What training might help grow their confidence?
In 2011-12 ALM training courses are being run for Children's Leaders, Healing and Wholeness Ministers, Mission Enablers, Pastoral Assistants, Worship Leaders and Youth Leaders. Information on venues and application packs will be available from early April 2011. To register an interest contact Sarah Lucas, slucas@diocant.org, 01227 459401
Photo Caption Competition
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Perhaps readers were squeamish about writing captions for a photo featuring the Archbishop - we received just six entries last month. The winners are:
- It's a miracle! I was only 4ft 3 before I came to tea! - Rupert Bristow
- "My friend went to watch cricket and all she bought me was this lousy cup." -
Michael Resch
- Mugshot - David Harmsworth
To see the other captions visit: www.canterburydiocese.org/caption/february2011/index.htm
March competition
The photo for this month's competition captures the moment when youngsters from Charing presented Revd Richard King to his new parish, Kennington.
Please send your caption to: eshepherd@diocant.org
To view a larger version visit: www.canterburydiocese.org/caption/march2011/index.htm
If you have a photo requiring a caption, please send it to Emily Shepherd.
Book Review
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Amanda Evans of The Living Well reviews Alexine Crawford's book 'The Challenge of Caring':
www.canterburydiocese.org/bookreviewandresources/bookreview311.htm
People and Vacancies
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For latest notices visit: www.canterburydiocese.org/peopleandplaces
Vacancies
- Vicar Designate, St Peter-in-Thanet
- House for Duty Priest Appledore and Stone
- House for Duty Priest, Uniting Benefice Designate of Bredgar and Tunstall -
- House for Duty Priest, The Wantsum Group
Vacancies can be found at: www.canterburydiocese.org/vacancies
Diocesan Training
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Canterbury Diocesan Interim Spirituality Group
'Ways in Prayer'
Saturday 12 March 2011, 10.00am - 3.30pm
Franciscan International Study Centre, Canterbury
To include a choice of three workshops.
More information, programme and booking form online at: www.canterburydiocese.org/waysinprayer/index.htm
Bishop's Day for Clergy:
Preaching Holy Week and Passiontide Narratives
Friday 18 March 2011
The Chapel, Canterbury Christ Church University
From 9.30am (for 10.00am start) to 3.00pm
Stephen Wright, lecturer at Spurgeon's College in London, offers helpful ways of preaching key Holy Week and Passiontide narratives in the Year of Matthew. This is when the kingdom Jesus spoke of in his parables breaks in - ironically through this world's rulers and their systems. The day will provide provisions for both personal journeys and preaching. Book online: www.canterburydiocese.org/booking/bishopsdayforclergy.htm
Worship & Liturgy Day 'Celebrating Easter'
Saturday 19 March 2011, 10.00am - 3.30pm
The Upper Room, St Mary Bredin, Canterbury
For Clergy, Readers and ALM Worship Leaders
Cost: £15 (CME for Clergy & Readers, no charge for ALM worship Leaders)
With The Revd Professor Paul Bradshaw, Professor of Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, and Christopher Irvine, Canon Librarian at Canterbury Cathedral.
Booking www.canterburydiocese.org/booking/celebratingeaster18march2011.htm
and programme from www.canterburydiocese.org/whatson/celebratingeasterprogramme19march2011.pdf
Annual 'Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection' Conference
'Creating a Safe Environment in Your Parish for Children and Vulnerable Adults'
St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields, Canterbury, CT1 3JN
Saturday 19 March 2011, 9.00am - 1.00pm followed by a buffet lunch
There is no charge for the conference but places must be pre booked via: www.canterburydiocese.org/booking/adultchildprotectionconfmarch2011.htm
Emerging Churches Group Day
Monday 21 March 2011, 10.30am - 3.30pm
at Seasalter Christian Centre, Whitstable.
Lunch and coffee provided. This day is primarily for those engaged in creative missional projects to network with each other and to share updates on our stories. To book a place on this free conference, please visit: www.canterburydiocese.org/booking/emergingchurchesday.htm
Canterbury Diocese 'Weddings Project' event
Monday 11 April 2011, 10.30am - 4.00pm at Seasalter Christian Centre, Whitstable,
A one day 'Weddings Project' event is being held for clergy, parish administrators and ministry leadership teams involved in wedding ministry. To reserve a place on this free day visit: www.canterburydiocese.org/booking/theweddingproject.htm
Basic Book Keeping
Tuesday 3 May 2011, 5.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue to be confirmed
Speaker: Rob Trice
Open to anyone who would like to learn basic book keeping techniques in order to support the work of their parish. Call 01227 459401 for details.
Book online at: http://www.canterburydiocese.org/booking/parishofficers.htm
Training in the skills of supervision within the ministry of Spiritual Direction
A course for those who have experience of giving spiritual direction and want to use their experience to supervise others with the reverend Andrew Walker, an Anglican priest, trained Psychosynthesis counsellor and director of the three year London based Ignatian Spirituality Programme.
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 June 2011, residential
St Andrew's, Stick Hill, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5NN
Cost: £120 (CMD may be available for clergy and readers)
Book: Email Rose Dale at rdale@diocant.org or book and pay online at: www.canterburydiocese.org/booking/trainingforsupervisors.htm
Training workshops for Parish Officers
These workshops aim to help: Churchwardens - PCC Secretaries - PCC Treasurers, learn about their roles and legal responsibilities in the context of current legislation and Diocesan policies. Parish Officers will receive information about the Diocesan structure and the availability of central services which can support them in their roles. It is also an opportunity to meet fellow parish officers from around the Diocese and to share ideas and experience. These courses have been consistently well received and appreciated by those who have attended them in the past.
All courses can be booked online: www.canterburydiocese.org/booking/parishofficers.htm
or contact: rdale@diocant.org or phone 01227 459401
Cost £8 (including buffet lunch or supper) unless indicated
Introductory Training for Churchwardens
Tuesday 21 June 2011, 5.30pm - 9.30pm
Thursday 7 July 2011, 12.30pm - 4.30pm
Saturday 8 October 2011, 9.30am - 1.00pm
Diocesan House, Lady Wootton's Green, Canterbury CT1 1NQ
Speakers: Philip Down, Julian Hills, Ian Dodd, Cressida Williams
Training for Experienced Churchwardens
Thursday 21 July 2011, 12.30pm - 3.30pm
Ashford area
Speakers: Philip Down, Julian Hills
PCC Secretaries Training
Wednesday 1 June 2011, 5.30pm - 9.30pm
Wednesday 21 September 2011, 12.30pm - 4.30pm
Diocesan House, Lady Wootton's Green, Canterbury CT1 1NQ
Speaker: Julian Hills
PCC Treasurers Training
Tuesday 5 July 2011, 5.30pm - 9.30pm
Saturday 3 September 2011, 9.30am - 1.00pm
Diocesan House, Lady Wootton's Green, Canterbury CT1 1NQ
Speakers: Rob Trice, Liz Marsh
Living Well Events
A number of events are planned for the winter: www.the-living-well.org.uk/living-well-programme.asp
Children & Young People's (ChYPs) Ministry Update
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ChYPs Blog
Children & Young People's Ministry Adviser, Murray Wilkinson, has introduced a ChYPs Ministry Blog! The blog will gradually become the home for Children & Young People's Ministry on the web and will include information, resources and events - please use it as the first port of call for any query about ChYPs Ministry in the Diocese: www.chypsministry.wordpress.com.
Employed Workers Network Day
Tuesday 8 March 2011, Diocesan House, 10.00am - 2.00pm (including lunch)
A day together to encourage each other in the ministry we share across the Diocese.
Any Youth and Children's Workers are welcome!
Bookings to:
mwilkinson@diocant.org
Easter Monday Youth Pilgrimage
Monday 25 April 2011, converging at Canterbury Cathedral at noon,
The annual youth pilgrimage is happening once again! Please keep an eye out for the Pilgrim's Information Pack which will be ready soon!
Further information from:
mwilkinson@diocant.org
A Godly Mess
Saturday 21 May 2011, Trinity Resource Centre at Holy Trinity Church Margate, 9.30am - 1pm.
For all Children's Work Volunteers in Thanet Deanery
I am hoping to find churches across the Diocese who will be willing to host the same training morning for other Deaneries so (as always) please get in touch with me:
mwilkinson@diocant.org
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Events in the next month:
For full details visit: www.canterburydiocese.org/whatson/parish/index.htm
- Friday 4 March 2011, Women's World Day of Prayer - 11.00am at St Andrew's United Reformed Church, Watling Street - 7.00pm at St Thomas' Catholic Church, Burgate
- Monday 7 March 2011, Inaugural Trinity Foundation Lecture - 'Living partnerships on the frontier of community' by Bishop Trevor, 7.00pm for 7.30pm, Holy Trinity, Margate
- 9, 16, 23, 30 March, 6 and 13 April 2011, food from 12.30pm, talk 1.00pm - 1.30pm, Lent Lunchtime Meetings, St Faith's, Maidstone
- Saturday 12 March 2011, 10.00am to 12 noon, St Mary's Holiday Club Plus+ Pancake Party, St Mary of Charity Parish Church, Faversham
- Wednesdays 16, 23 and 30 March 2011, 7:30pm, Join the Bishop of Dover, The Rt Rev.Trevor Willmott, for a life-enhancing Lent Course, Baptist Church, Sittingbourne
- Wednesday 16 March 2011, 7.45pm - 9.15pm, Symbolic thinking in a literal world: is divination a religious practice? St Peter's Methodist Church, Canterbury
- Saturday 19 March 2011, 7.30pm, 60s music night - proceeds to Friends of St Nicholas Church - at St Nicholas at Wade
- Saturday 26 March 2011, 7.00pm, Choristers of Canterbury Cathedral, St Peter and St Paul Appledore
- Saturday 26 March 2011, 7.30pm, Bearsted Choral Society 40th Anniversary Concert, All Saints, Maidstone
- Saturday 26 March 2011, 7.30pm, The Canterbury Waits in Concert - dances and instrumental music from the time of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I - at St Laurence Church, High Street, St Lawrence, Ramsgate
To include your event on our website and the 'What's On' list, please complete the online form: www.canterburydiocese.org/whatson/parish/submitevent/index.htm
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Services and events in March:
www.canterburydiocese.org/whatson/cathedraleventsjan-march2011.pdf
Events in April:
www.canterburydiocese.org/whatson/cathedraleventsapril2011.pdf
Services and Events during Holy Week:
www.canterburydiocese.org/whatson/holyweek2011.pdf
Cruise: In the footprints of St Paul the Apostle
A cruise in the Aegean Sea, visiting some of the places where Christian communities were established by St Paul, is being run by the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral from 23 - 30 October 2011. More information from: friends@canterbury-cathedral.org or 01227 865292
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Informing mission and ministry with historical perspectives
Lambeth Palace on Thursday 7 April 2011, 10.00am - 2.00pm
Aimed specifically at senior clergy and those with a training and development role in dioceses bordering London, the event looks at the ways in which historical perspective and awareness of major social trends can inform the identity, mission, ministry and strategy of dioceses and individual parishes in the present. Speakers include Grace Davie (author of Believing without Belonging) and members of the 'Building on History' project www.open.ac.uk/buildingonhistory, which since 2009 has worked alongside with the Diocese of London to inform its contemporary life with historical understanding.
Information from J.Maiden@open.ac.uk, Tel: 020 7556 6143
Canterbury Carmelite Spirituality Group
A new initiative has been established, where Christians from across the denominations can learn and grow together in prayer and the Christian life from a Carmelite perspective. The group meets at Age Concern Canterbury.
If you know anyone who may be interested in, or would benefit from, sharing in this group, please pass this information to them. Please include this information in your parish newsletter or notices notices. Download a poster at: www.canterburydiocese.org/whatson/carmeliteposter2011.pdf
Vocation Sunday - 15 May 2011
A day to explore and encourage God's calling to discipleship and service for the whole people of God. National resources for worship, preaching, small group work and individual exploration can be downloaded from: www.vocationsunday.org
PCC Treasurer offers PAT Testing
PAT testing, (the inspection and testing of electrical appliances) helps to ensure that electric items are safe to use. Regular inspection and testing is now a requirement by most insurance companies.
A local PAT testing service (OST Services) has been founded by Mike Kennett, Oare PCC Treasurer. Mike offers reduced rates for churches within the Diocese and can be contacted directly on 01795 531527 or further contact details can be found at www.ostpatservices.co.uk
Spirituality and Well Being seminars
A series of seminars on 'Spirituality and Well Being' are being held in Sittingbourne and Canterbury. Facilitated by Hospital Chaplain Pam Beckinsdale, the seminars will be helpful for clergy, ministry leaders carers, health professionals and anyone interested in the connection and implications between spirituality and well being - for details and booking form follow the link: www.canterburydiocese.org/whatson/seminarleaflet.pdf
Enneagram courses - Prayer and Spirituality
Saturday 2 April 2011, 10.00am - 4.00pm
To explore ways of praying and to examine our habitual defence mechanisms which hold us back in our spiritual growth. Courses held at Stelling Minnis Village Hall.
Leaflet and booking form
The cost of each day is £10.
Contact: Margi Walker margiwalker@uwclub.net
Exploring "The Road Less Travelled"
This pragmatic 12 weekly session course based on Scott Peck's much valued bestseller is offered this year February - April, May - July or September - December, in a special venue just outside Canterbury. The meetings offer a fresh insight into who we are and how we can rediscover our Christian Faith - all in the light of psychology and spirituality and significant literature. Open to everyone, with a faith or none.
All enquiries to Heike Podger 01227 462038, email: heike.podger@gmail.com
Diocesan Chapter of the Society of Catholic Priests
The Society of Catholic Priests, an international fellowship of 'liberal-catholic' clergy who meet in local chapters (scp.org.uk). Chapters support men and women in their priestly service of God within the Anglican Communion.
Local meetings take place bi-monthly.
The next meeting is on
Tuesday 15 March 2011, 11.00am at Holy Trinity, Broadstairs
Newcomers and enquirers always welcome.
Contact the Chapter Rector: Fr Mark Ball, tel: 01227 472557
Email: mark@canterburycityparish.org.uk
Church of England News Round-up
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News from the Church of England in February - www.cofe.anglican.org/news
News from the Archbishops - www.archbishopofyork.org/119
Notices from National Organisations
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Preventing theft of heating oil
The cost of heating oil has increased significantly recently and this has resulted in more thefts of heating oil from churches. Read Ecclesiastical's advice on the prevention of theft:
www.canterburydiocese.org/theftheatingoil.pdf
Getaway Guide 2011
This annual guide is designed for full-time Christian workers, and contains over 30 properties in the UK, France and Spain. Good value holidays and some extra reductions are given when booking through the Guide. Most are self-catering, but some offer bed and breakfast. A download or paper copy of the Guide can be ordered from: http://christian-leadership.org/shop
Modern Mission in Africa
What is a modern mission like? How do those called to work in developing parts of the world relate to the culture they find themselves in? Is it worth the effort?
Jim Smith has been working for the Serving Africa Mission for 15 years in Ghana, and has written about his experiences and the challenges a 21st century mission face. Good for discussion groups, and especially young people considering service in the developing world as part of a gap year. Read and download for free - go to 'Africa Reflections' by Jim Smith at www.serving-africa.org
The Ecclesiastical Ministry Bursary Awards Scheme for 2012 -
applications now open
Ecclesiastical has this month handed out cheques totalling more than £50,000 to fund a number of clergy projects through its annual Ministry Bursary Awards scheme. The scheme aims to give financial support to members of the clergy to carry out personal development projects during sabbaticals.
Applications for 2012 grants will be open from 10 January until 30 September 2011.
Applications can be made online at www.ecclesiastical.com/mba
Wolfson Grants available for Fabric repairs
The Church Buildings Council administers applications for grants from the Wolfson Foundation, towards fabric repairs to Anglican Churches. Applications for grants are considered on the grounds of the architectural and historic importance of this building (usually Grade 1), urgency of work required and the ability of the church to contribute financially to the scheme. For more information and the on-line application form please go to www.churchcare.co.uk/funding.php?IM
Damaris' Lent course
Damaris' Lent course consists of five sessions from the book 'Get More Like Jesus While Watching TV'. The leader's guide, consisting of a pdf with handouts and Powerpoint files, can be downloaded for free from: www.damaris.org/lent
Treasures of Heaven
Treasures of Heaven will feature objects drawn from church treasuries across Europe, museums in the USA, and the British Museum's own collection and bring together 150 of the finest sacred treasures of the medieval age, not seen in such significant numbers in the UK since the Reformation of the 16th century. Objects on display include three thorns said to be from the Crown of Thorns, fragments of the True Cross, the rib of St Peter, and the Mandylion of Edessa. There will also be a related events programme, including a conference, lectures, talks and debates. Information from: www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/treasures_of_heaven.aspx
Conferences, Retreats, Training and Tours
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More than Gold - Olympics 2012
'On Your Marks' is a two hour seminar held in Rochester for churches wishing to engage with the 2012 Olympics. Full information is available at www.morethangold.org.uk/onyourmarks
Luther Tour
Sunday 4 - Saturday 10 September 2011. Cost: £760
A study tour with lectures and visits to the places associated with Martin Luther the German Reformer including four UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Please visit www.luthertour.com or phone 020 8530 3029 for more information.
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