children of God made in his image and likeness. They are ready to move intothe next class in the same way that all our children, especially Year 6 class are fully preparedto take their next step in their learning. We are proud of their achievements in all areas of thecurriculum and how hard they have worked this year but more importantly the attitude theyshow to others.

How much we can learn from our children about humility in placing our trust in God our Father when we face difficult times in our lives. Taking risks and seeing Christ in others, of-fering support to the vulnerable members of our community and encouraging them as theyface another challenging day. Working together and realising we are part of the wider globalcommunity we can follow the lead of the children to care for the environment and speak upfor those who need our support.

I have been privileged to witness our new head teacher, Mrs Lucy Horne, facing the challenges and taking risks to lead our school into the future in her first year as our headteacher. Building on the good foundations of Catholic Education at St Philip’s she has showncourage and faith as she successfully comes to the end of her first academic year. We canprovide a good learning environment for our children, give them opportunities to discovertheir talents and teach them to ‘treat one another as they would like to be treated’ but we canalso learn from them too.

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Congratulations & CommemorationsBaptisms

24th May - Jack Joseph Coleman Richardson- Aitken31st May - Zachary Henry James Luckin

14th June - Molly Lashwood14th June - Noah Lashwood12th July - Iva Janet Kirkham

First Holy CommunicantsMarina Barcia Emma Leeson-ColeLilly Buckley Orlaith LydonCallum Cleall Nadia OleksyLeah Felix Caoimhe OsborneMatthew Hicks Tobias Savage-BellBethan Hill Freddie TomlinsonAmber Leeson-Cole Jacob Tuppen

Marriages1st August - Andrew Edwards & Kimberley Madden7th August - Nicholas Denham & Rachel Stempien

Deaths14th June - Lady Sarah Clutton (73 years)18th July - Patsy Vincent (83 years)19th July - James Carr-Jones (53 years)

22nd August - Bernard Hayward (80 years)

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.

CHURCH CLEANERSURGENTLY WANTED

To join an enthusiastic team ofvolunteers on Friday morningsor if you prefer another day

no problem at all! Please call the Parish Office:

01903 882 297

ALIVE IN CHRIST!This is a group for women aged 18 - 35 todiscover and respond to the call of Christ.The group offers a space to journey withothers seeking to tune-in more deeply to thecall of Christ in your life, to discern His willfor you, discover deeper meaning and direction, and to grow in the trust and freedom to respond generously to theGospel. Meetings are the last Tuesday ofeach month at Vocations House, Stagelandsin Crawley RH11 7QD. Starts from 6.15pmfor Mass with discussions and Adoration,finishing with Benediction at 9pm.

HOUSEBOUND?If you or a family member is unableto come to Mass due to illness or

infirmity please call us on 01903 882 297

PILGRIMAGETO FATIMA

22 - 28 November 2015

St. John VianneyGroup

This group meets monthly and is for all men aged18 - 35 who are brave enough to consider a specific vocation from the Lord. It is particularly(though not exclusively)suitable for those daringto 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

£629 incl all excusions

Call Mrs Mozzi on 0208 4720843 or 07859 027301

EARLY BOOKINGSTRONGLY

RECOMMENDED

ALTAR SERVERS NEEDEDFOR 9.30/11.15am MASSES

Female or male, young or old, all are mostwelcome to apply as long as you have madeyour communion or enrolled in the first communion group. We need servers forboth Sunday Masses and for other servicesfor the Diocese. Experience is not requiredas training will be given. If interested pleasespeak to Graham or Ian (Sacristy) or LouiseSharp at the Cathedral Office on 01903882297 or email [email protected]

For a report of Bishop Richard’s Installation, copiesof the Order of Service/Homily and a link to

photos, visit www.abdiocese.org.uk

www.abdiocese.org.uk

And finally... A poem by William Blake (from Poetical Sketches, 1783)

To Autumn

O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stain’dWith the blood of the grape, pass not, but sitBeneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest,And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe,

And all the daughters of the year shall dance!Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers.

“The narrow bud opens her beauties toThe sun, and love runs in her thrilling veins;

Blossoms hang round the brows of Morning, andFlourish down the bright cheek of modest Eve,Till clust’ring Summer breaks forth into singing,

And feather’d clouds strew flowers round her head.

“The spirits of the air live in the smellsOf fruit; and Joy, with pinions light, roves round

The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.”Thus sang the jolly Autumn as he sat,

Then rose, girded himself, and o’er the bleakHills fled from our sight; but left his golden load.

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 Editor of the Parish Proclaimer is Alexander Clouter, a parishioner whohappens to be a writer, proofreader and graphic designer. Email: [email protected] The Parish Proclaimer is printed by Prontaprint Brighton & Hove - September 2015

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Please pray for Right Rev. Richard Moth Fifth Bishop of Arundel & Brighton

Installed 28 May 2015

O God, our ever-loving Father, you make visible throughout the worldthe one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

Grant that your people in the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, united with theirBishop, Richard, through the Gospel and the Eucharist, may faithfully

reflect the universal Church and grow in fidelity and witness toJesus, your Son, who is Lord for ever and ever.

+Our Lady, Assumed into Heaven, pray for us.

St. Phlip Howard, pray for us.

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