St Arilda's Oldbury on Severn St Mary's Shepperdine
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St Arilda’s Parish Church INTRODUCTION St Mary’s Parish Church UNITED BENEFICE OF Thornbury 1 Oldbury PARISH PROFILE PARISH St Mary’s, Shepperdine Parish Church I came that they“ may have life, and have it to the full John 10:10 St Paul’s Hacket OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED UNITED BENEFICE OF Thornbury Oldbury INTERACTIVE CONTENTS INTERACTIVE INTERACTIVE CONTENTS The Benefice of SUMMARY: Thornbury Oldbury with Thornbury and Oldbury The Challenge Shepperdine with Sheperdine and Patrons The Monthly Pattern Ministry Of Services Throughout Children’s Activities Thornbury Vicarage 2 The Benefice St Mary the Virgin, St Arilda’s Oldbury Use of Church St Mary’s C of E VA Thornbury & St Paul’s on Severn & Buildings Primary School PROFILE PARISH at the Hackett St Mary’s Shepperdine Oldbury C of E VC Music for Worship Primary School Parish Activities Consultation Music for Outreach UNITED BENEFICE OF THORNBURY AND OLDBURY OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED SUMMARY: THE CHALLENGE The United Benefice of Thornbury and Oldbury with Shepperdine Thank you for enquiring about the position of Priest-in-Charge THE CHALLENGE SUMMARY: (Vicar Designate) of the Benefice of Thornbury and Oldbury-on-Severn with Shepperdine. This document summarises some of the life of the Benefice and the community we serve. There are very active congregations across the Benefice and we face both challenges and opportunities for further growth and transformation: we seek a new Incumbent to lead us forward: We would like to appoint a vicar who… = There have been various successful initiatives in recent years to grow …is a person passionate“ about their faith younger congregations, we wish to build on these and encourage their and can communicate that to others. involvement in sustaining the life of the church Consultee 3 = We need our new leader to cherish the contributions, and foster the talents and enthusiasms of members of every age in what is a very active and diverse worshipping Benefice = Thornbury is growing rapidly with many new housing developments, offering opportunities for outreach and welcome to our churches PARISH PROFILE PARISH = We wish to continue to build on the excellent links between the churches and our two church schools = Finances are good but we need to work to maintain the level of giving = We have always welcomed trainee curates and so would need to appoint a training Incumbent BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED 4 PARISH PROFILE PARISH BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED THORNBURY THORNBURY = Attractive ancient market town – = Small industrial estate for local employment = Museum and Leisure centre welcoming and Inclusive = Easy Motorway access – 5 miles from M4/M5 = Good choice of town cafes and restaurants = Good local shopping for day to day = Fairtrade town and a Farmer’s Market = Many sports, activity and other needs – also the Mall Shopping Centre just interest groups 15 minutes away with free parking = Annual Arts Festival and Carnival = Large U3A = Good schools both primary and secondary = Britain in Bloom award winners = Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, = Thriving community – many commute = Population of about 13000+ URC and Quaker churches in addition to to Bristol = Planning permissions for 1200 new homes C of E – Thornbury Churches Together 5 PARISH PROFILE PARISH BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED 6 PARISH PROFILE PARISH BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED OLDBURY WITH WITH SHEPPERDINE SHEPPERDINE = Oldbury is a lively small village 3 miles from Thornbury = Cricket and Football Clubs = = Population about 700 Thornbury Sailing Club based in Oldbury OLDBURY WITH WITH SHEPPERDINE OLDBURY = Shepperdine is part of Oldbury Parish and lies a few miles to the north = Dairy farming is principal industry in the Severn Vale = Thriving community with Anchor Pub and Memorial Village Hall = Oldbury Power Station being decommissioned = Community shop staffed by volunteers = Working population mostly commute to work outside the village – many to Bristol = Playing fields with pavilion, all weather sports courts, children’s playground = C of E VC Primary School – OFSTED rated “Good” = Local secular magazine covering 4 villages largely produced by church members 7 We would like to appoint a vicar who… … is keen to work“ with “Thornbury Churches Together” whenever possible. Consultee PARISH PROFILE PARISH BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED OLDBURYTHE BENEFICE WITH SHEPPERDINE OF THORNBURY AND OLDBURY WITH SHEPPERDINE AND PATRONS BENEFICE THE = The parishes of the Benefice lie within the Diocese of Gloucester = The Benefice is within the Deanery of Wotton = The Patronage for both Thornbury and Oldbury belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church Oxford BENEFICE FACTS AND FIGURES 8 The Electoral roll for Thornbury for 2019 stands at 212 and Oldbury at 24 The average Church attendance for Thornbury St Mary’s and St Pauls combined is approximately 170 per Sunday and Oldbury 20 PARISH PROFILE PARISH THORNBURY OLDBURY Baptisms 22 ? Confirmed 2 Adults ? Weddings 6 ? Thanksgiving for Wedding 4 ? Wedding blessings 1 ? Funerals 26 ? BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED 9 PARISH PROFILE PARISH BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED OLDBURYMINISTRY WITH SHEPPERDINE MINISTRY The benefice is blessed with a strong team of ministers: = The Revd Joy Ludlow – stipendiary curate (ordained priest in 2018) = The Revd Chris Verey – honorary assistant priest (retired) = The Revd Tom Keates – honorary assistant priest (retired) The team currently also includes four other retired ministers and four lay readers at differing points in their ministry. We also have a team of people ministering to: Kids Praise, Muddy Church, Dads and Kids and Refresh. And pastoral outreach supporting We would like to appoint a vicar who… bereavement and home/residential care visiting and worship. … is a leader with vision who“ recognises the value of every For many years the Benefice has enjoyed the ministry of a curate under member of our church family; old to young, spotting those training, and we need a new Incumbent who will continue this. who have talents which are not yet in use! 10 Consultee ADMINISTRATION Gemma Martini and Anna Ballard – job share secretaries in the parish office, located in St Mary’s Church. PARISH PROFILE PARISH MUSIC Malcolm Kittle – Director of Music Katie and Richard Usherwood – Organ Scholars, St Paul’s Andrew Gazard – Oldbury Organist BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED THE MONTHLY PATTERN OF SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE BENEFICE MONTHLY SERVICES MONTHLY FIRST SUNDAY THIRD SUNDAY FIFTH SUNDAY 8.00 Eucharist (St Mary’s) 8.00 Eucharist (St Mary’s) 10.00 Benefice Service (alternating venues) 9.15 Eucharist (St Paul’s) 9.15 Eucharist (St Paul’s) 10.30 All-Age Service (St Mary’s) 10.30 Eucharist (St Mary’s) = Services are held each month in our three 6.00 Evensong (Summer Shepperdine/ 2.45 Muddy Church children’s service local, residential care homes (twice monthly Winter St Arilda’s) (St Mary’s) in Beech House), led by clergy and laity 6.00 Choral evensong (St Mary’s) 6.00 Evensong (St Mary’s) = On Wednesdays a midweek Communion 6.00 Holy Communion (St Arilda’s) service is held at St Mary’s at 10.00 = Healing prayers every Thursday at St Paul’s are led by a team of lay people, once monthly SECOND SUNDAY FOURTH SUNDAY this includes a Healing Eucharist 8.00 Eucharist (St Mary’s) 8.00 Eucharist (St Mary’s) 11 = Daily prayer is said at St Mary’s throughout 9.15 Eucharist (St Paul’s) 9.15 All-age Service (St Paul’s) the week at different times, often with simple 10.30 Refresh All-age service (St Arilda’s) 9.30 BCP Communion (Shepperdine) Communion at St Mary’s on Saturdays 10.30 Eucharist (St Mary’s) 10.30 Eucharist (St Mary’s) = Our retired clergy and members of our congregations hugely support the leading 4.00 Kid’s Praise children’s service (St Mary’s) 6.00 Evensong (St Mary’s) and planning of worship at the churches 6.00 Evensong (St Mary’s) 6.00 Evensong (St Arilda’s) across the Benefice PARISH PROFILE PARISH BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED 12 PARISH PROFILE PARISH BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES FAMILY SERVICES CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES CHILDRENS St Mary’s – 1st Sunday of the month St Paul’s – 4th Sunday of the month KIDS PRAISE 2nd Sunday of the month at St Mary’s - A service for 0-7 year olds with worship through songs and stories, crafts and a snack tea! HOPSCOTCH 9.15am Every Thursday during term time at St Mary’s Church. For babies and pre-schoolers and their parents/carers. Craft and playtime followed by songs, a bible story, prayer and nursery rhymes. 13 “I like playing with my friends” Idris, age 4 MUDDY CHURCH 3rd Sunday of the month at St Mary’s - A service for families based on the outdoors! A short walk to collect materials, followed by craft, worship and a snack tea. PARISH PROFILE PARISH “I like all the fun stuff we get to do there and going for a walk with my friends” Seren, age 6 DADS AND KIDS MORNING Every other month 10am -12noon St Mary’s church hall. This is a great opportunity to spend quality time with your kids, meet other Dads and give Mum the morning off! Plus, coffee and bacon rolls! BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED 14 PARISH PROFILE PARISH BACK to CONTENTS OLDBURY AND THORNBURY OF BENEFICE UNITED THORNBURY VICARAGE = Purpose built detached house =