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Welcome to your July 2017 bulletin from the Diocese of Hereford
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We've done it!
Hereford Diocese has successfully secured £525,000 in Strategic Development Funding from the Church Commissioners towards supporting our shared priority of spiritual and numerical growth.
The award will pay for six new Intergenerational Missioners, who will work in our poorest communities and three of our market towns to ensure our church congregations are more reflective of the areas they serve.
They will focus on reaching people who have never attended church and children and young adults.
A key responsibility will also be to develop the faith of newcomers along with that of regular churchgoers who want to deepen their Christian Commitment.
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Meet the deacons
Four new deacons are to be ordained at Hereford Cathedral on Sunday 2nd July.
They are Matthew Cashmore - West Hereford Team Ministry, Sam Mann - Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale and Little Wenlock, Clive Munday - Bridgnorth and Morville Parishes Team Ministry and Rachel Robertson - Tupsley with Hampton Bishop.
Also being priested on the Saturday before are Richard Allaway - the Frome Valley Group of Parishes, Rob Oram - Holmer with Huntington, Kina Robertshaw - Bromyard and Stoke Lacy, Dawn Taffinder - Madeley Team Ministry and Simon Tarlton - Ross on Wye with Walford and Brampton Abbotts.
Please remember them and their parishes in your prayers this Petertide.
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Thy Kingdom Come!
Three hundred people packed the nave of Hereford Cathedral on Sunday 4th June for our first ever beacon event for Thy Kingdom Come.
The event at the cathedral focused on prayer, picnic and praise around the theme of the Lord’s Prayer. Get more
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Watch: Our Lead Intergenerational Missioner, Lizzie Hackney telling Scripture Union's The 95 Community on Facebook about mission in small and rural areas. This is a 1 minute summary of Lizzie Hackney's talk. To see the whole talk, or to find out more, visit their website to sign-up or join the group on Facebook.
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Signing support for our Armed Forces
Bishop Richard and the Dean, Michael Tavinor have made a commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant by signing the Armed Forces Covenant on behalf of the diocese and the cathedral. They signed on Flag Raising Day in Hereford (19th June). Keep Reading
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First Armed Forces Champion
Prayers were led at the Flag Raising by the first Armed Forces Champion for the Diocese of Hereford, the Revd Paul Roberts, Assistant Curate of the Bartestree Cross Group of Churches.
Mr Roberts said; “It’s a great privilege to be asked to be Hereford Diocese’s first Armed Forces Champion.”
“As a former member of the Territorial Army I know the importance of honouring the selfless commitment made by the members of our armed forces.”
“My new role does, however, give a stronger voice to veteran’s issues within the church, which can only be a good thing.”
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Parish Offer Submissions
Thank you to every PCC that has met to consider prayerfully how much to contribute to the Common Fund for next year. It’s encouraging to see many making generous commitments to sustain parish ministry across our Diocese.
30 June is the final day for submitting Parish Offers for 2018. If your PCC’s offer is still outstanding, would the PCC Secretary or Treasurer please send the commitment form straight away to your Deanery Treasurer, with a copy to the diocesan office in Hereford preferably by email to finance@hereford.anglican.org. Thank you for your support.
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Treasurer Training proves popular
40 people attended a workshop for PCC treasurers in Ludlow last month. The sessions are great for those new to the role or anyone who'd like to get some top tips for this important position. Interested in attending?
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It was a baking hot Royal Three Counties Show this year - which meant much interest in the church tent for refreshments! There was also some dancing by this unlikely pair to one of the fantastic performances from our church schools. The tent is a brilliant joint enterprise with our friends in Worcester and Gloucester dioceses. You can see some photos of the day on the Worcester Diocese Facebook page here and here.
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Fit for Function, Fit for the Future, the diocese is partnering with Worcester and Lichfield dioceses and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham to host a one day conference looking at church buildings. 'Fit for Function, Fit for the Future' is in Wolverhampton on Thursday 20th July. You can read more here or book your tickets on Eventbrite.
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Are you a member of the Hereford Prayer Hub?
Set up by Revd Anna Branston in South Wye it's a Facebook group for Christians offering prayer across the city all day, every day. With members from all denominations you can ask for prayer, share prayer requests for others (with their permission!) or bring your own testimonies to the group. Join it here.
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News in brief
- Clergy Emergency Response Team
More members are needed for the voluntary interdenominational Clergy Emergency Response Team (CERT). Retirements and relocations mean that numbers for our diocese are quite low. Some new volunteers have come forward but more are needed to ensure good geographical spread. CERT members make themselves available for call out by the civil authorities to respond to a large scale domestic emergency. If you are interested please email the Archdeacon of Hereford, Paddy Benson.
Colwall St James has won a major grant award in the One Friday project managed by St John's College at Durham. It encourages churches to develop new creative ways of telling the Easter story for their local communities. The award was for the Colwall Requiem for Aleppo which was performed in the church on Passion Sunday. Read more about the music here.
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- Updated contacts for Community Partnership and Funding
If you are involved in or thinking of a church building project please make sure you have the correct contact details for the Community Partnership and Funding Office. You can check them here.
Are you interested in art and churches? We're looking for someone to help put on an art show featuring 400+ sketches of our churches. They have taken artist, Reg Portman 15 years to complete after he started the voluntary project for therapy after an illness. If you would like to help with this please email Communications Assistant, Cheryl Combstock.
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Moves, changes and departures
Appointments for June 2017
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Parish appointments:
- Matthew Cashmore - Curate in The West Hereford Team Ministry, to be ordained Deacon on Sunday 2nd July (stipendiary)
- Sam Mann - Curate Ironbridge & Coalbrookdale with Little Wenlock, to be ordained Deacon on Sunday 2nd July (stipendiary)
- Clive Munday - Curate in Bridgnorth & Morville Team Ministry, to be ordained Deacon on Sunday 2nd July (stipendiary)
- Rachel Robertson - Curate in St Paul’s, Tupsley with Hampton Bishop, to be ordained Deacon on Sunday 2nd July (stipendiary)
- Richard Allaway - Curate in the Frome Valley Team (SSM) To be ordained Priest on Saturday 1st July
- Rob Oram - Curate in Holmer with Huntington (stipendiary) To be ordained Priest on Saturday 1st July
- Kina Robertshaw - Curate in Bromyard with Stoke Lacy (stipendiary) To be ordained Priest on Saturday 1st July
- Dawn Taffinder - Curate in St Michael’s, Madeley (SSM) To be ordained Priest on Saturday 1st July
- Simon Tarlton - Curate in Ross with Walford & Brampton Abbotts To be ordained Priest on Saturday 1st July (currently SSM he will become a stipendiary minister on 1st July)
- The Revd Louise Magowan - was licensed as Assistant Priest (SSM) in the benefice of Church Stretton with All Stretton and Little Stretton following her curacy in the same benefice on 28th May 2017
- The Revd Jane Rogers - was licensed as an Assistant Priest (SSM) in the benefice of Cusop with Blakemere, Bredwardine with Brobury, Clifford, Dorstone, Hardwicke, Moccas and Preston-on-Wye following her curacy in the same benefice, on 26th June
- The Revd William Francis Simmons - was licensed as an SSM Assistant Minister in the benefice of Ledbury and Eastnor following his curacy in the same benefice on 7th June
- The Revd John Andrew Rhodes - was licensed as an SSM Assistant Minister in the Cider Churches Benefice (following the pastoral reorganisation) on 7th June
- The Revd Preb Elizabeth Nicola Seabright - was licensed as a SSM Assistant Minister in the Hop Churches Benefice (following the pastoral reorganisation) on 7th June
- The Revd John Graham Watkins - was licensed as an SSM Assistant Minister in The Hop Churches Benefice (following the pastoral reorganisation) on 7th June
- The Revd Keith Hilton-Turvey - became Rector of the newly created benefice of Ledbury and Eastnor (following the pastoral reorganisation) from 7th June
- The Revd Mandy Williams - became Rector of the newly created benefice of the Hop Churches (following the pastoral reorganisation) from 7th June
- The Revd Howard Mayell - became Rector of the newly created benefice of The Cider Churches (following the pastoral reorganisation) from 7th June
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- The Revd Mandy Williams - became Rector of the newly created benefice of the Hop Churches (following the pastoral reorganisation) from 7th June
- The Revd Howard Mayell - became Rector of the newly created benefice of The Cider Churches (following the pastoral reorganisation) from 7th June
- The Revd Christopher Penn - was licensed as the Rector of Broseley on 21st June
- The Revd Marvin Bamforth - will be licensed as House for Duty in Brampton Abbotts on 3rd July at the Village Hall Brampton Abbotts
- The Revd Andrew (Andy) Morgan - will be licensed as the Rector of Hereford St Peter w St Owen & St James on the 18th July at St Peter's Hereford
- The Revd Deborah Swann - will be licensed as Rector of Wentnor & Ratlinghope with Myndtown, Norbury, More, Lydham and Snead on 27th July 2017 at More Church
Permission to Officiate given to:
- The Revd Robin Nicholas Trew who lives in Condover Deanery - has Permission to Officiate from 20th June
- The Revd Charles Overton who lives in Kington & Weobley Deanery - has Permission to Officiate from 20th June
- The Revd Hanna (Johanna) Woodall who lives in Leominster Deanery - has Permission to Officiate from 20th June
- The Revd James Forrester who lives in Leominster Deanery - has Permission to Officiate from 20th June
- The Revd Clifford Swartz who lives in Ross & Archenfield Deanery - has Permission to Officiate from 20th June
Retirements:
- The Revd Penny Littlewood - Associate Priest in Charge of the Burghill benefice will retire on 31st October
- The Revd Joan Rowe - Vicar of Westbury, Worthen and Yockleton will be retiring on 20th August
- The Revd Michael Cluett - Vicar of Canon Pyon with King's Pyon, Briley and Wellington will be retiring on 30th November
Moving out of the diocese:
- The Revd Tim Jessiman - Priest in Charge of Stokesay & Halford is moving to Diocese of Bath & Wells his last service will be 30th July
- The Revd Richard Mutter - Curate at Cleobury Mortimer with Hopton Wafers, Neen Sollars and Milson, Neen Savage with Kinlet and Doddington is moving to Coventry Diocese
Other positions:
- The Revd Anne Lanyon-Hogg - is the SSM Advisor for the diocese
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