Mark my words! TheNews As part of the ‘Thy King- JULY 2018 dom Come’ global wave or DIOCESE OF YORK, AMY JOHNSON WAY, CLIFTON MOOR, YORK YO30 4XT. prayer from Ascension to [email protected] T:01904 699500 F:01904 699501 WWW.DIOCESEOFYORK.ORG.UK Pentecost this year, mem- bers of Easingwold Parish Church and guests under- took to read the whole of York’s Dean to be Bristol’s Bishop St Mark’s Gospel in sec- tions during the evening of The current Dean of York, the Very Revd 17th May. Vivienne Faull, is to be the 57th Bishop of Bristol. The reading took about two th hours, including a brief in- Speaking in Bristol following the 15 May terval for tea and it proved to be an inspiring event, as the different voices really announcement, Viv said: “It was 24 years brought the scripture to life, each in their own way. Vicar of Easingwold the Revd ago that Bristol was the first diocese to or- Margaret Young said it was “A rare opportunity to hear the whole of a Gospel in dain women as priests, and I want the Dio- one session.” cese to continue to show that pioneering courage. “I look forward to leading a church that shows the love of Christ to everyone, who- persuading the Dean and Chapter to put on ever they are.” A slice of the action... the Mystery Plays inside the Minster. Ordained priest in 1994, Viv became the first She has made the Minster a great home of woman to lead a Church of England Cathe- The Royal Wedding of Meghan hospitality, worship and friendliness. A com- Markle to Prince Harry coincided dral as Provost and then Dean of Leicester in ment I will never forget was made by the with the last-but-one day of ‘Thy 2000. In 2012, she was appointed Dean of Head of one of the Minster’s biggest depart- Kingdom Come’, the Cup Final and York. with the Archbishop’s Mission to ments who had been prepared for confirma- the Deanery of York. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, tion. I asked “Why confirmation now?” and said, “I rejoice with the Diocese of Bristol the reply came back with a beaming smile, Many churches held open events that Her Majesty the Queen has accepted “Because the Dean has, and is, making God on the wonderfully-sunny day to the nomination of the Dean of York, the invite friends and neighbours to credible and believable”. Very Revd Vivienne Faull, to be the 57th watch the two televised events on Viv will be consecrated Bishop at a service at Bishop of Bristol. big screens. St Paul’s Cathedral on 3 July and installed as At the ‘Match of the Day’ event at Holy Trinity Church, Heworth, Archbishop Sen- “Dean Faull leads by following Jesus’ way Bishop of Bristol at Bristol Cathedral in the tamu was invited to slice a celebratory wedding cake to be handed around before with insight and oversight, with a readiness autumn. the football started, and he called in reinforcements from two local school choirs to be led as well as to lead. www.bristol.anglican.org who had just serenaded an enthusiastic audience. “She has been a great Dean for York, taking risks for the Kingdom of God, for example 8 1 To the Saints of the Diocese of York The Bishop of Hull, Alison White, writes: God sometimes opens doors for us and invites us in towards the heart of the Gospel and there the Scriptures show us Three interlinked Jesus, at home with people in poverty. proposals have The church is already present and emerged that could engaged but we are being given an help make a opportunity to work on reaching more difference: people and helping them grow as + Churches as community hubs. This disciples. already happens here and there, Did you know that one in three people in offering safe places of hospitality and The ten days of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, the our Diocese live in poverty? 90 of our welcome, working in partnership with global wave of prayer from Ascension to parishes are classified as being in the top supporting charities or agencies. We 20% of those places in England with need to be present and accessible. Pentecost this year, embraced the Archbishop’s Deanery Mission weekends multiple deprivation to contend with. + Community ‘chaplains’, lay, local, in Beverley and York. They are urban and coastal places as well community leaders, given confidence as all the hidden poverty in rural areas. to be out there where people spend Pictured from top: There is a ‘web of poverty’ trapping their time, commissioned and paid for Archbishop Sentamu shares his own people in a poverty of resources, the time they give. faith story over a bring-and-share relationships or identity. We believe that + Community leaders. People lunch in Walkington Village Hall. there is also a network of grace and the experiencing poverty to be leaders in hope of transformation and we want to their own communities. This would Leaders and members of St Michael-le- grow that! lead to re-imagining the shape of Belfrey, York, pray over the The group working on this part of the ministry in deprived communities and Archbishop at a Men’s Breakfast held ‘Reach’ dimension of the Diocesan the way the learning might be offered in the Belfrey Hall. strategy spent time listening to people and shared. Tom Holmes and the Belfrey Music who live and minister in areas of There is lots of detail behind all this and team lead worship in York Minster at deprivation to discover what they long lots of work ahead! for. How can we translate this into the Beacon Event on the evening of actions that will allow all God’s people to We want to be part of what God is doing. Pentecost Sunday, 20th May. benefit from the insights and experience Jesus says ‘Blessed are you poor, yours is of those of us living in poverty and the kingdom of God’ (Lk 6:20) The Archbishop speaks about the coming of the Holy Spirit. sharing the love of God so that more people can become disciples? + Alison www.thykingdomcome.global 2 7 Have your Say and Pray - prayer poll in Fulford Passers-by, visitors and locals in Fulford, York, were given a vote to guide how prayers should be focused on local is- sues at St Oswald's Parish Church. Members of the public were invited into a 'Polling Station' each day for a week at the church gate, with a genuine voting booth loaned by City of York Council, to make their mark on a ballot paper listing seven areas of concern; Loneliness, Teenagers, Road Safety, Church & Com- munity side by side, Isolation, Connec- tions within Community and Poverty. WHAT IS THE ‘BIG THOUGHT’ THAT PROVIDES THE ANCHOR POINT FOR OUR STRATEGY? 'Voters' were asked to identify three sub- jects of greatest concern to them. In one word – Growth. Of course, that doesn’t do it justice. Our vision captures Vicar of Fulford the Revd Terence other key points: ‘Generous Churches making and nurturing Disciples…to build McDonough said, "These were concerns up the Body of Christ to grow in Christ-likeness, Commitment, Partnership, Influ- identified following on from a community “Three or four people who have just ence and Numbers’. survey commissioned by the church. moved into the parish said they're going This aim of Growth – in numbers of disciples and depth of discipleship – has "We offered voters a prayer leaflet to to start coming to church, and one who been at the heart of the Archbishop’s Mission Weekends in every Deanery. It’s take away with them." asked to know more about Jesus has al- ready joined one of our home groups. why participation in ‘Leading your Church into Growth’ is encouraged. We are The voting slips were then used in the determined not to stay still, still less shrink. We will step out ambitiously, in "Our folk who volunteered really enjoyed church's evening prayers at the end of faith, finding ways to reach people and grow God’s Kingdom. each day during the 'Thy Kingdom Come' and surprised themselves - the Bishop of international wave of prayer from the Selby joined us on Friday morning too." As Bishop Paul has said, this is “a movement of the whole diocese together in joy Feast of the Ascension (10 May) to the The top three local community issues for and hope, investing time, money and work now to build up God’s church for the Feast of Pentecost (20 May) this year. prayer and action identified in the poll future”. Ultimately our strategy is part of our response to Christ’s commission to About 350 people voted over the five were (1) Loneliness, (2) Road Safety us, to ‘go and make disciples’. days, (around 70 a day). Some people (including pollution) and (3) Connections wouldn't vote but stopped to talk any- Within the Community. These will fea- way. ture in meetings to be arranged with lo- cal stakeholders to help form the "We had some really good conversa- church's action plans and to share what tions,” said Terence, “ some up to twenty contribution it can make. minutes or so. www.stoswalds.church 6 3 Seven New Priests ordained Readers ordained Deacon In September 2017, following his 2016 Pilgrimage through the Diocese of York, Archbishop Sentamu invited Readers serving here to consider whether their minis- try was in fact more like that of a Deacon, and so to begin exploring ordination to the Diaconate.