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Autumn 2017

Welcome to the latest edition of the Area News Xchange

Last Thursday was the first session of The Community of All Saints will be Follow Me 4. Over 100 people came coming together again to celebrate its to hear the Rt Revd , the first year with a Eucharist at Wakefield of Hull speak about ‘Finding Cathedral on Wednesday 1st

our Way in a Prayer’. The next in the November at 7pm. Since Advent Another Community of All Saints series is on Thursday 19th October, Sunday about 150 have been keeping Event aimed for young people aged The Very Revd Lister Tonge, Dean of a simple ‘Rule of Life’. Anyone can 11+. Under 18s must be accompanied Monmouth talking to the topic: join us for the next year so PLEASE will by an adult, full details are on page 4. ‘Listening God: hearing his voice in you encourage people to come on 1st Tickets £5. Includes supper. your own life’. Born and raised in November and join The Community ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, LUPSET Lancashire, the Revd Lister Tonge has of All Saints. Friday 3rd November, 7.00pm an international reputation as There will be a Quiet Day at the Early booking advisable. someone who can help people and Community of the Resurrection in

communities develop their spiritual Mirfield on Saturday 2nd December LYCiG LOCAL “LEARNING GROUP” life, having worked everywhere from from 10am until 4pm. PLEASE will you Church House, Wakefield South Africa and New Zealand to encourage people to come. Please Monday 2nd October bring a packed lunch, hot drinks will be Belgium and Iceland. 1.00pm - 3.30pm PLEASE will you encourage people to provided. Cost £5 payable on the day. Lunch will be served from 12.30pm RSVPs to Caroline ASAP come to these very valuable talks. Please register by getting in touch with

http://www.leeds.anglican.org/news/s Caroline by phone 01924 434450 or peakers-announced-fourth-follow-me- email: series [email protected] IN THIS EDITION… Front Page: from Bishop Tony Page 2: Congratulations and Welcome Page 2/3: Meet the New Deacons Page 4: Dates of Events … wakeFIELD

CONGRATULATIONS Welcome To The New Deacons to Dean Jonathan Revd Rod Walker happens if you let God take the Jonathan and Pamela Greener will be ‘driving seat’ he seems to know all leaving us in November as Jonathan has the winding country lanes, you never been appointed Dean of Exeter. We will know where you are going to end up. be sad to let him go but thank God for all I strongly recommend that you do they have contributed to our life here. this on occasions, it’s exhilarating and The Cathedral has been renovated and scary. given a complete makeover for the 21st I, this year was ordained Deacon at century. Pamela has served as Chair of , having just Revd Monika Doering the Wakefield Diocesan Board of Finance completed what amounts to 4 years and entertained us with many musical study in Theology and Ministry. This ditties including the one which gained a training took place at St Hild’s change in VAT rules on listed buildings College, and what was the Wakefield from the then Chancellor of the School of Ministry, Mirfield. Some of Exchequer. Everyone is invited to a you may know me from owning and I was born in Romania and lived there farewell evensong on Sunday 5th managing Carleton Court Care Home, until the age of thirteen, when my November at 3.30pm. in for the last 18 years. I family emigrated to West Germany. shall continue this role, as I am a self- My homing instinct drew me still supporting minister, and as such my further to Britain, where I eventually role within the parish is part-time. WELCOME met Jonathan and settled into Until ordination I had been, for 20 married life. This did not turn us into I am delighted to announce that Bishop years, a member of the Cathedral settlers though, as we have moved John Flack has moved back to the area as congregation, Wakefield. Here it was, from London to Pontefract, then to an Assistant Bishop. that my ‘questioning’, of the Oxford for my ordination training, ‘meaning of life’, brought me; a and now back to (South) Yorkshire for completely un-churched individual. my curacy in the Benefice of West The rest is history. Barnsley. We have a nine-year old

I am married to Diane and have two son, Noah. Whilst living in Pontefract, grown up step-children, Chantelle I was a parishioner at Wakefield and Natalie, I am blessed by being a Cathedral, where I was involved in

part of their lives, I owe them so running a support group for refugees Many of you will remember him in his much. There is also Harvey our much and asylum seekers at Angel Lodge. role as the . fussed over Matli-poo (fluffy dog). We are thrilled to be back in Bishop John can be contacted by Yorkshire (our son is proud to be a I stand, I feel, as a testament to what emailing: [email protected] Yorkshire boy!), and are really enjoying getting to know the people

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in our parishes. We have already Revd Peter Clapham Revd Mark Burns been given a tour, with some visiting friends of Cawthorne church’s bell tower, and are also enjoying finding our way around South Yorkshire’s

magnificent landscape! I have always been interested in inter-faith dialogue, and am keen to make this I am a newly ordained Deacon serving at I am the new curate of St Thomas part of my contribution whilst a St Mary the Virgin, Barnsley Parish Church Purston and All Saints Featherstone. I curate. for liturgical formation under Fr Stephen am a Dale’s man raised in Ingleton on and Fr Craig. I am self-supporting so I Revd Erik Peeters the edge of the Yorkshire Dales continue to work at Doncaster as a National Park. I am married to Jill and chaplain to those who are unwell, with a live in Pontefract. Between us we special focus on those who are nearing share six grown up children and four the end of life. In addition, I have recently grandchildren. As a Self-Supporting being appointed a chaplain at a secure Minister (SSM) I still have my secular mental health hospital in the Diocese of employment, with Sir Robert Southwell and Nottingham. My wife and After being ordained on the 1st of McAlpine, to balance with my church daughter continue to worship at St Paul's THE NEXT BIG HEADLINE GOES HERE July, I am now the new curate at St activities and family life. I strive to Brierley. James Church, Thornes and St Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text maintain fluidity between all these George’s Church, Lupset, in goes here. aspects of my life. With Jill’s Wakefield, and still a little surprised encouragement, and my employers WONDERFULLY MADE IN by what happened. Before training Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text understanding, I am able to carry my YORKSHIRE 2017 for ordination at St Hild College in goes here. ministry as Deacon into all sections of Forty four local artists are preparing their Mirfield and Sheffield, I did a range of my life, and I see no breaks, divisions unique products for the Wonderfully Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text jobs - teaching English at high school between the secular, family or Made in Yorkshire event which takes and university, working as goes here. missional roles I am required to place on the 10th and 11th of November administrator for the Barnabas inhabit. in Silkstone Parish church. Teaching Centre of St Hild’s, and as Opening times are: 10am to 8pm on assistant pastor for Leeds Vineyard. Friday & 10am to 6pm on Saturday. Yet, none of these jobs fit in the same A wide range of gifts will be available, all

way as ministry does. Together with wonderful, unique handmade gifts. To my wife Birgit and my two sons, we view examples of the work on offer and

are looking forward to what God has photographs of the 2016 event visit our in store for us in Wakefield and in Facebook page: Thornes and Lupset. www.facebook.com/Wonderfullymadeiny orkshire

wakefield AUTUMN 2017 IGNITE EVENT For clergy and youth workers Tuesday 21st November, 7.30pm – 9.00pm, Christ Church, South Ossett To book your free place email [email protected]

FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER AT 7.00PM EVENTS AT WAKEFIELD ST GEORGE’S CHURCH CATHEDRAL:-

Broadway, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8AA 27th Sept: Stitched Up, 5pm-9pm in the Centre

This event is recommended for young people aged 11+. th Under18s must be accompanied by an adult. 25 Oct: Chocolate Half Term Messy Family Fun, 1pm-3pm. For more information about these events People are out on the street. please contact Bev Howes Another generation is looking for [email protected] answers - a rich young career woman, an angry gang leader, religious fanatics, EVENTS AT MIRFIELD:- Being, Belonging, Becoming: Quiet Day activists, crooked bankers, a surprising th refugee and the bloke who bought 7 Oct, 10am – 3.30pm. Cost: £2 including lunch and refreshments some seriously expensive jewellery. Despite their differences and social Book Launch th divisions, 140 characters want to meet 11 Oct, 4.00pm-6.00pm followed by one extraordinary person. Jesus has Evensong. FREE event, booking advised. arrived on their street on the lookout Seminar and discussion from 4pm followed by the launch for trouble – looking to do something about it. Four young evangelists – two women, The sixth annual Walter Tapper Lecture th two men – piece together the startling 17 Oct, 7.30pm in the Church of the story of what happened, just now, on Resurrection. FREE event, booking essential that street. It’s a wild ride through issues of life, death and miraculous street food. The Tent of Meeting: Quiet Day 28th Oct, 10.00am-3.30pm. Cost £21.00 GOSPEL STREET is a powerful mix of theatre, music, comedy including lunch and refreshments and spoken word - Poetry Salon a collaboration between award-winning writers, including hip- 16th Nov, 2.00pm-4.30pm Cost £8.50 hop artist Testament. including refreshments

‘Riding Lights is doing what it does best: bringing everyone The Book of Revelation: Then and Now together to hear some of 25th Nov, 10.00am-3.30pm. Cost £21.00 the good news with wisdom, laughter, energy and insight.’ including lunch and refreshments Riding Lights Theatre Company For more information about these events Tickets: £5. From: [email protected] please contact Beth Harper [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS FOR AREA BISHOP, ARCHDEACON AND PAs : Bishop [email protected] Office: 01924 434451 Home: 01924 250781 Mobile: 07834 206317 PA: Caroline Asquith [email protected] Tel: 01924 434450 Archdeacon of Pontefract: [email protected] Home: Tel/Fax 01924 896327 Office: 01924 434459 PA: Rita Peacock [email protected] Tel: 01924 234945 Mailing Address: Church House, 1 South Parade, Wakefield, WF1 1LP