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Issued Thursday 21st January 2021
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Welcome back to our regular Diocesan e-news issued each week on Thursdays. The Diocesan e-news is a weekly update for parishes and schools highlighting key diocesan news. It contains helpful resources from the national church institutions and from our partner organisations. Please do share in your networks.

Local update during Covid lockdown.
See CofE website for FAQ here
During this difficult period we are working hard to make it easy for you to know what local church services are being offered. Take a look here
For the latest CofE guidance and advice for services during Lent, Holy Week, and Easter 

Sunday Sermon for 21st  January
The Archdeacon of Hastings, Edward Dowler, has recorded a sermon for the Third Sunday of Epiphany for parishes to use. 

Watch the sermon anytime here

WeTransfer for parishes https://we.tl/t-fnxbjX8wwE

Text of Sermon here

Parish stories 
Things were meant to be
Vicar's personal 'Who Do You Think You Are' journey reveals local links to historic Herstmonceux castle. Read more here 
God's Greener Earth 
Residents in a little village are taking big steps towards saving the planet with a brilliantly successful united approach. Read more here 
Wellbeing news for clergy

 
The Weight of this Calling: Clergy burnout, well-being, and resilience
Thursday 21 January, 5pm - 7pm GMT

Is ministry burnout inevitable? Can self-sacrificial living ever be viable? Or, do clergy, in fact, have it better than most when it comes to work-life balance?

In this webinar we'll explore what it means to build resilience as a member of the clergy.

Our expert panel will look at what the Church is doing to support clergy, how parishes can help, and what needs to change. This Church Times webinar will focus specifically on clergy well-being, however anyone, lay or ordained, is welcome to attend.

Tickets are £10, or £5 for Church Times subscribers. Book here
Looking to the Liturgical year ahead  - Diocesan Lent Course 2021

The introductory leaflet to the 2021 Diocesan Lent Course, Cracked Wide Open is now available to view.  The leaflet sets out the context of  the five week course, which will include flexible content for use in groups, whether real or virtual, or by individuals and family units in the home. All of the resources for the five sessions are currently being finalised and, it is hoped, will be made available from 25th January. Download and print off the Introductory leaflet here

An introduction to the Lent Course 2021 has been produced by The Bishop. You can find out more here 

Safeguarding - changes to DBS filtering

From 28thNovember 2020 filtering rules for Standard and Enhanced DBS Checks have changed. This is because The Supreme Court judged that some elements of the filtering rules were disproportionate. As a result, legislation has been changed and from 28th November 2020, Standard and Enhanced DBS certificates will disclose criminal records according to the new legislation.
This means DBS will no longer disclose youth reprimands, youth warnings, or youth cautions. The DBS will also no longer disclose all convictions where somebody has more than one conviction. Instead, each individual conviction will be assessed against the other rules.
The changes to filtering rules will be applied at the end of the DBS processing stages. If a certificate is created before 28thNovember 2020 then the previous filtering rules will apply. If a certificate is created after this date, then the new filtering rules will apply.  Links to this new guidance has been updated in our Recruiters Guides and, on our website, the full new guidance can be found  Here

 
Webinars and Training
 
Exploring the Bible at Chichester Cathedral: The New Testament.
An online exploration of the Bible led by the Cathedral’s Chancellor, the Rev’d Dr Daniel Inman.  From January 25th. Everyone is very welcome. Even if you can’t participate on the day, videos are available subsequently for those who sign up. Find out more here
Carbon Zero Webinars
A programme of webinars has been put together by the National Church as a resource for local churches who want to know how they can address and reduce their carbon footprint. Some of the webinars are being held in the next few weeks. Those that were held of last year can be seen on YouTube here Hear more from Archdeacon Martin and Debbie Beer here
Good Governance in Churches
Are you a trustee or manager of a church charity? Why not join this free 1-hour webinar 'Good Governance in Churches: Expectations of the Charity Commission' on Sat 23 Jan or Wed 3 Feb http://ow.ly/GMue50CTUnn
Fighting for Hope for Children and Young People
An open invitation to a Zoom webinar to launch the Children's Society's new goal and vision for the next decade. Hear from Chief Executive Mark Russell and others about how they'll be fighting for hope and a society built for all children and young people over the next decade. Plus interactive Lent and Mothering Sunday resources to help your church explore these themes.
Tuesday 2 February 2021, 11am – 12pm. Tickets are free but you need to register here
An Invitation to Hope from The Bible Society
Mission through Prayer and Lament will take place on 9 February 2021, 10 am to 11.30 am.  Christian leaders from all spheres are warmly encouraged to attend. Please pass this invitation on to your friends and colleagues. More here
Together in Sussex continues to be very busy working with partners on some of the issues that many communities are facing now. Read their latest enews to find out what they have been up to. Read it here 

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