Cyprian Welcome to Bishop Gregor The Magazine of St Cyprian’s Church, Lenzie May & June 2010 1 Scottish Episcopal Church Vestry Rector@ (Vacant) Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway Lay Representative@ Paul Hindle 40 Garngaber Avenue, Lenzie G66 4LL. Bishop: ) 776 3237 The Right Revd. Dr. Gregor Duncan Secretary@ Mary Boyd, 9 Northbank Road, Bishop’s Office, Diocesan Centre Kirkintilloch, G66 1EZ ) 776 2812 5 St Vincent Pl., Glasgow G1 2DH ) Treasurer@ Maxine Gow,12 Alder Road, 0141-221 6911 fax 0141-221 6490 Milton of Campsie G66 8HH ) 01360 email: [email protected] 310420 Property Convenor@ (& Chairman) Sandy Jamieson, 5 Pinewood Place, Lenzie, Glasgow, G66 4JN ) 775 1161 Elected Members Gavin Boyd, Cyprian Adrian Clark, Avril Critchlow, Catherine Gunnee, Eric Parry, Kathryn Potts, Vivienne Provan. Contacts 3C Group@ Susan Frost 776 4135 The News Magazine of Altar Guild@ Anne Carswell 776 3354 St. Cyprian’s Church, Altar Servers Eric Parry 776 4991 Beech Road, Lenzie, Glasgow. G66 4HN Alt. Lay Rep Adrian Clark 776 2160 Scottish Charity No. SC003826 Bible Rdg Fellowship Prim Parry 776 4991 The Scottish Episcopal Church is in full Car Pool Eric Parry 776 4991 communion with the Church of England and Fair Trade@ Vivienne Provan 776 6422 all other churches of the Anglican Gift Aid@ Aileen Mundy 578 9449 Communion throughout the world Hall Bookings@ Gavin Boyd 776 2812 Link@ Kathryn Potts 578 0734 Rector Magazine@ Paul Hindle 776 3237 Vacancy fax 578 3706 email: [email protected] MU@ Any committee member Interim Priest Pastoral Visiting@ The Bishop Moira Jamieson 775 1161 email: [email protected] Protection Officer@ Kathryn Potts 578 0734 Curate: Rotas@ Gavin Boyd 776 2812 Revd. Moira Jamieson ) 775 1161 Scottish Bible Society@ email: [email protected] Glennis Tavener 775 2895 Social@ Andy Robb 578 1220 Pastoral Assistant: ) Sunday Coffee@ Avril Critchlow 776 1404 Eric Parry 776 4991. Tear Fund@ Vivienne Provan 776 6422 Music Team Youth Vacant Fred Gunnee ) 578 1937 @ These people can be contacted through email: [email protected] email @stcyprianslenzie.com by using the job/group name before the @ without any spaces, e.g., [email protected]. 2 Curate’s Corner TRUE CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT Dear Friends, Whenever I hear Christians speak of ed out was that people seemed to be ‘doing’ the moment that they first knew God in lots of things individually, supporting various groups and charities, but really what we should their lives, I find it very difficult equate try to do, (especially at this time when we are their experiences with mine. As a cra- few in number) is to work together as a whole dle Episcopalian, being brought up in congregation. Whilst it is good for us to be the church, I was always aware of God involved in other activities out with our own being a part of my life. However, there church circle, it should not be to the exclusion is a big difference between knowing of St. Cyprian’s and its church life. God in our lives and becoming commit- It was brought home to me during Holy ted to a life of discipleship to which God Week how few people managed to come to the calls each one of us. services which were prepared and celebrated in this, the most important week in the Chris- It is one thing for Christians to profess their tian Calendar and in our Christian lives. This belief in God and to live out their lives trying week, more than any other, focuses on the cen- to do God’s will, but there also needs to be a tre of our Christian faith. It centres on Christ, commitment to a way of life which involves who committed himself to a life of love and them in their chosen Christian community. service to others, Christ who committed him- This is not something that happens overnight, self to leading by example, and Christ who but it is something that grows (or should grow) committed himself to suffering and death on a as we progress in our faith and our knowledge cross for us. So what are we prepared to do for of God. Him and for each other? God wants us to support each other in our Now, more than ever, because of our small community life together as well as in helping numbers it is very important that we should all others. We should all try to support our own make the effort to come together as a commu- church community in any way we can, other- nity to worship God in our own church as wise how can we grow as a church? At our regularly as we possibly can. If we are to grow recent day of exploration with the Mission as a church, people need to see our commit- Core Group “Four studies and a party” one of ment, week by week, month by month. If we the things that our facilitator Helen Ball point- Continued overleaf 3 Magazine & Curate’s Corner DNS Deadline continued from page 3 want to work towards having a full-time priest with us here, we should begin with ourselves The next issue of Cyprian Life should be and show that we would be willing to support th available in Church on Sunday 27 that person wholeheartedly. Yes it is good to June 2010. The deadline for material is be involved in other good works and with or- 13th June and the magazine will cover ganisations that we feel drawn to, but we must July and August. be careful that we don’t put aside our Christian commitment to be a part of our own communi- Please pass notes, articles, photographs and ty of Christ, working and worshipping together anything else that may be of interest to other as Christ’s disciples. members of the congregation to me by the As this edition of the magazine goes to deadline in order to give time for typesetting press, I am recovering from my foot operation and printing. Electronic format is preferred and there will be various Clergy supporting since this is usually quicker and more accurate. our congregation, providing cover for services. Please let me know about what is important Please support them each Sunday and Thurs- to you. It is great to be able to report family day, as they give of their time to keep our events and things happening in our local com- community at St. Cyprian’s worshipping to- munity. Thank you. gether and growing together in Christ’s love. This issue includes selected items from the last issue of Diocesan News. The full Dioce- Yours in the service of Christ, san News can be downloaded from the diocesan website: www.glasgow.anglican.org Click on the link on the home page to ac- cess the current and earlier editions. If you don’t have Internet access, but would like to Moira read DNS, please let me know. I’ll be happy to print you a copy. Diocesan News is published ten times per year. If you have items that would be of inter- est across the Diocese, please send them to the Diocesan News editor, Susi Cormack Brown, e-mail: [email protected] or by post to c/o Glasgow & Galloway Diocesan Cover Picture Centre, 5 St Vincent Place, Glasgow G1 2DH. Please send in prose text, i.e. not leaflets, ad- The picture shows our new Diocesan verts, posters or PDFs. The deadline for the Bishop, the Right Revd. Dr. Gregor June issue will be Monday 17th May 2010. Duncan after his consecration at St The views expressed in Cyprian Life and Mary’s Cathedral on 23rd April 2010. the Diocesan News are not necessarily those of With him is the Revd. Canon Brian the Editor of either publication or the Diocesan Hardy, who preached at the service and Information and Communications Group. the Bishop described as his confessor Paul Hindle and spiritual guide over many years. 4 THIS issue of Diocesan News comes out even take account of personal debt! in the run-up to the first UK General Tackling our debt burden-the figure is ex- Election in five years. pected to grow by half as much again within five years-without cutting aid or services to So it’s timely to take stock of how we, as those in need is a tall order. It will be no easier Christians, choose to be stewards of our voting re-stimulating our economy without breaking power. It is a seriously under-rated privilege, our vital Climate Change pledges. Inevitably yet it would have seemed an asset of immense there will be cuts, sacrifices and hardship cas- value to those who first heard Jesus’ parable of es. We’ll see the effects among our own the talents (‘to the third servant he gave a neighbours here in our diocese. chance to change the rules...’). And that’s the perfect storm in which our Whether we have any party allegiance or new Bishop, Gregor Duncan, takes office fol- none, we all have a major opportunity now to lowing his consecration on 23 April. make candidates listen a little more acutely Theologian Karl Barth told Newsweek when we tell them what we want done for the magazine: “I always pray for the sick, the sake of peace, justice and loving kindness. poor, journalists, authorities of the state and We can lobby politicians on our doorsteps, the Church - in that order.” Whatever order at their surgeries, and in writing. We can go to you choose, please do include Bishop Gregor hustings meetings and let them know who will in your prayers as he enters this new ministry hold them to account if they get into power.