March 2015 - Issue 4/15

EVENT LISTINGS for News March/April 2015

The Diocese of St Albans in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton & Barnet The Diocese of St Albans in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton & Barnet

The Hitchin Christian Centre, Bedford Concerts & Drama Open Days & Festivals Rd, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1HF. Theology Cafe Evening event series continues on ‘I am coming to join in God’s work of St Andrews Church, Kimbolton Road St Mary’s Church, Ashwell. The 14th Tues 24 Mar - ‘Creation & Evolution’ (Dr Bedford. ‘Lenten Meditation’ a sequence Ashwell Flea Market will be held on Denis Alexander, Cambridge University) of Sacred choral music for lent sung Saturday, 21st March from 9.30 – transformation’, says new Bishop of Hertford and Tues 28 Apr - ‘Was Jesus Inclusive?’ by Concord Singers on Sunday 22nd 1.00pm. This is a very popular event, with All events are free with refreshments and March at 3.30pm, admission free, retiring many weird and wonderful items on sale at will take place at 7.30pm each evening. collection. bargain prices. Tea and coffee available. 6W $QGUHZ¶V &KXUFK &XIÀH\ Organ Proceeds to the Church Restoration Appeal. Concert by the Revd Rachel Phillips St Albans Cathedral, St Albans. Equipping plus other instruments played by The Easter Monday Pilgrimage - gather in the Wilson Ensemble. Part of the 50th Jubilee Cathedral from 2pm on Monday 6th April. God’s People celebrations at Saturday 21st March Service starts at 3pm. 7.30pm. Also Brass Band concert by The Courses St Paul’s Church, Bedford Couture www.stalbans.anglican. (Q¿HOG &LWDGHO 6DOYDWLRQ $UP\ %DQG RQ Fashion Show on Thursday 23rd April Saturday 18th April at 7.30pm. Tickets at 7pm. Wine and canapes on arrival, RUJPLQLVWU\ÀQGDFRXUVH for each event £10 (inc light refreshments) VKRZ VWDUWV SP 5DIÀH )DVKLRQV E\ The Residential Experience from Jessica Hollings, tel: 01707 873821. ZOKI Couture of London. Tickets £10.00, Saturday 18th April 10am – 2.30pm St Mary the Virgin, Rickmansworth, DYDLODEOH IURP 6W 3DXO¶V FKXUFK RI¿FH The Chellington Centre, CARLTON, Herts WD3 1JB Bring and sing or come Tel: 01234 340163. and listen to Mozart’s Requiem on Passion Bedford, MK43 7NA Sunday 22nd March. Rehearsal 2pm, For those who are thinking about or performance 6 pm. Please let us know if Talks & Courses who may need a refresher of this aspect you are coming to sing. 01923 721002. of youthwork. This training will walk The wait for the announcement of the next Bishop of Hertford hope that the experience I bring from Oxford will serve well the There will be a retiring collection for through the planning and development ended on 5th March with the news of the Revd Canon Dr Michael SHRSOHRI6W$OEDQV'LRFHVH´ Michael Sobell Hospice and Water Aid. Andrew Bradstock of safe and fruitful times away, sharing Beasley’s nomination. He will be consecrated on 14th May in “In Oxford, I’ve sought to join in with God’s work of transformation. The Adoramus Easter Concert National Secretary for Church & life and faith, and whilst sharing best Westminster Abbey and welcomed to the Diocese in June. I’ve appreciated enormously working there with a wide range practice look at 5 key words around this: celebrates the Easter season with great Society at the URC Canon Beasley is currently Director of Mission in the Diocese of people and churches across the spectrum of the Christian why, who, what, when and how. FKRUDODQGRUFKHVWUDOPXVLFUHÀHFWLQJWKH is coming to BELIEF to speak on : of Oxford, leading a team of 28 in their combined Mission and tradition. I’ve done this in different settings, working alongside Book in advance online or via the course sorrow, joy and hope of Easter: Dvorak’s Ministry Department. In that role, which he has held for the last people to address issues from the care of young people to the “How should we as Christians contact. Cost: Free. Contact: Julie New World Symphony, Franck’s Panis ¿YH\HDUVKHKDVEHHQLQVWUXPHQWDOLQKHOSLQJWKHGLRFHVHWR provision of ministry, from outreach to local communities to action   \RXWKRI¿FH#VWDOEDQV Angelicus, and excerpts from Bach’s St approach a general election” develop a holistic vision for mission that “sees ministry in the IRUVRFLDOMXVWLFHLQDUHDVVXFKDVIRRGEDQNVDQGGHEW´ anglican.org Matthew Passion and requiems by Mozart Saturday 18th April service of mission, and evangelism and social action as two “I believe that in Christ, all things hold together. Before my present and Brahms. Saturday 28th March, 10am-1pm First Aid Course sides of one missional coin. Oxford is a large, populous diocese role in Oxford, I worked half time as Vice Principal of Westcott 7.30pm at the Alban Arena, St Albans. Saturday 25th April 9.30am - 1pm. containing a wide range of contexts. It’s not amenable to initiatives House, Cambridge, alongside another half-time post as Director Tickets £22, £19, £16. from 07816 998308 at Priory Methodist Church St Hugh Lewsey, Leagrave High Street, RUWRDSSURDFKHVWKDWDUHWRSGRZQRURQHVL]H¿WVDOO´ of a research group in the Department of Infectious Disease Holy Saviour Church, Radcliffe Road Newnham Ave. Bedford MK41 9QJ. Luton, LU4 0ND. Canon Beasley was welcomed to the Diocese in a press Epidemiology at Imperial College. My experience was that each Hitchin SG1 1QG ‘A Festal Flourish’ Cost is £10 per person, 7KLV LV D EDVLF ¿UVW DLG FRXUVH IRU conference in Stevenage Council’s Chamber, in the presence of supported and informed the other; for example the pastoral concert with Trevor & Gillian Hughes payable on the day. anyone who wants to know how to help the Mayor, Cllr Sherma Batson. skills of a priest were an invaluable aid to policy development including music by Elgar, Parry, Bach people - adults and children - in an To book please He said: “I am delighted to be coming to St Albans to join in all with governments in a number of countries and skills gained and much more. Sunday 29th March emergency. Cost £12 Book in advance call 01234 330314 that’s already taking place here to grow the Church in spiritual LQSODQQLQJDQGVWUDWHJ\ZHUHRIEHQH¿WWRWKHLGHQWL¿FDWLRQRI at 3.30pm. Admission for each event online or contact: Gabby 01727 818141 or email belief@ depth, outreach to the community and numbers. Sad though I am Westcott’s longer-term vision for training new priests for the inc refreshments £10 concs £8. 01462 [email protected] standrewsbedford.org to leave Oxford Diocese I’m very much looking forward to getting &KXUFKRI(QJODQG´ RUFODUHÀHFN#JPDLOFRP Caring for God’s Earth - Growing WRNQRZWKHSHRSOHRI+HUWIRUGVKLUH´ “As an extrovert I enjoy being with and working alongside All Saints Church, Houghton Conquest St Paul’s Church, St Albans Sustainable Communites “I’d like to thank you, Madam Mayor, for your kind welcome to others and have been able to do this in a very wide range of Concert by “Shannon Express” (a male ‘Experiencing God & Healing’ with Ed Saturday 25 April 9:30am – 4.00pm the Chamber of Stevenage Council. To be announced as the environments; from villages in the African countryside to churches voice choir) on Saturday 11th April at Rocha, Pastor from Rio de Janero - series Churches have a presence in every new bishop here speaks of our common venture as we seek the in English cities, from rural deanery Synods to Ministries of 7.30pm. Tickets £8.00 adults and £4.00 of four events: Thursday 23rd April 10- community and are guardians of sacred ÀRXULVKLQJRIRXUFRPPXQLWLHV´ Health. I’m strongly committed to working alongside others and children. Please contact Margaret Tyler 4pm ‘Growing a Healing Ministry’ Friday building and sacred land - how can we sad though I am to leave Oxford Diocese I’m very much looking 01234 740964. 24th 10-4pm ‘Increasing your anointing’. 7KH0D\RUUHVSRQGHG³,IHHOKRQRXUHGWREHWKH¿UVWSHUVRQLQ forward to coming to St Albans Diocese and getting to know the become a prophetic voice in our local Hertfordshire to extend a welcome to the Bishop-designate. Here St Mary’s Church, Luton LU1 3JF. Friday 8-10pm Evening Meeting: Healing community? SHRSOHWKHUH´ Luton Choral Society presents Haydn Service, Saturday 25th April 9.45am- LQ6WHYHQDJHZHDUHDWRZQZLWKVFLHQWL¿FFRQQHFWLRQVZLWKRQH St Albans Cathedral, Holywell Hill, St of the newest churches in the county and with a strategic plan Canon Beasley was introduced to the Diocese of St Albans Theresa Mass and Mozart Requiem, 1pm ‘Living a Supernatural Life.’ Each Albans, AL1 1BY. For more information in visits to St Nicholas School, Stevenage, Rothamsted conducted by Crispin Lewis. Saturday event is stand alone and you are welcome and ambition to grow, three things which I understand are close or any questions, please contact WR\RXUKHDUW´ Research,Harpenden and Holy Trinity Bushey’s Pioneer Ministry. 25th April at 7.30pm Tickets £12, £10 to attend all. Visit www.stpauls-stalbans. 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Easter Monday Pilgrimage 2015 At Rothamsted Research, with Theme: ‘Be Refreshed’ The Revd Pippa People, young and old, walk to the Abbeyy from across the diocese to meet and gatherher Madgwick together in the cathedral every Easter Monday. join them on 6th April from 2.00pmpm courtesy of Rothamsted after, weather permitting, the customary Research picnics on the Abbey Orchard.

The service begins at 3.00pm. Track the pilgrims’ progress on Twitter #emp2015

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If you are coming as part of a larger groupp then why not download and complete At Holy Trinity the St Albans Easter Monday Pilgrimage Bushey’s 2015 Registration Form? It speeds things up if this form is completed before you Pioneer come and you can hand it in when you DUULYHUDWKHUWKDQ¿OOLQJLWLQRQWKHVSRW Ministry Project The form is on the diocesan webpage: www.stalbans.anglican.org/easter- monday-pilgrimage. Click on the link.

Alternatively, register your attendance on Eventbrite via the link on the same page. With Holy Trinity Bushey’s Youth Team

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The Diocese of St Albans in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton & Barnet The Diocese of St Albans in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton & Barnet New Hope is 25 years old! Messy Church brings faith, hope, Isaiah 58: 6-8

“Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose transformation & new disciples the bonds of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go Messy Church in Toddington and Chalgrave was a response free, and to break every yoke? four years ago, to a many insights including that a whole generation of un-churched young parents were bringing Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, babies for christening but feeling church to be a very alien and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover place. The Revd Anne Crawford, T & C’s Vicar was invited to him, and not to hide yourself from your own Diocesan Mission & Pastoral Committee to tell their story as ÀHVK" a case study. Anne says:

Then shall your light break forth like the “There were no children in church. Sunday school was dying, dawn, and your healing shall spring up The generations were not worshipping together and in fact we speedily; your righteousness shall go before had two generations of people missing in church – people in you, the glory of the Lord shall be your rear WKHLUVVDQGVQRWZRUVKLSSLQJDWDOO´ JXDUG´ “Messy Church seemed the ideal format to encourage these New Hope’s work began in the 1980s when two self-styled but it is still the same at heart – a local charity dependent on missing generations to come along and try church in a new, ‘ordinary housewives’, Janet Hosier and Sheila Meaning, were the local community and God’s amazing provision. less formal, way. Sundays are also an issue – young parents inspired by Isaiah 58:6-8, to invite people they saw sleeping very often work on a Sunday, and children have sports • worship & pray together %LVKRS $ODQ YLVLWHG 1HZ +RSH LQ ODWH -DQXDU\ WR VHH ¿UVW and begging on the streets of Watford into their own homes. commitments on a sunday morning, or they have been at a • eat together hand the work currently going on there. He came away with sleep over on Sat night, or there’s a party on a sunday etc. • have fun together The Revd John Woodger (vicar of St Mary’s from 1984 to one abiding impression: “In ‘New Hope,’ I see what can result 6RZHPHHWRQWKHODVW)ULRIWKHPRQWK EXWZHDUHÀH[LEOH • support one another 2002) writes the following about this era: from the actions of two people, well established in faith, part WR¿WLQZLWK(DVWHUDQGVFKRROKROLGD\VDQG37$HYHQWVHWF ´ • support the Church & community of a worshipping community, who see a need, respond to it ‘Church members were, on the whole, cut off from with prayer and commitment and who reap a harvest for the “First the mums, grannies and grandpas come and get started But not: homelessness, but there were some who saw the need and .LQJGRPRI*RGEH\RQGDOOLPDJLQDWLRQ´ ZLWKFUDIWVWKHQWKHGDGVLQWLPHIRUZRUVKLSDQGWHD´ • Just for children wanted to help. It all began after some of our congregation • Separate from the rest of the church family To mark its 25th birthday, New Hope is holding a 25th had been to Spring Harvest and had been challenged on “The most astonishing thing we’ve learned is that children • For the faint-hearted! birthday celebration service at St Mary’s Church, Watford some of the social issues in our country. Out of that some tend to teach the adults – they have an uncluttered spirituality, • Dumbed down & simple on Monday 23rd March from 7.30pm – 9.30pm. Following of our members and friends started the Thursday evening they are welcoming and generous to newcomers, they are the charity’s theme of 2015, ‘Together, we are New Hope’, supper club in the church porch. Around the same time Janet eager and open to learning, and their ability to be still and pray Anne concludes: “Its not perfect, its unpredictable as far as the service will celebrate the different groups of people Hosier and Sheila Meaning started to invite some of the earnestly and with great devotion is inspiring. And children attendance is concerned – anything from 20 adults and 15 that make New Hope what it is, looking back over the past homeless people into their homes – having been warned by bring their friends along – if our sunday congregations were children on a quiet day, to 50+ adults and 50+ children on a 25 years to see what God has done and also looking to me to take care! The combination of those two events formed as good as messy at introducing friends to church, we’d be in EXV\GD\´ the future. The night will include: worship, prayer, stories, the beginning of Watford New Hope Trust.’ (Now renamed as JUHDWVKDSH´ ‘New Hope’. Ed) ¿OPVDQGXSGDWHVIURPDFURVVGLIIHUHQWVHUYLFHVDVZHOO “Four years on, Messy Church is a continually changing, as an address from Bishop Alan. “As far as making new disciples – we have had several adults growing, searching congregation. It demands high levels of Janet and Sheila soon found the problem was too big for energy, enthusiasm and creativity from its leaders, but God After the service, there will be an opportunity to buy the new EDSWLVHGDQGFRQ¿UPHGORWVRIEDELHVDQGFKLOGUHQEDSWLVHG their original approach, however, and in 1990, Janet, Sheila is at work and faith edition of Entertaining Angels, written by the late Janet Hosier. RQHPXPZKR¿UVWFDPHWRFKXUFKWKURXJK0HVV\LVQRZRXU and Tim Robson, a GP working with people with problems is being deepened, The book tells the amazing story of New Hope, of how Janet pcc secretary, we have a messy fundraising team, a messy with addiction, founded New Hope at ‘the coaches’, two old new disciples are and Sheila opened their hearts to and changed the lives of worship team, a messy tea & toast coffee morning team, and coaches converted into soup kitchens. a growing number of older children who are beginning to be being made, and the countless people, and this edition features an updated cover community is slowly and a new introduction by Janet’s son, Craig Borlase. The young leaders and taking responsibility for crafts and helping From these humble beginnings, New Hope has expanded to being transformed by title of the book is taken from Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect WKHOLWWOHRQHV VXSSRUWWKH&KXUFK FRPPXQLW\´ meet an increasing need. Thanks to God’s blessing, the charity people who have a new to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have is now one of the largest homelessness service providers in 7KHSDULVKGH¿QHV0HVV\&KXUFKDVDQDOODJHFRQJUHJDWLRQ IRXQG FRQ¿GHQFH WKDW HQWHUWDLQHGDQJHOVXQDZDUHV´ the Home Counties and its holistic approach makes it Watford who: God is in the messiness Borough Council’s ‘preferred provider’. New Hope has grown • explore together RIOLIH´ All are welcome on Monday 23rd March at St Mary’s. • learn together

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