News from the Diocese of Truro

APRIL 2014 30p

Contents:

On Doing (more) Discipleship

Spotlight On Promising Projects In Bishop’s Den

Mystery Winner Of Cornish Blessing Competition

Where There’s A Will

Coming Up

Have Your Say On The Future Of The Coracle

Bethlehem Joins The Real Easter Egg Campaign

Storm Forces Doing Church Differently

Out & About

Called To Serve Through Our Schools

Interim Education Appointments

Discovering God’s K ingdom

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On doing (more) discipleship

Bearing this in mind, I am delighted with the number of clergy who responded to the online Diocesan Discipleship survey at the beginning of this year. The idea for the survey came from the Executive strategy planning day last November – “Wouldn’t it be useful to get an idea of what is already going on in the diocese in terms of discipleship?” someone suggested.

“I know how you can do it all online,” someone suggested – and even offered their know-how. So in mid-January, we launched the survey – and even offered a prize draw to encourage people to take part. (The prize – a copy of John Pritchard’s Living Faithfully was won by Canon Dr David Miller).

Sixty-four responses to the survey were received, which represented over 130 parishes – a good proportion of the diocese. Participants were asked to consider their ‘context’ (parish/benefice/cluster) over the last 18 months and give an indication of what had been happening that encourages growth and development in Christian discipleship.

Inevitably the amount of information gained from such a survey takes quite a bit of sifting and summarising, but some of the headlines we have gained include:

• 92% of respondents have had opportunities for bible study or attendance at a learning group – this accounts for about 600-850 people. Could we raise this to over a 1,000 by our next survey?!

• Over 40% respondents provide opportunities for people to pray together (morning/evening prayer or prayer group). But this means that at least half of our places do not offer this opportunity. How could you set something up in your parish?

• 60% respondents have made use of the Way of Life booklet. Some have found that it doesn’t suit them and use other material (which is great) – but there are some

IN MY EXPERIENCE, people fall into one of two neat categories when it comes to surveys. Some people love filling in forms because they enjoy telling people what they think; while the rest have something resembling an allergy to ticking boxes and giving their opinion.

places that offer no organised opportunity for people to meet together to develop as Christians. We would really like to enable something to happen where you are, if this is the case for you.

• Nearly 25% of our respondents had opportunities to nurture new Christians (including Confirmation preparation). What happens, I wonder, for any new Christians in other places?

When it comes to sharing our faith and living it out in the community, there are some things we are really good at, such as:

• Two thirds of respondents are involved with ‘Messy Church’, and about the same proportion do ‘Open the Book’.

• Two thirds of respondents are involved with Foodbanks in some way, and again the same proportion made use of Walk Cornwall 2 evangelistic events.

• Over 80% of respondents have people who volunteer for organisations outside the church. What a fantastic workforce!

But:

• Only 5% of our respondents have gained an environmental award for one of their churches

• And 30% of PCCs do not engage in giving to charities.

As with many surveys, it is the written responses which are most informative and illuminating. We gained some really interesting ideas from all sorts of places:

• One parish has a monthly evening Eucharist to be able to include recently

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confirmed young people who are usually involved in other things on a Sunday morning.

• Another place has faith-sharing ‘pamper evenings’, at which women are invited to partake in all sorts of lovely treatments, and to hear someone speak about their faith too.

• A ‘walking nativity’ provided an opportunity for people outside the church to think about the significance of Christmas.

• Pub discussion groups for church and non-church alike feature in more than one place.

• At least one context wondered if there could be house groups specifically for the elderly – perhaps this is something we could work on together?

So a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who contributed to the survey – we may get in touch with you to find out more about something happening down your way. This will help us to consider what we need to work on next in terms of encouraging people as disciples of Christ. Which reminds me...

On Saturday 31 May in the Cathedral (9.30am -3.30pm) we will be holding a Diocesan ‘Waymark’ event – an opportunity to celebrate, meet, learn and discover with others who are seeking to follow Jesus.

We are delighted that Fr George Guiver has agreed to be our keynote speaker – Bishop Tim is very excited! Further details, including workshops for which you can sign up, will be available soon. So keep the date in your diary.

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OVER 200 people packed the Mylor Theatre at Truro College on Sunday 23 February to experience the Bishop’s Den, which was the culmination of a diocesan-wide initiative to uncover ideas for ‘doing church differently’.

It was a full programme, with each of six finalists being given just five minutes to follow up their previously submitted business plans with a pitch to the Bishop’s Den panel of judges chaired by Bishop Tim and comprising Daphne Skinnard from BBC Radio Cornwall, Catherine Mead from Lynher Dairies, Ian Jones from Volunteer Cornwall and the Dean of Exeter, Jonathan Draper.

The presentations were innovative, slick, colourful and very different in approach; and they were well-received by an attentive and responsive audience; egged on by BBC Radio and TV presenter, Alan Dedicoat.

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S.H.E.D.S. of HOPE. A project that supports health, well-being and personal growth, in other words building community, initially based around gardening and associated activities. St Columb Minor.

EWAVES. A project to help churches, particularly small and rural churches, realise the potential of what’s available from a range of modern and emerging technologies. Penlee Cluster.

FUSION BUS. A project using a bus to reach our rural communities, meeting needs, building relationships, engaging with faith and showing Christ’s love through word and deed. Lizard Churches.

Spotlight on promising projects in

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After much deliberation, the panel agreed that eWaves and the South Petherwin Community Shop were, in their opinion, the most promising projects and met many of the criteria they were seeking. There were some details that needed tidying up, but as soon as these had been addressed, significant funding would be made available.

The panel’s feedback was positive on the other four projects too; and although they did not receive immediate financial support, members of the Doing Church Differently team will be meeting with them all to explore ways of helping to bring their plans to fruition.

We shall be reporting on all the projects over the coming months and you will be able to follow progress in The Coracle and on the Doing Church Differently website page.

KICK START FOR YOUTH A youth project leader to work with local organisations and agencies, towards the well-being of the younger generation, and, secondly, to create a youth church. Callington.

PIONEER YOUTH WORK. A project for young people to develop ways of establishing local ‘missional’ communities or clubs, based on creative activity and technology, and encompassing many of the recreational activities young people enjoy. Kea and Truro Churches.

COMMUNITY SHOP. A community shop operating in a church. South Petherwin.

FIVE SMALLER PROJECTS also received awards:

• ‘Filling Station’ (Budock) – informal opportunities for ‘unchurched’ people to respond to the Gospel

• ‘Uncover’ (Fowey) – encouraging Christians to discuss Luke’s Gospel with a non-Christian friend

• ‘Ladies Pamper Events’ (St Austell) – make-up and manicure; talk and testimony; pampering and prayer!

• ‘Space Inbetween – Outside’ (Penlee) – creating a haven of tranquillity on the edge of aconurbation.

• ‘Art and Soul’ – (provisional award) enabling artists to explore and engage with Christian faith.

Bishop’s Den panel

AFTER A FASCINATING and varied response to our Cornish Blessing competition (The Coracle Sept 2013, p7), the winning entries have now been chosen – but there is a problem, writes Revd Jane Kneebone.

We don’t know who wrote the winning prayer! He or she didn’t send their name or address, so we can’t contact them. So if you wrote under the name ‘No Name’, please let us know who you are!

We were delighted by the genuine Cornish ‘feel’ of the blessings we received, and also by the standard of writing. Some who live far from the county have sent in their work, yet their love of Cornwall is evident. The writers have put much prayer and thought into what they have written, and I would be proud to use any of them. It wasn’t easy to choose the winners – although we did enjoy the exercise!

It was also wonderful to receive some prayers in the Cornish language, again of a high standard. I hadn’t expected this, and it was an added bonus. Disappointing, however, was the lack of interest in the class for under-11s; so we haven’t awarded a prize in this category.

The best of the entries for the competition are going to be compiled in a book of Cornish Blessings and Prayers, so look out for it in the near future. I think it will be a real resource for us all, a little more material which isn’t just Celtic, but genuinely Cornish.

Winning Entries

1st Place

Now and each dawn

Lift Christ to your heart

And bring His life to mind.

Let your light diminish darkness;

Be constant.

Divine wells of goodness

And distribute their water;

Shun evil;

Show mercy.

Pray for the souls you know

And for those fallen.

As the sun descends

Look for His green reach upon

The ocean: set your soul apart

As the holy saints did love and serve,

Seeking the cove where Christ’s feet

Fell, His small hand in the Father’s.

Brother! Sister! Our help is in His name.

May almighty God bless you, the Father,

And the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

‘No Name’

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Mystery winner of Cornish blessing

competition

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1st Place (Cornish Language)

Dre gres ha kerensa, dre guvder an dus, dre skoedhyans an tiredh, dre gan an mor, dre alloes an taves, dre wolow an awen re bowgh bennigys, yn hanow Duw, fleghes a Gernow hag a’n bys oll.

Philip Chadwick

By peace and love, by the kindness of people, by the land’s sustaining, by the song of the sea, by the power of the tongue, by the light of inspiration, may you be blessed, in God’s name, children of Cornwall and the whole world.

Translation by Jane Kneebone

3rd Place

BRIDE OF THE BLUE MANTLE – AN INVOCATION TO SAINT BRIGID

Bride of the Blue Mantle

Your eyes of blue

Forget-me-nots and summer seas

Like distant shores and blue hills in a haze.

Bride protect us and hide us in your mantle.

Bride bless us.

Bride of the Blue Mantle

Your hair of gold

Spring daffodils and summer straw

Like shining sands or butter in a churn.

Bride protect us and hide us in your mantle.

Bride bless us.

Bride of the Blue Mantle

Red is our pain

When our hearts are torn

And we are in sorrow and fear

May you come to us.

Bride protect us and hide us in your mantle.

Bride bless us

Come to our aid.

Elaine Gill

2nd Place

Lord, bestow upon your people

the safety of granite,

the purity of china clay,

the kindness of rain.

Lord, let your children see you

in the depths of the mines,

on the heights of the cliffs,

in the busy streets of our towns.

Lord, keep your people

safe as primroses in our deep lanes,

cherished as our holy wells,

eternally enfolded in your love

as Cornwall is enfolded by the sea.

Victoria Field.

Rebecca Evans writes…

THE Church of England has launched its new Church Legacy website, which offers quick and easy access to essential information for individuals considering leaving a gift to their local church in their Will.

Legacies are a hugely valuable source of income to our parish churches and contributed £44.8 million to parish income in 2011 – that’s almost £3,000 per parish church!

The new Church Legacy website provides information for individuals making their wills, solicitors acting on behalf of their clients, churches looking to encourage legacy giving in their parish and Christians wishing to find out more.

Where there’s a will…

Legacies are life driven; they’re only activated by death. When remembering gifts generously left, we give thanks and recall the story of the individual’s life and commitment to their church.

Eleanor Gill, Legacy and Funding Officer, Archbishop’s Council

Legacies such as these provide an important step boost to our funding, enabling us to achieve goals which otherwise may seem far off or unachievable. We were grateful that the legacies were worded to enable the Rector and PCC to decide on the best use of the money for the church at the time the legacy became available.

Derek Lowe, Treasurer

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Legacies in the Diocese of Truro

In 2012, legacies contributed £428,976 to our parish churches in Cornwall enabling parishes to carry out a range of work securing access and use of our churches for years to come.

• St Petroc’s, Bodmin, received three legacies in 2012 totalling nearly £9,000. These were put towards its new lighting scheme, and made a significant contribution towards the overall cost. The scheme is now complete and will be a memorial for years to come to those who contributed.

• A legacy of £8,047 received by St Eval Church specifically for maintenance was wisely invested. The parish now draws the interest and some of the capital each year to pay for the mowing of the churchyard. As such, it notes in its parish report: ‘Well-maintained grounds add to the caring sense of welcome.’

• St Mawnan parish, on receipt of a faculty, is about to embark on a new project to provide a parish office and meeting room at St Michael’s. It received a legacy specifically for this purpose and is excited about the prospects this brings.

If you would like to find out more about how a gift in your Will could make a

difference, visit www.churchlegacy.org uk or contact

Eleanor Gill on 0207 898 1564 or eleanor.gill@churchofengland.org or

visit www.trurodiocese.org.uk/mission/stewardship/legacies-donations

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COMING UP

Volunteers needed. Will you help?Churches’ Tent, Royal Cornwall Show Thursday 5 - Saturday 7 June

Will you give a half a day to assist with hospitality – serving tea and coffee or washing up? Entrance tickets will be provided and you will have the other half of the day to look round the Show.

If you can help, contact Anne Tarry at anne.tarry@gmail.com or call 01841 540656

Chaplains, from all the denominations affiliated to Churches Together in Cornwall, join a rota to provide cover throughout the Show, both in the Tent and around the Showground. Perhaps you feel moved to join the Show Chaplaincy team?

If so, contact Revd Roger Greene for further details and to discuss the commitment required – revrogergreene@aol.com or 01726 885029

THIS YEAR, by popular request, our Training Days are being geared towards the needs of the unsung heroes of our parish teams – the PCC Secretaries.

The full morning programmes will include sessions on:

• An Update on Legal Matters & PCC Responsibilities (including Identifying Risks & Managing them)

• Practical Advice on Finding Resources (including Parish Buying)

• Safeguarding and the Practicalities of the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Checks

• Discovering your Parish – using the information you already have to hand (Mission Stats & Census Data)

• Making the most of Your Facilities (esp. Church Halls)

At the end of the morning, a pasty lunch will be served!

Special Training Days for PCC Secretaries

The dates of the PCC Secretary Training Days will be:

• Tuesday 24 June (in the West, venue to be confirmed) &

• Thursday 17 July at the Shire House Suite in Bodmin.

Full details will be published on the diocesan website, www.trurodiocese.org.uk, in the e-Bulletin and the May edition of The Coracle.

Everyone is welcome at the Eve of Show Service at 6.30pm on Wednesday 4 June in the Main Arena. The preacher will be Major Ian Harris from the Salvation Army, and a Pasty Reception will follow the service.

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ThE CORACLE has been one of the mainstays of communication across our diocese for many years. Its current circulation is 4,600 copies and the quality and variety of its content continues to improve, often providing news and a useful update on events for people who are not comfortable with the digital media.

However, all this comes at a cost. The design, layout, printing and distribution of The Coracle total £29,000 per year (not including Diocesan House editorial staff costs); and although this is offset by income from subscriptions and advertising of £15,000, the shortfall of £14,000 has to be met from diocesan funds.

1. Do you find The Coracle?

Essential Useful Nice to have Waste of time

2. What three items of content do you find most valuable?

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3. Would you pay more for each copy?

Yes No

4. If so, how much?

40p 50p 60p 75p or more

5. If you buy a monthly magazine from a newsagent, how much do you expect to spend?

50p £1.50 £2.50 £3.50 plus

6. Is The Coracle your only source of news about the wider Diocese?

Yes No

Put another way, every copy of The Coracle costs us 25p more to produce and distribute than the income derived from the 30p cover price plus advertising revenue.

There are various ways of addressing this situation. We could increase the subscription, reduce the frequency of publication, revert to a four-page closely typed A4 newsletter, or even discontinue The Coracle altogether; or simply look upon it as worthwhile investment in staying in touch with loyal churchgoers and in mission and outreach.

How much do you value The Coracle? What do you think we should do?

Please spare a few minutes to fill in this short questionnaire; either online by clicking The Coracle Survey button on our website home page at www.trurodiocese.org.uk or, if you

prefer, complete the printed version and return it to us by post to Diocesan House.

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7. If No, which other diocesan communication media do you use?

Website e-Bulletin Twitter(@DioTruro)

8. Are there aspects of our website that we could develop that would encourage you to use it more?

9. Do you think that publication of The Coracle should cease and the money saved be diverted to other things?

Yes No

10. If Yes, spent on what?

11. If No. How would you suggest that the Coracle budget is balanced?

Change Frequency Bimonthly Quarterly

Other ideas

12. Any other comments?

Thank you for help in determining the future of The Coracle.Please send your completed questionnaire by 30 April to:

The Coracle Questionnaire, Diocesan House, Kenwyn, TRURO TR1 1JQ

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A COOPERATIVE in Bethlehem is making tens of thousands of olive wood crosses for a special edition of the Real Easter Egg this year.

The special edition egg is one of three new designs available, the other two being a sharing box – with 20 smaller eggs and 20 Easter story booklets in the box, and the blue boxed egg which comes with a 24-page Easter story book and some chunky chocolate buttons.

Out of the 80 million Easter Eggs sold in the UK every year, the Real Easter Egg is the only one which tells the Easter story, gives money to charity and is Fairtrade.

David Marshall, from the Meaningful Chocolate Company, explains: “Each year it’s a struggle to get the Real Easter Egg stocked in large

enough quantities by supermarkets. Last year one national retailer ordered 900 eggs for the whole of the UK!

“So we send hundreds of thousands of eggs to churches that collect orders from their members and order directly from us online or through the post.”

Traidcraft and a number of independent retailers are stocking all three eggs. Tesco have the blue boxed egg and special edition; Waitrose and Morrison’s are stocking only the blue boxed egg.

You can check which shops are stocking the egg or buy it at www.realeasteregg.co.uk

The advice is to order early.

The Truro Fairtrade Hub at Diocesan House can order the eggs for you too.

Contact either: Rosey Sanders in Reception on 01872 274351 or at rosey.sanders@truro.anglican.org or Annie Guy in the Cornwall Methodist District Office

at districtoffice@btconnect.com or call 01872 320103.

LAST ORDERS BY WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL.

The Original Real Easter Egg has had a complete re-design and now includes

a 24-page Easter story book, a 125g Fairtrade milk Chocolate Egg and a 25g pack of organic Fairtrade milk chocolate Chunky Buttons. That’s 20% more chocolate than last year (£3.99 with a donation made to Traidcraft Exchange).

The Special Edition Real Easter Egg is made of Belgian Fairtrade milk chocolate. It comes with an olive wood holding cross from the Holy Land, a simple Easter message card, a thick 180g chocolate

egg and an orange milk chocolate bar 100g. There is a Celtic design on the box with gold foil crosses (£9.99).

The Sharing box is designed for services, assemblies and events. There are 20 ‘Christ is Risen’ foiled 6cm midi-milk chocolate eggs (20g) and 20 Easter story booklets in the box. A great giveaway at £1 per person (£19.99).

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GETTING TO the ‘off island’ churches of Bryher, St Agnes and St Martin’s on the Isles of Scilly for Sunday services in the storm-force winter winds and high tides has proved almost impossible this year, writes Canon Paul Miller.

As a consequence, Revd Penny Prince,

the Assistant Chaplain (based on Tresco) and I (based on St Mary’s) have found boating options very limited. So in response to the Bishop’s challenge to ‘do church differently’, we decided to think creatively and to explore how best we could serve our island communities within the limitations we faced.

By accompanying the doctor for his ‘off island’, mid-week surgeries on the Island’ s medical launch, I have just completed two 24-hour visits to St Agnes and Bryher. This has given me: more time on each island; I have been able to spend quality time with people in pastoral visits; and we have then gathered together for a meal in a home and I have presided at a house communion before staying the night.

‘Off islanders’ have really appreciated my staying over and it has helped me to understand their situation better. Eating together is always good, and we have done a bit of bible study and prayed for one another. It has certainly brought us closer together.

Next year this will become our regular pattern. We shall do church differently. Out of a very difficult and frustrating situation, a new way has opened up!

On St Martin’s, their worship leader, Jinny Stevens, who previously only led worship occasionally, now leads Sunday services every week that Penny Prince cannot get there, and this has provided consistency and a regular pattern. Instead of cancelling services, they happen every week!

We are grateful for the prayers of the diocese. Being separated from you by a 28-mile moat – accompanied by considerable transport difficulties with Lands End airport closed since Christmas and train disruption since the storms – we do feel somewhat isolated at times. But we are in good heart.

We are in Year Two of our Junior Alpha course and have recently started an adult Alpha on St Mary’s. And we are so much looking forward to the visit of Truro Cathedral Choir in Easter week.

Storm forces doing church differently

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The FCN (Farmers Community Network) and RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) report they have never had so many farmers contacting them for help, writes Rural Officer, Revd Andrew Wade.

If you know of farmers facing difficulties, please contact me so I can pass on the relevant details. FCN provides counselling and discussions with professional advisers where that is appropriate. RABI can provide help in practical ways and The Addington Fund with housing.

Please remember these organisations when you are discussing which groups of people to help financially, especially at Harvest Festival time.

MOUNTS BAY United Benefice ran its second retreat over St Valentine weekend in Marazion, writes Revd Annie henryholland.

Just over 90 people signed up for the whole weekend – 29 from away, who were hosted by church families. Many others joined in the worship and fellowship.

A variety of activities was on offer – meditation, pilgrimages (indoors and out), exploring the ‘heart’ labyrinth on the beach, art sessions, discussions on the four talks given by the clergy team, and a quiet space with prayer stations in Marazion Methodist Church.

In addition, a full programme was organised for the young people who shared art, drama and experiences at the final Communion service on Sunday afternoon.

A lady who was on the retreat sent a photograph and wrote: ‘This is the group that built the labyrinth out of seaweed, driftwood, pebbles, shells and beach treasure! We were praying together before entering the labyrinth to bless it!

‘Once everyone had walked to the outside path we did a Mexican wave to breathe God’s blessing into the labyrinth, then walked on to the large heart centre where we had a group hug!’

Out & about

Farmers need our help

Special CME Day for Clergy and

Readers

Valentinesretreat

Thursday 25 September 10 - 4 at Probus Church.

We will be discussing problems faced by farmers in Cornwall. The local FCN representative will be with us. Then we will visit two or three local farmers to hear from them direct.

Book via Canon Paul Arthur or contact me by phone

01726 882746 or e-mail andrewsanctuary@aol.com

to find out more.

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THE PHRASE ‘hanging by a thread’ took on a whole new meaning after the Valentine Day storm punched a hole through the central light of the east window at Laneast Church, writes Michael Swift, diocesan adviser on stained glass.

This window contains priceless pieces of fifteenth century glass, including an exquisite Crucifixion. Luckily the pieces that were blown out were plain diamond ‘quarries’ immediately below the Crucifixion, but the upper portion of Christ’s head including the Crown of Thorns had suffered previous damage and was already cracked.

This piece of glass should have suffered a similar fate to that of the plain glass, and we expected to find its shattered fragments on the ledge below. However, to patch up a draught someone in the past had put a piece of Sellotape along the top of the Crown of Thorns, and there was this irreplaceable fragment dangling in midair!

It and the other pieces were gathered up safely, and then the real problems began.

The whole window was now completely unstable, with daylight in numerous places between the leads and glass. Each gust of wind made the whole window sway in and out, and further gales were forecast in the next two days.

Working a 10-hour day, Arthur Bradley of Boscastle’s Minster Glass with Alan Endacott of Angel Glass at Lewannick painstakingly took all the

remaining glass from the window, piece by piece, with at every moment the whole lot threatening to collapse like a pack of cards. As light finally faded, the task was successfully completed.

Now all the glass is safely sealed in a wooden ‘stretcher’, each piece in its original position, and it now awaits restoration. We can only hope that funds can be found to restore this piece of Cornish Heritage in the near future.

After the winter storms, trains will soon be running again at Dawlish Warren – how long will it be before the empty hole in Laneast’s window is filled with its glass again?

Valentines storm damages precious window

We recently celebrated St Valentine’s Day in the Parish of Par, writes Anne Weaver.

The ‘Little Lambs’ toddler group was very busy making Valentine cards and the church hall was decorated with hearts and flowers. The following Sunday we held a Valentine’s Lunch where 40 people sat down to lunch.

Valentines lunch

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SATURDAY 22 February – which for Scouts and Guides is known as ‘Thinking Day’ in honour of the joint birthdays of their founders – stimulated another kind of ‘thinking’ in Truro Cathedral. Fair Trade Thinking.

Stalls were set out at the back of the nave and a display from St Ives School occupied the centre space. The Cathedral’s two shops displayed a range of very highly coloured mirrors – sort of ‘punky’ style and other more standard stock, including children’s toys.

Truro City Council provided details of its own support as an organisation, together with information regarding outlets; and there were leaflets from Camborne, now a Fairtrade town spearheaded by the Council, with church and organisational support.

Weleda, which markets toiletries and skin care products using the same techniques as Tupperware, was there too; along with Mum

123 – a new outlet in Truro offering baby and toddler supplies from Fairtrade sources.

The Diocesan Fairtrade Hub was there in force, offering tastings of chocolate and rice, plus a large display of foods available on a sale-or-return basis to churches and other stallholders.

It is worth noting that The Cathedral has a Fairtrade stall that is open after the morning service on the 3rd Sunday of each month.

Fairtrade in the Cathedral

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SCHOOLS ARE a vital part of our society and for hundreds of years the church has taken a leading role, writes Alan Stanhope, Chair, Askel Veur

This work is not just the vocation of education specialists, and is not restricted to church schools; it is part of the defining mission and service of the church. Education is a ‘justice issue,’ it has the capacity to lift aspirations and to confront poverty. It is the business of the whole people of God.

Our work with schools is a joyful, challenging and rewarding response to our Christian vocation, and a vital point of contact with children, young people and families in our communities.

The diocese has a longstanding relationship with its 44 church schools and the communities which they serve, and it is committed to providing a high quality education within a distinctively Christian and fully inclusive ethos.

Askel Veur (‘the Great Wing’) has been set up by the Diocesan Board of Education in order to support those of our schools who are converting to become Academies. To date, 22 of the 44 church schools in the diocese have converted to Academies or are in the process of doing so, grouped into seven existing or emerging Multi Academy Trusts.

Foundation Directors play a vital role on the Boards of these Trusts in supporting the development of the academies and challenging them to provide outstanding teaching with a distinctive Christian ethos. The independent

Foundation Directors also play an important and growing role in ensuring good communications between the diocese, parishes and the individual Trusts.

From time to time, vacancies arise for Foundation Directors – either on newly-formed Multi Academy Trusts or to replace retiring Directors. We want to create a pool of people who feel they are called and able to serve the church in this way, and whom the Trusts can then approach should the need arise.

To be a good Foundation Director, your commitment to the children and the desire to help schools become as good as they can be must be at the heart of everything you do, but you do not necessarily have to have previous experience as a school governor or in school leadership.

Multi Academy Trusts are companies who employ staff, operate buildings and manage budgets and their Boards need people who understand these issues to complement those who bring education expertise. So we would encourage you to think and pray about whether you might be called to serve as a Foundation Director of one of our Trusts.

If you would like to know more, there is background material at www.trurodiocese.org.uk/schools/askel-veur including details of each of the Multi Academy Trusts in the diocese where the chair or principal/head teacher can talk further about being a Foundation Governor; or contact Jo Osborne, interim Diocesan Director of Education at

interim.dbe@truro.anglican.org or Sue Brownlow, Education Consultant, suebrownlow@gmail.com or Teresa Copping, Academies Officer, teresa.copping@truro.anglican.org.

Called to serve through our schools“Schools are at the heart of the communities we serve: it is vital that they should be at the heart of the life of the church.”

Tim, June 2013

For more information and to book a place at any of these events, contact

Epiphany House, Kenwyn, Truro TR1 3DR Tel: 01872 272249 E-mail: epiphanyhouse@keme.co.uk

4 - 6 April PRAYER AND MUSIC WEEKEND

with John Glynn using his music to help us pray. Cost £225. Residential including all meals

17 April (Maundy Thursday)‘SILENT REFLECTIONS ON THE JOURNEY

TO THE CROSS’ Make a personal journey around the house using prayer

stations at which to pause and reflect. Come and go as you please

4 - 6pm and 7 - 9pm (No charge)

25 - 26 April Friday 7.30 - 9pm. Saturday 10am - 4pm.

CENTERING PRAYER WORKSHOPS Led by Christine Lidgley and designed to facilitate

the development of contemplative prayer. Cost £30 non-residential but b&b is available

at £36 per night.

Epiphany House www.epiphanyhousetruro.co.uk

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JO Osborne has been appointed to the role of Interim Director of Education, following the departure of Diocesan Director of Education, Sue Green, in February. She is Head Teacher at The Bishops’ School in Newquay, so she will be combining the interim role with her current headship duties.

Jo will be taking on the responsibilities for advising the Diocesan Board of Education, managing staff and promoting co-operation between the Board and external bodies. Her primary focus will be on ensuring that there is ongoing day-to-day support and services to schools, because the continuity of these relationships is paramount.

Jo is supported in her role by Sue Brownlow who, as Education Consultant, will be helping out on a part-time basis in many of the areas described above.

Sue has spent much of her career in education management, including a spell in senior management with the national support agency for Further Education where she was responsible for services in governor, leadership and management development, quality improvement, finance and initial teacher education.

Interim Education Appointments

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Announcements

The content of this publication is believed to be correct

at the time of going to print, but its accuracy is not

guaranteed and does not form part of any offer or contract.

The Revd Suzanne Elizabeth Hosking at present Assistant

Curate of St Merryn with St Issey & St Petroc Minor to be

Priest-in-Charge of the United Benefice of Carbis Bay with

Lelant in the Diocese of Truro. She will be licensed by the

Bishop of St Germans at St Anta Carbis Bay on Tuesday 22nd

April at 7pm

The Revd Timothy St John Hawkins BA Priest-in Charge of

Gulval and Madron and Rural Dean of Penwith in the Diocese of

Truro has ceased as Rural Dean of Penwith.

The Revd David John Stevens with Permission to Officiate in

the Diocese of Truro will become Rural Dean of Penwith in the

Diocese of Truro. He will be commissioned on 2nd April at the

Deanery Synod meeting.

ST ENDELLION CHURCH

No service on Palm Sunday (13 April).

Sunday 11th May 6pm

Evening Worship with Taize chants by candlelight.

PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY (Truro Branch)

Lychgate Room, Kenwyn Parish Church

AGM on 27 April at 3pm.

Followed by Talk by Miss Jean Baker about Joseph Emidy the

African slave who is buried in Kenwyn Churchyard.

Tea will be served until 5.45pm when we will walk through the

churchyard to see Joseph’s grave.

Sung Evensong at 6.15pm conducted by the Revd Chris

Parsons, Vicar of Kenwyn.

CORNWALL ORGANISTS’ ASSOCIATION

St Tudy Church

3.30pm on 12 April

Cornwall Organists’ Training Scheme (COTS) Introduction

from Luke Bond (assistant director of music, Truro Cathedral)

6pm. Organ recital by Rachel Mahon

(organ scholar, Truro Cathedral)

What’s on

TRURO THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

‘The Breadth of Salvation – Rethinking the wider hope and

the urgency of the Gospel’

Professor Tom Greggs

(University of Aberdeen)

Tuesday 13th May 7 for 7.30pm

Chapter House, Truro Cathedral

Admission £4 (under-18s free, f/t students £2)

NEXT MEETING

‘Martyrs as really as St Stephen was a martyr?’

Commemorating the dead of World War 1

(Prof John Wolffe, Open University)

Thursday 25th September

Details Revd Canon Dr Stephen Dawes, 01872 223181

or dawes5@phonecoop.coop

CHOIR GARMENTS

Since disbandment of our choir many years ago, these dated garments are for disposal.

Cassocks Red, Males, (J Whippell & Co, Exeter), condition mostly good

Length 48” x 2 (buttons missing); 56” chest 34” x 2; 58” chest 38” x 2.

Cassocks Blue, Females, (T Pratt & Sons Ltd, London), condition mostly good.

Length 35” x 4; 38” x 2.

Surplices/Cottas, condition good. White Square neck Short 23” x 3; Med 30” x 1;

Long 33” x 3.

Medals, Royal School of Music Blue ribbon x 4, Cream Ribbon x 6.

If interested, call William Garland on 01208 881134,

or e-mail garland.wd@talktalk.net

WAY 2 GO

Waymark Event 31 May 10am - 3.40pm.

Truro Cathedral Details www.trurodiocese.org.uk

Thank youOver £5,500 was raised for the 12 charitable organisations featured in the 2013

Cornish Christmas Giving Catalogue, piloted by the Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum.

Anyone interested in helping with the 2014 Catalogue, please contact admin.cipf@truro.anglican.org

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Editor & advertising: David Watson david.watson@truro.anglican.org

Diocesan House, Kenwyn, Truro TR1 1JQ Telephone 01872 274351 www.trurodiocese.org.uk

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Friday 4 1.10pm. Free lunchtime organ recital by Clive Ellison (St Agnes, Cornwall).7.30pm. Piano Recital by Cristina Ortiz on Truro Cathedral’s new Yamaha concert grand piano. Tickets £12 (students £6 and under-18s free) available from the Cathedral Office, 01872 276782 or events@trurocathedral.org.uk Saturday 5 12 - 2pm. Children’s Messy Table. 5pm. Hope Cornwall Celebration of everything that has been achieved in Spring 2014. Service 6 - 7.30pm. More at www.hopecornwall.comSunday 6 6pm. RSCM ‘Come and Sing’ Stainer’s Crucifixion 3.30pm Rehearsals and performance at 6pm. See www.rscmcornwall.co.uk for details.Monday 7 10 - 5pm. Easter Fun for Children and Families with trails and different drop-in craft activities (All free). Runs until 19 April (excluding 17 & 18). 11am. Guided Tours of the Cathedral begin. Call 01872 276782 or e-mail events@trurocathedral.org.uk to book. Wednesday 9 from 10am. Friends’ Coffee Morning in Pearson Room (10-Noon).Friday 11 1.10pm. Free lunchtime organ recital by Ben Comeau (Girton College, Cambridge)Saturday 12 1pm. Informal lunchtime concert, Capella Duriensis, a Portuguese vocal ensemble that specialises in training young singers. Free with collection. 7.30pm. Cornwall Youth Orchestra Concert includes Copeland: Fanfare for the Common Man, Elfman: Spiderman, Koussevitsky: Concerto for Double Bass, Dvorák: The Water Goblin op.107 & Borodin: Symphony No.2. Tickets £6 and £1 for under 21s available on doorSunday 13 at 10am. Palm Sunday Service. After worship, Carvery Lunch in Cathedral Restaurant. Must pre-book on 01872 245011 or catering@trurocathedral.org.uk. 6pm. St Matthew Passion by J S Bach. (retiring collection) 8pm. Open to Question - reflect on issues of Faith with Stephen Dawes in Pearson Room.Monday 14 Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 7pm. Sung Eucharist for Holy Week sung by Gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir.

Thursday 17 10.30am. Diocesan Chrism Eucharist.3.30pm Mothers’ Union Meeting with talk from Bob Girvan of the Truro Food Bank.7pm. Maundy Thursday’s Eucharist of the Last Supper with Cathedral Choir, Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices and Ave verum corpus, followed by Vigil and Watch of Prayer.Friday 18 10am. The Good Friday Service including the St John Passion by Victoria and the Reproaches by Sanders. 12 noon. The Three-Hour Devotion (come and go as appropriate)5.30pm. Good Friday Evensong.Sunday 20 5.30am. The Dawn Service. A real treat for early-birds, includes plainsong music of the Missa de Angelis.10am. Easter Festival Service. Mozart’s Coronation Mass plus anthems by Charles Wood & James MacMillan. Bishop Tim to preach.Easter Day Lunch. Must pre-book on 01872 245011.4pm. Easter Day Evensong. Cathedral Choir will include the anthem Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem by Stanford. Also an exhibition of icons by Monica Thornton, including some time writing an icon. (until 9 May) Free.Monday 21 BANK HOLIDAY Cathedral opens at 9.30amFriday 25 1.10pm. Free lunchtime organ recital by Jonathan AlIsop (London)Sunday 27 6pm. Service of Remembrance & Thanksgiving for Hospice and Nursing Services in Cornwall.Tuesday 29 5.30pm. Solemn Eucharist of Mark the Evangelist.Wednesday 30 5.30pm. Solemn First Evensong of Philip and James, Apostles.