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WELCOME
Welcome to the April edition of our combined Mission newsletter.
We’re delighted to welcome Charlie Lamont to the team as Dean of Revitalisation to help parishes to grow and innovate. He will be working with others in the team to help serve the parishes in the Diocese to grow and thrive.
News and stories include reports from two of our Pioneer curates and the very different situations that they have found themselves in; also the latest on the exciting news of sacramental youth gathering in Putney and the launch of our first Estates Lay Pioneer Hubs.
Within the department there are a wealth of training and gathering opportunities across the 5 marks of mission and we do encourage you to look at what might help you or your church to grow and thrive.
NEXT TIME: We focus on this year’s Thy Kingdom Come.
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Rev'd Charles Lamont appointed as new Dean of Revitalisation
The Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Rev’d Christopher Chessun has appointed the Rev’d Charlie Lamont to the new role of Dean of Revitalisation for the Diocese of Southwark.
Charlie has joined the Mission and Ministry team and will play a key role in helping parishes across the Diocese to grow and innovate. Charlie will lead the team, working with Jo Gavin and Katharine von Schubert, on Mission Action Planning. Working together with the Archdeacons, Charlie will focus mainly on the growth, vitality and wellbeing on churches that have smaller regular attendance figures. Read more. |
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Filling in the gaps and making Mottingham beautiful.
When I was first asked to consider being a Pioneer curate I jumped at the chance and I have never regretted that enthusiasm. I have always enjoyed pioneering whether in work or ministry. Read more. |
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Pioneering at St James, Kidbrooke.
“Pioneers cannot help but pioneer.” I recently said this to a person who is exploring ordination as a pioneer. What do I mean? Whatever context a pioneer finds themselves in, we see through the lens of opportunity. Read more. |
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Could you be tempted? – A YMIC Event
On Sunday the 25th February, St. Mary’s Putney hosted our first YMIC event of the year, which saw strong numbers across all the Churches involved, with around 80 young people attending and participating in Taizé style service. Read more. |
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Our one-year training course for Estates Lay Pioneers, Magnify, will start this Spring in a variety of locations around the Diocese.
Magnify is a course customised for estates people, drawing upon successful experiments in the dioceses of Blackburn and York.
Those who have successfully completed year one may go on to the next stage of being a commissioned lay estates pioneer via the Greenhouse Course.
Travel and childcare costs can be provided for participants. Full details.
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Meetings of the estates ministry networks for each of the episcopal areas are taking place this Spring. Anyone working in estates ministry are welcome to these lunchtime meetings designed to foster the sharing of ideas and mutual encouragement.
Click here to book for the event in Kingston on the 8th May.
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Pioneer and Fresh Expressions Gatherings
- Thurs 16th May, 12.00pm-2.00pm at Christ Church Gipsy Hill Emma Louth - The Farsi Community
With Emma Louth (Curate) who is leading this successful and expanding ministry to Farsi speaking people at Gipsy Hill and helping other churches across the diocese develop similar ministries.
- Thurs 11th July, 11.15am-12.45pm, on Zoom Bishop Mike Harrison - Mixed Ecology
Mike Harrison is Bishop of Dunwich and is the lead Bishop for Pioneering and Fresh Expressions for the Church of England. He is central to developing mixed ecology for the CofE and of an ambitious and fruitful approach to embed this into the life of his diocese (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).
- Thurs 19th September, 12.00pm-2.00pm at St Helier CFM
We will meet to see the work of St Heller Centre for Mission; a partnership between the local parish and Church Army, pioneering to the St Hellier Estate in Sutton.
- Thurs 21st November, 11.15am-12.45pm on Zoom Andrew Dunlop - Mixed Ecology Leadership
Andrew Dunlop is the Tutor in Context-Based Training at Ridley Hall and also oversees teaching for the pioneer ordinands and lay ministry students at Ridley. Andrew led a popular seminar at our recent Mixed Ecology Conference and will join us to help us think about leadership as pioneers to develop healthy mixed ecology in our local contexts.
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JPIC
Social Action Surgeries for 2024
Wednesday 17 April, 1:00pm-2:00pm Online
Accessing Funding for Community Action in Challenging Times
Booking and info here.
Thursday 25 April, 12:30-1:30pm Online
Evaluating The Impact of Your Work
Booking and info here.
Wed 16th April, 7:30pm Zoom
Through the Roof Disability Inclusion in Church: The ABC journey
Booking and info here.
Thurs 18th April, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Operation Forgiveness Vision Night
Operation Forgiveness is an early intervention knife crime initiative that equips young people with the power of forgiveness. It's delivered by local churches to local schools.
Booking and info here.
Offline and Overlooked
As many older people are adversely affected by increasing 'digitalisation', Age UK has launched an “Offline and Overlooked” campaign, with a petition to demand alternative means of accessing services to be available.
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Tuesday 23rd April, 6:30pm-9:00pm Online
Preventing Gambling Harms in Diverse Communities
Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust is running a free City & Guilds assured workshop open to Community and Faith Leaders and practitioners (including youth workers) who work with or have contact with young people from Ethnic Minority communities and also people from low income backgrounds.
Booking and info here.
Tuesday 23rd April, 10am-2pm
Finding Home: Christian Responses to Homelessness, St Mark's Kennington
Booking and info here.
Wed 15th May 2024, 12:30-1:30pm and repeated 6:30pm-7:30pm
Modern Slavery, Right here, right now! Webinar raising awareness of Modern Slavery
Booking and info here.
CYP Team Catch Up In person at The Diocese of Southwark or a café near you.
We would love to go for a coffee with you to catch up, see how you are, how your ministry with children and young people is going and how we might support you in your ministry. Select a date here.
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Monday 15th & 22nd April, 7pm-9pm on Zoom
Carbon Literacy Training
Carbon Literacy is a simple accessible 2 hour course across three dates. We will explore how we as churches and individuals can reduce our carbon dioxide emissions and why it’s important in tackling climate change. It’s a great opportunity to learn more, particularly about how and why we are aiming for “Net Zero Carbon”. Sessions will be held again in the future if you miss one or are unable to attend this time round.
At the end of the course you can register accreditation as Carbon Literate (optional).
Everyone is welcome! Email jack.edwards@southwark.anglican.org to book your place.
CYP Training
Sat 20th April, 10am-12 noon, Christmas Unwrapped Training, Christ Church Purley Register here.
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Pioneering and Fresh Expressions Training
- Wed 8th May, 7:30pm-9:30pm Starting and Growing Fresh Expressions Through Listening. Booking and info here.
- Wed 12th June, 7:30pm-9:30pm Growing Fresh Expressions Through Loving and Service. Booking and info here.
- Wed 26th June, 7:30pm-9:30pm Cave, Refectory, Road – Monastic rhythms for contemporary living (part 1). Booking and info here.
- Wed 10th July, 7:30pm-9:30pm Cave, Refectory, Road – Monastic rhythms for contemporary living (part 2). Booking and info here.
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Southwark Youth Justice - Repairing Harm and Making Amends
The law requires every young offender to take part in the restorative process and Youth Justice Services have a duty to provide opportunities for young people to ‘give back’ to their communities in meaningful ways.
Southwark Youth Services run three permanent community projects – a carpentry project at Surrey Docks City Farm, a bike repair project in Walworth and a painting and decorating service. For more information please click here. |
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A number of grants are available to help churches and parishes, both within the Diocese and from external organisations. Find out what is on offer and how you can apply on this page.
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