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Sat 22 May - Beverley Male Voice Weds 26 May - Ebor Lectures at York News from Choir at St Bartholomew's Church, St John University: Canon Dr John Diocese of York the Church of Aldbrough. Starts at 7:30pm, tickets Atherton. Beyond Capitalism: £10, free for children. Contact Sylvia Religious Contributions to Greater England Rice-Oxley for details on 01964 Wellbeing’ Tickets are free but must between the 529032 be booked in advance – contact Newsletter Humber and [email protected] or 01904 Sun 23 May – Global Day of Prayer. 876474. the Tees A family event for all ages on Pentecost Sunday, with Prayer on the Weds 26 May - Spirituality and May 2010 Walls (5.45 to 6 p.m.) and Prayer in Healthcare Lecture with Hull & York Minster (6.30 – 8.30 p.m.), District Theological Society.. An open organised by One Voice York and lecture with Professor Margaret Your Church and the General Election Churches Together in York. Contact Holloway, University of Hull. Juliet Wright on 01904 675755. The General Election will be held on interviews with the party leaders. Fri 28 May - Organ Recital at All 6th May, and the political parties are Mon 24 – Weds 26 May - A Retreat - Saints Church Newton On Ouse, by clearly now well embarked on a pre- I commend both these resources to 'Come let us sing to the Lord’. For Peter Backhouse. (Assistant Organist election campaign. We will all be those who are organising or who details, call 01723 859270 or visit @ St Giles Cathedral Edinburgh ) thinking about how we respond to plan to attend hustings meetings; www.wydale.org. Tickets £10.00, to include a glass of the call to participate in the and indeed to anyone considering wine at the interval. For more democratic process, both in terms of their own vote. They do not attempt Tues 25 - Sat 29 May - Feed the information please contact Mary the national and local debates that to represent a Church view or follow Minds Book Sale, St Helen's Church, Watson on 01347 848233 are to come, and of course in terms a party line; but they are a useful York. of how we eventually cast our source of information for Christians, Sat 29 May - Community of the individual votes. I know that some however they decide to vote. Tues 25 May -Hull and East Riding Resurrection at York. See page 7. parishes will be organising their own Interfaith (HERI) forum. On hustings meetings. May I also bring to your attention tolerance. At 5pm in committee Sat 29 May - Organ Recital at the General Election prayers that room 1, ground floor, at the Bridlington Priory. By Roger Sayer of Churches Together in Britain & Church House have put together, Guildhall, Hull. For more info Rochester Cathedral. Tickets £7/ £6 Ireland (CTBI) has worked with which you may find useful at this www.heri.org.uk or at the door or from 01262 670153. church bodies and agencies to create time. [email protected], tel.01482- Refreshments afterwards. electronic resources to assist us as we 445728. approach the election. These include It is important that as Christians we guidance for hustings meetings (and engage with the democratic process a registration system for events) and and do all we can to ensure racist or Diocese of York News May 2010 a substantial briefing document on extremist parties do not take Editor: Eleanor Course, Diocesan Communications Officer, Diocesan House, wide range of issues, Faith in Politics, advantage of our indifference. Aviator Court, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4WJ. Tel 01904 699530, Email [email protected] which suggests questions for candidates. +Sentamu Ebor Deadline to include items in May issue is Mon 3rd May 2010. The Diocese of York News may be copied for use in Parish Magazines etc, and In addition, the Evangelical Alliance All these resources, and more, are may be downloaded as a ‘pdf’ file from www.dioceseofyork.org.uk. Contact Eleanor Course as above to receive an e-mailed download link for each has also created an election web page available on the Diocesan website at which will feature, inter alia, www.dioceseofyork.org.uk. new issue. 12 1 Cherishing our Churchwardens Thurs 13th May - Research Seminars Mon 17 May - Theological Reading with Holy Rood House, Thirsk. Revd Day – Mirfield. ‘Thinking Together May this year sees the annual Dr Janet Lees on faith communities about Mission', led by the Revd Dr admission of Churchwardens, who and parenting plus forum on Stephen Spencer. are sworn into Office. This year it research methodology. Contact will happen in the Minster, with the [email protected] or Tues 18 – Thurs 20 May - Women in Archbishop presiding and admitting 01845 522580 Ministry Retreat at Holy Rood House. the Churchwardens. Contact 01845 522580 or Fri 14 - Sun 16 May - Men's [email protected]. This is an important occasion and I Weekend with Holy Rood House, hope all the parishes will pray for Thirsk. ‘The Men’s Room’: a weekend Tues 18 May - Diocesan Church their Churchwardens as they take up, of exploration of men’s spirituality. Tourism Group visit to Hull what I hope, is an appointment in Contact Churches. See page 4. which they will be well supported by [email protected] or their churches. They have a vital 01845 522580 Weds 19 May - Changing Jobs in a ministry to perform. Changing Church. A day with John their role very seriously and in an Sat 15 May - Taize Pilgrimage day for Lee, Clergy Appointments Adviser at Churchwardens hold an ancient extremely dedicated manner. We young people at Bishopthorpe Palace. St Mary & St Nicholas Church Hall, Office but I believe it is becoming are, indeed, grateful to all of you who For more information contact Revd Wigginton, York. To book a place increasingly important. They are have been willing to stand and been Adam Reed on 01751 474858 or contact 01904 699504 or Officers to the Bishop and not just elected as Churchwardens and assure [email protected] [email protected]. the parish. They represent the lay you of our prayers. people of the parish and are Sat 15 May - Meetings with York Weds 19 May - York Readers Annual encouraged to co-operate in working So, as we support the Carmelite Spirituality Group. ‘Mary Quiet Evening. Please contact Lynn alongside the parish priest. They are Churchwardens, who are admitted our Sister, St Simon Stock our Comer for more information on also to encourage, by example, this month, and in our prayers for brother'. More details from: 01904 656295 or members of the parish in the practice them, pray also for your own www.carmelite.org/yorkcsg [email protected] of the Christian faith and to be a ministry and mission. The Church sign of peace and unity. They have as the body of Christ values not just Mon 17 May - A Quiet Day at Sat 22 May - Enneagram and Prayer responsibility for the care of their every member but yearns for the Wydale Hall. ‘Come Away with me. Workshop with The Mirfield Centre. church and are expected to keep the non-member to become incorporate .an invitation to spend time with For more information contact: inventory of those goods up to date. in this, at times, odd but always God' led by Margaret Sentamu. For Rachael Salmon on 01924 481920 or They do also, of course, have wonderful, organisation. details, call 01723 859270 or visit [email protected]. responsibility for maintaining order www.wydale.org. and, where necessary, decency in the So – “thank you Churchwardens” Sat 22 May - Come and Sing Rossini church and churchyard and ensuring but let us all rejoice in living out a Mon 17 – Weds 19 May - A Friends in Beverley Minster. See page 8. that no riot takes place during an Act faith, which makes a difference and of Wydale Retreat. For details, call of Worship – I hope that will never which we long to share. We all have 01723 859270 or visit Sat 22 May - XLS at Lightwater happen in the Diocese of York! a commitment to Mission – let us www.wydale.org. Valley. Tickets are limited, so make enjoy being an ‘outward-faced’ sure you book in advance by visiting We are blessed in the Diocese in Church. www.dioceseofyork.org.uk, or call having some wonderful Nigel Chapman on 01347 868287. Churchwardens; all of whom take The Venerable Richard Seed, Archdeacon of York 2 11 Vacacies in the York Archdeaconry New Diocesan magazine Skelton with Shipton and Newton on Wolds Valley Group: A House For There's a new quarterly magazine - “The River” - with stories from across the Ouse: A House For Duty Priest Duty Priest is sought for four villages Diocese of York. sought for three villages (total (total population c 1,000) near population c 3,000) near York. Malton. The first edition has stories on The Buzz Stop - church in a bus in Coulby Newham; an Easter message from the Archbishop; Post church - St Mary’s Barmby Moor Group: A Vicar sought York City Centre: A Priest in Charge Cloughton opens a Post Office in the church; an interview with the Rt Revd for five villages (total population sought to lead a new grouping of five Martin Warner, new Bishop of Whitby; Refreshing Worship at All Saints 3,000) east of York near Pocklington. churches in offering complementary Thirklby; and a day in the life of Lee Kirkby, youth minister at Beverley ministry with a team of SSMs and Minster Market Weighton: A Vicar is sought Readers. Closing date: 20th May for this market town and two villages 2010 The first edition of “The River” was given out to (total population c 6,000).