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I am delighted to welcome you to the second edition of the magazine; the new format has been well received and our thanks are due to Lisa and her design team. A number of useful comments have been incorporated and we look forward to further dialogue with you, the reader. Beyond informing and encouraging, there is scope within the magazine’s format to engage with issues arising in a period of change and development for the diocese.

Change is in the air on many fronts: within the context of the continuing Deanery Visitations and the forthcoming Vision and Growth Consultations. At the time of writing, many of us are reflecting with joy and thankfulness on the consecration of Bishop Richard in Westminster Abbey on 14 May, a truly blessed and exciting occasion, an unforgettable time of worship and praise, with the full panoply of Church of England ceremonial in that vibrant, historic setting. Services of Welcome for Bishop Richard are planned and one took place at Battle on 18 May and another at St Paul’s, Brighton on 22 June at 6pm.

Archdeacon Roger Combes will be retiring at the end of June after 28 years faithful service in this diocese as Rector of St Matthew’s, St Leonards, as Rural Dean of Hastings and, since 2003, Archdeacon of Horsham. Many of us have cause to be grateful for his gracious wisdom, his love of people and his calm assurance. Moves are already afoot to seek his successor, as well as to appoint a new Diocesan Director of Ordinands and, following the announcement of the creation of the new archdeaconry comprising the deaneries of Brighton & Hove and Lewes & Seaford, a fourth Archdeacon. Further it has been announced that Dr Ann Holt is to be the new Diocesan Director of Education; she will be taking up her post in the autumn.

These changes are against the backdrop of the Vision and Growth consultations taking place in June. Full details are repeated in this magazine, in the e-bulletin and on the web-site. These sessions are for the whole diocese and you are urged to take the opportunity to express you views about the state of the diocese and its future life and direction under the three headings ‘Church growth’, ‘Re-imagining ministry’ and ‘Contributing to the Common Good’. All responses and contributions to the consultations will be fed into the Bishop’s Staff meeting, the Clergy Conference and further working groups before the process is underpinned in Lent next year, leading to the launch of a new diocesan strategy at Pentecost. Please bring forward your views – you have the chance now to feed them into the diocesan process.’

With every blessing Philip Jones Archdeacon of Lewes WEEKEND OF PRAYER ACROSS THE DIOCESE 7  8 JUNE

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20 YEARS OF 6 - 9 Our Growing Stories of Hope and Joy WOMEN PRIESTS / 16 10 - 13 News across the Diocese 14 - 15 Richard Jackson consecration The diocese celebrates 20 years of woman ordained to priesthood 16 20 Years of Women Priests 17 Neville Manning: Stories behind the Hymns 18 - 23 Petertide Ordinations 24 - 25 Youngsters show their faith through art COMPETITION 26 Money Matters WINNERS / 24-25 27 Mission Fund Offers Help 28 - 29 Safeguarding is at the heart of our mission Youngsters commended for artistic talent in Faith through Art competition 30 - 31 Overseas Focus 32 The Beautiful Burial Ground Conference 33 Ride and Stride STRENGTHENING LINKS 34 - 34 Countdown to Household of Faith WITH OUR PARTNER 36 How to Fund a Project 37 FSW News SCHOOLS / 31 38 - 39 Books and Reviews Cameroon bishop’s return visit 40 Back to Church Sunday | Hope14 41 Weekend of Prayer dates SPOTLIGHT ON 42 Cathedral Events NURTURING FAITH

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OUR GROWING STORIES OF HOPE AND JOY

To help parishes prepare for the weekend of prayer and discerning the vision meetings in June, (see page 41) Richard Jackson, Bishop of Lewes, commends the following stories from parishes where good leadership, prayer and positive action have played a fundamental part in the growing life of a church.

Through prayer, consultation, roots. Retirement gave him the commitment and action, we time he needed to do business long to see the local church with God but he had many things working “right”. Sadly we have to think through. He said the had times of bad press and people at St Andrew’s welcomed must acknowledge the past him warmly and it was like appropriately but we cannot “coming home”. Since then, his ignore the fact that this presents faith has become the bedrock an opportunity for a new season. of his life. He has a clear sense of purpose and peace, whatever At St Andrew’s it has been our the future holds. During intense privilege to experience growth treatment, he described the in a variety of ways as one of two-hour round trip to hospital Sophie Jelley has been vicar the churches working alongside as the best of times as he was at St Andrew’s, Burgess Hill, others in Burgess Hill, Hurst accompanied by Christian for nearly four years. She said: Deanery. In my experience the songwriter Matt Redman on his business of growing churches car CD player and experienced “There’s nothing like the is not easy but its factors are a closeness to God he had not local church when the local simple: God and people. When known in years. church is working right.” Bill I reflect on the past four years Hybels, senior pastor of Willow there have been plans and Paul emailed out of the blue one Creek Community Church, projects and these are ongoing morning three years ago from Chicago, spoke these words but the real joy is in the stories his office. He had just decided at a conference I attended a of real people’s lives. Names are to follow God and wondered few years back and I’ve never changed but the stories are of if we could help him find out forgotten them. Whatever our ordinary people like you and me. more. I contacted one of our tradition or expression of church, congregation who agreed to it seems to me that this is the When John was diagnosed with meet Paul to mentor him. For heart of the vision process we serious illness last year, he felt several months they met on are embarking on. a nudge to revisit his Christian Saturday mornings for coffee ISSUE 2 7

and Paul’s journey began. A group open to all where each much better than he imagined. few months later he felt able family is prayed for, known His newfound faith and the to set foot in church and he by name and supported. The friendship at church have then attended a basics course children start their journey sustained him and for that he is produced through the Leading with God as babes in arms deeply thankful. Your Church Into Growth team and the next step may be our that we run on a regular basis. Tiddlywinks group on a Sunday These stories are simple. They Paul went on to our alpha mornings where they learn the are all ordinary folks going about course and it was there that he basics of worship, Bible, prayer their ordinary lives with a need encountered the power of the and Christian service. for God. As I often say, we are Holy Spirit in a tangible way. about numbers because every Paul’s faith has led to personal Fred was devastated when his number is a person and people transformation, renewed family wife died but he remembered a matter. The local church is best life, increased confidence and funeral they attended together placed to help people find the peace in a pressured work at St Andrew’s months earlier. As love of God through Jesus with situation. they left, his wife said the service the help of his Holy Spirit. had really touched her. They Jenny and Tom came seeking had already been thinking about In my experience, growth has baptism for Millie. We explained their faith in a deeper way before little to do with tradition and that baptism is a welcome into her death. Fred knew straight much more to do with prayer the church family so it is a good away he wanted St Andrew’s for and consistent attention to idea to get to know that family her service and the following discerning what the Father and see how it operates before Sunday, in spite of his grief, wants to do in the context in deciding whether you want to Fred went to church. He said it which he places us. join. That was almost three years was a good decision because it ago. Millie and her parents were was there he experienced deep among the founding members peace. That was over a year of our Sunbeams under-fives ago now. Although still tough group. This is a Christian toddler at times, Fred’s life has been so 8 FAITH IN SUSSEX

Southover, we make a habit of here. We have discovered the preaching this gospel - and the best way to integrate people new commitment it calls for - week in, to faith/Southover is to get them week out. serving their church family as soon as possible. Of course, the Being ready to make changes integration process takes wisdom that will hurt. We never designed and some roles suit newcomers our church strapline to be “it’s all and new Christians better than about mission” but that’s what others. We have been strong on many people think our motto “every member ministry” and is. Why? Because we have had doing our best to help people find to preach this idea every time their place of serving. painful decisions about changes to our building, service times Steve Daughtery has been or expensive projects have vicar of St John the Baptist confronted us. Our congregation Church, Southover, Lewes, knows God requires us to make since 2003. Since 2004, it has the changes that will benefit the grown by about 70% to more mission of God and that these than 300 adults worshipping changes will often cost us our on a Sunday. Steve told us why: comfort, convenience or cash. In other words, our worship We are a church of flawed at church is not about us, it is people, constantly striving to about glorifying God and serving worship God with our lives and others. live in community with one another. We frequently stumble Creating congregations that and make mistakes and so reflect the cultures in the St Matthew’s Church, Hastings, “church” becomes God’s way of town. We live in a town where together with seven other helping us practise forgiveness. there are different cultures, churches from different However, because God is preferences and familiarities denominations, has partnered gracious, he chooses to work and we want to do our best with Christians Against Poverty through normal people like us. not to exclude anybody. For (CAP) to offer debt counselling in us this has meant operating the community. It is also a major So what have been important a suite of four services every contributor to local food banks. lessons? I could talk about the Sunday which best cater to importance of prayer, worship different demographics. We try CAP was started in Bradford 17 that transforms and relying on to design our services to take years ago by John Kirkby who was God’s spirit but here are four into account those people who called by God to start this work as other ideas that may be helpful. are not in church. This takes a lot a response to the despair felt by of sacrifice, effort, planning and those trying to deal with mounting Personal engagement with people power but every time debt. Since then it has grown to the gospel. For a church to we have planted or relaunched more than 200 centres across the grow, every member needs a service for this purpose, God UK. It is a free service to anyone in to be engaged in the mission has honoured the effort and the debt. CAP manager Nick Warren of Jesus. To be engaged in church has grown. said: “CAP offers hope and a mission, each member needs solution to people in debt. Last to understand their place in a Serving helps belonging. We year Hastings and St Leonards story that demands “my soul, my believe the gospel calls people CAP centre helped around 70 life, my all”. Jesus’s death and to sense their belonging in households on to the path to resurrection for our salvation God, to step out in belief in become debt free.” is the only story that has this Jesus, to be transformed in their power and his spirit is the only behaviour by the spirit. The CAP helps people who have power to bring people to know first thing we want people to got into financial difficulty for Jesus as Lord and Saviour. At experience is that they belong various reasons including job ISSUE 2 9

loss, marriage breakdown and The church also contributes “I remember the day a couple of physical or mental ill health. CAP to the Hastings food bank, run months later when she excitedly puts into place repayment plans by the Trussle Trust. This is in showed me that her windows to ensure essential outgoings partnership with Kings Church, were now open and although are covered and relieve the Hastings, and provides much- she is not yet debt free, she is pressures that can lead to ill needed support to many families well on her way with just over a health, suicidal feelings and and individuals. year left to pay. home evictions. Nick said: “We also get to see “She and her children have The Hastings and St Leonards some of our clients come to faith become particularly close to Centre opened a year ago in our Lord, which is the cream our CAP befriender Christine, but has already helped six on the cake. We are blessed with a volunteer from one of our families become debt free. It is lots of stories of God’s grace seven partner churches. We supported by a team of more in this ministry but in particular took K and her two sons - her than 30 volunteer support I think of one mother and her daughter was too young - on a workers from partner churches. three children. CAP discovery holiday at the They pray for and befriend end of last year, their first proper clients, accompany the CAP “K was one of our first referrals family holiday, and all three team on visits and in many cases when we set up last year and made a commitment to Christ introduce them to a church when I first met her she had during this holiday. The eldest family. not opened her windows or son is now an active member of drawn her curtains for months a local Christian youth club, K is Nick said: “All our clients got for fear of bailiffs. It took several attending church more regularly a Christmas hamper and two meetings and some great and she has asked and agreed families who have not had a support from our friends at to be a CAP support worker so proper holiday have been given Hastings food bank to earn her she can help others out of debt. holidays with CAP. We regularly trust sufficiently to be able to source food bank vouchers, get her paying in regularly to a For more about the weekend of cookers, fridges and vacuum CAP account so we could start to prayer and discerning the vision cleaners for our clients and are gradually pay off her debts. meetings, see page 41. also able to get financial help for things such as flat deposits and cookers.” 10 FAITH IN SUSSEX

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FOURTH NEW DIRECTOR OF that Christianity makes to the ARCHDEACONRY EDUCATION educational and social needs of ANNOUNCED children, young people and their families. The diocese has 159 Bishop Mark has confirmed church schools, providing free the way is now clear for The education to 35,000 students. Bishop of Chichester to make Under her leadership their future a Pastoral Order creating a will be in good hands.” fourth archdeaconry in the Dr Holt said: “I am looking Diocese of Chichester. The new forward to serving the whole archdeaconry will consist of the school community and working deaneries of Brighton, Hove and with the diocesan education Lewes and Seaford. At the same team, which is, I know, dedicated time, the Deanery of Westbourne to the Christian mission in all its will be transferred from the schools.” Archdeaconry of Horsham to the Archdeaconry of Chichester. Dr Ann Holt OBE, Lay Canon of Dr Holt, who takes up her post in Bristol Cathedral, is to be our September, is currently director new director of education. of external relations for the Bible Society. She has spent all The Bishop of Chichester, her working life in education Dr Martin Warner said: “I am and is currently chairwoman absolutely delighted by the of the Bristol Diocesan Board appointment of Dr Ann Holt of Education. She has been a as Chichester’s new diocesan governor of several schools, a director of education and look national trainer and consultant to forward to welcoming her and local education authorities, the her husband, Canon Douglas Department for Education and On behalf of all three bishops Holt, to life and work in Sussex. independent schools. in the diocese, Bishop Mark said: “The Bishop of Chichester “Ann is a nationally recognised She was awarded the OBE is mindful that many people leader in the field of education. for services to education in wish to see Lewes named in the She is experienced in the 2004. She is a firm believer title of the new archdeaconry classroom, imaginative, in community involvement in and he will seek to initiate a inspirational and demanding of education and considers serving new consultation to determine high standards as a team leader as a governor to be an excellent the final name of the new and a persuasive advocate way for people to engage with archdeaconry. For legal for the invaluable contribution their communities. reasons, it will have the title of Archdeaconry of Brighton until this matter is concluded. SOUTH OF ENGLAND SHOW “The bishops and members A warm welcome awaits you at the church tent of the Diocesan Mission and at Ardingly from June 5 to 7. Drop in for a fair Pastoral Committee are grateful trade cup of tea or coffee and take a moment to to all who have participated in browse the bookstore provided by Books Alive the recent consultations and in Hove. There will be activities for children they believe the changes will and space to pause, think and pray. Our theme enable us more effectively to this year is The Tree Of Life and we will have engage in mission and pastoral a 7ft false larch tree on display. The tent is care.” usually near the bees and honey marquee. ISSUE 2 11

ORDINATION FUNDING FOR BISHOP BACKS ASSISTANTS’ TEAM NIGHT CHURCH CREDIT UNION The team consists of six people, Night Church in Hastings was INVESTMENT APPEAL all appointed in December awarded a mission fund to help The Bishop of Chichester, Dr last year, whose main role is in the early plans to bring to life Martin Warner, gave his full to oversee all aspects of the a vision shared by several backing to the East Sussex ordination discernment process. people from different places. Credit Union’s appeal which was This stretches from working with The vision was to create a launched at Folkington Manor. vocational enquirers through the safe space where people felt selection criteria for the Church welcomed and accepted. A It is hoped the event will attract of England’s ordained ministry, space to talk and pray for them new investment into the East preparing candidates for the if that is what they wanted. You Sussex Credit Union, which national three-day Bishops’ can read more about the project serves the people of East Advisory Panel at the end of the on the fresh Expression website: Sussex with affordable loans and diocesan discernment process, http://www.freshexpressions.org. financial guidance. serving as the contact during uk/stories/nightchurchhastings training and having input into In supporting the East Sussex advising the bishop’s senior staff Credit Union, Dr Warner echoed on the placing of title curates in the Archbishop of Canterbury’s their first ministry post. call for responsible lending to assist people struggling to make THE MEMBERS ARE: ends meet. Reverend Alison Bowman, He said: “The aim of the evening vicar of St John the Evangelist, was to encourage people to Preston, Brighton support the work of the East Sussex Credit Union, not by Reverend Canon Paul Cox, donation, but by opening retired and with PTO in the Read more about the mission savings accounts. Money saved parish of Waldron fund on page 27 with the credit union is recycled Reverend John Crutchley, rector locally as low-cost loans, of St Peter’s, Ardingly especially for those whose only CALLING ALL other recourse is often to high- Margaret Heald, Parochial cost payday lenders. Church Council secretary, St FOLLOWERS OF Paul’s, Chichester JESUS “Along with the West Sussex Credit Union, whose own appeal Reverend Sophie Jelley, We are looking for people – we have also sponsored, the incumbent of St Andrew’s, clergy, readers and other lay East Sussex Credit Union is Burgess Hill educators - who would be helping Sussex do what it can Reverend Dr Paul Redparth, willing to lead a Following Jesus as a community to ensure that priest in charge of the parish of course in their parish or deanery, financially vulnerable people Kirdford with Plaistow beginning in September. have a chance of avoiding huge Whether this is something you levels of debt.” Fr Robert Norbury is acting have done before and would Diocesan Director of Ordinands. like to offer again or it is new to It is expected that a new you and you would like to know Diocesan Director of Ordinands more, contact Ruth Sowerby will be appointed shortly. or Wendy Greenan at Church House. 12 FAITH IN SUSSEX

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projects but her retirement will HOW DOES YOUR INTRODUCTION TO allow her to spend more time with her family, especially her GARDEN GROW? SPIRITUAL DIRECTION grandchildren. We wish her the Haskins Garden Centre at The diocesan course to train best for the future. Angmering supported the new spiritual directors, run Broadwater CE first and middle by our spirituality adviser schools’ science curriculum Andrew Mayes, begins again in WORLD WAR ONE by giving more than 60 Year September. Applications are now JOHN’S GOSPELS 1 children a demonstration of welcomed and all details are at growing plants during their visit www.chichester.anglican.org/ SGM Lifewords is making this to the centre. spiritual-direction-course/. resource available for your parish. There is no set charge Haskins staff members Mark but donations are welcome. Smith and Sharon Miller showed To make an offer, call how to plant and care for 020 7730 2155. pumpkin seeds and wildflowers including poppies and cornflowers. After a question CLERGY and answer session and refreshments in the restaurant, CONFERENCE each pupil took away their own SEPTEMBER freshly planted seeds and will be able to enter the Halloween The Bishops and Senior Staff pumpkin-growing competition. Roger Coombes pictured with his wife Christine are calling a conference of all The two classes then looked at Richard Jackson’s consecration in May. licensed clergy in the Diocese of around the plant area of the Chichester from September 8th – centre to complete a quiz. 11th of 2014. STAFF CHANGES This conference will be a residential event held at the Roger Combes, Archdeacon of University of Kent in Canterbury Horsham, retires in June. Roger and is intended to resource and has served as Archdeacon of encourage the clergy in their Horsham since 2004. Evensong ministry as well as to draw them all has been arranged for June together as a college of Deacons 29 at St Mary’s Horsham to and Priests with their Bishops. acknowledge his ministerial service. We will feature more on Licensed clergy should have Mark said: “We were very Roger’s retirement in the next received an e-mail invite to the impressed with the interest issue of Faith in Sussex. event: http://clergyconference14. shown by the pupils who eventbrite.co.uk/ If you haven’t, Shirley Steers, the Bishop I’m sure will have a greater contact conference@chichester. of Horsham’s long-serving understanding of how plants anglican.org. grow. We look forward to seeing secretary, has taken early what size their pumpkins can retirement. Shirley has been A list of key note speakers reach through the year.” Details a valued colleague for 23 can be found on the diocesan of the competition can be found years and during that time has website, but the Bishop of at www.haskins.co.uk. proved invaluable to the bishop Horsham has revealed that the and in helping organise many Dean of Birmingham, The Very memorable events, not least the Revd Catherine Ogle, will be successful Caister Conferences. offering daily spiritual input to the She plans to help with specific conference. ISSUE 2 13

PLEASE PRAY FOR PETERTIDE ORDINATIONS SYNOD VOTES TO APPROVE THE THOSE BEING ORDAINED PRIEST THIS PETERTIDE, LATEST PROPOSALS ON DATES BETWEEN 15 AND 22 JUNE ARE: TO ALLOW WOMEN ON SUNDAY, 15TH JUNE 2014 AT 5PM TO BECOME BISHOPS Feast: Trinity Sunday Venue: St Paul’s Church, Chichester Bishop: + Lewes The Chichester Diocesan Synod Sarah Flashman St John the Evangelist, Southbourne has voted to approve the latest Alison Green Chichester Cathedral proposals to allow women to become bishops. Karen Young St Paul, Chichester

ON SUNDAY, 15TH JUNE 2014 AT 5PM The Synod passed the motion on proposed changes to the Feast: Trinity Sunday Venue: St Martin’s, Brighton Bishop: + Horsham draft Bishops and Priests Mischa Richards St Martin, Brighton (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure and draft ON MONDAY, 16TH JUNE 2014 AT 7PM Amending Canon No 33, which Feast: Richard of Chichester Venue: All Saints, Hove Bishop: + Lewes was referred to the dioceses by Duncan Fraser Holy Trinity, Eastbourne the General Synod last February. Brian New St Andrew, Nuthurst and Good Shepherd, Mannings Heath The Measure and draft Tom Robson Angmering Amending Canon No 33 will Carl Smith St Andrew, Burgess Hill now require a two-thirds Jill Simpson St Andrew, Ferring majority in all three Houses (Bishops, Clergy and Laity) ON THURSDAY, 19TH JUNE 2014 AT 7PM of General Synod at the final Feast: Corpus Christi Venue: St Mary East Grinstead approval stage. If approved, Bishop: + Horsham the legislation would then go Alex Baxter St Andrew, Eastbourne to Parliament for consideration David Hadfield St Mary, East Grinstead by the Ecclesiastical Committee and each House of Parliament. ON THURSDAY, 19TH JUNE 2014 AT 7PM Feast: Corpus Christi Venue: St Anne’s Lewes Bishop: +Lewes THE VOTING FIGURES IN Pauline Lucas Sutton and Seaford THE DIOCESAN SYNOD Paul Mundy St Mary, Barcombe DEBATE WERE: Imtiaz Trask Frant and Eridge Alex Wood St Peter, Brighton House of Bishops For 1 Against 1 Abstain 1 THOSE BEING ORDAINED DEACON CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 18 - 23 House of Clergy For 36 Against 22 Abstain 2

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A DAY TO CELEBRATE The Right Reverend Richard Jackson ordained and consecrated as Bishop of Lewes

Hundreds of wellwishers People came from very corner in a positive way! I owe much of the diocese to join in the to Richard Jackson as he has attended the service at celebrations at Westminster encouraged me and is the Westminster Abbey on Abbey. reason I am working within the church today.” May 14, to witness The Mark Laverick is a reader at Right Reverend Richard St George’s Brighton and is Jenny Groves and Jenny Alliston in the discernment process both travelled up from the parish Jackson being ordained for ordination. “I had the of Henfield. They said: The and consecrated to the huge privilege of being in the service was magnificent and episcopate as Suffragan congregation at Westminster they are both very encouraged Abbey to witness Richard by Richard Jackson’s Bishop of Lewes in the Jackson being ordained as the appointment. Diocese of Chichester Bishop of Lewes. To be present on such an occasion in such a Kate Bailey is a reader in by the Archbishop of magnificent place is something Henfield parish and is also on Canterbury and other to be remembered. The new the discernment process for bishop will have oversight of the ordination. “It is wonderful to see bishops. Brighton deanery, so there were so many people coming together many others there from across from across the diocese for such Before the service the Bishop- the deanery (and beyond). a momentous occasion. I am designate of Lewes took the very excited for Richard and his Oath of Allegiance to The There was a very real sense of family and for the diocese. Queen’s Majesty and the joy and excitement yesterday, I hope Richard will be ordaining Oath of Due Obedience to the mixed with complete awe at me in a few years time!” Archbishop of Canterbury in the being in such magnificent Jerusalem Chamber, part of the surroundings. I hope and pray John and Olivia Beckwith- Abbey’s Deanery. The Reverend that Bishop Richard’s new Smith from Rudgwick thought Richard Jackson, Diocesan ministry is one of healing and the setting was beautiful and Adviser for Mission and Renewal bridge-building.” the service inspirational. Olivia in the diocese of Chichester, was said: “Richard is extremely presented for ordination by the Lloyd Harp is a youth leader in gifted in ministry and knows Bishop of Chichester and the Rudgwick Parish. “The service how to connect the church Suffragan Bishop of Horsham. was incredibly overwhelming to the everday. He brings ISSUE 2 15

Archdeacon Roger Combes, his wife Christine Helen Rose right and Emma Stonham Jenny Groves and Jenny Alliston John and Olivia Beckwith-Smith and Archie Coates, Vicar at St Peter’s Brighton

Kate Bailey with her new Loyd Harp and Steve Tennant Bishop of Lewes, Richard Jackson pictured with Archbishop, Justin Welby; Bishop of vicar of Henfield Paul Doike Chichester, Martin Warner (far left) and Bishop of Horsham, Mark Sowerby on the right.

worship alive. It is good that he clergy and laity from across has now been recognised for the diocese at Westminster A WELCOME SERVICE this.” Abbey. Richard’s gift of WAS HELD AT BATTLE ON ministering to such a broad 18 MAY AND A FURTHER Nigel Sarjudeen a former church and the high regard that employee at Church House he is held in really showed in WELCOME SERVICE IS TO Hove, the administration centre the number of people who came BE HELD AT ST PAUL’S for the diocese. “It’s an honour to from every church tradition to BRIGHTON ON 22 JUNE be here. The service was much share in the celebrations.” AT 6PM bigger than I expected.” Richard Jackson said he said he Helen Rose, curate at was happy to be able to continue Shoreham Beach (right) and to minister in his current Emma Stonham, curate at diocesan family and is looking East Grinstead enjoyed the forward to a new ministry in the occasion. Helen said: “This is the diocese. Church of England at its best. I am overjoyed for Richard, his family and for the diocese. His appointment as Bishop of Lewes is a step in the right direction.” The sermon was preached by Martin Cavendish, Director of ReSource. The service was sung by the Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir, Angela Sibson, Diocesan conducted by James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Secretary, said she was and the organ was played by Martin Ford, Assistant Organist. Peter delighted to witness such Holder, Organ Scholar, played before the service. You can view the an auspicious occasion. She order of service and sermon on Westminister Abbey’s website: said: “It was truly moving and www.westminster-abbey.org/press/news encouraging to see so many 16 FAITH IN SUSSEX

CELEBRATION OF THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Hundreds of women priests and their supporters joined a national service to mark the 20th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Church of England.

moving forward now and I am celebrating the twentieth really excited about that.” anniversary.

Former Crawley Team Vicar Sue The Bishop of Chichester, Dr Marshall was one of the first Martin Warner, believes that the women to be ordained 20 years local celebration is just part of ago. She said: “It was one of the the anniversary being marked happiest moments of my life. nationally across the church with There have been huge changes “an outpouring of thanksgiving since that day. Woman now feel for the contribution that women free to serve. This is a broad priests have made in enriching church. If you love Jesus, there is our life and mission.’ a place for you.” Dr Warner, who is himself a Every woman ordained in 1994 Bishop Martin said: “It was traditionalist, acknowledges was invited to take part in the a privilege to be part of the that it has not always been easy event at St Paul’s Cathedral on national celebrations in for women ministers, deacons May 3 and all of England’s 42 London that marked the 20th and priests in the Diocese and dioceses were represented. anniversary of the ordination clearly calls for a new mindset of women as priests. For based on common working and The Bishop of Chichester Dr women priests and supporters understanding: “In this diocese Martin Warner and his Dean of of women’s ordination in the we are aware that some have Women’s Ministry Canon Julia diocese of Chichester, the been slow to receive the ministry Peaty led a group of female presence of their bishop was an of women priests as fully as they clergy to represent Chichester important sign of affirmation and might have done. There is still a Diocese. A procession moved we were, all of us, received with legacy of hurt and some anger. from Westminster Abbey through extreme warmth and grace. Parliament Square, along the He added: “As we seek to move Embankment and up Ludgate “AN OUTPOURING OF forward with growing confidence Hill towards St Paul’s before the and common purpose, let us service began. THANKSGIVING FOR also ask for healing, wisdom THE CONTRIBUTION and generosity in our love and Canon Julia said: “It was a THAT WOMEN respect for each other’s calling, fitting way to give thanks to the PRIESTS HAVE MADE gifts and contribution to the dedication of women’s ministry Mission of God. “ in the Church. It was a special IN ENRICHING OUR day to celebrate and a signal to LIFE AND MISSION.” He added: “The service all those women who feel called will reflect the particular by God to serve.” The dioceses own celebrations contributions of women in the in Chichester Cathedral on Diocese in the two decades Sue Sampson, a curate at May 24 will be an opportunity since women priests were Haywards Heath for the past for Bishops, clergy and laity ordained and womens’ ministry three years, said: “Things have from across the Diocese to more widely.” changed and Chichester is gather together for a service ISSUE 2 17

STORIES BEHIND THE HYMNS morning HAS BROKEN

A HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE NEW DAY

BY NEVILLE MANNING

For clergy, talking with families She received many awards for a practice very much in tune about the choice of hymns for her work and now The Children’s with the words of Morning Has a wedding or funeral is not as Book Circle makes an annual Broken. straightforward as you might Eleanor Farjeon Award in her expect. memory. Percy Dearmer, editor of both The English Hymnal and Songs For those not accustomed to MINE IS THE SUNLIGHT, Of Praise, asked Eleanor to singing hymns, the decision write a hymn on the theme of can be a problem. However, of MINE IS THE MORNING thankfulness for each new day the limited number of hymns BORN OF THE ONE LIGHT to go with the existing tune familiar to many, one that is Bunessan, to which it is always often requested is Morning Has EDEN SAW PLAY, sung. Broken by Eleanor Farjeon. PRAISE WITH ELATION, PRAISE EVERY MORNING, Eleanor, who died in 1965, wrote Its popularity is largely attributed four hymns for Dearmer and to the versions recorded by Cat GOD’S RE-CREATION was paid three guineas for each Stevens in the early 1970s, when OF THE NEW DAY. of them. One was this hymn of it topped the charts in both the thankfulness that has become so USA and the UK for several well known and loved, Morning weeks. She was motivated by religious Has Broken. beliefs of various kinds Eleanor Farjeon was a small throughout her life but at the The hymn, suitable for children timid child, born in London in age of 70, she eventually and adults, praises God for the 1881 to an American mother from found her spiritual home in the gift of each new day with its new a theatrical family and a Jewish Roman Catholic Church. Her sights and sounds and does so father who was a novelist, spiritual journey in that direction very poetically and evocatively: playwright and journalist. She had been influenced by the became a renowned poet and famous mystical work from Whether sung or said writer of children’s stories. the 13th century The Cloud of reflectively, the hymn Unknowing, together with the encourages us to face each new During the First World War, the writings of St Augustine of Hippo day not with apprehension but family moved to Sussex. Eleanor and the Spiritual Exercises of St with thanksgiving and joy. became close friends with the Ignatius Loyola. The writer of the novelist D. H. Lawrence and the last of these always encouraged poets Robert Frost and Edward contemplation of nature as a Thomas. way of finding God in all things, 18 FAITH IN SUSSEX PETERTIDE ORDINATIONS The 18 men and women on these pages will be ordained deacon on Saturday, June 28, in Chichester Cathedral and will begin their public ministry in churches across the diocese. The ceremony will place a seal on the calling they have received from God to serve the Church. We asked them to tell us about themselves so we might call them, their families and parishes to mind in prayer ahead of their ordination service.

Jimmy Young Alice Whalley Andrew Birks

Jimmy Young spent ten years as watching, especially Arsenal - working in a large parish in a full-time youth worker, initially and good coffee. He is a sucker Camden Town. At the beginning, in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, for a good TV box set, especially I thought the job might be and then in Dorking, Surrey. For The West Wing, and dreams a nice way to fill a gap but I the past two years he has been of one day having a room quickly decided through my training at St John’s College dedicated to his CDs and books. deepening faith and profound in Nottingham after spending Jimmy will serve his curacy at St encounters that I might be called a fair while wrestling with the Mary Horsham. to ordination.” She has spent desire to avoid the clichéd youth the past three years training at work-ordination pathway. After Alice Whalley is 26 and St Stephen’s House in Oxford. owning up to this and having originally from Scotland. Her Alice said: “I am looking forward enjoyed two years of getting father was in the Navy so she immensely to beginning my to pause, read and think, he is spent her primary school years ministry in the diocese and to now excited about getting out of living in several places around be doing so in such an exciting the theological college bubble the country following his jobs part of Brighton.” Alice will serve and encountering “normal around before settling in mid her curacy at St Andrew’s in people” again. He said the call to Wales, which is where she went Moulsecoomb. ordination is nothing less than a to secondary school. call to exercise the passion that Andrew Birks grew up in a is in his heart to love people and She said: “I escaped to the bright small village near Alnwick in God as fully as he can. Jimmy, lights of London to study for a Northumberland where his faith who is married to Debs, is proud degree in astrophysics, after played a huge part in his life. He of his Welsh heritage, loves which I somewhat unexpectedly said: “When I began serving at music, sport - both playing and ended up spending two years the altar, I began to recognise ISSUE 2 19

my calling and my vocation West Ham fan. He said: “I in the late 1990s. He said: “I to God. I approached the trained initially as an actuary worked at Aintree Racecourse diocesan director of ordinands in investment management. assisting with two Grand in Newcastle Diocese and was My own mission field is about Nationals before moving on to told to go and get some life to transition from the world of Newmarket Racecourses as experience so I did. I joined finance to these new parish operations manager for nine Cambridgeshire Police in 2011, contexts. I am excited about this years where I also managed a City of London Police in 2004 change but keenly aware that I number of building projects. and The Metropolitan Police have much still to learn. My own Before moving to Oxford in 2008. He has remained a calling to ordained ministry came to study at Ripon College serving police officer during initially through encouragement Cuddesdon, I was involved with his training with the South from my vicar and then other the delivery of catering services East Institute of Theological mature Christians at All Saints to two of the Olympic venues for Education (SEITE) but that Lindfield where our family has London 2012. I first felt a call to was due to end in May as he worshipped for nearly 20 years. ordained ministry at school but it prepared for ordination. He said: This has been confirmed through wasn’t until my late thirties when “Serving as a police officer has the Church’s discernment I started going more regularly to often tested my faith with God process, training at SEITE and the parish church in Forest Row but has also allowed me to serve various ministry placements that a strong sense of calling God in a variety of situations. I over the past three years. I returned. It has been a very rapid am often asked why am I leaving would like to thank all those who journey for me from my initial the police when that too is a have supported me in so many inquiry to ordination so it has vocation - but then why did each different ways and ask for your been a steep learning curve. We of the disciples get up and follow prayers during this time.” Chris are very excited to be returning Jesus? It is simply that sense of is looking forward to serving to East Sussex and I am really vocation, the preparation, the the people of Handcross, looking forward to serving my opening of ourselves to God Pease Pottage, Slaugham, title post in Uckfield.” where I feel most suited to in my Staplefield and Warninglid from vocational journey. This is why the end of June as curate at St Christine Keyte was born in I feel called to leave the police Mary’s Slaugham and St Mark’s Johannesburg, South Africa. and to pursue my ministerial Staplefield. After a conversion experience in calling.” Andrew is in a civil 1987, she felt a call to ordination. partnership with John who is a Christian Mitchell is 42 and She said: “I started training paramedic in Croydon. Andrew married to Vicky, a rural practice towards ministry in the Methodist will serve his curacy in the chartered surveyor. They church ten years later and parishes of Portslade. have two boys, Hugh, 11, who completed my training in 2000. is a chorister at Chichester During that time I had trained Chris Sutton has been a Cathedral, and Charlie, seven. in various places, from a church Christian for 27 years. He is a Christian originally trained as a in a coastal village through to husband and father of three, a chartered surveyor but moved inner-city Johannesburg and keen birdwatcher and lifelong into racecourse management Soweto. In 2001, I transferred

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Irene Smale Joy Collins Kate Lawson

to the British Conference and to terminal illness.” Irene has years’ training for lay ministry worked as a Methodist minister a particular calling to pastoral alongside ordinands on the until I crossed over to the care and mission. She did a BA STETS course. Before my Church of England in July 2013. in theology and history at the licensing, our bookshop had to After a very enjoyable year at University of Chichester. More close in difficult circumstances. Westcott, I am looking forward recently she completed an MA My calling to serve sent me to to ordination and starting my in Christian ministry and mission leading community development title post at St Peter and St Paul through Winchester University in in the Ore Valley, home to the Rustington. My husband Shaun, preparation for ordination and is poorest neighbourhoods in our son Jonathan and I have about to submit a doctoral thesis Hastings. I loved the people, been so warmly welcomed as on theology and childhood to place, struggles and rewards part of the Anglican community Southampton University. Irene of working on the margins of and I guess that’s something of is delighted to serve her curacy church and society. After such why ordination in the Church of in the parish of St Pancras in a long, challenging journey I England means so much to me Chichester under the leadership feel extraordinarily blessed to - the amazing privilege of being of Canon Mark Payne. be preparing for ordination and called by God in His grace to serving at the heart of a new serve church and community in Joy Collins is 60 and is married church and community in the the here and now, connecting to Dennis. She is a retired east of the diocese.” with the very profound and bookseller and historian who ancient charisma of the church has worshipped for 25 years Kate Lawson has been through the ages.” Christine will in Hastings Old Town parish worshipping at St George’s serve her curacy in Rustington and served as licensed lay- Church in Brighton, for the past worker from 2001 until 2013. ten years and her husband Irene Smale is the diocesan She said: “I work for Hastings John sings in the choir. Kate children’s work officer for Council ensuring European was brought up in the Christian Chichester. She is married to Ish, Fisheries Funding supports faith but on leaving home to Missioner Deacon at Chichester the sustainability of the study she did not attend church Cathedral. They have three fishing industry, fleet and the regularly for years and came to grown-up children and a two- remarkable community who a personal faith in Jesus in her year-old grandson. Irene has depend on it. A bookseller early forties. She said: “I have served the Church in lay ministry since university, my unexpected experienced a growing sense of for many years, supporting and call to ordained ministry came calling to ordained ministry since training leaders across a broad with the General Synod vote in then but managed initially to spectrum of denominations 1992. As Dennis was divorced, convince myself that as a single in the UK and overseas in my vocational journey was mum it could not be happening. children’s and family work. She barred but God’s call to serve After John and I married, I began said: “I felt called to ordination did not diminish. After gaining taking on every possible lay several years ago through my MA in women and religion role at St George’s, hoping that personal experience of loss of at King’s College London, I would suffice. Obviously God members of my close family was recommended for three had other ideas. I remained in ISSUE 2 21

Mark Ashworth Martin Mills Pauline Ingram

employment for the majority Church. God was graciously encouragement from our rector of my training at SEITE, retiring using and “growing” me for a of the time and have enjoyed the last Christmas from the NHS, ministry with all ages, with a three years at training college. having worked in public health particular heart for families. If you are similarly reluctant for nearly 40 years. I have found Over the past three years, God to pursue a possible call, be the training very stimulating but has expanded my knowledge, assured that when the Lord calls, also challenging. I am very much understanding and love of him, He also equips. I greatly look looking forward to beginning this equipping me and my wife and forward to joining the people of exciting new chapter, joining All three children to serve him for Bolney and Cowfold under the Saints in Hove and having the his glory on the next step of our wise guidance of Father Keith opportunity to work with and adventure at All Saints’ Church, Littlejohn.” learn from everyone there, as we Crowborough. seek to follow God and share the Pauline Ingram and her husband Gospel together.” Martin Mills lived in Horsham Ralph live in East Sussex. for 50 of his 56 years and he Pauline’s first vocation was Mark Ashworth was born and said: “I am beginning to get the nursing and she trained as a raised in Romford, Essex. It hang of Sussex life. I recently Nightingale Nurse at St Thomas’ was in a vibrant church where retired from an insurance Hospital, London. She later he learned to love God, his career to act as carer for my trained in hospice care and was inspired scripture, neighbour elderly father, Geoff. Particular a sister at Pilgrim’s Hospice, and the church. He said: “At the interests are social justice and Canterbury. Pauline gave up age of 14 I repented of my sins, persecuted-church issues. In nursing to be home with her placed my faith in Jesus and his addition to travel, photography children and later retrained as sacrificial substitution on the and reading, I enjoy country a playgroup supervisor. She cross and began the journey walks with friends. The walks then worked in schools and trusting in his righteousness. tend to be short and end at the for the past 14 years she has After studying at Birmingham pub. In my teens I drifted away been library co-ordinator at a University, God placed a passion from the Church but was brought large comprehensive. Pauline within me to go overseas and back to faith in my thirties by the has walked with God since serve in Jamaica and Uganda. sudden death of a friend. Since her teens, always an active On return I studied for a PGCE then, God has been healing member of church as Sunday and taught geography for four and steadily equipping me for school teacher, PCC member, years on Canvey Island while my service in the Church, not least foundation governor and lay new Canadian wife and I co-led through the ministry of several minister of communion. She said: the Church Pastoral Aid Society dedicated clergy and a loving “I held no thought of ordination CYFA Venture holidays that Church family. The ordination until one day when I was had been so instrumental in my call developed from involvement shocked to feel God calling me formative years. Encouraged to with the Eucharist as a server to be a priest. Managing family, consider a calling to youth and and also pastoral work. I work and study at SEITE has children’s work, we moved to hesitated about pursuing the call been hard but very rewarding Eastbourne to serve at All Saints’ but proceeded after vigorous and I’ve learnt much about God 22 FAITH IN SUSSEX

and how he is working in the serving my title post within the called into. At every stage God world.” Pauline looks forward parish of Beeding and Bramber has shown us a little more of our to serving as a non-stipendiary with Botolphs and am very much journey. As we have carried on curate at Maresfield and Nutley looking forward to getting to we are excited what the next while continuing her library know people there over the stage in Worth, Pound Hill and work. coming weeks and months.” Maidenbower will be like.”

Stephanie Gardner is married Steve Burston is married Sue Wilkinson has lived in East to Phil and they have two to Liz and they have three Sussex all her life. She has been daughters, both at university. daughters, Grace, 14, Alice, 11, married to Stuart for 30 years Stephanie said: “Having trained and Lily, seven. To balance the and they have two boys, Drew, at SEITE over the past three sexes in the house they have 24, and Matt, 22, plus a cocker years I have appreciated the a male English pointer called spaniel called Murphy. Sue was broad range of Church traditions Digger. Steve said: “Liz and I brought up in various clergy experienced there and the both grew up in South London houses because her father was range of teaching that has where we met while serving as also a priest. She said: “I began been provided. A real highlight police officers and then moved to realise God was calling me was spending holy week at to Ashington, West Sussex, after spending a considerable Canterbury during the first seven years ago. Liz left the amount of time volunteering in year. Training has also included police force three years ago the diocese at many different placements at St Barnabas to concentrate on working for youth events. Like many others Hospice in Worthing and at All a charity delivering Christian I ignored it for a while as I Saints Church, Hove, in addition school assemblies and holiday couldn’t really believe what I was to continuing involvement with clubs in Sussex - Splash. As a feeling. After a long period of the chaplaincy at Worthing detective on the London Crime discernment I felt certain that God Hospital. My formation has been Squad, I led a team investigating was calling me to be a permanent supported by the parishes of St gang-related violence and deacon. I love to be around James the Less, Lancing, and firearm supply across London. people and have felt that service latterly, the Church of the Good It was at this time dealing with and ministry to others is where Shepherd at Shoreham Beach, the crimes in London that my God really wants me to be. I have which has offered a wonderful first calling to ordination began gained an incredible amount welcome during the vacancy within our fantastic church in of knowledge and confidence of my home parish at Lancing. Ashington. I tried to ignore the during my training but I am really I sensed a calling to ordained calling for several years but looking forward to learning more, ministry over ten years ago, it was during a month-long meeting new people, taking on began a gentle exploration some Ignatius retreat about four years fresh challenges and serving God years later and am thrilled at ago where the calling became in what ever lies ahead.” Sue the prospect of continuing the stronger. As I went through will be serving her title post at St journey of Christian discipleship the process I was torn from the Anne, St Michael and St Thomas as a distinctive deacon. I shall be job I loved to what I was being in Lewes.

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Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts, by your Holy calling. The past few years I Spirit you have appointed various orders of ministry in the have been studying part time in Church: look with mercy on your servants now called to Oxford, missing my family but enjoying some of the benefits be deacons and priests; maintain them in truth and renew of a residential community. I them in holiness, that by word and good example they have enjoyed my studying but may faithfully serve you to the glory of your name and the am looking forward to being benefit of your Church; through the merits of our Saviour back with my family more of the Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity time and getting on with some “doing” rather than reading of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen about doing.”

Tanya Hockley is originally Jo King is married to Mike and Philip Edell is looking forward from Plymouth and is glad to they have daughters Lucy, 11, to life in West Worthing and be returning to the coast. She and Amy, three, who are all getting to know the St John’s studied theology at Cardiff looking forward to joining the community. He has just University before moving to community at St Thomas a completed his vocational training Cambridge to work as a pastoral Becket, Pagham, in the summer. at St Stephen’s House. Phil, who assistant in a parish for two Jo said: “Our journey towards has worked as an IT professional years. She said: “I first felt called my ordination has taken over and a secondary school teacher, to be a priest while I was at five years but I have met some has a deep love of Christ and university. I started exploring amazing and interesting people feels God’s call on his life to vocation while I lived at St along the way. I first felt God serve and accompany others on Michael’s theological college talking to me about becoming a their journey of faith. Phil met during the second year of my vicar nearly seven years ago at and married his wife Jemima in studies but my true sense of an HTB Alpha weekend away, Edinburgh and has since lived vocation developed during my where we had taken a group in Orkney, Mallorca and West time as a pastoral assistant at from the church we attended Sussex. The couple have three Little St Mary’s in Cambridge. I at the time. This call seemed sons, Oscar, 18, who is about started training for ministry at completely ridiculous, not least to begin a degree in Arabic at Westcott House in Cambridge. as we were not attending an Oxford, Ben, 13, and Duncan, I have been there for almost Anglican church and as far as 10. In recent years Phil has been two years now. It seems to have I knew it wasn’t possible for involved in restorative justice passed by very quickly. After six a woman to become a priest with the Prison Fellowship years of discernment, it seems in Chichester. Still, God kept and Jemima with the National quite unreal to be approaching pushing and after my daughter Autistic Society. Phil is a member ordination now. I am very much managed to become best of the RAF Reserves. looking forward to ordination friends with a vicar’s daughter and starting ordained ministry in at nursery, the way seemed Chichester diocese.” open for me to follow this

Tanya Hockley Jo King Phillip Edell 24 FAITH IN SUSSEX SCHOOLS’ NEWS

YOUNGSTERS SHOW THEIR FAITH THROUGH ART

Pupils across the diocese showed great depth of spiritual reflection as well as wonderful creative talent in our schools’ art competition. Nikhil Raja-Jones - In Tenebris Lux – In Darkness Light The youngsters expressed their faith through a variety of media and some were inspiring, Three pieces of work were 11, called his piece In Tenebris for example a four-year-old’s selected for gold awards. They Lux – In Darkness Light as “invisible god” painted in bold were by Chloe McClealland, of wherever we are, God is there swirls and a Year 5 pupil’s strong Bishop Tufnell CE Infants School, and as Light of the World shines blue and black design depicting Bognor, and Gabriella Pachego- stronger than the darkness. “hope”. Lagoda and Nikhil Raja-Jones from St John’s Meads CE Primary The winning children will Bishop Martin, RE consultant School, Eastbourne. be invited to receive their Kelly Dillon, Rose Kigwana from certificates and book token Artswork and Rosemary Black, Chloe, four, titled her work God prizes from Bishop Martin. The school support officer, had a Knows Everything. She created work and the list of winners will tough time judging the entries a feather-covered dragon and be displayed on the website. when they met at Diocesan a flower, explaining: “A flower is House on May 1. lovely like God and He knows See table to the right for how many hairs we have.” Nikhil, summary of winners > > >

Chloe McClealland - Bishop Tufnell Infants CE - God Knows Everything Gabriella Pachego-Lagoda - St John’s Mead CE - Creation ISSUE 2 25

DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER It was well attended and a really successful day. This year’s ANNUAL HEADTEACHERS’ theme provided the opportunity CONFERENCE for our heads to reflect on their leadership role from different The annual conference is an and perhaps new perspectives. John Bell opportunity for us to thank our Iona Community headteachers for their hard We were delighted that John work and commitment. This Bell, from the Iona Community, provoking and our heads gained year’s event was held on May 2 was able to lead our morning much from reflecting on the huge at Bishop Hannington Church, session, “Singing our way into impact that songs can have. Hove, where the new facilities or out of belief”. It explored the provided a very comfortable “subversive potential of Christian Our keynote speaker in the venue. song”. John’s presentation afternoon was Father Stephen was entertaining and thought- Ortiger, from Worth Abbey, who talked about personal and professional identities. This GOLD WINNERS session encouraged our heads Chloe McClealland Bishop Tufnell Infants CE God Knows Everything Gabriella Pachego-Lagoda St John’s Mead CE Creation to reflect on whether they are Nikhil Raja-Jones St John’s Mead CE In Tenebris Lux – In Darkness Light defined by who they are or what SILVER HIGHLY COMMENDED they do. In an education world Harley Quy All Saints CE Primary Invisible God that is ever changing and where Nikhiel Koria Goring CE Infants - headteachers face enormous Liam Le Goring CE Infants Noah And The Dove pressures, this was a most timely Daisy Allison Guestling Bradshaw CE Peace presentation. Louis Edson Guestling Bradshaw CE Hope Melissa Cabrera Nyewood Juniors CE The Three Faces Of Christianity Delegates said it was “a BRONZE FINALISTS great day – one of the best Nichola StQuintin Arundel CE Primary Love Is A Place conferences we have had” and Vita Jones St Lawrence CE Primary The Ascension “as always we feel very valued”. Ellie-May Best Five Ashes CE Primary Religion – Illuminated And Caught On Camera One headteacher said: “It was Alice Lee Arundel CE Primary South Downs very well put together and Jakob Peters Little Horsted CE Primary My Easter Thoughts Jar certainly helped me to achieve a Ciaran O’Connor Slindon CE Primary My Special Family sense of calm and step back from Jasmine Jeffrey Goring CE First School Three Crosses the minutiae of daily difficulties. I Angel Hill Boxgrove CE Primary Noah’s Ark Felix Bordass St John’s Meads CE Primary The Touch Of The World left thinking that all was well with Oliver Goswamy St Lawrence CE Primary Jesus Rising From The Cross the world and I should have faith Niamh Horlick Little Horsted CE Primary God’s Beautiful Creations that everything would drop into Louis Benstead Arundel CE Primary Angels place at the right time.” Sophie Moore Boxgrove CE Primary God’s Powerful Sun Tippi Laverty Goring CE Primary Stained Glass Lights LEAVERS’ SERVICES Aidan Bayley Arundel CE Primary The Hands Of God Jonas Conway Firle CE Primary Tower OFaith The Diocesan Education George Stow Mayfield CE Primary Nature’s Cross Department is looking forward Tom Black West Wittering CE Primary Friendship to the 15 church celebrations Nancy Rose Tupper Fishbourne CE Primary Heart And Blue sea it has organised this June and Jacob Lewis Mayfield CE Primary God Loves Us All July, one of the largest Church William Garland Little Horsted CE Primary My Faith programmes of primary school Daisy Brittain Little Horsted CE Primary New Life leavers’ services in the country. Megan Turtle Bolney CE Primary I Once Was Lost But Now Am Found It reflects the active faith in Florence Long St John’s Meads CE Primary Jesus, The Light Of The World our schools and the positive Amy Kelland St Mary’s CE Primary Everyone Together parish and school links that Ewan Cook Little Horsted CE Primary My Faith –Jesus Rising From The Tomb help promote our churches to Olivia Burke St John’s Meads CE Primary People Together young people. Details about the Jessica Green Firle CE Primary Love – I believe In Love leavers’ services can be found on Darcy Parry St John’s Meads CE Primary Standing Strong Together the diocesan website. 26 FAITH IN SUSSEX

JOHN SHERLOCK, LOCAL CHURCH RESOURCES CONSULTANT, MONEY LOOKS AT SOME MATTERS STRATEGIC ISSUES

BUDGETING LOYALTY HELP AVAILABLE

It may seem early but people It is easy to forget that an There is an abundance of in Church House are busy individual donor’s loyalty is resources and useful links on budgeting for 2015 and beyond. usually to the local church. Any the diocesan website www. diocesan encouragement or chichester.anglican.org/money It is remarkable how, over a scheme is only helpful if it elicits or you can call Church House relatively short time, the Church the generosity of local people to and ask for the stewardship team of England has transformed from channel their giving into the part if you need a visit. an endowment trust - with most of the church they value most – of the income from investments usually the local parish. ‘All things come from you, O Lord, - to a fundraising trust with most and of your own do we give you’ of the income in the form of gifts. This is the principal reason why 1 Chronicles 29 in this diocese we have been Churches across the country will advocating the Parish Giving continue to enjoy the generosity Scheme (PGS). Although it is PGS UPDATE of local people so long as highly efficient, it relies on good they are engaging, not just on delivery. Some Sussex churches At the time of writing, more Sundays, and so long as they have reported astonishing than £150,000 monthly was follow the four tenets of good increases in regular income after being remitted to churches in church financial management: implementing PGS. our diocese through the PGS, including nearly £30,000 of • Preach and teach generous giving The challenges are significant Gift Aid. Some 2,000 donors • Link giving to mission and ministry but there is no reason to be have now signed and sent pessimistic. Across our diocese, in direct debit forms and the • Encourage annual review of giving some £35 million is given each number continues to grow. • Thank givers annually. year to and through churches. That’s a huge sum and reflects By the beginning of May, It may take time. Serious the extraordinary generosity of more than £1.2 million had decisions about money are not the people of Sussex. been remitted to parishes made in an instant. Unlike many since we introduced the institutions, churches are here Looked at another way it is a scheme to this diocese in for the long haul and if we have tiny fraction of one per cent of 2012, which includes more financial problems, they have the total household disposable than £233,000 of Gift Aid probably developed over many income across the Sussex area. reclaimed. See the latest years – so don’t be surprised if So we can be optimistic about monthly update at it takes many years for a church church income because we www.chichester.anglican.org/pgs that is out of kilter to get back on know the people of Sussex to an even financial keel. be generous but we also know there is a huge potential fund of disposable income as yet untapped. For more details, call John on 01273 425686 or visit: www.chichester.anglican.org/money ISSUE 2 27 MISSION FUND OFFERS HELP Churches seeking support for mission initiatives are invited to apply for a grant from our diocesan mission fund.

The Mission Fund Committee usually, a sum from an annual He said: “The mission fund has just announced details of the grant to the diocese from welcomes applications from funds it allocated last year – and Ecclesiastical. The fund has all churches or groupings is now welcoming applications also gratefully received other of churches in the diocese, for help with work that aims to donations periodically. primarily for new projects or bring people to faith. new aspects of a church’s Since 2002, the fund has mission that are seeking to help The grants are offered for received income of £1,762,589 people to Christian faith and both new initiatives and and allocated grants of commitment to worship. developments. £1,413,782. “We want to allocate grants to a The fund’s income is largely Roger Combes, Archdeacon wide variety of churches across from an annual grant from the of Horsham has chaired the the whole diocese so please be Archbishops’ Council specifically mission fund group since 2007 encouraged to apply.” earmarked for mission, for which but retires in June. we have to give account, and

THE FUND WAS PLEASED TO ALLOCATE THE Further details and the FOLLOWING GRANTS IN 2013: application form can be found on the diocesan website – put Mission St Elizabeth’s Eastbourne Arts community worker £45,000 Fund into the search panel. Prison Fellowship (Lewes) Sycamore Tree Course £2,000 Applications should be St Mary’s East Preston Family Day £200 sent to the acting chairman St Augustine’s Scaynes Hill SASH youth worker £16,000 Canon Martin Onions at Hosanna Broadwater Children and family worker £36,760 [email protected]. Diocesan May Camp Equipment, publicity £9,000 They should be submitted Holy Trinity Hastings Church Plant Pre-induction stipend up to £25,000 on the appropriate form by the deadlines of January 31 and July 31 in time MEMBERS OF THE FUND GROUP ARE: for meetings in March and September. Smaller Canon Martin Onions Rural Dean of Uckfield (acting chairman) grants can be made Revd Steve Daughtery Lewes and Seaford Deanery between meetings. You Revd John Eldridge Worthing Deanery are encouraged to submit Revd Richard Jackson Adviser for mission and renewal your application even if you Scilla Le Pla Reader, Midhurst Deanery have difficulties in securing Revd Angela Martin East Grinstead Deanery the supporting signatures. Angela Sibson Diocesan secretary Capt Gordon Banks Diocesan evangelist (non-voting) Ruth James Rotherfield Deanery 28 FAITH IN SUSSEX

SAFEGUARDING IS AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION By Colin Perkins Safeguarding Advisor for Diocese of Chichester

Since the revelations about Jimmy Savile emerged in 2012, the degree of national awareness about child abuse, particularly child sexual abuse by powerful figures in institutional settings, has been transformed.

In the past 18 months we is a conclusion that could be Protecting the vulnerable has have become aware of police drawn in all the cases mentioned always been at the heart of investigations into abuse at above. the mission of God’s people. In some of the country’s highest- Psalm 72, God’s righteous ruler profile public schools. Recent The Diocese of Chichester, is one who protects people cases have reminded us of course, has been learning from oppression and violence powerful people can use that many of the same lessons at and in the New Testament, power to manipulate, abuse and the same time. We have had to James reminds us that “pure avoid discovery. face aspects of our own painful and faultless” religion involves history and recognise that over looking after the vulnerable. Meanwhile, cases of child sexual the past 50 years, some children Safeguarding has always been exploitation by criminal gangs who should have experienced gospel work. in cities such as Rochdale and our churches as safe places and Oxford and serious case reviews our clergy as safe people have In another sense, the Church into the horrific deaths of Daniel had the opposite experience. has much to learn from the Pelka and Keanu Williams have, This learning has not been easy secular, professional world about among other things, taught us but the progress identified in the how to protect children and that even those who work with final report of the archiepiscopal vulnerable adults. One of the children can easily ignore their visitation into the diocese crucial changes in this diocese voices, look the other way when should be a source of great over the past three years has they are harmed or fail to step in encouragement as we continue been improved relations with to protect them. The review into to integrate good safeguarding the public authorities involved the death of four-year-old Daniel, practice. in safeguarding, not just Sussex who was starved and murdered Police, with who we have been by his mother and her boyfriend, It is helpful for us to remember working closely, but through the concluded he was “invisible” to that safeguarding, in one sense, Local Safeguarding Children’s those charged with protecting is not something we “add on” to Boards and their ability to him. Children becoming invisible our churches from the outside. draw together all those who ISSUE 2 29

Colin Perkins are working with children in a In the past three years, more and ensure the necessary particular area. It is vital as we than 2,500 people have changes are made. We are in a move forward that we do so completed this training and the much better position than we with our partners in the public take-up of safeguarding training have been, particularly with the authorities, seeking their input, across the diocese continues to arrival of Bishop Martin and the expertise and scrutiny, ensuring be encouraging. Other events greatly improved relations with our practice is the best it can be. such as the Safer Churches the public authorities involved training and the Thinkuknow in safeguarding. We are working The Diocese of Chichester train-the-trainers sessions will in partnership with them to has already benefited greatly continue with new topics added continue to improve our practice. from these improved relations. soon, particularly regarding Since January 2013, Gemma protection of vulnerable adults. We are heading towards seeing Wordsworth, an independent these improvements embedded domestic and sexual violence Other forthcoming across the life of the diocese adviser, has been on improvements include a revised at local level, in parishes and secondment to the diocese from website with greatly simplified churches throughout Sussex. West Sussex County Council guidance for parishes, helping During my three years here, and has been doing excellent them to make the application of I have been continually work in supporting victims and good safeguarding principles amazed by the huge amount complainants through the trials more achievable at local level. of dedicated, concerned hard that have taken place. work that happens in parishes to So, where have we come from, provide safe spaces for people Since January this year, we where are we now and where to worship, enjoy fellowship and have also been joined by Morag are we heading? We have come find healing and help where Keane, a social worker on through - and to some extent are needed. secondment from the county still going through - an extremely council, who is working with the difficult time unprecedented in Safeguarding is gospel work safeguarding team to continue UK Church history. We have had and it is done in many Sussex to improve its capacity to meet to face some dreadful truths. It churches excellently. By needs across the diocese. must always be remembered continuing the improvements that, no matter how hard we we have begun, we can In addition to her “frontline” have found this, the victims continue the task of making work, Morag is an experienced who have told us these dreadful churches into safe places for all, trainer. With her on board the truths have found it infinitely particularly the most vulnerable. safeguarding team can expand harder and our response has, to Getting safeguarding right is training and will soon be running say the least, not always helped. not just about Disclosure and an event to train volunteers Barring Service checks or risk to provide “foundation” We must always remember and assessments – it is about our safeguarding training across be grateful for their courage and mission in Sussex. Sussex. determination to seek justice 30 FAITH IN SUSSEX OVERSEAS FOCUS with Revd Canon Ian Hutchinson-Cervantes Diocesan World Mission Officer As part of the ongoing focus on our Diocesan Companion Links and our evolving role and participation in world mission we report on Bishop Dibo Elango of Cameroon’s visit to one of our church schools and offer you a second instalment of “Meet the Saints” where we are introduced to Mr Josie Scott-Manga, from the diocese of Bo.

MEET THE SAINTS: Mr. Josie Scott-Manga

The Diocese of Bo has known An unexpected death Development Officer will mean the horrors of conflict Civil threatened to set back many great sacrifice for Josie and his war broke out in March of the diocese’s projects family. It will require him to enrol 1991. The brutal conflict was and hopes. The loss of Mr. for a two year Masters degree to last eleven years, cost Karimu Allieu, the Diocesan course at the local university 50,000 lives, devastate the Development Officer, was keenly while continuing to work full- country’s infrastructure and felt. He had been one of those time at his school in the full leave thousands physically, gifted and remarkable people knowledge that at the end of his emotionally and emotionally that God seems to “raise up” studies he will take on a complex scarred. when they are most needed. and demanding post at a much lower rate of salary and without In the Anglican Diocese of Bo, The right person needed to be the security his current post schools, clinics, churches and identified and prepared to take offers. ordinary people’s homes were on the strategic and vital ministry plundered and destroyed. of the Development Officer. Please pray for Josie, his family Josie Scott-Manga, a teacher and the Diocese of Bo as they Since 2002 the Diocese of Bo and Head of the Geography seek to play their part in healing has engaged in seeking to lay Department, at a local Christian the wounds of the past and the foundations for the future. Secondary School in Bo, was rebuilding their nation. Please, Under the leadership of Bishop chosen after much thought and help us to raise the necessary Emmanuel Tucker the diocese prayerful discernment. funds to help the Diocese of Bo and its partners (including the fund Josie’s studies. Diocese of Chichester) have Josie, a married man with a 14 been rebuilding and reequipping year old son, is a committed schools and churches, Anglican Christian. He and his establishing health care family worship at Bo cathedral programmes and HIV/AIDs work, where he serves as PCC encouraging new vocations and secretary and is the President training a new generation of lay of the Men’s Union. Leaving his and ordained leaders. school to take up the post of ISSUE 2 31

The school went all out Bishop Dibo went on to talk to provide the warmest of about Cameroon. He said: welcomes. Every year group was “Cameroon is a young nation, involved in presenting range of only 54 years old, with 250 performances and displays to tribes. Church schools are show just how much they had fundamental to the success learned about life in Cameroon, of our nation. Our schools are their link school and their ready to partner in prayer and environment. sharing. It is an experience you will not forget - You will be rich All the teachers who had been with it!” FORGING STRONG on the visit to Cameroon, in TIES WITH OUR February 2012, fell rewarded He underlined the importance OVERSEAS PARTNERS in many ways and are now of communicating before a visit encouraging other schools in is planned. “We need to change Bishop Dibo visits Sussex to start thinking about the paradigm – to link the St Wilfrid’s school building school links. partnership with school strategy – to realise the basic objectives.” Bishop Dibo, his wife, Mother He added: “schools need to Estelle, and Deacon Dennis “The possibilities for ensure a springboard to other Samba from Cameroon visited the future are rich things – to a commitment.” the diocese in April and part of their itinerary was to visit and exciting” Fr. Ian said: “The possibilities for St Wilfrid’s church school in the future are rich and exciting Haywards Heath, which is Headteachers from St Joseph’s and it was also lovely to see how linked to St. Paul’s, Kumba. Catholic church school, St the link is impacting in real and They were accompanied by Augustine’s, Scaynes Hill, Holy deep ways the lives of the staff the diocesan World Mission Trinity, Cuckfield and Twineham and children at St. Wilfrid’s.” Officer, Revd Ian Hutchinson- schools, took up the invitation Cervantes, and Valerie to attend a specially convened Fyans, Deanery Lay Chair for Q&A meeting with Bishop Dibo. Cuckfield, who kindly hosted In his address to them he said: our guests. “The formal process of links is beginning to emerge – this The Diocesan Harvest Appeal St Wilfrid’s Headteacher, meeting is part of that. It involves for 2014 will again focus on Dr. Janet Davies, has been discussion, to explore. This supporting training for the committed to developing cements relationships.” development of key ministries relationships with schools in in our Link dioceses. Please, Cameroon. The school now play your part in equipping the has a greater knowledge and saints for ministry and in understanding of schools in praying for others whose West Africa. stories we will bring you in future issues of Faith in Sussex. 32 FAITH IN SUSSEX

THE BEAUTIFUL BURIAL GROUND CONFERENCE

Churchwardens are being urged for heritage and for wildlife. to attend a one day conference It will also be an opportunity The event takes place on in June to find out about the to find out about accessing June 14 at Claire Hall, specialist care needed for funding, share concerns and find Haywards Heath. Although churchyards. solutions.” there is a £15 cost for the event, this includes lunch and Andrea Gilpin, the National Mark Betson, Diocesan Rural Project Manager for the Officer, is fully supporting refreshments. If you need organisation behind the event, the event. He said: “This assistance with travel Caring For God’s Acre, said: conference could make all the expenses or require a “In England and Wales there difference to how we go forward reduced fee so more people are over 12,000 churchyards, and approach the issues and can attend from your church, cemeteries and burial grounds. opportunities concerning the please contact us. You and your community are natural and built aspects of Telephone 01588 673041 custodians of these wonderful burial grounds. I commend or email [email protected] places. The conference is churchwardens or other designed to support you in interested people to register.” managing these sites for people,

TALK TO THE VICAR A HAVEN THE CHURCHYARD In order to pass on this An English churchyard is not Archdeacon Roger Combes heritage of rest and comfort only a haven for us humans as has produced a useful guide for future generations, permission we enjoy its surroundings. It for Churches that aims to has to be obtained for burials is also a haven for wildlife and offer practical advice to and memorials, and indeed for wild flowers. In the town or everything that is introduced into village, the churchyard is a vital those seeking to lay loved a churchyard. In this respect a green area for birds, butterflies, ones to rest in a church churchyard is different from a flowers, bees, etc. For spring burial ground local authority cemetery. Talk and summer months, some to the Vicar/Rector/parish priest grass in less used parts of the

about your wishes. He or she churchyard may be left un-mown A PLACE OF PEACE will be pleased to help you with deliberately so that the area can the regulations for burials or support a wide variety of wild life Many people find an English memorials, which are there to and flowers. churchyard a place of peace and preserve the special character of For the full electronic copy of the guide, comfort. It is a place of rest for the churchyard for the benefit of which includes information about the remains of the departed, all, now and into the future. All memorials, after the burial and ashes, to a Christian burial ground for who live in the parish are entitled adapt for your church please contact Beth Hale at Church House on 01273 421021 or generations. to be buried in the churchyard. email [email protected] ISSUE 2 33

Saturday RIDE+STRIDE 13 Churches are being urged to sign-up for the Ride+Stride September open churches fundraising day. 2014

Ride+Stride is a sponsored with the help of a grant from ceiling following a fall of plaster. The work was carried out under bike ride or walk in which Sussex Historic Churches Trust – the charity responsible for the the direction of Mr Simon Dyson people visit churches. Ride and Stride event in Sussex. RIBA, of HMDW Architects Ltd, In 2014, the event’s Chichester. organisers are aiming to The church of St Nicolas, Itchingfield is a Grade II* listed The project received generous raise over £1.5 million for building. The present building funding from English Heritage. the repair and restoration was erected in the first quarter of But the final, crucial donation came from the Sussex Historic of historic churches. the 12th century, and by 1513 had received its current dedication. Churches Trust and the In 1865 major alterations were associated charity established The event takes place in English carried out under the direction by the will of Brigadier John counties on Saturday September of Sir Gilbert Scott, who at the Spiller. 13 this year, and in London same time was supervising the one week later on Saturday rebuilding the collapsed spire of Trust’s chairman, Christopher September 20. Chichester Cathedral. The tower Whittick, said: ‘without the at Itchingfield is built entirely of encouragement and massive Churches wanting to participate wood, and stands separate from financial support of these two need to register with their local the main body of the church. Charitable Trusts, the restoration County Churches Trust. Full of this ancient church of St details can be found on the Nicolas would not have been Ride+Stride website at possible’. www.rideandstrideuk.org ‘We could not imagine a Adventurer and writer Bear better start to our projected Grylls, who is also the Chief programme of Spiller Grants Scout, is supporting Ride+Stride. than this gem of a building. He said: “Many historic churches Brigadier Spiller’s generosity are battling to survive. Roofs has enabled us to be more leak, ancient timbers rot and generous in turn, and I look medieval stonework crumbles. forward to similar grants, and Now you can help by joining The current programme of similar celebrations, in the years the Ride+Stride adventure with work included the renewal of to come’. a sponsored bike ride or walk the fractured lead-lined valley discovering beautiful churches, gutter and associated repairs To mark the completion of the which raises money for their to the Horsham Stone roof, restoration of the church a repair and preservation.” strengthening work to the special service of thanksgiving timber frame of the tower, timber was held and attended by HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST repairs to various locations in the many members of the SHCT’s We hear about a church project nave, chancel and south aisle Executive Committee and the in Sussex that got off the ground roof, and repairs to the chancel Trust’s secretary Pat Farmer. 34 FAITH IN SUSSEX

COUNTDOWN TO CONFERENCE Spotlight on nurturing faith in the next generation

EXCITEMENT IS The keynote speaker will be Will Our Children Have Faith theologian, author, professor was recently reissued. GROWING AS THE and priest Reverend Dr John YES YOUTH AND H Westerhoff, joining us from A host of others will join us America. at the conference at Sussex CHILDREN’S TEAM University, bringing their PREPARES TO HOST After teaching at Harvard, Dr wisdom and experience to Westerhoff went to the faculty bear on the question “what THE HOUSEHOLD OF of Duke University where for understanding, practice and FAITH CONFERENCE 20 years he was professor resources do we need to of theology and Christian effectively pass on faith to the FROM JULY 17 TO 19 nurture. He has written 35 next generation?”. books and his classic work ISSUE 2 35

This is a critical question as for a series of sessions which fostering through the Home we think about the diocesan will unpack the theology, For Good campaign. This strategy for 2015 to 2020 as practice and the resources aims to change the culture outlined by Richard Jackson available for Messy Church. in churches throughout the in the first issue of Faith in In our diocese, these services UK to make adopting and Sussex. continue to grow and are a fostering a significant part way of reaching people who of their life and ministry. It is As we consider church growth are not engaged with regular a fantastic opportunity for in the diocese, both numerical services and also one of our the Church to be good news and spiritual, the conference key ways of investing in and in society, to change our will explore how children developing lay leaders. communities and transform come to faith and how we the lives of some of the most can nurture that faith. It will Thirdly, the conference will vulnerable children. consider how we need to be a look at how the “household”, faith community. In the home both home and church can The conference is aimed and in the church, that will be accessible and inclusive at anyone who shares our encourage, equip and inspire and welcoming to all. We are vision for this generation of our children as they discover delighted that Krish Kandiah children and young people and own faith for themselves. will be with us and through his growing up in our churches two seminars will show us it and communities with Secondly, the conference will takes a whole church to raise acceptance, love and - as we explore how we re-imagine a child. share their journey and they ministry in the light of our ours - a growing sense of their changing culture and falling One aspect of Krish’s work significance and place in the numbers of the ordained. is to encourage Christians Household Of Faith. Lucy Moore will be joining us to consider adoption and

For more details go to: www.householdoffaith.co.uk Follow us on Twitter @Household_Faith or Facebook: Householdfaith

Full conference, day and non-residential tickets are available. If you are interested in joining us for some or all of the conference, let us know KEYNOTE SPEAKER via [email protected] John Westerhoff 36 FAITH IN SUSSEX HOW TO FUND A PARISH PROJECT In 2016, St Nicolas Church, Pevensey, will celebrate its 800th year, coinciding with the 950th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s famous landing.

THE CHURCH HAS SOME TIPS FOR SEEKING FUNDING

»» Gear up for the long haul and seek advice as early as possible, involving your archdeacon »» Set out clear objectives and show how outcomes will be measured. Projects involving the community and addressing real needs are often St Nicolas Church has worked more favoured by funders hard to undo centuries of ravaging by the wind and rain »» Gather a team to share the load and is now looking to develop further to make it more visitor »» Be thorough in identifying potential funding friendly, preserve its heritage sources. Particularly notice the funders’ criteria. and increase its use by the Seek their advice as they will then assess your community. application more easily With encouragement from its »» Get the main funders lined up first and build up archdeacon - the archdeacon’s larger amounts involvement is essential in any church project - it has engaged »» Use your local Council for Voluntary Service for a professional fundraiser on a advice and help no win, no fee basis. The church also has high-profile patrons »» Take time completing the forms and give full such as the Earl De La Warr answers, in line with the funder’s criteria. Do it as backing its “Project 16” appeal. a team. Keep to word limits – and deadlines

When a grant has been made, »» Include everything in the form as referring to a thank the funder and have a plan separate document can be off-putting for the for how the money is handled funder and spent. Remember VAT reclamation where possible, Gift »» Be positive. Funders pick up on expressed Aid and clear accounting. Keep negatives to conditions made and keep a record of the project, ideally with »» Show clearly the perceived needs, with evidence photos. Good publicity will help »» If unsure of a question, ask the funder what both you and the funder. information they need For more information on »» Keep records of applications and outcomes. fundraising help, go to www.chichester.anglican.org/ money ISSUE 2 37

craft activities, story time and FSW also a budget cooking club. “The sessions will look to incorporate parenting courses NEWS and debt counselling and anything else people need. It is challenging but also very rewarding work as I see people change and often families situations improve.”

The monthly sessions will be TIME FOR A TEDDY You can share your bear photos from 3.30pm to 5.30pm and all by emailing ColonelBear@ are welcome. For further details, BEAR PARTY familysupportwork.org.uk. You email lydie@familysupportwork. can also post on your Facebook org.uk Round up your teddies – they profile with this message: Please will help raise much-needed help FSW Family Support Work funds for Family Support Work. charity by posting a picture of you and your bear and donate FSW ON THE RUN Bishop of Lewes Richard £2 by text FJMG35 to 70070 Jackson is backing Teddy Bears #meandmybear. FSW has set up a running group. Weekend, which will be taking Its aim is to help FSW connect place in parishes across Sussex with people who are enthusiastic on July 19 and 20. about running and interested in taking part in events on its He said: “Please take the behalf. chance to have some fun while supporting those children and The group, which has launched families who may not get the on social media including opportunity of a holiday.” Facebook and Twitter, will allow users to find information about Events include a concert hosted running events in their area, chat by St Nicholas of Myra in with other runners in Sussex Brighton on July 19 and Bishop and help promote events they Richard will preside at a teddy are taking part in and their bear service and picnic the fundraising efforts. following day. There will also be activities in Lancing, Wisborough Green, Seaford and East MESSY PLAY Grinstead. Messy Play has come to Christ Join in and support FSW’s vital Church in Worthing. work in our diocese. For further details, email ColonelBear@ Following its successful first familysupportwork.org.uk or visit session in April, Messy Play will www.familysupportwork.org.uk. now go ahead there on the last You can also follow on Twitter at Tuesday of every month. #meandmybear It is organised by Family Support FSW supporters have been Work, which aims to help families sending in pictures of in difficulties. Family worker Find us on www.facebook.com themselves with their bears to Lydie Badcock said: “The idea and search: FSWrunners raise awareness for the charity of the session is to reach out to to find out more. and the Teddy Bears Weekend. the community. We will be doing 38 FAITH IN SUSSEX BOOKS AND REVIEWS

WINWIN We Have A Copy Of Nick Flint’s Cautionary Pilgrim: Walking A SILENT MELODY - CAUTIONARY PILGRIM - Backwards With Belloc to give away! AN EXPERIENCE OF WALKING BACKWARDS

CONTEMPORARY WITH BELLOC All you have to do is write the answer to the following SPIRITUAL LIFE NICK FLINT question on a postcard with your name and address SHIRLEY DU BOULAY Nick Flint is Sussex born and bred, having lived half his life in to: BOOK OFFER 211 New This personal memoir of spiritual the East and half in the West of Church Road, Hove BN3 4ED formation stretching back to the the County. A parish priest in the Question: 1960s reflects the decline of Church of England for 25 years Christianity in our land, greater he is married with one daughter. Who is the publisher sense of the other faiths it of Cautionary Pilgrim: stands alongside and the rise of During the course of writing Walking Backwards With many movements in spirituality. Cautionary Pilgrim he discovered Belloc? Through her production of he is distantly related to Mad religious programmes for the Jack Fuller. He believes he is Last issue - Book giveaway BBC Shirley du Boulay has the first literary rector in his winner Congratulations to: chronicled much of this, notably village since his predecessor in Mrs Gresham Cooke through encounter with the 1919 wrote Five Years’ Hell in a who wins a copy of Sound Bites Beatles when they met Maharishi Country Parish. by Richard Everett. A copy is in the post to you. Mahesh Yogi, through her own struggle to be a Roman Catholic and the commitment to inter faith Written and illustrated by The Rev. Nick engagement that has served Flint, Rector of Rusper, West Sussex her spiritual development. I Published by Country Books valued her story despite its ISBN 1-978-956789-93-0 Paperback 234 x 156mm, 80 pages. conclusion - she is no longer a Price £8.50 church member - and the insight AVAILABLE FROM: she provides in a well written The Rev. Nick Flint, The Rectory, book. This insight came to me Rusper, West Sussex RH12 4PX Tel: 01293 871251 especially from her expanding Email: [email protected] on Christian figures she has COUNTRY BOOKS written biographies of like Cicely Courtyard Cottage Saunders, Teresa of Avila and Little Longstone, Bakewell, Desmond Tutu. Derbyshire, DE45 1NN Tel: 01629 640670 Canon John Twisleton, Rector of St Email: [email protected] Giles, Horsted Keynes 24th April 2014 Or you can order online here: Dartman Longman Todd 2014. £12.99 ISBN 978-0-232- www.countrybooks.biz 53074-2 228pp A Silent Melody - www.sussexbooks.co.uk ISSUE 2 39

WE ASKED AUTHOR NICK FLINT TO SHARE HIS REFLECTIONS ON WRITING HIS NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK

LITERARY PRECEDENT THE STORY

Ever since arriving in the parish of Rusper I have been telling I set out allowing myself to be parishioners that I am going to write a book. The joke is that in 1920 surprised by what might unfold. a previous Rector of Rusper did in fact publish a book describing Four companions crossed four the village and its people in the most unflattering terms. His title rivers and told four stories. I ‘Five Years’ Hell in a Country Parish’ immediately gives the plot rediscovered the holy history away. Things have changed in Rusper since those days and I had of ‘Silly’ Sussex beneath my something else in mind… feet and specifically in the holy houses of religious orders old and new. I share Justin Welby’s GOOD NEWS view that these orders are crucially central to any hope The journey that inspired the book was an actual walk from one of renewal in our church. It end of Sussex to the other, undertaken over four days by the writer was great fun and I returned Hilaire Belloc in 1902, starting on October 29th and ending on All refreshed to ministry. Belloc Souls Day. Belloc was a devout Roman Catholic. In part his book The was never far away - in touching Four Men is a literary lament for a lost Sussex that he believed was distance. Just before I left on dying. Being Sussex born and bred it had long been my ambition to the trip I took the hand of a 98 walk where Belloc had trod and drink good Sussex ale in the pubs year old parishioner - a home he drank. Last year, the 60th anniversary of the death of Belloc, a communicant who told me how sabbatical gave me this opportunity to reconnect on foot with the when she was a girl growing county of my birth. up in nearby Shipley ‘Mr Belloc’ had taken her hand in his and pressed into her palm a sixpenny piece – a lot of money in the FROM DEATH TO LIFE 1920s!

The plan was in place before three personally significant deaths Thank you everyone who made took place, which were to mark 2013 for me; that of my father, of a this opportunity of a sabbatical much loved former churchwarden and of an inspirational priest Peter possible. Wright. I had the profound privilege of being the last person to see Father Peter before he died. Belloc’s book tells of three mysterious Cautionary Pilgrim companions who went with him. As I rambled alone during the days Walking Backwards with Belloc and sat down to write in the late autumn evenings, the walking £8.50 p&p £1.30 companions who took shape in my imagination seemed to owe a great deal to those real characters in my own life. My stroll took on a spiritual side, the pub crawl became a pilgrimage. Belloc had walked from east to west. I chose to begin in the west of the county and journey towards the sunrise, hence the ‘walking backwards’ of the title. 40 FAITH IN SUSSEX

YOU ARE Following the success of Back To Church Sunday, we want to encourage you to take part in A Season of Invitation - a national invited initiative which gives you more opportunities TO JOIN US... to bring people to your church.

Gordon Banks, the diocesan “The response might be ‘no’ for A Season of Invitation is one evangelist, explained the a variety of reasons and so, in way of helping us change our development: “Part of the part answer to this, A Season of focus and consider inviting the thinking behind Back To Church Invitation was launched for this stranger into our midst with all Sunday is that we should year. If it is good to have one the challenges that presents. foster a culture of invitation. particular nationally recognised We can all become very settled However, there is still some Sunday when we focus on being and comfortable with the way value in having a moment, ie a invitational, then having five we do things. We need to be nationally recognised date, and occasions has to be even better reminded and heed the words of this helps us to become part and gives further opportunities Archbishop William Temple, who of a movement, ie something to invite people back to church. said “the Church exists for the embraced by a wide range of benefit of its non-members”. churches across the country. “Add into this mix a special development to encourage The new website for A Season of children and young people to Invitation is now live – find it at “The method pick up on the idea of being www.seasonofinvitation.co.uk. invitational and you build the Why not watch some of the new remains basically potential for something very videos and share them with the same – ‘I am significant.” others in your network? Register now and your church will be going to church, The five seasons are: marked on a new interactive it is going to be • Back To Church Sunday on online map. Packs of the all-new the last Sunday in September set of six invitation cards and good and would • Harvest calendar card are available to • Remembrance Sunday order. you like to come • Advent with me?’ • Christmas Keep updated and help spread Resources available for each of these. the word by following A Season of Invitation on Twitter and Facebook

BE PART OF HOPE14 “We are using the Hope logo on a lot of our church literature as we celebrate all we do in and for the All over the country, churches are beginning to grow. community in our endeavour to bring hope into New churches and fresh expressions of church are people lives.” springing up and churches are coming together in new ways. The national profile and great resources of Hope14 mean it offers valuable assistance to those at St Hope14 has informed the outreach for this year at St Peter’s and St John as they seek to be the people of Peter’s and St John the Baptist in Wivelsfield. God in and for Wivelsfield and the wider world.

The team said: “We began in January at the monthly See www.trypraying.org for more details. Café Church held in the village hall and celebrated all we do in our community by asking people to write on Remember, it’s not too late to engage your church or post-its what their hopes were for themselves and our school with Hope 14. Find out more at community. These were stuck on a large Hope cross. www.hopetogether.org.uk ISSUE 2 41

PRAYER WEEKEND ACROSSWEEKEND THE DIOCESE OF PRAYER ACROSS THE DIOCESE

Saturday June 7 has been »» June 11 PRAYER VENUES: designated as a day of • Cuckfield: All Saints Church, prayer at various venues Lindfield »» Chichester Cathedral • Uckfield: Holy Cross Church around the diocese of (1pm to 5pm) »» June 12 Chichester as communities »» St Peter’s, Cowfold • Midhurst: Easebourne Priory are asked to focus on • Rye: St Thomas’ Church »» St Paul’s, Camelsdale finding the right way Winchelsea forward for mission. »» St Matthew’s, Worthing »» June 17 »» St Mary’s, Ticehurst • Arundel and Bognor: St The diocesan strategy for 2015- Mary’s Church Felpham 2020 will be launched during »» St Nicholas, Worth • Battle and Bexhill: St Mark’s, Pentecost weekend 2015 after a »» All Saints, Crowborough Little Common time of consultation and reflection involving all the parishes which »» Christ Church, • Westbourne: St John starts with a call to prayer. Blacklands, Hastings the Evangelist Church Southbourne »» St Nicholas, Brighton The new Bishop of Lewes, Richard • Worthing: St Mary’s Church, Jackson, hopes that every church »» St George’s Broad Oak, Broadwater will include prayers for the future near Heathfield »» June 18 fashioning of mission as part of »» St Mary’s, Battle • Hurst: St Andrew’s, Burgess their intercessions on Pentecost Hill Sunday, June 8. We need to hear everyone’s • Eastbourne: St John’s He said today: “We hope many views as we begin to formulate Church, Polegate people or groups will be able to our diocesan strategy together. • Chichester: St Paul’s Church spend some time on June 7 at Each deanery has a consultation »» June 19 meeting planned in June. All the their nearest venue and pray for • Horsham: St Mark’s Church meetings run from 7.30-9.30, and our diocesan family as we seek • Dallington: St Mary’s Church if you can’t make the date for your to discern God’s will for our life Hailsham together. deanery please attend one of the others - the format will be identical »» June 25 The Bishop of Chichester, Dr at each. • Hove: Bishop Hannington Martin Warner, will be joined by Church other colleagues as they drop in • Lewes and Seaford: St at various venues throughout the DATES AND VENUES • Leonard’s Church, Seaford Saturday 7th wave of prayer . FOR THE PRAYER • Storrington: St Mary’s MEETINGS Church, West Chiltington Please join in prayer at a venue near you, either as part of a local »» June 26 church or on an individual visit. If »» June 10 • Petworth: St John the you follow the link to Discerning • Brighton: All Saints, Patcham Baptist Church, Kirdford the Vision on the home page of • East Grinstead: St Andrew’s, • Hastings: St Leonard’s the diocesan website you will Furnace Green Church, St Leonards-on-sea be able to follow the links to the • Rotherfield: St Peter & prayer venues and register a slot. St Paul’s, Wadhurst 42 FAITH IN SUSSEX CATHEDRAL EVENTS

Chichester Cathedral Friends’ will be marking 75 years during a weekend of celebrations on June 13 – 15 including a Celebratory Concert. Southdowns Concert Band will be performing on Saturday June 14 at 7.30pm in Chichester Cathedral. Friends’ Secretary, Brian David, said he hoped many friends will attend part or all of the celebrations. Tickets are available by calling 01243 813595 or through www.chichestercathedral.org.uk

Thursday June 12 - George Bell Institute Lecture Wednesday July 2 and Friday July 11 – – “ Does the Church of England have a future?” – Remembering the Georgians 300 Years On This lecture given by Dr Andrew Chandler from the – Learn all about what the fabric of Chichester University of Chichester is free and open to all from Cathedral was like 300 years ago in this special 6.30pm in Chichester Cathedral Nave. guided tour of Chichester Cathedral. This event is in support of the Festival of Chichester. Tickets Sunday June 15 – Rev. Dr Alison Green, Curate are available by phoning 01243 813595 or through at Chichester Cathedral, will be ordained priest www.chichestercathedral.org.uk this Petertide at St. Paul’s Church Chichester at 5pm. Details of all those being ordained priest this Wednesday July 2 – An Evening with Peter James Petertide can be found on page 21. – Come and hear internationally-bestselling crime and thriller author Peter James talking about his Monday June 16 – St Richard’s Day – Special new book in Chichester Cathedral. This event is services in Chichester Cathedral – 11.00am Roman in support of the Festival of Chichester. Tickets Catholic Mass, 5.00pm Evening Prayer (said), are available by phoning 01243 813595 or through 5.30pm Sung Eucharist with procession. www.chichestercathedral.org.uk

Saturday June 21 – A concert at Chichester Saturday July 5 – See ‘Behind the Scenes’ at Cathedral in support of Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral from 1.00pm – 4.00pm. Choral Foundation Fund - “Come Rain or Come Areas not normally open to the public will be open Shine” – The Southdowns Concert Band, the MGC to visitors. No need to book, just turn up. Free Choir and four ‘Celebrity Readers’ will take you on entry and all are welcome. For further information a journey through the year in word, music and song please contact 01243 782595. This event is in celebrating our varied seasons of weather and support of the Festival of Chichester. enjoyment of the Social Seasons. From –7.30pm. Devised by Roger Redfarn. Tickets are available Saturday July 5 – Chichester Singers – Will Todd by phoning 01243 813595 or through www. ‘Te Deum’ and other Italian and English works - chichestercathedral.org.uk Chichester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets available 01243 813595 or www.chichestercathedral.org.uk Saturday June 28 – Ordination of Deacons in Chichester Cathedral 4pm – more details on pages 18-20

Monday June 30 and Wednesday July 9 – When the Parliamentarians Came! Enjoy an informative guided tour to learn how the Civil War affected Chichester Cathedral. This is in support of the Festival of Chichester. Tickets are available by phoning 01243 813595 or through www. chichestercathedral.org.uk help make a diff erence

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