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April 2014 NEED TO KNOW I STORIES I AREA UPDATES I EVENTS NEAR YOU Archdeacon’s View By Robin King, Archdeacon of Centenary Stansted A FEW years ago Katharine, my wife, and challenges I found ourselves venturing into the Sahara desert (it’s a for schools www.chelmsford.anglican.org long story). It is a truly beautiful place, and we were just tourists, but imagine what we would have done if, during our brief exploration, we’d come across someone staggering over the dunes, sun-burnt and blistered, starving and badly dehydrated. Any one of us, finding ourselves in that situation, would have rushed up and offered food, water, shade and a soothing lotion for his wounds – we would have done everything in our power to ease any suffering. The trouble is, in doing so, it’s possible that we might have been interfering in something very holy. Two thousand years ago, in a different desert, the sun-burnt and blistered man might have been Jesus – who wasn’t staggering around there because he was lost, but because, “the Spirit sent him out into the desert.” Education special (Mark 1:12-13) to mark 100th Jesus went into the wilderness in order to prepare himself for the incredible anniversary of ministry he was about to undertake. That’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 diocese: Pages 6-7 God Movie Project Two Rivers Mission gets green light to plans two weeks of expand and recruit events in Colne more participants and Stour valleys Page 4 NB Page 1 -- ■ Look inside for the annual report to parishes ■ Wishing all our readers a happy Easter 2 THE MONTH April 2014 THE month — Synod encourages new ways of sharing the good news of Christ 'Fresh Expressions should be business as usual' FRESH EXPRESSIONS of church should ministry following a debate introduced be “business as usual” the Bishop of by David Hawkins, the Bishop of Chelmsford, Stephen Cottrell has said. Barking. These new, growing forms of church Deaneries, benefices and parishes for a changing culture include Messy were urged to be active in considering Church - an all-age family event - café and planning for an appropriate and pub church, Network church and mix of ministries. The coverage and church specifically for youth or elderly effectiveness of new ministries will people. continue to be evaluated. Bishop Stephen was addressing the A motion in favour of the proposed Chelmsford Diocesan Synod on March legislation on women bishops was 1, 2014 at Emmanuel Church in carried overwhelmingly by clergy and Billericay. lay people and by all the bishops. The Bishop’s address also covered Lara Dose and Laurence Martin issues of human sexuality and it (pictured left) were commissioned by included a statement of support from Bishop Stephen as his unemployment the Bishops of Barking and Bradwell. advisers at the synod. The encouraging results of a fresh Worship was led by Bishop expressions audit were presented by David. This was the Bishop’s last George Lings, the director of the Chelmsford diocesan synod before his Church Army research unit. A gallery retirement. He was warmly thanked for of fresh expressions was on display. his ministry. Synod unanimously re-affirmed its ● A video of the address can be commitment to developing both new viewed at www.youtube.com/ and inherited forms of mission and ChelmsfordDiocese 'One Life... One Passion' First mission tells the true Easter story THE South Woodham Peter Blackman said: “'One morning. Many were visibly Ferrers Passion play, Life... One Passion' is a moved by the story. ‘One Life… One Passion’, project involving the "This is a unique way to follows the centuries old churches and community, reflect on the message of to Botswana tradition of telling the Easter and share the good with the cast and crew Easter story using street coming from our town and news of God’s abundant theatre, recreating the beyond. On Good Friday love. It is the only Passion events that happened in and Holy Saturday our play in Essex and East Jerusalem 2000 years ago audience will experience Anglia this year. Come and on today’s streets of South and take part in the see." ● If you would like to THEis sense of joy aat a job well success Woodham Ferrers. essence of Christianity The performances, as it lives today. take part or help please done was palpable with visit the website www. produced by all the "'One Life... One Passion' Anglia Ruskin University’s onelifeonepassion.co.uk for first Mission Botswana team. Churches together in South portrays the happenings of Woodham Ferrers, will take more information or contact For two weeks the team Holy Week and afterwards, Peter Blackman, at peter@ place on Good Friday, April toiled in 35-degree heat, from the moment Jesus blackmanservices.co.uk or 18 and on Saturday, April rising to more than 40C on entered Jerusalem to on 01245 322079. some days. 19, starting at 11am, in his subsequent death, ● The performance on Mission Botswana is part of Trinity Square, South resurrection and ascension. Saturday, April 19 will the university’s ICE programme Woodham Ferrers, It was last produced in 2009 include signing for (www.anglia.ac.uk/ice) that Chelmsford CM3 5JX. when just one performance deaf people and audio gives students and staff Director and co-author of attracted an audience of description for blind and opportunities to volunteer in 'One Life... One Passion' around 800 on Good Friday partially sighted people. home-grown projects overseas. ● The team worked with the I confirm that written consent has Resource Centre for the Blind been obtained from parents / in the small town of Mochudi, guardians of children under age 16 for about 40 minutes drive north publication of photos publicising church of the capital, Gaborone. The Month, incorporating East activities in The Month. Education student Carla Burley with two of the sensory boards ● The centre is a residential Window and NB, is the free The inclusion of an advertisement home for the rehabilitation, the ARU students made for the children circulation newspaper of the Church should not be taken as implying resourcing, personal endorsement of the objects of the caring for vegetables. of England in Essex and East development and promotion children were overjoyed with advertiser by the diocese. ● To have a sustainable the small gifts, but even London (Diocese of Chelmsford). of education of around 70 www.chelmsford.anglican.org/ visually impaired and disabled source of vegetables for the more so with the ideas and Centre’s kitchen. encouragement of our themonth children aged from about ● three to 16 years. They have To sell surplus produce to students and staff toward the advertising that number again on a create an income source. development of the children. ● Work with the children in "They very much look editorial waiting list. For information about advertising in The centre is over-populated the current Centre developing forward to our continued in an old building. They have some sensory education aids involvement in their growth Editor: Jon Longman The Month, please contact: been given a new, flat site on and teaching programmes. and development. Editorial and photographs for Glenda Charitos, Cornerstone Vision, which they plan to build a ARU Chaplain Revd Tony "And we left a report with The Month should be sent to: 28 Old Park Road, Peverell, brand new, purpose-built Cant says: "There is them of our observations and [email protected] Plymouth, Devon PL3 4PY. Centre for the children. tremendous potential for our suggestions that we worked or Jon Longman, The Month, 1 Tel: 01752 225623. Fax: 01752 673441. The local Rotary Club is University to be involved with through with the Centre Bouchiers Place, Messing, Colchester e-mail: [email protected] committed to helping them the development of the new Director and her senior staff. CO5 9TY. Tel: 01621 819443. Mobile: develop the funding plan to Centre at this early stage, "They were very keen to 07860 769906 build the new Centre. particularly looking at discuss this and use it as a ● Digital photographs for publication: distribution The Mission Botswana plan incorporating new sustainable foundation of our future Take pictures at largest size, resolution was to do two main things technologies into its design involvement with them, and and compression. Hi-res JPGs or Tiffs while there: and construction. It will be the for their own continued should be re-sized to min 7x5in at For distribution contact: ● Construct the backbone of only one of its kind in development. [email protected] ● 300dpi with no layers or sharpening. a covered vegetable garden Botswana, and will be a Mission Botswana is keen Captions, your name and contact Tel: 01245 294447. on the new site, made from model for others to follow. to use this first step as a good details should be embedded in the 'File Your newspaper will normally be poles and wire, which has a "The work with the sensory foundation for future trips in Info' section if possible. If e-mailing available from the third Sunday in the three-fold use: education aids was 2015 and beyond. If you want month. Any further changes will be ● many shots, send only 72dpi initially at To give practical and delightfully simple and to know more, contact Revd max size of 8x6in. advised to distributors. educational skills to the effective. 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