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OUR URGENT CALL TO PRAYER "We are calling God's people to a new urgency for prayer and intercession for the conversion of the nation and the renewal of God's Church in unity, mission and prayer," said Bishop Michael Marshall, Archbishops' Adviser for Evangelism, in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford on April 23. The Bishop, who was taking part in a 16-day pilgrimage of prayer around the cathedrals of England, said that there had been a new sense of outrage as people saw the depths of depravity to which we are capable of falling. As a result many wanted the Church to "wave the cane a little higher". "But that is not God's way in these last days. This is not a moral crisis but a spiritual one. It is a crisis of faith. In every human heart there is a Jesusshaped hole," the Bishop said.
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Christine Zwart reports on the Mission to the Cathedrals
The vocation of the Church was to hold Jesus up but how could this be done? Bishop Michael said that the Springboard team had realised that they had got things in the wrong order. If the Church was to win the hearts of the nation their evangelism had to start with prayer and a new love and obedience to God's Word. The pilgrims carried with them a copy of a famous Holy Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev in which the hospitality of
Abraham reflects the hospitality of God. Referring to it Bishop Michael said the Church must be a walking icon, a window to the heart of God. "Has the heart of our Church been broken sufficiently to offer the hospitality of God's love to the stranger, the outcast and the hurting?" Elderly people especially could be on the frontiers ofevangelism because they had time to intercede daily if they were willing, said the Bishop. But to the whole Oxford Diocese he sent out the message: "Let us pray with a new passion for the nation and for the opening of our own hearts. Renewal is going back to our first love. The renewal of God's Church begins with me, today, now." The Springboard Mission to,k them to 42 cathedrals from Truro to Carlisle. In all, over 4000 people joined them for the specially written 'Short Office for the Mission of the Church'. Some of the largest congregations gathered in the early morning. In Wells for instance, 300 people turned out for the dawn service. Oxford's Cathedral was number 32 on the tour which ended at Westminster Abbey on
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Inside The DOOR GOOD NEWS FROM BLACKBIRD LEYS PAGE 5 Summer is in the air in this June DOOR . We bring you a new design and Good News stories in plenty, many of them about young people. Take 26-year old Darren James - not everyone would envy him his job as a Christian youth worker on the troubled Blackbird Leys estate, yet the story of his week buzzes with joy and Christian conviction.
NEWBURYS GIFT OF A DAY Page 15 Bishop Mi chael joined the congregation for the renewal of their Baptism vows. April 27. For the fifty or so who gathered in Christ Church at noon it was a time to remember always. For a moment the internal problems of the Church of England seemed unimportant. After all had not Bishop Michael reminded us of the need for Christianity rather than Churchianity. And as we walked with lighted candles to the Cathedral's west door to renew our baptismal vows, we were suddenly very conscious that renewal in our Diocese was beginning today, now - with us. The Springboard team is available, by invitation, to support andencourage parish initiatives in evangelism. You can contact the Springboard office on 0227 784985. Meanwhile why not share in their prayers for mission by saying the icon prayer each day.
THE ICON MISSION PRAYER Holy God, Trinity in Unity, you were recognised by Abraham at the oak of Mamre and welcomed by him as an honoured guest: receive your Church in this Decade of Evangelism into the circle of your eternal hospitality, that, refreshed and renewed by your abundant grace, we may bring the whole world to know the embrace of your love revealed in Jesus Christ upon the cross. Give to all your people at this time: a new vision of your glory: a new experience of your power; a new faithfulness to your Word, and a new consecration to your service, that your Holy Name may be glorified and your Kingdom be advanced where you live and reign, forever one God, unto the ages of ages Amen
There is Good News too from Wash Common, Newbury where 400 excited children gathered for a Children's Gift Day (photo below). Frank Blackwell has captured some special moments for Young DOOR.
The Bishops impressions of Armenia, a home for the elderly with a difference, the faces of our new ordinands and a book review for Father's Day are all inside this DOOR.
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OXFORD: King Edward St Christ Church Cathedral is thirty second on the cathedrals tour. Afterwards Bishop Michael Marshall (left) and members of the Springboard team including the Revd Jeremy Haselock from Boxgrove Priory near Chichester, went on to Bristol.
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welcome God's gift of multiculturalism is, he said, not just a catastrophic failure for human relations but a failure of Christian authenticity because no Church can be both racist and Christian. When Bishop Kalilombe was asked to comment on the contribution of the so-called Black Churches, he said that what is important are not black traditions and white traditions but human variety and human needs. Both blacks and whites have to be free to choose the right shape of church whether it is the restraint of Anglicanism, or the 'shouting churches'. A Nigerian Anglican Reader told of his own hurt when a white woman refused to accept the chalice from his hands in an Anglican church in Oxford. Only initiatives froth the 'home
churches' could resolve the problem he said. Amongst the suggestions made were for regular sharing between Black and White Churches and more interaction between young Church members. Contact Shelagh Ranger for details of the Black and White Christian Partnership in Oxford on 0865 516375.
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by James Cobban
"Is the Church of England too nice?" asked someone recently. A silly question, surely? Niceness is an absolute Christian virtue, like love or charity, and you can't have too much of it. But I think I know what that man was getting at. The continuing debate over the ordination of women has provided the press with the kind of confrontation on which it thrives. It was predictable that more attention should be paid to those Catholics - and all honour to them - who are agonising .over a possible change of allegiance than to those who are either in favour of the Measure (and there are many of them) or who are at any rate prepared to try to live with it. Some of us may think that a period of silence on the part of the Gummers of this world would be no bad thing. And I can't be the only one to feel that the publicity given to Miss Widdecombe's reception into the Roman Church - surely a very private affair? - went over the top. But this lack of balance goes far beyond this particular. I suppose a,Church which is as deliberately comprehensive as ours, a Church which refuses to cover everything by a rule-book, invites the charge of woollymindedness, of lacking a cutting-edge . Then again, anything that is part of the Establishment is fair game; and if other parts of it - the Monarchy, the City - lay them-
selves open to criticism, then something brushes off on the Church. Whatever the reasons, the fact remains that by and large the C. of E. seems to attract more than its fair share of flak. We repeatedly read the kind of snide remarks (often brought in quite unnecessarily) which noone would ever dream of making about any other Church. This is where there is a case for suggesting that the Church is too nice. I am not saying that we should try to dictate to the media. That is out of the question. But I do think those who speak for us should be rather more quick to correct errors of fact and to explain what the C. of E. reallystands for. And we mustn't leave it all to 'those up there'. We, the men and women on the pew and in the pub, have a responsibility too. When we hear the Church being unfairly criticised, how often do we chip in and put the record straight? I know it calls for a certain amount of courage and it presupposes that we have some idea what the Church thinks and what we think. But. unless somebody stands up to be counted so often the case for the Church goes by default. Sir James Cobban is the former Headmaster of Abingdon School. For many years he was a member of General Synod.
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COME TO CHURCH NEXT CHRISTMAS The 1992 Christmas advertising campaign run by the Oxford Diocese on behalf of the Churches Advertising Network increased church attendance by up to 16.35 per cent over those churches which did not use it said Richard Thomas, the Oxford Diocesan Communications Officer. As a result, plans for the Christmas 1993 campaign are already underway. The 'Come to Church' theme will be continued but it will focus on families and family values. The campaign was used by Churches of all denominations across one third of England. Its message, "Christmas; it's enough to bring anyone to their knees. Remember what it's all about: come to church this Christmas," was designed to reach people who had at least some link with the Church. To assess the success of the campaign a questionnaire was sent out to 150 clergy in the Oxford Diocese. The results
were then compared with a control area where the campaign was not used. Both dioceses showed an overall decline in Christmas attendance of about 9.5 per cent. However, those churches using the campaign saw an average increase of 3.3 per cent over that baseline of 9.5 per cent giving a real increase of 13.2 per cent. Clergy were also asked to report their attitude to the campaign. Those who were postive towards it showed an above average increase in attendance up to 4.45 per cent - whereas those who were non-commital showed an above average decrease of 11.9 per cent. So the difference in reported average attendance between those churches with a very postive attitude to the campaign and those where clergy were noncominital was 16.35 per cent. Nearly half those questioned made constructive suggestions for improvements in the cam-
Churchyard birds and bees Over 80 people from all over the Diocese went to Iffley Churchyard on Friday, May 14 to discover more about birds, bees, butterflies and whether to mow or not to mow. The Churchyard Care and Wildlife Conservation Project run jointly by BBONT and the Diocese, was launched by the author of God's Acre, Francesca Greenoak, the Director of BBONT, Martin Spray and the Bishop of Oxford, in the pouring rain. Churchwardens and clergy and grasscutters and graveminders picnicked together before being conducted round the
churchyard, sometimes in the sunshine, by various specialists who encourage the conservation of wildlife in the beautiful and peaceful settings of many of our churchyards. Those who were unable to attend the day can receive information about the project by contacting Roy Maycock do BBONT, Haydon Mill, Rabans Lane, Aylesbury, Bucks LIP 19, tel: 0296 433222 or the Diocesan Rural Chaplain, Canon Peter Bugg at Brill Vicarage, Aylesbury, Bucks HP18 9ST, tel 0844 238325. See also pages 12 and 13 of the May DOOR.
paign .There were a number of requests for advertising material to be designed so that individual churches could include their own service details. Finally clergy were asked to choose their priority for advertising in the future. Nearly one third wanted to switch from Christmas to Easter, 52 per cent put Christmas 1993 as their first priority and 55 per cent put Easter 1994 as their second priority. "This is the second year that we have used a Christmas advertising campaign, and the results from each research poll show that where parishes use the campaign, they achieve an overall increase in attendance above the norm for the year. Some of these increases are pretty spectacular. One church reported a 53.2 percent increase on fairly large numbers. A clear pattern is beginning to emerge over the two years," Richard Thomas said.
Rocking for Jesus Mark Green, an ordinand at Wycliffe Hall, will be leading a rock worship band in Oxford's South Park on Sunday, June 13. He will be just one of many Christian entertainers taking part in 'Together for You', a celebration of faith organised by the Oxford Interdenominational March for Jesus committee. The programmestarts at 2pm and, besides Mark's band,will include the East Oxford Gospel Choir, a Christian drama group, children's events, exhibitions balloon rides, juggling and even karaoke.
New Partnership in education In contrast to the competition which is being encouraged in education, a new type of partnership has been developed between Oxfordshire County Council and the Oxford Diocese. At the same time as it delegates to schools the money and responsibility to purchase advice and services from the LEA or elsewhere, Oxfordshire is matching pound for pound the contributions of Church of England Aided Schools towards an expanded Diocesan Advisory Service. Recent legislation has increased the responsibility of the Diocesan Board of Education towards its 84 church schools with its staff of only one director/buildings officer and two advisers. The Diocese, hit by reduced income from the Church Commissioners cannot provide' more staff for the Board of Education; the Bishop's Council therefore suggested that the Board offer services to schools for payment.
In the middle of the Board's discussion with Aided Schools, Oxfordshire's Chief Education Officer, Mrs Jo Stephens, suggested the partnership idea. Oxfordshire had offered its schools a scheme which meets their needs for advice by direct provision, or by enabling schools to buy in assistance from elsewhere at a discounted rate, for example management training provided by Oxford Brooks University. Under this last heading Oxfordshire agreed that Church Aided schools need some assistance from the Diocesan Board and so offered to pay half the £5 per pupil cost of the Diocesan scheme using Oxfordshire Quality Schools Association funds as part of the external consultancy arrangements within that scheme. The Diocese have always recognised the importance of the partnership with its LEAs and were assured that this scheme would in no way undermine the Board's independence.
It seems likely that most of the 37 Aided Schools in Oxfordshire will join the scheme, enabling an extra schools adviser to be engaged to work with them. It is hoped that the Diocesan Synod in June will accept this scheme so that it can start with Oxfordshire's new extended delegation to schools in September; preparations are going ahead in the hope that this will happen. Tony Williamson Diocesan Director of Education (Schools)
Harry Carpenter The Right Revd Harry Carpenter, Bishop of Oxford from 1955. to 1970, died at St John's Home, Oxford on May 24. The Reqiuem Mass will be at St John'sonJune7at llam.The celebrant will be Dr Robert Runcie, the former Archbishop of Canterbury. There will be a full appreciation in July.
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The Bishop of Reading enjoys his visit to the Berkshire Archdeaconry Children's Gift Day at St George's Church, Wash Common. Money raised supported children with hearing impairment and the Oxford Deaf Choir led the celebrations. More of Frank Blackwell 's photographs on page 15.
Theological colleges Canon Vincent Strudwick, Principal of the Oxford Ministry Course and Dr Geoffrey Rowell, Chaplain and Fellow of Keble College, are amongst the members of a group set up by the house of Bishops to assess the future of the Church's theological colleges and training courses. The move follows criticism of the House of Bishops report Theological Colleges, the Way Ahead which recommended the closure of Mirfield, Oak Hill and Salisbury and Wells colleges. It also made suggestions for the clustering of colleges and courses and for introducing economies into the Church's method of theological training. Our own Oxford Ministry Course has already been caught up in the changes through closer links with St Stephen's House, Wycliffe Hall and Ripon College, Cuddesdon in the Oxford Partnership in Theological Education and Training (OPTET) and plans to unite with St Albans Ministry Course by Autumn 1994. The Bishop's Assessment Group will report to the House of Bishops with its futher suggestions for the future in June.
• Some 80 people took part in a silent march through Oxford city centre on May 8 to mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act. "The 1967 Abortion Act came into force on April 27 1968. In the 25 years since, approximately four million pregnancies have been terminated in the UK under the terms of the Act," said a spokesperson from the organisers, the Oxford LIFE group. • Twenty six Czech people spent Easter in Great Chesham as guests of Emmanuel Church. The visitors joined with other churches in the annual march of witness on Good Friday and Easter Sunday before going to Spring Harvest in Skegness. The church has had a formal twinning with Sbor Cirkve Bratske (Unity of Czech Brethren) for over two years. • The celebrated detective story writer and Christian apologist, Dorothy L. Sayers, was born in Oxford on June 13 1893 when her father was headmaster at the Christ Church Choir School and Chaplain and Precentor at the Cathedral. To celebrate the centenary of her birth, a Commemoration Service will be held in the Cathedral on June 13 at 2.30pm. • Every day ships are caught in storms and every week, about two to three are lost. Sea Sunday on July 11 is organised jointly by the Roman Catholic Apostleship of the Sea and the British Sailors Society which is based in the Free Churches. It is the day set aside each year to remember seafarers and their families and the Church' s ministry to them.The Sea Sunday pack 'Making Waves' is available from The Missions to Seamen, St Michael Paternoster Royal, College Hill, London EC4R
Matthew Fox controversy The controversial Dominican, Matthew Fox, is lecturing in the University Church Oxford on Thursday, July 1 at 8pm. His subjects is' The Cosmic Christ: Wisdom and Suffering'. His visit has been welcomed by Canon Christopher Hall: "Matthew's most famous book is Original Blessing in which he seeks to restore the place ofCreation in orthodox Trinitarian teaching, which was distorted by St Augustine, "he says. Matthew Fox's visit has been questioned by other clergy including the Revd Roger Beckwith, Warden of Latimer House, Oxford who says: "I am as concerned about the environment as the next person. However, it seems to me that his views only pay lip service to Christianity and that what he really believes in is a kind of pantheism." Tickets for the lecture are £5 (3 concessions) from Roger Bromley, 2 Chestnut Close, Witney OX8 6PD.
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FEATURE The Bishop's visit to Armenia and Georgia The Bishop of Oxford was a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury's party visiting Russia, Armenia and Georgia at the beginning of May. Armenian Archbisops from Los Angeles, London, Istanbul, Canada and Australia flew in to greet them on ajourney which included interviews with President Ter-Petrossian of Armenia and Eduard Shevardnedze in Georgia. Bishop Richard said that they were impressed by President, Ter -Petrossian 's moderate approach. He is an Armenian believer and, despite the shortages caused by the war in
Nagorno - Karabakh, believes there is a real hope of the cease fire coming soon. "But the legacy of Communism, the earthquake and the war will leave the country in dire straits for some time. They will continue to need all the help we can give them, "the Bishop said. In Georgia they say that guests are the gift of God, he said, but a devastated economy and wars in different parts of the country have meant that there is great instablity and fear for the future. Muslims and Jews and Christians have lived side by side down the centuries and everyone believes that the people can still live peacefully together
if only the Russians stop interfering. However, Mr Shevardnedze gave the impression that the culprit is not Boris Yeltsin, "who offers the only hope of peace in Georgia", but the military forces acting on their own initiatives. The Archbishop and his party received a warm welcome especially as it was the first time that an Archbisop of Canterbury had officially visited the Georgian Orthodox Church. They also discussed with the catholicos-Patriach, Lliya II ways in which they might help the Georgian Church to take the new opportunities open to them. The State for in-
stance is handing back land confiscated earlier and so they need agricultural specialists to help farm it. The journey began and ended in Moscow where the Patriach gave an official banquet for the Archbishop and his party. On his return Bishop Richard said: "Their desire for a relationship with the Church of England is based upon firm feelings of affection for the British people. Our prayers need to join the haunting beauty of the chants of the Orthodox and Armenian Churches that God may indeed bring prosperity to these ancient peoples at this time of extreme difficulty."
Say it with flowers: Children from the Charlton - on -Otmoor Church of England Primary School took part in the annual May Garland Service on May 1. The older ones carried a rope linking great hoops of spring flowers from the school to the church singing a traditional May carol at intervals along the way. Then the younger children (pictured left) brought up crosses covered with flowers and joined in a special service in a packed church. Afterwards there was country and maypole dancing in the streets. Photo: Frank Blackwell
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PROFILE Darren James is 26 and has been working for Oxford Youth Works for five months. Before that he worked for the Camden Youth and Playwork agency in London. Darren(second left in photo below) grew up on the Blackbird Leys estate and feels it's a privilege to work, live and feed back into the community he loves. He has been married for nine month. to Daphne who is teacher in Oxford.
Monday Monday morning starts with a buzz, and that buzz is the 5am alarm time to pray alas the Spirit is willing but the flesh is most definitely weak. I've made the classic mistake. "Just ten more minutes," Lord help me! It's now 6.45am and I'm supposed to meet Lloyd at 7am for breakfast. I manage to get -
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washed and dressed, semi-alive and at Lloyd's house by 7.05am. Knock, knock, knock: he's either forgotten or he's still asleep. He appears at 7.15 and I take great comfort from seeing him look much worse than me! We have a fried breakfast followed by doughnuts and hot chocolate. This is our second Monday breakfast and Lloyd likes it a lot. I am able to take him to school for 8.30am, making him two hours earlier than he would be normally! After morning prayers with my colleagues at OYW things are starting to focus. The rest of the day is a combination of meetings and school work. At 3pm I am with a local school basketball group of about 15 boys and girls. Although it is outside my catchment area, the sort of work I am doing with them helps the school's Christian Union Club and provides a forum for me to pilot some of my youth ideas.
with this, but he/we have to go through the process. I would rather not beat court because! don't like seeing young people there. 1J1:j Nevertheless I'm in the real world and the young people I'm working with are in trouble, and in this case it's Andrew. ff-D We're in court for three hours for a five minute case manual to help me progress with which is then adjourned for two weeks. We spent time mingling, the youth. The Bible is not outof-date, it keeps me up-to-date. talking, joking and getting It's where the soldier in me is bloated on Coke. As we step out released for battle. of the court, Andrew is arrested again At 2pm I meet Cathy. She has given me some great news: 1 -2pm Wesley Green School.I have the ue of a workshop in I'm taking the Year Assembly. Cowley any time after 3pm from Today's theme is 'Freedom and Monday to Friday free of Responsibility' and they loved charge! It's also available at it! weekends. Cathy also offered to work with one member of the Thursday group to raise money for their I spend most of my time venture which is to build a planning, seeing community professional 2K sound system. workers on the estate and on 3 -10pm Boredom is the home visits, getting to know the usual street cry of the parents of the young people. effervescent youth. So on the During the week there are spur of the moment we decide those precious times which stoke to go bowling at RAP Upper up your fire. One such time is Heyford. For this I use the 'worship' which is at 5.30pm. Church's mini-bus, which the This only lasts one hour, but as youth, who certainly have I listen to young people and imagination, call 'the love other youth workers, I realise injection'. Or is this a word of that what I do is more than just prophecy about the type of work a regular job. OYW is into? 10pm Phone call at home, Michael's mother is saying: "Darren, Could you have a word Wednecday with Michael. He wants to leave 9am Prayer at the Mission Hall school. Help!" then 9.40am Magistrate's Court with Andrew. He is pleading Friday not guilty to GBH. Andrew is Would normally be a planning no saint but it is quite clear he and administration day for did not have anything to do setting out next week's
BOLL IN mY WEEK IJARREN JRME 430pm: a brilliant time for me. I meet with some Christian teachers and community workers, who work within my catchment area on the estate. We share our concerns, revive our vision for the young people and we pray.
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A QUESTION OF ETHICS return.
The Church Commissioners administer considerable wealth; for example at the end of 1990 their holdings of land were valued at £1.7 billion, their stock exchange investments £780 million and total loans/mortgages owed by them £165 million. The income from these investments came to over £235 million, and it is used to provide housing and income for clergy and clergy pensioners. 'A Question of Ethics (the Church The Bishop of Oxfords argument Commissioners and Ethical had two important considerations: Investment)' is the title of a leaflet * Firstly, are the Church Commissioners like a pension fund published last year by the Church Commissioners. This leaflet states or a charity, ie. is their loyalty and that the Commissioners have an duty to their members or to the ethical investment policy, that they charitable purposes of their office? take into account social, ethical and * Secondly, is the question of the environmental issues and try to be best financial return the overriding sensitive to the strongly held views factor, ie. the end justifies the of Church people. means, or should the The Church Commissioners are Commissioners use the power of honourable men, so surely if they their wealth for positive purposes, state that they take into account etheg. inner city regeneration? The Bishop of Oxfords concern ical considerations this is sufficient was that in making investment decior its It? sions the Commissioners were guidThe Bishop of Oxford (who is also a Church Commissioner) did ed too rigourously by purely finannot think so, in October 1991 he cial considerations - they gave took them to the High Court over insufficient weight to ethical considthis issue. eraf ions. As the Commissioners hold their He felt that there was an underassets for the promotion of the lying assumption that ethical considerations were only taken into Christian faith through the Church of England, investment decisions account when there was no prospect of a financial loss; this was should not contravene but promote how the law was being interpreted, the Christian faith; to that end it may but he felt there was an alternative be necessary on occasion to accept less than the maximum financial interpretation.
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St John's Home
Not wai't'ing , for God Miss Gertrude Hunt is 97 and loves her little room because from the window she can almost see her old home where her father taught her boot and shoemaking. One floor down the Reverend Peter Mayhew, a distinguished Anglo-Catholic social thinker, lives surrounded by books and despite his eighty years, still makes regular trips to -London . Father Geoffrey Lindley and his wife Jeanne have a room on the ground floor which they have, transformed with a divider and pine furniture into an attractive mini flat. Jeanne has a severe back problem but she continues to help at The Porch, a drop in cafe for homeless people in the convent grounds, while Geoffrey, a former Vicar of Shipton-underWychwood, is part-time chaplain at the Home. All four are residents at St John's Home for elderly people in east Oxford which shares three acres of gardens with All Saints Convent and Helen House and is quite different from those homes whose residents sit in hopeless rows just "waiting for God". Here 90-year olds seem to trip round the friendly 19th century building like two-year olds and the two sitting rooms remain almost deserted so busy are the home's 38 elderly residents living life to the full.
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superior of the Society of St John the Evangelist (Cowley Fathers) as a hospital for incurables. He bought a large field as a site and financed the building by public subscription but by 1881 the hospital was in financial difficulties. Father Benson was Chaplain to the Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor in London who had a special commitment to caring for the infirm, and it was natural that he should ask them to take over the running of St John's at first temporarily and then on a permanent basis. The present building, including a Sisters' wing - now the Society's mother house developed around the original hospital. At the heart of it is Niian Comper's magnificent chapel completed in 1907 and, with its exquisite ceiling of embossed angels, said to be one of the most beautiful chapels in Oxford. The Home welcomes those of all faiths or none, but for some residents like Mrs Dorothy Morgan, its spiritual life shared with the Sisters, is vitally important. "To have a, chapel on the premises and to be
Though the Sisters are no longer responsible for the day to day running of the home, they are still closely involved with it • Mother Helen, as Mother Superior of the Society, is the proprietor and Sister Margaret, a trained nurse, has been on 'night call' for the past 27 years. Mrs Molly Burns, the Head of the Home, has the support of a staff of 60, some full-time, some part-time. She sees St John's as an extended family, and says: The iuea 01 comino
Miss Mary Shepherd here just to think about dying is horrendous." There is an active Residents' Committee, outings are graduated so that even the least able can go out, outsiders come in to give talks, and on birthdays everybody is invited to a party including the staff and
the Sisters. "It's just like home," one resident said as she showed off the newly decorated dining hall complete with open fire, warm red walls and a view over the gardens worthy of a country hotel. The attractive china, added as a final touch, was bought with money raised by the staff on a walk to Woodstock. Mother Helen believes that the Home's cheerful atmosphere is due both to the good social mix and the fact .that people are encouraged to come when they are young enough to enjoy themselves. " We mind very much about the dignity and the independence of the individual person. We will care for them to the end but if some are self-caring, it allows more time to look after the more frail." However, she fears that recent government care legislation designed to keep elderly people longer in their own homes, will restrict the choice of those on a low income who would prefer the companionship and security of a Home such as St John's. Her hope is that enough money can be raised through gifts to make up the shortfall and also to complete the final stage of a £300,000 refurbishment. Even a short visit to St John's convincines you that it is unique and must continue in its present form. After all where else can a former Bishop of Oxford and a retired shoemaker live happily under the same roof and where else would an 80year old say: "I have come here to live not to die."
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COMMENT EDITORIALj The I if C )I i, lou liticral. Ito. IX)OR is too !I traditional. The
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just ten J14I• cent more etkrt could ensure that every ropy find'. .4 good home. The most worrying 1112 tiltitisin was thatI Sit a re biased towards reporting uitjn the Oxthink we are ford 4It.l. not. But it you )titttut t III be '.ui. that's .IJIII1 eriuuiiglu for ii.. In want In put things might. So we are III the iliujiuss of recruiting (lilt- voluntary Iar correspondent from each cullthe 29 deaneries. Once identified we should kunis c. cis thing that is going on iftulli Milton Keynes to 'i ant age. from ( htsh.ini to \tv.hur'._ This is the first issue which has been produced on Our new in-house desk top publishing system. The style is also different. .•fttm four sears we tell it was time to ring a few gentle changes. Some of you will like the Some of you will hate them. An editor's Jot is not a happy one but how worthwhile. Christine 7w art
oW bye to Canon Chips? At a time when shortage of money and dwindling numbers reveals a Church in crisis, Canon Vincent Strudwick, Principal of the Oxford Ministry Course, says it is time to go back to a more scriptural missionary strategy. For the last thirty years the Church of England has tried to address the question, 'How can we provide an affordable, effectively deployed ordained leadership?' We have united parishes, developed team and group ministries, trained and ordained non-stipendiary ministers, and attempted to mobilise the laity as partners in a Church with an every-member ministry. In short, we have adapted the nineteenth century model of fulltime stipendiary 'professional' ministry to present-day needs. But is it effective and is it enough? Oughtn't we to go for a complete and imaginative change in the system?
Much beloved Some years ago we said goodbye to Mr Chips, the schoolmaster - much beloved and a great character, but by his very presence inhibiting the development of a new system. We are now saying goodbye to his clerical brother, who has run his parish with single-minded (and singlehanded) devotion, persuading people to take an interest in religion and taking upon
himself the work of the whole people of God. In saying goodbye to Canon Chips, we have the opportunity to look afresh at a pattern of Church life which is local in its roots, with the people of God taking prime responsibility for its life and vigour; while catholic in its concerns, with that catholicity being expressed by the leadership, teaching and pastoral care offered by the bishop.
New patterns This pattern will draw heavily on New Testament models with 'paid' and 'unpaid' ministers (St Paul made tents to earn his keep) and with the Bishop as father of a family rather than the managing director of a business. We shall draw on the tradition in developing new patterns of local church life and leadership asking, 'What kind of ordained leadership does the local church need, and what is the relationship between this need and other needs that we wish to spend money on?' From the experience of the last twenty years, we know there are many people, both men and
The DOOR is published 10 times a year by the Diocese of Oxford Editor: Christine Zwart. Deputy Editor: Venetia Horton. Editorial Support Group: Jane Bugg (Chairman), Frank Blackwell (Dorchester), Catherine Dyer (Wokingham), Richard Hughes (Whitchurch.on.Thames), John Morrison (Aylesbury), William Purcell (Botley), Tim Russian (Long Crendon), Richard Thomas (Communications Officer), John Winnington-Ingram (Cottisford), David Winter (Parish Resources). Editorial Address: Diocesan Church House, North Hinksey, Oxford OX! ONB Tel: 0865 244566. Advertising: David Holden, Goodhead Publishing Ltd, 33 Witney Rd, Eynsham, Oxon 0X8 !PJ. Tel 0865 880505. The DOOR is published by Oxford Diocesan Publications Ltd (Secretary TC Landsbert) whose registered office is Diocesan Church House, North Hinksey, Oxford OX! ONB The deadline for the July issue is: June 7 for features, June 10 for letters, June 24 for advertising There is no August DOOR.
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women, who offer themselves for ordination without expecting the Church to pay them. Various patterns are possible, depending on the gifts of the people and the nature of the community to which they are being called to minister. Some may be called from a local community to continue in their secular work, while performing the functions of the ordained minister for the local Christian fellowship. Others maybe prepared to move and be drafted to places where a community is unable to find such a person.
Lay ministerial team The nature of certain communities will demand some who perform the ministerial function full-time and therefore need to be paid by the Church. All will be part of a basically lay ministerial team which will have the responsibility for planning and providing worship, care and mission. What I am suggesting is very different from ourpresent policy of paid stipendiary clergy surrounded by unpaid 'helpers'. If we are to move to a new pattern we must be prepared for a big change in our expectations of ordained ministry and be imaginative and bold in suggesting local alternatives, as well as developing different models of training. The way the Church has
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adapted over the past twenty years has prepared us for more radical change. We shall continue the development of team ministries in urban areas, but attempting to ensure that they are less clerical. In some places we may adopt a 'minster' model, where a strong parish with a full-time stipendiary provides a focus of unity on their area. Such an 'incumbent' will exercise, on behalf of the bishop, a cure of souls with delegated responsibility to a variety of ordained and lay ministers in satellite churches. These ordained ministers may be stipendiary or nonstipendiary. In some rural areas, there may be 'clusters' of parishes which will operate with both stipendiary and non-stipendiary ordained leaders in patterns determined by local circumstances. New needs may emerge from such a diverse pattern. For example, the need to retain housing, not just for stipendiary vicars but to ensure that local ministry - often unpaid may be deployed where it is needed in a house provided by the Church. All this will require a great re-think of the present ways we train our ordained ministers. We must still provide opportunity for men and women, lay and ordained, to study theology in an academically rigorous way, and we should have regional
centres that provide this training. But it will be complemented by contextual training in local communities and a programme of part residential, part non-residential training must evolve, where those who learn will be offered opportunity to develop their understanding of the Gospel and their understanding of the real world, and be given the skills to embody and proclaim the Gospel.
Effective bishops The key factor in such a strategy is the bishop. It is vital that bishops should be free from much of the administration that they now have. In China the bishop is a spiritual guru, and maybe that is the model we need to look to. In which case, do we need smaller dioceses? And then we might be able to get rid of synods as they are now constituted. Of course, what they stand for is good - the gathering of the whole people of God, giving counsel to the bishop so that the work of the Gospel in that area might be carried forward - but do our synods do this effectively? Our Bishop has encouraged us to have a vision and establish our priorities Ordained leadership and money are key factors in this process. Dare we think about rearranging their relationship in a new more imaginative and more scriptural way?
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THE ABBEY AT SUTTON COURTENAY I was saddened to read Alan Bourne's article on the Abbey at Sutton Courtenay in the May issue of The DOOR. I have been there on several occasions and hope to enjoy many more. It is a place of beauty and peace in which I have found kindness and wholesomeness as well as spiritual refreshment. Alan Bourne asks why any Christian would want to have anything to do with a place like this. Jvly own answer is that as a committed ecumenical Christian I experienced there an openness to the love of God for all creation, something often missing from the narrow travesty of Christianity found in so many of our churches. One of the joys of God'screation is our variety and diversity. This means that when we cannot agree we must still respect each other as part of that creation. None of us is in a position to knock those who love God in a different way or at a different stage of development from our own. I felt hurt for my friends at the Abbey to see their worship, their reverence for God and the humility with which they accept that no-one has all the answers, labelled sorcery and witchcraft. These are Alan Bourne's words, and I have to call them a false witness designed to give the reader an entirely wrong impression of the spirit of the Abbey. I was sorry too, to see so much taken out of context and deliberately laid wide open to misunderstanding and ridicule. Such distortion might be expected from the tabloid press, but it dismays me to find a Christian making a point at the expense of loving his neighbour. May I urge him to read the rest of the May DOOR, especially the Bishop of Reading's columnof Page 10, and Christopher Blake's excellent letter on In-
ter-faith worship? Jesus healed a pagan woman's daughter and shared meals with outcasts who knew nothing of any Christian doctrine of salvation. He overturned our prejudices. Who are we to reinstate these? Jennifer Henderson Brimpton
CHALLENGING PLACE Regarding Alan Bourne's article which I found deeply offensive. How easy it is to attach a nasty label to something one disapproves of. Mr Bourne's use of such words as 'sorcery' and 'witchcraft' will cause grave offence to the Abbey community as well as to the many people like myself who have been there and found it a place of peace and holiness. I stayed there in September 1992 with a small group from the General Synod for a twoday retreat conducted by Bishop Stephen Verney. Wejoined with the Abbey community for morning prayer and compline, and they joined us for the Eucharist. As a life-long Anglo-Catholic, I was deeply moved by the simplicity of the Eucharist which was truly an 'upper room' experience. Similarly, I found the meditation room to be 'Christcentred' and the atmosphere of prayer tangible. There was nothing sinister or pagan about the place despite the impression conveyed by Mr Bourne's article. I would not deny or compromise the uniqueness of Christ, but it seems very wrong to criticise those who endeavour to understand other major world faiths. Nor should we condemn those who seek the truth simply because their spiritual journey may be different
from our own; to do so implies that we think we have arrived. Places like Sutton Courtenay may be major landmarks for some on their journey towards Christ - and it is my belief that Christ can be found there. The Abbey is a challenging place, and of course we often prefer not to be challenged. Perhaps Mr Bourne has forgotten that the religious experts of Our Lord's time accused Him of casting out devils by the power of Beelzebub rather than allow themselves to be challenged by His mission amongst them. If the term 'New Age' had been in existence during Our Lord's earthly ministry no doubt the scribes and the Pharisees would have accused Him of that too. Mr Bourne's offensive and immoderate language hardly reflects the example of humility, love and peace given to us by Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Valerie Bonham Holy Trinity, Reading
to be reminded that the God of Compassion of the Koran is also the Father of Jesus who taught us to love one another. I hope that increasing numbers of participants will be able to share my gratitude for the living witness of The Abbey to the love of God. Bishop Donald Arden Middlesex
OTHER RELIGIONS I had read with interest your profile in the March issue of the Abbey at Sutton Courtenay followed by an article by Alan Bourne in the May edition. Co-incidentally this week I had been privileged to hear a first class sermon delivered in my own church in Thame by a retired clergyman and he took as his theme the problems that all of us as Christians will face in the coming months and years - namely a watering down of the Christian Gospels and the Bible truths - through New Age and other religions. Alan Bourne has a strongly held point of view abqut the Abbey and its teachings. Without having visited the Abbey it would not be fair to agree or disagree. What I would say is that we cannot fail to be concerned that any Christian would want to 'tack on' any of the ideas and attitudes which he mentions. There can be no room for the sorts of superstitions to which he draws attention and whether these are practised at Sutton Courtenay or developed in our Diocese or beyond should be of real concern to all who believe in a risen Lord Jesus. Keith Hartley Thame
LIVING WITNESS I am sorry your correspondent Alan Bourne found nothing to value in his two visits to Sutton Courtenay Abbey. Two programmes in which I have had the privilege of taking part have taught me more about St John's understanding of the love of God than two years at a theological college. FD Maurice taught me that we are usually wrong in what we deny but right in what we affirm. There was no input from other religions. Perhaps that was a pity. When Christians have been slaughtering Muslims on the other side of Europe we need
SUNDAY SCHOOL I was appalled by the unkind and largely untrue letter written by Mr Alan Bourne regarding his two visits to the Abbey. The Abbey is a Religious Conference Centre and retreat, but it caters for all the major world religions and not just Christian. However this does not make the resident community any the less Christian. I regularly use the facilities at the Abbey both on Sunday mornings for our thriving Junior Church but also during half term and summer holidays for Art and Craft Days, Third World Day and Jungle Day which is due to be shown on BBC2 shortly in a profile on our Abbey. The staff are always helpful, kind and hospitable and I think that it is the hospitality which is after all part of our Christian belief that perhaps Mr Bourne has misunderstood. I wonder did he visit the Chapel and see the bowl with prayer requests in it? During Holy Week and Easter the community was certainly keeping their Christian faith, they do and have a wonderful job in rebuilding and revitalising our old Abbey which was prior to this group's arrival derelict - and mysterious - but that was before the rebuilding and revitalising. Mrs MR Blacker Junior Church Leader, Sutton Courtenay
OPEN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT? I am delighted that in a liberally-minded Diocese like our own, the pillars of The DOOR are wide enough to print the two alternative viewpoints on the
Abbey, Sutton Courtenay we have seen in recent issues. (I suspect the second article challenged the liberality of many - a 'broad church' is fine until others put forward views contrary to one's own!) As a matter of fact, I do not subscribe entirely to either viewpoint! However, the articles raise some interesting questions. Susan Cole-King (March DOOR) believes that the concept of the New Age is 'profoundly Christian, but there is stuff accumulated around it which is irrational nonsense'. Could she please tell us how she distinguishes between one and the other? I am delighted that the Abbey's aims begin with 'Being open to the Holy Spirit at the end of the 20th century'. The Holy Spirit, in Christian tradition, is the 'Spirit of Truth', who is sent in the Name of Jesus to 'glorify' Him, by guiding us into all the truth (John 14:17; 16:12,14). Part of His task is to 'Convince the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgement' (John 16:18). The 'Good News' is not open-ended, the doorposts are not infinitely wide. The opposite of truth, in Biblical tradition, is error, not an equally valid 'truth for you', as many strands of New Age thinking suggest. I am very much in favour of inter-faith dialogue. I believe that we have things to learn from other religious traditions. But inter-faith dialogue is for those who are clear about what they believe (although still open to learn more), not those who are confused. New Age teaching attracts the weak, and takes advantage of them, leaving them even more confused, and unable to think for themselves. In our openness to the truth, let us be careful that we do not get food poisoning! Revd Don Brewin Holy Trinity, Aylesbury A Reply from the Abbey is printed on Page 14.
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i i iO WHO ARE CA Everybody has a role in the Church Christopher Hewetson describes the work of the Vocations Advisory Teams who can advise not only those who feel called to the ordained ministry, but also those who may wish to serve the church in a lay capacity. Pentecost II falls on June 13, when the Collect for the day highlights vocation. Clergy and intercessors in public worship are asked to pray that men and women will come forward and offer themselves for Christian service within the church and beyond. Please pray, too, for the 22-strong team of Vocations Advisers. We are always willing to give advice to anyone who feels that the Holy Spirit may be calling them to specific work. Alternatively, people can talk to their local
incumbent. Vocation Advisors are available for consultation throughout the Diocese. One outcome of the recent Vocation days and events are the informal groups which have been set up in Oxford, Amersham, Witney, Reading, Thatcham and Wycombe among other places, to help people discover an appropriate ministry. The Church needs priests. The Diocese of Oxford supplies nearly ten per cent of all recommended candidates, but still the country areas are stretched beyond
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The Vocations Advisers Team Chairman The Revd Christopher Hewetson, Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry, Oxford OX3 8NU. Tel: 0865 62931. Vice-Chairman Mrs Hilary Unwin, Moreton, Chiltern Road, Chesham Bois HP6 5PH. Tel: 0494 725228. Adviser for Religious Sister Helen Mary, All Saints Convent, St Mary's Road, Oxford OX4 1RU. Tel: 0865 249127 Adviser for Black Concerns Mrs Beverley Ruddock, Joydene, Murrell Hill Lane, Binfield, Berks RG12 5DA. Tel: 0344 422152. Archdeaconry of Oxford The Revd Christopher Hewetson, Holy Trinity vicarage, Headington Quarry, Oxford OX3 8NU. Tel: 0865 62931. Deaneries of Oxford, Cowley and Oxford University. The Revd Martin Gorick, Diocesan Church House, Oxford OX2 ONB. Tel: 0865 244566. Deaneries of Oxford, Cowley and Oxford University. The Revd John Samways, Abingdon Road, Oxford OX11 SN. Tel: 0865 243 434. Deaneries of Oxford, Cowley and Oxford University. The Revd Ron Lloyd, Shilton Vicarage, Oxford OX8 4AE. Tel: 0993 845954. Deaneries of Witney and Chipping Norton. The Revd John Furness, Swyncombe Rectory, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6EA. Tel: 0491 641 249. Deaneries of Henley, Aston and Cuddesdon. The Revd Ann Shukman, Old School House, Tackley, Kidlington, Oxon 0X5 3Afl. Tel: 086 983 761. Deaneries of Bicester, Islip and Woodstock. The Revd David Thomson St. Paul's House, Bretch Hill, Banbury OX16 OLR. Tel: 0295 264003. Deanery of Deddington. Archdeaconry of Berkshire Brian M Dent, 13 Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9EU. Tel: 0865 862534. Deaneries of Abingdon, Vale of White Horse, Wantage. The Revd Tony Coulson, White Waltham Vicarage, Maidenhead SL6 MD. Tel: 062 882 2000. Deaneries of Bracknell, Sunning, Windsor and Maidenhead. The Revd Ray Smith, St. Mary Magdalen's Vicarage, 270 Kentwood Hill, Tilehurst, Reading RG3 6DR. Tel: 0734 427234. Deaneries of Reading and Bradfield. The Revd Joan Impey, 12 Trent Road, Didcot, OXI 1 7R1B. Tel:
Tim Davies was born and brought up in Kenya and came to the Oxford Diocese in 1987. Before training for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, he worked for Unipart in Cowley, where he was a manager in the Jaguar parts marketing department. He has also worked in marketing for Allied Breweries and managed a small company in Tanzania. Tim and Tanya were married at Greyfriars, in Reading. Tanya, originally from Lancashire but brought up in Pangbourne, is a pharmacist at the Radcliffe Infirmary hospital.Tim will be serving his title in Eynsham.
0235 819036. Deanery of Wallingford. The Revd Sue Berry, 77 Westfield Road, Thatcham RG13 313T. Tel: 0635 865809. Deanery of Newbury. The Revd Stephen Rowe and The Revd Christine Rowe, The Vicarage, St John's Road, Caversham, Reading RG4 OAN. Tel: 0734 471814. Deaneries of Bradfield and Reading. Archdeaconry of Buckingham Mrs Hilary Unwin, Moreton, Chiltern Road, Chesham Bois HP6 5PH. Tel: 0494 725228. Deaneries of Amersham, Burnham, Wycombe and Wendover. The Revd Peter Lockyer, St Thomas House, Holtspur, Beaconsfield HP9 1UF. Tel: 0494 672750. Deaneries of Burnham, Amersham and Wycombe. The Revd Tom Honey, The Vicarage, Micklefield Road, High Wycombe HP13 7QU. Tel: 0494 531141. Deaneries of Burnham, Amersham and Wycombe. The Revd Stephen Weston, The Rectory, Stoke Goldington, Newport Pagnell MK16 8LL. Tel: 090 855 221. Deaneries of Buckingham, Newport and Milton Keynes. Sister Jean Harris CA,11 Thames Drive, Newport Pagnell MK16 9DS. Tel: 0908 613161. Deaneries of Newport, Milton Keynes and Buckingham. The Revd Val Hicks, St Peter's House, 18 Bronte Close, Haydon Hill, Aylesbury HPI9 3LF. Tel: 0296 432677. Deaneries of Murs- William Brierley grew up in Icy, Aylesbury and Claydon. South Croydon, before moving to Newbury with his family. He spent two years in temporary Exploring Religious Life jobs before going to the UniverTwo conferences have been arranged for those explor- sity of Kent to read theology. ing the possibility of a vocation for the religious life. While in Canterbury he met The first will take place in Windsor at the Convent of members of the L'Arche comSt John the Baptist from Saturday July 24 to Friday munity and, after finishing his July 30 1993. Applications should be made to The degree, lived with the communi'Reverend Mother, CSJB, Convent of St John the ty in London for a year. Baptist, Hatch Lane, Clewer, Windsor SL4 3QR. He spent three years as a reTelephone 0753 850 618. search student at New College, The second conference will be in London on Satur- Oxford, before training for ordiday September 25. For more information write to nation at Ripon College, CudBrother John Francis, SSF, St Francis House, 113 desdon. He serves his title in Gillot Road, Birmingham B16 OET. Amersham with Coleshill.
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T CALLED ^cv- 1:R1VE er motorworks manager, an ex-computer consultI a steam engine enthusiast are among the Petertide nds this year; while 11 former ordinands are being ed priests on the same day. The service details are elow. a this page, ChristopherHewetson writes about the f the Diocesan Vocations Advisory Team, and we ews of two conferences for those considering the is life. dination services are on Sunday July 4 at 10.30am in three locations. New ordinands will be ordained deacons at hurch Cathedral with The Bishop of Oxford; while the till be ordained at St Mary the Virgin, Reading, with The f Reading and St Mary's Church, Thame, with The Bishop 'ester. ireachers will be Brother Robert Atwell, OSB, Burford the Oxford service, the Ven Michael Hill, Archdeacon of â&#x20AC;˘e, at Reading, and the Revd Dr Phillip Nixon, Vicar of vith South Stoke, at Thame. w priests are Dean Fostekew (Maidenhead), Michael 1-ugh Wycombe), Philip Goodey (Iver), Simon Justice st), Christopher Van Straaten (Woodley) and Jeffrey Wateyfriars, Reading) all to be ordained in Reading; and Duff (Banbury), Ross Collins (Goring), Glen Hocken ), Jonathan Millard (Haddenham) and John Simmons who will be ordained in Thame. pray for all those who will become priests and deacons on and for their retreat at St Stephen's House Oxford.
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old and comes from Newbury, in Berkshire. Before training at Trinity College in Bristol, he completed the Aston Training Scheme and worked as, a lay assistant on the Isle of Dogs, in east London. He is married to Claire whom he met while training. Derek is a member of a number of steam preservation societies, enjoys model railways and walking, and likes to read and cook. While serving his title in Bedgrove, he hopes to continue to study ethics, especially in the area of politics and economics.
from Goole, now part of North Humberside. He was for 20 years with the Co-op, latterly as assistant manager of the Goole superstore. He has been an active member of St John's, Goole, throughout his life and was recently recognised as a 'lay pastor' within the Sheffield Diocese. He has overcome many difficulties since being called to the priesthood some years ago, and is now completing his theological training at St Stephen's House, Oxford. He will serve his curacy at Upton-cum-Chalvey.
Richard Cowles is married to Maureen, a physics teacher, and they have two daughters, Helen, 13 and Gaenoi, 12. Before training as an ordinand at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, Richard was a Reader attached to the parishes of Thame and Towersey. He studied physics and theology at university and worked for 15 years in the publishing industry, latterly as head of sales at the British Tourist Authority. He enjoys choral singing and playing the piano, and also cycles and plays squash. He will serve his title in Iffley.
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in Kenya and came rd Diocese in 1987. aining for ordination Hall, heworked for Cowley, where he igerin the Jaguar parts department. He has ed in marketing for weries and managed a pany in Tanzania. Tanya were married irs, in Reading. Tanilly from Lancashire t up in Pangbourne, is st at the Radcliffe Inospital.Tim will be title in Eynsham.
in sculpture from the Central School of Art and Design and taught art at the Kennet School, Thatcham. He has also worked as a lorry driver and for Black and Decker. He met his wife Pam at an Anglican church, although he also belonged for a time to a 'House Church' and the Methodists before rejoining the CoE. They have five children, Bethea, Liam, Meghan, Anwen and Na'amah. His hobbies include wok cookery, walking and visiting National Trust properties. He will serve at All Saints, Loughton.
near Newcastle. He read civil engineering at university and worked for 15 years as an engineer, taking up posts in places as far apart as Carlisle and Dover. His last job was with Thames Water in Reading. John trained for the ministry at Chichester Theological College and is to serve in the United Benefice of Blewbury, Hagbourne and Upton. His hobbies include birdwatching, fishing and badminton. John is married to Clare and they have three children, Will, 11, John, 8, and David, 6.
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'don, before moving with his family. He years in temporary going to the Univerit to read theology. Canterbury he met f the L'Arche cornI, after finishing his d with the communiin for a year. three years as a reent at New College, ore training for ordi.ipon College, Cudserves his title in with Coleshill.
a small wool town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, so he is delighted to be going to the old wool town of Witney in Oxfordshire where he will serve as assistant curate to the Witney Team Ministry. Graeme was a Lay Reader in the parish of Great Chesham and worked as a computer consultant before studying at Lincoln Theological College. His wife is Nynka and they have two sons, James aged 12 and Michael,9.
Stephen's House and will serve his title in the parish of All Saints, Ascot Heath near Reading. He says he has as yet very little knowledge of horse-racing! Although he was born and brought up in north London, Jonathan is an Oxford-sponsored candidate. He came up to St John's College in 1985 to read English for three years, then took a two-year postgraduate course leading to an M Phil, also in English. He is recently married, and his wife works in publishing.
sistant chaplain to the new prison in Milton Keynes since January. After ordination, she will combine this role with a nonstipendiary ministry at the church of Christ the Cornerstone in the city centre. Wendy, a teacher for 25 years, read English at Bristol University where she met her husband Peter, who is deputy head of the Radcliffe School in Milton Keynes. They have'4wo sons, Chris and Tim. Wendy trained on the West Midlands Course at Queen's College, Birminghath.
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Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified: hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people; that each in his vocation and ministry may serve you in holiness and truth to the glory of your name, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen
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DOOR SURVEY
Are there any Christians in Berkshire ? Read on..... Tim Russian, The DOOR's business manager, writes about a survey carried out to gauge the current distribution and readership figures. We were delighted to find that many churches make an effort to distribute The DOOR to all the homes in their parish, often by delivering copies with their parish magazine. We also asked for comments and suggestions and are happy to report that we are already incorporating your ideas.
EDUCATION is, for most parents, the most important issue they will ever have to consider for their children. Just why is it so important? The answer must be that the future of every child will be profoundly influenced by what happens during the most formative years and it follows that if that opportunity is mishandled or
than in others. For example in April the Friday fell on the 23rd; in May it was on the 28th. The Diocesan and Deanery distribution system is based on voluntary help, and we can only reasonably expect them to do that job at weekends, ie the weekend
following distribution. The production of The DOOR is geared to meet those distribution dates. With a few outstanding exceptions, very few parishes distribute The DOOR to local shops, surgeries, old peoples' homes or other churches. How-
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Before responding to our survey, many parishes did not realise that they are responsible for the number of copies of The DOOR they receive each month. The numbers were originally estimated from the electoral roll, but after four years, we would expect parishes to adjust the numbers as necessary by contacting their deanery distributor:About 50 parishes have been asked to review their needs. Overall, surplus copies represent 15 per cent of the total circulation; but we would like to point out that the cost of any surplus is covered by our contract with the printer and does not cost the Diocese anything. However, we owe it to the printer to reduce costs and save paper wherever possible. Where parishes have too many copies they are often left at the back of the church. A positive approach such as handing out copies at services or distributing them with the parish magazine (as 25 per cent of parishes do) results in much lower surpluses. A total of 80 per cent of parishes make a positive effort to get The DOOR to their parishioners. Some complained about late delivery of the paper. With one exception, The DOOR has always been delivered nine days before the first Sunday of the following month. This allows the majority of parishes to coordinate their deliveries with any local magazine, but of course it does mean that in some months the actual date is much later
ever, it was refreshing to read comments such as: "We know we could do better," and "It's up to people in the parishes to spread the Good News," and "We are going to try out some of your ideas." Comments about the attitudes of libraries have been noted. As for the comments on the actual content of the paper, I have selected those that represent all shades of opinion. There were some particularly strong comments about the Oxford bias, and we do feel that although we have tried to spread the interest, clearly this has not always been successful, particularly in the Berkshire area. One Churchwarden commented: "Did you know that there are plenty of Christians down here in Berkshire?" However, a newspaper depends on news. What we don't hear about we can't report on, so please write in and let us know what is going on in your parish.
The Rector of Islip, the Revd Richard Sturch, distributes The DOOR to a delighted parishioner! missed, that child's future will suffer. Progress will be hampered and ground lost that will be difficult, if not impossible, to recoup. Recent trends in education are confusing and parents tread a minefield if they wish to exercise any choice in the type of school they wish their child to attend - be it a school of a par-
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Fifty or so parishes had high praise for the content of the newspaper while 20 had the opposite view. Comments ranging from "It gives a sense of belonging to small parishes," to "It doesn't reflect the difficulties of small parishes," illustrate the typical spread of opinion. Some thought the paper "sanctimonious," others said it was "Full of goody, goody stories" and too clergy-orientated. Yet more wanted full details of clergy changes and the Diocesan mailing published. Some people find The DOOR helpful when preparing prayers and services and enjoyed the Lent course (see February issue) while others want more practical information, for example on flowers, cooking, kneelers and vestments. Despite the in-depth feature on the Diocesan Budget (March) a few respondents complained that there is not enough information The broad pattern is that children begin their school life somewhere between the ages of two-and-a-half and five years and leave sometime after the minimum school leaving age of 16, but usually at 18 years. Initial decisions to be made include whether one favours a single sex school, a denominational school or a boarding school - although there is little call for boarding below the age of seven.
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The Editor and Deputy Editor are getting to grips with their new computer system (at least that's their story!) on finance and stewardship, and they would like to see more advice on running a parish. There was an inevitable split in opinion over whether The DOOR should be aimed at 'insiders' or those outside the church and it was compared both favourably and unfavourably with the 0DM. We will take note both of the good ideas and the constructive criticism. Inevitably, if The DOOR is to achieve a balance, somebody is going to disagree or will dislike some of the arti-
cles or opinions expressed. Our Church is made up of people holding widely varying points of view and The DOOR tries to reflect this. Our letters page is witness to the wide variety of vigorously held opinions that exist side by side in our Church. The DOOR is an instrument to help everyone to read, respect and understand many different points of view and we hope to improve our ability to do that after this questionnaire. My grateful thanks to everyone who responded to it. Tim Russian
Ten things to do with your DOORS 1. Hand them out in church 2. Deliver them with the parish magazine i. Choose a different street each month. Give each hou a copy 3. Be ecumenical! Make sure churches of other denominations have copies 4. Give a pile to your local church school for the children to take home 5 Place some in your doctor,' dentist's surgery 6. Make sure there are DOORS in your hospital's waiting room 7. Take some to the hairdresser's 8 Put a DOOR in your staff rest room 9 Be brave! Hand out copies to shoppers 10 Give one to a friend
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SN"M • Miss Greta Beckhelling, has just completed 35 years continuous years as a Sunday school teacher at Cumnor near Oxford. "This is a remarkable achievement. Greta has a special calling from God for this work as she has been able to combine her work as a teacher at Horspath School during the week with her love and concern for children at St Michael's Church at the weekend. Her love and concern for young people and her influence upon them has been remarkable," said Cumnor's Vicar, the Revd Douglas Durant. Her pupils past and present, parents, fellow teachers and friends gathered recently for a presentation and celebration party.
tory back to 1733. On February 12 an estimated ten million people heard the bells of St Nicholas' going outlive on BBC Radio One. Naturally Alec was among the ringers.
Welcome Chernobyl Children! Twenty four children from Chernobyl in Russia have just been given a badly needed break at the Eton Dorney Christian Centre near Windsor. All the children have suffered greatly from the aftermath of the nuclear explosion, but that didn't seem to stop them enjoying an afternoon of entertainment put on by the Pathfinders and Junior Church of St Mary's, Hitcham on May 15. The St Mary's children also raised money to buy their visitors a new set of clothes and gifts and sweets. Photo: Courtesy Slough Observer.
• Windsor's Royal Free Singers were formed 20 years ago from a group of interested pupils and parents at the-Princess Margaret Royal Free Church of England Secondary School but is now open to all. The 20th anniversary summer concert in Eton College Chapel on June 13 will include works by Kodaly and Vaughan Williams. The conductor will be the choir's founder, Ben Gunner.
gee settlements, famine relief and vaccination programmes. If you can help contact Lawrence Skilling on 081- 682 3349 or Peter West at Christian Aid on 071 620 4444.
• Is your church planning to replace its old chairs or pews? The Chair Appeal in association with Christain Aid, are organising a national collection of surplus church seating: chairs, pews and benches. These will be refurbished and recycled and proceeds will go towards funding Christian Aid projects in Africa including support of refu-
• The Archbishop of Canterbury 'senthronment robes will be on display in Newport Pagnell' s 13th century Parish Church of SS Peter and Paul during a week-long festival of pageantry and flowers to celebrate the completion of a £195,000 restoration appeal. The week will open with fireworks and a concert on June
25. The Bishop of Buckingham will preach at a civic service on June 27 and there will also be with floral displays a'thanksgiving' theme, street entertainment, a hobbies exhibition and a Strawberry Fair. Details in What's On, page 19. • Alec Gammon, a member of Marston's St Nicholas' Church, has completed 60 years as a member of the Oxford Society of Change Ringers this year. The Society, whose main purpose is to provide bellringers for the Cathedral and the colleges, can trace its written his-
• On May 9 the Revd Martin Flatman, Vicar of Cowley, performed the official opening ceremony of a new building for RESTORE which provides gardening and craft opportunities for people facing a mental illness. Their nursery and shop off the Cowley is well worth a visit if you haven't yet discovered it. • The Revd John Morley, the last Chaplain at RAF Abingdon, decided to take a good look at his new Parish of St Mary's,Wallingford. He and the Bishop of Reading were flown over it in a pair of light aircraft as guests of the London University Air Squadron at RAF Benson. • Canon Peter Mayhew's excellent history of the All Saints Sisters of the Poor has just been reprinted. It covers the Community's beginnings in London in 1856, their move to Oxford and the opening of Helen House and is bursting with fascinating detail. Canon Mayhew now lives in active retirement at St John's Home on the All Saints' campus (see also page 7).A ii Saints: Birth and Growth of a Community has is available from All Saints' Convent , St Mary's Road, Oxford OX4 1RU at £8 and p £2).
The Abbey replies In last months edition of The DOOR, an article was published about the Abbey which gave a false picture of what goes on there, The Abbey community, which includes both residential and non-residential members, considersit necessary to put the record straight and thus safeguard the credibility of this project. Our task is made more difficult by the circulation of inaccurate information which can only antagonise church people. This is unfortunate, since we are concerned to bridge a traditional pastoral care model with those in the Christian family who are seckiug new forms of spiritual expression for the 21st century without losiug the essence of Christianity. We take seriously the premise thaI to he radical is to he deeply rooted. Our roots are in the Christian Gospel. Specifically we need to bring to your attention details of the article ss fitch are quite untrue. For example: we do not see God as an 'archetype': we do not put on course on sorcery and ss itchcratt: we do not exult or worship the mother goddess or feminine principle. We seek only to redress the balance of masculine and feminine principles; we are not concerned with 'impersonal transformation' but with transformation through the heart in deep relationship with God; we do not believe that transformation happens through the 'right spiritual exercises' hut through Grace freely given and received: we do not encourtee reverential attitudes to pagan divinities. Trish Lyth and Janet Lake, Executive Directors The Abbey Sutton Court ena
Wanted - nurses for Romania A British nursing team has been training Romanian nurses for two years at the Paediatric Unit, Bacau, Moldavia. Now the following are needed before the end of August, writes Mrs Pat Chapple, a member of Islip Church who has just returned from Romania: A Nurse Manager experienced in running a paediatric ward to establish the Model Ward project (12 - 18 months). A Clinical Nurse (RGNI RSCN) with ward management experience and a teaching qualification (12 - 18 months). Two NNEBs experienced in either play therapy for sick children or teaching nursery nurses (12 months). Paediatric Physiotherapists (3 - 12 weeks). ALSO WANTED cuyrent paediatric textbooks, medical and nursing journals in English or French. Pat Chapple on 08675 5238 or Pat Stokes on 0869 248744.
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Let's celebrate'. I t sas a spring day of sunshine and showers when 400 children from the Berkshire Archreadonry descended on St George's Church, Wash Common for the annual Children's Gift Day. They included James Logan (pictured below right with the puppet he made) from the Mary Hare Grammar School,, Newbury, the only boarding school for deaf children in the country. In the morning there was a choice of over19 activities from puppet making to biscuit decorating. There w as also a very popular Mexican wave organised by the vicar, the Revd Malcom Strange using an enormous parachute on loan from the RAF. The theme of the day was what it's like to be deaf. One workshop made masks of animals with big ears and another made a marvellous chasuble for the Bishop of Reading decorated with flames to illustratrate the gifts given to us by the Holy Spirit.
With perfect timing the clouds rolled back just in time for the giant picnic. Afterwards there was a procession of banners into church led by the Oxford Deaf Choir and then hundreds of young voices raised the roof with 'Come on and celebrate'. The biggest cheer of all was for the 'twirl' given by Bishop John to show off the chasuble made for him at a morning workshop. The three Archdeaconry Gift Days should raise more than £3000 forchildren who cannot hear or who can only hear a little. Text and photos by Frank Blackwell
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"Some residents are not too keen on going to the activity room, they might decide to Sit quietly in one of the lounge areas or in their own room. Sometimes we all join in with a quiz or a game of bridge. i really enjoy a game of bridge but
had problems holding the cards so the maintenance man made me a wooden stand to hold the cards." Ginger can sometimes be heard in the drawing room practicing on the piano, she used to accompany the silent films in the theatre, but
now plays behind closed doors. For many of the residents, including Ginger, the highlight of the day is the food, at Holyport Lodge this is no exception. In the delightful surroundings of the dining room residents can enjoy home cooked meals prepared by our chef. On some occasions you may even find residents enjoying a glass of sherry with matron before lunch. "After lunch I may sit in the garden and admire the surroundings or join other residents in the activity room. Trips out are always enjoyable, wether it's a picnic by the river or a trip to the theatre in Windsor. "Last week we all visited Cliveden, we had a talk about the history as well as a guided tour, followed by a cream tea in the conservatory - it really was an excellent day. So you can see they certainly keep us busy here!"
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A major £3.5m development of purpose built retirement flats in Oxford is proving to be a sales success for home builders mcCarthy and Stone. Already, 20 out of the 42 flats have been reserved even though the show flats and residents lounge at london court on London Road, Headington, have only recently been opened. At the public opening 100 visitors came to look round the development which will provide 42 on e and two bedroom flats specifically designed for the over 55's. The official opening of the development was conducted by Andrew smith, MP for East Oxford on May 7. Sales consultant at London Court, Maryanne Stuart, who has worked for the company for nine years, has been delighted by the response.
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BOOK STALL WHY DAD IS MISSING OUT ON SUNDAYS It's Sunday morning, and Mum and the kids are getting ready for church. "How long will you be this time?" asks Dad a little wearily. "Oh, only an hour or so," replies his wife as she bundles the kids into the car. It's the same every week. It's not that he minds his wife going to church. In fact, he is secretly rather glad that someone in the family seems to be in touch with God; but you wouldn't catch him in church. No way. Apart from prison chapels, there are almost always more women than men in the average congregation. Although it may be hard to attract people who have previously had nothing to do with the church, Derek Cook, in his book Men! What's Missing from Today's Church, (MarshailPickering £5.99) says that clergy are ignoring a whole body of people who are already on the sidelines - the non-Christian husbands of church-going wives. Cook knows what the clergy are up against. An ordained Baptist minister, he runs nationwide seminars on these 'missing men'. In his book he draws on his experience to highlight the problems men have with traditional church worship, suggests an action plan, and con-
cludes with a section on the new Christian man in today's world. One of the first problems to overcome, he argues, is presentation. Run-down, dusty churches with broken chairs, fading Sunday school drawings, crying babies, hard, uncomfortable pews and out-of-date notices all confirm the visitor's idea that the church is out of touch and appeals only to women and children. Even where efforts are made to attract more people, Cook suggests that the very activities which bring in the women and children - mother and toddler groups, youth groups and Sunday schools - serve only to alienate the men. In fact the more successful the groups which attract women, the more strain is put on their marriages. Men can feel that religion, and even God, has taken first place in their wives' affections and they sometimes react, not surprisingly, with anger. Cook has been researching this issue for more than four years. His book will throw out a challenge to every clergyman who reads it. In the meantime, he says, start by making a list of the names of all the uncommitted husbands you know and pray for them. Venetia Horton
A brief history of creation Russell Stannard, Professor of Physics at The Open University, lay Reader in the Church of England and regular broadcaster on scientific and religious topics, has written Doing Away with God? (Marshall Pickering
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Reginald Frary enjoys guesting in obscure church choirs and has written a short, light-hearted book about his varied experiences which include everything from being rowed across a river by a rector's daughter called Pug to singing through "gusts of sulphurous coke fumes" issuing from a defective heating system. Don't Blame the Organist,with delightful illustrations by Rod (see above) has recently been republished by Norheimsund Books and Cards, 1 Whitney Road, Burton Latimer, Kettering, NNI5 5SL. Price £2.50.
small voice Many people, when looking back over their long and busy lives, realise with joyful delight that the Lord was guiding them through their many troubles, even if they did not realise it at the time. Arthur Dodds would be the first to admit that he was an unlikely candidate for the ordained ministry. Born the second of the four sons of a Bedfordshire clergyman, he never enjoyed good health. The story of his childhood is punctuated by episodes of asthma, allergies, bronchitis and fainting fits. And yet in 1940 he managed to convince the Royal Air Force
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being and said: 'Stop running away. You know very well I have been calling you to be a parson." Arthur argues that he is too shy to preach and not well enough educated, but the Lord cuts him short and promises to supply the strength for whatever he has to do. Time and time again, it seems, Arthur is offered extraordinary opportunities, only for him to reject them as too unlikely. But the patience of the Lord is infinite and each time he is brought back to reconsider, to search for the Lord's will and above all, to heed the 'Still Small Voice' which throughout this absorbing story, points the way when choices have to be made. Slowly, and always prayerfully, Arthur discovers his gift for healing and the story ends with the establishment of the Harnhill Centre for Christian Healing in Gloucestershire which today holds courses and retreats and cares for those who want to discover the Lord for themselves. This is not just Arthur Dodds own story, it is also a handbook for all would-be disciples of our Lord. Desert Harvest is published by Collectors' Books, Bradley Lodge, Kemble, Cirencester GL7 6AD Price £4.50. The Harnhill Centre is at Harnhill Manor, Cirencester, Glos GL7 5PX.
Churchillvs finest hour AReaderat St Mary Magdalen's Church in Woodstock, Dr Margaret Mein, has written a booklet about Winston Churchill and Christianity. Dr Mein, who has been honoured in France for her services to French culture, and has lectured in the Universities of London and Oxford, has written extensively on Proust. In this book she examines Churchill's concept of Christian fellowship in the light of his 'Finest Hour' speech delivered onJune 181940, and De Gaulle's 'Call to the French' speech on the same day. Dr Mein says that the idea came to her three years ago when the Second Sunday after Pentecost coincided with the eve of the 50th anniversary of the speeches and she was prompted to find out how far Churchill's notion of 'common citizenship' was inspired by Christian culture. Winston Churchill and Christian Fellowship has an introduction by the Bishop of Oxford and is published by Arthur Stockwell, Elms Court, Tons Park, Ilfracombe, EX34 8BA at £3.99.
Thought for the day Austin Farrer has been called 'the greatest Anglican thinker of his generation' which makes him sound rather grand. But a new book, Words for Life (edited by Charles Conti and Leslie Houlden and published by SPCK £5.99) containing 40 meditations originally written by Farrer between 1935 and 1960 while he was chaplain at Trinity College, Oxford, is one which will be treasured by all who read it. The short addresses were mostly given during the Eucharist and it was Farrer's custom to keep his congregation standing: he believed it made for alertness, especially first thing in the morning. Each meditation is short enough to have been read aloud in under five minutes, and the language is simple and easy to understand, but the truths they contain resound in your mind for hours.
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WHAT'S ON CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL OXFORD. Sunday Services: 8am. lOam 1115am . 6pm. Weekdays: 715am. 735am. 6pm (Thursdays Evensong 535pm and Sung Eucharist 6pm). SPIRIT LEVEL every Sunday morning 7-9am on BBC Radio Oxford (95.2FM).
JUNE Wed 2 OXFORD Recital of modem British song 8pm St Giles Church tickets £5 and £2.50 Tel: 086752498. Until Sun 6 AYLESBURY St Mary's festival of Art and Crafts 10am-4pm daily. Details Wendover 622238. Until Thu 3 OXFORD St Giles Church 'Embroideries' Work 12-2pm weekdays, 2-5pm weekends. Sat 5 BANBURY Broughton Castle church fete 2-4pm. Castle visits. Sat 5 and every first Saturday of the month LEIGHTON BUZZARD car boot sales. At lvinghoe Lawn Cars £5. Details 0296 668336. Sat 5 HAMBLEDEN. Concert at St Mary's 730pm. Tickets £6 Tel: 0491 574652. Sat 5-Sun 6 WOLVERTON Flower Festival at Holy Trinity Church Saturday 10am-6pm. Sat pm: recital, Sun am: festival eucharist, Sun pm: songs of praise. Details 0908 322584. Sat 5 MILTON KEYNES Eucharist 12pm in Church of Christ the Cornerstone to celebrate 40th anniversary since Canon W Wiffen's ordination. The Very Revd Alan Webster to preach. Open invitation to all ring 0908 677466 to book lunch. Sat 5 AYLESBURY Music for clarinet, trumpet and saxephone at St Mary's Church 730pm. Details Ann Holt Wendover 622238. Sat 5 BICESTER Growing up in the Holy Land - a day conference in St Edburg's Church Hall 10am-3.30pm.
Votive Eucharist St Edburg's Church 930am. Tickets £5 including lunch from Gill King, 30 Churchill Rd, Bicester, OX6 7UB. Sat 5, Sun 6 MILTON KEYNES Ministry by Arun Christian Fellowship. Also on Saturday Young Peoples fellowship 7-9pm. Details: 0908 604659. Sat 5 - Fri 25 OXFORD 'Songs of Salvation' Exhibition of paintings by Peter Koenig of the Society of Catholic Artists at St Giles Church 12-2pm weekdays, 2-5pm weekends. Sun 6 .'WOUGHTON-ON-THEGREEN St Mary's Church: "Family Service with a difference" 10-11.30am. Workshop on Healing 3.30-5.15pm. Bring and share tea 5.15-6pm. Praise party 6-7.30pm. Details Martin Lever 0908 604659. Sun 6 LITTLE MISSENDEN 3pm St John Baptist Church concert with Palladian Ensemble. Thu 10 MILTON KEYNES Christ the Cornerstone's Flower Guild's annual evening event at 730pm in the Guild Hall. Tickets £2.50. Details Margaret Roos 0908 666154. Fri 11 AMERSHAM Concert of 16th and 17th century music with the Manor Consort 8pm at St Mary's Church, Old Amersham. Tickets £3.50 Tel: 0494 724525. Sat 12 CHEDDINGTON Open day at St Giles 10am-4pm. Details: 0296 661067. Sat 12 HOLY WELL Cemetery Open Day 10.30am-4pm. Guided walks, stalls, plants and refreshments. Organ recital in St Cross Church. Holywell Manor grounds open. Details: J Keene 0865 820522. Sat 12 CLIFTON REYNES or Olney. Wild West Village Fete 230pm. To be opened by the Hole in The Wall Gang!!! Details 0234 711220.
Diocesan Sunday Prayer Diary June 6 Trinity Sunday
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June 20 The Work of The DOOR Christine Zwart and Venetia Horton. All journalists.
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BERKSHIRE CHARITY BRINGS HOPE FOR THE WELLS OF INDIA
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The unsung heroes in April 10, TheTimes featured a 20-page inset written by Lord Jenkins on 'Six men of power shapers of the western world'. They were R.A. Butler, Aneurin Bevan, lain Macleod. Dean Acheson, Konrad Adenaur and Charles de Gaulle. Any reader would have omitted some of these names and substituted others, but no one would dispute that the men on Lord Jenkins' list were men of power, who captured the headlines and dominated the international scenc. They were heroes in their day. At much the same time that this article appeared. I happened to watch a TV programme about an elderly English couple, both of them doctors, who had founded and still run a hospital in the Ethiopian bush for women desperately afflicted by the consequences of frequent pregnancies, lack of medical care and social ostracism. 'l'he couple in charge of the hospital had to manage in inadequate premises, with lack of trained staff and shortage of medical supplies, but the hospital radiated joy and confidence, and the patients when they came to leave were inexpressibly grateful. The couple had no intention of retiring, and were content to serve in this African backwater, far from the facilities and comforts of the west. They were 'unsung heroes' canvassing no public recognition and content to serve humanity with no thought or prospect of reward. In a world in which incessant and sometimes excessive publicity is given to the brutalities which humankind inflict upon each other, it isgood to be reminded occasionally that there is another aspect of human nature, often overlooked, which issues in loving and costly service to those in need. "There are those." a wise man of Israel wrote. "Who have no memorial, who are perished as though they had never been, and are become as though they had never been born, These were men of mercy." (Eccicsiasticus 44:9) They would never figure in Lord Jenkin's list of 'men of power'. They are 'unsung heroes' and we salute them. The world says blessed are the powerful. Jesus says blessed are the merciful. -
Hugh Boulter who is the education link for Churches Together in Berkshire, describes the work of Wells for India, a project which is bringing much-needed fresh water to villagers in the and Dudu area of Rajasthan. Seyenteen Wells for India 'supporters recently travelled to the Dudu area to see the project in action. Wells for India is a popular charity with ecumenical groups, churches and schools at its home base in Berkshire. Its workers are all volunteers and each project it supports is carefully chosen. People are happy to give money when they know it is going to be well-spent. To dig a well, deepen a well or build a check dam costs between £2000 and £5000 the sort of sum which most groups find both challenging and attainable. Last January 17 of us visited the Dudu block, the semidesert area in Rajasthan which we have been supporting. Wherever we went the villagers, and especially the women, greeted us with delight; no longer do they have to walk miles every day to fetch water for their families. Many of the villagers now have sweet water and, because of irrigation, can grow a winter crop usually wheat or mustard seed for oil. Few have electricity or a school or proper medical attention or even a proper roof. Nonetheless, there was a cheerfulness and a gratefulness which made us feel that our efforts had been worthwhile. The Dudu block is an area the size of Berkshire, which straddles the main Delhi to Bombay highway. In recent years the summer monsoons have frequently failed. In addition there have been problems with fluoride, which in excessive quantities, leads to embrittlement of .the bones; and salinity, especially in the west of the block which lies adjacent to the Sambhar Salt Lake an inland
to complete this short-term programme. However, there is a limit to which wells can be deepened and it is vitally important for the longer term that the water table is raised. This means check dams must be built to trap the monsoon rains and walls put up around fields to retain the moisture and top soil. We are also experimenting with solar-powered de-salinatation plants. If anyone is interested in supporting Wells for India or would like further information, they should contact Dr Nicholas Grey, Ryehurst Farm, Binfield, Bracknell RG12 5NG. Tel-
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ing the Diocese to Oxford in the most unconventional ways they can think of and raising sea similar to the Dead Sea. The main contacts in England for Wells for India are Dr Nicholas and Professor Mary Grey. Nicholas, a former research chemist with Id, farms near Binfield; his wife has recently been appointed to the Chair of Contemporary Theology at Southampton University. Our contact in India is Ramsahai Purohit, a former Secretary Gen-
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