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Unity in Diversity JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 JANUARY-FEBRUARY Unity in diversity One church – active ecumenism PAGE 6 Deaf Church – worshipping together PAGE 10 Pause Button: Walsingham’s new Focus On: Archbishop’s visit That we may ecumenical Dereham in pictures be one 5 covenant 13 Baptist Church 16 32 From the Editor Contents THE MAGAZINE | JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2019 elcome to the New Christian Learning offers ecumenical Year! At the time of learning opportunities (pg 12) and writing, the Archbishop a new ecumenical covenant has 4 COMMENT: Dwelling together of Canterbury’s visit to been celebrated between the two in unity our Diocese is still a recent memory. Walsingham Shrines (pg 13). In the His choice to begin his visit with an spirit of unity in diversity, our regular 5 PAUSE BUTTON: That we may ecumenicalW service at the Roman Focus On feature has been written be one Catholic Cathedral in Norwich set the by Ian Clarke from Dereham Baptist tone for the theme of reconciliation and Church in place of an Anglican unity that pervaded his tour. You can see benefice (pg 16). a photo gallery of his visit on page 32. Ecumenism is, if the evidence in this The annual Week of Prayer for Christian issue is anything to go by, flourishing 6 Unity falls at the end of January and this here! As we bid a fond farewell to FEATURE: year’s reflections have been prepared by our dear Bishop Graham (see photos One church – active Christians from Indonesia. The largest from his final service and a message ecumenism country in South East Asia with over from him on pg 30) please do pray 740 local languages, this nation’s motto for discernment for the process of Bhineka Tunggal Ika, which means Unity seeking a new Bishop of Norwich. in Diversity. This is an apt motto for us as “How good and pleasant it is when Christians to embrace in the everyday God’s people live together in unity! For practice of our faith. there the Lord bestows his blessing, We have an opportunity in these even life forevermore” (Psalm 133). uncertain and troubled times to Blessings, show unity in a divided world by 10 Deaf Church – working concentrating on what we have in together to worship together common more than what divides us. There are some great examples of this 12 NCCL: Learning ecumenically across our community. 14 CYF: Together united In the main feature, Biddy Collyer takes us on a tour of the Diocese to 23 Prayer Calendar is moving show some snapshots of ecumenism in action (pg 6). Tim Rogers discovers 25 The Anglican Centre in Rome more about the joint initiative between a Methodist Minister and an Anglican 26 Church Army: Mission-focused Priest that is Norwich Deaf Church Barbara Bryant community (pg 10). The Norwich Centre for Editor 28 Medieval artistic connection The Magazine design: 30 Bishop Graham’s farewell Get in touch Adept Design www.adeptdesign.co.uk message 01603 882348 (Editor) Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily [email protected] those of the Diocese and the acceptance of advertising does not indicate editorial endorsement. 37 RESOURCES: Competition for Diocesan House, 109 Dereham Road, Cover photo: The historic ecumenical service at the start of FREE course materials Easton, Norwich NR9 5ES the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit at the Roman Catholic www.DofN.org/magazine Cathedral in Norwich; photo by Tim Rogers. facebook.com/dioceseofnorwich @DioceseNorwich The next issue (deadline 21 Jan) 39 focuses on faith & politics. Lent Appeal 2019 Listen to The Magazine Podcast by searching for ‘Diocese of Norwich’ on the podcast app of your choice. To advertise in The Magazine please contact Sally on 01603 882322 or email [email protected] 3 Dwelling together in unity We live in a broken world, and the devil longs to pull us apart from each other as well as from God. But the redeeming work of Jesus is reconciliation with himself and each other. he other month, as I stood pain caused during its pilot period in Great Christians attempting to work together beside Christians from 12 Yarmouth would not be replicated around in partnership. We live in a broken world, local churches worshipping the country. and the devil longs to pull us apart from God and thanking him for each other as well as from God. But the We have NHS prayer meetings with redeeming work of Jesus is reconciliation his work, I was reminded of the picture Christians from different churches who with himself and each other. in Revelation of the unity of believers care about the NHS coming together to inT heaven: the “great multitude that no pray. Churches also came together to start Perhaps it was because Jesus knew it one could count, from every nation, up The Living Room winter night shelter would be tough that his prayer in John 17 tribe, people and language” standing and are currently looking to work together included the unity of believers. He knew before the throne of God and giving to support the CAP Debt Centre. The list that we need each other in order to fulfil glory to him. could go on. the great commission, but he knew we could never work in unity without his This time of ecumenical worship was a When Christians come together in unity, power! precious and uplifting experience. But not only are we obeying the commands of how do we ensure that our Christian Jesus, and practically enabling each other If this prayer for unity was of sufficient unity is expressed in the worship of our to do more than we could do alone, but we importance for the final prayer of Jesus lives as well as the worship of our lips? also see the power of the Holy Spirit at work. before death, I’m going to keep praying it: for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and our world. I’m blessed to be able to work with When Peter and Cornelius followed God’s Christians from different congregations command to come together in radical, and denominations as they come countercultural partnership (Acts 10), the together to express their love of God Holy Spirit was poured out on Gentile in acts of practical compassion in the Christians for the first time. When the community. churches in the borough of Great Yarmouth There’s the Great Yarmouth Food have come together we have seen the Holy Bank which was instigated by several Spirit provide for people’s needs, turn hearts local churches for those experiencing to him, raise up volunteers and leaders who never thought they could lead or volunteer food poverty. Then there’s the letter Anna Heydon works as a Development Worker and stir a desire to continue working which was sent to Damian Green in for Imagine Norfolk Together – a joint venture together even when it’s challenging. between the Diocese of Norwich and the Church 2016, spearheaded by leaders of local Urban Fund. She works with churches in the Great community ministries, which called for Unity isn’t always easy. I have experienced Yarmouth area to encourage their work in and with revisions to Universal Credit so that the the struggles as well as triumphs of the local community. 4 That we may be one ne of the prayers I find myself love, “The glory that you have given me using in the intercessions I have given them, so that they may be offered at Evensong in the one, as we are one. I in them and you in Whatever our own Cathedral when praying for me, that they may become completely preferences are though, we Christian Unity is this: one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them should never be in the business We pray, O God, for the Church in the world O even as you have loved me” (v 22–23). of thinking that our way is the of today: that it may be true to its gospel and responsive to the needs of humankind; Our life together as Christians must right way and that others have that it may conserve what is good in the flow from Christ’s life and love. If we let got it wrong. past and reach out boldly to the future; his love flow into our lives we will have that it may care for the individual and help respect for each other’s differences, to change society; and that it may have we will have a desire for our brothers a growing unity without sacrificing all and sisters to flourish, and we will be variety of response to your grace. open to learning from each other and appreciating the variety of gifts God has That prayer encapsulates so much of showered upon us. what is important about the way we behave as Christians; it reminds us that It is Christ’s love that binds us together; as a Church we exist primarily for others by responding to that love, by loving and not for ourselves. It reminds us also one another, we will fulfil his desire that in exercising our faith there is a that we also show his love to the world The Very Revd Jane Hedges balance to be struck between old and around us. Dean of Norwich new, and between our ministry to the individual and our engagement with the wider world. However, the phrase that I particularly like is the one that prays for growing unity without sacrificing all variety of response. We human beings are all made in the image of God and yet we are all different from each other in so many ways.
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