August 2015
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Dates For Your
Diary
Youth, Children,
Families
Acts 435
Diocesan Youth
Adviser
Pastoral
Volunteers
Pilgrimage to
Paris
Want to Get Noticed
Archdeacons’
Visitations
Parish Giving
Scheme
Church Urban Fund
Parish Buying
Quest & Questions
CMEAC
Us Appeal
Winchester
Cathedral
Prayer and Spirituality
You can find the Diocesan Prayer Cycle/Intercessions located on our home page at:
www.winchester.anglican.org/prayer
‘Places to Be’ within 50 miles of Winchester that offer a range of retreats or spaces for prayer for individuals.
Events
Diocesan, Parish and Community Events are available to view on the Events Calendar:
http://www.winchester.anglican.org/training-events/
Featured Event:
Romsey Abbey
Saturday 3 October
An island in the South Pacific has a problem. It’s hollow.
Anxiety levels are rising in a North American boardroom. Eve’s garden is bursting with next door’s rubbish. Even the ducks have
relocated… they’re in Bangladesh.
In the high-energy, ‘seriously funny’ style for which Riding Lights is well known, BAKED ALASKA serves up the realities of climate
change with flair and clarity about the temperatures involved.
Box Office: 01904 613000 / www.ridinglights.org/baked-alaska
http://www.romseyabbey.org.uk/
Dates for your Diary
Spirituality Day
Saturday 17 October
10am – 4pm
Old Alresford Place
£10 including lunch
Rule of Life workshop
Wednesday 9 December
10am – 1pm
Wolvesey
A workshop for anyone who’d like to promote
Passionate Personal Spirituality
Together we’ll explore:
• various styles of spirituality and approaches to prayer
• how we can help people pray, alone and with others
• how to design prayer activities
• how to organise a Quiet Day/Week of Guided Prayer
• how a Rule of Life can be helpful
• where to start!
Advent might be a good time to reflect on your personal
Rule/Rhythm of Life – either reviewing one you developed
around the Lent course, or starting from scratch. This ‘quiet
morning’ offers some space, and a bit of support.
As well as opening & closing prayers, there will be a short
introduction and an opportunity to share with others. The
rest of the morning will be for you to use as you wish – and
I’ll be available for short one-to-one chats if that would be
useful.
Places are limited to 20.
To book, or for more information, please contact The Revd Sally Dakin, Diocesan Spirituality Adviser:
sally.dakin@winchester.anglican.org / 01962 854050
Retirement Service for The Archdeacon of Winchester
Sunday 8 November
Winchester Cathedral
Evensong, 3.30pm
There will be a retirement service and reception to celebrate
the Retirement of the Venerable Michael Harley at the end of
November after 40 years of ministry.
Please email joyce.cockell@winchester.anglican.org or call
01962 854050 to confirm your attendance.
Installation Service for the new Canon Principal
Saturday 19 September
Winchester Cathedral
5.30pm
The Reverend Canon Mark Collinson, currently Chaplain of
Christ Church Amsterdam and Area Dean of the Netherlands,
has been appointed Canon Principal in the Diocese of
Winchester.
The Service will be followed by a Reception in the Cathedral.
All are welcome to attend!
A collection will be made for a farewell gift from all Michael’s
friends in the Diocese. If you would like to contribute please
send a cheque, made payable to Winchester Bishopric Official
Expenses, to Joyce Cockell at Wolvesey, Winchester, SO23
9ND.
New Diocesan Youth Adviser
We’re pleased to confirm that Sarah Long has been appointed Youth Adviser in
the School of Mission, and will start work on 7 September 2015.
Sarah has been working most recently with Romance Academy, a national
charity that helps young people both inside and outside the church to explore
how to build healthy relationships. In addition to engaging directly with young
people, she has had the pleasure of working with youth workers and parents
across the UK to tackle tricky topics well with their teenagers. Prior to this she
was Youth director at St Paul’s Church, Camberley.
Want to Get Noticed?
Saturday 19 September
NEW Learning Centre, Cathedral Close
2pm
An afternoon celebrating Parish Communications for Parish Magazine editors and Website managers
Hosted by former journalists and TV presenters Debbie Thrower and Bruce Parker, with workshops by author of ‘100 Ways to
Get Your Church Noticed,’ Neil Pugmire, and journalist, Revd Nicky Davies. There’ll be an opportunity to swap ideas, to learn,
and ask questions. The afternoon will bring together people who all know a thing or two about telling stories. Parish magazines
are central to the life of towns and villages and the Cathedral would like to thank and offer help and advice at this celebratory
afternoon. Please visit our events page for more information.
Archdeacons’ Visitations
The 31 July has passed for another year and the Visitations are now over. Thank you to all Churchwardens, Clergy and their
supporters for attending the celebration services throughout the diocese. The host churches did us proud once again and we
received warm welcomes from Romsey Abbey, St Mary’s Andover, Shirley Southampton, St John the Evangelist Hartley Wintney,
Christchurch Priory and St Mary’s Old Alresford. We were thoroughly spoilt with delicious cakes and biscuits, along with glorious
singing and very thoughtful readings and sermons. It is of course Archdeacon Michael’s last year of Visitation Services before his
retirement in November and Mark Tanner took the opportunity to pay tribute to Michael when we gathered at Hartley Wintney.
Those present showed their appreciation for Michael and for his ministry with a round of heartfelt lengthy applause.
Thank you for all you have done and are doing, as together, we journey towards becoming a Mission-Shaped Diocese.
To get in touch with the Archdeacons’ Office please contact Andrea Ford on 01962 710960 /
andrea.ford@winchester.anglican.org.
Parish Giving Scheme
Wednesday 7 October 2015
St Paul’s Church, Bursledon, Oak Road, Pilands Wood, SO31 8DT
7.30pm - 9.30pm (7pm for refreshments)
Hosted by the Bishop of Southampton, The Rt Revd Dr Jonathan Frost, this event is an opportunity to discover more about the
Parish Giving Scheme, have your questions and queries answered and hear from
other parishes already using the scheme.
Book your space now to avoid disappointment, contact:
gordon.randall@winchester.anglican.org / 01962 737323
Youth, Children and Families
The Diocese of Winchester is passionate about promoting discipleship among families, children and young people and we
believe this ministry lies at the heart of the Church’s mission. Andy Saunders, diocesan Children’s Adviser, is available to advise
parishes and is contactable by email: andy.saunders@winchester.anglican.org or by phone: 01962 710972 / 07703 186693. The
appointment of Sarah Long as Diocesan Youth Adviser will bring the team up to full strength.
The Diocesan Youth, Children and Families blog contains lots of creative, thought-provoking, inspiring items that will help you in
your local parish situation. You can access the blog at any time by clicking this link: https://wincandy.wordpress.com/
Feature:
Guardians of Ancora! It’s a new app for children from Scripture Union; free of charge, it takes children through Bible stories
whilst playing games. You can find out more about it by clicking here.
Pastoral Volunteers – Southampton General Hospital
Would you like to offer support to patients in the General Hospital? The chaplaincy team need more kind and caring volunteers
to give spiritual care and pastoral support to patients. Come and join the team and you will receive training and support, and an
opportunity to serve God, and people at their time of greatest need, in a healthcare context.
You will need to follow a selection procedure including interviews and a DBS check, and references will be taken up. If you feel
God may be calling you to this valuable ministry, please get in touch by calling the Revd Sue Pitkin on 023 8120 8517 or follow
the link for further details:
www.uhs.nhs.uk/PatientsAndVisitors/Yourstayinhospital/Chaplaincy/Spiritualcarevolunteers.aspx
Church Urban Fund – Money Matters
Thursday 5 November
King’s House Conference Centre (King's Church, Sidney Street, Manchester M1 7HB)
£12 per person (lunch and refreshments provided)
A joint CUF and Church of England survey released earlier this year revealed that 22% of churches are involved in offering debt
or money advice services and 17% support credit unions.
The chair of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s task group on responsible credit and savings is to give a key note speech at a Church
Urban Fund (CUF) conference on financial exclusion later this year. Church leaders, including clergy and volunteers from a range
of social action projects including food banks and credit unions, are being encouraged to attend the event at the King’s House
Conference Centre.
Conference goers will be able to choose seminars from a range of different subjects including debt advice, supporting credit
unions, campaigning and creating a range of integrated services. Through the conference, CUF hopes to share good practice
and build on work already under way to tackle financial exclusion in areas such as promoting access to affordable credit and
debt advice.
For more information and to register visit www.cuf.org.uk/moneymatters
Or contact hello@cuf.org.uk / 0207 898 1091
Parish Buying - Insurance
Parish Buying have a brand new Insurance
Buying Guide available. It’s designed to give you
help and support when renewing your
insurance contract, one of the biggest areas of
church spending.
Be sure to take a look at our Insurance Buying Guide and see for yourself.
And don’t forget, the team are on hand to answer your questions and assist in any way they can, so do get in touch with them –
info@parishbuying.org.uk / 0800 368 0887. Parish Buying is a service set up and run by the Church of England to assist parishes
in their buying – saving time and money to release back into mission and ministry.
Theology Quest and Questions – Exploring the New Testament
Autumn 2015: From Jesus to the Gospels
Spring 2016: From the Gospels to Jesus
Summer 2016: From Jesus to Paul
Sarum College
£6 session / £55 term (£70 for essay writers)
From Judaism to Jesus, and then from Christian Judaism to Christianity! This course provides an opportunity to study how one
faith led to another. Jesus belongs to the history of the Jewish people, and we examine in depth what made him so remarkable.
Paul came to be viewed very critically, to put it mildly, by those who treasured the traditions of Judaism. His thought and
influence deserve careful exposure and assessment. The gospels, put together with all the impressive skills of the ancient storyteller, promote four interpretations of the meaning of Jesus in times and places far from where he himself had lived and
worked. They are the first items on the agenda of a comprehensive study of Christian beginnings.
Contact Alison Ogden for booking enquiries
aogden@sarum.ac.uk / 01722 424826
http://www.sarum.ac.uk/events/category/short-courses/theology-culture/theology-quest-and-questions/list
Acts 435 – A Simple way to help
5 years on, 5,000 people helped, half a million pounds gone directly to
those who need it. Plenty of reason to celebrate, something Acts 435 did
recently with two key groups of people who make the scheme work: the
advocates and the donors.
Advocates are based at local churches (and some charities) and post
requests on the Acts 435 website www.acts435.org.uk for the people they
know to be in need in their local community. The request is for a specific
item or service they need up to the value of £120.
Donors look through the requests and choose to support someone, with just £5 perhaps, or what they can afford. Together
donors meet that need and make a difference. 100% of what they give goes to the person in need. Administration costs are
kept low and funded through Gift Aid and private sponsorship.
Sound simple? It is and 5 years of giving show how it has worked, enabling people to shop economically thanks to the gift of a
fridge, visit terminally ill relatives thanks to the gift of a bus ticket, get a job thanks to the gift of decent interview clothes.
Try it and see! Open up this opportunity to help those in need:
http://acts435.org.uk/blog/2014/06/animated-video-how-acts-435-works-in-practice.html
Pilgrimage to Paris
Schools, churches and individuals are being encouraged to show their support for a 250-mile
pilgrimage from London to Paris aimed at encouraging world leaders to agree a fair, ambitious
and legally binding deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
The Church of England is launching the pilgrimage to Paris with an invitation to participate by
walking some or all of the route, cheer on pilgrims as they pass by schools or other local centres, or by holding ‘mini-pilgrimages’
in local communities and prayer vigils for the success of the talks.
The pilgrimage will begin at St Martin-in-the-Fields in central London on November 13 and finish in the French capital on
November 27, as negotiators from more than 190 nations gather for the start of the talks.
The pilgrims will hand in campaign petitions to Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on November 28 before joining an interfaith gathering and a mass mobilisation of
prayer in Paris.
The pilgrimage has the backing of the Church of England and major aid agencies, Christian Aid, Tearfund and CAFOD.
For more information and to sign up for the pilgrimage to Paris, visit:
www.pilgrimage2paris.org.uk
CMEAC Conference
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 November 2015
Wilson Carlile Centre, Sheffield
6.00pm & 3.15pm finish
£125.00 per person
CMEAC organises an annual vocations conference for men and women from minority ethnic backgrounds who wish to explore
the possibility of ordained ministry in the Church of England.
Places at this conference will be limited – 20 residents. Small bursaries are available for students and the unemployed. Please
contact the CMEAC office for more information regarding the bursary.
Please contact our Vocations Adviser Julia Mourant for more information julia.mourant@winchester.anglican.org.
Us – Ethiopia/South Sudan Urgent Appeal
Us (formerly USPG) is sending emergency funds to support the Anglican Church in Ethiopia as it
reaches out to refugees fleeing war in South Sudan.
A civil war between political factions in South Sudan saw 350,000 refugees fleeing the country for
the Gambella and Asosa regions of Ethiopia during 2014. Now fighting is intensifying and a
further 150,000 refugees are arriving in Ethiopia, putting immense pressure on relief efforts.
Most of the refugees arrive with only what they can carry, usually their children and a few clothes. The needs are enormous.
But, with support from the Us, the Anglican Church is doing what it can to provide food aid, education and community centres
You can make a donation to the Us Rapid Response Fund for Ethiopia at www.weareUs.org.uk/donate
Vacancies
You can now advertise your parish, social enterprise or project vacancies on our Diocesan website!
http://www.winchester.anglican.org/current-vacancies/parish-vacancies/
Please submit any vacancies you would like advertised to siobahn.cole@winchester.anglican.org.
Related Publications
Below are some newsletters or publications that may be of interest to readers in our Diocese:
 Mothers’ Union
 Cathedral Newsletter
 Church Housing Trust
 Infocus and InReview
Winchester Cathedral
SWASHBUCKLING & INTRIGUE
Friday 21 August: The Three Musketeers
Saturday 29 August: The Taming of the Shrew
7pm in The Deanery Garden, Inner Close
Winchester Cathedral’s popular Outside Theatre returns this year, with two
performances, each by Illyria, a touring company who have become very popular here
over a number of years, both for their acting skills and their athleticism in covering a large number of roles with a small number
of actors! On Friday 21st, they give a swashbuckling rendition of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers then, on Saturday
29th, it is the turn of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Both start at 7pm in the beautiful Deanery Garden, in the Inner
Close, at 7pm and tickets are available at £13.50 (£9 for children) from the Box Office in advance only. Picnics, rugs and lowbacked chairs are welcome (but no dogs please, except assistance dogs).
The August newsletter and services can be found at the following link:
http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Deans-Newsletter-Aug-2015.pdf
Resource Room
The Diocesan Resource Room is situated in the new Education Centre in Cathedral Close, Winchester
Opening hours: Monday & Thursday 9.30am-4pm.
Please contact William Cole / 01962 857262 or visit http://www.winchester.anglican.org/resources/resources-room/ for more
information.
Notes
Luther Pendragon can be reached via a dedicated Diocese of Winchester hotline number, 020 7618 9197, which is also
answered out-of-hours and at weekends, or email dioceseofwinchester@luther.co.uk
Stories for the diocesan website and eNews should be submitted to: editorial@winchester.anglican.org
Compiled by Siobahn Cole