July 2013 - The Diocese of Manchester

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Vol 43 No.7 July 2013 

Diocese of Manchester : United in prayer, together in mission 

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www.manchester.anglican.org 

Applause for Bishop 

David 

Appointment heralds a 

Manchester home-coming 

Teen 

dreams 

Building bridges 

between old 

and young 

Aisle 

openers 

Lessons to be 

learnt from 

church visits


2 July 2013 

BISHOP MARK : 

THOUGHT FOR 

THE MONTH 

Rejoice - 

and be inspired! 

Wednesday 5 June was a day of 

great rejoicing for the diocesan family 

here in Manchester, as downing street 

announced that The Queen had approved 

the nomination of the Rt Revd david 

Walker, currently Bishop of dudley, for 

election as the next Bishop of 

Manchester. 

as I said in welcoming Bishop 

david at the press conference that 

morning – ‘Thanks be to God’! 

The Crown nominations 

Commission clearly responded to what 

we said we were looking for in our new 

bishop in our diocesan statement. 

If we’re wondering what we’re getting, 

a good indicator is to look at 

Bishop david’s ministry so far: his 

depth of spirituality, his passion to see 

people find the fullness of life in Christ, 

his commitment to inclusion and justice, 

to welfare and housing and to so much 

more. We have a great deal to look forward 

to in welcoming him as our chief 

pastor and leader in mission. 

Together with Bishop Chris and the 

Bishop’s Leadership Team I am so 

much looking forward to working with 

Bishop david and supporting him in his 

ministry here. I know he’ll receive a 

great welcome home from across the 

diocese in which, for him, it all began. 

above all, in these weeks and 

months before he begins his ministry 

with us and for us please pray for Bishop 

david, and for sue and their family. 

Long service gifts 

for churchwardens 

Parishioners at st Paul’s, Walkden Moor marked 72 

years combined service for retiring churchwardens austen 

Livesey and amos Millington with a presentation and 

shared lunch after a morning service. 

austen, appointed churchwarden in 1971, and amos 

(appointed 1983) were each presented with an engraved 

cut glass decanter and a bottle of the finest port by the 

Team rector, the revd ross Garner, during the family 

communion service. Their tenure of office had seen five 

incumbents and four interregnums at st Paul’s. 

RetiRing : Amos and Austen at St Paul’s 

Heating system guidance 

one of the challenges facing churches is providing a 

comfortable, warm building in which to meet. The choice 

of heating system affects its fabric, contents, congregation 

and mission. 

There is no universal answer but key to arriving at a 

cost-effective solution that provides reasonable comfort is 

to devote time and effort to understanding the needs of the 

church. heating options can be baffling and the wrong 

solution can be expensive and frustrating if it fails to 

achieve the desired result. 

a new guidance note has been produced by Church 

Care. it contains advice whether you are considering 

upgrading an existing system or installing a new one. 

Check the ChurchCare website or contact heather Ford 

for a copy. e-mail : heatherford@manchester.anglican.org 

or tel: 0161 828 1485.


CRUX – Keeping you in touch 

New Bishop of Manchester ‘comes home’ 

The Rt Revd David Walker has been 

named as the next Bishop of Manchester. 

He is currently Bishop of Dudley. 

an experienced and highly regarded spiritual 

leader, Bishop David said: “i feel honoured to 

have been asked to be the next Bishop of 

Manchester and delighted that i will have the 

opportunity to give something back to the place 

that gave me my start in life. 

“i am looking forward to working with the 

people and communities of what is one of the 

most richly diverse places in the world. i also 

believe the Christian faith and the Church of 

england have a great contribution to make to 

that richness and am thrilled at being given a 

role that will allow me to be part of that. 

“i ask the people of Manchester to hold me in 

their prayers as i prepare to take up my new 

role.” 

Married to sue (they have two children) 

Bishop David was ordained in 1983, and was 

a priest in south Yorkshire for 17 years 

before being made Bishop of Dudley. 

Bishop David has spoken out publicly 

about Government reforms affecting social 

housing, asylum seekers and benefit cuts. 

opposing the government's benefit changes 

earlier this year the bishop said in a BBC 

interview: “i can remember sitting up late at 

night with my mother, who was a single parent, 

trying to work out whether she could afford to 

keep me at school past my o-levels. 

“We just about made it. Benefits today are 

getting worse and i'm not sure children in the 

same position i was in would get the same 

opportunities. 

Visiting Manchester Cathedral on June 5 

for the announcement of his appointment, 

Bishop David met members of the anglican 

community who described him as ‘an answer 

to their prayers’ 

he said, “This is an incredible opportunity 

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to offer something back to the place that gave 

me so much. 

“My first priority will be to do lots of listening 

- hear people's stories, understand 

them and show them i'm a bishop who hears, 

understands and reflects on what i hear. 

Please keep me and sue in your prayers at 

this time and do come and welcome us and 

tell us your stories so we can share ours with 

you.” 

a diocesan spokesperson revealed: “Four 

candidates were interviewed and Bishop David 

emerged as the ideal choice. 

“Following prayer and reflection it was 

agreed to ask the Prime Minister to appoint him, 

and we are delighted that he has agreed.” 

Bishop David is expected to take up his new 

role in December. 

Bishop David’s reflections : see centre pages



When Anglicans and Armenians met 

Fr ian, Fr garegin, Archdeacon Mark and two Armenian deacons at St Chrysostom’s 

When anglicans and armenians worshipped 

together at st Chrysostom’s in a Vespers service 

recently, Fr ian Gomersall of st Chrysostom’s 

expressed his delight at this special ‘first’ in 

Manchester and spoke of the friendship which 

exists between st Chrysostom’s Church and holy 

Trinity armenian Church on Upper Brook street. 

The evening celebrated the life and writings of 

the great 10th century armenian, st Gregory of 

narek. Fr Garegin, armenian Primate for the UK, 

gave an inspiring outline of the saint’s life and 

teachings. some of Gregory’s prayers were chanted 

by clergy of the armenian church. 

archdeacon Mark was also present, as 

diocesan ecumenical officer, and commented 

on the special nature of the worship, and the 

inspiring devotion expressed within it. 

❐ st Clements, Chorlton was privileged to host 

an evening with Bishop Thomas, Coptic orthodox 

Bishop of el Qussia and Mair Diocese in Upper 

egypt, during his recent visit to this country. 

Bishop Thomas founded a retreat centre and 

community in the delta region of egypt named 

anafora. he was in the UK as guest of the charity 

‘embrace the Middle east’ - formerly known as 

Biblelands which in turn was perhaps best known 

for its popular carol sheets used for generations. 

speaking on the subject of Christianity in 

egypt, Bishop Thomas provided clear insight into 

the forces at work in the country, after a time of 

great upheaval and push for deep-rooted change 

during the ‘arab spring’. 

identifying both actively conservative and 

liberal currents, he said people of many faiths 

and of none were involved in both movements 

which seek the way forward for egypt. 

Drawing upon the centrality of a gender-equal 

society to his own perspective, Bishop Thomas 

also stressed the importance of the Christian 

community being confident in its own identity in 

order to host and engage the complicated issues 

now at work. 

revd Daniel Burton, a former trustee of 

embrace the Middle east, facilitated a Q&a 

session, followed by a Middle eastern supper. 

over £170 was raised to support projects in ‘the 

lands of the Bible’. 

John Hobson, on behalf of 

the People and Planet Group



Teen dreams at St Clements 

We haVe been really encouraged at st 

Clements, openshaw in the last six months by 

starting a brand new youth group for 10-18 year 

olds on a Thursday evening. 

it began in october with a small number 

whose families were linked to church but this has 

grown to a wide variety of young people from 

the community. 

our teenagers are keen to invite their friends, 

which has boosted numbers, but our minister also 

mentions 3:6teen when visiting families about 

baptisms or funerals and often they know a young 

person who is pleased to be invited along. 

each Thursday consists of an hour and a half 

of fun, chat and hot chocolate, but the most 

important part of each week is the ‘God slot’ in 

which we look at the Bible together. 

This has proved a great way of talking with 

young people about their big questions in life and 

helping them see that God’s word speaks into 

their modern Manchester lives with a relevance 

they often don’t expect. 

We are building bridges week by week and we 

are excited to be sending a small group on 

CPas holidays over the summer. 

The wider church family are incredibly 

welcoming when our young people brave it on 

Three scouts from 19th Prestwich (st 

andrew’s, Carr Clough) group have received the 

prestigious Chief scout’s Gold award. adil 

Ghafoor, together with cousins Matthew and 

Jacob saunders, all aged 13, were presented with 

their awards at the group’s rainsough Brow 

headquarters by scout Leader Claire hallam. 

The awards, the culmination of six years hard 

work, involved fitness training, community service, 

bivouacking, first aid, performance arts, 

camping skills, expeditions, survival training, 

map reading, and understanding global issues. 

scout Leader Claire hallam is very proud of 

their achievement: “This award is testimony to 

three scouts who have set an excellent example 

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a sunday morning, with some of them helping 

on the welcome team or on the tea rota. 

it is amazing to see some of the friendships 

forming between some of the oldest members of 

our congregation and the teenagers, as seen 

(above) with hilda Bebe and Jeanette Bamber 

with some of the 3:6teen grooup. 

Youth work does seem to be helping the church 

family to grow in our love and appreciation for 

those at a different stage of life, and break down 

some of the fear of young people that often exists 

in the inner city. We’d value your prayers. 

Judith Skelton, Wes Wright, Dave Mackie 

www.st-clements.org 

It’s All Gold at the 19th Prestwich Scouts! 

to others in achieving these awards.” 

adil, Matthew and Jacob are now moving up 

to the Prestwich and Whitefield District explorer 

scout Unit. if you would like information on 

local scouting, visit: scouts.org.uk or contact 

alan saunders 07767 643444 / 0161 792 4130.



Caring for ex-offenders 

hoW would you feel if you were talking to a 

new person in your church and they mentioned 

that they had just been released from prison? if 

we were being honest, i think most people would 

say they might feel some unease or even a 

degree of fear or suspicion. 

Whatever their crimes, offenders are human 

beings, loved by God as much as anyone else. 

Prisons can be places where men and women 

develop a genuine faith for the first time, or 

where they return to their faith from the past. 

Those who do often want to find a supportive 

church to attend once they are released; settling 

into a loving Christian community can enable 

the ex-offender to grow in faith and reduce the 

likelihood of them re-offending. 

it can be daunting for an ex-offender to walk 

into a strange church, not knowing how welcome 

they might be - and churches can feel unsure of 

how to deal with someone who has been inside. 

That is why prison chaplaincies in Greater 

Manchester are partnering with the Caring for exoffenders 

organisation. They receive referrals 

from prison chaplains and help match ex-offenders 

with churches in their local area. 

steve Dunn, elder at Beacon Church, herne 

Bay, has this experience: 

“We received a call from a prison chaplain 

Riding Lights Roughshod Theatre Company 

presents iWitness, a rip-roaring series of 

sketches, stories and satirical swipes. Weighing 

up the world with their new eye-opening show, 

Roughshod is touring nationally, coming to 

Pennington and Leigh - on Wednesday July 17 

at Christ Church Pennington (Wn7 4HT) and 

on Friday July 19 at Bedford Hall Methodist 

Primary School, Breaston Avenue, Leigh 

(Wn7 3dJ). Both shows start at 7.30pm. 

Using a mix of powerful storytelling, 

comedy and music, iWitness reports what 

happens when unchanging truths collide 

with modern myths. Five actors have come 

who explained that an inmate had come to faith 

in Jesus while in prison. our heart is that no one 

is a lost cause as far as Jesus is concerned, and 

through a series of meetings with the chaplain 

and then the guy himself, he finally arrived, 

‘hiding’ at the back on sundays. 

“a second offence meant he spent another 

year in prison. in preparing for his second 

release, we knew we wanted to serve him even 

better this time and got in touch with Caring for 

ex-offenders. 

“They were instrumental in helping secure 

him a decent place to live, and in personal support 

and encouragement for all of us involved. 

They made all the difference and my good friend 

is now a different man entirely, thanks to God 

and the CFeo team. he's now involved in 

church life, serving on sundays, knitted in to our 

small group community, working on a voluntary 

basis and looking for permanent paid work.” 

CFeo is offering training in Manchester in 

the autumn for churches who would be willing 

to welcome an ex-offender into their community. 

For more information and to register for the 

training, please follow this link : 

www.caringforexoffenders.org/content/training 

Revd Jo Calladine 

Chaplain at HMP Manchester 

A roughshod look at the modern world 

together to portray justice and forgiveness 

balanced on the same pair of scales. 

Tickets are £6.50 or £4 concessions, and 

£55 for groups of 10. Call the box office on 

01942 674452 or 07762 642874.



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in an annual fixture, the Manchester Diocesan cricket team celebrated a 

comprehensive victory by 10 wickets over the Liverpool Diocesan team recently. 

COMINGS & GOINGS 

APPoinTMenTS 

The Revd David Brae, currently assistant 

Curate in Christ Church, Cheltenham in the 

Diocese of Gloucester, is to become Team Vicar in 

Bacup and stacksteads Team. The date of his 

licensing is 12 september. 

The Revd Tony Ford, Priest in Charge of st 

Mary Balderstone is to become incumbent of st 

Mary Balderstone. 

The Revd Alison Hardy is to become area 

Dean of radcliffe and Prestwich in succession to 

the revd Canon Debby Plummer. 

The Revd Karen Hopwood-owen, currently 

assistant Curate in the Walkden and Little hulton 

Team, is to become Team Vicar in the st Mark 

Worsley Team with special responsibility for the 

District of st Mary, ellenbrook and st andrew, 

Boothstown within the Parish of st Mark, Worsley. 

The Revd Andrea Jones, currently assistant 

Curate in the parishes of st Chad new Moston; st 

John Moston; newton heaton, is to become 

incumbent of The Good shepherd and st Barnabas 

Manchester. she remains as Borough Dean of 


The Revd Paul Mathole, currently assistant 

Curate in holy Trinity rusholme (Platt) is to 

become assistant Curate without stipend of holy 

Trinity rusholme (Platt), to be known as associate 

Minister. 

The Revd Dave Thomson, currently Priest in 

Charge of Christ Church, ainsworth, is to become, 

in addition, assistant Curate in the Parish of st 

Mary the Virgin, Bury to be known as Bury Town 

Centre Chaplain. 

The Revd Margaret Young, currently 

assistant Curate in the Wythenshawe Team, is to 

become Team Vicar in the Wythenshawe Team 

with special responsibility for the Parish of st 

Luke, Benchill. 

LeAvinG THe DioCeSe 

The Revd Paul Hutchins, currently Team 

Vicar in swinton and Pendlebury, leaves to take up 

a post at st Luke southport in the Diocese of 

Liverpool. he will be licensed on 25 august. 

The newly created Benefice of Daisy hill, 

Westhoughton and Wingates, and establishment of 

a Team Ministry comprising the parishes of st 

Bartholomew, Westhoughton; Wingates; Daisy 

hill came into effect in June. The Revd Gary 

Austin Lawson is the Team rector and The Revd 

vince Radford has been licensed as assistant 

Curate oLM.



BISHOP DAVID’S INITIAL HOMECOMING REFLECT 

Humbled for a reason 

one of the proudest days of my mother's 

life was when she was called upon to 

carry her parish's Mothers’ Union banner 

in procession at the Cathedral. 

it is a great sadness to me that she 

didn't live long enough to come again 

with her Mothers’ Union branch from st 

George's, Mossley, with me as the bishop 

- though perhaps it's better for my humility; 

there's only so much maternal pride that 

any of us should be asked to live with! 

This will certainly be a homecoming 

for me. The Queen has nominated me to 

be the next Bishop of Manchester- and i 

am very much ‘of Manchester’. This is 

the diocese where i was born, baptised, 

brought up and where i went to school. 

This is where i rebelled against my 

Christian upbringing in my early teens, 

and where i found a new and living faith 

in Jesus Christ shortly before going off 

to university. 

i'm not a great one for family trees, 

but such ancestors as i know of all came 

from this part of the country. 

i was raised on the tales of the 

Peterloo massacre, the rochdale 

Pioneers and the industrial revolution. 

i’m not going to pretend that after 30 

years away i understand Manchester as 

well as those who have lived here 

through that time - but Manchester has 

always been in my blood and i can 

guarantee to bring with me a passion to 

serve its people and its Christian communities, 

who after all served me 

throughout my childhood. 

i will come very much as a ‘Bishop 

of Manchester’, but i will come to be 

also a ‘Bishop with Manchester’. one of 

the central aspects of my role will be to 

journey alongside people of this diocese 

in their joy and sorrow, and to listen very 

hard to how life and faith appear to 

them, to you. 

one of the delights of Manchester as 

a diocese is its sheer diversity. i look 

forward to discovering more deeply the 

riches of that diversity. as a young 

trainee vicar i was sent by an experienced 

priest simply to knock on all the 

doors in a neighbourhood, say i was from 

the church, and accept any welcome i 

received. 

i learned more and deepened my 

Christian faith and my understanding of 

the world from conversations with 

Muslims and agnostics, housewives and 

the housebound, than i would have from 

years of theology lectures. and as i travel 

with you i will relish the opportunities, as 

i did back then, to share stories from my 

own journey through life and faith. 

and if you let me be a ‘Bishop with 

Manchester’, then i would hope in time 

to become a ‘Bishop for Manchester’; a 

bishop who can be a voice for the people 

and institutions of this region, one who 

can articulate its hopes and aspirations as 

well as, sometimes, its frustrations and 

sadnesses. 

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to bring with me a passion to serve its people’



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FLECTIONS 

son 

abiding priority for me over 30 

f ordained ministry has been to do 

that make a practical difference 

better. as a mathematician i was 

to recognise patterns; when i 

o practice as a priest i discovered 

recognise the repeated patterns 

numbers of pastoral conversations 

n to make a response which had 

at the political as well as individual 

t is what led me into working as a 

er in the social housing moveknow 

there will be opportunities 

th for me and the wider church to 

trong and effective partnerships 

hers in order to work for 

ester. 

ay is simply a day for announcing 

vents. it will be a few months 

i will be able to greet you again. 

ill be the occasion when i arrive 

my place in the cathedral and 

n the life of the Diocese of 

ester. But i know that when i do 

will find myself alongside many 

who are striving by God's grace to 

, ‘with’ and ‘for’ your churches, 

s and neighbourhoods. 

ether we will engage in the tasks 

set before us: to grow God's 

, to serve our communities and to 

ine the patterns of ministry that 

st fit us for both those tasks. i'm 

rilled and humbled to have been 

to take up this work with you. 

can guarantee 

people’



Tampere guests at Scargill retreat 

sCarGiLL house, in Upper Wharfedale, was the 

setting for a retreat for members of Manchester 

Diocese and our linked Diocese of Tampere in 

Finland. 

We were 29 people in all, mostly clergy, mostly 

still in active ministry, and for some of the Finns 

this was their first visit to england - even so, the 

Mancunians were greatly impressed by our 

friends’ ability with the english language. 

Bishop Chris was our leader and he spoke on 

‘Leaders Learning to Listen’. Through his input, 

through feedback and comments, and by listening 

to one another in small groups, we learned and 

experienced a great deal about listening to God, 

the church, the world and ourselves. 

But we did more than listen to Bishop Chris. 

We shared in the life of the scargill community, 

praying with them in the lovely chapel and eating 

WOMEN BISHOPS: A VIGIL OF HOPE 

in advance of the meeting of General Synod 

this month, when new legislative proposals to 

enable women to become bishops will be 

debated, a prayer vigil will take place at 

Sacred Trinity, Salford on July 3 at noon. 

We will : 

☛ affirm our one-ness in Christ, despite 

together. also present, doing their own thing but 

mingling with us at meal times, were all the 

curates of Bradford Diocese - so there was quite a 

buzz about the place. 

The weather was lovely and many were able to 

experience some of the beauties of Wharfedale on 

foot. on one evening most of our group enjoyed 

a pint or two of Timothy Taylor’s beer in one of 

the Kettlewell pubs - fellowship of a different 

kind! 

at the end of our time together Marcia Wall 

finished her spell as facilitator of the Tampere 

Working Group. We thanked her for all she has 

done in that post, and especially for the hard work 

in organising this 48-hour retreat. and we looked 

forward to the next time representatives of our 

linked dioceses meet together. 

Ralph Mallinson 

our difference in relation to women bishops 

☛ pray for the Church of england and 

General Synod 

☛ rededicate ourselves to working 

together to share the Gospel and further 

God’s kingdom. 

everyone, lay and ordained, is welcome.



‘I loved coming to this church’ 

Cathedral Education Department on Tour 2013 

The temporary closure of the 

Cathedral building for major 

renovation has created exciting 

opportunities for educational 

outreach with schools 

and colleges throughout the 

diocese. 

The Cathedral education 

Department has developed a 

“Local Legends and sacred 

spaces” activity Trail, offering 

schools a taster of our learning 

programme, in partnership with 

five parish churches: 

● St Ann’s, City Centre - 

Mondays, until november 

● Ashton Parish Church 

(now concluded) 

● St Mary’s, Prestwich - Mondays and 

Tuesdays, until July 22 

● Bolton Parish Church - Mondays, Tuesdays 

and Wednesdays in october 

● Rochdale Parish Church - Tuesdays and 

Wednesdays in november 

Pupils participating in the trail have the chance 

to discover more about the church on their 

doorstep, and consider its importance as a living 

faith building of spiritual, cultural and historical 

significance. 

Pam elliott, education officer, explains, “To 

ensure successful learning experiences for pupils 

we have researched the stories of each church, 

and found all sorts of fascinating facts, for 

instance: 

● at ashton Parish Church, young boys were 

paid to find hedgehogs to help keep the 

rushed floor bug free! 

● The middle of ashton’s nave is dominated 

by a Victorian three decker pulpit! 

During the session, pupils undertake a factfinding 

“i-spy” trail around the building, can 

enjoy a chance to participate in art workshops, 

learn about church symbols and seasons by dressing 

up in vestments, and have the opportunity to 

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pray, reflect and ask questions. 

The Prayer workshop features 

prayer stations where 

pupils may pray or contemplate 

creatively. as well as 

lighting candles, creating a 

“count your blessings” mountain 

and having the chance to 

cast off things they are sorry 

for in the “sorry bin”; pupils 

write prayer-tweets of intercession, 

ask for help in their own 

lives and write or draw things 

that amaze them. 

some of the prayers written 

in a recent workshop include: 

dear god. Help my family 

to get along better. Amen 

i’m amazed by … butterflies, stars, 

snowflakes, how old the world is … 

so far, Pam has run sessions for 240 pupils at 

st ann’s and st Michael and all angels, ashton. 

Teachers commented that the activities were highly 

appropriate and met or exceeded expectations. 

Many local teachers had never before set foot 

in ashton Parish Church (interior, pictured) and 

were delighted with the experience, vowing to 

come again with their families. 

Pupils have been similarly thrilled by their visits, 

enjoying the hands-on activities and the 

opportunity to discover more about the churches 

and their stories. 

one 8-year-old visitor to ashton summed it 

up: “i love coming to this church!” 

Pam added, “My thanks, as ever, goes to the 

education Department volunteers, who so kindly 

give their time and skills to help the sessions to 

run smoothly, and to the clergy and congregation 

members who have given their time and expertise. 

We are taking bookings now for the autumn 

term at Bolton and Rochdale. Contact Pam at 

pam.elliott@manchestercathedral.org or 0161 

833 2220.



Being alive to the 

Holy Spirit within us 

BISHOP GRAHAM outlines the fruits of such an encounter 

We KnoW far more about the holy spirit than 

we think we do. 

have you found yourself looking at a sunset 

or sunrise, or a wonderful view in the mountains 

and lakes, and thinking, ‘This is so beautiful; 

there must be a god’? 

or have you found yourself in a cathedral or 

church and thinking, ‘i am sure God is present 

here’? have you paused to wonder how this 

understanding was revealed to you? 

have you ever had a sense that you must 

telephone someone, text them or write to them, 

and it has been just what they needed? Who 

gave you that nudge? a great many people have 

experiences like these, but we have never had 

the right language to interpret them. 

‘Breath’ and ‘Wind’ 

in the Bible languages, the word for spirit is 

exactly the same as the word for breath and the 

word for wind. 

You cannot see the wind (or breath); you see 

the trees moving. it is like that with the holy 

spirit: we cannot see him; but we know his 

effect. he is real power and movement, but 

invisible. 

The spirit shows us God in creation; he is 

always going about his work to make God 

known. sadly, as a culture, we are bankrupt in 

our understanding of spiritual realities. That is 

why the spirit is so foreign to people’s understanding 

– that is, until we learn to see him 

everywhere. 

Best of all God’s gifts 

according to Jesus, the holy spirit is the 

very best of all God’s gifts: he is the God of all 

goodness and love present with us. he is greatly 

to be desired in our hearts and lives. 

Jesus put it like this: ‘if a child asks his father 

for an egg, will he give a scorpion? if you then, 

who are evil, know how to give good gifts to 

your children, how much more will the heavenly 

Father give the holy spirit to those who ask 

him.’ (Luke 11.13). 

in other words, the heavenly Father gives 

better than any earthly father, and the spirit is 

more to be desired than any earthly gift. 

But we have to ask; and to keep on asking. a 

few verses earlier Jesus says : ‘ask and it will be 

given you; search and you will find; knock and 

the door shall be opened to you’. (11.9) 

st. Paul urges his readers to ‘go on being 

filled with the spirit’ (eph. 5.18), and not to 

quench the spirit. (i Thess. 5.19). 

it is clearly possible to spoil the spirit’s 

presence in us our lives and even drive it away. 

Spirit makes us like Christ 

The effect of the spirit’s work in us is also to 

make Jesus known to us, changing us so that we 

become like him, and more like God our Father. 

st. Paul describes this as the spirit changing 

us from one degree of glory to another, to be 

more like Jesus (2 Cor. 3.18). he also describes 

this as like a tree bearing its fruit. 

The fruits of the spirit in our lives are: ‘love, 

joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, 

gentleness and self-control’ (Gal. 5.22) 

To show these virtues will give authenticity to 

our hope that we are filled with the holy spirit. 

The Rt Revd graham dow is an honorary 

assistant bishop in the Manchester diocese 

We cannot see the wind but we see the trees moving. 

Similarly we cannot see the Holy Spirit but we know his effect. 

He is real power and movement, yet invisible.



Howzat! A new perspective ... 

oVer the last six weeks i have had a brilliant 

experience working for the england Cricket Board 

by acting as press box scorer for some of the 

Champions Trophy tournament games. it was a 

challenging role with a fair degree of pressure! 

But it was also an unforgettable time and an 

opportunity i will always be grateful to have had. 

one of the privileges was an opportunity to 

watch games from media centres at some of our 

big cricket grounds, including edgbaston and 

Cardiff - and the biggest thrill was being invited to 

Lords for the first Test of the summer, watching 

the game from the Lords media centre (right). 

What a different game it was from up there! an 

unrestricted view right across the ground gave me 

a totally different understanding of the game. 

Looking at something familiar from a new perspective 

can have a notably energising effect – 

which, among other things, can help in working 

out of what it means to be good stewards. This 

thought is what’s behind the ‘Best’ events we’re 

planning in september - sharing ideas that other 

hMrC has recently made a number of changes 

to the administration of payrolls to ensure they 

comply with the requirements of real Time 

information (rTi). if your parish has a payroll you 

will have received correspondence from hMrC 

explaining this new requirement to provide monthly 

payroll information electronically. 

You should now still operate PaYe in the same 

way but must submit the payroll information to 

hMrC on or before the day you pay your employees. 

if you operate PaYe, you will need to include 

details of all employees you pay, including those 

who earn below the national insurance lower 

earnings limit (LeL), including casual workers. 

although this started from april 6, hrMC has 

allowed a transitional arrangement for employers 

with fewer than 50 employees who pay people 

weekly or more frequently, but only process payroll 

monthly. Until october 5, these employers 

may send information to hMrC by the date of 

their regular payroll run but no later than the end 

of the tax month. You will still need to submit this 

online using payroll software. 

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churches have put into practice, seeing how others 

have approached subjects that some have found 

quite challenging. 

The whole stewardship committee hopes there 

will be much inspiration and many perspectives 

which will have a really positive effect. To book a 

place at the event in your archdeaconry, please 

email or phone me on 0161 828 1474. 

James emmerson 

Diocesan Stewardship officer 

Parishes with payrolls : Real time information 

When do i need to register with HMRC to 

operate PAYe? 

as soon as you first employ someone, you will 

need to register as an employer with hMrC if 

☛ The employee already has another job or 

they receive a state, company or private pension. 

☛ You pay them at or above the national 

insurance LeL (for 2013/14 this is £109 per 

week), or above the PaYe threshold (which is 

higher than the LeL). 

☛ You provide them with employee benefits. 

if you have employees who are not already 

registered for PaYe you will need to contact the 

hMrC new employer helpline on 0300 200 

3211 to do so. 

hMrC provides its own software for use by 

smaller organisations (Basic PaYe Tools) which 

can be found online at http://dioce.se/BY3KYD 

(this can only be used for up to nine employees). 

For more information on paying people, visit 

www.parishresources.org.uk/people/paye/. 

if you have any queries, please phone the 

diocesan Finance Department on 0161 828 1422.



CATHEDRAL DIARY & SERVICE TIMES 

Service Times and Locations until november 2013* 

(unless otherwise listed in diary below) 

Midweek Services : Morning Prayer 9am Mon-Fri (Cots); holy Communion 

1.10pm Mon-Fri (Cots); evensong 5.30pm Tues-Thurs (st ann’s); evening 

Prayer 5.30pm Mon & Fri (Cots). Saturday Services: Morning Prayer & 

holy Communion 9am (Cots); evensong 5.30pm (st ann’s) Sunday 

Services; Matins 8.45am (Cots); holy Communion (1662) 9am (Cots); sung eucharist 

10.30am (Cots); evensong 5.30pm (Cots) 

*PLeASe noTe: Cots = Cathedral on the street (outside main cathedral building) 

Variations to the schedule are included below, whenever possible. as usual, during school holidays 

(July 8 - august 30) evening services are said. 

COMING EVENTS : JULY & AUGUST 

JULY 2013 

Wednesday 3rd July 

12.45pm Turning of the 

Leaves (Chapter house) 

Tuesday 16th July 

12.30pm Julian Prayer Group 

(Cross street Chapel) 

Wednesday 17th July 

12.45pm Turning of 

the Leaves (Chapter house) 

Saturday 20th July 

12 noon, 2pm and 3pm 

Voices from the Past 

performance (Cots) 

Saturday 27th July 




JESUS IN THE CITY CONGRESS 

Wednesday 31st July 

12.45pm Turning of 

the Leaves (Chapter house) 

AUGUST 2013 

Jesus in the City Congress comes to 

Manchester September 6-8 

Jesus in the City is a bringing together of 

urban Christians throughout the UK - living 

and working in the inner city, outer estates or 

town/city centres, or involved with foodbanks, 

asylum seekers and young people. it 

provides an opportunity to meet with others 

who are seeking to work out the call of the 

gospel in challenging circumstances. 

This year’s theme is Making Sense of the 

Fragments, addressing the idea that we live 

in a broken and compartmentalised society - 

and our response as churches and other agencies 

is often equally fragmented. 

Saturday 3rd August to 

Sunday 11th August 

Dig the City (check updates on 

www.digthecity.co.uk) 

Saturday 3rd August 




Saturday 10th August 




Wednesday 14th August 











Wednesday 28th August 



Saturday 31st August 




Jesus in the City is a congress, not a 

conference - a coming together to share 

stories of churches, projects and people; 

discover new ideas and resources; worship 

together and reflect on ways forward in our 

own situation. 

it is for anyone lay or ordained, young or 

old, who would like to make a difference and 

believes it is done better together. 

This year’s congress will include Tony 

Campolo as headline speaker - he is well 

known for his forthright and radical views 

and great compassion for the poor. 

Book now to reserve your place at 

http://www.jitc2013.co.uk



CENTENARY WEEKEND ST MARGARET’S, HALLIWELL 

Lonsdale Road, Bolton, BL1 4PW. JULY 5 - 7 

Memorabilia & Photos. Entry £1. Opening service 

Friday 11am; church open 12-4pm; Entertainment 

Evening 6.30pm. Saturday church open 11am–4pm; 

Musical Evening 7-10pm. Sunday Celebration Service 

10am; church open 12– 4pm; Evensong 6pm. 

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FLOWER FESTIVAL, St Anne’s, Turton. “Festivals 

& Celebrations” Sat 27 July 10am—7-30pm, Sun 

28 July 12-30pm—5-30pm with closing 

Thanksgiving Service. Entry £2. Refreshments, 

plants, jams, crafts, jewellery, cards, books, 

bric-a-brac, raffle. Contact Mrs Avril Binns 01204 

302830 avrilbinns@gmail.com 

GRAVE CARE MAINTENANCE It is sometimes difficult 

to visit the grave/memorial of your loved one. We 

are here to help. Our family business provides excellent 

grave/memorial maintenance with sensitivity 

and respect. Each request is tailored to your needs. 

Tel: 07934 194480 or 07934 194332. 

COACH HIRE Religious Pilgrimages, Walsingham etc. 

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coach. Please phone for a quote 0161 793 4249 / 

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LLANDUDNO – KENMORE HOTEL, 28 Trinity Avenue. 

Special weekly terms for 2013 - £250 per person 

for dinner, bed and breakfast. All rooms en-suite, 

colour TV and tea-making facilities. Non-smoking 

hotel. Open all year. For brochure Tel: 01492 

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ORGANIST and Director of Music sought for St 

Clement, Chorlton. Small but keen mixed ability, 

mixed aged SATB choir. Seeking to grow. Sung 

Eucharist and twice monthly choral evensong, plus 

other services. Occasional orchestra. RSCM rates. 

Contact Revd Ken Flood 0161 881 3063. 

EVENT to advertise? Service to share? 

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