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Good News on the Anglican/Methodist Covenant
www.anglican-methoditst.org.uk or telephone enquiries can be01788 573696
Diocesan Directory
The Diocesan Directory for 2008 is now available from Coventry Cathedral and Diocesan Offices.
The price is £5.50 but if posted the price is £7.00 for one copy. You can order by either phoning
Sue Hosiene on
024 7652 1200 or emailing sue.Hosiene@covcofe.orgThe Village Church for Village Life Award
The link below will take you to a page which details this award, presented by Sir Roger Strong and
supported by Country Life Magazine.
To qualify the church needs to have completed its adaptions since 2000 and need to demonstrate
that the church is used by the wider community for the social benefit of the village as a whole. The
adaptions should also have been carried out to a high standard, preserving the fabric and integrity of
the church. The prize money totals £15,000, the winning church receiving £10,000. The entry form
is downloadable from this link, and the closing date for entries is the 5
th February 2008.http://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/article/166191/The _Village_Church_for Village_Life.html
CCC Grants
Please note the following deadlines for application for the CCC Conservation Grants:-
Organs and Organ Cases
: 3rd March 2008Paintings
(including painted surfaces and wall paintings): 14 March 2008Bells and bell frames
: 21st April 2008Clocks
: 19th May 2008Sculpture and furnishings
structures, timberwork and textiles): 9
(including monuments, metal work, church plate, churchyardth June 2008Books and manuscripts
Further information on the criteria and the application process, as well as the Initial Enquiry Form
and contact details, can be found on Churchcare: http://www.churchcare.co.uk/funding.php/lB2
: open throughout the yearFAITH IN MAINTENANCE TRAINING DAY BERKSWELL (COVENTRY)
Faith in Maintenance
churches. We provide training to help you understand how your building works and how to solve
common maintenance problems.
Run by the SPAB and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage, the scheme
offers
Topics covered include how to recognise potential problems; tackling common maintenance tasks;
dealing with the quinquennial inspection; and when to call in expert help.
As well as talks, the day includes a practical exercise in observing and recording elements of a
church building and learning to identify defects, and offers opportunities for discussion and
questions.
After the course help and advice is available from a dedicated telephone technical advice service
and a website.
There is no charge to attend a Faith in Maintenance course on Saturday 5
10.00am to 5.00pm to be held at St John the Baptist, Berkswell (Near Coventry)
For more information or to book a place please contact: Kate Minnis, SPAB Faith in Maintenance,
37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY Tel
is a new initiative, which aims to help volunteers who look after historicfree one-day training courses including practical sessions and professional speakers.th April 2008 from: 020 7456 0913 email: katem@spab.org.ukFor Women – A Time to Relax
Due to popular demand the
taking place monthly on the first Thursday of each month from 12.45-2.00pm in the Lecture Hall.
The next one is on 7th February. Do bring your friends (and your lunch!) and enjoy a cup of tea
with others, then an hour of guided peace and relaxation with God. Free, friendly and informal,
this is ideal for all women, whatever age or background. For more information contact Canon
Yvonne on
Ladies Lunchtime Meditations at Coventry Cathedral are now024 7652 1223.Marriage Preparation
After last year's successful
be running on behalf of Coventry Cathedral another Marriage Preparation Course again this spring.
Intended to serve all local churches this popular, relaxed and unthreatening course will be on 5
consecutive Thursday evenings starting
Centre. With a simple meal, short talks and the opportunity for private discussion as couples, it is
designed to help any engaged couple wanting to develop strong foundations for a lasting marriage.
The cost is £45 but bursaries are available to any who might find that a barrier to attending. For
more information or to book a place contact Seringa Dudley on
Marriage Preparation Course Bob and Seringa Dudley are pleased toThursday 10th April at 7.30pm, Holy Trinity Church01926 858257, emailseringa.dudley@ntlworld.com
.Coventry Cathedral – Speed Dating by Candlelight Christian Connection
This event will be held on Friday 15
th February 2008. To reserve your ticket online atwww.eventsforchristians.co.uk
weekdays. Tickets are £19.50, which includes music and a glass of wine but must be purchased in
advance. Please arrive at 6.30pm to register.
or telephone 07706 505485 between 2.00pm and 5.00pm onWest Midlands Fire Service Multi-Faith Seminar for Places of Religious Worship: The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Following the introduction of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, you may be aware
that there has been a change in the law in relation to fire safety. The Order now applies to places of
worship and the responsibility for meeting fire safety law lies with the ‘responsible person’
The West Midlands Fire Service will be holding a multi-faith seminar on
Monday 25
commencing at 5:30pm to discuss the following:
th February 2008 at Coventry Community Fire Station, Radford Road·
How the law applies to places of worship?·
That the law requires certain things to be done·
What help/advice is on offer from the West Midlands Fire Service &·
We also see the seminar as an ideal opportunity to make a difference within our community and to
discuss other issues such as home fire safety checks & recruitment.
It is vital that you attend the seminar and I would be grateful if you would let us know if you are
interest by: 1
Please send you completed return to Simon Abel, Coventry Fire Safety Centre, Radford Road Fire
Station, Coventry CV1 4EL
Answers to your questionsst February 2008Marie Curie
Marie Curie Cancer care has put together a simple pack to help support you in your communities
with end-of-life issues. The pack has been developed in conjunction with the chaplain at the Marie
Curie Hospice, Solihull, and includes
Worship resources – a selection of prayers, hymns, readings and group exercises
relevant all year round.
Intercessions and readings to support prayers for the terminally ill and their families
on Passion Sunday, the 5
Information on the work of Marie Curie Cancer Care
Information on end of life
Contact details of other helpful organisations.
Marie Curie Nurses provide free nursing care to terminally ill patients in their own homes. By
remembering Marie Curie Cancer Care in your prayers you can help raise awareness of their work
and bring comfort and care to terminally ill people.
th Sunday of Lent (March 9th 2008)Heartstone Festival
This Festival will be held from 29
Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 1BW For further details please contact The Revd Pauline Warner
on
th February to 2nd March 2008 at Trinity Church, Coleshill Road,024 7638 4303 or email paulinewarn@aol.com website www.soulclinics.org.ukBarnardo’s Big Toddle
This is an annual half ride sponsored walk for under 5’s to raise money for Barnardo’s walk with
disadvantaged children. For further details visit
www.bittoddle.co.uk or phone 0845 270 9900Deanery Synod Meeting
An Open Deanery Synod hosted by Coventry South Deanery on Monday, 4th February 2008 at 7.30
p.m. at the University of Warwick Chaplaincy in order:
To meet and greet the new Archdeacon of Coventry, the Venerable Ian Watson; and Revd
Elizabeth Dyke, Diocesan Director of Reader Initial Training as she introduces the new Bishop's
Certificate in Discipleship. A modular course in discipleship for lay people in four blocks
(1) Getting to Grips with the Bible (2) Bringing Life and faith together
(3) Developing practical skills (4) How to share my faith
An open meeting for everyone with drinks and nibbles. Finishes at no later than 9.30 p.m.
Chaplaincy Lecture
The next Lecture will be held at Warwick University Chaplaincy, on Monday 25
5.30pm The title of the lecture will be ‘If religion is so dangerous what do we do about religionists:
the Dawkins debate’. Mr John Cornwell is an English journalist and historian, known particularly
for his science writing books on the Papacy. He is Director of the Science and Human Dimension
Project a Jesus College Cambridge.
th February atPilgrimage to Iona 25-1st August 2009
Iona lies off the southwest tip of the island of Mull in Argyll. It has a long tradition of pilgrimage
dating back to the time when St Columbia founded a monastery there.
Why not become part of that tradition and join us. We shall be staying in Bishop’s House, the
retreat house for the Episcopal Church in the diocese of Argyll and the Isles. The cost for the week
is £325; this includes full board and lodging. Special diets are catered for. Travel is extra.
£50 deposit will secure a place. July 2009 may seem a long way off but Bishop’s House has to be
booked 3 years in advance and requires a hefty deposit fifteen months before. In the past we have
been able to refund deposits up to six months before we travel.
Further details contact Revd Denise Hiscox on 024 7641 8157 or my email
denise@dhiscox.xo.ukChurch Music
Mr Simon Watkins has experience of directing music in churches. Having settled in Coventry
recently he is keen to pick this up again after a break. Is there any Anglican church in the Coventry
areas who is looking for someone to co-ordinate or facilitate their musical worship? For further
information you may contact Simon by email on
sjw_2903@yahoo.co.ukRedemptorist Publications
The launch of a new book by Sister Marie Therese is announced. If you would like more
information on the Carmelite Vocation or the Community visit
Organ for Sale
This Hammond Organ – ‘Aurora Custom’ in full working order has had one owner since new in
1997. It is in walnut finish and is complete with Owner’s Guide, logic and control wiring diagram,
and full-length stool containing various music for beginners to intermediate standard.
The owner is looking for a good home for the organ due to moving to smaller accommodation.
Suggested price is £220 o.n.o. or would be freely given to a Church with very limited funds. Buyer
would need to collect. For further details contact Ian Francis on
01926 632950.Now is the time to draw the line
Information below is about a series of public meetings to be held across the UK to raise awareness
about the
Parliament. Lord David Alton and Ann Widdecombe will participate along and other local
politicians and Church leaders, CARE’s Chief Executive, Nola Leach, will chair the events (apart
from the one in Coventry). As there is a meeting near you, I thought you might be interested in
attending the
We believe this is a hugely significant opportunity to raise public awareness about some deep
seated concerns with the HFE Bill.For further information see:
queries about this e-mail, please contact
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill that is currently passing throughCoventry event on Wednesday 13th February at 7:30pm.www.hfebill.org. If you have anysupporter.relations@care.org.uk or call 0845 3100 244.Introduction to Guidelines and Best Practice for the Provision of a Hosted Post Office® Service in Churches and Chapels.
There are currently over 14,000 post offices across the UK but many of these are no longer viable
businesses. The increasing use of online services, email, phone and internet banking has meant that
some 4 million fewer people are using their post office each week. However, the government has
recognised that the post office network is an essential key service and has been supporting it via a
subsidy for several years. An overall funding package of up to £1.7 billion to maintain a national
network, and to help Post Office Ltd make necessary changes to transform the network and put it on
a stable footing for the future, was recently agreed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
until 2011.
Post Office Ltd is currently implementing this Network Change Programme (NCP), which will
result in major changes, including the likely closure of 2,500 post offices, with around 500 of these
being replaced by ‘hosted’ post office services. The Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the
Church of England, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have been working
closely with Post Office Ltd. to seek to identify opportunities for church buildings to host such
services in order to maintain their presence, particularly in isolated rural communities. This work
has produced
Churches and Chapels
Guidelines and Best Practice for the Provision of a Hosted Post Office® Service inwhich is available on the ChurchCare website athttp://www.churchcare.co.uk/develop.php?FF
and on The Arthur Rank Centre website athttp://arc.rase.org.uk/admin/rural_ministry_resources/downloadable_resources/datafile.asp?ID=53
&DocType=pdf
If you are considering whether, in principle, you would like to host an outreach post office if the
opportunity was presented, then these guidelines will help this process and list the issues you will
need to consider, including security and changes to the fabric of the church
Further support is available from the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) which has
developed
communities considering alternative models of delivering post office services. Access to the service
is through their website (
Rural Service Support, an on-line service that provides information and advice to ruralwww.ruralcommunities.gov.uk) or direct tohttp://www.expertsonline.org.uk/rssupport
The implementation of the NCP has already started in some areas with the publication of the first
set of National Area Plans. The UK has been divided into approximately 50 areas. Each area will be
included in an Area Plan detailing the changes Post Office Ltd are proposing for that area. Each
Area Plan will undergo 6 weeks of local public consultation before a final decision is made by Post
Office Ltd. Prior to the commencement of local public consultation, each Area Plan will be subject
to a twelve week intensive pre-consultation process, which should include a substantial amount of
local stakeholder engagement, including with the churches where appropriate. The whole of the
NCP is due to be implemented by October 2008. This timetable and other information can be found
by going to
You will also find details of how to respond to the proposals. Your local media will also cover the
publication of the relevant National Area Plan. Once it is public, this is the time to make your firm
intentions known to Post Office Ltd.
Do not contact the Post Office or the Cathedrals and Church Buildings Division for details of your
Area Plan. When details of the plans are published, they will be widely publicised. Advance details
will not be released to any parties, including the Churches. It is unlikely that the plans will result in
any brand new post offices - either full-time or outreach - being opened in areas where there was
formerly no provision.
We would warmly encourage every church to consider if this offers an appropriate opportunity for
mission and service in its context.
If you have any further questions, please contact Becky Payne, Policy Officer at the Cathedral and
Church Buildings Division on
where you need to click on the Post Office ‘tag’.www.postoffice.co.uk and clicking on the item marked Network change update.020 7898 1886 or rebecca.payne@c-of-e.org.ukPraying for World Mission
Annually, over 100 years, encouraged by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England has
had a focus for prayers for world mission at St Andrew’s Tide. As the Lambeth Conference will
take place later this year, a special edition of the usual resource leaflet produced by Partnership for
World Mission has been printed. We are asking all parishes to pray for this important gathering
and hope the leaflet will help.
Copies of the leaflet are also available in pdf form on the PWM website:
www.pwm-web.org.ukOr you can receive the pdf as an attachment from the PWM Office –
Stephen.lyon@c-of-e.org.ukOffa House Quiet Days 2008
The first of two quiet days to be held at Offa House this year will be on Wednesday 23
9.30am to 3.15pm If you are interested, please email
number
In addition to these quiet days, a provisional booking for a silent retreat has been made for the 17
rd April frommartin.tunnicliffe@tesco.net or Telephone0121 745 6522. The other date, if you wish to note, it Wednesday 5th November.thto 19
phone.
th April 2009. Again, if you are interested please contact Martin Tunnicliffe by email orDreaming of Dreams – over 55s and the church
This will be a day of exploration and learning together at Wolston church led by Paul and Helen
Simmonds, (Paul is honorary associate minister at St Margaret’s Wolston), and David and Judith
Heydon of Outlook Trust.
People with age and experience on their side have a unique contribution to the church. Come and be
inspired with the possibilities for you and your church on Saturday 1st March 2008 at Wolston
Church Rooms from 10am – 3.30pm The cost is £10 including refreshments and handouts; bring
your own lunch. (Wolston is halfway between Rugby and Coventry.)
To book or for more information email:
over55sday@metronet.co.uk or phone 024 7654 3188.Directory Amendments
Coventry St Mary Magdalene’s churchwardens should read Mr Martin Pink and Heather Partis.
A reader at Rugby St Andrew has a new email address
catherine.evans@uhcw.nhs.ukStockton parish have a new Treasurer. Delete Mr Alex Lockey and replace with Mrs Heather
Owen, 17 St Michael’s Crescent, Stockton, Southam, CV47 8JH
Canon David Capron has a new email address
Canon@Caprons.co.ukCanon Margaret Sedgwick’s new phone number is
024 7642 1801Revd Barbara Clutton is being licensed as Priest in Charge of the Draycote Group of parishes which
includes the parishes of Birdingbury, Bourton with Franton and Stretton on Dunsmore with
Princethorpe on Wednesday 30
Delete Mr David Hinde as Churchwarden of Hartshill and replace with Mrs Linda Kelly, 268 Camp
Hill Road, Chapel End, Nuneaton CV10 0JN Tel:
th January at All Saints Church Stretton on Dunsmore at 7.30pm024 7639 7614Any correspondence for the Treasurer of Weddington, please delete Mr Paul Ingram and replace
with Mrs Ann Smith, 411 Weddington Road, Nuneaton CV10 0HA Tel:
024 7634 0298Delete Ann Riley as PCC Secretary and replace with Jo Barford, St Paul’s Church Office, Leicester
Street, Leamington Spa CV32 4TE
made to the Diocesan Ecumenical Officer, Canon Ted Lyons
There is a now a new set of standardised procedures to enable neighbouring Anglican and
Methodist churches to share worship and mission in more extended ways. You will be able to share
more deeply in ministry and sacramental life in the context of ‘Local Covenant Partnership’. This
is a significant move to open up opportunities for making the national covenant come to life locally.
For further details visit website at