Chairman – Reverend Steve Wild Vice Chairman – John Keast OBE CTC Missioner – Roger Mills Treasurer – Shelley Porter Charity No 1053899 www.churchestogetherincornwall MAY 2019 Chairman Revd Steve thanked David for his eleven years of service and dedication to Churches Together in Cornwall. Appointment of new Churches Together in Cornwall Missioner – Roger Mills Contact Details Address: 48 Swans Reach, Falmouth TR11 5GG email: [email protected] tel: 01326 210666 David was pleased and delighted to hand over the batten to mobile: 07941 247677 Roger at the AGM and wished him well. David shared that he had been given the chance to serve in the role as Missioner and had relished the opportunities that the post presented. He hoped that a visible amount of progress had At the most recent AGM of Churches Together in Cornwall th been made over the years and that it was right that the CTC on Wednesday 10 April 2019, Roger Mills was appointed Executive should now focus on reviewing all its worK in and welcomed by the Chairman Revd Steve Wild, to the readiness for the coming decade. post of Missioner, replacing David H Smith. The worK was such that he has made many friends Roger has been heavily involved in Falmouth & Penryn throughout the various Christian denominations and was Churches Together over the last 5 years and has a strong excited for the future and what unity would bring. heart for ecumenical worK. He was also grateful for initiating the commencement of the recent Roger is also co author of a recent review into the future “Future Paths” review and felt the recommendations therein would direction of work and mission that Churches Together in give further strength to the unity of the church in Cornwall. Cornwall might go in, entitled “Future Paths.” David thanKed other Unity Group members, Donna Birrell of BBC This review was launch at the AGM at which Bishop Philip Cornwall “Sunday BreaKfast show” and Kathy Pope of and Bishop Chris attended. At a special welcoming SACREdplace Bookshop in St Austell for all their time and efforts in shaping the review. ‘cream tea,’ Bishop Philip introduced himself to other church leaders. He then spoke about his Cornish Bishop Philip addressed the background, his involvement with the CMC (Church Methodist synod recently at Missionary Society) his ministry in Paris and giving all TMC and reinforced his present a clear indication of his support for Christian Unity commitment to encouraging and all things ecumenical. Anglicans and Methodists to stand and work alongside one another. I’m ‘hard wired’ to be ecumenical: and it ought to be our default position to work across our denominational traditions wherever we can, recognising that there’s far more that unites us than divides us. “So I looK forward to increasingly close collaboration between the Diocese and Truro and the Methodist Church in Cornwall in the years to come.” MESSAGE FROM 2 new appointments at CTE TRURO BAPTIST CHURCH Churches Together in England is delighted to announce It was wonderful to welcome so many of you just recently to two new appointments to its staff team, taKing up posts at the So What? Children's Hub to worship, pray, chat and the beginning of June before Captain Jim Currin CA share ideas together. retires in July 2019. A few things ....... Rev’d. Dr. Ben Aldous will be a full-time member of the team, with responsibility I mentioned the short film Heather showed at the October for Evangelism and Mission. Ben has Conference, this is the linK and it’s well worth a watch:- been in Anglican ministry in Durban https://youtu.be/W1frBe_Gs28 (2010–2013) and, most recently, Cape Town in South Africa (2013–2018) and Our next Children's Hub will be on Saturday, 6th July has recently completed a doctorate at starting at 9.30 with breakfast again, more information to The University of Stellenbosch exploring follow closer to the date. an ethnographical study of Fresh Expressions in The Anglican Church of Rachel Turner has been booKed as our guest speaker at Southern Africa. the next So What? Conference Day on Saturday, 26th October 2019 at Truro Baptist Church. This is the clip we Ben loves running, especially half marathons. He is a showed to introduce her:- https://youtu.be/NxwM_wBr9ss musician and plays electric bass and Keyboards and is a fan of neo soul, jazz and funK. He is particularly interested Don't forget .... if you have any information about events, in the wines of South Africa and has considerable ideas, resources, etc., about children's ministry that you experience in wine tasting! would liKe to share through this So What? circulation list Ben will be based in the West Country, where he grew up please send it to me and I will forward it on. and worked as a youth minister (2001–2003), before missional worK in Cambodia from 2004–2009 and is What a great beginning, it's going to be exciting to see what married to Sharon with four children. God will do through our gatherings and connections as we meet, chat, share, pray and dream together. Keep in touch. Lynda Lucy Olofinjana has been appointed to a half-time post Church Office, Truro Baptist Church, Chapel Hill as Communications and Media Truro, TR1 3BD Officer for Churches Together Tel: (01872) 241984 in England. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.trurobaptist.co.uK Peter Stephens She comes with experience in this area worKing for the Rt Revd Prof W Peter Stephens MA, BD, Des SR Evangelical Alliance (2012–2019) leading a range of mission, unity and research projects to resource churches across the UK, including the evangelism website www.greatcommission.co.uK. She also previously worKed for the Salvation Army in London and attended SOAS University. Most recently, Lucy has been on maternity leave and loves being a mum to ten-month old Iyanu. She is passionate about building multicultural communities and sharing stories from across the rich diversity of the Church. She also loves singing, baking and trips to the cinema. Lucy will be based in South East London where she lives with her husband Israel, minister of Woolwich Central Baptist We remember with both joy and sadness the sudden passing Revd Pat WhittaKer, who worKed It is with great sadness that we announce the death of tirelessly for the Falmouth & Bishop Peter Stephens on 1st April 2019. Penryn Churches Together and led many services in Peter was born in Penzance. He held a number of pastoral the Falmouth United and academic posts, including those of Dean and Provost Reformed Church after the of the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Aberdeen, and retirement of Revd Colin served as a Bristol city councillor. He was a past President of the Methodist Conference and a past Presiding Bishop of Biggs. the Methodist Church of the Gambia. Thy Kingdom Come Prayer from Land’s End From land to shore, from coast to coast, let Thy Kingdom Come From the surging surf to the quiet earth, let Thy Kingdom Come Please “Diary Date” ahead for two TKC From the deepest mines to the stars above, Beacon Events in Cornwall – both on let Thy Kingdom Come Sunday 9th June 2019 at From Land’s End to Launceston, Tintagel to the Lizard, St Martin’s Church Liskeard and let Thy Kingdom Come Gwennap Pit, Redruth. From Foy to Padstow, Callington to Mousehole, let Thy Kingdom Come th TKC - from Ascension Day 30 May 2019 At Heligan and the Eden Project, Healey’s to th to Pentecost – 9 June 2019 Flambards, let Thy Kingdom Come Church Leaders urge Christians to ‘pray together for At the MinacK and the Hall for Cornwall, The Merry Christian unity, in our life together, our witness and our Maidens to Lanyon Quoit, longing to see the Kingdom of God in the midst of our let Thy Kingdom Come world’ and to ‘find ways to give expression to our search At Boscastle and Boscarne-Un, St Ives to Mevagissy, for greater unity in obedience to the command of Christ that we love one another,’ citing Jesus’s last prayer on let Thy Kingdom Come unity taken from John 17. At The Royal Cornwall Show and the Poole Car Boot, let Thy Kingdom Come The leaders also encourage Christians to get involved in At Truro Cathedral and in every church whatever Thy Kingdom Come – a global ecumenical prayer denomination, movement in which Christians pray for more people to let Thy Kingdom Come become followers of Jesus Christ. th In the Poldark fans and the Dawn French fans, Thy Kingdom Come, now in its 4 year, has united over let Thy Kingdom Come a million Christians from more than 65 different In the visitors, the locals, the tourists and the pilgrims, denominations and traditions, in more than 114 countries to pray for evangelisation. let Thy Kingdom Come In the old, the young and those in between, It takes place between Ascension to Pentecost which let Thy Kingdom Come this year is May 30th- June 9th. In the pasty eaters and cider drinKers, let Thy Kingdom Come Commenting on the WeeK of Prayer for Christian Unity, In the cream tea scoffers, "jam on first of coursers", Cardinal Vincent Nichols said: “We should never let Thy Kingdom Come underestimate the power of prayer nor our need of the strength that God gives us through prayer. I appeal to all And dear Lord, as we pray for Cornwall, for the UK, for to taKe to heart this WeeK of Prayer for Christian Unity. the whole world Growth in unity comes about, above all, as a gift of God.