Vicar Ministry Area of Barry
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The Church in Wales Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru Vicar in the Ministry Area of Barry 1 All Saints Church Ministry Area of Barry Anglican Churches serving the town of Barry Church of St Dyfan & St Teilo Church of St Cadoc In the Deanery of Penarth & Barry Diocese of Llandaff Archdeaconry of Llandaff www.beneficeofbarry.com Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 Croeso Welcome to the Ministry Area of Barry We are looking for a new Vicar … …… to complete the clergy team of our Ministry Area, which encompasses the whole of Barry, one of Wales’s largest towns. Barry is in the midst of major regeneration, as it transforms its rich maritime past into a modern development fit for twenty-first century living. As four churches, with three incumbent clergy, and strong community and ecumenical relationships, we too are in a process of regeneration. Through worship, pastoral care and our active concern for the wider community, we seek to express the transforming love of God to all. Our vision is directed towards the people and communities of Barry, but this in turn is rooted in the overall strategy of the diocese, as set out below. Diocesan Vision We believe faith matters. Our vision is that all may encounter and know the love of God through truth, beauty and service, living full and rich lives through faith. Transforming lives through living and bearing witness to Jesus Christ is our calling. We seek to do this in a Diocese that is strong, confident, alive and living in faith, engaged with the realities of life and serving others in His name. Our profound belief in the sovereignty of God means that we will look to continue Christ’s church and mission by: Telling a joyful story. Growing the Kingdom of God. Building our capacity for good. Find us at llandaff.churchinwales.org.uk 3 Contents Page 1. THE ROLE OF VICAR 5 1.1 The Post 1.2 The Person 2. THE MINISTRY AREA TODAY 6 - 10 2.1 Ministry Area Mission Statement 2.2 Our vision for the future 2.3 Staffing 2.4 Church Life 2.5 Our congregations and services 2.6 Sunday Schools 2.7 Ministry Area and Schools 2.8 Ministry Area Music 2.9 Mothers Union 2.10 Outreach 2.11 Wider Associations 2.12 Facts and Figures for our Ministry Area 3. THE CHURCHES 11 - 12 3.1. All Saints’ Church 3.2. Church of St Cadoc 3.3. Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3.4. Church of St Dyfan & St Teilo 4. TERMS OF SERVICE 13 4.1 Accommodation 4.2. Terms and Conditions 5. THE TOWN OF BARRY 14 - 15 Appendix EXTRACT OF ACCOUNTS FOR BARRY MINISTRY AREA – 2019 16 - 17 4 1. Barry – The Role of Vicar 1.1 The Post In 2016, all the Anglican churches in Barry were brought together into a single Ministry Area, served by three incumbent clergy, working closely together across the churches. In 2020, by coincidence, two of these posts became vacant at the same time. As a result, the two new appointments – the Ministry Area Leader, and the Vicar – will each have a substantial part to play, together with their third Vicar colleague, in re- shaping the ministry team, to serve the town through the next decade. In the new Vicar, we are looking for a priest who is confident and instinctively collaborative in the way they work, and who will make a positive contribution to building up the new team, with both lay and clergy colleagues. He or she needs to be nourished by the daily worshipping life of the church, but also have a heart to care for all the people of Barry, especially those who are beyond the natural reach of our congregations. We seek someone who can be a self-starter, building relationships and fostering connections across communities, and at ease with a variety of ecumenical and church traditions. The framework for this ministry will be shaped by the following key relationships: • with the congregations of the four churches in the town, valuing their diversity, and offering a faithful priestly ministry, through pastoral care, sacrament, preaching and teaching, to equip them all to grow in active discipleship. • with the Ministry Area Leader, the Ministry Area Lay Chair, and other lay and ordained ministerial colleagues, to build the capacity of our churches and congregations to respond to the needs of communities across the town, especially those who are socially and economically most vulnerable. • with other community leaders in Barry – especially those responsible for schools, colleges and care homes, to enable ministry in these central parts of the churches’ outreach and mission to grow and to flourish. • with clergy colleagues in the Deanery and Diocese, and diocesan senior staff and officers, to enable the vision of the diocese to be seen and realised at local level, and all the resources available to churches to be most effectively deployed. 1.2 The Person To achieve this, the new Vicar in Barry Ministry Area will be: Essentially • A willing and enthusiastic colleague, at ease working alone or alongside others • Someone who thrives on the core duties of priestly ministry in and to local communities • A skilled and enthusiastic communicator of the Christian faith, within and beyond the church. • A self-starter who will build relationships especially in care homes and with schools and families • A team player, able to offer both ideas and initiative, and actively support team colleagues • Someone who is mindful and appreciative of the diversity of worship within the Ministry Area. Desirably • Skilled in preparing and leading good liturgy • Experienced and confident with IT, both in administration and worship • Well-resourced spiritually and emotionally, and personally resilient 5 2. The Ministry Area Today 2.1 Ministry Area Mission Statement Our Ministry Area is a fellowship of caring people in which we seek to express the love of God to all. We seek to do this in our worship, in our pastoral care and in our concern for the wider community. Our profound belief in God means that we look to continue Christ’s church and mission by telling the joyful story of Jesus, growing the Kingdom of God by empowering all to participate and building the future in hope and love 2.2. Our vision for the future TELL THE JOYFUL STORY of Jesus Christ through the Gospel - spreading it into the wider community by sharing our faith with others. GROW THE KINGDOM OF GOD by building up our own spiritual strength. BUILD OUR CAPACITY FOR GOOD through outreach into the wider community. 2.3 Staffing The Ministry Area has been established with three incumbent clergy posts, all licensed as Vicars, of whom one, the Ministry Area Leader, is appointed Priest-in-Charge. Currently, in Barry, ministry staffing is provided by: Vacant Ministry Area Leader Fr Robert Parrish Vicar Vacant Vicar Fr Chris Seaton, SSC NSM Associate Priest Peter Atkins Licensed Lay Reader Janet Braddon Office Administrator (employed) A retired priest, Fr Edward Dowding, has in recent months also been providing regular support. The post of Ministry Area Leader has been advertised concurrently with the post of Vicar, with interviews set in late February. It is anticipated that the new Ministry Area Leader-designate will be closely involved with the appointment of the Vicar, for which interviews are scheduled in March. We aim to use the opportunity of both posts being appointed at the same time, to create a diverse clergy team, serving the whole town. Applications for both posts will therefore be encouraged from both women and men in priests’ orders. 2.4 Church Life Since the establishment of the Ministry Area in 2016, much has been achieved, as the Anglican churches have come together in a positive way, to organise their activities as far as possible on a Barry-wide basis. This has been further developed by extending our practical cooperation from our congregations, to incorporate work with other denominations. An example of this was the Churches of Barry working together to perform ‘Christmas the Story’ seen by over 2000 adults and children. 6 Another example of our Ministry Area and other denominations coming together can be seen in the annual Good Friday Ecumenical Walk of Witness, and the operation of the Food Bank. We have witnessed the establishment of the Chaplaincy Team, presently comprising of 20 lay chaplains and the expansion of the Home Communion Team. This has included visits and Services in Care Homes, visiting the housebound and taking the Sacrament into the homes of the elderly and the sick. All Chaplaincy members are DBS checked and trained in Safeguarding. The Ministry Area comes together to raise funds for our Churches and the wider community. Fundraising events are numerous throughout the year and are very well supported. Our website, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube accounts (registered as the Rectorial Benefice of Barry) are an active part of our communications, and kept regularly up to date. 2.5 Our congregations and services The following is a list of our Services pre-Pandemic. Sunday Services: 08.00 Holy Mass-St. Mary 08.00 Holy Eucharist-All Saints 09.00 Sung Mass-Merthyr Dyfan 09.30 Sung Mass-St. Cadoc 09.30 Sung Eucharist-All Saints [Sunday School during term-time] 11.00 Solemn Mass-St. Mary [Sunday School during term-time] 17.00 Evensong-All Saints Weekday Services Monday 08.45 Morning Prayer-St. Mary 18.00 Evening Prayer-St. Cadoc 18.30 Mass-St. Cadoc [with Anointing on 1st Monday] Tuesday 09.45 Morning Prayer-St. Mary 10.00 Mass-St.