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together THE CATHOLIC VOICE IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ADVENT 2014 Farewell to Edmonton Together celebrates the ministry of the retiring Bishop of Edmonton Page 3 The Church Travellers' Directory see pages 12 -15 The Invitation to Flourish About 1,500 laypeople, 80 faith like St James the Deacon, and to concelebrating priests and three follow St Wilfrid's example of conscious Bishops of the Society gathered on commitment to the life of the whole Saturday 11th October in York Minster Church and not just one part of it. for the Bishop of Beverley’s Northern Provincial Festival. The congregation The congregation was led in joyful was drawn from all over the North of celebration by a choir gathered from all England and beyond, to be renewed in corners of the Northern Province, the faith and encouraged to continue including many of Bishop Glyn's God's mission in the world today. parishes. Noting that the time is near when the Bishop Glyn took as his theme the General Synod will allow women to be witness of three northern saints, appointed to episcopal posts in the Paulinus, James the Deacon and Church of England, Bishop Glyn Wilfrid. He encouraged the worshippers expressed gratitude to all those who to be like St Paulinus in his missionary have served the traditionalist Also in zeal of converting people to Christ, to constituency so well throughout the remain constant and steadfast in the synodical process, and secured the this issue... provision that will enable us to remain .............................................. and flourish within the life of the Church previous year to make the legislation of England. In particular, Bishop Glyn work. Bishop Glyn said, ‘I urge all of us Keeping paid tribute to Bishop Martyn Jarrett, who are not in favour of the Synodical his predecessor as Bishop of Beverly, development to take the invitation to the Faith who had sacrificially and faithfully flourish’. ........................................... represented our position. Calling all Bishop Glyn was very grateful for the Bishop Glyn urged the congregation to gracious and warm hospitality provided Altar Servers rise to the challenge that Bishop Tony by the Dean and Chapter of York Robinson, the Chairman of the Council Minster which enabled the event to run Page 7 of Bishops of the Society, had made the so smoothly. Parish Profile: here iam Devotional for St Mary’s, What on earth is a Vocations Advent page 11 Lansdowne Conference? page 6 page 16 2 Together ADVENT 2014 visit our website: www.glastonburypilgrimage.co.uk THE CATHOLIC VOICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Together ADVENT 2014 3 and community centre. It’s our first completely new church for 40 Farewell to years, but it takes a lot of diocesan effort and resources to achieve this. The 2006 report ‘Faithful Cities’ talked about ‘faithful MA practicaul introtducution toa whalt ha ppFens nelxt ounderu the wromeni bisshophs legisilatnion by g Lindsay Newcombe. capital’, a reserve of moral sense Edmonton and commitment which is The episcopate in the Church of So, what do we do now? • Get to understand how the Society Principles, which give us a guarantee constantly being built up in England will soon be open to women. • This is a time of transition. If your will help shape the future by looking that the Catholic theological Together celebrates the ministry of the neighbourliness and service. The package that allows this parish has any of the resolutions in at the website, asking questions, understanding of ministry will Churches – as we know – do development also includes a way for place under the previous system and keeping up to date with the continue to be given an honoured retiring Bishop of Edmonton community.’ the Church of England to remain (Resolutions A and B under the news in Together. The purposes of place in the Church of England. together despite the differences of 1993 Measure and ‘Resolution C’, the Society are: ‘to promote and Bishop Peter Wheatley has been a projects. There’s a real connection London is a patchwork of different belief that are held about the the petition under the Act of Synod maintain catholic teaching and 1. Women as well as men can be priest of the Diocese of London between social action and being boroughs, each a unitary authority practice within the Church of bishops in the Church of England, General Synod’s decision. for pastoral care from an alternative since before the ‘episcopal areas’ drawn into discipleship. Forty in its own right. Bishop Peter’s bishop, usually one of the ‘Flying England, to provide episcopal and are to be respected, and existed. He was ordained in 1973, years ago it was easy to call on area ranges across five of them. Is This crucial change to the law of the Bishops’), these will be treated as if oversight to which churches, Inevitably, I finish by asking him Church of England is contained in a they were resolutions under the institutions and individuals will 2. Everyone needs to acknowledge and served his title in Fulham, then people and find them at home. that difficult to manage? ‘Doors about funny incidents and Measure (which is the Synod’s House of Bishops’ Declaration for freely submit themselves, and to that this is the decision that has went to be Vicar of Holy Cross Now it is more difficult with entry open for a bishop. The Bishop has compliments paid as he retires. equivalent of an Act of Parliament) two years. To maintain continuity, a guarantee a ministry in the historic been made by the Church of Cromer Street, near King’s Cross, phones on housing estates and easy access to hospitals, schools, ‘Funny things happen all the time. and alterations to the Canons (our new resolution under the House of apostolic succession in which they England, but in what was about to become the gated communities, and work local government and can pave the A headmistress asked a class why rule-book). A new Canon includes a Bishops’ Declaration will need to be can have confidence’. Edmonton Area, covering the patterns are no longer just 9 to 5. way for others to be involved. It is the Bishop wears purple. The 3. This is a decision made without reference to a Declaration written by passed within this period, so Archdeaconry of Hampstead. The There are 48 church primary important for him to be out and response was ‘My dad supports • Consider joining Forward in Faith the agreement of the whole of the the House of Bishops, which is made parishes should aim to do that (go to www.forwardinfaith.com). jobs might just as easily be titled schools in the Area and this gives about in the community and not Arsenal too.’ A visitor in hospital during 2015. Church worldwide, so it is part of a up of all the Diocesan bishops plus a This is both positive and important Bishop of Tottenham and the Church a great entrée into get too caught up in the office caught me the other day to ask if I few elected assistant bishops from wider process of discernment • If you have a responsibility in your because Forward in Faith finances Archdeacon of Camden, for the family life if we are ready to take it.’ answering e-mails.’ Bishop Peter knew that Bishop Peter was around the country. throughout the whole Church. parish (for example if you are a PCC the Society, and is the practical and area is one of extraordinary notes that after the financial crisis retiring! As for compliments, secretary) then the first action to administrative structure which diversity. It stretches from New I ask whether episcopal ministry and cuts to budgets, the boroughs The House of Bishops’ Declaration 4. Disagreeing with the decision “Beware when all speak well of take will be to read the advice from helps the Society Bishops to care remains a legitimate Anglican Oxford Street and High Holborn in has kept pace with the changes. have been more open to describes a way for parishes to for their people. Membership you” said the Lord. Someone said Forward in Faith which will be position, and the Church of the south to the M25 in the north, ‘20 years ago Bishop David Hope partnership. ‘In St John’s, Upper resolve to have priests and bishops subscriptions allow this work to be the other day that I am not published when the legislation has England is committed to allowing and from the Edgware Road on the introduced Agenda for Action with Edmonton, the parish priest whose sacramental ministry is come into force, and get in touch done. political. I take that as a those who disagree to flourish west side to the River Lea (the old mission action planning at the worked with the borough to reopen assured for those who cannot receive with the Society Bishop’s compliment. I am political, but I try • Prayer, mission, evangelism, and within its life and structures, and the ministry of a female bishop based Representative in your Diocese. Middlesex/Essex border) on the heart of parish life. Under the the church building after eight not to show it. When I was caring for each other are as on their theological conviction. The The Bishop’s Representatives will east. About a million people live in present Bishop of London we have years of closure so that it could be appointed Archdeacon, my important as ever. In the House of 5. Pastoral and sacramental way in which this works will be have training in January. Find out it, in some of the richest and continued to have five or seven a community resource.