DE2985 European Anglican 35 repro.qxd 9/8/07 10:05 Page 1 THE E UROPEAN A NGLICAN S IX NEW P RIESTS: S UMMER O RDINATIONS IN PICTURES I T ’ S OFFICIAL: M OTHERS’ UNION IN THE D IOCESE J AIL, CAMELS AND DRUMS: I NSPIRATION FROM A FRICA W ORDS TURN TO ACTION: M AKING E UROPEAN E CUMENISM WORK B Y S T G EORGE: C ELEBRATING ENGLAND’ S SAINT IN B ELGUIUM FREE No.35 AUTUMN 2007 DE2985 European Anglican 35 repro.qxd 9/8/07 10:05 Page 2 2 NEW BEGINNINGS IN AUTUMN SIX PRIESTS EMPOWERED FOR SERVICE 3 THE E UROPEAN A NGLICAN S EASON The Bishop of Gibraltar OF MISTS, in Europe The Rt Revd Geoffrey Rowell Bishop’s Lodge, Church Road, Worth, Crawley RH19 7RT Tel:+44 (0) 1293 883051 MEMORIES Above. Bishop Frank Sargeant Fax: +44 (0) 1293 884479 ordained Maree Wilson from Holy Email: bishop@dioceseineurope. Trinity, Geneva and Julia Lynne org.uk Chambeyron from Christ Church, The Suffragan Bishop La Cote Priests in the Temple de The Rt Revd David Hamid Gingins de l’Église Évangélique AND MISSION Réformée, Canton de Vaud, Postal address: Diocesan Office Tel:+44 (0) 207 898 1160 Switzerland, on 30 June. Email: [email protected]. org.uk In a diocese which covers 9 time zones across Europe Right. June Hutchinson is welcomed by Bishop John Flack, in Cahors, The Diocesan Office the arrival of Autumn brings a range of reactions. France, on St Peter’s Day after her 14 Tufton Street, London, ordination service and serves in the SW1P 3QZ Mediterranean countries appreciate cooler evenings Midi Pyrénées and Aude. Tel:+44 (0) 207 898 1155 Fax: +44 (0) 207 898 1166 and Scandinavians look to long nights and precious Email: diocesan.office@europe. c-of-e.org.uk little daylight but almost everywhere church life takes Diocesan Secretary on a new vigour. Mr Adrian Mumford W ELCOME TO SIX Assistant Diocesan Secretary Mrs Jeanne French This edition reflects the renewed challenges of Autumn by recalling Finance Officer news of a busy Summer for our Mr Nick Wraight scattered congregations. Six deacons NEW PRIESTS The Cathedral of the Holy were ordained priest and we pray for Trinity, Gibraltar them in their enhanced ministry.We Dean:The Very Revd Alan Woods formally welcome the Mothers’ Diocesan Website Union in our diocesan by www.europe.anglican.org commissioning its first President and Editor and Diocesan report in pictures the four days of Communications Officer Diocesan Synod in Cologne. The Revd. Paul Needle We are also a diocese on the move Postal address: Diocesan office in Mission. In “Travels with the Email: Bishop” we are inspired by the work [email protected] of God in Romania, moving on the Tel:0034 964 413166 ecumenical road around Europe and Design offering a pilgrim’s account of her Adept Design, Norwich journey to Santiago de Compostella. Above. Amos Manga was priested to serve the Printer A glance at the map of Europe growing Sudanese congregation in Northern Norwich Colour Print shows our 270 congregations as Finland, in a service shared by Suffragan Bishop glowing beacons of Christian witness David Hamid with the Lutheran bishop of the Distribution but the eye is also drawn to the vast diocese Samuel Salmi in Oulu Cathedral on 10 June. CoDEStorm plc gaps where there is no Anglican or It was the first time such a service had taken place Above. Anne Lowen looks at her official “Letters of Cover photo: A precious family English speaking worship available in Finland, and is a living example of the Porvoo orders” after her ordination by Bishop Frank Sargeant, moment for the Revd. Haynes yet.As you read news of what God is Agreement signed between Anglicans and Nordic in the Old Catholic Predigerkirche, Basel, Switzerland, and Baltic Lutheran churches. Hubbard at his licensing at doing please pray for the resources on 29 June. Anne serves as Assistant Curate of St Praia da Luz as Senior Chaplain and wisdom as we seek to develop as Nicholas, Basel of St Vincent’s Church in Right. Gillian Strachan, who works in Aquitaine, Portugal’s Algarve. the Church of England’s fastest was priested by Bishop John Flack, in the Abbey growing diocese. Church of St Avit Sénieur, France, on 30 June. DE2985 European Anglican 35 repro.qxd 9/8/07 10:05 Page 4 4 THE ROAD TO SANTIAGO M.U. MOVING UP 5 On a grey, chilly early morning in apostles (Peter, James, and John) who MU NUGGETS October last year three English-speaking had been closest to Jesus. I found the P ROUDLY WAVED Pilgrims –my Roman Catholic exterior of the Cathedral disappointing, Padua have just celebrated their first A neighbours from Dingle Bay and I – badly in need of cleaning and even the year with 14 members and lots of children joined Portuguese pilgrims from around Bishop’s Palace was better maintained. OUR BANNER at their AGM to commission new officers the Algarve under the spiritual guidance At the museum nearby, the ancient Members of Malta and Gozo branch Banner came and enrol 3 new members. The branch P ILGRIMAGE of Padre Jose Manuel who extended a pilgrim trail was projected – literally – enjoyed a stay at Mary Sumner after the has taken on the responsibility of warm welcome to “Os Ingleses”. The into the twenty first century. The House in London and enjoyed London organizing the Sunday School teaching TO journey was prayerful and songful technology and the 3D experience were meeting fellow MU members from Diocese The MU branch in and drawing up a rota for Sunday School (English translations included, electrifying and sensational, despite the far and wide.An outdoor coffee Banner, and as Poitou-Charent duty. A new branch is expected to be S ANTIAGO thankfully!) and we all took turns to reactions of some older visitors who break near St Paul’s Cathedral gave a she stood with also had its new commissioned in Torrevieja during lead the singing, some more reluctantly declared it “terrifying”! In truth, was good vantage point to watch others all the others, banner dedicated the Autumn. than others! wonderful to be fastened into ‘tilt and arriving with their Banners. They over seventy in in March this year. Denise Ryans from St En route, we enjoyed 3 hours in turn’ chairs and given special 3D report;“As we went into the all. Our banner The Revd. David Sutch, from the Costa pleasant sunshine in the historic town of spectacles – before soaring over the roof Cathedral the enormity of it was attracted great interest as it was so del Sol (East) has been appointed MU Vincent’s in the Algarve Fatima with time for visits to the Chapel of the Cathedral, diving up and down, awesome and we were met and very different from all the others. Chaplain in Europe and is introducing a recalls a shared experience of the Apparitions and the Basilica swishing between chimney pots, then greeted by Jean Tarrant who had Margaret, one of the ladies involved prayer chain for emergency situations which of visiting one of the most where we could light candles for all swooping down almost to the ground – arranged seats for us right at the in the making of the lace, was on need to be placed fervently into the hands ancient pilgrim intentions. Apart from the usual shops I felt like Harry Potter. It was all over front. Valerie and June set up the hand to explain how this was done. of God. “Because of the size of the in the town, I was relieved to see that it too soon, and we left the room Banner for what proved to be a really We came away feeling that we had a Diocese” he says “We do this through e destinations was not as commercialised as I had staggering and gasping for breath. special service, with an excellent very special moment in our lives, mails and telephone calls and are also expected but truly a place of Pilgrimage. To draw together the many aspects sermon given by the Bishop of enthused and excited at the thought considering creating a Diocesan Mothers I saw a young woman on her knees, her of our pilgrimage, Padre Jose Manuel London.The processing of the of the way ahead for us all as Union Prayer Web. denim jeans in tatters crossing the huge celebrated a mass for us in a small Banners was for Valerie a very special members of MU within the new open space, with her rosary. I saw a church in Santiago before our coach experience, especially as the Maltese Diocese in Europe. Hamburg members support "Arche" a middle-aged man, his face disfigured by took us on to Vigo for a traditional children's organisation (connected with the a huge growth, again on his knees, deep paella dinner. But the journey of faith Lutheran church) caring for children in need in prayer, continually making his way was not over.The following day found W ELCOME TO OUR FIRST P RESIDENT and regularly provide cakes, chips and around the perimeter of the area where us in Braga and the Cathedral of Bom other goodies for mega-birthday parties for a mass was being held. I was surprised Jesus where we arrived just in time for The Mothers’ Union has been live in European countries who are the children. to see that the mass was led by two 11 a.m. Mass. We were amazed to see formally recognized a new Chapter in a remote area or whose chaplaincy ladies, one of them in a nun’s habit the our own Padre concelebrating alongside within the Diocese in Europe and does not yet have a branch.