E I D S The year’s The films that IN news in sparked a Hunger review in 2012 4,5 p11 THE SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2013 No: 6158 www.churchnewspaper.com PRICE £1.35 1,70j US$2.20 CHURCH OF ENGLAND THE ORIGINAL CHURCH NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1828 NEWSPAPER Group to tackle Synod impasse By Amaris Cole in the Synod and across the coming months we will find the February and again in May to lation is ready for introduction to Church. means to make that a reality”. come to a decision on the new the Synod there will be a separate THE WORKING group on the “That is why we will begin the The Bishop of Coventry added package of proposals which it decision about the membership of new legislative proposals on process with conversations at var- that he was also happy to have intends to bring to the Synod in the Steering Committee. women bishops was announced ious levels outside the legislative been asked to be a member of the July. This new Steering Committee, just before Christmas, containing process. newly announced group, working The brief includes facilitating which will, as usual, contain only only two members who voted “Many people on different sides towards the mandate given by the discussions with a wide range of those who support the legislation, against the previous legislation in of the debate have stated that they Archbishops’ Council. people across the Church in Feb- will have the responsibility for the November. want to find a way forward – my The working group’s task is to ruary. management of the legislation The group is composed of indi- hope and prayer is that over the assist the House when it meets in Looking ahead, once draft legis- through Synod. viduals from all three houses of the General Synod, and one sen- ior member of clergy who is no longer on the Synod. Bishop gets all steamed up to celebrate Christmas The Rt Rev Nigel Stock, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, will chair the meetings, which will begin later this month. Three other bishops, the Rt Rev Dr Christopher Cocksworth, Bishop of Coventry, the Rt Rev James Langstaff, Bishop of Rochester, and the Rt Rev Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester, represent the House of Bishops in the working group. The clergy are The Very Rev Vivienne Faull, Dean of York, the Ven Christine Hardman and the Rev Dr Rosemarie Mallett. Dr Philip Giddings, Dr Paula Gooder and Mrs Margaret Swin- son were selected from the House of Laity, despite the impending vote of no confidence this month for Dr Giddings, Chair of the House. Dr Giddings and the Bishop of Chichester voted against the last attempt at ordaining women to the episcopate – both being the- ologically against women bish- ops. The Bishop of Rochester said on the announcement: “Following the General Synod vote on the Measure to open the way for women to be ordained as bishops, the House of Bishops has shown itself determined to seek a new way forward. “I am pleased to be a member of the working group which will steer this process. On Saturday 15 December the Chinnor and Princes Risborough railway hosted carols on the train, in aid of Christian Aid, pulled by a “We all know how difficult it will splendid steam locomotive, with singing led by the Chinnor Christian Aid group and a small choir from St Andrew’s CE Primary School. be to find our way to a form of leg- The Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Rev Colin Fletcher, was a special passenger and much enjoyed his ride and meeting all the volunteers islation that will win consent with- who run this Heritage railway. LETTERS 8 • JAMES CATFORD 9 • COMMENT 9 • CLERGY MOVES 14 • SUNDAY 15 • PAUL RICHARDSON 16 2 www.churchnewspaper.com Sunday January 6, 2013 News Inside... Retired clergyman sentenced to jail Britain’ s leading evangelical newspaper A RETIRED Suffolk clergyman has been judge ordered Mr Dossor to be placed on position of trust and whenever such trust is sentenced to one year and 10 months the sex offenders’ register and issued a sex- broken it is widely felt, most of all by those imprisonment by the Norwich Crown Court ual offences prevention order to last for five who have been directly affected. for child abuse. years. On 16 October 2012, Mr Dossor pled “Whilst these events took place a long At the sentencing hearing on 17 Decem- guilty before the Ipswich Crown Court of time ago, it is only right that the Church ber Judge Mark Lucraft told the Rev John having abused six boys between 1990 and should acknowledge the broken trust and Haley Dossor (71): “You sexually abused 1994 while serving at St Mary’s Church in offer sincere and deep apologies.” these teenage boys who were committed to Hadleigh. In 2001 Mr Dossor became vicar Gavin Stone, assistant diocesan secretary your care for recreation and education. As a of St Mary-at-the-Elms, Ipswich, retiring in for the diocese, said after the sentence was clergyman you were in a position where 2007. In 2009 he resigned his orders after handed down that Bishop Stock “continues people looked up to you and respected you. the abuse allegations came to light. to offer unreserved regret and apologies to Parents trusted you with the care of their The Bishop of St Edmundsbury & all those whose lives have been damaged by children.” Ipswich, the Rt Rev Nigel Stock, responded this individual, fully acknowledging the In addition to a term of imprisonment, the to the guilty plea by saying: “Clergy hold a impact of the broken trust. Uganda welcomes new Archbishop Subscribe to the print edition for £17.50 By Chris Sugden dramatically declined since dent who presented Archbish- News . 1-7 1986 due to the Abstain, Be op Ntagali with “new shoes”, That’s right, you can sub‐ Your Church . 2 BISHOP Stanley Ntagali has Faithful and use a Condom the keys to a Toyota Landcruis- scribe to the print edi‐ UK News . 1-3 been installed as the eighth campaign, it was now on the er. tion and have it sent to UK News Review . 4-5 archbishop of the Church of rise. He urged the church to Archbishop Bob Duncan of you by post every week World News Review . 4-5 Uganda in Namirembe Cathe- “use the pulpit to save our chil- what was styled as The Angli- dral, Kampala. dren”. can Province of North America for three months for just Comment During the service outgoing He urged that sexual behav- preached and gave a moving £17.50. Email Letters . .8 Archbishop Henry Orombi iour should be private and con- testimony of his own spiritual subs@churchnewspa‐ Leader . .9 signed a certificate of abdica- fidential, and that while they journey through confirmation per.com James Catford . 9 tion and formally handed over were not going to persecute or at the age of 11, to a clearly Andrew Carey . .10 the primatial cross, “which had marginalise those who audible call, “You will be my In addition to the print Ruth Gledhill . .10 become too heavy to bear” to engaged in homosexual prac- priest”, at 13, and submission edition you will also get Films & Music . .11 Archbishop-elect Ntagali. tice, they were not going to to Christ “as the brother I Janey Lee Grace . .12 Bishop Orombi, as he wants promote them. never had” and the authority of full access to our website Crossword . .12 to be known, then spoke words Primates were present or his word “till it lets me down” at at of thanks and encouragement represented from nine Angli- 18 – “and it has never let me www.churchnewspaper.com The Record to his successor. Observers can provinces, including Scot- down.” David Banting . .13 noted that a point might be land. Archbishop John Reminding the new archbish- Classifieds . .13 being made to President Sentamu brought a message of op that a new leader has no Food & Drink . .14 Museveni who attended part of greeting from Canterbury and idea what leadership would Clergy Moves . .14 the service, who at 72 had had added one of his own in Lugan- cost or where one would have Spiritual Director . .15 the constitutional provision for da. to go, he noted that since Sunday Service . .15 a limit to his term changed. The Anglican Church is a becoming Bishop of Pittsburgh Alan Edwards . .15 President Museveni urged dominant religious community in 1996, a thousand bishops Paul Richardson . .16 the new archbishop to focus on in Uganda with 45 per cent of and clergy had been supposed- People . .16 young people, as 70 per cent of the population. Its close rela- ly defrocked in North America, Milestones . .16 Uganda’s population are under tions with the state were sym- including himself. Next week’s news . .16 30. He noted that though the bolised by the presence of the The Church of Uganda will incidence of AIDS had initially Prime Minister and the Presi- fully participate in GAFCON 2. News from Your Church your diocese service offered thanks to all those involved in the five-year Organ Appeal” to help raise money to maintain its 86-year- restoration programme, including the fire fighters from old organ, which is the largest in the UK. The Grand Erdington Fire Station who initially tackled the blaze. The Organ of Liverpool Cathedral is internationally renowned church hosted its first Christmas services in over five as one of the greatest church organs in the world, but after years on Sunday 23 December, and Open Days will com- 86 years of use, it requires some major restoration work.