The Long Way “Lichfield Is a Pilgrim Cathedral, the Three-Day Walk from Stoke to Lichfield and Always Has Will Bring Local People and Places Together

Spotlight The Diocese of Lichfield Magazine Sept/Oct 2016

Bishop Michael will be arriving in Lichfield “As I begin serving as your bishop, I am on foot to take up his new role as ninety- humbled to be walking in Chad’s footsteps. ninth bishop of the diocese. In the three Everybody is welcome to come and join me days leading up to his Installation and along the way.” Enthronement, he and a party of fellow pilgrims are walking part of the Two Saints Way. The Long Way “Lichfield is a pilgrim cathedral, The three-day walk from Stoke to Lichfield and always has will bring local people and places together. been. Travellers Starting at Stoke Minster, the Saxon birthplace came here for of Stoke-on-Trent, he will follow the old custom centuries, inspired of bringing stones to Stone, and join services in in their faith by St churches in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Gnosall and Chad and keen to Lichfield. grow as followers of Jesus Christ by Bishop Michael walking in his foot- will be making steps. Chad is one of the pilgrimage the all-time greats with a simple prayer staff of the Midlands, his called a mequamia. name is on land- marks everywhere, “I was given it when but many people I visited St Michael’s have forgotten who Ethiopian church in the he was. It’s time to so-called Jungle settle- put that right. ment in France last year. It is a symbol of “Chad was the first bishop of Lichfield, he our world. So many brought the Christian faith to our part of the people are travel- Midlands. He is one of the great figures of our ling, searching, or history. He shaped the people we are and the lost and we need places we live today. He journeyed alongside to pray, to lean people, lived faithfully and drew the Mercians of on the Holy Spirit his time to God in their thousands. in our journeying.”

The Church of England around Staffordshire, northern Shropshire and the Black Country TGIBishop Monday Michael’s launch Season of Welcome Bishop Michael’s season of welcome is about to begin as we go to press. Walking the Two Saints Way A Global Church In the nine days before his Installation and Enthronement at Lichfield Cathedral, he will trav- Bishop Michael and others will be walking Among the many guests visiting el across the diocese, visiting churches and communities, meeting people, praying for them, part of the Two Saints Way: the Diocese for +Michael’s and asking them to pray for him in his ministry. Please check our website for additional details. Installation will be bishops and Oswestry - Thursday 15th Newcastle under Lyme - Wednesay 21: Stoke -Stone representatives from 7.30pm; Holy Trinity, Roft Street, SY11 2ES. Thursday 22: Stone - Stafford our link dioceses. On Wednesday 21st Friday 23: Stafford - Lichfield Sunday afternoon/ A Service of Word & Prayer for Diocese & 7.30pm; St Paul’s Church, Victoria Road. Bishop; refreshments. evening, many A Eucharist for the Feast of St Matthew; Anyone is welcome to join any will be receiving refreshments. part of this (and there is no Lichfield hospitality Wellington - Friday 16th need to ‘book in’) but please at parishes around 7.30pm; Christ Church, New Church Road, Gnosall - Thursday 22nd be aware of the need to the diocese. Wellington, TF1 1JX. A Service of Prayer and 7.00pm; St Lawrence Church, Sellman Street, maintain a steady pace! Details Updates on the Praise; refreshments. ST20 0EP. A Service of Prayer & Thanksgiving of each day’s pilgrimage are on website: www.lich- for our Benefice, our Diocese and our Bishop; the diocesan website. field.anglican.org Chesterton - Saturday 17th refreshments. 7.30pm; Holy Trinity Church Hall, Church Street, ST5 7HJ Prayer and Harvest Supper. Lichfield - Friday 23rd 5.30pm; St Chad’s Wolverhampton - Sunday 18th Church, St Chad’s 5.30pm; All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Road, Lichfield Wolverhampton WV2 2AW. Prayers & WS13 7ND. Reflection on supporting Mission on the Renewal of Edge; Supper. 17 Baptismal Vows at 21 St Chad’s Well (in Installation and Enthronement ship. Confirmed hubs where you can go and Aldridge 20 the churchyard). Diocesan Eucharist take part in the celebration include: - Mon- Lichfield Cathedral; 11.00 & 15.30 Shifnal: St Andrew’s day 15 Because of the limited capacity of Lichfield Shrewsbury: Bayston Hill - Christ Church 19th Lichfield Cathedral, these will be ticket-only services: Stafford: Littleworth - St John’s 7.45pm; 22 - Friday As well as invitations to all Licensed Lay and West Bromwich: YMCA’s Cielo Shop, Carters Aldridge Ordained ministers, each Deanery has been Green Church Centre, 23rd given an allocation of tickets so the whole Telford: Wrockwardine Wood - Holy Trinity 16 The Green, WS9 23 7.00pm; people of the Diocese may be represented. Walsall: St Martin’s 8NH. A Service of Lichfield Pelsall: St Michael’s Praise and Prayer; refreshments. 19 Cathedral. Not everyone can squeeze into Lichfield Tamworth: St George’s Glascote 18 Vigil Cathedral, so the Bishops and Dean have Service of the Holy asked each deanery, alone or in clusters, Both services will be streamed live over the Whitchurch - Tuesday 20th Spirit seeking blessing to identify a hub location where people internet, and a number of deaneries are 7.00pm; St Alkmund’s Church, Church Street, and anointing of us all as can gather together from local churches, organising local places to gather and enjoy SY13 1LB. A Service of Holy Communion; Bishop Michael‘s ministry. begins. to watch one or both services live on a big the celebrations together. Check for details at refreshments. screen and share lunch and a time of fellow- www.lichfield.anglican.org.

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The Church of England around Staffordshire, northern Shropshire and the Black Country Pilgrims follow Henry V The House of the Rector A small but determined band of pilgrims The chocolate-box image of the traditional in the finishing of the house which exceeds all embarked on a seven-day trek from vicarage doesn't account for the realities of environmental requirements.” Shrewsbury to Holywell in the footsteps of life in the 21st century. Just keeping those King Henry V. buildings warm and dry is often a challenge "It's a privilege to be the first to live in this new for the Diocese's Property department, let house" says John, who spent seventeen years Six hundred years ago, the warrior king under- alone keeping electrics and heating up to as a chaplain in the RAF. "I have lived in 29 took the pilgrimage on foot about six months modern standards. different houses, 10 since we married; we’ve had after routing French forces at the Battle of a family grow, fly the nest and now return as Agincourt on 25 October 1415. So there was celebration all round when the guests to see gran & grandad. So we have been Rector of Aldridge, Revd John Coyne and his very aware through this process that we have The King’s pilgrimage began at the Benedictine wife Sue received the keys of their brand new a responsibility on behalf of future rectors of Shrewsbury Abbey, where the relics of St rectory at the start of September. Aldridge and their families that this house will Winefride were enshrined, and ended at St be good for them and their ministries too. Winefride’s Well in Flintshire, the site where "It's the culmination of a long and complex the virgin martyr was beheaded by the Welsh process" says Andy Mason, Director of Property “I’m thrilled with this chieftan Caradog in the 7th century, before she for the Diocese. "Negotiations and planning outcome” says CEO of Angus Neal (headteacher of the newly-opened Holy Trinity was miraculously brought back to life by her Academy) with Rt Revd Mark Rylands (Anglican Bishop of over this area of land had begun before John Lichfield Diocese, Julie uncle, St Beuno. Shrewsbury and Rt Revd Mark Davies (Roman Catholic Bishop of [Coyne, Rector of Aldridge] or I had come to the Jones. “Kendrick Homes Shrewsbury Diocese. But we've sold the land to the highest were the developers

About two dozen walkers gathered in bidder, Kendrick Homes, who having built the who submitted the As well as triple glazing and Shrewsbury Abbey for a service of prayer before highest bid and have rainwater collection, the developers thought to include they set off on a 71-mile route close to that proved to be excel- baby-chagne facilities in the taken by the King. lent partners, going visitors’ cloakroom The pilgrims then above and beyond set out on the first our requirements in leg of the journey, providing an appro- from Shrewsbury priate vicarage at a Pilgrims set out along Shrewsbury’s Town Walls to Montford very good cost to us. Bridge. The route is not identical to that taken by Henry, who probably would have walked along part “And the proceeds of Walking about of the ancient Roman road from Wroxeter to the development are good for both the parish 10 miles a day, Chester. Ron Williams, who designed the new of Aldridge and the whole diocese. For Aldridge, Julie Jones, CEO of Lichfield Diocese; Revd John & Sue Coyne the pilgrimage pilgrimage trail, said: “We cannot follow the receiving keys; and James Rennison, MD of Kendrick Homes as it is helping finance their new parish centre, was to take them route that Henry took because Watling Street, already a vital hub for its mission in the local through Nesscliffe, is now the A5 so we have had to create a route new rectory is now building eight other lovely community; Oswestry, as near as possible.” houses. It defies expectations when you realise and for the Froncysylite, the new rectory is one of the smallest on the Diocese as Llangollen, He added: “We have designed the programme development and first to be completed, yet we continue Llandegla, Cilcain so that people can join in for two days or one also will give John lower running costs and the rolling before concluding day or whatever.” a house that ticks all the boxes in the 'Green programme at Holywell for a Guide' for clergy houses that is too often just to repair and weekend of events It is hoped that once the route has been tested an aspiration, so the study and visitor facilities upgrade all

Rt Revd Mark Davies, Roman Catholic in honour of St by the first group of pilgrims it will be formally will work for both ministry and family. Kendrick our vicar- bishop of Shrewsbury encourages Winefride. launched as the St Winefride Pilgrimage Trail. Homes have gone beyond our expectations ages.” pilgrims in Shrewsbury Abbey

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The Church of England around Staffordshire, northern Shropshire and the Black Country Commercial Feature FAMILY LIFE Power of 11

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The Church of England around Staffordshire, northern Shropshire and the Black Country Fruits of the Spirit Award Faith-sharing Advocates Have you ever felt isolated when doing mission? Do you wonder whether you’re re-inventing the wheel?

With this in mind, Bishop Mark’s Evangelism Enabling Team has asked each of his benefices to nominate a ‘Faith Sharing Advocate’ to create a network across the Shrewsbury Episcopal Area.

Far from being extra work, it is hoped that in sharing good practice and encouraging each other, every Advocate will be better equipped to keep evangelism on the agenda in their churches. Advocates receive a monthly The network is being convened by Fi Iddon email full of simple, practical ideas and good- (07793 731512) and Hannah Lins (07949 news stories, and enjoy occasional fellowship 451486) as part of their ordination training meetings over a glass of their chosen tipple- projects and Capt Gordon Lamb, Church Army even with sunshine to order! officer based in Shrewsbury (07975 601282).

Wendy Rees of All Saints’ Church, Rangemore “Members of the Parochial Church Council of subject, included in school worship and songs, tells the story of a special award to local All Saints Church, Rangemore created an award classroom subjects and school displays. The children that has delighted the local school. to be presented annually at the local school. children know about the Fruits of the Spirit. Working closely with the Head Teacher and Staff All Saints School have been delighted with the “The New Testament Letter to the Christians of their local school All Saints (C of E) Primary response and have even noticed a change of in Galatia tells us that the Holy Spirit gives a School, School Christian Club and School attitude within the school community. person "fruit" in their life. Nine fruits are listed Council, it was agreed to present the award to in Chapter 5 verses the child who, nominated by other “’The Fruits of the Spirit Award’ is testimony to 22-25 as being "love, joy, pupils and staff, best displays the how the Bible can encourage and direct our peace, patience, kindness, "Fruits of the Spirit" in their life. lives.” goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self “The award itself was a handcrafted control." So real are these basket of fruit made out of natural qualities which the Spirit materials, each piece bearing the gives that we can often name of one of the nine qualities. award winners are embroidered onto the lid of see them in our own lives To involve the wider community in the basket. and in the lives of others. the award scheme, the Rangemore Verse 25 tells us ’If our and Tatenhill Branch of the Women’s “The first ‘Fruits of the Spirit’ award was made lives are centred in the Institute (Craft Crew) were 'commis- during the End of Term Service in All Saint's Spirit, let us be guided by sioned' by the church to design and Church on Tuesday 19 July this year. It followed the Spirit’. make the fruit basket. The names of much teaching and encouragement on the

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The Church of England around Staffordshire, northern Shropshire and the Black Country Strong bonds with Malaysia +Michael’s Pastoral Letter

After his recent enthronement, Archbishop For you, I am a bishop; with you, I am a keep coming back to the faith of a child of God Ng Moon Hing is not only Bishop of West Christian. Those words of St Augustine will be to remember that. Malysia but Archbishop of South-East Asia. the first words that (provided all goes to plan) I speak after being placed in the episcopal The Archbishop has set out to consolidate his chair, the cathedra, in Lichfield Cathedral on For you, I am a bishop; Diocesan vision in a series of conferences, and Saturday 24th September. with you, I am a Christian his colleagues have extended a warm invitation to representatives of Lichfield Diocese to join in And I will say them in response to a child who as many of these conferences as possible. will just have reminded me: ‘Bishop Michael, If I forget that, and become too bound up in never forget that first and foremost you are a being a bishop for you so that I forget that I In July it was the turn of worship and disciple- child of God’. It is a crucial message for bishops am a Christian with you, please tell me: remind ship. Diocesan Secretary Julie Jones and her to remember, and really Augustine’s words me that first and foremost I am a child of God, husband Stewart were the Lichfield delegates. should be in the reverse order: to begin with, like you. And please pray for me, as I will pray Diocesan Secretaries of Malaysia and Lichfield: a Christian, among Christians, and only then a for you. From 15th to 23rd September, I will “Before the conference began, we went to Canon Julie Jones with David Joseph bishop, for Christians. be travelling around this great diocese to nine Penang to catch up with previous St Chad’s faint hearted! It was supplemented by practical different churches where we can pray together; volunteers. Anthony Arul, who served at Penn, and challenging teaching about all aspects of It is not only bishops who was our main host. We delighted in the sights, worship and the importance of intentional day need to remember that. food and ministry of the island, meeting to day discipleship - Bishop Moon Hing’s clear We talk a great deal about Miriam Samuel and her father, Bishop Charles, priority. ministry in the Church of and joining in the celebrations of the 200th England, and so we should: anniversary of the St George’s Anglican church “I was able to spend time with the Chancellor we have rightly rediscovered there. We loved meeting members of Anthony’s and Diocesan Secretary and met members of the ministry of the whole church and learning from them directly about the Diocesan office, and we were both privi- people of God, and the many the challenges of evangelism and discipleship. leged to preach at different churches in KL at and varied ways in which the the weekend. Lord equips so many, lay and ordained, for specific tasks of “What really hit us was the commit- service in church and world. ment and energy they encountered But before some of us are from people in the pews and all those called to particular ministries, attending the conference. The high all of us are called to be energy and passion was infectious disciples, to be people who and we came back with much to follow Jesus, and who invite reflect on both for the life of our others to come along with Diocese but also Stewart’s ministry at them and follow him too. St Martin in the Bullring, Birmingham. If we forget that, we can become so focused and on the evening of Friday 23rd we will be “I hope people will take the oppor- on what we think we have to offer God and his renewing the vows of our baptism which declare Canons Stewart & Julie Jones, David Joseph, Provincial Chancellor Andrew Khoo and Archbishop Moon Hing tunity to visit, learn and build church, on the many different respects in which us to be the children of God. We will do that relationships with our partners. It is we are the best thing since sliced bread, that at St Chad’s Well in Lichfield, where my prede- “Back in Kuala Lumpur we joined the confer- exhausting but energising, challenging both we fail to grasp the starting point of the whole cessor baptised the Mercians of his time. May ence, which was energetically led by a worship personally and corporately, and - if you go - be Christian faith, which is not what we reckon we God bless us and renew us in our following of team from the Sarang Community in South prepared to eat vast amounts of food at all can do for God but what God has done for us – Jesus now as he blessed them and renewed Korea. The worship was not for the unfit or hours of the day and night!” and that is not less than everything. We need to them then. +Michael

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