Hearts THE BRIDGE on Fire The Diocese of Southwark

Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark Vol.23 No.7 September 2018

Inside THE BRIDGE Strictly ...this month 8 pages of news and pictures from for the the parishes birds! A Surrey parish has reorganised a major rebuilding project - to fi t round the Parish Profile - migrating patterns St John of swifts. The birds nest at St Mary’s Register - or it was. Repairs the Divine, Church, Oxted every year by the Victorians had led to Kennington and are an endangered the softer stone and mortar ... page 4 species. Their numbers have crumbling away, with very plummeted over the years, little of the original lime often owing to nesting sites render left. being closed over during After several years of hard refurbishment of old buildings. work, fi nance was secured from Determined that this would various local benefactors and stonework, the builders “Gradually more birds fi lled the swifts took up residence not happen at St Mary’s, the Heritage Lottery Fund to deliberately left quite a few! the sky, perhaps as many as again... swiftly!” enable the building project to These holes are mostly just 40 or 50. The builders were the PCC brought in Edward Edward Mayer will Mayer of the charity Swift proceed. below the overhang of the roof still working at height and the and are vital to the swifts. scaffolders were not going to speak about the work Conservation to work closely In order to accommodate the of Swift Conservation swifts, work near their nesting Churchwarden, Catherine be available to take down the i with the builders to ensure upper level for several days. at St Mary’s Open Day on that the swifts’ needs were sites was completed as ‘swiftly’ Hough, said: “A neighbour in Saturday 8 September. taken into account during the as possible, avoiding the the old Manor House opposite “So there was quite an All with an interest in renovations. breeding season. Scaffolding the lych gate kept us informed anxious wait as the swifts conservation are welcome St Mary’s is Grade I listed was sited to avoid obstructing of the fi rst arrivals in spring were fl ying very close to the - check www.stmarysoxted. WWI - ‘We and on the ‘Heritage at Risk’ entry holes, and while fi lling but we were reassured that church. However as soon as uk for times and details. in many of the gaps in the they would not yet be breeding. the scaffolding was lowered, will remember them’ The Archdeacon and the dragon...... pages 8/9 When the Archdeacon St James’s Vicar, Canon James’s tower. Perhaps the Gary Jenkins, said: “The founders of St James had a of Southwark, the presence of the dragon on top link with St Mary-le-Bow. But Venerable Dr Jane of a church tower has puzzled whatever, it looks likely that Steen, heard that St people down the generations, our dragon is a link to the but recently an intriguing City, and via the City, to St James, Bermondsey’s link was made with the City of George, and via St George, to dragon was back from London, just across the river. the triumph of good over evil - the repairers, she “The City’s coat of arms and as such it begins to make decided to ‘inspect’ it shows a shield with the cross more sense as a symbol on top of St George, supported by of a church”. at ground level, before two dragons. This has led to Has it got a name? it returns to its perch. the dragon itself being seen The dragon is a golden as a symbol of London, and Incidentally, the Archdeacon weathervane which usually to being immortalised in had the same question that crowns St James’s bell- a least one City church, St children from St James’s around the tower. It was removed for Mary-le-Bow, whose dragon School regularly ask... ‘has it refurbishment while repairs bears more than a passing got a name?’ Suggestions to Diocese were taking place to the tower. remembrance to that on St Gary Jenkins please. ...page 15

Follow the Diocesan Blog: ‘Hearts on Fire – sharing God’s Good News in Southwark Diocese’ - http://southwarkcofe.tumblr.com/ 2 THE BRIDGE... September 2018 A view from Croydon Area THE BRIDGE Office has Stop and relocated think The Croydon PA to the Bishop of Croydon, Episcopal Area Offi ce Nadina Bedlow E-mail: nadina.bedlow@ ...and has moved from St southwark.anglican.org Matthew’s House to: Tel: 020 8256 9632 Kathleen Bailey pray 6 St Peter’s Road, (Maternity Cover) Sometimes you see things Croydon CR0 1HD. E-mail: kathleen.bailey@ that make you stop and Tel: 020 8256 9630 southwark.anglican.org think. (main offi ce). Tel: 020 8256 9632 On occasion that’s because the thing that you are The Venerable Christopher ...and has looking at has been put there to make you think and on All postal communications should be addressed to the Skilton, Archdeacon of other occasions it is because the visual impression of Croydon something is so stunning that you cannot take your eyes new premises. St Matthew’s some items House is now vacant. E-mail: christopher.skilton@ off it or forget it. southwark.anglican.org The World War I graves in Normandy are one of the Contact Tel: 020 8256 9633 latter experiences for me. The rows upon rows of to give away Details for individual graves, almost all of young men, speak of lives and The Venerable Moira Astin, members of the Croydon families destroyed. Hidden beneath the headstones Archdeacon of Reigate Croydon Episcopal Area Offi ce has the above Episcopal Area Offi ceare as are stories of bravery and of fear; of long tiring battles E-mail: moira.astin@ items which it doesn’t need anymore and is follows: waged over small pieces of land; of young men simply southwark.anglican.org currently offering to parishes at no cost. doing what they were told to do to defend their way The Rt Revd Jonathan Clark, Tel: 020 8256 9633 There is also 10 litres of Dulux ‘Wellbeing’ paint (vibrant of life and dying all too soon. It is impossible to forget Bishop of Croydon PA to the Archdeacons, them once seen and it is impossible not to grieve for so E-mail: bishop.jonathan@ green) available on a fi rst come-fi rst served basis. The colour Susan Wheeler would be suitable for a young person’s meeting room or similar. many lives lost. southwark.anglican.org E-mail: susan.wheeler@ Another Place is an Antony Gormley installation on Tel: 020 8256 9632 southwark.anglican.org C ontact Susan Wheeler at Croydon Episcopal Area Offi ce, St Peter’s Road, Croydon CR0 1HD Tel: 020 8256 9633 Crosby Beach and it too is unforgettable. It consists of Tel: 020 8256 9633 100 cast-iron, life-size cast fi gures of Antony Gormley’s own body (the statues depict the artist naked which has been a little controversial). They are spread out over a space of about three kilometres and they all face out to Were you Using social sea. They are all regularly covered by the sea and the OOPPORTUNITIESPPORTUNITIES further from land they are placed, the more covered in baptised media and barnacles the statues have become. at St Mary That this should happen is completely obvious when Operations Manager websites to you think about it and yet it fascinated me as it made it Addiscombe? so clear how context changes things. The vast majority St Hilda’s Crofton Park reach out of them have remained upright and gaze out to sea as St Mary Magdalene The Diocese is hosting if contemplating life and the future. It is an incredibly Church is 150 years Courtrai Road SE23 1PL live video training on An powerful installation and well worth a visit. old this year. Would you enjoy a half-time post managing Introduction to Social When we see things such as the War Graves and As part of the a range of premises, applying your business, Media and Writing for installations such as Another Place we are forced to celebrations a special marketing, sales, and customer service skills? the Web, streamed live stop and think; to contemplate life. In the last four from Church House service is being held We are looking for an Operations Manager to take years we have looked back remembering the centenary on Sunday Westminster - 30 places of the First World War and contemplating those who responsibility for our site and user groups; to play a key role in are available, and are 16 September sustaining business, communications, fundraising and events. lost their lives and the devastating eff ects that the (10.30 am) to which limited to one place per many deaths and injuries sustained had on so many anyone baptised at St We serve a wide diversity of people - an enjoyment of parish. people - on a whole generation. Mary’s is invited. customer service will be essential. You will need to be Delegates are asked As we move towards the end of the four years of confi dent in handling maintenance, health and safety issues, to bring along their remembrance let’s commit ourselves to pray for peace The service will and have basic ‘Excel’ for accounting. Experience of laptops or tablets to and justice in our troubled world and to join together be followed by community events would be desirable. follow along with the to work bring God’s love and to show God’s Kingdom to refreshments. No training as it’s delivered. those around us. need to ‘RSVP’, just For the information pack - please contact: turn up. [email protected] We’ll have staff on Wendy S Robins hand to offer help throughout the sessions. The national Comms The OCTOBER edition is VACANCY FOR team, who will be due to be printed on delivering the training, 27 SEPTEMBER and in DIRECTOR OF MUSIC/ will take questions THE BRIDGE your parish from the ORGANIST during the day too. following Sunday. Material The training will for that edition must be The Parish Church of Lewisham, St Mary the Virgin has a is produced & published by Kent Christian Press take place from for Communications and Resources on behalf of with Wendy S. Robins at modern Catholic liturgy, a lively and diverse congregation The Diocese of Southwark, Trinity House, Trinity House by and a fi ne musical tradition. 10am-4pm on 4 Chapel Court, Borough High Street, London SE1 1HW MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER We seek an inspirational, innovative and collaborative 30 October at Tel: 020 7939 9400 Fax: 020 7939 9468 Director of Music/Organist to join our vibrant church and Trinity House SE1 1HW. e-mail: [email protected] Space limitations mean lead our music in new directions. that we cannot guarantee Booking will open Excellent 3-manual Allen organ plus grand piano. Managing Editor: Editorial to publish everything we via E-mail to our Web receive and material may be Salary in line with RSCM rates, to a maximum of £6000, Manager & Social Wendy S. Robins Advisory Board: edited. related to qualifi cations and experience. Opportunities for Media Offi cer, Daniel (Communications Dr Jane Steen The editorial team will weddings/ funerals fees at RSCM rates. Stone (daniel.stone@ & Resources) (Chair) assume that all photographs Closing date: 23:59 Friday 14th September; southwark.anglican.org) submitted for publication st Editor: Adeline Cole come to us with the interview/audition 21 September, afternoon and early at 10am on Monday 3 September, and will not Sallie Eden necessary permission for evening; to commence mid-October 2018. Bryan Harris printing. So, please ensure be accepted before this (Kent Christian Press) For job description and how to apply, please visit: Roxanne Hunte that people are happy for http://www.lewishamparish.com. time. Please include the Wendy S. Robins their photographs to be name of your parish ADVERTISING submitted before you do so. For any further information E-mail: The Revd Steve Hall, (Secretary) Vicar: [email protected] Tel: 020 8690 2682. when E-mailing. & DISTRIBUTION Forms for permission for Tom Sutcliff e the use of photographs of St Mary the Virgin: A worshipping community celebrating Tea and coffee will be ¤ : 01474 854503 children and adults who may everything good about Lewisham provided, but you will E: [email protected] be vulnerable can be found need to bring your own at www.southwark.anglican. lunch or buy lunch from org/safeguarding/diocesan- To advertise your vacancy in The Bridge (in print and on-line) one of the local places. The Bridge is on the web at : www.southwark.anglican.org policies-procedures call 01474 854503 or e-mail: [email protected] THE BRIDGE... September 2018 3 Children’s choir are Outwood Heritage Lambeth Country Day launches vital Show-stoppers repair project The church of St John and track points of interest The day concluded with a the Baptist, Outwood around the church building concert of sea shanties. It was and an ecology trail round the fi rst performance by the buzzed with activity the churchyard. The Outwood Windmill Songmen, made during its Heritage Horticultural Society took the up of men from the local Day at the end of June. opportunity to stage its Early communities and the Windmill The day marked the start Summer show. United Benefi ce churches. of vital repair work on the Grade II listed church building following a substantial grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The grant of £140,300 will fund repairs to the external stonework, which was in imminent danger of collapse, removing old loose material and re-rendering the building. It will secure the building for regular worship and as a focus St Anselm’s North Lambeth’s new junior church choir took to the stage at for local heritage and history displays and cultural events. the Lambeth Country Show this year - and ‘stopped the show’! Architect John Bailey was on After less than a year in the making, ‘The Young Voices of St Anselm’s’ hand to explain the project and put on a fantastic performance which had passers-by singing along and an exhibition in the church demanding an encore! celebrated the memories of The choir welcomes children from all backgrounds and sings a mix of past generations, with photos secular and sacred pieces. They perform once a month at St Anselm’s and documents. Visitors Church, North Lambeth Parish, as well as at many public events. were able to visit parts of the church that are usually unseen 125 years of the Mothers’ Union in Surbiton Chair: Biddy Taylor E: [email protected] St Andrew & 020 7622 4912 St Mark, Surbiton For information about training courses to become a spiritual Mothers’ Union director contact: Branch celebrated Ruth Lampard its 125th birthday on E: [email protected] 07870 651240 Wednesday 20 June. Among the guests present Membership Secretary were Heather and Brian E: [email protected] Elphick, visiting from 01306 884467 Somerset for the occasion. 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deprivation and the top 5% for child poverty. Mixed housing stock and gentrifi cation see KKenningtonennington the affl uent living cheek by jowl with Council tenants and families living fi ve to a room. SStt JJohnohn “St John’s was founded as a missional church – and mission remains at the heart of everything we do, whether tthehe it is in our time together in worship or socially or learning together , or in our social DDivineivine action and outreach to the community”, said Canon Mark. The Mass – Sunday and through the week – is central to St John’s mission. And so a lot of effort is made to ensure The church of St a Canon of the Diocese that when people come to John’s has links to St John’s also a discussion group called nurture of the congregation. John the Divine was of Asante Mampong in church they are made welcome College Cambridge which hosts Godtalk and an Ignatian prayer The parish has also provided Ghana). Whilst he has been and that the worship – liturgy a residential summer school group, which meet monthly. Pastoral placements for people built with a mission in Southwark for 18 years, and music – are of a high every July for the children and St John’s has a long-standing considering their vocation his quiet-spoken voice still quality. St John’s tradition to bring the Christian supports organ scholarships tradition of social action, - including Sam Hole and proclaims his Welsh origins. continues to be Anglo-Catholic. for fi ve young people. Each and was one of the founding Steffan Mathias who have been Gospel to the poor of He said: “We minister to a The services are formal and children’s choir sings in turn parishes in the Robes Project. ordained in Southwark in the 19th-century Brixton very diverse area ethnically, based on Common Worship at one Sunday Mass a month An active member of the past 2 years and one ordinand culturally, educationally and with a few additions, and with and Kennington. and Evensong once a month. London Citizens community currently in training at the fi nancially – and St John’s theologically orthodox but The adult choir sings on the action network, the church College of the Resurrection, It continues that congregation is a microcosm of socially liberal teaching – but other Sundays and a couple is kept open every afternoon Mirfi eld. mission today, but that community. as Canon Mark puts it ‘there is of times a year all four choirs to provide a ‘safe haven’ – Looking ahead? They are grit in our incense’! Vestments to a far more diverse “We have more than 60 sing together – more than 100 including for school pupils working on a project to replace are worn, there are a dozen different nationalities in our voices. doing their homework - and the current church hall with community. or so altar servers (mainly church family, including The church has close one of the parish’s two church a new community centre to Consecrated in November young people), and incense a longstanding Caribbean relationships with both its schools, St Gabriel’s College develop their role as a key 1874, the church typifi es the and bells are used at various community. St John’s was one parish schools St Gabriel’s led a campaign to welcome player in the local voluntary highly ornate style of the points of the service. Yes, of the churches that actively College and St John’s Primary. refugees to the UK - the sector – and if St John’s music Anglo-Catholic churches of it’s very ‘colourful’ but every welcomed the ‘Windrush St Gabriel’s is unusual as ‘Refugees Welcome’ Schools tradition is to be maintained the Victorian era. It was built attempt is made to gather the generation’ and in the 1960s a state school in having a Initiative. The church also the organ needs replacing’ by public funding, including congregation into the activity and 1970s our Youth Club full-time chaplain which provides the premises for Iinstalled after the war damage some £10,000 from its curate was recognised as one of of the worship. (and later Vicar) the Revd until Easter was the Revd Welcare’s HQ and has links as a stop gap, it is well beyond the best in London, drawing One important way in which Charles Edward Brooke. Like Ellen Eames, who is also an with Codrington College - the it’s 1973 ‘use by’ date! Caribbean youngsters from that happens is through music many London churches, it was Assistant Priest at St John’s. Anglican Seminary for the Neither is going to be easy. miles away. As a result the with a 30-strong adult choir virtually destroyed in 1941 by A new full-time chaplain has Province of the West Indies in “We pay our way, largely Caribbean community has a and some 70 children in three German incendiary bombs. been appointed to start in Barbados and to the Diocese of because the congregation great affection for St John’s. choirs singing at Masses and However, when it was rebuilt January, exciting times as Asante Mampong. give sacrifi cially,” said Canon Today they share the pews with Evensongs. Until six years ago in the 1950s the original St Gabriel’s moves into new With so much going on it is Mark, “but we’re not a wealthy signifi cant numbers of people all music was adult-led – but architect’s drawings were school buildings. Canon Mark not surprising that St John’s church and we have no from West Africa and also from it was decided to build on followed – and today St John’s is in and out of the primary has been a training parish, and endowments to dip in to”. continental Europe and South St John’s music tradition to is regarded as one of the fi nest school much of the week and hope they will receive a deacon America”. develop work with children Finally I asked him to sum examples of Victorian Gothic in the pupils come to church next Petertide. However, Canon by providing opportunities up ‘what draws people to St the country and has Grade I Most Sundays will see 200 regularly for mass and as part Mark has support, including to train as choristers. Three John’s?’. listing. people of all ages from babies of their lessons. two school chaplains and four choirs were formed – a boys He said: “We aim to make to 90 year olds in church for Every Sunday children over retired clergy including Bishop But however imposing and and a girls primary age choirs people welcome, to inspire the 10am Parish Mass – with four years old meet in the Peter Selby and the Revd prestigious the building, it is and a mixed secondary age them and to help them grow a steady following for the church’s community centre Robert Stretton SSM. A quick the people who make a church. choir - and they are given in their faith, to enjoy our weekday daily Masses. for the fi rst part of the mass glance at the church website Canon Mark Williams classical choir training with a fellowship and to live out their Poverty hasn’t gone from on three Sundays a month suggests that they all play is the Vicar of St John the cathedral-style repertoire led faith through action”. the parish. It’s among the with worship and activities active parts not only in worship Divine, Kennington (and by their director Ben Vonberg- It certainly seems to be top 7% in the country for designed for them. A crèche but also in the spiritual Clark. working. is provided for children up More than 90% of the to four years old. There are children were new to St John’s Canon Mark Williams groups for teenagers who meet St Gabriel’s School service in Holy Week 2018 - most, if not all go on to for lively discussions and a prepare for communion and group for young adults called they bring parents to church, Eagles. Both groups have been some of whom have since been on pilgrimages including to baptised and confi rmed. St Rome and Fatima. There is

Pentecost 2018 lunch THE BRIDGE... September 2018 5 Spreading the good news - online A Catford parish has Mummy’s Gin Fund, a “The church can seem to “Much of my social media Facebook support group for be all about buildings, getting browsing is spent looking on been awarded funding parents which describes itself your child into school, or community Facebook groups, to employ a part-time as a ‘Squad of parents and allies bizarrely old-fashioned fairs Twitter feeds and Instagram online missioner in supporting, cheerleading and with raffl es. If we really do pages, seeking out local an effort to spread high-fi ving each other,’ has have something worth sharing activities. just short of 32,000 members, we need to put resources into “We have so much to the good news to the mainly in South East London. where people actually spend offer, both on Sunday and unchurched. Such thriving online their time – online. throughout the week, and St John the Baptist Church communities have a heavy “According to Ofcom, adults engaging, creative and has appointed Shea Hollis fl ow of postings and to attract spend about 20 hours online interactive activity on our (right), a member of the attention needs perseverance each week in addition to work. social media platforms will congregation, to build online and dedicated personnel. That number is higher the heighten our neighbourhood’s networks of people and groups The Revd Martin Thomas, younger the age group. So awareness of what goes on that might be drawn gradually Team Rector of Catford and this initiative is just one way inside St John’s, with a view to towards church life. Downham, said: “We all seem of trying to get the good news bringing people through the She is now working across to spend more and more time circulating in people’s minds”. doors themselves”. all the major social media online and the church needs to Shea Hollis said: “As a platforms and the local online be part of the conversation. member of the congregation, community groups. “If we are not a lively and a mum of young children and Some of the existing support quick-witted presence online, someone who spends a great groups online are hugely many people simply won’t see deal of time online, I can see popular, and, crucially, very us at all. We hope, in trying the potential for growth that local. this out, to see if it might be a greater online presence can model for others to use. bring to our church.

The Revd Dr Raewynne Whiteley (centre) was commissioned as Diocesan Discipleship and Vocations Missioner and Assistant Priest at St Mary’s Sanderstead at Southwark Cathedral on 29 July.

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Images produced The children are said to be corridor in St Mary by the children were drawn ‘proud and excited to see their Merton onto the wall, then painted. work so valued and on display’ and St John the The images include crosses - and both parish and school The Rt Revd Jorge de Divine, Balham has drawn by Year 6 children; are delighted by the closer ties Pina Cabral, Bishop of the Christian symbols in literature which the project has fostered. Portuguese Lusitanian Church, been transformed with (including Aslan from the preached at the Patronal colourful murals based Narnia books) by other Key Festival Mass at St James, on children’s art. Stage 2 classes; the wonders Merton in July. of Creation from EYFS (Early Bishop Christopher was the The initiative instigated by the Vicar, the Revd Robert Years Foundation Stage) and, celebrant, and various clergy, near the choir-room, music- including the Most Revd Walter Tobin and Miss Lynn Anderson, the new headteacher of Trinity making and angels by Key Makhulu, took part in the Stage 1 children. The inside liturgy. St Mary’s CofE Primary School, has not only brightened of the door to the garden St James’ priest, Canon Dr the church but it has also represents E E Nesbit’s Secret James Rosenthal, is a Canon strengthened the links between Garden. of the Lusitanian (Anglican the church and the school. The corridor links the Communion) Cathedral of St school playground, the church Paul in Lisbon. The murals were painted by the headteacher and two other and the church garden and (Photos: Thalia Alexandrou ) members of staff, Gemma and provides access to the church Maria Moram, using the pupils’ toilets and music room. The Revd Andrew Zihni RREVIEWEVIEW reviews: Enfolded in Christ: The inner life of role of the priest in terms of the priest’s heart”. a priest by function, task and ministry, This is challenging, not John-Francis it is very welcome to have least as it invites us to alongside these the Revd recognise the sometimes Friendship John-Francis Friendship’s uneasy truth that God calls us new book Enfolded in Christ: for who we are, not whom we In the work of the Diocesan the inner life of a priest. would rather be. Ministry is Vocations Team with those Here is a work which the outliving of who we are, offering themselves for lay tackles the ‘being’ rather than so that we can manifest the and ordained ministries the ‘doing’ aspects of ordained compassion and love of Jesus in the Church, one of the ministry, and the often hidden to the world which he became things we discern is whether interior life of the priest. incarnate in humanity to a candidate’s vocation is redeem. ‘obedient, realistic and As the author so rightly informed’. observes, ministry can be For John-Francis, this self- experienced as an endless acceptance and knowledge of ‘Realistic’ and ‘informed’ round of busyness and the awesome love of God in seem easy enough: it is often activity, to the neglect of Christ is what will shape the not a good start if a potential prayer, contemplation, character of the priest, such candidate confi des that one of and spiritual growth with that they will be a blessing the things they most dread is the result that physical and an icon of Christ in the going to church on a Sunday. exhaustion, depression and daily tasks and functions they But ‘obedient’ is perhaps disillusionment can ensue. are called to undertake. the hardest of those three Looking at the themes Useful questions for things to unravel, especially of confession, absolution refl ection or discussion for those exploring a call to and reconciliation; the and spiritual exercises are ordination. ministry of the deacon; provided in the book to At the heart of the call formation; prayer; the help enliven this ongoing to obedience is a perpetual Daily Offi ce; the Eucharist; formation. listening to God that, far from developing a wholesome The Doctrine Tutor at narrowing our world, opens life; and discerning a my theological college used us up to endless possibilities. personal vocation, the often to advise us that 80% of But this is something that author delves richly into his Christian discipleship is self- requires a deep examination considerable experience of knowledge. of our inner life and how well spiritual direction, and his Enfolded in Christ: the this is orientated towards acquaintance with a diversity God. inner life of a priest is a book of spiritual writings, as well that explains (often movingly) It is not a fashionable as his own journey of faith, to why. This is something virtue, as it requires us to provide thought-provoking which should apply not refl ect on the heart of who refl ection and wise counsel, only to clergy, but to the we are, and the focus of our both for those who may be whole people of God as we feelings and attitudes, rather exploring a call to ordained seek to deepen our common than what we do. ministry, and for those who discipleship in Christ Jesus. In exploring a priestly have been living out this call Small wonder then that, vocation, therefore, for many years. even in Classical literature, understanding what a priest is At the core of the book is the Oracle at Delphi holds as much signifi cance as a passionate call for priests recognised that the greatest what a priest does. to keep their gaze fi xed on wisdom of all is to ‘know With so many books Jesus, and to understand that thyself’. available that speak of the “Christ must be the heart of 8 THE BRIDGE... September 2018 ‘At the going down of the sun and in the We will remember t World War I, which to remember the 1,400 bell Southwark Cathedral was ringers who lost their lives awarded a total of £837,765 in lasted from 28 July during the war (https://a100. three tranches from this Fund. 2014 to 11 November cccbr.org.uk/). This was for repairs to the roof, 2018, shook the world. to help to dispose of rainwater Preparing for which was damaging the fabric And, 100 years later, of the Cathedral, and for the the country has spent the Armistice repair of the quire roof and the past four years Another national initiative is work on high-level masonry. remembering the the £40 million First World The work has now been War Centenary Cathedral completed, with the extra sacrifi ce made by so Repairs Fund, launched by the assistance of some private many young men. Government in 2014, which donations, and the stonework For most people now the invited applications from renewed. First World War is not a lived Catholic and Church of England Yet the project is not just experience; very few remain cathedrals to address urgent a practical one: the WWI who were alive during those repair works. Centenary Cathedral Repairs four years. As the heroes from The fund prioritised making Fund has generated an WWI have died, people from buildings weatherproof, safe enormous amount of publicity their local communities and all and open to the public as well as around the work of our over the country have gathered ensuring they would be in a safe cathedrals and provided an to bid them farewell and to condition to host acts of opportunity for our Dean to thank them. Many of us will on 3 August, the installation HOPE’s Remembrance 100 remembrance for the centenary encourage people to come along recall the stories recounted Giving thanks consists of 8ft high letters campaign, meanwhile, has of the Armistice in 2018. to our churches. by Harry Patch, the plumber There have been many different spelling out the words ‘Thank created a raft of resources to from Wells who became the schemes nationally to help local You’ (above). help churches to mark the two- last British survivor from the communities to remember The front illustrates some minute silence on 11 November. Western Front (he died aged WWI. The Royal British Legion’s of the many people involved On 4 August the group 111 in 2009). More recently in #ThankYou100 campaign asks in the war effort, from women also launched its 100 Days 2012, the world’s last surviving us to say thank you all those making munitions to Indian campaign, to mark the national WWI veteran, Florence Green, who sacrifi ced so much in the infantrymen on the Western day of prayer called by King died aged 110 at a care home in war (https://www.britishlegion. Front and war artists such as George V on the same date in Norfolk; she had served in the org.uk/remembrance/ww1- Paul Nash; the sides and back 1918. The hope is that people Women’s Royal Air Force. centenary/thank-you/). of the letters are white canvas, will commit to 100 days of The effects of WWI were People are encouraged to leaving space for people to write prayer between then and nothing less than cataclysmic. share their thanks via social their own messages of thanks. Armistice Day – Bible readings, The writings of poets such as media, or to commemorate refl ections and prayers with Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooks a fallen soldier on the Royal Preserving an introduction by Archbishop and Siegfried Sassoon are still British Legion website – the aim Justin are available from studied in our schools, sharing being to remember every one of memorials the website at https://www. in a small way the experiences the one million Commonwealth The War Memorials Trust remembrance100.co.uk/. of the young men who gave servicemen and women killed Bell-ringers in the Diocese their lives in what they thought has also been doing its bit by during WWI. helping to preserve some of the will also be able to mark the would be “the war to end all centenary in their own unique wars”. There is an opportunity 100,000 memorials in the UK, to remember a relative, a Channel Islands and Isle of Man way: on 11 November 2018, During the past four years, name on a local memorial or by offering grants of several bells will ring out in unison too the works of Vera Brittain a person randomly allocated thousand pounds to individuals from churches and cathedrals have een rediscovered following to you at https://www. wanting to look after their local in villages, towns and cities the release of a fi lm of the fi rst everyoneremembered.org/. memorial. across the country. Big Ben book of her memoir Testament An art installation by Sarah One of these was St Lawrence, will also strike at 11am to mark of Youth, while another fi lm the centenary. The campaign adaptation of RC Sherriff’s Arnett has also been travelling Caterham, which received around the UK in support of £1,470 to repair its Thomas is being coordinated by the powerful Journey’s End was Central Council of Church Bell released in February 2018. the campaign. Launched on the Mewborn Crook-designed South Bank of London Calvary cross and plinth. Ringers, and aims particularly

Like many other people I commemoration we were tha The Dean of Southwark, applied for one of the poppies all encouraged to gather the hav when the installation was names from our own war sto dismantled and I was fortunate memorials and to send them chu the Very Revd Andrew Nunn reflects on to get one. It has remained into Trinity House. and with me through these years Those names were collated com as a reminder in the Deanery and all of them have been B The Centenary of the reality of what we were prayed for in the Cathedral doe remembering. over the four years – every 20 My poppy represents just one name we were sent has been rem life. It could have been a young spoken out loud and held nev and the Cathedral lad, a member of one of the before God. None has been aft ‘Pals Regiments’; it could have forgotten. That has been a Arm What would it mean to 2018 seemed a very long So many people arrived in been a young offi cer, taken powerful witness, a solemn act aga commemorate World way off – but now we are fast Southwark Cathedral after from his university studies, of pray. the approaching it. visiting the Tower full of exercising hesitant leadership Our own Cathedral war beg War I? How could For many of us the admiration for what had been skills in an unknown and alien memorial in Borough High W we keep such a long commemoration began in the done. But more than that world. It could have been a Street was completely restored of W period of remembering most amazing and memorable I think that all of us were serving soldier, a seaman, one during these four years and hav way when 888,246 ceramic staggered to see so graphically of those early and brave pilots, many of our war memorials Bu alive and active? red poppies were installed in displayed the actual cost of someone who had signed have been spruced up for the These were some of the the moat and down the walls the war in human lives. The up, eager to serve King and November. Cathedrals across is a thoughts that I remember of the Tower of London. Blood sight of the lone fi gure of Her country. It could be any of the country have benefi ted jus having as we approached the Swept Lands and Seas of Red, Majesty the Queen, walking these, a name unknown to me. from government grants to fou beginning of the four years of as that installation was called, among the poppies, was a In the Diocese, in be ready for November. We rem commemoration back in the caught the public imagination. powerful one. preparation for the ourselves have benefi ted from tho summer of 2014. 11 November THE BRIDGE... September 2018 9 e morning History brought to life “I’m very mindful of the “We’ve been rushing to anniversary,” says Jeff bring this building to life since Richards, Reader at St February,” he says. Barnabas, Sutton. And he And the work doesn’t end has more cause to be than there. most, as he is part of a major A team led by local historian them’ restoration project being Fiona Carey has been undertaken by church and researching the biographies Written A memory community volunteers to of the 146 names engraved restore St Barnabas’ War on the western wall of St in stone in every Memorial Hall in time for a Barnabas’ War Memorial Festival of Remembrance on Chapel, the only such chapel Key to this publicity have been community 10 November. within the borough. the stone corbels commissioned The hall has been out of Throughout the years Fiona’s work will feature at by the Cathedral, working with action for 17 years, until since 2014 the Diocese and the Festival of Remembrance, the City & Guilds of London Art a Community Fund Grant our churches have been where guests - including a School. The four carvings tell in February allowed the commemorating the centenary representative of the Lord something of the story of the restoration to begin. Since of WWI. In 2014, the names Lieutenant of London, Tom Cathedral: one represents local then, the hall has been of the Fallen from all the war Brake MP and the Mayor suffragette Evelyn Sharp and stripped back to its bones and memorials across the Diocese of Sutton - will hear songs, commemorates the centenary carefully repaired. of the Suffragette movement; were collated and have been poetry, music and stories Fixing the fl oor required another depicts the fruit gradually prayed for ever since relating to the Fallen of shifting an amazing six tonnes and vegetables of Borough in Southwark Cathedral, as well Sutton New Town. The of earth – and removing some Market; the third represents as being listed in batches each service will end with an unexpected asbestos tiles. The the cathedral cat, Doorkins; month for more than two years act of remembrance and a electrics remain to be done, and the fourth depicts PC in the monthly prayer calendar communal commitment to and Jeff is hoping they will be Wayne Marques of the British sent out to all parishes. peace, and St Barnabas’ own complete in time for the civic Transport Police, recognising In that fi rst year, there Remembrance Service will service. his heroism on the night of were many services of take place on 11 November. the terrorist attack at London commemoration, art Bridge in 2017. exhibitions, history projects The corbels were blessed and talks. There was even a son They shall grow not old, during the Commemoration et lumière at Charlwood Church as we that are left grow old: Service for the attack on 3 to remember the 62 men June 2018, and on 20 August a from the parish who died. Our Age shall not weary them, small gathering including PC churches came together with nor the years condemn. Marques (photo left) and the local organisations to remember At the going down of the sun Dean witnessed the installation the Fallen and the start of that of the fi rst three. long and terrible war. and in the morning Of them all, the Doorkins A project started in 2014 We will remember them. corbel has attracted a good deal by St Mary, Summerstown to From The Fallen by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), of interest, after being covered research the stories of the 182 published in The Times newspaper on 21 September 1914. in a BBC news report which local men killed during the war went viral (fi nd it on YouTube has grown beyond expectations. The Summerstown182 group at https://www.youtube.com/ Across the Diocese, has written blog posts, given watch?v=ffdTroxzhP8). The and across the nation as talks, worked with nine local purpose of the carving is not a whole, people will unite There schools and led 38 local walks. merely decorative but symbolic, in remembering this great Now it is hosting workshops as the Dean, Andrew Nunn, sacrifi ce, and in praying to make individual tributes But Not told the many reporters who that such a sacrifi ce is never to these 182 men in time for asked him why Doorkins was so required again. important. “I hope that when in November. Read more at https:// The Commemorations will There the future people see the corbel summerstown182.wordpress. draw to a close throughout the Churches have also been of Doorkins and ask ‘Why on com/ country with church and civic involved in the There earth is a cat here?’ somebody Holy Trinity, Eltham has ceremonies. But Not There centenary will be around to tell the story marked Armistice Day every campaign, led by the charity of a little lonely stray cat who year since 1917 with a service • The Bishop of Southwark will attend the 3pm Remembered. wandered into a church and in its Gallipoli chapel, which years, Remembrance Sundays Streatham gathered together in The hope is to found herself at home,” he said. was dedicated to the men of memorial service at have a particular resonance. July for the rededication of its Southwark Cathedral. commemorate the men “And maybe they’ll wander in the 29th Division who did not Elsewhere, St James, own WWI memorial. (see page named on war memorials and fi nd themselves at home as return to Britain. The memorial 13) • The Bishop of Kingston Streatham centred its Act of will attend a civic service across the country by placing well.” was the idea of Holy Trinity’s Remembrance in 2017 around There will be plenty more a clear Perspex fi gure of a then vicar, the Revd Henry at Kingston Parish Church its unique war memorial tributes as Armistice Day grows on the morning of 11 soldier in every community, at initiative and all our roofs Hall, who had taken leave (below), which lists those who closer. where these men would from the parish to serve in the November, before leading ve now been replaced and were lost in WWI by the street Each church will be leading have worked, lived and Dardanelles as a chaplain and a special service in the one work repaired so that the in Furzedown on which they its own, and the Cathedral will worshipped. The funds raised never fully recovered from his afternoon at St Paul, urch building is watertight lived. And, earlier this year, the hold a special memorial service Wimbledon Park. from the sale of the Perspex d ready for these fi nal acts of experiences. In these centenary parish community of St Peter, Tommies will go to veterans’ at 3pm on 11 November. • The Bishop of Croydon will mmemoration. charities. be attending a civic service But the remembering at Croydon Minster on the Remembered aims to: esn’t end on 11 November morning of 11 November. • inspire communities 18; we continue to • The Bishop of Woolwich to purchase and install member because we must will be attending the silhouettes of their local ver forget. Only 21 years Lewisham Council Fallen wherever they are ter the signing of the Remembrance service listed for the Armistice mistice, Europe was at war at the Lewisham War Period, 2018, and/or to buy ain. In 2019 we will mark Memorial on the morning a six-foot ‘Tommy’ fi gure e 80th anniversary of the of 11 November, and a for use in a public space at ginning of World War II. rededication of Forest any time through 2018 We hadn’t learned the lesson Hill Team Ministry’s war • educate all generations WWI and I doubt that we memorial in the afternoon. about why these soldiers ve learned the lessons yet. made the ultimate sacrifi ce ut the witness of Jesus and We want to hear your • raise very substantial funds e witness of the church stories! to help heal those suffering always for peace, with Please E-mail details of from the hidden wounds stice. My hope is that these your centenary events of war. ur years have helped us to to: Find out more about member so that not one of them at https://www. ose who died, died in vain. bridge@southwark. anglican.org, therebutnotthere.org.uk/ or tag @SouthwarkCofE there-but-not-there/ 10 THE BRIDGE... September 2018 THE BRIDGE... September 2018 11 Meantime... Calling all in Greenwich former Historic sketch pupils! St John Baptist found in Primary School in Downham is reaching St Alfege out to all its ex-pupils files... and friends. Headteacher John A centuries-old Goodey writes: Peach and the Dean of We want to reach out to drawing by the man Southwark, Andrew Nunn our past pupils and families. I shared the story of Doorkins, am sure there are many who behind the Painted The Alfred and Peggy Harvey the cat that lives in the would like to give something Charitable Trust has provided Hall has been envelope containing more been attributed to Thornhill’s Cathedral. back that would really make a funds to build a new library. modern, unrelated documents. workshop. difference. discovered in St Alfege Now the staff and families at Church archives - Dr Richard Johns from the Commenting on the the school hope to raise at least For example, a £10 thanks to the Heart University of York, an expert on discovery Vicar, Canon Chris £15,000 to fully stock the new donation will pay for a new Thornhill and a member of the Moody said: “We are very library with books. book with a book plate inside of Greenwich: Place Old Royal Naval College Project excited as it shows the skills acknowledging the donor. The school has launched a Advisory Panel, said: “There’s of the craftsmen working For £500, individuals and and People project fundraising campaign with the no doubt that the drawings are in Greenwich and St Alfege companies can sponsor a ‘shelf’ help of actors Prunella Scales funded by the National by Thornhill”. Church during the re-building which will have a brass plaque and Timothy West. Lottery. The document shows two of the church by Hawksmoor”. acknowledging the sponsor. At the launch, they delighted The 17th-century drawing sketches side by side, both Stuart Hobley, Head of The school will keep the children with readings by Sir James Thornhill, who framed by an arch supported Heritage Lottery Fund London, donors updated on progress from Shakespeare and a range decorated the Painted Hall at by two fl at pillars. The sketch said: “I’m delighted that money through the Just Giving page, of children’s literature. The the Old Royal Naval College, on the left is titled Fettering raised by National Lottery the website and through children responded by reciting was recently discovered in St & tormenting St Elphage and players has helped to uncover social media posts. I’d like to the works of Edward Lear and Alfege Church archive boxes the right-hand drawing is titled this sketch by Sir James encourage everyone to post, Walter de la Mare. which were held on loan at Death of St Elphage. Thornhill. share and tweet in order to Local MP, Heidi Alexander, Greenwich Heritage Centre. Initial research suggests “It is a fantastic addition get this message out into the shared a passage from Roald Rebecca Parrant, St Alfege’s that these might have been to the ‘Heart of Greenwich’ community. Dahl’s James and the Giant newly appointed Heritage early concept proposals for project, which will illuminate Engagement and Interpretation the chancel painting at St the rich heritage of St Alfege Manager, discovered the Alfege Church. The existing Church for a wider audience”. drawing tucked away in an painting in the chancel has ...as the church reaches the climax of tercentenary celebrations The celebrations marking 300 years of Hawksmoor’s church will conclude with a series of special events in September. The church reputedly marks the place where St Alfege was martyred in 1012. The original structure was rebuilt around 1290. During a storm in 1710 the medieval building collapsed, its foundations having been weakened by burials both inside and outside. The present building was constructed to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor. It was begun in 1712 under the auspices of the 1711 Fifty New Churches Act. It was fi nished by 1714 but was not consecrated until 1718. On Sunday 23 September, the rededication led the high church revolt in inclusion of the royal pew. in September 1718 by Francis Convocation that led to the On Sunday 30 September Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, Fifty New Churches Act. at 7.30pm there will be a will be celebrated with a Sung Having later become Bishop performance of Handel’s Esther Eucharist at 10am led by of Rochester, he remained a (1718) given by St Alfege Bishop Christopher. It will be critic of the Hanoverians and Church Choir and Orchestra followed by a bring and share ended up in exile at the court with guest soloists. lunch and a community poetry of the Old Pretender in Paris. event at 1.30pm. Tickets cost £18 & £12 and The talk will explore the are available from www. On Wednesday 26 September delay between the completion at 7.30pm, Canon Chris Moody, ticketsource.co.uk/ of Hawksmoor’s new church st-alfege-church, by Vicar of St Alfege, will give and its dedication - alledgedly a talk about Bishop Atterbury. E-mailing offi ce@st-alfege. caused by Queen Anne’s org.uk or on the door. A controversial clergyman, he death and a dispute over the 12 THE BRIDGE... September 2018 Collective Worship is an essential part of life at Reigate Parish Church Primary School

“We like learning about Jesus are engaging, the message is Friday Celebration when and God.” clear and children leave with a two children from each class “It always tells a story that greater understanding of God, receive their celebration helps us to be better. We Jesus, the Bible, society and certifi cate for something of like singing and celebration themselves. note they have done that week. assembly because you can be Collective worship links in Children bring in certifi cates proud of people.” with RE lessons, PSHE lessons of their achievements with “I like the stories. I like to and playing with friends external clubs and often we learn about the Bible. I like at playtimes, plus children see swimming, gymnastics, going up to the front to help.” will make connections to football, skiing and Brownie “I like that the teachers tell their topics where they see certifi cates, medals or badges. us about Jesus and stories the relevance. Our children Everyone gets a big clap at the from the Bible. I like class talk with confi dence about end of the assembly. assemblies. I like the story of their own understanding of Children equally enjoy active Noah and the ark.” Christianity, faith and belief participation in assemblies. and have the self-assurance to They are always encouraged Frances Davis, a make their own minds up and to contribute their ideas to Headteacher, writes not to be swayed by parents, questions; to lead at the front Assembly led by a teacher and with the children acting peers or school. the signs we use in the songs out the walls of Jericho falling down we sing; and to say, from the These are just some of the Reigate Parish Church Primary School, has a front, their own prayer linking quotes from children in their assembly several times so “Collective worship is “Collective worship is highly comprehensive collective ideas they have heard in the Reception to Year 3 about their presentation is polished. important and brings God, valued here. Collective worship worship rota which focuses assembly. All children in the collective worship in our 2017 Jesus and the Holy Spirit’s styles are varied, engaging and on one of the school values school have opportunities to Recently, after the Year 3 annual questionnaire. presence into the school. delivered well. The children each month and is annually help lead collective worship. children led their assembly There has never been a time have a strong knowledge of We meet daily either as reviewed by the headteacher They all have a class assembly consisting of a puppet show, in history when I feel it is the Bible. The children enjoy a whole school or in key and the vicar. The rota where they showcase what an explanation, prayers and a so important that we raise collective worship” stages. Every week children is circulated to everyone they have been learning to song, the children refl ected Kingdom Kids.” (a parent). listen to assemblies from the who leads worship so they the whole school and to their on what they had learned, Daily we see evidence of the headteacher, teachers, visiting understand the focus of their parents. This year, working saying ‘it is better to give than Members of staff impact of collective worship on clergy and other visitors. The assembly and how this fi ts with the headteacher, each half receive’, ‘generosity is a sign of commented: children’s lives (and that of our assemblies follow a similar in with the other planned term children from each year kindness’, ‘it’s nice to give to “Collective worship is an staff).They articulate precisely structure (gathering, engaging, assemblies. group can lead, practice and others’, and ‘it makes me feel important part of the spiritual our school values, they can input, responding, refl ection) happy when I give something say how they are showing that The vicar leads training deliver a whole school assembly development of our children.” but the style of the person to someone’. value in action and explain annually for the teachers on the value of generosity. “I think collective worship leading the assembly varies and its importance to them as on how to structure their This is very popular and the In our annual whole school gets better and better each this is enjoyed by everyone. individuals. assembly, giving them the children have to meet in their questionnaire we also ask year. I have learned so much, Some people use pictures, confi dence to tease out the own time; work together to parents, staff and governors from the Christian values to Final words on collective some utilise video, some core Christian message make decisions on the content their perceptions of collective stories from the Old Testament worship from the children: rely on oral storytelling through their delivery. A of the assembly; practise their worship. Their comments last which I had forgotten about!” “It is fun learning new while others employ props. favourite assembly is the lines at home and rehearse year included: “Collective worship is a things, we love the visitors Whatever their style, they “Collective worship is a chance to come together as who come and take assembly, warm, celebratory atmosphere a school, as a team and as a and assemblies are all about A chance for year groups to community” (a member of how God loves us and we learn come together.” (a parent). staff). about Bible stories.” A unique opportunity to ‘get up close’ to a unique ceiling Greenwich Old Royal Naval College is offering a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to ‘get up close’ to the historic Painted Hall ceiling via the scaffolding of the major conservation project taking place. The work is due to end on 30 September and the scaffolding – including a special observation deck - will come down. Until then there is the facility to get within touching The painted ceilings and walls site in 1869, it became home distance of the UK’s largest were decorated by Sir James to the Royal Naval College, an painted ceiling and watch the Thornhill to tell a story of offi cers’ training academy and conservators at work. political change, scientifi c and for many years the Painted Hall Book online or at the cultural achievements, naval was the Offi cers’ Mess. Visitor Centre and quote the endeavours and commerce With the departure of code ‘GROUP10’ to get a 10% illustrated by allegorical, the Royal Navy in 1997, the discount on the admission mythological, historical and Greenwich Foundation for price (the code can be used by contemporary characters. the Old Royal Naval College individuals as well as groups). In January 1806 the Hall saw was established to conserve The Royal Hospital for the lying-in-state of Admiral the buildings and grounds Seamen at Greenwich was Lord Nelson enroute to St and to open its facilities to the commissioned by King William Paul’s Cathedral following his public. Some parts of campus and Queen Mary and designed death at the Battle of Trafalgar. are leased to the University by Sir Christopher Wren to For a hundred years from 1824 of Greenwich and to Trinity be a home for disabled Navy it housed the fi rst National College of Music. pensioners. The Painted Hall Gallery of Naval Art. When the For more information visit was to be their dining area. last naval pensioners left the https://www.ornc.org/ THE BRIDGE... September 2018 13 ‘They were a wall unto us, both by night and day’ The newly restored This memorial was erected in restoration costs. The balance act of dedication in 1922. 1921 in grateful memory of was met by donations from A young member of the War Memorial at the members of this parish and The Streatham Society and congregation, Ania Musat, read St Peter’s Church congregation who gave their members of the congregation. from Jeremiah Chapter 31 Streatham was lives for their country in the The Christ fi gure was concluding with “Blessed are rededicated on 15 war 1914-1918 cleaned and waxed; the cross the peacemakers” to which the May they rest in peace was cleaned and then coated congregation responded: “for July. The rededication They were a wall unto us, both with wood preservative. The they shall be called children followed the Parish by night and day roof was cleaned and repaired. of God.” Mass at which Bishop By 2011, the effects of 90 The plinth was cleaned; cracks Among those present was were fi lled and conservators Adrian Holdsworth, who had Christopher celebrated years of wear and pollution had caused many of the names restored the inscriptions. travelled from Lytham St and preached. to erode. One of the faces During the act of Dedication Annes, Lancashire, for the During the fi nal hymn the containing names was illegible conducted by Bishop event. One of his relatives, servers, churchwardens, choir and other names were fading Christopher, the names of the Godfrey Edward Holdsworth, and congregation, led the fast. The fi gure of Christ was Fallen were read and then the killed in action in 1918 aged Vicar, The Revd Peter Andrews, showing signs of corrosion last post played on the bugle. 30, is commemorated on the and the Bishop, to the Calvary and whilst the teak cross was The poem, For the Fallen, memorial. War Memorial in the church in good condition, cleaning by Laurence Binyon, which At the conclusion, Bishop grounds. was needed. Nevertheless includes the famous verse... Christopher thanked the Revd The memorial in 2017 the War Memorial ‘They shall grow not old... was Peter Andrews for the service commemorating the Fallen of was designated as a Grade read by a senior member of and said that it was a “moving the World War I was originally II memorial by Historic the congregation, Margaret and fi tting act of rededication”. dedicated in January 1922 by England. A War Memorial Francke. Details of the restoration the Bishop of Kingston, the Rt Restoration Fund was launched While the choir sang works and the fallen Revd Cecil Hook. by Churchwarden Simon the Russian Kontakion of commemorated can be It consists of a large teak Launchbury that year, on the Departed, members of found on the website: cross and a brass fi gure Remembrance Sunday. the congregation scattered www.stpeters-streatham. of Christ standing atop a The sum needed for sprigs of Rosemary (for org hexagonal stone plinth with restoration was £9,360. Remembrance) at the foot of the memorial. The Kontakion See ‘We will remember the names of the dead. The War Memorials Trust them’ - pages 8-9 The inscription reads: provided a grant for 75% of the was sung at the original

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The city of Jerusalem is built September 1918 saw the But what is particularly Perhaps we should pray on seven hills. height of the war in the Holy moving is to see on these verses from the psalms, We are very familiar with a Land. Battles were fought and British headstones so many scripture that unites both Let couple of them – the Mount of land lost and gained, and in Stars of David alongside those Jew and Christian, as we do Olives and Mount Sion – but the process of which the 2,515 on which has been carved a casting ourselves upon the others are perhaps less familiar Commonwealth servicemen, simple cross. mercy of God. to us. Amongst these is Mount who are buried in this War War makes no distinctions Cemetery, died. I lift up my eyes to the hills us Scopus. Located in a position between faith traditions and – from whence will my help from which you can look The place looks like so many here, in these fi nal battles, Jew come? across to the Temple Mount, across France and Belgium, and Christian fell alongside it’s the home of the Hebrew the neat lines of identical each other as comrades in My help comes from the Lord, pray University and also the British headstones, the names and arms and rest alongside each who made heaven and earth. War Cemetery. regiments and ages recording other in peace. Psalm 121: 1-2 September We are now in the fi nal few who is buried there. weeks of the Commemoration Neat mown grass suggests The Holy Land of the First World War and fast a place well looked after and The Very Revd Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark and WWI approaching the centenary of the beautiful chapel becomes Please follow me on Twitter as I off er a prayer each the Armistice that brought a cool and quiet sanctuary in a morning so that you can join me in Morning Prayer. hostilities to a close. busy, noisy, hot city. Go to @deansouthwark

Combating loneliness in later Things are ‘looking life - how can the Church help? Nearly half (49%) of all people current research on the issue, up’ on One Tree Hill aged 75 and over live alone. we will hear of work that some And nearly a quarter (24%) SAAGEGE churches and deaneries in the of pensioners do not go out Diocese are doing in response Since Canon Colin socially at least once a month, SSouthwarkouthwark to this issue. If your church Boswell and the Revd according to research for SSpiritualitypirituality has ideas to contribute, please Mark Hill arrived at the Department of Work and do contact SAGE at sage@ Pensions. Age UK says that aandnd AAgege southwark.anglican.org St Augustine’s, One almost a million older people WWorkingorking GGrouproup The session will also be an Tree Hill (Honor Oak), in the UK will go for a month opportunity to discuss how to the church has been without talking to anyone. mobility, that can often result develop further approaches Many urban areas today in an increased sense of that could help combat the transformed. lack a sense of community, loneliness and being cut off. loneliness many older people John Collett writes: which can contribute to people SAGE, the Diocesan working experience. feeling anonymous and socially group focusing on issues The session will be at Trinity Hitherto neglected corners isolated. Loneliness is not an that affect older people, is House on Saturday have been opened up and experience confi ned to older organising a session to explore 6 October (10am-1pm). restored to their former glory. people, but this group is the ways to help combat loneliness To book, E-mail: Flowers, regular deep cleaning most likely to experience a in later life. In addition to ministryandtraining and redecoration of the parish combination of factors, such looking at the fi ndings of @southwark.anglican.org rooms has made it a much as bereavement and reduced more welcoming place. Congregations have 4 DAYS PER TERM IN LONDON, BIRMINGHAM OR BATH been steadily improving and a number of initiatives have begun - notably the [email protected] introduction of a Wednesday The church has always had musicians to play. The parish evening Eucharist and the a great musical tradition. 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Saturday 15 September Lunchtime Music at  EAST DULWICH - St Matthew’s, Redhill Organ recital at St John’s Church, 11am, Thursday 1.10 pm: by Richard Pilliner (St admission free, John‘s, Shirley): music donations invited by Dupré, Alain and 4th Reigate Grammar Vierne. Admission free. School th Please send details of your events for Sunday 16 September 11 Godfrey Searle Choir 18th Peter Gould & Martin OCTOBER ONWARDS to Trinity House ✝ ADDISCOMBE – Special Hall (Piano Duo) BY MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER service for anyone baptised at St Mary’s 25th Chamber Music - Church. 10.30am All Margaret Crutchfi eld welcome, refreshments (Clarinet), Daniel Southwark Black ✽ ELTHAM - Sing with afterwards. Part of Emson-Jukes History Month Ongoing an orchestra. 3pm last 150th anniversary (Bassoon) & Jeremy Sunday each month (not ✽ celebrations. Cooke (Piano) 70/70 Vision BEDDINGTON - Quiet Aug or Dec.) Eltham Pk @St Mary’s - 3rd Thursday History, Story, Legacy Methodist Church Thursday 20 September Sunday 7 October each month 11am - 2pm. Tales of Windrush ✝ Various tools for quiet HACKBRIDGE - Taizé  UPPER NORWOOD ✝ FARLEIGH - Harvest and Beyond including labyrinth at All Saints at 7pm First – Organ Concert at Songs of Praise - 3pm at Sunday every month St John’s. 7.30pm. Saturday 6 October ✽ BOROUGH – St George St Mary’s Church ✽ KEW - Homemade Carl Jackson, Chapel at the Martyr Community Saturday 13 October Royal, Hampton Court. Cafe and TimeBank every cakes and teas. Sundays Southwark Cathedral Free Admission ~ ✽ Thursday 2pm to 4.30 pm. 3-5pm. St Anne’s Church. WADDON - St George’s Retiring Collection. Thanksgiving Service Meet people, get advice, ✽ WARLINGHAM – Church Annual Diversity sjunoffi [email protected] 10.30am-12noon help one another Water Aid lunches in St Festival 11am to 4 pm. www.sjun.org.uk International stalls, Afternoon Workshops ✽ CATERHAM - Guided Ambrose Church Hall, 12-1pm fi rst Wednesday Saturday 22 September music, food, workshops. RSVP: marlene.collins@ Tours of St Lawrence’s southwark.anglican.org ✝ Wednesday 17 October Church, Sunday 23 & ZIMBABWE ANGLICAN  BETCHWORTH - Organ 30 September; 7 & 14 COMMUNITY at St Mary, Concert at St Michael’s.  WESTMINSTER - Newington – Shona Mass, October – 3pm. Adm. £3. 4.00 pm. Richard Hills Westminster Cathedral Saturday 17 November Children: free. Proceeds 2nd Sunday of month at (St Mary, Bourne Street Interfaith Group ✽ to church upkeep 2pm. Mothers’ Union last & Theatre Organist). 4 to 5 pm in the Hinsley November LINGFIELD - The Friends Saturday 2pm Tickets £12, including Room, Morpeth Terrace. of The College of St glass of wine from Spkr: Qaisra Khan on Lunchtime Music at Barnabas Autumn Fair. Saturday 8 September 01737 843498 or on faith and wellbeing St Matthew’s, Redhill 10am- 12noon at the door. In aid of Church College. Adm £1 ( lucky September ✽ OXTED - St Mary’s Thursday 18 October Thursday 1.10 pm: Funds. programme). Coffee, Church Open Day, admission free, ✽ BATTERSEA - St Luke’s stalls, raffl e and fun! All Compline by 9:30am-6pm. Including CROYDON - Croydon donations invited Church Annual debate welcome! Candlelight at St a talk by Edward Mayer MEACC Celebrates 1st David Elwin (Piano) Young People in NHS and Social Care Wednesday 21 November Mary’s, Farleigh, of (and about) Swift 8th Dunottar Chamber Croydon at the – Where next? 7pm. Sundays at 8 pm Conservation; ‘Meet Choir WESTMINSTER - Archbishop Tenison’s Speakers include Gillian ‘More people of Faith’ The Sheep’ Tours; th Westminster Cathedral School 11am to 4 pm. Morgan (NHS Providers), 15 Chloe Barnes (Oboe) 2nd Erasmus of refreshments; music; Interfaith Group -4 to 5 Stalls & workshops, Gillian Norton, (St 22nd Alionor Trio - Ioana Rotterdam - tower tours (weather pm in the Hinsley Room, international food & George’s Hospital), Cllr Voicu-Arnautoiu Renaissance permitting); children’s Morpeth Terrace. Spkr: drink; dance groups Paul Ellis, Wandsworth (Violin); Alan Thomas humanist, priest and activities and more! Bishop John Sherrington & music. All welcome. Council. Chaired by (cello) & Norman theologian (Revd Sunday 9 September Adults £1, u/16s free. Andrew Rawnsley. Macsween (Piano) Saturday 24 November Martin Hayward) Tickets; £5 from www.  CHARLTON – Music for a Sunday 30 September 29th Giulia Semerano &  BATTERSEA – Festival 9th Nicholas Ferrar - stlukeschurch.org.uk Summers Evening at St Filippo di Bari Chorus in concert at St Jacobean scholar, Luke’s Church at 7pm –  BLACKHEATH - Stuart  UPPER NORWOOD (Piano Duo) Luke’s Church 7.30pm. courtier, businessman Instrumental and vocal Townend and band, in – Organ Concert at Tickets: £14, £18 (Revd Peter Hewlett- music to suit all tastes. concert at St Michael’s, St John’s. 7.30pm. from 07951 791619 Smith) Tickets £12 in advance Blackheath Park Christopher Herrick, th 16 Carl Jung - Swiss (£13 on the door) inc. 7.30pm. Only London Free Admission ~ psychiatrist and Pimms/wine & canapes event in a nationwide Retiring Collection, psychoanalyst (Revd from Box Offi ce 020 tour. Tickets £15 from www.sjun.org.uk David Butlin) http://www.se3.org.uk/ 8856 7373. Proceeds Monday 22 October 23rd George Müller - to St Luke’s Church stuart-townend/ Evangelist and carer restoration.  KEW GREEN - Climate change: what can the for orphans (Heather ✽ DULWICH - St Clement October church learn from Harris) w St Peter Summer Fair the work of Kew 30th Thérèse Vanier - 11.30 till 2. Barbecue, Wednesday 3 Gardens? St Anne’s Doctor, founder stalls, face painting, to Sunday 14 October Church, 7.45pm. Richard of UK L’Arche craft, bouncy castle ✽ STOCKWELL – St Deverell, Director, Royal Communities (Revd and live music by Michael’s Arts Festival Botanic Gardens, Kew Michelle Edmonds) Opal Flutes. More 2018 at St Michael’s and Brother Sam SSF info at www. Church. Includes art Details from www. stclementwithstpeter. exhibition, opera, saintanne-kew.org.uk/ btck.co.uk Lunchtime Music at concert, book launch. kew-green/ St Matthew’s, Redhill Monday 10 September Details from www. Wednesday 31 October stmaf.org Thursday 1.10 pm:  OXTED - Singing is  SOUTHWARK admission free, good for you! Oxted Saturday 6 October CATHEDRAL - donations invited and Limpsfi eld Choral  BATTERSEA – Mitsuko Sacraments in the 6th Nadine Benjamin Society “Taster Evening” Uchida (piano) in Community - liturgy in (Soprano) 7:30pm at Oxted URC, concert at St Luke’s a home setting and in th Bluehouse Lane. To 13 Oliver Nelson (Violin) Church 7.30pm. (Part hospital e.g. confession, register call 01959 & David Way (Viola) of St Luke’s Music last rites, home 577749 or just come 20th Max Neale (Piano) Society 2018/9 season) communion. along on the night 27th Kyle Nash-Baker Programme inc.Schubert Spkr: The Very Revd (Piano) Sonatas. Tickets: £24, Andrew Nunn. £20 from the Box Offi ce Details from www. on 07951 791619 praxisworship.org.uk 16 THE BRIDGE... September 2018 Bishop opens new hall at Redhill’s oldest church St John the Evangelist Church, Redhill’s oldest rehearsal room, a youth den, a the last six months to fi t it out church after he and Bishop prayer space and parish offi ce. inside, so that it can be used Church, Redhill, Jonathan had ordained two The exterior of the building to carry out our mission by opened its new deacons as priests there - the has been constructed in the having a wonderful space for community building Revd Dr Stephen Srikantha of same stone as the church itself, our community work”. on Saturday 7 July – a St John’s and the Revd Mark which was built in the 1840s. To celebrate the opening, Anderson from the Oxted Team The Revd John Kronenberg, the church has held a series quarter of a century Ministry. Vicar of St John’s, said: “A lot of events across the Summer after it was fi rst The new centre has a kitchen of hard work has gone into including Heritage Open Days thought about. and main hall, which hosted making sure this building came on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 its fi rst wedding reception to fruition, from conceiving the September. Bishop Christopher offi cially just a week later for two idea 25 years ago, to gaining For further details visit opened the £2.3 million parishioners of St John’s. There planning permission and building next to St John’s https://www.stjohnsredhill. is a performance space, music fundraising - and not least in org.uk/ Holiday at home - A ‘Wonderland’ of fun... A Mad Hatter’s tea for people who, through age or Cheshire Cat and a dormouse party was the climax other personal circumstances, in a teapot appeared on the could not get away on holiday. table, and large playing cards of Mortlake with East The week is hosted at were used as place-mats (and Sheen’s Holiday at All Saints, East Sheen but tickets to a raffl e in which Home week at the helpers join from across everybody won a prize). start of August for the the three churches and The Lewis Carroll theme elderly and lonely. guests come from across was broadened into the whole the local community. Local week’s activities, which Each day up to 20 guests shops, charities and other included a daily quiz, greeting enjoyed a range of activities organisations support the event card making, fl ower arranging, with an Alice in Wonderland fi nancially or donate food and singalongs, tart and muffi n theme, ranging from gifts. making, chair exercises, a play singalongs to a Queen of This year’s Alice in reading (Alice in Wonderland, Hearts tart-making session. Wonderland theme sprang naturally), poetry reading and In 2014 the parish saw the from an idea to have a Mad writing, plenty of games, plus need for an activity for older or Hatter’s tea party on the fi nal a fi endish 1,000-piece Alice lonely people. Since then they Friday afternoon, with guests jigsaw. have been running a week of and volunteers dressing up. Hosting the event was activities, fun and good food Most guests sported hats, a Christ Church Vicar, the Revd David Guest, who rose to the Comments heard during the week included: challenge of dressing up in “This is the fi rst time I’ve been and I’ve loved every minute of Alice in Wonderland-themed it.” outfi ts every day – thankfully, nobody yelled “off with his “I like to have the chance and leisure to talk to people.” head!” “I’ve enjoyed everything, especially the music. Music every David said: “It has always day next year please.” proved a popular event, Next “I have liked mixing with other people (like the volunteers), year we are aiming to open the playing games, singing and doing fl owers.” event to more people. Several “It’s a pity it’s only once a year.” of this year’s guests have “Put my name down for next year.” already signed up!” “This is how it should be: people talking to each other.” For more information “I feel as if I have come alive again.” visit the blog www. southwarkcofe.tumblr.com PLUS - ‘Zero to Hero’ in Purley and ‘Summer at the Movies’ in Reigate ‘Zero to Hero’, Christ Church Purley’s Holiday Club transported the youngsters to Superhero HQ to follow the incredible story of David, to discover God’s amazing gifts and to learn how they all could do amazing things for him. Not surprisingly, it was fully booked!

HURCH AT ST MARY’S C During the lunchtime Eucharist at Southwark Cathedral on Monday 20 August, the 29th anniversary of the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat, people gathered round the memorial in the nave to pray for the 51 victims of the disaster and remember them by name. St Mary’s Reigate welcomed 100 people to spend time Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the together at ‘Holiday at Home’ and over 200 children and Marchioness disaster. An announcement will be 100 helpers at the Holiday Club - which was fully booked made in the new year as to how that event will be by the end of May! They ‘tweeted’ a huge thank you to commemorated. all those that came and to all the volunteers.

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