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The of in The Rt Revd Geoffrey Rowell Bishop’s Lodge, Church Road, Worth, Crawley RH10 7RT Tel: +44 (0) 1293 883051 Fax: +44 (0) 1293 884479 Email: [email protected] The Suffragan Bishop The Rt Revd Postal address: Diocesan Office Tel: +44 (0) 207 898 1160 Email: [email protected] The Diocesan Office 14 Tufton Street, , SW1P 3QZ Tel: +44 (0) 207 898 1155 Fax: +44 (0) 207 898 1166 Email: diocesan.office@europe. The ritual of Annual Church Meetings Two major meetings feature in the c-of-e.org.uk will still be fresh in many minds. Some diocesan year. The Synod meets for the Diocesan Secretary may have pondered where the reports, final time in June, before new elections, Mr Adrian Mumford questions and elections matched the and in addition to the statutory agenda enthusiastic fervour of the first Christian items there will be fellowship, eucharists Assistant Diocesan Secretary Mrs Jeanne French church in Jerusalem which met for and prayer but also an ordination to fellowship, eucharists and prayer inspire our vision of mission. Finance Officer consequently seeing success in mission In the Autumn all licensed clergy will Mr Nick Wraight­ as people flocked to join them. be meeting in Cologne for a conference Diocesan Website As we reflect in this issue many of aimed at increasing our fellowship in a diocese where churches are www.europe.anglican.org our congregations in Europe are being separated by many miles, state borders blessed by an increase in numbers Editor and Diocesan and languages. The planning team aim Communications Officer of people at services although some that this will be much more than a series The Revd. Paul Needle of the regular faithful worshippers are of meetings but an opportunity to share, Postal address: Diocesan office being forced back to Britain because renew our faith and listen to the voice of Email: of the economic crisis and the Sterling the Spirit. [email protected] exchange rate. All this activity is bound together Tel: 0034 662 482 944 by prayer which is why we feature the Design Prayer diary which comes with this Adept Design, Norwich edition. So although there may be some Printer truth in the saying “Meetings are places Norwich Colour Print where minutes are taken but hours are wasted” we look forward to these Distribution gatherings with confidence in the Lord CoDEStorm plc who blesses our churches from Madeira Cover photo: to Moscow and from to Morocco. Rejoicing in the ministry of Readers. The Bishop of Gibraltar Paul Needle in Europe, Bishop Geoffrey, at Editor, The European Anglican Aquitaine in Central with Reader Madeleine Holmes who writes in our special feature on page 10. MEETING – THE CHALLENGE 3

P r a y w i t h o u t c e a s i n g , w i t h o r d e r a n d information Reflections from Rev Barbara Moss, Chaplain in Gothenburg, who co-ordinates the Prayer Diary.

The day after Bishop David for chaplaincies, and one for national a prayer of the week – drawn from telephoned to offer me the post of links, especially ecumenical partners. the country within the Diocese for Priest in Charge at St Andrew’s There is some scope for creativity which we are praying. We could ask Gothenburg, I shared the good news and theological reflection. What is it chaplaincies what they would like us with my colleague, who was about to most important to pray about on to pray for when their turn comes up. Morning Prayer. When it came 9/11? When should we include the Bishop Geoffrey once suggested this to the intercessions, he read from the Diocesan Adviser for Women’s which is why, when I met him at the list “and in the Porvoo community, Ministry? It was tempting to add this Women’s Clergy Conference in 2007, we pray for … Gothenburg”. It was a to the Ember Day intention “For the I turned the question back to him. happy coincidence. unity of all who share in the Episcopal That is the story behind the diary At Great St Mary’s, Cambridge we ministry of the church”, but after entry for November 15: “Our not only used the Diocese of Ely consulting with Adèle Kelham, we Geoffrey and David: May God give prayer calendar; we had our own, agreed that she should share them a right judgement in all things.” with one column for people associated November 19 with two women with the church (from Big Issue sellers saints, the wise and gifted Abbess to the Verger), one for the other Hilda of Whitby, and the Béguine churches in Cambridge, and one for mystic Mechtild of Magdeburg. Colleges, with names of the Principal “But what is all this for?” you may and Chaplain. I had the job of ask. The Prayer Diary, along with the printing the prayer sheet. The reward web site and The European Anglican, came when, meeting an eminent are the three information channels professor in the street, I was able to available to all our members that hold say, “We prayed for you this the Diocese together. One isolated morning” and watch the reaction. chaplain in is reminded of huge So I was delighted when Bishop chaplaincies like Aquitaine, where David suggested that I take over three clergy and four readers serve compiling the seven worship centres, or of Calendar and Prayer Diary following congregations in without a the retirement of as permanent chaplain. A housebound Dean of Gibraltar. I don’t know how pensioner praying her way through Alan worked, but when I saw the lists the Diary may be reminded of her of source material provided by the travelling days, or link the places we Diocesan Office and scrutinized the pray for with countries in the news. current Diary, I decided to store all However, for every member who the information in an Excel takes a Prayer Diary home, or passes workbook, and then mailmerge it into one on to a neighbour, there are Word. It was hard work the first time, several – perhaps many – who only which is now paying off as I produce experience the Diary on Sundays. To the second July to December Diary. encourage intercessors, I focus Sunday The workbook has 13 worksheets, intentions on larger areas with 200 rows and 21 columns in the (Archdeaconries), and subjects which active one. Five of these columns hold affect all of us. Diocesan content – one for There are various ways in which consecrations of bishops, one for the Prayer Diary could be expanded. general and diocesan intentions, two We could include short prayers – say, 4 HOLY WEEK IN HELSINKI

Ancient church traditions ensure that Easter A F i n n i s h is celebrated and remembered for seven E x p e r i e n c e consecutive Sundays since the Resurrection o f M a u n d y of Our Lord is at the heart of our faith. T h u r s d a y Holy Week and Easter 2009 will be joyfully remembered around Europe as this selection of Traditionally, still stories from Finland to France, on the of has a winter, despite what Majorca and the Spanish city of Seville. the experts call ‘Global Warming’, and this past winter was no exception – in fact, this year there was proper snow and the was frozen, along with the many lakes and rivers and the mercury stayed below zero for most of the season. Needless to say, after a good winter, the local population is eager for an early spring, but that too was a bit slow showing its face, and Easter time saw General Winter and his white army still in occupation, but on the run.

Palm Sunday was warm enough for looked as though the clergy would renewed, as well as vows of the service to start on the steps of out-number the lay congregation commitment to the Ministry, the oils, Mikael Agricola Church in Helsinki, attending. Bishop David was presented by Tuomas to the Bishop, before parading in, waving palm accompanied by our Chaplain, were blessed, and the hymn singing fronds. Our Chaplain, the Reverend Rupert and our Assistant Curate, the belied the small numbers in the Rupert Moreton had planned a Holy Tuomas Mäkipää from Helsinki. Our gathering, particularly the final hymn, Eucharist service for blessing the oils, Assistant Chaplain, the Mika Pajunen, ‘Bread of Heaven’ - Cwm Rhondda with a renewal of commitment to is based in the Lutheran Parish of - the melody of which could be heard the ministry, under the auspices of Salo, and brought with him from being hummed by different people our Suffragan Bishop on Maundy Salo Päivi Pulkkinen-Watson. Amos for the rest of the day! Pictures were Thursday in Kisko Church. Manga, from Oulu, responsible for taken on the steep church steps and Thursday, 9th April, was a bright the Sudanese congregation, mostly the chilly wind failed to wipe smiles and fitfully sunny day, and those in the north of Finland, was joined off faces, but what a joy to jump into travelling to Kisko from Helsinki and by Doctor Heikki Kotila, a Lutheran closed cars. Turku were grateful for good driving priest from Helsinki. Turku was Lunch was at Rupert’s ‘country conditions. Kisko is some thirty represented by their Reader Geoffrey seat’, postally in Kisko, but some kilometres south from Salo, itself on Phillips, Keith Batterbee who, way from the church and reached by the Helsinki-Turku main trunk road, with the pianist from Turku, Timo a narrow, un-surfaced, rutted track, about half way between Helsinki and Viitanen, sang the psalm and one of well-known to those that have been Turku. Kisko Church is situated some the prayers unaccompanied. there before. There was no snow to distance from the village, not unusual The service, though long, was speak of, and there had been enough in Finland, and is an old wooden beautiful, and a new experience frost to firm up the road. We are church with a long history. It rather for me. Ordination Vows were always warned of the need to ‘gun AND A DONKEY’S FOAL IN MAJORCA 5

N ew o i l – p a r t H e ’ s t h e m a n i n o f t h e s e r v i c e t h e h a t ! Across Holy Week is marked by flamboyant processions where often the cast of the Passion Plays are hooded. The Archdeacon of Gibraltar, David In a widespread diocese it is Sutch, did his best to compete with hard for clergy to meet in Holy members of the Passion brotherhood Week for the traditional Chrism taking the roles of God the Father Eucharists where clergy and and Son in Seville. readers gather with their bishops to renew their ministerial vows and commitments, and to celebrate the A f o a l f o r blessing of the oils used throughout C h r i s t ! the year in Christian Initiation, healing and ordinations. A crowd assembled in front of One of three such services the Isla Mallorca Hotel, for what brought clergy and readers together is becoming the traditional Palm at St Michael’s Paris, where they Sunday Procession at the Anglican are pictured with their newly Church in Palma on the Spanish blessed oils. The preacher at this island. The procession was led by service was the Chancellor of Holy Shula the donkey and her new Trinity Brussels, Canon Dr Robert foal, . After singing the Palm Innes. His can be read Sunday hymn, “Ride on, Ride on in or downloaded on the diocesan Majesty”. Chaplain Robert Ellis website as an encouragement to all blessed and distributed palm crosses in ministry, lay and ordained. before the congregation processed back to Church. “I couldn’t believe our luck,” said Churchwarden, Mary Wharton, “in the account of the first Palm Sunday Jesus told his disciples to go and borrow a donkey which had just had a foal. With Incredible timing Shula has had a foal so they it up the steep bits’ - happily no one got both came on Sunday. She is just 8 stuck. The Bishop arrived in his hire- weeks old and behaved impeccably.” car with the news that an elk had stepped across the road in front of him! (Most tourists to Finland bemoan the fact that they don’t see elks in the wild, perhaps fortunately for them, as if you should you ‘meet’ one with a car the results can be instantly fatal to both man and beast.) Buffet lunch was enjoyed before it was time to head home – a long journey with memories of the adventures of the day and some vivid images of Anglican life.

Text: David Bullivant Pictures: Paszabi Ágnes 6 CALLING CLERGY TO PRAY, STUDY AND SHARE

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Four years on, the first Pastoral i n S e p t e m be r Conference is still remembered. “I never expected a clergy conference and will bring fresh and challenging Education is already supporting its could bring so many benefits!” readings of the scriptures from clergy in attending this conference. was just one reaction from the first outside the traditional European The organizing group, under Pastoral Conference for clergy in context. the leadership of the Suffragan September 2005. Four years on from At least 10 workshops will be Bishop, now asks for prayers from 21st to 25th September in the same offered covering a wide range congregations for the work of setting, Kardinal Schulte Haus on the of topics including Liturgy, planning the conference and support outskirts of Cologne in , all reconciliation, welcoming different for the diocesan clergy as they 140 licensed clergy are being called cultures, Godly Play, expatriate prepare to attend. for a similar event. ministry, ecumenical ministry, The theme is “Entertaining Angels: interfaith dialogue, leading bible Hospitality as Mission.” Clergy, from study in a multicultural context, Madeira to Moscow and Tangier to ministry with the marginalized, Trondheim, will meet for worship, environmental and ecology concerns bible study, teaching, and continuing in ministry. education workshops, to equip them Each Church’s annual contribution further for their work of ministry and for Continuing Ministerial mission in Europe. Their work will be supported by two keynote speakers: Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP and Professor Brian Thorne. Fr Radcliffe is the former M o t h e r s ’ U n i o n N ew s Master of the Dominicans, a widely- Mothering Sunday saw the start of their membership and 4 new read author on pastoral Christianity another Mothers’ Union branch members were enrolled. Their with a prophetic edge, whose latest in southern Spain. During the leader, Margaret Campbell, book, following on the best-selling Eucharist Fr Geoffrey Johnston, and Treasurer/Secretary, Carol “What Is the Point of Being a Priest in Charge of Nerja and Johnston, were commissioned. Christian?” is called challengingly Almuñécar, asked all who were We wish them well and know “Why Go to Church?” It was the interested in joining the MU that they have the support and ’s Lent branch to come forward. Of the prayers of many throughout Book for 2009. Professor Thorne is 10 who wanted to be involved the world. Emeritus Professor of Counselling at six were already members (or had Barbara Woods, the University of East Anglia, founder been at one time) so reaffirmed Diocesan MU President of Norwich Centre for Counselling Studies, and an expert in mediation and person-centred counselling. His The Mother’s Union Prayer books include “Behold the Man: A Therapist’s Meditations on the Loving Lord, Passion of Jesus Christ” and most We thank you for your love so freely given to us all. recently, “Infinitely Beloved”. We pray for families around the world. Bible studies will be led by Dr Bless the work of the Mothers’ Union Musa Dube, Professor of Theology as we seek to share your love through the encouragement, and Religious Studies at the strengthening and support of marriage and family life. University of Botswana and a New Empowered by your Spirit, may we be united in prayer and worship, Testament scholar. Dr Dube is a and in love and service reach out as your hands across the world. highly sought international speaker In Jesus’ name. in academic and ecumenical circles Amen FIGHTING A WORRYING TRAFFIC PROBLEM 7

F r o m N a p l e s t o t h e G e n e r a l S y n o d I wonder if the Naples’ chaplaincy Ann Turner explains how possibility of affiliating to the thought, back in 2006, that their organisation which Ron Craigie concern for the victims of human concerns can be moved into represented. trafficking would ever become the motions through the church’s When our motion reached General topic of a General Synod debate. democratic process. Synod the synod staff had also Well it did in February of this year received two other motions from proving the point that the synodical Newcastle and Winchester dioceses process really does work! The Human on the same topic – theirs prompted When the congregation in Naples Trafficking Centre co-ordinates by the 200th anniversary of the birth had identified the tragic circumstances work by a host of governmental, of Josephine Butler who fought so of the victims of human trafficking professional and voluntary groups valiantly to help women imprisoned that they were confronted with they within Britain and overseas in the prostitution trade. After were encouraged by their then to provide a central point of consultation, it was decided that one chaplain, Fr Arthur Sidall, to bring contact on matters relating to the single motion would be put to GS by their concerns to the Archdeaconry of trafficking of men, women and Newcastle and Winchester and that and synod. At its next children. Much of the Centre’s we would add an amendment meeting the archdeaconry endorsed work involves raising awareness stating that: the chaplaincy’s concern and put of the problems and organizing We ask Archbishops’ Council to forward a motion to the Diocesan focused campaigns to prevent explore the possibility of affiliating to the Synod when it met in Cologne. and reduce trafficking. The Centre United Kingdom Human Trafficking The topic was debated there and also works to research the issues Centre in order to combat this traffic as an many other chaplaincies had stories to underlying this trade and develops urgent priority. tell of the demise of brothers and training and information about Despite the time limit for speeches sisters in Christ who were being how criminals operate in it. It being reduced to 3 minutes just as I trafficked for work in the sex aims to make all its work victim reached the podium to speak, I was industry, organ harvesting and forced centred and emphasizes the able to illustrate how this issue labour. These were tragic stories of human rights of people caught up seriously affected many of our babies and young women in particular in trafficking. churches with good examples from although there is evidence of a More information can be found on , Italy and Spain. Our growing trafficking in young men to their website amendment was passed unanimously from countries of http://www.ukhtc.org/ as was the main motion and it was a the former East bloc. Ron Cragie great pleasure to see the full synodical from the United Kingdom Human process rounded off in this way. This Trafficking Centre came to Cologne concern had first been voiced in a and provided vivid images during his single church community in our presentation. At the end of the session diocese and had now been debated we voted in favour of putting a and passed at General synod. The motion to General Synod that process works! expressed our concerns and the

The Ven Arthur The icing on the Sidall, former cake for Christ Chaplain of Naples Church, Naples where the synod when the debate motion began. reached General Synod. 8 B urns night in G othenburg

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I s t a n b u l J o y

The long awaited re-hallowing of St Helena’s Chapel in brought together a big happy family when the Diocesan Bishop joined Canon Ian Sherwood and local priest Engin Yildrim, with Reader Ros M o n a c o m u m s Dannenberg. As featured in our Spring edition the The Mother and Baby group at chapel had been extensively St Paul’s in is preparing damaged in a terrorist bomb to celebrate 20 years life within in November 2003. the church family. Before the big party in September organisers are appealing for help in tracing people who have been involved over the past two decades.

G o t h e n b u r g h a g g i s some members of St Andrew’s enjoyed a Burns Supper on the The city of Gothenburg’s Scottish 250th anniversary of the birth connections go back to the founding of Scotland’s national poet in of the city in 1621. A century later January. a Scot, Colin Campbell, persuaded the King to allow Anglican worship in , the first Chaplain arriving in Gothenburg in1747. In 1857 it was certain immigrant Scots, successful businessmen and leaders in the community, who were behind the decision that the new Anglican Church would be called St Andrew’s. Appropriately remembering S t A nselm 9

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Last year St. Mary’s Church Members of St George’s Church in Paris celebrated their long standing Rotterdam in the Netherlands ecumenical links with two monastic communities in in April the celebrated her 300th anniversary and church of the Abbaye of Le Bec Helouin to mark the 900th anniversary of a history book was published. Copies the death of St.Anselm. The celebrations started in the evening with Vespers are still available. Looking ahead to continuing through to Vespers the following day when an Icon of St.Anselm 2013, St. Mary’s Church and the painted by Brother Raphael was blessed. Mission to Seamen’s Institute at the Pieter de Hoochweg will celebrate their 100th anniversary. Church members are looking for memories or photographs from anyone who worked or visited, especially before 1978 when the Institute was still in use by the Mission.

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Churchgoers in Madrid have a memento of the link between the Gibraltar Archdeaconry and its partner Diocese of Peru. Bishop Bill Godfrey travelled from Peru to lead Bible Studies at the Archdeaconry Synod and presented a hand made mini-altar cloth from Peruvian Christians to the David Hamid. 1 0 T hey also ser v e ...

‘Readers are primarily called to exercise a preaching and teaching ministry in the church. They may also be involved in pastoral and educational work, evangelism and other forms of lay leadership. Many Readers are able to bring theological resources to people in the communities where they live and work.’ (Selection Board paper in 1998)

elsewhere. Readers in training in R e a d e r s - Margaret Jeffrey, Ministry Team Administrator reveals other dioceses can meet, compare note and offer support to each m y s t e r i e s the facts and challenges about other. Geography prevents this in the work of Readers in Europe Europe and it is important for people r e v e a l e d a n d to set up a local support group for At the end of 2008, there were 96 themselves and to find a spiritual m y t h s d eb u n k e d readers actively engaged in ministry director. It is also important for in the Diocese in Europe. While the person in training to complete a most Readers are attached to well- Ministry Agreement with the chaplain established chaplaincies, a number so, for example, it is clear how many of them are exercising ground- times they are expected to lead breaking ministries in places where services or preach. congregations are in their infancy. Details of how to enter training as a Reader are given in the Reader R e a d e r s - a Handbook which can be sent by request to the diocesan office or email v i ew f r o m [email protected]. Anyone thinking about training needs A q u i t a i n e i n to: • Talk to their chaplain to see F r a n c e whether he or she, with the chaplaincy council, will support Madeleine Holmes in the application. Aquitaine was licensed last • Perhaps see a Vocations Adviser to check whether the call is to Reader year and is attached to a ministry or possibly to ordination. chaplaincy that has three If later a Reader decides to seek ordination, all is not lost. Reader Clergy and two other Readers. training is moderated to check that For eight years I served as a “Pastoral it complies with Church of Assistant” and was worship leader agreed standards and now counts for a church, which had grown from towards training for ordination. a Home Church. I conducted my • Submit a formal application to the first funeral for a very dear friend, Warden of Readers. who always said he did not believe, Training is very demanding, and who left a note in his will that especially if it is undertaken alongside I should conduct his funeral. That full-time employment. The St day I realised my desire to be a Lay John’s College, Nottingham, Minister and I found peace and distance-learning scheme and a vocation. I read recommended consists of six modules on the books and gained the permission Old and New Testaments, and agreement of the Chaplaincy the Creeds, Christian Ethics, Council, as they would have to Christian Worship cover the training costs. No-one and Anglicanism. had trained as a Reader before so Training in there was plenty of new ground to the Diocese cover, including asking for funding in Europe for a visit to St John’s College in UK is probably for Summer School – five days of harder than resident training, also to be paid for plus travel!!! (This is a requisite part of training.) A v I T A L part of local 1 1 ministry

The Summer School was the highlight of the year –with other students to share experiences, R e a d e r i n t r a i n i n g - G r ee c e difficulties and joys. I had not written assignments before, so I had Jackie Dallos in Lefkada, Greece,began training recently and is working a learning curve not least with setting to strengthen a group that had very small beginnings out documents and the like. The idea of Reader ministry was planted Slowly but surely I find the discipline Living a busy life and still carrying in a casual conversation at the end of of studying a challenge which brings out ministry as a Lay Assistant there a service at my home church of Holy valuable results. The bible is coming alive were occasions when I felt there Trinity in the Yorkshire city of Bradford for me in a whole new way. Learning was hardly time for bed! Discipline before my return to Lefkada where my about the people, the history and all the is very much the key to Distance Greek husband and I have lived with events that led to the bits I’d known Learning – and it is lonely! I longed our three children for around eight before is very satisfying. The hardest part to go away and study and be with years. I had come to Christ in and is getting started each week day (an old others, as my dear friends who went rebuilt my spiritual life which had been school habit of being easily distracted is forward for ordained ministry. I was sadly neglected for a number of years. In still with me). finally licensed five years later!! Lefkada a number of us began to explore My tutor is a wonderfully patient We are advised regularly that the idea of starting an English speaking man who has been very encouraging all Lay Ministry is not a ‘second-class’ church. We now have about twenty along. The course itself can seem a little ministry, but alas it sometimes feels people, mostly women, who meet each daunting to a non academic. Living in a like it. Bishop Henry Scriven wrote month for a communion service, with country where I cannot get library books in October 2000 ‘Your ministry a Sunday School alongside it. We are has been only a slight difficulty. Studying as a Reader complements that of nomadic and have met in four different alone is perhaps one of the best and worst the clergy you minister with. You buildings – including my home when parts of this course. Alone I can really have much in common.’ In practice there has been nowhere else! immerse myself in the work but I don’t Readers tend to be used when no The idea of becoming a Reader have fellow trainees to bounce ideas off clergy are available and occasionally seemed the right thing at the right time or share thoughts with. I have had great there are feelings that Readers as part of what we were building here. offers though from those in a position trained in the UK and settling in I prayed about it but still wasn’t sure. I to help with advice. A recently licensed Europe appear to be given priority knew I wanted to learn more about Reader has helped with books as have over ‘home-grown’ Readers. God and the Bible. I also wanted to be folk in my old church of Corfu. I have Wardens are also highly involved able to share what I had learned and the the support of our group here and I get in the spiritual side of the ‘church’ joy of what I have today with anyone to test my efforts on them before I send as well as the day to day running who was willing to listen. The course them in. I feel privileged to be able to do and an individual Reader may seemed a great way to prepare me for this course and God willing I will make it occasionally feel somewhat surplus to helping to run an English speaking to the end. requirement. Sometimes we long to church group but I was conscious of the lead non-Eucharistic services rather advice in the guide-book that warned than see harassed and hard pressed against training ”just because your clergy rushing to fill the gap. Readers church needs a Reader”! also like to feel their experience in My pace may not be the fastest – I life and of their adopted country put have three children, an exercise class to good use so they are a crucial part to run, help organize the services here of the ministry team. and also go walking with a ladies group! Although in our diocese we are blessed with retired clergy and Readers arriving from the UK they sometimes find it hard to adapt to S l i g h t c o n f u s i o n i n c o p e n h a g e n ministering in the Diocese in Europe (not quite the parish down the road). What is a Reader? After I had read a We have had Readers before in St Their health may also be declining lesson at the carol service a somewhat Alban’s; two very inspiring people and and much is often expected of them confused member of the congregation I know if my fellow trainee Julian and in their advanced years. We need came up to me and said “Well, I think I can become anything like they were, to encourage younger people to do you read very well, when will you read we will be thrilled. I know they would appropriate learning and training well enough for them to stop your have encouraged us and would have done to carry the burden of battle in the training!” With a smile, I explained that everything to help us – perhaps even with heat of the day of social and cultural I wasn’t actually learning to read the some of the fine detail on the many essays development and change. Reader lesson aloud but to be a “Reader” in the on the Old Testament that we have had ministry is much more than “keeping Anglican Church. To me, Readers are to write! the show on the road”. women and men who love God, and have Wadsworth-Hansen (Reader in been licensed by their Bishop to work as training) at St Alban’s, Copenhagen. lay ministers of the gospel alongside their lay and ordained colleagues. 1 2 M ission in M adramanya

E a s t e r n M i s s i o n i n M a d r e m a n y a P i l g r i m a g e Although the maintains chaplaincies serving English speaking people all around the Iberian coast it is a curious Bishop Geoffrey is inviting would-be pilgrims to join him in the Anglican and historical fact that the Costa Brava – one of the first Spanish Costas Eastern Churches Association pilgrimage to be “discovered” by the British, has never had its own chaplaincy. to and in September. The only one in this part of Spain is the thriving city-centre church He writes:- “Albania was for many years hidden and isolated – the bastion of a of St. George’s in Barcelona. virulent Communism where the dictator, It is unlikely, however, that when the home, which follows almost all , had banned religion in 1967. Reverend Colin Levey retired from services. The lovely setting enhances That lasted for 30 years and Christians, his Cumbrian parish, in 2001, to live the sense of shared fellowship and Muslims and others all suffered. The in Millàs, near Madremanya, with his hospitality. paranoid dictator peppered the countryside wife Melissa, he gave much thought Looking back over the past seven with pill-boxes against invasion. Now to this historical anomaly. He did, years, the development of what has Hoxha is no more, the international airport though, wish to maintain his priestly become the formally recognised at is name after the most famous ministry and let it be known that he “Congregation of Saint Stephen’s, Albanian of all – Mother Teresa – and there would be celebrating Holy Madremanya” seems truly extra- is a remarkable revival of religion. The Communion, once a month, in their ordinary. Growth, in terms of Orthodox Church has as its inspirational home, inviting any who wished, to numbers, has not been spectacular, leader Metropolitan Anastasios, a attend. On that first Sunday, we were (attendance at our monthly services remarkable man with a warm affection just six - three Anglicans, one Roman varies from 25 – 55) but St. Stephen’s for Anglicans and ecumenical relations, Catholic, one Quaker and one has become an established part of the who had the rare distinction of a personal agnostic! But numbers grew and ex–pat scene in the Costa Brava area invitation from Archbishop Rowan to the began to outgrow the available space and to our delight some young Lambeth Conference. and that was when the local Roman families are becoming involved. On “Two visits to Albania last year (my first) Catholic priest and people of the April 26th a triple Baptism took place revealed a vibrant church, a wonderfully nearby Parish Church of Sant Esteve, with more than a hundred in the beautiful country, and ancient churches Madremanya, generously offered the congregation straining the capacity of with frescoes that had been locked up and use of the church. the lovely medieval church. We hidden for many years. We will have the Mr. Levey celebrated in the Parish praise God for this ecumenical opportunity of seeing something of this Church for the first time on Easter generosity. revival and heritage. Across the border in Day 2002 with a joyful congregation Bishop David visited us in January Macedonia we will have the opportunity of some thirty English speaking and has encouraged us in the next, of seeing the monasteries and ancient residents and visitors but his sudden perhaps inevitable, step: to do the churches around the marvellously beautiful death, just two weeks later, left the ground work and initial fund raising , a hidden jewel, with Ohrid itself incipient congregation grief-stricken towards the creation, in the not too a bustling town and once in the Middle and bereft of leadership. Such was distant future, of a Chaplaincy of the Ages a centre of learning and Orthodoxy for the spirit of fellowship and Costa Brava, under the care of a much of the . “ commitment that had been “house for duty” priest. We are most engendered by Colin Levey’s grateful for all the visiting clergy who More information and a down-loadable ministry, that it was agreed that have helped us so far. It may be a brochure is available from the diocesan worship should continue on a regular long haul and very hard work but we website basis and the fellowship maintained. look forward to the development of a http://www.europe.anglican.org/news/ The support of a large number of ministry effectively covering the newsItems/2009/09_Apr_03.html clergy friends whose arms we have whole of the Province of Girona – gently twisted, has enabled us to some 6,000 square kilometres. We maintain unbroken a regular cycle of learn to think big in the Diocese in services on the last Sunday of every Europe! month, usually a Eucharist, plus Easter Day and a packed Christmas John Copestake, Carol Service. [email protected] Home Groups and the recently initiated “Sunbeams” group for young children are further signs of life and growth whilst a distinctive feature of this congregation, which is valued by all who visit us, is the “Bring and Share” lunch at Melissa’s MA laga on the mo v e 1 3

S u n d a y s be g i n o n C o n f i r m i n g S a t u r d a y i n M a l a g a – a s p e c i a l St George’s Church in Malaga is celebrating with the opening of a S u n d a y new and improved venue for their fourth congregation – and a regular More than a hundred people weekly worship time at 6pm on crowded in to St Andrew’s Saturdays. Church, Los Boliches, on The English speaking Anglican the Spanish Costa del Sol, church (like many other locations in to see Bishop David confirm Spain) is growing and clergy and lay Sunday Oburota and Sunday leaders have to meet the challenge of Ogbugu from St George’s providing services. On a blustery The formal dedication included the Chaplaincy, Malaga and Lucy in March 45 people first Anglican Eucharist in the Mitchell and Angelina Exley from celebrated the dedication of a small building which is called Puente St Andrew’s Chaplaincy. building in Velez Malaga where there don Manuel. is a large number of English speaking Mr Wolfenden says it is already a people who want to attend church challenge serving the four services. congregations within St George’s. The Rev Peter Wolfenden, Priest- “My ‘Sunday’ begins with a service at in-Charge of Malaga, says the midday on Saturday and now moves dedicated building is a major to this new worship centre before our improvement on previous sharing weekly services on Sunday itself”, he arrangements. “Now we have our says – adding that long distance own room for coffee mornings, Bible driving is a useful qualification for studies and other fellowship meetings clergy in this part of the Diocese in addition to our weekly service”. in Europe.

B i s h o p m ee t s B i s h o p In February Suffragan Bishop David Monseñor Catalá expressed his interest Hamid and the Archdeacon of in the history of the Church of Gibraltar David Sutch enjoyed a England and how our Church meeting and discussion with the was organised, particularly in recently installed Roman Catholic this diocese in Europe. He gave Bishop of Málaga, Monseñor Jesús assurances of his support to us Esteban Catalá Ibáñez. They talked in our mission and pastoral over a wide range of subjects, care to English speaking including the pastoral challenges people in this part facing the Churches in an increasingly of Spain. secularised Europe, the importance of dialogue with people of other faiths, especially Muslims, and the urgency of continuing ecumenical dialogue among Christians seeking to bear witness to our common faith and our common baptism into the Body of Christ. Bishop David was also able to express the gratitude of the diocese in Europe for the hospitality offered by the churches and clergy of the diocese of Málaga over many years, and expressed the hope that our relations will continue to grow and deepen. 1 4 P eople and places

O n “B e i n g t h e B a p t i s e d ” t h e m o v e The Lent Retreat for the Archdeaconry of North West Europe The introductory talk offered a indelible character, rather like the writing refreshing way of regarding Lent as that runs all the way through a stick of G r ee t i n g s a pilgrimage journey. ”from Ashes Yarmouth rock, wherever you cut or chew to Fire”, from the symbolism of it through, the writing is always there.” Rev Robert Bates, formerly Ash Wednesday, to the victory and During the retreat I met new Curate at Ketton, Collyweston the joy of Easter and to the fire of people, some regulars and others and Easton-on-the-Hill in Pentecost. first-timers as we were, experienced the Diocese of Peterborough We also heard how the Church a somewhat more formal style of began work as a Chaplain in St has rediscovered baptism, not only worship that I’ve been used to at St. Vincent’s Church, The Algarve, as a beginning but a process and a Paul’s Tervuren, which was inspiring, in June. goal in the Christian life. This new although I have to admit that what Rev Jonathan LLoyd, from approach is best imaged by a badge I considered a rather lavish dose of Charlcombe and Bath in the worn by the Christian. “Baptism shapes incense challenged me! However, Diocese of Bath & Wells us and should go on shaping us – Being as our retreat conductor pointed out becomes Chaplain of St Alban, the baptised. The shining badge, worn there will apparently be plenty of it Copenhagen, in at all times, identifyies us as destined in heaven! August 2009; and from January in Christ for eternal life. Baptism also 2010 will also be Archdeacon of radically transforms us and gives us an Janet Sayers, St. Pauls’ Tervuren Germany & Rev Dr Michael Perry, retired from the Anglican Church of , is now Priest-in-Charge of St John, Menton, France

M o v i n g a r o u n d Rev Peter Edwards, formerly Chaplain of the Church of the Holy Spirit, Costa Blanca, Spain has become Senior Chaplain. He was licensed at the Archdeaconry Synod in February

Rev Aileen Hackl, has become NSM Honorary Assistant Chaplain of Christ Church, Vienna, (see the news item on Page 16) “ D e f e n d e r o f t h e F a i t h “ F a r ewe l l t o Rev John-Henry Bowden, o n t h e t o u c h l i n e Priest-in-Charge of St George, Venice, Italy will retire in It was “Quite a match” said the October Prince of Wales as he handed over the trophy to both sides after a scoreless The Ven Arthur Siddall, draw in the annual soccer encounter Priest-in-Charge of St John with Vicars and an Imams team in the Evangelist, Montreux, Berlin in April. The Prince, watching ; Archdeacon of with his wife Camilla, enjoyed the Switzerland, and, Archdeacon of match according to the Chaplain Italy and Malta retires at the end in Berlin, Rev Christopher Jage- of August Bowler. “The Prince coming here shows that Imams and Clergy are really concerned with integration and dialogue on the basis of friendship, rather than just talking over each others heads”. A PRINCE AND A POSTER 1 5

D o e s N o t e s f r o m t h e D i o c e s a n o f f i c e a d v e r t i s i n g Adrian Mumford, Diocesan Secretary, reflects on Clergy Pensions and Diocesan Synod w o r k ? Advertisers often refer to “Product PENSIONS For more details please consult the placement” where a clever Diocesan Office. juxtaposition can help sell an item. After a working group considered When a party of singers travelled some unique aspects of clergy DIOCESAN SYNOD ELECTIONS from Swindon to join a choir in pensions in Europe it has been agreed St Christopher’s church, Alcala on by the church’s Pensions Board that:- Nominations close and voting for the Spanish Costa Azahar, north of Clergy and Laity takes place during Valencia, they were a little taken a) All members of the clergy the Summer. More information can aback to see the poster advertising currently appointed in the Diocese be found on Page 15 of the previous the performances had to share space can remain within the Church of European Anglican magazine. with a noticeably different set of England Pensions Scheme without attractions! any change to their licences or DIOCESAN OFFICE other terms or conditions in their ORDINATION present appointments. If any clergy currently in the Diocese take up new During the final session of Diocesan appointments in EEA countries, their Synod in Cologne during June licences in their new jobs may have to Frances Hiller, Chaplain and Personal be time-limited. Assistant to the Suffragan Bishop is to be ordained to the Diaconate. b) The majority of new members of Frances’ colleagues in Tufton Street the clergy appointed to jobs in the offer their prayers and best wishes. Diocese will be able to remain within, Frances will be recounting her faith or join, the Scheme. In some cases, journey and experience in the next their appointments will have to be edition. time limited.

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Bishop writes as officiants and congregations during appointment as a Knight of the Order Synods at London Colney. of the Temple of Jerusalem and in in memory of a former Vicar Douglas was born in Islington in 1997 he was made MBE. He was then General of the Diocese in 1920 but despite an early sense of appointed to be chaplain in Oporto Europe – “great fun, a good vocation was not ordained deacon where his pastoral and liturgical gifts until 1972 and priested in 1973 as well as his hospitality are well friend and a good priest” when he served as NSM Curate at remembered. Douglas Ward-Boddington will be Christ Church Blackfriars and as In 1997 he moved to the College remembered very affectionately by Administrator of the South London of St Barnabas, Lingfield but finding many people throughout the Diocese Industrial Mission and one of its team he was not quite ready for retirement as a very efficient but pastorally of chaplains. He finally trained for he became chaplain to the Sisters of sensitive Vicar General administering ordination through the Southwark the Community of St Peter, Woking the Diocese under Bishop John Ordination Course. where again he was loved and valued Satterthwaite from 1980 to 1983. His first appointment in Europe as a priest. This reflected his sense From that time until his second was as Chaplain to the Algarve of call to the religious life which was retirement in 1997 those on the from 1977 to 1980 to which he expressed by his close relationship with Diocesan Synod will remember him returned in1983 until 1989 after the Benedictines in Portugal and his as the meticulous Sacristan and MC serving as Vicar General. While in becoming an Oblate of Alton Abbey, who put us through our liturgical the Algarve his ministry of care to whose Abbot, Dom Giles, preached at paces and kept us in good order both British people was recognized by his his funeral at Hawley, Surrey. 1 6 M aking the headlines

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With the emphasis on Fair Trade and “Crossways”, the magazine of Christ A two page news item in the concerns about over dependence on Church Vienna, in Austria, celebrates newsletter of Holy Trinity, Geneva chemical based products two members the formal start of Rev Aileen Hackl’s gives fascinating details about plans of St Albans church in the Danish ministry as an Honorary Assistant for a renovated church organ, with capital, Copenhagen, have hit on a Chaplain. She was admitted to the possible financial help from the Swiss novel project which could also boost role in a licensing service in February. Canton. A Wurlitzer is to be specially church funds. Born in Canada to British parents adapted from the early Cinema Organ They are asking for advice in Aileen studied ballet in London models made famous by Reginald compiling a book of “Old Wives and performed in ballet and theatre Dixon at the ballroom of Blackpool Tales” with environmentally friendly companies around Europe before Tower and installed in the church. household tips and remedies. Church she arrived at Vienna’s Raimund The article highlights many aspects member Pauleen Bang believes Theatre in 1965. There she met her of the scheme in great detail – sight many people have had valuable tips musician husband Eric. They have lines for the organist, Health and passed on by mothers, grandmothers three children. She later became a Safety considerations etc., until the and friends. They include hints on teacher of ballet before training for the final paragraphs with references to the removing red stains from table ministry after experience as a Reader. Wurlitzer lift mechanism and the need linen. All you do is stretch the fabric Christ Church Chaplain, The for an organist’s escape chute and over a bowl then . . . . .If you want to Ven Patrick Curran, spoke about the complex access to the keyboard know more or help this project email Aileen’s progress from ballet dancer via the Bus Station basement. At [email protected] to the ministry – where her agility this point bewildered readers may and emphasis on detail and training turn to the date in the magazine to Got a good news story that deserves showed through in her thirst for understand that the news would have a wider audience? Please send your Christian knowledge, with gifts of been out of date by midday on the church newsletters and magazine to praying and listening. First of April. the Diocesan Office.

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Last Autumn several churches in the and the beginning of Christian Autumn This year’s events are on Sunday Diocese in Europe joined colleagues study groups. With church numbers in 27th September. More detail, in Britain for the first time in what is decline organisers wanted to encourage suggestions, materials and inspiration rapidly becoming a fixed point in the churches to invite people to come to can be found at the website church calendar. “Back to Church church on one Sunday when a specially http://www.backtochurch.co.uk/ Sunday” began in Greater Manchester warm welcome was guaranteed. in 2004. 160 churches united around Since then many churches and one ‘missing you’ message on one denominations have adopted “Back to single Sunday in September. BBC Church Sunday”. The Rt Rev David Radio 4 news bulletins carried the Hamid, Bishop in Europe, says “The story of the day when more than 1000 format is simple but highly flexible and people came back to church again. very effective. I commend it to any Many of these had just lost the habit congregation as a means of mission or had grown disenchanted but were and evangelism. It also helps people to encouraged to give church another try. focus on the welcome their churches The last Sunday in September was offer every Sunday.” chosen because it tied in well with the idea of a new year, a new start and chimed with ‘back to school’. It also lent itself to Harvest Festivals