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THE E UROPEAN A NGLICAN

B ISHOP G EOFFREY: T HE MAN BEHIND THE MITRE

B EHIND ENEMY LINES: A CHAPLAIN IN OCCUPIED F RANCE

B INGO IN B ENIDORM: A VISITING V ICAR’ S MEMORIES

O N S T P ETER’ S DOORSTEP: T HE A NGLICAN CENTRE IN R OME

P ICTURE SPECIAL REPORT: A RRIVALS, DEPARTURES AND CELEBRATIONS

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2 HELPING THE HOLIDAYMAKER BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY IN BENIDORM 3

THE E UROPEAN A NGLICAN H ERE COMES S UMMER While many English churches run down their activities during the The of Summer the Diocese in Europe is gearing up for an increase in the pace in Europe The Rt Revd of life. Reflected in our pages in this issue is the work of holiday chaplains. Bishop’s Lodge, Church Road, Worth, Crawley RH19 7RT We also report a fast changing and rapidly growing diocese with new Tel:+44 (0) 1293 883051 Fax: +44 (0) 1293 884479 congregations and novel approaches to the unchanging mission of Christ. Email: bishop@dioceseineurope. org.uk Please pray for the people and ministries in these reports and encourage The the work of the largest diocese in the . And may you The Rt Revd David Hamid Postal address: Diocesan Office find some Summer sunshine to enhance the Lord’s Light in your life. Tel:+44 (0) 207 898 1160 Email: [email protected]. org.uk The Diocesan Office 14 Tufton Street, London, Jesus, and he was always on the look who found themselves in hospital thought this morning that I’d come SW1P 3QZ out for new ideas. I was slightly were often under insured. This to be like one of you.” I think that Tel:+44 (0) 207 898 1155 “EYES DOWN. perturbed, on entering the hotel one caused immense pastoral problems , says it all. I’m sure there’s a sermon Fax: +44 (0) 207 898 1166 day to find that he had placed a and great anxiety for them at an in there somewhere! Email: diocesan.office@europe. poster next to my own on the already difficult time. Patients fretted c-of-e.org.uk chaplain’s notice board. It was hand about whether they would be well Diocesan Secretary written, and in broken English it enough, and allowed, to travel home. Jill Swallow is the author of ‘Days Mr Adrian Mumford OOK IN ET L . L read: “If you can think of anything Families and friends worried about before Dibley’ is an account of Assistant Diocesan Secretary fun to do in the evenings, please having to fly home and leave a loved women’s ministry before they were Mrs Jeanne French tell Jesus.“ one still in hospital. Rooms in hotels allowed to be ordained as priests. Jill Swallow writes... Over the Christmas period often had to be vacated by relatives Finance Officer worship took place in the corners of who wanted to stay near their loved Mr Nick Wraight In her book she visits the strange US PRAY.” ones in hospital, but couldn’t afford ballrooms,TV lounges and games new world of the clerical outfitter The Cathedral of the Holy rooms, and our congregations varied to stay any longer in the resort. and the “closed shop” of the clergy Trinity, Gibraltar from fifty to fifteen. I have to say Over the weeks we found that an wives group. In and among stories Dean:The Very Revd Alan Woods At eight o’clock in the evenings, a happily together during my time as that the worship was a vital, but only important part of the chaplain’s of forgiveness, tragedy and Diocesan Website hush would descend on the an ICS seasonal winter chaplain in a tiny part of the chaplain’s work. ministry was also to the young celebration, readers come face to www.europe.anglican.org ballrooms.The noise and the bustle of Benidorm eighteen months ago. Over meals, during trips out, on the holiday reps, as well as the guests. face with a stubborn organist, an Editor and Diocesan the busy hotels would come to a My main task as chaplain, along dance floor, during the evening These young people work long and amorous , a TV chef, Communications Officer stop. This was the only time of day with my husband who although not quizzes, to say nothing of the thrills hard in a very demanding job a long and a host of colourful parishioners. The Revd. Paul Needle when absolute reverential silence ordained was also referred to as and spills of the evening magic way from home. It is a busy, but at Postal address: Diocesan office could be guaranteed. Even small chaplain, was to organise and shows, jugglers and acrobats, we met times a lonely life too where long Jill is now a retired priest in the Email: children were made to be quiet. As publicise Sunday and midweek some lovely people who were only term relationships are often extremely Diocese of Wakefield. ‘Days before [email protected] the bingo numbers were called, you services for the guests in our three too keen to share with us their difficult to maintain. Dibley’ is published by Authentic Tel:0034 964 413166 could have heard a pin drop.Winning allocated hotels over the Christmas problems at home, news of their I think hotel chaplaincy ministry Media at £8-99. Design was now at stake……. and winning season. It was important to be seen families, as well as bereavements and was summed up for me by a young Adept Design, Norwich was everything. Woe betide anyone where the guests were, so that they other painful memories. They were man of about thirty who wandered Printer who was caught talking during this and we could get to know each other also keen to tell us why they would into the Sunday service one day. I’d Norwich Colour Print process. Such people would be - hence our many bingo evenings in never dream of going to church at been chatting with him and his publicly named and shamed from the the bar! home, and why they chose to be family in the bar area the previous Distribution stage, and even on occasions escorted All worship in the hotels came away from home at Christmas. night. He stood at the door and said: CoDEStorm plc from the room. It was far worse than under the jurisdiction of the hotel As chaplain, my work also took “Am I OK to come in dressed like Cover photo: A young church being in church! entertainment managers, so I became me into the hospitals to visit the this?” He’d never been to church member in Greater Athens shares Just in case you are wondering quite used to the Sunday eucharist English patients. On average, one before and happened to be wearing the joys of psalm singing with her what bingo and prayer has in taking its place in between the person dies a week on arrival at the shorts. I assured him that he was and favourite toy. common (apart from heads bowed in morning exercise class and the rifle hotels in Spain over the winter as he wandered in he said: “It’s just enforced silence) well all I can say is shooting competition! One of my period. 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4 A YOUTHFUL VOCATION FULFILLED LEADING A GROWING DIOCESE 5

The Bishop of priests. I attended grammar school What do your duties as Bishop of There is an interesting book, written by A DOZEN THINGS YOU before gaining a scholarship to Europe entail? the Jungian psychiatrist Dr. Anthony Gibraltar in Europe the very year that I had Mostly pastoral care. The diocese is Stevens, who is a member of the decided to be confirmed, some three growing and we are definitely short- Anglican parish in Corfu. Entitled MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT spends most of his years in advance of the normal age for staffed. The amount of work is daunting. Archetype revisited: towards natural confirmation. When I was offered a While we are deemed to be part of the history of the Self, the book pinpoints time on visits around place at Corpus Christi College, , there is a the disappearance of the father in towards the end of my time problem with funding. It is estimated Western society as one of the reasons the diocese. On a at Winchester, I had to decide whether that some 10 per cent of Britons live for socio-psychological breakdown. In to read history—a lifelong passion—or outside their country. Even those who answer to your question, I do not recent call in Vienna theology. The advice of my priest, which may not have been regular churchgoers believe that the Church should take its B ISHOP I took, was “read theology as long as at home, like to come to a place where cue from contemporary society. It Bishop Geoffrey you pray your theology”. I was selected English is spoken. has should, of course, be able to respond for ordination at the age of 18 become very popular in Europe. It is to questions posed in a social context. agreed to be (something that is not done nowadays). seen as a step up for those who want to As far as discrimination is concerned, move away from a low church. In some the original use of the word in the world interviewed by Judy During my first year at Cambridge, I was localities, such as Vienna, the African, of aesthetics was something positive. Castelino about his bold enough to write to the Ecumenical particularly Nigerian segments of the We used to speak of “unjust G EOFFREY Patriarch in Constantinople asking for a congregation have grown fast. Spread discrimination”, but the adjective has life and background. holiday job. I received a positive reply over 275 congregations between since been dropped. and thus began my long experience with Madeira and Vladivostok and This revealing and the Orthodox world. The spirit of God Casablanca and Trondheim, my work What are your views on the subject had wanted me to be open to a wide involves much travelling. Together with of sexuality that drove a wedge fascinating insight is range of Christian traditions and I my suffragan bishop, David Hamid, we between Anglican Primates at the started with the East. The following year visit our congregations regularly, and recent meeting of Church Primates reprinted with I spent the summer holidays in meet with our seven who in Tanzania and what do you think Damascus. I don’t think I would be assist us in the work of pastoral care about gay adoption? permission from today if it were not for and oversight. We are a growing The Church needs to work on these this experience. Diocese and there are continuing as well as other contemporary issues. “Crossways” the challenges to provide ministry in a wide I would like to see the Anglican, Roman What did you do after university? variety of places. I also seek to keep in Catholic and Orthodox Churches magazine of Christ After graduating from Cambridge in touch with local diplomats, and, most working together. There is no self- 1968, I attended Cuddesdon importantly, with the historic churches in evident truth for me that Western Church Vienna. Theological College in Oxford after which all the countries in which we minister. society has got it right. Catholics say— I was offered a research fellowship by We are grateful as Anglicans for the and I agree—that ideally, a child should At what stage in your life did you my old Cambridge college. I declined, many places in which the Roman have a mother and a father. There is decide to enter the Church? preferring to accept the offer of the post Catholic Church generously offers us the something about being ‘mothered’ and I entered the Church at baptism, but of assistant chaplain at New College, hospitality of Catholic churches for ‘fathered’ that is important. A bishop is decided I wanted to be ordained Oxford, a college that in recent times worship and ministry. We are grateful a father in God. There is something during my first term at Winchester at had been rather hostile towards the in a similar way to a number of archetypical and symbolic in that. I feel the age of 12. When I was first church. This was followed by 21 years Lutheran and other Protestant churches. strongly that the British Government appointed as , as Chaplain of Keble College, where I In a number of places our chaplains must allow rights of conscience on the my father—a man who did not have was also a fellow and tutor in theology. I also serve as ambassadors of the issue of adoption agencies turning away the benefit of an extensive education travelled all over the world with my to the same-sex couples. The State is not in but who had a photographic students, and in 1979 spent a Orthodox patriarchs. Ecumenism is the business of reforming morality! memory—reminded me of an essay I sabbatical in a Coptic monastery in the deeply rooted in the Diocese and in had written at that time. The title Egyptian desert. Since Keble College my own ministry. The Roman Catholic and the assigned to us was “My Ambition”, was patron of 67 parishes (i.e. Anglican churches have only been and he recalled my words: “My nominated priests to the bishop for The Church is perceived by many as a separate entity for some 450 ambition is to be a priest and if it be appointment) my role was in this something of an anachronism, failing years out of 2000 years of the will of God, a bishop in his respect similar to that of a bishop. to keep pace with social change and Christianity. How long do you think Church”. Even at that age I was historically dragging its feet on the it will take before they reconcile theologically proper! In 1993, the , elimination of various types of their differences? , offered me the post of discrimination. Isn’t it time that the The two churches have been working How did you spend your Suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke in the Church moved into the 21st century? together in a remarkable way especially early years? , assuring me that The underlying question is: What is the in the past forty years. I remember the I spent my childhood in , the emphasis was on pastoral rather shaping authority in the life of the historic occasion when Archbishop a late child of older parents. than parochial experience. The years Church? It is undoubtedly the scriptures Ramsey visited Pope Paul VI in 1966 Consequently I never knew my 1994 to 2001 thus saw me back in and the Church’s reflection on the and was presented with his episcopal grandparents. On my mother’s side Hampshire, where I kept up my writing scriptures. Contemporary society has ring from his time as Archbishop of was a heavy drinking butcher who and ecumenical work. I particularly developed an understanding of human Milan. I was very happy to accompany succumbed to a stroke relatively early. enjoyed being part of the Anglican- nature much concerned with rights and the current Archbishop of Canterbury, My mother hailed from a mining Oriental Orthodox International choices and individualism. On the other Dr. Williams, to visit Pope Benedict XVI village in the north of England. She Commission [of which Bishop Geoffrey hand, the Church maintains that humans last November. The English college, taught infants, and went on to look has been co-chairman since 1996. are part of a larger relationship, with where English catholic priests are after ‘special needs’ children as they Ed.]. In 2001, I was invited to take over God, their neighbours and others. It is trained, houses relics of a number of are more correctly known today. We as Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, a question of theological anthropology, English martyrs but it is heartening were regular churchgoers and were covering continental Europe, including a theological understanding of that over time there has been a fortunate to have some fine parish Russia as well as Morocco. human nature. healing of memories. DE2834 European Anglican 34 Repr4 29/5/07 11:10:18 am - 4 - ( )

6 A BIBLE,THE VC AND COMPUTER LITERACY LENT APPEAL, JAZZ HIT AND A COSTA CENTENARIAN 7

N EWS IN BRIEF

St. George’s Paris was the scene I N S HORT C HARENTE L ENT APPEAL UPDATE of frantic activity when television COMPUTER COURSES company France 2 recorded a special When Bishop David visited All Saints, The Bishop’s Lent Appeal this year Choral Evensong in January during the Tenerife North for the dedication of Among the many Lent Courses saw an exciting challenge for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and their new Parsonage (see pages 8 – 9) around Europe a popular one in churches to ‘Count Their Blessings’ was broadcast unedited on France 2’s he joined a centenary celebration with France concentrated on gigabytes, J AZZ GOES TO while raising money for Christian Le Jour du Seigneur the morning after a difference. Both Churchwardens, websites and the blessings of CHURCH Aid partner, Zumrad in Tajikistan, the recording. The broadcast also Ann-Louise Minns and Jean Fountain computer literacy.The course in the according to Co-ordinator Jill Smith. included a three-minute film about the Wilson have celebrated their golden Charente was originally devised last A family holiday in Estepona in the A poster featuring the story of work of St George’s, showing, amongst wedding anniversary in the past year, Autumn by Len Wilson and Howard south of Spain has left the local Christina Mirktanov other things, the Choir, the Sunday with their respective husbands, Derek James as an eight week starter to help Anglican church with the pleasant inspired Lunch, the Malgache community and and Roland. church members become more the best place, the best time if sound of a fund raising success. Barry churches and the St George’s Players. (They even proficient on their computers and to really we?re going to attract our and Ethne Mason are members of the gave her hope for included a clip from Hay Fever!) The benefit from the many Christian non-believing friends, neighbours Costa Del Sol West church.When a brighter future service was also broadcast the The new congregation of Amsterdam courses and pieces of information and family members to worship with they had a visit from their daughter because of following day on Radio Québecl. South is encouraged by early growth. available online. It takes place in Len’s us? Do our ways of doing things Julia with her husband Matt Waites Zumrad’s work. Thirty-seven people signed up as home and has several non-churched cloud or clarify the truths of the and their young sons the conversation Money is already church members, thirteen of whom are members attending. Debbie Davies, Gospel message?’ turned to music and Matt’s parents- starting to come in St Christopher’s congregation on the on the Electoral Roll for the first time. an I.T.Training Consultant in The computer course has been free, in-law challenged him to give some (see Notes from Costa Azahar, north of Valencia in Forty per cent of the congregation is England before moving to France, but if they wished, the members “Mission Praise” hymns the modern Tufton Street – page 15). The ‘Count Spain, found their regular place of Dutch - a higher proportion than other offered valuable help. could make a donation to Christian jazz treatment.The result was a 14 Your Blessings’leaflet provided a worship at the local Roman Catholic English-speaking churches in the Chaplain Michael Hepper says of this Aid at the end of the course.The track CD featuring lively versions of daily reflection and one chaplaincy church unavailable in early May, Netherlands. Another source of new ‘Outreach’ ministry,‘We need to be money raised so far is helping to pay How Great Thou Art, O Perfect Love reported “Many people included in because of a lengthy First Communion members was a leaflet invitation sure about why we do things in the for a water borehole that will bring and Tell Out My Soul.At 15 Euros a their envelope comments on how service. So the English speaking handed out at the various entrances of way we do them; we need to be clean life giving water to a village copy, the disc has already raised more much they enjoyed the daily format church relocated to a restaurant the British school. asking ourselves,‘Is this the best way, in Africa. than 1,000 Euros which was recently and the information it gave. Some handed over to Canon Alan Maude couples even shared the lent task by nearby deciding that the Communion for Chaplaincy funds. taking odd or even days each.” was based on a meal and this was an appropriate second best. The On the Mediterranean island of Gozo, R OTTERDAM RESEARCH INTO MISSING BIBLE restaurateur was delighted to see near , church members are church as sleeping quarters, storage HONOUR UNVEILED IN ADEIRA tables and chairs re-arranged for the producing a regular Friday slot on VC M for petrol and motor cycles and as occasion and commented that they community radio Lehen il-Belt Victoria. German Naval Garrison Church for his actions had nicknamed the vast extension The programme Ang Mag is presented called Regina Pacis (Queen of Peace). during the room “The Cathedral” so it was living by Tony Prescott and includes sermons Another oddity was a picture of the Crimean War. He up to its reputation. and hymns, as well as interviews with 1717 bible with the date 1817 on the died in December members. The first guest was cover and the quality of the gilding, 1872, aged 42, and churchwarden Andy Scott. suggests a costly job. It seems that in was buried in the There was much rejoicing at Beaulieu Members of St. Mary's Church 1794 the church was confiscated by English Cemetery sur Mer at news of the award to Rotterdam are busy researching old the French and then again by the in Funchal. His Professor Suzanne Martineau of The church in Lyon is hoping to extend documents and trawling the internet Dutch Marines until 1814.When grave was recently “Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur” by the fledgling youth ministry and is preparing to celebrate their 300th the church was returned the pulpit, re-discovered by the French President in the Easter looking for a gap year student to anniversary next year with a book organ, pews, altar and gallery had the Victoria Cross honours list. A former co-Chairman of encourage the volunteers who keep it charting the church’s history.Already been taken out, and repairs would Society who the French Anglican–Roman Catholic going. The position would be perfect they have discovered that the Lectern cost Fl 36,000.The Dutch King arranged for the Committee, she is also author of “Les for someone planning to spend a year Bible dating from 1717 had a William I of Orange gave a grant of The walls of the English Church in plaque in Holy Trinity church. Anglicans” and other books and in that part of France from the end of previously unknown stay in a local Fl 6,000 and the British Parliament Madeira have a new memorial plaque The memorial was unveiled by 27 articles on Christian Unity. In the summer. The position would Statenbijbelmuseum (Lectern Bible gave £ 2,000 towards these costs. It marking the life of a Victoria Cross year old Corporal Johnson Beharry December 1989 she was awarded the require 15 to 20 hours of work a Museum).A history written in 1958 seems very likely that the bible was hero who is buried in a cemetery who is currently the youngest Cross of St Augustine by Archbishop week, and would be feasible for noted it was safely retrieved by the repaired at the same time. nearby and had been all but surviving holder of the medal which Robert Runcie at Lambeth Palace. someone in full-time education or church caretaker just before the Researchers are hoping to unearth forgotten. Captain Cecil Buckley had its origins in the Crimean War working part-time. German invasion of Rotterdam. more factual gems before publication served in the Royal Navy and was and is awarded for “gallantry of the German soldiers later used the later this year. awarded the VC on May 29th 1855 highest order”. DE2834 European Anglican 34 Repr5 29/5/07 11:10:18 am - 5 - ( )

8 CAUGHT ON CAMERA DIOCESAN LIFE IN PICTURES 9

New congregation. Jenny Radio Liberte. Congregations around Deverill, a priest linked with Europe are increasingly getting All Saints Marseille, is being opportunities to appear on radio and encouraged to explore the television providing new ways of spreading potential for Church of the Gospel. In Aquitaine Madeleine Holmes England ministry in the Gard enjoys her slots on the French Radio in Southern France Liberté 96.1 FM but emulates the BBC (Languedoc-Roussillon television news trend of standing while region). Since last October St Raphael party 2007 sees a broadcasting. monthly services in Boisset year of celebrations for the draw between 30 – 40 and at centenary of the church building Easter 68 attended with 41 at St. John’s congregation in St communicants.The new Raphael.A service of poems, “Anglican Congregation in reminiscences and classical music Le Gard” is blessed with a in February drew large crowds. In significant group of younger April the diocesan bishop presided families with children, and at a eucharist and joined the a Sunday School has chaplain Ben Eaton (seen here been started. with his wife Anne) and other members for a lunch. Bless this house. Church members in Tenerife North might be forgiven for comparing the restoration of the historic parsonage to the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple, but after several years of disuse the building – new home for chaplain David Jenkins – was blessed by Bishop David on Algarve arrival. Moving to a new completion of the work, aided by a generous parish is never easy for priests or 60% grant from the Cabildo, the island’s their families, but despite a long municipal council. overnight flight from their previous parish in Canada Haynes Hubbard Berlin signing. An managed a smile for the cameras at ecumenical service in Berlin’s Faro airport where he and Magdseburger in late April his wife Susan and their saw Roman Catholic , three children arrived to Orthodox church leaders and start work as Chaplain of St 100 years recalled in Ypres. The First Aid many others including Vincent’s congregation in Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) in St George’ representatives of the the Algarve. Memorial Church Ypres commemorating 100 Anglican churches in years of voluntary service. In the Great War Germany sign a historic this unique all female volunteer group set up document mutually regimental aid posts, organised a motor recognizing baptism.This kitchen, mobile bath unit, canteens, and concrete step towards greater unloaded wounded from barges into hospital Snow walk. Skiers everywhere have unity stemmed from an been bemoaning the poor season this ships and even put on shows for convalescent initiative by Cardinal Kasper soldiers. In World War 2 FANY’s were skilled past winter in the Alps. In desperation five years ago. members of La Côte Anglican encoders, drivers, linguists, couriers and Church in Switzerland left their skis agents. In 2007 they are in the battle zones of at home to pursue snow-shoeing on Afghanistan and Iraq as medics and a guided walk in the Jura mountains. communication experts! “It was a little chillier than we had expected as we arrived for our walk”, observed the Chaplain, Paul Holley. “Our mild temperatures had lured us into a false sense of security. So hats and gloves were passed round and shared”. DE2834 European Anglican 34 Repr6 29/5/07 11:10:18 am - 6 - ( )

10 A REMARKABLE MAN MINISTRY IN WAR TORN FRANCE 11

It seems quite incredible that he chaplains returned from time to time of the roof during bombardment.The W HERE ANGELS regularly walked to church and wrote back to the Gazette Bishop wrote in the Gazette in 1946 communities as far away as Cannes, reporting on d’Albertanson’s work of that he hoped Vence could soon Nice, Monte Carlo and Vence “In gathering together isolated little reopen, and it was d’Albertanson order to bring comfort and Holy groups for worship. Former chaplains himself who sent an account of the Communion to the sick, to give of Bordighera and Menton expressed service of Matins, Holy Communion FEARED TO Christian burial, to preserve Church their delight at meeting old and Baptism which he conducted to valuables or to take food to those parishoners in Beaulieu! One wrote mark its reopening in 1947.That more hungry than himself”. in 1942:“He is a grand man, holds same year Canon d’Albertanson was In his book When the Riviera was joy” of his Christmas sermons, which He also frequently managed to get the services most beautifully, is always awarded the MBE for “services to Ours the author Patrick Howarth always included quotations from A to Vence, where the church was cheery and jolly and simply bubbles our people in France”. TREAD records that Canon d’Albertanson Christmas Carol, as Dickens was one closed during the war, to take Holy over with his perfect and beautiful In 1952, suffering increasingly was the only chaplain left on the of his favourite authors. Communion to Miss Shaw, foundress faith. He is the greatest comfort and from ill health, and by then in their Riviera during the war and went to In 1930 the Bishop asked the of St Hugh’s, who was bedridden help to us all.” eighties, the d’Albertansons retired almost superhuman lengths to d’Albertansons to go to All Saints’, with arthritis. A man in Cannes When the war came to an end, the and returned to live in Oporto near Jean M Coussmaker minister to those who were left Cap d’Antibes, described then as an during that time wrote to the churches slowly reopened as former their married daughter.The Bishop behind. He was chaplain of Beaulieu “Important chaplaincy”. Gazette full of praise for his sermons, residents returned to reclaim houses made him a Canon Emeritus, and he has been finding out for 18 years, but his links with the D’Albertanson was by then 64, and “filled with Christian faith and hope, and possessions they had left behind. died in Oporto in 1954 aged 88. His more about Canon Diocese of Gibraltar, which then his wife 66, so he probably felt that coupled with a lively sense of humour”. It was still a time of great hardship, wife died two years later. covered the chaplaincies in southern the school needed a younger As the war continued, so the list of with strict currency controls, and to A former churchwarden from Henry d’Albertanson Europe, go back to 1905.... headmaster. Four years later St chaplaincies under d’Albertanson’s Canon d’Albertanson fell the Oporto concluded “His passing Henry d’Albertanson was born in Michael’s, Beaulieu, became vacant care grew longer and he was made responsibility of establishing a regular brought back to the minds of so - Chaplain of 1866. He was a scholarly man who and the Bishop sent them there, acting Rural Dean of France and pattern of services for each centre many of his old parishoners Beaulieu-sur-Mer was awarded a degree in mathematics explaining that the British Italy, and then acting Archdeacon. where the church was still fit to be memories of his unselfish life, his from Cambridge before ordination, community was scattered along the Despite restrictions, an amazing used – Antibes, for example, built on sincerity and of his help in times of 1934-1948 and began his ministry in London. coast and he knew of no priest who number of former residents and the coast, lost all its windows and part trouble.”Truly, a most remarkable man. During this time he married Sarah, was “a more diligent and systematic and they had a family, but little is visitor”. His concern was not only known about them. In 1895 for long-term residents but also for d’Albertanson was appointed Assistant those who came to the Riviera for Chaplain and Vice-Principal of St health reasons.A fellow priest also Katherine’s College,Tottenham,in writes of those who came “...under a addition to his parish work. So it was cloud to hide from their unsurprising that in 1905 he was misdoings”,and whom d’Albertanson appointed chaplain to St James, “sought out....and brought back to Oporto,and headmaster of the British the fellowship of the Church by his school. His wife became the school fatherly and persistent kindness”. matron and they stayed there for 25 When war broke out, the British years. Former pupils later described Consul-General in Nice requested him as a “kind friend and British subjects to leave under the For full details including fabric samples and prices counsellor”, not only concerned with leadership of their chaplains.The academic work but also entering fully d’Albertansons, however, decided to call us now. Wippell’s also make and sell vestments, into the recreational aspect of the stay, arguing that there were many school, especially his favourite game elderly and sick people who could hangings, stoles, frontals, silver and brass wear, - cricket. On Saturdays he could not travel and who also needed their always be found on the cricket field, ministry. So they stayed throughout stained glass and a range of church furnishings. playing for one of the teams. the war, suffering great hardship, very In the British community of short of money and were often Oporto he is recorded as “tireless in extremely hungry. During these years, Canon his efforts to serve others”, starting Exeter 88 Buller Road EX4 1DQ regular services for young children on d’Albertanson was briefly interned, Tel: 01392 254234 Fax: 01392 250868 Sunday afternoons, and evening but for the most of the war was free services in the Seamen’s Institute. to continue his ministry, which he Official Robe Makers to London 11 Tufton Street SW1P 3QB did with determination and Bishop Buxton, in his tribute to him The Royal School of Church Music Tel: 020 7222 4528 Fax: 020 7976 7536 stressed that his “great sense of the cheerfulness.Here was a man in his fitness of things” was applied above seventies and according to Diocesan Manchester 9-21 Princess Street M2 4DN all to the church services, and in records was often ill in the winter Email: [email protected] Tel: 0161 834 7967 Fax: 0161 835 1652 particular recalled the “fullness of months but never failed in his duties. DE2834 European Anglican 34 Repr7 29/5/07 11:10:18 am - 7 - ( )

12 PREPARING FOR LAMBETH 2008 A 40TH BIRTHDAY BOOST 13

In a new approach to the 2008 “THE , Ian N EW LIBRARY Hutchinson Cervantes, Anglican Chaplain in Madrid, recalls his An invitation from Bishop John Flack, STRANGER experience of a conference he IN R OME who has been Director of the Anglican recently attended on behalf of Centre in Rome since 2003. He is also the Diocese in Europe. the Archbishop of Canterbury’s BRINGS A Representative to the Holy See and an Assistant Bishop in the Dioceses of SHARPER KNIFE” Europe and Peterborough Since the next Lambeth Conference To take advantage of this, the Representatives of churches from the is less than two years away and “gift” must be invited and welcomed predominantly Anglo-Saxon regions mindful of current tensions and by the host. That requires humility of the world need to put aside conflicts this year’s Partners in World and the willingness to step outside concepts of adversarial debate which When you next visit Rome make Ripon, another of our founding the Anglican Communion “come Mission conference theme was our culturally determined roles, characterise national politics and sure you come to the Palazzo Doria fathers. The Library – which was alive” as up to 20 people gather “Hospitality – a way into something that is easier said than academia so they can create safe Pamphilj, just yards from the reopened in November 2006 - is said “from the ends of the earth”. The understanding Mission.” Bishop done. Inevitably discussion touched spaces where the sense of mutual Pantheon. Apart from anything else to be the biggest collection of Chapel itself is dominated by a newly- James Tengatenga,of on the current debates regarding belonging and oneness as sisters and it has the second-best Art Gallery in Anglican theological books on painted “Eleousa” ikon, showing the the Diocese of human sexuality and brought to brothers in Christ is palpable, and Rome (second only to the Vatican mainland Europe. Students from Virgin and child in a close embrace. Southern Malawi surface the very dynamics that the where the exchange of insights and Galleries), with many famous Rome’s Pontifical Universities and It was painted specially for our told us that “God’s conference aimed to address and, dare concerns may be shared as gifts for all originals by artists such as Titian, seminaries come to browse here, as Chapel by the brothers and sisters of mission begins and I say it, correct.The British in a climate the presence of the Velasquez, Caravaggio and Brueghel. well as many theological students the new Benedictine community at ends in God” and participants did all the talking and Spirit. If we dare to risk this we may On the floor above the Galleria from the UK and other English- Vallechiara in the countryside just that “ours is a God made no real attempt to involve and just find that hospitality not only Arte is the Anglican Centre in speaking countries. The Library is south of Rome. who listens and then include overseas participants other enables reconciliation but also leads Rome, founded in 1966 so we have the focus of our educational Courses The Anglican Centre is unique. responds.” For Jesus, than as persons and churches needing on to mutual transformation, just celebrated our 40th birthday. which take place regularly No other Christian Church has a the end goal of to be informed and convinced to renewed hope and true communion. Among our founding fathers were throughout the year. Course Centre such as this in Rome. After Controversy provoked mission is Canon Bernard Pawley, Archdeacon participants – both lay and ordained 40 years we remain dedicated to the a demonstration at change their position on the issue of – come from all round the Anglican dialogue with our Roman Catholic the last Lambeth like a great banquet homosexuality. The British delegates of Canterbury, who did so much to Conference in 1998. and our role “is to fell into the trap of trying to win the foster Anglican-Roman Catholic Communion. The Courses are brothers and sisters and to Christians bring others to argument without enabling their relations at that time, and Canon planned and delivered by Fr Jonathan of all other mainstream churches. the banquet. So hospitality is a guests to speak with the freedom John Findlow of All Saints Rome Boardman our Senior Tutor, and Dr The Anglican/Roman Catholic gospel imperative and a characteristic necessary for real dialogue amongst who became the Centre’s first Bill Franklin our Visiting Fellow, and International Commission (ARCIC) of the Christian community!” equals to take place. Director. At this early stage in its life administered by my colleague, the had much of its early life in the As hosts of Lambeth 2008, Bishop James commented later; the Centre received huge Reverend Sara MacVane. The Centre and we still retain links with although our Communion is living “One of our problems, both in the encouragement from Pope Paul VI Library is run by Marcella Menna ARCIC through our annual Informal through a particularly tense period, West and in my part of the world, is and the then Archbishop of who has been our Librarian for 21 Talks. Above all we are here to form we should not underestimate the that we want to ignore the difference Canterbury, . The years. As a mark of her long service lasting friendships with other abilities and solutions strangers can and strangeness of the other. It seems Second Vatican Council had just to the Centre, Marcella was Christians in Rome, as we believe offer. Bishop James explained the to me that we have treated ended and anything seemed possible presented with the Cross of St that deepening friendship is the basis root of the Malawian proverb, strangeness and difference as an evil in the days ahead.As reported, the Augustine by the Archbishop of for all effective ecumenism. And we Mlendoamabwera ndi kalumo and a hindrance to relationships.We Archbishop’s entrance sounded like a Canterbury, when he came to share pray daily in our Chapel for the unity kakutwa – The stranger brings a should acknowledge it and so benefit scene from La Dolce Vita,for, it was in our 40th anniversary celebrations. of the church according to the will of sharper knife. In his home region from it. It is not an evil. In fact it can said, that he “burst forth from the The library leads on to our new Jesus Christ, who himself prayed “that meat is a core element in daily diet. become a better good than we can plane door like a gorgeous violet ink chapel, opened and dedicated in all might be one”. Cutting and preparing meat to offer even imagine or think.” exploding from a bottle.” 2005. It seats up to 30 people and is We give thanks for all that the visiting guests a meal requires sharp The , as host This metaphor was appropriate ideal for the many individuals and Centre has achieved over the last 40 and well-honed knives. Constant church preparing to receive its guests because Michael Ramsey himself was small groups who come to use it. years and pray for a blessing on the Every Tuesday lunchtime we next 40. Visitors are always use, however, will blunt a blade and may need to remember that in many A visit to Buckingham Palace a great lover of books and in the on occasions a guest may be of cultures it is still considered rude and during Lambeth 1998" - Photos Centre, you will find our newly celebrate the Eucharist and those welcome. The Centre is staffed service offering the host their disrespectful to challenge, contradict courtesy ACNS. refurbished well-stocked Library, the who come are invited for lunch Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm, knife for use. or argue with one’s host. gift of Bishop John Moorman of afterwards. Tuesday lunchtimes make and at other times by appointment. DE2834 European Anglican 34 Repr8 29/5/07 11:10:18 am - 8 - ( )

NEWS FROM 14 PEOPLE & PLACES TUFTON STREET 15 O N THE MOVE E UROPEAN S HOWCASE FOR S YNOD M EMBERS Diocesan Secretary To judge from most media reports, staff and representatives from all areas warmest to some of the chilliest W ELCOME TO FAREWELL TO the February meetings of the of the Diocese in Europe’s work locations in Europe. Adrian The day also provided an General Synod of the Church of were on hand to explain more about The Reverend Haynes The Reverend Howard Adan, Mumford opportunity to launch the newly England did little except discuss this unique operation asd what is Hubbard, formerly Rector of St Assistant Chaplain of Christ reports revamped Diocesan Handbook with sexuality and progress the finer often referred to as the “church’s Paul’s, Dunnville and Dunn Church,Amsterdam, with its full information now extended to points of new legislation. But at forgotten diocese”. Parish, Ontario in the Anglican responsibility for the Airport include the Development Report. lunchtime on the Tuesday of the 4 A fast moving computer display Church of Canada who is now Ministry at Schiphol in the Every Synod member was offered a day sessions the 650 clergy and lay was shown throughout the event, Senior Chaplain of the Anglican Netherlands resigns at the end B ISHOP’ S A PPEALS yearbook and reaction from them has members of Synod were offered a reflecting the scale and diversity of Church of St Vincent,The of July. been encouraging. Very many thanks to all those who have challenge and an invitation. Senior the congregations from some of the Algarve, Portugal. The Reverend Bernd Sixtus, contributed to the Bishop’s Advent Appeal for The Reverend Augustine Assistant of St George, Perspectives – the children’s home in Romania. Nwaekwe, formerly Priest-in- Paris, France has moved to the Contributions through the Diocesan Office total Charge of All Saints’ Church, Diocese of Llandaff (Church nearly £5,000. F R E RIC RETIRES Nguru Nwenkwo, Mbaise in the in Wales). The Bishop’s Lent Appeal raised money for ‘The Church of Nigeria has joined Father Eric Lewis, The Reverend Canon Dr Zumad –Scholl for Life’, a charity in Tajikistan Holy Trinity, Brussels, Belgium as the Senior Chaplain Trevor Park MBE, Priest-in- which was put forward by Christian Aid. The total Assistant Chaplain. of the Costa Blanca Charge of St Petersburg, in the received presently stands at nearly £6,000 Anglican Russian Federation, will resign at although this appeal is not closed, and the Chaplaincy, retired the end of October. Finance Officer will be pleased to continue to in April. More than M OVING A ROUND receive your donations! a hundred people attended a lunch The Reverend Jean-Pierre It is good to identify one or more projects within in Teulada in his honour and also The Reverend Deborah Flach, Herman, Priest-in-Charge of the diocese to be the focus of the Bishop’s presented him with a cheque. Assistant Chaplain at Holy Trinity, Christ Church, Charleroi and St Advent and Lent Appeals 2007/2008: please do Some nine years ago Eric had Maisons Laffitte, France has Martha and St Mary of Bethany, write if you would like to nominate a cause worthy moved to Moraira with his wife moved to be Priest-in-Charge of Leuven, Belgium resigns at the of such an Appeal. Maria, to live in the home they had M ARBLES ROLL INTO G IBRALTAR the Anglican Church of Christ end of June. earlier bought for their retirement. The Marble Hill Singers, a choir on Saturday. On Sunday they also Church, Lille, France. But when the previous Senior based in Twickenham, received a provided the music for the D IOCESAN P UBLICATIONS Chaplain returned to Wales, the The Reverend Peter warm welcome when they visited Eucharist.This service was broadcast Wolfenden bishop invited Eric to be involved , Chaplain in Malta Diocesan Calendar and Prayer Diary Gibraltar over a weekend in early on Gibraltar Radio, reaching a and Gozo is now Chaplain of the and subsequently he took over May under the direction of their potential audience of several The new edition for July to December 2007 is the post. Anglican Church of St George, N EW H ONOURS provided with this copy of European Anglican. The conductor Helen Price.The choir, thousand - their largest audience yet! Malaga, Spain. In the past seven years the work which includes among its There was plenty of time to explore text is on the website and copies are also freely has continued to grow.There are membership the Diocesan Secretary, the Rock and to sample some of the The Reverend A Brian The Reverend Canon T H available from the Diocesan Office. now eight worship centres and three Adrian Mumford (who also played local restaurants.The choir gave Davies,Assistant Curate, Christ Ambrose Mason, has resigned full time priests, and the continuing the organ) and Frances Hiller, Bishop Gibraltar a big thumbs up, and many the Good Shepherd, Poitou as Examining Chaplain and Diocesan Yearbook 2007 need for the support of retired clergy David's Lay Chaplain, gave a concert of its members are urging a return Charentes, is now Priest-in- Honorary Canon of the Cathedral The new Yearbook was published during the and lay readers. in the Anglican Cathedral visit soon. Charge of The Anglican Church Chapter of the Diocese in Europe February session of General Synod as part of of All Saints,The Vendée, France. becoming Canon Emeritus. presentation to raise awareness of the diocese. Over 180 pages, the new publication combines, for the first time, both the usual Yearbook information D RAMA CHANGES LIVES IN M ALTA AND G OZO with the annual Development Report that looks The memories and effect of a someone with a theatrical acting as narrator admit they will considerable amount left over to back at some of the richly diverse life of the distribute to local charities and diocese in 2006. Copies are available from the Holy Trinity, powerful Passion Play at Easter are background and expertise to get the never be quite the same people as Diocesan Office @£3, including P&P. Please Sliema scene for still being felt in Gozo and Malta. project off of the ground.The they started out at the first rehearsal. there were so many doors open one of the Kath Barff was impressed by the majority of the cast came from the For they all found within themselves they all came to believe in the remember to keep the Diocesan Office updated Passion Play book “Women of the Gospels” by Malta &Gozo Mother's Union with 3 strength of character to succeed, to power of God’s guidance and with changes of address, telephone, email etc. performances. Professor Mary Ellen Ashcroft and other ladies from the three act, learn lines and above all to intervention.Their performances was granted permission to adapt it as congregations on the two Islands. become the women they had been were inspired, moving even the Directory of Chaplaincies a play. Kath had no typing experience Two performances one at Holy asked to portray. hardest of hearts in the audience to The new-look ‘Directory of Chaplaincies’ for 2007 and was certainly a stranger to “cut Trinity Sliema (Anglican) and one at Do we believe in modern day tears. Fr Joseph the local Roman is intended to be of interest and assistance to and paste” but the words just flowed the Parish Centre Gharb (Roman miracles? It is a notoriously bad time Catholic Priest sums it all up by visitors and those travelling around the diocese: as in the book the women came to Catholic) nearly 300 strong audiences of year for travelling between the saying “The friendship firmly made please do contact the Diocesan Office if you life each with their own story to tell later the curtain has gone down. Fr islands but the ferry always ran when between our two churches and the would like to have a stock of these leaflets to with their own emotive belief they Peter Wolfenden from Holy Trinity required.When the players started powerful message conveyed by the hand to visitors. should follow their Lord to the cross. was the only male amongst the cast as out they had not a penny to cover play will remain the hearts of the Copes of the A2 sized Map of the diocese are Then while chatting to a friend the voice heard offstage of Jesus.The the cost of stage lighting, scenery etc. peoples of the Maltese Islands for available from the Diocesan Office at £3 each, Chrissie Scott she discovered tenfold cast including Kath herself but at the end there was a many years to come” incl. P&P DE2834 European Anglican 34 Repr9 29/5/07 11:10:18 am - 9 - ( )

16 FRIENDS OF THE DIOCESE

A CCORDING TO M ARK – ARCHDEACON A ND TO PREACH AT F RIENDS’ SERVICE

The annual service of the Friends of FINALLY... the Diocese in Europe is to be on M EMOIRS Wednesday 24th October at 6pm in St Matthews Church,Westminster. OF THE D EAN The preacher at this year’s event will, be the Venerable , Canon Philip Cousins in York is Archdeacon of Germany and researching the life of a former Dean Northern Europe.The service will be of Gibraltar and is eager to hear from followed, as usual, by a reception. anyone with information, reminiscences or anecdotes about the Very Reverend Henry Lloyd.After his ten year stay in Gibraltar the Dean N EW S ECRETARY – IT COULD BE YOU! went on in 1960 to become Dean of Truro for the subsequent 21 years. The Reverend some of the duties could be carried Paul Topham,who out by someone at home via And information should be sent to the has been Honorary computer links. He says the work has Revd. Canon Philip Cousins, 17 Secretary for the involved him for no more than four Chalfonts,York,YO24 1EX. Friends of the hours a week at the office, although Diocese is to there are busy times when extra relinquish the helpers are enlisted to help stuff task at the end of envelopes and prepare them for S TAR LED S UFFRAGAN this year. It is hoped that the new posting to the 400 members. Despite Secretary can begin work on 1st Ideally the new Secretary should centuries of January 2008. Paul says he has have an interest in the work of the theological enjoyed the work and it has given diocese and although it is an debate about him a deeper insight into the vast honorary post expenses are the stories of diocese and helped him to see new reimbursed.Anyone interested wise men being opportunities for the friends to should contact Paul Topham at the led by a star it seems that the Suffragan offer help. Diocesan Office or write to the Bishop in Europe,The Right Revd. The Friends’ Desk is based at Chairman, Sir Timothy Daunt, David Hamid, is happy to accept Diocesan Office in London although KCMG, via the office. guidance from an orbiting heavenly body. In his travels around the diocese Bishop David never leaves his Tom Tom satellite navigation system behind. It has T WELVE YEARS OLD, GROWING FAST AND been used in many hired cars and a WORKING WELL multitude of locations to visit churches and church leaders, although as the The friends of the Diocese in given to fund a leaflet encouraging bishop admits;“It is highly accurate Europe was formed as recently as people to make legacies to the even to the extent of predicting arrival 1995 when people were invited to diocese. Money is put into a Bishop’s times, but can only rely on the give support by prayer, financial and Discretionary fund which allows him information you put in. In Spain for administrative help. It was inspired to help in cases of special need, and instance there are at least sixty by the late Francis Ponsonby who donations are being made over a communities called Villanueva, each was concerned that, although the three year period to the Rock of many kilometres from the other. It all diocese is one of 44 in the Church Ages appeal for the reordering of the comes down to getting the name right of England it does not receive great Cathedral in Gibraltar. and in full!” financial help from the Church Because the Diocese in Europe is Commissioners as do those on unusual in that many people value the mainland. the fellowship and worship of Among the work currently being Congregations when they are on An advertisement in the EUROPEAN undertaken by the Friends is help holiday or working around Europe ANGLICAN could reach thousands of with language learning for newly they are being encouraged to readers across 45 countries around appointed chaplains. Ordinands and consider becoming a “Friend” when Europe. For more information about readers are also offered help in they return to Britain – and to purchasing advertising space, tele- buying books and study materials support the work which has, in turn, phone 0044 (0)1263 734198 they need. Financial help has been supported them.