Bishop Jill Calls out 'Beacons' in Her First Sermon
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THE AUGUST 2018 See MAGAZINE JOURNAL OF BLACKBURN DIOCESE : THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN LANCASHIRE Further articles and news updates on the Diocesan website: www.blackburn. anglican.org Pictures are also available to view on our Flickr feed – search online for Flickr and Blackburn Diocese Speaking passionately about Young leader Emily her hopes for the County Hilton leads the Bishop Jill said: “I want congregation in everyone to hear about the prayer Risen Lord in their ‘own language’; in a way they can understand from people they can relate to as their own.” Bishop Jill continued: “In the same way, as One amazing God; one amazing week! Lancashire has beacon sites across the hills, I’d See pages 2 & 4 also love to see people who are beacons for Jesus across the County. “People who are fully alive with the Spirit because they are in love with Jesus are therefore able to speak naturally about Him in their churches, schools, colleges, workplaces, football clubs … everywhere!” On women Bishops, the five guiding principles and ‘mutual flourishing’, Bishop Jill said: “I have loved working with Bishop Philip over the past 18 months and we are good friends who don’t agree on just one aspect of our ministry. But there is so much more that unites than divides us.” Hundreds of people, including many clergy and parishioners from across the county; civic dignitaries and Bishop Jill’s friends and family watched and participated in the Installation Service. The service was led by the Bishop of Blackburn, Rt Rev. Julian Henderson who was assisted by the Bishop of Bishop Jill calls Burnley, Rt Rev. Philip North. Bishop Jill grew up in Bolton. She is married to Rev. Prof. out ‘beacons’ Jeremy Duff, Principal of the St Padarn’s Institute in the in her first Church in Wales and they have two sons - Robbie, aged 13 and Harry, 10, all of sermon whom were at the Cathedral Danny Royle, a St to support Bishop Jill. Mellitus student, lights the first of The Installation Service for Rt Rev. Dr Jill Duff, A reading was given by a Bishop Jill’s our new Bishop of Lancaster, took place at former student of St ‘beacons’ during Blackburn Cathedral on July 3 after the Pictured after the service are (l-r) The Bishop of Mellitus, Rev. Hannah Boyd, Blackburn, Rt Rev. Julian Henderson; Robbie the Installation Consecration Service at York Minster the now serving as a curate at St Service previous Friday (June 29). Duff; The Bishop of Lancaster, Rt Rev. Dr Jill Duff; Mark’s Layton and St Luke’s, Harry Duff; The Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev. Philip Staining, in our Diocese while Danny Royle, a See back page for a full report on the North and Rev. Prof. Jeremy Duff. Consecration and page 3 for Bishop Jill’s current St Mellitus student, was on hand to reflections on the occasion. symbolically light the first of Bishop Jill’s The full sermon is available to watch as a ‘beacons’. At the installation the new Bishop delivered her video on our Diocesan YouTube channel first sermon in the Diocese. There was also a song from the school choir of along with a separate video of service Salesbury Church of England School and prayers And what a sermon it was – with a theme of highlights – search online for YouTube and were said by Diocesan Young Leaders Alex calling on people to join God’s ‘winning team’ Blackburn Diocese. Critchley from Blackburn and Emily Hilton from and based on Luke’s Gospel Chapter 24, v9-32. the Fylde Coast. Top picture - the Archbishop of York; Archbishop of Wales; more than 40 Bishops from across the Church of England and newly-consecrated Rt Rev. Dr Jill Duff, with her family outside the West Door of York Minster on the day of her Consecration. Bottom picture shows this year's cohort of 19 Deacons and Priests in relaxed mood before leaving for their pre-ordination retreat at Whalley Abbey. The See can also be found on the Diocesan Website: www.blackburn.anglican.org under News, or scan the ‘QR code’ on the back page with your smartphone to be taken to the Diocese website page which contains the current and archive editions of The See. ORDINATIONS Deacons and Priests respond to God’s call A GP; a teaching assistant; a Standish and Chris Dingwall-Jones, bookseller; a call centre worker; a who will serve at St. Peter and St. professional musician and a David, Fleetwood. The oldest construction worker. candidate is Stephen Large, These are just some of the former or continuing to serve at St Cuthbert’s current jobs of the latest cohort of 19 Burnley with St Luke’s Brierfield. new priests and deacons – known as All the ordinands have willingly ‘ordinands’ – most of whom were responded to God’s call on their lives ordained in late June and early July and are ready and eager to get to after going on retreat to the Diocesan work in their parishes to help fulfil our Retreat and Conference Centre at ‘Vision 2026: ‘Healthy Churches Whalley Abbey. Transforming Communities’. There are eight Deacons and 11 On Saturday June 30 at Blackburn Priests, many under the age of 40. Cathedral the Rt Rev. Philip North, Twelve of their number are men and Bishop of Burnley, ordained the eight seven are women. The oldest is 68 Deacons while Diocesan Bishop, Rt The sun’s rays are dappled on woodwork as they shine through the iconic and the youngest (two candidates) Rev. Julian Henderson, Bishop of Lantern Tower at Blackburn Cathedral behind the 2018 cohort of new Priests are 29. Blackburn, ordained eight of the and Deacons for The Church of England in Lancashire; with Rt Rev. Julian Hen- derson, Bishop of Blackburn, front third from left and Rt Rev. Philip North, You can watch a video on our Priests at services in the morning and Bishop of Burnley, front, second from right. YouTube channel featuring some afternoon. of the ordinands (search online There were two further services for for YouTube and Blackburn two more ordinands in parishes over ordained deacon and priest would become a Priest or Deacon in His Diocese) the following two days. Thomas exercise a faithful and Christ- church. It was an exciting time for all Read more about all of the Woolford was ordained Priest by the honouring ministry and that their of them and for their parishes across ordinands in our news coverage Bishop of Blackburn at Blackpool, obedience to His call may inspire Lancashire.” on the Diocesan website: Bispham All Hallows on Sunday July 1, others to listen and discover their www.blackburn.anglican.org while Aiden Edwards was ordained vocation, whether lay or ordained.” The Bishops were joined at the Priest by the Bishop of Burnley at St services by The Dean of Blackburn, View picture albums on our “God is always asking, whom shall I Annes on Sea, St Anne on Monday send? So, it is always a humbling The Very Rev. Peter Howell-Jones; the Diocesan Flickr feed – (search July 2. online for Flickr and Blackburn moment for me as a Bishop to be able Archdeacon of Blackburn, The to ordain men and women who have Diocese) A final ordination will take place a bit Venerable Mark Ireland and the later in the year, when Judith Smith responded to His call to serve His Archdeacon of Lancaster, The The new Deacons and Priests will will be ordained as a Priest by Bishop church.” Venerable Michael Everitt, as well as serve, or continue to serve, across Julian at Hornby St Margaret on Bishop Philip added: “Every year we representatives from parishes across Lancashire. The youngest candidates Sunday, September 30, at 10.45am. are deacons: Rebecca Feeney, who see a new group of men and women Lancashire and family and friends of will serve at St Wilfrid’s Church, Bishop Julian said: “We pray those of all ages responding to God’s call to the ordination candidates. Priests Christopher Anderton, Blackburn The Redeemer Samuel Cheesman, Anchorsholme All Saints Alice Cole, Lower Darwen, St James and Over Darwen, St James w Hoddlesden St Paul Claire Cooke, Lancaster St Thomas Munawar Din, Blackburn Christ Church with St Matthew Paul McNally, Accrington St James and St Paul Pictured after the service of ordination for Tom Pictured after the service of ordination for Victor Sohail, Great Marsden St John and Nelson Woolford at Bispham all Hallows are (l-r) the Aiden Edwards at St Annes on Sea, St Anne are St Philip Bishop of Blackburn, Rt Rev. Julian Henderson; (l-r) the Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev. Philip North, Stephen Large, Burnley St Cuthbert and Brierfield Tom Woolford; Rev. Canon Dr Simon Cox, Aiden Edwards and the Bishop of Blackburn, Rt Rector of Bispham and Blackpool Area Dean Rev. Julian Henderson St Luke and the Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev. Philip North. Thomas Woolford, Bispham All Hallows Aiden Edwards, St Annes on Sea, St Anne Judith Smith, Hornby w Claughton and Whittington and Arkholme and Gressingham (Judith will be ordained in September) Deacons Michael Clayton, Preston St Cuthbert Fulwood Rebecca Feeney, Standish St Wilfrid Karen Herschell, Ribchester, Hurst Green and Pictured after the Deacons' service of Mitton ordination at Blackburn Cathedral are (l-r) Christopher Dingwall-Jones, Fleetwood St Peter Pictured after the Priests' service of ordination Diocesan Registrar, Rev. Paul Benfield; the at Blackburn Cathedral are (l-r) The Dean of Archdeacon of Lancaster, the Venerable and St David Blackburn, The Very Rev. Peter Howell Jones; Michael Everitt; Michael Clayton; Rebecca Jonathon Wei Sing Lee, Ashton-on-Ribble St Alice Cole; The Archdeacon of Blackburn, the Feeney; Christopher Dingwall-Jones; the Andrew Venerable Mark Ireland; Stephen Large; Bishop of Blackburn, Rt Rev.