OUR NEWS JANUARY 2020 SIGN UP TO OUR MAILINGS HERE NEW ANNOUNCED BY DOWNING STREET Downing Street has announced that the next Bishop of St Germans is to be the Revd .

Hugh is currently the a deep commitment priest of St to ecumenism; first- Mary’s, Goudhurst hand knowledge of the and Christ Church, joys and challenges Kilndown (known of growing the rural as GK Church), in church; and a deep DIOCESAN SECRETARY TO Canterbury Diocese. passion to see all people, young and old, LEAVE POST IN MARCH Prior to his in every community, Diocesan Secretary, Esther Pollard, will in 2009, Hugh was know the life-changing be stepping down in March after almost Director of L’Arche impact of knowing the 12 years in post. London, a Christian love of God in Jesus. In a message to , clergy and community in which staff, the Rt Revd people with and Hugh said: “I am said: “Esther has been a remarkable and without learning honoured and tireless servant of our church and the disabilities live together and support delighted to have been appointed as diocese, and I know you will all join me in one another. the new Bishop of St Germans. saying how very much she will be missed. As well as overseeing significant “The Christian faith has deep roots “Esther has done a great deal to help growth in his parish churches, Hugh in , and it will be my joy and modernise the working of the diocese, has pioneered new initiatives in Kent, privilege as bishop to enable those and taken significant strides to ensure including a school of theology and a strong roots to continue to bear fruit that we have remained in step with the ground-breaking partnership between today and in the future.” ever-growing and complex demands schools, local churches and a Christian of life as an employer and service- charity to provide counselling to Welcoming his appointment, the provider. The diocese would not be the children and support to families. Bishop of , the Rt Revd Philip organisation it is today without her Mounstephen said: “I’m just delighted enormous efforts, underpinned, as they Hugh chaired the team that developed by his appointment and look forward are, by her strong faith and desire to Canterbury Diocese’s strategy, and so much to him joining us here in serve God.” works on the national Church of our adventure of Discovering God’s England initiatives, Setting God’s Kingdom; Growing the Church.” Following Esther’s decision to resign, People Free and Growing Faith. Revd Simon Cade, currently Hugh and his family will move to live in Director of Education and Discipleship, Hugh brings to the Diocese of the in April. He will be will take on the role of acting diocesan Truro and the College of Bishops a consecrated as a bishop in June, after secretary, for the rest of 2020 and passionate concern for people with which he will be formally welcomed to possibly for some time into 2021. Katie learning disabilities; for children, young the diocese. Fitzsimmons will step up to the role of people and families, particularly those acting Diocesan Director of Education for struggling with mental health issues; + READ MORE this period also.

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SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS has been licensed as Revd Emma Durose* Priest in Charge of and . She is no longer Priest in Charge All priests in Cornwall have of with St Cuby and Cornelly. been asked to check their records to ensure that all Revd Annabel King* has been licensed as House for Duty Associate Priest of Maker safeguarding concerns have been reported to the w Rame, Millbrook, St John and . appropriate authorities. She is no longer an Assistant of the Benefice of the Cluster.

They are required to take part and make will be carried out in all parishes within Revd Dr Stephen Holmes has now moved out of the diocese and is no longer Rector a declaration in what is being called the the Diocese of Truro, which includes the of , & with St Past Cases Review 2, which has been and two parishes in . Petroc Minor. ordered by the House of Bishops. Clergy are being asked to go back Revd Tony Stephens has retired as Rector The , the Rt Revd through their records and complete of the Benefice of the Callington Cluster. Philip Mounstephen, has written to all a declaration that all concerns and CofE clergy in parish ministry within allegations have been dealt with * Contact details can be found in the the Diocese of Truro, asking them to appropriately. Any that are found not online directory at check back through parish records. to have been reported to the relevant trurodiocese.org.uk/directory-live/ In parishes currently without a priest, authorities will be reported now. the churchwardens are being asked to complete the review. Bishop Philip said: “It is important we do everything we can to make our churches The previous past cases review, carried the safest places they can be. This review out in 2007, looked at all safeguarding will help us to ensure that the concerns complaints made against clergy in reported to our churches have been dealt relation to children. The new review has with properly, and the care taken that been broadened in scope and will look people deserve.” at all complaints made against not only clergy but all church officials, and will DISABILITY CONFIDENT also take in complaints that relate to + READ MORE The Truro Diocesan Board of Finance vulnerable adults as well as children. It Ltd (TDBF) has achieved the first level of criteria to become Disability Confident Committed. TRURO DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LTD MAKES Disability Confident is a government initiative which works with employers LIVING WAGE COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEES to ensure that disabled people and those with long term health The Truro Diocesan Board of staff earn a wage they conditions have the opportunities to Finance Ltd (TDBF) has been can live on, not just the fulfil their potential and realise their accredited as a Living Wage government minimum. aspirations. Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone Bishop Philip said: “By To achieve the Committed level, the working as employees of adopting the Living Wage TDBF has agreed to the five Disability the Truro Diocesan Board of we, the trustees of the Confident core commitments: Finance Ltd receive a minimum Truro Diocesan Board hourly wage of £9.30. This rate is of Finance, have signalled how much • inclusive and accessible significantly higher than the government we value every person we employ. As a recruitment; minimum for over 25s, which currently church we have a duty of care to our own • communicating vacancies; stands at £8.21 per hour. staff to accord them the dignity that God • offering an interview to disabled gives us all. As such, the people who care applicants who meet the essential In the South West over a fifth of all jobs for our elderly, our children, our churches, minimum requirements of the (20%) pay less than the real Living Wage - and our offices should be paid a real role; around 456,000 jobs. Living Wage. • providing reasonable adjustments • supporting existing employees The real Living Wage is the only rate “In an area such as Cornwall which has calculated according to the costs of a high proportion of seasonal, low paid The TDBF will now work towards the living. It provides a voluntary benchmark employment, we feel it is our duty to set next level accreditation of Disability for employers that wish to ensure their an example to others.” Confident Employer.

SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH & MISSION: SIGN UP TO PARISH GIVING OUR NEWS JANUARY 2020 3 ADVICE TO USE 2020 IN INCLUSION - ISN’T THAT WHAT FULL WHEN WRITING DATES JESUS DID SO WELL? While many of us normally abbreviate years, for example by writing 2019 as Is there a difference between welcoming someone and “19”, it is not advised to do so in 2020. Writing just “20” allows people to making someone feel included? And if so, which should modify the date backwards or forwards with a great deal of ease. When it come first? comes to cheques and other important documents, it could lead to fraud. These are questions that Revd Dom Whitting asked himself when putting So the advice is that if you are adding a together the guide, Welcoming All date or signing a document with a date, God’s People. As chair of the Equality ensure the full 2020 is used. and Diversity Committee for the Diocese of Truro, Dom spends a lot of time thinking about the dynamics of DIOCESAN BOOK OF PRAYER welcome and inclusion and, despite our best intentions, how painful it can SOCIETY WELCOMES YOU be when we get it wrong. By Charlie Macksey from his wonderful Reports of the death of the Book of book The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Common Prayer (BCP) have been “I think we can either be good at one greatly exaggerated. It is alive and well or the other, and not easily both,” Horse and growing in stature once more. says Dom. “We can make someone feel welcome but how can we include With loneliness epidemic, churches, One simple book, one ageless liturgy them going forward? Do we ask them as community cornerstones, are whose words can be at one and to join a rota because we have a space ideally placed to combat the problem. the same time both humbling and to fill? That might make someone Age UK estimate that over 1.4 million inspirational; and whose poetry and feel included, but not necessarily very of over 75s are chronically lonely, seasonal rhythm alone provide order welcome.” yet, ironically it is the young in plain and a unique sense of peace that we sight who are more likely to describe all seek in an otherwise senseless There is no pat answer, as each church themselves as ‘always or often lonely’. world. is different, and each person walking through the door doing so for different In a society literally buzzing with There are over 60 churches in reasons. So what are those reasons? ways to connect, too many are Cornwall that offer services that use To connect with God and others who disconnected. Revd Liz Adekunle, the Book of Common Prayer and share their faith? To connect with of Hackney, said recently these are listed on the Prayer Book someone, anyone – are they perhaps on Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, Society’s national website. lonely? Curious? Seeking something “Over a third of young people feel they ‘other’ or just like the idea of being don’t have anyone who believes in The Truro Diocesan Prayer Book part of something in a historic them.” Society is very active with events building. Whatever the reasons, the organised throughout the year. If you welcome should be the same. Warm, How can the church respond? If we are interested in joining the Prayer generous and open – accepting people don’t believe in them, how can we Book Society, contact Canon Revd for whoever they are and whatever expect them to believe in a God who Hilary Spong, [email protected] their reasons, with no judgement or loves them? or John St Brioc Hooper, j.stbrioc@ barriers to a holy space and precious btinternet.com to find out more. time with God. + READ MORE PARISH TRAINING There are a number of parish training courses coming up this year including: • An Introduction to Employing Staff; • Parish Administration: Meetings, Agendas & Records and: Pictured above: Lay Pastoral Ministers following their commissioning at St Thomas of Canterbury Church, in January. Also pictured, • Mission-shaped Parochial Church Archdeacon of , the Ven and Revd David Councils. Seymour, the LPMs’ trainer For more information click here.

SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH & MISSION: SIGN UP TO PARISH GIVING OUR NEWS JANUARY 2020 4 ENVIRONMENT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY FEBRUARY THE GOOD NEWS? YOU CAN HELP 3 The Filling Station: Roy Hendy, Penmorvah Manor Hotel, , 7.30pm. 5 Families for Children information session, Epiphany House, Truro, 5pm - 7pm. COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE 8 The Saffron Quartet in aid of St Uny Church Project, West Cornwall Golf Club, 7pm, More Despite the often depressing coverage details here of environmental issues around the 14 - 16 Individually guided retreat with Revd world, here in the Diocese of Truro Leslie Attwood & Revd Jane Horton, Epiphany there is also lots of good news to House, Truro, 01872 272249. celebrate. 15 The Place of Silence reflective day led by Revd Jonathan Mosedale, Church, In particular we can give thanks for 10am. £10. the Ten Pledges, which enable us all 28 All will be Well - an art & spirituality day, to do something to combat climate Epiphany House, Truro, 01872 272249. change. Contrary to what many people think, doing the pledges can save you SAVE THE DATE money rather than being expensive. Beautiful Burial Ground Conferences, two Folk from St Church found that one day conferences by Caring for God’s Acre,, if you do Pledge 1 (buy home electricity March 12 & March 26, Click here for info. generated from solar or wind) you can March 20: Thomas Cranmer Commemoration raise £50-£100 per household while Event, , 3.30pm, £7.50. also doing Mission! Watch a filmhere Sept 13: Bishop’s Annual Environment Service, St Mary’s Church, , 3pm. to find out more.

The appallingly destructive Australian GET IN TOUCH bush-fires have worried many of us, News story or a diary date to share? Call 01872 but, again, the ten pledges allow us 360037 Email [email protected] to release our frustration and fear, As we engage individually with the Ten by engaging with actions that really Pledges, so that means that we are make a difference. Each pledge will also well-placed to invite others in our STOP emissions from going UP into churches and the wider community to FABRIC GRANT FUNDING the atmosphere and exacerbating this help achieve the Green Church Kernow problem, as described here. This would Awards. The , EASIER FOR CHURCHES be a really helpful video to show both , has acknowledged that, Changes have been announced at home and at meetings to encourage although churches all over the country making it easier for parishes to apply everyone to realise that we can make face significant difficulties of various for funding to support fabric repairs. a difference. Lent 2020 will be a kinds, the importance of the climate During 2020 administration of the particularly good time for each of us to change issue to everyone means that Wolfson Foundation funds for fabric engage with a pledge we haven’t done local churches are also well-placed repairs of churches will move from and then to talk about it with friends to take a lead locally in tackling the the Cathedral & Church Buildings and family. problem. In the Ten Pledges and the Division of the Church of England to GCK award scheme, we have the tools the National Churches Trust. Action is being stepped up across the to do that – and to engage with the whole Church of England. On February conversations and actions around Parishes will be able to submit one 12 the Environmental Working Group’s all our communities that are already application form and be considered climate motion at General Synod will taking place. for up to two fabric repair grants. The call upon all parts of the Church of Church of England’s conservation England to work to achieve year-on- As Myles Allen, one of the three grants programmes administered year reductions in emissions to reach greatest climate change scientists said by the Cathedral & Church Buildings net zero by 2045. Please pray for the recently: “Depressed, bored? It’s real, Division (ChurchCare) will continue success of this initiative. it’s serious and its fixable!” with its focus on conservation of historic interiors.

ENVIRONMENT CHAMPION EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE IN MAY New applications for fabric repair Two Environment Champion events engage more deeply with the world’s grants should be sent to the National will take place in Torpoint and Mylor environmental challenges. For more Churches Trust. More information Bridge in May. These are for people information contact Luci Isaacson, here. The next grant deadline is for interested in being enablers for Diocesan Environment Officer, on bells and bell frames on Monday, their own and other churches to 01872 241239. February 17. FOLLOW US TO KEEP UP TO DATE… TRURO DIOCESE @DIOTRURO TRURODIOCESE

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