www.stdavidsdiocese.org.uk www.facebook.com/pobl.dewi http://twitter.com/PoblDewi Mawrth/March 2014 Women bishops: “Nothing must be lost” Meetings across the diocese have sent a clear message to the bishops as they draw up a Code of Practice to cater for those who, in conscience, cannot accept the principle of female headship HE Governing Body voted in September to allow the believed calling – “a gift from ordination of women as bishops one year on. And the God” – was more important and present Bench was required to bring forward “without feared creating a Church within T a Church. “We are a family,” she delay” a Code of Practice which would govern how opponents of said. “We have to live together or the measure could be accommodated. we will die together.” The Vicar of Tregaron, Canon as the one appointed in 1996 when Rhoda Healey said that if Philip Wyn Davies, set out his stall women were first ordained into the priests were there to represent at the opening meeting in Aber- priesthood. the Bishop at the Eucharist, there aeron: “It must be acceptable to Elizabeth Arnold-Davies, a was no logical sense to oppos- have reservations about women’s Reader in the United Parish of ing women bishops, when women sacramental ministry, at least until Lampeter, pointed to the Provin- already administered sacraments, the Anglican Communion as a cial Episcopal Visitor scheme in as priests. whole has taken a position,” he England, which seemed to work But Revd Stephen Edwards said. “There is no evidence that well. “We have to find acceptable (Priest-in-Charge, Llanilar) had a women [bishops] will bring anyone provision for all,” she said. “We stark message: “You either have into the Church and we can’t afford have no right to deny people access to take your conscience and go,” to throw anyone out. Nothing must to Christian worship in church.” Elizabeth Arnold-Davies he said, “or deny your conscience. be lost.” Another concern was the time- If you want priests with no But how? The most frequent scale. Would the Code be in place this was essential. And to what Others, though, did not believe conscience, then pity the Church.” suggestion was the re-introduc- before the first consecration? degree would whatever the bishops gender was an issue. Carol Grif- tion of an assistant bishop, such Fenella Strange (Cwmann) believed come up with be open to debate? fiths (St Tysilio’s, Llandysiliogogo) Following in St David’s footsteps Bishop Wyn has embarked on a three-year journey to visit every parish January storms and every church in the diocese IS purpose, he told Pobl HDewi, is to witness “all the good things in discipleship that are happening in every part of the diocese.” And, as he makes his way, he’ll have one eye looking forward, the other looking back. “I am always humbled by the awareness of the ministry and service our churches represent, and Marcus Zipperlen considers storms, floods, climate have represented from the days of their founders – some ancient, change and judgement some less so – to the present,” he J-D Laurence is impressed with the Aberystwyth says. “I feel I am indeed treading where the saints have trod.” community’s response But he stresses his tour is not See page 6 Continued on page 17 All the best parties end up in the kitchen! 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