Walking Welcoming THE BRIDGE Growing Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark Vol.24 No.4 May 2019 Inside THE BRIDGE Standing Together ...this month Against Violence Church leaders from The day began with prayers hours of prayer, testimonies in St Martin-in-the-Fields led and music took place as the many denominations by church leaders including rally focused on how best to welcare... 125 led the ‘Standing Bishop Jonathan, the Bishop try to stem the tide of violent years supporting Together Rally’ in of Edmonton, the Revd Peter crime - and particularly knife families Trafalgar Square Colwell from Churches crime - in our city. ... pages 6 & 7 Together in Britain and The Rally was opened by the on Saturday 6 April Ireland, Pastor Julie Stokes, Revd Canon Rosemarie Mallett, responding to the high Bishop Danny Bennett, Pastor Vicar of St John, Angell Town incidence of violence, Nims Obunge, the Revd Ade and Director of the Diocese’s Omooba and the Bishop of Justice, Peace and the Integrity especially amongst Barking, the Rt Revd Peter of Creation Department. The young people in the city. Hill. Bishop of London, the Rt Revd The theme of the rally ws They led prayers on a variety Sarah Mullally and others led a • Standing Together with of subjects including: those in time of lament. families and communities authority, unity church, social Hundreds of people who impacted by violent crime challenges, young people, had gathered from around peace in the countries cities, News and photos • Standing Together to work the country for the rally, then the rally and the nation from around the against violent crime heard from people involved in Over lunch some of those trying to tackle knife crime Diocese • Standing Together to fi nd who were to speak and other including Sophie Linden, effective solutions to combat invited guests were interviewed London’s Deputy Mayor for violent crime by the Revd Steve Coulson, Policing and Crime. • Standing Together to one of the organisers. They There was more music, Wilson, Vicar, St Stephen’s support all who have been then led the procession over scripture readings and prayers South Lambeth and Bishop affected by violent crime to Trafalgar Square where two some led by the Revd Bill Jonathan. Bishop Christopher spoke to the crowd towards the end of the afternoon saying; “We must be salt and light otherwise young people will have their futures taken from them”. His address can be Parish profile - found at http://bit.ly/2GEqx2n. Reigate, St Mark... Addresses were also given page 8 by Cardinal Vincent Nicholls Those attending this and Len Issacs of Ascension inspiring event went away in Trust who was one of the the knowledge that they were main organisers of the event not alone in the struggle to in partnership with the combat serious youth violence Diocese of Southwark, London and encouraged that with City Mission and Churches prayer and action lives can be Page 11 Together In Britain. transformed Hearts on Fire with a Vision for growth Walking with Jesus and getting to know Jesus better as we journey on Welcoming all, embracing our diversity and seeking new ways of being church Growing in numbers, generosity, faith and discipleship as we grow God’s Kingdom Follow the Diocesan Blog: ‘Hearts on Fire – sharing God’s Good News in Southwark Diocese’ - http://southwarkcofe.tumblr.com/ 2 THE BRIDGE... May 2019 A view from The Croydon Area is for mission in our parishes. Monday 24 June 12 - 5 pm Pentecost planning services in each Sunday 2 June at 6.30pm South Beddington & Deanery as follows: St Mark, Woodcote will host a Roundshaw are hosting a Quarante’Ore – i.e. joining the services CROYDON/ADDINGTON deanery service at which each THE BRIDGE church is invited to bring a SCP 40 hours of prayer Thursday 30 May at 7.30pm prayer station representing In September All Saints different A Sung Eucharist at Addington, an aspect of mission in their Hackbridge are will hold open St Mary The Blessed Virgin parish. days with prayer stations. Looking this year CROYDON CENTRAL Sunday 9 June at 4pm TANDRIDGE This year our Sunday 9 June at 6.30pm St Barnabas Purley is hosting a Sunday 9 June at 4pm back... A Pentecost Sunday Evening service for Churches Together Pentecost café style service at Diocesan Pentecost Service at Emmanuel Church in Purley and Kenley Oxted, St Mary the Virgin celebrations will looking (Normanton Road, Croydon) REIGATE be in the Episcopal CROYDON NORTH Thursday 30 May at 7.30pm The Kingston Area forward... Areas. Saturday 1 June at 5pm An ecumenical Ascension Day celebration will be held Service at Reigate Hill. I hope that you had a A celebration of Thy Kingdom at All Saints, Tooting on Sunday 9 June at 6pm blessed Holy Week and Come, alongside the Deanery Sunday 9 June at 3.30pm Confi rmation Service at Holy joyful Easter Day and Ecumenical Pentecost The Woolwich Area service Saviour Church celebration service at Memorial that the joy of Easter is to take place at All Park, Redhill will go with you during CROYDON SOUTH Saints, Peckham on Sunday 9 June at 6pm. There Eastertide and the Thursday 30 May, SUTTON (Date tba) Church of the Good Shepherd will be a time of prayer coming year. Each church in the deanery between 3-5pm. will launch Thy Kingdom open church and prayer As we look back on Easter and remember everything Come on Ascension Day with a stations culminating in an Refreshments will be that Jesus did for us all it would be diffi cult not to special service including prayer ecumenical Pentecost service. served after both services. refl ect upon some of the tragic events that took place during Holy Week and Easter. further afi eld especially her We saw the burning of the iconic Notre Dame in Paris The Revd reconciliation work. The Radio and I am sure that, like me, you sat transfi xed as the personality Chris Evans talked destruction unfolded. about her work in broadcasting Ruth and Alison Campbell talked Then on Easter morning the terrible events in Sri about her gift for friendship Lanka, where 359 people have died and more than 500 Scott and her involvement with have been injured, brought home to us all the reality A Memorial Service for the Terry Wogan’s TOGS. of all that there is to mourn in our world. (You will fi nd Revd Ruth Scott who died There was also a moving the prayer that was written on this occasion on page 3) in February was held at St tribute from her family and Rebellion continue to try to draw people’s attention to Mary, Richmond on Saturday people were asked to place a the need for change in order to ensure that the world, 30 March. Ruth had been fl ower on and around the Altar which God gave to us to care for, continues to exist for ordained in the Diocese of as an act of thanksgiving for her life. future generations. Southwark and served most of her ministry there. Many from the Diocese There is so much to be grateful for but also much to She was a self-supporting were there to say goodbye to regret and be sorry about. It is important, therefore, Minister based in the someone who had mattered that we take time to refl ect upon our world and all Richmond Team from when a great deal to many people. that is happening and to pray for it. she was deaconed in 1992 Ruth and her husband had We should also ask God - and ourselves - what more It was attended by the to 2001. From 2001 – 2008 moved to Winchester and Woolwich Area Venerable Alastair Cutting, and donations were to be for a we can do in our lives to help to bring about positive she was the Chaplain to the guest speaker was the Revd ‘snuggle bed’ for the ward in change. Readers held the Hickey’s Almshouses in their AGM and Hilary Fife, a former hospital Richmond and from 2009-13 Southampton general hospital As we celebrate the joy of Easter, and all that God has chaplain, who spoke movingly she was Chaplain to Christ’s in which had cared for Ruth given to us, it is right to give thanks as well for the Re-licensing about supporting those who School Richmond. during her last illness. work that goes on across the Diocese to give hope and Service on are bereaved in our churches. So, it was no surprise that support to those who need it. It was Nicole Burgum’s fi nal the church was packed as many Welcare has been doing this for 125 years and we Saturday 6 April duty as the Diocesan Warden of of those whose lives she had Readers so she was presented are pleased to be able to bring you information and touched gathered to remember at St Paul’s with fl owers, with the love and stories about their work in this edition of The Bridge. her and her life. Church, Herne thanks from the Readers of her The Revd Canon Julian It is good to know that they, and so many others in own Area. She will continue the churches across our Diocese, are working to help Hill. Reindorp, former Team in her role as a Reader at St Rector in the Richmond Team families and others to know that God loves them no Andrew’s Church, Catford. recalled the work that Ruth matter how hard life sometimes is.