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Let Your Light Shine Christmas starts with Christingle October 2015 NEED TO KNOW I STORIES I AREA UPDATES I EVENTS NEAR YOU Archdeacon’s View Bring the kidsLet to light ayour candle By Ven Elwin Cockett, for Christ’s birthday Archdeacon of West Ham light THIS month, the third-largest sporting event in the world is shine taking place in this country: The Rugby See Page 2 World Cup 2015. www.chelmsford.anglican.org Fans from 20 nations are going to be following their teams playing in 13 different venues across the country. Five important games are even taking place in this diocese, in the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. Some 500,000 visitors are christmasstarts.com expected, and a huge global audience is going to be watching. Despite not really being a rugby fan, I went to the warm-up game between Samoa and Barbarians, mostly out of curiosity to see how West Ham United’s new stadium is shaping up. It didn’t take long, though, for me to become engrossed in the rugby. What looks, at first sight, like a disorganised rabble of violent giants running haphazardly at members of the other side is soon seen for what it is – a remarkable team of people, all aiming for the same result, but with a real variety of skills and tasks. Thus it was that when a Samoan got himself sent off for violent conduct, it was CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Rugby's World Cup Good Companions tour raises funds pass their GCSEs for church where aboard Harold founder Webb-Ellis Wood's Belle was rector View Cruise Page 6 Page 3 -- ■ Colchester NHS Christian Network invites staff to launch by Bishop Roger: Page 3 2 THE MONTH October 2015 THE month — Share consultation under way… Have your say! AnsweringBy REVD CANON JENNY deaneryyour will no longer have a roletop deanery boundaries. questions In this diocese be part of the conversation about how TOMLINSON, Chair of the in Share allocation. we’ve got used to deaneries having a licensed and authorised ministers Share Review Group Perhaps the most frequently role in Share allocation, but this might work across as well as within IT has been interesting to read voiced comment, however, is doesn’t have to be part of their work. parishes, and what the mission the early responses to the anxiety about how newly- Q. Why doesn’t the diocese priorities should be. consultation about the possible established Mission and Ministry allocate Share to individual This discussion can include what new Share scheme for the diocese. ‘Units’ will cope with their role in parishes? each parish can offer both to the Next March our diocesan synod apportioning the Share request. A. This would be an enormous task Share request and to local initiatives, will make the final decision about Do make sure that you have your in a diocese the size of Chelmsford, and considering if help is needed the proposals which if accepted, say on the proposals. You can find and runs counter to all our efforts to from the Mutual Support Fund. would begin in 2017. the report and response sheet at work together to be even more Q. What help will be available? This would tie in with the start of the above web page. I look forward effective in serving God’s world and A. The Share Review group is significant new national funding to reading more! proclaiming the love of God in Jesus working on a guide to assist Mission arrangements. Your questions answered Christ. and Ministry ‘Units’ in apportioning You can read more about this Q. Why can’t Share continue to Local understanding, knowledge Share, and will also make sure that online at www.chelmsford. be allocated by deaneries? and discussion will enable Share to people are available to help, if anglican.org/parishes/parish- A. The Share Review group be apportioned in a fairer way than if requested, with the necessary finance/parish-share-review. discussed this possibility, but it was attempted centrally. conversations. The comments so far have been realised that most deaneries would Q. What will Mission and The formation of these new wide ranging, and include a probably have just two or three Ministry ‘Units’ need to do? relationships with neighbouring welcome for the suggested ‘Units’, so allocating Share directly to A. Mission and Ministry ‘Units’ parishes is vitally important, and abolition of the ‘floor and ceiling’ them would remove an extra layer of need to consider how to use the talking about financial issues, if done mechanism; approval of the administration. resources available to the ‘Unit’ as a carefully and respectfully, has the allocation to Mission and Ministry This also makes more sense where whole – people and premises as well potential to increase levels of trust Canon Jenny Tomlinson ‘Units’; and concern that the Mission and Ministry ‘Units’ cross as money. Talking about Share can and understanding. Margaret is Support from Mission Opportunity Fund By NATHAN WHITEHEAD, getting a new Mission & application deadline June 1, Pastoral Secretary, Diocese Ministry Unit working 2016. Month's star of Chelmsford effectively. The guidance An online guidance note A NEW stream within the note mentioned below gives gives some examples of diocesan Mission some examples of what what sorts of applications Opportunity Fund is now sorts of applications could could be made. available to assist the be made. ● For more information development of Mission This funding is being split including the guidance and Ministry 'Units'. into three rounds: note, please visit our web photographer The bulk of the money in —October 2015, 2015: page www.chelmsford. CONGRATULATIONS to the Fund will be prioritised application deadline anglican.org/parishes/ Margaret Perthen, from St toward helping units and September 15. NB: this mission-opportunity-fund Paul’s Bentley Common, for prospective units work round will not release over ● If you have any ` ‘Radiated Light’ – the winning together on the activity or £40,000 of the overall total. questions, contact Nathan entry in our photo competition project that would most —January 2016 award Whitehead - email this month and the overall help the new unit, either in round: application deadline nwhitehead@chelmsford. winner of the competition. terms of taking forward a December 1, 2015. anglican.org or call 01245 Judge Paul Starr of Mission Priority Area or —June 2016 award round: 294412. Chelmsford-based photographers StarrPhotos commented: “A marvellous Please take pictures at largest size, photo entitled 'Radiated Light' resolution and compression. Hi-res JPGs is a great and worthy winner or Tiffs should be re-sized to min 7x5in at of not only this month's photo 300dpi with no layers or sharpening. competition, but of the year! The Month, incorporating NB and East Captions, your name and contact details "What is so enchanting Window, is the free circulation should be embedded in the 'File Info' about this image (right) is newspaper of Church of England in section if possible. If e-mailing many that the photographer has Essex and East London (Diocese of shots, send only 72dpi initially at max size noticed and perceived the Chelmsford). www.chelmsford. of 8x6in. When submitting photos please wonderful patterns of the anglican.org/themonth ● confirm that written consent has been window and the lovely Find Chelmsford Diocese on Twitter obtained from parents / guardians of diffractions of daylight that @chelmsdio ● children under age 16 for publication of burst through on to the Find Bishop Stephen on Twitter photos publicising church activities in The church interior wall. @cottrellstephen Month. "The window is not a ● Subscribe to our YouTube channel ● typically grand multi-coloured The inclusion of an advertisement www.youtube.com/ChelmsfordDiocese should not be taken as implying stained religious window, but ● Like us on Facebook: www. is much more modest and endorsement of the objects of the facebook.com/chelmsdio advertiser by the diocese. subtle in its colouration. ● Like our Ask an Archdeacon “This simple image of refracted light through a Facebook www.facebook.com/ Advertising askanarchdeacon charming stained glass ● window sums up the wonder View our photostream on Flickr www. Please contact: Glenda Charitos, flickr.com/photos/chelmsford-diocese Cornerstone Vision, 28 Old Park Road, of church architecture and the ● fact that you can see beauty Like us on Pinterest https://uk. Peverell,Plymouth, Devon PL3 4PY. in the simplest of things in pinterest.com/chelmsdio Tel: 01752 225623. Fax: 01752 673441. life. e-mail: [email protected] "The perfect exposure Editorial captures the softness of the Distribution light and the reflected colour Editor: Jon Longman on the walls accurately, whilst Editorial and photographs for For distribution contact: keeping the contrast level stonework and the effect that photograph of the The Month should be sent to: [email protected] under control. light has had on the scene. competition, Margaret [email protected] Tel: 01245 294443. "The framing too is tight "It is a moment captured in Perthen will be invited to a or Jon Longman, The Month, 1 Bouchiers Your newspaper will normally be and close-in with no time and will always appear masterclass with StarrPhotos. Place, Messing, Colchester CO5 9TY. Tel: available from the third Sunday in the distracting subject matter, just 01621 810530. Mobile: 07860 769906 month. 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