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Bishops call for respect on all sides
The bishops of the Church of England have issued a call for respect on all sides amid growing acrimony over the debate on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
A joint statement issued on behalf of the Church of England’s College of Bishops calls for a new tone of listening and respect in debates and describes the use of language in some cases as “unacceptable”.
It adds: “We should speak to others with respect. And we should also listen. We should do this especially with the poor, with the marginalised, and with those whose voices are often not heard in our national conversation.
Read the full article here
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#FollowTheStar for 2019 Launch
(Sorry for mentioning Christmas!)
Based on the success of #FollowTheStar in 2018, the Church of England has announced that the national Advent and Christmas campaign #FollowTheStar
will continue in 2019 and 2020!
Update your A Church Near You page with your Advent and Christmas services (This is a fantastic resource to encourage your local community to engage with your church and the latest tool - customisable videos! Personalise a video with your church name and logo! Find out how-to below:
Personalise a video and see more resources here >>
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FREE CRE exhibition tickets
Get your free tickets for the Christian Resources Exhibition courtesy of iKnow Church
The Christian Resources Exhibition is held at Sandown Park from the 15th to 17th October. Visit the CRE to get resources for your church from a wide range of exhibitors.
The Life Events Diary will be exhibiting at the CRE so if your church has not yet set up its Life Events Diary account then visit stand S94 to find out more. The Life Events Diary is provided free by The Church of England to help churches manage their Weddings, Funerals, Baptism and Banns services with some handy tools to help with the administration of these services.
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Benedictine Spirituality for Anglicans
10th October 2019 | All Saints Church, The Drive, Brighton
This event is for clergy (so please encourage your clergy to attend!) This workshop will consider values distinctive of St Benedict’s Rule such as moderation, discretion, diffused authority and keeping a good balance in life between prayer, reading, and work. It will also look at traditional Benedictine spiritual disciplines such as praying the Daily Office, Lectio Divina and cultivating the memory of God in everyday life.
Book now >>
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Great new resources and funding opportunities
Together in Sussex (TiS) has now got a great new website - the newsletter here and the website are full of ideas for reaching out into the community and funding opportunities. Take a look.
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Homeless Sunday
13th October 2019
The focus this year is ‘The impact of volunteering on the volunteer’.
Homeless Sunday has been part of the Christian calendar for more than a quarter of a century. It is an opportunity for churches of all denominations and people of all faiths to unite and show solidarity with those experiencing homelessness and to reflect and plan practical action on homelessness.
To find out how your church can take part, find materials to support involvement and ideas for worship are available here
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House for Duty Priest in Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham
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Bishop Richard's farewell service will be held at All Saints' Church Eastbourne on Saturday 18th January at 3pm. All welcome
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Stress and Resilience Workshop for clergy
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 | Church House, Hove 12 – 5 pm | BOOKING
This is a popular course for clergy with a maximum of 30 places. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis. A sandwich lunch between 12-1pm will be provided.
Using the latest in cognitive and neuropsychological knowledge, the principles of raising awareness, promoting mental health and resilience are laid out in practical and accessible strategies.
Download the leaflet here for more details.
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Running on Empty: Mental Health
Saturday 12 October | St Peter's Church | BOOKING
Join St Peter's Church, Brighton this autumn on Saturday 12 October for a day of equipping, educating and encouraging on the area of mental health.
This event is being organised by the Mind and Soul Foundation, a Christian charity, with a range of keynotes and seminars, including topics on Anxiety & depression, Coastal Mental Health, ME, Leadership, Stress recovery, Youth Wellbeing, Recovery & Spirituality
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Sussex Gospel Partnership
Course, seminars and conferences. Latest events can be viewed here. The next event will be held on Saturday 23 November 2019.
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BCP Choral Eucharist Chichester Cathedral
There will be a traditional Choral Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer at Chichester Cathedral on Saturday 5th October at 10.30am attended by the Chichester branch of the Prayer Book Society. The celebrant will be the Rt. Revd. Alan Chesters and the preacher the Archdeacon of Chichester, the Ven. Luke Irvine-Capel. The service will be sung by the Cathedral Voluntary Choir and everyone is most welcome. The Prayer Book Society exists to promote continued use of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer in the Church of England. For further details please contact Bradley Smith on 07931 527724 or email bradley.smith4@gmail.com
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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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Ideal for Advent
A 4-session ecumenical course for discussion groups. Easy-to-use ecumenical courses, bringing famous voices and challenging opinions into your discussion group.
Principal of St John’s College Durham, David Wilkinson has Ph.Ds in astrophysics and theology. He features in relaxed conversation with Simon Stanley on the course audio, together with contributions from churchgoers of different denominations.
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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 (October) 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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