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Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark Vol.23 No.9 November 2018

Southwark Diocese Inside 70/70 Vision - THE BRIDGE celebrates ...this month Black History History, Story, Legacy Month

On Saturday 6 October, the the workshops that were led on 020 7939 9400 for more Diocese held its annual Black by Minority Ethnic Anglican information. History Month Thanksgiving Concern Committees from the Karowei commented service and workshops at three episcopal areas. “It was a joy and a privilege . The service was presided over to be able to mark the start by the , of Black History Month with The beauty of Elizabeth Booker the Rt Revd Dr this celebration of the history, writes: and the address was given by story and legacy of all the holiness’ - the Revd Prebendary Rose BAME people who have had Liturgical colours... This year we worked with the Hudson-Wilkin, Chaplain to such a great impact on the pages 6-7 Windrush Nurses and Beyond the Speaker of the House of life and culture of Britain. Foundation and focused on Commons. the Southwark Trinity icon, the contribution of British The new Southwark Trinity commissioned by Bishop PProfilerofile - Citizens who travelled from the icon was unveiled and blessed Christopher is a fi tting tribute SStt Barnabas,Barnabas, Caribbean to the UK 70 years by Bishop Karowei. Created to the lay members of our PPurley...urley... pagepage 8 ago, their history, the story of by artist Meg Rowe in the Diocese and reaffi rms our their lives as they helped build style of the Trinity by Rublev, commitment, to Walking, national institutions - such as it features three black lay Welcoming and Growing the NHS - and the legacy that members of the Diocese. together”. these people have left for future The icon is available for loan Elizabeth Booker is Public young people of colour. to churches in the Diocese. Policy Research Officer, More than 700 people Please contact the Department Dept of Justice, Peace and Canon and Tessa Jowell attended the service and of Justice, Peace and Integrity the Integrity of Creation Prebendary Rose Hudson-Wilkin admire the icon many stayed on to attend of Creation at Trinity House Memorial Service ... page 12

What’s your favourite carol? Trinidad-born Alexander D Great was among the One of the exhibits showing the contribution of Everyone has a talented musicians taking part Bishop Karowei blesses the icon British Citizens from the Caribbean to the NHS Christmas carol which is special to them. Tell us what’s your favourite - Bishop Cleophas in London and why - for the Christmas/New Year edition of for talks on tackling malaria The Bridge. The Rt Revd Cleophas Lunga, Bishop Cleophas explained Nanlop Ogubureke, who E-mail: bridge Bishop of Matabeleland, was that those who are involved in works with Christian Aid @southwark. in London on 8 October to cross-border work also work in Nigeria, talked about anglican.org speak at the Roundtable in other parts of Zimbabwe on the disease and the work of or write to on Partnership Towards eradicating the disease. Christian Aid there including The Bridge, Eliminating Malaria at Trinity House, Lambeth Palace. 4 Chapel Court, The churches are playing Borough High Street, Zimbabwe Update... London SE1 1HW a signifi cant part in efforts to Reports coming out of Zimbabwe talk of growing control the spread of malaria problems caused by shortages of food, fuel, medicines the faith and civil partnership are from Namibia across borders. Progress in and other essentials - exacerbated by huge price-rises in malaria elimination in and Angola who also share a eradicating the disease has caused by the continued decline of the value of the Kaduna. border. been greater in some countries Zimbabwean currency. Bishop Cleophas is far right Whilst in London Bishop than others but that could be Please pray for Zimbabwe, its churches next to the Bishop of Lusaka in Cleophas made time to impeded or even undone by Zambia. Zambia and Zimbabwe meet with members of the cross-border re-infection. and its people. Page 11 share a border. On the left Kingston Link Group. Follow the Diocesan Blog: ‘Hearts on Fire – sharing God’s Good News in Southwark Diocese’ - http://southwarkcofe.tumblr.com/ 2 THE BRIDGE... November 2018 A view from Oxted Rector to be THE BRIDGE The Revd Dr Andrew Rumsey, Rector of the Oxted Team Ministry, is to be the next Bishop of Ramsbury. He will mainly be responsible for the Colours Wiltshire parishes in Salisbury Diocese and chair the Diocese’s of day... Mission and Ministry Council. Once upon a time Vogue He is expected to take up his fashion notes included a new position in January 2019. colour that women would Bishop Jonathan said, “I am need to wear to be truly delighted that Andrew is to be “in fashion”. I seem to the next Bishop of Ramsbury. Bishop Christopher added, recall “African violets” He is a talented and dedicated “He will lead the people of The Bishop of Woolwich joined Army Chaplains in was one such shade in the parish , author and Ramsbury with wisdom and Woolwich to meet personnel from the Royal Anglian 1950s - the predominant musician and will be much humour. My prayers go with Regiment as they prepared to deploy. The Bishop gave tone (incidentally) of a missed in the Croydon Area.” him and his family.” out New Testaments and prayer cards, as well as praying genus with the scientifi c a blessing for some of the soldiers. An army chaplain said: name “saintpaulia” (which “It is really important that the soldiers feel that they have for a time was the rage). support from ‘back home’. Being able to give pastoral How amazing that, in Diocletian’s day, a pound care during pre-deployment preparation is vital.” of Imperial purple dye made from Murex shellfi sh to colour his toga cost three pounds of gold. Rare colours before chemistry got clever were often very expensive. Diocesan Churches have seen iconoclasm as well as Retirement beautifi cation. Colours associated with vestments and coverings for particular feast days or seasons or Officer special services are indicative. Martyrs get red for the blood they shed, the dead get black as the colour of to stand mourning, off -white undyed fabric may suit penitential Lent, and “rose” provides relief from being penitential down on the third Sunday of Advent and fourth of Lent (also known as “Refreshment” Sunday). The Revd Canon Nicky Tredinnick is to stand down Lent’s and Advent’s preparatory penitential theme as Diocesan Retirement may also be refl ected in violet. But red is the colour Offi cer after 10 years. for Pentecost, too, when fl ames sat on inspired heads Gerry Daley - enabled some who are less and the Holy Spirit of comprehension was universal for Reader Coulsdon, St Andrew Bishop Jonathan said: “We mobile to attend, which a moment. Wendy Hewitt - are very grateful for all that would not have been possible Nicky has done in enhancing Pure white or silver or even gold (or glowing yellow) Hurst Green, when events were solely at the care provided for retired are the range for the Christmas season and the time Licensing St John the Evangelist the cathedral. clergy in the Diocese. from Easter to Pentecost; also for Trinity Sunday and Ejovwokoghene “Ivan” Ibuno “It is a sign of the success “The development of feastdays of angels or teaching saints not martyred Service - Rotherhithe, Holy Trinity of her work that it is now and so known as “confessors”. area-based gatherings and to be taken under the wing Julie Knight - area advisers has been hugely Pure white does for feast days of Our Lady too, and At Southwark of the newly formed clergy Redhill, St Matthew important in enabling a the conversion of Paul, and the nativity of the Baptist, Cathedral on 7 wellbeing group”. Julie Mason - real sense of collegiality and All Saints, and John the beloved apostle, and “Nicky goes forward with October, nine new East Greenwich, St George among the retired clergy baptisms, marriages, . In the rest of so- our thanks for her ministry Christopher Serbutt - and with their area bishops called “ordinary time” (formerly called “Sundays after Readers were Admitted and our prayers for her next Balham, St Mary and archdeacons. It has also Trinity”) the church colour is green for growth - even and Licensed. The & St John the Divine steps”. in winter weeks following Christmas. Bishop’s Chaplain, Vivian Snell - Liturgical colours in church convey the theme on Earlsfi eld, St Andrew which teaching and preaching tied to the Lectionary the Revd Joshua Rey, are based. Church seasons note how winter passes to preached the sermon Elizabeth Windridge- OOPPORTUNITIESPPORTUNITIES spring, while death leads to resurrection and growth in United Benefi ce of Bletchingley on the subject of and Nutfi eld the world outside. William Tyndale, Creation is nature. As Genesis puts it so simply and touchingly, God looked and saw that it was good. And Admitted: so should we. Sarah Corlett - Brixton, St Matthew with St  Tom Sutcliffe Jude PARISH OPERATIONS MANAGER Chair: Biddy Taylor The Christmas/New Year E: biddytaylor.spidirchair We are seeking to recruit someone with strong management, @gmail.com administrative and financial experience and skills who will be edition is due to be responsible for the smooth running of our ministry and properties and printed on 6 December 020 7622 4912 who will play a key role in good communication and governance. He/ THE BRIDGE and in your parish from For information about she will also be involved in supporting the development of new areas the following Sunday. training courses of ministry and mission in the parish. is produced & published by Kent Christian Press Material for that edition to become a With two churches, three diverse congregations, and great plans for for Communications and Resources on behalf of must be with Wendy S. spiritual director new activities, we need someone with strong communication skills The Diocese of Southwark, Trinity House, Robins at Trinity House by contact Biddy Taylor (above) across all media and a high level of attention to detail. He/she will love 4 Chapel Court, Borough High Street, London SE1 1HW MONDAY 26 November Membership Secretary managing projects and people, including an Administrative Assistant. Tel: 020 7939 9400 Fax: 020 7939 9468 The successful applicant will be someone who will share our passion e-mail: [email protected] Space limitations mean that E: [email protected] we cannot guarantee to 01306 884467 to fulfil our parish aim: “In God’s strength, to bring Jesus to the centre of our lives and to the heart of our community.” Managing Editor: Editorial publish everything we receive Finding a and material may be edited. Salary: £30,000, 40 Hours per week Wendy S. Robins Advisory Board: spiritual director The editorial team will (Communications Please go to our website The parish office is located at St Paul’s Church, Dr assume that all photographs Herne Hill, London SE24 9LY. & Resources) (Chair) submitted for publication www.spidir.org.uk For full details of the job role, see Adeline Cole come to us with the necessary Editor: permission for printing. So, https://www.hernehillparish.org.uk/#!/vacancies Bryan Harris Sallie Eden please ensure that people are Metalsmith Closing date for applications: 12 noon 19th November 2018 (Kent Christian Press) Roxanne Hunte happy for their photographs Interview date: 28th November 2018 to be submitted before you and woodworker Wendy S. Robins Conscientious and reliable, There is a genuine occupational requirement for the job holder to be a do so. practising Christian. ADVERTISING (Secretary) Ian Marshall provides new & DISTRIBUTION Forms for permission for work and maintenance for a To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to vicar@ Tom Sutcliff e the use of photographs of hernehillparish.org.uk explaining what gifts, skills and experience you ¤: 01474 854503 children and adults who number of churches. 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November 2018 3 Famous faces support the CRE call for ‘Churches for All’ Actress Sally Phillips receive…As churches, we have the chance to model a society opened this year’s where all are accepted and Christian Resources all are valued and enabled to Exhibition at Sandown contribute.” Park, Surrey on 16 The opening ceremony was rounded out with a October with a rallying performance by an 82-strong The ‘meadow garden’ at St John the Evangelist Church choir from Notre Dame call for churchgoers in Upper Norwood has been awarded the Growing girls’ school in Cobham, and Christians Calm Award at the Church Times’ Green Health Awards. accompanying gospel singer The Awards recognise efforts by churches to use their everywhere. “We are Marilyn Baker in one of her gardens and green spaces for health and wellbeing, own compositions, not the body unless we Open My and the Growing Calm award is particularly focused on . are all together,” she Eyes projects that give respite to communities living in built- said. In keeping with the three- up areas, or so-called ‘urban eco-therapy’. day event’s theme, several For the full story visit http://southwarkcofe.tumblr.com/ Sally Phillips’ own son, of the 210 exhibitors were Olly, has Down’s syndrome encouraging and modelling and she has long been a vocal after a powerful statement by also warned that inclusion ways to create ‘Churches for advocate for inclusion. Talking Jonathan Bryan, a 12-year-old on its own is not enough. All’, and Urban Saints’ Mark St Leonard’s War about the ethical implications quadriplegic with cerebral “True inclusion goes beyond Arnold delivered a seminar of pregnancy screening, she palsy. Jonathan is non-verbal accessibility,” he said, adding: on becoming a fully inclusive said: “Maybe on a purely and spent a week using a “True inclusion enables us fellowship. Memorial to be mathematical level my son’s letterboard to spell out his to contribute as well as to life doesn’t make sense, but message for the exhibition- once you bring spirit into it, it goers, which was read out by re-installed makes profound sense.” his mother, Chantal. To commemorate the service will be held at 10am Sally, who worships in “Throughout my life I centenary of the end of on Sunday 11 November Southwark Diocese, added: have known Jesus with me, WWI St Leonard’s Church, and I extend a warm “I feel so proud to be a part sheltering me from pain,” Streatham is to re-install and invitation to everyone to join of the Church. We can be the Jonathan wrote. He went on to rededicate its War Memorial. us for this special occasion”. resistance. We can model how describe his faith, and to thank The large wooden to include people, how to speak CRE for highlighting the issues monument lists the names to people as human beings, we that affect him and others like of 113 men of the parish who can model how to appreciate him. lost their lives in the armed what people can do and not However, Jonathan, who has forces between 1914-18. just what they can’t. Let’s go also written a book titled Eye Miraculously the tablet out there and really turn this Can Write using only his eyes, survived the fi re that gutted around. It’s a call to arms.” the church in 1975 as it was The theme of this year’s Right - Jonathan listening in the crypt pending re- CRE was Churches for All, to Marylin Baker and the erection in the church. and Sally Phillips’ words came choir Recently it was re- discovered and has since been displayed at the annual The Old Chapter House of the ancient Remembrance Day Service. Priory of Our Lady at Merton has been The Rector, the Revd set up as an exhibition of the life and Canon Anna Norman- times of the Priory - once one of the great Walker,said; “The 100th religious houses of England. A Sainsbury’s Anniversary of the end of store stands where the cathedral-like the War is an ideal time to church once stood. The Service of Re- re-erect the memorial in the dedication on 13 October was led by the church. The re-dedication Revd Alison Judge of the Merton Priory Team. The new centre will stand as a witness to the Christian faith for many to learn from and enjoy. A professional sound and AV installa on and Travel Insurance hire company serving Arranged for Southwark Bridge readers the south east of England Real and friendly people... not machines! 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‘In Christ alone my hope is evangelism across the nearly Free initiative. We are called group session in which we fi nding God in everyday life, continuing in the same way found’ – with these words 50 parishes in the Reigate and to encourage and equip one explored how we might partner Saturday to Sunday; thinking year on year means that they began Reaching Out, Growing Tandridge Deaneries through another to be aware of Jesus’ with neighbouring parishes to about how we can all become are at risk of become relics of a Together, the Reigate three perspectives: growing in abiding presence with us. build relationships with local more curious, blessing others bygone age. Archdeaconry day conference depth, growing in breadth and This can begin simply by organisations and community through our talents and “So, whether this is acting held at St Matthew’s School, growing beyond. being curious about others’ hubs. prayers, building relationships on ‘a nudge’, I have found Redhill on 29 September. Dr Nick Shepherd explored walk with God – not just in In his fi nal address, Bishop so we can show and share it really helpful to use this The Revd Dr Stephen what it means for churches to church on a Sunday, but every Jonathan underlined that our faith with those across all opportunity to think more Srikantha, Assistant - St grow in depth, using resources day – which can transform all evangelism begins and places in our community. deeply about the challenges John the Evangelist, Redhill published by the Church of our liturgy, preaching, ends with prayer: it is out of “Daunted and fearful about laid down before us. In writes: The conference explored England’s Setting God’s People intercessions and, above all, our own rootedness in the what this might mean for me; particular how we, with time our relationships with Christ wellspring of Christ’s love that what skills I might be called on and prayer, can empower our and one another. we can share the living water of to use to help others grow in church community to be more Archdeacon and the Gospel. understanding and faith. What curious, be more confi dent and Canon Will Cookson helped As well as clergy and does it really mean to take a be more courageous in using us to refl ect on growing in parishioners from across the stand, be a disciple. Does it our talents to build a greater breadth. We considered the archdeaconry, there were also require changes in the way I ownership of our mission ways in which our society has representatives from Wychcroft live my comfortable life? within the world in which we changed since the two World and Christian Vision for Men. “Hopeful that, as Dr Nick live, Saturday to Sunday. This Wars and the need for churches Canon Jay Colwill brought Shepherd said, our journey is is something for all churches, to form relationships with along resources for parishes to our destination; that a focus laity and the ordained to refl ect people living in an increasingly proclaim the Good News! on what we already do but on as we review our mission in pluralistic, busy and This conference could not better, taking small steps and the world”. technologically driven context. have happened without the acting on nudges will help There are lots of resources Moira and Will highlighted hard work of Mr Chris Elliott us to be more courageous available from the Church that the key to growing in and Mrs Sue Mallinson, to be persistent in living out of England’s Renewal and breadth is listening to God’s Lay Chairs of Reigate and our lives more consciously Reform programme Setting promptings in a community Tandridge Deaneries. with Christ. I was reminded Gods People Free https:// and understanding its needs. Susan Gibbin, a member that although it feels like www.churchofengland. The Right Revd Ric Thorpe, of St John the Evangelist, our churches have been here org/mondaytosaturday as the Caterham Valley, said that forever, we may have forgotten well as material related to and an Assistant Bishop in she had been: “Inspired how they began, their purpose fresh expressions https:// Southwark, encouraged and enthused to wake up to and mission and that for some, freshexpressions.org.uk/ us to think about growing beyond. He highlighted the transforming impact of church plants in energising Christian witness in new and existing Saturday 03 November 2018 communities in London and 11:00am - 3:30pm elsewhere and facilitated our Is your love in vain? Reading Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs Dr Robin Plant The Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes are part of Christian Scripture - but why? 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As we head into the winter months and towards Advent Sunday and the beginning of the Church year (on 2 December we will enter Common ‘‘OO worworship the Lord in Worship Year C) the colours of nature are changing all around us. The trees turn into their autumnal hues and begin to shed their leaves; and as we change the clocks the nights will get dark earlier and the bright sunny mornings - if they continue - will be cold TThehe bbeaeauty of holiness’ and frosty. Winter is on its way. As we move into winter and begin to look forward to year. Just to make it clear that Reformation. They are one way England was England, our among many in which we are Christmas and New Year, it is all change colours were a bit different from encouraged to ‘think differently’ in our churches too. In the next few the ones used in Rome – even as we are lifted up to God in weeks we will move into the season although at that time, we were prayer and praise. They provide of remembrance with All Souls and All all still Roman Catholic. a contrasting setting to that in But whatever the colour, the which we ordinarily live and Saints days and then Remembrance point was what a later hymn help us to realise that our faith Sunday - a particularly powerful day this calls ‘the beauty of holiness’. also changes our lives, changes year as it is exactly 100 years from the People fi nd beauty in different us. ways: some in music, some in So, what are the colours end of the First World War. silence; some in colour, some in and why? Perhaps the place With the nights drawing in and colder the calm of water, green fi elds to start is with the seasons of or dark forests; but the worship the church year itself. Some days we turn to darker clothes - as if our we offer to God should always be of these are very familiar: the dress mirrors the changing colours and beautiful. Indeed, our very lives major feasts of Christmas feel of our world. And as we change our should be beautiful offerings and Easter, for example. In of worship to our Lord. And preparation for Easter we have clothing, so do our churches. Lent and before Christmas, The Venerable Dr where the circumstances of our Many churches offer people a refl ection lives are not beautiful, perhaps there is Advent, where the Advent at Trinity Schoo Jane Steen writes: because we cannot afford the year begins. In between these of the season and of the changes in lovely things which create periods of feasting and fasting, colour in the world. The church’s year we have ordinary time which ever wondered, this is also a The fi rst churches to beautiful places, or because our begins with a season of penitence and own or others’ sin mars our is, well, ordinary, interspersed reason why bishops often wear use different coloured with the short festivals when amethyst stones set into their the hangings in the church and the existence, then the church has fabrics to mark the often tried to provide beauty we remember saints, martyrs, episcopal rings. They remind vestments that our wear change apostles and others who have the bishop to be humble before seasons of the year instead. At its most exalted, this from green to purple too. It is sombre can even be seen as a glimpse of taught us the faith of Jesus. God and God’s people.) were in mediaeval and wintery and as we prepare for heaven where, in the constant Each season has a But then, of course, Advent Jerusalem. presence of God, ugliness and colour... gives way to Christmas. Christmas the readings and life of the We know this because the wrong cannot come. Many For Christmas, we might church call us to refl ect on our lives and Pope of the time described modern services celebrate this In Advent, the start of the use gold as the colour of joy. to review and repair our behaviour. them in a book about liturgy. In idea of beauty and joy in chorus, church year, we use purple. But we might also use white, pre-Reformation England, from song and even dance. But many This reminds us to repent which is often taken to make us The changing colours and seasons of the mediaeval times to the sixteenth other churches still use fabrics and perhaps to be sad; it is think not only of joy but also of church’s life continue throughout the century, a lot of churches used and clothing as well as music to traditionally the colour of innocence and purity, glory and convey an idea of the glorious royal mourning. But it is also a year and we thought that a view of the the order of service coming light. from , called presence of God which is reminder to be humble – which So you can see why we importance and meaning of the colours the Rite or . different from everyday living. is particularly appropriate for might wear that or gold for Advent, when the wonder of we use might be interesting for our That too had colours for In that sense, the colours other occasions too, such as God’s coming among us as the different seasons of the used in churches at different weddings, funerals (as we readers. seasons are not so different one of us is certainly enough remember the hope and glory of from the bright wall paintings to make us turn to the Lord the resurrection) and baptisms. and statues which would have in humility and thanksgiving. The fact that we might use adorned churches before the (By the way, in case you have gold or we might use white tells you something about these Bishop Karowei at his service of welcome colours, which is that what you to the Woolwich Episcopal Area at St wear depends largely on what you have! Some churches have Barnabas, Dulwich, during Lent gold chasubles, stoles and other things; others only have white. (Chasubles and stoles are worn for holy communion and other services; there’s more about them a bit later on.) If you only have white, you use white. If you have gold, it tends to come out on the really big occasions: Christmas Day, the Epiphany (when the Magi arrive to worship the child Jesus) and the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, also called Candlemas (2nd February). After Epiphany, we are in Ordinary Time for a while. Pupils of St Gabriel’s College, Lambeth display chasubles made for the school by How long, depends on the Roman Catholic nuns in Ghana and given by St John the Divine Kennington. date of Easter. But the colour The chasubles are in the four main colours of the Christian year: purple, white, red, of Ordinary Time, is green. and green and decorated with Kente fabric, a hand-woven cloth from Ghana which is (Mediaeval England liked red for used for ceremonies, festivals and sacred occasions. The chasubles carry two symbols. Ordinary Time, though I don’t The Christian Chi-Rho symbol represents Jesus Christ and a traditional Adinkra symbol know why; if you do, let me from West Africa, Gye Nyame, expressing God’s omniscience and omnipresence. know.) I always think of green Student Serwah Boateng, from Ghana, said: “These vestments are very special to me as the colour of grass and trees, because they express something from my home country and make me feel part of a forests and rolling hills – but worldwide Christian family”. that might be because I live in a THE BRIDGE... November 2018 7 ‘O worshiphip tthehe LordLord inin The beautyty ooff hholiness’oliness’

season of Lent. Occasionally, Christ’s Ascension (also white churches and liturgies and the Lent is interrupted! On 25 or gold). And after that, it’s use they make of colour varies March every year we remember Ordinary Time again the day too. the coming of the Archangel after Pentecost, almost all the The rest of this paragraph Gabriel to Mary to announce the way until Advent. only describes something of coming of the Christchild. The I say, ‘almost’ because there what you might fi nd in some of date of the Annunciation was are always the interruptions: the our churches. fi xed after the date of Christmas Transfi guration (Mark chapter In them, different fabrics was fi xed and is, obviously, 9) on 6 August, various saints might appear as a fall of cloth nine months earlier. The (for example St Matthew on 21 hanging from a pulpit, an altar Annunciation is a time of great September, St Luke on or a lectern. joy, so the gold might come 18 October), Trinity Sunday They might be use for out then, but we return to Lent and in some churches, Christ chasubles as I said earlier – the array or purple until Holy Week, the King on the Sunday before more-or-less circular garment the fi nal week of Lent which Advent. worn by the president at holy begins on Palm Sunday. You might say, isn’t this all communion, which remind The passion.. rather a bother?! Well, perhaps. the person wearing it and the and the fire But it’s also a good (to me) person seeing it that this marks way of marking the passage of a sacred space, that something ol, Lewisham On Palm Sunday itself, red is God’s gift of time, of reminding holy is happening here. They used. Red is the colour of the ourselves that things pass might be used for stoles, Passion of Christ, but also of and yet are renewed by God’s strips of cloth hung round the very urban archdeaconry! martyrdom and of fi re. In some grace, of experiencing anew shoulders reminding clergy that I also like to remember what churches it is used throughout the loveliness of some of our the Lord’s yoke is easy and his a restful colour it is for our Holy Week with the exception of church buildings and the skill of burden is light. They might be eyes and it speaks to me of Maundy Thursday when white embroiderers, seamstresses and used for tunics worn by servers. the harmony of God’s created is used. designers. But where ever they are, order and the importance of Then after that, white might This isn’t just a matter of they should make church more our stewardship in caring for be used for the rest of Holy one year or even one lifetime. enjoyable, more colourful, the world and its plants and Week, the three days of Maundy The quality of their work will more interesting, more intense creatures. But green is also the Thursday, Good Friday and Holy often last and delight for years an experience – because our colour of hope and the colour of Saturday. Maundy Thursday is to come. worship is also to be captivating, eternal life – so you might say, the day on which we remember Older fabrics in our churches catching us up into the wonder of the new heaven and the new Jesus’ new commandment serve to recall those who have of God who loves us. earth as well as this one. (mandatum, in Latin) to love worshipped there before us, Easter at Holy Saviour, Croydon Ordinary Time lasts until one another, Good Friday the who have handed on their Just two more things Lent. Once Lent comes, we day on which we recall Jesus’ treasures of faith to us – and to be said... Harvest at St Michael’s Bletchingley might turn to purple again crucifi xion and Holy Saturday that encourages us to make sure The fi rst is that there is a lot – and now the idea of using the time of repose in the that the church is there for the more that could be said! Some purple as a colour of repentance grave before the glory of the generations to come after us. churches have other colours – makes more sense. Some resurrection on Easter Day – Even more than that, black for funerals, rose for the churches also have what is and a return to gold. although the church has only third Sunday of Advent and the called ‘Lent array’ – a sort of After that, it’s joyful white had liturgical colours since the fourth Sunday of Lent (another hessian or sackcloth, often with all the way until Pentecost on twelfth century, that’s still a lot colour of joy). Other churches motifs of Christ’s suffering on which we wear red (remember of Christians who have known use the colours for other it, such as his crown of thorns. its meaning of fi re), with the them and prayed with them. garments and vestments I have You can see, from the number exception of any interruptions. The seasons of the church not described here. So this isn’t of times in the Bible in which These might be for the days on year are older: we have the last word, by a long chalk. people repent in sackcloth which the church remembers celebrated the resurrection The second thing to say is, and ashes, why Lent array is martyrs (red) or saints (white/ from the fi rst days, and one of the colours of mediaeval appropriate for the penitential gold) or, after Pentecost, for Christmas since the early fourth England where we began, was century. the cloth embroidered in many So they, and their colours, colours which could be used for Vestments have been donated by mission connect us with all the saints any season at all. societies and by Southwark parishes to our of God since the days in which That’s important to link dioceses in Zimbabwe our Lord walked the earth, that remember, because liturgical great cloud of witnesses (as the colours are servants of our letter to the Hebrews has it) of worship and whether you get whom we can name so very few, them wrong sometimes, or yet whose faith has been handed forget what they mean, or don’t down to us. use them at all, doesn’t matter. They, with us, are the What matters is that we come communion of saints, to God as honestly, humbly our spiritual friends and and true-heartedly as we can, companions on the way and offering our love, our prayer and although our lives are very our service - and if the Church’s different from many of theirs, colours help in enabling us to I at least fi nd some pleasure in do that in joy, then they have the thought that the cycle of done their work. the church year is shared across countless generations. The saints of God are, of course, found in all walks of life ‘...liturgical colours are and in all parts of the church, East, West, Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant. And all those churches have very different servants of our worship’ 8 THE BRIDGE... November 2018 Clergy Study Day Clergy in the Diocese met for a Study Day on 16 October on the theme ‘Here I am, Lord: Nurturing the call of all God’s people’. The day focused on one of the key themes for the Diocese of increasing vocations to lay and ordained ministry. The speakers were Dr Jane Williams, Assistant Dean and lecturer in Systematic Theology at St Mellitus College; Rosemarie Davidson Gotobed, the CofE National Minority Ethnic Vocations Adviser and Dr John Spence, a Lay Canon in Chelmsford Diocese and Chair of the Archbishop’s Council Finance Committee. Raise Your Voices A concert in Southwark Cathedral on 8 November will kick-start ‘Raise Your Voices’, a music- based campaign, in aid of the Church Urban Fund. The event will feature The Rolling Tones, an all-female a cappella group, the London International Gospel Choir and a Dementia Friendly Choir from The Memory Café, a CUF project in North London. Over 50 ‘Raise Your Voices’ events will take place across The last of the new corbels was installed by Southwark Cathedral the country during November stonemasons on Friday 19 October - on the south side of the and December with thousands Cathedral in order to face Borough Market who funded it. They of people taking part. were represented at the installation, together with the Cathedral For tickets and details visit School who created the concept for the corbel and the City & www.raiseyourvoices.org.uk Guilds Art School whose students sculpted it. Also Available the only calendar with a FREE FOR FRESHNESSFOILED Christmas story-activity book

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new lease of life by jazz style that potential,” said Justine. arrangements and augmented They are ‘looking at options’, by songs created by Music creating a project brief and SStt BBarnabas,arnabas, Director Giles Holland and talking to local people, local choir member Jock Miller. councillors MPs etc. Despite the small “Nowadays a good chunk PPurleyurley congregation there is an active of every PCC meeting is taken Sunday School. Scouts, Guides up with how our buildings and and Brownies take part in worship can contribute to our parade services and recently led newly re-discovered mission”. part of the Harvest service. A “We’re starting by monthly Messy Church draws reminding the community 35 to 45 children each time. that we are here. We are Attendance at festivals is high open for coffee and teas every with around 100 at Harvest, Tuesday morning. We will be more at Christingle, about 80 delivering Christmas cards to at Mothering Sunday, Easter every home for the fi rst time. and Christmas. We’re planning a community Justine and Elizabeth work Festival for the church’s 60th develop in its own style, but You turn right off the across all three locations birthday next year and we are to draw them closer together, and they have two retired cutting back the trees that A22 south of Croydon and perhaps one day to achieve priests giving occasional help. mask the church from the road and go up the hill… united benefi ce status. The service pattern enables – it’s all about saying we are and up… and up - and However, when she arrived Justine or Elizabeth to be at here – we are the community when you arrive at St she found ‘faith in the future’ the main Sunday services church - and a major plank of in short supply! Barnabas, Purley you at both All Saints (9.30am) that is ‘Old school Vicaring’ – A lot of effort had gone into and St Barnabas (10.45am). that’s me out there visible and go up again. ‘bringing up baby’, the Hayes At Hayes Church (10.30am) available, walking with them While I didn’t count how Church and that had somehow lay leadership remains a vital and especially, visiting!” many steps -from the road to left the two traditional parish ingredient, but Elizabeth plays St Barnabas greatest asset is the church door, but it’s a lot! churches feeling that it a vital role. The three churches the church family, described I was told: “It’s off putting for was necessary to be a Fresh share a Pastoral Team by Justine as “… lovely, the elderly, the less able and Expression to have any mission including a SPA. Each church lovely people - committed and those with small children - or growth potential – and their has its own House Groups but enthusiastic to see St Barnabas although they do come! Some confi dence (and numbers) had “we are planning talks on the Church thrive and grow – sadly of the congregation are out of suffered! Gospels across the team in in recent years they haven’t breath by the top of the steps!” “It was important to make Lent”, said Justine. felt encouraged but I hope that St Barnabas is half of a 17 it clear from the start that we, St Barnabas Church was has changed. It is about saying year old ‘partnership’ with the clergy team, are here, for built in the late 1950s by ‘yes we are few but it doesn’t WANTAGE a parish profi led a couple of everyone, equally”, she said. “I an architect who (allegedly) matter – it doesn’t diminish us ST. MARY’S CONVENT years ago - All Saints, Kenley. want each congregation to feel mainly designed aircraft in God’s eyes or our ability to :[4HY`»Z*VU]LU[VMMLYZH]HYPL[`VMMHJPSP[PLZHUKÅL_PISL The two parishes are set in comfortable in its own skin and hangars - and it shows! It’s a share and show his love’. accommodation for Group Quiet Days and Group Retreats. an apparently comfortable valued, but at the same time to concrete and brick box – you “We try to inject excitement middle-class area of steep hills work more closely together, to could imagine a Wellington into Sunday worship to give an Also, Conference facilities and private stays. and large detached houses - but learn from and support each standing in there! Plain increased sense of expectation, ,]LY`VULPZ^LSJVTLH[[OL,\JOHYPZ[HUK+HPS`VMÄJLPU with pockets of deprivation other - and to know that they magnolia walls are relieved hope and purpose – and to St Mary Magdalene’s Chapel. among the fl ats, semis and have the total commitment only by a distinctive blue provide solid ground for a terraces in the valley below. of Elizabeth (Elizabeth and white resurrection cross lovely group of people whose For further details please contact: Despite sharing a ministry Goodridge, the Assistant Priest) above the altar. The layout is enthusiasm and commitment :[4HY`»Z*VU]LU[>HU[HNL6_MVYKZOPYL6? (< and myself.” team for nearly two decades, infl exible with rows of fi xed promises a bright future for ;LS! the two are distinctly different. So how does that play out in pews - and the heating doesn’t the church on the hill” said Email: [email protected] St Barnabas Church fi rmly practice? work. Curiously there’s a Lady Justine. occupies the middle ground I want to focus on St Chapel – where the fi xtures www.csmv.co.uk of the Church of England Barnabas, so let’s get the other and fi ttings include a mural of spectrum; whereas All Saints two ‘out of the way’ fi rst. All the Blessed Virgin refl ecting an CHURCH PEWS is at the ‘higher’ end and has Saints is liberal Anglo-Catholic; Anglo-Catholic past, reinforced St Columba’s House a ‘Fresh Expressions’ plant Hayes Church is evangelical by the Stations of the Cross UNCOMFORTABLE? Retreat and Conference Centre - the Hayes Church - at the and refocusing on being a along one wall of the church. WHY NOT TRY SAFEFOAM’S TOP QUALITY UPHOLSTERED FOAM PEW CUSHIONS? Maybury Hill, Woking, Surrey, GU22 8AB evangelical end. community church. 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Both are also used was pleased to be appointed Eucharist (alternating between by the community for parties and earlier this year was St Barnabas and All Saints). etc. They sit in a huge site with licensed as their new Priest-in- On three Sundays out of an assortment of old structures Charge. four the main service at both around the site. Currently with Her mission is to encourage churches is Holy Communion. developers targeting properties each to be confi dent and to The fourth is a family/parade in the area, the local rumour service. Fifth Sunday services mill has it that the church are shared and there are shared land is also likely to be sold mid-week services. The Hayes – something which Justine focusses on pu ng faith into strenuously denies. “Our plans 10 Meeting Rooms

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At 9.00am on 1 October 1918 he was someone who sought essential pillars which build thing up. Later generations one of the most famous and to understand more about the life of faith and it was these may have been able to make mythologised fi gures of the the cultures within which he that Lawrence saw being lived these pillars more elegant but Let First World War entered moved and the faith of the out around him. their mass gives us a sense of Damascus. people alongside whom he Inside the Cathedral, their strength. The war in the Middle East lived. underneath the tower, are four So, what are the pillars that was coming to an end and the His famous book ‘The Seven massive pillars. They, with the hold up my own life and how us city had fallen to the Allies. Pillars of Wisdom’ mirrors in high arches that spring from many are they? The man in question was its language the ‘Five Pillars of them, hold up the massive God, may the structure of my T E Lawrence, known to us as Islam’, the fi ve things that are weight of the structure above life, hold me up and keep me Lawrence of Arabia. necessary to Muslims in the and the bells that hang and strong in my faith and in my pray living out of their faith. swing within it. Many of us will have seen living. David Lean’s 1962 fi lm with These fi ve are These four pillars of Amen. Peter O’Toole playing the part • Shahada: Faith; Southwark hold the whole October: of Lawrence. The evocative • Salah: Prayer; music and the romance of the • Zakat: Charity; The Very Revd , desert make for a fantastic • Sawm: Fasting; and Lawrence movie. • Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca Please follow me on Twitter as I off er a prayer each morning so that you can join me in Morning Prayer. But Lawrence wasn’t just a Shia Muslims add two more Go to @deansouthwark of Arabia war ‘hero’, he was a writer and to this list. But these are the

skills and abilities that are not related to verbal ability. Song People experiencing dementia SAAGEGE have sometimes produced Good News Stones accomplished drawings long SSouthwarkouthwark to take a photo of it, and then had lost something from my Without after losing the ability to easily At St John’s Church, hide it somewhere else. childhood which had really SSpiritualitypirituality communicate through speech. Coulsdon, a group of Loads of people - especially affected my day to day life. SAGE will be running a about a dozen adults children - have been looking I had lost my relationship Words aandnd AAgege session titled When Words for the stones and some with God and was on life’s are not Enough: Creative and children spent an As “People of the WWorkingorking GGrouproup have travelled far outside auto pilot. Your little blue Alternatives. afternoon painting the parish. Photos have stone and it’s simple message Book”, words have or a special place. This will explore ways in stones with Good been posted on the parish’s allowed me to be released made a very signifi cant As people age, physical which art, music and craft News messages. Facebook page and the whole from a trolling thought that limitations may make it activities can make a valuable my relationship couldn’t be contribution to our The idea was to choose a project has captured people’s increasingly diffi cult to seek contribution to ministry with repaired, despite the fact that Christian faith. favourite bible verse, paint a imagination. out such experiences, and older people, and will provide it was I who walked away picture of it and add the text The Revd Paul Roberts said: Yet God can ‘speak’ to us those who minister and spend practical examples. from it. I was the sheep that onto a large stone. The stones “Our prayer that the stones in many ways and through time alongside older people The session will be held at got lost! our different senses - not were blessed on the following would be a blessing has been may be able to fi nd ways to Trinity House from 10am - “At Christmas we are only through words - many of Sunday and people placed born out by this message create a range of opportunity. 1pm on Saturday 24 November. planning to hang small us will be grateful for times them where others would from a man who found one: In addition, participation To book a place email knitted ‘good news’ angels when we have sensed God’s fi nd them. On the reverse of ‘It was the right message at in different activities can not ministryandtraining@ around the parish,” said Paul. presence through non-verbal each stone was an invitation exactly the right moment. I only help build confi dence in southwark.anglican.org experiences such as art, music older people, but may release

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TTuesdayuesday 1313 NovemberNovember  REDHILL - Lunchtime December Music at St Matthew’s SSOUTHWARKOUTHWARK CATHEDRALCATHEDRAL 1.45-8pm1.45-8pm 1.10 pm: The Renaissance Saturday 1 December Recorder Group. ssponsoredponsored bbyy tthehe BBishopsishops ooff SSouthwarkouthwark Admission free, WEST WICKHAM – aandnd LLondon.ondon. donations invited. The Big Christmas Sing, 4pm at St Friday 7 December Francis of Assisi, with  CROYDON - Lunchtime West Wickh am Choir Recital at Croydon Please send details of your events for and school choirs. Minster 1.10pm. Venice DECEMBER ONWARDS to Trinity House Carols, readings etc. Chamber Recital (Trinity JJoinoin ootherther clergyclergy andand laitylaity toto exploreexplore proceeds to Christian School students). BY MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER wwhathat a churchchurch responseresponse couldcould be.be. Aid. All welcome, free Saturday 8 December RRegisteregister freefree atat http://bit.ly/2N2iufLhttp://bit.ly/2N2iufL admission. EAST DULWICH -  MITCHAM – Handel’s each month (not Aug or MESSIAH - staged by Dec.) Eltham Pk Methodist Christmas Fair at St Ongoing Merry Opera Company Church John the Evangelist Saturday 17 November LINGFIELD - Stir-Up at Mitcham Parish Church ✽ ✝ - 12 noon - 3pm. BEDDINGTON - Quiet @St HACKBRIDGE - Taizé ✽ LINGFIELD - The Friends Sunday Fairtrade 7.00pm - Tickets: £10 Mary’s - 3rd Thursday each Admission free. Santa’s at All Saints at 7pm First of The College of St Christmas Pudding from www.merryopera. month 11am - 2pm. Various Sunday every month Making at St Peter and grotto; Games, activities Barnabas Autumn Fair. for children, stalls, com or on the door. tools for quiet including ✽ WARLINGHAM – Water St Paul Church, 12 noon 10am- 12 noon at the  WEST DULWICH – Concert labyrinth Aid lunches in St Ambrose to 3pm. Ingredients and refreshments, Festive College. Adm £1 ( lucky by The Ionian Singers, ✽ BOROUGH – St George Church Hall, 12-1pm fi rst help provided. 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Croydon Philharmonic Tuesday 4 December Choir: Choral Classics.  BATTERSEA – Festival programme) from 07968 Macsween (Piano) Tickets in advance £19 REDHILL – Festival 7.30pm St Mildred’s Chorus in concert at St 209245 or at the door. 29th Giulia Semerano & (inc. programme & drink); of Carols – Redhill & Church, Tickets £12 Luke’s Church 7.30pm. Filippo di Bari £15 (ticket only) from Reigate Choral Society. Saturday 8 (u/16s £6) from: tickets@ Tickets: £14, £18 (Piano Duo) 07588 730246. On the from 07951 791619. 7pm -St Joseph’s Church. & Sunday 9 December door £18. croydonphilharmonic.org SELSDON - White Lunchtime Recitals at or pay at the door. STREATHAM – Recital Thursday, 6 December Saturday 10 at St Peter’s Church Christmas Weekend at Croydon Minster  NEW CROSS - Dvorák: GREENWICH - “Io & Sunday 11 November at 7.30pm - Opus St John’s Church. 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November 2018 ‘She decided that although she was ill, she wanted to make a difference’ This is a line from of Rosslyn, The Duke of York her as MP for Dulwich and by Sir Andrew Cahn, The West Norwood, said that at the the fi lm shown Princess Royal by the Lord reception following the debate about Dame Tessa Coe and Princess Alexandra, on brain cancer treatment in Jowell which ran in the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, by the House of Lords, she was Mrs Peter Afi a. Also present unable to fi nd all her words but Southwark Cathedral were David Cameron, Gordon did manage to articulate these: as people arrived Brown, Tony Blair and Mayor determined, love and lucky. for the Service of of London Sadiq Khan, as These were the words that had Thanksgiving for well as many other politicians summed up her essence. including Harriet Harman, Solomon Smith and her life and work on David Blunkett, Heidi Hunt, Mohammed Hashi spoke with Thursday 18 October. Jack Straw. humour of their meeting with The service was led by her when they did not realise Wendy Robins the Sub-Dean, the Revd that she was an MP and didn’t reports: Canon Michael Rawston. The really know what an MP was. preacher was Prebendary Rose They spoke of her care and It seems to have summed her Hudson-Wilkin, Chaplain to concern for them and the up! Throughout the service the Speaker of the House of young people in Brixton and there were tributes to her and Commons. A choir from St how she helped them to set The family and other members of the congregation all of them spoke of her with Luke’s CofE Primary School, up the Brixton Soup Kitchen. both parties. He said that, “If love and affection and spoke West Norwood and St John’s She had inspired them and life is measured in not how of the tremendous difference CofE Primary School, Brixton, Mohammed was elected as long you live but what you that she had wanted to make sang and the intercessions the fi rst Somali Councillor in give, she lived a life of biblical It’s Your Call... during her life along with the were led by the Revd Andy London in May and he said proportions.” He concluded: difference she had actually Coates, who worked in Tessa it was Tessa Jowell who had “We love you and will never made to individuals and to Jowell’s parliamentary offi ce helped him to know he could forget you.” whole groups of people. before he was ordained. do this. The garden at the soup Following biblical readings kitchen is to be named in her The Service was both a joyful by Lib Peck, Leader of Lambeth Integrity and care honour. and poignant occasion at the Council and Duncan Chapman, Peter John OBE, Leader of Tessa Jowell’s Parliamentary same time. The Cathedral was Southwark Council, spoke Legacy and love... full to bursting as some 1,200 Offi ce Manager, Tessa Jowell’s of her work as did Michael Sue Gray CBE from the Civil husband, David Mills, and her people arrived to pay tribute R Sinclair, Director of the Service said that one of her and to remember a woman who children, Jess and Matthew Harvard Ministerial Leadership most signifi cant legacies was came to the lectern. Jess spoke was a tireless public servant Programme, who spoke of her the Sure Start programme full of integrity and purpose. for her and Matthew talking teaching on the Programme which had helped millions. She about their mother as inspired They greeted each other saying that: “her classes were said that she could, and did, by love, saying she was “defi ned warmly, queueing patiently to oversubscribed and everyone drive her civil servants mad by her public service” and that get through the security at the wanted to talk to her”. by trying to have too many “all parliaments need a Dame main gates. On a beautifully He spoke of her integrity meetings and doing too much Tessa in their midst”. sunny day, inside and outside Called by Name: Vocations Quiet Day and care for the poor. He but she said: “I loved Tessa David Mills thanked the the Cathedral, the love for said that she said “yes to Jowell and few civil servants 16 November, 10.00am-3.30pm, her shone through as people many people who had been Wychcroft House, Redhill RH1 4NE everything”, spending time say they love their minister”. part of her journey and part of reminisced, sharing signifi cant with students and faculty “and The fi nal tribute was from moments of life with Tessa. making this service and, before It’s Your Call: Vocations Fair was among the rarifi ed few to the Rt Hon Tony Blair, who the blessing, which was given Such was the affection and 29 November, 6.30-8.30pm, Emmanuel Centre, receive a standing ovation at spoke of her work on bringing by Bishop Christopher who respect in which she was held Normanton Road, South Croydon CR2 7AF the Harvard business school”. the Olympics to London in had interrupted his sabbatical that the Royal Family were He announced that they were 2012 and how David Cameron to be part of the service, the represented: The Queen and E-mail [email protected] setting up a Tessa Jowell had kept her on the Board congregation was reminded: The Duke of Edinburgh by to register fellowship for graduate study in of the Olympics when he “You who have been inspired Lord Taylor of Holbeach, The her honour. had become Prime Minister, by her. This is your mission to Prince of Wales by the Earl Helen Hayes, who succeeded which he said was good for go and do likewise.” Walking Welcoming Growing Upgrade for Abbey Wood church hall A major project is Institute. Church fundraising to raise over £250,000 in grants taking place at St and social events are held as and fundraising altogether well as private parties etc. The roofi ng work, which Michael and All Angels The roof is being completely uncovered World War II Church, Abbey Wood, renewed, mainly using top embedded shrapnel was phased to replace the 114 quality Canadian slates, and to fi t in with the migrating the project is totally funded pattern of swifts, which nest year old church hall by Biffa Award, a multi- under the eaves each summer, roof – and upgrade its million pound fund that gives having fl own in from Africa facilities! grants to communities and each May. environmental projects across They left in late August Originally serving as a the UK. joint church and hall until on their return journey, and the parish church opened in As part of the overall project, roofi ng work started two weeks 1908, the hall has served as a £50k grant from SUEZ after their departure. “home” to a wide variety of Communities Trust will enable The project is part of a major community groups, including improvements to the interior, scheme to prepare the church the 13th Woolwich Scout including refurbishment of and hall to serve the Abbey group, St Michael`s Social the toilets, and will also cover Wood community for the next Club, Majorettes, Kumon after some external repairs. 100 years. school programmes, table The PCC must also carry out (Right) The Vicar, the Revd tennis, Tai chi, dog training, quinquennial and stonework David Sherratt, up aloft and the Abbey Wood Women’s repairs on the church, so needs with two of the roofers.

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