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Bradford: a Flourishing City Autumn 2017 Bradford: A Flourishing City Bradford Cathedral are hosting for mission. It will challenge and Bradford Episcopal Area Forum this free event on 11th October inspire you to think about the The last meeting of BEAF took place and Dean Jerry is encouraging possibilities and develop new on 7th June at St John’s church in clergy in particular to come along partnerships.” Baildon where the main topic and hear Lord Mawson speak: Andrew was made a life Peer in discussed was Lay Ministry. A full “Lord Andrew Mawson is a 2007 and a Freeman of the City of report can be found on the Diocesan Bradfordian who was ordained London in 2012. His favourite website in the Bradford pages or into the Baptist Ministry. Through saying is “live dangerously or do click here to access it. his work at Bromley by Bow in the not live at all.” The next meeting will be on Tuesday East End of London he used a 21st November at Bradford Forster church building to springboard the Academy, Fenby Avenue, Bradford. transformation of a community. Refreshments will be available from See www.bbbc.org.uk. From there 7pm and the meeting will be from he has taken his skills at social 7.30 to 9pm. Everyone is more than entrepreneurship into many other welcome to attend, not just Deanery developments including the synod reps, so if you are coming Olympic Park and Village. This is For further details download the please let Carmel know for catering an important evening for clergy whole flier here or go to the purposes. looking to develop their buildings cathedral website. IN THIS EDITION… Ordinations in Bradford… Seeds of Silence: Exploring Silence… How to get your church noticed… BRADFORD Places of Welcome had their official launch at City Hall in July. For more info read the article in the Bradford T&A. If you want to setup a Place of Welcome, or would like to know New Clergy ordained in Bradford more about joining the network, The Ordination season has just family in the caravan and inviting please contact us. For more info, visit been upon us and in Bradford five people round for meal to try out the Places of Welcome website. people were ordained as priests new recipes on them! He is also a by Bishop Toby. The following ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ keen pub quizzer week Bishop Nick came to Primetime winners Bradford and ordained all the new Derek Jones also has a youth deacons into the Diocese. We work background having worked Congratulations to Liam Jagger and welcomed two new deacons to for E:merge in Bradford prior to The Primetime Project who are the Bradford. training at Cranmer Hall. He and winners of the Cinnamon Network his wife Helen and their two children will be moving in to St Project Lab 2017. The Primetime Oswalds parish in Bradford. Derek Project empowers disadvantaged loves riding bikes of all young people to develop key skills for descriptions and is really happy to employment, life and leadership. be back near to his beloved Liam says: “ It’s given us the Yorkshire Dales. encouragement that this is the right thing to do. “ (Liam on R of photo) Gareth Howles comes to Burley in Wharfedale after training at Ridley Hall. Prior to ordination he worked in Pudsey as the Youth and Children’s minister. He is married to Naomi and they have four children. Gareth loves sport, both watching and playing and We wish them well as they start enjoys getting away with the on this new journey 3 A Great Get Together A splashing time at some Hello to.. recent Baptisms …. The Revd Tim Thomas licenced on At St James, Bolton we got a bit 27th Aug as Priest in Charge of wet as three members of the same family were baptised by full Bowling St John, The Revd Cat immersion Thatcher licenced on 29th Aug as vicar of St Mary’s Oxenhope and Clergy Development Officer for Bradford, On 9th July St James, Bolton The Revd Graham Potter licenced on 8th Sept as the new Team Vicar in joined with local community . Keighley and The Revd Steve partners (including Community And in Manningham Bishop Toby Proudlove licenced on 17th Sept as Works and Friends of Peel Park) at got in on the act….. Vicar of Menston and Assistant a Great Get Together in Peel Park Diocesan Director of Vocations to celebrate all that is good and And goodbye to.. The Revd Suzanne Vernon-Yorke who brings our community together, in is moving to London, Revd Tim Lewis memory of Jo Cox who moves to Harrogate . We talked about it and decided despite some reluctance among PCC members we should go ahead. The altar was moved into the Lady Chapel and the nave transformed into a stage set with netting hung by a thread from the rood screen. The audience started to arrive, still concerns about the parking, the pews, the lighting but too late to worry now. What a great evening, a splendid How do we raise our profile: The question faced performance by Justin Butcher, we must agree by many PCC’s . Here is St James’ Woodhall’s with David Suchet - “One of the most remarkable evenings I’ve spent in the theatre”. solution…. Following the use of our church as a film set in 2016 we realised that we Enjoyed would be the wrong word to describe the had to think of events which would attract a wider audience and bring feeling of the audience but everyone was deeply people into church. A chance look at the diocesan e-news and a quick moved by the performance as they left the church email and we had the possible solution. We would host “The Devil’s to make their way home, some to the Lake Passion” as one of our Easter events. All seemed fine and on track and District others to Lancashire and others to various then we discovered the other venues staging the play – Salisbury parts of Leeds and Bradford. Cathedral, St Albans Cathedral, and the only church in the North of Would we do it again? Probably if the right England – St James the Great, Woodhall – max capacity 150 – was this a opportunity comes along it was great fun! huge mistake? BRADFORD Autumn 2017 Dates for your Diary Oct 7th 10-12 Churchwarden Exploring Silence Workshops Training. The Trinity Centre, Bingley Free workshops, delivered for your church or group of churches Oct 11th 7pm Bradford Cathedral: Flourishing City, Dr Alison Woolley is available to run an Exploring Silence workshop. with Lord Mawson Nov 5th 5pm, Bradford These workshops are aimed at those with either no experience of the traditional Cathedral: Festival of Remembrance Christian spiritual discipline of silence-based prayer, or those with a little experience Nov 16th 10-12 LYCIG Local who would like to explore this further. St Paul’s Manningham Nov 21st 7pm BEAF Each workshop will Bradford Forster Academy Nov 22nd 7.30pm Ignite: • explore the word ‘silence’ and its different meanings Youth Event, St John’s • discuss why developing a discipline of silence can be helpful Clayton • try out several different Christian meditative practices • offer an overview of the history of Christian practices of silence There will also be Have you any spare storage space? • opportunity for discussion and feedback SORTED Youth Church are • printed resources based on the meditations for you to take away looking for some dry space • signposting to other Christian organisations to support your in this practice to store some camping equipment (tents and • books about silence and developing this discipline for you to browse gazebo). If you can help • a list of suggested books and DVD’s about silence for you to take away please contact Lynn Johnson on 01274 620968 The dates available for the 2 1/2 hr Exploring Silence workshops are: Due to getting a new boiler Mondays: 25th Sept, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th Oct, 20th, 27th Nov Bolton St James have 2000 Wednesdays: 20th Sept, 11th, 25th Oct, 8th, 22nd, 29th Nov litres of heating oil available for a good price. Please Other evening possible available, please enquire. contact Revd Steve Lees for For further information and to book, please email [email protected]. more info: 01274 772097 CONTACT DETAILS FOR AREA BISHOP, ARCHDEACON AND Pas Bishop of Bradford: Bishop Toby, [email protected] 07811 467999 Archdeacon of Bradford: Andy Jolley, [email protected] 07973 458403 PA: Carmel Dylak, [email protected] 0113 353 0290 / 0291 Office hours: Mon to Fri 8.30am to 5pm The Trinity Centre, John Escritt Road, Bingley, BD16 2ST .
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