DOCSLIB.ORG

EXCITING TIMES AHEAD Church for a Different World CRUX August 2018

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
EXCITING TIMES AHEAD Church for a Different World CRUX August 2018 25p CRUX Issue 48 Church for a different world August 2018 EXCITING TIMES AHEAD Church for a different world CRUX August 2018 A MIX OF OLD AND NEW FAREWELL TO MARTIN Our bid for money from the National chaplaincies and congregations. The Canon Martin Miller, our Diocesan Secretary, has Church has been successful. We now record number of 23 deacons ordained have over £2 million to spend on last month in the cathedral will be part of announced that he is leaving to become Chief Operating starting up small churches across the our efforts, but it will take all our clergy Officer of the Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool. diocese and on trying out some more and lay people together to continue intensive work with school children to nurture and grow our longstanding Martin was appointed Diocesan the DBF is accredited with Investors and their families in the Bolton area. places of mission and ministry. Secretary in 2011. He joined the in People status. Martin has brought It offers a very exciting prospect, as Diocese in 2001 as Partnership people together through Archdeaconry we seek to become a Church that is Whether we are a new form of being Development Officer and was Events where people mingle, ask both younger and more reflective of Church or a well established one, we are made Director of the Church questions and share information. the diverse mix of modern society. all of us a Church for a Different World. and Society Department four years later. He has a passion Bishop David said, “Martin has been a New money can help us reach some for working collaboratively with great colleague in my leadership team. of those groups in our society that the other organisations and promoting He has played an absolutely essential Church has been less successful engaging diversity, equality and inclusion. In role in enabling us to focus the work of with, a vital task if we really believe in 2012 Martin was made an Ecumenical the diocese more strategically, as well a God who loves each and every human Canon of Manchester Cathedral as making many improvements to the being in his creation. But alongside this David Walker Bishop of Manchester in recognition of his contribution organisational function. His contributions we will continue to put much of our to the wider life of the Christian and insights will be greatly missed. resources into sustaining our parishes, community across Manchester. We wish him all the best as he takes the next step along his journey.” Martin said, “It has been an amazing time working for the diocese. I am Martin leaves the diocese on 21 MURAL MARKS grateful to the clergy and laity for the September to take up his new post. opportunities given to me to serve the The process of recruiting a replacement NHS BIRTHPLACE Church here. I have received fantastic has begun, and the vacancy will be support in every role and I would like to advertised on the diocesan website. To celebrate the 70th anniversary The Urmston Mural was designed by thank Bishop David and Phillip Blinkhorn of the NHS, a stunning Urmston Neil Roland (right). The artistic director in particular for their support during Mural was unveiled in the town was Kevin Murphy (left), who worked my time as Diocesan secretary. And, of centre by Kate Green, MP for with students from Urmston Grammar, course, I could not have delivered any Stretford and Urmston. The NHS Wellacre Academy and St Anthony’s of my roles without the diocesan staff. was born at Park Hospital in Catholic College, creating an impressive They are a wonderful resource for local Davyhulme, now Trafford General. piece of art that truly reflects Urmston’s churches and schools. I have made not vibrancy and sense of community. just fantastic colleagues, but friends. I assure you all that the diocese will always be in my thoughts and prayers.” During his seven-year tenure as Diocesan Secretary, Martin has played a key role as a member of the Bishop’s Leadership Team. He has galvanised attention to the changes that need to be made to ensure a sustainable future for the Church of England across Greater Manchester and Rossendale, which is encapsulated in the brand of Church for a Different World. He has made structural and cultural changes within the Diocesan Board of Finance to put it on a more professional business footing, with the result that PAGE 2 PAGE 3 Church for a different world CRUX August 2018 MANCHESTER’S AMBITIOUS “Faith is the glue that sticks us together” The extra money will also pay for CHURCH GROWTH workers in pre-school groups and schools in the Bolton area to strengthen the PROGRAMME excellent practice that already exists. The Bishop Bridgeman School is a stunning The Diocese of Manchester has been successful in its bid for £2 “This church has totally exemplar of how a CE primary school can million from the Church Commissioners’ Strategic Development changed my life!” develop the discipleship pathway of its pupils, even if that discipleship pathway Fund to develop projects that will help grow a younger and Another example of a church plant that has brought people to faith is the Trinity includes children of other faiths. The Ethos more diverse church, particularly in areas of high deprivation. Community Church Rusholme (TCC). leaders (pupils) of Bishop Bridgeman School The money will be used to invest in two broad areas of work: help embed Christian values into everyday Rusholme is a wonderfully diverse school life by planning and delivering whole community, home to many people, school worship based on the values. cultures and languages. A bookshop on The group leads an annual Ethos The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu the high street, unique in Manchester for SMALL CHURCH PLANTS Conference for staff and pupils from said: “I’m delighted that the Diocese of stocking a wide range of books in Arabic Building on proven models of church other schools. They also plan and Manchester has been supported with this and Asian languages, attracts lots of planting that have been successful in deliver a monthly pop up prayer space award of over £2 million. It will enable them people, who as well as finding something other parts of the diocese, we aim to plant which begins in church and moves into build on their proven success of growing to read, find a warm welcome, friendship, 16 small churches over six years in the school. Members of the group say its small churches in the most needy areas, support and people who share their poorest areas and those that currently impact has been to help people of other as well as engaging more deeply with Christian faith in their own language. have the lowest church attendance. The faiths become friends and that ‘faith children and families involved in Church of church plants will be on estates and is the glue that sticks us together’. England Schools and pre-school groups.” TCC, with its informal worship style, in communities of deprivation, some meets in the Alexandria Library space at ethnically diverse and others mainly various points during the week, holding At St James’ CE High School a drop-in style White British. The church plant project “A church on the estate Bible studies in English, Farsi, Kurdish group meets on a Thursday lunch time led will also create a network of church we can call our own” and Arabic. On Sundays the church by the school’s full time chaplain and a local planters who will share their experience uses a nearby community centre. youth worker. This is a great example of by training and mentoring others. school and local parish working together to One TCC member, Hatim, who was recently provide a voluntary group for young people WORK WITH CHILDREN, baptised, said, “TCC is more than a place in the school which is distinctively Christian to worship: it’s family. People invite you and provides a space to grow in their faith. FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS to their homes and share their food. I like A range of projects will engage with the diversity, the different languages and children, their families and schools in the countries that people come from. We’re Bolton area, particularly when children like one body, helping each other out.” reach the key points of moving into primary education or from primary to secondary Curate at Holy Trinity, Rusholme, The education. It will focus on building strong Revd John Brett, has seen TCC grow and links between the home, church and school divide to form two distinct congregations, to create discipleship pathways from toddler one in Rusholme and the other in nearby group to secondary school and beyond. Fallowfield. He wants to see the model Oldhams Church is a small church plant develop to produce more and more from St Pauls’ Church, Astley Bridge set up churches that reflect the makeup of by Pioneer Curate, The Revd Ben Woodfield, the diverse communities they serve. in 2016 to serve the people living on the Oldhams Estate in Bolton. The new Sadoon Al Shammari, another TCC church now attracts 50-60 worshippers member, said, “I’ve met people from at the Barlow Park Community Centre. different countries who have shared similar experiences to me. We help and support one another, and through the Bible studies I have changed my beliefs. This church has totally changed my life!” PAGE 4 PAGE 5 Church for a different world DREAM BIG! MAP Officer, Canon Andy Salmon, offers some advice on creating a Mission Action Plan, and is available to help on the journey.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Christ Church Walmersley St John with St Mark Bury June 2016
    Christ Church Walmersley and St John with St Mark Bury in the United Benefice of Walmersley Road Psalm 121 June 2016 50p REGULAR SERVICES Sunday 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion St John w St Mark 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) Christ Church 10.30 a.m. 1st Holy Communion Christ Church 2nd Family and Parade 3rd Holy Communion 4th Service of the Word 5th Holy Communion 10.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist St John w St Mark 2nd Parade Service Monday Monday@2 49 Fairlands Road 7.30 p.m. 1st Listening Prayer 150 Walmersley Road Wednesday 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion St John w St Mark Thursday st 2.00 p.m. 1 First Thursday Prayer Christ Church Hall 7.30 p.m. Holy Communion St John w St Mark Saints days and other services as announced Evening Prayer will be said in St John w St Mark's Church Monday - Thursday at 5 p.m. If you need transport to church please contact the wardens. Both churches have the Child Friendly Church award Both churches have Fairtrade status 2 Thoughts of church and potatoes May I start by saying that hope that all of you reading this are in good health or as best that can be expected? I would also like to thank you for the support and help to me and my family after the death of my mum towards the end of last year. We were left heart broken and devastated beyond words when it happened, but the gift of faith family and church family have been a true gift to us so a true THANK YOU ALL for the support and concern you all gave us.
    [Show full text]
  • Bishop of Fulham to Remarry
    THE ORIGINAL CHURCH NEWSPAPER. ESTABLISHED IN 1828 Archbishop’s apology Why is THE everyone to Black Churches, obsessed p10 with CHURCHOF Russell Brand? ENGLAND P9 Newspaper NOW AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTAND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2014 No: 6252 Bishop of Fulham to remarry By Jordanna May Fr Kirk commented in 2010: cy – and would defend and “The doctrine of matrimony is explain it to anyone who came Bishop THE BISHOP OF Fulham, the closely associated with ecclesi- to me for advice.” Jonathan Rt Rev Jonathan Baker, ology and so it would seem The Bishop told us this week: Baker announced last week that he is utterly unacceptable that “I wrote to clergy last week to to remarry. divorce and remarriage be part inform them that, having He immediately wrote to his of the regimen of those who received the consent of the clergy, affirming his support are called to represent and Bishop of London, I will remar- for those of his clergy who effect the unity of the Church.” ry in the spring of next year. oppose the remarriage of He added: “Promoting “I reached this decision after divorcees, saying that he will divorced bishops is a far more a great deal of thought and continue to support them in serious matter than homosexu- prayer. I fully respect and their stance. al bishops because it is under- understand the position of cler- In a letter that was sent to all mining one of the fundamental gy who exercise their right not his clergy, Bishop Baker, who teachings of scripture.” to conduct further marriages is also chairman of Forward in Fr Kirk has since moved to in church and will support Faith, said that he had received the Catholic Ordinariate but as them in continuing to adopt permission from the Bishop of then founder and national sec- such a policy.” London and the Archbishop of retary, representing FiF, it’s Concerning his role in For- Canterbury.
    [Show full text]
  • A8 (WE) BACKGROUND 1 WOMEN and the EPISCOPATE- a BACKGROUND NOTE Deacons and Priests 1. Bishop Archibald Tait, Then Bishop Of
    A8 (WE) BACKGROUND WOMEN AND THE EPISCOPATE- A BACKGROUND NOTE Deacons and priests 1. Bishop Archibald Tait, then Bishop of London, founded the Deaconess Community of St Andrew as long ago as 1861.Those who subsequently served the Church as deaconesses held office in the Church but until the 1980s the law permitted only men to be admitted to holy orders in the Church of England. 2. The possible admission of women to each of the orders of deacon, priest and bishop was explored in a Church Assembly report of 1966. Following consultation with the dioceses the General Synod subsequently resolved in 1975 that ‘ there are no fundamental objections to the ordination of women to the priesthood ’. In the light of the diocesan consultation it decided at that stage, however, not to proceed with the necessary legislation. 3. Subsequently, separate pieces of legislation were introduced into the General Synod to enable women to become deacons and priests. The Synod gave Final Approval to a Measure to enable women to become deacons in 1985, and in 1992 to a Measure opening the priesthood to women. 4. The first women were ordained as deacons in 1987 and as priests in March 1994. By 2009 women comprised 29% of all serving clergy (around 20% of stipendiary clergy) and 47% of those recommended that year for ordination training (38% of those recommended with a view to stipendiary ministry). In mid 2010 there were also 14 female archdeacons (13%) and 4 female cathedral deans (9%). 5. In removing the legal obstacles to women becoming priests the General Synod provided formal arrangements designed to make provision for those in the Church who could not accept this as a legitimate development.
    [Show full text]
  • Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance
    Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 Company No 149999 – Registered Charity No 249424 MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 [THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 INDEX Page Trustees’ Annual Report (including the Strategic Report) Reference and administrative details 2 Our Vision 4 About the Diocese 4 Strategic Report - Activities and Key Achievements in the year 5 - Parish Share and Stewardship 7 - Future Developments 8 - Structure and Governance 9 - Financial Review 16 - Funds held as a Custodian Trustee on behalf of others 18 - Principal Risks and Uncertainties 18 Trustees’ Responsibilities 20 Independent auditor’s report to the members of Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance 21 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 23 Company Statement of Financial Activities 24 Balance Sheets 25 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 26 Notes to the Financial Statements 27–64 1 MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 Reference and administrative details In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, FRS102 and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in January 2019 (SORP 2019), the Trustees (for the purposes of charity law) and Directors (for the purposes of company law) during the year and as at the date of signing follow. Ex-Officio The Bishop of Manchester, Rt Revd D Walker The Bishop of Middleton, Rt Revd M Davies The Bishop of Bolton, Rt Revd M Ashcroft
    [Show full text]
  • Article Review William Temple: Pioneer and Pillar of Christian Unity
    ecclesiology 16 (2020) 401-408 ECCLESIOLOGY brill.com/ecso Article Review ∵ William Temple: Pioneer and Pillar of Christian Unity Paul Avis Honorary Professor, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University, Durham, UK Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Exeter, Exeer, UK [email protected] Edward Loane, (2016) William Temple and Church Unity: The Politics and Practice of Ecumenical Theology. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. 254 pages, isbn: 978-3-319- 40375-5 (hbk). £89.99. William Temple (1881–1944) is universally acknowledged as the leading thinker and leader of the Christian world, outside the Roman Catholic Church, in roughly the second quarter of the twentieth century. Temple was a colossal figure in several arenas of public discourse: philosophical theology, apologet- ics, devotional writing, Christian social thought and socio-economic reform. Appointed Bishop of Manchester in his late thirties, he went on to become Archbishop of York and, all too briefly, Archbishop of Canterbury (1942–44). He was the dominant presence, influence and source of energy in the Church of England in the twenty years before his untimely death, in harness, in his early sixties. The Church of England, the Anglican Communion and the wider church were stunned and dismayed by his loss. It was said at his funeral: ‘Today we are burying the hopes of the Church of England.’ He had burned himself out in selfless service. Few have so fully deserved the kind of adulatory tributes © Paul Avis, 2020 | doi:10.1163/17455316-01603002 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the cc-by 4.0Downloaded license.
    [Show full text]
  • Southwark Clergy Rebuke 'Partisan' Bishop
    THE ORIGINAL CHURCH NEWSPAPER. ESTABLISHED IN 1828 Alice’s THE experience scares us CHURCHOF all ENGLAND P15 Learning Newspaper from the Café Church, P9 NOW AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTAND FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 No: 6270 Black and Southwark clergy Asian rebuke ‘partisan’ bishop contribution to Church is By George Conger ONE IN 10 of the Diocese of South- The Rt Rev Christopher Chessun wark’s stipendiary clergy have signed a celebrated private letter to their bishop, the Rt Rev Christopher Chessun, rebuking him for his partisan management of the diocese. Delivered last week, the letter is under- stood to take issue with the bishop’s pref- erence of clergy living in same-sex civil partnerships to senior posts within the diocese, while marginalising traditional- ists. The letter, accompanied a public state- ment endorsed by 60 priests and nine parish councils, affirms the doctrinal principleS of the Church of England, which also urged the bishop to ensure that clergy he has appointed to high office conform to these teachings. The “Southwark Declaration” and pri- vate letter comes amidst a sharp financial contraction and declining church atten- dance in Southwark, coupled with the appointment of clergy living in same-sex civil partnerships to the posts of cathe- By Ashley Prevo dral dean, diocesan director of ordinands and canon chancellor. PARLIAMENT was the venue for a Complaints of bias in Southwark reception celebrating Black and Asian prompted evangelicals in 2012 to form him our concerns” including the appoint- warm welcoming meeting to him as soon enrichment of the Church of England. the Southwark Ministry Trust to divert ment of a new Canon Chancellor, who as he was consecrated.
    [Show full text]
  • Anglican Church in Australia SRG 94/10 Adelaide Diocese Church Office Special List Photographs Series 10/18
    ___________________________________________________________________ Anglican Church in Australia SRG 94/10 Adelaide Diocese Church Office Special List Photographs Series 10/18 Album 1 1. W.D. Maclagan, Bishop of Lichfield 1878-1891, Archbishop of York, 1891- 1908, died 1910. 2. [? C.G. Lang] 3. C.G. Lang, Bishop of Stepney 1901, Archbishop of York 1909 4. [? E.S. Talbot] 5. E.S. Talbot, born 19 Feb. 1844, Bishop of Rochester 1895-1905, Bishop of Southwark 1905-1911. 6. Wm Temple, Bishop of Manchester 1917, Archbishop of York 1927, Archbishop of Canterbury 1942. 7. Dr John Wordsworth, born 1843, Bishop of Salisbury 1884, died 1911 8. Christopher Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln 1869-1885, died 1885. 9. Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford 1846, Bishop of Winchester 1869, died 1873. 10. B. F. Westcott, Bishop of Durham 1890-1901, died 1901 11. F.E. [unidentified Indian cleric] Ridgeway, Bishop of Kensington 1901, [unidentified Indian cleric] Bishop of Salisbury 1911. 12. [unidentified Indian cleric] 13. [unidentified Indian cleric] 14. [unidentified] 15. [unidentified] 16. W.E. Collins, Bishop of Gibraltar 1904, died 1911. 17. [unidentified bishop in procession] 18. T.C. Fisher, Bishop of Nyasaland 1910 19. A.B. Turner, Bishop of Corea [sic] 1905, died 1910 20. A.R. Tucker, Bishop of Uganda 1890 21. J.A. Kempthorne, Bishop of Lichfield 22. Dr Paget, Bishop of Oxford, 1901-1911 23. B.O.F. Heywood, Bishop of Southwell, Bishop of Ely 24. Unidentified group photo of bishops 25. G. Nickson, Bishop of Jarrow 1906, Bishop of Bristol 26. F.S.G. Warman, Bishop of Truro, Bishop of Manchester 27.
    [Show full text]
  • Descendants of Henry Reynolds
    Descendants of Henry Reynolds Charles E. G. Pease Pennyghael Isle of Mull Descendants of Henry Reynolds 1-Henry Reynolds1 was born on 2 Jun 1639 in Chippenham, Wiltshire and died in 1723 at age 84. Henry married Jane1 about 1671. Jane was born about 1645 and died in 1712 about age 67. They had four children: Henry, Richard, Thomas, and George. 2-Henry Reynolds1 was born in 1673 and died in 1712 at age 39. 2-Richard Reynolds1 was born in 1675 and died in 1745 at age 70. Richard married Anne Adams. They had one daughter: Mariah. 3-Mariah Reynolds1 was born on 29 Mar 1715 and died in 1715. 2-Thomas Reynolds1 was born about 1677 in Southwark, London and died about 1755 in Southwark, London about age 78. Noted events in his life were: • He worked as a Colour maker. Thomas married Susannah Cowley1 on 22 Apr 1710 in FMH Southwark. Susannah was born in 1683 and died in 1743 at age 60. They had three children: Thomas, Thomas, and Rachel. 3-Thomas Reynolds1 was born in 1712 and died in 1713 at age 1. 3-Thomas Reynolds1,2,3 was born on 22 May 1714 in Southwark, London and died on 22 Mar 1771 in Westminster, London at age 56. Noted events in his life were: • He worked as a Linen Draper. • He worked as a Clothworker in London. Thomas married Mary Foster,1,2 daughter of William Foster and Sarah, on 16 Oct 1733 in Southwark, London. Mary was born on 20 Oct 1712 in Southwark, London and died on 23 Jul 1741 in London at age 28.
    [Show full text]
  • CHRIST CHURCH, WALSHAW HARVEST MAGAZINE, September 2017
    CHRIST CHURCH, WALSHAW HARVEST MAGAZINE, September 2017 CHRIST CHURCH HAS A NEW WEB PRESENCE The eagle-eyed will notice that the footers at the bottom of pages 2-7 include a new address for Christ Church’s principal web presence. The front page gives access to up-to-date information about what’s going on and also provides links to Twitter and Facebook. Both social media are proving very popular indeed. ANOTHER WEB PRESENCE @ CCW Amidst all the mission activity at Christ Church, it’s reassuring to know that just occasionally, things can stay as they are. In a building like ours, access is sometimes an issue so that things can lie undisturbed for weeks, month, years and even decades. Very recently, members of the fellowship discovered a cobweb – pictured right – measuring a couple of feet across. Whilst there was no evidence of the resident spider, there were one or two rather red faces amongst members of the cleaning team! CONFIRMATION PARTY ARCHDEACON DAVID TO RETIRE On 2 July, five members of the fellowship were confirmed at a service held at Christ Church, Harwood. Proceedings were led by the Right Revd Mark Ashcroft, Bishop of Bolton, who is pictured here [centre], together with the Revd Steve Openshaw and the party of confirmands. The Archdeacon of Bolton, The Ven David Bailey, is to retire at the end of this year, after serving nine years as archdeacon in the Diocese of Manchester and 37 years in ordained ministry. He took up the post of Archdeacon of STREET PASTORS Bolton in November 2008; having previously been Vicar of Beverley Minster.
    [Show full text]
  • Faith Leaders' Open Letter to the Prime Minister
    http://interfaithrefugeeinitiative.org/ We are leaders from Britain’s major faiths: Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian. All our faiths compel us to affirm the dignity of all human beings and to offer help to anyone in need. As people of faith, we call on your Government urgently to revise its policy towards refugees. The best of this country is represented by the generosity, kindness, solidarity and decency that Britain has at many times shown those fleeing persecution, even at times of far greater deprivation and difficulty than the present day. We rejoice in the mosaic of different faiths and British communities that we now represent. We are proud that in May 2016, in a survey by Amnesty International, 83% of Britons said they would welcome refugees into their neighbourhoods and households. In the face of the unfolding human catastrophe, there are immediate and viable steps that the Government can take to offer sanctuary to more refugees. We call on you to create safe, legal routes of travel, for example by adopting fair and humane family reunion policies for refugees. Under the present immigration rules, a British doctor of Syrian origin could not bring her parents from a refugee camp in Lebanon – even though they were refugees and she could support and house them. A Syrian child who arrived alone in the UK could not bring his parents from a refugee camp in Jordan – even if the child were recognised a refugee and even though his parents were themselves refugees. Families in these situations can currently be reunited only by resorting to desperately unsafe irregular journeys, sometimes ending in avoidable tragedies.
    [Show full text]
  • General Synod
    GENERAL SYNOD JULY 2013 GROUP OF SESSIONS BUSINESS DONE AT 6.12 P.M. ON FRIDAY 5TH JULY 2013 WORSHIP The Archdeacon of Rochdale and led the Synod in an act of worship. INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS 1 The following introductions were made: New members The Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick, Bishop of Lynn (Southern Suffragans) (who had succeeded the Rt Revd David Rossdale) The Very Revd David Ison (Deans) (who had succeeded the Very Revd Vivienne Faull) Mr Andrew Mackie (Third Church Estates Commissioner) (Ex-officio) (who had succeeded Timothy Walker) The Revd Canon Wealands Bell (Lichfield) (who had succeeded the Revd Paul Farthing) Canon Michael Chew (Blackburn) (who had succeeded Professor Helen Leathard) The Revd Ernest Chitham (Chichester) (who had succeeded the Revd Stephen France) The Archdeacon of the Meon, the Ven Gavin Collins (Portsmouth) (who had succeeded the Revd Tim Jessiman) The Revd Ruth Crossly (Carlisle) (who had succeeded the Revd Simon Austen) The Revd Charlotte Gale (Coventry) (who had succeeded the Revd Martin Gorick) The Revd Canon Dr Tudor Griffiths (Gloucester) (who had succeeded the Revd Dr Sandra Millar) The Revd Ruth Hind (Ripon & Leeds) (who had succeeded the Revd Janet Kearton) 1 The Revd Karen Hutchinson (Guildford) (who had succeeded the Revd Canon Barbara Messham) The Revd Canon Richard Mitchell (Gloucester) (who had succeeded the Revd Canon John Witcombe) The Revd Malcolm Rogers (Liverpool) (who had succeeded the Revd Dr Timothy Stratford) The Revd Steven Saxby (Chelmsford) (who had succeeded the Revd Dr Timothy
    [Show full text]
  • James Fraser Second Bishop of Manchester a Memoir by THOMAS HUGHES
    James Fraser Second Bishop of Manchester a memoir By THOMAS HUGHES PART I. He who would understand England must understand her Church, for that is half of the whole matter.- Carlyle'S Journal, Froude's Life vol. ii. p. 73. LIFE OF BISHOP FRASER. PART I. CHAPTER I. There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them ! who in love and truth, Where no misgiving is, rely Upon the genial sense of youth : Glad hearts, without reproach or blot, Who do thy work and know it not. Wordsworth, Ode to Duty, EARLY YEARS. BRIDGENORTH AND SHREWSBURY SCHOOLS, LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD. 1818- 184O. James FrasER was born on the i8th of August 18 18, at 18 18 Oaklands House in the parish of Prestbury, a Gloucestershire to village nestling under the Cotsvvolds. His father, a cadet of 2 the Frasers of Durris, in Forfarshire, had gone to India when very young and been successful as a merchant. He was thus able to return home, and settle, at a comparatively early age. He married a daughter of Mr. John Willim, a leading Solicitor at Bilston, Staffordshire, and James was the eldest of their seven children, the others being five boys and one girl. For several years after his early childhood he spent most of his time at his grandfather's at Bilston, where he soon began to show the ability which marked him all his life. His early B LIFE OF BrSHOP ERASER, p.rt i. 1818 lessons gave him no trouble. - James seems always to be * whistling about the house, his aunt said to a friend ; and when I ask him if it is not time to begin his lessons, his answer is always the same, * Oh, I finished them long ago.' - In 1824, when he was six years old, his parents moved to S, Baring Crescent, Heavitree, near Exeter ; for the educa- tional and economical advantages of that neighbourhood, and to be near old Indian friends of his father settled in that western city.
    [Show full text]