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Remembering Peckfield

Archbishop Stephen joined with local people, civic representatives and knocked unconscious by one of the families descended from those in- underground blasts and when they volved in the Peckfield Colliery disas- came round and began their es- Out and about at last! ter of 1896 at a service to commemo- cape, they asked one of their leaders Mustard Seed team meets up for the first time living and to pray for them. And we know that listening Church, Micklefield, on the evening miners, engineers, doctors and local Archdeacon of Friday 30th April 2021. people flocked to Micklefield to offer Amanda P2 help. In this way - through human The service recalled the 63 men who hands and voices God was with died, mostly as a consequence of a those who suffered that day as he is huge blast at about 7.20am on the Bishop Glyn with us this evening as we gather to 30th April 1896, caused when a pit- to retire remember. P3 turbed by an earlier escape of gas and explosion. The mine had been Director of Mis- sion & Ministry open for 19 years with a good safety Ian McIntosh record by the standards of the time. arriving Sept! P4-5 been a solemn day for those whose Bogged down in Brid: ment, for the people who live today Twinning where those pitmen and their families Bridlington, 20th May 2021, and the newly- 31 toilets! lived, and for everyone whose lives complete Mustard Seed team managed to meet P6 have been shaped by the mining in- in person for the first time as the pandemic re- dustry down the generations. strictions eased. Peckfield place today, more than 30 years af- Colliery: ter the pit closed, and we should re- - 1896 disaster for those who died, who were hurt member what happened in 1896 and supported initiative to build new worshipping recalled and whose lives were scarred by inju- how people responded to it there communities in places where life is tough: see P8

ry and loss but as I read the story of are memorials here at the church, at more online at www.mseed.org. that day I give thanks too for the acts the school, at the Blands Arms, and From left: Team Leader Heather Black, of bravery and heroism as men and Administrator Alice Lambert-Ellis, women reached out to each other, disaster produced locally but the Associate Team Leaders Jonny Hedges up on the surface and down under best memorial is that life goes on in (foreground), Liz Holdsworth, Angela Bailey. the ground.

To the Saints of the Diocese of People on the Move The Archdeacon of But out of that Comings and Goings in the has come Cleveland, the Ven Dr creativity and The Revd Elizabeth Baxter, Director of The Revd Dr new initiatives. Holy Rood House, Thirsk, has been Christian , All sorts of good relicensed for a further term by the Selvaratnam, BMO Leader of G2 and writes: things are happening in Bishop of . Assistant Curate of York St Michael-le- the Diocese of The Revd Carmel Gittens, Assistant Belfrey, will resign on 9th May as BMO York and we Curate (House for Duty) of Alne, has Leader and on 31st July as Assistant Earlier this year, Archbishop Stephen Curate. He has been appointed as launched our refreshed Diocesan want to hear been reappointed to the same role about them, as and relicensed by the . Director of Church Planting and Revitalisation at St Hild College. asked us to begin considering how well as listening The Revd David Hobman, Assistant we can re-shape our approach to to the things that you identify as Curate of York All Saints Pavement with The Revd Caroline Taylor, Assistant mission and ministry in the Diocese in needing to change. St Crux and St Michael Spurriergate; Curate of Hoxton in the Diocese of York St Denys; York St Helen Stonegate London, is to be Vicar of Marton-in- Cleveland with Easterside, can all become the missionary with St Martin Coney Street; and York St Olave with St Giles, has been Middlesbrough. She will be collated by Deanery Leadership Teams have reappointed and relicensed in this role the at 6.00pm on submitted their thoughts on that love for God and the world. We until 29th July 2022. Thursday, 1st July 2021 in the Church of St Cuthbert, Marton-in- The Revd Alistair Rycroft, Priest in second phase of the consultation to Cleveland. begin. Each PCC will be and in and through that, to become Charge of York St Thomas with St encouraged to think about how the Maurice, is additionally to be Priest-in- vision can be implemented at a local prospect and we need your help to level and what factors might be do that. Conventional District. is an important one. remember you, constantly praying In his letter to the Philippians, St Paul with joy in every one of my prayers for talked about the joys of shared all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until

now. I am confident of this, that the completed. We all know that the last one who began a good work among year has been particularly you will bring it to completion by the challenging; Covid restrictions have (Philippians 1:3-6) - affected our finances and thrown up all sorts of questions about how to worship together and how we can continue to serve our communities. Amanda Bloor

Thirty-one Marriages of Convenience: Bishop of to retire

The Rt Revd preached and lived so faithfully over Glyn Webster, many years of ministry. He is a wonder- Christ Church, Bridlington, held a could become an Eco Church as Suffragan Bish- ful example of the sacrificial and joyful part of a scheme run by charity A op of Beverley love that is, and will continue to be, May, to celebrate and raise money Rocha. Church member Helen, and a in the Diocese needed in order for us to live together of York and the selection of volunteers spent every well in our diversity and to witness to our Archbishop of which will help a partner in a day of Lent doing a sponsored litter developing country build clean, safe pick, raising over £500. This is enough cial Episcopal toilets and taps. to twin nine of the planned thirty-one retirement from stipendiary ministry, I Visitor (PEV)*, toilets and taps that reside within their thank all those who I have had the privi- A small team, including Multiply will retire at lege of ministering to. I am also deeply church buildings in Bridlington minister Reverend Oli Preston, as well Epiphany, 6th aware of how much I have received including one portable toilet outside as Emma Miles and David Hickman, January 2022. from the many thousands of people I St Magnus, Bessingby! set out to see how many squat A former nurse, Glyn trained for ministry have had contact with in my life as exercises they could do in two at Cranmer Hall, Durham. After serving priest and bishop. I pay a particular minutes. This challenge was live- therapeutic and fulfilling. It has given a Vicar of York St Luke and Senior debt of gratitude to the clergy along- streamed on Facebook, and viewers me opportunities to talk to people. I Chaplain to York District Hospital, he side whom I have been privileged to were invited to join in, either to raise would encourage others to do the became Treasurer of York Min- serve. money for Christ Church Bridlington, same for their own wellbeing and ster in 2000, and Canon Chancellor in or to raise money to twin their own 2003, and also Rural Dean of the Dean- become much more complex and toilet (training session pictured). ery of York for ten years. During vacan- harder than when I was ordained in cies, Glyn twice served as Acting Dean to Toilet Twinning will help give 1977 and I respect and admire all those of ; he was a member of sustainable, reliable and affordable who are presently serving their people, the Crown Nominations Commission perhaps especially in our , access to safe, clean water in some and during his time as Prolocutor for the which is where the Church of is Northern Province, he served on the rooted and to be found. In spite of the Tearfund and Toilet-Twinning also increasing complexities of ordained life, work closely with communities to Glyn was appointed as Chaplain to Her if I had my time over again I would do promote good hygiene including Majesty The Queen, from which he exactly what I have attempted to do, hand-washing. This helps them stepped down after becoming a Bishop namely so serve my dear Lord and His protect themselves against the in 2013. spread of infection for any kind of , , communicable disease, not just in a *As PEV Bishop Glyn assists in the pasto- Already, a substantial amount of pandemic. been a huge blessing to many people ral care of those parishes across the that have petitioned money has been raised for Toilet Support the scheme at and churches across the north of Eng- for Extended Episcopal Care under the Twinning, which came from a ccbn.org.uk/donate land. I pray that in retirement he will find suggestion on how Christ Church well-deserved rest, as well as new op- Act of Synod the Ordination of Wom- portunities to serve the gospel he has en to the Priesthood.

- Archbishop Stephen

The Revd Dr Ian McIntosh, currently Head of Formation in the Ian McIntosh was born in North London and after Director of Mission and Ministry in the Diocese of York from University spent a year working as a volunteer in September 2021. a church in inner city Ian will lead a reshaped Mission and Manchester. From there Ministry Team, drawing together the build up his people and enable us to he went to train for ordination in Bristol where work of York School of Ministry, the build on the work that has been he met his wife Nicola. Diocesan Vocations Network and done here over many years, so that the Training Team with that of the ministry continues to flourish, serving Ian and Nicola were Multiply and Mustard Seed and growing churches of missionary ordained in programmes. As a member of the 1990 and served curacies in adjacent parishes in Diocesan Leadership Team he will be Ian said, "I am hugely delighted to the suburbs of London responsible for shaping and directing be coming to the Diocese of York before moving to support for mission and ministry and to join with you as we live out Leicester where Ian was Christ's story. Encouraging and appointment follows the Revd a University Chaplain and enabling others to be disciples of co-ordinator of Reader Christ has been a passion and training. ministry in Hull and the retirement in commitment of mine and I look August of the Revd Dr Gavin forward to working with you in They moved to North Bedfordshire to Bedford. Nicola has recently been Wakefield as Director of Training. discovering all that God is doing share ministry in three villages during both a hospital and hospice across the Diocese. which time Ian was also Rural Dean. In 2006, Ian became Director of chaplain and they have two adult Studies with the Eastern Region sons. Ian enjoys novel reading, Archbishop Stephen. work in a Diocese which is plainly Ministry Course and a year later was eating meals with friends and committed both to helping us all to appointed Principal. He moved to rowing. and his experience of a wide variety flourish and to seek new ways to his current role as Head of Formation Ian supports Spurs, for reasons best of ministry contexts will be great reach others and to grow. I look known to himself, but may follow a assets to us as he takes up this hugely forward to getting to know you, the Ministry Team in 2015. For the last ten very good precedent in adopting a years, Ian has also been an significant role as Director of Mission local club when they move north. and Ministry. I pray with confidence Associate Minister at St Andrew's