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THE MARCH 2018 See MAGAZINE JOURNAL OF DIOCESE : THE IN LANCASHIRE Our conference will explore The Mystery of Faith

Later this year, November 26-29, a Blackburn communicate that faith more effectively to the Diocese ‘first’ will take place – our very first people whom Christ has called us to serve. diocesan conference, writes Rev. Toby Webber, “We are very excited about all that is being Chair of the Diocesan Conference organising planned, so please pray for the work of setting it committee. all up. I look forward to seeing you there.” We’ve had lots of clergy conferences over the We have secured some excellent speakers to years (though not for a good few years now); laity launch each part of the conference – Professor conferences and conferences for specific groups Ben Quash (of King’s College London); the Rt Rev. such as children’s workers. Dr Graham Tomlin (the , But for the first time this November the bishops whom you may have seen on tv in the aftermath of will gather all the licensed clergy plus a lay person the Grenfell Tower inferno) and the Rt Rev. Dr from each benefice for a residential conference. (the ). We’re going to The Hayes Conference Centre, Each morning will include a biblical reflection given Swanwick in Derbyshire pictured below – because by Rev. Dr Jennifer Strawbridge of Oxford its big enough to take us all (just about)! University. The rest of the morning will offer The prayer of the bishops and the organising workshops of all kinds exploring the theme of the committee is that the conference will refresh, day. For more info and to keep up-to-date see the inspire and encourage us as we explore ‘The conference page on the diocesan website. Mystery of Faith – Believing It, Living It, Sharing Inevitably, there is quite a cost to the conference – It’. and we have asked PCCs to consider kindly making This year’s Vision 2026 Prayer Card has been The conference will run from Monday to Thursday a donation towards the cost (information has distributed to all parishes in a pack of and is organised into three 24-hour periods, each already been sent to incumbents and PCC mission-related goodies sent out by the focussing on one of the big areas of our Christian treasurers). Diocesan Parish Mission Support team a few faith: The investment of both time and money will be weeks ago.  The first is incarnation – God coming amongst well worth it if the conference fulfils its purpose us as one of us in his Son Jesus Christ. and we all return to our parishes renewed in faith, The image on the front is of the altar canopy deepened in our love for the Lord, and equipped in the Chapel at Whalley Abbey which was  The second is the atonement – how in Christ to live out and share these beliefs in today’s world. God was reconciling the world to himself. designed by artist Laurence King. The canopy Please do pray for all those who will take part in is facing the floor so the angle of the picture  The third is our future hope – for ourselves, the conference. for the Church, for the whole creation. is unusual and really shows off this work of And, finally, ask your vicar and nominated lay We will be helped to think about these big art to its full extent. The photographer is representative to tell you all about it and to share Clive Lawrence. doctrines and their implications for today. The fact some of the highlights when they get back. that it is a conference involving lay people will mean no jargon; we will need to speak clearly, in a On the reverse of the Prayer Card is the way that can help us to express our faith beyond Vision Prayer and a Bible verse: Matthew 5: the church bubble. 16. In a recent communication about the conference Each parish has received 30 copies of the to parishes Bishop Julian said: “Vision 2026 calls us to be confident witnesses, but as we know, card initially. More copies (up to a further witnessing to a revealed faith in a fast-changing 100) can be ordered by emailing culture can be complex. karen.ashcroft@ blackburn. anglican.org and “Our conference will therefore aim to refresh us in for orders of more than 100 please call Karen our own Christian faith and equip us to on 01254 503070.

The County’s Anglican Cathedral in Blackburn delivered by well-known broadcaster Canon hosted a Festival of Prayer recently and everyone, Angela Tilby. A Facebook Live link to watch a All ages flock from the youngest to the oldest, from parishes recording of the whole address is available on the across Lancashire was invited! Diocesan website – as well as the full text of Canon Tilby’s address. to Festival of More than 300 people came to the event. You can view a full album of pictures taken during the day Bishop Philip said: “Without prayer, the ministry by photographer Clive Lawrence on our Flickr site and mission of the Diocese will come to nothing. Prayer (search online for Flickr and Blackburn Diocese). The Diocesan Festival of Prayer on February 3 included a Messy Church event all day for The all-age event was a chance to explore different youngsters and 10 fantastic workshops for ways of engaging everyone else. with God through prayer. It “This was a day to introduce people to new ways followed a similar of praying. Many people struggle to pray and event entirely many others are unaware of the vast range of focussed on the ways of praying. This all-age event helped make Eucharist in 2017. people more effective disciples and witnesses through more effective prayer.” The Eucharist celebrant at the Jackie Farrand of Ten prayer workshops were held in the One year-old Holly Prayer Festival was Blackburn; Judith Angzodo afternoon. The workshops were led by guest Shepherd of Darwen hard at work in the Messy Bishop Philip and of Buckshaw Village; Joy speakers including Bishop Julian and Archdeacon Bishop Philip and Prayer Festival keynote speaker, Church with mum Helen the event keynote Swarbrick of St Anne’s and Michael. Canon Angela Tilby Shepherd address was Jean Duerden, the Logistics Organiser for the Festival The See can also be found on the Diocesan Website: www.blackburn.anglican.org under News, or scan the ‘QR code’ on the back page with your smartphone to be taken to the Diocese website page which contains the current and archive editions of The See. COMMENT: ARCHDEACON MICHAEL / NEWS So how are you doing? March this knows what we are like. year is two weeks into Lent and I “The spirit is willing, but the flesh Challenge for wonder how you are doing with is weak.” your Lenten discipline? us as God’s Not only does God know what we Has it gone the way of your New are like he calls us to turn away Year resolutions? Are your family from that which destroys and disciples and friends benefiting or suffering leads us away from him. He calls from your change in behaviour? In us again and again. this Lent are you becoming a better disciple of Christ? God’s invitation to us is there every day and means we don’t I know what I am like, my Lenten ever need to pretend. disciplines tend to take a bit of dip at the two or three week mark. So if you have lapsed in your Lenten discipline there is still time Then there is Mothering Sunday to take it back up, whether you and my focus returns with Passion are reading this at the start or end Sunday and of course Palm Sunday. of the month. However, I never was a fan of long- distance running and weeks two If we feel it is too hard, we need to and three are those weeks where I never lose sight of Christ’s struggle to keep up the pace. commitment to us, shown most clearly on Good Friday on the Cross. Lent gives us the chance to repent, Our advantage as Christians is that His faithfulness and commitment is God knows what we are like. amend and receive his forgiveness total. as we strive to be faithful witnesses Jesus’ experience of the first We are challenged as disciples to to him in his world. This we can do disciples: failing to understand him; follow in his way and that involves daily and if needs be can always getting things completely wrong; us journeying with him on the way start over. even falling asleep at key times, of the Cross. means that we know our God fully Archdeacon Michael You may have heard the law regarding the should be aware of when responding to GDPR. protection of personal data is changing. Where you rely on consent as the lawful basis for Your parish and On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection processing any personal data to be valid under the Regulation (GDPR) will replace the Data Protection GDPR, consent must be freely given, specific, Act 1998. informed, unambiguous and able to be GDPR planning Parishes, in common with the Diocesan Offices, withdrawn. need to know what things they should keep doing Also, you will need to record how and when the and what things they should do differently in order consent was obtained (and review this over time). to comply with the new law. As much of the data processed by a PCC or an The good news first. The GDPR’s main concepts and incumbent in a parish is sensitive (relates to principles are similar to those contained in the ‘religious belief’) if consent is needed this will have current 1998 Act. Therefore, if you are complying to be explicit consent. with the 1998 Act, much will still apply. Consent will require ‘clear affirmative action’ - However, there are some changes and additions, so silence, pre-ticked boxes or inactivity will not you may have to do some things for the first time sufice. and some things differently. You will also have to tell individuals that they have GDPR places a much greater emphasis on the right to withdraw consent at any time and transparency, openness and the documents you ensure that the procedure for withdrawing consent However you store personal data in your parish need to keep to show you are complying with the is just as simple as granting consent, (e.g. by you need to be aware of GDPR this year. legislation. This approach is incorporated within sending an email or (un)ticking a box). the new ‘accountability principle’. A simple example related to this is that you cannot Resources website In essence, you cannot just state you are use the personal data from the electoral roll to (www.parishresources.org.uk) which contains a compliant; you have to prove it and provide the send mail to individuals about events at the church wealth of advice for parishes on GDPR evidence. without seeking their consent first. (including full Q and As; checklists and audit To do this there are a number of actions you should You will also need to keep records of all consents forms). take, such as documenting the decisions you take received and periodically review them to ensure  Look out for more information about GDPR about your processing activities and various other that they are still valid. Parish Briefing Sessions being held in March ways that show compliance – such as attending Then there is data storage. Data must be held (dates TBC) by checking on the Diocesan training, reviewing any policies and auditing securely and not be easily transferable or website GDPR page or in the website events processing activities - for example, the processing downloadable. So, if it is stored on a portable USB calendar. of personal data in relation to the electoral roll. drive it must be encrypted.  Additional information will also be available in In this case, the personal data processed is likely to There is a lot more to GDPR. How do you find out future editions of The See; in our monthly be sensitive (by implication, if not directly, it relates more? Staff at the Diocesan Offices and the Communications Update sent on email and on to ‘religious belief’). national church are working hard to support the Diocesan and Parish Resources websites An electoral roll can be said to be a legitimate parishes …  Once the regulations are in force after May, if a activity of the PCC, under the Church  For general advice on preparing for GDPR data protection issue comes up and you are Representation Rules but if you wanted to share search ‘GDPR’ on the Diocesan website unsure how to respond, contact details for help this data with another party, you would require the www.blackburn. anglican.org and you will be via the Diocesan Offices will be available on the consent of any relevant individual(s) on the roll. taken to a dedicated page with helpful articles Diocesan website GDPR pages. And so, consent is another area that parishes and links to other websites including the Parish

PEOPLE AND PLACES News highlights on website Two recent arrivals in the Diocese have been settling into their roles since joining at the In each edition of The See we try to feature as end of 2017. many current and recent updates as we can but there is only so much we can fit into 8 A5 pages! has appointed Sharon Grayston (pictured) as its new Executive Our website www.blackburn. anglican.org features Director. the very latest news. Here are some recent Sharon, from Eccleston, said: “As the most senior lay member of staff my headlines you may have missed. Log on now to responsibilities will include the day-to-day administration of the Cathedral, its finances, read more … business development, properties, employees and volunteers.  Jimmy Armfield: Bishops past and present pay “I am delighted to join at a time when the Diocese and the Cathedral are fully engaged tribute on death of a football legend with Vision 2026 – Healthy Churches Transforming Communities.”  Archbishop Sentamu joined by Diocesan guests Mrs Grayston was churchwarden at St Mary the Virgin, Eccleston, for two years until 2016. She is still a for blessing of ‘Sentamu Building’ member of St Mary’s PCC and is a Foundation Governor of the local Church primary school.  BBC urged by Bishops and Dean to return to Meanwhile the new Bishop’s Secretary is Jennie Bentham. Jennie attends St George's Church in Chorley Blackburn for full story re integration with her family and has been Verger there for 5 years.  Messy Church fun for children and adults She said: “I am very much looking forward to a new challenge and trying something different.  Help from across North West after theft from “With an IT background and experience of running a business, together with my knowledge of the Accrington church foodbank Church from being a Verger, I am confident that I have the skills required to support Bishop Julian and the Diocese. Everyone I've met so far has been so friendly and welcoming.”  Puppets are stars of the show at parish ‘Mitten Ministry’! George the Martyr, St George’s Road, Preston PR1 Parishioners  Rural church in Diocese benefits from new 2NP. On Friday 2 March we are delighted to at St John website design welcome the students from Chetham's School of Baptist parish Music in Manchester. Doors open 11am, recital church in starts at 12.30pm and lasts about 50 minutes. Upcoming events Broughton welcomed Tickets on door £7 (including refreshments Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education will shortly Preston Street beforehand). be holding a Children’s Work Conference for Pastor Dave This year's William Temple Lent Talk Lectures at everyone involved in working with children in Brown to a Blackburn Cathedral have the overarching title of Church of England parishes across Lancashire. The recent service 'Transforming Communities'- reflecting the theme theme is ‘All Together Now!’ and on March 3/4 at where they of Vision 2026. There are two lectures left in March Barton Grange Hotel near Preston, delegates will presented which are Wednesday 7 March: “Building Multi- gather to explore different ways that everyone can him with the faith Communities in a Globalised World” with come together as the family of God to worship. A proceeds of an Advent Appeal for the street James Walters, Director of the Faith Centre, keynote speaker will be Elle Bird, who has pastors. London School of Economics and Wednesday 14 published a book with the Bible Reading During the service Dave spoke about the work March: “Transforming Lancashire” with Mike Fellowship on ‘Blended Church’. There is still time and ministry of the Street Pastors who are Thomas, Vice-Chancellor, University of Central to book. Bookings are being taken for the trained volunteers from local churches. They Lancashire in discussion with Peter Howell-Jones, conference via the Board of Education website patrol from 8pm to midnight on Friday nights in . All events will start at 7.30pm, at: www.bdeducation.org.uk/ the St Matthew’s and New Hall Lane area of with a short break for refreshments, followed by Archdeacon Mark leads the next Reading Day at Preston. On Saturday nights they patrol from discussion, concluding at 9pm. Whalley Abbey on Wednesday 21 March. There is 10.30pm to 3.30am in the city centre. St Andrew’s church, Liverpool Road, Longton PR4 no charge for the day, but you need to book in The Rev Rie Walker, curate at Broughton parish, 5AA. Fans of Sacred and Secular Music, the Lidun before you come. To book please email Whalley who is pictured with Dave came up with the idea Singers will be performing on Saturday 3 March at Abbey at [email protected] and also please of an Advent Appeal after hearing Dave Brown 7:30 pm. Entry is £6, includes refreshments. All email the Archdeacon’s secretary, Kelly Quinn on speak at a meeting of Church Leaders last Funds raised are for the Church. Tickets can be kelly. [email protected] to advise of November. reserved but not necessary. Contact: 01772 your attendance. 611974 / 615532 / 612677 or email: She said: “I’m really heartened that some [email protected] Croston St Michael and All Angels is holding an parishioners are now thinking about Arts Competition 2018 for the under 11s and 11- volunteering as Street Pastors after hearing Dave Preston St John (The Minster), Church Street, 16s. The closing date is noon on Friday 23 March. speak.” Preston PR1 3BU. A return visit on Wednesday 14 Shortlisting entries will be exhibited in the church March, 1 - 2pm, of the Chamber Philharmonic over Easter period prior to judging in early April. More information: www.streetpastors.org/ Europe, music by Vivaldi, Albinoni, Bach and Elgar. For further enquirIes contact Andrew Marston, locations/preston Admission £12 on the door. churchwarden on 01772 600962 or email Andrew.marston1 @btinternet.com leading this pilgrimage in which we will not only WaterAid’s Jars of Change Lent appeal is now live and, as in previous years, they have a range of Adlington St Paul’s church will host a concert by explore the places associated with the life and ministry of Jesus, but will also have opportunity to resources to support parishes in our diocese on the Millennium Chapel Gospel Choir on Saturday their Lent journey should they decide to support 17 March at 7pm. Tickets, priced £5 (free for 12 engage with some of the ‘living stones’ … Christian people and ministry in the Holy Land today. If you the appeal. This Lent, the appeal focuses on the years and under) can be obtained by phoning importance of having clean water and toilets in Thomas Leeming on 01257 482471. Proceeds from would like a brochure, please contact Fr Damian Porter 01524 413144 or fatherd@btinternet. com. schools. For more on the Appeal and to download the event will go to the roof repair fund at the resources go to www.wateraid.org/uk/lent church. After the concert the church club will be Whalley Abbey BB7 9SS, plays host to two events open for post-concert socialising and dialogue with later this year at Ribble Valley Music Festival. On There is a PCC Tonight Training Evening at St members of the choir. All are welcome. Friday 3 August at 7.30pm it is Elizabeth Phillips, John’s Great Horton, Bradford BD7 4AB on Tuesday Soprano with guest Flat Cap Pack, three guys 20 March, 7.30-9.30pm (doors open at 7pm). Blackburn St Silas, Preston New Rd, BB2 6JP. On Suitable for all PCC members in the North West, it Saturday 14 April come for coffee/tea, biscuits and swinging Las Vegas songs with a Lancashire twist and on Friday 9 November at 7.30pm, an is an informative evening to clarify the purpose Organ Music played by Shaun Turnbull, Assistant and place of PCC members and explore some Director of Music at Blackburn Cathedral. Coffee exuberant performance of classical, jazz and pop by the Gaynor Sutcliffe String Ensemble. £10 common issues. £12 for first booking, £3 for each will be served from 10.30am and Shaun will play additional PCC member. Discount to group from 11am. Entrance £5; all proceeds to go tickets from Whalley Abbey for each event. Contact 01254 828400 or email office@ bookings. For more information: towards the cost of the recent organ restoration. www.cpas.org.uk/pcc Come for an hour of rest and relaxation! All are whalleyabbey.org for further details. welcome. Lunchtime Organ Recitals at Clitheroe St Mary Situations vacant or wanted A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. November 2019. Magdalane’s church. Starting on Tuesday 3 April Clitheroe St Mary Magdalene is expanding its Many people have read, in recent editions of The from 1pm for 40 minutes, continuing on 1 May, 5 church choir and have places available for Alto, See, of the joys and opportunities presented June, 3 July, 4 September and 2 October. Musical Tenor and Bass singers. At present they have 18 through a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. There will Director David Thornton and guest organists will singers. A traditional SATB choir singing a be a further opportunity for people to make this perform specially selected music. There is no repertoire of about 100 motets, anthems and wonderful pilgrimage in November 2019. Fr charge - voluntary donations are welcome settings; ranging from Plainsong, Tallis, Byrd, Damian Porter, Vicar of Torrisholme, will be Come and enjoy the Friday Lunchtime Recital at St Continued on back page

RURAL MINISTRY FOCUS / PEOPLE AND PLACES News? Feedback? [email protected] Rural ministry has been in the spotlight there wasn't one in January. recently with the recent BBC2 series 'The Life of a “Plough Sunday is less relevant to our upland Being witnesses Vicar' following a group of rural vicars in community, but farmers in the parish do rely on Herefordshire, Dave Champness, Vision the power of machinery such as tractors and quad Coordinator, writes. bikes, so we thought we'd hold a tractor service in our rural areas It might surprise you to learn that 80% of instead – and we invited children to bring their toy Lancashire's land is classified as rural, with c20% of tractors to be blessed too." the population living in rural hamlets, villages and Rev. Cindy Rigney (vicar of the United Benefice of towns. Dolphinholme, Quernmore and Over I recently attended the annual tractor service Wyresdale) started the sermon by reminding us of at Over Wyresdale near Abbeystead, one of our how important farmers are to ensuring there is northern most rural parishes. food on supermarket shelves and being stewards of The outreach service was the idea of the countryside that many of us like to visit. churchwarden, Richard Austen-Baker. Stella Clarke from the Farming Community Richard said: "The church should be a constant Network explained about their helpline (03000 111 presence in the whole community, not just for 999) staffed by Christian volunteers providing A few of the tractors lined up ready to be blessed those who currently attend the regular Eucharist. pastoral and practical support. “Each month in the year we have a 'special' service We then stepped out in to the adjacent lane where priorities, for example 'making disciples' through eg Mothering Sunday, Remembrance, Harvest, but Rev Cindy blessed the gathered tractors large and 'pop up' bible studies - this month looking at some small with the words: 'O God, who gives each of us of the Epiphany readings in detail. work to do for your sake, bless this tractor, together with all the machines that enable us to do They are also 'growing leaders’ through the our work upon the land, and bless all those who appointment of Caroline's 25-year old daughter as use them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen'. a deputy Churchwarden. As well as 'being witnesses' through the tractor It was a privilege to see at first-hand how the service, Caroline Eames, Churchwarden and Vision church members are actively working to keep faith, Champion explained that the church is open 24/7 through words and deeds, at the centre of this with free tea and coffee, toilet facilities and community's life; something that townies like blankets on offer to visitors. me could learn from! “After taking prudent precautions to ensure the safety of the church valuables, it only cost us a 3%  If you would like me to attend one of your increase on our annual premium to be a place church services or events, either to observe where anyone can come day or night to be close to how you're implementing Vision 2026 or for God,” Caroline said. me to speak on Vision 2026, please email me Some tractor drawings by young people at the The parish is actively delivering other Vision 2026 at [email protected] special tractor service

Continued from page 3 at Blackburn Cathedral. Blackburn Cathedral. Stanford and Howells, to Rutter and Chilcott. Sing The Rev Canon David Paul Banbury, Leader of The Rev Hugh Alexander Scriven will be licensed by at 9.30am Eucharist service on Sunday mornings Parish Mission Support, has been appointed Vicar the as Priest-in-Charge of and one evening service per month, usually a of St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge in the Accrington St John with Huncoat St Augustine on Choral Evensong. Rehearsal on Tuesday evenings Diocese of Liverpool. David will be licensed into his 21 April 2018 at 3pm at Accrington St John. and any singers welcome. Contact Director of new role on Sunday, 25 March 2018. The Rev Canon Ed Saville, Area Dean of Pendle and Music, David Thornton, on 01282 614348 or email The Rev David Stephenson, Curate at Darwen St thornton643@ btinternet. com Lead Officer of Social Responsibility, resigned as Peter, has been appointed Interim Associate Vicar Area Dean of Pendle on 31 January 2018. Clergy updates of Haslingden St James with Grane St Stephen and Stonefold St John and Musbury St Thomas and was The Rev David Alun Arnold, Priest-in-Charge of The Rev Paul John Benfield, Vicar of Fleetwood St Chorley St George, Vicar of Adlington St Paul and Nicholas, has been appointed Registrar of the licensed by the on 12 February 2018 at 7.30pm. David will be Interim Associate Area Dean of Chorley, resigned as Priest-in-Charge and Assistant Priest (half- of Chorley St George on 26 January 2018. time) of Burnley St Andrew with St Margaret and Vicar for 12 months. Burnley St James and Burnley St Mark. Paul The Rev Christopher Paul Boland, Priest-in-Charge The Rev Colin Richard Penfold, Vicar of Great resigned as Vicar of Fleetwood St Nicholas on 14 of Harrowby (The Ascension) with Londonthorpe Harwood St Bartholomew and St John and Area February 2018. The Bishop of Blackburn admitted and Rural Dean of Grantham in the Diocese of Dean of Whalley, resigned as Area Dean on 14 Paul to the office of Registrar of the Diocese of Lincoln, has been appointed Vicar of Fulwood February 2018. Colin will also retire as Vicar of Blackburn and licensed him as Assistant Priest (half Christ Church. Great Harwood St Bartholomew and St John on 30 April 2018. -time) of Burnley St Andrew with St Margaret and The Rev Canon Alistair McHaffie, Vicar of Leyland Burnley St James and Burnley St Mark on 15 St John, has been appointed Vicar of Preston The The Rev Arthur Calvin Howard, Vicar of Copp St February 2018 at 5.15pm at Blackburn Cathedral. Risen Lord and will be instituted by the Bishop of Anne and Inskip St Peter retired on 16 October The Rev Patrick Nicolas Adam Senior, Rector of Blackburn and inducted by the Temporary 2017. Burnley St Peter and St Stephen, has been Assistant , the Rev Canon The Rev Dr John Henry Darch will retire as appointed Acting Area Dean for the Burnley Dr Simon Cox, on 14 April 2018 at 6pm at Preston Diocesan Director of Ordinands and IME2 on 26 Deanery. Patrick will be Acting Area Dean from 8 St Matthew. March 2018. January to April 2018. The Rev Graham Piper who holds the Bishop’s The Rev Philip Gerald Hunt retired as Clergy The Rev Dr Rowena Fay Pailing, Director of Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Blackburn, Retirement Officer for the Blackburn Archdeaconry Pastoral Studies, College of the Resurrection, has has been appointed House for Duty Priest of on 19 January 2018. been appointed Canon Missioner of Blackburn Accrington St Andrew, St Mary Magdalen and St Cathedral and the Bishop of Blackburn will install, Peter and was licensed by the Bishop of Burnley on The Rev Dennis Eric Crook has been granted the collate and license Rowena on 5 May 2018 at 3pm 11 February 2018 at 5pm in the Jesus Chapel of Bishop’s Permission to Officiate in the Diocese.

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