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Canon of Honour for Coptic Cleric
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The Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London will be welcomed into Chichester Cathedral when he is made Canon of Honour by The Bishop of Chichester, Dr Martin Warner during Evensong on Tuesday, September 24 at 5.30pm.
All welcome
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Ride and Stride this weekend
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Riders and striders will be supporting local churches in Sussex by taking part this weekend. Teams from Church House Hove and Chichester Cathedral will be taking part.
Read more about why Chichester Cathedral will be taking part here
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Mission Training continues to rise
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According to a report published this week, the number of men and women entering training for ordained ministry continues to rise. The figures have been released as the Church of England seeks to fulfil a key target of a 50% increase in the number of candidates for ordination as part of its programme of Renewal and Reform.
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Diocesan Harvest Appeal
The Chichester Diocesan Harvest Appeal has run successfully for many years and made a difference in the lives of many communities throughout our Companion Link Dioceses in East and West Africa.
However, the decision not to run an official Harvest Appeal this year has been made as we are in the process of reviewing our operating processes to ensure efficient governance going forward.
Information about the Harvest Appeal and Lambeth 2020 has been sent to parishes.
Rev Christine Keyte, Overseas Companion Links Officer and Vicar of All Saints' Church Crawley Down.
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Running on Empty
Join St Peter's Church, Brighton this autumn on Saturday 12 October for a day of equipping, educating and encouraging.
This event is being organised by the Mind and Soul Foundation, a Christian charity that aims to educate, equip and encourage individual Christians and the church in the area of mental health.
With a range of keynotes and seminars, including topics on Anxiety & depression, Coastal Mental Health, ME, Leadership, Stress recovery, Youth Wellbeing, Recovery & Spirituality
Interested? Book here >>
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Volunteer Chaplain for YMCA, Horsham
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Foundations Grant Programme
For a limited time only, the National Churches Trust will accept applications for their Foundations Grants programme for works costing up to £20,000 - and will pay out up to 50% of these costs, up to a maximum of £10,000. Applications close on 26 September 2019 for a decision in November.
All the information is available here >>
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Ride and Stride
14th September | Across our churches
Riders and striders will be supporting their local church by taking part. Churches across Sussex will open their buildings for the day to welcome visitors.
Read more about how you can get involved and why Chichester Cathedral will be taking part here
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Installation of The Revd Dr Dan Inman as Canon Chancellor of Chichester Cathedral
6th October | Chichester Cathedral 3.30pm
All welcome - please RSVP to liturgymusic@chichestercathedral.org.uk no later than Monday 30th September, specifying the number of attendees and (if applicable) whether you intend to robe.
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Prayer Weekend in response to Year of Vocation
In response to the Year of Vocation, St Augustine's Church Scaynes Hill has organised a Week of Prayer themed around the hymn 'Lord of all hopefulness', which offers the different parts of our lives to God. The church will be open between 9am-6pm each day, with creative prayer displays to enjoy, refreshments available, and short led prayer at 12noon and6pm each day. Download the poster here
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Oberammergau Pilgrimage
14th - 21st August 2020 | Austria
A pilgrimage of a lifetime! Led by The Bishop of Chichester, The Rt Revd Dr Martin Warner.
The pilgrimage will begin with five nights in Austria, in the village of Waidring, visits Salzburg and then travels to Oberammergau for two nights with top grade tickets for a performance of the Passion Play. A brochure covering the entire programme, costs and travel details can be found here.
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Iona Pilgrimage with Achdeacon of Horsham, Fiona Windsor
After this years' successful pilgrimage, Archdeacon Fiona is now planning for her 2020 pilgrimage for 13-17 July 2020. Further details and booking here
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Stress and Resilience Workshop
For clergy and their families - Tuesday 22nd October 2019 at Church House, Hove 12 – 5 pm. Download the leaflet here for more details.
Church Building Roadshows
September & October | Dates here
The theme of this year’s Roadshows is ‘Planning Church Building Projects’. The agenda for each evening will include a talk about planning church buildings projects, case studies from around the Diocese, and a Q and A session.
All are welcome to attend so please pass this invitation on to those in your congregation who are involved in planning church building projects and may be interested. For more information on dates, locations and booking links, click here. A prompt booking is advisable as tickets run out fast.
Live Better, Die Better
Wednesday 11th September, 1pm-3pm. A safe space to explore what it means to live well in later years, and what it means to die well. With displays from local organisations, and the chance to get advice from local experts if you would like. For more information
Sussex Gospel Partnership
Course, seminars and conferences. Latest events from 5 June can be viewed here. The next event will be held on Saturday 23 November 2019.
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Year of Vocation Exploration Quiet Days
21 September | More here
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For an up-to-date list of events across the Diocese of Chichester, please visit our events page on the website
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Living Faith Course 2020
Living Faith is a part-time course spread over three terms. It is designed to help people find and grow in the discipleship to which God is calling them.
The course is open to anyone who wants to grow and develop in Christian discipleship and ministry.
Living Faith is also part-one of the Authorised Lay Ministry training programme and candidates who wish to train as ALM’s need first to complete Living Faith. Living Faith will be running at six venues in 2020 – full details at the link below.
Applications to Living Faith need to be made by 1st December 2019. Apply via Eventbrite
Cursillo in the Diocese of Chichester Weekend Retreat
17th - 20th October | Redhill, Surrey. Cursillo weekends have published new dates for the coming year, the next one is being held in October. For more information and dates up to 2020 please visit the website here
Called by God: A Conference of the Laity
19th October | St Andrews Church, Worthing
Bishop Martin invites you to a free conference to reflect upon the successes and discuss the challenges of living an apostolic life today.
Bishop Martin says "The invitation comes from me as the bishop who holds specific responsibilities in this diocese for the sacramental and pastoral care of traditional Catholics. I hope to see as many of you as possible". More information can be found here >>
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A Church Near You Updates for Editors
Churches using the site will now be able to embed videos onto their pages, add biographies for clergy and use the site as a Benefice website, with new Benefice homepages and an easy tool to copy events onto every church in the Benefice, saving editors from entering this information multiple times.
Read about how to use these new tools
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Developing Ministries Training brochure - updated for 2019
The Diocesan training brochure includes lots of training opportunities taking place throughout the year for clergy and laity - this is the latest updated version that includes the programme of Exploration days which is linked to the Year of Vocation. You can download and print here
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Know your church, know your neighbourhood
Do you need help finding out what the needs are in your parish? Do you know of a church activity that needs volunteers? Contact Diane Watts for help with parish development on social action. The latest newsletter from Together in Sussex (August) an be found here
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Safeguarding Training
The new CofE Safeguarding Training and Development practice guidance provides a clear structure for safeguarding training across our churches which must be renewed every 3 years.
All the Safeguarding modules can be found here
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Study for a MA in Christian Ministry
The University of Chichester offers a unique MA in Christian Ministry. The MA is specially designed for clergy and accredited lay ministers. It lasts three years and is taught at three residential schools each year, in late August, January and May. It aims to relate theological thinking to the practical needs of the contemporary ministry. Students undertake a variety of assessment tasks including book reviews, practical projects, case studies and short popular reflections. For more information contact Graeme Smith or visit the web site here
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