, , South Baddesley* ,

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 1 CONTENTS “REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS; AGAIN I WILL SAY, REJOICE.” PHILIPPIANS 4:4 (NRSV)

Welcome from Winchester 3 ‘HELLO’ from one of our youngest church members. Overview 4 Front cover picture: Outside the Vicarage Role Description 6

Parish of Brockenhurst, St Nicholas’ and St Saviour’s 7

Our Values 8 Our Vision 9 Meet the Team 10 Our Churches 11 Worship, Prayer and Study 12 Young People and Families 13 Mission and Outreach 15 The Vicarage 16 Living Here 17 Finances 18

Parish of Boldre, St John’s 19

Parish of South Baddesley, St Mary the Virgin 21

Appendix 23 Parish Map 23

*Throughout our benefice profile, please see appendix for further information where ever you see an asterisk.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 2 WELCOME FROM WINCHESTER!

Welcome to this Benefice Profile and Peter Salisbury, Area Dean of Role Description ...and welcome to the Lyndhurst, Lyndhurst Deanery The deanery has a mix of suburban, ! market town and village parishes and is located in the south of the diocese, within the archdeaconry of Bournemouth. The At the heart of our life here is the desire to be “Always The Diocese of Winchester is an exciting place to be at life of the deanery includes an active Living the Mission of Jesus”. We are engaged in a the moment. We wait with eager anticipation to see how Synod and a friendly and supportive strategic process to deliver a mission-shaped Diocese, in this process will unfold. We pray that, if God is calling Chapter. We work together to find ways which parochial, pastoral and new forms of pioneering you to join us in his mission in this part of the world, He to enable all the people of our parishes to and radical ministry all flourish. Infused with God’s will make His will abundantly clear to you. live out their calling in our shared mission missionary Spirit we want three character traits to be “As the Father sent me so I send you ... and ministry. To do this we have formed clearly visible in how we live: Receive the Spirit” (John 20:21) partnerships and groupings among our ● Passionate personal spirituality benefices to help make the best use of ● Pioneering faith communities our resources. We encourage all our ● Prophetic global citizenship stipendiary clergy to be active within the deanery so that their skills and gifts can be used to build up the whole deanery. To Love, To Serve, To Give To All – In Jesus’ Name

Tim Dakin Jonathan Frost Bishop of Winchester Bishop of Southampton

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 3 OVERVIEW “ASK THE LORD... TO SEND OUT WORKERS INTO HIS HARVEST FIELD.” LUKE 10:2 (NRSV) Welcome! In an exciting new chapter for our churches, we are delighted that you are interested in leading us on the next stage of our journey.

Over the next few pages we hope to give you a sense of what we believe, how our benefices function, and how we think you could help us grow in our Christian faith in the coming years. We feel blessed to be based in a truly beautiful part of the country. Brockenhurst, Boldre and South Baddesley are in the New Forest National Park*, surrounded by miles of open heath and ancient forest. Ponies, cows, donkeys (and the occasional pig!) roam freely through the streets and the area swells with visitors and tourists in holiday periods. As our new Vicar, your main responsibility is the parish of Brockenhurst with its churches of St Nicholas’ and St Saviour’s. Some 85% of the last Vicar’s time was spent here. You would also be Vicar of two parishes, which largely run themselves: St John’s and St Nicholas’ Chapel in Boldre (see page 19) and St Mary’s in South Baddesley (see page 21). Here, you will be supported by experienced associate clergy and friendly congregations. (See box on page 5 for full explanation)

‘HELLO’ from the Brockenhurst parish church family Varied congregations Styles of worship and Christian experience vary across the benefices. At St Saviour’s it’s informal and family oriented, with a Café Church service and All-Age Worship every month, while at St Nicholas’, St John’s and St Mary’s, services are more traditional.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 4 Our pastoral structure In legal terms we are a single-parish benefice with two churches in Brockenhurst (St Nicholas’ and St Saviour’s) together with a two-parish benefice with three churches in Boldre and South Baddesley (St John’s, St Nicholas’ Chapel and St Mary’s). All five churches share the same Vicar, but to keep things simple we’ll just call you ‘The Vicar of Brockenhurst’ because both Boldre and South Baddesley are served by dedicated associate clergy who are under the Vicar’s oversight, but actually supply most of the ministry need in each place: a house-for-duty priest at Boldre and a self-supporting priest at South Baddesley (see pages 19-22). Both benefices are then held in a group scheme with the neighbouring single-parish benefice of Sway. As well as enabling flexibility in sharing ministry, the group aims to facilitate collaboration and outreach in our communities.

Together, we are churches that are warm and welcoming. Both young and old, we take pleasure in our 2017 VITAL STATISTICS! Christian fellowship, but also in serving and reaching Electoral roll Marriages out to the communities around us. In particular, we Brockenhurst: 264 St Nicholas: 2 want to encourage the younger generation of children Boldre: 129 St Saviour’s: 10 and families who may not yet be attending church. South Baddesley: 65 Boldre:17 South Baddesley: 2 Our prayer Occasional Offices The New Forest is a friendly place with a strong sense Baptisms Funerals of community, and we thank God that our churches St Nicholas: 6 St Nicholas: 16 continue to play such a prominent role in village life. As St Saviour’s: 7 St Saviour’s: 6 we look to appoint a new Vicar, our prayer now is that Boldre:14 Boldre: 21 we will be able to use this opportunity for growth and South Baddesley: 2 South Baddesley: 8 blessing, to be: ◼︎ a Christ-centred, Spirit-filled community, Occasional offices at St Nicholas’ and St Saviour’s’ are ◼︎ rooted in Bible-based teaching, usually performed by Vicar of Brockenhurst; those at ◼︎ and who seek to care for each other and bring the Boldre by Andrew Neaum; those at South Baddesley Good News to our friends and neighbours. by Richard Elliott.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 5 * ROLE DESCRIPTION: ‘VICAR OF BROCKENHURST’ “KEEP WATCH OVER YOURSELVES AND OVER ALL THE FLOCK, OF The benefice of Brockenhurst and the benefice ◼︎ Approaches teamwork prayerfully and humbly, and will of Boldre and South Baddesley share significant areas of leadership, without losing the WHICH THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS authority needed for good oversight MADE YOU OVERSEERS, TO This Role Description should be read in conjunction with the Profile document for the benefices and the Guidelines for ◼︎ Understands the importance of great communication and SHEPHERD THE CHURCH OF GOD the Professional Conduct of the Clergy which apply to all in uses their skills to set forth our vision in a way that inspires THAT HE OBTAINED WITH THE ordained office. our churches and communities BLOOD OF HIS OWN SON.” We are praying for a confident Christian leader who has a ◼︎ Shows active commitment to being known and to building ACTS 20:28 (NRSV) faith that is rooted in prayer and in the Bible; who is open relationships within local communities to the leading and power of the Holy Spirit, and who will Discipleship, learning & nurture challenge us to do God’s work. We need someone who loves care through oversight and development of existing ◼︎ Enables individuals to discern their gifts for ministry, and is the Lord wholeheartedly and who will embrace the rich variety pastoral care ministry of opportunities here with enthusiasm and energy. committed to supporting them in developing and using these in worship and outreach ◼︎ Demonstrates the mercy and love of Christ through sensitive Spirituality yet practical pastoral care, not only to worshippers and ◼︎ Has a longing and active commitment to developing faithful Is a passionate, Spirit-filled follower of Jesus who is their families, but also to members of the wider community ◼︎ discipleship in people of all ages, including through small committed to prayer groups Stewardship, finances and parish organisation ◼︎ Knows and loves the Bible and is confident of its authority ◼︎ Will share their own knowledge, experience, and gifts with ◼︎ Will continue to teach and remind us of the link between our ◼︎ Is a creative and imaginative spiritual leader, pointing others; tactful and respectful when challenging others, and vision and our commitment in time, talents, and finances others to Christ open to such challenge themselves ◼︎ An experienced chair of meetings: ensures that good Worship & preaching Evangelism & concern for social justice listening is perceived as a gift, voices are heard, discussions crystallised and decisions reached and implemented. ◼︎ Teaches the whole Bible with clarity and in ways that inspire ◼︎ Is a persuasive yet sensitive evangelist, presenting the Gospel and engage with contemporary life and its challenges clearly and confidently and helping us learn to do so too ◼︎ An effective manager of their own time and a competent delegator, making good use of the lay and ordained, paid ◼︎ Leads worship and communicates confidently with groups of ◼︎ Will be an active, visible and accessible local Christian and voluntary team across the benefices, providing all ages in a variety of settings leader, seeking to serve the common good and seizing competent people management, and showing tangible opportunities to point others to Christ, eg, in relation to local Displays understanding of the value of breadth in appreciation of the contributions of others ◼︎ schools, Brockenhurst College, and wider local needs worship across the churches, and, while encouraging wider The wider diocese, ecumenism and links with participation, will also respectfully challenge us about ways ◼︎ Has an understanding of Fresh Expressions and other other bodies in which we can make our worship more accessible to others forms of pioneer ministry, and will help us explore how these approaches may support our mission ◼︎ Will play an active role in the life of deanery and diocese, Leadership & collaboration and help us sustain and develop our sense of belonging ◼︎ Actively and evidently seeks the guidance of the Holy ◼︎ Has a heart for mission both locally and abroad within this wider family Spirit in all things; consulting and collaborating deeply in Pastoral care Actively committed to collaboration with other Christians developing plans, and seeking broad-based commitment to ◼︎ Will actively support and deepen the provision of pastoral and churches for the sake of the Kingdom, eg, through LEAF new initiatives ◼︎

*The Vicar of Brockenhurst otherwise known as the Vicar of the benefices of Brockenhurst and of Boldre and South Baddesley (held in plurality), within the Group Ministry of Brockenhurst, of Boldre and South Baddesley, and of Sway.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 6 PARISH OF BROCKENHURST: ST NICHOLAS’ AND ST SAVIOUR’S

‘A WARM WELCOME’ from our churchwardens, Alan Wright and Ros Dennison

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 7 BROCKENHURST: OUR VALUES “...SO THAT WE MAY PRESENT EVERYONE FULLY MATURE IN CHRIST.” COLOSSIANS 1:28 We believe that everyone is precious to God (NRSV) and that he longs to see all people coming to faith through Jesus Christ.

We believe that everyone is precious to God and that Out We enjoy working together to serve the young, the he longs to see all people coming to faith through Jesus elderly and the disadvantaged in practical ways in our Christ and joining His body, the Church. We aim to be a community. We have developed this vision variously: beacon of light in the New Forest – to help everyone to ◼︎ through Brockcare* hear the Good News that “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in ◼︎ support for the local Street Pastors* him may not perish but may have eternal life,” and to ◼︎ -based foodbank, Basics Bank* accept this good news and grow as his followers. ◼︎ editing and producing the Parish News magazine, Our goal here as Christians is to show life in three covering the activities of all the churches in the dimensions: village ◼︎ up to God in praise ◼︎ deepening relationships with our link parish ◼︎ in towards each other in service and devotion in Rwanda* ◼︎ out to the village with the Good News of Jesus. ◼︎ We are also members of LEAF* (the Local Evangelical Alliance in the New Forest). Our members also go to Up As a village church rooted in its community, we offer the New Forest Filling Station*. a range of worship styles and services to accommodate different backgrounds and traditions, but we aim to be Room to grow grounded in God’s Word, obedient to Jesus’ commands In 2016 the parish completed a major £300,000 and directed and empowered by the Holy Spirit. extension to the church hall at St Saviour’s. We have a In We are committed to enjoying life together, looking strong sense that, while we have been good at building to provide love and support for everyone in our church and developing and are blessed with fantastic facilities, family. We do this by creating opportunities for the time is now right to focus on filling the buildings by members of both churches to meet up, both formally growing our church family in terms of numbers and in and informally in home groups, social events, and Christian teaching and maturity. church picnics and at children’s events and lively youth Bishop Jonathan of Southampton opens weekends away. the new extension to the church hall

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 8 BROCKENHURST: OUR VISION “LIVING IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD AND IN THE COMFORT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, [THE CHURCH] INCREASED IN A church that is well engaged with, NUMBERS.” ACTS 9:31 (NRSV) and valued by, our local community.

How we see our strengths now Where we see our future focus ◼︎ A church that is well engaged with, and ◼︎ To grow authentic disciples of Jesus valued by, our local community. through Bible teaching, praise and prayer at all the services and home groups. ◼︎ Ten well-established home groups with around 100 members. ◼︎ To develop the more informal 9.30am service at St Saviour’s so that it is ◼︎ A core membership ready and willing relevant to newcomers, families and to serve in many different ways. regulars alike, introducing everyone to a ◼︎ A well-organised social care closer relationship with Jesus. programme for the elderly, including ◼︎ To build up the student, youth and lunches, coffee mornings and more, and schools’ work so the next generation may a popular and active Mothers’ Union. know the Lord. ◼︎ A warm relationship with the ◼︎ To maintain and develop the local primary school, with clergy-led traditional services at St Nicholas’, assemblies, Christian group meetings leading them with conviction and and school events in St Saviour’s. enthusiasm, to the glory of God. ◼︎ Good organisation and systems ◼︎ To encourage all the PCCs to support through an effective church office. each other with advice and resources. ◼︎ High quality, well-maintained ◼︎ To be agents of social transformation buildings and sound finances. in the village by developing our activities ◼︎ A programme of fun events, including to improve the quality of life for all quiz evenings in the hall and the summer villagers – which in turn we pray will fete, bind us together socially. attract them to the church and to discover more about Jesus. ◼︎ The PCC has a policy to give 10% of its net unrestricted income to charities. ◼︎ To appraise and update the church website. BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 9 BROCKENHURST: MEET THE TEAM This is an exciting, fresh chapter for our parish, which you, as our new Vicar, will be helping to lead.

ADMINISTRATION CHURCH WARDENS CHILDREN & YOUTH WORKER LICENSED LAY MINISTER You will be supported by our well- “AS EACH HAS organised church office, with three RECEIVED A GIFT, part-time administrators, who make USE IT TO SERVE ONE sure things run smoothly. ANOTHER, AS GOOD VOLUNTEERS STEWARDS OF GOD’S One of the really heartening things Alan Wright, retired marketing Reuben Humphreys: “I grew up VARIED GRACE.” about Brockenhurst is the number of Tina Cumberlege: “As well as manager: “When I first came to the coming to church and have always people who are willing to offer their being on the ministry team, I’m 1 PETER 4:10 (NRSV) village as an occasional church- considered myself a Christian. The time and gifts to support the church also chaplain to a local surgery. goer, but then not a Christian, I was moment I consciously gave my life and also the wider community. My faith grew spiritually after a taken aback by how welcome I to Christ was when I was serving Our teams (see website) are well working holiday in Rwanda, where was made to feel. This itself did not on Groundbreakers at New Wine. coordinated by our administrators the Holy Spirit empowered me to do help me find my faith (that’s another Seeing the children engage so closely and are largely self-supporting. We extraordinary things.” story), but since finding Christ I with their Saviour made me realise just feel this is a really important aspect understand why this happened: how amazing God’s grace is.” of our church life – and which could God’s love lives in our church, and is be expanded – because we want willingly given and shared with all.” to free you, as our Vicar, wherever HONORARY ASSISTANT CLERGY possible, to focus on leading, teaching, visiting and discipling. This network of teams will support you with the day-to-day running of the church, from the Worship and Mission teams to Fabric and Finance. The vacancy comes at a time of Ros Dennison, retired secondary Rev Alan Graham: “I came to Rev Canon Diane Webster: “I’m Rev Francis Cumberlege: “I was transition for the staff team, with a school teacher: “For 40 years, I’ve a firm faith as an undergraduate in a cradle Christian and God has led Vicar of Brockenhurst from 1999 to new children and youth worker and lived in the village and been involved Oxford, and after ordination in Bristol me on an amazing journey through 2006. In 2014 I was asked to join the planned departure of our curate, in Scouting, choirs, various voluntary came into the Winchester Diocese in Mothers’ Union to ordained ministry, the ministry team by the previous Mary Nicholson, next Easter. organisations and taught for 39 years. 1974, serving in various benefices always empowering me to share His incumbent. I first committed my life to Yet now as Churchwarden I appreciate until retirement to Brockenhurst unconditional love with others.” Jesus after a year teaching in Papua more than ever why this is such a in 2002. With Wendy, my wife, New Guinea aged 19.” special place. People are so kind, we enjoy the Forest and consider generous and understanding. This truly ourselves blessed to live in retirement is a Christ-centred community.” in this parish.” BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 10 BROCKENHURST: OUR CHURCHES “UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE, THE BUILDERS LABOUR IN VAIN.” PSALM 127:1 (NRSV) Brockenhurst has two very attractive church buildings with excellent resources.

St Nicholas’ St Saviour’s This beautiful, Grade II-listed parish church, reputedly St Saviour’s is wonderfully warm and welcoming. It is the oldest in the New Forest, is a quiet place of the larger of the benefice’s two churches, both of which sanctuary in an idyllic setting. The congregation is are popular for weddings and baptisms. It is close to currently around 25, with pew seating for 200. Though the village centre, near the Watersplash ford, at the generally in very good condition, a partial collapse end of the high street. Originally intended as a private of St Nicholas’ ceiling plaster in August 2018 means chapel, it was donated to the parish and consecrated services are being held in St Saviour’s while the damage in 1905. Current congregation size is 85 each week and is addressed. This has provided a great opportunity the Easter, Christmas and Remembrance services swell for St Saviour’s to offer a warm welcome to her mother numbers to over 300, requiring supplementary seating. church, while we share the same space. A new acoustic system is being installed; there is also a The Commonwealth War Graves* in the churchyard new projector for slides and videos. In 2016, a building attract a steady flow of visitors from across the project extended the hall and brought new facilities. The globe. The annual ANZAC Service of Remembrance church now features a hall, a youth room, a creche, a commemorates the 93 New Zealand servicemen and one well-equipped kitchen, toilets and two offices with space Australian buried there. This service is usually attended for the Vicar, curate, youth worker and administrators. by the New Zealand High Commissioner or his It means the new Vicar can keep work and home life representative. separate.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 11 BROCKENHURST: WORSHIP, PRAYER AND STUDY “OH, TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD! HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO TAKE REFUGE IN HIM!” We want to be a praying church that gives PSALM 34:8 (NRSV) glory to God in everything we do.

As a rural parish, our members come from a wide range of Christian backgrounds and the services in all our CURRENT SERVICE STRUCTURE churches reflect that diversity. We want to be a praying St Nicholas’ church that gives glory to God in everything we do. Sunday 8am: Holy Communion from the Music and worship styles vary, from Mission Praise and Book of Common Prayer contemporary songs, backed by singers and musicians Sunday 11.15am: alternate Morning at Saviour’s, to traditional hymns and organ music with Prayer and Common Worship Holy robed choir at St Nicholas’. Communion We have a dedicated Prayer Team, which offers prayer St Saviour’s ministry during and after each 9.30 Sunday service. St Sunday mornings 9.30am: Saviour’s also hosts ‘Prayers for the World’ and ‘Prayers Less formal, regular monthly pattern of for the Community’ on Monday and Friday mornings, All-Age Worship, Café Church and respectively, and corporate prayer time on Thursdays. Common Worship Holy Communion Evensong rotates around four of the six churches of the group, which includes St Luke’s, Sway. Fifth Sundays: Joint Mission service with St Nicholas’ Home groups are a vital part of our parish life, focusing on Bible study, prayer, fellowship and mutual pastoral Wednesday mornings: support. The 10 Brockenhurst-based groups meet Holy Communion weekly or fortnightly, often using Bible study notes Monthly: prepared by the Vicar and drawn from the most recent Holy Communion in two care homes Sunday sermon. This year most groups covered the courses Christianity Explored and The Bible Course. Evensong rotates around four of the six churches of the group, with evening Members regularly attend New Wine, Spring Harvest, healing services at St Nicholas’, generally Keswick and Word Alive conventions. on the fifth Sunday.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 12 BROCKENHURST: YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES “LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME TO ME, AND DO NOT STOP THEM; FOR IT IS TO SUCH AS THESE THAT Young people are integral to our church life THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BELONGS.” in Brockenhurst and there are some exciting MATTHEW 19:14 (NRSV) prospects for the ministry.

The parish recently appointed a full-time children Family outreach and youth worker, Reuben Humphreys, on a year- A pre-school playgroup, Busy Badgers, meets in the long contract to September 2019, and we are eager to church hall each Friday. Though not church-led, see how he can help us move forward. The role was Reuben usually pops in to chat to the children and previously shared by two part-time staff, one of whom is parents. The Mothers’ Union serves refreshments now training for ordination. and runs a twice-a-term ‘Little Flames’ service for Brockenhurst can be a challenging place for young the Badgers, also attended by the school’s Reception families. High house prices make it difficult for class. A recent ‘Sticky Friends’ scheme connected many to find homes in the village. Yet there are huge young churchgoers with older Christians to opportunities for youth outreach. Roughly a quarter encourage them in their faith. of the population is under 25 – over 800 children and young people – and every term-time day, almost 3,000 students arrive in the village to attend Brockenhurst College, a sixth-form and FE college.

Small groups Sunday services at St Saviour’s are generally family- friendly. St Saviour’s has three children’s groups, meeting most Sundays in term time: Sparklers (under 5s), Bright Sparks (5-11) and Pathfinders (11-14). A teenage group, Blaze (14+), meets for study, prayer and Approximate Brockenhurst population by age (figures from the 2011 Census, via Nomis) discussion on Sunday evenings; it also runs an away weekend each year. Until recently we also ran Messy Under 15 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+ All Ages Church services; it may be time to consider how these 14.2% 9% 17.4% 29.2% 30% could be implemented again. (507 people) (319) (620) (1,039) (1,067) (3,552)

‘HELLO’ from Bright Sparks

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 13 “LET NO-ONE DESPISE YOUR YOUTH BUT SET THE BELIEVERS AN EXAMPLE.” 1 TIMOTHY 4:12 (NRSV) School links We have strong links with the local voluntary-aided primary school* attended by 210 children. Our Vicar serves as a governor and leads a weekly collective worship, Bible teaching and supports delivery of the RE curriculum. A lunchtime club, Rooted, is run at the school, which allows children to go deeper into their faith. Several seasonal events and services at St Saviour’s are well attended by parents. The current head warmly supports our relationship and he would like to see a Vicar who “asks moral questions of the governing body and who is at home with children, committed to youth work, with full community engagement.”

Student links We have a longstanding relationship with the 3,000-student Brockenhurst College* and Reuben, our new youth worker, is already in contact with the Christian Union there. The Principal has welcomed our involvement and would be very open to our building further connections with the students.

‘HELLO’ from our Blaze youth group ‘HELLO’ from Reuben Humphreys

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 14 BROCKENHURST: MISSION AND OUTREACH “SO WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST, SINCE GOD IS MAKING HIS APPEAL THROUGH US...” A community where everyone, including 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 (NRSV) those outside the church, can engage with the Good News of Jesus.

You will be joining us as we begin to work out our these again and it is part of the deanery’s mission next Mission Action Plan – the process is due for action plan. completion in October 2019. One goal of our recent Plan We send cards to the families of those who are baptised (2015-2018) was to be a community “where everyone, and also to the bereaved on the first anniversary. We including those outside the church, can engage with also provide resources to young couples getting married. the Good News of Jesus.” We have sought to do this in many different ways. Major annual services present an opportunity for gospel outreach as non-regulars join us to celebrate In the Forest and worship. We send a team to the deanery’s Church Brockcare is the umbrella name for all the Church’s Tent at the annual New Forest and Hampshire County pastoral support and activities available in our parish. Show, to offer pastoral support, fun and refreshments to About 40 pastoral visitors give support to individuals thousands of people. Our Mothers’ Union* runs many at home, in local residential homes or in hospital; activities from St Saviour’s. Several of our members Wednesday Lunches provides meals for the elderly at are Street Pastors*. We support the New Forest Basics nominal cost (over 1,100 lunches in 2017); Holidays@ Bank* and we are a Fairtrade church, running a regular Home is a virtual three-day annual holiday for those Fairtrade stall in St Saviour’s Church Hall. who can no longer take a real holiday; All-for-One arranges shared events for ‘singles’; there are film and In the Wider World tea afternoons, a Christmas Day lunch and regular We are involved in external mission activities through coffee and chat on Thursday mornings at Cameo (Come donations, prayer and support for organisations and meet each other). including the Bible Society, Open Doors, the Jerusalem & Middle East Church Association and Oakhaven In the past we have run Alpha, Christianity Explored, hospice. They often provide speakers to lead services Discipleship Explored and currently The Bible Course to during the year. We have also developed a very close introduce people to Christianity; it would be good to run relationship with our link parish of Kigeme, Rwanda, and the hospital at Gahini. Our previous vicar led several visits to the country, including a summer trip ‘HELLO’ from Brockcare’s Holidays@Home with a group of our ‘Blaze’ teenagers.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 15 BROCKENHURST: THE VICARAGE “HE MAKES ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES.” PSALM 23:2 (NRSV) You will be living in a stunning location, literally overlooking the open forest

The vicarage has just been completely redecorated throughout with new carpets downstairs. It is in very good condition - a perfect family house. It contains: The Vicarage, Meerut Road, ◼︎ a large 20ft x 10ft study which has its own entrance, Brockenhurst, SO42 7TD ensuring you can keep home life private (ground floor, right-hand window - see photo right). ◼︎ four bedrooms (one with an en-suite shower room) ◼︎ separate utility, dining room and living rooms ◼︎ a double garage and a good-sized rear garden, with area for vegetables. It is an easy stroll from the vicarage to the village centre on Brookley Road and St Saviour’s church and about 15 minutes’ walk to both St Nicholas’ and the primary school.

Ponies sometimes poke their noses over the Vicarage hedge

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 16 BROCKENHURST: LIVING HERE “I HAVE COME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE, AND HAVE IT ABUNDANTLY.” JOHN 10:10 (NRSV) Brockenhurst regularly appears among the best places to live in the UK.

Brockenhurst is deep in the heart of the New Forest Public transport National Park.* The thriving coastal port and sailing Tourism and small businesses provide most local hub of Lymington* is a 10-minute drive away, or a employment, and many people commute to seven-minute train journey. Winchester is within Southampton or London. Travel connections are easy reach to the north. and there are beautiful sandy excellent, with direct trains to Southampton (15 mins), beaches to the south. Bournemouth (15 mins) and London Waterloo (90 Brockenhurst is the largest village in the Forest, with mins), and easy access to two international airports at more than 3,500 residents. Its bustling centre has two Southampton and Bournemouth. express supermarkets, with larger ones in Lymington Schools and . There is a good range of restaurants, pubs, garages and hotels. The many well respected schools in the area include the village’s Church of primary, rated ‘Good’ by Rest and recreation Ofsted (brockenhurstceprimary.co.uk). At secondary Opportunities are numerous: walking in the New level young people leave the village to go to the highly Forest, horse riding, sailing, cycling and more. See list rated state schools Priestlands* or Highcliffe* or private of clubs on the Brockenhurst parish website*. (See also schools (all of which are well served by buses from brockenhurst-newforest.org.uk and visitbrockenhurst. the village) before returning to popular Brockenhurst co.uk). College for A’levels and more.

The parish Health services The area is mainly affluent, and regularly appears in Brockenhurst NHS surgery is the New Forest Medical lists of the best places to live in the UK. Houses are a Group on Highwood Road. It also has a pharmacy, mixture of Victorian and older cottages, with modern optician and two dental practices. There is an efficient developments and some social housing (204 units small injuries unit at Lymington Hospital and the in Brockenhurst). There are several care homes in nearest main hospital is in Southampton. the village.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 17 FINANCES “DO NOT NEGLECT TO DO GOOD AND TO SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE, FOR SUCH SACRIFICES ARE PLEASING Our members have been very generous, and TO GOD.” HEBREWS 13:16 (NRSV) in recent years have risen to the challenge of providing for some key financial needs.

Brockenhurst finance Boldre Finance: In 2017, our total income was £258,159 with total expenditure of £265,844. We Total income in 2017 came to £95,979, have always met our Parish Share in full while total expenditure was £92,531. and in 2017, this was £107,084. We have Boldre’s contribution to the Parish share always paid our staff and bills on time. in 2017 was £35,083. For full accounts please see our website*. The fabric of St When it comes to appeals for funds, John’s Church and St Nicholas’ Chapel this can sometimes be a challenge. We are well supported by the Boldre Church have, however, in recent years raised Trust. The fund is entirely separate from £300,000 for the extension to the and controlled independently of parish church hall. Other appeals have been SPENDING IN 2017: THIS WAS FUNDED FROM: church, PCC, and diocese, but its focus is successful, in a very short time, to ◼︎ Common Mission Fund £107,084 40% ◼︎ Voluntary income: Planned giving closely aligned with Boldre PCC’s. cover the cost of repairs to St Saviour’s including Gift Aided giving 49% roof after the theft of lead and the ◼︎ Running expenses £82,395 31% installation of a new sound system. Charitable donations £17,971 7% ◼︎ Collections 4% ◼︎ South Baddesley Finance: Youth Work £18,267 7% ◼︎ Donations 11% A full set of accounts going back five ◼︎ In 2017, total income was £35,835 Gift Aid 11% years can be found in the Trustee’s ◼︎ Hall development project £14,529 5% ◼︎ with total expenditure of £32,416. Annual Report, on the charity ◼︎ St Saviour’s roof repair £25,598 10% ◼︎ Legacies 3% The parish share was met at £20,160. commission website* [type in registered ◼︎ Activities and appeals:Income from There was a modest surplus in the last charity number: 1131796]. activities15% financial year, but only as a result of ◼︎ St Saviour’s roof appeal 4% careful cost management. However, there is widespread support for the church Deficit spent from accumulated funds 3% ◼︎ from outside the regular congregation, demonstrated by the response to our Note: Unrestricted funds saw a small surplus of £3,110, while the deficit of £10,795 for the major fund-raising appeal. restricted funds is explained by the spending of funds that had been raised in previous years and the cost of meeting a small shortfall, not covered by the appeal income, for St Saviour’s roof.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 18 JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOREVER. HEBREWS 13:8 (NRSV) PARISH OF BOLDRE

Andrew Neaum The People Andrew has been St John’s House-for-duty St John’s is valued and loved widely in the SNAPSHOT OF VICAR OF priest since August 2013 with oversight of St community at large. It is a very friendly church BROCKENHURST’S CURRENT John’s, Boldre and St Nicholas’ Chapel, Pilley. – one reason people try it and stay. Services OVERSIGHT IN BOLDRE: As an experienced priest, he will relieve you are attended by a wide range of people from ◼︎ participating in special services and of almost all the burden of responsibility for sceptics to middle-of-the-road to broadly monthly evensong at St John’s running St John’s parish, including weddings, evangelical Christians. Half of St John’s Sunday baptisms and funerals. Alongside Andrew is a congregation is from outside the parish. ◼︎ sharing weekly assemblies at William voluntary retired non-stipendiary priest, Felicity Gilpin primary school Boot, who happily takes over when Andrew is The two church wardens, Sally James and on holiday and helps with pastoral care visits Graham Edmiston, work hard to make ◼︎ writing monthly letter/column for The and home Communion. things run smoothly. They are supported by Bridge, Boldre and South Baddesley’s loyal teams, who are active during services magazine Andrew’s post is house-for-duty and includes (intercessions, coffee, reading lessons, residency in the vicarage for three days of welcoming, choir, serving) and outside ◼︎ line manager for benefice part-time duty a week. However, he and his wife Diana (cleaning, flower arranging, driving older office administrator – who is heavily involved in parish life and people to church). There is a social and organises the children’s ministry among other fundraising team; the annual fete (£6,000 in ◼︎ chairing St John’s quarterly PCC things – contribute significantly more. 2018); regular concerts (up to 200 people) meetings and the annual meeting and entertainment; annual benefice quiz Administration night (96 people); harvest supper (70); There is a part-time paid administrator children’s church (up to 7 children regularly); for Boldre and South Baddesley, based mission committee; and a fabric committee in St Nicholas’ Chapel, and the Vicar of who voluntarily ensure good repair and Brockenhurst is her line manager. maintenance. A volunteer pastoral care group oversees and monitors the sick, lonely and elderly in the parish.

‘HELLO’ from Revd Canon Andrew Neaum, Boldre parish priest

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popular church in the area for weddings (a is a school governor. Boldre also contains an policy for as many as we legally can), baptisms independent school at , where SERVICES and funerals. On the back of this we have set Andrew has taken services. There are two Sundays: St John’s Boldre: Every up Friends of St John’s, which raises funds but state-funded special residential schools for Sunday at 10.30am. Attendance: 70 (avg). mainly provides a way for people to be kept in children and young people with complex Liturgical but lively and professional. Always touch with the church. needs - Southlands and also Hill House, where a children’s talk, followed by an activity. St John’s has established a happy relationship. Vision Second, fourth and fifth Sundays: Our parish mission action plan [add link] is due The Music Common Worship Eucharist (Order 1, for renewal in 2018/19. We achieved half of Sunday mornings enjoy an outstanding organist contemporary language). our targets including establishment of a mid- and active four-part choir. Two members are First Sunday: BCP Matins (usually with Mission and Ministry week Bible study group (10 people - we would retired music teachers, who also lead a choir metrical versions of the canticles). Over the past five years, numbers have like to start another to encourage more men); a called St Nicholas’ Singers, which performs Third Sunday: non-Eucharistic family risen through a deliberate pitch to those who year-round calendar of services; a pastoral care concerts that bring people into the church and service. desire liturgical worship, broadly liberal but team; promotion of the Parish Giving Scheme. raise money for church funds and charity. thoroughly incarnational. Andrew writes a Boldre supports the deanery mission action The Parish Fourth Sunday: Choral Evensong, weekly pew sheet, containing a provocative or plan including promoting Christian courses in Boldre parish has a population of 2,003, usually with choir. Attendance: 25-40. In humorous comment, emailed to 350 people. A the deanery. This aim is being championed spanning 7,700 acres. The deanery recently St Nicholas’ Chapel in the winter. Lent course each year attracts 20 people. by a St John’s deanery synod rep. Also, Sally described a socio-economic split between Annually: Commemoration service The vicarage in Pilley is crucial to the ministry. James, a retired teacher and church warden, is residents whose families have been in the for those lost in HMS Hood (May); pet now making regular trips to Rwanda to assist Many meetings take place there and it is parish for generations and more recent three schools as part of the deanery’s mission. service (October); Africa Sunday (June); seen as a strong presence at the heart of the residents. There are 86 social housing units. Australia Day (January). community it serves: villagers know that their We look forward to working with the new Vicar The Buildings Sundays: St Nicholas’ Chapel: priest is on hand. It is within 200 yards of in developing our next plan, particularly in 8.00am BCP Holy Communion every the village school, 500 yards of the village the area of The Bridge magazine and how to St John’s Church dates back to Norman times Sunday except on the 2nd Sunday of memorial hall and slightly further to the support younger families in the area. and attracts both Christians and non-Christians, each month, when at St Mary’s, South community-run shop. while St Nicholas’ Chapel was built in 1964 Education (not to be confused with the Norman St Baddesley. Attendance: 8 to 20. The church aims to serve all the community. Its Andrew has a good relationship with William Nicholas’ Church in Brockenhurst) and is used Weekdays: St Nicholas’ Chapel: inclusiveness is expressed in its approach to the Gilpin primary school*, where the Vicar for PCC meetings, Vintage Fitness, Parkinson’s Wednesday at 10.30am: Common Occasional Offices, used as opportunities for of Brockenhurst has also regularly taken Society meetings, 8.00am Communion services Worship Eucharist (Order 1) followed mission and evangelism and several individuals assemblies. Andrew has instituted music and choir practices. Next door is Boldre War by a cuppa, biscuits and conversation. and families are now regular attenders thanks scholarships there and Pam Davies, a member Memorial Hall, built in 2000, which can act as Attendance: 3-10. to this approach. St John’s is perhaps the most of St John’s PCC and a former youth leader, a church hall.

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 20 “LET THE SEA ROAR, AND ALL THAT FILLS IT; LET THE FIELD EXULT, AND EVERYTHING IN IT. THEN SHALL ALL THE TREES OF THE FOREST SING FOR JOY PARISH OF BEFORE THE LORD.” PSALMS 96 :11-12 SOUTH BADDESLEY (NRSV)

Ministry Team: chartered engineer. It can be said that without ‘HELLO’ from Rev Richard Elliott, A ministry team at St Mary the Virgin is led by his drive and enthusiasm on all fronts St. Mary’s a chartered engineer SSM Richard Elliott, supported by the Very would not be the thriving and joyous entity that Reverend Gordon Wynne, now retired, and it is now. Beth Cantrell, a licensed lay minister. Our Mission: The Parish Priest works nominally two and a To help everyone in this benefice experience half days a week, covering the weekly Sunday the love of God as expressed in Jesus Christ, services and occasional services. Of particular by giving all who come to the church an note is that the Reverend Richard Elliott has unconditional welcome as well as actively made a phenomenal contribution to St. Mary’s addressing the spiritual and social needs of the since his arrival two years ago. At the time local and wider community. the congregation was in a state of flux with a real prospect of demise. In addition, major Our Vision: refurbishment was required to the fabric of There is a vibrancy about the church with a the church entailing re-rendering the exterior desire to move forward, both in our worship walls, and refitting the windows. The total cost and in our outreach. Of particular importance was budgeted at £150,000, which seemed an is work with the local Church-controlled insurmountable sum. Richard led from the front Primary School and the Infant’s Nature School, and contributed greatly in ameliorating costs by both located within 200m of the Church. using his layman’s professional knowledge as a

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services by a special needs supporter who Teynham) and Melanie Roper-Curzon. This helps them with crafts and handwork relating to attracts people from far and wide and is a OUR SERVICES, WITH AVERAGE the lectionary. good opportunity to have fun and publicise the ATTENDANCES IN BRACKETS: church. A team from the congregation is fully involved First Sunday: Group Evensong (50-60); as lesson readers and intercessors. A much Fun: Second Sunday: Holy Communion valued and reliable team generously provides We have fun with Picnics, barbecues, and an (BCP) (10), and Common Worship Family and serves refreshments following services, annual quiz evening shared with St John’s, Service (45); forming an integral part of the ministry to Boldre. visitors and regular worshippers alike. Third Sunday: Holy Communion (CW) (30-40); Music: Location: Our Patrons: Music is led by a pipe organ with a resident Located in a beautiful rural setting between Fourth Sunday: Matins (BCP) (30); Lord Teynham, together with the Bishop of organist. The choir is currently available at the the Pylewell Estate and the forest hamlet Fifth Sunday: Family Communion (CW) Winchester, is a joint patron of Boldre and Evensong service, with numbers augmented of Norleywood, the church has an open (35). South Baddesley and a loyal supporter by choir members from other churches graveyard adjacent to the church with a recent with his family. Continuing engagement with in the group. A choir is also mustered for extension to meet requirements for the next few the Pylewell Estate* is an essential part of special occasions and festivals, such as the decades. A strict policy is maintained regarding the parish ministry, with parishioners either Bicentenary celebrations earlier this year. eligibility for burial in the churchyard. currently working on the Estate or having The Church School* has an ‘Outstanding’ worked there before retiring. The Estate hosts Ofsted rating and attracts families to the area the annual Parish Fete, which has run for more and active efforts are being made to maintain than 50 years. A new initiative has been started close contact with the Church. Children and to liaise with the Estate to support their new families are encouraged to join in the Church wedding venue, which should soon raise the services and events, attending the Harvest number of weddings. Festival, Blessing the Crib and Christingle. Our people: Finance and fundraising We have a small but devoted local A dedicated Social and Fundraising Committee congregation drawn from across the parish works hard to supplement funds by holding and neighbouring parishes of Boldre, East garage sales, a Christmas Fair, market stalls Boldre and Lymington. Recent additions to and cream teas, but the main event is the the congregation include younger families annual St Mary’s Church summer fete held with children who are actively supported by The surrounding countryside and coast provide many opportunities for leisure in the fabulous grounds of Pylewell Park by their parents and are supervised during family pursuits and Joseph Weld, one-time owner of Pylewell, constructed the first ocean- kind permission of The Hon David (son of Lord going racing yachts at Lymington.

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Please click on the links below for New Forest National Park: BOLDRE SOUTH BADDESLEY further details about our parish, our www.newforestnpa.gov.uk Boldre Parish: www.bsbb.org.uk South Baddesley Parish: churches and the wider area. www.bsbb.org.uk/st-marys/ Brockenhurst Mothers’ Union: William Gilpin Church of England Primary www.brockenhurstchurch.com/church-life/ BROCKENHURST School: www.williamgilpin.hants.sch.uk South Baddesley Church of England Primary mothers-union School: www.southbaddesley.hants.sch.uk Brockenhurst Parish: Annual Review: www.bsbb.org.uk/content/ www.brockenhurstchurch.com/ Street Pastors: www.streetpastors.org/ pages/documents/1447782955.pdf Pylewell Park: www.pylewellpark.com locations/new-forest-south Trustees annual report: Boldre Parish Council: www.boldre.org.uk www.brockenhurstchurch.com/content/ LEAF: www.leaforest.org/member-churches/ pages/documents/1523890103.pdf st-saviours-and-st-nicholas-brockenhurst *The Vicar of Brockenhurst otherwise known as *Scripture quotations are from New Revised Annual accounts (Charity Commission): New Forest Filling Station: www. thefillingstation.org.uk/station/new-forest/ the Vicar of the benefices of Brockenhurst and Standard Version Bible:Anglicized Edition, copyright www.charitycommission.gov.uk of Boldre and South Baddesley (held in plurality), ©1989, 1995 National Council of the Churches [type in registered charity number: 1131796] Secondary School: within the Group Ministry of Brockenhurst, of Christ in the United States of America. Used by Annual Review: www.brockenhurstchurch. www.priestlands.hants.sch.uk of Boldre and South Baddesley, and of Sway. permission. All rights reserved worldwide. com/about-us/annual-reports-2013-14/ Secondary School: Brockenhurst population figures: www.highcliffe.dorset.sch.uk www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/ St Nicholas’ war graves: localarea?compare=1170214415 www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/ Brockcare: www.brockenhurstchurch.com/ collections/topics/%E2%80%8Bbrockenhurst church-life/brockcare/brockcare.php Diocesan support: www.winchester.anglican. New Forest Basics Bank: org/parish-support www.basicsbank.org.uk/ Deanery mission action: www.winchester. Policies: www.brockenhurstchurch.com/ anglican.org/winchester-mission-action weddings-baptisms/policies/ Lymington. www.lymington.com Brockenhurst Church of England Primary Rwanda: www.facebook.com/ School: www.brockenhurstceprimary.co.uk/ pages/category/Community/ Brockenhurst College: www.brock.ac.uk Lyndhurst-Deanery-Rwanda-Mission- Team-1468989686698282/ Brockenhurst Parish Council: www.brockenhurst.gov.uk

BENEFICE PROFILE 2018 23 Clockwise from top left: Keeping the Vicarage garden tidy and ready for YOU!, Anzac service at St Nicholas’ Church; Rwandan schoolchildren whom we support; Autumn tidy-up in Boldre churchyard.

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