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Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Parish of Winton, Moordown and Charminster St Luke’s Church St John’s Church St Alban’s Church Sanctuary Nurture Compassion 1 Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Contents 2 Introduction to the Diocese & the Deanery 3 Introduction to the Parish 4 Vision Statement and Priorities 5 Parish Life and Mission 6 Meet the team 14 Living here 16 The Vicarage 17 Role description 18 Appendices Parish Mission Action Plan 20 Demographics 21 Pioneer Priest 22 2 Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Welcome to this Benefice Profile and Role description…and welcome to the Diocese of Winchester! At the heart of our life here is the desire to be always Living the Mission of Jesus . We are engaged in a strategic process to deliver a mission-shaped Diocese, in which parochial, pastoral and new forms of pioneering and radical ministry all flourish. Infused with God’s missionary Spirit we want three character traits to be clearly visible in how we live: Passionate personal spirituality; Pioneering faith communities; Prophetic global citizenship. The Diocese of Winchester is an exciting place to be at the moment. We wait with eager anticipation to see how this process will unfold. We pray that, if God is calling you to join us in his mission in this part of the world, he will make his will abundantly clear to you. “As the Father sent me so I send you … Receive the Spirit” (John 20:21) Tim Dakin Jonathan Frost Bishop of Winchester Bishop of Southampton Bournemouth Deanery Welcome to Bournemouth Deanery! We want to see this town served by a network of active, mission - driven, outward-looking church communities sharing a commitment to the good news of Jesus Christ and to the building of his Kingdom. Our aim is to face challeng es of pastoral reorganisation and sustainability as God-given opportunities to develop live, gospel -based ministries for the future. The challenges and opportunities outlined in this profile can only be addressed by congregations working together in partnership. We are looking for someone who will lead the development of a partnership in which God will work powerfully by his grace; someone who will love and care for the people through the inevitable changes to come. If you believe that person may be y ou, please apply for this post. We look forward to meeting and talking with you. Jenny Nightingale Area Dean of Bournemouth 3 Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Introduction to the parish Our newly formed parish of Winton, Moordown and Charminster covers an area of Bournemouth which includes large houses, many multiple lets as well as student accommodation, small town - houses, flats, social housing and traditional pre -war small detached properties. It encompasses six schools, a Lidl and a Waitrose, parks an d green spaces as well as three busy high streets with many retailers, coffee shops and a variety of restaurants. A diverse population of 27,000 people is served by the three church es , each having a vital and unique role . Our ministry team, PCC and congregations seek to follow Christ’s example to reach out to everyone in the parish. Bournemouth is changing. Long gone is the image of a retirement resort for the elderly and affluent. With its two universities, Premier League football club, conference centre, 21,000 students, digital economy and year round calendar of events it is a vibr ant metropolitan centre. However, there is also poverty, homelessness and many lonely , fearful people. We are seeking someone who will lead and channel our compassion, energy and commitment to reach out to all in our parish and especially to those on the edge of society. Our new projects to engage with students, ‘Hope in the Community’, ‘Hope for Food’ and ‘Sleep Safe’ have all been initiated by our pioneer priest. Our parish is new and the three churches are still in the process of melding together . There is a positive challenge here to unite the parish and an incredible opportunit y to reach out to our community. W e look forward to sharing this with our new incumbent. 4 Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Vision Statement and Priorities Vision Statement To build an outward looking parish rooted in the community, following Christ’s example, offering sanctuary, nurture and compassion. Our core values When the parish was formed these three core values were identified as underlying how and what we seek to do. We are a parish that values the liberal tradition. We strive to focus on getting the ‘church to go to the world’ as much as getting the ‘world to go to church’. Sanctuary We provide and believe in providing sanctuary for one another, whether times are rough or going well. More than this though, we believe in providing refuge for those who live at the edges of our society, those who are lonely, depressed, seeking asylum, or sleeping rough. Nurture We place the practice of Jesus of Nazareth at the root of our faith. His teaching and way of life point us to following a path of radical love, forgiveness and service. The church has often been guilty of over-complicating the good news of Christ. We believe that God is love and that we experience and reflect this love through following 'The Way' that Jesus Christ taught and lived. Compassion Committed to care for creation and the pursuit of justice. We take seriously our work on environmental issues and have made one of our churchyards into a wildlife conservation area. St John’s is a fair trade church, and the parish supports the work of Traidcraft and Christian Aid, alongside a number of local charities, such as Faithworks, Michael House, the Women's Refuge, Hope For Food and Hope in the Community, that help those who are vulnerable. Objectives We recognise we are a new parish with the need to forge this partnership in practice while at the same time reviewing and renewing plans for mission under the leadership of a new incumbent so that the next chapter of mission can be fully shared. Area s of Mission Short term objectives Medium term objectives (From our vision statement) (1-2 Years) (3-5 Years) Building our parish identity Achieve a shared understanding A growth in parish activities, of the implications of sanctuary, which make us more nurture and compassion within connected. the context of one single parish Working with the community Continue our commitments to existing social action projects. Create a Mission Action Plan Introduce additional projects (pMAP) based on the new pMAP. 5 Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Parish Life and Mission For over 100 years until 2010, the parishes of St Alban’s, St Luke’s and St John’s (Moordown) operated as three independent parishes. For the next six years we worked together as an informal group. While retaining our own PCCs, there were discussions around sharing resources and looking at ways of greater co-operation. In 2016 we legally became one parish, with a combined population of nearly 27,000 people. We are still working through the process of what it means to unite the three congregations into a single cohesive parish. This will be the first opportunity for us to appoint a leader specifically for the new parish, one who will come into the role of helping us unify the three churches and the three congregations so that our focus can be more outward looking. • We know we are still at the beginning of this process • We look forward to welcoming and working with a new person in this important role so that we can make a success of this new adventure, working within our core values of sanctuary, nurture and compassion • The decision has been taken to delay the formulation of a Parish Mission Action Plan until the arrival of our new priest so we can work on this together, The parish honours the tradition of the modern, liberal Catholic church, and is a member of Inclusive Church. We encompass a range of worship styles from sung Eucharist to Messy Church and from café church to services based on the Book of Common Prayer. Young people, families and uniformed groups, alongside our older members are important elements within our existing make-up. Key statistics: Average Sunday attendance - all services during October 2017. St John’s – 72 St Luke’s – 58 St Alban’s - 44 (NB These are prior to the changes made in our pattern of services in January 2018 shown overleaf) • Electoral roll: 367 people. 6 Sanctuary Nurture Compassion Demographics The 2011 Census indicates: • Just over 50% of parish residents (national average - 59%) consider themselves to be “Christian”. • Since 2001 there has been a significant increase in the proportion of Muslims in the area. • There has been a growth in the number of students in the parish – linked with the development of Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth. • There are high proportions of singles, young couples and students. • There are pockets of poverty amongst some older people and single parents, with some struggling families. For further information on the parish demographics, please see Appendix 2 Worshipping together Set out below is a typical monthly pattern of services from January 2018. St John St Luke St Alban Thursday 10.00am 10.00am 10.00am 08.00am 10.00am Church School Hall * Communion Communion 1st Sunday No Service Messy Church Parish Eucharist 8am BCP St Luke 2nd Sunday Sung Eucharist Messy Church All Age Eucharist 8am BCP St Luke 3rd Sunday Sung Eucharist Messy Church Acoustic Eucharist 8am BCP St Luke 4th Sunday Sung Eucharist Messy Church Café Church 8am BCP St Luke 5th Sunday Parish Eucharist Messy Church No service 8am BCP St Luke *Term time only After extensive consultation and PCC discussion we recently took the decision to hold the Sunday Eucharist at St Alban at 8am rather than the previous 10am.
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