THE FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011 No: 6081 www.churchnewspaper.com PRICE £1.25 1,50j US$1.80 CHURCH OF ENGLAND THE ORIGINAL CHURCH NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1828 NEWSPAPER Inside Britain’s leading evangelical newspaper this week... A new Anglican CAN THE POLICE Mission Richard Bewes HELP OLDER PEOPLE? says it should be welcomed A startling new proposal p14 p12 New guidelines for evangelism issued New Anglican Society

By Matt Cresswell

GUIDELINES FOR Christian witness in a multi-religious world splits evangelicals have been published. The project, which began in 2005, was By Matt Cresswell borough a request has been Bishop Michael initiated because of made to the Archbishop of Nazir-Ali, one of tensions between A NEW society designed to Canterbury that one of the the bishops on Christians and an support orthodox Anglicans flying bishops is a conserva- the steering increasingly diverse within the Church of Eng- tive evangelical. We are wait- committee of religious world. land has been met with a ing for his response and will the new Society Produced by the mixed response this week. be delighted if he agrees.” World Council of Fulcrum, which repre- Charles Raven – who Churches (WCC), the sents the evangelical middle broke fellowship with his Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue and ground in England, said that bishop in 2002 and runs his the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the docu- the Anglican Mission in Eng- own self-funded mission con- ment was launched in Geneva on Tuesday. land (AMIE) reflects break- gregation outside the official It is the first time ever that the three groups have away movements in the USA structures of the Church of jointly agreed on a text. Combined, they represent and that the new society is England in Wyre Forest, nearly two billion Christians, equivalent to 90 per not simply about mission but Worcestershire – believes cent of world Christianity. has a strong political agenda. AMIE could be the Church’s Speaking to The Church of England Newspaper, the AMIE’s purpose is to pro- only hope. Rev Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of World vide a structure that would “The deeply disingenuous Council of Churches, said: “The strength of this doc- allow Anglicans opposed to compromise by which the ument is to encourage a self-critical approach. That developments such as Church of England has you are not pointing at somebody saying, ‘you do women bishops and gay accepted that clergy in Civil something wrong here’ or ‘you do something wrong priests to remain in the But Fulcrum, which is sup- agreed with some of AMIE’s Partnerships (which mimic there.’ But we have to reflect whether we are really Church of England. It con- ported by the former Bishop aims such as continuing to marriage and are legally following these standards ourselves. This is a more sists of a steering committee of Durham Tom Wright, said provide pressure for main- understood to be same-sex effective way of getting change where change is and a panel of bishops that they had “very serious con- taining the Anglican Commu- sexual unions) can be bish- needed, rather than pushing someone into a more includes Michael Nazir-Ali, cerns” about the launch of nion’s conservative view on ops as long as they are celi- defensive position of defending their methods.” John Ball, Colin Bazley, Wal- AMIE. sexuality and the desire to bate is just one more sign of Tveit (pictured) has worked extensively in the lace Benn and John Ellison. It said that the new soci- find appropriate Church of the Church of England’s Middle East. He said: “In general the questions from A statement from the Pri- ety’s name clearly echoes the England processes for epis- slow death and its chronic our general churches in the Middle East have had mates read: “The AMIE is breakaway Anglican Mission copal oversight for particular tendency to surrender bibli- an impression on this document. determined to remain within in America (AMiA) and that parishes. cal truth to the prevailing “The churches in the Middle East experienced the Church of England. The the creation of a panel of AMIE’s supporters, never- culture. more than others that if there is an improper way of desire of those who identify bishops signalled the inten- theless, remain committed to “Receiving the AMIE as doing Christian mission it backfires on other with the society is to have an tion of offering alternative the new society. Chris Sug- the new wineskin of global churches and other Christians as well.” effective structure that oversight without collaborat- den, Director of Anglican Anglicanism could very well In the guidance, Christians are called to “act justly enables them to remain in ing with senior leaders of the Mainstream and the coordi- be its last chance ‘to wake and to love tenderly” as written in the Old Testament the Church of England and Church of England. nator of the GAFCON con- up, and strengthen what book of Micah. It calls for a rejection of violence, work as closely as possible Fulcrum labelled AMIE as ference, said that the remains and is about to die’.” freedom of religion and respect for all people. with its institutions. the latest in a number of ini- Anglican Church needed to Richard Bewes, p14 One recommendation states: “Christians are to “Churches or individuals tiatives by the “same group realise that people’s needs acknowledge that changing one’s religion is a deci- may join or affiliate them- of conservative evangeli- “were real”. sive step that must be accompanied by sufficient selves with the AMIE for a cals”; this group, they He said: “We have been time for adequate reflection and preparation, variety of reasons. Some may argued, were behind the having discussions for the ISSN 0964-816X through a process ensuring full personal freedom.” be churches in impaired Covenant for the Church of last four-and-a-half years 26 Commenting on the document, Dr Geoff Tunni- communion with their dioce- England (2006), the with senior evangelical cliffe, chief executive officer and secretary general san bishop who require over- GAFCON conference, which clergy about this. This is of the WEA, said: “In the past five years we have sight. Others may be in good met in Jerusalem in 2008, not precipitate.” been building a new bridge.” He said: “The docu- relations with their bishop FCAUK (2009) and the St Dr Sugden went on to ment is a major achievement.” but wish to identify with and Augustine Society in 2010. say: “Following the vacan- John Baxter Brown, p13 support others.” However, Fulcrum said it cies at Ebbsfleet and Rich- 9 770964 816085

LETTERS 10 • COMMENT 11 • JAMES CATFORD 11 • CROSSWORD 13 • PAUL RICHARDSON 15 • ANDREW CAREY 15 • CATHERINE FOX 22 2 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday July 1, 2011 News Inside... Britain’ s leading evangelical newspaper Christians urged to enter politics

By Maryam Naioom to rather narrow moral issues. What I so welcome is that more and more Christians A LEADING MP and former Minister has are seeing how the economy, housing, urged Christians to get involved in politics. development and tackling poverty can be as Stephen Timms MP was speaking at St much of concern for believers as – say – Paul’s Church in St Albans diocese last euthanasia or abortion. weekend when he said: “We need people “There is no shortage of examples from who are following Jesus to take what we our history to encourage us. Most famous- read and sing here this morning, and apply ly, Britain abolished the slave trade some them in school governors’ meetings, council 200 years ago as a result of a great campaign chambers, in party discussions and in Par- involving a vast number of people from the liament.” churches, led by William Wilberforce the News ...... 1-8 He added: “We need people who believe MP for Hull. It was the first great, popular, Your Church ...... 2 that God will keep them safe in the rough democratic political campaign in the world – and tumble of party politics – who believe and it set the pattern for great democratic UK News ...... 1-5 that God is big enough for that. People like campaigns ever since. The progressive cur- World News ...... 6-8 that have transformed Britain’s politics in rent in Britain has been substantially shaped the past. and influenced by people with a starting Comment “And Britain’s politics needs to be trans- point of faith. Letters ...... 10 formed again today. I wonder if there are group had gone on a mission to East Lon- “Sometimes people give the impression Leader ...... 11 some here who are being called to play their don and this changed his entire attitude that the churches don’t make much differ- James Catford ...... 11 part in that task? It isn’t an easy calling. But towards the Christian faith. His involvement ence any more. But it isn’t true.” it isn’t an impossible one either. And if began after that experience. Following Timms’ speech, Canon Tony The Record believers in Jesus won’t do it, then who Last May Mr Timms was the victim of a Hurle stated: “It was good to see Stephen Care for the Elderly ...... 12 will?” knife attack in East London by a Muslim again and to hear his encouragement to Christian witness ...... 13 Mr Timms’ passion for the Christian faith woman who attacked him in regards to the Christians to get involved in politics and Anglican Life ...... 14 began during his studies at Emmanuel Col- War on Terror. working for the common good. Paul Richardson ...... 15 lege, Cambridge, with St Paul’s Vicar, He told the congregation: “There is a ten- “The Christian gospel is not just about Andrew Carey ...... 15 Canon Tony Hurle in the 1970s. The East dency for us Christians to separate our- Sundays in church, but about living out our Cindy Kent ...... 16 Ham MP spoke of how his college Christian selves from politics, confining our interest faith every day wherever God places us.” What the Blogs say ...... 16 Sunday Service ...... 17 Alan Edwards ...... 17 Spiritual Director ...... 17 Church takes 395 days to choose bishops Art review ...... 18 Puzzles ...... 13, 18 IT IS CURRENTLY taking an average of 395 days to appoint a dioce- However, for Provincial Episcopal Visitors, the figures are much Classifieds ...... 19 san bishop. In contrast, it takes on average 233 days to appoint a suf- shorter. The actual time taken to appoint them was 178 days. Clergy moves ...... 20, 21 fragan bishop, it has been revealed. The figures he quoted were for the period between the announce- In response to a question in Parliament, the Second Church Estates ment of the intention to leave office and the announcement of the England on Sunday Commissioner, Tony Baldry MP said that “because of the peak in appointment. The figures cover eight recent vacancies for diocesan diocesan vacancies over the last three years, “the length of diocesan sees, 10 for suffragan sees and two for the Provincial Episcopal Visi- Catherine Fox ...... 22 vacancies has been unusually long.” tors. Wine of the Week ...... 22 Various factors come into play following the retirement of a bishop, Mr Baldry also revealed that out of 12,614 parishes in the Church of Recipe of the Week ...... 22 chiefly being the amount of notice, if any, that a bishop gives of his England 363 had petitioned for extended Episcopal oversight. In addi- Books ...... 23 retirement. tion, 802 had passed Resolution A (which bars a woman from presid- Arts & Media ...... 24 Another complicating factor is the amount of work that the Crown ing at the Eucharist), 966 had passed Resolution B (which prevents a Nominations Commission is already dealing with. woman from becoming the incumbent)

other in Twickenham as Allied House, TW1 3SZ. The CPA said: “In a time of aus- terity, with cuts having a serious impact on News from the most vulnerable in our community, hav- your diocese ing a free press run by professional jour- r nalists cannot be lightly dispensed with. You Church Christians everywhere must champion truth and integrity.” Newsquest owns a number of local news- Gloucester: Abbey on 7 August from 2.30 – 6.00pm. Ripon and Leeds: St George’s Crypt, the papers, including The Surrey Comet, which The Indaba Families are welcomed to enjoy the music Leeds-based homeless charity, have been was founded 157 years ago when God process contin- under the safety of a marquee, or enjoy the “overwhelmed” following the contribution appeared in a dream to Thomas Philpott, a ues in Glouces- gardens, chapel and even a bouncy castle. of 40 associates who ran on their behalf in Surbiton printer and told him to found a ter Diocese, as Entry to Tea With A Twist is £10.00 per last weekend’s Leeds 10k ‘Run for All’. newspaper to serve the community. a team headed person, with children under 12 going free. Mike Tomlinson, organiser of the Leeds to Africa last For more information and to book, please 10k Run for All, said: “The St George’s Southwell and Nottingham: The Arch- week, taking ring 01572 717254. Crypt team epitomises the whole point of bishop of York, Dr John Sentamu will be part in a project the Jane Tomlinson Run For All 10k. It’s joining children in a Light Show Party at to promote London: A new arts festival, War and Peo- great that a small charity can raise a sub- Southwell Minster on 31 October, the first unity in the ple, is taking place at St John’s, beside stantial sum of money at a minimum cost. of two days he will spend visiting people Anglican Com- Waterloo Station from 7-12 July. Planned to To be so successful at their first attempt is and projects around Nottinghamshire. munion. Gloucester has been linked with take place every July from 2011 to 2015, a credit to everyone concerned.” Children’s ministry adviser, Nick Hard- the Church in El Camino Real, California, each festival will concentrate in different ing, said: “The evening will have a ‘come and with the Church in Western Tanganyi- ways on the effect and legacy of wars on Southwark: Activists with the Christian and go as you like’ feel, with the focus ka, Tanzania, since 2008. The Archdeacon communities and people. This year’s Peoples Alliance (CPA) party in south west being a light show and act of worship at of Cheltenham, the Ven Robert Springett, includes concerts, art, theatre, poetry, London are showing their solidarity with 6.30pm. This event is designed for all is the link officer for the group. He said: talks and tours and some free events. St Newsquest journalists, who are to strike ages – children, young people, families, “We hope to be of continuing service in John’s Church was destroyed by a wartime again next week in their continuing dispute individuals – there will be something for strengthening the bonds of affection we bomb in 1941 and was re-built 60 years ago over redundancies and in support of quali- everyone! There’s no need to book, and share in our Anglican Communion.” as the celebratory ‘Festival of Britain’ ty local journalism. The strike begins on 27 the event is free, so now’s the time to church. For more details please visit: June and is due to end at midnight on 30 think about bringing your youth group, Leicester: Celtic band Govannen will be www.stjohnswaterloo.org/waterloofestival, June. There will be two picket lines, one in children’s groups, uniformed organisa- performing in the gardens of Launde or call 020 7766 1100. Sutton at The Quadrant, SM2 5AS, the tions, and everyone else.”

Get more news online, click on www.churchnewspaper.com for updated stories News Friday July 1, 2011 www.churchnewspaper.com 3 ‘Back Armed Forces Day,’ urges Archbishop 140,000 back RE ARMED FORCES Day needs society’s full support, said the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, as tributes were paid to our soldiers at more than 200 events around the country on Saturday. Ahead of the day, Dr Sentamu said: “This Armed Forces Day I want to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all our armed servic- on Baccalaureate es. I hope as many of you as possible take this opportunity to show your support for our brave servicemen and service- A PETITION calling for the inclusion his word, the RE-ACT petition will be ter of all secondary schools. There women all around the world as they put their lives at risk on of Religious Education as a humani- the first to be debated under this pro- are widespread fears among RE a daily basis to protect our freedoms and the freedoms of ties option in the English Baccalaure- cedure. teachers that a failure to include the many. They are all real heroes and we owe them a massive ate was handed in to No 10 Downing The government has raised the subject in the Baccalaureate will debt of gratitude for what they do. Street on Tuesday. Over 140,000 peo- possibility of students being given down-grade its importance and lead “It is important to let our service personnel know that we ple signed the petition, which was the option of two-out-of-three sub- to fewer resources being allocated to are all very proud of the contribution they are making for organised by Premier Christian jects for the humanities component it. our country. Let us continue to keep them in our thoughts Radio as part of its RE-ACT cam- of the Baccalaureate. However Head MG Harris, children’s author and and prayers and hope every one of them will return home paign. Teachers say this is an unworkable school governor, commented on the safely. Play your part; get involved and show your support Several MPs were part of the compromise. “The only real solution polling and the concerns expressed for all who serve on this Armed Forces Day!” group delivering the petition. They is the choice of studying one-out-of- by RE teachers: “This research Armed Forces Day was only given national status in 2009, included Stephen Lloyd, who tabled three humanities subjects from a rather undermines Michael Gove’s however hundreds of thousands actively marked it last an Early Day Motion that 111 MPs core list of History, Geography, and assertion that the fact that RE is com- weekend. have now signed, David Lammy, who Religious Education,” one Head pulsory means it need not be includ- In Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales received a royal salute once served on the Archbishops’ Teacher told Premier. “Anything else ed in the EBacc. It shows that when from 2,500 troops taking part in a parade through the city, Council, and Fiona Bruce MP, who will result in the subject’s downgrad- you create an educational metric, watched by 100,000. In Birmingham, members of the Royal organised a debate on RE and the ing and increasing marginalisation.” many schools will rush to realign British Legion and veterans paraded through the city, and in Baccalaureate in Westminster Hall Meanwhile, the National Associa- their curricula to give the most Cardiff, veterans and cadets also paraded to cheering last month. tion of RE Teachers has claimed that favourable league table position. It’s crowds. David Cameron has promised that a significant number of schools are not about what constitutes ‘basic’ The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met members of any petition to collect over 100,000 failing to deliver even the statutory education but pure politics. Note the Irish Guards at the Victoria Barracks in Windsor, and signatures will be eligible to be for- requirements for teaching RE. how Ancient Greek (favoured by presented around 400 with Elizabeth Crosses. It was the mally debated in the House of Com- According to a survey conducted by many public schools) is an EBacc first military role undertaken by the Duchess as a royal. mons. If the Prime Minister keeps the Association this applies to a quar- subject but RE is not.” Prince William told the Guards: “I am humbled by the thought of the sacrifices that you and your families have made and the losses that you have suffered - all in the serv- ice of our country. Along with thousands of others back Report shows hope amid continuing church decline home, I followed your tour in Afghanistan with a mounting MEDIA REPORTS have already highlighted some of the But the figures for the UK as a whole mask some inter- sense of awe. major findings of Dr Peter Brierley’s overview of UK esting regional variations. Total church membership “I can only imagine what the campaign medals you church life from 2005 – 2015 but the statistics and projec- declined by 19 per cent in Scotland, mainly in the Church receive today must mean to you. Over the years and tions for future decline and growth have now been pub- of Scotland. In Northern Ireland there was a steep decades ahead when you look at this medal, I’m sure it will lished in full (‘UK Church Statistics 2005 – 2015, £25.00, decline of 12 per cent, mainly among Roman Catholics bring back so many conflicting memories. Sadness for ADBC Publishers, Tonbridge). angry at the sex abuse scandal. Wales, too, saw a decline those who did not return, and thoughts of their families who The result is an amazingly wide-ranging picture of what of 12 per cent but in England the rate of decline was only received their Elizabeth Crosses today. Respect for the sac- is happening in Britain’s churches at the start of a new one per cent. rifices of our wounded whom we are all so pleased to see century. Amidst the gloom there are some signs of hope. The fastest-growing churches are mainly evangelical, here on parade, gratitude to your families for supporting Overall the picture is one of decline. In 2005 the per- apart from the Orthodox churches. Many of the evangel- you through the impossible pressures that service life centage of church members in the UK stood at 12.3 per ical churches are black with some fresh expressions. The sometimes imposes. And pride at being part of a battalion cent. By 2010 it had dropped to 11.2 per cent (5.5 million) fastest growing church of all is The Redeemer Christian that rose to the challenge of operations in such a magnifi- and is projected to fall by the same rate to 10.3 per cent of Church of God, which has grown by 73 per cent since cent way.” the population in 2015. 2005 with a total membership of 80,000. Long services ‘are a turn-off’ Church Curate is High Sheriff of Northumberland SPEAKING TO HIS DIOCESAN thing from an hour to an hour and LEEDS HAS APPOINTED an SYNOD the Bishop of Lichfield, a half. Anglican priest who is also a Lib the Rt Rev Jonathan Gledhill, has “I like Common Worship,” he Dem Councillor as its next Lord suggested that people on the said, “but sometimes you feel you Mayor and now Northumber- fringes of the Church have need a couple of extra fingers land has appointed the Rev Fiona stopped attending services with all the markers just to find Sample as High Sheriff. Like the because they offered little variety your way around the services.” Lord Lieutenant, the High Sher- in forms of worship. Recalling that a special service iff is appointed by the crown and Claiming that in many church- of Mattins had been published this is believed to be the first es the only service available is before the Queen’s coronation in time someone in holy orders has the Eucharist, the Bishop warned 1953 the Bishop suggested that been invited to fulfil the position. that “you have to be tough to the Queen’s Jubilee could stimu- Together with the Lord Lieu- come to some our services if you late churches to devise services tenant the High Sheriff attends are not a regular attender.” to which ‘the Mayor and the MP, on members of the royal family Denying that he wanted to sug- the lollipop lady and the scouts, when they visit the county. High gest that ‘the weekly Holy Com- the schools and the colleges Sheriffs also provide hospitality munion is second best’ or that the could all be invited. to High Court judges when they parish communion movement The Bishop’s comments were are on circuit in the district and had created ‘a small, exclusive supported by the Prayer Book play a part in legal services. Eucharistic sect’, the Bishop Society. “The abandonment of High Sheriffs are hard to miss called on parishes to look at their Mattins has gone hand in hand at civic functions in their distinc- patterns of worship and see how with a decline in numbers coming tive traditional dress but they undertake a good deal of less glamorous work. They provide morale-boosting they could attract outsiders and to church on Sunday mornings,” support to crime prevention services, the emergency services and the voluntary sector. Visits to the police, occasional attenders. claimed National Chairman Pru- the probation service, victim support agencies, and prisons are all part of their responsibility, which is Morning Prayer used to last dence Dailey. “It has long been undertaken in a voluntary capacity. only 50 minutes with a sermon, the Society’s belief that the whole Small grants known as ‘High Sheriff Awards’ are given to groups involved in helping young people such he pointed out, and Family Serv- range of services available in the as those excluded from school, teenage mothers, scouts and guides or local cadet forces. ices can take only 45 minutes but 1662 Book of Common Prayer Mrs Sample, who serves as an OLM curate in a five-church rural benefice near Morpeth, was chaplain to a Sung Eucharist can take any- should be made available.” the previous High Sheriff so she has a good idea of what is involved in her new appointment.

Get more news online, click on www.churchnewspaper.com for updated stories 4 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday July 1, 2011 News Bishops blast Coalition Government plans for Lords reform as ‘deformed’ BISHOPS HAVE attacked the for no reason other than their whole should expect challenge possible in heavily whipped cir- Government’s draft proposals for responsibility for the areas cov- and questioning from those on cumstances elsewhere”. reforming the House of Lords. ered by their dioceses and all the the Lords Spiritual Bench.” He added: “If the end, the func- Under a scheme put forward by people who live in them,” he said. He said bishops would apply tion, is to serve the policy that is Deputy Prime Minister Nick “I happen to think that the link four tests: whether the proposals set in another place, by helping to Clegg, the upper House would be between bishops in the Lords, the stemmed from a clear definition scrutinise and produce better leg- 80 per cent elected and 20 per establishment and the Crown is of the role of the second chamber, islation, then the ‘authority of the cent appointed, with the number so close that the removal of one is the independence of the upper people’ and an ‘elected mandate’ of bishops cut from 26 to 12. likely to hasten the demise of the House to challenge the Govern- may not be one and the same In a two-day Lords debate on others. ment, maintaining the primacy of thing.” the subject, the Bishop of Chich- “I do not think that most of the House of Commons, and Bishop Langrish said democra- ester, John Hind, described the those who would like to get rid of whether the changes proposed cy was not purely based on the plans as a “deform” rather than a the bishops in a rather cavalier - were “proportionate to the per- ballot box, but also included citi- reform, the Bishop of Leicester, although I really mean roundhead ceived problem” of lack of demo- zens being “actively involved in Timothy Stevens, said the draft Timothy Stevens - way have thought through all cratic legitimacy. the decisions which shape their Bill lacked evidence the changes the consequences of what they “On all four tests at the present lives”. would make the House work bet- are proposing.” moment we remain unpersuad- “The right to vote is one aspect ter, and the Bishop of Exeter, while in this chamber there are He said that if Mr Clegg’s pro- ed,” he said. of such democratic participation, Michael Langrish, questioned doughty champions of some oth- posals came about it would “not But he added: “We are pleased but it does not exhaust it,” he whether more paid politicians erwise relatively voiceless groups be wise to keep automatic places and indeed grateful that the draft said. would lead to greater public in our society,” he said. for the Bishops of Canterbury, Bill proposes retaining 12 places “People participate in key deci- engagement. “At least if their voting habits York, London, Durham and Win- for episcopal members in the sion-making through their mem- Mr Clegg’s plans would involve are anything to go by, large num- chester”. He said the Church event of a reform to an 80 per cent bership of trade unions, elected members of the new bers of our fellow citizens are should be free to make its own elected House. professional associations and House serving 15-year non- sceptical about our present elec- decisions. “Establishment secures a place churches and through engaging renewable terms, with a third toral system and it would be pro- Bishop Stevens, who is the con- for spirituality in the public in voluntary activities and in sup- being elected each five years. foundly unwise to replicate that venor of the bishops in the Lords square. This benefits all faiths porting charities. But Bishop Hind said: “Elec- scepticism in the upper House. and will sit on the 26-person com- and not just Christianity.” “In Britain today, where turnout tions are both before and after- “For that reason, I simply can- mittee of MPs and peers examin- Bishop Langrish warned that for elections at all levels is low wards - the electorate has the not agree that a directly elected ing the draft Bill, said: “Where members of a senate holding and there is mass apathy about freedom to choose an MP and to upper House, whatever the pro- evidence of improved functioning seats for 15 years “might claim a the value of the ballot box to unchoose their MP next time portion, would be a reform - I is clear and well established, we legitimacy from the principles on many people’s lives, there is a around. That seems to be a fatal would describe it as a deform.” on this Bench will be ready to which they were elected, but manifest democratic deficit. flaw against the 15-year fixed Bishop Hind added he was consider changes and to play a without the constraints and “Legitimacy comes not merely term.” “tempted to say that you can have part in bringing them about. accountability at the ballot box through being elected, but also He argued that the ballot box election or you can have diversity “However, where such evi- that are so important in the Com- through being trusted. was “not the only way in which but you cannot have both”. dence is lacking - and we believe mons”. “If a key issue before us is truly democratic legitimacy is He said bishops were not there that it is lacking in much of the He suggested peers were about accountability and engage- acquired”. as representatives of faith com- Bill - and where the test of parlia- accountable not for policy but “for ment, I have to wonder whether it “There are many people who, munities. “The bishops of the mentary functioning and service improving legislation, probing is in further elections and more for a variety of reasons, have no Church of England have sat in to the nation is seriously in doubt, intent, and raising matters of pub- paid politicians that we will find say in elections to the Commons, this Parliament since its inception this House and Parliament as a lic concern in a way that is not the answer we need.” Bishop praises election Liverpool court plan hailed a success THE BISHOP of Liverpool has called the Govern- of Turkish Christian ment’s attention to the success of a criminal jus- tice centre in his diocese. THE ELECTION of the first ticularly in the Tur Abdin Bishop James Jones said the time taken from Christian member of the Turk- region.” the first hearing to sentencing at the North Liver- ish Parliament provides an Lord Howell replied: “These pool Community Justice Centre was 26 days on opportunity for more pressure are matters that we have cer- average, compared with a national figure of 174 to be put on the country over tainly raised in the past with days. its treatment of religious the Turkish Government and The centre is based on a project in the USA and minorities, the Bishop of will continue to raise. combines a court with services for victims and Chichester has said. “They have to be seen in a offenders. Bishop John Hind raised the broader context, which is sim- At question time in the House of Lords, justice issue at question time in the ply that Turkey is becoming a minister Lord McNally said the Government was House of Lords. pivotal nation in the Middle looking at the effectiveness of the centre and was He told peers: “In the recent East/north Africa pattern of “considering the options for taking forward com- general election in Turkey the events, in economic terms, in munity justice”. first Christian deputy was its dealings with its neigh- Bishop Jones asked him: “Can you assure the elected to the Turkish Parlia- bours in turmoil, such as Syria, House that the evaluation will be independent and ment.” and generally in playing a cru- will look at the benefits, both social and econom- And he asked Foreign Office cial part in the global pattern ic, for the whole of the criminal justice system?” minister Lord Howell of Guild- of achieving stability and Lord McNally replied: “I think that I can give ford: “Do you agree this might peace. you that assurance. We are trying to learn all the provide an opportunity to put “In this broad context, the lessons from the justice centre, which is a unique more pressure on the Turkish point you raised is very impor- and innovative court model employing problem- Government in respect of their tant. We will continue to have solving, partnership working, community involve- treatment of religious minori- that part of our dialogue, but ment and a single-judge approach to tackling ties? there are many other issues reoffending and improving community confi- “I have in mind the Syriac that we certainly want to dis- dence in the justice system. We will seek in the Orthodox population in the cuss with increasing frequency study to learn lessons across the board which we south-east of the country, par- with Turkey.” can take into the wider criminal justice system.”

Get more news online, click on www.churchnewspaper.com for updated stories News Friday July 1, 2011 www.churchnewspaper.com 5 New direction for Church schools ‘CHURCH SCHOOLS have a particular faith; encourage those of other faiths; and in 100 or so of the Church of England’s 160 their pupils from other religion and belief vocation to the poor, to enable them challenge those of no faith. secondary schools that there is strong backgrounds. However, the Church did through education to change their lives,’ There are parts of the country where competition for places. not ensure or even actively recommend states a new document ‘Admission to Church of England schools are popular In London there is particular heavy com- that its schools adhere to this undertak- Church of England Schools’, published with Muslims and followers of other faiths petition for places in Church schools and ing. The Church has now again made a over the weekend by the Board of Educa- because they affirm broad spiritual and not all cap the number of ‘foundation headline-grabbing commitment that it will tion and due to be launched at General religious values. places’ for students with a Church affilia- seek to reduce religious selection in its Synod in July. On the vexed issue of points for deciding tion. schools, but which it has backtracked The document refers back to the found- who to admit to a Church school for which There are a tiny number of schools that from.” ing of the National Society in 1811 and there is strong competition for places, the admit only foundation students. Nearly He continued: “It is astonishing that at recalls that its full title was ‘The National document stresses that criteria should be two-thirds of schools admit less than half the same time the Church has also restat- Society for the Promotion of the Education as easy to understand as possible and rec- their intake for foundation places. ed pre-existing policy that its schools of the Poor in the Principles of the Estab- ommends that the only criteria to be taken Commenting on the new document, the should challenge the beliefs of the non- lished Church throughout England and into account is attendance at worship. No Chairman of the Board of Education, the religious. Schools should be suitable for all Wales’. guidance is given about how frequently Rt Rev John Pritchard stated: “What’s children, regardless of their background. Church schools, the document affirms, parents should attend services. going on in education today is probably They should have no business challenging have a duty to serve both the community “Points systems used to differentiate the biggest programme of reform since the religious or philosophical beliefs of in which they are situated and also to pro- between families with equal commitment 1944. The changes are tumbling out of the children and their families. vide ‘an education within an explicitly should be as simple as possible and only Government at a bewildering pace and “For the Church of England to suggest Anglican Christian ethos and framework’. used if absolutely necessary, and ideally schools are scrambling to keep up.” that its schools should do otherwise, when Church schools are meant to be both should be phased out over the next few He said that the guidelines were based they are almost entirely paid for by the tax- distinctive and inclusive, serving both the years,” the Board of Education advises. It on widespread consultation with the dioce- payer, is an abuse of its power and ulti- church family and the wider community warns that the “points systems can dis- ses. “We are not prescribing percentages,” mately of public funds. with a particular concern for the poor. criminate against families unable for a vari- he affirmed, “or specific admissions crite- “It should instead focus on its historic Many Church school trust documents ety of reasons to participate in Church ria, but offering a framework.” The Educa- and admirable mission of seeking to pro- make explicit reference to serving the activities.” tion Board in fact lacks the power to vide education for its own sake, for pupils poor. Although there has been a good deal of compel governors to adopt the policy it is of all backgrounds.” Priority should be given to children in media attention to the use of points sys- recommending. Both the Prime Minister and the Educa- care (looked after children), the document tems by Church schools, the Board of The chair of anti-faith school campaign- tion Secretary, Michael Gove, send chil- advises. It also affirms that Church Education points out that most of the ers the Accord Coalition, Rabbi Dr dren to a Church of England primary schools welcome children from other Church of England’s 2,600 primary Jonathan Romain, said: “In 2007 The school in West London. Nick Clegg has Christian churches and other faiths. schools serve the local community what- Church of England gave a much trumpet- been seen recently visiting the Oratory It quotes the Dearing Report’s view that ever its composition. It is only in the case ed commitment to the government that its School in Kensington, presumably with a Church schools should nourish those of in a small number of primary schools and schools would select at least 25 per cent of view to sending his son there. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles defends the Christian role in public life By Toby Cohen across the UK contribute over 72 million hours of volun- The Archbishops’ Missioner for Fresh Expressions, the tary work per annum to their communities through social Rt Rev Graham Cray, said: “As a Bishop of the Church of initiatives. This effort, along with church funding, staff England I am aware of the positively disproportionate con- PERSONAL FAITH should not be hidden in public life, the time and facilities has been valued at well over £1bn per tribution that practising Christians make to the wellbeing Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has told the Cinna- annum. of their communities, and to a wide range of charitable mon Network, which unites 100 leaders of Christian To further increase the contribution of church groups, institutions. organisations developing responses to the Big Society. the Network has produced a new website which can help “I applaud and commend The Cinnamon Network’s “Faith groups are the heart and soul of local communi- churches address their communities’ needs. The web- commitment to community franchising. 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Get more news online, click on www.churchnewspaper.com for updated stories 6 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday July 1, 2011 News Cardinal: Theology is ACNA reports growth not against women THERE ARE no theological reasons why women cannot be priests, the Patriarch of Lisbon said last week, however the time for such a change in church tradition is not right. In an interview with OA, the monthly magazine in adult baptisms of the Portuguese Order of Attorneys, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal, Cardinal THE ANGLICAN Church in rolls expanding, and the Jose da Cruz Policarpo said there could be women North America (ACNA) has internal tensions and strains priests “when God wills,” however, it was better bucked the trend of mainline of forming a new Anglican “not to raise the issue.” church decline in the US and province comprising a range Cardinal Policarpo stated: “I think that there is has added over 150 new con- of traditions from Anglo- no fundamental obstacle” to women priests. “It is a gregations, Archbishop Catholic, to High Church, to fundamental equality of all members of the Robert Duncan (pictured) Evangelical to Pentecostal Church. The problem is a strong tradition that told delegates to the church’s were under control. comes from Jesus and the ease with which the second provincial council The province welcomed Reformed Churches have granted priesthood to held last week in Long four new dioceses and dioce- women.” Beach, California. ses-in-formation: the Mid- He noted that Pope “John Paul II at one point “Two years ago we were Atlantic, the Carolinas, the seemed to settle the matter” with his Apostolic Let- 706 congregations. The Southwest (covering West ter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis. Written in 1994 after the annual parochial and dioce- Texas and New Mexico) and Church of England opened the priesthood to san reports for 2010,” Arch- Cascadia (covering the Pacif- women, the Pope stated the Roman Catholic bishop Duncan said on 21 ic Northwest). Church would never do so. June, “identify 952 congrega- He reported that the non- Cardinal Policarpo explained the question of tions as part of the dioceses geographic Diocese of the women priests could not be “resolved like this. of the ACNA and its ministry Holy Spirit, originally formed Theologically there is no fundamental obstacle, partners. Statistically this by congregations that had let’s just say that there’s this tradition: it has never represents a 34 per cent people aged 16 to 30, and the transforming love of come under the oversight of been done otherwise.” growth in congregations at 1,647 baptisms of children.” Jesus Christ, one sign among the Church of Uganda, had The 75-year-old Cardinal’s comments are likely the end of the first 18 months These numbers excluded many that something quite voted to dissolve. “All of its to spark controversy in Catholic circles as they of Church life.” baptisms performed in the extraordinary is unfolding,” congregations and clergy appear to contradict formal Church teaching. Criti- Growth has been strong Anglican Mission in the Archbishop Duncan noted. have now been dispersed to cized by some for his refusal to automatically across all age groups and Americas (AMiA). A one-to-one ratio of adult other dioceses,” Archbishop excommunicate Catholic politicians who voted to demographics, the leader of “What is so stunning about to children’s baptisms is Duncan said, and he added legalize abortion in Portugal, in its 11 April, 2005 the breakaway province of this data is that the number uncommon among Anglicans that Holy Spirit’s bishop, preview of the election of a new Pope, the Guardian conservative Anglicans in the of baptisms of those 16 and in North America. John Guernsey, had been said he was “a dark-horse candidate for pope, capa- US and Canada told the dele- older is almost equal to the Data released by the Epis- elected Bishop of the Mid- ble of bridging the divide between the Europeans gates. One statistic Archbish- number of children bap- copal Church for 2009 Atlantic. and the Latin American Roman Catholic cardinals.” op Duncan found particularly tized,” he said. recorded 33,778 children’s “There are many evidences In 1995 the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doc- encouraging was the report “What this says is that we baptisms and 5,113 adult bap- of God’s favour toward us, trine of the Faith, then headed by Cardinal Joseph on baptisms for 2010. are reaching adolescents and tisms. not because we deserve it, Ratzinger, held Ordinatio Sacerdotalis had been Over the past year ACNA adults who have never In his presidential address but because we continue to “set forth infallibly by the ordinary and universal parishes recorded “987 bap- known Christ, never been Archbishop Duncan report- work so hard to align our- Magisterium,” and “must always be kept, every- tisms of adults over the age part of a church. This is to ed the church’s finances selves with his will,” the where and by all the faithful, because it belongs to of 30, 424 baptisms of young reach North America with were sound, its membership Archbishop said. the deposit of faith.” Church in Wales appoint Fears grow over sell-off of church artworks its first female Dean AN EXHIBITION to encour- tried to sell a `16th century hel- THE CHURCH in Wales has appointed its first female age churches to commission met that hung over a tomb to dean. contemporary works of art an American collector for The Bishop of Bangor has appointed Dr Sue Jones, opens on 4 July in the crypt of £54,000 has been told that the the Residentiary Canon Missioner of the diocese, to be St Martin-in-the-Fields just as Winchester Consistory Court the 56th dean of the cathedral. She will take up her concern is growing at the num- has decided to set aside the appointment on 1 August. ber of artistic treasures being faculty which authorised the Born in South Wales, Dr Jones worked for the Mid- sold by churches to pay for sale after a complaint by the land Bank before entering the ministry after training at repairs. Royal Armouries who said the Ripon College, Cuddesdon, and was ordained to the In the London exhibition a helmet should first have been diaconate in 1995. She was one of the first women wide range of artists will show offered to them or to another priests in the Church in Wales when she was ordained work in a variety of media, British museum. in 1997 in Brecon. including drawings, paintings, At the beginning of June it She has served as Chaplain at Swansea University, fused glass, textiles and reliefs. was announced that four late Director of Studies at St Michael’s college in Llandaff, The exhibition is called 14th century paintings depict- vicar of St Peter’s Church in Penrhosgarnedd as well ‘Commission4mission’ and is ing the passion of Christ are to as being the Area Dean for Ogwen and Canon of Ban- designed to show ways in be sold by the Church of St gor Cathedral. which commissioned art can Michael and All Angels in Dr Jones thanked Bishop Andrew John for her be used to enhance a place of Withyham, East Sussex. appointment and stated: “The Diocese of Bangor is in worship and add another The paintings were given to good heart. It is committed to being a Learning dimension to a church’s mis- the church in 1849 and are Church through the Exploring Faith Programme and sion. Around 15 artists will estimated to be worth more nurturing committed and articulate disciples and fos- contribute work. The exhibi- than £1m. The money is need tering vocations for lay and ordained ministries. The tion lasts until 17 July and is for restoration work on the Diocese of Bangor is the place to be. open from 10.00am to 8.00pm. church. “St Deiniol brought the Christian faith to Bangor in Meanwhile Philip Venning, With the decline in grants 525 and his Cathedral Church has been a continuous secretary of the Society for the from English Heritage church- place of prayer, praise and study ever since,” the new Protection of Ancient Build- es are having to raise large dean said, adding she looked forward to “standing in St ings, has voiced anxiety that sums of money to preserve Deiniol’s shoes” and to “continuing his commitment in churches are selling off treas- listed churches. An official at shaping the cathedral as a powerful witness to Christ ures to raise money they can- the Church of England’s cathe- nurtured within the distinctive and special culture and not find in any other way. dral and church buildings divi- One of the artworks that will be on display at St language of Wales.” A church in Hampshire that sion put the sum at £80m year. Martin-in-the-Fields from next week

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By George Conger the Episcopal Diocese had not Blaine told reporters. been informed of his history in Joelle Casteix, the western THE PRESIDING Bishop of the 2000, when he began working as regional director of SNAP asked Episcopal Church has declined to music director at All Saints’ Epis- Church officials not to “split respond to questions concerning copal Church in Las Vegas. hairs, make excuses, and be her ordination to the priesthood However, he told the Episcopal silent.” of a paedophile. Her silence has Bishop of Nevada, the Rt Rev “Shepherds have a duty to pro- prompted questions from liberals Katharine Jefferts Schori of the tect [their] flock, help law and conservatives in the church 1987 incident when he applied to enforcement, warn unsuspecting about what she knew of the Rev be received as priest in the Epis- families and work hard to find and Bede Parry’s confessed abuse of copal Church in 2002. help others who’ve been wound- boys, and when she knew it. In an interview with The Star, ed,” she said. Last week Fr Parry resigned as Fr Parry stated the allegations in Asked to comment on the alle- an assistant priest on the staff of the lawsuit were true. “When I gations, a spokesman for the Pre- All Saints Episcopal Church in left Conception Abbey in ’87, it siding Bishop told The Church of Las Vegas. On 23 June he was was for sexual misconduct,” he England Newspaper, “We do not named as a sexual predator in a said. “But that was all that was comment on lawsuits or allega- lawsuit filed by a Missouri man ever said or known.” tions” and referred questions to against Conception Abbey, a After serving as music director the Diocese of Nevada. The Dio- Roman Catholic monastery and for two years at All Saints, Parry cese of Nevada did not respond to seminary in Missouri. said he noticed “they needed cler- questions as of our going to Fr Parry admitted he had gy, and I felt called. I talked to the press. abused the boy in an interview bishop, and she accepted me. And In comments on the initial with the Las Vegas Review-Journal I told her at the time that there press accounts of the lawsuit and the Kansas City Star, but told was an incident of sexual miscon- printed on the liberal church both newspapers he had not reof- duct at Conception Abbey in ’87. blog, Episcopal Café, hitherto fended since that time. The Episcopal Church doesn’t stalwart supporters of the Presid- The lawsuit, filed in Nodaway have a ‘one strike and you’re out’ ing Bishop urged her to explain County Circuit Court in Missouri, was permitted to remain in the the abbey. Fr Parry found work in policy, so it didn’t seem like I was her actions. alleges that Parry joined the order if he underwent psychologi- the Southwest at Lutheran and any particular threat. She said The Bishop of Bethlehem, Benedictine order in 1973, leav- cal counselling. Catholic parishes as a music she’d have to check the canons, (Pennsylvania), the Rt Rev Paul ing the abbey from 1979 to 1982 The 1987 abuse case was the director. and she did.” Marshall, was not surprised by to study at St John’s University fifth reported to the abbey, the In 2000, the lawsuit states, Fr On 23 June, members of SNAP, the Church’s response. When School of Theology in Col- lawsuit said. After learning of Parry underwent psychological the Survivors Network of those lawyers for the national Church legeville, Minnesota. Upon his their son’s abuse at the hands of testing after he applied for admis- Abused by Priests, held a rally “threaten and cajole diocesan return to the abbey, Br Parry was Fr Parry, the parents of the choir- sion to another monastery at the outside of All Saints Church to bishops not to reveal multiple sex- appointed secretary to the abbot boy demanded the abbot, Fr end of his suspension from the demand the Episcopal Church abuse cover-ups at the highest and director of the choir. In 1983 Jerome Hanus, take action. order. “come clean about why they hired level lest former leaders be he was ordained to the priest- Fr Hanus, who now serves as “The results of this testing [Parry] despite clear ‘red flags’ in embarrassed, what can we hood. Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, revealed that Fr Parry was a sexu- his past,” and to “aggressively expect?” he wrote on the Episco- The lawsuit contends that told the parents Fr Parry had had al abuser who had the proclivity seek out others he hurt and prod pal Café website. between 1973 and 1979, Br Parry a “mental breakdown” and would to reoffend with minors,” the law- them to call police and prosecu- “On paper, we are a one-strike confessed to abusing three boys, undergo psychiatric counselling. suit stated, adding this informa- tors.” church, but in reality, too many and in 1981 confessed to having The abbey sent Parry to church- tion was shared with the abbey, “The reason that this is so hor- people are walked. [The national had sexual contact with a student run clinic for abusers at the Ser- the Roman Catholic Diocese of rific is that the Episcopal Church Church] refused comment on this at St John’s. Br Parry allegedly vants of the Paraclete in New Las Vegas and the Episcopal Dio- authorities knew about Father story with principled-sounding confessed his actions to his eccle- Mexico. After he completed his cese of Nevada. Parry’s history, and yet they still obfuscation, which essentially sial superiors at Conception stay, he was suspended for three Fr Parry acknowledged the allowed him to come and work tells it all, doesn’t it?” Bishop Mar- Abbey and St John’s College, but years and forbidden to return to truth of these allegations, but said here,” SNAP president Barbara shall said. Republicans under fire as New York votes to allow gay marriage

THE STATE of New York has legalized language protecting religious liberties was legislation, saying: “It was with thanksgiv- nature of sacraments. That is our continu- ‘gay marriage’. On 24 June, the state senate introduced by Gov Andrew Cuomo. ing and joy that I received the news of the ing work. However, nothing in the unfin- voted 33-29 to redefine marriage, making The National Organization for Marriage, New York State legislature’s affirmative ished nature of that work should cause us New York the largest and most influential which opposed the bill, lambasted the action on the Marriage Equality legislation to hesitate to give our most profound American state to adopt the innovation. It “sham religious liberty language” in the that it had been debating with such intensi- thanks for the step that has been taken in also ends a string of defeats for the gay compromise and vowed to turn the four ty. affording equal civil rights for our brothers marriage movement, which saw similar Republican out of office. “The legislation, as enacted, appears to and sisters,” the Bishop said. bills rejected in Maryland and Rhode Maggie Gallagher, founder of the Nation- be closely aligned with the long-standing Island last month. al Organization for Marriage, warned: views of this Diocese that Church leaders in New York split over “New York Republicans are responsible for the civil rights of all people the vote, with five of the state’s six Episco- passing gay marriage. The party will pay a should be respected equally 43210//..-0..,0++.**.)0 pal bishops backing the measure while the grave price.” before the law. ('&%1'0$$#0"".!'0 1'$ &1 Roman Catholic and Evangelical Churches Family Research Council President Tony “The legislature’s action in 10!#0'1 &$)0$ #0.) $)!10!#10,.'0,! !'1 opposed it. Perkins also blamed Republicans saying broadening the definition of 1)1'& $.)#0.$)0 210('&%1'0/..-0.$1 % In 2009 a similar bill failed to pass the that “while it was the Democrats who were marriage to include same- 3.0,$)0.! 0*.'10&.! 0 210.'-0.,0& Democrat-controlled senate. The state sen- pushing this agenda, it is the Republicans sex unions has to do with .$1 %0 2& 0&&)1#0&01) !'$1#. ate swung Republican last year, giving the in the NY Senate who ultimately allowed civil law, as it properly #'$ !&01* GOP a 32-30 margin. However, when the this to happen.” should,” Bishop Sisk noted. +.) & 0&)0..21&0..)0 0 0 vote came before the senate last week four New York Bishop Mark Sisk told the “It does not determine .'0 .$)0..)$)10#.'!- Republicans voted in favour of the bill after Episcopal News Service he welcomed the Church teaching about the 3210(('&%1'0//..-0.$1 %01$# 1'10++2&'$ %0.00++.0$*$ 10%0!&'&) 110.


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‘No turning back Archbishop under fire on women priests,’ says Bishop of over Holy Land comments Bermuda THE ARCHBISHOP of Canter- marginalized minority.” that the movement of Muslims ish historical connection to bury has come under sharp crit- “It’s not ethnic cleansing into the Bethlehem area, where Israel, and ignores the extreme icism from Palestinian activists, exactly because it’s been far less space is limited, is forcing harassment and violence com- who have accused Dr Rowan deliberate than that I think,” Dr Christians to leave.” mitted by Palestinians against Williams of being an ill- Williams said. “Equally shocking,” Mr Kas- Christians.” informed right-winger bent on “What we’ve seen though is a sis said, was Dr Williams’ A spokesman for Lambeth “demonizing Islam” and sup- kind of Newtonian passing on of silence on Israeli actions that Palace told CEN Kairos’ con- porting the Israeli government. energy or force from one body Kairos Palestine believed were cerns were overblown. “This is However, a spokesman for Dr to another so that some Muslim one of the “major reasons that partly a fall out from a misquote Williams tells The Church of populations in the West Bank, push not only Christians to emi- on the BBC website,” he said. THE BISHOP of Bermuda has dis- England Newspaper that Kairos under pressure, move away grate, but also many other The spokesman noted that on missed suggestions his diocese was Palestine had improperly con- from certain areas like Hebron, Palestinians.” 14 June the BBC’s website stat- rethinking its 2009 decision to permit strued the Archbishop’s move into other areas like Beth- Kairos Palestine was disap- ed: “Dr Rowan Williams said women priests. remarks about the plight of lehem. And there’s nowhere pointed that Dr Williams did not there was a ‘haemorrhaging of Bishop Patrick White (pictured) Christians across the Middle much else for Christian popula- speak with a “different voice Christian populations from the told The Church of England Newspaper East to be an endorsement of tions to go except away from than the one in mass media and Holy Land’ because of violent that speculation over the postpone- Israeli government policies. Palestine,” the Archbishop told other right-wing political par- extremism, and in Bethlehem ment of the ordination of the island’s In a 14 June interview with the BBC. ties, which exploit our suffer- they were now a ‘marginalised first woman deacon was misplaced. the BBC Radio 4 programme On 18 June, Mr Rifat Odeh ings to fuel some Islamophobic minority’.” Neither the diocese nor I have World At One, Dr Williams Kassis, the coordinator for tendencies and negative images The following day, the BBC “changed our minds about women’s noted that life for some Middle Kairos Palestine, wrote to Dr about Islam.” rewrote the introduction to the ordination. It is in this case about a East Christians was “becoming Williams stating his remarks on No stranger to the Middle story. decision not to ordain this particular unsustainable.” Muslim extremism as the “the East’s political fracas, Kairos The introduction to the link to woman,” he said. There was a “haemorrhaging greatest threat facing Christians Palestine was formed by a the interview now read: “Dr Elected in 2008, Bishop White had of Christian populations from in Palestine and the primary group of Palestinian clergy in Rowan Williams said there was promised to end the ban on women the Holy Land,” the Archbishop reason for our emigration” were 2004. According to the a ‘haemorrhaging of Christian priests in the diocese. Shortly after his said, adding that the “fact that “inaccurate and erroneous.” Jerusalem-based think tank populations from the Holy election, he told the diocese: “It’s Bethlehem, a majority Christian He added the Archbishop’s NGO Monitor, Kairos “advo- Land’, violent extremism driv- important to extend the ministry to city just a couple of decades “statements about Bethlehem cates a supersessionist theolo- ing Christians from Egypt, and women to have them ordained,” ago, is now very definitely a are particularly faulty and offen- gy, exploits related themes to in Bethlehem they were now a adding that it’s a “priority for me and I place where Christians are a sive, especially when you say demonize Israel, denies the Jew- ‘marginalised minority’.” hope for other people in the church as well. It is a decision that we will work on together.” On 22 June the Bermuda Sun Indian Church leader calls for Code of Conduct for bishops reported the ordination of the island’s THE MODERATOR of the Church of South India has called for the subject to an unwieldy canonical process, he said. first woman deacon had been post- creation of a code of conduct to govern bishops. Anti-corruption activists welcomed the moderator’s call for a poned. The decision not to ordain Jen- Speaking at the National Consultation on Ecclesiology held at the mechanism to keep bishops honest. However, the CCC, the Christ- nifer Hodgkins (68) who trained at St Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore on 14 June, Bishop S Centred Coalition —- a leading anti-corruption lay association in the John’s College, Nottingham, prompt- Vasanthakumar stated the Church of South India “needs to estab- CSI —- urged the bishops to give lay leaders a voice in the creation ed speculation that the diocese had lish a system of governance which is fair, transparent and account- of the code of conduct. second thoughts about what the Sun able. In order to meet this challenge the bishops have taken a They asked the bishops to “include respected lay CSI members described as the ‘bitter’ battle over decision to bring out a ‘Code of Conduct’ for both the bishops in and those who have been advocating good governance in the church allowing women priests. active service and the bishops who have retired.” in drafting both the code of conduct and the redressal mechanism.” However, Dr White said the issues Bishop Vasanthakumar announced he had appointed four bish- The warrant for lay involvement in clergy discipline was biblical, revolved around a particular candi- ops: Dr Surya Prakash, Dr JS Sadananda, KG Daniel and Paul Vas- they said. “The church that Jesus added people to at the beginning date for holy orders, not over women anthakumar to prepare a draft code for discussion at the next was a ‘called out’ or ‘gathered’ church where no clergy-laity distinc- priests in general. “To say anything meeting of the House of Bishops. tion existed,” the CCC said. more would be insensitive to her,” he “Serious discussion is underway” within the House of Bishops to Abuse of office has been an on-going problem in the CSI for the said. create a “cell for redressal of grievances” independent of the cur- past decade from the arrest and imprisonment of Bishop MI Kesari The Bishop also questioned the rent church court structure, Bishop Vasanthakumar said. of the Diocese of Kannyakumari in 2000 for corruption and con- Sun’s characterization of conservative The court of grievances was needed, he said, as “one of the sever- tempt after he defied a court order not to declare the outcome of an clergy as “bitterly opposed to our deci- est criticisms levelled against the church [was] that there is no election allegedly rigged by his supporters to the recent theft of dis- sion to go ahead with the ordination of mechanism available in the church for the redressal of grievances” aster relief funds by the former CSI Secretary General Dr Pauline women. I work and worship with against bishops. Sathiamurthy following the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Half a dozen these men on a regular basis. If they Questions about a priest’s conduct could be brought to the atten- corruption cases are pending against sitting bishops in the CSI, are bitter they are hiding it well,” he tion of his bishop, but allegations of misconduct by a bishop were including one against Bishop Vasanthakumar. noted. Village is destroyed as pastor is martyred in troubled Nigerian state A CHRISTIAN village in North- The attackers also fouled the because they are Christians,” the The gunmen demanded the Goodluck Jonathan, as President ern Nigeria’s Kaduna State has town’s well. Bishop Janfalan Bishop said. pastor renounce his faith, but he of Nigeria. been burnt to the ground and its wrote the villagers “were drink- Barnabas Aid also reports that refused. He was beaten and his The attacks on Christians in wells poisoned by Muslim mili- ing from two wells. But when the a minister in Nigeria’s Bauchi eyes were gouged out before he Nigeria are not isolated incidents, tants, the Bishop of Ikara writes. mobs arrived they broke their State was martyred for refusing to was put to death. but part of a larger assault on the In an email to Barnabas Aid, store rooms, carried pepper and renounce his faith. His body was dragged into a faith. On 2 June, Italian sociolo- Bishop Yusuf Ishaya Janfalan poured inside the well. They also The pastor was travelling as a field and set alight. gist Massimo Introvigne told an reported that on 18 April approxi- poured their clothes, mortars, passenger in a van when it was The minister leaves a widow EU Conference in Hungary that mately 300 armed Muslim mili- firewood and all sort of rubbish pulled over by uniformed men and eight children. Christians were dying for their tants attacked the village of Ung inside the well. We have stopped posing as police. The gunmen Muslim militants, including the faith at the rate of one every five Karau. As the villagers fled, the the villagers from drinking from asked whether any of the passen- Boko Haram sect, have burnt minutes. mob set fire to the village destroy- the well, as we are suspecting that gers was a Christian. After the over 200 churches and killed at Given current trends, Dr Intro- ing 183 homes and businesses the mobs poisoned the well.” pastor professed his faith, he was least 800 people since the 17 April vigne predicted 105,000 Chris- and the village church. They “were attacked simply dragged from the van. election of a southern Christian, tians would be martyred this year.

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By Graham Cray quite normal for a the language of story a lot: we 11am we move upstairs for our new mother to have want you to feel able to share quiet space and collect children It is sometimes thought that fresh meals for the family your story, and we will see if there from the crèche at 11.30 as we expressions of church are just for delivered each are connections between your end. small, struggling or even failing evening for a fort- story and the Christian story, and “Essential to the success of churches. But the vision of a night. explore if those stories might Essence has been the team made mixed-economy approach applies “From the start come together. up of clergy, our lay pastor for to all churches, even those which we were quite clear “Our times of prayer and quiet people with young families, our seem to be doing well. Archbish- that we were build- at Essence have been a fascinat- children’s worker and other lay ops’ Missioner and Team Leader ing a congregation ing journey. Some people have of Fresh Expressions, Bishop for the unchurched had to learn to stop and be quiet; Graham Cray, has been looking at and dechurched - as others use the word ‘oasis’ to ‘God has done some one church which asked the well as a few describe what they’ve found in question: ‘Who will we never churched. This was the silence. Although we didn’t amazing things and reach if we carry on as we are?’ expressed by clear- anticipate it, people have been ly saying to the PCC keen to share what’s happened in touched people at t Andrew’s, Histon, is a that it was not the the quiet; God has done some their point of need in charismatic evangelical purpose of Essence amazing things and touched peo- Schurch in a village just to the to get people to ple at their point of need in quite quite wonderful north of Cambridge, with an aver- wonderful ways. ways’ age Sunday attendance of about 250. But the vicar, James Bland- ford-Baker, realised that they to give space to listen to peo- people who have taken on cer- ‘The driving issues as ple’s stories as well as finding tain roles, including the vital appropriate ways of speaking task of running the crèche. we put Essence about the Christian story: a “The topics for the sessions café-style layout with interac- each week are a mix of ideas together were the tive time for input, questions from the team and suggestions attitude of and discussion has worked from those who attend. We go well. Spirituality meant creat- with the flow and find that there consumerism, the ing space for God to speak: are plenty of opportunities to importance of story from the start we’ve used an explore all the most important upper room for 10 minutes of Christian themes and ideas. The and the desire for silent prayer, often stimulated group is very open - men have spirituality’ been known to attend, and those were missing many people who would never come into a Sunday come on Sunday. The “We begin at 9.15am service. So St Andrew’s began vast majority of people every Wednesday with Essence three years ago in an we see there don’t coffee and croissants as attempt to offer mothers a space come on Sundays and people arrive and settle to explore their spirituality do see Essence as their their babies in the alongside the Christian narra- ‘church’. The intent is crèche (run by a won- tive. James explains more: missional… our focus derful team from St “We had lots of contacts is not on passing on a Andrew’s). At 9.45 we through our children’s work but begin our they had remained just contacts, input and without relationship. Having discussion looked at a number of published time. With courses it became apparent that by a picture, icon or some cre- visitors we would need to invent some- ative display. every thing of our own that would con- “When Essence was launched, week it is nect with people. The driving we prayed for five people to show essential to issues as we put Essence together up on the first Wednesday and 10 rehearse were the attitude of con- arrived. The format worked from the ethos sumerism, the importance of the outset; people talked naturally of Essence story and the desire for spirituali- and honestly, sharing their stories at the start ty. and engaging fully with the Chris- (all ques- “Consumerism meant whatever tian story. By week three people tions are we did it had to be good: quality were exchanging mobile phone valid, please share who come cover an age range invitations, great hospitality numbers; community was form- your story, no Chris- from the very young to someone (decent coffee, croissant and ing. Not long afterwards people ‘package’ of Christian beliefs but tian jargon allowed). At 10.30 we in their 80s. Attendance including cakes are key) and a fully staffed began to look after each other seeking to engage with the ques- break for more tea and coffee and children is around the 40 to 50 crèche. Story meant that we had when they were in need. It is tions that people bring. We use the essential cake and then at mark each week.”

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rying is that, when the Church comes to Poverty issues debate same-sex unions (as it surely must) Flat-rate fees will be unfair to parishes both these approaches will push the Sir, Am I alone in getting tired of argu- Sir, CEN reported last week the Secretary General of the General Synod’s proposal Church into a revision of its teaching. The ments which appear to pit the needs of peo- for flat-rate fees for weddings and funerals so that wedding couples or bereaved fami- longer conservatives attach the issue of ple in poverty in the UK and in other parts lies will know what they will be charged, wherever they go. Fine. Good for PR. The women to the issue of same-sex relations, of the world against each other (‘The great heart is partly in the right place, but not the head. It will be very unfair to parishes. the more certain this becomes. question of Britain’s aid budget’, 24 June)? A flat-rate, no-extras fee will penalise churches that already have high costs and ben- The Rev Dr Ian Paul, Try telling the increasing numbers of peo- efit those that already have low costs. It would be fine if all church buildings and facil- Dean of Studies, St John’s, Nottingham ple who are reliant on food parcels in towns ities were the same everywhere, but every one is different. And is it really treating the and cities across the UK that ‘real poverty’ users equally when those who have a service in summer have to pay to heat those only exists somewhere else. Try telling a who use the church in winter? The solution to “Ryanair” churches is not to make them Fair understanding? destitute asylum seeker when they pitch all a “Kwik-Fit” wedding or funeral venue. If you apply “commercial” logic to part of Sir, Ian Paul moves beyond “evangelical up at your church that ‘true poverty’ is the system you have to apply it everywhere. tradition” (letters, 24 June). So he does not something different. My high, Victorian barn of a building can’t be insulated. Its old heating system with find male leadership in Adam being made Church Action on Poverty works hard to inefficient boilers and clogged pipes (now replaced, thanks be to God!) took 12 hours first although St Paul does (1 Timothy highlight the plight of people struggling to heat it to moderate comfort in winter. The next parish has a small, 1960s building 2v13); he finds leadership implications in with poverty, debt and unemployment in with smaller, more efficient boilers and pipework, that heats up in a short time. Near- women being exemplary disciples even the UK – but we don’t do so by seeking to by is a mediaeval stone building, for which I dread to think of the costs. though the apostles are male; and 1 claim that this is any more, or any less, Churches with old, inefficient systems are usually least able to raise funds for Corinthians 11v3 introduces verses on important than speaking up for people in upgrades. A flat-rate fee intended to cover everything will penalise them still further greater freedom for women to prophesy so poverty elsewhere in the world. while rewarding parishes that have modern buildings, modern boilers or parishioners he deduces that male headship ends. We now live in a world in which the old with deep pockets. Would it not be better to seek a meaning notions of the ‘rich North’ and the ‘poor To include “secondary” costs in the fee is also unfair. Parishes may pay their organ- that is fair to the whole Bible? South’ are fast disappearing. Within the ist a mutually-agreed rate, or one recommended by RSCM, or whatever is charged by The Rev JJ Frais, global economy there are huge inequalities peripatetic organists because they have no regular organist. Organs range from small, Bexhill, East Sussex of wealth and power not just between coun- cheap, electronic beasts (if they have one at all), to huge, magnificent, antique pipe tries, but within them. In a week when we instruments that cost fortunes to maintain. Some churches pay a choir and/or bell- learnt that there are now more than 11 mil- ringers to provide their services (and maintain the equipment), others don’t have that Bigger questions lion millionaires, who collectively own £26 option. Some have full-time vergers, others get someone in when needed, others are Sir, As I think on the vexed question of trillion, the question should not be whether blessed in having volunteers free of charge. For some occasions there is little travel women’s ordination and their consecration we ‘prefer’ tackling poverty at home or involved for the clergy, others involve considerable distances by car that must be paid as Bishops, isn’t it only too clear that each overseas, but what we can do together to as expenses. There is no consistency of costs for churches, and no possibility of level- side has its experts who can claim that lin- narrow the growing global gulf between ling that playing field. guistics and theology settle the question rich and poor. Putting the needs of the The powers that be must think more deeply why some churches charge substan- conclusively in their side’s favour? poorest and weakest first is a central chal- tially more than others. True, charges are higher in some places than others, but Of course we know that both sides can- lenge of the Christian gospel – wherever mostly because they need to cover costs adequately. not be right, however our differing inter- they are to be found. A “one size fits all” approach to fees is unjustifiable and manifestly unjust. There is pretative paradigms seem so Niall Cooper, already a standard fee for clergy ministry and the PCC’s standard costs. Couples and self-consistent and impervious to the rea- National Coordinator, Church Action on families recognise the need for a church to cover its other costs, if it is properly soning of the other side that we really have Poverty, Manchester explained to them. To include all costs under one flat-rate fee will lead to far greater reached an impasse, at least for the pres- resentment by parishes towards central bureaucracy than at present. The effort ent. should go into making sure that the costs can be adequately covered and the charges Given this, we should turn to discuss our Worship blues justified. principles of Ecclesiology. Exactly what are Jeremy Leffler, the non-negotiables found in the Bible and Sir, Like many people, I am becoming Widnes where are we free to vary our structures to increasingly frustrated by the way in which accommodate a solution? After all, isn’t the our worship has been watered down as a Anglican way: compromise, rather than result of the way in which classic hymns hymns, in that the “songs lobby” have draw their own conclusions on the relative “reformation without tarrying for any”? (even recent ones) have been almost com- taken over but are telling the rest of us that strengths of the arguments. But if we are going to rethink our Eccle- pletely discarded as they have tended to be we can have one or two hymns (presum- But David’s questioning of the reason for siology, can we avoid the hard questions? replaced by songs of a style originally ably in order to maintain a pretence that we setting out the case in the way that I do is Whether or not Bible-believing women imported from the Charismatic Movement. still sing hymns) as long as we sing songs amply answered by Gerald Bray’s extraor- should be allowed to teach and preach But what I find irksome is the dishonest virtually all the time. dinary piece. Almost every statement he should be a lower concern than whether response whenever one comments about a Something has to be done to redress the makes is untrue. 1 Timothy 2 is not clear we should be ordaining those, whether church having changed to a song-singing balance. One is tempted to advocate that on the matter. The ESV translation is not male or female, who reject the Bible? church as opposed to a hymn-singing there should be a “Campaign for Real an accurate expression of the text. In 1 Cor Isn’t our problem that our bishops have church. The usual response is to say that Hymns”. Does anyone else have strong 11 the issue is not authority in marriage, been too promiscuous in ordaining unbe- both songs and hymns are sung (even views on this? and the priority of the male in creation is lievers and thus giving a voice and vote though the former, sadly, greatly outnum- John Humphrey, not a central reason in the argument. Dr to the discordant radical egalitarian liber- ber the latter). Sevenoaks, Kent Bray goes on to give four supposed rea- al who brooks no compromise, seeks I am afraid that this reminds me of the sons why others disagree with the (sup- total victory and, if necessary, the expul- “Churchman” controversy in the early posed) ‘clear’ position of Scripture. Of sion of all who will not bend the knee to 1980s when Church Society replaced the Conservative irony these four, three of them feature nowhere their modern egalitarian god, or is it god- editor of that journal as a result of certain Sir, There is a wonderful irony in reading in my discussion in the Grove booklet— dess? articles that had strayed from the doctrinal David Banting’s comment on my article, these are straw men, and Dr Bray achieves Perhaps if we remove their divisive basis of Church Society. It was said at the and then turning the page to read Gerald nothing by demolishing them. uncharitable voices from our Synods we time that the situation that had arisen was Bray’s article on the same subject. Gerald Bray’s and David Banting’s com- would be better placed to find a fudged but akin to a hypothetical situation in which I am surprised at David’s complaint that I ments between them illustrate two Scriptural compromise that will allow both BHS had taken over the shop window of do not refer to the content of the four meet- approaches conservatives are taking to this sides in the women ministers question Marks and Spencer next door and had told ings he and I participated in. The reason I issue. The first is to repeat the same old space to think and develop as we continue M&S that they could display a few of their didn’t was that these were expressly meet- arguments as if there has been no debate the process of discernment, until guided goods if they wished, as long as the win- ings in camera and the agreed statements on these texts amongst evangelicals. The by the Spirit we all come to one mind in dow showed mainly BHS goods. I am summarised where we reached. The second is to base the case for a hearing on Christ? increasingly of the opinion that the same papers themselves are due to be made pub- the strength of feeling, rather than the Alan Bartley, thing is happening over the use of classic lic, and when they are others will be able to strength of argument. What is really wor- Greenford, Middlesex

Get more news online, click on www.churchnewspaper.com for updated stories Leader & Comment Friday July 1, 2011 www.churchnewspaper.com 11 Comment Church schools: The fear afflicting for non-churchgoers only? Jonathan Wynne-Jones’ Sunday Telegraph news piece about Church of England schools explained what the Bishop of Oxford told viewers and listeners on Good Friday this year. The Church will cease taking into the nation on cuts account church attendance or visible signs of commitment in allocat- ing places to its schools. This is to ‘break the middle class strangle- hold’ on Church schools and instead, to use the famous phrase from Liberation Theology, will give a ‘preferential option to the poor’. This favoured category is not carefully defined, but must mean ‘non-middle class’ in some form. New Labour’s ongoing attack on the ‘middle class- es’, enthusiastically continued by Coalition leaders David Cameron James and Nick Clegg, is being taken up by the Church of England Board of Education. Bishop Pritchard told TV viewers on Good Friday that Church Catford schools are not there for Christian children to gain an education within a basically Christian ethos, but to serve the poor. ‘Nice middle class parents’ were not the kind of people the Board of Education wanted in their schools. The Bishop said he did not care if this meant sharply declining standards in these schools as a result of barring children from homes with habits of reading and intellectual interest: standards were not relevant. In the minds of the average viewer this raised the Fear. That’s the mood in the country, the Archbish- very obvious question: how is it serving the poor to offer poor quality op of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, said recently. education? And when challenged on whether this new socially engi- People know that further spending cuts are coming neered admissions policy might be a cover for evangelising non Chris- and are fearful about how they will be affected. tian children, the Bishop denied this strongly: evangelisation is the last The Archbishop’s comments, in The New States- thing intended by the new model Christian schools. man, brought about an expected brouhaha. The Since we now have state education throughout society, the precise Prime Minister was polite, but was quite sure he nature of this service to the poor was hardly clear. One thing was clear, didn’t agree with what Dr Williams had said. Politi- the message that ‘middle class’ people should don the yellow star and cians from left and right were rolled out to say their not darken the doors of churches or schools. piece, and several Bishops were required to stand The Church of England’s educational legacy was also in the news in for their boss to express how important it is that this month with news of lewd ‘initiation ceremonies’ practised on a bus a religious leader can talk about politics. by students of the University of Gloucestershire, formerly the church But it’s not politics we’re talking about here, so college of St Paul and St Mary. Going secular is not necessarily to fol- much as daily life. Were there guarantees, the izations like Bible Society. low the leading of the Spirit, alas. Archbishop asked rhetorically, that the very poor- But the local church can only do so much. And The other Church with quasi establishment status in terms of est in our country wouldn’t be affected by cuts? one could argue, it is already doing as much as it schools, Rome, takes a very different line. Their schools are to foster Would child poverty, poor literacy, education and can. It cannot take up the inevitable slack left as Roman Catholicism, pure and simple, and will close if not enough such sustainable infrastructure be maintained no matter government cuts come to its community. pupils can be found. No ‘service to the poor’ concept here. When the what? There is a nervousness in the pews that cuts will Labour government tried to force all church schools to accept a quar- Yes, we know that more cuts are coming. But the mean that more is expected from the Church at a ter of non-church pupils, Archbishop Nicholls launched a fierce politi- fear that stalks the country comes from the fact time when less is wanted from it spiritually: an atti- cal campaign threatening to bring out the ‘Catholic vote’ in an election. that we don’t know how it will affect us, our family tude of ‘we’ll have your help but not your faith’, if He won. Nick Clegg, famously atheist, has just got a child into a presti- and neighbours. If your elderly parents are in care, you like. gious Roman Catholic state funded school – no bar for him, and none will they be able to remain there, or will the home We need to be praying for government right now by the C of E for Mr Cameron’s family. Surely there must be a balance shut? If your pre-school child goes to a nursery that the coming cuts will not be at the expense of between the tribal exclusivism of Rome and the crude anti-Christian class, will that vital learning experience continue? the most vulnerable in our society or abroad. Peo- class warfare of Canterbury? Will your bins be collected and your local hospital’s ple, the government needs to remember, are the emergency ward remain open? What would a world most important building block of our society and look like where the answer to all these things is can’t be axed. The American social activist Jim Wal- The Church of England Newspaper ‘no’? lis recently gave me a wristband with the question with Celebrate magazine incorporating The Record and Christian Week People’s concern over cuts is not simply that they ‘what would Jesus cut?’ on it. Is it such a bad ques- Published by Religious Intelligence Ltd. are happening quickly and in an unforeseen man- tions to ask? 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Photographs and other material sent for publication ery school child still needs to be taught; the sick person or £206 for a couple. are submitted at the owner’s risk. The Church of England Newspaper hospitalized and the bins collected. That number is also going up. Some 1.5 million does not accept responsibility for any material lost or damaged. The Big Society won’t cover this, as churches more people now live below the UK poverty line Christian Weekly Newspapers Trustees: Robert Leach (020 8224 5695), Lord Carey already know. For millennia the Church has been than did so just seven years ago. It’s these people – of Clifton, The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, The Rt Rev Pete Broadbent, Dr Elaine caring for its own, its community and the wider not the billionaires – that the government needs to Storkey, The Rev Peter Brown, Carole Stone world. The early Church ensured that no one with- hold front and centre when it comes to making in its community went without and gave to the cuts. 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By Matt Cresswell “non-decent” private sector homes. It found that the net annual expenditure per person over The CSJ said that it had twin aims: firstly, preventing the age of 65, had fallen from £872 in 2009-10 to £791 in HIS WEEK a leading think-tank called on the police older people from going into care homes and secondly, 2011-12. to help stem the “epidemic of poverty and isolation in improving the quality of such care homes if that was the Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director at Age UK, said: Tlater life”. The call, which was made by the Centre only option. “Funding for social care is already inadequate and the for Social Justice (CSJ), echoes concerns from charities, It claimed: “Efforts must be focused simultaneously on system today is failing many older people at the time including Christian residential homes, that elderly people maintaining the independence of the frailest older people - when they really need help. are suffering unnecessarily under the Coalition govern- through supporting their unpaid carers, providing “We anticipate these cuts will condemn many more ment’s cuts. lower level support and creating older people to a miserable existence behind closed doors In a press conference on Wednesday, the CSJ said that integrated multidisciplinary teams struggling to keep safe and well.” specialist local teams of police officers and experts for the most vulnerable - as well According to Age UK, there are currently 2.9 million should be “established immediately” to help alleviate as recognising that, since the people over the age of 65 living in England who currently the suffering of elderly people. In their report, Age need for care homes is not going need care. It claims that only 1.148 million of them are of Opportunity - Transforming the lives of older to go away, the long-term care receiving support from their council. people in poverty, the group said that there were sector requires radical Pilgrim Homes, a Christian run network of residential now an estimated one million pensioners who reform.” homes, agreed with Age UK that reduced funding was were lonely or trapped in their homes, unable to Earlier this week, becoming a problem. Pilgrims’ Friend Society’s Director pay for basic maintenance. Age UK, claimed that of Housing and Care, Maureen Sim, said: “Just over half The CSJ’s proposals follow in the footsteps of funding for social care our residents need some form of local authority funding, similar pioneering projects in Seattle and for older people had yet local authority fees for care and nursing have been Manchester, which have had some success in using been cut annually by a drastically reduced. this system. “devastating” £610 “Some authorities are giving no increase at all for the CSJ Executive Director Gavin Poole, said: “In this million. second or third year running and some local authorities report we outline how government, communities, Age UK used the are actually reducing the fee they currently pay us by four families and older people can work together to freedom of per cent this year.” make later life an age of opportunity.” information act to She added: “Also, Because there is very little money ‘in The report argued that Britain faced growing reveal that care the local authority pot’ they are funding fewer and fewer numbers of pensioners in private homes who budgets had been people for care, preferring instead to choose the cheaper could no longer afford the repair and reduced by 8.4 per option – which means providing a care package for a maintenance costs. It claimed that there were cent under the person in their own home regardless of whether this is in now 3.2 million older householders now living in coalition government. the person’s best interests.” Charity outlines new approaches to helping cope with the burdens of dementia in old people ementia is never the same. Each together. Care suites in some of our person is a unique individual, and homes allow couples to stay together, Das such, the condition is different even if their needs differ. Our housing SPIRITUAL CARE every time. The only thing that remains schemes offer flexible care and support constant is the difficulty faced by loved and ensure that those who assist their and people with dementia ones and their efforts to keep people with partners daily are not alone. At dementia attuned to their world. Auchlochan Garden Village – MHA’s At MHA, we have long recognised the retirement community in Scotland – as How do you “touch” someone with dementia? importance of this. We are a national well as at all our projects, the intention is charity providing accommodation, care to provide a home for life. Everything How can you create a “magic moment” for them? and support for 13,500 older people, but from independent living to residential we have also been a pioneer in develop- care is there, all within 50 acres of land- ing person-centred care for people with scaped gardens, lush woodland and dementia. We go beyond just their physi- sparkling lochans. cal needs and take the time to get to At MHA, we see life as the blessing it know them – who they were, and how we is. This is the focus of our Seize the Day can unlock who they still are. With one initiative, whereby we find out people’s person in five over the age of 85 likely to dreams, and then set about making them develop dementia, we understand the come true. Anything, from enjoying the need for support for everyone affected by first McDonald’s meal for years to care- the condition. fully orchestrated trips to race tracks, is That is why we offer alternative treat- possible. It might require some planning ments such as music therapy and reflex- and some special arranging, but if it “Keeping in Touch” ology, without charge, to people with results in a life being lived more fully, it is A guide based on the experience of MHA’s chaplains dementia – this helps people express worth every second. and dementia care staff, is available now! themselves and achieve serenity, even Of course, people can seize more than without words. It is also the reason for just a day. 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By John Baxter-Brown ecumenical organisations, mission agencies and individual how we do our witnessing and evangelism. Christians reflect more deeply on both what they are To offer one example, ‘Acts of service and justice’ doing and how they are doing it. (education, health care, relief services and acts of justice he Christians in the first church in Europe were Arguably this is one of the most historic documents and advocacy) are acknowledged as “an integral part of encouraged to shine like stars in the sky in a warped produced so far this century: it is the first time in history witnessing to the gospel.” We have no authentic gospel if Tand crooked generation (cf. Phil. 2:15). This imagery that the World Council of Churches, the Roman Catholic we do not care for, in Matthew’s words, ‘one of the least of of tiny points of light twinkling in the midst of the darkness Church and the World Evangelical Alliance have these brothers and sisters of mine.’ But “Christians is both beautiful and powerful. It remains just as much a collaborated and agreed on a joint document. These three should denounce and refrain from offering all forms of calling for Europe’s Christians today as it did when the Christian families represent over 90 per cent of all those allurements, including financial incentives and rewards, in infant church was tentatively stepping from one continent who claim the name of Jesus Christ around the globe. But their acts of service” to try and ‘win’ converts. People will to another. what also makes this document significant is the content. be drawn to Jesus Christ not by bribery but by God’s love In less than 300 years the church had become a major It is not yet another dull ecumenical text that people as it is expressed through God’s people. spiritual and political force within the Roman Empire: this either leave on the shelf to gather the dust of the ages or This section also includes ministries of healing, happened because individuals and communities were remain blessedly ignorant of. Rather, it’s a text that rejection of violence, religious freedom, false witness, converted. However, over the past 2,000 years ‘converting’ addresses the contentious issue of conversion, thus, it is a mutual respect and building inter-religious relationships. people has had its controversial moments and the early missionary text. It addresses the now global multi- The last section is the ‘Recommendations,’ the first one years of the 21st century are among the most contentious. religious context in which we all find ourselves, making it of which is to study the document and “where appropriate In some places in the world there are ‘anti-conversion’ an interreligious text, and it is an ecumenical text, formulate guidelines for conduct regarding Christian laws and people who convert, particularly into the developed over five years of hard work between the three witness applicable to (your) particular contexts.” Christian faith, can face extremely harsh punishment communities. The drafters are aware that it is not possible for a (including occasionally, martyrdom). This is clearly a The document has four parts: a short preamble centrally produced document to include the specifics of religious liberties issue: but it also raises issues about followed by a biblical basis for why Christian witness is each particular culture: tropical Latin America has some how Christians at times actually do their missionary work. essential, demonstrating that in witnessing the key different issues from cold northern Europe which again Sadly, there are cases when the methodologies used example to draw upon is that of Jesus himself “the differs from the splendour of the African plains or the actually discredit the gospel of Jesus and damage the supreme witness. Christian witness is always a sharing in beauty and bustle of south east Asia: therefore the credibility both of the faith and of the Christian his witness, which takes the form of proclamation of the document is intended to be used and adapted to local community. kingdom, service to neighbour and the total gift of self contexts. The best response in these challenging circumstances even if that act of giving leads to the cross.” It is not the last word from central hierarchies but is is not to shy away from the evangelistic calling Jesus has There follows a section of 12 ‘Principles’, which tackle intended to be the start of a process of a local “bottom up” given to us, but to do more evangelism and to do it better. some of the most contentious criticisms made against reflection leading to stronger ecumenical relationships, This is what the new document Christian Witness In A Christians, particularly within the interreligious context. better interreligious relationships and significantly more Multi-Religious World: Recommendations For Conduct These principles both point towards the love of God as witnessing and evangelism of a higher calibre to bring seeks to do by helping churches, para-church and found in Jesus as well as to the implications of that love for glory to God – and to shine like stars in the darkness.

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By Richard Bewes identify with the society is to have need of effective orthodox over- an effective structure which sight in the Church of England I’m glad — on behalf of this Angli- Anglican Life enables them to remain in the can receive it.” can Mainstream column — to Church of England and work as In addition to these discussions report, support and comment on Anglican Mainstream closely as possible with its institu- senior bishops and others have the event last week when the tions. Churches or individuals also been pressing that proper Anglican Mission in England may join or affiliate themselves provision be given to conserva- (AMIE) held its inaugural event with the AMIE for a variety of rea- tive evangelicals as well as those on Wednesday 22 June during a sons. Some may be churches in catered for under the PEV conference in central London at impaired communion with their arrangement. A panel of bishops, which I was present. diocesan bishop who require who are mostly members of the Anglican Mainstream – being a oversight. Others may be in good Steering Committee, is willing to network that embraces a broad relations with their bishop but exercise oversight of the work of range of orthodox Anglicans — wish to identify with and support the mission society. There is a includes both those who favour others.” current discussion about how women clergy and bishops, and We must trust that comment on clergy can be recognised under those who have principled objec- this development will focus on the Overseas Clergy Measure - tions; but we all strongly support what has actually been said and and their oversight delegated to a a legally secure place for the lat- done — the strategy, and the panel of bishops. ter. We have no declared blue- commitment to remain in the The release concludes that print for securing orthodoxy in Church of England — rather than “AMIE will continue to encourage the Church of England but wel- base its evaluation on conjured-up church planting and all forms of come all approaches to securing hypothetical suppositions about Christian witness in accord with orthodoxy. what might or might not happen the Jerusalem Statement of the AMIE stated in its press release in the future. GAFCON Conference in June that “it has been established as a The Press release notes that “at 2008.” society within the Church of Eng- the London conference three Are we encouraged? We should land dedicated to the conversion English clergy who have been be! There is clearly a growing, of England and biblical church ordained in Kenya for ‘ministry in prayerful momentum building up planting. There is a steering com- the wider Anglican Communion’ – to ‘guard what has been entrust- mittee and a panel of bishops. The with the support of the GAFCON ed to our care’ and to re-energise bishops aim to provide effective Prımates’ Councıl were welcomed the whole Church of England in oversight in collaboration with ‘The AMIE has been encouraged represent there are creative ways and prayed with by bishops and its worldwide Gospel drive. senior clergy.” in this development by the Pri- by which we can support those church leaders in support of their Thus AMIE (the feminine of mates’ Council of the Fellowship who have been alienated so that ministry. ‘friend’ in French) takes its place of Confessing Anglicans they can remain within the Angli- “The launch of AMIE follows Prebendary Richard Bewes is among the many voluntary soci- (GAFCON) who said in a commu- can family. four-and-a-half years of discus- former Rector of All Souls, eties in the Church of England niqué from Nairobi in May 2011: ‘The AMIE is determined to sions with senior Anglican lead- Langham Place, and is a member which are a feature of its life. “We remain convinced that from remain within the Church of Eng- ers in England about ways in of the steering committee of The press release continues: within the Provinces which we land. The desire of those who which those who are genuinely in Anglican Mainstream

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secret for their frustration at being asked to increasing its likelihood of success’. Did this take part in operations for which they lack happen in Libya? Were the rebels encouraged resources. The first sea lord, Admiral Sir to defy Gaddafi by the knowledge that they Mark Stanhope, has said the Royal Navy will could probably secure outside support? It is Paul Richardson find it hard to deploy its squadron of four war- difficult to say. If humanitarian intervention ships beyond the autumn. ever became widespread there is certainly Church and World Worries are growing in Whitehall about the the danger that it could help ferment rebel- cost of intervention. When the bombing lion in many oppressive nations of the world. began George Osborne said the cost would Some advocates of R2P like David Rieff be in the region of tens of millions rather than have now turned critic. He argues that it has hundreds. It is already heading towards two become just a warrant for war, an excuse to hundred million. remove unpopular rulers like Gaddafi. He In an important speech Robert Gates criti- denounces ‘a two-tier system of the inter- cised NATO for willing an end in Libya but vened and the intervened upon’ in which the being reluctant to provide the means. With- old imperial powers make the rules. The duty to protect out US support NATO would lack the muni- Others like Samantha Power, ‘the genocide tions and other resources it needs. Not chick’ who has been a senior adviser to Presi- Where does Western intervention in business. Libya is a small country with surprisingly isolationism is growing in the dent Obama, remain committed to humanitar- Libya leave Responsibility to Protect most people living along the coast. It is US. At a time when America faces a huge ian intervention. The lesson Power drew from (R2P), the doctrine propounded in the vulnerable to military action from the budget deficit and sees its supremacy in the Rwanda was that America could and should wake of the tragedy in Rwanda that the air in a way that Syria and the Sudan are Pacific challenged by China, why should it have acted to stop the genocide: it simply rest of the world cannot stand by and not. continue to pour resources into Europe when lacked the will to take action. America’s lead- allow genocide or the mass killing of Libya has also taught us that it is diffi- the Europeans do not pull their weight? ers, she has written, “believed genocide was innocent civilians? cult to set limits to any action taken Support for intervention in Libya has been wrong but they were not prepared to invest It is too early to celebrate the fall of under an R2P mandate. Initial interven- lukewarm in the US. As the operation has pro- the military, financial, diplomatic or domestic Gaddafi but already lessons can be tion was to protect the people of Mis- ceeded, criticism has grown. Critics ask political capital needed to stop it.” learnt from the campaign. NATO was urata but it soon became obvious that whether the operation has met its objective of Rwanda was a terrible failure and not one able to take action in Libya because it this required the removal of the present protecting civilians. Gaddafi’s forces have the world wants to see repeated. Power is had the backing of the Arab League and regime from power. Once Gaddafi has deliberately targeted civilians, shelling whole right about the failure of America and other the UN and because China and Russia gone, NATO will find it difficult to avoid neighbourhoods and attacking hospitals but Western powers to intervene but this does failed to block intervention. The situa- getting involved in nation-building. even NATO cannot escape blame for acciden- not mean they have the capacity to intervene tion is very different in Syria where Reports strongly suggest that the tally killing innocent people. Targeted attacks in every case of oppression or mass killing. In there is no international consensus Libyan rebels are unprepared to run in built-up areas are very difficult. Civilian Libya a key question we need to ask is about the merits of outside interven- the country. The deployment of NATO casualties so far are put at anywhere between whether NATO is acting to stop a mass-mur- tion. It is impossible to be consistent in ground troops will probably be essen- 10,000 and 30,000 Libyans. derer or siding with the weaker side in a Civil applying the R2P doctrine. tial to manage a period of chaos and Critics talk of the ‘moral hazard’ of R2P. War. We had learnt that already in the case possible bloodshed. Looking at what happened in the Balkans, On balance, NATO was probably right to of Darfur. Quite apart from the need to As the scale of the operation in Libya Alan Kuperman has suggested that R2P ‘by act in Libya even if the costs prove much put together an international consensus grows so, too, does an appreciation of raising expectations of diplomatic and mili- higher than expected. But this does not mean there are some countries in which mili- NATO’s lack of planes and bombs. tary intervention unintentionally fosters we should rush to intervene in the next crisis tary intervention would be a tricky Britain’s military leaders have made no rebellion by lowering its expected cost and that comes along.

Andrew Carey A question of public service A letter from my daughter’s It makes me suspect that Lambeth Notes secondary school this week the ‘risk assessment’ exercise announced the closure of the was a foregone conclusion. school on Thursday due to The letter helpfully points out industrial action. that the underlying issue to The head teachers and gov- the strike relates to pension ernors are to be sympathised changes “being announced with. Over half of the staff are before negotiations were members of the two striking complete”. unions and they cannot know It does not point out that in advance how many of the strikes themselves are Schools and faith these will be on strike. How- taking place before the talks ever the game is given away have finished. In many ways I applaud the Church the same. This provision was to be by paragraphs pointing out How can parents have any of England’s plans to open up its offered to rich and poor and to all that, “neither the governing confidence that all reasonable schools by no longer giving priority who lived in the parish. In a society body nor the Principal is steps are being taken to keep to families who regularly attend wor- where there is a plurality of faiths and legally allowed to close the schools open? This goes to ship in the parish church. cultures it is much more important school ‘in sympathy’ with the the heart of what public serv- Education Secretary In contrast, Dr Nigel Scotland of for the Church to widen its remit. strike and we will not do so.” ice is all about. Michael Gove Trinity College Bristol, points out in The danger is that over time the The Times that this move would very ‘Anglican’ nature of the school almost certainly conflict with the might be downgraded or weakened, objectives of the National Society and this must be guarded against. All Is AMiE just a Trojan Horse? whose Plan of Union (1811) stated: children who attend church schools “It is required that children received from whatever background should into these schools be, without excep- become familiar with the Christian A new organisation has been formed, the ‘Anglican Mission in England’, as a kind of mission- tion, instructed in the Liturgy and faith during the course of lessons and ary society and one-stop-shop for alternative Episcopal oversight for those parishes who cannot Catechism, and … do constantly assemblies. Even those who opt out receive the ministry of their bishops. attend Divine Service in their parish of worship can nevertheless be intro- On one level, I despair over the multiplication yet again of the number of acronyms that Church…” duced to the Christian ethos of these churchgoers are expected to have a knowledge of. The open evangelical grouping, Fulcrum Many commentators appear to schools in many other ways. has complained that like Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) the new organisation is essen- believe that to open up church The greatest danger to church tially schismatic. AMiA, of course, did form as a breakaway group under the initial leadership schools is to dilute their ethos and to schools lies not in opening them up, of the Archbishop of Rwanda. risk their excellent results. In fact, it but in the interference of equality The trouble is that it is clear that there are many networks dominating church life and super- seems to be suggested by many that and diversity laws over employment seding traditional ties to the diocese and bishop. I suspect that this is partly because the dio- the very purpose of church schools is practices. Perhaps it is right that a cese has become a power structure and bureaucracy rather than a dynamic relationship. It to educate Christian children. school caretaker need not be a Chris- seems to me that little can be done to discourage these networks unless the episcopacy itself Of course, the modern world is tian, but church schools should have changes into missionary leadership rooted in orthodox Christian faith. very different to the 19th Century, the freedom to make appointments of In these days of mutual suspicion and Anglican relationship breakdown, the onus is on the but the purpose of the Church of practising Anglicans to all senior new Anglican Mission in England to build bridges with other evangelical Anglicans if it is not to England in providing education was posts. be perceived as a Trojan Horse.

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new regime, it is suggested that there be only 12. This would change the undergirding of debate that had marked this country as different from any other. The Bishop on duty begins the daily session with prayers, as I men- tioned, and that in itself gives the impression, at least, that decisions are being made with moral and spiritual perspectives. They never sway a vote, but their voice is being heard – and many Members of other denominations Cindy Kent and faiths see them as their ‘representatives’. Incidentally, the Lords Spiri- tual’s front bench is subtly distinguished by being the only one in the House with a single armrest at either end. Not quite sure what that repre- sents! View from Fleet Street The good Bishop on duty is also always quite willing to give me a ‘sound- bite’ on the secular news of the day, for our news journalists to use in the bulletins. One Bishop – now retired – said he felt that this was an important part of his ministry; being put ‘on the spot’ as it were. It made him take par- ticular notice of the news of the day and then formulate a view of it – since he knew I’d be asking for a comment later that day! The power I wield!!! The wonders of This week one of my ‘extra questions’ was about the Milly Dowler case and the possible changes needed to the system. Milly’s parents said they found the whole experience ‘daunting’ and they weren’t prepared for it. They also said they had paid ‘too high a price’ for justice. The Commission- er for Victims and Witnesses Louise Casey has also called for a change in the system and criticised the treatment of the Dowler family. “Victims are modern technology nowhere near at the heart of the system,” she said. “They’re bystanders and a sideshow in criminal proceedings. “Right across the system a fundamental rethink is needed.” Isn’t it wonderful, technology? When it sions, attend the prayer time. I go along Milly’s mother said that she hoped Levi Bellfield, the man convicted of goes right, of course. When it goes wrong, with my small digital recorder to the her daughter’s murder, would have a ‘life of living hell’ in prison. I can only it’s a pain in the proverbial. But the particu- House and meet up with the Bishop in his imagine how it would feel to lose my child in this way, but I larly wonderfulness I’m thinking about this own Robing Room – a wonderful couldn’t help contrasting Mrs Dowler’s desire for week is the watch/listen again facility on space with oak-lined walls and a revenge in this way with Richard Taylor, Damilo- TV and radio. Thanks to it, I was able to whole load of wardrobes full of la’s father’s calm and forgiving response back watch all of a Murray match at Wimbledon their chimeres – the long in 2000 when his son was left to bleed to even though, at the time, I was several black sleeveless gown open death after a stabbing. His faith enabled miles away. The ‘unmissable’ is really that at the front – wristbands this, and has been a great solace to him nowadays. Whilst on holiday recently I lis- and scarves. There we and has helped him cope with the tened to several From Our Own Correspon- look at the business of tragedy of Damilola’s killing, as well as dent (or FOOCs) on my iPod as I was lying the House over the next the continuing health problems of his in luxurious sunshine flat out on a sun bed. five days and discuss a daughter, and then the death of his 57- Marvellous! few of them in depth. year-old wife in 2008. But, he’s now There’s a nice little podcast on Premier’s These can vary widely taking on Ken Clarke this week, call- website which I’m proud to do for them from Lord Anderson of ing for his resignation over wanting to each week. It’s called Bishop’s Bench and Swansea to ask Her cut criminal sentences. “He needs to it’s an interview with the C of E Bishop Majesty’s Government listen to victims, not make jokes in the who is ‘on duty’ for the week in the House why Number 10 Down- House of Commons” he said. of Lords. His job is to say prayers at the ing Street and the Foreign A survey published this week by the start of each daily session – which, inciden- and Commonwealth Office charity Victim Support reported that only tally, marks the transition from ‘morning’ did not fly the European flag 36 per cent feel the criminal justice system to ‘afternoon’. Until they sit, it’s always on Europe Day, to Lord Roberts adequately meets the needs of victims. So ‘morning’. (Try saying ‘good afternoon’ to of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s much, these days, is on the plight of the offender. the folk on the door at 2pm and they’ll soon Government what events they are Richard Taylor said: “I look at Ricky Preddie [one of put you straight!) The prayers are written planning to mark the centenary of the Par- two brothers, finally convicted in 2006 for the manslaughter out and the Bishop is given a choice of liament Act 1911. There are more weighty of Damilola and sentenced to eight years each]. He was released on parole Psalms to read as well. matters too and one that’s been exercising last year. When he went into prison, he was small and skinny. Inside he The main prayer asks for God to send the House for several weeks is the reform spent all his time in the gym doing bodybuilding because when he came down heavenly wisdom to direct and guide of the House of Lords itself. out he had a body to intimidate other people in the street”. them and for them all to lay aside all ‘pri- There are 26 Lords Spiritual or Spiritual Taylor has set up a trust to support youngsters from underprivileged vate interests, prejudices and partial affec- Peers. Canterbury, York, London, Durham backgrounds who might otherwise struggle to get into medical school. tions’. I’m told that the majority of the and Winchester are always there and the This is because Damilola dreamt of becoming a doctor. So, his dream lives Peers who are in the House for the ses- rest are made up in order of seniority. In a on.

On his Telegraph blog, George Pitcher con- their weirdnesses — and there are many tinues his battle with Lord Falconer after — they tend to be incredibly nice, albeit their discussion about the former Justice What the Blogs Say often in a rather disturbing, Midwich Cuck- Secretary’s Commission on Assisted Dying oo way. Even Romney, as cheesy and on Radio 4’s Sunday programme. Pitcher House of Lords inquiry of 2005, which difficulty in changing the way they work.” slimey as any politician, has a certain irre- calls the Commission “entirely bogus”, “a thoroughly rejected euthanasia law, and to On the Spectator’s faith blog, Freddy pressible charm.” lobby group disguised as a parliamentary lean on Parliament, which has unequivocal- Gray asks: “Are Mormons going to inherit The British Religion In Numbers blog instrument and is nothing more than a kan- ly rejected such legislation, to return to the the earth? Or at least America? It is start- welcomes the results from six dioceses garoo court”. However, Pitcher finds that subject. ing to look as though they might. The Mor- which have been trialing an online data col- “the fascinating part was Charlie Falcon- “Expect the Commission’s report to rec- mon church is only 181 years old, and its lection system for the hitherto paper-based er’s response. Forced by Edward Stourton ommend an all-party inquiry.” followers make up just two per cent of the annual parochial returns. “Statistics are to say whether a ‘Commission’ — nine out One contributor writes: “I wasn’t aware US population. Yet they have an amazing available instantly for analysis, and compar- of 12 of whose members have publicly sup- there was any prohibition on returning number of the top jobs. It is well-known isons possible with previous years. There ported a change in the assisted-suicide law, matters to Parliament which have already that two leading Republicans, Mitt Romney are in-built checks to verify the data. whose chairman has ‘form’ (Stourton’s been rejected in the past. How long and and Jon Huntsman, strong contenders for “Formal evaluation of the venture is now word) in that he’s tried and failed to change how many retries did it take to get slavery their party’s presidential nomination in taking place, but [the Rev Lynda Barley, the law through Parliament, which is bank- outlawed, I wonder? Or capital punish- 2012, are Latter-day Saints. It is less known head of Research and Statistics for the rolled by Terry Pratchett of reality-death ment? Or to abolish rotten boroughs? that Mormons increasingly run corporate Archbishops’ Council] is confident that TV fame and power-brokered by the death- Indeed is there not a precedent that a new America. web-based data capture will soon be a reali- on-demand campaign at Dignity in Dying – Parliament means questions can be asked “Bloomberg’s Caroline Winter attributes ty for all churches. This will also greatly could ever possibly conclude that our laws again because there is now a new set of the success of Mormons to the Missionary benefit users of Anglican statistics, who are perfectly alright as they are, [Falconer] MPs to ask?” Training Centre, a sort of indoctrination currently have to wait quite a while for replied simply ‘Yes’. Another responds: “It was very common camp for the Mormon work ethic. And I’m them to appear. For example, it was only on “Who does he think he’s kidding? The in the New Labour era to form a commis- sure that’s right. Yet Mormons also benefit 3 February this year that the 2009 statistics Commission was set up with the sole pur- sion to provide evidence and ‘cover’ for set- from the fact they are devoted to their fam- for mission were released, and they were pose of usurping the perfectly respectable tled policy. Some people have great ilies and almost invariably likeable. For all still provisional.”

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Lord God, blessed and glorious Trinity, bless, out leaving our homes. The journey will be hallow and sanctify this house that in it there around an imaginary house with prayers may be joy and gladness, peace and love, THE SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR for different rooms and spaces that can be health and goodness, and thanksgiving adapted and used to make a pilgrimage at always to you, Father Son and Holy Spirit; By the Rev Dr Liz Hoare home. Just as a physical pilgrimage offers and let your blessing rest upon this house and time for reflection and prayer so this men- those who dwell in it, now and forever, tal pilgrimage offers us the chance to pray Amen. ever reason? It isn’t always possible to pack of God with them and sought to recognise with greater awareness about our homes a rucksack and set off leaving all our him in others and join in with what the Spir- and what they tell us about ourselves. If it If you have ever gone on a pilgrimage, per- responsibilities behind and for the elderly it was doing elsewhere. is true that the journey is as important as haps to the Holy Land or to a place with and infirm it must remain an idle dream. Faith begins where we are. Homes are the destination, we can still make that jour- Christian significance such as Canterbury The prayer above is a house blessing, often our safe place, the one place we can ney in our hearts and minds and experi- or Lindisfarne, you will know that the reminding us first of all that God is to be be truly ourselves and relax. The plea for ence the transforming power of the Holy adage ‘to journey is better than to arrive’ found right where we are in the very ordi- joy and gladness, peace and love, health Trinity through this very simple spiritual has much truth in it. If you enjoy reading nary places of our daily lives, not just in and goodness is close to the fruits of the exercise. A good place to start is by going ‘quest’ stories like The Lord of the Rings or special places. ‘To go to Rome is much Spirit. In this prayer we ask God to fill our outside and looking at your home and ask- Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s progress you will know trouble and little profit if the God you seek homes with himself, to ‘bless, hallow and ing yourself what it symbolizes for you, that the journey and what happens during there you have not already found at home.’ sanctify’ them. We pray for God’s trans- trusting that God is standing beside you it shapes the characters. The process of So said the early Celtic Christians for forming presence to come and banish all and holding you in his hands. ‘getting there’ is at least as potentially life- whom pilgrimage meant being open to darkness, secrets and strife. The Rev Dr Liz Hoare (nee Culling) is tutor changing as the destination. But what wherever the wind of the Spirit blew them. Over the next few weeks I want to in prayer, spirituality and mission at about those who cannot travel far for what- As they journeyed, they took the presence explore a way of going on pilgrimage with- Wycliffe Hall SUNDAYSUNDAY SERVICESERVICE Are books now history? Sunday Readings for 10 July 2011 and white telly? Proper 10 - Trinity 3 - Year A Pick up any new book. A sensory experi- Alan ence – the pages with a scent like new baked bread, even if the contents are as Isaiah 55.10-13 stale as the latest ghost-written celeb auto- Romans 8.1-end Edwards biography or novel always is. Or the rich, autumn leaves odour of an old leather Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 bound book. Amazon, the world’s biggest bookseller, Also the experience of physically turn- In the beginning of time God pronounced his word of creation, and there came into being recently announced that it is selling more ing the pages rather than scrolling down a the heavens and the earth, light and darkness, and living creatures, the plants of the earth, electronic books than hardbacks. screen, looking perhaps for the work of the animals that inhabit land and sea, and finally those who reflect the likeness and image News greeted by forecasts that, given fine illustrators in Victorian or Edwardian of God himself. From his word springs a universe of immense age and size and complexity the pace of technological advance, the dis- children’s books, such as Arthur Rack- that we have barely begun to fathom, and his word sustains all of this glorious creation in appearance of the printed book, as it’s ham, Beatrix Potter. its existence from moment to moment. So many and great are his blessings that nature been known for over five centuries, would Pictorial pleasure too with dustwrap- itself rightly rejoices before him: “The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firma- occur more rapidly than hand-written man- pers. The dramatic effect of James Bond ment proclaims his handiwork” (Ps.19). We whose destiny equally lies in his hands should uscripts were replaced in the Renaissance wrappers equalled the adventures con- be bold in our praise of God, and at all times confident in his providence, for he who has technological revolution. tained within the covers. Or the water- made so many good things has many blessings still in store for us. Before a Requiem Mass for the printed colours Brian Cook painted in the 1930s Our knowledge of God will always be limited by the bounds set upon our mortal nature, book is inserted in the Common Worship and 40s for many Batsford topographical but from our very beginning God has revealed himself to us, little by little, in the course of Kindle, it’s worth considering how quickly books. The artistry of this alumnus of human history described in the Hebrew scriptures. There are pivotal moments in the recent technical advances have made Geoffrey Fisher’s Repton saw books with course of his revelation to Israel, chief of which is his gift of the Law, guiding Israel towards obsolete the previous latest development. his wrappers attract collectors. Though holiness of life as a nation and as his chosen people. The Law was not an end in itself, but a In little more than a not all perhaps with the guide along the way until a greater gift was revealed in the sending of his Son. The Law was generation vinyl was slant of one customer. a great blessing, but it could not save us from the slavery of sin and death. But now God replaced by tapes, and After we’d helped her has revealed the fullness of his plan for our salvation in the person of Jesus who is indeed then both were made old ‘The report of the collect all his titles she the Christ, anointed to set us free. For those who live according to the flesh, the Law is of hat by CDs, themselves death of the printed said: “Don’t read the inestimable value, but thanks be to God, a greater guide has been given to us in the Spirit made ‘so yesterday’ by books, but going to of God, so that we may live in the power of the Spirit through faith in Christ who has downloading music from book, like Mark make a collage of the redeemed us, in hope of sharing his risen life by the power of God himself. the Internet. On the hori- Twain’s, is likely to wrappers as a room dec- Faith provides us with a new vision of God’s work in Creation and Redemption, constant- zon, i-Cloud. oration.” Decorative also ly at work in the course of history with his plan for the salvation of those whom he made to However, listen care- be ‘an exaggeration’.’ the wrapper for Colin be his children, to be known and loved by him, so that we might know and love him and fully and you might catch Stephenson’s ‘Merrily enjoy the vision of God for ever. The material world, despite all its limitations, points in the voices saying that on High’, an Anglo- many ways to its Creator who did not make us to abandon us, but longs to welcome home vinyl sound was superior Catholic nostalgia feast. each one of his sons and daughters. If we become absorbed in contemplating only what is to its successors. You’ll need to cash up at Display was noted also during the Harry material, we will see and know only material things that have no eternal value. But God’s an ATM if you now want to buy many LPs Potter boom when commuters flaunted word, which is manifest in his Creation to those who seek what is spiritual, is written clear- from the 1960s. No good expecting to get the latest title. It‘s a fantasy, equalling JK’s, ly in the scriptures for those whose hearts and minds and eyes and ears are open to God’s them for the pence that will buy a charity assuming that all her fans were children. revelation of himself. When his word falls on fertile ground, which is not enslaved by the shop video - until videos rewind to popular- Hunched over a Kindle the chance to material desires and ambitions of the flesh, and faith springs up in the hearts of those who ity. boast to fellow travellers would be gone. hear, the news is joyful beyond all human reckoning, for the Spirit is at work in us to multi- All of which suggests that the report of It used to be the custom in Protestant ply the gospel of Jesus Christ with all the generosity of God, bringing to harvest “a hun- the death of the printed book, like Mark Bethels (and perhaps still is) for ‘sound dredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” Twain’s, is likely to be ‘an exaggeration.’ men’ to show that they were ‘mighty in the The Rev Stephen Trott Quotation checked in my Oxford Diction- scriptures’ by the size of the Bibles they ary of Quotations even more quickly than I clasped, checking the texts that fell from could Google it. the preacher’s lips. Would a slim e-book Exhibitions celebrating the Authorized have the same impact? HYMN SELECTION Version’s 400th anniversary have shown At the other end of the candlestick, how many books of this antiquity survive. farewell to ornate missals and economic Hymns for Trinity 3 Although, as a book dealer I don’t come disaster for coloured ribbon makers. Also You shall go out with joy across many AV First Editions, other 17th for dealers in second-hand books. No Lord of beauty, thine the splendour century books are by no means rare. One more customers seeking ‘altar size Eng- The spacious firmament on high wonders how many 2011 Kindle readers lish Missals’. Think of the lost drama when The Lord my pasture shall prepare will feature in exhibitions 400 years hence. the deacon has to cense an e-book, or, to All creatures of our God and King But suppose I’m wrong, and a few years be modern, aerosol spray it, before chanti- Make me a channel of your peace hence my Dictionary of Quotations has ng the Gospel. God is working his purpose out been re-cycled to make cardboard packing Re-kindle Ralph Waldo Emerson’s view? Father, Lord of all Creation for windfarm turbine blades on route to ‘Never read any book that is not a year Fill your hearts with joy and gladness another unspoilt landscape, what would be old.’ (Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. For the fruits of his creation the loss if books were a memory like black 1954 Second Revised edition). 18 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday July 1, 2011 Feature Miro: a prophetic voice in the service of man? Miro France but imminent Nazi Tate Modern invasion saw him return to Until September 11. Admission: £15.50, concessions ‘internal exile’ in Spain. Amid available early 1940s grim uncertainty, his dense motifs of black birds, Streamers of paint pirouette with curious figures and women fleeing disasters, black strange symbols, creating playful patterns across the sun-discs and dismembered canvas, leaving the viewer to puzzle the meaning. For the forms reveal his anguish in face art of Joan Miro (1893-1983), leading Spanish Surrealist of the barbarism then dominant painter, designer, graphic artist, and worker in ceramics, in Europe. while often magical and fantastical, also often perplexes, In his symbol-packed Ladder with strong messages lurking beneath surface of Escape (1940), red and black enchantment. insect-like figures swirl around Joan Miro –The Ladder of Escape, Tate Modern’s like demons of medieval exhibition of over 150 paintings, imagery seeking to snatch works on paper and sculptures, souls from the stairway to presented with Fundacio Joan Heaven. This disturbing, Miro of Barcelona, showcases elusive motif recurs in many the remarkable range of the works. If the dense artist’s achievement. It breaks Constellation series are a fantasy tapestry of pure fresh ground by highlighting his Surrealist expression, one senses underlying themes of political engagement – notably hope in such late 1941 works as Passage of the Divine with reference to the Spanish Bird. Civil War – and his Catalan The exhibition then jumps to 1960s works – but I identity. longed for full-size photos of his celebrated ceramic Van Gogh, Fauvism, Dadaism murals at the Paris UNESCO building, the Walls of the and even Cubism (Picasso was a Sun and Moon (1955-58). friend) were early influences, Celebrated from the 1960s onwards with global-wide but Miro rapidly developed his exhibitions as a hugely popular Surrealist – reproductions unique pictorial vocabulary and of his works adorned family distinctive version of homes and student Surrealism. Early meticulous bedsits – Miro landscapes inspired by his remained intensely parents’ Mont-roig farm signal creative until his the path to fantasy and final years. He abstraction – from the dancing trees in The Rut (1918) to often returned to recalled the the charming multi-symbol fantasy The Tilled Field his native medieval triptych (1924). Barcelona. Strong with two contrasting In Paris among fellow Surrealists Max Ernst, Jean Arp consciousness of series: the vast 1961- and Magritte for much of the 1920s and 1930s, Miro yet Catalan identity was 2 Abstract sparingly imagined Expressionist works in the 1920s Head of in blue, orange, SU DOKU a Catalan Peasant green and red, series with its iconic exude a tranquil, red cap and crossed- even spiritually lines. contemplative Surrealist mood. The 1974 fascination with Hope of a dreams and the Condemned Man, subconscious became sparse acrylic expressed in such images, was by humorous animated contrast landscapes with politically undulating figures as Landscape (The committed, Hare), the oddly hued creature set amid specifically swathes of orange and brown. The onset linked to the of the Spanish Civil War brutally execution of replaced such whimsical imagery with the Catalan quasi-apocalyptic visions of death and anarchist destruction: the Metamorphosis collages Salvador Puig Last week’s answers (1936), the gruesomely menacing 1934- Antich. 6 Personages (variously in oil, pastel and Similarly, his charcoal), and everyday objects torn, blackened nightmarishly ablaze in Still Life with Burnt Canvases Old Show (1937), often called ‘Miro’s (1973) Guernica’. commemorating Believing the artist should be “a the 1968 prophetic voice in the service of man”, students’ revolts Miro supported the democratic recalled that he Republic with powerful images of the Catalan peasant remained as true with clenched fist, symbolic of revolutionary, anti-Fascist to his prophetic vision as to his childlike imagination. resistance, including a mural at the Republic’s pavilion at the 1937 Paris International Exhibition. 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CLERICAL THE DIOCESE OF APPOINTMENTS & SITUATIONS VACANT SWANSEA AND BRECON Appointment sought for the benefice of Greyfriars Church, Reading The Diocese of Wakefield East Radnor Archdeacon of A five church benefice centred on the border market town of Worship Pastor Knighton. Church in Wales Primary School. Cottage Hospital. Halifax Good ecumenical relations. Strong community links. We are looking to appoint to our senior leadership team Detailed information including parish profile may be found someone to lead, develop and pastor our worship teams, on the Diocesan website: with the aim of enabling Greyfriars Church and New The Bishop of Wakefield seeks a colleague to share in www.churchinwales.org.uk/swanbrec/vacancies_e.php Hope Community Church to be authentic worshipping leadership among the parishes and people of the Diocese. Parish profile and application form available from: communities. This is a full-time appointment. The Archdeacon will be a priest of experience with pastoral The Reverend Jonathan Davies gifts and spiritual maturity. The priorities, in addition to the Secretary to the Diocesan Nomination Board Greyfriars is a large evangelical town-centre church with statutory duties, are: The Vicarage, Manor Road, Manselton, an eclectic congregation that includes a large number • creative engagement in the archdeaconry and diocese Swansea. SA5 9PA – Tel & Fax: 01792 464595 of people in their twenties and thirties. New Hope Commu- • supporting the ministry of lay and ordained people Email: [email protected] nity Church is a mission congregation in the heart of our • flexibility and creativity as we explore God’s calling Closing date for applications: Friday 29 July 2011 parish. Enhanced CRB disclosure required Further details are available at www.wakefield.anglican.org The successful candidate will be someone who Closing date for applications: Monday 11th July has a passion to lead people into a deeper experi- Diocese of Chichester Interviews will take place on: Friday 22nd July ence of worship, Martyrs Memorial and Church of England Trust (CPAS) will encourage and empower others, and Vicar – All Saints Patcham has the capacity to contribute to the spiritual leader- with The Ascension, Westdene ship of the church. Vicar of the Parish of Christ Church, Patcham, Westdene and Hollingbury (total population 21,000) is For details please contact Rebecca Chapman: a diverse and attractive residential parish on the northern edge of [email protected]/0118 951 6701 Turnham Green, West London Brighton and Hove bordering the South Downs. The parish has three distinct areas, two church buildings three The closing date for applications is 21st July. Christ Church is looking for an inspirational vicar to work with us to clergy and active lay leadership structures. All Saints (ER 170; USA Interviews will be held on 2nd August. bring the good news of Jesus Christ to our community in Chiswick. 137) is situated in the old village of Patcham, serving Patcham and Set in the middle of Turnham Green at the centre of this busy, vibrant Hollingbury. The Ascension (ER 63 USA 45) is a “60’s daughter www.greyfriars.org.uk church” serving Westdene. part of West London, the Church is superbly placed at the heart of the Charity registration 1129381 community near shops, restaurants and offices and surrounding The tradition of the parish is open evangelical and they are residential areas. looking for The parish has an electoral roll of 208 and Sunday attendance across ● an experienced leader with good organisational skills YOUTH, CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRY the services is over 260. We have a full programme of activities with ● plans for more and currently employ an administrator and a full-time a biblical teacher faithful in prayer with a heart for pastoral youth worker. Designed by George Gilbert Scott the Church has been care sympathetically modernised to provide a flexible and bright internal ● an evangelist who can implement creative ways of reaching Grace for the next Generation space. The five bedroom modern vicarage is a few minutes’ walk away those who do not know Christ across the green. ● someone committed to training young people, future The church family is looking for a minister who will: leaders and a curate Experienced Children’s Workers • Lead us: develop our vision and work with us to demonstrate ● a pastor open to the work of the Holy Spirit. and proclaim the love of Christ to all who live in Chiswick Full and part-time positions in Rugby, Peterborough, • Inspire us: help us through bible teaching and pastoral service Further details from Kathy Burch, CPAS Patronage, to put Christ at the centre of our lives making us a prayer-centred Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park Warwick, CV34 6NG Leicester and Nottingham community of believers Email: [email protected] Grace is a new, highly successful initiative offering churches • Enthuse us: to mobilise the whole church family to use their Closing Date for applications Thursday 14 July 2011 gifts in the service of the gospel. the chance to develop or re-launch their ministry to children. Interviews Tuesday 20 September 2011 The church family represents the diverse community we come from in Grace Workers are part of a team, supporting each other as terms of age and life-situation. We would like to work with a vicar to This post is subject to enhanced disclosure from the CRB they serve their different churches.This is an exciting deepen our discipleship and prayerfully extend the mission of the church. opportunity to pioneer new ways of working and to help to CRB Enhanced Disclosure is required. Diocese of Winchester develop this growing project. Closing date for applications: 29 July 2011 Bailiwick of Jersey Salary £18,000 pro rata Interview dates: 15/16 September 2011 Please download a job application pack from our website: More details and Parish Profile from: Jan Redshaw, House for Duty PA to the Bishop of Kensington, Dial House, Rector of St Martin www.graceproject.org.uk Riverside, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 3DT Applications by 16 July 2011 – Interview Date: 27 July 2011 Contact email: [email protected] We are seeking a Rector for this Crown Living in the north Contact phone: 020 7932 1180 east of Jersey. The Island is a wonderful place to live and Start Date: 1 September 2011 an exciting environment for Gospel ministry. We are looking for a Rector who SOUND & VISUAL St. Peter’s, Viña del Mar O is able to expound the Word of God clearly and (Chile) apply its teaching to our daily lives Project: 053 of Siloam Christian Ministries Charity No. 327396 O will work and pray so that the congregations are Chaplain inspired, led and strengthened by the Spirit RESOURCES FOR CHRISTIAN ICS, with the assistance of SAMS/CMS, seek a devout, O will actively develop contacts with all parishioners VISUAL COMMUNICATION energetic and experienced ordained male priest (the and be a caring pastor to everyone Diocese of Chile does not ordain women) of evangelical O Great for Church conviction for this international English-speaking church. has a personal history of building by consensus biblical, all age, O & School groups He will need excellent Bible teaching, pastoral and demonstrates good leadership skills within the Candle glows, year interpersonal skills; and the ability to relate well context of a team setting planners, story rolls, challenging! ecumenically, across traditions, cultures and to the wider gospel visual aids freephone 08000-27-79-17 English-speaking community. The ability to speak or learn Application packs are available from The Dean of Jersey, including posters & story Spanish is essential for integration into the community The Very Revd Robert Key bags and much more! ministries and to maintain good relationships with local churches. Call 01534 720001 or email [email protected] The package includes a stipend, home leave, usual expenses of office, car, accommodation and health Closing date July 15th www.decadeministries.co.uk insurance. Assistance with children’s education locally Interviews will take place in Jersey on July 27th will be available. The church will be the employer. HOLIDAYS & TRAVEL FLOWER FESTIVALS Closing date: Monday 1 August. Interviews: Monday 5 September in Oxford. Enhanced Disclosure required. CLERICAL POSITION RELAX & RECHARGE in rural SW Informal enquiries welcome. WANTED PERSONAL France. Self Contained or B&B FLOWER FESTIVAL For an information pack contact: Mrs Jeannette Skuse, holiday accommodation. Lourdes Intercontinental Church Society, 1 Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, 11/2 hours away. Owners attend St. NANTWICH Warwick CV34 6NL United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected]; Andrews, Pau. Available all year. Parish Church of St Mary tel: 01926 – 430 347; fax: 01926 – 888 092; IDD code: +44 1926 – ; Ideal sabbatical retreat. web: www.ics-uk.org Rev Christopher Shrisunder, 33, www.holidayretreatgersfrance.co. Visit this historic 14th Century CNI, BTEC(Leeds College of Music), Church and enjoy through the Theology & training Cliff College, Calver uk Tel: 0033-562090828 seeks post as assistant. FRESHWATER EAST, Pembroke- medium of flowers “Craftsman’s E-mail [email protected] shire. Well-equipped adjacent Art and Music’s Measure” Tel: 0091 217 2303020. Holiday Homes. Beach 250 yards. (Information (UK) 01924 513548) 14th – 17th July 2011 Sleeps 1-6. From £200 per week. Derek Poppleton 01270 625535 Clergy discount. 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APPOINTMENTS NSM (Ordained Local Curate), Cannock and Huntington Chaplain, Glasgow Caledonian University (Glasgow and (Lichfield): to be NSM (Ordained Local Minister). Galloway, The Scottish Episcopal Church): is now Chap- The Rev Roger Gilbert, lain, York St John University (York). The Rev Peter Allan, NSM (Associate Minister), Wednesbury St James and St The Rev James Norton, Community of the Resurrection Mirfield (Wakefield): to John (Lichfield): is now also NSM (Interim Minister), Team Vicar, Central Telford: Dawley, Lawley, Mainslee, be Principal, College of the Resurrection Mirfield (same West Bromwich St Peter (same diocese). Stirchley, Brookside and Hollinswood (Lichfield): to be diocese). The Rev Canon Anthony Hawley, NSM (Associate Minister), Tong (Lichfield). The Rev Kevin Ball, Canon Residentiary (Canon Treasurer), Liverpool Cathe- The Rev Robert Paddison, Senior Chaplain, Manchester Airport (Manchester): to be dral (Liverpool): to become Canon Emeritus, Liverpool Assistant Curate, Whorlton (Newcastle): to be Priest-in- Rector, Calow and Sutton cum Duckmanton (Derby). Cathedral (same diocese). Charge, Barrow upon Soar with Walton le Wolds; and The Rev Darren Barlow, The Rev Tara Hellings, Priest-in-Charge, Wymeswold and Prestwold with Hoton Rector, Grays Thurrock (Chelmsford): to be also Rural NSM (Assistant Curate), Alton (Winchester): to be also (Leicester). Dean, Thurrock Deanery (same diocese). Chaplain, Alton College (same diocese). The Rev Canon Deirdre Parmenter, The Rev Terence Bloor, The Rev Barbara Hodgson, Warden of Readers (St Edmundsbury and Ipswich): is now Priest-in-Charge, Basford; Rural Dean, Newcastle Dean- NSM (Assistant Curate), Bridlington Emmanuel (York): to also Officer for Licensed Lay Ministers (same diocese). ery and Chaplain, North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust be NSM (House for Duty Assistant Curate), Burton Flem- The Rev Martin Parrott, (Lichfield): to be also Surrogate for Marriages, Newcastle ing with Fordon, Grindale and Wold Newton (same dio- Chaplain, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust (Wake- Deanery (same diocese). cese). field): to be Vicar, Crosland Moor and Linthwaite (same The Rev Charles Burch, The Rev Frances Ann (Sister Isabel) Keegan, diocese). NSM (Assistant Curate), Harpenden St John; and Dioce- NSM (House for Duty Associate Priest), Crosslacon Team The Rev Mark Philps, san Vocations Officer (St Albans): to be Vicar, Bovingdon Ministry (Carlisle): to be NSM (Priest-in-Charge), Rector, Roxeth (London): is now Vicar. (same diocese). Remaining Diocesan Vocations Officer. Brigham, Great Broughton and Broughton Moor (same The Rev Dr Allen Roberts, The Rev Anthony Cavanagh, diocese). NSM (Assistant Curate), Tettenhall Regis (Lichfield): to Priest-in-Charge, Shilbottle (Newcastle): to be Priest-in- The Rev Paul Kelly, be NSM (Associate Minister). Charge, Gosforth St Hugh (same diocese). Vicar, Stafford St Paul Forebridge (Lichfield): to be Vicar, The Rev Robert Simmonds, The Rev Robert Davies, Hednesford (same diocese). Chaplain, West London Mental Health NHS Trust NSM (Assistant Curate), Canwell; and NSM (Assistant The Rev Rosaline Lane, (Oxford): is now Senior Chaplain, Royal Berkshire NHS Curate), Drayton Bassett; and NSM (Assistant Curate), Chaplain, HM Prison Ashwell (Peterborough): is now Foundation Trust (same diocese). Fazeley (Lichfield): to be NSM (Associate Minister). Chaplain, North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation The Rev Sister Ann-Marie Stuart, The Rev John Davis, Trust (Chelmsford). NSM (House for Duty Associate Priest), Crosslacon Team NSM (Associate Minister), Stafford; and Chaplain to the The Rev Canon Michael Middleton, Ministry; and Diocesan Adviser for Spirituality (Carlisle): Forces (Army Cadet Force) (Lichfield): to be also Rural Retired: is now Acting Archdeacon of Westmorland and to be NSM (Associate Priest) Brigham, Great Broughton Dean, Stafford Deanery (same diocese). Furness (Carlisle) and Broughton Moor (same diocese). Remaining Dioce- The Rev Margaret Davis, The Rev Michael Mills, san Spirituality Adviser. Assistant Curate, Abbots Langley (St Albans): to be Priest- Rector, St Leonards-on-Sea St Leonard and St Ethelburga The Rev William Van der Hart, in-Charge, Clavering and Langley with Arkesden and (Chichester): to be Team Vicar, Glascote and Stonydelph Team Vicar, Roxeth (London): is now Vicar, West Harrow Wicken Bonhunt (Chelmsford). (Lichfield). (same diocese). The Rev Preb Graham Fowell, The Rev John Morley, The Rev Jonathan Peter (Jonah) Watts, Rector, Stafford (Lichfield): to be also Assistant Rural (Peterborough and Lichfield): to be Priest-in-Charge, Assistant Curate, Crayford (Rochester): to be Vicar, Dean, Stafford Deanery (same diocese). Gaulby (Leicester). Twyford and Owslebury and Morestead and Colden Com- The Rev Marjorie Elizabeth Frondigoun, The Rev Lukas Njenga, mon (Winchester).






 







 

 


  
 

  

 

 

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effect from 4 September 2011. RETIREMENTS & RESIGNATIONS The Rev Peter Dawson, LAY & OTHER APPOINTMENTS Priest-in-Charge, Biarritz (France, Europe): has resigned The Rev Graham Bennett, with effect from 5 June 2011. Mrs Angela Bruno: Vicar, Willenhall St Stephen; and Area Dean, Wolver- The Rev Peter Paine, to be PA to the Diocesan Director of Ordinands (Lich- hampton Deanery (Lichfield): has resigned with effect Vicar, Foremark and Repton with Newton Solney (Derby): field). from 19 June 2011. Remaining Vicar. to retire with effect from 30 September 2011. The Rev Dr Jeffrey Cuttell, The Rev Rosalind Parrett, CORRECTION Chaplain, HM Young Offenders Institution, Werrington NSM, Faversham (Canterbury): has resigned with effect House (Lichfield): has resigned with effect from 31 March from 31 May 2011. The Rev Godfrey John Burrell, 2011. The Rev Susan Rowley, Rector, Lighthorne; and Vicar, Chesterton; and Vicar, The Rev Anne Dawson, NSM, Fazeley (Lichfield): to retire with effect from 31 Newbold Pacey with Moreton Morrell; and Rural Dean, NSM (House for Duty Priest-in-Charge), Sigglesthorne August 2011. Fosse (Coventry): is now Vicar, Benson (Oxford). with Nunkeeling and Bewholme (York): to retire with

Judith Dorothea Guillum Scott OBE FSA foundations, meant that there was a new FSA Scot – noted authority on Anglican and regular flow of charitable money to churches and cathedrals conserve such aspects of churches as Obituary: Judith Scott, their monuments, wall paintings, brasses, Secretary of the Church of England’s Council stained glass, textiles, organs, books and for the Care of Churches and the Cathedrals’ manuscripts, bells and bell frames. There Advisory Committee from 1957-1971 authority on churches seemed no limit to her interests, her energy and her ability to make others see Judith Scott was born on 6 March 1917 in telephone, she took the courageous the importance of churches and the parish of St George’s Battersea, Lon- decision to assure the Archdeacon of cathedrals as great repositories of don. Her father, Guy Harden Guillum London that she would somehow and treasures from throughout the ages to Scott, was one of the founders of the Bat- personally raise the money for the which it was also our duty to add a layer of tersea Dogs’ Home. In recent years Judith, restoration of All Hallows’, London Wall. beauty, interest and significance of the who was a woman of immense dignity and Not only was the church superbly put present day. presence, used to say to newcomers to her back together again but it and the She first attended a committee meeting circle ‘I was born in a dogs’ home’, and adjoining church rooms of 1901 were of the Society for the Protection of Ancient watch with delight the surprised expres- sensitively remodelled so that the Council Buildings, as an observer, on 17 sion on their faces. Her mother was Anne for the Care of Churches and its sister September 1936. For many years Dorothea, born Fitzjohn. body could establish their offices there, thereafter she was an influential member The family lived in comfortable along with a library which became and of that committee and later a member of circumstances and her father, a barrister- remains one of real distinction. The its august Council. She worked closely and at-law, later became a judge and in due chancel could, however, still be used for in several contexts with its chairman, the course first Secretary of the Church worship and the church became a ‘Guild Duke of Grafton, and with its long-time Assembly. Judith’s elder sibling, Sir John Church’ governed by a special Act of Secretary, Mrs Monica Dance. Guillum Scott, followed in his father’s Parliament. Here Judith reigned, until ill In her retirement, following her return footsteps and became Secretary of the health forced her to retire early in 1971. to reasonably good health, she was Church Assembly, then first Secretary- Meanwhile she had made a signal appointed a member of the Advisory General of the General Synod of the contribution to the evolution of Church Board for Redundant Churches which had Church of England. legislation and policy with regard to the the responsibility of advising the Church In a short memoir about her early life care and supervision of churches, through Commissioners on the fate of churches Judith wrote that after she had published, the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, which had been declared redundant under at age 20, her book about the history and the Faculty Jurisdiction Measure 1964 and the Pastoral Measure 1968. architecture of St Mary Abbots, the Pastoral Measure 1968. She had an Settled in north-east Scotland with her Kensington, where her father was a uncanny knack for discerning what would long-term companion Philippa Buckton, churchwarden and had to wear top hat and be the impact of new legislation and policy, Judith became Secretary of the Banffshire tails when members of the royal family and knew well how to challenge and to ask Coast Conservation Society, aptly came to church from nearby Kensington the right penetrating questions. Judith demonstrating that it possible to act locally Palace, she decided on religious ambitious projects was to find secure believed, following William Morris, that it as well as nationally. They converted a emancipation and took her loyalties to St homes where the treasures from City of was better to ‘stave off decay by daily care’ former railway station and cottages into a Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill. This London churches could be safely stored and that regular inspection by a suitably most attractive and imaginative home and church, under its distinguished liturgist during the war. The journey to Dunster qualified architect or surveyor, followed by guest wing, and moreover created a Vicar, Percy Dearmer, became in the became a regular pilgrimage for lovers of a careful and continuing programme of beautiful garden. When later on they came 1920s one of the leading Anglo-Catholic ancient churches and just after the war maintenance and repairs, and ceaseless back to England and established a home churches in London where everything was one such visitor was John Betjeman, vigilance would mean — and she was right in Wymondham, Judith became a very done with conviction and well. Percy researching for the Collins Guide to – that churches would survive much active member of the local community and Dearmer’s Parson’s Handbook, with its English Parish Churches. He wrote to Dr better into the future, and with more of a faithful member of the Parochial Church emphasis on beauty and dignity in every Eeles to say thank you and to propose their integrity intact. Council of Wymondham Abbey. aspect of worship, remained always for another visit and said that next time: “I will She was nevertheless by no means Service on other committees included Judith the gold standard of Anglican take Miss Scott to the cinema so that she hostile to courageous liturgical the UK committee of the International worship and the interior arrangement of will be able to clear some of those rood experiment. Moreover, she did her utmost Council on Monuments & Sites churches. lofts out of her mind.” Evidently he was to encourage churches and cathedrals to (ICOMOS), which advises the The next important step in Judith’s life not successful in that mission and Judith commission innovative artists and artist- government on protection and was when, on 13 June 1936, she joined the became one of the leading church craftsmen in many fields: it was regarded, management of World Heritage Sites, Central Council for the Care of Churches antiquaries of her day. and still is, as an opportunity and a heritage tourism, and cognate matters; the which was run by Dr Francis Eeles, her She became a Fellow of the Society of privilege to be invited on to the Council’s Standing Joint Committee on Natural great mentor, from a small suite of rooms Antiquaries of Scotland on 14 February Register of Artists & Craftsmen which she Stone; trusteeship of the Historic in the Victoria & Albert Museum, close to 1938; later she became a Fellow of the established. She welcomed and Churches Preservation Trust; Council of the office of the then Director, Sir Eric Society of Antiquaries of London and encouraged the establishment of the National Trust for Scotland; Council of MacClagan, who also became a close ally. served on its Council. Her scholarship treasuries in a good number of cathedrals. the Architectural Heritage Society of At first she was a volunteer as Dr Eeles’s informed the innumerable advisory She maintained excellent relationships Scotland. assistant. But in 1939 she became Acting reports she wrote on behalf of the twin with the Worshipful Company of For her part in protecting the treasures Assistant Secretary and was paid a modest organizations that she served so well, and Carpenters, for whom All Hallows’ London of the City of London churches and in salary by the Central Board of Finance of enabled her to take part in strenuous Wall was their ‘Guild Church’. finding solutions for them in the post-war the Church of England. In 1957 she debates with confidence and skill. As was She sat on committees for major period Judith was made a Churchill Fellow became Secretary and by that time, and in said by Duncan Wilkinson at the Service exhibitions of church art including the of Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, no small way thanks to her advocacy and of Thanksgiving for her at Wymondham epoch-making Victorian Church Art USA. She encouraged and advised on the leadership, the Central Council for the Abbey on 10 June: “Her sharpness of mind exhibition at the Victoria & Albert translocation of a badly damaged Wren Care of Churches and later the Cathedrals easily dissected the subject to which it was Museum. church from the City of London to Fulton. Advisory Committee had become well- applied and she could always be relied At the same time she was a significant She was made an OBE in June 1970. established bodies that were proving their upon for a unique perspective.” figure in encouraging conservators to She is survived by her niece, Susan worth. After the war there was much debate regard themselves as a profession and a Guillum Jeffery, and by a group of devoted During the Second World War the office about the extent to which the City of discipline in their own right. The friends ranging from remotest Scotland to moved to Dr Eeles’s country home in London churches should be repaired or confidence with which she was regarded, South Africa. Dunster, Somerset, and one of their more rebuilt. On a Saturday afternoon, on the by the Pilgrim Trust and other Peter Burman

Get more news online, click on www.churchnewspaper.com for updated stories 22 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday July 1, 2011 Catherine Fox

Catherine Fox Is it because we’ re German? The real reason why we are so annoyed by rail inefficiency was revealed by geneticists last week. It’s because half of us are German, and therefore believe deep down that A novel view of the week trains could and should run on time. Academics at University College London have dis- covered that a segment of the Y chromosome — which is present in virtually all north German and Danish men — is also found in half of British men. This is really only a sci- entific way of expressing what we’ve known for a long time; that when the Romans left, the Anglo-Saxons came. Presumably the other half of our race are Celts and Picts. This would account for the fact that not all of us get angry about the state of the railways. Some are gloomy and fatalistic in the time-honoured Celtic way, never having for one minute believed in rail efficiency. If a train is on time, that’s because it is in fact not the train you were waiting for, but the severely delayed train preceding it. Your train will The weather hits the trains probably never come at all. Meanwhile, it will be raining. Well that, briefly, was the summer. It was so to this service’ gives way to ‘We are This genetic revelation has spawned a lot of headlines both here and in Germany hot on Monday that trains had to be can- extremely sorry for the severe delay to this about how much our two nations hate one another, and how silly this is when we are celled in the south east. National Express service’, then, ‘We are utterly distraught next of kin. I’m confused. I thought we hated the French. Yes, we moan about Germans East Anglia said: “Due to high temperature and heartbroken about the hideously cata- on holiday hogging the sun-loungers, but when you stop to analyse it, this is just jeal- on Monday 27 June, speed restrictions have strophic delay to this service!’ It finally cul- ousy. What have the Germans done? Bagsied the best pool-side seats. What was it we been imposed due to the design of the over- minates in ritual disembowelment of the were intending to do? Bagsy the best pool-side seats — whilst cleverly giving the head line equipment.” Slower trains mean Chief Executive when trains are outright appearance of not being selfish and pushy. When it comes to loungers, the Germans fewer trains, obviously, or they would end cancelled. are simply upfront about doing what we’d do — if we weren’t so hamstrung by polite- up having one extremely long slow-moving Well, we all used to grumble about ness. super train. This might in fact be quite prac- British Rail, didn’t we? If only we’d known Politeness of this kind is not innate, it must be acquired. I learnt as a child not to com- tical. If you got really frustrated, you could back then how lucky we were. I seem to plain if one of my sisters grabbed the biggest bit of cake, because I knew my father get up out of your seat and walk from Liver- remember a better-run rail system, where would enquire if I’d been planning to have the big bit myself. If I said ‘No’, he would say, pool St station to Southend along consecu- there were no cancellations due to leaves ‘Well, you haven’t got it, so why are you complaining?’ and if I said ‘Yes’, well, clearly I tive train corridors. But only if all the aisles and wrong kind of snow and meltdown of didn’t have a leg to stand on. You know you’re grown-up when it’s more important to have been kept clear of luggage and person- overhead cables. This could be false memo- look generous than to get the big piece and look like a fat pig. And you know you are fit- al belongings, and you didn’t get stuck ry syndrome, of course. I certainly recall ted for heaven (as the old carol says) when you genuinely want the other person to behind the at-seat trolley service. some spectacularly surly employees. have the big piece. National Express East Anglia continued They’d got us over a barrel. We had no in the unmistakable style of rail-speke: alternative Rail company to flounce off to. “This equipment is subject to major renew- Any information which was grudgingly al which will prevent the need for speed divulged by BR over the PA was disguised Close Encounters — Petertide Ordinations restrictions in the long term.” It’s the by a sharp double echo (a system retained phrase ‘is subject to’ that marks this out as a in some parts of the London Underground railway utterance. Passengers — cus- in order to baffle tourists). These days Rail tomers, I should say, as that implies no employees are generally politer and infor- This year there were 19 new deacons ordained here in Lichfield. A grand occasion, as commitment on the part of the rail compa- mation is usually forthcoming. My favourite ever. Sunday was hot and sunny. The lime blossom was wafting all round the Close nies to convey them from A to B — will explanation was ‘a suspected tree on the from the avenue of trees. This is one of my favourite smells of all. It was only last year recognise it from the familiar sentence: ‘this line’. Still, even if it’s not as efficient as we’d that I worked out why I always get an eye infection this at Petertide — hay fever, from service is subject to severe delays’. The like, surely it costs the public less since pri- my favourite tree. So if you have noticed a strange tickly cough that always — per- severity of the delays is index-linked to the vatisation? But apparently government versely — seems to strike at ordination time, and leaves you spluttering and sneezing depth of remorse expressed by the spending on the railways is now greater as the bishop lays hands on the candidates, now you know. From this time forth, ceti- announcement. ‘We are sorry for the delay than when it was under state control. rizine dihydrochloride is your new best friend. Wine of the Week Recipe: Chargrilled whole squid with chilli and mint INGREDIENTS Sensas Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Serves 4 • zest and juice of 2 This is a wonderful dish. Usually people cut squid into rings - try Majestic £5.99 (2 bottle price) lemons my method as it looks great and is easy to cook, serve and eat! • extra virgin olive oil This splendid Sauvignon Blanc is a great buy: it more than • 4 medium­sized whole proved itself as an aperitif in the 90 degrees Fahrenheit squid, cleaned and • 2–3 red chillies, warmth of last Sunday afternoon in the garden. Light gold prepared, wings left on deseeded and sliced METHOD in the glass, green apple aromas seemed to waft a cooling • 1 tablespoon fennel • a handful of fresh mint, scent to my nose. There was more too, a hint of fresh green seeds finely chopped grass. On the palate, in the expected, very • sea salt • 1 lemon, cut into Turn the first squid upside down so that its wings are flat on welcome light body, there appeared a near- wedges, to serve your chopping board. perf ect balance between delicate flavours of • freshly ground black fruit — the classic green gooseberries for pepper Push in a large knife and leave it inside flat on its side. With this grape — and subtle lemon-skin notes giv- a sharp knife, slice the squid as if you were going to chop it ing excellent, refreshing acidity. A slightly into rings. The knife that is lying inside the body of the squid fuller effect then came, followed by a good will prevent you from cutting right through it. You end up with and lingering finish. The makers have a concertina effect with the squid sliced, but still holding achieved all this by Lees aging, allowing the together. Repeat with the other three. juice to rest on the grape skins, as with the best Muscadet, which much contributes In a pestle and mortar, bash the fennel seeds into a light towards to the complexity the taste buds powder with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Sprinkle this all encounter and the aromatic element. over the squid, making sure it gets into all the cuts you’ve Another favourable point: it is only 12% made. Place immediately on the hottest part of the grill, and Alcohol by Vo l. Perfect with cold ro ast grill, turning every 30 seconds or so or every time it starts to salmon. Produced in Côtes de char, until the squids firm up and turn from opaque to white Gascogne, formerly a Vin de Pays, now inside. This shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. under the new Euro pean classification an IGP (in English, PGI, “Pro tected Geo- Add the lemon juice to a bowl with 3 times as much extra vir- graphic Indication”) it comes from the gin olive oil and whisk together. Stir in the lemon zest, chilli, depart ment of Gers. This form s a part of mint and a pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle this over the squid the Region of Midi-Pyrénées with its then serve, with lemon wedges on the side for squeezing over. splendidly varied scenery: To ulouse is the historic capital. Graham Gendall Norton

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Progressive and Conservative Religious Ide- calism is often interpreted as a conservative reac- Twenty-five years’ after it was first pub- ologies, tion to the permissiveness of the Sixties but many lished to mark the Day of Prayer for Richard Lints people at the time would have had difficulty Peace called by John Paul II at Assisi and Ashgate, hb, £60.00 telling who belonged to the Jesus People and who attended by religious leaders from many was a hippie judging them just by their appear- different faiths, SPCK have reissued the Most historians are agreed that the ance. collection Prayers for Peace edited by 1960s were a tumultuous With its suspicion of the institutional Church, Basil Hume and Robert Runcie. The book contains prayers and decade; there is less agree- its stress on popular culture and its emphasis on reflections from modern and ancient writers as well as from clas- ment about what actually freedom and the importance of making a personal sic religious texts. Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, John Paul II, happened during that decision, evangelicalism was in tune with the Rabindranath Tagore, Bonhoeffer, Studdert Kennedy, Reinhold period. The American his- protest movement among young people. As Lints Niebuhr and many others are represented. torian Richard Hofstadter puts it, evangelicals opposed modernism but not Simple Faith is a series published by Darton, Longman and said that if he ever wrote a modernity and certainly not modern forms of Todd of short books that ‘will help readers cope with all those book about the history of communication. things in life that create pressure, confusion, anger, worry, and the US in the 1960s he Lints shows that religion was of central impor- stress, using the simple truths of Christian wisdom’. In the first would call it the ‘History tance in the Civil Rights movement and he also two books Margaret Silf writes on Faith and Clare Catford on of Rubbish’. shows that religion was what he terms ‘a keen but Friends. Silf is a well-known writer on spirituality and Catford is a Richard Lints has generally overlooked generator of conceptual journalist with long experience in radio and television as well as a provided a brilliant change’ in the early feminist movement. He theologian. These books are ideal for a Church bookshelf. interpretation of what actually hap- devotes a chapter to the New Left and the criti- JW Rogerson is well known as a scholar of the Old Testament pened in the Sixties that puts religion at cisms of people like C Wright Mills of mass cul- who has written many scholarly articles and books on his chosen the centre of the picture. The range of ture. In the debate between the New Left and field of study. In The Art of Biblical Prayer (SPCK) he looks at sources he can draw on is impressive. As well as Daniel Bell he tends to side with the New Left. what light the Bible can shed on prayer and includes some reflec- being familiar with evangelicalism (he teaches at Apart from the chapter dealing with trends in tions on the Lord ’s Prayer. This is an illuminating book by a man Gordon-Conwell Seminary) he is also able to philosophy which takes into account the work of who is both a scholar and a priest. chart the history of Anglo-American philosophy in Moore and Russell and the occasional references Alan Smith, the Bishop of St Albans, teams up with Peter Shaw, the 20th century, arguing that the end of founda- to John AT Robinson there is little in these pages a partner in a leading international coaching organisation, to write tionalism was the key event in the second half of about the UK. Nor does Lints examine the criti- a book about leadership, The Reflective Reader. This is a sub- the 20th century. cism some would make that evangelicalism in the ject that has attracted a vast literature in which people take a long Despite the range of material, Lints write clearly US was too ready to take on board the values and time to state the obvious but Smith and Shaw do have real insights and many readers will be excited by the norms of popular culture in the to share. They stress the importance of values and reflection. story he tells. To people like me who process turning worship into enter- Leaders need to see the big picture and to be aware of the wider came of age in this period he makes tainment and the gospel into a form of perspectives other viewpoints can bring. In a fast-changing world, sense of the experiences we passed personal therapy. leaders are under enormous pressure but it is more important through and helps us to come to a ret- ‘The Death of God’ movement is than ever to find time to stand back and reflect. rospective understanding of what was analysed in one chapter of the book. Miranda Threlfall-Holmes and Mark Hewitt have edited a book happening in those heady days. Looking back it is hard to see why on the ministries undertaken by different kinds of chaplain, Being Lints traces the background to the this received so much attention. The a Chaplain (SPCK). Threlfall-Holmes is a university chaplain in religious and cultural ferment of the interpretation Lints offers, that the Durham and Newett a hospital chaplain in Sheffield. The book period. Incomes were rising; more peo- movement was too much influenced includes essays by prison chaplains, military chaplains, school ple were going to university; technolog- by logical positivism, is surely cor- chaplains, an airport chaplain and a chaplain to Manchester Unit- ical change made the world a smaller rect. Many radical Sixties theologians ed as well as contributions from a number of university and hospi- place; the consumer society led to the had been influenced by Barth and tal chaplains. pervasive commercialisation of life; and neo-orthodoxy. Their Barthianism Barbara Glasson is Methodist minister and pastoral theologian freedom and choice were pre-eminent disappeared when they read AJ Ayer who works in an ecumenical and interfaith context in the centre of values. Post-modernism questioned the right of and Anthony Flew. Ironically Barth soon came Bradford. She finds the inspiring, transforming love of God in an elite to decide on behalf of anyone else and back into fashion when philosophers abandoned prophetic communities and has already written about this in her stirred suspicion in the claims of institutions. foundationalism and the idea that reason gave a previous books. In her new book The Exuberant Church (DLT) It was the liberal establishment that came under neutral starting point by which every creed must she invites us to a new way of understanding mission and the attack. Time proclaimed the death of God but be judged. The result was the rise of the post lib- church. “At a time of meltdown, reorientation and confusion” she what really died was liberal Protestantism and the eralism at Yale and Radical Orthodoxy at Cam- sees hope for the church “in communities sometimes seen as mainline churches. Evangelicals were part of the bridge. threatening and troubling.” protest. As a result of the ‘culture wars’, evangeli- Paul Richardson

Why Trust the Bible? is). She tackles the issue that often comes up about all the Amy Orr-Ewing wars in the Old Testament, she even dips a delicate toe IVP, pb, £7.99 into the hot water that is the Bible and sex. Where she scores well is that she doesn’t let the schol- Get your books from Your reviewer is going to stick his neck arship get in the way. Instead she directly answers ques- out. Without the work of the Zacharias tions and gives proofs. She is rather good on how the CEN Bookshop Trust’s stable of modern Christian apol- the Bible canon was put together and she even ogists (John Lennox, Alister McGrath, manages to show some major differences Michael Ramsden and Amy Orr-Ewing) between the different faiths. This is where Orr- John Stott: A portrait by his friends the whole discipline of defending the Ewing has really carved a bit of a niche for her- Ed: Chris Wright faith would be in a pretty poor state. self and it is something we could all spend some Just £11.99 (plus p&p) Over the last few weeks these apolo- time thinking about. gists have turned out book after book This isn’t the place to come to if you want depth, This new book features 35 of and helped Christians to be much but it is a really pithy defence of the Bible and will John Stott’s friends who share more confident in their faith and be like gold dust to all those who face awkward their abiding memories of the knowing that we do have answers to questions about the Book of Life. leading evangelical Anglican. To the tough questions people have. Amy is nearly the only woman I can think of in a celebrate his 90th birthday, And this little book is right up very male-dominated world – apologetics. The Michael Green, Michael Baugh- there with the best of them. OK so whole discipline, and I do exclude the Zach Trust en, Richard Bewes, Marcus the title is pretty uninviting, the mob from this, is rather dominated by men with Loane, Michael Nazir-Ali and cover artwork looks like it’s been overlarge brains and not too much humility. And Noel Tredinnick paint an affec- put together by a 12-year-old and it what she brings is a different kind of tone and some tionate portrait of the emeritus has the totally unnecessary tag line – KJV anniver- razor-sharp thinking. rector of All Souls, Langham sary edition. But these worries are not much more than a So I heartily recommend this book. There’s nothing Place. hill of beans when compared with the tasty delights with- new here. No startling new insights of evidence, but this in. is perhaps the clearest and most useful book we have on Amy answers 10 pretty fundamental questions about why we can trust the Bible. the Bible. She starts with a broad brushstroke – tackling Any problems with the book? Not really, although the Buy it today from the CEN Shop by the issue of relativism and the curved ball that is – how gratuitous last chapter on the KJB looks like a rather shal- can we know anything about history? But after this it is low marketing ploy – I can say this kind of thing having calling 020 7878 1008 rapier-like insight all the way. carried out quite a few of these in a previous career. She looks at whether the Bible manuscripts are reliable So this get a thumbs up – make that two thumbs up. and at whether the Bible is sexist (a real tour-de-force this Steve Morris

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Incendies (dir. Denis Villeneuve, then gets mixed up in civil war Abou Tarek (Abdelghafour cert. 15) is the last of this year’s and foreign invasion, with hor- Elaaziz), introduced to the story foreign film Oscar® losing nom- rific tit-for-tat atrocities, and one as a skilled torturer in the (fic- inees to get a release in the UK; incident perhaps based on a tional) Kfar Ryat prison where the Danish winner In a Better massacre that has been cited as Nawal was detained. There she World arrives next month. In the event that sparked civil war was known as “the woman who French and Arabic (with Eng- in Lebanon in 1975. Her own sings” for her persistent lish subtitles) Incendies was involvement in the conflict, her response to the sounds of tor- Canada’s entry and the story punishment, torture and eventu- ture around her. begins there. al release all form a complex – It is a cleverly crafted story, Like the original 2005 play by and occasionally confusing – brilliantly adapted and filmed, Wajdi Mouawad (translated into history that Jeanne and then and the unlikely aspects of it are English as “Scorched”) this Simon have to unravel. forgotten in the drama that adaptation doesn’t readily identi- The truth that emerges is hor- unfolds. Touching on the psy- fy its locations, but Montreal rific, and you wonder whether chology of revenge, the psycho- and the Lebanon are the obvi- Nawal should have let her pathological aspects of civil war, ous situations. secrets go with her to the grave. and the scars of war on land- In his office, But a promise was made, and scape and lives, it never takes a French-Canadi- finds her mother’s home vil- only when the promise is kept political side – the war is back- an lawyer Lebel lage, people are reluctant to can they put her name on her ground, and bad things happen (Rémy Girard) talk, even hostile. The audi- tombstone. in war. is reading the ence already Key to the events is It is this obvious truth, break- will of his knows why, as ing into the deceased secre- Jeanne’s explo- twins’ relative- tary to her chil- ration follows ly serene lives, dren, twins Nawal’s story that creates Jeanne (Mélissa told in flashback the film’s Désormeaux- – a teenage intense emo- Poulin) and pregnancy tions. What Simon (Maxim knew (she’s a Christian, they discover Gaudette). they had a father, even if Nawal the father is a Mus- is a life story Mysteriously he produces an had said nothing about him, but lim boy), disgrace, barely imagina- envelope for each of them with had no idea they had a brother. giving up the child, ble, and it’s instructions from their mother, Jeanne travels to the Middle leaving her village their mother’s Nawal Marwan (Lubna Azabal). East, trying to find out some- to study else- tragedy, and Jeanne is to find their brother, thing – anything – about her where. theirs. Simon to find their father. They mother’s life, but even when she Nawal’s story Steve Parish East meets West in new worship Aradhna language, the spirit of worship always shines through. dignified beauty of Amrit Vani. Namaste Sate, Sau Guna Aradhna specializes in swelling tide-like crescendos that Sau Guna is an hour-long DVD, filmed around the city of build, break and fall back again, on pieces such as the title Varanasi and the river Ganges, that is split between six of Aradhna may be the only Christian band to fuse classical track and Mukteshwar, with its aching vocals and closing Namaste Sate’s best tracks and extra footage about the Indian music with Western sensibilities, but they refuse to section of the Lord’s Prayer. music and filming. let the lack of competition weaken their commitment to The electronic percussion of Yeshu Muktinath initially Its images trample right over any language barriers, quality. sounds intrusive, set against bright acoustic guitar work, showing how the songs illustrate the love of God’s king- Even bettering their fine Amrit Vani, with stronger but then the track explodes into dom flowing to others. melodies and hooks, Namaste Sate finds them electric guitar and soaring vocals As well as light-hearted filming stories, director Ben adopting a more Western folk/rock approach. that brings to mind Burlap to Stamper’s commentary explains some of the customs Because Peter Hicks and Chris Hale (the core Cashmere at their best. behind the songs, such as what happens when Indian boys of the band) each grew up in both hemispheres, Yapudhe, with its chiming gui- fly kites and the heartbreaking desperation in the rituals their music has a gut understanding of the cul- tar work, is like early U2, but that childless couples go through in the river. tures of India, Nepal and America, inviting listen- with tablas, and Apane Logo is in The gorgeous colour and clarity of the HD images are ers to join in the adoration of the God who is over a delectable 11/8 rhythm. striking, seen in close ups of the beautiful decorative inlays all the Earth. Their music also show on Chris Hale’s sitar. The disc also gets close to ordinary As always, the CD insert gives a full translation glimpses of psychedelic Beat- Indian life, bringing the viewer into the city’s culture. of all text, but this time more lyrics are sung in les, Peter Gabriel and even For more information on this unique band and these English, allowing us to better catch their imagery, Bruce Springsteen’s guitar impressive projects, visit aradhnamusic.com and with tender lines such as, “You are the love of a (Holy River). Other tracks, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2UI25sayXk. mother, lips on baby’s skin.” which feature more Indian clas- Whether live or in the studio, and irrespective of sical music, reflect the quiet, Derek Walker

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