October 2012 - Archdiocese of Glasgow

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20 • FLOURISH WELCOME ARCHBISHOP PHILIP TARTAGLIA Chalice links to decisive period The Clergy and Parishioners of St Aloysius’ Church, Garnethill welcome Archbishop Philip Tartaglia and offer their prayers and good wishes for his future ministry amongst us. The School of Education wholeheartedly welcomes Philip Tartaglia as Archbishop of Glasgow Teaching in Catholic Schools AT his Mass of installation, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia used a chalice that had been gifted to Bishop Alexander Smith by Pope Pius IX over 150 years ago in 1859. In turn, Bishop Smith gave the chalice to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Would you like to be a Catholic teacher in the Catholic sector? At the School of Education at the University of Glasgow you can take the Catholic Teacher’s Certificate as part of our teacher education degrees (four year B Ed or one-year PGDE). Your school placements will be in the Catholic sector and you will benefit from the expertise of our professional and academic colleagues. You can enjoy being part of the wider University community, particularly its lively Catholic chaplaincy. Checkout our website at: www.glasgow.ac.uk/education By Maria Gilmore dral) in Glasgow; Peter Forbes, the legendary first parish priest of St Mary’s, Calton; and John Murdoch, who succeeded Scott as vicar apostolic of the Western District. After his ordination as priest in 1836, Alexander Smith served in Greenock and then Airdrie. His appointment Bishop Alexander Smith Conception whose early development as a Glasgow founded religious congregation he helped shape and guide. Born just under 200 years ago, on 24 January 1813, Alexander Smith was among a notable band of priests who in the late 18th and early 19th centuries did so much to advance the Catholic Church in Glasgow and the west of Scotland. He was from a farming township in that area of Moray-shire known as the Enzie – in many ways the engine-room of Catholicism at that time. Others who hailed from this north-east stronghold of faith included Andrew Scott, who oversaw the building of St Andrew’s chapel (now catheas coadjutor vicar apostolic of the Western District and ordination as bishop in 1847 coincided with the arrival of the first religious sisters in Glasgow since before the reformation. Adelaide Vaast and Veronica Cordier had come to the disease-ridden city from their convent in north-east France to teach the growing number of Catholic children – especially girls. But no one seemed prepared for their arrival, and they were on the verge of quitting when Bishop Smith took them under his wing. By 1861, when Bishop Smith died, aged just 48, the Franciscan Sisters had established a firm footing in Glasgow and had opened new convents and schools in Inverness and Aberdeen, as well as new branches in London and Jamaica. Heartfelt congratulations Archbishop Philip ~ May you be strengthened to lead the Church in Glasgow with faith, hope and love. St. Joseph’s, Milngavie Archbishop Tartaglia ~ Congratulations and abundant blessings as you assume your ministry as Archbishop of Glasgow Creating New Families • Assessment of adoptive parents • Counselling to pregnant women • Counselling in search of origins • Facilitating reunions • Letter box contact NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEK 5th –11th November St Margaret’s Children andFamily Care Society St Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society, 274 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JR Telephone 0141 332 8371 • www.stmargaretsadoption.org.uk SCOTTISH CHARITY REG SC 028551
WELCOME ARCHBISHOP PHILIP TARTAGLIA FLOURISH • 21 in Church’s revival in Glasgow In their book of obituaries, the Sisters paid glowing tribute to the priest and bishop who “earned for himself the tender name ‘Father’ to the then most friendless and desolate daughters of St Francis.” The obituary continued: “With his great talents to support the young institute, obstacles which had hitherto seemed insurmountable, now disappeared. His purse was ever open to their wants, and his kind and feeling heart ever ready to share their sorrows.” And it added: “The memory of Dr Smith will be ever held dear by all who had the happiness of sharing his friendship or of knowing with what devoted love and untiring care he watched over this house (the convent in Charlotte St) and all its interests and the many convent pupils who had learned to love and revere the holy bishop.” Influence By using the chalice that Bishop Smith had gifted to the Franciscan Sisters, Archbishop Tartaglia was making a visible and tangible link with a period in the history of the Church in Glasgow which had a marked influence on its subsequent growth. 1847, the year of Bishop Smith’s consecration, was the start of the great migration brought on by famine in Eucharistic Prayer using the chalice given to Alexander Smith by Pope Pius IX Ireland. By the time of his death in 1861, the Catholic population of Glasgow and surrounding towns had mushroomed – but the people still faced great hardship and poverty. It was amid this rather harsh social climate that various religious congregations became established in the city. After the Franciscan Sisters, in the space of the next decade, came the Sisters of Mercy, the Daughters of Charity, Vincentians, Marists and Jesuits. And, in 1862, a year after Bishop Smith’s death, the Little Sisters of the Poor arrived. The driving force behind all of them was the desire to give glory to God through loving service of their neighbour as Pictures by Mark Campbell teachers, nurses, carers and spiritual guides. And it was their participation in the Eucharist, fed by the body and blood of Christ, which sustained them in very trying circumstances – and continues to satisfy the religious sisters, brothers and priests serving in the Archdiocese of Glasgow today. The parish of St Bernard’s welcomes Archbishop Tartaglia May the Archdiocese of Glasgow grow in faith and love with your spiritual guidance Religious sisters amongst the congregation at the Installation Archbishop Tartaglia greets Sr Louise, Superior General of the Franciscan Sisters and long time family friend The parish of Holy Cross are pleased to welcome Archbishop Tartaglia who has now been called to lead the Archdiocese of Glasgow Archbishop Tartaglia, Our warmest congratulations on your installation 109 Wooldridge Close, Bedfont Lakes, Middx, TW14 8BH Telephone 020 8751 2676 www.allsaintstravel.co.uk The Parish of St Margaret Mary’s, Castlemilk welcomes Archbishop Philip Tartaglia May God bless you abundantly in your newly entrusted task The Parish Family of Saint Paul the Apostle Shettleston wish to welcome Archbishop Tartaglia and wish him happiness and fulfilment in his service of our Archdiocese
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