Service To Reflect County Heritage Cumbria’s heritage will be strongly reflected at the forthcoming consecration of the new Suffragan Bishop of Penrith.
The Rev Canon Rob Saner-Haigh, will be consecrated in a service at 11am at York Minster tomorrow (Friday 15 July), marking a return to the Diocese of Carlisle where, until 2020, he served all his ministry.
Rob will wear a silver Bishop’s ring, which includes a tiny gold cross of St Cuthbert - a famed northern saint - and which will include the engraving ‘Robert, a servant of Jesus Christ’.
Members of the congregation of Kendal Parish Church (KPC) where he served as vicar for 10 years have gifted him a wooden pectoral cross - worn around the neck - and which has been fashioned from Cumbrian oak by Staveley-based furniture company Peter Hall and Son.
And the Diocese of Newcastle – where he served for two years as Residentiary Canon Director of Mission and Ministry – has gifted him a Bishop’s crozier (a staff) with a handle fashioned from the horn of a Herdwick sheep.
Please do click on the image above to view a larger version of the prayer, which can also be saved locally (right-clicking with the mouse) and shared amongst congregations.
Consecration Livestream
The service will take place at York Minster on Friday 15 July from 11am and will be livestreamed via the Minster's website.
Please do also look out for a special eNews - to be published in the coming days - which will include links through to a selection of pictures and to an edited film of the consecration,
Please hold Matthew Richards in your prayers as he prepares to be ordained Deacon in a service at St Kentigern's Aspatria tonight (Thursday 14 July) at 6.30pm.
Matthew was unable to attend the ordination of Deacons service at Carlisle Cathedral last month as he was best man at his best friend's wedding (at which his mother also officiated). Bishop James gave his blessing for the ordination to take place at a later date.
Matthew has been drawn to pioneering ministry and for the last three years has trained with Church Mission Society at Cuddesdon, whilst also continuing to minister in Stoke on Trent and provide chaplaincy at a YMCA. He and his wife Saskia will live in Aspatria and he will serve Solway Plain Mission Community.
A Special Prayer For Ordinands Please do use this special prayer for all our ordinands and their families in the year ahead.
Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer God,
who you call your faithful people into a life of service,
help us to nurture and hold in love
all those who are ordained at this time in the life of your Church.
Teach us your ways,
that we might recognise your Mission in the world,
your compassion in caring for others,
and your love deep within every human heart.
We ask this in your Holy Name,
as one undivided Trinity of love,
now and for evermore. Amen
Energy Footprint Tool
A final reminder to complete the Energy Footprint Tool, before it closes on Sunday 31 July.
Completing the EFT means that you will know the carbon footprint of your church and we will know the carbon footprint of churches in the Diocese, both important targets in the Routemap to Net Zero Carbon, recently endorsed by General Synod.
If you are an Eco Church, calculating your carbon footprint will also get you some points!
Click here for instructions and video guidance or here with any questions.
Synod Approves Net Zero Plan
Meanhwile, this week the Church of England’s General Synod has endorsed detailed plans designed to help the Church to reach net zero carbon by 2030.
The Routemap to Net Zero Carbo by 2030 published last month, encourages cathedrals, churches, schools and theological education institutions to make changes to their day-to-day activities to reduce carbon emissions.
Click here to read more and for further General Synod news.
Deputy Director of Education
The Diocese of Carlisle has appointed a new Deputy Director of Education to take up the role in September.
Laura Watson will join the Diocesan Board of Education, bringing a wealth of expertise and experience to the team. She is already known to many of our schools through her work as Diocesan RE Adviser.
Charlotte Tudway, Director of Education, said: "We are absolutely delighted that Laura will be joining us as Deputy Director of Education in September. The interview panel, which included the Chair of the Board of Education and experienced Headteachers, were all absolutely confident that Laura is the right person for the role. I am very much looking forward to working with her and know that she will be a wonderful source of support and encouragement for our family of schools."
Laura said: "I’m looking forward to working with our church school families; building on the successful relationships and projects already established and taking on new opportunities within the diocese and further afield."
The King's Men Choral Concert
The King’s Men (choral scholars of King’s College, Cambridge) are set to perform in Cumbria this weekend.
St Andrew's Church Penrith will play host to the concert on Sunday 17 July at 7.30pm which will include
traditional church music, folk song arrangements, spirituals and songs from the shows - music from The Beatles to Michael Bublé!
Tickets are £15 (students £5) and available from Beckside Books, Penrith, members of St Andrew’s Choir or can be pre-booked by phoning 01768 863518.
Pioneer Mission Taster Event
Join Northern Mission Centre staff for an online taster event on Wednesday 20July 7.30pm – 9.30pm.
This is an opportunity to experience and hear more about the course and to meet and ask questions of a previous student. This is a free online event.
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Cumbria’s heritage will be strongly reflected at the forthcoming consecration of the new Suffragan Bishop of Penrith.
The service will take place at York Minster on Friday 15 July from 11am and will be livestreamed via the 
Please hold Matthew Richards in your prayers as he prepares to be ordained Deacon in a service at St Kentigern's Aspatria tonight (Thursday 14 July) at 6.30pm.
Please do use this special prayer for all our ordinands and their families in the year ahead.
A final reminder to complete the Energy Footprint Tool, before it closes on Sunday 31 July.
The Diocese of Carlisle has appointed a new Deputy Director of Education to take up the role in September.
