Long to reignoverus THE Church leadersmobilise as CHURCHOF Assisted Dying Billbegins Parliamentaryprocess AHEAD OF today’s opinion of our commu- debate on Assisted nities that have Newspaper Dying in the House of analysed, discussed Commons,the Arch- and debated the issue bishopofCanterbury over many years.” has said heisnot try- The letter to MPs ing to push ‘‘the reli- this week, signed by gious viewpoint on faith leaders, opposes others”. legalising assisted sui- The Most Rev Justin cide from a‘pastoral’ NOW AVAILABLEON NEWSSTAND Welby joined 20 other tion, desiring to “Becoming asociety viewpoint. It warns of faithleaders in signing respond with love in whereeachlife is no creating circumstances FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 No:6296 the letteronthe eve of the face of suffering,” longer seen as worth that could affect the the Private Member’s he wrote. protecting, worth hon- vulnerable. Motion debate on Rob But he argued that ouring, worth fighting “If passed, it will Marris’s Bill. ‘personal compassion’ for?” he asks. directly affect not only Newwaysofdoing Separately,Archbish- will be changed for a In his letter he those who areterminal- op Welbywrote to The ‘“process” marked by acknowledged that ly ill and who wish to church,p8 Guardian, wherehe clinical and judicial someChristians, end their lives, but also warned that the detachment. including one of his their families and planned Bill seeks to “As the European predecessors, took a friends and the health ‘legitimise suicide’. Courthas noted, the different view on the professionals who care “This respect for the legalunderstanding of subject. for them,” the letter lives of others goes to the ‘right to life’ would “Whilesome individ- states. theheartofboth our have to be fundamen- ual religious voices, The letter was signed criminal and human tally rewritten and for including that of my by over 20 signatories rightslaws and ought no good effect.” distinguished prede- including Cardinal Vin- not to be abandoned. Welby cessor,LordCarey, centNichols, the Head “I feel profoundly the asks ‘what sortofsocie- have called for a Imam of Leicester Cen- grief and struggle of ty we might become’, if change in the law, the tral Mosque, and the anyone finding them- assisted suicide were faith leaders’ letter rep- Chief Rabbi Ephraim selves in such asitua- made legal. resents the considered Mirvis.

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Diocese of Southwell &Nottingham THE Southwell Minster will host anew exhibition by DIARY THE artist Ian Scott Massie. ‘Places of Pilgrimage’ will explorehow we collect special places during our lives,throughaseries of 40 watercolours Send your events to and screen prints. [email protected] “Havingknown Southwell alittle for several or Tweet@churchnewspaper CHURCHIN years Iwas delighted to discover that the town isaplace of pilgrimage in several ways: sacred springs, like the one at Westhorpe; Southwell’s 12 September medievalrelics -including amiraculous glass vessel of healing water; King Charles 1st’s last 1pmPietroRoffi, accordion in free concertat ENGLAND night of freedom at the Saracen’s Head and, of Peterborough Cathedral course, the mighty Bramley apple,” said Ian. 7.30pmThe World of Gilbertand Sullivan, by the Wandering Minstrels, St Paul, Peterbor- ough, £10 including refreshments.

Diocese of Gloucester Diocese of 13 September The 500th anniversaryofthe Sanctus Bell in The Rt Rev Halvor Nordhaug, of Bergen, has been Minchinhampton is to be celebrated. appointed an Ecumenical Canon of Southwark Cathedral. 10amBreakfast Church, St James, Emsworth. Café- The Bishop of Tewkesbury, the Rt Rev The Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Rev Christopher sttyle breakfast, music from the worship ,isrededicating the bell, which Chessun, said the appointment of Bishop Bergen will band, arts and crafftsand abrief talk. has been ringing at Holy Trinity Church ‘continue to strengthen the ties between their dioceses’. since 1515. The bell is rung three times The Very RevAndrew Nunn, , said: during communion services, during the “Weare delighted that the Bishop of Bergen is to be 15 September consecration of the bread and wine. installed as an HonoraryEcumenical Canon. Our link with The new chiming rope will be dedicated at the Cathedral and Diocese of Bergenisextremely important aservice on September.The Rev Helen to us. Having Bishop Halvor as amember of the Cathedral 10am Growwthand Stewardship Roadshow,Daven- Bailey, of Minchinhampton with Box, foundation will further enrich that.” try. Info: 01604 887043. said: “The bell has been an important partof Bishop Halvor said: “I feel honoured to be appointed as an 4pm The Second Stansted LectureatStPaul’s the historyofthe town and we hope that Ecumenical Canon of Southwark Cathedral. My hope and Chapel, Stansted House, in the of the many from Minchinhampton will cometo prayer is that this may contribute to agrowing community Octagon will be given by: The Right Rev- join us for this special celebration.” and mutual blessings for our two churches.” erend and Right Honourable TheLord Carey of Cliffton.

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On Sundaythe Cathedral hosted aVigil of Remembrance and Solidarity for Refugees. 7.30pm GeneralSynod hustings, Portsmouth Cathe- The Dean of Leicester,DavidMonteith dral. said: “Christians arecommanded to love their neighbours and these desperate peopleare our neighbours. We can’t just 18 September watch this on the television and thinkofit as nothingtodowith us. We must support charities providing food, clothing, and 7pm Piano Recital by Laura Dickson, Park Place, shelter.Weneed to sharemoreofthis Wickham. Tickets £10 in advance, £12 on responsibility with others in Europe and be the door. prepared to welcome morevulnerable peopleinto our community.” The Cathedral displayed abanner,saying 19 September “#refugeeswelcome“.

06.45amThree retired headmasters –Stephen Drew, Mark Pyper and David Gibbs –are reading Diocese of Manchester passages fromthe King James Bible from dawn to dusk in St Peter’sChurch,Wolver- The Climate Change Manchester Cathedral has set up a cote. awareness play, The life of Maurice Rowlandson will prayer station to pray for refugees. 9.30am Diocesan Spirituality Day with LouScott- ‘Baked Alaska’, is be remembered in aservice taking The Very Rev Rogers Govender, Joynt, The Cloisters, Bembridge. £8.50. coming to Coventry place in Greyfriars Church, ,said: 7.30pm Baked Alaska by Riding Lights Theatre Cathedral, courtesy of Reading, at 11am on 26 September. “Manchester Cathedral is hereto Company,Peterborough Cathedral, £12 the Riding Lights Billy Graham’s former UK serve adiverse city,answering adults, concessions available. TheatreCompany. director passed away in August this God’s call to churches to reach out The performance year. with compassion to those who takesplace as partof Maurice was serving as suffer. 20 September the Reconciling a Extensions Secretaryatthe “I am deeply saddened that so Wounded Planet Evangelical Alliance when he was many have lost their lives fleeing conference at appointed to the team running Dr their homes in other parts of the 11am Café Connect, St Peter’s, Titchfield. Food CoventryCathedral Billy Graham’s first crusade in world, including Syria. We grieve and drink, newspapers and chat. (18-19 September). England, in 1954. He later became these unnecessarydeaths and pray 5.30pm Songs of Praise with AbingdonTown Band, ‘Baked Alaska’, is Director and from 1979 until 1992, for all caught up in this situation. St Helen’s, Abingdon. presented in Maurice was General Secretaryof We pray that the government have partnershipwith the Keswick Convention. He later the courage to make asafe haven Christian Aid, founded the Venturers’ Norfolk for refugees to our country.” 24 September Operation Noah and Broads Cruise, aweeklong He said it was his hope that the the Diocese of Christian sailing camp for young people of Greater Manchester will 1.10pm Lunchtime Live, Portsmouth Cathedral. Lichfield, hoping to people and was chairman of show refugees generosity, raise acompassionate TransWorld Radioand atrustee of compassion and love. voice and message of Walk Through the Bible. “Many religious communities in 25 September hope in the run-up to Awebpage has been set up for this city,including Manchester the UnitedNations those who may wish to give towards Cathedral, arestanding by to Conference on Climate Maurice’s chosen charities: provide any practical assistance 7pm Burrswood Inter-Church Quiz, teams wel- Change in Paris this www.memorygiving.com/mauricer needed to supportrefugees,” he come, Church of Christ the Healer,Burr- December. owlandson said. swoodTN3 9PY.Tickets £10 includes ploughman’s supper.

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News In Brief Writer’sbequest Writer PD James has left one of her properties to St MaryMagdalen Church’s restoration fund and afur- Churches welcome ther£10,000 to thePrayer Book Society. The prolific crime author bequeathed the shareof awill totalling over £22 million to fiveOxfordand Cambridgecolleges and the Royal Society of Litera- CHURCHES areoffering to takein to help councils house refugees testimony that this countryismore ture. 500Sreyfugeesrasiparatofenfforts toreand urfgedacuontinued,gehumanitari-esthanable to do both,” he said. resettle Christian refugees in the an and practical response. The ,the New Bishop for Newcastle UK. “Wecannot turnour backs on Rt Rev David Walker,said ‘charities The VenChristine Hardman has been announced as Canon Dr Chris Sugden of the this crisis. We mustrespond with and churches in the UK’ arestand- the next BishopofNewcastle and the second female Oxford Centrefor Religion and compassion. But we must also not ing with ‘their counterparts inGer- diocesan Bishop. PublicLife, isasking church mem- be naïve in claiming to have the many. Ms Hardman succeeds theRtRev Martin Whar- berstowelcome refugees into their answers to end it. It requires apan- Writing in The Times he said: ton,who retired last year. homes. European response –which means “Charities and churches in the UK She is currentlyHonoraryAssistantPriest in the Alan Lee at Barnabas Fund, who acommitment to serious-minded stand as ready as their counter- Southwark Cathedral and has previously served as is co-ordinating the database of diplomatic and political debate, but parts in Germany and elsewhereto the of and Greenwich and churches signing up to the refugee not at the expense of practical play aproper partinhelping assim- Rural Dean of Stevenage. rehousing scheme, told The action thatmeets the immediate ilate an equitable and realistic num- The new Bishop has served on theGeneral Synod Newspaper of needs of those most in need of our ber of refugees into Britain. We did and on committeesincluding theSynod’s Eucharis- the‘tremendous outpouring’ from help,” he said. so with past crisesinVietnam and tic Prayers Revision Committee, theDioceses and churches in response to the reset- General Bishopofthe Coptic Uganda; we can do it again. We call Pastoral Measures Review Group and the Ethical tling initiative. Orthodox Churchinthe UK, His on political leaders ofall persua- Investment AdvisoryGroup. “Wehave abacklog of people Grace Bishop Angaelos, issued a sions to seizethe moment, and Her major area of work has been described as the who have beenoffering support statement calling the pictureofthe work with us so that Britain once legislation governing women . beforethe initiative went out. We young boy lying on aTurkish again becomes ahaven for those Christine Hardman said: “I don’t really have the haven’t been able to get through all beach a‘gruesome optic’, which for whom life has become ahell.” wordstoexpress my excitement at coming to this the responses. One churchsaid may have ‘desensitised some’. General Director of the Evangeli- vibrant,warmand proud partofthe world. they can take in 500 people,” he He said that ‘caution must be cal Alliance, Steve Cliffordissued a “Godcares about theworld -not just about the commented. exercised’ while ‘radical elements’ statement saying that whilemany Church. The rule of Christ isover the whole of our Calls for aresponse to the are‘seeking to destabalise’, though may notagree on thebest solution, lives.That’s why it’s so important for Christians to refugee crisis, which has seen adding ‘that caution should not the gravityofthe situation engage and work with key partners for all that leads thousands displaced from their mean ablanket rejectionofthe vast ‘demands our attention.’ to theflourishing of communities.” homes, intensified last week after a majority of those coming who are The Evangelical Alliance wrote to pictureofayoung refugee boy genuinely seekingsafety for them- all churches urging afivefold washed ashoredominated the front selves and their families.’ response, to pray,give funds, open pages worldwide. The Bishop chided the media for shelters, act and write to MPs for Rallying aresponse from church- its ‘abrasive rhetoric’lending itself increased supportfor refugees. es, Chris Sugden said: “In Iceland, to the ‘constant dehumanising of “The Church is passionate about the Government offered initially 50 people’. helping those in greatest need, and places for refugees. Archbishop John Sentamu this isanopportunity to put that AFacebook page was set up and described himself as ‘a former passion intoaction. We also wantto in two days 11,000 places were Sanctuaryseeker’ from former pray for wisdom and compassionas offered in people’s homes. The President Idi Amin’s Uganda. the government takes decisions Government then made more “This is not hypothetical rheto- about welcoming refugees into the offers available.” ric. Ihave lived and experienced UK, aswell as addressing the sig- The database will be presented to those virtues time and again dur- nificantunderlying challenges the Government and heads of the ing my 41 years. across the globe,” said Clifford. ChurchofEngland, in abid to “This spirit of openness, generos- In astatement, the , strengthen UK engagement with ity and welcome is something we the RtRev Stephen Conway,said the humanitarian crisis. have seen beforeasanation. we have a‘responsibility to share Commenting on the ongoing “The begrudging grant of an theburden’ofEuropean countries migrant crisis, the Archbishop of entryvisa is not the same as a taking in refugees. Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin warmembrace. As anation we “Britain must participatefully in Welby,called the humanitarian sit- must not only welcome morepeo- aEuropean welcomefor those who uation a‘wicked crisis’. ple but we should also be morewel- arevulnerable and fleeing violence “My prayers arewith those coming as apeople.Myown life is and oppression,” hesaid. Marriageviews revealed under immense pressure to devel- AYouGov poll examining both Protestant and op an equitable response,” he said. Catholicattitudes towards same-sex marriage, found Prime Minister David Cameron that50per cent of ‘Religious Catholics’ supported issued aresponse to the refugee equal marriage, compared to 45 per cent of ‘Reli- crisis, as neighbouring EU coun- gious Protestants’. tries relaxed their asylum controls “As achurch, we must ask ourselves: The survey also found that 59 per centofReligious for migrant entry. Protestants supporteuthanasia, compared with 42 In aHouse of Commons state- Do our beliefsabout gender help to per cent of Religious Catholics. ment on Monday,Cameron cited the ’s enhancelifeorrestrict it?” Sundaytrading warning statement asheannounced plans Conservative MP David to accept 20,000 refugees from Burrowes has said the Syria by 2020. The Revd Dr Gideon Byamugisha ‘Government should give Chief Executive of The Chil- Uganda it awide berth’, in an arti- dren’s Society,Matthew Reed, cle referring to Govern- called the Prime Minister’s mentplans to introduce announcement ‘long overdue’. extended Sunday trading “The Government must give seri- hours. ous thought to what happens when Be challenged by theworld church. “This wasn’t in the man- these visas expire, as it is crucial ifesto and it wasn’t in the their long-termneeds are Queen’s Speech, so we addressed. 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Onlineatwww.churchnewspaper.com:The church that is facing agay rights case by one of its ownclergy 4 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday September 11, 2015 News Churches uniteto debate our future in Europe ANEW website designed to act as aforum celebrate for those who disagree on Britain’s future as partofEurope has been launched in the run-up the forthcoming European Referen- dum. Thejoint initiative between the Church of England and the Church of Scotland, QCATHEDRuAL ebellsweererninging’outsthis historic reign ‘Reimagining Europe: Our Shared week, as Queen Elizabeth II became the Futures’, is described as aspace to consid- longest-serving British monarch. er the ‘EuropeanQuestion’ from firstprin- celebrated over two ciples with ‘theological resonance’ such as days as they marked what the diocese ‘diversity’, ‘subsidiarity’ and ‘sovereignty’. describe as‘asignificant moment in the life Contributors include Bishop for West of the UnitedKingdom and the Common- Yorkshireand the Dales, the Rt Rev Nick wealth.’ Banes, Editorial and Programme Director The Lord-Lieutenant, Lady Gretton at theInstitute of EconomicAffairs,Philip encouraged other churches to join in and Booth and Conservative MP David Bur- peal their bells. rowes. “The Queen’s dedication to her role and to Jonathan Chaplin,Director of the Kirby our countryand the Commonwealth over Laing Institute for Christian Ethics and the past 63 years has been remarkable, and Deputy Chairman of UKIP,Suzanne Evans something we should acknowledge and cele- arealso contributors, as well as the Rt Rev brate. Robert Innes and the secondcontributing “I would like to encourage local communi- Conservative member,Caroline Spellman. ties to mark this historic occasion by the TheArchbishop of Canterbury, the Most ringing of churchbells and the hoisting of Rev Justin Welby, offered thefirst blog to the Union Flag, wherepossible,” she said. thesite, titled ‘Learning to Disagree well The , the Rt Rev on Europe.’ Donald Allister,commented this week on Opening his post, the Archbishop com- the role of Bishops serving theQueen. ments on aFrench colleague he worked “When you arefirst appointed you get a with in his private sector years, who retort- one-to-one with her and senior bishops take ed: “You British just don’t get it. Europe is it in turntodochaplaincy work when she is about peace, not money.” in Sandringham. Theblog is to ‘encourage aclearly val- ‘‘She usually goes to Sandringham after ues-based approach to Britain’s futurerela- Christmas and stays for most of January. tionship with the EU; one that includes, but She likes abishop to be thereaschaplain for does not end with, economic and political each long weekend. I’ve stayed therefor a perspectives,’ the Archbishop writes. long weekend. TheRtRev Dr Angus Morrison, Modera- “A lot of the conversation is just about fam- tor of the Church of Scotland’s General ilies. It’s just ordinarystuff, it’s not about big Assembly,writes in his blog ‘Towards an issues of state orwhetherweshould bomb informed debate on our shared futures’, of this country. It’s just like being partofafam- his declared interest in continued EU ily for along weekend albeit aquite unusual membership. and well known family. “Thisofcourse does not mean that we “It’s quite nerve-wracking and scarywhen will be telling people from the pulpit how you’retold you’ve got to do it. Youhave to they should vote, but Ihope it shows that preach asermon –infront of theQueen – we areupfor avibrant and energising someone like me alad from Liverpool hav- debate,” he writes. ing to do that. It feels completely unreal,” he Conservative MP for Enfield Southgate, said. David Burrowes, writes that: “Wemust not leave it to the loud voices of thepro-Euro- pean establishment or the apocalyptical opponents to dominate Christian dis- course” and nailing ‘his colours to the Martin Cavenderdies,aged 68 mast’ describes himself as a‘Christian PROMINENT evangelist, Mar- Social media ban on Eurosceptic’ in his entry‘Is the EU fit or tin Cavender,has died at the purpose?’ age of 68. Arguing that the ‘EU does not sit com- The former ecclesiastical law vicar is lifted fortably’ with decentralisation of power, solicitor was first Director of THE BISHOP of Guildfordhas lifted the ban on using social which he calls an ‘important biblical princi- ReSource, an initiative formed mediagiven to the rector of ,the Rev ple’, he writes: “A cardinal point that needs of the Anglican Renewal Min- Stephen Sizer,saying the terms of the six-month suspen- to be addressed is that we arenot really istries and the ’ sion he had imposed on 9February2015 had been met. Christian Eurosceptics but Christian ‘Brus- Initiative for Evangelism, In astatement released by thediocese on 3September, selsSceptics’.” Springboard. the Rt Rev wrote: “I have met with Stephen In his ‘PostcardfromBerne’, Anglican Under the request of then in the past days for positive discussions, reaffirming his Archdeacon of Switzerland, the VenCanon Archbishop of Canterbury, commitment andplanningfor his vital work as Vicarofthe Peter Potter,asks what the costs areof George Carey,Cavender was Parish of Virginia Water,and Ilookforward to ourcontin- being outside the Eurozone. senttoRwanda after the geno- ued work together in supportofthis.” Prof Werner GJeanrond, Master of St cide to rewrite the country’s Acritic of Israeli policies towards the Palestinians, Mr Benet’s Hall, , in his legal Constitution. Sizer has been challenged by Jewish groups over his blog reflects on ‘the greater project of He described himself as remarks on Twitterand Facebookaswell as his participa- Europe’ and UKIP Deputy Chairman, ‘flouncing in’ to Rwanda as amissionarylawyer that later tion in anti-Zionist conferences. Suzanne Evans writes that: “Many EU poli- ‘found himself sitting therelike achild just listening to the AFebruary2015 posting on Twitter suggesting Israel cies seem calculated to inflame division stories.’ was behind the9/11 terror attacks in New York was con- ratherthan bring harmony,” in her entry, He came to faith in one moment at his supper table. “Did I demned by the bishop as exhibiting “appallingly poor judg- ‘The EU and the inevitable slide into secu- believe in Jesus Christ and if Idid what difference was it ment”. lar authoritarianism.’ going to make in my life?” he said, reflecting on his life However,Bishop Watson declared he was satisfied Mr Anglican , theRtRev change. Sizer had not been motivated by prejudice. RobertInnes, asks whether the EU is ‘a He resignedasdiocesan registrarin1992, and wentonto He noted: “Theother agreements outlined in my state- secular realm from which God is exclud- found the Archbishops’ College of Evangelists among his ment of 9Februarywill remain in place but, in all this, I ed?’inhis blog‘The EU-not as godless as other achievements. would like to reiterate apoint that Imade in February, that you might think’. He is survived by his wife, daughter and two sons. Idonot believe Stephen’s motivation to be anti-Semitic.” Onlineatwww.churchnewspaper.com:Get all the breakingnewsstories as theyhappen www.churchnewspaper.com Friday September 11, 2015 News 5 Plea bargain hope OVERSEASCall fochurchrgleadersovhaveernmecalled with antnopenactioninvitation to settleovwithiner urreged futheirgegoverecnmentritosisaccept forformerbishop for government action in response to the her borders, not all countries have refugees, while the Primate of the THE HOMICIDE trial of Heather Cook, wave of migrants flooding Europe. shown the same kind of generosity. , the Most Rev Richard the former of Mary- Hundreds of thousands of economic “However,the crisisistoo great to be Clarke, has calledupon the Irishpeople land, has been scheduled to begin this migrants, political refugees and dis- ignored -too great even for Europe to to open their homes. week, however,aBaltimoretelevision placed persons from the civil wars from solve on its own.” “One way forwardinthe humanitarian station reports aplea agreement may the Middle East and North Africa have Dr Davies urged Australia to accept spherewould be to look to the goodwill havebeen reached. attempted to enter Europe this year, some of the refugees. of local communitiestotake in and Cook was indicted on multiple felony prompting ahumanitarian emergency. “Irepeat my request to the Prime Min- embrace manageable numbers of charges in Februaryfollowing a27 Sydney’s Archbishop Glenn Davies has ister that Australia should returntoan refugee families in their towns and cities, December2014 collision that killed urged his governmenttorespond to the increased refugee quota of 20,000 per as others have done. cyclist Thomas Palermo. crisis. “Our TV screens have been awash annum and Iask that urgent considera- “If people across this island, for exam- On 1May 2015 Cook was deposed with images of desperate people fleeing tion be given to this, as well as other ple,could welcomerefugeefamilies into fromthe ministryofthe Episcopal the war-tornareas ofSyria and Iraq. measures Australia could take to allevi- theircommunities in thisway this could Churchinthe wake of her arrest for While it has been pleasing to see the way ate the suffering caused by the Syrian cri- make areal difference to those who have driving under the influence resulting in in which Germany’sChancellor has sis.” left their homeland far behind in such ahomicide,vehicular manslaughter, responded to thishumanitarian crisis Anglican leaders in New Zealandhave desperate circumstances,” he said. criminally negligent manslaughter,tex- tingwhiledrivingand fleeing the scene of an accident. Abreathalyzer test showed Cook’s blood alcohol level was .22 following the accident. The legal limit in the USA is 0.08. NigeriaTHE CHURCH of Nigeria’s Bishopnbof Gwagwaladaishohas beenpiurgeaskll of you Chridistians tnaobeveryvppeigilant and securdity-con- WBAL reported on 4September 2015 kidnapped and is being held for ransom. scious wherever you find yourselves. The issue of kidnapping thatCook’s trial had been advanced one On 3September the Rt Rev Moses Bukpe-Tabwaye was is rampant in the countrybut we can still curtail the menace if day,“which is astrongindication aplea abducted from his car at acheckpointatthe border between we arevigilant.’’ deal is nearly done.” Edo and Delta States in SouthernNigeria. In September 2013 the number two man in theChurch of The Primate of All Nigeria, the Most Rev Nicholas Okoh, Nigeria, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey,was abducted and later reports that bishop’s captors aredemanding 40 million Naira released, while Archbishop Okoh’s predecessor,the Most Rev NewPrimateelected (approximately £135,000) for his release. Peter Akinola, was abducted by criminals in December 2013 THE BISHOP of West has According to areport printed bythe NewsAgencyofNige- but managed to escape his captors. been elected Primate of the Anglican ria, Archbishop Okoh told church workers on 5September: “I Province of South East Asia. Meeting in , Sabah, on 2 September,the bishops of Sabah, Singa- pore, West Malaysia and Kuching elect- Plans to break dispute over Christchurch Cathedral SAY NOTOWAR ed the Rt Rev Ng Moon Hing to a Join theAnglicanCommunion’s four-year termofoffice beginning in THE NEW ZEALAND government will appoint an independent consultant to help negoti- movementfor peace. February2016. ate the dispute over thefutureofChristchurch Cathedral. Join at He succeeds the Most Rev Bolly Severely damaged by earthquakes in Februaryand December 2011, the diocese of www.anglicanpeacemaker.org.uk,or Lapok,Bishop of Kuching. Archbishop Christchurch, led by the Rt RevVictoria Matthews, initiated demolition work in April 2012. [email protected] Anglican Pacifist Fellowshop, 11 Weavers Lapok will remain Bishop of Kuching However,historic preservation groups wereable to block thedemolition that year. End, Hanslope, Milton Keynes, MK19 7PA, until he retires in 2017. The CourtofAppeal lifted the injunction in July. UK Tel: 01908510642. Bornon12November 1955 in in Conservation groups have called for the gothic-style (a registered charity) Malaysia, Ng waseducated in Malaysia cathedral to be restored to its original design, while the and Australia and earned adegree in diocese has indicated that it would like to rebuild the civil engineering from Monash Univer- cathedral in moderntaste. sity in Australia. After working as acivil At a3September meeting, Bishop Matthews acknowl- engineer for afew years,hetrained for edged thedispute over the cathedral had affected the the ministryatthe Seminari Teologi wider community. Malaysia and was ordained in “Weare also awarethat indecision about the futureof 1985 and priest in 1986 for the Diocese ChristchurchCathedral ishaving asignificant effecton of West Malaysia. the re-birth of Christchurch from the centreoutward.” In 1991, Ng was instituted as the Vicar She said agovernment-appointed consultant would of St Peter’sChurch, Ipoh and later “engage with the experts”representing all points of appointed canon of St Mary’s Cathedral, view. ,and, Archdeacon of the “It is my hope and commitment that beforeChristmas diocese’s Lower North Archdeaconry. we will know the details about the futureofChristchurch In 1993 he founded Anglican Village Cathedral as well as thelarger Diocesan recoveryplan,” Ministries (AVM) amission society ded- she said. icatedtoevangelising the country’s The bishop also announced that the Rev Lawrence rural poor. Kimberley had been appointed as the new dean of On 5May 2007, Ng was consecrated Christchurch Cathedral. The post hadbeen vacant since fourth in suc- the death of the former dean, the Very Rev Lynda Patter- cession to the Rt RevLim Cheng Ean. son, in July 2014. Churches ‘vital forschooling’ THE WEST INDIES relies upon the church the schools areowned by the Anglican and schools to provide the moral and social founda- Catholic Churches, along with the Baptist, Mora- tion for the education of children, Jamaica’s Min- vian and United Churches, and leased to the gov- ister of Education said last week at anational ernment. service marking the startofthe academic year. The minister called upon the church to ensure Speaking at St Luke’s Anglican Church in that everychild within its orbit attended school. Kingston on 6September 2015, Ronald Thwaites “Around 20 per cent of our students attend noted “the Church, along with the school and school irregularly,some of whom eventually family,isone of the pillars of socialisation. In this drop out ... regard, we call for members of the wider church “It takes avillage to raiseachild, so we invite community to establish closer relations with all well-thinking persons in the community, schools on aday-to-day basis.” including church members and the police, to Primaryand secondaryeducation in Jamaica ensurethat all children arepresent when school is overseen by thegovernment, but the bulk of is in session,” he said.

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Sexual fluidity Peter Chater, Sir,Inresponse to points Carewith historical facts Gay Christian made in ‘The Inconvenient Sir,The writer of your leader (4 September) needs to be rather morecareful with historical Truth of Sexual Fluidity’, I facts and should marshal hisarguments rather better than he has managed to do in his J, E, Dand P agree that amongst single ignorant and pathetic rant this week. Sir,Re: the letter of Dr J young people, the status of For astartthe heliocentric view of the universe advocated by the Church in the 15th/16th Matthews (28 August), Imust ‘sexually fluid’ is anon- century was not apassing fad but hasits origins in Aristotle. To suggest that the Church of leap to the defence of JED& judgemental and binary- that period was hitching itself to some passing fad is just ignorant. Galileo was jailed for P. Imet this group during my defying description of how contradicting Church teaching of what it considered to be ‘true’. That should be awarning first termattheological they view their sexuality. to you and all Churchpeople who believe that only they hold the ‘truth’. college and they liberated me However,aspeople age their Secondly,has you writer not read the Kinsey report? Has he/she no awareness of what fromnaive biblicism for thoughts may turnto theinitials LGBTI stand for? What evidence is theretojustify the assertion that both which Iamexceedingly commitment and some of Stonewall and the Church of England deny the inconvenient truth being that sexuality is grateful. Wonderful chaps! them may marry (opposite- complex and multi-faceted, or ‘fluid’, to use the increasingly favoured term. The Rev John Pragnell, sex or same-sex partners). At In fact it is ‘Christians’ like yourselves who deny thefull spectrum of sexual orientation in Southwell, Notts this point, married people are your quest for the black and white in aworld of varying shades of grey.You clingtothe effectively saying to society Genesis texts of binarymale and female. Youdeny the equality of women with your Left-right divide and to the Church, ‘I have spurious appeals to Pauline texts. Many of you deny thepossibility of women priests Sir,Colin Durham (28 Aug) chosen to solidify my because of false teachingabout ‘headship’. Youdeny the legitimate and God-given affections pours yet more scornonAlan sexuality and my sexuality is between people of the same sex because it upsets your simplistic notions of Storkey’s article “The straight/gay –please respect complementarity. dishonest election”. Ihave this’. Furthermore, the validity of any argument is undermined by the meanness of the writer already written that Ithought The respect given to and the use of language deliberately designed to demean and undermine. By using aphrase it was agoodarticle. married couples (both like the government’s ‘diktat’ you aredeliberately echoing fascist sentiments. And who are Iamatalosstofollow why opposite-sex and same-sex) the ‘managers of the Church of England’? Ithoughtthat we areanEpiscopally-led church, so many correspondents honours their commitment to synodically governed. Perhaps if the Church of England was ‘managed’ it might do better in assume he is as politically both monogamy and indeed the real world. devious as Cameron and solidification (and we The plain truth is that you areclutching at straws and this leader only undermines your Miliband and is astaunch certainly don’t suggest that position more fully.Christians who believe this sortoftosh have lost the argument; member of the Labour party. people aregoing to desert Christians who deny the validity and reality of same-sex relationships beforeGod are Iassume Alan turned on their spouses, their digging ahole for themselves. The church has always compromised with the society in the Conservatives, not marriages, or their chosen which it finds itself. To deny thatistodeny history. To deny that is to make the Church because he might be Labour, sexuality at the first irrelevant, to fatally compromise its mission and to render it irrelevant to today.Most but because they wereso opportunity). Christians will in the end accept this. Those who don’t will end up as an irrelevant and much better at the hype and The author reminds us that decidedly odd exclusive sect. misrepresentation. the St Andrew’s Day RichardAshby, This is also wherethis Statement states that ‘at the Emsworth year’s election was dishonest. deepest ontological level, It wascleverly turned into a therefore, thereisnosuch two-horse race with one horse thing as “a” homosexual or address. with his sexuality over 30 ignore the weight ofhuman shown to be apoor copy of “a” heterosexual; thereare Firstly,asyou say,‘that years ago, your leader ‘The experience in your desireto the other.Itisnot aboutreal human beings, male and separating human sexuality inconvenient truth of sexual see things as you wish them politics but about gimmicks, female, called to redeemed into agay or straight binary fluidity’ is astonishing in its to be, not as they are. sound bites and personalities. humanity in Christ’. So then, taxonomy is almost certainly ignorance and itshostility. The author’s habit of Ifind too left- let’s take this seriously, far too simplistic’. It may be The author has clearly little putting words representing wing but he is spot on when aspiring to become ‘sexuality- far too simplistic but the fact idea about the reality of the theway that people identify he points out that he is the blind’ to our neighbour,not is that many people are lives of LGBT people and themselves in quotation only leadership contender even noticing if they areinan straight, manyare gay,and there’s apoint at which marks (“A Guardian writer talking about policy and not opposite-sex or same-sex we should acknowledge that. publishingsuch opinions over reported an angryreaction concentrating on marriage and just doing our However,Ibelieve you are and over again just becomes from ‘lesbians’...”,“‘Bisexual’ personalities. level best to supporttheir right to point out that thevast insulting and rude. Katie Welsh in the Telegraph ActuallyIthink Mr Durham individual ‘redeemed majority aresomewhereon Iwould like to point out that says...”)isalso really ablysupports Mr Storkey’s humanity in Christ’. the spectrum. And if that is the ‘B’ in LGBT is not by any insulting.How would you feel view…this is that the election (I’ll take the opportunity to true, then conservatives who means anew addition -sothe if we went around calling you was simply aportrayal of remind readers that the St trytodismiss those on that factofthe fluidity of human ‘Christians’ -inquotation Labour versus that of Andrew’s Day Statement also spectrum arebeing sexuality is certainlynot a marks? ‘Christian’ publication Conservative. Thus he comes maintains that ‘therecan be disingenuous. Perhapsitis newlydiscovered TheChurchofEngland up withthe illogical no description of human time for all conservative ‘inconvenient truth’ as the Newspaper... ‘Straight’ conclusion that since Alan reality,ingeneral or in evangelicals to acknowledge author so ridiculously asserts. ‘Christian’ Archbishop Justin calls the Conservative particular,outside the reality that most people areall The Church of England’s Welby... Those quotation campaign dishonest he must in Christ’ which might lead to somewhereonthat spectrum widespread attitude to people marksare deliberately be aLabour supporter. aview that non-Christian (including themselves) and whodonot conformtoyour positioned to undermine our It is just not true that people aresub-human, which, end this mood of intolerance. ideals of identity is self-identity as ifthe personal everyone is either Labour or of course, isn’t the case.) It is not just Stonewall who transparently prejudiced. It experience of countless tens Tory.Cameron’s message Jane Newsham, aresigned up to what you call makes me SO angrythat you of thousands of people counts was it was either him or Viae-mail abinarytaxonomy. just refuse to begin to for absolutely nothing. Labour, which is verymuch JBrown, understand what is so plainly Iamagay Christian, not a what Colin Durhan seems to Questions for Wembley under your noses. The notion ‘gay’ ‘Christian’. Using be practising, and indulging conservatives thatwegay people ‘choose’ quotation marksinthis way inthe same cult of Sir,Your leader,4September, Ignorance ouridentity is in the vast simply demonstrates the raises two important issues Sir,Speaking as a52-year-old majorityofcases utterly author’s lack of love, respect that evangelicals have to gay man who came to terms absurd.Itisyour ‘choice’ to and grace. Letters continue on page 11

[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper www.churchnewspaper.com Friday September 11, 2015 Leader &Comment 7 TheChristian service ethic of Her Majesty the Queen Her Majesty the Queen has become the longest serving British monarch, outpassing the reign of Victoria. She is to bethanked for making and keeping that vow of service to the nation and to the Commonwealth, and this quality marks her reign. The promise to Lessons from serve hersubjects,hereand worldwide, was inextricablybound up with her Christian faith, avocation given to her as ayoung woman just married, acalling by God which she regarded with total serious- ness. She is the nation’s leading Christian, attending church weekly and also in her Christmas messages seeking to get across the mes- sage of the Christian way of love and faith. delighted when the Goths –Arians, by the way – As historian Andrew Roberts wrote in his Sunday Times article, history moreorless took over the civil service and much “throughturmoil and trauma, asteady hand has steered the nation,” of the business of daily life. But then therecame and it is true thatshe represents averytraditional British character PETER MULLEN incursions that weremuch morenumerous and and quality of steadfastness thathas encouraged her people for far more violent. As aresult the Empire was fin- decades. She values the British way of life, often far moreobviously GK Chesterton wasonce musing aboutthe ished and Europe entered theDark Ages, in than many of ourpolitical leaders who seem to holditincontempt. vagaries ofhistoryand he concluded that we which the continent languished for centuries She represents what people want to uphold, despite the folly of gov- rarely getwhat we expect: “In the sixth century, until it was revived first by the monastic move- ernments. everyone thoughtthat the big issue of the day ment and then by medieval Christianity. One of her extraordinaryachievements has been to avoid ever get- would be the effect on Europe of the conquering Effectually,this was anew civilisation:monas- ting involved in party political debates or rivalries: she has played Germanic tribes, but suddenly alittle boy in Ara- teries, schools, universities, the parish system, her constitutional role impeccably as functioning above politics, a bia by the name of Mohammed…” hospitals, hospices, charity and the rule of law. powerless monarch. As the stageplay TheAudience so brilliantly In other words, thereare moments that precip- The mass immigration of today is comparable unfolds, she has had weekly audiences with her primeministers itate arevolutionarychange thathitherto went with what took place all those centuries ago and from Churchill to Cameron, all with very different and opposing sets largely unforeseen. Ibelieve we areatsuch a we face the prospect of anew Dark Age. There of values, and has been ahelp tothem all. Her vast bank of experi- moment today. areother striking similarities. For instance, Sido- ence, as one who went through World WarII, through crises such as Until recentlythe issues dominating the politi- nius -the 5th centurypoet, bishop and urban pre- the miners’ strike, economic depressions, the Falklandswar,the cal agenda andthe mass media werethe global fect of Rome –was one day approached by the threat of the UK breaking up as the SNP gained power,the multicul- financial crisis and conflict in the Middle East. emperor who, in the face of the barbarian inva- tural revolution of 1997, mass migration and the social tensions Suddenly,noone isany longerindoubt thatthe sions, said, “I am minded what Iwill do, Sidonius. involved, all manner of national problems have been seen by Her real crisis throughout Europe is mass immigra- Iwill close the gates of the city.” Majesty and have been negotiated along with her patient help tion. Andby“mass” Imean onanentirely Sidonius replied, “Too late, Sir,the cityisfull of behind the scenes. unprecedented scale.Something completely dif- these newcomersalready.” Toolittle, too late. Even in today’s deep crisis of ahuge wave of refugees seeking ferent. Such wasthe judgement in Sidonius’ time and it access to Europe as their place of asylum, the Queen’s In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher was told that isthe judgement on our time too. presence alone provides asenseofsecurity,that this too 25,000 foreigners were Thereisafurther complica- will be coped with as have previous traumatic events. migrating to Britainevery tion. Throughout Europe She has lived throughthe great change in moral and cul- year.She was shocked: thereisgrowing disillusion-

nt tural values, thede-Christianisationofthe UK and of “Gosh!–that’s atown the mentwith the political class, Europe as secularism advances and the claims of other size of Grantham every with the mainstream parties. faiths arepromoted by government. Each day sees anew three years.” Thereare now T h e m a ss Votersare increasingly turn- outcome of thisde-Christianisation, for example thewor- morethan 300,000 coming in ing in verylarge numbers to rying decline in young people wanting to become medical everyyear.That’s acity the i mm i g r at i o n o f minority parties, to the doctors, not asufficiently important vocation now it seems size of Birmingham every t o d a y i s extremes ofLeft or Right: to –earning fast bucks in the financial industrylooks far three years. This means preposterous upstarts who more attractive than healing the sick. Add to this thecall to inevitably that the character c o m p a r ab l e w i t h promise them something for legalise well-meaning killing, to end the millennialtradi- ofour countryisbeing nothing –just as, in the days mme tionofthe sanctity of human life in effect. changed beyond recogni- w h at t o o k p l ac e of Rome’s decline, they were The Queen is counter-cultural in her adherence to the tion. Already we see the bur- a l l t ho s e provided with bread and cir- Gospel faith,toChristlike service, and for that especially geoning ofwhat are cuses. In Rome’s day,the we owe her our deepest gratitude andaffection. described as “communities.” c e nt u r i e s ag o empire was threatened by Co But thatisnot what they alienswithoutand decadence areinreality.Acommunity is within. Afatal combination. adiverse collection of people in one place. 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[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper 8 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday September 11, 2015 Feature The development of 11 Alive JulieCotterill is fresh expression of church ministeratNew CrossCommunity Church Does the C in Sutton-in-Ashfield.She tells how11Alive hasdeveloped… New Cross is aMethodist and address things in aloving way. Anglican LEP but,ofcourse, local Ihave heardpeople commentthat 11 or should i people don’t see it as an LEP at Alive gives them something they don’t all: they just see us as achurch. receive intheir own home We have amoretraditional environments, saying, ‘This is my service at 9.30am and the family.’ We areveryconscious of congregation thereplayed akey always welcoming in new people. Is Change and role in helping 11 Alive to get off People usually want to offer their theground four-and-a-half years skills when they’ve been coming for a Towards the end of last year the ago. They agreed to move their while and have seen others lead Bishop of Trurotold his diocese that service halfanhour earlier,from different elements of the service. We urgent action is required to stem the 10am, to allow another gathering don’t force anybody to do anything but, decline in the numbers of people at 11. That wasn’t an easy move thank God, increasing numbers of going to church. He said: “I believe and it was veryrisky but we at 11 people -both adults and children -want we’ve got about 10 years to do Alive areverygrateful for what to participate and take on responsibility something with the Church of they did. in some way. England.” What’s also good is that those -Our outline structurefor 11 Alive is: The diocese was told that it faced a who attend the 9.30, and the 11 -Worship deficit in the order of £1.2 million if Alive regulars, get to meet each -Icebreaker the trends of recentyears continued other as the services overlap, -Refreshments and activities and nothing changed. In the light of whilst the 9.30 are having -Talk that situation the Diocesan Synod refreshments the 11 Alive -Prayer and Worship agreed to increase the Parish Share congregation arearriving and by 28 per cent. That is alarge now tend to minglewith each other,itreally helps to build So, people bring different icebreaker ideas –we’ve had request from the parishes as a those relationships and stops it from becoming a‘them’ and dodgeball for instance; men and young people tend to recently published reportongiving ‘us’ type of situation. I, and afew others, make surewegoto particularly like moreactive icebreakers. Others demonstrate in the Church of England suggests. both services -the 9.30 and 11 -and that’s crucial to build up their gifts, anything from beatboxing to yo-yo tricks! We’ve The reportstates: “Parish income the relationships between the two. also had some brilliant talks from teenagers and Ihave hasnot kept up withinflation. In real We do aim to startat11but it’susually about 11.15 when learned alot from them. terms, 2013 income was similar to everyone arrives; we give people the freedom to come in We don’t have aworship band but we thank God forthe levels in 2003.” It goes on to say that: when they can and go when they please. It’s averyinformal Internet; it’s such ablessing to be able to use the big screen “The average member contributed and relaxed atmospherewith the layout of the churchspace andaprojector to access worship resources online. Someone 3.3 per cent of weekly income to the being used verydifferently to the 9.30 service. Childrenand alsocame to us whocould play the piano by ear but had never churchin2013, but this varied adults aregivenfreedom of movement throughout 11 Alive been trained. Thanks to encouragement at 11 Alive, he across the country,from4.1 per cent and inclusivity is veryimportant to us. learned to read music and continues to play worship songs for in Sheffield to 2.2 per cent in Truro.” The inspiration for 11 Alive camefromTim Mitchell, our us also. The danger is that if the previous priest-in-charge. We have refreshments halfway through; this is alsoatime substantial increase in the Parish He had read Christianity Rediscovered, Vincent Donovan’s for building on relationships and prayer for individuals when Shareisachieved it will only prolong classic work on cross-cultural mission and had analysed the needed. During this time we also have craft or prayer activities the decline the bishop referredto cultureofour community.Hechallenged us to consider what or something that makes us think moreabout the theme. unless thereisurgent radical church would look like inour community if it was not done for Ihaveheld the title of fresh expressions’ lay minister since change. What is required is amajor them but was created by them with our support. November 2013 and, as apart-time stipendiaryminister,the change in the current structurethat Our team then did the mission-shaped introcourse, which role is ongoing. It has been really hardwork but it’s so consumes most of the Parish Share. really helped to give direction as to what we werelooking at in rewarding because this is ateam effort–and God has The parochial system is no longer terms of afresh expression. It was open to anyone interested brought together that team. really working. That is not only true in setting up the 11 o’clock slot. We knew it needed to be We arealso involved in alot of‘background work’ for our for the diocese of Trurobut the relevant to the local cultureand people committed to that idea peoplehere, with much pastoral careneeded and alot related whole of the Church of England. came forwardtobepartofit. to financial issues. Therehas been tension around our giving The Churchhas astructurethat Timmoved on two years ago so we do not currently have a because others in the church community could feel that 11 served previous generations, resident Anglican minister at 11 Alive but Iamnow on the Alive is not giving enough financially -but it’s the case of the although that in itself can be mission-shaped ministrycourse for Derby and ‘widow’s mite’ here.People might not have money to give but challenged, which is not relevant or Nottinghamshire, and it’s great that Timisone of the tutors so they give hugely of their time and always take partinall the effective for today’s challenges and the learning continues! fundraising events that we have; they areraising money in a opportunities. The whole focus of 11 Alive, right from thebeginning, has different, moreindirect, way. been for people to be able to come in and plan together as a Ateam of women from 11 Alive also come into schools with From the South West to the team. Every12weeks or so we all sit down as agroup and me and areveryactive in that ministry. People arealso taking North West plan for the next three months, it’s very collaborative – up roles within the church such as churchwarden, being on Whilst that was happening in the children, teens and adults all work together,Christians and the church council and other committees. South West, in the North West the not-yet Christians. Areal mix. We continue to deepen people’s spirituality,partly in Bishop of Blackburnwas quoted in We have an overall leadership team and five planning teams response to individuals having done Alpha and then wanting the Daily Telegraph assayingthat with about five people in each of them. The leadership group to go on from thereand do something alittle bit deeper. the Church of England must make will discuss possible themes that we then put forwardfor There’s no doubt that we have such ablessing in the people wholesale change to halt the slide in consideration by the planning teams. We make surethat a here. They tell things to you straight and, if someone has got a attendance, or wither away in the member of the leadership group is on each of the planning question they’d like to ask the speaker they will feel free to 21st century. teams so that people arenot floundering when they startto ask the question duringthe talk or in the discussion time. He said that he feared unless the work on atheme. That reallyfocuses the mind! But we areall learning together. Church reinvented itself in his own We arealways trying to make surethat people arebeing As 11 Alive grows we arestarting to ask what happens next. diocese, it would disappear like the given the space and opportunity to come forwardand offer The size of our building and the way we worship, play games region’s textile industry. He said: “I their own ideas, gifts and skills. and move around is at times at capacity but as we increase in am convinced that we need to It is wonderful to welcome agreat cross section of people to size then the dynamics will change. Perhaps we need to do embark on radical change. We need 11 Alive; no one needs to have ‘attained’ acertain level of another one at another time or somewhereelse? God will let to reinvent ourselves for the 21st understanding about Christianity,they can just come and take us know… century. Anything less will leave us partinthings at their own pace and level. What Ifind is that to wither away rather like the once people grow as they areable to lead and participate: some JulieCotterill: [email protected] mighty Lancashirecotton industry. have amorenatural talent and gifting for it but –once atheme Afew tweaks and adjustments will is decided –all will tend to go from planning meetings and put 11 Alive not suffice.” in alot of work at home to preparefor their ‘slot’. New Cross Community Church, Those warnings from the Bishops It is risky but we trytoaffirmeveryone in what they do. 25 Downing St, of Truroand Blackburnfollows Lots of people in this community havelow self-esteem and we Sutton-in-Ashfield, similar concerns from their also serve manywith learning disabilities so it’s very Nottinghamshire colleagues around the country: that important to be generous in praise and, wherenecessary, NG17 4EF urgent action is needed to prevent dwindling

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C of E require radical emergency surgery t be allowed to continue its slow death? candidates for ordained ministry, if achieved, will Incumbent understands that gaining experience of barely result in morestipendiaryclergy bearing in running an inherited Parish Church well, while mind retirements over the next 10 years. important, will always be seen as second priority for At best it seemsthat the agenda is one to stem the the Ordained Pioneer Curate.” Growth possible? decline at aslower rate than has been experienced over Why does aperson called to be an Ordained Pioneer many years. The programme does refer to the Curate need to know how to runatraditional parish numbers heralding the end of the Church of England. recruitment and training of lay leadership. However in well? If the Training Incumbent ‘needs to understand’ it One of the few exceptions is the Diocese of London my experience when adiocese comes upon hardtimes raises questions in the first instance if the so-called weregrowth is verymuch in evidence, however that financially it is usually the lay posts thatgofirst. Training Incumbent is the right person. If such a couldwell be due in large measuretothe work and person has not been apioneer how can they train influence of Holy Trinity,Brompton. Fresh Expressions could be amove in the right others? It’s like askingadentist to train aGP–they are Thereisnodoubt that the Church of England is in direction both in the medical world with different agendas! crisis. Itsworshipping life and influence areshrinking, One positive development in recent years has been the The paper goes on to suggest the need for the and ifitcontinues in its present trajectory within a introduction of Fresh Expressions of Christian ‘Training Incumbent’ to talk to the Parish beforethe generation it will be too small credibly to maintain its Community.However again thereisadanger of this Ordained Pioneer Curate arrives, especially if the position as the National Church. Indeed William Fittall, being watered down by calling almost everything a Parish is used to atraditional model of curate. This the SecretaryGeneral of the General Synod has ‘fresh expression’. Inaddition, it ismucheasier to see implies that the Ordained Pioneer Curate is not going written: “Recognition that the Church of England’s this as an add-on to ministryrather than something to the area because the Parish has identified an capacity to proclaim the faith afresh in each generation new requiring new structures and different models of opportunity for an Ordained Pioneer Curate –should will be decisively eroded unless the trend towards support. that happen? older and smaller worshipping communities is The Church Army Research Unit has recently It also implies that the Ordained Pioneer Curate is a reversed.” published apaper based on its research and replacement appointment for atraditionaltype curate. It would be veryinteresting to know how many consultations regarding Ordained Pioneer Curates. Surely an Ordained Pioneer Curate should be an members of General Synod come from those older and The paper is ‘Snapshots 5: Good practice in deploying additional person not areplacement. If that doesn’t smaller worshipping communities and how many come and working with pioneer curates’. Whilst reading that happen confusion will always be around in the Parish. from growing churches. One suspects morecome from paper,which makes some interesting and valid points, The papers referstoaFresh Expression dying well - the former than the latter,which begs the question if it left me with the thought of ‘new wine into old skins’. what about an inherited model learning to die well the Synodinaposition to give alead. It is agood illustration of the Church attempting to box rather than leaving them on life supportmachines? In something new into an existing structure. The very other wordsthe diocese ignoring them in the hopethat Reformand Renewal title ‘Pioneer Curate’ is aclinging on to thepast using they will eventually die. It is against this general background that the the word‘curate’. The Church of England urgently requires ‘Reform Archbishops’ of Canterburyand York launched the The reportstates thatanOrdained Pioneer Minister and Renewal’ if it is to surviveand reach out effectively ‘Reformand Renewal’ programme earlier this year. by definition is not called to be a‘Parish Vicar’, it to this and futuregenerations. The question is whether The programme looks at theway senior leaders in the should surely thereforefollow thatinitial ministerial the ‘Establishment’ is up to the challenge, which really churchare discerned and developed [Talent training should not be an add-on to existing ordination does requireradical emergency surgeryorwill it be Management for FutureLeaders and Leadership training, which in many instances it is. The report allowed to continue its slow death? If it is to be the development for Bishops and Deans], the way in which refers to Ordained Pioneer Curates serving a‘Title’ former then radical action is required now.Ifitisthe futureministerial education and development is with aTraining Incumbent. Why do Pioneer Curates, if latter then the so-called new churches will continue to resourced, and the simplification of the way in which that is what we must call them, serve a‘Title’and how grow and flourish in partatthe expense of the Church the Church candothings at thelocal level. can they work with aTraining Incumbent who is not a of England. Whilst therewill be considerable relief at thethirdarea pioneer or has not had first-hand experience of pioneer providing it goesfar enough,itisthe first two areas ministry? thathave caused most debate not least the financial The paper based on experience, research and Philip Johanson OBE implications. consultation states that: ‘‘Itishelpful if the Training Is former Chief Secretary of Church Army We aretold that the Church Commissioners arereleasing £2 million for the discerning and development of present and future senior leadership to cover the period up to the JOIN THE FAMILY end of 2016 and that £785,000 per annum will be required As with most things in life you have achoice:-itmay be where from 2017. These are youchoose to live,yourplace of worship or even your favourite staggering sums of money as restaurant. 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number on your age. She believes that getting older is inevitable but ageing is optional. By stating our age we areputting ourselves in abox. Womenare told that from age 35 their fertility plummets, Christiane points out that this study came from the 1600s and similarly the retirement age of 65 was set around 1880 when life expectancy was short! JaneyLee Grace Just the word‘retirement’ suggests that we are retiring from useful work and life, from contributing to society –ofcourse this isn’t the case and many Live Healthy! Live Happy! people continueworking and contributing well into their 90s, but statistics also show that alarge percentage of people die soon after retirement. Pitch that against the fact that in the States at least many morepeople arereaching the grand age of 100. What age areyou? The event Isaw Christiane speak at wasthe Hay How rude of me to ask, you areprobably thinking! he immediately said: “Oh we will have to thinkagain. House ‘I can do it’ event –the founder of that As someone who has always declined to answer when She’s over the hill!” publishing company was Louise Hay –she isstill asked, Iwill absolutely not take offenceifyou don’t tell From that moment on Ihave never declared my age going strong at 87 and indeed last year shejust me; I’d rather you didn’t.Weare asociety obsessed by unless it actually is essential. When journalists ask me I started learning to play the piano. ‘labelling’ people by their age. usually tell them to takeaguess (why is it that in every Youreally areasold as you feel, and theremay be When Iwas in the musicbusiness Ilearned this the articleifawoman is mentioned herage follows… good days and bad, but don’t choose tobein‘normal hardway.Ihad some success with adance recordand ‘Marjorie xxxx from Lancaster,52, commented on the health’: choose optimal! Eat well, exercise regularly, then was offered arecording contract by aproduction local council’?). In most cases age is irrelevant! have great relationships and keep learning. Christiane company (someone hugely famous was involved but I Iheardanexcellent presentation from Dr Christiane recommends that when people ask you your age, look won’t drop names). They asked my age and my manager Northrupp recently.She is the author of Goddesses never them in theeye and say ‘What’s yourreal question?’ foolishly said ‘she’s 28’. Despite having seen publicity age,and her top tipis‘Don’t celebrate milestone GODDESSES NEVER AGE by Dr Christiane Northrupp shots and metme(so Ididn’t look especially decrepit) birthdays (well not after 25)’. Her advice is: don’t put a (Hay House)

Radical Thinker RememberingSir Edward Type the name of Giles Fraser into the Radio 4search box and ahost of Seeing theWiltshirepolice in front of Sir EdwardHeath’s old house in the close at programmes comes up. The man who has been described as a‘media tart’ Salisburyprompted Whispering Gallerytotake atour of Arundells. Home to Sir appears on ‘Any Questions’, ‘Startthe Week’, and ‘Free Thinking’ as well as Edwardfor the last 20 years of his life, the house stands near the cathedral where frequently on ‘Thought for the Day’. For the most partDrFraser’s views are theformer Prime Minister went to church everyweek and whereheisburied. The predictable to anyone familiar with the thinking of the liberal establishment. frontexterior makes the house seem to be an neat, 18th Century edifice but viewed Nigel Biggar’s name did not come up once when typed into the same search from the back it can be seen it is amixtureofstyles and periods going back to the box. Perhaps his duties as Regius Professor of Pastoral and Moral Theology at middleages set in two acres of garden. Inside models of five yachts, artefacts Oxfordpreventhim devoting as much time to the media as the Vicar of St presented by Mao Tse Tung, photos of world leaders and agood collection of Mary’s, Newington, but his opinions areusually radical, stimulating and very paintings (including two by Churchill) make the house seems like amuseum but different from those held by most CofEdignitaries. In the current issue of the guides (many of whom worked in the house when Heath lived thereand have Standpoint he ventures wherenoScottish church leader has dared to go and fond memories of him) claim therehas been little change since Sir Edward’s time. criticises the Scottish Nationalists. Professor Biggar sees solid advantages Thereislarge collection of music cassettes as well as agrand piano but the library flowing from the union between Scotland the rest of the UK. After pointing out has few books, with most devoted to music or art. The most impressive room is the that Scotland’s secession would kindle adegree of mutual hostility ‘these islands dining room whereSir Edwardentertained arange of guests from politicians and have not seen since the 18th Century’, he follows Gordon Brown in arguing that clergy to musicians and celebrities. Once ayear he held agarden party to raise asense of solidarity meansthat wealthy Londoners do not complain when their money for the cathedral spireand on five occasions conducted concerts inside the taxes areused to supportpoorer regions in the UK. Unfortunately too few Scots cathedral itself. At the time the Dean and chapter werenot pleased that Heath took arelistening to the likes of Professor Biggar.Latest polls show Nicola Sturgeon advantage of alegal loophole to gain the freehold and the futureofArundells is far riding high and increased supportfor independenceeven though falling oil from securebut for the time being Salisburyhas aunique historic home next to its prices mean that the Nationalists areforced back on faith-based promises cathedral. (nationalism is afaith) when asked to say how they would meet the bills.

Divided on Corbyn Press News “If we want to send amessage to the NastyParty and New Labourclones that Congratulations to Books and Culture celebratingits 20thanniversary. Founded Westminster politics must change, now is agood time”.Sotweeted the Bishop asthe evangelicalresponse to the New York Review of Books,this magazine, of Willesden, Pete Broadbent,announcing support for Jeremy Corbyn. What is published six times ayear, is essential reading for anyoneinterested in interesting about his tweet isthatitsuggests it is moral to oppose the Tories theology. The current issue has areview by MarkNoll ofahistory of the (‘the Nasty Party’) and New Labour (‘clones’) and supportCorbyn. But United Church of Canada that poses questions of wide interest. Pointing out how moral is Corbyn? Nigel Biggar for one questions his ethical that the United Church of Canada may have been themost significant standards. Writing in The Times he criticised Corbyn’sapology for example of liberal evangelicalism in the Protestantworld, Nollwonders if the Iraq Warand the removal of Saddam’s appallingly cruel and it was inevitable that the church would eventually becomesimply oppressive regime. Others have highlighted Corbyn’s sympathy ‘liberal’, even ‘modernist’. “Is liberal evangelicalismalwaysfated to for Putin’s homophobic regime in Russia, his statement on evolveinto modernism?,”Noll asks. “Or might ‘liberal Iranian television that 9/11 and thedeath of Osama bin Laden evangelicalism’, in fact, be the most genuinebiblicalformof were‘equivalent tragedies’, his readiness to appear on the evangelical Christianity?” This question, hesuggests, is of same platformasholocaust-deniers and anti-Semites, and relevance topeople today who call themselves ‘JohnStott his supportfor the Rev Stephen Sizer as evidence of a evangelicals’or‘NTWright evangelicals’.Congratulations, also, lack of moral sense as well as political wisdom. The truth to The Times,which has at last caught up withthestory is that Corbyn does not deserve the highmoral ground featured in this column threeweeks ago that the Birmingham but he has been handed this position by default by text of theQur’an may underminethe conventional accounts of political opponents who havekept arguing that he was the birth of Islam.The storywasbrokenbythe science ‘unelectable’ and would lead Labour into the political reporter. Perhaps if The Times (orany newspaper) had a wilderness. That may well be true but it is apity that Whispering religious affairs reporter with aknowledge of theology the the same opponents did not challenge astance that is storymight have been broken earlier.Asit is, theBBC drew

The Gallery ethically naive as well as naive about economics. thewrong conclusions fromthe Birmingham text, hailingitfor Among church leaders, only Nigel Biggar againhad supportingthe acceptedaccount. the courage to step into the gap.

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Aphoto shouldnot ANDREW dictatepolicy CAREY View from the Pew After afew days of Diana-like hysteria in The second questioniswhy this march Commentators like FraserNelson of The Spectator observe that migration response to the refugee crisis, level heads into Europe is dominated by such large is heretostay and is fuelled by increased prosperity rather than poverty.The arebeginning to prevail. The pictures of the numbers ofangryyoung men? Rock stars poor,hesays, cannot move and certainly cannot pay the smugglers and dead body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi like Bono arecalling for aban on the useof traffickers. From Syria and elsewherethe first people we areseeing arethe wereindeed distressing but werenobasis the word‘migrant’. The complaint is that prosperous and assertive middle classes. on which to make policy. the term‘migrant’ distorts the true picture Whereare the Christians in this migration? They continue to be at great Thereare now questions to ask about the of whatisinrealitya‘refugee crisis’. Yet, risk throughout the region and should be treated as aspecial case and given refugee crisis and the way in which the the pictures we see aredominated by young refuge. Unfortunately EU rules and political correctness prevent any special world is reacting in response to an entirely men, leading to theimpression that many of treatment for suffering minorities. This intransigent, bureaucratic attitude foreseeable problem forwhich these people areindeed economic migrants. increases the suffering of the Christian community. governments could havebeen better Why should weuse the termrefugee when Whereare the terrorists andthe Islamists in this migration? prepared. it is not accurate? Until we know whois It is instructive to note that the reasons given by some of the Gulf States Thefirst serious question we shouldbe comingtoEurope we need to use both for not accepting refugees is that they fear admitting terrorists. And it is asking is why it took aheart-rending image terms –refugees and migrants. known that Christians have been thrown offsome of the boats that have of Aylan Kurdi to wake the consciences of The thirdquestion is, since when did crossed from Libya and Turkey.Sowecan confidently say that among the the Twitterati (almost the only thing that refugees march through so many safe many peace-loving and moderate Muslims whohave crossed into Europe are can panic politicians)?For at least the past countries to go straight to the richest aminority of Islamists, fanatics and perhaps even terrorists. two years, especially since the rise of so- nations in northernand westernEurope? Thereare grounds for being cautious, careful and sceptical. Anyone who called Islamic State, we haveseen The vast majority of these ‘refugees’ began suggests welcoming all those who areentering Europe must be totally mad. horrendous images of crucifixions, their journeys in Turkey rather than Syria. beheadings and death. We have heard Am Ithe only one who is concerned about Our faithful Defender of the Faith stories of the rape ofYazidi and Christian the sense of entitlement on the partofsome women. We have been subjected to reports of these ‘asylum seekers’, who have no In the week that theQueen becomes Britain’s longest-serving monarch it is of constant atrocities. respect for barriers and borders? worth remembering what afaithful and humble ‘defender ofthe faith’ and We knew that millions had been displaced Afurther question is why the agenda has ‘Supreme Governor’ she has been. and werefilling refugee camps in the moved from the role of traffickers and Inparticular she has often spoken strongly about her personal faith in the Middle East and venturing to Europe by smugglers to the blameworthiness of EU Queen’s Speech on Christmas Day.Her gentle but courageous advocacy of everyconceivable means. Arewesofickle nations, which will not accept binding forgiveness and reconciliation based on aspirituality that means so much to and perverse that we arepreviously quotas. The absence of borders in the her has been apowerful witness. She has held the line against an aggressive indifferent to the sufferings of millions and Schengen area of Europe is making the secularism by being so visiblyfaithful. And she has embodied the gracious only touched by the image of one dead whole continent into averyattractive and hospitable establishment of the Church of England during areign other child? magnet for migrants. faiths have grown exponentially.

Noahand the Flood Satisfaction Sir, The rather protracted exchange involving Dr JMatthews seems to be Sir,Just like RichardWilkins (4 September), getting nowhere. Ifound myself agreeing with the wayColin Inthe 20th centurypioneering work by Sir LeonardWoolley unearthed Bricher (28 August) focussed on one of the theBiblical Ur of the Chaldees and in turndramatically confirmed the aspects of those promoting gay marriage – existence of an earlier flood of substantial proportions. Subsequent work namely the desirefor sexual satisfaction at all in the Middle East showed that the flood was probably limited to that area costs. In 2007, Jeremy Timms (see article 21 and was certainlynot auniversal phenomenon of that timing. August) wrote apaper in The Reader,entitled Although thereare various constraints regarding modern Caught in the Cross Fire. This is quarterly interpretations of the Darwinian evolution concepts, modernscience publication for Readers and LLMs aimed at tends to accept this theorysimultaneously giving alife of the earth of encouraging them in developing their ministry. around four billion years. The evidence for these aresubstantial and The article was mainly about his personal beyond the potential length of your correspondence columns. experience, discussions with the then Lesbian and Comingpersonally from an industrial and academic career background Continued from page 6 GayChristian Movement, his bishop and partner and Iwonder whether Dr Matthews is scientific in background. personalities Alan is railing ended with the view thatdenying gay people arole in Prof RDavid Langman, against. As such he does not ministryhinders the work of the church. Stratford-upon-Avon, engage with the fullness of Mr Thereweremorearticles published in 2008 by The Storkey’s arguments. Reader for andagainst ministrybythose who were Genesis questions It seems the electorate pays as actively gay.Inone of those articles Imadeavery Sir,With reference to the letter from Dr JMatthews, “Christians need to little attention to policy as people similar point to Wilkins, pointing out that we have ask awkwardquestions rather than tailgate evolutionists”,the pseudo- do to theology.Some claim that if manysingle women in churches who would love to Freudian accusation that our opponents are“projecting” their own what we say is true 90 per cent of have the intimacy in marriage, but areconstrained, weaknesses or failings onto those who disagree with them seldom helps theworld is going to Hell and since not just because thereisashortage of Christian men, anyone to understand thedisagreement better and canleave us confused they do not like the idea reject the but by an unwillingness to marry non-Christians. as to who is standing on which side of the looking glass. gospel. This has nothing to do with The scriptural call ‘not to beunequally yoked’ comes With regardtoNoah’s flood, Idon’t think anyone would deny that there the reality of Jesus Christ. first. is ample evidence of amassive flood throughout the region of the “fertile Colin Durham’s appeal to George Furthermore, Ipicked up apointbyTALane (A crescent” several thousand years BC. Orwell is reminiscent of our gay concise historyofChristian thought,2006). In This area was, to thenomads who transmitted the storyorally for marriageproponent writing about Schleiermacher,Lane notes how he centuries beforeitwas written down, “the whole world” -aflat, circular correspondents’ appeal to Genesis defines his theology with regardtothe experience disc around the Mediterranean(middle of the earth)Sea between the 3. recorded in the NewTestament. Whilst Lane agrees dome of the heavens above and the chaotic waters below.Noone would It is apity that moreofthe that this is apositive goal, he sees problems with the learn of theexistence of NorthernEurope, Northand South America, Church does not concentrate more approach because “we areliable to prune doctrines Australasia oreven the Far East for many morecenturies. on solid doctrine than soundbites. because we cannot see their value for experience”. I So today’s children do not need to dismiss as fanciful not only the ideaof It will not get anywherewith offered an example. In WorldWar 2, people an ark filled withpolar bears and giraffes. All we need toconvey to them is smooth political correctness: it experienced anew passion for prayer,but can we that, when the whole of the known worldwas flooded (how terrifying needs to preach Jesus Christ and really say that God was pleased with how Hitler had must thathave been?) God inspired aman who wasintouch with his will him crucified. brought about this? with ameans of saving humanity and other life-forms fromdestruction. Colin Bricher, Iasked for comment from those supporting gay Iamglad Iamnot tryingtoconvince any keen young fossil hunters that Northampton marriage and got nothing. Noah’s flood inundated Lyme Regis. Dr JMatthews, MaryPRoe, Wareham Bicester,Oxon

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CHALLENGE (Southwark) resigns witheffect 6th September 2015. BIBLE ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER The Rev Philip Christian Clements has resigned his PTO in theDiocese of Canterbury with effect from 25 August 2015. Day 255 –Jeremiah 36-38, Psalm 59, James 2 The Rev Sandy Conway, Day 256 –Jeremiah 39-41, Psalm 60, James 3 Friday 11September. Psalm 90, 2Sam 9.Soroti - Non StipendiaryAsst Curate East Horsley and Day 257 –Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in (Uganda):The Rt Rev George Erwau Ockham with Hatchfordand Downside (), church Saturday 12 September. Psalm 91, 2Sam 11:1-17. has retired. Day 258 –Jeremiah 42-43, Psalm 61, James 4 SouthAnkole - (Uganda):The Rt Rev Nathan The Rev Marian Gardner, Day 259 –Jeremiah 44-45, Psalm 62, James 5 Ahimbisibwe SSM has resigned (York). Day 260 –Jeremiah 46-47, Psalm 63, IPeter 1 Sunday13September. Pentecost 16.Psalm The Rev Malcolm Hancock, Day 261 –Jeremiah 48-49, Psalm 64, IPeter 2 119:129-144, Mt5:21-26.South Dakota -(VI,The Trust Chaplain and Team Leader of the Lewisham and Episcopal Church): TheRtRev John Tarrant Greenwich NHS Trust (Southwark) retires with effect Monday 14 September. HolyCross Day. Psalm 17th October 2015. 92,Mt5:27-32. South Kerala -(SouthIndia):The Rt The Rev David Hobden, APPOINTMENTS RevDharmaraj Rasalam Lead Chaplain Royal SurreyNHS Hospitals Trust Tuesday 15 September. Psalm 93,Mt5:33-42. (Guildford), has retired. New Bishop of Newcastle, SouthRwenzori-(Uganda): The Rt RevJackson The Rev Canon Keith Lamdin, The VenChristine Hardman, Nzerebende has retired from his appointment as Principal of Sarum formerly Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich and Wednesday 16 September.Psalm 94:1-2, 14-23, College (Salisbury). now HonoraryAssistant Priest in the Cathedral and Mt5:43-48.South West Tanganyika -(Tanzania): The Rev Jeremy Mais, Collegiate ChurchofStSaviour and St MaryOverie Vacant Associate Priest (Oxford), has retired. Southwark, to be Bishop of Newcastle. Thursday 17 September. Psalm 95, 2Sam 12:1-10. The Rev Trevor Parkerson, TheMost RevFranciscoDeAssis DaSilva, Primate To resign as NSMAssistant Curate (Associate Priest) The Rev HerbertAparanga, of Brazil&Bishop ofSouth-Western Brazil in the Benefice of the Ashby de la Zouch and Breedon Assistant Curate of Blackheath, St John the Evangelist on the Hill with effect from 31 August 2015. Trevor is to be licensed as part-time Priest-in-Charge of The Rev Patricia Mann, holds the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate and will be Plumstead (Shooters Hill) All Saints (Southwark). Assistant Curate of Havant, St Faith (Portsmouth), is devoting his ministrytohis role as Hospital Chaplain The Rev RobertAvery, to be licensed as Chaplaintothe Old Royal Naval at Queen’s Hospital, Burton on Trent (Leicester). Vicar,Tunbridge Wells (King Charles the Martyr),to College and also as Assistant Priest of Greenwich, St The Rev Clive Richardson, be Vicar,Norwich St Peter Mancroftwith St John Alfege (Southwark). Vicar,Rowledge and Frensham (Guildford), has Maddermarket (Norwich). The Rev Frank Mercurio, retired. The Rev David Billin, Priest-in-Charge ofAlfretonand of Riddings and The Rev Brian Seymour, Assistant Curate (without stipend) of , All Ironville, has also been appointed an HonoraryCanon Non StipendiaryOrdained Local Minister Christ Saints is to be licensed as Associate Rector(without of Derby Cathedral. Church Ottershaw (Guildford), has retired. stipend) (Southwark). TheRev StephanieNadarajah, The Rev Jeremiah Twomey, The Rev RichardBoothroyd, Assistant Curate in the Caterham Team Ministryisto Vicar of Bedlington St Cuthbert, Priest in charge of Assistant Curate Wandsworth, St Michael and All be instituted and inducted as part-time Vicar of Cambois &Sleekburnand DeaneryVocation Rep of Angels with Stephen is to be licensed as Associate Worcester Park, with St Philip Bedlington (Newcastle), to retirefrom31st October Minister (parish funded) of the Benefice (Southwark). (Southwark). 2015. The Rev Benjamin Brown, The Rev Sharon Prentis, The Rev Michael George Wright, Assistant Curate in the Cheam Team Ministryistobe presently part-timeMission SupportOfficer and also Self-Supporting Associate Priest in the Benefice of licensed as Team Vicar (Merstham, St Katharine) in Assistant Curate without stipend at Redhill,StMatthew Woodchester and Brimscombe (Gloucester),has the Mersthamand Gatton Team Ministry (Southwark). resigned as Mission SupportOfficer with effect 14th retired. The Rev Jean Burgess, August 2015 and resigns asAssistant Curate with The Rev Canon John Wynburne, Priest-in-Charge ofDerby St Alkmund and St effect 27thSeptember 2015 to take up thepost of Incumbent of theBenefice of Long Crendon with Werburgh, and DeanofWomen’s Ministry, has also Lecturer at St Milletus College (Southwark). Chearsley and Nether Winchendon (Oxford), has been appointed an HonoraryCanon of Derby The Rev , retired. Cathedral. Rector ofSelsdon St John The Divine with St Francis is The Rev Michael Champneys, to be commissioned as also Area Dean of formerly Rector of Calowand Sutton cum Duckmanton Addington(Southwark). DEATHS (Derby), tobeHouse for Duty Priest in Chargeof The Rev EdwardScrase-Field, Wentworth Holy Trinity (Sheffield). Assistant Curate of Cheadle, St Cuthbertand St Mary The Rt Rev Ronald Gordon, The Rev Louise Collins, (Chester)istobeinstituted and inducted asVicar of HonoraryAssistant Bishop in the Diocese of Oxford Vicar,Fir Vale St Cuthbert(Sheffield), to be Team Blackheath, SJohn (Southwark). (Oxford),has died. Vicar (with specialresponsibilityfor St Michael &All The Rev Susan van Beveren, Angels, Borehamwood), Elstree and Borehamwood Chaplain to Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Team Ministry(St Albans). NHS FoundationTrust (Oxford) is to be licensed as The Rev Louise Ellis, Lead Chaplain to KingstonHospital NHSFoundation Team Vicar in theLimpsfield and Tatsfield Team Trust (Southwark). CHECK OUT OUR Ministryistobecommissioned as Discipleship and The VenRuth Worsley, Vocations Missioner and is to be licensed as also ArchdeaconofWilts (Salisbury), to be Bishop of STUNNING STATISTICS! Assistant Priest of Croydon, Emmanuel (Southwark). Taunton (Bath &Wells). The Rev Janet Frymann, Assistant Curate in the NorthWingfield Team Ministry(Derby), to be Priest-in-Charge of the LAYANDOTHER APPOINTMENTS ADVERTISE ON THE Roughton Benefice (Bessingham, Felbrigg, Gunton with Hanworth, Metton, Roughton, Sustead) Captain Peter Joseph George Bone, CHURCH OF ENGLAND (Norwich). of the Church Army has been appointed Community The Rev Canon MaryGregory, Evangelist at the Thanet CentreofMission in the NEWSPAPER WEBSITE Rector ofKirk Sandall and Edenthorpe, Dean of DeaneryofThanet (Canterbury). Women’s Ministryand HonoraryCanon of Sheffield Sister Lynne Victoria Bone, Cathedral (Sheffield), to be Team Rector of Ashby de of the Church Army has been appointed Community la Zouch and Breedon on the Hill (Leicester). Evangelist at the Thanet CentreofMission in the 338,383 The Rev Nicholas(Nick) Grew, DeaneryofThanet (Canterbury). ge views Vicar,Knaphill with Brookwood (Guildford), to be The Rt Rev HalvorNordhaug, average pa Vicar,Luton, St Francis (St Albans). Bishop of Bergen, to be an Ecumenical Canon of per month The Rev Hannah Hall (formerly Jackson), SouthwarkCathedral. Assistant Curate of Pitsmoor Christ Church Mrs Mo Willis, (Sheffield),tobeVicarofStSaviour in the Meadows, to be Assistant Curate of BranksomeStClement Nottingham (Southwell and Nottingham). 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Lordwho seesthe wholeconspiracy.Like Jesus,hetrusts Following on from How to Be aBad Christian Dave Worry, depression and low self-esteem afflict that his vindication will come from God “who judges justly” Tomlinson has written The Bad Christian’s Manifesto manyofus. In TheCircle of Peace (SPCK)Ken Lewis (1Peter 2:23). (Hodder). Youdon’t have to be religioustobea and Trevor Dennis, apsychologist and apriest, look The Lord JesuscontinuesinMark’s Gospel to teachhis Christian and you don’t have to give up on scepti- at how to overcome these feelings. Many people will disciples about the conspiracy against him — how he will cism to have faith. Youcan be aChristian and enjoy findthis book helpsthem encounter the healing love bebetrayed and killed, but rise again. As every preacher ‘cigars, chocolate and other holy sacraments’ and of God. knows, no matter how many times you repeat some things, you don’t have to leave this world to find heaven. 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Jimmy Needham As thedisc progresses, he He occasionallyveers away They argue and fight and trytobe first, so Jesus teaches Vice and Virtue mixes upthe songs. Rather than from thetheme: “Only You,” the them that to be first theymust be last and learn how to (Platinum Pop) follow a logical pattern, they all ballad “Better Man”and the older serve. Not only how to serve, but how to welcome others float around the theme. “Thank track “Forever andEver Amen” too—hetakes achildinhis arms on this occasion not to Think Terence TrentD’Arby or You” expresses gratitude; areall directed to his woman, the give them an illustration of meekness, but to teach them to Matthew Ward and you get afeel “MommaDidn’t Raise No Fool”is latter with ahumorous line or two embrace thosewho are lowly and without status. For in for Needham’s vocalstyle. That one sinner telling another to drop and some of the brass backing honouring those who are seemingly weak and unimportant was what made me situpand take the mask, because he recognises that is liberally sprinkled over the they would demonstrate that they hadunderstood what notice of him back in 2008, when their true naturefromhis own whole collection. Jesus says about his own approachingdegradation. he released “NotWithout Love.” experience; while “All We Need is Many of thetracks have charac- They longedtobepals with the glorious kingofkings; The combination of his authentic Need” tellsustodropthe pre- ter,not least the titletrack and his they must accept the onesent by theFather to suffer an soulfulstyle and thoughtfullyrics tence and admit whereweare duetwith KB “No More Mr Nice ignominious death on their behalf. was pretty rareand hehas taken it with God. Guy”, but Needham saves the James showsinhis epistle that hedid later absorb the abit further with this new release. Each of these is amemorable best for last, “Jekyll and Hyde” truth of what the Master taught. He speaks of how bitter Opener “Vice and Virtue” sets song with hooks, as is “Sirens,” riding aslow-shuffling, bluesy,fin- envy and selfish ambition arethe preciseoppositeofgood the scene for an album-long explo- which convincingly describes the ger-clicking groovethat alsocar- works “done with gentleness bornofwisdom.” The way of ration of ourweaknessand incon- allureoftemptation. ries atrumpet solo. Jesus is not the earthly,unspiritual, devilish road that sistencies (inspired by aTim The subject matter might make Needham has only grown his brings disorder and wickednessalongwith sanctimonious Keller commentaryonGalatians), this sound abit dour,but there is reputation with this pretty solid pride. 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[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper www.churchnewspaper.com Friday September 11, 2015 Reviews 15 Aclashofcultures and class FILM OFTHE WEEK Jealousyresurrected 45 Years (dir.Andrew Haigh, cert. 15) is mainlyatwo-hander between Charlotte Rampling andTom Courtenay as aretired couple about to celebratetheir 45th anniversary. Geoff(Courtenay) hada heartbypass when they should have celebrated their ruby anniversary,and he and Kate (Rampling) areheading for aparty that neither reallyseemstowant. Kate takes the dog forearly morning walks in autumn mists in theNorfolk countryside where they live,meeting the local postman as she returns home (a device to revealshe used to be ateacher, but really, apostal delivery at 8am seems unrealistic). The main question is whether the other plot device iscredible, as she starts to get jealous about awoman who’s been dead for over 50 years. Katia (note the closeness of the name) was Geoff’slover in his youth,and while walking in Switzerland she disappeared into acrevasse. Blame global warming ifyou must, but Geoff getsa letter to say that her bodyhas been found, perfectly preserved in the ice. As they continue preparations for the weekend’s party,Geoff–who seemed distracted beforehe got the letter –isclearly in some distress at the news, and Kate starts to queryinher mind whether shewas always second best. As Geoff checks theloft for apictureofKatia,Kate takes exception, and that’s beforeshe finds a slide projector set up with awholemagazine of grainy shots of her long-dead rival. Geoff, bemoaning how becoming decrepit means “losing purposefulness”, alsoloses his ability to fulfil hismarital duties, though whether this is habitual or another consequence of the news from the Alps is unclear.Itdoesn’t help Kate’s state of mind. Filmed around Norwich, Martham and on the Broads (including on the paddle boat Southern Comfort), the settings seem to match the plot, with little sun to add colour and warmth.Itthus rests The Second Mother (cert. 12A, Portuguese, English subtitles) is a on the marvellous acting of superb Brazilian film dealing with family relationships, class Courtenay and Rampling (Silver distinctions, and disparity of wealth. Its original title, “Que Horas Bears for both at the BerlinFilm Ela Volta?”, is the questionofFabinho, the young child left in the Festivaland BAFTA care of the live-in maid as he wonders when his mother will be nominations likely), with back. notable supportfromGeraldine Jump adozen years to Fabinho (Michel Joelsas) as ayoung, James. maybe indolent, young man, still sometimes seeking comfortby The partyhas Geoff climbing into bedwith themaid,Val (Regina Casé). His “first” seemingly honest about hislove mother,Dona Bárbara (Karine Teles), is still spending her days at for Kate, but if this is all-in-the- work, while his father Carlos(Lourenço Mutarelli) seems the eyes acting, then Kate’s eyes are inspiration for Fabinho’s lack of enterprise, havinginherited his as cold as Katia’s body.Thefilm wealth. wonbest British featureatthe That buys both an apartment in São Paulo and ahouse inthe Edinburgh Film Festival, but it’s posh suburbs. The catalystinthe cosy arrangement is the arrival notafilm to send you home of Val’s daughter,who hasbeen brought up in Recife by arelative rejoicing; there’s not much on themoney sent home by Val, and now wants tostay in thecity mellow fruitfulness here. to study architecture. Steve Parish Jéssica (Camila Márdila)fails to grasp the “I know my place” arrangement of her mother’s role “below stairs”, getting atour of the house, and expecting to get the guest room rather than share hermother’s cramped room. Playing aroundwith Fabinho and his friend and getting thrown in the pool –which is barredtothe WINE OFTHE WEEK domestic staff–prompts the first clash of class andculture, as Bárbara fails to sharethe moregenerous approachofher Asda ES (Extra Special) husband to the guest, whilewondering what other generosities South Africa Sauvignon Blanc 2015 he might offer. Asda £6.98 Fabinho casually remarksthat Jéssica speaks like Valdid when shefirst arrived, adding a regional aspect to the underlying class Therereally was something special about this Sauvignon Blanc. In the glass, it was the lightest of golds. war. The family aresceptical of Jéssica’s hopes of getting aplace Then, on thenose therewereattractive inviting scents of cut green grass and flowers. The palate first at the prestigious Faculty of Architectureand Urbanism, and one encountered an attractive mix of light flavours: curiously,atouch of green salad, then asparagus, before of the best scenes is the contrast between herfortunes and restrained tropical fruit —- kiwi (and something of Fabinho’s in the admission tests for university. anot over-ripe plantain!) came to mind. So, That’s when, perhaps emboldened by her daughter’s lack of coolineverysense. This can be deference, Vallets her guard slip. Although cleanerEdna (Helena attributed to its geographical Albergaria) is around to bolster Val’s attempts to rein in Jéssica, origins,temperate coastal the seeds of revolution havebeen sown. vineyards in the vicinity of Writer-director Anna Muylaertworked on the script for 20 CapeTown in the south of years, starting when she employed ananny to look after her child South Africa, with so she could pursue her career.The storyreflects President breezes blowing in from Lula’s left wing government in Brazil in 2003-2011,which opened the Atlantic. To this also university admissions to less privileged students,and largely perhaps can be owed the ended live-in domestic staff by making the employer pay moderate tannins and overtime on all the hours in the home. balanced acidity,which Regina Casé, now avery wealthy woman (described as the makefor agentle Oprah Winfrey of Brazil), brought her own experiences to the finish. Serve lightly story. She and Camila Márdila shared abest actress prize at the chilled. Alcohol by Vol. Sundance Festival, but it’s Casé who gives the film its special 13%. An attractive moments. aperitif, it would She conveys Val’s guilt for abandoning her ownchild to look perfectly accompany after another’s, and her joy at having Jéssica back with her, sushi. prompting her commentthat “God writes straight with crooked Graham Gendall Now on ANDROID lines”. Thenshe steals the show with her stolen delight at Norton striking ablow for the workers by paddling in the emptied pool.

[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper By Peter Brierley higher than for youngmen (-5 per cent to -4 per cent per annum). The declining numbers going to church In order to compensate for these is well known, but are the numbers trends there is much talk of church leaving the same for both men and growth and many churches are seeing women, and across all the various age ThLeae average annualvingrate of decline in schChurool – or perhaps it reflecchts the fact growth, and many experiments are groups? The answer is NO, and the churchgoing numbers over the years that so many churches no longer have being conducted. While overall the numbers of those 70 and over are 2000 to 2015 across all denominations in Sunday schools (39 per cent of all figures are gloomy, some surveys are actually increasing, bothfor men and England is just over one per cent, a churches in 2005). showing that the decline may not be as women. percentage true of specificallyChurch of While it is good that the number of rigorous as the numbers suggest. The The mortality rate of older people is England numbers also. older people coming to church is recent boom in London, for example, of much greater than for younger people, The Table shows how this percentage increasing it is also obvious that this a huge number ofnew churches being so the reason that their numbers are varies by decadal age-group, though situation will not continue beyond started was sufficient to reduce the rate going up rather than down is because some of the underlying figures have had another 10 or 15 years. By the time we ofdecline. there are a sufficient number ofpeople to be estimated. Those who are leaving reach2030, if there is no change in While outreach is always urgent, it in their 60s who are replacing those who fastest are those in their 20s, closely these trends, then the number even of may also be important to focus on those die. The numbers in their 50s, however, followed by those in their teens; their older people in churchwill drop. The factors that encourage people to stay. are decreasing faster than those in their numbers are decreasing on average at actuarial forecast by the Church of Some findings by Christian Research 60s, so there is an insuffficient number to three times the rate of those in older England mentioned by Sir Andreas about 10years ago looked at what replace them. age-groups. Whittam Smith in his speech at the July helped people stay in their church, The same is true for those in their 30s, The decline in the number of children 2011 Synod that numbers then wouldbe whichwere: 40s and50s – as they get older across 10 will partly be a reflection of the only 57 per cent ofwhat theywere in * An opportunity to grow spiritually years, there are too few to replace those declining numbers in their 30s and40s, 2007 is likely to become true. (especially for women) dropping out in the decade above them, many ofwhomwill be parents. The Are men leavingmore thanwomen? * The regular sense ofGod’s presence and so the sad sequence ofdecline percentage decline in children is about For children under 10 and those in their inworship (especiallyyounger people) continues. While there are also people double that of their parents and 50s the answer is YES, for reasons that * Helpful teaching(especiallymen) joining at various ages, these are suggests that not always when are not clear. However, among * A caring congregation (especially insufficient to compensate for those churchgoing mothers have children are teenagers, especially those aged 15 to women) dropping out. theynecessarily brought to Sunday 19, the dropout amongyoungwomen is * Having strategic interests outside the church (especially men) Perhaps we need to focus on retention as well as evangelism!

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