On the Move (cont.) News from the Church of The Revd Stephen Patrick Walker, The Revd Brian James Lees, (Priest in England (Vicar of the United Benefice of St Charge of Hutton Cranswick with Mary Theydon Bois and All Saints Skerne, Watton and Beswick and between the Theydon Garnon in the Diocese of Priest in Charge of Nafferton with Humber and Chelmsford) has been appointed as Wansford), will retire with effect the Tees Rector of the Benefice of West from 3 March 2016. Buckrose. March 2016 The Revd Canon Richard Rowling, The Revd Stephen Gamble, (Vicar of (Rector of the Benefice of Thirsk), Kirby Misperton with Normanby and has resigned to be Anglican Chaplain Archbishop Sentamu’s Pilgrimage Salton, held in plurality with to HMP Northumberland in the Middleton, Newton and . Sinnington), has resigned to be Vicar of the United Benefice of Kirklington, Burneston, Wath and Pickhill in the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales. Newsletter to pause production

Eleanor Course, Communications Officer and Editor of this Newsletter, will be leaving her role for the Diocese at the end of February, to study for a PhD in Theology. Until a new Communications Officer is appointed, this Newsletter will not be produced after April 2016. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. You can keep up-to-date with news from across the Diocese via the regular enews bulletin. If you don’t receive this and would like to, please email offi[email protected]. Items in the enews At the time of going to print, greeting and blessing local people bulletin, which will include the monthly letter from the Archbishop’s Staff, Archbishop Sentamu had left who were walking along the high can be used in Parish Magazines. Scarborough and was beginning the street. Harthill leg of his six-month Pilgrimage of Prayer, Witness and “The Archbishop happily joined the Blessing across the . regulars at Westway Open Arms for a Diocese of York News March 2016 bowl of soup at their weekly lunch Editor: Eleanor Course, Diocesan Communications Officer, Diocesan House, Aviator Court, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4WJ. Tel 01904 699530, Email Speaking of his visit to Scarborough, club. People were very moved, [email protected] the Revd Sam Foster said, “It was a inspired and appreciated the time he wet and windy day as the Archbishop took to spend with them.” Deadline to include items in the April issue is Monday 15 February. made his way to Eastfield, to visit The Diocese of York News may be copied for use in Parish Magazines etc, and may be downloaded as a pdf file from www.dioceseofyork.org.uk. Westway Open Arms and The Holy You can follow and share in Contact Eleanor Course as above to receive an e-mailed download link for each Nativity Church. The weather did not Archbishop Sentamu’s journey on new issue. stop his enthusiasm for meeting, pilgrimage.archbishopofyork.org.

12 1 Imagine... Sat 12 Mar - Conversations 2016 Sat 19 Mar - Choral Evensong with Lenten reflections on the paintings the Northern Cathedral Singers, of Sieger Köder , St Mary's Priory Holy Trinity Hull, 6.30pm. John Lennon immortalised the word Community Centre, Malton , 10am - ‘imagine’, when he encouraged 12.30pm. Mon 21 Mar - Services of Blessing of people to dream of a different sort of Oils and Renewal of Ordination world, a better future. Such Sat 12 Mar - York Branch Company Vows, St. Hilda's Church, imagining is an important task for of Servers meeting, Howden Minster, Grangetown, Middlesbrough, 12pm. Christians, but our own vision is to 2pm. Contact Tony Parker on The Bishop of will be be inspired by God and his values. 01430 235308 or presiding and the [email protected]. will be preaching. Imagine a different world God’s vision for the future Sun 13 Mar - 'Threshold' Service - Tues 22 – Sun 27 Mar - A Holy Week encompasses every aspect of our Mysteries of our Christian Faith Journey to the Cross: An Easter world and has no limits. The bible "The Cross", , 7pm. experience in the grounds of Wydale gives us an insight into God’s vision Yet, in other places, churches Threshold services aim to provide an Hall. An interactive, prayerful of a ‘new heaven and a new earth’ – struggle to imagine a different future alternative format for worship and journey to help you reflect personally everything will be transformed. But or to see how it could happen. Some are open to anyone and everyone on the Easter Story. Contact 01723 as we look around our world and the have got stuck in past ways, an air of curious about faith, worship, 859270 or [email protected]. transformation that is needed, then despondency has set in and it exploring belief and how to find and such imagining isn’t always easy. In a becomes hard to see new possibilities know Christ. Weds 23 – Tues 29 Mar - Holy Week complex world, beset with issues of or imagine how anything could be and Easter Retreat, Holy Rood House. great enormity, we can feel done differently. Again, for some of Mon 14 Mar - “Make Time” Have trips out to discover the crosses overwhelmed and fail to imagine a us, there is the need to learn how to (Mindful Messy Church for Grown- on the North York moors, and reflect better future. Too often, we give up ‘imagine’ afresh and see a better ups), St Helen's, Escrick, 7.30pm – on an exhibition of embroidered believing change is possible, we get future. 9pm. Meditative music… icons by Dr Romola Parish. Contact used to injustice and discrimination mindfulness and Spiritual colouring 01845 522580 or and they become the accepted norm. Imagining with God books…rolling tea and coffee…varied [email protected]. When this happens, let us ask God Our capacity to imagine a better arts and crafts activities… to teach us how to ‘imagine’ afresh. future is deepened as we draw closer Thurs 24 Mar - Services of Blessing to God. It is found not in activity but Weds 16 Mar - Ebor Lectures - 'The of Oils and Renewal of Ordination Imagine a different church in prayer, silence and contemplation Possibilities and Problems of Peace Vows, York Minster, 11am. The Most churches long to engage more – for it is here that we find God’s on Earth: The United Nations, Bishop of Whitby will be presiding meaningfully with their community heart. As we journey through Lent, International Law, and National and the will be and to see more people’s lives reflecting upon God’s character and Interests', York St John University, preaching. touched by the gospel. Churches seeking his Spirit afresh, let’s ask 7pm. Contact 01904 876474 or want to flourish, they want to God to grow our vision for a [email protected]. Thurs 24 - Tues 29 Mar - Easter embrace mission, and they want to different world and a different Thurs 17 Mar - The Hebrew Break, Wydale Hall. Activities will grow. In our diocese there are many church. And as we imagine God’s Background to Holy Week - CMD include Good Friday reflections, examples of this desire being new future, so let us work together to event, Swainby Church Hall. Easter Sunday services (including a expressed in imaginative ways, either see it fulfilled. Let’s imagine... Contact [email protected] or sunrise service for the intrepid) and by breathing fresh life into 01904 699504. the eating of chocolate eggs. Contact traditional approaches or finding The Ven , 01723 859270 or [email protected]. completely new ways to be church. Archdeacon of the East Riding

2 11 What’s On Northern Gospel, Northern Church Weds 2 – Fri 4 Mar - Journey to the Sat 5 Mar - Non-residential Renewal Our Diocesan Director of Training Cross Retreat, Wydale Hall. A Day, Wydale Hall, 10.30am – for Missional Ministry, the Revd Dr prayerful retreat to celebrate Lent 3.30pm. Renewal days are Gavin Wakefield, has co-authored a and to focus attention on the coming opportunities for people to come to new book - Northern Gospel, of Easter. Contact 01723 859270 or Wydale and spend a day Northern Church: Reflections on [email protected]. worshipping, receiving quality Bible Identity and Mission. Co-authored teaching, praying and being prayed by Nigel Rooms, and with a Foreword Thurs 3 Mar - Redeeming Our for. Contact 01723 859270 or by Archbishop Sentamu, there are Communities Conversation, [email protected]. also chapters from the Rt Revd Dr Archbishop Holgate’s School, York, John Thomson (Bishop of Selby), the 7pm. Come to meet with others Sun 6 Mar - Annual William Temple Revd Matthew Porter (Vicar of St from your local community churches Lecture, Room SK037, Skell Building, Michael le Belfrey, York), and Su to discuss ways of working together York St John University, 7.30pm. The Reid (Sub-Warden of Readers in for the good of the community. Revd Robin Griffith-Jones will give Stokesley Deanery). Register for the event at the annual William Temple Lecture www.roc.uk.com/york, 0161 393 on ‘Magna Carta, Archbishop From the monks of Lindisfarne to 4511 or [email protected]. Langton and Covenantal Kinship the Synod of Whitby, the North is under God’. Contact historically considered to be a cradle Fri 4 Mar - Women's World Day of [email protected]. of Christianity in England, but in Prayer Service, Castle Howard today’s society is there a “gospel for Chapel, 2pm. Mon 7 Mar - York and District CMS the North”? Association Prayer Lunch, Sat 5 Mar - Understanding Yourself Spurriergate Centre, York, 11am Does it make sense to talk of a gospel and Others: Myers Briggs type onwards. For further details please for a specific place when there is indicator CMD event, Diocesan contact Eileen Wishart on 01904- “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” House, 8.30am – 12pm. Discover 633705. (Ephesians 4:5)? Can we even your own personality type and consider the North of England as a explore how understanding your own Mon 7 – Weds 9 Mar - Yorkshire distinct entity with its own particular and others’ personality traits can Spice breakaway for clergy spouses, identity? help us minister effectively in a range Wydale Hall. Join us for time away of situations. Led by the Revd Jeremy for fellowship, teaching, refreshment, This book brings together prominent Fletcher, Vicar of Beverley Minster. companionship and mutual practitioners and academics to Contact [email protected] or understanding. Contact answer these questions and explore 01904 699504. [email protected] or what it means to proclaim the gospel 07425 171741. in the North of England from many Sat 5 Mar - Mission Explored Course, angles: housing estates to ancient St John Newland, Hull, 8.30am – Fri 11 – Sun 13 Mar - Men@Wydale To find out more, or preorder a copy, cathedrals, Biblical reflection to 12pm. Contact Retreat, Wydale Hall. A whole visit the Sacristy Press website at street evangelism, history to [email protected] or weekend of teaching, worship, banter www.sacristy.co.uk. economics. www.stjohnnewland.org.uk/explorin and quiet for men of all ages. gmission.htm. Contact 01723 859270 or [email protected]. 10 3 Step Forward On the Move Booking is now open for the next As well as time for worship, prayer Step Forward event on Saturday 12 and Bible study, there will be an The has re- re-licensed as Assistant Curate, SSM March. Step Forward is a day for opportunity to find out what being appointed Canon Jennifer Reid to the of the Benefice of Walkington, anyone aged 18 to 30 considering ordained is really like – its highs and College of Canons, York Minster for Bishop Burton, Rowley and Skidby. ordained ministry in the Church of lows, space to look at your own a period of three years. England. experience and what God might be The Revd Linda Robinson, (Assistant calling you to in the future, and the The Archbishop has re-appointed the Curate, SSM, of the Benefice of Archbishop Sentamu said, “Serving chance to discover how the selection Revd Timothy Boyns as Rural Dean Newington with St Andrew’s, Hull), God is one of the best things you can process and ordination training of Hull for a further period of five has been re-appointed as Assistant do with your life and there are many programmes work years. This is in addition to his Curate of the Benefice of Newington ways to carry out this calling. If you existing responsibilities as Vicar of with St Andrew’s, Hull. are a Christian aged between 18 and For more information or to book a Hessle and Area Dean of Hull West. 30, might God be encouraging you to place, visit the website The Revd Carol Sunley, (Assistant consider ordained ministry in the ww.stepforwardanglican.org.uk. The Revd Michael Reginald Bushby, Curate in the Benefice of North ?” (Priest in Charge, House for Duty), Ormesby), has been appointed as has been re-appointed as Priest in Assistant Curate of the Benefice of Charge, House for Duty, of the Ormesby. Benefice of Newbald. God Calling The Revd Philip William West, (PTO, The Rt Revd Harold William Godfrey, Diocese of Sheffield) has been A day for young people (aged 14-18) Come and have some fun, meet (Bishop of Peru) has been appointed appointed as House for Duty to begin to explore what it might other people of a similar age, and as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Assistant Curate for the Benefices of: mean to follow God for the rest of explore together what God might Lastingham with Appleton-le-Moors, • Burstwick, Burton Pidsea, their lives, on Saturday 12th March have in store for us if we are willing Rosedale & Cropton. Humbleton with Elsternwick, at The Emmaus Centre, Wydale to follow his call. It will include Halsham and stories of other people's experiences The Revd Alison Hutchinson, Thorngumbald Have you ever wondered 'What is my and time to explore and reflect on (Assistant Curate of the Benefice of • Easington with Skeffling, life for?', 'How can I make a who we are and what we might have difference in the world?', 'What been made for. Rudby in Cleveland with Middleton, Keyingham, Ottringham, might God want me to do with my held in plurality with Crathorne, Patrington, Welwick and life?','What would it be like to For more information contact Kirklevington with Picton and High Winestead follow Jesus' call?' Jon Steel on [email protected] and Low Worsall), has been • Hedon, Paull, Sproatley and or 07711880042 appointed as Assistant Curate of the Preston in Holderness Benefice of Whorlton with Carlton • Withernsea with Owthorne, and Faceby. In addition, she has Garton-in-Holderness with been licenced as Sessional Anglican Grimston, Hilston, Hollym, The Revd Michael Snowball RIP Chaplain at HMP and YOI Holmpton, Roos and Tunstall. Kirklevington Grange. It is with regret that we announce that the Revd Michael Snowball, who had (Continued on page 12.) the Archbishop’s Permission to Officiate, died on Sunday, 17th January 2016. The Revd Ruth Katherine Newton, (Assistant Curate, SSM of the Mr Snowball was 72 and is survived by his wife Cynthia. Benefice of Walkington, Bishop Burton, Rowley and Skidby), is to be

4 9 Happy Birthday to Mothers’ Union! On the Road in Mission

This year will see Mothers’ Union like Samuel, “Thus far has the Lord In announcing his Pilgrimage of How might the church respond mark 140 years of faithful Christian helped us.” Prayer, Witness and Blessing amidst so much change and Archbishop Sentamu said “We are a outreach to families of all faiths and uncertainty? church on the road in mission…” none. Since 1876, when Mary This year over 500,000 people will • Re-imagining church - community: Sumner first brought together benefit from Mothers’ Union’s How can we develop authentic In recent times there has been more community in a world shaped by parents in her own parish to build support for family life. Many more and more emphasis on mission, consumerism and individualism? their confidence in bringing up their will know the support of our especially as our world and our lives children, we have grown to an membership without any tally being change at an ever faster pace. What • Re-imagining church - discipleship organisation of over four million taken – because not only our does mission really mean? How do and leadership: How can we women – and men – in over 80 programme work but in their daily we respond to the changes around develop healthy church in today’s countries of the world. lives our members support families us? How can we see community built world? in prayer, in voicing their support for and strengthened? There are two separate courses: Why celebrate 140th, rather than policy changes and in their practical This Lent (and during the • Wednesdays 7.30-9.00pm at St wait for 150th? In the Old Testament support. Archbishop’s journeying around the Martin’s North Road, West Hull of the Bible, in the first book of Diocese) a special course is being run HU4 6DD on 24th Feb, 2nd, 9th Samuel, there is the story of Samuel There has never been a more for churches in Hull Deanery. and 16th March marking an unlooked for victory challenging, or more exciting time to Making use of the Mission Shaped • Thursdays 7.30-9.00pm St against the mighty Philistines by be part of Mothers’ Union. Our hope Introduction sessions which have Michael’s Holderness erecting a stone between Mizpah and is to train more members to help been used by over 75,000 people on Road/Marfleet Lane HU9 4TJ on Shen, naming it “Ebenezer” meaning more families; to encourage greater every populated continent. The four, 25th Feb, 3rd, 10th and17th “stone of help” as a permanent outreach across those countries and 90-minute sessions explore: March. reminder of the leading and guidance communities where family life is • Rediscovering mission: How are we of God “Thus far has the Lord helped under greatest threat. To do this we caught up into God’s mission to More info from Matthew Brailsford; His world? us”. need your help. Please support [email protected]. Mothers’ Union in bringing positive • Changing world, changing church: Over the past 140 years, Mothers’ change to family life through its Union has faced, and will continue work worldwide To find out how you In the footsteps of St Hilda to face, many challenges. Family life can help Mothers’ Union mark 140 is under increasing pressure and the years of faith in action contact our Get the date in your diary for a other churches named after St Hedda call on our resources is higher than Supporter Care line on 020 7227 wonderful pilgrimage this summer. and St Mary. ever. But we can look at how we are 0620 or email From 26th to 31st July, youth groups, meeting these challenges and say, [email protected] children and families are invited to Youth groups, children and families join in the footsteps of St Hilda, on a are invited to come for all five days, pilgrimage walk from Hinderwell to just an afternoon, or anything in Whitby. between. You could do the whole route, or just a stage along the way. The 42 mile pilgrimage, St Hilda’s Toddlers, children, teenagers and Way, was created last year by the adults are all welcome to join in. Revd Nancy and John Eckersley, and Get the date in your diaries, and look it visits eight churches and chapels out for more information later in the dedicated to St Hilda, as well as two year!

8 5 Archbishop Holgate’s School at the heart They did a fantastic job liaising with chatting as well as helping out the different agencies, providing food practically. It was certainly eye- of York’s Flood response and hot drinks throughout the day opening. It is not often the car park and night, and keeping the place contains a mobile police command clean and tidy whilst the emergency unit, rescue boats, army lorries, a fish teams were in and out. Jake and chip van feeding tired rescue Drummond said: “The community workers and a mobile coffee van response has been outstanding – from Bridlington giving them warm residents and businesses donated drinks. Compassion is one of our more food than we were able to cope school’s core Christian values and it with, which meant we were able to was wonderful that we could distribute the excess to other places facilitate that concept being put into where it was needed, such as practice by caring people from the Arclight, Carecent and other locality and across the UK. I hostels.” witnessed Archbishop Holgate’s pupils bring in bags of food from Other school staff also spent some their pantries, supermarkets drop off time in the school providing support huge quantities of prime meat, our Between Christmas and New Year mountain rescue, the ambulance where it was needed too. They were own staff work tirelessly and Archbishop Holgate’s School was at service and the City of York Council joined by students and parents who numerous emergency personnel from the very centre of the relief effort to Major Incident Response Team also gave up their Christmas Caterick to Cornwall thank the the people of York following the (MIRT). Many rescue teams from holidays. Holly Hardstaff, one of the school for its welcome. A very flooding of the River Foss and River across the country showed out in schools 6th form Students Leaders, memorable week indeed.” Ouse. On Boxing Day the school force to help out including some volunteered her time sorting through swung into action as an Emergency from Merseyside, Exmouth and all the items that had been donated Rest Centre for local residents and Dartmoor as more local teams had to the school. “It was amazing to see their pets. Initially over 100 people, been sent to Cumbria. Staff from what a sense of community spirit along with dogs, cats and even Devon and Cornwall Mountain York really has! The donations really rabbits were housed in the class rescue slept in the staff room, whilst were second to none; from whole rooms of the English block. The others grabbed a few hours laid on sets of toiletries and cleaning school provided warmth, protection, benches in the Main Hall or on mats products, to new clothes and food and beds for people affected, in the gymnasium. bedding, although there was the odd whilst volunteers and council can of empty deodorant! The help workers assessed people’s needs. None of this impressive response local people wanted to give the Thankfully, after some had spent could have been possible without the people affected by the floods was three nights sleeping on camp beds hard work and dedication of a small outstanding! York’s generosity shone in classrooms all of the evacuees core of staff at the school who through in times of dire need for were appropriately rehoused. worked tirelessly. This included Site certain people.” Supervisor Jake Drummond, Whilst all this activity was taking Cleaning Supervisor Denise Rafferty School Chaplain Richard Nihill said: place in the Harris Building, the and Catering Supervisor Matt “I was able to spend some time in Main school acted as a base for Richardson. the school with both the emergency teams from the police, army, services and with people evacuated,

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