While this is not about council estate ministry, it seems a very helpful read for those who are from/involved in estate ministry and churches. It's also a healthy challenge to the middle class outlook in the CofE. Council Estate Academics: Take Pride in Your Roots Written by Dr Jessica Eaton 20 May 2019 I was … Continue reading COUNCIL ESTATE ACADEMICS: take pride in your roots
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Let's hope she A. understands about the diaconal vocation and its issues and B. is supportive and affirming! The Church of England has appointed The Revd Helen Fraser as its new Head of Vocations, a key role in leading efforts to encourage more women and men to come forward for ordained ministry. An Associate Vicar … Continue reading NEW HEAD OF VOCATIONS FOR C OF E
With the huge emphasis on mission in the Church of England, and all sorts of courses on offer from different traditions, it's often forgotten that churches and parishes need to prepare for mission. There is much to be done, and few resources to do it. We deacons are in pole position to enable appropriate, gospel-centred … Continue reading FROM DEACONS’ TOOL KIT: PREPARING YOUR CHURCH FOR MISSION
Pope Francis says commission on women deacons did not reach agreement Gerard O’Connell May 07, 2019 Pope Francis with reporters aboard his flight from Skopje, North Macedonia, to Rome on May 7, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) In a press conference on the flight from Skopje to Rome, Pope Francis revealed that the commission he set up … Continue reading ROMAN CATHOLIC WOMEN DEACONS? NOT YET
Methodist deacon David Clark shares his vision of a renewed diaconal movement serving the world. He would welcome your comments. Becoming a diaconal church Over the week-end of March 22nd to 24th this year, I was privileged, as a Methodist deacon, to be invited to lead the annual conference of some two dozen distinctive deacons … Continue reading A DIACONAL CHURCH FOR A WORLD ON LIFE SUPPORT
Many thanks to Deacon Bronnie Broadhurst (York) who has sent this inspirational report. A deacon doing what deacons do best - out and about in the community with the good news! It was great seeing so many Deacon friends at the Chrism Eucharist last Thursday. It made my first Easter as an Ordained minister so … Continue reading A DEACON AND THE ‘MIRACLE OF EASTER’ EGG APPEAL
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XIV Jesus is laid in the tomb Here at the centre everything is still Before the stir and movement of our grief Which bears its pain with rhythm, ritual, Beautiful useless gestures of relief. So they anoint the skin that cannot feel Soothing his ruined flesh with tender care, Kissing the wounds they know they … Continue reading HERE AT THE CENTRE EVERYTHING IS STILL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1uIDecStzw THE AGONY Philosophers have measured mountains, Fathom’d the depths of seas, of states, and kings, Walk’d with a staff to heaven, and traced fountains But there are two vast, spacious things, The which to measure it doth more behove: Yet few there are that sound them; Sin and Love. Who would know … Continue reading MAUNDY THURSDAY: Hymn of the Bridegroom and Herbert’s The Agony
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 