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Jay Kettle-WilliamsThe Prince and The ShepherdPORTSMOUTH Oct/Nov 2012 • Vol 12-5PEOPLENight after night at bedtime, I used to regale our two withtrue story after true story as to how Mummy and Daddyhad first met. They'd peep out from under the bedclotheslistening in awe at how Dad, a supremely handsomeprince clad in bright shining armour, proudly astride hiswhite charger, defeated merciless dragons, demons and devils to freetheir helpless captive. As they galloped away - rescuer and rescued,both astride Dad's faithful steed - to the safety of his castle, the hoodcovering the ex-captive's head would be blown back in the wind toreveal the smiling face of the world's most beautiful fairy princess.Not that the kids always believed me. At times I even wondered whowas humouring whom. But they would always engage, with willingsuspension of disbelief, clamouring for another true story. I don'tthink I ever once came up with a story about a shepherd.However, the two themes of prince and shepherd now come togetherin a true, 'prince and shepherd' story as our diocese celebrates theappointment of Bishop Philip Egan whom I first met, not in somebattle of Arthurian proportion of which even St George would havebeen proud, but in rather more down-to-earth circumstances: abuffet lunch. It was hosted at Bishop's House to acquaint the newincumbent with various people, lay and otherwise, from across ourdiocese.'And whan the lewed peple is doun yset', if I might take a fewwords from Chaucer, Fr Philip walked over to the empty place nextto me in the corner: 'You're Jay? Portsmouth People?' He smiledbroadly as he asked to sit down. And our conversation developedfrom there as we munched through lunch. A gentle man, a warmand engaging personality, with a sense of humour and traces of anorthern accent, Cheshire-born Fr Philip struck me as open, caring,approachable, interested yet perhaps a little wary (He once usedthe word 'trepidation') at what he was taking on. 'Who wouldn't bedaunted,' I thought, 'at taking on a mitre, following in thefootsteps of Bishop Crispian and having to deal with the likes of usdown here?'And as for the likes of us engaged in producing Portsmouth People,we all extend our warmest words of welcome in support of the RtRev Philip Egan, Eighth Bishop of Portsmouth, as we begin anotherchapter in the history of our diocese.CONTENTSBishop’s Bulletin 2Letters 4Teens & 20s by Dawn Harrison 6Quotable Quotes 7Parson’s Pointers by John Parsons 7Profiles 8 & 26Behind the Scenes: 8Redemptorist PublicationsProminent People from our Past: 9François Longuet by Lindsay MullaneyPrie-Dieu by Fr Denis Blackledge 10Take the WWW on your Spiritual Journey 10by Fr Tom GruffertyLive Issues by Dominica Roberts 11What’s in a Word 11Reviews 12EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF 13RIGHT REVEREND PHILIP EGAN,EIGHTH BISHOP OF PORTSMOUTHFascinating Facts & Figures 17A Broader View by Lawrence Fullick 17Just for Juniors 18This is IT! 19Crossword 19News & Announcements 20Vatican Two on My Mind 22by Canon David MahyJust a Thought 23Readership Survey 23Movers and Shakers 24Hints & Wrinkles: Ministry of Reading 26Catering for Catholic Tastes 27Connections 27Calendar 27What Sort of King is Christ? 28by Jeremy CorleyAcknowledgements: Candle Books for kind permission to reproduce theillustration on p18 from Jumbo Bible Activity Book © 2009 Lion Hudson plc.Front cover photograph: The Laying On Of Hands © jlkwPhotographs ©: Dawn Harrison; Barry Hudd (Church in Focus);Alex Kettle-Williams; JLK-W; Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk;Ann Saunders; Colin Talcroft (www.colintalcroft.com)PP distribution schedule for further issue in this volume: 26 Nov.Copy for publication in PP should be received as far in advance as possible of the firstworking day of the month of publication/distribution. Submission of copy can be noguarantee of publication. Further details on p28. Guidelines for submission and PPPowerPoint presentation available on request.Designed and produced by South Hants Digitalt: 023 9238 8087PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE 1