#114 July/August 2000

Oxfordshire supports jubilee Inside Broughton Castle But will the G8 summit cancel the debt?

God in the life of Lady Saye & Sele

Food for body and soul The DOOR's annual guide to church teas

Pentecost flames sweep through d Diocese

DOor WE BRING GOOD NEWS

Is new life flowing into our churches?

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The Oxford Diocese is planning to celebrate the Queen Mother's hundredth birthday on 4 August with bells, flags and cakes Birthday peals of bells and celebration cakes for the

very elderly are some of the ideas for marking the 100th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother suggested by the Bishop of Oxford in a recent letter to clergy in the Oxford Diocese.

The national celebration service in St Paul's will be on 11 July at 11 .3Oam but parishes will probably want to celebrate on 6 August, the Sunday nearest to her birthday. says the Bishop. Bell ringers around the Diocese are invited to ring a special peal of bells over the weekend of the 4 - 6 August.

Another suggestion is that parishes use that time to reach out to the very elderly in their community. Some churches are planning to bake birthday cakes to share after services on 6 August or to take cakes to old people's homes in their area.

If a church has a flag pole, churches are advised that this weekend would be the perfect occasion to fly the flag!

Writing in this issue of The DOOR, the Bishop of Oxford speaks of the Queen Mother's 'quiet sense of duty' and piety: 'It is this ostentatious doing of her duty, one nourished by an unshowy faith, that I salute the Queen Mother' says the Bishop.

Miss Hunt, 104, made royal shoes With very little difficulty The DOOR discovered a number of centenarians in the Diocese supporting a recent survey showing that the Thames Valley area is a centre for longevity.

Congratulations to Mr William Innes and Mrs Margaret Legard of Oxford who have had millennium 100th birthdays and to Miss Beryl Beaver, also from Oxford, who is 100 on 24 August. Mrs Gwen Parker from St Katharine's, Wantage has also had a 100th birthday this year while another resident, Mrs Winifred Smalley, is a splendid 102.

However, Miss Nancy Hunt who lives in St John's Home, Oxford, run by the sisters of All Saints Convent, must surely be one of the oldest people in the Oxford Diocese. On 23 February 2000 she celebrated an astonishing 104 years. She also has a very special link with the royal family. A former shoe maker in Cowley, Miss Hunt made three minute pairs of leather shoes (one red, one white, one blue and each just one inch long) for the Queen Mary's Doll's House which was exhibited at the British Empire Exhibition of 1924 and is still on display at Windsor Castle.

To the Queen Mother and to all who are 100 or more in this millennium year our congratulations.

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The Bishop of Oxford's salute to the Queen Mother in on page 8

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THE DOOR JULY 2000

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09inion Tough on the responsibilities for marriage

Local people honoured

Clare Wenham gives a summary of some of the discussions at the Diocesan Synod in Oxford on 17 June

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was the lucid and masterful overview by Professor Oliver O'Donovan of the Winchester Report, Marriage in Church after Divorce, and of Marriage, the Bishops' Statement based on it. Prof.

O'Donovan, introduced by the Bishop of Oxford as the Church of England's most distinguished moral theologian, was a member of the Working Party which produced the Report.

The underlying belief of the Report was that it was possible to regard a marriage as having ended. Marriage was 'indissoluble', but in the sense that 'the promises are made unconditionally for life' (Marriage). The alternative sense of 'indissoluble', that a marriage still exists in God's eyes even after divorce, had been put across as a minority view, even though it was held by many in the Church.

Clergy who held this view would however still have the right not to marry a couple in church.

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In contrast to previous reports, Winchester was 'tough about the responsibilities of a broken marriage and of entering into a new one'.

There was sin - the couple's and society's - to be acknowledged before God. The Church's role was to assure the repentant of God's forgiveness, but 'forgiveness' should not be used as 'a codeword for permission to remarry' nor should 'the gospel of freedom from sin' be 'mistaken for a means of self-justification'. Prof. O'Donovan regretted that there was no provision for penitential liturgy in the draft proposals.

The most important part of the Report, although it was in an appendix, was The Draft Code of Practice, which put

forward eight criteria to help a priest decide whether or not a marriage in church was appropriate, and specific proThe cedures to follow. bureaucracy and hard work this would entail was 'an anxiety'. Clergy needed training to equip them for this task.

All this depended on the way in which parish clergy treated and implemented the Report.

It was an extremely serious matter for all involved; if those wishing to remarry were helped to search their hearts, free of self-justification, it would help to build marriage.

Moral discernment

Ongoing debate

Was the Church wrong asking people to take lifelong vows?

Prof. O'Donovan said that no-one had imposed those vows. The couple made them to each other; the Church was not a 'beneficiary' but a witness. After divorce there were no longer any vows.

The fear that the Church and its clergy were taking the position of judges underlay several questions. It was not moral superiority which was required, said Prof. O'Donovan, but moral discernment which was essential, to avoid the appearance of taking sides in a complex relationship. We would have greater integrity if we were seen to be trying to make careful discernment.

The Report was aiming to establish a consistent and workable practice; it was important that clergy were open about their beliefs and practices and listened to one another, and that statistics were kept; there had been none available to the Working Party. PCCs should formulate their own policy so that it was not just seen as the view of one person.

Between now and March 2001 Diocesan Synods were being asked if they accepted the principle that there were circumstances in which a divorced person might be married in church in the lifetime of a former spouse, and whether or not they supported the Working Party recommendations.

Evangelistic opportunity Things could not simply stay as they were at present: 'We are not standing on solid ground; things are evolving in a chaotic fashion.'

Coming back to church for another marriage could be seen as an evangelistic opportunity. The new system would work best if it were seriously taken that way.

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Unfamiliar services?

Bishop Dominic introduced Common Worship (see page 7 for a summary of what he said), drawing on Dr Carole Cull of the Liturgical Commission to answer questions.

Concern was expressed that people would no longer be familiar with the words of the service as there would be so much choice. There was however a common structure to services even if elements varied. Many parishes would adopt one standard form for regular use, keeping alternatives for special services or seasons. They should 'resist choosing everything'. The new eucharist would offer no greater variety than at present.

It was recommended that only the responses should be printed in full, to encourage people to listen to the eucharistic prayers.

Lay people needed instruction in the use of the new services.

There was a useful pack available from Praxis which included overhead transparencies.

Parish Resources in Church House would also provide material.

The new baptism service had

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come in for criticism as cumbersome and long-winded.

The Diocesan Liturgical Committee would be prepared to look at it and see what could be done to change it.

`I' or 'we' believe?

Was it permissible to use 'I believe' in the Creed rather than the newer 'we believe'?

The answer was that the Creeds were not intended as a test of personal faith: they were statements of what we believe as a church and what we together are 'growing into'.

Farewell John Yaxley, Chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance, thanked the retiring Vicechairman, Gordon Gill, for his 'effective contribution to the good husbandry of our finances'. He has been succeeded by Chris Burley of Beaconsfield.

Ronald Watson, who for 11 years has been a college custodian at Christ Church, Oxford was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to Christ Church and to the community. Mr Watson, who lives in Blackbird Leys, is a familiar sight in his bowler hat directing visitors around the college or to the Cathedral where he is also sidesman. He is a regu-

Falklands Chapel open to visitors Falkland Islands The Memorial Chapel, recently opened by Her Majesty the Queen at Pangbourne College near Reading, is open to the public each day in term-time from 8.30am to 1030pm, and in the holidays from 9am to 5pm.

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preached at the Bicester and Islip Deanery Pentecost Eucharist in Bicester parish church, one of his last services in the Diocese. He licensed the Revd Philip Ball (right), Vicar of Bicester, as Area Dean. A presentation from the deanery was made to the retiring Area Dean, the Revd Guy Chapman, and his wife Ann. Bishop Anthony's farewell will be on 14 July in Dorchester Abbey at 7.3Opm.

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\ews Christians campaign for July debt decision Nearly 20,000 children die every day in the Third World because of to debt, according to new figures. On Saturday 20 May Christian Aid campaigners from across Oxfordshire took action against that debt. In support of the Jubilee 2000 campaign, they matched from the Outskirts of Oxford to the city centre where they presented 5,000 petition cards signed by local people to Andrew Smith, MV for East Oxford and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

They challenged Andrew Smith to urge the UK Government and the leaders of the world's richest nations

(G8) to drop the debt at their summit in Japan on 23 July, a day which is now known as 'Debt Decision Day'.

Pippa Sandford, a local campaigner said: 'We want governments in developing countries to be able to spend money on health and education for children and families, instead of debt repayments.

G8 countries have so far voted to cancel one third of debts of poor countries, but it would cost rich countries very little to do more.'

'I have always felt part of the strong drive by local people to relieve the suffering and tackle the causes of world poverty.

Children's musical extravanganza A thousand children and their parents are expected at a musical extravaganza, Celebrating Together, on Sunday 16 July at 3.30pm at Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycome. Afterwards there will be a giant picnic in the park next to the theatre.

The event is the centrepiece of an 18-month venture, Celebrating Children, organised by the Oxford Diocese and the Bible Reading Fellowship's Barnabas ministry.

In the theatre there will be a feast of music, drama, pup-

petry, storytelling and clowning. There will be guest appearances from the founding directors of two local charities which children have supported through their Diocesan Gift Day èol lections: the Toybox Charity and Action around Bethlehem Children with Disability.

Organiser Jenny Hyson, Children's Adviser for the Diocese, says: 'We firmly believe that children are not the Church of tomorrow but valid members of the Church of today'. See also page 18

RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 'One Race - The Human Race' is the theme of Racial Justice Sunday. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland are encouraging every church to focus their worship on racial justice, to commit themselves to pray and work for racial justice and to organise a collection for the Ecumenical Racial Justice Fund. The Oxford Diocesan Committee for Racial Justice have organised a service at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday 3 September to which all churches are being invited to send a representative.

Bishop Mike Hill will be present and the preacher will be Bishop Joe Aldred, Director of the Black and White Christian Partnership. A resource pack is available from the Churches Commission for Racial Justice, Inter Church House, 35 - 41 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7SA Telephone 020 7523 2121. The Bishop of Oxford will write on the subject in September.

said Andrew Smith. 'The Labour Government is tackling poverty at home and abroad and we have led the way in delivering debt relief for some of the world's poorest countries.'

Among the campaigners was Canon Christopher Hall, convenor of Christian Concern for One World, who said, 'Please keep up the pressure.

Write to Gordon Brown, HM Treasury, London SW1P 3AG to encourage him, and to the Japanese Ambassador, 101 Piccadilly, London W1V 9FN to make sure Third World debt is high on the agenda at the summit.'

In central Oxford Andrew Smith, East Oxford MR receives signed campaign cards from Mrs Pippa Sandford, Christian Aid organiser for Botley and West Oxford and a member of SS Peter and Paul Church, Botley Photo: Chrisfian Ad SDion Rowe

Contemolatives in the word: Joint school: talks go on an innovative venture A new extended community for busy people who know their need for a deeper spirituality was born on 15 June at a consultation at Stanton House, a retreat centre near Oxford. After a number of years' prayer and discernment and three major consultations, 'The Community of the Presence: Contemplatives in Action' came into being. This is to be an extended ecumenical community with each member committed to exploring and embodying both the contemplative dimension of the Gospel and its translation into the world of work and ministry. Anyone wanting to join the community must

have a profound commitment to Christ and to walking his way and a daily discipline of contemplative prayer.

'It will have its practical reality in the development of local cells and projects, in an annual gathering and interaction at a wider level by means of e-mail and the internet,' said its founder, the Revd Philip Roderick, who also began the Quiet Garden movement. For further details of this innovative venture contact the Revd The Philip Roderick, Vicarage, 70 Sycamore Road, Amersham, Bucks HP6 SDR, tel. 01494 727553, e-mail: philip.roderick@ukonline.co.uk

World record attempt Henley actor Simon Williams is taking part in an attempt to set a Guinness world record for mountain-climbing for the Reading-based children's aid agency Children's Aid Direct.

Teams of four walkers will

climb a mountain of their choice in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales on 10 September. It is hoped that around 3,000 people will take part simultaneously in climbing up to 800 peaks.

The Governing Body of St Augustine's RC/CE Upper School, Oxford has passed a resolution strongly supporting the continuation of the school as a joint Roman Catholic and Church of England School, because of the 'positive value of joint schools and the particular ethos and success of St Augustine's'.

At a meeting on 15 June they agreed to invite the Roman Birmingham Catholic Archdiocese, the Anglican Diocese and the County Council to hold talks with the Governors to try to find a mutually satisfactory way forward.

The Archdiocese announced in May in the statement 'The Catholic Future of Education in Oxford' that on the reorganisation of Oxford schools, St Augustine's would become a Roman Catholic school, but had stated that 'the Archdiocese remains open to dialogue'.

From the Registrar

General Synod Election time The time has come to elect a new General Synod. The General Synod is in effect the parliament of the Church of England. Every five years all the elected members stand down. Some offer themselves for re-election; others go into well earned retirement. It is a chance for fresh blood to circulate in the veins of our representative bodies.

In this Diocese there will be eight clergy vacancies to fill, and ten representatives of the laity. All clergy who are beneficed or licensed will be eligible to vote for the clergy representatives (who are known as Proctors in Convocation); lay members of the Deanery Synods will vote for the lay representatives.

It is essential that all voters should be on the list maintained by Mary Saunders, as Diocesan Electoral Registration Officer, by 6am on 11 July, the date of dissolution of the present General Synod. If you are not on that list, for any reason, you will not be eligible to vote. If you are in any doubt you should either check with your Deanery Synod secretary, or directly with Mary on 01865 208228.

It is important that General Synod is composed of members who have vision, insight and an ability to communicate. Do not miss this opportunity to let your voice be heard.

The provisional timetable is: 11 July voting lists close by 18 July notification of timetable to electors 5 September closing date for nominations 15 September issue of voting papers 9 October closing date for return of voting papers 12 October count John Rees This is the first of a regular column from the Diocesan Registrar

Bishops and Archdeacons The Door is published ten times a year. 45,000 copies are distributed in the Diocese of Oxford with the help of volunteers.

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Right Revd Dominic Walker, is chairman of the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals. On 23 September he and the Society's president, the Right Revd John Austin Baker (formerly Bishop of Salisbury) are leading a Service for Animal Welfare at Southwark Cathedral. The service will seek to highlight the importance of animal welfare as a Christian moral

have rung in a variety of places from St George's Chapel, Windsor to local clubs and schools in their 35 year history. However, they have never before rung on water. On Thursday 13 July they are taking to the river for the first time in aid of Childline. For £12.50 you can climb aboard a river cruiser travelling from Runnymede to Windsor and back and enjoy a cream tea while the Burnham Handbell Society gently entertain you. Tickets are available from Cliff Blundell on 01628 602194.

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issue. The speakers will include the Revd Professor Andrew Linzey, a leading Oxford theologian on animal issues. Admission to the service is free and there will be stands for other animal welfare organsiations to display their literature and work.

However; it is not an animal blessing service so only guide dogs will be admitted to the cathedral. Details from Samantha Chandler on 0118 932 6586. and Cookham Dean are having a Millennium Pageant on 15 and 16 July. It will be a celebration of the past through art, drama and exhibitions and a fun day for the community with sports, games and presentations. Everyone has been invited to produce their family history, a record of their connection with Cookham and a photograph of their current household for the Cookham Time Capsule which is to be buried at the end of the pageant. On Sunday 16 July at lOam there will be a united 'Service of Thanksgiving and Hope' in the Millennium Pageant marquee on March Meadow.

Cowley became a useful timepiece for local people when the church was built in 1938 on land provided by William Morris, founder of the Cowley motor works.

However; mice nibbled their way through the original electrical cables and as a result the clock hasn't been working for some time. When Oxfordshire County Council took over the

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In the footsteps of St Birinus Twelve Christians took part

in a 15-mile Millennium Pilgrimage organised by Churches Together in Botley and Cumnor retracing a route from Dorchester Abbey via St Helen's Church at Abingdon to St Lawrence Church, North Hinksey. The pilgrimage, over the Pentecost weekend, celebrated the influence of Christianity e.g. the Abbeys of Dorchester and Abingdon and St Birinus, upon the life of the area.

Canon John Crowe, Rector of Dorchester; led the prayers as the pilgims set off. The party stopped at Long Wittenham, Culham, Sunningwell, Jarn Mound and the Carmelite Priory on Boars Hill, for prayers led by the pilgrims themselves.

The pilgrimage, which included both lay and clergy and a cross section of denominations, was led by the Revd Brian Stops from Cumnor United Reformed Church, chairman of Churches Together in Botley and Cumnor. Bede Gerrard from the Orthodox Church and Maureen Smith from Cumnor URC met the pilgrims along

the way with a drink and an encouraging word. There was fine weather; plenty of time to chat together; a yielding to the temptation of an ice cream at Clifton Hampden, wonderful hospitality at the Churches of St Helen and St Lawrence and no injuries or dropping out. It was a real Christian pilgrimage and St Birinus is no doubt proud of us.

Brian Stopps About the picture At the end of their 15-mile from Dorchester walk toBotley, the pilgrims gathered at the preaching cross outside St Lawrence Church, North Hinksey. They were seen off at Dorchester by the Rector, Canon John Crowe who said: 'Dorchester is becoming increasingly popular as a place for mini pilgrimages like this. It is not too late for parishes and individuals to take part in the 24th annual St Birinus Pilgrimage on 9 July when the preacher will be the Bishop of Reading.'

There are details of the St Birinus Pilgrimage in this month's DOORPost.

St Stephen's hosts youth weekend A youth weekend at St

Stephen's House, the Oxford theological college, was organised by two ordinands, Harriet Harris and Stephen Nicholson. It attracted a large group of 15 to 20 year olds from parishes around the country.

They took part in services (see right), art, music, drama and spiritual reflection.

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leadership, and how should it be exercised, particularly in an age which is afraid of hierarchy and authority? All over this country and overseas Christians are looking for leaders to take them into a future which can often seem uncertain and confusing. Leadership was one of the key issues highlighted during the Focus Conferences earlier this year.

A God-given gift

Leadership has always been an integral part of the community of God's people. In the Old Testament leadership is displayed in various forms, whether it is a Moses leading the people of Israel through the wilderness, or a Nehemiah helping the people to rediscover their community and identity through the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. This is echoed in the New Testament as leaders are sent out across the known world, or appointed to oversee local congregations.

In each situation leadership is given for a particular moment and in an appropriate way. Moses had been brought up in the royal house of Egypt and had then become a shepherd: what better background and training for a person called to lead an unruly rabble through the desert? He was God's person for that moment.

Catching the vision

One of the unifying factors in the biblical records of leadership is that each leader was a person confident of their calling and focussed on vision.

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heart of that calling. Moses always set before himself the focus of the promised land, Isaiah the holiness of God, and Jesus was totally centred on his Father's purpose.

Calling and vision have inevitably meant that leaders sometimes find themselves isolated and having to lead people through a change which is unsettling, risky and threatening. Part of the task of leadership is to see the vision, and then to help others to catch that vision and become part of it. Change is always hard, always resisted.

Most of us are willing to change as long as everything stays the same. Leadership is often called to provoke change, and then to manage it in positive ways.

A servant heart

Many times in world history change has been forced through in a way which has damaged and de-humanised other people. The distinctive mark of the Christian leader is to share and catch the servant heart of Jesus Christ.

The leader who is willing to be the servant is willing to be vulnerable and open to the pain of others and to continue giving to a situation no matter what the cost. A servant leader longs for all to catch the vision, and will, give himself or herself willingly and sacrificially to allow this to happen.

This is a risky calling, but in these days we need to pray that the Spirit of God will raise up men and women who are confident in this God-given task, and also bear the mark of the servant Jesus.

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Interview.., THE CROSS BENEATH THE GATE HOUSE at Broughton Castle was formed by the sunlight streaming through an arrow slit window onto the ground. It has proved a poignant image for Lady Saye & Sele who sees it as a symbol of our journey through sorrow. The presence of God is alway within us, she says. We are wrapped round it just as Broughton Castle is wrapped round the chapel at its heart.

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The sense that there is something else grew gradually. Quite early on I believe I was aware of the shape of it.

I was brought up at a time when you did what you were told. If your parents said you go to church on Sunday, you went to church on Sunday.

You probably didn't question too much as to why you were going.

Then at school we went to chapel twice every day and that was a marvellous and lasting thing. I remember the care taken in the preparation of the services and the beauty of the music we sang.

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shared the soprano and contralto arias, we had the inspiration of his singing. I remember the deep inspiration of 'Thy rebuke has broken his heart. He is full of heaviness . . .' in Handel's Messiah. And I remember most specially first hearing the relentless and meandering binding of the solo violin in the aria 'Have mercy upon me, 0 Lord' from Bach's St Matthew Passion. It made me aware of the beauty of the music and the meaning of the words, most"powerfully together.

Our son died in an accident and of course the shock was huge. In whatever way a tragedy happens lam sure that something of it must be the same - this great surge that comes and takes hold of the emptiness and which is quite unrelated to the horror.

You just hope that some of it remains when the hardest part comes and you have to go on with ordinary, every day life.

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I have a lot of friends who are kind enough to listen God in them listening. And how surprising it is how much humour there is, sometimes, sometimes all the more in awfulness. We wonder what other interesting things will happen and where they will lead. I like Job's approach - 'the great rain of his strength'.

People now seem to demand immediate answers to questions. But perhaps that can leave out a sense of mystery, which is quite powerful in itself. I suppose I should think more about heaven but how much easier it is not to question! Anyway aren't we asked to trust and to accept?

There is something that goes on but it is just too big for us to know about. Yet I do have a conviction of certainty that all is well.

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Lots of different things go on there as well as filming and fashion photography - concerts, caravan rallies, Prayers and Bears and soon some performances of Metric England. It is hard work but the hard work involved is nothing compared to the beauty that surrounds us. I would love people to share that beauty. But I think the house knows it is of service and that people who come here feel better for having come.

I think I have learned most from my children. On the subject of God, one said: 'We are walking along inside God. The sky is his skin, the hedges are his bloodstream and - you never know - the church is his finger'. On the subject of heaven, another said: 'Heaven is like a car.

When you are alive it goes along with you. When you die, it stops and picks you up and goes on with you.' If it was plagiarism, it was extremely fluent and, to me, and incredibly powerful and marvellously healing image.

The other day I looked up at the gatehouse and there on the ground was a cross formed by the sunlight coming through the arrow slit window. That seemed to me to be a strong indication that whatever you have to go through, you can have the sword-shape of the cross to go with you.

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Feature G ras Jnc the o 0 oortunWes WHAT do parishes look for in a new vicar? One parish told me they wanted an opportunist. I teased them and said it sounded as if they wanted a Delboy! But I knew what they meant: they wanted a priest who would have vision and an ability to see opportunities for evangelism and pastoral care and who would grasp the opportunities.

When it comes to changing over to Common Worship the same principle applies. It will be possible for parishes to use the Common Worship Eucharist in such a way that it is fairly indistinguishable from the ASB Rite A, Rite B or the BCP, but that would be to miss the opportunity to welcome the Common Worship Eucharist as an opportunity to enrich parish worship.

The Bishop of Reading, Chairman of the Oxford Diocesan Liturgical Committee, continues his series on the new Common Worship

'An opportunity to enrich parish worship'

Richness of material Parish clergy were sent copies of the new Common Worship Holy Communion services in April. It contains a treasure chest of familiar and new material. There is a choice of Confessions, eight six Eucharistic Prayers (three of them short, one of them 'interactive'), five sets of Intercessions and lots of new seasonal material. Parishes will be able to choose material suitable for different occasions, for different congregations and for different times of the year.

Tried and tested There are 800 parishes (some in our own Diocese) which have been using the eucharistic prayers, the marriage service and the funeral service, and there are many stages through which liturgy has to pass before gaining authorisation. There were, however, two pieces of liturgy which were not as thoroughly tested: the Collects and the Initiation Services. Both of these have come in for criticism and we are told that there will be a final version of the Initiation Services (Baptism and Confirmation).

In the meantime, the Bishops on the Diocese have agreed a preferred order for confirmation services with regard to simplicity, directness and length.

On a personal note, I am sorry that the Holy Communion book has a black cover (not exactly cheerful!) and that they have gone back to red rubrics (instructions): I preferred the blue ones in the ASB. The Diocesan Liturgical Committee has also written a formal letter complaining that the Common Worship disk will not be available until November.

What parishes need to do now Clergy will already have been sent a leaflet Planning for change: suggestions and ideas.

Prayers and Bears

They may want to take advantage of the pre-publication offer in ordering ten copies of the Main Book so that members of a parish worship committee can study the material.

Parishes intending to buy the Main Book for the entire congregation have more money than sense! To help parishes produce their own service booklets there is an outstanding guide that is really essential, Producing your own Orders of Service by Mark Earey (Church House, £7.95), and a simpler pamphlet by Gordon Jeanes, How to Produce Parish Liturgies using Common Worship. (available from Fr Jeanes at St Anne's Vicarage, 182 St Ann Hill, London SW18 2RS; send £1.50 and an AS stamped addressed envelope).

On line There are various web sites for Common Worship, but beware that they may not be in the form finally approved

by General Synod, and wait until November before printing!

The official site is: http:llwww.coe.anglican. orglcommonworship/ The texts are available at: http://www.oremus.org/ liturgy/cwrindex.html Excellent background material can be found at: http:llwww. angliansonhione.org Good training material is available from Praxis: http:ll sarum.ac.uklpraxis

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I once saw a car with two stickers: 'Jesus loves you' and 'Keep your distance'.

That is the impression we give when we provide a church in every parish and then keep it locked for 160 hours every week.

Churches were urged to keep their doors open to celebrate the millennium. How sad that special request was needed! Church buildings should be open every day.

People visit churches for many reasons. There is the dedicated architectural historian; there is the curious who

enjoys a quick look round.

And there is the worshipper who finds comfort in the quiet of a church, who comes to read the Bible, to pray and to meditate.

'You don't need to go to church to pray.' Fair enough; I have often quoted I Kings 8:27 or Acts 7:48, 'The Most High God does not live in houses made by man.' But many do like to pray in a church building, and are saddened by a locked door, often without even a notice telling us where the key may be found.

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I was an incumbent of three churches in the Diocese r-)r 14 years and I understand the practical difficulties. We did have theft and vandalism. But those churches are still kept open in daylight.

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Diocese, might consider affiliation to the Open Churches Trust (22 Tower St, London WC2H 9NS), which is committed to opening a few Grade I churches every year and financing their security.

That is laudable, but we need a wider vision than that: the ideal of every church building being open for at least part of every day, and well advertised as such.

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When, during the closing worship of Prayers and Bears 2000, Jenny Hyson suggested we thank God for 'this good day' rather than 'this fine day', that just summed things up! The event, organised by the Diocesan Mothers' Union at Broughton Castle, Banbury, had been wet from the start.

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rode in the wagon pulled by a pair of shire horses (centrepicture) and joined in the singalong action session.

Picnics were under canvas but, thanks to the kindness of Lord and Lady Saye and Sele, the story sessions 4nd final worship took place in the great hail of the castle (bottom picture).

We all joyfully thanked God for a really good day - for fun, fellowship, worship and praise. However damp the conditions they didn't dampen the spirits of the children and their bears.

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THE DOOR : JULY 2000

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Corn Tent Salute to the Queen Mother

Tour tea and evensong' Christ Church is a college chapel but it is also a cathedral. Justin Lewis-Anthony shows how, despite its dual role, our cathedral reaches out into the life of the Oxford Diocese.

I am not con-

Everyone knows that Christ

From the Bishop of Oxford

outstanding spiritual figure for each age.

When it came to the 20th century he made a surprising selection - one which could perhaps only have been made by someone slightly outside mainstream English life such as himself, a Jew who comes from an immigrant family.

Lionel chose King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

As a boy in the East End of London he used to see them come to visit after a particularly devastating bombing raid. This quiet sense of duty struck him as a characteristically English form of piety. It goes with a religious faith which is deep but not worn on the sleeve.

It is this unostentatious doing of her duty, one nourished by an un-showy faith, that I salute in the Queen Mother as I join with others in wishing her happy birthday.

Diocesan Appointments The Revd Christine Brewster, NSM Aylesbury, to move to Yorkshire; the Revd Julie Green, Chaplain Wycombe NHS Trust, is now Julie Cartwright after her marriage; the Revd Tony Holmes, Vicar St Mary Bucklebury, to be Curate St Peter Iver; the Revd Richard Hughes, Rector St Mary Whitchurch, to retire August; the Revd David Jackson, Team Vicar Thame Team, to return to USA;

Sister Mandy Priestley, NSM Church Army Officer Woodley Team Ministry, to be Director of Vocations, Church Army, USA; Captain Richard Priestley, Church Army Officer Woodley Team Ministry, to be National Director of Training for Church Army in the USA; the Revd Ruth Thompson, Team Vicar West Slough, is now Ruth Gostelow after her marriage.

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And as Cathedral

The days of a cathedral (any cathedral!) as the private chapel of the Dean and Chapter have long gone. The Cathedral sees its role at the heart of the Diocese. Every day, we welcome the Diocese to its mother church, formally at Diocesan services, and

Christ Church is uniquely, both the cathedral of its diocese and a college chapel the governance and finances of the cathedral and the college are so closely intertwined (that) Christ Church has been excluded from consideration in those (areas). . . but, as far as a cathedral's role and mission are concerned, it is like the other 41 Anglican cathedrals in England.

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Christ Church as college

So what is Christ Church's role and mission? The life of Christ Church may be described as bifocal - a Cathedral and a College in neighbourly conjunction. At the head of both College and Cathedral is the Dean, John Drury. In his College role he depends on the Censors (whose responsibilities do not include censorship), and in the Cathedral on the Sub-Dean, for advice.

In the religious life of the College, the Dean and Censors depend on the College Chaplain. There is a College Eucharist followed by breakfast every Sunday morning in term time, and often visiting preachers share in this event. The College Chapel Choir sings Evensong on Mondays in term time and the Cathedral is used for musical events by the College Music Society.

Undergraduates are involved

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The Archdeacon of Oxford, John Morrison, a Christ Church resident, welcomes James Potter to the Cathedral during the 1998 Historic Churches Cycle Ride. See page 3 for this year's event.

informally as visitors and pilgrims. Among the formal services regularly held in the Cathedral are the ordinations at Petertide and Michaelmas, the annual licensed lay ministers' service, the bi-annual Mothers' Union service, the Bishop's Chorister awards, and the installation of Honorary Canons. The Bishop of Oxford preaches in his Cathedral every Christmas and Easter and we are continually grateful for his support-

think that Christ Church's true nature can only be seen in the grand formal occasion.

Shortly before the carol services, the Cathedral hosts another, very different, Christmas service. Two hundred children from Oxford's church schools come for a Christingle service in the Cathedral which is lit solely by their Christingle candles.

People are drawn to cathedrals and great churches. The fulfilment of part of a cathe-

Justin Lewis-Anthony is the Precentor and Chaplain of Christ Church Cathedral.

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Not a day goes by without a visit from parishes in the Diocese or beyond. Bradfield Deanery recently began their Millennium Pilgrimage walk with a service at the Cathedral, and this month the Wheatley Team parishes will come to the Cathedral for a united service. Jim Godfrey, the verger with responsibility for visitors, has devised a new imaginative programme, Holy children.

Bones, for Confirmation and fellowship groups, church music associations and fine art tourists are all welcomed to the Cathedral: 'Tour, tea and evensong' is a regular date in the Cathedral diary!

So starting from its base as a College and Cathedral, Christ Church reaches out to the locality, the Diocese, the nation and beyond. It hopes that it can remain worthy of its name - pointing to the presence of Christ in our midst.

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dral's mission is in the way pilgrims and visitors are treated.

At Christ Church we are fortunate to have so many people exercising this ministry of welcome. The Mothers' Union provides welcomers to be 'the friendly face' at the Cathedral door. There is a team of stewards, trained in the history and meaning of the building, who can explain its significance. A team of volunteers works in the Chapter House shop to provide our visitors with mementoes of their visit.

Honorary Canons of the Cathedral are on hand throughout the summer months to answer visitors' spiritual questions or need for counsel. We always welcome more helpers in any of these roles: contact me in the first instance, for more information.

ive and friendly interest. Every year on the Tuesday closest to 19 October, the Cathedral holds the St Frideswide Civic Service, attended by representatives of Oxford University, the city, the county and the school children of the Diocese.

The grandeur of the two Christmas carol services is something that everyone responds to, and it would be possible for the Cathedral to host a dozen carol services such is the demand for tickets.

But it would be wrong to

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vinced that living a long time is in itself something to be proud of. When I was a curate, people at parish parties would sometimes come up to me and say 'I'm 85 you know'. Of course I responded with something bright and curately like 'You're looking wonderfully well on it'.

Inside, however, I sometimes felt like saying 'Yes and what have you got to show for it?'

It is indeed good to have fullness of days, now for so many people extended beyond the biblical three score years and ten. But age does not have the final word. We cannot help being haunted by those millions who were killed in the terrible wars in the 20th century when they were scarcely out of their teens. So I am grateful to the Queen Mother not because she is about to reach 100, but because of something else.

A few years ago Lionel Blue did a TV series on Holy England. He took an

Church is a strange place.

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In 1994 the Archbishop's Commission on Cathedrals published its report on the role and purpose of cathedrals in the Church of England.

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THE DOOR

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JULY 2000

Letters to tho ec itor

Analysis Jesus Christ: investor in people?

and Jesus gave time Abb Parents to all kinds of Children Together people. He took can answer 'yes' to Peter Steddon fishermen and all these quesPersonal business adviser tax collectors tions, being the and NSM in Reading area and, by teaching first organisation and example, in the Diocese to grew them into achieve recogniapostles and empowered tion as Investors in People. them to continue his work.

The rest of us would probaOur calling is to join with bly respond with a number God in ministry and mission of 'no's. Do we (the Church to the world. But do the institutional and the local things on which today's congregation) develop our Church spends time, money incumbents into effective and energy, and does the team leaders, or do we operway in which it develops its ate a 'lone hero' culture? people, help us to achieve How many incumbents see our aims? their primary function as A Strategy for Evangelisa- discerning, encouraging, tion 2000-2001 poses some developing and supporting uncomfortable questions - ministries in others? about whether our parish 'People' in Investors terms system and its underlying means everybody who helps assumptions still make sense. the organisation achieveits A new version of the internagoals. In a parish, this tionally recognised Investors includes the licensed ministers, churchwardens, PCC in People Standard offers a secular framework for which members and many others forming a collaborative could help us grapple with these unsettling strategic ministry team enabled by issues. It asks, for example: the incumbent.

• Do the people in charge of There are not enough clergy the organisation have a to do all the Church is clear idea of where they called to. We must take seriplan to take it? ously God's promise of the • Do all the people in the Holy Spirit outpoured on , Organisation understand all flesh' and pay more than and share that vision? lip service to the priesthood • Are all the people fully of all believers. competent and motivated to I believe the process of make their personal contriworking with the Investors bution? in People Standard could • If not, have the develophelp us all achieve exactly ment needs been identified that, and I would be glad to and does the organisation hear from any parish or plan to meet them? interested in deanery • Are the resources (time, exploring the potential. money, people) available to carryout the plan?

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It was becoming an obsession: working out and trying Out my own and new strategies given by family and friends for coping with all those telephone calls offering services which I did not require. Whilst wanting to help the young people who do this work, at the same time I wanted to scream at them - a strategy which helped no one.

Suddenly Strategy 2000 became the buzz word in our church meetings: 'concentrate on priorities' we decided. One of our answers: 'publicise your church'. Great! Elation then despair. How often did I, over 78 and not getting around very much, have an opportunity to talk to young people about their hopes and aspirations and to ask what our church could offer which would encourage them to come to us?

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I thought I had managed to master the changes in Calendar and Lectionary accompanying Common Worship until I noticed in the Prayer Diary for June that Trinity Sunday is now officially Fathers' Day. (Surely to be consistent with good Anglican practice this ought to be known as 'Fathering Sunday'?)

On further reflection it occurred to me that we might be seeing the emergence of a new heresy ('Patrimonism' perhaps?) which is bad news for those of us whose churches are dedicated to the Blessed Trinity.

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In our October issue we hope to deal with the question of Christian healing.

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After hearing you on Radio Oxford [28 May], I feel I must draw your attention to a statement which I believe gave an erroneous impression. As an engineer now retired, with over 40 years' service in the electricity supply industry, I was particularly concerned when you referred to 'the electricity strikes of the 1970s', which implied that the electricity shortages were due to strikes in that industry. May I respectfully point out that at no time during that period did any workers in the electricity industry take industrial action. The drastic cuts and the industrial three-day working week imposed by the Government were brought about entirely by coal shortages at the power stations occasioned by the striking National Union of Mineworkers. In fact electricity workers of all grades were working flat out to maintain supplies under very difficult circumstances. What was particularly hard to bear was the abuse on the telephone from misinformed people who also thought it was our fault. I had a call from 'a nurse' who threatened me with castration with a rusty spoon. Added to the verbal abuse were the dead chickens and a load of manure dumped on our doorsteps.

It was a long time ago, but your statement brought it all back vividly. I hope you do not mind me pointing this out as it did touch a raw nerve. By the way, Canon David Winter got it right in his June 'Thought for the Month'.

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I was surprised to find the Revd Phillip Nixon (Letters, June) picking out 'the silent music of their praise' as comparable to the best parts of the Prayer Book. It struck me as almost meaningless verbiage. I think it was meant to allude to Psalm 19, but the Psalmist did it much better; 'the heavens declare the glory of God' itself declares that glory, and 'the firmament sheweth his handiwork' explains it. The new prayer does neither.

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It is too early to predict if we have the £100,000 needed to cover the costs of the weekend and to make some contribution to Jubilee 2000. Where churches came en bloc the response was tremendous, but a few larger Shurches (mainly Anglican) did not give the support we had anticipated.

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North Oxford goes for a rocking celebration North Oxford, celebrated the Millennium in Frideswide school field on Pentecost Sunday. It began with a 'Family Fun' afternoon with games and cakes for the whole church family and friends followed by a Pentecost Praise outreach service attended by several hundred people. After barbeque young people from the area gathered for a live rock concert with the band 'Ripcord'. The day was so successful that people are saying 'we can celebrate the Millennium again next year!'

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Two thousand years of faith in Christ brought 3000 people to Ascot Race Course for 'Spirit of 2000'. Churches Together in Ascot and Bracknell transformed the famous green turf into a moving pattern of red, yellow and orange as friends and families celebrated the coming of the flames of the Holy Spirit The Good News was presented in song and dance, in worship and prayer, through art and drama. A troupe of dancers from Ranelagh School (pictured top right) with fiery streamers wove their way .through the crowd as they sang 'Shine Jesus Shine'. Great Hollands Primary School delighted onlookers with their doves of peace. The Bishop of Reading addressed the crowd at the afternoon service and as the cast of Hopes and Dreams sang the Lord's Prayer, the prayer balloons rose into a blue sky above a dancing sea of children in Pentecost colours It was an unforgettable day built on imagination, energy and faith.

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Mon 3 OXFORD Council of Christians and Jews 7.30pm AGM; 8pm Bishop Richard: Some Jewish Views of Christianity St Andrew's, Linton Rd. 01865 761630.

Wed 5 READING Choral evensong: cathedral-style Prayer Book Service sung by Reading Minster Midweek Choir 6.15pm St Mary the Virgin.

Thu 6 -Sat 8 EAST HAGBOURNE The Hagbourne Pageant in grounds of Manor Farm 7.45pm Tickets £4.50, children (with adult) free. 01235 816636, 850719.

Sat 8 BURGHFIELD 'A Feaste of Early Musicke' by the Longslade Consort 7.30pm St Mary the Virgin, in aid of Parish Centre Appeal. Tickets £6, conc. £5, family £10 0118 983 4433.

Sat 8 CHARNEY BASSETT Church Fete Charney Manor 2pm. Wantage Silver Youth Band, evening barbecue/dance. 01235 868788.

Sat 8 CHIPPING NORTON The DoorPost is a supplement to The Door and is published by Oxford Diocesan Publications Ltd.

Concert by Ionian Singers in aid of Martin Lawrence Nursing Team St Mary's 7.30pm. Tickets at door £7, conc. £6.50 including glass of wine. 01608 646202.

Sat 8 COLNBROOK St Thomas' Church Stalls, ploughmans' lunches 12-2pm, organ recitals in aid of church and Riverside Youthworker Fund.

Michael Mason 01753 682718.

Sat 8 FINSTOCK Church Garden Fete at Langlands (opp.

The Plough) 2-5pm. stalls, teas.

01993 868752.

Sat 8 HIGH WYCOMBE Summer Fayre St Mary & St George 2pm. 01494 471545.

Sat 8 SLOUGH St Mary's Summer Fair 10am-3pm. 01753 573857, 521156.

Sat 8 WESTON TURVILLE Concert for Children's Society.

Parish Church 7.30pm. Tickets £6 children £3. 01296 615033.

Sat 8-Sun 9 GRANBOROUGH St John the Baptist Flower Festival, tower open, refreshments, 11 am-7pin (service 11 am.

01296 670204.

Sat 8-Sun 9 NEWTON PURCELL Festival of Flowers: Celebrations in Colour. Sat l0am5pm, teas, stalls from 1pm; Sun llam-4.30pm, teas; Songs of Praise 5pm. 01280 847994.

Sat 8-Sun 9 SANDFORD-ONTHAMES Flower Festival and Fete. Flowers 10am-6pm; fete Sat 2pm. 01865777900.

Sat 8-Sun 9 STANDLAKE Summer Celebration Sat Shower of Flowers. inchurch from 9am, concert 7pm £5, £2 under 12s, inc. buffet. Proceeds for church and school. 01865 300476. Sun church open after choral eucharist The Door is published ten times a year (not August or January) and is distributed

9.30am, organ music, bell ringi'ng pm. 01865 3003849.

Sun 9 HORTON-CUM-STUDLEY Thanksgiving for animals village green 2.30pm if fine. Bring your animals! William Brierley 01865 351142. Sun 9 SUTTON COURTENAY Talk by Kemble Croft on Architecture and Building All Saints' 11am; nondenominational service 10.30am.

Sun 9 YARNTON Manor Open Day 2-5pm. 01865 375749.

Mon 10 SHINFIELD GSS Mass St Mary's 8pm. 0118 959 8102.

Tue 11 AMERSHAM ON THE HILL Music from the Mists of Time: light-hearted introduction to early music by Longslade Consort St Michael & All Angels 8pm. Tickets £6.50/7 at door, £4 students, inc. glass of wine 01494 726680.

Tue 11 FARNHAM COMMON Take 5! Andrew Wingfield Digby chaplain to Olympic team. Brian Jubb Hall, Victoria Rd 7.30pm.Tickets £5 inc. meal and glass of wine 01753 643233 (Tue, Thu am), 535856.

Wed 12 FLACKWELL HEATH Early music Longside Consort Christ Church 7.30pm. Tickets and details 0.1628 522795.

Fri 14 PLASTOW GREEN Quiet Garden Day Canon Harry Wilson 10am-4pm Scarletts Cottage, Plastow Green, Headley, ThaithamRG19 81P. 01635 2168583.

Fri 14-Sun 16 LAVENDON Art Festival original paintings to. view or buy. Fri 7.30-9pm; Sat lOam-Spm, concert Broseley Brass 7.30pm £4; Sun 1-5pm.

Cram teas. 01234 712743.

Sat 15 DORCHESTER 'The Shape of the Church to Come - in

the next five years?' Bishop Michael Doe 9.30-lpm, Abbey Guest House. Bookings £4 or £9 carload 01869 760126.

Sat 15 FARNHAM COMMON Parish Fete 2pm St John's HAMBLEDEN Sat 15 Orchestra of the Swan St Mary the Virgin 7.30pm. Tickets £7.50 01491 574652 or at door.

Sat 15 OXFORD Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry Summer Fete 2pm Coach House, Quarry Road, admission 30p. Morris dancers, stalls.

Sat 15 LITTLEMORE Table Top Sale Village Hall 9.3011.30am Table £5, half table £2.50, single items sold for 20% commission in aid of Church Appeal. 01865 437720.

Sat 15 TILEHURST Reading Concert Singers 'Music of the Thames' St Mary Magdalen Hall 7.30pm. Refreshments £4.50/ conc. £4. 0118 942 5290.

Sun 16 COOKHAM Service of Thanksgiving and Hope Millennium Pageant marquee Marsh Meadow 10am. 01628 529661.

Sat 15-Sun 16 ThORNBOROUGH St Mary's Church Open Garden Weekend, displays of village life among flowers 2-6pm.

01280 821962.

Sat 15-Sun 16 BINFIELD All Saints' Flower Festival: The Joy of Life Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 2pm6pm in aid of Helen House Hospice and All Saints' & St Mark's Churches. Refreshments.

Open Gardens in Binfield Sun pm.

01344 411267.

Wed 19 READING Choral evensong: cathedral-style Prayer Book Service 6.15pm sung by

Reading Minster Midweek Choir at Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Fri 21 OXFORD Konevets Vocal Quartet from St Petersburg Russian sacred and popular music St Mary Magdalene (opp.

Randolf Hotel) 7.30pm in aid of Restoration and Development Trust. Tickets £8 at door or Oxford Playhouse 01865 798600.

Fri 21-Sun 23 IVER St Peter's Heritage and Flower Festival Weekend: '1000 Ages in thy Sight'. Fri, Sat 10am-6pm, concert 8pm; Sun 1-6pm, Festival Evensong 6.30pm. Details 01753 653131.

Sat 22 ASCOTT-UNDERWYCHWOOD Church Fete 2pm Village Green band, bouncing castle, stalls, teas, produce. 01993 831282.

Sat 22 TILEHURST St Mary Magdalen Patronal Festival and Gift Day Refreshments, display organ recitals 10am-4pm, Eucharist 8pm. 0118 942 5290.

Fri .28 FINGEST Healing service with laying on of hands and anointing at Holy Communion 10.15am. 01491 571231.

Fri 28 BRACKNELL Bach organ recital on 250th anniversary of his death. Holy Trinity 7.30pm. Retiring collection.Sat 29 -Mon 31 CHIEVELEY Church Flower Festival: From the Stable to the Dome: Sat l0am5.30pm; Sun I0.30am-5.30pm, Evensong 6pm; Mon 10.30-5.30pm.

Refreshments 12-2pm, live music, treasure hunt. 01635 248994.

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AUGUST Sun 13 SUTTON COURTENAY Talk on Church Music by

Patrick Salisbury All Saints' 11am; nondenominational service 1O.3Oam. Sat 16 GARSINGTON St Mary's Fete 2pm Manor House gardens, to' be opened by John Mortimer.

Sat 19-Sun 20 NEWBURY Flower, Music and Craft Festival St Nicolas Church 10am-4pm.

Light refreshments. Susan Angell 01635 580097.

Fri 25 FINGEST Healing service with laying on of hands and anointing at Holy Communion 10.15am. 01491 571231.

Sat 26 HAM BLEDEN Early music from Mediva St Mary the Virgin 7.30pm. Tickets £7.50 01491 574652, Hambleden Stores or on the door.

Sat 26-Mon 28 OTMOOR

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Mon 28 HAWRIDGE & CHOLESBURY Annual Joint

Churches' Fete Hawridge Common 1.30pm. Ellesborough Silver Band, stalls, teas, sideshows. 01494 758332.

SEPTEMBER Sat 2 UPTON-CUM-

CI4ALVEY St Laurence Medieval Fayre, Upton Court Rd, Slough 10.30am-4pm stalls, refreshments.

Thu 7 WOUGHTON ON THE

GREEN Annual Lecture 'The Media and the Message' Rt Revd Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark St Mary's 8pm, Holy Communion 7.15pm.

Courses Berkshire Archdeaconry Vocations Fellowship 6 July Youth Ministry Andrew

Gear St George's Wash Common 8pm: 16 Sep quiet Day wuth Mother Ann Verena CJGS Finchinhamstead The purpose of the fellowship is to explore the nature of vocation for individuals within the Church of England.

Jonathan Sibley 0118 983 2328 Cottesloe Christian Training Programme 10 July Finding a Desert in the

City Mursley Church Room 8pm £3 book by 3 July 16 July Summer Event with Bishop John Bone St Mary's, Old Linslade 3pm, walk 5pm, bring and share tea 6pm.

Roger James 01525 375109.

Highmoor Hall 8 July Spirituality and

Psychology - friends or foes?

Wendy Robinson 10am-4pm. £18 Bring your lunch.

15 July Gardens open in aid of National Gardens Scheme Exhibition and sale of arts and crafts, teas and plants on sale in aid of Tearfund The Administrator, The Lodge, Highmoor Hall, Henley-onThames, RG9 SDH. Harnhill Healing Centre 3-7 July Healing Prayer

School: day places still available 15 July Harnhill Thanksgiving Day with wind band concert 11 Aug Summer Art Week 21-25 Aug Healing in Worship: holiday week with Roger Jones Harnhill Manor, Cirencester, Glos GL7 SPX, tel 01285 850283, fax 850519.

Milton Keynes Christian Training Course 8 July City and Ecumenical

Lifelines Day: visits to City Centre, Police Station, Shopping Management and Council Chamber, etc. 9.30-5pm. Free; donations welcome.

16 Sep Introductory session for new intake Details: Barbara Albone, MKCTC, Christian Fotindation,The Square, Aylesbury St, Wolverton, MKI2 SHX Tel/fax 01908 311310.

Oxford Diocese Continuing Ministerial Education Programme 6 July The Servant Leader

5 Sep Leading Worship with

the Elderly: for clergy and licensed lay ministers who lead worship in care homes 13 Sep Voice Development 16 Sep Preparing for Marriage: for lay people and clergy (repeat of course on 26 Feb and 20 May) Diocesan Church House £10, 9.30am (coffee) - 4pm; bring your lunch.

Details Jeni Hobbs, Diocesan Church House 01865208252 Riding Lights Theatre Company Summer Theatre School 22-29 July

Escrick near York Residential courses for teenagers and adults Brochure: 01904 655317 1 July Criminal Justice & Christian Responsibility

Seminar run by Board for Social Responsibility for people who work in the justice system Bierton School, Aylesbury 10am - 3.30pm. If you would like to be involved but have not had an invitation, contact Kate Hodgson 01865 208214.

Organ Day for All 9 Sep

Reading 9.30am4pm £2.50 Beginners and advanced play-

22-24 Sep Men's Voices

Selly Oak, Birmingham Weekend consultation for men of all Christian traditions and cultures to explore, celebrate and challenge our experiences and expectations of being men Details Jean Mayland, CTBI, Inter-Church House, 35-41 Lower Ma)'sh, London SEI 7SA, tel. 0207 523 2132, e-mail church.life@CTBl.org.uk aBC RADIO OXFORD 9L2 BC RADIO BERKSHIRE Enjoy your Sunday breakfast Sundays 6 - 9am Local religious views, church news, favourite hymns 11 July Bicester Area Ladies' Lunch Enjoy lunch in

the garden and hear Guy and Ann Chapman: 'A Marriage Made in Heaven'. Creche during talk. Free; donations welcome. 12 - 2pm Kennett House, Church Walk, Ambrosden.

Everyone welcome, but it would help if you could let us know if you are coming: Ann Chapman 01869 247813.

Sanctions on Iraq 7 Aug is tenth anniversary of

introduction of sanctions.

Concerned people are urged to plan events for that day. Voices in the Wilderness UK, 16b Cherwell St, Oxford OX4 1BG, tel. 01865 243232.

Music at the City Church, Milton Keynes Summer pro-

gramme of concerts: send s.a.e. to The Music Office, MK City Church, 3000 Saxon Gate West, MK9 2ES. 01908 7-23 July Adderbury Festival Some events at St

Mary's: 9th Deddington Deanery Service; Concert 7.45pm; 13th Bells 8pm; 14th early music

Outdoors

Church summer food Worship

St Blrinus' Pilgrimage 9 July Picnic from 12.30pm

Aston Clinton St Michael and

Church Knob, Blewbury, leaving 1pm for 12-mile walk; or leave Brightwell cum Sotwell 3.30pm for 5-mile walk (refreshments en route). Teas 4.30pm St Birinus' Catholic Church, Dorchester; Pilgrimage Procession leaves 6pm for Dorchester Abbey; ecumenical service 6.30pm; preacher: Bishop Dominic. Barbecue 7.15pm Cloister Garden.

Celebrating Children's Spirituality

77? i Still time to book: Celebrating Together 16 July Wycombe Swan

Theatre 3.30-5.30pm Music, drama, puppets, stories, mega picnic in the park £2.50 children, £5 adults.

Jenny Hyson, 01865 208255 20-23 July Henley

Churches' Celebration 2000 Regatta site: starts 20 July Jewel of River musical pageant, ends 23 July Songs of Praise 6.30pm.

Ticket hotline 0118 960 6060 060;1 programme: 01491 571898. programme: -

25-28 Aug Greenbelt 2000

Cheltenham Racecourse 020 7700 6S85; www.greenbelt.org.uk

Historic Churches Trust Ride or Stride 9 Sep

All Angels 13th century church open Sun to end of Aug: tea, squash, home made cakes.

Wheelchair access; party bookings by arrangement Ann Tomkins 01296 630061.

Aylesbury Church of the Holy Spirit Thur and first Sat 10am-12: coffee shop in church lounge.

Proceeds to Tearfund. Mrs D Rymer 01296 394759.

Aylesbury St Mary's Refec-tory, Parson's Fee Mon-Sat 9.30am3pm: fairly traded treas and coffees, cakes, sandwiches, light meals. Arija Kroening 01296 428518.

Blewbury St Michael's Sun to end Sep 3-5pm: teas. Wheel-chair access, party bookings. Dawn Saunders 01235 851022.

Bourne End Historic St Nicholas Hedsor open Sun July and August 2.30-4.30pm: teas.

01628 530181.

East Hagboume, Didcot St Andrew's Summer Sun 3-5pm: tea and home made cake SOP, cakes for sale to take away, friendly welcome, toilet.

01235 817377.

Great Missenden SS Peter and Paul Sun until 24 Sep 3-5pm: cream teas £2.20 for scone, cake, tea or cold drink. Wheelchair access, toilet. Brenda Crocker 01494 863476.

Grove Cornerstone Coffee Shop Mon-Sat 10am-4pm: coffee, lunches, teas. July specials: scone and clotted cream with tea/coffee £1.45; scone with tea/coffee 95p.

Christian books and music, Traidcraft. 01235 772280.

Kidlington St Mary the Virgin, Church St. Sun until 10 Sept Refectory (rear of church) 3.305.30pm: home made cakes, drinks. Wheelchair access. Party bookings 01865 375922.

The Lee near Great Missenden St John the Baptist Sundays July

11 July Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust Service Dorchester Abbey

with home made cakes, greetings cards. Wheelchair access.

Communion service in chapel 1030am. Jill Palfrey 01628 522456.

Milton Keynes Cornerstone Pantry all year except Christmas to New Year and Bank Hol-idays Mon-Fri 10-4pm, Sat 10-2.30pm: home made snacks and meals.

01908 237777.

Oxford St Aldate's Coffee Shop Mon-Satl0am-7.30pm: hot meals, sandwiches, cream teas.

Patio with view of Christ Church.

01865 245952.

Oxford St Clement's Sat until end Aug 2-4.30pm: light refreshments. 01865 240282.

Oxford University Church Convocation Coffee Shop, High St. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm (5pm in winter), Sun 1 Oam-Spm: home made lunches, cakes, cream teas.

Tower open, gifts, books, cards.

01865 279112.

Reading Greyfriars Christian Centre Mon-Sat 10am-4pm: snacks, teas, ice cream, Christ-ian books. Wheelchair access, disabled toilet. 0118 958 7369.

Reading Tilehurst Christian Centre 'The Link'. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm: jacket potatoes, soup, home made cakes (closed 14-29 Aug) Wheelchair access, toilets. 0118 945 1401.

Wingrave with Rowsham (off

A418 between Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard) St Peter and St Paul Sun July and August 3-6pm: cream teas. Parties by arrangement any day of week, any time of year! Annie Cooper 01296 681250.

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7pm Thanksgiving and Blessing following restoration of mediaeval tombs in Shrine Chapel Preacher Bishop Anthony.

Light refreshments.

Contact Leslie Plummer, 2 Upland Court Rd, Oxford 22 July UK Jesus Fellowship Celebration

Worship, lights, sound, visuals, live bands The Sanctuary, Denbigh Leisure Ceqtre, Saxon St, Bletchley from 2pm. Free.

Also 21 July 8-11pm 15s'-25s' Jesus Party Details Jesus Fellowship Milton Keynes, Eagles' Wings, 30 Shenley Rd, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes MKS 6AB, or Jesus Fellowship Central Office, Nether Hey ford, Northampton NN7 3LB, tel 0700 QO 53787 4 July Oxford Worships

St Mary the Virgin 4pm for people of all denominations Churches Together in Central Oxford 9 July Churches in Wye Valley Millennium Songs of

Praise 6pm Community Centre, Wakeman Rd, Bourne End 01628530181 Christ Church Cathedral Sundays 8am Holy

Communion, lOam Matins and Sermon; 11.15am Sung Eucharist; 6pm Evensong.

2 July Ordination of Deacons 10.30am. Entrance by ticket Weekdays 7.15am Matins; 7.35am Holy Communion; 6pm Evensong (Thursdays or Major Feast Days 5.35 pm Said Evensong and 6pm Sung Eucharist).

Notices St Nicholas, Emmbrook

In October 2001 the Community Church of St Nicholas, Emmbrook, Wokingham will celebrate their 25th anniversary.

They are planning a mission to the community during half term week and will publish a commemorative booklet. They would like to hear from any past residents or worshippers who would like to share memories, information or photographs. Contact Jackie Cutcher, 84 Matthewsgreen Rd, Wokingham RG41 1JT. Oxfordshire Befriending Network

A group of trained volunteers is available to offer friendship to those with life-threatening or terminal illness. Details Catherine Grundy and Sue Taylor, St Barnabas Community Centre, 33a Canal St, Oxford OX2 6BQ, tel. 01865 316200, email: oxford@befriending.net Tubney Church Choir

New members welcome to sing at the monthly (first Sunday) evensong. Revd Keith Triplow 01865 390803.

Penfriends wanted

The DOOR. is sent to a Maximum Security Prison in Zambia, and we receive letters from Christian prisoners, some of whom have become Christians in the prison. Is there anyone who would like to write regularly, and perhaps sometimes send Christian books (but not money!), to someone in the prison? Contact the DOOR if so.

9 July Sea Sunday

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JULY AND AUGUST Let us pray to God our Father for:

Li people

JULY Saturday 1st Newport Deanery Group Ministry. For major decisions to be made concerning the implementation of a report on the future of Milton Keynes and Newport deaneries, followed by pastoral reorganisation whichever way the decision goes. For the planning of a deanery team building and training day away in the autumn, and especially for their licensed lay ministers. For the area dean Maurice Stanton-Saringer; synod lay chairman - Libby Wemyss.

I of God bless the Lord: bless the Lord you

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday 2nd New deacons and priests to be ordained at this time in Christ Church and in the diocese and for the parishes and places in which they will serve.

Monday 3rd ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE. Gate, Gayhurst, Ravenstone, Stoke Goldington, Weston Underwood: clergy Alexander Murdoch; licensed lay minister - Geoff Morris.

Tuesday 4th Hanslope with Castlethorpe: clergy - Christopher Beake; licensed lay minister - Eric Dodworth.

Wednesday 5th Lamp, Emberton, Haversham with Little Linford, Tyringham with Filgrave: clergy Ian Pusey, Harold Lowndès; licensed lay ministers - Ann Foakes, Priscilla Parry.

Thursday 6th Lavendon with Cold Brayfield, Clifton Reynes and Newton Blossomville: for their churchwardens during the vacancy.

Friday 7th Newport Pagnell with Lathbury and Moulsoe: clergy John Lewis, Margaret Saunders, James Wallace; licensed lay ministers - Glynis Bell. Mervyn Evans, Cohn Taylor. For all taking part in Yellow Braces, the annual Diocesan youth weekend.

Saturday 8th Olney: clergy - Nigel Pond, Rena Partridge.

priests of the Lord: bless the . Lord you servants of the Lord: sing his praise and exalt him •. for ever.

THE THIRD SUNDAY Al I ER TRINITY - SEA SUNDAY Sunday 9th All who work in ports and harbours, for pilots, lifeboat crews and those who maintain navigational aids. For the Mission to Seafarers and all who work for seafarers. Keep their welcome warm, and their love and care unstinting. May their ministry to seafarers express the love of Christ.

Monday 10th Sherington with Chicheley, North Crawley, Astwood and Hardmead: clergy Maurice Stanton-Saringer; licensed lay ministers - John Fielding, Pauline Stanton-Saringer, Gerald Hill, Pam Fielding.

The Oxford Diocesan Prayer Diary is edited by Graham Canning Please cut this section and use it to pray for the needs of the Diocese.

Tuesday 11th Wallingford Dèanery. For David Rice team rector desiiate of the Wallingford Team Ministry as he prepares to take up his post in September. For the parish of All Saints and Ladygrove, Didcot, during the inter regnum there. For all who share in the ministry of the deancry. For the area dean - Edwin Clements: clergy - Clive Windebank; synod lay chairman Graham Goy. Wednesday 12th Blewbury, Hagbourne and Upton: clergy Edwin Clements, David Platt; licensed lay minister - David Dendy.

Thursday 13th Brightwell cum Sotwell: clergy - Merrick Smith.

Friday 14th Cholsey: clergy Andrew Petit; licensed lay minister - Tim Harle.

Saturday 15th Didcot All Saints: the Ladygrove Church: clergy Philip Dallaway, Josie Midwinter; licensed lay ministers - Nick Hards, Stuart Roberts, Allen Edwards.

THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday 16th For Celebrating Together, major Diocesan event THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER for children and their friends and TRINITY families at High Wycombe today. Sunday 30th Those who work in For builders and all associated travel and tourism, particularly traders, especially those who main- those who have served us or will tain our homes and the water, elec- serve us when we are on holiday. tricity and gas fittings in them.

Monday 31st Those away from Monday 17th Didcot St.Peter: home, for all who travel by land clergy - Nicholas Gandy, Richard or sea or air. For those who visit us Hancock. in our churches, that they may Tuesday 18th Harwell with find a welcome and a place preChilton: clergy - Chris Stott, pared for them. For those whose Mary Carney; licensed lay minis- holidays are not yet, or at home. ters - Robert Thomas, Steve Ward.

Wednesday 19th South Moreton with North Moreton, Aston Tirro!d and Aston Upthorpe: clergy - Christopher Walker.

Thursday 20th Streatley with Tuesday 1st Wendover Deanery.

Moulsford: clergy - Elias For their clergy who are preparing - to retire, and their parishes as they Polomski, John Mackney.

Friday 21st Wallingford Team seek new ministries. For the area Ministry: Wallingford: Crowmarsh dean - Alan Bennett; synod lay Gifford: clergy - Lydia Cook, Jim chairman - James Adam; licensed lay ministers - Margaret Pay, Spence, Janet Russell.

Saturday 22nd MARY MAGDA- Stephen Pay. LENE. For the Girls Friendly Wednesday 2nd Aston Clinton Society. (platform for young with Buckland and Drayton women). For the leader of the Beauchamp: clergy - Alan Bennett.

Long Wittenham branch - Joy Thursday 3rd Ellesborough, The Whitehead. For their hostels in Kimbles and Stoke Mandeville: Oxford and Reading, providing a clergy - Tony Willis, Norman secure environment for young Dick, Michael Withers. people when they first start work, Friday 4th Great Missendon with and some accommodation for Ballinger and Little Hampden young mothers and their children. (group ministry with Prestwood and Great Hampden and Little THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER Missendon): clergy - Donal Rydings; licensed lay minister TRIN Sunday 23rd. Refuse collectors, Patricia Neale. including those who take away Saturday 5th Halton: clergy our own rubbish and those who Hugh Marshall. keep our streets clean and healthy.

Monday 24th All those whose THE TRANSFIGURATION OF work is physically tough and OUR LORD repetitive. For all those who are Sunday 6th Tax inspectors and

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Monday 21st Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers and their branches in our Deaneries, tower captains and teams.

Tuesday 22nd Vergers and sacristans, flower arrangers and church cleaners. For all who prepare our' churches for worship throughout the year.

Wednesday 23rd Our members of parliament and local government especially those recently elected to serve.

Thursday 24th BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE For all who serve the local community.

For all who work to provide summer events in our parishes, especially for the children.

Friday 25th All our clergy on holiday at this time, and for those who stand in for them.

Saturday 26th Opportunities to find some space in busy lives for rest, reflection and re-creation.

The Transfiguration is celebrated on 6 August 'And He was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun and his clothes became dazzling white.' Matthew 17 v2

Tuesday 8th Little Missenden: Hyde Heath: clergy - David Hemsley; licensed lay minister Gary Beynon.

Wednesday 9th Prestwood and Great Hampden: clergy Jonathan White; licensed lay minister - Audrey Hewison.

Thursday 10th Wendover: clergy - Hugh Marshall, Harold Heslop, Bernard Roberts.

Friday 11th Weston Turville: clergy - David Wales.

Saturday 12th Wantage Deanery.

For John Robertson, the new incumbent of Grove. For the unity of the deanery where the issue of women priests still divides clergy and parishes; that they may seek to support and encourage one another despite such differences. For the rural dean - Alan Wadge; synod lay chairman - Nigel Baring; licensed lay reader - Sue Bodinham.

THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday 27th Local government workers, especially those who provide us with local services like roads and libraries and plan what should be budgetted for in local taxes.

Monday 28th The elderly and infirm of our parishes: for those who provide day centres and meals on wheels.

Tuesday 29th All elderly people living in their own homes, and for their neighbours and relatives who support them.

Wednesday 30th 'Age Concern' and for those who work in our nursing homes, and in the geriatric wards of our hospitals.

Thursday 31st All who share our worship wherever we are, in cities, towns and villages, and for all 'churches together' with other denominations.

THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday 13th Those who work in printing or publishing, including those who are involved in producing our newspapers and every-, thing else that we read.

Monday 14th Grove: clergy John Robertson; youth worker Rob Foster.

Tuesday 15th THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Hanney, Denchworth and East Challow: clergy - Anthony Hogg.

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Friday 18th Wantage Downs, East Hendred, West Hendred, Ardington, Lockinge: clergy Ernest Adley, Jean Page.

Saturday 19th Our organists and music groups, choirs and those affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music in cathedrals and parish churches; for the Oxford Harmony Trust, and Wanda Adams assisting congregations to enjoy music and singing in worship.

For the Diocesan youth pilgrimage to Taizé today, returning 28 August.

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Monday 7th Hawbridge with Cholesbury and St.Leonards: The Lee: clergy - David Burgess, Ivor Cornish, Gill Rowell; licensed lay ministers - Derek Warren, Avril Clark.

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Tuesday 25th ST JAMES THE APOSTLE. For 'Restore': director - Mick Kain. For their work in Oxford helping people who have suffered from mental illness to develop skills and confidence to take up employment in the wider community.

Wednesday 26th The continuing work of the church urban fund.

For those who minister in urban priority areas.

Thursday 27th The board for social responsibility: chairman Christopher Rowland; officer —Jo Saunders.

Friday 28th The work of the church made possible by the Bishop's outreach fund especially overseas.

Saturday 29th The continuing work of the church overseas through USPG. (United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) and CMS. (Church Missionary Society). For the churches and people of our link diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman.

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Jenny Hyson, Diocesan Children's Officer writes about an alternative way of making religion come alive for children I first came across 'Godly Play' in 1998 when I read an article by Rebecca Nye following her visit to a children's session led by Jerome Berryman in the USA. Godly Play is a distinctive way of approaching Christian education in the Church with children aged three to 11. It has been researched and developed for more than 20 years now, and is widespread in Episcopal, Lutheran and other Churches in the USA. It has at it's root ideology from the Montessori method of teaching.

Within Godly Play there is a deliberate attempt to follow the shape of worship in the way the children's time is spent in Sunday groups. For several years many of those involved in working with children have struggled to move away from the image of Sunday School or worse still a creche. Godly play takes the framework of greeting, preparation, the Word, wonder, response, feasting and dismissal. So how is it different some of you may be saying?

One of the first things that struck me is the use of good quality symbols, figures, materials etc. that the children are given to work with. (No disposable yogurt pots, toilet rolls or computer paper here.). The language and symbols of the Christian faith are presented in tangible forms to the children.

A growing number of biblical stories have been selected to represent the core of our faith.

These are told to the children, using specially made figures and models in a very simple but powerful way. In effect these stories are 'played out' before the children's eyes using these materials so that they feel the drama of the story and are drawn into the symbolic representation. The next stage for me is an important one, the use of 'wonderingI questions.

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Rebecca noted on her visit that all kinds of miniature play sets were available to the children representing different stories and symbols of the church.

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It aims to make religion come alive for children, to help them in their spiritual development by making Christianity become part of their daily life.

It is about helping the children learn the language of religion so that they can understand and claim their inheritance as children of God. If you would like to know more about Godly Play then book now for the first of our two days on Celebrating Children's Spirituality led by Rebecca Nye on 29 September (details right)

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Mary Stone is a former primary head and has led courses on RE and spiritual development for LEA's and dioceses around the country. Author of Don't just do something - Sit there, Mary will lead a practical day focussing on how we can help children to pray including how do we make prayer meaningful how to help children to pray using all their senses?

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Clare Wenham looks at a new book which invites us to explore the rich traditions of the Bible

Most Christians, if asked about the origins of Pentecost in the Bible, will turn to the account of the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2. This, says Margot Hodson, is like skipping to the last page of an exciting novel to see what happens, and thus missing the build up of the plot: 'in this tremendous story we have not the origins of Pentecost but its final climax in the Bible'.

Pentecost (Greek for 'fifty') is the New Testament word for the Hebrew Shavuoth, the Feast of Weeks, which goes back to the early days of Israel's history. Fifty days or seven weeks after Passover, farmers brought to Jerusalem loaves baked from the first of the wheat harvest. Margot Hodson draws together the Old Testament threads which weave new significance into the Christian understanding of the festival: the time of waiting between Passover and Pentecost, the offering of the first fruits to God, the fire of God's glory at Sinai when the first covenant was given, the promise that the Spirit would be poured out on everyone.

Starting with the New Year, the author goes through the whole cycle of Jewish festivals, which would have been an important part of Jesus' own life, outlining their Old Testament origins, the way in which they were celebrated, as far as we can tell, in Jesus' time, and their devel-

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'Judaism is as much something you do as something you believe,' writes Margot, who lives in Oxford and is training for ordination on the St Alban's and Oxford Ministry Course. She gives ideas for celebrating the Jewish festivals, including the sabbath, in our own family or church groups, and gives recipes (such as that for challah bread in the picture), activities and ideas for acts of worship appropriate for those who follosk' Jesus Christ.

Her own faith was profoundly challenged and then enriched by her experience of Jewish life in Israel and in North London where, as a worker with the Church's Ministry to Jewish People, she joined a group of Messianic Jews, Jewish believers in Jesus. Through this book she invites us to share the cycle of the Jewish festivals which particularly gave her a deeper understanding of her Christian faith.

If you are unsure about the relevance of the Old Testament to Christians today or if you are just hazy about all those ancient festivals, if you want your understanding of the New Testament deepened or if you want fresh ideas for your church group, then this is a book for you.

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This is an easy-to-read exploration of the issues facing today's Christian sportspeople. The author is a director of Christians in Sport, with particular responsibility for evangelistic resources for major sports events.

An early analysis of the biblical sources makes it clear that there is no prohibition of sport in the Bible. Rather, sport is part of God's creation. The point is made that we, as Christians, should aim to worship God and represent Christ at all times. A number of extremely relevant points are made. A worthy example is that It is important for Christian sportspeople to get their selfworth from God, and not subscribe to the 'only as good as your last game' mentality.

It is the challenge of the Christian athlete to compete as Christ would compete.

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I was excited to hear that St Andrew's Church was to give a Christian contribution to the arts in Oxford by putting on The Salutation. As an artist, I was struck by the setting of the church which lent itself admirably to the exhibition, light refracting off the clean space, providing a home to the limestone of the sculptures and a worthy context for the other pieces.

Nick Mynheer's 'Holy Family' seems to capture some of the marvel of the incarnation: the reality of the new-born Christ is depicted in near-embryonic form, comforted between the large hand of Joseph and the delicate fingers of Mary. His 'Pieta' also provides a welcome change from some of the rather tired imagery that the theme sometimes evokes.

Jesus' flung-back head communicates his willing self-giving; his body, broken, rests on the expressive grief of his mother. Though the body remains, and he is therefore somehow there, yet her grief shows us that he has also gone, that the effect of his death was real and genuine.

The place of grief as an integral part of the Christian world-view and experience, and the effect of the Word bringing life to the most desolate situations, is echoed in the enthralling 'Ruth Triptych' by Roger Wagner. Again, his work combines the vivid realism of contemporary landscape with resonances of the biblical narrative. Naomi and Ruth wander, lonely and vulnerable, back to Bethlehem, walking a sort of eternal walk

in the unpopulated country, until the mercy of Boaz is extended to them. The biblical account has been superbly translated, for Ruth and Boaz are captivated by one another in the middle of a breathtaking harvest scene. Yet we, the viewers, know that the meeting will shape the course of humanity, as Christ is to come from this family, and we are compelled to consider the wonder of God's providence.

Mark Cazalet's ink explorations of Bible narratives seem more varied in their effect, some gaining much from the primitivism, such as 'The healing of the demonpossessed boy', which I found very moving, while others seem less successful, such as 'Nicodemus visits Christ', teetering away from Palmer and Blake towards the other edge of naiveté.

I appreciated the dynamic interplay of colour and form in Richard Kenton Webb's 'Time of Preparation', but it did seem that the titles were attempts to give these pieces a sense of Christian orthodoxy.

Abstraction has these dangers, but the effect for me of a work like 'False Teaching' suggests that aesthetic form is the mea.sure of truth, and that green is a colour worthy of loathing.

The Salutation is a superb example of contemporary work, with some brilliant individual works. It is a breath of fresh air to see the church engaging so effectively, with the arts.

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More mediums in France than doctors FRANCE has more mediums and occult practitioners than registered doctors, part of the result of the country's long history of secularism and materialism. Ordinations to the Roman Catholic priesthood have declined dramatically. Prot-estant groups may officially be classed as 'sects'.

But the good news of Jesus Christ is being heard in France, partly with the help of UK Christians. In the past 10 years the UK has sent more missionaries to France than to any other country.

One organisation, Renouveau Rural, is challenging Christians nearing retirement to consider settling in rural France.

Ministry to Englishspeakers

Roger Fray, known to many as the Diocesan Youth Adviser before Andrew Gem; and his wife Ben (below) have helped found a new chaplaincy in Brittany supported by the Intercontinental Church Society, an Anglican mission organisation. 'Having spent holidays in Brittany over the past two years, we became increasingly aware of the needs of Englishspeakers already living there, and the lack of an Anglican presence,' Roger says. 'Some are prepared to travel up to two hours to join in worship.'

Beri and Roger Fray have helped set up a chaplaincy for Enqlish-speakers in Brittany

Roger and Beri are focussing on growing the Sunday congregations (who currently meet in their living room), building up local contacts and starting Bible study.

They are also making links v'ith other denominations.

ICS supports 25 Englishspeaking congregations throughout France, as well as summer chaplaincies for holiday-makers. They are involved in planting or replanting three congregations in France in partnership with the Diocese in Europe, which has eight established Anglican chaplaincies in the country.

ICS works with international English-speaking congregations in several continents and publishes a Directory of English-Speaking Churches Abroad.

New French churches

France Mission, a Frenchbased Protestant evangelical mission founded in 1957, has planted 45 churches in 10 regions of France. It supports over 100 missionaries, 17 of them British and the rest French. France Mission can give details of Frenchspeaking evangelical Protestant churches and also supplies French Bibles.

Let us pray for our neighbours in France, and support those who are bringing the new life of Christ to them.

Intercontinental Church Society 1 Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6NL, tel. 01926 430347; www.ics-uk.org Diocese in Europe 14 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QZ, tel.

0207 976 8001; www.europe. anglican.org France Mission Chapel Lane, Minchinhampton, Glos GL6 9DL; tel. 01453 884454; www.france-mission.org Renouveau Rural 'Aladin', 11330 Davejean, France, tel. 04 68 70 04 80.

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The Church for a new millennium How are we putting into practice our responsibility to reach out to others? The second in a series in which we look at churches across our Diocese to see what they are doing iurch and community: • partnership

A new style of ministry and outreach has been adopted

by All Saints': working in partnership with the local community. After several months of discussing strategies and goals, the Celebrating Community project was launched in May, with four main emphases: • Ministry in the community: to promote caring activities, to create space for people to ask questions, to listen to community needs.

•Restoration of bells: to remind people that the church is alive, to help celebrate joyful occasions for individuals and the community.

•Churchyard development: to provide a haven in the town centre for quiet, rest, prayer, counselling. The seven-acre churchyard has already benefitted from community working parties: groups doing community service and a large firm using gardening as a team-building exercise.

•New hall: to replace two old halls, providing flexible accommodation and better facilities.

Marriage preparation: important for out:

The marriage preparation course, which started three years ago, has proved one of the best ways of reaching out to the 20-35 age group: many have started coming to church as the result of attending it. Relate was invited to come to give training; ten lay people and two clergy now form two teams of six, who lead alternate courses, based on CPAS's Marriage in Mind.

All Saints' Church, Wokingham

The light of Christ: the millennium star shines from All Saints' tower. The parish covers the centre and eastern part of the town (population 40,000); St Paul's covers the west including the industrial estates. Woose Hill Community Church, a Local Ecumenical Project (Anglican/ Methodist) under Bearwood Parish serves a new estate. Below: All Saints' is committed to children:(top) the parish celebrates the new millennium; (bottom) Photographs: Rex Baldry Junior Church performs a nativity play.

Web site: an interesting experience Setting up a church web site has been an interesting experience, says David Hodgson, the Rector: people who would not normally have contact with the church have been using it to get in touch to talk about their faith, or lack of it.

The site includes news, details of services, sermons, photographs of events, and links to other sites: the town, local churches, the Diocese, the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Visit it on www.allsaintswokingham. org.uk

Involvement and healing

Once a month Parish Communion for the Whole Church aims to involve and interest children. On other Sundays Junior Church have their own activities but come in fOr communion; once a month one of the four clergy joins them. There is prayer and laying on of hands for healing twice a month, once in morning communion and once in an evening service.

A new venture In its early stages is 11.15 for 11.30, an experimental service for the 18-30 age group. .It might include listening to m.isic rather than singing and a discussion instead of a sermon. Afterwards they go to the nearby pub.

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by David Winter 'Now there was a garden in became a wilderness, a the place where he was cruciplace of toil rather than fied John 19:41 THOUGHT FOR pleasure. 'You are nearer to God's But 'in the place where he THE MONTH heart in a garden, than anywas crucified there was a where else on earth': that's garden', and in that garden what it says on thousands Lord God planted a garden the body of the Saviour was of bird baths, so it must be in Eden, in the east.' It was laid in a rock tomb. And in true! For many people it a garden of delights, that garden, on the third seems almost self-evident. straight out of a Persian day, the one Paul called 'tie Gardens are places of beau- book of wonders. There second Adam' emerged, ty, order, fragrance, peace was fruit of every kind, alive and triumphant, from and quiet. Until the modern trees, abundantly flowing the grave. The garden of TV-inspired craze for deck- water, scents to charm the death had become the garing and arches, gardens nostrils and colours to den of life. Where innowere places where nature - gladden the eye. And in the cence was lost long ago, with little human assistance garden the Lord God set forgiveness and new life - reigned supreme. So sure- the man and the woman he were won. Once again the ly God is near us in the gar- had made, to enjoy it. In flowers could bloom, the den ... perhaps, argue some, fact (you know the story!) scents arise, the colours nearer than he is in church? they spoiled it, because they dazzle.

The human story begins, in In a garden the human race Canon David Winter, who is retired the Bible, in a garden, and living near Oxford, is the Editor was born. In that garden, though not one planted at least, we are truly 'nearof the New Daylight notes of the with human hands. 'The er God's heart'.

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