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‘ W e k n o w w e a r e n o t a l o n e ’ Mohammed, Nadir, Manuel, Ahmed, young people seem to be qualified and living among the migrants. We, Hassid, Wedad, so the names rolled and skilled workers, and a few have the Orthodox, don’t have these but out as did the countries, Somalia, graduated at universities in their home we have the resources. Why don’t we Morocco, Sudan, Eritrea, Nigeria, countries. There is no employment to put your knowledge and our resources Iraq, Palestine, Iran, Afghanistan. be found in Athens. Outside the city together?’ So there emerged, ‘The Over 1,600 migrants in the very heart temporary jobs are available in centres Church in the Street’ – a programme of Athens signed up to receive a daily of tourism or on farms picking the jointly delivered by the Greek meal. They are just the tip of a surge Mediterranean crops. Sadly Greece Orthodox Archdiocese of Athens, the of illegal migrants that have entered has failed to implement a African Pentecostal Churches of Greece over the past two years comprehensive immigration policy. Athens and the Anglican Chaplaincy averaging well over 10,000 per The situation is acute. in Athens. It is considered to be the month. Many arrive overland from The food for the meals is provided first social action programme, Turkey and the Balkans, while others by ‘Solidarity’, the humanitarian ecumenically delivered, to have take boats from the Turkish coast NGO of the Greek Orthodox happened in Athens. His Beatitude, assisted by human traffickers. An Iraqi Church. The ingredients were Hieronymus II, Archbishop of Athens spoke of rowing 8 hours from Turkey originally destined for the Gaza strip has given his full support and visited to Samos. Increasingly the islands of but only a small percentage of the the distribution centre twice. There is the Aegean are affected. They are ill total collected was allowed entrance. now talk of expanding the scheme to equipped to receive such huge There is enough food to cover six 3,000 meals each day delivered numbers. On the small island of months. Meanwhile major food through churches as well as within Agathonisi, between Patmos and manufacturers are donating further some of the major city squares. Later Turkey, 400 rather elderly residents resources so that the programme can it is hoped that a centre for a change found themselves drawing upon continue and be enlarged. of clothing will be established. their own resources to care for a The initiative began with Fr Along with the revelation that 1,000 migrants. Gabriel Papanicolaou, the young some of the recipients have not eaten It was Monday 13 April (Orthodox Vicar General of the Archdiocese of for at least twenty four hours comes Holy Monday) when volunteers Athens. The Anglican Chaplaincy in the occasional expression of ‘thanks’. gathered to distribute the first meal. Athens made its own contribution by However, the greatest compliment 600 recipients benefited but quickly helping with the vision but also as the was from a young Somalian at his first that number moved to the present link body with the pastors of the appearance. He had been in the figure of 1500 per day. Young men in African Pentecostal Churches of country 90 days. ‘Thank you for their mid twenties are the main Athens. Fr Gabriel, after listening to doing this. It is not so much the food beneficiaries but there are also these pastors for ninety minutes, that matters. It is the fact that you are mothers with children, addicts and the responded by saying, ‘You have the here which is so important. We know occasional Greek senior citizen. Many knowledge and experience of working we are not alone.’ S y n o d c e l e b ra t e s an 4 o r d i na t i o n

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There were celebrations in France, Germany, Florentinus to serve at Christ Church, the Netherlands and Spain in a series of Amsterdam and Ankje Robinson-Muller to Summer ordinations where candidates the East Netherlands Group of churches. confirmed their assurance that God had called Lindy Jordan, an assistant of St them to ministry and the ordaining bishop Andrew’s, Fuengirola on the Spanish Costa prayed for the Holy Spirit’s power and grace del Sol, was ordained in Calahonda. to “make them faithful to serve” in advancing Rev John Moore, from St Michael’s in the gospel in the world. Paris, was ordained a priest in that church Frances Hiller was ordained deacon at a in July, while Rev Christine Bloomfield was service in Cologne as part of the Diocesan priested in St Albans, Strasbourg where she Synod in June. She will serve as Chaplain serves as an assistant curate. to the Suffragan Bishop. It was a double We recapture these happy occasions deaconing in Arnhem in July when the in words and pictures introducing our Diocesan Bishop Geoffrey ordained Rik new .

Rik with Rev Sam Diocesan Van Leer discuss Bishop the service with the Geoffrey bishop with Ankje

A d i f f e r e n t k i n d o f 4 t h o f J u l y

Rev Sam Van Leer, Chaplain, East Netherlands, recalls a double ordination

Americans associate this day with basking in the sun, Family and friends present remarked how moved they enjoying food with friends, and finally gathering for a were by simple beauty of the ordination – the prayers for fireworks display. the guidance and blessing of the Holy Spirit, the laying July 4th in Arnhem was indeed seasonably warm (30+ on of hands, the Bishop kneeling to wash the feet of the C) and friendly, as over 150 folk gathered to support Ankje newly ordained, and the new deacons both administering Robinson-Muller and Rik Florentinus, ordained deacons the chalice at Communion. There was a festive reception by Bishop Geoffrey. Alvyn Pettersen, Canon Theologian at after the service. There were no fireworks as such, but the Worcester Cathedral, who had led the ordination retreat in warmth of the Spirit was powerfully felt. Belgium the days before, preached on Mark 10: ‘Whoever Please pray for Ankje, a theologian actively involved in wishes to become great among you must be your servant, the inter-church peace movement in the Netherlands, as and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of she serves her title in the Arnhem-Nijmegen Chaplaincy, all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and Rik, as he serves his title at Christ Church, Amsterdam, and to give His life a ransom for many.’ Canon Pettersen and continues his work as a member of the Spe Gaudente stressed that fundamental to servanthood is the question: to Community in Amsterdam, ministering to street people, whom do you belong? In giving ourselves to the Lord’s addicts and others in that city’s red light district. service, we also give ourselves to the world, but only because Christ first did so. It is He who belongs to all, first, and we who belong to Him. D o u b l e d u t c h d ea c o n s w e l c o m e d 5

F r a n c e s H i l l e r r e c a l l s h e r o r d i n a t i o n Wednesday 3rd June was for me both an end and a carried on a wave of prayer that stretched around the beginning. When Diocesan Bishop Geoffrey laid on hands, world, from Canada to Australia to the Solomon Islands. ordaining me to the Distinctive Diaconate, I was aware My three children were present, and joined the Lambeth that I had, in one sense, reached the end of a long and not Singers to provide the glorious music which enhanced the always straightforward journey which started back in the worship. Our hosts at All Saints could not have been more early 1990s, when I sensed that God might be calling me welcoming, not to mention providing a splendid barbecue to a different sort of ministry. As I heard the words, “Send of German sausages afterwards. down the Holy Spirit on your servant Frances” I felt a As I move from lay into ordained ministry, I am tremendous sense of joy, but also relief at finally having got continuing to serve God’s people in the Diocese, by serving there! Throughout all the stages of discernment, selection and Suffragan Bishop David as his Chaplain. I have permission to training I have had to work hard to convince people that I officiate in the Diocese of Southwark, where I am attached truly believed I was being called to be a deacon - and to stay to St Peter’s Church, Vauxhall. This gives me a parish base as a deacon. The has little experience of where I can gain experience in areas of ministry which are the Diaconate, and I hope that my particular struggle may not part of my Europe role, enabling me (hopefully) to have opened some doors for those who will follow. become a well-rounded deacon. The service in All Saints, Cologne was a wonderful I believe that God has put me in the right place at the occasion, absolutely unforgettable. It seemed entirely right time, where I can use my particular gifts and appropriate that I was being ordained in the presence of strengths in the service of this wonderfully diverse and people from right across the diocese. I was aware of being exciting diocese.

That special Lindy is moment as given a Frances is It’s a big white stole, ordained robe to fill! Lindy with Frances part of her ordaining prepares to official Suffragan robe as a robes as a Bishop deacon deacon David

L i n d y J o r d a n ’ s j o u r n e y t o o r d i n a t i o n

Mine has been a long journey since I first expressed my wish offer for ordination. I am more joyful than I can say to be to be ordained 50 years ago, when I was in my teens. I was, ordained to the diaconate after a year of formation with the of course, kindly but roundly rebuffed because of my gender Eastern Region Ministry Course, which was an enriching and told by my parish priest to set such thoughts aside. So and positive experience, affirming and focussing my vocation I did and have been blessed with a rich and varied series of within a dedicated and caring community. opportunities to minister to people in other ways – including I owe a debt of gratitude to my tutors, fellow ordinands teaching in secondary schools and American community and to the congregations that make up the chaplaincy of colleges, as well as tutoring for various Oxford University St Andrew’s, Costa del Sol East, without whose support in colleges after taking my fist and second degrees at Lady prayer and encouragement I would not have reached this day. Margaret Hall in Oxford. I think that all newly ordained clergy must feel how After twelve years as an academic my marriage to little they can do in their own strength and how much they composer/pianist Jack Jordan drew me back to my roots (I must rely on the grace of God to empower them. I am was the fifth generation of a theatrical family) and together no exception. I look forward with both anticipation and we formed our own company, Lamplight Productions. trepidation to the tasks ahead but rejoice in the privilege of We worked together in many genres from Music Hall to being called to serve God’s people in this place, under the Shakespeare and ran Theatre in Education. Along the way I wise guidance of Ven David Sutch upon whose counsel and was involved professionally in radio and TV, ran a recognised collegial fellowship I have relied throughout the process of language school, worked on designing “Proficiency in diocesan discernment, study and liturgical instruction which English” examinations for Cambridge, became a tutor for the have brought me thus far in my Christian pilgrimage. Open University and taught for some years in Lewes prison. My family and friends have never failed in their confidence But I never lost that sense of vocation to ministry, which that, with the help of God, I would reach this day. Now was out of reach for most of my working life. I have lived with that same help I go forward to face the future. Please on the Costa del Sol since 1987 and it was here that I was pray for me as I take up the responsibilities of my calling. at last able to articulate and pursue my heart’s desire and 6 PRA y i N G A N D H E L P I N G m i s s i o N A N D m i N i s t R Y

A f r i e n d l y h a n d c l a s p e d i n Sir Timothy Daunt, Chairman of the p r a y e r , o p e n e d i n g i v i n g Friends The annual Service and Reception of the Friends of the Diocese in Europe will be held on 21st October 2009. Barry Richardson explain the history of the Friends. Unlike other dioceses within the for clergy in special need, such Church of England, the work of this as urgent return to the UK. The diocese and the support of over 270 Friends very recently met a request congregations depends on voluntary for a good quality digital camera for giving. The diocese stretches from the diocesan communications team Morocco across mainland Europe to record pictures of some of the including Scandinavia to Russia wonderful events taking place within Camera bought through Mongolia and to the far our diocese. by Friends outpost of Vladivostok. Many In my case, I and my family have for Diocesan Communications chaplaincies are self-supporting but found spiritual support at St. Alban’s not all and there is an ever-increasing in Copenhagen, St. John & St. Philip need to establish new congregations. in The Hague where my late parents- The “Friends” were set up some in-law also worshipped and still, 14 years ago at the instigation of after some thirty years, at St. John A Friends Annual Canon , who was, the Evangelist in St. Raphaël. Now Service among many other appointments in retired and living in the Diocese of the diocese, Dean of Gibraltar from Chichester, we wish to maintain 1998 to 2000 and the late Francis some contact and give support to Ponsonby. Our first patron was the on-going life and work of this the late Sir Edward Heath and the diocese. chairman throughout has been Sir Do think about joining us at the Timothy Daunt to whom we are Friends Service when the preacher especially grateful for his unstinting will be the Dean of St. Paul’s and support. Co-ordination of the work the Reception to be held at St. of the Friends is undertaken by Matthew’s, Westminster on Great the Honorary Secretary; the Revd. Peter Street on Wednesday (NOT Philip Warner is the fourth person Thursday) 21st October 2009 at voluntarily to shoulder the burden “as 6:00 pm. Notification of your plan a hobby”. In addition to organizing to attend and donations towards the the annual Service and Reception, cost of the event would be much the Friends distribute “The European appreciated. There are some 350 Anglican” four times a year, the Friends listed on the database but Diocesan Yearbook, a Listing of unfortunately of these, for about Chaplaincies and the Diocesan half, no donation or subscription is Calendar & Prayer Diary. recorded which is an unsustainable An important and valuable drain on our limited resources. Rev Philip contribution to the diocese is through Annual subscription to the Warner – grants made possible by Friends’ Friends is £25 and it would be Secretary of Friends membership subscriptions and much appreciated if everyone paid donations. The Friends committee by standing order/direct debit and, makes grants available to diocesan- where applicable, completed a Gift wide causes, rather than individual Aid declaration. Contact for details chaplaincies. In recent times grants of membership should be address have gone to language training for to the Hon. Secretary, the Revd. newly-appointed chaplains and their Philip Warner, at Friends of the spouses, ordinands’ study books, a Diocese in Europe, 14 Tufton Street, new diocesan database, support for LONDON SW1P 3QZ, e-mail at the “Rock of Ages” campaign at [email protected]. the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity We look forward to meeting you in Gibraltar and for the Spicer Fund as Friends of the Diocese in Europe. D d a y re v i s i t e d 7

r o p p i n g i n U n d e r g r o u n d D c h u r c h i n o n N o r m a n d y I t a l y The Early Christians in Italy often met June 2009 saw an invasion of Many say this will be the last time in underground caves so it seems Northern France but as Penny such celebrations will take place. appropriate that the church in Bari, part of However, this is hard to believe the larger chaplaincy of Naples, has found Estlin, from the church in when we watched the different a new home in an underground cantina. Coutances writes, the visitors nations laughing together as they The subterranean location for brought many memories stood on the sodden grass and ignored occasional celebrations of the Eucharist the rain showers. became possible after the cellar was with them. Our hope for the future is to recently cleaned up for Lindsay Renzulli’s encourage harmony in the love of daughter’s wedding reception. She and There were 550 British, American, Our Lord. As each year passes we see fellow church members thought it looked Canadian, German and Finnish more, not fewer, nations joining in as good as any cathedral crypt. paratroopers, men and women, in 7 this historic event. The veterans The congregation comes from Bari and planes and 50 high precision children from both sides swap e-mail the surrounding towns. They also have the paratroopers, who jumped with addresses and photographs – and make use of an ecumenical chapel which the huge flags which unfurled as they arrangements for next year, with Archbishop of Bari has kindly allocated descended, through the clouds maybe a ride on a tank or in a jeep to the ecumenical group who meet there and rain! while the boogie-woogie music of which means the congregation is blessed On a previous occasion a German Glen Miller still makes everyone want with a choice of worship venues. band had also provided excellent to dance and sing! 1940’s music for the smiling crowds. The unity and obvious harmony these young men and women enjoyed was a pleasure to see and a lesson to all of our hopes for the future. That afternoon the crowds followed the band and the refreshed paratroopers walking to the Iron Mike Monument honouring the war dead. Then everyone paraded along the route of Liberation from La Fiere to St Mere Eglise. 8 i n f o c u s

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“NOT ANGELS BUT ANGLICANS” The Church Council of St Ursula’s, n t w e r p Berne were challenged at a recent A r e s t o r a t i o n a s s u r e d “Awayday” where they considered aspects of church life which are Restoration and repair work to St especially unusual in Europe. They Boniface church in Antwerp has included, people constantly coming been given a welcome Flemish and going, less sense of any inherited subsidy of over £1.5 million. This is church traditions and living in a an extremely generous amount and country as a “guest church”. Further together with money raised locally discussions are planned about the and from trusts means that the 100 opportunities these findings offer for year old building can now be fully future ministry and mission. restored. The 100 year old slates

are paper thin and the securing pins have corroded away. The result is a A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CALVIN very leaky roof! This, in turn, allows Holy Trinity Church in Geneva is water to pour down the walls causing playing a part on the Swiss city’s big salts to crystallize. The West Window year to mark the 500th anniversary of has now been shored up to prevent it the birth of John Calvin. Celebrations collapsing and work will continue on include an exhibition called “A day the window rods after expansion and in the life of Calvin” and a dramatic contraction over the years has caused presentation of the theologian’s life the masonry to break out. A n o i s y A s c e n s i o n which involves some English church S u n d a y members in the cast. Sometimes a visit from a bishop can compete with other events. When OSLO’S 125TH BIRTHDAY Suffragan Bishop David Hamid went to A reception at the British Embassy share Ascension services in Monaco he was one of the highlights of the 125th was invited to stay on for the following birthday celebrations of St Edmund’s Sunday where he got a bird’s eye Church in Oslo. The building has view of the Grand Prix. He describes been opened for visitors who may be in as being somewhat noisier than on curious about its long history. A book the television but was delighted to be charting developments through the joined by sons Michael and Jonathan years has been produced by a local for the occasion. historian, Trond Werner Pettersen, a member of St Edmund’s.

NEVER MIND THE BOOK, READ THE CD Members of the congregation of St Francis on the island of Tenerife have helped to prepare a recipe book to tempt the taste buds and raise money for the church. Unusually the first publication is on a computer CD so would-be chefs can boot up and select a menu on screen. N e w s an d e v en t s ar o u n d t he d i o c e s e 9

C h o r a l w e l c o m e A u s t r a l i a n p m v i s i t s R o m e C e n t r e f o r S w i s s r e s t o r a t i o n Kevin Rudd (pictured above), the Prime Minister of Australia was welcomed as the first head of government to visit the Anglican Centre in Rome in July. Dean The first service David Richardson, the Director, said Mr Rudd had shown vision in recognizing in the restored the strategic importance of relations with the Holy See. Australia has recently Chancel and appointed its first resident ambassador to the city. Choir of St John’s, Montreux at the o t t r a i n i n g end of May was P ? a joyful occasion. What happens to clergy after they The choir sang a full Choral Matins are ordained? They are not left to including Stanford’s Jubilate, and cope alone with the challenges of Martin Shaw’s anthem, ‘With a ministry but go to POT – Post Voice of Singing’. Parts of the new Ordination Training. Pictured here Communion setting by Grayston is a recent at Annecy in France Ives were also introduced during the where participants learned about celebration of Communion which Conflict Resolution and Making followed. The works include a new Peace in the Church. It was sound system, including a sound loop taught by a member of staff of the system. The project was dedicated Mennonite Organisation, Bridge by the Diocesan Bishop in June at Builders, who are specialists in a service with the Honorary British teaching conflict resolution. Consul and other local dignitaries A further 650,000 Swiss Francs are needed to complete the work. A M u s i c a l M a r s e i l l a i s e V i s i t i n g C l e r k o f Smaller parishes often find it a currently completing a Ph.D. on W o r k s ? struggle to develop and maintain a music in present-day Anglican musical tradition, but in Marseille monastic communities. they are somewhat spoilt for choice. The new chamber trio of Amanda, The All Saints Church congregation Michael and Aidan has been includes Michael Pon, violinist filmed for a promotional video of and director of the International the church which can be found Music School of Marseille, and on the website or on YouTube. Aidan Hamilton, language teacher They have already been asked and cellist. to play for a wedding in nearby A year ago the musical skills were Aix-en-Provence and, with other boosted by the arrival of a new engagements in the pipeline, they Work on restoring the Anglican chaplain, Fr Gabriel are thinking about a suitable name Cathedral in Gibraltar is underway Amat, a former for their outfit – ‘Trio de Belloi’ or and Diocesan Bishop Geoffrey concert pianist who maybe ‘Musica Anglicana’? Rowell recently visited to see performed throughout progress for himself. The replacement Europe for ten of the roof began at the end of April years before seeking and is expected to be in progress ordination. The line until the Autumn. The bishop is seen up was completed here with Dean, Dr John Paddock by Amanda Haste, a during a visit which included professional flautist celebrations marking 700 years devotion to . 1 0 T H E c o l o g N E c o l l E c t i o N

Diocesan Synod met in Cologne in early June for the final time before a new Synod is elected during the Summer and Autumn. Visiting speakers were of the highest standard and brought insight on the Bible, work with the European Commission and Parliament, the importance of Christian hope and Fresh Expressions of worship. Synod members agreed to proceed with a strategic review of the way the diocese is organised and operates in view of the vast increase in the English speaking population in mainland Europe and the rapid growth of many of our churches. “I never knew Tarshish There was also a visit to the city of Cologne for Worship is at the was so far away!” heart of Synod with the ordination of Frances Hiller, Chaplain to the Morning and Evening Suffragan Bishop, an event featured on page 4. The was just one comment on the Bishop of Prayers as well as a final day included presentations from the Child Stockport’s incisive Bible studies from the daily celebration of protection Officer and the Environmental Officer Book of Jonah underlining the truth that the Eucharist, in the God is everywhere for us. dramatic and moving as well as a session focussing on diocesan finances. setting of the Edith Stein Chapel.

After the ordination service, members of All Saints hosted a barbecue for Synod visitors.

“Hours are spent and minutes are taken!” Synod members, identified by their name badges, listen and take notes.

The formal business of Synod began at a session chaired by the diocesan bishop with the Registrar Aiden Hargreaves-Smith (left) and Diocesan Secretary Adrian Mumford (right) P ra y i n g , p l ann i n g , 1 1 s har i n g an d g r o w i n g

Rev Gary Wilton, Church of England Europe Representative in Other discussion groups made Brussels, destroyed a few myths sure a Bible was on hand to keep about the European Union and on the right track. explained its complexities before challenging Synod members to discuss our mission there.

Worship is at the heart of Synod with Morning and Evening Prayers as well as a daily celebration of the Eucharist, in the dramatic and moving setting of the Edith Stein Chapel.

Bishop Graham Cray, from Fresh Expressions, with his laptop computer The Bishop of Liverpool, Rt Rev James ready for the Jones, was another key note speaker on presentation on the topic “Christian Hope in the Modern modern church life World”. He is seen here with Diocesan and worship. Bishop Geoffrey.

An afternoon and evening visit into the centre of Cologne included a visit to a church diocesan museum before the ordination service at All Saints Anglican church. 1 2 per u par t ner s h i p b u i l d i n g

I n s p i r e d o t h i n g n e w v i s i o n N b e c o m e s a u n d e r t h e s u n r e a l i t y ? (happy days some might say!). But More than thirty years ago the world Roger Fry writes from Madrid the Iron Curtain was firmly in place was described as “One vast global recollecting his forty years as a and General Franco also (having ruled village” and a group of clergy and Reader in the Diocese Spain for about three decades by church members from the Gibraltar then). In fact one or two of his plain Archdeaconry plan to prove the fact clothed policeman took an interest in later this year. some of my early sermons. You could When Bishop Bill Godfrey from Peru sometimes see one or two Spanish visited the Archdeaconry Synod his men wearing dark glasses sitting at the presentation, showing the work of his back of the Church, clearly not quite in Lima planting new churches sure what Matins was all about. in backyards, inspired Fr. Haynes As in many Anglican churches Hubbard, chaplain on the Algarve, to in those days, Morning Prayer was offer to lead a party of volunteers on the main Sunday service in Madrid. a working visit to Lima. They hope to This meant that I could be asked to labour alongside local Christians to “hold the fort” (ie take the services) replace one of their makeshift buildings quite regularly on Sundays for the with a solid building block, waterproof Chaplain, Basil Ney, who was roofed place for worship and meetings. also the Archdeacon of Gibraltar. Bishop Bill will choose the My arrival in Madrid in 1968 was development location. With Archbishop Michael Ramsey, something of a godsend to him The visitors’ group of between (there was no assistant Chaplain and 10 and 15 volunteers is still being Whitsun 1977, in the Garden of St George’s Madrid. Roger Fry (on no other Reader) and he quickly finalized. They will travel to Lima in mid left) and the Chaplain Archdeacon encouraged me to become a Reader. November. John Cade from Palma in Basil Ney. My Theology degree was rapidly Mallorca, a member of the team, says judged to be more than adequate they always welcome sponsorship in The swinging sixties was the unlikely preparation (I am not sure whether any form but most importantly ask for background to the events that were there was Reader training in those prayers that this very physical link will to shape the essentially traditional days anyway) and after a brief prove a blessing to churches on both life I was to lead for the next forty meeting with the Bishop over a very sides of the Atlantic. years. During that prodigious decade enjoyable lunch, I was duly licensed I became an Anglican (from a Free in April 1969. The training I got was Church background), I left school all practical. The following Sunday I (where I had studied Science for A took Matins under the watchful eye levels) and went up to University of the Chaplain, and the one after to read Theology, I qualified as that I was left on my own to take a teacher, I moved to Spain and the service while he performed his founded a British School (I have Archdeacon’s duties somewhere else subsequently founded several more) in the peninsula. His regular absence and I became a Reader at St George’s on Archdeaconry business during Church Madrid. I am still there! the week also meant that it was not Forty years sounds a long time, long before I conducted a burial. On but in retrospect it does not seem so one occasion during the week, while to me. Yet looking back, one can see he was away, the British Consul how much has changed both in the rang me to say that a British citizen world and in our Church over just had died while changing planes at a few decades. When I was licensed Madrid airport and the family, who by Bishop Stanley Ely neither the were travelling with him, wanted Bishop Bill Godfrey and his wife UK nor Spain belonged to the then a cremation the next day. Could Judith are presented with a stole Common Market, the united Diocese I manage that? I was on a steep by Ven David Sutch, Archdeacon of Gibraltar in Europe had not been learning curve! of Gibraltar. formed, and the Church of England During my forty years in Madrid I did not have Synodical Government have seen ten British Ambassadors in F o r t y y ear s o n 1 3

post there, but only five Chaplains at Roman Catholics to exist legally, and our Church’s organisation. But that St George’s, and only four Diocesan enjoy important rights. One of the is another story. Representing the Bishops (Bishops Stanley Ely, John achievements of which I am proud laity of our Diocese twice on the Satterthwaite, John Hind and was setting up the legal structure for General Synod has been an immense Geoffrey Rowell). Is there a lesson all the Anglican chaplaincies of our privilege and has brought me some to be learned from this? I think there Diocese in Spain that enabled them wonderful rewards. One of these might be. In spite of all the change and their chaplains to exercise many has been the opportunity to attend we notice in our Church, it does rights and privileges previously denied a number of Archdeaconry Synods stand for permanence and permanent to them. and to meet so many interesting values in contrast to the temporal and This work in cooperation with people across the Diocese. But there changing values of the world. When the then Archdeacon, the late Bishop is a downside to this Synodical work I arrived in Madrid, St George’s was Daniel (who lived in Portugal and for my role as Reader. Attending in a fairly hostile environment, albeit needed someone like me in Madrid Synods and some of the committees under a very pro Roman Catholic to do the work with the Authorities) that result from their membership is political regime. English Protestants awakened an interest in me for the extraordinarily time consuming and were judged to be dangerous heretics wider organisational aspects of our requires a lot of travel. This detracts (hence the sporadic presence of the Church. By this time Synodical from the time available for Readers’ regime’s security officers). Forty years Government had been established, duties. I calculate that it takes about later Spain’s politicians of the left and since then I have served for five weeks a year for a member of have swung dramatically away from different periods on Archdeaconry General Synod to perform his or traditional Christian teaching, for and Diocesan Synods and now her duties (which includes attending example by legalising same sex civil on the General Synod. If reading the Diocesan Synod and one’s marriages, abortions and the like. So Theology at University in the sixties Archdeaconry Synod also) if one the political climate is still hostile to proved to be a severe test of one’s includes travel time and preparation. our traditional beliefs (which have faith (I have heard it said that some And all this is in addition to one’s changed little in four decades), but for Oxford College Chaplains dispense own professional life. totally different reasons and in a very you equal measures of sherry and Now that I am in my own sixties different way. The spirit of tolerance agnosticism!), membership of the (not exactly swinging though!), I that swept Spain with the restoration General Synod has proved to be look back on forty years of active of the Monarchy and the democratic an equally exacting experience in service to the Church as a Reader reforms in the seventies enabled non relation to the trust one can place in during which time I have also been a Churchwarden twice, and have served on all the Synods for differing periods of time. A Reader’s Ministry is not for life (unlike the ordained Ministry), and our licences expire when we reach seventy. Nevertheless the Bishop can grant “permission to officiate” after that age. So I look forward in a few years to “going back to my roots” when my days on Synods are over, and becoming a very active Reader again. I just hope that not too many British Citizens die at Madrid airport while changing planes!

Neil Armstong walks on the moon Sun newspaper relaunched as tabloid 400,000 attend Woodstock by Rupert Murdoch Music Festival First trial flights of concorde First commercial 747 airplane goes Maiden voyage for liner QE2 1969 into service 1 4 P e o p l e an d p l a c e s

G r ee t i n g s t o B a r c e l o n a j o i n s M u s i c a l m a n m o v e s t h e B a l e a r i c s t o M a l t a Rev Christopher Scargill has moved from four parishes in the For the last five years the Balearic After almost diocese of Lichfield to become Chaplains on the Spanish islands of twenty years Senior Chaplain of St Peter & St Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza have as Rector of Paul, Torrevieja, in Spain met for an annual study day and get- ’s together. This year they met at the main church, F a r e w e l l t o home of Robert Hutton – Menorca’s All Saints, Lay-Reader. The speaker was 82 Rev Simon Godfrey was installed as Rev Peter Anderson, Chaplain of year old Sister Fay from the Roman Chancellor and Senior Chaplain at St Holy Trinity, Cannes in France is Catholic Franciscan Missionaries. It Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, in June. to retire at the end of November was the last time the group will meet In he will be spearheading the Rev Ann Gillibrand, Assistant solely as the Balearic Chaplains as organ restoration project and bringing Chaplain of Christ the Good they have now invited Barcelona’s his expertise in developing a Choral Shepherd, Poitou-Charentes in Chaplain to join them so they become Foundation in . France has resigned The Catalonia Anglican Chaplains Born in London he read Theology instead. at King’s College and was Head Rev Charles Howard, Chaplain Server at Westminster Abbey. Since of the Anglican Church of ordination he has also been a Chaplain Midi-Pyrenees & Aude in to the Territorial Army and Army France is to resign at the end of Cadet Forces, the Royal British September Legion, as well as being honoured Rev David Jenkins, Chaplain of as a Freeman of the , All Saints, Puerto de la Cruz on and a Liveryman of the Worshipful the Spanish island of Tenerife is to Company of Musicians. retire in October A r c h d e a c o n Rev Dr Michael Perry, Priest- A r t h u r ’ s s u r p r i s e in-Charge of St John, Menton in Photo: left to right France has resigned Sr.Fay, Michael Bunce, Bob Short, There was Andrew Tweedy and Robert Ellis. a pleasant Rev Sarah Williams, Assistant surprise for the Chaplain of St Paul, Tervuren in Ven Arthur Belgium moved to the Diocese of A l g a r v e a r r i v a l Siddal at the Canterbury in June Rev Bob Bates final dinner was formally of Diocesan Synod in June. Bishop O b i t u a r y installed as a Geoffrey presented him with a framed Chaplain in map of Europe to mark his retirement Churchgoers in Vienna remember St Vincent’s after serving in Naples and the Swiss with great affection Canon Jeremy Chaplaincy in city of Montreux. Arthur has been Peake who died in June, aged 79. the Algarve in July. He is pictured Archdeacon of Switzerland, Italy and His active ministry ranged over here in the Portuguese sunshine with Malta. Unusually he was briefly stuck the UK, South Africa and Zambia his wife Diana and their son Tom – for words on receiving the gift. before he became Chaplain who clearly has an interest in music! between 1987 and 2000.

B i s h o p ’ s A l l S a i n t s L o o k i n g a h e a d t o l o o k i n g b a c k A n n i v e r s a r y The year 2011 will mark the 400th anniversary of the King Europe and the Church of England James Bible and the 2011 Trust, chaired by the Rt Hon Frank have changed somewhat since a Field MP, has been established to commemorate this great work young deacon was ordained priest that had such an impact on our history, music and culture. Its in November 1969. On All Saints’ aim is to reach as many people as possible, both in this country Day this year Diocesan Bishop and around the world, whether in Cathedrals, village churches, Geoffrey will be celebrating the universities or schools. Churches and musicians are being encouraged to plan 40th anniversary of his entry to the a programme of events around the KJV in 2011? The Trust has a website priesthood. He plans to spend the www.2011trust.org which will carry all the events planned for the celebrations weekend with the Basle chaplaincy in – you can put them on yourself! Switzerland and his visit will include a confirmation service. c H u r c h w ar d en s ’ s u r v i v a l g u i d e 1 5

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Driving through glorious Spanish Miles away across the Mums told us how much they miss countryside with an outside Mediterranean it was also hot on the their Mums and how they have very temperature in the high 30’s yet still island of Gozo where the MU Group little hope of seeing them again. They seeing snow patches lying on the here were able to hold a picnic on May Sierra Nevada made the Diocesan now live out in the community and President’s visit to Torrevieja a 25th to celebrate with others across many of the MU Group have supported particularly memorable experience. the UK, the “Family Picnic”. Valerie them with clothes and household Barbara Woods was staying in Ellis reports that they only have a small goods, as well as nappies Andalucía in June and so was able Sunday School so they decided to invite and baby buggies.” to visit the 3 newest Mothers’ Union some Eritrean Mums and their babies groups in the diocese – Torrevieja and toddlers to join them. formed 2 years ago, Costa del Sol The Mums arrived on Malta East last year and Nerja on Mothering as immigrants, having left Sunday this year. Three very different their country under dreadful groups but all sharing a great enthusiasm and joy in belonging to a circumstances, one lost her worldwide organisation and feeling very very young baby whilst at much linked by prayer. Each group was sea in a very poor boat. given a candle in a holder which was “We were able to sit a reminder that members are ‘united and talk while the children in prayer and worship, and in love and played and we were very service reach out as your hands across moved when these young the world.’

C h u r c h w a r d e n s ’ s t a f f o f l i f e Vicky Atchison reviews “Churchwardens: A Survival Guide” revised edition by & Virginia Rounding, SPCK, 2009 Having just completed a three-year Having taken that on board, let us now This may sound grim, term as churchwarden of St Andrew’s, consider the remainder of the content. but it is realistic. Any member of Zurich, I was delighted to be invited One of the most difficult things about the congregation with a complaint, by the Editor of The European Anglican becoming a churchwarden is that you however trivial, is going to approach the to review the revised edition of a don’t really know what it is about until churchwarden and all complaints must be survival guide for churchwardens, first you have been sworn in. It is rather dealt with. So being a churchwarden can published in 2003. like the confidentiality issue of medical involve continual pacifying, First and foremost, it is a well- records. The doctors know what is up, problem-solving and damage control. structured book and easy to read. It the patient and next of kin also usually Equally important is the welfare of your is primarily aimed at those who are know, but nobody else should be in clergy and their families. Martin Dudley considering whether to take on the the picture. The patient in this case is and Virginia Rounding cite classic onerous rôle of churchwarden, but will the chaplaincy, problems that face churchwardens and also act as a ready reference for those the medical profession are the clergy, give common-sense advice on how to already on the job. One thing you must and the nearest and dearest are the cope with them. Alongside this they remember before you start reading, retiring churchwardens. So you are emphasise the immense rewards that however, is that we in Europe do not taking on what may be a perfectly can come from knowing that you have the same legislation as exists in healthy being or alternatively a have served the church to the best Britain and that this book is written chronically sick patient, and until of your ability. with the English dioceses in mind (so you assume the responsibilities of I would recommend that every much so that the authors have sadly churchwarden, you are likely to be chaplaincy has a copy of this book forgotten that the Diocese in Europe is none the wiser. This is where you on their bookshelf and it should be part of the Church of England, citing need help to survive, and this book required reading for anyone interested in the existence of only 43 dioceses!) So will do just that. It outlines your becoming a churchwarden. Those with the parliamentary and legal information sphere of jurisdiction, your powers a true vocation will not be deterred, as well as some of the financial advice, of administration, your chains of but encouraged by having such practical though amply explained, can be left responsibility and support, and help to hand. Anyone will get a clearer to one side, bearing in mind that your ultimately how to get out if that is the picture of what it means to undertake this country may have similar legislation of only alternative left open to you when venerable office whose roots can be traced which you must make yourself aware. all else fails. back to the 14th century. H i t t i n g t he hea d l i ne s 1 6 – g e t t i n g n o t i c e d

M a k i n g t h e m o s t o f o u r m e s s a g e It is important to know where to Christian social studies have revealed position photo- that one quarter of churchgoers journalists, prefer to keep their faith private and broadcasters and print reporters choose not to talk about it. Another to mutual quarter actively talk about their faith advantage. and promote it but the remainder of worshippers admit that they would talk about their faith – if the subject came D o e s y o u r up. The topic of faith often becomes a c h u r c h h a v e a talking point because of events in life or communications after congregations make sure their life o f f i c e r ? and activities are kept in the public eye. I s y o u r l o c a l When positions are being filled at Annual It is good for churches to have a p u b l i c i t y Church Meeting time it can be helpful ”Communications Audit” from time a t t r a c t i v e t o for the new Church Council to consider to time to check how effectively the v i s i t o r s ? nominating a Communications or Media story of their work and service is being Every local church is unique in Officer. Although it is amazing how many publicized and avoid their becoming a its location, range of services, and former journalists pop up all over Europe, closely guarded secret. On this page we appeal. There is no “one size fits no previous experience is necessary. offer a few communications points to all” solution for posters and leaflets You need someone with enthusiasm, an consider. to publicize your presence and eye for a news story, knowledge of local details of services. media and their requirements, and the C h u r c h m a g a z i n e s Some churches in the diocese ability to impart the information clearly s t i l l h a v e a r o l e produce detailed brochures, others and in a way that attracts the attention. In Britain church magazines have have postcard or visiting card sized Information and guidance is available from been going since 1860 and there is a handouts (Illustrated here). the Diocesan Communications Officer refreshing variety to be found around Modern technology means on:- the Diocese in Europe. It can be these can be produced relatively • Identifying a news story difficult when a traditional British style inexpensively (What price do you • How to write a news release of magazine is produced in a country put on publicity?) and a huge • How to cater for visiting journalists where it looks and feels out of place. initial print run is not necessary p.s. For Media Officers who want to get Points to ponder here are:- while changes can be made before more deeply involved the Communications • Who is your readership – church the next edition to keep the Department at Church House offers a selection members, outsiders – or both? information up to date. of training courses. Alternatively a synod or a • How relevant is the content – do • A good source of postcard size group of local churches could arrange their own readers rush to find the rotas for publicity can be found through with a visiting trainer. lesson readers? companies such as www. vistaprint.com. Many of our • Does it reflect the vibrancy of your L e a v e t h e m s m i l i n g church activities? churches are not easy to find • Is there something to ponder – a and a location map may be The Christian Gospel is a serious business thoughtful or informative article important. but even Jesus knew how to tell jokes and someone may cut out and keep? • Before producing your publicity spread the word with a touch of humour. • Is the language used simple and easy you need to plan where they Do your leaflets, magazines and other – how many ecclesiastical terms such are to be distributed ensuring publicity show the joy of Christian living as Archdeacon, Synod, Chaplain etc. that you are reaching places and share some of the fun to be found in confuse the reader? where potential visitors go – e.g. our congregations? p.s. Many thanks to churches who send their camp-sites, community centres, The camera sometimes catches us magazines to the Diocesan Office who then colleges etc. unawares as in the two pictures pass them to the Communications Officer. p.s. When a visitor comes to church do below (both inviting your suggestions There is an impressive range of publications you have a well ordered and presented on captions) and often items from them can be passed to Visitor Information Pack to tell them national church news sources and feature in everything they need to know – and European Anglican. not too much irrelevant detail!