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St Anne's Church, Whitecross Street, Derby St Anne’s Church, Whitecross Street, Derby A word from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet We often speak of God’s faithfulness – and about our faithfulness as Christians as mirroring his. I have rarely come across a parish in the Church of England where the sheer abiding faithfulness of God was more clearly at work than St Anne’s. The lay people of this community, supported over the years by the ministry of many non-resident priests, have a deep double loyalty: first, to the inheritance of Anglican faith as their inspiration, but also to the people of the locality and their needs. An Anglo-Catholic parish community deeply embedded in the kind of community the Church finds hard to reach, in a part of Derby which has changed out of all recognition in recent decades. Thanks to the combined energies of all who want to reverse the decline of the parish’s fortunes, and wonderfully supported by the Additional Curate’s Society to ensure housing for a priest, St Anne’s and I now faithfully await a blessing from God. We need a priest who can guide this community confidently into a period of renewal, outreach and growth, including a catholic and sacramental approach to mission and evangelism, which is not only the hope of the parish but a declared need of the whole deanery. While the arrangement is at present a house for duty, you would be working in a supportive grouping of catholic parish clergy and deanery colleagues, and ministering a much-needed sense of hope and enterprise. We are praying for you as you read. +JONATHAN The Parish Profile of St Anne, Whitecross Street, Derby A parish entrusted to the oversight of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet affiliated to The Society and Forward in Faith and awaiting the priest whom God is calling to lead our worship and mission. Introduction St Anne's lies in the area known as the West End of Derby. It has since its foundation been firmly in the Catholic tradition, and the Bishop of Ebbsfleet provides episcopal oversight at the request of the Bishop of Derby. It has a long tradition of very dedicated clergy serving a very needy working-class population, but has been for thirteen years without a priest. Our neighbouring parish of St John's, with whom we were once a joint benefice, has enjoyed a revival since the appointment of a part-time incumbent. We now hope that the appointment of a house for duty priest will begin this sort of growth in our own parish. Dedicated priestly leadership is our greatest prayer. We need to build up the life of the church and create strong links with the community in general and especially among the young people, developing the connection with the local schools, so that we can show that the church has a positive role to play in the lives of the parishioners. St Anne's is greatly blessed in possessing excellent facilities in its church hall complex, and it is the intention of the parish and the deanery to explore ways of putting these resources to use in serving not just the parish, but the wider community of the West End. Initial discussions have identified a number of ways in which the parish might become the centre of links to the community and University, exploring collaboration across parish boundaries; a very successful scheme of this sort has been established in the Walbrook Epiphany group of parishes in the south of the City. Our next priest will be • A faithful priest, formed in the catholic tradition, to lead and teach us • A man with enthusiasm, energy and practical understanding of running a parish in a socially deprived area • Prepared to work to build up the life of the church • Able to communicate with all ages and social groups, and especially with children and young people in education • Possess a good sense of humour • Committed to the traditional Catholic movement within the Church of England; willing and able to register as a priest of The Society. The City of Derby The City of Derby lies in the south of Derbyshire in the East Midlands. It has good road and rail links. The M1, M42, A50 and A38 offer easy access to and from the City. Nottingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester are all about an hour away. The Intu Derby shopping complex is in the city centre, along with indoor markets and a good choice of shopping. Derby Theatre, the Guildhall Theatre, two multi-screen cinemas and the Quad centre offer a wide range of entertainment. The city also boasts a university, some superb parks and a new Derby Royal Hospital. The nearby Peak District offers beautiful countryside for walking, climbing, caving and relaxing with a number of notable National Trust properties (Calke Abbey, Kedleston Hall and Hardwick Hall) and private stately homes (Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall) to visit. The Parish of St Anne The Parish of St Anne has a population (2001 census) of 2,273 with 24% over 60 years of age and a 6% ethnic minority, Government figures giving a multiple deprivation score within most deprived 20 – 30% of the population of England. The University is nearby, and there are many students living in the parish. The core area of the parish is social housing, flats and maisonettes, complexes for the elderly and some owner-occupied houses and flats mainly on the outskirts of the parish. Streets of terraced houses in the older parts of the parish are now almost exclusively student lets. There is now no industrial employer in the parish. There a few shops, including a Local Sainsburys, small businesses, Post Office, two public houses, a doctor’s surgery and two schools (one state nursery and one private prep school this being an evangelical Christian School). There is quite a lot of open space with three parks and allotment gardens and an historic brook with walkway. There is good public transport and we are within walking distance of the city centre. The Church and parish buildings St Anne’s was built in 1872 as a centre of Anglo Catholic worship. The inside of the church is English Heritage Grade II* listed which has recently been photographed in preparation for a guidebook being written and for artwork to go on the revamped website when this is done. Full details on the church building can be found in Nicholas Pevsner’s book on Derbyshire. We get visits from people to see the church from outside the county during the week by appointment. The church is fitted with a T loop for the hard of hearing. The land for the church plant was given by one of the local gentry families who no longer live in the area. The church contains a substantial War Memorial to the Fallen of WW1 and WWII. Our Church Hall is an excellent resource which we hope to use to reach out to the community. A local authority grant has enabled a programme of refurbishment (disabled access, new toilets, heating, lighting, kitchen and floor); all that is needed is some decorating. There have been, until recently, regular hall bookings with keep fit, dancing and police youth activities. Unfortunately, the initiatives had the funding withdrawn with the recent Council cutbacks, and we hope our new priest will develop fresh initiatives. The adjoining Mission House originally housed assistant priests and sisters who worked tirelessly to support the traditional ministry of the parish. The house at present has four student tenants which enables us to pay the parish share. With help from grants from various societies, the church was re-roofed in 2002. A new central heating boiler was installed over 7 years ago and within the last few years a new carpet in the Good Shepherd Chapel (a generous legacy) and new low energy lighting in the main body of the church. A legacy also funded a new manual computer organ of cathedral standard. The church building is well cared for and loved by its members. Worship Pattern Since losing our priest over 13 years ago, the only regular service is on Sundays at 11.15 a.m. Parish Mass on the second and last Sundays of the month (where possible) which is common worship. Other weekday masses as and when priests are available. Traditional ceremonies are observed on Candlemas, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Corpus Christi and Stations of the Cross on Fridays during Lent. In the past our Christmas Eve crib service filled the church but this is on hold until we obtain a priest. Instead for the last few years we have had a well-attended Nine Lessons and Carols Service. We hosted the St George’s Day parade for the Derby area in 2015 whilst the Cathedral was closed for major refurbishment. The local Nursery school visits regularly and we have University students from time to time. The diocese and deanery have been most helpful in providing acceptable clergy to maintain our worship. The Bishop of Ebbsfleet’s representative in the diocese monitors this provision, and acts as our advocate to ensure that it is maintained. Masses have now increased from once a month to twice a month plus an Annual Carol Service and a weekday evening in the Summer. Longer term the congregation would like to have a service at least once a week. In addition, the Church has been available for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals. Last October there were two Baptisms, one Anglican and the second (with the approval of the Derby Rural Dean) was an Eastern Orthodox Christening being the baptism by the local Eastern Orthodox priest, Fr Daniel, of his grand-daughter.
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