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TheWay The FREE newspaper of the Church in Cumbria – Spring 2019 Help puppeteers in New Bishop of Penrith: schools’ mission consecration pictures PAGE 3 CENTRE PAGES United in faith: Hannah and Thomas with their two children – Thomas, three, and Samuel, eight months DAVE ROBERTS GOD SAYS:‘GO FOR IT!’ By Dave Roberts n One couple’s calling to return to Africa to support mission hospital THOMAS Ashley can clearly remember sitting in Thomas never lost sight of his currently back in Cumbria, where it’s not because of my strength or call to mission is a joint one. She a darkened room, studying life’s goal, to become a surgeon. Hannah had previously bought a wisdom, it’s all due to God and said: “My faith has always been That’s how he met his wife, house in Wetheral in the north of how he has helped me through. I strong but being in Sierra Leone, at medical college, as Hannah, who is a GP in Penrith, the county. feel blessed to be able to help has had a renewing effect on it. gunfire rang out around the and who travelled to Africa in But, driven by a strong faith, others.” “It’s become so much more for building. 2013 as part of a Government both say they are committed to Thomas currently works at me and I realise our commitment to It was the final days of a bloody scheme to help train health returning to Sierra Leone to Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary the country is a real pivotal mo- civil war in his native Sierra Leone workers in new skills. support a mission hospital which as a registrar, but only a few ment in terms of faith and vocation. which had raged for ten years, a They met on ward rounds in a provides vital medical care to tens weeks ago the family returned to God has told me, ‘Just go for it’.” conflict which had claimed the life district hospital and later married. of thousands of people. Africa to visit the Kamakwie of his mother at the hands of rebel The couple, who have two small Thomas said: “When I think Wesleyan Hospital which was n soldiers. children – Thomas, three, and about my background and how built in 1959. For their full story, Yet despite such atrocities Samuel, eight months – are I’ve progressed, I can honestly say Hannah understands that their turn to page 7 2 The Way, Spring 2019 www.carlislediocese.org.uk INSIDE EVENTS AT CARLISLE THIS CATHEDRAL EDITION APRIL Sun 14 – 10.30am, Palm Sunday Plus Eucharist with Procession of ON THE STAGE Palms from St Cuthbert’s Church; Tour: From left, Bishop James talking to schoolchildren in Grange-over-Sands; with 3pm, Passiontide Devotion with Tim’s take music sung by the Senior Girls’ Sarah Moore and Richard Teal at Lazonby; and near the foot of Cat Bells with Paul Choir and Lay Clerks on Gospel Rose, a youth worker at Penrith Methodist Church Mon 15 – 7.30pm, Holy Week Eucharist sung by the Carliol Choir stories Preacher in Holy Week: The Very Rev Dr Frances Ward, formerly PAGE 6 Dean of St Edmundsbury Tues 16 - 7.30pm, Holy Week Bishop James leads Eucharist sung by the Boy CRAFTSMAN Choristers and Lay Clerks Wed 17 - 12.30pm, Lenten Artist Alex’s Eucharist with guest preacher The Rev Nick Mark, of St George's stained glass United Reformed Church; 7.30pm, creations way around county Holy Week Eucharist sung by the Girl Choristers and Lay Clerks Thurs 18 - 11am, Chrism Eucharist PAGE 11 sung by the Lay Clerks, Preacher: n Senior clergy The Bishop of Penrith; 7.30pm, The Eucharist of the WELCOME Lord’s Supper sung by the Girl spend 24 days Choristers and Lay Clerks, Christians followed by Watch of the Passion walking between Good Friday - 10.30am, Love forced to Unstoppable. Thirty minutes of flee Iran music, crafts, prayer and activities all the mission for all ages; 12pm, a meditation led PAGE 13 by Senior Girls’ Choir; 1.30pm, communities Good Friday Liturgy sung by the Boy Choristers and Lay Clerks; 9pm, The CONTACT US Cross of Lights with music by the By Rev Mike Talbot, Cathedral Taizé Choir Evangelism Enabler Easter Eve - 7.30pm, Easter Vigil EDITOR & and Confirmation by the Bishop of ADVERTISING: Carlisle and sung by the Senior Dave Roberts TAKE a pair of walking Girls’ Choir boots. Ensure you have a Easter Sunday - 10.30am, Festival Tel: 01768 807764 Eucharist sung by Cathedral Choir Mobile: 07469 153658 waterproof. Add a shep- President: The Bishop of Carlisle. Email: communications@ herd’s crook and gather Preacher: The Dean; 3pm, Choral carlislediocese.org.uk round a group to go with. Evensong sung by Cathedral Choir, Throw in clothes for the Preacher: Canon Michael Manley The Way is the newspaper of the Church in journey, and Bishop James Cumbria. It is produced in partnership MAY between the Church of England Diocese of Newcome was ready to set off from Brampton on Wednesday Sat 4 - 3pm, evensong sung by the Carlisle, the Methodist District of Choir of St George’s, Cullercoats Cumbria, the United Reformed Church in March 13 to start the senior Cumbria and Churches Together in Sun 12 - 1pm, Annual Regimental Cumbria. Through Churches Together in leaders’ walk round Cumbria. Service of Thanksgiving Cumbria, we ensure coverage of and Over 24 days, joined at intervals Sat 25 - 10.30am-4pm, Bell Tower distribution to the Roman Catholic, along the way by Roger Batt Open Day Salvation Army, Quakers and independent churches. The editorial team is made up (Salvation Army), Sarah Moore Tues 28 - 12.45pm, Informal of representatives from across the (URC) and Richard Teal Recital by Ad Hoc Baroque (free) denominations. (Methodist) they visited every Thurs 30 - 5.45pm, Sung Eucharist The purpose of The Way is to reflect the mission community, from for Ascension Day, sung by the Church in Cumbria to itself and to our Carliol Choir communities more widely. Lanercost to Millom, and from We do not seek to promote any Hensingham to Kirkby Stephen. particular theological viewpoint, but rather JUNE aim to stimulate debate by featuring writers And hot foot from her Sun 16 - 3pm, Choral Evensong from a variety of church traditions and from installation as Bishop of Penrith, and Cumbria Dialect Service society more widely. Bishop Emma Ineson (along with While we are happy to consider Fri 21 - 7.30pm, Cathedral Choir unsolicited submissions, we operate her husband Mat) linked in with Summer Concert largely on a system of commissions and do them at Holme Cultram as they Thurs 27 - 6.30pm, Outreach Concert not guarantee to publish any materials headed for Silloth and then down Sat 29 - 2.30pm, Ordination of received. Deacons Service The views and opinions of contributors the west coast. She then caught up and advertisers do not necessarily reflect with them again in Barrow as they the views and opinions of the partners. journeyed to Millom and on up Best foot forward: Bishop James on the countywide walk JULY The publisher takes no responsibility the west coast. Thurs 11 - 7.30pm, The Sixteen for losses arising from information in Thurs 18 & Fri 19 - 5.45pm, Choral advertisements in The Way. Walking for six to eight miles events. Each night saw the team ago, the aim of the walk was to staying with local church encourage mission communities Evensong with guest choir The each day, the group stopped at Lynwood Singers lunchtime for events that ranged members, with the warmth of the in their commitment to helping Sat 20 & Sun 21 - 3pm, Choral from meeting local community hospitality in each place setting everyone discover more of God Evensong with guest choir The leaders to visiting schools before high standards. and his purpose for their lives, as Lynwood Singers The Way setting off again for their evening They were sent off every well as providing pastoral Tues 23, Wed 24 & Thurs 25 - gatherings. These included Grill a morning with freshly baked equipping through the conver- 5.45pm, Choral Evensong with Bishop, Cumberlan’ Neet, Real sausage rolls and cakes, and then sations that took place. guest choir Lay Clerks and Newspaper of Lives with Bishop Emma, Film welcomed with tables groaning Both the level of anticipation Scholars of Isle of Man Cathedral Club, Songs of Praise and the with irresistible food – so the for those looking forward to the Sat 27 & Sun 28 - 3pm, Choral the Church Carlisle mayor’s civic awards walking became a necessity to team visiting them, along with the Evensong with guest choir Mel- work it all off. positive feedback from places the bourne Parish Choir, Derbyshire dinner among many others. Sun 28 - 6.30pm, Cologne in Cumbria Conversations flowed – both on Building on all that happened leaders visited suggests that it was Philharmonia in Concert the journeys as well as at the during Moving Mountains a year 24 days very well spent. www.carlislediocese.org.uk The Way, Spring 2019 3 WANTED: PUPPETEERS (No strings attached... honest!) ‘I’VE NEVER FELT MY AGE, BUT THIS HELPS ME FEEL EVEN YOUNGER’ YOU would struggle to meet anybody more enthusiastic about puppeteering than June Dixon. The 86-year-old is the oldest member of the Niscu north Cumbria puppet team. She joined five years ago after seeing a demonstration of their work. “I’d gone along for a Niscu meeting and then they performed,” June explains. “I’d Spreading the word: Members of the Niscu north Cumbria never seen anything like it before. I fell in love with them, puppet team with their popular charges didn’t I, and that was it, I asked if I could join.