Young people are facing unprecedented levels of pressure, from school, from their phones and from their peers. All of which are having a detrimental effect on their mental health.A Mind of Their Own will give parents, carers, and anyone working with young people, practical and preventative tools to understand these pressures and help your children build strong emotional resilience and healthy mental wellbeing. 

You’ll leave with …

• A greater understanding of the pressures affecting your child and the impact this can have on their mental wellbeing
• Tools to help your child build resilience that enables them to bounce back from challenges, grow in emotional strength and move forward in their character development.
• Ways to talk to your child about positive body image
• An appreciation of how vital your child’s identity is and strategies to help them become confident in it
• Tips to help your child learn to deal with failure and criticism well
• The knowledge that negative thought patterns can be rewired to become more positive 

A new edition of the Lectionary — using the English Standard Version - Catholic Edition and the Abbey Psalms and Canticles — will come into use in England and Wales on the First Sunday of Advent, 1 December. Fr Allen Morris provides reflections in the weeks leading up to its introduction.
 
Since the 1980s the readings we hear at Mass have come from the Jerusalem Bible translation. And that translation has served us well for nearly 40 years – maybe surprisingly well, given that the English Jerusalem Bible translation was first of all prepared to accompany the excellent explanatory footnotes provided for the original (French) La Bible de Jérusalem.

However from the beginning there were concerns about the accuracy and consistency of that translation. In recent years the Holy See has asked local Churches to ensure that the translations they use in Liturgy and for catechesis are as faithful to the original Hebrew and Greek as possible. 

The bishops of England and Wales have concluded that the better English translation is the English Standard Version. From the First Sunday of Advent the scriptures proclaimed at Mass will be taken from that translation.

A full and lively account of why the ESV has been chosen is to be found in the CTS booklet 'Hearing Christ’s Voice: A New Lectionary for the Church' written by Bishop Hugh Gilbert, OSB.
 
Fr Allen Morris, former Secretary to the Bishops’ Conference Department for Christian Life and Worship

 "Called to be Peacemakers" is the title of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales teaching document which was published in May this year. It can be accessed at www.cbcew.org.uk/ Bishop William Kenny is one of the co-authors of this teaching and is a leading authority on this topic.
Bishop William will be the main speaker at the Justice and Peace Commission Annual Assembly on Saturday October 19th at St Chad's, Birmingham.  See below for details. 

A message from Canon Paul:

​Next weekend at Oscott College, the first National Eucharistic Congress is taking place since 2018. Of its nature it must be a smaller event, but all the parishes of England and Wales have been asked to have Exposition on Sunday 15th September. At Holy Trinity, Exposition and Benediction will be from 4.30pm until 5.30pm.  I would urge you please to come and spend time with Our Lord and bathe in His love!

Permanent/Full-Time
The Archdiocese is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced RICS Chartered General Practice Surveyor to join its Property Team. 
The key role of the Property Team is to provide advice and guidance for management of parish property, the school estate as well as manage all property held centrally by the Archdiocese. 
Reporting to the Archdiocese’s Head of Property, you will play a key part in the delivery of the Team’s objectives whilst promoting and supporting the diocesan vision.
Application deadline: Wednesday 18 September
Jobs & Volunteering Opportunities | Birmingham Diocesan Trust (birminghamdiocese.org.uk)