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THE See MAGAZINE THE AUGUST 2017 See MAGAZINE JOURNAL OF BLACKBURN DIOCESE : THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN LANCASHIRE Ordained Deacon by the Bishop of Blackburn: Christopher Anderton - Oak Hill Theological College, London to serve at Blackburn, the Redeemer benefice Shahriar Ashrafkhorasani - Wycliffe Hall, Oxford to serve at Fulwood St Cuthbert Samuel Cheesman - St Mellitus Northwest, Liverpool to serve at Anchorsholme, All Saints Alice Cole - St Mellitus Northwest, Liverpool to serve at Lower Darwen St James, Upper Darwen St James and Hoddlesden St Paul Claire Cooke - St Mellitus Northwest, Liverpool to serve at Lancaster St Thomas Munawar Din - Cranmer Hall, Durham to serve at Blackburn Christ Church Aiden Edwards - College of the Resurrection, Mirfield to serve at St Annes- on-Sea, St Anne Stephen Large - All Saints Centre for Mission and Ministry to serve at Burnley St Cuthbert, with Brierfield St Luke Paul McNally - Wycliffe Hall, Oxford to serve at Accrington St James with St Paul Judith Smith - All Saints Centre for Mission and Ministry to serve at Hornby with Claughton and Whittingham with Arkholme Across the Diocese July was a time of many have coverage of his retirement service which and Gressingham welcomes … and one important farewell. took place after this edition of The See went to Victor Sohail - All Saints Centre for Mission The new Deacons and Priests were ordained at press. and Ministry to serve at Great Marsden St services in Blackburn Cathedral. Before then you can view coverage of the service John The Priests’ service was conducted by Bishop shortly after it takes place on July 15 on the new- Thomas Woolford - Oak Hill Theological Geoff – his last ordination service before the look Diocesan website which can be accessed at College, London to serve at All Hallows Diocese said farewell when he retired at the end www.blackburn.anglican.org Bispham of the month. He is pictured here centre front left Meanwhile on pages 2 and 3 you can find out with Bishop Julian, the Archdeacons and all the more about the new Deacons and Priests. Further Ordained Priest by the Bishop of Lancaster: ordinands on retreat at Whalley Abbey. coverage of the ordinations is also available on Rebecca Aechtner - Lancaster Priory On page 4 and 5 of this edition Bishop Geoff our website; with related videos available to Hannah Boyd - Layton St Mark and Staining reflects on his 11 years as Bishop of Lancaster in a watch on YouTube and pictures to view on Flickr St Luke special picture feature. (search online for ‘YouTube’ or ‘Flickr’ and Gary Bullock - Heapey St Barnabas and And in the next edition of The See we will also ‘Blackburn Diocese’). Withnell St Paul Fiona Haines - Warton St Paul Lesley Hinchcliffe - Salesbury St Peter A teaching assistant; school chaplain; medical statistician; construction worker; a Sister who is a member of the Joanne Macholc - Blackburn St James and St Religious Order of the Companions of Martha and Mary; an academic and policewoman - these are just some of Stephen the former or current jobs of the latest cohort of new priests and deacons ordained at the weekend by The Church of England in Lancashire. The group of 18 new Deacons and Priests for The Church of England in Lancashire were ordained in two services in early July at Blackburn Cathedral, following several days on retreat at the Diocesan Retreat and Conference Centre at Whalley Abbey. This is three more candidates than in 2016. There are 12 Deacons and six Priests, many under 40. The 20% local increase in numbers is being reflected elsewhere with a 14% increase in candidate numbers reported across the whole country. The ten male and eight female candidates will serve across Lancashire and they range in age from 30 to 69, with 10 of the 18 under 40. All the ordinands have willingly responded to God’s call on their lives and are ready and eager to get to work in their parishes to help fulfil our Vision 2026: Healthy Churches Transforming Communities. Alice Cole, 30, is originally from Stoke-on-Trent and will serve at St James Lower Darwen, St James Over Darwen and St Paul’s Hoddlesden. Talking about her call to serve she said: “I was involved in a project at my church which involved visiting other churches. While visiting one of the churches I felt that God was preparing me for more than the project. “So I asked Him what he was preparing me for and the word ‘ordination’ popped into my head. It wasn’t a total surprise, but it was the moment that led me to Continued on back page All the 2017 Priests after their service with Archdeacon Mark (right) and Archdeacon Michael All the 2017 Deacons after their ordination (second left) and, at left, service with (far left) Archdeacon Mark and Bishop Philip; centre, (right) Archdeacon Michael and front centre, Bishop Julian and third left to right, Bishop Geoff, Bishop Julian and right, Bishop Geoff. Bishop Philip. The See can also be found on the Diocesan Website: www.blackburn.anglican.org under News, or scan the ‘QR code’ on the back page with your smartphone to be taken to the Diocese website page which contains the current and archive editions of The See. BISHOP GEOFF RETIRES By the time this edition of The See is being distributed across the Diocese Bishop Geoff’s retirement date will have arrived. He retires at the end of July, Reflections on a gentle following a retirement service in mid-July at Blackburn Cathedral. Coverage of that service will appear in the next edition of The See. Bishop Geoff and his ministry wife Jean will retire to Liverpool. Here he personally reflects on his time as Bishop of Lancaster … to work alongside them as they rebuilt a home in Early in my ministry I was given a life verse from the Bible that seemed to an African township. Bishop Geoff reflect my story and personality. From Psalm 96 it said, ‘Proclaim every day As well as being a mentor the good news that God has saved us’. and his wife myself, I have had many Jean after his This became my call to action and my motivation for each new day. mentors of my own along consecration in the way but two bishops 2006 in York I have now been in ministry for more than 40 years - the last 11 of those in particular shared the Minster years as the Anglican Bishop of Lancaster. same advice that I have tried to follow. As I prepare to retire I find myself reflecting first on how I will miss the people of this great County of Lancashire and one particular kindness comes As a young curate in West Yorkshire I got to know the charismatic Bishop of to mind. Pontefract, Richard Hare, who encouraged me to be gentle in my episcopal ministry. At my consecration service, when I became Bishop of Lancaster, at York Minster in 2006 I asked for the hymn, ‘In Christ Alone’; but it was refused for It was a similar message from the great Bishop of Lincoln, Edward King, who various reasons. had confirmed my grandfather. His motto was: ‘Thy gentleness hath made When clergy in the Blackburn Diocese heard this, in the weeks and months me great’ (Psalm 18:36). after my arrival as Bishop they started to deliberately Both these men taught me that gentleness is not choose it wherever I went! weakness, but restrained strength and they pointed to the It became a kind of anthem and a reflection of the gentleness and strength of Christ. kindness and hospitality that my wife Jean and I have I have been involved in various projects outside the constantly experienced across the County. diocese but perhaps my involvement with some of our training institutions has given me most satisfaction. Jean has been a constant support to me. I remember visiting a church in Fleetwood where the Vicar promptly I helped steer Cranmer Hall, Durham, through a difficult announced the best thing about the Bishop of Lancaster is period and to see it flying now is a real joy. Having chaired his wife. I could not agree more! Bishop Geoff tries his hand at a theological college in the northeast I then became involved in the start of St Mellitus North West. Jean and I have worked as a team in ministry for more zipwiring during the annual youth than 40 years. Her personal ministry has included hospital Confirmation Camp This became the first full-time route to ordination in the work, spiritual direction, hospitality, preaching and north-west since a college had closed in the 1980s. Based teaching. in Liverpool Cathedral it now has over 70 ordinands training in a way that st Although I was officially Priest-in-Charge of Shireshead Church Jean, as a equips them well for the demands of ministry and mission in the 21 century. Reader, was really the Focal Minister! I sense then, I leave Blackburn Diocese in good heart. There is a great team across the whole Diocese, led by Bishop Julian, spearheading our Vision 2026, During my own time as the Bishop of Lancaster the verse I mentioned which is all about healthy churches transforming our communities. previously from Psalm 96 has shaped particular areas of my ministry. Recently no less than 12 new deacons and six new priests were ordained in Ever since being involved in a national report ‘All God’s children?’ that Blackburn Cathedral. I was struck by the quality of this cohort of 18 men and argued for new priorities to communicate the gospel to millions of children women and their leadership potential.
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