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Bishop John Ford has been elected Bishop of The Murray, S. Australia

30/6/2013

 
Bishop John is one of the Society's Bishops. He has served as Bishop's Chaplain, Diocesan Missioner and as Canon of Chichester Cathedral  in Chichester Diocese. He is presently Bishop of Plymouth. Please pray for Bishop John Ford and Bridget. Bishop John has been elected Bishop of The Murray, S. Australian and his farewell Mass is on the  Solemnity of St Michael.
We are going to miss him, but wish him and his
Diocese well. http://murray.anglican.org

Novena of Prayer for Synod

27/6/2013

 
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http://www.praynovena.org.uk/

 VOCATIONS CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK in CHURCH HOUSE AND ON 30th August - 1st September

15/6/2013

 
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DISCERNING VOCATIONS:  FROM FORWARD IN FAITH A TASK FOR THE WHOLE CHURCH
 
One of the remarkable developments of recent years has been the growth in the number of men who stand firmly in the catholic tradition whom God is calling to the priesthood in the Church of England and who have responded in faith to that call. The number in formation at St Stephen’s House and the number who will be beginning their studies there this autumn are very encouraging. This is a sign of hope for our future. A high proportion of them are young men who can offer up to forty years of service or even more. 
 
But although this growth is encouraging, it is not enough. We need more  priests than we have, yet the number who will retire in the coming years means
that we shall have even fewer unless an even larger number respond to God’s call.
 
Vocation involves a double call – an internal calling discerned by the individual, but also a calling through the Church. This means that Vocations are the concern of the whole Church and not just of the individuals concerned. We all need to think and pray about who in our parishes might be called by God to ministry in his Church.

 The next Vocations Conference will be held at St Stephen’s House from 30 August to 1 September. Forward in Faith calls on its clergy and people in
each parish to consider prayerfully whether there is someone in their midst whom God might be calling to the priesthood, and who should be encouraged to attend
the Vocations Conference in order to explore this. Further details may be found at
www.additionalcurates.co.uk/vocationsconference.php
 
In calling young men to the priesthood, God assures us that he has a  future for us. But it is also true that if there is no response to that  vocation, we shall have no future. Please play your part in the process of discernment, by encouraging those who may have a vocation to come to the  conference and find out more.

Understanding the New Proposals for Women Bishops for the teaching day tomorrow

14/6/2013

 
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THE HOUSE OF BISHOP'S REPORT

There is going to be a lot of private discussion and reconciliation at the July Synod to find a way forward.

These are the initial RESPONSES to the Bishop's proposals from these groups.  


 CATHOLIC GROUP IN SYNOD
 http://www.catholicgroup.org/june-2013.html

 FORWARD IN FAITH
 http://www.forwardinfaith.com/news/docs/WOMEN_IN_THE_EPISCOPATE_-_statement.pdf

 REFORM
 http://reform.org.uk/news/src/archive/06-2013/title/reform-media-statement-june-5th-2013-reform-says-women-bishop-proposals-may-bar-many-evangelicals-from-parish-ministry

 WATCH
 http://womenandthechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/WATCH-response-to-GS-1886-1.pdf

Teaching Day June 15th St Richard's Haywards Heath 12noon

13/6/2013

 
REMINDER OF THE TEACHING DAY ON SATURDAY
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