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THE CHURCHOF ENGLAND Newspaper 30.10.15 £1.50 No: 6303 AVAILABLEONNEWSSTAND History is made as House of Lords welcomes first woman bishop By Jo May HISTORYwas made on Monday when the first female Bishop to sit in the House of Lords was ceremonially inau- gurated and received astanding ovation from peers. The Bishop of Gloucester,the Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, was introduced by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby,and the BishopofLondon the RtRev RichardChartres, as one of the 26 Lords Spiritual. Speaking to The ChurchofEngland Newspaper ahead of her swearing-in, Bishop Treweek said that children and families, housing and education arethe issues ‘close to her heart’ as well as lis- tening to the hopes and needs of people in both urban and rural areas. Bishop Treweek brings her experi- ence from the sprawling and diverse Dio- cese of London, where she has served, most recently as Archdeacon of Hackney beforebeing appointed Bishop of Gloucester in March. the bigger pictureis. I’ll constantly be talking about‘women’ Bishops, as we as the only woman who is aBishop on Speaking about the advantages of asking how we look at everything in a don’t talkabout ‘male’Bishops. “Wejust the Lords Spiritual,Idoslightly feel the being awoman on the bench, Bishop bigger pictureoftransformation,” she talkabout Bishops.” weight of carrying something into here, Treweek said that ‘women can do con- said. “I’m abishop who’s awoman, they are not least because of the expectations that nection verywell,’ whereas men tend to Speaking on whether she feels synony- bishops who aremen. We work together suddenly I’m going to do something real- debate the same issueindifferent areas mous withher male counterparts, given in that. At one level, Isee myself at exact- ly different. without connecting the dots. the long and distinctive path taken by ly the same level as the other Bishops; “But the thing Ikeep returning to is “I hope that Iwill be able to ask how women within the Church ofEngland, we’reall bishops together. that Ineed to be myself. Ican only be things connect together and ask what Bishop Treweek said she doesn’t like “In terms of coming in at the moment, who Iamand who Godhas created me to be. Iknow that God has called me to this role and that my calling is to be faithful to God inthat and to be fully myself and speak out, take risks, be Stamps celebrate Manx PrayerBook courageous, see wherethat takes us.” Bishop Treweek said she believes THE ISLE of Man Post bishops have their placeinthe Lords Office has published a because they areuniquely connected new set of Christmas to people across all sections of life. stamps, celebrating the “The important thing for me is about 250th anniversaryofthe the flourishing and well being ofall first prayer book to be people because at the heartofwho God published in Manx is, wanting to see the flourishing of all Gaelic. people and the transformation is areal- The five stamps, ly important one for me. released last Friday, “Thequestion is how we can work werespecially commissioned by local artist Julia Ashby-Smyth. with people for the transformation of Each of the five stamps featureaManx wordand areligious emblem closely associated with the spiritual aspects of Christmas. lives.” The wordsand images themselves draw upon an extensive historyofthe Manx Prayer Book. [email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper 2 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday October 30, 2015 THE CHURCH IN ENGLAND THE DIARY Send your events to [email protected] or Tw eet@churchnewspaper 30 October The Cante bury Fe val Talk La Tha Beyond Ea th Clay and the Model ng of Cu tu Cante bu y Cathed 31 October Wo d Wa I and Wo d Wa I Exh on Bishop Paul Williams confirmed morethan 25 candidates of various ages fromparishes across the deaneryat continue to Novembe 2015 Eagle All Bassetlaw and BawtryDeaneryConfirmation service in St John’s Church Autumn cha t fa K ng Cha les Chu ch Tu We Wa Diocese of Norwich awareness, sleeping in cardboard Diocese of Hereford ck Pa k) n a d of Ba naba Fund and boxes fo ranight in their school Open Doo fo pe secuted Ch st an Eighty people from churches hall to raise money and learn Church voluntarygroups met with Sy a and I aq Stall will include china across Norwich and about the homeless, for their HerefordshireCouncil’s lead officer for gla stat one toy ch ld en new Peterborough raised over £10,000 event ‘The Big Sleep In’. Refugees in The Great Hall at The Palace t to spending anight sleeping rough “Hope into Action does such in Herefordinresponse to the Bishopof hm ov to highlight UK homelessness. good work in our city ,givingreal Hereford’s invitation to Syrian refugees. y Fe val s Ma n B Among thoseraising awareness practical long-ter msupportto Dr Karilyn Collins, World Development no Pe fomed by The Cante bu werechurch le aders, some of themost needy people. I Officer for the Diocese, said the meeting Cho al Soc ett The London Handel congregation members, youth am delighted that the Cathed ral was called because 60 responses came che a Conducted by R cha d Cooke groupsand for mer street and other churches can be from parishes asking for potential help in y C sleepers. involved with them in this,” said the event of Syrian figures arriving. “All Proceeds will go to Hope in the Rt Rev Donald Allister ,the of us must work with the local authority,” 4November Action, acharitythat partners Bishop of Peterborough. she said. with churches to help house the Ed Walker,Executive Director Ewan Archibald, from Herefordshire homeless. of Hope into Action, added: “We Council, told the meeting that the Luncht me o gan ec tal at B adfo During the night, volunteers arenot pretending thatspending Council initially would take 60 refugees A Wo adfo werehanded cardboa rd boxes one night out is close to what over but werenot expecting any immediately. and listened to accounts from 2,200 homelessness people in They werestill waiting for further former street sleepers and former England face each night. This is information from theGovernment. 5November addictsabout their experiences the second year we have runthis “Everyone came because they want to and how they have turned their event and we hope that each year do something –and learnfromeach Pa s 2015 A place fo hope Lo d Deben lives around with th ehelp of Hope it will grow and become an other too. Therewas agood feeling in the ( w n G ) to d s t into Action and their local church. opportunity fo rchurches to room, andIthink those attendingwere Summ t on Cl mat Change De by Cathe Sixty primar ychildren in respond in apractical way to the pleased withwhat thecouncil has Peterborough will also help raise growinghomeless issue. ” planned so far,” said Bishop Richard. 8November Diocese of Manchester Diocese of Portsmouth Diocese of Sheffield memb anc Sunday The Cantamu Manchester Science Festival Thevicar of aFareham church, the Rev The Bishop of Sheffield, the Rt cho unde the ecto Malcolm Wood brought some of the most BruceDeans, is encouraging peopletodonate Rev Stephen Croft, is running a l be ng ng cho al evensong n St popular sci-fi films and series of money to Cancer Research UK andBreast tour of the Houses of Parliament Alban chu ch Cha nste Avenue the21st century back to the Cancer Careasheprepares to runthe Great for 13 young people next month. Bou nemouth gan Dav d Beeby futureagainst the stunning South Run to raise money for cancer charities The visit is being organised FRCO mus c by Dougla Gue All wel medieval backdrop of –ashis wife is being treated for breast cancer. by YMCAWhite Rose, alocal Manchester Cathedral’s Mr Deans, vicar of St John’s, Fareham, youth work charity working medieval quire. tackled the 10-mile course last Sunday (25 across Rotherham, Sheffield 11 November Of this week’s event, the Very October) along with other worshippers from and Wakefield, for which Bishop Rev Rogers Govender,Dean of hischurch. Croftisavice-president. Luncht me o gan ec tal at B adfo Manchester,said: “Manchester “Most people will know about the great He will explain how of Col n A Cathedral is no stranger to the work Cancer Research does. I’ve only got to parliament works, his role world of scientific discovery. knowthe other charity,Breast Cancer Care, within that and how his Back in 1595 Dr JohnDee, one through Caroline’s illness. It is acharitythat Christian faith impacts what he 13 November of the greatest minds in Europe hasprovided us withsome reallyuseful does. in the field of maths and booklets about breast cancer: whatitis, what Bishop Stephen said: “In a A Even ng w th H la y Mantel The science and personal adviser to we canexpect, treatment options, and where year that saw aGeneral Thomas C anme Cent n A lockton Queen Elizabeth 1, was Warden to get support. Ifound the booklet designed Election, Iwelcome this t £ at the church. for children, written in comic book fashion, opportunitytoshow young “Weweredelighted to be particularly helpful for me, Joseph and peoplearound these vital partofthe Manchester Science Daniel,” said Bruce. buildings that play such amajor 18 November Festival for the first time in our Caroline Deans was herselflicensed by the partinthe political shaping of history and looking forwardto BishopofPortsmouth, the Rt Rev Christopher our country. Ihope that it will Luncht me o gan ec tal at B adfo celebrating our science Foster,asaReader –orlicensed lay minister encourage the young people to Cath al Kathe enes ll am heritage next year as –inSeptember.This means she can also lead engage further with the political Manchester becomes services and preach.