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decisions that affected the s o details of their lives’. n FIVE YEARS after the Arch- The Bishop of Kensington bishop of Canterbury stepped hosted a series of conversations in to move the Channel Islands with local residents, community outside the jurisdiction of the groups, faith leaders, activists Bishop of Winchester, a resolu- and others from late last year tion could be in sight. until earlier this year. The original action in 2014 fol- Bishop Tomlin quotes one lowed a breakdown in the rela- participant who said: “Funda- tionship between the Islands mentally people have no say – and the Diocese of Winchester. the local authority doesn’t At that time it was agreed that appear to trust or understand the Bishop of Dover would take the local people and so instead effect of make the Council itself are trying to engage with. rebuilding their lives,” he said. over ‘interim oversight’ of the simply make decisions on their feel remote, distant and anony- “Repeatedly, the experience He writes in his report that parishes. behalf.” mous,” he said. was recounted of how the provi- ‘stories abounded’ of people Although it was agreed that The Council and local govern- He also points out that anoth- sion of welfare to a vulnerable with roots in the area yet who an Archbishop’s Commission ment officials was perceived by er factor noted was that over 90 and hurting community often had had to move out because of would investigate the issues, locals to be ‘paternalistic and per cent of those who work for felt disabling and condescend- increased property prices, or an that didn’t meet until last year. patronising’. the Council do not actually live ing.” inability to pay rising rents. This week it was announced Bishop Tomlin explains that in the borough, ‘which made it He described how getting He heard from residents how that the Commission had visit- the experience ‘has led to a less likely that they would know assistance after the fire often the lack of social housing is ed Guernsey and Jersey, meet- breakdown of trust in authority’. local conditions intimately and meant ‘turning up to an imper- dividing communities and fami- ing local church and civic He said that having met Council be able to address them from sonal office, waiting in a queue lies as people are forced to relo- figures. members of the Royal Borough within rather than as visitors and asking for help. As one per- cate and that ‘people feel they A spokesman said: “The Com- of Kensington and Chelsea from a distance’. son told me “it made me feel are being pushed out and this mission intends to reflect on the (RBKC), he ‘often heard Coun- Bishop Tomlin said that ‘the like a beggar asking for bread”.’ has contributed to the break- views it has, or will have, cil representatives expressing a main plea in all this was for a “Intended in the most gener- down in relationships between received before submitting a desire to connect with the com- sense of Agency’. ous way, donations poured in people.’ report to the Archbishop of munity, yet also striking a note “Civil society works best from all over the country – “This has led to a strong sense Canterbury later in the year.” of desperation in knowing how where people genuinely feel clothing, bedding, shoes, nap- of transience in urban life, with Although the Bishop of to do that effectively’. they have a stake and a say in it, pies, food, leaving many local no one staying around for long, Dover, Trevor Willmott (pic- “Something in our political where they feel they can influ- churches, mosques and com- few people putting down roots tured), announced his retire- and local systems seems to pre- ence the decisions that affect munity centres... Yet the vast and investing in local communi- ment recently, he has agreed to vent that happening, leading to a their day-to-day lives and the majority of this was not really ty life and the resulting erosion extend his episcopal oversight dangerous sense of isolation issues that directly affect their needed by survivors and evac- of community cohesion. We of the Islands. and disaffection,” he explains. families, friends and neigh- uees from the local area. need to find ways to make urban The chair of the Commission, He writes in his report that as bours. “Most of it represented the living more stable and long- Lord Chartres, said: “Our main one person puts it a “sense of “This needs profound culture need of people to help rather term. People invest in a commu- task is to look forward and resentment and hopelessness is change within our public organi- than the need of people who nity when they think they are make recommendations for the magnified when the people with sations, from a paternalistic were affected... Except in the there to stay. future that will best enable the the task of representing you assumption that those in power most dire of circumstances, no “A consumerist, libertarian, flourishing of the church on the don’t appear to listen.” know what others need, to a one likes to feel like the recipi- individualist society where free- Islands.” One major reason for the dis- more devolved form of demo- ent of charity. dom is understood to mean free- trust was the tendency for coun- cratic life.” “And yet in the rush to help dom to do as I choose as long as cils to sub-contract services to He said there is also an urgent the victims, the way in which I don’t harm anyone else, ren- PRICE £1.50 / €2.00 / $2.50 other providers. need to help those who provide that help was offered, often pre- ders my neighbour at best a lim- 23 “Commissioning other organi- services, whether housing, packaged, and unrelated to the itation, or at worst a threat to my sations to provide services may healthcare or charity, to connect actual needs of people, left them freedom. It does not give us rea- be an effective way to deliver more effectively with the com- as passive recipients rather than sons to care for one another,” he 9 770964 816108 them, but it has the unfortunate munities and the people they active agents in the process of added.

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Diocese of York their favourite hymn for everyone to sing While Christian Aid’s recent campaigns together. have focused on their ‘Big Brekkie’ Age UK said: “The power of music, fundraising breakfasts, thoughts at especially singing, to unlock memories Lythe Church of England Primary and kick-start the grey matter is an School near Whitby were turning from increasingly key feature of dementia the morning fry-up towards the sociable care. It seems to reach parts of the dam- fund-raising possibilities of afternoons. aged brain in ways other forms of com- ‘Cake, Coffee and Chat’ brought munication cannot.” pupils, parents, staff and friends together “We tend to remain contactable as at Lythe Church of England Primary musical beings on some level right up to School for a Christian Aid fundraiser. As the very end of life,” said Professor Paul well as eating and drinking, people were Robertson, a concert violinist and aca- invited to write their name or a message demic who has made a study of music in on a paper hand, to be attached to a dis- dementia care. play symbolising the partnership in You can contact the diocese to try the prayer that works to build a better world. Songs of Praise format in your church The school raised £116.22 and all pro- and receive supporting materials. ceeds were donated to Christian Aid. our chapel being dedicated to the memo- gathered volunteers from a variety of Diocese of Derby ry of those men from Clowne who died. local community groups, dance groups, Diocese of Lichfield St John the Baptist Church in Clowne “Iris nursed the injured on the day of fitness groups, churches across Andover At Christ Church Little Drayton in (pictured) is to pay a lasting tribute to the disaster in the hospital at Worksop. Deanery, Andover Churches Together Shropshire, Chrissie Jupp collaborated the memory of the mining community We wanted to include the lives of men and the Diocese of Winchester. with the vicar, the Rev Jane Morris, and with a bespoke, locally crafted mosaic. and women in the mosaic. As well as a stage featuring local talent the church family to share conversations Once completed, the mosaic will be “The Bible verse we’ve chosen has a like the Misspent Ukes, Ruby Slippers about dementia in a ‘Songs of Praise’ ser- installed on the front of the altar of the double meaning as the aim of the mosaic Dance School and Fair Play Performing vice with a dementia focus. As well as church’s Miners Chapel – which, until is to bring to light the hidden stories of Arts there were plenty of activities for being the church’s Dementia Coordina- recently, stood unused for many years. Clowne, to inspire families to share their children throughout both days. tor, Chrissie is the Community and Care The church has been working with own stories and pass on our memories of Activities included a skate session with Coordinator at Market Drayton surgery, local artist Coralie Turpin, Junction Arts, mining to the next generation.” Team Rubicon, face painting and, in the and is helping both churches and our local schools, Clowne Local History Soci- The finished mosaic will be on display evening, a free outdoor cinema showing communities to become more dementia- ety and Clowne Parish Council to help on Saturday 22 June at Clowne Mining Bohemian Rhapsody. friendly. design and create the piece, and the pro- Festival, where there will also be an exhi- The Rev Lee Davies, Priest in Charge Some 60 people attended the service. ject has received £2,000 from Tesco’s bition of mining heritage inside the at St Paul’s church and Community Cen- Ms Morris commented: “I’d like to share Bags of Help community grant scheme. church, alongside lots of stalls and enter- tre, said: “It was a fantastic event, our the good news that talking about demen- The mosaic is being made by local vol- tainment. The festival is open from 10am aim was to put on an event that was fun tia-related things was so positive! … the unteers. to 3pm. for all and free for all, and whilst we have service was moving and inspirational… Rector Bryony Taylor said: “The word- learnt a lot from organising this event [with] information about how to get help ing on the mosaic is taken from the book Diocese of Winchester that we can improve in future years, I and support.” of Job, chapter 28, and it says about min- Around 400 people came to Augusta think we’ve achieved this. So Christ Church is already looking to ers: ‘hidden things they bring to light’. Park’s first big community event on the “What better way to demonstrate our doing another dementia-focused Songs “The theme of the mosaic is a shaft of Bank Holiday weekend. commitment to the community than of Praise next year. light coming down - the light of Christ. The event was put together by a work- bringing an event to the community. Christ Church used the Songs of Depicted are a miner on one side and a ing group made up of volunteers from Both the children and parents had an Praise format that is being used across nurse on the other. The nurse is a nod to Endeavour School, YMCA, Augusta Park absolute blast and loved the face paint- the Diocese of Lichfield. It includes con- one of our parishioners, Iris Pettitt who Community Centre, the Parish of ing, sports activities and outdoor cinema. versations with three people. After hear- was a nurse at the time of the Creswell Knights Enham and Test Valley Borough This definitely needs to become a tradi- ing from them, each of them chooses Colliery disaster in 1950, which led to Council. Over the weekend, the event tion in Augusta Park.” THE - DIARY - - Send your events to 12 June [email protected] . . 14 June or Tweet @churchnewspaper 7 June 8 June

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Campaign against Netflix moves to UK Most churches have less than five young people TWO-THIRDS of churches makes grants of up to £25,000 projects that are addressing a tian organisations feel inspired have five or fewer young people available to help churches and very real need in their commu- and confident to help young in their worshipping communi- Christian organisations to con- nities, it’s clear that many are people in their communities ty, according to a survey by the nect with children and young struggling to run activities at all reach their potential, spiritually Allchurches Trust. Over 40 per people and forge lasting links or are offering support that they and in other ways,” said Mawer. cent admit their provision for with families in their area. feel lacks relevance or is The survey found that 48 per young people is ‘inadequate’. However, 88 per cent of unattractive to local families. cent of churches cited lack of A poll of more than 800 churches surveyed said they “Many are hampered by funding as a challenge and churches has shown that more felt their church offers a wel- buildings that are not fit for pur- almost a third saying they lack THE DECISION by major US than two-thirds have five or coming environment for chil- pose and outdated equipment,” age-appropriate facilities (31 per companies to boycott the state fewer young people in their wor- dren and young people, but only he added. cent). of Georgia after it tightened its shipping community; but that 58 per cent offer any activities According to the survey, the Some 41 per cent of churches abortion laws has spread to the 96 per cent would love to pro- for 11-to-18-year-olds and 41 per biggest barrier that churches said the biggest help in running UK. vide more support and activities cent admit their provision for said they face in running high more activities would be The campaigning group Right for them if they had the right young people is inadequate. quality activities are a lack of improvements to make their to Life UK said that 4,000 people skills and resources in place. Some 82 per cent run activi- people to run them (75 per buildings more accessible to here said they had boycotted The survey questioned ties for children 0 to 10, but only cent) and a lack of young people children and young people, the streaming service Netflix in churches from a range of Chris- 58 per cent rate their support (59 per cent) and children (52 while 42 per cent said they protest. tian denominations throughout for children as good or excel- per cent) attending church, would benefit from more elec- “We have many women work- the UK and Ireland to gain lent, according to the survey. with 44 per cent responding tronic equipment, such as com- ing on productions in Georgia, insight into the work that Sir Philip Mawer, chairman of that young people feel the puters, tablets and Audio Visual whose rights, along with mil- churches are engaged in with Allchurches Trust, said: “It’s church is not relevant to them. equipment. lions of others, will be severely children (age 0-10) and young inspiring to read that 96 per For churches in the most disad- The biggest help, however, restricted by this law,” said Ted people (age 11 to 18). cent of the churches we asked vantaged communities, howev- would be younger and more Sarandos, Netflix’s chief con- It found that 67 per cent of said they would love to run er, top of the list of barriers was active volunteers (62 per cent). tent officer. The company has churches surveyed have five or more activities for children and lack of funding (73 per cent). Allchurches Trust will fund spoken out against Georgia’s fewer young people in their wor- young people if they had all of “We hope to help overcome between 10 per cent and 80 per attempt to block abortion. shipping community, while 26 the right resources and skills, some of these practical prob- cent of the cost of projects, He said the company will per cent have none, and 45 per but it is important not to under- lems through our new grants depending on their size and the work with the American Civil cent have five or fewer children estimate the scale of the chal- programme. We also aim to level of need in the community. Liberties Union and others to (15 per cent have none). lenge. share shining examples of pro- Organisations can apply even if fight it in court. The Allchurches Trust has “While our survey uncovered jects making a difference and they have received a grant from “Given the legislation has not launched a grants programme some truly inspiring examples encouraging church growth, so Allchurches in the last two yet been implemented, we’ll in response. Growing Lives of churches running innovative that more churches and Chris- years. continue to film there, while also supporting partners and artists who choose not to. Trump visit divides UK Should it ever come into effect, THE BISHOP of Liverpool, the Rt Rev we’d rethink our entire invest- Paul Bayes, told Radio 4 that he ‘doesn’t ment in Georgia,” said Saran- agree’ with US President Donald Trump. dos. “I think he’s mistaken in many of his Celebrities have joined forces policies, and I think that the Christians with the American Civil Liber- who identify with him, especially in the ties Union to fight against the US, are not properly responding to what passage of restrictive abortion our Christian faith says they should do,” bans in states around the coun- said the Bishop. try. “I don’t think it’s right to build walls, I ACLU Executive Director don’t think it’s right to demonise and hate Anthony D Romero said: “This people, I don’t think it’s right to divide. is the most recent front in a war And I think this man should be told so, not to protect civil rights and civil only by the folks who are in the room with liberties from a hostile Trump him on this visit but by the folks who will administration that has also be on the streets outside,” he said. enabled ideologues to push the “He says he is a Christian but Jesus said same agenda at the state level. you know people by their fruits. And this are Christian positions,” he added. The day before he stopped at a North- In the fight to safeguard abor- is a guy who seems to me to be saying On Monday the President visited West- ern Virginia church as they prayer for tion, this is our Alamo. walls are good, people from other cultures minster Abbey as part of his State Visit to him. It was part of a nationwide effort led “The voices of Americans are bad, we must not welcome people, we the UK and laid a wreath at the tomb of by Franklin Graham designated as ‘Pray around the country are essen- must exclude them – I don’t believe these the unknown warrior. for Donald Trump Sunday’. tial to fight back in this moment. Abortion is a constitutional right, and we will continue to fight for it, in every way we can.” New project to help boost historic churches Spokesperson for Right To THE DIOCESE of Ely is col- Timur Alexandrov, has been sure, demolition, or conversion “the 97.7 percent” – the people Life UK, Clare McCarthy, a laborating on a three-year working on the project. Accord- into other uses,” he said. of the diocese of Ely not attend- group that disagrees with Net- project to help communities ing to Dr Alexandrov, one con- “While the decline in atten- ing churches’. flix commitment to funding the make fuller use of their his- sequence of falling church dance is similar in rural and “By the end of the project, legal challenge, commented: toric churches. attendance in England is that urban settings, having six or every parish and deanery in the “Polling on attitudes towards REACH Ely (Re-imagining fewer people are involved in seven times as many church Diocese will be able to under- abortion shows Netflix has mil- Churches as Community Assets church building maintenance. buildings per capita in rural stand the actual opportunities lions of subscribers around the for the Common Good) is imple- “The current state of church areas, the need to act in a pre- open to them in the context of world that do not subscribe to mented by the Diocese of Ely buildings varies; whilst some dominantly rural diocese like their own communities, so they this kind of pro-abortion ideolo- and the Cambridge Judge Busi- manage to keep their buildings Ely is acute,” he added. can give their parishioners a gy. If you are pro-life, perhaps ness School with the support of open and welcoming, others Dr Alexandrov said that the church that meets their needs, a it’s time to consider cancelling Allchurches Trust and Historic struggle with the upkeep, being key aim of the REACH Ely pro- church they will support, and a your Netflix subscription as England. useful for a wider population ject ‘is to enable every parish church in which they can partic- well?” The research associate, Dr and are, ultimately, at risk of clo- and deanery to reconnect with ipate,” he added.

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Sexual abuse was most would have been,” he said. bishop, said that a research faith communities such as the frequently perpetrated by an Bishop Hancock said the report on child sexual abuse Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baptists individual with an official reli- Church welcomed the findings in religious institutions, and Methodists, and Islam and gious title, such as priest, vicar, and recommendations pub- including the Anglican Judaism. imam or elder.” lished by IICSA this month, on Church, published by the In addition over half of sur- Bishop Hancock said that the Peter Ball and Chichester Independent Inquiry into vivors did not report the abuse IICSA ‘continues to shine a light Diocese case studies. Prayer Book hope Child Sexual Abuse is ‘dis- due to feelings of shame (37 per on the safeguarding practices of “This states that the Church turbing’. cent) and guilt (18 per cent); religious institutions, including should have been a place which Gyles Brandreth, the writer, One of the report’s key find- half of victims (48 per cent) the Church of England’, and protected all children and sup- broadcaster and actor, who is ings includes that those sexual- knew of others being abused by that the Church is ‘working con- ported victims and survivors embarking on a tour of the UK ly abused in religious the same perpetrator, and one structively with the Inquiry’ as but it failed to do this. It is abso- with Break a Leg – his new institutions were less likely to fifth (18 per cent) of survivors it approaches the wider Church lutely right that the Church at show celebrating all things the- report the abuse at the time (69 reported a loss of faith as a con- hearing on 1 July. all levels should learn lessons atrical – says he is hoping to per cent) than survivors (54 per sequence of the abuse. “We commend those sur- from the issues raised in these attend churches that use the cent) in other institutions. The report also examines vivors who have had the reports and also strengthen our 1662 Book of Common Prayer The report includes data on institutional failures, with most courage to come forward to resolve to make the Church a (BCP) at 8am Holy Communion religions with a significant pres- participants firmly believing share their experiences to the safe place for all,” he said. on Sundays. “That’s the service I like to attend at my home church in London – St Mary’s, Barnes – Durham Cathedral opens its doors after work so I hope I will be able to do the THE DOORS of Durham made possible with grants same as our itinerary criss- Cathedral were reopened to from the First World War Cente- crosses the country in the com- the public last Saturday (1 nary Cathedral Repairs Fund, ing weeks,” he said. June), as a three-year con- The Alan Evans Memorial servation programme came Trust, Allchurches Trust Ltd, to an end. Friends of Durham Cathedral, Oprah’s guest The work, sponsored by Bald- Sir John Priestman Charity win’s Accountants, was carried Trust, Headley Trust and Sur- out by the Cathedral’s dedicated tees Trust, as well as kind dona- team of in-house stonemasons tions from a number of and the cathedral’s conserva- individual supporters. tion architect. Tickets to climb the central A significant part of the repair tower cost £5 per adult and work was in response to finding £2.50 per child. heavily weathered and eroded sandstone, partly as a conse- SPCK author Father Richard quence of Victorian conserva- Rohr was the guest of Oprah tion techniques, on the upper Winfrey for her SuperSoul Sun- parapet and at bell chamber day interview last weekend. “All level during a routine five-year my books are an attempt to lead inspection. people to their divine nature,” The new ‘blaxter’ sandstone he said. which has been hand-carved Exploring topics touched and installed, will be instantly upon by his recently published recognisable to visitors once book The Universal Christ, they reach the 325th stair at the Father Rohr said: “I would have pinnacle of the climb. The stone never thought I would write was supplied by County books one day, but I’m grate- Durham based Dunhouse Quar- ful.” ry and is geologically the same His next book, What Do We as that used centuries earlier. Do With The Bible?, will be pub- The Very Rev, Andrew Trem- lished on 15 August. lett Dean of Durham, said: “This is the start of a new era for the cathedral and the community of Bishop’s Durham, with special memories being made from the moment celebration that visitors take their first steps onto the all-new viewing plat- form.” The restoration project was

The Rt Rev Colin Bazley cele- brated the 50th anniversary of his consecration as Bishop of Chile, at a service at St Andrew’s Bebington, on 26 May. The service was attended by family and friends from Chile, including his son-in-law, the recently consecrated Bish- op Enrique Lago.

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Woman becomes first Defending ‘European Christian Maori bishop civilisation’ boosts far-right By Brian Cooper Hungary’s far-right Fidesz Party under ‘strongman’ pre- ULTRA-RIGHT populist par- mier Viktor Orban won greater ties in three European support with over 52 per cent of states, each with ‘defending the vote. He declared this a Europe’s Christian civilisa- mandate to “stop migration into tion’ as a key policy plat- Europe, defend the Europe of form, won major victories in nations and Europe’s Christian the recent EU elections. culture.” THE FIRST Maori woman to The appeal by ruling conser- Vociferously anti-Muslim and be elected bishop has been vative-nationalist parties in pursuing harsh policies against named by the Archbishops Poland, Hungary and Italy to asylum-seekers, he blends of the Anglican Church in traditional Christian voters — strong nationalism with equally Aotearoa, New Zealand and mostly but not entirely Catholic strong affirmation of Hungary’s Polynesia. - appears to have benefited Christian identity. Referencing Waitohiariki Quayle, current- them, despite much-criticised its historic role in resisting the ly the Archdeacon of Wairarapa, policies on immigration and Ottoman Muslim advance into will become the Bishop of democratic norms. Central Europe, Orban Catholics by ostensibly holding s Upoko o Te Ika, in the lower Poland’s ruling Law and Jus- bizarrely proclaims himself his rosary at political rallies. u - North Island after she is conse- tice Party, strongly backed by ‘guardian of European Christian Strongly secular France, con- p - crated later this year. the Catholic Church, won over civilisation’ against Islam today. fronting its Catholic Christian i r “Bishop-elect Wai becomes 45 per cent of the popular vote A Protestant convert, Orban got heritage following the Notre t not only the first Maori woman despite the liberal European firm backing from Hungary’s Dame fire, has seen opinion to be elected bishop, but the Opposition’s strong challenge. powerful Catholic Church. divided over its rebuilding, with first Aotearoa New Zealand- Law and Justice has consistently Italy, the only major West some secular voices urging a born woman to be chosen to refused to admit Muslim European state with the far- style to reflect France’s multi- serve as bishop in any Tikan- refugees [some Christian fami- right in government, gave the cultural identity today. ga,” said Archbishop Don Tami- lies have been admitted], rejects populist-nationalist Northern Aware of the strong Catholic here, senior bishop of the Maori Brussels’ ‘secular social liberal- League a victorious 34 per cent anti-abortion and traditional tikanga, or cultural stream of ism’, and upholds traditional — twice its vote in the 2018 gen- family lobby, far-right Marine Le the Church. Catholic family values against eral election. Its charismatic Pen backed full restoration of He said her election is ‘very ‘genderism’ [gay and feminist leader, deputy premier Matteo the original Notre Dame to significant’. agendas]. Opposition to free Salvini, whose harsh anti- express the country’s national Bishop-elect Waitohiariki was market economics and strong migrant policies are condemned Christian heritage, adding this born in Gladstone in 1950 to an welfare policies to uplift the by Pope Francis, echoed to anti-Islam policies to woo con- Anglican father and a Mormon poor were also in its Catholic- Orban’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, servative Catholics. mother. She was ordained a dea- inspired programme, popular and declared Italy a ‘Christian This stance aided her narrow con in 2013 and a priest in 2014 despite its limiting of democra- state’ on Europe’s frontier — yet significant victory over Pres- by Bishop Muru Walters at the cy. also appealing to traditional ident Macron. Church of Te Hepara Pai in Masterton. She has served in her current role since 2015. She said the two main con- cerns for Maori families were Anglican Communion email address pressures on housing and youth suicide. “A lot of kids are lost, they used by gift card scammers don’t have a friend or someone to turn to,” she said. “The GOOGLE has been criticised many people were targeted by high, both financially and emo- church could be there for them, after it took more than 16 the fake email account at least tionally”, The City of London and by the church I mean peo- hours to respond to con- one recipient is known to have Police’s National Coordinator ple, we could be there.” cerns that an email address lost £200 from the scam. for Economic Crime, Comman- “The image I use is of used by the Anglican Com- ACNS say they contacted der Karen Baxter, said. “Cruel the tamariki (child) on munion was being used Google to ask why one of their fraudsters will prey on some of the waka (canoe). The family fraudulently. email addresses was able to be the most vulnerable members of can be the stabilising influence The email address, used by used for fraudulent purposes society for their own personal on one side of the canoe and the the Secretary General of the more than 16 hours after the gain, using every trick in the church can be on the other. Anglican Communion, was used scam had been reported to book to exploit money out of “We talk about putting on the by fraudsters to ask targets to them. “The company acknowl- their victims. armour of Christ, and I do that buy iTunes gift cards. edged that it had received our “We are working closely with myself at times. But I like to say A spokesman said: “In the enquiry, but declined to provide retailers to stop these fraudsters we can put on the ‘ama’ of fraud committed last week, the an explanation or comment.” in their tracks and to raise Christ. The ama is the outrigger recipient was told by the bogus There was concern that the awareness of this type of fraud. of the canoe. If the young per- Secretary General that he was victim who lost the £200, on 25 “We urge people to #Stay- son in the canoe is getting a bit stuck in a business meeting and News May, did so 16 hours after the TunedToFraud to spot the signs rocky, the family and the wanted the Gift Cards to be sent Service (ACNS) that “fraudsters ACNS had reported the scam to of these scams in order to pro- church can be the outriggers, to a friend who was in hospital.” are using online store gift cards Google. tect themselves.” the ‘ama’, that stabilise them on The targets were asked to buy to collect money from victims This type of fraud has The Anglican Communion’s either side. the cards and forward the because they can be easily increased in recent years. The Director for Communications, “If the family gets rocky, the details to a third party. redeemed and sold on. UK’s National Fraud Intelli- Gavin Drake, said: “Staff at the young person can lean onto the The gift card scam operate “The fraudsters don’t need gence Bureau said that in the Anglican Communion Office outrigger held by the church. because only the code from the the physical card to redeem the year from 1 April 2015 to 31 will never ask people to order Together we can all help get cards is needed. value and will instead use tactics March 2018, losses in excess of Gift cards on their behalf. We them through rough waters.” A spokesman for the City of to persuade victims to purchase £6.5 million were reported are aware that this type of The Bishop-elect was wid- London Police, which manages gift cards in large amounts and through this type of fraud, with forged identify fraud is very owed in 1990. She has three the Action Fruad online report- read out the serial code on the the average victim finding them- common. People should be vigi- adult children and five grand- ing tool for all UK police forces, back over the phone.” selves £579 out of pocket. lant when receiving such children. told the Anglican Communion Although it is not known how “The cost of gift card fraud is requests.”

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Working Group and has been arranged for Archaeology and the Bible singers of various ranges. Sheet music, rehearsal files and recordings can be downloaded free of Sir, I hope that a future article in the CEN will charge from the St Bride’s website. redress the balance of this apparently sceptical David Shreeve, LETTERSTO article about Biblical history (31 May). Many Environmental Adviser, The Archbishops’ Council scholars are coming to realise the reliability of the biblical record. Ken Kitchen’s ‘The Reliability of the THEEDITOR Old Testament’, and especially David YOUR TWEETS Rohl’s many books, shortening the Third Intermediate Period, bring the Exodus back to 1447 BC. Excavations have revealed Joseph’s and POSTS tomb, and also the town of Avaris with small n n dwellings from c.1500 to 1447. This area was ‘ later built over by Rameses. Joshua’s conquest of Jericho is shown with the broken walls and fire-blackened bricks. The history of David No PM Modi i is a man of rinci les. He will and Solomon is also shown to be reliable. res ect secularism. Carey critics Jim Stanley- Smith, Southampton Richard Chapman @SelsdonChapman Sir, we are constantly extolled to welcome and suppose t e est we can ope or rom t s encourage younger voices into our Christian dia- s a e v s s a we ea y examp e on gn y, .

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n be equipped to interact with and influence the Clement, a first century bishop of Rome. John White @Revjohnwhite

o general community. While Chalke apparently holds that heaven and hat an amaz ng n g t 5 peop e com ng L Reg Lobb, hell exist on earth not in the hereafter, Polycarp, oge er o wors p an pray or un y an us- ,

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u also belong to UKIP (along with a number of your world” (I Corinthians, XXXII). proper at ete. Just arm-twiste an up for r e h t

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e We’ll also ignore that UKIP has been by far the early Church misunderstand the Bible, and must ’ o . e

s most vocal in condemning Islamic terrorist turn to him as some latter day prophet to correct ’ C s w attacks against Christians across the world (from what is lacking in both Scripture and the teaching – - e T t r .

a Nigeria, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan, to name of the early church. d e d m a few, to the extent that in some countries the AB MacFarlane, r a o Christian Community has effectively been exter- Stoke-on-Trent will be encoura in churches and individuals c t G . e r minated). We’ll even ignore that then-UKIP Lead- to # ra . 4 e e

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u had fled to escape the civil war. table. Such superstitious worship is alien to peop e com ng o pray or e com ng o e a n l c h p No, let’s concentrate on the fact that without a authentic Christianity and an affront to the his- i i E_ c s n i

r single scrap of evidence your newspaper blithely toric stance of the Protestant Reformation. Justin w u e describes UKIP as “Far Right”. Exactly which of Welby (with others) is perpetuating the s e h a c UKIP’s policies are remotely “Far Right”? Please widespread betrayal of the witness and sacrifice of i i i _ N e @ l specify exactly which of the policies are “Far his predecessor Thomas Cranmer and other - s d p

r Right”. I am attaching the General Election Mani- Anglican martyrs of the 16th century. - n , e l a t i festo to aid you in your research. The Rev Alan C Clifford, sands of eo le who hel b workin in our l t a g e The Church is often called on to keep out of pol- Norwich Reformed Church offices sharin our messa es cam ai nin on l m n - itics and restrain itself to matters spiritual. This our work and fundraising for us. o E e

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C for churches to include in creationtide services n d i Sir, Why do I dismiss the Rev Steve Chalke’s lat- later this year. A recording produced with the n e d e n h est book “The Lost Message of Paul” along with support of the CofE’s Mission and Public Affairs s e T

s his “The Lost Message of Jesus”? is available at https://bit.ly/2YT5hMy. n o a e It goes back to the fundamental convictions of The song was launched to enable choirs, groups r t c

a our Reformers, that despite corruptions, Christ’s and congregations time to download copies and u e

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A witness from unexpected quarters The ITV Soap awards last week as usual provided a feast of good humoured reminiscence and the top scenes from that genre. The various soaps covered many important topics in society, for exam- ple the horrible phenomenon of child abuse dramatically and terri- fyingly dramatised in Hollyoaks, which won the Best Soap of the Year award. A striking moment was the award of Best Young Actor to the Renouncing the World, nine-year-old actress Kara-Leah Fernandes, who plays Bailey Baker in EastEnders. She also gained the Best On-Screen Partner- ship award with her on-screen dad Mitch Baker played by Roger Griffiths. the flesh and the Devil Such a young person making an acceptance speech is bound to be touching and it was, but the young Kara-Leah proved to be a wit- ness to God in her acceptance speech: “I want to thank God first, “Do you… renounce the devil and all his works, on their own — but if they recognise that some- the EastEnders team for creating such a witty and mature character the pomps and vanity of this wicked world, and all thing is wrong, they are more likely to be able to who is raising awareness for young carers,” she said. In our secular the sinful lusts of the flesh, so that ye will not fol- reach out for help to others and maybe God. society it is rare for God to be named in the public forum and low nor be led by them?” Indeed perhaps there is greater openness than thanked but a nine-year-old praised the creator to millions of view- This question from the 1928 prayer book (or a there was half a century ago to what ancient wis- ers in a totally natural and convincing way. Kara-Leah’s witness to similar form of words) will be familiar to many dom may have to teach modern society. This is her belief in God, God who cares and is present to the world and baptised or confirmed quite long ago in the not to say that renouncing the world, the flesh and history, to everyday life with all its problems and challenges, was Church of England and sometimes other Anglican the Devil may not be deeply challenging and striking and moving and unpretentious. She went on to say that her churches. However it is not usually found in such counter-cultural, in religious circles as well as character in EastEnders, a carer, was important to her especially services today, for understandable reasons. wider society. because she has a disabled brother. The concept of renouncing the world, flesh and Taking up her thanks to God, we cannot but be challenged as to Devil is all too easy to misunderstand and may Recognising temptation and why there is so little of such natural Christian speech about God in seem outdated. Yet if properly rooted in biblical everyday life. thinking, it could be a valuable aspect of educa- weakness There is no doubt that the Christian voice has been unceremoni- tion in local Christian communities, helping to ously dumped out of the public square by politicians who are des- equip young and older adults to meet 21st century Renunciation of the right kind is not about joy- perately trying to tell us that we inhabit a secular society with its challenges. lessness, rather the opposite. It gives priority to own norms and customs, that the Christian way is a reactionary love of God and neighbour over lesser attractions and repressive legacy. That of course is not true at all, but it is con- Avoiding the wrong kind of and allegiances, building on rock, not sand venient for the secularisers and they have had little resistance from (Matthew 7:24-27). the mainline churches. renunciation It includes lowering one’s defences and allow- How Christians can be helped to be open and natural witnesses to ing Divine love through, knowing one is a ‘some- their Lord in all contexts of society is perhaps the major challenge Renouncing ‘the world’ can sound like a retreat body’ and not having to prove this. This in turn facing all Churches today. The Black Churches do seem to be par- into personal piety, without caring for the world makes it easier to care for others. To matter, one ticularly strong in this regard and unashamed to name the name of which God so loved that he gave his Son to save it need not be well-to-do, a high-flier or ‘in with the Jesus in public. (John 3.16-17), or even walking by on the other in-crowd’, a lavish spender on fine foods and The notion that Christianity is an irrelevance just does not stand side when people are suffering (Luke 10.25-37). wines or super-stud, a ruthless power-monger or up. Even the recent European Cup football final between Liverpool This is far removed from the prophetic tradition, much-feared gang enforcer. and Tottenham Hotspur has roots in the faith. so alert to the weight of cruelty and injustice and The Hebrew Scriptures describe a God who, Liverpool FC emerged from a split from Everton, which was a signs of hope. above the noise of commerce and culture, hears club formed from a Methodist congregation in 1878. Tottenham Negativity towards ‘the flesh’ can come across the cries of the enslaved (Exodus 2:23-24) and was formed by boys from All Hallows Church and helped by the as ingratitude to a generous Creator who provides inspires prophets to denounce corruption, cruelty Bible Class teacher John Ripsher, warden of the local YMCA in much to nourish and delight (Psalm 65), includ- and complacency. The Gospels tell of Jesus’ readi- 1883. Christianity was plainly a driving force through British cul- ing making humans sexual beings (Song of ness to resist temptation in the wilderness, set ture. The WW2 commemorations happening now have emphasised Solomon 2). Enjoying such gifts also offers oppor- aside his own comfort to care for the sick, stand the key role of chaplains ministering to troops and those very close tunities to deepen fellowship, as when Jesus is up to the political and religious authorities on to them. condemned as a glutton and drunkard after keep- behalf of the marginalised, offer forgiveness Christianity is a grassroots faith, and its key witnesses are ordi- ing company with ‘sinners’ (Matthew 11.18-19). rather than seeking revenge — and invite others nary people in their lives who find God real and vital. As for the Devil, often popular images echo the to follow. spectacular goings-on in horror films and stories. 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Anglican Life experiences, each bring a WATCH different set of these and amongst their varied By Rosalind Rutherford experiences will be some that A long way to go are bringing experiences than It was heartening that most of men will never bring. the comment after the It’s a word we might use in women, and the most recent challenged and the emotional What is known is that announcements, a few weeks the context of sporting appointment as a diocesan response is that women are decision-making and leadership ago, of three new suffragan competitions - a team has taken bishop is a man. And 17 out of a taking over, even though this is are always improved by bishops in the Church of the cup; a cyclist has taken the total of 75 suffragan bishops are nowhere near the truth. including as wide a range of England did not start by lead and physically grasps women. Not quite a takeover Research shows this is the views, skills and experiences in remarking on their hobbies and something rather than having it yet! Since November 2014, same in almost any the decision-making group as families , but gifts such as offered, so not the most when women could be made organisation. Women usually possible. It also matters that “intellectual rigour, and appropriate to use when bishops, eight men have been speak less than men in there are enough women in experience of some demanding announcing three appointments appointed to diocesan posts and meetings but if they speak for senior roles in our dioceses to social contexts”; someone who which were offered, we assume, five women, though in the last more than a third of the time of be able to focus on their “has stimulated ministry and to the women concerned? year the proportion of women the meeting they will be particular giftings and mission … and... nurtured the Sadly, the suspicion has to be being appointed as suffragans accused of taking over. If a expertise, rather than being vocations of several Readers that it links to a feeling, has risen so that since 2014, 17 diocese appoints more than one seen as a spokesperson for all and had ordinands on sometimes unconscious men have been appointed as bishop who is also a woman, women. placement” or who has “talents sometimes only too conscious, suffragan bishops and 19 accusations of “imbalance” are It was wonderful to read that in theological and biblical that in being appointed to women (though two of these soon made, despite nearly all Tuesday a few weeks ago, of studies.” positions such as bishop, are now diocesan bishops). other dioceses having more the appointment of three new Exactly what we need to women are now doing a man The charges of “women than one bishop who is a man. bishops, all of whom happened know about newly appointed out of a job and “taking” the taking over” are linked to There are even some dioceses to be women. But there is still a bishops — but what grabbed jobs “owed” to men. Each time perceptions, usually still where all the senior long way to go before the the headlines was that all three a woman is appointed to a unconscious perceptions, that leadership roles are filled only church of England can really are women. And then, there senior position, but particularly men are the natural leaders, by men, eg Peterborough and demonstrate true gender was a Church of England tweet as a bishop, someone spokesmen (sic) and decision- Sheffield. It was also pointed equality. There is an even which undid this by the somewhere will be tweeting or makers in the church. When out recently that all the further way to go before the vocabulary used – apparently commenting that “it’s only women begin taking part in principals of theological numbers of BAME bishops and innocuous until we stop to think women who are made bishops strategic planning, when colleges and courses are men. church leaders even match the about it: ‘ now” or “all bishops are women women are seen leading from Does all this matter? Many number of women. Female clergy have taken the now”. the front as bishops and are hoping for the day when One challenge is to find ways roles in Stepney, Huntingdon A quick look at the numbers Archdeacons and cathedral announcements of new senior of actively encouraging a more and Shrewsbury…’ will show that there is still a deans, or even developing a church jobs are made without diverse clergy and more diverse Newsprint was more long way to go before women way of leading in these roles reference to gender. When church leadership in the objective: “Suffragans were are even half of the bishops. In that is not always obviously asked what women can bring to church, so that it more closely appointed” or “announced”… so the Church of England five out from the front, then our natural the church, the answer is that resembles the God-given why the word “taken”? of 42 diocesan bishops are unconscious expectations are they bring their own skills and diversity of the world.

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Dealing with devastating data Why, more often than not, do aged 25 to 29. statistics present a forbidding By 1990 the total number of picture rather than an abortions in England and Wales encouraging one? Is it because Teenage births in England and Wales, 1990 to 2017 since the 1967 Act was that’s the way things are or 2,722,000, while the total at the because the dark side of life is end of 2017 was 7,530,000, and more measurable than the will be over 8 million by the end brighter side? There is no of 2020 if present rates escaping, though, from the continue. That’s about appalling figures recently equivalent to the total number released by the National Crime of children alive who are under Agency on the number of 12, or virtually double the online child sex abuse images – entire population of all the 1,600 in 2009, rising to 11,500 Primary Schools in England. by 2013 and then increasing to Or, to put it another way, had 114,000 in 2018. Will public they all been born our outcry prompt immediate and population would be 68 million radical action by YouTube, today instead of 60 million, 13 Apple, Google and the rest of per cent larger! the world’s wealthiest Truly, some statistics seem companies? more forbidding than Other statistics are sad and encouraging, but the truth sorrowful, but more positive, behind them cannot be such as the number of teenage avoided. How does the church pregnancies. The UK had the or the Christian family react to Europe’s highest percentages a conceptions to those aged 15 to of early motherhood? A between 20 and 24 which such distasteful topics? So decade ago, but concerted and 19. (The Office for National curtailing of education, a increased from 5 per cent in often we wring our hands or political involvement has Statistics measures greater rate of child mortality, 1950 to 9 per cent in 1975, to 73 shake our heads as if to say, changed that. The number of “conceptions” by totalling the less likely to have full prenatal per cent by 2000, and to 85 per “That’s someone else’s teenagers having children has number of abortions and births, care, more likely to be a single cent by 2017. problem”. Yes, we know we drastically reduced in the last which includes stillbirths but parent without adequate At least these babies were live in a sinful world, but if we 10 years, as the graph shows. excludes miscarriages). support, reducing the born! The younger the woman are to be “salt” and “light” we The percentage of girls aged Why do teenagers get likelihood of employment for having a baby, the greater the need to and can be proactive – 13 to 15 becoming pregnant pregnant? A Latin American the mothers, with mother and likelihood of an abortion. through the avenues available between 1990 and 1999 was 0.9 study found that sometimes it child likely to be poor. Three-fifths, 61 per cent, of to us such as the media, our per cent, or 1 woman in every was because it was seen as a The large majority, 93 per conceptions to those under 16 MPs, school parents’ 115 (which includes a very short cut to adulthood, and cent, of the number of babies in 2017 were aborted, 52 per associations, supporting those small number of children born sometimes it was an excuse to born to teenagers (in 2017 just cent of those under 18, but 33 on the front-line of positive to mothers under 13). In the get away from an abusive home 4 per cent of all births), were per cent of those aged 20 to 24. alternatives, involvement in next 10 years, 2000 to 2009, as the pregnant woman could born outside marriage, a huge The rates of abortion are helping the victims of these conceptions dropped to 0.8 per move in with her boyfriend. increase on the 16 per cent increasing in all age groups for statistics and personal, church cent (one woman in every 130), There are, though, many other born outside marriage to mothers under 30 – from 36 per and national prayer for our and between 2010 and 2017, the causes such as ignorance or teenage mums in 1945. The cent in 1990 for those under 20 nation. conception rate dropped very unavailability of contraceptives, percentage increased sharply to 47 per cent in 2017, from 22 greatly to just 0.5 per cent (one peer pressure to have early between 1975 and 1990, as did per cent to 33 per cent for those Dr Peter Brierley may be con- woman in every 215). A similar sexual experience, and so on. the percentage born outside aged 20 to 24 and from 14 per tacted on high drop was seen for What are the consequences marriage for mothers aged cent to 20 per cent for those [email protected]

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It is one of the great attributes abuse victims, the Church of of a free society that people England’s financial have the lawful right to commitments cannot be peacefully protest. And that is Bishops and Trump reduced to a one-off why we should tolerate the compensation settlement but carnival of protest, including streets outside. the pledge to build a wall (https://bit.ly/2WaQwmO). should add up to offers of the ‘baby Trump’ blimp, which “He says he is a Christian but garnered such outrage around It’s a valuable essay that permanent housing or a greeted Donald Trump this Jesus said that you know people the world, as though the US merits close scrutiny by the stipend. week. by their fruits. And this is a guy was alone in attempting to church, but I wonder how But this approach will still The Bishop of Liverpool, Paul who seems to me to be saying secure its borders. useful it is when it comes to require the Church to Bayes, this week welcomed walls are good, people from I am no defender of Donald practical decision-making. For discriminate on degrees of those protests but added some other cultures are bad, we must Trump, and have long deplored example, the essay doesn’t even abuse and harm caused to particularly harsh criticisms not welcome people, we must his approach to politics, but start to address the issue of victims and also to assess and ad hominems which may exclude them – I don’t believe then again I’m not a church false allegations. evidence. In fact, if there is a not have aided the British these are Christian positions.” leader who has to carefully Graystone discounts abuse lifelong commitment to each Government’s attempt to You do not have to agree with bridge divides in politics and victims who report positive victim, the Church has a positively influence the a President to welcome him, reconcile a badly divided experiences of the Church. fiduciary duty to ensure that President. and Bishop Paul Bayes agreed nation. Being ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ “Ironically, those survivors charitable funds are spent After all, while the protesters that the British government Trump is in danger of adding who say that they are content wisely. And will all clergy abuse play on the outside, the grown- was right to invite Donald one more layer to this country’s with the way that the Church victims want to be tied so ups (including Archbishop Trump on a state visit. But by divides. has treated them may be closely and possibly Justin Welby) are in the room his attack on Trump, Bishop It is better to support our unwittingly saying that they are permanently, to the institution reaching out to a President who Bayes is signalling his own political leaders who are in the able to internalise the devalued in which they were abused? thinks of himself as a virtue and also acting divisively room with Donald Trump, than identity that has been given to Surprisingly Graystone ‘disruptor’. – as populists do. to overtly support the them, whilst those survivors doesn’t linger on the chief thing Bishop Bayes described The most significant ad protesters. who continue to protest are that victims seem to ask for, Trump’s so-called populism as hominem is not the loaded use saying to the church ‘I am still which is independent oversight “toxic and dangerous”. of the word ‘toxic’ but the way here, and I still matter’.” of the Church’s safeguarding He added: “I don’t agree with Bishop Bayes questions He argues that the latter responsibilities. I suspect that if him, I think he’s mistaken in whether Trump is a Christian. What advice group have “the most to teach” the bishops surrender some of many of his policies, and I think Church leaders should not do should the - presumably the others are the their powers, victims might that the Christians who identify this. And, if they do, they ‘abuse’ equivalent of ‘Uncle start to agree that the Church with him, especially in the US, should not be considered for Church follow? Toms’? is beginning to change. are not properly responding to any future office in which they Graystone seems to give in to And it strikes me that IICSA what our Christian faith says might be expected to be part of a counsel of despair that abuse might offer advice and they should do.” this country’s hospitality to the Andrew Graystone, a Christian victims can never be recommendations to the He continued: “I don’t think President. child abuse campaigner, has reconciled, and will always Church of England and other it’s right to build walls, I don’t Quite simply, it is Bishop Paul written a short essay on how experience trauma and ‘re- institutions as to what think it’s right to demonise and Bayes who is building a wall the Church of England can abuse’. compensation, insurance and hate people, I don’t think it’s and ‘demonising’ someone. change its failed approach to And in cash terms, long-term care would best suit right to divide. And I think this But why rail against walls? I survivors. It was written in Graystone’s solutions are victims. The Church of England man should be told so, not only have a very good wall around response to an invitation by the probably entirely unrealistic. should take those by the folks who are in the my small garden that provides a Bishop of London, Sarah This is mainly because he recommendations more room with him on this visit but measure of security and Mullaly, and is entitled “An believes that such is the long- seriously than Mr Graystone’s by the folks who will be on the protection. I’ve never seen why entirely different approach…” term damage experienced by less practical advice.

We have an advocate in heaven, disciples, unless he went away, the Holy believed they would be vindicated and same Jesus who walked the way of the Jesus Christ the righteous. Spirit would not come. all things would be restored to their cross, who was mocked, scourged and 1 John 2:1 The Ascension is also a huge rightful order. killed but never retaliated or cursed his encouragement to Christians We rightly celebrate the Ascension killers. After his resurrection he did not undergoing persecution as so many of because it marks the victory of God. If pronounce vengeance on his enemies It’s easy to let the Feast of the Ascension our brothers and sisters around the any earthly power today claimed this but went on preparing his little band of pass us by unnoticed. A single day world are experiencing today. Why? sort of authority and marched across followers for the times to come. And marks its remembrance and not even a Simply because they, and we, have an the earth proclaiming victory we would when he left them to return to his father, Sunday at that, though many churches advocate in heaven, Jesus Christ the rightly tremble, because no human it was the same Jesus who had shown celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after. righteous. being could be trusted with such power his scars to Thomas. Gone are the days of being given a day Jesus is not like any human advocate, at their fingertips. Yet Christians long He took those scars into heaven and off school in honour of the Ascension however, who might be persuaded to for God’s power to work to make all even now there is a human being, a too. plead our cause on our behalf. It is his things new in the world. We do so scarred human being in the godhead. Losing the opportunity to celebrate constant activity before the throne of his because we know that the Jesus who Jesus has never stopped being human this feast is a pity because it sums up so heavenly Father. The early Church was went into heaven is the same as the one just as he has never stopped being much about the faith Christians profess. fond of citing Psalm 110:1, ‘The lord who went about doing good, healing the divine. So, the one who pleads for us It is important as the climax of the says to my Lord, Sit at my right hand sick, blessing children, noticing widows, and for our salvation is one who knows Easter story and the pivot between until I make your enemies my footstool’ the bereaved and the outcasts of society. what it is like to be us with all our Easter and Pentecost. In fact, without as its members endured persecution, He is also the humble Jesus who human experience. the Ascension there would be no because it reminded them that Jesus wrapped a towel round his waist and This Jesus is our advocate with the Pentecost because as Jesus said to his Christ, not Caesar, is Lord. One day they washed his disciples’ feet. He is the Father.

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A message for the new Indian Prime Minister By Bishop Joseph D’Souza

This week, Narendra Modi was sworn in to a second term in office, becoming the first Indian prime minister in over five decades to not only win back-to-back parliamentary elections but to do so while increasing his party’s majority. The BJP, Modi’s party, won a landslide 303 seats in parliament. As expected, Modi’s victory has drawn mixed reactions. In fact, so much so that Time magazine ran two bewildering articles: one before the election calling the prime minister “Divider-in-Chief” and another afterward titled “Modi Has United India Like No Prime Minister in Decades.” As comical as Time magazine’s gaffe may be, the truth is India stands at a crossroads. Other media reports have pointed to the rise of Hindu nationalism in the BJP and its threat to religious minorities. Of course, we must keep in context the reality that since independence India has been ruled by Hindu majority parties, regardless of who is in power. Coming into his second term, Prime Minister Modi has the opportunity to shape India for decades to come, but to achieve this he must work toward uniting India by taking these three steps: 1. Reach Out to Indian Muslims Modi’s first order of business should be to reach out to Indian Muslims who have suffered violence from extreme, right-wing elements, some which claim to support him and his party. The prime minister has already stated he wants his government to include and be fair to all sections of society. “We have to carry along everyone for the good of the country,” Modi said in a victory speech shortly after the election. Sadly, many candidates resorted to polarising language during the election, stoking already existing religious tensions. In a recent example, the day after the election results were announced, two Muslim men and a woman were beaten in public for allegedly possessing beef, which self-proclaimed “cow vigilantes” consider a crime. The men were tied to a tree and beaten with sticks, while the woman was attacked while she laid on the ground. Though perpetrated by a fringe group of extremists and not by the vast majority of peaceful Hindus, these violent incidents happen more often than they should. The Prime Minister must act swiftly and put a stop to it. As the terrible Easter attacks in Sri Lanka taught us, terrorists are looking for opportunities to infiltrate Muslim communities and radicalise young men and women. India, which has the second-largest Muslim community in the world, cannot afford to alienate its Muslim population and risk opening the door to Islamic terrorists. 2. Complete his economic agenda If there’s one surefire way to keep the nation united, it is finishing the economic agenda laid out by Prime Minister Modi. You don’t have to be an economist to know India has huge economic challenges ahead. The issue of unemployment and lack of job creation stares India in the face. Millions of young men and women, with university degrees, are jobless — and every month, hundreds of thousands more enter the workforce, joining them. India might be one of the few countries on Earth where achieving higher education reduces your chances of employment, as research from the Brookings Institution has revealed. Despite economic mishaps during Modi’s first term, young, aspirational India has again reposed faith in the Prime Minister to deliver on the economic front. Prime Minister Modi needs economists on his team who fearlessly carry out both economic liberalisation and address the massive economic needs of India’s young as well as the poor and marginalised. India needs a healthy economy not only to prosper but to maintain a peaceful and orderly democracy. More than religious extremism, it is economic unrest that will harm India. 3. Protect freedom of speech and religious liberty Prime Minister Modi’s first campaign received significant help from the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), the umbrella organisation over the BJP. The RSS is a cultural organisation committed to the idea of creating a Hindu Rashtra — Hindu nation — from its inception. Its influence stretches wide and far to advance the organisation’s vision, and its members have actively campaigned for Modi’s election. Yet Modi’s recent victory seems to have come more due to his charisma and his position in the BJP than because of RSS support. In other words, people voted specifically for Modi for political reasons, not for cultural reasons. A government has to take into consideration all of its citizens. Modi is prime minister of all of India, including the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh where the BJP has not won a single seat. He cannot be seen as the prime minister only of the Hindus. In past years, we have witnessed violent incidents against minorities, writers, artists, and journalists who challenged violent right-wing extremists, such as the vigilantes who attack Muslims. Leading up to the election, there was palpable fear of retaliation for expressing one’s opinion. Thankfully, India’s democracy appears to be in good shape, as there was plenty of both strong pro- and anti-Modi speeches, interviews and expressions on public and social media. The Prime Minister must continue protecting people’s freedom of speech along with their religious liberty. These two freedoms are prerequisites for a healthy democracy. These are the challenges and opportunities Prime Minister Modi has before him as he starts his new term. If he can succeed at uniting India, there’s no telling what our great democracy can accomplish. THE REGISTER Friday 07 June, 2019 13

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Day 158 – II Chronicles 23-25, Psalm 128, I Corinthi- Mutisya; All Saints Cathedral Diocese The Rev Joseph Roberts, ans 3 (Kenya): The Rt Rev Cleti Ogeto; Isikwuato Assistant Curate, Marston Green, St Leonard (Birming- Day 159 – II Chronicles 26-28, Psalm 129, I Corinthi- (Nigeria): The Rt Rev Manasses Chijiokem ham), to be Team Vicar (with special ministerial respon- ans 4 Okere (Diocesan Bishop) sibility for Holy Trinity Potten End) and Director for Day 160 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in Schools Ministry (Associate Priest) for St Peter’s church Saturday, 8 June. New Jersey (The Episco- Berkhamsted, Berkhamsted Team Ministry (St Day 161 – II Chronicles 29-31, Psalm 130, I Corinthi- pal Church): The Rt Rev William Stokes Albans). ans 5 (Diocesan Bishop); Amazon (Brazil): The Rt The Revd Angela Tarry, Day 162 – II Chronicles 32-34, Psalm 131, I Corinthi- Rev Marinez Rosa Dos Santos Bassotto Curate at St Mary Hinckley, has moved to complete her ans 6 (Diocesan Bishop); Jabalpur (North India): curacy in the Hexagon Benefice (Leicester). Day 163 – II Chronicles 35-36, Psalm 132, I Corinthi- The Most Rev Dr Prem Chand Singh (Pri- The Rev Nicholas Williams, ans 7 mate) Vicar – Christ Church, Guildford (Diocese of Guild- Day 164 – Ezra 1-3, Psalm 133, I Corinthians 8 ford), to be also Acting Area Dean for Cranleigh Dean- Sunday, 9 June. Pray for the Church of the ery (Diocese of Guildford). Province of Myanmar (Burma). The Most The Rev Roy Woodhams, Rev Stephen Than Myint Oo - Archbishop of Rector – St Nicholas, Cranleigh (Diocese of Guildford) APPOINTMENTS Myanmar and Bishop of Yangon) to be also Area Dean for Cranleigh Deanery (Diocese of Guildford). Monday, 10 June. New Westminster (Cana- da): The Most Rev Melissa Skelton (Dioce- The Rev Canon Dr Johannes Arens, san Bishop); Amichi (Nigeria): The Rt Rev RETIREMENTS & RESIGNATIONS Canon Precentor at Leicester Cathedral, will move to be Ephraim Ikeakor (Diocesan Bishop); Jaffna Faith Adviser at De Montfort University (Leicester). (South India): The Rt Rev Daniel Selvarat- The Rev Helen Bryan, nam Thiagarajah (Diocesan Bishop) The Rev Caroline Burnett, Rector, East and West Horndon with Little Warley and To resign as Priest-in-Charge – Compton, Shackleford Childerditch (Chelmsford), to be Team Vicar (with spe- Tuesday, 11 June. New York (The Episcopal and Peper Harow (Diocese of Guildford) from 30 cial ministerial responsibility for St Clement’s, Turn- Church): The Rt Rev Andrew Dietsche September. ford), Cheshunt Team Ministry (St Albans). (Diocesan Bishop); New York (The Episco- The Revd Jo Whitehead, The Rev Jeremy Clines, pal Church): The Rt Rev Allen Shin; New stepped down as the Diocesan Enablement Officer with Anglican Chaplain, University of Sheffield (Sheffield), York (The Episcopal Church): The Rt Rev effect from 1st May 2019 (Derby). to be University Chaplain (Development), University of Mar y Glasspool (Assistant Bishop); Amrit- Sheffield (Sheffield). sar (North India): The Most Rev Dr Pradeep The Rev Canon Emma Davies, Samantaroy (Diocesan Bishop) DEATHS Team Vicar in the Avon Swift Benefice, will become Act- ing Precentor at Leicester Cathedral (Leicester). Wednesday, 12 June. Newala (Tanzania): The Rev The Rev Sheridan (Sheri) Louise Gidney, The Rt Rev Oscar Mnung’a (Diocesan Bish- Richard Assistant Curate, Cofton Hackett and Barnt Green, Dio- op); Andaman & Car Nicobar Islands (North Bewes, cese of Birmingham, to be Vicar, Lickey, Holy Trinity, India): The Rt Rev Christopher Paul (Dioce- Permission Diocese of Birmingham san Bishop); Angola (Missionar y Diocese) to Offici- The Rev Rob Hay, (Southern Africa): The Rt Rev Andre Soares ate, (Dio- Curate at St Denys Evington (and Head of Learning and (Diocesan Bishop) cese of Ministry Development for the Diocese of Leicester) has Guildford), moved to complete his curacy in the Avon Swift Thursday, 13 June. Newark (The Episcopal died on 10 Benefice (Leicester). Church): The Rt Rev Carlye J Hughes May. The Rev Caroline Keightley, (Diocesan Bishop); Ankole (Uganda): The Assistant Curate, Ware, Christ Church (St Albans), to Rt Rev Sheldon Frederick Mwesigwa be Vicar, Colney Heath, St Mark (St Albans). (Diocesan Bishop) The Rev David Mace, The Rev Philip Parker, Permission to Officiate, (Diocese of Guildford), died on Vicar – St Andrew’s, Frimley Green and Mytchett (Dio- 28 March. Leeds Diocese in aid plea for Sri Lanka The Diocese of Leeds, the link diocese for Sri Lanka, has appealed for aid to support Christian victims of the Easter bomb attacks, which claimed 235 lives. According to the diocese, priorities for aid have now been identified and Bishop Dhilo, the Bishop of Colombo in the Church of Ceylon, is asking worshippers in the Diocese of Leeds for financial help for those in need. Bishop of Kirkstall, the Rt Rev Paul Slater, heads the link group and said: “The aftershock of the terrible events at Easter is now being felt as our brothers and sisters struggle with the loss of loved ones, meantime trying to rebuild their lives. “While the attacks focussed on Catholic churches, the Anglican communi- ty is of course providing all the help it can to our fellow Christians. We can help by funding their efforts to repair such harm in that wonderful, kind country. “The dioceses of Colombo and Kurunagala and the Zion Church in Bat- ticaloa are very slowly returning to a regular pattern of Sunday worship,” Bishop Paul said. Donations can be made by contacting Leeds diocese on 0113 2000 540.

www.churchnewspaper.com [email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper 14 Friday 07 June, 2019 REVIEWS/SUNDAY SUNDAY SERVICE Social teaching in view Trinity Sunday - Sunday 16 June Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15

This week’s readings help us to delight in the glorious Trinity, and the peace we have with God through the eternally-begotten Son who is glorified by the Spirit. Proverbs 8 is probably the most commented on chapter in the whole of Proverbs, since verse 22 was one of the most contested passages in the early controversies about the deity of Jesus. Arius (c.250-336), for example, said that if it was speaking of Christ then “The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago” clearly implied that he was a created being. Therefore, although he was an exalted and extremely important person, Christ could not be God, since there was a time when he did not exist. Athanasius (c.296-373), on the other hand, stood against the world and much of the church in his day, affirming that this sort of language could only apply to the incarnate Christ (whose human nature was created) and was not about the eternal Son as such, who is “begotten of the Father before all worlds” (as it was eventually stated at the First Council of Constantinople in 381). The Church of England, of course, now stands with the conclusions of Athanasius, affirming in Article 2 that Christ is LOVE IN ACTION, secular contexts is the idea of subsidiarity. It is “begotten from everlasting of the Father, the very and eternal Simon Cuff referred to in the Treaty of Maastricht, which God, and of one substance with the Father.” SCM, paperback, £15.99 established the European Union. Cuff argues that On purely exegetical grounds, it is worth noting that the politicians don’t get every aspect of subsidiary. troublesome bit is the verb in verse 22, “the LORD created me.” They understand ‘vertical subsidiarity’ with That is the NRSV translation (following the Greek Septuagint), Archbishop Justin Welby has frequently referred decisions being made at the appropriate level but but other translations render it as “possessed me” (ESV) or to the influence of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) they do not understand the importance of “brought me forth” (NIV) which is a perfectly natural way to on his thinking. Some of his fellow Anglicans may horizontal subsidiarity with the existence of such take the Hebrew and does not cause the same Christological be puzzled by what he means by this. Many bodies as the family or trade unions that help turmoil. Roman Catholics are ignorant of what has been people to flourish. Subsidiarity, Cuff argues, is Looking more widely, this is not the only time Wisdom is described as a ‘hidden treasure’ of their Church. difficult to subtract from the rest of CST. personified in Proverbs, of course. Since Christ is “the wisdom of Members of both Churches seeking further Central to CST is a stress on human dignity. It is God” it is natural for Christians to interpret these verses as being knowledge of CST should get hold of this new this which fuels demands for a living wage, for about him, and John 1:1-3 and Colossians 1:15-19 provide book by a young Anglican priest teaching at St example. CST raises questions about the proper significant New Testament echoes of them. Mellitus College. rights of shareholders and in setting forth a The main thrust of these verses, however, is that Wisdom is Fr Simon Cuff is a master expositor. He starts preferential option for the poor talks about the eternal and pre-existent, was with God in the beginning and with some historical background. In his universal destination of goods. Private property rejoiced in the creation of the world — so Wisdom should be introduction he lists the papal encyclicals that rights are accepted but those who benefit from listened to and followed for a life of blessing. have helped shape CST from Rerum Novarum private property have a duty to share with those The Trinity is not an impracticable doctrine, focusing merely (1891) onwards. He also singles out the Vatican II less well off. on abstract questions of ontology and eternality. That is clear in document Gaudium et Spes as being important. Looking at the Church of England Cuff detects a the orthodox reading of Proverbs 8 as a whole but also in Turning his attention to important individuals he change of tone between the 2015 election and the Romans 5, where Paul rejoices in the Trinitarian shape of gives brief sketches of the work and ideas of election of 2017. In 2017 the bishops addressed salvation itself. We are justified through faith and have peace Cardinal Manning, Cardinal Joseph Carjidin their remarks to church members and said less with the Father because of our Lord Jesus Christ. God’s love is (founder of the Young Catholic Workers), St about the poor. The 2015 open letter Who is My demonstrated by Christ’s death for us, saving us from God’s Thomas Aquinas (an important source for CST Neighbour? referred to the poor seven times while wrath (Romans 5:8-10). And though we, like him, must suffer in even though he lived in the thirteenth century), in 2017 they were only mentioned twice. this life, our sufferings are always sweetened with hope. That and Dorothy Day (founder of the Catholic Worker Inevitably there is much that Cuff does not hope is not some childish pie in the sky when we die by-and-by, movement). cover. I would have been interested in his views an infantile fiction which an intelligent adult should be ashamed Cuff then devotes chapters to key concepts of about ‘co-determination’ or bringing workers on to to cling on to. Rather, it is a glorious hope poured into our hearts CST: personal dignity, the common good, the boards of companies. This is practised in through the Holy Spirit as we walk in the way of Christ — the solidarity, subsidiarity, social sin, option for the Germany and has Catholic roots. Elizabeth Spirit who has been given to us as a gift, “bestowed through the poor and the ‘See, Judge, Act’ approach of the Warren has spoken of introducing it in the US. gratuitous goodness of God, and not conferred for our merits,” Young Catholic Workers. Each concept is Cuff avoids some controversial questions. What as Calvin so beautifully reminds us. described clearly and important points are made. does belief in human dignity have to say about the That same Spirit, says Jesus in John 16, made known God’s Cuff is good at showing how CST has evolved, treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers or word to his apostles, speaking always with a Trinitarian accent. sometimes in response to changing those suffering from Down’s syndrome who can His purpose is to glorify Christ (not grab the attention for circumstances. Pope Francis’ rejection of the find it difficult to find work? himself) and guide us in truth (which comes from the Father death penalty comes at the end of a process of Sometimes attempts are made to pit CST against and the Son). Most importantly, perhaps, he helps reflection in the Catholic Church. John Paul II was capitalism. In Centesimus Annus Pope John Paul II us overcome our inability to bear Christ’s words. clear that ‘not even a murderer loses his personal asked whether, after the fall of communism, the So let us hear what the Spirit says to the dignity’. future lay with capitalism. He gave a ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ churches. John Paul’s thinking on structural sin answer. He affirmed the positive role of business Dr Lee Gatiss is the Director of Church Society underwent development. Suspicious of Liberation and free human creativity in the economic sector (www.churchsociety.org) and author of Fight Theology he at first argued that sin was the result but he argued that capitalism needs to be Valiantly! Contending for the Faith in the Bible of individual actions. Later he came to understand circumscribed by a strong juridical and ethical and in the Church of England. that individual responsibility can be lessened by framework. My suspicion is that most Catholic what he termed ‘a structure of sin’ (see theologians were happy with the capitalism that Evangelium Vitae). Cuff is a sharp observer to flourished in Europe after the war under Christian HYMN SELECTION trends in theology and he suggests that the Democrat political control. They have been less Catholic Church’s Compendium of Social supportive of the neo-liberalism that has been We believe in God the Father Doctrine may have pulled back from the position dominant since the 1980s, particularly in the Thou whose almighty word John Paul II eventually reached with its emphasis Anglo-Saxon world. May the grace of Christ our saviour on personal sin. Holy Spirit, truth divine One of the concepts of CST that is used in Paul Richardson O Saviour of our fallen race All books reviewed on these pages are available from www.churchnewspaper.com/shop. In case of difficulty please call 020 7222 2018

www.churchnewspaper.com [email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper REVIEWS Friday 07 June, 2019 15 A touching performance from Cummings Getting an indie film into Londoner Jade permanently invites her close friend Shami cinemas is not easy. Thunder scarred on her body and one (Rebecca Stone) to go with her. Road (cert. 15) began life in the side of her face. Jade is played Shami turns up at the airport USA in 2016 as an award- FILMS by Vicky Knight, a burns victim with boyfriend Naz (Bluey winning 12-minute short, a herself, chosen for the role Robinson), and it’s clear that he “mini masterpiece” that Jim OF THE WEEK because of it. and Jade have a bit of romantic Cummings wrote and directed, Her NHS doctors say that history, another complication in playing a grief-stricken cop at reconstructive surgery has the story. his mother’s funeral.Cummings duty. He’s living alone, going done what it could, but Jade The title comes from her developed it into a feature- through divorce from Rosalind toys with the idea of trying to saying “My God’s a dirty God”. length film, but even though it (Jocelyn DeBoer) and a find a plastic surgeon abroad It’s a throwaway line, but Naz cost only $200,000 to make, he custody battle over their who promises to do more, or insists God has nothing to do was offered just $100,000 for daughter Crystal (Kendal is still trying to be a friend, even with wearing an Islamic- with what happened to her — the rights. Shown at a couple of Farr). though getting Jimmy drunk style veil. Her mother Lisa and that’s before she finds out French film festivals last year, it In his days with Crystal, he may not be the best therapy. (Katherine Kelly) and her the truth about the clinic, a con was taken up by French takes her to his mother’s When Jimmy visits his sister, friends are supportive, but in the desert. arthouse theatres, more than former dance studio, now in she reveals some of his others are cruel and The language is crude, it’s covering its costs, and comes to disrepair, which he hopes to mother’s story that he did not unthinking. sexually explicit, and there’s no the UK courtesy of Vertigo restore. Crystal is know, leading to a confessional Jade’s two-year-old daughter real upside for anyone in the Releasing. uncommunicative, and hard to at her grave. It’s a prelude to a Rae (Eliza Brady-Girard) is story. At the end Jade can at Cummings plays small town entertain, and her teacher calls dramatic turn of events, but it scared by the plastic mask Jade least tell her mother that she’s cop Jimmy Arnaud, giving the Jimmy in as she’s disruptive in links his mother’s passion for wears when first discharged. not been “destroyed,” and eulogy for his mother, a dancer class, and using inappropriate ballet to his own daft funeral Her temporary job in a call there’s some prospect of and an accountant, who has language. dance, and a hope that he and centre is not proving easy, getting on with her life. died in her 50s. It’s barely Jimmy’s partner Nate (Nican his daughter may make although colleague Flavia A French poster for the film coherent, with an awkward Robinson) and his wife Celia something of their relationship. (Dana Marineci) offers a sums it up, perhaps too simply, dance in front of her casket. (Ammie Masterson) are trying Mixing sorrow and rage, sympathetic ear, and her as “accept, forget, move on”). The opening of the full-length to be friends to Jimmy, but it’s Cummings gives a deeply romantic interest is confined to It’s a way short of a happy film replicates the short, but not easy in his condition. At a touching performance, browsing explicit dating sites. ending, but it’s a moving and misses out Jimmy’s even more custody hearing, the judge gets stepping the tragic side of It’s embarrassing when her complex treatment of a difficult awkward singalong to Bruce to see a clip of his situations that might just have mother comes into Jade’s topic. Springsteen’s “Thunder Road”. embarrassing behaviour at the seemed comic. Winning awards bedroom without knocking. It’s Steve Parish This time the cassette fails to funeral, a video on a phone that at smaller film festivals in devastating when pictures are play, leaving the minister Nate said he’d destroyed. France and America, it shared online. explaining gently that Jimmy angrily confronts Nate deserves a wider audience than Her ex-boyfriend has been “everyone grieves differently, at the police station, prompting it’s got in the UK. sent down for the assault, but there’s no right way or wrong a frightening public breakdown The original short can be his mother still wants access to way”. as Jimmy rages “This is what seen at http://tiny.cc/8qkm7y her grandchild, and even takes It’s obvious that Jimmy has you get” and, even for dramatic Rae to visit her father in prison. stress issues, and he’s licence, there seems no duty of In Dirty God (dir. Sacha Polak, Nevertheless, it’s Jade who supposed to be taking time off care toward him. At least Nate cert. 15), an acid attack leaves stands to lose contact with Rae. Jade heads for Morocco for the expensive surgery, and Music Choice

Daria Kulesh EARTHLY DELIGHTS Le Grand Ballon Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Waitrose £8.99 (offer: £6.99 until 11th June) This album is striking in so many ways, from the bold style of the cover, through the story- In the early 1780s the French were the first to based songs to Kulesh’s powerful vocal style. fly, suspended below a balloon first filled with The whole thing is produced wonderfully by hot air, and then, quickly, using hydrogen. In multi-instrumentalists Jason Emberton and 1785 a French balloonist crossed the Channel! Jonny Dyer, who have given the songs a fresh, This good Sauvignon Blanc comes from clean sound, where you hear every instrument vineyards on the banks of the river Cher, a in the right proportions. tributary of the Loire, east of Tours in central Kulesh – well-respected in folk circles — is of France. Russian descent (more precisely, from From the label, these might well be near Ingushetia, just above Georgia and Azerbaijan, the celebrated château of Chenonceau, the her grandmother’s home before Stalin ordered most tourist-visited grand edifice in the people’s removal). This culture finds its way France after Versailles. And from the late onto the album via several songs that reference spring until the end of summer, there are Russian folklore, such as the Firebird, also hot air balloon flights available over Pushkin’s poem “Rusalka,” the fairy tale of the Loire Valley! Hence the label. Vasilisa and Baba Yaga, “Morozko,” and a joke/fable combination for “Greedy King.” So, in the glass: almost water clear Maybe it is the Russian background that gives Kulesh a longing for freedom. It’s on the vivacious with the faintest of hints of gold. On the opener and the title track, whose notes say, “The rigid biblical framework of virtue and sin, reward nose, attractive fresh and flowery scents. and punishment is shaken and stirred by the pure, playful, pagan lust for life.” Perhaps she should Then, on the palate, an extraordinary read Galatians to discover biblical freedom. and exhilarating lively range of sweet The ‘marmite’ factor is Kulesh’s near-operatic voice, unusual in a folk setting. If you like it, then and savoury notes. with such strong songs, you may love this album; if not, then it will probably be the deciding factor. Unoaked, this makes for an aperitif or Similarly, the third track is set to a plinky-plonk vaudeville style piano. Some will love it, some indeed a summer afternoon bottle which would skip it. is intriguing and perfect for serving to But generally, there is much to enjoy on this vibrant collection of strong tunes, which includes guests, appropriately ending with a Irish nods: Percy French’s “Pride of Petravore,” Richard Farina’s “The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood” glowing finish. Alcohol by Vol. 13%. Food (set to the gorgeous tune of “My Lagan Love”) and the morally ambiguous “Vasilisa” — a tune match? claimed by Kulesh, but actually almost a repeat of “My Lagan Love.” Desserts: strawberry or plum tarts. Vicky Swan on nyckelharpa and Kate Rouse on hammered dulcimer add more exotic sounds to the collection and Phil Beer guests on fiddle. Graham Gendall Norton Derek Walker

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The key tips for some Harmonic healing I’ve come across a great book 20 days while you are reducing recommends therapeutic suggestions for simple by fellow Hay House author your drinking, or abstaining, its baths, and I was intrigued by meditations, and of course Linda Lancaster. In the book great for ‘overindulgence’ and her suggestion of a sea salt recommends getting out into Harmonic Healing Linda because homeopathy works on and bicarbonate of soda bath, nature. recommends a six-week such a subtle level, that will which she says is amazing I haven’t been as excited foundation programme where helping to address the mindset for neutralising radiation. about a health and wellbeing you learn to cleanse your liver, issues too. Obviously she book since I read my very first revitalise your energy, and I asked Linda about the fact recommends opting for real one, Endless Energy by Lesley neutralise environmental that so many people crave food and organic where Kenton in the late 1980s. Along pollution. And return to a sugar. possible. with the incredible old out of balanced state of health. She eschews processed sugar There are some fabulous print book Naturecure by Harry Since ditching the booze (not and, obviously, artificial recipes in the book – from Benjamin, that was what Linda’s thing as she does allow sweeteners in any form, but she quick courgette soup started me on my path, which drinking in moderation in later did have an interesting through to Dr Linda’s Dal eventually led to me writing phases of her plan) I have been suggestion. She says that when with veggies and Tamari Imperfectly Natural. acutely aware of the importance you crave something sugary, Ginger Barbeque Chicken. I think this book will be a of cleansing the liver. try going salty instead. Have She has some suggestions classic Linda suggests that something savoury such as an for juices and teas and some homeopathic remedies can be olive or some seaweed, or if it great recipes for dressings super helpful. simply has to be sweet then try and sauces. HARMONIC HEALING — 6 WEEKS Nux vomica, despite its eeuw a date, or a piece of apple It is not only about physical TO RESTORED ENERGY, COMPLETE name is an excellent remedy sprinkled with cinnamon. wellbeing: she writes DETOXIFICATION AND TOTAL that be taken in strengths of I’m definitely going to try it! extensively about mental and WELLNESS is published by Hay 30C or even 1M twice a day for Salt features heavily in Linda’s protocol, she also emotional balance and offers House

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