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ANDREW’S SHARED CHURCH, CIPPENHAM, SLOUGH Parish Profile 2021 Washington Drive, Cippenham, Slough SL1 5RE standrewcippenham.org.uk Contents A word from the Bishop ........................................................................................................ 2 Welcome and introduction .................................................................................................... 3 Our Vision .............................................................................................................................. 4 Our new Vicar ......................................................................................................................... 7 Introducing St Andrew’s ......................................................................................................... 8 Who we are? .............................................................................................................. 8 Worship .................................................................................................................... 10 Our Ministry Team and PCC ..................................................................................... 12 Ministry and mission during Covid-19 ..................................................................... 13 Church Groups .......................................................................................................... 14 Our coffee shop ........................................................................................................ 15 Outreach and fundraising ....................................................................................... 16 Governance and policies .......................................................................................... 18 Finance ..................................................................................................................... 19 Our buildings ............................................................................................................ 20 The Vicarage ........................................................................................................................ 22 Slough & Cippenham Community ....................................................................................... 23 Oxford Diocese .................................................................................................................... 25 Burnham & Slough Deanery ................................................................................................ 26 Appendix A: Provisional role description ............................................................................. 27 Appendix B: Person specification A word from the Bishop … The Bishop of Buckingham and the benefice Patron, Eton College, are re-advertising this role following the withdrawal, for personal reasons, of the successfully appointed candidate. The prolonged vacancy has been a challenge for the parish which they have faced with good heart and a firm hope that God is holding them and is preparing their new Vicar to lead them into the future. The Bishop would welcome a phone conversation with any potential candidates who would like to discuss the post further as they consider making an application. Please contact the Bishop directly on 07525 655756 or email [email protected]. Reaching Out and Welcoming In… Page 2 Welcome and introduction Thank you for your interest in our church and the post of Vicar of St Andrew’s. We hope that from this profile you will gain a flavour of our parish life and mission. And we hope God will guide you and us to find the person God is calling to be our new Vicar. Throughout the vacancy the whole church has been praying for God to guide us in our search for a new vicar. We invite you to join us in our prayer as you discern whether God is calling you to minister among us. Reaching Out and Welcoming In… Page 3 Our Vision Reaching Out and Welcoming In… Page 4 We have a clear Mission Action Plan (MAP) with three key areas of mission for the next couple of years. Our MAP has been kept under review and we acknowledge that it needs leadership and expansion. We hope that our new Vicar will help us to develop our vision and MAP as we go into the future. PRAYER CHILDREN’S MINISTRY BUILDING PROJECT To encourage more The opportunity to To educate our younger collaborative prayer redevelop our shared children to understand the within the congregation 1970s church building and key bible stories. and wider community. the whole site. To ensure our older At present we are unsure Discussions have taken children learn about our of how this will be place with the Diocese and services and the bible. realised but we would the Local Authority and are We would like to develop like to see our Church in their very early stages. our existing children’s become a hub for the The present intention is ministry to include older local community where that this project will be children, perhaps by they can find local self-funded. The Roman encouraging them to be services as well as place Catholic Diocese is involved in the main of worship. supportive of the services. proposals. Reaching Out and Welcoming In… Page 5 Our building project is a long-term hope for the future which we hope our new Vicar will help us to develop. We are excited about this opportunity and hope that our new priest will support our enthusiasm and take the lead to carry the project forward. We believe the project will enable us to: • reach out in new ways to make St Andrews better known in the local community • continue to develop closer links with our local schools and chosen charities • attract more people of all ages to experience the love of God and join us in worship • establish connections with other faith groups in order to deepen our understanding and respect for one another • be a hub providing space for community organisations and services Reaching Out and Welcoming In… Page 6 Our new Vicar The Vicar we are praying for will: We offer to you: • Be a person of prayer who will offer • An active and committed Licensed Lay positive, collaborative leadership and Minister (Reader) as a colleague encourage and develop the ministry • An active and committed Ministry team Team for support and to share • Encourage us to build leadership of worship relationships with young and old • A dedicated choir which enhances the across the wider community worship of the church • Be as enthusiastic as we are about • A lay pastoral team to offer Home reaching out to our neighbours and, Communion and monthly communion by building relationships, introducing services in our local care homes them to the joys and challenges of being part of the family at St. • A committed team of Lay Leaders Andrew’s who manage and organise events • Work with us to help and inspire us • A safeguarding officer who works to discover new ways of taking the with the PCC to ensure safety for all message of Jesus and God’s love out to those who live in our Parish • A church website regularly updated and maintained by a fringe member of • Understand that we value the the church worship we have at St. Andrew’s • A church committed to serving and whilst, at the same time being open to new initiatives supporting our local community • Encourage and guide us on our • Support with day to day running individual journeys of faith by leading of the church so that our Vicar can us in bible and other study groups be out in the community • Laugh with us as we experience • A flexible worship and meeting the joy of being a church community space in a building well-managed by a part-time caretaker employed by the CSCT Reaching Out and Welcoming In… Page 7 Life at St Andrew’s Who we are We are eucharistically-centred liberal catholic community. While firmly and faithfully Anglican we are in the almost unique position of sharing our church building with the local Roman Catholic congregation. Our relationship with our brothers and sisters in the Roman Catholic congregation has been a blessing to both congregations for many years and we often work together to share mission in our community. We are a church that: • Is welcoming to our community particularly people who are not regular church goers • Is faithful with many members of the church giving loyal service • Is predominantly missional in our worship and is eucharist centred • Reaches out in new ways to embrace the community. It is our fervent desire to make St. Andrew’s better known • Continues to develop closer links with our local schools and chosen charities • Attracts people of all ages to experience the love of God and join us in worship • Ensures every person feels a valued part of the congregation • Establishes connections with other faith groups in order to deepen our understanding and respect for one another • Encourages our people to use their gifts and talents • Is diverse in age, ability and ethnicity and of deep faith and faithfulness which we would like to grow • Welcomes and includes our members with greater needs and their carers Reaching Out and Welcoming In… Page 8 When asked what St. Andrew’s meant to them, members of our congregation said: “It is my life, my second family and a place where I feel safe and ‘’It has been a place of accepted for who I am.’’ worship and refuge for me and my family.’’ “It is a place of community ‘’It is central to of support without my Christian life.’’ judgemental bias.’’ “I walked through ‘’Such diversity, and the door and I felt everyone gets along so like I’d come home.” well focusing
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