5th - 11th November 2020

The Catholic Parish of King’s Lynn

The Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation
and Holy Family Church

Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

THE SECOND LOCKDOWN
(From Thursday, 5th November 2020)

Vol : 01 - Week 1 5th to 11th November 2020
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PARISH SICK LIST
W/c Sunday, 1st November 2020

A prayer for our Anne Lindley
sick friends Caroline Glazebrook

Dear Jesus, Susan Young
Divine Physician and Healer Maria DeRosa
Renee Thomas
of the sick, Helen Seaman
we turn to you in this time of Stuart McPherson
Stephanie McAllister
illness. Mark Griffiths.
O dearest comforter of the Eileen Griffiths

troubled, Beryl Green
alleviate our worry and sorrow John Green
Ann Hemming
with your gentle love, Debbie Roper
and grant us the grace and Catherine Carr
strength to accept this burden.
Dear God, we place our

worries in your hands.

Amen.

Parish Sick List
W/c Sunday, 1st November 2020

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REMEMBERING OUR DECEASED
Whose Anniversaries occur in NOVEMBER

1st Veronica Claxton 16th Marie Speed
William Kisbee
1st Rosemary O’Neil 16th Greta Gaukroger
Joseph Dales
1st Agnes Donald 16th Margaret Palivkenas
Christopher Cosgrave
1st James Clark 16th Bernard Green
John Gleeson
1st Miklos Pallagi 16th Robert Sewelll
Maureen Slattery
2nd Mary Coleman 17th Samantha Maskell A prayer for
Walter O’Kelly the Deceased
2nd Edward Starsmeare 17th Bernard O’Brien
Florence Moon Remember, Lord,
2nd Marian Klucznyk 17th Mary Hobson those who have died
Winifred Goffart and have gone before us
2nd Altemira Starling 17th Edward Ritter marked with the sign of faith,
Robert Millard especially those for whom
2nd John Reed 17th James McKenna
Adam Reeve we now pray.
3rd Robert Savage 17th Bridget Mundy May these,
Maria Roy and all who sleep in Christ
3rd Elizabeth Knott 18th Anthony Medlan find your presence and light,
Theresa Wharf happiness and peace.
3rd Herbert Morley 18th Franz Arndt Through Christ our Lord.
Basil Goldstone
3rd Maud Evans 18th Donna Green Amen.
George Watson
3rd Kenneth Wadsworth 18th Arthur Myland November
Albert Coton Deceased
4th William Clarke 18th Patrick O’Creagh
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4th James Beckett 18th Pauline Starsmere
John Jordan
4th Grethe Bolte 18th Arthur Trim
Margaret McQuaid
4th Adam Wall 19th Carmel Conroy
Michael Doherty
4th Constance Harnett 19th William Ryan
Mark Hagerty
4th Armando Da Silva 19th Frank Swinley
John Reeve
5th Frank De Fraine 19th Wilheim Kubinski
Thomas Dichan
5th Michael Smith 19th Maria Klon
George Triggs
6th John Overy 20th Harold Jones
Bridget Kielty
6th Edward Brennock 21st Alfred Lewis
William Easton
6th Vidas Cepas 21st Cornelis Vroomen

7th Sr Dorothy Osm 21st

7th Vincent Farr 22nd

7th Cecil Holt 22nd

8th Elizabeth Brett 22nd

8th Winifred Healey 22nd

8th Hugh Tominey 22nd

8th David Grylls 24th

9th Alice Knights 24th

9th Bernard Dockney 25th

9th Catharine Wilkinson 25th

9th Grace Shelley 25th

10th Jessie Adderson 26th

10th Francis Lamb 26th

11th Harvey Reid 26th

11th Rudolf Potzler 27th

11th John Munnelly 27th

12th Kathleen Carter 27th

12th John Callaghan 28th

12th Rose Brown 28th

12th Jane Shofield 28th

13th Thomas Mole 28th

13th Gerald Simons 29th

14th Bishop Laurence Youens 30th

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14th Margaret Campbell

15th Patrick Noone

15th Patrick Rohan

CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE Statement on the Four-Week National
OF
Lockdown in England and a Call to Prayer
ENGLAND AND WALES
Today, Parliament passed into law the Regulations governing
Our Lady of Walsingham - many aspects of activity in the whole of England until
- Pray for us. Wednesday, 2 December.

Statement from the Bishops’ Conference. These Regulations prohibit the gathering of people for
4th November 2020 communal worship in churches and other religious buildings.

http://catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk Churches remain open and in use for activities other than
communal worship, including personal prayer and support for
those in need.

Funeral Masses and funeral services may be held. Please refer
to the Regulations (for places of worship see paragraph
18) and associated Guidance.

Despite profound misgivings it is important that we, as
responsible citizens, observe these Regulations, which have
the force of law:

“Remind them to be obedient to the officials in authority; to
be ready to do good at every opportunity” Titus 3:1

We do this in solidarity with so many others on whom are
being imposed restrictions which impact severely on their
lives and livelihoods.

It is also important to recognise that these Regulations are not
an attack on religious belief. However, they do demonstrate a
fundamental lack of understanding of the essential
contribution made by faith communities to the well-being,
resilience and health of our society.

At this difficult moment, we ask that, as a Catholic
community, we make full use of our churches as places of
individual prayer and sources of solace and help.

Daily Prayer

We must sustain each other in our patterns of prayer, joining a
national shared moment of prayer each day at 6.00pm, and
observing the Vigil of Christ the King (21 November) as a day
of prayer for the ending of this pandemic.

We encourage you all in your practical service and support of
each other and those around you in need.

This pathway of prayer and service is the royal road we are to
take as a gracious witness in our society today.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols
President

Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP
Vice-President

Issued: Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Keeping In Touch with Fr. Gordon Adam Keeping In Touch with Fr. Gordon Adam
4th November 2020
Wednesday, 4th November 2020
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Dear All,
As ever I hope this finds you well.
Alas, it really does seem to be a case of “here we go again”. We have held
off as long as possible to announce arrangements for Church during
lockdown in the hope that all the petitioning of MPs and Parliament might
lead to an easing of the prohibition of public worship, but Parliament has
voted overwhelmingly in favour of the lockdown with 516 votes in favour
and 38 against. The matter of public worship did get plenty of coverage in
the debate, so I think all our efforts petitioning our MPs have made sure
that they, and Parliament as a whole, have plenty of awareness of the
strength of feeling. With great regret I therefore provide you with the
following information
Our Lady’s Church open for private prayer

• Our Lady’s Church will be open for private prayer daily (Monday to
Saturday) from 10.00am until 2.00pm. On Sundays the Church will
be open for private prayer from 9am – 11am.

• Entrance / exit will be via the side door (to ensure overall security of
the buildings) so please be careful about sanitising your hands after
handling the doors.

• Remember that the requirement for a face covering still applies. It
ensures that if you happen to be an asymptomatic carrier and cough or
sneeze, you will not be leaving the virus on surfaces for others to
touch

Live-streamed Masses
• On weekdays (Monday to Saturday) Mass will be livestreamed daily at

4.00pm.
• There will be an exception this Saturday (7TH November) when a Low

Mass in English will be streamed at 9.00am and a Sung Latin Mass
will be streamed at 3.00pm
• On Sundays Sung Mass will be live-streamed at 11.30am
• Vespers and Benediction will also be streamed on Sundays at 4.00pm
Parish Office
A “Covid secure” socially distanced Parish Office will be available in the
hallway of the Rectory on Fridays from 10.00am – 11.00am. Things such
as Mass request envelopes, collection monies and November lists can be
handed in and Mass cards can be signed here.
E-mail ministries
Deacon Shaun’s daily spiritual support e-mails will recommence tomorrow
(5th November)
My “Keeping in touch” e-mails will increase from weekly to two or three
times a week (largely dependant on how much news there is – not a good
time of year for “tales from the allotment”!)
Other matters
• Mass intentions will be published weekly on the Parish website -

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• The blessing of graves will go ahead at 2.30 pm in Gayton Road
cemetery on Saturday 14th November. To avoid creating any sort of
“gathering” please go and wait beside the grave you have come to have

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• The “4TthuNrsodvaeymbtearlk2s0”20will go ahead as planned via live-stream,
starting at 7.00pm on Thursday NEXT week (12th November)

• You can continue to book tickets for Christmas Masses. Although
some are predicting that lockdown will be extended beyond the planned

Keeping In Touch with Fr. Gordon Adam

Wednesday, 4th November 2020 (…. continued)

ending on 2nd December, we will continue optimistically taking bookings
until such time that we may be told that it is not possible. The plan for
Christmas Masses is:
CHRISTMAS EVE
o 12.00 noon, Holy Family: Vigil Mass (Low Mass).
o 4.00pm, Holy Family: Mass during the Night (“Midnight Mass”) with

blessing of the Crib.
o 7.00pm, Our Lady’s: Mass during the Night (“Midnight Mass”) with

blessing of the Crib. This Mass will be live-streamed.
CHRISTMAS DAY
o 8.00am, Our Lady’s: Mass of the Dawn (Low Mass).
o 9.30am, Holy Family: Mass during the Day.
o 11.00am, Our Lady’s: Mass during the Day. This Mass will be live

streamed.
It is not planned to open Holy Family Church during the lockdown. The
November lists from Holy Family have been taken to Our Lady’s, so they
will not be forgotten or neglected.
Finally, I would like to say that Fr Peter and I are both very grateful for
your generosity in the “Easter Offering” taken up last weekend (7 months
late!).
So now we have to brace ourselves and prepare to make sure we all do
what we can to support one another through (at least) the next four
weeks. Above all, remember that if you need someone to talk to or are
worried about something or someone, the whole clergy team are happy
to answer the phone to you (or call you back if we are busy and you have
to leave a message).
Take care and look after yourselves and those you live with (and those you
send e-mails to, and those you Skype or Zoom, and those you talk to on
the phone, and those you communicate with by texts!)
May Our Lady pray for you and may God bless you
Fr. Gordon.

Keeping In Touch with Fr Gordon Adam
4th November 2020 (…. continued)

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Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin
Thursday, 5th November 2020

Dear Friends, Good morning to you. of the creed and to memorise them; at some suitable time
you can find the proof of each article in the Scriptures.
As we now begin another lockdown with all the uncertain- This summary of the faith was not composed at man’s
ties, concerns and worries that this may bring I want to whim, the most important sections were chosen from the
assure you of my prayers. Do look after yourselves- whole Scripture to constitute and complete a
keeping our well being healthy is important during chal- comprehensive statement of the faith. Just as the mustard
lenging times. seed contains in a small grain many branches, so this brief
statement of the faith keeps in its heart, as it were, all the
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alike. That is why, you must consider and preserve the
Last evening the Bishop’s Conference of England and traditions you are now receiving. Inscribe them across
Wales issued a statement which can be read by accessing your heart.
the following link:
Observe them scrupulously, so that no enemy may rob any
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-four-week- of you in an idle and heedless moment; let no heretic
national-lockdown-and-a-call-to-prayer/ deprive you of what has been given to you. Faith is rather
like depositing in a bank the money entrusted to you, and
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deposited. In the words of the Apostle: I charge you
Please do take a look at our parish website on a regular before the God who gives life to all things, and before
basis as our webmasters are doing a great job in updating Christ who bore witness under Pontius Pilate in a
it to keep us all informed. splendid declaration, to keep unblemished this faith you
have received, until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
http://www.catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk/
You have now been given life’s great treasure; when he
You will find the latest issue of the Grapevine on the comes the Lord will ask for what he has entrusted to you.
website which makes interesting reading. At the appointed time he will reveal himself, for he is the
blessed and sole Ruler, King of kings, Lord of lords. He
The link to our YouTube channel- Our Lady’s King’s alone is immortal, dwelling in unapproachable light. No
Lynn TV is: man has seen or ever can see him. To him be glory,
honour and power for ever and ever. Amen.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/
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This link can be used for all our live stream Masses and In the book, Rediscover Catholicism by Mathew Kelly
the channel can also be accessed via our website. there is a chapter on Spiritual reading which I thought may
be of interest to you:
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“Spiritual reading is an ancient tradition. It existed in the
Today is a Feria in the 31st week of the year. The second Church long before we had books to read, when every
reading for the Office of Readings from the Divine Office manuscript had to be copied by hand because the printing
is a reading from the instructions of St. Cyril of Jerusalem press had not yet been invented. In those days, this
to catechumens on the Creed: spiritual tradition was mostly confined to the monasteries,
where the monks had access to manuscripts of the
In learning and professing the faith, you must accept and Scriptures and other great spiritual writings. The goal of
retain only the Church’s present tradition, confirmed as it spiritual reading is to ignite the soul with a desire to grow
is by the Scriptures. Although not everyone is able to read in virtue and thus become the best version of oneself. Like
the Scriptures, some because they have never learned to all other spiritual exercises and activities, spiritual
read, others because their daily activities keep them from reading seeks to encourage us to live a life of holiness.
such study, still so that their souls will not be lost through
ignorance, we have gathered together the whole of the Reading of the Scriptures, especially the New Testament
faith in a few concise articles. and in particular the four Gospels, obviously holds first
place on our spiritual reading list. It has been my
Now I order you to retain this creed for your nourishment experience that all men and women of good will take
throughout life and never to accept any alternative, not delight in the Gospels as they become familiar with them.
even if I myself were to change and say something They are the best education of the life and teaching of
contrary to what I am now teaching, not even if some Jesus Christ. Nothing ignites the soul to imitate the Divine
angel of contradiction, changed into an angel of light, tried Master more than an intimate familiarity with the story of
to lead you astray. For even if we, or an angel from his life, works and teachings. The Old Testament can also

• Shteaatveemne,nsthfrooumldthpereBaischhoptos’ yCounfearegnocsep. el contrary to that

which yo4uthhNavoevenmowbere2c0e2iv0ed, let him be accursed in your
sight.

So for the present be content to listen to the simple words

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be very valuable as a source of spiritual reading, though in some cases
some books are harder to draw nourishment from than others. In books
such as Psalms and Proverbs, our hearts are easily stirred to live a better
life and to strive for virtue through our relationships with God, neighbour
and self.

Beyond the Scriptures, there are also a great many spiritual writers who
can be of assistance to us in our adventure of salvation.”

If you would like any help from me in relation to Spiritual reading please
do contact me and I will try my best to guide you.

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May I suggest for today that you read and ponder on the following Gospel
Passage that Pope Francis talks about in his latest encyclical letter “Fratelli
Tutti” (On Fraternity and Social Friendship).

The Gospel Passage is from Luke 10: 25-37.

“Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I
do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law?
What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and
with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.’ And he said to him,
‘You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.’ But wanting
to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’ Jesus
replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into
the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving
him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and
when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite,
when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a
Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was
moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured
oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to
an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave
them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back,
I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which of these three, do you
think, was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”
He said, ‘The one who showed him mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do
likewise.’”

My plan over the next few days is to quote some passages from Fratelli
Tutti in relation to this Gospel Passage so we can engage with this
scripture reading.

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St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham are live streaming a 40-minute organ
recital today starting at 1.15pm, as part of a series called ‘Thursday live’.

https://www.stchadscathedral.org.uk/cathedral/music/concerts-3/

The YouTube link for today’s recital is https://youtu.be/q3tPBR8ANQ0

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With my love, thoughts and prayers,

Shaun

Deacon Shaun Morrison
07880 600094

Forthcoming Mass Intentions Mass Intentions
W/c Sunday 8th November 2020
from the Very Rev’d Canon Peter Rollings VF
(Published Thursday, 5th November 2020)
MASS INTENTIONS
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WEEK COMMENCING

SUNDAY, 8th NOVEMBER 2020

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Remembrance Sunday, 8th November
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

People of the Parish

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Monday, 9th November
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Biddy Lewis RIP

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Tuesday, 10th November
St. Leo the Great

Janet Pavell RIP

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Wednesday, 11th November
St. Martin of Tours

Lilian Dagless RIP

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Thursday, 12th November
St. Josaphat

Horsey Family

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Friday, 13th November
Feria

Cullerton Family

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Saturday, 14th November
Our Lady

Annies Paulson RIP

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• Statement from the BisShuopnsd’ Caoynf,er1e5ncthe. November
4th Nove3m3bredr 2S0u20nday in Ordinary Time

People of the Parish

Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin
Friday, 6th November 2020

Dear Friends, Good morning to you. in the womb also make him? And did not the same one
fashion us in the womb?” (Job 31:15). Many centuries
I hope you had a good day yesterday. later, Saint Irenaeus would use the image of a melody to
make the same point: “One who seeks the truth should not
—————————————————————— concentrate on the differences between one note and
another, thinking as if each was created separately and
Today is a Feria in the 31st week of the year. apart from the others; instead, he should realize that one
and the same person composed the entire melody”.
The First reading for Mass today is a reading from the
letter of St Paul to the Philippians (3:17-4:1) In earlier Jewish traditions, the imperative to love and care
for others appears to have been limited to relationships
My brothers, be united in following my rule of life. Take between members of the same nation. The ancient
as your models everybody who is already doing this commandment to “love your neighbour as yourself” (Lev
and study them as you used to study us. I have told you 19:18) was usually understood as referring to one’s fellow
often, and I repeat it today with tears, there are many who citizens, yet the boundaries gradually expanded, especially
are behaving as the enemies of the cross of Christ. They in the Judaism that developed outside of the land of Israel.
are destined to be lost. They make foods into their god and We encounter the command not to do to others what you
they are proudest of something they ought to think would not want them to do to you (cf. Tob 4:15). In the
shameful; the things they think important are earthly first century before Christ, Rabbi Hillel stated: “This is the
things. For us, our homeland is in heaven, and from entire Torah. Everything else is commentary”. The desire
heaven comes the saviour we are waiting for, the Lord to imitate God’s own way of acting gradually replaced the
Jesus Christ, and he will transfigure these wretched tendency to think only of those nearest us: “The
bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He will compassion of man is for his neighbour, but the
do that by the same power with which he can subdue the compassion of the Lord is for all living beings” (Sir
whole universe. 18:13).

So then, my brothers and dear friends, do not give way In the New Testament, Hillel’s precept was expressed in
but remain faithful in the Lord. I miss you very much, positive terms: “In everything, do to others as you would
dear friends; you are my joy and my crown. have them do to you; for this is the law and the
prophets” (Mt 7:12). This command is universal in scope,
—————————————————————— embracing everyone on the basis of our shared humanity,
since the heavenly Father “makes his sun rise on the evil
How did you get on with reading the Gospel Passage from and on the good” (Mt 5:45). Hence the summons to “be
Luke 10: 25-37?, which as I said yesterday is in the latest merciful, just as your Father is merciful” (Lk 6:36).
encyclical letter “Fratelli Tutti” (On Fraternity and Social
Friendship) by Pope Francis. In the oldest texts of the Bible, we find a reason why our
hearts should expand to embrace the foreigner. It derives
Following the parable in the encyclical letter Pope Francis from the enduring memory of the Jewish people that they
shares the context in Paragraphs 57-68 which I share with themselves had once lived as foreigners in Egypt:
you:
“You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger, for you were
This parable has to do with an age-old problem. Shortly strangers in the land of Egypt”
after its account of the creation of the world and of man, (Exodus 22:21).
the Bible takes up the issue of human relationships. Cain
kills his brother Abel and then hears God ask: “Where is “You shall not oppress a stranger; you know the heart of a
your brother Abel?” (Gen 4:9). His answer is one that we stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt”
ourselves all too often give: “Am I my brother’s (Exodus 23:9).
keeper?” (ibid.). By the very question he asks, God leaves
no room for an appeal to determinism or fatalism as a “When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall
justification for our own indifference. Instead, he not do him wrong. The stranger who resides with you
shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love
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of Egypt” (Leviticus 19:33-34).
The Book of Job sees our origin in the one Creator as the
basis of certain common rights: “Did not he who made me

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“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not glean what is left; it
shall be for the sojourner, the orphan, and the widow. Remember that you
were a slave in the land of Egypt”
(Deuteronomy 24:21-22).

The call to fraternal love echoes throughout the New Testament:

“For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, ‘You shall
love your neighbour as yourself’”
(Galatians 5:14).

“Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light, and in such a person
there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates another believer is in
the darkness”
(1 John 2:10-11).

“We know that we have passed from death to life because we love one
another. Whoever does not love abides in death” (1 John 3:14).

“Those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot
love God whom they have not seen”
(1 John 4:20).

Yet this call to love could be misunderstood. Saint Paul, recognizing the
temptation of the earliest Christian communities to form closed and
isolated groups, urged his disciples to abound in love “for one another and
for all” (1 Thess 3:12). In the Johannine community, fellow Christians
were to be welcomed, “even though they are strangers to you” (3 Jn 5). In
this context, we can better understand the significance of the parable of the
Good Samaritan: love does not care if a brother or sister in need comes
from one place or another. For “love shatters the chains that keep us
isolated and separate; in their place, it builds bridges. Love enables us
to create one great family, where all of us can feel at home… Love
exudes compassion and dignity”.

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A gentle reminder about our parish website:

http://www.catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk/

And the link to our YouTube channel- Our Lady’s King’s Lynn TV which
is:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8V030I7usRZiKoTlrwBAKg

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And finally do feel free to send me any news and photographs that you
would like me to share in these emails.

With my love, thoughts and prayers,

• SSthaateumn ent from the Bishops’ Conference.

4th November 2020
Deacon Shaun Morrison
07880 600094

Maira Shahbaz and her lawyer, Sumera Shafique AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED
(Picture : Aid to the Church in Need)
Petition to save Maira tops 3,600 signatures
Aid to the Church in Need (UK)
Petition to save Maira By John Pontifex (2 November 2020)

(ANC UK 2nd November 2020) So far, more than 3,600 people have signed
a Catholic charity’s petition calling on
http://catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson to grant UK
asylum to a 14-year-old Christian girl in
mortal danger in Pakistan.

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which supports persecuted
and other suffering Christians, launched the petition 10 days
ago on behalf of Maira Shahbaz.

The campaign comes in response to threats the Catholic girl
received from her former abductor, who accuses her of
apostasy, a crime punishable by death according to
extremists.
Mohamad Nakash Tariq, who kidnapped her, raped her
and forced her into prostitution, accuses Maira of
reneging on her marriage to him and on her conversion to
Islam.

She converted and married under threat of blackmail and
violence.

Maira’s nightmare began last April during coronavirus
lockdown when Mr Nakash abducted her at gunpoint close to
her home in Madina Town, near Faisalabad.

Nearly four months later, she escaped, told her story to police
and promptly went into hiding as a result of Mr Nakash’s
threats.
Maira’s family lawyer, Sumera Shafique, has reported
how people have gone house-to-house trying to hunt the
girl down.

In a public letter calling for the family to be granted asylum,
Ms Shafique has said: “Unless Maira and her family can
leave Pakistan, they will always be at risk of being killed.”

ACN (UK) is appealing for more people to sign the petition –
with a plan for it to be submitted at 10 Downing Street.

The Maira Shahbaz petition is central to this year’s
#RedWednesday campaign, promoting religious freedom and
an end to persecution.
#RedWednesday falls on 25th November and at 4.30pm
that day the Maira Shahbaz case will be featured at the
launch of ACN’s Set Your Captives Free: A Report on
Christians oppressed for their Faith.

The event will be chaired by Neville Kyrke-Smith, National
Director, Aid to the Church in Need (UK), and Rehman
Chishti MP, who was the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for
Freedom of Religion or Belief.

To sign the Maira Shahbaz petition, pre-order the Set
Your Captives Free report and attend the #RedWednesday
event, visit www.acnuk.org/petition

Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin
Saturday, 7th November 2020

Dear Friends, Good morning to you. 69. The parable is clear and straightforward, yet it also
—————————————— evokes the interior struggle that each of us experiences as
we gradually come to know ourselves through our
Today is Our Lady on Saturday. relationships with our brothers and sisters. Sooner or later,
Saturday memorials of the Blessed Virgin Mary we will all encounter a person who is suffering. Today
‘On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when there is no there are more and more of them. The decision to include
obligatory memorial, an optional memorial of the Blessed or exclude those lying wounded along the roadside can
Virgin Mary is allowed. serve as a criterion for judging every economic, political,
‘Saturdays stand out among those days dedicated to the social and religious project. Each day we have to decide
Virgin Mary. These are designated as memorials of the whether to be Good Samaritans or indifferent bystanders.
Blessed Virgin Mary. This memorial derives from And if we extend our gaze to the history of our own lives
Carolingian times (9th century), but the reasons for having and that of the entire world, all of us are, or have been,
chosen Saturday for its observance are unknown. While like each of the characters in the parable. All of us have in
many explanations of this choice have been advanced, ourselves something of the wounded man, something of
none is completely satisfactory from the point of view of the robber, something of the passers-by, and something of
the history of popular piety. ‘Whatever its historical the Good Samaritan.
origins may be, today the memorial rightly emphasizes 70. It is remarkable how the various characters in the story
certain values to which contemporary spirituality is more change, once confronted by the painful sight of the poor
sensitive. It is a remembrance of the maternal example and man on the roadside. The distinctions between Judean and
discipleship of the Blessed Virgin Mary who, strengthened Samaritan, priest and merchant, fade into insignificance.
by faith and hope, on that “great Saturday” on which Our Now there are only two kinds of people: those who care
Lord lay in the tomb, was the only one of the disciples to for someone who is hurting and those who pass by; those
hold vigil in expectation of the Lord’s resurrection. It is a who bend down to help and those who look the other way
prelude and introduction to the celebration of Sunday, the and hurry off. Here, all our distinctions, labels and masks
weekly memorial of the Resurrection of Christ. It is a sign fall away: it is the moment of truth. Will we bend down to
that the Virgin Mary is continuously present and touch and heal the wounds of others? Will we bend down
operative in the life of the Church.’ and help another to get up? This is today’s challenge, and
Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (2001), §188 we should not be afraid to face it. In moments of crisis,
decisions become urgent. It could be said that, here and
(Source: https://universalis.com/europe.england.eastanglia/20201107/today.htm) now, anyone who is neither a robber nor a passer-by is
either injuring himself or bearing an injured person on his
—————————————— shoulders.
Today is also the memorial of St. Willibrord, Bishop. 71. The story of the Good Samaritan is constantly being
St. Willibrord was born in Yorkshire and after being a repeated. We can see this clearly as social and political
pupil of St Wilfrid, studied for twelve years at inertia is turning many parts of our world into a desolate
Rathmelsige in Ireland, where he was ordained priest. He byway, even as domestic and international disputes and
returned to England but set out again in 690 to evangelize the robbing of opportunities are leaving great numbers of
Frisia. He was ordained bishop by Pope Sergius in 695 the marginalized stranded on the roadside. In his parable,
and founded the metropolitan see of Utrecht in the Jesus does not offer alternatives; he does not ask what
Netherlands. He preached the Gospel in Denmark and might have happened had the injured man or the one who
North Germany and founded several dioceses and helped him yielded to anger or a thirst for revenge. Jesus
monasteries in the Netherlands and Luxembourg. He died trusts in the best of the human spirit; with this parable, he
at Echternach in Luxembourg in 739. encourages us to persevere in love, to restore dignity to the
He was the first of the great Anglo-Saxon missionaries to suffering and to build a society worthy of the name.
Europe and is remembered not just for his devotion in
preaching the Gospel but also for his joyfulness of (Source: http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-
character and his holiness of life. francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html)

(Source: https://universalis.com/europe.england.eastanglia/20201107/today.htm) ——————————————
A gentle reminder about our parish website:
The Collect for St. Willibrord is:
God, the Saviour of all nations, you sent the Bishop Saint http://www.catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk/
Willibrord from this land to proclaim the Gospel to many And the link to our YouTube channel- Our Lady’s King’s
peoples and to confirm them in the faith; grant us, at his Lynn TV which is:
intercession, to witness to your steadfast love by word and
deed, so that your Church may increase and grow strong https://www.youtube.com/channel/
in holiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. UC8V030I7usRZiKoTlrwBAKg
——————————————
—————————————— And finally do feel free to send me any news and photo-
graphs that you would like me to share in these emails.
• STthaetemneexntt firnosmtaltmheenBtisshoofpsc’hCaopntfeerrsenincet.he encyclical letter With my love, thoughts and prayers,
Shaun
“Fratelli4TthutNtio”ve(OmnbeFr r2a0te2r0nity and Social Friendship) by Deacon Shaun Morrison
Pope Francis in relation to the Parable from St. Luke 07880 600094
10 :25-37 are chapters 69-71.

PARISH SICK LIST
W/c Sunday, 8th November 2020

A prayer for our Anne Lindley
sick friends Caroline Glazebrook

Dear Jesus, Susan Young
Divine Physician and Healer Maria DeRosa
Renee Thomas
of the sick, Helen Seaman
we turn to you in this time of Stuart McPherson
Stephanie McAllister
illness. Mark Griffiths.
O dearest comforter of the Eileen Griffiths

troubled, Beryl Green
alleviate our worry and sorrow John Green
Ann Hemming
with your gentle love, Debbie Roper
and grant us the grace and Catherine Carr
strength to accept this burden.
Dear God, we place our

worries in your hands.

Amen.

Parish Sick List
W/c Sunday, 8th November 2020

http://catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk

NEWS UPDATE FROM TM
THE KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA
Knights of St Columba on a Day of Recollection in Walsingham
Our Lady of Walsingham Council No. 319 King’s Lynn with Fr. Peter Rollings in 2017.

DEFRIBRILLATORS LENTEN ALMS (Remembering Peter Hardy RIP and Charlie Busuttil RIP)
Thank you!!!!! The Parish Lenten Alms collection has now
been counted. £641.64 collected. This will be added to Newly installed Kinghts of St Columba
previous Charlie Busuttil funds. with their purple collars of Full Knighthood
On his behalf, KSC will be in a position to order two at Holy Family Church, King’s Lynn (2015)
defibrillators shortly. They are to be installed in each church,
Holy Family and Our Lady’s. News Update from
The Knights of St Columba
HARVEST GIFTS Our Lady of Walsingham Council
Thank you!!!! Your Harvest gifts to Night Shelter overfilled
my 110 Land Rover Defender. Both churches provided No. 319 King’s Lynn
much needed food for opening of the Night Shelter, a
Churches Together community project here in King’s Lynn. http://catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk

REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR
Thank you!!! IN ANTICIPATION – The Reverse Advent
Calendar time is coming up. Each day during December put
an essential item or two in a box, remembering those who
will go without at Christmas. Pandemic, or not, we still will
support the three organisations, as before.
FOOD BANK + BABY BASICS + NIGHT SHELTER
More individual information to follow later.

CHURCHY CHEEKY CHUCKLE sent in by Ed Chomicz
Priest asks Johnny, “Tell me Johnny, do you say prayers
before eating?” “No Father” Johnny replies, “ I don’t have
to, my Mum is a good cook.”
Q Why was Noah the best businessman in the bible?
A He floated his stock while everybody else was being

liquidated.
“Dear God. Please give my brother some brains. So far he
doesn’t seem to have any.” Angela, age 5.
Q What happened when Moses had a headache?
A God gave him some tablets.
“Working for the Lord, doesn’t pay much, but the benefits
are out of this world!”
Q What’s the difference between Adam and Eve and

everyone else?
A Parents.
Q Why don’t Nuns wear bras?
A God supports everything.
“If money is the root of all evil, then why do they ask for it in
church?”
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Bill – “Yes. Until I married her I didn’t believe in Hell!

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

Sunday, 8th November 2020

Remembrance Sunday
Sunday, 8th November 2020
(Remembrance Day is 11th November 2020)

http://catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk

HOW TO PUT YOUR FAITH INTO ACTION Claire Robinson, a CAFOD parish and school
DURING LOCKDOWN volunteer from Framlingham

Churches may be closed, but CAFOD offers
ways of putting your faith into action during
lockdown. Jane Crone from CAFOD in East
Anglia shares three ideas for ways you can be
active from home.

Share your ideas with other likeminded people.

On Saturday November 14 anyone interested in campaigning with CAFOD is
welcome to join our free online event – “Faith into action: building a better
world after the pandemic”. Whilst we recover and rebuild for the future, we
need to remember to tackle poverty, inequality, environmental degradation, and
the climate emergency. This will enable us to respond to Pope Francis’ call to
hear both “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” in Laudato Si. Our day of
discussion and workshops will look at the actions we can take to ensure we
continue to tackle poverty and the climate crises after the pandemic.

Guest speakers will include practical theologian Sam Ewell, climate
campaigners from across the world and CAFOD campaigners who will explain
how through campaigning with CAFOD you can help to turn Pope Francis’
words into reality.

Sign up on the CAFOD website.

Keep praying https://cafod.org.uk

CAFOD, Christian Aid, Tearfund and other faith groups have invited everyone We are the official aid agency for the
to join a year of prayer for our common home. From Ash Wednesday until the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
next United Nations Climate Change Conference we’ll be praying without With your help, we reach out to people
ceasing for the renewal of the earth. The Coronavirus pandemic has shone a living in hard-to-reach places, in war
light on the injustices already faced by vulnerable communities and on the zones and those who are discriminated
climate crisis. Pray with us as we look towards a fairer, more just society, where against.
the world’s most vulnerable people can live in dignity and our common home We believe that if one of us is hurt, hungry
can be restored for future generations. You can do it on your own, in your or abandoned, we all are hurt, hungry
community or in your parish – just pick the day and the time you want to pray and abandoned. No one should be beyond
and sign up on CAFOD’s website. the love and support they need to live a
dignified life.
Write an encouraging message to a Human Rights
defender or activist How to put your faith into action
during lockdown
More than 300 human rights defenders were killed last year while fighting to
protect their lands and nature, to halt the climate crisis or stand up for peace and By Eldred Willey - 7th November 2020
human rights. Hundreds more were threatened or criminalised. During lockdown
why not send a message to the brave by writing to a human rights defender or http://catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk
environmental activist from Latin America, the Democratic Republic of Congo
or the Occupied Palestinian Territories. These brave people are risking
everything to defend our brothers and sisters and to protect our common
home. Let’s not forget them this Christmas. You can send a card of solidarity

•whSictahtewmilelnsthforwomthtehme Btihsahtotphse’yCoanrefenr’etnacleo.ne in their struggles, but that they have

a communit4ythofNpoevoepmlebeirn2th0e20UK who are all praying and standing with them.

Find out more on CAFOD’s website.

Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin
Sunday, 8th November 2020

Dear Friends, Good morning to you. The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist at 10.00am
http://www.sjbcathedral.org.uk/
Thinking of you on this Sunday morning as you face The Youtube link is:
another Sunday that you are not able to attend Mass. As https://youtu.be/7lfsacuB3wc
we enter this lockdown, Cardinal Vincent Nichols asks us
to show 'the strength of our faith in action' through 'deep Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady
and constant prayer' and humble service: Walsingham at 9.00am & 12.00 noon

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, https://www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream/

As we enter this second ‘lockdown’ and loss of communal Westminster Cathedral at 10.30am & 5.30pm
celebration of Mass, I wish to add these few words. https://www.churchservices.tv/westminster

This is a time for us to show our strength. And by that I do ————————————————————
not mean strength in defiance. I mean strength in mutual
support; strength in service; strength in perseverance and And this afternoon at 4.00pm, Vespers and Benediction
hope. I mean, then, the strength of our faith in action. will be live streamed from Our Lady’s.

The first act of faith is the praise of God. It is deep and ————————————————————
constant prayer. This must be at the root of our lives, as
individuals, as families, as households. I urge you, then, to Words for an act of spiritual communion.
stay faithful to daily patterns of prayer. Pray privately;
pray together at home; come to church to pray; pray My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy
without ceasing. I thank God that our churches remain Sacrament.
open to be places of peace and prayer, and the live
streaming of the Mass, celebrated every day in our I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You
churches, is a great help. But that too must be rooted in into my soul.
our own life of prayer.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
Only by receiving the living water from the Lord will we come at least spiritually into my heart.
pass through this arid time. Indeed, if we stay close to the
Lord, we will be changed for the better by this time of I embrace You as if You were already there and unite
crisis. myself wholly to You.

The second act of faith is humble service. This is the road Never permit me to be separated from You.
we are to follow: service of each other; outreach to the Amen.
lonely; nourishment for the hungry; compassion for the
sick, the isolated, the dying, especially those facing death ————————————————————
alone, and those who mourn. Let’s do it.
This week is the 32nd week of the Year and Psalter
These are the strengths we have, the strengths we must Week 4 for the Divine Office.
contribute to our society’s way of life. Only in this day-to-
day practice can we shape a different future, a better ————————————————————
future, one that is more compassionate, more just, more
charitable. This is the future which must come out of this This year Remembrance Sunday is very different and it
crisis. We cannot just wait to ‘get back to normal’. This is must be sad for many veterans who cannot attend the
a time to rebuild a better family, a better household, a usual remembrance events.
better neighbourhood, a better world. May God bless and
sustain us all in the weeks ahead. I looked up the Royal British Legion website last evening
to check on what was going to happen at the Cenotaph this
Yours devotedly, morning and this is what I found:

Cardinal Vincent Nichols Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and in light of the risks
Archbishop of Westminster posed, the annual Remembrance Sunday March Past the
Cenotaph will not take place this year.
You can also watch this message via YouTube:
https://youtu.be/SB1dG8LDaxI We recognise this will be deeply disappointing for all who
were due to take part and it is not a step that has been
———————————————————— taken lightly. This decision has been taken by the
Government based on expert advice to protect the health
• SDteattaeimlsenotf ftrhoemLtihveeBSitsrheoapmsi’nCgonofferMenacses.being live streamed and well-being of those who would have been travelling to
and participating in the event.
today: 4th November 2020
From Our Lady’s, London Road, King’s Lynn at The Government led Remembrance Service at the
11.30am Cenotaph will continue to go ahead as a closed ceremony.
The YouTube link is: https://youtu.be/aCLZimw2CR8 It will be broadcast live on BBC One from 10.15am on
Sunday 8 November as representatives of the Royal
Family, the Government and the Armed Forces lay
wreaths at the Cenotaph.

(Source: https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/
remembrance-events/remembrance-sunday)

Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin

Sunday, 8th November 2020 (…. continued)

We pray for those who now live bearing the wounds and scars of war, especially
those who are too disabled to work and those who now depend on the ongoing
care of others.
We pray for and remember all who have died as a result of war. May they be at
peace in the light of God’s glory. We hold before God all those whose memory
that we cherish and all those names we will never know.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

————————————————————
Bishop Paul Mason, Catholic Bishop of the Forces, gives us a thought-
provoking reflection on remembrance, war memorials, prayer and what we learn
from the “growing pains” of our shared history.
This can reflection can be watched on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/9sdQGYPbNmA
————————————————————
Pat Carney kindly sent me the attached photograph of outside Holy Family
Church with poppies for this Remembrance weekend.
…… Thank you Pat.

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———

With my love, thoughts and prayers,
God bless
Shaun
Deacon Shaun Morrison
07880 600094

• Statement from the Bishops’ Conference. Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin
Sunday, 8th November 2020
4th November 2020
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KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FR. GORDON ADAM
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY, 8th NOVEMBER 2020

Dear All fulfil the role he is taking on. We are not Americans, but
the actions of America and of the President of the United
I hope this finds you well. But you have all gone very States have much potential influence on the life of our
quiet!! I think you have all chartered a couple of planes nation and our security and wellbeing. There have been
and escaped to somewhere hot and beautiful where Covid those who have sought (especially via social media) to
19 has never been heard of. discredit Biden because of his views on abortion. Some
have even suggested that no Catholic could, in good
Anyway – a bit of a picture special for you this conscience, vote for him and that he should be denied the
Remembrance Sunday evening. sacraments because he does directly oppose
abortion. However, I think there are two very important
It has been a bit strange at home the last few things to take into account. The first is that allowing a
days. Queenie hates fireworks and so she was sent away single issue to be the deciding factor in an election for
to the Dogotel at Hillington where everything is very something as important as the Presidency of a world
quiet. They post daily photographs of exercise time on superpower is a big mistake. The other is that just being
Facebook (other social media is available), so I have been “anti-abortion” is far too simplistic an attitude for those of
able to see her enjoying herself running off-lead in the us who are pro-life to take. Just being anti-abortion and
secure dog paddock. One photo that was posted shows her making strict laws to try to get rid of it risks sending the
is a lovely pose with her paws crossed and head held high, problem underground and into the back streets so that
looking down her nose with a wonderful look of even more lives will be lost. Pro-life action needs to be
superiority, recovering from her “zoomies” round the aimed at helping people to manage their attitude towards
paddock. It perfectly justifies her name “Queenie”. pregnancy and unwanted children in such a way that they
do not seek abortions.

It is just as well she has been away for Guy Fawkes By the way, it infuriates me when people try to claim that
weekend – a few doors along there are some new tenants Trump is pro-life. Being pro-life and anti-abortion are not
in one of the properties in Windsor Road and last night, as the same thing. Trump has sanctioned federal executions
well as the night before, he was setting off rockets from in recent months and therefore he is not pro-life. By
the grass opposite my house outside the Freebridge sanctioning executions he actively embraces the culture of
flats. Deacon Shaun was at his desk at the time which is death. Pope Francis in his recent encyclical “Fratelli
under the top floor window at the front of the house, so he Tutti” has teaches that the death penalty is never
witnessed several of our doggie neighbours providing him admissible, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church is to
with some choice words. be adjusted to include that teaching. To quote: “The firm
rejection of the death penalty shows to what extent it is
The big news of the weekend, of course, has been the possible to recognise the inalienable dignity of every
human being and to accept that he or she has a place in
American Presidential election. We now have President this universe.” Further, to quote our Lord as recorded in
the 15th Chapter of Luke’s Gospel: “There will be more
• Elect Biden, who is Catholic (and only the second rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents…….” A
SCKtaeatnthenomeldeicny4t)t,tfhorwoNmahoiovttilehndmegBbttheiosreh2toa0Opk2sef0’fiCocofenf,ifceetrheeinnceoJ.tahneurarbyeianngd vengeful killing in the name of the law that takes away the
John F sinner’s opportunity to repent does not accord with these
become words of Our Lord, and can never be the action or the will
of anyone who is truly and wholly pro-life.
one of the leading players on the world stage. We should
Meantime we witness the current incumbent who
pray for him that he will have the strength to honourably sanctions federal executions, and who has separated
migrant children from their families at the Mexican
border, behave quite extraordinarily as he seems incapable
of finding any dignity in accepting defeat. My own
recollection is that there was much speculation at the time
of his own (surprising) election about Russian interference
and fake news to discredit his opponent Hilary Clinton.
Curious that……… Form your own opinion, but please
do not forget to pray for the (Catholic) man who actually
practices his faith and goes to Mass, nowpreparing to take

KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FR. GORDON ADAM
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY, 8th NOVEMBER 2020 (…. continued)

on the most significant job in the free western world. He The civic arrangements for Remembrance Sunday have
most often attends Mass at St Joseph’s Church in also been impacted with the Tower Gardens events very
Wilmington, Delaware. You can visit his parish! much scaled back and the Gaywood Clock memorial event
completely cancelled. We trust that our Scouts safely
https://stjosephfrenchst.org/ delivered the wreath that would have been laid on your
behalf at the Clock memorial. Deacon Shaun and I
accompanied Fr Peter to Tower Gardens with Parish
wreath immediately after the 11.30 Mass of Requiem.

Our
wreath is
the one
furthers
forwards

Today has been Remembrance Sunday and, as every year, A close up
a Mass of Requiem for the War Dead was offered in Our of the wreath.
Lady’s this morning. It was strange, and not especially
enjoyable, to be back to being a small number of us The card reads
behind the locked doors to provide you with Mass by “With the prayers of the Catholic people of King’s Lynn”
live-stream. After the last lockdown I witnessed several Carrying on with the theme of things being unusual and
of you on the day you were allowed back in to Our Lady’s different, I wonder if you have seen any photographs of
Church for the first time. That was when I realised we the Queen’s (Her Majesty that is, not my dog!) visit to the
should have provided strategically positioned boxes of tomb of the unknown soldier last week? It will be the
tissues for you. We know and understand that not being centenary of the burial this Wednesday.
able to assist at Mass, and not being able to receive Our
Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is a real privation and we
are desperately sorry that you have to endure it.

Even
Her
Majesty
does her
bit with
a face
covering!

• Statement from the Bishops’ Conference.

Laying t4htehpNoopvpeymwberrea2t0h20at the Parish War Memorial at

the end of Mass

KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FR. GORDON ADAM
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY, 8th NOVEMBER 2020 (…. continued)

To finish with, a wider view of the Gardens of Remembrance beside the Tower Gardens war memorial :-

As we get deeper into this lockdown take extra care of yourselves and of those you live with.
May Our Lady pray for you, and may God bless you.
Fr Gordon

Fr. Gordon Adam

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Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin
Monday, 9th November 2020

Dear Friends, Good morning to you. evil. I shall speak clearly, so that all can understand.
Wishing you a good Monday. Whenever we come to church, we must prepare our hearts
to be as beautiful as we expect this church to be. Do you
———————————————————— wish to find this basilica immaculately clean? Then do not
soil your soul with the filth of sins. Do you wish this
Today is the Feast day of the Dedication of the Lateran basilica to be full of light? God too wishes that your soul
Basilica. be not in darkness, but that the light of good works shine
in us, so that he who dwells in the heavens will be
The Lateran Basilica was built by the Emperor glorified. Just as you enter this church building, so God
Constantine on the Lateran Hill in Rome in about 324. The wishes to enter into your soul, for he promised: I shall live
feast of its dedication has been celebrated in Rome on this in them, I shall walk through their hearts.
date since the twelfth century. In honour of the basilica,
“the mother and head of all the churches of the City and Source:
the World,” the feast has been extended to the whole https://universalis.com/20201109/readings.htm
Roman Rite as a sign of unity and love towards the See of
Peter, which, as St Ignatius of Antioch said in the second ————————————————————
century, “presides over the whole assembly of charity.”
About the author of the Second Reading in today's Office
Source: of Readings:
https://universalis.com/europe.england.eastanglia/20201109/today.htm
St Caesarius of Arles (c.470 - 542)
————————————————————
Caesarius was born around 470 at Chalon-sur-Saône,
The Second Reading for the office of Readings from the which is now in eastern France. He was a monk at the
Divine Office for today is a reading taken from the abbey of Lérins, on the French Riviera, and then bishop of
sermons of St Caesarius of Arles: the local diocese of Arles for forty years. His influence
extended from southern Gaul to Spain. He convoked many
Baptism makes every one of us into a temple of God. Councils, and founded monasteries. His Regula virginum
is the first Western monastic rule written specifically for
My fellow Christians, today is the birthday of this church, women; the first monastery following the rule was
an occasion for celebration and rejoicing. We, however, established under his sister, Caesaria.
ought to be the true and living temple of God.
Nevertheless, Christians rightly commemorate this feast of At a time when the Roman Empire had collapsed and no
the church, their mother, for they know that through her single, stable civil authority had taken its place, Caesaria
they were reborn in the spirit. At our first birth, we were protected his people from the demands of the barbarians.
vessels of God’s wrath; reborn, we became vessels of his At the same time he sustained them with simple but lively
mercy. Our first birth brought death to us, but our second sermons. Extracts from some of them form Second
restored us to life. Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours to this day.

Indeed, before our baptism we were sanctuaries of the He died at Arles on 26 August 542.
devil; but after our baptism we merited the privilege of
being temples of Christ. And if we think more carefully Source:
about the meaning of our salvation, we shall realise that https://universalis.com/20201109/today.htm
we are indeed living and true temples of God. God does
not dwell only in things made by human hands, nor in ————————————————————
homes of wood and stone, but rather he dwells principally
in the soul made according to his own image and Details of the parish website:
fashioned by his own hand. Therefore, the apostle Paul
says: “The temple of God is holy, and you are that temple” http://www.catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk/

When Christ came, he banished the devil from our hearts, And the link to our YouTube channel- Our Lady’s King’s
in order to build in them a temple for himself. Let us Lynn TV which is:
therefore do what we can with his help, so that our evil
deeds will not deface that temple. For whoever does evil, https://www.youtube.com/channel/
does injury to Christ. As I said earlier, before Christ UC8V030I7usRZiKoTlrwBAKg
redeemed us, we were the house of the devil, but
afterwards, we merited the privilege of being the house of ————————————————————

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us his o4wtnh Nhoovmeem. bMery20fe2l0low Christians, do we wish to Shaun
celebrate joyfully the birth of this temple? Then let us not
destroy the living temples of God in ourselves by works of Deacon Shaun Morrison
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NEWS FROM THE BISHOP’S CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND & WALES
9th & 10th November 2020

Bishop urges prayers and support for Statement on the Publication of the
healthcare workers and carers. (9 Nov.) IICSA Report. (10 Nov.)

As we enter a second lockdown in England amid a second The Catholic Church in
wave of Covid-19, Bishop Paul Mason, lead bishop for England and Wales
Healthcare and Mental Health has said: welcomes the Report
from the Independent
‘We are surrounded by people who are going the extra Inquiry into Child
mile during the Covid-19 pandemic to save and protect Sexual Abuse relating
lives all over the country, and I’d like to invite Catholics to the institutional
across England and Wales to participate in Cardinal response of the Church
Nichols’ call to daily prayer at 6pm by offering thanks and in its duty of care to
prayers for these workers and their service. protect children from
sexual abuse and
‘We particularly call to mind those who are continuing to exploitation.
work with dedication, sacrifice and commitment to keep
us safe during the Covid-19 pandemic: Healthcare workers We thank the IICSA Panel for their work. The Report will
on the front line tirelessly ensuring that patients receive now inform the ongoing reform and improvement of
the best possible care for Covid-19 and other illnesses, and safeguarding in all aspects of the Church’s life.
staff in care homes protecting the vulnerable elderly. As An important aspect of the Inquiry’s work was the voice
well as those on the front line, we must not lose sight of given to victims and survivors of abuse, including the
others who quietly continue to carry out essential work accounts which they gave of their subsequent engagement
behind the scenes which keeps the whole system running. with the Church. Listening attentively to their witness
testimony has brought into sharp relief the extent of the
‘We give thanks also for the learnings of the first wave of damage this sexual abuse has had on their lives.
Covid-19, including the increased availability of PPE We apologise to all victims and survivors who have not
which should lessen the risks to which those on the front been properly listened to, or properly supported by us. By
line are exposed. However, protecting physical health is listening with humility to those who have suffered, we can
just a first step, and we ought to strive to serve the mental contribute to the healing of the wounds of abuse, as well
health needs of these workers with similar devotion. The as learn from those most directly affected how we must
importance of self-care cannot be over-estimated, and I improve the Church’s safeguarding standards, policies and
urge anyone who feels vulnerable or in need to reach out procedures.
to the many excellent services available. This is an ongoing task and one to which we are wholly
committed. Child sexual abuse is a crime. It is a crime that
‘However, we can all play a part when it comes to looking requires committed vigilance and strict procedures to
out for the mental health and wellbeing of the people who ensure reporting to the statutory authorities. This is the
usually care for us. In his recently published Church’s policy. It is also why our safeguarding work
encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis says: needs to be continually reviewed and improved. Where
there have been failings and inconsistency in the
“Let us look to the example of the Good Samaritan. Jesus’ application of our safeguarding procedures, we
parable summons us to rediscover our vocation as citizens acknowledge these and commit to actions which will bring
of our respective nations and of the entire world, builders about improvement.
of a new social bond. This summons is ever new, yet it is Abuse is an evil act against the most vulnerable; it must
grounded in a fundamental law of our being: we are called never be excused or covered up. Abuse committed against
to direct society to the pursuit of the common good … By children and the consequent damage to people’s lives
his actions, the Good Samaritan showed that “the cannot be undone. For this, we apologise without
existence of each and every individual is deeply tied to reservation, and we are committed to listen attentively to
that of others: life is not simply time that passes; life is a the voices of those who have been abused.
time for interactions”.” (Fratelli Tutti, 66) This report is an important moment in our safeguarding
journey in the Catholic Church in our countries. It will
‘Our collective health and wellbeing may never have been now be considered in detail by us, the Bishops, at our
so challenged as now. It is at such times of crisis that we Plenary Assembly beginning next week so we can explore
are especially called to be kind, to extend the hand of how to integrate the findings of this important Inquiry into
friendship, and to embrace life as a time for meaningful the life and work of the Church in order to consistently
interactions with our fellow men and women. Prayerful safeguard children and the vulnerable.
solidarity with those who are working through this
pandemic, especially in the healthcare and care sectors, Vincent Cardinal Nichols
can be turned into positive action when coupled with President
something as simple as a phone call or email to ask how Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP
someone is feeling or if they need anything. Vice-President

‘So, amid the challenges which a lockdown inevitably
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• for ourselves
to whom we
are inextricably linked through our shared pursuit of the
common good.’

Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin
Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Dear Friends, Good morning to you. conscience and to offer him in love unblemished
————————————————— victims on the altar of one’s heart?
Because, through the grace of God, it is a deed
Today is the memorial of St Leo the Great, Pope accomplished universally on behalf of all, it is
and Doctor of the Church. altogether praiseworthy and in keeping with a
Pope St Leo the Great (- 461) religious attitude for you to rejoice in this our
He was born in Etruria and became Pope in 440. day of consecration, to consider it a day when
He was a true shepherd and father of souls. He we are especially honoured. For indeed one
constantly strove to keep the faith whole and sacramental priesthood is celebrated throughout
strenuously defended the unity of the Church. the entire body of the Church. The oil which
He repelled the invasions of the barbarians or consecrates us has richer effects in the higher
alleviated their effects, famously persuading grades, yet it is not sparingly given in the lower.
Attila the Hun not to march on Rome in 452, and Sharing in this office, my dear brethren, we have
preventing the invading Vandals from solid ground for a common rejoicing; yet there
massacring the population in 455. will be more genuine and excellent reason for
Leo left many doctrinal and spiritual writings joy if you do not dwell on the thought of our
behind and a number of them are included in the unworthiness. It is more helpful and more
Office of Readings to this day. He died in 461. suitable to turn your thoughts to study the glory
of the blessed apostle Peter. We should celebrate
Source this day above all in honour of him. He
https://universalis.com/europe.england.eastanglia/20201110/today.htm overflowed with abundant riches from the very
source of all graces, yet though he alone
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From the Office of Readings for today: without his sharing it. The Word made flesh
A reading from the sermons of Pope St Leo the lived among us, and in redeeming the whole
Great: human race, Christ gave himself entirely.
Although the universal Church of God is
constituted of distinct orders of members, still, ——————————————————
in spite of the many parts of its holy body, the At 7.15pm this evening on the Pause for Faith
Church subsists as an integral whole, just as the YouTube channel there is a talk on the Saints of
Apostle says: We are all one in Christ. No London: walking in their footsteps with
difference in office is so great that anyone can Fr Stephen Wang.
be separated, through lowliness, from the head.
In the unity of faith and baptism, therefore, our The link for this talk is:
community is undivided. There is a common https://youtu.be/VUHMVwiz5Uk
dignity, as the apostle Peter says in these words: ——————————————————
And you are built up as living stones into
spiritual houses, a holy priesthood, offering Details of parish website:
spiritual sacrifices which are acceptable to God http://www.catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk/
through Jesus Christ. And again: But you are a
chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, And the link to our YouTube channel -
a people set apart. Our Lady’s King’s Lynn TV which is:
For all, regenerated in Christ, are made kings by
the sign of the cross; they are consecrated priests https://www.youtube.com/channel/
by the oil of the Holy Spirit, so that beyond the UC8V030I7usRZiKoTlrwBAKg
special service of our ministry as priests, all ——————————————————
spiritual and mature Christians know that they With my love, thoughts and prayers,
• Sathtraeeteamprerineo4tsytfhtrahoNlomorovatdehcme.eBbFeiaosrnhr2od0pw2sa0’hrCeaotnsfihesraermnecroesr. einkitnhge-loifkfeictehaonf Shaun
to find yourself ruler over your body after
having surrendered your soul to God? And what Deacon Shaun Morrison
is more priestly than to promise the Lord a pure 07880 600094

Deacon Shaun Morrison’s Daily Bulletin
Wednesday, 11th November 2020

Dear Friends, Good morning to you. for us, rather than forsake us.”
I hope you are well. Thereupon he broke into tears, for he was a man in whom
the compassion of our Lord was continually revealed.
We pause and remember on Armistice Day all those Turning to our Lord, he made this reply to their pleading:
killed in the two world wars and the British servicemen “Lord, if your people still need me, I am ready for the
killed or injured since 1945. task; your will be done.”
Here was a man words cannot describe. Death could not
From the Royal British Legion website: defeat him nor toil dismay him. He was quite without a
preference of his own; he neither feared to die nor refused
At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh to live. With eyes and hands always raised to heaven he
month – we will remember them. never withdrew his unconquered spirit from prayer. It
happened that some priests who had gathered at his
The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the bedside suggested that he should give his poor body some
First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began relief by lying on his other side. He answered: “Allow me,
at 11.00am on 11 November 1918. brothers, to look towards heaven rather than at the earth,
so that my spirit may set on the right course when the time
Armistice is Latin for to stand (still) arms. comes for me to go on my journey to the Lord.” As he
spoke these words, he saw the devil standing near. “Why
To this day we mark Armistice Day around the United do you stand there, you bloodthirsty brute?” he cried.
Kingdom with a Two Minute Silence at 11.00am on the “Murderer, you will not have me for your prey. Abraham
11th day of the 11th month. is welcoming me into his embrace.”
With these words, he gave up his spirit to heaven. Filled
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/about- with joy, Martin was welcomed by Abraham. Thus he left
remembrance/armistice-day this life a poor and lowly man and entered heaven rich in
God’s favour.
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Today is the memorial of St Martin of Tours, Bishop. There is a video about St Martin of Tour by Catholic

He was born in the Roman province of Pannonia online on YouTube.
(approximating to the western half of modern Hungary) in The link to this is https://youtu.be/rtpApoFt55U
about 316 and was educated at Pavia in Italy. He was ————————————————————
baptized, left the army and after spending some time as a Some information about the author of the Second Reading
hermit on an island off the Ligurian coast, founded a in today's Office of Readings:
monastery at Ligugé in western France, where he lived a Sulpicius Severus (c. 363 - c.425)
monastic life guided by St Hilary. Later he was ordained Sulpicius Severus was a Christian writer of the early fifth
priest and became bishop of Tours. In his actions he gave century. He came from a noble family in the province of
an example of what a good shepherd should be. He Aquitaine (now part of France) and was a respected
founded other monasteries, educated the clergy, and lawyer. Widowed early, and coming under the influence
preached the Gospel to the poor. He died in 397. of St Martin of Tours, he devoted his wealth to the poor.
He became a priest but nothing is known of his priestly
The famous story about St Martin is that while a soldier in activity. He wrote a chronicle of sacred history from the
Amiens he gave half of his military cloak to a beggar and beginning of the world to his own time – omitting, out of
later had a dream in which the beggar revealed himself as respect, the events narrated more fittingly in the Gospels
Christ. and the Acts of the Apostles. He also wrote a Life of
St Martin, and an extract from this is used in the
Source: Liturgy of the Hours.
https://universalis.com/europe.england.eastanglia/20201111/today.htm ————————————————————
Our Grapevine editor Lotte would like to bring out a
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contributions asap. Please send contributions to
The second reading for the office of readings for today is a [email protected]
reading from the letters of Sulpicius Severus, where
Sulpicius writes about St Martin of Tours: Details of parish website:
http://www.catholicparish-kingslynn.org.uk/
Martin knew long in advance the time of his death and he
told his brethren that it was near. Meanwhile, he found And the link to our YouTube channel- Our Lady’s King’s
himself obliged to make a visitation of the parish of Lynn TV which is:
Candes. The clergy of that church were quarrelling, and he
wished to reconcile them. Although he knew that his days https://www.youtube.com/channel/
on earth were few, he did not refuse to undertake the UC8V030I7usRZiKoTlrwBAKg
journey for such a purpose, for he believed that he would With my love, thoughts and prayers,
bring his virtuous life to a good end if by his efforts peace Shaun
was restored in the church. Deacon Shaun Morrison
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He spent some time in Candes, or rather in its church,
where he stayed. Peace was restored, and he was planning
to return to his monastery when suddenly he began to lose
his strength. He summoned his brethren and told them he
was dying. All who heard this were overcome with grief.
In their sorrow they cried to him with one voice: “Father,
why are you deserting us?
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when our shepherd is struck down? We know you long to
be with Christ, but your reward is certain and will not be
any less for being delayed. You will do better to show pity

KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FR. GORDON ADAM

ARMISTICE DAY, WEDNESDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2020

Dear All

As ever, I hope this finds you well.

Today marks the centenary of the burial of the “Unknown Soldier” in Westminster
Abbey. I have always found the war cemeteries of Northern Europe poignant
places to visit, especially wandering around and reading the ages of those buried
there. So many lives cut off before proper adulthood had even begun. But at least
those buried in these cemeteries have known burial places. So many men who
made the ultimate sacrifice lie unknown even today across these fields and their
close family never knew the whereabouts of their son’s / brother’s / uncle’s /
father’s last resting place. May they rest in peace.

It is starting to look as if we will not be allowed public worship until after 2nd December. One conversation I had
earlier this week was with somebody who said to me “They won’t change their minds. It would be another
u-turn”. Sadly, I think they are right. One impact of not having public worship is that we have no Sunday
collection and once again the parish finances suffer. As in the previous lockdown I will happily provide the
parish bank details to anyone who would like to move to giving by standing order. Another way that the parish
finances could receive a boost is that (so I am told by our treasurer) quite a lot of people who do give by standing
order have not signed a gift aid declaration. If you are a UK taxpayer. Gift Aiding means that we get back from
HMRC the tax you have paid on any monies you donate to the parish – 20p for very pound. If you pay tax and
have a standing order, but have not signed a Gift Aid declaration let me know and I will send you a proforma
declaration. Meantime donations in cash or by cheque can be dropped in to, or posted to us at The Catholic
Rectory, North Everard Street, King’s Lynn PE30 5HQ.

On the domestic front Queenie was very pleased to be fetched home from the Dogotel on Monday even though
she enjoyed her opportunity to run free in the paddock there during her stay. Unfortunately she had somehow
managed to tear off one of her dew claws (not the first time she has done something like that). It does not seem
to be troubling her one little bit, but a trip to the vet was needed to get antibiotics to make sure the exposed nail
bed does not get an infection while it heals. That was an expensive trip to Millhouse Veterinary Hospital on
Monday evening!!

But the thing that surprised me most about Monday evening was the number
of house windows I saw with Christmas lights and trees – nearly 7 weeks
before Christmas and nearly 3 weeks before we even reach the first Sunday
of Advent. Has anybody else noticed this? It wasn’t just one house, it was
several!! By the time Christmas actually arrives they will be so fed up with
the decorations they will probably want to take them down before the Queen
has addressed the nation.

Finally a reminder that Fr Peter will be giving the first of a new series of talks
– “The Thursday Talks” - tomorrow evening at 7.00pm via livestream on our
YouTube channel “Our Lady’s Kings Lynn”. During this lockdown period
that is also where you can find Mass at 4.00pm Monday to Saturday, and at
11.30am on Sundays.

Carry on taking good care of yourselves and those you live with.

• SMtaateymOeuntrfLroamdythperBaiyshfooprsy’ CoounafenrdenMcea. y God bless you.
Fr Gord4otnh November 2020

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