People on the move News from the Church of The Archbishop has appointed the Revd The Revd Diane Reid, who has the Canon Christopher Coates, Vicar of the Archbishop’s Permission to Officiate in Benefice of Bishopthorpe, of the Benefice the Diocese of , has been appointed between the of with Acaster (NSM) Assistant Curate of the Benefice Humber and and of the Benefice of , to of Selby, St James. be Rural Dean of New for a period the Tees of five years. This in addition to his The Revd Jonathan Peter Rhodes, Priest existing responsibilities. in Charge of the Parish of St Aidan and October 2011 St Columba, Hartlepool, in the Diocese The Revd Mark Brosnan, Priest in Charge of Durham, has been appointed Rector of of the Benefice of Hadleigh, St Barnabas, the Benefice of Brotton Parva. Sensing God in the Diocese of Chelmsford, has been appointed Priest in Charge of the The Revd Daniel Benedict Cooke, As part of the Year of the Benefice of Kirbymoorside with Assistant Curate of the Benefice of Environment, the Diocese and Gillamoor, and Bransdale. , St Mary, West Acklam, Beverley Minster are hosting has resigned to become Rector of the 'Sensing God - Exploring our The Revd Lynn Grove, NSM Associate Benefice of Brimington, St Michael, in Priest of the Benefice of Pickering with the Diocese of Derby. environment through our senses' Lockton and Levisham, has been on the afternoon of Saturday 1st appointed House for Duty Assistant The Revd John Dawkins, NSM Assistant October. It will be an afternoon Curate of the Benefice of and Curate of the Benefice of the Barmby to explore our environment of the Benefice of Upper . Moor Group, has resigned. through our senses, and learn more about what God's concern The Revd Brian James Lees, NSM The Revd Peter Joseph Nelson, Chaplain for our world is. Assistant Curate of the Benefice of to the Hull and East Hospitals Hutton Cranswick with Skerne, Watton NHS Trust, has retired. 'Sensing God' will begin with an Sensing God will be an and Beswick, has been appointed Priest opportunity to share a packed in Charge of the Benefice of Hutton experiential act of worship for lunch in Beverley Minster's Cranswick with Skerne, Watton and adults and children, for people Parish Hall at 12noon, and we'll Beswick. with disabilities and people with gather in the Nave of the Minster none. BSL signers are available, for opening prayer at 1pm. Then all areas to be used will have full you can explore the sensory wheelchair access, and Beverley stations in the Minster - smell Minster has a hearing loop which and feel the Garden of Eden, will be used. If you would like to touch and create art with News October 2011 come and need special provision recycled materials, and listen to Editor: Eleanor Course, Diocesan Communications Officer, Diocesan House, for a disability, or if you would Aviator Court, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4WJ. Tel 01904 699530, Email the sounds of wildlife and birds. like to bring a group of people, it [email protected] We'll all gather again at 2.45pm would be helpful if you could to share in worship and prayer. Deadline to include items in the November issue is Mon 3 October 2011. contact the Revd Linda Shipp, There will be tea and coffee The Diocese of York News may be copied for use in Parish Magazines etc, and Diocesan Officer for People with may be downloaded as a pdf file from www.dioceseofyork.org.uk. available at 3.30pm, and the day Disabilities, on 01642 701777 or Contact Eleanor Course as above to receive an e-mailed download link for each will end at 4.00pm. [email protected]. new issue.

12 1 Fit for a King Sat 15 Oct - New Wine Woman's Weds 19 Oct - A Day of Inspiration Day at St Martin's Church, Seamer. at Wydale Hall. Arts and crafts day The publication of the King James bibles there, including the See page 9. led by Vivienne Chapman. For more Bible (what we used to call, less translation begun by Miles information call Wydale Hall on Sat 15 Oct - 'O Sing Joyfully', 01723 859720. aptly, the Authorised Version) in Coverdale, that son of Yorkshire Brompton, 7.30pm. The Stamford 1611 is rightly being widely who turned the psalms into the Bridge Singers will perform a concert Fri 21 - Sun 23 October - I'm the celebrated this year. A Prayer Book form in which I for at St Thomas' Church, Brompton, Girl I want to be, Emmaus Centre, marvellous exhibition in the one have been (happily) soused near . This concert will Wydale Hall. See page 7. Minster’s Old Palace in Dean’s all my life. There is even an feature Mozart's 'Spatzenmesse', Park is the centre of many earlier English Bible, quite together with other favourite sacred Thurs 27 Oct - Prayers for Justice celebrations here in York, and illegally produced before it was pieces. and Peace for One World Week at runs to the end of November. legal to print it. This ‘Lollard’ Holy Rood House. For more Bible has in a margin the name Sat 15 Oct - Winning Men. See page information call 01845 522580 or At the centre of the exhibition, in ELIZABETH neatly written, 9. [email protected]. the splendid new display cases probably by the Queen herself. funded by the Friends of York Mission praise wanted Minster, is the book itself: a Visit our website massive original volume to be http://www.yorkminster.org/visit If you have any copies of Mission Praise that are no longer needed, read in church, a magnificent ing/whats-on/ to see the range of please contact James Sanderson in Burton Agnes on 01262 401688. testimony to the laborious lectures, services, exhibitions and printing methods of the day, activities linked to this great prone to sometimes disastrous celebration. Much of our music OHP available misprints, and adorned with is setting of texts from the King lavish woodcut pictures. Nearby James Bible, and its language has There’s an overheard projector at Diocesan House that’s free to a is another bible which Charles I seeped into the fabric of our good home. If you’re interested, please contact Diocesan House on insisted the Chapter should buy thought, our dreams and our 01904 699500. at huge expense (really a fine) prayers. because they had squandered a gift he had made to the Library. Reading the King James Bible Missing tapestry It was bound in velvet and silver. after using versions that draw on Do you know where a framed petit in a church somewhere, but would But then you would expect the our lively and varied modern point tapestry of the Iconic 'Last like to know where, as this particular capital of the North to have the idioms is like making an Supper ' (last seen 18 months ago picture was worked by a family best in editions of the greatest of excursion from decent but propped up against the Staircase in member. This is a very well known all books. homely suburbs and walking on the hall at Vicarage) might have and popular picture for needlepoint the terrace of a great palace, ended up? enthusiasts to work,so there are But there are smaller editions on among stately buildings and probably dozens around Filey - the show as well, richly produced for groves. It does you good to visit it It was en route for its new hanging churchwardens would just like to private use. It swept the other afresh, and expands the mind place and might have been hear about one sourced from Belle versions aside, and people trusted and heart. accidentally removed with boxes of Vue Crescent. it to be the real thing. items for Mission sales or Charity The Very Revd , shops in Filey. It’s about 4' wide. If you know where this might have Dean of York ended up, please call Graham Smith There are many other astonishing The churchwardens hope it ended up on 01723 512578.

2 11 What’s On Archbishop Sentamu Academy rises up! Fri 30 Sept – Sat 1 Oct - Fair Trade Mon 3 - Thurs 6 Oct - Clergy Retreat New school buildings are not Christmas Preview at St Helen's at Wydale Hall. For more everything. Sparkling facilities Church, York. information call Wydale Hall on are not the answer to every 01723 859720. challenge that schools face ……. Sat 1 Oct - Slideshow on Shipwrecks but they do help! Nowhere is of Speeton and Bempton at St. Tues 4 Aug - Lunchtime Organ this more true than in East Hull, Michael's Church, Bempton. Supper Concert at St Martin's Church, York, where the Archbishop Sentamu included. 1.10pm. Performance by David Pipe Academy will begin the new (Assistant Director of Music at York school year in its stunning new Sat 1 Oct - NE Yorkshire RSCM Area Minster) and Heather Moger on the building at the heart of a Choir Festival, Selby Abbey. Choirs recorder. community learning campus. will meet at approx. 12noon for a designed around the Academy’s rehearsal of the chosen music. The Tues 4 Aug - The Challenge of For the first 3 years of its own educational vision for its service commences at 5.00pm and Leadership in a Changing Church: A existence, the Academy was students and its community. It will include the presentation of the Symposium at York St John crammed into the inadequate can accommodate up to 1550 RSCM Awards read all University. A focus on the challenges premises of the nearby students aged 11-18. Rooms that which face the leaders of religious Archbishop Thurstan School provide an exciting and well- Sat 1 Oct - 'Sensing God: Exploring organisations in a rapidly changing which it replaced. The poor resourced learning environment our environment through our senses' world. For more information, visit buildings were constraining in across a broad modern at Beverley Minster. See page 1. www.yorksj.ac.uk/changingchurch. many ways, but they did not curriculum extend over four prevent the inspirational floors. Being a Christian Sun 2 - Sun 9 Oct - Feast of Sat 8 Oct - Back to School Principal, Andrew Chubb, and his community and serving the wider Tabernacles 2011 at St Hilda Church Conference, York. See page 5. dedicated staff from bringing to community are also very much Community Greatfield, Hull. See life the Academy’s motto of what the Academy is about, and page 8. Sat 8 Oct - Book signing - “The Daily “Aspire, Serve, Achieve”. the new building includes Prayer Rosary". See page 4. Academic standards rose and considerable space for gathering Sun 2 Oct - Stamford Bridge Singers opportunities for students together and for inviting its in Middlesbrough and . The Mon 10 Oct - A Quiet Day at Wydale multiplied dramatically, neighbours to share its riches. In Stamford Bridge Singers will be on Hall. A Taizé day, led by the Revd grounded in a pastoral system the prow of the building is the tour singing for two services in one Adam Reed. For more information that values each student as a chapel, and welcoming visitors by day. At 10am they will sing Mass in call Wydale Hall on 01723 859720. child of God and encourages the main entrance is the 300- Middlesbrough Roman Catholic them to value themselves and seater theatre. Cathedral and then later in the day Weds 12 Oct - Lunchtime Organ serve their community. Space at 3pm they will sing Choral Concert at St Helen's Church, York, was at an ever greater premium The new Archbishop Sentamu Evensong at St Mary's Church in 1.10pm. Performance by Robert as the reputation of the Academy Academy presides cathedral-like Thirsk. Sharpe, the Director of Music at York grew and its student numbers over its neighbourhood. It is the Minster. increased. Some ambitious embodiment of the Academy’s Sun 2 Oct - BCP Evensong to curriculum developments, motto – a place of aspiration and Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Thurs 13 Oct - 'Older People are options for post-16 study and achievement, but, above all, a the King James Bible, St Nicholas' Beautiful' at Holy Rood House, opportunities for welcoming the place of welcome and service to Church Askham Bryan at 6.30pm Thirsk. A seminar exploring ideas of community into the Academy, its community. with guest preacher the Very Revd beauty and self-worth with older however, all had to be put on Canon Dr Ann Lees Keith Jones, Dean of . people. For more information call hold until the Academy could Diocesan Director of Education 01845 522580 or email move to its new home. [email protected]. The new building has been

10 3 The Daily Prayer Rosary New Wine Women’s Day The Revd Clay Roundtree, Vicar There will be a New Wine Women’s also on the North and East New of , has written a Day in association with the Wine Leadership team for the new book, “The Daily Prayer Scarborough and Area New Wine summer conference. Rosary, with daily and seasonal Network on Saturday 15th October readings from Common at St Martin’s Church, Seamer. Step This will be an inspiring, challenging Worship”, and he’ll be signing out and be bold for Jesus - it is time and Holy Spirit led day, come along! copies at St Paul’s Bookshop in to step out and live it, being the York at 2pm on Saturday 8th October. Archbishop Sentamu woman of God you are! The day costs £10 including called Clay’s book “An exciting refreshments, please bring a packed re-imagining of an ancient Andrea McGanity and team are lunch. Cheques shpuld be made tradition”. coming to encourage us. Andrea is payable to St Martin’s, Seamer, PCC - from Liverpool and works in please send to Woman’s Day, c/o “The Daily Prayer Rosary” brings leadership alongside her husband Mollie Hewitt, 58 Pasture Lane, together two ancient Christian Steve who is a vicar in Liverpool. Seamer, Scarborough, North traditions: daily prayer based on Andrea longs to see mission put back Yorkshire, YO12 4QR . the songs and psalms of the into the heart of the church, she is Bible, and prayer with beads. Clay has been a priest in the Church of England since 2004, serving as Winning Men an Assistant Curate in and, for the last four years, as Vicar of Winning Men is a Christian Vision So that we have an idea of numbers, Ingleby Barwick near Stockton- for Men (CVM) presentation at Bell please let us know if you intend to on-Tees. Born and raised in Hotel, Market Place Driffield, on come by emailing Oklahoma, he first came to about the ten-bead 'decades' of Monday 17th October starting at [email protected] or England as a student in 1995. the rosary. The beads help me to concentrate my focus on God, 7.30pm. telephone 01482 881659. Further Speaking of his inspiration in making me more attentive in information is also available from writing the book, Clay said, “In prayer. The rosary for me isn’t This is an opportunity for church the Ven David Butterfield. 1998 I discovered the joy of about keeping count of how leaders (lay and ordained) to hear praying with beads quite many times I’ve said a prayer, but about how to reach men today. The For more information on CVM accidentally by browsing in the instead makes the activity of speaker, Carl Beech from Christian please contact them at CVM, St prayer more embodied and shop at the Community of the Vision for Men will present a feature Thomas' Brampton, Chatsworth focussed. I feel like my Resurrection, Mirfield. In the packed presentation to help churches Road, Chesterfield S40 3AW, tel: shop there was a simple prayer relationship with Jesus has grown and deepened by praying in this reach men with the gospel, including 01246 271713, email: rope with knots for beads and lessons learned from around the UK, [email protected], or visit the attached to the rope was the Jesus way and would recommend CVM's proven strategies and some of CVM website. Prayer. I think the inspiration for praying with beads to anyone!” The Daily Prayer Rosary came the latest research on this critical some years ago when I made the “The Daily Prayer Rosary: with issue. connection that many of our daily and seasonal readings from commonly used canticles such as Common Worship”, compiled by the Benedictus and the Clay Roundtree, published by Magnificat fit easily into ten Canterbury Press. ISBN: verses which got me thinking 9781848250888 Price: £12.99

4 9 Women’s Spirituality Course Back to School Conference Holy Rood House, near Thirsk is and creative changes to support The Back to School Conference Connections with schools, so running a women’s spirituality personal flourishing. will take place on Saturday 8th that the people of God can be course on Wednesday evenings from October in York. making a positive impact in their local schools. 7pm to 9pm, from October 2011 to 25 evening sessions and 3 Saturdays This exciting conference involves June 2012. provide ample opportunity for collaboration between the Archbishop Senatmu said, “The building friendships and trust, , The York Church has been inspiring young This will be a creative course for having fun, and delighting in the Schools and Youth Trust, people through education for women who wish to explore their wisdom of other women Scripture Union, The Diocese of centuries. This conference own spiritual journeys within a York, the Salvation Army and The provides a wonderful opportunity challenging and life-changing space For leaflet and details contact the Archbishop’s Youth Trust, and to learn more about how we can has gathered an exceptional all continue to serve schools tutor, the Revd Elizabeth Baxter on variety of nationally renowned today and play our part in Keeping within the Christian 01845 522580 or speakers. enabling young people to discover tradition this course looks at radical [email protected]. all that God has made them to It has two objectives. Firstly to be.” equip those who would like to be Feast of Tabernacles involved with their local school Come to be equipped, envisioned but don’t know how to make the and invigorated about how you St Hilda Church Community, more, (in their own tabernacles - or initial connection. Secondly, to can join in with what God is Greatfield, Hull are celebrating the tents) to be in touch, so enable those who are already doing with young people in our Feast of Tabernacles from Sunday arrangements can be made. working in schools to have a schools. 2nd to Sunday 9th October. greater impact - to grow their “The week will begin and end with connections. The conference For more information, visit The Revd Alison Gilchrist, Vicar of St Sunday's crammed with traditions therefore has two strands of www.yoyotrust.org.uk/backtoschool/ Making and Growing Hilda’s said, “The Feast of gleaned from Judaism, the final one Tabernacles (Booths) or 'Sukkot' is (8th Day Assembly) being of one of the 3 great pilgrim festivals invitation and sharing, festivities and The Eckersleys reach John O'Groats ! God directed His people to celebrate. acts of re-commitment. The On 26th August, the Revd Nancy However, it's not one which has weekdays will also include activities and John Eckersley finished their really made its mark much in similar to that which would have epic walk from Land's End to Christian circles, unlike Passover and been experienced by those in Jesus' John O'Groats to raise money for Pentecost. So this year, here at St day at this feast, which recalled the Christian Aid. They set out from HCC, we aim to begin a new season Exodus, and 'last harvest'. These will Land's End on 1st April and of our ministry by marking this feast include, bread making (grain walked 1280 miles. as part of our annual Harvest harvest), re-enactments of the They've already hit their target of celebrations. Exodus stories, daily pilgrimages to £10,000 for water supplies and the River Humber to draw water at farming improvements in Sierra “There will be a tabernacle (or dusk to pour out with wine.” Leone, which will be match booth) in the grounds of the church funded 3:1 by the European and I will live in it for the duration For further details please contact the Commission, meaning that (as God's people were directed to do Revd Alison Gilchrist on 01482 £45,000 will be given to the people of Sierra Leone. Many in the scriptures). I invite any who 799100, mobile: 07708 415716, or congratulations to John and wishes to join me for one day or [email protected]. Nancy!

8 5 Faith in Maintenance I’m the girl I want to be

Do you worry about damp in your professionals and other delegates. church building? Faith in Maintenance aims to help volunteers Date: Saturday 8th October 2011 who look after historic places of Time: 10am – 4pm worship. We provide training to help Venue: St Patrick’s Church, you understand how your building Patrington – ‘The Queen of works and how to solve problems Holderness’, East Yorkshire HU12 caused by leaky gutters and blocked 0RE drains. Faith in Maintenance is run by the A Faith in Maintenance free one-day Society for the Protection of Ancient course will help you: Buildings and supported by the • Recognise potential problems Heritage Lottery Fund and English • Tackle common maintenance tasks Heritage. “I’m the girl I want to be” is a Your hosts for the weekend are Hiedi • Understand inspections and chance for girls aged 13 yrs and over Coates and a team of youth work reports Courses are free but everyone to get together, form great leaders who will be on hand to make • Know when to call in expert help attending must book a place by friendships, share opinions and talk your weekend a memorable occasion. contacting: Kate Minnis, SPAB Faith about all the issues that affect them Great food, lots of activities, and As well as talks, the day includes a in Maintenance, 37 Spital Square, and interest them everyday... special gifts. practical exercise looking at elements E1 6DY, Tel: 020 7456 0913 appearance, fashion, TV, magazines, of a church building and learning to email: [email protected]. You can self-esteem, relationships, guys, sex, “I’m the girl I want to be” is highly identify defects. Everyone who also book online by visiting being single, feeling great about regarded amongst schools, youth attends receives a free copy of the www.spabfim.org.uk and following themselves. centres, learning mentor schemes Good Maintenance Guide and a the link for the course you would like and Churches using the course and maintenance calendar and there are to attend. It will be on 21st to 23rd October at has been particularly popular with opportunities for discussion with the Emmaus Centre, Wydale Hall. It the girls who have taken part. You will cost £45 each, including can find out more details about the accommodation, food, activities and course and read comments by Home Office Petition – theft of metal materials. participants on the Golddigger website (info / girls course) An online petition to the Home which creates difficulties as there This weekend has only 22 spaces www.golddigger.org.uk Office is campaigning for an is no audit trail, making available for girls aged 13 and over amendment to the Scrap Metal identification of individuals who Merchants Act 1964 to help may be trading stolen metal. An from churches in the Diocese of For more information about the reduce metal theft, which is a big amendment to the Scrap Metal York. It is going to be a great time weekend contact Hiedi Coates by problem for many churches. You Merchants Act 1964 to prohibit with a variety of activities, discussion email: [email protected] Tel: can read more and sign the cash transactions would make groups and sessions, all under the 01723 892510 petition at payment by cheque or directly experienced leadership of Mandy http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/pe into a bank account mandatory Toombs and Beth Taylor of This weekend is organised and titions/406. and could be a significant Golddigger who run “I’m the girl I sponsored by the Diocese of York XLS component in reducing metal Historically the scrap metal trade theft. want to be” courses in Sheffield. Events. has been a cash in hand industry;

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