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One Family Working Together Draught Excluders THE JANUARY 2019 See MAGAZINE JOURNAL OF BLACKBURN DIOCESE : THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN LANCASHIRE God’s wind can steer us in 2019 Happy New Year! I wonder: what is the wind direction as you read this article at the start of a New Year? Chances are you have no idea, because you’re reading this inside. Unless, of course, you’ve picked this up at the back of a very draughty church! And that’s the point. We tend to avoid the wind. We try not to sit in draughts – we assiduously fit One family working together draught excluders. We like to keep More than 300 clergy and laity gathered together Mystery of Faith: Believing It, Living It, Sharing It'. in November for our first Diocesan Conference in ourselves cosy in these dreary On page 2 and 4 there is a feature about the con- 10 years. ference with pictures; then on page 8 there are winter months. This special issue of The See looks back at some great quotes about the event from people Bishop Philip often comments that our exciting and inspiring four day event 'The who were there. we should have our meetings outside in the fresh air. the words from Jimmy Dean: “I can't us that he has heard? The One who has And the wind can be exhilarating. In the change the direction of the wind, but I thrown the galaxies into being can autumn, we had a super holiday by a can adjust my sails to always reach my change the direction of the wind. No coastal loch in Argyll. The wind was so destination.” problem at all. refreshing. My son, Robbie, who’s 13, th needs his fix of fresh air and exercise He was urging us to unfurl our sails and The 8 century historian of the every day. He said: “My favourite rely on the energetic wind of the Spirit Northern church, Bede, put it in similar weather is windy.” of God to take us out of the conference words: “Unfurl the sails, and let God and back to our homes and steer us where he will.” There’s something about being in the communities across Lancashire - to see wind that blows away the cobwebs and So, at the start of healthy churches transforming makes us feel fully alive. this New Year, don’t communities in the words of Vision hide away indoors. Jesus said: “The wind blows wherever it 2026. Get out into His wills. You hear its sound, but you Then precisely as he finished wind. Let’s unfurl cannot tell where it comes from or celebrating communion, the Chapel at our sails and let God where it is going. So it is with everyone Swanwick was suddenly engulfed in an steer us where He born of the Spirit”. (John 3.8) almighty wind storm. wishes. In our closing Eucharist at our Some of us think this wasn’t wonderfully energising Diocesan coincidental. How else does God assure Bishop Jill Conference, Bishop Julian opened with The See can also be found on the Diocesan Website: www.blackburn.anglican.org under News, or scan the ‘QR code’ on the back page with your smartphone to be taken to the Diocese website page which contains the current and archive editions of The See. DIOCESAN CONFERENCE ‘A wonderful atmosphere and enormous energy.’ Joy of being one That was the verdict of the former Bishop of London, The Lord Chartres, when speaking about Blackburn Diocese’s first Diocesan family for Christ conference in 10 years. The Bishop was one of many excellent speakers from across the country who accepted the invitation to attend and to share insights on ‘The Mystery of Faith’ – the conference theme. More than 300 clergy and laity from parishes that make up The Church of England in Lancashire met for four days at the end of November. Rev. Nick McKee, Diocesan Director of Vocations; Rev. Chris Nelson from Delegates gathered for an event that will, in the Penwortham St Mary and Peter Jump, words of conference planning chair Rev. Toby Churchwarden with Rev. Munawar Din, both Webber, the Vicar of Altham with Clayton-le- from Christ Church, Blackburn Moors, ‘have a real and enduring impact on parishes’. Delegates were also able to participate in a whole range of excellent workshops with opportunities for questions and answers and they could even make ‘surgery appointments’ to get more direct support from Diocesan staff for specific queries. What’s more, as the Diocese had turned a little bit of Derby-shire into ‘red rose country’ for a few days, there was even time to celebrate Lancashire Day, when Rt Rev. Philip North, the Bishop of Burnley, read out the Lancashire Day proclamation to the cheers of delegates. This was not just a conference for those who Chris Hedley, Churchwarden from Christ attended in person however- the Bishop’s Church Fulwood; Rev. Emma Swarbrick, Holy Rev. Stefanie Rober, Bishop Christoph Meyns Leadership Team wants it to have an impact on Trinity South Shore; Rev. Chris Boland, Vicar of and Jurgen Steinmann attended the conference EVERYONE who attends churches across the Christ Church, Fulwood and Patricia Wilkinson, from our link Diocese of Braunschweig County. a Reader from Baxenden St John The conference theme was ‘The Mystery of being clear about the Gospel; never forgetting Faith’ and it examined some of the key doctrines why it is we are here and as Christians we of the Christian faith (the incarnation, should be faithful to what the Bible teaches us. atonement and future hope) and how these “One of the things the Bible teaches us is to central truths can speak to a highly challenging serve the people around us and to demonstrate contemporary culture. real love … and social action is one of the ways A quality range of speakers included The Lord we can be faithful to Christ’s teaching.” Chartres; Tim Farron MP, former Leader of the Reacting to the time spent together, Bishop Liberal Democrats; Rt Rev. Pete Wilcox, Bishop Julian said: “The conference has been a real joy; of Sheffield and Rt Rev. Graham Tomlin, Bishop gathering people together as one family from of Kensington in London. every part of Lancashire for three days to live, Academics who addressed the conference, worship and learn together. which took place at the Hayes Centre in Rev. Damian Platt and Angie Walsh treasurer, “To hear Bishop Richard Chartres say he had Swanwick, Derbyshire, included Professor Ben both from Christ Church Thornton and already picked up on the real energy here in the Quash from King’s College London; Amy Orr- Margaret Warburton, lay reader and Rev. Jane short time he has been with us is a wonderful Ewing, Director of the Oxford Centre for Atkinson from St John, Little Thornton affirmation of what a Diocesan residential Christian Apologetics and Jenn Strawbridge, conference can be. Professor of New Testament at the University of So, clergy and lay leaders who came to Oxford. “The fact we have not had a conference for ten Swanwick were encouraged to take back the years means this is very special and the fact that learning and insight and share it with their PCCs we have lay people with us for the first time is and wider congregations. also very special, so I am deeply thankful and To assist this there will be a whole host of grateful to God.” resource materials available to download from the Diocesan website conference page ‘under News and Events’ on www.blackburn.anglican. For more comments from conference org in the coming weeks. delegates turn to back page There is also a highlights video already uploaded to the same resources page, as well as a link to a new ‘Focus on Discipleship’ video which was introduced by Bishop Julian and played for the first time during the closing conference Eucharist. The amazing conference organising committee, Speakers who attended were impressed by the left to right, Rev. Stefan Dnistrianskyj from impact our Diocesan Vision 2026 Healthy Wright-ington with Heskin St James; Rev. Tracy Churches Transforming Communities is having in Charnock, from Blackpool Holy Trinity and Lancashire. Blackpool St Peter, South Shore; Jean Duerden After his talk, Tim Farron MP was keen to pick Bishop Julian, centre at front, prepares to from Blackburn; Rev. Toby Webber, Vicar of up on Vision 2026 saying: “Churches should Altham with Clayton-le-Moors and Rev. Grant serve the community where they are, always introduce a speaker to a hall packed with Ashton, Vicar of Euxton Lancashire delegates from across the Diocese PEOPLE AND PLACES News More than 100 Zumba exercise fans from all All Hallows Parish Church, Bispham, Blackpool Our Bishops and Archdeacons will be leading the over Lancashire took over Blackburn Cathedral FY2 0AY. On Saturday 23 February 2019, main latest annual Clergy Study Days in early 2019, on for a two-hour charity ‘Zumbathon’. Inspired by speaker: Rev Dr Paul Gardner, an international the themes of stewardship and teaching whole- a previous event at Chester Cathedral, the huge and national speaker, author and teacher. life discipleship. They take place across the crowd of fitness fans gathered in the aisles of Tickets £5. For further information Diocese on five dates in January and February. the Cathedral on November 16 as modern Latin www.bahchurch.com or contact the Parish Our ‘focus on discipleship’ will also link with the Zumba rhythms echoed round the ancient walls Office: 01253 274172 to secure a place. Church of England’s work on ‘Setting God’s for the special Children in Need fundraiser.
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