News from the between the Humber and the Tees

July 2012

Martin Warner next of Chichester and portfolio holder for Social Responsibility. I give thanks to God for our partnership in the Gospel. We will certainly miss him. The short time he has been with us has been great fun and he goes with our love and prayers. As I have often said we must always expect the unexpected, for our God is a God of surprises.

Bishop Martin said, "The news of my appointment as fills me with a range of emotions. The Queen has approved the "The appointment presents nomination of the Rt Revd Dr challenges and opportunities for Martin Warner for election as the ministry as a bishop that are next Bishop of Chichester in formidably diverse and exciting. succession to the Rt Revd Dr John Hind on his resignation on 30 "But I am heart-broken to be April. leaving the North East so soon after arriving here. The priests Archbishop Sentamu said, "I give and people of the Archdeaconry thanks for the ministry Bishop of Cleveland have taught me Martin has shared with us, his what it means to be a bishop. commitment to the people of They will remain in my affection Cleveland Archdeaconry, my staff and prayers as those for whose team, his Chairmanship of the example and instruction I never Diocesan Board of Education, cease to give thanks.”

1 Change and the Church

“You must have seen a lot of changes here,” said the bishop to the churchwarden who was just starting his fiftieth year in post. “Yes, I have,” said the churchwarden, “and I’ve resisted the lot of them.”

Or, how about, “The Church of England is all for change as long as it doesn’t make any difference.”

I was told recently that we are four times more resistant to change than we are receptive to its benefits. Quite how that calculation was made I don’t know, but the assertion is worth thinking about. those days) what he himself had done. Nowadays, with so much change, often Change is one of the major issues it is much more of a mutual exchange facing us in the church. I guess it of ideas and experience. always has been: no change there then. Is it to be resisted, or to be embraced? It is, of course, a caricature to Whether we like it or not, it is emphasise the church’s resistance to inevitable – stand still and tomorrow change. It was Groucho Marx, not a we are in a very different place, churchwarden, who said, “Whatever it whether we like it or not. is, I’m against it.” In fact, there has been an enormous amount of change It’s often said that it’s older people who in the church in recent years. are most resistant to change. But that is by no means always the case. The challenge comes in discerning Teenagers can be extraordinarily what is timeless and what should reactionary in their own way. change. Similarly, a member of a fresh expression of church can be just as “The Church of England professes the resistant to change, say by never being faith that is uniquely revealed in the prepared to try anything traditional, as bible and set forth in the Catholic an old stager is who resists innovation. Creeds.” Yes, indeed: the unchanging gospel – but it is to be proclaimed Not so long ago the role of a training afresh in each generation. incumbent in relation to a curate was to teach him (and it was only him in +Richard Hullen

2 Ordination of Deacons

Archbishop Sentamu will ordain • Barbara Ryan: Hessle twelve people to the Deaconate on 1 • Dan Sladden: Ingleby Barwick July at : • Justine Smith: Elloughton & Brough • Stuart Grant: Great and Little • Matthew Strand: Linthorpe, Driffield, and Langtoft with Middlesbrough Foxholes, Butterwick, Cottam and • Carol Sunley: North Ormesby Thwing • Martyn Weaver: Selby Abbey • Peter Hallsworth: Christchurch, • Adam Young: Saltburn Bridlington • Ned Lunn: St Stephen's with St Please pray for them as they begin Aidan's, Acomb their ministry as Deacons among us. • Linda Robinson: Hull, St Matthew

Grants for Young People

A new Diocesan grant scheme - Why are we doing this? Each year XLS150 - is available to help we normally hold a big XLS event children and young people share in York Minster, but this year we their Christian faith or haven't and the money put aside something of God's love in their for that is what we are using, so own way, with other people that there are lots of local within their own community or projects this year instead of just school. We want young people to one big one. We have £6000 to think creatively and perhaps have give to young people this year. a go at something completely The money is going to be awarded new. So to help them we are to those who have ideas of how giving one off grants of up to they are going to share God's £150 to successful applications to love. It's not for drum kits or help them make their ideas get data projectors, or for something off the ground. Young people they are already doing. need to be connected in some way with an Anglican Church There are two rounds for (such as in youth or children's applications, and the second clubs, local school). We ask that closing date for applications is clergy and/or PCCs support the 30th August. Visit the Children application as the money will be and Youth Work pages of the directed through the local website for more information and church. an application form.

3 Whitsun in Whitby

Over a thousand people from the Archdeaconry of Cleveland joined Archbishop Sentamu and Bishop Martin Warner at Whitby Abbey on Saturday 26 May to celebrate Pentecost.

The day began when Archbishop Sentamu arrived at Whitby RNLI Lifeboat Station onboard the charity’s lifeboat Corinne Whitely, where he led a short service, with music from young people from Ingleby Barwick. He was joined by representatives from Cleveland churches, and they processed up the 199 steps to St Mary's Church carrying banners especially made for the service.

The Abbey was packed with over a thousand people from the Archdeaconry of Cleveland, young and old. We renewed our baptismal vows and were sprinkled with water - which was very welcome on such a sunny day!

There were contributions in the service from all the Deaneries in the Archdeaconry and young people from St Barnabas Church in Middlesbrough. The Archbishop preached about the Holy Spirit, reminding us we need to be filled with God's Holy Spirit if we are to be truly alive.

4 Hull church helps people struggling with debt St John's Newland in Hull have partnered with nearby Hull Community Church to offer money management advice to people struggling with debt, as well as those who are looking for ways to help them better control their finances.

Jake Belder, appointed last year as Assistant Minister in charge of Community Action said, “We know that the current economic situation means that many families within the parish are struggling financially and we want to help them. People have been affected by redundancy or and support for local centres relationship breakdown and often around the country. Advice is have fallen victim to loan given freely and without any companies or to over- strings – there is no pressure to commitment on credit cards. We attend church. However, as Jake can help them stabilise their (pictured above) explained, “We situation by negotiating with want people to hear the gospel, lenders on their behalf.” and we want them to see how the gospel transforms everything, Integral to the strategy are basic including how we relate to money management courses, money. Our work is attached to a which help people keep on the vibrant church with a range of right track. These have been gospel-centred activities where popular with church members as folk can experience Christian well – indeed, one of the other St community naturally at their John's ministers testified that own pace. We trust that as we after attending the course their help people out of debt, they will household spending patterns had be drawn to question our faith been transformed! and motivation and then to investigate for themselves.” The Newland scheme is part of the 'Community Money Advice' For more information, visit network, which provides training www.cmanewland.co.uk.

5 Coventry Cross of Nails for St. Martin le Grand, York

On Sunday 29th April, the 70th of Nails, which is a network of anniversary of the Baedeker air raid churches and Christian organisations on York was commemorated with a who, inspired by the story of Service of Remembrance, Peace and Coventry Cathedral, which was also Reconciliation in the Church of St. destroyed by bombs during World Martin le Grand, Coney Street, York. War 2, share a common During the Baedeker air raid, on the commitment to work and pray for night of the 29th April 1942, more peace, justice and reconciliation. than hundred citizens lost their lives and many others were injured. Along Pictured above - presenting the Cross with the nearby Guildhall, St. Martin of Nails to the secretary of the St le Grand church itself was badly Martin's Church Council, Monica destroyed during the raid. Lawrence, is the Precentor of Coventry Cathedral, the Revd Canon During the Remebrance Service, the Dr David Stone. Looking on is the community of St Martin's Church, Revd Jane Nattrass, Priest-in-Charge received a 'Cross of Nails' from the at St. Martin's. Photograph by Derek worldwide Community of the Cross Ralphs.

6 Inspire in Hull!

Join us for Inspire this year as we come together to celebrate Christian spirituality, life and tradition in Hull.

Now in its third year, Hull city- centre churches – Methodist Central Hall, St Mary Lowgate, Holy Trinity, St Charles Borromeo and Jubilee Church Hull, play host to a number of events and activities from Friday 6th to 8th July.

Inspire promises an event that’s truly development of modern English entertaining with something for along with Shakespeare and the King everyone, from sitting back in the James Bible, and Inspire is pleased to sun listening to jazz in the beautiful take part in the celebrations with its churchyard of St Mary’s, to seeing own film and exhibition. Other key some magnificent historic churches, programme events include a to going to concerts and talks, to photography exhibition titled ‘Private seeing some exhibitions and films, to Collection’, showing a number of enjoying some great hospitality with works that capture something of the tasty homemade cakes and genuine sacred and comes from two members welcome. of St Mary, Lowgate.

In bringing together a group of Festival coordinator, Catherine Reid, churches differing in tradition and comments, ‘we’re really pleased to be style, Inspire offers many and various running Inspire again this year and ways of taking part in prayer and we welcome Jubilee Church Hull to worship – spanning the spectrum of the programme. The thing I really the traditional and the like about Inspire is that it brings contemporary, from Evensong together a group of churches to share according to the Book of Common with each other and the local Prayer, to the beautiful and age-old community who they are and what Catholic mantra of Praying the they do. Christianity has a rich Rosary, to well-known Methodist history in music and the arts and the hymns, to more informal styles programme reflects this. The festival involving guitars and drums. programme is varied and diverse as the churches themselves, offering 2012 sees the 350th anniversary of something that’s genuinely the Book of Common Prayer, one of welcoming and entertaining.’ the key influences in the

7 CRB check changes

The identification you need to The change isn’t a major one as provide for a Criminal Records most people already follow this, Bureau (CRB) check is changing. but it is something you need to You will need to know this if you be aware of, particularly the are applying for a new CRB check documents that are no longer or renewing your CRB check. accepted as ID.

You can find the full list of Please pass this information on accepatble and unacceptable to your Child Protection froms of ID on the Diocesan Representatives and Document website (type CRB ino the search Verifiers in your Parish. box) or contact Becci Richardson, CRB Administrator on 01904 707021 or [email protected]

Book Aid

Book Aid is a charity that collects arrangement, please contact Tony and distributes Christian books and Service on 01757 707530 or email: Bibles to Christian organisations [email protected]. throughout the world where people cannot afford such books If you want to know more about themselves. More than one million Book Aid, or how you can help Bibles and books are being sent every financially, Tony will be able to year to Africa, Asia and the provide further information. Prayer Caribbean. These areas are for the work of Book Aid is always experiencing tremendous church valued. growth but are being starved of the basic spiritual food that we take for granted in the UK - Christian Bibles and literature. There is a real Book Famine in these areas and we could do so much to help.

Look around your house or your Church. Are there books you don't need, books you don't use or books you simply want to get rid of? If so, to arrange a convenient collection

8 On the move

The Revd David Michael Dixon, Priest The Revd Beryl Bowes, Rector of the in Charge of the Benefice Scarborough Benefice of the Street Parishes, is St Martin and of the Benefice of retiring with effect from 31st October. Scarborough St Saviour with All Saints, has been appointed Vicar of the The Revd Graham Bowkett, Assistant Benefice of Scarborough St Martin and Curate of the Benefice of Thirsk, has of the Benefice of Scarborough St resigned to be Priest in Charge of the Saviour with All Saints. Benefice of Upper Itchen in the Diocese of Winchester with effect from 1st The Revd Andrew Charles Simpson, August. Assistant Curate of the Benefice of Hessle, has been appointed Priest-in- The Revd Judy Cook, NSM Assistant Charge of the Benefice of Skirlaugh Curate of the Benefice of St Martin of with Long Riston, Rise and Swine. Tours with St Cuthbert, Middlesbrough, is retiring with effect The Revd Fran Wakefield, Priest in from 9th September. Charge of the Benefice of the Stamford Bridge Group of Parishes and Rural The Revd Stuart East, Vicar of the Dean of South Wold, has been Benefice of Nunthorpe, is retiring with appointed as Rector of the Benefice of effect from 31st October. the Stamford Bridge Group of Parishes, continuing as Rural Dean. The Revd Ian Mackarill, NSM Assistant Curate of the Benefice of Waggoners The Revd Susan Joy Walker, Further and of the Benefice of Woldsburn, has Education Chaplaincy Co-ordinator in resigned to be Vicar of the Benefice of the Diocese of Lincoln, has been Lesbury, St Mary, with Alnmouth and appointed Priest-in-Charge of the of the Benefice of Longhoughton, St Benefice of Burstwick with Peter and St Paul, (including Boulmer) Thorngumbald and of the Benefice of with Howick in the Diocese of Burton Pidsea and Humbleton with Newcastle, with effect from Monday Elsternwick. 2nd July.

The Revd Dr Julie Watson, Assistant The Revd Rosalinde Merryweather, Curate of the Benefice of Redcar, has NSM Assistant Curate of the Benefice been appointed as NSM Assistant of Beverley, St Nicholas, has resigned Curate of the Benefice of Selby St Mary with effect from Sunday 20th June. She and as Parish Development Adviser for will continue in her role as Deliverance York Archdeaconry. Ministry Adviser in the East Riding Archdeaconry. The Revd Chris Wilton, Vicar of the Benefice of Sherburn-in-Elmet with The Archbishop has granted Permission Saxton and Rural Dean of Selby, has to Officiate to the Revd Mark Raymond additionally been appointed Priest in Russell-Smith of York. Charge of the Benefice of Aberford with Micklefield.

9 What’s On Sun 1 Jul - Ordination of Deacons, Fri 6 - Sun 8 Jul - Open weekend and York Minster, 10am churchyard wildlife project, St Stephen’s Church, Acomb, York. The Sun 1 Jul - Hidden Gardens & Street weekend will explore the themes of Fair in Brafferton & Helperby, celebration, and will include a 12noon to 5pm. Music, stalls, ‘festival of flowers’ in the church, children’s activities, Morris Dancers, wildlife tours of the churchyard. dog show. Adults £3, concessions £2, 12 & under free. Free parking. Find Sat 7 Jul - Stained Glass Workshop at us at Post code YO61 2QN The Stained Glass Centre, Micklegate, York. In this one-day Mon 2 Jul - Godly Play – One Day workshop you will learn the basic Introduction at Trinity Centre North techniques of cutting coloured glass Ormesby, 10am – 3.30pm. You will to shape, leading and soldering the experience a full Godly Play session, pieces to produce a simple but and one other story. Further charming piece of stained glass. To information: www.trinitycentre.org reserve a place, please email or www.godlyplay.org.uk [email protected] or telephone 01904 611687 Mon 2 Jul - Church Growth in the North of England - Cranmer Hall, Sun 8 Jul - Thanksgiving Evensong Durham. With speakers Bob Jackson, for York's 800th Anniversary of Bishop Justin Welby and Matthew Receiving it's City Charter, 4pm. Porter. Contact Esther Kisby on Visit [email protected] or 0191 334 www.churchestogetherinyork.org.uk 3888. for more information.

Mon 2 Jul - Lecture Series at York Mon 9 Jul - Lecture Series at York Minster, St William's College, Minster, St William's College, 7.30pm. The Thirty-Nine Articles for 7.30pm. The Thirty-Nine Articles for today — Articles 19-24, 32-39: today — Articles 25-31: The Authority and the Church, by the Sacraments, by the Revd Dr David Revd Dr David Efird. Efird.

Weds 4 - Fri 6 Jul - Three day Sat 14 Jul - Jubilee Strawberry Tea at accredited Godly Play Course at Holy St Stephen’s Church Hall, Freehold Trinity Church, North Ormesby. Street, Hull, 1pm. Entertainment by Further information: the Priory Park Singers there will also www.trinitycentre.org or be a tombola, cake stall, jewellery www.godlyplay.org.uk stall and book stall.

10 Sat 14 Jul - Open Churchyard Day at Mon 16 Jul - Spiritual Care of the the Priory Church of St Mary, Dying and their Families, Wydale Bridlington, 2pm - 4.30pm. Meet in Hall. A Spiritual Directors Resource the Church Rooms at 2pm for an Day day led by Revd Kathyrn Jackson, illustrated talk on churchyard Hospice Chaplain Scarborough. wildlife followed by guided walk Contact 01723 859270 or round the churchyard. [email protected]

Sat 14 Jul - York 800 celebrations Weds 18 Jul - Summer Musical with the One Voice Gospel Choir, Evening at Wydale Hall, 7.30pm. Tower Gardens, from 2pm. Singers Featuring James Aconley. For aged from 8-80 will be singing and information or tickets call 01723 celebrating York’s 800th year as a 501773. chartered city, as well as celebrating the contributions to the city by the Fri 20 - Sun 22 Jul - Flower Festival One Voice York network of churches. 'Celebrations' at All Saints' Church Thornton Dale. More details 01751 Sat 14 Jul - Jubilee Auction of 475793 Promises, St Nicholas Church, Guisborough at 7pm. The auction Mon 23 Jul - 'Les Petits Chanteurs de will be held at The Parish Hall on Monaco' The Monaco Boys Choir in Bow Street. Entrance by catalogue concert at Selby Abbey, 7.30pm. (£2) or by paying £1 at the door on Tickets £8 from 01757 703123 or the night (under 10s free) [email protected].

Sat 14 Jul - Diamond Jubilee Cabaret Thurs 26 Jul - 110th Anniversary of Evening, York Minster, St William's the Dedication of St Saviour's College, 7.30pm. With supper and Scarborough. The entertainment by The Stamford will Preside and Preach. Contact Bridge Singers, conducted by Michael 01262 470324 or Wiles. Tickets price £20 from 0844 [email protected]. 939 0015 or [email protected]. Sat 28 - Mon 30 Jul - York Living Theology Summer School at The Bar Sun 15 Jul - Transcendence: Ancient Convent, Blossom Street, York. Visit Future Mass, York Minster, 7.30pm. www.livingtheology.org.uk for information. Mon 16 - Thurs 19 Jul - 'Beauty and Brokenness' at Holy Rood House. A Sat 28 Jul - Organ recital, summer school exploring theology Bridlington Priory, 6pm, by Keith and embodiment. Contact Hearnshaw, the well known [email protected] recitalist. or 01845 522580.

11 Slingsby Church Tower repair work completed Work has finished on the rep pinnacles made in the workshop airs to All Saints Church Tower, of local Stonemason Matthias Slingsby. The appeal started in Garn. Slingsby villagers have 2009 after its was discovered that watched the progress of the urgent work was needed to works with interest and many stabilise pinnacles, gargoyles and enjoyed a visit to the parapet stones that were moving stonemasons yard near Stamford outwards as the Victorian iron Bridge to see the carvings being work holding them together had made. There was also a good seriously deteriorated. turnout to watch them being hoisted into position with a large English Heritage offered grant aid crane. from the Heritage Lottery fund for Listed Places of Worship in 2010. With a great deal of serious additional fundraising work and local support the PCC was able to meet the conditions of the grant which covered just over half of the overall cost of £106,000 to carry out the tower and other essential works to the roof, including the conservation of the mediaeval statues.

The work started in March, just in time, as the pinnacles had become very unsafe and a big storm would have brought them crashing through the roof. The work is finally complete this week with beautifully carved new stone

Diocese of York News July 2012 Editor: Eleanor Course, Diocesan Communications Officer, Diocesan House, Aviator Court, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4WJ. Tel 01904 699530, Email [email protected]

Deadline to include items in the August issue is Mon 2 July 2012. The Diocese of York News may be copied for use in Parish Magazines etc, and may be downloaded as a pdf file from www.dioceseofyork.org.uk. Contact Eleanor Course as above to receive an e-mailed download link for each new issue.

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