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January 2020 OUR NEWS JANUARY 2020 SIGN UP TO OUR MAILINGS HERE NEW BISHOP OF ST GERMANS ANNOUNCED BY DOWNING STREET Downing Street has announced that the next Bishop of St Germans is to be the Revd Hugh Nelson. Hugh is currently the a deep commitment parish 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 ordination 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 parishes, clergy and community in which staff, the Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen 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 Cornwall, 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 Truro, 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 Canon Simon Cade, currently Hugh and his family will move to live in Director of Education and Discipleship, Hugh brings to the Diocese of the Diocese of Truro 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. SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH & MISSION: SIGN UP TO PARISH GIVING OUR NEWS JANUARY 2020 2 DIOCESAN DIRECTORY DIOCESE REVIEW INTO PAST CHANGES & UPDATES LICENSED CLERGY SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS has been licensed as Revd Emma Durose* Priest in Charge of St Just in Roseland and St Mawes. She is no longer Priest in Charge All Church of England priests in Cornwall have of Tregony 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 Torpoint. appropriate authorities. She is no longer an Assistant Curate of the Benefice of the Callington 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 Padstow, St Merryn & St Issey with St Past Cases Review 2, which has been Isles of Scilly and two parishes in Devon. Petroc Minor. ordered by the House of Bishops. Clergy are being asked to go back Revd Tony Stephens has retired as Rector The Bishop of Truro, 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.
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