Anglicans Urged to Fast and Pray for the Environment
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THEORIGINAL CHURCH NEWSPAPER. ESTABLISHED IN 1828 Inside the Setting out General THE the red Convention lines on p8 CHURCHOF sexuality ENGLAND p9 Newspaper NOW AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTAND FRIDAY, JULY17, 2015 No:6288 Anglicans urged to fast and prayfor theenvironment ANGLICANS arebeing encouraged to humankind that is strugglingtofind the traditional discipline of fasting, which is against, with13abstentions. fast and pray for theenvironment, follow- prosperitythat we enjoysorichly.” ignored, and afurther member express- In the debate, that took up most of the ing amajor debate at this week’s General The Synod overwhelmingly backed ing concernthat fasting could be seen as business on Monday,the Bishop of Synod. the motion ‘Combating Climate Change: a‘political statement’. Sheffield, the Rt Rev Steven Croft, said At the York gathering, the Archbishop The Paris Summit and Mission of the The VenJan McFarlane, Archdeacon he was ‘cautious’ about anew brand of of Canterburywarnedagainst a‘deter- Church’, moved by the Bishop of Salis- of Norwich, proposed an amendment theology called ‘eco-theology’, saying the ministic or selfish nationalistic policy bury. that dropped the injunction to pray and Church needs to rediscover the impera- towards Climate Change’ from wealthy But acall for Anglicans to fast on the fast, and instead drew “attention to the tives already clear withinits doctrine. nations to the poorest. first day of the month prompted an initiative supported by members of the Bishop Nicholas Holtham of Salisbury “Wecannot simply look atourselves intense debate. Faith and Climate network encouraging asked in response: “Why arewefinding and say,‘we must do better’, and kick the One speaker in the debate pointed out Christians to pray and fast”. it so difficult to turn ourselves into a ladder away from thevast majority of thatthe Church of England already has a The Synod voted 160 in favour and 147 movement,” when addressing the depths of theChurch’s already existingtheolo- gy. On Monday afternoon the focus of the day’s debate moved to Investment Poli- cy,and members asked for the investing bodies to publish criteria goals for suc- cessful corporate engagement. The Rev Stephen Lynas told the Synod to ‘think hard’ about Church proposals to set up solar farms with Lightsource, and consider the impact on farming. The General Synodvoted in favour of the Church’ Climate Change andInvest- ment Policy. Introducing the debate, the Bishop of Manchester,the Rt Rev David Walker said: “Climate change calls for an urgent response from all of us -individually, institutionally,nationally and interna- tionally.And that includes investors. “Thequestion is not whether climate change is an important and urgent ethi- cal investment issue, but how to reflect this importance and urgency inethical investment policy.” SHARE YOUR HARVEST HELP TRANSFORM LIVES WWW.CUF.ORG.UK/HARVEST [email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper 2 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday July 17, 2015 News THE Diocese of Salisbury THEDIARY Thee Vicar of TheYear competition runbyWiltshire Life Magazine is open to allclergy to highlight their Send your events to conttributions to urban and rural communities. [email protected] CHURCHIN Gerry Lynch, the Diocese of Salisbury’s director or Tweet@churchnewspaper of communications, welcomes theopportunity to showwcase the hardwork of clergy.“With extended fammilies living further and further apartand 17 July cutbbacks in council and government services, our ENGLAND clerrgy areoften thosestepping up and filling the Early Music specialists, Charivari gap in caring for others. Agréable Simfonie in concert at “T“They also play ahuge partinkeeping our y C villaages and urban communities distinctive and uniqque.” 18 July Diocese of York Diocese of Leicester n Ki Tunbridge W The Archbishop Warwick Park) in aid of Barnabas of York,the The diocese will give one Fund and Open Doors, for perse- Most Rev Dr of its owned houses as a John Sentamu, home for the city’s e w will consecrate homeless. The House will the VenPaul be let rent-free to One 12.30pmSaying Goodbye service, Canter- Slater (formerly Roof Leicester,avoluntary bury Cathedral, for all who have theArchdeacon organisation supporting a b child. of Richmond the homeless. Joseph and the Amazing Techni- and Craven) as The Rt RevTim color Dreamcoat, St Mary’s, Bat- the new Bishop Stevens, Bishop of tersea (also at 7.30pm). 020 7228 of Richmond at Leicester,said: “I am aservice to be delighted to know that Tippett’s masterpiece, A Child of held in Ripon the Churchhas agreed to Our Time, celebrating the Magna Cathedral, at offer ahouse to help y C 4pm on Sunday some of the neediest Northanger Abbey, Salttw ood Vil- 19 July. people in our community. lage Hall. Tickets £10 : £12 on the TheSee of This is one small way in r, tw Richmond has which we can use our Music in Lyddington, Lyddington been dormant resources in acreative An . 0 since 1921. way to address the crisis on our streets. 22 July ★ Seventy representatives from 48 churches and charities met at Bishopthorpe Palace to “By working in celebrate the fifth anniversaryofthe launch of Acts 435, the Archbishop of York’s online partnership with others giving charity. such as One Roof Peterborough Portico Jazz con- Thecharity was launched in 2010 and hashelped over 5,000 people over five years, with Leicester we are t at P specific items they needed such as acooker,clothes or abed. Some £500,000 has gone modelling one of the best directly to those in need. ways of being united in Executive Director Jenny Herrera said: “Acts 435 depends on both advocates to post response to the challenge 29 July requests and donors to respond to these requests so it has been fantastic to celebrate our five of homelessness and poor years of giving with both groups of people and to thank them for helping in our growth and housing.” 1pm Katherine Smith, flute, and development.” Panaretos Kyriatzidis, piano in free concertatPeterborough Cathedral. Diocese of Manchester Diocese of Peterborough 5August The Bolton PrioryMysteryPlay returned to Bolton Abbey after anine-year Viewers can watch the 18-month project break. The dramatic retelling of Jesus’ birth and ministryinvarious locations to re-pitch 5,286 pipes of Peterborough around the PrioryChurchconsisted of a40-strong cast. CatSeeking Asylum in Britain! Napoleon 1pm Jill Crossland, piano, in free con- after Waterloohedral’s Hill organ, viaa certatPeterborough Cathedral. series of small videos called ‘Pipewatch’. Diocese of Southwell &Nottingham Speaking about the project, the Very RevCharles Taylor,Dean of 10 -15August Peterborough, said: “Much of the Bishop Paul Williams dedicated two new sets of doors at St Christopher’s painstaking work on the re-pitch will go 10am Annual jigsaw puzzle festival, East Church, Sneinton, last Thursday. on either above eye level in the Cowes, St James Church, Church Commenting on the doors andtheir symbolism, the Rev Naomi Hill, Cathedral or off-site so we wanted to Path. Free, 01983 294075. priest-in-charge at St Christopher’s, said: “Wehave new people join us most give people the opportunity to see weeks, alot from different corners of the world and we want to show right something of theextraordinaryskill 12 August from the get-go that we areopen for all, that we love to sharewho we are, involved and also to shareour what we do and the God who loves us.” enthusiasm for the project.” 1pm Nicola Hands, oboe, and Jonathan Pease, piano in free concertat Diocese of Birmingham Peterborough Cathedral. 14 August Birmingham Cathedral’s Square is displaying the cathedral- themed garden Diamond Jubilee 7.30pm AconcertbyThe King’s Men, Award for best in the Great Bethersden St Margaret. Tickets Pavilion, at this year’s Chelsea £12. Flower Show. The Very RevCatherine Ogle, 19August Dean of Birmingham, said: “We areveryproud to have been chosen for the theme of 1pm Chloe Saywell, soprano, and Birmingham’s Chelsea display in Stephenie Leung, piano, in free our 300th year.Itiswonderful to concertatPeterborough Cathe- see the garden back in the city. dral. The team at the Parks Department have done afantastic job recreating thegarden. “With the clever references to the cathedral and its rich heritage, there’s something for all ages to enjoy.It’s also a great way of telling the storyof‘the church that became acathedral in the town thatbecame acity’.” www.churchnewspaper.com Friday July 17, 2015 News 3 News In Brief Independent inquiry promisedto Morebishops named for London Twonew Bishops have been named for clergy abusesurvivors the Diocese of London. The Rev Rob Wickham, currently Area Dean of Hackney,becomes the SURVIVORS OF clergy abuse have However,following that letter,the criminal activity it gathers will be passed new Bishop of Edmonton, while the Rev been promised an independent case group was invited to meet with the Arch- on to the police. Ric Thorpe, rectorofStPaul’s, audit and inquiryinto abuse in the bishop. Although her Inquirywill investigate Shadwell, is to be new Bishop of Church of England within six months. The issue of historic abuse cases was church abuse, the group said it could Islington –aposition that has been The promisecomes after members of highlighted last week as JusticeLowell not cope with the scale of complaints, vacant since 1923. the Church ReformGroup, who repre- Goddard launched the Independent and added that this was not its purpose. Both men trained at evangelical sent survivors, met with the Archbishop Inquiry into Child Sexual