Walking Welcoming THE BRIDGE Growing Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2019 Inside Ordained for ministry THE BRIDGE ...this month in Southwark Diocese Twenty-four people were ordained as Deacons by Bishop Christopher on Marking the 2nd Saturday 29 June in anniversary of the Southwark Cathedral - London Bridge more than the number attack - page 3 ordained in the past two years combined. As the Diocese welcomed this year’s new deacons, and celebrated eleven deacons being ordained priest, there was more good news relating to vocations in Southwark. Since 2015, the number of people entering the discernment process Don’t just take a exploring ordained ministry holiday... make a in the Diocese of Southwark Those ordained Deacon and the parishes where they will serve their curacies are as follows: pilgrimage has increased by 130% and Hayley Argles-Grant: Ruth Chapman: Hannah Gordon: Joseph Moore: - pages 8/9 lay ministries have increased Streatham, St Leonard Warlingham w Chelsham & Carshalton Beeches, The Good Croydon Minster by 65%. Sarah Atkins: Ham, St Richard Farleigh Team Ministry Shepherd Nicholas Quanrud: These fi gures far exceed Dr Emmanuel Baikie: Dr Stephen Davidson: Reginald Grant: Kennington, St John The the strategic objective Surbiton Hill, Christ Church North Lambeth Team Ministry Reigate, St Mark Divine w St James The Apostle set in 2017 as part of the Liz Barnett: Bernadette Excell: Jonathan Haynes, Putney, St Tomos Reed: Southwark Vision, which Dulwich, St Barnabas Balham, St Mary & St John Mary South Dulwich, St Stephen aimed to grow lay and Trini Mari (Carol) Bates; The Divine Michael Johns-Perring: Joseph (Josh) Skidmore: ordained vocations by 50% East Wickham, St Michael Paul Fitzpatrick: Surbiton, St Andrew & St Mark Wimbledon, Emmanuel by 2020. Martin Calderbank: Beddington & Roundshaw, St Tim Jones: (Proprietary Chapel) Great strides have also Barnes, St Michael Michael & All Angels Clapham, Holy Trinity Sarah Whitehouse: been made in increasing & All Angels Erin Gilmour: Emma Lowth: Tooting, All Saints In Profile - diversity among our ordained Reigate, St Mary Magdalene Gipsy Hill, Christ Church Deepthi Wickremasinghe: Charlton United min isters in order to refl ect Walworth, St Christopher Benefice - page 11 the diversity of the Diocese – another major goal. Of the 61 On Saturday 6 July 11 Deacons were ordained to the Priesthood having served a year as Deacons: ordinands in training in the CROYDON AREA KINGSTON AREA WOOLWICH AREA Diocese in 2018, 24% were Ordained by the Bishop of Ordained by the Bishop of Ordained by the Bishop of Chris Hanning black, Asian and minority Croydon in Croydon Minster. Kingston at Kingston, All Saints. Southwark at Bermondsey, Blackheath, ethnic (BAME), well above Cordella Dawson Lisa Bewick St James. St John the Evangelist Page 15 the national average. Woodside, St Luke Waterloo, St John w St Andrew Timothy Ajayi Jacob Mercer In addition, more than a Alistair Forster Tom Collins Blackheath, Bermondsey, Hearts third (35%) were under 32 Norbury, St Oswald Balham Hill, The Ascension St Michael & All Angels St James & St Anne UB years old, nearly half (48%) Darius Weithers Vanessa Elston Raymond Baudon Christopher Rogers on Fire were women and 30% were Croydon, St Matthew South Lambeth, East Dulwich, Catford (Southend) & with a Vision offering for non-stipendiary St Anne & All Saints St John the Evangelist Downham Team Ministry for growth ministry. Walking with Jesus and “These fi gures really show getting to know Jesus that Southwark is taking its better as we journey on strategic objectives seriously Welcoming all, and equipping its ministry embracing our diversity to refl ect our vibrant and and seeking new ways of being church diverse Diocese,” said Ruth Martin, Diocesan Secretary. Growing in numbers, generosity, faith and “We are very proud and discipleship as we grow happy to welcome all our God’s Kingdom new deacons.” Follow the Diocesan Blog: ‘Hearts on Fire – sharing God’s Good News in Southwark Diocese’ - http://southwarkcofe.tumblr.com/ 2 THE BRIDGE... July/August 2019 A view from Standing together to combat THE BRIDGE serious youth violence St Mark’s Church, Kennington hosted ‘Churches Standing Together’ on 4 July - a Synergy Travel broadens Network meeting to discuss how to tackle the rising challenge of serious youth violence. the mind It brought together youth Mark Twain practitioners from churches famously wrote and other groups to explore “Travel is fatal to how different organisations can prejudice, bigotry, work with the Church and youth and narrow- outreach programmes. mindedness…. The meeting heard from broad, wholesome, organisations working with charitable views young people and in local of men and things communities and about the new cannot be acquired Churches Together in Britain by vegetating in and Ireland website ‘Churches one little corner of Standing Together’. After group the earth all one’s discussions the meeting closed lifetime”. with communion led by the Perhaps the same Revd Canon Steve Coulson and might be said of the Revd Canon Dr Rosemarie those of us who have Mallett. found our niche in The event was organised in one church or style cooperation with Churches of worship, closing Together in Britain and Ireland, our minds to alternatives. London City Mission, Ascension For many of us our holidays are not just a chance Trust and the Diocese of to ‘get away from it all’. They’re also an opportunity Southwark. to take time to refl ect, to give thanks, to pray and to attend services in diff erent churches, perhaps a church where the style of service and congregation are not what we’re used to. ‘Church on the This month’s centrespread focuses on pilgrimages. Many of us don’t have the time or energy to tackle the Camino de Santiago, but there are other, easier, Hill’ celebrates options closer to home, like Cornwall’s Saints’ Way, the probable route of early Christian pilgrims on their way from Ireland and Wales to Brittany and elsewhere. diamond jubilee Aside from walking, one of the things I enjoy on holiday is being able to celebrate religious festivals in St Barnabas Church, serve for many years to come. a diff erent way. This year I was in Palma at Easter, to Purley celebrated its The St Barnabas witness the amazing spectacle of thousands of people congregation were joined dressed as penitents walking from their local churches 60th anniversary on in celebration by All Saints, to their cathedral. Sunday 9 June. Kenley and The Hayes Church, We joined people of all ages to watch the procession, Bishop Christopher presided Kenley, both sister churches. listening to the hypnotic beat of drums which enable at the service of celebration Later in the afternoon St those carrying the pasos (fl oats refl ecting scenes from with Priest in Charge the Revd Barnabas hosted a Purley the Gospels) to keep in step, sharing sweets with Justine Middlemiss and in Churches Together service of and chatting to people we didn’t know, sometimes the presence of the Mayor of ‘Scones and Songs’. just being quiet. It was a chance to refl ect on the Croydon Cllr Humayun Kabir. importance of walking and celebrating together and, as The Bishop described the pasos paused en route, it was also an opportunity ‘The Church on the Hill’ as to say a small, silent prayer, giving thanks for an very important to the life opportunity to share with others a closeness with God. and worship of the Purley Sallie Eden community and said that hoped it would continue to Chair: Biddy Taylor E: biddytaylor.spidirchair The SEPTEMBER edition @gmail.com is due to be printed on 22 AUGUST and in your 020 7622 4912 THE BRIDGE parish from the following For information about Sunday. training courses to The Bridge is produced & published by Material for that edition become a spiritual Kent Christian Press for Press and Communications must be with Wendy S. on behalf of The Diocese of Southwark, Trinity House, director contact Biddy Robins at Trinity House by Taylor (above) 4 Chapel Court, Borough High Street, London SE1 1HW MONDAY 12 AUGUST Tel: 020 7939 9400 Membership Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Space limitations mean that we cannot guarantee to E: [email protected] 01306 884467 Managing Editor: Editorial publish everything we receive and material may be edited. 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