OUTPOST The magazine of the Anglican Chaplaincy in Norway June to July 2013 A Porvoo handshake as Revd Sammy Masemola is welcomed by Revd Jacob Frode Knudsen at a joint service in Bergen Domkirken WHO’s WHO CHAPLAIN (until 30,6,13) The Revd Canon Janet Heil 22 69 22 14 Harald Hårfagresgate 2, 0363 Oslo e-mail: [email protected] ASSISTANT CHAPLAINS The Revd Peter Hogarth 51 55 54 88 e-mail: [email protected] 48 60 40 61 The Revd Mary Strømmen 92 83 36 51 Lykkestien 4, 7053 Ranheim e-mail: [email protected] The Revd Sammy Masemola 99 29 12 43 e-mail: [email protected] READERS IN TRONDHEIM Priscilla Beck 73 93 81 50 Ursula Sonnewald READER IN BERGEN Iris Evans-Bjørnø 55 18 67 34 ARCHDEACONRY SYNOD Ingeborg Wörheide (Oslo) 66 80 81 36 REPRESENTATIVES James Yeoman (Trondheim) Penny Mietle (Bergen) 55 10 53 26 CHURCHWARDENS John Glazebrook 22 35 00 19 David Lovett 67 54 15 94 FORSTANDER Trond Werner Pettersen COUNCIL MEMBERS Michael Brookes Kristine Brorson Edward Dean Michael McNaull Victor Mutelekesha David Parrish Andrew Lane (Hon Sec) Sigrid Kvaal (Hon Treasurer) 22 46 07 53 SUNDAY SCHOOL Kate Southwood ORGANIST/CHOIRMASTER Edward Dean CLEANER/CARETAKER Peter Ekeuluabia CHAPLAIN’S SECRETARY Vacant Other clergy holding the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Permission to officiate at Anglican Services in the chaplaincy are: Knut Andresen, Trond Bakkevig, Geir Barlaup, Harald Grønnevik, Vebjørn Horsfjord, Ragnhild Jepsen, Jørund Midttun, Ragnhild M. Røskvik, Geir Sakseid, Bodil Slørdal, Harald Svendsen, Helene Selvik Thomas, Fredrik Ulseth, Tormod Wasbø and Tracy Rishton Lay people authorized by the Bishop to assist in administering the sacrament of Holy Communion are: Priscilla Beck, Susan Boyd, Ursula Sonnewald, Philip Ringrose Eirik Duerr, Iris Evans-Bjørnø, John Gylje, Mark Hamer, Cheryl Hogarth, Sigrid I.Kvaal, Peter Lane, Margaret Luthar, Penny Mietle, Guy Morgan, Peter Morgan, Andrew Mukaria, Betty Short and Rune Torsvik For further information see our websites: www.osloanglicans.no, www.bergenanglicans.net, www.stavangeranglicans.net, and www.trondheimanglicans.net.The diocesan website is www.europe.anglican.org, and the Church of England’s website is www.cofe.anglican.org. Donations and other payments to The Anglican Chaplaincy may be made via Bankgiro account no 7029.05.14973 and sent to the Chaplain’s Office, British Embassy, 0244 Oslo 2 The Chaplain writes… Norway. The Churchwardens and Perhaps the sign of a good book is Chaplaincy Council with the when you get to the end of a Archdeacon are already engaged in chapter and you can’t wait to get on the process of drawing up a profile to the next one. of the Chaplaincy, exploring their vision for the way forward in the Sometimes we talk about the end or future and thinking about the beginning of a “chapter” when qualities that will be needed in the major changes happen in our lives. next Chaplain if that vision is to be But it’s never a totally new realised. beginning for what happens in the next chapter is always related to As I said, my last Sunday will be th what has gone on in the previous 30 June which happens to be the th chapters. 28 anniversary of the day I began my ministry as a Deaconess (before For those of you who haven’t heard women were even allowed to be yet, I shall be taking early Deacons let alone Priests). I have retirement at the end of June. My served in parishes in Ashton-under- last Sunday will be 30th June and on Lyne (Manchester Diocese), 1st July I will fly back to England Lancaster and Great Harwood (both and begin what will be for me a in Blackburn Diocese) before very exciting new chapter in my coming to Norway right at the end life. I have been planning early of 2005. These chapters have all be retirement for some time because important in their own way in there are things I want to do before making me into the person I am I get too old to do them. In today. But I’ve also come to particular I am looking forward to understand that each person, let exploring the numerous long alone each Priest, Deacon or distance footpaths in Britain along Deaconess, help to write a chapter with the idea of leading pilgrimages in the book of a church. Each one – thus combining my love of plays their part. I hope I have walking and my interest in responded faithfully to the call I spirituality. believe I received from God to come and work in Norway and But this, of course, means that a minister to the people of this new chapter opens up for the Chaplaincy. Now it is time for Anglican Chaplaincy here in someone new to come and help to 3 write the next chapter in the life of ended with the putting together of the Anglican Church in Norway. the cross with items pointing to our Lord's coming suffering and was I am grateful for all who have left in full view for the whole week. supported me in the time I have In that manner, Holy Week was been here – all who have shared a ushered in in a visual, accessible part of their lives with me, shared and meaningful way. We celebrated their homes and provided Maundy Thursday at a common hospitality when I have visited room of the Penny Mietle's around the country. May God bless complex. The celebration started you all as you look forward to the with a bring and share leg-of-lamb future in anticipation of all that He dinner with yours truly preparing is seeking to do with you and for the leg (it doesn't happen that you. often!). As a transition from the Janet Heil dinner to Holy Communion I led a teaching-discussion session on the Bergen Notes Jewish festival context within The March and April 'business' and which Jesus instituted Holy Church season crunch months in the Communion. the idea was to Anglican Church have been a very explore what that in-breaking of the busy period and not lacking in Eucharistic mystery may have meaning and excitement. We meant in the context of the first managed to have something of a disciples and what it might mean fuller Holy Week and Easter for our understanding of Church Sunday program in Bergen. Palm and our call and mission in Christ Sunday was something of a Family today. We then moved on to Communion service we are starting celebrate the Eucharist. to develop. Our Lay Reader Iris Bjørnø prepared the Liturgy of the The Bergen Domkirke invited us to Word (i.e. from the opening observe Good Friday with them. greeting to the Peace) and led it. Some of the material used at this She invited the Bergen Amateur service was taken from the Church Dramatic Society (BADS), who the of England's "Common Worship" congregation have a long and resources and translated into special relationship with, to render Norwegian. Iris and myself were a dramatic reading of the Passion of asked to take part in the service. our Lord. This part of the Service They are very kind to involve us in 4 almost anything they do! Easter of. With regards to places for Sunday was at our usual venue - worship; the Skrudehuset beside the Engensenterkapellet. To usher in Domkirke (also known as the 'Old Easter flowers and bookmarks Vestry') is available every Thursday made by the Sunday School with evening. We are thinking of using the words "Christ is Risen!" were this for English language Eucharists hung on the same cross that items (perhaps with light bring and share signifying our Lord's suffering were suppers), focussing on international placed on Palm Sunday. This students and young families. Revd otherwise humbler ritual had Jacob Frode Knudsen is happy to the same impact as the High Church help disseminate word on these ritual of the lighting of the new services. Paschal Candle normally has. My sense is that this season is opening Revd Ronny Heimli (Chaplain for up something of what the Bergen the Engensenter) asked to meet me, Congregation might be in the future and together with the director of - one community; multiple-sites; Engensenteret, review the living ecumenical relationships; relationship between us and the charitable relations; focussed centre. Eirik Duerr and Iris Bjørnø learning, teaching and witness; also attended the meeting. It was a multi-generational; perhaps very pleasant meeting; we talked even bilingual! That said, we are about our cleaning the chapel, of open to what God will have us be. the performances the choir and the BADS group give to the centre. Our ecumenical ties with the We adjourned together with Revd Bergen Cathedral Parish are Heimli to the chapel, where he moving to an even more concrete pointed out changes we need to level. Just a case in point; next time make. The good news is that we you wish to send a letter or a parcel now have the entire vestry area for to us, use the following address - our exclusive use! Anglican Chaplaincy in Norway - Bergen Congregation, c/o J F We have started using Dropbox to Knudsen, Domkirke Menighet, keep all our important and useful Bryggen 13, 5003, BERGEN, documents (including minutes and Norway. Further, we should soon local handbooks and 'cheat-sheets') move into the office space that the and archives in the same place. This same parish is allowing us use is starting to enhance the work of 5 the Committee and will be of great with the Bergen Domkirke) and the value to future Committees.