THE MAY 2017 See MAGAZINE JOURNAL OF BLACKBURN DIOCESE : THE IN LANCASHIRE It’s nearly time … for Thy Kingdom Come! Come as part of our ongoing Vision work and, as well as events and prayer Thy Kingdom The international event, which takes place happening across the County, on over 10 days from Ascension to Pentecost Wednesday May 24 at 7.30pm everyone is (May 25 to June 4) is about us praying for Come will be invited to come along to Blackburn people we know - our friends, our family, Cathedral for our Beacon Prayer Event. our neighbours and our work colleagues. our prayer . . . Bishop Philip will be leading this evening, Now a global prayer movement, Thy which is an opportunity for us to be Kingdom Come invites Christians around encouraged and resourced before going the world to pray between Ascension and back to our parishes to pray. Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. And our Diocese is fully At the Cathedral there will be behind it. opportunities for prayer and worship and we will also hear from our keynote What started out as an invitation from the speaker – Roy Crowne, the HOPE Together Archbishops of Canterbury and York in Executive Director and one of the founders 2016 to the Church of England has now of Hope. grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. Roy will help us think about how we can Roy Crowne, HOPE Together Executive Director, be healthy churches transforming our As God’s people, we know the importance who is the keynote speaker at Blackburn communities here in Lancashire. of prayer and the changes that prayer can Cathedral on May 24, with the Justin Welby, who launched Thy bring. Intercessionary prayer is part of the To help with planning and numbers, please Kingdom Come with the in rhythm of the life of our churches. visit www.blackburn.anglican.org and find 2016 the event on the ‘What’s On’ calendar, and Vision 2026 commits us to being use the Eventbrite link to indicate the Witnesses to Jesus Christ by sharing the again and again, while the pop-up internal number of people you expect to come as Gospel of salvation with confidence. If we banners can be left up all year round. part of your group. intend to be witnesses to Jesus, then You can also visit www.thykingdomcome. praying that the people we know will In addition to prayer during Thy Kingdom global for resources you can use including come to know Jesus is an important first Come, we are encouraging our churches to prayer ideas for the step we can take. be open as much as possible to welcome whole family, liturgical people and to hold prayer events in May God can then prepare them so that, when resources, Novena and beyond into the summer. we invite them along to something where prayer Booklets, and they can hear the Good News of Jesus, This message will be emphasised by suggestions for they will be happy to come with us. Archdeacon Michael and Archdeacon prayer stations, 24/7 Mark during their visitations to Deaneries prayer and prayer Our Diocese is supporting Thy Kingdom across the County in the run-up to the walking. start of Thy Kingdom Come. Commenting about this whole exciting And the new edition of the annually- initiative Archdeacon Michael said: “Mark produced magazine Archdeacons’ and I are looking forward to visiting all the Visitation News, which will be distributed Deaneries and participating in the Thy to parishes during the visitations and will Kingdom Come initiative. We encourage as also be available on the Diocesan website, many parishes as possible to get involved. also emphasises the importance of ‘getting “If you’re praying for your friends to know the welcome right’. Jesus and are struggling to know what to Meanwhile, a helpful toolkit to advise and say – please don’t worry about how to help with opening your church can be speak to them - just pray for them. found by putting the word ‘toolkit’ into the “You never know what God will be search box at www.blackburn.anglican.org arranging behind the scenes. So let’s use We have also commissioned special this time to pray that our friends, families, Welcome to church!: Archdeacon Mark and branded welcome banners (vinyl ones for neighbours and work colleagues come to Rev. Mark Duerden with parishioners from St know Jesus Christ.” Peter’s Church, Salesbury prepare to greet new- outside use and pop-up stand banners for  Holding your own local event for ‘Thy comers to a morning service in a picture taken inside) that can be obtained at a Kingdom Come’? Email communicate@ from the new edition of Archdeacons’ Visitation subsidised price of just £99 by emailing News. This year’s visitations will emphasise the [email protected] blackburn.anglian.org and tell us more importance of welcome, particularly during the about it including when it is (max 75 period of Thy Kingdom Come, but also beyond. The outside banners can then be used words please). 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. NEWS / COMMENT: ARCHDEACON MARK The well-known pastor DL Moody had a encouraged churches all over the list of 100 friends who were not country to open their doors each day for We know prayer Christians, whom he prayed for every prayer, and urged each Christian to single day. commit to praying regularly by name for changes things five non-Christian friends. By the time he died, 96 of them had become Christians and at his funeral the Such was the overwhelming response to remaining four all made a decision to this small initiative, that this year ‘Thy follow Christ. Kingdom Come’ has become ecumenical; is endorsed by all the UK church leaders The most loving thing we can do for our and is also global, with Christians in non-Christian friends is to pray for them every continent taking up the challenge. – not just occasionally or sporadically, Our Diocese is fully behind the initiative but regularly, persistently, and over time. as well. Archbishop Justin Welby has said, ‘The Last year, lots of churches normally kept best decision that anyone can ever locked were opened daily for this season make, at any time, in any place, is to of prayer, and many congregations were follow Jesus Christ.’ Wouldn’t it be amazed at the number of people who exciting if God were to use you or me to drifted in and took time to say a prayer. building is open and we have prayer help some of our friends to make the leaflets available to download from the best decision of their lives? So, this year, if you don’t already have mission pages of the Diocesan website. A your church building open each day, why As you will have read on page 1 and 2 of supply of pre-printed leaflets is also not think about opening each this month’s edition of The available. Just contact siobhan.trickett@ day from Ascension Day to See, last year the Archbishops blackburn.anglican.org to get some and Pentecost? of Canterbury and York then use them to help people who launched ten days of prayer, Special banners are available wander into church learn to say a prayer from Ascension Day to to order from the diocesan or how to find out more about Jesus. Pentecost, called ‘Thy offices to let your local Archdeacon Mark Kingdom Come’, in which they community know that your

The Collation, Induction and Installation of the Bishop’s Leadership Team. Peter is married to new took place recently at Siân and they have four grown-up children. Welcome to . The Very Rev. Peter Speaking after the service Dean Peter said: “I Howell-Jones, 55, comes to Blackburn Diocese have been overwhelmed by the level of from his previous role as Vice-Dean of Chester support and the turnout today. It was lovely the new Dean Cathedral. to see so many people here from so many Go to the news story on the Diocesan different parts of the diocese. The weather of Blackburn website ... www.blackburn.anglican.org ... for has been fantastic and I am pleased to be links to full coverage of the event including a coming home, as a Lancashire lad born and radio interview, videos and pictures. bred. The service was attended by clergy and “I will now be taking time to listen to people parishioners from across Lancashire, alongside and hear more about the current issues in the civic representatives, including Her Majesty’s town and around the diocese and I am Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, The Rt Hon. looking forward to exploring how Blackburn Lord Shuttleworth and Lady Shuttleworth. Cathedral can continue to develop and live Additional visiting dignitaries included, from out its aim to be ‘Good News for Lancashire’. our link Dioceses, the Dean Emeritus of "The Diocese is so clearly focussed on growth The new Dean Peter (centre left) and Bishop Julian Braunschweig Cathedral, The Very Rev. and mission through Vision 2026: Healthy (centre, right) pictured at the West Door after the Joachim Hempel and the Dean of Bloemfontein Churches Transforming Communities and I service with, left to right, Archdeacon Mark; Canon Dr Cathedral, Fr Mosokotso Lazarus Mohapi. hope to lead the Cathedral in actively Ian Stockton, the Canon Chancellor; Canon Andrew Hindley, the Canon Sacrist; Bishop Geoff; Canon As well as taking overall charge of Blackburn contributing to this work in the years to Andrew Horsfall, Residentiary Canon and Archdeacon Cathedral as Dean of Blackburn, the new come.” Michael Dean will be a key member of the Diocesan Sanctuary Café is coming! The next Youth Sanctuary Cafe is at 7.30pm on Saturday 1 July 2017 at Christ Church in Thornton. Get it in your diary! There will be acoustic style worship, thought provoking input and discussion, fun, laughter and tasty food. The Sanctuary Events team from the Diocesan Board of Education is also looking to work with other churches in Lancashire to start more youth events for young people across the County. If you would like Sanctuary Events to support your church in running an event for young people please visit: www.sanctuaryevents.co.uk for more information about what we do, and get in touch by filling in the online application form. If you want to know more about the event on July 1 or you would like to be involved in helping to run events alongside the Sanctuary Events team within the Diocese, then email: [email protected] to see what events are coming up and the opportunities available. Ben Green, the new Diocesan Youth Adviser said: “I’m excited about the future for Sanctuary Events and the impact and the potential it has to make in the lives of young people, Christians and non-Christians."

PEOPLE AND PLACES The Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev. has now ministry, a prayer tree, listening benches, games, Area Dean of Chorley, has been appointed Area returned to work after a period of leave. refreshments and much more. All are welcome! Dean of Chorley. Bishop Philip was initially out and about around the A 'Learning to Heal' event takes place on Saturday The Revd Grant Ashton, vicar of Euxton (half-time) Diocese at various services during Holy Week. He 10 June at St Cuthbert’s Church in Preston from and currently Acting Assisting Area Dean of Chorley thanks everyone who has passed on good wishes to 9.30am to 4pm. The following areas will be will work alongside David as Assistant Area Dean of him. covered: Theology of Healing; Kingdom and Chorley. He is now looking forward to seeing what God has Commission; Power and Authority; How to The Rt Revd has been appointed as in store as we continue to work collectively to Minister; Values for Healing; Healing the implement the Diocesan Vision 2026: Healthy an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese, and Oppressed; and there will be time for questions and Churches Transforming Communities. was commissioned on Monday 10 April 2017 in the ministry. Speaker is Steve McGanity, Vicar of Christ Chapel at Bishop’s House. Forthcoming events Church, Southport. Before that he was Vicar of St If you are involved in children’s work in parishes Andrew’s, Clubmoor, Liverpool, for 20 years. There The Revd Peter Nunn, Priest in Charge of Preston (either paid or voluntary) we’d love you to come he transitioned the church into a focus on the work the Risen Lord (Team Ministry) has been appointed along to one of our networking meetings to meet of the Spirit, mission and discipleship. Refreshments Vicar of Preston the Risen Lord. (The Team other Children’s Workers and to receive will be served and the cost is £10. More information Ministry having been dissolved and a new benefice information and inspiration. Meetings to be held from mark.bradford@ stcuthbertschurch.net created named Preston, The Risen Lord.) from 7pm to 8.30pm on the following dates in May Come and enjoy the Friday Lunchtime Recital at St The Revd Kamran Bhatti, Curate at Preston the 2017. Monday 8 May at Clayton House, Walker George the Martyr, Lune Street, Preston PR1 2NP. Risen Lord (Team Ministry) has been appointed Office Park, Blackburn BB1 2QE; Tuesday 9 May at On 5 May we present the talented young musicians Curate at Preston the Risen Lord. (The Team St John’s Church, Leyland Lane, Leyland PR25 1XB; from Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. Ministry having been dissolved and a new benefice Tuesday 16 May at St Paul’s Church Centre, Halifax Doors open 11am and recital starts at 12.30pm and created named Preston, The Risen Lord.) Road, Nelson BB9 0QX; Monday 22 May at St Paul’s lasts about 50 minutes. Tickets on door £6 The Revd Linda Macluskie, Vicar (2/3 time) of Hala Worship Centre, Beck View, Hala Square, including refreshments beforehand). Lancaster LA1 4RW; Tuesday 23 May 2017 at St Sandylands St John and Area Dean of Lancaster and Christopher’s and St Nicholas Church, Hawes Side On Friday 12 May at Preston Minster, Church Street Morecambe has additionally been appointed as Lane, Blackpool FY4 5AH. Any queries please PR1 3BU, we have the fabulous 'Two A-Piece' Priest in Charge of Overton St Helen and was contact Sarah Earnshaw on 01254 503405 or email bringing their world tour of music. Concert starts at licensed on 30 March 2017 at Overton St Helen. sarah.earnshaw@blackburn. anglican.org . 7.30pm and tickets on door cost £10 (including The Revd Lorraine Moffat, Curate at Sandylands St canapes). Bleasdale Towers Open Gardens, PR3 1UY on John has additionally been appointed as Curate in Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May, 12noon-4pm. An An open day takes place on the May Day Bank Charge at Overton St Helen and was licensed on 30 opportunity to see the beautiful rhododendrons and Holiday (May 1) at Whalley Abbey. This will be a March 2017 at Overton St Helen. azaleas while enjoying the peace of Bleasdale in the rare opportunity to come and look around the The Revd Stef Dnistrianskyj, Vicar of Anchorsholme Forest of Bowland. Music from Rossall School Choir retreat house and grounds for free including a All Saints has been additionally appointed as on Saturday and the Guardian Concert Band on guided tour of the grounds. In the Great Hall there Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands. Sunday. BBQ and Cream Teas. £4 adult, £1 children will be stalls with people who are actively involved The Revd Peter Smith, Vicar (3/4 time) of Chorley St supporting the Church, School and Village Hall. with the abbey and also stalls to promote the spirituality programme, accommodation, family Peter has been appointed as full-time Vicar of Quiet Days or Day Retreats. Bleasdale St Eadmer's functions, meetings and weddings. Bedrooms will Chorley St Peter. with the Bleasdale Village Hall offers the be open for people to see as well as the Chapel and The Revd Stephen Smith who holds the Bishop’s opportunity for Quiet Days or Day Retreats in a meeting rooms. The Autisan café will be open Permission to Officiate in the Diocese, has been beautiful and peaceful setting on the edge of the throughout the day for refreshments. For more appointed Vicar of Chadderton St Mark with Bowland Forest. As well as the facilities of the information contact reception at Whalley Abbey Middleton Junction St Gabriel in the Diocese of church and hall, there are excellent walks in the 01254 828400. Manchester. surrounding area. The hall has good facilities including catering for parties of up to 100. For Mark Williams, recently retired Professor of Clinical The Revd Stephen Grey, Vicar of Garstang St more information or booking, please call Eveline Psychology at Oxford University and an Anglican Thomas has been appointed Team Vicar of Newton Garth, 01995 61517. priest, is to speak at a major conference on Team (Emmanuel) (St Peter) in the Diocese of ‘mindfulness’ at Blackburn Cathedral in May. Liverpool and will be licensed to his new post on 24 All Saints Appley Bridge is organising a Christian Aid Mindfulness is an approach to daily living which has June 2017. Week Big Breakfast event on Saturday 20 May at been shown to be of great help to people trying to The Revd Matthew Hornby, Assistant Curate in the All Saints School, Finch Lane, Appley Bridge, cope with stress and anxiety. It is being used South Barrow Team, has been appointed as Vicar courtesy of the Headmistress Mrs Dunn. Food, especially in the National Health Service, not just of Coppull and Coppull St John and will be drinks, games, balloon race, BBQ, colouring with patients but with staff who need help in Instituted by the and Inducted competition, music, muffins, Fairtrade stalls, coping with the pressures of the job. The by the on 20 June 2017 at Tombola prizes, sports. £2 per adult, £1 for under Mindfulness Conference will be held during Mental 7.30pm at Coppull St John. 13s. Health Week on May 9 and 10. For more Blackburn Diocese Mothers’ Union Deanery information see the Diocesan or Cathedral The Revd David Craven will be Instituted by the Festival dates for 2017 include Wednesday 3 May, websites. Bishop of Blackburn and Inducted by the as Rector of Rufford and Whalley; Tuesday 9 May, Accrington; Thursday 18 Riding Lights Theatre Company presents 'Gospel May, Chorley; Wednesday 17 May, Leyland; Tarleton on 6 June 2017 at 7.30pm at Tarleton Holy Street' ... a sharp, current version of the original Trinity. Wednesday 25 May, Poulton; Tuesday 30 May, Gospel story. And you can host the show at your Preston; Thursday 1 June, Pendle; Tuesday 6 June, church! Riding Lights is doing what it has always The Revd Michael Barton will be Instituted by the Kirkham; Tuesday 13 June, Blackburn with Darwen; done best: bringing everyone together to hear the Bishop of Blackburn and Inducted by the Wednesday 21 June, Tunstall; Tuesday 8 good news with wisdom, laughter, energy and Archdeacon of Blackburn as Vicar of Longridge St September, Blackpool; Wednesday 13 September, insight. Performances are available: Saturday 30 Lawrence with St Paul on 2nd May 2017 at 7.30pm Lancaster and Morecambe. More information from September – Saturday 9 December 2017 for more at Longridge St Lawrence. Susan Willoughby, MU Secretary, on 01995 604191 details and to enquire about hosting call Beth on or email [email protected] The Revd Graham Piper retired as Vicar of 01904 655317 or email: [email protected] Blackpool St Christopher and St Nicholas on 26 The Poulton Singers and The Ukelele Players are Clergy updates January 2017. holding a concert on Sunday 14 May 2017 at St The Revd Shaun Baldwin, Vicar of Broughton St The Rt Revd Geoffrey Pearson, of Paul's Church, Whitegate Drive, Marton, Blackpool John Baptist has additionally been appointed as FY3 9PF at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 and can be Lancaster and SSM Priest-in-Charge of Shireshead Area Dean of Preston and was licensed on 4 April St James will retire on 31st July 2017. purchased on the door or ring Irene on 01253 2017 at Broughton St John Baptist. The Revd Peter 791784 or at St Paul's on 01253 692047 Hamborg, Vicar of Lea and Emmanuel, will work The Revd Teresa Stott will retire as Vicar of St Chad’s Church, Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 0XX, will be alongside Shaun as Assistant Area Dean of Preston. Lancaster St Luke Skerton on 31st May 2017. holding a ‘Church in the Churchyard’ day on The Revd David Arnold, Vicar of Adlington St Paul, The Revd Constance Whalley has been granted the Saturday 1 July from 10am. The event is free and Priest in Charge of Chorley St George and Acting Bishop’s Permission of Officiate in the Diocese. will include lots of activities including puppet

NEWS News? Feedback? [email protected] At Diocesan Synod on 25 March we heard short do it all'; sometimes the people who stories from eleven Vision Champions currently let others do all the work and members of the clergy writes Dave need to be jolted by seeing help Champion way to Champness, Diocesan Vision Coordinator. doesn't grow on trees and everyone They were making the short presentations to is needed, whether that be members of Synod about how implementing the practically or providing supporting share great ideas Vision 2026 priorities of making disciples, being prayer. There are loads of good witnesses, growing leaders, and prioritising work reasons why activities stop, which should not be there will always be people struggling with change. among children, young people and schools was seen as failures. Good advice, I'm sure you would agree, and in a having a positive impact on their parishes and Having the PCC regularly prayerfully reassess the very real sense the group which reported to Synod communities. 'value of return for effort invested' is important. was able to encourage the wider diocese as well. It was a fantastic session and the stories we heard It is equally important to keep going when crowds You can read their stories in the Vision section of were inspiring. don't flock in for an event or when regulars don't the Diocesan website ... www.blackburn. Whilst it was great to hear all of the positive come on the day when a 'bespoke service' is anglican.org stories, I am aware that in a few churches reaching out. some activities have recently closed/been reduced. Comments along the lines of, 'sowing seeds for the Pictured from left, some of the Vision Champions One of our Vision Champions recently wrote to me future', 'only a few is still a success', 'even if they and clergy who spoke at at Diocesan Synod are on the subject. Her thoughts are paraphrased here. don't come again, you never know' can all sound Carolyn Johnson, Bilsborrow St Hilda; Tony Dunne, She said … like platitudes but they are true nonetheless and Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard; Rev. Pauline Bicknell, need repeating. Some church activities become just too difficult to Slyne with Hest St Luke and Halton St Wilfred with continue even if they used to be good; sometimes I firmly believe part of a Vision Champion's job is to Aughton St Saviour; Grant Davies, Anchorsholme All circumstances in the community change with a encourage the incumbent (and co-workers) with Saints and Kathryn Sperring, Garstang St Thomas. 'knock-on effect'; sometimes there's a new boosts that genuinely remind them and the wider For more on the presentations made to Synod visit opportunity that we don’t take up as we just 'can't worshipping community of sincere appreciation, for the Vision pages on the Diocesan website under the church leadership can be a lonely, exposed job and 'Home' menu.

Nancy is Twitter star as tweet goes viral! Move over Rev. Kate Bottley … a Vicar from our Twitter users and soon the number of people following Diocese hit the heights of social media stardom recently her account began to shoot up as well. after making a fantastic contribution to a Twitter ‘hashtag As the day progressed Nancy easily won the race for best callout’. #badlyexplainyourjob tweet and was highlighted by the Twitter – the social media channel where people say social media giant as a ‘Twitter Moment’! ‘what’s happening’ in 140 characters or less - often puts Soon her tweet had been seen by more than a million out requests for contributions in relation to a specific Twitter users;‘ liked’ by nearly 30,000; had been hashtag and recently they asked for people to retweeted more than 10,000 times, while the vicar’s own #badlyexplainyourjob follower numbers had quadrupled. Rev. Nancy Goodrich, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bolton-le- Rev. Goodrich said: “It shows the power of social media Sands, was having a break after taking an end of term for good. I’ve really enjoyed reading and responding to Easter Communion Service service in a local school and the many humorous and supportive responses I’ve fired off her contribution while drinking a morning cuppa received … including inviting some of the responders to … my church on the back of it all. ‘I’ve married many men, and I know where all the bodies “It also gives me a great platform as a country vicar to are buried.’ share the Good News with many more people.” A picture of Nancy's Twitter Her random tweet caught the collective imagination of feed showing the popular tweet God's light shines again in Blackpool Bishop Geoff commissioned a major new Blackpool Illuminations display just before Easter which shone out over the Easter period and will also form part of this year’s world-famous light show. The ecumenical initiative is owned by Churches Together in Bispham and supported by other ecumenical Fylde Churches, including Blackpool’s Anglican Churches, as well as the wider Churches Together in Lancashire (CTiL). The display replaces one which stood for many years before being destroyed in a storm. The big switch-on took place just after we went to press this month, so look out for pictures in the next edition. In the meantime fundraising for the long- term support of the new display continues - find out how you can contribute by going to the illuminations page under 'Mission and Growth' on www.blackburn. anglican.org Helpful information about 'The See' Deadline Want to submit an article or event for inclusion in The See? Check the deadline on the left and email for [email protected] the We'll always do our best to feature what we receive. For the online archive; more information about deadlines and how to submit articles, visit the website June www.blackburn.anglican.org (search 'The See') or just scan the QR code on the right. edition Sight loss problems? Access the online version of the latest issue on the website and adjust the page size as required using the + and is - buttons on the right of the screen, or hold down the keyboard 'Ctrl' button and press the + or - key to adjust as required. May 3, The See is edited by Diocesan Communications Manager Ronnie Semley. 2017 For new orders of ‘The See; or to change delivery address or quantities received contact Karen Ashcroft on [email protected] or 01254 503070.