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May 2016 Issue 04 EVENT LISTINGS for News May 2016 The Diocese of St Albans in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton & Barnet The Diocese of St Albans in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton & Barnet All Saints Church, Datchworth. St Peter’s Church Benington, Nr Concerts & Drama SG3 6TL. 10 village gardens will be Stevenage. Flower Festival - ‘All the open on Sunday 29th May 12.30pm- World’s a Stage’. Village gardens are 5pm. Lunches, BBQ and cream teas, open, lunches and teas available. It’s Archdeacon Janet! St Paul’s Church, Bedford MK40 1SQ live music and beautifully decorated Local produce for sale. Saturday 25th Chamber Music recital on Saturday 800 year-old church. Leisurely walk -Sunday 26th June, noon until 5pm. 14th May, 7.30pm, by local and Bishop Alan has appointed the Revd Janet Mackenzie, or courtesy bus. Admission inc international artists: guitar, voice, piano St Lawrence Church, High Street, to be the next Archdeacon of Hertford, in succession to gardens guide and car park Adults £6 duets and solos by Tamara McCoy Abbots Langley, WD5 0AS. Flower the Venerable Dr Trevor Jones, who retires this summer. accompanied children free. & Valerie Hartzell. Includes works by Festival on Friday 8th - Sunday 10th Janet is currently the Vicar of St Augustine of Canterbury, Carulli, Liszt, & Boccherini. Tickets £12 St Paul’s Church, Bedford MK40 July. The theme is ‘The Queen and Luton and Area Dean of Luton. (£10 concs) from 01234 340163 or at 1SQ Curry Evening with Indian Charity Commonwealth’ in recognition of Her Following a career in education, Janet was ordained in door www.stpaulschurchbedford.org.uk. presentations. on Saturday 4th June at Majesty’s 90th birthday. Entrance is St Albans Diocese in 2006 and served her curacy at St St Thomas’s Church, Stopsley, 7pm. Delicious home-cooked food. £8 by suggested donation £2 pp, children Swithun, Sandy. In 2010 she moved to St Augustine’s. free (with accompanying adult). Luton. LU2 7UL Concert by the per head. Book by 31st May at latest. Bishop Alan said: ‘Janet is an experienced parish priest Refreshments available throughout. Luton Male Voice Choir on Saturday Also Thursday 16th June, 7 for 7.30pm. and is a pastorally and strategically effective minister. I Visit www.abbotslangley.org.uk. 14th May at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 (inc Question Time Debate on European am looking forward to working with her in her new role as refreshments) Tel 01582 729194. Referendum, Chaired by Bishop of Archdeacon of Hertford. She will be a member of my staff St. Swithun’s Church, Sandy. Concert Bedford - will be opportunity to hear Talks & Courses WHDPDQGVKHZLOO,NQRZPDNHDVLJQL¿FDQWFRQWULEXWLRQ with the Hitchin Band on Saturday 21st from politicians, experts and people of to the diocesan vision, ‘Living God’s Love,’ through which May at 7.30pm. Tickets £5, available all faiths or none can ask questions. we seek the spiritual and numerical growth of the church.’ from Sandy Information Centre at Sandy Details about both events from 01234 St Albans Cathedral Speaking about her appointment: Janet said: ‘I am looking 7RZQ &RXQFLO 2I¿FHV RU IURP &ROLQ 340163 or www.stpaulsbedford.org.uk The Bishop’s Lecture Series – forward to serving the people of East Hertfordshire in my Osborne on 01767 682032. Proceeds ‘New and Old: Ancient Ways and the All Saints Leighton Buzzard is new role with new responsibilities, but sad to be leaving to The Leprosy Mission. Freshness of Grace’ hosting a 24hr Wildlife Activity Day the people of Luton who have supported and encouraged St James the Apostle, Bushey. on Sunday 5th June 7R ¿QG RXW The Rev’d Dr Andrew Davison, me as we have walked the way of faith together.’ Saturday Recital Series. 12 noon more visit www.allsaintslb.org.uk/ Canon Philosopher Janet’s present position is overseen by the Bishop of for 45 minutes. Cakes and coffee media/1149/churchyard-wildlife-day. Wednesday 18th May 7.30pm Bedford, who commented: ‘Janet Mackenzie has provided available beforehand and light lunches See poster in bundle notices. jpg. Activities include Moth watching, visionary and wise leadership as both a parish priest and afterwards served at Church House. For more details and to book tickets, Dawn Chorus bird spotting with Area Dean in Luton. She is held in the highest regard by 4th June - The London Gallery Quire www.stalbanscathedral.org/learning/ breakfast, Messy Mass Pet Service, her colleagues. I am delighted that she is to be the next 11th June - Alexander Zlatoir & Nathan Creatures and Crafts, Parish Eucharist study-centre/talks/ Tinker (piano duet) 18th June - The The Revd Janet Mackenzie, Area Dean of Luton Archdeacon of Hertford and that she will continue to be a and lots more. To book activities email: close colleague.’ Bandorians, 25th June - Xiaoyun Lim. [email protected], since 2012, is to be the next Archdeacon of Hertford www.busheyparish.org. Special Services It is expected that Janet will take up her new duties in Elstow Abbey Handlebards with be September. St Peter’s Church, St Albans. performing Richard III on 16th June at Bridgewater Sinfonia concert featuring 7pm. Castle Theatre Company with be St Albans Cathedral works by Rossini, R. Strauss and performing Much Ado About Nothing on Sibelius is on Saturday 18th June at 12th July at 7pm. Details from www. Lord Rowan Williams, Renewing Living God’s Love: What will your parish celebrate? 7.30pm. Tickets £16, £15 in advance, elstow-abbey.org.uk. Chair of Christian Aid U18s free. Call 01442 873205 or visit will be speaking on Pentecost As part of refreshing and renewing our diocese’s vision, You might create a ‘celebration’ noticeboard or webpage www.bridgewater-sinfonia.org.uk St Laurence Church, Wormley EN10 Sunday 15th May at both 9.30am ‘Living God’s Love,’ events in every Deanery this autumn – do people have photos to contribute? Perhaps there 7QF. Flower Festival with the theme: ‘A Parish Eucharist and 11.15am will encourage us as we look to the future with one of our DUHVRPHVSHFL¿FµWKDQNVJLYLQJV¶\RXFRXOGLQFOXGHLQWKH Church for all Seasons’. Saturday 18th Choral Matins. This also marks the bishops. Watch this space for more details. weekly intercessions? Perhaps you might even have a Open Days & Festivals June DP SP ZLWK 5DIÀH VWDOOV start of Christian Aid Week. In preparation, we are asking parishes for examples from special ‘celebration’ focus in a service? The PCC might and refreshments. Sunday 19th June the last year or three of how you have Lived God’s Love have ideas too and you will want to include people of all 11.30am - 5pm and Monday 20th June St Ipployts Church.SG4 7JP Flower Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Service in your parish with generosity and joy, imagination ages in celebrating? Let’s give thanks for how God has 11am - 2pm. Refreshments available. Festival Bank holiday weekend 28th, on Saturday 12th June at 3pm, led by and courage. Where, for example, has there been an been working in and through us – and then be ready to 29th and 30th May. The beautiful St Mary’s Church, Hitchin. Flowers Revd Nichola Lenthall, Preacher is Revd occasion or instance of ‘joy’ or ‘generosity’ or ‘imagination’ share and encourage each other at our autumn events. PHGLHYDO FKXUFK ZLOO EH ¿OOHG ZLWK and Wedding Dresses through the Canon Liz Hughes. The Salvation Army or ‘courage’ in transforming your community or making ÀRZHU DUUDQJHPHQWV DORQJ WKH WKHPH ages. Saturday 25th June (10-6pm) Band will accompany the Children of QHZGLVFLSOHVRUJRLQJGHHSHULQWR*RG":K\QRWUHÀHFW of ‘Grand Days Out’. Tea, coffee and and Sunday 26th June (12-4pm). Kensworth and Studham Schools. Please pray and look back – and then to celebrate the good cakes available. Mary Hooper 01462 Music, refeshments and tower tours. bring rugs/chairs and a picnic tea for things – big and small – that can so often get forgotten. 457350 [email protected] Admission £5 (children free). afterwards. Details from 01582 872406. SeeRound Online May 2016/04 p1 www.stalbans.anglican.org/news/seeround SeeRound Online Events May 2016/04 p8 www.stalbans.anglican.org/news/seeround People around the Bishop’s Letter Diocese The Diocese of St Albans in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton & Barnet The Diocese of St Albans in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton & Barnet What happened to the ‘Big Society? Clergy Appointments Farewell Laura Four Canons At the heart of the 2010 Conservative Manifesto, the vision still the fear on the part Peter Budgell, presently Vicar of St for the Big Society foresaw much increased community of public authorities Anne with St Christopher, Luton, is to empowerment; a greater role for charities and social and others that UHWLUHWR([HWHU'LRFHVHLQWKHQHZ\HDU enterprises; and a growth of individual social action. It was faith groups will use David Cattle presently Team Vicar in to be a movement of power away from politicians to the public resources for Digswell Team Ministry (with special people. In the words of the Prime Minister it was ‘a call to proselytising; there is responsibility for Christ the King, arms. Society is not a spectator sport’. often a lack of capacity Haldens) will be retiring to Norwich Yet just six years later the ‘Big Society’ has vanished from and leadership; at times Diocese. speeches and been relegated in policy terms. The driver imagination has been Mike Fudger, presently Priest-in- for a smaller state is no-longer this new social theory, but ODFNLQJ DQG ¿QDQFH LV charge at St Peter de Merton w the demands of austerity. The income of the voluntary constrained, but it is St Cuthbert, Bedford is to retire to Bishop Alan has installed four new sector has fallen and government funding of charities has a vision of integrated Chichester Diocese.