News from the Church of England between the Humber and the Tees

November 2011

Dean of York to retire

The Very Revd , Dean of York, has announced he intends to retire on 30 April 2012. He has led as Dean since June 2004. He will carry on with his duties as normal up to his last day in office.

During his eight years as Dean of York, he has seen major work of repair to the Minster’s glass and stone, especially at the East Front of the Minster. Another of his priorities has been to strengthen the Minster’s role in encouraging unity among Christians, celebrating for example the accession of Constantine in 2006 and the visit of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux in 2009. Minster: the colleagues, Dean Jones said, “These have craftspeople and volunteers, the been exciting, inspiring, endlessly friends across the churches, the varied years. But what a place to choirs and the worshippers. For work in! A marvellous city, in a Viola and me, to contribute to hugely diverse region, and one of York Minster’s life will have been the loveliest buildings in the a great privilege and we shall world to care for. But most of all always give thanks for that.” it’s the people who make York

1 Anger

Thirty years ago I lived in London allowed this to happen, but gave when the riots of the 1980s a clear message: “Taking from exploded. Fear, bewilderment others is great!”? The silence is and shock were all around. But crushing. nothing matched my anger towards those living far away in Everyday anger comfortable homes who Absurdly, by comparison, people pontificated about the causes and boil with rage about a solutions. They simply had no neighbour’s tall hedge, a loud idea. party or losing a parking space! Even in churches, people fume More anger about a hymn tune, the removal This summer riots exploded of some pews, or the invitation to again. I no longer live in the work closer with the middle of that social tension, but neighbouring church. Why do we I will take a risk and make two get so angry about the small observations. things?

First, whatever the local causes, God’s anger there is one significant In the Bible, God often reveals underlying factor – failing his anger about injustice, abuse finances. In a long hot summer, of power and immorality. He is where do sultry teenagers go fiery, not staid! Jesus too became when youth facilities are closed? angry time and again when faced With no job prospects or with racism, sexism, ageism or educational grants, school-leavers hypocrisy. face the pointlessness of their education. Social service cuts Focused anger mean the least able lose support. There is nothing wrong with Police are unavailable because anger. They key is where it is their numbers are reduced. This directed. does not excuse crime, but paints “Who will rise up for me the backdrop. against the wicked? Who will take a stand for Second, political outrage was me?” (Psalm 94:16). frenzied about the violence and looting – rightly. But where is +Martin Selby the similar outrage at the financial violence and looting done by highly-paid, smartly dressed bankers which not only

2 Hilarious Living! Our 2012 Diocesan Lent Course will open up for us something of Jesus’ sense of fun as the background to God’s encouragement to be as generous to him as he is with us.

The Participant’s Book contains material for five weekly sessions, and the Leader’s Book contains a lot of material to enable us to see generosity as a real liberation. It is all based on Paul’s phrase, “God loves a (literally) hilarious giver!” (2 Corinthians 9:7).

Booklets will be available from the Diocesan Office at £1 + pp. Watch for details!

+Martin Selby

New Readers licenced On Saturday 19th November at Susan House 11am in York Minster, Su Reid Archbishop Sentamu will licence Martin Welch the following people as Readers. Lucy Willshaw Pat Wood Jane Azopardi Graham Wragg Susan Binks Georgina Boyns Please pray for them as they Margaret Brough begin their Reader ministry in the Carol Cox Diocese. Frank Hadfield

3 1811-2011 and beyond… As we celebrate 200 years of the to the lives of others, and to add Church’s engagement with a link to our paper chain of education, we reflect on a vast giving (yes – like a Christmas array of ways in which the paper chain). This gave us a Church continues to support lasting memory of the service. schools and their communities. At the time of writing, Harvest There was a real sense of festival services are in full swing, community worship and and Lorna Karetnyk, Headteacher togetherness - the congregation of Thornton Dale CE Primary, even included a couple of visitors describes how their school and to the village.” church communities enjoyed this celebration together: The Diocesan Education team will be focussing the Autumn “The focus of the service was round of Leadership Lunches on ‘Send a Cow’ Charity, which is church-school links, with three school’s adopted charity. In the events across the diocese to be week prior to the service, each held in schools and churches. All class organised its own Senior leaders, clergy and fundraising activities which the Governors – whether from whole school took part in on a Church or community schools - ‘Crazy Cow Friday’. We even had are warmly invited to any of the a cow visit school! During the following meetings, to be service the children carried out a inspired by church-school links mime demonstrating the work of in practice: ‘Send a Cow’. 15th November – Ingleby “After the service the Barwick, St Francis of Assisi congregation was asked to think CE VA Primary about something they are able to give that will make a difference 17th November – Brayton CE VC Infant school (near Selby)

25th November – Alderman Cogans CE VA Primary, Hull

The programme will vary slightly on each occasion – for details of what’s happening at your preferred venue, please contact the Education Team on 01904 699511.

Viv Todd, Assistant Director of Education.

4 Hornsea church launches Foodbank The first foodbank in East Yorkshire started giving out emergency food to local people facing crisis on Monday 12th September, in St Nicholas Church, Hornsea. The Holderness Foodbank has been set up by church and local community groups in partnership with national foodbank charity the Trussell Trust. The foodbank will open twice a week to give emergency food to people who are facing going hungry in their own homes.

The Revd Phil Lamb, Vicar of St Nicholas Church has been part of Volunteer Terry Railton at the foodbank in the group that established the Hornsea. Photo: Simon Kench. Holderness foodbank. He said, “Every day people in our point them to agencies able to communities go hungry for solve longer-term problems. reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on “The Hornsea Foodbank is the a low income. There are hidden first such foodbank to be set up pockets of poverty all over in the East Yorkshire. Churches Holderness, and in this time of from different denominations recession, all sorts of people are have come together with experiencing need. The community groups to set this up Holderness Foodbank will provide – St Nicholas is a Church of a minimum of three days England Church, and we’re emergency food and support to working with the New Horizons people experiencing crisis in our Church and the United Reform communities. Church as well as the Rotary Club and the Lions. I want the “If people are in need of food and idea to be infectious – I hope help, they should contact care other church and community professionals such as doctors, groups can see how the foodbank health visitors, and social will help people in real need, and workers, who can issue them with set up their own foodbank.” a foodbank voucher. They can then bring their voucher to the If you are able to donate non- foodbank at St Nicholas Church perishable, in-date food or money where it can be redeemed for for the foodbank, please contact three days emergency food. We’ll St Nicholas church on 01964 have volunteers there to have a 532531 or leave the food at the cup of tea with people and try to church.

5 Your chance to play a part in history

The York Mystery Plays 2012, the biggest and most elaborate outdoor theatre production to have taken place in the city and the biggest community event in York during 2012, is looking to involve at least 1000 people from York and beyond.

It can’t be done without you. Main parts, ensemble parts, costume or set making, singing or stage management - whatever your experience – Riding Lights Theatre Company, York Theatre Royal and the York Museums Trust would love you to be involved. You will work alongside internationally known an acting workshop for those actors and follow in the footsteps of wanting to audition but are yet to countless citizens of York and its apply. surrounding towns and villages. PM – Auditions for those wishing to be considered for main parts The medieval cycle of York Mystery Plays has been performed by the Monday 14th–Thursday 17th people of York across the centuries. November – Different venues around They are a wonderful way for the the city each evening. people of York to get together and Drop in sessions for people to find they embody the spirit of out more about the project and an Christianity. acting workshop for those wanting to audition but are yet to apply. “There is a magic to creating theatre with your own community” says Performances will take place from Dame Judi Dench, a patron of the August 2nd-27th 2012. York Mystery Plays 2012 and someone who herself appeared in the Come and meet us to find out more. plays three times. “I urge you to get For more information on auditions, involved.” drop in venues and how to apply, please visit Sat 12th and Sat 19th November– www.yorkmysteryplays2012.com or City Centre Venue. call York Mystery Plays 2012 on AM – Drop in session for people to 01904 715454. find out more about the project and

6 Peter Owen Jones gets green

as ‘Extreme Pilgrim’, which won a Radio Times Award for best religious documentary, and ‘Around the World in 80 Faiths’, which won the 2009 Sandford St.Martin Award for best religious programme of the year. He is the vicar of three parishes on the edge of the Sussex Downs and also a founder member of the Arbory Trust (the only Christian woodland burial site in the country) and has recently instigated the ‘Life Cairn’ Project.

More information is available from As part of the Year of the the Green Dean for Northern Environment, television presenter Ryedale (East End), the Revd Bill and Sussex vicar Peter Owen Jones Page on 01751 476915 or will be addressing the issue of the [email protected] . Church and its relationship with the environment in a talk at Potter Hill Methodist Church, Pickering, on Thursday 17th November at 7.30 p.m.

Peter is well known as the author of a number of books and the presenter of such popular BBC television series

Headstone cleaning Elizabeth Hardcastle from the Living are vital to the ecology of Churchyards Project has alerted us to churchyards, and there’s a possibility a product for cleaning headstones the chemicals could damage the that could harm the delicate stones as well. ecosystem of our churchyards. If you want to make your churchyard HG Headstone Cleaning Spray is a greener, more environmentally widely available, and is designed to friendly place, please encourage remove algae and moss growth from people not to use these sprays. gravestones. These algaes and mosses

7 SPIDIR - an Ecumenical course in Spiritual Direction Are you interested in exploring some January 2012. of the treasures of Christian Spirituality? Are you looking for SPIDIR courses have been run in this insights to help and encourage you Diocese for a number of years and in your journey with God? Are you have proved to be successful in desiring gifts to aid your walking nurturing ministries of spiritual alongside fellow pilgrims or those guidance among those who have who are searching for God? Or, are attended. you sensing a calling to exercise a ministry of spiritual direction? For more information on SPIDIR, the forthcoming course, the costs If you can answer YES to some or all involved, or to book a place contact of these questions, then the SPIDIR the Rev’d Adam Reed on 01287 course may well be right for you. The 622007 or [email protected]. next course is due to begin in

Clergy day - reminder This is a reminder for Diocesan clergy that Archbishop Sentamu invites you to a Diocesan Clergy Day at York Minster on Thursday 1 December from 10.30am - 3.30pm.

Items avilable Strensall church has a Rex Rotary demoliltion. We have the following printer with black, red, blue and items on offer: green rollers that we would like to Warden Staves get rid of. It works well but is in need 2 Pews – modern looking of a service. It comes with a good 2 Pew Fronts supply of ink and masters. If any one 1 Clergy Stall is interested in obtaining it for a 2 Clergy seats small donation please can they Pair of coffin trestles contact the Revd Martin Harrison on Flags – Guide, Scout, Brownies 01904 490683. Filmstrip projectors Further information from Wendy St George's Church, Marfleet, Ellis - 01482 783690 or 0750 742 Kingston upon Hull is due for 4703.

8 East Coast Churches & Community Music Festival The East Coast Churches & In concert with Buckrose Community Music Festival will be Community Band and more. taking place again this year. Please find below details of the concerts and Friday 18th November – Christ events - for more details on any of Church Bridlington 7:30pm these, visit www.ccmf.co.uk. “The East Coast Youth Show Case” (Featuring the Collette Dance Saturday 5th November - Christ School, Longcroft Performing Arts Church 11:00 - 5:00pm College Gospel Choir, Youth Bands Heats for the East Coast Musician of and more) the Year Competition 2011. Saturday 19th November – Friday 11th November - Bridlington Spa Theatre 2:00pm Flamborough Village Hall 7:30pm East Coast Festival of Choirs and Roger Jones Musical “Jail Voices Break”(Featuring Churches Together Jointly Promoted with Bridlington Choir). U3A

Saturday 12th November - Christ Saturday 19th November – Church 7:00pm. Bridlington Spa Theatre 7:00pm Final Concert East Coast Musician of “The Big Society” Concert the Year Competition Featuring the Rothwell Includes East Riding Schools Music Championship Band and York Service Orchestra. University Gospel Choir. Prizes to be presented by Lord Confirmed Guests: The Major of Lieutenant of the East Riding of Bridlington, The Chair of East Riding Yorkshire of Yorkshire Council

Sunday 13th November – Our Lady Sunday 20th November – Bridlington & St Peters (RC) Bridlington 2:30pm Spa Theatre – 2:00pm Roger Jones Musical “Jail East Coast Festival of School’s Music Break”(Featuring Churches Together Making. Choir). Featuring Local School Choirs, Drama Groups and Musical Groups. Sunday 13th November – Christ Church Bridlington 6:00pm. Sunday 21st November – Bridlington Mission Through Music. Spa Theatre 6:30pm A tribute service to and experience of Wednesday 16th November – the Billy Graham Crusades Sewerby Methodist Church 7:30pm

9 What’s On Weds 2 Nov - Sierra Leone Partner Sat 5 Nov - Where on Earth are we Tour - St James Methodist Church, going? Strategic Leadership Thirsk, 2pm. Meet Joe and Eustace Conference, Middlesbrough. The day from Sierra Leone and hear how will cover strategic leadership, partnering with Christian Aid is church strategy and growth. Contact helping poor communities to have a [email protected] or better life and more hopeful future. 01642 453491. Contact [email protected] or 0113 2444764. Mon 7 Nov - A Quiet Day at Wydale Hall led by the Revd Clive Artley. Thurs 3 Nov - ‘Cornflakes Theology’ Contact [email protected] or 01723 Day at Wydale Hall. ‘Cornflakes 859720. Theology’ is a challenging way of examining our beliefs and Thurs 10 Nov - TOTALLY Wired, considering exactly what our Pickering. Seminar for parents, Scriptures are saying. Contact church leaders, youth leaders and [email protected] or 01262 420062. anyone who cares about young people and the technology revolution. Fri 4 Nov - "Called to the Big Contact [email protected]. Society?" CRC Conference, Leeds Church Institute. Discover what the Sun 13 Nov - William Temple Big Society is and how this fits with Association Lecture, York St John Christian mission in Yorkshire and University at 7.30pm. Liza Bingley the Humber. To book a place call Miller, of Child and Family Training, 0113 245 4700. will give a talk on ‘Adoption’. Contact 01904 411535 or Fri 4 – Sun 6 Nov - Art and Crafts [email protected]. Sale, Sneaton Castle, Whitby. Further details: 01947 604645. Tues 15 Nov - Leadership Lunch at Ingleby Barwick - "Church-School Fri 4 Nov - Sierra Leone Partner Tour Links". See page 4. - York Minster at 1.30pm, and at Beverley Minster at 7.30pm. Meet Thurs 17 Nov - 'Creating Safer Joe and Eustace from Sierra Leone Sacred Space' at Holy Rood House, and hear how partnering with Thirsk. Jan Berry will share 'work in Christian Aid is helping poor progress' on creating liturgy that is welcoming and affirming for abuse communities to have a better life and survivors. The day will include stories more hopeful future. Contact and contributions from [email protected] or 0113 representatives of survivor groups. 2444764. Contact 01845 522580 or [email protected].

10 Tues 15 Nov - Leadership Lunch at Fri 25 Nov - Marske Fishermen’s Brayton - "Church-School Links". Choir at All Saints’ Church, See page 4. Thirkleby. Contact 01845 501394.

Sat 19 Nov - Admission and Sat 26 Nov - Autumn Fayre, St. Licensing of Readers, York Minster, Oswald's Church, 10am – 2pm. 11am. See page 3. Bottle Tombola, Second-hand books, Gifts, Crafts, home made Sat 19 Nov - Jean Watson in concert refreshments, cakes and lots more! at the Spurriergate Centre, York, 7:30pm. Contact 01759 371513 or Mon 28 Nov – Thurs 1 Dec - O come [email protected]. O come Emmanuel, Sneaton Castle Centre, Whitby. Led by Fr Eric Sun 20 Nov - Bempton Victorian Simmons CR, contact 01947 600051 Street Market, Bempton. Victorian or visit www.sneatoncastle.co.uk Street Market with hot drinks and cakes in St. Michael's Church. Tues 29 Nov - Spiritual Direction Resource Day at Wydale Hall, Sun 20 Nov - William Temple 'Supervision in Spiritual Association, York St John University, Accompaniment', led by Sister 7.30pm. Dr Anne-Marie Childs, Cecilia from St Bedes Centre and the Leeds General Infirmary, will give a Revd Andrew De Smet. Contact talk on ‘Reflections of a Paediatric [email protected] or 01723 859720. Neurologist’. Contact 01904 411535 or [email protected]. Weds 30 Nov - Ebor Lecture on Theology and Public Life at York St Mon 21 Nov – Day of Inspiration on John University. ‘Biblical Insights 'Celtic Rhythms and Blessings’ at into Good Society’, by Chief Rabbi Wydale Hall led by the Revd Andrew Lord Sacks. Visit De Smet. Contact [email protected] www.yorksj.ac.uk/eborlectures for or 01723 859720. tickets.

Mon 21 Weds 23 Nov – Clergy Weds 30 Nov - Destiny African Advent Retreat at Wydale Hall led by Choir presents“Rhythms of Life”, at the , the Rt Revd Christ Church, Bridlington, 7pm. Richard Frith. Contact This uplifting musical production [email protected] or 01723 859720. features the gripping stories of children, who have journeyed Thurs 24 – Sun 27 Nov - Cursillo through rebel wars, the tragedy of weekend, Wydale Hall. A chance to loss and the traps of poverty – but deepen your spiritual life. Contact have now found LIFE at Kampala 01723 862921 or 01347 878423. Children’s Centre, Uganda. www.christchurchbridlington.com or Fri 25 – Sun 27 Nov - Advent Retreat 01262 404100 for further details. at Holy Rood House, Thirsk. Contact 01845 522580 or [email protected].

11 People on the move

The has appointed Dr The Revd David Ernest Fletcher, Vicar of Julia Winkley to the Chapter of York the Benefice of the Holy Nativity, Minster for a period of three years. Mixenden, and the Benefice of St Mary the Virgin, Illingworth, in the Diocese of The Archbishop has re-appointed the Wakefield, has been appointed Priest in Revd Christopher Wilton as Rural Dean Charge of the Benefice of Waggoners and of Selby for a further period of 5 years. of the Benefice of Woldsburn.

The Revd Canon Terence Alan (Terry) The Archbishop has granted Permission Joyce, currently Diocesan Director of to Officiate to the following: Ordinands and Vocations Advisor and The Revd Colin Douglas Bell of Thirsk. Associate Priest in the Newark The Revd Canon Michael Anthony Cross Archdeaconry, in the Diocese of of York. Southwell and Nottingham, has been The Revd Anne Dawson of Beverley. appointed as York Archdeaconry Training The Revd John Easton of Scarborough. Adviser and Diocesan Adviser for Clergy The Revd Stanley Gill of Scarborough. CMD. The Revd Anthony Patterson of Bridlington. The Revd Dr Neal Barnes, Priest-in- Charge of the Benefice of Hull, Most Holy and Undivided Trinity has been appointed Vicar of the Benefice of Hull, Most Holy and Undivided Trinity.

The Revd Robert Jones RIP

It is with regret that we inform you that the Revd. Robert Jones, who had the Archbishop’s permission to officiate, died on Wednesday 31st August, at his home in Saxby All Saints, North Lincolnshire, where for seven years he had ministered faithfully in retirement, having served previously in the Dioceses of York, Guildford and Norwich. He was approaching his 78th birthday, and at one time was the youngest Reader in the Church of England.

Diocese of York News October 2011 Editor: Eleanor Course, Diocesan Communications Officer, Diocesan House, Aviator Court, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4WJ. Tel 01904 699530, Email [email protected]

Deadline to include items in the December issue is Mon 31 October 2011. The News may be copied for use in Parish Magazines etc, and may be downloaded as a pdf file from www.dioceseofyork.org.uk. Contact Eleanor Course as above to receive an e-mailed download link for each new issue.

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