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A count-down as carefully timed as any Apollo launch was echoed by community and Church leaders as 1170AM prepared to go on-air on the last day of 1993. As the clock struck ten, loud cheers rang out, presenter Andrew Phillips went on the air and the country's first Christian run radio station was launched in High Wycombe.

His first programme, a lively mix of music, news and features, included messages of goodwill from Cliff Richard and Roy Castle, the station's chairman. Among the crowd of well-wishers in the studio in Duke Street were the Mayor of High Wycombe, Councillor David Morris and Mrs Val Letheran, Leader of High Wycombe District Cocuncil Also there was the Diocesan Communications Officer, the Revd Richard Thomas who in 1990 first brought together an ecumenical group of Christians and Church leaders when it became clear that the 1990 Broadcasting Act would allow Churches to own radio stations for the first time. "This was a carefully thought-out strategic decision to involve Christian Churches in media ownership taken after considerable discussion", he said. "It does not detract from our commitment to Public Service Broadcasting, but it does give us standing as a 'player', rather than merely a 'consumer', and the church always has had a role in fostering community values."

Support from churches Wycombe Community Radio was launched in 1991 and from it grew Wye FM Ltd which in January 1993 won the eight-year franchise against stiff competition from three other contenders. The licence provided for a service on the AM (medium wave) band to High Wycombe and south Buckinghamshire.

Now renamed 11 70AM (because that's where you will find it on your radio) the new station has had considerable support from local churches. The Board has raised over £200,000, but the station still needs £50,000 to meet all its start-up costs. However, at the end of its first month of broadcasting, managing director Jim Leftwich (himself a local churchman) is confident that the station is set for a healthy future. II 70AM has always said that it will establish a Trust to hold contributions from supportrs, and from which profits will be donated to local charities, and discussions are now believed to be taking place over its establishment.

Finding a balance One of the most difficult tasks has been in finding the right balance between a radio station that will serve the whole community, and the reflection of the Christian faith of the owners and shareholders.

The Station has benefitted from the experience of Australian Churches, where Christian-owned radio has been around for some time and from John Morcombe, a visiting Australian broadcasting technician. 11 70AM has drawn on that experience both through its programmes organiser (Andrew Phillips) and its sales manager (Jonathan Strutt).

Christian ethos Other than 'Soul and Spirit', a two-hour gospel show on Mondays at 8pm and the Sunday music and worship slot at 6am, 11 70AM will not offer specifically Christian programmes. But its Christian ethos will be reflected in all its programmes including local news, features, entertainment and sports coverage. Volunteers from the community including local churches will also be encouraged to become involved in making and presenting programmes of special interest to people in the High Wycombe Area.

Bishop Richard in India The Bishop of Oxford, the Right Revd Richard Harries spent two weeks in India in January at the invitation of the Moderator of the United Church of South India. It was his first official visit to India. He was accompanied by his wife, Dr Jo Harries.

Bishop Richard gave three addresses at the Church's annual synod. He also stayed as the guest of the Bishop of South Kerela. the Right Revd Samuel Amirtham.

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Inside the DOOR )UR KIM BERLEY AND (URUMAN LINK PAGE 10 Did you know that in our Link Diocese exchanging the peace at Sunday service can take half an hour? Find out more about our new South African partner in our special three -page feature.

Andrew Phillips (left), programme director and presenter of Radio e1evenSEVENTY'sl0-2 programme and Jim Leftwich, managing director, photographed by Frank Blackwell as the new station goes on air for the first time on December 31. Andrew worships at King's Church, High Wycombe and Jim at Holy Trinity, Haslemere where he used to be churchwarden.

Carterton goes for growth RAF officers at Brize Norton are among those who have contributed to Carterton's new church extension which was dedicated by the Bishop of Oxford on December 12.

• The magnificent £600,000 extension was completed in less than a year without interruption to the Sunday services. The floor-length windows are an important feature, enabling passers- by to look into the heart of the church.

The first church in Carterton near Witney was housed in a tin hut built in 1905 when the town was just a collection of smallholdings. In 1962 anew church was built but since then the population has almost quadrupled.

Th e new extension designed by the architect, Peter GilbertScott, now forms the main worship area. It is separated from the old buildings by soundproof screens to provide a large room for use by local groups as well as smaller meeting rooms.

One room, endowed by the family of Charles Luke, who died when he was three, is being used by a local play scheme for children with learning disabilities.

The Revd Roger Humphreys, Vicarof Carterton was delighted when somebody said that the church was now the spiritual heart of the town. " We wanted to have something that was both awe inspiring and generated a sense of worship," he said.

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Th e 1994 Diocesan Childrens' Gift Days will raise money for Toybox, an Amersham charity which helps the 5,000 or more street children of Guatemala.

There will be more information in the April DOOR. Meanwhile please note the dates for each archdeaconry: Berkshire St Matthew's Reading, May 14 with Bishop John; Buckingham May 21 at SS Peter and Paul , Buckingham with Bishop Cohn; Oxford June 4 at St Mary's.

Witney with Bishop Anthony.

Gift Day packs have already been sent out to parishes and Church Schools but copies are still available from the Training and Parish Resources Dept on 0865 244566.

THE PILGRIM WAY PAGE 15 From the Hebrides to Rome, from the Netherlands to Turkey, Venetia Horton suggests different ways of combining spiritual renewal with relaxation and exploration.

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5A God who 'Speaks' A woman said to me; "Rector, I say my prayers to God every night, but you know, he never says anything to me!" It's a common complaint. Do Christians believe in a 'silent' God, or a God who tells us things? And if He does tell us things, how are we supposed to discover what it is He's saying?

Oddly enough, the Bible simply assumes that God speaks, starting with the second verse of Genesis. Before He'd done anything else, He spoke, and that brief speech of four words ("Let there be light") brought the whole universe into existence. Some speech! St Paul says that God still speaks to us through the Creation, as we see Him in its beauty, immensity and or der. The Psalmist puts it more poetically, "The heavens declare the glory of God".

Many people can and do still 'hear' God speaking through His Creation, but for some nowadays this is not the most helpful channel. The message gets mixed up with quasars, black holes and big bangs. Those people may more readily find the voice of God through what the Bible calls 'prophets' - men and women who 'speak out' the truth of God in their own situation, challenging and disturbing us with the word of the Lord where we are. One of the Hebrew words for 'prophet' implies an underground spring bubbling up. The truth of God is like a powerful current just below the surface of human life, but bursting out from time to time through chosen people.

When they speak, it is possible to recognise the voice of God. God also speaks to us through our conscience, that inner voice of warning which is common to all human beings.

Conscience can be ignored, of course, or suppressed, and it needs to be constantly re-tuned to the word of God. But it is still a powerful way for God to speak to us.

Of course, the Bible itself is the record of God 'speaking' to the human race: to wandering patriarchs, to Israel, to the great prophets of Old Testament times. But it also records the clearest 'voice' of God, the one that spoke through his Son. As the Letter to the Hebrews says, God spoke to us in the past through the prophets in various ways, but 'in these last days' He has 'spoken to us through his Son'. Jesus is God's word to the human race par excellence, and it's as we open ourselves to Him that we shall most clearly hear His voice.

David Winter The Revd David Winter is the Bishop's Officer for Evangelism.

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IN MY VIEW — GATT AND THE POOR by John Madeley The conclusion of the GAIT Uruguay Round last December is good news for Western countries. By the year 2002, they should gain by over £100 billion a year from trade liberalisation measures such as cuts in tariffs and subsidies.

But the round is bad news for millions of the world's poor. Countries that import more food than they export - around three-quarters of all developing countries - will face higher import bills as food subsidies are reduced, which is expected to increase prices. Africa, already in deep recession, stands to lose around £2,000 million a year by 2002 from the changes the round will introduce, according to an OECD/World Bank study.

The outcome of the Uruguay Round will increase the leverage that outside interests such as transnational corporations (TNCs) have over economies. Changes concerning patents will assist TNCs to patent seeds and plants that farmers in developing countries have used for centuries, and could threaten their livelihoods.

Fatalfiaw For many poorer countries, the Uruguay Round had a fatal flaw - it did not deal with the issues of concern to them, nor was it designed to benefit them. The next GAIT round (there have been eight since 1947) will only be credible if it deals with trade issues that affect the lives of the poor.

Millions of the poor are growing crops for export. Many developing countries earn the bulk of their foreign earnings from the export of one or more of these crops. But

existing trading arrangements are grossly unsatisfactory.

While their livelihoods depend on them, millions have no say over the prices they receive, and are highly vulnerable to international factors beyond their control.

The prices of many crops have slumped too low to give producers a return that enables them to make a reasonable living. The next round of the GAIT must deal with the trading arrangements for export crops.

In the immediate future, it is surely right that countries who gain from the Uruguay Round compensate those who lose.

The gains to Western countries are likely to be over twice as much as the amount they now give the poor in development aid.

Compensation must be paid if the vorld's poor are not to become poorer.

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Nicolae Mosoui an ordinand at St Stephen's House theological college, Oxford, returned to his native Romania to be ordained as a. priest in the Orthodox Church just before Christmas. With him went the Revd Edwin Barnes, Principal of St Stephen's and Peter Blee, a fellow student. Nicolae was the first recipient of a Michael Ramsay scholarship whose aim is to bring students from the Eastern Churches to Oxford.

Edwin Barnes told The DOOR that the highlight of the visit was the ordination itself. He said it took place in a remote wooded region and was combined with the consecration of a new church built by local labour. A great crowd greeted the arrival of the Metropolitan and hundreds stood inside and outside the church for the four and a half hour service. "The faith of those people, who have withstood 30 years of state atheism was an inspiration and an encouragement to raise more money Pictured left to right at the reception in the village hall after the ordination are: to enable other students to come to Oxford, not just to Nicolae Mosoui Edwin Barnes and Metropolitan Antonie. Father Edwin was learn from us but to teach us the importance of the faith delivered to the saints," he said. invited to speak 'and the next day to address 2,000 people in Sibiu Cathedral

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SYNOD ELECTION PUTS SPOTLIGHTS ON RC CONVERTS Clare Gough a music teacher from Reading has ments for the ordination of women priests are resigned her seat on the General Synod and joined completed in February: Father Martin Flatman, the Roman Catholic Church.

Vicar of Cowley St John, who was the first AngliA by-election is being held as we go to press. can priest in the country to announce his intention Nine candidates are contesting the vacancy, four to leave the Church of England because of Synod's women and five men. Two are from the Berkshire decision, will take his final service on February 20.

Archdeaconry and seven from Oxfordshire.

Commenting on the situation the Bishop of ReadVoting papers have to be returned by February 1 ing said: "Following the historic decision to ordain and the result is expected to be announced on women to the priesthood the Church of England has February 3. sought to manage change in a way that enables Miss Gough is one of a number of lay church those opposed to live with a step of which they members in the Diocese who have already joined disapprove. Some have not found it possible to the Roman Catholic Church or are under instruc- remain and are no longer Anglicans. tion. Father Dominic Jacob of The Oratory in "But movement across denominational borders North Oxford said that he currently had 18 people is not one way. As a bishop I regularly receive under instruction; while Father McKlusky of the people including Roman Catholics into the Church English Martyrs Church in Reading said he knew of England; and we have a priest serving in Berksix or seven people who were "making enquiries" shire who has chosen to exercise his ministry in the for various reasons: "There is just general interest Anglican rather than the Roman Communion. Such in religion at the moment," he said. pilgrimages are a factor of contemporary life as the Two priests in the Diocese have already re- Churches are drawn increasingly together. Whilst signed to become Roman Catholics and others there is sadness about losing friends few any longer are expected to follow once the legal arrange- regard this as a matter of 'gain' or 'loss."

Christian Healing Centre for Oxford Plans for an Oxford Centre for Christian Healing and Counselling, inspired by the famous Marylebone Centre in London, are well under way according to the Revd Stephen Pix, Vicar of St Michael at the Northgate, Oxford and Chairman of the Centre's Support Group. Speaking at a public meeting recently, he said that both the Diocese and the PCC supported the idea of using St Luke's Church in Cowley forthe Centre. The 'declaration of redundancy' has since been granted.

The original intention had been to have'National Health doctors at the heart of the Centre as at the Marylebone Centre. However, the needs of Oxford and London were very different said Stephen Pix. "We are now thinking in terms of making the healing services and Christian counselling the focus." This will attract practitioners from both orthodox medicine and alternative therapies and a medical advisory committee is being formed to advise on the future direction of the Centre, he said. For further information ring Mrs E Knowles on 0865 52824.

ABINGDON BRIDGES THE GENERATION GAP A new drop-in centre for youflg people in Abingdon called The Bridge has been opened by the Bishop of Oxford. The Centre which is based next to the Old Gaol Sports and Arts Centre, has a games room, shower and washing facilities and provides refreshments.

The Centre has the backing of the town's churches, community education and social services and voluntary organisations. The chairman of the management committee, the Revd Richard Taylor, and minister of Trinity Church, hopes that the new base for 16-25 year olds will help them cope with the complexities of modern living and stop the drift to the cities with their increasing housing and drug problems.

During his visit to the Bridge the Bishop urged people to support the Centre's appeal for £5,000 to keep it going this year. Speaking to an Oxford Mail reporter he said: "A centre like The Bridge gives high-quality information and helps people find the right way through the maze of red tape."

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The Revd Don Brewin, Rural Dean of Aylesbury and for 12 years Team Rector of the Aylesbury Walton Team Ministry, has been appointed as the first fulltime UK National Director of SOMA (Sharing of Ministries Abroad). Each year SOMA UK sends about 12 teahis to Anglican dioceses in Africa and India where they help, through teaching and ministry, to 'develop renewal in the power of the Holy Spirit'.

Don Brewin's appointment will enable SOMA to develop long-term plans for the future.

The Mid-Thames branch of the Association of Interchurch Families will meet at Douai Abbey in Woolhampton on April 9 to discuss the effects of Church teachings on family life and how family members belonging to different denominations can contribute to a better understanding of the Christian family. For details write to Paul Hollins, 40 Patricia Close, Cippenham, Slough SL 5HU. The 1994 Diocesan Year Book is now available from Church House price £5.90.

Salisbury girl choristers in Oxford Two years ago Salisbury Cathedral extended the choral foundation to include 18 girls.

Amongst the first intake were two young choristers from the Oxford Diocese, Katharine Taylor from Leafteld and Hilary Weale ofHeadington. Since then the girls' choir has progressed from four evensongs in their first term to more than 30 services and concerts this term.

Highlights of 1993 include a broadcast on Radio 3 and a concert in the Barbican in London.

On February 9 at 7.30pm the girls will be giving a concert of Gibbens, Mozart and Britten at the Holywell Music Room in Oxford. It will help to endow girl choristerships so that noone need pay the full fees.

In brief

Woosehill: a church for the community opens its doors Mrs Charlotte Oakley (left) and Mrs Melanie Collins help prepare the new Woosehill Community Church for its dedication and opening on December 41993 by the Bishop ofReading, the Right Revd John Bone and the Revd Martin Broadbent, Chairman of the London South West Methodist District. Since 1985 Christians on this large housing development near Wokingham have been holding regular Sunday morning services in the local Hawthorns School under a local ecumenical project agreement. However, by May 1987 the congregation had grown so large that it was decided that the church should build its own premises. A piece of land in Chestnut Avenue near the school was made available and last spring local Anglicans and Methodists signed a Sharing Agreement and building began.

The church has two ministers - the Revd Haigh Etches (Anglican) and the Revd Robert McBain (Methodist) and a joint church council. The total cost of the church was £310,000 with money coming from local Christians, the Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, the Methodist Circuit and Property Division and the Rank Trust. Photo: courtesy The Wokingham limes

Black and White Centre threatened The Centre for Black and White Christian Partnership in Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, is in danger of being closed down unless £30,000 is found by the end of April. Members of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies were planning to take part in a 'Bible Readathon' on January 29 to help raise some of the money. The reading of Judges. Micah and Luke was to begin at lOam at the Holy Family Church in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. If you would like to make a donation to help the Centre continue its work, contact Mrs Shelagh Ranger, 100 Woodstock Road, Oxford 0X2 7NE.

Local Rector to monitor South African elections The Rector of Kidlington, the Revd Graham Smith has been chosen to help monitor the preparations for South Africa's first non-racial election. He will be a member of one of the interdenominational teams which will visit South Africa between now and the election in April. The visits have been arranged by the Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland.

Graham Smith is the Chairman of the Oxford Link Committee for our new link with the South African Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman which is featured in the centre pages of this issue. Last year he visited South Africa for the Ascensiontide celebrations marking the start of the Link.

Bishop Simon's farewell "Janet and I are still recovering from our farewell in Aylesbury on January 5. We do want to thank the host of people who were there and especially the Bishop of Oxford, the Lord Lieutenant, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton, Heather Harris and the Archdeacon of Buckingham for their kind but undeserved ,, words.

We were overwhelmed by your gifts and realise that a very large number of people and parishes must have contributed. In case you hadn't heard, we received a magnificent claret jug, a sumptuous three-piece suite and a cheque for £5,000. This is quite apart from gifts from the clergy wives to Janet.

"The last 19 years have been supremely happy for us in the Diocese; thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

"God bless you all," Simon and Janet Burrows

On February 12 100 people will walk from through the channel tunnel on The Daily Mail 'Le Walk'. Organisers, the Children's Society, hope to raise £1 million for their work.

A Granada Television Lent series, to be broadcast on Sundays at 11am will explore the themes of wonder, joy, hope and peace. They will include Bible readings, prayers, interviews and silence. On March 13 the Bishop of Oxford and Bruce Kent will discuss 'peace'.

A seminar for anyone wanting to set up courses on effective parenting will take place at St Centre Michael's Easthampstead on March 15. It will be led by Michael Quinn, Director of Family Caring. The seminar costs £3 and is sponsored by the Family Life and Marriage Education Group.

Applications before March Ito Dorothy Fox, Church House, Oxford OX2 ONB.

Mary Jane Trust A charitable trust to encourage young people to appreciate and care for the environment has been set up by the family of 25 - year old Mary Jane Bugg who died tragically in her sleep on January 13 . Mary Jane, a teacher at a Manchester secondary school, is the daughter of Canon Peter Bugg, Vicar of Brill and Diocesan Agricultural Chaplain and Jane, who is Chairman of the DOOR Editorial Support Group. Hundreds of parishioners and friends packed Brill church or stood in the rain outside for a funeral and thanksgiving service on January 24. Contributions to the Mary Jane Bugg Trust should be sent to Brill Vicarage, Aylesbury, Bucks HP 18 9ST.

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My parents are Hindu and I was brought up to believe in God. I went to school in Birmingham and was expected to go to RE lessons and assemblies because Hindus think that as long as you are doing it for God, it doesn't really matter what you call him or how you worship him. But it was at school in my final year that I became fascinated by Jesus and, encouraged by a Christian friend, started reading the Gospels. My parents suggested not simply reading about Christianity but about other religions.

So I did, and there was no one like Jesus. He was absolutely captivating. I suppose being 17 or 18 at the time, I saw Jesus as my ideal man!

By this stage my friend had put me on to a Christian physics teacher, who was marvellous.

She gave me books to read David Watson's Is Anyone There? was particularly influential - and after a few months I'd decided that Jesus was who he said he was, and had to be taken seriously as God's son so I became a Christian. It was a very straight forward decision. I prayed with my teacher and the curate from her local church. It was all very low key but I remember feeling really happy.

Learning to be much more certain about much less I went home and told my parents what I'd done, and they thought if she's a Christian today, she'll be a Buddhist tomorrow and a Hindu the next day. I think they were scared I was involved in some sort of cult, and they were quite upset that I'd had to go somewhere else

for my moral teaching, which is how they saw it. But a few months later my father said, he supposed I'd want to go to church, which was to me just extraordinary because he allowed it.

I was baptised and confirmed at the end of my first term at university. My father and my sister came and because I was confirmed by Hugh Montefion who comes from a Jewish background, he spent a while talking to my father about how pleased he was to see him there supporting me in my walk with God, and I think that touched my father greatly.

While I was at university I had to think seriously about what I was going to do next. CYFA ventures gave me a lot of experience with teenagers, and it became apparent (I was praying hard) that though I loved working with teenagers, I didn't think I could face teaching them chemistry and biology, whereas I could cope with younger children in large groups, so I did primary teacher training and for four years taught in a little village school in Clyst St Mary just outside Exeter.

When I moved down to Exeter I started going to thelocal anglican church where a friend of mine was the curate. One day we were chatting on the phone and I said I very much enjoyed teaching but I wanted to work with people of all ages and I couldn't stay at Clyst St Mary's for the rest of my life. Graham asked whether I had ever thought of getting ordained, and I said well, yes, along with being a concert pianist and a fireman!

And actually when I put the phone down I suddenly felt excited. But I thought it was a big enough shock for my parents

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Lakshmi Deshpande when I became a Christian. Now if I were to turn round and say I want to be a Christian minister would that really be fair on them.

I prayed really hard and said 'Lord, I don't want to do this if it's going to break up the family.'

I went home and said, Imight one day, possibly, be ordained I mean, I had no idea how you went about it! And they said, well that was nice. I could have said I was going to be an astro-

naut and they'd have said that's nice! So I asked what they really thought, because it's not something I wanted to do if they were not behind me. And they said they actually thought it would be a good thing for me. I took my religion very seriously, it had positive benefits for me so they backed me! I explained that being ordained for me would mean spending my whole life helping those who do know Christ to get to know him better

and helping those who don't know Christ to come to know him for the first time. Thatwould be my life's work. What Iwould be paid for. And they asked, "Isn't that what every Christian minister does?"

And so thought, 'Right Lord, if I ever get ordained, please, at my ordination service, can my parents and brother and sister be Christians.' Not so much bargaining with God as just saying He is the most fantastic - the reason I live. Everything was working out so well that! would just love my family, the people I love most, to know Him. It's incredibly painful when the reason I live isn't understood by those I love. Yes, they're very, very special people.

Wycliffe Hall has been terribly important because I've got to know God better in a way that I couldn't have when I was still working. It's also caused me to question things a great deal.

David Winter has got a lovely phrase: he reckons he's much more certain about much less and! suppose that's what I'm beginning to learn as well.

Helen House, where! had my placement last year, showed me a lot about that. We are taught about proclaiming the gospel, and that's essential, but what happens when you're dealing with children who are so severely handicapped that you can't elicit a response in the way that one can in a comfortable, middle-class church? What about dealing with parents or staff who are working terribly hard all the time? What does Jesus mean in those situations?

Until about ten months ago I thought of myself as English and that's it. But part of the course here involves a week in Plaistow looking at race and culture. I actually found that week incredibly difficult. We were working in a predominantly Asian environment and it made me question my own culture. Was I really English?

Because I don't look it. But I

wasn't Asian because I don't feel or sound it. I think the challenge is to show that Christ is relevant regardless of your culture, but to affirm that culture and not divorce people from everything they have ever known.

The Lord's awfully good at letting me know what he wants me to do Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth. She has four arms and I think she sits on a lotus flower. !'m very pleased! didn't change my name because at the time ! became a Christian, one of the things that upset my mother was that when people back home in Madras became Christians, they would often change their names and renounce their families. ! think it's terribly important to say, I'm still your daughter but I'm a Christian and my first duty is to the Lord. And OK, Lakshmi might be the goddess of wealth and prosperity to Hindus but that isn't a problem for me or for God. !'d like to go back to Africa again, to travel generally, and! absolutely adore children.

Sometimes! long to be married, and sometimes ! am aware that I enjoy my independence very much.! think my main ambition is to see my family really know and love God.! haven't got ajob lined up yet, but the Lord's awfully good at letting me know what he wants me to do at the right time and ! have just got to wait on him.

Lakshmi Deshpa,de is a third year student at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford.

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SURVEY dissatisfaction expressed by clergy at the quantity and/or quality of their music training at theological college.

Alarmingly little time and money were being spent on developing musical resources. Typically a church's annual budget for purchasing music was less than 20 pence per member of the electoral roll. In over a third of the churches the total time spent per year in discussion between the priest and the musical director was an hour or less. (Responses elsewhere in the questionnaires provided additional evidence of the two parties' failure to communicate with each other.) However, where meetings were taking place, both parties in general found them to be helpful. At only one church in three was the musical director a member of the Church Council; at only one in four churches was there a working group for worship, and at only one in ten a working group for music. Also somewhat alarming was the fact that at only one church in six had there been more than one suitable candidate when the present musical director was appointed. At only one church in six did the director have any form of written contact; one director simply wrote: "Until death!".

Apart from all-male choirs (where numbers were declining), membership of choirs had been maintained in the most recent threeyear period, the average being seven males and nine females.

The disturbing state of our church music St Paul teaches us that we should sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in our hearts (Colossians 3:16). However, what he does not tell us is to whom we should look for guidance in selecting our songs - the clergy or the musicians?

For 30 years I have been a regular worshipper, sometimes in the choir, sometimes in the congregation. In many churches I have seen music cease to be a force for unity, and become instead an occasion for division with disastrous consequences for all concerned. My evangelical friends may well argue that the root cause of such division is sin. In a sense, no doubt, they are right, but is the matter quite as straightforward as that?

by Robin Rees, All Saints', Didcot Throughout the history of Christianity there have been conflicting views on the use of music in worship. Should all the music sung during a service be within the grasp of the least musical person present or, at the other extreme, should it be left solely in the hands of the musicians? If someone normally listens to, let us say, BBC Radio 1 ,how will he/she respond in church to a musical diet of Radio 3 - or vice versa?

Since the mid- 1960s, the music of worship in all denominations has been changing rapidly, largely as a result of what has come to be known as an 'explosion' of hymn writing. Technology has played its part through the media of radio, television, disc, cassette and, indeed, photocopying. In the 'crater' of the explosion many new hymnals have appeared. This upheaval has been compounded in the Church of England by a major overhaul of the liturgy through the ASB, bringing in its wake a number of new musical settings.

The Church's concern with the issue of music is emphasised by the series of reports commissioned by the Archbishops and published in 1922, 1951 and 1992. Before the most recent commission was announced,! was already conducting my own survey of church music in, and with the encouragement of, the Diocese of Oxford.

The project was in response to a disturbing number of reports that I had read in the national and church press concerning a worsening of relationships between clergy and church organists.

Questionnaires were distributed to the priest/minister-in-charge and musical director (organist) at 300 churches in twelve varied

Illustration by Madeleine R.Parker from Have you heard our Choir?by Reg Frary, Norheimsund Books and Cards, Button Latimer near Kettering,£2.50 deaneries. They sought information firstly on respondents' personal backgrounds and general attitudes, and secondly, on respondents' perceptions of the situation at their church, and of each other.

The response rate of over 74% to my 20-page questionnaires was encouraging, since it implied that the question of music in worship was being taken seriously. This high rate, combined with the fact that in several important respects the Oxford Diocese is a statistically 'average' one, suggests that the conclusions drawn from the survey may reasonably be applied to the Church of England as a whole.

Very few directors and none of the clergy had taken any formal qualification in church music Rather less encouraging, however, were some of the responses.

There appeared to be very little common ground between clergy and musical directors. The clergy had little knowledge of, or ability in, music (50% had never attended music lessons, while a further 25% had not progressed beyond Grade 2- the average for directors lying between Grades 6 and 8). In the same way, the directors' knowledge of theology was very limited. Moreover, there seemed to be little desire to develop this common ground, both parties expressing little interest in either church-related musical associations or discussion groups. Added to this, very few directors and none of the clergy had taken any formal qualification in church music (that is, one involving anything other than purely technical ability), nor did either party see much value in one. Especially noteworthy, however, was the

Music should be an aid to worship, not an impediment to it I asked both parties to specify how satisfied they were with the use of music in their church's services, and also to assess the levels of musical satisfaction of various hypothetical members of the congregation. In particular, both parties felt that a worshipper possessing an interest in serious music would be at a distinct disadvantage in many of the services. If these perceptions are correct, and I believe they are, this is a serious matter. Admittedly thirty. years ago the Church of England may have had too much of a middle-class approach to its worship and music. Now the musical pendulum seems in danger of swinging too far in the opposite direction. Music should be an aid to worship, not an impediment to it, and this should be our aim for all types of worshipper.

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As Christians we are taught that it is our duty to 'spread the Good News'. But it isn't always easy to introduce God into the conversation without seeming self-righteous. And if we do manage it how do we react if someone tells us they are quite happy without God, thank you?

The 1994 CCBI Lent Course has been designed for people wrestling with problems like these. Over five weeks small groups made up of 'enquirers', 'questioners' and committed Christians will be asked to 'Have Another Look' at Christianity. The emphasis will be on helping Christians to reach out-sensitively to people with little or no church background and on the care needed when people are taking their first steps in faith.

To help those groups which have not been able to find their own 'enquirer' or 'questioner', we have interviewed an atheist, an agnostic and a 'don't know' on your behalf.

Lent 9.4 packs cost £5.95 and are available from the Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland, Inter-Church House, 35-41 Lower Marsh, London SE! 7RL. The packs include a booklet (for group leaders), Bible passages, invitation cards, prayer cards, an assessment form and a questionnaire. The booklet alone costs £2.50.

I sometimes wonder if I'm missing out' I had a relatively religious upbringing. I was made to go to church because my mother thought it was a 'good idea'. But I went under sufferance. I was eventually confirmed and I even became a choir boy.

I did it to keep the peace at home I think. I was too young to form any opinion of my own about God. For years I was too busy to think about it But I'm 40 now and in the last five years I have been thinking more and more about it . I'm relatively successful in my career as an accountant and relatively affluent, but it doesn't seem to be enough somehow. It goes through my mind regularly whether there is more to life than this current existence.

I hope I'm not just hedging my bets but I don't think I am. There has been no particular catalyst but I just seem to feel a sense of emptiness. It could be my time of life. I've known some people of my own age who have died over the last few years so I suppose I'm feeling more

mortal. About two years ago it was coming up to Christmas and I felt really fed up and I wanted to go to church. So I went and found it really reassuring. But some people treat going to church like going to Marks and Spencers. I don't think that's right. I don't want to go for the wrong reason.

Sometimes I find it hard to square our high technology world with the existence of a higher being. In the Westit's as though man can control almost everything and has no need of God. Once upon a time I would have dismissed the idea of God, but now I find myself wondering what we are here for? A lot of my wife's friends are committed Christians and they seem genuinely at peace. Ijust wonder if I'm missing out.

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I got married in a church, for my parents more than anything else. My Mum goes to church on Sundays but I don't think she goes to find Jesus or any of that stuff; she goes to find her friends!

I don't believe in God. Well, I cannot say I don't because I don't know if He exists. lam an agnostic which means that I don't know if He's there or not.

I suppose I will be frightened of dying when I reach 80-something, but now I am too young to think about it: I'm living, I'm alive, that's very important isn't it? I don't feel the necessity of having a god. The whole point of my life is what I'm getting from it, not what I'm going to get afterwards.That doesn't interest me at all. I read a lot and that fulfills my intellectual and spiritual needs. I find the philosophy in church too simplistic. I've met people who never went to church and then suddenly they have a problem and they go to church. I think that's sad because it makes me think they're not strong enough to get over their problems by other means.

Amparo Harrison Amparo is married to an Englishman and lives in Oxfordshire

I had a lovely education at a Roman Catholic convent but when I was 15 my father died and I needed to decide whether or not God existed. I started going to confirmation classes but it was at that point that I found I was unable to believe in God. I spent some time grieving about my decision, and when people talk about 'lapsed Christians' and 'non churchgoers' I get very upset. I am a non-believer through a postive intellectual decision. The church as a physical building is part of my cultural heritage and one of the sadnesses for someone who doesn't believe in God is that they don't enter churches and churches are lovely places to be. But I didn't get married in church because I wouldn't abuse the belief system of others.

I've never waivered in my disbelief of the existence of God and I don't think I will change until the end of my days. On the other hand I'm enormously interested in someone like Malcolm Muggeridge who became a Roman Catholic in old age. I also have tremendous memories of spiritual experiences like saying the Stations of the Cross at school. I also have to admit to one weakness. I sing and I have sung Stainer's Crucifixion and Mozart's Reqiuem and as I stand there singing those beautiful words my conscience pricks me and I know I shouldn't be singing what I don't believe.

If I had to fit into a particular '-ism', it would be humanism. The miracle to me is that we are conscious. I don't believe it is God-given or that it

continues in another place after death, but I think it's quite wonderful. There is a sense of warmth about being part of society and embedded in that is the beginning of morals and justice because you see yourself as part of society long-term.

I don't have a notion of evil.

There are always human reasons why things happen and the way to deal with them is not to sideline them but to understand why they happen.

Recently I have felt offended by the idea that lam regarded as a lapsed Christian by Christians who don't accept that I have a firm belief that there is no God. The Church needs to consider that there are people who are going to continue to be outside the Church and are going to be part of society. If we are going to move forward we have to understand Christianity doesn't have a monopoly of morals.

Jenni Thackwray

Jenni Thackwray lives near Aylesbury and has three children. She is an Advisor and Guidance Tutorfor the Citizen's Advice Bureau and a parent governor at Lord William's School, Thame.

School-girls talking Sam Adams, Oxford Youth Works' youth worker at Peers Upper School, Littlemore, asked three 14 -15 year old girls why they didn't go to church.

"I don't believe in God. Church is boring. I last went when I was about ten and I was chucked out for chewing and laughing."

(Maxine) "I used to go to church when I was little. My aunt took me but I don't have the time now and I can find other more important things to do." (Sharon) "I don't go to church because my family aren't Christians. I have never been asked to go to church or anything. I don't know if I believe in God or not. I think there is a God because people wouldn't believe it if it was nothing." (Kim)

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COMMENT EDITORIAL Light in our darkness The Year of the Family hasn't got off to a very good start has it. First a broadside at the nativity story from the Bishop of Durham, next a steady trickle of stories of lax morals in high places and then even poor Romeo and Juliet pulled off their romantic pedestal and consigned to the rubbish bin of political correctness. And that quite apart from the fire and the floods and the earthquakes and the arctic blasts.

In fact we're in such an awful mess that it isn't any wonder that moralists of every political and religious persuasion are rushing into print with yet another version of 'back to basics' to stop the moral rot.

For Christians of course don't have the monopoly of morality as Jenni Thackwray pointsout on page 7 of this issue. In fact the clarity and strength of her humanist view point cuts right through our stutterings about what we do or do not believe to the heart of the question "What do we as Christians have to offer toasociety on the brink of moral anarchy?"

And the answer of course is not church buildings or synods, not committees or reports, not even good works. For as Christians we pin our hope not on the things of this world, valuable as they sometimes may be, but upon our faith in a Saviour who has promised that when we turn to Him no situation is ever beyond hope, no sinner beyond forgiveness and no society so morally bankrupt that it cannot be redeemed. That is the light we can bring to this darkness. That is our only back to basics. That is our good news. And the time has come to proclaim it unashamedly and to pray fervently that our message will be heard.

Christine Zwart

IT'S TIME TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE

David Winter, Bishop's Officer for Evangelism, reports on the Decade of Evangelism and looks at some of the events planned in the Diocese under the umbrella of 'On Fire'. from full-scale united 'missions' The Decade of Evangelism was to one-off open-air parties, launched in January 1991, so marches, concerts or displays. it's now into its fourth year. It The idea is a simple one: the ends, by the way, at Advent in Holy Spirit came at Pentecost to the year 2000! All along we had fill the Church with his life, to decided, in the Oxford Diocese, 'set it on fire'. We want to witthat 1994 and 1995 would be the ness to those around us that that years when we would 'go pubsame Spirit is still at work. lic' and try to give evangelism a Many areas are also planning higher profile. In that sense, the missions to be held this year or moment of truth has come. in 1995. Among the places As it happens, our own plans where plans are well advanced have coincided with the launch are Aylesbury, Abingdon, Great of a national initiative called Missenden, Newport Pagnell, 'On Fire'. This is a scheme, Oxford, Reading and Witney. supported by leaders of all the All of these are ecumenical main churches, to make Penteprojects, most of them supported cost 1994 a time of public celby almost all the churches in the ebration. area, and usually involving AnThe Holy Spirit glicans, Roman Catholics, Free came to fill the Church, independent and Church with life 'house' churches.

The Oxford Mission also into 'set it on fire' cludes the Orthodox church in Like everything to do with the city. This fits in with our the Decade, it is up to local original intention - that whatchurches to take the initiative ever we did within this Diocese and decide what is most approshould be local and ecumenical. priate for them. The organisers We have also said that the have simply said. "Here's a good Decade can only be effective if idea. We'll arrange some nait is a matter of serious and betional publicity under the slolieving prayer. This year there gan 'On Fire', and provide leafare two specific ways in which lets if you want them... but it's churches within the Diocese can up to local groups to plan their focus their prayers for mission. own way of celebrating."

The first is a Diocesan 'Prayer Many areas of the Oxford Mission', rather like the one Diocese had already planned that launched the national events for Pentecost, ranging 'Springboard' initiative. Then

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Abandoning the bus they have used in previous years (see Frank Blackwell's picture above) Churches in Abingdon will be running the radio stationfrom a building loaned by Trinity Church.

The project is supported by the Churches' Media Trust which is lending the transmitter and other basic equipment, and funding so far has come from Abingdon church members. The station Bishop Michael Marshall and Canon Michael Green visited every cathedral in England for a service of prayer towards the evangelisation of our land.

In the Oxford initiative, the Bishop of Oxford will be visiting all the deaneries in the Diocese between April 12 -21 for a similar service. Details will be sent to every church.

Many churches are seeing genuine growth Then a number of parishes are supporting 'Prayers at Noon'- a scheme in which Christians from all churches are invited to join in prayer at noon on a weekday.

In Thame, for instance, the meetings will be on Wednesdays in the Town Hall. You can find out more about this project from NOON, P0 Box 63, Worksop, Notts S80 3XA. People often ask me 'how is the Decade going?' At one level, that's an unanswerable question, because no-one but God knows what is really going on in the hearts and lives of people. But if the question is about church growth then! think we can all be

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encouraged. There were plenty of people - including the then Religious Affairs Correspondent of The Times - who said, when the Decade was launched, that it was doomed to failure.

In the event, there is no doubt that many churches, and notably the Church of England, have begun to give evangelism a serious place on their agenda. In this Diocese, literally thousands of lay people have taken part in courses or study days on faithsharing. And many churches, through the thoughtful, faithful, consistent work and witness of all their members, are seeing genuine growth in numbers and in depth.

Perhaps that helps to account for the fascinating fact revealed

in the Church of England's annual statistics, that for the first time in 15 years there has been a rise in the number of Confirmation candidates.

In this Diocese, I know, that rise is very substantial, and shows that young and older people are being attracted to the Christian faith. Because many of our congregations have a high average age this growth will take some time before it begins to show itself in the figures for church membership and weekly attendance, which at the moment are more or less steady.

But God still has a purpose for the Church, and the Decade has helped many of us to discern afresh one important part of it: "Go... and make disciples..."

Celebration for Pentecost The Archbishop of Canterbury has joined other Church leaders in encouraging major events to celebrate Pentecost 1994 'On Fire'. As part of this initiative a 'Celebration for Pentecost' with Holy Communion will be held on Thursday May 26 at 8pm in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. The preacher will be the Right Revd Simon Barrington-Ward, Bishop of Coventry and the Bishop of Oxford will preside at the Eucharist. It is hoped that representatives from parishes and deaneries throughout the Diocese will come to this unique celebration. There will be further details in a future DOOR or you can ring the Revd Don Brewin: 0296 82068.

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LETTERS DON'T BLAME THE COMMISSIONERS I have heard much comment about on the lost millions of the Church Commissioners, and I read Where has all the money gone?

(November DOOR) with interest (if that's not a dirty word).

Five years ago my wife and I used £50,000 of our own money, supplemented with a mortgage, to buy a house. The experience of it being on the market for the last year without selling has convinced us that we have lost at least £20,000 of this.

I've no quarrel with the recommendations described in your article, but I'm in no position to criticise the Commissioners am I? Property has been a very good investment for a considerable period. We should consider ourselves lucky to have been supported by the Commissioners for so long. It may even do us good to have to be self-sufficient.

Tim Edwards Earley, Reading

Tolerance not schism I was brought up in a non-conformist church. For jears I was given to understand that Roman Catholics were in outer darkness.

As I matured and realised that many of my friends were Roman Catholics, I saw that not only were they quite normal as people but that they, like other Christians, were striving to obtain Christ's Kingdom on Earth.

Then I became aware of the strong bigotry in my own church and I looked around for a more tolerant one.

Eventually after a period of agnosticism, close to atheism, I was brought to the Church of England. I found (and still do) that I cringed at such 'popery' as altars, priests, crucifixes and so on. But I gritted my teeth and took these on board in my every day worship realising that other members of the congregation found these things helpful in their worship.

Lam still angry at the audacity of the heirs of those who infiltrated these Catholic symbols into the Church of England. But now in particular Lam angry that those who have inflicted on us these high church values should now protest at those who wish to have a woman minister.

Why should a woman who is called, not be able to participate fully in the ministry of the church? As to a woman acting as a priest, as a non-conformist

by upbringing, I cannot see that he who celebrates at communion is more important than the person who preaches the word of Christ. We do believe that the word of Christ is living and as real today as it was 2,000 years ago. If a woman can feed us His living word then surely she can also celebrate the communion.

It must be the preparation of the communicants that matters, not the preparation of the communion.

I feel those of my reciprocal belief have been silent while those at the 'high' end have been shouting from the rafters. I have written so that others will realise that while some find the imposition of women 'Priests' an effrontery, those at the other extreme have put up with things which offend them in everyday worship in order to keep our great tradition of a wide and tolerant church working to the glory of God. We need tolerance - not schism.

William K Hamilton High Wycombe

Church House staff With the Parish Share rising year after year, and now the promise of cuts to come as well in the Diocesan budget, it is tempting and easy for Us in the parishes to have a tilt at Them at Diocesan Church House, and in more even remote places. And of course They cannot say much

in their own defence.

As a very ordinary parish priest, may I put another side of the case? All of Them are also parishioners in their own local churches; no doubt mOst, oral!, of Them are PCC members, churchwardens, or parish treasurers; and therefore They must understand and sympathise with Our problems, since each of Them is also one of Us. Whenever I have dealings with any of the staff at Diocesan Church House, not to mention bishops and archdeacons, I always feel that I have been listened to by a professional who understands and cares, and is prepared to take trouble to help me. I may not always get the answer! should like - though usually! do: but if not, I always know that there is a good reason.

Parish ministry, I believe, is the front line of the work of the Church of England: but it depends heavily on the support of the administrators and the hierarchy, and I for one am very grateful that in this Diocese that support is given so unfailingly. Thank God for Them!

Revd Piers Nash-Williams All Saints Ascot

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We should no longer merely be co-operating. The time has come for positive commitment to one another. We are assured this does not mean being asked to give up our denominational traditions. Quite the reverse. Many of these differences are rich and

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1994 can be the time for more sharing: of people; of premises and of money. Such concerns should appear as a matter of course on every church meeting agenda. It may be appropriate to stand back and ask what we believe God's pupose was in making our church the neighbour of the other churches nearby and how those churches view us as fellow Christians.

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A Message from Bishop Winston Statistics show that unemployment is highest in this area. We also top the bill as far as figures for illiteracy among young people are concerned. At a recent strategic planning meeting it was agreed that the Diocese once again look seriously at the area of education. In the past we were involved and we owned schools. The government education policies as well as economic pressures brought on the demise of our schools. But things are happening again and the most important is the reopening of Tigerkloof. Tigerkloof is a sad memorial to the stupidity of Verwoerdian (Apartheid) politics.

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at the beginning. Despite the fact that we are in a drought stricken area with its consequent high unemployment; despite the fact that big business concerns are shutting down their operations; despite all this there is a breath of fresh air blowing through our Church.

Members are feeling more and more that it is "their Church".

They are doing something about empowering the ministry of their Church, both financially and spiritually. We are rapidly abandoning our poor relation consciousness. We have decided to movt away from the cap-in-hand attitude. We have discovered that wit have our own rich resources. We have people of quality and als there is enough money around as our recent Diocesan Audit revealed.

People must change their attitudes and we thank God that that

"You must obey the Bishop." With these words Bishop Winston of Kimberley and Kuruman invited me, without warning, to address a congregation of about a thousand people. During my visit to the Diocese in May last year I got used to making impromptu speeches. The welcome and love from the black, coloured and white people of the Diocese made a deep impression

future will be when a black majority government takes office.

Will the black people be given back the land that was taken from them? How does repentance and forgiveness work in such a highly charged situation?

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Bishop Winston has already made quite a mark on our new Companion Diocese in the North Cape of South Africa. He is proud to be a PG - 'prison graduate' of Robben Island through defiance of the apartheid regime. This is an experience he shares with Nelson Mandela and other emerging leaders of the new South Africa, as well as with parish priests in his own Diocese. He is the first black African bishop of the Diocese and is determined to encourage the majority of black Anglicans to take their full part in the life of the Bishop Winston's new ministry coincides with a period of upheaval and change for the country.

As the elections in April draw near, many questions are being asked about the future. For Kimberley and Kuruman a big concern is over the future of Bophuthatswana which is one of the homelands designated by the apartheid system. It is expected that the homelands will be taken back into South Africa, but will 'Bop', the most self-sufficient, go with them?

White people wonder what their

All smiles after the Eucharist atStJohn'son an outstation on the Botswana border mainly by black clergy including people had begun to believe what a few self-supporting priests.

The System said to them and to Many of the parishes have remote admit, "Yes, we are less than huoutstations where the continuing man because we are not white." ministry of the Church is in the All this is changing - though it care of lay ministers. Some outwill take generations to heal the stations may only receive a visit wounds. Bishop Winston and his from the priest once a month.

Diocese are determined to bring Oxford can learn a lot from the the love of God into a post-apartway lay leaders are raised up and heid South Africa. Their slogan the devotion and pastoral care is, "The Spirit is Moving!" offered in these remote communities.

How we can forge Any visitor to Kimberley and closer links Kuruman would be impressed by 1 Bishop Winston and his wife, the worship in the black churches.

Nomahlubi,will visit the Oxford Much depends on the singing and Diocese for two weeks this sumdancing which often starts an hour mer. A programme is being prebefore the service. The length of pared for them to travel round the the service is of little concern.

Diocese and meet as many people The Mothers' Union are a force as possible. to be reckoned with. These 2. Parish to Parish Links. There women have a major role in carare limited opportunities for links ing for the children, running the to take place between Kimberley home and working in the fields. and Kuruman and either parishes In worship they gather in their ordeaneries in Oxford. Both Bishuniforms (white blouses, black ops are keen that the links should skirts and hats) and lead the singbe as personal as possible - exing. Their secret weapon is the

changing information about tht joys and sorrows of each parish photographs, arranging visits to people from both parishes etc The links are not primarily abou money but about learning thi Christian life from each other.

3. Special Projects. An Oxfon parish or deanery may be inter ested in supporting a new train ing venture. Kimberley ant Kuruman are developing a train ing establishment for young peo pie called Tiger kloof. This need special equipment and instruc tors. Can we help with this ver, practical project?

4. Priests. Kimberley ant Kuruman are not only very shot of clergy but have no money ti pay more. Do we have clerg' who can be 'lent' for a year? Ar there newly retired clergy in th Oxford Diocese who would giv perhaps three years ministry 8 South Africa? House and loc transport would be provided.

5. Lay adminstrators. Bisho: Winston would be interested ti know of people from the busines world who could give a fe months in South Africa. The Di ocesan adminstration team i thinly spread.

6. Regular prayer. Our link Die cese produces a calendar ofprayc similar to our own. Ways are bc ing explored of making prayc requests known in the Oxfor Diocese.

7. Oxford Link Committee. monitoring group has bee formed to promote this link. It i important that our contacts wit Kimberley and Kuruman shoul be channelled through this corr mittee especially as projects at set up.

If your parish or deanery woul like further information, pleas contact the Link committee chait man, the Revd Graham Smi') Team Rector of Kidlington, Mary's Rectory, 19 Mill Stree Kidlingion, Oxford OX52EE. Ti 0865 372230. Fax 0865 37801

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OUR KIMBERLEY AND KURUMAN LINK ITH OXFORD is already beginning. To this end our annual Diocesan Family Weekend over Ascensiontide is becoming an important feature in the life of the Diocese. It is an opportunity to get together, to learn from each other through workshops, and to raise funds through 'umjikelo' (gift of money) as parishes bring their contributions towards the Development Fund.

The Church of God in this area is in good heart. We are determined to play a role in the Province and to be seen as giving' rather than being on the receiving end. We hope to extend this role beyond the Province and so we are grateful that we can have a special link with' the Diocese of Oxford. We pray that our role in this relationship will also be a giving one.

Through exchange of people, initially, we wish to share, to encourage and be encouraged and to learn from one another.

We have lots to gain from the relationship with Oxford and similiarly, we have much to give. To mention but one thing - to share the exciting and vibrant forms of lively African worship.

We pray for God's blessing on our links with the Diocese of Oxford.

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by George Pressly, Kimberley and Kuruman Link Chairman We here regard the link relationship with the Diocese of Oxford as a wonderful opportunity to make the people of your Diocese more familiar with the work of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman.

This Diocese is made up of a large part of the Northern Cape Province, stretching from Mafikeng in the north to Richmond in the south, and from Kimberley next to the OFS border to Pofadder in the west. It is vast (150,000 square miles) and and thinly populated and economically poor, although there are important diamond and copper mines and vast deposits of manganese, asbestos, time, gypsum and other materials.

The distances between villages and towns are great, and many Anglican communities feel isolated and lonely. Most of the hundreds of churches were started by priests from Britain in the last 120 years.

The 35 or so priests face loneliness, poverty and much discouragement. The half-million people live in an area one and a half times the area of the United Kingdom.

Many parochial units have several outstations with the result that visits by the clergy are usually in the order of once a month or so. We have an army of catechists, local preachers, servers, and councillors.

The Mothers' Union is quite strong in most parishes and there are Anglican Womens' Fellowship (AWF) branches in many centres.

There are great contrasts between, for example, the Cathedral in Kimberley, which is very like an English parish church and isolated stations in the far north such as Pomfret and Ganyesa, which are inhabited by Tswana and very few Whites. The great majority of the members of the Church have Tswana as their 'home' language; some of them can speak Afrikaans as well, and perhaps a little English.

In the early days of the Diocese (which was established in 1911) medical missions like Batlharos and Glenred were an important part

of the Church's witness but such places are now State-run. For many years much Black and Coloured education was in the hands of Anglican clergy and teachers, but nowadays the Church has hardly any direct say in education. The forced secularisation of Black and Coloured schools left the Diocese with a confused attitude to their role in the communities.

It is my belief that the link with Oxford could have benefits for both Dioceses. The people of the Church in Oxford could be exposed to the challenge of our work in the midst of poverty and isolation, while the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman could be helped by visiting priests and laymen with special skills, and by advice and guidance to make our work more effective.

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Our annual conference is held in a different Archdeaconry each year. At these conferences we have competitions and displays of needlework and handcraft and there are guest speakers.

In this Diocese we view Aids in a very serious light. Consequently we have workshops where this killer - disease is discussed and where ways and means are found to bring it to the notice of our young people.

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During the year we studied 'Women of the Old Testament'. At the end of the year we had a Bible quiz and many of the ladies took part in it. They enjoyed it tremendously and found it most exciting. Another project was 'Scrapbook on the Sacraments' of the Church. Most of the branches took part in that too.

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More about our K and K Link Man Canon George Pressly was appointed Chairman of the Kimberley and Kuruman end of the Link in 1993. Canon Pressly is the grandson of John Smith Pressly of Aberdeen who came to South Africa in 1881 to start a boys and girls school in the Cape. He himself has been actively involved in education in South Africa and after serving his curacy at St Augustine's Kimberley he joined the staff of Kimberley Boys High where he was head of English and History for many years. He became Rector of Barkly West and Kimberley South besides being involved in the building and restoration of many churches. He has also been a manager of several Coloured Schools in the Diocese and one of them, Longlands, was renamed the GN Pressly School in 1978 in his honour.

George Pressly has also been active in politics and local government first in the United party opposed to the National Party Government and latterly in the PFP and Democractic Parties. He is at present representing the DP in negotiating the transfer of power in local government to multiracial structures.

As Oxford is an ancient and highly-developed Diocese, the first step would probably have to be arranging visits from Oxford by clergy and laymen who would be able to provide correction, guidance and injection of expertise.

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KIMBERLEY AND KURUMAN LINK H IGHWAY The monthly newspaper of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman is called Highway. It has been published continuously for 53 years during which the format has changed a few times and the Editor many times.

The editorship seems to have been a bit of a hot potato which not many people wanted to hold for very long! Since 1985 Canon Vic Spencer has combined this job with being Diocesan Secretary!

Treasurer and Rector of a parish 200 km out of town.

Highway with a circulation of 2,300 copies, is read in most English-speaking countries and has often been described as the best diocesan newspaper in the Church of the Province of South Africa.

Another frequent comment is that the paper has a good balance between Diocesan, Provincial and world news. To achieve this, Vic has to do an enormous amount of reading and culling from both Church and secular newspapers and magazines from around the world. In addition to this he types a lot of the copy, does the layout and makes two trips to the printers, once to deliver the copy and the second time to deliver the layouts. This is all in a day's work for Vic who doesn't say much but gets things done. In fact it will be sad day for Kimberley and Kuruman when Vic decides to drop the potato.

E.Powell, Assistant Editor

More about an African Diocese where Church life is both hard and uplifting

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All change at Mafikeng

St Cyprian r Cathedral, Kimberley

Drawing water at a remote outstation The Light Show the way, Lord Jesus; We need to know your way, not ours; To us impart the path the path of truth the path of love the path of humble following Into your light.

1'Jiis prayer was written by The

Dancing in the Kalahari Desert

Right Revd Philip Wheeldon, a former Bishop of Kirnberles' Kurwnan.

St John's is situated in the Northern Cape in the town of Mafikeng which is part of Bophuthatswana. The Parish celebrated 106 years of ministry in 1993.

In the past St John's was the church for the predominantly white community with a few 'coloureds'. However one can now truly say that St John's is representative of the whole population. The fact that the Group Areas Law was not adopted in Bophuthatswana probably contributed to this.

About 15 years ago the attendance was 20-30 people.

Now the average attendance for

the 7.30am service is 60 with 120 at the 9.30am. The two services developed because some people prefer a more traditional service while others enjoy a more relaxed way of worship.

The Sunday school is well organised with over 100 children and dedicated teachers. The youth group only started a few years ago (in the past children left to continue their schooling in other centres in Kimberley, Johannesburg and Vryburg).

They are a small group, but very committed and form a very special part of the parish. Other groups include the Care Group

which concentates on the sick and elderly and brought to us the vision of the hospice which is now being established.

As we are a scattered congregation we need ways of keeping in contact. Once a quarter a newsletter is published reporting on parish activities and including teaching material.

There are many different views about the music and we are looking at ways of accommodating this diversity. This is just one of the challenges we face in the future. It is only through the power of God that we will be able to meet them.

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Our total number of souls at a mere estimate is 3,000!

Our worship is warm and uplifting. The language used is Tswana. It all takes place within the official liturgy. The 'Peace' takes up about half an hour with real meaningful greetings and much dancing an experience I thoroughly enjoy.

The church's organisations include the Mothers' Union, Anglican Women's Fellowship, St Mary's Guild, St Martha's Guild, the Choir, the Servers Guild, the LayministerGuild and more recently, the formation of the very powerful, exuberant and charismatic Amadondana or the St Bernard's Mezeki Men's Society.

Fund-raising is in progress for the building of suitable clergy housing. When that is in place we pray that a priest may be found.

Denis Jacobs, Archdeacon

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Many of the villagers have catThe foundation of the church tle which are kept at 'kraals' in built by the Revd EA Irwin still various places within the area. exists and is easily visible.

There is a very modem hosThe parish has seven pital, good schools and stores chapelries. The lay-leadership and a water reticulation scheme is good and reliable. They are has recently been put into place. visited for Mass bi-monthly. The

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BOOKS Journey through Lent

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Keith Lamdin suggests some books that will help us to grow in faith Lent is not just the time to give up, but the time to take on something that will help us grow in our faith. Try a book this Lent.

The Archbishop's Lent Book Mary's Song is by Elaine Storkey (Fount, £4.99). There are 14 chapters with thoughts on Luke 1.35-55 and discussion questions. Each chapter is easy to read and thought provoking and well worth it, but in the end for me it was all a little bland and pious. All the sharp social and political edge of the Magnificat, so finely honed for us by Christians in other parts of the world is missing. Also it's difficult to know what to do with 14 chapters in the six weeks and 46 days of Lent.

The Unlocking by Adrian Plass is subtitled 'God's escape plan for frightened people' (BRF,4.99). Adrian Plass knows about fear so there are no glib or easy solutions here. That makes it an intelligent and helpful book. Basing each day on a passage from the Bible,

it's a chatty and down-to-earth book you could lend to friends.

Lent for Busy People - Good News for a bad and beautiful world is edited

by Shelagh Brown (BRF ,£4.99). There is a daily Bible passage and thought as well as discussion questions each week for groups. Shelagh Brown has also contacted famous people who are Christians and asked them to choose the Bible passage and do the thought.

Oh God Why? A Journey through LentforBruisedPilgrims (BRF, £9.99) is a three hour double cassette of Gerard Hughes reading from his book of the same title. Based on the best seller, these daily devotions are excellent, combining the deeply spiritual with social and political comment. For anybody who has a daily journey in the car, this tape is a must.

The Revd Keith Lamdin is Secretary of the Diocesan Board of Stewardship Training, Education and Ministry. BRF : Bible Reading Fellowship.

COPING WITH FOOD PROBLEMS Many people struggle with food and weight and in Beyond Chaotic Eating (Marshall Pickering £4.99) Helena Wilkinson encourages readers to look at the underlying issues. Food is the symbol of an eating disorder - the only part of life over which the anorexic feels in control, the only thing which (it is felt) might assuage the overwhelming hunger of the bulimic, a tranquillizer in the pain of life for a compulsive eater. Slotting into a specific category is not important. I think anyone who "finds food difficult" will relate to various insights and undestand her/him - self better.

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The book stems from his childhood on the family farm, and is rich with authoritative information about the crisis facing the planet, readably reported as observed by a professional journalist. Implicit in it all is his faith as a Baptist. His chapter 'Environmentalism of the Spirit' surveys the past [lack of] Christian commitment to the planet, and present faith resources. A much needed theological shift underlies his statement: "The problem is not our effect on the environment so much as our relationship with the environment."

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It is therefore refreshing and encouraging to read a book by a politician, who is a heartbeat away from the most powerful office in the world, and who demonstrates that a long-term view is essential, and argues passionately for uncomfortable policies.

Al Gore originally wrote Earth in the Balance before Bill Clinton chose him as his running mate, and before the Earth Summit. He added a new preface in September 1992. The new US Administration has yet to achieve much, but it has reversed the George Bush stance on bio-diversity, and Al Gore's recent casting vote in the Senate for the deficit-tackling proposals is in line with the policy for which he argues in the first chapter of Part II of his book.

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HOLIDAYS REFRESHMENT AND RENEWAL ON THE PILGRIM WAY For some, a holiday is a time of total relaxation, spent doing nothing much at all. Others prefer to go walking, climbing, swimming or sailing. Venetia Horton names a few of the many organisations which seek to add a spiritual dimension to your summer

Island Adventures Pilgrim Adventure is an ecumenical Christian movement which takes groups of people to remote places in the UK and Eire. This year excursions are planned in the Lake District (July 9-16), Hebrides (23 July - 5 August), Shetland (13 - 27 August), Wexford, Eire (3- lOSeptember) and Pembrokeshire (14 - 19 September). Tours can include walking, camping and boating; for example in Shetland seeking out the snowy owl in Fetlar and joining in the activities of the Society of our Lady of the Isles; in Eire staying at the Inishbofin island hostel and exploring the Connemara mountains. Costs from £120£280 including accommodation and transport. Ideal for singles.

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Christian Heritage Christian Heritage Holiday Tours this year are August 8-12 and August 22-26. Guests stay

at the College of St Hild and St Bede in Durham, attend seminars and take guided tours to sites of special Christian significance including Holy Island, St Paul's Church, Jarrow and -Durham Cathedral. Trips to the Inner Fame Islands are dependant on the weather! Cost is £165 including full board and private study bedrooms. Write to: Mrs Anne Hodgson, College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham DH 1 1SZ. Tel: 091 374 3064.

The Vine The Vine offers time off from a busy world. Quiet days are spent mostly alone, although some guidance is available at the beginning to help you unwind.

Fellowship days are for listening to God through the Bible, worship and through one another. Teaching days cover topics such as 'Holidays or Holydays?' (May 19th) and 'Listening to Your Story' (Sept 22nd). Teaching days cost £7.50 including lunch. Write to The Vine,4 The Mount, Caversham,

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Hughenden Parish Pilgrimage Thirty-two members of Hughenden Church visited the Holy Land last year led by their vicar, the Revd Canon John Eastgate. They travelled to 'Israel with McCabe Travel (53-55 Balham Hill, London SW12 9DR). Their comments are reprinted by permission of Miss Kathleen Moxham, editor of the Hughenden Parish Magazine.

"Companions, getting to know people: sharing experiences of love and compassion; someone always there to help Michael and ma on a rocky path; Joan and Jane with Mary. All caring for one another," remembers Marjorie Howland "There are always special moments on a pilgrimage . . . I saw Jesus most clearly on the summit of Mount Tabor.... Having climbed up to gaze in awe at the valley beneath and the

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An HMC co-educational school providing education for 11-18 year old pupils set in 218 acres of grounds and founded by John Wesley in 1748. * Boarding and Day * Boys and Girls * Entry at 11, 13 and 16 * Excellent Academic Results * Large Sixth Form * Excellent Facilities * Wide Range of Activities * APS Places, Scholarships & Bursaries available * Christian Foundation

• The School organises an extensive bus service

Our prep school PRIOR'S COURT near Newbury provides day and boarding places for pupils aged 4-13.

• Entrance procedures for 1994 entry held during the Spring term

KINGSWOOD DAY PREP SCHOOL in Bath provides day places for 4-11 year old pupils.

• Government Assisted Places and Scholarships are available (Senior School only)

LOXHAM CHOOL Near Banbury, Oxfordshire SIXTH FORM SCHOLARSHIPS Academic, Music, Art, Design/Technology • We offer scholarships to the value of 50% to boys and girls who are good GCSE candidates to study for 'A' levels. (These can be increased given financial need.)

• 340 in the School; 160 in the Sixth Form • Full careers and higher education guidance • Boarding and day • Excellent boarding, academic and sporting facilities The Scholarship Examinations will be held at the School on

February 21st and 22nd.

Please apply by February 12th.

We are holding an Open Morning on Saturday 5th February, at which there will be seminars for those interested in learning more about the Scholarship Examinations.

For further information about the Open Morning and the Scholarships please ring the Registrar on Banbury (0295) 720206 or write to

Bloxham School, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxon OX 15 4PE. Bioxisani School is a Registered Charity

• Prospectus and further details from: Mr R.V. Peel BSc, Headmaster, Kimbolton Schoo, Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambs PEI OEA

' Huntingdon(0480)

860505

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT THE HEADMASTER'S SECRETARY Fax: 0225423561 Telephone: 0225311627

bE&O2D COULT LADYWOOD ROAD, BESFORD, WORCESTER, WR8 9AQ Founded in 1917 by the Archdiocese of Birmingham

THE ABBEY SCHOOL Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

CHORAL SCHOLARSHIPS

VOICE TRIALS For boys aged 7-9.4 will be held during February 1994 The choristers sing Choral Evensong on weekdays during term, but have not weekend duties and are not required to sing over Christmas. They are, therefore, either day boys or weekly boarders.

Telephone: 0684 294460

THE HORNSBY INTERNATIONAL CENTRE Glenshee Lodge, 261 Trinity Road, London SW18 3SN The Hornsby International Centre offers a wide range of services to people with Specific Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia, and those who wish to teach them, including:

for further details

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* Educational Assessments, concessional certificates, and advice on schools

Missenden Abbey

Weekend courses all year round Easter School

* Specialist individual and group tuition

3 and 4 day courses

* Part-time/intensive/Correspondence Teacher Training

Summer School

Courses in Specific Learning Difficulties/Dyslexia, validated by the College of Preceptors.

Weeks July 31st - Aug 27 1994 Joe our well established and popular courses - learn from first class tutors enjoy excellent mesis and relax in the beautiful countryside. Wide variety of specialist and beginner courses including: • Painting • Stained Glass • Writing • Textiles •Crafts • Music • Local & Natural History • Languages • City & Guilds Creative Study Courses Brochures from: Missenden Abbey, Great Missenden, Bucks. HP16 OBD Tel: 0494 890295/6

For further information please send a large SAE to the above address or telephone:

081 874 1844, fax 081 877 9737 * Recognised as efficient by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education *

A non-maintained Catholic Residential Special School for boys and girls of 8 - 19 years, with learning, emotional and/or behavioural problems.

Applications to: The Headmaster Mr T. P. J. Quigley Tel: (0386) 552074 PORT REGIS SCHOOL is offering Academic and Music Entrance Scholarships to boys and girls 8+ but under 11 on 1st September 1994 Details available from: The Headmaster's Secretary Port Regis, Motocombe Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 9AQ

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

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EDUCATION REVIEW 1994

AN OPEN INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN STUDIES er new perspectives.

WHAT have a technician, social worker and retired civil servant in common?

They have all completed the Westminster College Certificate or Diploma in Christian Studies, by distance learning.

'My tutor's advice and help are invaluable.' - PC

M.A. IN CHURCH, RELIGION AND SOCIETY 1780-1940

Distance learning isn't lonely: students are in regular contact with a tutor who guides their studies and gives personal support. The Unit material itself involves students in a 'conversation' with the writer and they frequently tell us how much they enjoy the courses.

A course is offered jointly by the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education and Trinity College, Bristol, with in-depth studies in Missions & Imperialism; Women and Religion in England 1820-1920; The Revival of Catholicism (Oxford Movement & Roman Catholicism) and Evangelicalism in the Nineteenth Century. The course is full-time in one year or on a part-time basis. Some funds and bursaries are available to help with tuition. Lectures on two week-night evenings, with three Saturday schools Apply to: The Registry, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education, P0 Box 220, Park Campus, Cheltenham GL50 20F (0242) 532700 or The Registrar, Trinity College, Stoke Hill, Bristol BS9 UP (0272) 682803

For some students the Certificate gives access to lay training or further study; for others it leads to further ser-

No formal educational qualifications or previous knowledge are required: experience of life is sufficient preparation to reflect on our faith.

Age (students range from 19 to 92 years) and disability are no barrier to learning by correspondence. Distance learning is ideal for people whose work, health, family commitments and busy lives prevent them attending regular classes. Students normally complete the Certificate in a year, but the timetable is easily extended.

If you've 'written nothing long than a shopping list since leaving school', we help you brush up your study skills. Students are introduced to the course at a weekend conference at Westminster College - and there are no examinations!

11th to 29th July, 1994.

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One student, retired through ill health and confined to a wheelchair, completed the Certificate in 18 months, with

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Sporting prowess will be an additional recommendation The School operates daily minibus runs

progress at your own pace.

Full details from the Headmaster's Secretary

Tel: 0747 811707 Ctayesmore School is a registered charity which exists to provide an education for children

enrol now to begin in April on the Christian Studies Programme Send now for details to: The Theology Office,

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Courses at all levels throughout the school year; summer school for revision or advanced study,

You can select Units from a wide syllabus covering worship, spirituality and pastoral care, Biblical studies, Christian belief and contemporary issues.

'It's clarified many questions' - KB The courses are open to everyone who wishes t explore Christian belief and experience. The Programme attracts Christians of all denominations who find their faith involves a quest for a fuller understanding of God, and who have questions about applying their values in a changing world.

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Do you lack formal qualifications?

Would you like the opportunity to spend some time at the College finding out about our one year diploma courses?

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Features of the school include:

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/ A Strong Christian Foundation

The College offers:

/ A broad range of GCSE & A level courses

Oxford University Diploma in Social Studies and in Social Administration.

Oxford University Foundation course in Social and Practical Science.

Plater College Diploma in Theology.

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*.It' gA; I ~ *,% " a A party for St Valentine's Day February already and the long, wet winter will soon be over.

I expect you've realised by now that half-term this year coincides with St Valentine's Day and Shrove Tuesday. I think that calls for a party, don't you? As Lent begins on February 16, Ash Wednesday, you'll need to fix your date before that.

Christians all over the world let their hair down before Lent begins. The word 'carnival' comes from the custom of eating up your meat on Shrove Tuesday. That, of course, is why we eat pancakes to wrap around all our left-over goodies.

Why not serve pancakes at your party not just with lemon and sugar but filled with all your favourite things. Try cheese sauce with either mushrooms or ham; chilli beef, prawns or even cooked sausage and ketchup. Sweet fillings you could try might include maple syrup, stewed apple with a dash of cinnamon or mashed bananas go on, you think of some.

You also ought to have a heart-shaped Valentine's cake with pink water-icing. If you aren't up to making your own sponge cake buy one and cut it to shape! Decorate it with fondant icing or marzipan roses (see how on the right).

Pink and red balloons make nice, cheap decorations, and you can make your own invitations by cutting heart shapes out of red or pink card.

The games for the party I'll leave to you but 'Pairs' is a good ice-breaker. Think of lots of famous couples (Jack and Jill, Romeo and Juliet, Pop-eye and Olive Oil) and write each name on a small card to pin on your guests' backs as they arrive. To find out who they are, they must question everyone in the room. Then they must find their partners. It's a good idea to follow this by a competition which needs a partner.

Something like building the tallest tower you can from 'b-drinking straws and sticky tape in, say, five minutes. I hope I've given you some good ideas. Have fun and a happy halfterm to you all.

Rosanne Butler -

YOUNG DOOR How to make Sugar or Marzipan Roses

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pinkfondant icing or marzipan

Diary dates

Roll it into a sausage shape

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We find that young people respend enthusiastically to adventurous challenges! This year we are offering a number of opportunities including a 'Tall-ship

experience' with the Morning Yellow Braces Members of the Diocesan Youth Action Team have been work-

2.

Tall Ships

Star Trust; an adventure day and weekend camp with the Fairgiade Trust.

ing with Yellow Braces Village

The young people who

Leaders to organise a reunion to celebrate 10 years of Yellow Braces. This will take place at St Mary's Church, Aylesbury on Saturday March 5 from 610pm, and promises to be an evening of worship, games and music. You will be able to renew old friendships, catch-up with news, and worship together If you have taken part in Yellow Braces any time during the last 10 years, do come and join us. For full details, ring Church House on 0865 244566 and ask

crewed a tall-ship last year had a superb week and we are currently recruiting a crew for seven days from May 28 June 4.

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The Fairglade Trust is a Christian Outdoor Education organisation and we are looking for groups of eight young people plus an adult from a number

of different parishes to participate in an adventure day on Saturday April 30 and an adventure camp over the weekend of September 23 25. For more information contact Peter Ball.

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out little leaves

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The Decade of Evangelism has devoted part of its programme

Youth Assembly The Youth Action Team is a group of young people from the Diocese who have been involved with the Youth Assembly and who are available to assist parishes in their work with young people by helping to organise day events. They have worked particularly well in rural areas by bringing young people from neighbouring parishes together.

They are currently looking at their programme for 1994-95.

to young people. Fired-up will take place over the weekend of February 19 20 when there will be two opportunities for young people and youth leaders to participate in inspiring workshops exploring evangelism at home, at work and with friends.

Contact Stuart Campion in Aylesbury (0296 29838) or Taff Davies in Oxford (0865 20 1058).

For more information, ring Peter Ball at Church House.

Peter Ball Diocesan Youth Advisor

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Pancake recipe Sift 300g of plain flour into a big mixing bowl. Make a 'well' in the

SITUATIONS

HELP WANTED AT

THE ABBEY MAGDALEN COLLEGE OXFORD

A COOK

Seeks the appointment of a Rector for the Parish of St. Michael, Tilehurst, Diocese of Oxford An enthusiastic priest of vision is required for this large, vibrant parish, in which the Eucharist isthe central act of worship.

Further details from The

ADMINISTRATOR

Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford.

Closing date for applications Friday.

18th February, 1994

and an

as soon as possible!

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themes of 'time', 'light' and 'the

world' were explored with the aid of globes and time-lines. The children decorated copies of the Lord's Prayer, designed and made altar cloths and chasubles,

and examined the bell tower and the church clock.

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St. M

THE HUGH PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST requires a

Personal Assistant Good secretarial skills, knowledge/experience of Africa and UK universities helpful.

The Trust has a Christian ethos yet assists refugees regardless of religious background.

Salary £11,000— £14,000 according to qualifications and experience.

There are other ways of being involved in the Abbey: Community Members, Work Experience, Volunteers.

It interested please contact.ontact: The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay, The Oxon 0X14 4AF Tel: 0235 - 847401

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DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Organist and Director of Music ,.qu,,sd for ardent Parish Church with established musical tradition. An organist and with txcnen ability a scsight who oo,Ad also ,rntsic as the shied,. One swaca pie sea. plus 000aaienal 59• wad. eng. and bnesals. Hal, acatd,ls. Exoelart boo,,,.nu.l orgar. pie year pta. boar. Job request. Apply by 24th F.bruiey to- e flecd Graham St Marys Rectory, 19 MIt 59.f. fOdasgu, 0X3 2EE.

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CHAPLAINCY DEPARTMENT A grant of £2,500 (plus expenses) is being offered for someone to undertake a research project for one day per week (8 hours) into any aspect of hospital chaplaincy and to produce a project of 10,000 words for publication in a professional journal.

Ideally you will have a degree and be following a career in the ministry of the church or in the Health Service and would be required to negotiate day release for the project. The grant is open to men and women, ordained or lay, of any Christian denomination.

Applications should be sent to the Hospital Chaplain, Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG I SAN by 21st February 1994 and should include a CV including two referees, reasons for applying for the grant and how it may help you in your work now and in the future, how you are able to have a day release and a 200 word statement outlining the area of chaplaincy or a theme you wish to pursue. Vacancy Ref. CSOO We are happy to consider Job Share partnerships for all posts advertised.

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At an Advent Day for children held at SS Peter and Paul Church in Wantage last November, the

tittach to the roses. Use them to Jecorate your cake

middle and break an egg into it. Add about 15 fl oz milk a little at a time, whisking like mad. This should make a nice, light batter.

To cook, drop one teaspoonsful of cooking oil into a frying pan and heat it up till it's sizzling. Put about 1 1/2 tablespoons of batter in the pan and swish it around until it fills the pan. Cook for a few minutes on one side and then flip it over. You can cook your pancakes before the party and keep them warm in the oven with layers of greaseproof paper between each one.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Oddie, Jo Brand and Sandi Toksvig are supporting the 1994 Children's Society 'Juggle Bug' Appeal. Juggle Bug workshops will be held all over the country during the two weeks between April 9 23 following a 'grand public launch' with Jugglers and Jesters in Covent Garden on April 8 (12-2pm). To find out how to make your own juggling bags and raise money, ask for an April Fun jester Pack from the Children's Society, Freepost, WC1X OBR or ring 081 812 0822.

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SENIOR YOUTH WORKER REQUIRED

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This is a new full time post. For ajob description and application details ring Lynn Wyatt on 0865 251866.

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The DOOR,February 1994

CLOSING

Deddington"s wise man from the East

When the children of Deddington church placed the three wise men and their camel at the crib on January 2 (pictured above) they had their own visitor from far away in their midst.

The parish was hosting Jameson Gnanaponrajah, a primary school headteacher from Sri Lanka, for two weeks of his Christmas break. Jameson is at ,

Crowther Hall, the CMS college in Birmingham, for a year's study on religious education and Deddington was taking part in the CMS placement scheme.

Deddington's involvement was particularly apt because parish member Christopher Hall (Christian Concern for One World Co-ordinator) has recently been to Sri Lanka on a study visit organised by Chris-

Jameson shows his host, Christopher Hall, how to put on the Sarong he bought on his recent visit to Sri Lanka. His many visits included the sheep farm of George Fenemore, Deddington 's churchwarden where Mrs Bryony Fenemore provided tea in the farmhouse kitchen for Jameson and Christopher and Viviane Hall (above left and right)

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tian Aid. Jameson stayed in Christopher and Viviane Hall's home. Jameson met people at social events in the parish over Christmas and New Year and Ken Reeves, the vicar, took him into the local school twice and to John Radcliffe Hospital on a pastoral visit. At the parish youth group party Jameson organised games (because they forgot to bring their own ideas!) and went down very well. Building on Jameson's work with young people, Christopher Hall also arranged for his programme to include meetings with Peter Ball, the Diocesan Youth Work Co-ordinator, and with members of Oxford Youth Works.

With Jameson around, Christopher topped up his knowledge gained on his recent trip. "Although I was there for three weeks, and saw the atrocious consequences of Sri Lanka's continuing conflict, Jameson has completed the background for me. He's explained Britain's involvement in the country's history and how we'd arranged things to serve British interests while we were in control. Come independence we left complications for Sri Lanka which were Britishmade."

In Deddington in general people's awareness has grown.

They have discovered that the troubles in Sri Lanka are not just between the government and the Tamil Tigers, but that ordinary people, including Christian Tamils like Jameson, live and work in very severe hardship.

Jameson is from Jaffna in the far north, a town under government seige where electricity, batteries, petrol, newspapers and many other things are unavailable. His journey to Colombo, the capital, on the way to the UK was

Thought for the Month by Stuart Blanch

STILLING THE STORM

very tough and his wife's journey back to Jaffna was even more hazardous. They had to leave their baby daughter with relatives in Colombo.

"Jameson completes his studies in June and hopes to be ordained soon after returning to Sri Lanka. New friends in Deddington will be praying for him as he journeys on," says Ken Reeves.

Gill Poole Gill Poole is Area Secretary for the Dioceses of St Albans and Oxford.

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Two questions emerge from the account of Our Lord's relationship with his disciples as recorded in the gospels. The first is 'Who is this' who stills the storm, heals the sick, who ouffaces his critics and confronts the all-powerful Jewish establishment?

None of the categories familiar to the disciples were adequate to their experience of him. He was a prophet, but more than a prophet, a holy man', but one who consorted with rogues and apostates. Could he (a tremulous thought) possibly be the longawaited Messiah, who would cast off the Roman yoke and reestablish the sovereignty of Israel? But he publicly denounced violence and disowned such a 'kingdom'. Who then was he? All the NT writers struggled with this question, but John was the first to essay a definitive answer. He was 'the Word made flesh who came to dwell among us' (John 1: 14). He was not just the exponent of the Word of God, he embodied the Word of God. Subsequent dogmatic and credal forms do little more than comment or speculate on that astonishing assertion.

The second question is no less important. "Where is your faith?" Jesus said to his disciples as the boat began to sink a question, director implied throughout Our Lord's ministry. Why did so few believe, given the remarkable evidence of his powers and the magic of his presence? The reasons were manifold. They expected the 'Saviour of the Nation' to be introduced by spectacular events and public triumph. They had envisaged a triumphal progress throughout the land, whipping up enthusiasm for a political programme. Some would have looked for a prophet in the Elijah mould, preaching hell-fire and the coming judgement.

Jesus was too 'ordinary' for a nation reared on the dreams of national sovereignty, and the punishment of the heathen. They were looking for a new and successful 'Son of David'.

We face the same question in our cynical and pragmatic world "Where is your faith"? But how can a young Jew of the first century, who lived his whole life within the borders of Israel, be significant to the teeming millions, and the competing ideals of the 20th century? How can a young. untrained Rabbi acquire meaning for a sophisticated, highly trained world civilisation?

He may have stilled the storm on the lake, but what guidance has he to offer to the 20th Century politician or the scientist struggling with the global problems which threaten to overwhelm us?

Jesus is too 'ordinary' for us, we who look for spectacular solutions to the successive crises which dominate the media.

When the father of the boy, who would now be described as an epileptic, pleaded with Jesus to help him, his desperate cry was "Help thou my unbelief" (Mark 9:24). Help thou our unbelief.

Stuart Blanch Lord Blanch is thefoi-tner Ari hhishop of Y端rk and author of ,nanv books.

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Some things Jameson did Sunday Dec 12 Parish Communion; Christingle Service Tries 14 Day with head of RE at Warriner School, Bloxham Fri 17 Christmas Carol service at Hempton Sun Jan 2 Interviewed for Radio Oxford; visit to the Fenemore's farm Mon 3 Visit to stables with Vivien Edwards, veteran rider Mon 3 Visit by Treasurer of Sri Lanka National Christian Council, Mr Israel Paulraj Wed Watched rehearsal for village pantomine Thurs 6 Visited primary school to receive letters for children in Jaffna.

Who's Who in the Diocese THE BISHOP OF OXFORD The Right Revd Richard Harries, Diocesan Church House, North Hinksey, Oxford 0X2 ONB. Tel: 0865 244566.

AREA BISHOPS AND ARCHDEACONS Berkshire Bishop of Reading: The Right Revd John Bone, Greenbanks, Old Bath Road, Sonning, Reading RG1 OSY. Tel: 0734 692187.

Archdeacon: The Venerable Michael Hill, Foxglove House, Love Lane,Donnington, Newbury RG13 2JG. Tel: 0635 552820.

Buckinghamshire: Bishop of Buckingham: The Revd Cohn Bennetts (from April 29) 5 Abbey Street, Chester CHI 2JF Archdeacon: The Venerable John Morrison, 60 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 9LW. Tel: 0296 23269.

Oxfordshire Bishop of Dorchester: The Right Revd Dr Anthony Russell, Holmby House, Sibford Ferris, Banbury, Oxon OX1 5RG. Tel: 029 578 583.

Archdeacon: The Venerable Frank Weston, Christ Church, Oxford OX 1DP. Tel: 0865 276185.

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