#124 July/August 2001

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of the old wounds of Christian division have been healed as we start the third millennium. There is also a great deal of official and unofficial activity between different denominations. These are two of the positive findings from a survey of all Buckinghamshire churches organised by the county's 'Churches Together'.

However the report Co-operating but not Committed shows that in many places working with other churches has not yet moved up the 'Scale of C', a ladder of ecumenical csessment which the 1987 Swanwick Declaration challenged churches at all levels to undertake. It also reflects a sense that some ecumenical structures are time-consuming or counterproductive.

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While it is encouraging that no single church felt that they were on the lowest rung of 'confrontation' with other churches, no less than 15 described themselves as only 'co-existing'. However, the vast majority used the term 'co-operation' (65%) as their assessment and only 23 went up the scale to 'commitment' and six to the top rung of 'communion'.

It was the hope of the Swanwick Declaration that all churches should move from cooperation to commitment.

However many survey replies reveal that co-operation is still

restricted to a round of 'ecumenical extra events' rather' than a commitment to shared life and mission. At all levels of church life it seems that our energy is taken up with our own affairs. The vision of a wider and deeper sharing is not yet possible or in some cases even seen as desirable.

Ecumenical assessment

The survey, to help people assess where they were ecumenically, was sent to Anglican incumbents, Roman Catholic priests and to Baptist, Salvation Army, Methodist and URC churches and Society of Friends groups. More than a quarter of the 300 churches responded (27%) and their replies showed that there is now no such thing as 'purely denominational church'. Most churches now draw members from different Christian backgrounds.

It is clear that in recent years more 'evangelical churches' are working with others provided the emphasis is on 'joint' mission, an important point for the Oxford Diocese's Sharing Life initiative. It is also significant that while a number of replies blame lay people for not working with others, far more see clergy and ministers as a block to ecumenical commitment.

Canon Derek Palmer is Secretary of Churches Together in Bucks. You can get the survey from him at 124 Bath Road, Banbury 0X16 OTR.

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FRIENDS and supporters of USPG (United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) sailed to London to celebrate the Society's 300th anniversary at a special service at St Paul's Cathedral on 15 June. The starting point for the water pilgrimage was Sheldon in Warwickshire where the US PG's founder, Thomas Bray was once vicar. In the nearest barge (red T-shirt) is the present vicar of Bray, Brian Camp who travelled in his own barge which he has renamed 'Thomas Bray'. As the flotilla sailed through the Oxford Diocese they were warmly welcomed and at Banbury passengers and crew disembarked for a Deanery Eucharist where a 14-strong Zulu choir sang on their way to the London celebrations. The long boats are pictured pulling away from Goring after being greeted by the Vicar of Goring and Stoke, the Revd Philip Nixon.

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Bl6hinc the news Diocese faces up to the joys and pains of change

3eating with the heart oeat of Goc house group to spend a day in prayer before the end of this year. Perhaps you could commit yourself a regular time of prayer during the summer months, focusing particularly on our response to God's call in Sharing Life.

Sharing Life well and truly launched and many people wanting to engage with it the question is often asked: 'but how do we actually implement it?' The frequent and understandable reaction is to assume it demands a new programme of yet more events. If we take this route not only will we become exhausted by more activity, but the greater danger will be a disillusionment and a withdrawal from the important implications of Sharing Life. If Sharing Life calls us to a new way of being God's people, then maybe the way we approach it needs to catch this sense of renewal. Below are listed five possible steps into Sharing Life.

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Perception As we engage with God in prayer we will begin to discover our perception, the way we see things, is gradually changed. The Spirit of God will enable us to see the issues from a new point of view, and maybe important new insights will be given to us.

The ministry of God's Kingdom in his world is not ours, but His and we need to live by His attitude, by His mind - we need to allow our hearts to beat with the heartbeat of our God.

Prayer The early church, following the model of Jesus himself, discovered the importance of the centrality of prayer. The Sharing Life document calls us to this commitment, and until we take this first step nothing will happen. Why not encourage your PCC or Deanery Synod, or your

Principle Sharing Life is not a programme to be implemented, but a suggestion of principles by which we live - in our own individual discipleship, as well as corporately as God's people.

We need to allow these princi-

pies and others which the Spirit of God shows us, to be deeply embedded in who we are and how we live. These must be present wherever we are

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church - when we are gathered and when we are dispersed. As we pray and seek God's heart, so we will begin to discover the way we live and the way we relate begins to be transformed.

Presence One of the bed-rock principles we will discover is God's passionate and unfailing love for his broken and hurting world.

The whole of the earthly ministry of Jesus was centred on his desire to meet people where they were - whether it was in their homes, or on the well wall, or on the roadside. In so many ways we have lost this central mission focus, and demand that

people come to us, on our terms and our turf. As we enter into Sharing Life, we will discover ourselves being moved out to engage and relate to people where they are. We will rediscover the Kingdom breaking into the reality of everyday life.

Pointers As Jesus travelled around demonstrating and explaining the life of the Kingdom he longed for people to enter the kingdom and was not afraid to make the challenge of repentance and the beginning of a new relationship with God. In our lives not only are we to demonstrate and show the life of the Kingdom, but we also have the responsibility of pointing to the one who is the way, the truth and the life, in a sometimes very confusing world.

If you would like to pray regularly for Sharing Life and receive a Prayer NETWORK News Card please contact Katrina Hartley at the Sharing Life Office, Thame Barns Centre, Church Road, Thame, Oxon 0X9 34J 01844-216097 katrina@stmarys.psaemail online.com

Convention committee take time to reflect committee for the 2002 Convention at High Wycombe gathered at Highmoor Hall near Henley on 4 May to pray, plan and share ideas. They included the chairman Revd Dr Alan Wilson (back row right) and Canon Simon Brown who masterminded the very successful Diocesan Confeence at Bognor in 1995 (back row second left). The Convention, which begins on Thursday 11 July 2002 will act as a culmination for Sharing Life and will attract delegates from as far away as our link Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman.

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included beyond those who with deafening showers are seen as leaders in church echoed the mood of the June terms, listening and benefiting Diocesan Synod. Looking at from their experience.

Children and young people the renewal of the Church, Sharing Life and our future; must be a priority and so must cultural diversity, openwe were conscious of the pain of change. There was some ness and engaging with othrejoicing but at times a soberers. It was stressed that ing concern for the difficulties Sharing Life is not a proahead. gramme to be delivered, but a We welcomed Bishop process in which to engage.

Itumelong of Kimberley and In their charges the Bishops had each in Kuruman their own on a visit to way chalthe Oxford Diocese and lenged the parishes to for USPG's 300th thought, anniversary. prayer and He brought action.

Bishop warm greetMike spoke ings from of the need our link for a 'paradiocete, expressing Philip Giddings is the first to receive digm shift' the new order of St Frideswide. The his delight in plaque (pictured) by Philippa Threlfell so that we the partner- is taken from a boss of the saint in look at ship and the Christ Church Cathedral. Frideswide everything gratitude of is the Oxford Diocese's iatron saint. to a new his diocese way, not just adding on to or refiguring for the building up of a strong relationship with Oxford. how we are now.

The Diocesan Convention The Bishop of Oxford then from 11 to 14 July 2002 in presented the Order of St. High Wycombe will bring Frideswide to Dr Philip other Sharing Life initiatives Giddings in recognition of his together. There will be two long standing service to the days of leadership and disciDiocese as Chairman of the pleship training, followed by House of Laity in Synod, as a a Saturday of celebration, and member of Bishop's Council a Sunday programme to find and other service. This is a new award for lay people in a new way forward. the Diocese who have given Arrangements are well under way, and more literature will outstanding service. Dr be sent out in late summer.

Giddings, the first ever recipi(See also photo left). ent, accepted the award with Synod paid tribute to an endorsement of the work Michael Chown retiring as done by lay people to further Director of Finance after 16 God's work in the Diocese. years. Nigel Wearne, his sucSharing Life was discussed cessor was introduced. in groups and members raised John Yaxley, Chairman of questions to the implementathe Board of Finance, outtion group. The Bishops each lined the difficulties of providsummarised their episcopal ing clear budget guidelines at charges leading to general disthis time. See 'Financial storm cussion. Among the points clouds gather' on page 3. raised were the need for us to Report by Jo Saunders change, letting the Spirit come Jo Saunders is Diocesan Officer for the to us, but then to flow out to Social Responsibility and a member of others. It might otherwise The DOOR Editorial Support Group. stagnate. Lay people must be

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The fl THE FORMULATION of the

budget for 2002 and the projections for subsequent years was never going to be an easy task. By the beginning of this year it was becoming evident that adherence to the three guidelines drawn up by this Synod two years ago would, for 2002 onwards, be difficult.

At Synod on 3 March I gave warning that there were three developments which could seriously affect our financial health.

These were: the level f our annual contribution to the costs of the Central Church including training which was estimated to increase by £70,000 p.a; the current national review of clergy stipends; the actuarial review of clergy pensions.

At that time we had no idea of the timing or the financial implications of the reviews. A paper was prepared for the Bishop's Council on 11 May

storm clouc S C ather , which recommended further savings of nearly £200K and an increase in clergy stipends of 3.5% with the annual increase in parish share remaining at 7% to enable a break-even budget to be achieved by 2003.

However, on the day it was issued, we were informed of the results of the actuarial review of clergy pensions. The review concluded that the contribution rate to the Pension Fund would have to be raised with effect from 2002, from 22% of pensionable stipends to 29% in order to sustain current levels of benefit. We worked out that our share would be in the region of £550,000 a year.

Bishop's Council was obliged to defer consideration of the appropriate planning assumptions for 2002 and subsequent years until such time as we could, more accurately, assess the new level of financial com-

An edited text of a statement by John Yaxley, Chairman of the Board of Finance to the Diocesan Synod of 16 June mitment. At the Inter-Diocesan Finance Forum we learned the following: Firstly, the Church Commissioners hope that following an actuarial review of their funds that they may be able to offer some short term transitional relief especially to poorer dioceses in respect of the increased pension contributions. They will make an announcement after their AGM on 21 June.

Secondly, a working party has been set up to consider the current clergy benefits package looking at what is affordable as well as what is desirable. It will examine how possible changes would affect a contri-

bution rate payable.

Thirdly, consideration is being given to the eventual transfer to diocesan budgets of: 1) certain activities transferred from the Church Commissioners to the Archbishops' Council following the recommendations of the Turnbull Report. The cost to this Diocese could be in the region of £100,000 from 2002 but actual amounts and timing have not yet been determined. 2) the support given through guaranteed annuities funded at the present by the Church Commissioners. The Oxford Diocese currently benefits by about £230,000 per annum. The phasing of implementation is unknown but is

Terry Waite takes Emmaus road EMMAUS, the charity which helps homeless people to help themselves is one stage nearer founding a community in Oxford. Negotiations are in progress for acquiring a former Unitarian church hall in Cowley. Plans are already being drawn up for a new hostel on the site which would provide accommodation for 24 people and a workshop within easy reach.

The news was given by the President of Emmaus, the former hostage, Terry Waite at a reception at St Hugh's College on 17 June to launch the project. Speaking about the work of Emmaus which has communities in 42 countries, he said he had been introduced to the movement by its first President

the late Robert Runcie. He compared some of the 'difficulties' he faced during his five years as a hostage with the problems faced by the homeless. 'It is an easy road down but a hard road back' he said.

Emmaus was found by a French priest after the War. Concerned by the plight of the homeless in Paris, he encouraged them to support themselves by the resale of donated goods. Self-sufficiency and community are the hallmarks of Emmaus which already has seven communities in the UK. Oxford Emmaus needs £1.5 million for the project which should soon be self supporting.

Donations can be sent to 'Emmaus Oxford'9 Hall's Close, Oxford 0X2 9HR.

General Synod to debate our motion on poverty General Synod, meeting at York on 9 July, is due to debate a motion put forward by the Diocese of Oxford about the connection between poverty and poor health. It will be proposed by David Goldie, Archdeacon of Buckingham.

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Broadcasting award for Cathedral carols Dicxesai Communications Director Richard Thomas is here presenting the 'Best Cable TV Programme' award to Rosemary Richards of the Oxford Channel, a local television station. Richard collected it on behalf of the Oxford Channel at the Andrew Cross Awards Ceremony at the Churches Broadcasting Conference on 11 June.

The 'Oxford Channel Carol Service' was broadcast last Christmas from Christ Church Cathedral seen here in the background.

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E-mail: bishopoxon@dch.oxford.anglican.org ARCHDEACONRY OF OXFORD Bishop of Dorchester The Right Revd Cohn Fletcher,Arran House, Sandy Lane, Yarnton, Oxford 0X5 1 P B Tel: 01865 375541.

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E-mail: archdoxf@oxford.anglican.org ARCHDEACONRY OF BERKSHIRE Bishop of Reading The Right Revd Dominic Walker, OGS, Bishop's House, Tidmarsh Lane, Tidmarsh, Reading RG8 8HA Tel: 01189 841216. Fax: 0118 984 1218.

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unlikely before 2004/2005.

Taken together with 3) the increased pension contributions, these items will, in due course, add about L1M p.a. to our expenditure levels.

Discussions will begin with deaneries this summer to consider the impact of these additional expenditure items on their budgets.

The developing financial situation was discussed at a specially convened meeting of the Bishop's Council on 7 June, Clearly it is very difficult to give you any idea of how future budgets, especially for 2003 onwards, may look.

All that I can do today is to recommend to you the conclusions of the Bishop's Council.

Namely, that on the information available it would seem that next year's budget will have to be built around the following assumptions which

may well be those which apply in succeeding years: • that the annual increase in the parish share is raised to 8% • that the year from which budgets should be brought into balance will have to be deferred from 2003 to 2004 • that the annual increase in stipends is fixed at 35% Once we know at what level we may receive assistance from the Church Commissioners we can firm up our budget plans for 2002. It will be necessary for this Synod to empower the Bishop's Council to agree the options to enable a budget to be submitted to Synod in November. In the meantime every effort will be made to keep the Diocese informed of developments as they occur over the next weeks and months.

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THE Churches Media Trust celebrated their first ten years in Berkshire, Bucks and Oxfordshire with a service at St Mary's Thame. The preacher was the Bishop of Dorchester, who said: 'We are in the market place and as we begin that work let us abide in Christ, expect to be pruned but also expect to bear fruit that will last to the glory of Christ's name.'

The service included a rededication of the work of CMT which includes training besides working with the media and supporting Christians in the media. Then Richard Thomas, Diocesan Communications Director and founder of CMT 'handed on' to Gill Poole, the new Chairman of Trustees.

HARD upon the result of the Genereal Election, the Oxford branch of the Christian Socialist Movement met on June 9 in Ruskin College, Oxford to assess the campaign and to consider the role of CSM in Labour's second term. The speaker David Haslam, a URC minister and national chairman of the Movement, argued that CSM should continue to lobby for Jubilee 2000's successor 'Drop the Debt', and also for a reduction in foreign arms exports. He said that realisable domestic aims might include a policy of taxation to secure some redistribution of income for achieiving basic living standards for all, and an end to the system of vouchers for asylum seekers. Other goals might be: a happier partnership between government and public servants in Education and the NHS and a more robust effort to defend the environment eg by vastly improved public transport.

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Peo e & iDiaces 'I want to make domestic violence as unacceptable as drink-driving'

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Momentous year for PACT

Sister Frances to be deputy lord lieutenant Dominica has been appointed a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Oxfordshire, the first nun in the country to be so honoured. Sister Frances, best known as the founder of Helen House, the children's hospice in Oxford, is a member of All Saints Convent. The invitation came from Hugo Brunner, the Lord Lieutenant and has been approved by the Queen. Sister Frances is not the first member of her family to hold the position. Her grandfather was a vice-lord lieutenant in Scotland.

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PARENTS and Children Together (PACT) celebrated a momentous year of achievements at its AGM and Annual Lecture in May. The year included the acquisition of new offices, the gaining of the Investors in People Award, the expansion of its housing and community work and an increase in adoption activity. At the meeting PACT bade a sad farewell to Peter Teague who has been its chairman for five years. Also leaving were three longterm volunteers (pictured above) Ruth Bone, Mary Day and Jean Perry who are all retiring. They were each presented with a painting by Lorraine Francois, one of the drop-in centre users.

Sixty years of hitting the right notes service was held in Aldermaston at St Mary the Virgin Church on 20 May to mark the retirement of Freda Wilcox. She has been a regular organist in the parish for 60 years, making her one of the longest serving organists in the country. Taking over the job is Freda's son David, keeping the family tradition alive.

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Banbury rocks to African music ONE of the last large Sunday services to be held in St Mary's Banbury before work starts on the extensive renovation and alterations, brought the house down!

The cause was the presence at the Deddington Deanery Pentecost Eucharist of a 14 strong choir from the Benedictine Hospital in Kwazulu in South Africa.

They are in England for the 300th Anniversary of the founding of USPG. They gave some of the most moving and vibrant singing and dancing ever heard in the church and the entire congregation gave them a rousing acclamation to close a memorable service. The collection was divided between USPG and St Mary's Restoration Fund and many people made personal donations to the singers to help their work in the Benedictine hospital where the choir work.

Faith, rope and charity a wet spring Sunday four intrepid members of the congregation of St Helen's Abingdon abseiled down the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford in aid of Coasters -'a local network of mental health service users engaging in adventurous and sporting activities as a means of meeting the challenge of everyday ON

Lambeth celebration for rural church The Millennium Fund: Rural Churches in Community Service has made a grant of £28,000 for a new parish room at St Mary's Church Sulhamstead Abbots in Berkshire. The Vicar, Father Jonathan Sibley and architect Nick Whitely were invited to Lambeth Palace on 31 May for a reception with the Archbishop to celebrate the Fund which has assisted over 98 other projects.

living with enhanced self-confidence and self-esteem'.

Alexa Hewes, Sue Pemberton, Dawn Lee and Michael Perry raised a total of £1,035 between them for the charity.

Vocations Network correction Apologies for some confusion

To know more about Coasters or make a donation contact Michael Perry or Co/in Godfrey at the Resource Centre, Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Lane, Oxford 0X4 4XN. colin.godfrey@oxmhc-tr.anglox.nhs.uk

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women experiences domestic violence at some stage in their life. This horrifying statistic were given at a 'Breaking the Silence' conference on domestic violence at Diocesan Church House on 6 June.

Julie Worms. of the Thames Valley Partnership. said that physical and emotional abuse occurs in all sections of society. It is about control and power over another person and for the most part the victims are women. She said that the effects on the victim and their children can include depression, fear, guilt and loss of self esteem. Those present felt nothing but admiration for the two victims who courageously came to share their stories of how, with the support of a women's refuge, they survived intimidation and violence.

PC Emma Bowers brought another touch of hope to the day as she told how the attitude of the police had changed. What once had been called 'just a domestic' was now given priority.

However, despite the setting up of a Domestic Violence Unit in Oxford, there was 'massive' under reporting and in 75per cent of reported cases statements are withdrawn. 'I want to make domestic violence as publicly unacceptable as drink-driving' she said.

The Family Law Act of 1996, which brought together a number of separate pieces of legislation, was summarised by Liz Wade, a family law solicitor and Chintra Kallie of Women's Aid told how finding a woman a place in a refuge could involve a whole series of agencies who were not always helpful. 'The work is relentless but the battle goes on' she said.

The final sessions considered ways in which the Church could help.

Jennifer Beresford, who teaches confidence building for women, said that during the Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women domestic violence had risen from the bottom of the agenda to the top. 'Domestic violenceuis not a problem out there. It happens within the Church. That is what we have to face' she said.

A domestic violence display board with leaflets is available for loan to churches and groups from BSR, Diocesan Church House. A new leaflet will also be available soon. Ring 01865 208214.

ONE IN FOUR

Bishop Mike goes to North Marston of Buckingham, Mike Hill (pictured), visited North Marston Church of England School in Buckingham earlier this year.

'The children really enjoyed seeing him' said Kay Peck the headteacher. The Bishop was shown around and saw the expansion plans for the school.

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Diocesan cricketers are nearly there!

As we go to press the Diocesan cricket team have almost made it to the quarter final in the Church Times Cup. if they beat Derby Diocese on 25 June, they will go on to the quarter final on 2 July. The final is on 6 September.

Witney still marching for Jesus year's major March for Jesus will not be in a big city it will be in an Oxfordshire market town, which achieved a remarkable result as the only small community to hold a march last year. In spite of a population of under 20,000, last year's march through the centre of Witney drew 700 walkers some from as far away as Wales. This year's march, on 7 July, is likely to be Britain's only such event.

'The founders of the March in 1994 sensed that they should carry the vision until 2000, and then hand the baton to grass- " roots organisers,' explained Cedric Hobbs of the organising committee.

Churches Together in Witney will organise prayer-walks of the route during the week before the march. Then marchers are invited to meet at Wood Green, Witney, at 10.30am on Saturday 7 July.

Enquiries about the route to Cedric Hobbs, 01993 700295 or see it on the web at: www.skywriter.demon.co.uk THIS

Church open for Sharing Life As part of the Sharing Life initiative, St Clement's Church, Marston Road, will be opening its doors to visitors on Saturday afternoons in July from 2 to 4.30pm.

Martin Peirce's farewell service The farewell service for Canon Martin Peirce, retiring as Director of Ordinands, is on Tuesday 26 June at 6pm in the Cathedral not 28 June as stated in the June DOOR. Apologies to all concerned.

of two priests and a string of less publicised incidents have highlighted the question of clergy safety. The Diocesan Board of Social Responsibility have prepared a leaflet called How safe are your premises and the people who use them on the subject. It is obtainable from BSR at Diocesan Church House, and includes a 'safety audit'.

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GOD HAS CALLED ME TO SERVE the Church as a lay person says Penny Keens. It all began when she went to work for Church House Wesminster and thought she would go in 'me' and come out a nun. Instead she brought youth and common sense and a great sense of fun to her job and she has been doing it on the numerous Church boards and committees on which she has served ever since she first joined her PCC back in the seventies. Now lay chairman of the Diocesan Synod, Penny wants to give more recognition to the contribution of volunteers to the life of the Church.

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Penelope Keens think about God in my life, it is through other people. My parents never went to church, not even for Christmas or Easter. Nevertheless, when we moved to Norfolk I was taken to a Sunday school, and the first person who showed me God in my life was the teacher there whose name was Hilda Dickerson. I can remember standing at the back of this Sunday school holding my

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I was bitterly unhappy at my first boarding school and the only thing I really had was cod. We used to go to the 'congee' or the 'engee'. The congee was the congregational church, and that was nearer, but the engee, the church of England one was the one that I really related to. I remember so vividly this marvellous stained glass window of the Good Shepherd, and it meant so much to me, and I have remembered it all my life. We went back there a few years ago and the East Window is not of the Good Shepherd at all!

After I trained as a secretary ,l worked in my father's boat building/hire business. I was in charge of a small hire fleet on

churches of Milton Keynes as it grew from muddy patches into a thriving city has been amazing, and I felt that God wanted me in this place at this time.

Although I remain a committed Anglican I have been at the centre of the expansion of the ecumenical work sharing its pleasures and pains. Clergy come, do their bit and move on leaving the lay leaders to give continuity. I have greatly enjoyed working with and supporting and being supported by seven rural/area deans over 20 years as lay chairman of the deanery and they remain dear friends, ecumenical life may be exciting but it is also challeng-

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I saw a job advertised for Church House Westminster, working for Bob Homby, the Archbishop of Canterbury's Press Secretary who set up the Church Information Office. I was quite nervous when I was' offered the job. I thought I would go into Church House me, and come out the other end a nun or something, but I had a wonderful time. I was the youngest person working in the CIO and Mrs Ramsey allowed me to go over and lunch at Lambeth with the young things working there.

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I could have made a career in the Citizen's Advice Bureau but I always felt God pulling me in the Church direction. I love being involved in new things and in the Diocese have been elected, and enjoyed working in, various boards and Councils over the years. I was elected to General Synod, at a by-election in 1997, but decided not to stand for re-election as I prefer working in the Diocese. As Diocesan lay chair-

man I would like to work out how the huge contribution of volunteers to the life of the Church at all levels can be better acknowledged and appreciated. I value the institutional Church enormously because Christ left it to carry his gospel through the ages .and it continues to do that although with faltering and sinfulness. I feel that God has called me to serve the institutional Church as a layman and I value that calling.

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5 Committed to imaginative outreach and service This is the fifth in a series of explorations about Sharing Life. Each month a different person considers one of the themes of our evangelisation strategy. We offer an explanation, some discussion

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2. What part does imagination play in praying for the local community?

3. How does one move from the imagining to the doing of an imaginative project?

4. How do you involve the whole church in taking something this outside the box on board?

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IT seems to me that, as Christians, we are sometimes afraid of our imagination. It appears to us, to be just a bit too wild and untamed, things might just go off the rails if we used our imaginations. And yet the world was created out of the creative imagination of God, the God in whose image we ourselves are created. We are made to be imaginative beings, and encouraged to use our imaginative abilities in the service of God. 'Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind' (Romans 12 v2) So what might that mean to us living in our time and place? Well, the beauty is the diversity such an understanding creates. The freedom of allowing the collective imagination of a group of Christians to be set lose on a brainstorm of how to better reach out to the world around us can be awesome.

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Racial justice Sunday the lack of the FOR me one of the kind of racial most depressing mix we had experiences of the known so well General Election London. in was to hear the FROM THE Whether It's on a results from the BISHOP OF shopping expeOldham conto stituencies.

Of DORCHESTER dition Sainsbury's, or course none of us on a visit to one should have been of our Diocesan surprised that the riots there had sparked such a schools, the sea of white faces is strong racist vote. What's an image that still surprises me more, social historians of the after nine months in post.

Yet the monochrome nature future will explain - as they have often explained in the past of many of our communities - that violence frequently does not mean that racism is erupts when people's fears have absent from them. Sadly that's been fed by the grim realities of simply not the case. Rural deprivation, coupled with a racisim in Oxfordshire is, I am media only too ready to hype very sorry to report, alive and the problems of a town by talk well, and brings with it its usual of 'no go areas', the frequency harvest of sadness and pain. of muggings and the like.

Which is what makes 'Racial Nor is racism confined to any Justice Sunday' on 9 one culture or racial group. September so important. It's Within mainland Europe there not just a Sunday for those are plenty of examples of the areas in the Diocese with large growth of racism at present. minority ethnic groups inside Further afield too you find or outside our churches - be racism everywhere where there those in Slough, Oxford, are identifiable minority ethnic Reading, Banbury or wherever. groups living alongside larger; No, this is a Sunday for us all. dominant ones - Africa, South It's a time for all of us to look at America, North America, our relationships with each Australasia, South East Asia other and to determine afresh and the Indian sub-continent to build churches and commuall have their own problems nities that are not divided by with racial tensions even if we colour or race but are founded only tend to hear about them on the love of God in Christ - a when they erupt into bloody love which extends to all peoconfrontations. Moving here to ple everywhere.

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Diocesan appointments The Revd Anna Bindoff to become parttime stipendiary curate at Church of Holy Family, Blackbird Leys; the Revd Mary Carney, Curate, Harwell w. Chilton to become Priest in charge of the Ray Valley Benefice; the Revd Janet Chapman, Chaplain of Harrogate Ladies College, Ripon and Leeds to become Priest-in-Charge of St Mary's Banbury; the Revd Mary Clements, Assistant Curate at All Saints High Wycombe, to become Senior Assistant Priest, United Benefice of North Petherton w. Northmoor Green w. North Newton and Thurloxton and Durston; the Revd Jane Collins Team Vicar, Langtree Team Ministry to become Priest-in-charge of Weidom w.

Deene; the Revd Lindsay Collins, Chaplain at Cokethorpe School to become Chaplain and Head of R.E at St Paul's Girls' School; the Revd Edward Coombs, Assistant Curate, Dagenham Parish Church to become Priest-in-charge of St Paul's Banbury; the Revd Andrew Evans, Curate at Caversham St Peter and Maple Durham Street to become Rector at Bradford Abbas and Thornford w. Beer Hackett; the Revd Clive Gardner, Bishop's Domestic Chaplain to

become Vicar Cumnor; the Revd Stephen Pix, Rector of St Michael's Oxford to resign 30/6/01; the Revd Ainsley Swift, Team Vicar within the Windsor Team Ministry to become Priest-in-Charge of the Windsor Team Ministry; the Revd Theresa Scott, NS Drayton St Peter,to become Priest-incharge Hurley and Stabbings, Littlewick Green; the Revd John Townend, Chaplain and Sacrist Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's Church to be Priest in Charge of Bright Walton w. Catmore, Leckhampstead, Chaddleworth and Fawley; the Revd Daniel Tyndall, Associate Vicar of St Mary Redcliffe w Temple Bristol, and St John the Baptist Bedminster to become Vicar St Nicolas

Earley; the Revd Thomas John Thomas of Twyford has died; the Revd Richard Warden, Chaplain at Wycombe Abbey School to be Senior Chaplain at Wellington College; the Revd Daniel Wignall, Curate of Fletchamotead to become curate Christ Church Abingdon; the Revd Roy Woodhams, Priest in charge of Gainfleld and Cherbury to become in addition Area Dean of the Vale of the White Horse.

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tute a third of the population by the year 2030. I have been present on a number of occasions recently when fellow clergy have articulated their concern about ageing congregations. For a significant period of the churches recent life energy has been put into attracting younger people in the life of spiritual communities. There is a danger that the Church has collided with negative views about older people. At the Oxford Conference on 17 September; the Board of Social Responsibility will host an exploration into some of our attitudes and responses to older people. It is a group which we ourselves will belong to in due course. We all have a vested interest in this area of our spiritual, social and political life.

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This challenge is one which

Loss of inhibitions

Under-funding First, I am shocked by the way our society continues to fail older people. We continue to under-fund care particularly those who are in residential care. The failure to address these issues is in part our responsibility to provide justice to our elders. The standard of care that we offer older people varies considerably and I think that we would be resistant to being cared for in many care settings now provided for others. Why do we settle for second best in the financial and social provision of care for older people? In social policy terms the churches ought to be offering a distinctive voice and challenge to society about quality, standards and financial provision of care.

Second, from a Christian perspective I have been challenged

in the status of waiting, listening and praying. There is a story about Michelangelo who was in his studio sculpting a figure out of a huge block of marble. A woman rebuked him because of the waste of marble. The artist replied: 'The more the marble wastes, the more the statue grows'. We need to cherish older people in such a way that, as the inevitable wasting process takes place, something of greater value emerges. This is why the churches need to look again at the place of older people in the life of the community and begin to value them more profoundly.

stimulated the launch of the Leveson Centre in Temple Balsall. We want to be a national focus for individuals and networks to work together in developing an understanding of spirituality and to help older people to express their spiritual awareness and to learn from them.

We all have a great to learn from the nurture of the spiritual needs of older people.

Thirdly, older people have taught me a great deal about life, faith and embracing mortality. In a world that values activity, status, work, older people take us to a vision of being human that finds its purpose and creativity in very different ways.

There is wisdom and insight

Society continues to put old age onto its agenda. Some of you may have heard the programme excellent Seventy Not Out. It examined some of the aspects of growing older. The voices were all unaccredited but some of them were recognisable. John Mortimer refused to be labelled: 'I don't think the older are very different from the young. Just as stupid misguided and gullible.'

Barbara Castle recalled about how she lied about; her age when she was younger, but now she was proud to boast that she was ninety. The chief joy of other over-70's seemed to be the loss of inhibitions. For example: 'You don't have to be polite to people,' and 'being cheeky to men in authority is quite fun'. If this is what old age is about I look forward to it immensely! As Christians we need to learn from older people and value them by giving them a voice.

Finally, old age was the subject of the Reith Lectures this Tom year.

Professor Kirkwood of Newcastle University was clearly on the side of enjoyment in later life. He argued that the ageing process is malleable.

With a little more exercise and careful attention to diet

we should be able to keep our bodies going for much longer than we have in the past. This scenario presents new opportunities and challenges. Younger people, Kirkwood argued, need to develop a change in attitude.

He identified a staggering prejudice against old age and noted the descriptive words associated wit the word old 'grumpy, silly, dirty'. He called for the same sensitivity to ageism that we have towards racism and sexism.

Put simply: it is a question of challenging prejudice and ensuring the renewal of obstacles to enjoyment in later life.

I hope that the September conference will support those already affirming older people and encourage others to take a radical view f this area of ministry.

The Revd Dr James Woodward was Bishop of Oxford's Chaplain from 1987 to 1990. He is Master of the Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson and Director of the Leveson Centre for the Study of Ageing, Spirituality and Social Policy. This charity supports the care of older people in a sheltered and residential care setting and promotes good practice through publications, conferences, research and seminars.

For further information about the Centre or to order Leveson Papers: Understanding the Needs of Older People by Alison M Johnson and Helen Hichinsort Morris (Paper One) ÂŁ2.50 Valuing Age? An agenda for Society and Church by the Right Reverend Mark Santer, Bishop of Birmingham (Paper Two) ÂŁ2.50 You can contact the Leveson Centre at: Temple Ba/sail, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, 893 CAN

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A sense of vocation

The Church and politics, the pilgrimage proceeds and the importance of music - High Wycombe) has been I am amazed at the 'Asylum part of a petition effort on and Immigration' parabehalf of Premier radio but graph on page one of the much wider publicity is May issue. It would be difneeded if we are to retain ficult to construct a more the ONLY Christian Radio politically loaded question. station in the UK that It falls into the 'have you - broadcasts on normal radio. stopped beating your wife' Will you face the challenge category. to diseminate further inforApart from being even more mation on this urgent topic superficial than most political and urge your readership to questions of this nature, it is act politically in this relicalculated to exacerbate an gious affair? issue that is already complex Mrs M G Moffatt and sensitive without High Wycombe attempting to assist the understanding of the problem.

In defence of managers Over the past year or two I If the Church must seek to draw attention to itself, have read articles in The surely there are better ways DOOR and heard people say of doing it. that to be a manager is to be Ilanslip Long only interested in the bottom Reading line - in making money or keeping the shareholder happy - and that good Support Christian radio Christians should not be In the May edition of The managers. One person said DOOR you featured a front that they'd had to 'unlearn' page article on 'Ask before I their managerial skills to you Vote' and a book review become a priest. headed 'Can you mix politics I despair, I really do. The with religion?' The answer number of people in the to the latter is obviously yes Diocese who have thus had for religion encompasses the their God-given gifts denied whole of life. and denigrated must be So in a religious/political legion. All those who deny frame of mind I would like management are doing, of to request the The DOOR course, is to deny the Church uses the power of the press what a good manager can to focus on a beleagured Offer. The range of skills on medium - the Christian offer goes far wider and Radio. deeper than sheer profit! In You must be aware of the my experience, most manplight of Premier Radio who agers have forgotten more are receiving immense diffiabout motivation and care culty in renewing their for people than many people Medium Wave Licence to I in responsible positions in broadcast and who are the Church ever know. barred from applying for Managers know how to digital frequency band on make good use of funds, they religious grounds. know how to assess risk, This seems to me to be relihow to negotiate, how to gious discrimination in a meet conflict, how to plan, (still) Christian country how to move projects forwhere freedom of speech is a ward, how to deal with peoright. Our Church (St ple, how to motivate them, Andrews, Hatters Lane, how to communicate, the list Political superficiality

are enough for their pledging to work and are enroll 6000 being made use new policemen, of. There is the 20,000 new category of susnurses, 10,000 picion: that the new doctors individuals proand 10,000 viding these sernew teachers. vices are workWhere will ing below par

by Chris they come and therefore Sugden from? What need to provide will motivate paper-based cvithem to take dence that they these hardship postings? are indeed providing the Senior people in all these services. professions are leaving in If we detach our moral droves, to take early retire- vision from religion, then ment. these other categories will The people needed will be take over. The debate will motivated by a sense of call then become purely a matundertake these jobs as a ter of resources; whether mission. Mission comes from enough, too little or too a moral vision. The moral much tax is being spent on vision for our public services providing these services. was originally shaped by Religion ultimately sets the Christian faith. But our tone and the context in national moral vision has got which people can be detached from religion. inspired to the heroic sacriReligion provides the dis- fice that these public service course and the language of jobs now require. If people calling, morality, mission are not called and inspired and sacrifice that gives the by religion to forego better categories by which people positions and salaries to can understand and articu- which their skills and qualilate their behaviour. fications would entitle them The categories that many to take these public service people much of the time and positions, then the jobs will all of us some of the time go to those who cannot get think about are different jobs anywhere else, the repfrom these. There is the cate- utation of these services will gory of rights: that the mdi-. plummet further, and the vidual has fundamental rights recipients of these services to expect from the state, espe- will be the losers again. cially having paid taxes to the This is the contribution state, and therefore has the that religion at this time in right to expect certain ser- our history needs to make vices from the state. There is to society. the category of exploitation - that the individuals who The Revd Canon Dr Chris Sugden are providing these services is Executive Director, Oxford are not being rewarded Centre for Mission Studies LABOUR

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thought the readers of the DOOR would like to know that there are still some places for the Diocesan Pilgrimage which I am leading with Bishop Mike. The Pilgrimage is called 'In the Steps of St Paul' and will take us to Greece where we will visit Philippi, Thessalonica, the Meteora Monasteries, Delphi, Corinth and Athens. We shall leave on the 3 September and return on the 10 September.

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When I first read Dr Howell's letter in the last edition of The DOOR, my immediate feeling was, where do I begin?- At the heart of his letter is the desire for more information and a hunger for contact with others.

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Stewardship Training Evangelism and Ministry 7 July Leading Prayers in Public Worship, 10.30am 3.30pm at Diocesan Church House. Cost £3, tutor is the Revd Joanna Coney. Details: Juliet Ralph (01 86S) 208282 The Spring at Highmoor Hall 3 July Living in Peace -

Sometimes! Led by Roy and Jan Stafford, of All Nations Christian College. Come ready for a day of exploration, wrestling with tough issues, but with humour and a sense of discovery - but don't expect a peaceful day! 10 - 4pm, £16.

11 July Towards Better Handwriting. Jenny Ellis will give some pointers and hints on how to improve your handwriting. 7.30pm £6. Please send a short hand-written paragraph with your booking.

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Wounds and Blessings 6 July A day retreat led by

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which has sought to discover and record the genes and their functions in human development. Dr Tony Kempster formally worked in animal sciences, now involved in the Peace Movement. He will discuss the ethical issues raised by the project. At Christ Church, Stantonbury, 7.30 - 9.30pm, £5 per session.

Cottesloe Christian Training Programme 11 July 'To heaven

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20 - 22 July Resourcing the Church for Worship Conference 2001 at St John's College Nottingham. For everyone involved in church worship church leaders and clergy, readers, musicians, PA operators and worship leaders. Details and booking form from Andrew Beane (OilS) 925 1114 fitforheaven@onetel.net.uk

The Spirituality of Dietrich Bonhoeffer 25 July. An afternoon conver-

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Anglicanism and The Stage of Biblical Drama 12 July A lecture/presentation

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Details for booking: John Hadler ETS Tours for Churches, 65 London Rd, Stapleford, Cambs, CB2, 5DG (01223) 723404 info@toursforchurches.co.uk Study Day on Revelation 14 July A study day put on by

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Orthodoxy 30 August - 2 September

300 Years after the 'Greek College in Oxford at Worcester College, Oxford. Full cost £135 or £45 per day, conference only full cost £30 or £10 per day.For applications and details: The Revd Dr Peter Doll, Chaplain, Worcester College, Oxford, OX12HB peter.doll@worc.ox.ac.uk The day of Transfiguration 6 August A BRF Quiet Day

with David Winter at St Gabriel's Retreat House, Faringdon lOam - 4pm. On this day when we celebrate the transfiguration, David will help us explore the transfigured life of the Christian.

Cost: £17.50, lunch included.

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Aylesbury Coffee Shop at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Bedgrove. Open every Thursday from lOam 12noon and the first Saturday in the month. Details: (01296) 394759 Bisham All Saints, Tea and home-made cakes available on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in July and August.

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Details: (01844) 343897 Great Mi. se r,, den SS Peter and Paul, Cream teas every Sunday until 30 September from 3-5pm. Details (01494) 863476 Grove Cornerstone Coffee Shop, Mon-Sat lOam - 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 hurley The Priory Room, Cream Teas available from 2.30 - 5.30pm. Details (01628) 822032 Milton Keynes Cornerstone Pantry all year except Christmas to new Year and Bank Holidays Mon-Fri 10 4pm, Sat 10 2.30pm, homemade snacks and meals (01908) 237777 Oxford University Church Convocation Coffee Shop, High St. Mon - Sat 10 - 6pm, Sun 10 - 5pm, homemade lunches, cakes, cream teas.

Tower open, gifts,books, cards (01865) 279112 Oxford The Lee (near Great Missende;l Cream teas in aid of St John the Baptist Church, from 3 June 3 - 5pm, and every following Sunday until the end of August (except 24 June and 22 July) at the Old Church, details (01494) 837309 Wo,, n dove r St Mary the Virgin church open Saturdays and Sundays 2.30 - 5pm until end of September.

Gra 7 July Brass quintet concert at Barton Hartshorn Church 7.30pm. Adults £5, Children £3. Tickets and details from Revd D Hiscock (01869) 277297 Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir 7 July At St Giles Church,

Wendlebury 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (including refreshments).

Details and tickets from (01869) 252420 / 252479 / 249304 Orchestra of the Swan 21 July Mozart, Barber, Grieg and Vivaldi at the church of St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden near Henley-on-Thames 7.30pm. Tickets £9 (children £4), including wine, from (01491) 574652 Sing Gospel 23 - 27 July Oxford Summer School with The Official Musical Ambassador of New Orleans Lillian Boutté accompanied by Denny Ilett Jnr, instrumental workshops with Thomas l'Etienne, Andy Crowdy and Keith Nichols.

Cost - £28 per day. Details: Richard Speed (01367)710593 oss@pugwash.com A Night of Worship 4 August An evening of new

worship songs with the Vineyard Churches UK National Band at The Zodiac Club, 190 Cowley Road, Oxford, 7 —10pm, £3 admission on door.

Glastonbury Pilgrimage to Go Ahead 7 July The Pilgrimage will

take place as announced. The preacher in the morning will be Bishop David Thomas and in the evening Bishop John Gaisford.

It was reckoned that the Foot and Mouth epidemic would be almost over by then, and no farmland is involved in the parking arrangements, and the Mendip District Council and Abbey are most anxious that the Pilgrimage sfiould proceed as scheduled. Details: Francis Gardom (01225) 446670 Tahzd 15 - 21 October A Cottesloe Pilgrimage, travelling by an exclusive coach directly from North Bucks to Taizé. The parry will include a group of young people, but most of the pilgrims will be older. Cost £200. Details: Revd John Hudson (01280) 813162 Pray 4 MK 8 July Prayer for Milton Keynes 1 - 3.30pm at the Cricket Pavilion, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes. Our time together will commence with a picnic lunch together followed by: Worshipping Jesus, prayer for His Church, prayer for our city, breaking bread and wine as His Church in MK

Services at Christ Church Cathedral Sundays 8am Holy

Communion, lOam Matins and Sermon; 11 .lSam Sung Eucharist; 6pm Evensong.

Mystery Plays 2 Sept The Chapterhouse Theatre Company Presents The Mystery Plays - The Ancient Cornish Drama at Weston Manor Hotel, Oxfordshire 5pm (Grounds open at 2pm for picnics) Tickets £8 adults, £6 concessions. Details: Chapterhpuse Theatre Company (01522) 804997. These beautifully dressed medieval plays are performed at some of the most treasured cathedrals, castles and abbeys of Britain by a full cast with traditional music of the period.

Go Fourth 22 September Oxford

Diocese Celebrates USPG's 300th Birthday at Christ Church Cathedral 11 - 4.30pm.

Activities, entertainers, workshops, song and music of the world church.: Bring a picnic and all the family. Guests from USPG and around the world.

Ark-T Centre+Gaflery Wednesdays 1pm Communion service, everyone welcome.

Sat mornings lOam - 12 noon 2 - 28 July White Stones an exhibition of artwork and poetry by women survivors of abuse Ark-T Cafe, Crowell Road, Cowley, Oxford (01865) 773499/396778 Dont forget Racial Justice I Sunday 9 September Diocesan Service

at St Andrews Methodist Church, The Grove, Slough.

Speaker: Mrs Margaret Sentanu, Senior Selection Secretary on the Ministry Division of the Archbishop's Council. Food and 'market place' afterwards.

Diocesan information from Derek West (01753) 520725

Conv 10 & 11 July The Human Genome Project. Dr Robert Saunders will talk about the scientific aspects of their project

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Village service 10am, St Mary's Church open for Flower Festival 2-Spm Sun I OLNEY Summer Celebration Choral Concert at 8pm in the Parish Church.

Tickets £10 from (01908) 661049 Mon 2 MARSH GIBBON

Professional Floral Art with Bob Harris 8pm, £5. Details: (01869) 277428 TUeS 3 OXFORD Christianity and National Identity 7.30pm at Friends' Meeting House, 43 St Giles.

Wed 4 MILTON KEYNES

The Climate Change Game Show, led by Big Wheel, 8pm at Christ Church, Stantonbury Campus (off V7). Details (01908) 310951 Sat 7 STEVENTON GREEN

St Michael's Traditional Village Fete 2.30-4.30pm. Details: (0123S) 831418 Sat 7 WENDOVER Music Concert at St Mary's Church with the City of London Sinfonia, 8pm. Details: (01296) 622805 Sat 7 SALFORD Garden Fete at the Old Rectory, Cream Teas, stalls and games. Details: (01608) 643276 Sat 7 EASTHAMPSTEAD

Purple and Gold Fete 1 4.30pm at St Michael's CofE Primary School. Includes BBQ, Beer Tent, Inflatable Assault Course and more.

Sat 7 CHARLTON-ON-

Community Centre, Station Rd, Goring-on-Thames, £5 and bring packed lunch, 10 - 4pm.

Details (01491) 873140

7-9 &14-16 September

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Autumn Holiday Weekend: Leisure Study and Worship at St John's College. Details from Rachel Jones (01423) 797800

St Paul, open every Sunday from 2 - 5.30pm until last Sunday in September.

Refreshments and tower open.

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the church open in aid of stonework repairs to chancel windows. Details (01865) 331493

Brothers performed at Cressex School, in aid of St Mary and St George Church, 7.30pm. Details: (01494) 437800 Fri 13 READING Lunch-time organ music with Michael Howell 12.15pm at the Minster Church of St Mary-the-Virgin.

Fri 13 - 14 BLOXHAM City of Gold Production at Jubilee Park 7:30pm £5 adults £2 children. Details (01295) 722105 Fri 13 - 15 LAVENDON Historical Exhibition in the church, fun quiz on Friday evening, mini fete Saturday afternoon, musical evening on Saturday and Cream Teas and Teddy Bears picnic Sunday afternoon. Details: (01234) 712743

Sat 14 ASTON CLINTON

Sat 7 WASH COMMON

'Ministry and Vocation' with Margaret Sentamu and the Revd Mark Sowerby, lOam at St George's. Part of the Bishop of Reading's Vocational Fellowship. Details: (0118) 9832328 Sat 7 -8 SANFORD-UPONTHAMES Flower Festival and

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Sat 14 IVER HEATH Rectory Garden Party with French theme 12 - 6pm, £4 includes lunch, wine and entertainment. Details Father David Reynish (01753) 654470 Sat 14 LETCOMBE REGIS

Wild Wild West Summer Fete starting at 2pm in the Memorial Park. Details (0118) 9734550 Sat 14 WOKINGHAM Tea and Strawberries in the Rectory Garden 2.30pm - 5pm.

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BBQ and Barn Dance in the Village Hall, 6 - 11pm, tickets £8, concessions £4, family £20 in aid of St Andrews Church and Sobell House. Details: (01235) 766240/766288 Sun 15 POTTON Open Gardens at Causeway Cottage and 88 Everton Rd, (2-5pm).

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Let us pray for: THIRD AFTER TRINITY

Sun 1.t Our clergy, especially new deacons and priests ordained at this time and for the places where they will serve.

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vital decisions are made about pastoral reorganisation involving a 25% reduction in stipendiary staff. For imagination in finding new ways of organising the ministry that spread the load evenly, and for the encouragement of lay and ordained vocations. For their area dean Maurice Stanton-Saringer; synod lay chairman Libby Wemyss.

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Christopher Beake; licensed lay minister Eric Dodworth.

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

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FOURTH AFTER TRINITY SEA SUNDAY Sun 8th All who work in

ports and harbours, for pilots, lifeboat and helicopter crews and those who maintain navigational aids. For Missions to Seaman and all who care for seafarers.

Mon 9th Olney: clergy Nigel Pond, Val Reveley: licensed lay minister Rena Partridge.

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Thur. 26th Didcot St Peter (Group Ministry w. Didcot All Saints): clergy Nicholas Gandy, Patricia Ann CSMV Fri 271dh Harwell w. Chilton: clergy Chris Steal, Mary Carney; licensed lay ministers Robert Thomas, Steve Ward.

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is physically tough and repetitive. For those who are unhappy in their work, Out of work, or threatened by redundancy.

For those who have lost the will to seek employment.

Tue. 17th '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.

Wed 18th The continuing work of the Church Urban fund. For those who minister in urban priority areas.

Thur. 19th The Board for Social Responsibility: chairman Martin Conway; officer Jo Saunders.

FrI 20th The work of the church made possible by the Bishop's Outreach fund especially overseas.

Sat 21st Wallingford Deanery.

For the clergy and people of the parishes in this deanery, especially those responsible for managing changes resulting from ministerial reorganisation.

For Andrew Coleby to be licensed priest in charge of Didcot All Saints in September.

For their area dean Edwin Clements: clergy Clive Windebank; synod lay chairman Graham Goy.

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and those who keep our streets clean and healthy.

Mon 30th Streatley w.

Moulsford: clergy Elias Polomski, John Mackney.

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Wed 1st Wendover Deanery as it plans for future change, seeking to build on the resources of worship leaders; that others will offer themselves for this ministry to resourse their deanery. For their area dean Alan Bennett: synod lay chairman James Adam; licensed lay ministers Margaret Pay, Stephen Pay. Thur. 2nd Anton Clinton w.

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Mon 6th THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD

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Mon 20th The elderly and infirm people in our parishes: Cholesbury and St Leonards: for those who continue to proThe Lee: clergy David vide day centres and meals on Burgess, Ivor Cornish, Gill I wheels.

Rowell: licensed lay ministers Tue. 21st All elderly people Avril Clark, Derek Warren. living in their own homes, and Wed 8th Prestwood and Great for their neighbours and relaHampden and Little Missenden tives who support them.

(Group Ministry w Great Wed 22nd 'Age Concern' and Missenden w Ballinger and for those who work in nursing Little Hampden. Little homes and in the geriatric Missenden: clergy David i wards of our hospitals.

Hemsley; licensed lay minister Thur. 23rd Opportunities to Gary Beynon. Prestwood and l find some space in busy lives for Great Hampden: clergy rest, reflection and re-creation.

Jonathan White, Paul Smith; FrI 24th BARTHOLOMEW licensed lay minister Audrey THE APOSTLE For all who Hewison. share worship wherever we are, Thur. 9th Wendover: clergy in cities, towns and villages, and Bernard Roberts. for all 'churches together' with Fri 10th Weston Turville: clerother denominations. gy David Wales, Nancy Taylor. Sat 2541h Wantage Deanery.

Sat 11th Those away from For this deanery of rural parishhome; all who travel by land or es that surround the expanding sea or air. That visitors to our population of Grove and churches may find a welcome.

Wantage, whose size is likely to NINTH AFTER TRINITY grow considerably in the comSun 12th Those who work in ing years. For their rural dean printing or publishing, including Alan Wedge- synod lay chairthose who are involved in proman Nigel Baring: licensed lay ducing and distributing our ministers Sue Sowden, newspapers and everything else Elizabeth Anne CSMV. we read. For our librarians, and THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY those who make possible books AFTER TRINITY to be read or heard by people Sun 26th Those who wok r who are blind. local government, especially Mon 13th Those who continthose who provide us with local ue to serve the local community. services like roads and libraries, For those who work to provide and plan what should be budsummer events in our parishes, getted for in local taxes. especially for children. i Mon 27th Grove: clergy Tue. 14th All our clergy and John Robertson: youth worker licensed lay ministers, and those i Rob Foster. who stand in for them when ibes 28th Hanney, they are on holiday. For all our Denchworth and East Challow: clergy wives and husbands.

Anthony Hogg. clergy Wed 15th THE BLESSED Wed 29th Ridgeway: VIRGIN MARY. Our children.

Childrey, West Challow, For Jenny Hyson our Diocesan i. Letcome Bassett, Letcombe Children's Advisor and all those Regis, Sparsholt, Kingston Lisle working with children in holiChapel: clergy Alan Wadge, day clubs and camps.

Adrian Hopwood; licensed lay Thur. 16th The fruits of the minister Herbert Dallyn.

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EIGHTH AFTER TRINITY Sun 5th Those who work in

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Mon 23rd Blewbury, Hagbourne and Upton: clergy

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Golf Course and Golf i-Il ir;I-I Club •Pay as you play or • Licensed bar with homemembership made food Lessons with video aids • Equipment & clothing from PGA Professional for sale & hire Tuition & practice area • Open to everyone all 18 hole championship year round course and 9 hole par 3 course Oxfordshire's Family Golf Course SOUTH HINKSEY, OXFORD OX 5AB Tel. 01865 327775 www.oxford.golf.co.uk I 11NKSE''

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Mike & Jenny Tel. 0034 956451

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Chamonix, French Alps Luxury chalet with stunning views of Mont Blanc Sleeps 12-14 in 6 rooms.

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PADSTOW Apartments in Old Vicarage. Peaceful location, near lovely beaches, coastal walks, golf etc.

No smoking.

Tel. 01841 532128

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Christianity in broad brush strokes

CD takes the road to compassion

The Story of Christian Spirituality is as much a general history of Christianity as it is a book on Christian spirituality. It ranges through 2,000 years with broad brush-stroke summaries of developments and movements across the continents, alongside detailed portraits of influential and interesting individuals.

The authors resist the temptation to be purely biographical, although there is some useful basic information. They introduce the reader to some of the underlying theology and methodology in Christian living, prayer and ministry, of those they portray. In some instances the introductions are very brief, and it has clearly been difficult for the editor to keep the breadth of the book without it getting too unwieldy. However, Gordon Mursell has succeeded admirably, giving a fascinating

TWO musicians from Oxfordshire, Ian Boughton and Derek West have produced Compassion Road a music CD to support Health Help International 'At HHI, we buy medicines and equipment for remote health centres in the poorest parts of Zambia and India.

You wouldn't believe the conditions they live in. You can read something of it on www.skywriter.demon.co.uk' said Ian Boughton.

Compassion Road is an album of powerful songs about our duty to our fellowman. One of Ian's hobbies is seeking out obscure folkgospel songs that haven't been heard for 50 years or more, and there are several on this album! The style is most unlike today's contemporary Christian music - it's guitar and harmonica, folk! blues/bluegrass, 'rough and ready. - rather like the twelve apostles'. It's well worth the cost of £10 especially as £7.50 of it goes to the charity.

mix, which tantalises and will lead the interested reader to do further exploration.

The authors are an interesting collection of academics from Britain, the USA and one from the Netherlands. Their selections represents different strands of tradition, and an international perspective. It therefore covers ground beyond many other books on spirituality. There are for instance sections on Celtic and Anglo-Saxon spirituality, the Eastern tradition through to THE STORY OF jH "t Ill CHRISTIAN

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20th century Russia, Puritan spirituality, great preachers, Pentecostal spirituality, the

Protestant tradition in America, and developments in the recent past, as well as the more usual fare of the early fathers, and great mystics and movements that have been foundational to our spiritual heritage.

One of the difficulties in introducing this book is its very diversity and richness.

However, despite the range of material it is easy to read. It also bears the hallmark of Lion presentation and is packed full of photographs, drawings, highlighted features and time charts.

This is a book for dipping into, as well as for more sustained study. It will be useful for school and college libraries and for personal use.

Carolyn Headley The Revd Carolyn Headley is Tutor in Liturgy and Spirituality at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.

What can we do for our holiday workshop this year?

CHURCHES are always on the look out for new and different material to use for children's clubs and workshops. The Paint Box Project (National Christian Education Council , £10) This versatile book uses the colours of a paint box as the focus for some original and exciting activities. It is well set out, easy for leaders to follow and includes poems and songs. the use of

Children's experience in the world are balanced with Bible stories. For example the 'Gorgeous Green' chapter addresses re-cycling issues with art and craft activities and focuses on God's world. There are many adults who will find this a useful resource for the months ahead.

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For the 'stingy folk' of Stanford LAST month we heard about Today we have six of his hymns in the New Standard John Keble and his The Christian Year. Another book Ancient and Modern, for of hymns originating in our Easter (80), Ascension (88), Pentecost (154), Diocese, 30 dedication (232), years later, was Hymn notes Christopher stewardship (287), and saints' days Wordsworth's The Holy Year, a by Kisty C reighton (304). The one for collection for Pentecost, 'Gracious Spirit, every Sunday and Holy Ghost', is the best saint's day, mostly written by known and loved; it parahim (though, like Keble's, the book and the hymns were phrases 1 Corinthians 13. anonymous).

The one for stewardship, '0 lord of heaven ... who givest Wordsworth was a great scholar and ended up as all' contained this verse (not Bishop of Lincoln, but from in the newer version) for the 1850-68 he was the muchstingy folk of Stanford - a revered vicar of Stanford-inrather mercenary exchange!

Perhaps it seemed so, or perthe-Vale. This is where he must have written his hymns. haps we have become less His daughter Elizabeth, in her stingy.

Life, describes him as pacing Whatever Lord we give to thee round the vicarage garden Repaid a thousandfold will be. path, or meditating there on 'a stone seat under an ivy-clad Then gladly will we give to thee Who givest all. wall with views of the downs and the White Horse'.

But we might like to treasure He was a rather austere man, the last of those six (clearly a and a vigorous defender of hymn for personal use, conorthodoxy. He was against sidering what he said about 'I' what he called 'subjectivism', and 'my'!) the over-use of 'I' and 'my' in hymns: 'a hymn is the collecLord, be thy word my rule, tive voice of the whole conIn it may I rejoice; gregation speaking to God or Thy glory be my aim, singing His praise or suppliThy holy will my choice; cating His grace; ... in modThy promises my hope, ern hymns the individual too Thy providence my guard, often isolates himself from the Thine arm my strong support, body of the faithful and Thyself my great reward. obtrudes his own feelings' - a bit severe, this may seem, but Kisty Creighton lives in Stanforda profitable thought! in-the-Vale

Lemon terrine with fruit puree by cookery writer, Ann Way SUMMER parties or barbecues are lovely at this time of the year, weather permitting, and provide an excuse for a happy gathering. This recipe is a lovely one to serve at any garden party and is really quite simple. It is easier to turn out the terrine if you plunge it to the rim in hot water before turning out onto the dish. I hope you enjoy this summer special!

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You will need an oblong terrine mould or a jelly mould. Dissolve the jelly in about 4 fluid oz, 120 ml of boiling water. Add the finely grated zest and juice of the lemon. Taste to see if it is sweet enough and add a little extra sugar if needed. Let it cool and then add the yoghurt and whipped cream. Save a little jelly to line the mould before adding the cream mixture. Set in the fridge. Save some of the fresh fruit to garnish and then make the puree by softening the fruit with a table spoon of water and the 2 oz sugar in a saucepan over a low heat until the blackcurrants and redcurrants have burst their skins. Puree in a blender and sieve out the pips or push through the sieve straight from the saucepan. Serve as a sauce on the lemon terrine with a extra cream if required.

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Working for hope Mieke Gaynor (pictured below right) writes about her time at the Zenzeleni Wellness Centre in our link Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in South Africa DURING my three months stay in the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman I spent time helping Abigail Ngoako in her work at the Zenzeleni Wellness Centre (ZWC). Abigail (pictured below left) is the wife of Father Ben Ngoako at St James' Church in Galeshewe, the link parish of All Saints' in Marlow.

Abigail continues to support, counsel and visit people with AIDS in their homes giving home-based care. Since my previous visit in December 1999 some of the women who suffered from AIDS have died, often leaving HIV/AIDS children behind, many of whom are now orphaned. Most of the children live with either grandparents or other members of the extended family but some have nowhere to go.

Abigail realised that there was a need for a creche for these children where they could be given care and good nutrition as well as preschool education where necessary. The ZWC creche was opened in January with an initial intake of 15 children with many more on the waiting list. Lunchtime is a sight to behold with all children eating up what is put in front of them without a murmur a good, well-balanced meal is something special for many of them. Most children are

happy but a few are not well.

One little girl died in early April.

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Oxford church.finds paradise To celebrate the Millennium some of the congregation at St Margaret's Church, Oxford wrote a play. Clare Weiner, one of the writers, reports on the result which featured a property dealer, a caring counsellor and a Hell's Angel

'RETURN TO EDEN' was

conceived by St Margaret's 'Millennium committee', on a frosty afternoon in January 2000, down in a basement kitchen. Accompanied, significantly, by an exuberant child, the brainstorming session had brought to mind our own childhood enjoyment in performing religious plays, with angels, devils, and Biblical characters. With a small but well-mixed congregation, many interested in music and the arts, it seemed a most appropriate venture.

Our Millennium celebrations would be linked directly to the meaning of the Millennium: 2000 years since Christ's birth. Mystery Plays - Bible-based scenes acted out by the town guilds in medieval times - were our model, giving us the opportunity to involve several writers. Come September we had scripts from four different sources, which were united by our 'patchwork co-ordinator', Jennifer Brooker, into a comprehensive tour from Creation to Redemption.

The resulting play combined the Biblical story and the present time, and we went with the anachronisms, exploiting the possibilities for comedy, satire, poignancy, poetry, and spirituality. We saw our charac-

The workers are few Getting enough volunteers was an initial challenge as volunteering is not part of the black town-ship culture. If you are unemployed and live in poverty, it is difficult to see the point of putting in a day's work without pay even if it includes free meals. Parents and guardians of the children who attend the creche everyday were asked to come and help one day a week on a regular basis and the system seems to be working.

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wrote a sinister serpenttheme for Brian Davey (Satan) to tempt fellow churchwarden Griselda Hamway (Eve), and bold jazz for the interval and scene at the Golden Calf bar. Eve Barsham, a piano teacher/examinei composed organ themes for more poetic pieces. Michael Brooker (aged 9) provided a second Serpent piece, and incidental music for Creation.

Scenery, costumes, lighting and sound presented challenges for our practical skills. Helpers who last wielded a brush at junior school enjoyed painting scenery drawn by Margaret Goldsmith, and Nancy-Jane Thompson organised two mask-making days for the children to make their animal masks. The whole was terrific fun, hard work, and a great bonding experience.

We are of course a 'united benefice' with St Giles's, and we 'borrowed' Jane Edwardes, an experienced actress, from their congregation to rehearse and coordinate our play. The whole represented the rich tapestry of the story of Creation and Redemption, to the Glory of God. Clare Weiner

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ters as eternal, and chose modern dress, (except for the angels). Aaron became a property-dealer, sharp Miriam a caring counsellor, Satan a.Hell's Angel, Gabriel a reporter with camcorder.

Adam and Eve, expelled from Eden, ended up in a motel owned by one of the Serpent's relatives.

Writers were free to use their own style, voice and interpretation.

Robin Knight (a lecturer at the Maths Institute) and Clare Weiner (who has done many things from bibliographies to geriatric care) have novels in preparation. Jose Harris (social history professor) writes comic sketches, but Margaret Hollis (a licensed lay minister) had never tackled drama before.

Our remit was something which would be enjoyable in the process as well as the performance, and to include everyone who wanted to join in. To involve all the Sunday School children (around 20), poet and counsellor Gina Wilson contributed the catchy song, 'Adam names the animals', with music by daughter Harriet.

Music is our strength at St Margaret's, and there was plenty, both integrated and background. Nigel Hamway

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John 20:18 MARY Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, 'I have seen the Lord' John 20:18 So John records the first witness to the resurrection of Jesus, in the words which defined the apostolic message - 'I have seen the Lord'. But Mary Magdalene was not an apostle, of course, even though she was given this unique honour. All of the Gospels bear testimony to her role on that first Easter morning - first, or at any rate among the first small group of women, to find the tomb empty and to hear the incredible statement, 'He is not here. H,e is risen!'

What do we know of this enigmatic figure from the Gospel story, whose feast day falls on 22 July, Until the accounts of the first Easter, very little of a categorical nature. The appendix to Mark's Gospel tells us that Jesus 'cast seven demons' out of her. She was among the small group of loyal female dis-

by David Winter

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH ciples who stood by the cross.

And the early Church, at least, tended to identify her with the woman 'who was a sinner' who anointed the feet of Jesus at Simon the Pharisee's dinner party (Luke 7:37). From this connection came the tradition (it is no more than that) that Mary Magdalene was a converted prostitute. What is not in doubt, however, is the closeness of her relationship to Jesus. To call him 'my Lord'when speakCanon David Winter is a former Diocesan Director of Evangelism. His autobiography Winter's Tale (Lion) is due to be published on 24 August.

ing to a stranger, as she did with the supposed 'gardener' and to offer VY take his body away with her would be the language of a wife rather than a disciple.

And the response of Jesus — the one word 'Mary!' - says much about the intimacy of their relationship. So this woman whose life had been in ruins until she met the Lord takes her place among that small group of people who are described as the ones Jesus 'loved' Lazarus, Mary, Martha and the 'beloved disciple' who recorded these words. Yes, like his Father he loved 'the world', and he loved to the end all those who responded to that love. But there is something very revealing about the thought that the divine Lover of the World also loved, in a human and personal way, his particular friends.

And that among them was one at least whose friendship began when he set her free from the prison of her past.