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Mark Wroe Named Next Bishop of Berwick INSIDE: November 2020 Page 3 Fighting child poverty Page 4 Poms poms everywhere! Page 5 A service for our pets! Page 6 Councils support our churches Page 7&8 2020 Ordinations Page 9 Bishop Mark welcomed to Chester Mark Wroe named next Bishop of Berwick HE Venerable Mark Wroe, first Bishop of Berwick since 1572 across our region concerned for mility and courage.” currently Archdeacon of when he was appointed in 2016. The Venerable Mark Wroe said: loved ones and livelihoods, yet the Northumberland, is the “It’s an extraordinary privilege to Church has such deep hope and Mark will be ordained and con- next Suffragan Bishop of Mark’s appointment was an- be called to be the next Bishop of joy in Jesus Christ to offer. I look secrated a bishop by the Archbish- BerwickT in the Diocese of Newcas- nounced at Berwick Town Hall by Berwick and to serve God along- forward to working with all those op of York, Stephen Cottrell in a tle. the Bishop of Newcastle, the Right side Bishop Christine in Newcas- in our communities, who seek to service early next year. Reverend Christine Hardman, fol- tle Diocese. I’m very aware that work together for a more compas- He succeeds the Right Reverend lowing confirmation of approval these are challenging and disori- sionate society, and to sharing our ■ For more, go to page 3 or visit Mark Tanner who had been the from the Queen. entating times, with many people hope and faith in Christ with hu- https://bit.ly/3dR0d4i SEE OUR ORDINATIONS PICTURE SPECIAL ON PAGES 7 AND 8 2 generous engaged open Bishop’s Diary November This is not a full list of the Bishop’s engagements but includes the items TOWARDS A we think might be of particular interest to you. Under the present circumstances there is a possibility of cancellations or meetings changing to virtual meetings. SAFER CHURCH 2nd 8.30am Diocesan Secretary with Mark Bagnall, Safeguarding Training Officer 3rd 8.30am Ecumenical Prayers 3rd 9.30am Shortlisting for Interviews www.newcastle.anglican.org/safeguarding 3rd 11am Cobalt Park Meeting 4th 10am House of Bishops SAFE SPACES – ABUSE received additional specific training in how Standing Committee HELPLINE LAUNCHED the churches respond to abuse cases, the way 5th 10am St Hild & St Bede Trustees Meeting in which faith and church-related settings 9th 9.30am House of Bishops have been used to carry out abuse, and the A new service providing vital support for particular issues affecting people who have 9th – 11th Bishops Staff Meeting Residential survivors of church-related abuse has had or still have, a relationship with the 12th 8am Inclusive Economy Board Pre-meet recently been launched. church. 12th 1pm Cathedral Council 15th 9am Service, Corbridge Safe Spaces, commissioned by the Anglican The service is for those who may have 16th 9am Inclusive Economy Board Meeting and Catholic Churches in England and Wales, experienced any form of abuse, including 16th 1pm Interviews will be run by Victim Support, a national sexual abuse, physical abuse, financial abuse, 18th 10.30am CC Mission, Pastoral and charity with a track record of providing psychological abuse (including spiritual Church Property Committee survivor support. abuse), domestic abuse, coercive and 19th 8.30am Bishops and Archdeacons Meeting controlling behaviour. Safe Spaces is a free and independent 19th 11am Diocesan Secretary support service, providing a confidential, Survivors do not have to have reported 20th – 21st Bishop’s Council Residential personal and safe space for anyone who has 23rd -25th General Synod, London the incident to the church authorities or the been abused through their relationship with police in order to access support. 26th 10.30am Church Commissioners Board either the Church of England, Church in Wales of Governors, London or the Catholic Church of England and Wales. The dedicated Safe Spaces team are 28th 10am Diocesan Synod available through a helpline and live chat 29th 10am Confirmation, Chevington Safe Spaces comprises a team of trained service between Monday – Saturday from support advocates, who have undergone 10am to 6pm, apart from Thursdays when specialist training in supporting survivors of the service is open 12noon to 8pm. Comings & Goings sexual abuse and violence, and who have The Revd Deborah Maureen Baker, Kim Wears, Licensed Lay Minister at Assistant Curate (SSM), Ulgham Benefice, Willington, is now Assistant Curate (SSM) YOU CAN CONTACT THE SAFE SPACES TEAM BY: is now Associate Minister (SSM) of at Willington. Cresswell and Lynemouth. Samantha Quilty, Licensed Lay Minister ■ Tel: 0300 303 1056 Samuel George Lochead, Licensed Lay at Holy Island, is now Assistant Curate Minister at Corbridge, is now Assistant (SSM) at Holy Island. (a voicemail facility is available outside of opening times) Curate at Corbridge. Phyllis Alison Carruthers, Licensed Lay John Richard Storey, Licensed Lay Minister at Bamburgh, Belford and ■ Email: [email protected] Minister at Upper Coquetdale, is now Lucker, is now Assistant Curate (SSM) at Assistant Curate (SSM) at Upper Bamburgh, Belford and Lucker. Coquetdale. ■ Oliver Jack Dempsey, Licensed Lay LiveChat with the team, or access service information: Paul William Rusby, Licensed Lay Minister Minister at Cowgate, is now Assistant www.SafeSpacesEnglandandWales.org.uk at Morpeth, is now Assistant Curate Curate at Cowgate. (SSM) at Morpeth. Alan White, Licensed Lay Minister at Thomas Sample, Licensed Lay Minister at Newcastle St Gabriel, is now Assistant A member of the Safe Spaces team will make contact within Berwick Holy Trinity & St Mary, is now Curate (SSM) at Newcastle St Gabriel. 48 hours (72 hours on weekends) of making a referral. Assistant Curate at Berwick Holy Trinity & St Mary. The Revd Preb Dr Catherine Ann Sourbut Groves, currently Vicar, Bath (St Barnabas) Yvette Charmain Daniel, Licensed Lay with Englishcombe, is going to be Minister at Newcastle St Francis, is now licensed as Archdeacon of Lindisfarne on Gospel Readings Assistant Curate at Newcastle St Francis. 14 November by Bishop Christine. 1. All Saints Day Matthew 5.1-12 Bishop, 1796 Luke 18.1-8 2. Monday John 5.19-25 or John 6.37-40 15. 2nd Sunday 3. Tuesday Luke 14.15-24 Before Advent Matthew 25.14-30 4. Wednesday Luke 14.25-33 16. Monday Luke 18.35-end CONTACT US 5. Thursday Luke 15.1-10 17. Hugh 6. Friday Luke 16.1-8 Bishop, 1200 Luke 19.1-10 The Link, Church House, St John’s Terrace, North Shields. NE29 6HS. 7. Willibrord, 18. Wednesday Luke 19.11-28 Tel: (0191) 270 4100. Email: [email protected] Bishop, 739 Luke 16.9-15 19. Thursday Luke 19.41-44 Facebook: m.me/ncldiocese 8. 3rd Sunday 20. Friday Luke 19.45-48 Twitter: @ncldiocese Instagram: @NclDiocese before Advent Matthew 25.1-13 21. Saturday Luke 20.27-40 9. Monday Luke 17.1-6 22. Sunday next Link is produced ten times a year by the Diocese of Newcastle, with joint issues for August/September and December/January. Views expressed 10. Tuesday Luke 17.7-10 before Advent Matthew 25.31-end are not necessarily those of the Diocese or the editor. 11. Martin, 23. Monday Luke 21.1-4 The editor is pleased to consider articles or letters of not more than 350 words for publication. Where possible, articles should be accompanied by Bishop c.397 Luke 17.11-19 24. Tuesday Luke 21.5-11 a good-quality digital photograph of 250dpi or higher. Please contact the 12. Thursday Luke 17.20-25 25. Wednesday Luke 21.12-19 editor before submitting obituaries. 13. Friday Luke 17.26-end 26. Thursday Luke 21.20-28 For advertising rates and deadlines see www.newcastle.anglican.org/link. Copy date for November 2020 issue: Monday 16 November. 14. Samuel 27. Friday Luke 21.29-33 Seabury, 28. Saturday Luke 21.34-36 growing church bringing hope 3 Photos of our next Bishop of Berwick, announced at Berwick Town Hall on 20 October. More pictures can be found on our website: https://bit.ly/3jkZREb > Catherine Seymour Northumberland councillor for Berwick North, Christine Hardman Bishop Of Newcastle, Mark Wroe and Mayor of > Above and bottom left, Mark Wroe pictured with the Bishop of Newcastle Christine Hardman, and bottom right, Mark Berwick Anne Forbes, outside Berwick Town Hall during a short service at Holy Trinity Church. Child poverty ‘urgent call to action’ ISHOP Christine is pledging to help centage points, compared to 3 percentage Bishop Christine wrote the foreword to tackle child poverty in the North East points nationally).” the report and welcomed the recommenda- following a stark report highlighting tions. the need for change. It added: “The impacts of child poverty are B also more widespread in the North East. A She said: “All poverty is a terrible thing. The Institute for Public Policy Research higher proportion of children live in house- Human lives are diminished by it. And child (IPPR) report, Child Poverty and Devolution in holds which go without things like heating, an poverty is the most pernicious thing of all, as North East England, warns ‘child poverty is the annual week’s holiday, hobbies and leisure all too often its effects last a life time. We starkest manifestation of economic and social activities or school trips. Poverty is reflected in read in this report that here in the North East inequality, leading to short-term hardship and outcomes for children’s health and secondary we have the second highest rate of child pov- long-term damage’. school attainment in the region. Local services erty of any English region. This is an urgent are responding to these trends.” call to action. The report states: “The North East currently has the second highest rate of child poverty of The report makes nine recommendations to “As Bishop of Newcastle and chair of the any English region.
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