St. Andrew’s June — August 2010 Magazine of the English speaking church in Gothenburg 1 2 Letter from the Chaplain Last week I was in Köln. It was my third visit to Kardinal Schulte Haus, the Roman Catholic Diocesan conference centre, where our Diocese held Pastoral Conferences for all clergy in 2005 and 2009. This time, I was representing the clergy of the Nordic and Baltic area at my first Diocesan Synod. I enjoy visiting Köln, partly because of the wonderful views of the Hunsrück from Frank- furt Hahn airport, but mostly because of memo- ries of the G8 summit in 1999. A group of Jubilee 2000 supporters had walked from Bir- mingham, and I joined them in Brussels for the last week. The official human chain was rather disappointing, as our group had been asked to stand on the railway bridge and so missed out on the carnival atmosphere at ground level. It was an intensive programme, from Morn- However, after the demonstration I went to ing Prayer at 0745 to Night Prayer at 22.00, Mass at Köln cathedral, and that was where I with no free time on the Tuesday and a couple of did feel part of a human chain as we joined hours, mostly spent networking in the bar and at hands for the peace. So I always try to go into the Diocesan Secretary’s party, on Wednesday the cathedral on my way through the city centre. evening – I suppose I forgot about night prayer I was a newcomer at Synod, but some of the that day, as I went straight from one to the other. delegates had been coming for thirty years, ever The main business was a proposal from the since the Diocese was founded in 1980. I Strategic Review Group that the Diocese learned on the first day that you had to be pre- should move from having seven part-time pared for very brief conversations, before some- Archdeacons, who also run Chaplaincies, to one turned up to whom one or other of the four full-time Archdeacons. This will inevitably conversation partners simply had to say hello. cost more, and the reason for needing a decision There was plenty of time to pick up the thread now was to enable the Diocese to seek financial again in the next three days. Three people I support from the Church Commissioners. particularly wanted to greet, having exchanged Each chaplaincy had been sent a DVD, which numerous Emails but never met, were the retir- our Church Committee watched and dis- ing Diocesan Ecumenical Officer Brian cussed, but we had not seen the detailed report Morgan, Bishop Geoffrey’s PA Margaret until a few days before the Synod, and those Gibson, and Simon Sarmiento, the editor of with unreliable postal services saw it only on ar- www.thinkinganglicans.org. and the Diocesan rival. Webmaster I was also pleased to see Hyacinth One motive for the change is the number of Osterlin again, and she sends her best wishes to Archdeacons who have resigned because of the all in Gothenburg. stresses of their combined role, but there was 3 also a sense that the Diocese has the potential to impact, some to save money. The days are long expand, and our two bishops are already over- past when all communications problems can be whelmed with requests for oversight and help. solved by giving each Archdeacon a fax ma- The Strategic Review Group suggested as a tar- chine. Following this discussion, several people get that we should aim to have the same propor- asked me if I would like to represent Synod on tion of British nationals in our countries the Communications Committee, and I was worshipping in our chaplaincies as the Church glad to agree. of England does “back home”. 2.3% is not an Apart from that, we had some fascinating bi- enormous figure, but it would mean multiplying ble studies on passages in Mark’s gospel that the current figures by something between one leave the reader asking “What was that all and a half in Greece and Luxemburg and about?” and background talks on the current nearly thirty in Germany. Sweden comes sec- state of the Church of England and on the work ond in the extent to which the British commu- of our EU representative Gary Wilton. nity is under-represented. (I was surprised that Synod began and ended with Eucharist in the Strategic Review Group seemed to know the chapel. Dedicated to Edith Stein, a Jew exactly how many UK nationals there are in who became a Carmelite nun and died in a con- Sweden whereas neither the British Ambassa- centration camp, the chapel has grim reminders dor nor the Honorary Consul has this informa- of the camps. Its narrow opaque windows are tion.) Moreover, it is not only Britons who come decorated with rust-coloured garlands repre- to church. In many areas, there was a strong senting flames or blood. But the altar, a large demand for worship to be provided in languages block of light red marble, has flowers carved other than English. round its base, and looking up into the centre of Many people I spoke to were quite critical of the octagonal roof, the worshippers see that the the detailed recommendations of the report, but flames and stern metal fences cannot obscure a agreed to a cautiously worded motion, allowing revelation of heaven. Our final eucharist, with for consultation of archdeaconry and deanery David Sutch, Archdeacon of Gibraltar, as presi- synods and chaplaincies before any “free- dent and preacher, was a truly joyful occasion. standing” archdeacons were appointed. “It is indeed right, it is our duty and our joy, to The other report submitted to Synod was an give you thanks and praise...” audit of Diocesan Communications, which made a number of suggestions, some to increase 4 Who’s Who at St. Andrew’s Chaplain Barbara Moss Norra Liden 15, 411 18 Göteborg Tel: 031-711 19 15 e-mail address: [email protected] Internet website: www.svenskakyrkan.se/goteborg/st.andrews CHURCH COMMITTEE Churchwardens SST, Contact for Nordiska kristna Kristina Ayoade 031 - 49 28 44 rådet, Sveriges kristna råd Gisela Bamard 031 - 14 71 01 Tore Fjällbrant 031 - 28 49 33 Secretary Ladies’ Guild Cecilia Klevedal 031 - 12 75 08 Marie Lygonis 03l - 92 22 96 Treasurer British Factory Representative Toun Ayoade 073 - 772 35 16 Ann McKinnon 031-795 62 89 Synod representatives Other Elected Members Nancy Fjällbrant 031 - 28 49 33 Therese Svanberg 031 - 65 03 01 Tore Fjällbrant 031 - 28 49 33 Alan Taylor 031 - 42 38 64 Gillian Thylander 031 - 27 92 70 OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES Webmistress Caretaker Nancy Fjällbrant 031 - 28 49 33 and Environmental Officer Ron Jones 031 - 26 94 25 Sacristan and Magazine Editor Alan Taylor 031 - 42 38 64 Gardening Group Cecilia Klevedal 031 - 12 75 08 Electoral Roll and Magazine Subscriptions Child Protection Officer Gisela Bamard 031 - 14 71 01 Emma Jones 0702-756217 Choirmistress Ladies’ Evening Group Gillian Thylander 031 - 27 92 70 Ann Gustafsson 031 - 16 17 43 Gisela Bamard 031 - 14 71 01 Organist Peter Hansen 031 - 97 28 67 NB/OBS! 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JUNE 13, Trinity 2 JULY 25, St James Andrew Wingate celebrates and preaches 11.00 LA: Ann Gustafsson, Gisela Barnard LA: Alan Taylor, Ann Gustafsson I: Gisela Barnard I: Cecilia Klevedal AUGUST 1, Trinity 9 JUNE 20, Trinity 3 11.00 Family Communion Andrew Wingate celebrates and preaches LA: Alan Taylor, Jeanette Munro LA: Ann Gustafsson, Göran Molin I: Gillian Thylander I: Alan Taylor AUGUST 8, Trinity 10 15.00 Skapelsevandring, Botaniska arranged LA: Gisela Barnard, Alan Taylor by Annedals church I: Alan Taylor JUNE 27, Trinity 4 AUGUST 15, The blessed virgin Mary LA: Alan Taylor, Ann Gustafsson Andrew Wingate celebrates and preaches I: Kristina Ayoade LA: Alan Taylor, Ann Gustafsson I: Kristina Ayoade JULY 4, Trinity 5 11.00 Family Communion AUGUST 22, Trinity 12 CLA: Ann Gustafsson, Jeanette Munro 11.00 LA: Ann Gustafsson, Gisela Barnard I: Gillian Thylander I: Ann Gustafsson SATURDAY JULY 10 SATURDAY AUGUST 28 Pilgrimage walk and church visit, Kållered Pilgrimage walk JULY 11, Trinity 6 AUGUST 29, Trinity 13 LA: Alan Taylor, Ann Gustafsson LA: Gisela Barnard, Göran Molin I: Ann Gustafsson I: Cecilia Klevedal JULY 18, Trinity 7 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 Andrew Wingate celebrates and Barbara Picking for Harvest Moss preaches SEPTEMBER 5, Harvest Festival LA: Gisela Barnard, Alan Taylor Festival Family Communion and lunch I: Cecilia Klevedal LA: Alan Taylor, Ann Gustafsson THURSDAY JULY 22 I: Kristina Ayoade Pilgrimage walk and church visit, SEPTEMBER 12, Trinity 15 Västerlanda LA: Ann Gustafsson, Alan Taylor I: Gillian Thylander 6 Services:Chaplaincy September notes – November Let everything that has The services started at different times such as 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 14.30, 18.00, breath praise God 18.15 and 19.00.