THE OCTOBER 2018 See MAGAZINE JOURNAL OF DIOCESE : THE IN LANCASHIRE ‘The Mystery of Faith’, our Diocesan Conference, University. The rest of the morning will offer takes place soon - from November 26 – 29 at The workshops of all kinds exploring the theme of the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick in Derbyshire. day. For more info and to keep up-to-date see the Countdown to conference page on the diocesan website. It will be a chance for clergy and lay leaders from parishes to gather together for four days of As we approach the conference The See invited our conference learning that will, in the words of conference Rev. Toby Webber who is chairing the conference planning chair Rev. Toby Webber, ‘have a real and planning group to reflect on the plans now in place enduring impact’ on parishes. … for everyone But this is not just a conference for those who Rev. Toby Webber writes: The conference logo attend in person… the Bishop’s Leadership Team encapsulates the theme of our conference – how wants it to have an impact on everyone who we believe, live and share the wonderful truths of attends our churches. the Christian faith. So, clergy and lay leaders who attend will be We summarise the mystery often in the words of encouraged to take back the learning and insight the liturgy ‘Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ and share it with their PCCs and wider will come again’. congregations. Our conference will give over 300 Diocesan leaders Tim Farron MP, will To assist in this, there will be a whole host of – lay, clergy, and diocesan officers – time to reflect be one of the conference resource materials prepared. They will be available together on those fundamentals of our belief. speakers to download on the Diocesan website a few weeks after the conference via the conference page on The sincere prayer of the Bishop’s Leadership the site; from PowerPoint presentations to audio Team and of the conference planning group is that and video files of conference talks. we won’t just be offering an engaging and enjoyable few days away, but something that will The Diocesan social media channels, including have a real and enduring impact on the life and Twitter and Facebook, will also be active ministry of clergy, lay leaders and parishes. throughout the four days of the conference. The official conference social media hashtag is We pray that it will contribute to us being more #believinglivingsharing. fully ‘healthy churches transforming communities.’ Please join with us in praying that the conference There are some excellent speakers to launch each will have a positive and lasting impact. part of the conference: Professor Ben Quash (of King’s College London); the Rt Rev. Dr Graham I know that there will be plenty of ideas and Tomlin (Bishop of , whom you may inspiration for participants to take home from the have seen on TV in the aftermath of the Grenfell programme of workshops. Tower fire) and the Rt Rev. Dr Pete Wilcox (Bishop Everyone on the conference will be able to choose of Sheffield). five from a wide array of workshops. Some will Evening speakers include the Rt Rev. and Rt Hon. look at quite practical topics such as how to coming is looking Richard Chartres KCVO and Tim Farron MP, former address the post-11 drop-off in children attending forward to it too. leader of the Liberal Democrats. church, or how to keep your preaching fresh. Some will take inspiration from art or film. Others Do pray especially Each morning will include a biblical reflection given will look at mission ideas such as community for those going by Rev. Dr Jennifer Strawbridge of Oxford organising, sports ministry, or how to witness at from your own work. benefice – and when they get There will also be the opportunity to discuss and back ask them debate the previous evening’s keynote address to about it. Then help each other ‘chew over’ what has been said look out in the and take away what is most important for our January edition of thinking and our practice. The See for a full Rt Rev. and Rt Hon. Richard report on all we Chartres, former Bishop of Hayes Conference Centre in Derbyshire will be the I’m looking forward to the conference getting got up to! London, will be another of the venue for the conference under way – and hopefully everyone who is conference speakers.

A FREE communications and marketing advice Ronnie said: “As in previous years I hope that this day for parishes will take place at the Diocesan will be a valuable training event to provide Another chance Offices from 10.30am until 3.30pm on October 20. parishes with useful advice as we continue to collectively engage in our Diocesan Vision 2026 This is the third year of the event which has always Healthy Churches Transforming Communities.” to ‘Get Your received fantastic feedback from the parish representatives who have attended. There are still Rt Rev. , , spaces available, so book soon! commented: "In today's world the way we Church Noticed’! communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ and Ronnie Semley, our Diocesan Communications activities in our parishes is vitally important. Manager, will be joined by his colleague Neil Pugmire, the Communications Manager for “I don't just mean writing press releases and Portsmouth Diocese and author of the book ‘100 promoting our events in traditional media and Ways To Get Your Church Noticed’ to lead the online. It's everything we do, from the way our session. church noticeboards are configured to the welcome we give to people as they walk through They will give some practical, common-sense ideas the doors of our churches.” for church promotion including mission work. Visit Ronnie the Diocesan website www.blackburn.anglican.org Get Your Church Noticed is at the Diocesan Semley and go to ‘October 20’ in the events calendar Offices, Walker Business Park, BB1 2QE, is open to (left) and where you will find an Eventbrite link for booking anyone and is completely free. Book now! Neil your free place. Pugmire

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. COMMENT: BISHOP JULIAN / NEWS The longer I am in the diocese (where kind of language, but a way of life that have the past five years gone?) the more accords with the teaching of Scripture Importance of I am convinced that there is one issue and is 24/7. that ought to be our focus. In Matthew 16.24 it says: “Then Jesus being a ‘full- It will help us resolve some of the serious said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to current challenges we face in the diocese be my disciple must deny themselves of falling numbers and insufficient and take up their cross and follow me’.” time disciple’ finance. This challenge to make Jesus Lord and It also prepares us for a future as The Master, the centre of our lives, requires Church of England in Lancashire; making a sacrificial response of commitment and our churches healthy places of worship, surrender to Him; putting Him and His teaching, prayer, mission and good Kingdom first in our thinking and living. relationships. The 2019 year of focus on discipleship, What is this one focus? which Archdeacon Mark wrote about on this page in September’s edition of The It is for us as Christians, those attending See, will encourage us to take our our churches and belonging to our knowledge of Scripture to a deeper level. church communities, to see and understand ourselves as full-time It will encourage us to engage more fully disciples of Jesus Christ. in the work of prayer; to review our giving of time, talents and money and to For some that means unlearning what grow in confidence in our mission to we have thought being a Christian is all bring others to faith in Jesus Christ. about for many years and then taking faith to a new and deeper level. I invite us all to make ourselves, and others, disciples. Getting a grip of what Jesus meant when He called His first disciples and set a Being a Christian cannot be treated as if pattern for those to come after them lies it were a hobby that we fit in when there at the heart of our Vision 2026. is a gap in the diary. As someone said: ‘If Jesus is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.’ It is not about a set of words or a certain God deserves better than that. Bishop Julian

Jordan today. A video blog or Chance to ‘vlog’ fronted by Meanwhile a Holy Land Pilgrimage is planned Bishop Philip for eight days next spring (Thursday 28 March when he led a walk in Jesus’ to Thursday 4 April) and you can join the group pilgrimage to who will be flying out to Israel, writes Rev Peter the Holy Land Lillicrap. last November has been We begin in Bethlehem, the place of his birth, footsteps shortlisted for a before travelling north to Jerusalem. We go top PR award. further north via Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee, There is a choice of two Diocesan pilgrimages to exploring the three year ‘heartland’ of Jesus’ A total of 13 the Holy Land taking place in 2019. ministry. vlogs were The , the Venerable made on Pilgrims from our Diocese who were Then we trek further north to recall the gospel location across , will be leading a pilgrimage to ‘watershed’ at Caesarea Philippi, and visit the led by Bishop Philip during 10 days in Israel and Jordan with his wife Gill in autumn the 10 days of Israel in November 2017. They are foothills of Mt Hermon, that can help us recall the pilgrimage. 2019. the Transfiguration. Finally we have a day pictured in a boat on the Sea of strolling in the valley of doves on the old They are still Galilee. You could have an The dates are 26 September 2019 to 7 October opportunity to visit Israel in 2019. 2019. Capernaum to Nazareth path, which Jesus available on would have taken, before we ascend Mt Arbel YouTube, where See main story. This will be a pilgrimage suitable for those who for a final spectacular view of the Sea of Galilee. they have now been viewed more than 10,000 times. have never been to Israel before, but also The Bishop’s 'Virtual Pilgrimage' has been shortlisted in offering something extra for those who have. In addition to seeing remarkable evidence of the 'Not For Profit Campaign' category of the Chartered bible times in the landscape and archaeological Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) North West PRide As well as visiting the well-known sites remains that exist, we will also have Awards for 2018. associated with the ministry of Jesus in Galilee, opportunity to meet up with the ‘living stones’ Bethlehem and Jerusalem, pilgrims will also visit – Christians and others; Arab and Israeli – who Conceived and coordinated by Ronnie Semley, Diocesan the Kingdom of Jordan, sometimes called ‘the will enable us to grapple with the complex Communications Manager, the 'Virtual Pilgrimage' other Holy Land’. issues that are a part of the human landscape campaign was led on location in Israel by Bishop Philip, that exists today in the Middle East. with camera work by Rev. Alice Whalley, one of the Pilgrims will also visit the stunning remains of pilgrims. Petra, which at the time of Jesus, was a The Bishop’s vlogs were covered by a huge range of magnificent city of commerce.  There is more information about both local, regional and national media and they have been pilgrimages on the Diocesan website The aim is to read and reflect on the events well received in parishes and schools where they have www.blackburn.anglican.org on the ‘Events’ recorded in the Scriptures in the places where been watched and shared by many individuals and pages. More details about the spring they happened, and so grow in discipleship as groups - with schools showing them in RE lessons. pilgrimage are available from Rev. Peter followers of Jesus. There are now plans to create bespoke resources to be Lillicrap, telephone 01253 392895 or email used alongside the vlogs as part of the RE curriculum. Pilgrims will also meet with local Christians, [email protected] and if you are These will be developed by the Diocesan Board of both Messianic and Palestinian, who are the interested in joining the September Education. ‘living stones’ and seek to understand what it pilgrimage email means to live as a follower of Jesus amid the [email protected]. org for a The winners of the CIPR awards will be announced in complex realities of life in Israel, Palestine and brochure or ring 01254 958836. November.

PEOPLE AND PLACES Forthcoming events Exact days and times are Friday 12th (6pm - 8pm); Lowri Cope was recently Saturday 13th (10am - 4pm): Sunday 14th (12 noon recognised with a British The Parish Church of St Peter, Richmond Street, - 4 pm) and Monday 15th (10am - 4pm). There will Accrington, is holding a Service of Thanksgiving for Empire Medal by Her Majesty The Queen. be a Harvest Festival Service on Sunday 14th at the life of Father Terry Murnane. It will be held on 10.30 am. Refreshments available. All welcome! Sunday, 30 September at 4pm. The Service will be A member of St Thomas followed by light refreshments in the Upper Room. Church, Musbury, for more Fairtrade gold from Peru, and more recently from than 20 years, Lowri served Uganda, is now available in some jewellers on the Archdeacon Mark leads the next Reading Day at high street and Argos are selling Fairtrade wedding Whalley Abbey on Wednesday 17 October. There is for many years on its PCC and recently stepped down from being rings, writes Cath Greenlees of The Blackburn no charge for the day, but you need to book before churchwarden after seven years. Diocesan World Development Group. We should you come. To book please email Whalley Abbey at like to encourage people to enquire about this - [email protected] and also please email the Lowri was also a Governor at St James School in please look out for the Fairtrade Mark. For further Archdeacon’s secretary, Kelly Quinn on Haslingden for a period of three years and details or a talk to your Church on the Fairtrade kelly.quinn@blackburn. anglican.org to advise of Stubbins Primary School for a period of seven movement in general, please contact Cath on your attendance. years. 01772 613500 or cathgreenlees@ hotmail.co.uk

Oberammergau Passion Play: Rev Jonathan She has been a member of the Friends of Carmyllie will be leading a group to Austria and for more than 10 years and Situations vacant or wanted Oberammergau between June 24 and July 1, 2020. was a driving force behind the 2016 Cathedral Anyone interested in finding out more about the Flower Festival, when upwards of 8,000 people Do you work in the Blackburn Diocese as a virger or trip should contact Jonathan on 01254 824679 or visited the Cathedral for the four-day event. caretaker within a parish? If so, the Church of email j.carmyllie@ btinternet.com Lowri also acts as a helper/carer to elderly friends England Guild of Virgers would welcome you to join their organisation. The Guild was founded over 50 Lunchtime Organ Recitals, St Mary Magdalene’s in the local community. Those who can't get out years ago and is open to all who have found a Church, Church Street, Clitheroe BB7 2DD on 2 very often or are simply a little lonely. She also vocation within the Church and who work as a October. Musical Director David Thornton and runs a fortnightly cafe in the refectory of St Thomas Church, raising funds but also providing a virger or caretaker. Full-time, part-time, paid or guest organists will perform specially selected place for (typically elderly and single) non-church unpaid, all are welcome to join for fellowship, music. There is no charge - voluntary donations are individuals to call in for refreshments and a chat. meetings, worship and national events. The Guild is welcome supported by the Archbishops, Bishops and clergy Her other community work includes a period as a throughout the country. The Blackburn Diocese Organ Recital will be held at St Andrew’s Church, foster carer for Blackburn with Darwen Social branch is one of the oldest and if you would like to Liverpool Road, Longton, Preston PR4 5AA. 19 Services, looking after 13 children over a five-year know more further information is available by October, Michael Anthony from Bulwell Church, period. Nottingham. Recital start at 7.30pm. Tickets £6 contacting Tony Hales on 01253 314235 or email including refreshments and sold at the door on the Lowri received her British Empire Medal from the tony.hales1148@ hotmail.com or by contacting night. Further details contact joan.doerich@ Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire on September 21. Pamela Derbyshire on 01524 701360. gmail.com St. Mary’s C.E. Church, Mellor has a friendly, Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. Doors Exploring Faith Accompaniment Course: sponsored committed and enthusiastic RSCM affiliated SATB open 11am and recital starts at 12.30pm, lasts by Blackburn Diocese. The 2019 course will be held choir. We are looking for an inspiring and dedicated about 50 minutes. Tickets on door £7 (including during the day on Mondays at Tabor, Preston, now Organist and Choirmaster to lead our small choir to refreshments). the Xavarian Mission Spirituality Centre. To run at enjoy both traditional and contemporary music. We fortnightly intervals from January 14 until June 24. have 2 Choral Communion services each month St Ambrose Church, Moss Lane, Leyland PR25 3XA st th Cost is held at £450 and includes a weekend is delighted to be hosting a special ‘Old Tyme Music held on the 1 and 4 Sundays, with a number of residential at Hyning Monastery. The team is weddings and funerals. Choir practice takes place Hall’ evening of entertainment suitable for all ages st th ecumenical and applications are welcome from on Friday 19 October at 7.30pm. There will be a hot on Wednesdays preceding the 1 and 4 Sundays. members of all denominations. For further details pot supper Tickets are £10, bookable on 01772 Our 2 manual organ was built by Walkers. RSCM contact Canon Tricia Impey at 422878. St Ambrose is also proud to announce that rates are paid. For further details please contact [email protected] or on 01524 36617. we have recently been awarded the South Ribble Rev Charles Jefferson (01254491464). Borough Council ‘Dementia Friendly Charter’, one of Together Lancashire is arranging a second only three organisations in the Borough to have conference about refugees and asylum seekers. It Clergy updates achieved this status. will be of great interest to clergy and churches The Rev. Paul Roger Boulter, Curate at Bedford especially, but not exclusively, to those in the Holy Trinity, Hoghton is holding a mission weekend Christ Church in the Diocese of St Albans, has been growing number of parishes with asylum seeker with Bishop Julian in October. ‘HarFest’ coincides appointed Vicar of the new plurality of Caton with and refugee families. The event will take place at with the church harvest festival. There will be Littledale St Paul and Over Kellet St Cuthbert and County Hall, Preston on Friday 2 November, from events from Friday October 12 to Sunday October was Commissioned by the and 9.30am to 4pm. A buffet lunch and tea/coffee 14 including a BBQ on the Friday night; a men’s the on 18 September included in the conference fee. Details, tickets and breakfast and harvest supper meal on the Saturday. 2018 at 7.30pm at Caton with Littledale St Paul. more information on Eventbrite http:// Bishop Julian will tour various locations in Hoghton bit.ly/2OfcQYO on the Saturday afternoon and will lead the Sunday The Rev. Stefan Mykola Dnistrianskyj, Vicar of worship, both 9am and 10.30am services; plus a Go green at no extra cost and join the thousands of Anchorsholme All Saints and Assistant Diocesan Songs of Praise beginning at 2pm on Sunday. All the churches buying 100% green electricity through the Director of Ordinands, has been appointed Vicar events will be free as a way of encouraging Parish Buying Energy Basket. The energy comes (half-time) of Wrightington with Heskin St James participation. More information from Bob Collins from UK-based renewable sources, mostly from the Great and will be Instituted by the Bishop of on [email protected] or on 07970 633170. solar panels. The Parish Buying team has used the Blackburn and Inducted by the Archdeacon of Blackburn on 31 October 2018 at 7.30pm at bulk buying power of the Church to do this at no St. Andrews Church, Rough Lea Road, Cleveleys is Wrightington with Heskin St James the Great. extra cost. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2vfweOb having a number of events to commemorate the centenary of the end of The Great War. Between There will be a performance of Gabriel Faure's The Rev. Canon Fleur Estelle Green, Vicar of Thursday November 1 and Saturday, November 17 ‘Requiem’ at St Silas Church, Preston New Road, Darwen St Peter and Diocesan Advisor for the church will be open daily to view displays of Blackburn BB2 6PS on Saturday 20 October, under Women’s Ministry, has been appointed Area Dean poppies and memorabilia. Each morning there will Directorship of Samuel Hudson, the Director of of Blackburn with Darwen and was Licensed by the be a ‘Two Minute Silence’ held at 11am. Details of Music at Blackburn Cathedral. Rehearsal at 2pm; Bishop of Blackburn on 30 August 2018 at 7.30pm all times can be found our ‘A Church Near You’ tea provided at 4.30pm; performance at 6pm; at Darwen St Peter. page. On November 11 at 3pm, Thornton Cleveleys entrance for singers, £5 (if singers have their own Band will play for the Service of Commemoration, The Rev. Cindy Joanne Rigney, Vicar of Dolpinholme copy, please bring it; but other copies can be including the reading of War Poetry. This is a free with Quernmore and Over Wyresdale, has been provided on the day). Non-singers also welcome to service with light refreshments afterwards. All appointed Area Dean of Lancaster and Morecambe join the congregation. Book your place and state welcome however you need a ticket to enable us to and was Licensed by the Bishop of Blackburn on 3 which voice you are. Telephone 01254 664722. cater. Please contact Rev. Jayne Ward, 01253 September 2018 at 7.30pm at Quernmore St Peter. 852153. Friday Lunchtime Recital at St George the Martyr, The Rev. Hilary Elizabeth Murphy and the Rev Julie George’s Road, Lune Street, Preston PR1 2NP on 5 St Nicholas Church, Fleetwood is holding a flower Elizabeth Haworth have been granted the Bishop’s October. Welcome to the young students of festival on the weekend of October 12th - 15th. Permission to Officiate in the Diocese.

NEWS / VISION 2026 News? Feedback? [email protected] Bishop Philip and Team members accompanying Bishop Philip and Bishop Jill Bishop Jill from the local area were: Canny time telling headed further  Sharon Collins, Lead Tutor and Urban Evange- north to list for the M:Power Project at St James, Low- Newcastle er Darwen the Geordies Diocese in early  Neil Elston, Urban Evangelist for the M:Power September for Project at St James, Lower Darwen) about Jesus ‘Pathways’ – the Bishop Philip commissions his  Rev. Sam Cheesman, Curate at Anchorsholme latest Northern team at the start of the Path- All Saints in Thornton Cleveleys Bishops’ Mission ways Mission  Rev. Andrew Osborn, Heysham St Peter event. Church They were accompanied over the four days by  Aaron McLean, from Baxenden and a Reader experienced mission team members from parishes in Training, Accrington Christ Church across Lancashire. All the team members, Liz McLean, from Baxenden; Diocesan Ordi- including the Bishops, were hosted in the homes nand of people from local parish churches.  Ian Sarginson; Diocesan Ordinand, studying in There was plenty of Durham, from St Thomas’ Lancaster activity on social media  The Venerable ; Archdeacon of too, using the hashtag Lancaster #pathwaysmission  Linda Tomkinson, Freedom Church, Mereside Launched in 2015 by the Estate, Blackpool Bishop Jill, third from left, with some of her mission , the  Pete Tomkinson, Freedom Church, Mereside team during a pre-event planning visit to Newcastle first Northern Bishops’ Estate, Blackpool Ian Sarginson, of St Mission was in Sheffield  Sian Howell-Jones, Blackburn Cathedral Bishop Philip said: “It was an exciting opportunity Thomas' Lancaster, Diocese, followed by our to share the Gospel with people of all backgrounds speaks to children Diocese in 2016, then The latest four-day mission began with a and all ages. They worked us hard. On the first full from St Bartholo- Durham Diocese last year. commissioning service on Lindisfarne Priory on day I visited and spoke at seven schools!” Holy Island. mew's Church of In 2018 there have been England Primary two missions – one in Then the teams scattered across Newcastle Diocese School in Newcastle Carlisle Diocese in March for hundreds of mission-focussed local events.  A longer report, including reflections from during the Pathways and now ‘Pathways’ in Bishop Philip and his team were based in Bishop Jill and Bishop Philip and some of the Mission Newcastle. Newcastle East Deanery while Bishop Jill and her mission team members, can be found on the team were based in Central Deanery. Diocesan website www.blackburn. anglican.org

On bank holiday Monday in August, my Often people will say that they don’t father-in-law suggested it would be a believe in God, because they can’t see Seeing and good idea for a family outing to the Him. One could say the same thing about moors around Crown Point including a wind – we can’t see it, but we can see its visit to the Singing Ringing Tree, writes effects and in the Singing Ringing Tree hearing God all Dave Champness, Vision Coordinator. we can also hear it. around us The sculpture, pictured, was designed by It’s the same with God, He’s out there, and we can hear Him if we take the time to stop and listen. need to conform, ‘Dance After visiting Crown Point, the original wherever you may be’ plan was to then embark on a hike reminded me of the across the hills, however with driving chorus from the hymn drizzle coming down we wimped out, Lord of the Dance that choosing to explore the comparative many of us have sung at calm provided by the woodland school. surrounds of Towneley Hall instead. The author, Sydney In amongst the trees there are art Carter said about it that Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu, and was installations including embroidery and ‘I see Christ as the incarnation of the completed in 2006. It is a striking sight mosaics, many with short poems. One piper who is calling us’. on the horizon, set in the landscape of poem that particularly caught my He dances that shape and pattern which the Pennine hill range overlooking attention had the words: ‘Dance is at the heart of our reality’. Burnley; well worth a visit. wherever you may be – Dance like nobody is watching, love like you have The words in the last verse, ‘I am the life On a blowy afternoon the sculpture, never been hurt, sing like there is that'll never, never die; I'll live in you If comprising many metal pipes lain on top of each other in the shape of a wind- nobody listening, work like you don’t you'll live in me - I am the Lord of the need the money and live life like it is Dance said he’ is an invitation to us all swept tree, emitted a range of sounds heaven on earth’. that Jesus makes in John Chapter 15 v 4, from the end of the tubes that were namely, ‘Remain in me, as I remain in facing in to the prevailing wind direction. Whilst those sentiments are positive, You’. encouraging the reader to rise above a

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