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reflections at the half-way point in Lent; getting spirit of lent right; deciding to be with Him; review of Lenten resolutions; prayer, fasting, almsgiving - the Lenten trio
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"on the night he was betrayed" - introducing the Gospel narrative for the Eucharist; hard to pray over the noise of daily news - the political electioneering makes it impossible to think clearly about things that matter; be brave to confront ourselves;
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being nimble; the church's homeland is the Mass; quote from Mgr. Tony Philpot; GK Chesterton - the danger of seeing something familiar as if for the first time again; evangelising in a "homely" way
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war and rumours of war; expectations of year 2000; evangelisation - a decade of work
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mid-way though Lent; taking stock of progress; personal areas for more work; need for a daily prayer book?
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evangelisation; "prepare the way of the Lord"; "no one part of the Body of Christ must lord it over another"; keep wotking at it
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confrontation with sin and evil; forgiveness; "Go now and sin no more"
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Advent gets us into the right mood; Confirmation candidates; profession of truths relvealed by God; Right belief at the heart of Christian faith and belief; opportunity to come clean and repent
Cathedral project phases 1-4; Cost £350,000 (equals 100 medium priced cars!); Appeal; Blackfriars Hall in Norwich on 3rd February 1978, Cardinal Hume and other patrons attending; requesting names and addresses of potential donors; hospital for cyst removal on 12 February
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Conference at St Bede's school in Cambridge; see News Extra and the Diocesan News - it's all there; Pro-Nuncio to lead pilgrimage to Walsingham on 18 July;
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Lent is always with us; carrying our cross; alms-giving; role of the laity in the church; meeting in Rome; our Diocesan Assembly on 18 June
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Holy Family in Nazareth; Jesus growing and maturing in the "hidden years"; his family life and experiences; world's challenge to the Gospel; challenge this by living through example; the Christian family as a shining light.
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"Behold I make all things new"; battling with discouragement; a new confidence; the pastoral strategy; Confession
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a review of the last 10 years as a Diocese; growth areas; barren areas - a loss of faith in the Real Presence?; room for renewal; drop in vocations; despite that a feeling of deep and abiding thankfulness; 29th June 3 pm for Cathedral Mass
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"Called to Serve" consultation; 1987 Synod preparation; the priest is the cornerstone; he is mobile and ready to take on new responsibilites; 11 students in training for the priesthood - some more to come; invitiation to become priests; 10 years as a diocese
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Diocesan Youth Agenda - Youth Leadership course in Newmarket; strong feelings in young people about the church; cannot go back 25 years; circustances are so differernt today; appointment of a Youth Officer; whole of life is an ever-changing faith journey; major and imaginative change is needed; parishes to work with their commuities; responsibility for the young and their faith; joint workign between parishes and schools; make demands of the church - but not self-centred ones
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Title is "I Love the Church"; 20 years since Second Vatican Council; Kipling verse - the what, why, when, how and who of the Church; seeking answers to those questions; training of ministers to enable both forms of communion
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More than just "fish-on-Fridays"; realism not kill-joy message; Diocesan Social Welfare Commission set up, chaired by Fr P Shryane; a new programme; more details to come
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International Year of Youth; passing from older hands to younger hands; Paul VI's call to build a civilisation of love; Peace; Participation; Development; the Three Kings' gifts
Feast of Christmas; Reconciliation; hope and work for peace; Synod of Rome recently
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