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GOOD NEWS FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SEPTEMBER 2016 Open the doors of faith St Matthias being launched at a Holy Trinity Brompton Focus Week. Olly is joined by Nicky Gumbel, Bishop Sarah and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

T THE BEGINNING OF MAY I had the great joy of sharing with some friends in a pilgrimage to Rome as part of the celebrations of a recent signifi cant birthday. The RESOURCING Acity is in the midst of a Jubilee Year of Mercy, in Plymouth announced by Pope Francis just over a year CHURCH ago. The fi rst thing that struck me as I N EXCITING new development launch at a big event at 5.30pm on Sunday 25 wandered round the city wasn’t the number in church life in Plymouth is September. of pilgrims but the hugely increased security being launched this month as a Olly said: “We want to play our part to help since my last visit four years ago. Every metro ‘Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy’ Resource Church opens its doors. everyone to experience what it is to come to station, tourist site, government building and and reminded his hearers that the Psalmist Resource is a national initiative know God. God is very much alive and loves religious site was guarded by armed forces proclaims that ‘God’s mercy endures for Awhich aims to create city centre hubs to people and loves life. personnel: a very visual sign of the real fear evermore’ (Ps 136). The mercy of God is his serve, resource and encourage the church “We want to help people and encourage of a terrorist attack in the Eternal City. loving concern for each one of us and we are for growth. It will do this through planting them in all areas of their lives; to come It’s very easy when we are faced with commended to be merciful as those to whom new churches, supporting existing churches, alongside them in the heavy stuff of life. We images of terror attacks, be they in Europe mercy has been shown. delivering high quality training and inspiring want to work out how Church can best bring or around the world, to retreat to a world In the midst of an increasingly terrorised social transformation initiatives. hope, life and joy.” of fear to close our lives off from what is world, with the necessary security that In February Olly Ryder was appointed as The Bishop of Plymouth, Nick McKinnel frightening, from what is diff erent. But the entails, the role of the church is to throw Priest-in-Charge of St Matthias Church, North said: “I am delighted to welcome Olly and our Jubilee Year reminded me that as Christians open the doors of faith ever wider, to Hill to begin work and to make connections new Resource Church to Plymouth which will and as the Church we are called not to close proclaim ever more loudly over the clamour with all the other churches in Plymouth and be a great addition to the churches that we ourselves off to the world but to be open and of a violent world the message of the mercy the South West. The church will offi cially already have here.” welcoming. and love of God and to make real and One of the features of any Jubilee Year is apparent that love and mercy in our own the door. All over the world churches have lives and the life of his world. opened a door named the Door of Mercy. This is especially so in Rome where the major THE VEN IAN CHANDLER NEW gargoyle basilicas have a door which is normally ARCHDEACON OF PLYMOUTH in the shape sealed but only opened during a Jubilee. An of a Bishop’s Bishop Sarah unveils open and welcoming sign in the midst of fear This article was written before the murder of the mitre has been and protection. Catholic priest Pere Jacques in northern France. unveiled by NEW GARGOYLE In his announcement of the Jubilee of Please continue to pray for all at the church and ABishop Sarah, marking her on the 15th century tower. Mercy, Pope Francis began with the words, for the people of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. appointment as the fi rst It was designed to mark woman bishop in Devon. the appointment of Bishop The new gargoyle on Sarah Mullally as the new the church of St Mary, bishop of Crediton in 2015. Diocesan Communications Unit Aylesbeare replaces one She was the fi rst woman DIOCESE lost from the church bishop in the South West, www.exeter.anglican.org OF EXETER decades ago, and joins the and the fourth in the twitter.com/cofedevon THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND three remaining gargoyles country as a whole. facebook search diocese of exeter IN DEVON Please pray for all those to be ordained as deacons and priests PILGRIM on a journey in our diocese this month:

Those being ordained Deacon on Sunday Those to be ordained priest during the OLLOWING A matter of gritting your teeth and although taking on a 11th September in Exeter Cathedral by weekend of 24/25 September in locations CAREER as a and echoing the man in challenging role is positive Bishop Robert: around the diocese: solicitor and the Gospel who shouted about the experience. He having journeyed ‘I believe, forgive my said: “It has been a bumpy ● PHILLIP BROKENSHIRE ● REVD DAVID BOND through grief unbelief’.” road…. but on the whole Benefi ce of Holy Trinity Exeter Kingsbridge and Dodbrooke Ffollowing the death of Nick had been involved it has been an amazing ● BEVERLEY CREE ● REVD CARL BUDDEN two of their children, in church youth work for journey.” Benefi ce of Plymouth Emmanuel, St Paul Eggbuckland Nick Shutt responded to many years and following He adds: “I love the image Eff ord and St Augustine ● REVD MURRAY ALDRIDGE COLLINS God’s call to ordination conversations with his then of us being pilgrims who ● ROBERT DENSMORE , Lee, , and is now Rector of the rector decided to explore journey with purpose. It is Benefi ce of Upton (St Mary Magdalene) and MortehoeRobert West Dartmoor Mission the path to ordained very fi tting for a place like ● HELEN DREVER ● REVD LEON CATALLO Community. ministry. What became clear Dartmoor which is littered Benefi ce of Crediton, , and Plymouth Saint Andrew and Saint Paul Nick and his wife Corinne to Nick in the process is his with wayside crosses Sandford with Upton Hellions Stonehouse were left devastated over belief in self-supporting and ancient trackways ● ROBERT FOWLER ● REVD RUTH FRAMPTON their loss and they realised ministry. previously used by Benefi ce of Charles with St Matthias Salcombe and Malborough with that there are no easy He said: “I am a pilgrims.” ● JANE HAYES answers where suff ering is passionate believer in self- And it is Nick’s vision of Benefi ce of , , Buckland ● REVD CLIVE JOBBINS concerned. supporting ministry and us as God’s people that he Brewer, Hartland, , , Mission Community He said: “In the midst I continued with my legal fi nishes with: “Our God- Woolfardisworthy West, Bucks Mills ● REVD DR STEVEN MARTIN of our grief we found it career.” given lives are precious and and Lundy Tavistock, St Paul & Brent Tor hard to cope with those Only later, following it would be good to see ● STEVEN JONES ● REVD BRYANT SANDERS MBE who seemed to want to retirement from law, did more people embrace the Benefi ce of Totnes with Bridgetown, Mission Community turn our tragedy into Nick become a full-time fact that Christ came so Berry Pomeroy, Dartington with Brooking, ● REVD CHRISTOPHER DURRANT something good. I learned minister (still unpaid) in the that we might enjoy Marldon, Stoke Gabriel, Ashprington and Exeter St David that faith is sometimes a Yelverton Team Ministry abundant life.” Cornworthy ● REVD JANE FROST ● PENNY LAWSON Totnes Mission Community Benefi ce of South Molton with Nymet ● REVD ANNE FUTCHER Nick with Willow, their new 14 Saint George, High Bray, Charles, Colyton, Musbury, Southleigh and week old Cocker Spaniel puppy , Warkleigh with Satterleigh, Branscombe , Kingsnympton, ● REVD PETER INGERSLEV with Twitchen, and Topsham and Wear with ● REVD NATHAN KIYAGA ● ADAM PRICE Upton (Saint Mary Magdalene) Benefi ce of St Budeaux ● REVD JEAN LOVEDAY ● CATHY SCOFFIELD , , , Benefi ce of , Countisbury, , ● CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR and Benefi ce of Plymouth Emmanuel, St Paul ● REVD PROFESSOR MORWENNA LUDLOW Eff ord and St Augustine Exeter Cathedral ● SUSAN TUCKER ● REVD CAROLINE RABY Faith is sometimes a matter of Benefi ce of Tavistock, Gulworthy and with Marwood and Brent Tor West DownRevd Pam WheelerBrixham gritting your teeth and shouting ● STEPHEN YATES Mission Community Benefi ce of St Matthias, St Mark and Holy ● REVD LEIGH WINSBURY ‘I believe, forgive my unbelief’ Trinity (Torquay) Mission Community